Sex and Relationship Project Coordinator

Community Learning Disabilities Service
Beaumont House 2nd Floor, Mile End Hospital
Bancroft Rd, London
E1 4DG

Sex and Relationship Project Coordinator

The Community Learning Disability Team is based at Mile End Hospital in Stepney, supporting adults with Learning Disabilities across Tower Hamlets. Our multidisciplinary team includes Social Workers, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, SALT, Physiotherapists, and Psychiatrists.

This is an exciting opportunity to support the Community Learning Disability Team in implementing sex and relationship education sessions for individuals with learning disabilities. Responsibilities include triaging referrals, liaising with professionals, care recipients, families, organizing rooms and interpreters, and co-facilitating groups with team members.

You should be confident and enthusiastic about supporting adults with learning disabilities, including making reasonable adjustments to facilitate understanding and learning of relationship skills. Full training will be provided; experience working with adults with learning disabilities or other disabilities is advantageous. You will be supported by the multidisciplinary team within CLDS.

Please note: Salary is pro-rata.

About Tower Hamlets

• Tower Hamlets offers a vibrant, diverse, and historic borough, embodying the best of London.

• The borough is dynamic and forward-moving, with a rich history spanning nearly 1,000 years, and a youthful, ambitious community today.

Support Officer Role

We are seeking dedicated, long-term Support Officers to join our Community Learning Disability Service. Your role will involve working with adults aged 18 and over, promoting wellbeing, and supporting individuals to achieve their personal goals.

You will manage a varied caseload, conducting assessments and reviews focused on individual strengths, involving families, carers, and the community to foster independence. We value a strength-based, outcome-focused approach and aim to make a positive impact on individuals and families.

We offer quality supervision, peer support, and development opportunities. Our benefits package is competitive within London.

Our Values

We are guided by five core values:

• Together - Collaborating across boundaries for the best outcomes
• Open and honest - Transparency in our work
• Willing - Embracing innovation and accountability
• Excellence - Empowering staff to excel and go the extra mile
• Respect - Valuing all communities and individuals

We use a values-based recruitment approach to find candidates who share our vision and principles.

Our Borough's Vision

We aim for residents to be aspirational, independent, and have equal opportunities. Our borough is proud, vibrant, and innovative, responding to changing needs through digital solutions and partnerships. We seek applicants aligned with our TOWER values: Together, Open, Willing, Excellent, Respect.

Diversity and Inclusion

Tower Hamlets is committed to a zero-tolerance approach to discrimination based on race, sex, disability, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, social class, and more. We strive for a diverse workforce that reflects our community and actively works to eliminate disadvantages.

We welcome flexible working arrangements and applicants residing in the borough.