Independent Living Coordinator in Wythenshawe

Are you passionate about supporting people to live independently and improve their health and well-being?

An exciting opportunity has become available for 2 Temporary Living Well Coordinators to join a supportive community-focused team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with experience supporting vulnerable people who enjoys building positive relationships and helping customers achieve greater independence.

As a Living Well Coordinator, you'll provide person-centred support to customers, carrying out well-being visits, helping people access appropriate services and working alongside colleagues and external partners to ensure customers receive the right support.

• Visiting customers to check on their well-being and provide appropriate support
• Developing individual support plans based on customer's needs
• Supporting customers to maintain their independence and access appropriate services
• Responding appropriately to well-being and safeguarding concerns
• Working with colleagues, support providers and external agencies to coordinate effective support
• Supporting customers with day-to-day issues and helping them access the right teams and services
• Supporting customers with physical and mental well-being and helping to reduce social isolation
• Working with customers across sheltered housing, extra care and learning disability schemes
• Carrying out regular checks and reporting any health, safety or maintenance concerns
• Supporting events and activities that encourage customer involvement and community engagement
• Maintaining accurate case notes and records
• Using your initiative to resolve issues and escalating concerns where necessary
• Managing your own workload and working flexibly across different schemes

• Previous experience as a Living Well Coordinator, Independent Living Coordinator, Support Worker, Housing Support Worker, Community Support Worker, Well-being Coordinator, Housing Officer or similar
• Experience supporting vulnerable, elderly or disadvantaged people
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• An empathetic, patient and person-centred approach
• Understanding of safeguarding and the ability to respond appropriately to concerns
• Experience working with multiple agencies or support services would be advantageous
• Strong problem-solving skills and the confidence to use your own initiative
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage your own workload
• Comfortable working independently as well as part of a wider team
• Good IT skills and confidence learning new systems
• A practical and resourceful approach to resolving day-to-day issues
• Understanding of confidentiality and GDPR
• Full driving licence would be advantageous
• Similar roles could include:
  Independent Living Coordinator, Wellbeing Coordinator, Support Worker, Housing Support Worker, Community Support Worker, Sheltered Housing Officer, Extra Care Support Worker or Housing Officer.

• £20.21 per hour
• 35 hours per week
• Temporary position
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Weekly pay
• Paid annual leave (accrued)
• Opportunity to make a genuine difference to customers and their quality of life
• Varied role working across sheltered housing, extra care and community settings
• Supportive team environment
• Opportunity to develop your experience within housing, well-being and independent living support
• Full training and ongoing development

If you're an experienced support professional who is passionate about helping people live independently and would enjoy a varied, people-focused role, we'd LOVE to hear from you!