Support Coordinator - Social Care

Want to be part of a team that really cares and empowers you to help change a customer's life for the better? As our Lead Support Worker, you'll be at the heart of supporting our customers who have complex needs to develop their skills to live more independently in the community. You'll make a big difference each day as you help our customers achieve their hopes and aspirations. Amazing we know! Typical day as a Lead Support Worker (known by us as Coordinator)

• Creating support plans with your customers and coordinating our small team of Support Workers working to the plans.
• This role will see you working in services across Country Durham with a wide range of customers.
• Helping customers with daily living activities such as making meals, shopping, budgeting, maintaining their tenancy and moving onto independent accommodation if they are able.
• Carrying out risk assessments, support planning, goal setting and regular reviews.
• Cuppas, chats and catch ups. There's no rushing from one customer to the next here! Plenty of time to collaborate with colleagues too.
Fancy going home each day knowing that you have helped change our customers lives for the better? You'll do that here, working for one of the top ten Great Place to Work in the UK! You bring
• Passion to support our customers to live their best life, working collaboratively with an eye for detail.
• Experience of creating person-centred support plans and supporting colleagues in working to work to the plans.
• Experience of coordinating and assessing customer referrals.
• The ability to work on your own initiative, remain calm under pressure and have a resilient approach.
• To get from A to B, you will need access to a vehicle insured for business insurance. The great news is that we'll support with your mileage!
Due to limits on our current certificates of sponsorship, we are not able to offer sponsorship to external candidates for this role. This remains under regular review Our team We are an outgoing, diverse and supportive group of individuals, always willing to lend a helping hand! Our team is led by our amazing Senior Client Service Manager Yvonne who has worked for Home Group since 2014. Yvonne is perfectly placed to support you as you join. She started as a Support Worker and took full advantage of all the training and experience we offer here at Home Group. Supporting Yvonne are our four Client Service Managers who bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the team. Job details
• Flexible working hours (or we're open to agreeing a work pattern with you)
• Where we're flexible with you, we do need to meet the needs of our customers. That may mean adapting your start or finishing times on occasion.
• Shifts are allocated from Monday through to Sunday starting as early as 07:30am to finishing at 10:00pm. You will work your fair share of weekends.
• Although you'll sometimes lone work, we do get together regularly [in the daytime] for training and team meetings.
• Able to use technology for creating and updating support plans, complete online learning and to collaborate with colleagues.
• You'll need an Enhanced DBS check done and we pay for that.
A place where you belong Great things happen when we can be ourselves at work. We want all our colleagues to be who they truly are here. Our internal diversity networks, peers and allies (Multicultural, LGBTQIA+ and Disability) support us all to be our best. Together we make Home Group a great place to work! What's in it for you?
• 34 days leave (including bank hols and a "me day" to use for whatever you fancy) increasing to 39, the option to buy 5 more, and time off for volunteering too!
• Health cash plan saving you from £1140 per annum. We'll cover your costs (and kids if you have them) towards dental, optical, prescriptions, alternative therapies and lots more.
• Over 800 high street discounts on groceries, holidays and days out. Looking for a new phone, bike or car? Save money with us.
• We Grow Our Own colleagues (not literally of course!), when you're ready for the next step in your career, you can grow with us!
• Colleagues really matters to us, that's why we're the 10th Best place in the UK for Wellbeing. Our tools and support help you when you need them.
• Learn more about our benefits on our website.
Find out more Click APPLY NOW to see our Support Coordinator Job Description, find out about us and for help to apply. Sometimes we close a job early, so don't delay or you might miss out. Finally, do let us know if there's anything we can do, to help you shine in our process by making reasonable adjustments at recruitment@homegroup.org.uk.

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