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Social Care Officer
Hybrid – Works part in the office (Gun Wharf) and part from home (Hybrid)
Permanent, Full time
Enhanced DBS check required
Range 4 - £29,793 - £35,410 per annum / pro rata
37 hours
We are seeking highly motivated Social Care Officers to join our established friendly Occupational Therapy Team in Adult Social Care team at Medway Council. We provide functional assessments around activities of daily living and use a wide range of prevention interventions to support independence such us equipment, home adaptations and enablement.
If you are passionate about promoting independence, building resilience, and helping individuals connect with their communities, activities, and opportunities that matter most to them, we would love to hear from you.
To contribute to deliver highly effective occupational therapy within adult social care using a strength-based and personalized approach, in line with the Care Act and Mental Capacity Act.
- Conduct functional assessments and interventions to maximize individuals' functional abilities and promote independence and well-being in daily living activities. - Address care and support need primarily related to physical limitations from disabilities or long term conditions, including learning disabilities and mental health. - Utilize remote initial assessments via the OT duty system, providing signposting and 'fast track' equipment as needed.
- Conduct in-depth, observational assessments in home environments, focusing on areas such as personal care, toileting, mobility, and kitchen activities. - Provide interventions and reablement to support eligible individuals’ independence, collaborating with care agencies when necessary. - Respond competently to Adult Social Care contacts, assessing strengths, and linking individuals to community services.
- Support people and their carers, family members or others in their support network, to build and maintain community links, and to live as independently as possible, for as long as possible. - Liaise with internal and external organizations (e.g., GPs, Community Mental Health Teams, Housing) to gather necessary information for appropriate support.
- Deliver high-quality, person-centred care and support, assessing and implementing care needs in the least intrusive way. - Independently manage a caseload with supervision from an occupational therapist, ensuring timely and effective progress.
- Ensure safeguarding of vulnerable individuals and promote relevant values and ethics. - Undertake complex tasks and assessments, such as writing reports and presenting sensitive information clearly to various audiences.
- Promote the Council's vision and values when liaising with stakeholders Undertake a range of complex tasks and assessments, such as writing reports, letters, presentations and needs assessments, presenting complex and/or sensitive information in an understandable way, using a variety of methods that meet the needs of a range of audiences.
In return we offer you:
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Generous local government pension scheme package
- Access to wider training and development qualifications
- Flexible working scheme
- Travel plan discounts
- Car Benefit Scheme from Tusker
- Access to CAREFIRST advice & counselling service
- Employee discount scheme for national and local retailers
- The Government has introduced new ways of supporting parents with childcare costs. Further details are available here: - https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/
We're committed to making Medway carbon neutral by 2050. We have developed an action plan to ensure we play our part in addressing the climate emergency. Our declaration fits into our Council Plan priority of making Medway a place to be proud of. The main outcome being a 'clean and green environment'. All Medway Council staff can access an additional day’s paid leave to undertake a volunteering activity which supports climate change.
Our organisation:
Medway is a unitary authority in the South East of England, made up of the towns of Strood, Rochester, Chatham, Gillingham and Rainham and more rural areas, including the Hoo Peninsula.
Situated in Kent in the South-East of England, the area has plenty of green spaces, excellent facilities and easy access to the national motorway and rail networks, facilitating superb transport links to London.
We provide all local Government services for a quarter of a million people, looking after business and much more - everything from frontline services such as rubbish collection and events like the Dickens Festival to work that goes on behind the scenes to ensure services in Medway run smoothly and cost effectively.
Working at Medway Council means that you get to be part of this journey working alongside talented, professional colleagues to drive forward change to transform the lives of our residents and the communities they live in.
If you would like to have an informal discussion with the recruiting managers please e-mail Sibel Gul or Ian Rogers on ian.rogers@medway.gov.uk
Important Information-
Applicants must be able to demonstrate all essential requirements as listed in the job profile
Equal Opportunities Commitment Statement
Medway Council is committed to creating an inclusive work environment with a diverse workforce. All appropriately qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, disability, marital status, family commitments, sexual orientation, age, HIV status, religious or political beliefs, social class or trade union activity or irrelevant spent conviction.
For further information please refer to the Medway information pack available as a download or to view online.
Please be advised that if you are not contacted within 3 weeks of the advert closing date then you have not been shortlisted. All recruitment correspondence, including interview letters and contracts of employment will usually be sent out via email.
Please visit http://www.mindfulemployer.net/ for information on how Medway Council put good practices in place to ensure employees and job applicants who declare mental health issues receive the right level of support.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time prior to the closing date.
Medway_Information_Pack_2024.pdf
Social_Care_Officer_Job_Profile.pdf