Social Care Placements Programme Lead

3 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Richmond and Wandsworth Councils Full time
About Us

Social Care Placements Programme Lead – SWL Social Care Hub Supported Work Placements Project

Are you a strong communicator with great interpersonal skills? Are you experienced in managing and leading complex programmes or projects? Do you have experience of engaging with employers and businesses Would you like to help support into employment opportunities in south London?

South London Partnership are looking for an experienced and strategically minded person who will lead and manage our supported work placements project to help us grow the social care workforce by making sure people get meaningful access to work placements with a view to securing a job role within the care sector. This is a fixed term contract or internal secondment with end date of March .

As the Programme Lead, you will be responsible for delivery of the Supported Placements project, ensuring that young people are able to access placement opportunities within the Social Care Sector.

You will actively build relationships across SWL work closely with partner agencies to grow the social care workforce by working with existing networks and forums.

You will be responsible for a small project team, who will work alongside you to deliver our Supported Placements Project. You will need to have previous management experience, excellent organisational and planning skills.

Your main responsibilities will include:

Lead a small project team to provide and deliver quality social care supported work placements including developing pre-placement training. Engaging with employers, connecting business leads with employment brokerage teams/JCP’s  Delivering events to support people and to raise awareness around the supported work placements careers and employment opportunities in the Social Care sector. South London Partnership (SLP) is a small and dynamic, close-knit team, working across the 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.

You will be someone with knowledge of employment and skills in adult social care, with expertise and understanding of the issues relating to cross-sector placements. 

You will be solution focused, with strong programme and project management experience , a self-starter and team player, with experience of leading complex projects, building partnerships, creating networks and maintaining strong relationships. We are keen to hear from people with transferable skills, with a focus on strong relationship building skills, employer engagement and stakeholder management.

Closing Date:   th May

Shortlisting Date:  nd May

Interview Date : w/c th & thJune

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