Working Well is a mental health and employment charity in London. All of our projects share the aim of improving the lives of people with mental health, learning disabilities and/or complex issues through training and employment.  

We are recruiting an temporary part time Employment Support Worker for our supported employment team in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. The post holder will carry a caseload of clients who may have one or more support needs including: 

· Learning Disabilities 

· Autism

· Mental Health 

The focus of the role is to support clients to achieve their employment goals, engaging with employers and training providers to secure vocational outcomes in line with client preferences. 

Experience of employment support is not essential, it is more important that you share our commitment to supporting people to find the right job for them. Experience working with individuals affected by learning disabilites and autism would be beneficial. The successful candidate must be comfortable in approaching employers, persuading them to use our service, and working with them to recruit our clients to fill vacancies and sustain employment. 

You will work closely with referring teams, providing a coordinated approach that always remains client led.  You will also be in working to targets whilst maintaining a high-quality service.

We are operating a hybrid working model in our Kingston team, with a combination of working from home and in the community. 

Please click apply to send your CV and cover letter (please add the cover form to the end of your CV when uploading). Candidates need to clearly outline how they meet the person specification points in the personal statement embedded in the cover form.

Staff benefits include an employer contribution to a personal or workplace pension equivalent to 6% of gross salary.  30 days annual leave plus paid public holidays. 

Working Well Trust is an equal opportunities and confident about disabilities employer (two ticks).

We have an exciting opportunity here at the Social Interest Group for a highly engaged and organised HR professional to join us as a People and Culture Advisor in delivering an exceptional advisory and people support service across the organisation.

Reporting into the People and Culture Business Partners’, the People and Culture Advisor will provide high quality generalist HR advice to managers and colleagues on a wide range of topics including contract reviews, performance management, absence, disciplinaries and grievance issues and ensure people operations, systems, analytics, and reporting are being delivered effectively.

Utilising your breadth of knowledge of people matters within the workplace, you will be a trusted advisor on a wide range on people processes, policies and systems related issues and provide excellent people solutions, while establishing and maintain effective working relationships across the Group.

To be successful in this role, you will have demonstrable experience working in a similar HR advisory role, including giving generalist HR advice as well as areas within employment law; you must be comfortable with a wide range of HR systems acting as the superuser, coupled with the ability to work independently and collaboratively to deliver against deadlines within a busy People and Culture team.

About Us:

The Social Interest Group (SIG) is a leading UK based charity, providing bespoke person centred social and health care solutions. Utilising strength-based models of working, we specialise in rehabilitation and supporting people who have complex needs, empowering them to achieve their full potential. We deliver social and health care services through our subsidiary charities SIG Penrose, SIG Equinox, SIG Investments and Pathways to Independence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide first line advisory support and advise on all employee relations issues including, but not limited to grievances and disciplinaries, absences, performance management etc.
• Advise and support managers in accordance with current employment legislation and relevant policies and procedures
• Oversee HR processes including new starters and leavers process; HR documentation is completed in a timely manner i.e., absence forms, probation reviews, performance reviews etc.
• Manage the HR Information System (Cascade), ensuring employee amendments and absences are updated, and accuracy of information recorded and liaise with managers to input data correctly
• Compile reports (monthly, quarterly and annually) and providing HR data as and when required by HR and/or Management team as requested.
• Champion engagement initiatives including employee surveys, well-being, reward and recognition, internal communications and company values on site encouraging participation

Experience Required:

• CIPD Level 5 or equivalent professional experience
• Minimum 2 years working at Advisor/Generalist level, covering the full spectrum of HR disciplines within a multi-site environment
• Sound knowledge and proven track record in all core aspects of HR management, including performance management, organisational change and restructures, absence management, disciplinary and grievance processes
• Proven track record of employee relations and employment law
• A sound understanding of and expertise of HR systems and payroll processes
• Strong report writing skills with the ability to analyse, assimilate and present data and draw conclusions in a connected way
• Effective planning and organisational skills in the context of tight deadlines and often conflicting priorities
• Sound IT skills (Microsoft Office, Word, Outlook etc), experience of manipulating HR databases
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills; able to communicate complex ideas and business concepts in accessible terms.
• A thorough understanding and knowledge of up-to-date of best practice HRM techniques
• Desirable: experience using Cascade

Benefits and commitment to you:

• Promoting anti discriminatory practices in line with our values: ambition, empowerment, transparency and inclusivity
• 25 days holiday increasing to 26 days after 2 years of service and increasing 1 day per year up to 30 days annual leave
• Access to employee assistance programme including Medi-cash Plus
• Free uniform
• Subsided meals when on duty
• Discount gym membership
• Routine eye tests, glasses and contact lenses
• Dental treatment via NHS or Private
• Physiotherapy, Massage and a range of other therapies
• Life Assurance

All successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS check and provide employment references covering the last 5 years period including one from your most recent employer.

** Please note extension beyond 12 month contract is highly likely **

Working Well Trust is a mental health and employment charity in London.  All of our projects share the aim of improving the lives of people with mental health, learning disabilities and/or complex issues through training and employment.  

We are recruiting for our Individual Placement and Support (IPS) team in the London Borough of Enfield. We are a Centre of Excellence and adhere closely to the principles of the IPS model in supporting people in to employment. The roles we are recruiting for are as follows: 

• 2 x full time: 35 hours per week (salary = £28,057)
• 1 x part time: 17.5 hours per week (salary = £14,028)

You will work with clients (managing a caseload) who have mental health support needs, to assist them in securing sustainable paid employment in line with their preferences. You will deliver the IPS approach (for which training will be given); providing person centred support and guidance to clients, whilst building positive relationships with local employers to enable clients to move into suitable employment.

You will work as part of a mental health team (Barnet Enfield and Haringey NHS Mental Health Trust) maintaining positive and integrated relationships, fostering a holistic approach to recovery through employment.

Employment Specialists work with clients to identify their employment needs and then actively support them to achieve their employment goals, engaging regularly with employers directly to secure jobs.  We focus on people’s strengths and potential, working with clients who want to find work regardless of their experience level and background.  We do not use the phrase "job ready" as the only criteria is whether someone wants to get a job. 

Experience of employment support is not essential, it is more important that you share our commitment to supporting people to find the right job for them.  The successful candidate must be comfortable in approaching employers, persuading them to use our service, working with them to recruit our clients to fill vacancies and sustain employment. 

You will work closely with clinical teams, providing a coordinated approach that always remains client led.  You will also be in working to targets whilst maintaining a high-quality service.

The role is currently a mix of home and on-site working, but community work will be resumed once it is safe to do so for both staff and clients. 

Please click apply to send your CV and cover form (please add the cover form to the end of your CV when uploading, applications without a cover form will not be considered). Candidates need to clearly outline how they meet the person specification points in their personal statement and specify whether the application is full or part time.

Staff benefits include an employer contribution to a personal or workplace pension equivalent to 6% of gross salary.  30 days annual leave plus paid public holidays. 

Working Well Trust is an equal opportunities and confident about disabilities employer (two ticks). 

Interviews will take place in late October/early November. 

About us

Community Advice Works is a charity based in South East London that provides advice and advocacy to those that need it. Our Advice Team provides a specialist advice service to those in the London Borough of Lewisham. The team has built a strong reputation within the borough for providing high quality, independent, person-centred welfare and housing advice. We also have our Mozaic project at Guys and St Thomas’ Hospital delivering holistic, advocacy support to women experiencing domestic abuse.

About the role

We are looking for a confident and enthusiastic individual with a proven track record of excellent advice & people skills to take on the role of Advice Supervisor/Senior Advisor. This is an excellent role for those who wish to gain experience in leading a team, whilst also still delivering high quality advice. The successful candidate will be part of our Advice Team, delivering high quality generalist advice to Lewisham residents. You will support the Service Manager in line managing staff and volunteers in the Advice Team, and will play a vital role in supporting the advice team to keep on top of changes in legislation across the welfare rights landscape.

The details

The role is anticipated to be 21 hours, spread over Monday – Wednesday (0.6 FTE based on 35-hour per week). However, we are willing to consider other work patterns -– please stipulate your requirements when you apply.

The remuneration package for the role includes a salary of £32,000 (pro rata), pension, and 28 days annual leave (pro rata), rising to 30 days after 3 years continuous service.

To apply

The closing date for applications is 9th November @ 9am.  If you are shortlisted, you will be invited to complete an assessment exercise. This will be completed remotely at some point between 10th & 11th November. Should you be successful in this, you will be invited to interview. Interviews are provisionally scheduled for 15th/16th November.

We are an equal opportunities employer and strongly welcome applications from under-represented communities. Our shortlisting process is anonymised as part of our commitment to this. If you need any adjustments in order to apply for the role, or at an interview stage, please do not hesitate to contact us by emailing info at 170cp dot org dot uk. We are more than happy to have a chat with you to accommodate your needs!

The Baytree Centre is a social inclusion project supporting local women and girls in the heart of Brixton.We are recruiting a Welfare and/or Housing Adviser to join our Women’s Services Team.  Your role will be to provide high quality, effective information, advice and guidance in the areas of welfare benefits and/or housing to Baytree’s beneficiaries.  You will work closely with our team of Social Mobility Coaches so that the advice you provide is embedded within a longer term holistic programme of support for the women. 

Advisor

We are looking for applicants to provide support to people living with dementia and their carers helping to maintain their independence, improving their sense of well-being, and putting them in more control of their lives.

Advisor Responsibilities:

The successful applicant will provide information, signposting and support in people’s homes and at locations across Hillingdon. The post holder will work closely with the memory clinic and the carers trust to provide a seamless post diagnostic support service.

Advisor Requirements:

Good organisation skills are required along with good and non-judgmental communication skills, an understanding of dementia, an understanding of the need for client confidentially and collaborative working and being able to travel independently within the service area.

You will possess NVQ level 3 (or equivalent) or demonstrable experience. It is desirable that you have experience of working with statutory and voluntary agencies.

About Alzheimer’s Society:

Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading dementia charity. We provide information and support, improve care, fund research, and create lasting change for people affected by dementia.

Position: Dementia Advisor
Location: Community based - Hillingdon
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time, 35 hours per week
Salary: £20,363 - £21,603 actual per annum (depending on skills and experience) (+ London Allowance of £3,600 if applicable)

Closing date: 25 October 2021
Interview date: TBC (Interviews will be conducted through Teams or Zoom)

You may have experience of the following: Dementia Adviser, Care Assistant, Caseworker, Special Needs Assistant, Social Worker, Social Care, Community Care, Helpline Coordinator, Volunteering Officer, Support Worker, Mental Health, Dementia, etc.

Ref: 103 614

We are looking for a Welfare Adviser to deliver high-quality advice and casework services at our centre, as well as external locations across South London.

• Hours: 22.5 hours per week
• Contract: Fixed-term, ending November 2022 with the possibility of extension
• Reporting to: Programme Manager - Advice
• Pay band: £25,258 to £27,341 (pro rata)
• Annual leave: 30 days per year (pro rata) 
• Deadline to apply: Rolling

We encourage applicants to apply as soon as possible, as we will be reviewing applications as we receive them.

Passionate about making changes to people's lives through helping them into employment? Join our wonderful IPS teams in Camden and Islington!

We have 2 Employment Specialist vacancies.  One within our experienced Camden Work and Wellbeing (CWaW) service where you will be working closely with our CWaW team and two NHS clinical teams and one role within our Mental Health Working Islington (MHWI) service working within one NHS clincial team and with your MHWI colleagues.

Islington IPS Employment Specialist

This post is based within South Islington Rehabilitation and Recovery Team, an NHS secondary care mental health team and is integrated within the two mental health care teams. The postholder will be managed directly by MHWI, but work collaboratively and as part of the two mental health teams.  Please note, this post is only guaranteed until end of July 2022.

Camden IPS Employment Specialist

This post will provide IPS employment support to the Camden Personality Disorder (PD) Team and the Complex Depression, Anxiety and Trauma service (CDAT).  Please note, this role will involve hybrid working and is currently only guaranteed until 31st March 2022.

Primary Duties:

• Manage a caseload of twenty clients
• To generate ongoing referrals from the clinical teams
• To work closely with clients in a person centred fashion enabling them to find work that is suitable to their needs and aspirations.
• To engage directly and work closely with clinical staff maintaining the existing approach to assisting clients seeking work.
• To be responsible for own management of administrative duties tied to both Hillside Clubhouse and the Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (The Trust) and adhering to existing Hillside and NHS protocols.
• Source job opportunities specific to client needs from a range of sources including those advertised via current and conventional means, as well as through contact with local and Pan London employers.
• To meet all KPIs, statistics and documentation as required, including but not limited to: referrals, first meetings, job outcomes, job sustainments of 6, 13 and 26 weeks, and work retention.
• To build up a network of employers to secure available and future vacancies.
• To report regularly to NHS team Service Managers and to undertake supervision with both Hillside Clubhouse and NHS team management.
• To maintain existing relationships and establish new relationships with a range of external agencies of use to the post.
• To provide guidance on the impact and/or the potential change to benefits when starting work.
• To provide ongoing support to both client and employers (where appropriate) when starting work and until such time as the client makes the decision to terminate the relationship.

Groundwork London are seeking an In Work Adviser to work as part of the Restart team in Hounslow, providing quality information, advice & guidance and in-work support to clients who have secured employment.

1 x In Work Support Adviser (YES) – Restart Contract
Ref: 864/IWS
Location: Hounslow & Homebased
Contract: Fixed term – 24 months
Salary: Circa £24,500 
Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Groundwork London is a leading social and environmental regeneration charity.  We deliver over 500 projects each year aimed at supporting people to stay in education, gain new skills and secure employment; reducing our environmental impact through energy efficiency, waste minimisation, reuse and recycling; and engaging communities and enterprises in improving their environment. 

You will support clients that have previously been unemployed for between 12 and 18 months. Your role will include supporting the client to remain in employment or identify issues and offer support to sustain employment or begin seeking an alternative role. Signpost clients to support services to overcome issues faced whilst in employment. 

You will have excellent interpersonal skills, good attention to detail, client-focused and the ability to understand and follow compliance process requirements. In addition, you will need to be target driven with the ability to work on your own initiative as well as be part of a busy team and have excellent organisational and administration skills. 

A qualification in Advice & Guidance would be advantageous. 

Closing date for applications:  6th October 2021 
Interview date:  8th October 2021

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the Apply button to be directed to our website where you can download the job description and application form. 

Appointment to this role is subject to an enhanced records check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Groundwork London is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of the community.

No agencies please.

Our client, a private university with a highly cosmopolitan community, are recruiting for a CRM Enrolment Advisor to support them in this busy time. The post-holder will support the Recruitment and Admissions team to follow up leads for new students using the lead capture tool. This will be working on a full-time basis (35 hours per week), looking to run until the end of November to start as soon as possible. The post will be a combination of office based (3 days) and remote working (2 days).

In this role you will be responsible for calling leads in the CRM and transforming hot leads into applications using the QAS screen.

- Previous experience in a call centre

- Experience of meeting call targets, ideally including sales

- A second language would be advantageous, although not essential

To be considered for this role you will have previous working experience of working in a similar post within a call centre environment, with outbound calls, and be used to meeting targets. The role requires a good eye for detail and strong communication and negotiating skills.

This is a temporary role, so you will need to be available immediately in order to be considered and able to commit to the duration until the end of November. You will need to be set up for home working, with laptop/PC and good WIFI connection. Please initially apply with a Word Copy of your CV - more information about the role and the organisation will be provided to suitable candidates.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.

Department: Programmes Directorate - Global Animal Healthcare

Main Responsibilities:

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced farrier to make a difference in the lives of working equids across the world. You will need to be passionate about improving animal welfare, training farriers to deliver better quality hoof care globally and promoting farriery as a desirable profession.

We are looking for a farrier with good leadership and project management skills to take the ambitious Global Farriery Project into the next phase by working closely with a team of international animal health, welfare and community development colleagues and consultant farriers to develop an international network of in-country farrier trainers.

Skills and Experience required:

You will need to have a minimum of five years practical experience as a farrier and be able to demonstrate excellent skills in training others. You will lead a global team as they deliver farriery training in low resource settings and will be happy creating innovative learning resources for both in-person and distance teaching, including designing online learning.

You will need to be able to travel overseas as part of this role and will be happy to travel independently and to organise overseas trips for a team of farriery consultants. Experience in travelling and working overseas is desirable, but flexibility and the ability to adapt to challenging, low resource settings is essential.

You will act as an ambassador for the Global Farriery Project and animal welfare and must be happy presenting the project externally, with both professional and lay audiences, and be able to demonstrate a passion for the goals of the global farriery project.

Interviews to be held w/c 15 November 2021

Closing Date: 31 October 2021

TPP are supporting a Charity that works in the Film, TV and cinema sector to recruit a Bullying and Racism Advisor.

This would be 1 day / 7 hours per week. This would be a home based role.

The charity introduced a support Line in 2018, they have been on an exciting journey of change. They have joined industry partners at the forefront of the movement to make work better for everyone in the industry. As well as providing mental health and financial support and practical resources that are making a difference to thousands of people every year, they have committed to ensuring their services are relevant to and engaging with everyone in the industry, at every stage of their career, no matter what their background.

This has included a commitment to becoming an actively Anti-Racist organisation. This means an honest look at the charity, internal policies and all outputs going forward. They recognise the importance of long-term investment in this process as they make permanent, structural changes to ensure support is readily accessible to Black, Asian and minority ethnic people in the industry. They are also applying the same principles to other under-represented groups.

As the Bullying and Racism advisor you will provide information and support to callers to the Support Line's Tier 2 Bullying Advice Service. Though set up as an anti-bullying service, they are now expanding the service to incorporate supporting clients who wish to discuss current or past experiences of racism (whether interpersonal or structural), other forms of discrimination and bullying.

You will give callers a safe, confidential space to talk things through and connect them with mental health and well-being support services offered by the charity. You will help callers understand what their options are and what those options might look like in the caller's particular situation. To help the caller navigate their options for themselves and, where possible, make an informed decision about next steps.

You will contribute to the ongoing development of the bullying advice service, offering information, guidance and support to individuals in the UK film, TV and cinema industry. You will respond to callers who wish to discuss their experiences of racism (interpersonal or structural), and/or other forms of discrimination and bullying in the industry.

Do you have experience of managing complex issues and those of a sensitive nature?
Do you have experience of supporting clients experiencing issues involving racism and or demonstrable professional expertise in anti-racism work?
Do you have a deep understanding and/or lived experience of racism?
Do you have experience of handling complaints or adjudicating in a formal grievance process and/or mediating in a workplace dispute?

If you are interested in finding out more and would like a more detailed job description please get in touch now!

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

About us

Community Advice Works is a charity based in South East London that provides advice and advocacy to those that need it. Our Advice Team provides a specialist advice service to those in the London Borough of Lewisham. The team has built a strong reputation within the borough for providing high quality, independent, person-centred welfare and housing advice. We also have our Mozaic project at Guys and St Thomas’ Hospital delivering holistic, advocacy support to women experiencing domestic abuse.

About the role

We are looking for a confident and enthusiastic individual with a proven track record of excellent advice & people skills to take on the role of Advisor. The successful candidate will be part of our Advice Team, delivering high quality generalist advice to Lewisham residents. You provide advice on a host of issues, including welfare benefits, housing & employments matters. You will bring your own knowledge and experience to the role, but will also have the skills to research areas outside of this.

The details

The role is anticipated to be 21 hours, spread over Monday – Wednesday (0.6 FTE based on 35-hour per week). However, we are willing to consider other work patterns -– please stipulate your requirements when you apply.

The remuneration package for the role includes a salary of £27,000 (pro rata), pension, and 28 days annual leave (pro rata), rising to 30 days after 3 years continuous service.

To apply

The closing date for applications is 9th November @ 9am.If you are shortlisted, you will be invited to complete an assessment exercise. This will be completed remotely at some point between 10th & 11th November. Should you be successful in this, you will be invited to interview. Interviews are provisionally scheduled for 15th/16th November.

We are an equal opportunities employer and strongly welcome applications from under-represented communities. Our shortlisting process is anonymised as part of our commitment to this. If you need any adjustments in order to apply for the role, or at an interview stage, please do not hesitate to contact us by emailing info at 170cp dot org dot uk. We are more than happy to have a chat with you to accommodate your needs!

Hours: Full time (37.5 hours per week)
Salary: £21 711
Contract Duration: Fixed term for 12 months
Line Manager: Welfare Rights Team Lead
Location: Mind & NHS premises and Working From Home

Mind in the City, Hackney and Waltham Forest is the leading charity in East London supporting people with mental health problems and working to improve wellbeing.

This is a vital time to join the Welfare Rights Team of Mind CHWF as the COVID-19 pandemic and continued trajectory of government welfare policy have seen many more people pushed into financial uncertainty.

In addition to delivering front-line support to service users, team members will contribute to Mind’s activist efforts going forward, by supporting the training and development of Peer workers and by feeding into campaigning efforts around welfare reform on a wider scale. As such, the successful applicant will be involved in advocating on behalf of disabled adults and adults with additional support needs both locally as well as on a national level to fight discrimination and inequality resulting from government policy.

The successful candidate will support the Welfare Rights Team in delivering a Welfare Rights Advice Service to adults with disabled adults and adults with mental health conditions in the City, Hackney and Waltham Forest. Advice and casework will be offered both face-to-face and over the phone, with the successful candidate maintaining a caseload of their own clients with whom they will work long-term to support in claiming benefits. They will work with clients both in the community and in NHS settings. They will also input on campaigning being done by Mind in an effort to push for welfare reforms and improvements to government policy.

To be considered, applicants must demonstrate a passion for social justice and for tackling discrimination and inequality, particularly around mental health. Experience or understanding of the needs of disabled people is a must, as is the ability to engage in an appropriate and understanding manner with adults with additional support needs.

This role involves advising mental health service users to support them in claiming welfare benefits, and as such the successful applicant will demonstrate both compassion and the commitment to advocate on behalf of those who feel unable to do so without support.

Excellent written and verbal communications are required, as well as the ability to prioritise and maintain your own caseload of clients.

The deadline for applications is the 8th November 2021. To apply, please complete the application form and attach it together with your CV via the Breathe HR link, please ensure you attach both when you press “Apply Now”.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. We strongly encourage applications from those from ethnic minority backgrounds or other underrepresented backgrounds.
We are a disability confident employer. All applicants with a disability, who meet the minimum essential short-listing criteria are guaranteed an interview. If this applies to you, please ensure you complete the equal opportunities section of the application form.
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