Jobs in Hamilton North and East, South Lanarkshire

We are recruiting for Carer Services Co-ordinator (Carer, member, and volunteer involvement) to join our team.

Lanarkshire Carers is an organisation where you will be supported, valued and well rewarded.

Lanarkshire Carers is a well-established carer led organisation built on a vision to work with and for carers to develop and deliver services that make a positive difference to their lives. A value-based organisation, our mission is to ensure that carers in Lanarkshire are identified, well informed, involved, supported, and empowered. We deliver information, advice and direct support services that enable unpaid carers to continue to care, whilst maintaining their own health and wellbeing.

This is a new position within Lanarkshire Carers and we are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to deliver a community development approach to identifying and supporting carers in local communities with a focus on involvement, empowerment and meeting personalised outcomes. This post will report to a member of the management team and work closely with staff, volunteers, carers and partner organisations.

This exciting opportunity will involve working closely with partner organisations to develop opportunities for carers within their own communities, adhering to the value base of the organisation and ensuring a capacity building approach.

For more information see the job description below.

Before you apply, find out a little bit about us and why we are a Great Place to Work.

Staff values and benefits

Our Board of Directors are committed to making Lanarkshire Carers a great place to work. Lanarkshire Carers works flexibly and is a carer positive employer. A workplace pension scheme is available along with group life and critical illness cover and many other benefits.

Lanarkshire Carers is an Equal Opportunities employer and all applicants for posts receive equal treatment irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, disability, religion, sexuality, and age.

Additional Information

Please visit our website lanarkshirecarers.org.uk for more information about Lanarkshire Carers where you will also find our annual report for 2021/2022. This provides a good overview of our work and job roles. Our staff team, many of whom are carers themselves, are committed to making caring a positive experience.

To deliver specialist therapeutic support and information services to survivors age 12+ affected by sexual violence, at our main premises, at outreach locations across Lanarkshire and via virtual methods.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide therapeutic support services (face to face / telephone / online) within a feminist, survivor-centred approach at all times
• Provide timely regular progress reports of your work
• Offer support to families, friends and partners of survivors
• Assist in internal and external training
• Promote opportunities for reflective practice, sharing experiences and identifying learning opportunities within the wider team
• Facilitate and contribute to groupwork programmes for survivors
• Work on a community outreach basis as necessary, including visits to other settings
• To establish and maintain effective liaison with appropriate voluntary and statutory agencies
• Record all information pertaining to LRCC’s support services accurately and appropriately in line with LRCC’s policies on confidentiality and GDPR.
• Contribute to the running of the Centre including housekeeping and supporting other projects.
• Ensure that the delivery of support recognises the additional barriers and inequalities faced by survivors of sexual violence from marginalized groups and communities and strives to promote at all times inclusive and anti-discriminatory practice across all aspects of the service
• Contribute to the development of information materials for survivors and to the promotion of LRCC services across Lanarkshire
• Adhere to all LRCC policies and procedures including Safeguarding, Health and Safety standards and Equalities legislation at all times and in all locations of service delivery.

Other

• To work as part of a team
• To communicate effectively (written, electronic and verbal)
• To attend individual supervision, team meetings and practice development meetings.
• To contribute positively to the overall mission, vision and values of LRCC.
• Flexibility of working hours
• The post holder will regularly apply creative or adaptive thinking to develop innovative new approaches or solutions.

Any other responsibilities commensurate with the role required to meet the needs and expectations of the organisation and Board