Duties and Responsibilities
Development & Support work:
- To provide emotional and practical support to women accessing support through drop in and casework
- To participate in a rota of drop in cover, covering evening hours
- To support volunteers and students in delivering the drop in service
- To facilitate access for women to statutory, community and other BSWA services
- To comply with the recording, monitoring and evaluation procedures of the project
- To develop policies and practice guidelines appropriate to the project in accordance with BSWA policies and procedures
- To keep up to date with current legislative changes for dissemination within the staff team, and 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 services where appropriate
- To keep abreast of issues regarding violence against women on a national and local level
- To participate in multi agency work as agreed with your line manager
- To identify and attend training and conferences relevant to the post, in agreement with your line manager
- 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 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
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:
- Maintaining BSWA communication records
- Following safety procedures
- Attending team meetings
- 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 and children using the service
- To maintain confidentiality in all matters relating to the organisation
- To offer an equal service to all women and children 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 work within BSWA’s framework for equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice
- To adhere to Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, and Adult Safeguarding procedures throughout
- 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
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
To develop and deliver structured support to children and young people in our refuges struggling with educational attainment including non-attenders.
Duties and Responsibilities
Support Work:
To work in partnership with mothers/carers to identify children and young people’s support needs in relation to their educational attainment and to ensure those needs are met.
To undertake a needs analysis for each child and young person, to ascertain the level of support needed and the type of activities required to meet their needs.
To develop and deliver a comprehensive programme of one-to-one and group sessions within refuge including homework clubs.
To work with and encourage Children and young people to re-engage with learning and development
To build confidence in children and young people so they can reach their ability to achieve and feel good about themselves through learning, reaching targets, and completing tasks.
To liaise with schools and educational institutions to best support children in need.
To provide school holiday play schemes in refuge.
To supervise and accompany children and young people on trips and visits outside of refuge.
To provide one to one support and family support with families living in the community.
To seek approval of all programmes with the refuge manager and ensure that these are discussed with other relevant members of the staff team before implementation.
To participate in the development of informative literature for women and children, including a children’s introduction pack, which is to be kept up-todate.
To purchase/hire such equipment as necessary to undertake programmes within budgetary constraints and with approval from the refuge manager.
To carry out appropriate methods of communication with women, children and young people living in refuge to keep them informed about opportunities and updates on work that is taking place, including house meetings.
To carry out detailed monitoring and evaluation of all support work, and keep an accurate record of notes and comments in line with relevant legislation.
To communicate regularly with mothers/carers about the work with their children.
To support mothers/carers to enable them to meet the schooling, health and social care needs of their children.
To link with health workers, schools, nurseries, social workers and to implement procedures for referral to other agencies
To work with the BSWA floating support and resettlement teams to identify the needs of women and their children leaving refuge after being offered permanent accommodation.
To advocate on behalf of children, where necessary, throughout adhering to Child Protection procedures.
To ensure that Health and Safety records are kept up to date.
Administration:
To work within BSWA’s administrative and financial systems.
To ensure that adequate records are kept for all service users.
To keep accurate records of financial transactions in line with BSWA’s procedures.
To provide monthly reports to the Refuge Manager about work that has taken place, feedback from service users and produce statistical information about participation.
To contribute to the preparation of reports for funders.
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: o maintaining BSWA communication records o following safety procedures o attending team meetings.
To attend support and supervision sessions with your line manager.
To develop a professional working relationship with external agencies.
Premises and Equipment:
To ensure that all play areas, equipment and activities comply with Health and Safety requirements, the Children Act and other relevant legislation.
To deliver inductions and orientation to all children and young people entering the refuge.
To offer support and training to volunteers and ensure that they are aware of all legal Health and Safety requirements.
Training:
To deliver positive relationships and domestic violence awareness programmes in local schools and youth groups.
To raise awareness of the impact of domestic violence on women and children and of BSWA services through the delivery of training and briefing sessions to agencies and community groups.
To work alongside colleagues to organise in-house training and information sessions on a range of issues for service users.
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 and children regardless of age, class, culture, language, race, religion and sexual orientation, adhering to BSWA’s framework for equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice.
To maintain an awareness of the issues surrounding domestic violence on a national and local level with a particular reference to those related to working with children and young people.
To work within BSWA and local multi-agency safeguarding procedures.
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 participate in the development and annual appraisal of a personal individual development plan with the line manager.
To identify and attend training relevant to the post in agreement with your line manager.
To participate in 24 hour on call cover and provide emergency cover where needed.
To participate in multi-agency work.
To undertake any other duties required by BSWA, which may arise incidentally, develop, or be assigned commensurate with the post
Duties and Responsibilities
Support Work:
To work in partnership with mothers/carers to identify children and young people’s support needs and to ensure those needs are met.
To undertake needs analysis for each child and young person, to ascertain the level of support needed and the type of activities required to meet their needs.
To develop and deliver a comprehensive programme of one-to-one and group therapeutic and play sessions, and shared activities within refuge.
To provide school holiday play schemes in refuge.
To supervise and accompany children and young people on trips and visits outside of refuge.
To provide one to one support and family support with families living in the community.
To seek approval of all programmes with the refuge manager and ensure that these are discussed with other relevant members of the staff team before implementation.
To participate in the development of informative literature for women and children, including a children’s introduction pack, which is to be kept up-todate.
To purchase/hire such equipment as necessary to undertake programmes within budgetary constraints and with approval from the refuge manager.
To carry out appropriate methods of communication with women, children and young people living in refuge to keep them informed about opportunities and updates on work that is taking place, including house meetings.
To carry out detailed monitoring and evaluation of all support work, and keep an accurate record of notes and comments in line with relevant legislation.
To communicate regularly with mothers/carers about the work with their children.
To support mothers/carers to enable them to meet the schooling, health and social care needs of their children.
To link with health workers, schools, nurseries, social workers and to implement procedures for referral to other agencies
To work with the BSWA floating support and resettlement teams to identify the needs of women and their children leaving refuge after being offered permanent accommodation.
To advocate on behalf of children, where necessary, throughout adhering to Child Protection procedures.
To ensure that Health and Safety records are kept up to date.
Administration:
To work within BSWA’s administrative and financial systems.
To ensure that adequate records are kept for all service users.
To keep accurate records of financial transactions in line with BSWA’s procedures.
To provide monthly reports to the Refuge Manager about work that has taken place, feedback from service users and produce statistical information about participation.
To contribute to the preparation of reports for funders.
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: o maintaining BSWA communication records o following safety procedures o attending team meetings.
To attend support and supervision sessions with your line manager.
To develop a professional working relationship with external agencies.
Premises and Equipment:
To ensure that all play areas, equipment and activities comply with Health and Safety requirements, the Children Act and other relevant legislation.
To deliver inductions and orientation to all children and young people entering the refuge.
To offer support and training to volunteers and ensure that they are aware of all legal Health and Safety requirements.
Training:
To deliver positive relationships and domestic violence awareness programmes in local schools and youth groups.
To raise awareness of the impact of domestic violence on women and children and of BSWA services through the delivery of training and briefing sessions to agencies and community groups.
To work alongside colleagues to organise in-house training and information sessions on a range of issues for service users.
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 and children regardless of age, class, culture, language, race, religion and sexual orientation, adhering to BSWA’s framework for equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice.
To maintain an awareness of the issues surrounding domestic violence on a national and local level with a particular reference to those related to working with children and young people.
To work within BSWA and local multi-agency safeguarding procedures.
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 participate in the development and annual appraisal of a personal individual development plan with the line manager.
To identify and attend training relevant to the post in agreement with your line manager.
To participate in 24 hour on call cover and provide emergency cover where needed.
To participate in multi-agency work.
To undertake any other duties required by BSWA, which may arise incidentally, develop, or be assigned commensurate with the post.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Social Prescribing Link Worker
We have rewarding opportunity for a Social Prescribing Link Worker to focus on ‘what matters to me’ and taking a holistic approach to people’s health and wellbeing. If you feel you could connect to people, community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support, we would love to hear from you!
Position: Social Prescribing Link Worker
Location: Birmingham (various areas)
Hours: Full-time (flexible working options including home and remote working would be considered)
Salary: £19,000 - £19,986 pro rata
Contract: Fixed term to the end of September 2021
Benefits: The provision of workplace wellbeing support and activities, flexible working and a range of family friendly policies and subsidised parking.
Closing Date: 13th October 2020
Interview Date: 15th and 16th October
Social Prescribing Link Worker will be integrated into the wider multi-disciplinary team of a PCN. This is part of NHS England’s Long Term Plan, which commits to building the infrastructure for Social Prescribing in primary care.
The Role
As Social Prescribing Link Worker, you will provide one-to-one support to people who are referred to you by GPs and the wider PCN team, helping them to increase their active involvement with their local communities. They may have issues such as debt, poor housing and physical inactivity, as well as loneliness, isolation and low level mental health concerns which affect their health and wellbeing.
The Social Prescribing Link Worker will build trusting relationships with people, create a shared personalised care and support plan and connect them to community groups, VCSE organisations and other services. This approach particularly helps people with long term conditions (including poor mental health), people who are lonely or isolated, or who have complex social needs which affect their wellbeing.
About You
The Social Prescribing Link Worker will:
- Be a good listener, have time for people and be committed to supporting local communities to care for each other.
- Have experience of working positively with people facing complex social and emotional challenges.
- Have a good knowledge of the area in which you’ll be based and what groups, activities and services are available there.
Some weekend working will be required.
An interview is guaranteed to suitably qualified and experienced people with disabilities. All successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Please note due to current circumstances you will be required to do some work from home.
About the Organisation
A leading provider of services to the health and social care sector, with the aim is to reduce inequalities in learning, employment and health. As an employer the organisation is proud to offer a range of benefits to our staff including provision of workplace wellbeing support and activities, flexible working and a range of family friendly policies and subsidised parking.
You may also have experience in areas such as Floating Support, Befriending, Community Family Worker, Social Worker, Community Navigator, Peer Support Worker, Welfare Support, Family Worker, Family Support Worker, Benefit, Care, Therapeutic, Therapy, Advice, Adviser, Health, Wellbeing, Social Care, Social Care Services, Health and Social Care.
Senior Social Prescribing Link Worker
We have rewarding opportunity for a Senior Social Prescribing Link Worker to focus on ‘what matters to me’ and taking a holistic approach to people’s health and wellbeing. If you feel you could connect to people, community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support, we would love to hear from you!
Position: Senior Social Prescribing Link Worker
Location: Birmingham
Hours: 37 hours per week (flexible working options including home and remote working would be considered)
Salary: £23,400 per annum
Contract: Fixed term to the end of September 2021
Benefits: The provision of workplace wellbeing support and activities, flexible working and a range of family friendly policies and subsidised parking.
Closing Date: 13th October 2020
Interview Date: 15th and 16th October
The Social Prescribing Link Worker, will be integrated into the wider multi-disciplinary team of a PCN. This is part of NHS England’s Long Term Plan, which commits to building the infrastructure for Social Prescribing in primary care.
The Role
The Senior Link Worker will have a dual role, taking responsibility for the line Management of Link Workers and any volunteers linked to the service, providing them with suitable support and supervision and at the same time continuing to provide personalised support to patients through the provision of cover for Link Workers during absences and supporting with more complex patients.
Link Workers provide one-to-one support to people who are referred to them by GPs and the wider PCN team, helping them to increase their active involvement with their local communities. They may have issues such as debt, poor housing and physical inactivity, as well as loneliness, isolation and low level mental health concerns which affect their health and wellbeing.
About You
As Senior Link Worker, you will need to be able to communicate well, build strong relationships with your team, GP Practice staff and the wider health and social care sector as well as community groups and VCSE organisations. You should have experience of leading a team of staff, providing timely and appropriate support and development and dealing with conduct and performance issues in a consistent and fair manner. Link Workers are based within GP practices so experience of managing Outreach staff or remote workers would be advantageous.
You will have:
- Experience of staff supervision, ideally in a health and social care setting or similar
- Experience of direct delivery of support to individuals with social needs
- Knowledge of the Birmingham area
- Experience of partnership working across a range of organisations
The service is delivered flexibly to meet the needs of patients so some evening and weekend work may be required.
An interview is guaranteed to suitably qualified and experienced people with disabilities and all successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check
Please note due to current circumstances you will be required to do some work from home.
About the Organisation
A leading provider of services to the health and social care sector, with the aim is to reduce inequalities in learning, employment and health. As an employer the organisation is proud to offer a range of benefits to staff including provision of workplace wellbeing support and activities, flexible working and a range of family friendly policies and subsidised parking.
You may also have experience in areas such as Floating Support, Befriending, Community Family Worker, Social Worker, Community Navigator, Peer Support Worker, Welfare Support, Family Worker, Family Support Worker, Benefit, Care, Therapeutic, Therapy, Advice, Adviser, Health, Wellbeing, Social Care, Social Care Services, Health and Social Care.