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Social Care Assessor - Mental Health
Job Reference randw/TP/17402/7802
About Us
Mental Health Social Care Assessor
£31,821- £44,147 per annum
Permanent
Full Time (36 hours)
Location: Twickenham or Wandsworth (dependent on team)
Would you like the opportunity to develop a career in Adult Social Care supporting adults with mental health needs?
The Mental Health Reviews, Accommodation and Projects team works across both Richmond and Wandsworth. We are an established and diverse team of professionals and as a Social Care Assessor you will play a crucial role in assessing and reviewing the social care needs of adults with a mental health need.
Can you help us to make a difference to the lives of people approaching adult social care for the first time or who are already receiving support from us?
About the role
Reporting to the Senior Social Worker / Senior Occupational Therapist, you will work in a flexible way to assess or review the eligible social care needs of adults and carers with less complex needs to ensure that screening does not trigger the need for an assessment by a Social Worker or Occupational Therapist. You will carry out these assessments in accordance with the Care Act and input urgent care packages if required.
You will play a key part in completing reviews to ensure that needs are being met while providing information and advice concerning Council services, health services, welfare benefits and access to local voluntary services.
Working with adults or carers to develop and agree support plans (including in an emergency), you will promote well-being by meeting eligible, unmet needs and make clear informed decisions about the level of support required; while ensuring these plans use resources to the best effect and that authorisation is provided where necessary.
We are committed to your development; therefore our Adult Social Care Academy offers a range of professional development opportunities and career pathways including Social Work Apprenticeships, Coaching and Mentoring.
Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience
- A willingness to work towards a social care qualification (e.g. NVQ II, III, etc.).
- Demonstrate an understanding the Care Act 2014 and the roles and responsibilities within Adult Social Care Services including safeguarding.
- Experience of working with clients / service users, preferably in social care.
- Ability to communicate clearly and concisely; verbally and in writing, using appropriate IT.
- Numeracy skills to support understanding of personal budgets and best value.
- Ability to communicate with adults to identify their needs and to work with them to identify how these could be met.
If you are passionate about delivering the best services to residents and the opportunity to learn and develop in a committed team that works towards positive outcomes, we would love to hear from you.
Closing Date: Sunday 19th January 2025
Shortlisting Date: W/C Monday 20th January 2025
Interview Date: TBC
We are holding an online session for anyone interested in hearing more about the roles which we have available. If you are thinking about applying and would like to know more, come and hear from the team and ask questions! To join the event, you must register your interest in attending through the Eventbrite website. The session will be held on Tuesday 7th January 2025 at 1pm.
Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.
We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
We offer a wide range of benefits designed to attract, develop, and reward our employees such as 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan.
