Job summary
Are you a passionate about
providing high quality support to people with a learning disability and/or
Autism? Do you thrive in creating
person-centred environments that empower individuals to achieve their dreams,
goals and aspirations? If so, wed love to hear from you!
We are seeking ahighly
motivated Leader to Coordinate an extension to our Supported Living service
within the community. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real
difference in the lives of the people we support, while driving quality and
innovation across our services.
Main duties of the job
About
the role
Coordinate support for two young adults living in
their own home, ensuring the staff rota is in line with their needs.
Keep up to date and review relevant support plans,
risk assessments and tools to support the staff team to deliver high quality
support.
Liaise with families, professionals and key people
with regards to day-to-day queries and updates.
Undertake regular quality assurance and gain
feedback from staff, families and people we support.
To work with the people we support as and when
required in order to build positive relationships, guide the team and be a
present leader.
About us
Rutland Council is committed to Flexible Working
and understands the benefits of supporting employees to manage their work and
life balance, whilst meeting the needs of the service.
We are committed to supporting and
empowering our staff to be the best workers that they can be and Rutland
Council is the place you want to be. Our benefits go beyond
the salary being part of a great team, excellent Local Government Pension,
generous annual leave, opportunities to learn and develop your career, and a
demonstrable commitment to supporting the health and wellbeing of our staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Purpose of the Job:
To Coordinate and facilitate service provision supporting people who have been
assessed of having a need for support, promoting their independence and enabling
choice and control.
To promote social inclusion, reducing isolation and contribute to service
development to meet both individuals and service outcomes.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Purpose of the Job:
To Coordinate and facilitate service provision supporting people who have been
assessed of having a need for support, promoting their independence and enabling
choice and control.
To promote social inclusion, reducing isolation and contribute to service
development to meet both individuals and service outcomes.
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Able to manage health and safety issues through completion of
- the risk assessment processes
- Ability to liaise with other agencies, organisations, clients and
- their carers
- Motivated and committed
- Able to work on own initiative and as part of a team
- Tolerant and diplomatic
- Adaptable and flexible
- Positive attitude to disability and an understanding of the purpose
- of advocacy
- Appreciation of a multi-agency approach
- Ability to prioritise own and others work and motivate staff
- members
- Able to manage own time and that of others
- Ability to demonstrate practical interpersonal skills
- Ability to receive and communicate information verbally and in
- writing
- Able to work with confidentiality, sensitivity and diplomacy
Desirable
- Supervisory skills
- Aptitude with IT
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ 3/QCF in Social Care or willingness and ability to achieve
- within agreed timescale
Desirable
- Assessors award or willingness to achieve within agreed
- timescale
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of Person Centred Planning
- Previous experience in a similar role
- Experience of community development work
Desirable
- Experience of leading and supporting a small staff team
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
- Able to manage health and safety issues through completion of
- the risk assessment processes
- Ability to liaise with other agencies, organisations, clients and
- their carers
- Motivated and committed
- Able to work on own initiative and as part of a team
- Tolerant and diplomatic
- Adaptable and flexible
- Positive attitude to disability and an understanding of the purpose
- of advocacy
- Appreciation of a multi-agency approach
- Ability to prioritise own and others work and motivate staff
- members
- Able to manage own time and that of others
- Ability to demonstrate practical interpersonal skills
- Ability to receive and communicate information verbally and in
- writing
- Able to work with confidentiality, sensitivity and diplomacy
Desirable
- Supervisory skills
- Aptitude with IT
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ 3/QCF in Social Care or willingness and ability to achieve
- within agreed timescale
Desirable
- Assessors award or willingness to achieve within agreed
- timescale
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge of Person Centred Planning
- Previous experience in a similar role
- Experience of community development work
Desirable
- Experience of leading and supporting a small staff team
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.
