Support Worker
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire (office/field based, with travel throughout Cambridgeshire) 

Do you have experience of supporting vulnerable adults living with multiple needs? Want to take on a rewarding part-time role helping local people live the lives they choose? If so, we would love to hear from you. 

About Us

Established in 1912, Cam Sight is a Cambridgeshire charity dedicated to supporting local people of all ages living with low vision and blindness. 

We offer a broad range of services, including information and advice, advocacy, sports activities and access to technology to enhance independence, wellbeing and inclusion.

We’re now looking for a Support Worker to join us on a part-time basis for a one year contract, which has the potential to extend depending on funding. 

The Benefits

- Salary of £21,693 pro rata 
- 25 days’ holiday pro rata plus Bank Holidays 
- Claimable expenses 
- Join a friendly and caring team in a welcoming work environment 

Low vision and blindness can turn a person’s life upside down. For many, it’s an experience that leaves them feeling frightened, isolated and like they are defined by their sight loss. 

You’ll make a huge difference by supporting people during these difficult times, offering a friendly face and the advice, tools and encouragement they need to regain their independence.

So, if you are eager to do some real good with an organisation that values collaboration, accountability and empowering others, this is the role for you.  

Your Role

As a Support Worker, you’ll provide practical support to adults living with low vision and blindness across Cambridgeshire. 

Visiting clients in their homes, you will: 

- Identify and demonstrate equipment and magnification tools that will best support clients 
- Provide advice and support on benefit applications and complete documentation on behalf of clients 
- Refer clients to other sources of support, both within and outside of Cam Sight 
- Promote our work and build positive relationships with the local authority, as well as health and care services

About You 

To join us as a Support Worker, you’ll need: 

- Experience of working with vulnerable adults living with multiple needs 
- An understanding of benefit systems
- Proficiency in MS Office 
- Strong interpersonal skills and empathy with people of all ages and backgrounds, particularly those with low vision and blindness
- A full driving licence 

Other organisations may call this role Community Outreach Worker, Community Support Worker, Sight Loss Support Worker, Adult Support Worker, Care Support Worker, Outreach Support Worker, or Caseworker. 

Flexible working hours. This is a part-time role, working 28 hours per week, Monday – Friday.

Webrecruit and Cam Sight are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you’re looking to make a positive difference as a Support Worker, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

We are offering a unique opportunity to support the effective delivery and future development of our marine plastics work. The Programme Officer, Marine Plastics, will play an important role within the Conservation Science and Design team, providing technical input and support for all aspects of our marine plastics work.

The post holder will work under the supervision of the Senior Programme Manager, Marine Plastics, to progress work to change practice in relation to microplastics, and to research and develop specific new work streams on marine plastics. We are looking for a dynamic team player with an interest in marine conservation and the ability to work constructively with a range of stakeholders, including the corporate sector.

You will have strong research and analytical skills combined with the ability to present convincing arguments. You will be able to communicate with confidence and credibility to a range of audiences, and have experience in building and maintaining positive organisational and external stakeholder relationships. You will also be willing to pitch in with more administrative elements of work, as required.

In return, the role offers the opportunity to work within a ground-breaking and entrepreneurial organisation, at the forefront of global conservation, with opportunity to apply your skills and expertise where appropriate. In addition, FFI offers a generous pension contribution, attractive annual leave allowance and life insurance.

Our offices are located in The David Attenborough Building in central Cambridge, just a few minutes’ walk from glorious historic buildings and museums, the picturesque River Cam, the central market and shopping centre, and a host of cafés and restaurants.

The closing date for applications is Sunday, 15 December 2019.

A new exciting part time opportunity with CPSL Mind!

CPSL Mind is a progressive and expanding mental health organisation, looking for individuals who are committed to improving the lives of people using mental health services.

We are currently seeking a Community Fundraiser who is innovative, self-motivated and target driven.

Community Fundraiser
30 hours per week
Based in St Neots with regular travel across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Starting Salary: £23,026.35 per annum - £28,786.00 per annum, FTE (NJC Salary Scale Point 25)

This is a new exciting part time role and the successful post holder will maximise income from corporate, community and individual donors, whilst raising awareness of the work of CPSL Mind.  You will be a values-driven individual with excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as strong organisational and administrative skills, with the ability to prioritise and manage a diverse workload.

This is a role with a strong sense of community and you will be able to demonstrate the maturity to manage a wide range of relationships in a positive manner and therefore be able to command the respect of fundraisers.  A minimum of 3 years in a similar role is required, with a proven track record of exceeding financial and non-financial targets.  It is also essential that you are a car driver with full access to a car, and you are willing to travel across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough and work some hours in the evenings and at weekends.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Closing date: Monday 9th December 2019, 09:00 hours
Interviews: 16th December 2019

PLEASE PRESS THE 'APPLICATION DETAILS' BUTTON FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO APPLY

We will only accept complete applications, which should include: Application Form, CV, Covering Letter and completed Equal Opportunities Form. 

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

No agencies please. 

We’re looking for a highly motivated, organised and enthusiastic individual to join our Regional Fundraising Team in the East of England region. This is an exciting fast paced role, where no two days are the same.  

Position: Regional Fundraiser

Location: Flexible - Office based in Bury St Edmunds or home based across Essex, Norfolk, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and Suffolk 

Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary: Circa £24,000 per annum

Contract: Fixed term contract until 2 December 2020

Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, season ticket loan, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Cycle2Work scheme, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.

Closing Date: 8 December 2019

Interview Date: 11 December 2019

The Role

You’ll recruit and manage regional corporate partners and support a network of “in aid” of supporters who will carry out their own fundraising so that income generation targets are achieved. You'll also manage and deliver our local Resolution Runs and other products and events, in partnership with our National Events Team. 

You will also play an integral part in recruiting volunteers, in partnership with the Volunteering and Community Team, and building relationships with Stroke Association Voluntary Groups. 

About You

You will either have direct experience of regional fundraising, or transferable skills from another sector, such as sales. This would also be a great job for someone in a regional fundraising assistant role who is looking to take the next step to manage their own portfolio of supporters, partnerships and events. 

The successful candidate will: 

• Be an excellent communicator and relationship builder 
• Be confident in proactively contacting supporters via phone, email and face to face. 
• Need to be a team player. 
• Be a self-starter, with the ability to work unsupervised. 
• Have a desire to network and seek out new partnership opportunities with local businesses 
• Be pro-active and flexible. 
• Resilient and good-humoured. 
• Be prepared to organise and manage a busy workload to meet deadlines.   

This role can be home based, please see our homeworking agreement for full details. 

The use of a car with business use cover and the ability to drive is essential to be able to fulfil the requirements of the role. 

This is an exciting time to join the Stroke Association.If you think you have the skills and aptitude for the role, we would love to hear from you. 

In return…

This is an exciting opportunity to work with stroke survivors and their families to support them following stroke and to raise stroke awareness in the local population. We offer a host of amazing benefits and flexible working options, with opportunities to progress your career.

About the Organisation

Stroke Association. Rebuilding lives after stroke. 

We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. And it’s a team effort to get there. We provide specialist support, fund critical research and campaign to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives. Every five minutes, stroke destroys lives. Help us rebuild them and join our team. 

You may also have experience in areas such as Fundraiser, Fundraising, Regional Fundraising, Community Fundraising, Community Fundraiser, Business Development, BDM, BDE, Development Executive, Account Manager, Sales Executive. 

The purpose of this post is to be a key member of staff delivering the DayLight Mental Health Crisis Service, complimenting our out of hours NightLight provision.

Job Title: DayLight Worker
Salary: £21,720 FTE per annum incl. Outer London Weighting (OLW)
Responsible to: Services Manager
No. of Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Base: East Hertfordshire

The objectives of Hertfordshire Mind Network’s DayLight Mental Health Crisis Service are:

• To improve the mental wellbeing of people experiencing mental health crisis in Hertfordshire.
• To increase early access to help for people experiencing mental health crisis in Hertfordshire, by providing a clear and effective pathway to services provided by Herts Mind Network and other third sector and statutory providers.
• To contribute to an improvement in individual mental wellbeing.
• To remain a source of independent support for all clients.
• To reduce the use of police, ambulance and statutory mental health services whilst experiencing crisis.
• To reduce the use of statutory crisis services by people experiencing mental ill health without positive outcomes for the individual.

You will be line managed by the NightLight Team Leader for Hertfordshire Mind Network but will manage your own workload, prioritising tasks and working on your own initiative.

Key Responsibilities

• To play an integral role in instilling HMN’s values through the DayLight Mental Health Crisis Service.
• To provide short-term crisis resolution support to clients who are in crisis and experiencing emotional distress.
• To provide a prompt, effective response to anyone experiencing a mental health crisis and/or emotional distress during normal daytime opening hours when NightLight isn’t operational.
• To play a key part in the development and delivery of quality crisis support services.
• To provide consistent and clear line management and leadership to a diverse team.
• To work with the NightLight Team Leader to generate new approaches to crisis support services in line with identified need.
• To provide rapid response, short-term crisis resolution support to clients who are in crisis and experiencing emotional distress. This may include emotional support, advice and information, crisis resolution, problem solving, housing related support, support with benefit applications etc.).
• To facilitate a clear and easily accessible pathway into NightLight for individuals who present in crisis or are at risk of experiencing a crisis.
• To provide a prompt, effective response to anyone experiencing a mental health crisis and/or emotional distress during normal daytime opening hours when NightLight isn’t operational.
• Support service users who may have become reliant on the helpline, online messaging and/or visits to the centres and overnight stays, helping them to improve their coping strategies and to access other services and resources within their local community. This function will be supported by the peer support provision.
• To accept referrals from HPFT for individuals who are experiencing a crisis but do not need access to specialist clinical support.  If clinical input is required, the relevant teams will be contacted, assessment arranged and the client accompanied to access appropriate support.
• Ensure the delivery of quality services at all times.

Closing date for receipt of applications is Tuesday 17th December 2019 by 5pm.
We will close the advert prior to this date if we receive sufficient applications.

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to apply for this position, please read the attached job description and click the apply button and attach your CV and covering letter, it will be sent automatically to us.

An approved Enhanced DBS check is required for this post.

Hertfordshire Mind Network is an Equal Opportunity and Mindful Employer.

No agencies please.

Do you have a passion for excellent customer service with strong administrative skills and a polite telephone manner? If so, we are looking for an outgoing and enthusiastic Supporter Care Administrator to join our Supporter Care team. This role will allow you to carry out essential supporter engagement and administrative activities associated with marketing campaigns, donations, fundraising events and requests for materials. With previous experience of providing excellent customer service, you will have the ability and confidence to communicate with a variety of people, engaging with supporters by phone, email and in writing about a wide range of enquiries.

The Supporter Care team is part of the wider Supporter Marketing team within the Fundraising department. The Supporter Care Administrator is responsible for ensuring that people receive an excellent standard of customer care to maintain supporter satisfaction and to generate the maximum amount of income for dementia research.  

This is a part time; fixed term contract opportunity working Monday to Wednesday (22.5 hours per week), for a period of 9-months, or on return of substantive post holder, whichever is earlier to cover a period of maternity leave.

Main tasks of role:

• Answering inbound telephone calls; responding to a wide range of enquiries including marketing campaigns, donations, fundraising events and requests for materials
• Managing enquiries received by email and post, either by responding or forwarding as necessary
• Contacting current supporters via telephone in order to increase the value of, or to retain supporters; including thanking, obtaining Gift Aid declarations and reactivating lapsed donors
• Recording feedback and assisting in the resolution of complaints
• Processing donations from telephone calls and mailings, acknowledging supporters appropriately
• Sending out materials, processing donations and sending appropriate acknowledgements relating to community fundraising, sporting events and donations given in memory
• Processing new direct debit instructions and standing order payments, amending and cancelling gifts as necessary
• Amending supporter details as necessary
• Dealing with incoming post
• Updating team procedures as required
• Recognising fundraising, engagement and retention opportunities when talking to supporters using a range of initiatives to explain how donations positively contribute towards the cause

What we are looking for;

• GCSE in Maths and English, or equivalent
• Good knowledge of Word, Excel, Outlook and databases
• Excellent telephone manner
• Excellent written communication skills
• Ability to work with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workload
• Experience of working in a customer facing role
• Experience of handling complaints and queries

Location: Granta Park, near Cambridge

Salary: Circa £11,700 pro rata, per annum (£19,500 FTE per annum) plus benefits

Please download the Vacancy Pack for more details.

The closing date for applications is the 8th December 2019, with interviews to be held on the 16th December 2019. However, we would encourage applicants to submit their application at the earliest opportunity as the closing date may be brought forward at any time. Should we wish to contact you to arrange an earlier interview this will be arranged based on the availability of the candidate and the panel. Please indicate in your cover letter if you are unable to attend on a certain date.

Please note that the official job title for the successful candidate will be Supporter Care Executive. When accessing our online recruitment system, the role will be listed as Supporter Care Executive.

In order to be considered, please create an online account using our Online Recruitment System which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies Page. You will be able to attach a CV and covering letter to your application, track your application and view other vacancies that may be of interest.

To view further details about this role and the benefits of working for us please visit the Alzheimer’s Research UK website.

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated individual who wants to achieve great things through taking a leadership role in a small team in a Higher Educational environment.

As Deputy Director, you will play a key role in looking after the day to day operations of the office alongside managing relationships with major donors and working closely with the Alumni Relations Manager and the rest of the College team.

We are looking for someone with major gifts fundraising experience (individuals/trusts & foundations or corporates), a track record of delivering nespoke high-value cultivation and events, and ideally experience of development or fundraising within the education sector.

Prospectus is delighted to be partnering with a leading Cambridge college to recruit their new Deputy Director of Development. The college is a postgraduate institution with a nascent and successful development and alumni function, and there couldn't be a better time to join!

The Deputy Director of Development will be responsible for a significant portion of the college's philanthropy fundraising and the entirety of development operations at the college. You will ensure that the office runs smoothly on a day to day basis and that resources are best allocated across development, alumni and events. You will personally be responsible for developing and delivering stewardship for donors giving four to six figure gifts, as well as the management of giving circles and giving groups. You will work closely with the Cambridge University central office and will help identify transformational and principal gifts with senior leadership where appropriate.

The selected candidate will have line management experience within a development setting and will personally enjoy and be experienced in asking for major gifts. You will understand the important of bespoke, high-value cultivation, ideally though events within a development department. The selected candidate will have experience in development or fundraising and will ideally be looking to grow their own career through international fundraising too.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance and begin to prepare your supporting statement. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You will then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to speaking with you soon.

Social Prescribing empowers people to take control of their health and wellbeing.  2 full time posts,  job shares will be considered.

Care Network Cambridgeshire (CNC) are delighted to be working to support Cambridge City Primary Care Network (PCN) to deliver a Social Prescribing service for their patients.   Based across Nuffield Road Medical Centre, Arbury Road Surgery, York Street Medical Practice, East Barnwell Health Centre, Bottisham Medical Practice, Cambridge Access Surgery, you will be working with patients to build trust and create a personalised care and support plan linking individuals with community groups, voluntary organisations and other services.

Purpose of the role:  Social prescribing empowers people to take control of their health and wellbeing through referral to ‘link workers’ who give time, focus on ‘what matters to me’ and take a holistic approach to an individual’s health and wellbeing, connecting people to community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support. Link workers also support existing groups to be accessible and sustainable and help people to start new community groups, working collaboratively with all local partners.

Social prescribing link workers will work as a key part of the primary care network (PCN) multi-disciplinary team, helping PCNs to strengthen community and personal resilience and reducing health and wellbeing inequalities by addressing the wider determinants of health, such as debt, poor housing and physical inactivity, by increasing people’s active involvement with their local communities.

Key responsibilities

Working with direct supervision by a GP

1. Take referrals from the PCNs’ GP practices and multi-disciplinary team in 2019/20 and from 2020/21 to take referrals from pharmacies, wider multi-disciplinary teams, hospital discharge teams, allied health professionals, fire service, police, job centres, social care services, housing associations, and voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations (list not exhaustive).

2. Provide personalised support to individuals, their families and carers to take control of their health and wellbeing, live independently and improve their health outcomes, as a key member of the PCN multi-disciplinary team. Develop trusting relationships by giving people time and focus on ‘what matters to me’. Take a holistic approach, based on the person’s priorities and the wider determinants of health. Co-produce a simple personalised care and support plan to improve health and wellbeing, introducing or reconnecting people to community groups and statutory services.

The role will require managing and prioritising your own caseload, in accordance with the needs, priorities and any urgent support required by individuals on the caseload. It is vital that you have a strong awareness and understanding of when it is appropriate or necessary to refer people back to other health professionals/agencies, when what the person’s needs are beyond the scope of the link worker role – e.g. when there is a mental health need requiring a qualified practitioner.

3. Draw on and help to increase the strengths and capacities of local communities, enabling local VCSE organisations and community groups to receive social prescribing referrals.

4. Alongside other members of the PCN multi-disciplinary team, work collaboratively with all local partners to contribute towards supporting the local VCSE organisations and community groups to become sustainable and that community assets are nurtured, through sharing intelligence regarding any gaps or problems identified in local provision with commissioners and local authorities.

5. Social prescribing link workers will champion Social Prescribing and will have a role in educating non-clinical and clinical staff within their PCN multi-disciplinary teams on what other services are available within the community and how and when patients can access them. This may include verbal or written advice and guidance.

You must be a good, active, listener, enjoy making time for people and be committed to supporting local communities to care for each other. You should have experience of working positively with a strengths based approach, with people facing complex social and emotional challenges. You will have great interpersonal skills enabling you to support people, community groups and local organisations. Good knowledge of the voluntary and community sector. It is essential the right person for the role is open-minded, non-judgemental, has a respectful attitude together with an ability to easily create partnerships based on trust. Sound judgement and reliability are fundamental alongside a warm, friendly personality. It is important that you understand the need to put the person first and work with them ensuring their rights and interests are represented and their voice is heard.

The work will be challenging but rewarding and you will need to be resourceful, creative and highly organised with the ability to respond to change and manage a varied workload and work independently.  If you would like to make a real difference to people and communities and share our passion for preventative community based support, we would like to hear from you.  Please send CV and covering letter to us by email.

Our client is looking for exceptional Support Worker’s. Are you passionate about providing care and emotional support to help others achieve their personal goals and ambitions? 

Due to the increased demand for specialist complex nursing services our client is looking for a number of experienced Support Workers, two full-time (one days and one nights) as well as someone part-time.

Position: Health Support Worker

Location: Bottisham, Cambridge

Hours: Full Time and Part Time, permanent (days and night shifts available)

Salary: £8.48 per hour – overtime available

Benefits: Full induction process, outstanding training opportunities, development and career progression, opportunities to gain recognised qualifications, free DBS screening, flexible working

About the role: 

Our client’s Nursing home in Bottisham, Cambridge is rated as "Good” by the CQC for the nursing and personal care they provide for residents who are living with a wide range of physical disabilities and complex nursing needs that can make independent living challenging. 

They have 10 beds and a very homely friendly comfortable environment. Their primary goal is to support specific individuals with nursing needs, by creating a supportive environment in which they can lead a positive and fulfilling life and achieve their personal goals and ambitions.

About you:

As Support Worker you will have a background in nursing and health care or learning difficulties and preferably be qualified at least to NVQ2, although the Care Certificate Course is available for successful applicants without the NVQ2 and full support is provided. 

Applicants who would like to begin a career in the health care sector who do not have experience will be also considered, as full training is provided for this role for suitable candidates.

Our client provides free enhanced DBS clearance, free training and career development opportunities.

We very much welcome previous experience working as Health Worker, Home Carer, Care Worker, Health Care Assistant, Support Worker, Nurses, Social Care Worker, Care Assistant, Mental Health Care Worker, Voluntary Worker.

We are recruiting a Substance Misuse Practitioner for our specialist psychosocial substance misuse service within HMP Highpoint. A passionate and skilled team provide tailored interventions to service users who are located within the challenging prison environment. This service is one of many of prison based services across England, therefore the successful candidate will be able to share best practice and support from our services within the Phoenix Futures Group.

Do you have?

• Experience of the substance misuse sector or related field
• Experience of delivering high quality work with service users
• An understanding of the complex issues presented by men entering custody
• A desire to work in collaboration with healthcare, mental health, community agencies and the prison service whilst adhering to security requirements

If so join us and we will support you to

• Contribute to the creative development of our treatment and recovery approach to meet the needs of our service users, our commissioners and stakeholders
• Access a range of learning and development opportunities to support your personal and professional development.
• Help change the lives of men within the prison setting

Tom's Trust is a small but rapidly expanding charity with a young outlook and a great atmosphere.  We are passionate about psychology because it is under funded and still not recognised as the critical back bone to the whole families' support and recovery.  In eight years, we have funded three Clinical Psychologists who are looking after all children diagnosed with a brain tumour in East Anglia and their families and we have now expanded to the North East with two Clinical Psychologists working at The Great North Children's Hospital.  Our vision is to work with a third hospital which means that our geographical fundraising area is growing rapidly.

We want to expand our corporate support, as well as continue our busy community fundraising calendar.  This will be a demanding but incredibly exciting role and will need a flexible attitude as you work within a small, friendly team.

The successful candidate will show a drive and passion for what our work achieves for children and families with brain tumours.  We are looking for a range of experience, because it is about finding the correct person to work in our team:

- Ability to work with existing supporters whilst developing new relationships and sources of funding

- Becoming part of the planning of expansion of our fundraising and bring a good level of experience and knowledge of strategy planning

- Develop new strategies to increase the number of event participants and pilot and evaluate new challenges

- Support the integration of a new database

- Maintaining our current corporate database and continue to develop relationships

- Motivating office volunteers

- Supporting and creating local events

- Good IT skills are essential