Care Coordinator in Aylesford

Based in Kent, Lauriem Complete Care Ltd are a well established and expanding provider of domiciliary health and social care services. We serve as both a local authority contracted & private provider .

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced domiciliary Care Co-ordinator to join our team in Aylesford Kent.

Responsibilities of the role:

• Rostering staff to provide a safe & efficient delivery of service to our clients.
• Line Management responsibilities
• Maintain accurate community care workers and client records, both computerised and manual.
• To take joint responsibility for the provision of care in your allocated locality.
• Monitor community care workers & carry out supervisions & appraisals.
• Liaise with other professionals involved in the service users care.
• To support and / or be included in the On-Call service during out of hours.
• It may be necessary, when a carer cannot be found, for you to provide the care yourself.
• Any other reasonable task requested by line manager.

Skills and abilities:

• Able to work as part of a team as well as under own initiative
• Skilled logistics
• Good organisational skills
• Basic keyboard skills
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Good knowledge of care provision.
• Knowledge of CQC & Data Protection Act
• Experience of working within a high paced office environment

Requirements:

• Must have or be willing to work towards a QCF (NVQ) level 3 in Care/ Management or equivalent.
• Minimum 2 year experience of working as a Care Co-ordinator is essential and ideally working with 1000 hours per week in their current role.

Personal Qualities:

• Pleasant, helpful, good concise telephone manner with customer focus
• Flexibility to cope with changing demands and priorities
• Calm under pressure
• Car driver
• A strong focus on teamwork

37.5 hours Monday to Friday with one on-call shift every other weekend.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £19,500.00-£20,500.00 per year

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Overtime
• Weekends

COVID-19 considerations:

• Working in bubbles as part of limiting number in office
• Weekly testing
• Masks to be worn
• Limiting numbers in communal spaces
• No hotdesking
• Plastic screens at workstations

Experience:

• homecare coordinator: 2 years (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• UK driving licence and car (preferred)

Flexible Working Options Available:

• Work from home

Work remotely:

• No

COVID-19 precaution(s):

• Personal protective equipment provided or required
• Plastic shield at work stations
• Temperature screenings
• Social distancing guidelines in place
• Virtual meetings
• Sanitisation, disinfection or cleaning procedures in place