Interim Social Worker - Adults with Learning Disabilities Reference no: S Tyneside 1003445314841615 Pay rate: £154.99 per day PAYE Hours per week: 35-37 Monday to Friday, normal working hours This opening assignment is for 3 months City: SOUTH SHIELDS, Tyne & Wear Enhanced DBS required for this role A Social Worker is required to provide person centred assessment of need at a level of complexity appropriate to the role, such as multiple social or health needs, complex care and support arrangements, as allocated by line manager and where requested. Social Workers empower individuals, their families, carers and communities to lead fulfilling, independent lives. Using Let’s Talk Together strengths-based approach, you will work collaboratively with people with social care needs to formulate support plans that maximise abilities, enabling individuals to make informed choices and work towards their identified goal. Key responsibilities:
* Work with people in crisis, where a support arrangement is urgently needed, and decisions may need to be taken in respect of mental capacity and /or the Mental Health Act.
* Support people to receive support and treatment in the community rather than inpatient settings and to arrange effective discharge pathways, facilitating community connections, housing and discharge arrangements.
* Use active listening skills, observation and communication to develop supportive and therapeutic relationships with adults, their families and informal networks, exploring their situation with them and looking together for ways to move forward.
* Support and constructively challenge them to think about the social factors within their lives and help them establish their own goals for positive change, providing people with advice and the tools to achieve their aspirations.
* Refer, liaise, consult and work effectively with all relevant agencies and other professionals in order to help meet identified needs, bridging the gap between health and social care. Provide professional support and information, guidance and advice on how their needs could be partly or wholly met by universal and other non-care services.
* Work closely with the person or their carer to develop an agreed care and support plan to achieve the identified outcomes, promoting the delivery of strengths-based approaches to support planning, maximising on an individual’s strengths and community / family resources.
* Ensure care and support plans are person centred, capture the person voice and promote the independence, overall safety and well-being of adults and where relevant children. Support people to achieve a sustainable recovery, be independent and be discharged from services on a long-term basis, relying instead on their own support mechanisms and other measures they have put in place to prevent relapse.
* Proactively work towards embedding personalisation into practice including but not limited to individual budgets, direct payments, self-assessment and self-directed support. Practice and support planning will be focused on outcomes rather than service driven.
* Undertake reviews of support packages as required ensuring the right level of support is delivered only for as long as is needed and at a reasonable cost, advising the person and their carers of alternative support as appropriate.
* Take professional responsibility for managing a case load, including adults with complex problems and whose circumstances may place their personal liberty or safety at risk. Provide written reports and support plan to represent individual and carers needs and ensure you maintain a high level of data quality for all information recorded, ensuring that the information is timely, accurate and complete.
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