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Carers Leeds; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Carers Leeds is seeking a dedicated role to support unpaid carers in Leeds. The post involves working with hospital-based Carer Support Workers and community teams to help after discharge, arranging appropriate permanent care placements or domiciliary packages for self-funded care.

The role operates across Carers Leeds' offices and community locations with some home working, and requires DBS checks and a commitment to improving carers' lives in the city.

Responsibilities

• Develop close working relationships with Community Care Bed Multi-Disciplinary Teams across the city.
• Provide person-centred support, advice and information to carers to support discharge to permanent care or home with domiciliary care, including self-funding arrangements.
• Monitor and evaluate service delivery and prepare regular reports on work undertaken.

Job description

Contract: Fixed Term Until 30th June 2029

Location: Carers Leeds office, community locations and from home

Interview date: Thursday 1st October

Vision

Our vision at Carers Leeds is that all unpaid carers in our city are recognised, valued and supported to live a fulfilling life.

Mission

Carers Leeds wants to improve the lives of unpaid carers across the city. We provide information, advice and support to unpaid adult and parent carers in Leeds. We aim to influence others to act and create positive change for unpaid carers.

What is an unpaid carer?

An unpaid carer is someone who provides help and support to a family member, friend or neighbour who couldn’t manage without their help. This could be due to illness, disability, mental health problems or substance misuse.

What we do

Established in 1996, Carers Leeds is a charity that provides information, advice and support to unpaid adult and parent carers across our city. This includes our Advice Line, carers support groups, one to one support and support in hospitals. Some of our services are universal – open to all carers – and some are targeted at specific groups of carers. Our services are provided to communities throughout Leeds.

We work in partnership with others to deliver our service and to influence them to act to benefit unpaid carers. This involves those working in health and social care and employers.

Brief Role Description:

This post will involve working alongside community care bed providers/Recovery Hubs and our Hospital-based Carer Support Workers to provide support to carers after someone has been discharged from hospital and specifically to find appropriate permanent care placements or domiciliary packages of care where the person with care needs will be self-funding.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• To develop a close working relationship with the Community Care Bed Multi-Disciplinary Teams across the city.
• To provide person centred support, advice and information to carers, and those with care needs, to support discharge to permanent care (or home with a package of domiciliary care) where the person with care needs will be self-funding this care.
• To undertake monitoring and evaluation of the service and prepare regular reports on the work undertaken.

This post is subject to a satisfactory a DBS check