Do you want to make as difference? Are you passionate about youth and community development? Can you help us develop and deliver a centre of excellence?

The Boiler House Community Space Charity (BHCS) is a grassroots organisation, we aspire to realise the huge potential in strengthening community networks and in the civil society that we are part of. We aim to live our values.

We manage three community spaces within estates in Hackney (covering community, early years and youth). We take a person centred approach in everything we do, working across demographics to provide positive, opportunities and support community resilience. 

This is an exciting opportunity to build and develop a dynamic youth and community work provision in an ever-changing, challenging and diverse area of North Hackney.

The centre is our most recent addition to the charity’s community hubs, having taken on the contract in September 2020. It brings opportunities and challenges as we evolve the service, team and continue to develop trusted relationships locally. 

We want this to be a centre of excellence! This will involve innovative youth support and partnership working, social enterprise and a new building.

We are looking for an experienced, responsible and responsive individual to develop and deliver a creative and progressive youth work programme and take overall responsibility for the development and maintenance of the centre as a vibrant and central addition to community and youth provision in the area.

Does this sound like the job or you?If so, please get in touch and have a read through the attached Job description. 

PAPYRUS is the national UK charity dedicated to the prevention of suicide and the promotion of positive mental health and emotional wellbeing in young people.

Community Development Officers – London

PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide is the national charity for the prevention of young suicide, founded in 1997. We have grown very successfully since then and currently have bases in Warrington, Birmingham, London, Cardiff and Belfast.

We are looking to recruit two Community Development Officers to engage key partners and stakeholders in the region tailoring support, training and education to create suicide safer communities.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• A degree or professional qualification in Education, Counselling, Training, Psychology, Community Development or Youth Work
• Experience of leading and working on community-based projects
• A proven track record of delivering training and/or learning workshops/educational activities
• Previous successful experience of interagency working and networking with stakeholders
• Ability to communicate effectively and deliver presentations and training to varied audiences on suicide prevention and/or self-harm and/or mental health related issues
• Experienced ASIST Trainer or willingness to gain the qualification and experience

Salary: NJC Scale SCP 18 - 23 (£24,982 - £27,741 per annum) plus London Weighting

Hours: 36 hours per week. Due to the nature of the role, some evening, weekend and bank holiday working may be required.

Location: The successful candidates will initially be based at home and will be required to work flexibly and attend the London office as required.

Contractual status: 

1 x permanent role

1 x 12-month fixed term contract (maternity cover)

Please visit our website to review the full job description and person specification for the role. To apply for the position please complete the application form on our website detailing how you meet the criteria for the role. Please return your completed application to HR email address or to HR, PAPYRUS, Unit 1 Bankside, Warrington, WA1 1UP.

Closing date: 9th August 2021 Interview date: TBC

PAPYRUS is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in employment and its employment policies for recruitment are designed to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability, gender re-assignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

PAPYRUS is committed to safeguarding all children, young people and adults at risk that interact with the organisation. The organisation recognises its responsibility to safeguard the welfare of these vulnerable groups by a commitment to procedures to protect them. The group expects all staff and volunteers to fully support and promote these commitments.

Do you want to play a crucial part in improving the wellbeing of people with learning disabilities? We can promise you a varied and rewarding role working in a committed and supportive team to help people live more fulfilled lives.

Share is a registered charity and a centre for training and wellbeing. We provide a range of programmes helping adults with learning disabilities, autism and other support needs become more happy, healthy and independent. Our vision is a world where disabled people are fully included in society, living the life they choose, and we need talented people to help us make that happen.

We have full-time positions available as well as part-time and job-sharing opportunities for those needing to fit in more easily with family or other commitments.

You’ll help people build the life skills they need to make positive long term changes. You’ll support our students in their sessions, both at our training centres and out in the community, helping them achieve their personal objectives and keep learning in an engaging, fun and stimulating way.

Who we’re looking for

• You’ll have experience supporting adults with learning disabilities or autism
• You’re an excellent communicator, someone who listens with great patience and empathy
• Coping with tricky situations won’t phase you due to your resilient nature
• You’re passionate about helping people reach their goals
• Most importantly, you share our strong commitment to the inclusion of disabled people in society, you believe in equality for all

Full job description and person specification can be downloaded from this page (below) or found ou our website by clicking on 'Apply.'

Why work for us?

Share is committed to empowering disabled people. You’ll make a difference every day, helping people to live as independently as possible.

Our values drive us forward. They provide the framework for everything we do, including who we hire. We believe everyone has something to offer others, and we build on people's individual talents, interests and abilities. We think happy employees are successful employees.

We won employer of the year at the Wandsworth Business Awards in 2019 and we hold gold Investors in People accreditation. This means we truly understand the value of people: we focus on what people can do, not what holds them back. And we have robust policies in place so that every single person working at Share takes ownership for making our programmes come to life.

We’ve been praised for our thorough induction process and supportive working environment where everyone has a voice and is valued. You’ll be surrounded by people who support you, challenge you, and inspire you.

How to apply

We positively welcome applications from all parts of the community and from people with diverse cultural backgrounds and lived experience.

Please complete our application form and equal opportunities form which can be downloaded on our website (click 'Apply' to access the vacancy page). 

If you would like to have chat about the role before applying, please contact us.

We focus on ability and believe people work best when they feel valued, safe and happy. We do all that we can to make sure that Share is friendly and welcoming to everyone.

This job is subject to two satisfactory references, evidence of qualifications, an enhanced DBS check and providing evidence of right to work in the UK. If you are disabled and would like to discuss other ways of submitting your application, please get in touch.

We look forward to receiving your application.

As Doctors of the World’s HIV and STI Community Outreach Coordinator you will continue to develop and deliver HIV testing and STI screening in outreach settings.

Crucial to your success in this role will be your ability to engage with a diverse range of people in a warm, empathetic, and understanding manner. Your knowledge of the obstacles facing people excluded from healthcare (and broader society) and how this might affect their approach to our clinic, will enable you to tailor your approach to individual service users while providing the best possible care.

You will deliver point of care testing for HIV as well as STI screening, to a high standard, within the context of a clinical governance framework. You will provide direct services to service users and build capacity through support offered to colleagues in allied organisations.

You will work as part of a varied and changing volunteer and staff team, taking responsibility for the care of the patients you see in relation to HIV testing and sexual health. This may involve making assessments; providing information and advice on HIV and STI transmission and treatment; carrying out HIV point of care testing and (non-symptomatic) STI screening; advising on risk reduction in relation to HIV and STIs; appropriately refer for PREP; offering advice on contraception.

Following a positive HIV result you will offer initial post-test counselling and ensure the person is appropriately linked in with follow up care with partners using pre-established pathways. This may involve accompanying someone to an appointment.

Position Title: Community Connector
Advertising Reference: 2119
Location: Lambeth 
Status: Full time, Fixed Term - 2 years
Salary: £27,082 per annum

For over 50 years the National Children’s Bureau (NCB) has been building a better childhood for all. The Lambeth Early Action Partnership (LEAP) programme is a part of the NCB mission. LEAP is engaging and supporting families and communities across Lambeth wards including Stockwell, Coldharbour, Vassall and Tulse Hill, to positively impact and better the life chances of young children and babies aged 0-3 years.

As part of this work an exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented individual to join the LEAP Community Engagement team, and play a key role in helping to connect LEAP families to each other and to key LEAP services.

The ideal candidate will be self-motivated and passionate about improving the lives of others, they will also be people person with excellent communication skills and an ability to work well with a range of different people. 

Applications close at 11:59pm Monday 2nd August.
Assessment and interviews to be conducted between the 9th – 12th August.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION
Please click ‘Apply’ to be redirected to our website, where you can find further details about the role and download the application pack.

Please quote the job title and reference number in your application. CVs will not be accepted.

NCB is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, political opinion, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, paternity, and carer status.

No agencies please.

This role is being advertised by the What Works Centre for Wellbeing (“the Centre”) in partnership with the Institute of Community Studies (“the Institute”). The successful candidate will be employed by the Centre but will carry out work for both organisations.

The Centre’s aim is to improve wellbeing in the UK and, because there are big differences in wellbeing across the country and civil society and our social connections are a large driver of wellbeing, improving community & connection is a key priority.

The Institute’s aim is to promote positive social, economic and environmental outcomes across the UK, as defined by local communities themselves. The Institute gives particular weight to lived experience and participatory methods of inquiry, alongside more traditional qualitative and quantitative approaches.

The Lead is to be the Centre’s focal point for wellbeing in the Civil Society Sector in the UK with a specialism in community wellbeing.  The purpose of the role is:

1. To work with the civil society representatives, local communities and professional researchers to fill evidence gaps and identify new research requirements.
2. To communicate and use the existing global knowledge base about community wellbeing.
3. To advance the state of knowledge and conceptual understanding of community wellbeing through the development of collaborative, evidence-based research and engagement projects.
4. To engage in stakeholder and community-based dialogues on the connections between wellbeing and other social, economic and environmental outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Lead work with the Civil Society sector including by proactively engaging with the sector stakeholders and network partners (e.g. National Lottery Community Fund and other trusts & foundations, UK Research & Innovation, MHCLG, DCMS, ChEW, NCVO, StreetGames, Pro Bono Economics, Centre for Thriving Places, Neighbourly Lab, Campaign to End Loneliness) to bring the evidence of ‘what works’  into practice and developing further understanding of the sector needs and interest to:

• Ensure Centre and Institute outputs meet the needs and interest of the sector
• Identify areas of research needs from practice
• Make the evidence as accessible and useful as possible
• Make it as easy and robust as possible to learn from action taken to improve community wellbeing.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Ensure sector partners are able to engage with the evidence base and ensure products for the sector are accessible, useful and communicated well so that they can take informed, effective action and further develop sector knowledge.
• Work closely with a cohort of small and medium-sized charities, social enterprises and community groups to help them develop their approach to wellbeing evaluation.
• Manage and develop the Centre and Institute’s engagement with sector leadership groups and ensure that members have a voice in the development of relevant products and services.

Communication & Engagement

• Represent the Centre and Institute at sector meetings and events to share and build the wellbeing evidence base, engage the sector, promote the uptake of high quality evidence and promote and support sector specific evaluation of wellbeing impact to help grow the evidence base.
• Manage the development of sector practice examples and ‘practitioner perspective’ blogs.
• Informally support connections between researchers, practitioners and community groups.

Implementation & Product Development

• Design and deliver presentations, bespoke courses, online learning and workshops in support of the above e.g. on designing in wellbeing into Theory of Change, Evaluation of Community Wellbeing.
• Maintain and develop sector-specific products and methodologies such as factsheets, guidance, tools, including joint products and projects such as working with the Centre’s Evaluation Lead on improving benchmarking data.
• Engage with the sector to build wellbeing knowledge and methods into existing systems e.g grantmaking, commissioners, innovation funds or evaluation guidance to grantees.
• Work with other Centre and Institute staff to make maximum use of knowledge & expertise.

Supporting New Evidence Generation, Evaluation & Synthesis

• Work with other Centre and Institute staff to ensure that evidence gaps are filled through supporting measurement, evaluation and research. This is supported by the Centre’s Evidence Journey Model and methodologies.
• Project manage community wellbeing research and implementation projects in line with the Centre’s Quality Assurance process with its advisory panel, as well as with the Institute’s Community Advisory Board.
• Support methodology improvement that is practical and relevant to the sector’s activity, capability and capacity e.g. in the scoping of the data lab.

Working with the Centre’s Implementation Team

• Work with colleagues in the Implementation Team to ensure they have a shared understanding of the latest wellbeing evidence and methodologies and excellence in knowledge mobilisation.

Other Responsibilities

All roles include an element of partnership and business development by identifying and securing opportunities for further projects and partnerships.

How to apply

To apply for this role please email a cover letter and CV by Sunday 8 August. Shortlisted candidates will be required to give a presentation at the interview stage, which will be held via Zoom on Thursday 12th August. Please get in touch if you can’t make this date for any reason.

Life-changing community-led social action initiatives have been key to providing essential support and mutual resource to residents and neighbours across Hackney throughout COVID. Residents have shown their commitment to providing neighbourly assistance and to utilising their skills and experience to support others. This may have been through established community groups, or new initiatives, but all focused on providing creative solutions to local needs. All such efforts - whether delivering food, social support, or even a new community activity - have helped save people's lives.

We, at Volunteer Centre Hackney, have been providing support and guidance to many of these initiatives, and want to help these projects grow. We are committed to supporting local people to recognise their skills, ideas, and their experience and how they can use these to help others. Over the years, we have supported residents to host their own neighbourhood walking groups, a guerrilla gardening club, community meals, street parties, online wellbeing workshops, and an after-school club. We have linked residents to community organisations such as local youth clubs, to deliver coding workshops, or a theatre club or most recently, a digital buddy project.

In January we launched a new programme - Together Better - to engage local people to come together to volunteer, to share their skills, to develop new project ideas and to build strong long communities. Patients have led their own outdoor exercise classes, art groups, a Qigong class, yoga and even life coaching sessions.They provide a new resource to practices, helping them to reduce non-attendances, helping staff with their workload; while patients themselves have made new friendships, increased confidence and health and well-being. “This project has given me a new lease of life!”, ‘It’s given me purpose each week – I look forward to the activities and seeing my new friends!’

You will need to be passionate about working with local people, able to work independently and on your own initiative and resilient and confident to keep breaking through barriers, and making things happen.

You will be joining a nationally recognised award winning project, with funding from the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and The National Lottery Community Fund as well as from City and Hackney Clinical Commissioning Group. 

This is an exciting new role in a fast-growing organisation working with responsible businesses to change capitalism. The B Corp movement encourages businesses to manage their impact on society and the environment with as much rigour as they manage their profits.

The B Corp Movement

Certified B Corps seek to redefine success in business by putting social and environmental impact on a par with profit. B Corps manage the impact of their entire business through the B Impact Assessment and reach high standards of social and environmental performance. B Corps also amend their governing documents to consider the impact of their decisions on people and planet. 

The B Corp community is a global group of businesses who provide leadership through their commitments to people and planet, and create examples of success for others to follow. There are now over 4,000 B Corps in over 70 countries and covering 150 sectors. B Corps include Patagonia, The Body Shop, Kickstarter, The Guardian and Veja.

B Lab

B Lab was created in 2006 with the mission to inspire and enable people to use business as a force for good. We are transforming the global economy to benefit all people, communities, and the planet. A leader in economic systems change, our international network creates standards, policies, tools, and programs for business, and we certify companies—known as B Corps—who are leading the way.

B Lab UK was launched in 2015. Our purpose is to redefine success in business through building a community of engaged businesses, raising awareness of the B Corp movement and championing change in the UK economy. The B Lab UK team is small but growing, friendly, innovative, and committed to changing how business operates.

The Head of Community role

The B Corp community in the UK is the fastest-growing in the world, and is becoming more influential as we make the case that every business should be a force for good. At the heart of B Lab UK’s strategy is our community of B Corps, who are engaged Ambassadors for the movement and continuously strive to improve their impact. Our strategy is focused on establishing B Corps as leaders of the shift towards stakeholder driven capitalism.

The successful candidate will play a vital role in B Lab UK’s long-term success by enabling the B Corp community to thrive and lead the way in using business as a force for good. The candidate will be a relationship builder who is a lateral thinker, recognises the importance of process to achieve scale, identifies opportunities and delivers solutions. They will be responsible for managing a team, accountable for meeting the needs of a growing community, overseeing engagement activities and ensuring improvement is integrated into the certification cycle.

Responsibilities will include:

Overall responsibility for the community and delivering value for the B Corps in the UK

Team

• Manage the Community Team and support their development
• Set the objectives and deliverables for the team

Community Management

• Responsible for overseeing community invoicing, working with the Community Support Officer to ensure processes are effective
• Accountable for the delivery and analysis of annual community survey
• Responsible for risk management of the community

Community Engagement

• Responsible for planning and expanding our offering to meet a rapidly growing B Corp community
• Working with the Engagement Manager to explore innovative ways to account manage a growing number of businesses that cover a spectrum of sizes and sectors
• Working with the Impact Manager to encourage continuous improvement throughout the community and enable B Corps to continue learning and leading on good business practice
• Manage CEO engagement and run the Ambassadors programme
• Primary contact for CEOs of large B Corps
• Oversee and ultimately accountable for key engagement activities, events and tools throughout the year including B Corp Month, Best for the World and the B Hive
• Responsible for managing existing B Locals and meeting demand for expansion
• Responsible for an annual B Corp event - ranging from 1 day to multiple nights, working with the team to build a landmark event

Skills and Experience

Essential

• At least 5 years’ work experience, with at least 2 years operating at a senior level in a community / account management role
• Accomplished relationship builder and communicator with a track record of engaging diverse stakeholders
• Strong leader and team builder with the ability to provide clear direction and to motivate a team to deliver outstanding results
• Demonstrated experience working as part of a dynamic and collaborative team

Person Specification

• Passionate about the role that business can play in creating a future that benefits all people and the planet
• A strategic and lateral thinker with an eye for the bigger picture and the end goal
• Comfortable in a dynamic start-up environment but also understands the need for process. It will be varied and hugely rewarding
• Collaborative, with a team mentality

• Proactive, organised and self-motivated. You’ll enjoy rolling your sleeves up and getting things done.

Reports to: Director of Programmes and Engagement

Direct reports: Engagement Manager and Impact Manager

Salary & Benefits:

• £42,000 per annum
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and office closure over Christmas
• Flexible hours
• Work from home 2-3 days a week (others in the office - Aldgate East)
• Volunteer days

Deadline for applications: 15th August 2021 (11:59 PM)

Interview Process:

All candidates will be contacted within 2 weeks of the deadline passing. The process will consist of at least 2 interviews; one technical interview with a task to prepare and present, and at least one conversational interview. All interviews may be conducted remotely, depending on government guidance.

B Lab UK is Equal Opportunities Employer

B Lab believes an equitable and inclusive work environment and a diverse, empowered team are key to achieving our mission. We’re not looking for candidates who are “culture fits.” We’re looking for candidates who can expand our culture and challenge business as usual. We strive to foster an environment where all staff can bring their whole selves to work, by their own definition, and we strive to provide all candidates with an equitable and accessible recruitment process.

Waking Night Children’s Residential Worker – Residential Home – Ealing

Young People 12 - 17 years old

40 hours per week including weekends and bank holidays

Waking Night Shifts: 9pm- 8am or 9:30pm- 8:30am

We have presently a fantastic opportunity to join one of our Residential Homes located in Ealing, and make a real difference to our Young People’s live.

About Us

Our vision is for every child and young person to be safe, loved and happy, to achieve their potential and have a bright future.

St Christopher's is a leading charity for children and young people and we are proud of our history for providing fostering, children's homes and a range of innovative leaving care services across the UK & Isle of Man.  We have a passionate commitment to our young people, placing them at the centre of everything we do.  We provide positive life experiences for young people who are unable to sustain a placement in their parental or foster home.

We are an equal opportunity employer and keen to develop an inclusive workforce were people feel they belong.  We hope to attract applications from under- represented groups including people from different cultures, nationalities, socio economic backgrounds, ages, disabilities, religion, faith, sex, orientation, child care responsibilities and with gender diverse identities.

St Christopher’s Academy

At St Christopher`s we can provide more than just a care job. We can offer you a career where you can develop your skills and knowledge while making a difference to young people’s lives.

When you join St Christopher’s, we will set you up in your career with a tailored development plan. Whether you want to move across to a different service, become a Manager or just explore further your current role, we will support you to map out your career trajectory and help you achieve your professional ambitions. 

We are proud that 84% of all our Team Leaders, Deputies and Managers are internal promotions. 

About the Role

As Support Worker at St Christopher’s you will travel with our young people on their life journey and have the opportunity to make an impact on their lives. You will be coaching on life skills, joining in with activities, helping with homework and being a positive role model.

We aim to improve young people’s self-esteem so they believe in themselves and feel confident enough to reach for their dreams.

Applicants should have

• Genuine commitment to working and supporting Young People to achieve their full potential.
• Ability to build genuine and trusting relationships with young people.
• Resilience to cope with challenging behaviour and circumstances.
• Ability to motivate young people and encourage their independence.
• High personal and professional standards.
• Flexibility to undertake shift working including weekends and bank holidays, and occasional sleep-ins.

What you should expect from us

• Salary: £22,630 rising to £23,582, upon successful completion of probationary period and mandatory training.
• Competitive pay and reward structure offering salary progression based on performance.
• Tailored career development plan through our “St Christopher’s Academy”.
• A friendly working environment, a fun, open and honest culture.
• 25 days holiday rising to 27 days after 3 years’ service, plus Bank Holidays, pro-rata.
• Industry Leading training programme including access to level 3 qualifications, children’s right and participation, CSE, empowerment, mental health and Social Pedagogy,
• Contributory pension scheme, Enhanced Maternity and Company Sick Scheme.
• BUPA Employee Assistance Programme, offering counselling, financial advice and legal support.
• Interest-free season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme.
• Discount shopping scheme at hundreds of retailers across the UK.
• Discretionary Funded Training Programs.

Recruitment Process

At St Christopher’s we are committed to the safeguarding of all children and young people in our care. During the recruitment process you will be expected to complete an online application form to ensure we capture essential information to meet legislation, best practice and vetting requirements.

Applicants will ideally already be on the DBS Update Service; if this is not the case St Christopher's will carry out a DBS (police) check prior to starting.

Your online application must include a supporting statement addressing the criteria stated in the Person Specification.

St Christopher’s Fellowship has a minimum age requirement of 21 for roles working directly with children and young people in our residential and semi-independent Homes.

We are the Council for Voluntary Services in Southwark. The postholder will be managing several Officers who run different projects supporting the local VCS, while also playing an active role in submitting new funding proposals and offering paid-for consultancy services to the local VCS.

Main Purpose

• To manage 4-5 Officers, running different projects supporting the local Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS)
• To prepare and submit funding applications in support of existing and new projects aiding the Southwark VCS
• To spend around 40 workdays per annum on paid consultancy projects requested by our members and others

Principal Responsibilities and Accountabilities

To manage a number of Officers who run projects supporting the local VCS 

• To provide support and supervision to the Community Grants Officer, Southwark Food Action Alliance Officer, the VCS Social Prescribing Officer and any other officers, as instructed by the Director 
• To liaise regularly with the projects’ funders and other key stakeholders ensuring that the projects are well run and meeting all their targets

To prepare and submit funding applications in support of existing and new projects aiding the Southwark VCS

• To seek continuation funding, where appropriate, for the existing projects and additional funding for new projects, as instructed by the Director

To provide consultancy projects request by our members and others

• To promote the consultancy service to our members and others
• To lead on delivering a number of tailored 1:1 consultancy projects resulting in at least 40 billable days per annum. Typical projects include policy and governance reviews, survey analysis or engagement with client’s stakeholders

General

• To support Community Southwark’s mission, vision, values and strategic objectives.
• To undertake other tasks from time to time and as appropriate, that may be required by management in line with the goals of the organisation
• To work within all of Community Southwark’s policies
• To administer and communicate protocols efficiently to ensure that organisational systems and procedures are implemented
• To contribute to developing and managing an electronic database (AirTable) and other systems, ensuring that all data is correct before inputting into Community Southwark’s systems.

Changes

This is a description of the job as it is presently constituted.  It is the practice of the organisation to examine job descriptions from time to time and to update them to ensure they relate to the job as then being performed, or to incorporate whatever changes are being proposed. This would be conducted in consultation with you through your Support & Supervision sessions.

The Charity

Equal People mencap (Registered Charity No 298609) provides person-centred support to vulnerable adults and children across West and Central London, particularly those with learning disabilities, autism and complex needs. We work across Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster and other local boroughs.

Our 60 staff and volunteers provide a Floating Support service offering 1:1 independent living, community and personal care support funded through personal budgets. Our Resource Centre in Ladbroke Grove hosts a daily Drop-In and a weekly programme of supported activities and training programmes. We act as managing agents for 3 Housing Associations, providing Housing support and collecting rent.

The Role

You will be part of the Floating Support team offering person-centred support to adults and children , supporting them to put their choices ionto action,

Key responsibilities include:
To provide respectful, person-centred support to adults and children with, autism, learning disabilities, complex needs and/or experiencing mental health issues.
To represent and promote Equal People mencap’s inclusive ethos and values in all of your work and interactions with others.
To work to support individuals towards their desired outcomes as part of a team guided by shared, agreed support plans and risk assessments.
To enable each individual to participate as fully as they wish in community life
To support individuals to:
• communicate, plan and action their wishes, aims and dreams
• build and maintain friendships and relationships
• be treated with dignity and respect
• increase self-confidence and independence
• participate in and contribute to the community in a valued and meaningful way
• have access to health and social care services and activities and healthy living options
• be aware of risk and consequence
• be safe from abuse.

Please see the attached job description.

Please provide a CV via this site.

Closing Date 5th August 2021 - Interviews - ongoing.

Recruiting for a Support Worker to join our Mental Health Service in Tower Hamlets!

GBP 22,568 per annum, working 40 hours per week, plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more.

Teresa House and Hamlets Way provide supported accommodation for customers with mental health needs who require a high level of support. Teresa House is a high support, fast stream mental health service, from which customers are expected to move on within two years. Hamlets Way is a high support, slow stream mental health service with customer move on expected within four years. Each service is made up of 16 units and operates 24 hours a day. The role requires shift working including weekends and evenings, but there are no sleep ins required at the service.

Job Overview:
Hamlets Way is a supported living accommodation, which has a heavy focus on supporting customers with enduring mental health care needs. We provide 24hr high support to 24 customers both female and male. Our building is a purpose-built across two floors, offering customers individual self contained flats and the use of shared communal facilities and gardens. The service is commissioned by the London borough of Tower Hamlets.

As a support worker you will play an integral role in developing effective support and risk management plans. You will also support customers with all aspects of their day to day living including; social and physical activities, medication, shopping, personal care, meal time preparation and managing finances.

Key Responsibilities:
- To work on a rota based shift pattern which includes working early (8-4pm) and late (2-10pm) shifts 5 days a week
- Support customers with dignity and respect in all aspects of their day to day living including; social and physical activities, medication, shopping, personal care, meal time preparation and managing finances
- Undertake key-working responsibilities for a caseload assigned by the Team Leader/ Manager
- Undertake initial and continuous assessment of needs and potential risks and agree levels of support and actions
- Create support/action plans for providing appropriate services based on the assessment and reflecting the services and resources available
- Support customers to undertake all domestic tasks wherever possible, including practical assistance where they have not yet developed the skills, to ensure customers enjoy a high quality of accommodation
- Develop and maintain links with all key agencies and service providers in the local community
- Undertake medication support with customers in line with their support needs.
- Work with local community mental health teams and other relevant professional bodies to related to customer support
- To develop and produce creative customer activities to support in house customer engagement and enhance recovery
- Empower customers to ensure they receive the service and benefits they are entitled to
- Undertake all administrative work and keep accurate and comprehensive tenant/customer records to professional standards
- Encourage and enable tenants to pay their rent and to ensure that rent accounts are managed effectively in conjunction with the Housing Management team
- Ensure that referrals are chased proactively so that properties which can be used to house those in need are filled as efficiently as possible
- Adhere to Look Ahead's Policies and Procedures
- Engage in learning and development activities to increase knowledge and skills
- Undertake any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as may be reasonably assigned

Essential:
- Up to NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent or experience in the social care/charity sector

Desirable:
- Experience working in mental health
- Experience working in a CQC registered setting
- Experience of delivering personal care / assistance

For the full job description, please visit the Look Ahead website.

Salary £22,630, rising to £23,582 upon successful completion of probationary period and mandatory training

Night Shifts

40 hours per week, shift work

Permanent

West London (Ealing W13)

Be part of our cutting-edge work to safeguard young people in the community at risk of CSE, gang involvement and drug related risks within the community. The role involves helping girls placed to understand the impact of the abuse they have suffered and identifying young females as victims of exploitation. 

About Us

Our vision is for every child and young person to be safe, loved and happy, to achieve their potential and have a bright future.

St Christopher's is a leading charity for children and young people and we are proud of our history for providing fostering, children's homes and a range of innovative leaving care services across the UK & Isle of Man.  We have a passionate commitment to our young people, placing them at the centre of everything we do.  We provide positive life experiences for young people who are unable to sustain a placement in their parental or foster home.

We are an equal opportunity employer and keen to develop an inclusive workforce were people feel they belong.  We hope to attract applications from under- represented groups including people from different cultures, nationalities, socio economic backgrounds, ages, disabilities, religion, faith, sex, orientation, child care responsibilities and with gender diverse identities.

St Christopher’s Academy

At St Christopher`s we can provide more than just a care job. We can offer you a career where you can develop your skills and knowledge while making a difference to young people’s lives.

When you join St Christopher’s, we will set you up in your career with a tailored development plan. Whether you want to move across to a different service, become a Manager or just explore further your current role, we will support you to map out your career trajectory and help you achieve your professional ambitions.

We are proud that 84% of all our Team Leaders, Deputies and Managers are internal promotions. 

About the Role

As a CSE Residential Worker you will provide direct support and care for young females aged 12 to 17 years. Working within a social pedagogic framework, you will develop phased care plans aimed at building life skills, teaching young women to recognise risk and manage their own safety within the community.

You will engage in intensive key working, with closely supervised activities and will be responsible for providing detailed reports and monitoring.

This role would suit candidates with high levels of emotional resilience and self-awareness to deal with challenging behaviours given the nature of risks managed within a closely monitored and supervised environment.

What are we looking for?

• Genuine commitment to working and supporting Young People to achieve their full potential.
• Ability to build genuine and trusting relationships with young people and encourage their independence.
• Understanding of the issues surrounding child sexual exploitation and community based risks.
• Enthusiasm and energy to inspire and encourage young women to achieve great things.
• Flexibility to undertake night shift working including evenings, weekends and bank holidays

What you should expect from us

• Salary: £22,630, rising to £23,582 upon successful completion of probationary period and mandatory training.
• Competitive pay and reward structure offering salary progression based on performance.
• Tailored career development plan through our “St Christopher’s Academy”.
• A friendly working environment, a fun, open and honest culture.
• 25 days holiday rising to 27 days after 3 years’ service, plus Bank Holidays, pro-rata.
• Industry Leading training programme including access to level 3 qualifications, children’s right and participation, CSE, empowerment, mental health and Social Pedagogy,
• Contributory pension scheme, Enhanced Maternity and Company Sick Scheme.
• BUPA Employee Assistance Programme, offering counselling, financial advice and legal support.
• Interest-free season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme.
• Discount shopping scheme at hundreds of retailers across the UK.
• Discretionary Funded Training Programs.
• Employee Awards based on performance and length of service.

Recruitment Process

At St Christopher’s we are committed to the safeguarding of all children and young people in our care. During the recruitment process you will be expected to complete an online application form to ensure we capture essential information to meet legislation, best practice and vetting requirements.

Applicants will ideally already be on the DBS Update Service; if this is not the case St Christopher's will carry out a DBS (police) check prior to starting.

Your online application must include a supporting statement addressing the criteria stated in the Person Specification.

For more information please visit our website.

St Christopher’s Fellowship has a minimum age requirement of 21 for roles working directly with children and young people in our residential and semi-independent Homes.

We are now reviewing a first pool of applications. We are likely to hire someone from that group, and won't be reviewing any new applications unless necessary. If you do send an application from 26th July onwards, and do not hear from us within 3 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful. As a small charity, we don't have the resources to reply to all candidates. 

ABOUT US 

Likewise is an innovative social care and mental health charity working at the heart of the Camden community to support individuals experiencing marginalisation and social exclusion. 

At Likewise our culture is all about being human together. More human organisations do more human work. We put a lot into creating authentic relationships, work hard to support each other’s sense of belonging and love learning together through the work we do. 

Our three areas of work are:

• Community – building safe spaces for people to be themselves, and feel a sense of belonging, connectedness and acceptance;

• 1-to-1 Support – providing flexible, person-centred support to meet the complexity a person experiences in their day-to-day life, whether at home or out in the community;

• Shared Learning – facilitating experiential learning and formal training opportunities that support personal wellbeing and skills development.

CONTEXT

The Support Worker will help the delivery of our Support & Connect service, which is run as a partnership between Mind in Camden and Likewise. It been designed to provide person-centred, flexible community support for people living with mental illness. Each person will be assigned a Support & Connect Worker, who will build a relationship with them to understand together how their wellbeing can be supported and sustained. This might include linking them to community opportunities, working on benefits issues, finding debt support, navigating housing challenges, building relationships and improving communication with their clinical teams, or linking them in with volunteers. Whatever they do, it will be tailored to each individual and be flexible with them as their needs change over time.

Workers will be expected to make autonomous decisions based on the realities of their clients’ experience, demonstrating a flexible and creative attitude to support work whilst continually reflecting on and learning from successes and mistakes. They will be supported in this by regular supervisions, reflective spaces, learning spaces, and team meetings, in which their contribution is vital.

Client work will be a mix of face-to-face meetings, phone calls, and video calls, based on client preference and local pandemic restrictions. Whilst most administrative duties will be performed remotely whilst the pandemic continues, this may change. 

Strategic decisions on the service will be heavily influenced by client and worker experiences - as such, key workers will be expected to carry out evaluative tasks and reflect and comment on how the service could improve. 

(See more information about the service in the attached description). 

KEY TASKS

1-to-1 Support Work 

• Managing a caseload of up to 25 active clients and 20 ‘on pause’ clients living with mental illness 

• Building understanding of individuals needs and personalities in order to provide appropriate support 

• Providing emotional and practical support based on a human-to-human, accepting support relationship 

• Linking clients in with relevant community resources and opportunities 

• Building relationships with local community groups to increase client access and supporting them to feel confident working with people living with mental ill health 

• Building relationships and communicating with clients’ clinical teams, including GPs, care coordinators and mental health social workers

• Making frontline decisions based on client realities

• Move clients into differing kinds and intensities of support based on their need and capacity 

• Following safeguarding practices 

Office work 

• Keeping care notes updated

• Organising their own diary 

• Communicating clearly and quickly with relevant members of local support team 

• Participating and contributing to Likewise learning and reflective spaces 

• Feeding back and sharing insight and learning in order to improve the service

• Carrying out evaluative tasks such as client and key worker questionnaires 

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We’re not looking for any specific qualifications or similar experience as prerequisites for applying. We recruit based on openness to learning, alignment with our values and best fit for the role.

We’re looking for individuals who are: 

• open–minded, willing and excited to learn 

• passionate about people and personal development 

• excellent communicators – both orally and in written work 

• team players with a strong work ethic 

KEY DETAILS 

• Full-time, or part-time (minimum 4 days per week)

• Temporary position, until end of October 2021

• Flexible working, structure your time in a way that works for you, your role and the team. 

• Equivalent to 28 days annual leave + bank holidays

• 8% employer’s pension contribution 

• With Covid restrictions lifting, we expect our staff will move to a mixture of remote and office-based work (which will be at our Likewise Hub in Swiss Cottage).

 
BRING YOUR WHOLE SELF TO WORK, IT’S ALL WELCOME

We’re passionate about creating a workplace that promotes and values diversity, inclusion and belonging. We believe that organisations that are diverse are vital to our communities. 

But - we also know that we're not there yet, and this is particularly true of the diversity in ethnicity, age and physical health represented amongst our current staff. While we're not where we want to be, we're fully committed to learning, holding ourselves accountable and having the hard conversations needed on our journey towards making our vision a reality.

HOW TO APPLY

We will meet with candidates as applications come in and are looking to appoint someone as soon as possible. 

Please send us your CV and a tailored letter, stating when you're available to start and whether you're looking to do 4 or 5 days per week. Please do not send a standard cover letter. 

Feel free to contact us if you have any questions.