Community Care Worker

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Prevention & Personalisation for Erewash (North) fieldwork team is seeking to recruit a suitably experienced Community Care Worker to join our very busy team based at Erewash Area Office, Mercian Close, Ilkeston.

The team provide a generic service to people aged over 18 who may have a range of disabilities. The service covers people living in the community, residential establishments and also facilitates safe and timely discharges from community hospitals.

The successful candidate will be experienced in adult social care and be able to demonstrate that they can work in a person-centred way in accordance with current legislation and policies.

Core tasks will include assessment, support planning and creative signposting. You will provide support and advice to clients and carers and apply the universal offer and whenever possible draw on community resources. The successful applicants will need to work in a team setting and be part of an area duty system. They will also be expected to contribute to safeguarding investigations as appropriate.

Good communication with other agencies including health colleagues is essential given the current health and social care agenda.

Provisional Interview Date: 13 September 2022

Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. Click here to see our policy on criminal background checks.