COMMUNITY LIVING SUPPORT OFFICER

To assist in the promotion and management of the Older Persons HUBS, providing support to Community Living Scheme Managers to successfully deliver events and activities, with a particular focus on integrated health and wellbeing, enabling increased social connections and reduce isolation for older people within the community.Support Community Living Scheme Managers in the daily running of Community Living Schemes.About the jobOrganising events and activities to meet the older person’s agenda, including social isolation, health, wellbeing, social care and housing.Maintaining diary of events and activities locally and centrally, ensuring all relevant staff are kept up to date. Manage room bookings for communal rooms and ensure cleanliness.Research good practice around older persons and translate this to delivery of events and activities. Build links with organisations, work with organisations to deliver events and activities for older people.Assist with the development and maintenance of effective communication methods to support and encourage older person involvement, including information sharing and consultation.Develop and maintain links with appropriate agencies and organisations relevant to older persons.Ensure the successful marketing and advertising of all older person events and activities within the local community and to partner organisations, including monthly newsletter for residents.To encourage social activities and the formation of community groups in liaison with other officers.Support the Community Living Scheme Manager in the day to day management of premise including cleaning, reporting repairs, lifts, communal facilities, furniture, monitoring of the grounds and window cleaning.Ensure fire hazards are not created and adequate fire precautions are maintained.Assisting Community Living Scheme Manger with the general welfare of residents and checking on tenant’s well-being as required.What We Are Looking For From YouTo give assistance when required, to residents living at the scheme, to assess sympathetically and courteously the nature of any problems brought to the attention of the post holder and ensure matter is progressed to relevant staff, section, service area or organisation.The post holder may be asked to render assistance to provide cover in any emergency until relief is obtained.To support new tenants moving into a Community Living Scheme, providing assistance on general moving home duties and providing basic welfare benefit advice, and if necessary, signposting for further assistance.To provide cover for other staff within the department as required, at the current location or elsewhere and to provide cover in any emergency until relief is obtained.To participate and attend training, attend regular team meetings as directed by the Older Persons Accommodation Manager.As a term of your employment you may be required to undertake such other duties and/or times of work as may reasonably be required of you, commensurate with your grade or general level of responsibility within the organisation.Additional informationThis salary is subject to the Living Wage supplement, which brings pay rates up to £12.00 per hour (scp 2, 3 & 4). This supplement will be reviewed in April 2025 and thereafter annually in April. Cardiff Council reserves the right to make any changes to, or removal of, the Living Wage supplement.This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced check.This vacancy is suitable for post share.We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.Please note the Council does not accept CV’s. When completing the supporting information section of your application, please ensure you refer to the below located on our website :Important information you need read in order to complete your application:-
Working Pattern/Contract Type Full Time Permanent
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