Carers in Hertfordshire is a well-respected, independent, carer-led charity, established in 1995. The charity works to ensure that all Hertfordshire’s unpaid family carers are recognised, valued and supported in their caring role and have the opportunity for a life outside caring and can exercise a collective voice in the county. This role will work with local stakeholders to ensure young carers are identified, and protected from inappropriate caring, and will have the support they need to learn, develop, thrive and to enjoy a positive childhood.
You must be passionate about involving children and young people and their families in the design, development and delivery of services.With the skills and experience to manage a team that work remotely and offer range of services, including casework, to young carers and professionals in Hertfordshire.
We are looking for someone who has:
- Experience of casework and casework supervision, including with families with multiple and complex needs
- A proven ability to provide support, supervision and coaching to staff and to successfully manage people, including the end-to-end recruitment process e.g. disciplinary issues, induction, appraisals
- Experience of working in partnership with children’s social care and building effective working relationships, and assertively negotiating, with a range of partners and funders at various levels.
- The ability to plan and deliver a high-quality outcome-focused service producing evidence to demonstrate compliance with the contractual and legal obligations of the charity.
- A commitment to and strong understanding of safeguarding
- Self-motivation, emotional resilience, a flexible approach and the ability to effectively manage their own wellbeing
In return you can expect a competitive salary, …….
Closing date: Monday19th October 2020
Interview Date: Wednesday 28th October 2020
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VoiceAbility are recruiting for a full-time advocate to join our Cambridge & Peterborough team. VoiceAbility supports people who face disadvantage or discrimination to have a voice that counts. Providing advocacy and user involvement services across England, VoiceAbility is a growing organisation working with people who are vulnerable or marginalised to raise their voices and have their rights respected.
About the role:
Advocates support people who may be marginalised or vulnerable to speak up and be heard. Their work strengthens voices, supports human rights and changes lives. Advocacy can be vital for people who cannot speak up for themselves, or people who feel they do not have the power to do so. Advocates work in the front line delivering positive outcomes for the people they support. Advocates will support and enable service users’ understanding of their options. Advocates empower individuals to communicate their views in decision making processes, supporting them to make challenges when necessary and asking pertinent questions on the person’s behalf where they are unable to do so for themselves.
Location: Temporarily homebased due to Covid-19 with travel across Cambridgeshire to care homes, hospitals, and clients’ homes. Following temporary homeworking, office based in Oakington, Cambridge with travel across Cambridgeshire to care homes, hospitals, and clients’ homes.
Hours: 37.5 Full time role
Contract Type: Permanent
Benefits: 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays; 5% employer pension & 3% employee contribution; Salary sacrifice pension scheme; Separate Life Assurance Cover; Staff discount scheme including supermarkets, fashion, restaurants, cinemas, holidays and much more; Discounted Gym Membership; Cycle to Work; Employee Assistance programme; Supportive working environment fostering a good work/life balance; Support with professional development.
Closing date for applications: 12pm Friday 9th October 2020.
Interviews: 22nd and 23rd October 2020.
About you:
• Be passionate about empowering and enabling individuals to have their wishes, feelings, beliefs, and needs taken into account when decisions are made about their care
• Demonstrate excellent verbal, listening and written communication skills
• Have the ability to engage with people with complex needs and communication difficulties
• Be experienced in influencing and working with health and social care professionals, legal services, care staff, family members etc.
• Be able to build good relationships with clients, health and social care professionals, legal professionals and carers
• Be able to identify and act appropriately where issues of safeguarding individuals arise
• Have strong IT skills to accurately record information in line with policy and current data standards
• Be experienced in working with marginalised and vulnerable adults and/or children
• Be able to research complex and sensitive issues independently, using case law, national policy and guidance for advocates to work for resolution of issues
• Be able to work to tight and changing deadlines
• Be able to work independently
• Hold a full, clean UK driving licence and have access to own transport. There is travel involved in the role.
Desirable skills or experience:
• Hold or be working towards Independent Advocacy Qualification.
• Knowledge and experience of the, Care Act (2014) and Mental Capacity Act (2007),The Principles of Human Rights and Advocacy, and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. Mental Health Act (1983, revised 2007).
NB If you don't already hold the Independent Advocacy Qualification, it is a requirement of that you complete this within 12 months of commencing employment.
You may have experience of the following: Advocate, Vulnerable Adults, Social Worker, Healthcare, Policy, Legislation, Support Worker, Charity, Third Sector, Advice & Guidance.
How to Apply: To apply for this role, please complete the online application form using the criteria in the person specification and upload your CV detailing your work history. NB CV's will not be used to short list.
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Do you have an empathy and passion to ensure the voice of vulnerable and disadvantaged people is heard? Do you think co-production is important within service delivery and commissioning?
Title: Co-production Facilitator – Multiple Disadvantaged
Salary: £22,462p/a Pro rata – actual salary £8,985
Hours: 15 hours per week
Based: Countywide with an office base in Huntingdon.
This is an exciting opportunity to help develop co-production across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough within the field of those with multiple disadvantages (including, not limited to - Homelessness, substance misuse, mental health, family breakdown, domestic abuse). You can really bring your own creativity and ideas to this role.
You would be working in a small, friendly, and supportive team., Enjoying a generous leave allowance and a varied and fulfilling role, with plenty of professional and personal development opportunities.
The ability to engage and communicate confidently with those with multiple disadvantage and those at strategic and operational level is a must – Everything else can be learned on the job.
The role is countywide with an office base in Huntingdon – so a driving licence and access to a car for travel is essential.
Closing date: Friday 9th October 2020 12pm
Interviews W/C 19th October 2020
To apply, please complete the attached application form.
Funded until 30th November 2021
37 hours per week
£26,329 per annum
Working with young people at risk or affected by sexual and/or criminal exploitation
Based in Chelmsford, covering Essex
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 within the Essex area.
This role will be part of the new CARE (Children at Risk of Exploitation) Service which is a multi-agency team led by The Children's Society. You will be a qualified social worker or working towards a relevant qualification e.g. Diploma/Degree in Counselling, Professional Youth Worker or have extensive demonstrable experience in a similar sector.
You will have substantial experience of working with vulnerable young people within the community in an outreach/peripatetic approach.
The CARE team will work in partnership with the Lottery, the Office of the Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner, Essex County Council and Barnardo's who will deliver the family support provision.
You will work with young people open to children's & adult social care, YOS or Family solutions who have a high risk Criminal Exploitation record including both engaged and dis-engaged young people, providing these young people with trauma informed 121 support or targeted group work
You will deliver an AMBIT approach (full training will be given) to children's social care, YOS and Family solutions practitioners where they are working with a young person who is accessing trauma informed support who has a high risk Criminal Exploitation record or regular missing episodes; developing their skills and knowledge in this area and building capacity within the statutory sector.
You will Support offered will include one to one, targeted group work & online support across the County. You may also facilitate training around exploitation for statutory and voluntary agencies across the County.
The young people will require a skilled practitioner who is experienced in working with hard to reach, vulnerable young people at risk using socio-educative and trauma informed therapeutic approaches. You will have experience of facilitating groups with knowledge of the issues and legislation affecting young people who are at risk of/or who have been exploited.
You will be emotionally resilient, knowing how to manage boundaries and work under pressure. You will need to be a highly effective communicator, able to negotiate, professionally challenge and promote the needs of young people as well as manage a demanding workload. You will act as a conduit between statutory and voluntary agencies/organisations ensuring that there are clear pathways and information sharing processes in place to protect young people, vulnerable adults and families.
Key Accountabilities
• To provide and develop work with young people at risk of exploitation in accordance with current legislation and good practice guidelines. You will attend MACE meetings and contribute to the County's response to young people that are being exploited, supporting ESCB, Social Care & Police Operations as required.
• To build positive relationships with groups of young people who may be vulnerable to exploitation to raise awareness about exploitation and the associated risks and impact.
• To work in partnership with families and carers, Essex Police, YOS gangs prevention service, Family hubs, early intervention provision, Children's Social Care and Adult Social Care, ESCB, ECVYS, education and other relevant voluntary and statutory agencies to ensure the project's development both locally and nationally, through regular communication and positive working relationships.
• To contribute to a multi-agency approach to enable effective interventions with young people, including delivering training to a range of professionals.
You will join a vibrant and supportive team to undertake this challenging and rewarding work and will have the chance to make a real difference to children and young people's lives.
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 fully completed document should be loaded by the candidate at the point of uploading your CV.
The closing date for applications is midnight on 11th October 2020.
Interviews will be held on 19th & 20th October 2020.
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Fixed Term Contract Covering Maternity Leave until 12/06/2021
37 hours per week
£26,329.00 per annum
Based in Chelmsford, covering Essex
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 within the Essex area.
This role will be part of the CARE (Children at Risk of Exploitation) Service which is a multi-agency team led by The Children's Society. You will be a qualified social worker or working towards a relevant qualification e.g. Diploma/Degree in Counselling, Professional Youth Worker or have extensive demonstrable experience in a similar sector.
You will have substantial experience of working with vulnerable young people within the community in an outreach/peripatetic approach.
The CARE team will work in partnership with the Lottery, the Office of the Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner, Essex County Council and Barnardo's who will deliver the family support provision.
You will provide direct therapeutic support to vulnerable young people, vulnerable adults and families who are affected by exploitation. Support offered will include one to one, targeted group work & online support across the County.
You may also facilitate training around exploitation for statutory and voluntary agencies across the County.
The young people will require a skilled practitioner who is experienced in working with hard to reach, vulnerable young people at risk using socio-educative and trauma informed therapeutic approaches.
You will have experience of facilitating groups with knowledge of the issues and legislation affecting young people who are at risk of/or who have been exploited.
You will be emotionally resilient, knowing how to manage boundaries and work under pressure.
You will need to be a highly effective communicator, able to negotiate, professionally challenge and promote the needs of young people as well as manage a demanding workload.
You will act as a conduit between statutory and voluntary agencies/organisations ensuring that there are clear pathways and information sharing processes in place to protect young people, vulnerable adults and families.
Key Accountabilities
• To provide and develop work with young people at risk of exploitation in accordance with current legislation and good practice guidelines. You will attend MACE meetings and contribute to the County's response to young people that are being exploited, supporting ESCB, Social Care & Police Operations as required.
• To build positive relationships with groups of young people who may be vulnerable to exploitation to raise awareness about exploitation and the associated risks and impact.
• To work in partnership with families and carers, Essex Police, YOS gangs prevention service, Family hubs, early intervention provision, Children's Social Care and Adult Social Care, ESCB, ECVYS, education and other relevant voluntary and statutory agencies to ensure the project's development both locally and nationally, through regular communication and positive working relationships.
• To contribute to a multi-agency approach to enable effective interventions with young people, including delivering training to a range of professionals.
You will join a vibrant and supportive team to undertake this challenging and rewarding work and will have the chance to make a real difference to children and young people's lives.
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 fully completed document should be loaded by the candidate at the point of uploading your CV.
The closing date for applications is midnight on 11th October 2020.
Interviews will be held on 19th & 20th October 2020.
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20 hours per week - Watford/Hemel Hempstead based
– criminal exploitation/offending transition –
Transitions UK is an exciting and growing charity, initially working across Herts, Beds & Bucks, specifically set up to address the needs of a “lost generation” of 15-25-year olds. We work with young people with learning disabilities, mental health & emotional issues, young people leaving care and those at risk of exploitation/offending.
You will further develop and drive forward this exciting and innovative community-based project, part funded by The National Lottery and already running for three years, including spearheading the new hub in Hemel Hempstead. You will have primary responsibility, supported by our FT Project Manager, to provide a mentoring and befriending service to young people aged 13-21 years who are at risk of criminal exploitation or offending.
The role runs across two hubs – in Watford and Hemel Hempstead – there are two other hubs in Enfield and Stevenage. Within each hub we run “Prevent” for 7-8 13-17-year olds and “Restart” for 3 18-21-year olds. You will support 20 young people and recruit and deploy 30+ volunteers as mentors, both younger and older adults.
You are an excellent organiser, team leader and communicator with a hands-on approach. From experience, you are able to work sensitively and effectively with young people who have personal challenges and need support - so you will provide a quality response to the challenge further developing this project. You will be well supported by an experienced high-quality Board with personal support from your Project Manager. You will be excited by the opportunities in this role and growing charity, and determined to achieve excellent results for the young people we support.
For more information, please see attached Job Description and Person Specification documents.
To apply, please click the Apply button to send us your CV and covering letter.
Closing Date: 9th October
Interviews: 15th October
Registered Charity No 1160105
Energy Advice and Engagement Specialists – Employed by Local Citizens Advice offices in Essex
Salary up to £26970 (pro rata equivalent) - 3 posts, 2 x 30 hours, 1 x 26 hours
“Warm Homes Essex”, is a service delivered chiefly by the Citizens Advice service in the county. Funded by the Warm Homes Fund the project is improving the health and wellbeing of residents through the delivery of intensive and tailored advice that addresses the needs of people living in cold homes; particularly vulnerable individuals and families on referral from health, voluntary and statutory partners.
Postholders will provide direct advice and casework to vulnerable clients from households identified through existing LCA (Local Citizens Advice) activity but, importantly, also through existing and new referral arrangements established locally amongst statutory and health partners. Our focus is on providing welfare benefits advice, initial debt advice and crisis responses, energy efficiency advice and support to access measures to address cold homes including the arranging and assurance of the provision of additional support from partner agencies working as part of a wider delivery partnership.
Although directly employed by individual local Citizens Advice, postholders will benefit from working collegiately within a supportive and expert “virtual” team comprised of other existing post holders.
Advice is intensive, and postholders are therefore expected to have experience of delivering complex welfare benefits advice, a good understanding of the principles of independent debt advice (practitioner experience would be desirable). Knowledge /expertise gained in these areas but from outside of the independent advice sector will be considered. If not already in possession, postholders will be supported to achieve the attainment of a City and Guilds qualification in Energy Advice. As important as these technical skills are, postholders will also need well-developed partnership development skills, in order to work with statutory partners.
Posts will be hosted by LCA in Essex, and subject to all contract terms and particulars specific to the LCA worked for. Applicants can apply for each or any LCA by selecting their choice on the application form. Note contact details for each LCA hosting these roles are available within the pack.
All posts fixed term till March 31st 2022
3 Posts – as follows:
Braintree, Halstead and Witham Citizens Advice - 30 Hours
Colchester - 30 Hours
Tendring - 26 Hours
(Please note, this is an extension of a previous campaign and all previous applicants not otherwise notified will be considered for progression to the next role.)
12 month contract and 24 month contract available
Citizens Advice Runnymede and Spelthorne is expanding and want to strengthen its Advice team by appointing two Generalist Advisers. This is a fantastic opportunity for a supportive and friendly candidate who is interested in having a positive impact on the Boroughs of Runnymede and Spelthorne.
Citizens Advice Runnymede and Spelthorne provides advice to over 3000 people a year, helping them with over 11,000 different problems including housing, debt, benefits and employment. We have a small professional team working alongside 35 volunteers to provide advice across Runnymede and Spelthorne. We are a local charity at the heart of our community entirely funded by grants and donations, and we are a member of national Citizens Advice.
About the role:
The role will report to the Advice Services Manager and provide effective and efficient advice to clients in Runnymede or Spelthorne. These roles will add capacity and supplement the advice work that our volunteers currently deliver.
Responsibilities:
• Provide information and advice to members of the public either on the phone or face to face (when Covid restrictions permit)
• Advise on a wide range of issues such as benefits, debt, housing, employment, family and immigration
• Ensure that tasks completed meet the required Citizens Advice quality criteria
• Find information about the clients’ problems and help them to understand their options
• Support clients to take action to resolve their problems. This might include drafting or writing letters, making phone calls, or referring the client to another organisation
• Write a comprehensive and accurate record of the clients’ problems and what action you’ve taken
• Look out for problems’ that are common, or are unfair, and write a short report about the problem or a letter to an elected official like an MP or local councillor
• When Covid restrictions permit there will be a requirement to do community face to face outreach in either Runnymede or Spelthorne Boroughs
Person specifications:
• Generalist advice experience in a Citizens Advice or equivalent setting
• Proven ability to interview clients using sensitive listening and questioning skills
• Ability to research, analyse and interpret complex information
• Ability to understand statistics and check accuracy of calculations
• Ability to use a variety of IT/digital systems and packages
• Commitment to delivering high quality service
• Open to continual learning and training as required by the role
• Understanding of the issues affecting society and their implications for clients
This is an exciting time to join our growing team to make a real impact.
Closing Date: 11/10/2020