Lead Care Coordinator

About the Borough  

In Sutton, there is much for us to be proud of both as a council and as a borough. This includes high levels of resident satisfaction, the quality of our services, our success in addressing our financial challenges to date, the way that we involve and engage with residents on key issues facing the borough, and the enthusiastic and motivated staff that we employ. 

Looking ahead, there are plans for the delivery of new homes and new schools and the London Cancer Hub is being developed, while the Council is also seen as a driving force within the South London Partnership of five outer south west London boroughs focused on strategic growth, regeneration and investment.

All of this demonstrates a good track record and an authority that is ambitious and set to deliver more improvements for the borough. We've set out our vision for the future of Sutton in our corporate plan - Ambitious for Sutton. This strategic plan will shape the outcomes we achieve, the services we provide, and the impact we have on residents, to make Sutton a great place to live, work and raise a family.

Situated in Zone 5, Sutton is less than 30 minutes by train from central London, and south and south west London are easily accessible by public transport. There are 10 train stations which serve key neighbourhoods within the borough providing direct connections to London Victoria, London Bridge, London Blackfriars and St Pancras International. Sutton also has direct rail connections with Epsom, Dorking, Guildford and Horsham, as well as Wimbledon for an interchange with the London Underground and West Croydon for the London Overground. There’s also an extensive road network which provides close and easy access to the M25 and M23.

About the Role  

Lead Care Coordinator - a new Satelite Children's Home opening in September 2023

Grade 8: £37,038 to £44,814 (£46,857 unconsolidated maximum based through performance-related progression)

Are you a natural care-giver with experience in managing and supporting teams within Children Services? 

Are you passionate about young people and supporting those to have the best possible experience when they are not able to be cared for at home? 

Do you have fantastic skills at working with and engaging young people with varied and often traumatic backgrounds?

If a community centric organisation and flexible working are important to your working life balance, then read on.

Reporting to the Registered Manager/Deputy Manager, we have an amazing opportunity for a Lead Care Coordinator to play a pivotal role in leading and managing the delivery of operational functions and the coordination of interventions and activities at a Willow Rise Satellite Home. This vital role has a huge impact on the lives of the children who rely on our care and support. As a Lead Care Coordinator, you'll be responsible for all aspects of the day-to-day operations within the care setting, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children whilst ensuring that the quality of the services provided meets national quality standards . You will need to build strong relationships with the team and contribute to the creation of care plans, lead on the delivery of activities,  whilst supporting our statutory obligations towards Ofsted inspections. If you are passionate about child-care and its delivery within a children’s home, empathetic in your character and approach whilst leading by example, this role can offer you the opportunity to make a difference in improving the lives of the children at a Willow Rise Satellite Home.

About Us  

Our vision encapsulates the community-based approach and commitment to improving the quality of life and well-being for all Sutton residents.

PRIDE - our acronym that illustrates our five core values which reinforce the vision and provide the underlying context to the ways in which we work:

• Working in PARTNERSHIP with the people who live and work in the borough 

• Making our services open and accessible so that everyone is listened to and treated with RESPECT 

• Seeking INNOVATIVE approaches in order to provide better, more cost-effective services 

• Promoting DIVERSITY and ensuring that we recognise and celebrate difference within the context of fairness and equality 

• EMPOWERING everyone so that we can all 'take part and take pride' as active citizens and staff.

Our Team

As a result of successful service delivery at the Willow Rise Children's Home, the London Borough of Sutton will be opening a 2 satellite children's home under the Willow Rise Ofsted registration. Our objective is to continue building local residential placement sufficiency to support the lives of vulnerable children who are in our care.

We have a forward-looking team with ambitions to significantly improve the health, wellbeing and the quality of life for the children that come into our care. 

We are part of the Targeted Early Help and Integrated Support Service working together with the following services:

• Targeted Early Help

• Adolescent and Schools Teams

• Therapeutic Hub

• Youth Justice 

For more information on the role and service area, please contact Craig Edmunds, Registered Manager (craig.edmunds@sutton.gov.uk)

Our Offer To You  

As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we’re committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We’re constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across - however big or small - will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.

In addition, we offer a modern and flexible working environment for our staff, supported by our IT infrastructure, including Google Chromebooks and Google Apps.

Employees have access to a wide range of benefits, some of which include:

• Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply)

• Flexi-time (Please note, this applies to roles at grades 1-9 only)

• Comprehensive learning and development programme

• Local and national discounts for shopping, eating out and leisure activities

• Interest free season ticket loans

• Local Government Pension Scheme

• Car parking scheme

• Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme

• Zip car scheme

• Free eye tests and contribution towards glasses

• Confidential wellbeing and counselling support

• Subsidised gym membership