Support Worker – Young Peoples Supported Accommodation

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Several roles available. Mix of full time and part time roles working 37.5 and 22.5 hours per week

Salary: £24,000 per annum pro rata

Locations: Buckinghamshire and South Oxfordshire

Start Date: 21st September 2020

Connection Support is excited to announce it is working in partnership with Oxfordshire County Council to provide Supported Accommodation for Young People aged 16-24 across South Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire.

We are looking for support workers who know what it takes to support young people between the ages of 16-24 living in supported accommodation. You will be a ‘Key Person’ in making sure these young people are kept safe, gain independent living skills and feel happy and supported in their living environment. You will act as an appropriate role model and work closely with them to enable them to address their difficulties and achieve their optimum potential.

Although this role involves significant lone working, you will be very much part of a welcoming and enthusiastic team of Support Workers. Shifts may include some weekends and Bank Holidays on a rota. Additional hours may be available. The post comes with 38 days [including bank holidays] annual leave entitlement pro rata for part time employees.

The full Job Description including working pattern details are available on our website.

What you’ll be doing

Being a Young People’s Support Worker is about acting as a role model providing a caring, supportive and nurturing environment in which young people can feel secure and safe from harm. Establishing positive relationships with young people and always offering them unconditional positive regard whilst also helping young people gain self control by challenging unacceptable behaviour and rewarding acceptable, pro-social conduct. Ensuring that each young person’s support plan is followed and amended as appropriate to reflect their changing needs. Provide training in Independent Living Skills to enable independent living (budgeting, finding employment, cooking, cleaning, basic general maintenance around the home etc.).

It’s also about taking responsibility for managing clients and liaising with families, health care professional and other stakeholders to ensure that the best support plans are created and delivered. Working closely with clients aged between 16 to 24, with a wide variety of support needs who are at risk of homelessness, to help them retain their accommodation or obtain new accommodation is an important aspect of the role, as is an understanding of complex needs and carrying out risk assessments.

Put simply, it’s about making a difference. A real difference.

What you’ll need

Well-organised, IT literate with good communication skills who can remain calm and patient in challenging circumstances. You must have a good understanding of support planning processes. What’s more, you're contributing to, monitoring and implementing changes that improve outcomes for young people. Above all, you have a natural ability to help make the lives of others more fulfilling and want to work in an environment where the work can be hard, but also fun and rewarding.

Together we can make a difference

Senior Social Worker – Strengthening Families Team

Part time – 22 hours per week

Permanent position

Based in Reading, Berkshire

Pro rata salary in the range £19,618 - £23,978 pa (£32,994 - £40,326 FTE)

We are one of the UK’s leading voluntary adoption agencies, rated Outstanding by Ofsted, and have been at the forefront of adoption services for over 60 years, working with local authorities across the country.

We are proud to say that a PACT adoptive family is a PACT family for life and therefore families have access to our adoption support service whenever they need it. 

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced, qualified adoption social worker to join this important service, as a key member in our Strengthening Families team.  Ideally, we are looking for someone with some form of therapeutic experience (particularly with trauma and attachment) however we are very happy and willing to support the right person to undertake the necessary training. We would look to support you to undertake some initial Theraplay and/or DDP training for instance in order to build upon your existing knowledge base and to equip you further for this exciting role.

If your passion is to work in a family and child-centred way to help families stay together and address communication and behavioural challenges then we would love to hear from you.

Interested?  Further details and an application form are available on our website.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Closing date:  noon, Friday 31st July 2020

Interview dates: Monday 10th and Wednesday 12th August 2020

PACT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults therefore please note our recruitment procedure includes DBS checks and overseas checks (where applicable). Please note prospective employees will need to evidence they have the relevant permission to work in the UK.

No agencies please

Social Prescriber Link Worker

Full-time 37 hours per week

Salary £24,799 - £26,317

Fixed-term contract until September 2021

About Crawley Community Action

Crawley Community Action is a charity which enables and supports volunteers, volunteer groups and charities in and around Crawley. We advocate for the voluntary and community sector with local government and other statutory authorities.  We’ve been supporting Crawley’s community and voluntary sector for 60 years – Crawley Community Action is our new name, demonstrating our commitment to Crawley’s people and communities.

We run Social Prescribing and Befriending services that support hundreds of people a year.  Following a successful pilot in 2016/17, the Crawley and Horsham and Mid-Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group commissioned us to develop and expand ‘Prescription Plus’ across Crawley.  We are now working with the support of the West Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group who extended since then and we are now planning towards September 2021.

Following the COVID-19 emergency response, we are resuming our recruitment of a new team. A person centred, collaborative and compassionate approach is at the heart of what we do and we are looking for someone with the right skills and attitude to support clients and manage volunteers in both a clinical setting and in people’s own homes, whilst also working as part of a Borough-wide team of Social Prescriber Link Workers based in our town centre Crawley office.

Reporting to the Social Prescribing Manager, you will provide a frontline social prescribing service, assessing a person’s need and helping them access appropriate groups and services. An experienced support worker, you will have an ability to build instant rapport with clients alongside a pragmatic and proactive attitude that enables people to achieve the goals that matter to them.

This is a terrific opportunity to build the social prescribing team of an organisation that is delivering community and volunteer support in Crawley. Our recent rebrand has not only given us a fresh new look, but has also helped us rationalise our aims, align our services and further exemplify our values.

We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experience.

Due to the nature of this role, it is essential that the post-holder has a full, clean driving licence and access to a fully insured vehicle

Closing date for applications:  12 noon, Friday 24 July 2020

Interviews: Thursday 30 July 2020

37.5 per week (Mon – Fri with some out of hours when required)

Lambeth

Fixed term contract for 12 Months

Closing Date:  Midnight Friday 17th July 2020

Interview Date: w/c 27th July 2020

We are looking for experienced and motivated individuals to join us as Link Workers in the Fulfilling Lives team which is part of the) Fulfilling Lives Lambeth, Southwark & Lewisham Programme.

At Thames Reach we are driven and committed to helping people who are homeless and have vulnerabilities to live in decent homes, build supportive relationships and lead fulfilling lives. Our vision is to end street homelessness and our aim is to achieve the highest standards and effectiveness in delivering services to vulnerable people.

Fulfilling Lives Lambeth, Lewisham & Southwark is funded by The National Lottery Community Fund and part of the National Fulfilling Lives Programme. The project is delivered by lead agency Certitude in partnership with Thames Reach and the strategic partners from the three boroughs. The aim is to test new ways of supporting people who face multiple levels of disadvantage with the aim to understand how systems can improve to enable people to live more fulfilling lives and achieve better outcomes.

The team has three core parts –

• A team who delivers direct support through an outreach model to support people who face multiple levels of disadvantage and who have a combination of mental ill health needs, substance use, at risk or and history of homelessness and/or offending needs,

• A team who identifies and extracts the learning with an external partner who will support us to evaluate system improvements, underpinned by a team that places the lived experience at the centre of the programme.

• Together we will help shape and influence identified system change.

As a Link Worker, you will be providing direct support to a small caseload of people who face multiple disadvantage, responding and working flexibly within an outreach model. Posts will have a specialism in mental health, substance misuse, offending, outreach or housing and will work in collaboration with other providers, partners, clinicians and commissioners. The team is a multi-disciplinary team who work with an understanding of how trauma affects the people we support and you will be actively involved in the learning, identifying and influencing system change.

Generally working Monday to Friday, some flexibility and out of hours will be required in response to peoples needs. The team is based in a Brixton office but you will be expected to travel.

As well as a great working environment we also offer:

• 6.5% employer & 1.5% employee contributory pension

• Development opportunities

• 29 days annual leave plus bank holidays.

• Reimbursement of the cost of annual eye test

• Season ticket/cycle loan

• Flexible Working

• EAP services

Thames Reach is committed to achieving a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We value, respect, and celebrate diversity. We welcome and encourage applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their history of homelessness, sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religious belief.

Recruiting Full/Part Time Enhanced Support Workers to join our Mental Health Service in Westminster!

Look Ahead's Shirland West Mental Health service is commissioned by Westminster City Council. The service comprises 3 complex needs sites which have staff cover 24/7, as well as 7 step down sites. Support staff will benefit from working in a dynamic service across multiple sites, and will support a range of customers with varying support levels.

We are currently recruiting the following roles:

Full Time Enhanced Support Worker - £22,500 per annum, permanent position, 40 hours per week

Part Time Enhanced Support Worker - £13,500 - £18,000 per annum, permanent position, between 24-32 hours per week (contractual hours can be discussed at interview)

Please clearly state in your supporting statement which role/roles you are interested in.

These roles require working a shift pattern on a rota basis, including weekends. Due to the current pandemic the shift patterns may change.

We offer 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more.

Job Overview:

To enable vulnerable people living in a variety of different tenures to manage their tenancies/licences and move towards greater independence within the community by providing a flexible and individually tailored support package.

Key Responsibilities:

- 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
- Develop knowledge around the local mental health system to ensure customers receive the best treatment available
- Lead on an area of specialism (e.g. ETE, health and wellbeing) and build partnerships and develop internal and external opportunities for service-users in this area
- 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 activity to increase knowledge and skills
- Undertake any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as may be reasonably assigned

This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead.

For more information or to apply please visit our website.

Could you be a Link Worker supporting people from within the NHS? 

Hertfordshire's NHS has commissioned "Link Workers" throughout the county to work closely with GP surgeries supporting patients to find non-clinical solutions to improve their wellbeing. Link Workers will work intensively with a small number of individuals, enabling them to access support within their local community.

You will be responsible for linking patients to services across the Health, Statutory and Voluntary sectors.  You will work alongside patients to help them achieve their goals, undertaking assessments and building relationships to agree personalised plans to help the patient make the necessary changes to live the life they choose. You will work closely with GPs, other health and social care professionals, and also with local voluntary organsiations. 

You may have worked in a similar role previously - but equally this role will be suited to someone with good local knowledge, appropriate experience and a passion for personalised care. Are you a people person? Can you earn trust and help people identify goals and access the support they need to achieve those goals? Are you fully committed to person-centred services and to helping inviduals find solutions to their needs? Can you work as part of a GP surgery team, maintaining the highest professional standards, sharing systems, communicating clearly and contributing to case management? If you are proactive, enthusiastic and person-centred, then we would love to hear from you. 

We have already appointed more than a dozen Link Workers in Hertfordshire and to expand our team we are now looking for Link Workers in Hertsmere and South West Herts. HCNS's wider activities are also supported by HCC and by local CCGs. The roles are offered as permanent contracts (subject to future funding). The roles are full-time but we will accept part-time applications and will try to find job-share partners. 

The roles will be based at one or more local GP surgeries and we will pay travel expenses within the geographical area covered. Applicants must be licenced drivers with access to a vehicle. An enhanced DBS check will be required. 

The role

We are recruiting Link Workers to work with people who are frail or vulnerable or unwell, people who are in danger of losing their independence. Link Workers will receive referrals from GP surgeries. They must take time to understand people’s needs, and they work with professionals, volunteers, families, carers and individuals to develop appropraite solutions.

You will work to understand your local community, link people together, and help develop more effective services. When solutions are needed, you will find them.

The job

You will be employed by one of the voluntary organisations involved in the delivery of Link Worker services: Age UK Hertfordshire, British Red Cross, Carers in Herts, Dacortium, Home-Start Watford & Three Rivers, POhWER, Watford & Three Rivers Trust and Watford Community Housing. Other partners may join.

You will be assigned to work with one or more GP surgeries and play a key role within their team. You will also be part of a locality team comprising other social prescribers led by a Senior Navigator.

You will need to operate independently and as part of several different teams, each providing support and supervision. You will use case management databases and communications systems, understand safeguarding and privacy rules, and provide high quality information, input and feedback. 

Please apply using the application form attached stating how you meet the requirements for this post. If you are currently based outside Hertfordshire, please explain how you will relocate or commute if appointed. Shortlisted candidates will receive full details before interview.

The Open Contracting Partnership (OCP) is hiring a manager to lead our efforts to build a global community of reformers driving change in the multi-trillion dollar colossus that is public contracting.

We are a fast moving, ambitious and impact driven organization.

Public contracting is huge. It covers one in every three dollars spent by government and is central to economic opportunity, a fair business environment and delivering quality services to citizens. It underpins the roads, schools and hospitals on which we all rely. It is still run on paper and the needs of citizens are rarely considered. We can change all that but we can’t do it alone which is why community building is so important to us.

We are looking for a creative, high energy, organized professional who has a great track record in curating communities. You will be a strategic thinker and a real doer, someone who takes initiatives to develop and implement creative ideas to connect and empower a community of diverse reformers and make it more than the sum of its parts.

We already have a strong community across government, civil society, media, academia, technologists, the private sector and other stakeholder groups. We want to take their engagement and empowerment to the next level.

Our organizational strategy has ambitious community building targets and you will be responsible for helping us to meet and exceed them. You will facilitate in-person and online events and run social media campaigns in key countries and at the global level. You will be someone who listens to and acts upon feedback of our community on how we can best support them to accelerate their work and impact.

We want to be surprised by your ideas, impressed by your ability to execute and inspired by how you collaborate with community members and our team.

For an exceptional candidate, we will hire at our Senior Manager level.

Job location is flexible and you can be employed through the UK, US or elsewhere.

Apply through the link below and good luck!

https://open-contracting-partnership.forms.fm/community-manager/forms/8050 

Temporary fixed term 6 month contract

Based in Wandsworth borough with flexible locations including our offices at 108 Battersea High Street, various secondary schools and community settings. 

We are seeking an experienced support worker to contribute to the delivery of our LGBTQ+ youth provision. 
Supporting young people aged 11+, through 1:1 mentoring and group provisions, offering a safe space for young people to explore their situations and develop the necessary skills, strategies and resilience to manage the difficulties they face.

25 hours per week. 

Key Objectives for this Role

The Community Support Worker will contribute to the delivery of our LGBTQ+ youth provision supporting young people aged 13+ (and some pre-teens):

• Providing a 1:1 mentoring service across a number of community settings and in secondary schools. Offering a safe space for young people to explore their situations and develop the necessary skills and strategies to manage the difficulties they face.
• Supporting schools to set-up and deliver LGBTQ+ forums.
• Supporting young people to access appropriate group provisions.
• Promoting the LGBTQ+ youth support service via agency team meetings and adhoc community events.

Specific Duties and responsibilities

Casework

• Work with an intensive caseload of up to 30 (pro rata) young people maintaining regular contact, through arranged appointments to provide ongoing targeted support, offering information, advice and guidance, practical support and encouragement.
• Use appropriate assessment tools with clients to help them identify their strengths, interests, areas they would like to improve and barriers to progression.
• Provide structured and non-judgemental advice, information and practical support to enable clients to increase their self-esteem, become more resilient and improve their aspirations.
• Utilise the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Tool to monitor progression
• Provide structured and non-judgemental information, advice and guidance on LGBTQ+ specific issues.
• Develop and deliver suitable group work activities to meet clients’ needs.
• Support the weekly delivery of the Free2B junior youth group: Gapster N2T (9-13 year olds).
• Support clients to work with specialist services as required (e.g. social services, camhs, YOT) and act as an advocate and intermediary to overcome barriers.
• Liaise with families and carers, including occasional home visits, to provide family support where appropriate to meet the young person’s needs.
• Establish new multi-agency links and maintain relationships to work across multiple community and school settings, collaborating effectively with organisations to ensure positive service delivery.
• Network effectively with a wide range of specialist agencies and organisations to ensure a coherent approach to support suitable move-on opportunities.

General Duties

• Maintain accurate and up to date client records to monitor and evaluate work.
• Attend regular case supervision and team meetings and events as appropriate.
• Support the Directors to make funding applications.
• Adhere to Free2B’s Equality and Diversity policies with respect to staff and service users.
• Comply with Health and Safety legislation and Free2B policies, to ensure safe working practices.
• Delivery of awareness training to promote LGBTQ+ equality through inclusion
• Undertake any other appropriate tasks, as agreed with Free2B Board of Directors. 

Person Specification Skills and Experience (E = essential)

E  Minimum 3 years recent experience of working with LGBTQ+ young people including undertaking assessments, planning, target setting and review

E  Experience of working across multiple settings including within secondary schools

E  Ability to set and work within clear and appropriate professional boundaries including challenging negative behaviours

E  Knowledge & experience of child protection and vulnerable adult safeguarding issues, policies and procedures

E  Qualification in a relevant area such as youth work, social work, community work, gender studies or teaching, equivalent NVQ Level 4

E  Strong communication skills – both verbal and written

E  IT skills and experience of using applications such as Word, Excel and email

E  Ability to work as part of a small team, whilst also working independently managing time and tasks effectively

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Advisor to join our Advice Team at Community Links.

Community Links is a community charity, rooted in east London, providing support and opportunities to thousands of people every year. We have been transforming lives for over 40 years and are founded on two principles: to find new solutions to old problems and to deliver them with the whole community.

Our Advice Team, comprising of paid and volunteer advisers and lawyers, provides a range of legal services, including:

• A Form Filling Clinic, assisting with the completion of Benefit and Housing Registration Forms, 
• Benefit Tribunal, Appeals' Representation 
• Expert Housing Advice from solicitors
• Accredited Debt Advice provided by qualified experts
• Consumer and Employment Legal Advice given by pro bono lawyers

Additionally, by virtue of Help through Crisis, our Social Worker-led program, providing emotional and practical support and guidance, we are able to offer a comprehensive, wraparound service.

We are looking for a Senior Advisor to assist our clients with high-quality, welfare benefits advice, including casework.  Your responsibilities will include delivering advice and training, co-ordinating our 'open door’, ‘benefits check’ and ‘form filling’ services, and supervising staff and volunteers.

To succeed in this role, you’ll need experience of giving welfare benefits advice, at casework level.  Specialist knowledge of welfare benefits, including legacy benefits and universal credit is also essential.  You’ll need excellent communication, interpersonal and partnership working skills.

Benefits include flexible working options, rewards / discount scheme and a cycle to work scheme.

Community Southwark is the infrastructure organisation for the Voluntary and Community Sector in Southwark. We aim to bring about positive change for people living in Southwark by championing, supporting and working with the wonderful and diverse organisations and individuals that make up the voluntary and community sector (VCS) in Southwark.

We support non-profit organisations to run effectively, efficiently, sustainably and legally through providing a range of activities including training, face-to-face advice, online resources, holding events for information and engagement as well as hosting networks and working groups and providing policy insights and influence.

We also work with individuals and informal groups on social action, engagement, supporting campaigns, providing information on how you can get involved in improving your community and more.

We are a champion for the sector and look to ensure we have a seat at the right table on its behalf.

Please see attached recruitment pack for a full introduction to our charity and details on how to apply for the role. You can also click on 'Apply', which will take you to our website.  

Job Description

Responsible to: Director of Development & Partnerships
Salary: £28,771 pro rata for 4 days per week
Contract Duration: Permanent (subject to satisfactory probation)
Hours: Part time, 28 hours per week (days negotiable)
Direct reports: None
Location: 1 Addington Square, Camberwell, London, SE5 0HF. Some travel will be required.

Please note: This post may need to work from home following Covid-19 guidelines. Meetings may be held online, and travel may be limited to essential only.

Benefits: pro rata of 30 days holiday (exclusive of public/bank holidays) per annum, Flexible working, Pension – Employer contribution: 5%, Cycle to Work Scheme, and pro rata of 2 Volunteering Days per annum.

Main Purpose of Role
This role will lead on developing our networks and policy and influence work in order to benefit the voluntary and community sector in Southwark.
This includes:
• Delivering the organisation’s policy research function and to ensure relevance and quality in relation to voluntary and community sector strategies and plans.
• Working at a strategic level with the voluntary and community sector and public sector organisations on a variety of strategies, policies and plans.
• Developing and utilising communication channels and providing quality information to staff, members and key external stakeholders.

Principal Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Research and Information
• To co-ordinate and manage policy research and analysis work (this may include managing policy research volunteers);
• To convert research findings into strategic outcomes and prepare written reports and policy documents for a variety of audiences;
• To analyse and interpret data sets generated through surveys;
• To undertake small scale primary research projects that inform CS on, for example, the nature of the local voluntary and community sector;
• To develop and maintain effective systems for gathering, analysing and reviewing and storing information;
• To engage with CS members to support their data and information requirements;
• To come up with implementable recommendations from research;
• To work with the sector on a variety of research projects;
• To use evidence to future forecast and proactively engage the sector;
• Develop and deliver training, workshops, online resources and other materials to inform the sector.

Policy and Influence
• To network and liaise with stakeholders, promoting and advocating for the VCS;
• To develop a wide range of relevant policy briefings for CS staff and members;
• To develop strategies and action plans relating to CS’s policy and research work that support the sector locally to thrive;
• To help coordinate the development of a number of the high-level agendas in partnership with statutory partners, for example around voluntary sector business premises, or the local compact;
• To identify and support representatives from the sector to sit on relevant boards and meetings, feeding back to the sector;
• To proactively engage with the sector and harness its expertise to ensure recommendations and actions are implemented that further the influence of the VCS and contribute to being equal partners.

Network and Partnership Development
• To provide secretariat functions for CS’s networks (currently 12 and more in development) and Southwark Voice – meetings of representatives of the Networks;
• To hold appropriate forums and meetings as required;
• To bring organisations together to tackle key issues faced by Southwark Communities;
• Attend relevant Boards and meetings, disseminating information to and from relevant parts of sector and within CS;
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders and sector;

Project Co-ordination
• Develop a framework to evaluate the impact of this work;
• Collect, collate, monitor and review data on the outputs and impact of the project to meet the evaluation requirements;
• Supervise, support and develop volunteers to carry out research and other projects related to this work;
• Work across CS to ensure policy and influence work contributes to all aspects of our work;

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, in particular the Health and Safety, Equal Opportunities and Confidentiality policies, and help to ensure that diversity and equality of opportunity is integral to the organisation’s work
• Work to administration and communication protocols efficiently to ensure that organisational systems and procedures are implemented
• To contribute to developing and managing an electronic database (AirTable), ensuring that all data is correct before inputting into Community Southwark’s systems.

Person Specification
Knowledge, Skills and Experience Needed:

• Understanding of the work of the voluntary & community sector (VCS)
• Knowledge of policy in relation to the voluntary and community sector and local and national governments
• Experience of identifying and developing relationships with key stakeholders
• Experience in researching and presenting information to influence decision-makers
• Ability to interpret research, legislation and policy and present it in an accessible way
• Ability to confidently communicate with a range of people in a variety of ways i.e. facilitate networks, workshops and focus group, 1-2-1 etc.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills both written and oral
• Good organisational skills and the ability to manage a complex set of competing priorities within a flexible framework

Personal Qualities

• Strong team player, capable of leading and decision making whilst also considering wider issues and impact on individuals
• Good organisational skills and the ability to manage a complex set of competing priorities within a flexible framework
• High level listening, influencing and negotiating skill; positive, flexible and proactive attitude
• Strong networking and influencing skills
• Reliability
• A full commitment to equality of opportunity with practical ideas for its implementation within the scope of the post
• Flexible work ethic, every day can be different
• Ability to create new opportunities and be able to run with them
• Independent yet a team worker
• Proactive in putting ideas and thoughts into actions and solutions

We particularly encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) people and people from the LGBT community.

IMPORTANT: We are committed to ensuring our recruitment procedure is completely free from risks of unconscious bias. We therefore kindly ask you to remove your name and any indication of your gender, ethnicity or other personal information from both your CV and Cover Letter, that's not related to your work experience or skill set. 

Please just confirm your name and contact details in the email you send to us, so we can contact you with the outcome of your application when it's been reviewed by the hiring panel.

During this time of uncertainty during the Coronavirus pandemic, Imago is pleased to be in a position to recruit new staff. We are doing things a little differently with virtual interviews being held by the power of the internet, and a period of home working as we remotely provide services to some of the most vulnerable people in our communities. We are ready to welcome new members to our team, ensuring that everyone receives the support and training to be able to make a difference.

We are looking for organised, self-motivated and confident individuals to join our Social Prescribing team working with adults with complex and mental health needs, helping them to access the support they need to live independent and healthier lives.

The position is based in Sevenoaks, and applicants must have experience of working with adults, and a background in medical or social care. Additionally, this is a specialist mental health role requiring experience of delivering mental health support to clients or groups.

You will work alongside multiple GP practices, independently managing a caseload and new referrals, providing personalised support and connecting patients with health and community services to improve independent living, health and wellbeing. It is essential that you have an understanding of how to prioritise need, and be able to recognise when to refer on to specialist services, being confident in your ability to communicate at different levels across both the health and social care sectors.

You will need to demonstrate a robust knowledge of confidentiality, data protection, safeguarding and boundaries in all aspects of your work. Car driver essential.

It’s time to make a difference.

Do you have an understanding of mental health issues or experience of working in mental health? Would you like to be part of an organisation that counts on the professionalism, insight, expertise and passion of its staff to inspire individual recovery for the people they work with? Then join us as a Casual Recovery Worker on an ‘as and when’ needed basis.

 We are looking for a Casual Recovery Worker to join the team at our 24/7 Supported Housing service in Carlisle. A great listener, with a flexible approach and a flair for planning and prioritising a busy workload, you love motivating and engaging people in a range of developmental and rehabilitative activities. What’s more, you have a good understanding of mental health issues and how they affect people. You will also need good record keeping skills and be adept at data entry and willing to participate in a 24/7 rota that includes lone working, weekends and sleep-ins across a variety of services.

We are looking for caring, consistent, flexible and creative individuals who work well under pressure and are keen to work in mental health. Good communication is essential, as is a good knowledge of mental health. You will receive a full induction, regular supervisions, as well as opportunities for personal and professional development by working across our range of services. You will also have access to learning and development opportunities. 

The hourly rate for this post is £8.72

This is a rolling recruitment process, shortlisted candidates will be interviewed as and when they apply.

So, are you ready to take on this rewarding role that comes with some really great benefits? Apply now via our website.

Richmond Fellowship is part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence. We know that recovery can look and feel very different to each and every one of us. But we also know that if we provide the right support, at the right time, we can inspire recovery nationwide and that recovery is possible for everyone. 

Support Worker
Salary: £20,814 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours
Job Type: Permanent
Service: Mental Health
Location: Lambeth
Positions available: 2
Shift Pattern: 9-5, Monday to Friday with occasional weekend work
Application Deadline: 26 July 2020

This is an exciting opportunity to join Certitude as a Support Worker as we continue to grow as a social care provider in London.

Benefits

- A stimulating work environment full of opportunities to learn and develop
- 25 days’ annual leave, pension scheme and access to 24-hour Employee Assistance counselling
- Paid Enhanced DBS
- Eye care vouchers
- Travel season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme (eligible after 1 year of service)
- Perkbox benefits

About the role

The Role of the Support Worker is to provide specialist expertise and support to facilitate teams in achieving person-centred outcomes for the people we support, some of whom have profound and complex needs, to maximise the individual’s independence and enable them to be active in their communities.

Duties:

- Build great relationships with the people we support and the people important in their lives (families, other staff, and external professionals). Know their skills, interests, qualities, strengths, challenges, ways of communicating and aspirations and ensure the individualised service they receive plays to their strengths, helps them tackle their challenges and achieve their goals.
- Support people to spend their time and money in ways that give them pleasure and meaning with people they want to have time with, in ways that enable them to contribute and feel valued, be a part of communities that matter to them and help them grow and develop.
- Ensure people are supported in everyday tasks in a respectful way that meets their individual needs and preferences and enables them to do as much as possible themselves and gives them as much choice, control and involvement as possible – whether it is assistance to eat, wash, dress, enhance their mobility, make meals, provide medication, communicate their needs, work out their money, get in touch with friends, take part in classes, or link with the community.
- Ensure all the plans and records relating to people are accurate and up to date, using respectful language which allows people to see what progress is being made against goals; track areas of concern (e.g. health) and take action as agreed.
- Balance creating opportunities for people to try new things and make choices for themselves with the need to ensure people are safe and risks are well managed.
- Reflect on your own practice, seek feedback on your own performance and participate fully in One to One and Annual Review meetings with the Manager. Ensure all mandatory training is completed in a timely way and demonstrate openness to developing new skills and knowledge and trying new ways of working and being a positive representative of Certitude at all times.

About you

To be a Support Worker at Certitude, the following is essential:

- Experience of working or supporting people within the mental health field and of enabling people with mental health to take positive risks in their lives
- Experience of mentoring/supervising/coaching others
- Experience of building great relationships which promotes inclusion for people with mental health related issues
- Understanding the challenges that are likely to be faced by many people with mental health related issues, including recovery and safeguarding issues
- Ability to make and maintain great relationships with others and help others make contacts and friendships
- Someone with interests and skills that they are willing to share and get others involved as well as being able to work on his/her own initiative and also be a great team player

About the organisation

At Certitude, we are proud of our history of supporting people with complex mental health needs and learning disabilities. We support more than 1,500 people across London through a diverse range of support services and believe in providing the right level of support, to enable individuals to flourish, contribute and live a good life.  

As a Gold Level Investor in People, we have high employee engagement and a strong commitment to people development from both our Board and Leadership Team. As a result, we can support people with mental health needs and learning disabilities to live the life they want to lead; happy, healthy, respected as equals and valued for their contribution within communities.

We aim to be the best social care employer in London and are proud of our reputation as a London employer - employing more than 1,000 staff and volunteers with a turnover of £34m.

Our values

- Working Together
- Continuously Improving
- Inspired by People
- Dependable

Do you want to be a Support Worker at Certitude? Select the apply button shown to complete an application form and someone from the Recruitment Team will be in touch!  

All our posts are subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure as well as a full employment history and employment references. We are committed to equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

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The North Southall Primary Care Network (PCN) is looking to recruit a social prescriber to support the residents of North Southall to take control of their health and wellbeing, gives time, focuses on ‘what matters to me’ and takes a holistic approach to an individual’s health and wellbeing.

This role will be employed by Ealing GP Federation on behalf of the North Southall PCN. 

Social prescribing link workers will also work as a key part of the primary care network (PCN) multi-disciplinary team. Social prescribing can help PCNs to strengthen community and personal resilience and reduces health and wellbeing inequalities by addressing the wider determinants of health, such as debt, poor housing and physical inactivity, by increasing people’s active involvement with their local communities. It particularly works for people with long term conditions (including support for mental health), for people who are lonely or isolated, or have complex social needs which affect their wellbeing.

The successful candidate will work to develop and engage a Network-wide patient participation group, aiming to deliver lifestyle promotion talks and activities such as walking groups, gardening clubs, etc, as identified by the Network members, with a view to enriching the lives of patients and improving their health and wellbeing.  In recognition of the size of the network, we accept that a hub-based model for the delivery of these services may be necessary.

Key Responsibilities

1. Working under supervision of the core network member practices i.e. the GPs, practice managers and the network manager, take referrals from the network practices.
2. Provide support to individuals, their families and carers to take control of their health and wellbeing, live independently and improve their health outcomes, as a key member of the PCN multi-disciplinary team.
3. Develop trusting relationships by giving people time and focus on ‘what matters to me’. Take a holistic approach, based on the person’s priorities and the wider determinants of health.
4. Work with patients to produce a simple personalised care and support plan to improve health and wellbeing, introducing or reconnecting people to community groups and statutory services.
5. Proactively identify and arrange locality-based wellbeing events to improve the general health of patients in the North Southall Network.  Have the ability to think laterally, to offer suggestions in discussion with the core group, as to lead at such events.
6. Refer people and/or introduce them to appropriate organisations in Ealing and nationally (where appropriate) e.g. voluntary, statutory (local authority) and local NHS organisations.
7. The role will require managing and prioritising your own caseload, in accordance with the needs, priorities and any urgent support required by individuals on the caseload. It is vital that you have a strong awareness and understanding of when it is appropriate or necessary to refer people back to other health professionals/agencies, when what the person’s needs are beyond the scope of the link worker role – e.g. when there is a mental health need requiring a qualified practitioner.
8. Social prescribing link workers will have a role in educating non-clinical and clinical staff within The Network’s multi-disciplinary teams on what services are available in the local area and how and when people can access them. This may include verbal or written advice and guidance.
9. Provide progress and performance reports to the North Southall Network Core Group e.g. caseload monitoring reports, outcomes seen within people and families any cross-organisational barriers experiences and other reports as determined by The Network.

Key Tasks

Referrals

• Promote social prescribing, its role in self-management, and the wider determinants of health.
• As part of the PCN multi-disciplinary team, build relationships with staff in GP practices within the local PCN, attending relevant MDT meetings, giving information and feedback on social prescribing.
• Be proactive in developing strong links with all local agencies to encourage referrals, recognising what they need to be confident in the service to make appropriate referrals.
• Work in partnership with all local agencies to raise awareness of social prescribing and how partnership working can reduce pressure on statutory services, improve health outcomes and enable a holistic approach to care.
• Provide referral agencies with regular updates about social prescribing, including training for their staff and how to access information to encourage appropriate referrals.
• Seek regular feedback about the quality of service and impact of social prescribing on referral agencies.
• Be proactive in encouraging self-referrals and connecting with all local communities, particularly those communities that statutory agencies may find hard to reach.

Provide personalised support

• Where the Network anticipates that much of the work will be group based, to physically introduce people to community groups, activities and statutory services. The social prescriber may be required to arrange such well-being events, where they do not already exist, in conjunction with local services and VCSEs.
• Follow up to ensure they are happy, able to engage, included and receiving good support.
• Be a friendly source of information about health, wellbeing and prevention approaches.
• Help people identify the wider issues that impact on their health and wellbeing, such as debt, poor housing, being unemployed, loneliness and caring responsibilities.
• Work with the person, their families and carers and consider how they can all be supported through social prescribing.
• Help people maintain or regain independence through living skills, adaptations, enablement approaches and simple safeguards.
• Work with individuals where necessary to co-produce a simple personalised support plan to address the person’s health and wellbeing needs – based on the person’s priorities, interests, values and motivations – including what they can expect from the groups, activities and services they are being connected to and what the person can do for themselves to improve their health and wellbeing.
• Seek advice and support from the GP supervisor and/or identified individual(s) to discuss patient-related concerns e.g. abuse, domestic violence and support with mental health, referring the patient back to the GP or other suitable health professional if required.
• If necessary assist/facilitate a GP appointment for the delivery of healthcare and attend with the person/family if appropriate.
• Make home visits where appropriate within organisations’ policies and procedures. Give people time to tell their stories and focus on ‘what matters to me’. Build trust with the person, providing non-judgemental support, respecting diversity and lifestyle choices. Work from a strength-based approach focusing on a person’s assets.

Support community groups and VCSE organisations to receive referrals

• Develop supportive relationships with local VCSE organisations, community groups and statutory services, to make timely, appropriate and supported referrals for the person being introduced.
• Work collectively with all local partners to ensure community groups are strong and sustainable
• Work with commissioners and local partners to identify unmet needs within the community and gaps in community provision.
• Encourage people who have been connected to community support through social prescribing to volunteer and give their time freely to others, building their skills and confidence and strengthening community resilience.
• In the long term develop a team of volunteers within your service to provide ‘buddying support’ for people, starting new groups and finding creative community solutions to local issues.
• Encourage people, their families and carers to provide peer support and to do things together, such as setting up new community groups or volunteering.

General tasks

Data capture

• Work sensitively with people, their families and carers to capture key information, enabling tracking of the impact of social prescribing on their health and wellbeing.
• Encourage people, their families and carers to provide feedback and to share their stories about the impact of social prescribing on their lives.
• Support referral agencies to provide appropriate information about the person they are referring. Provide appropriate feedback to referral agencies about the people they referred.
• Work closely within the MDT and with GP practices within the PCN to ensure that the social prescribing referral codes are inputted into clinical systems (as outlined in the Network Contract DES), adhering to data protection legislation and data sharing agreements.

• Professional development

• Work with your supervising GP and/or line manager (if different) to undertake continual personal and professional development, taking an active part in reviewing and developing the roles and responsibilities.
• Adhere to organisational policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance, and health and safety.
• Work with your supervising GPs, practice managers and network managers to access regular ‘supervision’, to enable you to deal effectively with the difficult issues that people present.

Miscellaneous

• Work as part of the healthcare team to seek feedback, continually improve the service and contribute to business planning.
• Undertake any tasks consistent with the level of the post and the scope of the role, ensuring that work is delivered in a timely and effective manner.
• Duties may vary from time to time, without changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility.