Moorland Community Care Group
Required as soon as possible:
Lead Wellbeing coordinator: Ashburton/Buckfastleigh (approx. 5 hours)
Wellbeing coordinator: Bovey Tracey (approx. 13 hours)
(* an additional 5 hours/week may be available until March 2017 to coordinate an existing Home from Hospital discharge project)
The charity works with lonely isolated and vulnerable adults providing social care and is expanding its role within the NHS to provide guided help so that they can be proactive in managing their own wellbeing; reduce their need for urgent and emergency services by improving their experiences within the community and being helped to focus on the things that matter to them and access community resources.
The post holder will be expected to work independently and initially will be directly responsible to the Board of Trustees.
The ideal candidate will have experience of working within the Health services or voluntary sector and be computer literate. He or she will be sensitive to the needs and aspirations of clients and work closely with them to promote their own decision making. An ability to work closely with multi-disciplinary teams and others in the group is essential.
A job description and application form are available by e-mail from the secretary (Mr J W Ferguson; jwwj.ferguson@tiscali.co.uk). Application forms should be returned (also by email) together with the names and addresses of two referees, one of whom should be your current or most recent employer (referees will not be contacted unless and until there is an offer of employment). The closing date for applications is Monday 25th July and interviews will be held in Bovey Tracey on Tuesday 2nd August. The role will require a full DBS check.
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