Role Overview

Job Title: Community Outreach Worker

Location: Athena Lewisham, London  

Salary: £27,948 per annum

Contract type: Permanent 

Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week

Refuge is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services and we are proud to be a leader in our field and an employer of choice, with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development. 

Responsibilities

We are recruiting for a Community Outreach Worker to join our team in Lewisham; Suitable candidate will provide a high quality personal welfare support service to survivors of domestic violence and other forms of violence and abuse including those at the point of crisis. The post holder will provide advice, advocacy, support and training to statutory agencies, in accordance with Refuge’s philosophical principles. The role involves empowering survivors to make decisions, increase their options, their confidence and their safety while also working within a multi-agency framework to develop referral, joint working and information sharing protocols.

Essential Skills or Experience

You must be methodical and well-organised; you will have significant proven experience of providing direct emotional, practical and welfare support, ideally within a relevant field such as a refuge, women’s advice centre or residential setting. You will be experienced in identifying and responding to the risks to and needs of survivors of domestic violence. With an up-to-date knowledge of relevant civil and criminal legislation, you will have a demonstrable ability to use Microsoft Office and the ability to build and develop supportive relationships with survivors and their children fleeing domestic violence.

All candidates must demonstrate a commitment to the feminist values of empowerment and equality which underpin all of our work. Successful applicants will be expected to work within Refuge’s Values and Behaviour Framework and demonstrate these in their everyday work.

Benefits

Refuge offers: a competitive salary with annual progression within points of the salary grade; 28 days annual leave increasing to 30 days; clinical supervision for all front line staff a pension scheme that includes a 6% employer contribution; as well as a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.

Other information

Closing Date: Monday13th December 2021 at 09:00 am

Interview Date: Friday 17th December 2021 

An enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate will be required for this role.

Refuge is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. This post however is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

The Opportunity

We want to make a step change impact on major health issues affecting people in the London boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark. In the process, we aim to learn about what works to enable support health in urban, diverse and deprived communities, and use those lessons to have impact nationally and beyond.

We are looking for a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Project Assistant to work with our DEI Strategy & Operations Manager to support us in embedding DEI across the Foundation. This role is involved with all aspects of the DEI across the Foundation and its brands. The ideal candidate will be highly organised, personable and adaptable, with strong administration skills and a strong, demonstrable interest in diversity, equity and inclusion.

This is an excellent opportunity to join an organisation with an energetic and ambitious team, in an interesting and varied position and to make a real impact on how we as a Foundation build a healthy society for all through embedding principles of diversity, equity and inclusion throughout everything we do. This role – which is primarily internally facing - works across the organisation and with every team and so you will learn about all aspects of the organisation and the sector we work in.

Job description

The DEI Project Assistant will work directly for the DEI Strategy & Operations Manager and will be a part of the Operations business area.

The role is responsible for assisting the DEI Strategy & Operations Manager to successfully deliver on a range of DEI projects across the organisation, communicating successes and identifying areas where we can do more. As a new role, we’re open to supporting the successful candidate to develop skills and knowledge in this area.

Reporting to

DEI Strategy & Operations Manager

Responsibilities

Support and Communications

· Responsible for the DEI filing system, ensuring all information is up to date and correct

· Create and run reports to monitor DEI progress across systems and analyse these reports to highlight organisational insights

· Ad hoc desk research as required, collating information and giving recommendations based on the information gathered

· Work with internal communications to publish and maintain content on the intranet to keep organisation up to date on DEI issues

Action plans and delivery

· Work with DEI SOM to deliver cross organisational projects, for example delivering on some of our projects under our Legacy workstream, such as our Associates Programme or support running our employee networks.

· Work with the leaders of the DEI action plans to share information on progress and keep this up to date

Training

· Work with resources team to coordinate staff learning and development in the area of DEI, and related resources

· Take responsibility for the administration of training and induction sessions; scheduling, grouping cohorts, sending invitations.

· Work with HR Manager to develop suitable content.

Person Specification

· Knowledge & experience

o Knowledge of key DEI principles

o Administration experience

o Research experience (this could be in a personal, professional or academic)

o Experience of working on projects specifically managing multiple priorities and internal stakeholders

o Experience using Microsoft Office 365 (and ideally SharePoint)

o Strong interest in a DEI or HR related role

· Skills, abilities and attributes

o Demonstrable commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion

o Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills

o Effective communications skills

o Dynamic self-starter who is able to prioritise and work under pressure

o Ability to plan ahead, multi task and manage time effectively

o Organised with careful attention to detail

o Effective team-worker with the ability to manage multiple workflows and relationships and ability to adapt accordingly

o Common sense, ability to use own initiative and good at problem solving

· Values

o Enterprising – Looks at things from different angles, Coming at problems from different perspectives, trying different approaches to find solutions

o Collaborative – Contributes to collective effort, Works as part of a team

o Delivery minded – Constructive and solutions focussed, Focuses on solutions and what can be done to fix problems or improve work

Are you looking for a challenging yet rewarding role that can make a huge difference to a vulnerable young person’s life?

YMCA Downslink group are seeking an experienced WiSE Project Worker to join our innovative, award winning WiSE team in Surrey. You will join us on a part-time, fixed-term basis working 22 hours per week until 31st March 2023. We offer hybrid working – on site and from home. In return, you will receive a competitive salary of £28,000 per annum (pro-rata).

WiSE is a specialist sexual exploitation service, delivered by YMCA DownsLink Group and operating across East Sussex, Brighton & Hove and Surrey.

As our WiSE Project Worker you will be providing holistic and child centred support to children and young people ranging from 10 – 25 years old across North Surrey. The WiSE Project supports children and young people experiencing, or at risk of sexual exploitation. This role is funded by Heathrow Community Trust and will support children and young people withing the boroughs of Spelthorne and Runnymede in Surrey.

You will be co-located at Staines Police Station with their Exploitation Team, but with opportunities to work from home. However, much of your time will be spent supporting children and young people within the community and the role involve significant time lone working.

We prefer to see experience in supporting children and young people who have experienced abuse or trauma. This role may suit someone with a charity, youth or social work background.

Key responsibilities of our WiSE Project Worker:

• Providing intense support to a caseload of children and young people who have been identified as being at significant risk of, or victims of sexual exploitation, with the possibility of some cases being victims of criminal exploitation
• Creating and delivering holistic, child-centred support plans to keep them safe from harm and increase their understanding of sexual and criminal exploitation
• Providing expertise and advocate for children and young people within multi-disciplinary safeguarding meetings and work collaboratively with other professionals to support interventions which keep children and young people safe and disrupt the activity of perpetrators
• Offering support and guidance to other professionals, to develop their skills and knowledge when working with children at risk of exploitation
• Maintaining confidentiality of YMCA DownsLink Group and other partner agencies
• Attending and participate fully in YMCA DownsLink Group staff team meetings, staff training programme and supervisions
• Supporting with any other appropriate duties as directed by line manager

 What we are looking for in our ideal WiSE Project Worker:

• Experience of case work with young people aged 10 to 25 years old and delivering holistic, child centred support
• Experience of working with vulnerable young people who have experienced abuse or trauma
• A Current driving licence and access to your own car
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work flexible hours, including occasional evenings and weekends
• Good level of IT competency including maintaining accurate case notes and data monitoring

The position comes with excellent benefits, including 27 days annual leave per annum (plus bank holidays), a company sick pay scheme, a life assurance policy of 2x your annual salary, a health and wellbeing cash plan, and a cycle to work scheme. Please download a job pack for more information about other benefits offered.

YMCA DownsLink Group welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We value diversity and promote inclusion, which we demonstrate through our activities, as well as in our policies and working practices. Reinforced by our culture and values, we seek to create an inspiring and inclusive place to work.

Please visit our website and go to the Work for Us page to view this vacancy. Please note that we do not accept CV's. All applications must be submitted by hitting the Apply for this Post found at the bottom of the vacancy on the YMCA website.

 Closing date for applications: Monday 29th November 2021

YMCA DLG requires all staff and volunteers to be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and to respond proactively to safeguarding concerns. Successful applicants are required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Recruiting for a Support Worker (Full Time/Part Time) to join our Service!
GBP 22,356 per annum, working 40 hours per week, plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more.
Job Overview:
Support Workers to provide support to customers who are in the care sector and are in the process of gaining independent skills to be able to move on and live independently.
To help the customers to develop the life skills they require to meet the assessed needs of the customers of the service.
Support Workers will work with customers to promote social inclusion and alongside other members of the team to promote independent living, encouraging customers to maximise their skills and choices.
Key Responsibilities:

Recruiting for a Support Worker to join our Service!

GBP 23,133 per annum, working 40 hours per week, plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more.

Job Overview:

- Support people who are struggling with medication concordance between the hours of 9am to 9pm 7 days a week

- Complete home visits to observe customers take medication in the borough of Lambeth- Brixton, Streatham, West Norwood, Kennington, Clapham, Oval and Vauxhall

- Able to lone work in the community- Using forms of transport to complete up to 15 home visits between 9am-9pm.

- Support people who are stepping down to more independence. This could be from registered to lower support accommodation; people returning to their homes after prolonged hospital admission

-Support to identify barriers to medication concordance

-Support to identify and achieve goals which may be towards medication self-management

-provide administration and supervision support

to increase the level of contact with people in their homes whose main requirement of support is connected to their medication

- to feedback to clinical team and other support providers progress with medication and other support needs and to quickly alert clinicians to any concerns

- to connect individuals, as appropriate, with other opportunities of social inclusion and support as part of the Living Well Network

Key Responsibilities:

This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead.

- Building supportive, trusting relationships with customers and creating a positive atmosphere.

- Conducting regular key work sessions that are innovative and engaging in order to achieve Support Plan goals.

- Create support plans for providing appropriate services based on on-going assessment and reflecting the services and resources available to enable customer to progress in their recovery

- Ensuring ongoing assessment and management of risks associated with customers within an attitude of 'positive risk taking'.

- Undertake support work in partnership with external stakeholders to compliment their interventions;

- Developing productive relationships with partner organisations to improve service outcomes.

- Demonstrate strong commitment to the functioning of the staff team and to support colleagues in providing a high level of service and safety to customers;

- Involving customers in the design, development and delivery of the service.

- Adhering to lone working protocols and maintaining high levels of awareness in relation to the health and safety of yourself and colleagues.

- Ensuring Look Ahead Health and Safety policies and local protocols are adhered to at all times e.g. fire risk assessments, fire alarm checks etc.

- Being responsible for the handover of key information between shifts.

- Adhering to all other Look Ahead's policies and procedures.

- Engaging in learning and development activity to increase knowledge and skills.

- Undertaking any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as assigned by the Team Leader/ Manager.

Person Specification:

- Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement

- Exudes a warm friendly presence and open behaviour

- Working well as part of a group or team as well as independently

- Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement

- Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organized

- Able to apply the right balance of care and support dependant on the needs of the customer

- Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments

- Is confident with high levels of self-esteem

- Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication

- Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude

-Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviour

-Ability to adhere to Look Ahead's professional boundaries policy

Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

Essential:

-At least a year of previous experience working in a Mental Health sector

-Excellent organisational skills

-Emotional resilience

-Able to assess risk

-Computer literate

-Self reflection

-Ability to work independently

-Candidates must demonstrate an understanding of the challenges facing people with mental health needs.

Desirable:

-NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent

Do you have a genuine interest in supporting people to rebuild their lives?

About the role

The SPOT team are looking for a committed individual who wants to work within a team tasked with reducing rough sleeping in Southwark. Working as part of a small team but with a lot of autonomy to find creative work solutions with clients to help them to move away from the streets. This should be achieved through strength based assessment, and co-producing plans aimed at building confidence and linking clients with a variety of services. You will be meeting clients on the streets or in various types of accommodation. As this is aimed at working with rough sleepers, this includes shift work with some early shifts (6am) and some late shifts (until 2am).

In this role you will:

• Work in partnership with local authorities, accommodation services, statutory and voluntary agencies to ensure that clients transition into the appropriate accommodation with the correct support in place.
• Manage a caseload of clients suffering multiple disadvantage who may not have stayed in stable accommodation for long periods of time.
• Have a great opportunity to assist people to change their lives meaningfully for the better.
• In this shift role you will work on a rota that will include 2-3 shifts a week that start early (6am) or finish late (2am) and  the rota offers a lot of flexibility

About you

We are looking for someone with:

• Experience of communicating, liaising and negotiating with internal and external agencies to a high level. 
• Experience of client case management and the resilience to achieve and meet agreed outcomes
• Commitment to collaborating with clients to improve confidence, well-being and ability to live more independently
• Have the ability to work remotely and lone work with vulnerable people
• Above all we are looking for inspirational, committed individuals who have a genuine desire to support people to rebuild their lives.

What we offer

Excellent Development and Growth Opportunities

• We hold Investors in People Gold accreditation – one of just 3% of Housing Associations to achieve this. 82% of staff who took part in the survey say St Mungo’s is a great place to work.
• We are committed to developing all of our staff via routes such as secondments, transfers and promotion. In 2019 35% of our vacancies were filled by internal promotions.

A Diverse and Inclusive Work Place

• Equality, diversity and inclusion are central to the organisation's values and how we work.
• We are proud of our commitment to diversity and inclusion and have 8 great Diversity Networks to support clients and staff from different backgrounds so they are able to be their best selves.

Pay and Other Benefits

• St Mungo’s is proud to pay client facing staff above average for the sector. We run a cycle to work scheme and also offer season tickets loans to all staff.
• For this role staff can claim an additional 20% pay premium for hours worked between 8pm and 8am Monday to Friday, and all hours worked on Saturday and Sunday

What we do

At St Mungo’s our vision is that everyone has a place to call home and can fulfil their hopes and ambitions. As a homelessness charity and housing association, our clients are at the heart of what we do, and in 2019 – 2020 we supported 32,800 people across all of our services. Our staff are crucial to making this happen.

How to apply

To find out more and apply please go to the St Mungo’s careers page on our website.

To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the ‘document available’ tab at the top of the advert page on our website.

Closing date: 10am on 1st December 2021

Interview and assessments on: 13th December 2021

It is a requirement for this post that an enhanced DBS disclosure check will be undertaken for the successful candidate.

Please be advised that all appointments will be made on St Mungo’s current standard Terms and Conditions (T&Cs); this also applies to any internal candidates.

Recruiting for a Support Worker to join our Service!

GBP 19,750 per annum, working 40 hours per week, plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more.

Job Overview:

Wellesley House provides temporary supported accommodation for homeless families in Windsor, Berkshire. There are 12 modern self-contained two bedroom flats, 4 one bed flats and 1 three bedroom flat all with fully fitted kitchens.

Our team offer accommodation and housing related support to residents for up to two years. A higher level of support is provided to vulnerable families that require additional support.

Families are supported to access benefits and other financial help, support with maintaining their tenancy, in engaging with local community, identifying and accessing appropriate skills training, educational and work opportunities and accessing relevant specialist support agencies (including mental health and substance misuse)

All referrals to Wellesley house come from RBWM housing options team, staff work closely with the housing team in the council.

We have excellent links with children's services in the area including the local children center who run activities for the children at Wellesley House and a local health visitor also runs a monthly baby and toddler clinic at the service.

The team is made up of a contract manager, one team leader and two support workers, who work on a Rota basis, it is expected to work weekends and bank holidays.

Person Specification:

- Exudes a warm friendly presence and open behaviour

- Prefers working as part of a group or team

- Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement

- Flexible

- Open to feedback and self development

- Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised

- Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments

- Is confident with high levels of self-esteem

- Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication

- Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude

- Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement

- Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviour

Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

Essential:

- NVQ Level 2 or equivalent or experience within charity/social care sector

Desirable:

- Relevant specialism experience

If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with the Inclusive Employers Standard 2020. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Link Worker – Secondary Schools Based in Westminster

West London Zone is an early intervention charity. We help children and young people build the relationships and skills they need to get on track Socially, Emotionally and Academically, believing that by targeting these key areas of development, we can empower children to fulfil their potential.  We call this “creating SEA change”.

Are you a proactive self-starter with the passion and drive to change the lives of children and young people? If so, the Link Worker role at West London Zone could be the role for you!

Link Workers are based in schools and work with families, teachers, other professionals and partner organisations to deliver the WLZ programme to young people over two years.

We welcome applicants from a wide range of backgrounds, such as family support work, education, early years, social work, youth and community work, mentoring, or counselling.

There are six key components to the Link Worker role:

1. Build positive relationships with children, young people and families, developing a detailed understanding of each child on the WLZ programme
2. Plan, manage and quality assure the programme of support delivered by WLZ’s partner organisations, ensuring that it complements what is on offer in the school, runs smoothly and supports children’s progress
3. Plan and deliver tailored support programmes for individuals and small groups, responding to changing needs over the course of the programme
4. Regularly engage with parents and carers and proactively connect families to opportunities in their community by listening to them and linking them to organisations, events and activities
5. Support the children, young people and families to engage consistently with the programme of support so that they make progress towards positive outcomes
6. Work with local services to ensure families get the additional support they need should they need it

More details about the benefits, values and roles at West London Zone are available in the job pack and the “Join the Team” page on our website.

• To apply, please complete our online application form by clicking the link below by 11:30pm on Sunday 28th November 2021.
• We expect to hold first-round interviews on Friday 3rd December 2021 and we hope to notify shortlisted candidates by Monday 29th November 2021.
• Interviews will be held in person, in line with the latest government guidance.

Role Overview

Job Title: Refuge Worker

Location: Lewisham Athena, London

Salary: £25,955 per annum 

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week

Refuge is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services and we are proud to be a leader in our field and an employer of choice, with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development.

Responsibilities

This role requires an exceptional individual who wants to make a difference. As a Refuge Worker, you will be responsible for providing high quality practical and emotional support to survivors of domestic violence and their children living in our refuges.

By ensuring smooth running of the refuge, including the admission of survivors of domestic violence to the refuge and assessing, advising them on their entitlement to welfare and housing benefits and housing management. You will develop support plans for each resident and aid them to obtain permanent accommodation.

Essential Skills or Experience

The successful candidate will have evidence of strong casework management skills, good written and verbal communication, and an understanding of the importance of maintaining professional boundaries. You will be required to bring safeguarding children or vulnerable adults to the immediate attention of the service manager, or if unavailable another manager. Direct experience of providing support to women is essential as is a current understanding of legislation relating to domestic violence including civil/criminal legislation and welfare rights. The ability to work as part of an on-call rota is essential and occasional evening work in emergency situations.

All candidates must demonstrate a commitment to the feminist values of empowerment and equality which underpin all of our work. Successful applicants will be expected to work within Refuge’s Values and Behaviour Framework and demonstrate these in their everyday work.

Benefits

Refuge offers: a competitive salary with annual progression within points of the salary grade; 28 days annual leave increasing to 30 days; clinical supervision for all front line staff a pension scheme that includes a 6% employer contribution; as well as a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.

Other information

Closing Date: Monday 13th December 2021 at 09:00am

Interview Date: Friday 17th December 2021

An enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate will be required for this role.

Refuge is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. This post however is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

Do you want to work for an organisation whose aim is to enrich lives and strengthen communities? Enable Leisure and Culture is recruiting for a Social Prescribing Link Worker to support our Health & Wellbeing Team.

Location: Wandsworth
Contract Type: Part Time, Fixed Term (24 hours per week, 9 month contract with a possibility of extension)
Salary: £17,715 (FTE:£29,525)
Closing date: 29 November 2021

Ref: HW020

As a Social Prescribing Link Worker, you will be empowering people to improve their health and wellbeing by connecting them to community support. This could include helping people with a range of things such as managing stress, loneliness, finding social groups, learning new skills, physical activity or getting information on employment, benefits, housing and legal advice.

The successful candidates will join our Enable Social Prescribing Team which has experience of delivering community support across Wandsworth. The role will support Primary Care Networks within Wandsworth and work closely with GP’s and other healthcare professionals, contributing to the NHS commitment to personalised care.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our growing team and be part of an innovative social prescribing model which includes Link Workers based in primary care and adult social care, as well as Specialist Community Link Workers.  Enable Link Workers will be excellent communicators, passionate about social prescribing and dedicated to reducing health inequalities in the local area.

Why should you join Enable Leisure and Culture?

• 25 Days Annual Leave
• Flexible Working
• Pension Scheme
• Eyecare Vouchers
• Free Gym membership
• On-site shower facilities* certain places
• Season Ticket Loan
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Weekly fruit basket
• Staff Treats
• Weekly Wellbeing Hour

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this post.  In order to apply for this post, you must demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.

Diversity is valued at Enable Leisure and Culture and is important in the work that we do. Applications from all sections of the community are welcome and will be considered on merit. 

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

Do you want to work in a role where you will support an end to rough sleeping? 

About the role

Our belief is that rough sleeping is an intrinsically harmful and dangerous activity both for the individual and for the wider community. Therefore we take a proactive and assertive approach to supporting people away from this activity. Our aim is to support people to recover from the effects of rough sleeping and move away from a street lifestyle permanently.

Working as an Outreach Worker you are involved in making contact with people who are sleeping rough, assessing their needs and delivering personalised case management; to support individuals to make the move away from the streets. Outreach Workers also work in partnership with multi-disciplinary teams and agencies.

About you

We are looking for highly motivated people who share our ambition:

• Some experience of dealing directly with the public and/or client in a busy service environment.
• Experience in dealing with rough sleepers with multiple needs and the ability to work with challenging behaviour.
• Great communication skills and experience of working effectively with others.
• Some understanding of the issues faced by homeless or vulnerably housed people and the difficulties they experience in accessing services.
• The ability to empower individuals to make positive changes and a willingness to develop these valuable skills.

Above all we are looking for inspirational, committed individuals who have a genuine desire to support people to rebuild their lives.

What we offer

• Excellent Development and Growth Opportunities

We hold Investors in People Gold accreditation – one of just 3% of Housing Associations to achieve this. 82% of staff who took part in the survey say St Mungo’s is a great place to work. We are committed to developing all of our staff via routes such as secondments, transfers and promotion. In 2019 35% of our vacancies were filled by internal promotions.

• A Diverse and Inclusive Work Place

Equality, diversity and inclusion are central to the organisation's values and how we work. We are proud of our commitment to diversity and inclusion and have 8 great Diversity Networks to support clients and staff from different backgrounds so they are able to be their best selves.

• Pay and Other Benefits

• For this role staff can claim an additional 20% pay premium for unsocial hours worked as part of a day shift after 8pm or before 8am Monday to Friday as well as for all hours during day shifts worked on Saturday and Sunday.

St Mungo’s is proud to pay client facing staff above average for the sector. We run a cycle to work scheme and also offer season tickets loans to all staff. St Mungo’s contribute 4% of your gross annual salary, and you are able to enrol in the Defined Contribution scheme following a successful probationary period in which the employer contribution is 6%.

What we do

At St Mungo’s our vision is that everyone has a place to call home and can fulfil their hopes and ambitions. As a homelessness charity and housing association, our clients are at the heart of what we do, and in 2019 – 2020 we supported 32,800 people across all of our services. Our staff are crucial to making this happen.

How to apply

To find out more and apply please go to the St Mungo’s careers page on our websiteClick the ‘Apply Now’ Button at the top of the page to start your online application form.

To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the ‘document available’ tab at the top of the advert page on our website.

Closing date: 10am on 8 Dec 2021

Interview and assessments on: 22/12/2021

It is a requirement for this post that an enhanced DBS disclosure check will be undertaken for the successful candidate.

Please be advised that all appointments will be made on St Mungo’s current standard Terms and Conditions (T&Cs); this also applies to any internal candidates.

Are you interested in working for a charity that makes a real difference to the lives of vulnerable adults?

About the role

*For genuine occupational requirement reasons we are looking to appoint a female only for this post (exemption under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9).

This role involves the delivery of a safe space provision in conjunction with other members of the team to provide support to vulnerable women who have experienced domestic abuse or violence against women and girls and who may have complex support needs. You will be part of an exciting new team achieving positive outcomes to support the women in their recovery and move on. In this role you will:

• Provide onsite support within a female only psychologically informed environment to the women who reside in the service.
• Book clients into and out of the service and update all relevant systems during your night shifts.
• Work on a rota, carrying out regular shifts including some weekends.
• Provide thorough handovers and communicate clearly to the team to ensure a high quality functioning service is received by the client group. 

About you

We are looking for candidates who are proactive, flexible and empathetic and who have experience in providing support to vulnerable adults.

What we offer

Excellent Development and Growth Opportunities

• We hold Investors in People Gold accreditation – one of just 3% of Housing Associations to achieve this. 82% of staff who took part in the survey say St Mungo’s is a great place to work.
• We are committed to developing all of our staff via routes such as secondments, transfers and promotion. In 2019 35% of our vacancies were filled by internal promotions.

A Diverse and Inclusive Work Place

• Equality, diversity and inclusion are central to the organisation's values and how we work.
• We are proud of our commitment to diversity and inclusion and have 8 great Diversity Networks to support clients and staff from different backgrounds so they are able to be their best selves.

Pay and Other Benefits

• St Mungo’s is proud to pay client facing staff above average for the sector. We run a cycle to work scheme and also offer season tickets loans to all staff.
• St Mungo’s contribute 4% of your gross annual salary, and you are able to enrol in the Defined Contribution scheme following a successful probationary period in which the employer contribution is 6%.

What we do

At St Mungo’s our vision is that everyone has a place to call home and can fulfil their hopes and ambitions. As a homelessness charity and housing association, our clients are at the heart of what we do, and in 2019 – 2020 we supported 32,800 people across all of our services. Our staff are crucial to making this happen.

How to apply

To find out more and apply please go to the St Mungo’s careers page on our website.

To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the ‘document available’ tab at the top of the advert page on our website.

Closing date: 10am on 30th November 2021

Interview and assessments on: 10th December 2021

It is a requirement for this post that an enhanced DBS disclosure check will be undertaken for the successful candidate.

Please be advised that all appointments will be made on St Mungo’s current standard Terms and Conditions (T&Cs); this also applies to any internal candidates.

OASIS PART-TIME YOUTH WORKER

Based at London Waterloo, SE1

Part-Time, 2.5 hours per week (minimum 5-month contract)

Salary £11.54 per hour (including London Weighting)

Want a rewarding job?

Want a life changing experience?

Want to make a difference in your community?

Oasis Hub Waterloo in central London are looking for a dynamic and experienced part-time Youth Worker for Hub Youth projects.

This is a part-time role for a year, and we would need you to commit to the following:

• 2.5 hours per week (term time only)
• 5 – 7.30pm Mondays or Wednesdays
• Minimum 5-month contract

You will be well supported by a team of youth work professionals.  We are looking for passion, creativity, commitment, fun, positive role modelling, love and hope.  If you have any relevant qualifications or certificates (e.g. Youth Work, Food Hygiene, Football Coaching) or just a passion to get involved with the young people in the community, this is a great opportunity to get some work experience and leadership skills.

We actively encourage applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and minority and underrepresented groups as well as those with lived experience.

This is a rolling recruitment campaign and interviews will take place as applications are submitted, so please submit your CV and Cover Letter by email at your earliest convenience via the Oasis website.

If you want more information, plesae contact us via the Oasis Website.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks.

Oasis supports Equal Opportunities.  Registered Charity No. 1026487