Just Homes charity are looking for a committed, enthusiastic Women’s Project Key Worker (part time 3 days a week) to join our Women’s work team that provides help to homeless people in The London Borough of Newham, to rebuild their lives. We work with women and children who have no recourse to public funds based in 12 rooms spread across three houses. We also work with unemployed men who can access state benefits in 48 rooms spread across four sites.

First Fruit is the holding charity for Just Homes and also delivers the social enterprises providing skills opportunities for residents. They are Christian Charities which are non-denominational and inclusive, which serve people of all faiths and none with respect.

The job role has two main aspects:

• As part of a team provide one to one support to the women clients.
• Work as part of a team to ensure the smooth running and management of the accommodation provisions of the women’s side.

On the support aspect, you will meet with clients and deliver one to one support as may be necessary. We are looking for a highly motivated individual who is willing to work with the extremely marginalized within the community and be passionate about making a difference in their lives.

On the Housing management aspect, the postholder will work as part of a team to ensure smooth day to day running of the projects. This will include ensuring the shared used facilities of each house are maintained at a good standard, do monthly room checks of clients, identifying and reporting maintenance issues that may arise. You will be organized and able to work independently, but also support the small team in delivering excellent support to our clients. 

We will be expecting the candidate to have some experience and knowledge of providing one to one support to clients and some housing management skills. However, we are willing to provide necessary training on client support and related management.

This is a part time, 3-year contact, working 24 hours per week, with a £26,000 per annum pro-rata salary.

The post is based at the Just Homes Charity office at 266 Shrewsbury Road, Forest Gate, E7 8QP and involves working at 2 other properties which are within walking distance of the office. You will be responsible to the Senior Support Officer and ultimately responsible to the CEO of Just Homes Charity.

If you are interested in applying for the above role, please complete the application form and provide a letter saying why you think you are suitable for the post.

Closing Date for applications is the Friday 31st of July 2020.

Interviews will be held during the week starting 10th August 2020.

We are a team of compassionate, collaborative and courageous professionals, committed to empowering young people to change their lives.This is an exciting opportunity to help further develop an innovative service supporting young people who are being treated on adult wards and outpatient clinics across King’s College Hospital, London.

We are looking for an exceptional youth worker with proven ability to work with vulnerable young people, and the capacity to form effective working relationships with a wide range of partners and agencies.

On any day, across King’s College Hospital sites, at least 20 adult beds are occupied by young people aged 16 to 24. These young people have specific medical, emotional, legal and social needs which we know from user feedback are not being met. 

This role will work within the King’s Adolescent Outreach Service (KAOS) to improve the services provided and help support the medical and surgical teams on adult wards to care for young people in an age appropriate way.

KAOS was launched at King’s in April 2018. It comprises of a core team of two lead clinicians, two youth workers and a wider team of forty health care professionals from different specialities, all with an interest in optimising care for young people.  The service operates in working hours and not at weekends. This is an exciting opportunity to help develop a much-needed service for vulnerable young people.

During the Covid-19 outbreak, our teams have been working from home, still taking referrals from the hospitals and offering phone support to young people. We are currently planning to go back to working in King’s and are in discussion with our clinicians about how to make this happen. The pattern of work for this role may require the successful candidate to work from home for some days of the week over the next few months, depending on how the pandemic develops.

We will accept applications until 10am on Monday 27 July 2020. Interviews will be held online. There will be a youth panel interview on Tuesday 4 August, and an interview and written test on Thursday 6 August. We will aim to arrange a final interview for successful candidates at King’s College Hospital on a date to be arranged.

Please visit our website for the full job description pack and application form.

Safeguarding
Redthread puts safeguarding at the forefront of all its activities. The successful applicant will demonstrate their firm commitment to effective safeguarding practises and high professional standards around all safeguarding issues. An enhanced DBS check is required for this role

Equal Opportunities
Redthread is committed to the fair treatment of its staff, potential staff or users of its services, regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, responsibilities for dependants, age, physical/mental disability or offending background. We actively promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential and welcome applications from a wide range of candidates, including those with criminal records.

Support Worker – Young Peoples Supported Accommodation

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Several roles available. Mix of full time and part time roles working 37.5 and 22.5 hours per week

Salary: £24,000 per annum pro rata

Locations: Buckinghamshire and South Oxfordshire

Start Date: 21st September 2020

Connection Support is excited to announce it is working in partnership with Oxfordshire County Council to provide Supported Accommodation for Young People aged 16-24 across South Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire.

We are looking for support workers who know what it takes to support young people between the ages of 16-24 living in supported accommodation. You will be a ‘Key Person’ in making sure these young people are kept safe, gain independent living skills and feel happy and supported in their living environment. You will act as an appropriate role model and work closely with them to enable them to address their difficulties and achieve their optimum potential.

Although this role involves significant lone working, you will be very much part of a welcoming and enthusiastic team of Support Workers. Shifts may include some weekends and Bank Holidays on a rota. Additional hours may be available. The post comes with 38 days [including bank holidays] annual leave entitlement pro rata for part time employees.

The full Job Description including working pattern details are available on our website.

What you’ll be doing

Being a Young People’s Support Worker is about acting as a role model providing a caring, supportive and nurturing environment in which young people can feel secure and safe from harm. Establishing positive relationships with young people and always offering them unconditional positive regard whilst also helping young people gain self control by challenging unacceptable behaviour and rewarding acceptable, pro-social conduct. Ensuring that each young person’s support plan is followed and amended as appropriate to reflect their changing needs. Provide training in Independent Living Skills to enable independent living (budgeting, finding employment, cooking, cleaning, basic general maintenance around the home etc.).

It’s also about taking responsibility for managing clients and liaising with families, health care professional and other stakeholders to ensure that the best support plans are created and delivered. Working closely with clients aged between 16 to 24, with a wide variety of support needs who are at risk of homelessness, to help them retain their accommodation or obtain new accommodation is an important aspect of the role, as is an understanding of complex needs and carrying out risk assessments.

Put simply, it’s about making a difference. A real difference.

What you’ll need

Well-organised, IT literate with good communication skills who can remain calm and patient in challenging circumstances. You must have a good understanding of support planning processes. What’s more, you're contributing to, monitoring and implementing changes that improve outcomes for young people. Above all, you have a natural ability to help make the lives of others more fulfilling and want to work in an environment where the work can be hard, but also fun and rewarding.

Adoption Social Worker / Senior Social Worker

Full time permanent position based in Reading

Salary is in the range £28,595 - £34,949 pa for a Social Worker and £32,994 - £40,326 pa for a Senior Social Worker

PACT is a supportive and respectful place where people are genuinely passionate about delivering positive outcomes for children and their families.  We have been at the forefront of adoption services for over 60 years, working with local authorities across the country.

With our outstanding rating with Ofsted, we work with a high degree of flexibility and innovation and work with a range of adopters from all backgrounds, including those from black and minority ethnic heritage and the LGBT community.

Our adoption teams focus solely on adoption and recruiting adoptive parents who can consider fostering to adopt and adopting a wide-range of children including those over four years old, sibling groups of two or more children, children with a black or minority ethnic background and children who may have physical or learning disabilities. With access to our award-winning therapeutic services, we are unique in that we are able to provide excellent lifetime support for our families’ adoption journeys.

With your social work experience with children and families, you will be responsible for all aspects of work with our valued applicants from the early stages of recruitment, initial interview, preparation and training, through to successful placement and post placement support up to the making of the adoption order.  An interest, or experience, in delivering training to prospective or approved adopters would be an advantage.

Interested? Further information (including job descriptions and an application form) are available on our website.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Closing date:   Midday, Wednesday 29th July 2020

Interview date: Friday 7th August 2020

PACT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults therefore please note our recruitment procedure includes DBS checks and overseas checks (where applicable). Please note prospective employees will need to evidence they have the relevant permission to work in the UK.

No agencies please

Refuge is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services for victims of all forms of gender-based violence (domestic, sexual, so called ‘honour’ violence, modern slavery and human trafficking, prostitution, forced marriage, stalking and FGM). Every day we support over 6,000 women and children in our national network of services.  These include Independent Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Advocacy services (IDVAs/ISVAs and IGVAs), community outreach, specialist refuge accommodation, sanctuary services, culturally-specific services and the Freephone 24 Hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline. We advise Government and lobby hard to keep violence against women and girls high on the public agenda. We run award-winning prevention and public education campaigns, manage a busy press office and website, and we are an accredited training provider. We give a voice to the voiceless.

We are recruiting for a children’s support worker to work on a fixed term contract supporting children and their mothers who are living in our refuges escaping domestic violence and other forms of violence and abuse

We are looking to recruit a female* candidate with experience in working with children and a recognised qualification such as an NNEB, QCF or NVQ level 3.  You will be responsible for organising and providing play activities for children and will work closely with location workers to provide practical information and assistance to women about local services for children, such as play schemes, nursery or schools.

The successful candidate will be able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team supporting women and children escaping domestic violence and other forms of violence against women and girls.  You will have good communication and team work skills and be able to use your own initiative.  You will show strong organisational and administration skills. 

The ability to build a rapport and trust with children and their mothers is essential in this work. Experience of supporting children and families who have experienced domestic violence or other forms of violence against women and girls is desirable.

All candidates must demonstrate a commitment to the feminist values of empowerment and equality which underpin all of our work. Successful applicants will be expected to work within Refuge’s Values and Behaviour Framework and demonstrate these in their everyday work.

Competitive salary offering annual progression within points of the salary grade, 28 days annual leave increasing to 30 days, pension scheme with People’s pension that includes a 6% Employer contribution, comprehensive EAP.

Refuge is proud to be a leader in its field and an employer of choice with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development. We offer the first Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) accredited qualification for our profession. 

Closing Date: 19th July 2020

Interview Date: TBC

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract

Contract end date: 01 February 2021

An enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate will be required for this role.

Refuge is committed to quality, equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.  This post however is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

No agencies please - as a charity we work hard to keep our costs down.

About St Giles and the Children & Families Service
An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others. 

For many families there are issues that precede a young person’s gang involvement. Personal circumstances typically involve poverty, unsuitable housing, separation, family conflict, domestic abuse, substance misuse, mental health and imprisonment. Without the right support, families can become trapped in a cycle of homelessness, crime, unemployment and poverty that is passed on from generation to generation.

St Giles Trust solution to this stark reality is our Children & Families Service. The C&F team offer an intensive and holistic approach and our caseworkers help to unlock chaotic families’ potential, and empowering them to raise themselves out of poverty.

About this key role
You will be embedded into the team, with a ‘whole family’ approach in mind to help and support families in order to assess risk, ensuring all family members feel safe, mentoring young people who are involved in or at risk of gang and serious youth violence and offering holistic support to enable the family to achieve their potential and raise aspirations.

We actively encourage people with personal experience of the criminal justice system or lived experience of the issues facing our clients to apply for this role.

What we are looking for:

• Personal experience of the Criminal Justice System, and/or being involved in a gang or knife crime.
• Experience of working with socially excluded children, young people and adults
• Experience of providing advice and guidance and/or mentoring to young people
• Mentoring Level 3 qualification (or be willing to work towards this).
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge and awareness of the issues faced by our client group, in particular barriers faced by people with lived in experience.

The salary for this role is £22,847- £26,350 pa – to be pro-rated (please note successful candidates should expect to be appointed at the starting point of the salary scale and consideration may be given to a higher salary depending on the experience of the individual).

In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, a mentoring programme, cycle scheme, advice and counselling service, access to clinical supervision,  season ticket loan and much more.

Closing date: 11pm, 19th July 2020.

Interviews: 23rd July 2020 (Interviews will be held via video)

We are recruiting for 2 vacancies for this role, one is on a full time basis for 37.5 hours and the other is on a part-time basis at 18.5 hours

Location: Enfield. Haringey & Islington
Salary: £25,000  Per Annum  Pro Rata
Hours: 1 x F/T 37.5 hours plus 1 x P/T= 18.5 hours
Contract:  Fixed Term, July 2021
Vacancy Reference:SWA2919
Closing Date: 24/07/2020
Interview Date:  03/08/20

Solace Women’s Aid is an innovative, exciting, grassroots charity working across London. Our purpose is to bring to an end the harm done through domestic and sexual violence to all survivors, and in particular women and children. Our work is holistic and empowering, working alongside survivors to achieve independent lives free from abuse.
You will be joining a team of committed and inspiring individuals whose dedication has saved the lives of thousands of women, men, and children in the capital. We are looking for friendly and diligent individuals to join our services and help us make a difference.

About the Service

The Specialist Domestic Abuse Children and Family Support Service is a new service aimed at enabling the voices of children and young people to be heard through active listening, reassurance, and trauma informed practice. The project will also support the mothers and their children to build healthy and positive relationships and recover together.     

About the Role

Develop and deliver a range of trauma informed services to children and young people (3-16 years), within the refuge
Help children and young people to feel safe and secure whist residing in refuge accommodation and provide therapeutic and recreational activities for the children and young people including play work.

About You
Relevant experience and of direct work with vulnerable children, Young People and/or Families who have experienced domestic abuse and provide the support to enable them to recover and rebuild their lives.

Qualification in Social Care, Youth & Community work, or other relevant Qualification at NVQ level 3 and Higher (i.e. Early Years and Education, Play Work, Children and Young People)
First Aid/ Paediatric First Aid Certificate (or willingness to obtain this quickly)
Safeguarding Training
Experience of running mother and child recovery Programmes.

In return, we offer great employee benefits including three per cent employer pension contribution, generous holiday entitlement and a focus on learning and development.

please state whether you are interested for the Full-time or Part-time role in your application

Children and Young People Support Workers - Full Time Night Staff
Dartington, Nr Totnes
£9.34 - £9.98 per hour (plus additional night premium)
Full time - 40 hours

We are looking for amazing Support Workers to join the team at Robins, our 10 bed Residential & Shortbreak Home in Dartington.

Children and young people with learning disabilities and their families are at the heart of everything we do, and we want every person we support to have a great life with excellent outcomes. We couldn’t achieve that without all the great Support Workers who join our care teams. It all starts with you!

There is no such thing as a ‘typical’ Support Worker. Our staff come from lots of different backgrounds, people with little or no experience but want a job that involves helping people, those who want a change of career as well as experienced Support Workers. The one thing that links them all together is their desire to work with young people with learning disabilities, make their lives better and help them to learn something new or take a further step towards independence. Our Support Workers certainly don’t see what they do as ‘just another job’.

No two days will be the same as you will get involved in a variety of different tasks and activities while helping young people to learn the skills they need to live the life they choose.

As a full-time Support Worker on nights, you will work a pattern of 2 days on, 2 days off and, as shifts are planned in advance, you will know exactly what your work pattern is so that you can plan your life outside of work. A typical weekday night shift is 21:15 – 09:15 during term time and on Saturdays and during school holidays it is 20:00 – 08:00 with a working a pattern of 3 nights on, 3 nights off.

Ideally, you will have previous experience in this sector and hold a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent). Although this qualification is by no means essential, the willingness to gain the qualification within 2 years is required. Defined as a “Good” provider by Ofsted, Robins are looking for “Outstanding” staff who will deliver support in a professional, caring way.

In return, we would like to support you in making care work your career, offering you an extensive induction on commencement of employment and an amazing array of training opportunities. We will also work with you on your own individual development plan to help you to progress your career and become one of our Senior Workers in the future.

We are a well-established charity that provides an excellent range of staff benefits including 28 days’ annual leave on starting, a company pension scheme and a staff discount scheme.

Lifeworks is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment. For this post, pre-employment checks will be carried out, references will be sought, and successful candidates will need to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to encouraging applications from applicants who declare they have a disability, provided they meet the minimum job criteria as specified in the person specification, by offering a guaranteed interview.

PLEASE NOTE: In accordance with the Children’s Home Regulations 2015, applicants need to be 21 years or over to be able to work at Robins.

All communication relating to your application including any invitations to interview will be communicated by email. Please check your spam folder regularly for missed emails.

This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Additional Keywords: Support Worker, Night & Day Staff, Healthcare Worker, Healthcare Co-ordinator, Social Care Worker, Care Assistant, Healthcare Assistant, Social Care Assistant, Healthcare, Social Care.

Care & Learning Support Workers (Adults/Children)

Want to be part of something and make a difference?

Have these troubling times made you think of a career change?

St Elizabeth’s is a compassionate and aspirational organisation that is proud to have kept our staff and vulnerable residents safe during these challenging times.

Care & Learning Support Workers (Adults/Children)

£17,227 - £21,691 per annum (£8.86- £11.20 per hour) plus weekend enhancements and overtime opportunities.

We currently have exciting Care & Learning Support Worker vacancies in our Adult Home, Children’s Home, College and School supporting our residents to live their lives as independently as possible in our well-equipped on-site bungalows. Our teams assist with leisure activities such as horse-riding and swimming, alongside general domestic duties and personal care.

You don’t need experience in care to join us – but you do need to be dedicated, caring and passionate about people. Our on-site training team will support you to achieve fully funded recognised qualifications in Adult Care & Residential Child Care (level 2 & level 3). If you’re an excellent communicator with the desire, resilience, patience and motivation to support others we can offer you an incredibly rewarding role.

St Elizabeth’s is situated in 68 acres of Hertfordshire parkland between Harlow and Bishop’s Stortford. We support people with Epilepsy and other complex needs from the age of 5 through to 78 in our Children’s Home, School, College, Residential Homes with nursing and Day Centre. Over 150 adults and children call St Elizabeth’s their home making us an inspirational place to do great work.

We offer a mixture of early and late shifts (7.15am – 2.45pm and 2.15pm – 9.45pm), night positions, and weekend work across our full- time, part-time, casual roles and an excellent range of staff benefits, including:

• Currently a 40% uplift on your salary for working overtime on a Saturday & Sunday for full-time permanent employees
• Fully paid for DBS
• Opportunity to pursue recognised qualifications of your own
• Fabulous staff development – fully funded for you by the Centre
• Free on-site parking
• Subsidised restaurant
• High Street retail/leisure discounts
• Generous holidays
• Discounted gym membership
• Free Life assurance

To apply and to find out more information about St Elizabeth’s, please visit our website

Offers are subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS check paid for by the centre. Please note we are not on a public transport route. Salary is dependent on the role, qualifications and experience.

Registered Charity 1176777

Children and Families Caseworker (Domestic Abuse)
Based at our refuge and community outreach locations across North and Mid Essex

Do you have experience of working with vulnerable children and their families? Perhaps you are a Support Worker or Learning Support Assistant looking to pursue a specialist career path? 

If so, this is an exciting opportunity to make a positive, lasting difference to children and families in your community. 

About Us

We are Next Chapter, a domestic abuse charity that provides free and confidential services to support people who are currently experiencing, or have previously experienced, domestic abuse. We work across Tendring, Colchester, Maldon, Chelmsford, Braintree and Uttlesford.

Formerly known as Colchester & Tendring Women's Refuge, our mission is to provide rapid responses that increase safety for all victims, enabling them to rebuild their lives and create lasting change.

We are looking for a Children and Families Caseworker to join us on a 12 month fixed-term contract that has the potential to extend or become a permanent position.

The Benefits

- Salary of £22,070 - £23,307 per annum DOE & qualifications
- Career development and progression opportunities
- Join a skilled team who are passionate about making a positive change

This is a brilliant opportunity to take on a rewarding contract and build on your existing expertise with a well-established charity.

Our staff are our most valuable asset, so we are dedicated to creating a nurturing work environment where all can thrive. We are open, honest and fair, value diversity and always strive to act with courage; challenging injustices and enabling the voices of our survivors to be heard.

We are working towards a future without domestic abuse. If you are approachable, compassionate and eager to help us achieve our goal, this is the role for you.

The Role

As a Children and Families Caseworker, you will provide specialist domestic abuse support to children, as well as their parents.

In this important role, you’ll work with our Independent Domestic Violence Advisors and Domestic Abuse Practitioners to rebuild family bonds and increase the resilience of families as a whole.

Specifically, you will:

- Work as part of the Children & Young People’s Service to accept and manage referrals
- Support children and young people through 1:1 work, family and group activities
- Carry out initial needs and risk assessments
- Provide a needs-led, trauma-sensitive approach to supporting service users 
- Ensure that families have robust safety support plans in place

About You

To join us as a Children and Families Caseworker, you will need experience of the following:

- Working with vulnerable children and their families
- Building supportive relationships with children
- Running groups with children and parents
- Working alongside other agencies

This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational qualification under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

We’re eager to hear from you if you’ve worked as a Support Worker, Learning Support Assistant, Teaching Assistant, TA, or in a similar education or support role.

Other organisations may call this role Domestic Violence Support Worker, Children’s Support Worker, Domestic Abuse Support Worker, Family Support Worker, or Caseworker.

This role is available on a full-time or part-time basis, working 37.5 hours per week, or 37.5 hours per week during term time only (077 FTE).

Next Chapter is committed to creating an inclusive environment which celebrates difference and allows our staff and service users to flourish.

So, if you are seeking your next step as a Children and Families Caseworker, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Information Advice and Support Caseworker – Children and Young People (Part Time)
Ealing, London
29.6 hour per week
Grade 2 (lower): £18,084 - £19,589.60 per annum, inclusive of Outer London Weighting (£22,605 - £24,487 FTE)
Temporary contract until 31st March 2021 (potential of extension subject to funding)

Are you interested in making a difference to the lives of children and young people with SEND and do you have experience in working with them and their families? If so, you may be exactly who we are looking for.

Our Values:

People focused, Mutual Respect, Excellence in all we do and a Can-Do attitude.

If you can relate to these and have the necessary skills and attitude, we can offer you:

- A competitive salary, leave entitlement and pension scheme
- Career development opportunities
- A full induction and ongoing quality training
- The opportunity to become part of FA initiatives
- Flexible working hours
- Managed workloads with regular supportive and reflective supervision

Ealing ISAID! Service aims to empower parents/carers and young people with special educational needs & disabilities, by providing free impartial information and advice relating to education, health and social care.

We are delighted to have recently been successful at securing new funding and we are looking for an Information Advice and Support Caseworker who will take up this exciting new opportunity and join our team. As Information Advice and Support Caseworker your role will involve support of children, young people and their families by phone, email and face-to-face. It will involve regular appointments to support families at meetings at school and the Local Authority. The aim of the role is to inform children and young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disability and their parents/carers of their rights as regards the SEND process and to empower them to speak up within this process. You will also promote a positive image of Family Action, representing the organisation and the service to service users, families, volunteers and external professionals.

We are forward looking, ambitious and with a commitment to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation that strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect. If you share these values and behaviours and have the necessary skills, then we look forward to hearing from you.

Appointments are subject to Family Action receiving an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service that we consider acceptable.

For an application pack and further information, please select the apply button shown.

Closing date: 20th July 2020, 9am
Interview date: 27th July 2020

Family Action offers good working conditions, a comprehensive training programme and a Group Personal Pension Scheme (GPPS). We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Other organisations may call this role Children and Young Peoples’ Caseworker, Children & Young Peoples’ Advisor, Young People’s Support Worker, Support Worker, Children and Young People’s Support Worker, or Young People’s Service Co-ordinator.

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic individual to work within PBHA’s housing management team and provide a quality service to vulnerable tenants with additional tenancy sustainment needs, helping them to participate in their community.

Job Profile

Job Title:  Recovery Worker (High Support)

Reporting to:  Recovery Coordinator (High Support)

Full Time – 37.5 hours per week

1. Introduction

Peter Bedford Housing Association (PBHA) is an organisation which has been successfully including people in society since 1969. Originally set up to provide work for ex-offenders on self-help, mutual support basis, we are now a Registered Social Landlord providing a combination of services. We work alongside people who have faced  long  term  exclusion  from  society  through  homelessness,  enduring  mental health problems, learning difficulties or multiple needs. We are committed to mutual support, participation and personal development for both staff and service users.

2. Putting the role in context

Working  as part of a small team on a 24/7 rota basis, the recovery worker (high support) works with people recovering from mental health crisis. Supporting people to sustain their tenancies and better manage their mental health, you’ll be developing helpful relationships that promote move on.

3.  Aims of the Post

To   deliver   high   quality and   effective   support   services,   which   promote   the independence, wellbeing and inclusion of service users, in accordance with PBHA policies and procedures and the principles of recovery focused practice.

4.  Specific Responsibilities

Carry  out  needs  and  risk  assessments,  complete  support  plans,  provide support, and carry out reviews, in accordance with policies and procedures and the requirements of stakeholders and funders.

Manage  a  caseload  of service  users  and  give all necessary assistance to those individuals to enable them to participate in community life.

 Develop domestic management and finance management skills with service

users in order to allow increased and improved access to support from this and other services.

Develop  with  service  users  an appropriate  personal support plan and  risk assessment which takes account of their full range of needs.

To support service users to sustain their tenancy and develop skills to enable them to move to more independent accommodation

Administer Health and safety systems within the home to enable service users to  access  support and  provide  practical and emotional support through the

use of the recovery journey tools and systems provided as part of the scheme.

To provide support with activities such as accessing local community services, work and educational opportunities

Assist   service   users   in   formulating   and   pursuing   positive   personal development   programmes,   including   community   involvement, with  clear, agreed objectives that are regularly reviewed.

Through group work and one to one sessions, support service users in the development of emotional management skills, personal and life skills with the aim   of attaining   greater   independence   and   self-esteem, providing   the emotional support necessary to do so.

 Maintain clear, accurate individual records, which are accessible to Service

Users within the agreed policy

Participate in the weekly rota system and provide on call duti es to the service users overnight and at weekends if required.

5.  Others

Ensure that all duties are carried out to the highest standard, and in accordance with policies  and procedures.

 The ability to work shifts

 The ability to participate in an on call rota.

 To cover at other services within the mental health team  if needs be.

To carry out any other duties, within an appropriate level of responsibilities as required.

 To promote, at all levels, the service vision, values and strategic objectives.

The disclosure and use of confidential client information needs to be both lawful and ethical.

This job description is not intended to be exhaustive and may be reviewed to ensure that the arrangements meet the needs of the service.

6.  General Responsibilities

 Provide cover for other staff where necessary

 To work flexibly and cooperatively as part of a team and with other teams

 To be involved in the selection and training of new workers and volunteers

 To participate in staff training and development activities, staff supervision,

 Appraisals and all relevant meetings

To ensure the observation of all of PBHA's policies and practices, including those relating to equal opportunity, confidentiality, health and safety, financial

control,  standing  orders,  recruitment,  supervision,  appraisals,  sickness  and

discipline.

 Plan and organise own work with a minimum of day to day supervision

Undertake other duties as allocated by the line manager plan and organise own work with a minimum of day to day supervision

7.  General information

Please Note:

Post holder must recognise the needs of the organisation to change role as is necessary for development.

   PBHA working areas are non-smoking except for specific designated areas.

   The role requirements outlines the competencies for this post.

9.  Access Information

Turle Road has four storeys. Access beyond the ground floor is via stairs.

10. Accountability

This post is accountable to the Recovery Coordinator (high support)

11. Main Conditions of Service

This is a full time position. The post is for 37.5 hours per week plus sleep-in’s and on

call. A flexi time scheme is in operation and job share will be considered.

Annual leave entitlement is 26 working days plus normal public holidays (pro rata for part time posts).

Salaries and expenses are guided, but not bound, by the Local Authority NJC scales and are revised each year. The salary range is £24,054- £25,833 (SCP8-12) plus £29.70 per sleep in.

Post holders will be eligible for membership of the organisation's contributory pension scheme.

In common with all posts at PBHA, confirmation of appointment is subject to a probationary period (usually 6 months).

PBHA is an equal opportunities employer.

Role Requirements

The minimum experience required for the post is:

Assessed by*

Experience:

A Experience of providing support to people with mental ill health or dual diagnosis either in a volunteering or professional role on a one to one or group basis

Knowledge and understanding:

I  An understanding of customer service in a service delivery setting

A/I  Understanding of the range of experiences that may come with having a mental health diagnosis

A/I  Thorough and up to date knowledge of health and safety issues relating to mental health

A/I  Thorough and up to date knowledge of welfare benefits for people with disabilities

A/I  Thorough and up to date knowledge of safeguarding vulnerable adults and children local policies, protocols and good practice

A/I  Understanding of housing support needs of the designated client group and benefits of a flexible, outcome focussed and personalised support service

A/I  Knowledge of related services provided by the statutory and voluntary sector

A/I  Understanding of confidentiality and data protection issues

A/I  Understanding of the concept of housing related support and supporting people to help themselves

A/I  Understanding of the need to collect data and the benefits for the service

A/I  Knowledge of equality, diversity and inclusion as they relate to mental health

Skills:

A/I  Ability to communicate effectively with customers, staff and stakeholders in plain, easy to understand English, both in writing and verbally

I  Demonstrable customer care skills

I Ability to work flexibly to meet customer needs and service requirements, including working evenings and weekends where the service requires it

A/I  Demonstrable commitment to equality and diversity and a genuine desire help people with disabilities and/or support needs connect with their community

A/I  Ability to work as part of a team and build and maintain effective a nd supportive relationships with peers and partners

A/I  Excellent time management skills and demonstrable ability to meet deadlines and achieve goals

A/I  Comprehensive IT skills to include use of Microsoft Office and ability to maintain electronic records, with attention to detail

The successful candidate will need to be committed to:

 Peter Bedford Housing Association’s Diversity and Equal Opportunities

policies

 Co-operative team working

The successful candidate will need:

Flexibility to accommodate work responsibilities that occasionally extend beyond normal working hours at short notice.

Assessed by*

A  Assessed through CV and Supporting Statement

I  Assessed through Interview

T  Assessed through Written test

Do you want to play a key role in an organisation which stands up for children? Join Save the Children as our Start Funds Senior MEAL Officer and play an important role in strengthening the quality and coverage of monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL) activities for the Start Network funds. 

In our Humanitarian department, we fight for children every single day. We integrate emergency and development work, through our country programmes. We increase our capacity to meet the assistance and protection needs of children and their families affected by crises. We go the extra mile - and we don’t rest until the work is done.

As Start Funds Senior MEAL Officer you will ensure the continuation of all MEAL processes, the timely uptake of learning and assist with analyses to better the performance of the Start Fund, Migration Emergency Response Fund and the recently created Start Fund COVID-19. You will be responsible for the measurement and reporting of the Start Funds’ and Start Network’s performance in line with the KPIs, milestones, and targets. You will also be responsible for supporting the successful generation of evidence and learning through performance analysis, capacity building, knowledge generation, knowledge dissemination and enhanced accountability practices. You will contribute towards the development and implementation of a learning strategy and learning workplan for the Start Funds and the Start Network. In addition you will:

• Be responsible for the analysis used at Start Funds’ committees/groups 

• Report to all Start Funds’ donors with log frame updates, annual reviews and external evaluations

• Provide advice and support to strengthen management information systems and processes for data quality

• Collaborate with the Start Funds and other Start Network teams to strengthen their quality and accountability practices towards members, partners, and affected populations

• Be responsible for conducting learning needs analyses, delivering project cycle learning activities and closing the learning feedback loops 

• Carry out various thematic research, reviews, studies and learning products according to the MEAL work plan.

To be successful you will be a results-driven problem solver with previous humanitarian field or head office experience, as well as experience delivering MEAL for large organisations. You will have excellent computer skills including data analysis software experience and the ability to maintain management information systems. In addition you will have: 

• An undergraduate degree, ideally in social science, research methods, humanitarian response or a related field 

• Proven skills in quantitative and qualitative analyses, with experience of collecting, organizing and analyzing large data sets

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to present data and evidence in a user-friendly form 

• Demonstrable experience of strong teamwork capabilities and collaboration, ideally providing internal advice and support

• Experience on programming, artificial intelligence and big data (desirable). 

Willingness to travel regularly and language skills in French, Spanish or Arabic are desirable. 

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

If you share our belief in the power of children, join the fight. It takes relentless determination, creativity and a real commitment to real change. Because every child should be able to make their mark on their world, and help to build a better future. We look forward to hearing from you. 

To apply please visit our website. 

Closing date:  15th July 2020

Please note, early applications are encouraged as this vacancy may close before this date, due to high demand.

Job Title: Children and Families Bereavement Therapist x 4
Responsible to: Chief Executive
Accountable to: Assistant Head of Operations
Reporting to: Therapy Services Coordinator
Salary: £21,589 (pro rata)
Location: Based at Gaddum’s Salford Hub (King’s Court) with travel
across Salford
Hours: 17.5 hours per week

Job Summary:
To work as a member of Gaddum's Therapeutic Services which includes counsellors and play therapists. You will manage your own caseload and will need to travel throughout Greater Manchester as required.

Job Purpose:
To provide therapeutic support to children and young people who have become stuck in their grieving process following the bereavement of a significant other. This will include one to one and group work which will usually take place at Gaddum House, the child's school or home. Effective working relationships with parents, carers and other professionals is a crucial element of the role.

Qualifications and Experience
Therapists must possess as psychotherapeutic qualification and have experience of working with children and families in a therapeutic setting.

To apply, please fill out the application form and demographic form below and return to the email address upon it.

Closing date:Noon, Monday 13 July

Provisional Interview Date - Monday 21 July 2020