Registered Manager - Children’s Home
We have a fantastic opportunity to join St Christopher's fellowship as our new Registered Manager for our children’s home in Great Barr, a 5 bed Home. You will lead and support a professional team of staff committed to transforming young lives and creating positive outcomes.
About Us
St Christopher's is an established children’s charity that has provided care for vulnerable children and young people for almost 150 years. We provide fostering, children's homes and a range of innovative housing and support services across London, Bedfordshire, West Midlands and the Isle of Man.
We really care about children and young people, placing them at the centre of everything we do. We ask young people what they think and involve them in decision making, from helping to shape new services to interviewing new members of staff. Our social pedagogic approach is our core philosophy of care. Put simply this is a holistic approach for building positive relationships with young people to bring out their inner “diamond”.
The successful candidate will have
- Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare and, be either working towards or be prepared to undertake Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Residential Childcare.
- Prior experience in residential children’s homes, including at least a year with staff management responsibility.
- A passion for achieving the best possible outcomes for young people.
- Excellent leadership and staff management abilities.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
- The ability to deliver at least ‘good’ in the home’s Ofsted inspection.
- Sound business awareness and a flair for promoting the service.
- Flexibility, drive and resilience.
This role will involve some shift work plus some on call duties in the evening and at weekends.
In return we offer
- Salary £33,292.80 per annum
- A friendly working environment, a fun, open and honest culture.
- 25 days holiday rising to 27 days after 3 years’ service, plus Bank Holidays, pro-rata.
- 5 % employer pension contribution, Enhanced Maternity and Company Sick Scheme.
- BUPA Employee Assistance Programme, offering counselling, financial advice and legal support.
- Interest-free season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme.
- Discount shopping scheme at hundreds of retailers across the UK.
- Discretionary Funded Training Programs.
- Employee Awards based on performance and length of service.
Recruitment Process
At St Christopher’s we are committed to the safeguarding of all children and young people in our care. During the recruitment process you will be expected to complete an online application form to ensure we capture essential information to meet legislation, best practice and vetting requirements.
Applicants will ideally already be on the DBS Update Service; if this is not the case St Christopher's will carry out a DBS (police) check prior to starting.
For the full Job Description for this role and more detail about what will be required, please visit our website.
Your on-line application must include a supporting statement addressing the criteria given in the Person Specification.
Closing date: 8th December 2019
Interview date: 11th December 2019
Please bear in mind that applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
St Christopher’s is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community as well as applications from candidates with care experience or experience of being a care leaver.
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Purpose of the Job:
- To provide professional and effective OISC regulated casework as well as advice, guidance and support to a broad range of RMC’s service users.
- To assist/support the team and the management to meet the needs of the beneficiaries and achieve targets.
- To support and supervise colleagues on a lower level of OISC regulation and designated volunteers.
- To deliver presentations and represent RMC at meetings/events when required by management.
- To take responsibility of projects related to the job
Principal Tasks
Working within the team
- To ensure the requirements of OISC are respected and met during the delivery of immigration related advice and casework.
- To assist the senior colleagues and managers in order to drive efficiency, quality, systems improvement and target achievement.
- To supervise and/or manage colleagues on a lower level of OISC regulation and designated volunteers.
Casework and advice
- To offer advice, advocacy and support to service users with various aspects related to their welfare as requested by the management of RMC and funders’ requirements.
- To deliver the appropriate level of casework either independently or under supervision depending on the level of OISC registration.
- To maintain confidentiality in all dealings with service users and ensure their needs are met in a satisfactory and sensitive manner.
- To provide appropriate support and mentoring to any volunteers that are under your supervision.
- To be responsible for the day to day delivery of specific projects if requested by the Operations Manager–this is flexible and could change depending on the nature of funding.
- To represent RMC at external meetings and events when required by senior colleagues.
- To maintain effective working relationships with partners and stakeholders.
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We have an exciting opportunity to open and develop a new telephone service.
Support Through Court is an independent charity providing practical and emotional support to people facing the court process without lawyers. Most people are unfamiliar with - and may be frightened of - the courts, and many are in danger of losing their homes, children or livelihoods.
This highly regarded, energetic and friendly charity, is seeking a Service Manager to develop a new phoneline service.
Reporting to the Regional Manager, South, you will be responsible for recruiting, training and supporting volunteers, promoting the service, facilitating day-to-day operations, building and sustaining relationships with key contacts and contributing to an ambitious fundraising target.
You will be an excellent communicator, as well as a practical, well organised and hardworking individual, preferably with experience in the voluntary sector or equivalent transferable experience.
For an informal discussion about the role, call Charlotte at the Birmingham office.
Applicants should apply with a CV and a covering letter explaining persuasively why we should offer you the post. It is important that your letter should provide evidence of the criteria detailed in the person specification.
Closing date: Wednesday 18th December at 12pm
Interviews are expected to be held during the week beginning 6th January 2020
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Location: Any Crisis Skylight – Birmingham B9, Brent NW10, Coventry CV1, Croydon CR0, Edinburgh EH8, London E1, Liverpool L1, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1, Oxford OX1, South Yorkshire S63, South Wales SA1.
About us
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.
About the role
As Client Information Systems Consultant, you will help to support and further develop our newly introduced case management system MAPS (Member Achievement and Progression System). MAPS is built on MS Dynamics 365 and SharePoint, and uses Power BI as a reporting tool. MAPS enables our staff to fully support the homeless people they work with while also providing data for service management and research.
Your role will be to provide support to our 400+ users in our 11 Skylight Centres around the UK and to continue to develop the solution in line with their requirements and the evolving needs of Crisis as an organisation. You will be developing and implementing new customisations in Dynamics 365 and also developing reporting solutions and dashboards using Power BI. When new functionality is developed you will be involved in delivering training to end-users.
The role can be based in any of our 11 Skylight Centres around the UK and will require some travel to all 11 Skylight Centres and occasional overnight stays.
About you
To be successful in this role you will have:
· demonstrable experience of developing solutions in Dynamics 365 and Power BI
· strong knowledge of MS Office and SharePoint
· experience of working in a cloud-based environment
· ability to communicate with many different types of audience
· the ability to manage your own time
Above all this, you will share our organisational values, which are central to all that we do.
Benefits
As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:
· Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
· Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
· 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days
Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.
How to apply
To apply, please complete the online application form by clicking 'Apply Now'. In your application please provide answers to points 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7 from the person specification.
Closing date: 10 December 2019 (11.59pm)
Interview date: w/c 13 January 2020
We value diversity, promote equality and encourage and applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.
Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094
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35 hours per week
Location: Dudley
12 month fixed term contract (with possibility of extension)
This is an excellent opportunity to become part of a new team working closely with GPs, offering social prescribing to young people across the Dudley borough. Social prescribing empowers people to take control of their health and wellbeing, giving time and focus on ‘what matters to me’ taking an holistic approach, connecting people to diverse community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support.
We have three exciting new roles available which will be part of the here4YOUth centre, which is the integrated young people’s service in Dudley. The service provides universal, targeted and specialist advice and support to meet the needs of young people, who require interventions that will promote their wellbeing, improve their resilience and provide treatment and therapy for a range of risk taking behaviours, such as substance misuse and sexual health. You will be expected to take part in one late evening per week (until 7.00pm)
We are looking for someone who wants to make a difference, and who has a passion to support our charity and its service users.
Browse our website and you’ll discover that we are a great charity to work for with an impressive employee package.
This is an initial pilot with funding through PCN. There is possibility for extension with the right candidates and success of the project.
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We welcome applications from all sections of the community. Working towards equality.
Job Title: Operations Executive
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time- 35 hours a week
Location: Birmingham, Stoke, Nottingham, Derby, Leicester, Norwich or Luton
As an Operations Executive, you will work directly with young people, volunteers, and partners to deliver programmes and activities to support and encourage young people to live, learn and earn!
We are looking for individuals who engage in challenges with optimism and resilience. People who are adaptive, flexible, and ready to embrace change and innovation.
Ideally have experience in one of the below areas:
- Youth Work
- Health & Care Sector
- Employability / Self Employment Sector
- Managing Partner Organisations and Volunteers
You will be a natural and effective communicator, passionate about delivering excellent customer service and making the right decision for young people. Working as part of a team within a defined geographical area, you will work with clear objectives to ‘connect’, ‘progress’ and help ‘transform’ the lives of young people who need us most. You will be passionate about delivering excellent customer service and making the right decision for young people. You will thrive in both teamwork and autonomous settings.
Delivery teams help young people by:
- Ensuring young people who need us the most are recruited and engaged
- Supporting young people into successful employment outcomes
- Ensuring every young person ‘progressed’ has an action plan with an appropriate pathway of support
- Recruitment and management of trusted partners who refer to and/or deliver our services
- The recruitment and management of volunteers to support and deliver our services
To learn more about the role please visit our website
About The Prince’s Trust
We are a youth charity whose mission is to help young people transform their lives by developing the confidence and skills, to live, learn and earn. This year we will support more than 70,000 young people through a range of proven programmes, with three in four achieving a positive outcome!
We have a bold ambition to extend the reach and impact of our work and help one million more young people transform their lives over the next ten years. Our job is to inspire them, support them and release their potential, so that they can thrive and society can prosper. We will focus on innovation, to ensure we adapt and remain relevant in a rapidly changing world. We owe it to ourselves and the young people we serve, to do the best work of our lives and to help give them an increasing stake in our economy and society. They are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us.
The Prince’s Trust is committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the welfare of the children and young people we work with. Successful applicants to roles at The Prince’s Trust will be subject to criminal vetting checks, and where necessary for the role, a check at an enhanced level will be required.
To apply for this vacancy please complete the online application. To help you with the supporting statement section, you may want to visit our website to download a copy of the Prince’s Trust Behavioural Framework.
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