Resource Officer

Are you looking for a rewarding career with opportunities for further professional development? If so, we look forward to hearing from you!

An opportunity has arisen for a 12-months fixed term contract, full time Resource Officer role within our Countywide Reviewing Team in the Adult Social Care Mental Health Service. We offer support to people over the age of eighteen with severe and enduring mental illness, people living with dementia and people accessing support for alcohol and substance use.

Our team support a variety of review activity, including post-hospital, Section 117 Aftercare, those in receipt of a Direct Payment and statutory annual reviews within individuals own homes, including supported living and care home settings.

At East Sussex County Council, we have a commitment to empowering Adults over the age of eighteen who are accessing care and support. Our aim is to maximise their independence and help them play a full part in the decisions that affect them.

We apply a blended approach to our reviews through telephone, technology, and home visits to understand and appreciate an individual’s interests, aspirations, concerns, and goals and review their current services and ongoing needs. We consider their existing networks of family, friends and wider community support are explored, focusing on what the individual can do for themselves.

You will work with partner agencies, carers, and families to build networks of support that can help people maintain their independence. With an increased demand for our services, we must adapt and be creative, so there are plenty of opportunities to gain experience and innovate.

Hybrid working arrangements are applicable to the role this includes elements of office-based working, client visits and working from home.

The successful candidate will need to be able to travel independently between locations including out of county areas on occasions. You will need to demonstrate you can meet the travel requirements of the role.

We are looking for candidates who:

• Have an understanding of the relevant legislation, and mental health needs and/or substance use issues to ensure the person’s needs are met and associated risks are managed
• Are able to engage with clients’ families, carers and providers
• Have the ability to work jointly and constructively with colleagues and other health care professionals
• Have experience of working within a social care or related field
• Can understand and can undertake assessment and review activity applying good practice in relation to service users and carers

• Is able to be an effective communicator and have a commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and the ability to promote independence and resilience, in accordance with the Care Act 2014.

To apply for this role please follow the ‘Apply Now’ button above. When completing your CV and covering letter be sure to address how you meet all the criteria in the person specification. This job advert might close earlier, then the stipulated closing date if a large volume of applicants is received.

Internal candidates are welcome to apply for a secondment (with current managers consent) to give them an opportunity to experience working with people accessing support for their mental illness. 

Please click here to view the Job Description & Person Specification.

The successful candidate will benefit from access to a supportive and experienced team, on-going training, and professional development as well as a robust support and supervision from senior practitioners.

Interviews will take place week commencing 16 or 23 June via Microsoft Teams unless you request an in-person interview. If you are unavailable to attend the allocated interview date/time, let us know and we may be able to schedule an alternative date/time for you.

There are many rewards working for East Sussex County Council, some of these include:

• Generous pension scheme
• Access to training
• Access to our extensive wellbeing and wellness training.

For more information about our diverse range of benefits please click on the link provided benefits page.

For an informal discussion, please contact Darlene Sellick by  email  Darlene.Sellick@eastsussex.gov.uk

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