MARAC IDVA

Specific community language posts are also available for this role. Please indicate in the supporting evidence if you would be interested in the language post

Hours Of Work: 37 hours per week (out of hours & weekend work will be expected)

Salary Scale: £25,419

Job Purpose:

• To plan and implement high quality support and advocacy services for women affected by domestic violence who are deemed as being high risk
• To work within a multi-agency framework to ensure the safety of women is prioritised.

Responsible To: Safety Unit Manager

Duties and Responsibilities:

Support work:

• To recognise women and children’s individual needs, providing a short to medium term service to meet those needs
• To support the empowerment of the service user and facilitate their understanding of the dynamics of domestic violence
• To carry out risk assessment and safety planning with women
• To promote women’s safety within multi-agency arenas such as MARAC and Drive meetings
• To work with women to access services to help keep them and their children safe
• To facilitate access to BSWA and its services
• To devise and implement appropriate and safe methods of communication with women and children, in agreement with your line manager

Development:

• To keep up to date with current legislative changes for dissemination within staff team, and for use when working with women and children around their rights.
• To identify and make links with existing projects and community services and to develop joint services where appropriate
• To keep abreast of issues regarding domestic violence on a national and local level with particular reference to those that may affect the work of the service
• To promote awareness of the impact of domestic violence on women and children and BSWA services
• To participate in multi agency work as agreed with your line manager

Administration:

• To work within BSWA’s administrative and financial systems
• To ensure that clear and accurate records are kept for all service users
• To ensure that Health and Safety records are kept up to date
• To produce monthly reports for your line manager
• To monitor and evaluate the MARAC IDVA and Drive Service, via various methods including feedback from service users and produce statistical information

Communication:

• To ensure that all staff team members are aware of any matters that are relevant to the welfare and security of the project, staff, volunteers and service users by:

1. Maintaining BSWA communication records
2. Following safety procedures
3. Attending team meetings
4. Carrying out risk assessments in conjunction with your line manager

• To attend in-house training
• To identify and attend training and conferences relevant to the post, in agreement with your line manager
• To attend support and supervision sessions with your line manager
• To develop a professional working relationship with external agencies
• Feedback relevant issues from external meetings/ training to the staff and management teams as appropriate
• To be involved in the Annual Review process

General:

• To maintain the confidentiality of the women and children using the service and in all matters relating to the organisation
• To offer an equal service to all women and children regardless of age, class, culture, language, race, religion and sexual orientation
• To work within BSWA policies and procedures and demonstrate a commitment to the values and ethos of BSWA
• To work within BSWA and local multi-agency child and adult safeguarding procedures.
• To work within BSWA’s framework for equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice
• To undertake any other duties required by BSWA, which may arise and commensurate with the post

These posts are subject to a 6% pension contribution.  Women only need apply.  These posts are covered by a Genuine Occupational Requirement (Schedule 9; Equality Act 2010). 

BSWA operates within Safer Recruitment good practice guidelines. Please note all successful candidates will be subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service Check before commencing their employment.

BSWA is a Disability Confident Employer. We want everyone to have equal chance at being considered for our jobs. Should you be unable to submit your application online and would prefer an alternative method, or you are experiencing another barrier to completing your application.

You will provide appropriate specialist or targeted substance misuse support, and interventions to a pre-defined caseload of young people who are referred by means of effective assessment, care planning and risk management.

Main responsibilities will be:

• Developing, monitoring, evaluating and reporting on care plans, YPORS risk assessments and outcomes throughout the young person’s treatment journey providing appropriate care and support of individuals accessing the service.
• Providing family interventions and supporting parents and carers of service users and those wishing to access our services.
• Promoting and supporting service user involvement through facilitation of service user groups and activities and supporting volunteers participation within the service.
• Working in partnership with other agencies and promoting effective dialogue, referral and care pathways between agencies, families and schools.
• Working in partnership with criminal justice services to support young people, addressing their substance misuse problems and reducing the risk of re-offending
• Providing harm minimisation and drugs education activities and supporting individuals and groups in schools and other services.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work for our national charity in the Suffolk sexual health team.

The successful candidate will design, support, coordinate and deliver high quality sexual health outreach services across the county of Suffolk.

The role will require working closely with other professionals, organisations and stakeholders, as well as directly with local communities, to meet the key target groups most at risk of poor sexual health outcomes.

The post holder will represent Terrence Higgins Trust and other local partner organisations both in public and at professional networking events and meetings.

The post holder must have their own car and full drivers licence to be able to fulfil the requirements of this role.

This role will require the successful applicant to undergo a DBS check.

This role is part of the commissioned Gloucestershire Positive Relationships Service. This role will ensure that clients referred to the service receive appropriate support in a timely manner and will involve provision of programme suitability assessments with clients, occasional brief 1-2-1 support and additional administrative duties as required.

This role will also include responsibilities of service promotion, awareness raising, assessments and 1-2-1 support across the county and at locality bases in the Forest of Dean and Cotswolds at regular intervals.

There may be additional opportunities for sessional programme delivery of the Accredited DVPP and other programmes.

This is an office and community based role with limited opportunities for home working

Referral Hub Practitioner - YOUnited

We are offering a permanent contract; part-time and full-time hours will be considered

Starting salary of between £24,528 - £28,093 pro rata per annum
Based at Kingfisher House, Huntingdon

A new partnership has been established to transform and bring together mental and emotional health services for children and young people in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. Centre 33 and Ormiston Families are joining their expertise in therapeutic support alongside Cambridge and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust and Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust. The partnership is committed to using the THRIVE framework of Getting Advice, Getting Help, Getting More Help and Risk Support.

This role is part of a new partnership to bring together mental and emotional health services for children and young people in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. This role will work for Ormiston Families alongside Centre 33, Cambridgeshire Community Services and be based within the new YOUnited referral hub which is managed by Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT).

The Referral Hub practitioner will work within the new YOUnited referral hub providing a single point of access for any professional across the county to refer a young person to get support with their mental health.

This role will work as part of the YOUnited multidisciplinary team reviewing referrals into the hub, screening for risk and providing trusted assessments and meaningful contacts with children, young people or parents/carers prior to accessing further intervention support.

The post holders will have experience of working with children, young people and parents presenting with a range of mental health difficulties and challenging behaviour.

For more information or to apply for this post, please visit our website via the Apply button.

Closing date for all applications: Advert will remain open until the post is filled by a suitable applicant.

Safeguarding and DBS requirements for your role:

Ormiston Families is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.

We are an equal opportunities employer; we value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Phoenix Futures are looking for enthusiastic, passionate, and motivated substance use professionals to join our new and innovative service aimed at improving access to drug and alcohol treatment for people who sleep rough in London.

Phoenix have over 50 years’ experience of delivering pioneering services. This provision, part of a newly commissioned Pan-London Substance Misuse Pathway, will combine our considerable expertise in substance use and homelessness. The team will work with people who sleep rough across the capital to identify and address barriers to treatment access, engaging constructively and collaboratively with other agencies and facilitating pathways into services.

The role forms part of a small team delivering a high-quality, outcomes-focused service that improves the experience, quality of life, and life expectancy of people who sleep rough and use substances in London. Successful candidates will have an opportunity to help shape the service and leave a legacy.

Role requirements:

• Experience of working with people affected by substance use and/or homelessness
• Capacity to work under pressure and manage time effectively
• Adaptable, enthusiastic, and empathetic.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a range of people
• Able to work flexibly, including occasional early, late, or weekend work.

The successful candidate will be required to work effectively with teams across London and proven ability to work collaboratively is a must, as is an ability to travel to sites across the capital (travel expenses will be paid).

We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We are committed to creating an equitable and inclusive working environment where everyone is free to be themselves.

If you are interested in being a part of a team that is making a real change, send us your CV and a covering letter (approx. 1 side of A4) telling us why you’re interested and how your experiences and skills make you the right person for the role.

While this is a fixed term role we fully expect the contract to be extended. Secondments will be considered.

Purpose of role: To provide specialist counselling and support to adults who have experienced rape, sexual violence or sexual abuse. The role includes line-management of sessional or volunteer counsellors and activities to raise awareness of the impact of sexual violence amongst agencies and the wider community.

Start date:  As soon as possible (subject to Enhanced DBS Check and satisfactory references).

Salary: £28,226 – £30,095 (NJC Scales 23-25) per annum pro-rata, with 2022/23 payrise pending. 

Hours: 21, 28 or 35 hours per week (to be agreed).

Contract: This is a permanent contrcat. 

Place of work: To work flexibly at CARA premises across mid and north Essex, including Braintree, Chelmsford, Clacton, Colchester and Dunmow.   The post will also involve providing some remote counselling, working from home.

Application deadline: Monday 4th July, 9am.

Interviews:  Monday 11th July / Tuesday 12th July. Possible second interviews on Wednesday 20th July.

Start date: As soon as possible, subject to receipt of satisfactory references and enhanced DBS check.

Mandatory Training Dates: To be confirmed.

This post is restricted to women applicants under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1.

Job Description

To provide specialist counselling and support to adults who have experienced rape, sexual violence or sexual abuse. The role includes line-management of sessional or volunteer counsellors and activities to raise awareness of the impact of sexual violence amongst agencies and the wider community.

Main Responsibilities

• To provide one-to-one counselling and support to adults, holding a caseload of clients.
• To undertake client assessments and make appropriate arrangements for their support.
• In the first instance the post is likely to cover Braintree, Clacton, Colchester and Chelmsford but the postholder must be able to work flexibly at CARA centres across mid and north Essex.
• To provide training on sexual violence, self-harm and related issues to volunteers and other agencies.
• To raise awareness in the community and within other agencies of the short and long-term responses people may develop to sexual violence.
• To liaise with other agencies and attend meetings, where required.
• To line manage the work of CARA sessional counsellors and volunteers, where appropriate.
• To keep up to date with relevant legislation, policy and practice issues.
• To work flexible hours, including some evening work and occasional weekends.
• To participate in CARA team meetings, supervision, training and development. 
• To provide specialist advice to other workers and agencies, including participation in delivery of training sessions.
• To keep appropriate records in accordance with CARA policies and procedures.
• To adhere in full to all CARA’s organisational policies and procedures, including safeguarding procedures.
• To be administratively self-servicing.
• To report to the Adult Practice Manger, Head of Operations, Chief Executive Officer and Trustees as required, including the production of regular written reports and verbal reports.
• To undertake any other related activities as required by the Adult Practice Manager, Head of Operations, Chief Executive Officer or the Chair of the Board of Trustees

About CARA

CARA (Centre for Action on Rape and Abuse) works with victims and survivors of sexual violence and child sexual abuse, providing independent, specialist support and promoting and representing their rights and needs. 

CARA is a registered charity working with adults of all genders, young people and children from across mid and north Essex.  We have a head office in Colchester and outreach premises in Braintree, Chelmsford, Clacton-on-Sea, Great Dunmow and Harwich.  We also provide remote services.

CARA seeks to be an inclusive organisation that actively encourages, supports and values diversity amongst both our service-users and our workers.  We welcome applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds.

About Synergy Essex

CARA is part of Synergy Essex – the Essex Rape and Sexual Abuse Partnership. We work closely with SERICC  Rape and Sexual Abuse Specialist Service and Southend-on-Sea Rape Crisis (SOS Rape Crisis) to deliver the contract for the Office for the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex for services for victims and survivors of sexual violence and child sexual abuse across Essex.

Substance Misuse Recovery Worker Job

Your new company
Hays are recruiting for a leading charity who offer effective and innovative services that transform thousands of lives every year.

Your new role

• To deliver excellent drug and alcohol services to service users and their significant others, including family members friends and carers, to facilitate positive outcomes.
• To manage a case load and coordinate and deliver assessment and evidence-based interventions (brief and structured), recovery planning and aftercare planning.
• To work collaboratively with colleagues and key stakeholder across multi-disciplinary teams, ensuring adherence with all clients policies and Safeguarding principles.
• • Provide high quality, person centred, low threshold services, responding to the individual and diverse needs and preferences of our service users and their significant others.
  • Deliver evidence-based psychosocial one-to-one and group interventions as part of an effectively integrated care package and to take an assertive approach to service user disengagement.
  • Deliver harm reduction advice, guidance and education including the needle & syringe programme delivery, brief and extended recovery interventions, blood borne virus intervention, overdose prevention including naloxone programmes.
  • Enable service users to access education and employment services and health, wellbeing and recovery support activities and to signpost to other available services.
  • Support volunteers, peer mentors and service user representatives to take an active part in clients services.
  • Identify risks and take appropriate action in accordance with local, national and organisational Safeguarding policies and procedures.
  • Actively contribute to multi-disciplinary review meetings internally and externally.
  • Maintain accurate and timely records using the designated case management system in compliance with the clients Information Governance policies and procedures.

What you'll need to succeed
Must have worked as a Substance Misuse Recovery Worker
Must be available within two weeks

What you'll get in return
Fulltime work
weekly pay

What you need to do now
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If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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Domestic Abuse needs to stop. Help us make it happen.

Devon Domestic Abuse Support Service is an exciting and innovative project, delivering a range of domestic abuse services across Devon. Join us at a time of growth and development to support victims and children and help perpetrators change their behaviour.

We are now looking to recruit a full time Assessment and Early Interventions Advisor. The successful applicant will be part of an established and experienced team providing high quality telephone advice, guidance and support to both victims and other professionals via our helpline.

You will work in a fast-paced environment, supporting those experiencing domestic abuse, stalking and harassment. The ideal candidate will be dedicated, passionate and motivated to help change lives for the better. Whilst we love experience, we also value transferable skills and welcome applications from anyone wanting to train in this specialist field.

Staff who work at Splitz gain amazing experience across our full range of services and there are opportunities for career progression and to gain a domestic abuse qualification.

Splitz recognises the importance of the well-being of our staff and all post holders are provided with independent clinical supervision alongside supervision and case management. We offer 25 days annual leave in addition all bank holidays (FTE) and the opportunity for some working from home.

We are proud to be an all-inclusive service, supporting victims regardless of: age, gender, sexuality, or relationship status. We welcome applications from all of our community.

Please refer to the Person Specification for full list of skills required for the role.

Previous applicants need not apply.

POST: Assessment and Early Intervention Advisor

LOCATION: Exeter, with opportunity for hybrid working (home and office)

SALARY: £20,676 per annum

HOURS: 37.5 hrs per week

TENURE: 18 months fixed term contract, with potential for extension.

CLOSING DATE:  01/08/2022

INTERVIEW DATE: 08/08/2022

REF: DEV22/14

Vetting - You will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check

Gambling Treatment Practitioner

Full time - 35 hours per week

Location: Office based, London (hybrid working from home/office)
Salary: Circa £26 - £28k – dependent on experience

Permanent

Closing date for applications: Monday 27th June at 9am.

Interviews will take place online via video conference

About Us

Founded in 1997, GamCare is the leading provider of information, advice and support for anyone affected by gambling harms. We operate the National Gambling Helpline, provide treatment for anyone who is harmed by gambling, create awareness about safer gambling and treatment, and encourage an effective approach to safer gambling within the gambling industry.

The Role

This is a great opportunity to join GamCare as a Gambling Treatment Practitioners with qualifications or experience in health or social care, and an empathic style to enable people to change their behaviour through skilled intervention.

As the successful candidate you’ll deliver a range of face to face (as required), telephone and online interventions to support people affected by gambling harms at all stages of their treatment and recovery journey, including in a range of community based and custodial settings (as required).

Crucially, you will ensure that psychosocial, and recovery support interventions are delivered as part of cohesive recovery plan while working collaboratively with external and partner organisations to achieve positive outcomes for service users.

You should have significant experience in individual client work in the field of addictions, mental health or a social care setting with adults or young people. You should be flexible in using a range of low and high-intensity interventions and modalities including Cognitive Behavioural (CBT) tools.

We are looking for a great candidate to work full-time which will include 3 days 9-5pm and 2 days 12-8pm per week (fixed), Monday to Friday and potentially occasional Saturdays (9-2pm remotely) but negotiable.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing face to face and online advice, assessment, brief or structured interventions and group programmes to help clients achieve their recovery goals
• Providing case management and working within an integrated care pathway
• Ensuring safeguarding issues are managed effectively.
• Provide advice and information to people affected by Gambling harms
• Undertake screening, triage and comprehensive assessments of needs with individuals and families and couples
• Provide recovery oriented brief, extended brief, and longer-term structured psychosocial interventions to people affected by Gambling harms using motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioural approaches
• Facilitate group-based programmes

About you

Are you passionate about supporting others to make positive changes in their lives? Do you want to make a difference by providing support and interventions to people experiencing gambling related harms?

If this sounds like you, and you would like to be part of a committed, dynamic, and highly supportive team, providing exceptional support to those whose lives are impacted by gambling, then we would love to hear from you!

You will be an excellent communicator, with lots of emotional intelligence, and the ability to prioritise your own self-care and wellbeing. You will have great organisational skills, be a strong team player and be confident navigating IT systems and software packages.

As the successful candidate it’s expected that you’ll live at a reasonable distance from Gamcare office in Farringdon due to expectations of working from the office when required.

Benefits You Can Enjoy

• 33 days basic annual leave entitlement per annum including bank holidays which increases with service
• A generous Pension Scheme - we contribute 6% and you contribute 2%.
• Discretionary company sick pay from day one of service.
• Employee Assistance Programme – 24-hour support
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• We also have a vibrant and diverse event calendar full of monthly initiatives and webinars to support the ongoing physical and mental wellbeing of our people.

This post requires a DBS check.

To apply, please go onto the GamCare website and complete an application form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Survey.

For further information, please email your query to recruitment inbox

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated, creative and resilient practitioner who has a track record of excellent clinical skills to join our expanding Systemic Integrative Treatment team (SIT). The postholder will provide SIT in the community for parents and carers of children aged 8-16, displaying moderate to severe behavioural difficulties, such as offending, school refusal and harmful sexual behaviour.  The postholder will work within a social-ecological model, drawing on a range of therapeutic modalities including pragmatic family therapies, behavioural therapy, CBT, and other therapies as appropriate.

We are looking for experienced practitioners who share our passion for delivering intensive treatment to keep young people at home, in education and out of the criminal justice system. We are particularly interested in those who have experience of working to address behaviour across multiple systems including family, peers, school and community. In addition, they should demonstrate knowledge and experience of assessment, treatment delivery, and risk management. 

Post holders will join a supportive and friendly team.  Weekly group supervision and intensive training in the SIT model will be provided.

ABOUT THE BRANDON CENTRE

The principal objective of the Brandon Centre has always been to provide a professional, accessible and flexible service which responds to the psychological, medical, sexual and social needs of young people under the age of 25.

Services include:

• individual counselling and psychotherapy for young people, using a range of evidence-based therapies
• contraception and sexual health services
• parent management programmes
• therapeutic work in community settings (outreach)
• systemic integrated treatment for families (BC SIT)

ABOUT THE MODEL

Brandon Centre Systemic Integrative Treatment (BC-SIT) has been developed in accordance with NICE guidelines to treat antisocial and/ or harmful behaviour in children and adolescents. It is an intensive community-based family treatment model which works with the systems around the young person, including family, school and peers to address the causal and maintaining factors to the behaviour.  Therapists work primarily with parents, in a collaborative and non-judgemental way, to empower them to effect change. This is achieved by building on their strengths and providing families with the tools and confidence to navigate current and future problems and reduce the risk of further antisocial/ harmful. There are two phases to the intervention: phase 1 is intensive treatment delivery, which will include 2 - 3 visits per week and can last up to 6 months; phase 2 is delivered by a designated phase 2 SIT therapist and can extend total treatment time to 1 year, and includes monthly sessions with the family, attendance at professional meetings, and ongoing consultation with key professionals.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct SIT assessment in collaboration with SIT supervisor including review of referral information, identifying and engaging key participants, identifying systemic strengths and weaknesses, and developing the SIT formulation of problematic behaviours within the ecological context.
• Implement a systemic formulation, treatment planning, intervention implementation, outcome review and strategy revision using the SIT assessment & intervention model (AIM).
• To have a caseload of 4 families, delivering SIT intervention.
• As part of the SIT model, deliver evidence based psychological interventions which will include behavioural therapy, pragmatic family therapy & CBT.
• Engage primary caregiver and other key participants in active change-oriented treatment by continuously identifying and overcoming barriers to engagement and alignment with intervention.
• During phase one of the treatment, meet with the family approx. 2 – 3 times per week to provide direct treatment using methods compatible with SIT
• Maintain clear and concise documentation of treatment that promotes peer and supervisory review and feedback, and that demonstrate compliance with the SIT Principles and the SIT AIM.
• Collaborate with all relevant systems and key participants within each system to ensure their buy-in and cooperation throughout SIT treatment.
• Work collaboratively with other services involved with the family, attending and participating in meetings such as Child Protection Conferences, Core Group meetings.
• Prepare reports for Child protection conferences, court and other reports as necessary.
• Prepare monthly progress reports for key stakeholders in a timely manner.
• Participate in all training, supervision and consultation activities.

Clinician Core Job Practices

Model Integrity

• Implement SIT using evidence-based models as guided by the SIT Service Lead to meet identified treatment goals and establish positive outcomes for families.

Team and Consultation

• Complete case paperwork weekly on all cases and submit to the supervisor 24 hours prior to supervision.
• Attend weekly group supervision and monthly consultation. 
• Come to group supervision and consultation prepared to review all current SIT cases and actively participate in discussion of current cases.
• Incorporate feedback from supervision and consultation into the treatment process.
• Be available to other team members and engage in activities to support other team members outside group supervision.

Scheduling and Coverage

• Flexible and responsive approach to meet the needs of the family
• Rotate on call to be available via telephone and occasionally, where necessary in person for 1 week in 4 for emergencies.
• Be knowledgeable enough about the cases of other clinicians so that coverage can be provided without threat to treatment continuity and integrity.
• Must not hold additional part-time jobs outside of the agency.

Training and Adherence Monitoring

• Participate with the supervisor in the creation of a written clinician development plan, updates and annual appraisals.
• Video and audio tape sessions as requested by supervisor for supervision and model adherence purposes
• Collaborate with supervisor to set up observations of therapeutic work in the community.
• Incorporate supervisor feedback from tapes, observations, role plays, etc., into development plan and into treatment process.

Other

• To deliver presentations to promote the SIT service to stakeholders as appropriate.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Training and Qualifications

Essential

• Degree and professional qualification in Clinical/Counselling/Forensic Psychology, Social Work, CBT, Occupational Therapy, Systemic Psychotherapy, Mental Health Nursing or equivalent/ related subject area.
• Registration with a relevant professional body. (Please note, individuals with a related undergraduate degree and significant clinical experience may also qualify at the discretion of the centre.)
• Knowledge of child and adolescent development and its application in treatment.
• High level of understanding and experience of safeguarding and managing risk.
• Experience in at least one of the following:
  • Direct use of pragmatic (i.e., structural, strategic and functional) family therapies
  • Delivering Cognitive Behavioural therapy
  • Delivery of Solutions Focused therapy
  • Couples therapy using behaviourally-based approaches
  • Delivering behavioural therapy for children and young people displaying challenging behaviour.
• Sound knowledge of at least one of the following:
  • Family systems theory and application
  • Social ecological theory and application
  • Behavioural therapies theory and application
  • Cognitive-behavioural therapy theory and application
  • Pragmatic family therapies theory and application

Desirable

• Experience of working with multi-problem families with anti-social young people and adolescents across multiple systems in the young person’s natural ecology, including family, peers, school and neighbourhood.
• Experience of working in highly emotive and challenging community settings.

Knowledge and Experience

Desirable

• Experience of monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of an intervention
• Experience working with local government, health or the voluntary sector.

Skills and Abilities

Experience

• High level communication skills (written and verbal).
• Excellent organisation and time management skills
• Ability to lone work and manage own workload and time flexibly
• Willingness for clinical work to be closely monitored
• Sound ICT and Microsoft Office skills
• Willingness to travel and work out of hours
• Willingness and ability to work remotely

Desirable

• An ability to communicate and work in settings in which the atmosphere may be highly emotive.

Women and Girls Network (WGN) is looking for an experienced and dynamic Sexual Violence Helpline Practitioner to join our highly successful Advice & Helpline Team.  

As the Helpline Practitioner you will provide validating and transformative emotional support to survivors of sexual violence via WGN’s Sexual Violence Helpline and Web Chat. You will also provide practical and advocacy support, amplify survivors’ voices and create a non-judgemental and validating space where survivors are free to be their authentic selves, are able to safely explore their rights, options and entitlements, and make informed choices about their future.

The Helpline Service provides a trauma-informed, intersectional, woman-centred and strengths based emotional support for survivors on their unique journey of healing and growth. The work is delivered through a commitment to an anti-oppressive, feminist framework that strives to address additional barriers and meet the diverse range of survivors needs.

You will be joining the service at an exciting time of growth and development, and you will be playing a key role in helping us take the service to the next level, by widening access, representation and ensuring the service continues to evolve and meet emerging needs.  

The ideal candidate will be will be experienced in providing phone and web chat based emotional support to self-identifying women and girls, and have an excellent insight into the needs of survivors of sexual violence. This is a unique opportunity for an exceptional practitioner to join one of the leading specialist organisations within the women’s sector, and play a pivotal role in the development and delivery of a service for survivors of sexual violence in London. If you have the required skills and are passionate about supporting survivors of sexual violence, then we would love to hear from you.

This role will initially involve regular office based (in Ealing and Shepherds Bush, as well as travel across London) as well as community based and remote working, and it is anticipated that this will evolve overtime in line with Service User, service and organisational requirements.

We provide clinical supervision, access to an ongoing professional development opportunities and the opportunity to work in a leading multi-cultural, feminist organisation. WGN’s employee benefits include: 3% pension contribution, enhanced leave entitlement and an Employee Assistance Programme.

We welcome and encourage applications from women of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, Minority and Ethnic communities.

Interview date: Week commencing 25th of July 2022.

This post is subject to satisfactory references and DBS checks.

WGN is an equal opportunities employer. The above post is exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9 Part 1.

Do you want to work in a role where you can support people to rebuild their lives?

About the role

The Bristol Rough Sleeping Prevention Service provides a rapid response service, intervening to ensure no one needs to sleep rough. Our work is ongoing and we are currently looking for inspirational people to join our team. As an Assessment and Reconnection Worker, you will:

• Be part of a busy environment, working closely with those affected by rough sleeping, you will carry out comprehensive assessments of people new to, or at risk of rough sleeping
• Able to work confidently in a detached location based in Southmead Hospital and communicate regularly with the wider team
• Provide a personalised case management service to clients, turning assessment recommendations into practical action plans which fully involves the client.
• Build and maintain effective relationships to support clients throughout their recovery
• Work closely with external agencies to ensure all clients’ needs are met. Many of our clients have multiple support needs. This may include complex trauma, substance misuse and mental and physical health support needs.
• Develop a knowledge of relevant legislation such as, welfare benefit and housing legislation.
• While you’ll be usually working from Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm, but occasional work on weekends and early or late hours may occur in response to challenging situations and to prevent rough sleeping.

What we’re looking for

This role will suit people with experience of working at pace in a public facing environment with the ability to adapt to new situations; as well as:

• Some understanding of the issues faced by homeless or vulnerable people and the difficulties they experience in accessing services.
• Good communication skills and the ability to work with others whilst managing your own time.
• The ability to manage complex behaviours and to deal with people who may be in a difficult personal or emotional situation.
• The ability to empower individuals to make positive changes and a willingness to develop these valuable skills. 
• Above all we are looking for inspirational, committed individuals who have a genuine desire to support people to rebuild their lives in these key roles; many of our managers began their careers as an Assessment and Reconnection Worker.

What we offer

Excellent Development and Growth Opportunities

• We hold Investors in People Gold accreditation – one of just 3% of Housing Associations to achieve this. 82% of staff who took part in the survey say St Mungo’s is a great place to work.
• We are committed to developing all of our staff via routes such as secondments, transfers and promotion. In 2019 35% of our vacancies were filled by internal promotions.

A Diverse and Inclusive Work Place

• Equality, diversity and inclusion are central to the organisation's values and how we work.
• We are proud of our commitment to diversity and inclusion and have 8 great Diversity Networks to support clients and staff from different backgrounds so they are able to be their best selves.

Pay and Other Benefits

• For this role staff can claim an additional 20% pay premium for hours worked between 8pm and 8am Monday to Friday, and all hours worked on Saturday and Sunday. 
• St Mungo’s is proud to pay client facing staff above average for the sector. We run a cycle to work scheme and also offer season tickets loans to all staff.
• St Mungo’s contribute 4% of your gross annual salary, and you are able to enrol in the Defined Contribution scheme following a successful probationary period in which the employer contribution is 6%.

What we do

At St Mungo’s our vision is that everyone has a place to call home and can fulfil their hopes and ambitions. As a homelessness charity and housing association, our clients are at the heart of what we do, and in 2019 – 2020 we supported 32,800 people across all of our services. Our staff are crucial to making this happen.

How to apply

To find out more and apply please go to the St Mungo’s careers page on our website.

To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the ‘document available’ tab at the top of the advert page on our website.

Closing date: 10am on Wednesday 29th June 2022

Interview and assessments on: 13th and 14th July 2022

It is a requirement for this post that an enhanced DBS disclosure check will be undertaken for the successful candidate.

Please be advised that all appointments will be made on St Mungo’s current standard Terms and Conditions (T&Cs); this also applies to any internal candidates.

Do you have experience working within a domestic abuse setting or services? Have you got experience of working with individuals and / or families who have been affected by, or perpetrated domestic abuse?

At Richmond Fellowships Domestic Abuse services, we provide a range of services and interventions for victims and survivors including children and young people, and perpetrators of domestic abuse. 

Right now, we are looking for someone to join us – with a chance to make a real difference.

We are currently seeking a dynamic senior domestic abuse practitioner to join our team, working alongside the Birmingham Children’s Trust offering an exemplary and expert advice, guidance and intervention based service. 

This is an exciting role that will provide you with the opportunity to play a key role in developing Domestic Abuse services, working in partnerships with a range of statutory and voluntary agencies to deliver effective community responses to domestic abuse, in line with RESPECT practice standards. Day to day, you will be working flexibly, managing a caseload, assessing risk and suitability for intervention, and engaging families and professionals. In this rewarding role you will be providing specialist support to professionals working with families experiencing abuse, through provision of expert consultations and training.

Within this service your role will require you to be co located within social care services, working within a guided intervention model and providing on the ground specialist and expert advice and guidance to professionals in relation to complex cases whereby domestic abuse is present and a concern.  Working with professionals you will have the opportunity to share your skillset and inform approaches to working with families where domestic abuse is a feature.  You will support professionals specifically to work with resistant and reluctant individuals using harmful behaviour and have constructive and meaningful conversation and engagement with such individuals and affected others.  The service will enable safe, assessed, planned and adequate collective responses to domestic abuse, to reduce harm in a safe way for families.   Alongside expert consultation and risk assessment will be home visits and joint appointments with professionals to support their safe engagement of identified clients and families for the service. 

Direct interventions with perpetrators of domestic abuse will be a key component of your role, delivering flexible and structured brief interventions to those individuals identified as in need and suitable for this element of the service.  You will have the opportunity to do this individually and in collaboration with the allocated professional working with the case, with a view to sharing your approach, skills and intervention styles to support professionals with their wider reach of identified cases. 

There will be a flexible approach to specialist training and reflective practice, of which you will create, design and deliver to your professional audience, based upon identified need and across all teams within Birmingham Children’s Trust and the organisation. 

The role will require you to have a good understanding of domestic abuse, child abuse and trauma, and the impacts of this on individuals lives. As well as a good understanding of the nature of domestic abuse and its effects on victims and survivors, including children, and on the parent-child relationship. You will need experience of providing direct work with people using harmful behaviour and work responding to challenging or harmful behaviour to facilitate change and an excellent understanding of Safeguarding procedures, showing you are confident to work both independently and as part of a team, working closely and collaboratively alongside partner agencies and your peers.

As a senior you will be required to demonstrate a level of autonomy in decision making, particularly relating to case based decisions, escalation requirements and accurate advice to professionals to safely and appropriately support the assessment and management of risk wherever identified. In addition you will be required to support the service in the collation, interrogation and presentation of data related to performance and outputs, as well as representing the service in professional forums such as MARAC, and at community based events to promote the service aims and objectives and encourage access for those who could benefit. 

You will be able to work independently and flexibly and will be required to manage your workload and related admin. The role will require you to communicate clearly with a range of people about sensitive and complex issues, including the writing of professional consultations.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in facilitating positive change for families who have been impacted by abuse and violence.

Richmond Fellowship are actively seeking to develop a workforce which reflects the diverse communities we work within; we offer flexible working arrangements and ongoing professional development to all staff and volunteers.

If you have experience of delivering domestic abuse support and want to join a growing and developing project to improve the lives of those impacted by domestic abuse apply now by submitting your CV and Supporting Statement!

This post is subject to a satisfactory Enhanced DBS Disclosure.

The salary for this post is £29,000 per annum (pro rata for part time employees).

This is a permanent full-time role requiring the post holder to work 37.5 hours per week.

Richmond Fellowship (Recovery Focus) is committed to working towards equal opportunities and we select staff solely on merit irrespective of race, colour, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, social class, religious belief, disability or history of mental health or addiction problems. If you need support to apply for the role or adaptions at interview please contact the recruitment team to discuss this.

The is a rolling recruitment process; and shortlisted candidates will be interviewed at the earliest opportunity, we reserve the right to close this vacancy at the point of need, and once as successful candidate has been appointed.

It is a mandatory requirement of the application process for this post that candidates submit a CV and Supporting Statement, thus only candidates that provide this, and who meet the essential criteria within the person specification, will be considered for an interview.

Richmond Fellowship is part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic abuse.