Social Care Team Lead
Social Care Leader – Disabilities
Medforce are proud to bring to market this exciting staff grade social worker role with a social work service that provides a wide range of health and social services to adults with additional complex needs as a result of their disability. This position is based in Bray, Co Wicklow and is a full time role.
Roles and Responsibilities
· Work as part of the Disability service Team
· Develop relationships and structures with the relevant stakeholders responsible for provision and delivery of services to ensure maximum service provision.
· Develop links to the service development process to inform the prioritisation of developments where service gaps have been identified.
· As required appraise and develop service options / proposals for individual clients who present as requiring service in conjunction with the client and / or family member / advocate, relevant professionals, agencies and management
· Develop and present a costed business case for provision of services to individual clients as deemed necessary
· Convene, co-ordinate and / or attend multi /trans disciplinary case management reviews as required
· Develop and promote multidisciplinary, interagency, intersectoral links with relevant statutory, voluntary and private service providers as appropriate
· Deputise for the Disability Manager when required
· Act as Assessment / Liaison Officer (LO) role is set out under Section 11 Disability Act (2005) as service needs require.
· Maintain appropriate, up to date written and electronic records and activity data in accordance with professional service standard and provide reports and data as required
· Ensure that all administrative systems are in accordance with guidelines and to the highest standards
· Efficiently and effectively manage and monitor budgets / expenditure and resources as may be assigned, and to prepare financial management reports as may be required
· Adhere to Policies with regard to procurement of services
· Be responsible for the provision of statistics as requested
· Provide such reports as may be necessary in relation to complaints
· Participate in research and development as appropriate
Qualifications and Experience
· Significant experience of working in Disability Services, as relevant to this role
· Significant experience of Case Management or significant elements of case management processes such as placement, discharge liaison, co-ordination of packages of care etc, as relevant to this role
· Significant experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team in Disability Services
To hear more click apply or message Jreid@medforce.ie
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