Community Care Officer

**Are you passionate about working within Adult Social Care and making a difference to the lives of others? Could this be the next step in your social care career?**

Nottingham City Council Adult Social Care havesome exciting new opportunities for you to join our enthusiastic, dynamic and diverse Adult Duty Team. We are recruiting permanent Community Care Officers and both part time and full time roles are available

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We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been waiting for? Read on to find out more

Nottingham City Council is known for inclusivity and innovation, and we are continually working around the clock to deliver services for Nottingham’s citizens, visitors and investors.

Our aspiration is to make Nottingham a Great City, but to do this we need to be a Great Council, provide Great Services and recruit and develop a Great Workforce.

We will value your contributions, promote flexible and modern ways of working, will double your monthly pension contributions, offer a very generous 25-32 days holiday package each year (exclusive of public bank holidays and dependent on length of service) and give you the option to purchase up to 28 days additional holiday tax-free

We particularly want to hear from you if you are from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic community, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community (LGBT) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we’d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.

Nottingham City Council are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and Vulnerable Adults and we expect all workers to share in this commitment.

We have always been open to flexible working and the COVID-19 pandemic provided us with some new options to work in a completely different way. We welcome a conversation about flexible working at the point of interview.

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**JOB PURPOSE**

Community Care Officers are required to complete Care Act assessments; face to face or telephone assessments, depending on the level of risk and the needs of the citizen being assessed, with consideration of mental capacity throughout. They work with supportive colleagues, citizens, carers, statutory and community partners to provide appropriate support that will enable independence, choice and control, promoting early intervention and local community led support services to enhance well-being and respond to local community needs.

**TEAM INFORMATION**

The Adult Duty Team comprises of Community Care Officers and Social Workers and we work with adults 18 years of age and over with a range of needs.

In the Adult Duty Team, we support adults and their carers by completing holistic, person centred assessments and have a strength based approach to our interventions. We support adults and carers to make informed choices and empower them to have control over their lives and the care they receive.We work closely and effectively with our partner agencies and our aim is to support adults to maintain their safety and independence in the community for as long as possible, with a focus on early intervention and prevention.

We pride ourselves on being a highly supportive team, with a range of experience and wealth of knowledge to share. We also welcome new ideas and experiences to contribute to the continuous development of our team. The Adult Duty Team is a great team to work in to expand your skills and knowledge due to the vast range of work we are responsible for.

We have a Hybrid model of working in Adult Duty and therefore you have the opportunity to work from home and an office base. We are based at the Mary Potter Health Centre, Hyson Green, Nottingham.

**How to Apply**

Please ensure your personal statement addresses the points in the Person Specification.

**Essential Requirements**
- Good workload management techniques including prioritisation, risk management and time management
- Evidence of a range of approaches to challenge discrimination and inequalities

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**Useful Information for Applicants**

Please ensure you read our Terms and Conditions information, which includes advice on pay, annual leave and hours of working, and our Total Rewards Package, which includes information on some of the great benefits when working for Nottingham City Council.
- We particularly want to hear from you if you are from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic community, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community (LGBT) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we’d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.
- Nottingham City Council are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and Vulnerable Adults and we expect all workers to share in this commitment.