Independent Living Advisor - Powys, United Kingdom - PeoplePlus

PeoplePlus

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Powys, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Our Independent Living Advisors provide high quality information, advice and support to both referring Health & Social Care professionals and vulnerable eligible customers who are considering participating in Self Directed Support Schemes, Independent Living Schemes, Personal Health Budgets and self-funded/private clients, over a designated area.

We are looking for individuals with a background in social care who can support children and adults with disabilities to live independently in their local communities.

They work remotely and arrange home visits with their customers in order to make sure they have all the support they need to retain their independence.

This role is 30 hours per week.

MUST live in the Mid or South Powys area.

What does the role involve?

Providing a personcentred service that enables individuals to focus on the outcomes they wish to achieve; supporting with establishing a care and/or support plan that helps the person we support meet these outcomes in a costeffective and safe manner
Managing a caseload within a geographic area, including visits to people we support's homes, local authority offices and other community locations
Assisting people we support to manage their obligations and responsibilities in relation to their chosen care package
Obtaining and collating information for caseload management and reports on a daily basis, utilising chosen PeoplePlus and/or designated databases
Maintaining accurate records of all communication with people we support utilising chosen PeoplePlus and/or designated databases
Ensuring all information given is clear and concise and in a format that meets the individual communication needs of the person you are supporting.
Ensuring all information is factually correct and in accordance with PeoplePlus guidelines and current legislation
Organising and attending meetings and/or reviews with people we support, colleagues and other professionals as require

For full details of the role and the person specification please click the 'available documents'.

Here at PeoplePlus, our health and social care support services enable thousands of people to live independently across England and Wales each year.

These trusted services and our dedicated teams empower people - at whatever stages of their life - to live more independent, happier lives.

We work closely with people to understand their needs, make sure their voices are heard and provide well-rounded and tailored support to help them thrive.

Our current services include

Independent Living Services across England and Wales
Gloucestershire Carers' Hub
Our unique trademarked wellbeing 'YouCan' programme

Today, we deliver independent living and care support services across England and Wales and help to shape future services by sharing our expertise and the thoughts of the people we help with local and central governments.

We are extremely proud to be a Silver accredited Investors in People organisation.

This means that at PeoplePlus, the right principles are in place but more than that, it means our people and leaders are making active efforts to make sure that there's real consistency and everyone in the organisation can feel the effects.