Please note successful candidates should expect to be appointed at the starting point of the salary scale and consideration may be given to a higher salary depending on the experience of the individual.
Full-time (35 hrs p/w) Fixed-Term Contract until 31st March 2021.
Wolverhampton Hospital
Ref: CWM-202
Are you a driven, proactive and compassionate individual looking to make a significant difference to the lives of vulnerable young people? Have you had personal experience of the Criminal Justice System or experience of engaging positively with young offenders or other vulnerable groups?
If so, join St Giles Trust as a Caseworker and work on a new project that will provide tailored support to victims of violence under 25.
About St Giles Trust
An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others.
About this exciting opportunity
You will focus on assessing referred clients and producing support and risk management plans based on these assessments, promoting inter-agency collaboration in the assessment and planning process. You will also deliver a holistic and practical support service, working individually or with colleagues, including offering social and housing support, accompanying to appointments or appearing in court and debt advice.
Closing cases efficiently and positively, identifying referral routes for on-going support should serious problems develop in the future, is an important aspect of the role, as is forming strong relationships with external agencies.
What we are looking for:
• To have worked on an offender-led support project, personal experience of the criminal justice system, served a prison sentence, or still be serving a prison sentence near Wolverhampton
• To be willing to provide a DBS check and other disclosure as required
• Track record of engaging positively with young offenders or other vulnerable groups.
• Experience of providing support, advice and advocacy and the ability to assess clients’ needs
• Strong communication and IT skills, particularly MS Office
• The ability to use and develop monitoring systems to record all aspects of the project
In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, access to clinical supervisions, season ticket loan and much more.
Closing date: 16th July 2020. Interviews: 24th July 2020 (due to social distancing measures, interviews will be held via video).
Beacon is committed to safeguarding children, young people, and adults. This role is subject to satisfactory completion of an enhanced DBS check with Beacon Counselling
A new opportunity to work for Beacon Counselling
Employment status Salaried employee
Pay £25,000 (based on 37.5 hours full time)
Pension Pension scheme with 3% employer contribution
Hours 37.5 per week
Holiday entitlement 23 days (includes 3 days Christmas closure) rising to 25 over 5 years plus 8 days public holiday pro rata,
Contract Permanent (subject to references, satisfactory DBS check, and probationary period)
Beacon Counselling is a registered charity that exists to improve mental health and well-being for all.
As part of our continued development as a charity we are recruiting to replace our outgoing Complex Case Worker. This role is an exciting opportunity for an experienced counsellor who is driven by values and wants to see the best outcomes for Beacon’s clients.
Working closely with the Adults Services manager, you will join a partnership focused on supporting the most vulnerable clients in the community. The WIN for mental health project is delivered in partnership with Pure Innovations to offer counselling and complex case work to clients with a history of complex trauma and reporting as at a higher risk of suicide.
We are looking for someone who is motivated to succeed through working well with others, has high standards of work, and is passionate about delivering the best services.
We are particularly keen to attract a wide diversity of applicants want to encourage people from all minority backgrounds and groups to apply. If you are unsure about applying then please contact us directly and we will answer your questions.
This is an ideal opportunity for someone looking to develop their career within the voluntary sector, and who likes working in a busy and thriving environment.
If you would like to apply then please contact Beaocn and request an application form
Application deadline: 10:00 on Tuesday 28th July
Interview day: Tuesday 4th August
In the current period, we will only accept applications submitted electronically via email. We plan to interview in person at our COVID-secure premises, but if circumstances change they will be conducted via video link, so you will need to be available and able to take part in this.
Fixed Term Contract
HMP Berwyn, Wrexham
Ref code: RCB-202
About us
An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others.
Wales Probation Services and the MOJ are increasing the numbers of prison based resettlement staff, as part of their commitment to better housing and resettlement outcomes for prisoners, a cause St Giles Trust wholeheartedly supports. If you want to be part of this positive change then this role is for you.
This role is an integral part of a Cabinet Office-funded project that will be providing a Through the Gates service that aims to reduce reoffending. It will see our successful candidates working within the delivery team alongside Peer Advisors to provide a comprehensive resettlement planning service to prisoners within a custodial setting.
About this vital role
As a Caseworker, you will review resettlement plans at agreed stages of a prisoner’s sentence and provide information and assistance based on identified needs or make referrals to the appropriate services. They will also lead on the delivery and coordination of resettlement plan interventions for service users in co-operation with prison staff, Peer Advisors, and Case Managers.
You will provide a comprehensive and holistic assessment, advice, referral and support service to men in custody, exploring innovative and effective methods of casework, plus offer casework support and supervision and regular coaching and resettlement courses to the Peer Advisors.
To succeed, you must have:
• An understanding of the issues facing individuals with complex needs, whilst in prison and on release
• A sound awareness of the support options for this client group in areas such as family and relationships, health, victims of DV, education, training and employment, plus finance, benefit and debt
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills
• First-class communication skills, particularly listening skills
• Calm, flexible and adaptable, you must have strong time management, organisational and IT skills
• Sympathy with the aims and ethos of St Giles Trust as an organisation
Any appointment is subject to security clearance from the Prison Service.
In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, access to clinical supervision, cycle scheme, an advice and counselling service, season ticket loan and much more.
For further information and to apply please visit our website.
Closing date: 11pm, 26th July 2020. Interviews: 11th August 2020 (interviews will be held via video)
About St Giles and the Children & Families Service
An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others.
For many families there are issues that precede a young person’s gang involvement. Personal circumstances typically involve poverty, unsuitable housing, separation, family conflict, domestic abuse, substance misuse, mental health and imprisonment. Without the right support, families can become trapped in a cycle of homelessness, crime, unemployment and poverty that is passed on from generation to generation.
St Giles Trust solution to this stark reality is our Children & Families Service. The C&F team offer an intensive and holistic approach and our caseworkers help to unlock chaotic families’ potential, and empowering them to raise themselves out of poverty.
About this key role
You will be embedded into the team, with a ‘whole family’ approach in mind to help and support families in order to assess risk, ensuring all family members feel safe, mentoring young people who are involved in or at risk of gang and serious youth violence and offering holistic support to enable the family to achieve their potential and raise aspirations.
We actively encourage people with personal experience of the criminal justice system or lived experience of the issues facing our clients to apply for this role.
What we are looking for:
- Personal experience of the Criminal Justice System, and/or being involved in a gang or knife crime.
- Experience of working with socially excluded children, young people and adults
- Experience of providing advice and guidance and/or mentoring to young people
- Mentoring Level 3 qualification (or be willing to work towards this).
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge and awareness of the issues faced by our client group, in particular barriers faced by people with lived in experience.
The salary for this role is £22,847- £26,350 pa – to be pro-rated (please note successful candidates should expect to be appointed at the starting point of the salary scale and consideration may be given to a higher salary depending on the experience of the individual).
In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, a mentoring programme, cycle scheme, advice and counselling service, access to clinical supervision, season ticket loan and much more.
Closing date: 11pm, 19th July 2020.
Interviews: 23rd July 2020 (Interviews will be held via video)
£22,847 - £26,350 p/a (please note successful candidates should expect to be appointed at the starting point of the salary scale and consideration may be given to a higher salary depending on the experience of the individual)
35 hrs p/w contract (with some evening and weekend work) – FTC until 31st March 2021
Woolwich Centre with regular travel in and around Greenwich
Ref: SOG-201
Are you a driven and compassionate individual with excellent people skills? Do you have the skills and commitment to undertake a role that is diverse and fast-paced? Then join St Giles as an SOS Caseworker and you will be embarking on a highly rewarding and career-enhancing position.
About us
An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others.
This exciting opportunity is based within SOS, our trailblazing ex-offender-led project that works across the country in areas affected by London gangs. Here, our staff work with both victims and perpetrators of serious youth violence and other gang-related offences and help them to be safe, to move away from offending, and make positive choices.
About this role
We are currently recruiting for a Caseworker to join the SOS Team. Our successful candidate will provide vital support service to young people who are at risk of involvement in serious youth violence or gang-related activity, including their families who have a connection to the borough’s service provision. This will see you use your experience to assess referred clients, with reference to St Giles Trust assessment practices, and produce support plans and risk management plans based on assessments.
You will also promote inter-agency collaboration in the assessment and planning process, and develop and maintain relationships with both referral and agencies, ensuring a steady flow of appropriate referrals onto the scheme. Closing cases efficiently and positively, plus assisting with providing monitoring information and the evaluation of the project, are also key components of this role.
To secure this great opportunity:
• You must have a proven track record of engaging positively with young offenders or other vulnerable groups, plus providing support, advocacy and the ability to assess clients’ needs
• Possess strong IT skills, including proven experience of using MS Office in a similar work environment
• Have experience in negotiating with partner agencies to establish links to further the aims of a project
• You will be an excellent communicator with impressive interpersonal and negotiation skills
• You will have an understanding of and support for the employment of people with lived experience in support roles, and/or had personal experience of using support services.
In return you can expect a competitive salary and generous leave allowance; staff pension scheme, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice & counselling service, access to clinical supervisions, season ticket loan and much more besides.
Closing date: 11pm, 26th July 2020.
Interviews: 20th & 31st July (please note if lockdown restrictions and social distancing measures are still in place, shortlisted candidates will be interviewed via video)
Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Caseworker
3 days (21 hours) per week (with possibilities of extension)
Salary: £27,000 per annum pro rata
Fixed term contract with possibilities of extension
25 days annual leave pro-rata (plus Christmas/New Year break)
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 providing high quality and proactive specialist VAWG advice, appropriate support and advocacy for Latin American women and girls 16+ affected by VAWG, including harmful practices, ensuring that LAWRS 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 in Word format to LAWRS Recruitment via email quoting the reference CASEW20 in the email subject. We regret that late applications cannot be accepted.
Please note that only applicants with the right to work in the UK covering the full duration of the contract will be considered for this position.
Closing date for applications: Monday 20th July 2020
Interviews: Week commencing 27th July 2020
*women who identify as Latin Americans (1st and 2nd generation) and speak Spanish and/or Brazilian Portuguese
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£19,847 - £23,350 p/a (please note successful candidates should expect to be appointed at the starting point of the salary scale and consideration may be given to a higher salary depending on the experience of the individual)
Full-Time (35 hrs p/w) - Fixed Term Contract till 31 March 2021
West Midlands with a base in Coventry, with frequent travel locally and further afield
Ref code: CMW-201
Are you a driven, proactive and compassionate individual looking to make a significant difference to the lives of vulnerable children and young people? Have you had personal experience of the Criminal Justice System or a proven track record of engaging positively with young offenders or other vulnerable groups?
If so, St Giles is looking for a Caseworker to join their County Lines team, where you will play a pivotal role on our pioneering project.
About St Giles Trust
An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others.
County Lines is a phenomenon in which criminal drug dealing operations are expanding their operations outside of the larger cities, taking over drug markets in smaller towns. Gangs target vulnerable children and young people and coerce them to transport and distribute mainly Class A drugs into areas where there is less police presence, less competition and high demand for their product.
About this exciting opportunity
This pivotal role will see you referring clients, with reference to St Giles Trust/Rescue and Response assessment practices. You will also need to produce support plans and risk management and planning process, and to include appropriate agencies in the delivery of the service.
You will also deliver a holistic support service, working independently or with colleagues, which will include providing social and housing support, education, training and employment options, benefits work, debt advice, and appearing in court. Developing and maintaining strong relationships with regional agencies including police and social services is a key aspect of the role.
What we are looking for:
• Personal experience of the criminal justice system, lived experience of the issues facing this client group and/or experience of working with ‘high risk’, vulnerable children, young people and/or families
• Experience of engaging successfully with ‘challenging’ young people
• Substantial experience of providing support, advice and advocacy and communicating effectively, the needs of clients to other professionals
• Strong IT skills, particularly MS Office, and the ability to work with a case database
• The ability to use and develop monitoring systems to record all aspects of the project
In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, access to clinical supervision, season ticket loan and much more.
For further information and to apply please visit our website.
Closing date: 11pm, 26th July 2020. Interviews: 3rd August 2020 (Interviews may be held via video)
Working in a small dedicated team, you will provide support to London services. The role will involve the provision of advice and support to a diverse range of young LGBTQ+ persons aged 16-25 who are homeless, vulnerably housed or in a hostile environment. Our main focus is in maintaining our ability to provide the highest service possible giving our young people the opportunities they need to realise their own life plans and to reach their own goals and objectives. Overall, we aim to get young LGBTQ+ people into accommodation and work or education so they can end their period of homelessness.
Job summary:
- To assess the needs of young LGBTQ+ people who are homeless, vulnerably housed, or in a hostile environment, and to carry out casework on their behalf.
- Identifying young people’s support needs and assisting them developing a detailed support plan for short-term intervention with each young person on your caseload.
- Finding accommodation for these young people and being creative in sourcing new accommodation routes and building relationships with accommodation providers in cooperation with the Services Manager.
- Providing weekly keywork sessions for residents of our LGBTQ+ supported accommodation scheme Purple door.
- Carrying out day-to-day housing management tasks, including carrying out health and safety checks
- Attending appointments with young LGBTQ+ people when needed including providing advocacy with statutory services i.e. Local Authorities.
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“Providing free, independent, confidential and impartial advice”
Citizens Advice Southwark has a track record of delivering high-quality services from its offices in Peckham, Walworth and Bermondsey and outreach locations across Southwark and South East London. We sort out problems together, for good, by providing free, independent, confidential and impartial advice across all areas of social welfare law, and through using the experience of our clients to bring about positive change through research and campaigns.
Generalist Advice Caseworker
NJC Scale 6 - £28,413 to £29,931 per annum pro rata
Part-time or full-time (minimum 21 hours per week)
Initially Fixed Term to 31 March 2021
We are looking for experienced Generalist Advice Caseworkers to deliver a high quality advice service including undertaking casework and outreach. You will be required to work across all of our offices and outreaches in Southwark according to operational needs. The role includes providing advice to the public and undertaking casework on social welfare law issues.
To be successful you will need to have:
- Six months recent experience of providing Generalist Advice to the public. This should include having undertaken casework in welfare rights, employment, housing and debt.
- An understanding of the advice needs and issues of the local community in a diverse, inner city area
- To understand, empathise with and be committed to the Service’s aims, principles and equal opportunities policies
For further information and an application pack please click the apply button.
Closing date: 9.00 a.m. Friday 17th July 2020
Interviews will take place on: Thursday 23rd July 2020
We offer a range of employee benefits, including generous annual leave, an employer matched pension contribution up to 10% salary, and training and development opportunities to continue your professional development.
Citizens Advice Southwark is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all applicants who meet the person specification irrespective of sex, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief, age, or disability.
Funded by London Borough of Southwark
Full-Time (35 hrs p/w) - Fixed Term Contract till 31 March 2021
Merseyside/ Liverpool and Cheshire, with frequent travel locally and further afield
Ref code: CMW-201
Are you a driven, proactive and compassionate individual looking to make a significant difference to the lives of vulnerable children and young people? Have you had personal experience of the Criminal Justice System or a proven track record of engaging positively with young offenders or other vulnerable groups?
If so, St Giles is looking for a Caseworker to join their Rescue team and to play an integral role within the pioneering project.
About St Giles Trust
An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others.
County Lines is a phenomenon in which criminal drug dealing operations are expanding their operations outside of the larger cities, taking over drug markets in smaller towns. Gangs target vulnerable children and young people and coerce them to transport and distribute mainly Class A drugs into areas where there is less police presence, less competition and high demand for their product.
About this exciting opportunity
This pivotal role will see you referring clients, with reference to St Giles Trust/Rescue and Response assessment practices. You will also need to produce support plans and risk management and planning process, and to include appropriate agencies in the delivery of the service.
You will also deliver a holistic support service, working independently or with colleagues, which will include providing social and housing support, education, training and employment options, benefits work, debt advice, and appearing in court. Developing and maintaining strong relationships with regional agencies including police and social services is a key aspect of the role.
What we are looking for:
• Personal experience of the criminal justice system, lived experience of the issues facing this client group and/or experience of working with ‘high risk’, vulnerable children, young people and/or families
• Experience of engaging successfully with ‘challenging’ young people
• Substantial experience of providing support, advice and advocacy and communicating effectively, the needs of clients to other professionals
• Strong IT skills, particularly MS Office, and the ability to work with a case database
• The ability to use and develop monitoring systems to record all aspects of the project
In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, access to clinical supervision, season ticket loan and much more.
For more information and to apply please visit our website.
Closing date: 11pm, 19th July 2020.
Children and Families Caseworker (Domestic Abuse)
Based at our refuge and community outreach locations across North and Mid Essex
Do you have experience of working with vulnerable children and their families? Perhaps you are a Support Worker or Learning Support Assistant looking to pursue a specialist career path?
If so, this is an exciting opportunity to make a positive, lasting difference to children and families in your community.
About Us
We are Next Chapter, a domestic abuse charity that provides free and confidential services to support people who are currently experiencing, or have previously experienced, domestic abuse. We work across Tendring, Colchester, Maldon, Chelmsford, Braintree and Uttlesford.
Formerly known as Colchester & Tendring Women's Refuge, our mission is to provide rapid responses that increase safety for all victims, enabling them to rebuild their lives and create lasting change.
We are looking for a Children and Families Caseworker to join us on a 12 month fixed-term contract that has the potential to extend or become a permanent position.
The Benefits
- Salary of £22,070 - £23,307 per annum DOE & qualifications
- Career development and progression opportunities
- Join a skilled team who are passionate about making a positive change
This is a brilliant opportunity to take on a rewarding contract and build on your existing expertise with a well-established charity.
Our staff are our most valuable asset, so we are dedicated to creating a nurturing work environment where all can thrive. We are open, honest and fair, value diversity and always strive to act with courage; challenging injustices and enabling the voices of our survivors to be heard.
We are working towards a future without domestic abuse. If you are approachable, compassionate and eager to help us achieve our goal, this is the role for you.
The Role
As a Children and Families Caseworker, you will provide specialist domestic abuse support to children, as well as their parents.
In this important role, you’ll work with our Independent Domestic Violence Advisors and Domestic Abuse Practitioners to rebuild family bonds and increase the resilience of families as a whole.
Specifically, you will:
- Work as part of the Children & Young People’s Service to accept and manage referrals
- Support children and young people through 1:1 work, family and group activities
- Carry out initial needs and risk assessments
- Provide a needs-led, trauma-sensitive approach to supporting service users
- Ensure that families have robust safety support plans in place
About You
To join us as a Children and Families Caseworker, you will need experience of the following:
- Working with vulnerable children and their families
- Building supportive relationships with children
- Running groups with children and parents
- Working alongside other agencies
This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational qualification under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
We’re eager to hear from you if you’ve worked as a Support Worker, Learning Support Assistant, Teaching Assistant, TA, or in a similar education or support role.
Other organisations may call this role Domestic Violence Support Worker, Children’s Support Worker, Domestic Abuse Support Worker, Family Support Worker, or Caseworker.
This role is available on a full-time or part-time basis, working 37.5 hours per week, or 37.5 hours per week during term time only (077 FTE).
Next Chapter is committed to creating an inclusive environment which celebrates difference and allows our staff and service users to flourish.
So, if you are seeking your next step as a Children and Families Caseworker, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.
“Providing free, independent, confidential and impartial advice”
Citizens Advice Southwark has a track record of delivering high-quality services from its offices in Peckham and Bermondsey and outreach locations across Southwark and South East London. We sort out problems together, for good, by providing free, independent, confidential and impartial advice across all areas of social welfare law, and through using the experience of our clients to bring about positive change through research and campaigns.
We are looking for a full-time debt adviser to provide casework services to our client groups from our three offices in Southwark. You will join our friendly and hard-working team to ensure the ongoing successful delivery of our specialist services. The post is funded through Debt Free London, a London-wide partnership of organisations that provide free debt advice to Londoners who are experiencing or at risk of financial exclusion and debt
You must have:
- Recent and ongoing paid or voluntary experience of managing one’s own caseload of money advice and income maximisation cases.
- Ability to write detailed up to date case notes, letters and reports as required in plain English.
- Ability to manage a challenging caseload, meet targets and prioritise work in the face of competing demands on your time.
- Ability to respond sensitively to clients from a variety of backgrounds who are under pressure and negotiate with third parties in order to minimise conflict.
Closing date: 9.00am Friday 27th July 2020
Interviews: Wednesday 29th July
We offer a range of employee benefits, including generous annual leave, an employer matched pension contribution up to 10% salary, and training and development opportunities to continue your professional development.
Citizens Advice Southwark is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all applicants who meet the person specification irrespective of sex, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief, age, or disability.
Ealing, London
29.6 hour per week
Grade 2 (lower): £18,084 - £19,589.60 per annum, inclusive of Outer London Weighting (£22,605 - £24,487 FTE)
Temporary contract until 31st March 2021 (potential of extension subject to funding)
Are you interested in making a difference to the lives of children and young people with SEND and do you have experience in working with them and their families? If so, you may be exactly who we are looking for.
Our Values:
People focused, Mutual Respect, Excellence in all we do and a Can-Do attitude.
If you can relate to these and have the necessary skills and attitude, we can offer you:
- A competitive salary, leave entitlement and pension scheme
- Career development opportunities
- A full induction and ongoing quality training
- The opportunity to become part of FA initiatives
- Flexible working hours
- Managed workloads with regular supportive and reflective supervision
Ealing ISAID! Service aims to empower parents/carers and young people with special educational needs & disabilities, by providing free impartial information and advice relating to education, health and social care.
We are delighted to have recently been successful at securing new funding and we are looking for an Information Advice and Support Caseworker who will take up this exciting new opportunity and join our team. As Information Advice and Support Caseworker your role will involve support of children, young people and their families by phone, email and face-to-face. It will involve regular appointments to support families at meetings at school and the Local Authority. The aim of the role is to inform children and young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disability and their parents/carers of their rights as regards the SEND process and to empower them to speak up within this process. You will also promote a positive image of Family Action, representing the organisation and the service to service users, families, volunteers and external professionals.
We are forward looking, ambitious and with a commitment to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation that strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect. If you share these values and behaviours and have the necessary skills, then we look forward to hearing from you.
Appointments are subject to Family Action receiving an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service that we consider acceptable.
For an application pack and further information, please select the apply button shown.
Closing date: 20th July 2020, 9am
Interview date: 27th July 2020
Family Action offers good working conditions, a comprehensive training programme and a Group Personal Pension Scheme (GPPS). We welcome applications from all sections of the community.
This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.
Other organisations may call this role Children and Young Peoples’ Caseworker, Children & Young Peoples’ Advisor, Young People’s Support Worker, Support Worker, Children and Young People’s Support Worker, or Young People’s Service Co-ordinator.
Permanent (subject to funding)
Citizens Advice Liverpool is looking for a full time Money Advice Caseworker to join our Money Advice Team.
Purpose of role:
To excel against targets in the direct provision of an effective supported Money Advice casework service that is compliant against quality standards including the MAS quality of advice Framework.
To ensure that clients receive their full entitlement to all benefits, receive
appropriate financial capability support and experience a positive customer experience from Citizens Advice Liverpool.
To also contribute to initiatives to improve service delivery and provision for our clients.
To be successful in this role, you will need to be confident, motivated and willing to try new things, have excellent communication skills with an ability to work under pressure to achieve targets and outcomes with minimum supervision.
We’re not looking for the finished article, if you have the right attitude then we can help to develop your skills.
Interview date: 6th August 2020
Please note that if current social distancing rules remain in place interviews are likely to take place via video conference call.
Harrow, London
14.8 hours per week
Grade 2 (lower): £9,042 - £9,794.80 per annum, inclusive of Outer London Weighting (£22,605 - £24,487 FTE)
Temporary contract until 31st March 2021 (potential of extension subject to funding)
Are you interested in making a difference to the lives of children and young people with SEND and do you have experience in working with them and their families? If so, you may be exactly who we are looking for.
Our Values:
People focused, Mutual Respect, Excellence in all we do and a Can-Do attitude.
If you can relate to these and have the necessary skills and attitude, we can offer you:
- A competitive salary, leave entitlement and pension scheme
- Career development opportunities
- A full induction and ongoing quality training
- The opportunity to become part of FA initiatives
- Flexible working hours
- Managed workloads with regular supportive and reflective supervision
Harrow SENDIAS Service aims to empower parents/carers and young people with special educational needs & disabilities, by providing free impartial information and advice relating to education, health and social care.
We are delighted to have recently been successful at securing new funding and we are looking for an Information Advice and Support Caseworker who will take up this exciting new opportunity and join our team. As CYP Caseworker your role will involve support of children, young people and their families by phone, email and face-to-face. It will involve regular appointments to support families at meetings at school and the Local Authority. The aim of the role is to inform children and young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities and their parents/carers of their rights as regards the SEND process and to empower them to speak up within this process. You will also promote a positive image of Family Action, representing the organisation and the service to service users, families, volunteers and external professionals.
We are forward looking, ambitious and with a commitment to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation that strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect. If you share these values and behaviours and have the necessary skills, then we look forward to hearing from you.
Appointments are subject to Family Action receiving an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service that we consider acceptable.
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Closing date: 17th July 2020, 5pm
Interview date: 27th July 2020
Family Action offers good working conditions, a comprehensive training programme and a Group Personal Pension Scheme (GPPS). We welcome applications from all sections of the community.
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Other organisations may call this role Children and Young Peoples’ Caseworker, Children & Young Peoples’ Advisor, Young People’s Support Worker, Support Worker, Children and Young People’s Support Worker, or Young People’s Service Co-ordinator.