Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday (ability to work outside of `core` hours, including before and after school)

Location: Roundwood School and Community Centre, Harlesden, London. Travel across the borough of Brent as required

Role Overview

This is an exciting role for an experienced Family Support Worker who is passionate about helping children and families achieve their full potential.

You will be joining the UP Team as well as playing a key role in the team at Roundwood, they are both utterly committed to transforming life chances of children through preventative work that supports children with social, emotional and mental health needs. 

You will hold a caseload of children and families with complex, multiple needs, working within the School and in families’ homes to support increased school attendance, reduce the likelihood of further educational and social exclusion, follow up on child protection matters, enable the family to access local support networks and build resilience and autonomy through parenting support (group and individual).

These children may be on the role of a mainstream school with the plan of a phased return, or they may be staying at Roundwood to complete the rest of their education, so interventions will need to be targeted and both short and longer-term.

You will be working alongside the dedicated Roundwood team, and in partnership with a number of agencies, in particular health and educational professionals, the Police, CAMHS, social care, housing services, substance misuse teams, domestic abuse teams, and other adult services.

How to Apply

Please visit our website to see a full job description and to make your application by submitting your CV along with a covering statement which clearly demonstrates how you meet the person specification (we will be reviewing shortlisted candidates closely against the person specification)

Closing date: 10am on 6th November 2020

Interviews will take place W/C 12th November 2020 either via zoom or in person

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All roles are subject to safer recruitment practices, and this position will require an Enhanced Disclosure with Barred list check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

Our children and families and staff come from a wide range of backgrounds and we value the unique contribution that each individual can bring to UP. We strongly believe that a diverse and inclusive team is vital to our work, and we welcome applications from all sectors of the community. We are especially interested in hearing from individuals who are Black, Asian or from a minority ethnic background.

For further information or if you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the application process, please contact HR

Did you know that there may be over 20,000 Sutton residents who care, unpaid, for a family member or friend
who is sick or disabled due to a physical, mental health or substance misuse issue? Sutton Carers Centre
works in partnership to help improve and maintain the quality of life for these Young and Adult Carers living
and/or working in the London Borough of Sutton.

As a partner in Sutton ‘Uplift’, Sutton Carers Centre is working alongside the lead partner, South West London & St Georges NHS Mental Health Trust, to deliver a range of services aimed at supporting anyone with a mental health or wellbeing need in the London Borough of Sutton.

We are seeking a Carers Wellbeing Navigator who will be based within the Wellbeing Team at Sutton Uplift, and who will lead on providing practical and emotional support to Carers and those who may otherwise not access mental health services.

You will have experience of working with people who have experienced poor mental health, with values based on recognising the unique strengths and abilities of individuals and families. You will be helping to build capacity and resilience within families and communities, offering support tailored to individuals to help improve their wellbeing.

Closing date for applications: Monday 26th October 2020 12 noon

Proposed date for Interviews: Tuesday 3rd November 2020

We are seeking a motivated and energetic person to work as part of a team of talented paid staff and volunteers, whose role will be central to the development of a high-quality service to (unpaid) Carers and their families. Whilst helping people to develop their own support networks, independent of statutory or public services, you will be assisting Carers and their families to maximise their income by encouraging full benefit checks, supporting Carers to complete benefit forms, and where and when necessary, assisting them to access individual grants and other funding streams.

Closing Date for applications:  We intend to keep applications open until Monday 30th November. However, we will close the applications early, if an appointable candidate applies before this date. 

Date of Interviews: We will be interviewing suitable candidates as applications are received with plans to appoint as soon as a suitable candidate is identified. 

The role

This is a new and exciting role which comes as a result of our charity growing and increasing the amount of services we offer. The Volunteer and Community Services Manager is responsible for developing and managing our community based projects, which are hugely popular with our clients, adults with learning disabilities and/or autism.

As well as leading on these, you’ll co-ordinate and manage the volunteers which are the backbone of these projects, ensuring they have a really great experience with us. You’ll take a pro-active approach to managing a team of staff, and provide regular and on-going support to volunteers. You’ll be fundamental in shaping how these projects and future projects, will make the biggest impact possible to the lives of disabled adults. 

Who we are looking for

Our ideal candidate would have project and people management experience within the third sector. They'll have good knowledge of how to run successful volunteer led projects and a good understanding of the support needs of our clients as well as best practice in volunteering. They'll be exceptionally organised, be a great team worker and pay close attention to detail. They'll enjoy juggling a busy but rewarding workload, and have excellent written and face to face communication and facilitation skills.

They'll be approachable and enjoy building meaningful relationships with stakeholders. They’ll enjoy solving problems and be driven to deliver the best possible service to our service users. They'll be happy to work flexibly as regular out of hours’ work is an essential part of this role.  

About us

At Share, we’re passionate about supporting disabled people to set their own goals for learning and life, and then helping them to achieve their aspirations.  The majority of our service users are people with learning disabilities and/or autism. We offer a range of training, employment, personal development, leisure and community based opportunities. We're working for a world where disabled people are fully included and have access to all the amenities and opportunities in their communities.

We won the prestigious award of Employer of the Year at Wandsworth Business Awards 2019. We also hold the Investors in People accreditation and we are accredited by the National Autistic Society. 

To apply

Please download the full job description and person specification and then complete our application form and equal opportunities form - downloadable via our vacancies page on our website and from Charity Job. 

We particularly welcome applications from male and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, who are currently under represented at this level within our organisation. 

Hours: 35 hours per week, evening and weekend work is essential   
Annual leave: 25 days annual leave per year (increasing by one day per year until you reach a maximum of 30)
Closing date: Wednesday 11th November 2020 at 10am 
Interview date: Tuesday 17th November 2020

At Carers First, we understand that caring can be hard, but believe getting the right help should not be. Obtaining relevant information and support can itself be a challenge, but with it, carers can thrive. That is why Carers First offers several avenues for people to get the help they need either online, on the phone or within their community. We offer timely advice and worth with carers and their families to identify the best way forward, for them as individuals. There are many reasons people require care, including illness, disability, frailty, mental health issues or addiction.

We are currently seeking a Carer Support Adviser to join our team in the London Borough of Newham. The requirements of the role will include, managing conversations with carers to identify need and provide information, advice, guidance and wellbeing support, running peer support groups and pro-active identification of carers through partnership working.

To be successful you will have experience of working with adults either in a 1:1 or group setting, working knowledge of social care and health, particularly in relation to adults and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. High standards of written skills are needed in order to help the carer identify their information and support needs and to present these in a personal action plan.

In return, you will benefit from working for a not-for-profit organisation that delivers a service which makes a real difference to people’s lives. We offer training and development to help you grow your career, good annual leave entitlement, flexible working options, access to our work-place pension, employee assistance programme and a Benenden Healthcare package.

If you are interested in becoming part of our team and have the skills and experience, we are looking for and are passionate about making a real difference then please read the Job Description and Person Specification and evidence your skills and experience within your supporting statement.

Appointments are subject to Carers First receiving an appropriate disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service that we consider acceptable.

We encourage and welcome applications regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation or age.

If you would like to discuss this role confidentially, please contact us and we will be happy to organise for one of the Team to contact you.

Please be advised that if you do not hear from us within one week of the closing date your application has not been successful.

Please also be advised that applications will be reviewed by the panel when they are received, so we reserve the right to close this advert early should the need arise.

Closing Date: 25 October 2020

 

Care & Learning Support Workers (Adults/Children)

Throughout the pandemic, St Elizabeth’s have kept both their residents and staff safe during these difficult times.

Do you want to be part of a team to help and support vulnerable people within our community?

Care & Support Workers (Adults/Children)

£17,622 - £21,582 per annum (£9.04- £11.07 per hour) plus weekend enhancements and overtime opportunities.

We currently have exciting Care & Learning Support Worker vacancies in our Adult Home, Children’s Home, College and School supporting our residents to live their lives as independently as possible in our well-equipped on-site bungalows. Our teams assist with leisure activities such as horse-riding and swimming, alongside general domestic duties and personal care.

You don’t need experience in care to join us – but you do need to be dedicated, caring and passionate about people. Our on-site training team will support you to achieve fully funded recognised qualifications in Care, Adult Care or Residential Childcare Child Care (RQF 2 & RQF 3). If you’re an excellent communicator with the desire, resilience, patience and motivation to support others we can offer you an incredibly rewarding role.

St Elizabeth’s is situated in 68 acres of Hertfordshire parkland between Harlow and Bishop’s Stortford. We support people with Epilepsy and other complex needs from the age of 5 through to 78 in our Children’s Home, School, College, Residential Homes with nursing and Day Centre. Over 150 adults and children call St Elizabeth’s their home making us an inspirational place to do great work.

We offer a mixture of early and late shifts (7.15am – 2.45pm and 2.15pm – 9.45pm), night positions, and weekend work across our full- time, part-time, casual roles and an excellent range of staff benefits, including:

• Currently a 20% uplift on your salary for working overtime on a Saturday & Sunday for full-time permanent employees
• Fully paid for DBS
• Opportunity to pursue recognised qualifications of your own
• Fabulous staff development – fully funded for you by the Centre
• Free on-site parking
• Subsidised restaurant
• High Street retail/leisure discounts
• Generous holidays
• Discounted gym membership
• Free Life assurance

To apply and to find out more information about St Elizabeth’s, please visit our website.

Offers are subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS check paid for by the centre. Please note we are not on a public transport route. Salary is dependent on the role, qualifications and experience.

Registered Charity 1176777 Equal opportunities employer

You may have experience of the following: Support Worker, Care Worker, Care Assistant, Healthcare Worker, Healthcare Assistant, Community Support Worker, Disability, Disabilities, Care Staff, Charity, Charities, Not for Profit, NFP, Third Sector, etc.

Ref: 94566

Independent Age wants to make the UK a better place to grow old for everyone. What we do is very simple and effective. We understand the issues faced as we grow older, campaign for change, and provide support services people can rely on – from award winning information guides, telephone advice and support, and a network of volunteers helping us to beat loneliness and isolation across the UK.

It’s an incredibly exciting time to join Independent Age and help make an impact on the lives of older people. This role provides line management and support to a team of 3 Technical Advisers, topic specialists covering social care, benefits, housing, health and wellbeing issues. This post will ensure Independent Age staff and volunteers receive the guidance and support they need in order to deliver accurate information and advice that enables older people to live well with dignity, choice and purpose. It will also support IA’s communications, marketing, policy and influencing activity, representing IA externally when required.

Experienced in managing a team, you will have substantial knowledge of legislative frameworks and issues affecting older people, and the ability to deliver complex advice and information in an understandable format in line with Advice Quality Standard or other quality frameworks.  With proven organisational skills, including ability to prioritise and balance a large number of concurrent tasks you will have the ability to manage projects and meet targets.

At Carers First, we understand that caring can be hard, but believe getting the right help should not be. Obtaining relevant information and support can itself be a challenge, but with it, carers can thrive. That is why Carers First offers several avenues for people to get the help they need either online, on the phone or within their community. We offer timely advice and worth with carers and their families to identify the best way forward, for them as individuals. There are many reasons people require care, including illness, disability, frailty, mental health issues or addiction.

We are currently seeking a Carer Support Adviser – Team Lead to join our team in the London Boroughs of Newham and Hackney. The requirements of the role will include, working with carers to identify need and provide information, advice, guidance and wellbeing support, pro-active identification of carers through partnership working and support the Service Manager to lead and supervise Carers First’s Newham and Hackney community-based services team.

To be successful you will have experience of working with adults either in a 1:1 or group setting, working knowledge of social care and health, particularly in relation to adults. Experience of managing people is required and you will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. High standards of written skills are essential to help the carer identify their information and support needs and to present these in a personal action plan.

In return, you will benefit from working for a not-for-profit organisation that delivers a service which makes a real difference to people’s lives. We offer training and development to help you grow your career, good annual leave entitlement, flexible working options, access to our work-place pension, employee assistance programme and a Benenden Healthcare package.

If you are interested in becoming part of our team and have the skills and experience, we are looking for and are passionate about making a real difference then please read the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please complete an application via our website and attach a CV and a supporting statement which should clearly address how you meet the person specification.

Appointments are subject to Carers First receiving an appropriate disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service that we consider acceptable.

We encourage and welcome applications regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation or age.

Please note that if you have not been contacted within one week of the closing date, your application has not been successful.

Please also be advised that applications will be reviewed by the panel when they are received, so we reserve the right to close this advert early should the need arise.

Closing Date: 25 October 2020

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?

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

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 one to one home assessments and running group activities, to help reduce loneliness, improve health and wellbeing and increase older people 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 133 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 people 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 people 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, including 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). You will also take responsibility for a new caseload of referrals and carry out home assessments on clients to identify their individual needs. Working closely with health, adult social care, housing departments 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 People’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 people 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 09:00 on Monday 02 November.

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.

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.

Due to the impending retirement of the current post holder, we have an exciting opportunity for a Volunteer Services Manager to join our Workforce Team.

You will play a vital role in continuing to shape, develop and deliver a service which provides our volunteers with opportunities to utilise their valuable skills and expertise to help us deliver and grow our services to the Wirral Community.

A key aspect of this role is further developing the networking opportunities and engagement within our community that ensures that we have the ability to grow our team of existing volunteers.

With significant proven competencies in supporting volunteers within a diverse organisation and a passion for the difference that volunteers can make, you the will be an expert in the best practice associated with the recruitment, on-boarding and engagement of volunteers that operate in a variety of roles and an excellent people manager, who has proven ability of leading and inspiring teams to excel.

This post is subject to an appropriate level of DBS check.

In return, some of the benefits that we offer include, a commitment to learning and development, 27 days annual leave in addition to public holiday, flexible working arrangements and different pension schemes available.

Manchester Mind believes in the power of listening and feeling heard and that a better understanding of mental health benefits everyone. We do this by providing a range of services across Manchester to young people and adults.

Our work is guided by our values of:

Openness

Belonging

Strength

Collaboration

Manchester Mind is looking to recruit a Community Mental Health Practitioner to deliver one-to-one psychosocial support to young people in Manchester.

We would like to work with someone who is experienced, dynamic and passionate about being able to develop and deliver accessible mental health support services for young people.

Position: Community Mental Health Practitioner

Salary: £27,905 (18 month contract)

Hours: 35 hours per week

The skills and knowledge that are important to us are:

• Ability to work in an open, supportive and collaborative way that builds kind relationships and is receptive to and appreciative of the skills and talents of everyone.
• Experience of delivering short and long term one-to-one support for young people.
• Experience of delivering and adapting services to ensure accessibility.

You can download all application documents from this listing, or from the Vacancies page of the Manchester Mind website.

All applications must be received by 9am, Monday 2nd November 2020.

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, or had experience of volunteering.

Learning Disabilities Team - Adult - Full Time

Your new company
An exciting new opportunity has risen in North London for a large local authority, within the Assessment Teams of the Children in Need of Support and Protection service.

Your new role
As the new Social Worker within the Learning Disabilities Team, it will be your responsibility to promote autonomy and development with individuals who have complex social needs who are more vulnerable as a result of disability, exclusion or diminished capacity. You will be working with communities, families and individuals to maximise or promote their personal strengths, social networks and resources. You will also ensure equality of access to services, promoting independence, choice and control at all times.

You will be undertaking complex, needs-led assessments that empower service users and their carers/families, promoting independence whilst concentrating on abilities rather than impairments. Involving users and carers/families in all aspects of the setting up of care plans and delivery of care packages will also be key.

You will be delivering best practice within a workload consisting of complex and diverse case, managing risk whilst promoting time limited care by application and understanding of relevant legislation and best practice guidance.

What you'll need to succeed
In order to be a successful candidate for this role, you will need:
- Degree or Diploma in Social Work
- Active HCPC Registration
- Good knowledge of Health and Social care needs of vulnerable adults

What you'll get in return
The opportunity to work alongside Hays who will supply you with your own personal recruitment consultant who specialises in your field of work. A full time, contract role paying a competitive rate. You will receive support throughout your employment and a full time work pattern.

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, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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Phoenix Futures is looking to recruit a passionate and solution focussed Communities Engagement Team Manager as part of our Building Futures service at HMP Pentonville.

As a Communities Engagement Manager you will have up to date knowledge and understanding of the support available in the community for our service users upon release. You will have line management duties and will be responsible for representing our service in a variety of multi-stakeholder meetings. You will develop Through the Gate and Family support initiatives and will be confident in building and maintaining relationships with internal and external partnership agencies in order to fully support the client through their recovery. 

As an individual, we are looking for someone who is self-motivated and good problem solver who can work on their own initiative, and as part of a team. You will need excellent communication skills and the ability to navigate challenging situations with a solution focused approach.

Successful candidates will be dynamic and forward thinking with keen insight into transition of care from custody into the community. The ideal candidate will have experience of line management, safeguarding and working with vulnerable adults presenting with substance, alcohol and associated issues.

The Phoenix Futures Group has more than 50 years’ experience of developing and delivering pioneering substance misuse services. We believe in being the best and that is why we constantly strive to learn and innovate, to challenge ourselves, to adapt and to work together with others who can bring valuable expertise. Join us and we will support you to contribute to the creative development of our treatment and recovery approach to meet the needs of our service users, our commissioners and stakeholders. You’ll also have access a range of learning and development opportunities to support your personal and professional development.

BID Services is a charity. We work in partnership with children, young people, adults and their families and carers. We support people who are deaf, hard of hearing, visually impaired, have a dual sensory loss or other disability. 

BID Services is looking for a highly motivated and experienced individual to join our senior management team. The Head of Operations will take on a key role, leading and managing day to day operations/services in line with the organisations strategic plan and contract requirements. Experience of leading a wide range of services and projects is essential.

As Head of Operations you will report to the Chief Executive and work closely with the senior management team. You will have experience within the health and social care/disability sector and a good working knowledge of safeguarding and relevant legislation including the Care Act. Ideally you will have experience as a practising social worker however this is not essential. 

You will have a proven track record of delivering high quality services alongside effective contract management/compliance and performance management. You will need to be financially and IT competent with experience of working with databases and quality assurance systems. A commitment to co-production, co-design and delivery is essential.

A flair for networking and building relationships that lead to income generation and contract acquisition is also a requirement as you will be have to work closely with our Business Development Team to develop and mobilise new services. A commitment to co-production, co-design and delivery is essential.

BID Services is an excellent place to work, we are committed to putting those who access our services at the centre of all that we do and we recognise staff as our greatest asset. As an organisation we have a business mind set but never lose sight of our caring ethos. If you are looking for an exciting new challenge as part of a successful senior management team we would love to hear from you.

This role is based in our  Head Office in Birmingham or flexibility to be based in one of our areas of operation

Closing date: 9am on 3rd November 2020

Interview date TBC