Home Care Coordinator job in Grays Thurrock at Vacancy Filler

Provider Services need Home Care Coordinators to work within the Thurrock Care at Home Team based in Thurrock, where domiciliary care and re-ablement are provided. We cater for vulnerable adults with differing needs and those people require extra support with personal care duties.Our homecare staff work in a way to promote personalisation and re-ablement while assisting in achieving the delivery of outcomes for residents within their own home. You will be responsible in supporting the existing team by supervising a team of patch based carers, assist with scheduling care calls using CM2000, you will also be required to go into clients homes to undertake Quality Assurance visits, create client support plans, and if necessary support the clients with doing hands on care. You will be expected to promote our core values that include individuality, independence, choice, dignity, respect, rights, confidentiality and fulfilment, which guarantees users of the service, receive a high standard, quality service.The type of person who will be suitable for this role will need patience, understanding, flexibility, be committed and have a genuine caring nature and be able to demonstrate the core values of the service. You will be required to undertake a full induction and training plan in line with the Care Certificate.Ability to work unsociable hours is essential. The ability to get around the borough in a timely fashion is essential – mileage is paid at 40 pence per mile and you will receive a monthly payment to support the use of your own vehicle.Shift allowance of 10% is paid for shifts worked before 8.00 am and after 8.00 pm.  For an informal discussion about these posts, please contact Karen Hogger on 01375 652997 or Dawn Wakeling on 01375 413754.A DBS at Enhanced level will be required for this post.Our vision – Thurrock: a place of opportunity, enterprise and excellence where individuals, communities and businesses flourish.Thurrock is an exciting place to live and work. We are an emerging cultural and arts centre, home to the production centre for the Royal Opera House and the National Skills Academy for Creative and Cultural Skills . We have retail and leisure that is among the best, with the magnificent intu Lakeside , and breath-taking countryside all around. There is over 1,000 acres of land ready for commercial development and there are likely to be 30,000 new homes built with transport links that can get you into London and other parts of the UK quickly and easily.We are an area of massive growth; £6bn has already been invested by the private sector in Thurrock. We have seen 7,000 new jobs created, with a further 30,000 anticipated in the next 20 years, and 1,170 new businesses in the borough, with leading centres in ports and logistics, retail and creative industries.Thurrock Council is an Investors in People (IIP) Gold accredited organisation and committed to equal opportunities. As a Disability Confident Employer, disabled people will be offered an interview where they meet all essential criteria on the person specification. We champion flexible working and job share applications are welcome.We serve a diverse community where people are different yet equal. Diversity underpins everything we do. View full job description