Background

Seven voluntary organisations have formed a partnership to create a county-wide Hospital Discharge and Community Navigation Service. This new service will be delivered through locality teams that understand their local populations, and support people to return home from hospital or to access community-based support to improve their wellbeing. The partnership is funded by Hertfordshire County Council and Clinical Commissioning Groups to deliver the following outcomes:

• Reduced hospital admissions;

• Reduced GP visits;

• Reduced reliance on home care providers;

• Reduced social isolation;

• Improved health and wellbeing.

It is believed that Hertfordshire have circa 28,000 veterans with over 3,000 of these having known severe disabilities (physical and mental). Locally there is the permanent joint headquarters of the British Armed Forces at the Northwood Headquarters located in Eastbury, Hertfordshire with over 2,000 service personnel and their families. Along with reservist units across Hertfordshire.

Main purpose of the post:

• Identify services within the local community that support veterans, the armed forces community and their families/carers. Working closely with the Veterans Single Point of Contact.
• Create referral pathways with these services, ensuring up to date and accurate contact details.
• Feedback all services identified to the Veterans Single Point of Contact – To be added to the Veterans Gateway & Herts Help
• Support the partnership and the voluntary and community sector and other local partners to deliver an effective and integrated service which helps veterans and armed forces members access the support they need in their own communities.
• Work as a team member of HCNS , supporting people who are perceived to have some kind of risk (for example social isolation, not understanding or managing their condition or situation) and making sure they have any advice and help needed to access appropriate community-based support.
• Provide information to Armed Forces Families & Serving & Reservist personnel as well as in primary care settings e.g., GP surgeries, community hospitals, NHS trusts regarding support for veterans/armed forces community – Raising awareness of Veteran Friendly Accreditation.
• Activate and link existing resources in the community to meet the needs of the service user, where this is not possible highlight areas of unmet need.
• Complete and maintain an accurate and up to date database of referrals and dispositions working closely with the veterans clinical case manager in Continuing Healthcare.
• Maintain an accurate directory of services for veterans/armed forces community including at local level, nationally and throughout health care.
• Working across the Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care System.
• Attend/visit veteran and armed forces support services with Veterans Single Point of Contact.

Service Delivery

• Networking with services who directly support veterans, the armed forces community, their families/carers (where applicable).
• Work with community-based health and social care providers such as GP surgeries, mental health teams and adult care services to assist individuals who are in need of additional help, support, and guidance (outside of statutory services) to ensure problems and issues do not worsen and lead to ‘crisis’ and improve resilience and wellbeing.
• Liaise with local Armed Forces and Reservist units to ensure our Single Point of Contact details and response times are widely known.
• Work with a case load of veterans/armed forces community/families providing a holistic approach to their issues. Delivering a ‘what matters to me’ conversation. Making necessary referrals to veteran/armed forces specific services where appropriate.
• Ensure that clients and service users develop sustainable relationships with organisations and services that can help service users to live well and avoid crisis.
• Ensure we respond to enquiries and referrals in line with the National NHSE SPOC Service Specification
• Maintain an accurate and up to date records of referrals & enquiries and the outcome of all contacts on the agreed National pilt data base.
• Provide emotional and practical support and advice where needed following a service user assessment.

This may include the following:

• Attending a group/service with the service user to promote confidence.

• Researching and making connections to relevant (and new) veterans/armed forces support services.
• Assess and plan for service users’ needs: providing appropriate support and achieving positive outcomes.
• Carry out follow-up welfare checks, and visits as required and assist service users with their activities to re-enable their daily living skills (within a set time criteria).
• Assess the service users living environment through carrying out a risk assessment and providing information/advice whilst respecting their individual dignity, choice, and rights.
• Provide support and information to clients and service users so that they can build sustainable relationships with groups and activities which help build resilience and independence.
• Record and report activities undertaken and highlight any changes in a service user’s condition or circumstance and ensure that appropriate actions are taken to support the person – Reporting back to Veterans Single Point of Contact.
• Liaise with social care, health, housing, and other professionals to ensure that the needs of the individual are consistently met.
• Become the “go to” person for both statutory and voluntary sectors when no obvious solution for a veteran or armed forces member can be identified.

Can you help amplify the voices and choices of adults with learning disabilities and autism?

If you see solutions, not problems, are adaptable and resilient and have a person-centred approach in all that you do then we are looking for you to join our team as we grow our services and expand our impact to support more adults with learning disabilities and autism.

We are looking for a passionate and effective team player that can work closely with colleagues and PiP service users to affect real change in the lives of adults with learning disabilities.

In this diverse and challenging role, you will be responsible for developing, designing and leading sessions and activities to ensure the provision of high-quality support related to the areas of our four key pathways: Independent Living Skills, Creative and Performing Arts, Health and Wellbeing, and Employment and Vocational Training. 

As well as working with groups of PiP students, you will also have 1:1 key working responsibility to support service users and their families to reach their independence goals.

Our ideal candidate will have experience of working with people with learning disabilities, or a similar vulnerable service user group, along with a strong commitment to taking a person-centred approach to the role.

Our mission

PiP (Pursuing Independent Paths) 's mission is to empower adults with learning disabilities to achieve their potential. We are a growing, grassroots charity based in West London, and run a number of key services to promote independence and choice for our service users.

PiP is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with the Inclusive Employers Standard 2020. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly applicants who are significantly underrepresented in our sector, such as people with lived experience of disabilities and individuals from Black and Minority ethnic communities. 

PiP keeps all personal information confidential and in line with current data protection legislation and GDPR. 

We require no agencies at this stage. 

We are seeking an experienced and passionate project manager to help realise the vision of the Aberfeldy Big Local partnership.

Aberfeldy Big Local (ABL) is a community project, working to make the Aberfeldy area in Poplar, Tower Hamlets a better place to live. ABL is part of the Big Local programme, a 10 year initiative, giving 150 areas across the UK £1 million of Lottery money to make positive changes to their community.

The ABL partnership is currently creating a new plan with the local community for the remainder of the Big Local programme until 2026. It is undertaking extensive community engagement to ensure it involves all communities in the area. 

As a highly organised and proactive individual, with a depth of experience in strategic planning and management, this is an excellent opportunity for you to play a key role in shaping the future of this impactful and respected organisation. Your role will be to operationalise the plan, continuing to involve the local community and working alongside the ABL partnership board.

You will manage a small team; two part time community engagement officers, a community organising & regeneration officer, and a worker who runs our open space tearoom several mornings a week. The ABL premises is on a street scheduled for redevelopment later this year, so relocation will be one task within the remit of the new manager.

We’re looking for someone who holds themselves to high professional standards, who is passionate about enabling resident-led change. You’ll be adept at multi-tasking and will be able to switch from being local and hands on to servicing the more strategic needs of the partnership board. You’ll have a strong understanding of the nature of community work and of the challenges and barriers that can be faced by low-income communities.

This post can be part-time from 25 hours to a full-time post of 36 hour per week,

Are you passionate about supporting and transforming the lives of people who are experiencing homelessness in H&F?

About the roles

We are looking for Support Workers (Internally known as Project Worker) to join the growing teams across The Hammersmith and Fulham Housing Pathway, a Supported Accommodation Pathway which includes vital services such as semi-independent, gender specific safe spaces and services for people with complex support needs. Our aim is to support people who have recently been sleeping rough, or who may be experiencing long term homelessness and work with them to develop the skills, networks and confidence to live independently in the community.

Working in these roles, your key responsibilities will be to:

• Work with clients to identify their personal aims and ambitions and work towards achieving them.
• Provide practical and personal support to clients in an approachable, caring and person centred way. 
• Work as part of a dedicated team to provide safe, high quality, positive and inclusive service to clients.
• Complete administrative records relating to client work, housing management and health and safety.
• Work on a weekly shift rota including early and late shifts, weekends and bank holidays.

About you

Above all we are looking for inspirational individuals who have a genuine desire to support people to transform their lives and will be committed to our Recovery Ethos, additionally these roles will suit people with:

• An understanding of the issues faced by homeless or vulnerably housed people – you may have had personal experience of homelessness yourself.
• Experience of helping vulnerable people to identify personal goals and supporting them through a process of change.
• Good interpersonal and listening skills, in order to be able to establish an effective working relationship with clients and an enthusiasm to learn and work with clients with a holistic and person-centred approach.

To view the Job Description, full Person Specification and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the ‘document available’ tab on the advert page on our website.

How to apply

To find out more and apply please go to the St Mungo’s careers page on our website and start your online application form by clicking the ‘Apply Now’ Button on the advert page.

Closing date for applications: 10am on 30 May 2022

Interview and assessments on: 7 – 9 June 2022

What we offer

Excellent Development and Growth Opportunities

• We hold Investors in People Gold accreditation – one of just 3% of Housing Associations to achieve this. 82% of staff who took part in the survey say St Mungo’s is a great place to work. We are committed to developing all of our staff via routes such as secondments, transfers and promotion. In 2019 35% of our vacancies were filled by internal promotions.

A Diverse and Inclusive Work Place

• Equality, diversity and inclusion are central to the organisation's values and how we work. We are proud of our commitment to diversity and inclusion and have 8 great Diversity Networks to support clients and staff from different backgrounds so they are able to be their best selves.

Pay and Other Benefits

• For this role staff can claim an additional 20% pay premium for hours worked between 8pm and 8am Monday to Friday, and all hours worked on Saturday and Sunday. 
• St Mungo’s is proud to pay client facing staff above average for the sector. We run a cycle to work scheme and also offer season tickets loans to all staff. St Mungo’s contribute 4% of your gross annual salary, and you are able to enrol in the Defined Contribution scheme following a successful probationary period in which the employer contribution is 6%.

What we do

At St Mungo’s our vision is that everyone has a place to call home and can fulfil their hopes and ambitions. As a homelessness charity and housing association, our clients are at the heart of what we do, and in 2019 – 2020 we supported 32,800 people across all of our services. Our staff are crucial to making this happen.

Additional info

It is a requirement for this post that an enhanced DBS disclosure check will be undertaken for the successful candidate.

Please be advised that all appointments will be made on St Mungo’s current standard Terms and Conditions (T&Cs); this also applies to any internal candidates.

We are currently looking to grow our Community Support Worker team, which works one-to-one with survivors in their own homes and the local community. You'll help survivors to develop support plans to enable them to achieve their goals and live their life in the way they want to.

The closing date for this role is 9am Monday 30th May. Interviews will be held in the week commencing 6th June.

If you would like further information about the role and Headway East London, please contact Fiona Aravindakshan.

THE ROLE

The Community Connectors will support individuals to connect within neighbourhoods, and use local assets to self-organise.

Who you will support 

The post-holder will work closely with individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) and/or personality disorders (PD), developing an understanding of complexity in order to provide the most appropriate support. Some of the service users you will work with will have been supported by community mental health recovery teams, seen in outpatients and are not care co-ordinated, so could be better supported by their local neighbourhood team. Other service users will be on primary care SMI registers and likely to benefit from additional support, but do not meet the thresholds for traditional secondary care. Other people might not be known to our services currently, and could benefit from the more personalised, local, holistic offer you will be developing.

Your approach 

The ethos of this work will be recovery focused, move away from a traditional referral model, blur the boundaries between primary and secondary care, explore needs through complexity (rather than diagnosis), focus on a person’s strengths and assets, and focus on the wider determinants of health and wellbeing. This approach is as important as your experience and expertise. You will develop a strengths based biopsychosocial assessment, and supportive approach, and work with colleagues and local people to develop the MDT approach in its infancy.

Although not exhaustive, below is a list of the skills and responsibilities that may be required:

Individual Support 

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills. It is important that you listen to service users and carers to find out what is important to them, and that you build open, supportive and trusting relationships.
• A strong sense of what factors influence health and wellbeing. 
• The ability to assist service users in setting goals and making changes that are meaningful to them.
• You will conduct regular innovative and engaging sessions (currently with individuals, over the phone) in order to work towards support plan goals.
• You will ensure ongoing assessment and management of risks within an attitude of 'positive risk taking'. 
• You will give people time to tell their stories and focus on ‘what matters to me’, build trust, providing non-judgemental support, respecting diversity and lifestyle choices. 
• You will use health coaching and motivational interviewing techniques, identify barriers to people accessing services, and work with service users to overcome these. You will support people to identify the wider issues that impact on their health and wellbeing, such as debt, poor housing, employment circumstances and unemployment, loneliness, isolation and caring responsibilities. 
• Where people may be eligible for a personal health budget, help them to explore this option as a way of providing funded, personalised support to be independent, including helping people to gain skills for meaningful employment, where appropriate.

Community Development 

• You will act as the ‘glue’, linking people in with experts and local assets, and undertaking support work in partnership with external stakeholders to complement their interventions.
• You will stay up to date with the constantly developing environment, local offer, and national policies, during the Covid-19 pandemic. Significant experience in local statutory and/or voluntary sector services.
• You will have a deep knowledge of City & Hackney (or a specific local area or demographic), what is available locally and how to signpost and support people (network creation, mapping). 
• You will develop productive relationships with local partner organisations to improve service outcomes, and involve service users and carers in the design, development and delivery of the service. 
• You will need to triage referrals and signpost to specialist support quickly where necessary, and deal with general queries to contribute to the overall smooth running of the neighbourhood team.
• Where appropriate, introduce people to community groups, activities and statutory services, ensuring they are comfortable.  Follow up to ensure they are happy, able to engage, included and receiving good support. 
• Where appropriate you will connect people to each other through shared common interests and the need for mutual support. 
• You will have the ability and drive to build networks with local community resources such as activities and services that may have an impact on health and wellbeing, and support individuals to access these. To be proactive in encouraging self-referrals, and connecting with all local communities. 
• You will work in partnership with existing community navigation roles in City & Hackney.

Project Management 

• You will monitor and record outcomes of all those accessing the service through the use of recognised assessment tools and outcome measures. With the wider team, you will gather and collate statistical and other information and data as required, reporting on activity and outcomes and ensuring effective qualitative and quantitative monitoring and evaluation of the services.
• You will help to develop and adapt this role as the societal circumstances we are operating under change.

General 

• You will reflect on practice and participate in team meetings, practice development forums and peer supervision. You will identify own training and development needs in conjunction with your Line Manager and participate in training opportunities. 
• You will develop an awareness of local and national developments and best practice in this area of work and to attend relevant conferences, meetings and training events as required. 
• You will adhere to organisational policies and procedures relating to risk and personal safety. You will refer all safeguarding issues in line with local policy.
• You will manage volunteers and other team members as required. 
• You will identify issues relating to systemic challenges and disconnects, and report these to the Programme Manager, developing an eye for service improvement opportunities.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

As a community connector, you will become a local expert, gathering and sharing information about local opportunities, activities, and support, bringing people together and supporting them to remain confident and independent in their everyday lives.

We are looking for community connectors with experience supporting with people with their mental health, with significant experience in statutory and/or voluntary sector services, knowledge of City & Hackney (or a specific local area or demographic), and strong interpersonal skills.

Skills and experience:  

Person Centred 

• Enjoys social interaction and the company of others. 
• Exudes a warm friendly presence and open behaviour. Is approachable and open-minded.
• Prefers working as part of a group or team. 
• Has a practical and logical mind. 
• Well organised and knows how to prioritise tasks. Able to plan own workload.
• Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments.
• Able to support people in a way that inspires trust and confidence, motivating others to reach their potential.
• Experience of supporting people, families and care in a related role (including unpaid work). 
• Experience of supporting people with their mental health, either in a paid, unpaid or informal capacity.

Community Development 

• Commitment to reducing health inequalities and proactively working to reach people from all communities. 
• Able to work from an asset-based approach, building on existing community and personal assets. 
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with people, their families, carers, community groups, partner agencies and stakeholders. 
• Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals.
• Able to get along with people from all backgrounds and communities, respecting lifestyles and diversity. 
• Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude. 
• Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviour. 
• Demonstrates a desire for continuous professional development. 
• Experience of working directly in a community development context, adult health and social care, learning support or public health/health improvement (including unpaid work). 
• Experience of partnership/collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations. 

Knowledge

• Understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic and environmental factors and their impact on communities and how adverse circumstances and structural barriers can affect people's relationships 
• An understanding of the experiences of people who live with significant mental distress. 
• Knowledge of community development approaches. 
• Knowledge of IT systems, including ability to use word processing skills, emails and the internet to create simple plans and reports. 
• Knowledge of motivational coaching and interview skills. 
• Knowledge of voluntary and community services in the local neighbourhood. 

Essential 

• NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent.
• Significant experience in statutory or voluntary sector services.
• IT literate.

Desirable: 

• Mental Health First Aid or willingness to work towards the qualification. 
• Training in motivational coaching and interviewing or equivalent experience. 
• University degree and/or professional qualification.
• Experience of delivering peer support groups. 

Additional requirements:

• This post will normally be based at Russia Lane, Bethnal Green and within the Community.
• This post is subject to the relevant check through the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).
• The organisation requires flexibility with working hours to meet its needs.
• Educated to GCSE level (or equivalent by experience).

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Do you want to make a difference to the lives of girls and young women in England?  We are looking for someone with youth experience to lead our new and growing Ambassador Community.  The Girls' Network provides an award-winning mentoring scheme for girls aged 14-19, and the Ambassador Community is the next stage in that journey.  This is a fantastic opportunity to develop and lead an exciting new area of work, creating a mutually supportive community for the next generation of leaders both digitally and through real-life opportunities. We envisage the ideal candidate has having had experience in either programme development, event management and/or alumni or membership networks. You will be working closely with our Fundraising & Communications team to develop opportunities to grow brand partnerships; increase the voice of young people both internally and externally and work with Programmes Team to create unique opportunities for young people to build their skills and confidence

The role is home based, but you will live in one of our existing regions (London, Sussex, Portsmouth, West Midlands, Manchester, Merseyside, Tyne &Wear, Tees Valley) and be able to travel to London regularly to meet with the wider team.

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 to women from 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 female Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic service users, this post is only open to females 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.

Barnet Mencap is dynamic, expanding, and looking for team players to join our enthusiastic and diverse team. We support adults with moderate learning disabilities and/or autism to live independently in housing of their choice.

The role offers a challenge and satisfaction, which will suit people who:

• have experience of working with adults with learning disabilities and autism in a community setting
• have a good working knowledge of safeguarding issues facing people with learning disabilities and autism
• understand the issues faced by people with learning disabilities and autism living independently and have the skills to meet their practical, social and emotional needs
• have a ‘Person Centred Planning’ ethos
• have excellent communication skills

Barnet Mencap is committed to safeguarding, equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. 

The successful candidate will be required to complete an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application. 

To apply, please send us your CV with a covering letter to explain how you meet each of the requirements on our person specification or complete our application form.

JRS UK is seeking to recruit a full-time Community Engagement Officer to support our fundraising and advocacy work, to raise awareness of the situation facing refugees in the UK – particularly people forced into destitution as a consequence of the asylum process and people held in immigration detention and quasi-detention environments – sharing the work of JRS in response, and encourage people to take action to support refugees through giving, advocating, prayer, and volunteering
You’ll be a people person, who gets energy from engaging with people from different backgrounds and is passionate about advocating for the rights of refugees. This is a dynamic and varied role, with the opportunity to engage people across the UK. 
You will be a key member of the integrated communications, fundraising and advocacy team, with a particular focus on engaging and building links with Christian parishes and groups, university chaplaincies, schools, and other faith groups predominantly through a mixture of local and national events. We place a high value on encouraging refugee participation in, and in the shaping of, our work, and you will play a key part in ensuring this. You’ll build relationships with refugee friends to help shape and deliver events. 
The external communications of JRS UK seek to be clear and balanced, and congruent with our values as an organisation, protecting and highlighting the dignity of refugees at all times. We seek to engage existing and new supporters of JRS, particularly among the Catholic Community, as well as influencing public debate and opinion. 
The role involves working alongside refugees and volunteers from varied backgrounds, so high levels of empathy and sensitivity are essential, along with an enthusiasm for working in a small and dedicated team. Much of our communications material directly engages with the faith-basis of our mission so enthusiasm and an aptitude for developing our faith resources is essential for this role.
We welcome and encourage applications from people with experience of seeking safety in the UK.

Our client, Emmaus Hertfordshire, is a homelessness charity providing formerly homeless people, known as Companions, with a safe home environment and the opportunity to work.

The charity is seeking a new Community Support Worker to manage all activities relating to the welfare, care and development of the Companions in the Emmaus Community and the wider community at large. This exciting and challenging role will suit someone who enjoys working with a diverse range of people. You should be comfortable managing people and budgets, happy to build links with housing benefit departments and commissioning services, and you should be a good team player who is adept as solving problems.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:

• Experience of working with, and relating to, a diverse range of people, including a caseload of vulnerable adults
• Strong leadership and people management skills, coupled with the ability to enable and empower and to remain calm under pressure
• Knowledge and understanding of homelessness issues
• Experience of working with mental health, drug and alcohol issues
• Belief in the potential of each individual, whilst assessing appropriate referrals that enhance the Community and the business
• The confidence to take on and resolve difficult issues and make difficult decisions
• Knowledge of data protection

The successful candidate will ensure new companions get the information and support they need to help them settle in quickly and easily to the community.  You will also assist the support team in the running of the Emmaus Community, ensuring that the welfare and development needs of companions are met effectively, and Social Enterprise business activity is run successfully.  You will be a team player with an empathic, inclusive, and understanding approach. You will be willing to work unsociable hours on rare occasions and to travel locally.  This role is part of the Emmaus team and you will be working very closely with the Companions, and a team of volunteers.

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. 

Please submit your CV and supporting statement to Sandra Smith, quoting our reference.

Due to the urgent requirement for this position, please apply without delay

Job Description:

Title: Community Development Coordinator

Reports to: Administration & Services Lead

Based: Remotely  – Travel as required for General Meetings and Charity Events

Job Purpose: Provide support, information education and awareness for public, patients, caregivers, healthcare professionals and communities affected by or involved in the care of people with cardiac arrhythmias.

Key Responsibilities, but not limited to:

• Lead on Community Events for public and patients, being in attendance raising awareness at every opportunity and evaluate the outcomes to improve events, increase attendance and build upon success rate.
• Build and maintain relationships with a range of stakeholders including patients, caregivers, fundraisers, donors and volunteers.

• Identify, manage, and encourage donations and fundraising in the community - Help place AEDs through our Defibs Save Lives program; general donations; Patients Day and HCP events and at every opportunity.
• To be responsible for updating all online fundraising portals including London Marathon and any fundraising activities on the charity database.
• To be responsible for an annual income target.
• Reviewing and assisting with update of content on websites, social media channels, and current relevant forums.
• Gather content for the monthly e news and regular newsletters including updates on fundraising volunteers and Donors.
• Supporting the organisation, promotion, and delivery of all charity events.

Person specification:

• Must hold a full and clean UK Driving License
• Educated to GCSE level (or equivalent)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Computer literate, with basic knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise and manage own workload
• Can work flexibly, and as part of a team
• High standard of care to approach with attention to detail
• Can undertake a wide variety of tasks and multi-task with ease.
• Friendly and polite, with the ability to sympathise

The Role

To provide personalised information, advice, and support for people living with and beyond cancer, including their families and carers. You will signpost and refer clients to activities and services which will support their needs. To develop strong working relationship with General Practice (GP) and their Multi-Disciplinary Team’s (MDT) including Social Prescribers, and other health professionals across the cancer pathway.

To develop, build and maintain effective partnerships and relationships with local voluntary and community sector organisations to support signposting of patients.

As a Community Cancer Link Worker, your work will be delivered remotely, in patient homes, in GP practices in community locations across Haringey.

The Community Cancer Link Worker will deliver a 1-1 support service, and form part of a wider project to improve the support provided to those living with and beyond cancer in the most deprived wards of Haringey.

About You

We are looking for someone who has a background in health / social care and/or working with vulnerable / isolated people. With experience of working in an urban multi-cultural area. Sensitive to the needs of individuals and communities that are perceived as hard-to-reach, being non-judgmental and taking a positive approach to all people.

Having excellent communication skills, being fluent in a second language would be desirable but is not essential.

You will need to have good IT skills and experience of using a database or CRM system.

We are looking for someone outgoing and energetic who is passionate about improving the health and wellbeing of others.

Job Description and Person Specification - Community Support Worker - London

Salary: £26,000-£27,500

Hours: 37.5 hours per week.  Working hours would take place between 0900 – 1730. It is expected that the post-holder(s) will work flexibly around contracted hours to meet business requirements and deadlines.

Holiday: 23 days p.a. plus eight public holidays.

Location: London area – role is home based with regular travel around London.

Line Manager: Project Manager

Role Summary

As a Community Support Worker, you will provide effective and timely support to the Project Manager and extended support of mentors/mentees in the community. This will involve: 

• Visiting the prison to meet mentees and mentors before release, and assisting in development of initial three-month plan.
• Assess what support the mentee has in the community (include family, partners) and what additional support is needed.
• Research what services and agencies are available in the area. Identify relevant services (including probation services) to establish and build working relationships with, especially those who can offer Education, Training and Employment opportunities for the mentees.
• Ensure mentee and mentor needs are being met in the community and supportive measures are in place.
• Facilitating and supporting the mentoring relationship within the community when the mentee is released (through the gate) attending housing, probation, job centre appointments when required; being their advocate for making a claim for benefits; attending DWP appointments; accessing drug and alcohol services etc.
• Support mentors in helping mentees improve social skills, daily living skills, such as shopping, cleaning, self-care – find services that can offer additional support to the mentee/mentor.
• Attend and participate in meetings regarding the successful rehabilitation of prisoners
• Provide support to mentors in the community.
• Support the Project Manager with recruitment and training of new volunteers when required.

Person Specification

Essential experience and knowledge required:

• The ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of stakeholders.
• A proven self-starter with a high level of self-motivation.
• Ability to work in a challenging environment.
• Good IT skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Personable in approach.
• Excellent administration and note writing skills.
• Good organisational skills.
• Committed and passionate about the role.
• Experience of work with challenging, hard to engage or disaffected groups of people.
• An understanding of the key issues facing young offenders and the challenges they face in desisting from crime.
• Ability to work independently, make informed decisions but understanding when to access support when needed.

Preferred experience:

• Experience of working within young men in the youth or criminal justice sector.
• Experience of the voluntary sector and ethos of volunteering.
• Knowledge of the local area and services that are available for mentees and willingness to extend relationships for Trailblazers and other stakeholders.

Closing date for applications is 5.30pm on Friday 20th May 2022. Interviews will be held the w/b 6th June by Zoom.

Job Title: Community Support Worker - London

Salary: £26,000-£27,500

Hours: 37.5 hours per week.  Working hours would take place between 0900 – 1730. It is expected that the post-holder(s) will work flexibly around contracted hours to meet business requirements and deadlines.

Holiday: 23 days p.a. plus eight public holidays.

Location: London area – role is home based with regular travel around London.

Line Manager: Project Manager

Role Summary

As a Community Support Worker, you will provide effective and timely support to the Project Manager and extended support of mentors/mentees in the community. This will involve: 

• Visiting the prison to meet mentees and mentors before release, and assisting in development of initial three-month plan.
• Assess what support the mentee has in the community (include family, partners) and what additional support is needed.
• Research what services and agencies are available in the area. Identify relevant services (including probation services) to establish and build working relationships with, especially those who can offer Education, Training and Employment opportunities for the mentees.
• Ensure mentee and mentor needs are being met in the community and supportive measures are in place.
• Facilitating and supporting the mentoring relationship within the community when the mentee is released (through the gate) attending housing, probation, job centre appointments when required; being their advocate for making a claim for benefits; attending DWP appointments; accessing drug and alcohol services etc.
• Support mentors in helping mentees improve social skills, daily living skills, such as shopping, cleaning, self-care – find services that can offer additional support to the mentee/mentor.
• Attend and participate in meetings regarding the successful rehabilitation of prisoners
• Provide support to mentors in the community.
• Support the Project Manager with recruitment and training of new volunteers when required.

Person Specification

Essential experience and knowledge required:

• The ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of stakeholders.
• A proven self-starter with a high level of self-motivation.
• Ability to work in a challenging environment.
• Good IT skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Personable in approach.
• Excellent administration and note writing skills.
• Good organisational skills.
• Committed and passionate about the role.
• Experience of work with challenging, hard to engage or disaffected groups of people.
• An understanding of the key issues facing young offenders and the challenges they face in desisting from crime.
• Ability to work independently, make informed decisions but understanding when to access support when needed.

Preferred experience:

• Experience of working within young men in the youth or criminal justice sector.
• Experience of the voluntary sector and ethos of volunteering.
• Knowledge of the local area and services that are available for mentees and willingness to extend relationships for Trailblazers and other stakeholders.

Closing date for applications is 5.30pm on Friday 20th May 2022. Applicants should send their CV and covering letter for the attention of Lucy Ridley. Interviews will be held the w/b 6th June by Zoom.

Trailblazers Mentoring is committed to equality and diversity and strongly encourages applications from BAME groups and those with personal experience of the criminal justice system.

Trailblazers Mentoring is committed to equality and diversity and strongly encourages applications from BAME groups and those with personal experience of the criminal justice system.