Assistant Care Co-ordinator

Job Introduction

Assistant Care Coordinator - Vision support team (Queens cross network)

Grade 6 - 18.5 hours per week

The post holder will contribute to the provision of our Vision support service by working to promote independence, social inclusion, well being and choice for people who are living with varying degrees of vision loss/sight impairment. Embracing partnership working with people who are visually impaired in order to continually develop support services.  

At all times to work in a person centred/strengths based way to maximise and embrace each individual’s own strengths and networks. 

Key strengths of the successful candidate will include,

Demonstrable awareness of Legislation relating to Adult Social Care (for example Care Act legislation) and be able to show a basic understanding of specific Government directives and guidance related to the area of practice - Vision support.  

Display a clear knowledge of Adult social care safeguarding principles

NVQ level 3 in Adult Social Care or a relevant equivalent qualification is desirable. 

Always looking for new and pioneering ways of offering vision support, which not only puts people who have lived experience of sight impairment clearly in 'control' of their own lives, but also makes Dudley a 'trailblazer' amongst vision support services regionally, and nationally.   

So that we can demonstrate Dudley’s commitment to diversity and inclusion and to improve bias in the recruitment process that could create barriers for candidates. Your personal data will be anonymised when you apply, to ensure that you comply with our anonymisation process, please ensure you have removed your name and date of birth from any attachments prior to uploading them to your application.  

Online application forms will only be accepted for this vacancy, online facilities for jobs are available at public libraries within the Dudley Borough.  

All applicants must be able to provide documentation to prove their right to work in the UK.  

Please note: Dudley MBC does not currently offer sponsorship for candidates without the Right to Work in the UK.

If you require support completing an online or paper application form and or interview techniques, please contact Dudley Adult and Community Learning on 01384 818 143 or acl@dudley.gov.uk  who can support with Digital Skills and Job Applications.  

If you have a disability and require assistance in making an application please contact the HR Resourcing Team via HR.Resourcing@dudley.gov.uk  

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If the WM Jobs Help Page does not resolve your issue then please contact the HR Resourcing Team via HR.Resourcing@dudley.gov.uk 

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N.B. We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised date should we receive a large number of applications

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