Overview
South Lanarkshire Council is an ambitious, high performing organisation with a clear vision and programme of action designed to improve the lives and prospects of everyone in South Lanarkshire. The aim of Social Work Resources is to promote social welfare and provide effective care and support to meet the needs of vulnerable people in South Lanarkshire. In partnership with community planning partners, voluntary and independent provider organisations, a range of services are offered to enable, support, improve and protect the health and social care of people using our services.
This post offers opportunities at a time of development within the service. As a Community Support Co-ordinator you will play a key role in the delivery of community services. You will be responsible for the management of care staff and the delivery of care services, in line with Supporting Your Independence across South Lanarkshire Council. You will supervise a team of Home Carers and should demonstrate excellent organisational and communication skills. You will also have responsibility for managing and organising the care for service users.
Responsibilities
* Work as part of a multidisciplinary team assessing service users\' needs in respect of care referrals and monitoring and reviewing care within agreed timescales.
* Manage and organise the care for service users and lead a team of Home Carers.
* Demonstrate excellent IT skills, be dynamic and creative, with the ability to resolve problems as they arise.
Qualifications and requirements
* Essential that the applicant has a qualification demonstrating their ability to undertake the post and fully meet the SSSC Registration Requirements.
* Application must gain full SSSC registration within 6 months of commencing the post.
Details
* Hours: 35 per week
* Vacancy: Permanent
* Location: CLYDESDALE
* Salary: £40,804 - £41,698
Application information
* Please ensure you answer the questions during the online application process, including examples of your work, experience and other information relevant to your application (personal qualities, achievements, voluntary work, etc.).
* This role involves management, supervision and leading a dispersed team; describe your experience with managing dispersed staff and how you support the team.
* Please describe how you would ascertain and manage client expectations while delivering excellent customer service.
* Please describe how you would ensure Care at Home services meet national Health and Social Care standards. Provide an example of a situation where you identified risks for an individual service user, what you did, and the outcome.
Application guidance
* Please apply online. All correspondence will be via your email address.
* We do not accept CVs; any submitted will be disregarded. If you require to submit additional information, upload it under supporting documents.
Regulatory and equal opportunities
This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 2003. It is a Regulated Role under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. It is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with Adults. Preferred candidates may be required to join the PVG Scheme prior to a formal offer of employment.
South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all sectors of the community. As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum competency/behaviour requirements. The council also supports the Armed Forces Community Covenant.
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