An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Vulnerable Victims Case Manager to join our growing and expanding Beacon Victims Service based in Welwyn Garden City.

Catch22 exists to help build a society where everyone has a good place to live, good people around them, and a fulfilling purpose.  ‘We call these our 3Ps’.

We achieve this in two ways. First we improve lives on the frontline through delivery of public services. Secondly, we use our knowledge to change ‘the system’, to fix the complex web that can trap and disempower those it was set up to help. With the heart of a charity and the mindset of a business, we are uniquely placed to deliver on this challenging agenda.

At Beacon, we believe that no victim should be left behind. We support victims and witnesses to cope and recover from the impact of crime regardless of how long ago it happened or whether it was reported to the police or not. Our team of dedicated and trained professionals provide support every step of the way.

We are looking for a Senior Vulnerable Victims Case Manager to join our team. You will be responsible for ensuring that victims receive a high-quality service through the effective management of the team’s performance, maintaining organisational and professional standards expected of the victim service. You will ensure that victims’ needs are reviewed and met in line with the key targets and contractual expectations.  Maintaining a close working relationship with police partners, statutory services and voluntary agencies ensuring relationships are effectively managed and pathways of support for victims remain seamless to provide high quality and consistent service will also be a key part of your role.

To succeed in this role, you’ll need experience of leading casework and teams working with vulnerable people.  You’ll also need excellent communication skills and the ability to manage high standards of performance and produce data reports.  You’ll need to be able to demonstrate empathy with those suffering discrimination and disadvantage.  Above all you’ll have a passion for the work we do and a shared commitment to deliver our vision. 

Additional Information

• Salary: £26,000 per annum
• Hours: 37.5 hours per week. Some unsociable hours will be required.
• Contract: Fixed term until 31st March 2021 with possibility for extension.
• Vetting and Clearance Requirements: NPPV 2 (Police Vetting), Enhanced DBS check.

You will need a current driving licence, business insurance and use of a suitable vehicle for work. You must be willing to travel across Hertfordshire to deliver support within the community according to victims’ needs.

Healthwatch Lambeth is the independent health and social care champion for local people. We work to understand the needs, experiences and concerns of people who use health and social care services and to speak on their behalf.  We focus on ensuring that everyone in Lambeth can get the support they need to live well.

Healthwatch Lambeth is an award-winning charity funded by Lambeth Council, NHS Lambeth Clinical Commissioning Group and several charitable Foundations.  Our contract with the Council has been extended for the next two years and we are in the process of agreeing an ambitious strategy for 2019-21.

We work to get services right for the future and in Lambeth that means that we pay attention to the impact of inequalities on the health and care outcomes for our different communities.  We do this by creating a culture of collaboration and partnership. Partnerships hosted by Healthwatch Lambeth in 2019 are:

1. Lambeth Black Thrive:  this partnership started in 2017 and is funded until 2022.  It was set up to bring together everyone interested in addressing issues surrounding mental health for Black people to ensure that resources and programmes are well co-ordinated, complementary and most importantly reflect the wishes of people affected by mental health inequalities.
2. Lambeth Learning Disability Assembly:  The LLDA is a place for people with a learning disability and their carers to come together to talk about things that are affecting them – and what they want to see happen to make things better. 
3. Advance Care Planning Consortium:  a partnership with Compassion in Dying and other community organisations to raise awareness of advance care planning.

Overview of the role:

This is a job-share role with another post-holder who have been in HWL for over 2 years now. The role sits within our engagement team and will ensure that people living with mental health support needs in Lambeth and their carers have an equal voice in the design and delivery of health and social care services in Lambeth. Working in partnership with many organisations across different sectors, the role will identify opportunities to engage people and gather their feedback.

Purpose of the job: 

1. To lead engagement work with people who use/could use mental health services in Lambeth and gather their views and experiences.
2. To develop good organisational working relationships across the mental health sector and the Black Thrive initiative.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

1. Leading engagement work with people who use/could use mental health services in Lambeth

• Develop a good knowledge of the mental health sector particularly with respect to identifying gaps where public and patient voice is missing or could be improved. This will also mean identifying community voices within Lambeth who need to be heard. 
• Plan and deliver targeted activities using appropriate methods to gather the views and experiences of people who use/could use mental health and care services. This work will involve working with adults, young people and children. To make a strong case, we would expect that our engagement work would also involve seeking the views and opinions of other important stakeholders such as the providers of services, families and carers.
• Accurately record, analyse, report on and present findings from this engagement work, identifying key themes of good practice and areas for improvement.
• Actively monitor and evaluate the quality of the engagement work undertaken; seeking feedback regularly and looking for opportunities to learn and improve.
• Develop and embed the mental health engagement plan within the organisation’s broader engagement programme, in line with Healthwatch Lambeth’s strategic priorities and reflecting the diversity of the borough.
• Keep up to date with local, regional and national developments in (mental) health and social care and safeguarding adults at-risk.

2. Develop good organisational relationships across the sector(s) and borough

• Facilitate channels of communication between Healthwatch Lambeth, clinical mental health services, local voluntary and community organisations and decision-makers within mental health and social care services in Lambeth.
• Develop relationships with statutory partners and local Healthwatch in other areas to share information, learning and good practice.

3. Working as part of Healthwatch:

• Work with the Communications Officer to promote Healthwatch Lambeth to targeted community groups across Lambeth, using a variety of media.
• Record public and patient feedback on Healthwatch Lambeth systems,
• Contribute to the analysis of feedback to inform the organisation’s influencing work, and write or contribute to reports as required.
• Work as part of the wider Healthwatch Lambeth team, attending meetings and events as required.
• With the volunteer coordinator, recruit and support Enter and View volunteers for the MH workstream.
• Work in support of other colleagues in the organisation as particular needs arise, as directed by the Chief Executive.
• Undertake additional duties as requested by the Engagement Manager which further the aims and objectives of Healthwatch Lambeth.
• Safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and all employees are required to act in such a way that always safeguards the health and wellbeing of children and vulnerable adults.  Familiarisation with, and adherence to, our organisational Safeguarding Policy and Procedures, and any associated guidance is an essential requirement of all Healthwatch representatives.
• We adhere to Data Protection procedures as informed by the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). We expect everyone to uphold confidentiality of all data and adherence to strict and lawful processing of data.
• Undertake additional duties as requested by the Engagement Manger which furthers the aims and objectives of our organisation.

4. Commitment to Equalities:

Our organisation values difference and recognises the value that the different backgrounds, skills, outlooks and experiences of our staff and volunteers bring to the organisation. We will not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, disability or impairment, age, race, creed, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, trade union activity, HIV or marital status, religion or belief or similar bases.

The above is not an exhaustive list of duties and you will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your changing role within the organisation and the overall business objectives of the organisation.

Please note that CVs will not be accepted for this role.

Interviews will be taking place via Zoom week comencing 06 July 2020.

Location: Based in Monks Risborough, Buckinghamshire

Hours: Negotiable between 28 and 35 hours per week

Could you help us build on our record of success in listening to local people and influencing services to help them learn from the experiences of users of health and social care?

Our role is to ensure that health and social care services put the experiences of people at the heart of their work in shaping and improving services across Buckinghamshire. 

We are looking for a Chief Executive to provide strong and inspirational leadership for the continued development of our organisation which has been awarded the contract for Healthwatch and the Independent Health Complaints Advocacy Service in Buckinghamshire through to March 2023 with the possibility of extension for a further two years.

The selected candidate will be a strategic thinker, team leader and project manager, confident in developing high-level relationships and experienced in working with decision makers to exert influence and enable change.

We are seeking an outstanding communicator; someone with vision, drive and negotiation skills plus experience of building and leading teams, achieving targets and outcomes, generating income, and managing contracts and partnerships.

The post holder will work closely with a cohesive and supportive Chair and Board of Healthwatch Bucks in delivering realistic plans and activities based on intelligence gathered through our various activities.

Please download an application form and information pack from our website via the Apply button. 

Closing date:  5pm Tuesday 30 June 2020

Panel Interviews:  w/c 6 July 2020

VOLUNTARY ACTION COVENTRY

Liaison Officer (part-time)

28 hours per week, NJC PO scale point 24 - £27,905 pro rata plus 7% pension

(Temporary post for six months with the potential to continue if further funding secured)

Voluntary Action Coventry is looking to recruit a passionate and enthusiastic individual to undertake the role of Liaison Officer for our Chat Central Project.  The role will focus on helping people to feel positive about themselves, to support them to build new social connections and to reduce their feelings of loneliness and isolation through participating in community activities and/or volunteering.  The role will help identify potential clients that are isolated and lonely, uncover their skills, interests and aspirations and support them to engage and connect in appropriate activities.

Experience of engaging people and building professional relationships is essential along with experience of working with a diverse range of people.  The postholder will support Chat Central on-line activities including co-hosting Zoom meetings and workshops and also by using WhatsApp or telephone to update them on what activities are available and link them to our provision or signpost to other community provision.

Please note this post is subject to a DBS clearance check.

Application forms only, no CVs accepted.  Please do NOT submit a CV. 

Closing date for applications: 10am, Tuesday 30 June 2020

Interviews will be held on Thursday 9 July 2020.

Case Worker

We are looking for a candidate who is passionate about working in the VAWG sector and has experience working with vulnerable women and girls who have or are experiencing domestic violence. This is an exciting opportunity to join a specialist Charity based in North London who aim to empower BMER women and improve the quality of their lives.

Responsibilities of the Case Worker include:

- Providing advocacy support for women who have experienced any form of domestic violence and are engaging with the criminal justice system

- Undertaking regular review risk and needs assessments

- Ensuring the safety of survivors and children by working within local safeguarding policies

- Supporting survivors through the criminal justice process from report to court

Candidates for the position of Case Worker will need:

- To be fluent in Turkish and English

- Experience supporting vulnerable women

- DBS issued within the last 12 months and / or registered to the update service

If you would like to discuss this vacancy further please apply ASAP!

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

Calm Mediation provides mediation and conflict resolution to the community dealing with disputes such as noise, anti-social behaviour and shared spaces.The Mediation Case Coordinator will be responsible for the management of mediation referrals, case information and oversee a team of volunteer mediators. You will be involved in the promotion of the service, maintaining referral channels, meeting referral targets, complying with relevant standards and running an efficient case management process. The post holder must have experience of working in a mediation setting and knowledge of mediation practice. 

Hours of work will involve occasional weekends and evenings for meeting, training and conferences, when Time Off In Lieu (TOIL) will be allowed.

Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Manager

28 hours per week  (4 days per week, with possibilities of extension) 

Salary: £30,700 per annum pro rata

Fixed term contract (with possibilities of extension)

The Latin American Women’s Rights Service (LAWRS) is a human rights and feminist organisation led by and for Latin American migrant women in the UK. Our work is dedicated to supporting the immediate and long-term needs of Latin American migrant women exposed to violations of their fundamental human rights; facing violence against women and girls, exploitation or trafficking; enduring difficult living and working conditions in low paid jobs, and facing barriers to social protection. 

LAWRS’ Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) holistic specialist programme supports Latin American women affected by VAWG (e.g. domestic abuse, sexual violence, harmful practices, trafficking for sexual exploitation and other forms of gender based violence) into safety and protection and in rebuilding their lives free from violence.

The post holder will be responsible for managing LAWRS VAWG team and coordinating the provision of VAWG front line services for Latin American women affected by VAWG and all related project activities, ensuring that appropriate service and quality standards, as well as legal requirements are fulfilled.

This post is open to Latin American women only* in accordance with the Equality Act 2010. We particularly welcome applications from disabled and LBTQ+ candidates as they are currently underrepresented within the team.

How to apply: Please note that we do not accept CVs. If you are interested in this position, please download the application and equal opportunities forms provided and send them to LAWRS Recruitment via email as indicated in the application form guidelines,quoting the reference LAWRSVAWG in the email subject.  We regret that late applications cannot be accepted.

Closing date for applications: Tuesday 30th June 2020

Interviews: Week commencing 6th July 2020

*women who identify as Latin Americans (1st and 2nd generation) and speak Spanish and/or Brazilian portuguese 

Solace Women’s Aid is an innovative, exciting, grassroots charity working across London. Our purpose is to bring to an end the harm done through domestic and sexual violence to all survivors, and in particular women and children. Our work is holistic and empowering, working alongside survivors to achieve independent lives free from abuse.
You will be joining a team of committed and inspiring individuals whose dedication has saved the lives of thousands of women, men and children in the capital. We are looking for friendly and diligent individuals to join our services and help us make a difference.

About the Service

Our Crisis Intervention staff team provide front-line support to accommodation based and community services all over London across our organisation. As a member of the crisis management team, you will cover management roles across solace services, you may also assist in the set-up of new services. If you thrive on fast paced work settings, are able to adapt easily and quickly to new environments, and are willing to be deployed across our sites on a regular basis, then this is the opportunity for you.

About the Role

As a Crisis Support Worker Deputy Manager you will:
•    You will manage specialist services to survivors of domestic abuse in a variety of roles across our community, advice and accommodation based services in a senior worker or manager capacity
•    Provide high quality case work support meetings to the staff team 
•    Assist in the set-up of new projects within the organisation
•    Support the peripatetic service manager with the running of the peripatetic and crisis support team including line management of the workers 
•    Attend case review and team meetings and contribute towards effective team communications
•    Contribute to collation, monitoring and evidence of service outcomes to ensure coherent target are met
•    Champion Solace’s Equality and Diversity and ensuring human rights and equality is the centre of your work
•    Be a voice for service user feedback, delivery and shape future development.

About You

If you demonstrate commitment, innovation, passion, non-judgemental and collaboration, you’ll thrive in our diverse feminist team of professional women. 

Ideal candidates will:
•    Have a sound understanding of practical, emotional, social and economic issues affecting survivors of domestic and sexual abuse.
•    Have in depth knowledge and confidentially advising on a range of options including safe housing, criminal justice, civil remedies
•    Have sound knowledge of adult and children safeguarding
•    Have excellent written and verbal communication skills
•    Thrive on working under pressure, prioritising workload and crisis management
•    Have a sensitive and non-judgemental approach when working with vulnerable clients
•    Be experienced in risk assessment, management and safety planning
•    Have experience of line managing staff and/or setting up new projects
•    Have the ability to have enhanced DBS
•    Ideally CAADA/safe lives/women’s Aid IDVA or DAPA qualified, or willingness to study.

In return, we offer great employee benefits including three per cent employer pension contribution, generous holiday entitlement and a focus on learning and development.

Interviews will be held on the 11th and 12th of June 2020.

Amazing new opportuniting for someone with a background in finance and operations, and a commitment to tackling homelessness. 

About Jimmy’s Cambridge

Jimmy’s is one of Cambridge’s leading providers of support and accommodation to people experiencing homelessness. We help people get off the streets and into their own home, backed up with all the support we can offer from our talented and committed team of staff, volunteers and partners.

The Role

We aim to use as much of our funding and resources to support people who are experiencing homelessness. To enable us to do this, we need efficiently run finances and resources to support the team and general running of the organisation.

This new role brings together key functions of finance, human resources, facilities, IT, and other related resources, to ensure they are run as efficiently and effectively as possible. Many of our resources are delivered through contracts, which need constant review to ensure we are getting the best service and best value for money. 

About You

The person will come with experience and a working knowledge of charity finance and accounting. We need someone who understands some of the legal and governance requirements relevant to a charitable organisation. We need great communication skills, someone who can build relationships with people. Being well organised will be central to how this person works, and the person will have the right people and project management experience and skills. We are a small charity, and a willingness to be ‘hands on’ as required is needed.

Overarching this, the person will want to work with an organisation that is making a real difference to people's lives. 

How to Apply

To apply, please send us your CV and a supporting statement setting out how you meet the requirements set out in the Person Specification, both no more than 2 sides each, and an Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form. Closing date for applications is 14th June 2020. We will be holding first stage interviews virtually, with a second stage subject to the latest guidance at the time. Email details are in the Job Description. 

This is a pivotal time in CCC's 41-year history as a leading local counselling charity. The 2020-2025 strategy has been completed and we are looking for a Clinical Services Manager to work with our executive team, trustees, and loyal self-employed counselling members to ensure that CCC is the local charity of choice in the counselling sector.

You will be operationally responsible for the clinical management of CCC’s counselling and related services and for supporting, motivating and performance managing our counselling members. You will ensure high quality service delivery in line with good practice and professional requirements, monitor and evaluate impact and outcomes and establish relevant processes.

We are looking for someone who has a consultative management style, with the ability to engage with a range of people, including colleagues, trustees, and third-party organisations. Please get in touch if you

· Have extensive clinical experience as a counsellor and supervisor

· Have managed teams of counselling practitioners

· Are accredited with BACP or an equivalent professional body

· Want to work with an organisation that truly values people and believes that all who may benefit from counselling should have that opportunity, whatever their financial position

· Live in the Cambridgeshire/Peterborough and surrounding area

We look forward to hearing from you.

St Martins is a specialist provider of supported accommodation for people who have Mental Health needs complicated by other areas of need, such as from learning disability, drug and alcohol addictions and forensic histories.

Support workers provide important practical and emotional help to service users and provide support to senior colleagues in delivering structured services that are created through our support planning processes.

You will be passionate about working with vulnerable adults, and you will work alongside our Project Workers to provide the best possible day to day service to our service users. This will include accompanying clients to appointments, encouraging them to budget, plan and prepare their own meals and help them progress on their path to recovery.

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.

Closing Date: 21/06/2020

Please send a CV and covering letter (to include a supporting statement) via the button below.

Please also note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. 

Applications without an up to date CV AND COVER LETTER (NO MORE THAN 1 PAGE) WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED!

Job Title

Mentoring Coordinator (Big Sis Lil Sis Virtual Mentoring)

Contract Type

Self Employed/Freelance

Working hours

Full-time (35 hours per week)

Salary/Pay

£1,505 per month

Contract Length

6 months (starting 1st July 2020 – latest mid-July 2020)

Location

Mixture of Working from Home and London office based

Responsible to

Project Manager / CEO

Direct reports

Volunteer Mentors

Working hours

Full-time (35 hours per week)

Working pattern

Flexible

Scope of the job

We are recruiting for a Mentoring Coordinator to oversee and manage our new 6-month Big Sis, Lil Sis Virtual Mentoring Project (COVID-19 RESPONSE). The Project is funded by National Lottery Community Fund. The Project will train and match female volunteers with girls age 13-18, from less privileged and disadvantaged backgrounds who have been affected by Covid-19, either directly or indirectly, and are need of support. The project will promote positive wellbeing and general check in support for girls who may not have any other means of support during this pandemic and period of social isolation. The project will also ensure that girls are able to have a relationship with a trusted, and trained adult and positive role model during this crisis.

The successful candidate will work alongside the Project Manager to continuously develop, analyse and evaluate a high-quality, and empowering virtual mentoring service.

Applications deadline is - 18th June 2020 at 23.30pm - however we reserve the right to appoint before this date, if we find a suitable candidate and we will be scheduling interviews and we recieve applications.

Applications without an up to date CV AND COVER LETTER (NO MORE THAN 1 PAGE) WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED!

St Martins is a specialist provider of supported accommodation for people who have Mental Health needs complicated by other areas of need, such as from learning disability, drug and alcohol addictions and forensic histories.

Based in St Martins’ Head Office in Islington, the function of the Assessment Coordinator & Practitioner will be to process referrals into St, Martins, to arrange and carry out assessments at given locations, to write detailed reports and to provide follow up customer care to both people referred to St Martins and to statutory professionals that have been involved in the process.

There will also be a role for the Assessment Coordinator within the collation of clinical audit data for the organisation and participate in reviewing the quality of our services.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks Include (but not limited to):

• To receive referral information and determine eligibility for St Martins, liaising with Operational Managers and working closely with the Project Managers to identify suitable placements. 

• Prioritise, process, and respond to all referrals and enquiries submitted by telephone, email or the website.

• Attend and participate in meetings within the organisation as appropriate and as agreed by the Operations Manager

More information will be found in the job description.

Closing Date: 21st June 2020.

Please send a CV and covering letter (to include a supporting statement) via the button below.

Please also note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. 

Adopter Champion

Based: South East
Permanent, part time (4 hours per week)

FTE Salary in range £21,610 - £26,412 per annum (£11.23 - £13.73 per hour)

PACT’s Adopter Champions are our vital team of experts by experience, adopters who provide support and share real life experiences about the adoption journey.

You will be part of PACT’s post-adoption support team, and will offer support through advice, practical strategies, signposting, and reassuring emotional support to families at different stages of their adoption journey.  

This is an exciting, satisfying and varied role supporting a priority area for PACT and requires someone who is passionate about supporting PACT families with their children and who has been adopting for 4 or more years.

We would particularly welcome applications from:

• Single adopters,

• BME adopters,

• Adopters of teenagers

• Adopters who have experience of overcoming challenges within their adopter journey

You will be empathetic, well organised, energetic, and confident speaking to the general public as well as personally motivated to promote adoption and PACT’s services.

Interested?  If you feel excited about this role and would like to join an organisation that offers a supportive working culture, please apply by completing an application form.  Further information (including the job description and application form) is available on our website.

Closing date:  Friday 19th June 2020

Interview date: Week commencing Monday 29th June 2020

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