We are looking to recruit a Land & Livestock Manager, reporting directly to the General Manager, the Land & Livestock Manager will be responsible for the effective leadership of the Livestock department. The successful candidate will:

• Lead, motivate and develop a team of staff and volunteers to ensure the safe and effective day-to-day running of the Livestock department.
• Work closely with other departments. to create a welcoming, fun and educational environment for visitors of all ages and backgrounds.
• Be a key member of the management team, assist the General Manager and Trustees with strategic planning and the delivery of the farm’s business and charitable objectives.

We are looking for an innovative forward thinker who is passionate about animals and visitors alike. The ideal candidate will have suitable Animal Management experience and be a skilled manager who is able to help staff reach their full potential.

JOB DESCRIPTION

ANIMAL MANAGEMENT

• Responsible for the day to day care of the Farm’s animals, ensuring the highest levels of animal welfare and husbandry.
• Coordinate livestock management planning - ensuring that the Farm maintains a varied mix of animals in order to maximise welfare, visitor experience, educational opportunities and income generation.
• Work with the General Manager to develop, improve and maintain animal enclosures and pastures using available resources.
• Ensure the husbandry and welfare standards of Farm Animals are ‘best practice’ and comply with requirements of the local authority and APHA accordingly.
• Develop and maintain a focus on rare breed livestock.

LAND MANAGEMENT

• Assist with the maintenance of the grounds, walkways, pastures, hedging, fencing and gardens, including pasture rotation and minor repairs that require immediate attention.
• Assisting with the planning and delivery of major repairs and projects.
• Be the main point of contact for garden activities.

CUSTOMER SERVICE

• Deal with customer queries in line with Farm’s complaints policy.
• Organise resources to ensure a visible staff/volunteer presence during peak visitor times.
• Assist with the planning and provision of events, visits, open days etc.
• Work closely with other managers to maximise visitor enjoyment and increase awareness of the Farm’s charitable objectives.

EDUCATION

• Work closely with other staff to maximise volunteering and educational opportunities for people of all ages and abilities, including children and adults with special needs.
• Play an active part in advising and supporting the Education provision with on and off-site activities including tours and talks and enclosure interpretation.
• Supervise and assist volunteers and work experience staff, ensuring that they are able to meet personal objectives and learn new skills.

HEALTH & SAFETY

• Responsible for the management of Health & Safety within Livestock areas.
• Ensure that staff and volunteers are fully aware of their responsibilities with regards to health and safety .
• Identify visitor accessibility issues around the site and work with department managers to address these.
• Regularly review all relevant Health & Safety procedures and protocols.

COMMUNICATION

• · Actively participate in regular team meetings – providing positive and constructive feedback and ideas on all aspects of the Farm’s work.
• Promote the Farm in a positive manner at all times, both internally and externally (e.g. with suppliers, colleagues, at meetings, events or in the media).
• Act as a point of contact for operational issues, working with other department managers to resolve problems and ensure facilities are open and accessible to the public.
• Update and share relevant knowledge about animal welfare and/or husbandry techniques.

STAFF & VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT

• Lead & manage a small team of permanent and casual staff, coordinating rotas, holidays, recruitment, inductions & training.
• Motivate your team to ensure the highest standard of performance at all times. Carrying out regular 1-2-1s and appraisals of direct reports.
• Participate in the recruitment of key personnel and assist with disciplinary procedures as required.
• Work closely with other managers to ensure compliance with key policies, including Equal Opportunities and Safeguarding.

FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

• Monitor department budgets and work towards agreed income targets in all areas of responsibility.
• Provide regular reports and information for the General Manager and Board of Trustees.
• Work with the General Manager to identify new ways of increasing revenue streams and donations.

• Ensure that all livestock records and inventories are accurate and comply with relevant legislation (e.g. drugs and medical supplies, health, breeding and movement records).

GENERAL

• React to unexpected operational challenges in a calm, efficient and professional manner.
• Cover Duty Management responsibilities when required
• Represent and deputise for General Manager as required.
• Promote environmental sustainability in all areas of responsibility.

PERSONAL SPECIFICATION

ESSENTIAL

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification in Animal Care/Agriculture

WORK RELATED EXPERIENCE

• Demonstratable practical experience of working with livestock.
• Experience of working with young people.
• Experience of Health and Safety, including risk assessment and maintenance management.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• Good numeracy, literacy and IT skills, with the ability to keep accurate records.
• Strong experience of managing and motivating staff and volunteers.
• Knowledge of Safeguarding and Equal Opportunities legislation.

PERSONAL QUALITIES

• Excellent communication
• A positive team player
• Able to work weekends and flexible to the needs of the job.
• A creative, open and innovative approach to working with people, particularly those who experience disadvantage and inequality.
• Able to identify imaginative and productive ways of utilising assets with limited resources.
• Organised and efficient

OTHER

• Full clean driving license
• Consent to an enhanced DBS
• Able to meet the physical requirements of the role.

DESIRABLE

QUALIFICATIONS

• Additional practical/academic qualifications in livestock related areas

WORK RELATED EXPERIENCE

• Experience of working in a community farm.
• Experience of working with adults and children with physical and/or learning disabilities.
• Experience of breeding animals, meat production and sales of produce

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• Knowledge of fundraising and income generation.
• Horticultural/food growing knowledge or experience.

OTHER

• Qualified First aider

Recruiting for a Support Worker to join our Young People and Care Leavers in Ealing!

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

Minster House is a specialist semi-independent service for young people in and leaving care aged 16-21. The service provides a high level of support to young people with a variety of complex needs. The service is staffed 24/7 by a team of enthusiastic and caring support workers. The service aims to support young people to manage and address their various support needs and risks whilst also supporting young people to learn basic life skills and be ready to live independently.

Job Overview:

Support Workers will provide support to customers to help them develop the life skills they require to meet the assessed needs of the customers of the service. They will work with customers to promote social inclusion and alongside other members of the team to promote independent living, encouraging customers to maximise their skills and choices.

Key Responsibilities:

- Building supportive, trusting relationships with customers
- Working proactively with other members of the team to handle the service caseload and administrative responsibilities
- Supporting key customers to set personalised goals in the form of a Support Plan
- Conducting regular key work sessions that are innovative and engaging in order to achieve Support Plan goals
- Ensuring ongoing assessment and management of risks associated with customers within an attitude of 'positive risk taking'
- Proactively manage risk and safety both in and outside of their physical living environment
- Providing support with daily living activities, including practical assistance where skills are not yet developed, to ensure that customers enjoy a high quality of accommodation
- Proactive development of links with local statutory and voluntary organisations to provide a range of engagement opportunities for customers in the community
- Involving customers in the design, development and delivery of the service
- Empowering customers to ensure they receive the service and benefits they are entitled to
- Encouraging and enabling tenants to pay their rent and ensure that rent accounts are managed effectively
- Ensuring Look Ahead Health and Safety policies are adhered to at all time and to uphold all health and safety responsibilities within relevant policies and local protocols
- Adhering to all other Look Ahead's policies and procedures
- Engaging in learning and development activity to increase knowledge and skills
- Day to day instruction/ supervision of Assistant Support Workers/domestic staff/ Personal Support Assistants where appropriate
- Undertaking any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as assigned by the Team Leader/ Manager

Person Specification:

- Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement
- Approachable and open behaviour
- Prefers working as part of a group or team
- Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
- Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
- Flexible
- Open to feedback and self development
- Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments
- Is confident with high levels of self-esteem
- Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
- Is essentially customer-focused
- Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude
- Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviours

Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

Essential:

- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent experience in the social care/charity sector

Desirable:

- Experience working with young people

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

Recruiting for 2 Assessment Support Workers to join our Homelessness and Complex Needs Service in Hammersmith and Fulham!

GBP 22,568 working 40 hours per week, plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more.This is a 3 month Fixed Term Contract.

The Coninghams is a 31 bed assessment centre for single homeless men and women that have links within the borough. The accommodation provides 5 separate self contained units and 26 on suite bed rooms, with shared kitchen facilities on each floor. The scheme is staffed 24 hours, with Night Support Workers and Concierge cover. The service acts as the assessment centre for customers entering supported housing within Hammersmith and Fulham. Customers receive an intensive 10 - 12 week period of assessment before being referred onto appropriate supported or Private Rented accommodation. A major part of the Assessment Support Workers role is putting in the foundation with our customers around basic living skills and preparing the individual to be ready to move into alternative supported accommodation.

Job Overview:
The aim of the project is to assess the individual over an 10-12 week period with the aim of identifying their support and housing needs. In that period we will provide a bed for the customer to assist staff to carry out a detailed assessment to ensure that the recommendation for move on into supported housing is captured correctly. The onus is then on the council to move the individual onto more suitable longer term supported accommodation based on our assessment/recommendation.

The service operates a model of personalised approach in order to address a wide range of presenting complex needs, which could range from mild learning difficulties, substance use (alcohol and drugs), offending, mental health, dual diagnoses, etc. We work closely with outside agencies in order to ensure that the individual is linked into getting the correct support whilst they remain at the assessment centre.

Key Responsibilities:
- Undertake initial and continuous assessment of needs including support needs and daily living skills. This would include potential risks and an assessment of the customers independent living skills as a whole
- The initial and co-produced assessment will incorporate models of co-production, observation and person-centred planning. This is with a view that it is solution focused as to provide a framework for progression towards independent living
- Liaise with partner agencies in regards to the assessment process seeking advice and guidance as to specialist input and clinical input as part of multi disciplinary assessment process
- Create support/ action plans for providing appropriate services based on the assessment and reflecting the services and resources available
- Empower customers to be part of the local community and active participants in the local community as part of a Recovery Capital model
- Liaise with partner agencies in regards to making referrals where an unmet need has been identified via the multi agency assessment
- Ensure that referrals are chased proactively so that properties which can be used to house those in need are filled as efficiently as possible
- Undertake key-working responsibilities for a caseload assigned by the Team Leader/Manager
- Support customers to undertake all domestic tasks as past of the assessment of daily living skills, including practical assistance where they have not yet developed the skills, to ensure customers enjoy a high quality of accommodation
- Develop and maintain links with all key agencies and service providers in the local community
- Co produce In Reach services at The Coninghams so that we are able to action plan jointly with partner agencies and feed into any action plans in regards to customers support needs e.g. Substance Misuse treatment plans
- Attend training and workshops that are delivered via partner agencies were possible to provide a through and up to date assessment
- Empower customers to ensure they receive the service and benefits they are entitled to, including assessment and support of budgeting and debt management to garner their tenancy readiness
- Undertake all administrative work and keep accurate and comprehensive tenant/customer records to professional standards
- Adhere to Look Ahead's Policies and Procedures
- Engage in learning and development activity to increase knowledge and skills
- Provide day-to-day instruction of domestic staff/Personal Support Assistants where appropriate
- Undertake any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as may be reasonably assigned

Skills, Knowledge and Experience:
Essential:
- NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent with little or some previous relevant sector work experience

Desirable:
- Experience working in homelessness

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