Adults Social Worker - Duty Team

Our client Leicestershire county council is looking for an Adults Social Worker to join their Duty Team.

• Ensure high quality outcome-based responses to all citizens eligible for social care services by;
  1. Providing appropriate responses or referrals within required timescales, organisational, policy and legislative requirements including the reimbursement legislation and eligibility guidelines
  2. providing prompt support to meet immediate risks and needs in crisis situations
  3. providing targeted, appropriate support to citizens' self-assessments of their needs, working in partnership with colleagues in health and other partner agencies to contribute to multi-disciplinary assessments as required
  4. acting as care co-ordinator for citizens with complex needs, supporting high risk, complex assessments where there are specific concerns requiring a high level of specialist qualification and knowledge and/or where there are difficult life circumstances or serious trauma.
  5. ensure that responses are geared to citizens' ethnic, religious, cultural and linguistic background, practicing in a manner and delivering services which are in all respects anti-discriminatory
  6. that concerns and complaints are responded to and are addressed by making appropriate changes to existing practices.

• Identify, investigate and manage potential safeguarding, mental capacity, continuing health care and other high risk situations where citizens' safety or liberty may be at risk, working with all relevant agencies so as to enable citizens to take risks whilst protecting them from abuse, managing the risks to staff and the Council

1. Promote independence and facilitate solutions, providing practical, person-centred assistance for citizens, their family/carer and their support network to:
   1. assess and review their own risks and outcomes and determine the allocated personal budget
   2. design and cost a mutually-agreed best value support plan to meet agreed outcomes
   3. identify community and other natural support resources, hence maximising their assets using benefits, preventative/universal services and other funding sources
   4. liaise and negotiate with local providers, support networks, and other resources
   5. access, use and review their services, including the effective use of direct payments and the safe use of equipment and adaptations in compliance with relevant legislation, policy and guidelines on safe working practices.
   6. identify and implement positive solutions in resolving any conflict between the parties involved
   7. arrange, implement and review support plans if requested by the citizen, and providing intensive support if they require it to start activities or test new services

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
• Referral bonus - up to £250* per person placed.
• Double payrolls each week.

*Terms & Conditions apply

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.