Volunteer Centre Hackney (VCH) - an award winning local charity specialising in community and resident led engagement - is recruiting for a full-time Community Connector to support people with severe mental health issues and complex needs to link to their communities and enjoy health and wellbeing activities. 

You will be part of a strong and supportive team at VCH, and at East London Foundation Trust, supporting people with severe mental health issues to access appropriate services and to link into community activities in their local area that meet their wider needs, such as finance, housing or employment; as well as to those that will provide them with meaningful engaging activities that suit their skills and interests. 

You may also support them to volunteer in a local charity, to develop their own activities or social action projects, if they are interested, such as leading their own walking group or coffee morning and help them to meet local people. 

As a Community Connector, you will become a local expert, gathering and sharing information about local opportunities, activities, and support, bringing people together and supporting them to remain confident and independent in their everyday lives. You will be led by individuals themselves, to develop a personalised programme of support, building on their own personal strengths and assets

The programme is funded by East London NHS Foundation Trust, managed by Mind in the City, Hackney and Waltham Forest, and you will be part of a multi-disciplinary neighbourhood team, working closely with mental health services and key health and social care services, as well as local community and voluntary sector partners. This role is initially offered as a year contract with a possibility of further extension subject to funding. Applications should be made by completing and returning the application form by 9am on Monday 7th February 2022. 

Volunteer Centre Hackney is committed to promoting and valuing equality and diversity in all of our activities. We welcome and celebrate the diversity of the communities in Hackney and are strongly committed to achieving equal opportunities and access for all people and groups in society. We actively encourage people from all backgrounds including people with disabilities or support needs, to apply for this opportunity as we really want applicants to reflect the diverse demographics of Hackney residents.

We can promise you a varied and rewarding role working in a committed and supportive team to help people live more fulfilled lives.

About Us

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.

About the role

We have two positions available, when applying please state which position you are applying for when you submit your form: 

Full time position: working 30 hours per week, Monday  to Friday, 10am to 4pm - occasional weekend or evening work is required.

Part time position: working between 12 and 30 hours per week (to agree with line manager). The work pattern would be within Monday to Friday, 10am - 4pm hours.

Each position will have a 1-hour unpaid lunch break.

You'll be based across our sites in Clapham Junction, Brixton, and Tooting.

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

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

To apply please visit our website

Pimlico Million (PM) is a community project, working to make the Pimlico area in Westminster a better place to live. PM is part of the Big Local programme, a 10 year initiative running till 2026, giving 150 areas across the UK £1 million of Lottery money to make positive changes to their community. Each area forms a partnership group of local residents and decides how to spend their funds. Many, like Pimlico Million, decide to employ staff to bring their ambitions to life.

Following on from local consultation, the Pimlico Million partnership has set out an ambitious new plan for the next two years. They are now recruiting two new community engagement workers to be active on the ground, promoting the work of Pimlico Million and looking to build a diverse and exciting range of local initiatives.  

Though initially working from home due to ongoing restrictions, there is a new office available at the Ebury Edge development near Victoria station, to operate as a base for the Pimlico Million team.

We’re looking for people who are passionate about working within diverse communities, building relations and trust – and making things happen. You will be practical, flexible and approachable, and above all deeply motivated by the idea of resident-led change.

It’s an exciting time to join us!

Together for Mental Wellbeing is one of the UK’s oldest and most respected charities.

These are the values that we live by at Together for Mental Wellbeing to deliver our services:

• Collaboration: achieving together
• Choice: through involvement
• Integrity: doing what we say
• Resilience: never giving up on people
• Continuous improvement: learning and evolving

What is special about working for us?

This is an exciting opportunity to work with young people aged 18-25 in a new and innovative pilot Transitions to Adulthood hub service. Commissioned by the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC), this service brings together East London NHS Foundation Trust, as a member of the London Pathways Partnership, with voluntary sector partners Rights and Equalities in Newham (REIN) and Together for Mental Wellbeing, to develop creative approaches to engaging young people on probation in Newham. The hub will provide wrap-around support tailored to the distinct needs of young adults, including an understanding of maturity, in order to reduce reoffending, improve mental health and support young adults to make positive life choices. The service is co-located in Newham probation and delivers therapeutic, psychological and psychiatric interventions to young adults and will embed psychologically informed practice across the hub, with an emphasis on trauma informed care.

About you?

This is an excellent opportunity to be part of a highly skilled multi-disciplinary team. You will also benefit from being part of a dynamic growing organisation, committed to the development of its workforce. You will need to have excellent interpersonal skills that will enable you to challenge, motivate, influence and inspire your colleagues at all levels. Young black and Muslim men and women are significantly represented in the hub and our staff require a high level of cultural competence and sensitivity to issues relevant to young minority groups. We hope to recruit a staff team reflective of our service user population and welcome applications from those with protected characteristics.

Locations

London, Newham- 15 month fixed term contract with the possibility to extend.

“Our team consists of people with a breadth of clinical experiences, we work to make a difference to truly vulnerable people and we pride ourselves on partnership working” - current team member.

Quo Vadis Trust are looking for kind and caring individuals to join our fantastic team. We provide accommodation for around 200 adults who need support with housing. 

Job Purpose:
To provide high quality support and consistent tenancy advice for our clients, with the aim of helping them recover, move on and rebuild their lives. Quo Vadis Trust (QVT, registered charity number 1116196) is a small charity in South East London. We provide a range of supported housing in South East London to approximately one hundred and eighty adults whose mental health needs are such that they require support with accommodation and other needs. 

As a Supported Housing Officer you will be expected to manage and key work a caseload  of adults with multiple and various mental health needs such as anxiety, depression and bi-polar disorder amongst other diagnoses, varied support needs such as substance misuse issues, and in some cases a lack of trust in support services, therefore one of the challenges of this role will be to encourage your clients to effectively engage with the recovery process. You will work with your clients to carry out individual support and needs planning and create SMART goals to maximise the potential for their recovery.

You will be greeting new clients, risk assessing them and delivering an induction process to welcome them into our services. Part of this role also involves providing advice on welfare and benefits, therefore an understanding of universal credit, housing and homelessness legislation is an advantage. A critical part of this role will be helping clients to move on and successfully reintegrate back into society – our mission statement is to ‘promote recovery, maximise independence and build community’.

The full job description is available on our website.

About you:

Are you dynamic and creative? Do you think outside the box? Do you love challenges when you can see the tangible rewards?  Then we are looking for you. 

A comprehensive induction and training programme will be provided so if you think you have what it takes to succeed in this role, then what are you waiting for. You should be resilient, compassionate, approachable and proactive in your approach to helping our clients as they recover and prepare to re-join the community. The role comprises routine daily tasks, for example performing health and safety checks and liaising with your clients to establish their welfare, but there will also be unforeseen challenges to overcome and manage. A background in social care or mental health is an advantage, but more important is a patient, caring and compassionate outlook and the ability to stay calm and think on your feet. Our values are dignity, excellence, respect, integrity and kindness, and we expect our whole team to live these values in all that they do.

Benefits: A strong culture of learning and development including accredited mental health training, real opportunities for career progression, working with and learning from multi-disciplinary teams, supervision, HSF Health Plan, life insurance, Auto-Enrolment Pension (subject to the conditions of the scheme), a generous annual leave allowance and a day off for your birthday.

Our commitment to diversity: We are committed to tackling systemic inequalities by being proactive in creating opportunities for people from under-represented groups. With this in mind we welcome applications from all ethnic backgrounds, religions, gender identifications and sexual orientations, and from anyone who considers themselves to have a disability.

This is an exciting time to join Depaul UK. We have a brand new opportunity for four Support Workers to assist in the development and delivery of our new 16 bed Holistic Assessment Service in partnership with the GLA. This is a specialist service, based in Brent London, delivering support to non-UK nationals with unclear status/entitlements and complex needs. In return, you will receive a competitive salary of £23,304 Per Annum Plus Pension and Other Benefits.

Rota: Shifts will be on a rota basis which may include unsociable hours and weekends

Depaul UK works with some of the most disadvantaged young people in the UK. We specialise in working in communities where poverty and long-term unemployment have resulted in generations of social exclusion and high rates of homelessness

Over the past 30 years, we have grown as an organisation and developed and enhanced our work and the impact it has across the UK.  Depaul UK has a wide range of services for young people and adults at risk of homelessness.

The Support Worker Role: 

The project will be delivered with the Enabling Assessment Service London (EASL) subcontracted to deliver mental health support, as well as the Lewisham Refugee and Migrant Network (LRMN) subcontracted to deliver immigration advice and support.

As a Support Worker will be responsible for a small caseload of complex needs clients and through assessments, consultation and casework you will help stabilise our client's status, You will ensure that the accommodation is properly maintained and support the client to sustain their tenancy and ensure a positive and successful move on process.

The official job title for this position is Progression Coach.

What will ideally support your success in this role?

• A knowledge and understanding of Risk Assessments and Support Planning.
• Experience of working with non-UK nationals, clients with mental health and or drug/alcohol dependency
• Ability to work with clients whose behaviour is personally challenging.
• Ability to establish and maintain professional relationships and boundaries with clients.
• Experience working in partnership with multi agency teams, including social workers, immigration and mental health professionals.

 What’s it like to work at Depaul UK?

• Flexible working and family-friendly policies
• Access to Perkbox giving you deals and discounts for a wide range of brands
• Up to 7% contributory pension
• Paid training & personal E-Learning portal
• Sabbatical leave
• Health cash plan
• Paid DBS
• Death in service
• Cycle to work scheme

If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you and you’d like to become our Support Worker then please click ‘apply’ today – don’t miss out, we’d love to hear from you!

Closing Date for Support Worker applications: Friday 4th February 2022 at 23:59

An enhanced DBS disclosure is a requirement for this role. Our recruitment checks, induction, and ongoing support and supervision reflect our commitment to safeguarding our clients. Depaul UK strives to be equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

We kindly request no contact from Recruitment or Media Agencies.

Closing date: 6 February 2022

Interview date: 15 February 2022

At Thames Reach we are committed to helping homeless and vulnerable people to live in decent homes, build supportive relationships and lead fulfilling lives. Our vision is to end street homelessness and our aim is to deliver high quality, effective services to vulnerable people.

We are looking for a Support Worker to join the team at Croydon Housing First.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is keen to develop their knowledge and skills and play a role in shaping the provision of our support work.

As a Support Worker you will:

• Build and maintain positive, trusting relationships with individuals that have a history of rough sleeping or insecure housing.
• Support individuals to move into their own, independent accommodation, and to make it a home. You will work closely with landlords and housing providers to help individuals to understand and sustain their tenancies.
• Work in partnership with key agencies, supporting individuals to access support services, community resources, and to feel a part of their local community.
• Empower individuals to take an active role in developing their own personalised support plans and motivating them to achieve their goals and aspirations.
• Develop a detailed understanding of the Housing First model – this is a great opportunity to gain an in-depth knowledge of this innovative and exciting new model of housing which is currently growing in popularity in the UK.

This will require you to be outcome focussed, fostering a culture of high performance and continual improvement on your and the team’s successes. 

You’ll be:

- Organised and efficient in your work

- Excellent at communicating and problem solving

- Confident in your ability to support clients

- Competent at using a computer and a range of software packages

- Committed to developing your knowledge and skills

- Responsive and flexible to the needs of the team and the clients

As well as a great working environment we also offer:

- 29 days annual leave plus bank holidays.

- 6.5% employer & 1.5% employee contributory pension

- Extensive development opportunities

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.

This is an exciting time to join Depaul UK. We have a fantastic new opportunity for two Support Workers to work alongside young people and empower them to live independently. They will join the team in Bromley / Orpinton, London, on a full-time, permanent basis. In return you will receive a competitive salary of £23,304 Per Annum Plus Pension and Other Benefits.

The Support Worker Role: 

As a Support Worker you will devise individual support plans for our young people and help them to develop their independent living skills. You will also support them in accessing training, employment, education and opportunities to volunteer.

This service is accommodation based and you will provide a move on service to clients in supported or community-based accommodation.

This role is being advertised as a Support Worker but on appointment your job title will be Progression Coach.

There are two positions available for this post, please see our rota's attached and indicate a preference when applying.

The ideal Support Worker:

• You will have excellent communication skills and be committed to the values and ethos of Depaul UK.
• Great experience working with young people or those who have experienced homelessness
• A knowledge and understanding of Risk Assessments and Support Planning
• Good literacy, numeracy and IT skills
• Ability to demonstrate clear understanding of safeguarding requirements and procedures

 What’s it like to work at Depaul UK?

• Flexible working pattern and family-friendly policies
• Access to Perkbox giving you deals and discounts for a wide range of brands
• Up to 7% contributory pension
• Paid training & personal E-Learning portal
• Sabbatical leave
• Health cash plan
• Paid DBS
• Death in service
• Cycle to work scheme

If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you and you’d like to become our Support Worker then please click ‘apply’ today – don’t miss out, we’d love to hear from you!

Closing Date for Support Worker applications: Friday 28th January at 12:00 pm

An enhanced DBS disclosure is a requirement for this role. Our recruitment checks, induction, and ongoing support and supervision reflect our commitment to safeguarding our clients. Depaul UK strives to be equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

We kindly request no contact from Recruitment or Media Agencies.

Recruiting for a Specialist Support Worker- to join our Mental Health service in Tower Hamlets!

GBP 23,647 per annum, working 40 hours per week, plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more.

Job Overview:

Tabard Court is a mental health supported accommodation for individual with significant offending histories. You will work within a multi disciplinary team, providing support to customers with a range of mental health needs - emotional, social, physical or domestic -, who have had contact with the Criminal Justice System and may have struggled or currently be struggling with substance misuse. You will be skilled in engaging both customers and stakeholders and have a good understanding of the needs and diversity of this client group.

Key Responsibilities:

This post holder will have a specialisation in substance misuse.
You will be able to demonstrate the ability to work in a therapeutic environment that at times can be challenging and provide quality evidenced based care and risk management strategies working closely with clinical colleagues.

You will have a thorough understanding of the principles of recovery, be highly motivated and committed, making a significant contribution to the development of the service and building on your previous experience and skills in the fields of mental health and substance misuse.

The post holder will facilitate the liaison between Tabard Court and substance misuse services in the area. The ideal candidate will have experience of facilitating recovery focused group support sessions and will work flexibly to respond to emerging needs and effectively address the needs of the customer case load.

This role will include shift working including: weekends, late shifts and occasional sleep-ins
Building supportive, trusting relationships with customers
Working proactively with other members of the team to handle the service caseload and administrative responsibilities
Supporting key customers to set personalised goals in the form of a Support Plan
Conducting regular key work sessions that are innovative and engaging in order to achieve Support Plan goals
Providing support with daily living activities, including practical assistance where skills are not yet developed, to ensure that customers enjoy a high quality of accommodation
Proactive development of links with local statutory and voluntary organisations to provide a range of engagement opportunities for customers in the community
Involving customers in the design, development and delivery of the service

Personal Attributes:
Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement
Approachable and open behaviour
Prefers working as part of a group or team
Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
Flexible
Open to feedback and self development
Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments
Is confident with high levels of self-esteem
Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
Is essentially customer-focused
Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude
Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviours
Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

Essential:
NVQ Level 2 or equivalent - or a degree
6 month minimum- Must have some previous relevant sector work experience involving working with those with mental health needs and/or those with connections to criminal justice services.
The Specialist Support Worker will require either an extra dimension of experience relating to alcohol and drug use
Must have positive attitude
Desirable:
Experience of working within specialist substance misuse services
In-depth understanding of working with individuals with mental health needs and/or those with connections to criminal justice services.
Knowledge of group and individual therapy and an understanding of risk management

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with the Inclusive Employers Standard 2020. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Closing date: 6 February 2022

Interview date: 16 February 2022

We are looking for a support worker to join The Rapid Response Team. The Rapid Response team is funded by the Mayor of London to provide an emergency response to people sleeping rough in up to 25 London boroughs.

Our Outreach Support Workers play a pivotal part in the team’s inspiring work, helping homeless people get off the streets, back on their feet and looking forward to a brighter future.

Support Workers work at night (shifts take place between 6pm-2am) covering a group of boroughs by car and often lone working, responding to new referrals for rough sleepers, assessing those met before offering and transporting them to emergency accommodation.

A clean UK driving license and an ability to work late night shifts are the essential requirements for this role. You do not need any prior experience of working with homeless people, but you do need a commitment to supporting Thames Reach to achieve its vision and an interest in learning the new skills that will enable you to do this.

With the help of our experienced senior staff and management, you will be supported and trained to use your strong communication and creative problem-solving skills. You will receive regular supervision from experienced staff who will both guide your work and encourage and facilitate your personal development.

This is a challenging and extremely rewarding role that requires you to assertively reinforce our message that rough sleeping is an unsafe choice and give the people you meet clear information about their available options and the necessary encouragement and support they need to make an informed choice to move away from the street.

As Support Worker you will:

• Be organised and able to plan your work to provide a rapid response to referrals we receive ensuring people sleeping rough across London are looked for within tight time scales.
• Be committed to providing a high standard service.
• Have excellent communication skills and be able to quickly engage rough sleepers you meet so that they accept the help you are offering.
• Have an enthusiastic approach to taking part in training and acquiring new skills.

Thames Reach will:

• Support you to develop your knowledge and skills and advance in your career.
• Offer a generous contributory pension scheme(6.5% employer contribution).
• 29 days annual leave plus 8 paid bank holidays.

At Thames Reach we are committed to helping homeless and vulnerable people to live in decent homes, build supportive relationships and lead fulfilling lives. Our vision is to end street homelessness and our aim is to deliver high quality, effective services to vulnerable people.

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.

Community Engagement Officer

REQ001633

Part time

£15,000 per year

London

17.5 hours per week

Our Community Engagement Officers will expand our Community Engagement programme by bringing together disabled people and unpaid carers to challenge the barriers they face and make real change in their own communities.

The Role

The main responsibilities for our Community Engagement Officers start with reaching out and engaging disabled people and unpaid carers in the programme. Going on to establish regular meet ups, you will also build partnerships with local organisations who will help disabled  people achieve their aims. You will monitor and report on progress including budgets, and you will manage your own time to make things happen.

About You

You will be experienced at working with disabled people in a community setting and at stepping back so that they can take the lead. You will be an experienced facilitator and understand your local community. You will know what it takes to work independently and to build successful partnerships that result in progress and positive change for disabled people.

We ask you to show an appreciation of Scope’s values and our ambition of everyday equality for disabled people.

If you want to make a difference and become a Disability Gamechanger, we'd love to hear from you. Apply Today!

Close date: 07/02/2022

Disabled candidates

Equality and inclusion are at the heart of our mission. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled people. We guarantee interviews to disabled applicants who meet the essential job criteria.

Please let us know if you are applying under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.

We encourage applications from underrepresented groups including people in BAME and LGBTQ+ communities.

If you would prefer an application form or need any of the job information in a different format such as large print or braille. Please contact us via our website.

Our Values - Pioneering, Courageous, Connected, Open, Fair

By living our values and trusting each other, we empower our colleagues to make decisions. By giving our colleagues freedom and space to spark creativity for innovation, we can push boundaries, change mindsets and be empowered to change the game with grit and determination and a sense of urgency.

Scope Benefits

We encourage everyone to bring their whole selves to work and embrace our values of being open and fair, courageous, connected and pioneering. We believe hard work deserves reward and recognition and offer a wide range of benefits including 35 days annual leave in Retail, 27 days plus Bank Holidays working in our Head Office, flexible working (where we can), company pension, excellent training and career development, strong colleague networks across disability, race and LGBTQ+, wellbeing incentives like a discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme, and much more.

Who we are at Scope?

Scope is a disability equality charity in England and Wales. Together we are Disability Gamechangers. We belong to one team, dedicated to achieving a society where all disabled people enjoy equality and fairness. Our mission is to achieve Everyday Equality for disabled people, and we campaign tirelessly to create change.

Youth Community Engagement Officer

REQ001634

Part time

£15,000 per year

London

17.5 hours per week

Our Youth Community Engagement Officers will establish our new Youth Community Engagement programme by bringing together disabled young people to challenge the barriers they face and make real change in their own communities.

The Role

The main responsibilities for our Youth Community Engagement Officers start with reaching out and engaging disabled young people in the programme. Going on to establish regular meet ups, you will also build partnerships with relevant local organisations who will help young people achieve their aims. You will monitor and report on progress including budgets, and you will manage your own time to make things happen.

About You

You will be experienced at working with young disabled people and at stepping back so that they can take the lead. You will be an experienced facilitator and understand your local community. You will know what it takes to work independently and to build successful partnerships that result in progress and positive change for disabled people.

We ask you to show an appreciation of Scope’s values and our ambition of everyday equality for disabled people.

If you want to make a difference and become a Disability Gamechanger, we'd love to hear from you. Apply Today!

Close date: 07/02/2022

Disabled candidates

Equality and inclusion are at the heart of our mission. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled people. We guarantee interviews to disabled applicants who meet the essential job criteria.

Please let us know if you are applying under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.

We encourage applications from underrepresented groups including people in BAME and LGBTQ+ communities.

If you would prefer an application form or need any of the job information in a different format such as large print or braille. Please contact us via our website.

Our Values - Pioneering, Courageous, Connected, Open, Fair

By living our values and trusting each other, we empower our colleagues to make decisions. By giving our colleagues freedom and space to spark creativity for innovation, we can push boundaries, change mindsets and be empowered to change the game with grit and determination and a sense of urgency.

Scope Benefits

We encourage everyone to bring their whole selves to work and embrace our values of being open and fair, courageous, connected and pioneering. We believe hard work deserves reward and recognition and offer a wide range of benefits including 35 days annual leave in Retail, 27 days plus Bank Holidays working in our Head Office, flexible working (where we can), company pension, excellent training and career development, strong colleague networks across disability, race and LGBTQ+, wellbeing incentives like a discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme, and much more.

Who we are at Scope?

Scope is a disability equality charity in England and Wales. Together we are Disability Gamechangers. We belong to one team, dedicated to achieving a society where all disabled people enjoy equality and fairness. Our mission is to achieve Everyday Equality for disabled people, and we campaign tirelessly to create change.

This is an exciting time to join Depaul UK. This is an exciting time to join Depaul UK. We have a brand new opportunity for two Night Support Workers to assist in the development and delivery of our new 16 bed Holistic Assessment Service in partnership with the GLA. This is a specialist service, based in Brent London, delivering support to non-UK nationals with unclear status/entitlements and complex needs. In return, you'll earn a competitive salary of £22,025 Per Annum Plus Pension and Other Benefits.

Depaul UK works with some of the most disadvantaged young people in the UK. We specialise in working in communities where poverty and long-term unemployment have resulted in generations of social exclusion and high rates of homelessness

Over the past 30 years, we have grown as an organisation and developed and enhanced our work and the impact it has across the UK.  Depaul UK has a wide range of services for young people and adults at risk of homelessness.

The Night Support Worker Role: 

As Night Support Worker, you will be responsible for maintaining a safe, supportive environment covering a number of core work activities that includes preparing the accommodation for new clients to move into and supporting the clients to settle in. You will also ensure the safety and wellbeing of clients, volunteers and staff in the service at all times.

The project will be delivered with the Enabling Assessment Service London (EASL) subcontracted to deliver mental health support, as well as the Lewisham Refugee and Migrant Network (LRMN) subcontracted to deliver immigration advice and support.

Rota: Shifts will be on a rota basis which may include unsociable hours and weekends

On site parking is available for this role. 

What will ideally support your success in this role?

• Experience of working in a busy support or care environment
• Experiencing of working with non-UK nationals or those who have experienced homelessness
• Commitment to working in a manner, which promotes diversity and equality ensuring that everyone is treated with respect and dignity and no one, suffers from discrimination.
• Commitment to promoting an environment, which has the highest regard for the Health and Safety of others

 What’s it like to work at Depaul UK?

• Flexible working and family-friendly policies
• Access to Perkbox giving you deals and discounts for a wide range of brands
• Up to 7% contributory pension
• Paid training & personal E-Learning portal
• Sabbatical leave
• Health cash plan
• Paid DBS
• Death in service
• Cycle to work scheme

If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you and you’d like to become our Night Support Worker then please click ‘apply’ today – don’t miss out, we’d love to hear from you!

Closing Date for Night Support Worker applications: Friday 4th February 2022 at 23:59

An enhanced DBS disclosure is a requirement for this role. Our recruitment checks, induction, and ongoing support and supervision reflect our commitment to safeguarding our clients. Depaul UK strives to be equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

We kindly request no contact from Recruitment or Media Agencies.

Organisation

Jami is a mental health charity committed to providing practical and emotional support to the Jewish community, delivering services that educate, support and facilitate recovery.

Since the start of the pandemic, demand for our services has grown exponentially. In 2021 we undertook a thorough review of the needs of the community, to develop a new strategy that will secure the Jewish community’s mental health provision. The new strategy sets out a huge agenda for change in scale and provision, which will be developed over the next five years while we continue to run our diverse set of highly professional mental health services:

·Advice and advocacy

·Treatment and support

·Education and campaigning

Jami currently supports over 1,400 individuals, delivering almost 50,000 separate service interactions each year, and reaches thousands more people through education, seminars, work in schools and other organisations. Through our social enterprise community café, Head Room, we raise mental health awareness while delivering mental health support on the high street.

Job purpose

Peer Support is one of the best forms of therapy for helping people recover from mental distress and its impact on their lives. People who have experienced mental health issues can offer insight and understanding and can draw on their own experiences to help. They can offer an effective complement to the professional support offered by trained mental health workers.  To this end, Jami is looking for someone who understands and who is committed to the values of peer support and who is able to develop this new role in a sensitive and innovative way.

You will be working as part of our Community Support and Hubs team to support people on both a 1:1 basis and within our hub settings. You will carry out initial assessments, reviews and long-term interventions enabling people to identify their needs and goals.

Key relationships

• Working as a member of the Community Support and Hubs team to support people with mental health problems
• Working within a multi-disciplinary team including social workers, Occupational Therapists, Peer Support Workers and Centre Coordinators,
• Collaborate with other agencies and ensure that service users are signposted onto appropriate agencies such as housing, counselling and advice
•  Liaise with the local community to provide good working partnerships, promote the peer support service and to reduce stigma
•  Attend local meetings, workshops and conferences of relevance to the service

Responsibilities

1. To deliver a peer support service to people using Jami services
2. To work as part of a multi skilled team to deliver a recovery focused mental health service.
3. To carry out initial assessments and periodic reviews
4. To carry a 1:1 caseload
5. Build positive and supportive relationships with service users to enable them to develop their recovery plans, aspirations and goals.
6. Assist people setting realistic and positive goals and support people to review their progress.
7. To model/mentor a recovery process and demonstrate coping skills, using own experience of recovery to inspire hope
8. To support the team in promoting the role of Peer Support Worker and to raise awareness of what recovery means, contributing to any local research/evaluation of this new role
9. Provide practical support to service users in gaining choice, meaning and purpose of life and independence whilst maintaining dignity and respect.
10. Share personal recovery experiences appropriately, enabling individuals to recover.
11. Support service users in the development of personal and life skills with the aim of attaining greater independence and self-esteem, providing emotional support necessary to do so.
12. Ensure confidentiality of the service and that the service users are respected at all times.
13. Maintain clear, accurate individual records using Apricot database system
14. Ensure tools for measuring outcomes are used during the course of working with individuals and groups 
15. Maintain own personal development and keep up to date with current knowledge and health and social care agenda through reading, attending study days, conferences and meetings as appropriate
16. Work within Health and Safety guidelines, with reference to the Lone Worker Policy and individual risk assessments
17. Compliance with the Equality Act, and Health and Safety legislation
18. Attend regular supervision with named supervisor
19. Participate in the organisation’s appraisal process
20. Ensure that all activities are operated in a way which is consistent with the values of Jami and the Jewish community it serves.
21. Carry out any other reasonable duties as requested by your line manager or another designated senior manager

Training and Qualifications

Essential

• Willingness to undertake Peer Support training

Desirable

• Peer Support training
• Mental Health First Aid
• Risk Assessment training
• Group facilitation skills

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Experience of using mental health services
• 1.5+ years' experience working in mental health and/or social care
• An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people who experience mental health problems. 
• Ability to use own mental health experiences to support others
• Experience carrying out assessments
• Knowledge of equal opportunities
• An understanding of recovery & the factors that inhibit this
• Ability to develop practical solutions to problems that may arise.
• Ability to interact with staff of all disciplines and work as part of a multidisciplinary team. 
• Ability to form good working relations with professionals from other agencies
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Good IT skills, including the ability to use Microsoft Office and video conferencing
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to build rapport and support people remotely through telephone calls and video conferencing
• Ability to manage personal stress

Desirable

• Personal experience of using mental health services and/or mental health problems, distress or trauma
• Experience and knowledge of the Jewish community
• Local knowledge of community resources and facilities
• Working in a complex and changing environment

Supervision

The post holder will be expected to: - 

• Attend regular supervision with named supervisor.

 • Incorporate feedback from supervision into practice.

• Attend relevant meetings 

Flexibility

To deliver services effectively, a degree of flexibility is needed, and all post-holders may be required to perform work not specifically referred to above. Such duties will fall within the general scope of the job description. The job description will therefore be subject to periodic review with the post holder to ensure it accurately reflects the duties of the job.  The post will include face to face meetings with service users across Jami sites as well as remote working where required.

Disclosure of criminal background

All employees are checked with the Disclosure Barring Service

If it is a requirement of the post that an enhanced check is undertaken, successful applicants will be asked to complete and sign a Disclosure Form giving permission for the screening to take place.

Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with Jami. This will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of offences.

Please note applicants refusing to sign the form will not be progressed further.

Equality and diversity

Jami are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We recognise and promote, the positive value of diversity, equality and challenge discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Confidentiality

All information relating to service users, volunteers and staff gained through your employment with Jami is confidential. Any disclosure to any unauthorised person is a serious disciplinary offence.

Closing date for applications Friday 18th February.

Please note when submitting your application, you must clearly state how you meet the job requirements in your covering letter as this forms part of our shortlisting process.