Care Assessor

Care Assessor
Havering
£22/hr
Full time position: 36/hr
Start date: ASAP
Car driver preferred
AKTON Recruitment is working closely with the local authorities and we are looking for a Care Assessor in the Havering area. 3 - 6 months contract. An enhanced DBS will be required for this role. Car driver preferred.
Havering Access Team is a front door (fast paced) service which accepts and receives referrals on a daily basis. The team manages urgent or immediate as well as short-term referrals.
The team is a multi-disciplinary team which includes senior staff, contact workers (who takes the referrals); Occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants, Care Assessors, social workers.
The service provides support all over Havering and staff are expected to work across the borough.
Varied case load - Referrals come into HAT on a daily basis and staff are expected to receive cases/referrals every day and attend visits on the same day of the referral.
Staff are on rota in the office about x2 a week and are required to complete daily visits every day
Complexity of cases varies depending on nature of referrals
Cases may include: welfare visits, Care Act assessments, scheduled/unscheduled reviews
Mental Capacity Act, family dynamics/hoarders/ No recourse to Public funds, Multidisciplinary Team Working with clients with various dependencies
1. . Knowledge of social care practice and legislations (e.g. Care Act 2014, Equality legislations, Mental health Act, safeguarding and making safeguarding personal, GDPR and Data Protection policies
2. . Good communication/assessment and written skills
3. . Ability to prioritise case load and ability to work in a fast paced team
4. . Experience ( preferable but not essential) of using social care database (Liquid Logic)
5. . Car driver preferred
Experience working in Adult social services
Havering is a great place to live and work, within easy travelling distance to the centre
Havering Council launched the 'Better Living Model ' - where customers strengths is considered as crucial to their assessment.
Havering provides laptop device with opportunities to smart work across various locations. Staff are expected to come into the office at least x2 a week to support with duty functions.
Mandatory training is provided for all staff
Monthly supervision and also informal supervision/discussion as and when needed. Open door policy