Care Co-ordinator

Care Co-Ordinator

Location: Livingston

Contract: Permanent / Full Time

Salary: £29,039.40 per annum, plus company benefits

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With a network of branches across the UK, Mears has been providing housing with care support services since 1994.

We aim to work in partnership with commissioners and others to develop and deliver high-quality care in the community to vulnerable people. Our goal is to provide housing with care based on an enabling approach with an outcome focused support planning process.

As a large provider of social care services, Mears works collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams to address challenges in the social care marketplace.

We are Mears Supported Living Ltd, providing a range of care and support services to people out in the community and in their own homes.

About the Role:

As a Care Coordinator you will be an exceptional leader, the mark of your success is to make a positive difference to people's lives. You will spend each day assisting in the day-to-day operation of the Support Services, business and participate as required in multi-disciplinary assessment of service user needs.

The successful Care Co-Ordinator will be responsible for ensuring all care plans are reviewed on a 6 monthly basis, spot checks are completed on a 3 monthly basis, staff are reviewed quarterly, and staff annual appraisals are completed.

This is an office-based role in Livingston, and you will be required to commute to services in and around the Livingston, Eilburn & Edinburgh area as well as working with service users with complex needs in our Bryson Court branch. You will be able to claim millage when out completing any reviews at 25p per mile, from office to service user and back to the office.

Role Responsibilities:

• Direct line management for a team of Support Workers, including the management of their weekly workload

• Defining special care needs based upon identification of specific clinical problems and to monitor and review as appropriate

• Liaising with external organisations in respect of developing a total package of care for a service users

• Reporting to a Branch Manager on a weekly basis on activity levels and outcomes for service users

• Providing written reports of all complaints, accidents, incidents and untoward events in accordance with written policies

• Undertaking “on call” duties as required by the branch to ensure a 24/7 service is provided. This will be on a rota basis 1 week at a time 1 out of every 3 weeks.

Key Criteria:

• Care Sector experience

• SVQ 2 or higher or the willingness of completing SVQ 3

• Experience as a Care Co-Ordinator would be preferred

Benefits:

• Cost of PVG covered

• Family friendly policy to include enhanced maternity/paternity leave and much more. 

• Care Worker of the Month financial award

• Refer a friend scheme (total award up to £1000)

• Excellent training

• Pension scheme

• Cycle to work scheme

• Eye test vouchers

• Mears Fun Day - Our annual Fun Day is organised as a massive thank you from the Executive team for all the hard work! Previous years include, Alton Towers, Drayton Manor etc.

• Staff perks with Mears Rewards - discounts of up to 10% on coffee, weekly groceries, holidays, the list is endless.

• Volunteering Leave - Mears supports employees to undertake volunteering in the community, in support of our social value commitment.

All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship.

Candidates should be aware that all our roles are subject to relevant Background, Identity & Security checks before commencement of employment.

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At Mears Group, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, we are a Disability Confident employer, valuing individuality and ensuring equal opportunities for all.

We proudly support the Armed Forces Covenant and are honoured to have achieved the Gold Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) to coincide with this, we hold an Endorser Award for the Career Transition Partnership, recognising our commitment to veterans transitioning into civilian careers.

In our continued effort to promote social mobility, we invite applicants to voluntarily share their background information during the application stages to help us better understand the diverse experiences of our candidates. This is to ensure we are committed to improving social mobility. We use the Social Mobility Index to assess and enhance opportunities for individuals from diverse backgrounds. These questions are optional and will not impact your ability to apply.