Social Care Support Officer l Urgent Care Acute and Prisons Service l Lancaster Morecambe
Social Care Support Officer l Urgent Care Acute and Prisons Service l Lancaster Morecambe
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Salaryper annum l Permanent l Part time 18.5 hours per week (Pro Rata) l Urgent Care Acute and Prisons Service l Morecambe Bay
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We are looking for empathetic and driven Social Care Support Officers who are passionate about making a difference. Your role will involve finding creative ways to help individuals achieve their goals and live independently in their own homes.
We have two permanent positions available within our Urgent Care Acute and Prisons Service covering the Morecambe Bay area:
- 1 position at 18.5 hours per week
- 1 position at 29.6 hours per week (working Friday to Monday)
Living Better Lives in Lancashire
This is a hugely exciting time for us. Weve launched Living Better Lives in Lancashire our new strengthbased vision for social care.
Were driving forward innovative practice that will make a difference to our communities and we need new social workers to help us achieve our vision of supporting people to achieve what they want to living independently in a place they call their home.
The team provides a single point of access to community intermediate care services including reablement and residential rehab 7 days per week. The team also supports hospital discharges and works with the wider multidisciplinary team to prevent hospital admissions and supports people to remain at home. The team also utilises the Discharge to Assess model to ensure that assessments are done away from the hospital environment.
This key role will also involve holistic facetoface Care Act Assessments reviews and support planning using a strengthsbased approach to ensure that people receive the right support at the right time enabling them to achieve their optimum level of independence and live their life in a way that they choose.
We offer a supportive team environment regular supervision skill development attractive staff benefits generous annual leave and a chance to thrive within Lancashire County Councils Adult Social Care Service.
Our ValuesWhat matters to us is that you share our values:
- Supportive and Innovative: We value a blend of supportive and innovative thinking. Youll be encouraged to come up with fresh ideas to achieve the best outcomes for the people we support.
- Empathy : Compassion and empathy are essential. Youll listen to peoples needs ensuring they feel valued and respected.
Reasons to Join Us
- Great Annual Leave: We offer up to 32 days annual leave 8 bank holidays and 2 additional statutory days during the festive season. You can also purchase additional leave.
- Flexible Working opportunities
- Financial Benefits: Our generous Local Government Pension Scheme with employer contribution. Our relocation reimbursement package to support people who need to move to the area to work with us.
- Training and Development: An excellent induction through our Social Care Academy and ongoing support for your career and professional development.
- Health and Wellbeing: A Wellbeing Support Programme for you and your family.
- Staff Discounts: Youll get access to dozens of discounts through Vivup our employee benefits partner. Our scheme covers a car lease scheme shopping entertainment gym memberships holidays and more.
- We embrace diversity and have a range of support groups and networks for staff. These include the Forum of Asian Black and Ethnic Employees (FABEE) the Disabled Workers Forum and the LGBTQ Employee Network.
To Apply..
*Please ensure you have uploaded and attached your supporting statement to evidence how you meet the criteria for the role. The panel may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence.
If you would like to contact us for an initial informal and confidential chat:
The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013. If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a disclosure. Further information can be found on the Our Recruitment Process tab.
You will be required to provide a car for use in connection with the duties of this post and you must be insured for business use. However we may consider you if you cannot drive because of a disability.
We reserve the right to close a vacancy early before the closing date if we receive sufficient applications.
Job Description and Person Specification
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
