Relief Support Worker

We are one of the largest learning disability charities in the UK, supporting 2,900 people through our friendly, supportive, creative and diverse teams.

Covering leave, training and sickness with hours that fit in with life's other commitments, a relief support worker role is an ideal way of discovering that this could be the career for you.

Salary: £8.30 (plus 12.07% in lieu of holiday pay)

Hours: Permanent, Casual hours/flexible hours with work patterns to fit around your work/life commitments
Location: Ugley, Bishops Stortford, CM22

What we Offer

We offer a range of benefits and career development opportunities. We’ll give you a comprehensive induction, full training and support along the way. With Investors in People and Skills for Care accreditation we are committed to investing in our teams to ensure they have the specialist skills they need.

You don’t need experience of support work or any special qualifications for this job - you’ll get plenty of training along the way. Having the right values and wanting to make a difference to enable people to live a more fulfilling and independent life is what matters most. You will need to have good listening skills and a practical, caring approach. You also need to have basic level IT skills to be able to use a computer to record information about people you will be supporting.

A full, current UK/EU driving licence would be desirable but not essential (restricted bus services from local towns).

Join us and help change lives.

Closing date: Sunday 15th March 2020

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE.

You may have experience or an interest in the following: Relief Support Worker, Support Worker, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Learning Disabilities, Social Care, Voluntary Sector, Mental Health Worker, Healthcare Assistant, Care Staff, Community Development, Relief Care Worker, Vulnerable People, Social Worker, Not for Profit, NFP, Flexible Working etc.

Ref:91972

Touchstone (registered charity No. 1012053) is a leading voluntary sector agency providing high quality services to improve the health and wellbeing of local people.

Liaison and Diversion Support Time Recovery Worker
Salary starting at: £21,589 pa (NJC Scale Points, 12 – 17)
37 hours per week
This role will be based in and around Wakefield

Any job offer will be dependent on the outcome of police vetting at level 3, and reference checks.

The Liaison and Diversion (L&D) Service works with people of all ages (including children and young people) with a wide range of vulnerabilities including poor mental health and learning disabilities,  who have offended or are at risk of offending.  We support service users who have contact with police stations, the courts, prisons and probation. The Liaison and Diversion service is delivered by Wakefield Council across the West Yorkshire Police force area.  The team is a multi-agency, multi skilled team.  Touchstone is one of the partners in the service. We are particularly looking for candidates with extensive experience in working with young people. 

The aim is to work together to reduce the risk factors for reoffending by providing short-term support and signposting service users into longer-term support services.

L&D service across West Yorkshire will operate 7 days per week from 08.00 to 18.00.  Project Workers will be required to work shifts to ensure appropriate cover, this will include regular weekend and evening work.

CLOSING DATE: 8th March 2020

Interviews will be held on: 26th and 27th March 2020

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the button to be directed to our website where you can download the application pack.

Previous applicants need not apply.

Touchstone is an equal opportunities organisation and applications are welcome from all sections of the community, particularly LGBT communities and/or people with disabilities who are under-represented within Touchstone.

Touchstone is a Trans Positive employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Mindful Employer, has been granted the Positive about Disabled People mark and Investors in People Platinum.

No agencies please.

Community Health and Wellbeing Officer (Environmental Health)

This is an exciting opportunity to assist in the development and implementation of initiatives to promote health improvement within the Borough.

Community Health and Wellbeing Officer Responsibilities:

You will join the Environmental Health team, working to improve the health and wellbeing of people living in the borough. As a key member of the team you will develop policies and deliver projects aimed at addressing health inequalities and achieving the best possible health and wellbeing outcomes for the community.

The successful candidate will also assist in the delivery of traditional environmental health promotional campaigns on issues such as food safety, healthy eating, air quality, noise action and climate change.

Community Health and Wellbeing Officer Requirements:

- Educated to degree level (or equivalent) or relevant equivalent experience. A public health related qualification would be advantageous
- Demonstrable experience of working in a health and wellbeing environment
- Effective cross sector or multi-agency working
- Experience developing and implementing strategies, policies and procedures and applying best practice to meet statutory obligations
- Experience of leading and managing relevant projects
- Demonstrable understanding of the purpose and application of procedures relating to public wellbeing, including issues relating to community health and wellbeing, and best practice
- Knowledge of current legislation and guidance relating to health and wellbeing and of health behaviours and how these might be changed
- Willingness to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends and ability and willingness to travel within the county

About Borough Council of Wellingborough

Wellingborough is an attractive market town in north Northamptonshire, full of historical character and surrounded by beautiful countryside. It is also a borough with ambition and has been identified as a growth area by the government. Exciting plans are in place to develop the borough, with the town centre being the focus of major investment.

Location: Wellingborough, Northamptonshire

Job type: Full-time: 37 hours per week

Salary: £26,317 per annum (with the potential to earn up to £31,371)
This post attracts a casual user car allowance

Benefits: In return we offer a range of work life balance benefits (including flexible working arrangements), pension scheme, professional development opportunities, town centre location and free car parking.

Closing time and date: Midnight 3rd March 2020
Interviews to be held on Friday 13 March 2020

Please Note: CV’s will not be accepted. Please ensure all relevant information is provided within your application form.

Applications are invited from well organised candidates, educated to degree level, who have relevant experience of working in a health and wellbeing environment.

You may have experience of the following :Community Health and Wellbeing Officer, Health & Wellbeing Officer, Health Promotion, Community Engagement Officer, Local Authority, Community Development, Health & Wellbeing, , Environmental Health, Public Health, Legislation, Policy, Policies, Public Sector etc

Ref: 92017

Recruiting for a Mini Bus Driver to join our Learning Disabilities service in Tower Hamlets!

GBP 10,972 per annum, 20 hours per week for a 6 Month FTC plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more

Tower Hamlets Complex Needs Service, Antill Road, provides day centre support for 20 customers with a learning disability who live in the borough. The service works in close partnership with social services and community learning disability agencies, as well as parents and carers and other key support agencies. There is an open door policy for customers, with office opening times being Monday-Friday, 9am-5.00pm. We are looking for a part-time mini bus driver must have D1 and over a year experience of driving with clean license. Duties to transport customer's with complex needs to and from the day centre. Driver will be responsible for the safety of the customer's while travelling.. Driver will be required to drive 17 seater mini bus with tail lift

Key Responsibilities:

- Ensure regular cleaning and maintenance services for the vehicle, planning each route based on road and traffic conditions
- Transporting customers to and from the service
- Carrying out vehicle maintenance checks.
- Interacting with customers in a professional conduct.
- Arranging for vehicle repairs when necessary.
- Daily mileage records.

This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead.

Person Specification:

- Drive safely, obey the traffic laws, and respect the rights of other drivers
- Inspecting vehicles for mechanical items and safety issues and perform preventative maintenance
- A good sense of direction.
- The ability to work with people from a range of backgrounds.
- Good driving skills and knowledge of defensive driving techniques.
- Good communication and people skills.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

Essential:

- Good driving skills
- Knowledge of local area
- Polite, assertive with good attitude.
- Being able to work under pressure
- Driver will be responsible for the overall running of the bus daily safety checks
- Driver will be responsible for the overall running of the bus daily safety checks

Desirable:

- Experience of driving a mini bus.

Please note that we have the right to close any vacancy before the advertised closing date if we have received a high number of applications.

If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities.

If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.

How this role fits into the vision and objectives of City Hearts

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an Outreach Caseworker within our Outreach Support Team. In this role, you’ll be responsible for supporting survivors of modern slavery currently within the National Referral Mechanism who are residing within the community. What you can expect from a career at City Hearts As an organisation we are committed to supporting your success and providing you with a wealth of skills, training and opportunities as well as staff benefits to enhance your employment. These will include:

• Regular accredited and in-house training on specialist subjects such as trauma, mental health, safeguarding, working with addictions and much more

• Group Supervision every 6 weeks with qualified therapists

• Commitment to annual salary reviews

• Progression opportunities

• Annual staff survey and focus groups – have your say!

• 30 days holiday per year (plus accrued holiday days for length of service)

• Perkbox national ‘perks’ and discount scheme

• 3% employer contribution pension scheme

RESPONSIBILITIES

Support

• Caseworking individual PVOHT (Potential Victims of Human Trafficking)

• Arranging and attending appointments for clients

• Following up all the paperwork and details of VOHT (Victim of human trafficking) in adherence to the terms of the contract; including on line reporting. Including, weekly reviews, daily logs and inductions.

• Ensuring that volunteers who work with you on shift have the proper level of support and adhere to policies and procedures

• Ensuring that all Key Performance Indicators (from SATco and from City Hearts) are met

• Ensuring progression of VOHT through system

• Liaising with organisations and individuals regarding VOHT and CH in a professional manner - including but not limited to SATco, UK Visas and Immigration, Modern Slavery Human Trafficking Until, other agencies, police, and medical professionals

• Dealing with out of hour crisis in accordance with standby rota

General

• Regular feedback and review meetings with Outreach Coordinator

• Identifying support hours and ensuring accurate logging of all hours

• Ensuring paperwork is being completed correctly and in a timely fashion

• Ensuring Exit Strategies are being prepared in a timely fashion

• Receiving out of hours referrals, carrying out inductions, weekly reviews, updating IT system

• Ensuring adherence to all internal procedures regarding City Hearts, the Safe Houses and any legislation

Legacy and In Memory Fundraiser

You will join them as a Legacy and In Memory Fundraiser to grow awareness and generate funds for their local emergency service and Children’s Air Ambulance. They utilise multiple tools and revenue streams to do this and one of those is fundraising In memory of loved ones and those who are generous to leave them a legacy in their will. They are looking to recruit a Legacy and In Memory Fundraiser who will help grow this area of their Charity.

Legacy and In Memory Fundraiser Responsibilities:

This will happen by delivering a number of different tactical objectives within the role which include:

- Managing their online presence working with their marketing team to grow awareness for Legacy and In Mem revenue streams.
- Create new partnerships with organisations such as funeral directors and solicitors who will help grow their brands.
- Promote the their legacies programme and manage high profile projects throughout the year such as ‘make a will’ week and supporter ‘thank you’ events.

Legacy and In Memory Fundraiser Requirements:

For this role they need someone who has actively worked in a Community Fundraising role and preferably has a good understanding of In-memory and legacy giving. This is a unique way to fund raise and requires a unique skill set which predominantly is based on your communication and relationship building skills. They need exemplary written and oral communication skills, this role is about building long term relationships and often speaking with people who have been through tragic circumstances. With that however comes the ability to turn that loss into a positive for others.

About our client:

Our client provides two very important functions, which provides paediatric transfers across the UK. Their objective is to save lives, utilising specialist pilots, doctors, and paramedics and with their work centred on saving lives, improving clinical outcomes and being able to react quickly and efficiently to emergencies.

They are at the forefront of innovative clinical care and they challenge boundaries. None of this can be achieved without a hugely dedicated team of colleagues, volunteers and the general public.

Location: Rugby with some travel.

Job type: Full Time, Permanent, 37.5 hours per week

Salary: £23,000 - £27,000 per annum

You may have experience of the following: Fundraising Assistant, Fundraising Coordinator, Fundraising Administrator, Fundraising Executive, Fundraising, Fundraiser, Charity, Third Sector, Charities, Not for Profit, NFP, etc.

Ref: 92088

About us

Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.

We have two training cafés in Oxford and London, where we provide practical hospitality training by serving fresh and socially conscious food and coffee. We also have nine charity shops in London, four of which already have cafes within them.

We have one opening for Café Assistant in our Spitalfields cafe. You’ll mainly be based in the Spitalfields location with regular shifts in all other locations when needed.

It’s an exciting time to join as we’re opening more coffee bars, reworking our café menus and exploring new ways to involve our different customers in ending homelessness.

About the role

The Café Assistant is an exciting role within our growing network of cafes in London. You will support the successful running of the entire café with a focus on front of house operations.

You will be the first point of interaction for our customers and we look to you to keep pushing the bar higher for the inclusive and personal customer service we delivery. You will be key to engaging our customers in our mission to end homelessness. You will continue to improve our strong track record of serving a great coffee to high standards. Your knowledge about our customers is key in developing our product offer.

You will maintain and strengthen the café's reputation and use its influence to end homelessness.

About you

To be successful in this role you will have experience contributing to a successful café or similar business. You will have experience delivering friendly, personal and inclusive customer service and will be able to drive income. You’re experienced in serving high quality espresso and filter-based coffee and might even hold an advanced barista qualification. You will also be meticulous about food safety and hygiene.

Benefits

As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

-Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
-Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
-25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.

How to apply

If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please visit our website to apply online. In your application provide answers to person specification 1,2,3 and 4 only.

The job description is available on our website by clicking on the 'Vacancy Details' button.

If you need to request an application in an alternative format, please contact the HR Team using the contact information on Crisis Jobs.

Closing date: 1 March 2020 (11.59pm)

Interview date: 10 and 11 March 2020

We value diversity, promote equality and encourage and applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.

Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094