Community Support Co-ordinator (Permanent) in Motherwell

Hours: 35hrs per week, permanent

Salary / Hourly Rate: £42,228 - £43,158

The aim of Social Work Resources is to promote social welfare and provide effective care and support to meet the needs of vulnerable people in South Lanarkshire. In partnership with community planning partners, voluntary and independent provider organisations, we offer a range of services designed to enable, support, improve and protect the health and social care of people using our services.

This post offers excellent opportunities at a time of considerable development within the service. As a Community Support Co-ordinator you will play a key role in the delivery of community services. You will be responsible for the management of care staff and the delivery of care services, in line with Supporting Your Independence across South Lanarkshire Council. You will also have responsibility for managing and organising the care for service users.

You will work as part of a locality team assessing service users' needs in respect of care referrals and monitoring and reviewing care within agreed timescales. You should have excellent IT skills and be dynamic and creative, with the ability to resolve problems as they arise.

Your qualification evidence should be attached to your application in the "Supported Documents" and URL section.

Please answer the following questions as part of your application submission:

• Your relevant work experience
• Your key personal qualities and strengths
• Any voluntary or community-based experience
• Management & Leadership

Please describe your experience of managing a team within a care or support service:

• Your management style and approach to leadership
• Your experience with staff supervision, performance management, and development
• How you ensure high quality, person-centred care and meet regulatory standards
• Examples of how you have achieved positive outcomes or improved service delivery

Multidisciplinary & Risk Management:

Please describe how you ensure Care at Home services meet National Health and Social Care Standards, including your understanding of the Community Support Coordinator role:

• Your understanding of the Community Support Coordinator role in delivering high-quality care
• Your involvement in care inspections (e.g. How you support and develop staff to maintain high standards)
• How you monitor, review, and improve service quality

Risk Identification and Management:

Please describe your understanding and experience of risk identification and management within a Care at Home service, including the role of a Community Support Coordinator:

• Your understanding of risk management in a Care at Home setting and the role of the Community Support Coordinator
• An example of a time you identified a risk to a service user or staff member
• The actions you took to manage or reduce the risk

If you require to submit any further additional information to support your application (not a CV), please upload this under supporting documents.

This post is considered a Regulated Role with Adults, in respect of the Disclosure Scotland Act 2020. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with Adults.

Overseas Criminal Records Check:

An Overseas Criminal Records Check is required where applicants born outside the UK (Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland) or who have lived or worked outside the UK for a continuous period of three months in the past 10 years. Applicants are responsible for providing evidence of the Overseas Criminal Record Check. The check must be translated into English and should come from the police, judicial authority, government department or home embassy of the country or countries concerned. The check must include an official statement confirming that the applicant does not have any history of or pending criminal record proceedings.

Equal Opportunities and Inclusion statement:

The Council is committed to fostering equality, diversity and inclusion in its workforce. Therefore, we welcome applications from all sectors of the community, including under-represented groups within our workforce. We are keen to receive applications from candidates who have a disability, who are from a care experienced background, who are from a black, Asian or minority ethnic background, from a military service background and from those who are new Scots.

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile for this position.

As proud holders of the UK Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award, the Council is also committed to supporting members of the armed forces community, including service leavers, veterans, reservists and their families. In line with this commitment, service leavers, their close family members, veterans and reservists will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile.

Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme.

To increase the value of their pension pot, Local Government Employees can opt to join the Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme.

Up to 33 days annual leave.

Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days).

Occupational sick pay.

Family friendly policies - flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave enhanced leave.

Employee Discounts – including discounts at the cinema.

Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support).