Home Support Resource Planner

Job Title:       Resource Planner

Team:             Home Support

Hours:            28 per week

Grade:            D SCP 6  £23,893 to SCP 11 £25,979 + 7% enhancement weekend working

                        (Pro rota salary based on 28hrs is £18,081)

Contract:        1 x Permanent and 1 Fixed Term for 6 months.

To apply for this role please use the skills and knowledge open text box to answer the following questions:

1. Give an example when you have worked as part of a team.

2. List the systems and software you have experience of using.

The Role

Would you like an exciting career in Social Care?

Come and join our Home Support Reablement Team!

What do we do?

The service provides a stepping stone to independence, by supporting people to regain lost skills, learn new skills, and adapt to the challenges that living independently can present.

You will work within a CQC “Good” rated - Home Support Reablement Council Team, and will have an opportunity to work with other professionals such as our colleagues in the NHS, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists etc to provide all aspects of care.

Home Support Reablement is a short-term service, meaning there is a quick turn over of service users.

What is the role?

The role of a Resource Planner is to:

• inputting referrals onto the system

• inputting packages of support onto the system

• communicate using email and telephone

• responding to emergency referrals

• increasing and decreasing packages of support

• deploying staff in the most effective manner

What do we offer?

• Competitive rates of pay

• 7% enhancement for evening and weekend working

• Double time and a day in lieu when working on Bank Holidays

• Workplace Council pension

• Paid e-learning and face-to-face training

• Opportunities to pick up additional shifts

• Free uniform and free DBS

• Holiday Pay

• Benefits through employee discount scheme

• Long service awards and recognition

What will your working week look like?

• 28-hour contracts available

• Rolling 3-week rota

• Variety of early, lates and weekend shifts

• Working between 7am – 10pm

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Job Description

About You

Do you have…

• experience using IT systems?

• a passion to support and care for adults in the community?

• the ability to work on your own initiative?

• the ability to communicate clearly with people of all levels?

A comprehensive induction and training programme will be provided on succession into the role.

You must ensure that the service is delivered to the highest achievable professional standards to support vulnerable adults with both rehabilitative and / or mental health needs to retain community living.

Your work will be compliant with all CQC regulations, and Bolton Council policies and procedures.

Are you a caring, person centred, committed individual? If so, we want to hear from you!

About Us

This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough. 

Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.

As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.  

For more information about working for Bolton Council, please see the Work with Us page on greater.jobs;  for advice and support with your application, contact recruitment@bolton.gov.uk

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An Enhanced DBS with check of relevant barred list is therefore required for this post.

This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as per the person specification.

This organisation has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. That means we will recognise your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester local authority or NHS organisation, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority, giving you access to our service-related benefits.