Job Description

Are you passionate about making a meaningful difference in people's lives? Do you bring natural leadership, motivation, and a strong focus on empowering others?

We're offering a rewarding opportunity to join our South Communities Team as a

Locality Co-ordinator

. This role plays a vital part in supporting family and friend carers across West Sussex, with a particular emphasis on the

Worthing and Adur districts

. While you'll work across all South localities as needed, your main focus will be on these communities.



As a Locality Co-ordinator, you'll provide line management and guidance to a team of Carer Wellbeing Workers. You'll work closely with fellow Co-ordinators and the Carer Community Services Manager to help build a strong, responsive local team. Together, you'll deliver high-quality information, guidance, and wellbeing opportunities that make a real impact in carers' lives.



This is a hybrid role, combining remote and home working with delivery in community venues. You'll need to readily travel across Arun, Adur, and Worthing to provide carer support and attend meetings, so familiarity with these areas--whether through work or residence--would be a real advantage.



Please note that we may begin interviews as soon as a strong application is received, so this vacancy could close earlier than advertised if the right candidate is found.

Job Role

Team Leadership:

Support the Community Services Team Manager with the day-to-day operational management of a team of Locality Wellbeing Workers.

Service Development

: Assist in developing a local offer for carers including in-person, online, telephone, 1-to-1, group, social, learning and wellbeing opportunities.

Line Management:

Undertake 1-1s and annual reviews, celebrating successes and implementing effective performance management to support individuals.

Carer Support:

Provide direct support to a small caseload and use the Carers Star(TM) to empower carers to create personal plans to achieve positive change.

External Partnerships:

Build and develop relationships to enable collaboration with health, social care, and voluntary sector partners.
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Employee Benefits

Training and Development: Opportunities for professional development and training. Flexible Working: Flexible working hours and remote working options. Annual Leave: 33 days increasing to 35 days after completion of two years and 36 days after 5 years of service (Inclusive of Bank Holidays). Healthcare and Employee Assistance Programme with perks and discounts. Enhanced Maternity/ Paternity/ Adoption Pay. Supportive Environment: Work in a supportive and collaborative environment with a focus on making a positive impact on the lives of carers.

Before you keep reading

Please do not see everything in this job advert as a "Must Have", but rather a guiding list of what we are looking for. We know no candidate will be the perfect match for all we have mentioned in this advert, so do not be afraid to apply if you feel you are close to the brief but not "Spot On". For example, some of our wonderful Carer Wellbeing Workers come from a non-social care background and they do amazingly well!

Our Culture and Diversity

At Carers Support, we are building an

inclusive workplace

where

everyone can do their best work

and

be proud to belong

.


We believe that talent is distributed to all of us in equal measure and our differences are a strength not a weakness.

We recruit for potential, not perfection.

At Carers Support West Sussex, we value everyone's unique history. Our doors are open to individuals of all races, religions or beliefs, abilities, ages, nationalities or citizenships, ethnic origins, marital, domestic or civil partnership statuses, sexes, sexual orientations, family structures, and gender identities.


The carers we support come from such different walks of life that we are particularly interested in attracting candidates from similarly diverse backgrounds, including

Asian, Arab, Black, Mixed/Multiple Ethnic Groups, White Other (e.g. Eastern European, Gypsy, Roma)

and

any other Ethnic minorities

. If you have any feedback or suggestions about anything in relation to this job advert, we would love to hear from you at hr@carerssupport.org.uk.

Values we are looking for in Candidate

We are focused

, putting carers at the heart of everything we do.

We act together

, working with and for carers, the communities they live in and the people that can make a difference to them.

We are leaders

, working with each other to find potential and opportunities across all communities, enabling carers to be identified and involved.

We are committed to behaviours that support

Quality

- the highest practical level we can reach in outcomes, learning and behaviour

Inclusivity

- respecting people, cultures, and organisations

Caring

- improving quality of life and influencing behaviour change

Integrity

- operating with honesty and reliability

Loyalty

- long-term committed partnerships and co-operation

Innovation

- driving our service development and our will to succeed



If you are still unsure if our organisation is a good fit, have a look at our

Good Place to Work page

and the results of our recent engagement survey. We can't wait to hear from you!

Disclaimers

Please note

we reserve the right to close this role prior to the stated end date

, should we receive a sufficient number of applications. Please apply as soon as possible to be considered.

If for any reason you have trouble submitting your application online, please email us a copy, along with your CV, to hr@carerssupport.org.uk.