Social Care Assessor

Social Care Assessor

Trafford Council

Meadway Health Centre, Meadway, Sale, M33 4PS

Salary – £29,777 -  £31,364 per annum       

Salary Grade – Band 5   

Working Pattern – Full Time

Working hours – 36.25

Contract type – Permanent

Closing date – 07/05/24

Interview date – To be confirmed

Role Profile.pdf

Social Care Assessor

We are recruiting a Social Care Assessors to join the Discharge to Assess Team/ Urgent Care Team on a full-time basis, working days Monday - Friday. Following the success of the Discharge to Assess model, which has seen a reduction in the number of long-term decisions being made for individuals who are currently in hospital, we are looking for enthusiastic and motivated applicants looking to undertake a new challenge.  The service currently covers Discharge to Assess beds based in Ascot House and community providers and works closely with the Crisis Response, SAMS, Care at Home and Intermediate Care Team (IMC) services. The main area of work is to provide support to adults and / or their carers who may be eligible for assessment and care services under the Care Act 2014.  You will be required to arrange safe and timely discharges from Discharge to Assess facilities as well as SAMS, ICT, Care at Home and Crisis Response within agreed timescales to ensure best possible outcome for people.

You will need to have experience of working with adults in need of health and social care support and it is desirable that you aspire to become a social worker for adults via the Trafford Council Social Work degree apprenticeship. Trafford Council offer 3 apprenticeships each year, to enable workers to undertake the 30-month Social Work degree course for working with adults. The successful applicant will be eligible to apply for this opportunity after 12 months in post.

You will manage a varied caseload, which will include undertaking support with accommodation and follow up reviews/ re-assessments. You will deliver exceptional social care to adult service users and their carers which enables them to make their own decisions. You will need to operate within an agreed performance management and budgetary framework. A significant part of your role will be to identify risks to the individual and respond appropriately ensuring any safeguarding issues are addressed.

Current Team hours are Monday to Friday 8:30-16:30 with flexibility on discussion and considered to support work life balance alongside the needs of the service. You will receive regular informal and professional supervision and will be part of a developing, enthusiastic team.

For an informal discussion please contact Julia Martin (Team Manager) on 07971234966 or julia.martin@trafford.gov.uk

Trafford Council and its partners in the public, private and third sectors have a Vision which sees us working together to close inequality gaps and maximise Trafford’s huge potential.

Our vision: Trafford – where all our residents, businesses and communities prosper.

Trafford really is a great place to work. We’re keen to recruit someone with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.

We recognise that having a diverse workforce is essential to bringing fresh ideas and perspectives to our Council, so we particularly welcome applications from minority, marginalised and diverse groups, and we in turn promise a fair and unbiased recruitment process.

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About the benefits

You will be welcomed into a friendly environment where your personal and professional development will be encouraged. You will have the opportunity to work and grow in a people-centred and values based organisation that promotes a positive permission culture. Your opinions matter so you will have the opportunity to shape how we do things here at Trafford. 

Trafford recognises the importance of staff wellbeing and offer a number of initiatives for staff including mental health first aiders, staff network groups (LGBT+/Carers/BAME/Disability) and health and wellbeing events.

Our great benefits include:-
Local Government Pension Scheme

Home Technology Scheme
Car Lease Scheme
Cycle to Work scheme
Simply Healthcare
Employee Discount Scheme - 'Perks at Work'

Ability to ‘buy back’ extra annual leave

To learn more about Trafford as a place to live and work, please visit:

https://greater.jobs/content/10496/welcome-to-trafford

OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION

Safeguarding/Rehabilitation of Offenders

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Language requirements for public sector workers

Right to Work – your right to work in the UK documentation will be checked

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