Enthum Foundation, a UK registered charity, is looking for a brilliant, experienced and motivated Support Worker to join its dedicated and growing team at Enthum House, a 16+ supported residence for unaccompanied asylum seeking children, to help deliver a first-class service to young people with complex and diverse needs, from a variety of backgrounds. 

This position requires being a proactive, resilient and flexible team worker with excellent communication skills and a great capacity to complete written records and paper work on time. Lone working, with occasional evening and weekend shifts, as part of a rota schedule and the ability to safeguard and inspire young people is essential. 

Experience of working with asylum seeking children or refugees, as well as coming from a trauma-informed therapeutic background, is ideal but not a necessity.

The post holder will demonstrate integrity and a strong philosophy of care including understanding attachment disorders.

We are looking for an inspired and committed new team member, who can take on the initiative and help ensure that Enthum House continues to achieve its mission, vision and values.

The Enthum Foundation offers 28 days annual leave pro rata, ongoing training opportunities and a 24 hour independent Employee Assistance Service. 

Purpose of role

To work with the Enthum Team to provide day to day support, care and safeguarding for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children aged 16+ living in Enthum House. 

Assisting young people to build on their emotional resilience and develop mental, physical and social well-being and life skills for independent living, supporting each young person with the opportunity to reach their individual potential.

To support young people to build on their inherent resilience and the reconciliation of their trauma by developing mental, emotional, physical and social well-being and life skills for independent living.

To be proactive in enabling young people to recognise risks and develop strategies for keeping themselves safe within their communities and UK society.

To offer young people the opportunity to recognise their individual potential and support their talents and educational aspirations whilst ensuring that their best interests and choices for their futures are upheld and protected during their asylum claim process.

To achieve the highest service delivery standards in assessment, monitoring and evaluation processes. 

This job role will operate on a shift basis and will include rotas, lone and evening and weekend working. 

Are you looking for a job where you can really make a difference to peoples' lives? A job where no 2 days are the same? Are you looking for a stimulating workplace where you will have opportunity to develop?

As a Community Support Worker, you will support people with learning disabilities, autism and/or mental health challenges to have control over and choice about their lives and to contribute to the community as equal citizens.

You will support many people who will have varying support needs, the majority of whom live independently in the community. You will be required to travel between locations throughout the day and communicate with management and the team through email and phone so good ICT skills are essential.

As Community Support Worker you will spend much of the day lone-working and you will need the necessary skills such as time-management, accountability and honesty to do this. However, you will also need to demonstrate that you can work as part of a team, even if you do not have regular face to face contact with them.

You must demonstrate the a positive and enabling attitude to support people with learning difficulties and mental health challenges. We would prefer people with experience in a paid or voluntary capacity but the right attitude is more important.

You are required to get to know the people we support, what is important to them and how they want to be supported so that they are in control of the support they get. You must be willing and able to work with people who have a variety of different behaviours, including behaviour that may challenge the service.

A person-centred approach to working is essential and you must be willing to work flexible hours to meet the demands of the services.

Keywords: Support Worker | Healthcare | Care | Support | Mental Health | Learning Difficulties | Behaviour | Charity | Community | Social Care | Care Worker | IT Literate

Benefits

• 22 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee helpline
• Contributory pension scheme
• A supportive working environment where training and progression is encouraged

Essential Skills

• Positive attitude to disability.
• Commitment to providing a quality service and be a positive role model for people supported.
• Person-centred.
• Flexible.

The closing date for this role is the 29th January at 9am.

About Company

Three Cs stands for 'Control and Choice in the Community' for people with learning disabilities and/or mental health challenges. We support people to have control over and choice about their lives and to contribute to the community as equal citizens.

Refuge Project Worker with language specialism

To assist the refuge manager in the day-to-day running of the refuge, developing and delivering a front line service offering support, advice and guidance to women and their children living in the refuge.

To produce and regularly review Individual Support Plans (ISP) for each service user, in conjunction with the service user.

• To recognise women and children’s individual needs and refer to specialist agencies where necessary as part of their ISP.

• To identify the needs of women and children leaving BSWA refuge after being offered permanent accommodation.

• To identify and make links with existing projects and community services and to develop joint services where appropriate.

• To ensure the primary needs of residents are met. This includes medical, financial, housing, legal and education rights.

• To organise activities and celebrations in the refuge for women and children which raise self-esteem, bring people together and broaden awareness

We are particularly keen to recruit staff who can speak community languages, particularly Punjabi, French, Polish, Somali and Farsi.  All positions, unless otherwise stated, are full-time, 37 hours per week.

These posts are subject to a 6% pension contribution.  Women only need apply. These posts are covered by a Genuine Occupational Requirement (Schedule 9; Equality Act 2010). 

BSWA operates within Safer Recruitment good practice guidelines. Please note all successful candidates will be subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service Check before commencing their employment.

MALE ASSISTANT YOUTH & COMMUNITY WORKER

Background:

The vision of St Alban’s Fulham is to see a great awakening of faith in Jesus, transforming Fulham and beyond and ever since the church was re-opened 10 years ago as a church plant from
Holy Trinity Brompton, young people have been one of the key priority areas for us as we work towards that vision.

To give you a snapshot, over the last year, St Alban’s Fulham has supported 135 young people (60% male) through weekly youth clubs, sports activities, holiday programmes, mentoring and support. We have built strong partnerships and trust in the local community. We currently work in collaboration with the council, police, local schools, Youth Offending Team and other key community stakeholders.  As result we have seen our youth provision make a considerable difference in the lives of local young people, seeing them grow in confidence, and build new friendships. The majority of young people live on the council estates adjacent to the church and are a focus for our projects.

We deliver a weekly discipleship group and offer termly events for young people to explore faith. Throughout the year St Alban’s Fulham supports three local schools by providing assemblies and offers courses in ‘healthy relationships’.

The projects are led and co-ordinated by a full time female Youth and Community Worker along with a team of local volunteers. Despite the challenges of 2020 we were still able to fulfil many of our objectives and have continued supporting young people online, outdoors, and in small groups.
 

Overall Aim of this post:

We are looking to recruit a dynamic Male* Assistant Youth and Community Worker who can help us expand the success of existing youth work, enabling us to take it to the next level in terms of depth and relational support, scope of programme, and scale of reach.

60% of those who engage with our projects are young men, and so this role will enable us to create belonging, community, and support for these young men. The role would be a perfect opportunity for anyone looking to deliver and grow in relational, evangelistic youth and community work, as well as gain experience working in a church staff team.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

Reporting to and working with the Youth and Community Worker, the Assistant Youth and Community Worker will:

• Be part of St Alban’s Staff team and Youth team
• Support planning and delivery of weekly outreach project on Thursday evenings.
• Help to create positive places of belonging and pastorally support and disciple young people who we connect with through the youth and community work.
• Plan and deliver positive youth activities, overnight residentials, and community events.
• Offer mentoring support on a one-to-one basis with young men.
• Assist in planning and delivery of weekly church discipleship groups
• Innovate new ways of engaging with the youth and local community

The Assistant Youth and Community Worker will also be expected to attend and be part of the worshipping community at St Alban’s, Fulham.

Preferred Attributes

The Assistant Youth and Community worker will be able to demonstrate these attributes:

• Christian commitment **
• Experience in community youth work in an urban setting.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build appropriate relationships
• Experience in discipling young people
• Ability to work both as part of a team and under their own initiative
• Relaxed, fun, good sense of humour

*This role has an occupational requirement for applicants to be male. This is due to the nature of the role, the majority of one-to-one work being with vulnerable young males, and having to occasionally work overnight on residential trips.

**This role has an occupational requirement for applicants to be a Christian.

We are actively encouraging applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and minorities and underrepresented groups.

Benefits

We are flexible on these details and would prefer to have a conversation with someone to explore what’s possible so if you have any questions please do get in touch. 

Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos?

Do you believe in our values; to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaborate, innovate, and take accountability?

Then Advance could be the career choice for you!

We are looking for a Community Key Worker to join our Minerva WrapAround Team

Job Title: WrapAround Community Key Worker

Salary: £26,000 - £29,000 per annum depending on experience

Location: Based across our two women’s centres (West and North/East) with travel across allocated boroughs as required to provide targeted support to women.

Contract: Permanent (current funding for the project is until March 2022)

Hours: 35 hour per week

This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010. 

Advance is committed to equality and diversity and strongly encourages applications from women with disabilities, from BME backgrounds and the LBT community, and with personal experience of the criminal justice system.

What we do:

Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls who are survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending.  We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community. 

About the role:

Advance’s Minerva service works with women involved in the Criminal Justice System offering safe, targeted support and advocacy to women to help them address their complex needs in relation to the 9 pathways to offending, such as substance misuse and financial difficulties.  Minerva aims are to reduce re-offending, encourage desistance amongst repeat offenders, divert women from Criminal Justice involvement as early as possible and reduce the number of custodial sentences imposed by Courts.

The Minerva WrapAround service is a 3-year programme launched in May 2018 to provide enhanced support to women and girls who have committed crime and are at risk of re-offending, with complex multiple needs.  The service is designed to be a “whole system” response offering an enhanced service to women and girls who have been assessed as having complex needs and therefore require additional support in the form of additional key-work sessions, innovative interventions or diversionary and group-work sessions and access to a women-only Centre in their region.

What you will bring:

• Significant experience of front-line work with women experiencing issues related to offending, such as homelessness, substance misuse, domestic violence or mental health, ideally within a criminal justice setting
• An in-depth understanding of issues facing women offenders and those at risk of offending, both in and outside of the criminal justice system. 
• Experience of crisis management in this key worker setting as well as experience of working in partnership with relevant statutory and voluntary groups and maintaining strong constructive working relationships.
• Experience of setting and maintaining professional boundaries with service users whilst delivering an excellent standard of service and being able to cope in stressful situations.

What we offer:

• 30 days holiday plus public holidays pro rata, and a day off for International Women’s Day
• Pension scheme
• Clinical supervision
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• The opportunity to work in a flexible, supportive environment with a team of committed, inspiring women and we will support you as you to continue to build your skills and experience and grow your career

Please find the full job description and person specification attached

The closing date for this position is Friday 29th January

We will be assessing applications and scheduling interviews on a rolling basis and reserve the right to close the post earlier than advertised. We encourage applications at your earliest convenience.

To apply, please send your CV along with a supporting statement setting out how you meet the criteria for the role and indicating where you first saw this role advertised, your notice period and salary expectations.

Please note that any offer of employment will be made subject to references and confirmation of the right to work in the UK and satisfactory enhanced DBS check

Newark Youth London is a leading young people’s charity working in Tower Hamlets since 1984.  We run a number of youth clubs, personal development & social action projects, and sports provision for our users.  It’s an exciting time to join the organisation as we embark on several new projects working with young people to improve their lives in Tower Hamlets. We are a small friendly team and are passionate about the development of children and young people.

We are looking for an experienced Project Officer to co-ordinate our Mayor of London Young Londoners Fund project. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, inspirational, good at promotion and able to engage at risk young people easily into our existing youth provision, personal development projects and sports provision.  They will also be good at working with partners and our existing team of youth workers and sports coaches to increase the opportunities on offer for young people to develop their lifeskills and make progression.

Main Responsibilities:

• To work with children and young people (10-21 years old) in Tower Hamlets, including those at risk of crime and offending, and engage them in regular  sports and youth club provisions
• To establish and build relationships with young people in order to engage them in personal development and social education programmes
• To provide information, advice & guidance (IAG) and mentoring support to help young people make positive contribution/change in their lives
• To co-ordinate existing provisions and co-design new provision/opportunities for young people by working with existing staff and local partners
• To promote a rewards system to motivate and inspire young people to participate in positive activities
• To create forums and involve family members to be involved in their children’s wellbeing and development
• To co-ordinate training courses and workshops for young people

The successful candidate will have the relevant youth work or equivalent qualifications and project co-ordination experience.  They will undergo enhanced DBS checks.

Interviews will be held 6th February 2021.

We have several positions with various hours available. Successful applicants will be called for interview before the closing date. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early should the positions become filled. Send your application today to avoid dissapointment. 

Working within local communities across Oxfordshire you will be joining our successful Community Information Network Team as we work to further improve access to information, support, activities and opportunities for all those with a health, care or support need. You will be working with individuals, families and groups both in the community and in their own homes. In addition you will be working closely with local GP surgeries to provide the new social prescribing element into the support they offer to their patients. You will also have the opportunity to join our hospital discharge support team working across various settings including the John Radcliffe, Horton Hospital and community hospitals. We work with local communities to further build upon and support what is being offered as well as working with individuals and their families to connect them with the support and opportunities that exist. We are passionate about supporting and empowering people so that they can maintain their independence, health, wellbeing and ‘live life to the full’.

The Kaleidoscope Plus Group is part of the Communities in Sync Partnership, working to improve the wellbeing of people across Sandwell.

As part of this partnership, we are looking to recruit a Community Navigator who will work directly with local people to enhance their quality of life and wellbeing by providing information, advice and guidance, signposting to local services and providing practical support for up to 12 weeks per client.

To be successful, you will need:

• Experience within the health and social care field
• A good general level of education (GCSE or equivalent)
• A full UK driving license and use of own vehicle.

Severn Wye are looking for two friendly, outgoing individuals to work with Gloucestershire households and communities to relieve fuel poverty and champion energy efficiency.

This role represents a partnership between Severn Wye, Barnardos, GARAS and Inclusion Gloucestershire. You will be remotely working across Gloucestershire, delivering home visits/telephone consultations, support, reporting and delivering events for both service users and partners.

The role is focussed on supporting and educating vulnerable households to help lift them out of fuel poverty. As Community Outreach Officer you will support consumers through the process of securing a better energy deal, managing and reducing debt, accessing funding and engaging with smart technology. This will ensure that vulnerable citizens are much more engaged in their energy use and make good decisions in relation to how to use and manage it ­— ultimately putting money back in their pockets and improving their health and wellbeing. This is a hugely rewarding role, working with people overwhelmed by the world of energy to help them find clarity. You will be a positive, optimistic friend to people who are struggling to manage their energy and finances on their own.

You will receive referrals from other services to offer advice over the phone and at home visits, as well as providing advice at appointments and drop-in surgeries. This post requires a satisfactory DBS check and appropriate references, but if this is a role you see yourself thriving in, we’d love to hear from you.

Severn Wye is an equal opportunities employer and an exciting expanding sustainability charity. Please contact Project Manager Melissa Spiers if you would like to discuss the role.  Applications for this role are to be made via our application form at https://severnwye.hrpartner.io/jobs

SIG Penrose Criminal Justice Service delivers custodial resettlement and community supervision services for service users across London as part of the wider Transforming Rehabilitation Programme. The service users being supported have a wide range of resettlement needs and have varying and sometimes complex needs.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Responsible Officer to join our services in delivering interventions and supporting to manage the supervision orders of service users released into the community that have received a prison sentence and have been assessed as low risk of serious harm. Support delivered is wide ranging and based on individual need. You will support the service user to adhere to and achieve the cohesive resettlement plan generated from the custodial resettlement team.

The Social Interest Group (SIG) is a leading UK based charity, providing bespoke person centred social and health care solutions. Utilising strength-based models of working, we specialise in rehabilitation and supporting people who have complex needs, empowering them to achieve their full potential. We deliver social and health care services through our subsidiary charities SIG Penrose, SIG Equinox and SIG Investments.

Key Responsibilities:

• To manage a caseload of service users on their supervision orders during their time in custody and on their licence period after release from custody.
• To successfully reduce reoffending, rehabilitate and reintegrate service users back into the community.
• To ensure a cohesive risk assessment and sentence plan is generated for each service user, continuing on from the resettlement plan generated by the custodial resettlement team.
• To complete all necessary reports and administrative tasks to support the supervision of your service users both in custody and the community.
• To provide pathways, support and appropriate interventions to enable successful resettlement for all service users in both a group and on a 1-1 basis.
• To work with internal and external partners, agencies and commissioners including MH Prison Service, Community Rehabilitation Companies (CRC’s), National Probation Service and other community based supporting agencies to achieve the desired outcomes and KPI’s for the service

Experience Required:

• Proven experience of successful reintegration of service users into the community
• Experience of working with vulnerable individuals who may have mental health issues/substance misuse/challenging chaotic behaviour
• Experience of providing resettlement support and practical assistance within a secure environment or outreach support role
• Excellent understanding of the resettlement and social needs of vulnerable individuals
• Demonstrable understanding and practical application of key legislation regarding criminal justice, social care, housing and mental health
• Able to influence and negotiate positive outcomes with the service users and supporting professional bodies

Benefits of working with us:

• Excellent core and on-going training aligned with personal development plan
• 25 days holiday increasing to 26 days after 2 years and increasing 1 day per year up to 30 days annual leave
• Access to employee assistance programme
• Medi-cash which includes the following:
• Discount gym membership
• Routine eye tests, glasses and contact lenses
• Dental treatment via NHS or Private
• Physiotherapy, Head Massage and a range of other therapies
• Life Assurance

COMMUNITY CONNECTOR, MOVING FORWARD CENTRAL NOTTS, SUTTON IN ASHFIELD, FRWK07 £20,133 – 21,866, PERMANENT, 37 HPW

The County Moving Forward team provides floating support to people with mental health issues who have a housing or financial support need.  There is currently a vacancy for a Community Connector within the team. 

What is a Community Connector?  It’s a key part of the service where we connect the people we support with any opportunity, service or activity in their local community that helps them stay resilient, gain knowledge and skills, and stay more independent. Many people we support are socially excluded and struggle to know how to access opportunities available to them. The aim is to help educate and empower people to gain the help they need in the community rather than returning to longer term support services.  Being able to be an active part of their community or just even know where to go to get something done – e.g. joining a social group - is a positive step in staying independent and well.

The Moving Forward Community Connectors research, build connections and maintain relationships with a wide range of projects, services and organisations within the area that they work and the wider county. From this resource of information we can support people to begin their journey – whatever that might be.  This could include becoming a volunteer, looking for training, making new friends – or learning new skills such as how to navigate the benefits system successfully, how to use the internet effectively or set up an email account - the list is endless. The skill of the community connector is to build interest, motivation and confidence in the person to create a better life for their future.

We work with people individually or in small groups to explore how they can build their confidence, together with skills and knowledge that will help them find a route to their own personal goals.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed person who can help people find their own solutions and aid them in planning a way forward. The successful candidate should be able to assess service users’ needs and offer viable options in a positive and safe way. The ability to design and deliver short, well planned and fun activities that engage socially excluded people is a must. The role will also advise and support core MF keyworkers to identify socially inclusive options for the people they support. The post holder would be expected to help recruit volunteer peer mentors and assist in their training and development. There is training available to achieve a Level 3 Award in Education and Training (RQF) qualification within 12 months. The post holder must have a current driving licence and access to a car.

What we offer: Life Assurance, Pension (up to 4% matched by FHA), Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Benefits, Additional Annual Leave Purchase Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Learning programmes tailored to suit different roles and services, Health Cash Plan.

Framework supports all employees to achieve a better work/life balance. Should you wish us to consider flexible working or job share as part of your application please state this on your application in the supporting statement section.

97% of the workforce in a recent staff survey said they were proud to work for Framework.

Framework is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Registered charity No: 1060941.

As a Disability Confident employer we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities. Framework is committed to offering opportunities to people from diverse communities. If you have specific requirements or adjustments please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application

NO AGENCIES PLEASE.

At Depaul UK we currently have an exciting opportunity for a Community Engagement Worker to join our Middlesbrough based team. You will join us on a part-time basis and in return, you will receive a salary of £15,018.48 pro rata (£20,859 pa FTE) + pension & other benefits.

Depaul UK helps people around the UK who are homeless, vulnerable and disadvantaged, with a special focus on young people. We are now looking for locum Project / Support Workers through Accommodation, Floating Support, Family Mediation, Administration, and Nightstop.

We are a homelessness charity with the largest network of emergency accommodation for young people in the UK, making a difference to the lives of thousands of young people each year. We are unique, innovative and very passionate about what we do, working in the very heart of local communities.

Benefits of joining us as our Community Engagement Worker:

- Competitive salary

- 26 days of annual holiday plus bank holidays

- Contributory pension scheme

- Life assurance

The Community Engagement Worker role:

We are seeking a passionate and motivated individual to promote and oversee the successful delivery of Depaul’s Drop-In and Emotional Resilience work based predominantly in Middlesbrough. You will be working with vulnerable people, predominantly those affected by issues of homelessness and with multiple and complex needs.

The focus of this role is to create and sustain the successful delivery of drop-in activities/workshops for homeless and vulnerable people with the support of stakeholders, volunteers and Depaul’s clients.

The official job title for this post is Positive Pathways Coordinator.

What makes the Community Engagement Worker role exciting?

- A full induction and training to enhance the ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ skills required’

- Training in the Depaul Endeavour model

- Continuous support and supervision including reflective practice to develop your learning and skills as a practitioner

What will ideally support your success as our Community Engagement Worker?

- Strong experience of creative individual and group working with vulnerable people

- A collaborative approach that seeks and promotes partnership working opportunities

- Experience planning and leading workshops to help clients build emotional strength and resilience

- Experience of support planning and empowering clients to reach personal goals

- An understanding of the importance of safeguarding and experience of following safeguarding procedures appropriately

Closing date:  Monday 25th January 2021 at 12:00 pm

Interview date: TBC

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

An enhanced DBS disclosure is a requirement for this post. 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.

About us

We are a world-leading hospice aspiring to a world in which all dying people and those close to them have access to care and support, whenever and wherever they need it. St Christopher’s Hospice was founded in 1967 by Dame Cicely Saunders and formed part of the modern hospice movement. Proudly celebrating over 50 years and with a turnover of over £20 million, we provide invaluable care and support to over 7,500 people across the five London Boroughs of Bromley, Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark. We seek to work in partnership with communities to find ways to respond to societal need and create change, and to develop a mutual response to a population which is living with growing challenges.

Your new role

As part of our commitment to societal change, we have two exciting new roles for two self-motivated and innovative people to join our Community Action Team, working closely with The Community Action Lead and other supportive Community Action team members to ensure that the way we do things is participatory, shares leadership and looks for opportunities across all our work. You will be responsible for initiating and developing community-based projects which seek to widen participation, explore new modes of care for others and ourselves at the end of life, and build confidence for a range of community members across our catchment area in end of life processes and planning. You will need to build strong relationships with community members, and support people with lived experience to address their own ambitions for helping themselves and each other.

Please note that these posts are being offered on a 3-year Fixed Term Contract, and there will be an opportunity for flexibility regarding work hours.

To succeed in this role

• You will be committed to societal change and of working together to take new approaches to seemingly entrenched challenges.
• You should feel comfortable and reflexive about changing power and leadership in healthcare and keen to learn and help others understand the potential of these approaches.
• You’ll be an experienced facilitator in community-based approaches to societal challenges, with a track record of working in an area like community development, participatory research or social innovation, of creating local charities or working with others to try new approaches.
• You should have both a working knowledge of community studies or similar approaches, relating to inequality, social trends, for example a degree in social sciences, and also a range of putting participatory community-based techniques into practice, for example PAR of community-led innovation.
• You will have a track record in delivering projects and bring with you experience working with a range of community members e.g. public, volunteers, community groups, and thus be an excellent communicator and maintain an approachable demeanour.
• You will also need to feel comfortable and reflective about learning, end of life and death, dying and loss, and appreciating intersectional experiences of life, death and loss.  

If this sounds like you, we will be excited to hear from you!

We particularly welcome applications from BAME and LGBT employees, individuals that reside in the five London Boroughs of Bromley, Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, in addition to people who have experienced death, dying or loss. We also welcome applications.

St Christopher’s is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, faith and religion, disability and age

Benefits of joining St Christopher’s

• You will gain a stimulating and rewarding role with an opportunity to influence and make a real difference in the community
• Access to excellent training and development opportunities
• A number of health and wellbeing schemes
• A competitive contributory pension scheme and life assurance scheme with generous beneficiary plan
• Access to plenty of free local street parking.

Closing Date:  25th January 2021 at Midnight

Interview Date: TBC  

Main Purpose of Job

Mind in the City, Hackney and Waltham Forest, working in partnership with Turning Point and Antidote, provide the City and Hackney Recovery service.  The service is based in each of City and Hackney’s neighbourhoods in order to be accessible, local and inclusive.  A full integrated service, shaped by the community needs and voices of service users, carers, families, communities, all staff and volunteers will contribute to recovery, social inclusion and improving the quality of life of all our service users in the City of London and Hackney borough. The service has three elements:  Out There, Everywhere- specialist outreach, in reach and engagement, Building Blocks- low, medium and hi intensity support pathways, and Get Connected- building on our local, person and shared assets to provide recovery capital and peer support. This role will lead community research on local issues that can affect substance use, enabling better targeting of resources to meet unmet demand or need in different localities. The role will also support service development through developing feedback channels and engaging with local communities to ensure the service offer is responsive.

Main tasks and responsibilities

• To hold a caseload to support people with recovery from addiction and prevent substance use
• To deliver MindCHWF psychosocial interventions 
• Developing strength-based recovery plans with individuals that are comprehensive, person-centred and individualised based on a clear assessment of that individual’s needs and circumstances   
• Involving individuals and their family/advocates in the planning of the individual’s care  
• Completing accurate, person-centred and individualised risk assessments  
•  Holding frequent key work sessions  
• Providing person-centred care that reflects the rights, preferences and choices of individuals in an environment that is safe, healthy and maintains the individual’s dignity and well-being  
•  Administering prescriptions in accordance with stated policy and procedure and the client’s needs  
• Providing an environment that is free from abuse or neglect, observing agreed safeguarding practices 
• Identifying and promoting appropriate opportunities for individuals to engage with their community. (g. Employment, Training and Education, volunteering etc)  
• Reviewing and monitoring the individual’s recovery through regular recovery plan reviews that ensure continued relevance of interventions.  Engaging in regular 1-2-1 supervision and clinical team meetings 

To apply, please visit our website and complete the application form and email to HR. No late applications will be accepted unless an extension is needed as a reasonable adjustment for disability. Should this be the case, please email HR to let us know. Interviews will be held the second week of February.

Mind in the City, Hackney and Waltham Forest is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. 

We are a disability confident employer. All applicants with a disability, who meet the minimum essential short-listing criteria are guaranteed an interview. If this applies to you, please make sure you fill out the Equal Opportunities portion of the application form. 

We at Mind CHWF want to assure you that your privacy and the security of your data is our top priority. It always has been, and it will continue to be, as we refine our policies and internal processes. Please take a moment to read through our applicant’s privacy notice.