Location
1000 Dockside, United Kingdom

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£37,068 - £38,058 per annum

About the Role
As a Social Care Officer, you will support the delivery of an integrated social care service to an allocated caseload within the agreed performance management, quality assurance, and budgetary framework. Your role will involve providing an effective, efficient, and personalized assessment, support planning, brokerage, and review service to adult service users, carers, and their families. You will ensure that the principles of “Putting People First” are deployed in your day-to-day practice, supporting individuals to have the best possible personalized opportunities and to exercise choice and control to meet their defined outcomes.

Newham is a diverse borough with a vibrant population, serving over 270,190 adults from various backgrounds. Our vision is to promote the wellbeing of people in Newham, enabling adults to live independently and safely in the community, free from abuse and neglect. This is an exciting period of change as we align services with Primary Care Networks, providing opportunities for service improvements and closer partnership working.

We are committed to supporting your professional development to improve services and outcomes for vulnerable people. If you share our vision of excellent practice, we want to hear from you.

Experience
We are looking for a Social Care Officer with experience in case work under the Care Act, including promoting independence and Direct Payments, conducting assessments of needs, reviews, and working with customers and carers in the community.

About you
You should possess good assessment and care planning skills and be passionate about delivering results. Building strong links with community agencies within the Adult Social Care neighbourhood team is essential.

Qualifications
Relevant qualifications in social care are desirable, but a commitment to professional development and a positive attitude are equally important.

Benefits
- A supportive team working environment with regular supervision
- Annual appraisal linking your learning and development needs
- Subsidised leisure passes
- Generous annual leave allowance
- Local Government pension scheme
- Access to smarter working / flexible working
- Latest technology including mobile phones and laptops