Summary of main purpose of the role:

You will work alongside individuals in prison, delivering a creative arts programme to build confidence and develop positive relationships. You will also work with the chaplaincy team to deliver faith activities, as well as connecting individuals with Junction 42’s mentoring and employability work in the community.

Main duties and responsibilities:

• To deliver continuous structured, creative arts lessons to a group of up to 20 offenders, seeking to engage them in purposeful activities and develop their soft skills through these activities. A range of creative skills and media will be considered.
• To work alongside other Junction 42 staff members and the relevant prison departments to deliver outreach and chaplaincy activities.
• To deliver chaplaincy groups, such as running an Alpha or discipleship course.
• To be responsible for referring relevant individuals through the Junction 42 resettlement programme for mentoring support around faith, employment and practical issues on release.
• To facilitate and supervise staff and local volunteers in the delivery of Junction 42 activities within the prison.
• To establish and cultivate relationships with those in prison as a positive role model ensuring a professional, approachable and mature attitude at all times.
• To proactively evaluate Junction 42 projects and the overall effectiveness of the delivery suggesting operational adjustments where necessary and liaising with the Area Manager and the Head of Programming and Outreach to improve delivery.
• To work alongside Junction 42 support staff to ensure the best possible services are provided to supporters, funders and those benefitting from our work.
• To continue professional development in areas related to the post and in consultation with line managers.
• To undertake any other tasks or duties that may be reasonably required.

Person Specification:

• This post has been identified as having a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) to be filled by an active Christian under the provisions of the Employment Equality (Religion and Belief) Regulations 2003 (Section 7.2).
• The person appreciates and models the core principles and values of the organisation (showing personal commitment to a life of Christian faith).
• The person identifies with the ethos and mission of Junction 42.

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Abilities:

• An arts-based qualification or significant equivalent experience.
• Organisational and IT skills relevant to the post.
• Ability to work and contribute as part of a team.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Conveys maturity, confidence and credibility to other professionals.
• Possesses basic arts and/or craft skills.
• Passion for using creative arts as a tool for engagement.

Desirable Qualifications, Skills and Abilities:

• Teaching Qualification - the successful candidate will be expected to enrol for a teaching qualification if they do not already have one (the role is subject to being accepted on this course).

• Experience in leading volunteers.
• Experience of working with marginalised people, especially women.
• Ability to drive with own transport.

This post has the following special circumstances:

• The post holder will be asked to apply for prison security clearance (to counter-terrorism level) and a disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service. The role is subject to gaining the required security clearance for working in prison and a start date cannot be confirmed until security clearance is gained.

Confidentiality:

Any information acquired in the course of duty must be treated in the strictest confidence and must be discussed only within the confines of the work setting with the appropriate members of staff.

Note:

This job description is not exhaustive and amendments and additions may be required in line with future organisational changes.

The post holder will be expected to attend all Junction 42 training, team days and conferences as requested by the Director.

The Elfrida Society (Elfrida) started its work with people with learning disabilities 100 years ago. Initially known as Elfrida Rathbone Islington, we continue to build on our work with people with learning disabilities, in Islington and surrounding boroughs. Throughout our long history, The Elfrida Society has always been proud of its cherished community base. We have a strong record of campaigning for inclusivity and against injustice, ensuring people with learning disabilities have the same chances and opportunities to succeed in life and that their voice and rights are represented.

We are particularly proud to be an accessible and accountable employer of people with learning disabilities. Currently our organisation is supported by a strong team of 24 staff, including 14 employees with learning disabilities and a dedicated team of volunteers.

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

The Elfrida Society provides advocacy and support services across Islington, other London boroughs and neighbouring counties. The Elfrida Society Parents Project (ESPP) provides specialist, independent and holistic advocacy service in support of parents with learning disabilities and/or learning difficulties.

As a specialist advocate within the ESPP will ensure the view and voice of parents with learning disabilities and/or learning difficulties are heard. They will ensure that child neglect and child protection processes are fair and that no stone is left unturned to ensure every effort is put in place, via family support services to offer parents with learning disabilities and/or learning difficulties every chance of success to become the parent their child needs.

The ESPP works across a range of areas including education, health, disability, housing, benefits, family intervention and family support as planned with the relevant commissioning authority. Supporting parents to understand and navigate the care proceeding processes and ensuring that their individual support needs are considered, and their rights met by social workers, legal representatives, barristers and any other relevant professionals when providing in Lay advocacy in court hearings.

Specialist advocates will also support parents to access services via signposting or referrals to specialist services when a need has been identified.

You have experience of working with people with mental health issues and this has given good knowledge of how to provide intense crisis support for individuals who present with complex needs. All you need is the perfect environment to put your skills to great use. Welcome to Richmond Fellowship’s Safe Haven and Crisis House service as a Crisis Recovery Worker.

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.

A pilot within our Crisis House in Derby, Safe Haven will provide community wellbeing resource where people can access support during a mental health crisis. Its aim? To prevent escalation of mental health problems and help people develop the skills they need to cope with a future crisis. Join us, and you could soon be providing a vital crisis intervention and support service for individuals who are experiencing a psychiatric and or psychosocial crisis.

Day-to-day, you’ll support individuals in crisis in a range of ways, including low mood, depressed, anxious, manic, self-harming, and experiencing suicidal thoughts. Your challenge will be to help them develop their own coping strategies to deal with their specific crisis situations. We’ll also rely on you to liaise with clinical teams to discuss referrals and clinical presentation of people using services and make referral decisions based on this. Leading on risk management and safety planning for each client will be important too, as will identifying the triggers of their crisis and implementing a brief, structured support and safety planning programme. And, when it comes to Introducing therapeutic tools and interventions tailored to their particular needs or helping them develop domestic management and finance management skills, again, we’ll count on you.

A great listener, with a flexible yet resilient approach, you have experience working with people with mental health issues and you’re used to identifying and coordinating a range of services to meet the needs of individuals requiring intense crisis support. You also have a good understanding of current mental health and/or housing legislation and a proven ability to help individuals to engage with community activities. A flair for planning and prioritising a busy workload is important too, as is a proven ability to assess and manage risk in a non-clinical way.

There will be a lot of liaison with GPs, external agencies and community teams too, plus you’ll be supporting sessional staff and volunteers, so great all-round communication skills and the ability to keep accurate records are also a must. 

Above all, you have what it takes to motivate, support and advocate for people who use our services, handle sensitive and complex issues well and are happy to participate in a shift rota and on call duties as required.

We have multiple permanent vacancies available, requiring the post-holder to work 37.5 hours per week.

The salary for this role is £17,549 per annum. 

We are committed to increasing our diversity and we would welcome applications from those with lived experience and/or who are from a BAME background. 
 
This is a rolling recruitment process, shortlisted candidates will be interviewed as and when they apply.

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

Are you passionate about making a difference and supporting others to achieve their goals? 

We are looking for a Recovery Worker to join our North Somerset Supported Housing Team.  This service supports people with mental health issues to manage and maintain temporary accommodation with a view to recovering and sustaining key living skills prior to moving on to their own tenancy. 

What will you be doing? 

Day-to-day, you’ll manage a caseload of clients providing individuals with the support they need to enable them to live independently and engage with their wider community. 

You’re a great listener, with a flexible approach and a flair for planning and prioritising. 

You’ll work with individuals to develop and deliver appropriate support and actions that addresses their specific needs, helping them when it comes to fulfilling personal goals, living skills, liaising with statutory and voluntary agencies, ensuring they can develop their independence and manage their wellbeing and recovery. 

You have a good understanding of mental health issues and how they affect people, and you love working alongside individuals to identify and work toward their own solutions. 

What’s in it for you? 

Richmond Fellowship has the welfare of their staff and clients at the heart of everything we do. 

We provide training, including the Skills For Care Certificate, and opportunities to develop and enhance your experience whilst making a real difference to people’s lives. 

You can also expect great benefits, including 33 days holiday (incl Bank Holidays, pro rata), contributory pension scheme, employee assistance programme and childcare vouchers. 

Whether you are just starting out on your journey in Health and Social Care or have a wealth of experience to offer, making a difference to peoples’ lives, we want to hear from you. 

Because it’s only possible with the help of people like you. 

We are looking for: 

• Experience of working with people in a health, social care, or supportive environment. 
• Dedicated to working in the community and willing to travel between our two housing units in Weston and Clevedon. 
• A full clean driving licence and access to a vehicle for work (mileage reimbursed) 

It is a mandatory requirement of the application process for this post that candidates submit a CV and Supporting Statement, thus only candidates that provide this, and who meet the essential criteria within the person specification,  will be shortlisted and considered for an interview. 

The salary for this post is £19,399 per annum. 

This is a permanent post.  

This is a typically full time role requiring the post holder to work 37.5 hours per week - but a flexible approach to working a minimum of 30 hours could be discussed.  

This is a rolling recruitment process. Candidates will be interviewed as and when they are shortlisted. 

Recovery Focus is committed to working towards equal opportunities and we select staff solely on merit irrespective of race, colour, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, social class, religious belief, disability or history of mental health or addiction problems.  

If you need support to apply for this role or adaptions at interview please contact the recruitment team to discuss. 

We are committed to increasing our diversity and we welcome applications from those with lived mental health experience. 

Richmond Fellowship is a partner in 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. 

Title: Recovery Worker
Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week (5 days/week)
Contract: Permanent
Reporting To: Senior Recovery Workers
Salary: SC5 SP23 £27,107 per annum

Mind Recovery Workers provide information, advice, and effective recovery support to residents of City and Hackney with substance misuse issues. The post holder will hold a caseload of clients and provide frequent key work sessions. They will lead on the facilitation and delivery of Mind PSI therapeutic group work, and support service development through developing feedback channels and engaging with local communities to ensure the service offer is responsive.

The deadline for applications is 11th October 2021. To apply, please complete the application form and attach it together with your CV via the Breathe HR link, please ensure you attach both when you press "Apply Now".

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 feedback channels and engaging with local communities to ensure the service offer is responsive.

We are 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 strongly encourage applications from those from ethnic minority backgrounds or other underrepresented backgrounds.

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 ensure you complete the equal opportunities section 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 privacy notice.

You've got a good understanding of mental health issues and really enjoy supporting others to achieve independence and lead their own recovery. All you need is the perfect environment to put your skills to great use. Welcome to Richmond Fellowship as a Recovery Worker. 

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.

Right now, our Crisis service in Whitehaven is looking for someone like you to work with us, supporting individuals through their recovery journey, providing innovative recovery and crisis service interventions. Day-to-day, you will work with individuals to support the development and delivery of ‘client led’ recovery and safety planning, helping others to regain sustainable control over their challenges and maximise independence.  And, when it comes to liaising with statutory and voluntary agencies to give people access to a full range of services, again, we’ll rely on your expertise.

The chances are, you already work in the mental health field. What is for certain is that you're caring, consistent, flexible and creative, work well under pressure, know how to connect with people at all levels and, like us, are keen to break down the stigma of mental health. 

The salary for this role is £18,299.00 per annum (pro-rata).

This is a permanent position, requiring the post-holder to work 30 hours per week.

We are committed to increasing our diversity and we would welcome applications from those with lived experience and/or who are from a BAME background.

Recovery Focus is committed to working towards equal opportunities and we select staff solely on merit irrespective of race, colour, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, social class, religious belief, disability or history of mental health or addiction problems. If you need support to apply for the role or adaptions at interview please contact the recruitment team to discuss.

This is a rolling recruitment process. Candidates will be interviewed as and when they are shortlisted.

So, are you ready to take on this rewarding role that comes with some really great benefits?

Recovery Space Manager to lead provision of a non-clinicalRecovery Space (crisis café) for Mind in Croydon and funded by Croydon Clinical Commissioning Group.The Recovery Space operates in the evenings with people triaged by the Emergency Department of Croydon University Hospital or from the Crisis Assessment Team (CAT). The Space provides a warm and welcoming holding space for those referred. Key responsibilities include:

1. To manage as well as work as part of a team including Recovery Space staff providing the day-to-day operational delivery of the Crisis service, including 1:1 support for no more than 300 service users per month/10 service users per day
2. To work to ensure all contractual and reporting obligations are met including: representing the Recovery Space (crisis café) at meetings; compiling stats on information management systems (including Views database) on attendees and analysing/interpreting these to report back via monthly and quarterly monitoring 
3. To meet monthly, quarterly and annual targets against KPIs
4. To promote the highest quality of service by liaising with relatives, carers, and local services including external agencies and other voluntary sector organisations as necessary
5. To promote service users’ views and needs throughout all aspects of the project including follow-up calls for clients and collating satisfaction surveys
6. To facilitate clients to move closer towards volunteering/employment roles

We are looking for passionate and committed candidates with solid experience in the mental health field who have good managerial skills and are able to motivate a team. 

The service is open 365 days per year and involves evening work and some weekend evening work which is arranged on a rota basis with the rest of the team.

Our Crisis Cafes offer a safe, welcoming and non-judgmental environment outside of normal working hours for those who feel in mental distress or crisis. The role will involve assessing needs and offering one to one support to service users to enable them to begin the process of improving their mental health and wellbeing.

This role will be part of a larger Crisis Café team made up of Crisis Recovery Workers, Crisis Peer Support Workers, Team Leaders and volunteers.

Job title: Crisis Recovery Worker
Job number: 425
Working base: Milton Keynes
Reports to: MK Crisis Café Team Leader
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £20,700 FTE (Actual salary £10,070.27 per annum)
Contracted hours: 18 Hours per week  
Working days: 3 days per week, worked flexibly across 7 days (Mon-Sun)
Working Hours: 5:00pm to 11:00pm
Flexibility Required: Evenings and/or weekends depending on agreed hours
Checks needed: Enhanced DBS and 2 satisfactory references  
Start date: As soon as possible

The Milton Keynes Crisis Café offers an array of support that includes: 1:1s; informal peer support/refreshments and also telephone support (for MK residents only) to enable service users to improve their mental health and wellbeing.  It provides a collaborative and positive working approach with service users and colleagues that also gives insight into the vast amount of support available around Milton Keynes. All de-escalation approaches capture Mind BLMK’s ethos, vision, values plus our policies and procedures.  Training will be provided

Job Description:

• Deliver crisis focussed one-to-ones and ensure outcomes which supports individuals experiencing a mental health crisis in Bedford, Luton or MK in line with Mind BLMK’s agreed crisis service and requirements as well as contract requirements
• Assessing need and suitability for the service in line with the access to services process and undertaking one-to-ones.
• Contribute to maintaining effective volunteer workforce for the service, in line with policies, procedures and guidance.
• Carry out health & safety, cash handling and data collection responsibilities in line with policies, procedures and guidance.

Closing date: 5pm, Wednesday 27 October 2021

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button to be directed to our website where you can complete your application for this position. 

Mind BLMK has been annually assessed and approved as a Disability Confident Employer and has been committed to the Mindful Employer charter since 2008.

No agencies please.

Recovery Worker Homelessness

We have a new opportunity for a Support Assistant - Homelessness, working full time, on a permanent basis.

Position: Support Assistant – Homelessness

Location: Cambridge

Hours: 37.5 hours

Salary: £18,525.00

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: 31st October

Introduction - Support Worker Homelessness

This role is all about helping to provide supported accommodation to a real mix of people. Often these are people with complex needs and who may have a history of drug or alcohol abuse or homelessness or been recently released from prison.

This isn’t a personal care role, but people say it’s just as rewarding and challenging.

The charity was established over 90 years ago and is one of the country’s leading providers of services for people affected by homelessness and has grown to become a major provider of affordable housing in England and Scotland, with almost 56,000 homes in management and support over 12,000 people every year in the Care and Support services.

Through housing, care and support services the organisation enables people facing a wide variety of challenging circumstances to lead more resilient and independent lives.

Job responsibilities

You will be key in the day-to-day running of one of the supported housing services. This isn’t a care home, so there’s no need to provide personal care. The priority in your role includes the safety and wellbeing of everyone in the accommodation, including customers.

Working with people who have a range of needs, you could be doing any number of things. From supporting customers in conversations with calls from their GP, Social Services, or Benefits teams – to dealing with the emergency services including the Police and Ambulance, when the need arises.

You’ll log all incidents to make sure there is an accurate record of events. And when a customer leaves, you will clean and prepare their room, ready for the next occupant.

Who we’re looking for

At times this role can be challenging but most of the time it can be incredibly rewarding. You will need to be resilient, empathetic and able to leave your work at work and not take it home with you.

As a minimum requirement you’ll need:

• Experience of working with people in a customer facing environment

Ideally you’ll also have:

• An understanding of supporting vulnerable people – this could include having your own lived experience of homelessness or drug or alcohol addiction.

What you’ll get

• 25 day’s holiday, rising to 30 with length of service + 8 bank holidays per year
• Option to ‘buy’ up to an extra 5 days’ holiday
• 2 days paid leave on top for volunteering
• Paid overtime or Time Off in Lieu – if you do more hours than contracted hours we’ll give you that time back
• Pension scheme where if you pay 6%, we’ll top it up to a total of15%
• Life Assurance equal to 3x your nominal pay
• Free and confidential counselling services (provided by AXA)
• Eye care scheme, £25 towards a test and £50 towards glasses or lenses needed
• Recognition scheme and long service awards

The organisation is really keen to develop colleagues and invest your future.  There are various avenues of development available whether this be via Professional Development or undertaking an Apprenticeship Qualification alongside the role. All development is at no cost to you and is fully funded, which is a great benefit available to colleagues.

What you’d be a part of

Between April 2019 and March 2020 here are some of the organisations many achievements:

• Supporting over 12,000 people across the country, who are homeless or at risk of homelessness
• Supported 3,356 people or households with projects that are funded by the charity
• Helped 385 customers develop their employment skills and 238 customers have moved into employment and also helped 147 into formal training or volunteering and 11 into apprenticeships
• Through the Ladders of Aspiration funding the organisation has helped 138 customers to gain qualifications
• Through the Money Advice service, there have been 1,346 referrals and the organisation has helped increase income for customers by £1,162,447
• Helped support 128 customers facing challenges to live independently and receive support for their needs through the Intensive Intervention scheme

You may also have experience in areas such Support Worker, Support Assistant, Resettlement Worker, Homelessness, Homeless Project Manager, Homeless Caseworker, Project Coordinator Homelessness, Resettlement Caseworker, Housing Support, Substance Misuse Worker, Recovery Worker, Youth Recovery, Health and Wellbeing Worker, Outreach and Engagement, Wellbeing Recovery Worker, Supported Living, Recovery Worker, Criminal Rehabilitation, Substance Rehabilitation, Recovery Support, Recovery and Resettlement Worker, Homelessness, Social Housing, Housing Officer, Housing Support Worker, Social Housing Support Worker, Dual Diagnosis Worker, Housing Officer, Care and Support Worker, Ex Offender, Service Coordinator, Recovery Lead, Recovery Coordinator, Homeless Recovery Worker, Crisis Recovery Worker, Mental Health Recovery Worker, Housing and Resettlement Worker, Resettlement and Integration, Outreach Resettlement.

Are you passionate about making a difference and supporting others to achieve their goals?

We are looking for a Recovery Worker to join the team in our North Somerset Supported Housing’s new Floating Support Service. This specialist service supports people with mental health issues to manage and maintain their own tenancy with independent living and support needs ensuring they continue to live their lives fully.

What will I be doing?

Day-to-day, you’ll manage a caseload of clients providing them with the support they need to enable them to live independently in their own homes.

You’re a great listener, with a flexible approach and a flair for planning and prioritising a busy workload.

You’ll work with individuals to develop and deliver appropriate support and actions that addresses their specific needs, helping them when it comes to fulfilling personal goals, living skills, liaising with statutory and voluntary agencies, ensuring they can maintain their independence and manage their wellbeing and recovery.

You have a good understanding of mental health issues and how they affect people, and you love working alongside individuals to identify and work toward their own solutions.

What’s in it for you?

Richmond Fellowship has the welfare of their staff and clients at the heart of everything we do.

We provide training, including the Skills For Care Certificate, and opportunities to develop and enhance your experience whilst making a real difference to people’s lives.

You can also expect great benefits, including 33 days holiday (incl Bank Holidays, pro rata), contributory pension scheme, employee assistance programme and childcare vouchers.

Whether you are just starting out on your journey in Health and Social Care or have a wealth of experience to offer, making a difference to peoples’ lives, we want to hear from you.

Because it’s only possible with the help of people like you.

We are looking for:

• Experience of working with people in a health, social care, or supportive capacity / environment.

• Dedicated to working in the community and willing to travel across North Somerset, supporting people in their own homes.

• A full clean driving licence and access to a vehicle for work (mileage reimbursed)

The salary for this post is £19,399.00 per annum.

This is a fixed term contract for one year with potential to convert to a permanent post if the pilot floating support is successful.

This is a full time role requiring the post holder to work 37.5 hours per week. 

This is a rolling recruitment process. Candidates will be interviewed as and when they are shortlisted.

We are committed to increasing our diversity and we would welcome applications from those with lived experience and/or who are from a BAME background. 

It is a mandatory requirement of the application process for this post that candidates submit a CV and Supporting Statement, thus only candidates that provide this, and who meet the essential criteria within the person specification, will be considered for an interview.

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 for an individual who is passionate about seeing men transform their lives and we are seeking enthusiastic and dedicated individuals to join our Supported Housing Team on an interim basis, with the possibility of a long-term appointment.
Key Responsibilities
The Recovery Practitioner/Supported Housing Worker post can be full or part-time, according to the availability of the right candidate. They will work with our existing Recovery Programme team while we are working through the effects of the epidemic on our service-user group, and whilst one of our team is experiencing health problems. The suitable candidate will be able to work in any of the three following areas:

• Programme delivery: To plan, deliver and develop our CBT-based programme
• Move-on: To ensure that each Resident has appropriate ETE and financial advice, and support in finding accommodation. To run a weekly support group at the move-on house
• Families liaison - to support Residents and their families to create appropriate support groups
• Service Delivery - keywork and day-to-day support of the vulnerable adult men who live in our houses

We are looking for experienced professionals to work in either our Aylesbury of High Wycombe branch, providing a comprehensive recovery focused service for people with drug and alcohol issues.  The Oasis Partnership works alongside the NHS  and Connections in the delivery of the One Recovery Bucks service.   We are looking to recruit people who are client-focussed and have a strong desire to make a difference to other people's lives.  If you have the capacity to comfortably hold a caseload of service users with complex needs, then please contact us for further details

Age UK Kensington and Chelsea

We promote the wellbeing of older people through:

• Providing services which support independence
• Learning from this experience to inform our understanding of older people's needs
• Ensuring the voices of older people in Kensington & Chelsea are heard

Working in close collaboration with other organisations to achieve these aims

Age UK Kensington & Chelsea offers dementia services which make a real difference to residents affected by the condition living in the Borough. Those services include advice, practical help, befriending, social activities and emotional support.

The Dementia Support Worker is responsible for managing a caseload of individual clients, providing practical and emotional support to the most isolated and vulnerable in our community. The support takes the form of weekly or bi-weekly visits to the client’s home which can be directed by the client’s wishes or needs.

This role requires the worker to work independently and manage their own caseload.

With other members of the Dementia Services team, the Dementia Support Worker will also help with transport, group activities or trips, events, training and local forums.

**Please note, this role may involve working some Out of Hours shifts, covering evenings and weekends**

To apply:

Please email a CV and supporting statement (that addresses all the essential criteria) to our Recruitment dept. Contact details may be found on our site. CVs submitted without a supporting statement will not be considered. You may also apply via Charity Job. Due to the volume of applications we will only be able to respond to shortlisted candidates.

Please read the attached job description for further details on the role.

Interviews are to be held on Zoom

Do you have a passion for working with people and helping to end homelessness? If so, Rentstart is the workplace for you! An exciting opportunity is available to join our fantastic team in Elmbridge to work towards ending the cycle of homelessness in our borough.

Why this role matters

Are you passionate about wanting to work with people who are homeless?  Are you motivated to reach out to people who are rough-sleeping and encourage them towards a life off the streets? If so, we would love to hear from you.

Rentstart is a homelessness charity based in Walton on Thames and has been running for 20 years. Our aim is to connect with, house and then support people who are homeless or vulnerably housed. The majority of our clients are supported into the private rented sector.

Each year we provide advice to around 400 people and go on to house and support circa 150 people (support is given for as long as each client requires it). Most of our clients cannot access private rented accommodation without our help.

This role is crucial to our work, connecting with vulnerable individuals, often with challenging behaviours, and support them to move forward with their lives.

Job Description - Overview

You will find and reach out to rough-sleeper clients who are either not aware of Rentstart or who are resistant to help. Some of these people may be chaotic, may have mental health and addiction issues but need your help and support. You will focus on developing a relationship with the individual, offering personalised, creative, innovative, and effective support. You will maintain the relationship with clients, build trust and work in an inclusive and empowering way as a single point of contact.

Throughout your work you will have some autonomy and periods of time lone working. Your intervention with these people will aim to result in engagement with the services of Rentstart. You will provide initial 1-1 assessments for clients who are referred to Rentstart, assessing their suitability for housing and support, and where appropriate create support frameworks and/or referrals to supporting agencies. You will provide support for living and lifestyle needs for clients, including engagement with mental health, drug/alcohol, GP, and debt support agencies. You will assist housed clients with life skills, including tenancy training and benefit support. You will monitor and track your outreach services and report on findings on a regular basis.

This role requires a committed, resilient, and flexible individual who can contribute to delivering the team’s range of functions including the ability to provide real opportunities to people in need of help to access the services they require. This role involves unsociable hours and weekend work in order to provide the most effective service to those on the streets and can be demanding but is equally rewarding. 

Please see the Job Description & Person Specification documents for a full description of the role including a breakdown of duties.