Crisis Recovery Worker
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: £20,700.00 pa
Work pattern: Up to 18 hours per week, 7 day rota, evenings and/or weekends depending on agreed hours
Based: Luton

Mind BLMK is a local charity that has been supporting and providing services for adults affected by mental health issues for over 40 years.

We are excited to confirm funding has recently been secured to provide Crisis Cafes, to be delivered across the boroughs of Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes.

Crisis Cafés provide out-of-hours 7 days a week support to those suffering from mental health issues, aiming to prevent escalation, reduce isolation, increase independence and self-management and improve mental health and wellbeing.

This is an exciting role for someone looking to support individuals to deescalate crisis and improve mental health and wellbeing, through focussed 1:1s and structured crisis interventions. We are looking for a highly motivated and dynamic individual with knowledge and experience of supporting vulnerable adults and using the recovery approach in service provision.

The successful applicant will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills to support our flexible approach to delivering crisis interventions moving forwards. You will also need a willingness to enhance and learn skills that will allow you to develop and support volunteers to deliver effective person centred support for our clients. This high profile and challenging role will require a can-do attitude and enthusiastic approach to problem solving.

Once the services are mobilised you will be required to work in a flexible way in order to coordinate a service which operates during evening hours in the week and at weekends and also to engage with the wider BLMK team and external partners.

Closing date: 10.00am on Friday 20 December 2019.

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the Apply button to be directed to our website where you can complete your application.

We hold the Investors in People standard as well as a commitment to Disability Confident and Mindful Employer charters.

No agencies please.

Independent Living Advisor - Assistive Technology

Kents Hill, Milton Keynes 

£22,047 per annum plus £1,670 Essential Car User Allowance

Fixed term contract for 12 months

Would you thrive in a job that is making a real difference to people’s lives in your region?

Our client is more than just a financially strong Housing Association, they are making an impact on the housing crisis, supporting sustainable communities and providing life-long homes for customers. They provide additional, critical services to support the most vulnerable but also build shared ownership and outright sales for those who want to get on the property ladder.

About the role:

This role will deliver an independent living service (predominantly to older people) to individuals in their own home.  You will provide housing related support and services, advocating for tenants and empowering them in order that they are able to maintain their own homes.

What we’re looking for:

• Experience of working with people who have support needs.

• The ability and enthusiasm to work with new technology enabling independence.

• An interest in Assistive Technology to support vulnerable people.

• Good interpersonal skills with a caring and empathetic manner.

• Good IT skills.

• Flexibility.

The successful candidate will be required to partake in the on-call rota. You will be required to be on-call for one full week, approximately once every six weeks. This will include out of hours and weekends. The location of your on-call coverage will be relative to where you live.

Please note, a DBS check is required for this role.

What they offer:

• Competitive salary

• Flexible working

• 25 days holiday rising to 30 after five years service

• Aviva Pension Scheme up to 10% company contribution 

• Up to 2 paid professional subscriptions

• Excellent training and development opportunities

• Free life assurance

• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave

• Health cash-plan including employee assistance

• Regular bonus points from the company Intranet, which lead to vouchers

• Free parking and lift share 

• Gymflex

• Discounted cinema tickets

If you are like-minded in wanting to help shape the future of housing through the delivery of quality services to customers, great at your job and with a ‘can-do’ attitude, they want to hear from you.

You are just one click away from starting your journey here …

Our client is committed to implementing our Equality, Diversity and Customer Care Policy and are proactive about safeguarding vulnerable adults and children.

NO AGENCIES
 

East Hampshire

You’ve got a good understanding of mental health issues and really enjoy supporting others to achieve independence and lead their own recovery. All you need is the perfect environment to put your skills to great use. Welcome to Richmond Fellowship as a Recovery Worker.

Right now, our Housing and Community Based service in East Hampshire is looking for someone like you to support the people who use our services to maintain their tenancy and independence in the community. Not only are we committed to putting them at the heart of everything we do, we recognise they should be involved in decisions that affect their future too. That’s why we need you to inspire and support them to lead their own recovery. So, whether it’s helping to come up with a personal support plan that will see them achieve their goals and aspirations, developing domestic and finance management skills or accessing work, leisure or educational opportunities, your empathy, enthusiasm and compassion will have every chance to shine. Entering accurate case notes onto our IT system will be important too. And, when it comes to regularly liaising with GP surgeries, the local council, charities etc. or promoting the service within the community, again, we'll count on you.

The chances are, you already work in the mental health field. What is for certain is that you’re caring, consistent, flexible and creative, work well under pressure, know how to connect with people at all levels and, like us, are keen to break down the stigma of mental health. Oh and you’re happy working independently or, as a valued member of our team, being part of a 4 weekly rota system to include 1 weekend in  4.

The post holder will be required to cover our services within the East Hampshire area.

The salary for this post is £17,443.00 per annum with subsequent salary progression to £17,980.00 per annum inclusive.

This is a rolling recruitment process, shortlisted candidates will be interviewed as and when they apply.

Closing date: 18th December 2019.

Due to the popularity of some positions, we reserve the right to close the vacancies early on receipt of sufficient applicants.

So, are you ready to take on this rewarding role that comes with some really great benefits? Apply now via our website.

Richmond Fellowship is part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence. We know that recovery can look and feel very different to each and every one of us. But we also know that if we provide the right support, at the right time, we can inspire recovery nationwide and that recovery is possible for everyone

Department: Witness Service - National

Citizens Advice provide free, independent and impartial advice and information to help people resolve their legal, money and other problems. In the past year we have helped over 2.5 million people solve over 6.2 million problems. Our national network delivers services from over 3,000 locations in England and Wales. In 2015 we won Charity Times Charity of the Year for our work. Now we want to do even more.

The team

The role you’re applying for is in the Operations directorate and in the Witness Service team.

The Citizens Advice Witness Service provides a vital service offering free and independent support for witnesses in every criminal court across England and Wales.

The role

We are looking for someone with an excellent understanding of the voluntary sector and experience in managing volunteers.

The Team Leader (Court Services) is responsible for the delivery of the Witness Service within the court environment, through the effective coordination and development of volunteers who support witnesses in their journey through the criminal justice system.

This role is also responsible for developing and maintaining local key stakeholder relationships with a view to enhancing partnership working, maintaining and enhancing service delivery standards and effectiveness.

We are seeking candidates with the ability to develop and motivate volunteers and staff, experience of building effective relationships and creating partnerships with key organisations and other stakeholders.

Citizens Advice won a grant from the Ministry of Justice to run the Witness Service from April 2015.  The Witness Service has nearly 300 staff and 3000 volunteers and offers free, independent, impartial and confidential support and information to 15,000 witnesses each month to give evidence in every criminal court in England and Wales.

Citizens Advice values diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from, LGB and Trans and non-binary candidates.

We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profile.

Job Title: Operations Executive

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time- 35 hours a week

Location: Birmingham, Stoke, Nottingham, Derby, Leicester, Norwich or Luton

As an Operations Executive, you will work directly with young people, volunteers, and partners to deliver programmes and activities to support and encourage young people to live, learn and earn!

We are looking for individuals who engage in challenges with optimism and resilience. People who are adaptive, flexible, and ready to embrace change and innovation.
Ideally have experience in one of the below areas:

• Youth Work
• Health & Care Sector
• Employability / Self Employment Sector
• Managing Partner Organisations and Volunteers
   

You will be a natural and effective communicator, passionate about delivering excellent customer service and making the right decision for young people.  Working as part of a team within a defined geographical area, you will work with clear objectives to ‘connect’, ‘progress’ and help ‘transform’ the lives of young people who need us most.  You will be passionate about delivering excellent customer service and making the right decision for young people.  You will thrive in both teamwork and autonomous settings.

Delivery teams help young people by:

• Ensuring young people who need us the most are recruited and engaged
• Supporting young people into successful employment outcomes
• Ensuring every young person ‘progressed’ has an action plan with an appropriate pathway of support
• Recruitment and management of trusted partners who refer to and/or deliver our services
• The recruitment and management of volunteers to support and deliver our services

To learn more about the role please visit our website.

About The Prince’s Trust

We are a youth charity whose mission is to help young people transform their lives by developing the confidence and skills, to live, learn and earn. This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome!

We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years.  Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper.  We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world.  We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.

The Prince’s Trust is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of the children and young people we work with. Successful applicants to roles at The Prince’s Trust will be subject to criminal vetting checks, and where necessary for the role, a check at an enhanced level will be required.

To apply for this vacancy please complete the online application.  To help you with the supporting statement section, you may want to visit our website to download a copy of the Prince’s Trust Behavioural Framework.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we'd like a helping hand. We'll be in touch if we need you.

Mind BLMK is a local charity that has been supporting and providing services for adults affected by mental health issues for over 40 years.

We are excited to confirm funding has recently been secured to provide Crisis Cafes, to be delivered across the boroughs of Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes.

Crisis Cafés provide out-of-hours 7 days a week support to those suffering from mental health issues, aiming to prevent escalation, reduce isolation, increase independence and self-management and improve mental health and wellbeing.

Peer Support Worker
Location: Luton
Salary: £20.700.00 pa
Contract: Permanent
Hours: We would like this role to offer flexible employment for individuals so will offer roles from 12-30 hours a week

This is an exciting role for someone with lived experience of mental health issues to use their experience of mental health to support others to deescalate a crisis; facilitate crisis focussed 1:1s and peer group sessions that offer structured interventions and support. We are looking for an individual who is a highly motivated peer worker, who is keen to apply their own experiences and develop knowledge and experience of supporting vulnerable adults using the recovery approach in service provision.

The successful applicant will have excellent communication and boundaries awareness skills to support our flexible approach to delivering crisis interventions moving forwards. You will also need a willingness to learn skills that will allow you to develop and support volunteers to deliver effective person centred support for our clients. This high profile and challenging role will require a can-do attitude and enthusiastic approach to problem solving.

Once the services are mobilised you will be required to work in a flexible way in order to offer a service which operates during evening hours in the week and at weekends and also to engage with the wider BLMK team and external partners. 

Closing date: 10.00am on Friday 20 December 2019.

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website to download the application form/information pack and other relevant documents.

Our client holds the Investors in People standard as well as a commitment to Disability Confident and Mindful Employer charters.

No agencies please.

We are working with a health charity who are looking to recruit a Prevention and Support Officer to join their team.

As Prevention and Support Officer, you will lead on the delivery of advice, information and support services to venerable communities and high risk groups in the Luton area.

You will manage the Luton service including one full time member of staff and volunteers to deliver a high quality service.

You will also provide face to face support to individuals with concerns about their health, and provide outreach sessions to 'at-risk' communities, in commercial and non commercial environments.

To be successful in the role, you will have experience of working with at risk communities, and have experience in advice work, as well as managing staff.