Are you an experienced Social Worker looking for an opportunity to truly transform lives? Look no further! At Sanctuary Personnel, we understand the immense impact you can make, and we are here to support you every step of the way. As a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.8/5 and over 500+ reviews, we believe in the power of personal connections. We are seeking Social Care Assessors with UK experience to join our team and embark on a fulfilling journey with us. Let's connect and explore the incredible possibilities that lie ahead for you.
Location: Twickenham
Pay Rate: £28 per hour (assignment rate)
Contract: Locum, 3-Months
Hours: Full-time
Why work with us?
- Personalized Support: At Sanctuary Personnel, we believe in building strong relationships. Connect with us and benefit from your own dedicated consultant with extensive experience in recruiting social work roles in both the public and private sectors. We provide tailored guidance to ensure your success.
- Exclusive Benefits: Join us and enjoy a range of exclusive benefits that enhance your professional journey. We offer a fully online and paperless registration service, free DBS and compliance service, and access to paid mandatory e-learning and practical training modules (if applicable). Additionally, we provide exclusive access to fully managed service social work projects (some outside IR35) with high rates of pay, flexible working options, support from experienced social work practitioners, accommodation assistance (if applicable), retention bonuses (if applicable), and extensive equipment provided.
- Career Development: We prioritize your growth and revalidation/registration renewal based on your length of service. We also offer a £250 refer-a-friend bonus once your referral has worked 100 hours (uncapped - T&Cs apply) and a find your own job bonus of £250 for bringing your own position to us. Access our online career's hub for further development opportunities.
- Smooth Payroll Process: Enjoy the convenience of daily payroll and our reliable in-house payroll system. We ensure timely and hassle-free payments, so you can focus on making a difference.
Duties:
- Apply the Care Act 2014 and enhance eligible people’s well-being
- Apply their social care knowledge and skills to understand and build relationships, and work directly with individuals, their families, and carers in a strengths-based way, to enable and empower them to achieve best outcomes
- Work within statutory frameworks to undertake assessments and reviews with adults and carers with less complex needs, where screening does not trigger the need for an assessment by a Social Worker or Occupational Therapist, and to plan care and support making the best use of available resources to enable people to have better lives
- Work in the Hospital Service, hospital discharge team
- Assess the social care needs of adults and carers under the Care Act 2014, in a timely way, applying the principles of good conversation, professional curiosity and motivational interviewing, using a strength- based approach
- Determine eligibility for adult social care services
- Write clear, concise, and thorough social care reports meeting statutory guidelines, maintain accurate and timely case records and share information appropriately
- Support residents to maintain their independence as much as possible, by providing preventative services such as equipment, minor adaptations, care technology, digital solutions, referrals to voluntary sector partners or enablement
- Work with adults and carers to develop and agree support plans (including in an emergency), to promote well-being by meeting eligible, unmet needs and make clear informed decisions about the level of support required
- Ensure these plans use resources to best effect and that authorisation is sought before implementation via the Service Acquisition and Market Management Service
- Seek advice and support from a manager whenever necessary
- Emulate our corporate values in all interactions with residents, colleagues, and partners
- Work together with an independent advocate if the adult needs their support to be involved, families and partners such as providers, the NHS and voluntary sector
- Make sure residents and families are advised on our charging policy
- Explain personal budgets clearly to adults and carers and promote direct payments
- Complete person-centred reviews of the intended outcomes in the support plan and agree if anything needs to change
- Identify if the person’s needs have changed and if a reassessment is required
- Engage and fully participate in supervision and to apply critical reflection to improve practice
- Engage in team meetings and team activities
- Identify situations where adults are at risk and complete appropriate safeguarding referrals
- Where suitable, to support the allocated Enquiry Officer with required safeguarding actions to ensure resident’s safety
- Identify situations where an adult may have issues with capacity that will affect their decision making and refer to a manager for a Mental Capacity Assessment to be completed
- Participate in Duty with management oversight
- Take responsibility for personal learning and development alongside the line manager
Requirements of the Social Care Assessor:
- Degree or equivalent in social work
- Current Social Work England registration
- Significant frontline experience in Adults Services within the UK
Contact:
This Social Care Assessor job is advertised by Ashley McSheen. If you are interested in this position, please click above to apply now.
We welcome applications from Social Workers who meet the above requirements.
Please note that while we regretfully can only respond to experienced Social Work candidates who meet the specified requirements for this role, we encourage you to explore our open roles that may be more suitable for you.
Reasonable Adjustments:
At Sanctuary Personnel, we value inclusivity and diversity. If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
Transform lives and make a difference as a Social Worker with Sanctuary Personnel. Apply now to embark on an exceptional career journey!
