Social Care Assessor
Salary: £ 23,541- £ £27,041 per annum (pro rata)
37 Hours per week – Fixed Term 12 Months
The First Contact Team, engages with citizens of Staffordshire, carrying out strengths based, outcome focused assessments via the telephone and other virtual means. The Care Act 2014 compliant assessments determine citizens assessed eligible needs while promoting their assets and facilitating their independence.
The First Contact Team now supports additional activity of Home First referrals (Pathway 1) and support planning for Brokerage for a cohort of Community referrals, in order for needs to be understood with the least amount of handoffs and for care to be implemented at the earliest opportunity. The Team will also provide statutory assessments for all age carers. The team is part of the wider Adult Social Care Team within the council.
Key responsibilities will include-
This Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities
As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, we offer a guaranteed interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
This position is subject to a criminal records check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.
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Closing Date: 31/08/22Interview Date: September
For more information about the role please contact: Tammy Drinkwater- Operational Manager tammy.drinkwater@staffordshire.gov.uk
Please be aware, only application forms completed online will be accepted. We will not accept CV’s or Word application forms.
Our Values
The County Council has adopted a set of values that seeks to achieve the best outcomes for its citizens, communities and employees.
Our People Strategy sets out what we all need to do to make Staffordshire County Council a great place to work, where people are supported to develop, flourish and contribute to our ambitious plans.
Our values are at the heart of the Strategy to ensure that the focus is on what is important to the organisation and the people it serves:
Benefits for working for us….
We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.
In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to a range of benefits including: