Covering all sites within East and North Hertfordshire Hospitals’ Charity you will be responsible for creating a new Marketing and Communications strategy to raise awareness of the Hospital Charity with the aim of raising funds for specialist equipment, research and projects to improve patient experience at the Lister Hospital in Stevenage and Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, Northwood.

This is a fantastic opportunity to support delivery of an exciting new strategy to raise funds for amazing causes such as children, cancer and the elderly.

Ideally you will already have a background of working in Marketing, Communications, Design or PR and will have proven experience of delivering successful campaigns, working with press, copywriting, managing social media platforms as well as creating marketing collateral.

Working for the NHS offers a fantastic benefits package, including a generous pension, agenda for change pay progression, 27 days leave plus bank holidays and flexible working.

Job title: Casual General Assistant – Halsey House

Location: Cromer, East of England

Directorate: Operations

Contract: Casual hours

Salary: £8.96 per hour, plus 50p market supplement per hour

About The Royal British Legion

The Legion is at the heart of a national network that supports our Armed Forces community through thick and thin – ensuring their unique contribution is never forgotten. We’ve been here since 1921 and we’ll be here as long as they need us.

Our Values and Behaviours

Does the following describe you?

• A desire to provide a great customer service and support
• Enjoy and thrive in working in teams and with others
• Passionate about supporting the Armed Forces community and honouring their contribution
• Come to work each day to be the best you can and to learn and develop
• An encourager, eager to share your knowledge and experience to help others

If so then we would like to hear from you ….

The Legion Needs You

During the COVID-19 outbreak the safety and well-being of the elderly and most vulnerable in our community, including our veteran population, is our highest priority. The Legion is in need of General Assistants to ensure we can withstand the challenges resulting from Coronavirus.

We are looking for motivated and enthusiastic individuals to join our team at Galanos House, Southam on a casual basis.

Working to a set routine, you will be responsible for either assisting kitchen staff in preparing food, washing kitchen equipment and serving meals in the dining room. We also have shifts available in our housekeeping and laundry teams.

You will have a good standard of numeracy and literacy and have knowledge of Basic Food Hygiene (qualification in this area would be an advantage).

Please note this role is based at our Care Home, which is located at Halsey House, 31 Norwich Road, Cromer, NR27 0BA.

How to Apply

Anyone interested in this casual role is encouraged to apply online

Closing date for this role is: 12th April 2020.

Life Changer Wanted!

Social Prescribing offers an innovative approach to supporting individuals with their wider health, wellbeing and social issues.  Social Prescribers work alongside GP Surgeries providing connections to community services to help people reach their potential and address non-medical challenges.

Great communication skills, an interest or background in health, social care or the voluntary sector are all components of a Social Prescriber.  We are looking for a team player with the ability to manage your own workload, sometimes under pressure. Experience of working with the general public is essential as is good IT skills.  You will be based in Grays but the role will require you to work at various GP locations across Thurrock.

Car drivers with the use of a vehicle are preferable.  T

This post will require an enhanced DBS.

THE ROLE:

This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference to the future of health and care by supporting the development of a cutting-edge Health Data Research Hub.

Crohn’s & Colitis UK are partners in a project to build a new data hub for researchers, which brings together health information held by the NHS to make it accessible for researchers. This should help speed up the discovery of new treatments and more effective and safe use of existing ones.

The Data Research Hub, called Gut Reaction, is one of seven pioneering health data research hubs recently launched by Health Data Research UK as part of the £37.5m Digital Innovation Hub programme, funded by the UK’s Research and Innovation Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund.  As this project will involve the use of personal data, we want to work in partnership with patients and the public to make sure the data is used in ways that are respectful and beneficial to current and future people living with Crohn’s and Colitis.

ABOUT YOU:

You're a calm, forward thinking individual with an eye for detail and excellent communication skills.  You will have experience of working with a wide range of stakeholders and be will have been used to responding to enquiries across multiple channels.  You'll have excellent IT skills across Microsoft Office programmes and enjoy working on your own or as part of multi-team project groups.

If you like the sound of this opportunity, we would very much like to hear from you.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

First point of contact for queries to the Research Team in relation to Gut Reaction by:

• Handling incoming correspondence related to Gut Reaction, answering standard queries or referring on as appropriate.
• Answering incoming calls to the Research team - responding to general queries or referring on as appropriate.
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Organising internal and external meetings, telephone conferences or digital events:

• Communicating effectively with a wide range of specialists and patient advocates to confirm dates, venues and availability of invitees.
• Identifying and booking venues or meeting rooms, refreshments, equipment etc.
• Circulating relevant papers/correspondence.
• Collating/preparing materials and arranging for these to be couriered to external venues.
• Attending external events to provide administrative or general support.
• Taking minutes and producing reports or action points as required.

Administrative support and operational back up to team colleagues, the Gut Reaction board and the Patient & Public involvement steering group:

• Inputting and maintaining data, contacts and circulation lists.
• Assisting with the preparation of reports and presentations.
• Ensuring compliance with Data Protection processes across all areas of work.

Communicating opportunities for patient involvement and the impact of Gut Reaction:

• Liaising with Marketing and Communications team to post opportunities for patient involvement in Gut Reaction.
• Liaising with Marketing and Communications team to engage and communicate with our community of research volunteers.
• Assisting with the collection and inputting of information to the Research pages of the Crohn’s & Colitis UK website and social media presence.

Charity responsibilities

• To take a flexible approach to work and duties, within an appropriate level of responsibility, carrying out other duties as directed by the Director of Research
• To work as a team player and liaise effectively with colleagues and partners
• To work in line with the Charity values and maintain the reputation and standing of the Charity.
• Undertaking franking duties as part of the charity wide franking rota (approximately once a week).

Norfolk and Suffolk Victim Care is looking for a service delivery assistant to be based in the Norfolk and Suffolk Victim Care service

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity for people affected by crime in England and Wales. We work towards a world where people affected by crime or traumatic events get the support they need and respect they deserve.

The main purpose of the role is to provide a high quality and responsive administrative function for our Norfolk and Suffolk Victim Care service, acting as the first point of contact for general enquiries into the service and supporting the wider team and service with administrative duties. You will also assist the management team in ensuring all referrals into the service are triaged and processed in line with service requirements.

To be successful in this post you will have experience of working in a victim or client focused environment and will need to possess excellent communication, organisational and IT skills and be able to deal sensitively and effectively with a wide range of audiences including clients of the service, partner agencies and colleagues. You will have an understanding of the issues surrounding data protection, confidentiality and information sharing and you will be able to work to agreed processes and practices in an efficient and timely manner. You will also have experience of working within a statutory, voluntary or similar organisation.

This post is subject to satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS check).

Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days' annual leave (pro-rata), and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria.

If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.

Victim Support takes pride in being a diverse organisation, enriched by the participation of all individuals and communities. Diversity matters and we value it.

Job title: Casual Senior Care Assistant – Halsey House

Location: Cromer, East of England

Directorate: Operations

Contract: Casual hours

Salary: £10.88per hour, plus 50p market supplement per hour

About The Royal British Legion

The Legion is at the heart of a national network that supports our Armed Forces community through thick and thin – ensuring their unique contribution is never forgotten. We’ve been here since 1921 and we’ll be here as long as they need us.

Our Values and Behaviours

Does the following describe you?

• A desire to provide a great customer service and support
• Enjoy and thrive in working in teams and with others
• Passionate about supporting the Armed Forces community and honouring their contribution
• Come to work each day to be the best you can and to learn and develop
• An encourager, eager to share your knowledge and experience to help others

If so then we would like to hear from you ….

The Legion Needs You

During the COVID-19 outbreak the safety and well-being of the elderly and most vulnerable in our community, including our veteran population, is our highest priority. The Legion is in need of Senior Care Assistants to ensure we can withstand the challenges resulting from Coronavirus.

Based at Galanos House in Southam, you will lead the team to ensure the smooth day to day running of the unit and to work with the team in delivering person centred care in a way that respects the dignity of the individual and promotes independence and wellbeing.

Educated to NVQ level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care equivalent, you should have previous experience of working in a Care Home with a vulnerable client group and proven experience of leading a team and running a shift. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential and an enthusiasm to learn and develop within this role is required. 

Please note this role is based at our Care Home which is located at Halsey House, 31 Norwich Road, Cromer, NR27 0BA.

How to Apply

Anyone interested in this casual role is encouraged to apply online

Closing date for this role is: 12th April 2020.

Care Assistant / Support Worker / Healthcare Assistant (Auxiliary)  

Essex (various locations across Essex)

Salary £8.75 per hour (inclusive of pay award in April 2020)

Casual Flexible Bank Hours (0 hours per week. Bank (zero hours) contract)

Are you looking for rewarding employment?

Do you want to make a difference to people's lives?

Our client is recruiting for experienced Auxiliary Bank Support Assistants to work flexibly across their Supported Housing & Care services for adults with learning and physical disabilities and/or mental health needs. The main purpose of these roles is to provide essential support to their busy frontline teams of Support Assistants and Qualified Nurses. 

They have available positions across the following locations:

Billericay/Basildon/Pitsea, Benfleet, Canvey Island, Leigh-on-Sea, Maldon, Rochford, Shoeburyness, Southend-on-Sea, South Ockendon and Wickford

The role:

Specifically, you’ll be undertaking non-care related duties which include:

• Household tasks,

• Shopping 

• Community-based activities 

• Develop and maintain effective professional relationships with service users and other key stakeholders

The type of candidate they're looking for:

• Demonstrable commitment and passion for working with people 

• An interest and/ or previous experience of working in the social care sector 

• Basic understanding of the needs and rights of people with disabilities

• Basic knowledge of the regulations that govern their services

• Excellent literacy and communication skills 

• The ability to work effectively both alone and as part of a team.

What they can offer you:

• A varied, rewarding and interesting workplace;

• Work patterns that fit around your own commitments - for example, they can accommodate term-time or holiday-only shift patterns;

• Many of their services are 24-hour, so there are various shift patterns available, including lates/earlies/weekends/nights;

• Free mandatory and specialist training, workplace mentoring and support;

• Competitive salary and benefits.

So do you think this is for you? Are you ready for the challenge? Well if you are, they would love you to apply for this post.

Values-based recruitment

Our client has a value-based recruitment policy which means their selection process is aligned with their core values of Excellence, Care and Innovation - this ensures that, when recruiting, they find the right person with the right values and expected behaviours for the job, who will strive to provide excellent services to the people we support.  This supplements their requirements for essential and desirable skills, knowledge and abilities for each role.

Safeguarding & recruitment

There are committed to safeguarding and practices safer recruitment standards and expects everyone who works for them to share the commitment to safeguarding children and people with care and support needs. The successful applicant will be required to provide proof of eligibility to work in the UK. These posts are also subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks.

Diversity & inclusion

They are committed to embedding equality and diversity at the heart of their culture and everything they do. They aim to be an inclusive organisation in which individual differences and needs are supported, and a place where everyone has a fair opportunity to fulfil their potential without suffering discrimination, harassment or disadvantage. They strive to ensure the people who work for them and use their services, as well as their families and carers, are treated with dignity and respect at all times.

The vacancy will remain open until all posts have been filled; however, applications will be reviewed and shortlisted on a regular basis as we are seeking to fill these roles urgently.

Due to the nature of the role an Enhanced DBS check is required.

Job title: Casual Care Assistant – Halsey House

Location: Cromer, East of England

Directorate: Operations

Contract: Casual hours

Salary: £9.08 per hour, plus 50p market supplement per hour

About The Royal British Legion

The Legion is at the heart of a national network that supports our Armed Forces community through thick and thin – ensuring their unique contribution is never forgotten. We’ve been here since 1921 and we’ll be here as long as they need us.

Our Values and Behaviours

Does the following describe you?

• A desire to provide a great customer service and support
• Enjoy and thrive in working in teams and with others
• Passionate about supporting the Armed Forces community and honouring their contribution
• Come to work each day to be the best you can and to learn and develop
• An encourager, eager to share your knowledge and experience to help others

If so then we would like to hear from you ….

The Legion Needs You

During the COVID-19 outbreak the safety and well-being of the elderly and most vulnerable in our community, including our veteran population, is our highest priority. The Legion is in need of Care Assistants to ensure we can withstand the challenges resulting from Coronavirus.

We are looking for Care Assistant’s to support residents within our care home on a casual basis during these challenging times. We have Day and Night shifts available.

Based at Galanos House, Southam you will work within a team to ensure the smooth day to day running of the unit and in delivering person centred care in a way that respects the dignity of the individual and promotes independence and well being.

You should have previous experience of working in a Care Home or similar environment with a vulnerable client group. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential and an enthusiasm to learn and develop within this role is required.

Please note this role is based at our Care Home, which is located at Halsey House, 31 Norwich Road, Cromer, NR27 0BA.

How to Apply

Anyone interested in this casual role is encouraged to apply online

Closing date for this role is: 12th April 2020.

The OLLIE Foundation is a St Albans based Suicide Prevention Charity operating across the Home Counties. The Foundation provides a range of early intervention and prevention, as well as crisis intervention and post-vention training to young people, parents and professionals. As experts in our field, we routinely train GPs, teachers and A&E staff and give talks and wellbeing assemblies in schools and to community groups. Although driven by our commitment to prevent youth suicide, our training and talks are relevant to EVERYONE. 

The successful candidate will be a highly motivated and passionate individual able to manage their own diary, working mainly from home but with weekly office days and flexibility to work across Herts and work some weekends and evenings when needed. Would suit ambitious graduate or experienced administrator. As the Executive Assistant to the CEO you will also provide administrative support to the wider team, including diary management, maintaining and improving existing systems, procedures and records along with setting up new systems as required.

This job requires great communications skills and there is an expectation to be able to network and work closely with a range of partners, including the Police, NHS staff, teachers, parents and carers, as well as young people.

As Executive Assistant to the CEO you will:

1. Line manage staff and volunteers

2. Help manage the office and all associated admin tasks

3. Oversee orders for resources and merchandise and ensure they are delivered as needed

4. Support bid and report writing

5. Closely monitor and evaluate the impact of the work we do and outcomes achieved.

6. Work effectively from home but able to travel to a range of meetings and talks across the Home Counties

7. Work in a fast-paced environment, able to manage competing deadlines

8. Maintain attention to detail with a high level of accuracy

9. Have a proactive approach to working from home and able to interface with the public as needed

The ideal candidate will have the following experience, skills and qualifications:

• A confident public speaker.
• Success in building relationships and working collaboratively with a range of partners.
• Ability to work on their own, plan and organise effectively, prioritise workloads and meet deadlines.
• Ability to contribute towards internal and external evaluation processes. 
• Proficient IT skills.  
• A passion to make a difference through mentoring and training. 
• A full and valid UK driving licence with access to a vehicle for business use.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Emotionally mature, able to manage their wellbeing in an environment where suicide and bereavement is a constant.

Applicants will need to have a flexible approach to work, available to attend or manage weekend and evening events as needed.  In return for their dedication and commitment, we will support and develop the successful candidate with options to train to deliver curriculum and talks.  This role has the potential to develop and for working hours to extend.

There is an opportunity to develop the role to include community advocacy, training and workshop delivery. As demand for our services grow, the post holder will become a crucial and highly valued member of our team, supporting the CEO, providing admin support, and often acting as the first point of contact for our charity. This is a unique position for the right person to be part of a dynamic and growing organisation making a difference to the communities it works with. 

Owing to the nature of this position, any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory disclosure report from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

We are looking for an outstanding leader to work with the Trustees in leading and further developing the charity. The successful candidate will be someone who will inspire and empower others to share in achieving continued success in all our work.

If you have a passion for working with a great team who make a real difference for families across Essex, we would be delighted to receive your application and look forward to hearing from you. 

Families InFocus (Essex) is a forward thinking and caring organisation dedicated to improving the quality of life for all Essex families with children and young people with any special educational need or disability (SEND).

Our mission is:-

“to provide support for children and young people (aged 0 to 25) with any special educational need or disability (SEND) by ensuring that they, their families and carers receive quality information, advice, practical and emotional support. In particular, through the provision of advice, information and support to improve the education and development of, and relieve the poverty for children and young people with SEND, to enhance the stability and quality of life for the whole family. A central consideration will be the emotional needs of all concerned”.

Our excellent reputation and established relationships within the local Essex community have been earned over many years delivering quality services to meet the needs of our service users.

We are looking for an exceptional individual who will lead and drive the continuous development of Families InFocus (Essex) and ensure that its work makes a real difference for families.

You will be:

• An experienced and empathetic leader

• A strategic thinker

• A proven relationship builder

• Someone who has a track record of successful income generation

Full Job Description

Purpose of the Job 

To work on behalf of the Board of Trustees, in accordance with our mission, aims, values and objectives:-

• To develop and deliver the strategic and operational plan and financial budget to ensure the ongoing sustainability, growth and success of Families InFocus (Essex).

• To raise our profile and act as a strong figurehead for the charity, a positive ambassador with our stakeholders, clients, partners, funders and networks and a confident, inspiring and empathetic leader for staff and volunteers. 

• To ensure service users’ views and aspirations are taken into account for all service delivery and development. 

  Main responsibilities 

  Strategy planning and development: 

• To develop the charity’s strategic plan in conjunction with the Board of Trustees in response to key strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.

• To manage the charity effectively, ensuring that its financial security and risk management is maintained and enhanced. 

• To lead the development and implementation of strategic goals, objectives and financial plans to meet both the short term and long term goals and aspirations. 

• To take overall responsibility for achieving, monitoring and reporting on performance against funders’ targets and in all areas of the charity’s activities. 

• To develop a culture of continuous improvement throughout all aspects of the charity’s work including maintaining and building relationships with key partners, funders and community networks. 

• To keep abreast of the opportunities and challenges facing local third sector organisations and keep up to date with changing legislation/developments in local or national government initiatives which could affect the charity.

  Operational Leadership: 

• To lead the development and implementation of operational plans in support of our strategic and accountability frameworks ensuring the organisation provides high quality services and meets its charitable objectives.

• To ensure that the organisation has effective policies and procedures including the management of human resources, safeguarding, finance, health and safety, information, communication and premises, and that these meet relevant legislative requirements and agreed quality standards.

• To manage the day to day operations of the charity, ensuring that staff and volunteers are effectively deployed and receive regular supervision, support, training and annual appraisals.

• To lead key projects including those bringing significant changes for the organisation, ensuring that risks and threats are robustly managed. 

  Financial management: 

• To be accountable to the Board of Trustees for the overall financial health of the charity, controlling budgets, expenditure and management accounts ensuring that income and expenditure is within financial plan targets. 

• To secure adequate funding and resources to meet income targets and objectives, including through bid submissions to grant making trusts, foundations and statutory funders, charity fundraising events and other fundraising activities.

• To maintain and build excellent long term relationships with funders, donors and supporters.

• To develop and implement an effective sustainability plan to identify and diversify income streams and maximise new fundraising opportunities for income generation.

• To identify and put in place an effective and robust risk management strategy and framework to enable the charity to support its objectives. 

  Robust governance  

• To foster excellent working relationships and ensure systems and structures are in place for the Board of Trustees to fulfil its statutory and regulatory requirements and exercise effective control of the charity’s affairs. 

• To report to the Board on progress against key strategic objectives, providing information and answering for organisational performance. 

• To advise the Board in all aspects of leading the charity, including short term and long term strategic planning for the financial welfare of the organisation. 

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

• Educated to degree level or professionally qualified by suitable demonstrable experience e.g. management, health, education, social care, or community development. 

  Experience and knowledge

  Essential

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a senior management role. 

• Demonstrable experience of strategic and operational planning, service development and project management, including monitoring and evaluation. 

• Demonstrable experience of human resources management and good practice in the recruitment, management and development of staff and volunteers.

• Demonstrable experience and a proven track record of bid writing and successful funding applications to generate income and meet challenging income targets.

• Demonstrable acumen and experience of organisational financial management including budget control and reporting.

• Demonstrable experience of effective fundraising within the non-profit and charity sector.

• Experience of developing and maintaining relationships with a diverse range of clients, stakeholders and partners including local third sector organisations and statutory agencies.

• A good understanding of the governance, legal requirements of a charity and company limited by guarantee.

• Understanding of quality assurance frameworks and standards. 

  Desirable

• A good understanding of the needs of families of children and young people with any special educational need or disability.

• Experience of working in the voluntary and/or statutory sector. 

• Experience of delivering front line services in a community setting. 

• Experience of service level agreements, contracts, tendering and commissioning. 

  Skills & Abilities

  Essential

• Ability to inspire and lead an organisation. 

• Excellent people management skills. 

• Excellent interpersonal, oral communication and written communication skills. 

• Excellent skills in financial management.

• Excellent IT and presentation skills. 

• Ability to think strategically. 

• Ability to prioritise and work effectively towards strategic service goals, meet funders’ targets and deadlines.

• Ability to remain calm and focussed under pressure. 

• Ability to manage own learning and attend training courses as needed.

If you are interested in applying please click the ' Apply button' and send your CV and a covering letter explaining why you're suitable for this role. 

Are you energetic, adaptable, approachable and a team player?

Are you passionate about a career in fundraising for your local charity?

We are looking for a creative, personable, income-driven Community Fundraiser with a sense of fun to join our dedicated Fundraising Team.  You will engage with individuals and groups from all walks of life, such as schools and colleges, support groups and organisations, across our local community to provide a vital source of income to Peace Hospice Care, raise awareness and provide opportunities for us to connect with others about our cause.

To succeed in this exciting role, you will need to:

• Be a real people person and a great communicator… able to establish and develop strong relationships with a diverse range of people and organisations so that we are their charity of choice.
• Have exceptional customer service, administration skills and attention to detail… Telling people that we appreciate their support is really important, so that our supporters always feel valued, cared for and know that their fundraising makes a real difference.  Whether over the phone, in writing or in person, you’ll provide exceptional stewardship.
• Be highly organised and a strong multi-tasker… No two days are ever the same in fundraising and you’ll need to prioritise a busy workload in a fast-paced environment as part of our small (but mighty) team!

For more information or to discuss the role further, please contact Louis Breese, Community Fundraising Manager, or Gemma Norris, Senior Fundraising Manager - Corporate & Major Gifts.

Closing date: 8th March 2020

It is applications that will be considered as they are received and interviews will be arranged throughout so interested candidates are advised to apply early. 

We reserve the right to close the advert at any time so interested applicants are encouraged to apply early.

Office Hero!

The most valued person in an organisation is the one that everyone notices is on holiday, and that is usually our apprentice.  The Business Admin (Office Hero) Apprentice role is varied and an excellent opportunity to gain multiple skills across reception, administration, marketing and events.

Essential criteria are a friendly, professional attitude with bags of enthusiasm.

The role will suit any person wishing to develop these skills whether it is your first role, change of role or returning to work after an absence.

Care Worker (Bishop's Stortford)

St Elizabeth’s is situated in 68 acres of Hertfordshire parkland between Harlow and Bishop’s Stortford. We support people with Epilepsy and other complex needs from the age of 5 through to 78. Over 150 adults and children call St Elizabeth’s their home making us an inspirational place to do great work. We currently occupy and hold tenancy agreements for 9 flats at Windhill in Bishop's Stortford, all managed by the local Housing Association. Many of the residents who live here still access St Elizabeth's for either College or Day Opportunities, but feel their needs and interests are best met living in the community.

Position: Care & Support Workers
Location: St Elizabeth`s Centre, Bishop's Stortford
Job type: Full Time, Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, 07:15 – 14:45 and 14:15 – 21:45 with 20 minutes paid break
Salary: £17,227 - £18,689 per annum (£8.86- £9.58 per hour) plus weekend enhancements and overtime opportunities.
Benefits: We offer an excellent range of staff benefits, including: Currently a 50% uplift on your salary for working overtime on a Saturday & Sunday for full time permanent employees; Fully paid for DBS; Opportunity to pursue recognised qualifications of your own; Fabulous staff development – fully funded for you by the Centre; Free on-site parking; Subsidised restaurant; High Street retail / leisure discounts; Generous holidays; Discounted gym membership; Free Life assurance.

About the role:

Could you support people to live independently in Bishops Stortford?

About you:

Looking for a rewarding role? Why not support independent living, whilst assisting with leisure and day activities, personal care and general domestic duties. Experience is not essential but always welcome. We believe that there is no substitute for the right attitude and a caring nature. If you are a motivated, enthusiastic individual with good communication skills, and have an insight into care work or interest in a career in this field, we would very much like to hear from you.

It's essential for all applicants to hold a valid UK driving license for at least one year.

For full time care workers, this involves working 5 shifts which includes working 2 in 4 weekends. Part time is available (two, three shifts per week).

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

You may have experience of the following: Support Worker, Care Worker, Care Assistant, Healthcare Worker, Healthcare Assistant, Community Support Worker, Disability, Disabilities, Care Staff, Charity, Charities, Not for Profit, NFP, Third Sector, etc.

Ref: 92602

Support Worker (Adults / Children)

At St Elizabeth’s we don’t do jobs… We build careers. Join us as a carer.

Would you like to join a compassionate, aspirational organisation that aims to bring joy to the lives of the residents we care for?

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

Position: Care & Support Worker (Adults / Children)
Location: St Elizabeth's Centre, Much Hadham, Hertfordshire, SG10 6EW
Job type: Full Time, Permanent
Hours: mixture of early and late shifts (7.15am – 2.45pm and 2.15pm – 9.45pm), night positions, and weekend work across our full- time, part-time, casual and weekend positions available
Salary: £17,227 - £21,691 per annum (£8.86- £11.12 per hour) plus weekend enhancements and overtime opportunities.
Benefits: Currently a 50% uplift on your salary for working overtime on a Saturday & Sunday for full time permanent employees, Fully paid for DBS, Opportunity to pursue recognised qualifications of your own, Fabulous staff development – fully funded for you by the Centre, Free on-site parking, Subsidised restaurant, High Street retail / leisure discounts, Generous holidays, Discounted gym membership, Free Life assurance.

About the role:

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

About you:

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

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

You may have experience of the following: Support Worker, Care Worker, Care Assistant, Healthcare Worker, Healthcare Assistant, Community Support Worker, Disability, Disabilities, Care Staff, Charity, Charities, Not for Profit, NFP, Third Sector, etc.

Ref: 92472