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Senior Support Worker x3

Employer: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Location: Stoney Lane Centre, Summer Street, West Bromwich B71 4JA
Salary: Band D, SCP 9 - 17 (£20,344 - £23,836 per annum) (£10.54 - £12.35 per hour)
Closing date: 25 Sep 2019
Reference: SAND000004223

Sector: Local Councils
Job Type: Social care
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Standard
Hours: Full-Time

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Job Details

You will be allocated to a service area; however, you will be expected to provide support to all Disability Day Opportunities venues to meet the requirements of the service and your role.

This role will Involve:

Working with an established team of support workers and managers to support the development and delivery of services for adults with a wide range of support needs including Learning Disabilities, Physical Disabilities and Autism.

Disability Day Opportunities has undergone a period of development to enhance our management structure to better enable our service to meet the changing needs of our customers. Your role will include supporting the management team to ensure the vision for the service is imbedded in practice, and individuals’ complex health needs are supported through effective care management and team working.

As a senior support worker, you will be responsible for upholding the values and vision for the service areas. Taking a hands-on proactive approach, you will lead by example in all aspects of your duties and responsibilities.

The successful candidate will be someone with proven experience of working in a challenging and changing environment, being a leader with evidence of providing good outcomes for vulnerable people against adversity and be willing to develop themselves and others.

You must be able to demonstrate how to work in a multi-agency approach with other partners and stakeholders.

Hours

37 hours per week

This vacancy and advert will be closed as soon as sufficient applications are received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and return your application as soon as possible.

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Who are we?

Sandwell is situated at the very heart of the West Midlands, just a stone’s throw from Birmingham. A large, diverse, metropolitan borough, Sandwell offers exciting opportunities for all in a friendly, supportive environment.

Why work for us?

Generous annual leave entitlements
Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
Access to an award-winning employee benefits scheme, which includes:
An exclusive retail discounts portal
Salary sacrifice schemes for cars, bikes, technology and car parking
An employee assistance and counselling service
Annual leave purchase scheme
A wide variety of learning and development opportunities
Flexi-time working
A variety of leave schemes including carers, compassionate, maternity and paternity
Volunteering scheme

Your career at Sandwell Council

We offer something for everyone, with an incredibly wide range of career opportunities, at any stage of your career, from apprentices to senior managers.

Whether your focus is a support service, such as Finance, Human Resources, Legal or ICT, or a frontline service, such as Social Care, Planning & Regeneration, Housing or Leisure, it’s worth looking at what Sandwell has to offer.

Our plans for the future

Our Vision 2030 shows just how committed we are to creating the best future possible for our communities and for the people who live and work in Sandwell.

We’re a progressive organisation, and we’re proud of what we’ve achieved so far, but we know there’s much more to do to make our vision. For more information on our plans for the future see our dedicated vision 2030 page; http://www.sandwell.gov.uk/Vision2030

For more information about working for Sandwell Council, our recruitment process and our offer to you please visit;

https://www.sandwell.gov.uk/counciljobs

For information on our Values and Behaviours, please visit:

https://www.sandwell.gov.uk/council/values-behaviours

To view a copy of the Local Government Career Guide, please visit;

https://www.wmjobs.co.uk/staticpages/30847/local-government-careers

Company info

Website: http://www.sandwell.gov.uk/
Telephone: 0121 569 3300
Location: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Sandwell Council House
Freeth Street
Oldbury
West Midlands
B69 3BS
United Kingdom

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