Richmond Carers Centre, a network partner of Carers Trust, is a registered charity providing information, support, advice and a voice for carers living and caring in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. 

Helping Carers to Live Well is our organisational aim.  We are looking for someone with the skills and ability to offer a coordinated approach in supporting unpaid and family adult carers in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Carers provide vital support and can come from all walks of life and be of any age.

As an Adult Carers Support Worker you’ll be part of the Adult Carer Support Team at Richmond Carers Centre. Here, you’ll provide carers with advice, information and emotional support either face-to-face, via email and through our dedicated telephone support line. Much of your work will involve actively listening to carers and formulating packages of support. You will also be involved in organising breaks for carers, outreach activities and leisure events, as well as group work to help enhance carers’ health and wellbeing. You’ll also be expected to work with our volunteers and to use appropriate monitoring and evaluation reports to show our funders what we’ve achieved. 

With your proven experience of working with carers or other vulnerable groups on an individual and/or group basis, you’ll recognise the importance of being client focused and have a commitment to enhance the lives of carers.  You will be able to demonstrate a broad knowledge of carers’ needs, a wide range of skills in relation to service delivery to support carers, and have a sound understanding of social care provision in both statutory and voluntary sector environments. 

You will be self-motivated and positive in your approach to working with both carers and staff, and have a willingness to embrace our organisational values. Strong administrative, time management, IT and organisational skills are essential.  Your ability and willingness to occasionally work outside normal working hours is required.

In return, we offer regular supervision, training and professional development for this rewarding position, along with generous annual leave, employer’s contribution to your pension scheme and above all, a supportive and friendly working environment.  

Richmond Carers Centre is currently working remotely and a plan is being devised for a transition to office based provision.

Please use the application form only. CVs will not be accepted

Closing date – 9am Monday 14th June 2021

Provisional interview dates – Tuesday 22nd June and Thursday 24th June 2021. Interviews will be held on Zoom unless otherwise advised.

For application documents, please click the relevant website links

Privacy Notice

In compliance with General Data Protect Regulations, Richmond Carers Centre will only collect personal data and applicant information relevant to carry out a safe recruiting process. This means we will ask for data such as applicant’s name and contact details, education and employment history, and contact details for referees. The application pack will include an equalities monitoring form, which will be separate to the application form for statistical purposes only. Applicant’s information will not be shared with a 3rd party unless required to do so by law. We will retain applicant’s information for the duration of the recruitment period after which unsuccessful applications will be deleted.

Richmond Carers Centre is committed to Equality of Opportunity

Registered Charity No: 1092459. Company No: 4412793

To manage all areas of Merton Mencap’s services for adult with a learning disability and / or autism, including recruitment, daily management of projects, evaluating services, setting up new services and liaising with Stakeholders, CEO and Board of Trustees.

We have been supporting our clients in North Lincolnshire for over 30 years. We are looking for a candidate with proven leadership ability to lead our North Lincolnshire team and to be involved in key decision making across our services in both North and North East Lincolnshire.

You will have responsibility for enabling your team to deliver a range of support services. You will need to have a keen interest in developing and supporting your team and be committed to delivering fair and equitable leadership.

To be successful you will be driven to achieve results, dynamic in your thinking and approach to work, and confident in your ability to manage a team going through a period of transition. You will need to have proven experience of working towards and achieving KPI’s.

This role gives the successful candidate the scope to build on and develop the services and support that we provide.

You will be responsible for ‘on the ground’ management and coordination of your team and the day to day delivery of the service. You will have responsibilities particularly around staff management, development, supervision, training and producing a programme of outreach.

You will act as a representative, advocate and ambassador both for the organisation and our clients.

I am delighted to be working alongside an amazing support charity in search of a part time (15 hours a week) Young Carers' Senior Practitioner. Reporting to the Young Carers Project Manager your role will be to confidently assess young people referred into the service, using recognised tools to explore their caring role and associated impacts on health and wellbeing whist taking into account the needs of the wider family.
Main duties:
To ensure service users receive co-ordinated, multi-disciplinary support by contributing to multi-agency planning around individual young carers' needs and work closely in partnership with other relevant agencies assisting service users to access, build and maintain effective relationships with them.
To allocate personal budgets for up to 42 young carers per annum, supporting them to identify appropriate activity options, facilitating payment and working creatively with local providers to ensure maximum value for money.
To promote independence and support engagement with activities purchased, supporting young carers with travel where necessary or identifying support within the wider family or professional network.
To develop a solid knowledge of and relationship with local leisure, sport and special interest facilities suitable for young carers.
To identify key stakeholders across the borough and engage them with the needs of young carers via outreach offer: delivering bespoke awareness sessions, training workshops and offering consultation with the aim of increasing identification and support for young carers locally.
To lead in facilitating universal services' awareness development of Young Carers' needs, and support the increase of their capacity to provide services for Young Carers or that are inclusive of Young Carers.
Safeguard and promote the welfare of all children, and the voice of the child, in collaboration with statutory and voluntary agencies at all times and in all areas of your work.
To maintain an excellent understanding of safeguarding and comply with procedures for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.
To independently and confidently set up and maintain evaluation systems, including outcome tools relevant to young carers and their families. In addition, maintain a range of IT and paper systems, ensuring all work and data are continually maintained to a high professional standard and within required timescales and ensure that all monitoring data is accessible by management at all times.
To provide quarterly, high quality, comprehensive, outcome focussed reports detailing the progress of the service.

If you have the above skills and experience and are immediately available, please apply online today!

To apply please follow the steps in "How to Apply" above.

About Hammersmith, Fulham, Ealing and Hounslow Mind

This is an exciting opportunity to join and support a fast growing and dedicated team supporting the wellbeing of communities across West London.

We’re here to make sure that everyone suffering with a mental health problem gets the help they need to recover. We listen, support recovery, fight stigma and work with partners to take action. We provide services for adults, children and young people, signposting for everyone and training and consultancy for employers.

Job Purpose

This role is within our crisis alternative service, which is an out of hours service providing a safe and welcoming space for people who are feeling distressed and experiencing crisis. The service will operate 365 days a year from 6pm-1am across all of our boroughs.
Staff within the service will provide person-centred, practical and emotional support, face to face or via telephone on a one-to-one or group basis to individuals experiencing mental health crisis.

The objectives of the service include:

• To improve the mental wellbeing of people experiencing mental health crisis in HFEH.
• To provide support to clients accessing the service- for instance: signposting, de-escalation, planned wellbeing activities etc.
• To contribute to an improvement in individual mental wellbeing.
• To remain a source of independent support for all clients.
• To treat service users with respect, dignity and personalised support
• To raise awareness of mental health services available with the goal to improve long term mental health and reduce social isolation
• To increase self-management skills of those accessing the service
• To reduce the use of police, ambulance and statutory mental health services whilst experiencing crisis.
• To reduce the use of statutory crisis services by people experiencing mental ill health without positive outcomes for the individual.

The Role

The role of the support workers will be to support the rest of the team in delivering interventions on a one-to-one and group basis. The role will also involve triaging and assessing all clients accessing the service, signposting and delivering collaborative self-management plans with clients to improve mental wellbeing.

Fixed Term until 31st March 2022 (with potential to extend)

Part time (21 hours per week) and Full Time (37.5 hours per week) opportunities available.

Post is subject to a DBS check.

We are an equal opportunities employer; and are proud to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.

Please apply by sending your completed application form, following the steps in "How to Apply" above.

Are you passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people and their families?

Do you believe that the child’s voice should be at the heart of the work you do?

Would you like to be part of an inclusive, enabling, honest and effective organisation?

Our vision is of a society that promotes good mental health for all and that values, as equals, people who experience mental health problems.

Come and join our creative, dynamic and motivated team supporting children and young people across Coventry and Warwickshire! We look forward to receiving your application.

Coventry and Warwickshire Mind has recently had funding extended, through Warwickshire County Council, to strengthen support services to parents, children and young people pre/post assessment for autism across Coventry and Warwickshire.   The autism support service sits alongside the well-established children and young people’s services within Coventry and Warwickshire Mind, CAMHS Rise and Specialist CAMHS.

You will be responsible for the development, promotion and management of the Children’s Community Autism Support Service (CCASS) service. Ensuring good practices regarding high quality interventions enabling children and young people to achieve positive outcomes.

To work with families, children and young people pre/post assessment for autism as part of a multi-disciplinary team.  The post holder will be responsible for developing and delivering group work and training, provide direct 1-1 support, guidance and coping strategies to young people and families in the community and home.

You Will Have

• Proven track record of line managing staff (min 2 years).
• Experience of working with a wide range of agencies.
• Experience of working with children and young people with Autism and their families.
• Effective project co-ordination/management experience.
• Experience of supporting in the delivery of mental health support services.
• Experience of monitoring and evaluation.
• Experience of working with volunteers.

Access to own vehicle and the ability to travel to venues across Coventry and Warwickshire, and the flexibility to work towards an 8am-8pm service.

Applicants are required to have:

• A minimum of one year’s experience of working with children and young people with autism and their families.
• A minimum of one year’s experience of working in a mental health setting.
• Excellent team working skills and ability to work well as part of a diverse and dispersed team.
• Up to date knowledge of mental health, specifically in relation to the difficulties that may present in children and young people with or awaiting assessment for autism.
• NVQ Level 2 or equivalent.
• An ability to travel to venues across Coventry and Warwickshire.

Please note: Only successful applicants will be notified. 

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY

We reserve the right to close the application window early and without notice should a suitable number of applications be received.

Coventry and Warwickshire Mind values diversity and difference.  We welcome applicants from all sections of the community, particularly under-represented groups and people with lived experience of mental health issues.

Coventry and Warwickshire Mind is a leading mental health service provider and an equal opportunities employer. 

Team Leader

An excellent opportunity for a pro-active Team Leader to join an evolving Care Company.

Position: Team Leader

Salary: £10.12 per Hour

Hours: Full Time - 40 hours per week, night and day staff needed. 

Location:  Norwich

Bb: Full induction process, outstanding training opportunities, development and career progression, opportunities to gain recognised qualifications, free DBS screening, flexible working, £400 refer a friend scheme, Cycle2work Scheme, access to GP online, Employee Assistance Helpline, discounts at many retailers, monthly overtime bonus and life insurance.

About the role:

Every day is different, you never know what the day will bring! That’s what makes it so exciting. You will support people out in their homes and within a supported living setting. The Team Leader role is one of empowerment, you have the ability to make the people you support feel safe, confident, competent and more importantly able and independent.

The role of the Team Leader is an opportunity for a pro-active Team Leader to join an evolving Care Company. We are looking for a dedicated and empathic person. The Team Leader will provide practical assistance and emotional support to empower their team in supporting the people they support to achieve their goals and aspirations.

This project in particular will be supporting two ladies who will be taking the next step onto supported living. They will require a staff team to support them in their daily living which includes volunteering, visiting family, socialising at a local day centre, visiting the theatre, shopping trips and budgeting. Learning new skills as well as building on existing skills, all other areas of managing a home and supporting the ladies to live life to the fullest.

About you:

As Team Leader you will demonstrate positive, proactive and organised people skills, that will support and develop the skills of the Support Workers. This will include recruitment, induction, supervisions, annual appraisals, training, coaching, rota management and sickness and absence management.

You will take the lead to help Support Workers understand their responsibilities and by doing so ensure that safe, effective, caring, responsive and well lead support and care is delivered at all times. You will complete evidence based supervisions and observation supervisions as well as supporting your team of support works to complete competency based appraisals.

Support the Service Manager/Deputy Manager in managing transitions into and away from the service. You will be able to liaise professionally with all outside professional agencies, and ensure that all information is shared appropriately.

Ensuring that all the people supported have person centred support/care plans, you will be able to create and update these plans as per any changes that are required.

To oversee and support the development of excellent quality within the service. You will design, develop and maintain excellent service user records. Working in a supportive manner that empowers the service user to live their life in their chosen manner.

Demonstrate sound knowledge of Microsoft office to include word, excel and PowerPoint. You will have the skills to scan documents as well as email documents where needed.

To fully understand and ensure your team understand, the principles of 'safeguarding vulnerable adults'.

You will advocate for and protect the best interests of the individuals within the boundaries of the Mental Capacity Act.

Having a driving licence is desirable.

We very much welcome previous experience working as Team Leader, Senior Home Carer, Senior Care Worker, Senior Health Care Assistant, Senior Support Worker, Nurses, Social Care Worker, Senior Care Assistant, Mental Health Care Worker, Voluntary Worker.

If you are interested in this excellent opportunity, please apply by forwarding your CV.

Team Leader & Deputy Leader (2 Posts)

Team Leader

To plan and lead sessions for a group of young people aged 14-25 to ‘Give Back’ to their community (Merton) through volunteering locally which they are then rewarded for their efforts with fun days out and other activities.

Deputy Leader

To support the Team Leader to run the sessions and assist the group with volunteering  in the local community.

Job Title: Patient, Family and Carer Support Team Manager

Hours: 37.5 hours 

Salary: £52,520.00 plus on-call allowance

Location: Farnham with flexible homeworking 

We are working in partnership with a highly respected hospice, who provide care for adult patients, and their families, living with cancer or another terminal illness across West Surrey and part of North East Hampshire. The charity is seeking to appoint a Patient, Family and Carer Support Team Manager, to provide team leadership and management support, for the delivery of responsive high-quality care to patients with advanced illness, their carers and relatives at home, or on the In-patient Unit. The multiple discipline team includes counselling, psychology, social work, patient welfare, chaplaincy, pastoral support, and volunteer home support. The postholder will be a member of the Senior Clinical team and will lead projects relating to inclusion and access. They will also be an ambassador for partnership working within the health, social care and the voluntary sector.

The successful individual will need to demonstrate:

• A qualified health care professional, for example Social Worker, Nurse, Counsellor
• A breadth of experience of working at a senior level and of managing multi-professional teams in a clinical environment
• Experience of budget management
• Experience of service delivery
• Experience of working to support inclusion, diversity and improve access to services
• An understanding of end-of-life care, from personal or professional experience

We are seeking a strategic, approachable, pro-active team leader. They will be empathic to the needs and development of their multi-professional teams, with the ability to manage and lead by example. Advanced communication and interpersonal skills are vital. 

If you feel you have the skills and experience to succeed, please submit your CV, to Katherine Anderson-Scott, Recruitment Consultant, Charisma Charity Recruitment. 

Quote our reference JO2841.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. 

Closing date: Tuesday 1st June 2021

However, due to the nature of the role, please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

The Young Carers Development Trust has grown and consolidated over the last four years and we are seeking the right individual to take the trust forwards to our next stage of growth.  YCDT wishes to recruit an experienced individual to support the development of our young carers and to support the Development Mentors (DMs) in their work.  You will be one of three directly employed staff members. The Charity Manager oversees the development, governance and administrative elements of the charity’s work and you will work closely together to ensure that cover is provided. You will provide supervision and support to our team of 20 DMs.  You will be fully supported by the board of trustees. 

The Service Manager has oversight of the young carers that we work with and there are a series of targets and deadlines associated with this role. Not all targets will be met directly by the Service Manager personally but through networking, using existing contacts and resources and by delegation to the appropriate trustees and other persons/ third parties. 

1. Operational

Development Mentors

The Service Manager is responsible for

• Developing the job description and recruiting DMs in line with YCDT’s Safer Recruitment
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• Maintaining an ongoing and positive, supportive relationship with all DMs.
• Identifying training needs and providing training for DMs as part of a structured development programme that reflects the needs of the young carers
• Supporting DMs to build and implement young carer actions plans with the aim of supporting their young carer to reach their potential
• Supporting DMs to identify and report any concerns including safeguarding concerns
• Carrying out monthly or bimonthly supervision meetings with DMs and record notes for meetings as a routine.
• Running group support sessions for DMs

Young Carers

The Service Manager is responsible for:

• Working with the Charity Manager to network with Young Carers referral agencies
• Supporting the Charity Manager to manage the initial referral process
• Identifying appropriate referrals, obtaining trustee approval and then matching them to an available DM, supported by the Charity Manager
• Supporting the development of a productive and healthy mentoring relationship between the DM and young carer that is strengths-based and orientated around the young carer’s needs, interests, and ambitions
• Acting as designated safeguarding lead (DSL) and logging and reporting any concerns to the appropriate trustee
• Using a multi-agency approach to prevent and address safeguarding issues
• Liaising and networking with other organisations to implement an effective support and development plan that will help the young carer reach their potential
• Running group social sessions and skills workshops for all YCDT young carers

Ambassadors

• Developing and implementing an “Ambassadors Programme” for our alumni which includes young carer consultation in its design and offers a bespoke training package and further development opportunities.
• Using Ambassadors to inspire, encourage and motivate other young carers.

Outreach and Service Development

The Services Manager is responsible for:

• Developing the reputation, range and offer of YCDT by :
  • providing virtual skills and support sessions for Young Adult Carers (YACs) across the country.
  • producing a regular YAC News e-bulletin for our registered mailing list of YACs and professionals working with YACs
  • Forming and maintaining relationships with young carer and carer services across the country
  • Forming and maintaining relationships with organisations/institutions that will support YCDT’s mission (e.g. universities, schools, widening participation programmes etc)
• Hosting a targeted annual “Aspirations Conference”  for YACs with contributions from the aforementioned networks

1. Strategic

The Service Manager is responsible for:

• Supporting the Charity Manager and trustee board to develop strategic plans to support the stability and growth of the charity.
• Attend and provide the agenda for quarterly “service delivery and development” subcommittee meetings and implement motions carried forward.
• Prepare a report for and attend quarterly trustee board meetings.

1. Monitoring and Evaluation

The Service Manager is responsible for:

• Designing and implementing tools fit for monitoring and evaluating all YCDT services/offers
• Using these tools as a feedback loop to improve our services and reporting
• Creating an annual Impact Report, supported by the Charity Manager
• Running an annual young carer survey and using the results to improve our service
• Running an annual DM survey and using the results to improve volunteer experience
• Using young carer consultation at strategic levels to develop the service

1. Governance

The Service Manager is responsible for:

• Supporting the Charity Manager to update policies and procedures as required (supported by trustees).
• Implement all operational policies and procedures, work with the Charity Manager to update as necessary and review annually.

1.  Financial / Fundraising

The Service Manager is responsible for:

• Supporting the Charity Manager to ensure that all DM and beneficiary expenses and financial records are kept in order at all times.
• Providing the Charity Manager with appropriate case studies, impact data and reports for our funders.
• Achieving a £20,000 fundraising target.

1. Marketing and communications

The Service Manager is responsible for:

• Ensuring that the Charity Manager has fresh content for use across all our media.
• Ensuring that there are effective means of communication in place between young carers, DMs, trustees and our networks and that the charity remains GDPR compliant
• Using social media to promote our work and mission.

Response Organisation is the largest mental health charity in Oxfordshire and we have recently expanded into Berkshire and Buckinghamshire! 

Senior Support Worker (Acacia, Homeless Project)- £20,808 - £23,121 per annum

•  25 days holiday + bank hols
•  Free parking on site  
•  Employee Assistance Programme
•  Social Events throughout the year
•  Discounted shopping  
•  Cycle to Work Scheme
•  Subsidised Gym Membership
•  Training and Development
•  Auto Enrolment Pension Scheme
•  Flexible working opportunities (role dependent)  
•  £500 Refer a Friend Bonus Scheme

Do you have the desire to help change lives and an interest in mental health?

Response provides a range of support to people that experience severe and enduring mental health needs, and we are looking for two Senior Support Workers to join the Acacia project. The Acacia project is for those with complex mental health needs who find themselves returning to the Adult Homeless Pathway, despite attempts to move forward. We are now looking to recruit two full time Senior Support Workers (available to start in June) who can assist with the day-to-day recovery of the Acacia clients and encourage them to live independently.

Our main priority for these roles is to find people that can live our values every day. It is essential that you have experience and understanding of complex trauma and personality disorders as well as basic drug awareness. Experience within a homeless, care and mental health setting is desirable, qualifications are advantageous, however, we have a Learning & Development team who are happy to support you and your personal development and work to progress your career with us!
Above all, we are looking for people that share our values below and want to make a real difference to people’s lives:

Caring – Our residents are the heart and soul of all that we do, we provide person-centred care that enables residents to live a life worth living. We believe that differences should be celebrated, and each resident’s uniqueness enhances not only our community, but also the support we provide. 
Safe – Honest and open relationships help to make all of our residents feel safe, and we provide a safe place for recovery for as long as a resident may require. 
Creative – Continuous learning from one another is key. When working with a resident at their own pace there is/ are many ways to get creative with how they are supported. 
Aspirational – Recovery is focused on what a resident can do, not what they can’t.

The duties within any role vary from day to day. Our service users are individuals and they all deserve to be treated as such. Some of the core duties within the role will include: supporting and encourage clients to follow Harm Reduction techniques around their use of controlled substances; managing challenging situations; raising safe guarding concerns; recording information and passing on information where required; building and maintaining positive relationships with service users, relatives, carers, professionals and the community. We are looking for someone who has experience working with people with dual diagnosis and homelessness and is also comfortable lone working.

You will be required to work 37 hours per week across equally distributed shift, Monday-Friday. Salaries vary depending on the role and experiences.

If this Senior Support Worker position sounds like the role for you then please click ‘Apply’ today! We would love to hear from you!

Senior Support Worker

Are you currently a Support Worker looking to move into a Senior Support Worker position? Are you interested in a career where you will make a real difference to young people’s lives? Do you understand the challenges which young people face in daily life? Maybe a career with them is for you…

Our client provides residential services for young people aged 16-25 years old who have been discharged from psychiatric inpatient stays or may have experienced previous admissions and/or placement breakdowns. The young people they care for often require a high level of support and dynamic approach to risk management in order to support problems they may have with self-harming, behaviour and emotional regulation. Their aim is to support the young people using a therapeutic, least restrictive approach to live in a non-secure community setting and to achieve their individual goals in preparation for transition to adult life.

They are currently looking for a Senior Support Worker, or an experienced Support Worker looking to develop into a senior post. You support the Deputy and Residential Manager in supervising a team of staff with the aim to help their young people move into independent living in the future.

You will be based within their Residential Home in Bolton working shifts over a 37.5 hour week consisting of earlies, lates and occasional sleep ins & nights when required to support the services, so flexibility is required.

Company Benefits

- Competitive pay (£10.43 p/h + £100 bonus after completing 6-month probation)
- 22 days holiday + 8 bank holidays (Rising to 27 days holiday plus bank holidays with service)
- Excellent Learning and Development opportunities (NVQ Level 3 in Adult Health & Social Care)
- Enhanced company pension
- Life Assurance (2 x annual salary)
- Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
- Paid Induction (Running over 3 days)
- Free on-site parking
- Paid Enhanced DBS check
- Access to our 24-hour Wellbeing Support Portal/ Employee Assistance Programme
- Online shopping discounts, free eye tests and various other benefits
- The opportunity for internal promotions & progression
- Refer a Friend Scheme (Up to £500 per referral)
- Regular social events and recognition schemes (‘Employee of the year awards’, Summer & Christmas parties)

Your role as a Senior Support Worker

- To carry out direct and indirect care of young people with complex mental health needs
- To work in a team, giving the highest standard of care possible to the young people.
- To work alongside the Deputy and Residential Manager to support with the management of staff and smooth running of the home
- To closely follow individual care plans and support young people with education, shopping, and social and leisure activities.
- To carry out multiple interventions involving the delivery of care to young people
- To promote independence amongst the young people
- To provide support, advice and information to the young people, parents and other carers
- To carry out further duties as per our attached document (Writing reports, general office admin etc)

Requirements of a Senior Support Worker

- NVQ Level 2 qualification or equivalent within Care
- Flexibility - Your role will involve working shifts including sleep ins/weekends/Bank Holidays
- Good verbal communication skills and the ability to listen to others
- Good written skills and the ability to write basic reports and record information accurately
- IT Literate (Able to write emails and use Microsoft Office)
- An understanding of the issues around confidentiality
- An understanding of safeguarding
- Professional working boundaries between staff and service users
- Ability to remain calm in emergencies, supporting others during difficult situations

Desirable Criteria

- Full UK Driving Licence
- Previous experience of working with young people who have mental health needs

If you are interested in joining an enthusiastic, motivated business who thrive in developing and rebuilding young people and young adults with complex difficulties then please apply today.

Please note that they do not accept CV’s and the application must be completed in full.

To support their commitment as a COVID-19 Secure employer, all of their interviews will be held over video platform.

Our client operates a safer recruitment process and as part of this process the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

They are an equal opportunities employer who values diversity and positively encourages applications of all ages from all sections of the community.

They reserve the right to close the advert early, should they appoint a suitable candidate.

Ref: 99552

At the King’s Arms Project, we believe that there is no such thing as a hopeless case.  We refuse to give up on anybody and believe that everyone can have a bright future.  We have been supporting people out of poverty for over 30 years and have seen many overcome incredible adversity and go on to achieve incredible personal success.  If you’re passionate about supporting refugees and vulnerable migrants, we want to hear from you!

Our team of support workers serves refugees and migrants by delivering a number of services, including:

• Providing vulnerable migrants with high quality information and advice,
• Providing holistic integration support to refugee families resettled by the UNHCR,
• Providing supported accommodation for people refused asylum.

The ideal candidate will have an understanding of the issues facing refugees & vulnerable migrants, have worked in a casework environment, have excellent cross-cultural and interpersonal skills, a great eye for detail and be a strong team player.

30 hours per week, 1 year fixed term contract, £22,660 (pro-rata to £16,995).

Interviews will be held on Monday 21st June.

This organisation supports anonymous recruitment. That means hiding your personal identifying information, removing bias from the hiring process

Support Coordinator

This is an exciting opportunity to join our service in Sandwell. We’re looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and well organised individual to join us in leading and delivering a Stroke Recovery Service across the Sandwell area.

Position: Stroke Association Support Coordinator (x2 roles)

Location: Home based, Sandwell with extensive travel across the area

Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary: Circa £23,100 per annum

Contract: Permanent. Our services are contracted; we currently have funding for this contract until 30 June 2023 with the potential of a further extension

Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.

Closing Date: 18 June 2021

Interview Date: 30 June 2021

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic interviews may be held via video conferencing. Please let us know if this will present any challenges when you email your application

The Role

Reporting to the Stroke Association Support Manager, the coordinator will work with local Health Services to receive referrals for stroke survivors who are eligible for the service. The Coordinator will facilitate a conversation to identify the stoke survivors needs and what matters to them, together with any actions required to address the needs identified and support the person to meet their goals.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Working with the local Health and Social services to receive referrals to support stroke survivors, their carers and family members
• Providing personalised information, advice and support to address any needs identified
• Completing Needs Assessments with stroke survivors and support them to develop a stroke recovery plan
• Providing regular reviews to support people in establishing and achieving their own personal goals. To deliver six month Post-stroke Reviews for everyone eligible for the service in Sandwell using the evidence-based GM-SAT holistic assessment tool
• To complete a summary of the six-month Post-stroke review to be sent to the stroke survivor and their GP

About You

You will:

• Have a background in a caring and/or charity profession supporting people with disabilities
• Be able to demonstrate previous experience of working collaboratively with other organisations to achieve joint ambitions.
• Have experience being solely responsible for the delivery of a project or service.
• Have the ability to use basic Microsoft system

You will be asked to submit your CV and a supporting statement of no more than two pages demonstrating how you meet the person specification and what you bring to the role in terms of your skills and experience

This role is home based, but extensive travel is required across the local area and occasionally further afield.

The use of a car with business use cover and the ability to drive is essential to be able to fulfil the requirements of the role.

To fulfil the role, you must have the right to work in the U.K.

In return…

This is an exciting opportunity to work with stroke survivors and their families to support them following stroke and to raise stroke awareness in the local population. We offer a host of amazing benefits and flexible working options, with opportunities to progress your career.

About the Organisation

Stroke Association. Rebuilding lives after stroke.

We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. And it’s a team effort to get there. We provide specialist support, fund critical research and campaign to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives. Every five minutes, stroke destroys lives. Help us rebuild them and join our team.

You may also have experience in areas such as Care Coordinator, Stroke Support, Stroke, Care, Care Worker, Support Worker, Carer, Care Team Leader, Support Team Leader, Volunteering Manager, Volunteer Coordinator, Support Group, Support and Advice, Social Care, Case, Stroke Recovery, Charity, Carer Support, Support Service, Vulnerable Adult.