About Southwark:
Southwark is a large, ambitious and progressive council with a ‘can do’ attitude and enviable reputation. As a Council, we are successful, passionate and forward-thinking. We are committed to our ‘Fairer Futures for All’ promise which ensures that our residents and businesses are central to everything we do. If you want to make a difference at a local level, apply to Southwark Council today.
The Role:
Southwark Council are recruiting a Support Co-ordinator to work at our innovative Resource Centre, based in Walworth in South East London. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your management and leadership skills. You will work with other Service Co-ordinators and our Centre Manager in providing stimulating day-care opportunities to a broad range of adults and older people with physical, emotional, sensory and/or learning disabilities. We are looking for a dynamic leader who shares our vision and passion for wanting the very best for our residents and who want to make a real difference.
This role will focus on overseeing and managing bespoke and meaningful activities, either 1:1 or in a group setting. You will be responsible for supervising and managing Grade 7 Independent Living Facilitators. Our Service Co-ordinators are instrumental in planning and reviewing these activities in meeting agreed outcomes for our residents. All referrals into the centre are made by our Social Worker operational teams. Some of our clients have complex needs that requires knowledge of moving and handling, personal care needs and medication management. Regular training is provided.
You will receive a structured Induction and regular, supervision. In Southwark, we are passionate about creating and developing opportunities for all our staff to enable them to grow and flourish. This is reflected in our fantastic training offer and career progression pathway.
Our Resource Centre is a community hub that is open to the wider community, provides information, advice and support to all of our community partners, including Health colleagues, the Community Voluntary Sector and volunteers.
About You:
You must have experience of working with clients with physical disabilities, preferably in an Adult Social Care setting. Knowledge of the Care Act is an advantage.
You will have a proven track record of implementing and reviewing high quality, flexible, person-centred care, tailored to individual needs.
You will have at least 2 years’ experience of managing staff, monitoring and managing performance. To promote staff development and training opportunities.
To demonstrate robust Health & Safety practices and risk management approaches to your work. To follow and implement the departments Safeguarding policies and procedures.
You will demonstrate Equality and Diversity and ensure you are familiar with our Southwark Stands Together and Working Race Equality Standards programme.
If you require more information on this role, please contact Neil McCarthy – Service Manager on 07563 465144
Recruitment timetable
Closing date: 24/01/2023
Interview: 02/02/2023
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together initiative. We particularly welcome applications from members of the black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
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