Your new roleSouthend City Council are looking to appoint a full-time, permanent adult experienced Social Worker to support individuals who are ordinarily resident in Southend-on-Sea with the aim to offer the appropriate support in the right place at the right time. You will be required to understand individual's strengths, assets and wishes to maximise their potential for independence, recognising the importance of assuming that the individual is best placed to know their own outcomes, goals and wellbeing. Supporting both locality team colleagues and home-care providers with complex moving and handling situations, assessing and commission minor adaptions and routine equipment to avoid the need for onward referral to other services.Undertake Care Act 2014 assessments, reviews to support individuals to develop personalised care plans that take account of community assets, informal networks, universal services and other support and provision which reduces dependency as well as being the champion in supporting people with specialist needs to have fulfilling lives.
Within this position, hybrid working opportunities are available. However, a flexible approach is needed as you will be required to be on site and to travel around the city.If you are a person who is passionate and highly motivated about developing services within a health and social care perspective, we would want to hear from you.In return, we will offer professional supervision, apprai...