Manchester Mind believes in the power of listening and feeling heard and that a better understanding of mental health benefits everyone.

We do this by providing a range of services across Manchester to young people and adults. A valuable part of this work has been the provision of services to children and young people from our Children and Young People Services offices in Levenshulme. The holistic mix of services delivered includes advice, volunteering, mentoring and counselling. The services have been successfully evaluated and involve young people in design, development and delivery.

Our work is guided by our values of:

Openness | Belonging | Strength | Collaboration

The Service Manager will support staff and play a strategic role in developing the delivery of high quality young people-led services.

We would like to work with someone who is experienced, dynamic and passionate about being able to develop our services for children and young people.

Position: Service Manager, Children & Young People Services

Salary: £35,934

Hours: 35 hours per week

Funding guaranteed until the end of December 2021

(with potential to extend subject to funding).

The skills and knowledge that are important to us are:

• Being able to work in an open, supportive and collaborative way.
• Experience of managing and developing mental health services for young people.
• Experience of working strategically.

You can download the application documents from this listing, or from the Vacancies page of the Manchester Mind website.

All applications must be received by 12noon, Monday 1st February 2021.

Manchester Mind is striving to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Manchester Mind sees it as a positive advantage if you have experience of mental health issues and/or have used mental health services, or had experience of volunteering.

Project Development Officer – Urgent Carers Breaks

Hours: Full time (37 hours per week) Part time or Job Share will be considered.

Salary: £27,174 per annum FTE (rising to £29,824).

As a registered charity providing a wide range of practical and emotional support to carers, including information, advice and personalised home care and carers breaks, we are excited to be launch a brand new urgent carers breaks service. Carers in need of an urgent break, will be supported to access a service that is free to them either through a direct service from Carers in Hertfordshire care services team or from an alternative specialist provider.  The project development Officer will set up and manage this innovative project liaising with staff across the charity to ensure high quality care.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about high-quality person-centred care and has the skills and experience to lead this new development. The successful candidate will have a level 5 diploma in leadership for health and social care, and an understanding of what it takes to develop a new service.

This exciting new project is designed to make sure that carers in West Hertfordshire can take a break knowing that the person they look after is happy and well cared for.  Whether it is time to recharge their batteries or to attend their own health appointments this service will make sure they get the support they need. Taking a break can be a vital support to enable a carer to stay well and continue with their caring role

Closing date: Tuesday 26th January 2021, at 9am.

Interview date: Wednesday 3rd February 2021

The Progression Coach is one of the most important roles within this new service in Oxfordshire. Progression coaches will passionately believe in the potential of all young people to achieve their goals, it is the job of the Progression Coach to build meaningful relationships with the young people and provide a reassuring, consistent and supportive presence, to mentor and inspire the young people to be the best they can be. Progression Coaches will be confident at de-escalating crisis and will work with a solutions-focused mindset to helping the young people address any challenges they may face.

Available posts are mostly within Oxford city, but we also encourage applications from across Oxfordshire. 

Both full time and party time applications are welcomed.

Full time: 37 hours per week, alternating each week from 08.30 am to 4.30 pm or 11 am to 7 pm Mondays to Fridays (may require working on bank holidays and also some evening, weekend and emergency on call work on a rotational basis)
Part time: Various options available, minimum 15 hours per week. Please state your desired working hours upon application.

WOMEN’S SUPPORT WORKER – SURREY  Taking a woman-centred approach, this role includes providing care co-ordination for women with complex needs who want support or desire to exit prostitution. Your role will further include working alongside third-party organisations to ensure a well-rounded approach is taken to support vulnerable women. This includes working alongisde the police to ensure that the safety of the women is maintained.  We are looking for someone with self-motivation, energy, confidence and dedication to support and empower women involved in prostitution. As well as experience of working with vulnerable adults with the ability to work in a gender and trauma informed way, you will require some knowledge in co-ordinating training events.

Scope of the Job:

As a Women’s Support Worker in Surrey, your role would include care co-ordination of women with complex needs who want support, or to exit street-based or off-street prostitution.

You would also ensure advocacy and referral to Multi-Agency Meetings across Surrey is maintained. Other responsibilities include effectively monitoring service user work, preparing research and reports for partners, funders and other stakeholders and ensuring funders’ targets are met. As a Women’s Support Worker you would also oversee police operations to ensure smooth delivery of the service. You would be required to deliver day-time support and follow up to service users and manage a personal case-load of service users in liaison with the Director. Further, tailoring assessments to ensure they are structured to the women’s individual requirements and care to provide a holistic support plan that encompasses a range of risk, health and social relationship needs.

You would represent the organisation at specified events and networks locally and participate in Streetlight UK annual fundraising and awareness campaign.

Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR)

Due to the history, context and nature of the role, this post is restricted to female applicants under Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010.

WOMEN’S SUPPORT WORKER – SURREY 

Location: Based at our Sussex/Surrey Office in Gatwick the role will cover the Surrey Area. 

Hours of Work: 28 hours per week (Monday – Thursday)

Pension: 3% contribution, 5% Employee Contribution

Salary: £20,020 – £21,840 (FTE)

Contract: 12-month contract, with potential of extension subject to funding

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 15th January 2021

Interview dates: W/C 18th January 2021

APPLICANTS MAY BE INTERVIEWED AND APPOINTED BEFORE THE DEADLINE DATE IF APPROPRIATE. 

Bradford Service Manager 

Specialist Autism Services are looking for a committed and enthusiastic Service Manager to lead our provision at our Bradford site.  We are really keen to get an excellent manager on board, who is looking for a new challenge, to drive this service forward and maintain our high-quality standards. 

Specialist Autism Services provides a unique blend of education and care.  We deliver a strengths-based autism specific personalised learning programme, to develop social, communication and employment skills which empower our members to engage with new opportunities, make informed choices, achieve their goals, maximising independence and inclusion.

We offer a wide variety of different workshops, such as creative arts, drama, money and business, wellbeing and personal development, community engagement, employability, and independent living.  Although the subjects are very different, the workshops are all similar in that individuals are supported according to their individual learning style, to enable individuals to progress towards their personal goals. 

As the Service Manager your role will be to oversee the delivery and development of the Bradford site and will have the opportunity to work alongside our dedicated and passionate staff team. 

In return we will offer you a salary of £27,000 a year, a good company pension package, 34 days of annual leave (including bank holidays) and an additional birthday leave day, sociable working hours, comprehensive training as part of the induction, free car parking and the chance to join a team of like-minded individuals who are kind, caring, compassionate and dedicated to improving the lives of individuals on the Autism Spectrum. 

If you are looking for a long and rewarding career, where you can really make a difference to the lives of the people we support, and you feel that you have the right values, attitude and experience for this role then we are keen to hear from you. 

Essential Skills and Experience: 

• Experience of working with adults with an Autism Spectrum Condition.

• Experience of leading or managing a team. 

• Experience of service management. 

• Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team and representing an organisation at external events. 

• Good knowledge of safeguarding procedures. 

• Experience of monitoring, reviewing, and auditing information for quality assurance purposes. 

• NVQ Level 5 qualification or equivalent. 

• Full UK driving license. 

To Make an Application:  

• Please send your CV 

• Applications sent in any other format or via any other route/email address will not be accepted

• We will contact candidates for interview by email

• Please note it is not possible for us to give feedback to non- shortlisted applicants

Specialist Autism Services is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Vulnerable Adults and all successful applicants will be asked to apply (through Specialist Autism Services) for an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a right to work in the UK check. Specialist Autism Services is a Disability Confident Leader and an Equal Opportunities employer. Please note, we do not work with recruitment agencies. 

Young People Development Officer

£15,913.50 per annum, pro rata

plus 7% Employers Pension Contribution

17.5 hours per week (full-time equivalent 35 hours)

initially funded until 31st March 2023

Can you motivate and inspire young people to become the best that they can be?

Interested in supporting young people to develop their essential life skills and gain new experiences?

Are you able to deliver exciting and innovative group activity sessions for young people?

If you answered ‘yes’ to these questions, the Young People Development Officer role might be for you! 

The post holder will work with local young people, living in the Foxhill and Parson Cross neighbourhoods of Sheffield, to co-design, plan, develop and deliver exciting after-school activities based on local needs to support them to become positive and active citizens as they grow older. 

Activities and skills are likely to include growing and gardening, communication and teamwork, outdoor skills, problem solving and citizenship. The opportunities will support young people to develop valuable life skills and experiences through fun and engaging sessions. Young people will build up records of accomplishments and receive certificates of achievement.

On Saturday mornings, a Brunch Club will be delivered providing the opportunity for young people to prepare and cook a healthy breakfast or lunch, participate in arts & crafts and join in with sport and exercise. 

The post holder will record, monitor and evaluate young people’s activities, and the development made by each child & young person using project monitoring and tracking systems. 

Are you looking to apply your skills to a passionate network committed to positive change? Are you interested in helping groups to develop and learn? Can you pull information together, work as part of a team and support volunteers? Are you comfortable working online as part of a distributed team? Are you willing to start small and help to grow the network, and the role? Are you looking for a flexible working pattern in an organisation committed to good People Care? If so, read on!

Who are we?

The Permaculture Association works to empower individuals and communities to design their homes, gardens, farms, businesses and whole lives in order to collectively generate a sustainable future. By putting ethics first and using natural systems as a model, there are simple and innovative ways to live fairly and sustainably now and in the future.

Our work is wide-ranging and varied, supporting permaculture education, research, networking and action. We are a growing charity, with 1700(+) members, and partnerships with organisations in the UK and internationally.

The Projects Network Development Officer role in a nutshell

We are seeking a projects network development officer to join our small and dedicated team. We work online using G-Suite, CiviCRM, Slack, & Zoom and other tools to enable us to collaborate and stay connected. Duties of the post will include:

• Projects network support, including hosting monthly Zoom socials for members of the Association's LAND network and wider projects
• Strategy and fundraising, including working with the network and CEO to identify and develop funding opportunities to further support this work
• Farming engagement support, including supporting members contributions to the Northern Real Farming Conference & Oxford Real Farming Conference
• Finance, admin, monitoring and evaluation, using our online co-working tools
• Communications & Events, including supporting and attending events, and providing news and updates to the Communications team and the website

Who we are looking for

As an inclusive employer and membership organisation, we want our staff team to better reflect the communities in which we live and work. Therefore we welcome applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to creating an organisation that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities.

We are a small team and we want someone who is conscientious and well organised, able to be flexible, responsive and positive, and passionate about support our practical permaculture projects network to develop and thrive.

What next?

Please read the full Job Description and Person Specification carefully, and get in touch if you have any questions or would like an informal discussion. The application form and all supporting information can be found via our website or attached here. We look forward to hearing from you.