Carers Wellbeing Worker

ROLE PROFILE: Carers Wellbeing Worker

Responsible to: Services Manager/Senior Wellbeing Worker

Key Internal Stakeholders: Bridgend Carers Wellbeing Team

Engagement teams

Finance team

Wider hub teams

External Stakeholders: Commissioners

Unpaid carers

Partner organisations

Responsible for: Volunteers

Location: Hybrid: Home, office and community based

Salary: £24,285.69 pro rata

Hours of work: This role is permanent, of 16 hours per week.

Monday Friday, flexible between 8am 7pm

Key Purpose / WHY?

The Carers Wellbeing Worker will support unpaid carers across Bridgend to establish What Matters to them and provide bespoke, person-centred information, advice and guidance to those accessing our services, including, one 2 one support, group work and activities, as well as signposting and referring to relevant agencies for additional support including working with the unpaid carer to complete a proportionate carers assessment to help them on their caring journey.

Working with the senior Carers Wellbeing worker to develop and deliver of a targeted outreach support programme, building on existing partnership working and connecting carers to community resources, preventing the need for escalation to statutory services.

Key Responsibilities / WHAT?

• To be the key contact for all enquiries around the Bridged Carers Wellbeing Service, including monitoring referrals, Bridgend Carers Wellbeing inbox, telephone or online enquiries and referrals through WCCIS.

• To identify, engage with and support individuals who may be in an informal unpaid caring role including carers from seldom heard groups.

• To work with unpaid carers and assist them to articulate what matters to them , their desired outcomes and signpost / refer individuals to relevant support service to enable them to achieve those outcomes within their own communities.

• Undertaking proportionate carers assessments and reviews identifying areas of need or change and producing support plans, to achieve outcomes that support the carer to become self-reliant and build a network of support.

• To deliver a regular programme of outreach and engagement events, taking Bridgend Carers Wellbeing services into the community and working in partnership with carers support services. Feeding back suggestions and ideas to the Senior Carers Wellbeing worker to support development of targeted outreach across Bridgend.

• To work with key stakeholders including Bridgend Council, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, Third Sector, and other external organisations across Bridgend, in a professional manner.

• Accurate and timely recording and reporting on CRM to support with monitoring requirements.

• The post holder will be expected to be flexible, responsive to change and can organise their own workload daily and to support the demands imposed by the service.

• Support the promotion and marketing of Bridgend Carers Wellbeing services and other carers support services.

• Promoting Carer Awareness through events such as Young Carers Action Day, Carer s Rights Day and Carer s Week.

• To adhere to the requirements of Data Protection Legislation and Information Security and Confidentiality policies and procedures.

Volunteer management, workforce planning and development

• Lead by example to build a culture of trust, engagement, learning and continuous improvement to enable staff & volunteers to act as effective ambassadors for the organisation and its services.

Service Development

• Involving, engaging, and consulting with carers to contribute and evaluate current services and shape future services.

• Making individual contributions in staff meetings, supervisions, observations, and reviews, to improve carers health and wellbeing.

• Work within TuVida s policy framework including safeguarding, health and safety standards and equality and diversity.

Culture

• Role model behaviour with volunteers and wider staff team consistent with the values of the organisation.

General

• To be committed to safeguarding and promoting the rights and welfare of carers and the people they care for.

• To comply with the Code of Practice and Code of Conduct for employee.

• To contribute to the organisation s public profile and influence / foster good relations with statutory and voluntary bodies.

We are an organisation led by our culture and values. Our expectation is that all employees will adhere to behaviours that demonstrate these values in everything they do and all decisions they make. No matter what role an employee holds in the organisation, we expect them to operate with compassion for our customers and for each other; to fiercely protect and promote the brand and the reputation of the organisation; and to work in a spirit of openness and trust always challenging practice or behaviour that compromises the reputation or values in any way.

Vision

Values

A society where every person who is ill or disabled and every carer can live well and enjoy life

Pioneering we will continuously try new approaches and ideas, challenging the status quo.

Uncompromising we will do what we say we are going to do and when we are going to do it.

Compassionate we are committed to enabling people to have choice over their care and support.

Person Specification

Essential

Desirable

Qualifications

• Level 3 Health and Social Care or willing to work towards

Experience

• Experience of social care issues and knowledge relating to Adults and Children s Services provision, including the private and third sector

• An understanding of the needs of carers (young and adult carers), people with a disability, dementia, mental health, substance misuse and people experiencing illness

• Experience of working with a wide range of groups and organisations.

• Experience of multi-disciplinary working across health and social care partners

• Previous experience of working with unpaid carers and their families

• Previous experience of working with Information Advice and Guidance services

Skills & abilities

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills

• Ability to manage and work within a limited budget.

• Must be able to meet deadlines effectively.

• Ability to gather and collect data and information, prepare reports.

• Able to demonstrate the ability to think innovatively and to not accept the status quo.

• Able to demonstrate an ability to assimilate and understand information to provide the correct advice and information quickly and accurately.

• Excellent recording skills including the use of ICT within the workplace (i.e., Microsoft Office, Outlook)

• Previous experience of using CRM e.g., Charitylog or upshot etc.

• Previous experience using WCCIS.

• Experience of presenting information to groups of people

Personal qualities

• Self-aware and able to articulate your own values, strengths and limitations can identify own emotions and prejudices and how these affect decisions and behaviour.

• Reliable and consistent

• Able to acknowledge mistakes and use them as learning opportunities.

• Able to manage stress and pressure and how this may impact on others around them

• Ongoing personal and / or professional development

Knowledge

• A knowledge of and a commitment to equal opportunities

• Knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation for health and social care

Other

• Willing to be flexible with their hours of work and willing to work outside of normal office hours when required, including occasional weekend work when the service needs require.

• Commitment to the values of TuVida

• Current driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes.