Are you committed to supporting unpaid carers living in the London Brough of Lambeth? 

We are looking for a part time (10 hours per week) Support worker to join the Carers' Hub team, to help offer essential support to unpaid carers during this challenging time.

In this busy and fast paced role, you will act as a point of contact to enquiries and referrals from both carers and professionals whist offering immediate signposting and additional one to one support as appropriate.  You will also work collaboratively with carers and the Adult Carers Service Manager to promote our programme of peer support groups and activities.   

Please read our job pack for full details of the role, person specification and Carers’ Hub Lambeth. 

Closing date: 9am Monday 16th November

Interviews will take place on Wednesday 18th November

Please note we are currently working from home, but once the situation with Covid 19 allows will return to working from our office in Brixton.

Are you passionate about helping people move into education and employment?

Do you have the potential to be a great support to others but have not had the opportunity to gain experience?

Peer Circles Trainee

Closing date: Monday 26 October 2020 at 9am Interviews will be held from 2nd November

Aim of the role: To support and empower our customers to increase their life skills

Salary: £11,761.20 per annum

Location:Bromley, with frequent travel to Croydon, Holloway and local areas

Contract: One year fixed term contract

Hours:                           37.5 per week.  Working 5 days a week, 9-5 with some expectation to work outside one evening a week. 

Benefits:

As part of your employment package with us, we offer:

• a competitive salary, comprehensive training and development programme, 
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing each year to 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays after 5 years 
• option to buy or sell annual leave up to one week’s annual leave
• a health cash plan providing cash back towards healthcare bills and other wellbeing benefits
• occupational sick pay
• contributory group pension scheme
• free life assurance
• cycle to work scheme and season ticket loans

Covid-19

Our priority is the health, safety and wellbeing of our colleagues and the homeless people we house and support.

We are fully complying with the Government’s Laws and guidance on social distancing and infection control, to keep our colleagues and homeless residents safe throughout the pandemic. All of our policies and procedures have been updated to ensure covid-safe working practices are followed. We have installed screens between desks in offices within our supported accommodation, and changed layouts and use of meeting rooms in our services to ensure maximum social distancing. All colleagues have access to PPE and hand sanitiser in the workplace. Our Head Office is currently closed, with all central teams working from home, and we will continue to review this situation on an ongoing basis.

About You

You will be part of a dedicated and supportive team, and so will need to demonstrate a positive and inclusive approach. You must be able to communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing, and be competent in the use of Microsoft Office Word applications.

You will have a passion for working with others and have an ability to seek positive outcomes for our customers.  Ideally, you will have some form of lived experience, but this is not mandatory.

About the Role

Supported by The Big Lottery Fund and European Social Fund, Peer Circles is a three-year project working in collaboration with St Giles Trust. Together we cover Central and South London, with Evolve taking the lead on the outer South London boroughs (Bexley, Bromley, Croydon, Merton, Sutton, Kingston and Richmond). Peer Circles supports customers into education, training and employment opportunities through one-to-one support. We use peer advisors with lived experience to support the programme. The aim of the role is to support and empower our customers to increase their life skills, self management and confidence to successfully sustain independent living. This is achieved through the provision of education and employment outcomes, tailored to the specific needs of those who use our services. 

You will be a member of the Peer Circles team, working alongside others to provide support for those who are not in education or employment.  You will work alongside the team to provide a service that enables our vulnerable customers to move on in their lives and achieve their goals. This includes working one-to-one with a mixture of customers living in our accommodation and those within the local community. Whilst undertaking a 12-month placement with Peer Circles, you will be supported to learn and develop over the course of the year, whilst enhancing your knowledge of the homelessness, employment and housing sector.

Please see the attached Job Description for further details of responsibilities and duties.

About Evolve Housing + Support

Evolve is a leading homelessness charity in London, providing housing and support to over 2,000 people each year.

We believe in building on people’s strengths, aspirations and goals to help break the cycle of homelessness and help them move forward with their lives.

We offer a programme of support tailored to meet people’s individual needs, including housing, employment and skills training, mentoring and counselling. We work with young parents and children at risk of exclusion to build the skills and resilience that can help prevent homelessness. We campaign to end street homelessness. We build affordable homes to help people move on to an independent life.

Our mission is to help children, young people and adults who are homeless or at risk of homelessness reach their potential, and move on to live happy, fulfilled lives.

Your application

Evolve Housing + Support is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all sections of the community, including people who have experienced homelessness themselves.

Please ensure that your answers give a clear outline of how your application meets the criteria for this job.

Insight and Engagement Officer - Birmingham

Fixed term contract to 31st May 2021.

37 hours per week

£23 388 per annum / pro rata (plus allowances)

Location:

Birmingham, The Big Peg Office

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 Young people Directorate: We have one Disrupting Exploitation Insight and Engagement Officer based in each of our three delivery locations - London (based in Stratford), Birmingham (based in the Jewellery Quarter), and Greater Manchester (based in Wythenshawe). This means not only will these workers feel part of their local team and service hub, but will also have peers based across the country to share best practice, resources and ideas. These roles provide vital systems change expertise and support in our programme, working within their local areas and in partnership with the national team to identify themes and trends and take creative approaches to improving the systems that have the ability to better meet the needs of exploited young people.

We are currently looking for a Innovative person to join our dynamic, ambitious team.

A key part of this role will be your ability to draw out learning from the direct work with young people across TCS services and the services of partners to identify trends, patterns and areas of focus for the wider Disrupting Exploitation Team.

In order to be successful in this role, you must have:

-Ability to communicate with young people and professionals, written and verbally, adapting style where necessary

-Ability to analyse data

-Ability to motivate and engage others

-Ability to manage professional boundaries

-Presentation and facilitation skills, appropriate for working with a wide range of professionals

-Excellent IT Skills (Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Teams and other applications)

-Ability to plan and manage own workload, using your own initiative

-Strategic planning skills

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 27th of October 2020 at 9am.

Interviews will be held on the week commencing 9th of November 2020.

As part of our family support service, The Joshua Tree provides opportunities for all members of our families to connect with and gain support from our team.  The Well-being Co-ordinator's role will be to organise and lead well-being sessions, activities and programmes within the centre and online, on a one to one or group basis.  The role covers the well-being of children, young people and adults and will promote peer support and social interaction through the arrangement of group events and activities. The role also provides emotional support during potentially stress-provoking situations.

The key purpose of this role is to deliver a high quality, family-focused service. It involves planning, organising and implementing care plans to suit the individual members of the family and support programmes for differing groups e.g. grandparents, parents and bereavement. This includes liaising with other members of the family support team and co ordinating appropriate therapeutic interventions when required.

This role involves an element of administrative duties as well as directly supporting families at the Family Support Centre. Travel may be involved (up to an hour driving distance) for work outside of the centre. Therefore, post holders must hold a full driving licence and have access to a vehicle. Mileage expenses will be covered by the employer.  Part of this role includes monitoring and updating social media, in relation to family support services.

The post holder will follow The Joshua Tree's values and effectively communicate with service users, their families, colleagues and educational and healthcare professionals.

This role will be emotionally demanding. A full induction programme and training will be provided. We provide regular supervision and reflection time to support emotional wellbeing.

Would you like to make a difference and work for an outstanding small charity committed to helping people recover from eating disorders, support their family members and resource all who come into contact with them, including teaching and health professionals and researchers?

Anorexia and Bulimia Care has 30 years of providing support services which help hundreds of people and their families every year. It is a values driven organisation, where people are genuinely passionate about delivering positive outcomes for women, men, children and families at risk due to eating disorders.

We are seeking a new leader to take ABC forward as we enter our next phase of growth and development following the retirement of our CEO after 17 years. As a very small organisation, this is a hands-on role. You will enjoy working as part of a team and managing people. You’ll be supported in your work by a committed Board of Trustees, our part time helpline staff and volunteers across the UK.

To succeed in this role, you will be inspiring, collaborative and creative. We are looking for someone to lead and shape ABC’s strategic direction; with experience in fundraising  and business development,  marketing and communications; corporate governance; finance and knowledge of the voluntary sector. 

This is a challenging and very exciting role with enormous potential for the right person to extend both the reach and the range of our services.  If you are a highly motivated individual who is passionate about our work, we would love to hear from you.

Interviews via video call.

Would you like to be part of an innovative, friendly & dynamic team committed to making a difference? Yellow Door services are seeking a flexible, highly motivated practitioner who shares our values & passion for delivering the very best in Domestic & Sexual Abuse prevention & response.

Young Person’s Diversity & Inclusion Advocate

Yellow Door are looking for highly motivated individual to provide advocacy support to young people, outreach in the community and deliver education and prevention sessions in schools and youth settings. You will work with young people aged 11 – 18 years who have experienced or are at risk of domestic abuse, sexual abuse or harmful practices (Female Genital Mutilation, Forced Marriage, Honour Based Abuse and Child Abuse linked to faith or belief). We are looking for individuals who have experience of working within an advocacy role, youth work or related fields. You will be required to provide 1:1 advocacy using person-centred and strength-based approaches, use your creativity to deliver group sessions to young people raising awareness of DSA and related topics. You will have experience of managing diverse caseloads, working pro-actively within multi-agency partnerships to support desired outcomes.

£23,415 - £28,887 Full time equivalent

18 month fixed term contract (potential extension, subject to further funding)

Closing Date: Midnight Tuesday 3 November 2020

Interviews will be held: Wednesday 11 November 2020

Date assume you are not successful: 6 November 2020

Yellow Door works across Southampton & Hampshire and is based near central Southampton with free staff parking and opportunities for professional development. Working hours negotiable but some early evening hours may be required. We are an equal opportunities employer and operate a TOIL system to support flexible working. We apologise in advance that we are unable to reply if you are not successful to an interview.

Job Title: Trust Fundraising Officer

Reports to: Head of Fundraising & PR

Location: Home-based

Hours: 34 per week

Contract: Temporary - 5 months with the possibility of extension

Salary: Circa £26,000 pro rata

Lifelites’ goal

Lifelites is a small charity with a unique mission to donate life-changing technology packages to give life-limited and disabled children using hospice services a chance to play, be creative, control something for themselves and communicate, for as long as it is possible. We donate this technology, including training on how to use it and technical support, for children using every children’s hospice service in the British Isles. 

Purpose of the role

The Trust Fundraising Officer is one of four Fundraising & PR staff. The purpose of this role is to raise funds by writing applications and proactively developing relationships with trusts and collaborating with colleagues throughout the organisation to further Lifelites’ goals.

Are you the right candidate for this role?

Are you truly willing to dedicate yourself to making a positive difference to the lives of life-limited and disabled children?

Do you have demonstrable experience of raising funds from and building mutually beneficial relationships with trust, and working efficiently with colleagues in a fundraising environment?

Can you illustrate your willingness to aspire to raise over £40 - £50,000 by the end of April 2021 through your own hard work, relationship building, and willingness to seek out opportunities and make the most of them?

You will need a balance of experience, professionalism and friendliness, as well as vital confidence that will move you to pick up the phone to make a new contact. You will need to have the desire and skill to develop relationships with trust contacts to build Lifelites’ community of funders and help us do more for the children we support.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Researching new trust donor opportunities and writing and sending applications –

• Relationship building - Identifying and developing new fundraising opportunities within trusts and foundations  in order to build strong, long-term relationships for Lifelites

• Positive Ambassador - Maintain Lifelites’ reputation as delivering both for the children we support and the supporters who fund us

• Communicator - Communicating with a variety of different audiences in a respectful and professional way

• Team player – working with colleagues in our peer-review process

• Copy proofing – helping colleagues to improve written materials

• Compliance with legislation ­- Working within current legislation and fundraising best practice, and assist Lifelites to meet the demands of Data Protection legislation.

In return for your hard work, Lifelites will offer you:

• A supportive, hard-working, and encouraging workplace with a small team working with you to meet objectives, job satisfaction and wellbeing

• 12 days annual leave over five months (inclusive of 3 days off during Christmas and New Year)

• 4pm finish on Fridays

• Encouragement and feedback to help you achieve for the young people we are here to support

• Fundraising & PR in-house training and mentoring

If you are interested in this role and believe the job spec describes you, please apply addressing the person specification below in a covering letter (maximum of 2 sides of A4) indicating why you think you are the right person for this role along with your CV.

Closing date for applications: 30 October

Initial interviews to be held on the 4th and 5th November via Zoom

Oxfordshire Youth and Response have a bold new vision for the Young People’s Supported Accommoda-tion in Oxfordshire, a brand new service model combining the power of youth work with safe and quality homes; where young people, aged between 18 and 24, are supported to develop healthy and positive bonds with their housemates and communities.

The Progression Coach is one of the most important roles within this new service in Oxfordshire. Progres-sion coaches will passionately believe in the potential of all young people to achieve their goals, it is the job of the Progression Coach to build meaningful relationships with the young people and provide a reassuring, consistent and supportive presence, to mentor and inspire the young people to be the best they can be. Progression Coaches will be confident at de-escalating crisis and will work with a solutions-focused mindset to helping the young people address any challenges they may face.

Our commitment to Inclusion and Diversity
OY is striving to build a team that is truly inclusive. We warmly welcome applications from margin-alised groups, particularly people of colour, trans and non-binary people and disabled people. Your potential to learn and grow in the role is important to us, so even if you don’t have 100% of what we are asking for, we want to hear from you. Appointment will be made on merit alone.

Role: Learning and Development Officer

Salary: £16,941 per annum

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Learning and Development Officer to join our developing team at a dynamic and professional charity.

The Learning and Development Officer will work within a multi-agency setting to undertake the compilation and implementation of learning opportunities for both partner agencies and the public. The post will identify development needs, design, create and deliver a sustainable learning programme.

This is a part-time permanent position, working 22.5 hours per week, to be worked over 3 days. With a competitive salary of £16,941 per annum (£28,235 full time equivalent), a flexible working scheme, ongoing skills development and training, 27 days (FTE) annual leave plus bank holidays per annum and a company pension scheme. This role is covering the whole of Derbyshire.

The Organisation:

The Organisation is a Charity supporting victims of sexual violence across Derbyshire. The aims of the Charity are; to reduce the impact of rape and sexual abuse on victims (male and female, adults and children) and their families; to encourage reporting of rape and sexual abuse; to support victims through the legal process and; to reduce the incidence of rape and sexual abuse by raising awareness. 

We are now looking for a Learning and Development Officer to join our team.

Learning and Development Officer Main Duties:

• To design, create and deliver educational package(s) to partner agencies around sexual violence.
• To provide information and education to children, young people and their families that supports and enhances the healthy relationships curriculum in educational provisions.
• Design and deliver e-learning courses, workshops and other training.
• To effectively identify educational opportunities and promote the service.
• To adapt materials to meet educational needs.
• To keep up to date with best practice in learning and development, training practice/methods and e-learning development.
• Provide one to one and group support to professionals accessing SV2’s e-learning, once established.
• Provide high quality service.
• Monitor and record progress and outcomes.
• Monitor, maintain, plan and prioritise own work.
• Liaise effectively with partner agencies.
• Develop relationships with diverse communities to promote and raise awareness of SV2’s Learning and
• Establish links to ensure, where possible, people are able to access the help they need from SV2 to enable them to cope and recover from any experience that is disclosed through learning and development.
• Develop positive relationships with partners such as the police, mental health services, education providers, local authority social care, prisons and other voluntary organisations
• Provide information and training to a range of audiences on issues related to rape and sexual abuse
• Attend regular line management, peer supervision and team meetings, as required

Learning and Development Officer Necessary Skills, Qualifications and Experience:

• Minimum of five GCSEs Grade C or above or higher level educational qualification(s)
• Hold a recognised training qualification
• At least one years’ direct practice in the design and delivery of training programmes
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary environment with professional boundaries
• Skilled in the use of learning techniques
• Ability to review and evaluate learning resources and adapt materials as required
• Ability to research and map educational opportunities
• Able to maintain professional, well written and comprehensive notes and write reports
• Able to communicate in a concise and professional manner with a range of staff at various levels, both internal and external to the organisation
• Should be competent in the use of IT i.e. Word, Outlook, Excel, etc
• Driving licence and access to a car with business insurance

It will be necessary for you to apply for a Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure and be subject to Police Vetting as a requirement for this position.

Applicants should register their interest by clicking the ‘apply on line’ button and attaching their CV. We will then contact you and provide you with an Application Pack.

Closing date for completed applications is 23rd October 2020. If application is successful, interviews will be held on 6th November 2020.

While we would like to contact all our candidates, unfortunately, this is not possible so if you haven’t heard from us 14 days after the closing date, your application has not been successful.

We do not accept applications from recruitment agencies.

Are you passionate about empowering young people to have their voices heard? Do you have experience of working with children and young people and do you understand the challenges that they face?

If so, you could be part of an exciting new project.

At Healthwatch Gloucestershire, we are committed to ensuring our health and care service is shaped by the people who use it.  We’re the county’s independent health and care champion and we exist to make sure people are at the heart of care.

We want to ensure that children and young people from across the county are listened to and heard by the people who buy, plan and run health and social care services in Gloucestershire.  We are looking for a dynamic, experienced Youth Engagement Officer to lead an exciting new Young Listeners project.

You will lead the project and recruit, train and support a team of 10 young listeners who will in turn engage with other children and young people from across Gloucestershire offering a peer to peer engagement approach.  It will be a varied and interesting job and no two days will be the same.

You will need a can-do attitude, be enthusiastic and a ‘people person’. You will also need to be a team player who enjoys being part of and contributing to a small and dynamic team.

If you want to know more, visit our website and download our job pack.

In return we offer 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, a generous contributory pension scheme, comfortable office accommodation in Quedgeley and flexible working practices.

Alternatively, do you work as a consultant and interested in this opportunity?  If so, please get in touch with us directly to express an interest or have a chat to find out more.

Stonewall’s vision is that all schools, colleges and children and young people’s services are equipped with the knowledge and confidence to support LGBT young people, and to provide services that meet their needs. We work to do this in a way that is aligned to our values.

With over a decade of experience successfully supporting those who work with children and young people (CYP) Stonewall is equipped to reach deeper into communities, engage more schools, colleges and organisations to have an even wider impact on children and young people’s lives. 

The Education and Youth team leads on this, by delivering two programmes: 

• Stonewall School & Colleges Champions Programme

• Stonewall Children and Young People’s Services (CYPS) Programme

We are looking for an Education Programmes Officer to support these two programmes.  Key responsibilities include providing administrative support, marking best practice awards, delivering our marketing strategy and supporting resource creation for our networks. This role works closely with the Senior Children & Young People Programmes Manager and the Education Programmes Manager to do this. It’s an exciting time to join the team and deliver meaningful inclusion for LGBT children and young people.

Education Programmes Officer

London 

£25,872 

Full time - 35 hours

At Stonewall we want you to feel involved in all aspects of our work and to have amazing opportunities during your time with us . Everyone is accepted for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. In line with our commitments to race equity and trans inclusion, we are particularly seeking applications from trans people and/or People of Colour/ BAME people. We have a number of staff network groups which provide peer support and safe spaces for staff who hold these and other identities.

Oxfordshire Youth and Response have a bold new vision for the Young People’s Supported Accommodation in Oxfordshire, a brand new service model combining the power of youth work with safe and quality homes; where young people, aged between 18 and 24, are supported to develop healthy and positive bonds with their housemates and communities.

The Progression Coach is one of the most important roles within this new service in Oxfordshire. There will be 3 Night Worker Progression Coaches based in the new YPSA Service, providing essential overnight sup-port. Whilst all progression coaches will passionately believe in the potential of all young people to achieve their goals, it is the job of the Night Worker to build meaningful relationships with the young peo-ple and provide a reassuring, consistent and supportive presence over the nighttime period. Night Workers will be confident at de-escalating crisis and will work with a solutions-focused mindset to helping the young people address any challenges they may have faced in their day or evening, reinforcing the positive pro-gress they are making in their work with their day time Progression Coach.

In the new model each Progression Coach Night Worker will be based within one of the homes across the County. This office and rest space will be secure. Night Workers will be able to access the on-call support of YPSA Managers, and other night workers throughout their shift should it be required.

Our commitment to Inclusion and Diversity
Oxfordshire Youth is striving to build a team that is truly inclusive. We warmly welcome applications from marginalised groups, particularly people of colour, trans and non-binary people and disabled people. Your potential to learn and grow in the role is important to us, so even if you don’t have 100% of what we are asking for, we want to hear from you. Appointment will be made on merit alone.

The Surrey Wellbeing Partnership (SWP) is looking for an inspirational leader to fulfill the role of Independent Chair.  We need an extraordinary person who has the energy, drive and commitment to work collaboratively to improve outcomes for children, young people and families in Surrey.

SWP has recently secured a significant contract from the NHS and Local Authority to deliver emotional wellbeing and mental health services to children, young people and families across Surrey from April 2021. 

During the mobilisation phase for contract delivery, we are seeking to appoint an Independent Chair to fulfil the traditional Chair role of attending and managing monthly board meetings as well as a small executive role, representing SWP at some events and meetings with key stakeholders.

This role is largely working from home, with travel to meetings around Surrey expected.

Remuneration is £10k pa for 1 day per week (possibly two during the mobilisation phase).

We are looking to appoint a trainer to deliver management training through RAD’s Deaf Advance programme as we enter a major expansion phase.

The successful candidate will be a native signer or have a native level of fluency in British Sign Language (BSL). If you are an experienced management trainer, or a generalist trainer with practical management experience, we would be delighted to meet you. 

Working closely with an experienced Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) trainer, you will enter a period of learning (through coaching and mentoring) to prepare you for independent delivery of ILM management courses.

Your work will make a positive difference to the lives of deaf people across Britain.

This is a permanent contract with life assurance benefit and generous pension contributions. 

Essential requirements:

• Evidenced participation in CPD over the past three years (relevant to the role/ subject area) and up to date CPD log.
• Experience of training design/delivery and an understanding of the training cycle.
• A valid and recognised training/teaching qualification or evidence of current (within the last three years) experience of delivering regular training relevant to the level and subject area.
• Experience and strong occupational competence within a managerial role.
• Recent experience of delivering and assessing training (preferably management training).
• Experience of working within a quality framework.
• Knowledge, understanding and application of a range of teaching and learning methodologies relevant to the level and subject area.
• Effective communication skills.
• Diplomacy and sensitivity in handling difficult situations.
• Good IT skills.
• Ability to tailor communication to meet the needs of the audience.
• Flexible approach to working.
• Must be prepared to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

This post is subject to two references and an enhanced DBS check. Both have to be satisfactory to RAD.

New closing date:

Closing date for applications:  Wednesday 11 November 2020

Interview date: Wednesday 18 November 2020 (Interviews will be held in London or on Zoom)

RAD is committed to safeguarding and ensuring the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. The suitability of all prospective employees or volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment.

RAD positively encourages applications from Deaf people and will support Deaf people to meet the person specification through Access to Work contracts.

RAD is an equal opportunities employer. Please visit our website to  download our Equal Opportunities Policy and our Employment of Ex-offenders Policy.