Karis Gallear

- Within this period I was a Team Manager for Locality Team, Front Door Service and Safeguarding Hub.

- Management of staff including supervision, sickness/absence and performance management.

- Attendance at a number of multi agency forums such as MARAC, Exploitation panel, Multi Agency Audits, MDT's at GP surgery are some examples.

- Financial management of social care budget and staffing budget including reporting and meeting with lead accountant.

- Chair of a number of meetings such as self neglect panel, team meetings, etc.

- Leading on and contributing to review of Council policies and procedures.

- Overall operational management of Social Care Team

including performance monitoring and management and quality assurance of interventions completed by teams.

- Leading on and contributing to strategic changes including change in team structures, development of safeguarding portal, etc.

- Set up and developed a Joined up Single Point of Access with Adult Social Care and Adult Nursing Services (NHS).

- Management of staff including supervision, sickness/absence and performance management.

- Attendance at a number of multi agency meetings.

- Financial management of social care budget and staffing budget

- Chair of a number of meetings

- Management of initial contacts to the service from adults and their carers and initial assessment offer in line with The Care Act.

- Developed processes for early support for people contacting service for the first time including initial safeguarding support also

- Led on recruitment

- Overall operational management of Social Care Team

including performance monitoring and management and quality assurance of interventions completed by teams.

- Advanced Practitioner in Duty Team

- Identified lead on rolling out 'train the trainer' model when Care Act went live.

- Worked with colleagues from other service areas to adapt current staff guidance for staff support and led on programme of training that was rolled out in small group with peers.

- Led on day to day operational management of duty service

- Supported staff with supervision and other HR related processes in line management capacity

- Led on performance management of team and wrote reports to analyse this

- Decision maker for access to crisis management support on short term basis in line contractual requirements including delegated authority as budget holder sign off.

- Joint Working, support with staff morale and confidence on complex case work including safeguarding an crisis management

- Lead on quality assurance of practice and underpinning decision making with key legislation such as Mental capacity Act, Care Act, Safeguarding procedures, etc.

- Conducted Assessments, support planning and reviews in line with The Community Care Act - relevant legislation and policies and procedures at the time.

- Completed safeguarding investigations

- Complex case holder

- Worked on named worker case load of high numbers demonstrating good organisation and prioritisation skills.

- Commitment to training and continuous professional development.

- Informal mentoring of students and less experienced staff as needed.

- Deputised for AP when opportunities arose.

- Worked across a number of teams/ service areas including locality and Duty including safeguarding screening.

- Completed assessments, support planning and reviews in line with current legislation and policies and procedures at the time.

- Attended training to develop in role and was committed to continuous professional development.

- Was involved in small task force to work on reducing significant back log sitting with duty team. Met targets with timescales and response rates set within this task force.

- Was involved in work involving people needing support who had no recourse to public funds.

- Developed skill set in crisis management work, initial safeguarding screening and duty type work.

- Worked alongside key multi agency organisations/ partners such as CHC assessors, secondary mental health teams, etc.

- Attended key multi agency forums, such as hospital weekly ward reviews and Mental health hospital.