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Social Care Academy Hub Coordinator

The Role

• Are you a strong leader with great interpersonal skills?
• Are you experienced in networking with strong stakeholder management skills?
• Do you have experience of engaging with employers?
• Would you like to help develop the social care workforce across South West London to help address the substantial workforce pressures the sector is experiencing?

The South London Partnership are looking for a Hub Coordinator, to drive the Social Care Academy Hub. This is a new and exciting role, where you will be key in leading a wide range of partners from across the six boroughs, the social care sector, employment programmes, education, skills, and training providers, SWL NHS and London ADASS to work together to promote and ensure access to good jobs, training and career opportunities in the social care sector. This is a fixed term contract until March 2025 or secondment opportunity for internal staff.

You will be a natural leader, a self-starter and team player, with experience of building partnerships, creating networks, and maintaining strong relationships.  This experience can come from a variety of sectors, and we are keen to hear from people with transferable skills, with a focus on strong relationship building skills, employer engagement and stakeholder management. You will be responsible for managing the Social Care Academy hub, identifying, developing opportunities to promote and develop the social care workforce and working with partners by identifying and acting upon areas for adaption and improvement

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Project planning and delivery of the Academy Hub including financial returns, performance, and project risk monitoring to ensure it delivers its aims and objectives and meet the GLA’s requirements. 
• Building and managing effective relationships with a wide range of partners across the social care, employment, skills and training sectors to align and maximise the impact of the wide range of activities and opportunities in the social care sector
• Strengthening and building networks by supporting and encouraging employers to provide opportunities for underrepresented groups

As a Social Care Academy Hub Coordinator you will have the opportunity to make a positive impact on the recruitment and retention in the social care sector, supporting underrepresented groups by promoting and ensuring access into good jobs, training and career opportunities. You will shape, measure and drive the success of the Academy Hub to create maximum opportunities for the future of South West London.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Sheryl Brand by email: sheryl.brand@southlondonpartnership.co.uk

South London Partnership (SLP) is a small and dynamic, close knit team, working across the 6 boroughs of Croydon, Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth and Sutton. The SLP team focuses on areas where collaboration leads to increased influence, increased powers and funding and better delivery of the services our residents need. 

We recognise the importance of a good balance between work and home life so we do everything we can to accommodate flexible working including, working from home, compressed or part-time hours, job shares and other arrangements. Please just let us know in your application or at any stage throughout the process (and beyond) if these are options you’d like to explore. We also offer a generous holiday allowance of 39 paid days (pro rata) including bank holidays and a wide range of learning and development opportunities.

In addition, we offer a comprehensive range of staff benefits such as membership of the Local Government pension scheme, childcare vouchers, new technology scheme, interest-free loans on annual travel cards, discounts with many leisure activities, restaurants, shops and other establishments.

Indicative Recruitment Timeline

Closing Date:  19^th April 2023

Shortlisting Date: w/c 24^th April 2023

Interview Date: w/c 8^th May 2023

We recognise the importance of a good balance between work and home life so we do everything we can to accommodate flexible working including, working from home and other arrangements. Please just let us know in your application or at any stage throughout the process (and beyond) if these are options you’d like to explore. We also offer a generous holiday allowance of 39 paid days (pro rata) including bank holidays and a wide range of learning and development opportunities. 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. We strongly advise you to complete your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Please note that the advertised dates for interviews may change due to the current Covid-19 situation. If they do, we will let you know as soon as possible.

We particularly welcome applications from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our teams. We are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. This campaign is anonymised.

Secondment Policy

All internal applicants for this secondment must seek permission from their current line manager before applying. Failure to do so may result in the secondment not being authorised.

Important Information:

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils