Senior Care Officer

Job Introduction

MAIN PURPOSE

• To assist the Registered Manager with the day to day running of the Supported Living Service
• To maintain an independent quality of life for service users, encouraging individuals to participate in the community as much as possible 
• To co-ordinate and monitor care and support provided to service users to ensure that their outcomes/needs are met appropriately within a safe environment and in a person-centred way.
• Ensuring individuals are treated with compassion, dignity and respect and policy, procedures and practice standards of staff are always maintained.
• Communicate effectively with service users, carers, colleagues, and key partners including East Borough Housing Trust 

Main Responsibilities 

1. To assist in the management of staff, premises, and resources in accordance with policy and procedures.
2. To undertake the formal supervision and appraisal of staff as required, bringing matters to the attention of the registered manager. This will include recruitment, identification of training needs and development, monitoring staff attendance and sickness levels. 
3. To assist the registered manager in the provision, development and achievement of the service and any outcomes required by the regulator in partnership with the on-site housing related support provider, this will include developing links with the local community and voluntary organisations.
4. To undertake the assessment, monitoring and reviewing of individual service user’s needs in accordance with policy and procedures, with the involvement of other professionals and families as appropriate, whilst ensuring individuals have the opportunity to maximise choice and control.
5. To ensure compliance with safeguarding policies and procedures and take part as required in case discussions and strategy meetings, and to ensure adult safeguarding protection plans are implemented and actioned.
6. Undertake routine Health and Safety checks; ensure that risk assessments are in place for moving and handling, hazards, service user and staff activity 
7. Ensure Mental Capacity and Best interest decisions are upheld and kept in the appropriate place.
8. Accountability for monthly audits of service users Medication, finances, and care practice.
9. Responsibility for the safe administration and ordering of medication for individuals in conjunction with BCP's Handling of Medication policy and procedures, and any other national medication guidelines. To act as moving and handling facilitator for the service to ensure best practice is always maintained.
10. To provide personal care to individuals as necessary.
11. To be responsible for the development and supervision of individual and group programmes and activities with service users.
12. To be responsible for different projects and delegated areas of work e.g staffing rotas, care programmes, as determined by the Registered Manager.
13. To take responsibility for day-to-day management of the service in the absence of the registered manager, this will include attending meetings and any other decisions required to ensure safe service delivery.
14. To undertake such other duties as may be required from time to time commensurate with the level of the post.
15. To comply with all decisions, policies and standing orders of the Council and any relevant statutory requirements, including the Equality Act, the Health and Safety at Work Act and Data Protection Act.

The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for looking for enthusiastic innovative person to join us as a Senior Care Officer working flexibly 30 hours per week:

• You will be part of a busy senior team, working alongside the Community Learning Disability Team and other professionals.
• You will contribute to the successful day to day running of the service in order to support the Registered Manager in meeting CQC requirements.
• You will be responsible for managing a team of Domiciliary Support Workers to ensure delivery of high-quality care and support.
• You will also need you own car and business insurance to visit adults around BCP.
• Can you bring your skills and knowledge to our team? Do you have good communication and interpersonal skills?  If so, we are looking for you.

Please contact julie.wright2@bcpcouncil.gov.uk OR p.palanisamy@bcpcouncil.gov.uk for any informal discussion about this role.

About BCP Council

BCP Council provides services to a diverse community of 400,000 residents and employs more than 5,000 people. Our area includes over 15 miles of beautiful world-renowned coastline. We can offer career defining roles to transform and improve services. By working with us, you can help deliver a vision of a thriving, word-class, prosperous and inclusive place for generations to come.

Our Benefits

We offer an excellent benefits package to colleagues. Find out more on support" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(54,30,84);text-decoration:none;">Colleague benefits and support | BCP (bcpcouncil.gov.uk)

As a result of the creation of BCP Council in 2019, we are working on simplifying our terms and conditions of service and will be creating a single pay structure which is to be applicable for all employees. It is important to us that we offer benefits that our colleagues value as part of their total employment package and we are reviewing these to make sure we have it right. We are in the process of establishing a timescale for implementation and colleagues joining us will be included in these changes. This is expected to be in place in 2024 or early 2025.