Senior Care and Community Services Officer

2 weeks ago


Wareham, United Kingdom Care Dorset Full time

Are you ready to play a part in Care Dorset's success?

Care Dorset is a new Local Authority Trading Company, wholly owned by Dorset Council. You will join a team of around 700 of our colleagues who have been making a positive impact to residents of Dorset since 2015, and in many cases, long before that. Care Dorset is a Disability Confident Employer.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team at Purbeck and Swanage Connect as a Senior Care & Community Services Officer. You will be expected to work within Care Dorset’s Community Care Strategy for Residential and Day Care Services to provide a wide range of support and opportunities to maintain and promote the independence and quality of life for service users.

**Responsibilities**:

- Assist the Manager/Deputy Manager, and other senior staff as appropriate, in the provision and development of care services for the relevant service user group.
- Assist in the management of staff, buildings and budgets, in accordance with directorate policies and procedures.
- Deputise for the Manager/Deputy Manager as required.
- Undertake effective and efficient assessment of service users including risk assessment, the development of care/support plans and ensuring that these are implemented and monitored.
- Approval of care plans.
- Undertake formal supervision, including Performance Development reviews, of staff/team members.
- Development of individual and group programmes to meet specific objectives as appropriate.
- Appropriate qualification - NVQ level 3 or above.
- Significant knowledge of risk assessment process.
- Significant knowledge of care planning process obtained in a similar or related setting.
- Ability to lead and manage team members.
- Ability to plan, organise and monitor own work.

**Our Benefits Package includes but is not restricted to**:

- Flexible working patterns
- Recommend a Friend bonus payments
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Enhancements for working unsocial hours
- Career development opportunities
- Employee assistance programme

As you will be working with vulnerable adults and/or have access to significant information about them if you are successful, you will be required to undergo a DBS check. This role is UK based and we will need to establish your Right to Work as part of the appointment process.

For more information or a discussion about this vacancy please contact Melody England on 01929 557746.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £29,174.00-£33,486.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Referral programme

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location



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