Social Worker M1

Job Description

TITLE: Social Worker M1
DEPARTMENT: Public Health & Wellbeing
DIVISION: Adult Social Care
Location: Luton

RESPONSIBLE TO: Operational Manager (either Early Intervention & Stabilisation or Long
Term Support
GRADE: M1
salary: £34,723 – £37,261 a year plus £5,000 market supplement and £963 essential car user allowance (subject to criteria)

PURPOSE OF POST:
The Adult Social Care Division exists to promote the independence, inclusion and well-being of all adults with social care needs. It aims to do this by enabling people to:
• Have control over their lives.
• Live safe, healthy and fulfilled lives.
• Have an active role in a stronger and prosperous community.
• Access the support they need in order to be as independent as they choose.
You will be expected to: 1) receive and co-ordinate complex referrals, undertake the resulting assessments including Approved Mental Health Practitioner (AMHP) and Best Interest Assessor
(BIA) and carers assessments; 2) coach and mentor Social Care Assessors who are undertaking assessments, support planning and review tasks; 3) influence the direction of future services
Experience
Demonstrable post qualifying experience in social/health care field.
Demonstrable experience of coaching/ mentoring/developing
Demonstrable experience of working work with and challenging cases – with access to support and supervision -where there may be issues of vulnerability and risk and where crisis intervention may be required in compliance with health and safety policies.
Experience of the customer interface environment and demonstrable commitment to customer satisfaction including knowledge of the different adult client groups.
Experience of advocacy and user involvement issues including promoting the involvement of people in developing their own care/support plans
Significant experience of collaborative, partnership and inter-agency working.

Skills/Abilities
Self-motivating and managing, high achiever, dynamic and innovative, able to work as part of a team and meet strict deadlines and targets.
Able to undertake AMHP and or BIA assessments
Able to quality control and assure services
Able to promote the benefits of working together as one multi-disciplinary team and one department to minimise duplication and make best use of scarce resources
Able to advise, guide, assist, supervise to direct work, coach, develop and mentor the case workpractice of Social Care Assessors.
Including evidence of ability to evaluate alternative lines of action, identify degrees of priority and urgency and make creative and sound judgments in providing solutions on case work issues.
Able to make professional judgements, accept the consequences of own actions and negotiate resources in a multidisciplinary setting.
Able to communicate effectively (orally and in writing) and work with customers, carers and with a wide range of other professionals.
Able to maintain high quality records, write clear, concise reports and

Specialist Knowledge
In depth knowledge and understanding of social care legislation and regulation and how to interpret this in a modern context including:
• Personalisation
• Care Act 2014
• Making Safeguarding personal
• MCA DoLS
• Multi-disciplinary complex case
work
• CQC Care Standards
• No recourse to public funds
• Transition
• Transforming Care
• Continuing Healthcare
• Rehabilitation & Reablement
• Telecare & Other Technologies
• Knowledge of and application of the Early Help & preventative agenda
Ability to support staff working with complex family dynamics

Education and Training
BSC, Dip SW or CQSW, (or Foreign qualification where certified by Social Work England) + at least PQ in one relevant area and hold GSCC or equivalent registration
Current and Valid registration with Social Work England or equivalent
professional body Demonstrable commitment to continuous
professional development. Willing to undertake further PQ training

Other Requirements
Able to visit customers and families in their own homes (regularly)
Able to work across the different Adult Social Care pathways (Early Intervention & Long Term Care) s
Able to work outside normal office hours (occasionally)
Willingness to do Practice Educator Training