Regional Support Coordinator, Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis (2 posts: North, South)

Salary: £25,000-£32,000 depending on experience, pro-rated

Are you looking for a new challenge? Are you passionate about enabling patients and carers to drive change? We are looking for two exceptional candidates to be our first Regional Support Coordinators, to manage and grow our network of support groups for people living with pulmonary fibrosis.

There is no known cure for pulmonary fibrosis, and little support for families. We are passionate about changing that, by funding research to find a cure, campaigning for access to early diagnosis, and that everyone who needs it has a support group nearby, so that no-one is left at home alone, feeling isolated or fearful. We’ve made a fantastic start and now have 75 support groups, reaching 3,000 people – but there are as many as 30,000 people who need one!

You might be a health professional, have personal experience of pulmonary fibrosis in the family, or have worked with support groups in a charity or health context.

Regional scope: We are looking to appoint two Coordinators, one for the north and one for the south of England. You will need to be well placed to travel throughout your region:

North: geographical area north of Peterborough and including Birmingham, with a special focus on the large network of groups in the North-West and West Midlands (such as Manchester, Liverpool, Sheffield) and a growing network in the North-East (such as Newcastle, Middlesbrough).

South: geographical area to the south of Peterborough, with a special focus on London and the South-East (including London, Kent, Surrey and Sussex) and a growing network in the South West and on the South coast.

If you are positive, proactive, creative and organised, and have the skill needed to build our network of support groups, and inspire a growing network of volunteers to campaign, raise funds and awareness, we’d love to hear from you!

Please send your CV with a Supporting Statement showing how you meet the person specification to us by 10am on Monday 27th January 2020. Please mark your subject line Regional Coordinator, with the region you are interested in (North or South). (Interviews: 18th or 19th February 2020 with an expected start in the Spring 2020.)

Impact Network has an opportunity for a solutions-oriented, driven and adventurous individual with a background in education and international development to craft our education work across 40+ schools in rural Zambia.

What We Do

Impact Network believes every child deserves access to a quality education. We make this happen for 6,000 students across 40 schools in rural Zambia for just $5 a month by  using technology, an activity-based curriculum, and comprehensive coaching. We are currently part of a randomized controlled trial evaluation in partnership with American Institutes for Research, with strong early findings on literacy and numeracy.

What You Will Do

We are looking for someone to strengthen our education programs across all of our schools, working collaboratively with staff on the ground to improve our programs and lead our evaluation work. Impact Network needs a candidate that can be excellence-driven in the most challenging of settings.  Responsibilities include:

1. Share a commitment to provide access to a quality education to students living in extremely rural settings.
2. Demonstrate a drive towards improving the eSchool 360 model with an emphasis on improving literacy and numeracy in a scalable way.
3. Think creatively about strategies to improve instructional practices, and programs to boost literacy and numeracy.
4. Work closely and respectfully with our Head of Academics to build capacity and improve the implementation of our eSchool 360 model.
5. Collaborate closely with Education Program Officers to deliver quality training and coaching to Teacher Supervisors and Teachers.
6. Lead the development of our curriculum improvement plan, work with the curriculum team to create lesson plans, and work with our U.S.-based team to create a new mobile application.
7. Direct our management and evaluation work, including the creation of high-quality assessments, monitoring of data entry, and analysis of student-level and school-level data.
8. Play a management role on other programs, including Impact Health and Impact Girls.
9. Improve organizational structure, data collection processes, administrative practices, and any other obstacles to providing the best education possible to our students.
10. Play a supporting role in crafting grant applications, and drafting reports to donors.
11. Other projects as needed.

What We Are Looking For

Qualifications for this role include:

1. Desire to improve the education quality provided in rural Zambia and a deep commitment to the belief that all students deserve a quality education.
2. Requirements:
   • Bachelor’s Degree in a related field.
   • At least 3 years experience working in a school or academic setting.
   • At least 2 years experience working with NGOs in developing countries.
   • Experience coaching teachers and/or managers for professional development.
   • Familiarity in developing new resources and tools to improve program implementation, in particular around literacy and numeracy.
   • Outstanding organizational skills and incredibly strong attention to detail.
   • Ability to manage competing priorities inherent in a small non-profit organization.
3. Desired:
   • Master’s Degree in a related field.
   • Knowledge of M&E frameworks and tools
   • Experience with curriculum development for pre-primary to grade 7
   • Understanding of child protection tools and activities
   • Experience developing and implementing new programs/ initiatives
   • Confidence and fluency with Excel and managing large data-sets. Any research and data analysis skills are a strong bonus.
   • Grant writing and report writing skills are preferred as we are continually seeking and writing proposals.
4. Values:
   • Proactive problem-solver who demonstrates initiative in seeking out and implementing solutions to problems or obstacles.
   • An ability to persist and turn challenges into opportunities for improvement.
   • Strong work ethic, enthusiastic learner, and passionate about education.
5. Willingness to live in rural Zambia with limited resources. More information is available for this aspect of the position.

How to Apply

Submit a CV and Cover Letter that incorporates the following:

1. Why are you interested in working with Impact Network in Zambia?
2. What relevant experience, knowledge and skills do you bring to this role?
3. What challenges do you think comes with trying to improve literacy and numeracy in rural Zambia?
4. What is your earliest availability to start?

We are looking for a QTS qualified teacher to deliver our learning programme, work with schools and families and manage exciting publishing projects in our growing charity.

This exciting role focuses on the delivery of our established Learning Programmes to secure excellent outcomes in literacy, confidence and perseverance for all of our Young Pirates. You’ll help deliver daily after-school learning sessions at the Ship of Adventures in Dalston as well as take a role in school and parent communications and project management of events and publications.

We think the ideal candidate will be an inspiring and compassionate teacher with passion and ambition for improving outcomes for young people in our target group. We think they will have excellent organisation skills to support the quality and consistency of the work we do combined with a flexible and solution-focused approach. Finally, we think they will be ready to join a collaborative and reflective team at an exciting part of our growth journey.

We value each member of the team’s professional development. We provide training; ensuring you have the chance to grow your skills and experience as part of our expanding team.

About You

Experience

• Two years’ experience teaching English or literacy in a school setting (primary or secondary), including at least one year as a qualified teacher;
• Experience working with young people who are under-achieving and/or facing disadvantages;
• Experience of planning and delivering exceptional learning experiences for young people;
• Experience of working with a range of people to achieve aims, for example families, education professionals etc;
• Experience of the context of Hackney, Haringey or similar communities.

Personal Attributes

Dedicated to young peoples’ success:

• Ambitious and passionate about excellent outcomes for young people;
• Proven ability to communicate with and support young people in their learning;
• Excellent ability to be a role model to the young people we work with;

Exceptional communicator and collaborator:

• Confident, positive and effective when engaging with people in a variety of contexts;
• Flexibility to turn your hand to different tasks and activities as needed;
• Solution focused, creative problem solver and calm under pressure.

Passionate and focused:

• Strong identification with our mission and objectives; goes above and beyond;
• Highly-organised and efficient at managing time and workload; ability to balance both strategic priorities and day-to-day details;
• Positive, proactive and dedicated approach.

For full details and role description please download our application pack.

Mary Frances Trust (MFT) is a charity organisation established in 1994 by people who used mental health services, carers and professionals to support people with any mental or emotional health problems.

OUR MISSION

Our mission is to:

• Work alongside people experiencing any kind of emotional or mental health issues for as long as they need, and inspire them to develop the skills that will help them to restore and maintain their emotional wellbeing.

• Involve people with experience of mental health at every level of the organisation so they can help us design, deliver, monitor and review our services to ensure they respond to their changing needs.

• Consistently challenge stigma attached to mental illness and raise awareness of the importance for everyone to look after their mental wellbeing.

• Lead and co-ordinate the development and delivery of first-class, voluntary mental health services in Surrey.

• Maintain sufficient funding streams to be able to provide person-centred services to people experiencing any kind of emotional or mental issues.

Background to Role:

NHS England recently announced a new transformation fund to be allocated to pilot sites within 12 Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships/ Integrated Care Systems across the country to test new and integrated models of primary and community mental health care. Surrey Heartlands Health and Care Partnership is one of these successful pilot sites.

Extended appointments with mental health experts from the NHS, social care and specialist third sector organisations, plus access to therapies, physical health checks and pharmacists, are just some of the wider expertise patients will be able to access in their local GP practice and in the community under new ways of working. Patients will be able to explore the situation affecting their wellbeing – whether that is an ongoing mental or physical health problem, loneliness, debt, or other issues. They can then be guided to appropriate resources that may help, including talking therapies, benefits advice, or an introduction to a local community group.

Role of Community Connector

The role of the Community Connector is fundamental to the developing of these innovative new teams and mental health services based within networks of GP Practices (Primary Care Networks - PCNs). The role will support the ongoing development and mobilisation of integrated primary care mental health services.

Providing a primary care mental health service within this context refers to:

• First level of intervention

• Ease of access

• A multidisciplinary approach working a range of professionals across PCN’s inclusive of GP’s, Practice nurses, Mental Health Practitioners, Pharmacists and Clinical Psychologist.

• Coordinating and supporting patients to access to a wide range of community services and resources including social care, housing, family, debt and employment counselling that support maintaining good health and wellbeing

As a lead provider of the Community Connections service in Surrey, Mary Frances Trust are now looking to recruit a Community Connector to be based at a GP Clinic in Banstead.

At times this post will include some lone working and as such the ideal person will be comfortable working this way.

Please see the Job Description for details.

To apply please download Job Description and Application form from either this site or the Mary Frances Trust website and return to John Anderton, address and email can be found on application form.

The role is presently a fixed term contract until 31 March 2021 which may be extended depending on the project outcome and funding.

Youth Worker

CRISP Programme 

(Child Resilience Inclusion Social Pathway)

Covering the Bexley area

36 hours per week £24,500 plus pension

Contract until 31st December 2022

Bexley Moorings Project has secured up to three year contract through the Mayor of London Fund to support Young people at risk of exclusion from school or becoming involved in youth crime.  We are looking for a professional to lead this service who has an understanding and knowledge of the issues affecting these young people, holds a professional qualification and is passionate about making a difference. 

This is a great opportunity to work with the young people of Bexley.  If you have a youth work qualification, three years, experience and a clean driving licence/own transport this could be the post for you.

The post-holders will be expected to work flexibly across the week to meet the needs of the service and to ensure the highest levels of access for young people. It is likely that a percentage of the hours will be worked after school and in the evening in locations across Bexley.  Bexley Moorings Project is an equal opportunities employer and offer of employment will be dependent on satisfactory DBS check.

We reserve the right to close this advert early dependent on volume of applications

Are you passionate about helping those individuals who are at an extremely vulnerable stage in their lives? Do you have the drive to deliver that support in the heart of the city of Leeds? Do you have the compassion and experience to provide that support specifically to women who desperately need our help?

Simon on the streets have an exciting opportunity to deliver gender specific work to the homeless and vulnerable women in the city after receiving funding through Homeless Link and the Tampon Tax.

The role is for a gender specific outreach worker to deliver emotional and practical support to women who are homeless or in unsafe accommodation. You will deliver trauma informed support on a one to one basis through daily outreach on the street or in temporary accommodation. The role will work closely with all partners especially St Anne’s community centre where we work with women who are accessing the Safe Space gender specific temporary accommodation project. You will befriend, signpost and advocate for women while increasing their confidence and address any unmet needs. You will need to be physically fit as you walk around Leeds on outreach during the day but also on some evening and early morning sessions. Part of the role will also be to promote gender specific services across partner agencies.

Some experience of working with women who have or are facing homelessness would be an advantage, but we are concentrating more on the right person joining the team who is positive, confident, understanding and shows empathy in some of the most difficult situations.

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

For more information and to apply for the role, please visit our website. 

About us

Home-Start Southern Oxfordshire are now part of an exciting new project, funded by Oxfordshire Community Foundation which aims to improve school readiness by supporting identified families in a southern Oxfordshire village, in the early years of their children’s lives.The families may have complex needs and be working with other agencies. 

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Family Support Worker to drive this project forward, managing his/her own caseload of families and providing one-to-one support in the home.

The person appointed will also take responsibility for planning and running our well-established groups. These include one for first-time parents and their babies, and one for families who are ‘vulnerable’ or socially isolated and may be affected by postnatal illness or other mental health conditions.

Please apply for this role, if you have:

·  A belief that children should have the best possible start in life

·  An understanding of disadvantaged families’ needs and of parenting skills

·  Experience of early years family support work, and knowledge of safeguarding

·  Good communication, networking and IT skills

·  The ability to work using your own initiative, in a small team, and with other partners.

How to apply: Please review the attached documents and send a completed application form and Equality & Diversity monitoring form to the email address provided on the application form.

Informal discussion: Contact Rhiannon McCobb, Scheme Manager 

Closing date for applications: Friday 24th January 2020 (note: CVs are not accepted)

Applicants must have use of their own car, for which expenses will be paid.

We are committed to equal opportunities, and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults. We expect all employees to share this commitment. We ensure that our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

The post is subject to an enhanced level Disclosure & Barring Service criminal records check.

Contract: Permanent, Full-Time

About Coram, Ambitious for Adoption:

Coram, which is the oldest children’s charity, is a group of specialist organisations addressing the care, welfare, education and rights of children and operates from its distinctive 3.5 acre headquarters in the heart of London which provides the hub for clinical as well as professional and distributed services for adoption. Coram strives to be a credible, respectful, professional, dynamic and committed organisation where these values infuse all that we do to promote resilience for children.

Ambitious for Adoption is a new regional adoption agency to provide the adoption services for 5-7 local authorities. It is commissioned and delivered from Coram, a registered voluntary adoption agency which is judged Outstanding in all categories by Ofsted in both London and East Midlands. The agency stands at the forefront of development in the adoption sector in early placement, collective matching, and permanence practice.

About the Role

This role will involve working as part of an established VAA and using the expertise and experience developed over 40 years of helping children find new parents, to recruit, assess and train adopters to meet the needs of children across the local authorities that Ambitious for Adoption are responsible for as well as the needs of the sector.

The successful candidate will recruit, prospective adopters who will meet the needs of children waiting for adoption placements and to assess them using the Two Stage adopter assessment process and according to Coram’s policy and procedures.

You will need to be an HCPC registered social worker with experience in adoption.

To apply, please click the ‘apply now’ button to be taken to the application form

For more information about the main duties and responsibilities of this role please refer to the job description and person specification.

Closing Date: 9am, Friday 31st January 2020

Interview Date: TBC

Coram is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to the safeguarding of children and will require the successful applicant to undertake an enhanced check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Registered Charity No. 312278.

Vacancy Reference Number:

ISUC/ISU/UK-R1

Position title:

International Support Unit (ISU) Copywriter

Reports to:

Director of International Support Unit

Location:

Muslim Hands, 148 – 164 Gregory Boulevard, Gregory House, Nottingham, NG7 5JE

Hours of Work:

Full-time, 35 hours per week

Salary guideline:

£23,000 – £25,000 (depending on experience)

Terms of Employment:

12-Months’ Fixed-Term Contract (with a 6-Month Probationary Period, Extendable)

Application Process & Closing Date:

Send an up to date CV and supporting Covering Letter by Email by no later than 7th February 2020

Approx. Interview & Role Commencement Date(s):

Interviews: As and When Suitable Candidates Identified

Start: ASAP thereafter

NB: -

• Strong Applicants may be contacted sooner, ahead of the closing date, to hold Skype Interview with Muslim Hands; therefore, please include your Skype ID in your application.
• Muslim Hands reserves the right to end the application procedure early should the right candidate be found ahead of the ‘closing date’ [7th February 2020].

Background

Muslim Hands is a UK-based international relief organisation working in over 40 countries worldwide. International Support Unit (ISU) support the development of Muslim Hands partner offices in the areas of fundraising and communication, program management, administration and finance and at the outset the unit will focus on the following countries non-exhaustive list Canada France South Africa and the United Kingdom. 

Role Overview:

The postholder will play an integral role in creating engaging content across a range of platforms including our website, blog, print publications and press releases. The postholder will be working closely with other members of the fundraising department to deliver compelling content for fundraising campaigns and donor feedback throughout the year. Based at either out Nottingham OR London Office, the postholder will occasionally be required to travel between the two locations.

This is an exciting opportunity to work for one of the leading Muslim charities. Digital and web are critical to the growth of Muslim Hands both in raising awareness of our work and generating online donations. The potholder will be central in expanding this area and helping further the reach of Muslim Hands.

Job Specifics

• Ensure a consistent brand and tone of voice across our written content.

• Work alongside others in the digital team, including graphic designers and video production specialists to produce engaging content for our network of websites and social media platforms.

• Plan the structure of online content to reflect our fundraising activities and the breadth / depth of our work.

• Create copy to maximise conversion rate, search engine optimisation, social media engagement and website content.

• Regularly produce new high-quality content by writing suitable copy, proofing, editing, and uploading onto a CMS.

• Continually monitor website content to ensure it remains accurate, updated and interesting.

• Research, collate and prepare project feedback for dissemination to donors, partner organisations and other channels.

General Responsibilities

• To demonstrate Muslim Hands’ values and ethics in own working practices, approach and conduct
• To support with Fundraising activities from time-to-time, committing to partake in approximately 5-Live-TV-Appeals during our peak periods.
• To undertake any reasonable responsibilities as required by Line Manager
• To promote and adhere to all Muslim Hands Policies, Procedures and Professional Practices

NB: This Job Description is illustrative and non-exhaustive in scope.  The post-holder may be required to undertake any reasonable tasks as and when required by Line Manager from time to time to reflect the changing needs of the Organisation

Person specification: - 

Essential Requirements:

• Ability to demonstrate current eligibility to work within the United Kingdom
• Must be able to either:

Provide a valid Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate (issued within the last year) when requested by Muslim Hands; OR

Undertake to provide full cooperation for Muslim Hands to perform a DBS Check at the required level appropriate for this / similar role.

• Frequent International travel to Partner Offices in Canada, France and South Africa

Please register your interest and apply by sending in your current CV and a suitable covering letter.

Deadline for applications is 7th February 2020 however we reserve the right to end the application procedure early should the right candidate be found. 

NB: Unfortunately, we will only be able to contact successful candidates so if you have not heard from us by the closure date unfortunately your application will have been unsuccessful.

Employment Advisor

We are seeking an experienced Welfare to Work advisor who had a track record of supporting unemployed people into sustainable employment. We are looking for someone with excellent interpersonal skills to provide in-work support and also build relationships with partners and employers.

You will be tasked to engage with the local Job Centre staff for referrals onto the Central London Works (CLW) programme as well as provide initial face-to-face engagement with clients at the Job Centre.

Employment Advisor Responsibilities:

- Enable clients to understand the local labour market and have access to local vacancies
- Ensure the career support covers all aspects of employability, including workshops, applications forms, interview, preparation and job search
- Successfully understand, implement and deliver to the programme specifications
- Effectively outreach, engage and recruit clients as well as maintain a network of relationships with interested stakeholders and referring agencies
- Be competent in updating and maintaining CRM data management systems both internal and external, ensuring client data is recorded, uploaded and filed correctly
- Responsible for keeping up to date and accurate records on all clients, including a high quality skills action plan, CV, Skills Analysis and SMART Goals
- Keep up to date with changes in legislation, in particular employment law and welfare benefits.

Employment Advisor Requirements:

- It is imperative to have high quality administration skills and the ability to use data management systems to track client progress and update client outcomes.
- Educated to Information Advice and Guidance (IAG L3 or L4) Level 3 as standard
- Knowledge of supporting people with complex backgrounds
- Understanding of clients who are long term unemployed, have barriers to work and have health conditions from a variety of backgrounds and at different levels
- An understanding of and commitment to equal opportunities
- At least two years’ experience working in a highly targeted employment service and proven experience in offering SMART information advice and guidance
- Target driven with proven record of achieving KPI’s to timeline and compliance
- Proven experience of working with people with barriers to employment
- Proven experience of supporting people into sustained employment (13 & 26 weeks and beyond)
- Proven experience in supporting client’s with in-work support
- Proven experience in using data management systems for recording client information accurately

About Bromley by Bow Centre:

The Bromley by Bow Centre is a vibrant community charity in the heart of East London. It has a national and international reputation for its highly innovative approach which inspires and empowers local people to transform their lives. The Centre delivers an incredible range of projects based on a unique model that combines social entrepreneurship, the arts, learning, social support, horticulture and holistic and integrated health programmes.

The charity supports families, young people and adults of all ages to learn new skills, improve their health and wellbeing, find employment and develop the confidence needed to achieve things they could never have dreamed of.

Location: London, E3 3BT

Job type: Full Time, Fixed Term Contract until 31st December 2020 (contract extension based on delivery)

Salary: £28,000 per annum

Benefits: 27 days plus 3 days Christmas Closure and 8 bank holidays, We don‘t expect you to work on your birthday! Pension Scheme

Closing date: 12th January 2020

You may have experience of the following: Employment Advisor, Employment Adviser Work Advisor, Recruitment, Sustainable Employment, Work Placements, Recruitment Coordinator, Employer Engagement, IAG, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Not for Profit, NFP, Welfare etc.

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We are looking for a Senior Direct Marketing Officer – Lottery Acquisition to manage and deliver Regular Giving acquisition for the lottery programme, with responsibility for managing the team working on the recruitment of lottery players and for business-critical agency relationships within this specialist area of our Individual Giving Team. The lottery programme began in late 2017 and has grown incredibly quickly. This role will lead this growth area, test more channels, optimise and develop the programme to build on the great success we have seen to date.

About us

Battersea is here for every dog and cat and has been since 1860. We are a leading animal welfare charity and over the last 150 years we’ve grown from one home in London to three rescuing and rehoming centres across the South East. With c500 staff and 1000 volunteers, we have cared for over three million vulnerable animals We also campaign tirelessly to make things better for dogs and cats; sharing our expertise and educating the public and policymakers about responsible pet ownership. Join us and make a difference for every dog and cat.

Our Fundraising Team

Battersea’s multiple award-winning Fundraising department raises around 60% of the Charity’s total income. Working with colleagues across the organisation, we provide members of the public and organisations with opportunities to engage with Battersea and to support our work. Through continued investment, net fundraising income has risen from just £100,000 in 2010 to £12m in 2017, and we aim to reach a net income of £18m by 2020 to make sure Battersea can be here for every cat and dog now and in the future.

What we can offer you

Our dedicated people mean that we can be here for every dog and cat. Whether you are sharing an office with our dogs or directly caring for our cats, our animals show their appreciation every day. There is no better reward than seeing the difference you make to the lives of our dogs and cats first-hand; although we also provide a wide range of employee benefits, including:

• 28 days of annual leave (plus 8 days paid public holidays) per year

• Generous pension contributions – up to 10% employer contribution

• Free healthcare cash plan, where you can claim for a range of treatment including dental (£120), optical (£120), physiotherapy, chiropody and acupuncture (£300) every year

• Annual interest-free season ticket loans

• Discounted gym memberships and cycle to work schemes

• Life insurance

So, if you are passionate about dogs, cats and about our work, then we’d like to hear from you.

For full details, including our job applicant privacy notice, please download our recruitment pack. You can apply by visiting our website. All applications must be submitted before the closing date advertised.

This year, do you want to Help People Turn their Lives Around by enabling them to improve their health, wellbeing and resilience? If so, Developing Health & Independence (DHI) and West of England Rural Network’s (WERN) social prescribing project in Bath and North East Somerset could be the right job for you.  

We are working with Virgin Care and local GPs to provide a new and innovative Social Prescribing Service which will enable people to change their lives by connecting them into community services, groups, activities and other pursuits.

As a social prescriber you will work in a personalised way with a range of people who have different levels of needs. You will develop and maintain and excellent knowledge of what’s out there in the local community and will supervise volunteers.

If you have at least 2 years of working with people who have health or social care needs we would love from you.

How To Apply

Please complete an application form and skills form using the Job Description and Person Specification and email to HR before midday Wednesday 29th January

An exciting opportunity exists to join a vibrant organisation at the forefront of developing support services with and for young carers. 

Database/IT/Website Technician

24 hours per week

£21,166-£23,866 (pro-rata, dependent on qualification and experience)

The successful candidate will be responsible for the performance and integrity of our client database (Charitylog), ensure the smooth day to day running of our IT support and resources and be able to maintain and update our website.

We are looking for an experienced database technician who can hit the ground running with experience in database management, IT support and website maintenance (Wordpress).

You will represent Gloucestershire Young Carers in a manner consistent with the highest professional standards, reflecting Gloucestershire Young Carers’ commitment to diversity and equality of opportunity and follow national and local policy in relation to safeguarding at all times.

Closing Date: Monday 3rd February 2020 10am

An exciting opportunity exists to join an award-winning organisation at the forefront of developing support services with and for young carers.

Young Carers Key Worker

37 hours per week: GYC Salary Scale Pt 26 – 29, £24,799 - £26,999

Permanent contract subject to continued funding.

The successful candidate will be responsible, taking a whole family approach, for undertaking assessment visits with young carers and their families in order to identify their needs and develop a support plan. You will work directly with young carers to achieve positive outcomes delivering a minimum of two weekly term time respite/activity groups in various localities (currently Cam and Cirencester) and contributing to well-being groups.  You will also be involved in organising and delivering a programme of activity breaks for young carers across the county and providing one to one support to young carers as appropriate.

We are looking for an experienced professional with proven ability in communicating sensitively with children, young people and their families and in organising group activities.  You will hold a relevant qualification (Level 3) within Youth Work/Education/Social Care/Health. You will have excellent organisational skills and be proficient in the use of IT.  You will need to be available for regular evening and occasional weekend work.  

You will represent GYC in a manner consistent with the highest professional standards reflecting GYC’s commitment to diversity and equality of opportunity and follow national and local policy in relation to safeguarding at all times.