Assessor Care Manager

Job Description

Job Title : Assessor Care Manager
Job Category : Social Care & Health non-Qualified
Location : Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £19.00

Job Description & Person SPECIFICATION

Key Objectives

1. To provide an assessment, support planning and review service in accordance with agreed case allocation principles and guidance in order to ensure that:

⦁ To safeguard and promote the wellbeing of vulnerable children and young people through the provision of high quality practice in assessment, care planning and review and ensure it is person centred and focus on specific outcomes to achieve maximum independence.
⦁ To provide information advice and signposting to help children and families plan for their future needs, use services effectively, take responsibility for their own health and well-being.
⦁ To undertake actions in relation to safeguarding as agreed within agreed statutory safeguarding policies.

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⦁ To participate in effective partnership in effective partnership working and engagement and to work collaboratively with a range of organisations, statutory and voluntary in delivering a service to children and young people.
⦁ To assist in the provision of effective services to support children and young people to continue to live at home or return to family members
2. To work within organisational policy and legislative requirements

KNOWLEDGE / EDUCATION
Knowledge of legislation underpinning Childrens Social Care Services.
Understanding of the role of a Childrens services Social Care Division.
A firm commitment to continuous professional development, such as achieving a qualification recommended by the Social Care Wales Qualification Framework.
Welsh Language Level 1 – All employees will be required to undertake a basic Welsh Language Induction to reach this level. Please refer to The Welsh Language Skills Guidance online www.rctcbc.gov.uk/WelshSkills.

EXPERIENCE
Demonstrable experience of work within a care setting, preferably community based

or

Experience of having undertaken direct work with one of the service user groups served by the Childrens Services Social Care Services