Senior Community Services Officer

We are recruiting a Senior Community Services Officer at Caerphilly County Borough Council.

Working hours: 37 hours
Contract Type: Permanent/Full Time
Location: Various Locations in the Borough

This is an exciting opportunity to join Team Caerphilly and provide support across the wider Community Support Services team.

We pay an attractive salary of £34,314 - £37,035 and offer access to training and development opportunities.

Are you able to manage time and competing workload demands?

Can you lead by example, develop and sustain relationships and promote the service and its individuals positively?

Then you could be the person we are looking for.

Our Day Opportunities Service are looking to recruit a permanent Senior Community Services Officer. You will support our Development and Engagement Managers in ensuring that service provision for Older Persons and Adults with a Learning Disability continually develops and remains responsive to current and future demand.

You will manage a Team of staff working in our Community Team. The Community Team provides sessional support for Individuals to access activities of their choice within their local communities. You will be based at Ystrad Mynach Resource Base but will also be required to work across different locations during the working week.

You will provide day-to-day management for a team of staff ensuring service provision meets the assessed outcomes of Individuals. It is therefore essential that you have good leadership and interpersonal skills, are motived and committed and have a flexible approach to duties.

The service is working towards providing weekend and early evening support and you may be required to work on a rota basis as and when required.

For the role, we ask that you have:

• A relevant Level 3 qualification on the Credit and Qualifications Framework for Wales. For example, Health and Social Care (Adults), Diploma in Health and Social Care (Adults), Care, Promoting Independence.
• City and Guilds Level 4 Preparing for Leadership and Management in Health and Social Care or willingness to work towards within a timescale agreed with line manager on appointment.
• The knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation e.g. Social Services and Well-Being (Wales) Act.
• Experience of working with people with a learning disability and/or older persons within a care setting.
• A full UK Category B (Cars) driving license to drive a Council (leased) vehicle to transport Individuals regularly throughout the day. To undertake the post, it is compulsory to pass a Council driving assessment determined by the insurance liabilities of the lease hire vehicle.
  
  

We have excellent benefits including the Local Government Pension Scheme, agile working patterns and staff discount schemes.

To view the Job Description and Person Specification please select the relevant attachment from the attachments list

After reading the Job Description and Person Specification, if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Hayley John/ Rhay Duggan on  07795411747/ 07546655159 or email JOHNH3@caerphilly.gov.uk or DUGGAR@caerphilly.gov.uk

Applications may be submitted in Welsh.  Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

We are legally required to ask you to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK.  Successful applicants are required to provide appropriate documentation such as a birth certificate, passport or work permit in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

If you have any difficulty applying online, please contact webrecruitment@caerphilly.gov.uk for further information.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on all successful applicants.  This will include an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.