Salary: £33,336 - £37,035 per annum
Contract Type: Permanent
Vacancy Hours: Full Time, 37 hours per week
Location: Castle House, 10-14 Elders Street, Scarborough, YO11 1DZ
Weekend Working: Occasionally
North Yorkshire Council are recruiting for a full time, permanent social care coordinator to work within the discharge hub team.
In your role as a Social Care Coordinator, you will primarily be based at Scarborough General Hospital where we are based alongside the trust's hospital discharge team. We also cover the hospital sites of Bridlington, Whitby and Malton.
Working in a fast-paced environment, you will work closely using an MDT approach with our health colleagues to ensure that seamless pathways of care are delivered under discharge to assess arrangements. You will undertake assessments under the discharge to assess pathway whilst being mindful of the importance of a strengths-based and person-centred focus and preventative measures to ensure we have the person’s wellbeing at the heart of what we do.
When completing our assessments we are considering the least restrictive options for the person and looking at what resources can be implemented to ensure the person is given the maximum opportunity of independence. We can be creative with the approaches that we use to ensuring that someone is able to have their needs met in a safe manner, whilst clearly noting the importance of thinking ‘Home First’.
This is an exciting time to join the discharge team as we move towards the intermediate care model ensuring that every person who we support short term is provided with the opportunity to make an informed choice where able and achieve their maximum level of independence safely and with the correct level of support in place.
Requirements:
- Either hold a Health and Social Care NVQ Level 3 diploma (Adults) or be willing to obtain this qualification following appointment to the role
- Equivalent vocational qualifications are: Health & Social Care NVQ Level 3 (adults route), NVQ 3 in Promoting Independence, CQF Level 3 Diploma in Health & Social Care
NVQ 4 in Care.
The following professional qualifications would be accepted in place of the Health and Social Care NVQ Level 3 (adult’s route) or CQF Level 3 Diploma in Health & Social Care: Social Worker, Registered Nurse, and Occupational Therapist.
Working in North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire as a county has it all, rich in history and culture, outstanding natural beauty, vibrant cities, market towns, quaint villages, stunning rural and coastal landscape, and wide-open spaces. Working in the Dales you will travel through beautiful countryside and work in vibrant market towns. Our office base is a short drive off the A1 making it easily accessible. We are close to Darlington, Durham and Newcastle offering the best of both town and country.
Benefits of Working for NYC
- Flexible working practices including working from other locations and from home.
- A market-leading pension scheme
- Generous leave entitlement
- Retail, travel and leisure discounts and salary sacrifice discount schemes through our Everybody Benefits offer.
- Commitment to staff development and continuous learning
- Progression and career-enhancement opportunities
- Access to modern technologies to aid flexible working practices.
- As a Mindful Employer, we are committed to promoting and protecting your mental health and wellbeing at work, find out more on the Mindful Employer website
- Green travel loan scheme which offers interest-free loan towards an annual season ticket to get you from home to work.
- In addition to in-house occupational health services, preferential rates on a private health scheme are available through payroll deductions.
- Staff who use a computer as a regular part of their job are entitled to a free eye test.
Key Documents:
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Rachel Broster at Rachel.Broster@northyorks.gov.uk
Key Dates:
Closing Date: Sunday 29th June 2025
Shortlisting Date: Monday 30th June 2025
Interview Date: Wednesday 9th July 2025
Venue for Interview: Ryedale House, Old Malton Road, Malton, YO17 7HH
NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.
We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
North Yorkshire Councils’ purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other’s contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.