The Company

Murray Hall Community Trust is a rooted anchor charity operating across the West Midlands, using a community development approach, we promote health and wellbeing, enabling and supporting people in need to overcome the challenges of inequality. We advocate, facilitate empowerment, pioneer new solutions and delivering innovative services for stronger communities.

The day-to-day duties

The Bridges Senior Care Co-Ordinator will have a supervisory element to their role and will be responsible for line managing the Bridges Care Co-Ordinator and Administrators of the Bridges team.

The Senior Care Co-Ordinator will support in the operational delivery of the Bridges Service across Birmingham, supporting people living with cancer and other life limiting diseases across Birmingham and surrounding areas, to maximise their quality of life at home.

The Senior Care Co-Ordinator will work alongside other team members and will be responsible for taking referrals, visiting clients, assessing needs, effectively organising and coordinating services/support, navigating client to other appropriate support/services, advocating on their behalf or accompanying them on their cancer/palliative care journey.

Knowledge, Skills and Qualifications required:

The successful candidate will have experience of community development and outreach working within the community and experience of working with members of the public in a health and social environment. They will also have experience of managing staff and working directly with services users or other vulnerable groups. The Senior Care Co-Ordinator will have experience of working in a multi-disciplinary environment and experience of working with other partner organisations and will work as an effective team member.

The successful candidate must demonstrate organisational and time management skills, to prioritise workload and work on own initiative and must be able to manage boundaries with both service user and professionals.

If required must be prepared to work flexibly, as the needs of the service demands. Must have access to own transport and be willing to travel to Sandwell and across Birmingham.

What the company will offer:

• 28 Days annual leave + 8 days bank holiday (pro rata for part time employees)
• Flexible working
• Auto-enrolment into a workplace pension scheme
• 24/7 access to Employee Assistance Programme

Murray Hall Community Trust is an equal opportunities employer and will provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and invite potential applicants to contact us to identify any additional support they may require to enable them to make an application.

Apply now!

Attached is the Job Description and Person Specification along with an application form which needs to be completed and emailed to HR@murrayhall.co.uk  or posted to: HR Recruitment, Murray Hall Community Trust, The Bridge, St Marks Road, Tipton, West Midlands DY4 0SL.  All applications must be submitted before the closing date stated below.

Some of our roles will be subject to a basic or enhanced DBS check.

For an informal discussion please contact Debbie Robinson on 0121 612 2939.

Closing date: Thursday 20^th May 2021 at 16:00 hours

Interviews expected to commence w/c: TBC

Start Date: ASAP