Field Care Supervisor

The role of the Field Care Supervisor is to support the delivery of the highest quality care support services by carrying out a range of functions in the field, including the assessment and review of individual services and the practical supervision, instruction and support of care workers.

Responsibilities

Support the delivery of the highest quality care support services by carrying out a range of functions in the field, including the assessment and review of individual services and the practical supervision, instruction and support of care workers; Work with Care Coordinators to support the planning of realistic, effective care worker rotas; Carry out regular reviews of individual services, including repeated and renewed needs and risk assessments; Participate as required in multi-disciplinary review of service users’ needs; Shadow new care workers in the field to ensure their competence; Carry out the on-site observation and evaluation of care worker practice as part of routine supervision; Spend the majority of working time in the community carrying out primary functions, with some office-based administrative work

Requirements

Experience in carrying out initial risk and needs assessments in respect of individual service users, either in the service user’s home or in other settings such as hospitals or residential/nursing homes; Work in partnership with service users, their family, carers, advocates, healthcare professionals and others to ensure the seamless delivery of holistic packages of individual care support

Benefits

Thorough training and opportunity to develop through self-directed learning, coaching conversations, e-learning modules and access to further qualifications and courses; Support to develop career; Benefits package including wellbeing resources, financial advice and up to 14% discount at over 40 retailers; 22 Days Holiday (increasing to 25 days after 3 years’ service) plus bank holidays; Occupational Maternity Pay & Adoption Pay; Occupational Paternity Pay; Death in Service Payment; Occupational Sick Pay