JOB PROFILE

Job Title: Recovery Coach
Department: Housing
Location: Kingsland Hub
Reporting to: Recovery Lead

INTRODUCTION
PBHA is a housing association with charitable aims that creates positive change in people’s lives. As well as homes and support, we empower people to learn, access work and discover their creative talents. Based mainly in Hackney and Islington, we work with people who are homeless, have mental ill health, learning difficulties and multiple needs. Our work enables people to move on and lead independent lives.
We are committed to mutual support, participation and personal development for both staff and service users.

We are a Disability confident committed employer and we particularly welcome applications from men and people aged over 50.

Putting the role in context

In this job support will be made available for the post holder to get relevant training and development to help progress their knowledge and skills. Where appropriate this will include registering for NVQ level 3 in Care and Support. Recovery Assistants work in our housing related support team, reporting to the Recovery Lead. The post holder will work closely with other departments in PBHA to ensure a wraparound recovery focused service for tenants. They will outreach to tenants’ homes and tenants will also visit them in PBHA’s community hubs.

Aims of the Post

-Recovery Coach hold an individual caseload, inspiring and challenging tenants to focus on developing their strengths, via a brief housing related support intervention
-They work alongside Recovery Coaches, providing additional support to tenants on their caseloads when needed.
-They hold an individual caseload of clients requiring lower levels of support.
-They provide direct personal and practical skills development interventions to and with tenants with complex needs including mental ill health and substance use needs.
-They support tenants and clients to access appropriate statutory and voluntary services as well as internal services available to tenants and clients within PBHA.
-They work in conjunction with the housing team to support tenants and to ensure positive move on and avoid placement breakdown.

Specific Responsibilities
a. Support to build recovery capital
-Help tenants to identify internal and external resources necessary for an individual to achieve and maintain recovery.
-Provide time limited support interventions on a 1-1 and group basis, focusing on supporting tenants to recognise and develop their personal assets and to accommodate their difficulties via re-enablement and skills development activities, including crisis prevention.
-To provide training and group work, offering a range of appropriate groups, e.g. nutrition training, assertiveness skills, confidence building, mindfulness, stress management (following appropriate training).
-Support tenants to develop and sustain support networks within their community, including to access specialist support services where needed.
-Helping them maintain and develop their skill base, (re)gain general IT skills, including providing particular support with CV writing, online applications, shopping online etc.
-Support tenants to connect with others who have experienced emotional challenges.
-Help tenants identify what they can contribute to PBHA and the wider community support them to be more active members of their community, with a particular focus on volunteering and peer support
-To offer support and encouragement to tenants to participate and get involved in the running of PBHA.
-Collaborate with other PBHA services including those in Adult Learning, Employability and Enterprises to support tenants to access wider PBHA support programmes or placement programmes, especially during initial stages.

b. Safeguarding and Support
-Under the guidance of Recovery Coaches, ensure that tenant move on plans are developed at the outset of their placement and that progress is reviewed on a regular basis. Provide guidance on re-housing options.
-Ensure that individual support plans and assessments are evaluated, reviewed with tenants on a regular basis and in response to changes in circumstances. Ensure that both needs and assets are identified through the assessment and review process, ensuring that any problems are addressed at an early stage and that necessary measures are put in place to prevent placement failures.
-Ensure that support is focused on coaching tenants to achieve personal goals and deliver 1-1 support in a way that maximises tenants’ opportunities to practice self-management skills.
-Provide support interventions levels of intensity and frequency dependent on where on journey tenant is. Work as part of a team with support colleague and others to manage pathway.
-Create an environment of positive change in interactions with tenants, utilising opportunities to reinforce motivation.
-Ensure that challenges and problems, with clients and other stakeholders, are identified and addressed at the earliest possible stage and to ensure that the support manager is made aware of possible risks.
-To comply at all times with the Safeguarding policy and procedure.
-To create and maintain positive working links with referring agencies and those which PBHA works in partnership with in order to ensure that clients receive an effective, safe and comprehensive service that supports the development of their personal assets and addresses presenting needs. To have a holistic approach in providing comprehensive services to clients, including working with other colleagues to ensure all client needs are met.
-Where applicable, to support clients to manage a personal budget and to broker the provision of services that support the development of personal assets for clients.
-To ensure clients receive key-working on a needs basis which includes supporting clients to develop their personal assets in order to achieve wellbeing, financial capability, and manage risk. Effectively use the client database to ensure real time information informs all teams across PBHA.

-Supporting tenants with money management including:

-Assisting with income maximization using various sources.
-Providing comprehensive benefits guidance to tenants
• Assisting with making claims and the provision of information, where repeated intervention is required, including some degree of non-specialist advocacy
• Completing benefit claims and pursuing these until in payment
-Liaising with benefits agencies, local authorities, housing providers
-Train tenants on techniques to maximise and appropriately budget their income.

c. Tenancy Sustainment
-Support new tenants to move in, and for transfers of existing tenants, offering support with furniture options.
-Work closely with the Housing Team to provide an effective tenancy sustainment service.
-Support and facilitate tenants where necessary on payment methods available, upholding obligations for rent payments under their tenancy.
-Support tenants in arrears to maintain arrears agreements in order to keep their tenancy.
-Support tenants to arrange meetings with Housing Officers and offer support if required regarding any queries they may have concerning their tenancy or housing accommodation, or put in touch with appropriate advocate.
-Support tenants in dealing with complaints, neighbour disputes, nuisance and harassment, using self-management and mediation based approaches.
-Work with the housing management team to find solutions to tenancy sustainment issues.
-Plan with tenants for their move on, liaising with other PBHA departments such as the Property and Allocations teams to minimise void periods and maximise the time the properties are housing homeless people.
-Support on tenancy rights and responsibilities, re-enforcing tenure obligations at appropriate intervals.
-Monitoring the condition and cleanliness of properties and working with tenants, in a practical way, to enable them to carry out their responsibilities.
-Carry out regular building and health and safety inspections, helping tenants to report repairs.
-Take pride in PBHA’s property and assets, and encourage tenants to do so.

Take on specific responsibilities on behalf of the team
-Perform any other reasonable additional duties at the request of the line manager.
-Provide a housing reception service at the office.
-Involvement in the selection and induction of new workers and volunteers.
-Taking part in planning the team’s work and delivering the annual plan
-Ensuring that proper records are kept and information is passed to other team members as necessary. Effectively use the client database to ensure real time information informs all teams across PBHA.
-To ensure that PBHA’s computerised and manual systems are accurately updated specifically in relation to contact with tenants and service users.
-Support tenants in arrears to maintain arrears Support tenants in arrears to maintain arrears To meet required standards and contract compliance of supporting people and any other commissioning body where PBHA delivers a service.
-Participating in a rota to provide cover for our out of hours telephone service for tenants and dealing with emergencies and problems that arise. This is done from home. A mobile phone is provided. The rota is additional to the standard working week.

General responsibilities of all staff:
All staff are expected to;
-Provide cover for other members of the team where necessary.
-Work flexibly and cooperatively as part of a team and with other teams.
-Be involved in the selection and training of new staff and volunteers.
-Participate in staff training and development activities, staff supervision, appraisals and all relevant meetings.
-Ensure the observation of all of PBHA's policies and practices, including those relating to equal opportunity, confidentiality, health and safety, financial control, standing orders, recruitment, supervision, appraisals, sickness and discipline.
-Plan and organise own work with a minimum of day to day supervision
-Have specific individual responsibilities but the person appointed will be expected to use her or his initiative in organising and prioritising work, within criteria set by the line manager.

General Information
Please note that:
-Post holder must be prepared to see their duties change as the needs of the organization and its tenants change and develop.
-All spaces in PBHA are non-smoking except for specific designated areas.
-Take pride in PBHA’s property and assets, and encourage tenants to do so.
Access Information
The post is based at the Kingsland Hub site has one level and is accessible to wheelchair users.
Accountability
The post holder is accountable to the Recovery Lead.

Main Conditions of Service
This is a full time position. The post is for 37.5 hours per week, 5 days per week, Monday – Friday, 7.5 hours per day. Duties will occasionally be carried out over evenings, weekends or public holidays. Overtime is not paid but time off in lieu is given. The post holder is required to take part in the out of hours duty rota which is paid in addition to the salary.
Annual leave entitlement is 26 days per year plus normal bank holidays (pro rata for part time posts). This will rise after each completed year of service to a maximum of 30 days.
Salaries and expenses are guided, but not bound, by the Local Authority NJC scales and are revised each year. The salary for this post will be in the range of ££24, 054 - £25, 833 Grade 3.
Post holders will be eligible for membership of the organisation's contributory pension scheme.
In common with all posts at PBHA, confirmation of appointment is subject to a probationary period (6 months).
PBHA is committed to equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice.
ROLE REQUIREMENTS

Although we are keeping direct experience/knowledge requirements to a minimum, we do need you to use the application form or covering letter to demonstrate your capabilities, in relation to each point listed under essential requirements in the role requirements. Where relevant use your answers to illustrate how your competences have helped you achieve positive results.
The minimum experience required for the post is:
Assessed by*
A, I • To have worked in a paid or voluntary capacity with at least one of the following groups: people who have mental ill health; learning difficulties; people who have been homeless and rootless; or people who have alcohol-related problems. To have an understanding of the particular wellbeing needs of minority ethnic groups.
A, I
I • Good computer literacy including the ability to use Windows applications and word processing and database packages. This also includes the ability to use the internet and to draft and send e-mails.
• Experience of focusing on individuals’ strengths and of learning from mistakes.

A, I • Experience of working in an outcomes focused way

The competencies required for the post are the ability to:
Assessed by*
A,I -Can positively contribute and take initiative; good negotiation skills
A, I -To be positive, resourceful, and resilient when working in challenging environment
I -Able to constructively challenge and lead positive change- including with assumed constraints and the abilities of people with ongoing mental health needs.
I -Promotes positive risk taking and supporting people to find their own solutions to engrained challenges.
A, I-Understanding and ability to manage boundaries effectively, including awareness of limits of own competence, role and responsibilities.

A, I -Good verbal, written & positive interpersonal communication skills, ensuring that stakeholders are treated with respect and dignity and are not judged.
A, I -Good verbal, written & positive interpersonal communication skills, ensuring that stakeholders are treated with respect and dignity and are not judged.
I -Ability to use appreciative inquiry and positive framing and communication to support people to develop achievable goals.
A -Engage tenants, building a rapport with the individual so that he/she can recognise his/her ambitions.

A,I- Plan a strategy that supports clients to identify their move on goals, and develop plans towards achieving them in a limited period of time
A,I -Effectively support PBHA’s tenants to progress to more independent accommodation work through the acquisition of skills, confidence and supportive relationships
A,I

I-Establish productive partnerships with a range of key stakeholders, internal and external to ensure that project targets are met
-Be able to outreach to tenants’ homes, and cover an out of hours duty rota which may very occasionally require you to attend work out of hours
A,I-Organise work effectively by prioritising, planning and excellent time management
I-Meet demanding targets in a difficult climate
A,I-Be a self-starter, demonstrating initiative and a pro-active approach to meeting goals and targets
A,I-Use IT effectively to prepare reports, marketing materials etc.

It is desirable that the candidate will have:
Assessed by*
A, I-Ability to make engaging presentations in public.
A,I-An understanding of peer support and the value of lived experience.

The successful candidate will need to be committed to:
Assessed by*
A-Improving quality and raising standards of service.
A, I-Enabling participants in the project to take control of their own lives and become involved in the overall running of the project.
A-PBHA’s Diversity and Equal Opportunities policy
-Co-operative team working.

The successful candidate will
-Have the flexibility to accommodate work responsibilities that occasionally extend beyond normal working hours at short notice.
Assessed by*
A Assessed through Application Form or CV and Supporting Statement
I Assessed through Interview
T Assessed through Assessment

Recruiting 2 Specialist Mental Health Recovery Workers to join our Mental Health service in Haringey!

£22,000 per annum, plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more.

This role is 40 hours per week on a shift-work basis which includes weekends and sleep-ins.

Look Ahead Provide 3 Recovery Houses, 24 hour/7 days a week, for those with mental health issues living in Barnet, Enfield and Haringey (BEH). The service offers various interventions and treatments within the acute care pathway, working with clinical teams in BEH to maintain and improve quality of life. The service is based on customers' needs and will only provide short-term accommodation of up to 14 days to those who do not require inpatient admissions. The successful applicant will be based at Fortis Green (Haringey Recovery House)

Job Overview:

As a Specialist Mental Health Recovery Worker you will require either an extra dimension of experience or a higher qualification level as determined relevant for the particular post.

You will:

- Understand the concept of Recovery and apply those principals to develop an environment and service that enhances recovery
- Put the service-user at the centre of their support and promote optimism and hope for their increased independence
- Provide intensive support (both practical and emotional) to people undergoing a period of mental health related crisis
- Act as a positive influence on service-users encouraging responsible behaviour and self reliance to people residing in the Service
- Support people in a way that maximises their self-sufficiency and enables them to live independently upon discharge from the service

Key Responsibilities:

- To carry out holistic assessments and devise appropriate recovery focused support plans, and comprehensive risk assessments in full consultation with service-users, their families/carers and other agencies
- To liaise with the CRHTT and work collaboratively to ensure that full information is given to enable a robust assessment of service-users
- To ensure recovery focused support plans are reviewed, evaluated and amended in accordance with changing needs, presenting risks and individual preferences in order to promote recovery with an attitude of 'positive risk taking'
- Undertake key working responsibilities for a caseload assigned by the Team Leader / Manager
- To provide recovery focused support to achieve personal goals/aspirations in partnership with service-users, family members and statutory agencies. To work with service-users on a one to one basis to achieve positive outcomes within a given service timeframe
- Create support/ action plans for providing appropriate services based on the assessment and reflecting the services and resources available
- Provide structured support and guidance to other front line staff in their area of expertise, building capacity and skills within the team, and contribute to the relevant internal specialist forum
- Fully liaise with Mental Health professionals, including the CRHTT maintaining excellent relationships with them
- Develop and maintain links with key agencies and service providers in the local community
- Demonstrate a commitment to the empowerment of service-users and a strong interest in co production and promoting people's rights
- Knowledge and practical experience of using person centred tools to support recovery and development of service-users
- Providing support with daily living activities, including practical assistance where skills are not yet developed, to ensure that service-users enjoy a high quality of accommodation
- To lead groups and activities - offering a range of appropriate therapeutic and recovery focused interactions and activities
- Empower service-users to ensure they receive the service and benefits they are entitled to.
- Undertake administrative work and keep accurate and comprehensive service-user records to professional standards
- To adhere to Look Ahead's Policies and Procedures
- To engage in learning and development activity to increase knowledge and skills
- To advocate assertively to statutory and voluntary agencies to ensure that service-users needs are met
- To maintain good relationships with all involved professionals and agencies
- To maintain good liaison with the service-users' immediate community and family
- To build up and maintain contact with a full range of community workers
- Work collaboratively with the Resettlement Worker to plan for move on and discharge from the point of the support commencing
- To attend and participate in weekly staff meetings, meetings with other professionals and in supervision and training as required
- To stay up to date with regard to development and research in the mental health field, in housing support and in welfare benefits
- To treat all information - both verbal and written - in accordance with Look Ahead's policy on confidentiality
- To exercise responsibilities under the current Health & Safety legislation and Equal Opportunities Policy as laid down or amended by Look Ahead Housing Association
- To act at all times in accordance with the aims, philosophy and practice of the project
- To undertake any other duties consistent with the basic objectives and duties of this post

For more information or to apply please visit our website.

This is a great opportunity to join Branches Hostel. Why?  Because we are developing the range of services we provide to former rough sleepers and homeless people.  As a result, we are looking to recruit an exceptional person to join our Support and Resettlement Team.

We have a 27-bed hostel providing short-stay accommodation for people with multiple complex support needs including mental health and substance misuse. The candidate appointed will bring first rate communication skills, and a thorough knowledge of the specific support needs of former rough sleepers and homeless people. 

If you are interested, have a read through our recruitment pack. You’ll find all the information you need in there to decide whether this is the organisation for you and whether you have what we are looking for.

We look forward to talking to you about the role you can play in our future.

Closing date – Tuesday 24th March by 5pm.

Interviews – Tuesday 31st March and Wednesday, 1st April.

Recruiting a Team Leader/Support Worker (10 Month-Maternity cover) to join our Mental Health Service in Slough!

GBP 23,166 per annum, 40 hours per week plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more.

Hope House provides support for 16 customers overall, we have two sites Hope House (10 bed supported housing) Doddsfield Rd (6 flats independent living with floating support).
Hope House - Support hours 24 hours 7 days per week (with sleep-ins)
Doddsfield Rd - Floating support (during working hours)

Job Overview:

We are recruiting a Team Leader/Support Worker (Maternity Cover - 10 Months) to work with supporting staff/customers.

We are a small team; a lot can be learned based on structure in place. Team Leader will work closely with Contract Manager, supporting with customers assessment, day to day running of the team and other operational expectations within a Team Leader Role. We work closely with Slough Community Mental Health Team (SCMHT) we also have a designated Occupational Therapist working along side supporting staff. Customers also attend Hope College which is facilitated via Slough Mental Health Team as part of their recovery process needed in preparation into independent living.

This is a great opportunity for a Support Worker or Senior Support Worker wanting to gain exceptional experience within the mental health field, based on the solid working relationship with (SCMHT). We have since implemented training directly from SCMHT to support staff with understanding Mental Health diagnosis and Managing Crisis with our customers in-house.

Key Responsibilities:

- Undertake key-working responsibilities for a caseload assigned by the Team Leader/Manager
- Undertake initial and continuous assessment of needs and potential risks and agree levels of support and actions
- Create support/action plans for providing appropriate services based on the assessment and reflecting the services and resources available
- Support customers to undertake all domestic tasks wherever possible, including practical assistance where they have not yet developed the skills, to ensure customers enjoy a high quality of accommodation
- Develop and maintain links with all key agencies and service providers in the local community
- Empower customers to ensure they receive the service and benefits they are entitled to
- Undertake all administrative work and keep accurate and comprehensive tenant/customer records to professional standards
- Encourage and enable tenants to pay their rent and to ensure that rent accounts are managed effectively in conjunction with the Housing Management team
- Ensure that referrals are chased proactively so that properties which can be used to house those in need are filled as efficiently as possible
- Adhere to Look Ahead's Policies and Procedures
- Engage in learning and development activity to increase knowledge and skills
- Undertake any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as may be reasonably assigned

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

Person Specification:

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

Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

Essential:

- Up to NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent or experience in the social care/charity sector

Desirable:

- Experience working in mental health

Please note that we have the right to close any vacancy before the advertised closing date if we have received a high number of applications.

If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.

Benefits: 30 days’ annual leave plus pension (pro rata).

This role is part time (21 hours) until August 2021.

Are you looking for a rewarding role working in the community with vulnerable families within a growing charity?

About the role

As our Project Worker for our Kinship Active programme, you’ll be working with kinship families to provide a supportive environment to help kinship families get more active together. You’ll work with local providers to offer free or low-cost local activities and a peer support network.

You’ll work with kinship families to provide information, signposting and tailored support alongside a range of intergenerational physical activities designed to increase participation and improve physical, cognitive and social health. The programme was launched last year in Middlesbrough and Redcar & Cleveland with funding from Sport England.

What we’re looking for

Our kinship carers are at the heart of what we do, so you’ll be absolutely committed to the work of Grandparents Plus and passionate about making a difference to the lives of vulnerable families.

You’ll have the interpersonal and communication skills to inspire and motivate kinship families to increase the frequency and intensity of their physical activity, within a supportive framework. You’ll have experience of working with vulnerable families, including adults or children with disabilities or long-term health conditions. You’ll be able to perform the role sensitively and creatively and work collaboratively with partner agencies across Middlesbrough. You’ll be committed to empowering carers through peer-to-peer support and social action, so will also have strong volunteer recruitment, motivation and management skills.

You’ll be a doer with a positive attitude. The nature of our work means that things can change quickly, so you’ll need to be able to problem solve and keep a cool head.

This role will be what you make it and we’re looking for someone to seize this opportunity.

About Grandparents Plus

Kinship care begins in crisis. A child whose parents are unable to care for them. It’s frightening, painful, confusing. For the child, it can feel like their world is ending.

Instinctively, a loved one steps in – a grandparent, brother, sister, aunt, uncle or family friend. They are now a kinship carer, bringing up the children they love. There’s no chance to prepare. Plans are pushed aside. Relationships, jobs and savings are sacrificed.

It’s life changing and challenging raising children who’ve been hurt or neglected, but kinship carers do it without a thought for themselves because they put the children first.

And it’s a fight to get support. Kinship families raising over 200,000 children are on the brink of going under because there’s no recognition or support. They feel invisible. They are desperate.

At Grandparents Plus, we know how hard life can be for kinship carers. But we’ve seen the amazing things they’re capable of with someone by their side. With the right support, children raised in kinship families flourish.

That’s why we support, connect and campaign. To keep kinship families stronger by keeping them together.

Why work for us?

At Grandparents Plus, we are passionate about improving the lives of kinship carers and the children they raise. They deserve to be recognised, valued and properly supported so that the children they are raising have the best possible start in life.

It’s a fast-paced environment, with plenty of opportunity to put your ideas into practice to positively change the lives of vulnerable families. You will be joining the charity at an exciting time as we embark on a new phase of development - growing commissioned services, reaching more people who need us with advice and support, developing innovative digital services and diversifying our fundraising. Working with us, you’ll see your efforts pay off as we fight for a better future for kinship care families.

We’re a friendly team, passionate about doing good better. If that sounds like you, why don’t you join us?

To apply, please send a CV (no more than 2 pages) with a covering letter (no more than 2 pages) to show how you meet the criteria set out in the person specification and why you want the role.

At Connection Support we are passionate about the professional and quality services that we provide. At the heart of what we do are the exceptional team of support workers, team managers, administrative support and volunteers, and we are currently looking for new people to join our team.

This service supports those who are long-term rough sleeping, who are not engaging with, or who have been serially excluded from, available services. These clients often need support to engage with other services and explore housing options to help break free from a life on the streets and move into suitable accommodation.

Our Mental Health Outreach Worker will take an assertive approach to meet clients with serious and enduring mental health difficulties through street work, assessing how best to support them and encouraging engagement including signposting and attending appointments with primary and secondary Mental Health services in Buckinghamshire.

The aim is to help them regain choice and responsibility for their lives.

Use of a vehicle is essential

Promoting equal opportunities and celebrating diversity.

“This organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults with care and support needs and expects all staff and volunteers* to share this commitment”*

Do you believe everyone should have a place to call home and the chance to lead a fulfilling life?  Do you have the commitment and resilience needed, to work with some of the most vulnerable people in our communities?

SHP (Single Homeless Project) is one of London’s leading homelessness prevention charities and a dynamic and growing organisation changing 8,000 lives every year across London - from supporting people in crisis, to helping them take the final steps towards independence and employment.

We are seeking additional staff to join the experienced and committed teams within our Complex Needs Services, located in the boroughs of Camden, Islington and Lewisham. You will be in a specialist role designed to work with people with complex support needs relating to combined issues; such as mental ill health, multiple physical health needs, poly-substance use and offending behaviour.

As a Project/Support Worker in our Complex Needs service, your role will be to provide support to clients with complex needs to enable them to understand their related needs and to manage these effectively.  You will hold a small caseload of clients and be responsible for completing comprehensive needs and risk assessments with them, to identify their short-term objectives.  You will also support clients to develop their living skills, develop and manage relationships, build social networks and to access various services.

To be successful, you will have previous experience of working with rough sleepers, and / or people with complex mental health and alcohol or substance use support needs. You will also have an understanding of working with people using person-centred approaches and working collaboratively within a harm minimisation and recovery framework.

The ability to manage a caseload and deliver positive outcomes utilising your knowledge of the health and social care sector is also needed. As is, a flexible and creative approach to working with a sometimes hard to engage client group. 

Flexibility is required, as you will be working a rota inclusive of early shifts, late shifts, weekends and bank holidays.

Closing date: 20th April 2020 (at Midnight)

Interview dates: w/c 27th April & 4th May 2020

This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed for the successful applicant. 

Our attractive benefits package includes:

• A salary increase after successfully completing six months.
• A 37.5 hour working week including flexible working hours (core hours are 10am – 4pm) in non-accommodation services
• 25 days annual leave, increasing annually to the maximum 30 days (plus paid Bank Holidays),
• A contributory pension scheme: SHP will contribute the equivalent of 5% of your annual salary
• Staff Health Cash Plan and discounts scheme
• Comprehensive and integrated training programme designed specifically to develop the skills and knowledge involved in our work

SHP is actively committed to equal opportunities and the promotion of diversity and inclusion, in all of our services and workplaces.  We are also Disability Confident Committed, a Stonewall Diversity Champion and IIP accredited.  In the London Homelessness Awards 2019 one of our Projects was commended for their work.

Your own experience of managing mental health problems and recovery means that you’re good at engaging with, and supporting, others who are experiencing similar difficulties. All you need is the perfect environment to put your skills to great use. Welcome to Richmond Fellowship as a Peer Support Worker.

Right now, we are looking for a Peer Support Worker to join our team based in North Shields.  Day-to-day, you will encourage service users, including those hard to reach, with complex needs to engage with the Liaison and Diversion Service as well as other agencies. You will provide engagement, emotional and other support and advocacy and you may also assist in recruiting and overseeing volunteers. The role will involve supporting people to navigate through the Criminal Justice System, to access support for mental health needs as well as other vulnerabilities including substance misuse, (alcohol and drugs), homelessness, intellectual disabilities and behaviours that challenge.

To succeed, you’ll need a good understanding of the recovery and personalisation agenda and the principles and practice on which mental health services are run. Lived experience of the criminal justice system is also essential to this role. You must have a proven ability to consult, liaise and work collaboratively with a team of colleagues and a wide range of external organisations and a flexible approach to working hours. You will be well-organised and self-motivated; good problem-solving and decision-making skills are essential, as is an innate ability to cope with personal stress.

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

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

We are looking to recruit highly motivated and committed people to join our high performing, friendly and supportive housing support teams, who pride themselves on the difference they make to our clients lives daily. 

SHP (Single Homeless Project) is one of London’s leading homelessness prevention charities and a dynamic and growing organisation changing 8,000 lives every year across London- from supporting people in crisis, to helping them take the final steps towards independence and employment.

In October 2018 we entered a brand-new partnership with MTC Novo and the National Probation Service, (NPS) to deliver a pan London housing support service.  With our staff co-located in probation offices, we have been providing a high-quality housing advice and access service across the entire NPS London Division.  We also work in close partnership with probation to support medium to high risk offenders to either sustain their current accommodation or secure new housing as needed. 

As a Housing Advice Worker, you will be joining our team, to deliver housing advice and guidance to medium-to-high support clients. Working with clients in your local boroughs you will produce comprehensive and high-quality assessments on the clients support needs; particularly their housing, employment and financial needs and accordingly follow the most suitable pathway for them. 

 To be successful for this post, you will need to have:

• An understanding of working in supported housing or floating support services, with a demonstrable knowledge of Housing and other related Legislation
• Experience of managing complex and difficult situations in relation to vulnerable people/client group(s).
• Ability to liaise effectively with a range of service providers or agencies in order to establish or improve services for clients.
• An understanding of the principles underlying a quality service and customer focused
• Ability to be self-motivating, work under pressure, and manage and prioritise time effectively.

Housing Advice Workers are based in Probation offices all over the London boroughs, the current vacant posts will be located at: 1x Lambeth and Wandsworth and 1x Merton, Richmond and Kingston.You will be located between a maximum of two offices and work closely with Probation staff.

Closing date for applications:ongoing recruitment

First round of interviews to be held on: 16th April 2020

This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed for the successful applicant. 

SHP is actively committed to equal opportunities and the promotion of diversity and inclusion, in all of our services and workplaces.  We are also Disability Confident Committed, a Stonewall Diversity Champion and IIP accredited.  In the London Homelessness Awards 2019 one of our Projects has been commended for their work. 

Do you believe everyone should have a place to call home and the chance to lead a fulfilling life?

SHP (Single Homeless Project) is one of London’s leading homelessness prevention charities and a dynamic and growing organisation changing 8,000 lives every year across London - from supporting people in crisis, to helping them take the final steps towards independence and employment.

We need people who want to work waking nights to provide cover in our Young Peoples Accommodation Services in North London.  Do you have what it takes to join our team?  Our waking night staff provide an overnight  point of contact for our young people, you must have some experience of working with ages 16 plus and Young Persons and ideally in a residential setting. 

Our shifts include weekends and bank holidays.

We are looking for candidates who:

• Have a genuine passion for working with people.
• Are looking for night working hours. 
• Can manage the sometimes complex behaviours our clients may present with and can adapt to fit with those varying needs. 
• Can fit in with teams.
• Have a flexible, resilient, thoughtful and committed approach to their work. 
• You must be self motivating and energetic & reliable.

We offer the chance to gain valuable experience working as part of a dynamic service staffed by experienced, enthusiastic and committed individuals.

If you like the sound of this we would love to hear from you.

This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed for the successful applicant.

Closing date for applications: 13th April 2020 @ midnight

Interviews to be held:  20th April 2020 (subject to change)

Our attractive benefits package includes:

• A salary increase after successfully completing six months.
• A 37.5 hour working week including flexible working hours (core hours are 10am – 4pm) in non-accommodation services
• 25 days annual leave, increasing annually to the maximum 30 days (plus paid Bank Holidays),
• A contributory pension scheme: SHP will contribute the equivalent of 5% of your annual salary
• Staff Health Cash Plan and discounts scheme
• Comprehensive and integrated training programme designed specifically to develop the skills and knowledge involved in our work

SHP is actively committed to equal opportunities and the promotion of diversity and inclusion, in all of our services and workplaces.  We are also Disability Confident Committed, a Stonewall Diversity Champion and IIP accredited.  In the London Homelessness Awards 2019 one of our Projects was commended for their work.

Job title: Casual Registered Nurse – Galanos House

Location: Southam

Directorate: Operations

Contract: Casual hours

Salary: £18.36 per hour

About The Royal British Legion

The Legion is at the heart of a national network that supports our Armed Forces community through thick and thin – ensuring their unique contribution is never forgotten. We’ve been here since 1921 and we’ll be here as long as they need us.

The Legion Needs You

During the COVID-19 outbreak the safety and well-being of the elderly and most vulnerable in our community, including our veteran population, is our highest priority. The Legion is in need of Registered Nurses to ensure we can withstand the challenges resulting from Coronavirus.

As a Registered Nurse, based at Galanos House, Southam you will promote through the care team, a stimulating and caring environment by exhibiting high standards of professional practice, to enhance the physical, emotional, social, intellectual and spiritual needs of our residents during this crisis.

You will have demonstrable clinical experience relevant to the sector within a care home or similar environment. Awareness of Health and Safety regulations is essential. Overall, we'll provide you with our outstanding training, and all we ask from you is flexibility and a willingness to learn. If you're kind and compassionate we think you'll fit in perfectly.

We welcome applications from Nurse’s who have signed up to the COVID-19 Temporary Register.

Please note this role is based at our Care Home which is located at Galanos House, Banbury Road, Southam, Warwickshire, CV47 2BL

How to Apply

Anyone interested in any this casual role is encouraged to apply online

Closing date for this role is: 12th April 2020.

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 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

Deputy Manager – Oxford (City Patch)

Response has been successfully providing housing and support in the community for adults with mental health needs for over 40 years.

• £25,957 - £28,841 per annum (depending on experience)
• Permanent, 37 hours per week
• 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• £100 towards gym membership of your choice
• £500 refer a friend bonus
• Free Employee Assistance Programme
• Excellent Induction and Training
• Free flu jabs

We are looking for Deputy Manager who has excellent leadership skills to work in one of our projects in Oxford (City Patch). You will be supporting individuals with severe and enduring mental health needs to live their lives in a positive way, and assist them to improve their physical and mental well-being and promote and encourage as much independence as possible. To do this you will attend and facilitate professional meetings when needed to ensure a cohesive and shared approach is being adopted by all agencies involved in supporting our residents. You will also provide day to day line management and supervision to a small team of support staff, in partnership with the Area Manager.

The ideal candidate for this position will have a track record of working with service users in the Mental Health or similar field and will ideally have previous experience with your own client caseload. You will have experience of working to safeguard and protect vulnerable residents/potential residents and manage crisis situations. This may involve raising safeguarding alerts and organising and attending multidisciplinary meetings. You will be expected to ensure; where possible, that family and friends are fully involved in the creation of bespoke support plans that guide the recovery of residents

Experience within a care or mental health setting is desirable, qualifications are advantageous, however, we have a Learning & Development team who will support you and your personal development and work to progress your career with us!

Above all, we are looking for people that share our values below and want to make a real difference to people’s lives:

Caring – Our residents are the heart and soul of all that we do, we provide person-centred care that enables residents to live a life worth living. We believe that differences should be celebrated, and each resident’s uniqueness enhances not only our community, but also the support we provide.

Safe – Honest and open relationships help to make all of our residents feel safe, and we provide a safe place for recovery for as long as a resident may require.

Creative – Continuous learning from one another is key. When working with a resident at their own pace there is/ are many ways to get creative with how they are supported.

Aspirational – Recovery is focused on what a resident can do, not what they can’t.

The role can be challenging but very rewarding. You will be able to use your initiative and demonstrate your leadership skills to ensure that residents are empowered and supported to work towards their life goals and independence.

Response is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We aspire to achieve an equal and diverse workforce.  Disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria of the Person Specification will be given an interview. All roles have a requirement for successful applicants to hold a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check (formerly CRB check) obtained by Response.