Our fabulous Shared Lives and Short Breaks Service in Glasgow are looking for a person-centred Assessor who has experience of completing complex assessments, report writing and presenting to panels to join their team as a Shared Lives Assessor.
The Role
Cornerstone’s Shared Lives and Short Breaks service provides both transitional and long-term placements to people aged from 16 years old who require care and support due to a disability, health condition or support need. Shared Lives Carers and their families provide support and accommodation.
As this specialist, sector-leading service continues to grow throughout the West of Scotland, we are looking for a full time Assessor to join the team. Our Assessors are responsible for assessing, training and supporting cares throughout the full process of their application ensuring they have the right values and understating for a role with Shared Lives.
As a Shared Lives Assessor, you will be responsible for managing all Shared Lives arrangements, including employing appropriate interventions to support carers and provide direction and guidance to ensure exceptional standards of care and support are being delivered to those individuals in care.
You will also visit our carers regularly to offer support, development and monitor the arrangements in place offering coaching and mentoring where needed to promote safe, person-centred support and care to the individuals.
This is a fantastic opportunity to shape the future growth of this excellent service.
About You
As travel will be required throughout Glasgow and the surrounding areas with visits to our other offices when needed, it is essential that you hold a full, clean UK driving licence and have access to your own vehicle.
To be a great Shared Lives Assessor, you will:
- be empathetic with a warm, friendly personality and a positive, can-do attitude
- be able to demonstrate exceptional communication skills and patience when working with external professions
- be able to think on your feet and use your own initiative managing your own caseload ensuring a high level of quality is delivered throughout
- have demonstrable experience in comprehensive assessment reports and presenting to panels
- be able to build and manage good professional relationships supporting our carers through the whole process
- ideally have knowledge of the relevant legislative framework of ‘Adult Placement Services'
- having a SVQ Level 4 (or willingness to work towards) or extensive experience in health and social care and working with adults who have learning disabilities, Autism or complex needs
Shift Patterns
This a full time role consisting of 39 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Although this role will be predominantly home based, you will be expected to attend any of our offices for meetings when necessary, therefore you must be based in Glasgow or the surrounding area.
We're looking to fill this vacancy as soon as possible so don't delay popping in an application.
Sound interesting? Then apply today, we'd love to hear from you!
Do you have any questions? To find out more, please contact Marissa Speed on 079600 85051. You can also email [email protected].
Successful candidates will be invited forward for interview on the 28th and 29th August via teams.
If you’re successful in joining our team, you will be expected to join the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme.
