Join Oxfordshire County Council on an exciting journey towards 'Delivering the Future Together', our ambitious transformation programme which is enabling us to be an employer, partner, and place shaper of choice. We’re seeking the right people who can help us get there while embracing our value of ‘daring to do it differently’, as we continue to strive to do better. This is a trainee role where successful candidates will complete their Social Work Degree Apprenticeship over three years. You'll be working alongside Social Workers within a locality, hospital setting or safeguarding team carrying out the main duties and tasks listed below: • Work within the requirements of the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Mental Health Act 1983 and any other relevant legislation, guidance, and codes of practice, providing personalised information and advice to individuals, families, and their careers. • Use strength-based approaches, ensuring that in responding to eligible needs all options including the use of informal support networks, community resources, and Occupational Therapy (including equipment and adaptations), assistive technology are explored to achieve identified outcomes. • To undertake timely and proportionate assessments, reviews and professional interventions and other duties relating to individuals, families, and carers. • Ensure support plans are reflective of the persons needs and outcomes by providing a clear breakdown of how these are being met, regardless of determination of eligibility. • Identify and make necessary arrangements where an individual would benefit from services which will improve and maintain independence, in particular reablement services and equipment including Assistive Technology to meet needs and reduce risk. • Fulfill the role of a trusted assessor; making an assessment of when to involve another social/health care professional where a specialist assessment, skill or intervention is required. • Identify and appropriately report any adult and children safeguarding concerns and carry out safeguarding enquiries in accordance with the Care Act 2014, local procedures and within the principles of ‘making safeguarding personal’. • Identify and apply legal and professional knowledge and skills, balancing protection and risk using relevant decision-making and intervention to protect those at risk whilst promoting individuals to manage their own risk. For more information about the role visit our website. Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme Disability Confident About Disability Confident