Community Care Officer

9 June 2017
Permanent
Full Time
37
Thoresby House, Sherwood Energy Village Darwin Drive, Ollerton, NG22 9FF
£21,962 - £24,964 p.a.

We are looking for someone to join our established multi-disciplinary team to carry out assessments and review existing care packages, along with a range of other care management tasks.  You will have experience of working with people with physical disabilities, cognitive impairments and service users diagnosed with working age dementia.

You will need to have a knowledge of community care services, knowledge of relevant legislation, particularly the Care Act (2014) and the Mental Capacity Act (2005). An understanding of issues affecting adults in this client group and their carers is essential.

You will need to have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to confidently manage difficult and challenging situations.

Experience of completing good records and report writing is essential. You will have good IT, literacy and numeracy skills. A commitment to team working and participation in the team’s duty rota will be required.

The team have just started the auto scheduling of allocation of work and as part of this role an expectation will be the post holder will actively lead on this work.

Appointment to this post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check. This post carries an authorised user car allowance or a taxi service for disabled people.

For further information please contact Lindy Wilson or Ros Green or Trish Coggans, Team managers, on: 0115 8042000

Appointment to this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Feb 2017 - CCO Job description.pdf.pdf – 116KB

Disabled applicants who meet the essential shortlisting requirements will be guaranteed an interview. A job share scheme is available for all full-time posts: both permanent and temporary, unless otherwise stated. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks.

Nottinghamshire County Council strives to ensure that it goes beyond the requirements of the Equalities Act and prides itself on being accredited as a Disability Confident Leader Organisation.

Therefore, the County Council encourages applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, religion, belief, pregnancy and maternity status, age or sexual orientation.

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