We are looking for someone with heaps of energy and enthusiasm to fill this vital role as our main Adviser (Advice Worker). The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of experience offering information and advice, a keen eye for detail, an excellent working knowledge of welfare benefits for older people, and will be passionate about helping those in need. In return, we can offer a friendly workplace with a dynamic senior leadership team, an experienced and dedicated board of trustees, interesting professional development opportunities, and a small hypo-allergenic office dog to play with. Only fully completed application packs will be reviewed during our shortlisting on 26 June and CVs will not be accepted. We are committed to safeguarding our clients and an enhanced DBS will be required as part of the role.

Are you looking for an opportunity to develop your career within the Charity sector?

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Night Worker to join our Women’s only service in Westminster to provide overnight waking cover and support to our clients.

Key responsibilities of the roles include:

• To provide cover to the hostel at night, ensuring the support and safety of the residents and the building. The post-holder will be responsible for controlling and/or monitoring access to the building, dealing with emergencies, carrying out Health and Safety checks and communicating any concerns or events to the rest of the team.

• Spending time talking to the residents; supporting the key worker role with clients likely to be seen more at night or with specific supportive targets in relation to clients that may be seen during the night shift.

• Supporting clients in crisis situations, liaising with emergency services if needed, reporting and recording it by using local practices such log book, Opal, etc., and handing it over to day staff.

What we’re looking for

*For genuine occupational requirement reasons we are looking to appoint a female only for this post (exemption under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9)

You will have good communication skills with the ability to respond and interact effectively with residents and colleagues. You will also have experience in following administrative procedures and maintaining clear and accurate records. Being reliable, awake and alert at all times during your shift and acting with integrity is expected, as is using your initiative and staying calm in the event of an emergency.

This is a really crucial role within the service and would be ideal for people who are looking to develop their career in the sector. You may have experience of working within a similar role or may have worked in other night accommodation / security type positions.

Above all, we are looking for people who have a genuine interest in helping vulnerable adults to make changes in their lives and who have an understanding of the types of issues that affect vulnerable homeless people.

What we offer

• Excellent Development and Growth Opportunities

St Mungo’s employees are encouraged to consider opportunities to develop new skills or progress including; secondments, internal transfers, application to new roles in the organisation or just to get involved in various projects happening within the organisation.

As a result last year 35% of our vacancies were filled by promotions. In 2019 we achieved We Invest in People Gold level accreditation and are one of just 3% of housing associations to achieve this standard; 82% of staff who took part in the IIP survey say St Mungo’s is a great place to work.

• A Diverse and Inclusive Work Place

At St Mungo’s, equality, diversity and inclusion are central to the organisation's values and how we work. We are proud of our commitment to diversity and inclusion and have 7 great Diversity Networks to support clients and staff from different backgrounds so they are able to be their best selves. Our Networks include: BAME, Carer’s and Parent’s, Lived Experience, LGBTQIA+, Disability Awareness, Irish and Women’s Action.

• Pay and Other Benefits

St Mungo’s is proud to pay client facing staff above average for the sector. We run a cycle to work scheme and also offer season tickets loans to all staff. St Mungo’s contribute 4% of your gross annual salary, and you are able to enrol in the Defined Contribution scheme following a successful probationary period in which the employer contribution is 6%.

What we do

At St Mungo’s our vision is that everyone has a place to call home and can fulfil their hopes and ambitions. As a homelessness charity and housing association, our clients are at the heart of what we do, and in 2019 we supported nearly 30,000 people who were either homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Our staff are crucial to making this happen.

How to apply

To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the document available tab at the top of the advert page on our website.

Closing date: 10am on Thursday 11 June 2020

Interview and assessments on: Tuesday 23 June 2020

It is a requirement for this post that an enhanced DBS disclosure check will be undertaken for the successful candidate.

Please be advised that all appointments will be made on St Mungo’s current standard Terms and Conditions (T&Cs); this also applies to any internal candidates.

Fixed Term Contract (1 x 12 Months & 1 x 3 Months)

Closing Date: 09/06/2020

Interviews: W/C 29th June 2020 – TBC

Do you want to end homelessness and make a positive difference to people’s lives? Are you highly motivated and looking for a challenge? Do you want to use your excellent people skills to support people to move away from homelessness?

Thames Reach are committed to helping homeless and vulnerable people to live in decent homes, build supportive relationships and lead fulfilling lives. Our vision is to end street homelessness and our aim is to achieve the highest standards and effectiveness in delivery of our services.

Our Tenancy Sustainment Team (TST) is supporting people with histories of rough sleeping in their accommodation, and are supporting people to achieve their aspirations. We are looking for applications from people new to the homelessness sector and experienced case workers.

The Assistant Support Worker role would suit:

• People interested in working with people with rough sleeping histories sustaining their tenancies.

• People with experience of face to face or customer service work.

• An understanding of how to support people to manage and sustain tenancies and engage positively with their local community.

• People with experience of supporting and motivating people to engage with health services, employment, training and education.

• People who are able to establish and maintain positive and effective working relationship with other agencies such as referral agencies, health services, benefit services and registered social landlords.

• Those with strong administration experience who would like to work to support a key front line homelessness service.

You will play a key role in the development of our services and your work will contribute to influencing the future of service provision across the UK. 

Successful candidates will demonstrate:

• The ability to provide a flexible and responsive service to people with rough sleeper histories.

• Excellent communication, organisation and creative problem solving skills.

• Commitment to working within the homelessness sector to support people to lead fulfilling lives.

• Creating and working through action plans and be strongly outcome focuses.

• The ability to follow instructions, manage and mitigate risk.

• The ability to use IT systems to communicate and record your work.

• Be confident in working autonomously as well as within a team, the role with involve office work and in the community.

As well as a great working environment we also offer:

• 6.5% employer & 1.5% employee contributory pension

• Development opportunities

• 29 days annual leave plus bank holidays.

• Reimbursement of the cost of annual eye test

• Season ticket/cycle loan

• Flexible Working

• EAP services

Thames Reach is committed to achieving a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We value, respect, and celebrate diversity. We welcome and encourage applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their history of homelessness, sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religious belief.

About our work and values

Do you have passion for your work, a commitment to excellence and a desire to support some of the most vulnerable and excluded people in our communities? Could you support us to make positive lasting changes in people’s lives?

Providence Row works with more than a thousand homeless and vulnerably housed people a year in East London, offering an integrated service of crisis support, advice, recovery and learning and training programmes.  Our aim is to ensure that people who are so often excluded from mainstream services gain the support and opportunities they need to create a safe, healthy and sustainable life away from the streets. Central to our work are our core values of Compassion, Respect, Inclusiveness, Empowerment and Justice.  These inform the content, style and delivery of all our services.

RESET Outreach and Referral Service

Providence Row has been successful in winning the new Reset Outreach & Referral Service contract.  Having successfully delivered the contract for 3 years Providence Row is now building on its success with engagement and minimising harms through outreach work in the vibrant yet complex Borough of Tower Hamlets.

The Service is based at the central hub delivered by Providence Row and is commissioned by Tower Hamlets Drug and Alcohol Action Team (DAAT).  The service works seamlessly with Reset Treatment and Reset Recovery Support Services providing residents of Tower Hamlets with the drug and alcohol support they need.

The Outreach team includes a needle exchange provision and onsite support at the hub.  The team works alongside other Outreach provisions within the Borough and partnership work is key.

The service is delivered through a “strengths based” approach.  This means that all staff involved in the delivery of the service must work with, rather than for clients to address their situation. This approach taken by Providence Row recognises that clients are people with problems, not problem people.  The service will engage clients in the development, delivery and evaluation of the work, working with a team of peer mentors with lived experience of substance misuse.

Your contribution to our work and values

• Passionate and have experience providing a quality Outreach Service.
• Experience working with people actively using drugs and alcohol and be understanding of their circumstance. 
• Drive and commitment to work with some of the most vulnerable and excluded people living in Tower Hamlets.
•  An excellent communicator, have the ability to lead a small team, able to coordinate partnership working and create positive working relationships with a wide range of people. 
• Creative, innovative and well organised.
• Experience managing a small team and an understanding of outreach work. 

Support Worker 

This is an exciting opportunity to join Certitude as a Support Worker as we continue to grow as a social care provider in London.

Salary: £10.61 per hour (£20,810.04 per annum)
Hours: 37.5 hours
Job Type: Permanent - Full Time
Service: Mental Health
Location: Lambeth
Application Deadline: 12 June 2020

Benefits

- A stimulating work environment full of opportunities to learn and develop
- 25 days’ annual leave, pension scheme and access to 24-hour Employee Assistance counselling
- Paid Enhanced DBS
- Eye care vouchers

About the role

The aim of this project is to improve the outcomes for people with mental health needs receiving acute care in Lambeth. You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and you will support admission avoidance, ensuring that people with more complex needs can be discharged in a timely manner and ensuring the overall reductions in length of stay through close joint working with Lambeth community teams.

Duties will include:

- Establishing good relationships with existing local resources and communities within the Lambeth Borough such as Living Well Centres, GPs and Primary Care Networks and Crisis services
- Ensuring that the required paperwork is completed, including updating case files
- Promoting a person-centred culture, values and plan for supporting individual(s) to connect in the community
- Ensuring that community connecting activities are updated on the system regularly
- Representing Certitude at other external meetings as required

About you

To be a Support Worker at Certitude, the following are essential:

- Experience of developing strong relationships with individuals and organisational customers
- Good knowledge of Lambeth (borough)
- The ability to motivate and coach the people we support
- The ability to facilitate workshops and coach volunteers
- The ability to use technology – PC and modern technology equipment

About the organisation

At Certitude we are proud of our history of supporting people with complex mental health needs and learning disabilities. We support more than 1,500 people across London through a diverse range of support services and believe in providing the right level of support, to enable individuals to flourish, contribute and live a good life.  

As a Gold Level Investor in People, we have high employee engagement and a strong commitment to people development from both our Board and Leadership Team. As a result, we are able to support people with mental health needs and learning disabilities to live the life they want to lead; happy, healthy, respected as equals and valued for their contribution within communities.

We aim to be the best social care employer in London and are proud of our reputation as a London employer - employing more than a 1,000 staff and volunteers with a turnover of £34m.

Do you want to be a Support Worker at Certitude? Select the apply button shown to submit your application. 

All our posts are subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure as well as a full employment history and employment references. We are committed to equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Keywords: Support Worker, Community, Lambeth, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Learning Disabilities, Social Care, Voluntary Sector, Mental Health Worker, Healthcare Assistant, Care Staff, Community Development, Care Worker, Vulnerable People, Social Worker, Not for Profit, NFP.

This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency. 

Yarrow is urgently seeking Support Workers with previous experience of working with challenging behaviours and complex needs, including autism. While we are open to all applications from all genders, we are particularly keen to hear from male applicants as they are currently under-represented in some services.

Yarrow is proud to support people with learning disabilities in West London, enhancing their quality of life, strengthening their independence and helping them to flourish. We are keen to hear from Support Workers who have relevant experience to join us at the following services:

Uxbridge Road, W5 3LH

Elmfield Way, W2 3TU

Lancaster Road, W11 1QT

Southwood House, W11

Sherbourne House, SW1V 4LP

To succeed you will need to demonstrate previous Support Worker experience in the sector. What’s more important is your passion, commitment and attitude as well as your willingness to support people with all aspects of their daily lives, including their personal care.

We are particularly keen to hear from male applicants as they are currently under-represented in some of our services. A driving license is required for the Uxbridge Road and Elmfield Way services. 

To apply please email your CV and a covering letter.

Yarrow is committed to Equal Opportunities

Support Worker 

This is an exciting opportunity to join Certitude as a Support Worker as we continue to grow as a social care provider in London.

Salary: £10.61 per hour (£20,810.04 per annum)
Hours: 37.5 hours
Job Type: Permanent
Service: Mental Health
Location: Lambeth (SW2, SE24, SW4)
Positions Available: 3
Shift Pattern: Waking nights
Shift: 8pm - 8am
Application Deadline: 11 June 2020

Benefits

- A stimulating work environment full of opportunities to learn and develop
- 33 days’ annual leave, pension scheme and access to 24-hour Employee Assistance counselling
- Paid Enhanced DBS
- Eye care vouchers
- Travel season ticket loan & cycle to work scheme (eligible after one year’s service)

About the role

The role of a Support Worker is to provide specialist expertise and support to facilitate teams in achieving person-centred outcomes for the people we support with mental health conditions to maximise the individual’s independence and enable them to be active in their communities.

Duties will include:

- Build great relationships with the people we support and the people important in their lives (families, other staff, and external professionals). 
- Know their skills, interests, qualities, strengths, challenges, ways of communicating and aspirations and ensure the individualised service they receive plays to their strengths, helps them tackle their challenges and achieve their goals.
- Ensure people are supported in everyday tasks in a respectful way that meets their individual needs and preferences and enables them to do as much as possible themselves and gives them as much choice, control and involvement as possible.
- Ensure all the plans and records relating to people are accurate and up to date, using respectful language which allows people to see what progress is being made against goals; track areas of concern (e.g. health) and take action as agreed.
- Support people to have their own voice heard wherever possible and where needed speak up for them and their interests e.g. when out and about, with other professionals, within the team. Consistently look to find ways to ensure people have as much power and control over their lives as possible.
- Observe changes within the individual’s circumstances and respond accordingly as well as the ability to undertake personal care tasks in a sensitive manner to meet the needs of the people we support.
- Use information technology (including a computer) to undertake a range of administrative tasks and follow procedural guidelines and complete appropriate documentation in required formats. Compile detailed written reports and communicate clearly to people we support, employees and other professionals, all the while understanding the nature of confidentiality.

About you

To be a Support Worker at Certitude, the following are essential:

- Experience of working in, or supporting people within, the mental health field and enabling people with mental health to take positive risks in their lives
- Knowledge of safeguarding
- The ability to assess and respond to changing levels of risk and work safely to ensure incidents are managed effectively
- A good understanding of accountability, confidentiality and professional boundaries
- The ability to set boundaries, challenge appropriately and manage conflict constructively
- Th ability to communicate clearly verbally and in writing to groups and in meetings

About the Organisation

At Certitude we are proud of our history of supporting people with complex mental health needs and learning disabilities. We support more than 1,500 people across London through a diverse range of support services and believe in providing the right level of support, to enable individuals to flourish, contribute and live a good life.  

As a Gold Level Investor in People, we have high employee engagement and a strong commitment to people development from both our Board and Leadership Team. As a result, we can support people with mental health needs and learning disabilities to live the life they want to lead; happy, healthy, respected as equals and valued for their contribution within communities.

We aim to be the best social care employer in London and are proud of our reputation as a London employer - employing more than a 1,000 staff and volunteers with a turnover of £34m.

Our Values

- Working Together
- Continuously Improving
- Inspired by People
- Dependable

Do you want to be a Support Worker at Certitude? Select the apply button shown to submit an application. 

All our posts are subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure as well as a full employment history and employment references. We are committed to equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Keywords: Support Worker, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Learning Disabilities, Social Care, Voluntary Sector, Mental Health Worker, Healthcare Assistant, Care Staff, Community Development, Care Worker, Vulnerable People, Social Worker, Not for Profit, NFP.

This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency. 

Refuge is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services for victims of all forms of gender-based violence (domestic, sexual, so called ‘honour’ violence, modern slavery and human trafficking, prostitution, forced marriage, stalking and FGM). Every day we support over 6,000 women and children in our national network of services.  These include Independent Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Advocacy services (IDVAs/ISVAs and IGVAs), community outreach, specialist refuge accommodation, sanctuary services, culturally-specific services and the Freephone 24 Hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline. We advise Government and lobby hard to keep violence against women and girls high on the public agenda. We run award-winning prevention and public education campaigns, manage a busy press office and website, and we are an accredited training provider. We give a voice to the voiceless.

This is an exciting role to support and reach out to young people aged 11 – 17 who have experienced or been effected by gender based violence. You will manage a caseload of around 15 clients, providing one-to-one emotional and practical support.

You will work in partnership with other agencies to secure the best outcomes for your clients and for other survivors of domestic or sexual violence. You will work in partnership with other agencies to deliver presentations and informal training to increase local understanding and improve the coordinated response to gender based violence, especially for young people.

You will have demonstrable experience of providing emotional and practical support within the violence against women and girls sector, preferably working with young people. You will be experienced in advocating in a multi-agency setting to secure positive life outcomes for your clients and to making the service a success.

You will be self-sufficient, assertive and possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills combined with empathy and sensitivity to build and develop supportive relationships with young people. You will maintain professional boundaries and adhere fully to Refuge’s safeguarding policies and procedures.

All candidates must demonstrate a commitment to the feminist values of empowerment and equality which underpin all of our work. Successful applicants will be expected to work within Refuge’s Values and Behaviour Framework and demonstrate these in their everyday work.

Competitive salary offering annual progression within points of the salary grade, 28 days annual leave increasing to 30 days, pension scheme with People’s pension that includes a 6% Employer contribution, comprehensive EAP.

Refuge is proud to be a leader in its field and an employer of choice with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development. We offer the first Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) accredited qualification for our profession. 

Please visit Refuge’s website for further details and other opportunities.

Closing Date: 14th June 2020

This is a full time and fixed term role for 1 year.

An enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate will be required for this role.

Refuge is committed to quality, equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. This post however is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

No agencies please - as a charity we work hard to keep our costs down.

We are recruiting a Youth Outreach Worker & Hostel Warden to support and develop LCM’s youth work across our teams in London, and to develop links with partner churches to help mobilise and enable even more effective Gospel outreach to least-reached young people in London.

The successful candidate will be experienced in youth ministry across a church network or region, have a passion to reach out to young people in the inner city with the Gospel and have successfully discipled young, hard to reach youth to Jesus. They will be able to engage with church leaders, mission leaders, and deliver training to churches and LCM to support the growth and development of youth outreach ministry. The role-holder will be housed in LCM accommodation and be able to disciple and develop young people, providing a stable, nurturing home environment for Gap-year students and other short-term programme students living in LCM’s hostel.

A strong evangelical Christian faith, evangelistic focus, alongside evidence of mentoring young people are essential for this role.

If you possess this gifting and skills mix, and have a strong track record in Gospel outreach and discipling young people to Jesus in an urban setting, Please visit our webstie for details on how to apply.

There is a general occupation requirement that the sucessful candidate be an evangelical christian.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Specialist Project Worker to join our Newman Street project based in London. You will join us in a full time, fixed term contract until June 2021, working 35 hours per week (excluding breaks). In return, you will receive a competitive salary of £28,299 per annum including London Weighting plus pension and benefits.

The Passage runs London’s largest voluntary sector resource centre for homeless and vulnerable people: each day we help up to 200 men and women.

Our Newman Street Project is a floating support service commissioned by Westminster City Council to provide support to a large residential building, housing their clients who require temporary accommodation. We create an environment in which clients and the team build trust based relationships and focus on empowering them to work towards their goals. The project focuses on housing advocacy and health interventions but works flexibly around the clients’ needs to ensure tenancy sustainment both in this and future placements.

About the role:

As our Specialist Project Worker, you will work in a psychologically informed way, to provide housing advocacy, accommodation and tenancy support solutions for clients based in temporary accommodation.  You will ensure that clients are linked in with specialist services for their drug, alcohol support needs and their physical and mental health, whilst working closely with teams across the borough of Westminster and within The Passage as appropriate.

Key responsibilities of our Specialist Project Worker will include:

- Carry out in-depth assessment of client’s housing and support needs and risk levels

- Maintain positive and effective working relationships with

- Be responsible for developing and implementing a range of group activities

- Use skills in key working with clients with both mental health and substances issues to provide support through the appropriate pathways

- Keep well informed of changes and developments to relevant housing legislation and benefit systems

- Engage with other teams within The Passage and externally to ensure that a holistic support service is delivered to all clients

Our ideal Specialist Project Worker will have skills, experience, and knowledge of:

Experience:

- Housing advocacy work on behalf of homeless and vulnerably housed individuals

- Working collaboratively with voluntary, statutory and private sector agencies

- Working with clients with complex and challenging health issues

Knowledge:

- Assessing resident needs and delivering psychologically informed interventions to ensure resident needs are identified and met

- Working within a team to achieve strong and effective relationships with others to achieve organisational aims and objectives

- Developing and delivering group work for clients

- An awareness of the issues that face street homeless and vulnerable people

- Main housing legislation, homelessness reduction act, and housing options

- The issues facing people through the resettlement and tenancy sustainment process

- The skills and attitudes needed to support clients within a psychologically informed framework

- The benefits system

An enhanced DBS check will be undertaken for this role.

Closing Date: 10am, Monday 22nd June 2020

Interview Date: Wednesday 1st July 2020

If you would like to be part of this in the role of Specialist Project Worker, please click ‘apply’ now – we would love to hear from you!

Support Worker 

This is an exciting opportunity to join Certitude as a Support Worker as we continue to grow as a leading social care provider in London.

Salary: £19,743.12 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours
Job Type: Permanent
Service: Learning Disabilities
Location: Mottingham
Shift Pattern: Early, Mid Shifts, Lates 
Application Deadline: 04 June 2020

Benefits

- A stimulating work environment full of opportunities to learn and develop
- 33 days’ annual leave, pension scheme and access to 24-hour Employee Assistance counselling
- Paid Enhanced DBS
- Eye care vouchers
- Travel season ticket loan
- Cycle to work Scheme

About the role

The people we support in this particular service have high support needs and autism. The shift patterns are early, middle and late shifts but this is service led. 

The role of a Support Worker is to enable the people we support to live as independently as possible and to support them to have full and meaningful lives.

Duties will include:

- Making a difference to the lives of those you support
- Supporting people with all aspects of their daily living to maximise their independence; this will include supporting people with their daily activities, accessing the community, personal care, moving and positioning, finances and supporting people at mealtimes and around their house
- Supporting people with maintaining their health and attending health appointments
- Supporting people to build relationships, be part of their community and have meaningful lives
- Ensure all plans and records relating to the people we support are accurate and up to date
- Work in a consistent and positive way with local managers and other team members to ensure people get a great service

About you

To be a Support Worker at Certitude, experience is not essential. Full training will be given; however, the following are essential:

- Ability to motivate others and build confidence
- Ability to work on your own initiative and also be a great team player
- Practical, adaptable and organised
- Ability to develop relationships with people who do not use words and develop your communication skills to meet their needs
- Have interests and skills that you are willing to share and get others involved
- Ability to use technology – PC and modern technology equipment
- Ability to meet the communication needs of the people you support

About the organisation

At Certitude we are proud of our history of supporting people with complex mental health needs and learning disabilities. We support more than 1,500 people across London through a diverse range of support services and believe in providing the right level of support, to enable individuals to flourish, contribute and live a good life.  

As a Gold Level Investor in People, we have high employee engagement and a strong commitment to people development from both our Board and Leadership Team. As a result, we are able to support people with mental health needs and learning disabilities to live the life they want to lead; happy, healthy, respected as equals and valued for their contribution within communities.

We aim to be the best social care employer in London and are proud of our reputation as a London employer - employing more than a 1,000 staff and volunteers with a turnover of £34m.

Do you want to be a Support Worker at Certitude? Select the apply button shown to be brought to the application process.  

All our posts are subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure as well as a full employment history and employment references. We are committed to equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Keywords: Support Worker, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Learning Disabilities, Social Care, Voluntary Sector, Mental Health Worker, Healthcare Assistant, Care Staff, Community Development, Care Worker, Vulnerable People, Social Worker, Not for Profit, NFP.

This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency. 

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), a London-based international federation of around 700 transport trade unions in 150 countries representing over 20 million transport workers, is looking for three Strategic Researchers (C3) Office of the General Secretary to be based in London

Duties and responsibilities

These are challenging roles working within the Office of the General Secretary on higher level research to support the development and leverage phases of ITF priority projects, including Sustainable Transport and the ITF’s strategy to build stronger unions following the Covid-19 pandemic. The research particularly focuses on analysing industry power structures, defining the market and contributing to target identification, identifying leverage opportunities, and assessing the capacity of affiliated unions in engage in ITF projects.

Experience required

Relevant experience in conducting research in an applied context, such as union campaigns or policy work is essential. In addition, skills in data scraping and data analytics are desirable. It is also essential to be able to make effective arguments to campaign leads about strategies and tactics, as well as being able to present research orally in front of ITF internal stakeholders.

Excellent conditions accompany a starting salary of £46,724.00 per annum plus an annual bonus of 1/12 of the annual salary.  Annual leave will start at 22 days per annum pro-rata in the year of joining. Other details of the conditions applicable are available on request including a relocation package.

It is anticipated that interviews for this position will take place from London via video conference only on the 2nd and 3rd July 2020. Candidates should apply with a letter of application detailing their interest in the position and how it is felt their existing competencies meet those in the person specification of the job description together with their curriculum vitae, to: the, Human Resources

Closing date: 23 June 2020

The ITF is an equal opportunities employer and all applications will be considered on merit alone.

We have an exciting specialist role within the organisation, delivering the successful Housing First Model to some of the most vulnerable rough sleepers in the London Borough of Redbridge (Ilford, Essex).

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.

Housing First is an innovative approach, proven to successfully support people with repeat histories of homelessness and who experience multiple disadvantages into independent and stable accommodation.  Once housed, they are provided with the supportive services and connections to community-based support, so that they can sustain their housing and avoid returning to homelessness.

Your role as a Specialist Housing First Worker will require you to work alongside a wider team involving other Specialist Housing First Workers, Navigators and Managers, to ensure support is delivered to most the vulnerable rough sleepers in the Borough. As a Specialist Housing First Worker, you will be responsible for managing a small caseload of up to 7 clients, providing them with one to one intensive support that will be offered within the client’s home as well as in within the community

The ideal candidate will be highly organised, proactive and adept at developing and maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders.Additionally you will have an understanding of the core principles of the Housing First Model and work actively to ensure that these principles are at the heart of achieving positive outcomes for our clients. Along with a good working knowledge of London's private rented market and the current welfare system, you will also have a passion for supporting highly vulnerable adults with complex or multiple health needs.

If you want to be part of a high-performing service that uses a person-centred approach and are keen to shape as well as prevent rough sleeping in Redbridge, then we would like to hear from you.We also welcome applications from people with experience and transferable skills in areas of work such as, tenancy sustainment, floating support or support work within an accommodation-based setting. 

Closing date: 11th June 2019 (at Midnight)

Interviews to be held on: 19th June 2019

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.