Social Care Associate Practitioner

Your new role: You will be ensuring people eligible for social care assistance have the maximum choice, control and power over the support services they receive to achieve the best possible quality of life and the equality of independent living wherever possible. You will work within The Care Act eligibility criteria to provide assessment and advice to clients and carers, to manage practical tasks through a problem-solving approach. Responsible for a caseload of an identified client group, you will work with them and their carers to identify needs and access services, referring to agencies where applicable. You will provide specific advice and information either by telephone or face to face visits in appropriate settings. You will undertake assessments, assessing the function and potential physical abilities of clients in all daily living task. As well as initial and regular reviews/updates to support planes to ensure they meet changing needs and risk over time of the client. The nature of the post will require flexibility to meet urgent work as they arise amy inevitably entail some work outside normal office hours. You will also be required to participate in the duty rota.