Care Coordinator

Delight Supported Living; Kirkintilloch; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading social care organization in Scotland is looking for a Social Care Service Coordinator to promote and manage staff and services in East Dunbartonshire. The ideal candidate should have substantial experience in health and social care, excellent communication skills, and a valid UK Driver's Licence. This full-time permanent role requires a commitment to high-quality support and care for individuals, ensuring respect and dignity at all times.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in health and social care settings.
• Ability to manage and lead a team of staff.
• Knowledge of Care Inspectorate Standards.
• Effective communication with vulnerable individuals.

Responsibilities

• Promote and manage staff and services effectively.
• Liaise with referral agents to process referrals.
• Assess individual needs and desired outcomes.
• Ensure high-quality support and care delivery.
• Respond flexibly to individual needs and aspirations.
• Provide leadership for staff development.

Skills

Excellent communication skills (written and oral)

Experience in staff scheduling and rota's

Substantial experience in health & social care

Risk assessment & management knowledge

Excellent time management skills

Experience with statutory agencies

Active listening skills

Experience in coaching or managing staff

Understanding of Care Inspectorate Standards

Problem-solving and negotiation skills

UK Driver's Licence

Education

Health and social care qualification at level 3

Management credits 15 at SCQF level 7

SVQ Level 4 or equivalent management qualification

Job description

Overview

Social Care Service Coordinator

Location: East Dunbartonshire

Salary: Competitive

Contract: Permanent.

Pay: £28,000 per year

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Responsibilities

• Coordinators will be responsible for promoting, developing & managing staff and services in designated local areas ensuring services truly reflect individual's needs, are outcomes focused and treat each person, their families and other carers with respect and dignity always.
• Liaising with referral agents; promoting new referrals and processing referrals
• Assessing individuals' needs and aspirations/desired outcomes.
• Planning, co-ordinating and ensuring the consistent delivery of high-quality support & care
• Flexibly responding to individual needs and aspirations and assisting individuals to have the maximum opportunities to be in control of directing their care provided to live as fully, inclusively, and independently as possible as valued citizens in the community, in accordance with their wishes
• Providing the leadership and a positive management approach that ensure that both staff for whom s/he is responsible & the services develop in a highly flexible, pro-active, and responsive manner.

Essential experience, knowledge and skills

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral) and computer skills
• Experience of and aptitude for staff scheduling and rota's
• Substantial experience of working with individuals in a health & social care setting
• Sound knowledge and experience of the challenges and needs of vulnerable individuals and of risks assessment & risk management
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritise and organise
• Experience of working in partnership with statutory agencies i.e., Social Work, Health
• Excellent active listening skills and interpersonal skills
• Substantial experience of coaching, supervising, or managing staff within a health & social care community setting
• Understanding of Care Inspectorate/SSSC Standards
• Ability to use your personal skills to help the staff you support to develop and
• A creative approach to problem solving and a good negotiator.
• As travel throughout the designated geographical remit is an expectation of the post the coordinator needs to hold a current UK Driver's Licence with access to their own car.
• This post will be registered with the SSSC, and the post holder should have an appropriate health and social care qualification at level 3 or equivalent professional qualification; in addition, management credits 15 at SCQF level 7 are required or willingness to work towards this is essential.
• SVQ Level 4 and appropriate management qualification for registration purposes is desirable. (Willing to work towards this).
• Possible on call during emergencies.

Other requirements

• PVG checks will be required for the successful applicant, as are two references: one being from the most recent employer.
• Please note - this role will require frequent Covid testing as part of our Covid Health and Safety guidelines

How to apply

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Location and work details

Work Location: In person