Job Purpose:

 To provide refuge cover overnight and ensure the safety and security of the residents and refuge building, including admitting and settling in new residents.

Duties and Responsibilities Administration:

 To work within BSWA’s administrative and financial systems.  To ensure that adequate records are kept for all service users.  To keep accurate records of financial transitions in line with BSWA’s procedures.  To ensure that Health and Safety records are kept up to date.  To keep inventories of all refuge contents.

Communication:

 To ensure that all staff team members are aware of any matters that are relevant to the welfare and security of the refuge, staff, volunteers and service users by: a) maintaining BSWA communication records b) following safety procedures c) carrying out risk assessments in conjunction with your line manager d) attending appropriate team and project meetings  To attend training relevant to the post in agreement with your line manager.  To attend support and supervision sessions with your line manager.

Premises and Equipment:

 To ensure that the appropriate agreements related to tenancies are completed.  To ensure that house rules and fire safety procedures are read and understood by new tenants and that all residents comply with them.  To carry out health and safety checks to ensure the building is secure at all times, maximising the safety of residents and staff.  To prepare rooms for new residents, ensuring compliance with health and safety requirements.  To ensure the refuge is clean and tidy overnight  To ensure that the refuge revenue is collected by completing housing benefit forms and all personal contributions are collected on a weekly basis, in advance.  To report to your line manager any difficulties in relation to the collection of rent and other charges.

Support Work:

 Devise and implement appropriate methods of communication with women and children living in refuge, in agreement with your line manager.  To take out of hours referrals, including an initial risk assessment  To welcome and settle women and children into the refuge, familiarising them with the building.  To respond to emergency situations arising within the refuge out of hours, including during the sleep-in period.

General:

 To maintain the confidentiality of the women, young people and children using the service.  To maintain confidentiality in all matters relating to the organisation.  To offer an equal service to all women and children regardless of age, class, culture, language, race, religion and sexual orientation, adhering to BSWA’s framework for equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice.  To adhere to Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, and Adult Safeguarding procedures throughout.  To ensure the efficient use of resources at all times.  To work within BSWA policies and procedures and demonstrate a commitment to the values and ethos of BSWA.  To participate in the development and annual appraisal of a personal individual development plan with the line manager.  To undertake any other duties required by BSWA, which may arise incidentally, develop, or be assigned commensurate with the post. 

Job description

Principle purposes of the job:

​To deliver and support services including:

• provision of child focused play/educational activities to support development
• parental guidance to support child development
• to work alongside scheme Manager and Senior Coordinator in the planning and delivery of 1-1 support within family homes

Main responsibilities:

• To work within Home-Start’s standards and methods of practice including Equal Opportunities, Safeguarding and Promoting the Welfare of Children, Confidentiality and all mandatory policies.
• Work in close co-operation with the scheme staff as directed by the scheme Manager/Senior Coordinator
• Work in partnership with other family support agencies, as appropriate
• Assess the needs of individuals
• Review family’s needs on a regular basis and at the end of support.
• To maintain contact with individual referrers during a family’s support
• To provide a safe, stimulating environment for children and their parents
• To make observations, record and report on sessions
• To encourage the active participation of parents/carers in their child’s play and other activities as appropriate
• To provide opportunities for external agencies to offer advice/information to families
• To promote the use of suitable toys, books and activities and encourage the use of local resources e.g. Toy Library, Library and Children & Family Centres
• To complete a Risk Assessment where necessary
• To respond, record and report appropriately all Safeguarding Children/Child Protection issues
• To promote the work of Home-Start
• To be willing to undertake training as appropriate, including safeguarding/child protection.
• To attend regular supervision sessions
• To regularly attend and contribute to staff Meetings
• Design and deliver bespoke and library sessions to families in order to meet their specific needs.
• To deliver infant massage/baby yoga group sessions (full training will be provided if required)

About Home-Start Birmingham North West

Home-Start Birmingham North West aims to safeguard and preserve the good mental and physical health of children and their parents. To prevent cruelty to, or maltreatment of children, relieve sickness and reduce poverty. To assist parents to build better lives for their children in their own communities.

Volunteers provide support to families in the families own home. We support families as they learn to cope, improve confidence and reduce risk of problems within the families from escalating. We tailor our support to the needs of the family, using a holistic approach to all support. We empower and enable families to make long term positive changes.

Imagine a world where no child’s life chances are limited by their social or family circumstance. At Frontline, that’s the future we are working towards. 

Over 700,000 children in England rely on the support of social workers each year. These children need and deserve the support of life-changing social work professionals, who can empower them to achieve their full potential and help break the cycle of trauma and disadvantage.

That’s why, through our work as a charity, we create social change for children who do not have a safe or stable home, by developing excellent social work practice and leadership.
 

Have you got what it takes to make a difference?

If you’ve ever spotted a risk that’s easy to miss, taken the lead in a challenging situation or pushed on when things got tough, you may already have the skills needed to make a difference to disadvantaged children and families.

If you’re looking for a career that matters, our two-year, salaried social work training programme offers a unique opportunity to work directly with children and families, helping them make positive changes in their lives.

On the Frontline programme, you will qualify as a social worker and complete a fully-funded master’s degree. Intensive training and support will develop your skills in leadership, conflict resolution, analysis and relationship building, which will help you drive social change inside the social work profession and beyond.

Fulfil your potential

On completion of the Frontline programme, you will become part of the Frontline Fellowship, a growing community of over 2,000 social workers. Our fellows continue to develop their skills, share excellent practice, and explore ideas and initiatives that will bring about real and sustainable change for children and families.

As a fellow you’ll have enormous potential to improve the lives of children and families in your community. We will provide you with support, training, resources and connections throughout your career. Being part of the Fellowship will enable you to use your social work skills in the most effective way possible in your day job and work towards our shared aim of improving life chances for children without a safe or stable home.

What’s in it for you?

• Earn as you learn with a salary of up to £34,000 in year two (dependent on location).
• Qualify as a social worker and complete a fully-funded master's degree.
• Attend an intensive five-week summer institute to build the foundations of the knowledge and skills required for your career. 
• Get high-quality supervision and training from experienced social workers, academics, and coaches in a rich, supportive environment.
• Work in partnership with a wide range of organisations and professionals in health, education, the criminal justice system and beyond to bring about positive change.
• Become part of the Frontline Fellowship and receive ongoing support and training throughout your career.

What are we looking for?

We’re looking for graduates and career changers who can bring different perspectives and experiences to the Frontline programme and who are committed to using their skills to tackle some of the key challenges that children and families face and truly make a difference.
 

If you’re looking for a career that matters, apply for the Frontline programme! 

Applications are now open to join our 2022 Cohort.

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 Youth Impact directorate, which works to provide one-to-one support for children who need support. Your role will be to help us maintain and develop innovative practice to support our work in our services around the country.

A fabulous opportunity has developed within The Children’s Society for an Emotional Health & Wellbeing Senior Practitioner at the successful Pause service delivered, in partnership with Forward Thinking Birmingham.

You will be part of the innovative ‘Pause’ service staff and volunteers team with mental health experience to provide interventions for children and young people from 0 – 24 years old. The Pause service utilises early-intervention approaches to enhance CYPYA mental health and wellbeing, allowing access to timely and flexible support. We offer a truly different way of delivering access to mental and emotional health support. We don't want young people to feel like they have to reach crisis point to get the help they need. We don't want young people to feel like they don't deserve a place to go because their worry is 'too small.' We don't want young people to have to wait to receive the care they deserve.

We are looking for a Senior Practitioner that:

• Has experience of management and supervision of staff and volunteers,
• Has a genuine passion and working knowledge of young people and mental health,
• Is energetic, adaptable, able to offer innovation and ideas to support this evolving service, 
• Has a background or worked in Health Care, Education, Youth Work or Social work,
• Can provide direct low level therapeutic support that is person centred,
• Can work at various locations across Birmingham,
• Can work on regular Saturdays and some evenings.

It is imperative that the successful applicant has a good working knowledge of Mental and Emotional Health Issues that young people face today, including interventions on how to support young people in overcoming these challenges. Due to the fast-paced environment and use of computers for clinical record keeping, you will need to have a good level of IT skills.  You will need to have experience of young people participation on all levels.

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.

The closing date for applications is midnight on 20th October 2021

Interviews will be held on the week commencing 25th October 2021

You will join us as a Sessional Trainer and will deliver the Haven Wolverhampton’s training offer (internal & external) including the delivery of the induction programme and training on the subject of VAWG.
You will deliver training to groups, face to face and virtual training (webinar setup), and will also play a key part in the training of THW new staff members, students, volunteers, Board members and the development of existing staff, as well as providing a wide range of training for external organisations and professional groups.

Sessional Trainer Responsibilities:

- Work under the direction and supervision of our Training Manager to deliver core training as part of The Haven Wolverhampton’s induction programme.
- Deliver external training to a wide variety of professional partners and community organisations, to
- prove awareness, recognition and response to domestic abuse.
- Work closely with the Training Manager and assist with establishing joint working initiatives and protocols which support our internal and external training delivery.
- Deliver comprehensive and engaging training relevant to the services we deliver. Training to be of a high quality and applicable to a wide range of audiences demonstrating a positive impact on practice.
- Assist in the development of new learning and development opportunities. To contribute to the design, development and production of training on all aspects of violence against women and children.
- Keep up to date with research and developments to ensure knowledge is kept up to date via the Training Manager.
- Conduct and analyse evaluations, feeding back to our Training Manager to identify areas of development and improvement.
- Promote good practice and abide by all The Haven Wolverhampton’s policies and procedures. Responsibility for accurate and day to day maintenance of the Sales Ledger.

About The Haven Wolverhampton:
The Haven Wolverhampton established in 1973 provides safe, temporary accommodation for women and children who are homeless for reasons such as Domestic Violence and who seek emergency accommodation. Applications are invited for the following post, from women who have a strong commitment to working with women and children.

Location: Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Contract Type: Sessional
Hours: Flexible
Salary: £15 per hour delivery (Living Wage Employer)

You may have experience of the following: Sessional Trainer, Training Manager, Training Coach, Coaching, L&D Manager, Learning and Development Manager, L&D Professional, Training Delivery Manager, Not For Profit, Charity, etc
Ref: 103 530

Community Project Officer
SALARY: Starting Salary £18,534 per annum (Salary Band A £18,534 – £21,700 per annum)
HOURS: 37 hours per week (Monday-Friday)
CONTRACT TYPE: Full time
OPERATIONAL AREA: West Midlands
LOCATION: Tipton with regular travel across the West Midlands Region*

Job Role
Do you have a passion for and the experience of working with children and young people? Can you plan and deliver engaging, high quality, safe and creative after-school, and holiday play sessions?

If so, then look no further than Groundwork West Midlands; an environmental charity that has been delivering environmental and community projects aimed at creating stronger, healthier communities, and greater prospects for local people for over 30 years.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to deliver on our exciting play project in Sandwell. The Go Play Sandwell project consists of open access after-school and holiday sessions across Smethwick, Tipton and Wednesbury.

As part of our friendly team, you will have a qualification and / experience of working with children and young people. You will be alert to the safeguarding procedures and be able to ensure all project paperwork is inputted accurately and kept up to date. A full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle is preferable as you would be required to travel across the borough / region. 

*Due to Covid-19, this role is based on a hybrid working arrangement with a combination of office based time, working from home and delivering out in communities. 

Groundwork West Midlands is committed to being an inclusive employer and offers flexible working arrangements, job share opportunities and supportive, family friendly policies. Part time / Jobshare arrangements considered. 

Package

• Core hours are from 10am – 4pm, with some flexibility of starting earlier / finishing later – with regular evening and occasional weekend working
• 25 days holiday, plus Bank Holidays
• All necessary PPE will be provided by the company
• Laptop, mobile phone, and mileage allowance

Closing date: Friday 5th November 2021
Please apply now to avoid disappointment!

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button and follow the instructions on our website.

No agencies please

Duties and Responsibilities
Practice-based work
 To deliver training to health care professionals about DVA in participating general
practices
 To promote awareness of the experiences and needs of women living with or escaping
DVA, particularly in relation to their health
 To develop a good relationship with all general practice staff and work effectively as part
of the practice team. This includes:
o provision of systematic support to the primary care teams of participating general
practices, including meeting with individuals and small groups of clinical and
administrative staff
o Working closely with practice champions in each practice
o Attending relevant meetings
 To further develop effective assessment and monitoring procedures and ensure that
clear accurate records are kept and maintained
 To review number of advocate referrals made by clinicians in participating general
practices
 To feedback on the use of the electronic template linked to the project (HARKS) and
provide patient feedback and case updates /outcomes
Advocacy and support service
 To provide support to women experiencing DVA referred or signposted by primary health
care clinicians from participating practices
 To provide direct casework support, advice, information and advocacy to women
experiencing DVA through telephone contact, and/or meetings at the relevant practice
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 To work with women experiencing DVA to increase their personal safety (and that of any
children) and inform them of their rights and options in terms of housing, legal and
welfare rights
 To develop good working relationships and liaise with outside agencies when needed.
This will include referral to colleagues within the specialist agency, to other specialist
DVA services or other external agencies when appropriate
 To keep accurate records of all work done with or on behalf of clients and produce
written reports as requested, including a monthly report of referrals from clinicians
participating in the IRIS programme and the take up of these referrals advocacy
including outputs and patient outcomes
 To contribute to monitoring and evaluation of the project.
Administration and Monitoring
 To work within BSWA’s administrative and financial systems
 To keep accurate records of financial transitions in line with BSWA’s procedures
 To ensure that Health and Safety records are kept up to date
 To monitor and evaluate the service, via various methods including feedback from
service users
 To contribute where appropriate to the preparation of returns for funders
 Communication:
 To ensure that all staff team members are aware of any matters that are relevant to the
welfare and security of the staff, volunteers and service users by:
o Maintaining BSWA communication records
o Following safety procedures
o Attending team meetings
 To attend in-house training
 To attend support and supervision sessions with your line manager
 To develop a professional working relationship with external agencies
 To be involved in the Annual Review process
 To participate in multi agency work, including delivery of training and awareness
sessions, as agreed with your line manager
 To promote awareness of BSWA services and the impact of domestic violence on
women and children
 Training:
 To identify and attend training relevant to the post in agreement with your line manager
 To participate in the development and annual appraisal of a personal individual
development plan with the line manager
 General:
 To work within BSWA policies and procedures and demonstrate a commitment to the
values and ethos of BSWA
 To work within BSWA’s framework for equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory
practice and offer an equal service to all women, children and young people regardless
of age, class, culture, language, race, religion and sexual orientation
 To maintain the confidentiality of women and children using the service and in all matters
relating to the organisation
 To work within BSWA and local multi-agency safeguarding procedures.
 To maintain an awareness of the issues surrounding domestic violence on a national and
local level
 To ensure the efficient use of resources at all times
 To undertake any other duties required by BSWA, which may arise incidentally, develop,
or be assigned commensurate with the post 

1.  Supporting the needs of children and young people who are vulnerable and at-risk of involvement in crime across Warwickshire, Coventry and Northamptonshire and reducing offending.
2.  Facilitating personal, social and educational growth in young people, in order to help them to make positive choices and to reach their full potential in society, despite their personal circumstances/vulnerability.
3.  Developing strong relationships with current youth provision across Warwickshire, Coventry and Northamptonshire, including working in partnership with schools, colleges, statutory providers and faith-based groups.
4.  Engaging with the ‘Early Help’ agenda, in order to break the Victim-Offending Cycle

•  Have relevant qualifications and considerable experience in working with children and young people;
•  Be Fluent in the English language (GCSE Grade C or above: English and Maths); Confident and articulate when talking to a wide range of people and be able to produce clear, accurate written and electronic records
•  Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to engage with and form effective, empathic and professional relationships with children and young people from primary age through to early 20s.
•  Have a strong commitment to young people and an understanding of the many factors affecting their lives, including factors linked to youth crime;
•  To be non-judgemental in all relationships, with a positive attitude and the ability to give constructive, supportive feedback as well as to positively challenge negative behaviour
•  Be able to earn the trust and respect of others, both young people and professionals, and to lead by example, both inspiring and motivating others
•  Have experience of coordinating projects, working both independently and as part of a team, including the co-ordination and management of volunteers.
•  Have a broad knowledge of mental health and safeguarding issues and of the youth justice system;
•  Be able to demonstrate a creative, innovative and dynamic approach to this challenging role
•  To demonstrate an ability to both, liaise with colleagues and also to act on your own initiative, within expected professional boundaries, whilst adhering to policy, guidance and associated legal frameworks

•  Working as part of a supportive and skilled team, your time will be spent mainly across Warwickshire, Coventry and Northamptonshire, in schools, colleges, youth clubs and town centres, delivering educational, emotional and practical support and advocacy to young people;
•  You will spend a large proportion of your time working directly with young people, assessing the needs of individuals and ensuring appropriate referrals to specialist interventions are made available when needed;
•  You will work closely with other colleagues across the GYM service to ensure the service is taken directly to the children, young people who need it and to external partners.

•  To work directly with children and young people, providing assessment, advocacy and support to those aged 4-25; enabling effective personal and social development and the ability to cope, recover and thrive.
•  To facilitate a range of accessibility points and interaction including face to face and social media.
•  To provide holistic appropriate and timely support, both practical and emotional, to young people, including vulnerable, disengaged and hard to reach young people, and those exhibiting challenging behaviour.
•  To provide advice and guidance on prevention and protection issues to children and young people.
•  To ensure appropriate referrals to specialist interventions and integrate with existing statutory and non-statutory pathways for children and young people.
•  Support children and young people through the existing pathways including court processes.
•  To visit and provide information to individuals, groups, schools, colleges, and other youth facilities across Warwickshire, Coventry and Northamptonshire, building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders and delivering training when required.
•  To liaise directly with police, courts and other criminal justice organisations and ensure duplication of service is avoided.
•  To ensure cross referrals and seamless transition into adult services.
•  To be committed to achieving service outcomes.
•  To systematically gather feedback from young people about their experience of the service and use this feedback to inform the Youth Endowment Fund and evaluators, enabling service improvement.
•  To actively participate in service user panels as a part of the wider governance arrangements to support GYM in the wider design of support services.
•  To assist with administration duties, data collection, monitoring and evaluation and compiling of reports when necessary.

We recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce and therefore welcome applications from all backgrounds and all sections of the community. In line with the Immigration, Nationality and Asylum Act all applicants will be expected to provide proof of eligibility to work in the UK if invited to interview. 

About Us

We are the charity who look after and bring to life 2,000 miles of waterways across England and Wales, because we believe that life is better by water. Every role across the Trust plays its part in transforming our canals and rivers into spaces where local people want to spend time and feel better, bringing wellbeing benefits to millions. 

Our Welfare Officer(s) acts as a key point of contact, responsible for offering advice, guidance and signposting for any person within the Trust who has a concern about the welfare of customers on the Trust’s waterways.

The role holder will work with our existing Welfare Officer to develop and maintain a network of external organisations who will provide some or all of the local support necessary to resolve particular cases; monitoring and dealing with 170+ welfare referrals per year. 

The Welfare Officer will be an expert resource within the Trust and provides assistance in the development of guidance to help cross-functional teams support boaters in need and reducing the number of vulnerable boaters entering lengthy and costly enforcement action. 

Location & coverage

Our Welfare Officer will be offered on a remote working basis, with a requirement to attend our main hub spaces as and when required for team working a collaborative meetings.   

Relavant hubs include: Leeds, Liverpool, Burnley, Newark, Birmingham, Milton Keynes, Gloucester or London. 

The regularity & flexibility of travel will be discussed further at interview stage. 

See our network via our apply portal. 

DBS

The post involves regular unsupervised contact with adults at risk which may include providing support and signposting in relation to personal matters such as mental and physical health and finances and regularly making safeguarding referrals to local authorities. The postholder is regularly in one to one situations with adults at risk often on a one to one basis.

As this role is on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 Exception Order applicants must state the details of any cautions or convictions whether spent or unspent on the self-disclosure section of the application form.

This job involves regulated activity with children and adults at risk as defined by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012. Therefore, an Enhanced Criminal Record check will be undertaken by the successful candidate prior to employment.

A criminal record is not necessarily a bar to employment with us. HR will advise and decisions made on a case by case basis.

About the role

Key Accoutabilities: 

• Provide one to one, unsupervised support and signposting to vulnerable boaters and adults at risk.
• Undertake home visits with customers some of which maybe vulnerable boaters, adults at risk and children.
• Ensure personal details are inputted and maintained into Trust systems including risk register, safeguarding register and appropriate CRM systems.
• Be an advocate for adults at risk / vulnerable boaters where necessary eg: attending boat evictions, boat removals etc.
• Work with LSOs to agree equality adjustments and draft support plans, action plans for adults at risk / vulnerable boaters.
• Provide expert advice for staff, volunteers, customers and stakeholders on matters involving vulnerable boaters, suggesting appropriate courses of action to ensure support networks are offered.
• Be the point of contact in enforcement cases where the boat owner/occupier is discovered to have welfare needs or has entered into the enforcement process as a result of a vulnerability. Engaging the relevant support agencies as appropriate.
• Review current enforcement cases where the boat is the occupier’s home, and if so support the customer and Trust employees to establish the appropriate welfare assistance. With specific input into enforcement cases of boat removals.
• Develop a database of relevant organisations that can provide welfare assistance to boat dwellers. Support waterway and enforcement staff in maintaining and developing contact details for local support agencies and help them to engage in joint working opportunities through multi agency support networks.
• Work with the Designated safeguarding Officer to agree startegies for external referral of vulnerable adult cases to statutory safeguarding agencies such as the police/social services etc.
• Review working practice with Workplace Matters and develop best practise strategies so that the waterway chaplaincy can maximise the support they can offer our customers.
• Help establish and support the Trusts policies on vulnerable boaters and assist in compliance with relevant legislation, for example the Equality Act and the Trust’s approach to safeguarding Vulnerable Adults; member of Trust’s Safegaurding Board.
• Keep up to date with Equality and Diversity legislation, monitor any changes to future welfare provisions and benefit guidance
• Develop recording plans and a reporting process ensuring confidentiality is maintained throughout.
• Displaying the Trust values and behaviours at all times
• Ensuring that diversity and inclusion are integrated into all aspects of Trust life and promoting inclusion by challenging behaviour, practices, actions, or decisions that are counter to the objectives of the Trust’s policies and values. 

Safety responsibilities

• To be aware of your own responsibilities regarding safeguarding and to support our commitment to providing safe environments and working practises that promote and protect the safety and welfare of children, young people and adults at risk at all times. 

Knowledge, Experience & Skills: 

• Demonstrable experience as a welfare advisor (paid or voluntary work basis).
• Knowledge of welfare rights and the relevant legislation including equality issues and related policy & procedures.
• Knowledge of core legislation and government guidance for the Safeguarding and Protection and Vulnerable Adults and Child Protection policies.
• Basic knowledge of welfare roles and responsibilities of local statutory agencies (local authorities, police and health agencies).
• Good understanding of welfare support available through charities and other third sector agencies. Recent experience of offering benefit and housing advice and information plus money advice, with a thorough knowledge of the benefits system.
• Experience in dealing with issues associated with the transient lifestyle.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and networking skills.
• Able to communicate effectively both internally and externally to a wide variety of customer.
• Ability to show leadership and good team working skills.
• High level of customer service skills, ability to deal with complex and challenging issues and a variety of customers in difficult circumstances.
• Good understanding of fairness, equality and inclusion policy and practice.
• Ability to work under pressure.

Ability to travel – driving is integral to the role.

To Apply:click on the "Apply for this job" button and follow the process - complete the application form, upload current CV and supporting statement.

If you have any questions about the role please contact our recruitment team. 

We are currently conducting our interview processes virtually as we continue to respect and follow necessary social distancing guidance to protect our team and our candidates. You may be invited to a face to face further stage interview which will always be conducted following strict social distancing guidelines. 

What We Offer

In addition to your annual base salary of £27,381, we also offer Car Cash Allowance (£390 per month), a competitive contributory DC Pension scheme arrangement, and numerous other employee benefits, including several salary sacrifice benefits.  We are also open to flexible working arrangements.

Further details can be found via the Apply Portal. 

£32,061 inclusive of allowances

We are striving to represent the diverse communities that we are a part of. All candidates will be treated on the basis of their merits, skills and abilities and solely by being assessed against the requirements for the job. 

Find out more about the work we do on our website. 

Safeguarding Service Head

At the NSPCC, our vision is to end cruelty to all children in the UK. An ambitious but worthwhile mission — and one you will help us achieve as a Helpline Service Head.

Every childhood is worth fighting for. This is our belief. It drives us.

Position: Helpline Service Head

Salary: £41,736 - £49,101

Location: Birmingham

Vacancy Type: Permanent

Working Hours Per Week: Full time (35 hours) - Please note that this role requires some shift work to be undertaken

Closing Date: 20th October, 2021

The Role

At our UK-wide Helpline, our priority is to empower the public to protect children and young people. Based in our Birmingham office, as Service Head you will use your extensive knowledge and highly-developed skills in safeguarding and child protection to influence practice and ensure high-quality service delivery in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

You will contribute to service, division and organisation-wide management forums, and provide live oversight and support in the Helpline environment as part of the duty management rota.

About You  

You will bring to the role significant management experience of delivering a safeguarding service in a statutory and/or voluntary sector setting, and of working closely with partner agencies and stakeholders to achieve better outcomes for children.

You will be able to motivate a large team of people based in different locations to achieve service objectives and meet key performance indicators, and you will provide direct line management support to a group of Helpline Practice Managers.

This is a fantastic opportunity for you to develop your child protection expertise within a unique and highly influential national service, to work for an organisation whose core value is putting children first and you to personally make a positive impact on thousands of families across the UK.

In Return

This is a real opportunity to make a difference to children’s lives, but we also like to reward people by offering a great working environment, being part of a friendly and supportive team, and offering stimulating and challenging work, with plenty of development opportunities.  We offer a variety of rewards and benefits including: generous annual leave, employee benefits and assistance programme, pension and life assurance schemes.

Join us and you’ll become part of a team that cares about the work they do and the people they work with. You’ll discover opportunities to grow, along with challenges and a shared purpose that’ll bring the best out in you. And you’ll get to find your own way to make a difference that matters, and that impacts millions of young lives!

Other roles you may have experience of could include: Safeguarding, SQA, Child Safeguarding Practice Review, Child Safeguarding, Helpline Service, Safeguarding Lead, Service Manager – Safeguarding Team, Quality and Safeguarding Manager, Helpline Safeguarding Practitioner, Helpline Practice Manager, etc.

Thank you for considering a Youth Intervention Practitioner role with Redthread. We are a team of compassionate, collaborative and courageous professionals, committed to empowering young people to change their lives. The past year has seen an increase in demand for our service and we are now looking to appoint two additional Youth Intervention Practitioners.

Both roles are part of our Youth Violence Intervention Programme (YVIP) in Birmingham and will work across three hospital sites – Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QE), Birmingham Children’s Hospital (BCH) and Heartlands Hospital (HH). The roles are based at QE and will visit and take referrals from the other sites on a regular basis.

As a Youth Intervention Practitioner based in the A&E departments you will support young people who are experiencing trauma or tragedy and their families. You’ll be part of a team that is fully embedded in the hospital and that is highly valued by clinicians and community partners alike.

To do this well you need to be a people person; passionate about supporting young people, and excited at the prospect of working in a fast-paced and exceptionally busy environment. You’ll need a proven ability to work with high risk, vulnerable young people and an understanding of the impact intense, short term work can have.

You must be a strong communicator: as comfortable building a relationship with a young person as you are liaising with our clinical colleagues. You’ll be keen to keep learning, seizing training opportunities at Redthread and continuously reflecting upon and improving your practice.

During the Covid-19 outbreak, our teams are still working from the hospitals as we are classed as essential workers. You will need to do shifts at the hospital, as well as working some days from home, depending on the needs of the team and the service.

In return, the successful candidates will receive a competitive salary, a supportive and flexible working environment, excellent staff training and development package and access to a range of employee benefits including access to enhanced employee assistance programme services, employer pension scheme contribution, enhanced annual leave and family leave entitlements and more.

For the full job pack, person specification and details on how to apply please see the job pack on our website by clicking the yellow button above.

Application deadline: 9am, Monday 8th November

Please Note: If we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert before the closing date. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.

Who are Redthread?

Redthread empowers young people to thrive as they navigate the challenging transition to adulthood by integrating trauma-informed youth work into the health sector. Whether a young person has been the victim of a stabbing, is seeking support for anxiety, has suffered a sexual assault, or wants to find a new home beyond the reach of a gang, we support them to overcome the challenges they face through our dynamic youth work programmes.

Every year thousands of young people find themselves in hospital A&E departments as the victim of serious youth violence. Redthread’s Youth Violence Intervention Programme embeds youth workers in hospitals to intervene with these young people. The teams meet the young patients as soon as they can: in the A&E waiting room, on the ward, or even in the resuscitation bay. We believe that this moment of intense crisis when the young person is nursing a serious injury in the daunting environment of a busy hospital, often alone, can be a catalyst for pursuing positive change – a ‘teachable moment’.

Our teams build rapport with the young people, mentor and advise them, and support them to make long-term positive plans to break away from cycles of violence and offending. Problems include exclusion from education, employment or training, a lack of stability in housing, mental health concerns, unstable relationships, and reprimands due to criminal activity. Redthread capitalises on our partnerships to ensure long-term work and change is possible for each young person. The teams make well-judged referrals on their behalf and accompany them to initial meetings to ensure the transition is smooth. This work disrupts the cycle that can too easily lead to devastated communities and an exhausted healthcare and justice system.

Up to 20 days per year (+ training days)

£150 per Panel (£300 if required to substitute for Chair of Panel)

TACT, the UK’s largest fostering charity and has been providing loving families for vulnerable children and young people across the country for over 25 years. Our reputation and growth rests upon our strength in providing successful placements. As a charity, we do not have shareholders who receive profits - we invest all of our surplus income into service, staff, carers, and children’s development.

Our vision is to provide better lives for our children and young people.

The West Midlands team are seeking a Fostering Panel Vice Chair to support the Chair in conducting monthly virtual panel meetings held on Wednesdays via Microsoft Teams.

In line with our values, we expect each panel member to ensure that all decisions are made regarding the interest of ‘children in care,’ foster carers, and the community in which they live.

The successful candidate may need to travel to West Midlands to attend occasional in person meetings and attend 2 training days per year.

As a Fostering Panel Vice Chair, you will be able to evidence:

• Your understanding of the fostering process and practice within the legislative framework or similar.
• Have at least 2 years’ experience of sitting on a fostering panel.
• A history of employment experience at team manager level or above, ideally in a social work or family placement setting.
• Having substantial experience of chairing child focussed meetings e.g., child protection, childcare reviews.
• An ability to evaluate complex reports and assessments while maintaining clarity within the decision-making parameters.
• The capability to develop, monitor and maintain policies and procedures to the highest standard within TACT

As a Fostering Panel Vice Chair your duties will include:

• Occasionally chairing Panel meetings, in the absence of the Chair, ensuring that multifaceted issues are thoroughly considered and recorded, having undertaken thorough preparation for meetings.
• Co-ordinating and directing the work of the Fostering Panel and ensure the quality of foster carers recruited, meet relevant standards.
• Facilitation of the active participation of all panel members alongside the Chair of Panel.
• Regular liaison with the Chair of Panel, decision-maker and with other senior managers as required.
• Participation in the recruitment, selection, and induction of new panel members.
• To assist the Chair in regular planning of training for and appraisal of panel members and support with Ofsted Inspections as and when required.

Full details of the Fostering Panel Vice Chair role are available via the Job Description tab and our Applicant Information Booklet - a social work qualification may not always be necessary.

A Standard DBS clearance is required for this role. This check will be undertaken by TACT on your behalf. The successful applicant will be engaged on an office holder basis and be required to have professional membership to a social work body if they are currently a practicing social worker or other professional. 

• Closing: Midnight on Tuesday, 26th October 2021
• Interviews: Friday, 5th November 2021 via Microsoft Teams

TACT reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

Safeguarding is everyone’s business and TACT believe that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work.  As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications, and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children.  We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people.  All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies.

TACT does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

Thank you for considering a Team Leader role with Redthread. We are a team of compassionate, collaborative, and courageous professionals, committed to empowering young people to change their lives. 

As a Team Leader primarily based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, you will enable the team to support young people who are experiencing trauma or tragedy and their families and hold a caseload yourself.

To succeed in this role, you need to be a strong leader who advocates for a trauma-informed approach for the team and for the young people we support. You’ll have extensive experience working with young people who are vulnerable and high risk, an understanding of the impact intense, short-term work can have, and a good understanding of the support ecosystem they need. You need to be a people person, able to build and maintain relationships with colleagues and partners and to be a nurturing line manager to a small team working in a busy hospital environment. 

You must also be a skilled communicator: as comfortable building a relationship with a young person as you are liaising with our clinical colleagues. You’ll be keen to keep learning, seizing training opportunities at Redthread and continuously reflecting upon and improving your practice.

During the Covid-19 outbreak, our teams are still working from the hospitals as we are classed as essential workers. You will need to do shifts at the hospital, as well as working some days from home, depending on the needs of the team and the service. 

In return, the successful candidate will receive a competitive salary, a supportive and flexible working environment, excellent staff training and development package and access to a range of employee benefits including; enhanced annual leave and family leave entitlements, employer pension scheme contribution, access to clinical supervisions, enhanced employee assistance programme services and more.

Please see the job pack attached and on our website for full details of the role and how to apply. 

Applications deadline: 9am, Monday 1st November

Please Note: If we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert before the closing date. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.

Who are Redthread?

Redthread empowers young people to thrive as they navigate the challenging transition to adulthood by integrating trauma-informed youth work into the health sector. Whether a young person has been the victim of a stabbing, is seeking support for anxiety, has suffered a sexual assault, or wants to find a new home beyond the reach of a gang, we support them to overcome the challenges they face through our dynamic youth work programmes.

Every year thousands of young people find themselves in hospital A&E departments as the victim of serious youth violence. Redthread’s Youth Violence Intervention Programme embeds youth workers in hospitals to intervene with these young people. The teams meet the young patients as soon as they can: in the A&E waiting room, on the ward, or even in the resuscitation bay. We believe that this moment of intense crisis when the young person is nursing a serious injury in the daunting environment of a busy hospital, often alone, can be a catalyst for pursuing positive change – a ‘teachable moment’.

Our teams build rapport with the young people, mentor and advise them, and support them to make long-term positive plans to break away from cycles of violence and offending. Problems include exclusion from education, employment or training, a lack of stability in housing, mental health concerns, unstable relationships, and reprimands due to criminal activity. Redthread capitalises on our partnerships to ensure long-term work and change is possible for each young person. The teams make well-judged referrals on their behalf and accompany them to initial meetings to ensure the transition is smooth. This work disrupts the cycle that can too easily lead to devastated communities and an exhausted healthcare and justice system.

Our Financial Planning & Analysis team are looking for someone who is enthusiastic to become the new Assistant Finance Manager working with the Operations and Commercial teams.

The Financial Planning & Analysis function is responsible for strategic, commercial financial advice and financial performance management for the Trust including management accounting, financial bid support, budgeting, and forecasting activities. The team provide key analysis and insights for budget holders and senior leaders to inform decision making and drive effective, sustainable, and commercial planning.

This role has responsibility for commercial advice to management teams, input into business planning & budgeting, monitoring of financial, contractual, and operational performance, challenging senior teams as appropriate. Review of contract income accruals / deferrals, support for smaller local bids. Training budget holders to improve financial management & accuracy of monthly management accounts. The role will be responsible for the management of restricted funds locally. Knowledge of financial management within a charity is desirable.

You will initially be based from home and then based at one of our key centres with the opportunity to work flexibly. There will also be opportunities for you to work with Young People and witness the fantastic work of the Trust.