Local Area Co-ordination Practitioner - Craighall Centre

Local Area Coordination Team Practitioner
Craighall Centre

Salary: £30,188 - £34,452

Hours:

36 per week, 52 weeks

Provide short term preventative support for people with a learning disability to develop meaningful connections within their local community, ensuring they are included, valued, and able to access opportunities that enhance their quality of life, and reduce health, education or employment inequalities. The role is outcome-focused, working with people to build skills, confidence, independence, a strong network of local support, and ensuring reduced dependency of formal services.

• Encourage and enable people with learning disabilities to live an active, more connected and purposeful life in their community through identifying their interests, aspirations and support needs.
• Hold initial discussions to determine people’s needs, strengths and goals and develop plans with the person to support them best to achieve their goals.
• Support people to enhance their independence and experience improved quality of life, offering coaching and practical or emotional support in areas which may include but not limited to, employment, education, skills development, health, public transport, community access and relationships.
• Implement informal programmes of support, and monitor, review and evaluate outcomes, reporting to the Local Area Co-ordination Supervisor.
• Promote and embed inclusive practices within the local community, working with organisations to improve accessibility and participation.
• Encourage people to take control of their own health and wellbeing and promote health responsibility and self-care.
• Asist the Local Area Co-ordination Supervisor to develop and maintain strong local partnerships to expand opportunities for community engagement and skill building, including the creation of new opportunities where community gaps are recognised.
• Promote and model our organisational behaviours:
  Respect, Integrity, and Flexibility, to create a positive outcome focussed environment.
• Work in partnership with families, carers and professionals (including Community Learning Disability Teams and Social Work) to ensure a holistic approach.
• Uphold safeguarding principles, recognising and reporting concerns regarding peoples’ health, well‑being, or safety to the Local Area Co‑ordination Supervisor, and escalating any concerns raised by colleagues in line with organisational and statutory procedures to promote safe working practices.
• Attend and contribute to meetings, offering feedback, sharing insights that improve people’s support and identifying potential risks. Contribute to solutions that balance safety with independence.

• Practice qualification - SVQ Social Services and Healthcare SCQF Level 7 and HNC Social Services (or equivalent).
• Good understanding of the challenges faced by people with learning disabilities and supporting people to achieve independence, applying the principles of inclusion, active support, effective communication and person-centred planning.
• Good understanding of safeguarding principles, regulatory requirements, and risk assessment processes to protect individuals from harm and an ability to assess and manage risks while ensuring individuals’ rights and choices are respected.
• Ability to prioritise planning and preventative actions that lead to better life outcomes, such as increasing social and inclusive community participation and reducing dependency on services.
• Knowledge of local services and community resources and able to assist the Local Area Co-ordination Supervisor in demonstrating a good level of creative thinking and initiative to support…