The role of Care and Community Services Officer focuses on helping people we support live as independently and meaningfully as possible—whether that’s through personal care, activities, or emotional support. You’ll be making a real difference in the lives of individuals by promoting their dignity, wellbeing, and quality of life every day.
Key responsibilities
* Support the Deputy Manager/Senior Care and Community Services Officer in the delivery of services to a variety of service user groups in a day centre, residential care home or community setting.
* Undertake the assessment of service users needs in accordance with policies and procedures with the involvement of other professionals and families as appropriate.
* Develop care plans and individual service plans for approval by senior staff.
* Implement, monitor and review care plans.
* Supervision of individual and group programmes/courses.
* Development of individual and group programmes to meet specific objectives within care plans as appropriate.
* Maintain service user records and contribute to other establishment records, as required.
* Provide personal care to service users, as required, including toileting, washing and the administration of medication.
* Undertake day to day supervision and direction of other staff e.g. care assistants, catering staff and volunteers, as required.
* Undertake project work as required.
* Participate in staff meetings and undertake training, as required.
* To undertake the assessment of service users and the development implementation and review of care plans without close supervision from Senior Staff exercising initiative within the context of case accountability remaining with the Deputy Manager.
* To work without close supervision outside the base establishment with access to senior staff as required.
* You would be expected to work within the Gold Standards Framework.
* Undertake any other duties of a lesser or comparable nature as required by the Managing Director of Care Dorset Ltd.
* To undertake training courses and attend meetings as required.
Benefits
* Generous Annual leave entitlement - starting at 27 days, rising to 31 after 5 years (exc. Bank holidays)
* Enhanced Maternity Pay
* Occupational Sick pay entitlement from day one
* Funded Blue Light discount package (superb discounts on travel, leisure, entertainment and more)
* Access to Employee Assistance Programme
* Excellent training & development opportunities supporting career progression.
* Access to Litmos online learning platform – our one stop shop for learning & development
* Refer a Friend Bonus - up to £300 per person you refer (Uncapped and paid on successful appointment)
* Celebrated success through annual awards ceremony
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