Hull accounting / finance / legal
Older Persons Support Officer
OLDER PERSON'S SUPPORT OFFICER
Location - Grimsby
Duration - 2 months
Salary - £9.00 p/h
Essential Requirements - Enhanced CRB and access to transport
HH60856AW
My client has a vacancy for a Older Person's Support Officer to provide person centred support to older people in their own homes, ensuring delivery of an excellent and innovative customer focused service.
Principal Account abilities;
- To carry out needs assessments and develop outcome based support plans to achieve excellent customer led services that promote independence and active ageing.
- To collaborate with colleagues to ensure that access to, allocation and provision of support is fair and equitable in accordance with Supporting People requirements, other relevant legislation and policies and procedures.
- To deliver support in line with Supporting People contractual requirements including completion of appropriate support records such as needs assessments and support plans in order to safeguard and enhance the future of Supporting People funded services.
- To establish and maintain positive relationships with customers, external organisations and others to ensure that older people are able to access the full range of available services and to promote the Housing Organisation as the Older Person's Provider of Choice in the area.
- To participate in reviews of service provision and quality standards to contribute to improved service delivery.
- To encourage older people to become involved in scheme or community activities in order to foster a good community spirit.
Skills and knowledge required;
- The ability to provide person centred support through a needs assessment and support planning approach.
- Experience in a housing support or related field, plus experience of working with older people
- Understanding of the role of support for older people in achieving independence and active ageing.
If you are interested in this opportunity and fulfil the necessary requirements, please contact Alex Whisker on 0113 388 4204 to email your CV, or apply on-line in the strictest of confidence.
For more opportunities, please visit www.synergygroup.co.uk