Assistant Care Manager - Bognor Community Team

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Assistant Care Manager - Bognor Community Team

If you're committed to empowering individuals and delivering person-centred care, we'd love to hear from you.

About us

West Sussex County Council is a diverse organisation that provides services to more than 850,000 residents every day. As an employer we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, a healthy work-life balance and are rewarded for the work they do.

An opportunity has become available for an Assistant Care Manager who has enthusiasm, energy, drive, and commitment to join the fast-paced teams across West Sussex.

Working for us at West Sussex County Council is all about making a positive difference to the people of West Sussex. This is a great opportunity for you to join us as an Assistant Care Manager. You will act alongside our social work Team and health care colleagues responsible for delivering a statutory social work service to adults in the locality of West Sussex.

About the job

Salary: £30,515 to £33,119 per annum

Working pattern: 37 hours per week

Contract type: Permanent

Locations: Temporary office base in Chichester

✅Do you have experience within the Social Work sector?

✅Are you passionate about providing quality care to the community?

✅Do you want to #BeTheDifference?

We are looking for a self-motivated, collaborative new assistant care manager to join our team. This is an excellent opportunity to make a significant difference to our service users lives, although challenging the rewards by far outweigh those challenges as you will always strive for a positive outcome. No two days will look the same; you'll be working in at various locations across the county with numerous colleagues and patients from all walks of life. You will need to take an organised approach whilst exercising your expertise with knowledge of policies and legislations to support those in need.

An important part of the role is accurate records of all of the amazing work you have undertaken, and produce reports and correspondence for a variety of audiences including meetings, conferences, court, panels and other agencies.

You will receive regular, supportive and reflective supervision from senior social work colleagues, but you will also need to use your own initiative where appropriate. There would be some requirement to work flexibly, out of office hours to assist customers, carers and families and you will be required to travel throughout the county including locations that are not always easily accessible by public transport.

But don't just take our word for it hear from some of the current Chichester & Bognor Assistant Care Managers:

"Our team is small but tight knit with people from different backgrounds so everyone brings something different and there's always someone you can ask when you need some help. I am neuro divergent and it's one of the first jobs I've been allowed to be who I am. Colleagues accept you for who you are and special adaptions in the workplace were normalised from the start, and after my whole life of having to make do and work arounds it is amazing.

The best part of my job is the amazing people I meet, the different situations they are in and how I can help. We visit people when they are at their most desperate and they don't know where to turn, it's a joy to support, signpost and point them in the right direction and it's up to them to take the next steps with a little encouragement. If you are thinking about a career in social work this role will give you a big insight, and the best advice I can give is to come with a practical can do attitude and a willingness to learn" Debbie

"I have been working as an ACM for little under 3 months. The role is very flexible with the opportunity to create your own dairy. There is a lot of joy in the role, being able to support individuals in getting the care they need is very rewarding. If work becomes overwhelming, there is an approachable and welcoming team right beside you. My role consists of visits in the community and writing assessments, some of which are similar to care plans. Some days we talk to individuals who would like some advice before an assessment". Monika

Knowledge, experience and skills:

The following criteria needs to be covered, with examples where possible, within your application form:

These will be used as the shortlisting criteria so please cover in your application with examples.

Key Skills:

Ability to analyse and interpret information and prioritise needs in order to make recommendations/decisions which will have a positive outcome.

Ability to work independently and as part of a team, working under pressure and to tight deadlines.

Ability to work in a multi-agency environment to deliver a service to those people who access or need the service.

Ability to communicate complicated or sensitive information to a range of audiences to achieve positive outcomes; to be able to communicate clearly with customers reflecting the service objectives and standards.

Sound and accurate IT and keyboard skills.

Ability to recognise the limits of own accountability and responsibility, and to seek appropriate support, advice and supervision.

Qualifications and/or experience:

GCSE English and Maths or equivalent qualification or experience operating at this level of literacy and numeracy.

NVQ Level 3 in Care. Desirable

Experience of providing support/working with people in a Social Care environment.

Experience of forming effective working relationships within a multi-agency setting.

An awareness of the policies, practices and procedures relevant to Social Work. Experience of the assessment and review process of care packages.

Experience of applying relevant legislation, policies and procedures to individual pieces of work.

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Benefits:

For a full list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council employee you can find them on our

Rewards and Benefits page.

Further information:

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, 5 years referencing and a health check.

West Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer committed to promoting an environment that is inclusive and free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of its people. We actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and take every possible step to ensure that no individual will be disadvantaged.

For information regarding your eligibility to apply for this role under our Disability or Veteran's Guaranteed Interview Scheme (if you meet all the essential criteria), this can be found on our

application help page.