Job responsibilities
Do you enjoy making a difference to your local community? Are you curious and you spot things that others might not, see? Do you enjoy building relationships? Do you like to explore possibilities? If the answer is yes, then this is an opportunity for you.Weve changed the way that we structure our Adult Social Care teams in Cambridgeshire and have an opportunity for you to join our City and SouthAdults' Community Teamas an Adult Support Coordinatorbased at Fawcett House, Trumpington, Cambridge.
Were embracing new ways of working so our social work teams can work where they need to and have the chance to be part of a collaborative team environment with strong working relationships with health professionals and partners to achieve better outcomes for the adults we support.
The teams are responsible for supporting customers who live in the community in the designatedgeographical area, giving the ability to develop working relationships with customers, their families, and our providers. The teams works closely with our health and social care partner organisationsto promote and enable people to remain in the community for longer.
For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact Karen West - 07824596531(City and South)
Interviews will be held by Microsoft Teams, week commence 28th August 23.
Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Our benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits:
- Flexible working
- Flexible Bank Holidays
- A comprehensive wellbeing package
- Our Cambs Rewards employee discounts
- A comprehensive pension scheme
- IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network.
- Camweb our staff intranet helping to keep you informed
- An employee recognition scheme
What will you be doing?
You'll need to be inquisitive and able to work with others to build working relationships with people and their support networks. You'll need to have excellent observation skills to identify strengths and work with others to promote their independence. Completing Social Care Assessments and Care and Support Planning, completing Safeguarding Investigations, Mental Capacity Act Assessments, Continuing Health Care checklists and attending Decision Support Tool meetings and engaging with Advocacy Services will be part of the role but you do not need to be an expert, full training and support will be provided.The role also involves covering the teams duty function on a rota basis and managing a diverse range of service users queries or urgent case work management.
Your curiosity should also mean that you enjoy keeping up to date with current good practice, doing relevant research and building your own knowledge.
There will be an opportunity to broaden your own skills and training by working alongside our health and social care partnership agencies,supporting providers and sharingyour knowledge and experience.
Cambridgeshire offers extensive learning and development opportunities to develop your ongoing career.
About you
You will have a genuine desire to support people andyoull put the individual at the heart of everything. You'll need to be inquisitive and provide evidence based, proportionate recording with a keen focus on strength-based practice.
Join us and youll find a challenging and highly rewarding career in social care, where youll have every opportunity to make a positive difference to peoples lives.
Experience or a willingness to work with a variety of partner organisations is vital to working in this team and you'll need to enjoy networking and influencing others to see things differently. You will be able to work autonomously and have the flexibility to manage your own workload in a hybrid way that allows you to work from the office base at least twice a week and from home.
Most of all, you put the individual at the heart of everything and you ensuretheir choices are being respected and supported.
We are a supportive service, we are passionate about development, we embrace flexible working, and facilitate opportunities for our workforce to showcase their strengths and thrive.
For a full list of the requirements of the role, please check out the Job Description andPerson Specification.
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers
