Part-Time Advocacy Jobs

Job Title: VAWG Advice and Advocacy Case Worker in at least one of the Community languages (Arabic, Kurdish Sorani and Farsi)

Duration: Fixed contract for 12 Months – subject to extension

Hours: Full time (part-time can be considered too)

Location: London, Archway

Report to: VAWG Services Manager

Salary: 27K per annum/ pro-rata for part-time

Holidays: 25 days + Public Holidays/ pro-rata for part-time

Aims of the Position

To provide specialist and culturally competent support in mother tongue and to address the immediate and long-term needs of Kurdish, Middle Eastern and North African (KMENA) women who might be at risk or survivors of Domestic Abuse, Forced Marriage, Female Genital Mutilation and the so-called Honour-Based Abuse (Harmful Practices). To meet women’s needs through provisions of information, advice, and advocacy case work, as well as signposting and referrals to appropriate services.

Main Duties

➢ To receive initial referrals, identify and assess the needs of service usersin accordance with KMEWO’s Policies & Procedures for efficient and timely responses to their issues.

➢ To offer information, advice, and intersectional advocacy to KMENA women and girls who are affected by domestic Abuse and Harmful Practices.

➢ To carry out comprehensive risk assessments and draw safety plans for service users supporting them to access safe accommodation/refuge and referring them to specialist agencies if needed.

➢ To maintain accurate and up to date records, files, and case notes in accordance with KMEWO’s policies and procedures. 

➢ To gather statistics and data for monitoring and evaluation purposes, providing reports as required. ➢ To ensure that service users can access interpreting services when required.

➢ To work closely with partner agencies to manage risk appropriately, deliver coordinated and comprehensive support packages and to make appropriate referrals to other services as required.

➢ To be updated of developments and legislation around issues affecting service users.

➢ To develop skills by undertaking relevant training and self-development for a better understanding of issues faced by service users (Domestic Abuse and Harmful Practices)

➢ To comply with Aims and Values of KMEWO and its Equal Opportunities policy.

➢ To ensure the framework of quality standards set down by KMEWO and local authorities are maintained.

➢ To work with the VAWG Services Manager in developing Quality Systems to deliver service standards and improve on service performance.

General

➢ To undertake own administration.

➢ To participate in external meetings, forums, etc. as appropriate

➢ To attend staff meetings, case review meetings, staff trainings and supervision / appraisals as required

➢ To liaise with external agencies in accordance with KMEWO’s confidentiality policy.

➢ To abide by and implement all KMEWO policies, including the Equal Opportunities Policy.

➢ To carry out other duties appropriate to the post as requested by the Line Manager or the Director of KMEWO.

Person Specification

Relevant experience:

➢ Proficiency in English and one (or more) community languages (Arabic, Kurdish and Farsi), both in writing and verbally. ➢ Experience in working within a community-based service.

➢ Experience in providing one to one support to individuals on one or more of the following issues: housing and homelessness, welfare benefits, domestic abuse and harmful practices, immigration, employment, and family issues. (Working with women on Violence Against Women and Girls will be highly desired).

➢ Experience in casework, case files recording and monitoring tools.

➢ Experience of providing support to people with complex needs.

➢ Good awareness about issues and barriers facing KMENA women living in the UK.

➢ Awareness of national policies relating to gender-based violence, housing and support services. Skills and abilities ➢ Being a good and efficient communicator in written and verbal English and or community language

➢ Ability to review and evaluate services including performance against service target.

➢ Ability to set up professional relationships with other organisations.

➢ Ability to work on own initiative prioritising workloads and meeting targets /deadlines.

➢ Ability to work as part of a team.

➢ Ability to use IT systems (Microsoft Office) and databases.

➢ Ability to represent the organisation in meetings, networking and forums.

➢ Planning, project management and organisational skills

➢ Have a positive, solution-focused attitude to complex situations.

➢ Have patience and calm manner in dealing with people.

➢ Willingness to continue further training and personal development

Do you want to work with a leading advocacy charity organisation supporting those in need?  

Do you have experience of working or volunteering in welfare, support or health and social care and are looking for a new challenge? 

Are you keen to make a difference to people who want to be heard? 

Then come and join us here at VoiceAbility. 

We have an exciting opportunity for an Advocate to join our team covering Bolton.  Your role will require you to travel to locations such as hospitals and care homes across the area to meet with clients and professionals and be home based for administration; therefore, a suitable home internet connection is essential. 

About us 

VoiceAbility is an independent charity and one of the UK’s largest providers of advocacy and involvement services. We deliver a wide range of service contracts funded by local authorities, health trusts and other voluntary and private sector organisations. 

We’ve been supporting people to have their say in decisions about their health, care, and wellbeing for over 40 years. We make sure people are heard when it matters most.  For more information on what Advocacy is and the services offered then please visit our website. 

About you

Desirably you will have some experience of working as an Advocate, providing welfare, supporting, or caring for Adults or young people who have support needs, ideally for those with a variety of communication needs, mental ill health, physical health issues, or barriers to accessing education and support.

You should have worked or volunteered in health, social care, welfare, support services, education or young person’s services, or advice and guidance.

How will you make a difference?

You will be responsible for ensuring the individual’s wishes, feelings, beliefs, needs, and values are met to create positive outcomes for the people you support.

You will support people to speak up for themselves and grow in confidence, equip them to understand and exercise their rights and options, and will assist them in the decision-making process relating to their care, treatment, and support.

You will work resourcefully and collaboratively with the individuals you support.  You’ll be creative in your approach to empower our clients by ensuring you meaningfully explain people’s options and rights to them.  You’ll support individuals to fully participate in decisions affecting them and will make sure they have their voices heard. 

Professional Development?

You will have plenty of opportunities to enhance your professional abilities and you will make a real difference every day. As this is a 6-month FTC the successful candidate, if not already an Advocate, will not be enrolled on the level 3 Independent Advocacy Practice qualification.

Benefits:

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays, pro-rata
• 5% employer pension & 3% employee contribution
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Separate Life Assurance Cover
• Staff discount scheme including retail discounts, entertainment, holidays etc
• Discounted Gym Membership; Employee Assistance programme
• Supportive working environment fostering a good work/life balance
• Support with continuous professional development

Equality and Diversity

VoiceAbility believes in fostering an inclusive workplace which welcomes, values and celebrates the diversity of its staff and partners, treats all on a basis of equality and encourages all to meet their maximum potential.

VoiceAbility are a Disability Confident employer, any applicant that identifies themselves as having a disability and can demonstrate that they meet all the essential criteria for the role will be offered an interview. If you need to apply in a different way, please contact HR.

How to apply

To apply for this role please sign up for a recruitment account by clicking the apply button on this page. Follow the instructions to create your account, upload your CV, and complete our short application form. 

Important Dates:

Closing date for applications; midnight on 21 April 2024.

Don’t forget to read the person specification so you can tell us about yourself and how your skills, abilities and experiences match the criteria outlined in the person specification.

We look forward to hearing from you.

NB: 

• If you don't already hold the Independent Advocacy Practice qualification, and you are successful in your application, it is a requirement that you complete the core element within 12 months of commencing the training.  VoiceAbility will fund this training. 

CASS+ is now seeking to appoint a new CEO who will lead on the development and delivery of the CASS+ strategy.

Our vision is for advice and support to be available in every court across the UK. As a result, the successful candidate will take us into a new period of growth.

People often arrive at court alone, feeling powerless, trapped and terrified. We are free and independent of the system. We sit down and listen. We build trust and use our knowledge and connections to find solutions to complicated situations. We guide people towards positive change and stay by their side for as long as they want us by their side.

Reducing the risk of re-offending

This is how we can reduce the risk of re-offending and improve the lives of people experiencing the Justice System.

You will be leading a dedicated, passionate and knowledgeable team of staff, placements, interns and volunteers focussed on tailored solutions for people facing many disadvantages.

Tim Auburn, Chair of the Trustees, commented:

I am pleased to announce the start of our search for the next CEO at CASS+. This is an extremely rewarding role, leading a team of people who are passionate about giving anyone going through the Justice System another chance.

I am proud to be Chair of this charity which has so much to offer the justice sector.

If you share our values and have the passion, talent and experience, we would love to hear from you.

Do you embody these values?

Humanity first

People are not numbers. We combine empathy, compassion and knowledge to guide each person towards a positive future.

Supportive

We actively listen so that each person gets tailored support at court and into life beyond.

Creative problem-solving

We use our extensive networks and experience of the Justice System to work with others to find solutions.

Helpful

We’re ready and willing to help anyone. We can stay by their side for as long as they want us.

Determined

We never give up. We advocate for people and encourage them to find their own voice.

Growing charity

CASS+ has over 18 years’ experience focussing on social inequalities. We have 11 staff at five sites in five courts, around 21 volunteers, and, each year, we serve over 800 people through the Justice System and into life beyond.

If you share our vision and values and believe in giving people a future, we would love to hear from you.

Application Instructions

To be considered for this position, it is essential that all applicants submit both a CV and a comprehensive two-page letter of application. This letter is a vital component of your application and should reflect your passion, qualifications, and suitability for the role, for more information please refer to the supporting documents.

Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Then Advance Charity could be the career choice for you!

We are looking for a Community Keyworker x 2

Salary:             £26,000 - £32,000 (pro rata for 21 hours)

Location:         Finsbury Park

Contract:         Fixed Term Contract - Until March 2025 (with the possiblity to extend)

Hours p/w        21 Hours Per week 

This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.  

Please note: Any offer of employment will be made subject to references, confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check. This role is also subject to Police & Prison Vetting.

About us

Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending.  We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community. 

We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women’s centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.

Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability. 

About the role:

Are you an excellent relationship builder who can work with women and a diverse range of delivery partners to ensure that she meets her potential and successfully progresses through and beyond her probation supervision? Can you meet a women wherever she is at in her journey and work with her to create an individualised support package that gives her the best chance of breaking the cycle of offending?

Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for a feminist organisation who understand that supporting women in the criminal justice system requires a specialist and gendered approach? Do you believe in our values; to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaborate, innovate, and take accountability? 

In your role as a Community Keyworker, you will be working with women involved in the Criminal Justice System; those on Probation in the Community and those women being released from Prison as part of their Post Sentence Supervision; providing some in-reach and ‘Through the Gate’ support. You will be working in a team of Community Keyworkers in your region. Each Keyworker will provide holistic one to one community support to women with a variety of needs.

About You:

Are you a strong believer in advocating for others? Are you empathetic, patient and determined? Then this opportunity could be right for you.

The Minerva London service provides holistic, trauma-informed support for women in touch with the Criminal Justice System. We do this through offering dedicated one to one support, safer women’s centre spaces and specialist interventions and partnerships.

To be successful as the Community Keyworker you will need the below experience and skills.

You will be working in a supportive, friendly, and welcoming team whilst having oversight of a caseload of women, who may be under the supervision of the National Probation Service or in custody, enhancing the offer of holistic support and advocacy services available to them throughout their journey.

Building relationships with other statutory and non-statutory agencies in local communities is vital to build referral pathways and provide a whole system approach to supporting individuals.

To carry out this work you will meet women in the community in your designated borough and co-locate with other agencies including the National Probation Service, as well as regularly attending Advance’s North London vibrant Women’s Centre/office space.

You will be a creative self-starter who will support the service and look for innovative solutions to support clients with complex needs. You are confident professional relationship builder and has good awareness of Safeguarding procedures. Strong Administration skills and understanding of compliant behaviours also experience of supporting. With good knowledge of the criminal justice system and awareness of other support provisions within the North London area.

How to apply:

Please submit your up-to-date CV with a supporting statement. Please note that only applications made via the job advert on the Advance careers page, and those that include a cover letter will be considered. 

• Closing Date for Applications: Sunday 21 April 2024 @ 23:59
• Interviews are taking place on a rolling basis

*Advance reserves the right to close the advert early, or on the appointment of a candidate

What we can offer you - Employee Benefits: 

• A 35-hour working week
• An exceptional 30 days of paid holiday per year (pro rata for part time), PLUS public holidays on top (that's nearly 40 days paid holiday per year!) if working a 35 a hour week.
• Additional days off to celebrate International Women’s Day, and for religious observance and moving home
• Perkbox - an employee discount platform where you can receive free rewards as well as take advantage of savings on clothes, groceries, travel, leisure and more
• Pension scheme
• Enhanced maternity/adoption provision
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee eye-care scheme
• Clinical supervision for front line staff and first line management roles
• Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 for each referral who passes probation
• Organisation wide away days
• Thorough induction and training
• Career development pathways 

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Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have special needs, please contact us via the Advane website and the Talent Acquisition Team will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.

Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities

We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.

Safeguarding

Advance is committed to safeguarding and creating a culture of zero-tolerance of harm and expects all staff, including volunteers to share this commitment. We believe all individuals have the right to live their life free from violence and abuse and the right to feel and be safe.  

We have a suite of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance, accessible to all staff, which promotes safeguarding and safer working practices across all our services and activities. When we recruit staff, we follow rigorous safer recruitment practices, this involves carrying out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and identity checks.  We ensure all staff undertake mandatory safeguarding training relevant to their role and responsibilities, to empower them to be competent and feel confident in recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding issues and promote wellbeing.

An exciting opportunity has arisen in East Sussex for a highly motivated and committed Family Worker to build on a well-established commissioned service.   

About the Role:  

Kinship is the leading kinship care charity in England and Wales. We work with all kinship carers – the grandparents, siblings, aunts, uncles, and family friends who are caring for children when their parents can’t.  

We’re seeking an experienced Family Worker who is passionate about supporting kinship carers to get the right support at the right time. We are looking for someone who has the interpersonal and partnership skills to perform their role sensitively and creatively while also meeting reporting and impact requirements. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with East Sussex County Council and will share their ambition to support families to keep their children safe through support, advice and guidance.

You’ll be delivering our Kinship Connected programme offering support to special guardians and other kinship carers, providing emotional and practical support to carers in their homes and in the community over a six-month intervention cycle. You’ll also connect them with other kinship carers through peer support groups, as well as supporting to unlock community assets.   

This is a role where you’ll need to have strong boundaries and personal resilience – which we’ll also support through development and reflective practice. 

Why Access Social Care Exists 

Everyday millions of older and disabled people are denied the social care they need. Most local authorities can’t meet the growing demand for care, none are confident they can meet their legal duties in the future. This affects all of us, we will all need social care at some point. 

We all have a right to hold public bodies to account. But most of us cannot afford lawyers so rely on legal aid. The 77% drop in community care legal aid cases since 2010 means we have nowhere to turn. Without access to justice, our rights do not exist. The rule of law is broken. 

What we do 

Access Social Care provides free legal advice and information for people with social care needs, helping achieve a better quality of life. We work with communities to increase knowledge of the law and our rights. We highlight the gap left by cuts to Legal Aid and provide advice for those who can’t afford it. 
With a 98% success rate, our network of lawyers and barristers ensure fair access to justice when things go wrong. We collaborate with social services whilst ensuring legal obligations are met. We are working towards a future where social care is adequately funded, and we all get the support we need. 

About the role 

This is an exciting time to join our organisation. We have a new strategy and are growing quickly including across our senior leadership team. We have nearly tripled in size and income since we started operating in April 2020 and we anticipate that this strong growth will continue for the duration of our next strategic period. 

We are looking for someone with excellent people skills to play a key role in developing and piloting an approach to support people to engage with and use our on-line Social Care early legal help tool. Initially, this project will be focused on how to support carers who have multiple barriers to accessing the support they and the person they care for need.

We want to pilot a network of Peer Navigators who will act as an interface between the tool and people who are most underserved by social care and advice services and experience intersectionality of barriers. The role would particularly suit someone who has experience of the social care system as a family carer or disabled person and/or someone who has experienced barriers to accessing services due to other protected characteristics. 

The role is new and will initially focus on working within our place-based Hubs of Croydon and Gloucestershire. The role will require a creative person who can work in partnership with other members of the team, people with lived experience of social care support and social care organisations.  They will need to develop a set of policies and procedures for the delivery of the project and recruit, train and supervise the Peer Navigators.

To be a success in this role, you should be an excellent team worker, communicator, proactive, flexible, excellent people skills, highly organised and able to meet deadlines. You should also have a thorough understanding of co-production.

Responsibilities 

• With Hubs manager, Hub team members and people with lived experience – refine the aims of the project and identify priorities 

• Develop and implement a project plan for delivery of the project 

• Develop a role description for the Peer Navigators 

• Identify and test different options for advertising and recruiting Peer Navigators 

• Train Peer Navigators in the Care Act and use of the chatbot 

• Develop guidance on how people can seek advice about their employment and benefit status in relation to fulfilling the role 

• Develop and run an appropriate supervision process to ensure good quality support is offered 

• Arrange further training as chatbot develops 

• Set up and run Peer Navigator team meetings to ensure they feel supported, and we learn from their experiences 

• Devise a monitoring and evaluation framework and set up proformas for peer navigators to capture outcomes 

For the full job discription, values, key responsilities and personal specification please see attached.

How to apply  

We hope that having read this far; you will want to apply!  

Please ensure that your CV and supporting statement do not include your name – use initials only. This will ensure that we avoid unconscious bias in our shortlisting process. To apply, please provide the following documents:  

• An up-to-date CV  

• A completed diversity monitoring form  -  link found in JD attached.

• A supporting statement of no more than three pages, addressing: 

  • The essential requirements of the person specification 

  • Looking at our workplace values, please share with us what our value ‘inclusive’ means to you and an example of something you have done in your work, volunteering or personal life which show us that you share this value. 

 If you want support applying please contact us.

Timeline for recruitment process  

Closing date: 9am on Monday 22nd April 2024 

Interviews on Monday 29th April 2024 

Please ensure you keep these dates free.  

At Access Social care, we aren’t interested in tokenism. We know that if we are to make the biggest difference for the people that need us the most, we need to get Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and anti-racism right. Part of this is recruiting greater diversity in all our teams.    

With this in mind, we particularly welcome applications from candidates with experience of the communities we serve, including people with direct experience of the social care system, and from marginalised groups, particularly Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups, older and disabled people, and trans and non-binary people.  

To note we are only able to accept applicants who have the right to work in the UK.

£30,000 + 6% pension contribution (pro-rata)

Fixed term until 31st October 2024 with potential for extension depending on funding.

14 hours/week

We are looking for an enthusiastic and organised person to run our new Lewisham Asylum Hub: a drop-in service for asylum seekers living in the borough. You will coordinate and/or run social, educational and well-being activities for asylum seekers staying in hotels and initial asylum accommodation in Lewisham. With a great knowledge of local services, you will ensure asylum seekers are connected to local social and educational opportunities in and around Lewisham.

You will thrive in a busy environment and be able to manage lots of different tasks at once. You will understand how to create a safe and welcoming environment for refugees.

LRMN is a well established refugee and migrant organisation in London providing a range of services including specialist legal advice on immigration, housing and welfare benefits, counselling, health access, social and well-being activities, emergency supports and more. 

We offer our valued staff the following: 

• 26 Annual leave days entitlement (pro-rata) plus bank holidays

• days off between Christmas and New Year (normally 3 days)

• well-being support including access to Employee Assistance Programme and massages

•  hybrid working and cored hours.

Please refer to the job description and person specification. To apply, please complete our online application form which you can find on our website.

Deadline: 9am Monday 22nd April

Interviews: Thursday 25th April

We are looking for engaging, passionate, experienced facilitators to join a growing team delivering our Ambassadors Programme to over 400 young people across sixteen London schools from the 2024/25 academic year.

You will have the opportunity to collaborate with some outstanding teachers and our ace team of facilitators on delivering our school programmes, all of which centre around the environment, storytelling, self-care, self-awareness and social action.

If you are excited about the prospect of joining a team that is positively impacting young people's lives, apply now!

Please see the job description document on our Opportunity Hub for full details of the role and requirements.

Details of the role

We welcome applications from people interested in working freelance (1-3 days a week) or employed full-time or part-time. This role will commence in September 2024; however, an October half-term start date could be agreed upon for the right candidate.

Remuneration

Remuneration for employed roles is between £31,500 and £40,000 pro rata based on experience. A 5% London weighting is included within this bracket, as the role must be based in London.

Freelance delivery rates for the 2024/25 Ambassadors Programme are:

Desk work, feedback and review: £160/day

Facilitation & curriculum design: £195/day

Location

This role will predominantly be conducted in London-based partner schools, requiring the ability to travel regularly. For employees, outside of school delivery the role will be primarily based in our London office, working remotely when appropriate.

There may also be a limited number of residential weeks with young people throughout the year. To fulfil the requirements of this role, there may be occasional in-person touchpoints with the team outside of London, for which reasonable travel and accommodation expenses will be reimbursed.

We welcome applications from everyone who meets the criteria and strongly encourage individuals to apply who have a disability, impairment or health condition or individuals who identify as a member of a minority community in the UK.

Deadline for applications - 09:00 Monday 22nd April

Location: Camden/Hybrid

Salary: £180 a day 

Hours: 2 days per week (Monday and Tuesday)

Contract: Fixed Term Contract until 31st March 2025

Closing Date: 22nd April 2024 at 12 noon

Virtual Interview Date: 25th April 2024

Are you looking for a rewarding role working for an intersectional feminist organisation? If so, we have an incredible opportunity for you to join our team as Complex Needs Counsellor at Solace Women's Aid.

We exist to end the harm done through gender-based violence. Our aim is to work to prevent violence and abuse, as well as providing services to meet the individual needs of survivors, particularly women and children. Our work is holistic and empowering, working alongside survivors to achieve independent lives, free from abuse.

Our core values reflect our history and were developed in consultation with staff and service users. Feminism and intersectionality are key to our work and we are committed to the principles of being survivor-led, trauma-informed, empowering, diverse, anti-racist and anti-discriminatory.

About the Service

Solace’s North London Rape Crisis offers a range of services to women, girls, trans and non-binary aged 13 + who are experiencing or have experienced any form of sexual violence in their lives. We offer a safe and non-judgmental space to women who are living, working, or studying across London boroughs of Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea, Camden, Islington, Haringey, Barnet, and Enfield.

Our expert team provides helpline support, advocacy (ISVA) support including specialised ISVA support for those with complex needs. We provide one-to-one and group counselling to survivors as well as short-term one-to-one counselling support to survivors’ family and friends. We also ensure we engage with the community by creating awareness of sexual violence within society and places of help. It is an inclusive service which takes a holistic approach to supporting recovery and independence; and supports all ages, disabilities, sexualities, gender identities including non-binary, ethnicities, and religions.

About the Role

To deliver a therapeutic response engaging survivors considered at high risk due to coping strategies such as acute or chronic self-injurious behaviour or suicidality, which presents a threat to the client’s wellbeing. This post will be part of NLRC’s Clinical Team’s Safeguarding Hub, which facilitates innovative, responsive, trauma-informed and culturally responsive services for survivors of sexual violence. The successful applicant will be a qualified counsellor registered with BACP or UKCP.

About You

We understand that you may not have all the knowledge, experience, and skills mentioned in the Job Profile Document. However, your interpersonal skills, passion to have a positive impact, commitment to our purpose, and ability to learn quickly and collaborate effectively will be equally important. If you wish to learn more about the role or if you are unsure about whether to apply, we encourage you to contact our recruitment team.

What we can offer you

We provide a comprehensive benefits package to all our employees, including:

• Flexible working
• Focus on learning and development (internal career progression and training)
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Employer pension contribution
• Family-friendly leave and enhanced maternity pay
• Access to Inclusion Networks
• Daily clinical debriefing
• Employee Assistance Programme providing free 24/7 support and advice
• Employee Benefits Platform offering staff discounts, benefits and savings
• Flow & Restore yoga classes
• Meditation sessions
• Cycle to Work Scheme

How to apply

Please submit your CV and Supporting Statement through the recruitment portal. When applying for this role, kindly highlight in your Supporting Statement how your values, knowledge, transferrable skills, and experience align with each point within the following sections of the Job Profile Document:

• Values, Behaviours & Competencies
• Knowledge, Experience and Skills

Solace Women's Aid values diversity, promotes equity, and challenges discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, abilities, perspectives, and lived experiences. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay, and benefits. Our Inclusion Networks support staff with protected characteristics and offer inclusive spaces to connect.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We anticipate and provide reasonable adjustments as needed and support employees who acquire a disability or long-term health condition, enabling them to stay in work. If you require any support to apply for this role, please email us.

This service is run by women for women and is therefore restricted to female applicants under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, and Part 1. Section 7(2) e of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 apply. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.

As part of safer recruitment practices, we carry out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and right to work in the UK checks.

No agencies.

We require the post hold to be female under Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR), Schedule 9 (Work; Exceptions), Part 1 (Occupational Requirements), of the Equality Act (2010)

Purpose of Role

To provide an effective and high-quality service directly supporting individuals affected by sexual violence ensuring service delivery and performance standards are maintained at all times. Specialist Caseworkers will be supported by a professional management team providing training, procedures, operational, Reflective Practice and 1:1 supervision.

Main Responsibilities/Activities

1. For all survivors accessing the service

· Provide direct emotional and practical support, promote the building of resilience to enable survivors to move forward from the trauma.

· Ensure that service users feel safe, supported, heard, and believed.

· Ensure timely contact with new referrals and complete an assessment of emotional and practical needs.

· Support and develop the understanding of the impacts of trauma.

· Provide information and resources to normalise responses to trauma and offer reassurance.

· Facilitate connections, where appropriate, with family, friends, educational settings, and the wider community

· Promote engagement with specialist support services both internally and externally.

2. Quality Assurance

· Maintain confidential client records, sharing and managing information in accordance with PRCCG Policies and Procedures

· Develop and maintain effective working relationships with agencies supporting survivors.

· Ensure survivors receive the best possible standard of support in line with Rape Crisis National Service Standards

· Attend and participate in regular Team Meetings, Peer Review Meetings, one to one supervision and Reflective practice.

3. General

· Manage a caseload utilising good time management skills.

· Work flexible hours where required and dependent on the needs of PRCCG and its service users.

· Participate in PRCCG training and development opportunities.

· Support the monitoring and evaluation of PRCCG services.

· Support the delivery of other PRCCG services where required.

Flexibility Statement

The content of this Role Profile represents an outline of the post only and is therefore not a precise catalogue of duties and responsibilities. This document is therefore intended to be flexible and is subject to review and amendment in the light of changing circumstances and following consultation with the post holder.

Person Specification:

Requirement

Essential

Desirable

Experience of working with a vulnerable client group or the ability to support and empathise with clients experiencing trauma.

Experience of working with survivors of sexual violence or willingness to undertake training to support this client group.

Experience of managing a caseload or demonstrable experience of good time management and organisational skills.

Experience of working successfully within a multi-agency setting

Experience of working within professional boundaries and demonstrating emotional resilience

A confident user of IT, ability to use internet-based video calls, MS Office applications, and ability to learn case management software.

Knowledge or understanding of the potential impacts of sexual violence on survivors

Knowledge of the myths and facts that surround sexual violence

Be confident in using appropriate terminology when delivering support with sexual violence survivors.

Understanding and knowledge of the requirement for confidentiality and safe working practice

Understanding of child and adult safeguarding responsibilities

Ability to communicate clearly, tactfully, and effectively with a range of individuals and support survivors displaying a wide range of emotional responses

Ability to prioritise, manage a caseload and plan time effectively

Ability to work pro-actively and as part of a team

Ability to motivate and promote independence with clients.

Willingness to promote PRCCG’s interests and values

Willingness to be adaptable and responsive to the changing needs of the organisation

Willingness to attend awareness events to promote the service and raise awareness of the impact of sexual violence.

Full UK driving licence

Please note that this is not a counselling role therefore women who do not have counselling backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

You Make It is an award-winning class and race inclusion charity dedicated to empowering young women by providing them with the skills, experiences, and support necessary to thrive in their careers.

ROLE OVERVIEW

Working closely in a small and dedicated team, this is a critical position that will ensure the recruitment, engagement and progression of women who take part in our empowerment programmes. 

Location: SHED co-working space for 2 days a week or at venues in London for our core programme with women and option to work remotely 1 day a week 

Salary: £22,800 for 3 days a week (£38,000 FTE) plus a 5.25% staff pension subject to employee contribution of 1.75% 

Hours: Normal working hours are 9:30am-5:30pm 

Holiday: 15 days per annum (FTE 25 days)

Contract: 6 months (3 months probation) 

The primary purpose of this role is to ensure:

• Effective outreach for recruitment onto our programmes
• That women’s programmes run smoothly and that their participants are motivated and supported to complete them through to graduation
• That those women who require 1-1 time with you are provided with this to ensure their safety and to make any referrals to external agencies where required
• All those we work with for the benefit of women on the programmes are engaged eg. short work placement hosts, mentors and venues for activities
• That evaluation data is collected and provided to evaluators/ researchers who edit final annual reports for programmes
• All data is kept accurate, appropriate and secure

KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Timetabling online and face-to-face outreach to ensure women are recruited onto programmes in a timely way
• Being the key safeguarding lead at Friday workshops and ensuring that you make 1-1 time for any women who require it (alerting the Head of Operations and People and the CEO and wider team any issues or concerns that need addressing)
• Liaising with the Programmes Coordinator on the timely production of workshop materials and any other course content useful for participants
• Maintaining excellent relationships with workshop providers
• Ensuring that the Programmes Coordinator is across needs for any 1-1 therapy referrals between women and our float of freelance therapists
• Conducting evaluation surveys with women at the start, end and 6 months after they graduate and ensuring all evaluation data is provided to the freelancer responsible for collating the impact of our programmes annually in a final report, as well as providing any data required by the CEO for grant reports
• Signing off on mentor-mentee matches with the Partnerships Manager who recruits mentors
• Working closely with the Partnerships Manager to ensure they are across which kinds of short expenses/ paid work placements with employers women want to access

PERSON SPECIFICATION

You will be someone who is naturally warm/ a people person, compassionate and enabling, and who also has fantastic project management/ organisational skills. You may come from a senior youth worker background or other front line organisations working with young vulnerable adults.

Essential:

• Substantial senior experience working with young, including vulnerable, adults
• Proven track record of project/ programme management experience to deliver successful learning/ educational events/ activities for young people
• Creative thinker with experience of conducting successful outreach for young people
• Experience of safeguarding with vulnerable individuals
• Exceptional people and relationship-building skills with those from a range of different backgrounds eg ranging from young women for our programmes to employers and other stakeholders who engage with our work and participants 
• Excellent written and verbal communication 
• Highly organised multi-tasker, with a personality that works calmly under pressure and with own initiative
• Proof of strategic programme leadership

Desirable:

• Trained as a First Aider

Please note we will conduct an enhanced DBS check on the successful candidate.

We are especially keen to hear from applicants that reflect the diversity of the working class, Black and Asian women that YMI supports.

To apply please provide a CV and a one-page cover letter demonstrating your previous experience and suitability linked to the person specification and job description.

The closing date for applications is Monday, 22 April, 5pm BST. However, we will be interviewing shortlisted candidates on a rolling basis before this deadline as and when applications come in and hope to appoint the successful candidate ASAP!

About Us
The Fire Fighters Charity supports the health and wellbeing needs of the Fire Services Community and offers a broad range of services tailored to meet individual need. The Charity is there to support the UK fire family at different times during their lives and for different reasons.

About the role
We are currently seeking a Welfare Caseworker, with experience within a social care, advocacy or social welfare setting, to support our Charity wide Welfare Services. 

You will be joining our team to provide welfare advice, information and support services to the Fire & Rescue Community. To carry out assessments of need and implement cost effective solutions to meet beneficiary need and improve quality of life, empowering individuals and families to achieve mental, physical and social wellbeing throughout their lives. If you are looking to develop your skills in a forward thinking, responsive sphere of health and social care this is an excellent opportunity.

Working within a national team you will undertake assessments of need that assist recovery and improve quality of life for members of the Fire and Resource Services Community.  You will create individually tailored packages of support which respond to the needs of the beneficiaries, who may be experiencing unforeseen circumstances in respect to poverty, ill-health and disability needs.

This role is subject to a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. 

This role may involve some travel which may require the occasional night away from home.

About you
You will need experience of undertaking holistic and recovery focused assessments, and planning person-centred support, as this role works collaboratively within a multi professional team.  

To be successful in the role , you will

• have experience working in adult social care, social welfare, advocacy or information and advice settings.
• hold an NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care or Advice and Guidance (or equivalent)
• have a working knowledge of the welfare benefits system and statutory provision
• have an understanding of issues affecting individuals with a broad range of psychosocial, physical and mental health concerns
• have experience of case management systems (or customer relationship management systems) and managing complex case loads
• familiar with Microsoft Office applications

More information about the role can be found on our website. 

To Apply
To apply please submit an application including your CV and introductory letter stating why you are interested in both the role and The Fire Fighters Charity

We reserve the right to close this role early should we receive a sufficient number of applications. Due to the number of applications we receive, we are unable to contact applicants who are not shortlisted for interview. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application was not successful this time.

Interviews will be held week commencing 29th April 2024

In this job, you will play a vital role in driving up awareness of the Mental Health Charter with businesses, organisations, and service providers across the borough of Barnet.

To begin with, you’ll use your organisational and project management skills to work with the steering group to create an action plan. With their support, you’ll use your operational communications experience to work with all partners to develop and create presentations and other promotional materials, such as flyers and posters. You will also take photos at engagement activities for partners to promote the project on their respective social media platforms.

Then, using your excellent interpersonal skills you will build on existing relationships with key stakeholders and create new ones. Travelling around the borough of Barnet you will proactively approach, encourage and support a diverse audience of businesses, organisations, and service providers to make pledges to the charter and later follow up on their progress.

On a day to day basis, you will record activities against key performance indicators, accurately record and analyse feedback using surveys and data management tools.

Additionally, you will organise and attend monthly Steering Group meetings following key project management principles to report on the overall progress of the project against targets.

Done right, this role with strengthen services and mental health awareness in Barnet.  To succeed, you’ll need strong communications skills and you’ll be a natural relationship builder.  You’ll also have your own lived experience of mental health issues.  We welcome applications from global majority candidates, who are underrepresented at this level in the organisation.   

Inclusion Barnet is Barnet’s Deaf and Disabled People’s Organisation (DDPO).  All of the board and 80% of staff declare an impairment, and we’re passionate about using our lived experience of disability to build better services and more inclusive communities.  At Inclusion Barnet, you will become part of a friendly and supportive team, working within a focused but flexible culture, where diversity is valued and you can bring your whole self to work. 

This is a Barnet based role, working out of our Colindale office, and you’ll need to be able to travel around the borough.  We encourage flexible working to suit your work/life balance preferences where possible.  We also operate a Time Off In Lieu (TOIL) system. 

To apply, please submit your CV with a brief covering letter clearly stating how you meet the person specification, and how your own lived experience of mental health issues would inform your approach to the role.

The successful candidate must be willing to undergo a DBS check and have the right to work in the UK. 

Overview of The Role We are seeking a Training and Development Coordinator to support cross-sector consultation, training and resource development, securing national bookings and the recruitment & training of trainers centred around An ABC of CSA. The role is supported through funding from Innovate UK. 

About Viv Gordon Company:
Viv Gordon Company is a CSA survivor-led arts and social justice organisation. Our work is a creative campaign to increase visibility, voice, community and leadership by, for and with CSA survivors aged 14+. We believe that CSA survival is a creative act. There’s an estimated 11 million adult CSA survivors in the UK. Find out more about our work on our website and socials @VivGordonCo

Info about An ABC of CSA
An ABC of CSA is a creative resource co-produced with 40 CSA survivors to support better conversations about child sexual abuse, including: a set of alphabet cards, a touring exhibition and associated cross-sector training. 

The Role
We are looking for a Training and Development Coordinator to join us, who has strong communication skills and excellent organisational ability. You may have experience in coordinating a training programme or developing business leads for ongoing training or sales opportunities. You may have a background in arts and/or mental health or experience working in the sexual violence sector, therapy or counselling.

You will help Viv Gordon Company to develop, market and sell existing training centred around An ABC of CSA and recruit, support and coordinate a small team of trainers. Reporting to (and with the support of) the company’s Executive Producer, this will include:

• Support VGC in cross sector consultation to identify training needs of different potential clients to inform training design
• Develop contacts and leads for training bookings via email, phone calls and relevant networking events 
• Develop training info pack and relevant materials (with a graphic designer if needed)
• Contribute to the development of marketing materials and coordinate distribution to relevant parties 
• Plan & coordinate the train the trainers session with VGC
• Help recruit trainers 
• Coordinate the trainers going to their delivery sessions inc. any access support requirements 
• Be the main point of contact for trainers and clients when delivering their training sessions
• Get feedback from clients and implement changes with VGC where required 
• Implement & coordinate evaluation of the training 
• Follow finance processes
• Follow company access needs 
• Any other duties that reasonably fall within the role

About You
The successful contractor will demonstrate the following skills:

Essential

• Strong communication skills, including confidence making phone calls with prospective and existing clients across different sectors
• The ability to work well in a team and independently 
• Building and maintaining contacts for potential training opportunities/clients 
• Experience of planning and/or coordinating a training programme or similar
• Experience of coordinating a small team of trainers
• Experience of budget management and following financial processes 
• Experience creating and distributing marketing strategies 
• Proven organisational skills 
• Attention to detail
• Experience of formatting documents using Google Docs, Microsoft Word or equivalent
• Working knowledge of access and inclusion for a range of access needs

Desirable

• Experience of being in survivor-led or activist spaces
• Experience of working in arts, mental health, sexual violence or therapy/counselling sectors
• Active listening skills

To Apply
Please send (PDF or Word format preferable):

• A short cover letter (approximately one side of A4) OR a voice/video recording (approximately 3 minutes long) explaining how you meet the job criteria and why you are interested in the role.and
• An up-to-date CV including 1 reference 

Interviews will be held in person in Bristol, on the 30/4/24 

This contract will be subject to a satisfactory DBS check.