Session Manager

We have an exciting opportunity for a qualified cycling instructor to join our Disabled cycling charity.

We currently have two positions open: one permanent position for our Herne Hill sessions and a temporary, sickness cover, at our Croydon sessions – this is anticipated to be for a minimum of 6 months. Feel free to apply for either one or both of these positions.

We would love to hear from you if you:

• Are passionate about inclusive cycling and promoting the benefits of cycling for Disabled people
• Can manage a team of dedicated cycling instructors and volunteers and many partnerships

Job Purpose

This post is crucial within Wheels for Wellbeing: whilst other Inclusive Cycling Instructors work sessionally, on a rota basis, you will be the one constant member of staff at the Herne Hill Velodrome or Croydon Arena (or both). You will be in overall charge of ensuring a safe and fun experience for our participants, whilst being part of the session delivery team. The post is principally based at two out of our three locations in South London but you will also work regularly from our offices in Brixton and will need to travel locally on occasions (attendance at weekend sessions will be required twice a month).  The post holder will champion a team work ethos and ensure standards are consistent at all our sites.

Principal Responsibilities

• To have responsibility for the smooth and safe running of Wheels for Wellbeing inclusive cycling sessions.

• To line manage our fantastic session staff - Inclusive Cycling Instructors (both qualified, trainees and volunteers) in line with the employee handbook and all internal Health and Safety, Safeguarding, Diversity policies and legislative requirements.

• To be responsible for the recruitment, training, supervision and performance management of our Cycle Instructors and volunteers with the support of our Operations Manager and Senior Administrator. 

• Be the link between sessions and the rest of the organisation, ensuring high quality of data collection at sessions and safe cash handling

About the charity:

Wheels for Wellbeing works to remove barriers to cycling

Since becoming a registered charity in 2007 (no. 1120905), we’ve worked with thousands of Disabled children and adults who face barriers to taking part in any physical activity. Informed by life-changing personal experience of Disabled trustees, staff and volunteers, we’re determined to show that anyone can enjoy cycling, given the right equipment, support and environment.

Mission
Wheels for Wellbeing exists to enhance Disabled people’s lives by ensuring that anyone can access the physical, emotional, practical and social benefits of cycling.

Vision
More Disabled people in the UK will cycle for everyday journeys – transport, leisure or exercise – and cycle routes will be inclusive and accessible. Our work will transform attitudes to Disability and ensure a healthier population.

Values

• We follow a person-centred approach based on the Social Model of Disability. We work to remove or overcome any barriers that prevent an individual from cycling
• We aim to be accessible to all, regardless of age or impairment
• We change attitudes and create positive perceptions of Disability (and cyclists)
• We are user-led and a voice for Disabled cyclists. All our work is informed by practical experience of Disabled people discovering, using and enjoying cycling

Priorities

• To provide direct support to more than 1000 Disabled people a year to discover or rediscover cycling, targeting a growing number of new participants each year – by keeping the wheels spinning at our drop-in and outreach sessions in SE London.
• To ensure the ongoing quality of our service offer and to share best practice – by improving the way we measure and communicate the impact of our core sessions.
• To ensure that the unprecedented investment in cycle infrastructure across London from 2015 improves routes, facilities & conditions for Disabled cyclists – by providing expert advice to Transport for London and local authorities.
• To raise wider awareness of Disabled cyclists and to build the support they need – by working with local, national and international partners (charities, businesses, government) to influence attitudes, policy and standards.

To apply, please send a cover letter (no more than two pages) outlining why cycling needs to be inclusive and why you would like to be considered for this post, the skills and experience you’d bring (ensuring you address the points in the person specification).

Closing date: 5pm, Monday June 6th 2022

Interview: Week commencing June 13th 2022

Calling All Social Work Students and Graduates!

Trainee Outreach Worker Wanted in Newham!

The role:
Assignment length: 2-3 months
Hours: 22.5 hours a week
pay: £13-£15 per hour

I am currently recruiting for a superb opportunity working with one of the leading social care charities in London

If you have recently graduated from your social work degree or are currently studying your social work degree than this is the perfect opportunity to obtain some paid experience within the social care sector

The trainee outreach worker role itself will be working as a street homelessness outreach worker in the borough of Newham, working within an experienced and vibrant team

The experience you will gain:
- How to carry out Needs and risks assessments on clients with varying support needs
- How to advice homeless clients on their options, helping them off the streets into accommodation, it is truly very rewarding work
- How to build relationships and gain trust with vulnerable clients who truly need support
- How to work alongside external agencies such as drug and alcohol recovery services, mental health teams, the local authority and many more
- You will be trained to use the CHAIN database system which is one of the most commonly used system across homeless charities throughout the UK

This role is perfect for people who are looking for a career within a social care setting. The experience you gain will open doors for the right person

Apologies if this role is not for you, I have sent this to candidates on the system with Social care degree on the CV. If the role does not apply to you but you know someone who would be keen on the post, please refer them to me and you will see yourself earn a £75 love to shop voucher referral fee if they are successful.

This role will not be around for long, Apply Now!!!

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment Business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to temporary vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer, job suitability are assessed on merit in accordance with their skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.

Do you believe everyone should have a place to call home and the chance to lead a fulfilling life? Do you have the commitment and resilience needed, to work with some of the most vulnerable people in our communities? If the answer is yes, please read on.  

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.

You will be part of a brand-new service based in Islington – where you will receive support and training to become a specialist Project Worker, who will be responsible for delivering high quality casework to individuals who have a history of rough sleeping and who present with complex needs. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic and committed team and an engaging environment, where groups and activities will promote client recovery.

You will also learn from an experienced team about homelessness, rough sleeping, physical and mental health issues, substance use, the criminal justice system, and domestic abuse, and build the skills necessary to engage with pre-contemplative clients. 

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 nine month's Trainee programme and plenty of opportunity to learn on the job; through formal training, reflective practices and from experienced colleagues. Throughout 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 & action plans. 

You will receive increments to your salary at six months and at nine months (subject to successful completion of the Trainee Programme).

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

Closing date: 25th May 2022 (at Midnight)

Interviews to be held: early June 2022

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.

This role presents opportunity to work innovatively & responsively, creating new, unique, & informative LGBT+ affirmative resources, crisis support, prevention & wellbeing initiatives; along with having a developmental role in upskilling & supervising sessional staff, trainees, interns & volunteers.   This is an exciting job opportunity to join a dynamic & committed team, in a key frontline role within our Heads-Out (LGBT+ mental health crisis prevention & intervention) Service 

Heads-Out offers individualised mental health & crisis safety plans, mental wellbeing workshops, and mental health support groups; including a group for LBT+ women who have experienced domestic abuse or sexual violence. 

Opportunities will incl. delivery of these specialised interventions, taking direct referrals and helping to support & stabilise those at heightened risk and/ or living through crisis.  Whilst the mental wellbeing workshops & group programmes will further enable you to engage, empower & support participants to build confidence, develop skills, strategies & achieve goals to improve, maintain & best manage mental health, increase mental wellbeing, and reduce and/ or prevent future crisis. 

This role presents opportunity to work innovatively & responsively, creating new, unique, & informative LGBT+ affirmative resources, crisis support, prevention & wellbeing initiatives; along with having a developmental role in upskilling & supervising sessional staff, trainees, interns & volunteers. 

Initially this work will take place remotely, online and via home-based working whilst we progress our covid-recovery strategy & return to in-person operations.in 2022

elop – is an award-winning London based community-led LGBT+ mental health & wellbeing charity offering a range of support, advice, information, counselling and group support services to lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT+) communities. 

The Role 

As an Advice Centre Manager your ability is to ensure that each surgery delivers high quality person centred advice and support to clients and the public  that could have a real impact on people’s lives. 

The role involves working from all 3 current surgeries during the week.

A laptop and phone will be provided.

If successful, the main duties of your role will be to: 

• Manage the practicalities of the advice sessions and ensure adequate staffing and resources.
• Provide an appropriate level of support and supervision to individual workers (both paid and voluntary) depending on their level of competence.
• Monitor all the case records of designated staff, volunteers, and trainees to meet quality standards and service level agreements.
• Ensure remedial and developmental and training issues are identified and acted on in a timely manner to develop individuals, improve the quality of advice, and ensure clients do not suffer detriment due to poor or inadequate advice.
• Keep technical knowledge up to date and provide technical support to advisers and / or caseworkers – specifically around the use and development of Advicepro.
• Manage the services and support provided by team members and volunteers, ensuring this meets appropriate quality standards and delivers personalised, outcome focussed, flexible support in accordance with Trust’s policies and best practice. 
• Ensure individual cases are allocated and supported in a way that best meets the clients’ needs and where appropriate referrals made to specialist HHCT advisors or other partner providers as necessary. 

• Ensure team members maintain a knowledge and understanding of services and support available from the Trust, statutory and other local providers.

Staff and Volunteer management

• Create a positive working environment in which equality and diversity are well-managed, dignity at work is upheld and staff and volunteers can do their best.
• Participate in recruitment and selection activities as delegated.
• Participate in the induction and training of new staff and volunteers as delegated.
• Ensure the effective performance management and development of volunteers through regular supervision sessions, the appraisal process and learning and development.

Generic

• Keep up to date with HHCT aims, policies and procedures and ensure these are followed.
• Provide expert advice and guidance on the use of Advicepro in collaboration with the Project Delivery Manager (ensuring compliance to funders requirements)
• Develop and maintain effective admin systems and records relevant to the role.
• Monitor and evaluate activities appropriate to the role and contribute to the organisational planning process by providing regular reports and feedback on areas of responsibility.
• Attend regular internal and external meetings relevant to the role.
• Work cooperatively with colleagues and encourage good teamwork, clear lines of communication and common practices within the team.
• Abide by health and safety guidelines and share responsibility for your own health and safety and that of colleagues.
• Identify your own learning and development needs and take steps to address these.
• Carry out any other tasks within the scope of the post to ensure the effective delivery and development of the service.

Other Requirements

• Up to date knowledge of the current benefits and debt advise legislation and working practices.
• Experience in working with Advicepro, understanding how it works and can be used to improve the caseload of the Trust (preferred)
• Book-keeping skills would be benficial to the role
• A full driving license and access to a vehicle is essential and you will be required to live within the local community or nearby would be preferred
• This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

OTR (Off the Record Bristol) is a mental health social movement by and for young people. The charity is at an exciting stage of its organisational growth and proud to be reaching more young people than ever before across Bristol, South Gloucestershire, and North Somerset with creative and diverse mental health and wellbeing info and support.

We have some exciting opportunities within our management team, and we are seeking motivated, committed and creative individuals to help us realise our ambitions. These influential roles will be instrumental in supporting OTR to deliver high quality services for young people, growing our social movement and helping us secure our longer term organisational plans.

Team Manager (Freedom LGBTQ+)

We are seeking a unique, creative and inspiring individual to lead our Freedom project, Bristol's oldest and longest running gender and sexuality project, supporting LGBTQ+ young people since 1995 with a wide variety of activities, workshops, groups, 1:1, support, training, events and more.

Closing date: 24/05/2022

Team Manager (Schools & Outreach)

We have an exciting opportunity to lead on our Schools and Outreach programme, managing a team of qualified and trainee Wellbeing Practitioners, supporting young people aged 11-18 who are experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties in school and community settings across Bristol and South Gloucestershire.

Closing date: 24/05/2022

Team Manager (Community Partnerships)

We are looking for a passionate, engaging and innovative leader for our Community Partnerships Team to lead on management and development of OTR’s Art Works, Nature Works and Sports Works projects - our work focussed on offering young people opportunities to improve their wellbeing through connecting to each other, and their communities through creative, outdoor and sport based projects and activities.

Closing date: 24/05/2022

If this sounds exciting and you would like to be involved, click 'Apply via website' to visit our careers site to find out more.

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST, ROUGH SLEEPER DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT TEAM, NOTTINGHAM, PERMANENT, 37 HPW, A4C BAND 8A £47,126 - £53,219 FTE

An exciting opportunity has arisen to develop a new clinical psychology post dedicated to supporting people experiencing street homelessness and substance misuse problems.

The Rough Sleeper Drug and Alcohol Treatment Team (RSDATT) is a new service based within the Nottingham Recovery Network. RSDATT is working with people who need drug and alcohol treatment who are either rough sleeping or at risk of none engagement or dropping out of treatment due to insecure accommodation.

We have a multi-disciplinary team consisting of clinical specialist substance misuse workers and peer mentors, with specialist provision to target excluded groups including women and people from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds. This is a new post recruited as part of on-going expansion that will also include the recruitment of a qualified social worker to take on Care Act assessment work.

Based on learning generated from successful local and national programmes working with people facing severe multiple disadvantages, RSDATT is implementing flexible, person centred approaches in order to engage and support people who have previously found themselves excluded from, or unable to engage with traditional methods of service delivery. There is therefore a need for the post holder to be able to adapt to different and flexible working methods in order to successfully engage people in treatment.

The post will include direct work to build relationships with service users and support them towards their goals, as well as indirect work to promote psychologically informed provision across the service and other relevant agencies.

You will have autonomy to develop the post in collaboration with other stakeholders, to best meet the needs of service users. It is expected that you will use flexible approaches to build trust with individuals who have often been let down by services.

You will liaise with a wide range of agencies (housing, health, criminal justice, social care etc.) to develop coordinated responses to the needs of individuals. You will be encouraged to innovate and supported to undertake and disseminate research to develop practice-based evidence.

You will join established clinical psychologists working across other areas of Framework to develop psychologically informed environments and trauma informed care. You will be well supported through regular supervision and opportunities for continuing professional development.

We welcome applications for part-time / job-share and from any newly qualified applicants.

Interviews will be held on Monday 27th June 2022

What we offer: Life Assurance, Pension (up to 4% matched by FHA), Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Benefits, Additional Annual Leave Purchase Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, learning programmes tailored to suit different roles and services, Health Cash Plan.

Framework supports all employees to achieve a better work/life balance. Should you wish us to consider flexible working or job share as part of your application please state this on your application in the supporting statement section.

98% of the workforce in a recent staff survey said they were proud to work for Framework.

Framework is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Registered charity No: 1060941.

As a Disability Confident employer, we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities. Framework is committed to offering opportunities to people from diverse communities. If you have specific requirements or adjustments please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application.

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