Job Title: Care Coordinator (New Branch - Sudbury)
Location: Sudbury, Suffolk
Salary: £28,000 per year (increasing to £30,000 upon successful completion of probation)
Type: Permanent
Shift: Days
Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week (with on-call responsibilities)
About the Role:
We are seeking a dedicated and passionate individual to join a new Homecare branch in Sudbury. As a Care Coordinator, you will play a key role in ensuring the delivery of high-quality, person-centred care. This exciting opportunity will involve community-based care as well as office-based work as the branch expands.
Applicants must hold a valid driving licence, as the role will require travel.
This is a full-time, 40-hour-per-week role with on-call responsibilities. Primarily community-based, the position will include office-based work as the branch expands.
You will act as the first point of contact for both clients and staff, providing care within the community, and working closely with management and integrated care services to ensure the smooth delivery of services.
Key Responsibilities:
• Develop and implement person-centred care plans, ensuring regular reviews and updates.
• Shadow new carers, provide ongoing support, and complete competency checks.
• Provide care within the community and act as the first point of call for clients and carers.
• Report regularly to management.
• Maintain the dignity and standards of service users and their homes.
• Collaborate with the team to ensure smooth service delivery.
• Participate in professional development through training, meetings, and supervisions.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety policies and procedures.
• Maintain confidentiality regarding service users’ information.
• Support service users’ personal development in terms of independence, skills, rights, and choices.
• Efficiently manage staff rotas, ensuring timely distribution and accessibility.
• Train, assess, and ensure effective and safe medication management by staff.
• Meet with service users to ensure their care is aligned with their individual care plans.
• Fulfil on-call responsibilities as required.
Skills and Attributes:
• Minimum two years’ experience working in a care setting with vulnerable individuals.
• Willingness to undertake NVQ or further training as required.
• Ability to demonstrate empathy, understanding, and experience with service user needs.
• Strong time management skills, with the ability to work under pressure.
• Decision-making skills with the ability to make balanced and timely decisions.
• Proactive in consulting and involving others in the decision-making process when appropriate.
• Understanding and commitment to equal opportunities, health, and safety practices.
Benefits:
• Comprehensive induction and training program.
• Opportunities for career development and progression.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Blue Light Card Scheme: We’ll cover the enrolment fee for this scheme, which offers discounts on holidays, days out, and over 15,000 national brands.
• Full DBS disclosure paid by the client
• Excellent performance-related bonuses.
• Additional bonuses based on excess profit.
For more information please call Emma at Minerva Recruitment 01206 584170 option 2.