SEND Support Worker
Islington SEND Community Support Service

Hours: 22.5 hours per week

Make a difference to children and young people’s lives

Are you interested in making a difference to children and young people’s lives? Do you have experience of working with families who have a child with a Special Educational Need and/or Disability (SEND)? If so, you may be exactly who we are looking for!

About Us

We are Family Action, a national charity committed to building stronger families and brighter lives by delivering innovative and effective services and support that reaches out to many of the UK’s most vulnerable people.  

Our SENDIAS services provides impartial and independent support to children and young people with SEND and their parents/carers, including assistance with paperwork and support with EHC meetings. 

As the SEND Support Worker, you will support parents/carers, children and young people navigate the SEND process and achieve positive outcomes.

The Benefits

- Salary of £23,311 - £25,896 pro rata (including of ILW) 
- Pension scheme
- A full induction and ongoing quality training
- Employee assistance programme
- Eyecare vouchers
- 25 days’ holiday pro rata

About You

As a SEND Support Worker, you will have a passion for working with children and young people with additional needs and their families and proven direct experience of providing them with advice, support and information. Your support will be outcome focussed and help develop service users’ skills and confidence in representing their own needs in the SEND process.

You will be enthusiastic, highly motivated and empathic with a strong commitment to providing impartiality and a mediatory resource to families at difficult times and in complex situations. You must also have excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills.

We are forward looking, ambitious and with a commitment to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operate with mutual respect. If you share these values and behaviours and have the necessary skills, then we look forward to hearing from you.

Appointments are subject to Family Action receiving an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service that we consider acceptable.

Closing date: 12.00 noon on Monday 27th of January 2020 
Interview date: TBC

Other companies may call this role Support Worker, SEND Support Worker, Social Care Assistant, Social Care Worker, SEND Advisor, Care Worker or Special Needs & Disability Support Worker.

Family Action offers good working conditions, a comprehensive training programme and a Group Personal Pension Scheme (GPPS). We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

So, to take your next step as a SEND Support Worker, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency. 

Duties and Responsibilities:

Development

• To undertake community development work with practicing communities
• To develop good working relationships with a range of agencies working on the issue of female genital mutilation (FGM)
• To develop training and sessional materials on health, FGM and related issues, including planning and organisation, that are appropriate for a range of age groups, communities, and professionals,
• To set up and run groups for women, youth and communities
• To develop and deliver sessions with young people and women on personal development, sexual health and FGM and related issues
• To keep up to date with current legislative changes for use when working with women and children around their rights.
• To identify and make links with existing projects and community services and to develop joint work/services where appropriate
• To develop and implement monitoring and evaluation procedures, including regular monitoring reports and an end of project evaluation
• To keep abreast of issues regarding FGM and domestic violence on a national and local level with particular reference to those that may affect the work of the project
• To participate in multi agency work as agreed with your line manager

Support work:

• To work with  women to identify their support needs, and empower them regarding  FGM and its consequences
• To encourage the development of mutual support networks
• To work with a team of volunteers to develop and deliver services
• To work alongside colleagues to organise in-house training and information sessions on a range of issues for service users
• To promote awareness of the impact of FGM & domestic violence on women and children and BSWA services

Administration:

• To work within BSWA’s administrative and financial systems
• To ensure that adequate records are kept for all service users
• To ensure that Health and Safety records are kept up to date
• To produce monthly reports for your line manager

Ø  To monitor and evaluate the service, via various methods including feedback from service users and produce statistical information

Communication:

• To ensure that all staff team members are aware of any matters that are relevant to the welfare and security of the refuges, staff, volunteers and service users by:

1. Maintaining BSWA communication records
2. Following safety procedures
3. Following safeguarding and safe working practices
4. Attending team meetings
5. Carrying out risk assessments in conjunction with your line manager

• To attend in-house training
• To attend support and supervision sessions with your line manager
• To develop a professional working relationship with external agencies
• Feedback relevant issues from external meetings/ training to the staff and management teams as appropriate
• To be involved in the Annual Review process

General:

• To maintain the confidentiality of the women, children and young people using the service

• To maintain confidentiality in all matters relating to the organisation

• To offer an equal service to all women, children and young people regardless of age, class, culture, language, race, religion and sexual orientation

• To ensure the efficient use of resources at all times

• To work within BSWA policies and procedures and demonstrate a commitment to the values and ethos of BSWA
• To adhere to Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, and Adult Safeguarding procedures throughout
• To work within BSWA’s framework for equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice
• To participate in the development and annual appraisal of a personal individual development plan with the line manager
• To undertake any other duties required by BSWA, which may arise and commensurate with the post

Do you have experience of working with young adults or young people in an addictions setting? Would you like to be part of an organisation that utilises the professionalism, insight, expertise and passion of its staff to inspire individual recovery for the people they work with? Then join us as a Practitioner.

Right now, one of our partners, Wolverhampton 360, who is a part of Aquarius Action Projects, is looking for a practitioner to join their Wolverhampton service. Based in the West Midlands, Aquarius helps people overcome the harm caused by alcohol, drugs and gambling.

 You’ll be working from Aquarius offices and community settings, working directly with young people and young adults who are using substances, and their families. You will help to develop person centred treatment packages and individual care plans, liaise with external agencies, and keep accurate records. You will work in a way that recognises and values diversity and makes the most of your understanding of the functional model of substance misuse, the cycle of change model, Motivational interviewing, (MI) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) techniques.

An energetic and confident self-starter, you have a qualification in health/social care, youth and community work (e.g. NVQ Level 3 or above, DipSW, Mental Health Nursing, Counselling, Addiction Studies). Alternatively, we’ll consider candidates with experience of working in the substance misuse field with a commitment to complete NVQ Level 3 Health and Social Care. As well as good knowledge of alcohol/drug and health related issues, you're used to liaising with voluntary and statutory agencies and health professionals and comfortable engaging with clients in a variety of service delivery settings. You will have a flexible approach, a commitment to the principles of confidentiality and excellent record keeping and Microsoft Office.

This is a part time role offered at 22.5 hours per week, with the postholder required to work three days per week.

The salary for this post is £20,015.00 with potential progression up to £23,420.00 per annum (pro-rata).

Closing Date: 30th January 2020.

So, get inspired and take the first steps towards a more fulfilling career.

In return, you can expect some great benefits, including 32 days' holiday, contributory pension scheme, employee assistance programme and childcare vouchers, plus exceptional professional development and training opportunities.

Disrupting Exploitation - Parent Worker

Fixed term contract until 31st January 2022. The role is 37 hours a week. £23,388 per annum

Based at The Children's Society's offices in the Big Peg, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham.

This role is based within our flagship national programme, Disrupting Exploitation. This programme works on supporting children who are victims of child criminal exploitation and their parents. We work through one-to-one and group work and also on changing the system around young people. Our systems change work includes working on policies and procedures, contexts, intelligence and information sharing and professional training.

This role sits within our Children and Young Person's Directorate. Your role will be to support parents through one-to-one support and targeted group work who are parents or carers of children who are victims of child criminal exploitation. You will also be responsible for testing and learning new ways to support parents and prototyping new approaches and resources to deliver a high quality service to parents.

The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 130 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way.

We are currently looking for a compassionate, innovative and creative person to join our dynamic, ambitious team.

A key part of this role will be your ability to support parents/carers of children affected by child criminal exploitation, to enable parents to contribute and be part of safety and disruption plans, to reduce the divide between statutory agencies and parents/carers and to take forward - through a test and learn approach - findings from Snook (a service design agency) developing new approaches to working with parents.

In order to be successful in this role, you must have:

-Experience of working with families

-Experience of delivering training for professionals

-Up to date knowledge of safeguarding and issues around young people affected by exploitation/trafficking

-Relationship building skills

The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.

Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.

The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.

Therefore, candidates applying for work in our CYP Directorate will be required to complete an “Employment history_template” document prior to interview.

The closing date for applications is 23.59 on 20th January 2020.

Interviews will be held potentially on 3rd February 2020.

This is an excellent opportunity to become part of a team, working within the Integrated Young Person’s Service (Here4YOUth). Here4YOUth provides generic, targeted, specialist advice and support to meet the needs of young people who require interventions.

We’re looking for a dynamic individual who is able to offer a variety of different engagement techniques to young people. As a Wellbeing Activities Worker, you will plan and deliver a robust and exciting programme of events, activities, and workshops to young people to support their emotional health and wellbeing.

We are looking for someone who wants to make a difference, and who has a passion to support our charity and its service users.

Browse our website and you’ll discover that we are a great charity to work for with an impressive employee package.

This is an excellent opportunity to become part of a team working within the Integrated Young Person’s Service (Here4YOUth). Here4YOUth provides generic, targeted, specialist advice and support to meet the needs of young people who require interventions.

We’re looking for a dynamic individual to join the substance misuse team (Switch) to provide a high quality service to young people, who have drug and alcohol related problems, living in the Dudley Borough. You will be expected to manage a case load providing psychosocial interventions, based upon appropriate assessment of need and develop meaningful care plans to support the young person and their families. You will also be part of the Here4YOUth wellbeing team, providing duty cover to the open access provision. As part of this, you will be required to work until 7.00pm on either a Monday or Wednesday evening.

We are looking for someone who wants to make a difference, and who has a passion to support our charity and its service users.

Browse our website and you’ll discover that we are a great charity to work for with an impressive employee package.

We have a new exciting opportunity, not to be missed! At DEBRA we are currently looking for a Regional Community Support Manager to join our team. This is a home-based position covering the North. You will be required to travel to our Head Office in Bracknell, Berskshire.  In return you will receive up to £34,000 per annum + life assurance, generous pension, 25 days’ holiday.

The worth of every activity at DEBRA is assessed by the impact it has to improve the quality of life for those in the EB community, a group of 3000+ people in the UK who have the genetic skin condition EB.  For over 40 years, the charity DEBRA has been providing care and funding research to try to cure this devastating condition.

About the Regional Community Support Manager role

This opportunity to join DEBRA as a Regional EB Community Support Manager puts the successful applicant right at the core of what the charity does – directly supporting our members, and it’s a rewarding job that requires a skilled and motivated individual.

Reporting to the Director of Health, Community Support & Membership, managing a small team of Area Community Support Managers, and working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, you’ll be responsible for managing the service we provide to members in a specified region.

Supporting several direct reports, you’ll apply your managerial skills, your extensive experience gained in social care work, knowledge of the welfare system and practical skills of supporting individuals.  Developing best practice guidelines and leading on community support projects are additional responsibilities.

What we’re looking for in our Regional Community Support Manager:

It is a demanding role that will require you to travel extensively, not only to Head Office on a regular basis, but also to meet up with the individuals in your team and visit members in their homes and at hospital clinics.

To enjoy the demands of the job, you’ll need to be positive and have the ability to prioritise, but if you have the skills required and the challenge appeals, we’d like to hear from you.

DEBRA is the national charity that supports individuals and families affected by Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) – a painful genetic skin blistering condition which, in the worst cases, can be fatal.

Our vision:

We have a vision of a world where no one suffers from the painful genetic skin condition EB.

Until that day, DEBRA focuses its work in two areas:

- We fund pioneering research to find effective treatments and, ultimately, a cure for EB.

- We provide care and support to individuals and families living with EB.

We couldn’t do any of this without raising substantial funds, which is why you will be so integral to our success.

If you are enthusiastic about the contribution you could make and would like to join our team as our new Regional Community Support Manager please click ‘apply’ today – don’t miss out, we’d love to hear from you!

Edgbaston, Birmingham

You have experience of delivering training products and working with young people, or in a youth setting.  All you need is the perfect environment to put your skills to great use. Welcome to Aquarius as a Training Practitioner.

Aquarius work closely with individuals, families and friends to lessen the impact caused by alcohol, drugs and gambling, while GamCare is the leading provider of support for anyone affected by problem gambling in Great Britain. And, right now, we’re working in partnership and looking for a self-motivated individual with a genuine interest in working with young people and making positive change in a community to join us. Your challenge? To engage young people and youth-facing professionals in your region on the topic of problem gambling and harm prevention through the promotion, arrangement and delivery of GamCare’s young people’s workshops and staff training sessions.

A great opportunity to contribute to an enthusiastic local and national team of training facilitators working across the country, you’ll need a proven background in a training related role. You’ll also need experience of promoting services, championing training programmes and engaging specific audiences. The ability to take a non-judgmental approach to gambling, problem gambling and problem gamblers is essential too, as are excellent facilitation, public speaking and presentation skills. A proven self-starter, you have a flair for developing, assessing and evaluating different project options and the presence to act as ambassador for the programme across different settings and stakeholders. A youth work or training qualification and/or an understanding of problem gambling, while useful, are not essential.

This is a full-time role offered at 37 hours per week.

The salary for this role is £20,015.00 per annum with potential progression up to £23,420.00 per annum.

Closing date: 30th January 2020

So, are you ready to take on this rewarding role that comes with some really great benefits, including a smartphone? Apply now via our website. .

Aquarius is part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence. We know that recovery can look and feel very different to each and every one of us. But we also know that if we provide the right support, at the right time, we can inspire recovery nationwide and that recovery is possible for everyone.

Therapist

Sandwell Beam Mental Health and Emotional Well-being Service

A permanent position 30 hours per week

£22,929 per annum pro rata - £18,963.24 per annum (actual) for 30 hours per week.

Location; Various locations across Sandwell

The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 130 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way.

This role sits within our children and families directorate, which works to provide immediate one-to-one and group support for children who urgently need support. Your role will be to help us maintain and develop innovative practice to support our work in our services around the country

The Children's Society run the Tier 2 Mental Health Service in Sandwell, called Sandwell Beam. We are a partnership bringing together expertise from Kooth, Kaleidoscope Plus Group and Krunch

At Sandwell Beam, we offer a truly different way of delivering access to mental and emotional health support. We don't want young people to feel like they have to reach crisis point to get the help they need. We don't want young people to feel like they don't deserve a place to go because their worry is 'too small.' We don't want young people to have to wait to receive the care they deserve.

Sandwell Beam runs various drop in services for any young person aged 5-18, professionals and carers to drop in and get immediate help and support. Young people don't need to be referred, they don't need an appointment, and they don't need permission to come, all they need to do is walk through our doors, to be greeted with a warm welcome and immediate support. When young people drop into our service, they can access various forms of support, from a large self-help resource vault, well-being library, to a wide range of groups and workshops and one to one support from our staff including our therapists, youth workers and trained Wellbeing Volunteers.

We are looking for a Therapist that:

-Has a genuine passion and working knowledge of young people and mental health.

-Is energetic, adaptable, able to offer innovation and ideas to support this evolving service.

-Has a background or worked in Health Care, Education, Youth Work or Social work

-Able to provide direct low level therapeutic support that is person centred.

-Able to work at various locations across Sandwell

-Able to work on Saturdays (usually 1 per month)

Team work and team culture is especially important to us, so we are looking for an applicant who is able to work positively within our highly skilled team, who acts with upmost professionalism and respect for colleagues at all times and is able to uphold the values of The Children's Society within their work.

It is imperative that the successful applicant has a good working knowledge of Mental and Emotional Health Issues that young people face today, including interventions on how to support young people in overcoming these challenges. Due to the fast paced environment and use of computers for clinical record keeping, you will need to have a good level of IT skills. You will need to have experience of young people participation on all levels.

Please refer to the JD's for further detail on Skills and Experience.

The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.

Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.

The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.

Successful candidates will be asked to complete an Employment History template prior to interview.

The closing date for applications is midnight on 29th January 2020

Interviews will be held on Friday 14th February 2020

Are you dynamic and resourceful, and motivated by helping others to help themselves?

Support Through Court is an independent charity providing practical and emotional support to people facing the court process without lawyers. Most people are unfamiliar with - and may be frightened of - the courts, and many are in danger of losing their homes, children or livelihoods.

This highly regarded, energetic and friendly charity, is seeking a Service Manager to further develop and maintain its service in the Birmingham Civil and Family Justice Centre and its satellite service in Coventry Combined Court.

Reporting to the Regional Service Manager (South), you will be responsible for recruiting, training and supporting volunteers, facilitating day-to-day operations, building and sustaining relationships with key contacts and contributing to an ambitious fundraising target.  

You will be an excellent communicator, as well as a practical, well organised and hardworking individual, preferably with experience in the voluntary sector or equivalent transferable experience. 

For an informal conversation about the role please contact Charlotte at the Birmingham office.

Applicants should apply with a CV and a covering letter explaining persuasively why we should offer you the post. It is important that your letter should provide evidence of the criteria detailed in the person specification.

SENDIASS Coordinator (Advice and Support)
Location: Near Coventry, Warwickshire
Department: SENDIASS
Salary Details: £23,908 - £26,214

About KIDS 
KIDS is a national charity which has been supporting disabled children, young people and their families since 1970.

We work with children, irrespective of their disability or impairment, from birth through to 25 years. Each year we support over 15,000 disabled children, offer over 120 different services and work with about 80 Local Authorities across England.

We are passionate, caring and trusted and our vision is a world in which all children and young people realise their aspirations. We offer support and practical help for families, every step of the way.

About The Role 
To coordinate and develop a high quality information, advice and support service for children and young people with SEND aged 0-25 years and their parents and carers in compliance with the SEND Code of Practice and national and local standards including working strategically to support the development of SEND services in the area.

About You 
To be able to carry out this role we would expect you to have the following characteristics:-

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience delivering services to Children, Young People or families with SEN or disability
• Line Manager experience
• Educated to a minimum of level 3
• Minimum 2 years’ experience of team leadership
• Ability to manage service and own workload
• Proven ability to manage the day to day responsibilities of direct service provision
• Ability to create and manage networks
• Experience of multi-agency working
• Minimum 1 years' experience within a customer facing role
• Experience of delivering training and or presentations

Closing Date: 26 Jan 2020

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website where you can downloadthe job description and complete the online application process.

KIDS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All children and young people we work with must, at all times, feel safe. KIDS practices safer recruitment. For certain roles successful applicants will be required to carry out a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

KIDS is a disability Confident Committed Employer and an equal opportunities employer. We actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community. 

No agencies please.

Please note that this position will be available from 1st April 2020

Are you motivated to help others? Do you enjoy problem-solving? Can you keep calm under pressure?

Support Through Court is an independent charity which provides much-needed practical and emotional support to people dealing with the court process without the benefit of legal representation. Most are frightened of, and unfamiliar with, the courts and may be facing serious issues that could affect their children and relationships, or their finances, or the roof over their head. 
 
This highly-regarded, energetic and friendly charity, is now looking to recruit an Assistant Manager to help run our service in the Birmingham Civil and Family Justice Centre.

Working with the Service Manager you will lead on the administrative systems and tasks, and help with recruiting, training and supporting volunteers, facilitating day-to-day operations, contributing to ambitious fundraising targets and helping with absence cover at other sites.

You will be an excellent communicator, practical, well organised and hardworking, preferably with experience in the voluntary sector and some knowledge of legal procedures. You'll be ready to support other Support Through Court services on occasion, as well as taking responsibility for day-to-day operations where you're based.

For an informal conversation about the role please contact Charlotte at the Birmingham office.

Applicants should apply with a CV and a covering letter explaining persuasively why we should offer you the post. It is important that your letter provides evidence of the criteria detailed in the person specification.

We are entering an exciting period of change and are looking for a dynamic, committed and innovative Area Support Co-ordinator to join our regional team in West Midlands (South).

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Salary: c. £31,000 plus benefits + lease car

Location: Home based covering West Midlands (South)

Hours: Full-time 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

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New Year-New challenge!

At the MND Association we improve care and support for people with MND, their families and carers whilst working towards our vision of a world free from MND.

The main purpose of the role is threefold:

1. To ensure that people affected by MND are supported and empowered
2. To lead, manage and support teams of volunteers
3. To develop and maintain relationships with local services and their staff

Reporting direct to the Head of Region and working closely with them to plan and prioritise you will be responsible for a designated local area and be part of a larger regional team.

You will be:

• Someone who is able to plan and organise
• Enthusiastic, creative and solutions focused
• Adept at developing and managing a wide range of relationships
• A great team player, people person and communicator
• Able to travel within the area and occasionally work some antisocial hours

We are less interested in who you have worked for than what you have done and how that experience would transfer to this role.

Let's chat….

To find out more and arrange an informal conversation with the Head of Region please contact us.

How to apply?

If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you, please:

• complete a supporting statement detailing how you meet the competencies of the role
• Apply for the role by clicking on the link

About Us

The MND Association is going through some exciting changes - embracing agile working, introducing new technology and, in early 2020, moving to a new, flexible office space.

These changes, together with a high level of trust and performance driven culture, will give staff the freedom and flexibility to work in the best way for them, the Association and, most importantly, people with MND.

The MND Association was founded in 1979. Our mission is to improve care and support for people with MND, their families and carers. We also fund and promote research that leads to new understanding and treatments and brings us closer to a cure for MND. The Association also campaigns and raises awareness so the needs of people with MND, and everyone who cares for them, are recognised and addressed by wider society.

Important Notices

Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive, and we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.

Please note, from early 2020, our National Office will be relocating to new premises in Moulton Park, Northampton.

At the MND Association we are committed to equalities and value diversity. We are working hard to remove perceived and actual barriers to participation by people with and affected by MND, current and future staff and volunteers and stakeholders.

Due to a successful tender and exciting new development, we have seconded The Sandwell Borough Manager for 12 months, to mobilise and implement the West Midlands Police Custody Referral Service.

This has provided an exciting opportunity for a secondment opportunity for an interim Borough Manager. Reporting to, and working alongside, Cranstoun’s Director, you will be responsible for strategic and operational management of the Sandwell integrated drug and alcohol service, and become the registered manager for the service. This includes the development and maintenance of wider provision and partner relationships with commissioners and other key stakeholders.

In addition, the post will have overall responsibility for ensuring the service meets its contractual targets and for ensuring the highest standards of practice, and provide motivation and leadership for the local team.

You will have relevant experience in service provision and experience of managing a team. You will also have knowledge of strategic and organisational development, and project management and coordination would be of benefit.

This position is subject to enhanced DBS check.