Care Assessor
Hybrid
Office location: Eynsham, Oxfordshire
12 month fixed term maternity contract
Salary: £33,000 per annum
At Oxford Aunts we've dedicated our life’s work to helping people stay in the home they love, since 1967. We’ve grown our services and our ways of working over the years to support the lives of the people we care for and the people who look after them. Providing high quality, personalised and specialist home care services throughout Oxfordshire and surrounding counties, we enable people to live in their own homes and communities for longer. We now have an exciting opportunity to join us as Care Assessor on a 12 month maternity cover.
Role Summary
The purpose of this role is to be accountable for the successful delivery of care to all clients, from the point of placement start up to ongoing management of staffing and care needs. Working in partnership with a Care Manager, you will ensure we continue to deliver a high level of customer service to our clients, their representatives, and our care workers through positive and proactive professional engagement in line with our values.
Key Responsibilities
- Promoting Oxford Aunts’ culture, values, and ways of working.
- Ensuring robust risk assessment and comprehensive care planning for clients in your portfolio.
- Responsibility for carer retention and stability.
- Ensuring full compliance with internal and external policies, procedures, and standards.
- Delivery of placement management ensuring client retention and stability.
- Supporting and maintaining organic sales growth.
Skills and Experience
Essential:
- Experience in the health and social care sector with an understanding of the expectations of a carers role.
- Ability to prioritise effectively, plan, and organise.
- Strong risk assessor with appropriate knowledge to deliver safety for client and carer.
- Articulate with excellent customer service skills.
- Driver with a car based within a 70-mile radius of Oxford.
- Happy to be part of an on-call service during the week and occasional weekends.
Desirable:
- Role within the medical profession (Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy).
- Degree qualification or Care sector related minimum of Level 3.
Why Join Us
- Investment in career development through training, coaching, and mentoring.
- Innovative technology to support your role.
- Free, confidential Employee Assistance Programme.
- Cycle to work scheme and holiday buy and sell scheme.
Important Note :The successful applicant will be subject to a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB)
Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months
Pay: £31,000.00-£33,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Free parking
- Referral programme
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Oxford
