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Posted 1522 days ago

An exciting opportunity to be part of our Prevention and Wellbeing Team where you will support individuals to achieve objectives to improve their health and wellbeing, alongside supporting local communities to coordinate and grow what is on offer in the local area. Working in a creative, strengths based and personalised way you will support local residents who have had contact with Adult Social Care and their carers to find practical and sustainable solutions to achieve their objectives

Our 5 Core Values:Embrace Innovation/Change •Value Diversity •Working Together •Can be Trusted •We Care are important to us and if these are important to you and you consider yourself to be professionally curious and a dynamic practitioner who can thrive in a high paced and high energy service then Barnet is the place for you!We want Barnet to be an even better place to live where wellbeing and independence is promoted and to deliver this we require our staff to be competent, confident and caring. With supportive and visible leadership, we demonstrate a strong commitment to delivering our vision as well as consistent decision making. Tools, processes and investment in excellent learning and develop enable our staff to do this. We will provide you with excellent supervision, support and the tools to carry out your job effectively.

You will be experienced in approaching issues in stages and developing plans. Coordinate information about what already exists within our local communities, identify gaps and opportunities, develop new initiatives and encourage the local community to take lead on managing this long term. Build strong relationships with local partners, understand the value of residents and provide support to increase accessible community initiatives. Manage a diverse case load while coordinating and expanding the community offer. Service users have told us that they feel listened to, more in control, and have managed to achieve numerous personal objectives. Many have gone on to be active members of local communities, leading and attending new initiatives or becoming part of those already established.

Passion for working with people, prompting self-management & independence .Clear understanding of boundaries, risk assessment and personal accountability. Understanding of Health &Social Care within Barnet. Experience of working with adults with care and support needs. See the fit with developing local landscape &National picture. Knowledge of relevant social care legislation/ guidance. Understanding of protecting and making vulnerable adults safe. Excellent interpersonal skills. Ability to use wide range of IT applications and document systems. Experience of recording& reporting on data. Creative & enthusiastic approach to support individuals build good networks

Staff wellbeing is important to us and in Adults and Health you will receive a range of support and development and training opportunities including regular supervision group case discussion and peer support. 30 days annual leave, plus public and bank holidays.•Work-life balance options may include flexi-time, job share, home working, part-time .•Generous Local Government Pension Scheme .•We have flexible benefits offer that can be tailor made to suit an individual’s preference such as trading in pension contributions for a high salary. We will be happy to discuss and consider individual options during the recruitment process.

If you are successful in your initial application, you will be invited to an Interview during the week beginning the 23 March 2020. If shortlisted you will be required to bring photographic ID to your interview to prove your identity.