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TLC: Talk, Listen, Change is a dynamic, leading relationships charity based in Greater Manchester.
The role
This role will work collaboratively within Manchester City Council’s multi-disciplinary Thriving Families Team to support families where children are open to Child Protection or Child In Need plans by working with the person who is causing or has caused harm. The Domestic Abuse Prevention Worker will strive to make contact and work on a one-to-one basis with perpetrators of domestic abuse identified through the Thriving Families multi-disciplinary team. By delivering a tailored intervention we aim to increase the perpetrator’s accountability and motivation to change, whilst reducing risk to victims and children. The Domestic Abuse Prevention worker will work closely with the Thriving Families Team and existing agencies as part of a co located multi agency approach. The Domestic Abuse Prevention worker will work closely with the victim/survivor service to review risk, develop safety plans, and improve outcomes for all parties involved.
We believe in fostering a work environment that supports flexibility and productivity. We understand that everyone has unique needs and responsibilities, and we are committed to accommodating flexible working arrangements to help our team members perform at their best. Whether you need to adjust your hours, work remotely, or explore other flexible options, we are open to discussing and accommodating your requests. Join us and experience a workplace that values your individual work style and well-being.
This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check
Key Responsibilities:
Interagency work
- Work to embed the Domestic Abuse Prevention role into multi-agency responses to domestic abuse in the area, in line with the Thriving Families Manchester Team.
- Support other professionals within the Thriving Families Team in responding to service users in a way that aligns with the aims and ethos of TLC.
- Working closely with other professionals to ensure that risk management and safeguarding duties are effectively met.
- Develop and maintain effective partnership working with statutory, private, and voluntary agencies to address the issue of domestic abuse.
- Represent the service at operational multi-agency meetings, feeding back initiatives and outcomes to the team and contribute to the evaluation of the quality of activities these services offer.
- Provide a single point of proactive and regular contact for a range of professionals involved in the case of the service user.
- Be flexible and willing to work in all types of environments.
Case management
- Comply with child protection and information sharing policies, ensuring that service users and colleagues understand and comply with the service’s safeguarding framework.
- Manage a case load focusing on working with perpetrators of all levels of risk of domestic abuse to provide an assertive, medium to long term service, based on thorough assessment and individual support planning that adopts the principles of both, support and motivation to change.
- Contribute to regular service reviews which include monitoring data, evaluations, intake and output policy, and practice and workload reviews for the whole service.
- Attend regular case management meeting with the TLC Service Manager and regular meetings within the Thriving Families Manchester Team.
- Attend clinical and practice supervision.
- Take appropriate steps to protect where there is an imminent risk to another person.
Recording and administration
- Ensure that case files and records are accurate and complete and are kept and in compliance with Data Protection Act requirements.
- To enter all the required information into organisational electronic case management system to enable tracking of service user change, multi-agency working and risk management.
- Weekly maintenance and accurate and secure audit trail of all relevant communication.
- Comply with the data protection and information sharing protocols to support the Thriving Families Model.
Direct work with service users
- Maintain a proactive response to service users, continuously providing positive options for behaviour change throughout the service users time on service.
- Use combination of motivational work, relationship building and a broad range of therapeutic skills to engage service users to address their abusive behaviour.
- Motivate and support service users to address the broad range of needs that may contribute to the risk that they pose to others or act as barrier for them in addressing that risk. e.g., housing, substance use etc.
- Ensure that there is a consistent delivery of services to the identified perpetrators of domestic abuse, including comprehensive risk assessment, support planning, referrals to other agencies and MARACs.
- Undertake assessment of risk, needs and attitudes to inform the individual service user’s intervention plan.
- Ensure that risk assessment and risk management procedures are followed.
- Respect and value the diversity of the community in which the service works in, providing a service that recognises the diverse needs of service users and their families.
- Work closely with the victim services supporting the partners, ex-partners, new partners, and family members of service users in managing risk and developing intervention plans, as part of the Thriving Families model.
- The welfare and safety of children and young people is paramount, considered in every aspect of your work, address parenting needs where appropriate and taking action to safeguard children.
General
- Remain up-to-date and compliant with all relevant legislation connected to your work, including organisational procedures, policies and professional codes of conduct and practice guidance, to uphold standards of best practice.
- Represent the service at local events; deliver training and presentations as required.
- Feed into the learning process via the Service to improve services to perpetrators of domestic abuse ensuring that the experiences of service users and other agencies inform this process.
- Be confident to evidence reflective practice in all aspects of work, sharing learning and
- Be committed to reviewing individual and team practice and undertake regular training.
- Act with integrity and respect when interacting with service users, employees, agencies, and individuals.
- Competent in defensible decision making, recording and being held accountable.
- Show initiative in tackling issues within the service and in relation to other agencies.
- Act as a champion for the implementation of the pilot programme in your area
- Must be able to travel across the pilot area as required.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Forces Employment Charity is seeking a dedicated employment advisor to join our Military Women programme. In this role, you will provide holistic employment and training advice and guidance to a diverse caseload of female veterans and reservists, supporting their personal development and employability skills until they achieve their desired outcomes by having a sustainable career.
The Military Women programme combines coaching and mentoring, practical employment support, access to employment pathways and apprenticeships, and corporate mentoring to offer the best possible opportunities to upskill and gain fulfilling employment.
Reporting to the National Employment Projects Manager. This position is full-time, 35 hours per week with a salary of £29,000 per annum. This role is Home-based (with community outreach) in the South/Southeast region. It involves regular travel across the operating region and working from home when not out in the community. The usual working hours are Monday through Friday, 9 am to 5 pm; however, there may be an occasional need to work outside core hours to meet the demands of the role.
Principal Responsibilities:
- Make a positive impact by putting our clients at the heart of everything you do.
- Assess individual client’s needs; identify any challenges and barriers.
- Build rapport, show empathy, motivate, and increase aspirations.
- Support clients in developing their skills and CVs and effectively preparing for the job application process, including interview coaching, confidence-building, and access to digital upskilling.
- Networking and engagement: promote the benefits of FEC case worker support to female veterans and reservists, and stakeholders.
- Work with the Marcoms officer to promote and support the FEC Military Women Programme to beneficiaries, charities, and other organisations working with female veterans and reservists.
- Work with colleagues to support Employer Engagement to generate employment opportunities for female veterans and reservists.
- Provide advice and guidance to female veterans and reservists throughout the journey into employment following the FEC Case Management Guidance and Work Instructions.
PERSONAL SPECIFICATION
Essential Competencies:
- Experience working in a customer-focused environment and delivering excellent customer service.
- Effective team player with strong collaboration skills
- Excellent organisational, time management and administrative skills.
- Proficient in using a CRM system to document confidential information, monitor progress, and assess impact
- Ability to work effectively towards achieving targets, meeting key performance indicators (KPIs), and adhering to deadlines.
- Able to demonstrate coaching/mentoring experience and influencing skills.
- Passionate about personal development and helping others achieve their goals.
- A strong drive to succeed through self-motivation and initiative, with the ability to exercise sound judgment and discretion.
- An understanding of the challenges faced by serving, reservist, and veteran Armed Forces personnel, along with empathy for their experiences and the difficulties they and their families encounter in securing fulfilling and sustainable employment.
- Dedicated to upholding and embodying our organizational values.
- Proficient in using Microsoft Office packages, Outlook and other platforms
Desirable Competencies:
- Lived experience
- Strong knowledge of the employment and education sectors, including recruitment, welfare-to-work services, work-based learning, and vocational training.
- NVQ L4 in Advice, Information and Guidance (FEC to provide the appropriate qualification of NVQ L4)
Security Clearance
Successful candidates will be the subject of an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (EDBS) check. The job offer will be subject to a successful DBS enhanced.
FEC is committed to attracting, recruiting, and retaining the most talented individuals, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion, belief, sex or sexual orientation. We strive to be a Team that reflects all the communities with which we engage around the world through diversity in the workplace and promoting an inclusive culture in which all team members are respected, empowered and valued.
We actively encourage people with personal experience of the criminal justice system or lived experience of the issues facing this client group to apply for this role.
If you meet the criteria and are passionate about this role, we encourage you to apply. The closing date for the position is Midnight, 20 January 2024.
The first stage of online interviews will begin during the week commencing 20 January 2025, and final face-to-face interviews will be conducted during the week commencing 27 January 2025.
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Job Title:
Children and Young People Support Worker for Connected and Adoption Alliance
(North Wales)
Responsible to:
Adoption Alliance Manager
Hours of work:
25-30 hours a week (Flexible with some evening and weekend work required)
Location:
Hybrid working. Home based and community working, with one day a week in Prestatyn office (or similar milage) as required
Contract Type:
Permanent
Grade / Salary:
£23,310 FTE, Pro Rata for Part time
Key Relationships:
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Lead Youth Workers
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Adoption Alliance Lead
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Adopted children and young people and their families
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Education specialist
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Children and Young People's Services Manager
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Director for Wales
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
To support the delivery of ‘Connected’ and monthly meetings for children and young people and the National Lottery Community Fund supported Adoption Alliance Project.
To work closely the lead youth worker and the adoption alliance youth worker to support and enable young, adopted people in north Wales to participate fully and lead the development and delivery of both projects and to participate using either Welsh or English as they choose.
To support the lead youth worker to run Connected and help facilitate young people’s involvement in making change in the way adopted young people are treated in education settings through the Adoption Alliance project.
Partners will include the North Wales Adoption Service, National Adoption Service, the Education Departments of each of the 6 local authorities across North Wales, and ESTYN.
Main Duties
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To work with the Lead Youth Worker/Adoption Alliance Lead to deliver Connected and Adoption Alliance services across North Wales, and in particular to assist with the groups and support young people to achieve their goals.
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To provide support to the development, delivery, and promotion of the service.
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To support the Lead Youth Worker/Adoption Alliance Lead in undertaking the processing of referrals and initial engagement with young people.
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To support the Lead Youth Worker/Adoption Alliance Lead to maintain agreed levels of contact with young people and their adoptive family as long as they remain registered with the service.
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To support the planning of a program of group sessions and activities for delivery this may include some evenings and weekend and a possibility of up to two residentials (overnight stays) a year.
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To work closely with the Lead Youth Worker/Adoption Alliance Lead to book venues, take bookings for sessions/training and gather output and outcome data from the project.
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To attend initial visits with adopted children and young people and their families using technology or attending home visits. Create support plans and upload them in a timely fashion agreed with the manager.
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To support young people who wish to have their voices heard in national and regional forums.
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An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Salford CVS to support our grants and investment programmes.
We are looking to recruit a part-time (30 hours per week) Grants Development Worker on a 12-month fixed-term maternity cover contract.
You will assist the Grants Manager and Grants Coordinator in the development and delivery of a large grants and investments programme (aimed at voluntary, community, and social enterprise organisations and schools) in excess of £1.6m per year, largely focused on addressing health inequalities in the city of Salford. The role will be based in both the office and community settings. We currently operate a hybrid working model, which includes office days and working from home.
To be successful, you will be able to communicate effectively with people from a wide range of backgrounds, from small community groups to large charities, schools and public-sector commissioners. This will include tailoring information, advice and guidance to the needs of the VCSE sector.
If that sounds like you – then we want to hear from you!
In return, we offer:
- 28 days’ holiday rising to 30 days (after five years) plus bank holidays (pro rata for part-time)
- Paid sick leave – subject to terms and conditions of service
- A compassionate approach to dependants’ leave and compassionate leave – to help deal with life’s unforeseen circumstances
- Pension scheme with 7% employer contribution (and 1% mandatory employee contribution)
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Membership of the Hospital Saturday Fund via an employer-subsidised scheme (optional and non-contractual)
- RHS family membership (optional and non-contractual)
- Development opportunities – we support and encourage our staff to progress in their careers (including formal training)
- A supportive working culture – we respect and support one another to do the best we can
For further information, please view the Job Pack.
To apply, please return your application form to us via the Apply button.
Closing date: Noon on Wednesday 8th January 2024.
Interview date: Thursday 23rd January 2024 (in person at Salford CVS offices in Eccles).
Please note late applications will not be accepted.
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We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Specialist Behavioural Support Worker to join our Learning Disability Service in Newham.
£27,727.00 per annum, working 40 hours per week. Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.
Want to feel like you're making a difference? You'll feel at home here.
Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren't token gestures - we've thought long and hard about how best to support our team. After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day.
Specialist Behavioural Support Workers are responsible for the customer's emotional, psychological wellbeing as well as providing support to help them develop the life skills they require to meet the assessed needs. This will include providing physical, emotional, domestic, and social care. They will work with customers to promote social inclusion and alongside other members of the team to promote independent living, encouraging customers to maximise their skills and choices.
The shift pattern for this role will consist of early shifts (07.00-15.00) and late shifts (14.00 -22.00). Candidates would need to demonstrate flexibility to ensure that they are able to carry out both early & late shifts, including some weekend and bank holiday working.
All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.
For a full job description, please visit our website jobs.lookahead.org.uk and search for the reference REQ005952
What you'll do:
Behaviour Analysis:
Observing and monitoring the customer's behaviours, their duration, intensity, as well as factors that may alleviate or trigger the behaviour
Planning appropriate intervention to modify and resolve the behaviour
Employing superb interpersonal and relationship skills to handle psychological and behavioural changes
Understanding and collaborating with the different support organisations accessible in the community
Exhibiting a concrete basis in behavioural analysis
Presenting and giving feedback to other professionals in a formal setting
Reporting possible cases of abuse, neglect, or endangerment appropriately
Actively participating in the design and review of behavioural intervention plans
Implement behaviour support plans
Measuring goals and objectives of behaviour support plans to ensure they are being met
Communicating with families and care managers regarding customer's progress in the absence of management
Analysing the behavioural interventions to determine their success
Assisting customers in identifying inappropriate behaviours and develop better behaviour alternatives
Assisting newly recruited staff in facilitating behavioural interventions
Maintaining up to date accurate records of customers, service being provided and behavioural data
Assessing a person's preferences and understanding what motivates them
Using strategies to help customers predict, understand, and control their environment and implementing service-wide strategies to support consistent environments
Supporting customers' physical and mental health
What you'll bring:
NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent or experience in the social care/charity sector
Minimum 2 years of experience working with customers with Autism/Challenging Behaviour/learning disabilities
Good IT skills
Training or experience with PBS Approach and Capable Environments framework
About us:
Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 120 services, providing support to around 6000 customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness, young people and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.
We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values: We focus on Excellence and innovation. We are Caring and Compassionate. We are Inclusive and Trusted. We work in Partnership and are One-Team.
Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role. We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date. We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.
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Refuge Worker
Salary: £32,076 full time
Hours of Work: 35 hours a week
IKWRO - Women’s Rights Organisation is a registered charity (number 1151507) which supports Middle Eastern women and girls living in the UK who are facing “honour” based violence, forced marriage, domestic violence or female genital mutilation. As well as providing support to individual women and girls, we run training for professionals and campaigns for better laws and policies to protect women’s rights. We are recruiting a refuge support worker, who is able to model skills in safely engaging women based on mutual collaboration, trust and empowerment.
The post-holder will be responsible for providing intensive case work including risk assessments, safety planning, support, safety, assistance and follow up work to women and girls who are high risk of “Honour” Based Violence (HBV), forced marriage, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and domestic violence. This will entail receiving and assessing referrals, practical assistance, emotional support and a safe environment to ensure that women and girls settle in the safe accommodation while promoting independence and well-being.
This post is open to women only and are exempt under the Sex Discrimination Act 7(2) (d) and (e) and the Race Relations Act 5(2) (d) 1976. No agencies please.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
The Domestic Abuse Marginalised Communities Worker will provide support and interventions to those affected by domestic abuse to empower and support and break the cycle of domestic abuse throughout their journey with Stop Domestic Abuse, regardless of risk. The Navigator will be committed to family work and proactively work to recognise and implement solution focused actions to ensure eradicate domestic abuse from families lives.
The Domestic Abuse Marginalised Communities Worker will provide additional expertise to the wider team and enrich the service with specialist knowledge and guidance relating to victims who may experience additional barriers to accessing support from our service due to their ethnicity. The Lead Navigator will develop initiatives, workshops and training packages for both internal and external professionals. The role will encompass peer to peer support, direct one-to-one support to victims who may be at medium or high risk of harm, whilst also engaging with communities and local organisations in the local area to improve our response to domestic abuse. This role does not involve the line management of staff.
The Portsmouth Service operates as one team, and all staff are responsible for taking referrals for all aspects of the service, offering immediate support, advice and assessments to clients or people contacting the service, welcoming families into refuge and completing relevant paperwork, and ensuring the smooth running of the service. This will include providing cover when required for absent colleagues to ensure that the core functions of the service are delivered and responding to changing demand in service provision. The Portsmouth Service is a team committed to whole family work, when safe to do safe, creating a family journey through the service.
The Portsmouth Service is staffed 9am-9pm Monday to Friday and 10am-6pm Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays. This role’s working pattern will fall within the hours of 9am-5pm Monday- Friday.
It is essential that the postholder has a driving licence and access to a car for work purposes as this role covers multiple sites in Portsmouth.
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Hours: Part time – 22.5 per week
Contract: Fixed term until 30th June 2027
Salary: £31,133 per annum (pro rata for 22.5 hours)
Location: Kings Lynn with occasional travel to Norwich
Closing date: 6th January 2025 at 11:30pm
Are you compassionate, proactive and collaborative with experience, knowledge of and/or proven ability in housing and homelessness advice and advocacy? If you’re looking for an exciting new career opportunity join Shelter as a Housing Rights Worker and you could soon be playing your part in standing up to the housing emergency.
About the role
You will deliver high quality housing advice and advocacy in line with the hub’s local community priorities and work with people who are experiencing homelessness and bad housing to identify issues facing local communities. You will plan and deliver casework to individuals and communities to resolve their housing situation and engage with community groups, local organisations and individuals to understand local housing issues and raise awareness of people’s rights.
You will also work in local community settings and with community groups to deliver advice and rights awareness workshops and make sure that people with lived experience of homelessness have opportunities to share their story, give their opinions and participate in the design and delivery of Shelter services. Offering day to day support to volunteers, providing learning, shadowing and mentoring and being a consistent role model for our values are also key aspects of the role.
About you
You are able to listen to, engage and work with individuals and communities and with all stakeholders, including people with lived experience of homelessness. You will have experience, knowledge of and/or proven ability in housing and homelessness advice and advocacy and are able to progress to specialist level knowledge, as well as the ability to carry out casework related interviews, maintain detailed case records, advise and support clients to make informed decisions. A proven record of delivering group workshops and presentations is essential, as is a collaborative, flexind professional approach to your work.
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave (pro rata), enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.
About the Team
We have been providing housing advice to the people of Norfolk for almost 30 years, with specialisms in housing legal advice and advocacy. Our team work out of our Community Hub in Norwich and across the county in community settings and work in partnership with other local services to address interconnected issues which may impact on our clients’ ability to keep a home. This also includes advice for residents of Kings Lynn in partnership with Broadland Housing and Norfolk Citizens Advice.
We offer face to face advice from the Kings Lynn branch of our close partners Broadland Housing and in other community settings across the borough.
We also deliver housing right awareness sessions to empower local communities to take action on housing issues.
About Shelter
Home is a human right. It’s our foundation and where we thrive. Yet every day millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency.
We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything.
We need ambitious, passionate people to join us. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.
Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. We are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter. We welcome you on our journey to becoming truly anti-racist.
Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.
Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
How to apply
Please click ‘Apply for Job’ on the advert. You are required to submit a CV and a supporting statement with responses to the following points in the ‘About you’ section of the job description of no more than 350 words each. Please provide specific examples following the STAR format:
- Knowledge and experience of housing and homelessness advice and advocacy and the ability to progress to specialist level knowledge
- Ability to work collaboratively with people from other teams and organisations
- Ability to deploy flexible time management skills across a range of tasks and responsibilities
Any applications submitted without a supporting statement will not be considered.
About Shelter
Home is a human right. It’s our foundation and where we thrive. Yet everyday millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency.
We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything.
We need ambitious, passionate people to join us. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.
Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. We are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter. We welcome you on our journey to becoming truly anti-racist.
Safeguarding statement
Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.
Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
You have a good understanding of the harm caused by alcohol and drug use to adults, young people, children, families and society and a sympathetic approach to people who misuse them.
All you need is the perfect environment to put your skills to great use. Welcome to Aquarius as a Support Worker (Community Connector – Assessment and Engagement Team).
Aquarius is a charity that helps people and communities overcome the harm caused by alcohol, drugs and gambling. We are part of ‘One Recovery Buckinghamshire’ (ORB), a partnership between Inclusion (MPFT NHS Trust), Aquarius, and Build on Belief providing support for alcohol and drug issues across Buckinghamshire.
We are looking for three Support Workers (Community Connectors – Assessment and Engagement Team) to join our team. We have three positions available in Aylesbury.
Your challenge? To provide advice, support, advocacy and key work for recovery plans and undertake elements of assessment and case management as directed. And, all the while, we’ll expect you to operate in a way that recognises and values diversity and understands the functional model of substance use, the Recovery Agenda and the problems caused by alcohol and drug misuse.
Preferably with a NVQ 2/3 in Social Care, or willing to attain this, you are used to working to policy and procedural requirements that include child protection, vulnerable adults, confidentiality and health & safety. We’ll also be looking for good written and verbal communication skills and the ability to maintain accurate records and fulfil data requirements. A flexible approach is important too, as is a commitment to taking a client centred approach to providing services and working in a way that recognises and values diversity.
This is a permanent full-time role requiring the post holder to work 37 hours per week.
We are committed to increasing our diversity and we would welcome applications from those with lived experience.
This is a rolling recruitment process. Candidates will be interviewed as and when they are shortlisted.
To apply please submit a CV and supporting statement which should clearly outline your skills and experience.
Aquarius was a subsidiary of Richmond Fellowship, with both organisations being part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence. On 1st June 2024 Richmond Fellowship merged with Humankind to form a single organisation that provides the joined-up mental health, housing and drug and alcohol support we’ve all known has been needed for decades. At the same time, Aquarius became a subsidiary of Humankind, with no impact to terms and conditions of employment. In October 2024, Humankind was renamed Waythrough to reflect the new organisation, of which Aquarius will remain a subsidiary.
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· To work within temporary accommodation provided by New Forest District Council (NFDC) provide intensive support to the victim / survivor and their child(ren) living within the properties.
· To provide high-quality crisis intervention, information, advocacy, and proactive support to victims / survivors who access the NFDC resident and housing options.
· To work with colleagues at NFDC to increase knowledge and develop responses to victims and survivors of domestic abuse through formal and informal training sessions, this includes colocation within the council.
Workers should be “free from abuse in their own lives.” Applicants are asked not to put themselves forward for selection if this is not the case.
It is essential that the postholder has a full driving licence and access to a car for work purposes.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Salary: £25,250 - £30,044 per annum depending on experience
Positions available: up to 4 posts
Hours: 35 per week
Part-time / Job Share applicants will be considered
Contract: Both Permanent and Fixed Term (until 31st March 2026) positions are being recruited to. Fixed term positions also have potential to become permanent positions during employment
Location: Worcestershire
Ref: 1287
Cranstoun is an independent charity and leading provider of specialist treatment, harm reduction and recovery services to those affected by drug and alcohol use. Ambition, collaboration, compassion, creativity and respect are our values and we are passionate about adopting a person-centred approach to ensure people feel safe and empowered to live healthier and safer lives. This is an exciting opportunity to become a part of our high performing psychosocial drug and alcohol services.
Our skilled and compassionate people work closely with services users to give them the tools to create positive and lasting change. We combine proven expertise in treatment and recovery with innovative approaches and actively involve those we help in improving the design of the services we provide.
Across Worcestershire, Cranstoun co-ordinate the treatment and support of people who use our services, helping them to deal with their substance use so that they can change their lives, be happy and reach their goals.
Cranstoun’s Key Workers are based in operational teams covering Operational managers and Senior Practitioners.
You will be responsible for delivering a good quality and safe service to the people you support including assessment and engagement support, case load management, needle syringe programme delivery, harm reduction and interventions, you will have good knowledge of harm reduction and if you are someone who enjoys problem solving to help people to change their lives for the better, this role’s right for you.
The most important thing you’ll bring to this role is your desire and ability to make a positive difference to people’s lives.
Our staff teams are motivated and committed to delivering a quality service to residents of Worcestershire and we are looking for likeminded individuals to join us. You will have good Microsoft Office skills and be able to manage your own diary efficiently and proactively. You will have integrity, enthusiasm, and a passion to make a difference.
We have specific teams delivering the service across the county, including working alongside community partners and within primary care settings. We have roles across Worcestershire, so you may be required to carry a caseload in any of the following teams: Kidderminster and Bromsgrove; Redditch and Wychavon or Worcester and Malvern.
All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check.
For further information, please visit the website via the apply button.
Unfortunately, we are unable to accept CVs.
Closing date: Sunday 29 December 2024.
Interviews to take place week commencing 13 January 2025.
We are committed to equality and diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
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Job Title: Lead Move on Worker
Location: London - closest station: Vauxhall
Assignment: 2-3 months, with the possibility of rolling on a monthly basis
Rota: Monday to Friday - 09:00-17:00
Pay: £17.95 + holiday pay = £20.12
or £22.50 via umbrella
Service overview: Homeless Assessment hub in central London! In this role you will be one of the experienced heads on the Move on team that supports clients at the 28 bed assessment hub, readying them for move on and helping clients to obtain longer term accommodation. The service supports clients who have been referred by the local authority and outreach teams. The aim is to assess clients, provide support for their needs and find accommodation for them within a 28-day period. This is not always possible due to the complex nature of move on, but the service plays a pivotal role in the lives of many homeless people.
The successful candidate will:
- Responsible for the continual improvement of service effectiveness, ensuring that service users or internal customers receive a high-quality outcome-focussed service.
- Responsible for maximising the contribution of all workers (paid and unpaid) within the team to the overall effectiveness of the service.
- Support staff, trainees, students and volunteers, including appropriate action to address problematic standards of performance or conduct in accordance with service procedures. Ultimately this will sit with the manager but as an experienced worker, you will be supporting the manager with highlighting concerns and supporting the team with tricky cases
- Responsible for supporting the project and support workers including key-work, case recording, face to face work, group work, advice giving, advocacy and other interpersonal work.
- Shared responsibility for the operational management, this will be shared across yourself, another lead worker and the service manager
- Responsible for achieving, monitoring and contributing to the review of the performance targets and standards for the team.
- Responsible for the provision of timely and accurate information, reports and analysis to Lead Manager and Area Manager.
- Responsible for the promotion of best practice, including person centred support planning and effective casework management.
- Responsible for maintaining good working relationships with other teams as appropriate.
- Responsible for representing the service at other external meetings as required.
- Responsible for meeting the targets in the areas of Education, Training and Employment / move on of the service users /and other Key Performance Indicators.
Things to be aware of:
- Dogs allowed in service - all safe & friendly.
- No smoking service but clients do smoke in rooms - bit of an ongoing battle!
If you are interested, please apply ASAP, this position is going to be a popular opportunity!
Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment Business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to temporary 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.
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Salary: £21,000 per annum
Positions available: 2
Hours: 35 per week
Contract: 18 month fixed term contract
Location: Worcestershire
Ref: 1476
Cranstoun is an independent charity and leading provider of specialist treatment, harm reduction and recovery services to those affected by drug and alcohol use. Ambition, collaboration, compassion, creativity and respect are our values and we are passionate about adopting a person-centred approach to ensure people feel safe and empowered to live healthier and safer lives. This is an exciting opportunity to become a part of our high performing psychosocial drug and alcohol services.
Our skilled and compassionate people work closely with services users to give them the tools to create positive and lasting change. We combine proven expertise in treatment and recovery with innovative approaches and actively involve those we help in improving the design of the services we provide.
We are looking for people with a strong interest in people and supporting people along their journey. Most importantly, as a Trainee Key Worker you will have a strong commitment to making a difference to people’s journey with alcohol and other drugs and will have a genuine interest in others, compassion, great attention to detail, an ability to work as part of a team as well as independently and good levels of communication skills, both written and verbal. As the trainee programme progresses you will learn the skillset required in order to be responsible for supporting the delivery of a good quality and safe service to the people who use our services, including case management, assessments, care planning, the delivery of one-to-one interventions to include harm reduction and motivational work, group work, and engagement support as well as other associated duties. As part of the trainee role, you will have dedicated study time to undertake the Level 3 apprenticeship qualification and Diploma for Lead Adult Care.
The trainee role is expected to last for a period of around 18 months depending on qualification completion and competency sign off. Trainees who successfully complete the qualification and internal programme will be invited to apply for a permanent Key Worker role within the organisation as they become available.
This trainee role will based within our Cranstoun Worcestershire service. We have specific teams delivering the service across the county, including working alongside community partners and within primary care settings. Trainees will initially be predominantly based in our Worcester hub whilst they learn about the service and commence their traineeship. Once settled into the service, the trainee will then have the opportunity to experience work within one of the specific locality teams across the county.
All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS checks and meet eligibility requirements for enrolment onto the apprenticeship qualification.
All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check.
For further information, please visit the website via the apply button.
Unfortunately, we are unable to accept CVs.
Closing date: Sunday 29 December 2024.
Interviews to take place week commencing 13 January 2025.
We are committed to equality and diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
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Cambridge – hybrid working available
Internally your job title will be Recovery Worker
You are caring, consistent and flexible and really enjoy helping young people achieve independence and lead their own recovery. Welcome to Waythrough as a Recovery Worker.
Join the team at Castle Service in Cambridge, a dispersed supported housing provider supporting 14 young people aged 16 ‐25 years old who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. The service operates on a hybrid working model which can include home working, remote working within the community or working from our office base. You will have the autonomy to manage your case load and working arrangements where they support the operational objectives of the Service.
In this varied and challenging role, you will work with young people to set goals to develop their confidence and internal resources and help them to move on from temporary services to permanent accommodation at the earliest opportunity. Another key aspect of this role is accommodation management which will see you support the service users to ensure the accommodation is Health and Safety compliant, well kept, clean and tidy.
You have experience of engaging or working with young people as well as the ability to work autonomously. You will be independent with a positive, can‐do attitude and keen to break down the stigma of homelessness and mental health.
Access to a car would be desirable due to the need to travel between the four supported houses.
In return for your skills and enthusiasm, this role comes with some really great benefits and excellent training and development opportunities. Learning and development is important to us, and we are pleased to be able to offer a wide range of apprenticeships. We hire apprentices into specific roles as well as offering apprenticeships to the workforce. Anyone can apply to undertake an apprenticeship relevant to the role as long as they are in a permanent post and have successfully passed probation.
This is a permanent part-time role requiring the post holder to work 16 hours per week
This is a rolling recruitment process. Candidates will be interviewed as and when they are shortlisted.
We are committed to increasing our diversity and we would welcome applications from those with lived experience and/or anyone from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic group.
On 1st June 2024, Richmond Fellowship, part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence merged with Humankind to form a single organisation that provides the joined-up mental health, housing and drug and alcohol support we’ve all known has been needed for decades. In October 2024, Humankind was renamed Waythrough to reflect the new organisation.
Registered Charity
More than 1000
Our vision is to break down the barriers that stop people getting the support they need to live a life they value.
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Salary: £25,250 - £30,044 per annum depending on experience
Positions available: up to 2 posts
Hours: 35 per week
Contract: Fixed Term (until 31st March 2026). Fixed term positions also have potential to become permanent positions during employment
Location: Worcester with ability to travel across Worcestershire
Ref: 1225
Cranstoun is an independent charity and leading provider of specialist treatment, harm reduction and recovery services to those affected by drug and alcohol use. Ambition, collaboration, compassion, creativity and respect are our values and we are passionate about adopting a person-centred approach to ensure people feel safe and empowered to live healthier and safer lives. This is an exciting opportunity to become a part of our high performing psychosocial drug and alcohol services.
Our skilled and compassionate people work closely with services users to give them the tools to create positive and lasting change. We combine proven expertise in treatment and recovery with innovative approaches and actively involve those we help in improving the design of the services we provide.
Across Worcestershire, Cranstoun co-ordinate the treatment and support of people who use our services, helping them to deal with their substance use so that they can change their lives, be happy and reach their goals.
You will provide a high-quality service to individuals presenting or in need, which have a history of substance misuse or alcohol related problems and additional complexities such as co-occurring conditions or homelessness. Working in a trauma informed approach you will provide: flexible outreach, advice, advocacy, harm reduction, psychosocial interventions and work in close partnership with other agencies to case manage this cohort so they can access a full range of services.
The most important thing you’ll bring to this role is your desire and ability to make a positive difference to people’s lives.
Our staff teams are motivated and committed to delivering a quality service to residents of Worcestershire and we are looking for likeminded individuals to join us. You will have good Microsoft Office skills and be able to manage your own diary efficiently and proactively. You will have integrity, enthusiasm, and a passion to make a difference.
You will predominantly be based in Worcester City but may be required to provide outreach in other areas of the County based on presenting need.
All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check.
For further information, please visit the website via the apply button.
Unfortunately, we are unable to accept CVs.
Closing date: Sunday 29 December 2024.
Interviews to take place week commencing 13 January 2025.
We are committed to equality and diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.