Head of Finance – £65,000 - £75,000 depending on experience.
This is a permanent opportunity; fulltime and part time working will be considered.
Optalis Ltd is a Local Authority Trading Company owned by, and delivering Adult Social Care on behalf of, Wokingham Borough Council and the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead.
The Head of Finance provides high quality leadership for the Finance and Compliance aspects of the Company. With an operating budget in excess of £50m pa our team of 850 people delivers a broad range of adult social care services to 5,000 customers with a variety of needs in the community, in specialist accommodation and in their own homes.
We are the first and only adult social care organisation in the UK to deliver both provider services and statutory services.
Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the purpose of the role is to lead and manage the day-to-day operational Finance function by:
The role is based in our Head Office in Wokingham although we can also support occasional working from home. You will also be expected to be able to travel to our services and attend external meetings around the local area.
If you have any questions about the role please contact david.birch@optalis.org
Working for Optalis you will be entitled to the following benefits:
Optalis is a local authority trading company owned by and delivering adult social care for both The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead and Wokingham Borough Council.
We are a Mindful Employer and a Disability Confident Employer, which means we are serious about looking after our team members’ mental health and providing support to ensure that people with disabilities and long-term health conditions feel supported, engaged, and able to achieve their full potential in the workplace.
Optalis is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our staff and customers. We would like to remind successful applicants that they will be required to provide proof of their right to work in the UK.
Our closing date is 13th December 2023.
If we receive a large volume of applications, we may close before this date.
Optalis is the adult social care delivery partner on behalf of Wokingham Borough Council and the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead Council. Optalis is owned and funded by the 2 Councils. Optalis is not a private provider or an employment agency.
Support Worker - Homeside, Maidenhead
Homeside is an 8 bedded residential care home registered with the CQC that provides 24 hour personal and practical support to people with learning disabilities within a safe and caring environment.
Main duties will include :
• Supervise and assist with client’s personal care
• Supporting with and organising activities, outings and recreation for service users.
• Provide opportunities for clients to make decisions and choices which affect their lives.
• Assist in creating a safe, homely and supportive environment
• To take on the role of key worker for approximately 2 residents.
• Assist in compiling care plans, risk assessments, report books and client records when required.
• To ensure the safe and appropriate running of the home in the absence of Managers and to inform the on-call Manager immediately of any concerns.
• Although there will usually be three people on duty throughout shifts the post holder may at times be left in sole charge of the building while their colleague assists residents with activities and appointments in the community.
• To undertake shift work (including weekends and bank holidays as needed)
• To Follow Optalis policies and procedures at all times and work within CQC regulations.
Salary £21,492.30 Full time (£11.14 per hour weekdays, enhanced for weekends) This role can be full or part time#
Optalis is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our staff and customers. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a DBS check and will need to provide proof of their right to work in the UK.
This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The DBS clearance level required is Enhanced with Adult Barred list.
For advice and information on disclosing criminal records you can contact Nacro’s support service on 0300123 1999 or helpline@nacro.org.uk
Activity Support Organiser (Learning Disabilities & Dementia) Full Time £21,492.30
This is a role within our Community Lives Services supporting Learning Disability, Physical Disability, Older Persons and Dementia services.
To offer and provide a broad range of opportunities and support to vulnerable adults using community resources.
4 days will be spent involved with activity support responsibilities, some of which are listed below. The 5th day weekly will have responsibilities for supporting our older customers who have learning disabilities and dementia. This day will include visiting customers in their home providing activities.
Duties will involve:
Enable customers to be in control of their services through self-directed support, to support and facilitate activities throughout the day.
Taking an inclusive approach to assist customers on an individual basis to take part in their local community promoting their independence and inclusion.
To empower customers to take control of their lives through self-directed support whilst achieving desired outcomes.
· Make appropriate use of resources both, in house and from outside providers, including voluntary sector/ charities, to support customers to use community venues.
· To support customers to maintain and develop skills and encourage their independence. By planning and running a variety of activities.
· Enable people to develop their confidence & communication skills, and social skills. Making sure that activities are flexible and will support people to be involved in their communities and reach their full potential meeting their identified outcomes.
· Communicate effectively with customers using a method that is appropriate for the individual e.g. verbal, and object of reference. Present information and opportunities to customers in a way that supports/enables individuals to make informed decisions. Tailor information accordingly to enable customers to be involved in the decision-making process, supporting self-advocacy.
· Support customers on a one to one or small group basis to access community facilities with all the necessary paperwork to support and develop the individual and services/ support provided.
· To lead, as required, and support colleagues to organise and deliver high quality activities which are tailored to meet the diverse needs and interests of customers. Having a person-centred approach to enable customers to achieve their identified outcomes.
· Monitor, evaluate and update programmes and risk assessments in line with customers individual needs in a pro-active and person-centred way. Identifying necessary support and resources to enable customers to achieve their desired outcomes.
Please do look at the full job description attached.
Working for Optalis you will also receive a range of benefits, including:
Support Worker – Independent Living Services, Maidenhead, Full and Part Time Opportunities £21,492.00
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· Park House SL6 1ES
· Richard Silver House SL6 4AE
· Ronald Young Court SL6 2LT
· Paddock Close SL6 3NG
The purpose of this service is to provide person-centred support to those living in our Maidenhead Independent Living Homes, these are appropriate for the individual’s needs, reflecting their uniqueness, supporting them to be fully involved in their community and to ensure that they are afforded the same rights as anyone else.
Some of the responsibilities will include:
To contribute to the overall running of the service, supporting the seniors and management to ensure CQC compliance.
To provide support that is safe, person centred and respects all human rights of the people living within the Independent Living Homes.
Supporting all aspects of their daily routines to ensure that they are able to live the lives they want to.
Collaborate with customers, families, carers and other professionals to provide a consistent and coordinated service which maximises outcomes for the people living at the Independent Living Homes.
Providing support to access the community and activities
Develop warm, trusting relationships with the people living at our independent living homes to encourage them to express their needs, views and concerns
Respects residents rights to privacy and ensure that their dignity is maintained at all times such as assisting with personal care in line with our customers preferences
Senior Care Brokerage Coordinator - Maidenhead £28,630.68
We are looking for a self-motivated person to join our Adult Social Care Brokerage Team
You will be working as part of a Care Brokerage Team but also can work autonomously when required.
The role predominantly involves commissioning and procuring services for mental health and learning disability customer groups, but the expectation is to be flexible across all groups where required.
We are looking for someone who has experience of negotiation, particularly in relation to health and social care services. Also, working jointly with Care Managers, Social Workers and Service Providers
You must have good communication and IT skills. Experience of accurate data entry, analysis and reporting from spreadsheets and databases and work well within a team.
Key requirements
Setting up new Care Packages/Re-starts/Suspensions and ending care packages.
Sourcing nursing/residential/supported living care provision. Manage capacity.
Obtaining services (residential and non-residential) as indicated in a client’s support plan to meet their needs for social care services following an assessment
To find out more please contact Stephanie Diggle 07810 291 370 or email: stephanie.diggle@rbwm.gov.uk
We also run an annual staff satisfaction survey because we really care about what our employees think. The results inform our plans and priorities.
Optalis is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our staff and customers. We would like to remind successful applicants that they will be required to undertake a DBS check and will need to provide proof of their right to work in the UK.
For advice and information on disclosing criminal records you can contact Nacro's support service on 0300 123 1999 or helpline@nacro.org.uk
Applicants should be aware that it is intended that this role, as part of the Statutory Services team, will transfer into RBWM (home | Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (rbwm.gov.uk)) in the coming year.
Occupational Therapist – General, Maidenhead £33,627.54
To provide day to day ongoing professional support to customers as required and where possible, promote social change.
Provide an Occupational Therapy Service to identified customers with complex needs, using relevant professional specialism and helping customers to achieve desired outcomes and improve their quality of life.
Some of the responsibilities will include the below -
· Monitor and review Occupational Therapy outcomes in line with procedures; assist in multi disciplinary problem solving to enhance wellbeing using relevant professional skills
· Work with customers who require OT input to ensure individual needs are met and be responsible for a personal list of casework requiring OT input, providing information and advice to people and their carers. Alert manager when more senior input is required
· Complete OT assessment/decision reports and send for formal sign off, reviewing with the person you assessed as necessary to ensure optimization of the persons “ordinary” life is planned for appropriately with their input considered.
· Provide specialist assessments including but not excluded to manual handling, seating, environmental adaptations, rehousing assessments, safeguarding related assessments and DFG applications and more.
· Provide training according to individual need to meet desired outcomes.
· Develop processes to improve communication with residents and care providers within the community with a focus on prevention
· Arrange, implement and review support arrangements and resources, carrying out minor adjustments as necessary to ensure desired outcomes are achieved
· Respond to / raise alerts in regard to Safeguarding issues and undertake Safeguarding Investigations where necessary
· Provide emotional support and respond to day to day ongoing problems encountered by caseload and colleagues.
· Provide supervision to junior colleagues and students.
· Support with the duty desk and triaging of OT referrals
Please see attached JD for full details
Senior Social Care Practitioner - LAP Team
The LAP (Local Access Point) team are a multi-disciplinary team, and includes colleagues from Mental Health Services, Nurses, Occupational Therapists and Social Workers.
We provide personal and practical support to help people lead full and active lives, maintain their independence and dignity, and have choice and control as far as they can to achieve their outcomes.
The role will involve delivering Statutory Services to people who meet the eligibility criteria of the Adult and Community Services Directorate, by providing outcome focused assessments, and then facilitate the delivery of those identified services in order to achieve desired outcomes to meet the needs of the adult.
Some of the responsibilities will include -
Please see attached the full job description
Senior Occupational Therapist, Maidenhead, Hospital Team
The Hospital Team Occupational Therapist offers a service providing short term interventions to support individuals leaving a hospital environment.
Promoting independence to individuals in their own homes across the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead.
Key criteria are preventing acute hospital admission and facilitating a timely discharge in the community.
The service comprises of occupational therapists and social care staff however you will be working within an integrated model alongside other professionals involved with the individual’s journey in the community setting.
This is a busy service, focused on providing timely rehabilitation goals, advice and aids to achieve optimum independence for the individual.
Job functions
· To work alongside the Team Manager/Assistant Team Manager to provide supervision, development, advice, and guidance to the extended team.
· To ensure appropriate safeguarding processes are in place for the most vulnerable individuals.
· To deputise for the relevant manager to manage staff as required ensuring a safe, effective and responsive service.
· To provide outcome focussed assessments and facilitate delivery of the objectives.
· Manage a caseload including complex assessments.
· To oversee the occupational waiting list, ensure allocation of workload is evenly distributed and the assessments are completed in a timely manner in order of urgency.
· Participate in the duty tasks/ meeting within the Optalis structure.
· To manage OT annual leave requests to ensure that an adequate presence is available at all times to meet service demand.
· A personalised focus of individuals assessed, to utilise a range of standard assessment tools to evaluate all treatment approaches in response to a range of needs.
Activity Support Worker - Boyn Grove
4 Days 9.30 - 2.30pm £11.14 per hour
Community Lives, based Windsor and Maidenhead, provides day, and some evening and weekend support, enabling customers to take part in activities in the community through group and individual support.
This will include:
Please contact Sandra Wheeler for further details on 01628 685770
The right candidate will have excellent organisational and communication skills, have a high use of initiative with good time management, the ability to prioritise workload and to work under pressure.
Please refer to job description for further details.
Support Worker – Extra Care Nights
Located at Fosters, Woodley
There is nothing more rewarding than working in Social Care, making a positive impact on others, having job security, and a sense of personal achievement.
Optalis provides Extra Care Services for Older Adults with a variety of health conditions across the Wokingham Borough. We have an opportunity for a Support Worker to join our team as we expand and grow in the borough
The role includes providing care and support to our customers living in Extra Care Services meeting their person-centred care needs. This includes delivering personal care, meeting nutritional needs, administering medication, supporting activities and undertaking domestic duties. Experience is not essential as we provide a full training program before you embark on your role.
If you have personal experience of being involved in care, or worked in areas such as a care home, home care, respite, day centres or even a nursery of school environment we will welcome your application.
If your background is customer service, retail or leisure based we recognise that these skills can be utilised greatly in adult social care and would urge you to apply
At Optalis, our values are very important to us and we want employees who possess qualities in-line with them. So, if you’re a respectful individual, with high integrity, who strives to provide the best quality of care, then we would like to hear from you
If you are looking for :
Great rates of pay within a permanent, contract, parttime or bank arrangement
Part of a great motivated and encouraging team environment