Starfish Health and Wellbeing provides a range of primary care psychological therapies service that offers support to people who are emotionally distressed and looks at how we can support them in their recovery. We are seeking to recruit Midlands based Social Prescribing Link Worker for a range of periods of fixed term employment up to three years working in a partnership between Starfish Health and Wellbeing and the Primary Care Network.

Job Title: Community Link Advisor
Location: Staffordshire
Contract: 22.5 hours, Fixed Term to 31/08/2021
Salary: £22,000 pa FTE, depending upon qualifications and experience

The areas the project will cover are Aelfgar, Brereton and Great Haywood Stafford.

Social prescribing empowers people to take control of their health and wellbeing through referral to non-medical ‘link workers’ who give time, focus on ‘what matters to me’ and take a holistic approach, connecting people to community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support.

Link Workers will support existing groups to be accessible and sustainable working collaboratively with local partners.

Key tasks of the role include: taking referrals from a wide range of agencies, working with GP practices within primary care networks, hospital discharge teams, pharmacies, job centres etc to promote social prescribing and its role in self-management; providing personalised support to individuals, their families and carers to improve their health outcomes; help people identify the wider issues that impact on their health and wellbeing, such as debt, loneliness, unemployment etc;  working with individuals to co-produce simple personalised support plans, including helping people to gain skills for meaningful employment, where appropriate; supporting community groups to receive referrals; working collectively with all local partners to ensure sustainable community groups and with commissioners and local partners to identify unmet needs within the community; recruiting and developing a team of volunteers to provide ‘buddying support’ for people, starting new groups and finding creative community solutions to local issues, providing regular ‘confidence surveys’ to community groups receiving referrals, to ensure strength and sustainability and data capture.

The role will require the successful candidates to manage and prioritise their own caseload.

All Starfish appointments are subject to a six- month probationary period.

Closing date: 24th January 2021.

Please click the 'Apply Now' button for more information on how to complete your application. 

A DBS disclosure will be requested for the successful applicant.

Starfish is an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

No agencies please.

Supervisor – Dementia Telephone Advisors

Please note the deadline for submitting applications for this role is 23:59 on the closing date.

We are the UK's leading dementia charity. Every day, we work tirelessly to find new treatments and, ultimately, a cure for dementia. We provide expert information, training, and support services to all those who need our help. And we are creating a more dementia-friendly society so people with the condition can live without fear and prejudice.

Supervisor Responsibilities:

We have developed an exciting and innovative new service delivery model ‘Dementia Connect’ which has 5 main elements:

• A specialist telephone based information and navigation service
• Community based services offering an increased level of support for more complex cases
• Self-management - our online community (Talking Point) and online service directory are always available 24/7
• Keeping in Touch Calls - a way of keeping in contact with service users as their journey with dementia progresses

This role is a Supervisor working in our telephone based service; you will line manage a team of Advisers who are the first point of contact via phone, letter, email or social media, for people affected by dementia assessing their needs and identifying desired outcomes.

As a Dementia Adviser Supervisor (Telephone) you will manage your team to ensure the provision of a highly responsive, individualised information and signposting service to people with a diagnosis of dementia as the first priority for the service and provide an extended information and signposting service to immediate carers, families and friends of the people who are referred to the service.

Supervisor Requirements:

We are looking for empathetic, motivated and professional individuals. You will join a team of people who are passionate to improve the life opportunities of people living with dementia and those close to them; and who are committed to learning from and supporting each other.

You will have an understanding of the needs of people with dementia and their carers and direct experience of working in a supervisory role in a telephone and e-mail based service. You will have excellent spoken and written English, and strong active listening and questioning skills. You will have the ability to coach, mentor and support staff, getting the best out of them. An NVQ level 4 or equivalent in a health and social care related subject would be an advantage.

You will have experience of managing staff as well as strong IT skills and the ability to use management data to ensure KPIs and standards of service are met. Ideally you will have experience of integrated telephony systems.

About Alzheimer’s Society:

Alzheimer’s Society embraces diversity, inclusion and accessibility for all of our people. We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do.

Our employees work hard every day to make a true difference in people's lives. We are proud to support them with a range of benefits, recognition and many options for working agilely, all contributing to a strong work life balance. We also have various learning programmes to support you in your development and help you grow to realise your potential and shape a career with Alzheimer's Society.

Position: Dementia Advisor Supervisor (Telephone)
Location: Birmingham
Contract type: Permanent, Full Time
Hours: 35 per week including approximately one week in four providing evening and weekend cover as part of Supervisor team rota
Salary: £25,300 - £27,628 actual per annum (depending on skills and experience)

Closing date: 31 January 2021
Interview date: 04 February 2021

You may have experience of the following: Dementia Adviser, Care Assistant, Caseworker, Special Needs Assistant, Social Worker, Social Care, Community Care, Helpline Coordinator, Volunteering Officer, Support Worker, Mental Health, Dementia, NFP, Not for Profit, Charity, Senior Support Worker, Supervisor, Team Leader, etc.

Home-Start Birmingham North West was founded in 1993.We aim to safeguard and preserve to good mental and physical health of children and their parents. T prevent cruelty to.or maltreatment of children,relieve sickness and reduce poverty. To assist parents to build better lives for their children in thier own communities. 

Volunteers provide support to families in the families own home. We support families as they learn to cope, improve confidence and reduce risk of problems within the families from escalating. We tailor our support to the needs of the family, using a holistic approach to all support. We empower and enable families to make long term positive changes.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Family and Volunteer Coordinator. 

Purposes of the job

• To contribute to the effective day to day operation of the scheme in accordance with the Home-Start Memorandum & Articles of Association, Home-Start,

 Standards & Methods of Practice, Home-Start Agreement and Quality Assurance Standards.

• To maintain high standards of practice in supporting families within the Home-Start model
• To ensure equality of opportunity, fairness and diversity in all aspects of the scheme’s work.
• Implement good safeguarding practice in all areas of work

Main Responsibilities

Supporting the work of the scheme

• Undertaking work as delegated by the senior member of staff to support the strategic management, development and future funding of the scheme.
• Supporting the implementation and review of all Home-Start policies and procedures.
• Complying with the scheme’s administration, monitoring and financial systems.
• Promoting the work of the scheme, as required by the Senior Worker
• Contributing to and supporting the development of the Home-Start network locally, regionally and nationally.

Support for families

• Receiving referrals and assessing needs of families.
• Attending Integrated allocation meetings
• Completing reports as directed by the scheme manager
• Introducing families to appropriate support.
• Ensuring support to families is reviewed at regular intervals and at the end of Home-Start support, in line with current Home-Start guidance
• To undertake designated responsibilities to safeguard and promote children’s welfare.

Managing Volunteers

• Recruiting, selecting and preparing suitable volunteers.
• Matching and introducing volunteers to families.
• Contribute as directed to the delivery of the Home-Start preparation course in full and to a high standard to all prospective volunteers
• Providing support, supervision and initial and on-going training opportunities for volunteers.

Working in Partnership

• Ensuring appropriate liaison with referrers and other professionals
• Networking appropriately within the community.

The post holder may be required to undertake any other duties that fall within the nature of the role and responsibilities of the post as detailed above.

Bristol, Birmingham or Sheffield or Home Working considered

Closing date: 31st January 2021 at 11.30pm

Do you have experience of planning and delivering involvement, volunteering or research activities and liaising with external agencies, partners and professionals, possibly in a housing or homelessness context? Then join Shelter as an Involvement Coordinator and you could soon be playing an exciting and diverse role within a new project aimed at developing our approach to women's centred services.

A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change with individuals, in communities, across society and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

Women are being increasingly and disproportionately impacted by the housing crisis. This has led Shelter to develop a new strategic priority to ensure that all our housing advice services are designed with a clear understanding of how a women's gender affects their housing problems and the kind of support they need as a result. We're spearheading this transformation by developing services in three locations, which are designed by women with lived experience and local partner agencies, and directed at helping homeless and poorly housed women. We have secured National Lottery funding, initially for 6 months, to carry out this work.

About the Role
Under the direction of a Project Manager, you'll be responsible for recruiting Peer Research Volunteers with lived experience and training and supporting them to conduct research in their local communities. Research will involve talking to women about local need and barriers to accessing support, with the aim of designing services to help them. This will involve engaging, supporting and developing people involved, to actively engage them in the project and ensure that the project is coproduced. The work will be carried out in three key locations and your challenge will be to represent the voices of people with lived experience in service design discussions and see that the language used in documentation and proposals is appropriate to the issues women face. Along the way, you'll also work with a variety of stakeholders to support and encourage involvement through various means and make sure opportunities are available for all to be involved.

About you
Personal experience of homelessness or poor housing and an understanding of how these issues have affected you would be an advantage. You’ll need to be dynamic and have experience of working with people who have direct experience of homelessness or poor housing, or similar issues. You'll also need a proven ability to use different methods to encourage participation and help those involved meet their potential. Adept at networking and information gathering, you have the excellent all-round communication and interpersonal skills it takes to work closely with an Involvement Team and other internal stakeholders. And, because your workload will be varied and demanding, you'll need excellent skills in prioritising, organising and boundary setting and a willingness to travel regularly between Sheffield, Bristol and Birmingham to get the job done.

Due to the specific requirements of the role we are only considering applications from women for this role. The Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1, Paragraph 1 applies to this post.

Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave (pro rata), enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We're here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.

To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our Women's Centred Services team and be the change you want to see in society.

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

Shelter promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities),gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We also encourage applications from people, who have been homeless or have been at risk of homelessness. We are facing diverse problems, so need diverse people to tackle them.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

All posts at the WEA will support the vision for "A better world - equal, democratic and just; through adult education the WEA challenges and inspires individuals, communities and society.”

To plan, prepare and teach online (initially) courses for adults within the WEA programme of work, as agreed with the appropriate Education Coordinator. To carry out the administrative tasks required in each programme area. To provide appropriate student feedback and support and educational advice and information where necessary, and to create an appropriate and welcoming atmosphere for students.

You will initially be required to deliver level 1 Introduction to Early Years Settings. There are likely to be other courses in the future.

As a Sessional Tutor you are required to carry out the following duties in the context of the WEA’s policies and practices, particularly Equality and Diversity, Health and Safety and Data Protection, and those of any host organisations, including informing students of their obligations:

1. Plan, deliver (online using Zoom) and report on your course, using methods and materials appropriate to the student group and course content. A scheme of work, course outline and lesson plans should be used for this and made available to the Education Coordinator, class visitor or inspector when required;
2. Prepare/adapt appropriate teaching materials on Canvas (the WEA’s virtual learning environment)  (N.B Preparation time is implicit in calculations of tutor remuneration) - Training on our virtual learning platform will be provided;
3. Identify/assess the needs of students and if necessary adapt course content and delivery style to meet these needs. Where a course is inappropriate for a student direct them to another course or provider. Deal appropriately with individual student support needs, using the appropriate forms and recording the required evidence as per the guidelines provided. Advice or assistance can be provided by the Education Coordinator, Education Support Assistant or the Tutor Support Team in the relevant Support Centre;
4. Comply with the WEA policy on Equality and Diversity so that all students are treated with respect and dignity in an environment in which a diversity of backgrounds and experience is valued. Deal with any harassment or discrimination issues that arise;
5. Discuss Learning Outcomes or Moderation Requirements with students as the course proceeds;
6. Enable your students to participate in the WEA by affording time for distribution of any relevant notices or information, and ensuring they know about the organisation and how they can become a voluntary member;
7. Liaise with Branch/Centre Head/Caretaker to be aware of venue, resources and administration, including procedures in case of fire and other health and safety issues;
8. Evaluate the effectiveness of learning. Assess students’ work. Keep records of students’ progress and ensure students are given feedback on their progress;
9. Offer advice on further learning and progression opportunities to students as required;
10. Ensure that all required paperwork, including enrolment forms, learning outcomes forms, Tell Us About It! forms, awarding body paperwork and other registration forms and course registers, including the Tutor’s Report and Claim Forms are returned to the relevant Support Centre, within two weeks of the end of the course (It is vital for funding purposes that these documents are received promptly) - The tutor will collate this information on Canvas.
11. Undertake continuing professional development required to maintain your professional status. Attend relevant induction and training meetings as required by the WEA. It is essential that you attend at least one briefing event per year;
12. Where appropriate, attend moderation meetings;
13. Maintain contact with your Education Coordinator, and inform her/him immediately of any changes, cancellations, or other significant problems. In an emergency, please contact the Tutor Support Team in the relevant Support Centre. Maintain contact and liaise with Branch or Partner organisation, where appropriate;
14. Represent the WEA throughout the course;
15. Any other duty, which, from time to time, may reasonably be required to meet the needs of the WEA and the funders and is within the remit of this post.

The successful candidate must have occupational knowledge of childcare, a level 5 Childcare qualification and level 5 Teaching qualification.

The successful candidate must be IT literate and will have some experience of teaching online. Training will be given in teaching using Zoom and Canvas which are the platforms used by the WEA.

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic youth and health & social care focused person to join our dynamic team and is well suited to an individual that is looking to gain hands-on experience in a thriving and supportive workplace. The successful candidate must be as passionate as us about transforming the lives of young people.

Countless talented young people across the country are unemployed, under-employed or looking for a better career. Meanwhile, across the health and social care sector there is currently in a workforce crisis with thousands of vacancies across hundreds of different roles.

See some potential to do some brilliant work? Us too! Could you lead our programmes to get 10,000 young people into health and social care careers over the next 3 years?

As an Operations Executive, you will work with young people, volunteers and partners to deliver programmes and activities to support and encourage 16-30-year olds into sustained health and social care jobs. Working as part of a team within our Central region you will work with clear objectives to ‘connect’, ‘progress’ and help ‘transform’ the lives of young people who need us most.

 Responsibilities:

• Supporting young people to develop their confidence and skills.
• Delivery of Prince's Trust's Health & Social Care project.
• Accurately record and track young people’s journey and progression using The Prince’s Trust CRM system.
• Supporting young people into positive sustained outcomes including education, training, and employment.
• Ensuring young people who need us the most are recruited and engaged through outreach.
• Co-ordinating with partners to deliver employment programmes, including leading skills sessions.
• Ensuring every young person ‘progressed’ has an action plan with an appropriate pathway of support and keeping detailed records of our engagement with them.
• 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.

Requirements: 

To support our delivery requirements across Central England we are particularly interested in receiving applications from individuals who have some of the following qualities: 

• Experience of the NHS or Health & Social Care sector in any capacity
• Experience of recruiting people into roles within Health & Social Care
• Experience in caseload management to a varied audience
• Have experience in using customer relationship management systems and reporting data
• Able to engage in challenges with optimism and resilience
• Can be adaptive and flexible, ready to embrace change and innovation
• Experience in providing one-to-one support and delivering high quality learning and development sessions through a variety of mediums.
• A natural and effective communicator, passionate about delivering excellent customer service and making the right decision for young people
• Experience in at least one of the following areas:
  • Youth Work or Teaching
  • Health & Social Care sector
  • Recruitment
  • Careers & Employability Sector
  • Managing Partner Organisations and Volunteers
• Possesses a strong understanding of the challenges young people from within The Trust’s target groups might face. 

The National Deaf Children’s Society is the leading charity dedicated to creating a world without barriers for deaf children and young people.

Advice and Guidance Helpline Officer

London, Birmingham, Glasgow or Belfast office or home based

£25,696 - £30,428 (to be pro-rated)

(Glasgow, Birmingham or Belfast office or home based)

£28,130 - £32,865 (to be pro-rated)

(London office)

18 hours per week

Permanent

We are looking for an experienced part time Helpline Officer to join our thriving team. The Helpline provides a first point of contact for families, carers, young people and professionals, taking a child centred approach in providing information, guidance, signposting and referrals. Working alongside other Advice and Guidance teams and our internal specialists there will be some casework including DLA and PIP claims and appeals, and education plans and complaints.

The Helpline is available Monday-Friday 9am-5pm by phone, text, email, web chat and BSL video relay interpreting. You will work 18 hours over three agreed days. 

You will have excellent communication and listening skills and experience of providing accessible rights based information and advice to members of the public. You will have experience of advising on disability related issues, including benefits and education (SEN), via phone, email and other digital channels. The successful candidate will receive a full induction and training, including deaf awareness and British Sign Language (BSL) along with continuous learning and development opportunities.

To apply for this role you will have to complete an online application and specify how you meet the person specification criteria, as outlined in the job description. To do this, we suggest that you download the job description from our website prior to starting your application.

Currently, the application process works best on desktop / laptop devices. 

The closing date for applications is on Monday, 1 February 2021 at 23:59.

We expect interviews to be held remotely on Friday, 12 February or/ and Monday, 15 February 2021. 

A disclosure check will be sought in relation to the successful applicant for this post. This will be shared with Human Resources and may also be shared with the Safeguarding Manager and the relevant management team. All applicants must also complete a self-disclosure form. 

We strive to provide an accessible recruitment process. If a disability or long term condition makes it difficult for you to complete our application form, please contact us to discuss alternative formats. If you require reasonable adjustments for taking part in the interview, please indicate this in response to the corresponding question in the application form. 

Additional information about the support we offer is on our jobs page. 

We are a Disability Confident Employer and committed to offering interviews to candidates who request to be considered under the disability confident scheme and meet the minimum requirements of the person specification.

The National Deaf Children’s Society is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young adults and expects staff and volunteers to share that commitment. 

We are also committed to promoting work-life balance amongst our staff.

Tutor / Teacher

Shrewsbury and Stourport-on-Severn

£19,539 - £21,104 per annum pro rata

Full Time 37.5 hours per week

Seasonal opportunities available

Our client is one of the UK’s leading providers of outdoor environmental education. 

They are now looking for a number of enthusiastic Tutors / Teachers, with experience of teaching in the great outdoors, to lead and engage groups of all abilities.

They have the following roles available:

Shrewsbury - Preston Montford, Montford Bridge

Preston Montford, is situated in the heart of Shropshire on the banks of the River Severn with views into Wales. The Centre is set in a 12-hectare estate which is managed to provide a rich range of habitats, including the River Severn Montford SSSI – semi-ancient woodland growing on a steep bank of glacial drift. 

Fantastically accessible from the motorway network the location Centre enables easy access to practically every type of habitat and urban setting in Britain. Ranging from the Long Mynd and Stiperstones in the South Shropshire Hill AONB, to Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site, Ludlow, Birmingham and Snowdonia.

• Seasonal (Permanent) - From 01/03/2021 to 31/10/2021

Stourport-on-Severn - Bishops Wood, Crossway Green

Surrounded by stunning ancient woodland Bishops Wood has a unique and sustainable centre building. The grounds are also home to a large pond and several outdoor learning areas with natural wood and willow sculptures. Bishops Wood is owned

• Seasonal (Permanent) - From 01/03/2021 to 31/10/2021

The role

Their Tutors will develop, plan and deliver ‘out-of-classroom learning’ activities and engage students to achieve their goal of ‘Bringing Environmental Understanding to All through first-hand experience’. 

This is essentially an active role and will predominantly require the post-holder to teach secondary age students in Geography/Biology/Ecology.

You will also be able to carry out duties associated with effectively managing groups in an outdoor learning location, whilst ensuring the health and safety of the group at all times, including carrying safety sacks.

About you

With previous teaching / tutoring experience the successful candidate will be educated to degree level or equivalent in Science, Geography, Environmental Studies, Maths or a closely allied discipline. You will be experienced in producing and preparing teaching resources and who can use interactive whiteboards, GiS, presentation software and spreadsheets.

About them

Our client follows a recruitment and selection process that is applied fairly, consistently, and without favour or prejudice, and which promotes a working environment in which diversity is recognised, valued and encouraged.

They want to create a world where everyone feels connected to the environment, so that they can enjoy the benefits it gives and makes choices that help protect it – especially now when their planet is facing issues such as climate change and loss of biodiversity. 

As an Investors in People charity, they realise that to achieve their vision they need diverse teams of staff who have a wide range of skills, a real passion for the work of the charity and a pride in their role within it. No matter what role you perform, everyone can make a difference and every role is vital to delivering their mission and vision…if this inspires you, they would love to hear from you.

The closing date for receipt of your completed application is Tuesday 12th January 2021 

Interviews are scheduled to take place virtually (via Zoom) on w/c Monday 18th January 2021

The National Deaf Children’s Society is the leading charity dedicated to creating a world without barriers for deaf children and young people.

Advice and Guidance Welfare Benefits Manager

London, Birmingham, Glasgow or Belfast office or home based

£33,134 - £39,218 per annum 

(Glasgow, Birmingham or Belfast office or home based)

£36,517 - £43,279 per annum 

(London office)

35 hours per week

Permanent

We are looking for an exceptional self-starter for this new Welfare Benefits Manager role. 

The post-holder will join our thriving Advice and Guidance department which comprises of Helpline, Advice and Guidance Officers and an Education Appeals team. The teams’ provide information, advice and guidance for deaf children, young people, families, carers and professionals, taking a child centred approach, on a range of subjects including education, communication, social care, discrimination, independence and welfare benefits.

The successful candidate will be responsible for leading the implementation of the department’s ambitions in meeting National Deaf Children’s Society’s strategy, specifically in relation to Welfare benefits.  They will lead the development and delivery of specialist Welfare benefits services and ensure that accessible, good quality welfare benefits related information, advice and guidance is available to our beneficiaries through a variety of channels, largely digital.

The role will include planning and delivering targeted welfare benefits advice and guidance sessions to different audiences using a variety of channels and line manage the Advice and Guidance Appeals Specialist (Benefits), fixed term contract, and oversee their case load.

You will have significant experience of delivering complex advice and guidance in Welfare benefits, to families and young people within the third or public sector, or equivalent (including digitally). You will have excellent in-depth knowledge and understanding of the policy and political context in which services, specifically welfare benefits, operate across the UK. 

You will also have excellent communication and influencing skills, experience of managing partnerships and in designing and delivering accessible training to different audiences, using a range of formats. 

The successful candidate will receive a full induction and training, including deaf awareness and British Sign Language (BSL) along with continuous learning and development opportunities.

To apply for this role you will have to complete an online application and specify how you meet the person specification criteria, as outlined in the job description. To do this, we suggest that you download the job description from our website prior to starting your application.

Currently, the application process works best on desktop / laptop devices. 

The closing date for applications is on Monday, 1 February 2021 at 23:59.

We expect interviews to be held remotely on Thursday 11 February 2021. 

A disclosure check will be sought in relation to the successful applicant for this post. This will be shared with Human Resources and may also be shared with the Safeguarding Manager and the relevant management team. All applicants must also complete a self-disclosure form. 

We strive to provide an accessible recruitment process. If a disability or long term condition makes it difficult for you to complete our application form, please contact us to discuss alternative formats. If you require reasonable adjustments for taking part in the interview, please indicate this in response to the corresponding question in the application form. 

Additional information about the support we offer is on our jobs page. 

We are a Disability Confident Employer and committed to offering interviews to candidates who request to be considered under the disability confident scheme and meet the minimum requirements of the person specification.

The National Deaf Children’s Society is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young adults and expects staff and volunteers to share that commitment. 

We are also committed to promoting work-life balance amongst our staff.

Do you have experience working within a domestic abuse setting? Do you have experience working with vulnerable people within a third sector organisation? Do you want to make a real difference to the lives of victims, children and young people?

Drive Project is service providing intensive intervention with high-harm and serial domestic abuse perpetrators to challenge behaviour, to disrupt and prevent abuse. Right now we are looking for someone new to join us in an exciting role – this is a chance to make a real difference.

But, we need your help! The Case Manager (domestic abuse) is an integral role providing interventions to support the service user to embark on their journey to understand domestic abuse, their thoughts, feelings, behaviours and recognising the impact of their behaviours and moving towards a healthier, less harmful future. You will work to disrupt and change perpetrator behaviours with a trauma informed focus.

This is an exciting and innovative role that will provide an enhanced level of case intervention to overcome barriers to domestic abuse and improve victim and child safety and welfare through working in an integrative approach with perpetrators.

If you have delivered domestic abuse support and working directly with vulnerable and hard to reach people, in a trauma informed approach, and want to join a growing and developing project apply now by submitting your CV and Supporting Statement!  

This is a full time post at 37.5 hours per week.

This is a fixed term post for 9 to 12 months, with possibility for extension subject to funding.

The salary for this post is £26,639 per annum.

This is a rolling recruitment process, shortlisted candidates will be interviewed as and when they apply.

So, get inspired today and visit our website and take the first steps towards a more fulfilling career.

Apply now via our website.

Richmond Fellowship is part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence. We know that recovery can look and feel very different to each and every one of us. But we also know that if we provide the right support, at the right time, we can inspire recovery nationwide and that recovery is possible for everyone.

We have an opportunity for a Senior Policy and Information Officer to join the team based in Birmingham (currently working remotely). You will join us on a full time, permanent basis and in return, you will receive a competitive starting salary range of £26,000 - £30,000 per annum depending on experience.

National Governance Association is the only national membership organisation for school governors and trustees in England, and we work to improve the effectiveness of governing boards in both maintained schools and academies. As such it is the first port of call for many of the policy makers in the education sector who wish to understand the governor view. We pride ourselves on our expertise and the quality of our products and services. Alongside our memberships, NGA offers training, e-learning and consultancy.

Benefits of joining us:

- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
- Holiday entitlement increases after 3 years’ service
- 7% employer contribution pension

As our Senior Policy and Information Officer, you will provide high level support for the effective delivery of NGA’s policy and information service. You will help to drive forward the organisations aim of improving school and trust governance by assisting in the development of NGA policy positions and publications to influence the external education policy environment and managing the weekly newsletter for members.

Key responsibilities of our Senior Policy and Information Officer will include:

- Line managing the Policy and Information Officer
- Keeping yourself and the wider team up to date with education policy and research
- Monitoring and determining content for the weekly e-newsletter, enhancing user journey by developing an improved newsletter system and experience
- Supporting the Policy and Information officer in the allocation of content to authors in the NGA staff team and contributing weekly articles directly
- Editing the newsletter, ensuring all content is high quality and relevant to the audience
- Using your specific knowledge and expertise to contribute to the production and improvement of NGA communications
- Directly contributing to Governing Matters magazine, writing articles, and deputising in the coordination process
- Being responsible for leading on allocated policy areas and/or managing projects
- Working with the Knowledge Centre Manager to identify and develop new guidance content
- Producing new guidance as required and review and update existing NGA guidance as required
- Representing NGA at internal and external events and meetings
- As required, contributing to the organisation and planning of NGA events

What we’re looking for in our ideal Senior Policy and Information Officer:

Essential:

- Experience of working effectively in a policy or education environment
- Experience of influencing policy making through use of campaigns
- A sound understanding of the education sector In England
- Experience of writing in a variety of channels: such as policy reports; newsletter; magazine; blogs
- Experience of delivering projects
- Educated to degree level or relevant industry experience
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to tailor communication clearly and appropriately to the audience
- Strong analytical and report writing skills, with an ability to translate complex policy issues into a succinct and easy-to-read format
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including relationship building
- Positive attitude and ‘can do’ approach, working calmly under pressure
- A commitment to NGA’s charitable objectives, ethos, and values
- Willingness to travel in the UK
- Willingness to continue to volunteer as a school governor or trustee

Desirable:

- In-depth understanding of the state school sector In England, including some knowledge of curriculum and qualifications
- Experience of line managing a member of staff

Closing Date: 9.00 am on Tuesday 5th January 2021
Interview Date: Friday 8th January 2021

Please note, previous applicants need not apply!

If you feel that you are the right candidate for the role as our Senior Policy and Information Officer or would like to find out more information about the role, then please click ‘apply’ now.  We’d love to hear from you.

Delivery Counsellor and Project Lead

The Sight Loss Support counsellor project lead will be responsible for ensuring our client's Sight Loss Support Services deliver a person centred high-quality counselling service. They will responsible for ensuring the counselling service deliver the outcomes and outputs stipulated by our client and their funders. The successful candidate will work as part of the Sight Loss Support team, within a local charity dedicated to support people living with visual impairments, and/or other disabilities.

The main aim of our client is to help make people’s lives better, the successful candidate with work with them to achieve this.

Responsibilities:

- Provide a 1-2-1 quality therapeutic counselling service to people living with sight loss and/or additional disabilities
- Provide own therapeutic supervision
- Making assessments of clients’ presentations and emotional states.
- Delivering 1-2-1 counselling service within the service model
- Monitoring progress and making adjustments to the counselling as necessary
- Work with the Sight Loss Support leadership team to develop the aims and objectives of the group counselling programme
- Facilitate and counsel within a group setting
- Support with the continued development of the counselling service
- Work with the Sight Loss Support team including freelance counsellors to ensure service deliver quality standards are met
- To build effective relationships with the people they support including their support networks, staff teams, volunteers and stakeholders.
- Undertake all work in accordance with the BACP Ethical Framework.
- To develop an understanding of the impact of sight loss
- Knowledge and experience to identify and assess risk
- Able to identify, understand and respond to the differential impact that disadvantage, inequality, stigma and discrimination have on individuals
- Ensure all Health and Safety, risk assessments and other statutory obligations are met.

Requirements:

Essential;

- Counselling diploma
- Minimum three years experience within a similar setting
- Experience of extensive 1-2-1 therapeutic work
- Empathy and understanding
- A non-judgmental approach
- Good IT skills including use of Microsoft office

Desirable;

- Experience in group facilitation work
- Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling or Psychotherapy, or professional-level CBT qualifications
- Experience of working with people affected by disabilities

About our client:

They are an independent local charity that provides information, advice, support and care for people with visual impairment and complex needs.

Location: Harborne, Birmingham or Remote

Contract Type: Part Time, Fixed Term Contract (6 months)

Salary: £30,000 p/a, pro-rata

You may have experience of the following: Project Lead, Project Manager, Charity, Charities, NFP, Not for Profit, Third Sector, Counsellor, Counselling, Sight Loss Counsellor, Therapist, Psychotherapy, CBT, etc.

Ref: 96251

The National Deaf Children’s Society is the leading charity dedicated to creating a world without barriers for deaf children and young people.

Advice and Guidance Helpline Officer

London, Birmingham, Glasgow or Belfast office or home based (UK)

£25,696 - £30,428 (Glasgow, Birmingham or Belfast office or home based)

£28,130 - £32,865 (London office based)

35 hours per week

Maternity cover – approximately 12 months

We are looking for an experienced Helpline Officer to join our thriving team. The Helpline provide a first point of contact for families, carers, young people and professionals, taking a child centred approach in providing information, guidance, signposting and referrals. Working alongside other Advice and Guidance teams and our internal specialists there will be some casework including DLA and PIP claims and appeals, and education plans and complaints.

The Helpline is available Monday-Friday 9am-5pm by phone, text, email, web chat and BSL video relay interpreting.

You will have excellent communication and listening skills and experience of providing accessible rights based information and advice to members of the public. You will have experience of advising on disability related issues, including benefits and education (SEN), via phone, email and other digital channels. The successful candidate will receive a full induction and training, including deaf awareness and British Sign Language (BSL) along with continuous learning and development opportunities.

To apply for this role you will have to complete an online application and specify how you meet the person specification criteria, as outlined in the job description. To do this, we suggest that you download the job description from our website prior to starting your application.

Currently, the application process works best on desktop / laptop devices. 

The closing date for applications is on Monday, 1 February 2021 at 23:59.

We expect interviews to be held remotely on Friday, 12 February 2021. 

A disclosure check will be sought in relation to the successful applicant for this post. This will be shared with Human Resources and may also be shared with the Safeguarding Manager and the relevant management team. All applicants must also complete a self-disclosure form. 

We strive to provide an accessible recruitment process. If a disability or long term condition makes it difficult for you to complete our application form, please contact us to discuss alternative formats. If you require reasonable adjustments for taking part in the interview, please indicate this in response to the corresponding question in the application form. 

Additional information about the support we offer is on our jobs page. 

We are a Disability Confident Employer and committed to offering interviews to candidates who request to be considered under the disability confident scheme and meet the minimum requirements of the person specification.

The National Deaf Children’s Society is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young adults and expects staff and volunteers to share that commitment. 

We are also committed to promoting work-life balance amongst our staff.

We are looking for a brilliant Operations Executive to join the Health & Social Care Team to work as part of our Wellbeing and Impact Hub. They will be responsible for the central region but also coordinate with the national Health & Social Care Team.

We don’t just want to get our young people through the front door of their new employer, we want to support them to start a good career and to feel well at work, with this being just one vital part in The Prince’s Trust ambition to support 10,000 young people into jobs in health and social care over the next 3 years.

We need someone who will be dedicated to contacting people who have been on our health & social care programmes to check-in on how they are doing, offer extra support and connect them up to a range of benefits available to people in health jobs. You could help be the difference between someone leaving a new job in the first few weeks and someone sustaining a job that kickstarts their career.

You will be able to work both independently and as part of a team and use your initiative to find creative solutions to problems. This role is perfect for you if you have experience of delivering programmes with young people, with the ability to work to a project plan whilst responding to changing demands.  

Alongside supporting young people, this role will work with a smaller team to collect and generate insight from data and feedback. This is an exciting role with ample opportunity to continually improve our offer to young people. A curious, enthusiastic and pro-active person would fit right in. If you have a passion for data and reporting it will be a bonus!

Our values are at the heart of everything we do and would expect that you live these behaviours when you interact with colleagues, our partners, young people & the public.