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Social Work Assistant

Service Care Solutions - Social Work

Posted 6 hours ago, valid for a day

Newport, Newport NP20 7AE, Wales

Part Time

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Newport County Council is looking for an experienced social work assistant to join the Home First team within Adult's services.
The position is temporary and full-time for an initial period of 3 months, with a pay rate of £16.92 per hour.
Candidates should have experience in Health and Social Care, including conducting care and support assessments.
An enhanced DBS check and a full UK driving license are also required for this role.
The role involves managing a caseload and providing information and support to individuals regarding their care needs.

Newport County Council are seeking to recruit an experienced social work assistant based in the Home First team within Adult’s services. You will manager a caseload of people, each requiring customised care and support plans. The role is a temporary, full time position for an initial period of 3 months with a view to this being extended on a rolling basis and is offering a pay rate of £16.92 per hour.The duties of this role will include:

To provide people with information and advice in relation to care and support and assistance in accessing care and support.
To explore options with individuals for meeting their care and support needs and to empower the individual to access early intervention and preventatives services.
To respond to enquiries in an informative and knowledgeable way to enable people to better help themselves and others.
To undertake proportionate assessments of care and support needs when offering advice and assistance.

The ideal candidate will have:

Enhanced DBS check
Experience of working within Health and Social Care
Experience of carrying out care and support assessments
Full UK driving licence
Be able to work upon own initiative and within a team

The benefits of working with Eilidh at Service Care Solutions:• You will receive a dedicated and personal consultant with a vast knowledge of social work• We are a nationwide supplier of Social Work staff to over 200 local authorities which means we have a wide variety of exclusive roles based all over the country• We provide frequent updates of new opportunities via text and email• We have an expert payroll service which is processed twice a weekAt Service Care Solutions we also offer a £250 bonus for referrals! If you think you know someone who would be ideal for this role and they are placed in the job you will then receive £250 at the end of their probationary period.To apply for this role, or to refer someone else, then please do not hesitate to contact Eilidh at Service Care Solutions on .

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