Administrator – Six Month Contract
Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Are you an enthusiastic individual with impressive communication skills? Are you ready to take on a new, rewarding role, supporting a leading organisation that is working towards better corporate practices and giving? If so, read on.

About Us

We are Benevity, a game changing software developer bringing a breath of fresh air and a new way of thinking to employee engagement software.

We are global leaders in corporate social responsibility and some incredible brands from around the world rely on us to provide award-winning corporate goodness programmes. These programmes help to attract, retain and engage professionals who are connected by causes that matter to them.

To put this in context, with 10 million employees registered with us, we’ve processed nearly three billion dollars in donations and 17 million hours of volunteering time this year alone.

We’re now looking for an Administrator to join our team on a six month contract and support our clients and back office functions.

Your Benefits

- Salary of £17,000 - £20,000 pro rata DOE & skills
- Company bonus scheme (based on company and individual performance)
- Employee assistance programme including counselling, consultations and access to resources
- Workplace giving programme including 100% matched charitable donations and paid volunteering time

This is a fantastic opportunity to step into an engaging administration contract where you can develop your skill set and gain the experience you need to further your career.

You’ll join a unique working environment of dreamers and doers where your support will help us change the way volunteering and donations are given.

So, if you want to join a team of positive thinkers and make the world a better place through goodness and giving, we want to hear from you.

The Role

As an Administrator, you will join our managed services provision and play a pivotal role in helping our clients to manage their employee volunteering, matching and giving programmes.

Specifically, you will provide a variety of support services to ensure that programmes run smoothly and clients, employees and the charities they support can work together harmoniously.

Supporting Client Success Managers and Team Leads to build excellent client relationships, you will also:

- Field client requests quickly and competently
- Work on multiple projects at once
- Review and update priorities to ensure all activities are covered
- Deliver on the promises and commitments that form the basis of relationships
- Maintain personal high standards and complete tasks and projects in accordance with these
- Work as part of a team, receiving support and providing assistance when needed
- Occasionally undertake visits to clients’ sites as required

About You

To be considered as an Administrator, you will need:

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- To be a detail-oriented multi-tasker
- To be resourceful and proactive
- Operational excellence
- To be a collaborative team member
- The willingness to travel

Other organisations may call this role Managed Services Administrator, Client Services Administrator, Account Management Administrator, Account Support Executive, Account Executive, Client Support Co-ordinator, Account Co-ordinator, or Client Services Co-ordinator.

We believe in the power of diversity and we’re dedicated to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment at Benevity. We ensure equal opportunity for all applicants and encourage people of all visible minorities, including Indigenous applicants, and those of any religion, sex, age, ability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression to apply.

So, if you’re looking for a rewarding challenge as an Administrator, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated person to act as Centre Manager at our clinical centre in Finsbury Park. The successful candidate will be an experienced administrator and manager who is seeking a new role within a small friendly charity.

Receptionist / Administrator

Our client is looking for a friendly and efficient Receptionist / Administrator to provide a warm welcome to all their visitors.

You will work in conjunction with the other Receptionist/Administrator and have the flexibility to provide cover during periods of annual leave.

Receptionist / Administrator Responsibilities:

In this role you will be the first point of contact for their visitors and will maintain an efficient administration support system. This is a varied role and duties will range from managing telephone calls on the main switchboard, accepting donated stock with associated gift aid; responding and forwarding e-mail enquiries; maintaining meeting room bookings; processing the mail for the site; processing donations including banking / recording and other administration tasks as required.

Receptionist / Administrator Requirements:

They are looking for someone who can demonstrate strong communication skills and is friendly, enthusiastic, professional and empathetic. You will have worked in a role providing general reception and switchboard duties and are able to demonstrate good organisational skills and be proficient in the use of Microsoft packages and Salesforce or a similar database system.

About our client:

They are a registered charity dedicated to the provision of hospice care for children with life-limiting conditions and their families in the South West.

They aim to recruit friendly and enthusiastic staff who are motivated to really make a difference to the lives of the children and families who visit them.

Location: Based at Little Bridge House, Fremington, Barnstaple

Job Type: Part Time, Permanent, 19.75 hours per week worked over Monday & Tuesday 08:45 – 17:00 and Wednesday 08:45 – 13:00.

Salary: £8,955-£10,045 per annum for (FTE £16,777 - £18,820 per annum)

Benefits: Generous annual leave, occupational health, wellbeing and counselling services, personal pension scheme and of course the knowledge that every day your work makes a real difference to short and precious lives.

Closing Date: 24th March 2020

Anticipated Interviews: 2nd April 2020

Our client is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and all employees must obtain an enhanced DBS disclosure. They welcome applications from all sections of the community.

You may have experience of the following: Receptionist, Administrator, Admin Assistant, Administrative Assistant, Office Assistant, Office Administrator, Customer Service Advisor, EA, Executive Assistant, PA, Personal Assistant, etc.

Ref: 92651

We are looking for an exceptional individual with a passion to work in the TLG Volunteer Programmes (VP) Team, administering processes that ensure the growth of these programmes across the UK. The successful candidate will demonstrate great social and communication skills to achieve the best possible outcomes in providing administrative support for this team.

This key role will ensure prompt and accurate inputting of data and good communication with referees, volunteers, schools, churches and other team members. You will help support the organisation of VP Training Days across the UK, which involves organising resources for all the trainees.

TLG are looking for candidates with experience of handling competing pressures and delivering to targets, experience of using a CRM system and a vibrant Christian faith. 

TLG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and their families and expects all staff including volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

The deadline for applications is 5pm Sunday 31st May 2020. Interviews will be arranged for early June.

Touchstone (registered charity No. 1012053) is a leading voluntary sector agency providing high quality services to improve the health and wellbeing of local people.

Peer Support and Coproduction Administrator
Salary: starting at £19,554 pa/pro rata (NJC Scale Points 7 – 11)
Based: Leeds
Hours: 28 hours per week
- Peer Support – 21 hours per week
- Coproduction – 7 hours per week

Touchstone is part of the new Primary Care Mental Health Service (PCMHS) for Leeds – the Leeds Mental Wellbeing Service (LMWS).  This exciting new partnership will mobilise and deliver an integrated service to offer primary care based mental health support for people with mild to moderate common mental health problems.  Together, our partnership will help thousands of people in Leeds to increase their resilience and live their best lives within their community.

The service comprises Leeds GP Confederation, Leeds and York Partnership, Leeds Community Healthcare, Women’s Counselling and Therapy Service, Home-Start Leeds, Northpoint Wellbeing, Community Links and Touchstone.

The successful post holder will provide administrative support to the staff and management of Touchstone LMWS, to undertake administration including responsibility for identifying and developing and maintaining administrative systems for the service and the organisation.

They will also carry out general admin duties, including the day-to-day running of the Peer Support and Co-Production team administration needs, and assisting other admin staff with duties for the wider team, and support the manager with the health and safety of the office.

The post holder will be part of the Central Admin Team and will be required to carry out administration duties to contribute to the effective operation of the organisation, thereby will be required to work flexibly across Touchstone by working at different sites, which will be determined by work priorities.

The post holder will be based within the Touchstone IAPT team currently consisting of 10 CBT Therapists, 1 Senior PWP, 2 Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, 2 Employment Advisors, 1 Trainee PWP’s, 1 Peer and Volunteer development worker, 2 Peer Support workers, 1 Peer Support Co-ordinator,  1.75 Administrators, a Team Manager and 2 Deputy Managers. We also have a number of mental health support workers employed by Touchstone, and our partner organisations.

To find out what it is like to work for Touchstone within the Leeds Mental Wellbeing Service you can watch the videos from our recruitment website.

Closing date: 31st March 2020
Interviews: Tuesday 14th April 2020

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the button to be directed to our website where you can download the application pack.

Touchstone is an equal opportunities organisation and applications are welcome from all sections of the community, particularly LGBT communities and/or people with disabilities who are under-represented within Touchstone.

Touchstone is a Trans Positive employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Mindful Employer, has been granted the Positive about Disabled People mark and Investors in People Platinum.

No agencies please.

We are looking for a passionate, creative, innovative, adaptable, motivated and committed Service Manager to lead our exciting brand new Support After Suicide service that operates within 5 London Boroughs in North Central London.

What the new service will provide

Our Support After Suicide Service, aims to support those bereaved by suicide to face the immediate, acute, disorientating and painful experience of the first weeks and months after a suicide.  The service aims to support those immediately affected by suicide e.g. families and friends but also to those who have been exposed to suicide e.g. neighbours, schools, colleges, social groups and healthcare professionals.

We provide support to people bereaved by suicide who live, work or study in the London Boroughs of Camden, Barnet, Haringey, Islington and Enfield. However we also provide support to people who live outside of the Boroughs but are affected by a suicide that occurred within the Boroughs.The service will co-locate with our Camden Advocacy Service based in Camden with Suicide Bereavement Workers being mobile workforce based at home and delivering support in the community. The service operates on weekdays, delivering flexibly up to 8pm meeting needs of those in work/education.

The service provides the following types of support

• 121 psycho-social support via face to face, telephone, email or text support
• Practical support, including support to dealing with the police, funeral arrangements or visiting the place of death as well as accessing legal advice or financial support , Advocacy and liaison support, such as offering to accompany clients at inquests, dealing with the media, advocating for clients by speaking to professionals or statutory agencies on their behalf
• Provides verbal and written information
• Proactive signposting and onwards referral
• Follow ups at anniversary dates
• Bereavement peer support groups
• Remembrance and memorial events
• Awareness raising and presentation sessions around the impact of suicide, support after a suicide and suicide prevention
• Providing group support sessions after a suicide e.g. to school based staff

What we are looking for in a Service Manager?

Essential Skills and Knowledge

• Experience of managing a service which has delivered support to at least one of the following groups – Support for those affected by suicide, Support for Carers or Support for people affected by bereavement and loss
• Experience of managing a service in a health or social care setting, including managing & supporting a staff team and volunteers
• Demonstrating leadership embed a culture in services that reflects Rethink Mental Illness’ values of Understanding, Expertise, Commitment, Hope, Passion and Openness
• The ability to work proactively and collaboratively with others and bring a positive enthusiasm to my work
• Experience of dealing with and reporting Incidents/Accidents/Near Misses and safeguarding reporting
• The ability to assess, plan and monitor support to achieve & evidence recovery and service outcomes
• Experience of leading and managing a dispersed team across multiple sites, including recruiting and managing performance
• Excellent time management skills with ability to plan and prioritise a complex workload
• Significant knowledge and understanding of the needs of people with mental illness and be familiar with best practice developments
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate confidently with colleagues of all levels
• The ability to effectively managing budgets
• The ability to engage with and place people using our services, at the heart of everything we do
• Hold an NVQ 3 / QCF Diploma in Health & Social Care related subject
• Excellent IT skills – proficient in the use of Microsoft Office

Desirable Skills and Knowledge

• Lived experience of bereavement by suicide
• Experience of delivering training and awareness raising sessions
• Experience of working with external academic evaluators to review a service
• Good knowledge of the NCL boroughs
• Direct experience or a qualification in mental health, social work, advocacy, occupational therapy,  psychotherapy or counselling
• Completed suicide prevention/bereavement training e.g. ASIST, SafeTalk, PABBS etc
• Knowledge of the theories of grief and have experience of supporting people with loss

Just a couple of final things,

We welcome applications from everyone, applicants with lived experience, LGBTQ+, people with a disability, or who are BAME are actively encouraged to apply. We are proud to have also been awarded Disability Confident employer status and therefore we ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to everyone.

We reserve the right to change the closing date without notice depending on the number of responses received.

Team Leader – Clinical Services

Location: Home-Based

Hours: Full-time 35hrs

Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 pa – Dependent on experience

GamCare is the leading national provider of information, advice, support and free treatment for the prevention and treatment of problem gambling. Our expert services are confidential and non-judgemental. Our treatment services provide face-to-face, online, telephone, individual and group-based treatment.

We are delighted to be seeking a full-time home-based Team Leader to remotely manage our treatment Practitioners and services within the Home Counties. This position is integral in the leadership and management of the team in delivering effective, safe and responsive interventions to people experiencing problems with gambling and people affected by another person’s gambling.

This role requires applicants to

• Provide safe and effective day to day operational management of the services and practitioners remotely
• Have experience of managing staff
• Provide strong leadership, individual and group supervision to staff
• Have experience of working with vulnerable/complex cohorts and providing clinical expertise
• Be able to perform well in a busy and demanding working environment
• Have a good understanding of performance management, case management and quality assurance measures
• Be well organised and able to meet deadlines
• Be passionate in ensuring service users are at the heart of what we do

The Team Leader reports to the Services Manager and will be pivotal in developing, leading and delivering first-class services.

This position will require some evening and weekend work.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check

To apply, please go onto the GamCare website and complete an application form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Survey.

Please note we do not accept CVs.

GamCare is committed to processing your personal data fairly, lawfully and transparently in line with GDPR. For further information on GamCare’s recruitment privacy notice please refer to our website.

If you would like acknowledgement that your application has been received, please ensure the application is attached and put the following subject in your email:

Job application: <name of vacancy>

Please note that if the subject is not correct, you may not receive a confirmation.

For further information, please contact Candice Donn, (Head of Clinical Services)

Previous applicants need not apply

Closing date for applications is Monday 20 April at 9am. 

Interviews will be held via video conference

YMCA DOWNSLINK GROUP
 
Wellbeing & Therapeutic Services Manager
Brighton & Hove
Fixed Term Contract – 1-year Maternity Cover (with possible extension)
37 Hours per week
£40,000 per annum 

We are recruiting an operational lead for the provision of our innovative Primary Care Counselling and Wellbeing Services in Brighton & Hove. These services are delivered as a collaboration with Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust and Southdown Housing; and provide mental health support for young people aged 2-25.

Applicants must have experience in operational management. Experience of working children and young people is desirable. The Service Manager will lead on the operational day-to-day running of the service; including developing, implementing and reviewing operational systems. They will have responsibility for tracking and forecasting of demand, capacity and waiting list management in the following areas: client assessments and treatment, allocations, referrals, triage and waiting lists.

This is an exciting role, where you will be responsible for driving forwards project mobilisation, developing a range of counselling and wellbeing offers to meet the needs of children and young people up to the age of 25, and managing performance against contractual Local Quality Requirements.

It is important that service user’s feedback is embedded in the development and delivery of services and that we create opportunities for young people to participate in co-production opportunities. You will oversee the production of joint quarterly reports and any other monitoring information as required by commissioners, stakeholders, funders and other appropriately interested parties.

You will need a proven knowledge of relevant Local and National Government mental health strategies, substantial experience of managing children & young people’s services, and hold a relevant professional qualification

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 you are an applicant interested in this post and would like an informal discussion having read the job pack, please have a look at our vacancy on our website. We will not respond to agencies. 
 

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 3rd April 2020 at 9am

Interview date: To be confirmed

Please note that we do not accept CVs.
To apply, please download an Application Pack and an Application Form from YMCA DownsLink Group.

Women and Girls Network is a specialist therapeutic service leading in developing and delivering innovative and effective counselling services for women and girls who have experienced all forms of gender-based violence.

We aim to ensure that we are proactive in developing specialist services that meet the needs of all the women and girls who access our services. We seek Specialist Counsellors who will thrive in a multi-cultural feminist environment.

We are particularly keen to hear from applicants who have experience of working with one or more of the following:

• Women and girls from Black, Asian, Minority, Ethnic and Refuge (BAMER) communities - ensuring that issues related to diversity and identity are effectively understood and sensitively worked with. We are also particularly keen to hear from applicants who speak community languages (e.g. south Asian languages).
• Women and girls who have experienced harmful practices.
• Creative solutions in working with survivors of gender-based violence that are affected by problematic substance use and mental ill health. 

Applicants must be BACP or UKCP accredited (or eligible) and have experience of providing a range of counselling interventions for women who have experienced gender-based violence. The successful candidates will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the following: gender responsive approach, trauma focused, holistic therapeutic responses and multicultural competencies. Facilitating recovery and responding to a diverse client group with multiple cultural identities.

We will be offering a minimum of 14 hours a week which will be dependent on the skills set of the successful candidates.

These posts are based in various London locations.

WGN’s employee benefits include: 3% pension contribution, enhanced annual leave entitlement and an Employee Assistance Scheme. We also offer excellent training and development opportunities and successful candidates will receive regular individual supervision as well as an on-going CPD programme in a supportive multi-cultural feminist organisation.

Interviews will be held on: Thursday 16th April and Friday 17th April 2020

Candidates who are invited to interview will be required to provide original evidence of their counselling qualifications.

Successful candidates will be required to attend 5 days of WGN Induction training – dates to be confirmed.

All posts are subject to satisfactory references and Enhanced DBS Checks.

WGN is an equal opportunities employer. The above post is exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9 and Part 1

We are offering the opportunity for a qualified, dynamic and reflective children and young people's counsellor to join our experienced team who provide counselling to male and female; aged 5-17.

We would love to hear from qualified counsellors who have experience of working with under 18's and have the passsion and drive to work in this area. It is essential that you are a member of a professional body such as BACP, UKCP, BAPT. 

You will be based at our Head Office in Worcester. However, the ideal candidate must be able to travel to meet the needs of the service which may at times include working across a number of counties; Worcestershire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Herefordshire. 

If you feel that you have the committment, skills and experience to join our creative and hardworking team please follow the application process.

We are looking for an experienced and dynamic practitioner who is experienced in providing direct and dedicated therapeutic support to minority young women and girls (YWG) at risk and / or experiencing all forms of violence against women and girls (VAWG) and intersectional disadvantage.

The successful candidate will provide a wrap around, one to one therapeutic support, complimenting the interventions provided by the YWG’s Integrated Multiple Disadvantage Advocates.

You will provide long-term age-appropriate intensive support. You will work within a modal that consists of trauma focused, multi-modal interventions addressing the acute and chronic mental health needs of YWG. The objective of your therapeutic work will be to optimise YWG’s functionality, personal assets and resilience aimed at facilitating sustainable recovery.

This post is for 14 hours per week (part-time) and is based in West London (and includes travel across London).

This post is funded by the Mayors Office for Policing and Crime.

WGN’s employee benefits include: 3% pension contribution, generous annual leave entitlement and an Employee Assistance Scheme.

Interviews: Thursday 16th & Friday 17th April 2020

Successful candidates will be required to attend 5 days of WGN Induction training – dates to be confirmed.

This post is subject to satisfactory references, Enhanced DBS check and evidence of right to work in the UK.

WGN is an equal opportunities employer. The above post is exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1

To support people affected by brain injury and their carers to lead as independent, worry-free and fulfilled lives as possible.

To visit clients and/or carers at home to undertake initial assessment to establish the support required by each individual client and/or their carer

To carry out a review visit and periodical visits to clients and/or carers to establish they are obtaining the correct support

To assess clients and carers with their health and wellbeing 

To support clients and or carers to achieve their goals and regularly monitor their progress towards these goals as well as their level of general health and wellbeing

To encourage participation in any health and wellbeing programmes run by or known to Headway Hertfordshire

To work with clients on a one to one basis, within the boundaries of the service, to help them overcome their issues and concerns.

About the role

The Tutor Coordinator plays a key part within our core team, working alongside the Head of Recovery College, College Coordinator, and Administrator, to support the smooth running of the College. Central to this role is working closely with our pool of paid and volunteer tutors to support them in the co-production and co-delivery of a broad range of recovery-focused courses. There are real opportunities to shape this flagship project in response to the community, and to utilise your knowledge and skills to influence the future development of the College.

More specifically, the job entails:

• To hold responsibility for the recruitment, training and support of paid and volunteer college tutors, with support from the Head of College
• To oversee and drive the development of new courses; to support and provide guidance to tutors in order to supervise the co-production and co-facilitation of courses and workshops, bearing in mind needs within the local community
• To offer regular group supervision to tutors, and facilitate tutor meetings and team building
• To contribute to team initiatives to engage and involve stakeholders (service users, carers, volunteers, and professionals) in the Recovery College through meetings, events and communications
• To maintain professional relationships with tutors and students, respecting their views, autonomy and culture
• To work closely with the Recovery College Coordinator, provide any information or support required, including for course timetabling, prospectus, booking of tutors and venues
• To work closely with the college Quality Assurance Panel in undertaking the course approval process
• As part of the Recovery College Team, share responsibility for the storage, management and use of data relating to the Recovery College
• Carry out any administrative duties that are required to ensure the smooth and effective running of the Recovery College, including but not limited to processing tutor expenses and time sheets
• To ensure the college adheres to the core principles of adult learning in all courses, and maintains a peer support approach
• To promote the ethos of recovery, co-production and co-delivery for all courses, presentations and workshops
• To model the principles and practices of the Recovery College in all aspects of the work and throughout the partnership
• To work flexibly, including some evenings and weekends, covering colleagues’ absence, and occasionally standing in for tutors on course delivery.

Person Specification

We’re looking for someone who is skilled and experienced in managing volunteers and/or staff. An ability to think creatively and work within limited resources is a real asset, particularly in providing team support and in training design and delivery. An understanding of the mental health sector, paired with a real belief in and commitment to recovery is important, as we’re dedicated to providing empathic and strengths-based support to a student group that faces much adversity. Our ideal candidate will relish the opportunity to work in a unique and evolving project where their work can make a real impact.

Essential Requirements

• Experience of supervising or managing staff or volunteers
• Experience of designing and delivering or facilitating training in an educational or recovery based setting
• An understanding of the principles of recovery from mental illness and the barriers that people with mental health problems may face when attempting to access education
• Experience of public speaking and delivering presentations
• Excellent listening skills and communication skills (both written and verbal) with clear evidence of ability
• Ability to motivate and inspire others and translate learning into effective and committed practice
• Excellent time management skills with an ability to manage competing priorities and demands
• Awareness of and commitment to all aspects of anti-discriminatory practice
• Willingness to undertake professional qualifications if required
• Proficient in the use of IT including Microsoft Office

Desirable Requirements

• Hold a recognised education or training qualification
• Professional mental health qualification or experience of working in a mental health setting
• Experience of representing an organisation to a range of external audiences
• Knowledge of Peer Support and co-production in mental health and ability to apply this throughout your work
• Experience or understanding of mental health issues

Other Information

• Any offer of employment is subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service.
• This post will be on a 4 weeks notice period.
• Willing to undertake evening and weekend work when required
• Willing to undertake regular travel within the county and occasionally elsewhere in the UK
• There is a probation period of six months for new employees, during which time your employment will be monitored. Your employment will be subject to you completing your probationary period to the satisfaction of RESTORE.

This job description may change over time, subject to discussion with the post holder, and in line with the expectation of funders and the strategy for the organisation agreed by the Board of Trustees.

About Restore and The Recovery College
 

Restore is a respected and established mental health charity, set in the heart of a vibrant and diverse county. Restore is part of the Oxfordshire Mental Health Partnership, a partnership that formally brings together six local mental health organisations: Oxford Health Foundation NHS Trust, Connections Support, Elmore Community Services, Oxfordshire MIND, Response and Restore. The partnership is committed to better integrating services across the county in order to make it easier for people to get the best mental health support possible.

The Oxfordshire Recovery College was established by these 6 partners (with Restore being the lead partner) in 2015 and has been growing and thriving ever since. We offer a range of courses and workshops about mental health and wellbeing for adults across Oxfordshire. Our courses range in theme from understanding diagnoses, such as depression or psychosis, to using creative writing or art in recovery. Our courses are attended by service users, their family, friends or carers, and mental health professionals, with everyone learning together. We believe that an educational approach to recovery from mental health issues gives  our students  hope, a sense of control and the opportunity to better manage their own mental health. All of our courses are co-produced and co-delivered, drawing on both professional expertise and lived experience in equal measure.

Our co-produced mission statement is: Through learning together, we support each other to grow in hope and confidence and develop skills to better manage our own mental health.

Why work for us?

As an employee of Restore, you can expect a range of fantastic benefits and opportunities to both support you and enable you to develop both personally and professionally. These include:

• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which can provide short term counselling, and up to six sessions of relevant physical therapy.
• An individual training budget which, in agreement with your line manager, you can allocate to relevant training and development opportunities, from both within the partnership, and externally.
• A great pension scheme that provides 3% matched to your own contributions.
• A travel loan to buy any bus or train season tickets in advance
• An eye care scheme which contributes funds towards spectacles for DSE use
• Access to our Cycle to Work Scheme which enables you to save up to 47% off the retail price of bikes and accessories.
• 33 days annual leave, inclusive of bank holidays (pro rata), and the option to take an unpaid sabbatical after 5 years of service with us.

Fixed Term Contract

HMP Parc with occasional Travel

Ref Code: RCP-202

About St Giles

A well-established charity that helps ex-offenders and disadvantaged people to move their lives forward, St. Giles offers support to help people overcome any issues that might be holding them back and to prevent the likelihood of them reoffending on release.

This role is an integral part of a Cabinet Office-funded project that will be providing a Through the Gates service that aims to reduce reoffending. It will see our successful candidates working within the delivery team alongside Peer Advisors to provide a comprehensive resettlement planning service to prisoners within a custodial setting.

About this vital role

As a Caseworker, you will review resettlement plans at agreed stages of a prisoner’s sentence and provide information and assistance based on identified needs or make referrals to the appropriate services. They will also lead on the delivery and coordination of resettlement plan interventions for service users in co-operation with prison staff, Peer Advisors, and Case Managers.

You will provide a comprehensive and holistic assessment, advice, referral and support service to men in custody, exploring innovative and effective methods of casework, plus offer casework support and supervision and regular coaching and resettlement courses to the Peer Advisors.

To succeed, you must have:

• An understanding of the issues facing individuals with complex needs, whilst in prison and on release
• A sound awareness of the support options for this client group in areas such as family and relationships, health, victims of DV, education, training and employment, plus finance, benefit and debt
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills
• First-class communication skills, particularly listening skills
• Calm, flexible and adaptable, you must have strong time management, organisational and IT skills
• Sympathy with the aims and ethos of St Giles as an organisation

Any appointment is subject to security clearance from the Prison Service.

In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, season ticket loan and much more.

Closing date: 11pm, 6th April 2020. Interviews: 14th 15th April 2020.