Social Work à United States

Adult Social Worker
Team: Reablement
Location: Stockport
Rate: £30.00ph

Stockport council Adult Social Care REaCH Reablement service is looking for 2 FTE agency Social Workers for a 3 month period. They will support the REaCH service to meet service demands through completion of carrying out reviews, care act assessments/ mental capacity assessments and progressing if they have eligible care act needs onto further long term commissionable services/ packages of care.

Main Purpose of the Job:

1. To work within a reablement team/ service to monitor service users progress and assess any ongoing needs.
2. To hold a case load, cases will be held short term.
3. To monitor, prioritise and review your case load.
4. Knowledge of Adult Law.
5. To adhere to council policies.
6. To complete assessments under the Care Act 2014.
7. To complete formal mental capacity assessments when required.
8. Respond to statutory and non-statutory safeguarding concerns.
9. To give information and advice and signpost to other agencies/ services.
10. To work within a small social work team and support other colleagues.
11. To attend team meetings and any appropriate training.
12. To network with other professionals and multi-agency working. To be confident in working with people living with risk and be flexible, resilient and creative.
13. Work with people in a person-centred way to maximise their strengths and assets.
14. Contribute Social Work expertise to the wider Multi-Disciplinary Team/ REaCH service.

Mixture of home and office working.