Trainee Project Worker - Homelessness

Ilford, Essex

We currently have a great opportunity for you to join us as a Trainee Support Worker, within our adult complex needs services and start or develop a career in our sector.

Our Redbridge Accommodation Services consists of 4 hostels specialising in supporting people with a history of rough sleeping and homelessness. These complex needs supported accommodation services, provide temporary and longer-term accommodation for people who may have associated difficulties relating to mental health, substance and alcohol use and trauma and domestic abuse.

Single Homeless Project is a London-wide charity. Our vision is of a society where everyone has a place to call home and the chance to live a fulfilling life. We help single Londoners by preventing homelessness, providing support and accommodation, promoting wellbeing, enhancing opportunity, and being a voice for change. From supporting people in crisis to helping people take the final steps towards independence and employment, we make a difference to 10,000 lives every year across all 32 boroughs.

As a Trainee Support Worker, you will provide support to enable clients to achieve the objectives in their support and action plans which they create together with their key worker. The role will include supporting clients with routine tasks to help them achieve their goals relating to training, education or employment and independent living skills. This is a varied and rewarding role in a committed team that works with clients, to develop their independent living skills and promotes social inclusion in the community. 

Through your training you will learn how to provide support to clients, which will enable them to achieve the objectives they have jointly created in their support and action plans.   Through the implementation of our Recovery Programme and psychologically informed approach, you will also learn to: 

• Support and prepare clients for move on to accommodation appropriate for their support needs. 
• Encourage social inclusion by working with service users to build and develop confidence and life skills. 

You do not need to have previous or formal experience working in an accommodation-based service, as we are seeking people with transferable skills, strong interpersonal communication skills and experience gained from a varied background; who will demonstrate a commitment and passion for the work that we do. 

In return, we will provide you with a comprehensive induction, a structured training programme and plenty of opportunity to learn on the job; through formal training, reflective practices and from experienced colleagues

As a Trainee Support Worker will be expected to work flexible hours which will involve working early, late and occasional weekends.

Closing date: 5th November 2021 (at Midnight)

Interviews to be held: 14th November 2021

This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed for the successful applicant. 

Our attractive benefits package includes:

• A salary increase after successfully completing six months.
• A 37.5 hour working week including flexible working hours (core hours are 10am – 4pm) in non-accommodation services
• 25 days annual leave, increasing annually to the maximum 30 days (plus paid Bank Holidays),
• A contributory pension scheme: Single Homeless Project will contribute the equivalent of 5% of your annual salary
• Staff Health Cash Plan and discounts scheme
• Comprehensive and integrated training programme designed specifically to develop the skills and knowledge involved in our work

Single Homeless Project is actively committed to equal opportunities and the promotion of diversity and inclusion, in all of our services and workplaces.  We are also Disability Confident Committed and are IIP Silver accredited. 

About us: 

PTMWA is a women-led organisation whose vision is to ensure that people, suffering, or at risk of domestic abuse receive appropriate support. We assist recovery by providing safe accommodation, specialist support services and by working in partnership with other agencies. We also run the only museum dedicated to telling the story of women’s fight for the right to vote at our Pankhurst Centre headquarters. 

We are a diverse organisation with c31% of our staff identify as BAME, 12% as LGBT+. We span the generations with c11% of staff being aged 18-24 and c25% aged 55-64 and c11% identify as having a disability. 

Our staff, volunteers and service users have recently taken time to reflect on who we are and what we do when we are at our best. This reflection showed that we can proudly claim to be:

Courageous by challenging inequality, stepping forward and making change 

Affirming by supporting and inspiring, paying attention to discover what matters 

Generous by sharing our skills, creating energetic positive links, and thriving together 

Rooted by being secure in our communities, participating and nurturing a sense of belonging 

About You: PTMWA are looking for enthusiastic women who have transferable skills. As this is a trainee role we don’t expect you to have experience or knowledge of DVA services, instead, your emotional resilience and the ability to listen to others will be essential along with an interest and willingness to learn.

About the role: This role will learn and develop knowledge in DVAs over a 12-month period. You will build on existing skills and experiences to successfully work with clients with complex needs referred into PTMWA services. The trainees will learn skills that directly and positively impact on the lives of survivors of domestic violence and abuse and women and girls in particular across Greater Manchester. The post holder will advocate on behalf of our clients and work with other staff to provide a flexible and responsive extended hours service.

If you are interested in this vacancy and would like to find out more, we will be holding an online open event on the 2nd November (4pm - 5pm). To find out more and register your interest please see RISE recruitment pack on our website. 

RISE Work and Skills Trainee- more than one role available.

This role has been assessed and confirmed as open to women only under the Equality Act 2010, schedule 9, part 1 

Hours of work: 35 per week (rota shift working) including some evenings to 8pm and some weekends.

Salary: Real living wage, currently £9.50 per hour.

Duration: 12-month fixed term contract. On successful completion of 12 month training programme a permanent role may be offered dependent upon qualifying assessment (funding dependent).

Location: Mobile across all areas of Manchester City.

Annual Leave: 25 days plus Bank Holidays, pro rata for part-time workers.

To Apply: Application packs can be downloaded from our website or a copy can be obtained by emailing our info email. 

Application forms should be returned by 9:00am 8th November 2021 to either our info email or by post to:

D. Mgijima

The Pankhurst Centre

60-62 Nelson Street Manchester

M13 9WP

Interviews will be held on 24th/25th/26th November. If you have not heard from us by Monday 22nd November, your application has been unsuccessful. 

Hours: Full time (37.5 hours per week)
Salary: £21 711
Contract Duration: Fixed term for 12 months
Line Manager: Welfare Rights Team Lead
Location: Mind & NHS premises and Working From Home

Mind in the City, Hackney and Waltham Forest is the leading charity in East London supporting people with mental health problems and working to improve wellbeing.

This is a vital time to join the Welfare Rights Team of Mind CHWF as the COVID-19 pandemic and continued trajectory of government welfare policy have seen many more people pushed into financial uncertainty.

In addition to delivering front-line support to service users, team members will contribute to Mind’s activist efforts going forward, by supporting the training and development of Peer workers and by feeding into campaigning efforts around welfare reform on a wider scale. As such, the successful applicant will be involved in advocating on behalf of disabled adults and adults with additional support needs both locally as well as on a national level to fight discrimination and inequality resulting from government policy.

The successful candidate will support the Welfare Rights Team in delivering a Welfare Rights Advice Service to adults with disabled adults and adults with mental health conditions in the City, Hackney and Waltham Forest. Advice and casework will be offered both face-to-face and over the phone, with the successful candidate maintaining a caseload of their own clients with whom they will work long-term to support in claiming benefits. They will work with clients both in the community and in NHS settings. They will also input on campaigning being done by Mind in an effort to push for welfare reforms and improvements to government policy.

To be considered, applicants must demonstrate a passion for social justice and for tackling discrimination and inequality, particularly around mental health. Experience or understanding of the needs of disabled people is a must, as is the ability to engage in an appropriate and understanding manner with adults with additional support needs.

This role involves advising mental health service users to support them in claiming welfare benefits, and as such the successful applicant will demonstrate both compassion and the commitment to advocate on behalf of those who feel unable to do so without support.

Excellent written and verbal communications are required, as well as the ability to prioritise and maintain your own caseload of clients.

The deadline for applications is the 8th November 2021. To apply, please complete the application form and attach it together with your CV via the Breathe HR link, please ensure you attach both when you press “Apply Now”.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. We strongly encourage applications from those from ethnic minority backgrounds or other underrepresented backgrounds.
We are a disability confident employer. All applicants with a disability, who meet the minimum essential short-listing criteria are guaranteed an interview. If this applies to you, please ensure you complete the equal opportunities section of the application form.
We at Mind CHWF want to assure you that your privacy and the security of your data is our top priority. It always has been, and it will continue to be, as we refine our policies and internal processes. Please take a moment to read through our privacy notice.

A truly exciting opportunity to help vulnerable people as a Housing & Support Officer in their Runnymede team.

Their Runnymede team delivers services to a diverse client group including young people, people with learning disabilities or mental health issues, and people with a history of homelessness.

You will be involved in everything from assisting clients to acquire daily living skills and play an active role in their own futures, liaising with professionals from a variety of agencies, day to day property management, making applications for welfare and housing benefits and maintaining accurate and up to date records, so you can expect plenty of variety..

Housing & Support Officer Requirements:

Ideally you will have six months’ experience of working with at least one of the client groups supported by the team, as well as knowledge of supported housing and the benefits system.

Above all, you must be keen to learn fast and make a real difference, be highly organised, methodical and team spirited.

No experience of working in Supported Housing? Don’t be put off – if you have the desire and aptitude for helping people change their lives, we will be able to consider taking you on initially as a Trainee. [Starting salary £21,250 pa+ benefits].

It is essential that you have a full valid driving licence that will allow for occasional use of manual pool vehicles and use of your own car for business purposes.

Enhanced DBS clearance will also be required.

Location: Egham (TW20)

Type: Full Time, Permanent

Hours: 39 hours per week

Salary: £21,250 - £24,250 per annum plus on call allowances and benefits

You may have experience of the following: Support Worker, Housing, Vulnerable People, Charities, Social Worker, Community Development, Volunteer, Housing Support Worker, Challenging Behaviour, Third Sector, Residential Care Worker, Charity, Voluntary Sector etc.

Ref: 103 304

We have two full-time vacancies to join our Infant Mental Health Team (2.5 days pw) working with 0-5 year olds and their parent/carers and to study on the Anna Freud/CYP-IAPT training (2.5 days pw) at the same time.

Overview of Role:

The PG Dip CYP Improving Access to Psychological Therapies for 0-5s is a ‘Recruit to Train’ course and as such, prospective students must apply for both a place on the course and for one of the corresponding jobs 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 the role, prospective trainees will need to successfully obtain a course place offer from UCL. To clarify, in order to be successful in recruitment, the University module staff would need to approve you as suitable for the course and CDI would also have to select you for the job via our (separate) interview process.

The course runs from January to December and not during the standard academic year cycle, so successful applicants will begin the course on January 17th 2022. The UCL applications portal is now open, so you are be able to make a start on this part of your application.

The week is split 2.5 days pw for attending University, teaching and tutorials (either face to face or remote), and you would work in the IMH Team on the other 2.5 days per week. The course itself is a full-time over 1 calendar year and is fully funded by Health Education England so students are not liable for their fees.

This is a fantastic opportunity for the right people to join our client’s new team delivering a new model of support.

Our client is responsible for providing a personalised, trauma informed support service to people with complex needs facing multiple exclusion in line with the company’s principles. They will be required to provide a person centred, strength-based support service to support clients to create long term sustainable tenancies by increasing independence and maximising connectivity with the local community.

The aim of the service is to support people who have been homeless or are at risk of rough sleeping to improve their quality of life and their ability to successfully sustain a tenancy. The majority of people will be single, and they may be addressing a range of potential issues e.g. mental health and/or substance misuse issues, learning disabilities, inexperience of independent living as they may not have held a tenancy before. They may also have an offending history or have poor home or financial management skills. The new team will be supporting 15 clients in properties across all 3 boroughs. Our client is looking for people who, not only have relevant skills and experience, but also have the passion, commitment, enthusiasm and vision to enable the company to be known as the best supported housing association in this exciting new area of service delivery.

It is essential that you have a full valid driving licence and use of your own car for business purposes.

Enhanced DBS clearance will also be required.

Our client reviews CV’s when they are received, and interview as soon as they have applications that look like a good match, so apply as soon as you can to avoid missing out.

They have a number of opportunities across their footprint, please look at their webpage for other locations.

Location: Surrey Heath (Full Time), Runnymede (Full Time) or Elmbridge (part time)
Job type: Full Time x 2 part time x 1 , Permanent
Hours: 39 hours & 20 Hours per week
Salary: £21,500 - £24,250 per annum plus on call allowances plus benefits (£20,250 per annum for trainees).

You may have experience of the following: Support Worker, Housing, Vulnerable People, Charities, Social Worker, Community Development, Volunteer, Housing Support Worker, Challenging Behaviour, Third Sector, Residential Care Worker, Charity, Voluntary Sector, etc.

£19,760 per year (pro rata) - based on the number of hours worked

Would you like to use your skills and passion to help people who have experienced the criminal justice system to forge a positive independent and successful future?

We are looking for an individual who is passionate about supporting young people to join us as a Housing Support Assistant.  

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to gain the skills and experience required to develop their career in the sector.

This role will work within our Young People’s Pathway (YPP) and is crucial in supporting the young people who live with us to gain independent living skills, confront and overcome issues and challenges that act as a barrier to this and them thriving.  

The YPP provides a multi-agency service across the County, to young people aged 16-25 years who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, through supported housing in hostel and community accommodation.

Housing Support Assistants work with a team of Housing Support Workers, complementing their work with clients, by building relationships with clients to help them achieve their goals and develop their understanding of how to manage a tenancy.

This role may involve working a shift pattern which will be confirmed based on the needs of the business.

Foundation’s core values are: People, Passion, Collaboration and Integrity.

We aim for our workforce to reflect the diverse and exciting region we serve. We want you to have every opportunity to shine and show us your talents. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to make sure the assessment process works for you.

About us
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.

Crisis Skylight Newcastle are a dynamic innovative team that go the extra mile to support people out of their homelessness for good. Our experienced and diverse team work closely to provide a wraparound service that is personally tailored to individual needs. Our innovative education, employment, housing and well-being services address individual needs and help homeless people transform their lives.

We are currently looking for two Progression Coaches to offer high quality information, advice and guidance to support Crisis Skylight Members out of homelessness. This is a fixed term role for 12 months (with possible extension).  One vacancy being full time (35 hours) and the other being part time (28 hours). Primarily based in our office in the centre of Newcastle, although there may be some outreach work required.

About the role
As a Progression Coach, you will provide high quality coaching, signposting, information, advice, guidance and appropriate support in relation to housing to members by providing a safe, welcoming, supportive and non-judgmental environment for members to progress.
The role will involve managing your own caseload and working with external partners.

About you
As the ideal candidate you will be experienced in engaging and working with vulnerable and hard to reach people. You will need to advocate effectively and maintain appropriate professional boundaries. You will have demonstrable experience of working within a coaching model of service delivery and in managing emergency interventions when applicable. You will be creative, working around constraints and challenges in an innovative way, utilising your exceptional decision-making skills.

We want Crisis to be an inclusive employer which then reflects our members and the communities we work in. We want to offer opportunities to everyone regardless of their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation or age. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.

Working at Crisis 
As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including: 
- Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy  
- Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%  
- 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days  

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career. 

When you join us you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.  

We have 5 staff diversity networks which include Black, Asian and Ethnic people, LGBTQ+ people, those with Lived Experience of Homelessness, Women at Crisis and Disability Awareness.  

How to apply 
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below. 
Closing date: Monday 1st November 2021 (at 23:59)
Interviews will be held on 17th and 18th November. 
 

Accessibility 
We welcome applications from people who identify as neuro diverse and want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Recruitment team, contact details can be found on our website.
 
Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094

Closing date: 7th November 2021 at 11.30pm

Come and join us
Are you passionate about ending bad housing and homelessness in Merseyside? Do you have personal experience of homelessness or other related issues and want to use your experiences to make a difference? Come and join us at Shelter Merseyside as a Trainee on our GROW programme (Getting Real Opportunities of Work). You will receive personalised training and support throughout the programme, as well as support to plan your career after your traineeship ends.

About the role

We are looking for someone who can help us get to know our community. You will be based at the Merseyside hub, and will have the opportunity to work closely with a variety of teams to support people from many different backgrounds who access our services. No day will be the same as every person who accesses our service is unique with different support needs.

As well as supporting the Merseyside Hub with community engagement and support, you will help us to complete a research project to find out more about the issues that affect people in Merseyside. You will be given training, support, and supervision, and will have access to a flexible personal budget to help in your own personal and professional development. Previous trainees have used the personal budget for things like driving lessons, gym memberships, courses and more.

To see what previous Grow trainees thought of their time with Shelter , please visit our website.

About you
We are looking for people who are passionate about the opportunity to use their own life experiences to help make positive change for others. You’ll also need to be resilient, comfortable in a variety of settings, and able to remain calm in challenging situations where people might be upset or frustrated. Good communication skills and the ability to make people feel heard will also be essential. Basic computer skills, e.g. word processing, the internet and email would be useful, but support can be provided. Above all, we need people with a real desire to develop personally and learn new skills.

About Shelter
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.

At Shelter we are united by our purpose to defend the right to a safe home. Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. We believe that to win that fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement for change. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, fair, equitable and transparent.

We have committed to combat racism both within and outside Shelter and welcome you on our journey to becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.

How to apply

To apply you need to upload a copy of your CV and completed application form via our website. If you have any trouble applying you can submit your application by emailing Sally Duckworth ( her details can be found on our website) or by sending a copy of your application form to Shelter @ The Crypt, Holy Trinity Church, Richmond Park, Anfield, L6 5AA. Please ensure your contact telephone number and email address is on your CV.  Please don’t worry if your CV has gaps or limited work experience, this is not a problem. If you need support creating a CV please get in touch.

We will be holding support sessions at our hub in Anfield to give people practical support and advice on how to create a CV or supporting statement to apply for the role, or to pick up a paper application. These sessions will also give you the chance to find out more about the role as well as other opportunities at Shelter Merseyside. We encourage anyone thinking of applying to come along to a session. Please contact us beforehand to book a slot. The sessions will take place on the following dates:

Wednesday 20th October 2021- Merseyside Hub (Shelter @ The Crypt, Holy Trinity Church, Richmond Park, Anfield, L6 5AA)

Monday 25th October 2021- Zoom ( the details can be found on our website).

When applying, we appreciate it may feel unusual to be talking about your lived experience to a prospective employer. Please be assured that we ask for this only to assess your suitability for a role that’s designed to help people to use their experiences to develop a career.

Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, 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.

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

Closing date: 7th November 2021 at 11.30pm

Come and join us
Are you passionate about ending bad housing and homelessness in the North East? Do you have personal experience of homelessness or other related issues and want to use your experiences to make a difference? Come and join us at Shelter North East as a Trainee on our GROW programme (Getting Real Opportunities of Work). You will receive personalised training and support throughout the programme, as well as support to plan your career after your traineeship ends.

About the role
We are looking for someone who can help us get to know our community. You will be based at the Newcastle hub, and will have the opportunity to work closely with a variety of teams to develop an understanding of the housing-related issues that people face in the North East.

After an initial induction period, you will be involved with a peer research project. You will speak to a variety of people about their accommodation needs. In particular, we would like to consult people experiencing ‘multiple disadvantage’; ‘Multiple disadvantage’ is a term used to describe people who experience several problems at the same time, such as mental ill health, homelessness, drug and alcohol misuse, offending, and family breakdown.

You will be given training, support, and supervision, and will have access to a flexible personal budget to help in your own personal and professional development. Previous trainees have used the personal budget for things like courses/qualifications, driving lessons, counselling and more. 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.

To see what previous Grow trainees thought of their time with Shelter, please visit our website. 

About you
We are looking for people who are passionate about the opportunity to use their own life experiences to help make positive change for others. You’ll also need to be resilient, comfortable in a variety of settings, and able to remain calm in challenging situations where people might be upset or frustrated. Good communication skills and the ability to make people feel heard will also be essential. Basic computer skills, e.g. word processing, the internet and email would be useful, but support can be provided. Above all, we need people with a real desire to develop personally and learn new skills.

About Shelter
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.

At Shelter we are united by our purpose to defend the right to a safe home. Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. We believe that to win that fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement for change. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, fair, equitable and transparent.

We have committed to combat racism both within and outside Shelter and welcome you on our journey to becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.

Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, 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.

How to apply

To apply you need to upload a copy of your CV and completed application form via CoreHR. If you have any trouble applying you can submit your application by emailing Sally Duckworth ( her details can be found on our website) or by sending a copy of your application form to Shelter North East Hub, 140-150 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle, NE1 6TH. Please ensure your contact telephone number and email address is on your CV.

If you need support to create a CV please contact Sally.

We will be holding support sessions at our hub in Newcastle to give people practical support and advice on how to create a CV or supporting statement to apply for the role, or to pick up a paper application. These sessions will also give you the chance to find out more about the role as well as other opportunities at Shelter North East. We encourage anyone thinking of applying to come along to a session. Please contact us beforehand to book a slot. The sessions will take place on the following dates:

Thursday 21st October 2021- In person, North East Hub, 140-150 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle, NE1 6TH

Friday 22nd October 2021 - Zoom ( the details can be found on our website). 

When applying, we appreciate it may feel unusual to be talking about your lived experience to a prospective employer. Please be assured that we ask for this only to assess your suitability for a role that’s designed to help people to use their experiences to develop a career.

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.

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

WATCH specialises in peer support across the whole of Somerset by providing workshops/courses for individuals to come together and make valuable connections enabling them to maintain their own wellbeing, build self-resilience, and develop skills that support their recovery journey. We model and provide Peer Support Training including forming peer groups. WATCH also supports adults who have experienced mental health difficulties and are interested in training to become a peer volunteer and go on to either volunteering or a paid peer worker role. 

We are a key partner within Open Mental Health Network (OMHN) providing the lead peer provision for Somerset. Within the OMHN there is a Peer framework we work from and employ our Peer Support Connection Coordinators and tutors that deliver pastoral supervision/training and working closely with the various partners in their localities. 

The project is funded by gaining various grants and contracts, some requiring going through a procurement process, securing future funding for sustainability of the project.

Main Duties & Responsibilities 

This role will be split into two sections namely: 

Contracts - working with CEO and directors 

• Research Develop and evaluate contracts with grant providers and commissioners 

• Provide advice and guidance to the different teams and agencies relating to contract generation and funding

• Review and monitor progress of contracts and ensure deliverables are on track by communicating with teams across the business 

• Create and maintain relationships with grant providers and serve as the singular point of contact for matters concerning contracts 

• Analyse data for performance targets, evaluative outcomes and /or other data specified, creating accurate reporting, storing securely, and communicating to stakeholders

• Monitor the maintenance of records for correspondence and documentation in relation to established contracts and those in progress (working with Admin and IT team as required) 

• Monitor contracts and move forward with extension or renewal according to what’s best for the company 

• Identify & raise with CEO any contract-related problems that may arise with other parties and internally with the company itself 

Training - working with team of tutors/facilitators/peer workers 

• Develop WATCH training prospectus – a range of mental health training workshops/courses for individuals or organisations using a blended model of delivery including online provision

• For contracted work (Open Mental Health Network, Somerset Skills & Learning, Somerset County Council, Well Wessex, etc.), oversee the planning and coordination of programme delivery (including staff planning) 

• Ensure processes are in place for safe delivery of training, including recruitment of trainee’s, evaluation, and feedback for all training activities 

• Set required standards of the training services and monitor the quality. 

• Take responsibility for any external reviews and evaluations of training

• Work with other training providers and organisations that offer peer related provision, to not duplicate but enhance the peer model and ethos into related services,

• Line manage the Peer Support provision and Training staff

Your experience:

• Experience of adult training, lifelong learning, planning and evaluating learning programmes 

• Experience in organising and tracking grant contracts 

• Experience in mental health, professional or personal 

• Worked with individuals/groups supporting individuals with mental health issues. 

• Familiarity and belief in the person-centred approach 

• Experience using Teams/Zoom and One Drive 

• Working with volunteers 
• Work in the voluntary sector
• Knowledge of the theory of the person-centred approach and the work of Carl Rogers desirable 
• Knowledge of Peer support e.g. Sherry Mead approach to intentional peer support 

Skills and personal qualities

• Excellent organisational, communication, and writing skills 

• Proficient user of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point 

• Able to balance an atmosphere of support and challenge e.g., Look and affirm good ethical practice and offer constructive feedback. 

• Able to effectively plan workload and meet deadlines 

• Develop training packages 

• Ability to utilise effectively supervision for personal development 

• Passion for working with people who are dealing with their mental health issues and trying to find their true potential 

Closing date for applications is 25th October. Interviews to be held week commencing 1st November. 

This is an exciting opportunity to provide clinical leadership and supervision to a number of therapeutic services within Richmond Borough Mind. Our developed and respected Psychotherapy and Counselling Service has been providing long term counselling interventions to local residents since 1988. The service is self-funded and offers a range of therapies which aim to provide individuals with the support and opportunity to work through their difficulties in depth with a skilled and experienced trainee or fully qualified therapist. Sliding scale rates are offered to make sure that we are accessible to all. We also run a number of therapeutic, psychoeducational, support and peer-led one to one sessions and groups, training workshops and other activities.

We are looking for a skilled and qualified counselling supervisor, ideally registered with one of the accreditation bodies (UKCP, BACP, BCP or BPS) and with experience of working with complex cases, to provide clinical supervision, leadership, management and service development of our Psychotherapy and Counselling service. Knowledge and understanding of a number of modalities such as Cognitive Behavioural (CBT), Psychodynamic, Humanist/Person-Centred, Transactional Analysis (TA) and Gestalt would be an asset.  Part of the role will be to help us achieve and maintain BACP or equivalent service accreditation and to grow the service.

As well as having an empathy with the core values of RBMind, the successful applicant will be a confident and versatile communicator with outstanding relationship-building, organisational and problem-solving skills, and have the ability to provide empathy and guided support to staff, volunteer counsellors, administrators and clients.You will be supported by senior management colleagues and gain a rich experience of low, moderate and more complex cases.

Richmond Borough Mind values diversity and difference.  We welcome applicants from all sections of the community, particularly individuals with lived experience of mental health problems.

Salary: £36,000 per annum (pro rata), 22.5 hours per week (evening work is a condition of this post). In addition we pay for external clinical supervision.

Title: Sessional Clinical Supervisor
Hours: 4 hours/ per fortnight (with potential for further work)
Contract: sessional self employed contractor
Reporting to: Clinical Director and Director of Psychological therapies and wellbeing
Salary: £50/hour for clinical supervision and clinical meetings (includes all note taking and prep) £10.75/hour for mandatory trainings

We are seeking a UKCP/BACP/HCPC registered clinical supervisor with an interest in supporting, through clinical supervision groups, the development of trainee therapists. We are seeking someone who aligns with the values and work of Mind in the City Hackney and Waltham Forest. Mind in the City, Hackney and Waltham Forest has a long-standing and well-established engagement with local and diverse communities and is committed to offer support and respect to anyone facing a mental health problem.

Candidates must be UKCP/BACP/HCPC registered, have more than five years post qualification experience and minimum two years supervisory experience. Clinical supervision qualification is essential. We are specifically looking to recruit an integrative supervisor. An interest and understanding of a few modalities and experience working within community settings is desirable.

Clinical supervision sessions occur in groups of 3-4 honorary therapists (trainee therapists) and/or volunteer therapists or staff.

There will be two supervision groups of 2 hours to supervise fortnightly with potential for further work:
- Tuesdays 9-11a.m. ( day/time flexible) and
- Thursdays 6-8p.m.

The deadline for applications is the 14th November 2021. To apply, please complete the application form and attach it together with your CV via the Breathe HR link, please ensure you attach both when you press "Apply Now".

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. We strongly encourage applications from those from ethnic minority backgrounds or other underrepresented backgrounds.

We are a disability confident employer. All applicants with a disability, who meet the minimum essential short-listing criteria are guaranteed an interview. If this applies to you, please ensure you complete the equal opportunities section of the application form.

We at Mind CHWF want to assure you that your privacy and the security of your data is our top priority. It always has been, and it will continue to be, as we refine our policies and internal processes. Please take a moment to read through our privacy notice.

Closing date: 7th November 2021 at 11.30pm

Come and join us
Do you want to help us make positive change for people experiencing homelessness in Dorset? Do you have personal experience of homelessness and/or other related issues such as substance misuse and mental ill-health and want to use your experiences to make a difference? Come and join us at Shelter Dorset as a Trainee on our GROW programme (Getting Real Opportunities of Work). You will receive personalised training and support throughout the programme, as well as support to plan your career after your traineeship ends.
 
About the role
We are looking for someone who can help us find out how services really work for people who are experiencing homelessness in all its forms. You will be based with the Shelter team in Weymouth, and will have the opportunity to work closely with a variety of other organisations to build an understanding of what it’s like to experience local services, and what works and what doesn’t.
 
After an initial induction period shadowing your colleagues in Shelter, you will be trained and supported to work with us to carry out a piece of peer research into women’s experiences of street homelessness and accessing accommodation. involved with a peer research project. You will speak to a variety of people about their accommodation needs. This role is all about supporting Shelter Dorset in improving how services are delivered, how people access them and identifying gaps in people getting the support they need.
 
You will be given training, support, and supervision, and will have access to a flexible personal budget to help in your own personal and professional development. Previous trainees have used the personal budget for things like courses/qualifications, driving lessons, counselling and more. 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.

Please visit our website to see what previous Grow trainees thought of their time with Shelter.

About you
We are looking for people who are passionate about the opportunity to use their own life experiences to help make positive change for others. You’ll also need to be resilient, comfortable in a variety of settings, and able to remain calm in challenging situations where people might be upset or frustrated. Good communication skills and the ability to make people feel heard will also be essential.
 
We are looking for someone who is passionate about the opportunity to use their own life experiences to make positive change to others. You will be a good communicator and listener and have the ability to make people feel heard. This role would suit someone with an interest in carrying out research and hearing about other people’s experiences as a way to make things better for people experiencing homelessness in the local area. Basic computer skills, e.g. word processing, the internet and email would be useful, but support can be provided. Above all, we need people with a real desire to develop personally and learn new skills, with the ability to ask for support when needed.
 
Because this is a gender informed peer research project to be delivered by female only staff, 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, 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.

About Shelter
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.

At Shelter we are united by our purpose to defend the right to a safe home. Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. We believe that to win that fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement for change. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, fair, equitable and transparent.
We have committed to combat racism both within and outside Shelter and welcome you on our journey to becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.

How to apply
To apply you need to submit a copy of your CV and a completed application form via our website, this can be submitted either by email (Mehnaz Ahmed's details can be found on our website) or you can submit a paper copy to the Shelter (The Lantern Trust), 2 Ranelagh Road, Weymouth, DT4 7JD
 
If you need support to create a CV please contact Mehnaz. Her details can be found on our website.
 
We will be holding support sessions to give people practical support and advice on how to create a CV/complete an application form to apply for the role, or to pick up a paper application. These sessions will also give you the chance to find out more about the role as well as other opportunities at Shelter Dorset. We encourage anyone thinking of applying to come along to a session. Please contact us beforehand to book a slot. The sessions will take place on the following dates:
 
•       Tuesday 19th October: Zoom – please contact us in advance if you are coming and we will send out the zoom link
•       Wednesday 27th October: Shelter (The Lantern Trust), 2 Ranelagh Road, Weymouth, DT4 7JD
 
When applying, we appreciate it may feel unusual to be talking about your lived experience to a prospective employer. Please be assured that we ask for this only to assess your suitability for a role that’s designed to help people to use their experiences to develop a career.

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