We are seeking
applications from motivated and enthusiastic people to support residents in their own homes. You will work with residents to ensure they are achieving their legal and civil rights, inclusion, independence, and choice.
Day Opportunities Service
The Sherard Road hub is based in the heart of Eltham with good access via public transport and is open 09.00am-16.00pm, Monday to Friday. The service currently provides both daytime and evening support and activities to a maximum of 50 adults aged 19- 75 years old who have learning disabilities and complex needs.
The Day Opportunities service also offers our satellite project Lodge Hill gardens in Abbey wood. The Lodge Hill project is open to services users each Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday between the hours of 09.00am-15.00pm. The location of the project is peaceful and tranquil and provides residents the opportunity to undertake gardening and woodwork activities together with staff support. Residents also grow their own food produce and cook seasonal dishes with the produce they have harvested.
Lodge Hill offers a sensory and therapeutic atmosphere as well as the opportunity to promote the independence of residents and empower them to acquire new skills.
Bank workers (sessional workers) – hours as required scale 4 - £15.26 per hour
We are increasing our pool of sessional workers and are interested in interviewing individuals who have a good understanding of the needs of adults with learning disabilities, are experienced and motivated and committed to working with adults with specific needs.
The duties for the successful applicants are set out in the attached Job Description and personnel specification.
These roles are subject to an Enhanced DBS check
Interviews to take place w/c 15th July
As part of our Safer Recruitment Policy, a full employment history is also required for this role. Please provide a full employment history, together with a satisfactory written explanation of any gaps in employment. Unless otherwise stated, a Basic DBS check will be undertaken as part of the pre-employment checks for successful candidates.
Diversity Statement:Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.
High Volume Applications:Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date should there be a high volume of applications received.
DBS:This role requires an Enhanced DBS. (This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act,1974).
Advert Close:All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated.
Full Employment History:A full employment history is required for this role. Please provide a full employment history, together with a satisfactory written explanation of any gaps in employment.
How Applications are Scored:Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statement addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statement section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application.
Salary:Salaries advertised are for a standard working week of 35 hours unless otherwise stated. Please use this to help you calculate a pro rata salary.
