Carers Hub Project Worker - Walsall, United Kingdom - Midland Mencap

Midland Mencap
Midland Mencap
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Walsall, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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JOB TITLE:
Walsall Carers Hub - Project Worker


EMPLOYMENT STATUS:
Permanent


RESPONSIBLE TO:
Walsall Carers Hub Coordinator


SALARY:
£14,265


HOURS:24 hours per week


WHERE:
Walsall Carers Hub and outreach across Walsall


CRITERIA

EVIDENCE

Knowledge/

Experience and Skills

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working in a social care setting or similar e.g. health or education settings.

Essential

  • Must have basic administrative skills and be able to:
  • _Follow administrative procedures._
- _Demonstrate good written skills and be able to complete coherent reports._

  • Must be able to demonstrate understanding of working with diverse communities.
  • Must have organising skills and be able to:
  • _Plan and prioritise work._
- _Attend and contribute at meetings and groups._
- _Facilitate discussion at meetings and groups._

  • Must be able to demonstrate capacity to deal with a range of people in local communities and across levels of public services, and to work with discretion, integrity and with complete confidentiality.
  • Must be able to work in dynamic and changing circumstances.
  • Must be able to get on with people, and to work independently as well as in a team.
  • Be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the issues faced by disabled people and their family carers.
Application Form and Interview.


People & Contacts

Essential

  • Ability to act diplomatically and to use a range of communication skills to work sensitively with citizens, their families and staff from other agencies.
  • Ability to work reliably and responsibly as a member of a team with internal and external colleagues to achieve service outcomes.
Application Form and Interview.


Job Impact

  • Determination to seek to improve quality of performance.
  • Ability to deliver support to individuals from diverse communities.
  • Ability to demonstrate personal values in line with organisational Mission Statement inc. Vison, Mission & Three Core Offers.
Application Form and Interview.


Creativity & Innovation

Essential

  • Ability to provide consistent information to support
management.

  • Ability to plan, organise and manage activities in a logical and consistent manner, using appropriate information systems and tools e.g. work schedules and charts.
Application Form and Interview.


Independence & Judgement

Essential

  • Ability to work independently and use initiative.
  • Ability to recognise boundaries.
  • Ability to accept responsibility for meeting service users' needs, demonstrating flexibility and pride in delivering work of the highest quality, working to deadlines and under pressure.

Other Requirements

All staff employed by Midland Mencap will:

  • Recognise their duty of care to all work-related citizens and the wider general public.
  • Agree with the organisation's values and ensure that they are always complied with.
  • Demonstrate understanding and belief in Midland Mencap's values.
  • To always uphold the principals of safeguarding.
  • Have enhanced level clearance from DBS.
  • Be available for occasional evenings and weekend work.
  • Full current driving license with access to own transport.
Application Form and Interview.


Who We Look for?

Are you a
warm,
personable, and highly
motivated individual who can empower the people you support?

Do you have
passion for what you do, are a strong
communicator and have good
problem-solving skills?

The Project Worker will work alongside an experienced and established team in Walsall.

We place a high value upon
integrity,
ethical standards, and a commitment to
excellence.


If you have experience working with unpaid carers and families with children, young people, or adults with illness or disabilities, that's a bonus.

But don't be put off if not. We value transferable
skills from other sectors and provide comprehensive training to all our staff.


What does a Project Worker do?


Midland Mencap is looking to appoint a Project Worker who will work alongside colleagues to turn the Walsall Carers Hub vision and mission into a reality.


Identifying and supporting families, or people who provide unpaid care, to people with disabilities and illnesses, they will need to work with a wide range of partners and stakeholders, both internally and externally, to support a wide range of engaging wellbeing activities and the provision of information, advice and guidance.

They will be experienced with engaging with our towns cultural diversity and identifying individual and community asset-based strengths.


Our Project Worker will work within a rota system, to ensure we are able to meet the demands of a busy service.

As a Project Worker, they will provide frontline support to unpaid carers and work with volunteers to maximise our reach.

As part of the Walsall Carers Hub, the Project Worker will embrace person centred and user led approaches, with citizen consultation and co-p
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