Social Worker Chesterfield, England
Job description
Purpose of the role: To provide a social work service that supports individuals and communities to achieve their most independent outcome. To work in partnership with individuals to identify needs and to develop plans and responses which meet those needs. To support individuals to safeguard their health and wellbeing. Effectively manage a designated caseload to achieve the best outcomes for individuals, groups and communities.
Provide leadership and expertise to empower individuals, groups and communities to achieve identified change. Build and sustain relationships with individuals and communities. Represent the needs of vulnerable people. Key Relationships: Individuals Carers/Families External partners/agencies Employees Local people & community groups Line managed by: Service Manager Supervises and supports: Newly Qualified Social Workers and other learners/employees as required.
Key result areas include: Work with individuals, their carers and their advocates, where appropriate, in the assessment of individuals needs and the provision of appropriate services/resources. Work with individuals to identify the goals and outcomes of proposed interventions. Produce support plans with individuals and ensure their effective implementation. Provide social work with homeless and potentially homeless persons/families.
Act as a Duty Officer. Undertake additional specialist duties (e.g. BIA (or equivalent) /AMHP/Practice Educator role) as required, if qualified and approved by DCC to do so. This will include for example participation in the AMHP rota where relevant, undertaking relevant ongoing training requirements and assessments, being able to evidence that you continue to meet the professional national and local standards/ AMHP competences associated with the specialism and reaccreditation/reapproval requirements.
Assist in the inductions of newly qualified social work employees. Provide consultation to other social worker staff on a particular specialism. Supervise and assess social worker apprentices or trainees. Record all work undertaken and prepare reports/assessments.
Accept responsibility, with the line manager, for reviewing work on caseloads at regular intervals. This would include closure and transfer of cases. Ensure that the quality of service provided to and on behalf of individuals meets agreed quality standards. Maintain effective contacts with all providers of care and other people responsible for relevant community resources.
Initiate, where necessary, multi-disciplinary meetings for the co-ordination of complex care arrangements including safeguarding. Undertake financial assessment role, where required. Seek to ensure income maximisation for people. Understand and comply with all County Council policies and relevant legislation in the performance of the duties of the post.
General Responsibilities: Equality and Diversity - Actively support the Councils Equality and Diversity policy. Health and Safety - Ensure own compliance with the Councils Health & Safety policy/procedures and that of any resources you have responsibility for. Risk Management - Identify opportunities and risks associated with the service and escalate/report to management. Information Security - Comply with the Councils policies on information security including the ICT Security Policy, Internet and Email Policy and Safe Haven Guidance.
Climate Change - Contribute to the Councils corporate responsibility in relation to climate change by considering the environmental impact of individual and collective actions, working to 3 reduce resource and energy use, minimise waste, and anticipate and enhance the efficiency of services in response to a changing climate, wherever possible.
