Social Care Assessor

Job introduction

Job Title: Social Care Assessor

A bit about us:

Liverpool is home to vibrant, energetic, and engaged communities, people who take real ownership of their local area and are passionate about making our city a better place. We've got ambitious targets to meet by 2025 and we need people who are driven, dynamic and ready to deliver the very best for our communities.   Public service is more important than ever, and this role represents a real opportunity to make a difference to our communities by transforming the way we work and placing our residents at the heart of everything we do. 

Working at Liverpool City Council provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services.

We are proud of our world-famous thriving city with its rich culture, as well as affordable housing, good schools, beautiful green spaces – there’s really something for everyone!

Liverpool Children’s Services have high ambitions and are on an improvement journey to become outstanding.  We have an inspirational leadership team who have a fresh vision, dedicated to driving practice forward.  It’s an exciting time to join us and be part of that change.

Adult Access is the front door of Adult Social Care & Health which enables a clear direction for enquires, resource, demand management, and accountability. Adult Access has three areas of operations to enable the delivery of the wider Adult Social Care Target Operating Model. 

These three functions are: 

• Wellbeing Advisor 
• Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) 
• Safeguarding Triage

All three functions will focus on a seamless person-centred, strength-based approach from first contact. In practice, Wellbeing Advisors, Social Workers, Social Care Assessors and Occupational Therapy will work together as a team. The aim being to prevent, reduce and delay people needing formal and longer-term care, and to provide short term reablement support, where required, to enable people’s independence.

The Role: 

• You as the Social care Assessor will be to assess and where necessary, provide reablement or short-term support to individuals to promote their independence. Where long term intervention is required, a robust assessment will be completed to enable a smooth transition to the Locality Teams for on-going intervention.
• Your role as Social Care Assessor will involve working with a wide range of cases for all adults from the age of 18.
• As the Social Care Assessor you will effectively manage a varied caseload with appropriate supervision, guidance, and support, reflecting the function of the team and Adult Social Care in accordance with policy, procedures, guidance and legislation.
• As part of your role as a Social Care Assessor you will complete Reablement Assessment, Your Needs Assessment, Risk Assessment, Mental Capacity and Best Interest assessment, completing Reviews, as well as any other relevant assessment in relation to a person’s needs, as well as be able to commission services such as Domiciliary Care packages, Day Centre placement. Carers support including carers assessments. Assistive technology, minor adaptations etc   
• Social Care Assessors within the Multi-Disciplinary Team will also include attendance of the daily huddle, participate in fortnightly Duty responsibilities and work together with social workers, Senior practitioners and Team Manager.
• Representing the Adult Access Team when required at any external event
• Through every interaction, you the Social Care Assessor will apply the Prevent, Reduce, Delay principles of the care act to promote independence and wellbeing.
  

Our offer to you:

•  At least 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays rising to 32 after 5 years’ service (pro rata if part time) - option to purchase further days
• Agile working (Role dependent) - A “Flexibility First” approach to Agile working where flexibility is the norm rather than the exception
• Part of the Local Government Pension scheme – option to join the AVC scheme
• Progression - opportunities and training through a wide range of high quality learning
• Health and Wellbeing - offer including Employee assistance programme
• Cycle to Work and Travel Pass Schemes 
• Drive Time – a salary sacrifice car lease scheme
• Family friendly policies with enhanced leave  
• Discounted Gym Memberships 
• Employee Volunteering Scheme 
• Medicash 

Next steps:
Closing date: midnight Friday 25th April 2025
Shortlisting date: w/c Monday 24th April 2024
Interview date: w/c Monday 5th May 2025.

We reserve the right to close vacancies earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If interested, please complete an application as early as possible.

If you would like to talk to a member of the team about the role or have an informal discussion, please contact Team manager Jess Onyia Jessica.onyia@liverpool.gov.uk, Senior Practitioner Natalie Hudson Natalie.hudson@liverpool.gov.uk or Kay Mason Barney- kay.mason-barney@liverpool.gov.uk

Watch our recruitment video and see what life is like working at Liverpool City Council.

Liverpool City Council is committed to fostering a workforce representative of the communities we serve. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we believe in appointing candidates based on their skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities. To support this commitment, we guarantee an interview to candidates from under-represented groups who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role. 

If you require any reasonable adjustments in line with the Equality Act 2010, such as an application form in a different format or additional time to complete your application, please contact us at recruitment@liverpool.gov.uk.

Although we advertise on Jobs Go Public, and other websites, your application process will be directed to our Tribepad system. Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered on Tribepad, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted. Please check your emails regularly, including Spam/Junk, after the closing dates for notifications.  Please ensure you complete your full profile, work and education history in Tribepad.