Adult Support Coordinator - Fenland Community Team

Job description

Job responsibilities

This is an exciting opportunity to join Cambridgeshire County Council as an Adult Community Support Coordinator in our Huntingdon and East Cambs (Ely) Adult Community Team.

The role comes with responsibility for completing Care Act assessments and reviews as well as support planning, completing Mental Capacity Assessments and carrying out Safeguarding Adult Enquiries on behalf of Cambridgeshire County Council. The role involves working with people to identify their strengths and how these can be used to support them in meeting their assessed needs. This is all in line with the Care Act 2014, as part of strengths-based and person-centred interventions. The post holder will work with vulnerable adults with a range of social care requirements including disabilities.

If you are passionate about social care, confident with updating electronic records and reports and enjoy working with people, we would love to hear from you.

To find out more or for an informal discussion, please contactAleesha Lombardo, theTeam Manager for East Cambs on 01353 650581 andJulie Dalton, theTeam Manager for the Huntingdon Team on 01480379753.

Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits:

• Flexible working
• Flexible Bank Holidays
• A comprehensive wellbeing package
• Our Cambs Rewards employee discounts
• A comprehensive pension scheme
• IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network.
• Camweb our staff intranet helping to keep you informed
• An employee recognition scheme

You will be expected to work in partnership with service users, carers and other professionals within and outside of the council. This will include undertaking duty on a rota basis, visiting people to carry out face-to-face assessments and reviews, and carrying out reviews and assessments over the phone. You will need to show dedication to establishing needs and ensuring that they are met, to empower our service users and facilitate their independence.

You will be carrying out the role of Safeguarding Officer, and reporting to managers during safeguarding enquiries, as well as keeping records accurate and up to date.

You will need to understand Adult Social Care legislation including the Care Act 2014, Safeguarding Adults and Making Safeguarding Personal principles as well as the Mental Capacity Act 2005.

You will be expected to work collaboratively as part of a team and demonstrate commitment to making a difference and building relationships.

You must have the ability to travel to a variety of locations independently.

Please refer to the attached Job Description/Person Specification for a full list of requirements for this role.

Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.

Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.

We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities.If you dont meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please dont be put off. We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse, so if you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us, and we encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details can be found in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs. Some examples of adjustments could include additional time to complete an assessment or printing a document on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive, so if there is something that would help you to do your best during your journey with us, please get in touch.

Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.

https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers

Person Specification

General Requirements

Essential

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Desirable

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Cambridgeshire County Council

Address

Ely, Huntingdon

CB6 1DN

Employer's website

https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)