Night Home Support Coordinator - Internal

THIS ROLE IS INTERNALLY RESTRICTED

To apply for this job, you must meet all of the following criteria:

• Be an employee of Kirklees Council.
• Be employed by Kirklees for the duration of the recruitment process – up to and including the start date.
• Have successfully completed your probationary period.

(Please note that if you work for an Academy, you are not an employee of the Council.)

Your employment status will be checked, if you do not meet the above requirements your application will be rejected. 

About the job:

You will work within a supportive and experienced team of people dedicated to helping adults maintain their health and well being with an emphasis on meeting short term support needs.

This will predominantly be with the North Short Term and Urgent Support Team but there will be expectation that you work across Kirklees as required.

You will manage a team providing short term urgent support to achieve positive outcomes for service users.

You will co-ordinate your team effectively and support them in visiting and providing a quality service to our service users.

This will include the co-ordination of a range of resources to ensure timely and effective support is provided to service users.

The primary focus of your role is to ensure the provision of quality support to service users, exceeding Care Quality Commission expectations and standards. 

You will also establish and maintain relationships with service users, relatives and other professionals.

You will be passionate about developing your team and providing ongoing training, taking feedback from service users and ensuring the effectiveness of the service.

Requirements for this job:

• High level of understanding of Adult Social Care including the need to promote & maximise service user independence.
• Possession of NVQ 3 in care or relevant qualification or willing to undergo such training.
• IT skills and experience with computer packages e.g., Microsoft Word, Access, and Excel.
• Understanding of relevant legislation, guidance, and Government agendas.
• Ability and willingness to work flexibly. Predominantly you will work Monday to Friday however the role may require you to work five days over seven.
• Travel is an essential part of this job and therefore it would be extremely difficult for you to do your job effectively if you did not use a car for all or most of the time. It is essential that you hold a full and valid driving licence and it is expected that you will either use a council vehicle or your own car.

Our offer to you:

• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Friendly and supportive team environment
• Ongoing Training and Career development
• Excellent pension scheme
• A range of family friendly polices.