Are you a passionate, creative policy professional, motivated by delivering change for children without parental care in 136 countries and territories around the world? If so, this is the job for you.

At SOS Children's Villages, we believe that children everywhere deserve more from life than the basics for survival such as food, water and shelter. Children have the right to grow up feeling loved, safe and supported. The Strategic Adviser, Policy and Advocacy role will allow you to really make your mark growing the policy function of an exciting organisation. SOS UK is building its policy and advocacy presence in the UK to ensure we can work to improve UK Government policies that affect vulnerable children in some of the world’s poorest communities.

We are looking for a motivated, experienced policy professional who will be able to drive our political engagement work forward, increasing SOS UK’s influence, knowledge and reputation through relationship building and participation in coalition campaigning. If that sounds like you, please apply now.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Catherine Weston, Director of Communcations and Brand (details in JD/person spec).

Please apply with a CV and cover letter that clearly demonstrates how you meet the requirements of the attached person specification. CVs sent without cover letter will not be considered.

Independent Living Advisor

Kingston Centre for Independent Living (KCIL) is a small charity based in Kingston-upon-Thames. We have been campaigning for the rights of disabled people for over 50 years.

We offer a range of services and support to disabled adults, children and their families, including:

•Direct Payments support to help adults get the most from council money for their social care support to live their life independently

•Holiday, equipment and training grants for adults to take a break, live your life easier or learn new things

•Information, advice and support on local groups and services

•Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) support for children and young people who need extra help at school or college or with their health or social care

•Personal Health Budgets support to help adults use NHS money to support their health and wellbeing

•Activities including, art groups and boat trips

•Volunteering opportunities

KCIL are seeking to add to our Direct Payment service and we are looking for someone to work within our Direct Payments Team alongside our current staff team to support with the overall delivery of the service.

We are seeking to recruit a dynamic, pro-active and enthusiastic part-time individual to join our team. Our ideal candidate will have experience in administration duties and a good knowledge of disability related issues. We seek someone who has a good understanding of equality and diversity, equal opportunities and service user involvement.

This post is 21 hours per week (fixed term role until 31st March 2021 with a possibility of extension).

Main Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible for working alongside the KCIL’s service users to develop personalised recruitment adverts, manage online advertisements and support with the interview process when required.

• To support the DP team by answering queries and offering advice and guidance to our service users
• To support service users to maintain the correct paperwork in their role as employers
• To support service users with the recruitment of Personal Assistants (PAs) and to liaise with payroll companies regarding payments to PAs
• To maintain and develop records, both paper and electronic, that correspond to this work
• To support PAs and adult service users through the DBS process
• To assist with the organisation and facilitation of service user groups and training sessions for PAs

• To contribute to performance reports for the CEO regarding recruitment and monitoring of direct payments

• To attend regular team meetings, supervision and any training that may be required

Benefits

•Salary - £22,849 - £25,337 pro-rata (pro rata)

•Pension scheme

•25 days’ holiday per annum (pro rata)

This post is for 21 hours per week. Days are negotiable and we are ideally looking for someone who can be flexible when required. This is an office based role with the possibility of some home visits on an ad hoc basis. The successful candidate will be willing to travel in and around the London Boroughs or Kingston-upon-Thames and other local areas if required.

This role is subject to an enhanced DBS check

Closing date: Sunday 1st March 2020

Interview Date: Friday 13th March 2020

KCIL is a disability confident employer and we would practically welcome applications from disabled people.

IDVA 
Hammersmith, London (or co-located in one of our sites across Hammersmith, Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea or Westminster)

Do you have experience of supporting women who have been affected by domestic violence? Want to make a difference with an award-winning charity and provide a vital service as an IDVA? If so, read on. 

About Us 

We are Advance, a women-only organisation dedicated to helping women cope and recover from experiences of domestic abuse, as well as women who are at risk of offending or with short term sentences to reduce offending. 

Working as part of the Angelou Partnership, we deliver nationally accredited, quality marked support services in Hammersmith, Fulham, Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea. 

We’re currently looking for a number of IDVAs (Independent Domestic Violence Advisors) to join us, working across the tri-borough area.

The Benefits 

- Salary from £26,000 per annum DOE & qualifications 
- Pension 
- 30 days’ holiday per annum plus Bank Holidays 
- A day off for International Women’s Day 

This is an amazing opportunity to take on a challenging, but highly rewarding role where you’ll be able to make a difference to women’s lives on a daily basis. 

Once you join our team, you’ll discover a collaborative, supportive environment where staff empower each other to perform at their best and deliver the highest quality services to those who need our help. 

You will have the chance to help women and girls overcome the challenges that they face and lead safe, non-violent, equal lives. 

The Role 

As an IDVA, you’ll help to provide ground-breaking services to support women and girls who have experienced domestic violence. 

Working in a fast-paced crisis intervention, advocacy and support service, you’ll ensure the voice of survivors informs every stage of the process. 

You’ll provide advice and guidance on criminal and civil remedies, housing, health, welfare rights, children’s legislation and other appropriate interventions.

Specifically, you will: 

- Work from our sites in Hammersmith, Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea or Westminster
- Make proactive contact with victims and survivors 
- Provide high-quality advocacy and support that is based upon client-led needs and risk assessments 
- Support women attending court when necessary
- Co-ordinate multi-agency support 
- Establish strong working relationships with partner agencies across various sectors 

About You 

To join us as an IDVA, you will need: 

- Sound experience of supporting women who have experienced domestic violence, forced marriage or ‘honour-based violence’ 
- Experience of risk and needs assessment, safety and support planning, particularly with clients with complex/multiple needs 
- A relevant qualification or training, such as in domestic violence, criminal justice, law, social work, substance misuse or related area

Please note: only female applicants will be progressed as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010. 

Other organisations may call this role Domestic Violence Support Worker, Domestic Abuse Support Worker, Support Worker, Social Worker, Social Care Worker, or Social Care Co-ordinator. 

Advance is committed to equality and diversity and strongly encourages applications from women with disabilities, from BME backgrounds and the LBT community. 

So, if you are ready to take your next step as an IDVA, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Working hours: 35 hours per week

Would you like to be part of an innovative, friendly & dynamic team committed to making a difference? Yellow Door services are seeking a flexible, highly motivated practitioner who shares our values & passion for delivering the very best in Domestic & Sexual Abuse prevention & response.

Male Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA)

This role will provide support and advice to men and boys aged 11 years + who have experienced sexual abuse/ violence. The successful applicant will have strong communication and advocacy skills and knowledge of the impact of sexual abuse/ violence. This post aims to increase the number of male clients accessing the ISVA Service through targeted outreach and awareness raising across all sections of our community. The role will raise the profile and promote the ISVA Service across statutory and voluntary agencies to establish pathways for male clients.

37.5 hours pw

£22,956 – £28,321

Closing Date: Thursday 27 February 2020 at midnight

Interviews will be held: Friday 6th March 2020

Yellow Door works across Southampton & Hampshire and is based near central Southampton with free staff parking and opportunities for professional development. Working hours negotiable but some early evening hours may be required. We are an equal opportunities employer and operate a TOIL system to support flexible working.

Salary:                             £36,197 - £37,510 per annum

Hours:                             40 per week, all year round

Start date: As soon as available

Closing date:                     11am, Monday 24th February 2020

Location:                         Hertfordshire - Primarily Stevenage and Hemel Hempstead, but with some support to schools in Bushey and Watford. Occasional travel to London is also required

A unique opportunity for an experienced HR Advisor to provide a people-related support function to our growing family of Hertfordshire Academies.

The Role

We are currently looking to appoint an experienced HR Advisor to provide an effective people-related support function to our Hertfordshire Academies. In this role you will be the key point of contact for Academy Office Managers and Principals/ Head Teachers for any HR queries, including contracts, terms and conditions, payroll, HR policies and entitlements, escalating to the HR Manager and HRBP as and when necessary.

As HR Advisor you will provide timely advice on HR issues and manage a varied Employee Relations case load, ensuring compliance with legislation and HR policies and procedures. You will also be responsible for reviewing and improving the HR operating model within the academies you work with, designing tools and templates to support staff in undertaking different HR activities, as well as training and ongoing support to Office Managers.

This role sits within our central HR team, and is a mobile position that will work across our Hertfordshire secondary schools, primarily in Hemel Hempstead and Stevenage, but with some support to schools in Watford and Bushey as required. The post holder will also be required to travel to London for team meetings and to afford occasional support to London schools, as and when necessary.

The Organisation

Future Academies is a multi-academy trust (MAT) and family of nine schools in London and Hertfordshire. As a MAT working predominantly with schools located in disadvantaged areas, our motto, libertas per cultum (freedom through education), is always at the heart of what we do. We believe that all young people, regardless of their background or circumstances, are able to achieve, given the right support. Therefore, we are committed to providing each and every young person under our care with a broad, balanced and rigorous education, within a disciplined but caring environment.

Our Ideal Candidate

We are seeking a highly organised and customer focussed HR professional to join us in this exciting position. To be successful in this role you will require:

• Knowledge of, and preferably experience, of the schools/education sector (highly desirable).
• Experience of supporting and advising managers on a wide range of employment and people management matters.
• Experience of supporting organisational change.
• A flexible and ‘can do’ approach to work.
• Able to work independently on own initiative.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to engage with a range of stakeholders.

What we can offer you

• The opportunity to work across a diverse partnership of schools.
• A commitment to extensive CPD opportunities.
• A generous holiday entitlement and LGPS pension.
• A free lunch when working from our central office in Pimlico.
• Access to a range of benefits through our employee benefit scheme, Perkbox.
• The exciting potential to have a positive impact upon the lives of children and young people across our MAT.

If you are interested in applying for this position, please download the application form from our website and return it by 11am, Monday 24th February 2020.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Future Academies is 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.

RASASC is a registered charity which has been providing support to male and female victims of rape and sexual abuse (both recent and non-recent) and young people aged over 13, from across Surrey since 1992.

We provide an Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA) Service. ISVAs support survivors to help them overcome the abuse they have suffered and to rebuild their lives. This service also includes supporting the survivor to seek justice through the judicial system, should they wish.

We also provide one-to-one counselling, youth counselling and family support programme, a national Telephone Helpline, and self-confidence and esteem programme.

Volunteers are an important part of the work we do. Volunteers staff our Helpline and our qualified counsellors work on a voluntary basis with survivors of rape and sexual abuse.

ISVA

ISVAs are survivor-focused advocates, who support survivors of recent and non-recent rape and sexual abuse to enable them to access the services they need in the aftermath of the abuse they have experienced. An ISVA provides individual support and this will vary from client to client.  

This role is based at the RASASC Guildford office and will work across Surrey. The ISVA must have a full driving license and use of a car that can be used for work purposes.

You will be part of a dedicated, experienced, and friendly team consisting of seven ISVAs. The ISVAs meet fortnightly for peer support and work collaboratively with each other to share knowledge. Each ISVA has a lead area of responsibility and this role will be leading on mental health issues, although you will have a caseload supporting a range of clients.

Due to the nature of this role, the ISVA will have a reduced maximum number of clients to accommodate the engagement with other agencies and supporting a higher number of clients who have presented with complex mental health issues.

You will be provided with fortnightly clinical supervision and attend monthly one-to-one meetings with the ISVA team leader. The ISVA will be based at Guildford RASASC but will be expected to travel throughout Surrey. 

​Key Tasks

• The ISVA will provide a survivor-focused, independent service, distinct from the role of a crisis worker or counsellor.
• The ISVA will lead on supporting survivors who present with complex mental health issues.
• Undertake risk assessment and support needs analysis with survivor and develop a support plan for the survivor.
• To provide advice and support across a wide range of issues, such as housing, health and education, that will help to support the survivor and ensure their ongoing safety in the aftermath of the abuse.
• Manage caseload and maintain necessary case files and records including monitoring information as required under funding conditions and by RASASC.
• To provide expert advice and support in relation to issues and the impact of rape and sexual abuse on this client group to other members of the ISVA team as well as the wider RASASC team.
• To build links with, and work in partnership, with a range of local agencies, statutory and voluntary services to provide best support for survivors.

Personal Specification

Experience:

Essential

• Experience of working with clients who have mental health issues or attended relevant awareness training
• Experience of working with survivors of rape and sexual abuse and an understanding of the variety of issues affecting survivors
• Excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills
• Excellent organisational skills and a proven ability to prioritise workload, including time management skills
• Ability to work on your own and as part of a small team in a busy and challenging environment
• Knowledge and understanding of child and vulnerable adult protection procedures and information sharing protocols

Desirable

• Case Management skills – ability to accurately maintain records
• Crisis management skills – including risk management
• Knowledge and commitment to multi-agency partnership working.

In return, we can offer you 25 days’ annual leave, eight public holidays, contributory pension scheme and reimbursement of travel expenses at 40p per mile.

Help us to make a difference to the lives of survivors of rape and sexual abuse

Closing date for applications is: Friday 20th March 12pm

Independent Visitors Co-ordinator

Fixed term contract until 31st October 2020

14.8 hours per week

£9,355 per annum (plus allowances)

Location Check Point Torbay - Torquay

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.

We are currently looking for an experienced volunteer co-ordinator, with a knowledge of looked after children, to join our dynamic, ambitious team.

A key part of this role will be your ability to facilitate recruitment, selection and training of independent visitors. In addition, provide ongoing supervision and support to independent visitors.

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

-Substantial experience of recruiting, training and supporting volunteers in a similar setting

-Significant experience of working with children and young people

-A relevant Child/Youth/Social Work qualification or substantial relevant practice 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.

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 the 15th March 2020.

Interviews will be held on the week commencing 23rd March 2020

Thanks to support from Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC), we are about to launch a twelve-month programme across Coventry with the aim of helping more disadvantaged people in the city to access HMRC products and services and to interact more effectively with HMRC.

We have a vacancy for a HMRC Caseworker/Support Lead to deliver this exciting new programme. This is a 12-month fixed term post, working 22 hours per week. The role will involve:

• Providing direct advice and support for HMRC customers who need extra help and cannot afford to pay for it.
• Assisting customers who are digitally excluded, to build their confidence and capability to use online HMRC services for themselves.

Clients will include self-employed people who may have difficulty getting online, people for whom English may not be their first language and people who may otherwise have difficulty finding out about or accessing HMRC products and services. The postholder will help people to get online, to overcome problems and help resolve disputes.

Applicants will need to be able to demonstrate a good knowledge of how to support people to become more digitally included, as well as an understanding of HMRC products and services. You will be expected to offer basic guidance on issues such as income tax, taxable income, Child Benefit, ‘legacy’ tax credits, tax refunds and dealing with basic tax problems. You will know when to escalate problems to more specialist providers.

The postholder will work closely with partner agencies, including Family Hubs, libraries and community centres, to generate referrals and provide support through a blend of 1-1, group sessions and remote support. This will support the projects further aims of improving access for digitally excluded people and to improve digital inclusion knowledge among partner organisations’ frontline staff.

The role is peripatetic and involves travel to sites across Coventry.

Coventry Independent Advice Service offers community advice across Coventry and holds the Advice Quality Standard (AQS) for casework in welfare benefits and debt. We strive to be an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all candidates who meet the person specification regardless of age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability or race.

For the full job description, please visit the Look Ahead website.

Part time, Permanent, 28 hours per week

The Refugee Council’s vision is that the UK will be a country that respects the dignity of everyone who seeks protection, regardless of the outcome of their claims for asylum, and ensures that those granted asylum are supported to live safe and fulfilling lives. We aim to put our vision into practice by:

• Giving advice, practical support and information to asylum seekers and refugees;
• Campaigning and lobbying for the rights of asylum seekers and refugees in the UK and abroad;
• Working with refugee community organisations and other agencies to ensure that the voices of asylum seekers and refugees are heard and their needs are met.

The post holder will oversee the management of the Refugee Cricket Project, advise and advocate for children, provide line management for staff and volunteers, and will, in conjunction with the Youth Development Project Co-ordinator, liaise with a wide range of stakeholders to ensure that children’s needs are being recognised and met.

The post of Refugee Cricket Project Senior Adviser is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.  Therefore, all convictions, cautions and bind-over, including those regarded as ‘spent’, must be declared at the application stage.  An offer of employment is subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check.  Repeat DBS checks are initiated every two years.

To apply, please visit our website careers page via the Apply button and complete the application form.

Closing date: 2nd March 2020

Interview date: Tuesday 10th March 2020

This is an exciting and varied role leading our Futures programme for young refugee clients. In this role you will:

• Build and develop your project management skills, with opportunities to contribute to programme design.
• Provide 1:1 advice and guidance to our clients, supporting them to fulfil their potential and achieve outcomes.
• Contribute to one of our key corporate partnerships, learning first-hand how we involve businesses in finding employment solutions for refugees in the UK. 

The Charity

Founded in 2015, Breaking Barriers is a fast-paced, start-up charity with a mission to help refugees in London gain the knowledge, confidence and experience to secure stable and fulfilling employment in their new home.

We offer effective and flexible employment support in direct partnership with businesses that help refugees secure work, progress into better jobs, and successfully integrate into UK society. We have a unique approach, working with corporate partners to help refugees develop careers that match their skills, experience and aspirations.

Since Breaking Barriers’ inception, we have grown to support in excess of 500 refugees per year and have ambitious plans to expand this as part of our strategic plan. We concentrate on getting things done in a flexible environment where everyone is encouraged to take ownership and contribute.

We are a team of around 30 staff supported by several hundred volunteers, who are all driven and committed to helping London’s refugee community. We are looking for similarly driven and ambitious individuals keen to join an enterprising organisation where they can benefit from the opportunity to innovate and shape the direction of the charity. Colleagues who thrive are passionate, driven and have the confidence to work autonomously while remaining team players and sharing credit with all involved.

We are looking for someone who lives and breathes our values:

• Mission-led: our clients come before everything else.
• Welcoming: we want all people to feel happy, comfortable and secure with us.
• Collaborative: we are supportive and considerate, curiously exploring other viewpoints to find solutions.
• Enterprising: we are discerningly bold, entrepreneurial and have the courage to give things a go.

Role overview

You will take responsibility for delivering our Futures programme which supports younger clients aged 18-25 to achieve their goals through entering higher education, training or employment. You will lead the implementation of operational plan for the Futures programme in 2020. This includes workshops, events, targeted outreach and a mentorship programme run in partnership with one of our key corporate partners. You will play a key role during this exciting stage of the programme’s development as we scope out options for developing and expanding the programme beyond 2020.

In addition to programme work, you will have your own caseload and be involved in assessing the opportunities available to clients, helping them set goals and draw up support plans to get them into employment, training or education. You will deliver support in person and through volunteers and work with other Senior/Employment and Integration Advisers (S/EIAs) to ensure that the logistical processes of our delivery centres and programmes run smoothly and effectively.

You must have previous experience of supporting either people from refugee backgrounds, people from other marginalised backgrounds, or NEETs (not in Education, Employment or Training). You will demonstrate strong project and/or programme management skills, particularly co-ordinating and delivering educational or employment-related events or workshops. You must be fluent in English, and have a strong proficiency in one of our target languages (Arabic, Tigrinya, Amharic, Dari, Farsi, Pashto, Kurdish or Somali). You need to demonstrate how you have gone the extra mile to support clients, demonstrating a creative and innovative approach where clients aren’t progressing as hoped. Lived experience would be helpful but is not essential. Previous experience of working with corporate or business partners is also desirable but not necessary.

Key Responsibilities (please see job description for full details)

We are a fast-growing charity that prides itself on its flexibility and responsiveness so your responsibilities may change, develop and grow according to the needs and development of our programmes.

1. Act as programme lead for the Futures programme

• Take responsibility for the implementation of the Futures programme. 
• Develop and implement operational plan and contribute to programme design, including researching, designing, coordinating and delivering workshops/presentations.
• Manage the Futures mentoring programme, working with the Volunteer Manager to recruit, screen, and train mentors and provide consistent support for both volunteers and clients.
• Work with Programme Coordinator to ensure programme targets are being met and that programme activity is continuously reviewed and improved, conducting independent research where needed to identify further opportunities for growth.

2. Manage a caseload of clients

• Take responsibility for managing a caseload of clients, delivering quality support and working with them to assess the opportunities available and draw up support plans to get them into employment, training, or education.
• Ensure that clients are accessing the relevant support within Breaking Barriers, including Education classes, workshops and employment opportunities with corporate partners.
• Work with clients to set goals, monitor progression towards goals and provide monthly updates on progress and agreed actions.
• Signposting and/or referring clients to other organisations (e.g. housing or mental health support) when their needs fall outside of Breaking Barriers’ remit.

3. Ensure effective reporting, data management and monitoring and evaluation

• Produce regular reporting on Futures progress and targets for Programme Coordinators, Senior Leadership Team and external partners.
• Ensure effective monitoring and evaluation of the Futures programme through the tracking of clients, implementation of assessments, and analysis of results.
• Ensure that all paperwork and online records are completed accurately and in time to meet deadlines.

4. Maintain strong external relationships

• Supported by Programme Coordinator where necessary, manage relationships with Futures partners and funders.
• Maintain and improve networks of external partners, supporting the Programme Coordinator with outreach to identify and build new relationships (for example, by delivering presentations/talks to prospective partners)
• Develop and maintain excellent relationships with other organisations as required, including employers, training providers and businesses, and attending meetings with them when necessary.

5. Contribute to the wider team

• Support or lead implementation of Employment programmes and/or internal improvement projects, taking responsibility for day-to-day project management and reaching milestones.
• Continuous improvement of current processes and delivery of the employment programme, generating new ideas and offering creative solutions to problems
• Be involved in other projects at Breaking Barriers and new programmes as these develop, contributing knowledge, creativity, and expertise.

Application deadline is 11.30pm on 23 February. First round interviews will be held week commencing 2 March. Candidates who are successful in first-round interviews will be asked to complete a written assessment ahead of second-round interviews. Please note that applications without a covering letter will not be considered. 

Breaking Barriers particularly welcomes applicants with experience of migration and/or a refugee background.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

Our Vision is ‘to enable everyone with a learning disability and autism to lead fulfilling lives and actively contribute to their local community.’

Talkback is a charity and is one of Bucks and West Berks leading providers for people with needs.

Are you a person with the passion to help the personal development of someone with a Learning Disability? If so, would you like to work alongside like-minded, committed colleagues who enable people with a learning disability to increase their self-esteem and have more say and control over their lives? Talkback has been working with people with a learning disability since 1998, aiming to achieve choice, opportunity and respect. We are user led and know what life is like when you have a learning disability.

We are currently recruiting for:

Personal Development & Skills Project Workers

Salary: £18000 - £19200 p.a. (pro rata for part time staff)

Full and part time roles are available (a minimum of 3 days/week)

No shift work or evening/weekend work

Within Talkback, the Personal Development & Skills programme was established 8 years ago, under a different name, and provides support and life skills training to people with a learning disability and/or autism, enabling them to speak out and make their own choices. The programme is expanding, and we have Project Worker vacancies to deliver a range of services to promote and encourage independent living and lifelong learning. Current projects include gardening and allotment groups, social and life skills training, men’s and women’s groups, a drama group which puts on regular shows, an upcycling and woodwork project and a creative arts group.

You will work across Buckinghamshire at both our High Wycombe and Aylesbury locations, plus out in the community. You will work alongside people with a learning disability to meet their individual needs to achieve positive outcomes.

To succeed you will be able to work as part of a team and independently and have a 'can do' attitude. You will need to have good communication skills and an understanding of both self-advocacy and inclusion. We can teach you all you need to know; you just need to have the passion and care.

You will have the opportunity to help someone develop and grow as a person whilst making a difference that will live with you forever. And, as one of our team said ‘Working with people with a learning disability is the most rewarding and fulfilling role’

Closing date: 27th February

Child & Young Person’s Support Worker (Nights)
Dartington, Near Totnes
£9.02 - £9.64 per hour (plus night premium)
Full time and part time available

We are looking for Support Workers to join the team at Robins, our 10 bed Residential & Respite Home in Dartington.

Children and young adults with learning disabilities and their families are at the heart of everything we do, and we want every person we support to have a great life, with excellent outcomes. We couldn’t achieve that without all the great support workers who join our care teams. It all starts with you!

There is no such thing as a ‘typical’ support worker. Our staff come from lots of different backgrounds, people with little or no experience but want a job that involves helping people, those who want a change of career as well as experienced support workers.

The one thing that links all of them together is their desire to work with young learning disabled people, make their lives better and help them to learn something new or take a further step towards independence. Our support workers certainly don’t see what they do as ‘just another job’.

No two days will be the same as you will get involved in a variety of different tasks and activities whilst helping young people to learn the skills they need to live the life they choose.

Ideally, you will have previous experience in this sector and hold a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent). Though this qualification is by no means essential, a willingness to gain the qualification within two years is required. Defined as a “Good” provider by Ofsted, Robins are looking for “Outstanding” staff who will deliver support in a professional, caring way.

We are a well-established charity that provides an excellent range of staff benefits including 28 days’ annual leave, a company pension scheme, childcare vouchers, staff discount scheme, ongoing training and supervision, continuing professional development and support as well as an extensive induction on commencement of employment.

Lifeworks is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young adults and they expect all staff to share this commitment. For this post, pre-employment checks will be carried out, references will be sought, and successful candidates will need to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to encouraging applications from applicants who declare they have a disability, provided they meet the minimum job criteria as specified in the person specification, by offering a guaranteed interview.

PLEASE NOTE: In accordance with the Children’s Home Regulations 2015, applicants need to be 21 years or over to be able to work at Robins.

This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Additional Keywords: Child & Young Person’s Support Worker, Support Worker, Night & Day Staff, Healthcare Worker, Healthcare Co-ordinator, Social Care Worker, Care Assistant, Healthcare Assistant, Social Care Assistant, Healthcare, Social Care, Part Time, Full Time.

Age United in partnership with Age UK Kensington and Chelsea is delighted to be working together with West London CCG and Kensington and Chelsea Social Council to offer local residents innovative support to address their wider health and social care needs.

We have three Social Prescribing Link Worker posts available for people who are passionate about connecting communities with the tailored support they need to live independent and healthier lives, based within Kensington and Chelsea’s new Primary Care Networks. Link Workers will provide connections between the GP and community services that can support residents to address their wider health and care needs.

We also have a new North Kensington Social Prescribing Link Worker post which will be based across that area, supporting a new programme being funded by West London CCG. 

The Link Worker programme is a national initiative from NHS England and NHS Improvement and we are seeking individuals with a background or interest in health, care, public health or voluntary sector services.

We are happy to discuss secondments from Third Sector organisations within Kensington and Chelsea. Please see our website for contact details for Lin Gillians, the Interim Service Manager.

Full training is provided.

How to apply

Only applicants who meet all the essential criteria will be shortlisted.

Closing Date: 9am, Mon 2nd March 2020

Interviews commencing week of 9th March 2020

Application forms should be sent to Recruitment at Age UK Kensington and Chelsea. Please see the 'Work For Us' section of our website for contact details.