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Check my CVHideOut Youth Zone’s state-of-the-art £6.6m facility opened in September 2020 to provide an engaging and inspiring place for thousands of young people aged 8 – 19 (up to 25 for those with additional needs) to spend their leisure time. Open 7-nights a week, 52-weeks a year plus school holidays, the Youth Zone’s incredible facilities include a 3G pitch, skate park, 30ft climbing wall, boxing/mixed martial arts gym, 4-court sports hall, sensory room, fitness suite, recreation area and dance, arts, music and media suites and much more.
Manchester has higher than the national average rates of young people 16-18 who are NEET but the Covid-19 pandemic has only intensified this issue and increased risks of young people not securing a positive post 16 destination. This new, exciting role within HideOut Youth Zones management team, will provide the right candidate with an opportunity to establish and shape the youth zone’s employment and enterprise offer. This offer will not only target those young people locally aged 16-18 who are not in employment education or training (NEET) but also develop an early universal information advice and guidance service for young people aged 13+ in parallel with our core youth work offer.
Candidates must:
▪ Have extensive experience of delivering Enterprise and Employability activities to young people aged 8 to 19 (or up to 25 for those with additional needs) in a variety of settings
▪ Be able to engage vulnerable, disengaged or hard to reach young people
▪ Have experience of managing partnerships with employers and training providers
▪ Demonstrate a strong commitment to young people and have the ability to engage and build positive relationships
▪ Be passionate about the aims and mission of HideOut Youth Zone and East Manchester
A role profile with person specification can be found on our website.
This is truly a fantastic opportunity to be part of the HideOut team and to help to create a long-lasting legacy for young people in the area.
In accordance with our Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, the position requires an enhanced DBS check.
HOW TO APPLY
Please complete a HideOut Youth Zone Application Form and email together with a copy of your up-to-date CV
Deadline for applications: 9am, Thursday 18th March 2021
We place huge value on equal opportunities and encourage applications from candidates of diverse backgrounds, communities and abilities. The one thing we all have in common is our desire to raise the aspirations of young people across the country.
For further information about HideOut Youth Zone please visit our website and follow us on Twitter.
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We are delighted to be advertising an exciting new role at MASH.
MASH is a busy city-centre based charity working with women who sex work to help keep them safe and more empowered to make decisions about their lives. Our small and dedicated staff team, supported by volunteers, work with more than 600 women every year and we are the only agency in Manchester working specifically with women with complex needs. In 2018, MASH was awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the equivalent of an MBE, which recognises exceptional work done by volunteer groups in their communities. All our staff benefit from regular development opportunities including trauma-informed training.
We are recruiting a new Drop-in Development Officer to join our team full time for 6 months.
Using a gender and trauma-informed approach, the Drop-in Development Officer will manage our city centre Drop-in Centre and support the women who attend. This will involve managing volunteers, providing support and advice to women, and delivering a range of activities. Please note there may be some evening work involved in this post.
We are looking for an experienced individual who has an understanding of complex needs including, homelessness, mental health, substance misuse and offending behaviour.
It is an occupational requirement under the Equality Act 2010 (Schedule 9, part 1) for this post to be filled only by a woman.
This role is fixed term until 31st September 2021.
The closing date is Sunday 7th March. Interviews will be held on the 9th and 10th of March and will be conducted via zoom.
The post is subject to DBS checks, suitable references, and completion of a 6-month probation period.
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Fixed term contract until 31st December 2021 (maternity cover)
Flexible location with occasional travel to Manchester, Birmingham or Sheffield
Closing date: 14 March 2021 at 11:30pm
Are you a customer-focused individual with recent experience of providing specialist level debt advice? Then join Shelter as a Specialist Debt Adviser supporting client-facing debt advisers with their complex casework, contributing to resources and helping us to influence the debt advice sector.
A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change, with individuals, in communities, across society, and leading the way to a safe home. We need individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.
At Shelter we are united by our purpose to defend the right to a safe home. Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. We believe that to win that fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement for change. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, fair, equitable and transparent.
We have committed to combat racism both within and outside Shelter and welcome you on our journey to becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.
About the Team
Our Specialist Debt Advice service works with front-line debt advisers based across England & Wales, providing support with their complex case work. The service currently operates between 9-5 Monday to Friday, with advisers offering live support to clients on a rota basis throughout the week. We are expanding the availability of our service and now need to recruit additional Specialist Debt Advisers, some on a permanent basis and some on fixed term contracts which may become permanent depending on the outcome of the contract re-tender due early 2021.
About the Role
As a Specialist Debt Adviser, you'll be responsible for handling phone and email enquiries to the service, using diagnostic questioning to fully establish the caller's enquiry and providing detailed and timely responses. We'll also rely on you to identify and act upon any emergency enquiries and prioritise your workload accordingly. Helping our Team to produce written and on-line content and provide service users with the latest developments in debt regulation, policy and good practice will be important too.
We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.
About you
You're someone who champions user-focused advice and who can take complex language and processes and make them easy to understand for professional advisers and other audiences. You'll need excellent all-round understanding of debt advice, with experience of contributing to, and producing, written and on-line resources, including guidance documents, webinars and attendance at networking events, providing services users with the latest debt regulation, policy and good practice. What's more, you have good typing skills and proficiency using Microsoft office applications and case management and reporting systems.
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.
Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We're here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.
To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.
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.
NYAS is the leading provider of advocacy and associated service across the UK. NYAS shares the opinion that every child or young person experiencing care should have the same chance to live happy, healthy and rewarding lives as their peers.
If you are looking for a rewarding role with an organisation that makes a difference to young people’s lives, we want to hear from you.
We are looking for a Senior Advocate who will have responsibility for the regional leadership of both the North West and East Anglia regional teams.
Working remotely, you will be responsible for the allocation of settings to other advocates, provide line management supervision and manage an allocation of settings either within the North West or East Anglia.
You will provide a high standard of provision to vulnerable children, young people and adults, ensuring that their voices are heard and that they are involved in decisions that affect their lives whilst working to ensure they are safeguarded at all times.
This role is a home based role however it is essential that the post holder resides either in the North West or East Anglia.
For more information and to apply please visit our website.
NYAS operates robust safe procedures to ensure the protection of the children, young people and adults at risk we work with. To comply with NYAS’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, references and a Digital Risk Assessment.
NYAS is an equal opportunities employer
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early once we receive a high number of applications.
Age UK Wigan Borough is the largest charity for older people in Wigan Borough. We have worked throughout the past year to support older people through lockdown and provide a range of services to improve people's lives, including helping to claim for over £1,750,000 in benefits.
Do you have experience of managing a complex organisation and a well-developed understanding of the benefits system?
The post holder will manage our Information, Advice and Advocacy services, ensuring duplication is eliminated, efficiencies maximised and service users receive a joined-up response. He/she will provide leadership to the service and ensure that all elements operate within the parameters set out in contracts and funding agreements.
For further information and how to apply, please click the ‘apply’ button to be re-directed to our website.
Closing date: 15/03/2021
Expected start date: 19/04/2021
About us:
PTMWA is a women-led organisation whose vision is to ensure that people, suffering, or at risk of domestic abuse receive appropriate support. We assist recovery by providing safe accommodation, specialist support services and by working in partnership with other agencies. We also run the only museum dedicated to telling the story of women’s fight for the right to vote at our Pankhurst Centre headquarters.
We are a diverse organisation with c31% of our staff coming from BAME and c12% from LGBT communities. We span the generations with c11% of staff being aged 18-24 and c25% aged 55-64. 11% of staff identify as having a disability.
Our staff, volunteers and service users have recently taken time to reflect on who we are and what we do when we are at our best. This reflection showed that we can proudly claim to be:
Courageous by challenging inequality, stepping forward and making change
Affirming by supporting and inspiring, paying attention to discover what matters
Generous by sharing our skills, creating energetic positive links, and thriving together
Rooted by being secure in our communities, participating and nurturing a sense of belonging
About You:
You will be a pro-active, reliable individual who reflects the values of PTMWA in all that you do. Your experiences, whether in paid or voluntary work, will enable you to fulfil the role requirements but it is your attitude and character that will make you a successful team member.
You will enjoy a challenge and actively participate in delivering and developing services of the highest standard.
About the roles:
We have recently been successful in securing 3 x new projects and need additional staff and volunteers to deliver them. We welcome applications from people seeking part-time (17.5 hours) work as well as full-time (35). All roles are subject to a DBS check and we seek 2 x references, 1 of whom must be your current employer if applicable
1St 1000 Days Family Intervention Worker
The First 1,000 Days Project is a collaborative approach between 3 VCS agencies to establish a new service for children and their parents who are or have been affected by domestic abuse working directly with BAME parents and their children from conception to 2 years old.
You will work as part of a small team with colleagues in Wai Yin, Manchester Women’s Aid, (MWA,) and Manchester Young Lives to deliver a range of interventions which will help families and children thrive.
You will be skilled in partnership working, with the ability to apply a whole family approach to protect children and families from harm and improve family functioning. The two year project will assist families to form meaningful links within their communities.
This role has been assessed and confirmed as open to women only under the Equality Act 2010, schedule 9, part 1
Hours of work: 35 per week, on a rota covering the hours of 09.00 – 20.00
Salary: £23 868.00 per annum
Duration: 12 Months from start
Annual Leave: 25 days plus Bank Holidays, pro rata for part-time workers
Rochdale and District Mind has over 30 years' experience of supporting emotional health and wellbeing. We are seeking to recruit a counsellor to undertake clinical assessments and counselling interventions (both face-to-face and telephone) with children and young people aged 12 - 18 years old. This support will be in line with the Thrive Model,developed by the Anna Freud Centre and Tavistock.
Job-sharing will be considered.
The successful candidate(s) will be professionally qualified, will hold individual BACP (or equivalent) registration or accreditation (or be working towards accreditation) and will have experience of counselling children/young people/young adults with complex mental health and psychosocial issues and managing client risk and safeguarding issues.
Interview date: Wednesday 10th March 2021
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About us:
PTMWA is a women-led organisation whose vision is to ensure that people, suffering, or at risk of domestic abuse receive appropriate support. We assist recovery by providing safe accommodation, specialist support services and by working in partnership with other agencies. We also run the only museum dedicated to telling the story of women’s fight for the right to vote at our Pankhurst Centre headquarters.
We are a diverse organisation, c31% of our staff identify as BME, c12% as LGBT+. We span the generations with c11% of staff being aged 18-24 and 25% aged 55-64. And, c11% of staff identify as having a disability.
Our staff, volunteers and service users have recently taken time to reflect on who we are and what we do when we are at our best. This reflection showed that we can proudly claim to be:
Courageous by challenging inequality, stepping forward and making change
Affirming by supporting and inspiring, paying attention to discover what matters
Generous by sharing our skills, creating energetic positive links, and thriving together
Rooted by being secure in our communities, participating and nurturing a sense of belonging
About You:
You will be a pro-active, reliable individual who reflects the values of PTMWA in all that you do. Your experiences, whether in paid or voluntary work, will enable you to fulfil the role requirements but it is your attitude and character that will make you a successful team member.
You will enjoy a challenge and actively participate in delivering and developing services of the highest standard. You will be the organisation’s operational lead for the case management system, ensuring that it is effectively embedded within practice. You will require excellent IT skills, the ability to analyse and communicate data and enjoy working across and with different groups of people and teams.
About the role:
We welcome applications from people seeking part-time (17.5 hours) work as well as full-time (35). All roles are subject to a DBS check and we seek 2 x references, 1 of whom must be your current employer if applicable.
Practitioner and Trainer (MiDASS) – 1 Role
The post holder will be responsible for delivering domestic violence and abuse (DVA) training to health professionals working with pre and post-natal women within a maternity hospital setting to improve their understanding of domestic violence and abuse (DVA) and to increase the numbers of victims identified and referred for support. The post holder will provide risk assessment, holistic support and advocacy for the individuals referred by the participating maternity hospital professionals.
Other responsibilities will include delivering effective DVA awareness training to clinical and non-clinical staff members based within a maternity hospital setting and providing effective one to one support, advice, information and advocacy to pregnant women and new mothers who are experiencing or who have experienced DVA as they are referred from participating maternity hospital departments. You will also maintain awareness of safeguarding and complete Early Help assessment or social services referrals as a matter of urgency.
This role has been assessed and confirmed as open to women only under the Equality Act 2010, schedule 9, part 1
Hours of work: 35 per week
Salary: £24 868 per annum
Duration: Fixed term contract to 31st March 2022, extension subject to funding
Annual Leave: 25 days plus Bank Holidays, pro rata for part-time workers
Zac’s Youth Bar is recruiting! We are a dedicated Youth Charity based right inthe heart of our community and we are looking to recruit passionate and skilled workers to our successful and expanding Healthy Minds Listening Service.
The Sycamore Project was registered as a charity in 1995, founded by local church members, wishing to show the love of God in action by serving their community.
In 1999 a former pub in Farnworth was acquired, refurbished and in 2000 opened as “Zac’s Youth Bar”, an alcohol-free venue for young people. This building is our main location for on-site and now, online activities as well as staff offices. Zac’s puts the needs of the young people at the heart of all it does. Its projects are always evolving to meet the increasing needs of its young people and the wider community.
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Do you have an understanding of mental health issues or experience of working in Mental Health? Would you like to be part of an organisation that counts on the professionalism, insight, expertise and passion of its staff to inspire individual recovery for the people they work with? Then join us as a Full Time Recovery Worker on a 37.5 hour per week contract.
We are looking for a Full Time Recovery Worker to join our team in Cheshire East, providing Community based support to Service users in their own homes. We are based in Sandbach, but cover the areas of Crewe, Sandbach, Middlewich and Macclesfield. A great listener, with a flexible approach and a flair for planning and prioritising a busy workload, you love motivating and engaging people in a range of developmental and rehabilitative activities. What’s more, you have a good understanding of mental health issues and how they affect people. You will also need good record keeping skills, be adept at data entry and willing to participate in a 9 – 5 rota that includes lone working and weekends.
We are looking for caring, consistent, flexible and creative individuals who work well under pressure and are keen to work in mental health. Good communication is essential, as is a good knowledge of mental health. You will receive a full induction, regular supervisions, as well as opportunities for personal and professional development by working across our range of services. You will also have access to learning and development opportunities.
This is a permanent role with the post-holder required to work 37.5 hours per week.
The salary for this role is £17,354.00 with potential progression up to £17,580.00 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 23rd March 2021. (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.
Morgan Hunt are currently recruiting Project Workers to work within Supported Housing services for a client in Greater Manchester.
As a Project Worker, you will support individuals experiencing homelessness, who may have additional complex needs, to prepare them for moving on and living independently in the community.
As a Project Worker you will;
- Work with vulnerable clients and empower them to become independent and ready to move on into the community
- Risk assess potential new clients into the service
- Create personalised support plans for each client in order to give them focus to becoming independent
- Carry out key work sessions with clients to meet their individual needs
- Complete welfare checks of residents and raise any concerns with management
- Complete Health and Safety / Building checks of the project ensuring clients safety is paramount at all times
- Maintain records including case notes, support plans, financial and administrative records
Experience of working as a Project Worker and supporting clients with complex needs is essential for this role. You will have the ability to assess need and plan and deliver effective, personalised support.
Due to the nature of the role, an Enhanced DBS is required.
To apply for this role, please send a current CV or call 0161 838 3616
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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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 provides residential services for young people aged 16-30 years old who have been discharged from psychiatric inpatient stays or may have experienced previous admissions and/or placement breakdowns. The young people they care for often require a high level of support and dynamic approach to risk management in order to support problems they may have with self-harming, behavior and emotional regulation. Their aim is to support the young people using a therapeutic, least restrictive approach to live in a non-secure community setting and to achieve their individual goals in preparation for transition to adult life.
They are currently 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 in Bury working shifts over a 37.5 hour working week consisting of earlies, lates, and occasional sleep ins & nights when required to support the services, so flexibility is required.
Company Benefits
- Competitive pay (£9.54 p/h + £100 bonus after completing 6-month probation)
- 22 days holiday + 8 bank holidays (Rising to 27 days holiday plus bank holidays with service)
- 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 Licence
- 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 Tuesday 30th March.
Please note that they do not accept CV’s and the application must be completed in full.
To support their commitment as a COVID-19 Secure employer, all of their interviews will be held over video platform.
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.
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About us…
At 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.
The Together Trust is committed to safeguarding and successful applicants will be required to undertake stringent recruitment checks including an enhanced DBS check.
We have a specialist short break children’s service, Woodlands which caters for children and young people with Autism and associated disabilities. We are now looking to recruit a number of residential staff to work at our service based in Romiley, Stockport.
As our Residential Support Worker…
You will support children aged from 5 to 18 years of age, being a positive and supportive role model. You will encourage young people to develop confidence, self-esteem and essential life skills. As part of our team, you will work hard to empower our young people, help them break through barriers and experience a range of varied opportunities and activities.
You will plan activities for the young people to be involved in, our aim is to give the young people we support at Woodlands the opportunity to experience new and fun adventures and experience a lasting sense of achievement and happiness. We are sensitive to individual needs and pride ourselves of working with all our young people in a unique way.
You will be actively involved working closely with families and other professionals around the children we support including education staff, healthcare professionals and attending healthcare appointments. You will communicate effectively with parents and carers, be responsible for administration of medication, daily reporting and personal care within morning and evening routines. A number of the young people we support may need assistance with all aspects of personal care, such as bathing and toileting, getting dressed, others require encouragement and support to be able to become more independent.
Importantly, you will provide a fun and nurturing environment at all times and be able to manage challenging situations and behaviour with the support of your internal team and the teams within the wider trust.
About You...
You are caring, passionate, positive, professional and supportive – looking to make a real difference in children and young people’s lives. Experience is preferable but is not essential. What’s more important is the desire for a challenging and rewarding role and a genuine interest in developing your skills through the training we offer. We also ask that you are willing to complete QCF level 3 in caring for young people within a residential setting if you do not already hold this or an equivalent qualification.
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.
Candidates with a full, clean driving license are encouraged to apply. You must be over 22 years of age to apply for this role due to the age range of the young people in the service. (These roles are exempt from the Employment Equality (Age) Regulation 2006).
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About us:
PTMWA is a women-led organisation whose vision is to ensure that people, suffering, or at risk of domestic abuse receive appropriate support. We assist recovery by providing safe accommodation, specialist support services and by working in partnership with other agencies. We also run the only museum dedicated to telling the story of women’s fight for the right to vote at our Pankhurst Centre headquarters.
We are a diverse organisation, c31% of our staff identify as BME, c12% as LGBT+. We span the generations with c11% of staff being aged 18-24 and 25% aged 55-64. And, c11% of staff identify as having a disability.
Our staff, volunteers and service users have taken time to reflect on who we are and what we do when we are at our best. This reflection showed that we can proudly claim to be:
Courageous by challenging inequality, stepping forward and making change
Affirming by supporting and inspiring, paying attention to discover what matters
Generous by sharing our skills, creating energetic positive links, and thriving together
Rooted by being secure in our communities, participating and nurturing a sense of belonging
About You:
You will be a pro-active, reliable individual who reflects the values of PTMWA in all that you do. Your experiences, whether in paid or voluntary work, will enable you to fulfil the role requirements but it is your attitude and character that will make you a successful team member.
You will enjoy a challenge and actively participate in delivering and developing services of the highest standard.
About the role:
We welcome applications from people seeking part-time (17.5 hours) work as well as full-time (35). All roles are subject to a DBS check and we seek 2 x references, 1 of whom must be your current employer if applicable
Advocate Educator – 1 role available
The purpose of this position is to provide holistic support and advocacy for individuals referred by the GP Practices across the city. The responsibilities will amongst others include:
Practice-based Work to promote an awareness of the experiences and needs of people, predominantly women who are living with, escaping or have a history of DVA particularly in relation to their health.
Advocacy and Support Work by providing effective one to one support, advice, information and advocacy to service users who are experiencing or who have experienced DVA as they are referred from participating GP Practices. Maintain awareness of safeguarding and complete Early Help and/or social services referrals as a matter of urgency and,
Contributing to Project Success by managing workload to ensure compliance with IRIS National and local commissioning reporting requirements. Contribute to the development of the IRIS online case management and reporting tool to ensure this is fit for purpose.
This role has been assessed and confirmed as open to women only under the Equality Act 2010, schedule 9, part 1
Hours of work: 35 per week
Salary: £26 065.00 per annum
Duration: Fixed Term up to 31st March 2022, extension subject to availability of funding
Annual Leave: 25 days plus Bank Holidays, pro rata for part-time workers
We are looking for a dedicated and skilled Co-ordinator with a background in youth work to join our happy team.
If you think you have what it takes to make a difference in the lives of local young people, then read on....
As part of the operational management team, The Well-being Service Coordinator will have primary responsibility for the day to day smooth running of the wellbeing services, ensuring that beneficiaries receive the highest possible quality service provision. Our services include, information and signposting, mentoring, well being groups and parenting programmes.
Working closely with our amazing team of Volunteers you will be responsible for the co-ordination of our service delivery, but will also have the scope to directly deliver some key one to one and group interventions to children, young people and parents.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.