Independent Living Officer - Welwyn, United Kingdom - Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council
Description
Job Introduction:
Independent Living Officer (RP0064)**
37 hours per week
Fixed Term to
Starting salary £26,237pa with potential progression to £28,076pa on achieving designated skills and experience
Are you passionate about enabling older people to stay independent? Are you customer focused with good problem solving skills? Are you an excellent communicator? If so, this could be the role for you.
Working on one of our sheltered housing schemes, your duties will include visiting tenants, assessing their needs, producing support plans to help them achieve their goals and organising social events.
You will also liaise with support services, facilitate social activities and ensure that access to services is exactly as it should be.
This is a varied and customer facing role, so you will need a 'can do' attitude and be confident to work independently.
- A sensitive and supportive approach to the needs of vulnerable people.
- Experience of carrying out assessments and identifying and managing needs/risks.
- The ability to work on your own initiative and make decisions
About you:
- You will put residents at the heart of everything you do.
- You will care about what you do and the impact you have.
- You will treat everyone with fairness, dignity, kindness, and respect.
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential in this post and DBS clearance.
Assessments will be held on 7 May 2024.
Interviews will be held on 13 May 2024.
Independent Living Officer (RP0064):
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Salary Starting salary £26,237pa with potential progression to £28,076pa on achieving designated skills and experience
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Job Reference welhat/TP/98/162
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Contract Type Fixed Term
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Closing Date 30 April, 2024
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Job Category Independent Living
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Business Unit Resident & Neighbourhoods
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Location The Campus, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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Posted on 17 April, 2024
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