AFRUCA - Safeguarding Children is a national charity promoting the safeguarding and well-being of children in Black and Minority Ethnic communities. AFRUCA has its Head Office in London and a Centre for Children and Families in Manchester.
This position will enable us at AFRUCA to provide early help and prevention services for parents in Black and Minority Ethnic communities across Manchester whose children are at risk of county lines child trafficking and other forms of criminal exploitation. The post holder will work with others within and outside AFRUCA to assist parents understand the indicators of exploitation which their children might be exposed to and support them to access early help from local agencies across Manchester before problems escalate.
We want to recruit a strong candidate passionate about the well-being and safety of children, with good knowledge of local service delivery and how they impact families. You must be a team-player, adaptable to working in a small, non-statutory setting. You must be able to work in a non-oppressive and non-discriminatory way with migrant/asylum seeking families.
This position will be suitable for a candidate with strong background in community advocacy and family support work.
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Job title: Case Officer
Region: Cheshire & Merseyside
Directorate: Operations
Contract: FTC to 28 February 2021
25 Hours per week
Salary: £24,816 per annum – pro rata (£17,726)
About The Royal British Legion
The Legion is at the heart of a national network that supports our Armed Forces community through thick and thin – ensuring their unique contribution is never forgotten. We’ve been here since 1921 and we’ll be here as long as they need us.
Our Values and Behaviours
Does the following describe you?
- A desire to provide a great customer service and support
- Enjoy and thrive in working in teams and with others
- Passionate about supporting the Armed Forces community and honouring their contribution
- Come to work each day to be the best you can and to learn and develop
- An encourager, eager to share your knowledge and experience to help others
If so then we would like to hear from you ….
The Role
An opportunity has arisen to join the Cheshire & Merseyside Area Team as a Case Officer on a part time basis (we require someone who is able to work full days on both Monday and Friday with a flexible approach across the remaining 11 hours).
As a Case Officer, you will work with individuals eligible for Legion assistance to help them to access the right support in a timely and seamless way in areas such as finance, employment, health, housing advice or overcoming temporary crisis. You will also support the work of our volunteer caseworkers.
A self-starter, confident working independently and within a great team, you will be responsible for forging successful relationships with statutory bodies and other agencies to maximise our reach and impact. An experienced and customer focused case manager, assured in advocating on behalf of clients, you will have a good understanding of the Social Welfare system and be used to working across multiple agencies. You’ll also need to be a strong team player, with excellent communication, planning and organisational skills.
Although predominantly home based due to Covid-19 currently, this role will involve significant travel throughout the area so a Driving license and use of a car would be desirable.
How to Apply
Please apply by clicking ‘Apply online’
Closing date for this role is: Sunday 1st November 2020 with interviews scheduled for 9th November 2020
We reserve the right to close this vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and submit your application form as soon as possible.
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Are you interested in working within a vibrant social care sector ensuring service user finances are appropriately managed to allow for maximum quality of life?
Do you have an excellent eye for detail and a high level of competence in numeracy?
Are to you committed to preventing any finance abuse of vulnerable people in our community?
Creative Support is recruiting a team leader for our established Internal Compliance Team which fits within the Quality Department. The team leader will oversee a small team of auditors and promote good practice in managing client finances across our service user group. This is an exciting time to join the team with full training provided.
The Internal Compliance Team is responsible for the auditing of our services for finance policy compliance, providing good practice in dealing with Client (service user) finances and offering policy guidance.
The team also leads on policy and practice review for Client finances and the improvement of systems related to safeguarding service user finances and the security of cash held at services. Additionally, the team support our Head Office functions with some basic monthly auditing appropriately managing financial investigations should these be required. The Internal Compliance roles (finances) work within a larger Quality team and support our achievement of maintaining high quality standards.
We are looking for candidates who have a high level of self-motivation, numeracy, and an ability to carry out on site audits and also undertake remote (email) audits. You will have a sensitive approach to providing feedback and excellent organisational skills. The successful candidate will have good report writing skills and be able to carry out basic training to small groups. You will have skills in managing a small team. You will be flexible and have a willingness to undertake national travel essential.
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We are the UK's leading dementia charity. Every day, we work tirelessly to find new treatments and, ultimately, a cure for dementia. We provide expert information, training, and support services to all those who need our help. And we are creating a more dementia-friendly society so people with the condition can live without fear and prejudice.
Telephone Adviser Responsibilities:
Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia Connect service provides high quality tailored information and support to anyone affected by dementia in the way they need it, when they need it:
• A specialist telephone based information and navigation service
• Community based services offering an increased level of support for more complex cases
• Self-management - our online community (Talking Point) and online service directory are always available 24/7
• Keeping in Touch Calls - a way of keeping in contact with service users as their journey with dementia progresses
This role is an Adviser working in our telephone based service. You will be the first point of contact via phone, letter, email or social media, for people affected by dementia. You will assess their needs and identifying desired outcomes, providing excellent support in the moment as well as referrals and signposting to ongoing support where needed.
As a Dementia Adviser (Telephone) you will provide a highly responsive, individualised information and signposting service to people with a diagnosis of dementia as the first priority for the service and provide an extended information and signposting service to immediate carers, families and friends of the people who are referred to the service.
You will have knowledge of working alongside volunteers and have an understanding of the valuable contribution volunteers bring to services whilst championing their inclusion in all that we deliver.
Telephone Adviser Requirements:
We are looking for empathetic, motivated and professional individuals. You will join a team of people who are passionate to improve the life opportunities of people living with dementia and those close to them; and who are committed to learning from and supporting each other.
You will have an understanding of the needs of people with dementia and their carers and direct experience of working in a telephone and e-mail based service. You will have excellent spoken and written English, be skilled in active listening and questioning skills, and have strong keyboard skills. A health and social care qualification, such as NVQ level 3 or equivalent would be an advantage.
Our service operates seven days a week and you will have the flexibility to support our service users across our working hours, which are currently Monday – Wednesday 9am-8pm, Thursday – Sunday 9am – 5pm. We will only be able to consider candidates who can commit to regular evening and weekend working as part of a rota.
About Alzheimer’s Society:
Alzheimer’s Society embraces diversity, inclusion and accessibility for all of our people. We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do.
Position: Dementia Adviser (Telephone)
Location: Warrington
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Flexible, 28 hours per week, variable up to 35 hours per week during periods of high demand.
Salary: £15,971.20 - £16,616 up to £19,964 - £20,770 actual per annum (depending on skills and experience)
Closing Date: 29 October 2020
Interview Date: W/C 9 November
You may have experience of the following: Dementia Adviser, Care Assistant, Caseworker, Special Needs Assistant, Social Worker, Social Care, Community Care, Helpline Coordinator, Volunteering Officer, Support Worker, Mental Health, Dementia, Customer Service, Telephone Advisor, etc.
Permanent contract with provisional end date of May 2021 due to funding.
37 hours per week.
£23,388 per annum / pro rata (plus allowances)
Two roles are currently available in the following locations: Greater Manchester (Wythenshawe Office) & Birmingham (The Big Peg Office) Please specify the area you are applying for in your personal statement.
The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 130 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way.
This role sits within our children and families directorate, which works to provide immediate one-to-one and group support for children who urgently need support. Your role will be part of our Disrupting Exploitation National Programme, working 1:1 with young people who are at risk of or experiencing exploitation, as well as to work in partnership across the local area to support young people, identifying patterns and problems in the system that responds to young people and action solutions to disrupt exploitation.
We are currently looking for a highly-skilled, young-person focused practitioner join our dynamic, ambitious team.
A key part of this role will be your ability to build relationships with young people and provide them with holistic support, as well as an ability to work in close partnership with other local agencies to tackle systemic issues that young people are facing.
KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
In order to be successful in this role, you must have:
-Significant experience of supporting young people facing complex safeguarding concerns
-Experience of partnership and multi-agency working, including delivering training to professionals
-Ability to work with young people displaying challenging behaviours in both 1:1 and group settings
-Working knowledge of relevant policy and practice relating to child protection and safeguarding of young people, in particular exploitation.
INFO ABOUT THE CHILDREN'S SOCIETY
The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.
Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.
The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.
Therefore, candidates applying for work in our CYP Directorate will be required to complete an “Employment history_template” document prior to interview. The fully completed document should be loaded by the candidate at the point of uploading your CV.
The closing date for applications is on 6th of November 2020.
Interviews will be held on the week commencing 16th of November 2020.
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Citizens Advice Bury & Bolton are an independent, impartial and not-for-profit charity. As an organisation, we provide free, confidential, independent and impartial advice and information.
Our services are focused on supporting communities who are most vulnerable and those who are locked out of the welfare system, or on the verge of being excluded.
We can help with housing and welfare benefit issues or deal with queries about immigration and/ or community care issues. We can advise on legal matters, answer questions about money advice too. We also have lots of experience on family and personal matters too.
We have a strong, client focused team of paid staff and volunteers.
Citizens Advice Bury & Bolton is one of only a few local Citizens Advice offices across the county able to provide immigration & asylum advice to everyone. We have been providing an immigration advice service for over 20 years and have fully accredited advisors.
All of our immigration work is regulated by the Office of Immigration Services Commissioner.
Click here to view the role description & person specification
To apply – simply submit your CV.
There is no closing date set for this vacancy – we will appoint as soon as able to successfully interview.
If, following review of your CV, you are shortlisted for interview, we will ask you to complete and submit a full application.
Are you interested in a career where you will make a real difference in young people’s lives? Do you understand the challenges which young people face in daily life? Is a career as a Support Worker the next step in life for you?
Our client is excited to announce the opening of their new Residential Service based in Heaton, Bolton. This 5-bed service will be opening in February 2021 and will be supporting the recovery and rehabilitation of young people and young adults with complex mental health difficulties in a least restrictive way. The aim of the service will be to support the young people engage in the community, education, and vocational activities with the aim of promoting independence.
They are looking for a kind, caring and friendly person to join their professional team as a Support Worker. Experience is not essential and full training will be provided but understanding the issues young people face in their daily life will really help to make a difference.
You will be based within their Residential Home based in Bolton, working shifts over a 37.5 hour working week, consisting of earlies, lates and occasional sleep ins & nights when required so flexibility is required.
“Please note: This vacancy will commence in February 2021”
Company Benefits
- Competitive pay (£9.54 p/h + £100 bonus after completing 6-month probation)
- 22 days holiday + 8 bank holidays
- Excellent Learning and Development opportunities (NVQ Level 3 in Adult Health & Social Care)
- Enhanced company pension
- Life Assurance (2 x annual salary)
- Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
- Paid Induction (Running over 3 days)
- Free on-site parking
- Paid Enhanced DBS check
- Employee Assistance Programme / 24-hour Counselling Service
- Online shopping discounts, free eye tests and various other benefits
- The opportunity for internal promotions & progression
- Refer a Friend Scheme (Up to £500 per referral)
- Regular social events and recognition schemes (‘Employee of the year awards’, Summer & Christmas parties)
Your role as a Support Worker
- To carry out direct and indirect care of young people with complex mental health needs
- To work in a team, giving the highest standard of care possible to the young people.
- To closely follow individual care plans and support young people with education, shopping, and social and leisure activities.
- To carry out multiple interventions involving the delivery of care to young people
- To promote independence amongst the young people
- To provide support, advice and information to the young people, parents and other carers
- To carry out further duties as per our attached document (Writing reports, general office admin etc)
Requirements of a Support Worker
- Flexibility - Your role will involve working shifts including sleep ins/weekends/Bank Holidays
- Good verbal communication skills and the ability to listen to others
- Good written skills and the ability to write basic reports and record information accurately
- IT Literate (Able to write emails and use Microsoft Office)
- An understanding of the issues around confidentiality
- An understanding of safeguarding
- Professional working boundaries between staff and service users
- Ability to remain calm in emergencies, supporting others during difficult situations
Desirable Criteria
- Full UK Driving License
- NVQ Level 2 qualification or equivalent in Care
- Previous experience of working with young people who have mental health needs
If you are interested in joining an enthusiastic, motivated business who thrive in developing and rebuilding young people and young adults with complex difficulties then please submit your application by Monday 16th November.
To support their commitment as a COVID-19 Secure employer, all of their interviews will be held over Microsoft Teams as a video interview.
Our client operates a safer recruitment process and as part of this process the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
They are an equal opportunities employer who values diversity and positively encourages applications of all ages from all sections of the community.
They reserve the right to close the advert early, should they appoint a suitable candidate.
Role based in Greater Manchester
The post-holder will work within an innovative mental health community based setting, (Safe Zones).
37 hours a week working flexibly over 7 days 8am - 8pm including weekends.
Permanent position but with a provisional end date for funding of 31/3/2021 (Secondment will be considered)
37 hours per week
£28,584 per annum pro rata
Do you want to support children, young people with emotional, behavioural and mental health difficulties?
Can you demonstrate being able to work effectively with people from different organisations, in order to make positive change?
If so - please read on!
Your role will be to:
-The post-holder will work within the management team of an innovative mental health community based team, (Safe Zones). To support children, young people with emotional, behavioural and mental health difficulties.
-The role will include line management and supervision of staff and direct case work including 'meet and greet' duties into the safe zones, providing patient care and crisis intervention. Delivering 1-1 emotional well-being sessions, supporting young people to access self-help and support systems in the community, accessing services to contribute to individualised care-plans and packages
- The post holder must be available to work shift patterns, this will include evening and weekend hours.
In order to be considered for this post you will have to demonstrate that you already have:
Skills
-Ability to evaluate your current practice and reflect on training.
-Demonstrate leadership and management skills and a willingness to work towards personal development in this area.
-Computer literate and is able to navigate a data management system.
-Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
-Able to develop good therapeutic relationships.
-Competent in undertaking risk assessments.
Work-based Knowledge
-In depth knowledge of mental health presentation in children and young people and the need for evidence based intervention.
-Demonstrates a knowledge of how environmental factors impact mental health.
-Ability to demonstrate a knowledge of barriers preventing children and young people accessing mental health services
For an application pack please visit the web site
http://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/about-us/work-us
or telephone
The Childrens Society Recruitment team on 020 7841 4400
The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.
Therefore, candidates applying for work in our CYP Directorate will be required to complete an “Employment history_template” document prior to interview.
The closing date for applications is 26th October 2020
Interviews will be week commencing 9th November 2020
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You’ve got a good understanding of mental health issues and really enjoy supporting others to achieve independence and lead their own recovery. All you need is the perfect environment to put your skills to great use. Welcome to Richmond Fellowship as a Recovery Worker.
Right now, our 24 hour Supported Housing service in Tameside is looking for someone like you to support the people who use our services to maintain their tenancy and independence in the community. Not only are we committed to putting them at the heart of everything we do, we recognise they should be involved in decisions that affect their future too. That’s why we need you to inspire and support them to lead their own recovery. So, whether it’s helping to come up with a personal support plan that will see them achieve their goals and aspirations, developing domestic and finance management skills or accessing work, leisure or educational opportunities, your empathy, enthusiasm and compassion will have every chance to shine. Entering accurate case notes onto our IT system will be important too. And, when it comes to regularly liaising with GP surgeries, the local council, charities etc. or promoting the service within the community, again, we'll count on you.
The chances are, you already work in the mental health field. What is for certain is that you’re caring, consistent, flexible and creative, work well under pressure, know how to connect with people at all levels and, like us, are keen to break down the stigma of mental health. Oh and you’re happy working independently or, as a valued member of our team, being part of a weekly rota system and available for on call duties.
Please note that the post-holder will be required to work a minimum of one sleep-in shift per week.
The salary for this post is £17,004.00 with potential earnings of up to £17,230.00 per annum.
We are committed to increasing our diversity and we would welcome applications from those with lived experience and/or who are from a BAME background.
Closing Date for applications is 26th October 2020. (We reserve the right to close vacancies before the specified closing date, should a large number of applications be received).
So, are you ready to take on this rewarding role that comes with some really great benefits? Apply now via our website.
Richmond Fellowship is 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. We know that recovery can look and feel very different to each and every one of us. But we also know that if we provide the right support, at the right time, we can inspire recovery nationwide and that recovery is possible for everyone.
About the Together Trust
We’re one of the North West’s leading disability charities, offering individual care, support and education to thousands of people each year.
Our work wouldn’t be possible without our incredible team of staff and volunteers who are positive role models to the people we support.
You’ll be joining an organisation driven by its values and desire to see meaningful change - the people we support really are at the heart of everything we do.
We want you to grow and develop - so we’ll support you to shape the career that you want to have.
We can’t promise a job with us will be easy. But what we can say is your work will be filled with meaning.
A job at the Together Trust is more than just a job. Together we’ll change lives.
The Together Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. It is a commitment we expect and require from all our staff and volunteers. All Successful applicants will undertake stringent recruitment checks including an enhanced DBS.
Job advert
We now have an opportunity for a Community Support Worker to join one of our teams.You would be working at a small and well established supported tenancy in Salford, close to the Trafford Centre. The service supports two young men, with complex non-verbal autism, to live as independently as possible; both at home and in the community. The service is committed to improving quality of life outcomes for tenants, with a particular focus on developing confidence, functional skills teaching, and increasing levels of engagement. We are looking to recruit a flexible and committed individual who is warm, personable and understanding.
Experience of using picture supports is advantageous but not essential as robust coaching will be available. Drivers are also highly preferred due to the individual needs of the tenants.
As our community support worker, you will…
As a community support worker you will be actively involved in supporting individuals to live a full and active life. You will do this by ensuring that you and the team around the person do all you can to deliver the agreed plans. You will play an important role, alongside your line manager and senior managers, to ensure that the team functions effectively and is supported through the attendance of productive team meetings and 1-1 supervision sessions.
Community Support Workers play a key role in developing relationships between the person supported, other important individuals in their lives and the Trust. You will also be expected to work closely with any family and professionals involved in the individuals care and ensure that needs and interventions are explored and acted on within your remit.
It is expected that you will support the individual to access appointments, formal reviews and planning of the care and support provided. You will work within a person centred framework within the service so that the individual/s supported can develop control of their lives and resources in a meaningful and empowering way. For example, empowering and teaching individual to use budgeting systems, assisting in detailed self-care plans and building independence skills in the least restrictive way.
As a Support Worker you will be expected to work on shift, administer medication, ensure good routines are in place and are undertaken to maintain the individual’s well-being. This role will extend to undertaking frequent checks linked to health and safety and daily/weekly recording systems, and implementing simple data systems to ensure that the whole service is performing in line with agreed plans, best practice and the Trusts standards.
About you...
Experience is preferable but is not essential, we pride ourselves on staff development and offer an outstanding training package and induction into the organisation. We’re looking for people who have a genuine interest and drive in working for the people we support.
As the team provide 24/7 support, you will need to be flexible and willing to work shifts on a rota basis over a day 7 period, due to the nature of this role you will be required to take part in sleep over shifts, these are paid in addition to the 37.5 hours at a rate of £62.64 and are not included in the 37.5 hours advertised.
Benefits
You'll get to help the people we support celebrate along the road to a brighter future. And, be part of an incredible team of like-minded peers. Together we work hard, laugh a lot, and support each other. We also have a range of rewards and benefits for our staff:
- 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), 27 days after 5 years and 30 days after 10 years.
- A company pension plan with 7% employer contribution
- Opportunity to purchase a health plan to claim towards therapy, dental and more
- Unlimited access to our employee assistance programme for advice and support
- Support from mental health first aiders
- Follow your ambitions and progress your career through on-the-job training, apprenticeships and qualifications
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About the Role
You will work directly with children and young people providing advocacy and other children’s rights support which will empower and support them to navigate the care system. This direct work will include issues based advocacy support for children in need, looked after children and care leavers, as well as children subject to the Child Protection process.
You will be a capable ambassador for Coram Voice with the ability to engage effectively with professionals, foster carers, commissioners, other stakeholders and most importantly children and young people.
Coram Voice particularly welcomes applications from care leavers or individuals with experience of being ‘looked after’ by the state. We are also actively encouraging applicants from Asian, African, Caribbean and other minority ethnic backgrounds to join our teams. Whilst we have a diverse team we recognise we are a predominantly white workforce and are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from diverse communities in order to improve the services to the children and young people we help.
If you have the necessary experience and skills and a commitment to promoting the rights of young people, we would like to hear from you.
To apply, please click on the 'apply now' button to be redirected to our website.
For more information about the main duties and responsibilities of this role please refer to the job description and person specification.
Closing Date: 9am, 30th October 2020
Interview Date: 10th November 2020
All posts are subjected to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and successful candidates will not be able to work unsupervised with children or young people until the completion of this process. Coram Voice - working towards quality through equality and the development of a diverse workforce.
We ask that recruitment agencies do not contact us in relation to this position. We have chosen to recruit directly as this helps us to minimise our recruitment costs, ensuring that valuable funds aren't diverted from the children and young people we help.
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Overview – Justlife Greater Manchester
Justlife works with the hidden homeless community, living in B&B’s and Guesthouses, considered ‘unsupported temporary accommodation’ (UTA). Our vision is to make people’s experience of housing vulnerability as short, safe and healthy as possible.
Based in Higher Openshaw, East Manchester, Justlife currently works across Manchester and Tameside providing re-housing advice, benefits advice and one-to-one key work support to empower vulnerable adults housed in UTA to move towards more secure housing, independent living and improved health and wellbeing. This includes supporting UTA managers and landlords.
Justlife have recently completed research mapping out the number of UTAs across Greater Manchester. Now that we know WHERE individuals are, in the coming year we intend to roll out a new ‘mobile’ model of operating - taking our work OUT to reach residents across GREATER MANCHESTER, enabling more residents and landlords to access the support they need.
Job Summary: The role of Specialist Support Worker involves playing an active part in the Specialist Support Team by taking part in regular outreach visits to UTA’s across Greater Manchester and supporting a caseload of clients that are experiencing varying stages of housing vulnerability. The role requires the use of specialist knowledge and relationship skills to support clients with varying degrees of mental health, addiction and trauma related issues to engage with health services and to access suitable housing solutions. The Specialist Support Worker is also expected to develop good working relationships with UTA Landlords and Managers recognising the important role that they play in ensuring that their tenant’s experience of UTA is as positive as possible.
This will include advocacy in registering them for medical services and accompanying them to appointments; assisting them in addressing all aspects of physical and mental health and addiction needs, as well as advocating for them to get access to suitable housing and social security benefits. The role is dependent on excellent communication and joint working with colleagues and a variety of partners and professionals.
The role requires a high degree of motivation in addition to creativity and flexibility to support people with multiple and complex needs. With a passion to work collaboratively with others for the good of our clients, and with experience of working in a related field in a voluntary or paid capacity.
A high degree of emotional intelligence is required to support clients, many of whom have complex emotional needs, with backgrounds of trauma, neglect, abuse, crime and low self-worth. In a role of this nature you will experience a range of emotions from joy to grief and as such it requires a high degree of resilience and self -awareness to cope with the emotional demands of the role. The role sits within a highly supportive team with all staff in receipt of regular line management, external clinical supervision and professional training; with reflective practice actively encouraged in weekly team meetings.
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About us...
At the Together Trust we believe everybody deserves an equal chance in life. There are no exceptions. We provide a wide range of support services including fostering, residential, community and family support. We also provide specialist educational support through our schools and colleges.
At our Specialist Day Provision in the Stockport area, we are committed to supporting adults to live happy, safe and fulfilling lives. We provide person-centred, creative, fun and professional support services to adults, providing them with opportunities to develop their social lives, building new interests and confidence.
We support them to achieve their goals through actively implementing plans that support the development of communication skills, enable independence and build meaningful community integration and leisure opportunities.
As our community support worker, you will…
Working alongside our existing team, you will offer a diverse range of exciting and varied activities for people aged 18+. The work you deliver will be based on a person centred framework and will focus on developing community integration and independence skills in order to help reduce barriers. Facilitating socialisation and developing meaningful relationships is a key element to the role.
As a community support worker you will be actively involved in supporting individuals to live a full and active life. You will do this by ensuring that you and the team around the person do all you can to deliver the agreed plans. You will play an important role, alongside your line manager and senior managers, to ensure that the team functions effectively and is supported through the attendance of productive team meetings and 1-1 supervision sessions.
Community Support Workers play a key role in developing relationships between the person supported, other important individuals in their lives and the Trust. You will also be expected to work closely with any family and professionals involved in the individuals care and ensure that needs and interventions are explored and acted on within your remit.
This is a dual contract role. 26 hours based within a learning environment and 6.5 hours based in the community.
About you...
Experience is preferable but is not essential, we pride ourselves on staff development and offer an outstanding training package and induction into the organisation. We are looking for people who have a genuine interest and motivation in working for the people we support.
Benefits
You'll get to help the people we support celebrate along the road to a brighter future. And, be part of an incredible team of like-minded peers. Together we work hard, laugh a lot, and support each other. We also have a range of rewards and benefits for our staff:
- 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), 27 days after 5 years and 30 days after 10 years.
- A company pension plan with 7% employer contribution
- Opportunity to purchase a health plan to claim towards therapy, dental and more
- Unlimited access to our employee assistance programme for advice and support
- Support from mental health first aiders
- Follow your ambitions and progress your career through on-the-job training, apprenticeships and qualifications
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Creative Support is a national not-for-profit organisation providing housing and support to individuals with a wide range of needs. We are looking to recruit a highly motivated Supported Housing and Welfare Rights Officer to our Housing and Welfare Rights Team based in Stockport.
The Supported Housing and Welfare Rights Team provide a warm, friendly and responsive service to all clients supported by Creative Support, offering support and guidance to clients, staff and partner agencies on matters relating to tenancies, housing law, welfare benefits advice and budgeting.
Creative Support own and manage a portfolio of supported accommodation across the country for the purpose of enabling vulnerable adults with different needs to maintain a tenancy within the community. Supported Housing and Welfare Rights Officers contribute to Creative Support’s business success through effective tenancy management, income maximisation and arrears recovery within this accommodation.
You will be responsible for a caseload of tenants residing in our supported accommodation, managing all tenancy related aspects including sign ups, Housing Benefit claims, tenancy enforcement action and voids monitoring. You will take prompt, appropriate action to resolve cases and support our residents to maintain their tenancies.
You will be friendly, approachable, confident and able to communicate clearly with clients, staff and other partner agencies. You should not be averse to dealing with sometimes challenging and / or emotional cases, and you will demonstrate professionalism and empathy as necessary.
You will ideally have some knowledge of the current Housing Benefit system and the future proposals for the future funding of supported housing. You will need to be self-motivated with a keen interest in rules and regulations and how we can use this knowledge to better maximise Creative Support’s income from its housing stock and increase the positive outcomes of our tenants.
Creative Support is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to delivering high quality care through a diverse, well trained and supported local work force.
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Senior Support Worker
Are you currently a Support Worker looking to move into a Senior Support Worker position? Are you interested in a career where you will make a real difference to young people’s lives? Do you understand the challenges which young people face in daily life? Maybe a career with them is for you…
They are currently looking for a Senior Support Worker, or an experienced Support Worker looking to develop into a senior post. You support the Deputy and Residential Manager in supervising a team of staff with the aim to help their young people move into independent living in the future.
You will be based within their Residential Home in Bury working shifts over a 37.5 hour week consisting of earlies, lates and sleep-ins.
Company Benefits
- Competitive pay (£10.43 p/h + £100 bonus after completing 6-month probation)
- 22 days holiday + 8 bank holidays
- Excellent Learning and Development opportunities (NVQ Level 3 in Adult Health & Social Care)
- Enhanced company pension
- Life Assurance 2 x your annual salary
- Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
- Paid Induction (Running over 7 days)
- Free on-site parking
- Paid Enhanced DBS check
- Employee Assistance Programme / 24-hour Counselling Service
- Online shopping discounts, free eye tests and various other benefits
- The opportunity for internal promotions & progression
- Refer a Friend Scheme (Up to £500 per referral)
- Regular social events and recognition schemes (‘Employee of the year awards’, Summer & Christmas parties)
Your role as a Senior Support Worker
- To carry out direct and indirect care of young people with complex mental health needs
- To work in a team, giving the highest standard of care possible to the young people.
- To work alongside the Deputy and Residential Manager to support with the management of staff and smooth running of the home
- To closely follow individual care plans and support young people with education, shopping, and social and leisure activities.
- To carry out multiple interventions involving the delivery of care to young people
- To promote independence amongst the young people
- To provide support, advice and information to the young people, parents and other carers
- To carry out further duties as per their attached document (Writing reports, general office admin etc)
Requirements of a Senior Support Worker
- NVQ Level 2 qualification or equivalent within Care
- Flexibility - Your role will involve working shifts including sleep ins/weekends/Bank Holidays
- Good verbal communication skills and the ability to listen to others
- Good written skills and the ability to write basic reports and record information accurately
- IT Literate (Able to write emails and use Microsoft Office)
- An understanding of the issues around confidentiality
- An understanding of safeguarding
- Professional working boundaries between staff and service users
- Ability to remain calm in emergencies, supporting others during difficult situations
Desirable Criteria
- Full UK Driving Licence
- Previous experience of working with young people who have mental health needs
Due to the current climate regarding the Covid-19, all of their interviews are now taking place as a Video/Audio Interview over Microsoft Teams.
Training will be carried out at the beginning of each month over 7 days covering First Aid, Safeguarding and Therapeutic Risk Management and breakaway techniques. This is paid for along with travel expenses.
The closing date for this position is Saturday 4th October 2020, so if you are interested in developing and supporting young people and young adults with complex difficulties then please ensure you apply before this date.
Our client operates a safer recruitment process and as part of this process the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
They are an equal opportunities employer who values diversity and positively encourages applications of all ages from all sections of the community.
They reserve the right to close the advert early, should they appoint a suitable candidate.
You may have experience of the following: Support Worker, Senior Support Worker, Care Worker, Care Assistant, Healthcare Worker, Healthcare Assistant, Community Support Worker, Disability, Disabilities, Care Staff, Charity, Charities, Not for Profit, NFP, Third Sector, etc.
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