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Surrey County Council
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Ashford, Kent
Adults Social Care Assistant
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Salary: £23,951 per annum |
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Overview
Description This is a Fixed Term/Secondment contract for up to 1 year to cover Maternity leave and is based in Ashford, Middlesex. For internal candidates interested in a Secondment opportunity please discuss with your Line Manager before submitting your application. Applicants must hold a valid Driving Licence and have access to a car. About the role We currently have a vacancy for an unqualified Social Care Assistant to cover Maternity leave. The role will be based in the Spelthorne Locality Team. 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 local community'. Promoting independence, choice and control is at the heart of this position. This is an exciting opportunity to work with people to maximise their potential for independence. 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 be to assist qualified practitioners with a variety of tasks, including assessing peoples needs and carrying out regular reviews. You will frequently be the first point of contact between the public and the service, gathering initial information and identifying the need for further assessment, as well as signposting people to other services. You will work in partnership 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. Social Care Assistants will hold a caseload of individuals and carers who will generally have a support plan in place that requires routine monitoring. Applicants will enjoy working with people and have experience of direct work with the public as part of paid or voluntary work, although they may have limited or no experience of visiting people in their own homes or care settings. You will need to have competent basic IT skills and be able and willing to learn to use a variety of software systems. The work involves travelling within Surrey, therefore you will need to be a car driver and have access to a car. For more information please find attached to the bottom of this advert a full job profile.