Location: Waltham Forest

Salary: Qualified applicants (with an accredited VAWG /domestic abuse qualification) dependent on experience £27,000-£29,000

Unqualified applicants, dependent on experience: £26,000-£27,000 per annum

Contract: Permanent  

Vacancy Reference: S028

Closing Date: 13th December 2021 at noon

Interview Date: 17th December 2021

Solace Women’s Aid is an innovative, exciting, grassroots charity working across London. Our purpose is to bring to an end the harm done through domestic and sexual violence to all survivors, and in particular women and children. Our work is holistic and empowering, working alongside survivors to achieve independent lives free from abuse.

About the Service

Waltham Forest Solace Advocacy and Support Service (SASS) is a team made up of IDVAs, Caseworkers, IRIS Advocate Educator, Duty worker and Wellbeing worker. We work with all levels of risk and work closely with partner agencies to support survivors of domestic violence and abuse living in Waltham Forest. As part of the support we also ensure survivors can access therapeutic support and groups via the Waltham Forest Therapeutic Marketplace. 

About the Role

As an IDVA you will provide a high-quality advocacy and information service to survivors of domestic abuse. You will carry out risk and needs assessments, safety planning, and individual support planning with survivors as well as advocating on behalf of service users with external agencies. As an IDVA you will contribute to the local MARAC process to improve survivor safety. You will also support survivors who are referred from RISE Mutual perpetrator programme

About You

We're looking for highly organised and self-motivated applicants who are passionate about ending VAWG. The successful candidate will have at least one year experience of working with victims of domestic and/or sexual violence in a multi-agency setting. You will have demonstrable substantial experience in providing emotional and practical support to victims of VAWG, and a strong understanding of the criminal and civil justice system.

Solace Women’s Aid values diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applicants from black minority and ethnic communities.

This service is run by women for women and is therefore restricted to female applicants under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, and Part 1. Section 7(2) e of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 apply. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.

As part of safer recruitment we require all successful candidates will be required to complete a satisfactory DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) disclosure.

No agencies.

Social Worker - Practice Educator 

We are looking for a Social Work Practice Educator to sit within the Integrated Student Team, Social Work Department.

Position: Practice Educator

Location: London

Hours: Full Time

Contract: 1-year Fixed Term Contract, Full Time

Salary: £36,000 per year   

Benefits: Company Mobile Phone, Company Pension, Employee Discounts, Generous Holiday, Great Working Environment, In House Training, Progression Opportunities, Recognised Qualifications, Travel/Season Ticket Loans.

Closing Date: 12th December 2021

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Join a vibrant charity that has been supporting and empowering vulnerable adults and children since 1970. With its 50th anniversary approaching, it is an exciting time to join the team!

The Role

Your role as Practice Educator, is to assess Social Work degree students (MA and BA / BSc (Hons) who are on placement with the charity in line with professional standards of Social Work education. You will be part of the team which provides a training, learning and development function for opportunities for staff, students on placement and apprentices.

The post will also ensure all SW Student placements are designed and delivered within the framework agreed by stakeholders including Social Work England, partner Universities, students, local managers, service users, staff and volunteers.

You will work with a cohort of student social workers on placement to assess and develop them in line with the requirements of Social Work England and the charity.

Some other main responsibilities of the role include:

• Work with local service Managers to negotiate and establish student placements in projects, responding appropriately to service user and organisational needs
• Ensure all SW Student placements are designed and delivered within the framework agreed by stakeholders including Social Work England, Universities, students, local managers, service users, staff and volunteers
• To liaise on a regular basis with Operational Managers, attending team meetings when appropriate

The charity offers a culture of learning and development, with access to an extensive range of learning and development opportunities as well as genuine career progression. If the values of being respectful, genuine, dedicated, collaborative and courageous resonate with you, please apply!

About You

As Practice Educator, you will:

• Be a qualified and registered Social Worker with a current PEPS 1&2 or equivalent
• Have excellent written/verbal communication skills along with IT skills including Microsoft, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and web-based systems
• Have good scheduling and coordinating skills
• Have the ability to negotiate outcomes for placements, with multiple partners
• Have an understanding of relevant statutory legislation and its application in voluntary sector provision

About the Organisation

The charity supports adults and children in crisis across London and the surrounding regions by campaigning and advocating nationally on the issues that affect them. This includes victims of modern slavery, women and children who have experienced domestic abuse, young care leavers and older people. From giving someone a home, to helping them to get the right mental health support, the organisation supports people at the moment of crisis and enable them to build a life beyond crisis.

Applications from candidates with lived experience are welcomed, the organisation is proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

If offered a role, you will be issued a conditional offer based on satisfactory references and an Enhanced disclosure/DBS check.

As provided for by the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 (the "HSC Act"), all staff who work at or attend CQC registered care homes are required to be vaccinated against Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) with an authorised vaccine as defined by the HSC Act (unless otherwise exempt) i.e. If your normal place of work will fall within the scope of this legislation OR You may be required to work from or attend a location which falls within the scope of this legislation from time to time in line with operational requirements.

You may also have experience in areas such as Recovery Support Practice Educator - Children's Social Work Practice Educator, Practice Educator - Adult Social Work, Practice Educator - Social Work, Senior Professional Social Work Educator, Junior Professional Social Work Educator, Off-site Practice Educator, On-site Practice Educator, Community Practice Educator.

Your new role

We have an exciting opportunity that has arisen for an experienced Buildings Manager to join our Estates and Site Services team. This team has responsibilities across two sites, Sydenham (this includes our main hospice building and our newly built world class education centre, St Christopher’s CARE) and our Orpington site where we provide outpatients services at the Caritas Centre.

You will be responsible for the maintenance of the buildings and grounds at both sites, you will also act as the Health and Safety Lead along with project management for defined capital projects. You will also have responsibility for the management of staff and external companies in delivering the above.

The role will be predominately based at the Sydenham site, with visits to Orpington as required.

What you will need to succeed

The successful candidate will have the relevant professional qualifications including a minimum of an HND in a relevant engineering discipline and a health and safety qualification (e.g. NEBOSH or IOSH). You will also have experience of delivering facilities management services and have excellent knowledge of health and safety requirements across a multi-sited organisation.

In addition, the ideal candidate will have the ability to manage a large number of staff across a range of areas ensuring accountability of all, have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work in a flexible and adaptable manner and be able to act with discretion and tact at all levels.

Benefits of joining St Christopher’s

• You will gain a stimulating and rewarding career with an opportunity to influence and make a real difference in the community
• Access to excellent training and development opportunities
• Season ticket loans
• A number of health and wellbeing schemes
• A competitive contributory pension scheme and life assurance scheme with generous beneficiary plan
• Access to plenty of free local street parking
• Working from home options

Closing Date:9th December 2021

Provisional Interview Date:16th December 2021

Please note, each application is scored according to how well the supporting statement addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they consider they meet the specific points within the Person Specification.  

In the event we receive a high amount of applications. We reserve the right to close the job earlier than the initial closing date.

BACKGROUND

Since 1933, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has developed unparalleled expertise in responding to emergencies and helping uprooted communities to rebuild. Founded at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers life-saving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster.

The International Rescue Committee UK is part of the IRC global network, which is on the ground in more than 40 countries, providing emergency relief, relocating refugees and rebuilding lives in the wake of disaster. Through over 20 regional offices in cities across the United States, the IRC also helps refugees resettle in the US and become self-sufficient.

The IRC is committed to a culture of bold leadership, innovation in all aspects of our work, creative partnerships and, most crucially, accountability to those we serve. The IRC is a tireless advocate for the most vulnerable.

IRC UK

IRC UK was established in London in 1997 to support the organisation’s global activities and particularly to diversify its donor base and be able to better advocate with European policy-makers on behalf of the people we serve. Since its establishment IRC UK has grown rapidly and is now acknowledged for its high-quality project management, technical expertise in governance and rights and economic recovery, and innovative thinking on early recovery and gender-based violence. IRC UK comprises approximately 150 staff. The IRC UK recently launched its first Resettlement Asylum and Integration (RAI) programme in the UK called RISE, working in partnership with local councils, to provide integration support to resettled refugees in Southeast England and now has the opportunity to support educators who are working with recent Afghan arrivals to the UK.

The Purpose of the Role

The Education Coordinator is responsible for the coordination, management, and development of IRC’s new education programming in the UK

Key Working Relationships:

The position reports to the Head of Programmes, UK. The position supervises the Education Officer and the Project Assistant. The Education Coordinator also works closely with, and receives technical guidance from RAI Education technical units and the Senior Integration Officer, as well as the Grant Management team.

Key Accountabilities

Programme design and delivery

• Lead education programme design processes that ensure programmes are aligned to IRC’s Outcomes to Evidence framework, evidence-based, and appropriate to context in order to maximize impact;
• Oversee high quality processes to adapt resources and programmatic tools including curricula on Social Emotional Asset Development;
• Align the UK education programme with programming priorities and best practice across RAI, as well as IRC’s organizational strategy.

Coordination and management

• Meet regularly with staff, and partners to assess progress toward objectives, discuss issues and assist in finding solutions to identified challenges;
• Analyze data emerging from the education program and ensure that this analysis informs programming and advocacy;
• Ensure that all reporting requirements are met, that reports are of a high quality and are submitted on time;
• Coordinate closely with other RISE project staff to contribute to coherent management and growth of the overall programming in the UK;
• Recruit and supervise direct-report staff, including communicating clear expectations, setting performance objectives, providing regular and timely performance feedback.

External Relations

• Develop effective working relationships with key partners – including NGOs

and civil society, public authorities at the national and local levels and education institutions.

• Identify and develop strategic partnerships with UK partners for education programming
• Support in the development of new business opportunities to allow the portfolio to grow and develop;

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential

• Progressively responsible relevant work experience, esp. in the implementation of education projects in support of asylum seekers, refugees, and migrants
• Solid understanding of the UK education system and challenges for students with immigrant backgrounds
• Professional written and oral communication skills in English
• Experience crafting non-traditional, innovative programming and creating suitable

organisational structures; strong proposal writing skills

• Proven diplomatic and networking skills: the ability to effectively handle a variety of internal and external relationships including with education sector leaders and government staff;
• Experience with programme monitoring and evaluation and demonstrated success using data to drive high quality decision-making;
• Ability to respond to multiple priorities in a timely manner, producing high-quality outcomes
• Ability to travel occasionally to the service delivery area.

Organisation

Jami is a mental health charity that enriches and saves lives impacted by mental illness in the Jewish community.

Since the start of the pandemic, demand for our services has grown exponentially. In 2021 we undertook a thorough review of the needs of the community, to develop a new strategy that will secure the Jewish community’s mental health provision. The new strategy sets out a huge agenda for change in scale and provision, which will be developed over the next five years while we continue to run our diverse set of highly professional mental health services:

·Advice and advocacy

·Treatment and support

·Education and campaigning

Jami currently supports over 1,400 individuals, delivering almost 50,000 separate service interactions each year, and reaches thousands more people through education, seminars, work in schools and other organisations. Through our social enterprise community café, Head Room, we raise mental health awareness while delivering mental health support on the high street.

Job purpose

The role of Social Worker plays an integral role in the multi-skilled team at Jami.  You will be working as part of our hubs and community team across Jami services. You will help to create effective links with primary care, voluntary and statutory sector organisations to support people who use Jami services. You will be expected to manage a caseload of clients who self-identify as needing mental health support requiring social work interventions.

Duties will include reporting safeguarding concerns and mental health concerns/risk to the relevant bodies. You will be expected to complete Jami risk assessments, formulate personal support plans and periodically review risks.  You will also be using our Jami in house initial assessment and review tool to help service users identify their goals.

You will be supporting service users to develop care plans and set personal goals. You will co-ordinate care where required and periodically review needs.  

You will support service users by linking them into other appropriate services based on identified needs where required.

We aim to 

• Provide a high quality and effective social work service to respond to the needs of people with mental health problems.

• Develop and sustain professional working relationships with clients, carers, colleagues and external agencies. 

• help Promote independence and well being

Responsibilities

1. To respond to members of the Jewish community who identify as needing

 support with their mental health

2. To work as part of a multi skilled community team of staff and volunteers

3. To be responsible for effectively managing a caseload.

4. To support the multi-skilled team with complex cases and situations.

5. To undertake assessments and where appropriate to work in partnership with statutory services.

6. To carry out initial assessments and periodic reviews as required.

7. To carry out face to face and telephone assessments as required.

8. To assess and regularly review risk in consultation with the service user and the team.

9. To ensure needs assessments and support plans are formulated, implemented and reviewed regularly.

10. To coordinate and support service users in gaining access to community resources including education and training, volunteering and employment provided both by Jami and other agencies.

11. Respond to unexpected and emotive problems, seeking solutions, modifying plans and arranging the provision of additional services and/or resources where appropriate

12. To maintain sequential and contemporaneous records as required by existing procedures and write reviews and reports when necessary

13. To highlight any safeguarding issues within Jami, respond accordingly and raise these with Jami’s Safeguarding Lead as well as with relevant statutory services.

14. To have a practical working knowledge of the Care Act; Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act & LPS. 

15. To maintain excellent working relationships with other statutory and non-statutory agencies

16. To provide advocacy and support applications for welfare benefits and housing.

17. To take responsibility for updating own knowledge and skills in accordance with the requirements for continued professional development.

18. To update knowledge and understanding of all relevant legislative and organisational policies and procedures.

19. To undertake relevant training to enhance the role and the development of the service.

20. To contribute to the development of Jami’s policies, procedures and links to other agencies.

21. Keep up to date with practice developments through involvement in appropriate national and local networks.

22. Maintain own personal development and keep up to date with current knowledge and health and social care agenda through reading, attending study days, conferences and meetings as appropriate

23. Work within Health and Safety guidelines, with reference to the Lone Worker Policy and individual risk assessments

24. Compliance with the Equality Act, and Health and Safety legislation

25. Attend regular supervision with named supervisor

26. Participate in the organisation’s appraisal process

27. Ensure that all activities are operated in a way which is consistent with the values of Jami and the Jewish community it serves.

28. Carry out any other reasonable duties as requested by your line manager or another designated senior manager 

Key relationships

• Collaborate with other statutory and voluntary sector agencies and ensure that service users are signposted onto appropriate agencies such as housing, counselling and advice

• Liaise with the local community stakeholders to provide good working partnerships

• Attend local meetings, workshops and conferences of relevance to the service

• work closely with Jami in house services

Training and Qualifications

Essential 

• 2 years min post qualifying experience in mental health services
• Must have completed NQSW (if applicable)
• Recognised Social Care Qualification Degree in Social Work, Dip SW, CQSW, CSS or equivalent
• Registered with Social Work England
• Maintain a portfolio of CPD in line with regulatory body standards (Social Work England)

Desirable

• Post qualifying awards such as practice educator
• Experience of working in a statutory mental health service
• Adult safeguarding experience

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Experience working in a multi-skilled team – relevant to people with mental health difficulties.
• Evidence of partnership working with other agencies including Social Care Services, Health Services, Voluntary Agencies and/or Education
• Experience of undertaking needs led assessments, care planning and reviewing
•  Experience of undertaking and reviewing risk assessments
•  Understanding of Recovery values and principles
• An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people who experience mental health problems.
• Ability to develop practical solutions to problems that may arise.
• Ability to form good working relationships with people who have mental health problems.
• Ability to help clients develop and maintain living skills, with support from the multi skilled team.
• Knowledge and understanding of Social Care practice
• Knowledge of appropriate legislation and issues relevant to client group e.g
• Mental Health Act 1983 and Amendment 2007 and Equality Act 2010 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005, Care Act 2014
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. 
• Understanding of social care resources and provision available in both statutory and non-statutory agencies
• A champion for the values and objectives of prevention, early intervention and Social Care in enabling people to exercise choice and control over their lives
• Good organisational skills - an ability to manage time, prioritise work and meet deadlines
• A commitment to equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice
• A commitment to ongoing personal and professional development
•  Working in partnership with other agencies 
• Proficient use of IT

Desirable

• Local knowledge of community resources and facilities
• Experience and knowledge of the Jewish community
• Working in a complex and changing environment
• Ability to gather, analyse and interpret data
• Personal experience of using mental health services and/or mental health problems, distress or trauma.

Supervision

The post holder will be expected to: - 

• Attend and participate in regular supervision with named supervisor.
• Participate in a programme of continued personal development. 
• Incorporate feedback from supervision into practice.
• Attend relevant training
• Maintain CPD
• Engage in annual appraisal process

Flexibility

To deliver services effectively, a degree of flexibility is needed, and all post-holders may be required to perform work not specifically referred to above. Such duties will fall within the general scope of the job description. The job description will therefore be subject to periodic review with the post holder to ensure it accurately reflects the duties of the job. The post will include face to face meetings with service users across Jami sites as well as remote working where required.

Disclosure of criminal background

All employees are checked with the Disclosure Barring Service

If it is a requirement of the post that an enhanced check is undertaken, successful applicants will be asked to complete and sign a Disclosure Form giving permission for the screening to take place.

Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with Jami. This will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of offences.

Please note applicants refusing to sign the form will not be progressed further.

Equality and diversity

Jami are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We recognise and promote, the positive value of diversity, equality and challenge discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Confidentiality

All information relating to service users, volunteers and staff gained through your employment with Jami is confidential. We work within guidelines determined by General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)

To apply for the role, please send your CV and covering letter. Closing date for applications is ongoing.

Please note when submitting your application, you must clearly state how you meet the job requirements in your covering letter as this forms part of our shortlisting process.

Partnership Manager
Location: Remote in the UK or Ireland, or based in the Cambridge head office
Salary: £36,000 – £41,000, depending on experience
Basis: Permanent; full-time, part-time or flexible
Eligibility: You must be eligible to work in the UK or Ireland

The role

We are looking for a Partnership Manager to join our ambitious fundraising team. Reporting to the Director of Strategic Partnerships, you will make a significant contribution to the team's growth and success. You’ll build and manage a global portfolio of strategic, high-value corporate partners that share and advance our mission. Through effective account management, you’ll engage donors with the aim of growing their lifetime support for our work.

The ideal candidate will have experience of successful fundraising from companies, foundations, or trusts. We also welcome applicants from a background in sales, recruitment, or account management. Being able to build strong relationships is essential for this role.

You will be joining a fast-growing non-profit organisation that offers opportunities for development and growth. We pride ourselves on being a brilliant place to work, with a fantastic team and a positive work culture.

Main responsibilities

• Proactively develop a pipeline of funding opportunities, establishing relationships that will lead to new partnerships
• Manage a portfolio of existing partners, developing and implementing engagement strategies to strengthen these relationships
• Match funders’ objectives with the Foundation's programmes and goals
• Prepare funding applications, proposals, presentations, and pitches, working collaboratively across the Foundation to support the development of these documents
• Evaluate and report on partner activities to ensure goals are achieved
• Accurately capture information using our CRM (Salesforce) pipeline process
• Support the team as they develop new donor relationships to secure grants and donations

Experience and personal attributes

You should have:

• Experience in developing long-term, high-value (£50K+) corporate partnerships
• Competence in using a CRM or equivalent system to track and measure the partnership pipeline
• Effectiveness in working with multiple stakeholders across organisations to achieve solutions and deliver results
• Evidence of highly adaptable interactions with a wide range of people, with experience in advocacy, networking, and negotiation
• Practical knowledge of preparing and presenting a compelling case for support in various forms, including in person and through written communication
• Experience of monitoring, reporting, and forecasting against plans and budgets
• Strong organisational and administrative skills
• A commitment to the mission and values of the Raspberry Pi Foundation

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• Experience in prioritising a pipeline of multiple opportunities
• A high level of IT literacy, particularly knowledge of using the Microsoft Office suite or Google apps (Gmail, Calendar, Docs, and Forms)
• Experience in international fundraising

About us

The Raspberry Pi Foundation is a UK-based educational charity working to put the power of computing and digital making into the hands of people all over the world. We want more people to be able to harness digital technologies for work, to solve problems that matter to them, and to express themselves creatively.

Established in 2008 and first known for our main product — the wildly successful Raspberry Pi computer — the Foundation has developed educational content and programmes helping millions of people learn new knowledge and skills.

We are an operating foundation rather than a grant-giving foundation, meaning that we advance our mission through practical action. Through Code Club and CoderDojo, we support the world’s largest networks of free computing clubs for young people. Tens of thousands of educators have taken our online courses, and millions of people use our free online learning resources.

The Foundation’s income consists of a mix of profits from our commercial company, contracts for educational services, and restricted and unrestricted grants and donations. View some of our supporters here.

Benefits

In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a range of benefits for all of our colleagues, including:

• 25 days' leave per annum, plus public holidays
• Private healthcare
• Flexible working arrangement to fit around childcare or other commitments
• Generous company pension with 8% employer and 4% employee contributions
• Life assurance and long-term illness insurance
• Good support for working parents, including family leave policy
• Cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan, and childcare voucher schemes
• Investment in professional development and learning
• Fresh fruit, tea and coffee in all our offices

Timetable for applications

Deadline to Apply: 9am on Tuesday 4th January 2022

To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter, highlighting the skills and experience that make you the best candidate for this role. Early applications are encouraged as we will review and interview applicants throughout the advertising period.