Maternity Leave - 9 Months - Community Development Worker - 20 Hours P/W

The Active Wellbeing Society (TAWS) is a community benefit society and cooperative working to develop healthy, happy communities living active and connected lives.

Our vision is for a society where people have the autonomy, capacity, resources and skills to become the architects of their own destiny; where our individual wellbeing is recognised as being bound up in our collective responsibility to and dependency on each other; and where all of us feel empowered as agents of social change to make a difference – whether at an individual level or more widely.

By working collaboratively with communities we aim to bring about sustainable change on an social, environmental and economic level; to do the social knitting required to create stronger and more resilient communities and to support communities to identify, mitigate and remove the barriers that prevent them from living active and connected lives.

You will be responsible in supporting the Activity Manager for Communities and Placemaking, for the operational planning and delivery of community based interventions that focus on community development, tactical urbanism and placemaking that ensure wellbeing outcomes for our target audience and places that support people and communities to be physically active, in an Active Environment working with communities.

Main Responsibilities:

• Work with communities, and system authorities and with positive disruption to gain support for and implement ways to help those who have the greatest barriers to community participation and to establish sustainable community models/structures for community level agency
• Understand and use asset-based community development approaches to community development and work with communities to understand priorities and co-design initiatives. This should also include working ‘with’ not ‘doing to’ communities and community organisations.
• Design and deliver a coherent delivery plan. This would include designing and delivering innovative ways to engage those with the greatest barriers to participation, including digital engagement
• Ensure plans and approach are linked to and influencing system change through system leadership at community level
• Proactive demonstration of innovation, leadership and delivery in field of work
• Work in partnership and collaboration with wider stakeholders, community group/organisation and activists and influence these.
• Project manage contracts including making recommendations for necessary decisions. This may include some direct or indirect budget management.
• Act to encourage develop and shape a community who engage in decision making, participate in activism toward locally co-designed plans to aid wellbeing
• Monitor and evaluation – To carry out effective performance monitoring of all activity working with the Knowledge and Insight team.
• Ensure the compliance with data capture systems and processes
• Teamwork -To work within the team and the wider organisation to support the values of the organisation and to ensure that citizens are central to the work that is been delivered.

Business Skills:

• Demonstrates an analytical and methodical approach to problem solving.
• Takes initiative in identifying and negotiating appropriate personal development opportunities.
• Absorbs and applies technical information.
• Has a thorough understanding of their role and how it relates to other roles and to the business of the employer

Complexity:

• Has defined areas of responsibility.
• Due to experience gained may provide guidance to more junior or less experienced staff.
• May produce non-standard letters or reports.
• May be responsible for a defined part of a project, small internal business project or a new process.
• Uses discretion in identifying and resolving complex problems.
• Performs a broad range of work, sometimes complex and non-routine, in a variety of environments.

Autonomy:

• Accountable for delivering assigned tasks within broader projects.
• Operate as a competent professional with minimum supervision.
• Has limited decision-making scope on how tasks are to be fulfilled.

Benefits:

• Bring your own device - £20 towards your phone bill monthly.
• Health Shield – discounted health benefit against eye examinations/prescriptions.
• +Plus EAP (counseling and DRs on call 24hrs a day)
• Death in Service – 4 times your salary paid to beneficiary.
• Nest Pension – 8% paid by TAWS 3 % paid by employee.
• Annual Leave – 25-29 days AL plus 5 wellbeing days
• Flexible working.

Support Worker x2

Closing date:Wednesday 23rd September 2020

Aim of the role:To support and empower our customers to increase their life skills

Location:Stockwell

Salary: £23,690.00

Contract:1x Permanent Contract & 1x Fixed Term Contract for 9 Months

Hours: 37.5 per week, working on shift which is 5 days a week over a 7 day rota, including early mornings, evenings and weekends. 

Benefits:

As part of your employment package with us, we offer:

• a competitive salary, comprehensive training and development programme, 
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing each year to 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays after 5 years  
• option to buy or sell annual leave up to one week’s annual leave
• a health cash plan providing cash back towards healthcare bills and other wellbeing benefits
• occupational sick pay
• contributory group pension scheme
• free life assurance
• cycle to work scheme and season ticket loans

About the Role

The service is an 87 bed supported housing service for young people aged 16-24 years with a range of complex needs, including experience of homelessness or rough sleeping, substance misuse, mental ill health and offending. The role will require you to work alongside our customers, as part of a multi-disciplinary team, to help identify their strengths and skills so they can achieve their goals and aspirations. Managing all aspects of service delivery including casework management and the daily running of busy hostels and promoting an inclusive and passionate culture.

About You

This post presents an exciting opportunity to be an integral part of the development and delivery of services that support young people affiliated to criminal activity. In this role you will be expected to work directly with vulnerable clients who are disadvantaged. As well as having experience of supporting vulnerable people to achieve independent living, you must have a clear understanding of why people become homeless, and the needs and challenges they face.

This position plays a vital role in supporting individual’s to create better life opportunities to and become productive members of the wider community. You will be expected to work with internal and external partners to set and achieve long lasting and realistic gaols. 

As part of this role you will be required to take on a caseload of customers, with responsibility for key working groups and individual sessions on a weekly basis. This will include co-ordinating support packages and proactively ensuring all required tasks and activities are completed.

You may be required to provide coaching and guidance to your colleagues to assist yours and their professional development. You will be part of a dedicated and supportive team, and so will need to demonstrate a positive and inclusive approach. You must be able to communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing, and be competent in the use of Microsoft Office Word and Excel applications.

About Evolve Housing + Support

Evolve is a leading homelessness charity in London, providing housing and support to over 2,000 people each year.

We believe in building on people’s strengths, aspirations and goals to help break the cycle of homelessness and help them move forward with their lives.

We offer a programme of support tailored to meet people’s individual needs, including housing, employment and skills training, mentoring and counselling. We work with young parents and children at risk of exclusion to build the skills and resilience that can help prevent homelessness. We campaign to end street homelessness. We build affordable homes to help people move on to an independent life.

Our mission is to help children, young people and adults who are homeless or at risk of homelessness reach their potential, and move on to live happy, fulfilled lives.

Your application

Evolve Housing + Support is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all sections of the community, including people who have experienced homelessness themselves.

Please ensure that your answers give a clear outline of how your application meets the criteria for this job.

St Martins are a London based provider of registered care and supported accommodation for people with mental health needs.  Currently, we can support up to 85 people, and we have projects in Islington, Haringey, Brent and Lambeth with some exciting plans for developing all our services.  We are an ambitious organisation, aiming to provide high quality services which are recognised for being effective, flexible and resident focused.

The current group service users at St Martins are mainly (but not exclusively) male, of working age, and have often spent considerable time within institutional settings.  Many of our current service users have severe and enduring mental health challenges, sometimes with backgrounds of social instability and patterns of offending, illegal/illicit substance and/or alcohol use.  We also have some female service users, and people aged over 65 years.

We work closely with statutory mental health services and our partner agencies to provide a recovery based approach.  Our aim is to provide our service users with the opportunity to progress from our services, onto living more independently within the community.

This is a new role at St Martins, and it will be an important part of the team driving the organisation forwards.  The role will be key in supporting the development of our care services moving forwards, as we formalise our referral, assessment and placement pathways by making them more effective and personalised.

More information can be found in the job decription.

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.

Closing Date: 31/10/2020

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. 

SUPPORT WORKER, TEENAGE PARENT SERVICE, NOTTINGHAM, TEMPORARY (9 MONTHS MATERNITY COVER), FRWK03 £16,915 - £18,430 FTE (PRO-RATED RATE OF PAY: £8,457.50 - £9,214.99), 18.5 HPW

Sunrise House provides accommodation and housing related support for young women aged 16 to 19 who are pregnant or who have young children. The accommodation is situated in self-contained flats in Nottingham. Residents are expected to participate in support planning to boost their skills and confidence and engage in a resettlement programme. Staffs assist service users in finding appropriate move-on accommodation and equipping them with the skills needed for independent living.

We are looking for reliable and enthusiastic candidates with an understanding of safeguarding and a desire to work with vulnerable young women and children. Experience of working in an accommodation setting or similar environment is not necessary but preferable.

 The main functions of these roles are;

• To build the skills and confidence of service users to empower them in maximising their independence, including parenting skills.

• To contribute to the achievement of contractual service obligations

• To work in partnership with key stakeholders

• To take responsibility for the welfare of the service users and childrenon site

• To assist service users in moving on into settled accommodation

The role will require you to work weekends Saturday and Sunday shifts on a rota. The role requires a degree of flexibility in relation to working hours.

This role is open to women only and Framework considers this a genuine occupational requirement under the Equality Act 2010.

For more information please contact: Marie Jackson

What we offer: Life Assurance, Pension (up to 4% matched by FHA), Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Benefits, Additional Annual Leave Purchase Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Learning programmes tailored to suit different roles and services, Health Cash Plan.

Framework supports all employees to achieve a better work/life balance. Should you wish us to consider flexible working or job share as part of your application please state this on your application in the supporting statement section.

97% of the workforce in a recent staff survey said they were proud to work for Framework.

Framework is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Registered charity No: 1060941.

As a Disability Confident employer we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities. Framework is committed to offering opportunities to people from diverse communities. If you have specific requirements or adjustments please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application

CVs will not be accepted

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Senior Support Worker (enhanced)

Closing date:           23 September 2020, 09:00

Aim of the role: To support and empower vulnerable customers to increase their life skills and to be a role model for the support team

Location: West Croydon

Salary:£26,780 per annum

Contract: Fixed term contract until 31 March 2021

Hours:37.5 per week.  Working on shift which is 5 days a week over a 7-day rota, including early mornings, evenings and weekends.

Benefits:

As part of your employment package with us, we offer:

• a competitive salary, comprehensive training and development programme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing each year to 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays after 5 years  
• option to buy or sell annual leave up to one week’s annual leave
• a health cash plan providing cash back towards healthcare bills and other wellbeing benefits
• occupational sick pay
• contributory group pension scheme
• free life assurance
• cycle to work scheme and season ticket loans

About the Role

Ingram Court is a 44-bed service for young people from the age of 16-21 with a range of support needs, some of which are complex. The role will require you to work alongside our customers, as part of a multi-disciplinary team, to help identify their strengths and skills so they can achieve their goals and aspirations. Managing all aspects of service delivery, including casework management, the daily running of busy hostels and promoting an inclusive and empowering culture.

About You

As well as having experience of supporting vulnerable people to achieve independent living, you must have a clear understanding of why people become homeless, and the needs and challenges they face.

You will be required to take on a caseload of complex customers, with responsibility for key working, co-ordinating support packages and proactively ensuring all required tasks and activities are completed.

You will be part of a dedicated and supportive team, and will need to demonstrate a positive and inclusive approach. You must be able to communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing, and be competent in the use of Microsoft Office Word and Excel applications.

About Evolve Housing + Support

Evolve is a leading homelessness charity in London, providing housing and support to over 2,000 people each year.

We believe in building on people’s strengths, aspirations and goals to help break the cycle of homelessness and help them move forward with their lives.

We offer a programme of support tailored to meet people’s individual needs, including housing, employment and skills training, mentoring and counselling. We work with young parents and children at risk of exclusion to build the skills and resilience that can help prevent homelessness. We campaign to end street homelessness. We build affordable homes to help people move on to an independent life.

Our mission is to help children, young people and adults who are homeless or at risk of homelessness reach their potential, and move on to live happy, fulfilled lives.

Your application

Evolve Housing + Support is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all sections of the community, including people who have experienced homelessness themselves.

Please ensure that your answers give a clear outline of how your application meets the criteria for this job.

If you have a strong understanding of the impact of the violence, racial inequity and systemic injustice on marginalised communities and are passionate about empowering those most affected to create a change, then we can’t wait to hear from you!

ABOUT US

The 4Front Project is a member-led youth organisation empowering young people and communities to fight for justice, peace and freedom. The organisation was established in 2012 to provide a platform for those who have been impacted by violence to create change. We support members with experiences of violence and the criminal justice system to create change in their own lives, communities and society.

Over the last eight years, we have pioneered an approach that empowers those most directly harmed by violence and the criminal justice system to be at the forefront of a grassroots movement for change. Our holistic model has been designed specifically to support young people aged 13 - 25 with complex needs as a result of multiple systemic disadvantages and disproportionate exposure to serious violence. By advocating for a holistic approach to build peace, we are transforming the way in which society understands how to support young people who have been affected by violence and shaping the agenda around how to tackle the systemic causes of it. 

We acknowledge the impact of racism and discrimination on our members and actively work to dismantle these systems, whilst supporting members to recognise their strengths and identify systemic barriers to their progress. In this way, we support 4Front members to make changes in their own lives, whilst exploring the inequity they’ve experienced and amplifying their voices to create systemic change. Becoming a member means joining a powerful youth-led movement for change that is transforming the way peace and justice are understood by centring healing, rather than punishment.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for an engaging and inspiring Youth Support Worker to provide outstanding support to 4Front members. You love creating safe and supportive spaces for people to explore their challenging life experiences. You are excited about challenging people to think critically about themselves, their communities and society and you enjoy supporting people to explore and build their identity. You care deeply about people and are willing to go the extra mile. You are skilled at creating space to express emotion and you can effectively hold emotion for others. You are not afraid to bear witness to people’s pain and you have a contagious positive energy that uplifts people. You understand the emotional impact of injustice and inequity on marginalised young people and are committed to helping them make sense of their emotions. You are dedicated to developing a thorough understanding of social injustice and actively addressing it. You are comfortable with conflict and have proven experience of managing difficult situations to successful resolutions. You see courage in vulnerability and believe in building the resilience of young people. Most importantly, you are committed to peace and you fundamentally believe in the potential to change, both at an individual and societal level. You will be a visionary leader, seeing your work at The 4Front Project as a crucial part of your identity and purpose in life. You will be committed to upholding our vision, mission, principles and values at all times. You will be bold, actively contributing to a workplace culture that centres justice, healing, change and hope. You will play a fundamental role in supporting 4Front members to transform their own lives whilst amplifying their voices to effect systemic change.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

DELIVER IMPACTFUL SUPPORT

• Provide consistent, reliable, high quality support services tailored to meet the needs of young people with complex needs

• Build trusting relationships

• Protect vulnerable 4Front members and accommodate their mental health, learning difficulties, disabilities, and other needs by creating a safe and supportive environment where they feel accepted and welcomed

• Provide members with guidance and promote their personal, educational, health and social development through all interactions

• Work in partnership with members to create individual care and development plans 

• Provide accountability to enable members to reach their goals and the desired outcomes they share with you (which could include emotional health and wellbeing, substance misuse, sexual health, physical health, education and training, housing and any other areas where they could need support)

• Learn from and determine with members, the ways in which they may be at risk of harm and work collaboratively to develop measures that reduce risk

• Empower members to build their identity, develop understanding and express themselves

• Raise our members expectations of themselves by developing extraordinary, life changing pathways to achievement and transformation 

• Create a safe and appropriate environment, ensuring you carry out regular risk assessments for members, yourself and all relevant activities

• Confidently resolve conflict and manage difficult situations to successful resolution

• Identify where additional specialist support is required and support members to understand and access the services that are available to them

• Collect and maintain appropriate records using our database system, and ensuring that these are accurate, up-to-date, completed in a timely manner and secure

• Ensure all data is securely held in line with GDPR and our Confidentiality Policy and Consent Policy.

• Work closely with members to involve them in service design, delivery and evaluation ensuring that their voices are heard

DELIVER EFFECTIVE ADVOCACY

• Build and maintain strong relationships with member’s parents, carers and families to ensure they are connected to the journey of their child and to facilitate the development of stronger family relationships

• Support members and their families to understand the policies, processes, and procedures that impact them

• Support members and their families to understand legal processes, legal rights and entitlements (understanding conditions and ramifications, necessary appearances, roles of each agency)

• Work in partnership with the Legal Support Worker to hold criminal justice agencies, local authorities and housing providers to account in relation to their own policies, processes and procedures 

• Provide support to members if they are arrested by acting as an Appropriate Adult in the police station when required

• Provide advocacy and representation for members in court through in person testimony and written support

• Provide context to the local authority to enable them to better meet the needs of members (attending SEAM, SIRM, CIN and CAR meetings as required)

• Provide context to educational establishments to enable them to better meet the needs of the member (support with the creation of EHCP where appropriate)

• Provide context to housing providers (local authorities, charities or private placements) to enable them to better meet the needs of members 

• Liaise with the local authority to facilitate engagement with members and families

• Liaise with legal professionals to improve communication between members and their lawyers 

• Provide support to enable members to access health services

You will also provide cover on occasion and undertake any other duties that may reasonably be requested of you outside of this role description.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

ESSENTIAL

• First-hand experiences of the issues we address through our work
• An understanding of social justice issues, systemic inequality and injustice, including the impact of the criminal justice system on marginalised communities
• Experience supporting young people that have experienced injustice, inequality and other disadvantage
• Experience supporting people who identify as Black British, African, Caribbean and Mixed Heritage and a thorough understanding of the specific issues that affect these communities
• An understanding of safeguarding and child protection frameworks
• Experience delivering tailored one-to-one emotional support and mentoring
• Experience delivering specialist support in group settings
• Experience of working robustly within challenging and unpredictable environments as well as effectively managing change
• Excellent teamwork skills and experience of supporting and motivating others

DESIRABLE​

• Experience of working in an organisation which promotes the rights of vulnerable communities with multiple disadvantages
• Experience advocating on behalf of young people who have experienced injustice, inequality and disadvantage
• Experience liaising with statutory services, other agencies and institutions
• Experience of monitoring and evaluation systems to collect data and measure impact
• Experience building and maintaining excellent relationships with community organisations and partners
• Experience in the creative arts (music, film, animation, photography)
• Experience in MMA or Boxing
• Experience participating in activism and campaigns
• A valid driving license and a car

HOW TO APPLY

THE CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS THURSDAY 8TH OCTOBER 2020 AT 12.00PM

We would like this position to start as soon as possible. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis, so we encourage early applications. 

To apply for this position, please send:

1. A comprehensive and relevant CV

2. A supporting statement addressing the person specification 

3. And either:

• An essay answering the questions below (no longer than 750 words for each question). 

• A video of you addressing the questions below (no longer than 8 minutes in total).

1) What do the words ‘justice’, ‘peace’ and ‘freedom’ mean to you and how have these concepts impacted your view of the world? 

2) What are your top three priorities for building equity in our society and how would you go about it?

3) What does empowerment mean to you and how do you feel it can be incorporated as a principle in your work?

This will be reviewed by 4Front Members, Staff and Trustees.

There is a 3-stage selection process:

1.  An initial video interview (30 mins)

2. An interactive in person interview with 4Front Members and Staff (including a preparation task)

3. A final round interview with the Board of Trustees.

We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate against candidates who may have previous convictions. We will also make reasonable adjustments for employees that may have access requirements.

Please ensure you quote the job reference number in the subject line of your email.

Support Worker

Are you passionate about caring for people in your local community and working to support their clients to live independently in their own home? As a leading care provider they have a number of Support Worker opportunities in the Winsford area, working for a Company who truly values their staff to improve the lives of their clients.

This is an exciting time to join a family friendly Company who is expanding and seeking to organically grow the care service across the Winsford area to support 156 clients. With over 400 staff employed by our client they strive to recruit the right candidates who have a passion for people and to deliver exceptional care.

The Support Worker role is integral to achieve this aim, with lots of opportunities for career progression and professional development for the right candidates who share the same vision and values as their organisation.

What you will be doing…

You’ll be working with a warm, friendly team based in the Rural office to provide care in the local area of Winsford. Joining Starcare you will not just be joining a Care Company; it’s a family who supports clients and staff. You will be involved in a variety of care duties involving:

• Personal and intimate care supporting clients independently in their home;
• Monitoring blood sugars, medication management;
• Meal preparations and management of specialist dietary requirements;
• Domestic duties;
• Continence care;
• Dementia care;
• Shopping.

About you …

They are looking for warm, charismatic and friendly individuals who are seeking to make a difference to their clients lives. A caring individual who is passionately committed to improving client care.

Ideally, you’ll be able to drive and have access to a car. You’ll be committed to providing support across the Winsford area covering, Winnington, Barnton, Beeston Castle, Cuddington, Sandiway, Weaverham, Gorstage, Harftford, Leftwich, Davenham, Moulton, Winchqam and Rudheath.

Whilst the majority of clients require female Support Workers, which is classed as a genuine occupational requirement under schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010, they do have a number of opportunities for male support workers to come and join the Team.

Previous experience in a care setting is preferable, but not essential as full training is provided throughout your career.

Hours available…

• 7am – 2pm
• 7am – 6:30pm
• 3:30pm – 6:30pm
• 3:30pm – 11:15pm
• 6:30pm -11:15pm

What you will receive in return…

• Competitive salary
• Company uniform and mobile phone
• Free DBS check
• Opportunities for a flexible working pattern
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• High street discounts
• Travel time and competitive mileage rate
• Access to Occupational Health support
• Comprehensive induction and training
• Opportunities for ongoing development and career progression
• Annual recognition event
• Personal pension scheme
• Extensive PPE available for all staff

You may have experience of the following: Support Worker, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Social Care, Voluntary Sector, Healthcare Assistant, Care Staff, Care Assistant, Community Development, Care Worker, Vulnerable People, Social Worker, Not for Profit, NFP etc.

Ref: 94152

Support Worker

Are you passionate about caring for people in your local community and working to support their clients to live independently in their own home? As a leading care provider they have a number of Support Worker opportunities in the Winsford area, working for a Company who truly values their staff to improve the lives of their clients.

This is an exciting time to join a family friendly Company who is expanding and seeking to organically grow the care service across the Chester area. With over 400 staff employed by our client they strive to recruit the right candidates who have a passion for people and to deliver exceptional care.

The Support Worker role is integral to achieve this aim, with lots of opportunities for career progression and professional development for the right candidates who share the same vision and values as their organisation.

What you will be doing…

You’ll be working with a warm, friendly team based in head office to provide care in the local area of Chester. Joining our client you will not just be joining a Care Company; it’s a family who supports clients and staff. You will be involved in a variety of care duties involving:

• Personal care supporting clients independently in their own home:
• Monitoring blood sugars, medication management;
• Meal preparations and management of specialist dietary requirements;
• Domestic duties;
• Continence care;
• Dementia care;
• Shopping.

About you …

They are looking for warm, charismatic and friendly individuals who are seeking to make a difference to their clients lives. A caring individual who is passionately committed to improving client care.

Ideally, you’ll be able to drive and have access to a car. You’ll be committed to providing support across the Chester area, covering Blacon, Lache, Handbridge, City Centre, Vicars Cross, and Ellesmere Port.

Whilst the majority of clients require female Support Workers, which is classed as a genuine occupational requirement under schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010, they do have a number of opportunities for male support workers to come and join the Team.

Previous experience in a care setting is preferable, but not essential as full training is provided throughout your career.

Hours available…

• 7am – 2pm
• 7am – 6:30pm
• 12pm - 11.15pm.
• 3:30pm – 6:30pm
• 3:30pm – 11:15pm
• 6:30pm -11:15pm

What you will receive in return…

• Competitive salary of £9.00 to £9.80 per hour
• Company uniform and mobile phone
• Free DBS check
• Opportunities for a flexible working pattern
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• High street discounts
• Travel time and competitive mileage rate
• Access to Occupational Health support
• Comprehensive induction and training
• Opportunities for ongoing development and career progression
• Annual recognition event
• Personal pension scheme
• Extensive PPE available for all staff

You may have experience of the following: Support Worker, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Social Care, Voluntary Sector, Healthcare Assistant, Care Staff, Care Assistant, Community Development, Care Worker, Vulnerable People, Social Worker, Not for Profit, NFP etc.

Ref: 94151

Can you make the difference to someone's life?

Sense is looking for a unique individual to join our team as a Support Worker at our residential service in Margate, Kent. This is a permanent full or part time role with negotiable hours between 10 – 37.5 hours per week. We also have a relief/bank work available.

About the role…
• As a Support Worker you will support and individuals with learning disabilities and sensory impairments
• You will support individuals with day to day living and whilst in the community. Encourage them to make choices, to express themselves, live as independently as possible and run their own lives as much as possible.
• Shifts are mornings, afternoons, evenings, weekends, bank holidays and will include sleep ins. We can be flexible with working hours to an extent however these hours are based around the needs of the individuals that we support so may be subject to change. 

In return we will offer you…
• £9.00 per hour
• Flexible contracted hours
• Bespoke, rewarding career pathways
• The opportunity to work in a large, diverse and successful charity where you can develop your skills, knowledge and career in a supportive and flexible environment.
• Comprehensive induction and commitment to ongoing training
• Enhanced disclosure cost covered
• Plus many more

About you…
Essential:
• Able to demonstrate that you possess the right values and behaviours to enable you to make a difference to people’s lives
• Previous experience is not essential as full training will be provided
• Flexibility, as working times do vary and may include weekends, evenings and sleep ins, we will however provide you with a rota in advance so you can plan your life accordingly.
• For genuine occupational reasons we are looking to appoint a female candidate only (exemption under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9).
• Valid UK driving licence with willing and ability to drive a manual vehicle provided by the service.

About Sense…
For everyone living with complex disabilities. For everyone who is deafblind. Sense is here to help people communicate and experience the world.
Sense has a proven record of offering high quality, pioneering services. We believe that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential.
Please select the 'Additional documentation' link to view the 'Service One Page Profile', this provides more information on the role and the service in which it is based.
For an informal discussion about this role, please contact: the recruitment team.

To apply…
Please use the link below to complete your application. 
Managers will use your application to shortlist candidates in relation to the Personal Specification; therefore it is very important you complete this section thoroughly.  We would recommend that you read the candidate guidelines and job description (found at the base of this advert) before applying.
If you are a disabled candidate and require a hard copy pack or a different format please contact the recruitment team.
Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Sense is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to ensuring that all staff are motivated, skilled and rewarded by their work.
As we say in our Equality and Diversity pledge, we want to ensure people are given the opportunity to realise their potential with us. So, if you have a disability which prevents you from driving but you are interested in a role where our advert says driving is required, please get in touch with us to discuss your application. We encourage you to apply for the role and we will try to make any adjustments to the role that may be possible.

No agency submissions, any submissions without prior authorisation from Sense will be treated as our own, such as no fee will be payable.
 

#INDSTH

Senior Support Worker

Closing date:Monday 21st September 2020 at 23:59

Aim of the role: To support and empower our customers to increase their life skills

Location:  Croydon- Adult services

Salary:£24,720 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Hours:37.5 per week.  Working on shift which is 5 days a week over a 7 day rota, including early mornings, evenings and weekends.

Benefits:

As part of your employment package with us, we offer:

• a competitive salary, comprehensive training and development programme, 
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing each year to 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays after 5 years  
• option to buy or sell annual leave up to one week’s annual leave
• a health cash plan providing cash back towards healthcare bills and other wellbeing benefits
• occupational sick pay
• contributory group pension scheme
• free life assurance
• cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan

About the Role

You will support the people we work with, our customers, to reach their potential and improve their quality of life through aspirational goal setting.  You will engage with and empower them to:

• Identify their strengths as part of our asset-based approach and identify their needs, opportunities, rights and responsibilities
• Plan what they want to achieve and take appropriate action
• Take part in activities and opportunities that generate aspiration and confidence

You will act as the link between the people we work with and a range of local authority and community and voluntary sector providers.  You will also act as shift lead as well as coaching and supporting colleagues as required.

About You

As well as having experience of supporting vulnerable people to achieve independent living, you must have a clear understanding of why people become homeless, and the needs and challenges they face.

You will be required to take on a caseload of customers, with responsibility for key working, co-ordinating support packages and proactively ensuring all required tasks and activities are completed.

You will provide coaching and guidance to your colleagues to assist their professional development.

You will be part of a dedicated and supportive team, and so will need to demonstrate a positive and inclusive approach. You must be able to communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing, and be competent in the use of Microsoft Office Word and Excel applications.

About Evolve Housing + Support

Evolve is a leading homelessness charity in London, providing housing and support to over 2,000 people each year.

We believe in building on people’s strengths, aspirations and goals to help break the cycle of homelessness and help them move forward with their lives.

We offer a programme of support tailored to meet people’s individual needs, including housing, employment and skills training, mentoring and counselling. We work with young parents and children at risk of exclusion to build the skills and resilience that can help prevent homelessness. We campaign to end street homelessness. We build affordable homes to help people move on to an independent life.

Our mission is to help children, young people and adults who are homeless or at risk of homelessness reach their potential, and move on to live happy, fulfilled lives.

Your application

Evolve Housing + Support is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all sections of the community, including people who have experienced homelessness themselves.

 Please ensure that your answers give a clear outline of how your application meets the criteria for this job.

Children Support Worker role based in East London paying up to £11 per hour

Your new company
Children's Support Worker jobs in East London - Full or Part time - Flexible hours that suit you. Hays Social Care specialise in working with experienced Support Workers offering flexible hours either on a full or part time basis. We work with a varied client group around East London, including mental health, learning disabilities and physical disabilities paying up to £11 an hour.
We are currently looking for experienced Support workers to work within children's residential homes.

Your new role
Delivering daily care to children and young people with complex needs, including assisting in the development of their social and emotional growth and practical support duties as required, to include meal preparation and supervision, laundry, clothes, cleaning, supervision of social activities and assistance with washing and bathing where additional needs may require this.

The work hours / weekly rota will include a variety of shifts including day, afternoon, waking nights and sleep ins

What you'll need to succeed

• Enhanced DBS
• Experience working with children and young people

What you'll get in return

• Flexible working options available.
• Weekly pay
• Competitive rates
• Wide range of shifts

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV.

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Supported Living Support Worker Based in Kennington, near Oxford.

Salary: £12.50 per hour equivalent to £24,375 per annum plus an additional £1,820 per annum based on 1 Sleep In per week 

Full or part time positions, 37.5 hours per week, Permanent, well established Charity for Learning Disability, autism and sight loss/difficulties

We are looking for highly experienced Male Support Workers.

Are you looking to be a part of an amazing specialist team to support a young man and help him at the beginning of the next chapter of his life, starting a new journey outside of an institutional setting into his own home where he can thrive, be happy and achieve things he never thought possible. Yes, there will be the need for some rules to start off with, but these will need to be based on how to support the person to be the absolute best he can be,  not to curb their lust for life permanently. To help with this you will need to work in partnership with him, his family and a wide range of professionals to help him enjoy the things he loves, such as getting out in his community, building connections and hanging out with friends and family.

You’ll be part of a team that includes support from a positive behaviour consultant. This will provide you with the additional expertise needed to create exceptional person centred support and overcome any challenges that may get in the way of the progress that is needed. Your day to day management will come from an experienced, passionate leader who will work alongside you. This will assist you with your own leadership and interactions that will in turn enable the person to move forward in his life creating community connections, friends, hobbies, interests, and work.  Being passionate, creative and values led will really help you in achieving the small and bigger goals and outcomes that we all see as part of a safe, happy, healthy and empowering life.

The service has two homes next to each other in Kennington, this particular role, is to work with one particular person. Give us a call and we call talk some more about this amazing opportunity

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• To work as part of a team and be values driven
• Engage with and follow support plan/risk guidelines
• Follow key behaviour strategies and feedback on the effectiveness of these
• Ability to confidently deal with behaviours that challenge
• Provide key worker support 
• Act as an advocate for the young person
• Be resilient, positive and professional 
• Participation in a wide range of activities in the persons home and community 
• Flexibility to work e.g. early morning, evening, weekends, sleep-ins 
• Use own initiative and think of solutions 
• To see life as fun and every moment as an opportunity for involvement and learning

About Outward

For more than 40 years, Outward has been providing high-quality support and care services to vulnerable people in London and has grown from strength-to-strength. We believe in engaging, enabling and empowering the people we support to make positive choices, have genuine control over their lives, play an active role in the community, take advantage of opportunities to develop as individuals and live the lives they want.

About the Role

Carterhatch is a group of accommodations for people with varying levels of learning disability. The service has a number of blocks with self-contained flats and communal areas, a shared house and the level of support ranges from minimal to 24 hours full care and support across the schemes.

We are looking for enthusiastic and committed Support Workers to provide high quality care and support services to the people we support.

You will support people with their day to day life, to learn new skills and develop confidence and independence.

We expect from you:

• Excellent team player
• Experience in supported living or willingness to learn
• Having the ability to build positive relationships with people we support and their families
• Being creative and empowering in your support practise 
• Having the resilience for supporting people through bad days as well the good
• Embrace positive behaviour support

Benefits

We value everything our staff do for the people we support, so we provide a great benefits package:

• 25 days Annual Leave excluding Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time)

• Computing Scheme
• Credit Union Scheme
• Cycle-to-Work Scheme
• Death in Service Benefit
• Health Assured – Employee Assistance Programme
• Eye care Vouchers
• Flu Jab Reimbursement
• Long Service Awards
• Pension Scheme
• Purchase Additional Annual Leave
• Refer-a-Friend Scheme
• Retirements
• Loans (including season tickets and parking permit loans)
• Blue Light Card

Outward is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk and expects all staff to share this commitment.  If the post you apply for involves working with or having access to adults at risk and/or their records, we will require an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Services for successful candidates. This will be fully subsidised by Outward.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Recruiting for a Night Support Worker to join our Homelessness and Complex Needs service in Southwark!

GBP 22,360 per annum plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more working 40 hours per week.

Manor Place Hostel and David Barker House, provide supported housing for individuals with a history of homelessness and complex needs. This vary from ex-offending, substance misuse, mental health, domestic violence, etc.

Job Overview:
As a Night support worker, you will be working as part of a team as well as with external agencies such as London Probation Service, local substance misuse services, Mental health teams, and police amongst others. Sometimes customers may not be linked in with agencies when they enter the service, as a support worker it is part of your role to ensure they are receiving the correct support from agencies required. Ideally, you will have experience of working with vulnerable people or an understanding of the needs of homelessness. You will be required to support customers with managing their arrears; ensuring housing benefit is applied for as well as monitoring payments and acting appropriately if payments are suspended in order to ensure customer does not fall into any arrears. You will be responsible for supporting the working shift pattern of the service which is a five week rolling rota which consists of working some weekends.

Key Responsibilities:
- Undertake key-working responsibilities for a caseload if assigned by the Team Leader/ Manager
- Undertake initial and continuous assessment of needs and potential risks and agree levels of support and actions
- Create support/action plans for providing appropriate services based on the assessment and reflecting the services and resources available
- Support customers to undertake all domestic tasks wherever possible, including practical assistance where they have not yet developed the skills, to ensure customers enjoy a high quality of accommodation
- Proactively develop and maintain links with all key agencies, local statutory, and service providers in the local community to provide a range of engagement opportunities for customers in the community
- Empower customers to ensure they receive the service and benefits they are entitled to
- Undertake all administrative work and keep accurate and comprehensive tenant/customer records to professional standards
- Encourage and enable tenants to pay their rent and to ensure that rent accounts are managed effectively in conjunction with the Housing Management team
- Adhere to Look Ahead's Policies and Procedures (local and organizational)
- Building supportive, trusting relationships with customers and creating a positive atmosphere
- Working proactively with other members of the team to handle the service caseload and administrative responsibilities
- Supporting customers to set personalised goals in the form of a Support Plan if needed
- Full responsibility over handover. Received from the afternoon staff, update, deliver this to the day staff and save it
- Management of risks associated with customers, visitors and the hostel, within an attitude of 'positive risk taking'
- Signposting and providing support with daily living activities, including practical assistance to support customers to independent living
- Supporting customers to maintain a healthy environment and where appropriate assisting them to clean their room and maintain good personal hygiene
- Ensure the hostel and the customers are safe during the night. Making sure all patrols have been done accordingly and that they are properly updated on handover. To make sure that welfare checks are done
- Support the team with the VOID work. By getting rooms ready to let, etc.
- Maintaining health and safety of the building
- The expectation of the NSW is to organise the night shift, including the patrols the concierge will do or the time they need to be in reception. If there are any problem regarding the organization or the relationship between the concierge and the NSW, it should be notified to management
- Detailed contact with customers should be documented (SCS, DCR, etc), night staff should engage allocated customers inviting them for KWS
- Night staff must be sitting at reception and not in a back office, always alert and vigilant (not sleeping even during the break). Staff is not allowed to have headphones on at work. Reception shutters should always remain open and only should be closed on extreme circumstances during a risk period. Reception lights should be kept on at all times
- Night staff will be responsible of updating CIMS and booking in and out
- Undertake any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as may be reasonably assigned by the Manager/Team Leader

For the full job description, please visit the Look Ahead website.