ASW - MH Team (£27.59ph)

Location: Cardiff CF10

Contract: Ongoing   

Rate: £27.59

Start: ASAP  

About the role: 

• To assist people to resolve major difficulties in their lives and to enhance their independence and coping skills.
• To work within current legislation and Council policy, procedures and practice to assess, commission and review services, including planned interventions, for a specific client group.
• To work within the statutory guidance and policy/procedural framework to assist in protecting those who are at risk or vulnerable.
• To contribute to the development and maintenance of workable systems to ensure quality of service across the city and the identification of people particularly at risk.
• To work positively with colleagues in the statutory and independent sector to ensure an appropriate multi-agency approach, and to empower clients to speak for themselves

Job Specific Requirements

• To review and update knowledge of legal, policy and procedural frameworks and 
• Demonstrate professional competence in social work practice as laid down in the Code of Practice for Social Workers. 
• To work with individuals, families, carer groups and communities to help them make informed decisions, enabling them to clarify and express their needs and contribute to service planning.
• To assist users to enhance their independence.
• To assess needs, risks and options, taking into account legal and other requirements, including child protection and protection of vulnerable adults. 
• To assess, identify, plan, implement and review the circumstances of individuals and their families and the need for procedural and legal intervention to meet their immediate needs.
• To work actively with carers to identify and meet their support needs. 
• To prepare for and participate in decision-making forums.
• To manage and prioritise the workload, carry out duties using accountable    professional judgement.
• To monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of work, using professional and managerial supervision and support to improve practice. 
• To contribute to the identification and agreement of outcomes required of the service.
• To participate in duty rotas as appropriate.
• To record unmet or inappropriately met needs in line with Council policy and procedure.
• To participate in supervision, appraisal and team meetings, identifying issues and possible solutions where discussion and decision required.    
• To work within the budget framework of the service to identify specific packages of care to respond to individual assessments.
• To record and share client data in line with Council policy and procedure.
• To use corporate systems to support core business and care management process.
• To offer specific advice to social workers and other care professionals in areas of specialist knowledge.
• To provide casework supervision to team members below Grade 8.
• To work independently of direct support e.g. attendance at court, child protection case conferences without the presence of a team manager.