Total 3 job vacancies by Nations Recruitment

Job Category :Social Care - Qualified
Location : Market Road Day Centre, Cardiff Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £19.81

Job Purpose:
To work with people with Learning Disabilities and their carers to achieve personal outcomes and to enhance their independence and coping skills.

To work within current legislation and Council policy, procedures and practice to assess, commission and review services, including planned interventions, for the client group.

To work within the statutory guidance and policy/procedural framework to assist in protecting those who are at risk or vulnerable.

To contribute to the development and maintenance of workable systems to ensure quality of service across the city and the identification of people particularly at risk.

To work positively with colleagues in the statutory and independent sector to ensure an appropriate multi-agency approach, and to empower clients to speak for themselves

Duties and Responsibilities

Job Specific Requirements

1. To review and update knowledge of legal, policy and procedural frameworks and
demonstrate professional competence in social work practice as laid down in the
Code of Practice for Social Workers.

2. To work with individuals, families, carer groups and communities to help them make
informed decisions, enabling them to clarify and express their needs and contribute
to service planning.

3. To assist individuals to enhance their independence and achieve outcomes.

4. To assess needs, risks and options, taking into account legal and other requirements, including protection of vulnerable adults.

5. To assess, identify, plan, implement and review the circumstances of individuals and their families and the need for procedural and legal intervention to meet their immediate needs.

6. To work actively with carers to identify and meet their support needs.

7. To prepare for and participate in decision-making forums.

8. To manage and prioritise the workload, carry out duties using accountable professional judgement.

9. To monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of work, using professional and
managerial supervision and support to improve practice.

10. To contribute to the identification and agreement of outcomes required of the service.

11. To participate in duty rotas as appropriate.
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Competencies (as per Behavioural Competency Framework)
• Putting Our Customers First – Level 3
• Getting Things Done – Level 3
• Taking Personal Responsibility – Level 3
• Seeking to understand others and treating them with respect – Level 3
Education
& Training
A good general education

Degree in Social Work or Equivalent

Experience / Knowledge
Experience of working with and assessment of Adults who require support services.



Skills and Abilities
Ability to give clear written and verbal accounts of casework issues.

Ability to write clear, concise records and reports.

Skills in assessment and analysis of risk.

Ability to communicate effectively and creatively with vulnerable adults in a non-judgemental manner.

Ability to work as part of a team.

Ability to effectively organise work within a framework where time and service delivery targets are set.

Advocacy Skills

An ability to work with staff and managers at all levels and in a variety of disciplines and with agencies.

Knowledge of relevant legislation, policies and procedures.



Personal Attributes

Commitment to the Council’s Equal Opportunities Policy.

Commitment to principle of partnership.

Non-judgemental and caring attitude.

Understanding of the value and importance of supervision and ability to accept supervision.

Commitment to using information technology systems.


Special Circumstances


Full valid driving licence and the use of a car.

Job Title : Hostel Cleanings Operative Grade 3
Job Category : Construction Trades & Operatives
Location : 22 Rhoddfa Briardene, Cardiff Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : immediate start
Start Time : 07:00
End Time : 15:30
Salary: £12.00

Duties and Responsibilities and Job Specific Requirements

1. To provide a high-quality cleaning service and taking full responsibility for specific tasks in communal areas and residential flats within Hostels.

2. To follow all cleaning procedures.

3. To support the councils policies and procedures regarding Health and Safety and safe working practices.

4. To risk assess areas work and tasks to ensure a healthy and safe working environment for employees and public at large.

5. Identify repairs and report the condition of the flats and the communal areas within the hostel/s.

6. Liaise daily with Building Staff and Hostel Supervisor, reporting on operational problems arising, including ASB or other tenancy issues.

7. To provide clear written information to support work undertaken to aid the management team when providing answers to corporate complaints and for use during performance reviews.

8. To ensure customer satisfaction, by working to improve customer service, and provide the highest quality of work in line with service level agreements.

9. To communicate with customers and other service areas by telephone or in person as required.

10. To undergo training and coaching and achieve BICSc training standards.

Skills and Abilities
Demonstrates the ability to communicate well in a manner appropriate to individual needs, by phone or in person.
Demonstrates the ability to apply a methodical approach.

Demonstrates the ability to work as part of a team, showing a willingness to assist others and a commitment to meeting the objectives of the team.

Demonstrates the ability to work unsupervised.

Job Category: Social Care - Qualified
Location: County Hall, Cardiff Council
Hours Per Week: 37.00
Start Date: Immediate Start
Start Time: 09:00
End Time: 17:00
Salary: £28.00

Worker will need to be registered with SCW

We are looking for an exceptional, hardworking and highly motivated Responsible Individual to provide management and leadership for Cardiff Council’s Residential Services.

On a day-to-day basis, you will provide leadership, support and guidance to Registered Managers and Deputy Managers to ensure services are fully compliant with regulatory requirements and provide high quality residential care for children and young people with a range of complex needs, including emotional, behavioural and social difficulties, along with autistic spectrum disorder and physical disability.

You will work closely with the Residential Operational Manager.

You will:
• Ensure that development plans for the individual care homes and the overarching Residential Service are in place, and that progress is robustly monitored to ensure timely and continuous improvement.
• Ensure that the is a clear quality framework of service standards in place, against which performance is measured.