The Role

We are looking for a Social Care Assessor who shares our values and commitment and are passionate about improving the lives of our local residents.

We currently have a Social Care Assessor vacancy within our Wandsworth Social Care Teams. The team’s Social Care Assessors play a crucial role in assessing and reviewing the social care needs of adults with a focus to provide a holistic, personalised service to residents over the age of 18 who have physical disabilities and older people with mental health disabilities.

We would like to hear from people who are passionate about delivering the best services to our service users.

Your duties will include:

* undertaking assessments of individual and carers needs and risks to encourage independence, provide support and prevent harm.

* working in partnership with service users and carers using a person-centred approach, with the aim of maximising independence, wellbeing and choice

We recognise the importance of a good balance between work and home life so we do everything we can to accommodate flexible working requests. Please just let us know in your application or at any stage throughout the process (and beyond) if these are options you’d like to explore. We also offer a generous holiday allowance of 39 paid days (pro rata) including bank holidays and a wide range of learning and development opportunities.

In addition, we offer a comprehensive range of staff benefits such as membership of the Local Government pension scheme, childcare vouchers, new technology scheme, interest-free loans on annual travel cards, discounts with many leisure activities, restaurants, shops and other establishments.

Indicative Recruitment Timeline

Closing Date:  14 November 2021

Shortlisting Date: w/c 15 November 2021

Interview Date: w/c 22 November 2021  

Useful Information:

The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. We strongly advise you to complete your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Please note that the advertised dates for interviews may change due to the current Covid-19 situation. If they do, we will let you know as soon as possible.

Your health and wellbeing is our top priority. Should you become unwell due to Covid-19 during the recruitment process we would very much appreciate receiving an update from you as soon as possible.

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

Important Information:

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups, including children. It replaces the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA).

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils