Assistant Care Manager

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Working for us at West Sussex County Council is all about making a positive difference to the people of West Sussex. This is a great opportunity for you to join us as an Assistant Care Manager - you will act alongside our social work and health care colleagues responsible for delivering a statutory social work service to adults living in the locality of West Sussex.

In this exciting opportunity, you will, under guidance and regular supervision provide a social work support service to those people who access or need the service, to include assessment, planning and review within the Supporting Lives, Connecting People framework. You will manage a challenging and complex portfolio of casework, attending multi-disciplinary meetings and working in partnership with our Health, Community and Third Sector colleagues.
You will receive regular, supportive and reflective supervision from senior social work colleagues, but you will also need to use your own initiative where appropriate. There would be some requirement to work flexibly, out of office hours to assist customers, carers and families and you will be required to travel throughout the county including locations that are not always easily accessible by public transport.

About The Job

In this exciting opportunity, you will, under guidance and regular supervision provide a social work support service to those people who access or need the service, to include assessment, planning and review within the Supporting Lives, Connecting People framework. You will manage a challenging and complex portfolio of casework, attending multi-disciplinary meetings and working in partnership with our Health, Community and Third Sector colleagues.
You will receive regular, supportive and reflective supervision from senior social work colleagues, but you will also need to use your own initiative where appropriate. There would be some requirement to work flexibly, out of office hours to assist customers, carers and families and you will be required to travel throughout the county including locations that are not always easily accessible by public transport.

Salary: NJC Grade 7 £25,409 to £27,852

Working Pattern: Full Time
Contract Length: Permanent
Location: Worthing Area
Interview Date: 19/06/2023

Experience and Skills

Key Skills:

1. Ability to analyse and interpret information and prioritise needs in order to make recommendations/decisions which will have a positive outcome.
2. Ability to work independently and as part of a team, working under pressure and to tight deadlines.
3. Ability to work in a multi-agency environment to deliver a service to those people who access or need the service.
4. Ability to communicate complicated or sensitive information to a range of audiences to achieve positive outcomes; to be able to communicate clearly with customers reflecting the service objectives and standards.
5. Sound and accurate IT and keyboard skills.
6. Ability to recognise the limits of own accountability and responsibility, and to seek appropriate support, advice and supervision.

Qualifications and/or experience:

* GCSE English and Maths or equivalent qualification or experience operating at this level of literacy and numeracy.
* NVQ Level 3 in Care. Desirable
* Experience of providing support/working with people in a Social Care environment.
* Experience of forming effective working relationships within a multi-agency setting.
* An awareness of the policies, practices and procedures relevant to Social Work. Experience of the assessment and review process of care packages.
* Experience of applying relevant legislation, policies and procedures to individual pieces of work.

Rewards and Benefits

For a full list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council employee you can find them on our Rewards and Benefits page.

Further Information

Thereference number for this role is CAFHE04289.

For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Hiring Manager (Job Title) at email address. For issues or queries regarding your application please contact .

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to (delete as appropriate) Social Work England registration, HCPC registration, an enhanced DBS check, 5 years referencing and a health check.

West Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer committed to promoting an environment that is inclusive and free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of its people. We actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and take every possible step to ensure that no individual will be disadvantaged.

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