Community Care Officer Level One

4 weeks ago


Louth, United Kingdom Lincolnshire County Council Full time

Lincolnshire County Council’s Adult Social Care - Learning Disability team in Louth is delighted to offer for recruitment a Part Time (21 hours) position for a Community Care Officer - Level one. This is an excellent opportunity to start/further your career in social care and gain invaluable experience within a highly professional social care team.

**About the Role**

The role requires you to carry out strengths based Adult Needs Assessments and Reviews; we focus on what the person ‘can do’ rather that what they ‘cannot do’. We work with the service user and their families to maximise independence; assessing and managing identified risks and taking into consideration any informal support being provided.

You will determine eligibility for funded services in accordance with the Care Act 2014, and where needed, arrange cost effective packages of support. You will need to think creatively to determine ways in which any unmet assessed support needs can be met such as, support in the community, voluntary services, or the use of equipment such as Telecare.

You will work in partnership with agencies and stakeholders across your allocated case load which you will manage with support where required. The base for the position will be Keily House, Louth; travel to appointments to meet the needs of the service is required, this could include out of county travel. Work mileage claims are paid for travel from the office to appointments.

Our core office hours are 08:45-17:15 (Mon-Thu), 08:45-16:45 (Fri). We currently work a mixture of home based and office working, however there will be a requirement to be in the office to meet the needs of the service.

**About the team**

The team consist of Locality Leads, Lead Practitioners, Qualified Nurses, Social workers, Practice Educators, Unqualified Practitioners and Community Care Officers levels one and two. Our Practitioners possess a wealth of knowledge and skills, they are supportive and nurturing with each member bringing their own skills/qualities and uniqueness to the team.

**About you**
- Positive approach to their work, we can teach you the role, but you must be motivated, enthusiastic and take pride in the work you deliver.
- Approachable and able to make people feel at ease. We work in people’s homes; it is essential we treat people with respect and dignity.
- Good communication skills - written and verbal. Good listening skills are essential, we need to ‘hear’ what we are being told.
- It would be **_advantageous_** to have prior knowledge of the Care Act 2014, in depth training will be provided.
- Demonstrate good problem-solving skills and creative thinking.

**About our offer**

It is important that Practitioners feel appreciated and supported - our staff are our most valued asset. We provide planned 1-1 meetings, informal 1-1 meetings, weekly team meetings and a buddy support system where needed.
- A generous pension scheme
- Mandatory and specialist training
- Staff Wellbeing initiatives
- Career progression opportunities
- Generous annual leave entitlement with the option to buy more

**Further details can be found in our **rewards and benefits** brochure.**

**What Next**

To find out more about Adult Social care at Lincolnshire County Council take a look at our profile page.

**PLEASE NOTE**:It is imperative that your covering letter/personal statement clearly states why you have applied, how you meet the essential and desirable criteria for the role as set out in the **Job Description (attached on LCC jobs Site)** and what you feel you can bring to this role, the team and the wider County Council.

Applications Close on 19/06/2023 and interviews will be held W/C 03/07/2023

**_A Smarter Working Employer_**:

- We _have embraced new ways of working and hybrid working between home and work will be a feature of this role. You will be given a nominated contractual work base and you will be required to commute to this work base when necessary. Working arrangements including regularity of home and office working will be discussed as part of the appointment process._
- Our technology platform and equipment is very good enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We require that you have in place good connectivity, and we will discuss during the recruitment process if support with this is needed._
- Lincolnshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment._

**_Fluency Duty_**:

- In accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 (Fluency Duty), the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post._



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