Recruiting for a Support Worker to join our Young People and Care Leavers in Berkshire!

GBP 19,845 working 40 hours per week, plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more

Rainforest Walk in Bracknell supports 20 young people with a variety of support needs including mental health needs, substance misuse needs, offending histories and vulnerability. The service's customers are aged between 16 and 25 and receive support for up to two years. Referrals come via the Young Persons Resource Panel.

Job Overview:

Support Workers enable people with particular needs to manage their tenancies and live independent lives of their choosing in the community.

Key Responsibilities:

- Build supportive, trusting relationships with tenants
- Working proactively with other members of the team to handle the service caseload and administrative responsibilities
- Supporting tenants on your case load to set personalised goals in the form of Support Plans
- Conducting regular key work sessions with tenants on your case load that are innovative and engaging in order to achieve Support Plan goals
- Ensuring ongoing risk assessments are carried out and those risks are managed appropriately
- Providing support with tenancy sustainment including budgeting, benefits, daily living activities and emotional support. This may include practical assistance where skills are not yet developed
- Working in a multi-professional way to ensure holistic support package for tenants
- Establishing links with local statutory and voluntary organisations
- Supporting tenants to ensure they are in receipt of all the benefits they are entitled to
- Supporting tenants to manage their rent account, ensuring they have all the information needed to pay their rent
- Supporting tenants to set up utilities and pay their bills on time
- Ensuring Look Ahead Health and Safety policies are adhered to at all times and to uphold all health and safety responsibilities within relevant policies and local protocols
- Adhering to all Look Ahead's policies and procedures
- Engaging in learning and development activity to increase knowledge and skills
- Day to day instruction or all Bank Support Worker and agency staff
- Undertaking any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as assigned by the Team Leader/ Manager

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

Person Specification:

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

Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

Essential:

- NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent with little or some previous relevant sector work experience

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

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date. We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with the Inclusive Employers Standard 2020. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Recruiting for a Support Worker to join our Young People and Care Leavers in Berkshire!

GBP 11,907 working 24 hours per week, plus 25 days Annual Leave (Pro-Rata), Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more. This is a 9 month Fixed Term Contract.

Rainforest Walk in Bracknell supports 20 young people with a variety of support needs including mental health needs, substance misuse needs, offending histories and vulnerability. The service's customers are aged between 16 and 25 and receive support for up to two years. Referrals come via the Young Persons Resource Panel.

Job Overview:

Support Workers enable people with particular needs to manage their tenancies and live independent lives of their choosing in the community.

Key Responsibilities:

- Build supportive, trusting relationships with tenants
- Working proactively with other members of the team to handle the service caseload and administrative responsibilities
- Supporting tenants on your case load to set personalised goals in the form of Support Plans
- Conducting regular key work sessions with tenants on your case load that are innovative and engaging in order to achieve Support Plan goals
- Ensuring ongoing risk assessments are carried out and those risks are managed appropriately
- Providing support with tenancy sustainment including budgeting, benefits, daily living activities and emotional support. This may include practical assistance where skills are not yet developed
- Working in a multi-professional way to ensure holistic support package for tenants
- Establishing links with local statutory and voluntary organisations
- Supporting tenants to ensure they are in receipt of all the benefits they are entitled to
- Supporting tenants to manage their rent account, ensuring they have all the information needed to pay their rent
- Supporting tenants to set up utilities and pay their bills on time
- Ensuring Look Ahead Health and Safety policies are adhered to at all times and to uphold all health and safety responsibilities within relevant policies and local protocols
- Adhering to all Look Ahead's policies and procedures
- Engaging in learning and development activity to increase knowledge and skills
- Day to day instruction or all Bank Support Worker and agency staff
- Undertaking any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as assigned by the Team Leader/ Manager

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

Person Specification:

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

Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

Essential:

- NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent with little or some previous relevant sector work experience

If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role. We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with the Inclusive Employers Standard 2020. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Morgan Hunt are currently supporting a leading Mental Health Charity in West London in recruiting 16 new Peripatetic Support Workers.

The role is within a crisis alternative service, providing a safe space for those feeling distressed and experiencing crisis.

You will be working a late shift (6pm - 1am) across Monday to Sunday providing support to clients accessing the service providing person-centred practical and emotional support either via telephone, one-to-one or group basis. Both part time and full time hours are available.

The role require someone with some level of mental health work experience and knowledge of safeguarding.

If you want to help improve the wellbeing of individuals experiencing distress please get in touch.

The role is paying £24, 525 and interviews are being scheduled ASAP.

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual's skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.

Do you want to feel rewarded for the work that you do?

Then come and join Ambitious College because together we can make the ordinary possible for children and young people with autism each and every day.

What would you be doing?

As a Learning & Behaviour Specialist you will be given all the training & resources needed so that your main focus is ensuring the young person you are working with is able to achieve their goals and aspirations.

You will be valued as an expert within your field of work and allowed the creative space to deliver person centered lesson plans as appropriate. You will be able to use your initiative when working with learners to adapt to new approaches that ensure positive outcomes for the learner.

If you are empathetic, caring and dedicated to putting children and young people with autism at the heart of what you do every day then we want to hear from you.

Who are Ambitious College?

Ambitious College is part of Ambitious about Autism, the national charity for children and young people with autism. We currently have two college campuses in North and West London providing services and support to young people with Autism. We are very proud of the work that we do and all of our learners achievements. We are an Ofsted ‘Good’ provision and received the Natspec Award in 2020 for ‘Wellbeing & Mental Health’, we are also nominated for the Natspec ‘Home Learning’ award 2021. We understand the importance of ensuring the wellbeing of our employees whether you work in a classroom or outside of one.

We are proud to say that we continued to support our learners and their families throughout the pandemic. We ensured that all our learners and staff had the resources needed to continue delivering an outstanding service to our learners and their families.

Should you apply for this role?

If you are experienced at working with someone with Autism on a 1:1 basis, then you can join our experienced hired career pathway. If you are someone who is part-qualified or qualified by experience then you should also apply as there is something for everyone who can demonstrate they share the same values as we do.

What do I get in return?

The chance to make a real difference to a child or young persons life outweighs what we can offer financially. That being said we offer a competitive annual salary and excellent wellbeing programmes, and opportunities to meet staff across the organisation.

We have a wide range of CPD opportunities to give you the chance to explore career pathways. Other benefits include; physiotherapy for all staff, on-site parking, annual recognition awards, Employee Assistance Programme, season ticket loans and discounts.

Further details:

• We are accepting applications to join us both during this this academic year and to start in August 2021, for our 2 week training programme.
• If you would like an informal chat with one of the members of our people team, please do not hesitate to contact us - you can find our contact details within the recruitment pack attached. 

Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.

Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

The Head of Skills Information and Skills Services helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by leading the delivery of regional adult, children and young people’s services to support people with sight loss and their families within the South West & Wales region. This is an office-based role from either Southampton, Reading, Bristol, Exeter, or Cardiff with travel required across the South West & Wales region.

This role is 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year. As a charity, we’re always keen to support flexible working as best we can. We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

More details about this role, the Organisation and the recruitment process can be found in the attached candidate pack and job description.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

Diversity

Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

Candidate requirements

To be able to fulfil this role, and provide help to those with sight loss, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential

• Management qualification or equivalent relevant experience.
• Six sigma and/or knowledge of continuous improvement methodology.
• Proven track record in leading and performance managing a multi-skilled / multidisciplinary team of staff working with vulnerable adults and children and young people, to achieve results balancing local needs against national priorities.
• Experience of developing and delivering a range of people centred services to external customers.
• Experience of working in the third sector.
• Experience of introducing major new initiatives/services which affect organisational change.
• Working with local government on campaigns, improvement of services.  Proven experience of budget management.
• An understanding of customer relations and meeting the needs of a variety of customers.
• An understanding of the principles required for effective financial management.

Desirable

• Experience of managing and working with services for blind or partially sighted people.
• A lived experience of sight loss.
• Qualification working Children and Young People.

For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to be successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

How to apply

Applications need to be made using the online application form, accessed using the ‘apply’ button above. As part of your application ensure you provide to evidence and examples of how your skills & experience meet the criteria as set out in the attached job description.

The system does have a time limit, we would advise you to complete your answers and copy and paste into the online form once finalised. Please note that you’ll have to upload a CV as this is a mandatory requirement as part of our Safer Recruitment Policy.

Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the vulnerable people we work with. As part of this, we require a full work history with any gaps accounted for & a minimum of 2 professional referee details fully covering the past 5 years. If there is not enough space in your application form to provide this information, please ensure you upload additional documentation containing the additional detail.

Remember to refer to the attached job description and candidate pack for more information about this role & the recruitment process at Guide Dogs.

Ruils is a user led charity that supports disabled adults, people with long term health and or mental health conditions to live independently, be part of their community and to live life to the full. They provide information, advice, practical support, befriending and accessible activities to their clients and families. Ruils enable individuals to have choice and control over the way in which they get their support.

This exciting, and completely new role, is to support people with complex needs who pose an increased demand not just within primary care but also within community and social care, and who also occupy a significant proportion of hospital beds. You will be developing an anticipatory model of care for these people with escalating risks. This is a priority area to ensure we can proactively identify people at risk and continue to support them at home more effectively.

Anticipatory Care is not something that either community providers or GP practices can deliver in isolation. Instead, Anticipatory Care can only be delivered by a fully integrated community-based health and social care team, supported by wider specialist and Multi-Disciplinary Teams (MDTs).

An exciting proof of concept role based at Ruils in Teddington, you will be working with the Teddington PCN to proactively identify people and create a Network-based dedicated team to support GPs in managing people with escalating health and social care needs. This will be done through multi-disciplinary working and person-centred planning, with hands on care coordination by the Network team supported by wider specialists and MDTs as required.

Main Duties include:

• To visit, carry out self-assessments and work with individuals to develop a support plan including a coordinated action plan and then to support the coordination of tasks to be completed.
• To link with relatives, carers, social care services and other involved agencies to ensure an integrated and personalised approach to care and support.
• When allocated as the key worker, to provide a central, continuous point of contact for the individual their relatives/carers and the range of professionals involved in the care plan; and to escalate actions that have not been undertaken by the professionals.
• To work with individuals to support them to prioritise and address the practical, social and emotional issues in their lives which affect their wellbeing - e.g., debt, housing, financial, loneliness, domestic violence, substance abuse and advocating for them where necessary.

To achieve this important new role, you will need to participate in regular multi-agency team meetings, requiring you to provide advice and information on community support options into the meetings and take referrals as and when required. You will work collaboratively with Ruils’s Social Prescribing Link Workers to enable your clients to access a range of beneficial activities, which may include carer support, peer support, befriending, exercise, activity, cognitive stimulation opportunities and creativity, enabling people to pursue new and old hobbies.

We actively encourage applications from disabled people and people with long term health and mental conditions.

We operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme in that we will guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post. Please state in a cover letter if you wish us to consider you for this guaranteed interview scheme.

Please apply in writing with a cover letter and stating your current salary to Viv Sage our HR Consultant at Better Talent via the Apply button.

Do you want to feel rewarded for the work that you do?

Then come and join Ambitious College because together we can make the ordinary possible for children and young people with autism each and every day.

What would you be doing?

As a Learning & Behaviour Specialist you will be given all the training & resources needed so that your main focus is ensuring the young person you are working with is able to achieve their goals and aspirations.

You will be valued as an expert within your field of work and allowed the creative space to deliver person centered lesson plans as appropriate. You will be able to use your initiative when working with learners to adapt to new approaches that ensure positive outcomes for the learner.

If you are empathetic, caring and dedicated to putting children and young people with autism at the heart of what you do every day then we want to hear from you.

Who are Ambitious College?

Ambitious College is part of Ambitious about Autism, the national charity for children and young people with autism. We currently have two college campuses in North and West London providing services and support to young people with Autism. We are very proud of the work that we do and all of our learners achievements. We are an Ofsted ‘Good’ provision and received the Natspec Award in 2020 for ‘Wellbeing & Mental Health’, we are also nominated for the Natspec ‘Home Learning’ award 2021. We understand the importance of ensuring the wellbeing of our employees whether you work in a classroom or outside of one.

We are proud to say that we continued to support our learners and their families throughout the pandemic. We ensured that all our learners and staff had the resources needed to continue delivering an outstanding service to our learners and their families.

Should you apply for this role?

If you are experienced at working with someone with Autism on a 1:1 basis, then you can join our experienced hired career pathway. If you are someone who is part-qualified or qualified by experience then you should also apply as there is something for everyone who can demonstrate they share the same values as we do.

What do I get in return?

The chance to make a real difference to a child or young persons life outweighs what we can offer financially. That being said we offer a competitive annual salary and excellent wellbeing programmes, and opportunities to meet staff across the organisation.

We have a wide range of CPD opportunities to give you the chance to explore career pathways. Other benefits include; physiotherapy for all staff, on-site parking, annual recognition awards, Employee Assistance Programme, season ticket loans and discounts.

Further details:

• We are accepting applications to join us both during this this academic year and to start in August 2021, for our 2 week training programme.
• If you would like an informal chat with one of the members of our people team, please do not hesitate to contact us - you can find our contact details within the recruitment pack attached. 

Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.

Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

As a Grants Officer/Caseworker you will join a busy team of six within GroceryAid, Sandhurst. Our motivated and dedicated team members are focused on supporting people to apply for help, delivering a high standard of client experience and keeping detailed, clear records.

Your days will be rewarding and varied and include acting as the first point of contact and managing a caseload of applicants to ensure all required information is ready for review.

You will have administrative experience of working in a busy, customer facing environment, ideally case holding and working with a vulnerable client group.

Full induction training will be given followed by a structured personal development plan which will include benefits training and a deep understanding of the support and signposting available to clients. Due to governement guidelines we are currently working from home and all IT equipment and support will be provided for this.

Would suit someone who has worked in the charitable or not for profit sector particularly Housing or Advice work.

Knowledge/skills/qualifications required

• Minimum 2 years (must have been worked in one role) caseworker experience working with a vulnerable client group.
• Excellent administration skills with an eye for detail.
• Strong client servicing skills used to dealing with difficult situations.
• Trained and knowledgeable in welfare benefits and financial budgeting
• High energy, drive and passion to deliver the best experience for our applicants whilst working at pace across multiple cases.
• Confident communication skills to ensure that you both collect the information needed and set realistic expectation to clients to enable impactful grants and drive satisfaction.
• Confident with Microsoft Office, and used to working on a CRM database.

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The Charity

GroceryAid is a benevolent fund which helps people who work or have worked in the Grocery industry. We have been providing emotional, practical and financial support for grocery people since 1857. In the last year the charity has seen an increase in applications for financial support, the number of financial grants paid is up. We are recruiting to meet this increased demand.

Additional information

Location: initially working from home, in the current climate, but then generally office based in Sandhurst, Berkshire

Salary: from £22,000 - £24,000

Hours:  Full-time 34 hours a week

Leave: 25 days (+circa 3 at Christmas)

Excellent pension scheme

Life Assurance

Private Health and Dental Insurance

Please apply with a cover email and CV demonstrating your suitablility for the role and how you meet the person specification. Please apply as soon as possible if you are interested as CV's are reviewed regularly. 

The Mulberry Centre (TMC) is an award-winning cancer information and support centre and an independent charity, based on the grounds of the West Middlesex University Hospital in Isleworth, West London. It has been open for over 19 years and has provided services and support to more than 15,000 people. 

We are seeking an Operations Coordinator to work closely with the Finance and Operations Manager.  We are looking for an individual who will support and coordinate the smooth running of the Centre’s operational and support services, enabling The Mulberry Centre to deliver quality services with a professional and caring focus.  You will need to be a warm and welcoming team player, be proactive and an office all-rounder supporting your colleagues.

If you are interested in the work of The Mulberry Centre and have the relevant experience to perform this significant role, we would very much like to hear from you. 

Main purpose of Job

The Projects & Pilots Manager will be responsible for managing the Projects & Pilots team, a team of 7 people working on a variety of projects with young people in Surrey and online. Key responsibilities will include ensuring activities are delivered in a safe and efficient manner, reaching key outcomes and keeping young people at the center of everything we do.

The Projects & Pilots Manager will support the Wellbeing in the Community Lead to implement the strategy as set out in an annual plan and business case. This will involve planning and delivering as part of the team responsible for developing new ways of working with children and adolescents.

Key Responsibilities  

·   Provide high quality line management support to 7 team members, whose roles range from volunteer to Lead Youth Workers.

·  Support Eikon’s thinking to deliver innovative projects supporting children and adolescent’s mental health and emotional wellbeing, specifically looking at digitisation of youth work, inclusion of at-risk groups, continuous improvement and adaptive planning, etc.

·  Lead on developing key learnings and recommendations from the various projects and pilots delivered by the team. Ensure those learnings and recommendations are clearly outlined in reports to Eikon’s leadership team and support the inclusion of those recommendations in the charity’s wider strategy. 

·  Work hand in hand with the Wellbeing in the Community Lead and lead on internal and external reporting, including ongoing data collection and analysis based on key outputs and outcomes agreed upon at project start.

·  Be responsible for the safe, effective and adaptive delivery of ad-hoc projects and ongoing activities. This will include developing and owning high quality project management tools, processes, systems and policies.

·  Always apply safeguarding and child protection procedures.

·  Work as part of a team and attend team meetings, training events and participate fully in 1:1, peer and group supervision.

·  Work co-operatively and under the management of The Eikon Charity staff to ensure the highest quality of delivery and support.

·  Work within Eikon’s internal policies, safeguarding and data protection regulations.

·   Be responsible for equipment/resources linked to service delivery.

Person specification - Key skills, experience and knowledge

We are looking for an experienced youth worker with excellent project management, team management and strategy development and implementation skills. Interest and knowledge in technology, digital project management and ICT are a plus.

To assist in the management of Crossroads Care services, co-operating with statutory and voluntary organisations to provide a service for carers and their families in line with the aims, objectives, policies and standards of the organisation.

To assist the Care Manager toensure Crossroads clients receive a reliable and efficient care support service, that Care Support Workers have the administrative back up to concentrate on care provision.

• Client referrals and waiting list
• Visit clients to do risk assessment / reassessments / care plans
• Ensure client needs are matched with CSW competence to ensure high quality support and access to much needed breaks for Carers
• Scheduling of client visits, preparing and distributing rotas.Ensure CSW’s knows where to go and what to expect and the clients are properly informed in time to make their respite plans
• Assist in the monitoring of the service being delivered both core and projects by gathering client and CSW feedback and working closely with Senior CSW’s and Project Leads
• maintaining recording systems in accordance with administrative procedure
• monitoring referrals in accordance with Crossroads Care policies and procedures
• ensuring care plans are prepared, implemented and monitored
• ensuring that care is delivered to families making efficient and effective use of the resources available to the organisation, the care budget and within the Crossroads Care criteria
• making referrals to other agencies as appropriate
• Monitor and manage the day to day demands made upon the service and work with the Care Manager to develop the service
• Highlight and report any areas of concern, especially in health and safety issues

Staff Benefits 

Carer Car Park Pass

Reduction in gym membership

Carers discount

Staff events 

Staff massages and well being packages

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We have a very exciting opportunity for a passionate individual who has a desire to further strengthen and develop the Church’s work in Guildford Diocese with and for young people. The successful candidate will provide consultancy advice and support to local church leadership teams as they seek to develop a safe, attractive and spiritually-enriching Youth ministry. The person we’re looking for will have:

• Extensive experience in working with young people, including working with schools
• Good understanding of the Church of England, its organisation, the networks that support Youth Ministry, and leadership of parishes.
• Experience of local Church Leadership, including training and supporting others in Youth Ministry.
• An organised individual who can build strong and long-lasting relationships both internally and externally, from a diverse range of backgrounds and traditions

Duties of the role include:

• To resource and support parishes in the mission of strategic church leadership and the embedding of Transforming Church, Transforming Lives.
• To facilitate and support the Parish Needs Process by ensuring that parish priorities are identified, reflected in a well-documented Church Development Plans (CDPs)
• To provide leadership in the specialism of Youth ministry for the diocese, and in response to identified needs, to provide consultancy services to parishes and deaneries
• To further the ‘Growing Faith’ agenda by ensuring the PNP routinely reviews and considers the opportunities for mission with and to children and young people

We are seeking someone who can challenge, inspire and deliver in this area of specialism, but also a colleague who shares the passion and heart to make a difference in our communities.

Please note this role requires someone who can work 1 or 2 evenings a week, and one or 2 Saturdays a month. You would receive Time Off in Lieu in these instances.

For an informal discussion about this role, please do not hesitate to contact Lydia Rees, HR Consultant - details in application pack.

To apply

Your application should consist of a completed application form and supporting statement (no more than two sides of A4) detailing your reasons for applying, what you can bring to the post and how you meet its requirements. This should be sent by email by 5th May 2021. Full details are in the application pack attached.

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.

We are recruiting for a skilled domestic violence advocate to provide high quality advocacy and support to survivors of domestic violence. You will work in partnership with other agencies to develop and deliver risk management plans to ensure victims’ safety. You will be responsible for advocating on behalf of survivors of domestic violence in a range of settings and managing and reviewing your cases.

The successful candidate will have significant proven experience of providing emotional and practical support to survivors of domestic violence. You will understand the legal system in how it relates to survivors of domestic violence and have strong communication skills to deliver presentations and reports to stakeholders effectively. An ability to work independently and prioritise a busy workload is essential.

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: 3rd May 2021

Interview Date: 14th May 2021

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 seeking an enthusiastic and compassionate Drop-in Supervisor to oversee our Christian service for homeless people in Richmond.

Can you help us maintain a safe and welcoming environment in our morning drop-in sessions for homeless people? Practically demonstrating God's love for 30-50 guests, many of whom have mental health issues and/or substance misuse problems. We provide hot food, showers, health services, casework support and housing and employment advice. Help in crisis and hope for life!