Support Worker
Location: Lavender Fields - Hitchin
Job Type: Permanent, Full time & Part time
Salary: £9.67 per hour/ (£18,908 per annum FTE 37.5)
We have a number of shifts available, full or part-time guaranteed hours.
Mixture of early shifts (07.00-14.30), late shifts (13.30-21.00) and twilight shifts (14.30-22.00) including weekends.
Close to the historic market town of Hitchin, No. 1 Lavender Fields is home for 10 young adults with physical disabilities. Stevenage, Luton and Welwyn Garden City are nearby and we’re well-connected by train to London, Peterborough and Cambridge.
As a Support Worker/Healthcare Assistant with Leonard Cheshire you’ll provide a high level of care and support to vulnerable people, enabling them to live the life they choose. You’ll assist with daily tasks including personal care, medication and assistance at mealtimes, motivating and encouraging choice and participation.
Experience as a Support Worker, Care Assistant or Healthcare Assistant is desirable but not essential as we offer an excellent training and induction programme to get you fully trained in your new role!
In return we offer a great range of employee schemes and benefits, including generous annual leave, discounts for high street retailers, contributory pension scheme and so much more!
Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applications from people with a disability, supporting where possible, your requirements for reasonable adjustments.
A satisfactory disclosure check (PVG membership in Scotland) is required for this post.
Shortlisting for this role will take place as applications are received. We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy once suitable candidates have been appointed.
COVID-19 - The well-being of everyone is our highest priority. We will be using phone, Skype, WhatsApp or Zoom video calling to hold interviews for the foreseeable future.
* No agencies please *
Closing Date: 29 July 2020
You may have experience of the following: Support Worker, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Social Care, Voluntary Sector, Healthcare Assistant, Care Staff, Care Assistant, Community Development, Care Worker, Vulnerable People, Social Worker, Not for Profit, NFP etc.
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Refuge is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services for victims of all forms of gender-based violence (domestic, sexual, so called ‘honour’ violence, modern slavery and human trafficking, prostitution, forced marriage, stalking and FGM). Every day we support over 6,000 women and children in our national network of services. These include Independent Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Advocacy services (IDVAs/ISVAs and IGVAs), community outreach, specialist refuge accommodation, sanctuary services, culturally-specific services and the Freephone 24 Hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline. We advise Government and lobby hard to keep violence against women and girls high on the public agenda. We run award-winning prevention and public education campaigns, manage a busy press office and website, and we are an accredited training provider. We give a voice to the voiceless.
We are recruiting for a children’s support worker to work on a fixed term contract supporting children and their mothers who are living in our refuges escaping domestic violence and other forms of violence and abuse
We are looking to recruit a female* candidate with experience in working with children and a recognised qualification such as an NNEB, QCF or NVQ level 3. You will be responsible for organising and providing play activities for children and will work closely with location workers to provide practical information and assistance to women about local services for children, such as play schemes, nursery or schools.
The successful candidate will be able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team supporting women and children escaping domestic violence and other forms of violence against women and girls. You will have good communication and team work skills and be able to use your own initiative. You will show strong organisational and administration skills.
The ability to build a rapport and trust with children and their mothers is essential in this work. Experience of supporting children and families who have experienced domestic violence or other forms of violence against women and girls is desirable.
All candidates must demonstrate a commitment to the feminist values of empowerment and equality which underpin all of our work. Successful applicants will be expected to work within Refuge’s Values and Behaviour Framework and demonstrate these in their everyday work.
Competitive salary offering annual progression within points of the salary grade, 28 days annual leave increasing to 30 days, pension scheme with People’s pension that includes a 6% Employer contribution, comprehensive EAP.
Refuge is proud to be a leader in its field and an employer of choice with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development. We offer the first Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) accredited qualification for our profession.
Closing Date: 19th July 2020
Interview Date: TBC
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract
Contract end date: 01 February 2021
An enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate will be required for this role.
Refuge is committed to quality, equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. This post however is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.
No agencies please - as a charity we work hard to keep our costs down.
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Children and Families Caseworker (Domestic Abuse)
Based at our refuge and community outreach locations across North and Mid Essex
Do you have experience of working with vulnerable children and their families? Perhaps you are a Support Worker or Learning Support Assistant looking to pursue a specialist career path?
If so, this is an exciting opportunity to make a positive, lasting difference to children and families in your community.
About Us
We are Next Chapter, a domestic abuse charity that provides free and confidential services to support people who are currently experiencing, or have previously experienced, domestic abuse. We work across Tendring, Colchester, Maldon, Chelmsford, Braintree and Uttlesford.
Formerly known as Colchester & Tendring Women's Refuge, our mission is to provide rapid responses that increase safety for all victims, enabling them to rebuild their lives and create lasting change.
We are looking for a Children and Families Caseworker to join us on a 12 month fixed-term contract that has the potential to extend or become a permanent position.
The Benefits
- Salary of £22,070 - £23,307 per annum DOE & qualifications
- Career development and progression opportunities
- Join a skilled team who are passionate about making a positive change
This is a brilliant opportunity to take on a rewarding contract and build on your existing expertise with a well-established charity.
Our staff are our most valuable asset, so we are dedicated to creating a nurturing work environment where all can thrive. We are open, honest and fair, value diversity and always strive to act with courage; challenging injustices and enabling the voices of our survivors to be heard.
We are working towards a future without domestic abuse. If you are approachable, compassionate and eager to help us achieve our goal, this is the role for you.
The Role
As a Children and Families Caseworker, you will provide specialist domestic abuse support to children, as well as their parents.
In this important role, you’ll work with our Independent Domestic Violence Advisors and Domestic Abuse Practitioners to rebuild family bonds and increase the resilience of families as a whole.
Specifically, you will:
- Work as part of the Children & Young People’s Service to accept and manage referrals
- Support children and young people through 1:1 work, family and group activities
- Carry out initial needs and risk assessments
- Provide a needs-led, trauma-sensitive approach to supporting service users
- Ensure that families have robust safety support plans in place
About You
To join us as a Children and Families Caseworker, you will need experience of the following:
- Working with vulnerable children and their families
- Building supportive relationships with children
- Running groups with children and parents
- Working alongside other agencies
This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational qualification under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
We’re eager to hear from you if you’ve worked as a Support Worker, Learning Support Assistant, Teaching Assistant, TA, or in a similar education or support role.
Other organisations may call this role Domestic Violence Support Worker, Children’s Support Worker, Domestic Abuse Support Worker, Family Support Worker, or Caseworker.
This role is available on a full-time or part-time basis, working 37.5 hours per week, or 37.5 hours per week during term time only (077 FTE).
Next Chapter is committed to creating an inclusive environment which celebrates difference and allows our staff and service users to flourish.
So, if you are seeking your next step as a Children and Families Caseworker, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.