Job Details Assistant Care Co-ordinator - Dudley Disability Service Hours: 37 per week Permanent - full time Salary : Grade 6 (£27,711 - £30,060) About Us The Dudley Disability Service is looking to recruit a permanent Assistant Care Coordinator, this is an exciting and rewarding opportunity to work with a developing and motivated team that aims to support people, their families and carers to explore, plan and access appropriate housing, support, social, leisure, learning and employment opportunities. We are seeking a creative and enthusiastic individual to work within the service who can ensure a strengths-based approach is applied in practice, to promote wellbeing and independence by supporting people to access resources, make informed choices and build new relationships enabling them to live in their own home and participate as active citizens of Dudley. You will be expected to support the operations of the service including duty, respond to a wide range of contacts and agencies and contribute to the development of Multi-Disciplinary work. Successful applicants will need to have a good understanding of how individuals can be supported to maximise their independence, improve health and well-being in a coordinated way. You will be expected to manage tasks with management oversight, identifying any adults who may be at risk of abuse or neglect. You will have experience of working in adult social care, a commitment to empowerment and strengths-based approaches. You will also need to be committed to diversity and a non-judgemental approach. Some knowledge of adult social care, mental health and mental capacity legislation would be beneficial. An experience of working with adults who have care and support needs is desirable. We are a very supportive team who offer regular supervision and reflection to develop your knowledge, skills, and practice. An informal discussion with the Head of Service is welcome, if you would like to know more please contact Sarah Glover on 01384 816927 or Sarah.glover@dudley.gov.uk So that we can demonstrate Dudley's commitment to diversity and inclusion and to improve bias in the recruitment process that could create barriers for candidates. Your personal data will be anonymised when you apply, to ensure that you comply with our anonymisation process, please ensure you have removed your name and date of birth from any attachments prior to uploading them to your application. Online application forms will only be accepted for this vacancy, online facilities for jobs are available at public libraries within the Dudley Borough. All applicants must be able to provide documentation to prove their right to work in the UK. Please note: Dudley MBC does not currently offer sponsorship for candidates without the Right to Work in the UK. If you require support completing an online or paper application form and or interview techniques, please contact Dudley Adult and Community Learning on 01384 818 143 or acl@dudley.gov.uk who can support with Digital Skills and Job Applications. If you have a disability and require assistance in making an application please contact the HR Resourcing Team via HR.Resourcing@dudley.gov.uk If you are experiencing a problem whilst applying for a position, please follow the link below to the WM Jobs Help Page in the first instance https://help.wmjobs.co.uk/ If the WM Jobs Help Page does not resolve your issue then please contact the HR Resourcing Team via HR.Resourcing@dudley.gov.uk Dudley Council will check the information that you have provided against any details already held for accuracy and completeness. The Council will check, share and cross match your information both internally within the council and with external organisations to protect public funds and prevent or detect crime, only where the law allows us to do so. The Council's full Privacy and Disclaimer Statement can be accessed on the website at http://www.dudley.gov.uk/ N.B. We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised date should we receive a large number of applications LI-DMBC2019 Attached documents Assistant Care Co-ordinator JD Apr 2023.doc Assistant Care Co-ordinator PS Apr 2023.doc Benefits List