ROLE OVERVIEW

One Church Brighton is an inclusive and vibrant church community, as well as a collective of transformational projects and two beautiful buildings, all committed to bringing hope and love to Brighton & Hove and beyond.

It’s worth saying at the start that One Church Brighton is quite an unusual church. We are messy, organic and entrepreneurial; we have a variety of projects all trying to tackle social justice issues and we seek to encourage people to get involved with issues that they are passionate about, rather than directing the agenda from ‘the top’. We have a wonderfully eclectic worshipping church community who appreciate the space to be real, air their doubts, ask awkward questions, be utterly vulnerable and where a lack of judgmentalism and an embrace of different views are valued. We have become known for expressing an inclusive theology, as shown so wonderfully in the life and practices of Jesus, that manifests itself in encouraging people to be a part of us who might find less of a welcome in more traditional churches. This is not an incidental point, if you are not open to embracing and welcoming people of different sexuality, different belief, different attitude and behaviour you will find it very hard to work for One Church. If however this is the kind of thinking that thrills you, then you’ll find a wonderfully affirming and beautifully messy church community here in the amazing city of Brighton & Hove. 

All that we are and all that we do, across all of our projects and activities, is shaped by five core values. These are:

• Intimacy with God
• Involvement in the world
• Interdependence with one another
• Inclusion of everyone 
• Integrity in all we do 

One Youth Brighton is a key part of the wider One Church community, providing a range of free services to young people aged 10-18. The Youth Engagement Worker will lead these services, support and grow the volunteer teams that support them, and expand the reach of the projects so that we can meet and support as many young people as possible across Brighton and Hove. 

One Youth Brighton does not exist in a vacuum. There are excellent services and schools that the Youth Engagement Worker will need to work in partnership with across the city. In particular, over the past couple of years, we’ve found great value in working alongside Brighton & Hove Citizens. Through this partnership our young people have been a part of shaping and campaigning for the Mental Heath Service Pledge for Brighton & Hove. 

As well as this strategic and entrepreneurial side to the role, the Youth Engagement Worker will need to be someone who can engage deeply and naturally with young people, volunteers, and staff of diverse backgrounds and beliefs; who is passionate about supporting all young people as they journey towards spiritual, emotional and social maturity.

We’ve been really fortunate to secure funding from the National Lottery Community Fund and this role is paid for by that grant.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Youth Work 

• Coordinate and deliver 5-6 youth work sessions per week for One Youth Brighton, including:
  • ‘Safehouse’ - an after-school homework and social club twice per week
  • Evening open access youth clubs
  • Lunch clubs in local secondary schools
• Develop new opportunities for high quality youth work sessions
• Proactively build good relationships with young people, including mentoring relationships
• Lead confidence-building activities with young people
• Improve opportunities for young people to engage with and participate in the shaping and running of our youth work

Partnerships

• Cultivate and develop partnerships with other agencies and organisations, including other churches, schools and community initiatives
• Referrals – maintaining contact list for agencies that refer young people to One Youth. Establishing new links as new clubs evolve or if existing clubs struggle for numbers

Funding & Finance

• Work to the budget agreed annually with the Head of Youth and Children’s Work (currently the Associate Minister)
• Working with our Fundraiser to proactively pursue funding opportunities for support our youth work
• Keep an accurate account of all finances
• Comply with any Grant and Trusts reporting

Volunteer Management

• Recruit and develop volunteers, facilitating positive and nurturing team dynamics
• Develop training pathways to increase volunteer participation, engagement and responsibility

Team Player

• Attend weekly OCB team meetings
• Work closely with the wider church’s children and youth teams
• Contribute towards a positive office environment

Benefits 

• OCB will seek to develop the post holder towards their full potential
• 25 days holiday, plus 8x public holidays, plus an annual retreat day paid for by One Church Brighton
• The chance to be part of a fun and energetic team

Download the application pack for more details, including person spec. 
One Church Brighton reserves the right to vary or amend the duties and responsibilities of the post holder at any time.
 

This is a new role within a newly created team at SN. Your time will be split between supervising and supporting the Welcome Workers and carrying out the Welcome Worker role.

The Welcome Team will be the new 'front door' to our specialist services for survivors of violence and sexual abuse. The team will be the first point of contact for many survivors accessing our services.

You will have significant experience of working with vulnerable or traumatised individuals and experience of supervising or mentoring staff or volunteers in a role working with vulnerable people.

We have offices in both Brighton and Eastbourne and your working location can be negotiated. Travel may be required throughout East Sussex.

YMCA DOWNSLINK GROUP

Project Worker – Brighton Young Families Project

Brighton & Hove

Full Time - 37.5 hours per week

Permanent Contract

£22,305 per annum

An exciting opportunity within our supported housing service for young parents in Brighton and Hove has become available.  We are recruiting a Support Worker to work alongside our wider housing team to support with the day-to-day operation of our Young Families Project, which houses 22 young families in locations across the City in low and medium supported accommodation. 

As a team member, you will take an assets-based approach, working with parents and their children in their homes to provide focused family support which improves parenting capacity, increases the aspirations and motivations of families to take up education, employment and training opportunities and improves family function with children feeling more secure and parents confident in their parenting abilities.

The team work in a holistic manner, adopting a psychologically-informed approach to support young parents to transition into independent living throughout Brighton & Hove.

As a service, we provide a safe and caring environment for young families, with their aspirations and desires always at the forefront of the support we offer them. Overall, our service seeks to encourage and empower young parents to move forward positively, and to learn and achieve the independent skills they need to live positive and fulfilling lives.

The role includes delivering one to one sessions and groups work sessions to assist residents to develop personally and socially in order that they grow in confidence and move towards independence.

You will carry a case load of young families and to engage them in effective support planning, working towards tailored goals so they can work towards positive outcomes.

You must have experience working with young parents and their children, particularly those considered vulnerable or with multiple and complex needs and be able to encourage positive change in the individuals we work with by managing challenging behaviour appropriately.

You will be required to coordinate multiple tasks to ensure effective safeguarding of our residents in accordance with health and safety guidelines; and you should have the ability to engage, motivate, inspire and empower young families.

There is a strong element around data recording using a variety of data management systems, we require staff who are confident in their ability to adapt easily to these systems.

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 have a look at the vacancy on our website for contact details. 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: Monday 13th July 2020 at 9am

Interview date: To Be Confirmed

YMCA DOWNSLINK GROUP

Deputy Projects Manager

East Sussex – Eastbourne, Hailsham, Hastings

Permanent

37.5 Hours per week

£28,000 per annum

As Deputy Project Manager, you will manage a team of project staff, including Project Workers and Night Support Workers ensuring that they:

• Use Psychologically Informed Environment practices, Trauma-Informed Approaches 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.

You must have experience of managing a staff team responsible for providing support to vulnerable people and experience of working with young people, and you will need to evidence the ability to engage, motivate, inspire and empower people. This is challenging yet rewarding work that helps the people we support to belong, contribute, and thrive.

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 have a look at the vacancy on our website for contact details. 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: Thursday 23rd July 2020 at 9am

Interview date: Friday 31st July 2020

Please note that we do not accept CVs.

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

YMCA DOWNSLINK GROUP

Project Assistant (Weekends) – Brighton Young Families Project

10 hours per week

Permanent contract

£19,595 per annum (pro rata)

£5,225 per annum (actual)

An exciting opportunity within our supported housing service for young families in Brighton has become available. We are recruiting a Project Assistant to work weekend shifts at our Brighton base which houses 8 young families in low to medium supported accommodation.

As a service, we provide a safe and caring environment for young families, with their aspirations and desires always at the forefront of the support we offer them. Overall, our service seeks to increase the aspirations and motivations of families to take up education, employment and training opportunities and improve family function with children feeling more secure and parents confident in their parenting abilities.

The team work in a holistic manner, adopting a psychologically-informed approach to support young parents to transition into independent living throughout Brighton & Hove.

You must have some experience working with young families, particularly those considered vulnerable or with multiple and complex needs. You will need excellent communication skills and the ability to multi-task.

You will be responsible for ensuring that all residents and visitors to the project receive a friendly and professional welcome. You will support the effective running of the project, dealing with face to face and telephone enquiries, processing rent payments and supporting the wider staff team to help young families manage their behaviour and maintain their tenancies. You will also be responsible for the safety and security of the building and the residents.

There is a strong element around data recording using a variety of data management systems, we require staff who are confident in their ability to adapt easily to these systems.

The available shifts are on Saturdays & Sundays 5 hours per day.

We are happy to consider applications from people interested in a job share to work just one 8-hour shift per week, instead of two, or working alternative weekends.

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 have a look at the vacancy on our website for contact details. 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: Monday 13th July 2020 at 9am

Interview date: To Be Confirmed

ESTEEM, a Sussex based youth charity, has a great opportunity for a Wellbeing Project Manager to join our team. Leading on Wellbeing Workshops, overseeing counselling services and supporting young people on a one to one and group level.

Based at ESTEEM’s offices, in Shoreham, West Sussex, The Well-being project acts as a ‘plug-in’ to ESTEEM’s Youth COAST (Creating Opportunities, Activities, Support & Training) project, for 14-26 year olds. The Wellbeing Project Manager will be responsible for overseeing a free counselling service, with both qualified and in-training counsellors. Counsellors provide 1:1 sessions for an hour a week per person, to be reviewed after 12 sessions. This role will also include delivery of ½ hour sessions for support, advice and guidance as needed basis.

The Well-being Project aims to work with over 100 young people per year aged 14-26, across all of Sussex, who are facing barriers to achieving their life-goals. Using the five Ways to Wellbeing (Give, Take Notice, Learn, Connect, Be Active), young people will be able to access support, guidance and gain confidence in a safe space. The Wellbeing Project encourages young people to make new friends, help the organisation grow and get involved in their local community. 

This project aims to provide (per year):

• 150 hours of free 1:1 counselling for young people 

•  200 1/2 hour wellbeing sessions for advice and planning for young people who are in need of immediate support. This would be primarily run by the Wellbeing Manager.

• 8 -12 Wellbeing Workshops per year including topics such as Resilience, Leadership, or Creative Thinking. Occasionally these may need to happen during the evening Drop-in (6-8pm).

• Oversee the recruitment and coordination of 2 fully qualified Counsellors and 3 Trainee Counsellors & facilitate access to clinical supervision, with a view to growing this team as capacity permits.

• Liaise with Counselling training providers.

• Maintaining records and updating staff.

• Liaise with ESTEEM’s Head of Safeguarding to ensure best practice is maintained throughout the project.

Principal tasks and responsibilities 

Well-being High Level Support 

1. Liaising with CO, Project Manager, Project Worker & Counsellors to manage & schedule 1:1 support sessions with young adults

2. Working closely with young adults to prompt and identify any issues & help them to make a resolution plan 

3. Spend quality time with young adults, listening & offering support while maintaining clear boundaries

4. Maintain up to date contact logs and data files to ensure information is correctly shared and acted upon according to data protection and confidentiality guidelines

5. Promote and keep yourself up to date with other organisation’s events and projects that may benefit young people

6. Updating the staff team with any issues or developments with young people

7. Write quarterly reports for the senior team and trustees on project progress

8. Be part of the Designated Safeguarding team with 2-3 evenings on-call (until 9pm) each month.

Counselling Coordination

1. Working with ESTEEM Counsellors to offer them support & guidance, ensuring clinical supervision is maintained for all counsellors

2. Liaise with ESTEEM Staff Team to maintain in-house clinical supervision for front-line staff

3. Liaise with counsellors in matching young adults with suitable counsellors, taking into account skill level, interests & approaches

4. Liaising with external Counselling Training Providers, offering placements at ESTEEM & providing relevant documentation & procedures

5. Managing the space for confidential sessions, alongside the other staff team members

6. Promote the wellbeing services that ESTEEM offers within the team & on external networks 

7. Work with the Youth COAST Project Manager to oversee and monitor the project’s budget

Well-being Workshops

1. To run between 8-12  workshops of between 2hrs to 1 day in length 

2. Cover a range of topics that are requested or identified by young adults as being needed or wanted

3. Maintain records of attendees and ensure relevant documentation is completed

4. Liaise with the Project Worker to coordinate & plan the Drop-in activities involving your workshops 

5. Work to budgets

6. Liaise with the YMT (Youth Management Team) to tailor sessions & workshops & maintain ESTEEM’s Youth-led approach at all times

7. Signpost participants to ESTEEM opportunities and promote relevant events and projects

YMCA DOWNSLINK GROUP

College Counsellor, BHASVIC
Brighton and Hove Sixth Form College
Brighton & Hove
Fixed term contract until 31 July 2021
Part Time – 7.5 Hours per week
Term time only - 46 weeks per year
£29,670 per annum (pro-rata)
£5,249 per annum (actual)

Dialogue have worked with BHASVIC for over 10 years and this is an exciting opportunity to help us continue to deliver and develop this busy college counselling service. The counselling service at the college is well established and is a valued part of the college provision.
This role will support the existing service by offering assessments and individual counselling. Applicants must be experienced in counselling young people (age 16-18).
Applicants must be qualified counsellors/therapists and be BACP Registered or Accredited, or registered with another recognised professional body (e.g. HPC, UKCP).

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.

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: Friday 10th July 2020 at 9am

Interview date: Thursday 16th July 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.

Community Advocate
Job reference: CA/Aug20
21 hours per week
Worthing, Littlehampton and Bognor area of West Sussex
Salary Band 3, NJC Point 22: £21,496 p.a. (pro rata)
27 days’ annual leave plus 3 extra days at Christmas and the usual statutory holidays pro rata per annum

Impact has provided Advocacy Services in West Sussex for over fifteen years. The services have developed over time, changing to meet the current needs of those who use them and the service currently provides a range of community and self-advocacy services to people with disabilities in West Sussex. 

Impact Advocacy Services deliver person-centred services with individual needs and preferences at the core. We provide a range of advocacy support, enabling people with disabilities and health needs to access highly effective, independent, quality and confidential advocacy, ensuring people have rights that are respected, voices that are heard and real choice and control over their lives.

We are looking for someone to provide one-to-one advocacy in the community to people with learning disabilities, physical and sensory disabilities, acquired brain injuries, and autism. 

The successful candidate will:

- Have a clear understanding of advocacy principles
- Have a strong value base and belief in empowering people with a disability to have equal rights
- Be able to support people to express their views, wishes and feelings
- Have strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Have experience of working with people with disabilities

Closing date: 9.00 am, Monday 3rd August 2020
Interviews: week beginning 12th August 2020

To download an application pack, or request one via post, please visit our jobs page (you can get to our website by selecting the apply button shown). 

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and the successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services check.

This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency. 

Other organisations may call this role Support Worker, Social Care Worker, Care Worker, Community Support Worker, Community Support Assistant, or Advocacy & Support Worker.

Job title: Case Officer – South East

Region: Homebased, South East

Directorate: Operations

Contract: 12 Month FTC (Maternity cover) Full time 35 hours per week

Salary: £24,816 per annum

About The Royal British Legion

The Legion is at the heart of a national network that supports our Armed Forces community through thick and thin – ensuring their unique contribution is never forgotten. We’ve been here since 1921 and we’ll be here as long as they need us.

Our Values and Behaviours

Does the following describe you?

• A desire to provide a great customer service and support

• Enjoy and thrive in working in teams and with others

• Passionate about supporting the Armed Forces community and honouring their contribution

• Come to work each day to be the best you can and to learn and develop

• An encourager, eager to share your knowledge and experience to help others

If so then we would like you hear from you….

The Role

We’re making big changes. We are becoming more accessible, easier to reach and providing a more integrated service for the Service community.  The focus for our Area teams will be on getting out into the community, reaching out to those we support through GP surgeries, hospitals, local authority services and charities we work with, making sure we’re accessible to many more people in locations across the country. 

As a Case Officer, you will work with individuals eligible for Legion assistance to help them to access the right support in a timely and seamless way in areas such as finance, employment, health or housing advice or overcoming temporary crises. You will also support the work of our volunteer caseworkers. A self-starter, confident at working independently, you will be responsible for forging successful relationships with statutory bodies and other agencies to maximise our reach and impact.

An experienced and customer focused case manager, assured in advocating on behalf of clients, you will have a good understanding of the UK benefits system and be used to working across multiple agencies. You’ll also need to be a strong team player, with excellent communication, planning and organisational skills. 

It is essential that you have an empathy with the UK armed forces community and some knowledge and understanding of this area would also be an advantage.

A valid UK driving licence is essential. This is a maternity cover post, commencing on 03 August 2020, ending 02 August 2021. Internal secondment will be considered for this role.

How to Apply

Please click ‘Apply Online’

Closing date for this role is Sunday 12th July 2020

Successful candidates will be invited to a virtual interview

Fulfilling Lives: Multiple and Complex Needs South East Project

The Fulfilling Lives project’s over-arching mission is to bring about lasting change in how services work with people with multiple and complex needs. For the purpose of this project, complex needs will be defined as having complex combinations of issues including substance misuse, poor mental health, homelessness and offending. The project operates in Brighton and Hove, Eastbourne and Hastings

Systems Change Officer

Permanent

Salary: £26,948 per annum

Hours: 37 hours per week

Location: A base in either Brighton or Hastings (to be negotiated) but with extensive travel across Hastings, Eastbourne and Brighton

5.5% (Reviewed annually) pension contribution.

Annual Leave entitlement starts at 25 working days

Closing Date: 12 noon, Monday 13th July 2020

Interview Date: Tuesday 21st July 2020

Are you interested in helping pave the way for long term changes in support services? Do you have a keen eye for detail, are known for being organised and enjoy working with lots of people? If so, then please read on about the role of the Systems Change Officer with Fulfilling Live South East Partnership.

The post holder will work closely with the project’s System Change Lead and Systems Change Team colleagues to take forward identified systems change initiatives, as described in the project’s Manifesto for Change. The work will involve engaging with a wide range of stakeholders, including commissioners, third sector organisations and public sector teams. The post holder will also collaborate with the project’s active groups of volunteers who have lived experience and client-facing colleagues who work directly with people in the community. The role requires a good understanding of how to coordinate projects effectively, experience of reporting on the progress of projects and good communication skills, especially in written formats.

We are looking for someone who is organised, enjoys working through a process and helping take others with them and committed to improving the lives of people with multiple and complex needs. If this appeals to you, please click through to find out more about this exciting role and innovative project. If you would like to have an informal conversation about the opportunity before applying, please do not hesitate to call the Systems Change Lead, number available via website job link.

For full details and to apply please go to our website. Please apply using the Application Form that can be found on the BHT website.

Closing Date: 12 noon, Monday 13th July 2020

Interview Date: Tuesday 21st July 2020