Mobile Sheltered Scheme Officer - Gateshead, United Kingdom - Gateshead Council

Gateshead Council

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Gateshead, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Mobile Sheltered Scheme Officer, Grade D

Job Summary
Contract Type: 1 permanent posts. 1 temporary post for 1 year.

Working Pattern:
Full time. 37 hours. Monday - Friday 8:30am-16:30pm

Salary:
Grade D - SCP 6-7 £23,893 - £24,294

Hours per week: 37

Job Category:
Housing

Employment Location:
Mobile across the Gateshead Borough

Number of posts: 2

About the role.

We are seeking a dynamic, self-motivated individual with a passion and commitment to support older people to maintain their independence and remain in their home.

You will have a wealth of experience in assisting customers in a wide range of situations, a strong commitment to excellent customer care, equality, diversity and inclusion.

You will be an excellent communicator both verbally, in writing and be able to present confidently to groups of customers.

Day to day you will be involved in writing and monitoring of individual support plans, welfare checks, dealing with housing queries and responding to emergencies on site.

To be successful in the role you will need to have calm, reassuring and empathetic approach, excellent time management skills, a high level of resilience and be comfortable working on your own initiative.

You will be responsible for facilitating social activities on the scheme and helping residents to integrate into the wider community therefore the ability to motivate and engage residents is important.

As you will be working directly with vulnerable people you must have an awareness of Safeguarding and Health and Safety regulations.

Previous experience of working in older people services or supported living is desirable. It would also be beneficial if have experience of responding to emergency situations.

There is no responsibility to deliver personal care as part of the role, however you may be required to provide light cleaning duties in communal areas.

It is a requirement of the job that you have a current driving licence and access to a vehicle as you will visit several sheltered sites across a large geographic area.

Please take a look at the full Job Profile. It's important that you read it in full and check that you meet the essential criteria.

A bit about Gateshead Council

We're truly committed to providing our customers with the highest quality of service and we need like-minded people who can help us deliver a sector leading service.

We need people who want to make a difference, who are talented, possess the right knowledge and skills and who want the chance to demonstrate how good they are.

What's in it for you? Well, there's so much on offer and here's just a few of the highlights

You'll be paid a competitive salary plus additional allowances where relevant.
We'll help you save for your future with an outstanding employer contribution to your pension of approximately 18.9% per year.
You'll get a generous annual leave package of 28 days annual leave for new employees, rising to 32 days after 5 years continuous local government service.
You have the chance to buy up to 10 additional holidays per year.
You'll have access to great health and wellbeing support, including discounted membership to GO Gateshead Leisure Services and ability to use our cycle to work scheme.
We'll give you the chance to take advantage of various offers and discounts on shopping and household spend, including O2, Virgin Media and Dell

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