As the Schools Project Officer you will further develop the Lambeth Young Carers’ Schools Project.Funded by the Walcot Foundation, our young carers schools project aims to reduce the negative impacts of caring on young carers’ education, thereby increasing the opportunities to reach their potential.  The project has 3 core elements:

• A programme of awareness raising in schools targeting both staff and pupils, delivered through assemblies and workshops for school staff.
• A programme of peer support groups taking place in schools to enable young carers to connect with others in the same situation and share their experiences in a supported environment, reducing their sense of isolation and creating the opportunity for new friendships to develop.
• Intensive one to one support with a cohort of young carers who have the highest levels of need.

The project works with secondary school children aged 11 - 16 who are from low income households.

If you are looking for a fast paced, rewarding project that will make a lasting difference to young carers, we would love to hear from you. 

This post is 21 hours per week 

Closing date: Monday 20th July 2020 at 9am

Interview date: Tuesday 28th July 2020

Are you looking for a rewarding part time, term time only role working with young people?  Funded by Sir Walter St John, our homework club runs every Tuesday between 4.30-6.30pm during term-time and is a place where young carers aged 11 - 16 can complete their homework in a supportive environment outside the classroom and away from any distractions at home.While in lockdown, we are running the club online and offering one to one support using video calls, online project management software and telephone calls.  You will be required to work 10 hours per week in total, including the 2 hour homework club.  The hours can be worked flexibly around the homework club which is fixed. 

As the Homework Club Coordinator you will create a friendly, quiet and welcoming environment for the young carers to complete their homework and think positively about their education.   You will be on hand to offer support and identify any young carers who may benefit from more intensive one to one support.   

You will be the main point of contact for the project, liaising with schools, accepting new referrals, carrying out 1:1 appointments to support young carers with creating an individual learning plan as well as collecting and collating data to support project reporting.  

The Young Carers Team will support and in particular you will be working closely with our with our Schools Project Officer, who will also be supporting 11-16 year olds in schools, and with the wider young carers team.   

Please note this post is term time only. 

Closing date:  Monday 20th July

Interview date: Monday 27th July

A young adult carer is someone aged 15-21 who cares, unpaid, for a friend or family member who has an illness, disability, mental health problem or addiction. Some caring roles are big, others small. Either way, at Carers' Hub Lambeth, we’re here to help. As the Service Coordinator - Young Adult Carers, you will lead in this area of our work.  The project sits within our Young Carers Service and as such you will have the opportunity to work with young carers aged 5 and up too.

We know that friendship, support and trying new things can provide the boost that young adult carers need, so we split our work into three areas:

• We provide 1-2-1 support, tailored around their needs – whether educational, emotional or something else

• We organise a mixture of fun activities throughout the year

• We run a monthly young adult carers meet up group

At the moment, we are working from home and providing our services via phone calls and video calls.  You will need to be creative to come up with new and engaging ways to connect with the young adults, be willing to test out new ways of working and be comfortable with rapid change.   When the lockdown ends, we will be back in our offices in Brixton. 

We are a small friendly charity based in Brixton about to celebrate our 2nd birthday.   As we are still relatively new, you will have loads of opportunities to get involved in other areas of work to build on your existing skills and learn some new ones too!

Redbridge Carers Support Service is a leading carers organisation offering a range of innovative, holistic services to carers. We are currently seeking three sessional counselling and/or coaching practitioners who will join our team to support young adult carers remotely to improve their emotional and mental wellbeing and to support them in their personal and professional development, during and after the COVID-19 outbreak.

The successful candidate will hold a recognised counselling or coaching qualification and be registered with an appropriate professional body. They will have significant experience of providing sessions via telephone and/or online and will be able to set out and hold boundaries with clients remotely. The post holder will be experienced in working with young adults in a time-limited way. They will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build strong, collaborative relationships with both staff and carers.

This is a sessional post, up to 4 hours per week. The role holder will be considered a self-employed practitioner contracted to the organisation to provide counselling or coaching services. Salary: £35 per hour

Please read the Job Description/Person Specification before completing the application form.

CVs will not be accepted. When prompted to upload a CV, please submit the completed application form (available below). 

Failure to address the requirements of the Person Specification may result in applications not being shortlisted.

Completed application forms should be submitted by 9:00 on Monday 20 July 2020.

Manchester Carers Centre is looking for Carers Services Workers to support delivery of our exciting portfolio of services, projects and activities for unpaid Carers delivered across Manchester neighbourhoods. 

• Would you like to work with unpaid Carers in Manchester, delivering direct support and achieving real job satisfaction?

• Would you like to work for a Charity that has a friendly, supportive, compassionate and welcoming team working together to deliver a range of high quality services?

• Does a combination of working from a range of community based venues in neighbourhoods, our office base and home based working appeal to you?

No two days are the same - you could be providing one to one tailored support to a Carer, running a virtual coffee morning, updating our website, writing a report for funders or working in and around Manchester to design, develop and deliver new and innovative neighbourhood projects to engage and support Carers.  Variety is the spice of life, so if you like a challenge, are passionate about making a real difference for unpaid Carers and would like to work for an organisation with an established track record for supporting Carers in Manchester, then this could be the job for you!

We seek

• Either an experienced professional or someone willing to learn quickly to deliver high quality individual and group services to unpaid Carers
• An individual with great drive, excellent communication and presentation skills
• Someone who is able to assess a situation, build a rapport easily, creatively problem solve and research information and provide support to meet individual needs
• An individual who is able to plan their workload and deliver services effectively and efficiently
• Someone with strong IT and Social Media skills and creativity
• An individual with the ability to devise ,deliver and market projects from inception to completion
• A person with  a ‘can-do’ approach who uses their initiative to work with minimal supervision, and is able to work flexibly  and positively as part of a committed team
• Someone who enjoys the variety of a role that is neighbourhood based, with some homeworking and office-based working
• Unpaid Carers are very welcome to apply

With a new Carers Strategy and Carers Pathway being implemented in the city this is an exciting time to join Manchester Carers Centre.

Closing date for all applications is 5pm on Friday 17th July 2020.  CV’s will not be accepted.

Interviews for this post will take place on 28th / 29th July 2020 via Zoom.

We are seeking a Carers Service Manager to cover maternity leave for up to one year.  This exciting opportunity will provide the right candidate with a chance to develop their leadership and management skills in a well-established carers charity in Central London.  The successful candidate will have previous experience of managing teams in a social care setting and will have extensive knowledge of the Social Care Act 2014 and experience in carrying out carer's assessments.

Salary: £31,000

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Job Type: 12 months maternity contract

Location: Homeworking and City of Westminster and Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London

Application deadline: 21st July 2020

Interviews: w/b 3rd August 2020

Duties will include

• Ensure the smooth running of the Carers Hub and any other services in allocated boroughs, including planning, assigning and overseeing work to ensure contract targets are met
• Line manage front-line staff of 4 Caseworkers (3 in Westminster, 1 in Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea)
• Coordinate a regular programme of training for carers.
• Work with the Communications and Marketing Officer to devise excellent and relevant content for carers' events 
• Lead on actively developing strong relationships with local organisations and external stakeholders
• Lead on relationships with sub-contracted and partner organisations 
• Lead on delivering training about carers to professionals as required, including giving presentations, in partnership with carers.
• Ensure that carers’ rights, needs and views are included in all relevant local strategies and initiatives.
• Facilitate the coproduction of activities with carers through a variety of methods.
• Manage a demanding level of administrative work to a high standard
• Undertake a limited amount of direct work with carers – carry out detailed carers assessment and support plans that address carers’ needs in line with the Care Act 2014.
• Carry out casework with carers, including liaising with other agencies such as Local Authorities, NHS bodies and other voluntary organisations.

Person Specification 

Please write a covering letter detailing how you meet the criteria below – give examples of your work.  Candidates who do not provide a covering letter covering these points may not be shortlisted.

1. At least three years’ experience or working in the voluntary or charity sector.
2. Experience of public-facing service or project management in a similar field of work.
3. At least two years’ experience of line-managing teams of frontline staff.
4. Experience of building external partnership relationships through outreach, networking and influencing.
5. Substantial experience of working with a diverse range of clients with differing levels of needs.
6. Substantial experience of managing own caseload including maintaining detailed case notes.
7. Ability to balance a range of tasks with competing demands.
8. Ability to build, coach and manage effective teams.
9. Excellent IT skills, including use of Microsoft programmes and working with databases to run reports.
10. Ability to manage a high level of written and administrative work, including report-writing for a range of audiences.
11. Presentation skills.       
12. Knowledge of issues affecting unpaid carers.
13. Knowledge of relevant legislation, including the Care Act 2014, GDPR and Safeguarding.
14. Flexible, positive approach to work in a small team.
15. Passionate about providing high quality services to carers.
16. Proactive working style, attention to detail.
17. Commitment to equality and diversity.

We want to hear from all interested candidates, and to be considered for the position we strongly recommend submitting a detailed covering letter along with your CV, outlining why you're right for the role.

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We are expanding our existing support services for families, children and young people living with deafness, across the Merseyside region. The I CAN initiative offers an exciting opportunity to make a real difference by providing a range of support services to families from the point of a diagnosis of deafness and throughout their continuing journey.

We require an experienced manager with the passion and drive to make things happen. The role involves the coordination of a range of established services and to lead on the development and delivery of the I CAN project.
The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3 years’ experience in the management of staff and proven success in project development and service delivery. Knowledge and understanding of D/deafness and associated issues is desirable, however the right candidate will have the ability to gain the relevant knowledge and experience on the job. We would expect the successful candidate to commit to acquiring a British Sign Language qualification. If you have the desire and commitment to making a positive contribution to the lives of people living with deafness and share our organisations values, then we want to hear from you. 

PLEASE NOTE THIS POST HAS BEEN RE ADVERTISED PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY
 

We are seeking an innovative, creative, and skilled individual to join our Leadership Team contributing to the strategic and operational work of GYC.  You will lead and develop the fundraising and marketing of the organisation.

As a confident communicator and networker, with excellent interpersonal skills, you will nurture strong relationships within the corporate and community world, raising the profile of young carers and the work of Gloucestershire Young Carers.

This is an ideal position for an energetic person with both strategic and operational expertise; with a passion and commitment to enabling young people to reach their potential; and with the ability and tenacity to achieve a high fundraising target.

You will represent GYC in a manner consistent with the highest professional standards reflecting GYC’s commitment to diversity and equality of opportunity and follow national and local policy in relation to safeguarding at all times.

Please note we do not accept application by CVs.

Closing Date Sunday, 5th July 2020 Midnight

Interviews Tuesday, 14th July 2020 (zoom)

Care & Learning Support Workers (Adults/Children)

Want to be part of something and make a difference?

Have these troubling times made you think of a career change?

St Elizabeth’s is a compassionate and aspirational organisation that is proud to have kept our staff and vulnerable residents safe during these challenging times.

Care & Learning Support Workers (Adults/Children)

£17,227 - £21,691 per annum (£8.86- £11.20 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 Adult Care & Residential Child Care (level 2 & level 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 40% 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

Supported Living Services Manager (Mental Health)

Essex (Benfleet) 

£32,077 per annum 

Permanent, Full Time (37.5 hours per week) 

Our client is currently seeking an experienced Services Manager to be responsible for the delivery of a high quality, innovative service(s). In this key role you will demonstrate your strong significant knowledge within mental health services and apply this to meet the needs and aspirations of our service users, commissioners and regulatory authorities. 

Their supported living schemes support adults with enduring mental health needs, they specialise in person centred support in order to provide excellent quality services for their residents. Individuals are supported to undertake activities of their choice, to maintain their independence and seek opportunities for a fulfilled and meaningful quality of life. 

Can you help them achieve this? 

Key responsibilities for this role also include: 

● Positively contribute to the directorates business plan and corporate objectives and to facilitate the active participation of Support Assistants in achieving objectives 

● Develop, maintain and work in partnership with a network of key stakeholders in order to deliver safe, high quality services 

● To identify recommend and implement improvements to the service given CQC and commissioning requirements, best practice and business plan priorities to achieve distinct, high quality service provision 

● To be responsible for the recruitment, development and management of staff in order to provide them with the skills, experience and behaviours necessary to provide a safe, high quality services 

For this role candidates must have: 

● Effective leadership skills or you’ll have significant experience as a deputy/team leader within mental health services, and are now ready for a bigger challenge. 

● Motivation and drive to identify and implement initiatives that will lead to service improvements and efficiencies 

● Excellent people management skills. You’ll have the ability to a high performing Team and therefore meet the needs of each individual who they support. 

● You will have already obtained or are committed to achieving QCF/RQF Level 5 in Management. 

In return for your hard work, we will provide you with ongoing training and support, excellent staff rewards and an exciting future in our services. 

If you are seeking a new and exciting opportunity, apply today! 

Value-based recruitment our client has a value-based recruitment policy which means their selection process is aligned with their core values of Excellence, Care and Innovation - this ensures that, when recruiting, they find the right person with the right values and expected behaviours for the job, who will strive to provide excellent services to the people they support. This supplements their requirements for essential and desirable skills, knowledge and abilities for each role. 

Safeguarding & Recruitment they are committed to safeguarding and practices safer recruitment standards and expects all staff to share the commitment to safeguarding children and people with care and support needs. The successful applicant will be required to provide proof of eligibility to work in the UK. These posts are also subject to satisfactory enhanced DBS checks. 

Equality & Diversity they value inclusiveness and we are committed to embedding equality and diversity at the heart of their work. They aim to be an inclusive organisation, where individual differences are respected, where staff, people who use services, as well as their families and carers, are treated with dignity and on the basis of their merits, abilities and needs, and where everyone has a fair opportunity to fulfil their potential without suffering discrimination or disadvantage 

Age UK East London (AUKEL) aims to be an organisation that enables older people to:

• Retain maximum possible choice over the direction of their lives.
• Maintain and improve health.
• Prevent social isolation.
• Live in physical environments suited to their changing needs.
• Have as many opportunities as possible for involvement in fulfilling Individual and leisure activities.

Our Values 

Older people and their carers are our partners in everything we do.  We aim to keep our work:

• Personal
• Safe
• Expert
• Progressive
• Respectful

Job purpose

1. To ensure that the services are delivered in accordance to the requirements of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) Fundamental Standards acting as the organisations named CQC Home & Care Registered Manager.
2. To support the Director of Care & Services Development for the delivery of high quality home support and hospital discharge support services.
3. To manage Home & Care Senior Support Worker, Support Workers and Handyperson Job Booker to ensure a delivery of the highest standard of care and support to customers in line with contractual and statutory requirements. 
4. To complete quarterly monitoring returns in respect of commissioned home care support and handyperson services.

Main taks

1. To complete and maintain a person-centred support plans with customers referred to the service following appropriate policy and process including initial needs assessment, consent to care, care planning, risk assessment, moving and handling assessments and reviews as required.
2. To ensure established care plans are followed through within the community by ensuring that regular spot checks, reviews and customer satisfaction contacts are completed.
3. To be responsible for ensuring care workers receive regular, up-to-date training and support, including supervisions and appraisals and group support through care workers quarterly meetings.
4. To manage home and care staff sickness and absence in line with AUKEL organisation policy and procedures.
5. To work in partnership with the Director of Care & Services Development/Safeguarding Lead to ensure customers are safeguarded from abuse.
6. To ensure Care Quality Commission Fundamental Standards and all other contractual requirements are met as a minimum and exceeded where possible.
7. To ensure customers and care workers records are up-to-date and accurate with daily updating of the customer relations management system (CharityLog).
8. To positively communicate with health and social care professionals, customers and staff.
9. To ensure customers are offered the full range of AUKEL services.
10. To assist in the growth and sustainability of the service.
11. To contribute to and work effectively as part of a team.
12. To provide cover within the Home and Care and Take Home and Settle projects as required.

Person specification

Experience- Essential

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience of delivering care services to older people in their own homes.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience of working within a Care Quality Commissioned regulated service.
• Experience of undertaking person-centred Care Planning including risk assessments and moving and handling assessments.
• Experience of outcomes focused reviews.
• Minimum of 3 years management experience.
• Experience of data management within a customer relations management system.

Skills/ Attributes- Essential

• The ability to communicate professionally with other professionals, customers, their families and care staff by telephone and/or in person.
• The ability to meet deadlines, and stay calm whilst working under pressure.
• A commitment to equal opportunities, teamwork and learning and development.
• The ability to understand meet the requirements of AUKEL’s Confidentiality Policy.

Slikks/ Attrbutes- Desireable 

Ability to speak a community language.

Knowledge- Essential

• To be fully conversant with Care Quality Commission Fundamental Standards.
• To be fully conversant with the relevant statutory regulations and legislation surrounding the care industry.
• Knowledge of safeguarding legislation, policy and practice.
• An understanding of and empathy with the support needs and aspirations of older people and their carers.

Knowledge- Desirable

Understanding of the implications of working within a charity and/or voluntary organisation.

CARERS MANCHESTER CONTACT POINT SUPPORT WORKER

Gaddum in partnership with Manchester Carers Forum, LMCP and Wai Yin Society have been successful in obtaining funding to deliver a first point of contact for Manchester carers. 

Carers Manchester Contact Point (CMCP) will provide an initial point of contact for advice and support for Manchester Carers.  

The service will be able to be accessed via a telephone helpline operating from 8.30 – 5.30 Monday to Friday and through a dedicated website, e-mail address and social media. The service will be based at Gaddum House and be delivered by a dedicated staff team with added value offered by Volunteers and Student Social Workers.

We are now looking to recruit a Support Worker, who will be employed by Wai Yin, and be a member of the core team delivering this new service  

We believe the successful candidates will have:

• Experience of working within an advice and support service
• A clear understanding of the issues that face unpaid carers  
• Excellent verbal and listening skills
• An ability to identify appropriate support for carers contacting the service
• A flexible approach to working hours
• Ability to communicate in fluent English and Chinese (Cantonese or Mandarin)

To apply, please fill out the application form and demographic form below and return to the email address upon it.

Closing date:Noon, Monday 13 July

Provisional Interview Date - Monday 21 July 2020

Business Manager – Community Solutions (Registered Manager)

Full time - 35 hours per week (Salary circa £34,000)

and other exciting benefits

About Us: Harrow Mencap is a campaigning organisation and a multi-project service provider supporting adults, young people and children with learning disabilities, autism and their families and carers – to ensure their needs, rights and aspirations are met. Community Solutions is our CQC registered domiciliary care agency, delivering high quality, person centered support to people with learning disabilities, mental health and older people to maximise their independence and quality of life within a safe environment. We also offer respite, outreach and bespoke services to clients and families. We are pacesetting, professional and passionate in all that we do.  As part of the Senior Leadership Team you will have:

Reporting to: Deputy Chief Executive, responsibilities include:

• Overall accountability for the operational performance of Care Agency services across Harrow while ensuring attainment of targets and business sustainability
• Act as the Registered Manager for Community Solutions Domiciliary Care Agency.
• Develop and implement cost effective means of delivering services, optimising operations and delivering within budget.
• Innovate and develop the service offer including, growing clientele base and geographical coverage while meeting agreed targets.
• Lead a team of support workers and professionals in a multidisciplinary team that deliver best practice, achieving quality outcomes for clients and families
• Lead in clients safeguarding initiatives, regulatory compliance and quality assurance assessments.
• To foster and maintain excellent collaborative, strategic and operational relationships with partners from the public, private and voluntary sector to enhance and develop services and provisions
• Develop positive and effective relationships with the Board, Executives and staff and promote the organisational brand and ethos in a strong and positive manner in the wider community.

This post is ideal for those with significant senior management level experience within the voluntary, public or private sector, with a proven track record of success in leading a reputable brand of health and social care services for people with learning disabilities and mental health issues. Possession of Registered Care Manager qualifications is a prerequisite for this role and must demonstrate very good knowledge and application of CQC standards for domiciliary care services. An inspirational leader able to motivate flexible work teams and delivering quality outcomes that are both innovative and responsive. We are interested in hearing from people who share our ethos in campaigning for the rights and supporting disabled people to enhance their independence.

We are committed to safeguarding, equal opportunity and welcome applicants from all sections of the community. Applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the post are guaranteed an interview.

Since YGAM was founded five years ago, we have quickly established ourselves as a leading educational charity which builds digital resilience in young and vulnerable people, by training professionals to raise awareness of the potential of gaming and gambling-related harm; making resources available for parents and delivering impactful student campaigns with partner universities. Last year alone, we have reached approximately 364,918 young people, students and parents and we have collaborated with almost 2,488 educational organisations (schools, colleges, universities and charities) to deliver our programmes.

YGAM are incredibly proud to be working with all stakeholders in this space, from the gambling & gaming operators who make products available to the public; education professionals who support young people & students learning; the criminal justice sector; partner universities; public health; third sector organisations; sports clubs; Local Authorities and young people, students and parents themselves.

As the topic of gaming and gambling continues to rise up the news and political agenda, the high demand in our social purpose and our projected growth also increases.  We now have a unique opportunity for two driven Marketing & Communications Managers to join the YGAM team to deliver the ambitious Marketing & Communications strategy and support the future growth of the charity with a particular focus on the mental health or higher education sector.  These posts are being offered as full time posts and are home-based role but you will be required to travel on a regular basis.

The principle purpose of the posts is to deliver a comprehensive, cost-effective Marketing and Communications plan which incorporates social media, stakeholder engagement and public affairs to support the objectives of the charity.  The ideal candidates will be highly organised, have an absolute eye for details and the ambition to support a fast growing, national charity.  They are very hands-on roles and whilst you will be working with members of the SLT, Trustees and agencies you will also be required to take on tasks such as creating and posting on social media and updating website copy, alongside the strategic responsibilities.

The roles will be demanding, highly rewarding and best suited to individuals with valuable experience working in a fast-paced marketing and communications environment who want to grow and develop their careers taking their experience to a national level.

To apply for the roles please send a copy of your curriculum-vitae along with a supporting statement (max two sides of A4) outlining your experience and how your skills match those in the person specification to the email address below.

The closing date for applications is Monday 20th July 2020 at 1200noon. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend a face-to-face interview which is planned to take place on Monday 27th July 2020 in London.  Depending on COVID-19 restrictions this might be a video conference interview instead and there will be a pre-interview task for you to complete.  Please ensure you can attend on this date before applying.  YGAM are proud to be recognised as an Investors in People organisation, guaranteeing you a purposeful job with plenty of training and career opportunities for the right person.

Thank you for your interest and we look forward to hearing from you.