PACT’s Women’s Community Project is an innovative women’s community solution in Reading that uses a holistic, trauma informed, approach to support women by empowering them to take control of their lives, make informed decisions and improve their life chances.

We are looking for a part time Support Worker to join the team.  You will hold a case load of women and be involved in regular outcomes-focussed person-centred one to one support work and group-based sessions. You will be expected to develop support plans, conduct follow-up meetings, write reports demonstrating outcomes, make referrals to Alana House partners and other local agencies, lead groups and facilitate drop-ins.  While currently based in Reading the role may involve outreach work across Berkshire and the Thames Valley.

Alana House delivers a range of projects through various funding partners and you will also have the opportunity to deliver and report on specific funding related activities within the Alana House service.

To succeed in this role, you will need sound administrative skills in order to complete measurement tools and necessary reporting and have experience of supporting and working with vulnerable adults, enabling them to positive changes in their lives and reduce chaotic lifestyles. 

To join an inspirational organisation where you can make a real difference to supporting women facing multiple disadvantages, please visit our website for further information, a job description, and details of how to apply. 

Closing date:  9am, Monday 14th February 2022

Interview date: Thursday 24th February 2022

PACT is a supportive and respectful place where people are passionate about making a positive difference to the lives of women, children and families from many different backgrounds.  We continuously look to progress the ways in which we create families and bring people together and encourage applications from people across all communities.  We are committed to ensuring that our people and our services reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and applications from people from under-represented groups are particularly welcomed.

PACT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Anyone joining our team is subject to PACT’s Safer Recruitment pre-appointment enquiries. These include the provision of documentation of the right to work in the UK, Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check, overseas police check where applicable and references covering a minimum 5 year period. All opportunities are based in the UK.

Funded by the Department for Education, our national Peer-to-Peer Support Service is brand new. We will be developing peer support groups across England so that kinship carers are more able to access the emotional and practical support and advice they need.

We’re looking for Peer Support Volunteer Coordinators to make sure we deliver an exceptional project for kinship carers. We are recruiting to four areas across England: East Midlands, North West, South West and West Midlands.

Between you, you’ll manage the set-up, recruitment and training of volunteer kinship carer Peer Support Group Leaders. You’ll help them to create 100 new local peer support groups across England that really meet their needs and you’ll also help build capacity, confidence and advocacy for established groups. 

Alongside this direct delivery, as one of our coordinators you’ll input into the development of a new peer support microsite and e-Learning platform. You’ll help bring together Volunteer Support Group Leaders and their experiences as we co-produce new training resources to help them to lead their groups.

Location: We are recruiting across four areas in England: East Midlands, West Midlands, North West, and South West.

Hours: Full-time (flexible, working minimum of 28 hours/per week considered – pro rata)

Benefits: 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata if part-time) and pension

About Kinship:

Kinship is the leading charity in England and Wales for kinship carers – relatives and friends who raise children when their parents aren’t able to. We offer kinship carers expert advice as well as financial, legal, practical and emotional support and understanding from the moment they need it, for as long as they need it. We’re always there to help with the complicated and stressful decisions that so many kinship families have to make, as well as to celebrate the good times.

Working alongside kinship carers and the children they raise, with their voice and views at the fore, we build communities of support and give everything we have to fight for each family and their rights, as well as to raise awareness of kinship care and secure better support for all those playing this critical role.

We are purposeful about our recruitment 
We are building an organisation which reflects the diverse kinship care community across England. We actively want to recruit people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities – as well as kinship carers and people from a range of backgrounds.

At Kinship, we are very flexible about how we work. We have children. We are caregivers.We’re proud that about 20% of our team are kinship carers. We know the importance of a good work balance and creating exceptional services for kinship carers.

We don’t want you to miss the important moments in life.  

We are values led. Your values sit alongside your skills and experience and are every bit as important. We need you and your experience and your passion. And in return we want to make sure that you feel valued as part of a supportive, caring and ambitious charity.

We use a blind recruitment process.

We are seeking a Coordinator Team Leader to join our committed team. We are looking for someone with experience of and commitment to working in a multi-cultural environment. You will have experience of planning and delivering courses, workshops and group sessions and supporting and developing volunteers. As well as your own caseload of clients and volunteers you will work with the team to ensure we achieve our funded commitments and the team are well supported. The person we are looking for will be able to work flexibly and on their own initiative, but also have strong communication and team-working skills. This work includes assessing the needs of female clients through visits to their homes. It is therefore an occupational requirement of this role that the post holder is female*.

*This is in accordance with the provisions of the 2010 Equality Act (Schedule 9, Part 1, Paragraph 1).

Learn English at Home has been working for 39 years with people whose first language is not English to communicate independently in the areas of health and wellbeing, education and at work. LEAH particularly supports people who are unable to access college as they may have caring responsibilities, children at home and who have additional needs, have been trafficked and experienced violence and who may have mental and/or physical ill health, low confidence or illiteracy in their first language. Having limited English can impact access to vital services, including housing, education, healthcare and finding sustainable work. We empower people to become active participants in their local communities and access local services for themselves and their families. We work across South West London and provide a stepping stone to employment, volunteering, other educational opportunities and other forms of community involvement.

We provide the following free services:

• One to one English as a Second or Other Language (ESOL) tuition in the client’s home or remotely
• A range of small-group classes in community settings and remotely, focused on a specific themes (e.g. health & wellbeing)
• In Work progression programme for migrant workers with limited English
• Trips and social activities in the surrounding areas, e.g. heritage tours of Kingston, trips to Kew Gardens
• Information and support to access local statutory and voluntary services

Our services offer people a means to overcome isolation and improve integration through improved English language skills, increased confidence and self-belief, and greater knowledge of local services and community life. 

During the pandemic all LEAH services have been delivered remotely by phone or online video and our digital offer will become an integral part of LEAH’s ‘blended’ offer of support for clients for the future to address digital exclusion amongst LEAH’s client group. We are now at an exciting phase in our development as we launch our 22 – 25 Strategy and move towards a hybrid delivery model in the community, re-open community based services alongside launching new services that respond to identified needs in our local communities. 

This important and significant post has been created to support the delivery of the Diocesan Children and Young People’s Mission and Ministry (CYPM&M) strategy. At the strategy’s heart is the vision statement of a hospitable church, where children and young people are welcomed and invited to shape and be shaped by the church. As a diocese, we are also committed to tackling Serious Youth Violence and supporting parishes with resources to address this, providing loving service and transforming structures. This includes supporting and working with parishes in knife crime ‘hotspots’, both helping them to deal with challenging situations but also developing early interventions to prevent young people from getting involved with violence in the first place.

You will work closely and collaboratively with the Head of Justice, Peace & Integrity of Creation (JPIC) and colleagues in the Mission & JPIC teams.  A key role will be to support the church’s work amongst young people, providing a point of contact for parishes, deaneries and clusters of churches who request support.

There are 3 main areas of operation:

a. Training and Resourcing

To develop affirmed, commissioned and licensed Children, Youth and Family (CYF) ministry with the Lay ministries department, put in place the Aurora children’s ministry training course and further develop youth forums in each Episcopal area.

To enable voices of children and young people to be heard by stakeholders, in different contexts throughout the diocese.

b. Advising parishes and deaneries

To act as contact point for parishes, chapters, deaneries, clusters of churches seeking advice or support with CYPM&M, developing a broad understanding of the range of areas covered in order to be creative and effective at linking requests with sources of help.

c. Working with partners to combat the effects of serious youth violence

To be a focal point for parishes who need support in working on projects related to preventing and addressing Serious Youth Violence, developing and maintaining a set of useful resources; and speaking at parish and Deanery events. Maintaining a record of Southwark churches’ activity to address Serious Youth Violence and engaging with other organisations working to tackle Serious Youth Violence.

Within these areas there are opportunities for research and developing best practice to keep our policies relevant and up to date, using a variety of communication tools, including social media platforms and planning, co-rodinating events, conferences and meetings.

Our ideal candidate will be:

• A practising Christian committed to worship, prayer, study and service
• Proven track record of effective youth mission and ministry
• To have a theology of the place of children and young people in the church, which respects and values the different traditions within the diocese. Enthusiastic and knowledgeable about working with and for children and young people and helping them to find their full potential, including in challenging situations
• A good understanding of and passion for supporting parishes in their CYPM&M
• Passionate about addressing and preventing Serious Youth Violence and sympathetic to the promotion of these aims within and through the Church of England
• Collaborative network-builder with a record of building constructive relationships with individuals and organisations to achieve results
• Able to make sound judgements and exercise initiative
• Good communication skills both written and oral
• Proven track record to deliver training, with good presentation skills
• Well organised with demonstrable administrative and record-keeping skills
• Competent with IT: database; MS Office, Zoom meetings & webinars, etc
• Be able to work flexibly, to work evenings and weekends by arrangement and with Time Off in Lieu available where appropriate
• To recognise that combating serious youth violence will serve the common good and.

It will be an advantage to have:

• Experience of responding to issues of serious youth violence within the community
• Demonstrable facilitation / coaching skills.
• Demonstrable commitment to diversity and inclusion.

An Occupational Requirement exists for the post-holder to be a practising Christian in accordance with the Equality Act 2010

This role will involve delivering and developing our social activities offer; the successful applicant requires exceptional organisational ability and should have a proactive nature, as well as a willingness to support and get involved in Yellow Submarine’s activities. A sense of fun is a must! For the right candidate this could be a full-time or part-time role, with flexibility

To oversee, deliver and develop our social activities as well as supporting with other programmes across the organisation. Working countywide, with responsibility for one region/cohort of members.

The successful applicant requires exceptional organisational ability, experience of managing groups of vulnerable young people and/or adults; the ability to manage and support other staff and volunteers, as well as willingness to support and get involved across the charity.

They must be flexible, have the ability to solve issues whilst being responsive to the needs of the organisation and the needs of our members. They must work with colleagues across Yellow Submarine to ensure continuity of programmes.

The Alexandra Rose Charity (ARC) runs the UK’s leading model in food voucher financial incentives. ARC was founded over 100 years ago to improve access to health care for Londoners on low incomes. Since 2014 we’ve turned our attention to address the linked issues of food poverty & unhealthy diets. We’ve pioneered the use of financial incentives through the development of the Rose Vouchers for Fruit & Veg Project. The Project has grown from two small pilots supporting 45 families, to today, where we support over 1,900 families every week in seven areas across the UK – four London Boroughs, Barnsley, Liverpool and our newest project in Glasgow. In Spring 2022 we are launching our eighth project in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

Main Purpose of the Role

We’re looking for a passionate, experienced, delivery-focused Project Coordinator, to join our growing team. The Project Coordinator will support the development, design and launch of our new project in Tower Hamlets while also working with the wider team to support our work in neighbouring London Boroughs.

Working directly to ARC’s Operations Project Manager, the Project Coordinator will be responsible for supporting local projects through engagement with our local delivery partners. This will include working closely with children’s centres and community organisations to support project delivery as well as identifying opportunities to grow the scheme with existing and new partners. The post holder will also be responsible for the development and maintenance of local retailer relationships including engaging with Market Management Teams, supporting individual traders and retailers who are members of the scheme, and helping to identify new retail opportunities.

The post holder will be a part of our Operations Team made up of the Projects Officer, Projects Coordinator (for our projects in Barnsley, Liverpool, and Glasgow) and the Operations Project Manager who leads the Team. The individual will work closely with wider staff, in particular, the Impact & Evaluation Manager who will be responsible for developing and delivering the charity’s Evaluation Framework and implementing new methodologies for measuring impact.

The post will be focussed on the development of the new project in Tower Hamlets but will also work across our other London project areas when needed. The ideal candidate will live within proximity to project locations. The post holder will also be expected on occasion to travel to Brighton, where a number of key staff are based and where the charity’s main office is located. All costs related to such travel will be covered by the charity.

The post holder must be comfortable working in collaboration with many partners and stakeholders and have good communication and relationship management skills. A structured approach to work and attention to detail will be essential to help support the work of the charity over the coming years.

The Project Coordinator role supports the charity’s ambitions to achieve our Five-Year Strategy for 2020/21 to 2024/25 which outlines our aim of growing from seven projects to twelve by the end of the five years while increasing the number of families we support from 1,900 to 5,000. The post holder will therefore, play an important part in ensuring we can develop our operations to support existing project partners, alongside growing the projects in line with the targets set in our strategy and by our funders.

Job responsibilities

• Project coordination – support the development, design and delivery of the Rose Vouchers for Fruit & Veg Project in Tower Hamlets and neighbouring London Boroughs
• Coordinate local partnership relationships and secure continued buy in from key stakeholders
• Coordinate the growth of family numbers and vouchers in each area to ensure that budgets are not exceeded but targets for family numbers are met
• Support local projects to host and coordinate regular steering group meetings
• Develop and coordinate relationships with local retailers and markets
• Promote the project locally to attract new stakeholders, project partners and potential funders
• Work with the Impact & Evaluation Manager to embed processes and procedures for data management and evaluation of project impact
• Work with the Comms and Fundraising Team to identify opportunities to promote the project and access further funding
• Coordinate and deliver training for local project partners on how to deliver, monitor and manage the project locally
• Support the development of project toolkits for delivery partners
• Further responsibilities relevant to & commensurate with the role of Project Coordinator

The post will be home-based (all equipment will be provided). Currently, all staff are working remotely.

We want our organisation to reflect the diversity of the communities we work in and we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds.

Job Description and Personal Specification are outlined in the attachment.

Please address any enquiries regarding the position to the Operations Project Manager, Hannah Dakin.

Oasis Community Partnerships is looking for someone who can combine an entrepreneurial flair and excellent leadership skills to become the new Community Hub Leader supporting the established Hub at North Bristol. 

The post holder will lead the development of the Hub based in the Lawrence Weston area of Bristol supporting the Academies and wider local community, and to hold the vision of integrated community delivery, which will include a range of services such as family support, holiday provision, volunteering, Youth mentoring, employability and NEET prevention. We are looking for an experienced Community Leader who will take the Hub Charity to the next stage of development and grow the local community movement through our Christ-centred ethos. Some of the specific duties of this role include:

• planning, resource and coordinate the community Hub plan, measuring impact.
• building supportive working partnerships across the community and various groups.
• leading Hub strategic development (e.g. comms, income generation, MEL)
• developing a team that can grow an Oasis Movement (e.g. engaging staff, volunteers and community workers).

This is very much a relational and project management role.  As such, the successful applicant will need to demonstrate:

• experience of leading community delivery and growing projects from start-up phase.
• innovative use of resources and budget management to maximise funding.
• a thorough knowledge and understanding community work.
• an education to degree level or equivalent and /or relevant professional qualification.

This is a unique opportunity for a self-reliant and results-focused individual, who is looking to make a difference in this complex and high-profile field of work.  In return we offer:

• Flexible working practices which encourages innovation and fresh ideas.
• A supportive network and friendly team in a motivating working environment.
• A non-contributory defined benefit pension scheme with 7% employer contributions.
• 25 days holiday per year (plus Bank Holidays), rising to 30 days after 2 years of service.

This will be a rolling recruitment campaign so we invite you go to the Oasis UK charity website for further details on how to apply.  CVs will not be accepted after Midday, Monday 7th February 2022.  First round of interviews will be held on 10th February with final interviews on Thursday 17th February, in Bristol.

We actively encourage applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and minority and underrepresented groups.  If you require any assistance to overcome potential barriers, please let us know.  Oasis is committed to making a difference to the lives of the communities it works in, and as such you must show a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours which flow from the Oasis ethos. 

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks.  The successful candidate will need to show proof of right to work in the UK. 

Based in North Bristol

Full Time (40 hours per week), Permanent Contract

£31,919 – 35,934 per annum

Oasis supports Equal Opportunities.  Registered Charity No. 1163889

What’s great about working with children and young people?

It’s so many things, seeing young people develop skills, confidence and self-esteem… making friends… trying new things… developing resilience… establishing their own identity… achieving dreams and goals… reaching their potential!

You could be part of this.

We are looking for someone who can quickly establish rapport with children and young people and their families, and take the lead in arranging and delivering fun activities that challenge and inspire participants.  

You’ll join an established team working with vulnerable children and young people aged 8-19 years, delivering a programme of late afternoon activities, Saturday clubs and school holiday trips and events.

You will build the programme for your area; planning, organising and risk assessing activities that match the interests and needs of the young people, supporting personal development, independence and community engagement. You’ll then lead the activities, working alongside colleagues and volunteers to support the young people to participate, interact and make choice and decisions together.

You’ll be allocated an existing caseload of children and young people with disabilities, and will take on new referrals, working with participants and their families to create appropriate care plans. You will need to keep excellent records and maintain regular communication with families.

We want to reach more young people, so there will be opportunities to promote the service by visiting schools and community groups, and to develop wider networks.

This is a full-time role to include Saturdays, with flexibility on the other days and hours to be worked. The role covers West Kent so you must have your own car. We have several offices across the area, so base is flexible.

What’s great about working with children and young people?

It’s so many things, seeing young people develop skills, confidence and self-esteem… making friends… trying new things… developing resilience… establishing their own identity… achieving dreams and goals… reaching their potential!

You could be part of this.

We are looking for someone who can quickly establish rapport with children and young people and their families, and take the lead in arranging and delivering fun activities that challenge and inspire participants.  

You’ll join an established team working with vulnerable children and young people aged 8-19 years, delivering a programme of late afternoon activities, Saturday clubs and school holiday trips and events.

You will build the programme for your area; planning, organising and risk assessing activities that match the interests and needs of the young people, supporting personal development, independence and community engagement. You’ll then lead the activities, working alongside colleagues and volunteers to support the young people to participate, interact and make choice and decisions together.

You’ll be allocated an existing caseload of children and young people with disabilities, and will take on new referrals, working with participants and their families to create appropriate care plans. You will need to keep excellent records and maintain regular communication with families.

We want to reach more young people, so there will be opportunities to promote the service by visiting schools and community groups, and to develop wider networks.

This is a full-time role to include Saturdays, with flexibility on the other days and hours to be worked. The role covers North Kent so you must have your own car. We have several offices across the area, so base is flexible.

We’re looking for a community digital specialist to join our amazing team to support the implementation of a new digital strategy at LEAH. You’ll support and upskill staff and volunteers to embed digital within the organisation, lead on LEAH’s digital provision across all services and raise LEAH’s profile online.

The Digital Inclusion Community Coordinator role is a new role at LEAH and will enable LEAH to digitally adapt and thrive. The role will transform the digital capabilities of the staff and volunteer team to lead a digital transformation across the organisation’s infrastructure, operations and communications. The post will lead on a blended model of remote and community based digital provision with a focus on high quality digital inclusion across all our services.

Learn English at Home (LEAH) has been working for 39 years with ethnically and culturally diverse adults, including refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants, to support them to learn English. Having limited English can impact access to vital services, including housing, education, healthcare and finding sustainable work. We empower clients to become active participants in their local communities and access local services for themselves and their families. We work across South West London and provide a stepping stone to employment, volunteering, other educational opportunities and other forms of community involvement. When referred to us by our network of partners in the NHS, local authorities and voluntary sector, LEAH clients often find it difficult to speak to their GP or their child’s teacher and access vital services.

LEAH clients are generally unable to attend formal English classes because of their caring responsibilities, poor physical and/or mental health, low confidence or illiteracy in their first language. We provide the following services to adults at no cost to the client:

• One to one English as a Second or Other Language (ESOL) tuition in the client’s home or remotely
• A range of small-group classes in community settings and remotely, focused on a specific themes (e.g. health & wellbeing)
• In Work ESOL programme for migrant workers with limited English
• Trips and social activities in the surrounding areas, e.g. heritage tours of Kingston, trips to Kew Gardens

Information and support to access local statutory and voluntary services Our services offer clients a means to overcome isolation and improve integration through improved English language skills, increased confidence and self-belief, and greater knowledge of local services and community life.

During the pandemic all LEAH services have been delivered remotely by phone or online video and our digital offer will become an integral part of LEAH’s ‘blended’ offer of support for clients for the future to address digital exclusion amongst LEAH’s client group. We are now at an exciting phase in our development as we launch our 22 – 25 Strategy and move towards a hybrid delivery model in the community, re-open community based services alongside launching new services that respond to identified needs in our local communities. 

Complex Needs Family Support IDVAs

Hours of Work: 37 hours per week (some out of hours work will be expected)

Salary: £24, 982

Job Purpose: To deliver tailored, holistic support to women and their children affected by domestic abuse and living in the community, including practical and emotional support to increase their safety and meet identified needs.

Responsible To: Family Support Services Manager

Duties and Responsibilities

Support work:

• To work with women to identify their, and their children’s, support needs and incorporate these into support plans
• To assess risk and to safety plan with women, reviewing assessments and risks regularly
• To provide practical support on a range of issues including housing, benefits, legal matters, and emotional support to enable women’s recovery from their experiences of abuse.
• To develop and deliver one-to-one support programmes for children to enable them to explore their experiences of abuse and address issues arising from this.
• To design and deliver group sessions for children to build confidence and participation within a mutually supportive environment.
• To support mothers to enable them to understand and support their children emotionally and practically and to build confidence in their own parenting skills.
• To deliver family support sessions with mothers and children designed to rebuild communication and develop strong parent-child relationships.
• To work alongside colleagues at BSWA’s Home Options Hub to provide advice and support to women around housing options and develop individual housing action plans with women, supporting women and children through their resettlement process where relevant
• To facilitate access to BSWA and its services and to refer and signpost into specialist statutory and community services where necessary to help meet needs
• To work within the monitoring and evaluation procedures for the project including encouraging feedback from service users and producing statistical information

Development:

• To identify and develop support strategies to meet the needs of women and children seeking support
• To keep up to date with current legislative changes for dissemination within staff team, and for use when working with women and children around their rights.
• To identify and make links with existing projects and community services and to develop joint services where appropriate
• To keep abreast of issues regarding domestic violence on a national and local level with particular reference to those that may affect the work of the Project
• To participate in multi agency work as agreed with your line manager
• To promote awareness of the impact of domestic violence on women and children and BSWA services

Administration:

• To work within BSWA’s administrative and financial systems
• To ensure that adequate records are kept for all service users and relevant monitoring data collected and recorded
• To ensure that Health and Safety records are kept up to date
• To produce monthly reports for your line manager

Communication:

• To ensure that all staff team members are aware of any matters that are relevant to the welfare and security of the refuges, staff, volunteers and service users by:

1. Maintaining BSWA communication records
2. Following safety procedures
3. Attending team meetings
4. Carrying out risk assessments in conjunction with your line manager

• To attend in-house training
• To attend support and supervision sessions with your line manager
• To develop a professional working relationship with external agencies
• Feedback relevant issues from external meetings/ training to the staff and management teams as appropriate
• To be involved in the Annual Review process

General:

• To maintain the confidentiality of the women and children using the service and 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
• To work within BSWA policies and procedures and demonstrate a commitment to the values and ethos of BSWA
• To work within BSWA and local multi-agency child and adult safeguarding procedures.
• To work within BSWA’s framework for equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice
• To undertake any other duties required by BSWA, which may arise and 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.

Do you want to make a difference now and for the future?

Are you confident, approachable and self-motivated, with a flexible attitude?

Then join our team supporting Young Carers, aged 5-18 years, who have caring responsibilities for someone in their family due to disability, long-term illness, mental health, or drug or alcohol misuse.

This is a part-time role (pro rata salary) and you will be responsible for delivering the service across the Sevenoaks district, so your own car is essential. You will manage an existing caseload and new referrals, meeting with families and Young Carers to complete statutory assessments, and providing short-term interventions that support Young Carers to improve their resilience, educational chances and wellbeing. This might be signposting to local services, action planning, one-to-one support, or our workshop programme.

Working closely with schools and Childrens Services, you will make referrals to a range of professionals and community services, ensuring whole family needs are met and thereby reducing the impact of caring on the Young Carer.

As a CYP Coordinator, you will plan and deliver workshop sessions and respite activities, providing opportunities for Young Carers to spend time with their peers and recognise that they are not alone.

You can make the difference and give a Young Carer their childhood back.

Help Young Carers get back to education!

We are looking for people who can support Young Carers to reintegrate into education. The pandemic has been hard for lots of people and the Young Carers we work with have been under extra pressure without their usual support networks. Some Young Carers are struggling to go back to school due to fears about COVID, increased responsibilities at home, or the effect on their own mental health and wellbeing.

In this role, you will develop action plans with Young Carers, working with the whole family and school to find solutions and address needs. You will work one-to-one with Young Carers both in person and online to develop resilience and coping strategies, referring to specialist agencies and community groups for support as needed.

You will work with schools to develop their understanding and approach to Young Carers returning to education, finding ways to make education both practically and academically manageable. It will be essential to support positive relationships between Young Carers, families, school staff and peers, making school a safer and happier place.

There are 2 full time posts available, covering Kent and our wider Young Carer services. We have several offices across the area, so base is flexible but you must be prepared to travel in the role. Car driver essential.

Young Carers deserve the same access to education as others and you can help them achieve this. The pandemic should not affect their future chances.

Do a job where you make a difference

NAZ is looking to recruit an enthusiastic and dynamic individual to develop and deliver a culturally competent sexual health promotion and STI/HIV prevention service for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnicity communities within the London boroughs of Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster.

Health promotion activities will include Rapid HIV Testing, providing brief information, advice and support to people about sexual health and wellbeing, identifying risky behaviours and referring people appropriately into sexual health services. This will take place in a variety of community settings accessible to target populations including community groups, churches and shopping centres.

The role is normally based at 21 Wardour Street, London W1D 6PN, with visits to the NAZ office 30 Blacks Road, W6 9DT and across multiple sites within the three boroughs and other London locations; though also includes working from home at present due to Covid-19.

Due to our delivery of sexual health services to predominantly Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic service users, this post is only open to people who have Black, Asian, or another minority ethnicity (or dual/multiple heritage including this). (Exempt under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, part 1).

About NAZ

NAZ is the sexual health charity dedicated to people experiencing better sexual health. We do this because there’s a big gap in the sexual health outcomes of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities compared to the general population. Everything we do works to reverse this trend.

Our evidence-based interventions are designed to enable those with the greatest risk of poor sexual health outcomes to have fulfilling sexual lives, understand how to access the right local service and ultimately to support better physical, mental and sexual health outcomes.