Community Care Worker - Sutton In Ashfield, United Kingdom - Nottinghamshire County Council

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Are you interested in a rewarding job that makes a real difference to the lives of vulnerable adults in our community and supports their independence? Are you someone who enjoys a challenge? If so, then read on.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Community Care Officer who wants to make a real difference to the lives of vulnerable adults living in the Mansfield area.

You will need to have some experience of working with members of the public and the ability to work with people with complex needs.

The Ageing Well Mansfield Community Team North have excellent relationships with our key health colleagues including Community nursing service, Specialist nurses, Therapy staff and General Practitioners, enabling greater information sharing and members of the public receive a quality holistic assessment from all practitioners.

Our practice is based around the principles of strengths based, integrated working with health to deliver the right intervention at the right time in the right place.

We are seeking to appoint a worker who will be required provide assessments to older adults with complex needs, who are over 65 years of age or individuals with working age dementia.

We aim to help people to live a good life and remain living independently. Many of whom require a multi-disciplinary approach to enable them to remain independent and safely supported within the community.

In addition to professional experience of working with service users and carers, you will have knowledge of the Care Act (2014), its application and its implications, which is essential to the role; and evidence of case working including Continuing Health Care is desirable, as is experience of multi-agency working to achieve positive outcomes for clients through the use of service and non-service solutions.

The post holder will be expected to undertake Mental Capacity Act assessments and Care and support assessments.
Enthusiasm, an inquisitive attitude, and being comfortable with learning by doing, will be key to success in this position.

We offer a comprehensive induction relative to the role: the opportunity to work in a supportive, friendly team with a 'can do' approach.

You will be joining a well-established and supportive team and will access regular professional supervision and group learning sessions together with being supported to attend training to progress your career.

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