Senior Care and Community Services Officer - Wareham, United Kingdom - Care Dorset

Care Dorset
Care Dorset
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Wareham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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Are you ready to play a part in Care Dorset's success?

Care Dorset is a new Local Authority Trading Company, wholly owned by Dorset Council.

You will join a team of around 700 of our colleagues who have been making a positive impact to residents of Dorset since 2015, and in many cases, long before that.

Care Dorset is a Disability Confident Employer.


We have an exciting opportunity to join our team at Purbeck and Swanage Connect as a Senior Care & Community Services Officer.

You will be expected to work within Care Dorset's Community Care Strategy for Residential and Day Care Services to provide a wide range of support and opportunities to maintain and promote the independence and quality of life for service users.


Responsibilities:


  • Assist the Manager/Deputy Manager, and other senior staff as appropriate, in the provision and development of care services for the relevant service user group.
  • Assist in the management of staff, buildings and budgets, in accordance with directorate policies and procedures.
  • Deputise for the Manager/Deputy Manager as required.
  • Undertake effective and efficient assessment of service users including risk assessment, the development of care/support plans and ensuring that these are implemented and monitored.
  • Approval of care plans.
  • Undertake formal supervision, including Performance Development reviews, of staff/team members.
  • Development of individual and group programmes to meet specific objectives as appropriate.


  • Appropriate qualification

  • NVQ level 3 or above.
  • Significant knowledge of risk assessment process.
  • Significant knowledge of care planning process obtained in a similar or related setting.
  • Ability to lead and manage team members.
  • Ability to plan, organise and monitor own work.

Our Benefits Package includes but is not restricted to:

  • Flexible working patterns
  • Recommend a Friend bonus payments
  • Generous annual leave entitlement
  • Enhancements for working unsocial hours
  • Career development opportunities
  • Employee assistance programme


As you will be working with vulnerable adults and/or have access to significant information about them if you are successful, you will be required to undergo a DBS check.

This role is UK based and we will need to establish your Right to Work as part of the appointment process.

For more information or a discussion about this vacancy please contact Melody England on


Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent


Salary:
£29,174.00-£33,486.00 per year


Benefits:


  • Referral programme

Schedule:

  • 8 hour shift
  • Monday to Friday

Work Location:
One location
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