Community Care Co-ordinator

Job Description

Before applying for this job, it is important that you read the Applicant Guidance by clicking on this link and the Job Profile attached. These explain the job role and the type of person we're looking for.

Location: Len Ironside Centre

Duration: Permanent, Full Time

Job Purpose:

As a member of an integrated multi-disciplinary team for Adult Service to co-ordinate services based on the individual’s assessed needs with a strong focus on providing person centred planning and support whilst maintaining the person’s independence to safely live at home or in their community and supporting carers with relevant services to enable the carer to maintain their roles.

Requirements

The post holder needs to hold as a minimum:

• HNC / SVQ level 3 in Social Care
• PVG
• Full UK current Driving License

Responsibilities

The post holder needs to be able to demonstrate an understanding or experience of:

• Current legislation related to Social Care and Wellbeing
• Practice, policy, procedures and legislation relevant to the post
• Community Care Policy and developments
• The needs of Community Care client groups, including older people, dementia sufferers, people with learning or physical disabilities, addiction problems and carers
• The range of services and resources (including medical) available and apply these in order to improve outcomes for service users whilst recognising the need for dignity, respect and promotion of independent living
• Local services to enable signposting to available resources
• Direct support and experience of supporting people within the Community Care Client group
• Anti discriminatory practice
• Risk assessment and risk management
• Being an autonomous worker who is accountable and recognises when there is a need to take issues to as higher body
• Working directly with vulnerable, challenging and hard to reach service users
• Person Centred Planning and outcome focused planning; assessing and  reviewing
• Supporting service users during transitions
• Adult Protection and Child Protection
• Office procedures including administration and using computer packages including Microsoft office

The Individual

Please see the Job Profile for further information.

Aberdeen City Council is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.

Flexible Working

We are happy to talk flexible working and offer flexible working for most roles in the organisation meaning that many of our employees enjoy the freedom of choosing a working pattern that suits them as much as it suits the organisation.

Disability Confident

We are a Disability Confident Employer.  If you consider yourself to have a disability and think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for this part of the selection process, or would like further information in relation to reasonable adjustments, please contact AskHR@aberdeencity.gov.uk.

Armed Forces

We are a forces-friendly employer, have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a silver award recipient in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.  We have a specific email address for those in the forces, those who have left the forces, as well as their partners / spouses / families: armedforces@aberdeencity.gov.uk.  We are able to answer questions about jobs and our application / selection process, as well as about our employee support provisions.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

We have a number of guaranteed interview schemes available to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our roles and who:

• have a disability
• are care-experienced and aged 16-29
• are aged 16-24 and live in Aberdeen City or have been to an Aberdeen City Council school and are applying for a Modern Apprenticeship (except Trades apprenticeships)
• have done a Foundation Apprenticeship with Aberdeen City Council and are applying for any apprenticeships relevant to the area in which they did their Foundation Apprenticeship
• are New Scots aged 16-24 and are applying for any apprenticeships

 

Further information can be found at https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/services/jobs