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Sense is looking for people who have experience and knowledge of supporting and leading groups of people to create safe, engaging and fun holiday experiences for those with deafblindness and complex disabilities.
Title: Holiday Leader
Reference number: 46365
Location: Nationwide
Salary: £1018.60
Hours: 1 week Residential Holiday + Training & Planning
Contract type: Temporary, Casual
About the role
Leading a unique Sense Holiday is a deeply rewarding and life enriching experience and a fantastic opportunity to expand your skillset and experience in working with varied groups. This is an excellent development opportunity for aspiring leaders and managers.
As a Holiday Leader, you will be leading, supporting, and motivating a team of volunteers so that every holidaymaker receives the person-centred care and support they need to have a fantastic holiday which is built around them as individuals.
You will have overall responsibility for the group’s wellbeing and for maximising the holiday experience for all its participants.
You’ll join a diverse team and network of passionate leaders devoted to enabling individuals to get the most from their holiday. Sense will give you a high level of individual support via phone and email, face-to -face training, and support at our weekend preparation events, and you’ll benefit from creative, innovative and practical ideas from the experience of your peers.
The holidays are running on the following dates in 2022 (you will need to be available for at least 1 whole period):
- Week 1: 15th July – 22nd July
- Week 2: 29th July – 5th Aug and 30th July – 6th August
- Week 3: 5th August – 12th Aug
- Week 4: 13th Aug – 20th Aug and 14th Aug – 21st Aug
- Week 5: 19th Aug – 26th Aug and 21st Aug – 28th Aug
- Week 6: 27th Aug – 3rd Sept
- Week 7: 30th Sept – 7th October
The holidays will be running at the following locations:
- London
- Cardiff
- Kidderminster, Shropshire
- Skipton, North Yorkshire
- Cirencester, Gloustershire
- Kendal, Lake District
- Mersea Island, Essex
- Rosliston, Derbyshire
- Louth, Lincolnshire
Being a Holiday Leader will give you a range of benefits, including:
- Free DBS Check
- Your pay will be £1018.60 for the 7 night residential holiday, Training days and the Feedback day. In addition to this, we will cover your travel expenses to the location/s for the residential holiday and also the Training weekend.
- Free face to face training
- Health and well-being support
Your duties can include:
- Preparation and planning before the holiday including liaison with families, carers and holiday volunteers
- Day-to-day management of the holiday
- Reviewing and evaluating the holiday after it has finished
- To provide a customised, responsive and high quality service to people with multiple sensory impairments, physical and/or learning disabilities.
- To deliver services which meet or exceed organisational expectations and standards.
Your required skills and experiences:
- Availability to attend Leader Training weekend: 9-10 April 2022, Milton Keynes is essential.
- Availability to travel to and lead a 7-night residential holiday in England or Wales between July and October 2022 is essential. Expenses for travel will be covered.
- Commitment to complete any additional training as required for your holiday is essential. Depending on training needs, this may be online or face to face.
- Experience working with, supporting, or caring for children, young people, or adults with complex disabilities or other needs is essential.
Who are we:
For everyone living with complex disabilities. For everyone who is deafblind. Sense is here to help people communicate and experience the world. We believe that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential.
Our short Sense Holidays video shows just some of our fantastic holidaymakers, volunteers and leaders in action.
Scott, who led his first Holiday in 2019, said “You will be proud of yourself if you do it! It’ll be an exhausting but incredible week - a chance to give holidaymakers a week of adventure they might not otherwise have access to and to offer parents and families a well-earned break.”
Closing date: Wednesday 15 December 2021
Interview date: As suitable applications are received
Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.
Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Sense is committed to equality of opportunity, and to promoting and celebrating the diversity of staff, volunteers and the people we work with. We value everyone’s contribution and ensure people are given the opportunity to realise their potential. We will promote equality and diversity in all that we do and the work we do in partnership with others.
No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.
Crisis Skylight Merseyside provides innovative and exciting projects, opportunities and support for people who are at risk of being homeless from our Centre in Merseyside and in outreach settings across the Liverpool City Region. Our aim is to see homelessness ended in Merseyside and our unique service offers information, advice and guidance, coaching, teaching & learning which has sustained and continued positive results for people we work with. It is an exciting time in Crisis Skylight Merseyside as we support people out of homelessness for good in line with our 5-year strategic plan.
About the role
The role of the Progression Coach is a full time role for an initial fixed term period of 12 months, located within the Crisis Merseyside Skylight. You will be required to provide high quality information, advice and guidance, as well as coaching and support, to people who are currently homeless or at immediate risk of homelessness that have a wide range of support needs.
The role will require a high level of case management skills using a multi-disciplinary approach, which you will use to provide direct support to members, as well as support to the rest of the skylight staff on more complex and protracted housing enquiries.
About you
To be successful in this role you must have:
- Experience of providing direct support to people experiencing homelessness, including those with multiple needs.
- Extensive knowledge of homelessness, housing, and the employment and skills sectors, knowledge of information, advice & guidance that directly supports people experiencing homelessness into work.
- A good knowledge and understanding of homelessness and legislation, welfare benefits and experience in supporting individuals to maximise their income and secure affordable accommodation.
- A proven ability to form productive relationships with key stakeholder, mainstream and specialist health, housing, private landlord’s, social care, training, education and support services and enable individuals to access and navigate through these.
- Ability to use own initiative and proactively contribute to the effective provision of a homelessness service
- Excellent interpersonal skills with a high level of written and communication skills, and the ability to record, break down and deliver complex information
We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities and backgrounds.
Working at Crisis
As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:
- Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
- Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
- 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days
Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.
When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.
How to apply
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below.
Closing date: Sunday 12th December 2021
Interviews will take place on: Monday 20th December 2021
Accessibility
We welcome applications from people who identify as neuro diverse and want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email [email protected] and our Recruitment team will contact you to discuss how we can help.
For more information about our work please visit:
http://www.crisis.org.uk/pages/what-we-do.html
To see our work in action please visit:
https://www.youtube.com/user/crisishomelessness
https://twitter.com/crisis_uk
https://www.facebook.com/crisis.homeless
Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094
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submitting fundraising applications and bid writing;
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Morgan Hunt are working with a Housing provider whose mission is to transform the lives of vulnerable people. They do this through support and outreach that is tailored to the needs of the individual, with the aim of turning their lives around and living independently.
We are currently looking for a Residential Support Worker to work across Liverpool. The contract will be temporary for 12 weeks, with a permanent position offered after this based on performance.
The role - Residential Support Worker
- Work with individuals with complex needs to deliver personalised support plans tailored to their needs
- Deliver ASDAN independent living programme to individuals in either a residential setting / outreach in the community
- Conduct welcome and induction for new service users
- Complete ongoing assessments of individual needs
- Assist service users to access education, training and / or employment opportunities
- Prepare reports and liaise with external agencies and professionals around the support of each individual
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The candidate
- Experience of working with vulnerable client groups including care leavers, young people, mental health, homelessness, substance misuse, domestic violence
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- Using initiative and lone working
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If so, we are looking for an Administrator to join our successful and long-established team in Warrington.
As an Administrator you will:
- Be friendly with excellent communication and organisational skills
- Be competent and familiar with key IT packages and information systems, and work well within an office environment
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West Kirby, Wirral
£20,720.70 - £22,562.54 (Depending on experience)
Our client provides residential services for young people aged 16-25 years old. The young people they care for often require a high level of support to assist with difficulties they may have from self-harming, behaviour, and emotional difficulties. Their aim is to support the young people using a therapeutic approach to help them achieve their individual goals, in preparation for transition to adult life.
Our client's homes are always a hub of activity and energy where the young people can feel safe, and staff enjoy coming to work. Your role will involve working with young people to promote independence through support with education, household tasks and general life skills. You will also assist them with everyday life skills including shopping, building positive relationships, and going on holidays. They always encourage their young people and staff to bring their hobbies and knowledge into the home whether this be knitting, fitness, cooking or even singing so there is never a dull moment. Part of the role will be managing various levels of self-harm using a least restrictive approach, so you will require a high level of resilience and have a caring, compassionate nature. You will also update online care records and complete medication administration. In addition, you will be responsible for the general
upkeep and tidiness of the home ensuring the young people live in homely environment.
As a Waking Night Support Worker you will be required to lone work but will be supported by the On Call Managers and also another member of staff if required ,who will be completing the sleep in shift.
Previous care experience is not essential and full training will be provided. You will receive ongoing support and mentoring from friendly residential and clinical team.
The job is highly rewarding and a great start to developing your career working with young people or enhancing your previous experience of mental health with the opportunity for excellent career development.
Company Benefits
- A £100 bonus after completing 6-month probation
- Refer a Friend Scheme (Up to £500 per referral)
- 30 days holiday (Rising to 35 days with service including bank holidays)
- Excellent Learning and Development opportunities (NVQ Level 3 in Adult Health & Social Care)
- Healthcare CashPlan with costs provided towards dental and optical care and a range of other healthcare treatments and benefits including discounted gym memberships, online shopping discounts, free eye tests and various other benefits
- Paid Training & Induction
- Enhanced company pension
- Life Assurance (2 x annual salary)
- Free parking available and good direct transport links
- Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
- Paid Enhanced DBS check
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme/24-hour Counselling Service
- Regular social events and recognition schemes (Employee of the year awards, Summer & Christmas parties)
Essential requirements of a Waking Night Support Worker
- Flexibility - Your role will involve working shifts including weekends and bank holidays
- Must be able to attend training throughout employment which will be held on weekdays
- Good written skills and the ability to write basic reports and record information accurately
- Basic IT skills (Your role will involve some computer work, completing forms, using an online care system, and writing emails)
- Good verbal communication skills and the ability to listen to others
- An understanding of the issues around confidentiality
- An understanding of safeguarding
- A professional working boundary between staff and service users
- Ability to remain calm in emergencies, supporting others during difficult situations
Desirable Criteria of a Waking Night Support Worker
- Full UK Driving Licence
- NVQ Level 2 qualification or equivalent in Care
- Previous experience of working with young people who have mental health needs
Fancy the challenge? Apply today!
Additional Information
- You will work in a COVID secure environment as all staff are required to be fully vaccinated by 11th November 2021.
- Please note that our client does not accept CV’s and the application must be completed in full.
- Our client operates a safer recruitment process and as part of this process the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
- They are an equal opportunities employer who values diversity and positively encourages applications of all ages from all sections of the community.
- We reserve the right to close the advert early, should we appoint a suitable candidate.
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