One of our local authority clients are currently recruiting for a Leasehold Support Officer. This is a temporary contract for 6 months with possible further extension based on budget and performance.

Main Purpose of Post/Job Summary

The post holder be responsible for the implementation of projects and priorities that are relevant to direct payments and provide a lead role for the service regarding policy, procedure, and knowledge in those areas.

Duties and Responsibilities

• To provide line management support to staff employed within the direct payment support service. To co-ordinate a range of information and performance data to enable effective reporting of key performance indicators for the service.
• To take a lead co-ordination role in facilitating the growth of the local supply of personal assistants by promoting care as a career.
• Work within a wider service to provide a range of advice, support, and guidance to TH residents in receipt of social care and/or health funding including direct payments and personal health budgets. This will include supporting residents to develop skills to manage their own social care and/or health funding via the use of a direct payment or personal health budget and promote living independently in the community.
• To co-ordinate a duty Direct Payments service, ensuring advice, information, and support is available to residents, practitioners, and other stakeholders Work collaboratively with the wider operational management team for the service to achieve service and directorate objectives.
• To carry out all duties in a flexible manner, this may involve occasional evenings, weekends and public holidays in order to meet service requirements.

The above is a brief overview of the role, details and specification will be provided should you be successful. If interested in this position, please send your CV to Jahker Miah at Coyle Personnel Ltd.