Telecare Officer

Location

Tower Hamlets, Greater London | United Kingdom

Job description

We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Tower Hamlets to  assist with the appointment of a Telecare Officer , on a 3- month contract , likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for  immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: £20.29 per Hour PAYE

Responsibilities:

• To enable, support and empower vulnerable adults and the Elderly to maintain independence within their homes by the delivery, provision, response and monitoring of Telecare equipment.
• To make referrals to other services where the service users health or safety may be at risk, and to update the Social Services electronic record system and Jontek system.
• To provide specialist / technical advice on Telecare equipment to internal, external organizations and agencies.
• To actively manage and co-ordinate own workload, in particular during out of hours when direct supervision is not available.
• To provide a full update and handover to the on-coming shift member at the end of the shift to ensure smooth operation of the service.

Experience:

• Experience of working in a customer facing environment.
• Experience of working in a caring profession.
• Experience of visiting the elderly and vulnerable in their homes to deliver social care services.

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K
• This role requires an enhanced DBS

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this  vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity  employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though assignments can  be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become  permanent.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit  your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary.  Your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS  updating service.

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£20.29 per hour