Overview
Relief Needs Assessment Officer – NN17 1TP / NN8 2JR
Our Benefits
Here at North Northamptonshire Council, we’re transforming for the better, using all our creativity and imagination to create the best life for our local people.
You’ll find that we have a wide range of careers that may be more surprising than you think!
Why choose us?
We offer a vibrant working environment with:
- a competitive salary
- a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
- lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
- generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
- hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.
We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.
About the role
North Northamptonshire Council have an exciting opportunity for a Needs Assessment Officer to join our Specialist Support for Younger Adults with Disabilities team.
This post will consist of working out of our Wellingborough or Corby office. You will work alongside Managers, who are supporting the daily needs of customers within their own homes in the community as well as the CEW’s who are out in the field.. The need to be flexible, understanding and compassionate is essential and to have an understanding of adults with a various range of disabilities.
Shift Pattern: Relief vacancies available, which could include early and late shifts, along with every other weekend working.
Our main goal is to find people who can make a difference!
Our benefits
We offer:
- A pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
- Opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge, and potential in a large unitary council.
- Generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
- Enhanced rates on Saturdays Sundays and Bank Holidays
- Enhanced overtime pay
- Business mileage paid at 45p per mile.
About you
Degree or equivalent/QCF level 3 with experience of working in Social Care or willing to work towards this (Health & Social Care)
The ability to demonstrate knowledge gained through detailed practice and application of procedures in Adult Social Care Health and Social Care
GCSE grade C and above or equivalent in English
Working knowledge and understanding of the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
In depth knowledge of the Care Act 2014 to ensure care act compliant eligibility.
Working knowledge and understanding of relevant national and local policy issues in Adult Social Care.
Knowledge & understanding of cultural differences where communities have different ethnic backgrounds to ensure equality of opportunity.
Excellent report writing skills, demonstrating the ability to achieve clear and concise reports that are fit for purpose.
Excellent listening skills and the ability to understand and communicate clearly at all levels.
Ability to build a rapport and build relationships with people, families, providers, other professionals, and wider communities.
Ability to prioritise tasks, manage own workload, to be case accountable and initially manage difficult and complex cases.
Ability to actively support and promote equal opportunities.
Ability to operate in a fast-paced office and changing environment, and to be able to make initial decisions on any shift where they are the responsible person.
Empathetic and caring when working.
To be aware of your environment and the need to be appropriate and professional at all times.
Previous experience of working with people with care and support needs.
Experience, knowledge, and demonstration of using various IT packages and systems.
Accurate and detailed entry and analysis required.
Understanding of Data Protection guidance.
Ability to demonstrate awareness/understanding of equal opportunities and other people’s behaviour, physical, social and welfare needs
Demonstrate an understanding of the safe working practices that apply to this role.
Ability to work in a way that promotes the safety and well-being of vulnerable adults.
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers
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