Independent Lifestyles Officer
Team: Young Adults and Independent Living Team -Community Assessment Services
Job Family: Supporting - CBG7
Salary: £27,711 - £30,060 per annum pro rata
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: Working from home and any CBC offices, including Priory House, Shefford. You will be expected to attend a CBC office location on a monthly basis, and as needed to carry out your role
Contract Type: Hybrid - Permanent
Closing Date: 4th May 2025
Interview Date: 13th May 2025
About the role:
In our Young Adults and Independent Living Team, we are committed to helping adults achieve their potential – and you can play your part. This is your chance to ensure people get the futures they deserve.
As a Independent Lifestyles Officer you will work to build strong relationships with the local community, with other professionals and employers to make sure people have access to fulfilling lives and achieve their aspirations.
We need tenacious, proactive and approachable people who can adapt to building professional relationships and have dealt with a range of partners including schools.
If you are a positive, determined and diplomatic professional, you’ll know how to build links that count.
As an Independent Lifestyle Officer, you will work directly with young people and adults with disabilities aged 16 plus in the community supporting them to achieve their own independent outcomes.
You will have responsibility for the delivery of statutory duties commensurate with supporting people within Adult Social Care. You will discharge these duties in a manner that sees customers at the centre of their care and support, along with, demonstrating behaviours that result in the delivery of compassionate, caring, responsive, and proportionate care and support that is of high quality and evidence best value.
Succeed, and you will be part of a varied and dedicated team where flexibility and commitment go a long way. We will give you the chance to develop new skills, progress and support you to find your greatness. At Central Bedfordshire Council, we’re passionate about having a workforce that reflects our community. It’s why we’re committed to creating equal opportunities, so that we always embrace diversity.
Central Bedfordshire Council has its own vision and values that are integral to everything we do. Our area vision is to make Central Bedfordshire 'A great place to live and work’.
You will:
-Work directly with adults with disabilities and experience of this is preferred.
-Have knowledge of The Care Act 2014
-Be able to take a creative approach and work autonomously
-Have experience working in an MDT way
-We are a county wide service; therefore the successful candidate needs to be able to drive and undertake face to face visits
-This is a care management role
Our Offer
We have a number of rewards and benefits available to our staff, to view these please visit our Rewards and Benefits page
Our aspiration is to be a truly flexible employer. We welcome discussion on location, hours and working pattern as part of the application process.
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You will be expected to demonstrate how you meet the key accountabilities and competencies in this Recruitment Pack.
Our Competency Framework and Qualification Guidance are to be read in conjunction with our Recruitment Pack.
For an informal discussion about this position, please contact: Amanda Babbington, Team Manager, at amanda.babbington@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk or call 0300 300 8100.
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Safeguarding:
Central Bedfordshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees, volunteers and contractors to share this commitment. This post is subject to the disclosure of criminal records.
To maintain a fair and consistent approach for applicants, it is Central Bedfordshire Council's policy to only consider applications made via our online application system and we therefore thank you for not submitting your application offline.
Our National Careers Service team offer a free weekly workshop covering CV writing and how to complete the statement sections of the Central Bedfordshire Council online application form. This MS Teams workshop is open to anyone from the UK and lasts around 1.5 hours. Please book your place here.
More information about this service can be found here: Support getting into work or learning | Central Bedfordshire Council