Social Worker Level 1 16657/3721NHS

Job summary

Level 1 Social Workers (37 hours)

Lincolnshire County Council has an exciting opportunity for a Social Worker Level 1 position based within the Adult Care Mental Health West Team based in Lincolnshire.

About The Team

We are a team of Social Workers, Social Work Assistants based across 3 teams in Lincolnshire.

We strive to be proactive and use a Strengths Based Approach, to enable our customers to live as independently as possible.

We put the customer at the centre of the process and advocate their wishes to achieve the best possible outcomes. We are a supportive team and welcome the different strengths and experiences new people bring.

Main duties of the job

About the Role

As a Level 1 Social Worker in our Mental Health team, you'll use your skills, knowledge, and experience to manage a varied caseload, working alongside adults with mental health needs to understand what matters to them. You will carry out assessments of need, manage risk and co-ordinate care using strengths-based, person-centred practice.

Youll develop care and support planning in partnership with individuals, families, community, education, and health professionals helping people to live as independently as possible while promoting wellbeing and safety.

The is a face-to-face role, allowing you to build meaningful relationships and work collaboratively with health and community partners to deliver the best possible support. The role offers the opportunity to further develop your social work practice within a supportive Mental Health Team.

The individual is at the centre of everything we do. Our ongoing commitment is to provide the highest possible standard of support for the people we serve and those who care for them.

You must have the ability to travel across Lincolnshire in order to meet the needs of the service.

Job description

As part of the wider Councils objectives, you will be responsible for providing statutory professional social care work as part of a team supporting adults with differing needs to promote independent living and to draw on care and support if required. You will demonstrate a commitment to strengths-based practice and skills in supporting people to identify and build support networks to achieve their identified outcomes ensuring people are as safe as possible and adult safeguarding concerns are addressed promptly. You will be responsible for assessment, care and support planning, implementing and reviewing packages of care and support. You will provide advice and support to other Adult Care practitioners in relation to their cases. You will be expected to work with autonomy, to know and understand the local community and embed yourself within place-based services. You will manage a caseload and demonstrate a multi-agency approach integrating your practice with colleagues across the health and care sector. Work may include travel outside the county.

1. Manage a caseload with supervision and advice from the Level 2 Social Worker or Advanced Practitioner at a level of complexity appropriate to the post holder's stage of professional development and capability and be accountable for your professional practice.

2. Undertake needs assessments in line with the Care Act 2014 to identify care and support needs adopting and promoting a strengths-based approach to identifying, outcomes people want to achieve, opportunities for independence and identify solutions.

3. Work with specialist Safeguarding colleagues to contribute to and undertake safeguarding enquiries which put the person and the outcomes they want to achieve at the centre of safeguarding practice in line with LCC Safeguarding policies and procedures.

4. Identify non eligible and non-social care needs such as health care or housing and offer information and advice and work with partners to address wider needs.

5. Construct value for money care packages in collaboration with individuals, carers and contributing agencies in accordance with eligibility criteria and ensuring that risk is minimised and quality of life improved/maintained.

6. Work with individuals, families, carers and communities to help them make informed choices and decisions, enabling them to clarify and express their needs and contribute to service planning.

7. Meet identified needs through informal support and/or through resources and assets available in the public, private and voluntary sectors.

8. Research resources and services available for people in need or at risk, identifying and reporting any gaps in service provision.

9. Operate within the delegated budget support mechanisms as they are developed.

10. Maintain and update cases notes and other records, write reports as required; if required, give evidence in court in relation to care proceedings.

11. Work within and act in accordance with Lincolnshire County Council Adult Care policies and procedures including Lincolnshire's Safeguarding policies and procedures.

12. The post holder may be expected to concentrate on specific areas of work arising from organisational need.

About us

Lincolnshire County Council, is one of the largest employers in the county. We are an organisation that embraces diversity, innovation and progress. We value our people and want to ensure that we can support you in joining and growing with us.

We will view you as an integral member of our community and recognise that your well-being is paramount. To show our appreciation, weve crafted a competitive package designed to not only acknowledge your hard work but also foster a healthy work-life balance.

From health benefits and retirement plans, we strive to provide a package that supports well-being and financial stability and that meets the diverse needs of our workforce.

We want everyone who works with us to feel included and celebrate their uniqueness. We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity, eliminating unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation, and promoting good relations for both employee and for the people of Lincolnshire.

People often say every day is a learning day and at LCC a culture of learning is something we really believe in. We recognise the importance of supporting your learning and development and can offer a variety of different learning opportunities depending on what is right for you and the organisation. This could be through your everyday tasks, through hands-on experience, structured programs, formal qualifications, coaching, or informal learning opportunities.