Community Development Officer (London) for PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide

The main purpose of the role is to deliver training and development support to various communities across London whose skills in suicide prevention and awareness you will foster and nourish.  You will also be required to develop opportunities for new projects and deliver on existing funding.  Full time (36 hours per week) or part time hours considered.

PAPYRUS is committed to safeguarding and requires all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. Therefore, an enhanced DBS check is required for this appointment.

PAPYRUS is an equal opportunities employer. We particularly welcome applications from black and ethnic minority candidates due to under-representation within our organisation.

Please visit our website for full information and application form.  Completed applications are to be sent by email to our HR department directly. Please do not send your CV as this will not be considered as part of your application.

JOB DESCRIPTION BELOW:

1.   PURPOSE OF POST
   1. To deliver training and development support to various communities across London whose skills in suicide prevention and awareness you will foster and nourish
   2. To develop opportunities for new projects and deliver on existing funding
       
2. MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
   1. To deliver PAPYRUS’ suite of training and awareness raising products, including “train the trainer” products
   2. To contribute to discussions about making any changes to our training products.
   3. To establish, develop and work with PAPYRUS’ Network of Associate Trainers as needed
   4. To help identify and engage local communities, volunteers and key partners across the London
   5. To help raise the profile of PAPYRUS in London.
   6. To deliver presentations online and in person to raise awareness of PAPYRUS.
   7. Actively engage and work with a range of stakeholders and key partners including but not limited to: young people, parents/carers, statutory and non-statutory agencies, associate trainers and volunteers in suicide prevention and community projects.
   8. Utilise and develop evaluation tools to measure the impact of projects and contribute to recording data for report compilation.  Contribute to and lead on relevant evaluation and monitoring activities to demonstrate outcomes and impact using appropriate software
   9. Develop and maintain effective partnerships with other agencies, locally and regionally.
   10. Facilitate a culture which addresses stigma around suicide and so contribute to an increase in help-seeking behaviours.
   11. Work effectively and flexibly with colleagues and managers to ensure that high professional standards of performance are maintained.
   12. Promote PAPYRUS and engage actively with those personally affected by young suicide to achieve our aims.
   13. Collect and analyse all data within agreed protocols and maintain appropriate administrative systems to support and enhance regional activity.
   14. Contribute to and promote PAPYRUS campaigns as outlined in the Regional and Strategic Plans.
   15. Contribute to and promote PAPYRUS training as outlined in the Regional and Strategic Plans.
   16. Understand your duties and manage any matters relating to safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults within PAPYRUS policy.
   17. Contribute constructively to regular supervision and appraisal protocols.
   18. Contribute to and attend PAPYRUS conferences and seminars as required.
   19. Attend training as required.

1. ADDITIONAL DUTIES
   It is the nature of the work of PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide that tasks and responsibilities are in many circumstances, unpredictable and varied.  All staff are, therefore, expected to work in a flexible way when the occasion arises and when tasks not specifically covered in their job description have to be undertaken.  These additional duties will normally be to cover unforeseen circumstances or changes in work and they will normally be compatible with the regular type of work.  If the additional responsibility or task becomes a regular or frequent part of the member of staff’s job, it will be included in the job description in consultation with the member of staff.
    
2. CONFIDENTIALITY
   It is expected that all PAPYRUS employees understand that our work is confidential and that neither details about those who use its services nor any other PAPYRUS business should be divulged to members of the public. A confidentiality agreement must be signed on taking up this post. Further details are outlined in the PAPYRUS Confidentiality Policy.
    
3. BASIC PRINCIPLES
   The post holder is expected to be familiar with and have regard to the ethos and values of PAPYRUS and work within that framework. He/she must be prepared to operate without prejudice to all who approach PAPYRUS or work with the organisation at any level.
    
4. CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
   Conditions of Service are broadly in line with those set out by the National Joint Council for Local Government Services. PAPYRUS has a probationary period of 6 months for all posts. Appointment to this post is subject to satisfactory Enhanced DBS check and/or completion of Vetting and Barring Scheme checks.
    
5. QUALIFICATIONS
   See Person Specification

Your experience of working in the mental health field has given you a good understanding of community working and lone working plus a proven ability to break down stigma and the barriers associated with working with the client group. All you need is the perfect environment to put your skills to great use. Welcome to Richmond Fellowship as a Community Connector.
 
NHS England recently announced a new transformation fund to be allocated to pilot sites within 12 Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships/Integrated Care Systems across the country to test new and integrated models of primary and community mental health care. The Surrey Heartlands Health and Care Partnership in Redhill is one of these successful pilot sites, and Richmond Fellowship are proud to be part of that partnership.
 
The role of Community Connector will be fundamental to the developing of these innovative new teams and mental health services based within networks of GP Practices (Primary Care Networks). Indeed, whoever takes on this particular challenge will be instrumental in supporting the ongoing development and mobilisation of integrated primary care mental health services in the future. Along the way, you’ll work jointly with a Mental Health Practitioner to conduct assessments. We’ll also rely on you to help patients identify their socially determined needs and goals, provide self-management tools and develop personal support plans. Delivering a range of motivational and structured psycho-social interventions, promoting independence through an enabling asset based approach and developing effective relationships with a range of agencies to facilitate a ‘joined up’ approach  - these are just some aspects of this vital role.
 
As well as proven relevant experience, you’ll need an appropriate diploma or degree i.e. in counselling, psychology, social work, probation, mental health, Health and Social Care (level 3), NVQ’s level 3+ and/or community experience of drug, alcohol, mental health work. You’ll also need the ability to work co-operatively and flexible as part of a multidisciplinary team from a service hub in one of three locations, and be willing to travel to and from a number of different locations on a daily basis. Comfortable working to the confidentiality, consent, information sharing and safeguarding policies of the integrated service, the ability to manage any challenging behaviour, anger and verbal aggression from patients is important too. And, it goes without saying that you have excellent communication skills and are proficient in the use of office IT.
 
We are committed to increasing our diversity and we would welcome applications from those with lived experience and/or who are from a BAME background.
 
A full driving licence, access to a vehicle and insurance for business use are also required for this role, which is also subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level. Please note past drug and/or alcohol or criminality history will not necessarily discount you from undertaking this role.
 
This a full-time post at 37.5  hours per week with occasional out-of-hours and or/weekend work.
 
The salary for this post is £24,688.00 per annum.
 
It is a mandatory requirement of the application process for this post that candidates submit a CV and Supporting Statement, thus only candidates that provide this, and who meet the essential criteria within the person specification,  will be considered for an interview.
 
So, are you ready to take on this rewarding role that comes with some really great benefits? Apply now via our website. 
 
Closing Date:  30th November 2020 (We reserve the right to close vacancies before the specified closing date, should a large number of applications be received)
 
Richmond Fellowship is part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence. We know that recovery can look and feel very different to each and every one of us. But we also know that if we provide the right support, at the right time, we can inspire recovery nationwide and that recovery is possible for everyone.

Job Title: Support and Development Worker (South West inc Devon and Cornwall)

Department: England Support Service Team

Reports to: England Support Service Manager

Salary: £25,930 (dependent on experience)

Hours: Full time (35 hours over 5 days – usually Monday to Friday)

Location: Home based (commutable across South West including Devon and Cornwall)

Fixed term for 12 months with the possibility of extending the post if sufficient funding becomes available.

Purpose of Job
To deliver a high quality service to and facilitate opportunities for individuals with spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus and their families/carers through Shine membership. To empower and enable members affected by the conditions to lead healthy and happy lives through greater independence, better condition management and by creating links to the Shine community across England.

Core role

• To provide information to individuals, families and carers affected by Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus including hard to reach communities living within the area.
• To provide advice, support and guidance to enable people with Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus to access the correct benefits to become financially stable, the right services to improve their health and well-being, and to better co-ordinate their care and independence through a variety of methods. This will include attending specialist clinics in the area to engage with them.
• To refer individual members and/or their families/carers to the most appropriate source of expertise and support in Shine’s Health team and other designated leads within the organisation, or signpost to external agencies as appropriate.
• To develop age-specific groups and peer support networks which will provide opportunities for people with Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus to connect and interact, enabling social opportunities and to share experiences, support and learn from each other.
• To work with and develop opportunities for Shine volunteers.
• To contribute to the delivery of regional and national programme of events to Shine’s membership, based on identified need and interests, geographical location and age. (Due to Covid 19 restrictions, for the foreseeable future, these are taking the form of online social groups, zooms and facebook live information & advice sessions)
• To provide information to professionals working with those individuals and families affected by Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus.
• To raise greater awareness of Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus amongst professionals, external organisations and the general public through presentations, training and attendance at professional events.
• To actively promote membership of Shine to people with the relevant conditions.
• To keep clear and accurate records for monitoring and evaluation using our Charity Log System.
• To work with service, fundraising, marketing, trust and grants colleagues and Shine’s membership to identify and seize potential fundraising opportunities for long-term sustainability of the work.
• To prepare and keep up to date a directory of relevant contacts across the area and to share relevant information with colleagues.
• To undertake administrative duties as required of the role.
• Any other duties in line with the job role.

Essential criteria

• Ability to travel across the designated areas
• Flexible working hours, this may include some weekends
• Ability to work from home
• The ability to be motivated and work on your own initiative with lone working from home, whilst also travelling across the area and Region to be part of the wider dispersed team.
• Full Enhanced DBS checks will be completed

Experience and qualifications – essential

• At least two years’ recent experience of delivering support and advice services
• Experience of working with people of all ages with disabilities
• At least two years’ experience of advising on one or more of the following
  • Health and wellbeing; independence; benefits; education and learning; employment; developing friendships and social skills; reducing isolation
• Experience of developing and delivering opportunities to enable and empower people with disabilities to achieve their goals towards independence.

Experience and Qualifications – desirable

• Hold a qualification in a health, nursing, social care or disability related field
• Experience of working in the third sector in a paid or unpaid capacity

Knowledge, skills and abilities – essential

• Understanding of spina bifida and hydrocephalus and of the issues and challenges faced by people living with these conditions
• Ability to work with people individually and to facilitate and run group activities and events
• Excellent communication skills both verbally and written
• IT literate with a good knowledge of computer systems and programmes (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and use of databases
• A non-judgemental approach to working with people

Knowledge, skills and abilities – desirable

• Understanding of the role peer support plays in enhancing services and support to members
• An awareness and understanding of how to use social media and its effectiveness in reducing social isolation

Closing date: 16/11/2020 at 9am

Interview date: 23/11/2020

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early

Are you passionate about supporting communities to improve their quality of life? If so apply for this exciting opportunity to join us at West Howe Community Enterprises. We are looking for a new enthusiastic and dynamic team member to join us as a Community Development and Volunteer Manager. You will work with our community to improve the quality of life for people in West Howe through social events and capacity building. This will be done by creating opportunities to connect, be active, learn, give and raise awareness.

About us...

At the Together Trust we believe everybody deserves an equal chance in life. There are no exceptions. We provide a wide range of support services including fostering, residential, community and family support. We also provide specialist educational support through our schools and colleges.

At our Specialist Day Provision in the Stockport area, we are committed to supporting adults to live happy, safe and fulfilling lives. We provide person-centred, creative, fun and professional support services to adults, providing them with opportunities to develop their social lives, building new interests and confidence.

We support them to achieve their goals through actively implementing plans that support the development of communication skills, enable independence and build meaningful community integration and leisure opportunities.

As our community support worker, you will…

Working alongside our existing team, you will offer a diverse range of exciting and varied activities for people aged 18+. The work you deliver will be based on a person centred framework and will focus on developing community integration and independence skills in order to help reduce barriers. Facilitating socialisation and developing meaningful relationships is a key element to the role.

As a community support worker you will be actively involved in supporting individuals to live a full and active life. You will do this by ensuring that you and the team around the person do all you can to deliver the agreed plans. You will play an important role, alongside your line manager and senior managers, to ensure that the team functions effectively and is supported through the attendance of productive team meetings and 1-1 supervision sessions.

Community Support Workers play a key role in developing relationships between the person supported, other important individuals in their lives and the Trust. You will also be expected to work closely with any family and professionals involved in the individuals care and ensure that needs and interventions are explored and acted on within your remit.

This is a dual contract role. 26 hours based within a learning environment and 6.5 hours based in the community.

About you...

Experience is preferable but is not essential, we pride ourselves on staff development and offer an outstanding training package and induction into the organisation. We are looking for people who have a genuine interest and motivation in working for the people we support.

Benefits

You'll get to help the people we support celebrate along the road to a brighter future. And, be part of an incredible team of like-minded peers. Together we work hard, laugh a lot, and support each other. We also have a range of rewards and benefits for our staff:

• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), 27 days after 5 years and 30 days after 10 years.
• A company pension plan with 7% employer contribution
• Opportunity to purchase a health plan to claim towards therapy, dental and more
• Unlimited access to our employee assistance programme for advice and support
• Support from mental health first aiders
• Follow your ambitions and progress your career through on-the-job training, apprenticeships and qualifications

About the Together Trust

We’re one of the North West’s leading disability charities, offering individual care, support and education to thousands of people each year.

Our work wouldn’t be possible without our incredible team of staff and volunteers who are positive role models to the people we support.

You’ll be joining an organisation driven by its values and desire to see meaningful change - the people we support really are at the heart of everything we do.

We want you to grow and develop - so we’ll support you to shape the career that you want to have.

We can’t promise a job with us will be easy. But what we can say is your work will be filled with meaning.

A job at the Together Trust is more than just a job. Together we’ll change lives.

The Together Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. It is a commitment we expect and require from all our staff and volunteers. All Successful applicants will undertake stringent recruitment checks including an enhanced DBS.

Job advert

Are you looking for your next career step?

We’re looking for Community Support Worker in Northenden.

We have a part time vacancy 16- 32 hours) based in South Manchester supporting a gentleman with cerebral palsy who is a wheelchair user with limited mobility to live in his own house. Due to his needs you will be required to provide full support with all daily tasks and including personal care, washing and dressing, preparing food, moving and handling and supporting the individual out into the Community using public transport or his own mobility vehicle. The individual can communicate verbally and is able to make choices and is capable of letting staff know his needs. The role will involve dispensing and administering medication, completing all relevant paperwork and supporting the individual to keeping their house clean and tidy. The role involves lone working and although you will have support from the Team Leader or On Call Manager, you will be required to use your own indicative at times and take responsibility for your own health & safety as well as that of the individual.

As a Community Support Worker…

You will provide practical and emotional support to the individual in our care, giving him the confidence he needs to be as independent as possible. You will offer assistance and guidance in all aspects of daily living, encourage and accompany them in activities and interests and ensure they are safeguarded at all times. You will take direction from your team leader, participate in team meetings and will help to ensure the best opportunities to access the local community, further education and any other interests.

About You

Experience is preferable but is not essential as full training and induction is given – what’s more important is the desire for a challenging and rewarding role and a genuine interest in developing your skills through the training that we offer. As the team offer 24/7 support, you will need to be flexible and willing to work shifts, in this service shifts are primarily 24 hour starting at 10am with staff undertaken a sleep and finishing at 10am the following day. These shifts are over a 7 day week and include bank holidays. You must be committed to providing exceptional support and care to those who access our services.

You must have good communication skills, interpersonal abilities and time management skills. Whilst a level 2 or 3 QCF health and social care is not essential, we do ask that you are willing to complete this qualification if necessary, within the allotted timeframe

Driver desirable but not essential

Benefits

You'll get to help the people we support celebrate along the road to a brighter future. Be part of an incredible team of like-minded peers. Together we work hard, laugh a lot, and support each other. We also have a range of rewards and benefits for our staff:

• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) rising to 27 after 5 years and 30 after 10 years.
• A company pension plan with 7% employer contribution
• Opportunity to purchase a health plan to claim towards therapy, dental and more
• Unlimited access to our employee assistance programme for advice and support
• Support from mental health first aiders
• Follow your ambitions and progress your career through on-the-job training, apprenticeships and qualifications

Business Manager – Community Solutions (Registered Manager)

Full time - 35 hours per week (Salary circa £34,000)

and other exciting benefits

About Us: Harrow Mencap is a campaigning organisation and a multi-project service provider supporting adults, young people and children with learning disabilities, autism and their families and carers – to ensure their needs, rights and aspirations are met. Community Solutions is our CQC registered domiciliary care agency, delivering high quality, person centered support to people with learning disabilities, mental health and older people to maximise their independence and quality of life within a safe environment. We also offer respite, outreach and bespoke services to clients and families. We are pacesetting, professional and passionate in all that we do.  As part of the Senior Leadership Team you will have:

Reporting to: Deputy Chief Executive, responsibilities include:

• Overall accountability for the operational performance of Care Agency services across Harrow while ensuring attainment of targets and business sustainability
• Act as the Registered Manager for Community Solutions Domiciliary Care Agency.
• Develop and implement cost effective means of delivering services, optimising operations and delivering within budget.
• Innovate and develop the service offer including, growing clientele base and geographical coverage while meeting agreed targets.
• Lead a team of support workers and professionals in a multidisciplinary team that deliver best practice, achieving quality outcomes for clients and families
• Lead in clients safeguarding initiatives, regulatory compliance and quality assurance assessments.
• To foster and maintain excellent collaborative, strategic and operational relationships with partners from the public, private and voluntary sector to enhance and develop services and provisions
• Develop positive and effective relationships with the Board, Executives and staff and promote the organisational brand and ethos in a strong and positive manner in the wider community.

This post is ideal for those with significant senior management level experience within the voluntary, public or private sector, with a proven track record of success in leading a reputable brand of health and social care services for people with learning disabilities and mental health issues. Possession of Registered Care Manager qualifications is a prerequisite for this role and must demonstrate very good knowledge and application of CQC standards for domiciliary care services. An inspirational leader able to motivate flexible work teams and delivering quality outcomes that are both innovative and responsive. We are interested in hearing from people who share our ethos in campaigning for the rights and supporting disabled people to enhance their independence.

We are committed to safeguarding, equal opportunity and welcome applicants from all sections of the community. Applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the post are guaranteed an interview.

(This post will be subject to satisfactory references and DBS disclosure).

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)

Fixed-term contract until March 2021 –Part-Time (17.5 hrs p/w)

Base is Royal London Hospital (Home working initially with frequent travel to London)

Ref: CLW-201

Are you a flexible, empathetic and committed individual with experience of working with high risk, vulnerable young people and providing support, advice and advocacy? 

If so, join St Giles Trust as a Community Link Worker, where, as an important member of the SOS Royal London Hospital Team, you will proactively identify vulnerable young people and help them to access and engage the support they need to prevent any potential escalation of violence and reduce the risk of repeat victimisation.

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. 

About this exciting opportunity

The main focus of this role is to provide a comprehensive and holistic assessment, advice, referral and support service to young victims (aged 11-25) of violence, exploring innovative and effective ways of supporting them which will reduce their risk of re-victimisation. After identifying and assessing young victims of violence, you will deliver an outreach service that includes advocating on behalf of the young person and their family and providing a practical service, including setting up access to and supporting engaging with specialist support services, including mental health and wellbeing, substance misuse and benefits.

You will also provide advice and advocacy for the young people and their families following their discharge from hospital and produce support and risk management plans based on assessments. Promoting inter-agency collaboration and developing and maintaining relationships with partner agencies are also key duties.

What we are looking for:

• Personal experience of the criminal justice system, lived experience of the issues facing this client group and/or experience of working with ‘high risk’, vulnerable young people 

• Substantial experience of assessing the needs of children and young people who at risk of significant harm

• Experience working as part of a multi-agency team 

• Experience of using support plans to enable people to successfully access support services 

• Proven record of engaging successfully with ‘challenging’ young people with complex needs

• 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.

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

For further information, or to apply, please visit our website.

Closing date: 25th October 2020. Interview date: 3rd November 2020 (likely to be held via video)

At Help for Heroes, we believe those who serve our country deserve support when they are wounded. Every day, men and women have to leave their career in the Armed Forces as a result of physical or psychological wounds; their lives changed forever. We help them, and those still serving, to recover and get on with their lives.

And who are we you’re wondering? We are experts and beginners. Generalists and specialists. Ordinary people with an extraordinary passion towards making a positive change to the lives of our veterans (and having fun while doing it).

As One Team we share a philosophy – I.C.A.R.E. It’s the way we walk and talk, the way we interact with others and how we approach everything we do. We are: Innovative – Collaborative – Authentic – Resourceful – Energetic. 

We have an incredible opportunity for two Community Occupational Therapists to join our team across two geographical areas. Please see below for more information on what just might be your future role.

About You

Are you a committed, flexible Occupational Therapist with a minimum of 2 years of post-graduate experience looking to expand your skills and would enjoy the opportunity to work with military veterans? Can you work independently but still enjoy having the support of a team and are happy to embrace a flexible work pattern that might include some overnight stays? If you also have experience of delivering Occupational Therapy (OT) in both physical and mental health conditions, as well the areas of sleep difficulties and sensory needs then this is the role for you. Intrigued? Keep on reading.

About the Role

In this role you will work in the homes and local communities of our veterans and be able to support them with physical and mental health needs that are creating barriers to meaningful occupation. You will also be able to identify those barriers that are affecting our veterans’ ability to be as independent as possible and enable them to live the life they want to live. You will be assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating OT interventions and have the space to be creative in your solutions that will improve the lives of our Heroes.

About the Team

Here in the Clinical Team we are resourceful in finding ways to deliver what is right and fair for our veterans in the healthcare domain seeing the bigger picture, focusing on ideas that deliver the best results for our veterans and actively challenge, test, learn and adapt ideas, making them a reality. Our aim is to champion the wounded, injured and sick as they transition to civilian life so if you want to join a passionate, fun, and forward-thinking expert team, wait no longer. Apply now.  

What we offer

To enable our employees to thrive in all aspects of their lives we proudly support flexible working practices. You can tailor your working day around your work and private commitments providing you maintain high class service to the team and our veterans at all times. And there is also a wide range of other benefits we offer like 26 days paid holiday, enhanced maternity pay, health cashback plan, and so many more.

Areas

• The Borders including Scotland and Northern Ireland
• South

Like what you see? Get in touch and apply now!

We look forward to hearing from you.

Mind in Brighton and Hove empowers and supports people who have experience of mental health issues in Brighton and Hove and West Sussex.  Our Advocacy Services take action to help people say what they want, secure their rights, represent their interests and obtain services they need.

We are seeking to appoint a full-time (35 hours per week) Community Advocate in West Sussex; based in Chichester but will regularly meet with clients in Chichester, Bognor Regis and Midhurst.

Advocates are responsible for the provision of independent, professional mental health advocacy primarily within community settings across West Sussex. This post requires an understanding of advocacy, experience of managing a client case load, excellent communication skills and the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a range of professionals, whilst retaining independence.

In return, we offer a range of benefits including full induction, nationally accredited advocacy qualification and 29 days’ leave (pro rata) per year excluding bank holidays, 3% pension contribution and access to a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme.

Full job details and application pack can be found on our website via the Apply button.

Closing date: Midday on Monday 26th October 2020

Interview date: Tuesday 3rd November 2020 via Microsoft Teams or at 51, New England Street, Brighton

All successful applicants are subject to DBS clearance.

We are committed to equal opportunities and we value diversity in our workforce and aim to recruit a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage applications from everyone irrespective of age, disability (including experience of living with mental health issues), gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership and pregnancy and maternity.

We have an exciting opportunity for the role of Community Support Worker (Primary Care Network).

Community Support Worker (Primary Care Network)
£21,500 per annum incl. Outer London Weighting (OLW)
22.5 hours per week (3 days, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday)
Contract: until end of March 2021 (potential for extension)
Main Base/s:

1. Due to social distancing as a consequence of the Covid-19 Pandemic this post will require administrative work from home until Government guidance enables us to return to offices.
2. We are providing limited, socially distanced support to clients in the community as a consequence of the Covid-19 Pandemic.
3. Watford Wellbeing Centre. There may be some travel outside of the Watford area.

Being able to drive and having access to your own vehicle is absolutely essential for this role.

Purpose of Post

The Primary Care Network Service is here to provide advice, information, onward referral and holistic support to people who are experiencing mental ill-health or need help with their mental wellbeing.

The Community Support Worker will:

• Provide advice, information, onward referral and holistic support to clients who are experiencing mental ill health or need support with their mental wellbeing.
• Ensure that the safety and wellbeing of the client is monitored and reviewed regularly.
• Be an independent source of support for all clients.
• Embed a person centred and recovery orientated approach in all aspects of the roles. The Recovery approach includes empathy, warmth, acceptance, authenticity, compassion and humanity.

The objectives of the Primary Care Network Service are:

• To improve the mental wellbeing of people experiencing mental ill health.
• To increase early access to help for people experiencing mental ill health, by providing a clear and effective pathway to services provided by Herts Mind Network and other third sector and statutory providers.
• To contribute to an improvement in individual mental wellbeing.
• To remain a source of independent support for all clients.
• To reduce the use of crisis services by people experiencing mental ill health without positive outcomes for the individual.
• To contribute to an improvement in the proportion of people with mental ill health who are accessing support.
• To provide an assertive outreach approach for clients who are in crisis and/ or those that may have complex or multiple needs.

Closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 23rd October 2020 by 10am.
Interviews shall take place on Monday 2nd November 2020 using Microsoft Teams.

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION

Please click ‘Apply’ to be redirected to our website, where you can download the Job Description and find further details on how to submit your application. 

Hertfordshire Mind Network is an Equal Opportunity and Mindful Employer.

No agencies please.

At Help for Heroes, we believe those who serve our country deserve support when they are wounded. Every day, men and women have to leave their career in the Armed Forces as a result of physical or psychological wounds; their lives changed forever. We help them, and those still serving, to recover and get on with their lives.

And who are we you’re wondering? We are experts and beginners. Generalists and specialists. Ordinary people with an extraordinary passion towards making a positive change to the lives of our veterans (and having fun while doing it).

As One Team we share a philosophy – I.C.A.R.E. It’s the way we walk and talk, the way we interact with others and how we approach everything we do. We are: Innovative – Collaborative – Authentic – Resourceful – Energetic. 

We have an incredible opportunity for four Veterans Community Nurses to join our team across four geographical areas. Please see below for more information on what just might be your future role.

About You

Are you a dynamic, positive, and determined Band 6 Registered Nurse (Adult) with experience or knowledge of working with the Armed Forces Community? Or maybe you are a Registered Nurse (Mental Health) with recent experience of working in the adult healthcare arena? Do you enjoy being agile and resourceful in supporting people to navigate their own healthcare pathways and appreciate the challenge of sourcing novel solutions and working collaboratively with others? Are you also empathetic and can quickly build rapport to understand our Veteran’s needs and expectations? And you would be happy to embrace a flexible work pattern to meet our veterans in their own homes and communities and represent Help for Heroes at outreach and educational events? Well then, this is the role for you.

About the Role

In this unique and exciting role, you will manage your own caseload working alongside and with the support of the team in your area. You will champion and seek in partnership with our veterans, personalised community healthcare solutions and act as their advocate when required. You will meet veterans in their own homes, communities, clinics and at Outreach events to provide case management and delivery of professional support as part of a Multidisciplinary Team as well as clinical advice and support to them and their families.

About the Team

You will be a much-valued part of an expert, energetic and innovative Veterans Clinical Team across the UK. We are resourceful in finding ways to deliver what is right and fair for our veterans in the healthcare domain seeing the bigger picture, focusing on ideas that deliver the best results for our veterans and actively challenge, test, learn and adapt ideas, making them a reality. 

What we offer

To enable our employees to thrive in all aspects of their lives we proudly support flexible working practices. You can tailor your working day around your work and private commitments providing you maintain high class service to the team and our veterans at all times. And there is also a wide range of other benefits we offer like 26 days paid holiday, enhanced maternity pay, health cashback plan, and so many more.

Areas

• The Borders including Scotland and Northern Ireland
• East
• South
• Wales

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We look forward to hearing from you.

About FareShare Midlands

FareShare Midlands is a local charity fighting food poverty by tackling food waste. We source food that is surplus to requirements - from suppliers, retailers and manufacturers - and rely on an army of volunteers to help redistribute this food to local charities and community groups who provide meals and food parcels to vulnerable people. Our food reaches many, including individuals who are homeless, unemployed, socially isolated, school breakfast clubs, community centres and those recovering from addictions. 

Right now our food is distributed to 450 frontline charities reaching more than 35,000 vulnerable people every week, but we want to do more!

FareShare Midlands’ Vision

Vision: We have the vision of a UK where “No good food goes to waste”.

Our Values:

Passion – for our cause and the challenge that lies ahead

Ambition – to go the extra mile and drive the change that must happen

Respect – for ourselves, each other, our volunteers, our partners and our beneficiaries

Collaboration – it’s only by working with others that we can be stronger Fighting hunger, tackling food waste

Main purpose of this role

As a Community Coordinator, your role will focus on the growth and sustainability of our network of community food groups in the region. The successful candidate will be an exceptional communicator, with an approachable nature who will play a vital role in developing and maintaining our membership, income, and raising awareness of FareShare Midlands with partners and stakeholders and the wider public.

Location and hours

Initally we're looking for someone to commit 22.5 hours each week, with the intention that this becomes a full time role from March 2021. 

The successful candidate can be based anywhere in the Midlands, but with the knowledge that this role will focus on developing the eastern side of the region and frequent travel will be required (when appropriate and taking account of Covid-19 restrictions). Everyone at FareShare Midlands is assigned a warehouse base in either Nottingham, Leicester or Birmingham, but it is expected that this role will have a mix of home working and working from a warehouse base.

 Duties and Responsibilities

• Retain, develop and grow Community Food Membership for FareShare Midlands across the east of the region.
• Recruit new Community Food Members ensuring high standards of customer care and establishing sustainable member networks.
• Ensure income and growth targets for Community Food Membership are met.
• Work closely with FareShare Go to promote a “One FareShare” offer for our members that enhances shared learning and offers the best possible customer service
• Support the Development Managers and fundraising team with funding bids in the geographic areas you cover.
• Support the implementation of high quality customer care protocols and processes towards our Community Food Members.
• Ensure record keeping and database systems are up to date.
• Work cross functionally with internal teams, particularly the operations team and the finance team, to ensure all elements of membership link together for excellent customer service.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders.
• Monitor standards of customer service to existing members.
• Support communications, PR and Marketing in line with the function needs.
• Ensure impact data on development activity is captured, reviewed and reported.
• Carry out any other duties as may be required in order to maintain service for FareShare Midlands.

Person Specification

Essential Experience, Skills & Qualities

• Experience of developing sustainable membership and/or partnerships.
• Excellent communication skills, particularly in writing proposals, presentations and reports.
• Established numeracy skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Proven ability to form good working relations, both internally and externally
• Ability to work on own initiative and to meet objectives and tight deadlines under pressure
• Strong organisation skills
• Good research skills with experience of identifying quality new leads. 
• Computer literate – Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Ability to work in collaboration with internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Computer literate – Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Can drive and have access to a vehicle – willing to travel (there will a fair amount of travel required) 
• Ability to work flexible hours in accordance to charity needs
• A moral commitment to FareShare core values as an organisation

Desired Experience

• Degree or higher in environmental, sustainability or development fields
• Established experience in securing new business and income generation and/or business development.

Closing Date is midnight, 1 November 2020

Interviews will be held virtually on Thursday 12 November 2020

Job Title: Head of Business Development (Maternity Cover) – Living Wage Foundation
Hours: 4/5 days flexible
Salary: £49,522 (pro-rata) inc London Weighting
Contract: Maternity Cover, until December 2021
Based: London, currently working remotely

Living Wage Foundation
The Living Wage Foundation was launched in 2011 by Citizens UK to tackle in-work poverty and ensure that workers earn enough to live on and participate in family and community life. Citizens UK is the home of community organising with diverse civil society alliances set up to develop leaders to work on the issues that matter to them, such as the Living Wage. Other projects include PACT (Parents and the Community Together) and Sponsor Refugees to add depth to the impact of Citizens UK’s work.

The Living Wage is a movement of businesses, organisations and people who believe that a hard day’s work deserves a fair day’s pay. The real Living Wage is an independently-calculated hourly rate based on the cost of living and announced each November during Living Wage Week, our annual celebration of a growing network of nearly 7,000 Living Wage Employers.

The Living Wage Foundation celebrates employers that voluntarily choose to pay the real Living Wage through an accreditation scheme that recognises a long-term commitment to fair pay and has secured pay rises for 250,000 low paid workers.

The Head of Business Development will drive new business development, generate and implement diversification opportunities to support the future direction of the Living Wage Foundation. You will be responsible for developing and managing new programmes of work exploring wider issues facing low paid workers in the UK and beyond and a new consultancy strand to support more employers to adopt the living wage and other standards of good practice. You will provide leadership and support for a passionate, driven team with a strong commitment to tackling in-work poverty, and be able to build strong relationships internally and externally to further the objectives of the Foundation.

• Develop and deliver strategies, working collaboratively across the organisation.
• Raise funds to realise our ambitions to diversify into new areas.
• Build and manage relationships with key stakeholders, policy makers and employers to support them to tackle in-work poverty in new ways.
• Develop a team-wide strategy and line manage staff and freelancers, supporting them to deliver projects and create the tools and knowledge available to inform and advise employers on going further than the Living Wage.
• Communicate evidence for change to influence key stakeholders to become part of the Living Wage movement, promoting Living Hours and other schemes and initiatives, and to champion the Living Wage and Living Hours to their networks.
• Monitor and evaluate the impact of our work to refine our strategy and deliver projects in an efficient way.

For more information on the application process please click on 'Apply' now. 

Citizens UK is committed to being an inclusive employer. We value a diverse workforce and encourage those with an interest in this role to apply, regardless of whether they meet all the required criteria. We invest in our employees and support them to develop the skills and knowledge required to deliver their role. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates to represent the communities we work in.