Social Care Coordinator

3 weeks ago


Reading, United Kingdom Reading Borough Council Full time

Job description

We are looking to appoint a Social Care Coordinator in our Review Team to work alongside Social Workers and Occupational Therapists within Adult Social Care.

We seek the best talent from the widest pool of people as diversity and inclusion is the key to our success. Reading Borough Council is a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to the recruitment and continued employment of people with disabilities.

**About the role**

The Review Team is a friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team undertaking annual Care Act Reviews with adults receiving support services.

Social care coordinators, work with individuals to undertake assessments, reviews and care and support planning in line with Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, and local policies and procedures.

The role entails taking a strength-based approach supporting people to use preventative services, and to build resilience and achieve outcomes that are important to them, involving the person and supporting them to have choice and control.

You must be able to demonstrate:

- excellent communication skills
- ability to gather and analyse information
- ability to identify and prioritise risks
- ability to identify and prioritise safeguarding issues
- excellent organisational skills and flexibility
- excellent IT skills
- excellent teamwork skills

You’ll be part of a team that relies on each individual to play their part to the best of their ability. As well as the colleagues that you work closely with every day, you’ll also be part of Team Reading, playing your personal part in making Reading a successful and vibrant place.

Our vision is to ensure that Reading realises its potential as a great place to live, work and play, and that everyone shares the benefits of this success. Our values and behaviours guide how we will achieve this:
**Work Together as one team - **work collaboratively, with each other and with our partners, and demonstrate the Team Reading values in everything we do

**Drive Efficiency - **show initiative, be adaptable to change and put forward ideas to help improve delivery and efficiency. Take responsibility for our own learning and development and for reaching our potential

**Be Ambitious - **be demanding of our own performance - striving to be even better - and be prepared to engage with and challenge leaders in a constructive and positive way

**Make a Difference to Reading - **maintain the highest levels of customer service and be flexible and willing to provide the services needed at the time they are needed

**Our offer**
A competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including:

- Generous holiday entitlement - 25 days holiday each year plus bank holidays - rising to 33 days after 10 years' service, with the option to buy additional leave
- A wide range of flexible working opportunities
- Modern working environment at the Civic Offices in the heart of Reading
- Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
- Life Assurance - three times your annual salary (for members of the LGPS)
- On-site day nursery (Kennet Day nursery) rated outstanding by Ofsted
- Season Ticket Loan - a loan to help with the cost of your rail or bus journey, to and from work
- Lease car salary sacrifice scheme allowing you to lease a brand new, greener car for three years. The monthly fee includes insurance, servicing and road tax

Closing date: Sunday 26th May 2024

Interview date: Week commencing 4th June 2024



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