We are looking for a Team Leader to join our Floating Support service providing independent living, community and personal care and support to vulnerable adults and children in RBKC and Westminster, including people with learning disabilities, autism and complex needs and those affected by the Grenfell Fire disaster.

Equal People mencap work to enable everyone we support to access, participate in, contribute to and influence their local and wider community. You will be expected to model and promote our person-centred ethos and values, positive risk-taking approach and ensure everyone is treated with dignity and respect, is in control of the decisions about their lives and their support and enabled to move towards their personal aims and goals at their own pace.

You will take lead responsibility for our children's support services Staying Healthy Together Project funded by BBC Children In Need. (to Summer 2022)

You wil be accountable to:Supported Living Manager

The role will be mentored by EPM Chairman

Main responsibilities:  

• Att the direction of the SLM to manage the staff team and Floating Support, Self-Direct support IB service. To ensure each service user has person-centred support to develop and act on their positive behavioural support plan.
• To take a lead with monitoring, reviewing and developing Equal People mencap’s support services to vulnerable children and young people.
• To facilitate and eable a network of community support approach, engaging professionals, volunteers, carers, advocates and families in providing a variety of choices, opportunities, experiences and learning to each child.
• To be part of the 24 hour on-call emergency rota, providing support to service users and staff as required.

Specific responsibilities:

• To provide effective day to day management and leadership to the Floating Support staff team. To provide support, supervision, appraisal and management to the staff in partnership with the Supported Living Manager. To promote and monitor a person centred approach on an ongoing basis.
• To offer support for individuals in line with their wishes and agreed support risk assessments and learning programmes.
• To take a lead in assessing new referrals as directed by the Supported Living Manager. Helping new individuals to plan and move into their accommodation and plan, action and record the support needed. Void management.
• To Manage Equal People mencap’s Staying Healthy Together Children’s support project funded by BBC Children In Need. To ensure support and activities are provided in line with the stated project outcomes, records made and monitored and reports completed.
• To ensure the safety of all individuals through ensuring up to date DBS registration for all staff and volunteers, ongoing safeguarding training and awareness of adherence to Equal People mencap’s safeguarding policy and procedures and national legislation.
• To manage the budget for the service, monitoring spending and reporting appropriately. To coordinate benefit claims and check individuals receive the benefits to which they are entitled To liase with the Finance Officer over rents and arrears, petty cash and individuals money monitoring and recording.
• In partnership with the Supported Living Manager to lead team meetings and to build and maintain a positive team work approach with other managers and staff across the service . To attend and fully contribute to other organisational meetings.
• To service the Floating Support Advisory Group. 
• To assess, manage and monitor the health and personal safety of individuals and staff and staff in line with the Care Quality Commission requirements, the Care Act (2014) relevant legislation and Equal People mencap’s Policies and Procedures.
• To plan, action and monitor staff rotas, clients support timetables
• To liaise with other agencies on behalf of individuals and the organisation. To support individuals in meetings.
• To monitor and maintain the physical standards of the accommodation we manage. Receive reports of repairs from individuals and co-ordinate the maintenance on their behalf with the housing association.
• Use initiative and judgement to prioritise and organise own workload within agreed objectives.
• To develop and maintain productive relationships with individuals, families, colleagues and statutory and voluntary bodies and to assist others to develop these.
• Through supervision and appraisal meetings identify own training needs and attend appropriate training courses
• Directly and through staff, assist and enable individuals to articulate and action their wishes and aspirations. To identify support needs, and ensure these are met
• To carry out regular assessments and coordinate and implement support plans.
• To record any agreed ‘extra care’, providing, reports, assessments and timesheet records promptly and accurately.
• To help individuals become established and active members of the community and to maintain and develop friendships.
• To help individuals maintain and develop life skills and to move on if they wish.
• To keep full records of work and write reports to a standard set by the agency.To seek out individuals feedback on support and the service and act on this. T
• To undertake shared responsibilities for the out of hour’s on-call rota across Equal People mencap services.
• To work contracted hours within the hours required by the service. Hours are flexible to be able to meet the needs of individuals. Evenings and week-ends and sleep ins (as cover may be required).
• To read, understand and follow procedures, guidance and policies of the organisation. To be involved in the review of these.
• To take on any further responsibilities within the Supported Living Management team as necessary, including deputising for other team leaders or the Supported Living Manager as instructed.

Our Person specification for the role includes:

Experience and Training

• Two year of experience of work with people with Learning Disabilities, Autism &Differing Behaviour, Mental Health  - E
• Experience of project management, Self Direct support IB - E
• Experience of developing new services, Self Direct support IB - E
• Experience of supporting people with more complex needs E
• Experience of networking E 
• Training/qualification in social work/housing management/or other relevant area of expertise - D

Skills and Knowledge

• Knowledge of the Care Act, Safeguarding and Supported Living, CQC legislation, including risk assessment and health and safety, - E
• Experience of person-centred and outcome focussed work - E
• An understanding and commitment to  the ‘Personalisation’ of support services - E
• Supervisory experience - D
• Excellent communication skills - E
• Experience of management and monitoring of housing budgets - D
• Ability to develop and monitor policies and procedures - D
• Understanding of the mental health needs of people with learning disabilities - D
• Computer skills - E

Personal Qualities

• Self motivated and able to use own initiative - E
• Leadership. A good team player able to motivate staff to act confidently on their own initiative - E
• Full commitment to the empowerment of people with learning disabilities, and user involvement. A person-centred approach -E
• Commitment to equal opportunities policy and practice - E 

Please submit your CVs to the email supplied. Closing Date 31st July. Interviews w/b 7th August  (may be online vis Microsoft teams). We will contact shortlisted staff and ask you to complete an application form prior to iterview.

Are you passionate about supporting young people to achieve their potential? Do you want to work in a challenging, team-focused and rewarding environment? Do you have the skills to  lead a diverse team to perform to the best of their abilities?

Centrepoint is the UK’s leading charity for homeless young people. We provide a range of accommodation based and floating support services to vulnerable young people across London, Manchester, Yorkshire and the North East. Our vision is to end youth homelessness but until then we will continue to provide young people with a place to call home, tailored support and the opportunity to build the skills needed to sustain independent living.

This is an exciting Service Manager role based in Greenwich and includes responsibilities for supported accommodation services and a visiting support service. The Service Manager is responsible for overall service delivery and performance management, providing effective leadership to achieve high quality outcomes for young people and working in partnership with Social Services teams.  At Centrepoint, we work in a Psychologically Informed Environment. All staff are required  to implement this approach when working with young people.

We are looking for an experienced manager with exceptional skills in establishing and maintaining positive relationships both internally and externally.

A key part of the role will be to promote a vibrant culture with an uncompromising commitment to excellence and a fully integrated support service, reflecting the needs of those accessing the service.

In return for your efforts you will receive a competitive salary, excellent training and development and a host of staff benefits such as interest free travel loan, stakeholder pension scheme entitlement.

We seek to challenge discrimination and are committed to fairness and equality. We especially welcome applications from anyone with direct experience of being homeless or using young people’s service.

Location: Greenwich

Closing Date: Sunday 26 July, 12 midnight

Are you passionate about supporting young people into independence? Do you have the energy, aptitude and personal qualities which will encourage and coach our residents into developing life skills and support them to manage living independently? Then read on.

SHP (Single Homeless Project) is one of London’s leading homelessness prevention charities and a dynamic and growing organisation changing 8,000 lives every year across London - from supporting people in crisis, to helping them take the final steps towards independence and employment.

We currently have really exciting opportunities for you to join our Young People's Services located in Lewisham, Greenwich, Leytonstone and Islington.  Working within a supported accommodation setting, you will provide a safe and nurturing environment for young people.As a Project/Support worker your responsibilities will also involve you developing, supporting and motivating the young people we house.

We run services that are creative, responsive and that provide a foundation which empowers our young people to achieve their aspirations and make positive and sustainable life changes. You will be crucial to making that happen.

So if you think you have what it takes, especially if you have experience of working with young people in a YOS or Children's Residential Services, then we would love to hear from you. 

This role is shift based and will require some weekend work & bank holidays. 

Closing date for applications:  30th July 2020 (at Midnight)

Interviews to be held on: 6th, 7th & 10th August 2020

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: SHP 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

SHP 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, a Stonewall Diversity Champion and IIP accredited.  In the London Homelessness Awards 2019 one of our Projects was commended for their work.

To carry out maintenance and repairs to the facilities at Yeldall Manor, using your own trade skills and those of sub-contractors and volunteers. To supervise and train, with the assistance of the Facilities Manager, residents working in the maintenance department as part of the drug/alcohol recovery programme, providing meaningful and challenging work for them. To assist in the co-ordination of Yeldall Manor’s planned maintenance programme, keeping this programme up to date and maintaining records of work carried out.

You will have: practical skills and a desire to use and share them with others; the sensitivity to work alongside men in their recovery journeys; the ability to manage your own workload and stay calm under pressure; a solid Christian faith and the ability to be an appropriate role model to our client group.

As Yeldall Manor is a Christian organisation operating a Christian programme, it is an occupational requirement (in accordance with Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010) that the successful candidate is a committed and practising Christian. This position is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check. If you are in recovery, a minimum of two years’ demonstrable clean time is required.

This post is for 24 hours a week, weekdays only.

Please see the Job Description for additional information.

YMCA DOWNSLINK GROUP

Project Worker – Horsham 

Permanent Contract

37.5 Hours per week

£22,305 per annum

Want to be part of something amazing?  We are looking for passionate and committed people to join us.

As Project Worker you will take the lead on housing and support work alongside the Project Team to ensure that the requirements of the service specification are met: 

• To reduce and prevent rough sleeping 

• To promote and improve health and wellbeing 

• To minimise admissions to institutions such as hospitals, prison or residential care

• To reduce repeat homelessness.

You will work as part of a team including a Project Manager, a Deputy Project Manager, Project Workers, Project Assistants and Night Support workers to ensure we:

• use Psychologically Informed Environment practices, Trauma Informed Approach and restorative practice

• enable residents to articulate and achieve their ambitions and aspirations

• support residents to acquire the skills they need to lead independent and fulfilling lives

• identify, map and encourage the growth of each residents’ assets, strengths and talents.

The position comes with excellent benefits, including 27 days annual leave per annum (plus bank holidays), a company sick pay scheme, a life assurance policy of 2x your annual salary, a health and wellbeing cash plan, and a cycle to work scheme. Please download a job pack for more information about other benefits offered.

If you are an applicant interested in this post and would like an informal discussion having read the job pack, please contact Jake Rawlings (contact details on the job vacancy on our webpage). We will not respond to agencies. 

As part of our Safer Recruitment guidelines, we only accept applications completed on our application form. Due to Covid-19, we are not accepting paper copies of forms and are currently only accepting application forms submitted by email.

YMCA DownsLink Group welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We value diversity and promote inclusion, which we demonstrate through our activities, as well as in our policies and working practices. Reinforced by our culture and values, we seek to create an inspiring and inclusive place to work.

YMCA DLG requires all staff and volunteers to be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and to respond proactively to safeguarding concerns.

Successful applicants are required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). 

Closing date for applications: Tuesday 28th July 2020 at 9am

Interview date: W/C 3rd August 2020

Please note that we do not accept CVs.

To apply, please download an Application Pack and an Application Form from YMCA DownsLink Group's website.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is looking for a new challenge in the West Midlands.

Arden Place is a brand new supported living accommodation for adults with learning disabilities and autism in Tile Cross, Birmingham.  Arden Place is a Bromford My Place Service. My Place, is a unique Supported Living model created to provide appropriate accommodation for people with long term conditions such as learning disabilities or autism. Bethphage are the care provider, providing on site care and support for people living at Arden Place and helping them to connect with their community through meaningful activity.

These brand new purpose built flats are designed to meet people's current and future needs, providing a safe and secure long-term home in the heart of the community. The scheme has 14 purpose built self-contained one bedroom apartments.

Arden Place has a community hub with a lounge, meeting room and kitchen which not only provides a social area for people living in the scheme, but it also provides facilities to deliver training, employment advice and activities to both the people we support and the wider community.

This great opportunity has opened up for an Assistant Service Manager in our Supported living services in Birmingham.

As well as supporting the service manager in Arden Place, we require you to also support with our established supported living services for four adults with learning disabilities in North and South Birmingham. 

The people we support in all these areas have varying needs of support some of which require personal care. All services will be supporting people with Learning disabilities, Mental Health and Autism. The Assistant Service Manger will also be expected to support in all of these areas. 

Evening and Weekend Work may be required as part of the role and participating in our on-call rota.

All services will focus on a person centred approach and promoting people’s independence

About our organisation 

Bethphage is a registered charity which was established in 1994 and provides support to adults with learning and physical Disabilities in Shropshire and the West Midlands.
Everything we do is individually designed to enable people to achieve their potential and meet their objectives and need for support. The people that we support may live in their own home, a home that is shared with other people, their family home or a shared care home.
It is the aim of Bethphage to provide outstanding care and support throughout the organisation so it essential that you will be dedicated to providing the highest levels of care that you can.

You will be required to create a team that champions excellent support by actively coaching and modelling respectful positive approaches to achieve the greatest possible independence and quality of life for the people we support, based on an understanding of what is important to and for them.

If this opportunity sounds like you, and you can demonstrate the following attributes, please get in touch

• Open and Honest.
• Committed.
• Person Centred Approach.
• Proactive and innovative

Essential Requirements

• Level Three in Health and Social Care
• Previous Supervisory Experience
• Driver
• Car Owner

Desirable Requirements 

• Experience of developing new services for adults with a learning disability, Autism and/or Mental Health
• A good understanding of partnership working.

Benefits of Working for us

• Competitive pay
• Simply Health Cash Plan
• Long service rewards
• Contributory Pension scheme
• Development opportunities
• Recruitment awards
• Paid enhanced DBS certificate
• Paid training

*Please note, interested applicants must complete an application form

Closing date - 14th July (this may be extended) 

Interview Date - 22nd July - (this may change)

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Are you…

• Passionate about doing a job that makes a difference?
• Wanting to support others during a time of crisis?
• Committed to working with vulnerable people?
• Motivated by working creatively within a dynamic and energetic team?

We are looking for a fantastic Duty Worker to join our team at the Marylebone Project to  provide trauma-informed support for women in the next stage of their journey. The successful candidate will be someone who is passionate and experienced in shaping and delivering great support for vulnerable people, and able to work in a dynamic, positive and creative way to achieve the best outcomes for those they serve.  This is a perfect first-stage role for anyone wanting to work in a role that really makes a difference.

*Positions are exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1.

For more information, please see the Job Description and our website. 

We are looking for a Tenancy Sustainment Worker to deliver intensive housing management at our Young Peoples Foyer based in Torbay.

We are committed to offering short term housing and support to young people aged 16-24 years old who are homeless or at risk of being homeless. Our role is to help young people settle from often chaotic lifestyles, start doing something productive towards employment, education or training, teach them the basic life skills required to live independently and help them resolve some of the issues that brought them into supported housing in the first place.
We are looking for someone who is resilient and able to work with this client group to help them address the issues in their lives and move forward onto independence.

In return, we provide a generous entitlement to paid holiday increasing with length of service, a choice of pension schemes, a healthcare cash back plan, and great opportunities and support to develop your career.
This role is being offered on a full time basis, working 37  hours per week on a rolling rota, to include weekend working.  Bandwidth hours will be 8am to 8pm.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable groups, and expect all colleagues to share this commitment. Appointment to the post will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

You will be part of a well established team who work with young people resident at the Foyer. You would be expected to deal with any accommodation issues the young people may have and signpost them to the appropriate course of action.  You will work closely with the Foyer Manager to ensure that building safety is maintained, organising remedial works and repairs with contractors. 
 
 Intensive housing management tasks may vary from ensuring that LiveWest customers have access to appropriate services, support and accommodation of a good standard to explaining the licence, tenancy agreement and project rules or working closely with partners to resolve anti social behaviour.
 
The purpose of the role is to work collaboratively with support colleagues to ensure that customers are able to maintain their excluded licence and tenancies and can access services that are appropriate to their needs in line with our strategic aims, values, policies, and operational standards, and to maximise outcomes for customers and LiveWest.
 
Knowledge of benefits and welfare reform is essential.  You will need to have a good understanding of young people’s needs, safeguarding and emotional and mental health issues. 
 
The most important part of this role is to have pride in your work and have a positive attitude, a proactive approach and the confidence to support a diverse range of people.  You will be able to balance your passion and commitment with good organisational skills, and the ability to maintain appropriate boundaries. 
 
Now is an exciting time to join LiveWest, the largest housing association in the South West.  We are a leading developer of affordable and social housing in the South West. With 36,000 homes, and ambitious plans to develop a further 16,000 properties over the next 10 years, we have a vision to build real social change in our region, one front door at a time.

Recruiting a Night Support Worker to join our Young Peoples Service in Ealing!

GBP 22,360 per annum, 40 hours per week plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more.

Minster House is a specialist semi-independent living (SIL) service for young people in and leaving care aged 16-21 providing a high level of support to young people with a variety of complex needs. The service supports six young people who can be referred from any local authority. The service is staffed 24/7 by a team of Support Workers and Night Support Workers.

Job Overview:

Night Support Workers enable people with particular needs to manage their tenancies and live independent lives of their choosing in the community. Night Support Workers are responsible for ensuring continuity of a support service at night and for keeping customers and the building safe.

Key Responsibilities:

- Building supportive, trusting relationships with customers and creating a positive atmosphere
- Working proactively with other members of the team to handle the service caseload and administrative responsibilities
- Conducting key work sessions as required, that are innovative and engaging in order to achieve Support Plan goals
- Ensuring ongoing assessment and management of risks associated with customers within an attitude of 'positive risk taking'
- Providing support with daily living activities, including practical assistance to support customers to independent living e.g. budgeting, cooking, establishing a night time routine
- Supporting customers to maintain a healthy environment and where appropriate assisting them to clean their accommodation and maintain good personal hygiene
- Assisting in the recording and reporting of customer incidents
- Managing customer referrals, completing assessments and obtaining and maintaining all relevant paperwork
- Developing productive relationships with partner organisations to improve service outcomes
- Adhering to lone working protocols and maintaining high levels of awareness in relation to the health and safety of yourself and colleagues
- Involving customers in the design, development and delivery of the service
- Ensuring Look Ahead Health and Safety policies and local protocols are adhered to at all times e.g. fire risk assessments, fire alarm checks etc.
- Taking on shift leading responsibilities by coordinating and leading shifts in the absence of a manager
- Ensuring the safety of the service including carrying out night patrols
- Reporting to the police and Local Authorities if there are any missing people
- Being responsible for the handover of key information between shifts
- Adhering to all other Look Ahead's policies and procedures
- Engaging in learning and development activity to increase knowledge and skills
- Undertaking any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as assigned by the Team Leader/ Manager

This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead.

Become’s services support young people in care and young care leavers to achieve their full potential, empowering them to take an active role in the key decisions and processes that impact them. Young people’s voices, opinions and needs are at the heart of our work. We take a holistic, young people led approach in our work, providing tailored advice, information and support. 

At present, Become’s Care Advice Service is primarily delivered over the phone, by email and in group and 1:1 settings through video and in the community. Common queries include issues around placements, accommodation for care leavers, education (particularly higher education), finance and contact. We deliver workshops on rights and entitlements to professionals working with young people in and from care and we also receive queries from carers, social workers, personal advisors and other professionals calling on behalf of a child or young person.

This post will be the first point of call for young people and professionals getting in touch with the service.  We are increasingly moving into digital delivery methods and would encourage candidates with experience of digital delivery to apply.

This is an exciting time to be joining Become with as we embark on delivering an ambitious 5-year strategy.We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic professional, with the skill, energy and passion for delivery excellent quality services supporting children in care and young care leavers.

Purpose of role:

To improve the lives and outcomes of children and young people in and from care by providing them with a high-quality advice and support service focusing on rights and entitlements, emotional support and wellbeing.

To work as part of a team to deliver, and help develop, Become’s offer of programmes and services to children and young people. 

Main responsibilities:

• To provide children and young people, and professionals working with them, prompt, high quality, accurate advice and emotional support across a range of platforms including over phone, social media, email/text and live chat on a range of issues arising from being in care or a care leaver.
• To deliver group workshops to children in care or care leavers that inform them about their rights and entitlements, emotional and social wellbeing both face to face, through outreach and community links and on online video conferencing platforms (currently exclusively online).
• To hold a caseload of young people with ongoing and higher support needs.
• To build constructive relationships with a range of appropriate agencies and services across local authority, education and community settings to develop and strengthen referral pathways.
• To take a holistic, youth centred approach to providing advice, guidance and support.
• To work with the Policy, Campaigns and Communications team to promote the service and identify themes and trends arising from your work to help inform our policy and campaigning work.
• To utilise monitoring and evaluation tools to record progress and outcomes, carrying out pre- and post- assessment, demonstrating impact of services for young people. 
• To promote Become’s programmes of support in a range of education and community settings and recruit new looked-after children and care leavers to participate.
• To appropriately address safeguarding concerns according to Become’s Safeguarding Policy
• To record case notes and keep the database system up to date with relevant information in line with Becomes quality standards.
• To take part in supervision, team meetings and contribute positively to the wider team.
• To work closely with the Senior Advice & Support Officer to ensure that advice and information provided follows Becomes policies, procedures and framework.
• To support in the development and delivery of Become’s training packages, including supporting care-experienced young people to co-design and deliver 
• To undertake any other reasonable duties as required by management.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

· At least two years’ experience of successful direct work with young people. This may be in advice and guidance, youth work, participation, educational or similar setting

· Detailed, up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation and local authority practice in relation to children in care and young care leavers

· Excellent knowledge of the key issues relating to children in care and young care leavers – including housing

· Experience advocating on behalf of young people and ability to respond appropriately and sensitively to requests for help

· Experience providing advice and guidance over the phone, email and text

· Ability to build rapport with young people and professionals

· Ability to communicate complex concepts in an accessible manner to children and young people

· Ability to write clear concise case recordings and responses to professionals and young people

· Experience of case work, supporting vulnerable young people with various needs including mental health

· Experience of planning and delivering group work and training

· Excellent organisation, time management and self-administration

· Excellent IT skills, proficient in the use of Office365, Microsoft Office, database systems and online service delivery

· A thorough understanding of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults

· Commitment to the vision, mission and values of the charity and passion about improving the lives of looked after children and young people.

· A qualification or degree applicable to work with advice and guidance work with young people or advice and guidance (e.g. youth work, teaching, youth coaching, advice & guidance etc.)

 

Working as part of the TLG centre team in Reading, the Classroom Teacher post provides a unique opportunity to support young people experiencing educational crisis.

TLG Reading is a centre for alternative education provision delivering tailored social and educational interventions for young people. The Lead Teacher will play an integral role in enabling young people to get their lives back on track, through delivering innovative programmes, and working with the Centre Manager to ensure that the education centre achieves success.

The role involves assistance with the planning and delivery of lessons, leading sessions as timetabled and providing one-to-one support as appropriate to bring excellence to the young people’s learning experience.  The individual will also act as a link between TLG’s students, their families and the church community.

We are looking to recruit an individual with a strong and vibrant Christian faith. TLG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff including volunteers to share this commitment.  The successful applicant will be required to undertake a DBS check. 

We would welcome applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds to enable us to better reflect the needs of the communities we serve.

The date of initial video interviews and final interviews is to be confirmed.

Job Title: Children and Families Bereavement Therapist x 4
Responsible to: Chief Executive
Accountable to: Assistant Head of Operations
Reporting to: Therapy Services Coordinator
Salary: £21,589 (pro rata)
Location: Based at Gaddum’s Salford Hub (King’s Court) with travel
across Salford
Hours: 17.5 hours per week

Job Summary:
To work as a member of Gaddum's Therapeutic Services which includes counsellors and play therapists. You will manage your own caseload and will need to travel throughout Greater Manchester as required.

Job Purpose:
To provide therapeutic support to children and young people who have become stuck in their grieving process following the bereavement of a significant other. This will include one to one and group work which will usually take place at Gaddum House, the child's school or home. Effective working relationships with parents, carers and other professionals is a crucial element of the role.

Qualifications and Experience
Therapists must possess as psychotherapeutic qualification and have experience of working with children and families in a therapeutic setting.

To apply, please fill out the application form and demographic form below and return to the email address upon it.

Closing date:Noon, Monday 13 July

Provisional Interview Date - Monday 21 July 2020

 

Social Work Team Manager

Assessment Service

Buckinghamshire Council

Permanent

£51,394- £61,051

£2,125 Golden Hello

Buckinghamshire Council are looking for a strong, strategic and relationship focused Social Work Team Manager to manage the Chiltern and South Buckinghamshire assessment team in children's services. Under the direction of a forward-thinking and dynamic Head of Service and through a systemic approach to professional service development, the assessment teams have gone through a period of change which has included a full review of their services.

Everyone within the team has an important role in the Improvement Journey and is encouraged to share ideas, to be solution focused and bring about positive change. This is a real opportunity to contribute to the continued development of the service, to be heard and to make a real difference with your ideas shaping the future for the children and families the service supports.

The team consists of 2 Assistant Team Managers and 10 social workers and your primary focus will be to strategically lead the team to improving outcomes for children and young people in the county of Buckinghamshire.

Your main duties will be to lead, manage and supervise social work practice, maintain management oversight of case work, allocate cases and monitor the performance of social workers through your assistant team managers and promote best practice across the service.

You will be a Social Work Team Manager with experience managing front line teams within children's services. You'll be adept at building relationships and trust with your social workers and multi-agencies. You will also have a strong understanding of timescales and throughput.

If you are an experienced Social Work Team Manager please apply now. For more information please contact Chris Armstrong on 07525 873 280.

Morgan Hunt is a multi award winning Employment Business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent 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.

Touchstone is a leading voluntary sector agency providing high quality services to improve the health and wellbeing of local people.

Live Well Leeds Mental Health Support Coordinator
Salary: Starting at £21,589 per annum – NJC Scale Points 12 – 17
Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract: This role is fixed term for 12 months, with the possibility of being extended

The aim of the Live Well Leeds service is to provide flexible and practical support to people (aged 18+) within the Leeds Metropolitan District. The service has been commissioned by Leeds City Council Adult Social Care for 5 years. The contract is delivered by a Strategic Partnership (comprising Touchstone as the lead, Community Links and Leeds Mind) and a Delivery Network (comprising of 16 different voluntary sector partners).

The service will be easy for diverse people to access, navigate and receive high quality support for everyone to improve and maintain their mental health.

Live Well Leeds offers a seven day service, including evenings and weekends according to community/individual needs and wishes.

About the role

You will work as part of the Live Well Leeds partnership to recognise individual service users’ strengths and assets, and then provide support to maintain and improve mental health.

You will provide flexible, supportive, caring and responsive interventions to and with service users.  This will involve working one-to-one, facilitating groups, and enabling peers/volunteers to deliver group support. 

You need to have substantial experience of working with people with mental health needs, a good knowledge of mental health interventions and their effectiveness and experience of building and maintaining positive links with a wide range of services and stakeholders.

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION
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Closing Date:  Sunday 19 July 2020
Interviews will be held on: Monday 3 August 2020 (via Zoom)

Touchstone is an equal opportunities organisation, a Trans Positive employer and applications are welcome from all sections of the community, particularly LGBT communities and/or people with disabilities who are under-represented within Touchstone.