We have an opportunity for a new team member to join us as an Activity Manager – Adults; taking the lead on our adults’ social activities. If you want the opportunity to join a small but friendly team, where you’ll get to see the impact of the charity’s work first-hand, this is the job for you.

This role will involve delivering and developing our adults’ social activities offer; the successful applicant requires exceptional organisational ability and should have a proactive nature, as well as a willingness to support and get involved in Yellow Submarine’s activities. A sense of fun is a must!

To oversee, develop and deliver our adults’ social activities as well as supporting with other programmes across the organisation, in particular our residential holidays for adults. The successful applicant requires exceptional organisational ability, experience of managing groups of vulnerable adults and/or young people, the ability to manage and support other staff and volunteers, as well as willingness to support and get involved across the charity. They must be flexible, have the ability to solve issues whilst being responsive to the needs of the organisation and the needs of our members. They must work with colleagues across Yellow Submarine to ensure continuity of programmes.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo a DBS check.

Application deadline: Monday, 24th May 2021
Start date:  ASAP
Interviews are scheduled to take place the W/C 7th June 2021; format TBC.

Activities Worker

ROLE: Activities Worker
LOCATION: Liverpool (L8 7PQ)
DURATION: Permanent, Full Time
HOURS: Monday to Sunday on a rota basis, 37.5 hours per week

WHO ARE THEY?

Our client is a nationwide charity and a leading provider of residential centres, foyers, supported accommodation and move-on housing for single and homeless people across the UK.

They are on a transformation journey, striving to assist their residents and their staff alike, to help them in Transforming Lives. Their hard work has been rewarded as saha has been awarded a spot in the Times Best Companies Top 100 Not-For-Profit Organisation To Work For 2020.

WHAT ARE THEY LOOKING FOR?

They're looking for you (if you’re someone who is looking for a meaningful job that makes a difference in the community, whilst being provided with flexibility and real potential for growth).

They're looking for someone to join their family, to work within the Mildmay team, helping to ensure that all clients are given the security and support they require in order to maximise their independence, ensuring that their needs are met through participation in social, training, education and employment opportunities in the wider community.

Previous experience of working in a supported housing environment is preferred but not essential. Ideally, you’ll be agile and responsive to change, particularly in an evolving and challenging external environment with a strong focus on supporting our clients.

WHATS IN IT FOR YOU?

If return for your support, they'll reward you with:

SALARY: £18,525 per annum, paid monthly

BENEFITS: 26 days’ annual holiday, plus bank holidays, increasing one day a year for the first five years, Life Assurance, pension scheme, an employee health assistance programme, professional development opportunities, flexible working arrangements and more!

DATES FOR THE DIARY

CLOSING DATE: 14 May 2021

INTERVIEW DATE: TBC

THEIR COMMITMENT

Our client is an equal opportunities employer. They celebrate diversity and they are committed to creating inclusive environment for all current and future team members, working together to continue to help Transforming Lives.

Ref: 98550

Recruiting for 2 Support Workers to join our Homelessness and Complex Needs Service in Westminster!

GBP 22,568 working 40 hours per week, plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more.

Job Overview:
The post holder will work at Edward Alsop Court Hostel a support accommodation service for men with complex needs supporting men with complex substance use, mental and physical health and offending behaviours, and those who are nearing their end of life. Support is delivered by a team of Support Workers, Specialist Support Workers and Night Support Workers.

The service sits in the heart of Westminster. Westminster is a high profile borough, with extensive network partners in ending homelessness and understanding of the needs of entrenched rough sleepers. Westminster offers extensive training opportunities and the service provides good work experience for psychology or social worker graduates. The team works closely with each resident to secure appropriate longer term accommodation from the beginning of their stay.

The ideal candidate will have good knowledge and understanding of homelessness and demonstrate the ability to manage a complex group with dynamic needs. We are looking for someone who is energetic, enthusiastic, non-judgemental, a team player, thrives on working under pressure, providing effective crisis intervention, able to assess the needs and risks of clients, demonstrate good problem solving skills, and can demonstrate excellent networking and partnerships. They will have excellent communication skills (both verbal and written) and will be good at using their own initiative. The post holder will receive regular supervision and casework management sessions and monthly reflective practice sessions.

Key Responsibilities:
- Undertake key-working responsibilities for a service-user caseload assigned by the Team Leader/ Manager
- Empowering and providing holistic support to service-users with high complex needs, specifically; single homeless people with mental health and substance misuse problems, dual diagnosis and forensic histories
- Building working relationships with local authorities, health trusts the local community and local police to support our service-users
- To induct new clients in line with the service policy
- To complete onward referrals to identified move-on and support clients to prepare effectively for move on
- To support and encourage clients to undertake housekeeping and client duties as necessary in order to maintain a clean and safe physical environment
- Reporting safeguarding issues efficiently using Look Ahead protocol policies and procedures
- Providing support with daily living activities, including practical assistance where skills are not yet developed, to ensure that service-users enjoy a high quality of accommodation
- Advising service-users on benefits and financial difficulties
- Conducting face to face interviews and assessments to assess service-users suitability for the service
- Supporting service-users to set personalised goals in the form of a support plan
- Ensuring ongoing assessment and management of risk assessments with service-users
- Involving service-users in the development, design and delivery of the service
- Maintaining service-users rent accounts, and ensuring their rent accounts are managed and kept up to date
- Conducting Health & Safety checks
- Assisting the team in meeting occupancy targets by proactively preparing properties to be re-let
- To ensure that rental income is maximised by filling voids promptly and in line with the service's policy
- To liaise with Housing Benefit and the Department of Work and Pensions to ensure that clients and the Hostel receive all monies due to them
- To maintain a high standard of record keeping and keep all financial and administrative systems up-to-date and in line with policy
- Undertake any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as may be reasonably assigned
- Adhere to Look Ahead's Policies and Procedures

Essential:
- Managing complex and difficult situations in relation to people
-Personal experience of homelessness or a sound understanding of the issues faced by homeless or vulnerably housed people and the difficulties they experience in accessing appropriate services for their needs

Desirable:
An understanding of:
- Offending behaviours
- Substance misuse and addiction
- Mental health issues

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

Be part of something special by joining us as a Carer Support Worker. Help those who care in their own homes to have an opportunity for all-important time to look after themselves so they can keep caring for longer.

As a Carer Support Worker, we can offer you up to £12.80 per hour and a permanent contract for a minimum of 20 hours per week.

You will work with a wide range of people, including children, with varied and different care needs. This might include but not be limited to physical disability, a learning disability, life limiting illness including cancer or other medical conditions, like Dementia or Parkinson’s. Our colleagues enjoy working as a team with people from different cultures and backgrounds.

We are an equal opportunities employer, committed to safeguarding and the welfare of our clients. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Full training will be provided with opportunities for personal development and career progression. 

Manchester Mind and Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust work in partnership to provide an assertive outreach pathway within Community Mental Health Teams in the city. We work with people who have long term mental health problems and complex issues including homelessness, substance use and offending.

Manchester Mind wishes to appoint to the following post:

Position: Support Time and Recovery Worker (12 month fixed term contract)

Location: North West and North East Teams (McCartney House, Harpurhey)

Hours: 37 per week (full time)

Salary: £21,748 per annum pro rata + 5% pension contribution

Holiday: 28 days per year + bank holidays

Supporting people in their journey to recovery is an integral part of this job. To ensure that this happens we are looking for a creative, innovative person with excellent engagement skills and a positive and collaborative approach to working with people with complex needs.

You will need to be a team player but also not afraid to take the lead when needed and we expect you to have experience working with people with mental health needs. Experience of using mental health services will be an advantage. Successful applicants will be able to show that they can maintain a positive approach to providing recovery-focused support to service users, and have the ability to inspire hope in service users at all times.

All application documents can be downloaded from alongside this listing, or from the Vacancies page of the Manchester Mind website.

The deadline for submission of applications is 12 noon, Monday 17th May 2021.

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

Activities Manager

£28,236pa

At Hightown, we`re a housing charity that builds homes and supports people. Within our Care and Supported living schemes we work with a diverse range of clients groups including people with learning disabilities, people with mental health problems, young people and adults experiencing homelessness and women who have survived domestic violence.

We have an opportunity for a full time Activities Manager who will work across all our services for someone who has the right values, behaviours and attitudes to be the difference which are:

• Putting our residents and service users first
• Treating people with respect, promoting independence and choice
• Developing passionate and committed teams
• Being cost effective without compromising standards or safety

If you share our values, we`d love you to work for us.

Who we are looking for

Youll have previous experience of creating and running a range of engagement activities within a health and social care setting as well as good administrative and organisational skills. A sense of fun, being creative and enthusiastic is essential with the motivation to improve the quality of lives for the people we support. We`re looking for someone who:

• Is able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
• Can plan appropriate support for service users
• Has the ability to communicate with other professional organisations in the community
• Is able to work with individuals whose support needs are complex and whose behaviours may be difficult

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with an enthusiastic and `can-do` attitude who can make a real difference to our schemes by managing and delivering a range of activities for our service users.

About the role

As an Activities Manager with Hightown, youll take the lead creating, sourcing and delivering a suite of activities designed to increase service user engagement and improve the quality of care and outcomes of those people we support.

Youll engage and energise Hightown staff to bring their own skills, interests and abilities to deliver activities across all relevant mental health and learning disability services. Youll also play a key role in engaging with external partners in the local community to source opportunities for our service users.

We want to make sure each individual can pursue interests they enjoy most and that means youll have a real impact on their lives. Monitoring the success of these activities will be pivotal.

The benefits

In return for your hard work and commitment, we offer a considerable benefits package which includes:

• Generous annual leave allowance of 33 days per year, including statutory bank holidays, rising to 35 days with service

• £28,236pa for a 35 hour a week contract
• Regular support from your line manager and colleagues
• Annual bonus based on satisfactory performance
• Monthly attendance bonus on top of your basic salary
• Annual salary and cost of living review
• Commitment to health and wellbeing with the Five Ways to Wellbeing
• Ongoing professional development and support to deliver outstanding support
• Workplace pension scheme and life assurance of three times your annual salary
• Access to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for use at work
• Access to COVID-19 vaccinations
• Refer-a-friend scheme: Earn a £130 bonus for each friend you refer to work for us
• Friendly and supportive team environment
• Employee assistance helpline
• Mileage paid for car usage
• Well-equipped on-site gym

About Us

Hightown is a charitable housing association operating principally in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire. We believe everyone should have a home and the support they need, so our aim is to build new homes and to provide excellent housing and support.

We currently manage over 7,500 homes from our head office in Hemel Hempstead and employ over 1,000 full and part time staff. We have an annual turnover of £90 million and a development programme that will deliver over 400 new affordable homes each year.

If you are interested in joining our friendly team, please download the job description and click apply below.

Appointment to this position will be subject to satisfactory enhanced DBS, right to work, reference and medical checks.

Closing date: Wednesday 26th May 2021

Interviews: Monday 7th June 2021

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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Are you an experienced, creative, and highly organised groups facilitator?

Do you care deeply about the welfare of older adults?

Do you have experience in social care or working with people with a wide variety of needs and abilities?

If you answered yes to all of the above, this could be the role for you!

We’re looking for an experienced and skilled individual who will deliver a package of support, including running group activities and one to one assessments, to help reduce loneliness, improve health and wellbeing and increase older adults and their carer’s opportunities to connect to their local community.

What we do

Time & Talents is a lively, busy community centre in the heart of Rotherhithe, SE16.  Set in a leafy heritage building, and ‘T&T2’, our second venue in Surrey Quays Shopping Centre, we offer something for everyone. With a history of 134 years of supporting people of all ages in Rotherhithe and Bermondsey, we bring people together for mutual support, fun and friendship, with a wide range of services and activities for older people and other adults, along with volunteering and children and families’ projects.

We work with around 400 older adults and their carers a year, many of whom are very frail and elderly. Sadly, though they very often get left out: their friendships and networks disappear, family and friends move away, and they end up very lonely and isolated. Once that happens, mental and physical illness too often follow. We believe that surrounding older adults with a welcoming, nurturing community, is vital to improving and maintaining their wellbeing. We also know they want to thrive, create, feel a sense of purpose, and continue living their lives to the full, for their whole lives.

In response to this we offer one to one support and case-working, befriending, and an exciting programme of social and support groups with fully escorted transport. We also run fun events and intergenerational activities to bring the whole community together. From reminiscence, art, music, and health and wellbeing advice, to outings and new and exciting experiences, no two days are the same.

The role

In this role, you'll deliver some of our existing groups, such as our Happy Mondays group, Friday Social Club and a lively Stroke Club. With the support of volunteers and community members, you'll coordinate other smaller peer-led and tutor-led groups (from exercise classes to a mental health support group for older women) and create new groups to be delivered in-person and digitally too.  You will support our Neighbourhood Care Coordination work by carrying out some home assessments on clients to identify their individual needs. Working closely with health, adult social care and voluntary sector organisations, as well as liaising with referees, you will work hard to ensure clients’ and their carers needs are met, providing help with anything from applying for making adaptions in the home to supporting them to get involved in one of our many groups or projects.

A key part of the role is involving older adults and carers themselves in the delivery of the programme as volunteers, and involving people of all ages and backgrounds from the local community - from NHS health professionals to local artists and students. You will also need to build individual relationships of trust with older participants, and work closely with our Neighbourhood Care Coordinator and Older Adult’s Programme Manager to ensure we take a joined-up approach to caring for individuals.

About you

The role needs someone creative, energetic, passionate, but importantly, also highly organised. You must be as comfortable making sure a minibus schedule is up to date, as you are delivering craft activities or quizzes, or as comfortable hosting NHS professionals delivering healthcare advice, as you would be helping run an escorted visit to a local farm. You need to have lots of ideas, and be highly ambitious, but also be able to make your ideas happen. 

Most of all, we need someone who cares deeply about the welfare of older adults and their carers, and is able to react quickly and appropriately to emerging issues – especially to the more serious care issues we inevitably encounter. While appropriate training will be given, we are looking for candidates with some social care experience ideally.

About us

We are an energetic, experienced, and passionate team of 15, with a strong sense of shared purpose and a lively sense of humour. You’ll have the chance to make a big contribution to a growing, ambitious and innovative organisation which has doubled its reach and impact in recent years.

This role is full time, with flexibility for regular evening and occasional weekend working.

Time & Talents is wholly committed to inclusion and diversity, and to building a culture and environment where everyone is appreciated for the unique person that they are. We actively encourage applications from a broad range of backgrounds and experiences.

If you would like an informal chat about the job, please email us with your phone number and a suitable time for us to call.

The closing date is 5:30pm on Monday 24th May.

TO APPLY: All applications to be submitted online via CharityJob. Send a CV and a cover letter of no more than two sides of A4, explaining why you want the job and how your experience relates to the job description and person specification.

IMPORTANT: We’ll use cover letters to assess applications alongside CVs. Please ensure you take the time to include a well-written cover letter as detailed above.  We won’t assess applications without one.

INTERVIEWS: First round interviews will take place on Friday 28th May. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a second interview on the w/c 31st May.

Coronavirus/COVID-19: the safety and wellbeing of our current and future employees remains a top priority, therefore interviews will be conducted remotely by video if necessary.

Young Carers Service – Activities Worker

Full Time: 37 hours per week

Salary : £20,547.83 FTE

Contract:  2 Months - 05/07/2021 to 04/09/2021

Are you interested in short-term work for 2 months during the summer holidays? Are you passionate about working with vulnerable young people and engaging them in a range of activities?

If so, then this opportunity may be for you…

We are looking for an enthusiastic person, with a real passion for supporting young carers and vulnerable people, to take on the role of young carers activities worker within the Young Carers Service at Carers in Hertfordshire.

The Activities Worker will take on a range of responsibilities that enable the smooth running of the Young Carers Service’ Summer Activities Programme. The worker will work within a team of Support Advisors in order to plan and deliver a variety of activities to young carers aged up to18.

They will be responsible for motivating and encouraging young carers to participate in the enjoyment of activities both physical and online whilst managing many aspects of safety.

The successful candidate will have a high standard of managing groups and risks and is able to clear internal and external procedures.

They must have excellent written and spoken English, effective communication skills, and must be confident in communicating with young carers, their parents and other stakeholders.

A good standard of IT Skills is required, including use of databases, MS office and the internet. You will be required to travel across Hertfordshire, so you will need the ability to travel independently, have access to a car and have a valid driving license.

Close date: Monday 24th May 2021, 09.00 am

Interview date: Thursday 3rd June 2021

Home-Start Family Support Worker
Location: Ottershaw, Runnymede, KT16
Hours: 20 hours a week - to be worked over 3 or 4 days (to include a Friday morning)
Salary: £22,809 - £25,608 FTE per annum (NJC scale point 12 - 18)
Contract: 2 Year Fixed Contract

Home-Start Runnymede & Woking is a charity committed to promoting the welfare of families with at least one child under the age of 5 in the boroughs of Woking and Runnymede

We provide one-to-one home-based support to parents and their under-5s. We also provide group sessions to support play, parenting, early learning and mental well-being. We aim to empower families, prevent family crisis and breakdown, help parents to grow in confidence, and to strengthen their relationships with their children and in the wider community.

Come and join our growing team to support local families in need. You will work as part of a small, friendly team to deliver immediate support and practical help on a short term basis to vulnerable families in their own home and the local community.  In addition, you will help lead groups and parenting courses.

You will work closely with other staff in the planning and delivery of individual and group support to families.  You will manage a small caseload of families with a variety of needs and will liaise with referrers and local partners.

We want to hear from you if you have:

• Parenting experience and an understanding of families’ needs
• Experience of supporting children and families
• Experience of working with children with additional needs
• Experience of delivering support to parents through groups and courses, ideally Parenting Puzzle
• Knowledge of safeguarding procedures
• The ability to work using your own initiative and in a small team
• Good communication and networking skills
• Experience of using IT systems

A car driver with use of a car is essential (expenses will be paid)

A DBS check at enhanced level will be required to be undertaken.

Closing date: Monday 31st May 2021 (11.59pm)
Interview date: Monday 7th  June 2021

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Please read the person specification and job description in 'additional documents' below for details and relate to the person specification in your application.

Home-Start Runnymede and Woking is committed to equality and diversity and to safer recruitment practice as an important part of safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults.

Please note CVs will not be accepted.
​No agencies please.

Registered Charity No. 1128932 
Registered in England and Wales No 5618486

Activities Coordinator

£18,135pa

At Hightown, we`re a housing charity that builds homes and supports people. Within our Care and Supported living schemes we work with a diverse range of clients groups including people with learning disabilities, people with mental health problems, young people and adults experiencing homelessness and women who have survived domestic violence.

We have an opportunity for a full time Activities Coordinator who will work across all our services for someone who has the right values, behaviours and attitudes to be the difference which are:

• Putting our residents and service users first
• Treating people with respect, promoting independence and choice
• Developing passionate and committed teams
• Being cost effective without compromising standards or safety

If you share our values, we`d love you to work for us.

Who we are looking for

You dont need specific experience to join us as an Activities Coordinator so you could come from any background within health and social care. Whats important is that you have a sense of fun, creativity and the ability to encourage and motivate others. We`re looking for someone who:

• Is able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
• has good administrative and skills and is highly organised
• has the ability to work with individuals whose support needs are complex and whose behaviours may be difficult

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with an enthusiastic and `can-do` attitude who can make a real difference to our schemes by coordinating and delivering a range of activities for our service users.

About the role

As an Activities Coordinator with Hightown, youll help deliver an entertainment and activities programme including (but not limited to) food, gardening, music and exercise to improve our service users quality of life and to support them to discover new interests, improve their mental and physical health, wellbeing and help towards developing their independence. We also want to make sure each individual can pursue interests they enjoy most and that means youll have a real impact on their lives.

You will work alongside the Activities Manager to administer a set of resource packs that can be used in individual care settings across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Bedfordshire.

The benefits

In return for your hard work and commitment, we offer a considerable benefits package which includes:

• Generous annual leave allowance of 33 days per year, including statutory bank holidays, rising to 35 days with service
• £18,135pa for a 35 hour a week contract
• Regular support from your line manager and colleagues
• Annual bonus based on satisfactory performance
• Monthly attendance bonus on top of your basic salary
• Annual salary and cost of living review
• Commitment to health and wellbeing with the Five Ways to Wellbeing
• Ongoing professional development and support to deliver outstanding support
• Workplace pension scheme and life assurance of three times your annual salary
• Access to Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for use at work
• Access to COVID-19 vaccinations
• Refer-a-friend scheme: Earn a £130 bonus for each friend you refer to work for us
• Friendly and supportive team environment
• Employee assistance helpline
• Mileage paid for car usage
• Well-equipped on-site gym

About Us

Hightown is a charitable housing association operating principally in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire. We believe everyone should have a home and the support they need, so our aim is to build new homes and to provide excellent housing and support.

We currently manage over 7,500 homes from our head office in Hemel Hempstead and employ over 1,000 full and part time staff. We have an annual turnover of £90 million and a development programme that will deliver over 400 new affordable homes each year.

If you are interested in joining our friendly team, please download the job description and click apply below.

Appointment to this position will be subject to satisfactory enhanced DBS, right to work, reference and medical checks.

Closing date: Wednesday 26th May 2021

Interviews: Monday 7th June 2021

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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An exciting vacancy has arisen for an Activities Co-ordinator to join our Support Centre in Newcastle. We are looking for a motivated individual who is passionate about co-ordinating and managing activities for clients. This is an interesting opportunity to work for a flexible employer committed to it’s staff. The ideal candidate will be responsible for developing activities and sessions with a focus on enhancing clients mental and physical well-being.

Working Hours = You will be contracted to 22.5 hours per week over 3 days, working 7.5 hours per day Monday to Friday (may involve occasional evening and weekend work)

Location = Newcastle

Contract = Temporary - 1 year fixed term contract

Salary = £11.40 per hour (£13,338 per annum)

Benefits Package = 33 days holiday (pro rata) per year inclusive of bank holidays increasing to 38 days with service, competitive pension scheme, employee assistant programme, retail discounts, birthday day off, buy / sell holiday scheme, enhanced maternity pay and lots more

YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist in identifying and developing activities that will support clients who come to the centre and working with those clients to ensure that they feel welcome and supported
• Ensure there are measures in place to track the success of the services provided to achieve positive outcomes that are measurable and sustainable
• Coordinate activities at the centre so that clients can access the right activities at the right time and deliver activities when required
• Assist the Project Manager to support existing and future volunteers to deliver activities

TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE, YOU’LL NEED:

• GCSE in Maths and English grades A*-C or equivalent qualification
• Experience of co-ordinating and managing activities
• Understanding and empathy with clients facing mental health challenges
• Ability to manage own time and work on own initiative with minimal direct supervision
• Empathy and understanding of SVP ethos and values – and commitment to them

It is desirable that the candidate can demonstrate the following –

• A training/teaching qualification
• Experience of working with and/or managing volunteers
• Experience working within a third sector environment

Closing Date = 20th May 2021

Interviews = WC: 31st May 2021

Previous candidates need not apply. Unfortunately, if you have not received a response within four weeks of your application, you have not been successful on this occasion. We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy if a suitable candidate is sourced before the closing date.

ABOUT THE SVP:

The St Vincent de Paul Society (or as it is often known - the SVP) is an international Christian voluntary organisation dedicated to tackling poverty and disadvantage by providing practical assistance to those in need. We feed the hungry, we support the homeless, we visit the lonely and we befriend the stranger.

Whilst we ask that staff have sympathy with the Christian values, religion is not taken into account in recruitment as we value people of all faiths or none.

We are a nationwide charity providing support and care to older people in the vibrant Borough of Bromley. We are seeking a highly motivated individual who has the ability to develop and coordinate a stimulating and relevant range of activities for our clients across three extra care services located in Bromley Common, Penge and Orpington. You will be developing activities in a collaborative manner ensuring that they meet clients’ goals, improve their wellbeing and enhance social inclusion.

You must be a proactive and creative person with the ability to build links with the local community and access resources and new opportunities. A genuine interest in working with older adults at risk is essential, as is a commitment to diversity.

You will be well organised and efficient with excellent communication and IT skills (especially Word/Excel/Publisher). You will be approachable with a warm and effervescent manner. You must enjoy working in a team environment as well as be able to work alone using your own initiative.

In return for your commitment we can offer you interesting and varied work and you will enjoy visible and supportive management from our team.

You will be based in our services in Bromley and will be expected to travel between them as required. A driver is preferred, however all our services are easily reached by public transport. Some other travel within our wider London services may also be needed. Working hours will be generally within the hours of 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday; however there will be some work on evenings and weekends, so flexibility will be required. Given that this is a client facing role, working from home will not be an option.

Job Title: Support and Development Worker (North East) 

Department: England SDW Service Team 

Reports to: England SDW Service Manager 

Salary: £25,930 pro rata (dependent on experience)  

Hours: 21 hours (3 days 9-5 during Monday to Friday) 

Location: Home based (commutable across Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, County Durham, Teesside, Cumbria) 

Purpose of Job 

To deliver a high quality service to and facilitate opportunities for individuals with spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus and their families/carers through Shine membership.  To empower and enable members affected by the conditions to lead healthy and happy lives through greater independence, better condition management and by creating links to the Shine community across England. 

Core role 

To provide information to individuals, families and carers affected by Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus including hard to reach communities living within the area. 

To provide advice, support and guidance to enable people with Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus to access the correct benefits to become financially stable, the right services to improve their health and well-being, and to better co-ordinate their care and independence through a variety of methods. This will include attending specialist clinics in the area to engage with them. 

To refer individual members and/or their families/carers to the most appropriate source of expertise and support in Shine’s Health team and other designated leads within the organisation, or signpost to external agencies as appropriate. 

To develop age-specific groups and peer support networks which will provide opportunities for people with Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus to connect and interact, enabling social opportunities and to share experiences, support and learn from each other. 

To work with and develop opportunities for Shine volunteers. 

To contribute to the delivery of regional and national programme of events to Shine’s membership, based on identified need and interests, geographical location and age. (Due to Covid 19 restrictions, for the foreseeable future, these are taking the form of online social groups, zooms and facebook live information & advice sessions) 

To provide information to professionals working with those individuals and families affected by Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus. 

To raise greater awareness of Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus amongst professionals, external organisations and the general public through presentations, training and attendance at professional events. 

To actively promote membership of Shine to people with the relevant conditions. 

To keep clear and accurate records for monitoring and evaluation using our Charity Log System. 

To work with service, fundraising, marketing, trust and grants colleagues and Shine’s membership to identify and seize potential fundraising opportunities for long-term sustainability of the work. 

To prepare and keep up to date a directory of relevant contacts across the area and to share relevant information with colleagues. 

To undertake administrative duties as required of the role. 

Any other duties in line with the job role. 

Essential criteria 

• Ability to travel across the designated areas 

• Flexible working hours, this may include some weekends 

• Ability to work from home 

• The ability to be motivated and work on your own initiative with lone working from home, whilst also travelling across the area and Region to be part of the wider dispersed team. 

• Full Enhanced DBS checks and referencing will be completed 

Experience and qualifications – essential 

• At least two years’ recent experience of delivering support and advice services 

• Experience of working with people of all ages with disabilities 

• At least two years’ experience of advising on one or more of the following: 

Health and wellbeing; independence; benefits; education and learning; employment; developing friendships and social skills; reducing isolation 

• Experience of developing and delivering opportunities to enable and empower people with disabilities to achieve their goals towards independence. 

Experience and Qualifications – desirable 

• Hold a qualification in a health, nursing, social care or disability related field 

• Experience of working in the third sector in a paid or unpaid capacity 

Knowledge, skills and abilities – essential 

• Understanding of spina bifida and hydrocephalus and of the issues and challenges faced by people living with these conditions 

• Ability to work with people individually and to facilitate and run group activities and events 

• Excellent communication skills both verbally and written 

• IT literate with a good knowledge of computer systems and programmes (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and use of databases 

• A non-judgemental approach to working with people 

Knowledge, skills and abilities – desirable 

• Understanding of the role peer support plays in enhancing services and support to members 

• An awareness and understanding of how to use social media and its effectiveness in reducing social isolation 

Shine is a Disability Confident employer and will offer guaranteed interviews if a disabled applicant meets the minimum criteria for the job. 

Closing date: 01/06/2021 at 9am 

Interviews (by Zoom): week commencing 07/06/2021

Depaul UK are currently looking for a Youth Homeless Support Worker (Nights) to join us in West Didsbury. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £19,608 per annum + pension and benefits.

Depaul UK works with some of the most disadvantaged young people in the UK. We specialise in working in communities where poverty and long-term unemployment have resulted in generations of social exclusion and high rates of homelessness.

Over the past 30 years, we have grown as an organisation and developed and enhanced our work and the impact it has across the UK.  Depaul UK has a wide range of services for young people and adults at risk of homelessness.

The Youth Homeless Support Worker (Nights) role:

This is an exciting and rewarding opportunity to make a real difference to the community and to the lives of young, vulnerable adults at risk of homelessness.

With guidance from the line manager, the successful post-holder will support a caseload of 4-5 clients and their move towards independence. They will also be involved in running group sessions and activities at the project, to support residents’ individual development and social engagement.

The official job title for this position is Progression Coach (Nights).

What makes this Youth Homeless Support Worker (Nights) role exciting?

- A full induction and training to enhance the ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ skills required’
- Training in the Depaul Endeavour model
- Continuous support and supervision including reflective practice to develop your learning and skills as a practitioner

What will ideally support your success as one of our Youth Homeless Support Worker (Nights):

- Great experience working with young people or those who have experienced homelessness
- Strong understanding of the needs of people who have experienced homelessness, poor mental health and substance misuse
- Good knowledge and understanding of Risk Assessments and Support Planning
- Good literacy, numeracy and IT skills
- Ability to demonstrate clear understanding of safeguarding requirements and procedures

What’s it like to work at Depaul UK?

You'll be joining a friendly, flexible and values-led organisation, and will receive:

- Competitive salary
- 26 days of annual holiday plus bank holidays
- Contributory pension scheme
- Life assurance

So, if this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you and you’d like to become our Youth Homeless Support Worker (Nights) then please click ‘apply’ today – don’t miss out, we’d love to hear from you!

Closing Date: Wednesday 21st April at 12pm

An enhanced DBS disclosure is a requirement for this role. Our recruitment checks, induction, and ongoing support and supervision reflect our commitment to safeguarding our clients. Depaul UK strives to be equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

We kindly request no contact from Recruitment or Media Agencies.