Community Support Coordinator
Community Support Coordinator
20 hours per week, Rickmansworth
£9,807.20 per annum (equivalent to £18,388 fte) plus benefits
Are you a great organiser? Would you like to use your skills to help people with learning disabilities to make the most of life?
We are looking for a highly organised person to join our community support team.
As Community Support Coordinator you will be liaising with our Support Workers in the community, booking them into shifts and planning and building the rota. You will be monitoring delivery of work and ensuring it is invoiced appropriately. You will be liaising with clients to take new referrals and write support plans for clients according to their needs.
As Community Support Coordinator you will help the Service Manager to deliver a range of 1:1 services to children and adults in the local community which maximises the service resources while minimising cost. You will carry out a variety of service administrative tasks including team building, liaison with professionals, invoicing and client administration as well as occasional delivery of direct support.
You are energetic and enthusiastic, you have a flexible can do attitude, good IT skills, an eye for detail, emotional resilience and ability to juggle a broad and diverse workload. You will find this an extremely rewarding role where you will be making a real difference to peoples’ lives on a daily basis.
This is a part-time job which can involve lone-working in both the office and the community. The working pattern is predominantly Monday to Friday and may require working occasional evenings and weekends. You will receive support and leadership from the Service Manager, and you will be able to share knowledge and learning with your colleagues.
Watford Mencap is an award winning charity providing high quality social care services in SW Hertfordshire. We enable people with learning disabilities and their families to make the most of life, so they can fulfil their life ambitions.
Call Beth Smith to discuss the position in more detail on 01923 713633. Alternatively please visit our website for more information and to apply www.watfordmencap.org.uk/jobs
Application forms should be returned to recruitment@watfordmencap.org.uk or to HR Team, Watford Mencap, The Old Town Hall, 105 High Street, Rickmansworth, Herts, WD3 1AN.
To apply please download, complete and submit an application form:
Application Form (if you are prompted to open this document in read only mode click "no" you can then write in the form and save to document to your computer.)
Internal Application Form (for current WatfordMencap employees only)
Please read the following:
Job Description and Person Specification
Closing date for application 21st August