Domiciliary Care Coordinator in Sheffield

Domiciliary Care Coordinator

£25,400 per annum

Sheffield- S10 

Hours-  Monday- Friday -9-5

The Recruitment Crowd are working with a fantastic Domiciliary care provider in Sheffield who are looking to appoint a new Care Coordinator.

Are you a self-less individual who puts other before yourself? Do you find looking after others fulfilling and inspiring? if this sounds like you then why not apply today!

Brief overview of the role:

• To coordinate the delivery of a safe and well planned domiciliary care service that is service user focussed.
• To develop and maintain runs of work that are geographically planned, which use resources efficiently and continuously reviewed and updated as necessary.
• To produce staff rotas on a weekly/fortnightly basis, using the Organisation's computer based roster system. All records and rotas to be up to date at all times and be compliant to the organisational and legal requirements of a safe and well planned service.
• To allocate visits to care workers, taking into consideration service user’s needs and preferences for gender and compatibility.
• To take responsibility for ensuring that all calls are covered in all instances, providing care personally if required.
• To provide care workers with full briefings about service users’ needs and any other information that is required to deliver a good service. Providing updates as service users’ needs change.
• To inform care workers of any amendments to their schedules as they occur with careful clarification.
• To ensure accurate records are maintained on the Organisation's computer based roster system, including service user and staff information, a daily events record and details of service delivered, staff holidays, absence and training.
• To proactively liaise with social workers, service users, family members and care workers to take on new referrals and arrange with the Assessment & Review team to plan initial assessments.
• To monitor the performance of care workers, organising spot checks and conducting supervisions and appraisals in line with the Organisation’s policy on keeping accurate records.

The successful candidate will:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to multitask and prioritise own workload to meet deadlines
• PC literate with the ability to adapt to in house systems
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Good organisational skills
• Experience of working in the domiciliary care sector with a good understanding of how the sector works
• First hand experience of delivering personal care
• Previous experiencing of coordinating a domiciliary care service - Desirable
• Previous experience of supervising a team -Desirable
• NVQ Level 3 or 4 in Care (or willingness to work towards)- Essential
• Full driving licence with use of own vehicle- Essential  
• Ability to take on-call responsibility- Office hours Mon – Friday 9-5On-call ran by central on-call team from 5pm – 9am

Benefits: 

• 32 Days Annual leave.
• Bonus scheme.
• Free DBS check.
• Mileage allowance- 30p per mile 
• A friendly, positive working environment.

If you feel you meet the criteria for this role APPLY NOW!   We would love to hear from you!!

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