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Are you passionate about making a difference to our citizens and the district that they reside in? Then, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team.

About the Role:

We are currently recruiting a Peripatetic Coordinator in our peripatetic service.

To enable service users to remain in their own homes by promoting independence and delivering a quality service.
To ensure individuals are treat with dignity and respect and to work alongside other professionals and agencies in a person-centred way to deliver effective services by working within national guidelines and standards.

Key Responsibilities:

This full-time permanent position will lead a team to deliver a high quality care & Support to the most vunerable people of our district, meeting their needs, and promoting person centred care at every opportunity.

The successful cancidate will support & lead a team of staff working in our Peripatetic Team promoting support and independent living for the residents in their own apartments on site.

Essential requirements:

GCSE Grades D-G/Functional Skills L1 in Maths & English Language
Level 2 Qualification in Health & Social Care or equivalent in relevant field
Requirement to undertake relevant qualifications for the position, on completion of 6 month probationary period.

What can I expect?

• A competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement with the option to buy up to 10 extra days of annual leave
• Hybrid working (subject to role suitability)
• Access to high-quality training programs to advance your career to the next level.
• We are committed to supporting the wellbeing of our staff. We recognise that resilient teams need good work life balance as well as supportive leadership.
• Discounted and subsidised public transport (Arriva Bus Annual Travel Ticket, Northern Trains Limited (NTL), MetroCard).
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) and a Shared Cost Additional Voluntary Contributions (AVC) scheme providing a tax efficient way to increase our pension.
• Great range of benefits including an Employee Assistant Programme, discounted membership to our excellent leisure facilities with free 12 weeks exercise program, discounts for a range of retail, entertainment, health and leisure providers, a cycle to work scheme, and many more

Want to know more?

If you would like to know more about the role, the recruitment process or working for Wakefield Council, feel free to contact.

Name: Jinny Richards

Tel: 07795640248

E-mail: jinnyrichards@wakefield.gov.uk

Company: Wakefield Council

Salary: Grace 8 SCP 24 £35,412 - SCP 27 £38,220

Location: Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Sector: Health and Social Care

Sector: Health

Job Role: Co-ordinator