Independent Living Assessor / Advisor Permanent

KM Recruitment is a specialist UK wide recruiter for the Skills and Employability sectors.

Job Title: Independent Living Assessor / Advisor 

Location: Lincolnshire – Home based with possibility of travel (planning own diary) – Mileage paid from home.

Salary: up to £23,400 

Type: Permanent – Full Time 

Essential Criteria:

• Experience of working within a Finance or Accounting setting would be ideal, as calculating care / support payments, costings and creating support plans is an important part of this role (any sector).
• Experience of working within the social care sector, supporting Children and Adults with disabilities to live independently in their own homes / communities.
• Experience of operating online systems, processes and databases – this role involves utilising multiple online systems and portals so IT skills are essential.
• Ability to overcome barriers and work with challenging behaviour.
• Driver with own vehicle.

Duties:

• The successful candidate will be responsible for providing high quality information, advice and support to eligible customers who are referred, or are considering self-referral for Support Schemes, Independent Living Schemes, Personal Health Budgets and self-funded/private clients.
• Deliver a person-centred service that enables individuals to focus on the outcomes they wish to achieve; supporting with establishing a care and/or support plan that helps the individual meet these outcomes in a cost-effective and safe manner.
• Managing your caseload and arranging home visits with customers in order to make sure they have all the support they need to retain their independence.
• Obtaining and collating information, maintaining accurate records and utilising databases and online systems

Please note:
KM Recruitment receive a high number of applications for each role advertised and although we would like to we are not always able to deliver feedback to unsuccessful candidates. If you have not been contacted within 4 days then unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful. Thank you for your interest and keep an eye on our website for future opportunities.