Senior Resource Officer
East Sussex County Council
Date: 10 hours ago
City: Hastings, England
Contract type: Part time
Job Description
Are you looking for a rewarding career with opportunities for further professional development? If so, we look forward to hearing from you!
An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Resource Officer within Adult Social Care in our Mental Health Adults and Substance Misuse team, based in Hastings. The vacancy is part time - 30 hours a week (7.5 hours a day), 4 days a week, and is a 12-month fixed term position.
The role involves working with adults between the ages of 18–70 with severe and enduring mental health needs and adults over the age of 18 with no upper age limit with substance misuse needs. You will focus on the strengths and resilience of the Adult ensuring they are in a safe space and with the specialist support in place to ensure their social care needs are met.
Within the Senior Resource Officer role, you will be responsible for supervising the Resource Officers within the team. This will include monthly supervisions, case audits and overseeing the work being completed by those you supervise, including care act assessments, support planning and safeguarding enquiries.
You will be responsible for overseeing the professional development, including the occupational competency and development framework, for Resource Officers within the team and triaging the incoming referrals, including requests for care act assessments and safeguarding concerns and managing the duty work being allocated.
We Are Looking For Candidates Who
Please Download The Job Description & Person Specification.
Interviews will take place week commencing 7 or 14 July via Microsoft Teams unless you request an in-person interview. If you are unavailable to attend the allocated interview date/time, let us know and we may be able to schedule an alternative date/time for you.
There are many rewards working for East Sussex County Council, some of these include:
For an informal discussion, please contact Tara O'Connor by email Tara.O'[email protected]
“For putting your skills to good use, choose East Sussex!”
About Us
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 https://www.gov.uk/dbs-check-applicant-criminal-record . 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.
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. For further information please go to https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas
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.
Are you looking for a rewarding career with opportunities for further professional development? If so, we look forward to hearing from you!
An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Resource Officer within Adult Social Care in our Mental Health Adults and Substance Misuse team, based in Hastings. The vacancy is part time - 30 hours a week (7.5 hours a day), 4 days a week, and is a 12-month fixed term position.
The role involves working with adults between the ages of 18–70 with severe and enduring mental health needs and adults over the age of 18 with no upper age limit with substance misuse needs. You will focus on the strengths and resilience of the Adult ensuring they are in a safe space and with the specialist support in place to ensure their social care needs are met.
Within the Senior Resource Officer role, you will be responsible for supervising the Resource Officers within the team. This will include monthly supervisions, case audits and overseeing the work being completed by those you supervise, including care act assessments, support planning and safeguarding enquiries.
You will be responsible for overseeing the professional development, including the occupational competency and development framework, for Resource Officers within the team and triaging the incoming referrals, including requests for care act assessments and safeguarding concerns and managing the duty work being allocated.
We Are Looking For Candidates Who
- Have knowledge of the Care Act assessment process, assessment of risk, and the mental capacity act (2005)
- Have Knowledge of Safeguarding Adults process, and ability to effectively undertake Safeguarding Enquiries
- Have Experience as a Resource Officer in Adult Social Care
- Are able to demonstrate professional resilience
- Can work positively with others and contribute to team working
- Have supervision experience
- hybrid working practices, supported by the latest technology.
- access to expert advice and support from qualified social work managers - including supervision and a complex risk forum.
- evidence-based team learning, group reflective practice, online research tools.
Please Download The Job Description & Person Specification.
Interviews will take place week commencing 7 or 14 July via Microsoft Teams unless you request an in-person interview. If you are unavailable to attend the allocated interview date/time, let us know and we may be able to schedule an alternative date/time for you.
There are many rewards working for East Sussex County Council, some of these include:
- Generous pension scheme
- Hybrid working
- Access to training
- Lease car scheme (subject to qualifying criteria)
- Access to our extensive wellbeing and wellness training.
For an informal discussion, please contact Tara O'Connor by email Tara.O'[email protected]
“For putting your skills to good use, choose East Sussex!”
About Us
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 https://www.gov.uk/dbs-check-applicant-criminal-record . 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.
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. For further information please go to https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas
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.
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