Social Worker/Community Care Officer

Job Description

To participate in the activities of an Integrated Community Care Teams receiving requests for and under-taking holistic assessments of client’s needs and commissioning packages of care working across professional boundaries when required.

The team provides a supportive environment for practitioners to be part of during the current challenges facing the Health and Social Care sector. Potential applicants are encouraged to make contact with the team manager to discuss the post further.

The duties of the post involve Regulated Work with protected adults, as specified in the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. Successful applicants for such posts will be required to become a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme member in respect of Regulated Work with this group as appropriate, or if they are already a Scheme member, be subject to a PVG Scheme Record Update, before any formal offer of employment can be made by Moray Council.

Please note:- PVG members' records are constantly updated with any new vetting information that arises. Any information that is disclosed on a PVG Scheme Record or Scheme Record Update, if relevant to the post being applied for, will be discussed with the applicant prior to any formal offer of employment being made.

Employment References

We follow the national guidance in relation to pre-employment checks namely “Safer Recruitment Through Better Recruitment”. With regards to requests for references and in line with this guidance, during your application process you should provide details of a minimum of two appropriate and relevant references, one of which should be from your current or most recent employer. It is also a requirement that the reference from your current or most recent employer is from an appropriate senior manager and it is not a reference from a former peer operating.

Requirements

Undertake Community Care assessments when required by Team Manager or on receipt of referral from other professionals.
Design and organise suitable packages of care having undertaken financial assessments and ensured that adequate resources are available in conjunction with carers, relatives and statutory and independent sector agencies.
Liaise with other local authority services i.e. old age psychiatry, learning disability, mental health, partner agencies, providers and informal service users carers to seek to meet needs in the most efficient and appropriate way.
Monitor and review service user needs and provision on a regular basis.
Provide direct service and support to individuals and families, and their carers.
Collaborate with colleagues within the Health and Social Care Teams.
Participate with Team Manager in supervision, staff development and ERDP.
Participate in office duty system when required.
Maintain case records, both electronic and manual, provide information for performance indicators, unfulfilled procedures and statutory duties in line with national and local policy practices and procedures.
Health and Safety

The Individual

Significant experience of working in a Health/Social Care setting.
Demonstrable understanding of main issues facing Community Care
Relevant professional qualification in Social Work.
SSSC Registered
Effective communication skills (written and oral)
Ability to manage change
Effective record keeping skills
Effective assessment and report writing skills
Ability to work to deadlines and under pressure
Ability to manage own workload
Competent use of IT equipment, software and good keyboards skills
Organisational and time management skills
Finance skills
Ability to negotiate and liaise in relation to care management
You will be expected to travel efficiently and effectively between various work locations within Moray to meet the operational requirements of the Service. Due to the rural nature of Moray this is normally undertaken by use of a car/van.
Ability to work as part of a team and contribute to service development
Ability to work in partnership in a multi-professional way
Appreciation, acceptance of and a commitment to the importance of confidentiality
Willingness to accept direction/delegation
Must be able to work flexibly to meet the demands of the service.
Ability to reconcile demands/ wishes against needs and financial pressures
Ability to work in an open plan/shared office
Ability to work in different offices dependent on service requirements.

Closing Date: 6 September 2024
Starting Salary: £41,696.20 per year
£22.12 per hour

For further information contact: Emma Gormley, 01343 563840