This is an exciting opportunity for someone with lived experience of disability to lead a team of talented peers in the delivery of Barnet’s statutory Healthwatch function. Inclusion Barnet is looking for a committed and confident professional who is passionate about patient and public engagement, effecting system change, and improving services, in order to improve the experiences of people using health and social care services in Barnet.

As Manager, you will have a fundamental role in leading staff and volunteers, and ensuring service users, patients and external stakeholders are involved in shaping the future of healthcare services in the Borough. Local people are at the heart of everything we do, and you will lead and guide the organisation to ensure that patients and service users are heard, their experiences shared, and their voices amplified, creating change and improving services for all.

About Healthwatch

The Health and Social Care Act 2012 required each local authority area to set up a Healthwatch organisation. Healthwatch gives give people a powerful voice both locally and nationally. At a local level, Healthwatch Barnet works to help people get the best from their health and social care services, whether it's improving them today, or helping to shape them for tomorrow. Healthwatch Barnet is about local voices being able to influence the delivery and design of their services, not just for the people who use them, but anyone who might need to use them in future.

Healthwatch Barnet transferred to Inclusion Barnet on 1st April 2020. It is commissioned by the London Borough of Barnet to provide the following 6 key functions:

• Gather views and understand the experiences of patients and the public.
• Make people’s views known.
• Promote and support the involvement of people in the commissioning and provision of local care services and how they are scrutinised.
• Recommend investigation or special review of services via Healthwatch England or directly to the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
• Provide advice and information (signposting) about access to services and support for making informed choices
• Making the views and experiences of local people known to Healthwatch England (and to other local Healthwatch organisations) and providing a steer to help it carry out its role as national champion.

About Inclusion Barnet

Inclusion Barnet is a thriving peer-led charity based in North West London. We are a friendly, supportive and inclusive team.We believe in the power of experience and this is demonstrated by all our services being led, developed and delivered by people with lived experience of disability, including mental health issues and long-term conditions. We believe that learning to use our lived experience for social change is a skill. We have become experts in harnessing the lived experience of our staff, members, volunteers and people who use our services to design and deliver higher quality, more person-centred services. We believe that this benefits both disabled people and society more widely.

How to apply 

Please submit a detailed covering letter with your CV outlining how your skills match the job description and person specification.  The closing date is 17th April, with shortlisting complete by 20th April.  Successful applicants will be notified shortly afterwards, with interviews to be held on 23rd April.  These may be held via videoconference depending on current health advice.

As part of our commitment to safeguarding, the successful applicant will be expected to undergo a DBS check.

This role is for 28 hours a week, hours by mutual agreement with some flexibility required.  Depending on current health advice, the successful candidate may be home based during the early weeks of the role.  Actual salary between £27,200 and £28,000.

At Connection Support we are passionate about the professional and quality services that we provide. At the heart of what we do are the exceptional team of support workers, team managers, administrative support and volunteers, and we are currently looking for new people to join our team.

This service supports those who are long-term rough sleeping, who are not engaging with, or who have been serially excluded from, available services. These clients often need support to engage with other services and explore housing options to help break free from a life on the streets and move into suitable accommodation.

Our Mental Health Outreach Worker will take an assertive approach to meet clients with serious and enduring mental health difficulties through street work, assessing how best to support them and encouraging engagement including signposting and attending appointments with primary and secondary Mental Health services in Buckinghamshire.

The aim is to help them regain choice and responsibility for their lives.

Use of a vehicle is essential

Promoting equal opportunities and celebrating diversity.

“This organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults with care and support needs and expects all staff and volunteers* to share this commitment”*

We are looking for a passionate, creative, innovative, adaptable, motivated and committed Suicide Bereavement Workers, to provide excellent-quality, safe and person-centred support to people who have been bereaved by suicide in our exciting brand new Support After Suicide service that operates within 5 London Boroughs in North Central London.

We are recruiting a total of 2.5 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) workers.  We have spilt these roles to primarily cover specific Borough's, however we will expect all Suicide Bereavement Workers to work flexibly across the Borough's to meet demand and need.

The roles are spilt at follows:

• Camden (0.5FTE / 19 hours a week)
• Barnet (0.7FTE / 26.5 hours a week)
• Enfield (0.4FTE / 15 hours per week)
• Haringey (0.5FTE / 19 hours a week)
• Islington (0.4FTE / 15 hours per week)

What the new service will provide

Our Support After Suicide Service, aims to support those bereaved by suicide to face the immediate, acute, disorientating and painful experience of the first weeks and months after a suicide.  The service aims to support those immediately affected by suicide e.g. families and friends but also to those who have been exposed to suicide e.g. neighbours, schools, colleges, social groups and healthcare professionals.

We provide support to people bereaved by suicide who live, work or study in the London Boroughs of Camden, Barnet, Haringey, Islington and Enfield. However we also provide support to people who live outside of the Boroughs but are affected by a suicide that occurred within the Boroughs. The service will co-locate with our Camden Advocacy Service based in Camden with Suicide Bereavement Workers being mobile workforce based at home and delivering support in the community. The service operates on weekdays, delivering flexibly up to 8pm meeting needs of those in work/education.

The service provides the following types of support

• 121 psycho-social support via face to face, telephone, email or text support
• Practical support, including support to dealing with the police, funeral arrangements or visiting the place of death as well as accessing legal advice or financial support , Advocacy and liaison support, such as offering to accompany clients at inquests, dealing with the media, advocating for clients by speaking to professionals or statutory agencies on their behalf
• Provides verbal and written information
• Proactive signposting and onwards referral
• Follow ups at anniversary dates
• Bereavement peer support groups
• Remembrance and memorial events
• Awareness raising and presentation sessions around the impact of suicide, support after a suicide and suicide prevention
• Providing group support sessions after a suicide e.g. to school based staff

What we are looking for in a Suicide Bereavement Worker?

Essential Skills and Knowledge

• Experience of working in a service which has delivered support to at least one of the following groups – Support for those affected by suicide, Support for Carers or Support for people affected by bereavement and loss
• Experience of working in a service in a health or social care setting
• Work proactively and collaboratively with others and be creative, adaptable, and bring a positive enthusiasm to you work
• Able to work on your own initiative
• High levels of resilience and the ability to self-monitor
• The ability to cope with emotionally demanding and stressful situations
• The ability to work flexibly and mobile service across the London boroughs that the service covers and provide support as required up to 8pm during the week
• Experience of dealing with and reporting Incidents/Accidents/Near Misses and safeguarding reporting
• The ability to assess, plan and monitor support to achieve & evidence recovery and service outcomes
• Excellent time management skills with ability to plan and prioritise a complex workload
• Demonstrate a significant knowledge and understanding of the needs of people with mental illness and be familiar with best practice developments
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate confidently with colleagues of all levels
• The ability to engage with and place people using our services, at the heart of everything we do
• The ability to uphold the Rethink Mental Illness’ values of Understanding, Expertise, Commitment, Hope, Passion and Openness
• Hold an NVQ 3 / QCF Diploma in Health & Social Care or a related subject
• Excellent IT skills – proficient in the use of Microsoft Office

Desirable Skills and Knowledge

• Lived experience of bereavement by suicide
• Experience of delivering training and awareness raising sessions
• Experience of working with external academic evaluators to review a service
• Experience of working with trauma or have had trauma informed training
• Good knowledge of the NCL boroughs
• Experience of providing advocacy
• Completed suicide prevention/bereavement training e.g. ASIST, SafeTalk, PABBS etc
• Experience of working with people who self harm
• Knowledge of the theories of grief and have experience of supporting people with loss
• Experience of supporting mental health carers

Just a couple of final things,

We welcome applications from everyone, applicants with lived experience, LGBTQ+, people with a disability, or who are BAME are actively encouraged to apply. We are proud to have also been awarded Disability Confident employer status and therefore we ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to everyone.

We reserve the right to change the closing date without notice depending on the number of responses received.

Head of Faith and Beliefs Engagement

£44,606 - £50,819 pa – Inner London HCA for Tooting base

Location: Tooting or Birmingham

Ref: 918-MX5297

Engage and Enhance

At NHS Blood and Transplant, we have a simple but uniquely vital mission: to save and enhance lives. Taking responsibility for blood, organs, tissues, stem cells and more, we do everything in our power to do our amazing donors justice and give a lifeline to thousands of people every year.  As we move towards an opt-out system for organ donation in 2020, we need a passionate leader to get the word out to faith and beliefs organisations about organ and blood donation.

This is a challenge that few can match.

The role

As part of our busy NHS Blood and Transplant team, you will develop and lead on the implementation of our faith and beliefs engagement strategy. 

In this varied role you will build trust with key faith and belief organisations so that you work together to educate and problem solve around the key issues of the opt-out system and the necessity for increased engagement of BAME audiences on organ donation, and black donors for blood donation.

Each day will be different. One day you’ll be developing strategy, presenting to stakeholders and creating content − and the next, meeting faith leaders or working closely with nursing or other donor experience colleagues.

Based ideally in Tooting, with the option of working in Birmingham, you will report to the Head of Organ Donation Marketing, whilst line managing the BAME Marketing Manager.

About You

Passionate and inclusive, you will be a strong people manager with a proven track record of community engagement.

With exceptional communication skills – both written and verbal − you will be capable of building collaborative relationships and solving complex issues.

You’ll have had experience of project management and you’ll also be able to develop and manage multi channel campaigns.

As you work with numerous groups, you’ll also instil integrity and true diversity across our organisation, respecting others and expecting the same in return.

You will have demonstrable experience to Masters level in management or marketing or educated to Masters level in these areas.

What we offer

By joining this dynamic team, you will be taking on an essential role which will directly contribute to saving and improving people’s lives.

So join us, and put your passion and expertise to the test in a challenging, interesting and deeply rewarding role – and in turn, we will support you with access to a competitive pension scheme, generous annual leave and the possibility of part-time working.

Please note that this is a fixed term vacancy until 31st March 2021.

Closing date: 25th March 2020.

The interviews will take place in Tooting on Wednesday 8th April.

Home-Start Hillingdon is a voluntary organisation committed to promoting the welfare of families with at least one child under the age of five. Our core service involves volunteers offering regular support, befriending and providing practical help in the homes of families who are experiencing difficulties to prevent family crisis and breakdown.

Supported by Hillingdon Community Trust we have established a PNMH programme focused on supporting women with, or at risk of, mental health problems during the perinatal period (pregnancy and in the year after birth) applying Home Start's overall approach to a targeted group of families.

The role will involve recruiting, training and supporting volunteers developing and enhancing the direct support offered to families aand liaising with health care professionals.

The ideal candidate will have:

• An understanding of the needs of children and families
• An understanding of mental heealth problems and their impact
• Ability to support families towards improved parental mental health and wellbeing.
• Good knowledge of saffeguarding and child protection procedures
• Experience of delivering training
• Ability to work on their own initiative
• Relevant experience of working with vulnerable families

Applicants will be required to have the use of their own car, for which expenses are paid.

Interview date:TBC

An appointment will be made subject to satisfactory references and Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

Home-Start Hillingdon is committed to safe recruitment practice as an important party of safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adult. Home-Start Hillingdon is committed to equal opportunity and diversity.

DHI offers up to 31 days paid leave (service related) in addition to statutory holidays, a 7% pension contribution and Employee Assistance Scheme

The role

DHI is an award winning charity that works with socially excluded communities to help turn lives around. We are currently recruiting for 2 full time (37.5 hours) and 1 part time (15 hours) Shared Care Workers to support people who use heroin and other opioids to overcome their dependencies and live life to the fullest potential. We are looking for inspiring and creative individuals who are able to create opportunities for people who are often marginalised from the resources and opportunities that society has to offer.

The Shared Care Team will manage a caseload of service users and will work in close collaboration with GPs, partner agencies and other health and social care professionals. They will also help broker a package of holistic support to help build resilience and improve peoples ability to live independently.

If you have experience of working with people who are socially excluded, supporting them to create positive change and lead fulfilling lives, get in touch! We are looking for resilient individuals whose behaviours model DHIs values of self-direction, stimulation and zest for life.

How to apply

Please complete an Application and Skills Form and email these to HR by midday Friday 27th March.

You should use the Job Description and Person Specification to assist you in completing the Skills form.

Job title: Programme and Partnerships Manager (Employment)

Salary: £39,256 -£42,000

Hours: 37.5 per week (Part time/Job share will be considered)

Black Thrive is a partnership that works to address the inequalities that negatively impact the mental health and wellbeing of Black people in Lambeth. We place the voices of the community at the centre with the aim of influencing policy, service design and delivery. We are a small and dedicated team with big ambitions. Our work focuses on changing systems that create and sustain inequalities for Black people in Lambeth.

We are looking for a Programme and Partnerships Manager (Employment) to join our team and lead on our employment strand of work which promotes wellbeing, prevents ill health, slows the progression of long-term illnesses and supports recovery from ill health. The immediate priority for the role is to ensure the effective delivery of the employment project funded by Guys and St Thomas’ Charity (GSTC).

We especially encourage applications from people from Black backgrounds and individuals who have lived experience of long-term conditions and or caring for someone living with long-term health conditions.

Please send us a copy of your CV (no more than 3 pages) and cover letter (up to two pages) outlining your suitability for the role. Email your CV and cover letter or post it to Black Thrive, We are 336, 336 Brixton Road, SW9 7AA. All applications should be received by 11:30pm on Tuesday 7th April 2020. Please note that our office closes at 5:30pm.

Interviews will take place between 15th and 17th April 2020

St Barnabas Hospices offers specialist palliative care through two hospices: St Barnabas House adult hospice in Worthing and Chestnut Tree House children’s hospice near Arundel in Sussex.

We are recruiting for a Fundraising Volunteer Officer to support the hospice fundraising teams by recruiting, retaining and developing volunteers for various events both large and small. Working closely with the Voluntary Services team this position needs a confident friendly individual with excellent communication skills. You will enjoy supporting the diverse range of volunteers who kindly support St Barnabas Hospices and working in a busy office.

The job involves:

• Promoting volunteering internally and externally, building networks and increasing awareness.
• Maintaining accurate, secure and up to date records on the volunteers and regular reports.
• Ensure regular communication with volunteers and that volunteers are briefed and supported by fundraising teams in line with our policies and current legislation.
• Develop volunteer fundraising roles and provide appropriate training and safeguarding.
• Work closely with Voluntary Services to develop good practice, training, policies and procedures.
• Deal with any issues and support volunteers and promote their status and well-being within the hospices.
• Promote the work of hospice volunteers through public speaking and publications including newsletters and bulletins.

Educated to A-level or equivalent, the successful applicant will have excellent communication skills both spoken and written: 1 - 2 years’ experience working with volunteer’s desirable and excellent digital and IT skills.

This role is based at St Barnabas House but regular visits to other hospice locations and events is necessary therefore access to your own transport is required.

Ongoing recruitment so apply now!

An enhanced DBS will be sought, if you are successful in this role. The safe recruitment of staff at St Barnabas Hospices is the first step to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults in our care. As an employer we expect all staff and volunteers to share our commitment to safeguarding.

Benefits included:

• Enrolment onto our company pension scheme or the option to continue in the NHS pension scheme
• Up to 35 days’ annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• Free parking
• On-site education support
• Option to join Healthcare Cash Plan
• Corporate Rate Gym Membership

If you have the passion and drive to succeed, please visit our website for an application form and job description. Alternatively, you can email your CV and covering letter outlining your experience and reasons for applying clearly stating which role you wish to apply for.

We will treat each applicant fairly. The information you provide on your CV and covering letter is the only information we will use to decide whether or not to short-list you for interview.

Rethink Mental Illness have secured a new contract to deliver All Age Advocacy Services across Essex.  We are seeking a Referral and Data Co-ordinator to support the Contract Manager in the delivery of the Single Point of Access for the service.

The Single Point of Access (SPA)  provides a comprehensive intake system for all new referrals to Essex All Age Advocacy, providing all new referrals with timely screening and triage, allocating referrals to our Locality Hubs or signposting to other services or sources of information.

You will be the first point of contact for anyone contacting the SPA; providing first response to clients or referrers and co-ordinating the referral triage process, gathering referral information and working closely with the Contract Manager and Locality Team Leaders to allocate referrals to advocates and our advocacy groups.

We are seeking a motivated, highly organised individual with experience of providing a first-class customer focused service.  You willrespond positively and professionally to a wide range of contacts, working directly with social care and health staff, stakeholders, carers of, and people with learning disabilities, physical and sensory impairments, acquired brain injuries, young people, older people and those with mental health needs. 

About You:

• You will be committed to delivering a timely and personalised response to all contacts, ensuring that our Advocacy service is delivered efficiently and effectively.
• You will have experience of working or volunteering in an Advocacy setting. 
• Strong verbal/written/non-verbal communication skills, able to communicate sensitively and empathetically.
• A good understanding of advocacy practice and key laws, in order to answer non-complex questions around rights under the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and Care Act.
• Able to work effectively as part of a team with flexible approach to undertaking a wide variety of tasks.
• IT literate with working knowledge of standard Microsoft Office programs and experience of accurate data entry to databases.
• Experience and skills in statistical data analysis and presentation.

What we offer:

• Competitive salary
• Annual increments to top of pay scale
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance
• 33 days annual leave including statutory/bank holiday
• Childcare vouchers scheme
• Where appropriate paid eye test plus up to £55 towards the cost of new glasses or lenses
• Excellent career development opportunities with access to further training and advocacy qualifications

This post will initially be based in Southend-on-Sea.  We are currently relocating the SPA to a central Chelmsford location.  We will consider home based working until the Chelmsford office is operational.

Just a couple of final things,

We welcome applications from everyone, applicants with lived experience, LGBTQ+, people with a disability, or who are BAME are actively encouraged to apply. We are proud to have also been awarded Disability Confident employer status and therefore we ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to everyone.

We reserve the right to change the closing date without notice depending on the number of responses received.

We believe in the potential of every individual.

We believe no one should live in poverty.

We believe in the power of effective information and advice.

The Manchester Volunteer Advice Partnership (MVAP) recruits and trains advice volunteers centrally and then supports them in ways that enable them to develop. This has been a collaboration of Manchester Mind, Cheetham Hill Advice Centre, Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit, Manchester Refugee Support Network, Centrepoint, and, since December 2017, Manchester City Council. The project increases our respective capacities to meet the advice needs of our communities. We all share our talents and skills and the responsibility for this exciting project for which Manchester Mind serves as lead and accountable body.

We approach our work in a way that is shaped and guided by our core values of:

• Collaborative Communities
• Sharing
• Trust

We are seeking someone who cares about social justice and collaboration to work with us:

Advice Supervisor

Salary: £28,785   |   Hours: 35 per week

Funding for this post is in place until 30th March 2021.

The skills and knowledge that are important to us are:

• Supporting volunteer development
• Collaboration
• Advice in areas of social welfare law (benefits, debt, housing)

This full-time role is based at the Town Hall, where you would be supporting volunteers in Manchester City Council’s Homelessness Contact Centre. As such you would be working both within the Town Hall and at the Zion Centre in Hulme.

If you are interested in this role, please download the application documents from alongside this listing. The deadline for application submissions is 9am, Tuesday 7th April 2020.

Manchester Mind is striving to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Manchester Mind sees it as a positive advantage if you have experience of mental health issues and/or have used mental health services or had experience of volunteering.

Closing date: 26 March 2020 at 11.30pm

We're looking for an inspirational people person to join us as an Assistant Shop Manager and work in some of our shops in London, providing cover in busy periods or for staff absences.  You will assist the Shop Manager in leading and empowering a team of volunteers to engage with the local community on Shelter's cause, maximising the contribution of gifts of time from volunteers, the gifts of products from our donors and the gift of income from our customers. You will be the ambassador of Shelter on the high street; raising vital money for our cause. If you want to make a real difference to people at risk of homelessness, this is a unique opportunity to do just that.

Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave (pro rata), enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

About the role 
You will assist the Shop Manager in the recruitment, support and development of a strong community focused shop team and empower them to maximise Shelter's income. Representing Shelter in your local community, ensuring that you and your team share your knowledge of Shelter's cause with customers, volunteers, donors and potential Shelter clients will also be important aspects of the role. You will always ensure a safe, clean, bright and happy environment for your team to work in and for your customers to shop in, in turn attracting potential donors and volunteers.

About you 
You are a naturally energetic person with an enthusiasm for managing and empowering people. You know how to recruit and develop a team of volunteers and your extraordinary motivational skills will enable you to inspire your team to increase sales and control costs. Above all, you are ready to take on a new challenge and have a keen interest in Shelter's cause.

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We're here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

At Shelter, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation. We also encourage applications from people, who have been homeless or have been at risk of homelessness. We are facing diverse problems, so need diverse people to tackle them.  In addition to this, we encourage an approach to involving people with personal insight of housing issues and homelessness in our recruitment processes.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

Success Charity is seeking to appoint a senior manager with experience of leading a small start-up organisation to provide guidance and leadership and to develop and implement the charity’s long-term strategy, budget and business plan.

This post is both operational and strategic as we are looking for someone to manage, lead, shape and develop the charity’s key services which include proposed new rehabilitation services, peer support and client engagement programmes, research and data management projects.

You will have a can-do attitude and a hands-on approach. You will be self-sufficient, methodical, organised and able to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, from survivors and families to health and medical professionals. Knowledge of the charity, health and social care sectors is essential.

Specifically, we are looking for someone with strong operational and project management skills. You will need to have recent experience of planning and delivering client facing projects, (ideally within the health sector), and demonstrable success in tracking project milestones and deliverables.

Principal Tasks and Responsibilities:

• To advise the Trustees on the strategic direction of the charity and to implement board decisions
• To lead the corporate management of the organisation, including responsibility for governance, financial management, income generation and communications
• To promote SUCCESS’s mission, aims, values and business objective

 A full job descrption, person specification and Success charity overview is attached with this advertisement

We are looking for a dynamic and experienced Manager to help develop our Men’s Programme. 

This exciting new role is pivotal for the expansion of the charity and if you have the right expertise to make a difference to people going through cancer treatment, please get in touch.

Based in our Epsom head office, the role requires a wide skill set to cover the development, planning and execution of Men’s group Workshops, as well as the marketing and promotion of all elements of our support for male cancer patients.

The role:

• This is a unique opportunity to take Look Good Feel Better’s ‘new’ services for male cancer patients and grow support for men in line with the charity’s strategic plan 
• These services include Skin Fitness Workshops (116 in 2019), a detailed ‘Manual for Men’ and online tutorials
• The role will include setting up and actioning a strategy for national volunteer recruitment and training which will require building relationships within the barbering industry. This is to support the 100+ sessions for men planned to take place in 2020.  These sessions happen across the UK and will require extensive travel

Look Good Feel Better is an independent national cancer support charity providing a unique service to women, men and young adults undergoing treatment for any type of cancer across the UK and in 27 countries worldwide. 

To apply for this role and tell us about yourself, please send your CV and covering note to Lisa Curtis.Once your application is received a Skills Form will be emailed to you for completion as part of the recruitment process.

Background:

First Step Trust (FST) is a charity that provides real work, training and employment opportunities for people excluded from ordinary working life because of mental health problems or other disabilities or disadvantages.

We have delivered work experience and other opportunities for people (the workforce) across London for many years and we now wish to develop this work through a more formalised training and employment support programme (SMaRT Pathways) particularly, but not exclusively, in the area of the Automotive trade

The Training & Employment Development Manager’s (TEDM) team will include an Automotive Skills Training Co-ordinator, Basic Skills Trainer and an Employment Development Worker.

SMaRT Pathways will provide training and support to the workforce to enable each person to improve their “employability” through work placements or other opportunities, e.g. education and training leading to diploma or other qualifications. Each workforce member requires their own Personal Development Plan (PDP) and Training Plan.

Access to on the job skills such as Motor Vehicle Technician, reception, customer service, finance and bookkeeping are provided at every FST project as part of the daily routine.

Job Role:

To develop FST’s capacity to deliver in-house training and vocational qualifications to people unemployed because of mental health conditions and other disadvantages, providing a coherent and focused pathway through to employment. 

Ensure that individuals’ learning and development is fully embedded in work experience, both within FST and in placements with local employers

Main duties:

1. To develop and deliver training both in-house and accredited in the basic skills e.g. literacy, numeracy, ICT, Health & Safety at Work, Customer Service and other related areas ensuring they are accessible to all workforce members

2. To source and organise training and vocational qualifications for workforce (both in-house and external) by liaising with local colleges and training providers.

3. To work closely with the Automotive Skills Training Co-ordinator to ensure the workforce are receiving the required training package in order for them to take their employment goals forward.

4. To ensure training and progress in recorded and monitored through the Personal Develop Plan process and Training Plans.

5. Enable and manage workforce members to actively participate in the delivery of the ‘training section’ ensuring they acquire good quality transferable skills.

6. To provide monitoring reports to the line manager as and when required.

7. Work within the limits and parameters as set out in First Step Trust’s policies and procedures

8. Any other such duties required by senior management that are appropriate to the post.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Qualifications and Experience

• Demonstrable experience of the training sector

• An appropriate training qualification e.g. PTLLS/AET

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience of developing, coordinating and delivering training programmes

Knowledge and skills

• Understanding of the vocational qualification framework and familiarity with processes of accrediting bodies

• Experience of providing advice on appropriate training opportunities/qualifications preferred

• Experience of maintaining and monitoring recording systems

• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint), email, Internet and social media.

• Excellent written and oral communications skills

Essential Attitudes

· Understanding of and commitment to the values and approach of First Step Trust

· Commitment to opposing discrimination and actively promoting equality of opportunity