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.

Hammersmith & Fulham, Ealing & Hounslow Mind provides mental health services in the boroughs. We are looking for an enthusiastic, passionate and hardworking individual to join our Youth Services Team.

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

The Role

The Mental Health Adviser will be a part of our Youth Services team and will work to deliver a range of mental health services for young people and the adults who support them.  This will involve delivery of resilience programmes, 1:1 support, co-produced peer support activities and youth ambassador initiatives for students (mainly aged 10 – 18 but sometimes up to 25), as well as awareness-raising and training services for parents and the school workforce.  These services will primarily be delivered in schools and colleges but may also extend to other youth settings.

The aim of the service is to deliver services that meet identified needs and gaps within schools and to promote a culture that is supportive of mental health and wellbeing for all school stakeholders, within the model of a whole school approach.

This is a fixed term contract for 35 hours per week until end of March 2021 (contract renewal dependent on performance and funding).

Post is subject to an enhanced DBS check

Please apply by sending your completed application form. 

Deadline: 11th December 2020 but please note we will be interviewing suitable candidates as we receive applications and if find the ideal candidate the job posting will be closed earlier.

 We have a unique opportunity to join our Infant Mental Health Team working with infants & children under 5 years old and their parents/carers following a successful bid to the NHS CYP-IAPT ‘Recruit To Train’ programme.

Job purpose: To study and qualify on the CYP-IAPT training (2.5 days pw) at the same time as working within the CDI Infant Mental Health Team (2.5 days pw) with 0-5 year olds and their parent/carers

This is a training position and so all candidates will need to apply for both the role at CDI and the UCL Post Graduate Diploma in Child and Young Person IAPT Therapy:Under Fives Module (IMH) - for more information about the course, minimum entry criteria see the details in the How to Apply section.

Applicants must apply for both a place on the course and for the post with CDI at the same time. The job and the course go hand-in-hand, and the process of applying for a job and a place on the course happen concurrently. In order to secure an interview offer, prospective trainees will need to successfully obtain a course place offer from UCL. So, in order to be successful in recruitment, the University staff need to approve you as suitable for the course and CDI would also have to select you for the role via our separate interview process.

Summary of the role

This post is within the Norwood Speech and Language Therapy Team. The post holder will be an autonomous practitioner providing a speech and language therapy to a designated caseload of children and young people (CYP) between the ages of 0-25 with a range of special educational needs. A significant proportion of service users will have English as an additional language (EAL). The post holder will be expected to manage their own caseload, travelling between sites (eg: education settings, client’s homes, Norwood bases, etc)  to provide assessment and treatment and to work alongside others to support the implementation of therapy programmes for the CYP under their care.

The post holder will be expected to work collaboratively with CYP, families, other professionals and colleagues in Health, Education and Social Services and the wider Norwood organisation. The post holder will contribute to departmental meetings, audit, projects, service development activities and the charity work of the organisation. The post holder will provide advice and deliver training to other professionals and parents/carers on all aspects of speech, language and communication. The post holder will be supported to provide clinical education, supervision and training to Speech and Language Therapy Students, less experienced practitioners and colleagues from other disciplines. The post holder will be committed to an integrated and multi-disciplinary way of working with and for CYP and their families, including supporting across Norwood’s Children & Family Services contributing to interventions and packages offered by the wider Education and Family Support Teams.

• Are you a highly motivated and flexible therapist who can work independently and as part of a team?
• Do you have excellent time management, organisational and record keeping skills?
• Have you worked collaboratively with others across a range of contexts to deliver high quality assessment and treatment and management for the CYP (with and without EHCPs)  in your care?
• Would you like to develop your skills in supervising and supporting others as well as  in working with a culturally diverse and multilingual community?
• Is your written and verbal communication of a high standard?
• Does your experience include carrying out assessments and making needs-led, evidence-based recommendations?

If you’ve answered ‘yes’ and would like to be considered for this opportunity, please apply with your CV and cover letter.

Some of our benefits include:

• Small friendly and supportive team
• Commitment to multi-disciplinary working
• Supervision and CPD opportunities
• Prospects for developing skills across a wide range of needs
• Well-resourced service
• Early finish on a Friday (all year round 1pm close)
• Jewish holidays in addition to annual leave
• Pension scheme

This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure.

Patron: Her Majesty The Queen.

Registered Charity No: 1059050

Thank you for your interest in the position of Volunteer & Helpline Coordinator at Switchboard in Brighton and Hove.

This year we’re celebrating our 45th birthday, and this landmark makes Switchboard the longest-running LGBT organisation in Brighton and Hove. This an important and exciting time to be joining the charity. Despite the challenges of 2020, Switchboard is in a solid position and we are looking forward to welcoming new colleagues to our team. Our vital work has never been more needed.

Switchboard is a charity for LGBTQ people looking for a sense of community, support or information.  We connect people and support them directly through specially developed Switchboard services or link them to other specialist organisations. Switchboard’s dedicated staff team run a number of services that offer information and support, befriending and social prescribing for LGBTQ communities.

We are now looking to recruit a coordinator for our volunteer team, with a focus on ensuring our volunteer-led helpline runs smoothly. This is Switchboard’s longest running project, we’ve provided a listening ear for LGBTQ people since 1975.

Please download the attached Application Pack and Application Form (below) and return to the email address specified by 5pm on November 11th 2020.

My Care My Way

My Care My Way (MCMW) is an innovative way of working with people over the age of 65 with complex needs and conditions. The person is at the centre of holistic care planning across organisations such as health, social care and the voluntary sector. This way of working is a more coordinated, consistent way of providing care for people over 65 with long term conditions in West London and requires people with commitment and passion to work with older people. My Care My Way has been created following intensive work with professionals, patients and the voluntary sector to create a model of care rooted in evidence and designed to meet local needs.

Patients are at the heart of the model, and are working in partnership with professionals, supported by a dedicated integrated care team. All involved, including the person and their carer, will design care plans together to keep the person well for as long as possible and to achieve outcomes that they identify.

My Care My Way delivers more consistent care for patients at their GP practice, within two multi-functional Integrated Care Hubs in the locality, or within their homes.

Role Summary

The Health and Social Care Assistant (HSCA) role offers an exciting opportunity to become part of the My Care My Way workforce; bringing together health and social care expertise to deliver real change for how care is delivered in West London.

The vision for this role is aspirational, in that it aims to bring together over time duties that are carried out by Health Care Assistants, Social Care Trusted Assessors, Navigators, and other disciplines. The post holder will also be equipped to provide low level mental health support. There is an emphasis on promoting independence and supporting patients to adopt self-care approaches, by linking them in with voluntary sector services based on their long term conditions, interests and preferences.

**Please note, this role may involve working some Out of Hours shifts, covering evenings and weekends**

There are currently four full-time vacancies (37.5 hours per week, Mon-Fri).

Please be advised that recruitment is on a rolling basis until all vacancies are filled.

About us...

At the Together Trust we believe everybody deserves an equal chance in life. There are no exceptions. We provide a wide range of support services including fostering, residential, community and family support. We also provide specialist educational support through our schools and colleges.

At our Specialist Day Provision in the Stockport area, we are committed to supporting adults to live happy, safe and fulfilling lives. We provide person-centred, creative, fun and professional support services to adults, providing them with opportunities to develop their social lives, building new interests and confidence.

We support them to achieve their goals through actively implementing plans that support the development of communication skills, enable independence and build meaningful community integration and leisure opportunities.

As our community support worker, you will…

Working alongside our existing team, you will offer a diverse range of exciting and varied activities for people aged 18+. The work you deliver will be based on a person centred framework and will focus on developing community integration and independence skills in order to help reduce barriers. Facilitating socialisation and developing meaningful relationships is a key element to the role.

As a community support worker you will be actively involved in supporting individuals to live a full and active life. You will do this by ensuring that you and the team around the person do all you can to deliver the agreed plans. You will play an important role, alongside your line manager and senior managers, to ensure that the team functions effectively and is supported through the attendance of productive team meetings and 1-1 supervision sessions.

Community Support Workers play a key role in developing relationships between the person supported, other important individuals in their lives and the Trust. You will also be expected to work closely with any family and professionals involved in the individuals care and ensure that needs and interventions are explored and acted on within your remit.

This is a dual contract role. 26 hours based within a learning environment and 6.5 hours based in the community.

About you...

Experience is preferable but is not essential, we pride ourselves on staff development and offer an outstanding training package and induction into the organisation. We are looking for people who have a genuine interest and motivation in working for the people we support.

Benefits

You'll get to help the people we support celebrate along the road to a brighter future. And, be part of an incredible team of like-minded peers. Together we work hard, laugh a lot, and support each other. We also have a range of rewards and benefits for our staff:

• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), 27 days after 5 years and 30 days after 10 years.
• A company pension plan with 7% employer contribution
• Opportunity to purchase a health plan to claim towards therapy, dental and more
• Unlimited access to our employee assistance programme for advice and support
• Support from mental health first aiders
• Follow your ambitions and progress your career through on-the-job training, apprenticeships and qualifications

About the Together Trust

We’re one of the North West’s leading disability charities, offering individual care, support and education to thousands of people each year.

Our work wouldn’t be possible without our incredible team of staff and volunteers who are positive role models to the people we support.

You’ll be joining an organisation driven by its values and desire to see meaningful change - the people we support really are at the heart of everything we do.

We want you to grow and develop - so we’ll support you to shape the career that you want to have.

We can’t promise a job with us will be easy. But what we can say is your work will be filled with meaning.

A job at the Together Trust is more than just a job. Together we’ll change lives.

The Together Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. It is a commitment we expect and require from all our staff and volunteers. All Successful applicants will undertake stringent recruitment checks including an enhanced DBS.

Job advert

We now have an opportunity for a Community Support Worker to join one of our teams.You would be working at a small and well established supported tenancy in Salford, close to the Trafford Centre. The service supports two young men, with complex non-verbal autism, to live as independently as possible; both at home and in the community. The service is committed to improving quality of life outcomes for tenants, with a particular focus on developing confidence, functional skills teaching, and increasing levels of engagement. We are looking to recruit a flexible and committed individual who is warm, personable and understanding.

Experience of using picture supports is advantageous but not essential as robust coaching will be available. Drivers are also highly preferred due to the individual needs of the tenants.

As our community support worker, you will…

As a community support worker you will be actively involved in supporting individuals to live a full and active life. You will do this by ensuring that you and the team around the person do all you can to deliver the agreed plans. You will play an important role, alongside your line manager and senior managers, to ensure that the team functions effectively and is supported through the attendance of productive team meetings and 1-1 supervision sessions.

Community Support Workers play a key role in developing relationships between the person supported, other important individuals in their lives and the Trust. You will also be expected to work closely with any family and professionals involved in the individuals care and ensure that needs and interventions are explored and acted on within your remit.

It is expected that you will support the individual to access appointments, formal reviews and planning of the care and support provided. You will work within a person centred framework within the service so that the individual/s supported can develop control of their lives and resources in a meaningful and empowering way. For example, empowering and teaching individual to use budgeting systems, assisting in detailed self-care plans and building independence skills in the least restrictive way.

As a Support Worker you will be expected to work on shift, administer medication, ensure good routines are in place and are undertaken to maintain the individual’s well-being. This role will extend to undertaking frequent checks linked to health and safety and daily/weekly recording systems, and implementing simple data systems to ensure that the whole service is performing in line with agreed plans, best practice and the Trusts standards.

About you...

Experience is preferable but is not essential, we pride ourselves on staff development and offer an outstanding training package and induction into the organisation. We’re looking for people who have a genuine interest and drive in working for the people we support.

As the team provide 24/7 support, you will need to be flexible and willing to work shifts on a rota basis over a day 7 period, due to the nature of this role you will be required to take part in sleep over shifts, these are paid in addition to the 37.5 hours at a rate of £62.64 and are not included in the 37.5 hours advertised.

Benefits

You'll get to help the people we support celebrate along the road to a brighter future. And, be part of an incredible team of like-minded peers. Together we work hard, laugh a lot, and support each other. We also have a range of rewards and benefits for our staff:

• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), 27 days after 5 years and 30 days after 10 years.

• A company pension plan with 7% employer contribution
• Opportunity to purchase a health plan to claim towards therapy, dental and more
• Unlimited access to our employee assistance programme for advice and support
• Support from mental health first aiders
• Follow your ambitions and progress your career through on-the-job training, apprenticeships and qualifications