Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading dementia charity. We provide information and support, improve care, fund research, and create lasting change for people affected by dementia.
Position: Dementia Support Worker
Location: Horsham, West Sussex
Contract type: Part Time, Permanent
Hours: 28 per week
Salary: £15,971 to £16,616 depending on skills and experience
Closing date: 21 November 2019
Interview date: TBC
About the role:
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and highly professional individual who would like to be part of Alzheimer’s Society Dementia Support Service in Horsham and Crawley. This is a great opportunity to join our team as a Dementia Support Worker.
The service provides personalised support to people diagnosed with dementia and their carers, helping them to maintain their independence, access services, improve their sense of well-being, and have more control of their lives, by assisting with the identification of needs and providing information and access to relevant services. The successful candidate will be expected to have great networking skills and work on promoting the service and build relationships with a range of health and social care professionals. The person will also be visiting clients in their own homes so the ability to travel independently across the area is essential.
About you:
The successful candidate will possess NVQ level 3 (or equivalent) with a good understanding of the needs of people affected by dementia and the ability to work in a manner that facilitates inclusion, particularly of people affected by dementia, along with an understanding of the need for client confidentially.
You will be speaking to people at all levels across your area so great communication, networking and influencing skills are also essential. You must also be able to manage several tasks at once and keep yourself motivated to perform under pressure.
Good IT skills and experience working with databases are also essential.
Are you someone who can help people maintain their independence, improving their sense of well-being, putting them in more control of their lives? If this sounds like you, we can offer you a stimulating and challenging career as part of our team.
You may have experience of the following: Dementia Support Worker, Care Assistant, Caseworker, Special Needs Assistant, Social Worker, Social Care, Community Care, Helpline Coordinator, Volunteering Officer, Support Worker, Dementia Adviser, Mental Health, Dementia, etc.
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Senior Social Worker – Strengthening Families Team
Full time, permanent (Part time hours will be considered)
Based in London or Brighton
Starting salary in the range £32,994 - £40,326 per annum plus London weighting of £3,299 per annum if based in London
We are one of the UK’s leading voluntary adoption agencies, rated Outstanding by Ofsted, and have been at the forefront of adoption services for over 60 years, working with local authorities across the country.
We are proud to say that a PACT adoptive family is a PACT family for life and therefore families have access to our adoption support service whenever they need it.
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced, qualified adoption social worker to join this important service, as a key member in our Strengthening Families Team. Ideally, we are looking for someone with some form of therapeutic experience (particularly with trauma and attachment), however we are willing to support the right person to undertake the necessary training. We would look to support you to undertake some initial Theraplay and/or DDP training in order to build upon your existing knowledge base and to equip you further for this exciting role.
If your passion is to work in a family and child-centered way to help families stay together and address communication and behavioral challenges, then we would love to hear from you.
Interested? Further details are available on our website.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Closing date: Sunday, 1st December 2019
Interview date: Monday, 16th December 2019
Interviews will be held in our London Office (Pimlico).
PACT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults therefore please note our recruitment procedure includes DBS checks and overseas checks (where applicable). Please note prospective employees will need to evidence they have the relevant permission to work in the UK.
No agencies please.
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Project Worker
Worthing Foyer
Permanent Contract
30 Hours per week – Including Saturday and Sunday
£22,305 per annum (pro-rata)
£17,844 per annum (actual)
We are recruiting a Support Worker to work alongside our wider housing team to provide effective day to day management of our community accommodation projects for vulnerable young people aged 16-24 years.
The successful candidate will work as part of a rolling rota with four 7.5 hour shifts a week (between 7am and 8PM), including every weekend.
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, and a cycle to work scheme. Please download a job pack for more information about other benefits offered.
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 people 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 people, particularly those considered vulnerable or with multiple and complex needs, and be able to de-escalate volatile situations and to manage challenging behaviour appropriately.
You should have the ability to engage, motivate, inspire and empower young people; and will be required to juggle tasks to ensure the safe running of the project and safeguarding of residents.
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, and a cycle to work scheme. Please download a job pack for more information about other benefits offered.
YMCA DownsLink Group is an equal opportunities employer and 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 26th November 2019 at 9am
Interview date: 4th December 2019
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are seeking a reliable and enthusiastic Carers Inclusion and Development Worker to join our team. The Carers Centre provides support to over 2000 unpaid family carers in the city of Brighton & Hove. The successful candidate will be joining a dedicated group of staff and volunteers to deliver vital and innovative services to carers across our city.
Please note, C.Vs are not accepted. Please visit our website to download our application form and equalities monitoring form
Job Title: Carers Inclusion and Development Worker
Salary: £23,000 – £24,000 p.a. (pro rata)
Responsible to: Adult Carers Team Manager
Accountable to: CEO
Hours of Work: 22.5 hours per week
Place of Work: The Carers Centre for Brighton & Hove
Annual Leave entitlement: 25 days per year (pro rata)
Length of Contract: 12 month fixed-term
Period of Notice: One Month
Probation period: Six months
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Morgan Hunt are currently working with a well-respected charity to recruit Project Workers, Project Assistants Night Workers to a new service in Hove. This service is the re-opening of a 29 bed hostel supporting single homeless people in the area.
The role of the Project Workers will be to contribute to a high quality and safe supported housing service for vulnerable rough sleepers, assessing their needs and assisting in the long-term goal of sustainable accommodation or reconnection. Your end goal will be to achieve the best possible outcome for extremely vulnerable people in Hove.
Day to day duties will involve coaching residents to achieve their ambitions, assist in securing training, volunteering and employment, advice and assist with housing benefits and deal with challenging situations with the residents in your care.
Project Workers must have some experience with working with clients in homelessness, substance misuse, or mental health, be able to work in challenging situations and be willing to work on a rota basis.
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We’re looking for a passionate and professional individual with excellent organisational skills to join our Stroke Recovery Service covering Crawley, Horsham and Mid Sussex. This is an exciting opportunity to work with stroke survivors and their families to support them following stroke.
Position: Stroke Association Support Coordinator (2 roles)
Location: Home based with regular travel across the service area - West Sussex covering Crawley/Horsham and Mid Sussex CCG location.
Hours: 25 hours per week for each post
Salary: circa £16,500 per annum
Contract: Permanent. Our services are contracted; we currently have funding for the contract until 31 March 2021 (with the possibility to extend subject to funding)
Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, season ticket loan, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Cycle2Work scheme, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.
Closing Date: 13 December 2019
Interview Date: 17 December 2019
The Role
The service aims to identify and address the needs of stroke survivors and carers across the stroke pathway, by providing a range of innovative support solutions, supporting them to meet their desired outcomes.
A key part of the Support Coordinator role will be to recruit, train and manage a team of volunteers, to support service users and the delivery of the service.
About You
The Support Coordinator will have experience/background in:
- A caring profession with experience of supporting people with disabilities.
- Setting up and running support groups.
You will have excellent IT skills and demonstrate a flexible approach to your role.
The ability to drive and the use of a car with business use cover are essential to fulfil the requirements of the role.
This role is home based, please see our homeworking agreement for full details
In return…
This is an exciting opportunity to work with stroke survivors and their families to support them following stroke and to raise stroke awareness in the local population. We offer a host of amazing benefits and flexible working options, with opportunities to progress your career.
About the Organisation
Stroke Association. Rebuilding lives after stroke.
We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. And it’s a team effort to get there. We provide specialist support, fund critical research and campaign to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives. Every five minutes, stroke destroys lives. Help us rebuild them and join our team.
You may also have experience in areas such as Care Coordinator, Stroke Support, Stroke, Care, Care Worker, Support Worker, Carer, Care Team Leader, Support Team Leader, Volunteering Manager, Volunteer Coordinator, Support Group, Support and Advice.