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SUPPORT PLANNER – CONNECT, BASSETLAW, PERMANENT, 14HPW, GRADE 3 CORE – £25,235 FTE

  • We are a small, welcoming, and friendly team.
  • Flexible working within our service delivery times, 9 AM 5 PM, Monday to Friday.
  • The team has a base in Worksop but there is the opportunity for hybrid working.
  • Access to a wide range of training.

Connect is a community-based service offering support to people living within the Bassetlaw area of Nottinghamshire. We primarily work with older people and neurodiverse adults.

Our support is delivered in the community, mainly in peoples homes and at local hubs. We also support individuals leaving hospital, to return to their homes safely and maintain as much independence as possible. Support is often delivered in partnership with other agencies, making effective communication essential.

Ideally you should have experience or a good knowledge of the support needs of vulnerable adults living independently in their homes, be able to identify barriers, and have a good understanding of person-centred working.

We are looking for individuals who are:

  • Passionate about supporting vulnerable adults and making a difference in their lives.
  • Able to build rapport and make people feel at ease.
  • Empathetic, patient and have excellent communication skills.
  • Willing to be adaptable and flexible to meet a persons support needs.
  • Able to work independently and show initiative.
  • Self-motivated and have a proactive approach to problem solving.
  • Willing to support team members as part of a small team.

The role would require you to:

  • Have the knowledge or be willing to learn how the benefit system works.
  • Be confident in completing forms online and on paper.
  • Use Microsoft Office – Outlook, Word, Excel.
  • Keep accurate records.
  • Use the internet for resources and fact finding.
  • Attend in-house and external training to keep up to date and relevant.

Why Join Us?

  • We invest in you and encourage career progression providing a full induction, e-learning and classroom training, management development pathways, fully-funded professional qualifications and more.
  • Your wellbeing is important to us. We emphasise wellbeing in all our working environments and employ a Wellbeing Practitioner to support our staff.
  • Employee assistance programme, salary sacrifice schemes.
  • Stakeholder pension, enhanced maternity and paternity leave and paid sick leave.
  • 32 days holiday including Bank Holidays increasing with service.
  • Paid DBS and Update Service.
  • Loyalty awards and non-contributory life insurance.
  • Equality and diversity is important to us: we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and cultures, and appreciate the variety of experience they provide. As one of Nottinghams few Disability Confident Leaders, we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities.

Framework supports all employees to achieve a better work/life balance. Should you wish us to consider flexible working or job share as part of your application please state this on your application in the supporting statement section.

98% of the workforce in a recent staff survey said they were proud to work for Framework.

Framework is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Registered charity No: 1060941.

As a Disability Confident employer, we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities. Framework is committed to offering opportunities to people from diverse communities. If you have specific requirements or adjustments, please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application.

As an organisation we do not offer sponsorship for overseas candidates as our roles do not come under the Shortage Occupancy List (SOL) for the scheme. Any non-UK citizen who wishes to apply for a role within Framework would need to be able to provide valid RTW in the UK without the need for support from us.

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