Shared Lives Support Officer
We have an exciting opportunity for a Support officer within the Shared Lives service. Shared lives offer support to vulnerable adults in a shared lives carers own home. The service offers bespoke care to individuals that is truly person centred and strength based, and We are looking for an enthusiastic support officer with a positive attitude.
We are looking for someone with a wide range of experiences to provide bespoke support to a busy team. This work is often challenging but rewarding. As an experienced support officer, you will require a broad range of skills including excellent keyboard skills and experience of Microsoft packages including word, excel, outlook, SharePoint & Teams. You will have the ability to be organised and able to work on your own initiative. You will possess good problem-solving skills, numeracy skills and will demonstrate a flexible and professional attitude with the full appreciation of the need for confidentiality and in line with GDPR. Excellent customer service skills, target setting and quality assurance of outputs as well as overseeing budgets and administrative processes. Positive problem solving and conflict resolution skills are essential.
You will be able to prioritise a busy and varied workload, working quickly and accurately to strict deadlines. Duties will include data input and manipulation, arranging meetings, events and organising invites and minuting meetings. You will need to facilitate and attend team meetings, arrange, and input/create documentation for financial records, and the quality care commission. Provide accurate information to the scheme manager and team members.
If you feel that you have the right drive, passion, and values to make a difference, we will welcome an application from you.
The Shared Lives Scheme’s registered base is at The Home Brewery Building in Arnold. Nottinghamshire County Council have implemented a Hybrid offer of working.
For an informal discussion please contact Elizabeth Bailey (Team Manager) on 07717881835
For further information about the Shared Lives Scheme in Nottinghamshire, please visit Shared Lives | Nottinghamshire County Council
In return, you will be joining an organisation with excellent employee terms and conditions, e.g. Flexitime, opportunities for career development and the opportunity to make a difference to the local people of Nottinghamshire.
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.
This vacancy is closed to applications.