Service Administrator/scheduler - Inverness, United Kingdom - Highland Home Carers

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Description

Reporting to:
Assistant Service Manager

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Salary/Hourly rate:£21,450 per annum

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Contract:Full time
  • Permanent
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Location:Inverness

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Hours:37.5 hours per week

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Closing date:Friday 21st April 2023


Highland Home Carers are looking for looking for a Service Administrator/ Scheduler to work as part of a busy team based in our Inverness office, ensuring that people we support receive the agreed levels of service.


  • Proven work experience as a Service Administrator/Scheduler, with experience of working effectively as part of a busy team using inhouse databases for scheduling and rostering.
  • A professional approach in dealing with people who receive our services, their families and other healthcare professionals.
  • Experience of working in a fastpaced environment whilst maintaining a high attention to detail, respecting confidentiality at all times.
Previous experience of working in the Social Care sector would be advantageous, but not essential.


Job Purpose:


To work as part of a team ensuring that people receive the agreed level of services at the times designated on a daily/weekly basis as directed by the Service Manager.


Main Duties:


  • Work with other members of the Operations team to ensure high quality service provision
  • Establish and maintain good working relationships with people who use our services, colleagues, and other healthcare professionals.
  • Compiling rotas for care/support workers
  • Ensure all care/support visits are covered in conjunction with line manager on a daily basis.
  • Inform people who use our services and relevant others about changes to scheduled arrangements
  • Advise Care/Support Workers of all changes to regular care packages.
  • To work as part of a duty rota, being the duty person on designated days to be the first point of contact
  • Provide Administrative support to Practice Support Technicians in the completion and maintenance of support planning documentation.
  • Maintain the Company IT database and paperbased systems as required
  • Comply with procedures for reporting and record keeping, including the secure maintenance of databases.
  • Updating and maintaining systems to ensure accurate recording of Financial Information.
  • Uphold the Human Rights of people who use our services.
  • To ensure that confidentiality is maintained at all times.
  • A willingness to cover for other administrative team members and occasional work outside normal working hours
  • Any other reasonable duties as required by the Service Manager

Personal/Professional Responsibilities:


  • Assume responsibility for your own professional and personal development (supported by the company where appropriate).
  • Undergo relevant training, learning, and development required by the Service Manager.
  • Use discretion and be aware of issues requiring total confidentiality
  • Uphold and promote our company values: ERRICC
  • Excellence
  • Responsibility
  • Respect
  • Integrity
  • Compassion
  • Collaboration

Person Specification:


Knowledge:


Essential:


  • Commitment to Learning
  • Track record of personal learning & development
  • Proven work experience as an Administrator
  • A demonstrable record of success in previous roles

Desirable:


  • Evidence of continuing professional development
  • Proven experience using Excel spreadsheets
  • Understanding of Health and/or Social Care Services

Skills and Abilities:


Essential:


  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Works effectively within a team, see the potential in others and understands the impact of their actions on people who use services and colleagues
  • Experience of building positive working relationships with people who use services and their families, staff and other health and social care professionals
  • A high level of personal integrity, who displays respect and empathy for others and is consistent, open and honest
  • An ability to be approachable and diplomatic

Desirable:


  • Experience of using databases for rostering/scheduling and/or logistics
  • Experience in note taking
  • Experience of inputting financial data

Qualifications and Training:


Essential:


  • A good general level of education, or the equivalent level of attainment gained through professional experience

Desirable:


  • Administration qualification

Equal Opportunities:


Essential:


  • Commit to uphold the Human Rights of people who use our services
  • Commitment to incorporating Equal Opportunities in all aspects of work.

Other Considerations:


Essential:


  • Flexible and adaptive
  • Able to maintain strict confidentiality
  • Must be organised
  • Be able to work within deadlines and timescales
  • High attention to detail
  • Reliable and trustworthy
  • Professional and smart appearance
  • Smartphone is required

Desirable:


  • A full UK Driving Licence
  • An ability and willingness to cover for other administrative team members and occasional work outside normal working hours

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