Care Coordinator - Integrated Learning Disability Service

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency, has a new permanent position available for an Adult Care Coordinator within the Integrated Learning Disability Team to work full time based in Enfield.

Based in the bubbling heart of Enfield Town, Enfield’s recently refurbished open plan office has bespoke areas for service users and is an environment which supports their smart working policy surrounded by small businesses, bars, restaurants, a buzzing high street, and shopping centre. The high-tech multi-agency office has good transport links into Central London and is easily accessible via the M25, A10, and A406.

As well as a range of benefits detailed below, Enfield is an employer that offers hybrid and flexible working.

The salary for this permanent Care Coordinator job is up to £32,805 per annum.

This is an exciting opportunity to be based within a local authority integrated health and social care service. The service comprises many disciplines including Social Work, Community Nurses, Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Art Therapists, Physiotherapists, and Psychiatrists. The Care Coordinator post will sit within the social work team.

The role entails face-to-face work with service users, their families, and external partners. The purpose of the Care Coordinator role is to identify whether support packages continue to meet the needs of service users and their families. The role will require the successful candidates to make recommendations regarding support packages and arrange and amend support to ensure needs are being met in a person-centred and strength-based way.

The role also requires the successful candidates to be part of our integrated front door duty service on a rota basis, supporting with resolving crisis situations.

An exciting part of the role will include undertaking assessment work and supporting with safeguarding case work.

You will need excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. The Care Coordinator will be required to attend multi-disciplinary meetings and present cases, communicate effectively with service users and their families, as well as a range of internal and external colleagues and partners. In addition, the Care Coordinator will be required to write accurate, comprehensive support plans and assessments.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a difference in the lives of people with learning disabilities whilst further developing your skills and career. If you want to be a part of this challenge and of a successful team and think you have the skills and abilities to help us achieve our goals, then we want to hear from you.

Main duties:

• To provide assessment, care management, and social work services to users and carers arising out of the council’s duties and powers under legislation, Council, and Group Policy. To work in accordance with the guidelines set out by local management and to make appropriate use of Group and Independent resources.
• To maintain high professional standards at all times.
• To undertake initial assessments within the area of specialism.
• To manage, monitor, and review care plans involving users and carers and liaising with other workers and agencies as appropriate.
• To work at all times within the council’s Financial Regulations.
• To be aware of the resources available within the specialist area, including other sources of funding so that the maximum benefit may be obtained for service users within budgetary resources of the group.
• To make use of the management information systems, including information technology, in the recording retrieval and analysis of information as required by the department.
• To be managed and receive supervision from the immediate line manager and to be assessed against agreed standards and targets.
• Carry out accountabilities in compliance with the councils policies and procedures.
• Any other duties reasonably requested by management.

Why it's great to work for Enfield Council:

• An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Up to 32 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas.
• A blend of remote and office-based working for most roles.
• Interest-free season ticket loan repayable over three or ten months.
• Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods.
• Employee Assistance Programme to provide advice and counselling services. This is a free and confidential service available to staff and members of their family.
• Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work.

Requirements of this Care Coordinator job:

• As a regular and intrinsic part of this role requires you to speak to members of the public in English, the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential and consistent with the requirements of this role. This role also requires you to be polite and courteous when conversing with the public.
• Ability to assess need and to make appropriate support plans and have a good understanding of the care management process.
• Ability to work in partnership with service users, carers, and other professionals whilst maintaining the service user at the centre of each process or activity.
• Ability to work with safeguarding cases and understanding the safeguarding processes.
• Ability to work within the departmental financial policies and controls, developing best value services and community placements and working with service users, carers, and those professionals connected to each individual and or service provider.
• Ability to show the following key behaviours: 1. Taking responsibility for one’s actions; 2. Being open, honest, and respectful; 3. Listening to others and being open to learn; and 4. Working together with others to find solutions.

Contact:
This Care Coordinator job is advertised by Stefan Garrett; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant role in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.