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INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY Shared Lives Coordinator
To be confirmed (On-Site)
Permanent, Full time
SO1 - SO2 £37,068 - £40,755
JOB DESCRIPTION
***Internal Applicants Only***
Organisation: London Borough of Waltham Forest
Salary: SO1 - SO2 £37,068 - £40,755
Contract Type: Full-time, Fixed Term/Secondment 12 months
Working hours per week: Monday - Thursday 9am-5.15pm Friday- 9am-5pm
Application Deadline: 31/03/2025
Proposed Interview Date(s): 07/04/2025
DBS: Enhanced Barred
Reference:1683
About Us:
Bursting with culture, energy, and opportunity, the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a fantastic and exciting place to work.
We are a highly ambitious borough. Driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents, we have developed new and innovative ways to build our communities. Our Council is relentlessly resident-focused, insight-led, digitally driven and commercially minded; a Council focused on meeting the needs of our existing and future residents.
London Borough of Waltham Forest is one of the Mayor of London's Good Work Standard employers. This accreditation is a proof of our commitment to creating a healthy, fair and inclusive workplace. This includes fair pay and conditions, workplace well-being, skills and progression and diversity and recruitment.
The Council's preference is for online application. However, if you have a disability and are unable to complete an online application, please email recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk so we can arrange an alternative application method.
About the role
New Opportunity to become part of the Shared Lives Scheme!
Shared Lives Coordinator Post- One-year secondment only
Background
Shared Lives services have been identified nationally as a central approach to meeting the accommodation and support needs of residents in receipt of Adults Social care, and it is a model that has had significant success. The Department of Health and Social Care's Adult Social Care White Paper - 'People at the Heart of Care 2021', also identified Shared Lives as an exemplar of good social care and hails it as an innovation in its Next Steps to put 'People at the Heart of Care 2023 - 2025' plan.
Shared Lives has a track record of offering personalised, cost-effective care and support options that supported housing and residential support cannot provide. The person living in Shared Lives benefits from receiving care from one or two people within a family environment and are embraced within that family as well as the local community. The ethos of Shared Lives is to promote independence and choice for individuals.
Purpose of the secondment: To support and allow permanent staff to concentrate on a year project with the Department of Health and other Shared Lives Schemes within Northeast London.
>> Click here to download the Role Profile <<
Key Responsibilities:
To work as a Shared Lives coordinator within the scheme offering the day-to-day roles and responsibilities of the post
To be able to work independently as well as work within a team
To have some knowledge of Shared Lives
To have excellent IT and record keeping skills
To be able and willing to travel locally as well as outside of London
To work as a Shared Lives coordinator within the scheme offering the day-to-day roles and responsibilities of the post
To be able to work independently as well as work within a team
To have some knowledge of Shared Lives
To have excellent IT and record keeping skills
To be able and willing to travel locally as well as outside of London
To contribute to the development and maintenance of the Shared Lives Scheme and model in LBWF.
To ensure that CQC regulations and national standards are met, and local requirements are built into any programme of support and development
Qualifications and Requirements:
Numeracy and literacy qualification e.g. GCSE English and Maths or equivalent.
Relevant professional qualification: social work qualification or other relevant professional qualification in Health & Social care.
Terms and conditions:
Satisfactory employment references and CIFAS identity checks;
Satisfactory declaration of interest;
This role is subject to safer recruitment practices as it involves work with children and/ or vulnerable adults;
Satisfactory DBS check;
Continued professional body registration;
Suitable driver's license;
As a public authority, we must ensure that members of staff in public-facing roles are able to speak fluent English. This means that they must have a command of spoken English, with confidence and accuracy, sufficient for the effective performance of their role. This requirement does not refer to any particular English language qualifications, regional or international accents, dialects, speech impediments or the tone of conversations. It does not require staff to speak only in English.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications online by pressing the 'Apply' button below. This includes a supporting statement that outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value.
To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO1-2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy.
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below or feel free to discuss this during your interview.
For more information on the benefits of working for the Council, please visit https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/find-jobs-and-other-opportunities/working-us.
Contact Information:
If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact Claire Harrison at claire.harrison@walthamforest.gov.uk
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post, please contact our Recruitment Team via email at recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk.
Click here for further information on the Human Resources recruitment privacy notice.
***Internal Applicants Only***
Organisation: London Borough of Waltham Forest
Salary: SO1 - SO2 £37,068 - £40,755
Contract Type: Full-time, Fixed Term/Secondment 12 months
Working hours per week: Monday - Thursday 9am-5.15pm Friday- 9am-5pm
Application Deadline: 31/03/2025
Proposed Interview Date(s): 07/04/2025
DBS: Enhanced Barred
Reference:1683
About Us:
Bursting with culture, energy, and opportunity, the London Borough of Waltham Forest is a fantastic and exciting place to work.
We are a highly ambitious borough. Driven by culture and the innate creativity of our residents, we have developed new and innovative ways to build our communities. Our Council is relentlessly resident-focused, insight-led, digitally driven and commercially minded; a Council focused on meeting the needs of our existing and future residents.
London Borough of Waltham Forest is one of the Mayor of London's Good Work Standard employers. This accreditation is a proof of our commitment to creating a healthy, fair and inclusive workplace. This includes fair pay and conditions, workplace well-being, skills and progression and diversity and recruitment.
The Council's preference is for online application. However, if you have a disability and are unable to complete an online application, please email recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk so we can arrange an alternative application method.
About the role
New Opportunity to become part of the Shared Lives Scheme!
Shared Lives Coordinator Post- One-year secondment only
Background
Shared Lives services have been identified nationally as a central approach to meeting the accommodation and support needs of residents in receipt of Adults Social care, and it is a model that has had significant success. The Department of Health and Social Care's Adult Social Care White Paper - 'People at the Heart of Care 2021', also identified Shared Lives as an exemplar of good social care and hails it as an innovation in its Next Steps to put 'People at the Heart of Care 2023 - 2025' plan.
Shared Lives has a track record of offering personalised, cost-effective care and support options that supported housing and residential support cannot provide. The person living in Shared Lives benefits from receiving care from one or two people within a family environment and are embraced within that family as well as the local community. The ethos of Shared Lives is to promote independence and choice for individuals.
Purpose of the secondment: To support and allow permanent staff to concentrate on a year project with the Department of Health and other Shared Lives Schemes within Northeast London.
>> Click here to download the Role Profile <<
Key Responsibilities:
To work as a Shared Lives coordinator within the scheme offering the day-to-day roles and responsibilities of the post
To be able to work independently as well as work within a team
To have some knowledge of Shared Lives
To have excellent IT and record keeping skills
To be able and willing to travel locally as well as outside of London
To work as a Shared Lives coordinator within the scheme offering the day-to-day roles and responsibilities of the post
To be able to work independently as well as work within a team
To have some knowledge of Shared Lives
To have excellent IT and record keeping skills
To be able and willing to travel locally as well as outside of London
To contribute to the development and maintenance of the Shared Lives Scheme and model in LBWF.
To ensure that CQC regulations and national standards are met, and local requirements are built into any programme of support and development
Qualifications and Requirements:
Numeracy and literacy qualification e.g. GCSE English and Maths or equivalent.
Relevant professional qualification: social work qualification or other relevant professional qualification in Health & Social care.
Terms and conditions:
Satisfactory employment references and CIFAS identity checks;
Satisfactory declaration of interest;
This role is subject to safer recruitment practices as it involves work with children and/ or vulnerable adults;
Satisfactory DBS check;
Continued professional body registration;
Suitable driver's license;
As a public authority, we must ensure that members of staff in public-facing roles are able to speak fluent English. This means that they must have a command of spoken English, with confidence and accuracy, sufficient for the effective performance of their role. This requirement does not refer to any particular English language qualifications, regional or international accents, dialects, speech impediments or the tone of conversations. It does not require staff to speak only in English.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications online by pressing the 'Apply' button below. This includes a supporting statement that outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value.
To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO1-2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy.
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below or feel free to discuss this during your interview.
For more information on the benefits of working for the Council, please visit https://www.walthamforest.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/find-jobs-and-other-opportunities/working-us.
Contact Information:
If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact Claire Harrison at claire.harrison@walthamforest.gov.uk
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post, please contact our Recruitment Team via email at recruitment@walthamforest.gov.uk.
Click here for further information on the Human Resources recruitment privacy notice.
Closing date: Mon 31/03/2025 at 23:59
Job reference: 1683