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Job Category : Construction Trades & Operatives
Location : County Hall, Cardiff Council
Hours Per Week : 30.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £10.90

To assist within Education Catering School Meal Provision
This role Required DBS

Job Category : Social Care - Unqualified
Location : County Hall, Cardiff Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £12.47

The Interventions Hub is essential in helping families get the right help at the right time. That’s why we are developing our early intervention and prevention services to make sure families can access a range of services and tiered support to prevent the need for statutory social work intervention.
You should have experience of working with children, young people and their families and be committed to working with families to enhance parenting capacity and improve the life chances of children and young people.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR FROM YOU
You will be required to deliver services that enable parents with children who are identified to be in need, to build on their capacity and enhance and promote their child's health and development. You should be self-motivated, well organised and able to work as part of a team as well as independently.
You should be able to work flexibly.
You will be required to have a full valid driving licence and sole use of a vehicle.

Experience / Knowledge
Experience of working directly with vulnerable children and parents/carers in the community

Job Category : Construction Trades & Operatives
Location : County Hall, Cardiff Council
Hours Per Week : 30.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £12.47

Within Education Catering School Meals Provision
This role Required DBS

Job Category : Trade & Operatives
Location : Blackwall Goods Yard Depot, London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Hours Per Week : 35.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:00
End Time : 16:00
Salary: £20.29
To carry out repair and maintenance to various types of fleet vehicles.
RESPONSIBLE FOR:
The servicing, maintenance and repair of vehicles and equipment in order to maximise their operational availability, safety and effectiveness.
Maintaining standards of workmanship and vehicle and equipment availability rates that are equivalent or better than best practice for Council transport fleets.
JOB SUMMARY:
Undertake the inspection, maintenance and repair of vehicles, plant and equipment including other repairs and modifications on vehicles and equipment that require specialist skills and experience as identified in the person specification attached.

Prepare and present all types of vehicles and motorcycles to appropriate approved testing stations and achieve a high pass rate,

Undertake MOT tests on appropriate vehicles presented to the Council’s MOT bay.

Qualifications
Hold an appropriate vehicle technician qualification (equivalent:
NVQ Level 2 or above).

Hold a full, clean car
Driving Licence and
Motorcycle Driving Licence (150cc minimum).

Hold an appropriate
PCV DD restricted
(minimum) and/or HVG Class 2 (minimum) driving licence.

Qualified to be an experienced MOT vehicle examiner.

Must hold an appropriate MOT vehicle examiner certificate for Class 4, (Class 5) and Class 7 vehicles.

Skills & Experience
Demonstrate at least two years’ experience of undertaking routine, multiskilled, working on cars, light vans and heavy vehicles that are similar to those operated by the Council as well as any specialist equipment attached.
Ability to demonstrate experience and knowledge of undertaking repairs to: o Hydraulic and/or Pneumatic systems o Body panels o Electrical systems o Pedestrianised Vehicles and Motorcycles o Horticultural and Agricultural Equipment

Experience of preparing and presenting vehicles to VOSA testing stations.

Demonstrate experience and knowledge of using Welding equipment

A level of experience and knowledge of: o Paint Spraying
o Fabrication

Knowledge of basic hazards, and appropriate working practices, within a Vehicle
Workshop environment

DEPARTMENT: Population Wellbeing
DIVISION: Adult Social Care
Location: Luton
RESPONSIBLE TO: Operational Manager Therapies & Assistive Technology
GRADE: M1 (Progression scheme)
Salary: £28-£32

PURPOSE OF POST:
The Adult Social Care Division exists to promote the independence, inclusion and wellbeing of all adults with social care needs. It aims to do this by enabling people to:

⦁ Have control over their lives.
⦁ Live safe, healthy and fulfilled lives.
⦁ Have an active role in a stronger and prosperous community.
⦁ Access the support they need in order to be as independent as they choose.

You will be expected to: 1) receive and co-ordinate referrals, undertake the resulting assessments which will predominantly focus on equipment/adaptations and may also include carers assessments; 2) coach and mentor Social Care Assessors and Rehabilitation Officers who are undertaking assessments, support planning and review tasks; 3) influence the direction of future services by promoting independence, enablement and rehabilitative models.

Experience
Substantial post qualifying experience in social/health care field.

Significant experience of collaborative, partnership and interagency working.

Experience of the customer interface environment and demonstrable commitment to customer satisfaction including knowledge of the different adult client groups.

Experience of advocacy and user involvement issues including promoting the involvement of people in developing their own care/support plans

Demonstrable Experience of coaching/ mentoring

Significant demonstrable
Occupational Therapy experience of working work with complex and challenging cases - with access to support and supervision - where there may be issues of vulnerability and risk and where crisis intervention may be required in compliance with
health and safety policies
Skills/Abilities
Self-motivating and managing, high achiever, dynamic and innovative, able to work as part of a team and meet strict deadlines and targets.

Able to promote the benefits of working together as one multidisciplinary team and one department to minimise duplication and make best use of scarce resources.

Able to work with complex and challenging cases where there may be issues of vulnerability and risk and where crisis intervention may be required in compliance with health and safety policies and in such situations be able to deal politely and tactfully with customers give advice within specific guidelines and persuade and gain commitment from a wide range of people Able to advise, guide, assist, coach, supervise to direct work, develop and mentor the professional case work practice of Social Care Assessors. Including evidence of ability to evaluate alternative lines of action, identify degrees of priority and urgency and make creative and sound judgments in providing solutions on case work issues.

Able to make professional judgements, accept the consequences of own actions and negotiate resources in a multidisciplinary setting.

Able to communicate effectively (orally and in writing) and work with service users, carers and with a wide range of other professionals collaboratively.

Able to maintain high quality records, write clear, concise reports and correspondence dealing with complex issues. This will involve using Council computer database and case recording systems

Education and Training

Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent and hold professional registration

Demonstrable commitment to continuous professional development. Willing to undertake further PQ training

Specialist Knowledge

In depth knowledge and understanding of social care legislation and regulation and how to interpret this in a modern context including:
⦁ Personalisation
⦁ Care Act 2014
⦁ OT best practice guidance
⦁ Making Safeguarding Personals
⦁ MCA DoLS
⦁ Multi-disciplinary complex case work
⦁ CQC Care Standards
⦁ Rehabilitation & Reablement
⦁ Continuing Healthcare
⦁ Telecare & Other Technologies
Knowledge of and application of the Early Help & preventative
agenda

Other Requirements
Able to visit customers and families in their own homes (regularly)

Able to work across a 7 day week on occasion
Able to work across the different
pathways

Willingness to do Practice Educator
Training

Able to work outside normal office
hours (occasionally)

DEPARTMENT: HOUSING AND COMMUNITY LIVING
DIVISION: Children & Families Social
Location: Luton
GRADE: L7
Salary: £35-£40

PURPOSE OF POST:
Receive and co-ordinate referrals, undertake assessments/formulate care plans, arrange action and review services for children and families.

Experience
Some experience in social/health care field.
Skills/Abilities
Ability to make professional judgements in a multi-disciplinary setting.
Able to work with complex and challenging cases, where there may be issues of vulnerability and risk with appropriate supervision.

Education
Dip SW, CQSW, or recognised equivalent professional qualification
Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council

DEPARTMENT: Public Health & Wellbeing
DIVISION: Adult Social Care
Location: Luton
RESPONSIBLE TO: Operational Manager - Adults Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH)
GRADE: L7 & ASYE
Salary: £28-£30

Purpose of post:

This post works across Adult Social Care and Rough Sleeping to promote wellbeing by preventing rough sleeping in Luton. It aims to do this by enabling people to:

⦁ Have control over their lives.
⦁ Live safe, healthy and fulfilled lives.
⦁ Have an active role in a stronger and prosperous community.
⦁ Access the support they need in order to be as independent as they choose.

This post is specifically funded to work with people rough sleeping and at risk of returning to rough sleeping. You will be expected to: 1) receive and co-ordinate complex referrals, undertake the resulting assessments including if you are a qualified Approved Mental Health practitioner (AMPH) and Best Interest Assessor (BIA) and carers assessments; 2) work in close partnership with homelessness providers; 3) influence the direction of future services.

Experience
Post qualifying experience in
social/health care field

Experience of the customer interface environment and demonstrable commitment to customer satisfaction including knowledge of the different adult client groups.

Experience of advocacy and user involvement issues including promoting the involvement of people in developing their own care/support plans

Experience of collaborative, partnership and inter-agency working.
Skills/Abilities
Self-motivating and managing, high achiever, dynamic and innovative, able to work as part of a team.

Able to support the promotion the benefits of working together as one multi-disciplinary team and one department to minimise duplication and make best use of scarce resources

Able to work with straightforward cases with appropriate support and supervision - where there may be issues of vulnerability and risk and where crisis intervention may be required in compliance with health and safety policies.

Able to evaluate alternative lines of action, identify degrees of priority and urgency and make creative and sound judgments in providing solutions to case work issues.

Demonstrable organisational skills - able to manage periods of competing pressures, conflicting demands and priorities and plan workload in order to meet strict deadlines and targets whilst maintaining excellent standards.
Able to make professional judgements, accept the consequences of own actions and negotiate resources in a multidisciplinary setting.

Able to set and maintain the highest standards of personal, professional and ethical behaviour and gain the trust and respect of others.

Ability to reflect on own practice

Ability to work under pressure
Education and training
Dip SW or CQSW, must be registered with relevant body (e.g.
HCPC).
(or Foreign qualification where certified by Social Work England)

Demonstrable commitment to continuous professional development. Willing to undertake
further PQ training

Specialist knowledge
In depth knowledge and understanding of social care legislation and regulation and how to interpret this in a modern context including:
⦁ Personalisation
⦁ Care Act 2014
⦁ Making Safeguarding Personal MCA DoLS
⦁ Multi-disciplinary complex case work
⦁ CQC Care Standards
•No recourse to public funds
•Transition
•Transforming Care
•Continuing Healthcare
•Rehabilitation & Reablement
•Telecare & Other Technologies Knowledge of and application of the Early Help & preventative agenda

DEPARTMENT: HOUSING AND COMMUNITY LIVING
DIVISION: ADULT SOCIAL CARE
Location: Luton
RESPONSIBLE TO: ADVANCED PRACTITIONER SOCIAL WORK
GRADE: M1 (Higher)
Salary: £34,723 - £37,261 a year, plus £5,000 market supplement and £963 essential car user allowance (subject to criteria)

PURPOSE OF POST:
The Adult Social Care Division exists to promote the independence, inclusion and well-being of all adults with social care needs. It aims to do this by enabling people to:
• Have control over their lives.
• Live safe, healthy and fulfilled lives.
• Have an active role in a stronger and prosperous community.
• Access the support they need in order to be as independent as they choose.
You will be expected to: 1) receive and co-ordinate complex referrals, undertake the resulting assessments including Approved Mental Health Practitioner (AMHP) and Best Interest Assessor (BIA) and carers assessments; 2) coach and mentor Social Care Assessors who are undertaking assessments, support planning and review tasks; 3) influence the direction of future services.
You will be expected to provide leadership on risk and safeguarding matters and to promote
personalised care pathways ensuring choice and control for all eligible individuals. You will be expected to work with others to influence and shape the local environment, to promote social inclusion and accessibility and ensure that identified needs are understood individually, by locality and fed into strategic commissioning.

Experience
Substantial post qualifying experience in social/health care field.
Experience of coaching/ mentoring
Experience of the customer interface environment and demonstrable commitment to customer satisfaction including knowledge of the different adult client groups.
Experience of advocacy and user involvement issues including promoting the involvement of people in developing their own care/support plans
Significant experience of collaborative,
partnership and inter-agency working.

Skills/Abilities
Self-motivating and managing, high achiever, dynamic and innovative, able to work as part of a team and meet strict deadlines and targets.
Able to undertake AMHP and or BIA assessments
Able to promote the benefits of working together as one multi-disciplinary team and one department to minimise duplication and make best use of scarce resources
Able to work with complex and challenging cases - with access to support and supervision - where there may be issues of vulnerability and risk and where crisis intervention may be required in compliance with health and safety policies.
Able to advise, guide, assist, coach and mentor the case work practice of
Social Care Assessors. Including evidence of ability to evaluate alternative lines of action, identify

Education and Training
Dip SW or CQSW, (or Foreign qualification where certified by
General Social Care Council) + at least PQ in one relevant area and hold GSCC or equivalent registrationDemonstrable commitment to professional development. Willing to undertake further PQ training

Specialist KnowledgeIn depth knowledge and understanding of social care legislation and regulation and how to interpret this in a modern context including:
• Personalisation
• Eligibility criteria
• Safeguarding & MCA DoLS
• Multi-disciplinary complex
case work
• CQC Care Standards
Ability to support staff working with complex family dynamics

DEPARTMENT: Public Health & Wellbeing
DIVISION: Adult Social Care
Location: Luton

RESPONSIBLE TO: Operational Manager (either Early Intervention & Stabilisation or Long
Term Support
GRADE: M1
salary: £34,723 - £37,261 a year plus £5,000 market supplement and £963 essential car user allowance (subject to criteria)

PURPOSE OF POST:
The Adult Social Care Division exists to promote the independence, inclusion and well-being of all adults with social care needs. It aims to do this by enabling people to:
• Have control over their lives.
• Live safe, healthy and fulfilled lives.
• Have an active role in a stronger and prosperous community.
• Access the support they need in order to be as independent as they choose.
You will be expected to: 1) receive and co-ordinate complex referrals, undertake the resulting assessments including Approved Mental Health Practitioner (AMHP) and Best Interest Assessor
(BIA) and carers assessments; 2) coach and mentor Social Care Assessors who are undertaking assessments, support planning and review tasks; 3) influence the direction of future services
Experience
Demonstrable post qualifying experience in social/health care field.
Demonstrable experience of coaching/ mentoring/developing
Demonstrable experience of working work with and challenging cases - with access to support and supervision -where there may be issues of vulnerability and risk and where crisis intervention may be required in compliance with health and safety policies.
Experience of the customer interface environment and demonstrable commitment to customer satisfaction including knowledge of the different adult client groups.
Experience of advocacy and user involvement issues including promoting the involvement of people in developing their own care/support plans
Significant experience of collaborative, partnership and inter-agency working.

Skills/Abilities
Self-motivating and managing, high achiever, dynamic and innovative, able to work as part of a team and meet strict deadlines and targets.
Able to undertake AMHP and or BIA assessments
Able to quality control and assure services
Able to promote the benefits of working together as one multi-disciplinary team and one department to minimise duplication and make best use of scarce resources
Able to advise, guide, assist, supervise to direct work, coach, develop and mentor the case workpractice of Social Care Assessors.
Including evidence of ability to evaluate alternative lines of action, identify degrees of priority and urgency and make creative and sound judgments in providing solutions on case work issues.
Able to make professional judgements, accept the consequences of own actions and negotiate resources in a multidisciplinary setting.
Able to communicate effectively (orally and in writing) and work with customers, carers and with a wide range of other professionals.
Able to maintain high quality records, write clear, concise reports and

Specialist Knowledge
In depth knowledge and understanding of social care legislation and regulation and how to interpret this in a modern context including:
• Personalisation
• Care Act 2014
• Making Safeguarding personal
• MCA DoLS
• Multi-disciplinary complex case
work
• CQC Care Standards
• No recourse to public funds
• Transition
• Transforming Care
• Continuing Healthcare
• Rehabilitation & Reablement
• Telecare & Other Technologies
• Knowledge of and application of the Early Help & preventative agenda
Ability to support staff working with complex family dynamics

Education and Training
BSC, Dip SW or CQSW, (or Foreign qualification where certified by Social Work England) + at least PQ in one relevant area and hold GSCC or equivalent registration
Current and Valid registration with Social Work England or equivalent
professional body Demonstrable commitment to continuous
professional development. Willing to undertake further PQ training

Other Requirements
Able to visit customers and families in their own homes (regularly)
Able to work across the different Adult Social Care pathways (Early Intervention & Long Term Care) s
Able to work outside normal office hours (occasionally)
Willingness to do Practice Educator Training

DEPARTMENT: Children, Families and Education
DIVISION: Youth Partnership Service
Location: Luton
RESPONSIBLE TO: Practice Manager
GRADE: L7 - Level 1 (lower)
Salary: £28

PURPOSE OF POST:
Undertake assessments, develop, coordinate, implement, monitor and review intervention plans with children and young people subject to early intervention, prevention and youth justice services and their families (including challenging and complex cases). Undertake office, court and bail duties to represent the Service, prepare reports for the criminal courts and monitor compliance and adherence to all statutory and non-statutory interventions in order to reduce the risk of criminal exploitation, offending, re-offending and/or harm to children and young people or to the public.
Experience
Demonstrable experience, paid or
voluntary working with adolescents
Some experience of work with young offenders in a related setting: e.g.: YOI’s, STC’s, probation, youth justice, social services children’s services.

Skills/Abilities
Able to communicate effectively (English - verbally and written) and to create and maintain positive working relationships with children, young people, parents and a wide range of other professionals and agencies.
Able to use own initiative and to work to targets and prioritise workload to strict deadlines.
Able to assess, support and motivate young people including where levels of vulnerability and risk to themselves and to the public are medium to high.
Able to work with the agency’s IT equipment for the purpose of case recording
Ability to make professional judgements in a multidisciplinary criminal justice setting and to negotiate appropriate resources

Specialist Knowledge
Some knowledge of current legislation and issues relating to children, young people & families including children/young people who offend eg: Children Act, various criminal justice legislation & issues

Education and Training
A relevant professional or degree level qualification (NVQ 4) associated with one of the partner agencies (A minimum of 2/8 posts in the service must have a recognised social work qualification) (NB: registered with the General Council of Social Work or UK equivalent if holding a social work qualification)

Other Requirements
Car driver to enable regular and frequent visits both within and outside the Borough and provide transport for children, young people, parents etc. Able to work outside normal office hours including evenings and occasional Saturday and Bank Holiday court cover

Job Category : Finance
Location : County Hall, West Sussex County Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £12.02

Please note we require 2 Payroll Officers, from April - end of September 2023.
The candidates will be required to be in the Chichester office one day a week.

Required experience and skills
(These will be used as the shortlisting criteria)

Key Skills:

1. Good numeracy skills to work with figures and make sound and accurate financial calculations, working methodically.
2. Clear written communication skills to prepare letters, correspondence and respond to emails to resolve complex customer enquiries matters.
3. Good analytical and problem solving skills to analyse complex/technical information or issues and find practical solutions on more difficult matters,
4. Good verbal communication skills to provide specialist advice and guidance and communicate effectively across the team and with managers and outside bodies. Including the ability to provide clear advice, technical information and informal training in ways to best promote understanding.
5. The ability to plan and prioritise work and organising activities in co-ordination with others to meet objectives and deadlines. Including when working under pressure.
6. Sound and accurate IT skills including Word and Excel (or equivalent) and the use of payroll systems (e.g. SAP, Oracle) for operating a similar service.

Qualifications and/or experience:
⦁ Good working knowledge of SAP/AXISe or other similar equivalent IT system used for working with Payroll, Pensions and HR Administration or within a similar financial environment. Sound and accurate overall IT knowledge including Microsoft Office
⦁ 4 GCSEs with A-C passes including Maths and English or equivalent qualification or experience demonstrating that level of numeracy and literacy.
⦁ Institute of Payroll & Pensions Management (IPPM) part qualified at NVQ level 3 (Foundation in Local Government Pensions Administration) or 4 (Team Leading- Payroll/Pensions) or an equivalent qualification or demonstrable technical and theoretical knowledge related to Payroll or Pensions Administration.
⦁ Experience of working in a customer orientated environment.
⦁ Experience of payroll or pensions practice, applications, and regulations
⦁ Experience providing advice or guidance to managers or customers. Including explaining specialist or technical information.
⦁ Experience in supporting others or providing on-the-job training to colleagues to maximise their specific capabilities.
⦁ Sound experience demonstrating applied specialist practical and theoretical knowledge of working in Payroll. Including experience of the relevant IT systems and administrative processes, and a working knowledge of Pension/Payroll practice and the application of legislation.
⦁ The ability to manipulate data and work on statistics to produce user friendly reports, putting together and displaying information related to services in a clear and appropriate way, including highlighting issues or monitoring against objectives.
⦁ The ability to contribute to reviewing working practices. Including the ability to analyse current practice, recognise where change is needed, and contribute to improving working methods, systems and the effectiveness of processes and service delivery.

Key responsibilities
⦁ To provide reliable, efficient and effective flexible support to a team of a complex administrative nature relating to the delivery of a specialist financially related service (e.g. Pensions and Payroll,).
⦁ Responding to client/customer queries, giving information and guidance relating to the service, maintaining records and producing standard correspondence providing support and day to day processing according to set procedures.
⦁ To provide senior level specialist administration, support and advice to assist the team in delivering its central service function.
⦁ Supports and advises other team members with processing and procedures ensuring high standards of service. Checks work done by Administrators as necessary.
⦁ Works as a specialist administrator on the various processing tasks and calculations done by the team.
⦁ Organises own workload according to demands, planning work in co-ordination with others to meet service objectives and deliver a customer focussed service.
⦁ Delivers timely and efficient specialist administrative support to a team or across teams with an awareness of team requirements. Prioritises day to day work in the short term, working with colleagues to deliver objectives and a customer focussed service.
⦁ Processes timely and accurate payments, contracts of employment, changes to personnel and pension records, or other administration tasks relating to the team service (or service across teams).
⦁ Uses SAP, or other large computerised system to undertake these processes according to procedure. Performs related manual calculations and works with formulae where necessary.
⦁ Analyses information to draw conclusions relating to employees individual pension, salary, salary payments, leave entitlement or terms and conditions of employment and to process various related tasks appropriately over periods of two to three hours.
⦁ Updates and maintains relevant computerised and manual records relating to the service appropriately and accurately.
Responds independently to communications and queries using initiative to resolve unexpected problems as necessary. Including responding to requests for information, drafting non-standard letters, providing advice,

Job Category : Social Care - Unqualified
Location : High Trees, West Sussex County Council
Start Date : Immediate start
Salary: £11.59

This is a bulk order for all shifts at High Trees. Address: 21 Lancing Close, Ifield, Crawley, RH11 0DJ.

Child care experience and training is REQUIRED.

DBS Required

Job Category : Social Care - Unqualified
Location : Orchard House, West Sussex County Council
Start Date : Immediate start
Salary: £11.59

This is a bulk order for all shifts at Orchard House. Address: Hanlye Lane Cuckfield RH17 5HN

Child care experience and training is REQUIRED.

DBS Required

Job Category : Social Care - Unqualified
Location : County Hall North, West Sussex County Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Pay - Grade 7
Salary: £13.17

Location - Office base County Hall North - Horsham
Working arrangement's - Mix of both - office based 3 days a week and the rest from home

Job Description : The Mental Health Prevention and Wellbeing Officer’s role will have a distinctive contribution to make to the current challenges faced in mental health services. The role holder will need to fully understand and implement a strength-based approach that will ensure that all customers are supported in this manner. This approach would be applied in all elements of social care including assessment, planning, implementing, and review of customer’s care. You would also need to understand The Mental Capacity Act and how to apply it to social care. You will need to be aware of WSCC safeguarding procedures and ensure that these are followed. West Sussex County Council value customer involvement and promote autonomy, therefore you would be expected to ensure that individuals have choice and control throughout the process. The role consists of working with social workers closely across services, both internally within Adult Social Care, and externally with our partner organisations such as Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust and other third sector agencies. The post holder would need the ability to maintain and build on relationships with several agencies to ensure effective support is provided to customers using mental health services. You will need to be able to network with third sector agencies ensuring cost effective resources are sought and to build a portfolio of services which can also support with mental health as a service to all customers. You will need to work with other preventative services to ensure effective resources and support are provided to customers with mental health needs in West Sussex.
The role holder would be working with customers who need short, intensive support that will enable them to live meaningful and independent lives, as well as undertaking the more traditional work such as assessment, support planning and review. You will be supporting customers in the community and those being discharged from hospitals.
You will be working with customers who may be in crisis and this will require an ability to work under pressure. You will support people by providing effective strength-based solutions that will enable them to manage any change in circumstances. What you’ll need to succeed You’ll have previous experience of working within a social care or health care setting, with individuals who have complex mental health needs. You will need to be resilient and flexible and able to adapt to changing situations.
You will be able to maintain a calm approach in the face of emotionally stressful events. You will be passionate about enabling individuals to live an independent and meaningful life that meets their personal aspirations.
You’ll be able to develop and deliver creative and innovative solutions for individuals, to ensure they are able to engage with community assets and minimise the need for long-term formal support. You will challenge discrimination and oppression and promote inclusion and diversity.
You’ll demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work as part of a team, while also being able to use your initiative and act autonomously, seeking support from your manager when appropriate.
Key Skills:

1. Ability to analyse and interpret complex data and information and prioritise needs to make recommendations / decisions which will have a positive outcome.
2. Highly developed communication skills to persuade, negotiate or influence within or outside the organisation to achieve challenging / sensitive objectives and ensure implementation of solutions.
3. Ability to challenge existing practices and identify innovative solutions, setting timescales and objectives, and reviewing effectiveness of service delivery.
4. Ability to work in a multi-agency working environment that contributes to improvements for individuals and/or services.
5. Ability to make sound pragmatic problem solving decisions, which may have a wider service impact and could be business critical, including the ability to tackle difficult problems of a technical, professional, resource or people related nature using existing policies, procedures and knowledge to devise approaches.
6. Ability to recognise the limits of own accountability and responsibility, and to seek appropriate support, advice and supervision.

Qualifications and/or experience:
⦁ GSCE English and Maths, or equivalent qualification or experience demonstrating that level of literacy and numeracy.
⦁ Experience of working within adult social care, or a care provider or health provider, with experience of working with individuals who have complex mental disorder.
⦁ Up to date knowledge and experience of safeguarding, assessment and review processes, policies and legislation.
⦁ Working knowledge of financial eligibility for statutory services and benefits.
⦁ Knowledge of a variety of associated legislation, for example Care Act, Mental Capacity, Mental Health Act.
⦁ Experience of forming effective working relationships within a multi-agency setting.

Job Category : Social Care - Unqualified
Location : County Hall North, West Sussex County Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £13.17

Pay - Grade 7
Location - Office base County Hall North - Horsham
Working arrangement's - Mix of both - office based 3 days a week and the rest from home

Job Description : The Mental Health Prevention and Wellbeing Officer’s role will have a distinctive contribution to make to the current challenges faced in mental health services. The role holder will need to fully understand and implement a strength-based approach that will ensure that all customers are supported in this manner. This approach would be applied in all elements of social care including assessment, planning, implementing, and review of customer’s care.
You would also need to understand The Mental Capacity Act and how to apply it to social care. You will need to be aware of WSCC safeguarding procedures and ensure that these are followed. West Sussex County Council value customer involvement and promote autonomy, therefore you would be expected to ensure that individuals have choice and control throughout the process.
The role consists of working with social workers closely across services, both internally within Adult Social Care, and externally with our partner organisations such as Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust and other third sector agencies. The post holder would need the ability to maintain and build on relationships with several agencies to ensure effective support is provided to customers using mental health services.
You will need to be able to network with third sector agencies ensuring cost effective resources are sought and to build a portfolio of services which can also support with mental health as a service to all customers. You will need to work with other preventative services to ensure effective resources and support are provided to customers with mental health needs in West Sussex.
The role holder would be working with customers who need short, intensive support that will enable them to live meaningful and independent lives, as well as undertaking the more traditional work such as assessment, support planning and review. You will be supporting customers in the community and those being discharged from hospitals. You will be working with customers who may be in crisis and this will require an ability to work under pressure.
You will support people by providing effective strength-based solutions that will enable them to manage any change in circumstances. What you’ll need to succeed You’ll have previous experience of working within a social care or health care setting, with individuals who have complex mental health needs. You will need to be resilient and flexible and able to adapt to changing situations.
You will be able to maintain a calm approach in the face of emotionally stressful events. You will be passionate about enabling individuals to live an independent and meaningful life that meets their personal aspirations. You’ll be able to develop and deliver creative and innovative solutions for individuals, to ensure they are able to engage with community assets and minimise the need for long-term formal support. You will challenge discrimination and oppression and promote inclusion and diversity.
You’ll demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work as part of a team, while also being able to use your initiative and act autonomously, seeking support from your manager when appropriate.
Key Skills:

1. Ability to analyse and interpret complex data and information and prioritise needs to make recommendations / decisions which will have a positive outcome.
2. Highly developed communication skills to persuade, negotiate or influence within or outside the organisation to achieve challenging / sensitive objectives and ensure implementation of solutions.
3. Ability to challenge existing practices and identify innovative solutions, setting timescales and objectives, and reviewing effectiveness of service delivery.
4. Ability to work in a multi-agency working environment that contributes to improvements for individuals and/or services.
5. Ability to make sound pragmatic problem solving decisions, which may have a wider service impact and could be business critical, including the ability to tackle difficult problems of a technical, professional, resource or people related nature using existing policies, procedures and knowledge to devise approaches.
6. Ability to recognise the limits of own accountability and responsibility, and to seek appropriate support, advice and supervision.

Qualifications and/or experience:
⦁ GSCE English and Maths, or equivalent qualification or experience demonstrating that level of literacy and numeracy.
⦁ Experience of working within adult social care, or a care provider or health provider, with experience of working with individuals who have complex mental disorder.
⦁ Up to date knowledge and experience of safeguarding, assessment and review processes, policies and legislation.
⦁ Working knowledge of financial eligibility for statutory services and benefits.
⦁ Knowledge of a variety of associated legislation, for example Care Act, Mental Capacity, Mental Health Act.
⦁ Experience of forming effective working relationships within a multi-agency setting.