Support Coordinator

Do you have the commitment and positive values to make a difference to the lives of people living in Bury, Manchester?

We are looking for an individual to join our friendly staff team as a Support Coordinator. You will oversee the daily running of two supported living services in Bury. You will work directly with the people we support who range in age from 18 to 70 and have a range of needs including mental health, complex needs, drug and alcohol issues.

The ideal candidate will be a warm, organised and caring individual to provide practical and emotional support to people with mental health needs. You will be responsible for promoting independence of service users by working in a person-centred way, conducting risk and support assessments and supporting the supervision of staff and service coordination.

Support Coordinator Duties:

• Overseeing the daily running of the two services including completing rotas, keeping service paperwork up to date,
• Supervision of support workers and direct line management of support workers,
• Liaising with external agencies and supervisors,
• Supporting service users with daily tasks such as volunteering, cooking, board games, meals out activities in the local community,
• Supporting the service users with move-on as both services are rehabilitation and move-on projects,
• The willingness to work hours according to the needs of the service, including evenings, weekends, bank holidays and sleep in shifts.

Both services are based in Bury with easy access to motorway links and tram and bus services.

The preferred candidate would have mental health knowledge and prior experience in management. A relevant professional qualification is essential - NVQ 3 Health and Social Care or equivalent.

Benefits of working with Creative Support:

• Free 24/7 counselling and employee support programme,
• Competitive pay and a pension with company contribution and 28 days annual leave,
• Company paid enhanced DBS for all staff,
• All our staff are supported 24/7 by our out of hour's teams.

Creative Support is a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Silver award. We actively encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and cultures.

We would encourage you to apply to us even if you have not yet had your COVID 19 vaccine. You will be required to have your first COVID 19 vaccine prior to your interview and your second vaccine before you start work with us. This time will be used to complete post interview recruitment checks. Applicants who are unable to receive the vaccination on medical grounds are still welcome to apply with provision of their official NHS COVID pass letter of medical exemption.

We will be interviewing for this role as suitable applications are received and may close this role before the closing date upon a successful candidate being appointed.