Job Description

Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of vulnerable older people?

Are you motivated and committed to supporting at-risk older people to remain safely independent for as long as possible?

If the answer is yes, and you have experience in supporting vulnerable adults along with an awareness of how sensory loss and/or cognitive impairments can impact people's lives, then we would love to hear from you!

We have an exciting opportunity here at Care & Repair North-East Wales, based in Shotton. Come and join our friendly, dedicated team as a Sensory/Cognitive Impairment Caseworker for Flintshire and Wrexham. You will be responsible for working directly with vulnerable older people with sensory loss and/or cognitive impairments such as dementia and/or stroke to enable them to remain living safely at home. You will develop positive working relationships with health and social care professionals, undertake person-centred assessments, provide advice and tailor support/adaptations to meet the needs of everyone referred to the Managing Better Service.

The principal focus of the service is to assess for essential home repairs, aids and adaptations that support client independence and safety, identify suitable technology and access to other appropriate services. Key to the service is identifying with community, housing and health and social care partners those in critical need, ensuring effective service access for clients and tailoring individual interventions, accessing various grants and financial support that will help address individual client needs.

The purpose of the post is to work proactively with frail older people with sensory loss and/or cognitive impairments to improve their ability to live independently, for as long as possible in their own homes. This will be achieved by working in partnership with community, housing and health and social care colleagues and identifying older people in priority need, supporting individual clients with a person-centred approach in which their specific needs are considered, advocated for and responded to. Specialist training will be given to help you flourish in the role.

To download a full recruitment pack with person specification please go to https://careandrepair.org.uk/vacancies/managing-better-caseworker/

For more information or for an informal discussion about the post, please contact Care & Repair on 01352 758700 and ask for Wendy or Melissa.

To apply for this role:

Please send an up-to-date copy of your CV and a supporting statement of no more than 2 sides of A4 including:

Introduction Why you are applying for the job role Using the job specification, how you meet the criteria for the role.

NB: Please note if you do not provide a personal statement your application cannot be considered.

Applications should be addressed to Melissa Buckwell at melissa.buckwell@careandrepairnew.co.uk.

Closing date 19th June 2025 at 12 noon.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 28,912.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension Free parking On-site parking
Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 19/06/2025