START Senior Support Worker
In Sutton, there is much for us to be proud of both as a council and as a borough. This includes high levels of resident satisfaction, the quality of our services, our success in addressing our financial challenges to date, the way that we involve and engage with residents on key issues facing the borough, and the enthusiastic and motivated staff that we employ.
Looking ahead, there are plans for the delivery of new homes and new schools and the London Cancer Hub is being developed, while the Council is also seen as a driving force within the South London Partnership of five outer south west London boroughs focused on strategic growth, regeneration and investment.
All of this demonstrates a good track record and an authority that is ambitious and set to deliver more improvements for the borough. We've set out our vision for the future of Sutton in our corporate plan - Ambitious for Sutton. This strategic plan will shape the outcomes we achieve, the services we provide, and the impact we have on residents, to make Sutton a great place to live, work and raise a family.
Situated in Zone 5, Sutton is less than 30 minutes by train from central London, and south and south west London are easily accessible by public transport. There are 10 train stations which serve key neighbourhoods within the borough providing direct connections to London Victoria, London Bridge, London Blackfriars and St Pancras International. Sutton also has direct rail connections with Epsom, Dorking, Guildford and Horsham, as well as Wimbledon for an interchange with the London Underground and West Croydon for the London Overground. There's also an extensive road network which provides close and easy access to the M25 and M23.
About the Role
Please refer to the Role Profiles for the criteria of each role, and if you are;
Passionate about working in a caring role?
Committed to supporting older and disabled people to be as independent as possible and maximise their quality of life?
Keen to develop your skills and knowledge within a dynamic, cutting edge service?
Reliable and available to work shifts over 7 days - minimum requirement to work alternate weekends from 07:00 and or up until 23:00?
Hold a full clean UK driving licence and a car available for work?
Available to work evenings or weekends only?
We offer various working patterns for 18 hours or 30 hours contracts, the start time for morning shifts is from 07:00 and the latest time you can start a shift is 16:30.
If you can honestly say YES to the above, then we need you.
About Us
The START team provides a flexible short-term assessment and reablement service, assisting people to maximise their level of individual ability and independence within their own homes.We are a multi-disciplinary team consisting of professionals from social services and the NHS including Support Workers, Social Workers, an Occupational Therapist and a Physiotherapist.Following a CQC inspection in 2019, we were awarded an overall GOOD and in 2020 we were awarded "Best contribution in Adult Social Services". During the recent pandemic, we continue to thrive on making a difference in our service users' lives, to keep our service users as independent as possible in their own homes.
About You
NVQ Level 3 qualification (or equivalent) or willingness to work towards is desirable
You will be required to complete the Care Certification as part of your induction with additional training and support provided throughout.
An experienced moving and handling risk assessor. You will be required to complete the LBS Manual Handling Risk Assessor course as part of this role.
You hold a full clean UK driver's licence and have a car available for work.
Our Offer To You
As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we're committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We're constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across - however big or small - will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.
In addition, we offer a modern and flexible working environment for our staff, supported by our IT infrastructure, including Google Chromebooks and Google Apps.
Employees have access to a wide range of benefits, some of which include:
- Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply)
- Flexi-time (Please note, this applies to roles at grades 1-9 only)
- Comprehensive learning and development programme
- Local and national discounts for shopping, eating out and leisure activities
- Interest free season ticket loans
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Car parking scheme
- Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme
- Zip car scheme
- Free eye tests and contribution towards glasses
- Confidential wellbeing and counselling support
- Subsidised gym membership
Please apply online outlining what skills, abilities and experience you can bring which makes you an ideal candidate for this role. Please ensure you refer to the requirements outlined in the job profile when completing your application.
To support our diversity agenda and reduce the risk of bias in our recruitment activities, our short listing process completely anonymises personal information that can identify job applicants e.g. name, title etc. Our hiring managers review and short list applications based on the information provided as part of your application as to how well you meet the requirements and criteria for the role, as outlined in the job profile.
The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Additional Information
We pride ourselves on being a diverse, inclusive and welcoming Borough and we aim to create a workforce which reflects the community we serve. We are respectful of difference and realise the positive value of diversity in our workforce. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds and particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates and disabled candidates, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce. As part of our Disability Confident Committed status, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role.
- We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, staff engagement forums, and inclusive staff networks who help drive our diversity agenda.
- The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the UK websitefor right to work guidance.
Job Profile
Role profile Grade 6 - Senior Support Worker.pdf - 99KB Opens in a new window