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Inclusive Living Adviser
| Posting date: | 17 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £26,402 to £28,826 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 28 May 2024 |
| Location: | G40 3AP |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 1 day per week |
| Company: | Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | ILA/Glasgow/2024 |
Summary
17.5 hours per week. One-year fixed term contract
Role Overview
Responsible for providing support to enable and assist people in a defined Local Authority area in receipt of Self Directed Support in particular a Direct Payments (DP), Individual Budgets (IB) or Independent Living Fund (ILF) to set up and manage their own support arrangements effectively and efficiently.
Accountabilities:
Service User Support
Managing Resources
Learning and Improving
Grade Specific Accountabilities
Service User Support
• Assist people to assess their own needs and make informed choices about the support options available.
• Assist people to prepare for and participate in an assessment for self directed support.
• Assist people to prepare for support planning tailored to their own individual aims and needs.
• Participate in the planning and delivery of training in partnership with SDS Development Team, to meet the appropriate needs of recipients of self-directed support or where appropriate their family members/ friends
• Support service users through the various options open to them from employing agency staff to recruiting and managing their own staff. Ensuring that the preferred option continues to meet the service users needs.
• Assist people, when required, to set up appropriate additional support systems e.g. Inclusive Living Trusts, or third party arrangements.
• Provide one to one support to people who are managing SDS support packages and completing Social Work financial monitoring paperwork. Ensuring that information provided is in accessible formats according to the individual’s requirements.
• Liaise with other relevant organisations and provide referrals where appropriate. This may include ongoing reviews of service users support packages.
• Work with colleagues on a rota basis to provide advice on general enquiries related to self directed support and to record new referrals in an appropriate and timely manner, ensuring all relevant Data Protection regulations are adhered to.
Managing Resources
• Take responsibility for resource utilisation displaying an awareness of the limits on GCIL resources.
• Control costs where appropriate, including using time appropriately, using equipment respectfully, having an awareness of the time to correct errors.
• Apply correct financial procedures and seeks approval as required.
• Take responsibility for saving cost and make recommendations where opportunities are identified.
• Maintains efficient processes and systems.
Learning and Improving
• Take responsibility for own personal development and improvement, looking for opportunities to gain additional skills and knowledge.
• Ensure that skills and knowledge to carry out role are up to date.
• Share ideas and information with others.
• Attend internal / external events to improve knowledge and understanding of immediate job role.
• Seek and understands constructive feedback, and adapt approach based on feedback received.
Grade Specific Accountabilities
• Ensure a high level of service is provided to both internal and external customers.
• Promote awareness about independent living options amongst individuals, statutory or voluntary agencies including giving talks and presentations or attending meetings or committees as directed by the GCIL Support Services Manager.
• Take direction, as necessary, from the GCIL Support Services Manager and / or SDS Coordinator (Take Control) in relation to tasks, workloads and priorities.
• Report to the GCIL Support Services Manager and, when required, relevant sub-committees and GCIL’s Board of Directors.
• Maintain accurate service user records in accordance with current legislation and GCIL’s policies and procedures.
• Collect and collate information for the purposes of statistical monitoring and evaluation in accordance with GCIL’s contractual requirements, policies and procedures, ensuring Data Protection regulations are adhered to.
• Ensure that services are provided in accordance with GCIL’s Confidentiality, Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety, Quality Assurance, and User Involvement Policies (and any other relevant policies as required).
• Undertake such other duties as may be required by GCIL Management that are consistent with the overall aims of the post.
Role Overview
Responsible for providing support to enable and assist people in a defined Local Authority area in receipt of Self Directed Support in particular a Direct Payments (DP), Individual Budgets (IB) or Independent Living Fund (ILF) to set up and manage their own support arrangements effectively and efficiently.
Accountabilities:
Service User Support
Managing Resources
Learning and Improving
Grade Specific Accountabilities
Service User Support
• Assist people to assess their own needs and make informed choices about the support options available.
• Assist people to prepare for and participate in an assessment for self directed support.
• Assist people to prepare for support planning tailored to their own individual aims and needs.
• Participate in the planning and delivery of training in partnership with SDS Development Team, to meet the appropriate needs of recipients of self-directed support or where appropriate their family members/ friends
• Support service users through the various options open to them from employing agency staff to recruiting and managing their own staff. Ensuring that the preferred option continues to meet the service users needs.
• Assist people, when required, to set up appropriate additional support systems e.g. Inclusive Living Trusts, or third party arrangements.
• Provide one to one support to people who are managing SDS support packages and completing Social Work financial monitoring paperwork. Ensuring that information provided is in accessible formats according to the individual’s requirements.
• Liaise with other relevant organisations and provide referrals where appropriate. This may include ongoing reviews of service users support packages.
• Work with colleagues on a rota basis to provide advice on general enquiries related to self directed support and to record new referrals in an appropriate and timely manner, ensuring all relevant Data Protection regulations are adhered to.
Managing Resources
• Take responsibility for resource utilisation displaying an awareness of the limits on GCIL resources.
• Control costs where appropriate, including using time appropriately, using equipment respectfully, having an awareness of the time to correct errors.
• Apply correct financial procedures and seeks approval as required.
• Take responsibility for saving cost and make recommendations where opportunities are identified.
• Maintains efficient processes and systems.
Learning and Improving
• Take responsibility for own personal development and improvement, looking for opportunities to gain additional skills and knowledge.
• Ensure that skills and knowledge to carry out role are up to date.
• Share ideas and information with others.
• Attend internal / external events to improve knowledge and understanding of immediate job role.
• Seek and understands constructive feedback, and adapt approach based on feedback received.
Grade Specific Accountabilities
• Ensure a high level of service is provided to both internal and external customers.
• Promote awareness about independent living options amongst individuals, statutory or voluntary agencies including giving talks and presentations or attending meetings or committees as directed by the GCIL Support Services Manager.
• Take direction, as necessary, from the GCIL Support Services Manager and / or SDS Coordinator (Take Control) in relation to tasks, workloads and priorities.
• Report to the GCIL Support Services Manager and, when required, relevant sub-committees and GCIL’s Board of Directors.
• Maintain accurate service user records in accordance with current legislation and GCIL’s policies and procedures.
• Collect and collate information for the purposes of statistical monitoring and evaluation in accordance with GCIL’s contractual requirements, policies and procedures, ensuring Data Protection regulations are adhered to.
• Ensure that services are provided in accordance with GCIL’s Confidentiality, Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety, Quality Assurance, and User Involvement Policies (and any other relevant policies as required).
• Undertake such other duties as may be required by GCIL Management that are consistent with the overall aims of the post.