We are a busy countywide social work team offering support to people aged over 18 with physical disabilities living in residential and nursing homes on a permanent basis. Our team support a variety of social care duties and responsibilities in accordance with the Care Act 2014, and other relevant legislation. The team supports people living in care homes and their unpaid carers with responsibility for undertaking social care assessments and reviews, continuing healthcare applications, safeguarding enquires, mental capacity act assessments, and Court of Protection work. Our focus is on supporting people to achieve their individual outcomes to promote their wellbeing and working to ensure the provision of high-quality care. The role is varied on a day-to-day basis and allows for a high level of multi-agency working, creativity and autonomy. The team is currently working to a hybrid model, with part-remote and flexible options available in line with our service needs. This gives our workers a quiet space and time for reflection whilst still balancing collaborative working and peer support within a shared office space.
If you would like an informal chat about this role please contact Sandra Rayner, Living in Care Home Review Team Manager, on 07391 730883.
Alternatively, get in touch with us today by calling Beth on 01480 372425, or email us on welovesocialworkers@cambridgeshire.gov.uk or visit our website for more information.
We know that your time is precious, so our interviews are generally held virtually, by Microsoft Teams, to provide the most flexible recruitment process. We may include a virtual assessment as part of this, but we’ll give you all of the relevant information ahead of time.
Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment
Interviews are planned to take place the week commencing the 07th of April.
The locations are spread countywide, including Amundsen, St Ives, and other convenient options. You have the flexibility to choose the office nearest to you.
For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Grace Clark on graceE.clark@cambridgeshire.gov.uk in the Prevention and Early Intervention Assessment Team or Jaimi Robinson on jaimi.robinson@cambridgeshire.gov.uk in the Assessment Team
Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage…
Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.
What will you be doing?You'll need to be inquisitive and willing to spend time finding out what it's like from the individual’s point of view to live in the setting that they do and build knowledge to improve the quality of living for the people that live there. You'll need to have excellent observation skills to spot strengths and notice what's lacking and let the facts drive your ability to give constructive feedback and provide evidence based, proportionate recording. Your curiosity should also mean that you enjoy keeping up to date with current good practice, doing relevant research and building your own knowledge.
This is not your typical team - there will be an opportunity to broaden your own skills and training by working alongside people and professionals in a coordinated approach. Completing Social Care Assessment, Mental Capacity Act Assessments, Continuing Health Care checklists and attending Decision Support Tool meetings, completing Safeguarding Enquires and engaging with Advocacy Services will be part of the role but you do not need to be an expert, full training and support will be provided.
There will be an occasional need to support working out-side of core working hours (early morning / late evening) and support over weekends. This is only occasional due to potential provider failure or emergency situations.
About youExperience or a willingness to work with a variety of partner organisations is vital to working in this team and you'll need to enjoy networking and influencing others to see things differently. You will be able to work autonomously and have the flexibility to manage your own workload in a way that allows you to work from home, an office base and the residential settings.
Most of all, you put the individual at the heart of everything and you ensure their choices are being respected and supported.
To apply, you must have:
• Level 3 qualification i.e. A level’s grade A-E, NVQ or equivalent and experience of working in Adult Social Care Or Level 4 Degree level qualification or equivalent.
• Have the ability to work from a variety of locations and travel countywide independently.
For a full list of the requirements of the role, please check out the Job Description and Person Specification.
About usCambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities. If you don’t meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please don’t be put off. We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse, so if you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions.
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us, and we encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details can be found in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs. Some examples of adjustments could include additional time to complete an assessment or printing a document on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive, so if there is something that would help you to do your best during your journey with us, please get in touch.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
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