The Role

Can you build strong relationships across a range of stakeholders?

Are you a leader who is driven by producing high quality and impactful outcomes for service users?

Does the sound of developing and implementing exciting projects across South West London appeal to you?

If yes, we have the perfect role for you!

The South London Partnership is embarking on an exciting programme of work to support the development of the social care workforce across South West London and are looking for a strong and enthusiastic Social Care Workforce Development Lead who will work with a wide range of partners to lead delivery of strategic and operational projects.

This position is full time (36 hours per week) on either a 12-month secondment or fixed term contract.

About us

South London Partnership (SLP) is a small and dynamic, close-knit team, working across the 5 boroughs of Croydon, Kingston, Merton, Richmond 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. 

About the role

You will be responsible for leading development and delivery of a programme of work across the six SWL boroughs (Croydon, Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton, Wandsworth) working closely with local authority, employers, skills and training provider partners that will support the development of a high quality and sustainable social care workforce for South West London’s residents, workers and employers.

You will be a strong people leader and have a track record of building relationships across a range of stakeholders, developing and implementing projects and be driven by producing high quality and impactful outcomes.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• 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 activity and opportunity in this area
• Lead and deliver pan SWL projects on social care workforce development as identified in the South West London Social Care Workforce Development Strategy that is currently being finalised
• Lead strategic delivery of the South West London Mayor’s Academy Social Care Hub to support Londoner’s into good work in the social care sector and help fill vacancies with skilled people
• Work closely with social care employers and skills and training providers to establish and implement effective referral pathways into social care roles and with employment programmes operating at both borough and sub-regional level
• Lead work to raise the profile of careers in the social care sector across South West London ensuring alignment with local, regional and national campaigns so these support rather than duplicate one another. 

Contact for queries or informal discussion about the role: Sam Mason, Samantha.Mason@southlondonpartnership.co.uk or 07957 297981.

Benefits

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.

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. You will also be availed of all training available to the service.

Indicative Recruitment Timeline

• Closing date: 11:59pm on Sunday 25th September 2022
• Shortlisting date/s: week commencing 26th September 2022
• Interview date/s: week commencing 10th October 2022  (Please note the day will last around 45 minutes and involve a presentation followed by a competency-based interview)

Useful Information: The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once enough applications have 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. Your health and wellbeing are our top priority. Should you become unwell due to Covid-19 during the recruitment process we would very much appreciate receiving an update from you as soon as possible.

Equality Statement

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils 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.

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.

Applications should be in form of a short CV detailing employment and education history, skills and experience and a supporting statement of no more than 1500 words setting out how you meet the person specification. 

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils