Care Coordinator

Are you passionate about making a difference to our citizens and the district that they reside in? Then, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team.

We are looking for a passionate and motivated Care Coordinator to join our Connecting Care Team West. We support and work with adults over 18 who have an appearance of need. Connecting Care Team West is an extremely supportive and friendly team with a wealth of experience.

• You will play an important role in helping people in our community live as independently as possible, taking responsibility for conversation assessments, re-assessments, reviews and completing care and support plans.
• At Wakefield Council, we are committed to safeguarding, enabling independence, and meeting the health and wellbeing needs of vulnerable people as a priority.

You will be pro‑active in establishing eligibility, signposting, and determining the level of assessment needed to create outcomes and plans that reflect a person‑centred, strengths‑based, and outcome‑focused approach.

Although it is not essential for you to have a social work qualification for these posts, it is essential you have knowledge of care management and understanding of the Care Act 2014. It is also important that you are an organised individual who has current knowledge of all relevant legislation, e.g. Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Human Rights Act 1998.

• A competitive salary (Grade 7 SCP 19 £ 20,796.32 – SCP 23 £ 22,335.57 pro rata)
• Generous holiday entitlement with the option to buy up to 10 extra days of annual leave
• Hybrid working (subject to role suitability)
• Access to high‑quality training programs to advance your career to the next level
• We are committed to supporting the wellbeing of our staff. We recognise that resilient teams need good work life balance as well as supportive leadership
• Discounted and subsidised public transport (Arriva Bus Annual Travel Ticket, Northern Trains Limited (NTL), Metro Card)
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) and a Shared Cost Additional Voluntary Contributions (AVC) scheme providing a tax efficient way to increase our pension
• Great range of benefits including an Employee Assistant Programme, discounted membership to our excellent leisure facilities with free 12 weeks exercise programme, discounts for a range of retail, entertainment, health and leisure providers, a cycle to work scheme, and many more

Location:

Wakefield, West Yorkshire