Children’s mental health matters!
 
More and more children and young people are experiencing difficulties with their own mental health. There is no single solution and we all need to work together to ensure young people can access the help they need and lead healthier and happier lives.

Working alongside GP practices, Social Prescribing Link Coordinators help children and families connect with health and community services which will make a real difference to the child’s emotional and physical wellbeing.

You will deliver personalised support to patients, independently managing new referrals from GP practices and a caseload. It’s essential that you have an understanding of how to prioritise need, and are able to recognise when to refer on to specialist services, and must be confident to communicate at all levels across health and social care sectors. 

We are looking for someone who is organised, proactive and able to establish instant rapport with children and young people. You should have experience of working with children, delivering mental health support and a background in education, medical or social care.

You will need to demonstrate a robust knowledge of confidentiality, data protection, safeguarding and boundaries in all aspects of your work. The post is based in Tunbridge Wells and a car driver is essential.

 
The right support can make a difference to a child now and for their future. 

Are you passionate about helping children reach their full potential?

We’re looking a confident, organised and proactive person to join our established team delivering Children & Young People services across the South East. You will be working with both Young Carers and children and young people with mild to moderate disabilities in the Dover district.

You will manage an existing caseload and new referrals, meeting families and young people in their own homes and in schools to complete assessments and care plans.

Using the Young Carer service toolkit, you will provide short-term interventions to support Young Carers to improve their resilience, educational chances and wellbeing. This might include signposting to local and community services, action planning, one-to-one support, respite activities or our 12-month workshop programme, as well as making referrals to a range of professionals, including health and social care, ensuring whole family needs are met and reducing the impact of caring on the young person.

You will also deliver the Short Breaks programme of after school café-style groups (8-15 years), Saturday Clubs (15-19 years) and school holiday trips for children and young people with disabilities. You will plan, organise and risk assess group activities that support personal development, and promote independence, community engagement and social activities. We want the young people taking part to have opportunities to try new things, make friends and have fun!

You will schedule your time to ensure to meet targets and complete tasks to a high standard across both services. It is expected that you will keep excellent records and keep in regular communication with families to build trusted relationships. You will respond to challenging and complex situations in line with our Safeguarding and Lone Working Policies.

A key aspect of this role is to raise awareness and promote the service so you will attend events, meet with professionals, deliver presentations and develop wider networks.

This role involves evening and weekend work and requires the applicant to hold a full driving licence and their own car. You will also be expected to drive a minibus and full training will be provided.

Join us and make a difference.

We're looking for someone who will come and live as part of the Buncton Community. They will manage the day to day running and practicalities of the household, as well as some aspects of administration. They will also provide practical, emotional and spiritual support to the guests largely through their consistency, stability and ability to listen.

Who we are

The Buncton Community was started by One Church Brighton. OCB is a Brighton based church, a diverse and inclusive worshipping community, as well as a wider charitable organisation that runs a variety of different projects. We serve a large and brilliant group of people from all walks of life, working hard to try and alleviate poverty, tackle social isolation, provide routes into employment and anything else we can do to make the world a better place.

About the Buncton Community

Based in an old farmhouse in the Sussex countryside, the Buncton Community is a place of respite, restoration, safety and hospitality for people in need. We are a small, intentional community made up of five guests, two live-in hosts and a group of supportive volunteers. Guests are from a variety of backgrounds and may have experience of homelessness, bereavement, life crisis, divorce, recovering from addiction or mental health issues. They are welcomed into a calm, rural environment removed from chaotic situations and peers, and can live here for up to two years. Opening to guests in September 2020, we are still forming and tweaking exactly how the community works most effectively to support these vulnerable people best, but we have been inspired by projects like the Pilsdon Community in Dorset and believe that we can establish a similar one here in Sussex.

About the opportunity

This is not a normal job! It certainly won’t be for everyone, the demands are great, and the days will be long but for the right person, we believe that it can be a very rewarding vocation.

The purpose of the community is to live with others around an agreed and healthy, rhythm of life. The three pillars of this daily rhythm are Hospitality: preparing, cooking and sharing meals together, Work: finding meaningful and therapeutic work, maintaining the house and grounds of the house as well as getting involved with activities further afield, and Prayer: moments of quiet and reflection, being grateful for the day and asking for help where needed. As many of the guests will have addiction issues, Buncton is a dry house with no alcohol or non-prescription drugs allowed and hosts also must adhere to this policy.

This role of Host is fundamentally about living out this healthy rhythm of life, modelling it for others who might be struggling with multiple issues and then inviting those others into this rhythm. This is therefore not your usual workplace, the key ethos of ‘living with’ others rather than ‘doing for’ others can lead to boundaries between being ‘on-duty’ and being off become blurred and messy, this needs to be seriously reflected upon by anyone considering joining us. All that said, as well as two clear days off, there are the other hosts, an engaged and gifted Board, the wonderful, wider staff team of One Church, as well as a mentor who will all contribute to supporting and encouraging you in this role.

What we are looking for

As we are still in the early stages of establishing the community, we’re keen to find another host who can bring some ideas and drive to the how things are done, helping to shape all we do. The project is rooted in the Christian faith, though the guests may not be followers of any particular faith. Whilst the applicant need not be a christian, it is essential that the successful applicant is comfortable joining in and leading short times of prayer and are positive about the founding principles and values of OCB and the Buncton Community.

Benefits 

• Accommodation, food and living costs are covered as part of the role

• An opportunity to make life better for vulnerable people

• Work with a small team of enthusiastic volunteers

• 25 days holiday (pro rata)

• The chance to be part of a fun and energetic team.

• 5% employer pension contributions on total earnings 

Background

The Kindling Trust works to create a fairer, more sustainable society, starting with the food system. Working alongside communities, farmers, policy makers and activists, we aim to create radical social change, addressing problems at their root cause.

In 2016, The Kindling Trust opened their 2nd FarmStart training site at the old plant nursery site in Woodbank Memorial Park, Stockport. Following a community consultation process in 2017, we started working together with local residents and groups, to develop the site into a thriving community food hub.

Current activities include: a range of community events, from gardening to bat walks; our wellbeing programme, offering cookery, gardening and access to healthy veg for people referred via Social Prescribing and other local services; FarmStart training programme, supporting new growers to scale up to market garden production; Volunteering days to support and learn about commercial, organic food production; and opportunities to buy local, organic veg through the Veg Box People veg bag scheme.

You will be joining us during our 3rd year of a 5 year grant from the National Lottery Community Fund, so you will be building and expanding on what the team has already achieved. We now need someone with the experience, skills and drive to take us to the next level; to make Woodbank Community Food Hub both engaging and less dependent on funding over the next two and a half years. 

Job Description:

Main Duties:

1. Co-ordination and development of Woodbank Community Food Hub

• Deliver our 5 year plan to make Woodbank Community Food Hub more financially independent over the next 2.5 years. For example developing income generating activities such as courses, events, sales of organic produce etc.
• Seek and develop new opportunities to secure the future of Woodbank Community Food Hub, e.g. partnership working, funding opportunities etc.
• Co-ordinate the development and improvement of the site to make it as welcoming and productive as possible. This includes overseeing and supporting a volunteer maintenance crew.
• Work with the Wellbeing Co-ordinator to explore opportunities for securing ongoing funding for programme, through, e.g.: Stockport’s Clinical Commissioning Group, Public Health or SMBC.
• Work with the team to promote the Veg Bag Scheme locally and to staff the collection point
• Work with the FarmStart Co-ordinator to maximise the production of organic produce grown on site.
• Facilitate volunteering days at Woodbank, in partnership with the Woodbank Team.
• Respond to the current situation (covid restrictions), finding ways to continue to develop the site and engage people, whilst keeping the various site users safe.

B. Community Engagement:

• Organise a variety of community based events to engage the local community in the site, i.e. biodiversity walks, guided tours of the site, farmers market type events.
• Plan and coordinate training courses to take place at Woodbank
• Engage and develop partnerships with local community groups to increase usage of, and involvement in, the site.
• Recruit and support volunteers and community gardeners involved in activities at Woodbank.
• Attend meetings, community and public events, to promote the work at Woodbank.
• Liaise with the other groups using the site as well as SMBC (e.g. to gain permission for running community events, around health and safety etc.)
• Work towards engaging the various users of the site in the development and running of the Hub in the way that is best for both those groups and the future of the project.

C. Health and Safety

• Co-ordinate the Woodbank Team and other users of Woodbank to maintain the security of the site and the safety of all those who use it.
• Ensure all participants, volunteers and gardeners are provided with Health and Safety information relevant to the site.
• Carry out risk assessments for all activities taking place at Woodbank.

D. Publicity/Marketing

• Produce and distribute promotional materials to advertise upcoming events.
• Publicise events and activities widely through e.g. the Woodbank notice board, regular updates to the Woodbank Community mailing list, local community events & groups, local press, social media
• Write up events for Kindling latest news.

E. Administration:

• Monitor and update all policies and procedures relevant to the project.
• Update and maintain the Woodbank Community database (and others, as required)
• Report to relevant funders

• Create surveys and feedback forms for activities and collate evidence for social impact monitoring

F. Finances

• Manage project budget with the Woodbank Team and our Book Keeper
• Process project expenses.

E.

G.  General responsibilities of this post

• Report progress to Kindling Team meetings.
• Reflect Kindling’s vision and principles, strategy and policies at all times.
• Be aware of and comply with all relevant policies and procedures.

• Fulfil such other duties and assignments as may be required from time to time.

Hours: Amended to part time (up to 22.2 hours per week) as part of a job share.

Location: Working from home (due to the pandemic)

Role linked to the Banbury office. Must be able to travel across North Oxfordshire (when safe to do so)

Citizens Advice North Oxfordshire and South Northants is recruiting for a Community Navigator for our Social Prescribing project, to help clients who would like to become more active and find social connections.

Do you have experience in coaching and empowering people? Do you have at least a year's experience in either health and wellbeing or the voluntary sector?

Social Prescribing is a mechanism for linking primary care patients with non-medical sources of support within their community. It attempts to address the social causes of ill health and aims to support patients, who are experiencing loneliness, isolation or inactivity, which is detrimental to their health and wellbeing. GP’s and the health teams, as well as community health services will make referrals. We will also invite self-referrals.

As a Community Navigator, you will be a vital and visible community resource, responsible for patient engagement and support and for developing effective working relationships with health care professionals and third sector providers.

We are looking to recruit a caring, dedicated, reliable and person-focused individual who enjoys working with a wide range of people and supporting a team of volunteers to deliver exceptional service.

You will need to have good written and verbal communication skills and strong organisational and time management skills. You will have a commitment to empowering patients using coaching techniques. You will also engage with volunteers to support your work.

As this is an evolving role, we are looking for highly motivated and proactive applicants with a flexible attitude who will be committed to providing patients and carers with high quality support.

Full JD - attached.

Application form - attached.

Extended deadline for receipt of completed online applications : 18th December 2020

Please note that we do not accept CVs.

Interviews: w/c 21st December 2020 

Community-led social action initiatives have been key to providing essential support and mutual resource to residents and neighbours across Hackney through the last 8 months, providing a vital role in the COVID social response. Residents have shown their commitment to providing neighbourly assistance and to utilising their skills and experience to support others. This may have been through established community groups, or new initiatives, but all focused on providing creative solutions to local needs.

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

We are working on estates and with GP surgeries, to engage local residents to come together to volunteer, to share their skills, to develop new project ideas and to build strong long communities. You will need to be passionate about working with local people, able to work independently and on your own initiative and resilient and confident to keep breaking through barriers, and making things happen.

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

The Role

DHI is an award-winning charity that challenges social exclusion by supporting people to achieve their potential and contribute to the richness and wellbeing of their community. We are looking for individuals who share our passion for our values of self-direction, stimulation and zest for life and our commitment to our client groups and the local communities we serve.

We are looking for an enthusatic individual to join our Supported Housing Team at DHI in Bath. This is an exciting, varied and rewarding role which involves supporting clients to achievce and maintain abstinence from problematic drug/alcohol use and supporting them to move onto live fulfilling and independent lives. As well as supporting individuals the role also includes aspects of housing management.

You will be joining an experienced and enthusiastic team that work hard to support each other, deliver an exceptional service to clients and meet our contract requirements.

If you’ve got experience of working in housing and share DHI’s values of self-direction, stimulation and zest for life, we’d love to hear from you. DHI also welcomes applications from those with lived experience.

How To Apply

Please use the enclosed Job Description and Person Specification to complete an Application Form and Skills Form and send to HR  before Midday Friday 18th December 2020. Further information available on the DHI website

WHO WE ARE

City Hearts was founded in 2005, beginning with a single home to help women with life controlling
issues, shortly after we welcomed our first survivor of modern slavery. Since then, we have
expanded across multiple regions and now provide accommodation and outreach support to
hundreds of survivors of modern slavery every year, as well as continuing to house and support
women with life controlling issues. We are passionate about restoring the lives of those we support,
and it would not be possible without our dedicated team of staff and volunteers.

ROLE SUMMARY
How this role fits into the vision and objectives of City Hearts
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Support Worker within our Female Accommodation
Team. In this role, you’ll be supporting the women rescued from human trafficking, now residing at
the safehouse accommodation, with everyday tasks; promoting their independence; empowering
them in their recovery and assisting with their integration into the community.

RESPONSIBILITIES

•Supporting the clients at the accommodation with everyday tasks; promoting their
independence; empowering them in their recovery and assisting with their integration into
the community.
• Welcoming new clients into service, carrying out initial inductions and supporting clients
when moving on from the accommodation.
• Regular shift work - shifts are 12pm-8pm, one of which will be a weekend shift at either of the
two female safe houses.
• Creating and initiating activities with the clients – organising outings periodically. Helping the
women develop skills, autonomy and confidence through engaging them in activities such as
learning English language skills, building healthy friendships, cooking, budgeting and
personal safety.
• Using the Computer Management System (CMS) to accurately and professionally record
client information, ECAT entitlement support work, incident reports and any other information
when needed in a timely manner
• Keeping the house clean and tidy on a daily basis and helping to ensure the smooth running
of the day to day programme e.g. organising and attending appointments, managing issues
that arise at the accommodation.
• Creating a safe and friendly atmosphere/environment in the house when on shift.
• Taking phone calls on behalf of clients and liaising with professionals that call or visit the
accommodation.
• Help resolve any issues that occur with clients and working alongside caseworkers and
management to best support a client.
• Adhering to all internal procedures regarding City Hearts, following any legislation and
attending mandatory training.

 

East European Resource Centre is looking for a driven Community Giving Coordinator to develop digital individual giving and community giving platforms.

Deadline: CLOSED

Details how to submit an application: send CV with a short explanation how you meet requirements of the person specification using your skills and experience. Details are included in the job pack attached.

You will develop digital giving tools as well as community giving platforms in order to maximise income for our mission but also to use individual giving as a tool to increase outreach to new audiences and further promote the mission of our charity.

This is an excellent opportunity for candidates with experience in individual giving fundraising, community fundraising, digital marketing or sales who wants to have tangible impact on lives of the most disadvantaged and marginalised Eastern Europeans! You will be a team worker and excellent communicator able to look beyond donations to real promotion of our work through fundraising asks.

We encourage candidates with lived experience of migrating from Central and Eastern Europe or Central European diaspora in the UK to apply for this position.

East European Resource Centre (EERC) is an independent charity that has been providing advice and support to disadvantaged Eastern European migrants since 1984. Since the 2004 / 2007 EU enlargement, our core user group comes from the accession countries. Our mission is supporting Eastern European migrants who experience poverty, exploitation and social exclusion in order to help them to make choices about their lives and realize their potential as equal members of communities. This position is an opportunity to help to fund our vital services and expand our reach to new audiences.

We are looking for TWO self-motivated and community-minded individuals to provide a social prescribing service to individuals over the age of 18 living in the London Borough of Lewisham.

Community Connections Lewisham is a preventative social prescribing project, delivered by Age UK Lewisham and Southwark, aiming to improve the health and wellbeing of vulnerable adults across the borough of Lewisham. We achieve this through working with both individuals who want connecting to services, and the community groups they access. We support people to find:

• Local community groups and access to social opportunities
• Help with staying active
• Befriending and practical assistance (food shopping, odd jobs, etc.)
• New opportunities for employment, training and learning
• Volunteering opportunities and opportunities for participation in local projects

Community Facilitators take a holistic person-centred approach, connecting people to community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support. They support their clients to tackle the wider determinants of health, such a debt, poor housing and physical inactivity. Community Facilitators strengthen community resilience and personal resilience, thus reducing health inequalities in the borough.

This rewarding role will see you support people on a short-term basis, helping and motivating them to make the changes they want to see in their lives. As well as interacting with the public, you will build relationships with Lewisham's local community groups and services and the wide range of professionals that refer into our project. This means you will get first-hand experience of Health and Social Care practice in London as well as an understanding of the sector and how it works. There will be opportunities to attend meetings and events, including forums with other Social Prescribers - helping you to gain an understanding of the rapidly growing way of delivering support.

We are looking for good listeners and positive thinkers, with exceptional abilities in organisation and administration. If you are passionate about helping those that need it, we want to hear from you.

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

For full details please download our Recruitment Pack which includes a Job Description and Person Specification.

Please note that we have two posts available - one Full Time, Permanent position and one Part-Time, 9 month Maternity Cover position.

Closing date for applications – 9am Monday 14th December

**Interviews will take place on Tuesday 22nd December**

MYcommunity Linkworkers London 

£26,050 pa (for 37½ hours per week)

This is a 12-month contract. Suitable for secondment

Age UK Lambeth is looking to employ 3 link workers 

About Age UK Lambeth

We support older people in Lambeth to live enriched, productive and purposeful lives: challenging the stigma of ageing, reducing social isolation and ensuring they get the right support at the right time. We are kind, person-centred and outcome-focused - finding solutions that work by listening, being flexible and including older people in delivering services. 

What you’ll be doing? 

You will be part of the MYcommunity Linkworkers team. You’ll be responsible for:

• Provide personalised brief intervention, social prescribing support to individuals, their families and carers.

• Meet clients on a one-to-one basis, making home visits where appropriate and allowing clients the time and space to discuss ‘what matters to me’.

• Provide person-centred support to enable clients to identify their health and wellbeing needs and goals. Co-produce support plans with clients to discuss what’s important, where they would like to be in the future and how we can support them to achieve this. 

• Manage and prioritise a caseload to ensure clients needs, priorities and urgent support is met.

• MYcommunity Lambeth works in partnership with a large number of statutory and community services and organisations across the borough. You will link clients with appropriate services to meet their needs. It is vital to have a strong understanding when it is necessary to refer someone back to health care professionals/ agencies when the client’s needs are beyond the scope of the MYcommunity team.

What you need to bring 

● Able to write compelling communications to advocate for your clients. 

● Able to work collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders 

● Able to analyse data and create engaging reports 

What you’ll benefit from 

● North Lambeth based - close to good transport 

● Generous pension provision - 7% employer contribution 

● 26 days holiday a year rising to 31 days after 5 years 

● A great staff team

How to apply 

You will be required to upload your CV and a letter of application answering the following 4 questions (in no more than 250 words per question). 

1. Why do you want to join us at Age UK Lambeth? And why now?

2. Tell us how you would go about understanding what the current information requirements are for Age UK Lambeth?

3. Describe how you would engage with people in the organisation and our partners given the current lockdown restrictions?

Closing date

4th  December 2020

Malachi

Malachi is an innovative specialist therapeutic family support service, established for over 30 years. We offer a diverse range of services to children and families in over 300 schools and other community settings. Our team of 60 dedicated staff work with the most vulnerable children and families and whilst it may be a challenging profession the rewards in seeing a family make lasting change really are wonderful.

The opportunity

The role is centred around assisting families, with the aim of enabling, achieving and maintaining outcomes to best support them. The Family Support Worker will manage a caseload and meet with families on a regular basis to provide a package of support interventions to meet the families targeted needs.

The role requires travel to sites, therefore driving is an essential part of the role. It is essential that candidates have a full driving licence and use of their own vehicle.

The working pattern for this role is Monday to Friday, 08.30 – 17.00.

Key work activities

• Work directly with children and their families in Schools and community settings, offering the right support at the right time.
• Implementing, monitoring and reviewing family support intervention plans to help strengthen family resilience.
• Proactively engage and support children and families to strengthen and improve their outcomes, develop their resilience and reduce dependency on external specialist services.
• Deliver a ‘solution-focussed’ approach, whilst maintaining focus on the safety and wellbeing of the family.
• Work with parents directly, to uncover underlying issues and enable them to gain and maintain independence and control over all aspects of their lives.
• Ensure that all children, young people and adults are adequately protected in line with Safeguarding Children and Adult Board reporting procedures.
• Liaise with teachers, other relevant professionals, social services and external agencies where appropriate.
• Write-up electronic records and assessments.
• Attend relevant meetings and training in accordance with your role.
• Undertake any other such duties that are required within your role.

What credentials are we ideally looking for?

• Level 3 in Counselling or other therapeutic qualification.
• A good standard of education including GCSE’s in English and Maths (or equivalent).
• Safeguarding and child protection awareness.
• Previous demonstrable experience of working directly with children on both a one-to-one and group/family basis.
• Confident in positively influencing family situations.
• Experience in completing an assessment tool, for example, outcome stars or Early help assessments.
• An understanding and knowledge of child development and attachment.
• Prior experience of communicating effectively with children and families, external agencies and other relevant professionals.
• Ability to update a case tracker system.
• IT proficiency
• Attention to detail, with the ability to accurately produce high quality concise reports and session notes.
• Ability to prioritise, demonstrating first class organisational skills and time management skills.
• Able to work on own initiative and as a member of a wider team.
• Ability to maintain a professional distance whilst fostering close working partnerships.

Benefits

• 45 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 24-Hour Doctorline
• Retail discount scheme
• Voluntary Health Cashplan
• Flexible working
• Laptop & phone

Would you like to apply?

Malachi are committed to safeguarding and supporting the welfare of children and their families, and we expect all our staff to share in this commitment. We adopt a safer recruitment process to best support this commitment. The post is subject to a range of pre-employment checks, including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check for the successful candidate.

"We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome CV's from all suitably qualified persons regardless of race, sex, disability, religion and belief, sexual orientation, or status regarding gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity."

The closing date for applications is 04 January 2021. 

The selection process will consist of an initial psychometric test & pre-screen, as well as a two stage interview (observation exercise and panel interview). You will also be required to attend a full weeks induction, running from Monday to Friday, please ensure that you can commit to this.

Malachi would encourage candidates to submit their CVas early as possible, as we do reserve the right to remove this advert or close it to further applications at any point during the recruitment process.

While we would like to contact all our candidates, unfortunately, this is not possible so if you have not heard from us a week after the closing date, your application has been unsuccessful.

(Strictly No Agencies).

YMCA DOWNSLINK GROUP

WiSE Project Worker x2

Locations: Staines (Surrey), Brighton & Hove (East Sussex)

Fixed Term to 28 February 2022

B&H 21 hours per week, Staines 22 hours per week

£27,140 per annum (pro-rata)

£15,403-16,137 per annum (actual)

YMCA DownsLink Group’s WiSE Project is an innovative, award winning project working with children and young people experiencing or at risk of sexual exploitation; as well raising awareness of Child Sexual Exploitation and other forms of Child Criminal Exploitation.

We are looking for 2 Project Workers experienced in supporting vulnerable children and young people who may have experienced abuse or trauma. A 22hpw post is available in Surrey, working across the boroughs of Spelthorne and Runnymede (funded by Heathrow Community Trust) based at Staines Police Station, with frequent work from home opportunities. The second Project Worker will be based with our successful team in Brighton working 21hpw.

The Project Worker will hold a caseload of children and young people who have been identified as being at significant risk of, or victims of sexual exploitation, with the possibility of some cases being victims of criminal exploitation as the project evolves. You will undertake one-to-one work to increase their understanding of sexual and criminal exploitation and develop their knowledge and skills to enable them to have safe, healthy relationships. You will need to evidence relevant experience as part of your application. This is challenging, yet very rewarding work, requiring an absolute commitment of the staff.

The project worker will work collaboratively with other professionals to support interventions which keep children and young people safe, disrupt the activity of perpetrators and where possible, lead to prosecutions.

The role involves lone working whilst supporting children and young people in Brighton/North Surrey, with travel across the respective counties and afield as required. You will need to hold a current driving licence and have access to your own car.

Line management and case support will be provided by YMCA DownsLink Group. WiSE staff receive regular 1-to-1 clinical supervision and group Reflective Practice Supervision.

The position comes with excellent benefits, including 27 days annual leave per annum (plus bank holidays), a company sick pay scheme, a life assurance policy of 2x your annual salary, a health and wellbeing cash plan, and a cycle to work scheme. Please download a job pack for more information about other benefits offered.

If after reading the role profile you have questions about the role please contact Charlotte Amor, WiSE Project Manager.

YMCA DownsLink Group welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We value diversity and promote inclusion, which we demonstrate through our activities, as well as in our policies and working practices. Reinforced by our culture and values, we seek to create an inspiring and inclusive place to work.

YMCA DLG requires all staff and volunteers to be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and to respond proactively to safeguarding concerns. Successful applicants are required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Closing date for applications: Friday 18 December 2020 at 9am

Interview date: Wednesday 23 December 2020

To apply, please visit our website

Please note that we do not accept CVs. When submitting your application please save your application form as ‘your full name APPLICATION’ and put the job title/location in the email subject line. Please submit your application as a Word document where or PDF (we cannot accept Pages) via email.

Duties and Responsibilities

Development & Support work:

• To provide emotional and practical support to women accessing helpline
• To participate in a rota of helpline cover and model and promote good practice in taking helpline calls
• To support helpline volunteers and students in delivering helpline
• To participate in a rota to cover at BSWA offices and across community venues as necessary
• To facilitate access for women to statutory, community and other BSWA services
• To comply with the recording, monitoring and evaluation procedures of the project

  Administration:

• To work within BSWA’s administrative and financial systems
• To ensure that adequate records are kept for all service users
• To ensure that Health and Safety records are kept up to date
• To produce monthly reports for your line manager

• Communication:

• To ensure that all staff team members are aware of any matters that are relevant to the welfare and security of the refuges, staff, volunteers and service users by:
• Maintaining BSWA communication records
• Following safety procedures
• Attending team meetings
• Carrying out risk assessments in conjunction with your line manager
• To attend in-house training
• To attend support and supervision sessions with your line manager
• To develop a professional working relationship with external agencies
• Feedback relevant issues from external meetings/ training to the staff and management teams as appropriate
• To be involved in the Annual Review process

• General:

• To maintain the confidentiality of the women and children using the service
• To maintain confidentiality in all matters relating to the organisation
• To offer an equal service to all women and children regardless of age, class, culture, language, race, religion and sexual orientation
• To ensure the efficient use of resources at all times
• To work within BSWA policies and procedures and demonstrate a commitment to the values and ethos of BSWA
• To work within BSWA’s framework for equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice
• To participate in the development and annual appraisal of a personal individual development plan with the line manager
• To undertake any other duties required by BSWA, which may arise and commensurate with the post