Penrose is recruiting for talented, ambitious and caring staff to help deliver a major new pan-London service supporting people with personality disorders to resettle in the community and lead happy, healthy lives, free from crime.
As part of the Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) pathway, Penrose will be providing supported accommodation for 12 men and 4 women across three residential sites in Lambeth, Lewisham and Redbridge. Working in partnership with NHS England and HMPPS and receiving referrals from the National Probation Service, we will support men and women in the pathway being released from prison, secure healthcare settings or moving on from Approved Premises. Our 24-hour service will provide far more than a roof over people’s heads; it will offer a base for a range of 1-1 and group interventions, delivered by our teams and by external partners, that will equip residents with the skills and confidence to move on safely into independent living.
This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference supporting some of the most complex people in the criminal justice system and helping make communities safer. We are looking for experienced staff who have the skills and ability to support and engage residents with a non-judgemental attitude within an enabling environment.
Your Role:
Your role will be based in either Lambeth, Lewisham or Redbridge supported housing accommodation sites with possibility to work across locations.
Duties:
- To be creative in involving the service users in meetings which ensures they remain at the centre of the discussion and make choices and decisions.
- To support service users to achieve their goals, in line with their support plan.
- As part of service users support plan, to liaise with external professionals, e.g. GP’s, probation officer, Care Coordinators etc.
- Understanding of Risk Management within a Criminal Justice environment
- Facilitate and or support group sessions
- Ensure there is genuine engagement with the service users using appropriate methodologies and interventions •
- Provide / arrange for various advice, advocacy and or information to service users in relation to physical health matters, substance misuse welfare benefits, education, employment and training, life skills and any other identified support needs.
- To positively respond to service users who may need assistance, seeking the support of the appropriate manager if necessary, in emergencies.
- Assist the staff team in managing security and safety, health & safety, maintenance, rent/charges collection, arrears and void control.
- Assist service users with arrangements for moving into the property, ensuring benefits are applied for, utilities connected, maintenance problems resolved, and that the property is properly furnished.
- Liaison with Agencies and Local Community
- Ensure timely information sharing with Offender Managers and other key stakeholders to support robust risk management and positive resettlement outcomes
- To undertake administrative tasks as part of regular duties ensuring that these are completed accurately and in a timely manner.
- Ensure Service Users receive a high quality and responsive service.
- Communicatee effectively.
- Promote and encourage best practice in HSE.
Excellent communication skills and being able to develop strong working relationships will also be crucial to this role. You will have a passion for working with people with experience of the criminal justice system and/or with other marginalised groups, and a belief that everyone can turn their life around regardless of past or present circumstances.
You will have an ability to build rapport, motivate and inspire, and a keen eye for detail.
To apply we require your CV along with Supporting Statement (no more than 2 sides of A4) detailing your knowledge and experience (this can be found on the attached Job Description) or completion of an application form. Please then send by the closing date.
Why work with us?
- Access to our employee assistance programme
- Medi-cash, a private healthcare scheme which includes:
- Packages for acute and chronic coverage
- Alternative therapy treatments
- Discount gym membership
- Routine eye tests, glasses and contact lenses
- Dental treatment via NHS or Private
- Physiotherapy, Indian Head Massage and a range of other therapies
- 25 days annual leave, increasing to 26 days after 2 years employment and thereafter by 1 day per additional year of employment up to a max of 30 days annual leave.
- Life Assurance
All successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhances DBS and provide employment references covering 3 years period including one from your most recent employer.
Candidates must demonstrate an understanding of the issues relating to equal opportunities in service delivery and provision and to actively promote ways of eradicating racism, sexism, and other forms of negative discrimination though the group’s policies and procedures.
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Looking to work in one of the top university communities in the world? Then come join us at a 147-year-old institution working to make sure 30,000 students from around the world have the best experience possible. The post holder will be responsible for leading and managing KCLSU’s retail and business development functions consisting of the Union Shop, a clothing outlet at our Strand Campus; Nought, our new package free shop at our Guys campus; growing online trading for clothing and memorabilia and income generation through advertising, media sales, sponsorship and partnerships. The ideal candidate will deliver an outstanding customer experience and building relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders. Additionally, the post holder will take a market let approach to maximising sales and minimising costs to enable a growing financial contribution to KCLSU.
The ideal candidate will have:
- Experience of high street retail and a customer orientated environment
- Experience of leading an managing teams to deliver an outstanding customer service
- Ability to translate data and research in to a product range and proposition leading to increased financial contribution
- Knowledge of the student market and higher education sector generally
- Entrepreneurial skills and the ability to identify and develop income opportunities
Application Process
Please download and complete an application form and an equal opportunities monitoring form from our website and follow the application isntructions.
Applications close: 9am Tuesday 10 March
Interview dates: Wednesday 25 March
Please do not send CVs as these will not be considered.
Please DO NOT send in PDF applications.
At KCLSU Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are at the heart of everything we do and we endeavour to ensure equal treatment of all candidates. We welcome a diverse range of applicants and are open to discussing flexibility with the right candidate. Reasonable adjustments will be made for candidates with disabilities at all stages of the recruitment and selection process, and to ensure that a successful candidate with a disability can undertake the post.
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply for this role you must:
• Be eligible to work in the UK, and provide proof of this (i.e. a passport/visa) when asked by KCLSU
• Have a National Insurance number, or be in the process of applying for one
• Not be a trustee of King’s College London Students’ Union
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Are you passionate about education? Would you welcome the opportunity to become the next Chair of Governors of a secondary school, at the centre of one of the greatest knowledge clusters anywhere in the world?
If you would, Regent High School would like to hear from you.
Regent High School is a state-maintained, 11-19 co-educational comprehensive school close to King’s Cross in the London Borough of Camden.
We serve an incredibly diverse community, which is represented in the demographics of our student body. Students and their parents/carers are highly aspirational, and as a school we work with an extensive range of partner organisations to provide enhanced opportunities for our students, staff and the wider community.
We are a nationally recognised award-winning school. We opened our new £26m building in 2015. We have over 1000 students on roll, including c.120 in the Sixth Form. We were judged by Ofsted to be ‘Good’ when they last visited in January 2018 and our Headteacher who joined the school in 2016, is working to ensure the school builds on its recent successes.
We also benefit from a team of dedicated and experienced governors, including parent and staff governors, representatives from our partner organisations and members of the local community.
Chair, Regent High School, King’s Cross
Following the recent announcement that our current Chair of Governors, the Chief Executive of The Anne Frank Trust is standing down after serving five years on the Governing Body, we seek to appoint another highly successful and innovative leader, with knowledge and a keen interest in education, learning and empowerment to become our next Chair.
You will be tasked with chairing our half termly meetings of the Full Governing Body, and any necessary ad-hoc sub-group meetings. You will meet regularly with the Headteacher for 1:1 meetings. You will lead the Headteacher’s appraisal meetings and you will attend Camden Learning’s Secondary Chairs’ Network meeting, and the Chairs and Governors’ Forum meeting on behalf of the Governing Body. You will also be required to attend school events and champion the school and its causes at external events.
You will be responsible for leading a highly effective, supportive and knowledgeable team of governors. You will be expected to offer induction support and establish an ongoing programme of learning and development to help all governors maximise their effectiveness, and ensure governors are able to benefit from the specialist training programmes offered. You will work proactively to ensure that the governing body is adequately skilled and sufficiently well informed to fulfil its role to challenge and support the school leadership to achieve the best outcomes for all our students.
This is a hugely exciting time to be a part of Regent High School, leading and developing our Governing Body and supporting the senior leadership of the school in achieving our key strategic priorities.
Closing date: Monday 2 March
Preliminary Interviews: Thursday 12 March
Final Panel Interviews: Wednesday 25 or Thursday 26 March
If you are potentially interested and would welcome a confidential conversation, please contact our advising consultant, Philip Nelson at Harris Hill.
Following the successful promotion of our Chaplaincy Development Officer to a national post, we are seeking that special person to come and join our team, based at our offices near London Bridge.
The Chaplaincy Officer is responsible for developing chaplaincy and supporting chaplains within the Diocese of Southwark in Further and Higher Education institutions in line with our current frameworks.
Starting date: 1st April 2020 or soon after
The SDBE is a high-performing Board of Education and you will:
- Be part of a highly professional strong team
- Be well supported in your role
- Have excellent working conditions
- Contribute to the broader work of our Board
Centrepoint is the UK’s leading charity for homeless young people. Working with over 7,800 young people every year, our vision is to end youth homelessness. While we pursue this vision, our immediate focus is on providing vulnerable young people with a place to call home and a chance to acquire the skills they need to build a better future. Centrepoint works directly in London, Yorkshire and the North East of England, and collaborates actively with similar organisations right across the UK.
We are currently recruiting for a Deputy Service Manager. The role based in Brent and Harrow and includes responsibilities for supported accommodation services and a small floating support service.
The purpose of the Deputy Service Manager role is to promote a vibrant culture with an uncompromising commitment to excellence and fully integrated support and development services, reflecting the needs of those accessing the service. At Centrepoint, we work in a Psychologically Informed Environment. All staff are required to implement this approach when working with young people.
You will be required to line management and staff to ensure that performance targets and contractual requirements are met and exceeded. You will motivate and develop the staff team to deliver a consistently high quality, needs led and responsive service to young people in order to support their personal development and ultimately move them into more independent accommodation. You will demonstrate strong leadership skills and a commitment to individual and team development through effective management of staff. You must be able to work flexibly and in line with the rota.
You will work positively and proactively with all local stakeholders including commissioners, providers, local community groups and young people.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead a team of staff providing an outstanding quality service to young people and stakeholders.
We seek to challenge discrimination and are committed to fairness and equality. We especially welcome applications from anyone with direct experience of being homeless or using young people’s service.
Location: brent and Harrow
Closing Date: Wednesday 26 February, 12 noon
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Support Through Court is an independent charity providing much-needed support to people dealing with the civil and family court process without legal representation.
We are looking to recruit a post holder based in central London. You will report to the Head of Systems & Information and will be remotely supporting colleagues across England and Wales with occasional travel when required.
The ideal candidate will have: excellent writing and troubleshooting skills, a high attention to detail, efficient administrative skills (including good IT skills), the ability to co-operate with colleagues in a fast-paced and varied work-place, empathy for our clients, a willingness to learn, and the flexibility to follow directions or take the initiative as needed.
If this sounds like you, we look forward to receiving your application: please send a CV, together with a covering letter clearly explaining how you fulfil the criteria in the job specification and the requirements for the role.
Applications due: 9:00AM Monday 9th March 2020
Interviews: Wednesday 11th March 2020
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