Short Breaks Officer - Irvine, United Kingdom - 21 Health and Social Care Ltd

21 Health and Social Care Ltd

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Irvine, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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North Ayrshire Carers Gateway Short Breaks Officer - £22,000 per annum - Unity

Full time working 35 hours per week including some evening and weekend work - position available on permanent basis - based in Irvine.

21 HSC are currently looking to recruit a Short Breaks Officer for a charitable organisation based in Irvine, North Ayrshire.

The charity provides a variety of support to people who are vulnerable, disadvantaged or a risk of exclusion across the West of Scotland.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

Responsible for the design and development of the Carers Gateway Shorts Break programme, including oversight of Shared Care Scotland and other funding.
Responsible for raising the profile of short breaks, particularly within hardtoreach groups of carers, and expanding the understanding of what is considered a short break.
Responsible for leading the assessment panel, planning meeting dates and ensuring all panel members have access to information prior to meeting.
Responsible for ensuring funds are dispersed to carers in as quickly as possible, whilst ensuring all internal processes are followed.
Responsible for the management of the Short Breaks budget, ensuring carers return receipts so that an accurate audit trail is maintained.
Responsible for working with the Admin & Evaluation Officer to collate data from the short breaks programme to support future planning, as well as monitoring and reporting.

Essential/Desirable Skills and Attributes