To assist people in resolving major difficulties in their lives and to enhance their independence and coping skills.
To work within current legislation, policies, procedures, and practices to assess, commission, and review services, including planned interventions, for a specific client group.
To work within statutory guidance and policy/procedural frameworks to assist in protecting those at risk or vulnerable.
To contribute to the development and maintenance of effective systems to ensure quality of service across the city and to identify people who are particularly at risk.
To work positively with colleagues in the statutory and independent sectors to ensure an appropriate multi-agency approach and to empower clients to speak for themselves.
Duties and Responsibilities
1. Review and update knowledge of legal, policy, and procedural frameworks, demonstrating professional competence in social work practice as laid down in the Code of Practice for Social Workers.
2. Work with individuals, families, carer groups, and communities to help them make informed decisions, clarify and express their needs, and contribute to service planning.
3. Assist users in enhancing their independence and coping skills.
4. Assess needs, risks, and options, considering legal and other requirements, including child protection and the protection of vulnerable adults.
5. Assess, identify, plan, implement, and review circumstances of individuals and their families, including the need for procedural and legal intervention to meet immediate needs.
6. Work actively with carers to identify and meet their support needs.
7. Prepare for and participate in decision-making forums.
8. Manage and prioritize workload, exercising accountable professional judgment.
9. Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of work, utilizing supervision and support to improve practice.
10. Contribute to the identification and agreement of service outcomes.
11. Work in multidisciplinary and multi-organizational teams, contributing to policy review and development of best practices.
12. Collaborate with colleagues to develop a team approach to individual cases.
13. Participate in duty rotas as appropriate.
14. Record unmet or inappropriately met needs following policy and procedures.
15. Participate in supervision, appraisal, and team meetings, discussing issues and solutions.
16. Work within the service's budget framework to identify specific packages of care based on assessments.
17. Record and share client data in accordance with policies and procedures.
18. Utilize corporate systems to support core business and care management processes.
19. Provide specific advice to social workers and other care professionals in areas of specialist knowledge.
20. Provide casework supervision to team members below grade 8.
21. Work independently on tasks such as court attendance and child protection case conferences without direct supervision.
22. Assist in practice development and special projects within the team.
23. Undertake complex and high-risk cases or arrange complex/high-value care packages.
24. Provide consistent guidance to team members.
25. Complete joint work with less experienced staff or colleagues in complex cases involving the liberty or safety of service users.
26. Supervise students and support staff with students on placement to ensure quality placements and workforce development.
27. Organize and plan duty rotas as required.
28. Support the Team Manager in identifying trends related to unmet or inappropriately met needs.
29. Contribute to team meetings, service development days, and training as appropriate.
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