This is a fantastic opportunity within the Project, your role will be based within our newly refurbished Centre where you will manage a caseload of service users who may have complex needs and challenging behaviour. You will provide Advice, Guidance and information (IAG) to vulnerable adults and holistic support to address their needs within a psychologically informed environment.
Part of your role will also include Coordinating and facilitating our Drop-in Service for rough sleepers, providing them with a range of services including food provision; laundry; showers; clothing and nurses clinics.

You will have the opportunity to be part of a service which will really make a difference to women’s lives and have the privilege to see them grow in confidence and skills.

The successful candidate will:
• Have working experience of supporting clients with Mental Health and/or Complex Needs.
• Have experience of providing Advice, Guidance and information (IAG) to vulnerable adults.
• Possess excellent communication and time management skills.
• Be willing and able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the women.

Salary

£28,386 per annum.

Hours

40 hours/week. Working on shift-based rota which includes early, late, night and weekends.

Pension

Church Army is an auto enrolment employer. If you are eligible for pension contributions, you will be enrolled in to a qualifying scheme and minimum pension contributions will be made by the employer.

Annual Leave

28 days per annum, rising by 1 day per year to a maximum of 33 days, inclusive of 8 bank holidays. As the project works on a 24/7 basis, you will be required to work some bank holidays.

Contract

Open-Ended, Full-Time

DBS

An enhanced DBS check required and compliance with Church Army’s safeguarding policies. Safeguarding training will be required.

Occupational Requirement

*Positions are exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1.

Physical requirement: The Marylebone Project is based over two sites, 100m apart, and the job regularly involves walking throughout and between both sites. The Bradbury House site is a listed building, over six floors, with only five having lift access. The postholder must be able to access all areas of the Project, and may be required to do so quickly in the event of an emergency. There is also a requirement to travel across London for work related purposes. The ability to undertake these physical aspects of the role and to carry smaller items are required as essential.

Closing Date

Friday 4th February 2022 at 08:00 am.

Interviews

Wednesday 16th February 2022.

More info

Please see attached our Job Description and Application Form. 

About Hammersmith, Fulham, Ealing and Hounslow Mind

This is an exciting opportunity to join and support a fast growing and dedicated team supporting the wellbeing of communities across West London.

We’re here to make sure that everyone suffering with a mental health problem gets the help they need to recover. We listen, support recovery, fight stigma and work with partners to take action. We provide services for adults, children and young people, signposting for everyone and training and consultancy for employers.

Job Purpose

This role is within our crisis alternative service, which is an out of hours service providing a safe and welcoming space for people who are feeling distressed and experiencing crisis. The service will operate 365 days a year from 4:30pm - 11:30pmacross all of our boroughs.

Staff within the service will provide person-centred, practical and emotional support, face to face or via telephone on a one-to-one or group basis to individuals experiencing mental health crisis.

The objectives of the service include:

• To improve the mental wellbeing of people experiencing mental health crisis in HFEH.
• To provide support to clients accessing the service- for instance: signposting, de-escalation, planned wellbeing activities etc.
• To contribute to an improvement in individual mental wellbeing.
• To remain a source of independent support for all clients.
• To treat service users with respect, dignity and personalised support
• To raise awareness of mental health services available with the goal to improve long term mental health and reduce social isolation
• To increase self-management skills of those accessing the service
• To reduce the use of police, ambulance and statutory mental health services whilst experiencing crisis.
• To reduce the use of statutory crisis services by people experiencing mental ill health without positive outcomes for the individual.

The Role

The role of the team coordinators will be to support the rest of the team in delivering interventions on a one-to-one and group basis. The role will also involve triaging and assessing all clients accessing the service, signposting and delivering collaborative self-management plans with clients to improve mental wellbeing. The role will also include line management and supervision of support workers within the service.

Fixed Term until 31st March 2022 (with potential to extend)

Full Time (35 hours per week) opportunities available.

Post is subject to a DBS check.

We are an equal opportunities employer; and are proud to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.

​Client Services Support Officers

Yellow Door prevents and responds to domestic and sexual abuse.  Would you like to be part of our amazing team that is changing lives for the better in the Southampton area? 

We are looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic candidates with a ‘can do’ attitude to join our CSSO team, the role is varied, with no day the same. The team provides support services to staff, professionals and clients, being the single point of access into Yellow Door.

The team is responsible for the triaging and administration of all referrals into Yellow Door, ensuring they are signposted to the most appropriate client service or intervention according to their needs.

We care about the wellbeing of our team, so along with training, and reflective practice, you will also have access to our employee assistance programme which includes a comprehensive telephone helpline available 24/7, offering information around medical, emotional and financial support.

We pride ourselves on being an inclusive place to work, where everyone can feel they belong and has something valuable to contribute.  For this reason, we warmly welcome applicants from all parts of our rich and diverse community, particularly those from under-represented groups. 

Up to 37.5 hours pw (part-time considered)

£20,118 to £24,086 FTE (Band 4, point 12-18)

Fixed term contract for 12 months (possible extension, subject to further funding)

Closing Date: Monday 7th February 2022 (9:00am)

Yellow Door works across Southampton & Hampshire and is based near central Southampton with free staff parking and opportunities for professional development. We operate a TOIL system to support flexible working.

If you think you might be what we are looking for but want to know a bit more, we’d love to hear from you.  Ring Michelle or Chloe for an informal chat.

We have an exciting opportunity for someone with excellent communication skills to join the staff of a social enterprise on an NHS-funded advice project now in its seventh year. The core function of this role is to be the public-facing first point of contact for callers to the advice service, offering tier one information and supporting the tier two specialist advice team. With big plans for the future, we want you to be part of a strong team committed to delivering excellence and achieving success in line with our commercial and social objectives.

You will be an excellent communicator with good interpersonal skills and experience of working in a client-facing information, advice or administration role. A proven ability to provide clear and coherent information via the telephone in a way that is accessible to a broad client base is essential.

The successful candidate will be able to establish a good rapport with clients and stakeholders in a professional and caring manner, upholding brand values.

In return, you can look forward to working with a small but highly-skilled and dynamic team, and having influence over the future strategic direction of the company. We also offer a competitive salary with performance-related bonus and an excellent benefits package. The nature of this role demands complete confidentiality and flexibility with regard to the needs of the business and its clients. This is a salaried role and some unsocial hours may be expected.

MAIN DUTIES:

1. To be the public-facing first point of contact to health and social care service users in England, providing information about the NHS Continuing Healthcare assessment and appeal process, as part of an established national specialist continuing healthcare information and advice service, with a great reputation.
2. Main duties to include being part of the tier one team, who are the first point of contact for new client enquiries (telephone and email), responding to messages from new clients, asking relevant questions to determine the type of enquiry, providing accurate tier one technical information about the NHS continuing healthcare framework and criteria, and scheduling tier two advice sessions. Note that this is primarily a telephone advice role within a very busy service and that many callers will present with strong emotions.
3. To provide tier one information about the assessment and dispute processes to our clients tailored to their specific situation and needs from a good working knowledge of the national guidance and assessment framework.
4. To keep informed of issues, policies and guidance affecting clients ensuring that the information provided is relevant, current, complete and accurate.
5. To respond to new referrals by making prompt initial contact with the client following referral from a Clinical Commissioning Group, stakeholder or private enquirer, within appropriate timescales.
6. To provide administrative support to the Information and Advice team and Managing Director.
7. Keep operating procedures under review to identify areas of potential development and / or improvement and make recommendations.
8. To meet and greet clients and visitors to the offices.
9. To research topics relevant to continuing healthcare as directed, preparing clear and concise summary reports.
10. Responsible for maintaining online client management and filing systems.
11. Work closely and efficiently with representatives and partners from NHS England and referring Clinical Commissioning Groups so as to provide a quality and cost-effective service, and to minimise stress for the client.
12. To work with partner organisations and stakeholders to share knowledge, make appropriate referrals, maintain consistency and draw upon each other’s expertise, always striving to improve the quality of both services and provide a better customer experience.
13. To keep relevant and sufficiently detailed case records following each client contact, ensuring that all client information is kept up to date in line with Beacon’s systems and procedures, including data protection (GDPR) policies. 
14. To work cooperatively with Beacon’s private casework team so as to provide clear, transparent and appropriate information to clients about Beacon’s casework services in line with company procedures. 
15. To uphold organisational values, promoting Beacon’s social goals through each area of your work.
16. Attending line management, supervision and team meetings as appropriate and to play a full part in the development and success of Beacon.
17. Archiving
18. Provide organisational and administrative support to advisers and caseworkers as required.

This post may be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Baring Service check or equivalent.

STAFF BENEFITS: Pension Scheme, Generous Annual Leave Entitlement, Death in Service Benefit 4x salary, Flexible Working, Health & Dental Care Plan, Professional Development Plan, Employee Rewards Scheme (Perkbox) and Performance-Related Bonus.

Background Information

NHS Continuing Healthcare is the name given to a package of health care that some people need to receive as a result of a disability, accident or illness. Individuals who are assessed as eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare will have the full cost of their care and accommodation funded by the NHS.

The criteria for determining eligibility are highly complex and can be very difficult to understand because they care based upon case law and often poorly-understood legal tests rather than primary legislation.  Our experience has shown that there is a lot of confusion surrounding continuing healthcare because of the complex nature of the criteria, as well as lengthy and detailed assessment processes.  Likewise, the appeal process can be very daunting and perplexing to individuals who do not know what to expect.

Over the past 17 years, Age UK Oxfordshire has provided a free advice, support, advocacy and active casework service to individuals in the South of England going through the assessment or appeal process.  In that time they have worked with over 7,500 families and won over 70% of appeals, establishing a national reputation for quality advice and casework within continuing healthcare professional circles.

Beacon is the trading name of Ethical Legal Services Ltd, a company which has evolved from Age UK Oxfordshire’s original continuing healthcare project. Beacon utilises the extensive experience of its casework team to fill both a commercial gap and a social need in the national support market for continuing healthcare.  Beacon aims to ensure that individuals receive a fair, accurate & comprehensive assessment of need, being empowered to make informed appeal choices. Beacon is a social enterprise, producing operating surpluses which are donated to charity to support vital services for older people.

Beacon operates an ethical business model which places the client at the heart of the process and aims to achieve the best possible outcome for our clients through robust and non-confrontational engagement with CCGs. Our team of advisers and caseworkers have established a strong reputation for their thorough understanding of the eligibility criteria and key principles, combining excellent client engagement with high-quality case representation. In seven years we have supported over 30,000 people and achieved a consistently high quality score from our clients.

The Project

For the past seven years Beacon has been commissioned by NHS England to deliver the first national specialist NHS Continuing Healthcare information and advice service. The service delivers in two specific areas:

• Remote verbal or written advice surgeries: time-limited specialist advice delivered via telephone, Teams and email
• Literature in the form of comprehensive information guides provided via post and across digital access points

The service is open to anybody in England at any stage of the continuing healthcare journey or in the long-term care system. Clients and service-users will be entitled to receive a copy of Beacon’s literature in the format they find most accessible, and up to ninety minutes of remote (verbal or written) advice.

Remote verbal information and advice will be provided on any area within the scope of the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS Funded Nursing Care (2007, 2009, 2012 and 2018 editions), and related guidance, and on the topics covered by the Navigational Toolkit.

The role of the Information Officer will be to deliver accurate tier one information to clients which helps them to understand what NHS continuing healthcare is, how to apply for it and what to do if they want to challenge the outcome of their assessment. You will also be expected to schedule tier two advice sessions with our specialist advice team for individuals who require an-depth consultation.

Please note that whilst prior knowledge of the NHS continuing healthcare criteria and assessment procedures is desirable, it is not necessary to have this knowledge and full training will be provided. We are looking for candidates with the right skills and personal attributes as listed in the Person Specification.

Our Values

At Beacon, we employ people who want to do things differently to other organisations working in this field. Five values sum up our culture and how we treat our clients and our staff:

1. Ethical

Commitment to our clients

We operate with honesty and integrity. We are transparent about our funding set-up and our fees, which we keep as low as we sensibly can. We never ‘hard sell’ our services, we keep you informed at every step, and we always give our honest opinion of your chances of success. As a social enterprise, we donate any profits to charity.

Commitment to our team

We operate with honesty and integrity, and always work hard to get the best results for our clients and the business. We work to high standards, and trust our people to respectfully speak out if we fall short.

1. Expert

Commitment to our clients

We pride ourselves on being recognised as leading independent experts in NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC). We apply our knowledge and experience to help every case and caller. We also strive to improve CHC for everyone, by training health and social care professionals.

Commitment to our team

We are the leading experts in our field. We encourage and value innovation and evolution in what we do, and how we do it. We are united in developing the business and its services.

1. Personal

Commitment to our clients

By listening carefully to you and the people who really know about your care needs, we can provide excellent advice and powerful advocacy tailored to your unique situation.

Commitment to our team

We get results by getting to know our clients. We do the same with our people, offering flexible working options to suit your circumstances, and taking time out to have fun as a team.

1. Compassionate

Commitment to our clients

We are mindful of the immense stress that our callers and clients can be under, at what is often a really tough time. We do our best to lift some of that burden by providing a quality service that you can trust, and by being compassionate and courteous at all times.

Commitment to our team

The nature of the work can be stressful and emotionally draining. We take care and time to look out for each other, and encourage healthy work habits.

1. Rewarding

Commitment to our team

We take the time to celebrate success and are inspired by one another’s achievements. We provide a generous and varied suite of benefits that can be enjoyed by our people and their families.

Are you a Vet Nurse who is passionate about animal welfare, loves dogs and is looking for an excellent work life balance? We are seeking registered Vet Nurses to join our Veterinary Teams based in rehoming centres in Cardiff, Glasgow and Loughborough.

Dogs Trust is the largest dog welfare charity in the UK with a nationwide network of rehoming centres and charity shops. Last year, Dogs Trust centres cared for over 9,000 dogs; we never put a healthy dog down.

In this key role, you will work closely with the Dogs Trust rehoming centre team and the centre Veterinary Surgeon to help provide excellent veterinary care and welfare to our dogs. You will be involved with all aspects of surgery, assisting with consultations, maintaining clinical protocols, monitoring our recovery kennels, and you will also be a point of contact regarding veterinary assistance for the centre team, helping to ensure that protocols are adhered to by providing informal, occasional training to staff.

To be successful in this role you will be a Registered Veterinary Nurse with an appreciation of handling dogs in accordance with Dogs Trust guidelines, using positive reinforcement techniques. Experience of working in a rehoming/charity establishment would be desirable, but a full induction is provided. You will be able to show empathy and understanding towards both dogs and people and be committed to delivering the highest standards of patient care and customer service. You will also need a full, clean UK driving licence.

The role benefits from a Monday to Friday working schedule, with no out of hours or weekend commitment. Dogs Trust actively encourage professional development, with opportunities to work alongside our in-house behavioural teams, and a generous CPD allowance (including access to external opportunities). Additionally, RCVS fees for Vet Nurses are paid.

To apply for this position please visit our website.

At Dogs Trust we value diversity and we're committed to creating an inclusive culture.  We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, abilities and cultures and believe that a diverse workforce will help us to achieve our mission. Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, either at application or interview stage, please contact us on the email address listed on the job advert.

We are seeking a highly skilled and dedicated ISVA to work collaboratively within an integrated team of counsellors and pathway navigators. The ISVA will provide a trauma informed, service-user led service support to survivors of both recent and non-recent abuse and support clients in coping with and recovering from their experience of abuse/trauma.

Key responsibilities & duties:

• Conduct and regularly review comprehensive risk and needs assessments and individual, tailored care plans to help clients keep safe
• Identify/respond to risk/safeguarding concerns whilst following internal and local policies & procedures.
• Work in partnership (and attend multi agency meetings) with a wide range of external partner agencies including the Police, CPS, Court Services, Social Care, Education, GPs, Mental health services etc to meet the needs of and provide specialist advice, support, and advocacy to victims of sexual violence
• Provide practical and emotional (non-therapeutic) support to clients in person/online/telephone
• Co-ordinate support to individuals on their pathway to wellbeing, recovery and social inclusion
• Work collaboratively and build trusting professional relationships with clients and external agencies.
• Complete internal/external referrals when appropriate and relevant signposting
• Provide support to clients to make informed decisions about their wellbeing, maximising their independence and engaging in appropriate community or clinical resources/interventions
• Explain criminal legal, and relevant, civil remedies to clients including criminal injuries compensation
• Provide specialist information, support and advocacy throughout the criminal justice system whilst ensuring clients are aware of their rights, choices and their voices remain central to the process
• Provide support and facilitate access to the Sexual Assault Referral Centre/GUM clinic
• Risk assess, respond, and follow local pathways in relation to Domestic Abuse, child sexual abuse which may include referrals to/attendance at multi agency risk assessment conferences
• Provide support to immediate family members where appropriate
• Manage a large caseload of clients, prioritise tasks and effectively manage workload.
• Accurately record data and maintain clients online case file in real time via the bespoke data system
• To complete accurate performance management reports to funders and commissioners
• Staying up to date with partner agencies, VAWG sector and legislation in order inform survivors
• To have a clear understanding and ability to respond to sexual violence myths, rape trauma syndrome, the long-term mental health effects of sexual violence, self harm, suicidal ideation.

RASASC reserves the right only to recruit women.  This has legal verification under the Sexual Discrimination Act 1975 seven (ii) (e) amended in 1986 and 2008 and incorporated in the Equality Act 2010.

Deputy Crisis Service Lead

Bury Involvement Group (BIG) in Mental Health is an independent charity run by, and for, people with personal experience of mental and emotional distress, with the purpose to build a healing and compassionate community for those in need of sanctuary and support. We support adults in the community and on the psychiatric ward in Bury, who experience a range of mental health conditions.

As part of our charity we are funded to deliver the Bury Peer Led Crisis Service, which provides a high quality, person centred, service in a non-clinical environment within the community open to adults experiencing mental health crisis. We are excited to have secured funding allowing us to further develop and expand the current service. We are seeking a person with personal experience of mental and emotional distress to join our team as Deputy Service Lead of our crisis service.  

As Deputy Service Lead you will be the ‘go to’ person on a day to day basis for the crisis service whilst on shift, ensuring its smooth and effective functioning. You will work alongside the Service Lead to support the evaluation and development of the service. You will line manage personnel within the service, supporting the team to perform their duties, whilst supporting their development, providing advice and guidance as required. You will provide therapeutic face to face, and occasional telephone crisis support, through a mutual negotiation of the visitor’s needs, within the service.

We wish to recruit someone with personal experience of mental distress and substantial experience of working with people with mental health problems. This must include experience of working with adults at risk of suicide and self-harm. We are looking for someone with a great combination of skills. You will need to have proven experience of managing and leading a team or service, and great therapeutic skills with the ability to support and develop a team. Your high level of experience and understanding of community-based mental health needs will enable you to advise and guide the team and support the development of the service.

You’ll be joining a team which is friendly, supportive, and committed to our mission of empowering adults with mental health conditions towards recovery and improved quality of life. You will be integral to the continued development of a well-respected local mental health charity that makes a real difference to people’s lives.

• 32 hours a week
• £33,280.00 FTE
• 12 month fixed term contract, with the option of this being extended beyond this date, dependent on the long term commissioning of the project.
• Annual Leave entitlement of 25 days (plus 3 bank Holidays)
• Supportive induction, including training, alongside a training budget
• Regular Clinical Supervision with a counselling psychologist to support professional development, paid for by the organisation
• Closing Date Monday 24th January 2022
• Interviews week commencing 24th January 2022

Mental Health IDVA (Independent Domestic Violence Advisor)

Hours of Work: 37 hours per week (may include weekend and evening work)

Salary: £24,982                                                         

Job Purpose: 

• To provide individual information, support and signposting for women, including young women supported by Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust disclosing experiences of domestic violence/abuse

• To provide training and support to health professionals within BSMHT on understanding and responding to DVA

Responsible To: IRIS Manager

Duties and Responsibilities

Advocacy and support service

• To provide support to women, experiencing DVA referred or signposted by trust colleagues.
• To provide direct casework support, advice and information, advocacy to women experiencing DVA through telephone contact, and/or meetings at the department, face to face contacts in clinical teams.

• 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 be clear of Safeguarding principles, seeking guidance from the Trust Safeguarding Team where appropriate.

• To develop good working relationships and liaise with outside agencies when needed. This will include referral to colleagues within BSWA, 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 and the take up of these referrals advocacy including outputs and patient outcomes
• To contribute to monitoring and evaluation of the project.

Practice-based work

• To work alongside mental health colleagues to deliver training and awareness sessions to health care professionals about DVA within BSMHT
• 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 staff and work effectively as part of the departmental team. This includes:

• provision of systematic support to teams in participating departments, including meeting with individuals and small groups of clinical and administrative staff
• working closely with DVA champions in each department, where applicable
• 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 departments.

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
• To follow the host Trust’s policies and procedures

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:
  • Maintaining BSWA and trust communication records
  • Following safety procedures
  • Attending team meetings
• To attend in-house and Trust training
• To attend support and supervision sessions, including case reviews and safeguarding, 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 work alongside colleagues to organise in-house training and information sessions on a range of issues for service users
• To participate in the development and annual appraisal of a personal individual development plan with the line manager

General:

• To work within BSWA and Trust policies and procedures and demonstrate a commitment to the values and ethos of BSWA.
• To work within BSWA’s and BSMHT’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 organisations.
• To work within BSWA, Trust and local multi-agency adult and child safeguarding procedures. Where this may produce conflict immediately raise with line manager. (Worker will be trained to level 3 safeguarding)
• To maintain an awareness of the issues surrounding domestic violence on a national and local level
• To work within the principles and standards of Birmingham DV Standards and support Birmingham Domestic Abuse Strategy
• 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

These posts are subject to a 6% pension contribution.  Women only need apply.  These posts are covered by a Genuine Occupational Requirement (Schedule 9; Equality Act 2010). 

BSWA operates within Safer Recruitment good practice guidelines. Please note all successful candidates will be subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service Check before commencing their employment.

BSWA is a Disability Confident Employer. We want everyone to have equal chance at being considered for our jobs. Should you be unable to submit your application online and would prefer an alternative method, or you are experiencing another barrier to completing your application.

Are you an experienced Service Manager with specific experience of leading services for vulnerable communities? This is an exciting opportunity for someone with experience managing and developing staff teams to join the leading Autism Charity in the region and make a difference to the lives of autistic people and their families.

The post holder will lead our current services (our regional Information Helpline and all-age community services in Birmingham, Solihull and the Black Country) and actively develop services within the region, by building relationships with funders, commissioners, and stakeholders.

We are currently on a phased return to office-based staff and face to face support in our services with full time staff working office based at least 2 days per week and an expectation that this will increase over the coming months.

Location: Kings Norton

Hours: Full time (37 hours)

Salary: £28,000 to £31,000

What will you get:

- 6.6 weeks annual leave every year

- Free DBS check paid for by Autism West Midlands

- Free Bupa Healthcare cash back scheme

- Employee assistance scheme providing support to you and your family

- Life assurance

- Company Sick Pay Scheme

- Free onsite parking

- Continuous professional development

- Refer a friend scheme – £200 for each referral!

Closing date: 31st January 2022 at 12 pm

Please do not apply if you have submitted an application in the past 12 months

.About you

Are you a people person? Can you earn people’s trust? Can you help people find the support they need? Are you fully committed to person-centred services? Will you always “go the extra mile” to make sure people find the best possible solution to their needs?

Our purpose

Within a community and primary care setting, we use social prescribing to help people reduce unnecessary NHS appointments and find appropriate community and non-clinical solutions to their needs. Within a hospital setting, we work with clinical staff to ensure that people can leave hospital at the right time and with the support and care they need.

Our mission is to help health and adult care services to work together to reduce unnecessary demands and make sure people receive the best possible services appropriate to their needs.

The role

We are recruiting Hospital & Community Link Workers to work with people who are frail or vulnerable or unwell, people who are in danger of losing their independence, people who are being admitted to hospital, and people who are being discharged from hospital.

Link Workers take time to understand people’s needs, they understand what services are available, and they work with professionals, volunteers, families, and individuals so things link together as they should. 

Working across both hospital and community settings, you will help prevent the need for people to be admitted to hospital, reduce over-reliance on GPs and/or home care providers, reduce social isolation and improve health and wellbeing.

You will work to understand your local community, link people together, and help develop more effective services. When solutions are needed, you will find them.

The job

You will be employed by one of the seven voluntary organisations involved in the partnership: Age UK Hertfordshire, British Red Cross, Carers in Herts, Dacortium, POhWER, Watford & Three Rivers Trust and Watford Community Housing. Other partners may join. 

You will work as part of a locality team led by a Locality Manager. We need to recruit locality teams that can work flexibly as required by their communities: so everyone will be expected to do occasional evening or weekend work – and we need to recruit some people who will work as part of a rota including occasional evening and weekend work. You must be a driver with access to a vehicle. We can appoint people to work from home, but if your home is outside the locality to which you are attached, we will only pay travel expenses within your locality.

You will need to operate independently, use our case management database and communications systems, understand privacy rules and safeguarding, and work as part of a locality team supported by regular supervision, training and case conferences.

We are recruiting Hospital and Community Link Workers to be based throughout Hertfordshire. The roles are permanent (subject to future funding). The roles are full-time, but we will accept part-time applications and will try to find job-share partners. 

Applicants

Please apply soonest: we will interview candidates as appropriate applications are received. Please apply online stating how you meet the requirements for this post. If you are currently based outside Hertfordshire, please explain how you will relocated or commute if appointed. Shortlisted candidates will receive full details before interview. 

Embedded in William Edwards School, Grays, Essex (with travel within the region as needed)

Are you a confident and resilient individual with lived experience of the issues facing vulnerable young people (i.e. involvement in gangs or knife crime) and a proven ability to engage successfully with individuals despite their challenging behaviour?

If so, St Giles Trust is looking for a Senior Facilitator & Mentor to join our SOS+ team and deliver a service that will address these important social issues via face-to-face and virtual mentoring support, and group work sessions.

About St Giles Trust

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. 

Our award-winning SOS+ Service works with young people in a variety of settings by delivering sessions and workshops in schools, Pupil Referral Units, Community Centres and to Youth Offender Teams. The mission of SOS+ is to prevent children and young people becoming involved in gangs and youth violence by equipping them with tools, knowledge and support delivered by experts with lived experience.

About this vital role

As an embedded SOS+ Gangs Mentor & Groupwork Facilitator you will be based in the school for 4 days per week, providing intensive one-to-one mentoring to young people who have been identified by their education setting as needing targeted support. You will also deliver training sessions for groups of children and young people on the risks associated with all aspects of gang involvement, exploitation and violence. For the remaining day  of your role you will be working out in the community, covering deliveries at various settings elsewhere in the region as required.

Maintaining the high standards of the project will be important too, as will compiling reports when required. A great opportunity to contribute towards the overarching aim of reducing risk, harm and exclusions, it will involve working alongside other multi-agency teams, attend key meetings and feed intelligence back in.

What we are looking for:

• To have lived, personal or through friends/family experience of the Criminal Justice System, and/or being involved in a gang or knife crime

• A confident mentor with experience of partnership working who can coordinate a project without a team around them
• A confident public speaker/mentor and someone who is comfortable working alongside a variety of professionals contributing to multi-agency work
• A relevant qualification, or willingness to work towards one, plus knowledge of safeguarding practices and policies
• Strong IT skills, confident with virtual communication platforms like MS Teams and Zoom, and has the ability to use and develop monitoring systems to record all aspects of work

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

As an organisation that works with children and adults at risk we are committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the safety of our clients and successful applicants will be DBS Checked.

Closing date: 11pm, 1st February 2022. Interviews: 10th February 2022.

St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.

Peer Group Coordinator

Bury Involvement Group (BIG) in Mental Health is an independent charity run by, and for, people with personal experience of mental and emotional distress, with the purpose to build a healing and compassionate community for those in need of sanctuary and support. BIG is commissioned to provide the Bury Peer Led Crisis Service (BPLCS), a crisis service supporting adults in mental health crisis in Bury. BIG also delivers a Welcome Home Scheme (WHS), which supports people to transition from the mental health inpatient unit back into the community. We are excited to have secured funding allowing us to further develop and expand the current service. We are seeking a person with personal experience of mental and emotional distress to join our team as Peer Group Coordinator.

As Peer Group Coordinator you will be responsible for the day to day provision of the BIG’s community based peer support service, ensuring its smooth and effective functioning. You will line manage personnel and volunteers within the service, ensuring there is appropriate support to enable them to perform their duties, whilst supporting their development. You will work alongside the senior management team to support the evaluation and development of the service. You will be responsible for developing our drop-in community offer, whilst ensuring this service is aligned to our crisis and welcome home schemes. You will provide therapeutic face to face, and occasional telephone support, through a mutual negotiation of the visitor’s needs, within the service.

We wish to recruit someone with personal experience of mental distress and substantial experience of working with people with mental health problems. This must include experience of working with people at risk of suicide and self-harm. We are looking for someone with a great combination of skills. You will need to have proven experience of managing and leading a team or service, and great therapeutic skills with the ability to support and develop a team. Your high level of experience and understanding of community-based mental health needs will enable you to advise and guide the team and support the development of the service.

You’ll be joining a team which is friendly, supportive, and committed to our mission of empowering adults with mental health conditions towards recovery and improved quality of life. You will be integral to the continued development of a well-respected local mental health charity that makes a real difference to people’s lives.

• 22 hours a week
• £33,280.00 FTE
• 12 month fixed term contract. With the option of this being extended beyond this date, dependent on the long term commissioning of the project.
• Annual Leave entitlement of 19 days (plus 3 bank Holidays)
• Supportive induction, including training, alongside a training budget
• Regular Clinical Supervision with a counselling psychologist to support professional development, paid for by the organisation
• Closing Date Monday 24th January 2022
• Interviews week commencing 24th January 2022

With You in Lancashire is a specialist young persons substance misuse service commissioned by Lancashire County Council.  The service delivers psychosocial treatment interventions and education to young people up to the age of 25. 

We work with Young People, their families and loved ones, across Lancashire (excluding Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool).

What we’re looking for

We are looking for an experienced Children & Young People CBT Therapist.  The post holder will work with a small caseload of young people with co-occuring substance misuse and mental health concerns to provide Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.  In addition to support and supervise the psychosocial interventions provided by Young Persons Workers. 

Further information

This job is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level with Barred List(s).

This is a permanent full time role for 37.5 hours per week.

The base location of the role is to be agreed with the successful post-holder between our Preston, Lancaster, or Burnley Offices

Interviews are planned to be held on 24th February 2022.

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.

Full-time (35 hours pw) – Fixed Term Contract ending 31 March 2023

All 3 roles will be community based and we are recruiting for the following areas:

Margate, Great Yarmouth and Kings Lynn (please indicate on your application which area

you’re applying for)

Ref: CCS-221

Are you proactive, compassionate and organised with a passion for innovative work, flexibility, creativity and strong team working? Do you have a proven record of working with socially excluded adults, particularly women and an ability to demonstrate knowledge and awareness of the issues faced by vulnerable women?

If so, St Giles Trust is looking for a Community Champions Support Co-ordinator to join our team and work on a ground-breaking and innovative new project – WREN, which will engage and enable disadvantaged women in three priority communities in the East and Southeast of England to become ‘Community Champions’.

About St Giles Trust

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. 

As an organisation that works with children and adults at risk we are committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the safety of our clients and successful applicants will be DBS Checked.

About this vital role

Your focus will be to work collaboratively to promote and market the project to women and small community organisations, explaining the purpose and benefits of joining the programme. You will create referral routes for women into the project, work with the Project Trainer to engage and recruit women and co-produce individual support plans, plus provide day-to-day support to Community Champions while they are completing their training and volunteering placements.

We will count on you to develop good working relationships with the small local partners and to act as the first point of contact for the service locally, while also expecting you to collate and complete monthly monitoring and statistics and to work constructively with community organisations and other relevant local stakeholders to address any problems and positively represent the project externally.

What we are looking for

• Record of building successful relationships with partner agencies and small voluntary sector organisations
• A sound understanding of anti-discriminatory working practices
• Knowledge of issues faced by participants in accessing and sustaining training /volunteering placements
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge and awareness of the issues faced by women
• Ability to assess both client and organisational needs and provide ongoing support
• A flexible, proactive and collaborative approach to your work
• Strong interpersonal, prioritisation and communication skills, both verbal and written

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

For further information, or to apply, please visit our website via the ‘Apply’ button.

Closing date: 11pm, 1st February 2022. Interview date: 8th February 2022.

St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.