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Assessment and Enablement Worker
Job Reference Ref/67646/4499
Our benefits
We offer:
- a competitive salary
- a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
- opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
- generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
- agile and flexible working arrangements to help you with a healthy work-life balance.
About the role
Are you passionate about supporting people with care and support needs living in North Northamptonshire to progress and live independently?
We have several vacancies, and the successful applicant will be assigned to one of the Adult Social Care team covering:
- Kettering
- Corby
- Wellingborough
- East Northants
- Learning Disability (Wellingborough/East Northants or Kettering/Corby)
As part of our transformation, we are focussed on assessments and support planning that identify an individual’s strengths and the outcomes they want to achieve.
The Assessment and Enablement role in the team will be to undertake detailed assessments to enable people to move accommodation, make changes to their lives or ensure providers are meeting identified outcomes set by, and for the individual. The assessments are in line with statutory requirements and best practice.
What will you be doing?
You will be responsible for providing Care Act 2014 compliant social care assessments using the three conversations model. You will have a passion and commitment for strengths-based working, be an excellent communicator, and will have a good understanding of the particular challenges faced by adults with social care needs and their families. You will a have a good understanding of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and its application in community settings.
We are committed to the development of our Social Care workforce, and as a team, we are keen to ensure that we provide an environment and culture which supports everyone’s learning and development. You will benefit from the support of motivated and supportive team colleagues and receive regular professional supervision.
For further information, please contact:
About you
We are looking for a highly motivated, organised and creative person with experience of working within a social care background. You will have a commitment to strengths based, person-centred working; have good communication and IT skills and have skills to work with people with a range of social care needs. This will include those with a learning disability, mental health issues, physical disabilities, older people; their families and circles of support.
Our benefits
We offer:
- a competitive salary
- a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
- opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
- generous leave entitlement (27 days, rising to 32 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
- agile and flexible working arrangements to help you with a healthy work-life balance.
About us
We are a new unitary council, established in April 2021; we are one of the largest unitary councils in the country. Our vision for North Northants is to be 'A place where everyone has the best opportunities and quality of life'.
Our priorities are:
- helping people live active fulfilled lives
- caring for our young people, providing them with high quality education and opportunities
- enabling a thriving and successful economy
- leading on a green and sustainable environment
- ensuring our communities are connected so they can shape their lives and where they live
- providing modern public services
Our values, as chosen by our staff, are - Customer-focused, Respectful, Efficient, Supportive and Trustworthy.
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