At a Glance
- Tasks: Coordinate care schedules, ensuring every visit is covered and staff are well-informed.
- Company: Join a supportive homecare team dedicated to making a difference.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, bonus, ongoing training, and a friendly work environment.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth and participation in company events.
- Why this job: Be the backbone of care services, helping to ensure reliable support for those in need.
- Qualifications: Strong organisational skills and experience in scheduling or coordination roles.
The predicted salary is between 26550 - 32450 £ per year.
Salary: £29,000 per annum + £1,000 bonus
Location: Office-based, with occasional operational support duties
Are you highly organised, calm under pressure and confident managing changing priorities? We are looking for a proactive Scheduling Coordinator to join our clients team. You will play a key role in making sure every care visit is safely covered, carers receive clear and accurate rotas, and service users benefit from reliable, consistent support.
Package:
- £29,000 starting salary
- £1,000 discretionary annual bonus
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
- Company events
- Generous referral scheme and Employee Assistance Programme
- Company pension scheme
- Friendly supportive working environment
- Parking
This is a busy and varied position requiring excellent communication, practical problem-solving and the ability to keep several plates spinning at once. Previous experience within homecare or using care rostering software would be a strong advantage.
Responsibilities:
- Creating, maintaining and publishing weekly care rotas
- Ensuring all planned visits are allocated to appropriately trained care staff
- Matching carers with service users based on skills, availability, location and continuity
- Responding quickly to sickness, emergencies and last-minute rota changes
- Updating schedules when new care packages begin or support requirements change
- Keeping the rostering system accurate, current and fully auditable
- Planning efficient routes to reduce unnecessary travel and improve staff utilisation
- Maintaining accurate records of availability, contracted hours, training, annual leave and sickness
- Identifying staffing or capacity concerns early and proposing practical solutions
- Communicating rota details and changes clearly to care staff
- Providing carers with accurate visit information, service user notes and risk details
- Building positive working relationships with carers and responding to scheduling queries
- Supporting the mobilisation of new care packages
- Participating in the shared on-call rota and providing out-of-hours support when required
Requirements:
- Excellent organisational and time-management skills
- Experience in a scheduling / co-ordination role previously – all sectors considered
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills and a practical and confident approach to problem-solving
- Experience using electronic rostering, scheduling or care-management software
- The ability to remain calm and make sound decisions when circumstances change
Desirable:
- Previous experience within homecare, domiciliary care or health and social care plus a good understanding of continuity of care
- Knowledge of CQC requirements, safeguarding and GDPR
- Experience coordinating staff across multiple locations
If you are an experienced scheduler who enjoys solving problems, supporting care teams and helping services run smoothly, we would love to hear from you. Apply today with your current CV.
Scheduling Co-ordinator in St Austell employer: RJS Resourcing Ltd
RJS RESOURCING LTD is an excellent employer for those seeking a fulfilling role as a Community Care Assistant in Yeolmbridge. With a strong emphasis on employee support, the company offers comprehensive training and competitive pay, fostering a compassionate work culture that prioritises the well-being of both staff and clients. Additionally, employees benefit from mileage compensation and opportunities for personal growth within the care sector, making it a rewarding place to build a career.
