Location: BookTrust, Battersea (home-working initially in line with coronavirus guidelines)
Contract: Full time, Permanent
Salary: £25,000 - £27,000 per annum

We are looking for the right person to coordinate the author and illustrator community of BookTrust Represents (our Arts Council-funded project to support and promote children's authors and illustrators of colour, with the aim of increasing the number of books written or illustrated by authors and illustrators of colour) and also to coordinate BookTrust's wider author and illustrator activities across BookTrust – always with the ultimate aim of getting more children reading for pleasure.

The successful candidate will support, encourage and recruit aspiring and emerging authors and illustrators of colour to the BookTrust Represents community, write and research a monthly newsletter and coordinate a training and mentoring programme. They will work with a wide range of publishers, arts agencies and other organisations to maximise opportunities for authors and illustrators of colour to have a sustainable career as creators of children's books.

The successful candidate will be a highly organised person who is knowledgeable and interested in children's books and passionate about children's reading. They will coordinate author and illustrator activity working with the wider arts team, including direct contact with authors and illustrators and their publishers on specific projects

To apply, please go to our website. Please submit a CV and covering letter. In your cover letter please outline your suitability in relation to the person specification and answer the following question:

What do children's books and reading mean to you?

BookTrust particularly welcomes applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates.

Closing date: Thursday, 4 February 2021 at 09:00

Family Engagement Manager

Have you got what it takes to support prisoners and their families?

Pact is a highly respected independent charity, which together with its subsidiary, Pact Futures, works across England and Wales to develop and deliver a range of innovative services, providing practical and emotional support to prisoners’ children and families, to prisoners, and to ex-prisoners.

Position: Family Engagement Manager
Location: HMP Pentonville
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £24,500 Per Annum

Closing date for applications: 31st January 2021
Interview date: To be confirmed

About the Role:

To lead and deliver the family services at HMP Pentonville in line with the establishment’s requirements, involving visit centre services; play provision; a social enterprise refreshment/catering service; complex family casework and support for family groupwork interventions.

To develop and maintain positive relationships between prisoners and their loved ones, with the aim of reducing the likelihood of prisoners reoffending through supporting and maintaining family contact. The service will provide support to ensure that children, families and prisoners are treated with respect and dignity. The service will also help ensure families are able to gain greater access to support and early help within their local community and services and families work together to decrease the chance of intergenerational crime.

About You:

To be successful in this role you will ideally be knowledgeable of the criminal justice system and have an aware of the impact of custody on prisoners and on their children and families. You will lead and deliver a service that ensures prisoners, their children, carers and other relatives have access to appropriate advice, guidance, learning opportunities, care and support to better enable them to maintain or enhance positive relationships

In addition, you will possess excellent organisational skills, excellent communication skills and work in a challenging environment whilst remaining calm. Furthermore, you will act as a role model for volunteers and an ambassador for Pact, conducting yourself professionally at all times, with high standards of personal integrity and accountability.

Furthermore, you will have the skills to advocate for families dealing with imprisonment, promoting their human rights and ensuring their needs are considered, and views are heard at all levels.

What Pact Offers:

Pact offers a range of employee benefits including free confidential advice and counselling, generous holiday entitlement, cycle to work scheme, free eye care vouchers and pension. You will undergo a thorough induction and training programme and be supported by a friendly, enthusiastic and committed team.

You may have experience of the following: Casework Manager, Key Working, Case Management, Rehabilitation, Family Services, Support Work, Criminal Justice System, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Not For Profit, Social Work, Advocacy, Mentor, Mentoring, etc.

Ref: 96192

Family Engagement Worker

Have you got what it takes to support prisoners and their families?

Pact is a highly respected independent charity, which together with its subsidiary, Pact Futures, works across England and Wales to develop and deliver a range of innovative services, providing practical and emotional support to prisoners’ children and families, to prisoners, and to ex-prisoners.

Position: Family Engagement Worker
Location: HMP Send, near Woking, Surrey
Job Type: Full time, Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £20,500 Per Annum

Closing date for applications: 31st January 2021
Interview date: w/c 8th February 2021

About the role:

As Family Engagement Worker at HMP Send you will work as one of the Pact Family team, providing family casework support to prisoners, as well as support to the families of prisoners through advice and guidance, facilitating prison visits and delivering family induction sessions.

About You:

To be successful in this role you will have demonstrable experience and understanding of working with families in a challenging multi-agency environment, ideally involving prisoners and/or their families.

You will have the ability to advocate for families dealing with imprisonment, promoting their human rights and ensuring their needs are considered, and views are heard at all levels. You will have the ability to develop referral pathways for families, prisoners and other professionals to access the service.

Pact is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all backgrounds including those who have previous convictions (appointment to post is subject to a risk assessment).

This post is subject to a 6 month probationary period, verification of identity and proven right to work in the UK, satisfactory HMPPS/MoJ Security Prison Vetting, and satisfactory employer references covering a minimum of 3 years and a satisfactory enhanced DBS. Please note that being bankrupt or having County Court Judgements may affect your ability to be successfully vetted to work in a prison.

What Pact Offers:

Pact offers a range of employee benefits including free confidential advice and counselling, generous holiday entitlement, cycle to work scheme, free eye care vouchers and pension. You will undergo a thorough induction and training programme and be supported by a friendly, enthusiastic and committed team.

You will undergo a thorough induction process attend training to further develop yourself as a front line services worker and be supported by a friendly and enthusiastic team.

How to Apply:

If you feel that you meet the requirements for this role, please complete an application form by clicking the `apply now` button.

You may have experience of the following: Casework, Key Working, Advice, Guidance, Case Management, Rehabilitation, Family Services, Support Work, Criminal Justice System, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Not for Profit, Social Work, Advocacy, Mentor, Mentoring, etc.

Ref: 96351

Are you looking for a new challenge this new year? YMCA East Surrey is a vibrant, local charity recruiting brand new roles. Based in our Emotional Services and Mental Health team, the ideal candidates will be passionate about working with children, young people and their families to improve their overall mental health and wellbeing. Working with the NHS, CAHMS and Children's Services, this is a varied role that will have a real impact, on real lives. 

The main responsibilities of the role are:

1. To help assess the needs and strengths of the referred child or young person and help them identify individual goals to achieve desired change
2. To deliver and assist with the evaluation of interventions for children and young people which aim to improve mental health and well-being, build on existing strengths and increase levels of resilience
3. Record and collect data with various tools such as goal-based outcomes (GBO’s) and use this to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions
4. To take responsibility for own caseload of children, young people and families some with complex and multiple needs with support from senior EWMH staff
5. To help involve children, young people and their parents in the co-production of programmes, activities and services
6. To work collaboratively with Surrey and Borders NHS Partnership, Surrey Children’s Services, local CAMHS teams and other community-based services to provide the most effective service for children, young people and families
7. To keep accurate records of individual engagement, evidence of change and celebrate progress with children and young people
8. To provide record and report the appropriate data to ensure support programmes can be accurately monitored and evaluated 
9. To apply safeguarding and child protection procedures
10. To help provide written case studies as evidence of the effectiveness of individual interventions
11. To work as part of a team and attend team meetings, training events and participate fully in one to one, peer and group supervision.

Hours of work: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Typically this will be 9.30am to 5.30pm but up to 2 evenings with a 7pm finish (with a later start time) may be required. Requests for 4 days per week would be considered. 

Location: YMCA Hillbrook House, Redhill

Salary / pay rate: £22,000 - £25,000 per annum

Annual leave: Four weeks plus bank holidays. Holidays increase after two years service to a maximum of five weeks after six years service. The holiday year runs from 1 April to 31 March each year.

Benefits: The post holder will be entitled to free use of the YMCA East Surrey fitness centre in Redhill and half price YMCA childcare for dependents. There is free parking available at YMCA East Surrey sites. YMCA East Surrey also operates a Bike to Work Scheme.

Are you seeking a new challenge this year? YMCA East Surrey is recruiting for this brand new role, which sits within our Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Services team. Sitting alongside a more junior post, this role will see the successful applicants coordinate, plan and deliver interventions to improve the mental wellbeing of children, young people and their families. This role will also require working with the NHS, CAHMS and Children's Services. If you are passionate about helping those in need, this role could be for you. A Level 4 qualification relevant to working with children, young people and families gained in education, social care, youth work, informal education or health is required. 

Main responsibilities

1. To receive and manage referrals from partner agencies and from young people themselves
2. Assess the needs and strengths of the referred child or young person and put together a programme of help and support; helping them identify individual goals to achieve desired change
3. To design, deliver and evaluate interventions for children and young people which aim to improve mental health and well-being, build on existing strengths and increase levels of resilience
4. Co-ordinate, record and collect data with various tools such as goal-based outcomes (GBO’s) and use this to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions
5. To take full responsibility for own caseload of children, young people and families some with complex and multiple needs
6. To involve children, young people and their parents in the co-production of programmes, activities and services and support other staff in their understanding and delivery of co-production techniques
7. To take a lead on working collaboratively with Surrey and Borders NHS Partnership, Surrey Children’s Services, local CAMHS teams and other community-based services to provide the most effective service for children, young people and families
8. To be responsible for accurate records of individual engagement, evidence of change and celebrate progress with children and young people
9. To provide record and report the appropriate data to ensure support programmes can be accurately monitored and evaluated
10. To be responsible for the health and safety of children and young people attending all sessions and to ensure that safeguarding and child protection policies are adhered to.
11. To provide written case studies as evidence of the effectiveness of individual interventions and support other staff in their understanding and delivery of similar qualitative evaluation techniques
12. Attend and participate in relevant internal/external meetings and forums related to the mental health forums
13. To work as part of a team and attend team meetings, training events and participate fully in one to one, peer and group supervision.

Hours of work: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Typically this will be 9.30am to 5.30pm but up to 2 evenings with a 7pm finish (with a later start time) may be required. Requests to work 4 days per week may also be considered.

Location: YMCA Hillbrook House, Redhill

Salary / pay rate: £25,000 - £28,000 per annum

Annual leave: Four weeks plus bank holidays. Holidays increase after two years service to a maximum of five weeks after six years service. The holiday year runs from 1 April to 31 March each year

Benefits: The post holder will be entitled to free use of the YMCA East Surrey fitness centre in Redhill and half price YMCA childcare for dependents. There is free parking available at YMCA East Surrey sites. YMCA East Surrey also operates a Bike to Work Scheme.

If you are passionate about supporting young people to reach their potential, we want you to join our partnership! Bonny Downs Community Association (BDCA) and Renewal Programme (RP) have come together in an exciting new youth project and are seeking 2 x experienced Youth Co-coordinators to provide the young people of Newham with spaces to enjoy, support to achieve their best, and opportunities to make a positive difference in their community.

About us

BDCA is a dynamic community-led charity that has been serving the residents of the London Borough of Newham since 1998. Our motto is, “working together to change lives and transform our community”.  The Renewal Programme has also been working in the borough for 50 years and is passionate about investing in community and supporting people to rise through dignity, inspiration, and empowerment. Together we have a combined track record of over 70 years’ Newham focussed service delivery. including local club youth provision. holiday activities, evening drop-ins, sports activities and youth leadership programmes.

About the roles

These new posts offer an exciting opportunity to play a driving role in launching a new package of services for young people across the economically disadvantaged but beautifully diverse East Ham area of Newham. Each role is 36 hours per week and for an initial fixed term period of 2 years pending further funding. Please see the full job descriptions and person specifications attached and do note an enhanced DBS check will be required.

Our ideal candidates will have significant youth work experience, a passion for working with young people from diverse backgrounds and a high level of motivation to develop an excellent and impactful youth offer.  You will be excellent relationship builders that are enthused by partnership working, and given current circumstances you will also need to be creative in your approach to adapt youth engagement offers safely and in line with Covid-19 restrictions. You will need to demonstrate that you are professional, organised, efficient and able to manage our sessional youth staff, sports coaches, junior leaders and workshop providers. You will also have a robust understanding of safeguarding policy and procedures.

With one role based predominantly at BDCA (London E6) and the other at RP (London E12), you will work together to plan, lead, manage and evaluate sessions in venues across the East Ham community, ensuring project outcomes are effectively delivered. Key shared project outcomes are:

• Provide safe places to enjoy = at least 6 venues will be open for a total of 1759 hours of youth activities each year.
• Increase youth engagement = Each year, at least 495 unique young people will access our regular activities and accredited courses and feel a greater sense of community connection as a result.
• Grow youth leadership = Each year, at least 45 young people will receive intensive year-long support to achieve their best and build their hope and agency to make positive change in their own lives and in their wider community too through accredited youth leadership courses and social action campaigns.
• Deliver inspiring and diverting activities = Each year, the programme will deliver at least 25 co-produced activities including sports, creative arts, wellbeing workshops, free play, tuition support, educational workshops, offsite trips, training and mentoring.

Each role will however have slightly different areas of responsibility as follows:

Youth co-ordinator 1 (BDCA)

This post holder will be specifically responsible for coordinating: four outdoor MUGA sports sessions and one outdoor BMX session per week; year round Saturday volunteering sessions for young sports leaders; support to complete Duke of Edinburgh award scheme led by specialist partner and an annual music production project led by specialist provider. They will also be directly delivering: three virtual activity videos per month; two annual residentials for 15 participants; three-week summer volunteering placement with accredited Sports Leadership Award for 30 participants; monthly Stepping Up life skills training and social action campaign planning workshops plus regular mentoring calls for 15 participants; annual music premiere event for up to 100 attendees; and 10 day trips per year for up to 15 participants.

Youth co-ordinator 2 (RP)

This post holder will be specifically responsible for coordinating and delivering five evening youth clubs per week including a tuition club, journalism club and three drop-in free play sessions with creative workshops. They will be charged with leading the project’s monthly youth forums during the above sessions and also supporting participants to attend borough-wide Youth Citizens Assemblies and Area Youth Forum meetings. So as well as delivering high quality inclusive activities in safe supervised spaces, this new Project Coordinator will focus on increasing access to platforms where youth voices can be heard and younger leaders are supported to help steer local services to boost engagement and impact.

Application process: Please apply by attaching an up to date CV AND covering letter (max 2 pages, applications without cover letters WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED) demonstrating how your skills meet the Job Description and Person Specification and why you are interesting in applying for the role. If your application preference or request is for one specific role over the other then please state this in your cover letter otherwise we will assume you wish to be considered for either role within a single application. We are also willing to consider job share applications for each role from strong candidates

Application deadline:

Please note there is no fixed  closing date, but we are keen to recruit to these posts as quickly as possible and so early applications are very much encouraged. We will invite interviews and begin the selection process on a rolling basis, with the aim to have the positions filled as soon as appropriate candidates are identified. Candidates will need to apply before 1st February to be considered for the first set of interviews fixed for 4th February.

• First interviews via Zoom: Thursday 4th February 2021
• Ideal start date: w/c 15th February 2021

Equal Opportunities Statement

Both BDCA and RP are committed to recruiting high quality candidates whose skills and experience are most suited to the jobs on offer regardless of sex, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion (or beliefs), marital status, sexual orientation, disability, age or political affiliation.

We are looking for a Link Work Manager to lead and support a team of Link Workers who work in Primary and Secondary schools in West London to help children and young people build the relationships and skills they need to get on track socially, emotionally, and academically to thrive in adulthood.

We are looking for a highly motivated individual, with excellent leadership attributes and a passion to provide a gold standard service for children and their families. The West London Zone programme does this by building trusted relationships, providing specialist support and joining up each child’s support system, including families, schools and local organisations, to deliver a personalised 2-year support plan for each child.

Applicants will be highly proactive, professional, and meticulous in their attention to detail and able to recognise the rigour required in reporting and data collection so as to evidence and be accountable for their team's work. WLZ Link Work Managers are leaders who are creative, solutions focused, people centred and committed to improving the lives of young people and families through energetically and enthusiastically developing and supporting a team.

Responsibilities include:

• Leading a team of WLZ Link Workers who engage with the children, young people and families and work to improve their outcomes in life.
• Support the WLZ Link Workers’ relationships in schools, including their joint working with teachers, senior and support staff.
• Manage WLZ Link Workers to meet data collection and outcomes targets in accordance with contract requirements.
• Provide frontline support to WLZ Link Workers to ensure best practice.
• Take responsibility for safer working and best practice and ensure that all WLZ policies and practices with regard to frontline work are up to date and fit for purpose.

To apply, please complete and email your application form, which is also available on our website.

Applications received before 11:30pm on Sunday 21st February 2021 will be considered. Shortlisted candidates will be notified by 5:00pm, on Tuesday 23rd February.

Interviews with West London Zone will be held on the 1st March.

Interviews would either be F2F or via video call but will be in line with the most up-to-date Government guidance.

Main purpose of Job

To engage with and offer advice and support to children, young people and their families using a combination of 1:1, group, online and telephone interventions.

As a practitioner, you will work as part of a team, undertaking assessments and delivering a range of evidence-based interventions for children and young people and their families. This could include holding a caseload, individual, parent & child, sibling, family, group and online, virtual, telephone interventions.

Key Responsibilities

· Assess the needs and strengths of the referred child or young person and help them identify individual goals to achieve desired change

· To design, deliver and evaluate interventions for children and young people which aim to improve mental health and well-being, build on existing strengths and increase levels of resilience

· Record and collect data with various tools and use this to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions

· To take responsibility for own caseload of children, young people and families some with complex and multiple needs

· To involve children, young people and their parents in the co-production of programmes, activities and services

· To work collaboratively with Surrey and Borders NHS Partnership, Surrey Children’s Services, local service teams and other community-based services to provide the most effective service for children, young people and families 

· To keep accurate records of individual engagement, evidence of change and celebrate progress with children and young people

· To provide, record and report the appropriate data to ensure support programmes can be accurately monitored and evaluated

· To apply safeguarding and child protection procedures 

· To provide written case studies as evidence of the effectiveness of individual interventions 

· To work as part of a team and attend team meetings, training events and participate fully in one to one, peer and group supervision

· Provide time-limited 1:1 sessions for children, young people and families

· To take responsibility for the more complex cases/situations presenting within the service

· To attend and actively participate in regular supervision once every six weeks

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

· To work within Eikon’s internal policies, safeguarding and data protection regulations

· To assist with the development and progression of the service by adhering to all communication requests and assisting with peer progression development when requested through case supervision

· To be responsible for equipment/resources linked to service delivery

· To promote, monitor and maintain health safety and security in the working environment

This Job Description and Person Specification reflect the duties of the post as they exist at this time and may be subject to changed based on the needs of the Department Programme.  The post-holder may be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the salary and competence requirements of this post from time to time as required.

Bliss is looking for someone with the skills and empathy to help us support the families of babies born premature and sick.

Having a premature or sick baby is challenging time for many people who experience it. Most parents do not have the opportunity to prepare for the stresses and strains this can put on them emotionally, financially and practically as they work with neonatal healthcare teams to care for their baby.  

Bliss supports parents and families so that we can help babies born sick or premature to have better outcomes and a better quality of life. We do this by helping parents and families to be more confident, less isolated, better informed and more involved in their baby’s care. We provide services via volunteers and directly, via different channels.

We are looking for someone who is able to understand the needs of parents and families and put these first, so that we can provide high quality support. You’ll need to be good at working with people, including those with emotional and practical support needs, good at listening and communicating, as well as being organised, flexible and adaptable to work across different types of service.

The role is based in London SE1, although we are working remotely during the covid-19 pandemic.

Why work for Bliss?

We understand that we all have different priorities at home and we therefore offer a mix of financial and non-financial benefits including 25 days paid holiday, flexible working practices, time off for volunteering, learning and development via peer to peer, blended, cascaded and self-directed learning and family friendly policies. Please see the JD for more details.

How to apply

Interested applicants are requested to submit the following documents:

• CV
• Supporting statement explaining how you meet the criteria in the person specification
• Equal opportunities form

Recruitment Timeline

We are recruiting on an immediate basis and early applications will be prioritised. The final date for applications is 9am on Wednesday 10th February 2021.

• First round interviews will take place end of week commencing 15th February and interviews will take place via zoom video call.
• Second round of interviews will be held during the following week.

It is Bliss’ policy not to contact applicants who have not been invited for interview so if you have not heard from us by the end of February you should assume that, on this occasion, your application has been unsuccessful.  Please note that early applications may be prioritised.

HEAD OF HR

CARDINAL HUME CENTRE, WESTMINSTER, LONDON
FULL-TIME, £45,000 PA 

CLOSING DATE: Monday 1st February

FIRST INTERVIEWS: 16th and 19th February

• Are you passionate about preventing and tackling youth and family homelessness?
• Can you use your HR knowledge and leadership skills to help our Centre reach its full potential?
• Can you help build and champion a diverse, values-led team?

Over the past thirty years the Cardinal Hume Centre has seen substantial growth.  Based in Westminster we work hard for homeless young people, insecurely housed families and their children.  Last year, over 1600 people used our different services.

We have made real improvements in recent years, but we know we face challenging times.  In nearly all its forms, homelessness is increasing and in Westminster around a third of families live in poverty. People face the highest housing costs in the country, a challenging labour market and rising levels of violent crime.  Some of those we support come from care or broken relationships, some are seeking asylum, safety and support. 

Throughout the pandemic we have kept our services open, helping over 900 individuals and families since the lockdown began. Our commitment to this work means we have sustained our income during a difficult period.  We know however that the challenges of Covid-19 are not for the short term, and particularly now, our response is too important to be left to chance.

We are therefore changing our approach. We want to focus far more of our efforts on young people, children and families.  To tackle homelessness, poor housing and poverty at a young age and break its cycle into later life.  We want to see the value in each individual and nurture potential, helping young people and families to thrive.

It is a deliberately preventative strategy that requires a strong team.  The translation of new values, goals and objectives needs to be backed by the development of our staff.  We want to build a united, values led team and a Centre that meaningfully supports the progress of everyone that works for us.  Just as want to value the potential in our clients, so too do we need to value the potential in our staff and volunteers.  

As part of this we now want to recruit a new Head of HR.  Of course the role will include responsibility and management of our HR policies and processes, but alongside this will be leadership of a people strategy to build and develop a successful team.  In particular we need this role to champion diversity across the Centre and help us build leadership that more actively reflects the community we serve.

It is of course vitally important that you have professional expertise and experience of working in a similar or stand-alone role.  But equally important is a passion for the Centre’s mission, its values and an enthusiastic and collaborative approach.  We particularly want to encourage people from black and minority ethnic and other underrepresented groups to apply for this role and to support our efforts to build a more diverse and skilled leadership team.

You can find out more details and apply on our website.  For further information or a confidential discussion regarding the role please contact our CEO

You may have experience of the following: Head of HR, Human Resources, HR, Head of Human Resources, Organisational Development, HR Director, OD, Employment Law, CIPD, Consultant, Senior HR Manager, HRBP, Director of Human Resources, Strategy, Employee Relations, HR Business Partner, Charity, Charities, NFP, Not for Profit, etc.

Ref: 96271

This is an exciting and innovative role for 2 community-minded individuals to join our established and evolving charity. This role provides an opportunity to engage with and offer advice and support to children, young people and their families across Guildford Borough through undertaking assessments and delivering a range of evidence-based interventions.

What would I be doing? 

The role of Wellbeing Practitioner is to engage with and offer advice and support to children, young people and their families using a combination of 1:1, group, online and telephone interventions. This role will work cover Guildford Borough, working alongside the Matrix Youth Team and the wider Surrey Wellbeing Partnership. As a practitioner, you will work as part of a team, undertaking assessments and delivering a range of evidence-based interventions for children and young people and their families. 

What do we expect from you? 

At the core of Matrix our work is about building relationships to catalyse change for young people and their families. This role will contribute to this by supporting them in a variety of ways including, but not exclusive to:

• Assessing the needs and strengths of the referred young person and help him/her identify individual goals to achieve desired change

• Designing, delivering and evaluating interventions for young people which aim to improve mental health and well-being, build on existing strengths and increase levels of resilience

• Recording and collecting data with various tools such as goal-based outcomes (GBO’s) and use this to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions

• Taking responsibility for own caseload of young people and families some with complex and multiple needs

• Involving young people and their parents in the co-production of programmes, activities and services

• Working collaboratively with Surrey and Borders NHS Partnership, Surrey Children’s Services, local CAMHS teams and other community-based services to provide the most effective service for children, young people and families

• Keeping accurate records of individual engagement, evidence of change and celebrate progress with children and young people

• Providing record and report the appropriate data to ensure support programmes can be accurately monitored and evaluated

• Applying safeguarding and child protection procedures

• Providing written case studies as evidence of the effectiveness of individual interventions

• Working as part of a team and attend team meetings, training events and participate fully in one to one, peer and group supervision

• Raising the positive profile of Matrix by building professional relationships in a multi-agency environment including through networking events in the relevant local area, such as meeting with the community safety wardens, local schools, churches, Police and PCSO’s 

• Representing Matrix by providing a positive role-model to children, young people and families

Team Expectations

Matrix is a small, established, but fast evolving and growing charity and there is therefore an expectation on all staff to be proactive and a fully-invested team player, supporting others in their busier seasons and the charity as a whole across the year. 

We expect you to: 

• Fit in with our values: positive, relational, innovative, collaborative and fun

• To work from within the Christian ethos (see ethos statement)

• Be committed to and passionate about the mission to catalyse change in young people’s lives

• Be a pro-active member of the Matrix team and get involved in projects which benefit the mission of Matrix (e.g.: fundraising activities/events or prayer spaces) 

• Take part in whole team projects such as Ready 4 Action (annual cross-church social action project, first bank holiday weekend in May)

• Work across agencies and Matrix teams 

Due to the nature of the work you may be expected to work some evenings and occasional weekends. All hours will be based at the Matrix office, working across the Borough as previously agreed. Any specific changes to your working week will be cleared through your Matrix line manager.

What we offer you

 - 5 weeks paid holiday, plus bank holidays and the office shuts between Christmas and New Year 

 - A mentor from a local church 

 - A training programme that develops your skill base, including First Aid and Mental Health First Aid training 

 - Peer supervision 

 - Regular line management and supervision from a senior staff member 

 - Flexible working arrangements, where possible 

- A nurturing and supportive team 

Hours: FTE, 37.5 hours pw | Salary: £21,500 to £24,000 depending on experience

Who are we looking for? 

ESSENTIAL 

• Education to a good standard (level 3 or above)

• Knowledge of the wider social impact of “at risk of negative outcomes” on young people, their parents and their families

• Minimum of two years’ experience of working with children, young people and their parents both 1:1 and in groups

• An ability to relate well to children, young people and parents and build trust 

• A strong commitment to the co-production of service and activities which aim to build resilience

• An ability to design and implement creative and varied programmes of activities which address themes such as self-esteem, relationships and managing anxiety

• Ability to assess the needs and strengths of individual children, young people and parents

• Ability to keep accurate records of engagements and evidence of change

• An ability to record outcomes using an agreed goal-based outcome tool

• Good communication skills including listening skills, a clear written style and IT proficient

• A strong commitment to collaborative working with a range of other agencies

• Ability to travel to different locations within and outside the borough to attend meetings, training and home visits

• Willingness to work flexible hours as well as outside normal office hours whenever necessary

DESIRABLE

• Qualification relevant to working with children, young people and families gained in education, social care or health

• Diploma in Youth Work (JNC recognised)

• Experience of working in different youth work settings (centres, detached)

• Experience of working with other partners and agencies in developing and implementing joint programmes

• Experience or willingness to work in depth with children, young people and their parents using a solution focused approach

• Ability to motivate and enthuse colleagues and contribute positively to a team commitment

• Ability to manage own caseload of children, young people and parents some with multiple and complex needs

Newark Youth London is a leading young people’s charity working in Tower Hamlets since 1984.  We run a number of youth clubs, personal development & social action projects, and sports provision for our users.  It’s an exciting time to join the organisation as we embark on several new projects working with young people to improve their lives in Tower Hamlets. We are a small friendly team and are passionate about the development of children and young people.

We are looking for an experienced Project Officer to co-ordinate our Mayor of London Young Londoners Fund project. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, inspirational, good at promotion and able to engage at risk young people easily into our existing youth provision, personal development projects and sports provision.  They will also be good at working with partners and our existing team of youth workers and sports coaches to increase the opportunities on offer for young people to develop their lifeskills and make progression.

Main Responsibilities:

• To work with children and young people (10-21 years old) in Tower Hamlets, including those at risk of crime and offending, and engage them in regular  sports and youth club provisions
• To establish and build relationships with young people in order to engage them in personal development and social education programmes
• To provide information, advice & guidance (IAG) and mentoring support to help young people make positive contribution/change in their lives
• To co-ordinate existing provisions and co-design new provision/opportunities for young people by working with existing staff and local partners
• To promote a rewards system to motivate and inspire young people to participate in positive activities
• To create forums and involve family members to be involved in their children’s wellbeing and development
• To co-ordinate training courses and workshops for young people

The successful candidate will have the relevant youth work or equivalent qualifications and project co-ordination experience.  They will undergo enhanced DBS checks.

Interviews will be held 6th February 2021.

Ambitious College is London's only registered Specialist College dedicated to educating and training young people with a primary diagnosis of autism aged 16-25. The college is currently based on two permanent campuses co-located and in partnership with mainstream further education colleges.

Ambitious College is an award winning, Ofsted “Good” day college. We believe that every young person attending Ambitious College deserves a fulfilling, happy and rewarding life. Our person-centred educational approach ensures we focus on the individual learners requirements at all times. We are proud to be an inclusive college with a diverse co-hort that values difference.

If you are ambitious about making the ordinary possible for young adults with autism, can inspire, lead and innovate we would love to hear from you.

We are seeking to appoint an outstanding and innovative Deputy Head who has:

• High expectations of our learners achieving their goals and aspirations, along with a commitment to providing education that promotes excellent progress and improves life chances, ‘making the ordinary possible'.
• Experience of successfully leading and managing a transdisciplinary team to ensure young adults are prepared for adulthood.
• Experience of working in a culture of change.
• Extensive teaching experience with young adults with complex special education needs.
• Experience of ensuring the objectives outlined in the service development plan are realised through a regular cycle of development planning, implementation, review and evaluation.
• Experience of leading, managing and supporting the development of colleagues through coaching or mentoring.

What we offer:

• Excellent CPD including a wide-range of in house and external training courses.
• As a growing organisation there is opportunity to progress your career.
• Competitive annual salary paid over 52 weeks.
• Annual staff recognition awards.
• Cycle to work scheme up to £5000.
• Season ticket loans.
• A wide range of wellness programmes including: virtual yoga & zumba classes, running club, art & cooking classes and learning programmes.
• Employee Assistance Programme, to help you balance your work, family, and personal life.
• Access to physiotherapy.
• On-site parking. 

The position will require regular travel to both college sites.

Role Closes: Sunday 31st January 2021

Applicants informed of outcome: W/C 1st February 2021

First stage interviews: Thursday 11th February 2021

Second Stage Interview: W/C 15th February 2021

Start date: As soon as possible.

To find out more about this position please find attached the recruitment pack entailing the role details. For an informal discussion regarding this exciting senior leadership role, please follow the link to our website. 

Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly 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 iconic Poppy factory in Richmond employs disabled veterans and dependants to produce poppies and wreaths for the Royal Family and for The Royal British Legion’s annual Poppy Appeal and we organise and host the nation’s annual Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey.   The Poppy Factory is also the country’s leading employment charity for veterans with health conditions or impairments. We work with businesses across the country to provide bespoke opportunities and employment support for hundreds of disabled veterans of all ages and from all Services, helping them to restore financial independence through sustainable and rewarding work.

We are seeking to recruit a Production Manager as replacement for our current manager who is retiring in May.  We will require a candidate of the highest calibre to fill this position of which the key duties include:

• Responsibility for production of the annual order for The Royal British Legion “Poppy Appeal” and for provision of items to the Royal Family, ensuring Remembrance wreaths and symbols are produced in sufficient quantity, on time and in accordance with the required quality standards.
• Management of the production staff team who include wounded, injured or sick veterans or veterans disabled dependants’, taking responsibility for recruitment, training and performance management, ensuring that the team are motivated to achieve optimum performance taking account of their individual abilities.
• Providing support to the Director of Production & Estate in ongoing development and forward planning for the production operation; ensuring production systems and processes are organised to be cost-effective and efficient.
• Support for the planning and delivery of the annual Field of Remembrance

Working as a member of the production and estate management team, candidates must be able to demonstrate high calibre production management and team working skills; flexible, resourceful and resilient with a can do approach; you must have understanding and empathy with the needs of a diverse staff team and the wounded, injured and sick veteran community, whom we serve.  Full details of the knowledge, experience and skills required are outlined in the person specification. 

The Poppy Factory aims to be an exemplar employer.  Salary for the role is in the range £38,000 to £40,000 per annum.  The post is offered on a permanent contract and we offer an excellent benefits package of which includes:

• Generous paid leave entitlement
• Excellent company pension scheme
• Company paid life assurance
• Reservists’ leave

How to apply

For the full job description and more information about the role, please download the candidate pack.

To apply for this position please prepare your CV and a covering letter clearly outlining how you meet the essential criteria in the person specification. You may address your covering letter to Jeff Short, Director of Production and the Estate.

The deadline for completed applications is midnight Monday, 15 February 2021

For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Jeff Short.

No agencies please

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

The Poppy Factory is committed to equality, valuing diversity and promoting inclusion.  Our commitment is to take positive measures to recruit people from underrepresented groups, and we actively encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds. As a Disability Confident employer, we offer a guaranteed interview for any job applicant with a disability who meets the essential criteria for the role. Please indicate in your application whether you wish to be considered under this scheme. We are also happy to discuss reasonable adjustments to the application or interview process to accommodate disabled candidates.

We are a family friendly employer and happy to discuss flexible working.