Do you want to make a positive difference to people’s lives? Come and join Wheatley Care as a Livingwell advisor.
About the role
The successful candidate will provide a service to people aged over 55 who wish to remain as independent as possible within the community in conjunction with housing.
As a Livingwell advisor, this role carries an expectation to work with people to build strong relationships based on trust and reliability; to support the person to live as independently as possible in the way they choose; to keep them safe and promote their health and wellness.
As a candidate, if you have the motivation, drive, focus and want to use your skills to make a positive difference to people’s lives, this could be exactly the opportunity you are looking for.
You will be responsible for liaising with appropriate agencies, both internally and externally, to ensure the support, health and care needs of individual customers are identified and addressed and their independence is enhanced and maintained.
Your focus will be to ensure that the things that are important to the people we work for are achieved while adopting a risk enablement, empowering approach.
You will facilitate meaningful activities to enable good health and mental wellbeing and promote self-management of such. As an advisor, you will promote the safety, general wellbeing, rights, and choices of customers who live in our Livingwell developments.
You will be required to work across our various developments city-wide and work in partnership with housing colleagues to provide a holistic service.
Who are we looking for?
The successful candidate will have solid experience of working with people in the care and support sector. Just as importantly, they will be able to demonstrate an innovative and empathetic approach to delivering services and able to work flexibly in line with the hours of the service.
Experience of working with vulnerable people and/or life experience in supporting older people or individuals who have learning disabilities, addictions, mental health issues, children and families, tenancy support or homelessness issues.
Good written verbal communication and IT skills are essential to enable a consistent approach within the team. The successful candidate should also be able to demonstrate a clear understanding of monitoring and evaluating a quality framework, whilst ensuring excellent service provision.
Finally, enthusiasm and a genuine interest in working with people over 55 is also essential.
Committed to inclusion
At Wheatley, we are always looking to improve diversity within our teams. We want to create an inclusive environment where everyone can contribute their best work and achieve their full potential.
We actively celebrate our individual differences and recognise the collective strength this brings our organisation. It’s important our teams represent the communities we serve, and we welcome applications from any under-represented groups.
Closing date: 5pm on 13 August 2024
Find an application form and role profile here
For a chat about the role, please contact Pamela McCarthy, Service Development Lead (West), on 07388850507 or email pamela.mccarthy@wheatley-care.com
We want all our candidates to shine. If you need any reasonable adjustments to help you feel more comfortable during the recruitment process, please contact Rachel Young on 07867291367 or rachel.young@wheatley-group.co