Qualified Social Worker - Community Care

Do you have an understanding of how the community care division operates and knowledge of policies/procedures.?

Are you trained as a Best Interest Assessor under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 or willing to train.?

This could be the role for you !

We are proud to be the first tier supplier into Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council, we will provide you with unique opportunities first and keep you informed of all QSW assignments.

The role

• Accessing Personal Social Services
• Engaging in a structured conversation with those making initial enquiry of the service and evaluating any information given
• Giving information, advice/and or sign- posting to other services
• Apply service access criteria to make a judgement on whether a referral is appropriate
• Assessing urgency of response required to a referral
• Assessing initial level of priority of a referral
• Making initial enquiries, e.g. other agencies, contacts
• Accurately and fully recording referral information in accordance with departmental procedures
• Ensuring the timely transfer of referral information in accordance with departmental procedures and time scales
• Safeguarding the welfare of a vulnerable person at immediate risk of harm

Assessment of Need

• Evaluating the nature of possible needs based on referral information and any previous records
• Making enquiries, e.g. inter-agency contact
• To identify the risk of abuse, failure to protect, harm to self or others and assess the need for intervention in such situations
• To act as a Best Interest Assessor under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and to undertake training to enable you to do so
• Safeguarding the welfare of a vulnerable person at risk of harm
• Making arrangements for an appointment and/or visit for assessment
• Engaging in direct work with service user and carer/s to carry out initial assessment and core/ comprehensive assessment
• In working with service users and carers, social workers seek to enhance their problem solving capabilities in a way that support maximum independence and choice
• Agreeing the range of needs with service users and carer/s
• Considering with service user and carers, options to best meet agreed needs and assist in making informed decisions
• Adopting a creative and holistic approach whilst exploring options
• Seeking to maximise the financial material resources available to service users from all possible sources
• Collating the findings of the assessment and completing assessment documentation in accordance with statutory guidance, legislation and departmental procedures and time-scales
• Preparing court and other specialist reports in the required format
• Ensuring that case file recording is completed in accordance with departmental policy and procedures and policy
• Ensuring that electronically held records are completed and/or updated in accordance with departmental policy and procedures
• Convening and/or attending inter-agency meetings/liaison, e.g. case conferences, strategy meetings

Planning and Managing Care

• Promote the empowerment of service user and carer/s through agreeing desired outcomes that promote self determination
• Agreeing a range of services to meet needs with service user and carer/s
• Obtaining managerial agreement to plan
• Negotiating, arranging and confirming resources with service providers to meet needs
• Recording and disseminating care plan in accordance with statutory requirements, legislation and departmental procedures
• Completing commissioning/contracting documentation in accordance with departmental policy and time scales
• Ensuring that case file recording is completed in accordance with departmental policy and procedures
• Ensuring that electronically held records are completed and/or updated in accordance with departmental policy and procedures
• Convening and/or attending inter-agency meetings/liaison, e.g. case conferences, planning meetings
• To identify the risk of abuse, failure to protect, harm to self or others and assess the need for intervention in such situations
• Participating in statutory processes to promote and protect the well-being of vulnerable children and/or adults including investigation where appropriate
• As well as managing care on an individual casework basis, having an important role to play both directly and indirectly in shaping services, improving organisational performance and achieving better outcomes for service users.

ESSENTIAL

• An appropriate qualification,
• Continuous registration as a Social Worker with Social Care Wales (formerly the Care Council for Wales)
• Welsh Language Level 1 understanding or equivalent

Do you have some more questions regarding this or any other role?
If you are interested in discussing the position further, please contact Ian Davies on for a confidential discussion.

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