Job Description
Up to £33,000 per annum pro rata depending on experience, current salary and qualifications
If your skills, experience, and qualifications match those in this job overview, do not delay your application.
Tower Hamlets, East London
Full-Time
Do you have the commitment and values to make a real difference to the lives of people with care and support needs? Are you passionate about developing and auditing services to ensure that they are of the highest quality to enable people to experience their desired outcomes?
Creative Support is a not-for-profit organisation which provides high quality, person-centred support to people with a learning disability, mental health needs, older people and people with dementia. The support we offer is tailored to the individual person’s needs and encourages independence and community engagement.
We are seeking a well-motivated, productive and highly organised Quality & Practice Development Lead to be responsible for assessing the quality of the services we are delivering, and to identify areas for further development and quality improvement. You must be flexible, energetic and reliable. We are a local provider employing a diverse team of over 400 well supported staff to deliver great services within the London area. You will be required to work collaboratively with your colleagues and other stakeholders.
Relevant direct experience of providing social care services for older people, people with dementia, mental health needs, physical or learning disabilities is essential for the position of Quality & Practice Development Lead, alongside a warm, person-centred and respectful approach. You should ideally have a relevant professional qualification (such as Diploma in Social Work NVQ 4/5 or RMA). A degree level or management qualification is also desirable. Creative Support will support you to continue your professional development.
We will be very pleased to arrange an informal meeting or telephone discussion with you to discuss this rewarding Quality & Practice Development Lead post. Please contact Mahip Singh, Service Director on 07815 518 847 or email at mahip.singh@creativesupport.org.uk
Creative Support is a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Silver award. We actively encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and cultures.
We expect all applicants to Creative Support to have had at least their first Covid 19 vaccination prior to starting employment with us and to be committed to having the second vaccination within a 3 month period.
Application Instructions:
In order to apply, please read the job description and then complete the online application form using the links above.
You can also download a copy of our application form using the links above. Completed Application Forms must be submitted to our Head Office address (below) or emailed to recruitment@creativesupport.co.uk to be considered for the vacancy. If you have not received a response to your application within 10 working days of the closing date please accept this as notification of an unsuccessful application. Unsuccessful applicants must wait 6 months before reapplying.
If you require any advice on completing your application form, please call us on 0161 236 0829.
Recruitment Department, Creative Support Ltd, Wellington House, 131 Wellington Road South, Stockport, SK1 3TS
Creative Support Limited is a Registered Society under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 (Register Number 27440R) and an exempt charity, whose registered office is at Creative Support Ltd, Wellington House, 131 Wellington Road South, Stockport SK1 3TS
Tel: 0161 236 0829