Job Description
Could this be you?
TEAM FACILITATOR LEAD (1 role available)
Southwark – London
Are you:
Caring, compassionate, flexible, good problem-solver, confident, honest, great at creating opportunities for people, have a can-do attitude, self-motivated and like to motivate others.
What Matters to you:
· People: you like to share your skills or leisure pursuits with others and encourage and support people to reach their full potential. You like to motivate and support through new ventures. You like working as part of the team and supporting them to develop.
· Your community: you enjoy getting involved with your local community and participating in local events. You have a passion to represent and participate within the local community.
· Making a difference: can you encourage others around you to make a difference? it’s not just about you making a difference but encouraging those around you to make a difference and feel included and that they have a voice. Being part of community activities.
· Learning new skills: you like learning new skills and are up for learning about new ways of working and systems. You are open to new experiences and different ways of working. You are willing to adapt your thought processes as well as encouraging others to do the same.
How we will support you to do a great job:
· We will provide full support and training face to face and online with an experienced member of the team.
· You will receive a personal induction created especially for you.
· You will spend time with the team to get to know your peers.
· You will have regular well-being meetings with your line manager
· Choice support offer fully funded qualifications to help you improve your career.
About the Role:
· We are looking for a motivated individual to assist the Supported Living Manager with the running of and the transformation of the 3 Southwark Supported Living Service and its teams of staff.
· There will be some administration work with rota management, auditing and ensuring the documentation is to the required standard.
· This is an exciting role and would benefit someone who can think outside of the box and be creative.
· This person is required to have basic skills using Microsoft 365/ Teams and other programmes.
· It is imperative that you are able to organise and prioritise your work, can work to deadlines, work with the wider team, be approachable, confident, and reliable.
· You will need a working knowledge of the various legislation which incudes, but not limited to: Health and Safety, MCA, Health & Social Care Act, CQC standards and The Care Act.
· You will possess or be willing to work towards Diploma Level 3 qualification (or equivalent) and be in possession of or willing to complete the Diploma 5 Qualification.
About the services:
The 3 Supported Living Services comprise of 8 people supported in shared houses. The houses have a communal space, large gardens and a sleep-in room. Support is provided 24 hours per day. All 3 services are based in Bermondsey, Southwark.
About the People Supported:
The people we support are females who have a primary diagnosis of a learning and physical disability, Autism and/or mental health, require moving and handling processes and may include some low level challenging behaviours. Personal care support is required.
What we offer:
Salary: £21,412 per annum, plus staff benefits scheme.
While Covid19 vaccinations are no longer mandatory, Choice Support still recognises the vaccine to be the best line of defence against Covid 19. Some of our services still require staff to be fully vaccinated – the position which you are applying for is not one of those services. As such you are not required to be vaccinated prior to your start date and whilst we encourage all our staff to be vaccinated, the decision to have the vaccine remains your choice.
Our commitment to diversity: We are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion and taking action to address inequality. We particularly welcome applications from anyone who is from a black, Asian or minority ethnic background, anyone who considers themselves to have a disability and members of the LGBTQ+ community.
Choice Support is Disability Confident which is a scheme run by the Department of Work and Pensions. As part of our commitment we operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme - all candidates who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be guaranteed an interview.
Does this excite you?
For more information about these positions and an application pack, please contact Claudette Walker, Office Administrator, on 07736 619277
How we will interview:
Interview will be conducted by the 2 Supported Living Managers and the process will be based on Choice Supports core values:
- We care - We care about people and stand up for what is right.
- We respect - We are open and honest and value people for who they are.
- We learn - We listen, we work together, and we continue to improve.
- We lead - We are experts at what we do and make good ideas happen.
The closing date for receipt of applications is Sunday 19th March 2023
Interview to take place via Microsoft Teams on Tuesday 21st March 2023
You will also be required to carry out an ICT assessment.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £21,412.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Sick pay
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Southwark: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application deadline: 19/03/2023
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