Resource Officer
- Organisation
- East Sussex County Council
- Number of positions
- 2
- Location
- Conquest Hospital, The Ridge, St Leonards on Sea, TN37 7RD
- Salary
- £33,962 - £36,377 per annum
- Closing date
- 21/07/2024
- Department
- Adult Social Care and Health
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Work pattern
- Full Time
- Hours
- 37
- Job type
- Social Work - Adults
- Job reference
- orbis/TP/1244/41346
- Job reference
- orbis/TP/1244/41346
- Number of positions
- 2
- Location
- Conquest Hospital, The Ridge, St Leonards on Sea, TN37 7RD
- Salary
- £33,962 - £36,377 per annum
- Closing date
- 21/07/2024
- Organisation
- East Sussex County Council
- Department
- Adult Social Care and Health
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Work pattern
- Full Time
- Hours
- 37
- Job type
- Social Work - Adults
Are you looking to join a dynamic team, working to support clients to achieve positive outcomes within their lives?
East Sussex is a fantastic place to live and work, with its rolling hills and countryside, and green walks to small coastal towns. We are looking for an exceptional Resource Officer to come to work within our Adult Social Care Operational Teams based at Conquest Hospital, St Leonards-on-Sea.
We have excellent relationships with local partners and hospital trusts. Together we work collaboratively to serve people to safely discharge from hospital back to their homes in the community. We promote the home first model and discharge to assess approach and believe with the appropriate safe level of care clients can where possible, maintain their independence and stay at home. We work closely with our reablement teams and our inpatient rehabilitation providers to maximise a client’s independence and build confidence and positive outcomes for the clients we work with.
The resource officer post offers the opportunity to work in partnership with adults, their families, and carers, to enable them to identify the support and outcomes which they would like to achieve. Also, you will be supporting safeguarding duties to protect and mitigate risks to the clients we serve.
To carry out your role, you will need to be confident and competent or be willing to acquire the knowledge, in assessing risk, undertaking Care Act (2014) compliant assessments of an individual’s care and support needs, including mental capacity assessments and to have knowledge of Safeguarding Adults or be willing gain this knowledge to develop in these areas using a strength based, outcome focussed approach.
What we offer in return:
- East Sussex County Council offer extensive training and career development.
- You will be part of a well-established team with good support.
- You will receive regular individualised support and supervision.
Finally, there are many rewards to working for East Sussex and being part of our service, some of these include: -
- A Competitive salary
- A Generous pension schemes.
- Hybrid working – working one or two days in an office and your remaining working week remotely.
- You will have the opportunity to apply for our lease car scheme subject to qualifying criteria.
- Access to our extensive training offer that has a real focus on wellbeing and wellness.
More information can be found on our benefits page.
To apply for this role, please click the apply now button to upload your CV with covering letter addressing how you meet the criteria on the job description and person specification.
Interviews will be held via MS Teams – Interview dates to be confirmed.
If you are interested in having an informal discussion about the role, please contact:
Hannah Woolston – Operations Manager- 01273 482777
For work that makes a difference
Additional Information
This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced check for Regulated Activity with the Disclosure & Barring Services (previously the Criminal Records Bureau). For further information about what is required in this process please go to http://www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check. Please note that we require evidence of an overseas police check if you have lived or worked abroad.
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.
Work Permits: we may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Border Agency’s Points-based Immigration System.
Due to the restrictions we cannot guarantee that individuals that meet the requirements of the Points-based Immigration System will be issued with clearance to obtain work permits.
If you require sponsorship to work in the UK please let the hiring manager know this in your application so we can check eligibility for sponsorship for the role.
If you require any reasonable adjustments, due to disability, to enable you to participate fully in the process please contact the hiring manager on the contact details above.
Reasonable adjustments include things like an offline application form. If you would like to discuss your requirements further, please get in touch.
Equal Opportunities
East Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age. All applications are treated on merit.
