Care and Community Services Officer

2 weeks ago


Blandford Forum, United Kingdom Care Dorset Full time

Are you an experienced carer looking for a career development opportunity?

**Overview**

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team at Castleman House, a purpose-built residential home, located in the Georgian Market town of Blandford Forum.

You will join a longstanding team of committed and passionate colleagues working in a person-centred way to meet the needs of our residents.

You will 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**:

- Support the Senior Care and Community Services Officer in the delivery of services to a variety of service user groups in a day centre, residential care home or community setting.
- Undertake the assessment of service users needs in accordance with policies and procedures with the involvement of other professionals and families as appropriate.
- Develop care plans and individual service plans for approval by senior staff. Implement, monitor and review care plans.
- Supervision of individual and group programmes/courses.
- Development of individual and group programmes to meet specific objectives within care plans as appropriate.
- Maintain service user records and contribute to other establishment records, as required.
- You would be expected to work within the Gold Standards Framework.
- Awareness of Community Care legislation.
- An understanding of Health & Safety.
- A team player with strong communication skills.
- An NVQ Level 2 Care qualification or equivalent.

**Hours/Shift pattern**

This is a part-time position 14/15 hours per week. Working a two week rota system. The shift pattern includes some weekend working. WK 1 - Wed 4-9.45, Thurs 4-9.45. WK 2 - Tue 4-9.45, Sat 4-9.45, Sun 4-9.45.

**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 Diana Quarrington on 01258 452315.**

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.

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 14/15 per week

**Salary**: £21,968.00-£23,194.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Referral programme

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Holidays
- Weekend availability

Application question(s):

- Do you have recent experience at senior care level?

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: One location


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