Social Worker I – Community Wellbeing & Safeguarding

NHS Jobs; Oklahoma; On-site; USD 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs is seeking a Social Worker Level 1 for Boston & Skegness Community Wellbeing. The role focuses on managing a caseload under supervision, conducting needs assessments under the Care Act 2014, and coordinating with Safeguarding colleagues to safeguard individuals and outcomes.

You will identify gaps in services, build value-for-money care packages, and contribute to service planning while maintaining records and potentially providing court evidence if needed.

Qualifications

• Managing a caseload with supervision and advice from a Level 2 Social Worker or Advanced Practitioner.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload with supervision and advice from the Level 2 Social Worker or Advanced Practitioner.
• Undertake needs assessments in line with the Care Act 2014 to identify care and support needs adopting and promoting a strengths-based approach to identifying outcomes people want to achieve, opportunities for independence and identify solutions.
• Work with specialist Safeguarding colleagues to contribute to and undertake safeguarding enquiries which put the person and the outcomes they want to achieve at the centre of safeguarding practice in line with LCC Safeguarding policies and procedures.
• Identify non eligible and non-social care needs such as health care or housing and offer information and advice and work with partners to address wider needs.
• Construct value for money care packages in collaboration with individuals, carers and contributing agencies in accordance with eligibility criteria and ensuring that risk is minimised and quality of life improved/maintained.
• Work with individuals, families, carers and communities to help them make informed choices and decisions, enabling them to clarify and express their needs and contribute to service planning.
• Meet identified needs through informal support and/or through resources and assets available in the public, private and voluntary sectors.
• Research resources and services available for people in need or at risk, identifying and reporting any gaps in service provision.
• Operate within the delegated budget support mechanisms as they are developed.
• Maintain and update cases notes and other records, write reports as required; if required, give evidence in court in relation to care proceedings.
• Work within and act in accordance with Lincolnshire County Council Adult Care policies and procedures including Lincolnshire's Safeguarding policies and procedures. The post holder may be expected to concentrate on specific areas of work arising from organisational need.

Job description

NHS Jobs is seeking a Social Worker Level 1 for Boston & Skegness Community Wellbeing. The role focuses on managing a caseload under supervision, conducting needs assessments under the Care Act 2014, and coordinating with Safeguarding colleagues to safeguard individuals and outcomes.

You will identify gaps in services, build value-for-money care packages, and contribute to service planning while maintaining records and potentially providing court evidence if needed.