Job Introduction

At Turning Point, we support people across England with learning disabilities. Making a real difference to their lives, you'll motivate, manage and grow a team of support staff to enable more people to discover new possibilities in their lives.

We currently have an opportunity for a Support Plan Coordinator to work across our Salford services, where we support adults with learning disabilities and complex needs.

Role Responsibility

Working on a fixed term basis, over 3-4 months, you will have the opportunity to make a big impact over a short period, by supporting with specific tasks across the services. We are looking for somebody who has the ability to hit the ground running, supporting with the coaching and development of support plans across our services. Building on your previous experience in this area, and of working with people with learning disabilities, you’ll develop and coordinate support plans, alongside the people we support, current staff and families. Coaching will play a big part in this role as you will also have the responsibility of mentoring the staff teams in the creation and delivery of comprehensive support plans.

The Ideal Candidate

What skills and qualities do I need to have?

• Experience of working with individuals with autism, learning disabilities and communication difficulties
• A track record of supporting and empowering people to live more independently in their community
• Knowledge and experience of developing and writing care plans
• Previous experience in coaching and mentoring staff
• NVQ level 3 in health and social care.
• You’ll also ideally have a full driving license and access to a car.

About us

What benefits will I receive?

Of course, we know it's not about the money. But that doesn't mean we don't reward our people for their invaluable work with a benefits package that includes:

• 'My Turning Point' bespoke Reward Discount Scheme sharing a range of online range of offers and discounts including shopping vouchers, discounts on gas and electric bills,  gym scheme discounts, up to 55% off the cost of cinema tickets and much more!!
• You may also benefit from our Childcare Voucher scheme, our bike to work scheme, season ticket loans and much more!
•  Receive a GBP 200 bonus for recommending a friend to work for us if they're employed
• Inspired by Possibility Employee of the Year scheme - in recognition of your excellence
• Life assurance scheme for all team members and enhanced contributory Pension scheme
• Free access to the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) with a 24/7 helpline for advice - also available to family members
• Online Right Steps Health & Wellbeing Support package to all our team members. Information and evidence based support you can trust about low mood and anxiety, drugs and alcohol, healthy eating, stress at work and physical activity
• Competitive rates of pay with annual Pay Reviews
•  Annual Holiday allowance - Buy and sell annual leave options to suit your lifestyle
• Flexible working patterns to support work/home life balance
• Excellent training opportunities leading to career development - ongoing access to a huge range of training and support to help you develop. We provide a thorough induction and training program when you join us. In addition to regular 1-2-1's and annual appraisals, we'll help you develop and progress your career.
• Running health facilities and services on a not-for-profit basis, we invest every penny back into our services - and our people. So, if you're ambitious and committed to improving the lives of people with learning disabilities, this is a real opportunity to progress your career.

Turning Point