Childrens Social Support Specialist

2 weeks ago


City of Greater Bendigo, Australia beBeeCareWorker Full time $74,000 - $98,000
Job Description

As a Childrens Social Worker, you will provide safe care and support to adults 'at risk', ensuring all their basic needs identified in their support plan and risk assessments are fully met. You will also provide person-centred quality care that is tailored to the needs and aspirations of each individual.

Responsibilities:
  1. To support the delivery of agreed plans of care ensuring that service users are supported safely and individual needs and service targets are met.
  2. To support clients with their personal care as determined within their individual care plan. This includes supporting service users undertake activities such as dressing, washing, bathing or shaving, toileting, getting in or out of bed, eating, drinking, taking medication and communicating.
  3. Postholders are required to be involved in monitoring the progress of service users, being mindful of triggers for challenging behaviour, seizures and acting appropriately in line with agreed guidelines and to highlight any changes in an individual's behaviour to the manager so that the support plans can be updated.
  4. To provide support for individuals who may regularly place emotional demands on the jobholder; and raising significant issues to the manager.
  5. The activities and support undertaken by care workers should have a direct impact on the positive well-being of individuals. Therefore, postholders will work with senior officers to ensure that activities motivate and interest service users and provide a positive experience.
  6. Postholders will attend and contribute positively to meetings as requested by the manager providing input by sharing the outcome of interactions with service users and highlighting issues that may have an impact on the review of the service user's case.
  7. To ensure the accurate administration and recording of medication, including rescue medication, in line with the Councils Medication policy.
  8. Postholders are expected to ensure all records are updated and accurate. This includes ensuring appropriate information security protocols are applied when sharing and preparing information relevant to the service user's care.
  9. When delivering direct care postholders will need to exercise appropriate interpersonal caring skills in order to meet the needs of clients as covered under point 2 of this Job Description.
  10. Postholders need to be aware of individual communication needs of service users as outlined in the care plan and ensure available/accessible support from specialist services such as sign language or interpreters is used where appropriate.
Required Skills and Qualifications
  • DIPSW or equivalent qualification in Social Work
  • Social Work England registration
  • Enhanced and in date DBS certificate
  • Excellent communication skills and be able to make good decisions based on information available
  • Can work alone and within/contribute to a team/multi-agency set ups
  • Possess knowledge of service needs
  • Competent IT skills and be able to navigate electronic file/recording systems
  • Can write clear, concise, and robust assessment/reports/files
  • Have a flexible approach to work and working hours when the need arises
Benefits

We offer:

  • Dedicated experienced Consultant providing the ultimate support through your job search
  • Friendly compliance team to guide you through the registration and placement process
  • Provides your essential Enhanced DBS
  • £250 Referral bonus
Others

We believe that our unique approach to recruitment sets us apart from other agencies.



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