Community Care Supervisor

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council; Brierley Hill; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Pension scheme

Supervisions

Job summary

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking a Community Care Supervisor for the Urgent Care Services and the Dudley Short Term Assessment and Reablement team. The role is 37 hours per week on a flexible rota across the Dudley borough, with a 10% shift allowance and 37 hours at Grade 7 (£32,578 to £35,570).

The post is based at Brierley Hill Health and Social Care Centre or various locations. You will supervise staff, coordinate urgent care delivery, and support discharge planning while

Qualifications

• Experience working in a care setting is required.
• NVQ 2 in Health and Social Care or equivalent (or willing to work towards).

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and triage urgent care calls/referrals to support people at home and prevent hospital admission.
• Support community urgent care and STAR teams with person-centred care.
• Supervise and support duty team staff and community care staff.
• Contribute to service developments within Urgent Care.
• Help manage demand for care capacity and ensure safe, timely discharge.
• Respond to urgent care crises and prioritise workload.
• Remain aware of CQC standards.

Skills

Coordination

Triaging

Signposting

Staff supervision

Care planning

Education

NVQ 2 in Health and Social Care

Job description

Post: 1 x Community Care Supervisor (Permanent)

Hours: 37 per week

Salary: Grade 7 (£32,578.00 to £35,570.00) plus 10% alternating shift allowance.

Location: Brierley Hill Health and Social Care Centre or various locations across Dudley borough

An excellent opportunity has arisen to work within Adult Social Care for Urgent Care Services and the Dudley Short Term Assessment and Reablement team.

The role

Your primary role will be to ensure the delivery of a high-quality duty team for vulnerable people in the Dudley borough.You will be working 37 hours per week on a flexible rota which includes some weekends, evenings and bank holidays, for which relevant enhancements will be paid.

You should have experience of working in a care setting and an NVQ 2 in Health and Social Care or equivalent, or willing to work towards.

Your main duties will include:-

• Co-ordinating, triaging and signposting all Urgent Care calls/ referrals across the service to enable people within Dudley to be supported at home with their daily living activities and prevent hospital admittance or support hospital discharge.
• Supporting a community Urgent Care Team and STAR team providing person centred support and opportunities for people and their carers.
• Providing supervision and support to staff within the duty team and supporting care staff within the community undertaking their role.
• Contributing to the implementation of service developments within the Urgent Care service.
• Assisting in managing the demand for care capacity and ensuring safe and timely discharge and quality care provision.
• Assist with responding to Urgent Care crisis within the community to support people with a difficult time in their lives.
• Prioritising workload of referrals and escalating appropriately when required.
• Be able to work under pressure and prioritise appropriately.
• Being aware of CQC standards.

As an employee of Dudley MBC, you will receive a comprehensive annual leave package, an option to join the pension scheme and regular supervisions. We invite you to be part of a forward thinking, dynamic council, which actively supports staff, and works to change people’s lives for the better.

You may need to work flexibly, travelling across the Dudley borough and will therefore need to have the use of a vehicle.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults; therefore, the post is subject to medical clearance and an enhanced DBS check.

All applicants must be able to provide documentation to prove their right to work in the UK.

Please note: Dudley MBC does not currently offer sponsorship for candidates without the Right to Work in the UK.

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N.B. We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised date should we receive a large number of applications

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Attached documents
Employee Benefits List.pdf
CCS JD and PS Oct 26.docx