Job summary
Salary:
£27,254 - £29,064 per annum
Grade: F
Contract Type:
Permanent
Vacancy Hours:
37 hours per week
Location:
Northallerton, North Yorkshire
This job can be based at any of our offices across the county.
North Yorkshire Council are recruiting for a full time Social Worker to join their team in the Selby Area. The role offers the flexibility of hybrid working from an agreed office base.
Are you passionate about supporting people to live independently and improve their wellbeing?
Were looking for a dedicated Wellbeing Worker to join our Care and Support team within Health and Adult Services.
To explore all current vacancies in Health and Adult Services for North Yorkshire Council please click here https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/featured-jobs/adult-social-care-professional-opportunities-north-yorkshire-health-and-adult-services Where you will also be able to view further information on our newly restructured services.
Main duties of the job
As a Wellbeing
Worker, youll provide direct practical and emotional support to adults
receiving social care. Working under the guidance of qualified professionals,
youll help individuals identify recovery-focused goals and connect with
community resources to enhance their sense of purpose, identity, and
self-esteem.
Youll support
people with mental health needs, those accessing community social care, and
individuals involved in intermediate care. Your role will include:
Supporting
daily living activities such as budgeting and domestic tasks.
Encouraging
involvement in meaningful activities and education.
Promoting
mental and physical health and wellbeing.
Building
therapeutic relationships and helping individuals access community networks.
Acting
as a safeguarding adult and responding to emergencies.
Were seeking
someone with:
Experience
in social care or community support settings.
Knowledge
of local services and referral pathways.
Strong
communication skills and the ability to build supportive relationships.
A
Level 2 qualification in Health and Social Care (or equivalent), with a
commitment to achieving Level 3.
Confidence
in using IT systems and maintaining accurate records.
A
non judgemental approach and commitment to equality and diversity.
A full
enhanced DBS check is required. You must be able to travel independently across
a rural area and be flexible to work outside normal business hours if needed.
About us
At NYC, we
value our employees and offer a range of career development opportunities,
including apprenticeships, coaching, and progression pathways across our
services. Youll be part of a supportive team making a real difference in
peoples lives.
For an
informal discussion about the role, please contact Lisa Bottomley emailLisa.Bottomley@northyorks.gov.ukor Scott
Harrison emailScott.Harrison@northyorks.gov.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job context
To provide direct practical support to people who are in
receipt of adult social care under the direction of the social worker, social
care coordinator, occupational therapist, occupational therapy assistant or
advanced practitioner.
The purpose of this post is to promote the independence of
the individual through identifying recovery focussed goals and outcomes for the
person. This is to be achieved by identifying community facilities and
activities within the local area to engender a greater sense of purpose,
identity and increased self-esteem.
This might include adults who access community social care,
mental health and specialist services or through the intermediate care model.
Other:
Enhanced DBS is required
This role involves spoken communications, so a confident use
of English language is required
The service will operate a 5-day service - operational
arrangements to be confirmed.
Job purpose
To provide support to individual service users and their
carers, who have mental health problems. To implement Recovery Plans with
service users following a professional assessment.
Operational Management:
To work with people to produce and realise their outcomes,
and assist people to access relevant services and support.
To provide regular practical and emotional support to people
and their carers to enable them to improve their self-esteem and independence.
To positively promote independent living of people in the
community by providing support with daily living (e.g., budgeting and domestic
hygiene) and assisting people to access community facilities and social
networks.
To support and encourage people to be involved in meaningful
occupation and/or meet their educational needs.
To develop supportive and therapeutic relationships with
people and carers.
To support people and carers to access resources and other
support networks in their community.
To promote the rights of people and wherever possible work
to support their being upheld.
To assist in the development of peoples involvement within
adult social care developments and where appropriate to involve carers
To promote mental and physical health and provide
information on health promotion.
Where relevant, to monitor a person progress, level of
functioning and mental state - alerting appropriate staff of any identifiable
early signs of relapse or other concerns.
Attend a persons reviews and any other relevant meetings
To report regularly to the appropriate professionals
To ensure the person understands and has a clear pathway of
care across sector and agency boundaries with key contact points and named
individuals.
To escort and support people when doing various activities
identified through their support plan
Work in partnership with the voluntary and statutory
organisations that provide social care/health information and support.
Subject to training having been provided, participate where
required in the Appropriate Adult rota.
Resource management:
To attend and actively participate in training sessions,
team and support plan review meetings and supervision as appropriate.
To take responsibility for own continuing development using
internal and external learning opportunities as agreed with Line Manager, and
to maintain a portfolio showing evidence of development.
Communications:
This post involves working and communicating effectively
with a wide range of individuals and agencies including People; Carers; Adult
and Community Services staff; Health staff; wider Council staff; Housing
Agencies; Voluntary Agencies other Statutory bodies and the General Public.
To maintain appropriate written and electronic records and
statistical information as required by NYC.
To ensure that confidentiality is maintained as per national
and local policy and respect and maintain a service users rights to
confidentiality.
Safeguarding:
Act as a safeguarding adult Alerter and intervene in
emergency situations to protect a vulnerable adult and initiate the appropriate
actions required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job context
To provide direct practical support to people who are in
receipt of adult social care under the direction of the social worker, social
care coordinator, occupational therapist, occupational therapy assistant or
advanced practitioner.
The purpose of this post is to promote the independence of
the individual through identifying recovery focussed goals and outcomes for the
person. This is to be achieved by identifying community facilities and
activities within the local area to engender a greater sense of purpose,
identity and increased self-esteem.
This might include adults who access community social care,
mental health and specialist services or through the intermediate care model.
Other:
Enhanced DBS is required
This role involves spoken communications, so a confident use
of English language is required
The service will operate a 5-day service - operational
arrangements to be confirmed.
Job purpose
To provide support to individual service users and their
carers, who have mental health problems. To implement Recovery Plans with
service users following a professional assessment.
Operational Management:
To work with people to produce and realise their outcomes,
and assist people to access relevant services and support.
To provide regular practical and emotional support to people
and their carers to enable them to improve their self-esteem and independence.
To positively promote independent living of people in the
community by providing support with daily living (e.g., budgeting and domestic
hygiene) and assisting people to access community facilities and social
networks.
To support and encourage people to be involved in meaningful
occupation and/or meet their educational needs.
To develop supportive and therapeutic relationships with
people and carers.
To support people and carers to access resources and other
support networks in their community.
To promote the rights of people and wherever possible work
to support their being upheld.
To assist in the development of peoples involvement within
adult social care developments and where appropriate to involve carers
To promote mental and physical health and provide
information on health promotion.
Where relevant, to monitor a person progress, level of
functioning and mental state - alerting appropriate staff of any identifiable
early signs of relapse or other concerns.
Attend a persons reviews and any other relevant meetings
To report regularly to the appropriate professionals
To ensure the person understands and has a clear pathway of
care across sector and agency boundaries with key contact points and named
individuals.
To escort and support people when doing various activities
identified through their support plan
Work in partnership with the voluntary and statutory
organisations that provide social care/health information and support.
Subject to training having been provided, participate where
required in the Appropriate Adult rota.
Resource management:
To attend and actively participate in training sessions,
team and support plan review meetings and supervision as appropriate.
To take responsibility for own continuing development using
internal and external learning opportunities as agreed with Line Manager, and
to maintain a portfolio showing evidence of development.
Communications:
This post involves working and communicating effectively
with a wide range of individuals and agencies including People; Carers; Adult
and Community Services staff; Health staff; wider Council staff; Housing
Agencies; Voluntary Agencies other Statutory bodies and the General Public.
To maintain appropriate written and electronic records and
statistical information as required by NYC.
To ensure that confidentiality is maintained as per national
and local policy and respect and maintain a service users rights to
confidentiality.
Safeguarding:
Act as a safeguarding adult Alerter and intervene in
emergency situations to protect a vulnerable adult and initiate the appropriate
actions required.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Be able to demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of services and community activity for people provided by statutory, voluntary, and community sectors in North Yorkshire and referral criteria.
- Working within the Social care sector.
- Delivering care or support within a community setting.
- Liaising and networking with other agencies.
- Some knowledge of Equality and Diversity, Dignity & Respect and Human Rights.
- Some knowledge of the wider impacts on health and social care and how these impact on individuals including: housing, debt, employment.
- Demonstrable experience of working with service users in the above areas.
- Experience of providing information and advice while working in direct contact with people, families and carer in a paid or voluntary capacity.
Desirable
- Some knowledge of mental health issues and/or related issues (as a worker or service user/carer or from own life experience).
- Some knowledge of supporting people who are suffering from emotional distress (as a worker or service user/carer or from own life experience).
Occupational Skills
Essential
- Customer-facing role requiring the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.
- Good numeracy skills in order to support service users with budgeting and other related issues.
- Effective written communication skills to ensure defensible case recording.
- Good IT skills, including use of email, intranet, internet, word and inputting data into the Councils care management system.
- Ability to form positive supportive and therapeutic relationships with service users and carers.
- Ability to manage time and work effectively.
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team in a range of settings.
- Ability to provide a person focused approach to outcomes focused support.
- An ability to act calmly in emergencies and to respond in a professional manner to stressful and challenging behaviour.
- Ability to work with people in a non-judgemental manner.
- Ability to provide practical support with daily living activities.
- Ability to acknowledge diversity and promote anti-discriminatory practice and equal opportunities.
- Ability to recognise and respond in a professional manner to safeguarding issues arising.
Desirable
- Ability to develop innovative solutions to help empower people.
- Able to take a flexible and creative approach to problem solving.
Qualifications
Essential
- A Level 2 diploma in Health and Social Car or equivalent level of qualification.
- An ability and commitment to achieve a Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care or equivalent.
- A commitment to undertake Continuing Personal Development and to complete underpinning knowledge for the role.
Desirable
- A Level 3 Health and Social Care diploma qualification
Other Requirements
Essential
- Personal qualities of wanting to make a positive contribution to improving quality of life for people with mental health problems and promote independence.
- Committed to promoting good practice and disclosing and challenging inappropriate conduct or practice.
- Commitment to an understanding of equal opportunities, anti-oppressive practice and issues.
- Ability to travel independently across a rural area to meet the demands of the post.
- Ability to undertake the role outside of normal business hours, if required.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Be able to demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of services and community activity for people provided by statutory, voluntary, and community sectors in North Yorkshire and referral criteria.
- Working within the Social care sector.
- Delivering care or support within a community setting.
- Liaising and networking with other agencies.
- Some knowledge of Equality and Diversity, Dignity & Respect and Human Rights.
- Some knowledge of the wider impacts on health and social care and how these impact on individuals including: housing, debt, employment.
- Demonstrable experience of working with service users in the above areas.
- Experience of providing information and advice while working in direct contact with people, families and carer in a paid or voluntary capacity.
Desirable
- Some knowledge of mental health issues and/or related issues (as a worker or service user/carer or from own life experience).
- Some knowledge of supporting people who are suffering from emotional distress (as a worker or service user/carer or from own life experience).
Occupational Skills
Essential
- Customer-facing role requiring the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.
- Good numeracy skills in order to support service users with budgeting and other related issues.
- Effective written communication skills to ensure defensible case recording.
- Good IT skills, including use of email, intranet, internet, word and inputting data into the Councils care management system.
- Ability to form positive supportive and therapeutic relationships with service users and carers.
- Ability to manage time and work effectively.
- Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team in a range of settings.
- Ability to provide a person focused approach to outcomes focused support.
- An ability to act calmly in emergencies and to respond in a professional manner to stressful and challenging behaviour.
- Ability to work with people in a non-judgemental manner.
- Ability to provide practical support with daily living activities.
- Ability to acknowledge diversity and promote anti-discriminatory practice and equal opportunities.
- Ability to recognise and respond in a professional manner to safeguarding issues arising.
Desirable
- Ability to develop innovative solutions to help empower people.
- Able to take a flexible and creative approach to problem solving.
Qualifications
Essential
- A Level 2 diploma in Health and Social Car or equivalent level of qualification.
- An ability and commitment to achieve a Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care or equivalent.
- A commitment to undertake Continuing Personal Development and to complete underpinning knowledge for the role.
Desirable
- A Level 3 Health and Social Care diploma qualification
Other Requirements
Essential
- Personal qualities of wanting to make a positive contribution to improving quality of life for people with mental health problems and promote independence.
- Committed to promoting good practice and disclosing and challenging inappropriate conduct or practice.
- Commitment to an understanding of equal opportunities, anti-oppressive practice and issues.
- Ability to travel independently across a rural area to meet the demands of the post.
- Ability to undertake the role outside of normal business hours, if required.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
