Directorate: Social Care Health Integration and Wellbeing

Section: Adult Social Care

Location: Stoke North Children’s Centre

Grade: Level 7

Actual Salary: £15,937.76 - £17,380.82

Hours: 20.5

This advert is open to both Internal and External applicants.

A fantastic opportunity for Wellbeing Assessors to join a well-established team who supports adults through a strengths-based approach and a range of short term and long-term interventions with varying levels of complexity.

Wellbeing Assessors will routinely undertake Social Care assessments for adults and carers, complete reviews, care and support plans, be involved in the completion of mental capacity assessments, continuing health care decision support tools, and contributing to safeguarding enquiries.

We are looking for resilient individuals who are passionate about advocating a good quality of life for adults with learning disabilities and their families, with a keen interest in promoting independence and wellbeing.

You will approach situations in a creative and pragmatic way, supporting individuals to find solutions, focussing on strengths and options available in the community.

The right candidate will be able to manage a caseload with autonomy but within a very supportive team.

You will be able to work in partnership with a range of other agencies such as health, education and the police and work with individuals who are often facing complex social and family situations.

We ar e supportive of individuals who may not have experience as a Wellbeing Assessor currently, but if you think you have the right values and want to make a difference, we would love to hear from you

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all our employees and volunteers to share this commitment.  This position is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful applicant will be subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Please note that if an employee who is currently at risk of redundancy within the organisation applies for this vacancy their application will receive priority.  If this happens you will be advised accordingly.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Stoke-on-Trent City Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this – we therefore encourage applications from all sections of our community. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees – a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed together.

To Apply - please visit our website https://webrecruitment.stoke.gov.uk/wrl/ If you have any queries or want an application form in another format, please email recruitment@stoke.gov.uk or call us on 01782 238189.