Overview

We are recruiting a Social Care Officer with a range of different skills and experience to join our Thanet and South Kent Coast Adult Social Care Connect team, primarily based within the Safeguarding hub where you will be part of a team who decides if the safeguarding concern meets Section 42 threshold for adult safeguarding intervention under The Care Act 2014.

We operate in a hybrid model of office-based working and working from home to meet the needs of the service.

The office base can be negotiable due to the wide geographical area that we cover, such as St Peters House, Cheriton House or Dover Civic Centre.

About You

You will have experience of working with people with social care needs and of undertaking initial assessments. A willingness to undertake a NVQ in Care Level 2 and 3 alongside Mathematics and English.

You must also possess:

• Experience of working within a multi-agency environment
• Knowledge of relevant Social Care legislation including adult safeguarding
• Financial skills and knowledge
• Good computer literacy and report writing skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and mediation and negotiation skills
• Ability to work in partnership with people and our wider partners to help identify services or resources in the community that can support well-being

We are looking for future employees who have a positive, forward-thinking attitude who can work collaboratively as part of a team.

The ability to travel across a wide geographical area in a timely and flexible manner at various times of the day is essential.

This role is subject to holding a Full UK Driving Licence – The Council is committed to making reasonable adjustments so whilst this job requires the jobholder to drive your application will still be considered if you are unable to drive due to a disability.

Our Support Offer

In return, we offer an attractive benefits package and a commitment to ensuring that you achieve a healthy work life balance and opportunities for flexible working arrangements that meet business need.

You will have excellent opportunities for professional development with access to our social care academy, progression routes that include opportunities to undertake the social work apprenticeship, and our newly launched practice framework.

We are increasingly accessible to the public outside of traditional office hours, as we move towards an 8 am to 8 pm, 7 days a week service to ensure service needs are met.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application to the Disclosure and Barring service.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements.

Contact

For further information about this role, please contact: Jemma Goldfinch on 03000 418 612.

About the Company

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KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note - if you are interested, please apply soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.