Social Worker NEW G8

Job Category : Social Care – Qualified

Location : County Hall, Cardiff Council

Hours Per Week : 37.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 08:30

End Time : 17:00
Salary: £30.50

To undertake scheduled reviews and monitoring visits to residential and nursing homes.

To promote and enhance the lives of people living with dementia within a residential/nursing placement.

To work with providers to improve the opportunities for people living with dementia within a placement setting.

To provide reports to the Team Manager on visits to placement settings.

To liaise with other professionals and out health colleagues.

• Getting Things Done – Level 3

• Taking Personal Responsibility – Level 3

• Seeking to understand others and treating them with respect – Level 3

A good general education

Degree in Social Work or Equivalent

Experience of working with and assessment of Adults who require support services.

Experience of working with adults living with dementia.

Experience of managing a caseload of ranging complexity and problems and competing demands.

Able to offer advice and support to social care staff on a range of complex case management issues.

Experience of supervision of staff.

Ability to give clear written and verbal accounts of casework issues.

Ability to write clear, concise records and reports.

Skills in assessment and analysis of risk.

Ability to communicate effectively and creatively with vulnerable adults in a non-judgemental manner.

Ability to work as part of a team.

Ability to effectively organise work within a framework where time and service delivery targets are set.

Advocacy Skills

An ability to work with staff and managers at all levels and in a variety of disciplines and with agencies.

Knowledge of relevant legislation, policies and procedures.

Experience of supporting social care staff to meet performance targets set.

Experience of supporting social care staff to achieve quality outcomes.

Commitment to the Council’s Equal Opportunities Policy.

Commitment to principle of partnership.

Non-judgemental and caring attitude.

Understanding of the value and importance of supervision and ability to accept supervision.

Commitment to using information technology systems.

Full valid driving licence and the use of a car.

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced check.

This post has a requirement for registration with Social Care Wales.