Independent Living Coordinator

Are you passionate about supporting people to live independently and improve their health and well-being?

An exciting opportunity has become available for 2 Temporary Living Well Coordinators to join a supportive community-focused team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with experience supporting vulnerable people who enjoys building positive relationships and helping customers achieve greater independence.

As a Living Well Coordinator, you'll provide person-centred support to customers, carrying out well-being visits, helping people access appropriate services and working alongside colleagues and external partners to ensure customers receive the right support.

What will you be doing as a Living Well Coordinator?

• Visiting customers to check on their well-being and provide appropriate support
• Developing individual support plans based on customer's needs
• Supporting customers to maintain their independence and access appropriate services
• Responding appropriately to well-being and safeguarding concerns
• Working with colleagues, support providers and external agencies to coordinate effective support
• Supporting customers with day-to-day issues and helping them access the right teams and services
• Supporting customers with physical and mental well-being and helping to reduce social isolation
• Working with customers across sheltered housing, extra care and learning disability schemes
• Carrying out regular checks and reporting any health, safety or maintenance concerns
• Supporting events and activities that encourage customer involvement and community engagement
• Maintaining accurate case notes and records
• Using your initiative to resolve issues and escalating concerns where necessary
• Managing your own workload and working flexibly across different schemes

We would LOVE to hear from you if you have the following skills and experience:

• Previous experience as a Living Well Coordinator, Independent Living Coordinator, Support Worker, Housing Support Worker, Community Support Worker, Well-being Coordinator, Housing Officer or similar
• Experience supporting vulnerable, elderly or disadvantaged people
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• An empathetic, patient and person-centred approach
• Understanding of safeguarding and the ability to respond appropriately to concerns
• Experience working with multiple agencies or support services would be advantageous
• Strong problem-solving skills and the confidence to use your own initiative
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage your own workload
• Comfortable working independently as well as part of a wider team
• Good IT skills and confidence learning new systems
• A practical and resourceful approach to resolving day-to-day issues
• Understanding of confidentiality and GDPR
• Full driving licence would be advantageous
• Similar roles could include: Independent Living Coordinator, Wellbeing Coordinator, Support Worker, Housing Support Worker, Community Support Worker, Sheltered Housing Officer, Extra Care Support Worker or Housing Officer.

What will you get in return for your work as a Living Well Coordinator?

• £20.21 per hour
• 35 hours per week
• Temporary position
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Weekly pay
• Paid annual leave (accrued)
• Opportunity to make a genuine difference to customers and their quality of life
• Varied role working across sheltered housing, extra care and community settings
• Supportive team environment
• Opportunity to develop your experience within housing, well-being and independent living support
• Full training and ongoing development

If you're an experienced support professional who is passionate about helping people live independently and would enjoy a varied, people-focused role, we'd LOVE to hear from you!

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