Support Coordinator

Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames; Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Training portal

Local Government Pension Scheme

London Living Wage

Cycle to work

Job summary

Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is seeking a dedicated Support Coordinator to join the Learning Disability Team. You will help deliver team objectives by providing effective case management and supporting adults with learning disabilities to achieve positive outcomes.

The role involves Care Act assessments, care planning, safeguarding enquiries, and collaborative work with a multidisciplinary health and social care team.

Qualifications

• Understanding of the Care Act 2014 and local authority safeguarding duties.
• Experience delivering case management under adult social care frameworks.
• Ability to work with adults with learning disabilities and their families.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking Care Act assessments.
• Supporting care planning and care plan reviews.
• Conducting safeguarding enquiries and multi-disciplinary working.
• Working as part of the team’s duty system.

Skills

Care Act knowledge

Case management

Adult social care

Safeguarding

Tools

Care Act guidance documents

Job description

About The Borough

Found in zone 6 with good transport links in and out of London, Kingston is a vibrant and diverse university town which creates the rich sense of community shared across the borough and its Residents. Kingston boasts an idyllic riverside location, good shopping and great restaurants, as well as a mix of modern and historic town centre. Kingston has lots of open parklands and cycle routes that help connect the district town centres into an enjoyable place to live and work.

About The Borough

Found in zone 6 with good transport links in and out of London, Kingston is a vibrant and diverse university town which creates the rich sense of community shared across the borough and its Residents. Kingston boasts an idyllic riverside location, good shopping and great restaurants, as well as a mix of modern and historic town centre. Kingston has lots of open parklands and cycle routes that help connect the district town centres into an enjoyable place to live and work.

About The Role And Our Ideal Candidate

An opportunity has arisen for a dedicated candidate to join the Learning Disability Team as a Support Coordinator. The post holder will contribute to the delivery of the team’s objectives providing effective case management.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated person to support adults with learning disabilities to achieve the best possible outcomes. The ideal person will have an understanding of the challenges adults with learning disabilities and their families encounter.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a committed and supportive team and to work in a really varied and stimulating role.

Responsibilities will include undertaking Care Act assessments, support planning, care plan reviews, safeguarding enquiries and multi-disciplinary working. The role will also involve working as part of the team’s duty system.

About Us

The Community Learning Disability Team is a very friendly, motivated and dedicated team of Social Care Staff. Our team undertakes care management and safeguarding responsibilities in line with the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005 and other relevant adult social care legislation and guidance.

We work closely with a multi-disciplinary health team including Clinical Psychologists, Speech and Language Therapists, Community Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Counsellors and Behaviour Analysts to support adults with Learning Disabilities and associated complex needs.

The team also provides a transition service by working closely with Children Social Care and Special Education Needs in line with the Children and Families Act 2014 to support young people who would be eligible for adult social care to have a smooth transfer to adult service.

We support adults and their carers’ in a person-centred way to assess their needs and create effective outcome-focused support plans.

Benefits include:

• Regular supervision and appraisal
• The opportunity to develop knowledge and skills through further training
• A competitive salary and Local Government Pension Scheme
• A friendly and supportive environment
• Excellent public transport link

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.

Employees have access to a wide range of benefits to enable staff to achieve a work life balance, some of which include:

• A generous annual leave entitlement of 25-32 days, plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply) depending on service and grade.
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, shared parental, adoption and dependents leave
• Three volunteering days per year in Kingston
• Hybrid working (dependent on the role)
• Flexible and agile working arrangements using Google Chromebooks
• Learning and development portal offering a range of courses
• Discounts on a range of local shops, restaurants, gyms and leisure centres
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle leasing scheme
• Confidential health & wellbeing and counselling support

Additional Information

We are proud to be a diverse and welcoming Borough and we strive to create a workforce which reflects the community we serve, and instil a sense of belonging in our staff. We celebrate and respect differences and appreciate the value of having a diverse workforce, therefore we welcome applications from under represented groups.

To support our workers and their families 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.

We are also proud to be a disability confident employer and guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for a role. As an accredited London Living Wage Employer all our employees are guaranteed the London Living Wage regardless of their length or type of contract.

The UK has a points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the GOV.UK website for right to work guidance. Sponsorship availability varies and is subject to eligibility requirements and budget limitations. As a result, we cannot guarantee sponsorship for all roles and will evaluate sponsorship requests on a case-by-case basis.