Adults Senior Social Care Assistants - Camberley, United Kingdom - Surrey County Council

Surrey County Council

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Camberley, United Kingdom

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The starting salary for this role is £29,291 per annum for working 36 hours per week.

There has never been a more exciting time to join Surrey Adult Social Care
Surrey Heath Locality Team are looking to recruit 2 x Senior Social Care Assistants.

Applicants must hold a valid driving licence to drive in the UK and have access to a car.
The team are based at Surrey Heath Borough Council Offices, Surrey Heath House, Knoll Road, Camberley, Surrey GU15 3HD.

Surrey Heath House is located off the A30 in the centre of Camberley and is a short distance from the M3.

As part of our greener future strategies and our commitment to creating a healthy work-life balance, we welcome a conversation with you regarding our remote working options.

Remote working to us is a mixture of office based and homeworking after the initialinduction period and as per service requirements.

About Us

Our vision is 'Working with all our partners to make a difference to the lives of people, through trusted, personalised and universal social care support, so people have choice and control, and can maximise their wellbeing and independence in their localcommunity'.

You will be part of a friendly team and will have access to direction, support and supervision from a qualified Social Worker.

About The Role

You will have frequent direct contact with the public on the phone as well as visiting them in their own home or care setting.

Your role will involve a variety of tasks including assessing people's needs and carrying out regular reviews.

You will work inpartnership with individuals, their carers, professional staff in other agencies, service providers, and Support Brokers in order to support vulnerable adults and their families to identify and arrange services that meet their needs and promote independence,choice and control.

You will have a caseload and work with individuals who need additional support or guidance in order to identify their needs and carrying out risk assessments.

You will be involved in supporting safeguarding investigations and attending safeguarding meetingswith the support of qualified practitioners.

Post holders may work with any combination, or all, of the following care groups: older people; people with physical, sensory, cognitive impairments;and people with mental health problems.

Substantial experience of working directly with people with social care needs, including completing strengthbased assessments and visiting them in their own homes
Confidence and competence in working with people with a variety of physical and cognitive impairments
Competence in basic IT skills with a willingness to learn how to use a variety of different software systems
A valid driving licence and use of a car for travelling both within Surrey and to other parts of the country as required.

At Surrey, our values and behaviours are just as important as our skills and abilities. They shape who we are as an organisation. Find out more about thevalueswe follow.

Additional Information
The job advert closes at 23:59 on 2nd January 2023.

Interviews will take place on 13th January 2023.

An enhanced DBS 'Disclosure and Barring Service' check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children's and Adults' Barred List checks will be required for this role.

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Benefits
From flexible working to job sharing (where possible) we are committed to providing a healthy work life balance. A laptop and mobile will be supplied if applicable to your role.

You will benefit from 26 days annual leave, rising to 28 days after 2 years'service, a generous local government salary related pension, as well as the option to join our car lease scheme.

For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit
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