About the Role
and our Ideal Candidate
The successful candidate will have:
1. NVQ level 3 or demonstrate relevant experience of working with vulnerable people/families/carers.
2. Prior experience in conducting assessments in a social care setting.
3. Knowledge of relevant legislation and policies in social care such as Care Act and Mental Capacity Act .
4. Level 3 or 4 Trusted Assessor qualification, or willing to complete this training.
5. Have experience of working in a multidisciplinary team setting.
6. Have sound knowledge and ability to deliver social work support to service users and their families.
7. Ability to communicate complex social issues clearly to both patients and professionals.
8. Ability to plan and coordinate social care plans and aspects of resident discharge.
Learning and development is supported by a comprehensive training package and mandatory learning. We aim to provide robust supervision and mentoring and encourage reflective practice to identify areas of development. As a Borough, we are committed to building a workforce that is empowered with knowledge to work autonomously and provide the valuable care service to the residents of our community. We want you to be a part of our journey.
About Us
We are seeking Enabling Independence Officers (EIO), formerly known as Assessment Officers, to join our Adult Social Care Service.
Our goal is to empower adults to live as independently as possible in the community. Your duties and responsibilities will be specific to our residents' needs. They will include:
9. Conducting assessments of individuals in need of social care services
10. Gathering information from various sources to determine the level of support required
11. Collaborating with social workers, healthcare providers, and the NHS to ensure that our service users receive the best possible care in accordance with the Care Act.
EIO at Sutton are unqualified social care workers with the skills and knowledge of being trusted assessors, or willing to complete level 3 trusted assessor training.
EIO within the Transition Team are responsible for supporting people in a person-centred way using a prevention and strength based approach, working proactively to identify individuals who may be at risk of developing social care needs in the future. You will be required to work with health partners, community groups, service users and residents to facilitate co-production. You will complete proportionate assessments for equipment and adaptations to prevent, reduce or delay needs.
We aspire for young people to be supported to increase independence in specific areas of their life as identified within their Care Act assessment, with the aim to enable them to learn the skills to complete tasks without the need to rely on social care support. The EIO will respond in a person-centred way using a prevention and strength based approach, working proactively and creatively with the person, their families, health partners, community groups, education and children's services.
If you are passionate about making a difference, have strong interpersonal skills to build effective relationships and can show empathy and sensitivity towards individuals facing difficult circumstances, we want to hear from you.
Our Offer To You
As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we’re committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We’re constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across however big or small; will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.
Employees have access to a wide range of benefits to enable staff to achieve a work life balance, some of which include:
12. A generous annual leave entitlement of 26-31 days plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply) depending on service and grade
13. Enhanced Maternity, paternity, shared parental, adoption and dependents leave
14. Two volunteering days per year
15. Flexible Working - Smarter Working Scheme (dependent on the role)
16. Adjustable and agile working arrangements using Google Chromebooks
17. Learning and development portal offering a range of courses
18. Discounts on a range of local shops, restaurants, gyms and leisure centres
19. Interest free season ticket loans
20. Local Government Pension Scheme
21. Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme
22. Zip car scheme
23. Confidential health & wellbeing and counselling support