Job Category : Social Care & Health Qualified Location :Royal Borough of Kingston Hours Per Week : 36.00 Start Date : Immediate Start Start Time : 08:45 End Time : 17:00 Salary: £23.46 Role purpose The Council is focused on delivering the best possible outcomes for its communities. To do this the Council needs employees who thrive in an agile and networked organisation and who can support continuous improvement within a constructive organisational culture. The role reports directly to the Team Leader. Important relationships: Support Coordinators, Team Leaders, Service Managers, Elected Members, and Directorate management teams. Important External Relationships: Customers, Carers and Families, Local health providers, and Partner service providers. Key activities Delivery / Main Responsibilities To ensure compliance with the professional code of conduct and fulfil obligations under the relevant legislation. To be fully responsible for managing a service caseload including customers with complex needs. To be responsible for accepting referrals, undertaking screening, and carrying out assessment of needs for customers. To apply eligibility criteria as identified in the Care Act, differentiate between customers’ essential and desirable needs as part of assessment and work in accordance with the requirements of the Care Act To provide professional supervision to non qualified staff. To discharge statutory duties related to the care of adults and of their carers. To maintain the professional qualifications, memberships and registrations required to perform the role. To develop and maintain effective working relationships with all partners (both internal and external) in order to ensure that the team can deliver a co-ordinated, timely and appropriate service to the customer. To promote and participate in good team working practices and to demonstrate these whenever possible. Knowledge: Relevant legislation in social care and health Provision Maintaining CPD requirements in accordance with Social Work England regulations Understanding of the different roles within the service. Understanding of the external and internal influences on the service and their impact on service delivery. Proficiency in a social care case management system and in particular Liquid logic IAS Experience Knowledge of the Care Act 2014,,the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and other relevant legislation. Demonstrable understanding of the principles and application of excellent adult social care. Demonstrable experience of creating effective working relationships with internal and external customers Strong literacy, numeracy, interpersonal and IT skills. Practice Teaching, PQ Award; ASYE A minimum of 1 year’s experience as a qualified practitioner Experience of commissioning and coordinating delivery of services. Experience of using case based ICT systems.