PA Development Officer

Role Responsibility

A one year opportunity has arisen for a new role in Kent Adult Social Care. In line with the Adult Social Care approach - Making a difference every day, there is a drive for consistent, high quality, person-centred and innovative support to those that need it. This includes the development and expansion of Direct Payments which gives people more choice and control over how their assessed needs are met.

This could involve a Personal Assistant, Personal Assistants work directly with one or more individuals to help them with various aspects of their daily life, to help them live as independently as possible. They are employed directly by an individual who’s managing and paying for their own care through a social care Direct Payment or can be self employed.

This role will support the recruitment and development of the Personal Assistants, raising the profile of this exciting  and rewarding role in Kent in order to increase the number of Personal Assistants so that more people can use their Direct Payments in this way.

This role will be line managed by the Care Sector Workforce Manager within the Adult Social Care Innovation Delivery Team and will work very closely with the Direct Payments team.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Contact Details

For further information regarding this role, please contact:

Georgina.walton@kent.gov.uk , senior project manager, Innovation Delivery Team

About the Company

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds and faiths, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.