Care Coordinator
OakGar Recruitment
BR60NQView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£31,000 to £35,400
Contract
Not specified
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
22 October 2026
3 days leftJob description
Are you looking for an opportunity as a Care Coordinator where you can obtain clear progression while making a difference to the lives of others?
We have an exciting opportunity with a leading care specialist who are looking for a Care Coordinator to oversee their domiciliary service in Orpington and the surrounding areas. The service specialises in supporting the elderly, and people with Alzheimer’s and dementia so experience within this client group is essential. This is a Monday – Friday, 7am – 3pm position, split between working in the office and in the field around Orpington and Bromley. In return, they will offer you an opportunity to represent an ever-growing organisation who offer excellent career progression and benefits.
- Motivate and inspire your teams to provide outstanding support through effective training, coaching and leadership by example.
- Acting as a role model and leader in the delivery of active support, you will empower the people you support to have active and fulfilling lives aligned with their needs and aspirations.
- Working collaboratively with the other members of the service leadership team you will help to oversee and manage the smooth running of this service including rostering, support plans, staff deployment and managing budgets.
- Encourage a model of self-care and service user rehabilitation.
- Work in co-operation with members of multi-disciplinary health and social teams to maximise opportunity for service user care.
- Help to organise implementation of relevant policies and procedures.
- Help to implement and maintain the standards required by legislation related to service delivery.
- Being an empathetic, compassionate, and patient individual by providing in person-centred approaches for those who you support and leading your team to success.
- Being an effective communicator with the ability to influence others and to ensure you get the best from your team. You will possess excellent leadership and team management skills to ensure you and your team work collaboratively and effectively.
- Being an effective coach and mentor for your team and possess good IT skills.
- Ability to think on your feet and making the commitment to see things through and get the best outcomes for the people you support.
- Undertaking introductory live-in care visits and accompanying Live-In Social Care Workers during their first visit to service users’ homes and ensuring that they receive adequate hand-over.
- Carrying out risk assessments, individual needs assessment and updating these, as required, as part of quality compliance and risk management system.
- Covering unassigned calls to live-in service users when needed.
- Being on call for live-in care, in case of emergency.
- Liaising with the Head of Operations to participate in recruitment, allocation of Live-In Social Care workers.
- Monitoring, supervising and mentoring Live-in Social Care Workers and carrying out regular home visits, spot checks and supervisions.
- Evaluating live-in care plans against needs and ensuring that they are reviewed appropriately and updated.
- Ensuring all records and reports are up to date on the Birdie data system, including electronic care logs and case forms.
- Having a strong understanding of best practice in delivering support to people with different needs and a passion for doing so.
- You will have excellent communication and people management skills and have knowledge and a good understanding of current CQC regulations and compliance within the new framework with a proven track record of quality assurance and service improvement.
What they offer you
- £31,000 – £35,400 p/a
- Monday – Friday 7am – 3pm
- Excellent Career Progression
- Further Qualifications and Training
- Attractive Benefits Package
- Company Pension Scheme
How to apply
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Provenance
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Reed
First seen
10 September 2026
Last checked
19 October 2026
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