A little about working in our team
Working in this team is all about helping older people and those with physical disabilities, to stay healthy, maintain independence and have choice and control over their lives.
We offer a flexible and personal approach that puts the individual at the heart of everything. We help to develop a personal support plan where each component makes an important contribution to the individual’s care.
Our aim is to:
- be closely involved in developing a care plan that is right for people with our help and that of carers, GPs and district nurses
- offer an indicative budget for this care plan to help design their individual support
- implement, monitor and review the support plan to ensure the personal outcomes have been achieved
Types of job roles in our team
Team Manager
You’d would plan and coordinate the health, welfare and social care support through overseeing the work of the team.
Social Worker
You’d help vulnerable people by assessing their support needs. We use something called ‘a strength-based approach’. You’d make recommendations which increase independence and where necessary complete assessments for care packages.
Community Care Officer
You would work alongside Social Workers to review current packages of care, supporting and enabling service users to maximise their independence. You’d always take into account service user choice and carer concerns.
Community Outreach Support Worker
You would support community engagement activity – specifically with voluntary and community organisations that provide support to vulnerable groups as part of our wider prevention and early intervention support solutions.
Transition Managers
You’d help provide information, advice and guidance to managers with regards to the requirements, legislation and outcome measures. Also, you’d help develop and review departmental policies, specifically focussing on policies that relate to Operational Services. There are some complex issues/problems to deal with on a regular basis, so using your own initiative to reach creative solutions is required.
What one of our team has to say about their job with us
My job role: Community Care Officer (CCO)
Department: Adult Social Work
Key function: Supporting adults who have some kind of care and support needs
Career route in: Started working in home care with adults and then an admin role before moving into a CCO role; also being funded by the Council for a Social Work degree
Best bits about the job: It’s very rewarding to empower people
