Refuge is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services for victims of all forms of gender-based violence (domestic, sexual, so called ‘honour’ violence, modern slavery and human trafficking, prostitution, forced marriage, stalking and FGM). Every day we support over 6,500 women and children in our national network of services.  These include Independent Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Advocacy services (IDVAs/ISVAs and IGVAs), community outreach, specialist refuge accommodation, sanctuary services, culturally-specific services and the Freephone 24 Hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline. We advise Government and lobby hard to keep violence against women and girls high on the public agenda. We run award-winning prevention and public education campaigns, manage a busy press office and website, and we are an accredited training provider. We give a voice to the voiceless.

Refuge’s Freephone 24 Hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline, is a national service for women experiencing domestic violence, their family, friends, colleagues and others calling on their behalf. The Helpline is staffed 24 hours a day by fully trained female helpline support workers and volunteers to give support, help and information.

We are recruiting National Domestic Abuse Helpline Workers to provide support and information to women experiencing domestic violence and other forms of violence against women and girls (VAWG), family and friends supporting them, and associated professionals, by providing, trauma-informed emotional support and practical help, led by the caller’s needs.

You will participate in answering helpline calls on a 24 hour rota system, assessing each call individually to ensure the highest standards of support. You will be involved in making referrals to women’s refuges and other agencies where appropriate, and complete reporting and evaluation data for the service.

You will have an awareness of domestic violence issues, together with the ability to assess the needs of callers to the helpline. In addition you will possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills combined with a non-judgmental and confidential approach to supporting women. You will be well organised and have a demonstrable ability to use Microsoft Office. The ability to remain calm and resilient is essential, as is an up-to-date knowledge of housing, criminal, civil and welfare rights legislation relating to domestic violence.

Competitive salary offering annual progression within points of the salary grade, 28 days annual leave increasing to 30 days, pension scheme with People’s pension that includes a 6% Employer contribution, comprehensive EAP.

All candidates must demonstrate a commitment to the feminist values of empowerment and equality, which underpin all of our work. Successful applicants will be expected to work within Refuge’s Values and Behaviour Framework and demonstrate these in their everyday work 

Refuge is proud to be a leader in its field and an employer of choice with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development. We offer the first Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) accredited qualification for our profession. 

As an ever expanding charity we are also able to provide career development opportunities including advancements into management roles across our range of services. 

Closing date - 17 June 2020

Interview date - w/c 22 June 2020

 An enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate will be required for this role.

 This post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

Refuge is committed to quality, equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. All candidates must demonstrate a commitment to the feminist values of empowerment and equality, which underpins all of our work. 

No agencies please - as a charity we work hard to keep our costs down.

Penrose is looking for a talented and passionate Night Support Manager for our services supporting people with personality disorders to resettle in the community and lead happy, healthy lives, free from crime.

As part of the Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) pathway, Penrose will provide supported accommodation for 12 men and 4 women across three residential sites in Lambeth, Lewisham and Redbridge. Working in partnership with NHS England and HMPPS and receiving referrals from the National Probation Service, we will support men and women in the pathway being released from prison, secure healthcare settings or moving on from Approved Premises. Our 24-hour service will provide far more than a roof over people’s heads; it will offer a base for a range of 1-1 and group interventions, delivered by our teams and by external partners, that will equip residents with the skills and confidence to move-on safely into independent living.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference supporting some of the most complex people in the criminal justice system and helping make communities safer. We are looking for an experienced individual with the motivation and commitment to support staff and service users to achieve their goals.

Location:

Your role will be based in either of our male residential services – either in Lewisham or Redbridge, where you will be included on the duty rota. Travel between both sites will be required to carry out line management responsibilities to night staff.

The Role:

The post holder will provide leadership and management of our night staff team delivering the Offender Personality Disorder Housing and Support Service. Working in collaboration with the National Probation Service and other partners within the Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) Pathway, you will support adult males who have recently been released from prison, secure health settings or who are moving on from Approved Premises. You will ensure provision of robust risk management, sharing information with probation and other partners to help keep your service users safe.

You will ensure the service is adequately staffed at all times and will maintain a culture of learning and development through supervisions, appraisals and continuing professional development processes. You will deliver a coaching approach to your direct reports and ensure this approach is implemented throughout your team and adopted by frontline staff when supporting service users.

You will support your night staff team to ensure they meet or exceed contract performance targets and achieve positive outcomes for their service users. You will be responsible for managing performance and reporting outcomes to Senior Management in a clear and timely fashion and taking swift action to address any areas of underperformance.

You will support your team to provide effective and meaningful assessment, treatment and management of people with personality disorders which cause them to present as high risk. The service aims to reduce and manage the risk presented by clients in the least restrictive environment possible, reduce personality pathology and associated suffering and distress.  It also aims to increase pro-social and adaptive behaviours in the areas of relationships, employment, education, community integration, promoting independence within the community and improved quality of life.

Experience:

• Knowledge of the Criminal Justice System, excellent communication skills and being able to develop strong working relationships with your teams, commissioners and other key stakeholders will be vital to the role. Some understanding of budgeting and financial reporting will be helpful.
• Excellent communication skills and being able to develop strong working relationships will also be crucial to this role.
• You will have a passion for working with people with experience of the criminal justice system and/or with other marginalised groups, and a belief that everyone can turn their life around regardless of past or present circumstances.
• You will have an ability to build rapport, motivate and inspire, and a keen eye for detail.

Why work with us?

• Growing and forward-thinking organisation
• Excellent core and on-going training aligned with personal development plan
• Access to employee assistance programme
• Medi-cash which includes the following:
• Discount gym membership
• Routine eye tests, glasses and contact lenses
• Dental treatment via NHS or Private
• Physiotherapy, Indian Head Massage and a range of other therapies
• 25 days holiday increasing to 26 days after 2 years of service and increasing 1 day per year up to 30 days annual leave
• Life Assurance

All successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhances DBS and provide employment references covering 3 years period including one from your most recent employer.

Candidates must demonstrate an understanding of the issues relating to equal opportunities in service delivery and provision and to actively promote ways of eradicating racism, sexism, and other forms of negative discrimination though the group’s policies and procedures.

To apply we require your CV along with Supporting Statement (no more than 2 sides of A4) detailing how your knowledge and experience meets the requirements of the job description (this can be found on the attached Job Description) or completion of an application form.

Do you believe everyone should have a place to call home and the chance to lead a fulfilling life?

SHP (Single Homeless Project) is one of London’s leading homelessness prevention charities and a dynamic and growing organisation changing 8,000 lives every year across London - from supporting people in crisis, to helping them take the final steps towards independence and employment.

The Islington Complex Needs Team is part of the Islington Multidisciplinary Floating Support Service, which provides a dynamic and empowering service to vulnerable clients across a variety of tenures.

The team offers support to vulnerable people with a range of tenancy-related support needs. The support is person-centred and focuses on areas such as Education, Training and Employment (ETE), increasing social networks, managing money, support to address mental health needs, offending behaviour and substance misuse

As a Floating Support Worker, you will support the day-to-day running of the Service, taking responsibility for a caseload of up to 28 clients and producing comprehensive and high quality support plans and risk assessments.As part of the team, you will be working in partnership with the Local Authority Housing Department, Probation Service, Mental Health Services, Drug Treatment Services and other community groups.  All working to support clients to find and maintain suitable accommodation, access services, increase independence and improve their quality of life.

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated, enthusiastic and experienced individual to join the team. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate experience of working with clients who have Mental Health and/or Substance Use issues in a holistic and creative way. You will also have experience in delivering a quality customer focused service and have the ability to engage, motivate and empower people to achieve their goals.

Closing date for applications:  17th June 2020 (at Midnight)

Interviews will be held on: 26th June 2020

This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed for the successful applicant. 

Our attractive benefits package includes:

• A salary increase after successfully completing six months.
• A 37.5 hour working week including flexible working hours (core hours are 10am – 4pm) in non-accommodation services
• 25 days annual leave, increasing annually to the maximum 30 days (plus paid Bank Holidays),
• A contributory pension scheme: SHP will contribute the equivalent of 5% of your annual salary
• Staff Health Cash Plan and discounts scheme
• Comprehensive and integrated training programme designed specifically to develop the skills and knowledge involved in our work

SHP is actively committed to equal opportunities and the promotion of diversity and inclusion, in all of our services and workplaces.  We are also Disability Confident Committed, a Stonewall Diversity Champion and IIP accredited.  In the London Homelessness Awards 2019 one of our Projects was commended for their work.

Refuge is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services for victims of all forms of gender-based violence (domestic, sexual, so called ‘honour’ violence, modern slavery and human trafficking, prostitution, forced marriage, stalking and FGM). Every day we support over 6,000 women and children in our national network of services.  These include Independent Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Advocacy services (IDVAs/ISVAs and IGVAs), community outreach, specialist refuge accommodation, sanctuary services, culturally-specific services and the Freephone 24 Hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline. We advise Government and lobby hard to keep violence against women and girls high on the public agenda. We run award-winning prevention and public education campaigns, manage a busy press office and website, and we are an accredited training provider. We give a voice to the voiceless.

We are looking for a domestic violence practitioner to join our dynamic peripatetic team. An exciting opportunity to enhance your experience in a variety of support roles including working in accommodation based services, independent domestic violence advocate, independent gender violence advocate, independent sexual violence advocate and community outreach worker.

You will deliver a high quality professional service to survivors of domestic violence living in our refuges, those who access our outreach service and independent domestic violence advocacy services. You will work from any of our National sites, providing cover for services who need additional staff. You may be required to travel including some Monday – Friday overnight stays during your assignments.

Your role will involve providing invaluable practice and emotional support to men, women and their children advocating on their behalf in areas such as welfare, housing, courts, police and emotional support as well as supporting women to move to safe, permanent accommodation.

The successful candidates will be passionate about ending gender based violence and have experience of providing emotional and practical support in a paid or unpaid capacity. They will need to work flexibly and have strong organisational skills, good written and verbal communication, and an understanding of the importance of maintaining professional boundaries. The ability to work as part of an on-call rota is also essential.

All candidates must demonstrate a commitment to the feminist values of empowerment and equality which underpin all of our work. Successful applicants will be expected to work within Refuge’s Values and Behaviour Framework and demonstrate these in their everyday work.

Competitive salary offering annual progression within points of the salary grade, 28 days annual leave increasing to 30 days, pension scheme with People’s pension that includes a 6% Employer contribution, comprehensive EAP.

Refuge is proud to be a leader in its field and an employer of choice with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development. We offer the first Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) accredited qualification for our profession. 

Please visit Refuge’s website for further details and other opportunities.

Closing Date: 26th June 2020

An enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate will be required for this role.

Refuge is committed to quality, equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. This post however is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

No agencies please - as a charity we work hard to keep our costs down.

About our work and values

Do you have passion for your work, a commitment to excellence and a desire to support some of the most vulnerable and excluded people in our communities? Could you support us to make positive lasting changes in people’s lives?

Providence Row works with more than a thousand homeless and vulnerably housed people a year in East London, offering an integrated service of crisis support, advice, recovery and learning and training programmes.  Our aim is to ensure that people who are so often excluded from mainstream services gain the support and opportunities they need to create a safe, healthy and sustainable life away from the streets. Central to our work are our core values of Compassion, Respect, Inclusiveness, Empowerment and Justice.  These inform the content, style and delivery of all our services.

Providence Row’s Advice & Support service works with rough sleepers and those at risk of homelessness in the London Boroughs of Tower Hamlets and the City of London.  The role of Assistant Personal Advisor (Advice and Support Team) is to engage with and support people who are sleeping rough or vulnerably housed. This is an exciting new position for someone who is keen to develop their skills and knowledge in the homelessness sector. 

Our service is on the front line of both homelessness prevention and the local response to rough sleeping. Beginning with a volunteer led triage assessment process that begins in our Welcome Area clients are allocated according to specialisms in the team covering preventative work and support for rough sleepers. The main emphasis in the service is to do everything possible to move people into appropriate accommodation in a borough or community which they have rights and entitlements to services.  This work is often done in partnership with other organisations, some of which are funded to help people move away from a life on the streets or which may operate in other sectors such as health.

Your contribution to our work and values

Passionate about providing quality support to some of the most vulnerable and excluded people in East London, you will have the drive and ambition to support your team to make positive lasting changes in people’s lives.

You will be keen to develop your skills and learning in working with frontline services, to support vulnerable adults who have experienced homelessness.  You will have good communication skills and a knowledge of how factors such as rough sleeping, mental health and substance use can affect an individual’s confidence and perceived ability to progress.  You will be confident to work alongside our Welcome Area volunteers, supporting them to develop their skills in completing initial triage paper work. 

You will utilise your organisational and time management skills to ensure a smooth running of service. You are an excellent communicator and can create positive working relationships with a wide range of people. 

Recruiting for s Specialist Support Workers to join our Young Peoples Service in Tower Hamlets!

GBP 22,928 per annum, 40 hours per week, plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension Scheme, staff discounts, healthcare and more.

Campbell Road Young Peoples Service provides support to over 55 young people in Tower Hamlets with accommodation across 6 sites, dependent on the support needs of the individual. They may have a number of challenging and complex needs including Substance Misuse, Mental Health, Domestic Abuse, Gang Affiliation, Female Genital Mutilation, Sexual Exploitation and Learning Disabilities. The service works alongside Statutory Agencies to provide a holistic support package for our customers.

Job Overview:

Specialist Support Workers within Look Ahead are required to have either an extra dimension of experience or a higher qualification level as determined relevant for the particular post. You will hold a caseload of 5-6 customers in crisis with a view to stabilising their situations. Support Workers will then help customers to maximise their skills and choices and work towards independent living. Specialist Support Workers provide information, social inclusion and vocational opportunities to support people to recover and stay well; exercise choice and control in their care and lives; and participate on an equal footing in the community. Support is also provided to develop a model of re-enablement towards self-advocacy, self-management and empowerment, incorporating the principles and practice of recovery, co-production and peer support.
We are looking for a candidate that is resilient and able to confidently mange a complex caseload. In addition they would provide support and training to the team and management support to the Contract Manager and Team leader to ensure a smooth running of the service.

Key Responsibilities:

- Building supportive, trusting relationships with customers and creating a positive atmosphere
- Carrying out holistic assessments of new customers which incorporate relevant statutory referral information
- Conducting regular key work sessions that are innovative and engaging in order to achieve Support Plan goals
- Create support plans for providing appropriate services based on on-going assessment and reflecting the services and resources available to enable customer to progress in their recovery
- Ensuring ongoing assessment and management of risks associated with customers within an attitude of 'positive risk taking'
- Provide support and access to relevant services to enable customers to continue their recovery and empower customers to self-manage their medication regimes through individual re-enablement programmes and informed decision making
- Undertake support work in partnership with external stakeholders to compliment their interventions
- Developing productive relationships with partner organisations to improve service outcomes
- Demonstrate strong commitment to the functioning of the staff team and to support colleagues in providing a high level of service and safety to customers
- Involving customers in the design, development and delivery of the service
- Adhering to lone working protocols and maintaining high levels of awareness in relation to the health and safety of yourself and colleagues
- Ensuring Look Ahead Health and Safety policies and local protocols are adhered to at all times e.g. fire risk assessments, fire alarm checks etc.
- Being responsible for the handover of key information between shifts
- Provide structured support and guidance to other front line staff in their area of expertise
- To lead groups and activities - offering a range of appropriate therapeutic and recovery focused interactions and activities
- Adhering to all other Look Ahead's policies and procedures. Engaging in learning and development activity to increase knowledge and skills
- Undertaking any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as assigned by the Team Leader/ Manager

This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead.

Do you have a passion for working with people and the ability to empathise with others?

About the role

St. Mungo’s Hither Green is home for 68 people in the Lewisham supported accommodation pathway for vulnerable adults. We are privileged to work with a diverse group of residents to identify and achieve their individual goals for their time living with us, hopefully leading to moving on to accommodation with a lower level of support after one to two years.

We are seeking a full time, permanent Night Worker to lead shifts at night. The focus of the role will be on building positive relationships with our residents and on keeping them and the service safe and compliant during overnight hours. The service has made vast improvements in quality of delivery in the last few years and we are looking for someone to join at an exciting, future focussed time when the whole team works towards our recent work plan objective: making Hither Green a place where no resident can ever feel bored.

What we’re looking for

The successful candidate will be able to communicate in a sensitive, assertive and nuanced manner that builds trust and effective working relationships with residents who are experiencing issues including substance and alcohol addiction, poor mental health, offending behaviour and histories of abuse.

You will also be strongly committed to upholding St. Mungo’s policies and the law in key areas such as safeguarding of vulnerable adults, and health and safety. We are seeking someone who is experienced in working with people and who understands the issues that homeless or other vulnerable adults face, through your paid or voluntary work or your own lived experience.

What we offer

• Excellent Development and Growth Opportunities

St Mungo’s employees are encouraged to consider opportunities to develop new skills or progress including; secondments, internal transfers, application to new roles in the organisation or just to get involved in various projects happening within the organisation.

As a result last year 35% of our vacancies were filled by promotions. In 2019 we achieved We Invest in People Gold level accreditation and are one of just 3% of housing associations to achieve this standard; 82% of staff who took part in the IIP survey say St Mungo’s is a great place to work.

• A Diverse and Inclusive Work Place

At St Mungo’s, equality, diversity and inclusion are central to the organisation's values and how we work. We are proud of our commitment to diversity and inclusion and have 7 great Diversity Networks to support clients and staff from different backgrounds so they are able to be their best selves. Our Networks include: BAME, Carer’s and Parent’s, Lived Experience, LGBTQIA+, Disability Awareness, Irish and Women’s Action.

• Pay and Other Benefits

St Mungo’s is proud to pay client facing staff above average for the sector. We run a cycle to work scheme and also offer season tickets loans to all staff.

St Mungo’s contribute 4% of your gross annual salary, and you are able to enrol in the Defined Contribution scheme following a successful probationary period in which the employer contribution is 6%.

What we do

At St Mungo’s our vision is that everyone has a place to call home and can fulfil their hopes and ambitions. As a homelessness charity and housing association, our clients are at the heart of what we do, and in 2019 we supported nearly 30,000 people who were either homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Our staff are crucial to making this happen.

How to apply

To find out more and apply please go to the St Mungo’s careers page on our website.

To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the document available tab at the top of the advert page on our website.

Closing date: 10am on 3 June 2020

Interview and assessments on: 16 June 2020

It is a requirement for this post that an enhanced DBS disclosure check will be undertaken for the successful candidate.

Please be advised that all appointments will be made on St Mungo’s current standard Terms and Conditions (T&Cs); this also applies to any internal candidates.

Female Support Worker
Location: Lambeth 
Application Deadline: 01 June 2020 
Salary: £10.61 per hour (£20,810.04 per annum)

Are you interested in a career that makes a difference? At Certitude, we are proud of our history of supporting people with complex mental health needs and learning disabilities. We support more than 1,500 people in a diverse range of services across London. We employ more than 1,000 staff and are committed to their development. With Certitude, you have the opportunity to work with incredible people, develop your career and support others to have a good life.

Key to your success will be your ability to build rapport with the people we support, being adaptable and able to develop good relationships with colleagues in each of the services. A strong, positive attitude is essential for this position, along with a willingness to undertake various levels of personal care and manual handling, and to make a difference to the lives of those you support.

We are looking for someone with strong communication skills, especially relating to intensive interaction.

Establishing good relationships with the people you support, you will help people to use a range of person-centred planning tools. Working as part of a team, you will work to a support plan in a fast-paced environment to meet the outcomes and lifestyle choices of the people you support.

Your hours of work will be 37.5 hours on a flexible shift rota – mornings, evenings, weekends and 'sleep-ins’ when needed.

This service is a female only trauma informed service. It is a specialised service that provides support to people in the Lambeth area. The objective of the service is to take people out of restricted environments and provide them with individualised support, so they can step down into lowered supported accommodation. The type of support provided at this service varies from emotional, budgeting, education, employment and training to even areas such as cleaning and cooking. This varies on the individual and the skills that they would like to develop or learn from scratch. Being part of the team, the service has a varied amount of resources which we can tap into such as psychiatrist, psychological and occupation therapist input. Every fortnight staff are involved in reflective practice and workshops run by the psychologist who spends a day each week at the service.

We also have an occupational therapist who spends three days a week at the service. The way this service seems to work is by being forward thinking and working in an asset-based way rather than focusing on people’s histories and past behaviours. We work in such a way so people feel empowered and not judged on their past. If you feel that you would like to make a change and/or positive impact in someone’s life, as well as being part of our wonderful, unique team and service, please do apply. The future is bright for everyone, no matter who they are or what they have been through - this is what we are here to make everyone see and feel.

If you are interested in enriching the lives of the people we support, please select the apply button shown to take a look at the job description and person specification and apply!

Benefits:

- A competitive salary
- A stimulating work environment full of opportunities to learn and develop
- An attractive package of 33 days’ annual leave, pension scheme and access to a 24 hour Employee Assistance counselling
- We will pay for your Enhanced DBS
- Eye care vouchers
- Travel season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme (after 1 year’s service)

All our posts are subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure, as well as a need for full employment history from time of leaving compulsory education and up-to-date employment references. We are committed to equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and we welcome applications from all sections of the community. We guarantee to interview all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the job vacancy and to consider them on their abilities.

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

To apply for the role of Female Support Worker, please apply via the button shown. 

This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency. 

Other organisations may call this role Support Worker, Mental Health Support Worker, Social Worker, Mental Health Worker, Healthcare Assistant, Care Assistant, or Care Worker. 

Solace Women’s Aid is an innovative, exciting, grassroots charity working across London. Our purpose is to bring to an end the harm done through domestic and sexual violence to all survivors, and in particular women and children. Our work is holistic and empowering, working alongside survivors to achieve independent lives free from abuse.

You will be joining a team of committed and inspiring individuals whose dedication has saved the lives of thousands of women, men and children in the capital. We are looking for friendly and diligent individuals to join our services and help us make a difference.

About the Service

Our Crisis Intervention team will provide front-line support to accommodation based, advice and community services all over London across our organisation. As a member of the crisis staff team, you will cover vacancies in a variety of roles, providing a high quality support service to survivors of domestic and sexual abuse. 

About the Role

Within community services, you will typically fill roles as a worker or IDVA. As a worker you will carry out risk and needs assessments, safety planning, and individual support planning with survivors as well as advocating on their behalf with external agencies. As an IDVA you will also contribute to the local MARAC process; representing survivors at MARAC meetings and action planning alongside other agencies to improve survivor safety.

Within accommodation services you will typically fill the role of refuge worker. You will ensure the smooth running of the refuge, including the admission of survivors of domestic violence to the refuge. You will work with women to devise a support plan that meets their immediate practical and emotional needs and starts the process of recovery, linking women into more specialist support services where required.

As a member of the advice service you will be providing an effective and efficient advice and casework service to women affected by VAWG. The responsibilities will include working on the advice line on a rota basis and providing accurate advice, support, advocacy and casework  to women and girls affected by all forms of VAWG, carrying out effective and in-depth  casework, implementing the empowerment model and strength based approach, providing efficient advice and support to professionals calling the line, promote the services to reach as many women in need of the service as possible. The role also includes supporting and supervising our volunteers on the line. Ensuring the duty inbox is checked and the referrals are processed.

About You

If you demonstrate commitment, innovation, passion, non-judgemental and collaboration, you’ll thrive in our diverse feminist team of professional women. 

Ideal candidates will:
•    Have a sound understanding of practical, emotional, social and economic issues affecting survivors of domestic and sexual abuse.
•    Have in depth knowledge and confidentially advising on a range of options including safe housing, criminal justice, civil remedies
•    Have sound knowledge of adult and children safeguarding
•    Have excellent written and verbal communication skills
•    Thrive on working under pressure, prioritising workload and crisis management
•    Have a sensitive and non-judgemental approach when working with vulnerable clients
•    Be experienced in risk assessment, management and safety planning
•    Have the ability to have enhanced DBS
• Ideally CAADA/Safe Lives/Women’s Aid IDVA or DAPA qualified, or willingness to study.

In return, we offer great employee benefits including three per cent employer pension contribution, generous holiday entitlement and a focus on learning and development.

Interviews will be held on the 11th and 12th of June 2020.

Resettlement Worker

We are looking for an experienced Resettlement Worker to join a brilliant, forward thinking homelessness Charity within a brand new role. Due to the current pandemic many rough sleepers have been moved into hotels and temporary accommodation, and it is now time to focus on resettling people back into the community before the projects are closed so that we can work towards the end goal of ending rough sleeping.

The successful candidate will manage a caseload of former rough sleepers and offer a range of support, including; referrals to sources of specialist long term support; advice and guidance; conducting assessments to identify support needs; developing relationships to help them meet their goals; and providing person centered support.

We need your support more than ever to help former rough sleepers successfully transition and to reduce the risk of returning to the streets.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply ASAP for further information.

Morgan Hunt is a multi award winning Employment Business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer, job suitability are assessed on merit in accordance with their skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.

St Martins is a specialist provider of supported accommodation for people who have Mental Health needs complicated by other areas of need, such as from learning disability, drug and alcohol addictions and forensic histories.

Support workers provide important practical and emotional help to service users and provide support to senior colleagues in delivering structured services that are created through our support planning processes.

You will be passionate about working with vulnerable adults, and you will work alongside our Project Workers to provide the best possible day to day service to our service users. This will include accompanying clients to appointments, encouraging them to budget, plan and prepare their own meals and help them progress on their path to recovery.

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.

Closing Date: 21/06/2020

Please send a CV and covering letter (to include a supporting statement) via the button below.

Please also note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. 

Supported Housing Worker 
Location: Bath Supported Housing (Barnabas House, Corn Street, Private Rented Sector) 
Contract: Permanent 
Hours: Full time – 37.5 hours per week 
Salary: £20,300.00 per annum (plus an £50.00 per week on-call payment). 
Closing Date: 01 June 2020 (12 noon).

A fantastic opportunity has arisen in our newly formed supported housing team in Bath. Working across Barnabas House, Corn Street and the private rented sector you will carry a mixed caseload of low to medium support clients and provide housing management across our properties. 
 
The role will largely be carried out during office hours with some flexible working available via agreement. Telephone on-call will be payable and required on a rota of 1 week in 4. 
 
As an employee, you will receive an excellent benefits package which includes: 

• Discounted city centre parking 
• Cash health care plan 
• Up to 27 days annual leave (depending on length of service) 
• Employer pension contribution (up to 6% of your gross salary) 
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Staff Award Scheme 
• 20% Discount at Julian House Shops and Bike Workshops 

Julian House has a supportive culture, providing regular supervision and line management alongside externally facilitated reflective practice which enables staff to look after their own health and well-being whilst giving their best in their roles. 
 
To Apply: 
 
Please apply by completing an online application form outlining why you would fit the role, via our jobs page on our Julian House website.

Please note: Interviews will be taking place on 05 June 2020. 

Refuge Support Worker
Working from one of our sites in Tendring, Colchester, Maldon, Chelmsford, Braintree or Uttlesford

If you have a background in working with individuals experiencing domestic abuse, this is an exceptional opportunity to make a difference with a well-established charity. 

About Us

We are Next Chapter, a domestic abuse charity that provides free and confidential services to support people who are currently experiencing, or have previously experienced, domestic abuse. We work across Tendring, Colchester, Maldon, Chelmsford, Braintree and Uttlesford.

Formerly known as Colchester & Tendring Women's Refuge, our mission is to provide rapid responses that increase safety for all victims, enabling them to rebuild their lives and create lasting change.

We are passionate about ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to live their life free from domestic abuse. We’re currently looking for a Refuge Support Worker to join our team.  

The Rewards

- Salary of £22,070 per annum 
- On-call pay
- Career development and progression opportunities
- Join a skilled team who are passionate about making a positive change

This is an amazing opportunity to take on a challenging, yet highly rewarding role where you will empower women and children in our refuges to live the lives they choose.

Our staff are our most valuable asset, so we are dedicated to creating a nurturing work environment where all can thrive. We are open, honest and fair, value diversity and always strive to act with courage; challenging injustices and enabling the voices of our survivors to be heard.

We are working towards a future without domestic abuse. If you are approachable, compassionate and eager to help us achieve our goal, this is the role for you.  

Your Role

As a Refuge Support Worker, you’ll provide specialist domestic abuse support to women and their children who are living in refuge accommodation. 

Working as part of the Refuge Support Team, you will manage referrals both in person and over the phone. You’ll use a needs-led, trauma informed approach to deliver an individually tailored support plan for service users.

In this important role, you will: 

- Deliver initial need and risk assessments with the client and initiate plans to manage and address risks, needs and immediate safety
- Encourage service users to get involved with programmes and build their resilience and future opportunities
- Ensure that service users have robust safety support plans and an individually tailored structured support plan
- Develop partnerships and relationships with statutory and voluntary agencies and local and national specialist agencies

About You

To join us as a Refuge Support Worker, you will need:

- Experience of working with individuals experiencing domestic abuse and other vulnerabilities
- Previous experience of managing a caseload of service users with differing needs 
- Experience of a multi-agency legislative framework 
- A good understanding of the impact domestic abuse has on victims and their children

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

Experience of any of the following would be beneficial: partnership working, representing organisations at external meetings and conferences, working in a community or voluntary organisation, using qualitative and quantitative data in the compilation of written reports, or working with domestic abuse services. 

Other organisations may call this role Domestic Violence Support Worker, Domestic Abuse Support Worker, Refuge Services Officer, Refuge Support Officer, or Support Worker.

Next Chapter is committed to creating an inclusive environment which celebrates difference and allows our staff and service users to flourish.

So, if you’re looking to do something incredible with your career as a Refuge Support Worker, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Working hours: 37.5 hours per week plus participation in an on-call rota

This exciting role includes a high level of client contact, opportunities to work with external agencies such as statutory mental health services, substance use services, other community based organisations and a chance to be part of a growing, innovative organisation at the forefront of tackling homelessness in the capital.

SHP (Single Homeless Project) is one of London’s leading homelessness prevention charities and a dynamic and growing organisation changing 8,000 lives every year across London - from supporting people in crisis, to helping them take the final steps towards independence and employment.

The Arundel Project is a high support hostel, housing 22 people experiencing mental ill health who may also have other complex support needs, such as substance use and offending behaviour and who may present with challenging behaviours.The Project is located minutes away from Canonbury Overground Station, with easy access to Angel, Highbury and Islington and Holloway Road.

Your primary role will be to enable people to understand their emotional and mental health needs and manage these effectively.  You will work with clients and their support networks to develop their living skills, develop and manage relationships, build social networks, access education, training or employment, and move towards more independence.

Within this setting, you will work to establish a culture of co-production where clients are at the forefront of the work that is carried out, helping to promote autonomy and build individual confidence and interpersonal skills.  You will also work closely with the team to deliver an activity programme that is built around the specific needs of our clients and the service.

We are looking for a highly motivated, resilient, innovative and flexible individual who will be able to work creatively within a recovery framework to support clients to manage their mental health, build social networks, participate in both the service and the wider community and increase their independence. Whilst experience from a varied background is welcomed, direct experience of holding a caseload, delivering support within a residential/accommodation-based setting and housing management experience is desired.

The Project provides support 24 hours a day (no sleep ins), and requires regular weekend working. The shifts patterns are early, mid or late shifts spanning the hours 8.00am-10.00pm 

Closing date: 17th April 2020 (at Midnight)

Interview date: tbc

This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed for the successful applicant. 

Our attractive benefits package includes:

• A salary increase after successfully completing six months.
• A 37.5 hour working week including flexible working hours (core hours are 10am – 4pm) in non-accommodation services
• 25 days annual leave, increasing annually to the maximum 30 days (plus paid Bank Holidays),
• A contributory pension scheme: SHP will contribute the equivalent of 5% of your annual salary
• Staff Health Cash Plan and discounts scheme
• Comprehensive and integrated training programme designed specifically to develop the skills and knowledge involved in our work

SHP is actively committed to equal opportunities and the promotion of diversity and inclusion, in all of our services and workplaces.  We are also Disability Confident Committed, a Stonewall Diversity Champion and IIP accredited.  In the London Homelessness Awards 2019 one of our Projects was commended for their work.