Creative Support is a national not-for-profit organisation providing care and support to individuals with a wide range of needs. We are currently looking for a passionate individual with experience in the care sector to join us as a Team Leader in our Extra Care service in Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire.

We require a dynamic, enthusiastic and well-organised Team Leader to work alongside our Registered Manager to lead the coordination and management of our extra care services for older adults in Bedfordshire. This is an excellent opportunity to join the service and develop your skills in client assessment and referral.

Working within our Bedfordshire services you will be able to develop positive professional relationships with people we support, their families and other professionals.

As part of your role you will directly support service user with care and activities.

Team Leader Duties:

• You will lead the onsite care team within our Extra Care Scheme to provide person centred care and support to older people at the service. This includes providing respectful personal care, emotional support and practical support with activities of daily living,
• You will supervise staff and manage the service rota to deploy staff time efficiently in line with service user needs and preferences,
• You will liaise with families and professionals to plan and review care to maximise outcomes, ensuring the individual is always at the centre of their care and support.

Relevant experience and qualifications required, as are excellent communication skills and a good general standard of education. A valid driving license and your own vehicle is desirable when applying for this role.

 Benefits of working with Creative Support:

• Free 24/7 counselling and employee support programme,
• Competitive pay and a pension with company contribution and 28 days annual leave,
• Company paid enhanced DBS for all staff,
• All our staff are supported 24/7 by our out of hours teams.

At the King’s Arms Project, we believe that there is no such thing as a hopeless case.  We refuse to give up on anybody and believe that everyone can have a bright future.  We have been supporting people out of poverty for over 30 years and have seen many overcome incredible adversity and go on to achieve incredible personal success.  If you’re passionate about supporting refugees and vulnerable migrants, we want to hear from you! 

This post is to join our existing Outreach team, who work with a broad diversity of clients. Within this client group, the common factors of support needs are immigration, mental health, addiction, employment, housing, meaningful activities and building into community.

You would look to support clients from the streets, into their own accommodation and then to provide focused, in reach support. This support would be holistic and person centered and will be delivered through comprehensive assessment and regular client-centred mentoring.

As an active Christian, this role offers you the opportunity to integrate and apply your Christian faith to all that we do. Please refer to our ‘Statement of Belief’ for the basis of our Christian faith. (found on our website)

Closing date for applications is Friay 2nd July 2021.

This organisation supports anonymous recruitment. That means hiding your personal identifying information, removing bias from the hiring process

Groundwork is the community charity with a green heart.  We believe in empowering young people to have their say in big global and local issues.  Our youth workers support young people to develop the skills required to make a difference to themselves and the community.

Youth Worker, Groundwork East

Salary: £22,591 to £25,863 plus benefits 
Location: Office based in Stockwood Park, Luton
Evening-based work: Across Central Bedfordshire and Bedford Borough with occasional travel across the East of England
Term: Full time (37 hours per week) – 2 years with opportunity for extension

Groundwork East has a strong youth work presence across the local authorities of Central Bedfordshire and Bedford Borough and are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated individual to deliver an innovative range of youth-focused services. The post includes leading evening delivery sessions three times a week as well as daytime youth work in youth club settings, detached and schools. 

We work in partnership with residents, local authorities, schools, other charities and local organisations to deliver projects which bring about regeneration and improve the quality of life. The role will support young people to develop as individuals and strengthen their local community. 

The successful candidate will have:

• A nationally or locally recognised JNC youth work qualification or relevant experience.
• Experience working with challenging and/or at-risk young people
• Experience of managing youth groups in a variety of settings – clubs, outdoors, long-term projects
• Effective communication and problem-solving skills
• Project management skills - an ability to manage time effectively, work under pressure and meet deadlines
• An ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team and available to work 3/4 evenings a week

At the King’s Arms Project, we believe that there is no such thing as a hopeless case.  We refuse to give up on anybody and believe that everyone can have a bright future.  We have been supporting people out of poverty for over 30 years and have seen many overcome incredible adversity and go on to achieve incredible personal success.  If you’re passionate about supporting refugees and vulnerable migrants, we want to hear from you! 

We’re looking for new Support Worker(s) to help bring hope, community and opportunity into the lives of homeless people. If you’re passionate about loving the poor and supporting the disadvantaged, we want to hear from you! 

The Nightshelter currently hosts up to 6 residents. We are a 24/7 service which welcomes people in urgent need of accommodation. Our clients come from various backgrounds and have different levels of support needs ranging from low to high. We provide for their basic needs and signpost them to internal and external professional services for each individual personal needs. 

Our current vacancies are based on an average of 40 hour per week working a rota of days, evenings and nights. Some weekend work will also be required. Part Time working will also be considered. This is a fixed post until 31st Dec 2021.

As an active Christian, this role offers you the opportunity to integrate and apply your Christian faith to all that we do. Please refer to our ‘Statement of Belief' for the basis of our Christian faith (available on uour website). 

The closing date for applications is 12pm Friday 2nd July.

This organisation supports anonymous recruitment. That means hiding your personal identifying information, removing bias from the hiring process

Are you an influential, driven and strategic individual with a proven record of generating successful business development activities for a voluntary sector or social business? Do you have extensive experience of developing and market testing new income generation propositions, including earned income streams?

If so, St Giles is looking to recruit a highly organised Regional Development Manager to develop and embed a regional sustainability strategy which builds on relationships with key local stakeholders, commissioners, and networks as well as identifying and testing new ways of generating income which optimise the potential of our services and supports the long-term stability of St Giles’ delivery presence in the region.

About St Giles
An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others. 

About this exciting opportunity
You will lead on the development and implementation of a regional sustainability plan ensuring it is aligned with St Giles organisational strategic ambitions and regional requirements, plus create a work plan which will support the achievement of agreed objectives. You will proactively explore, develop, and test new ways of generating income, while also building on existing relationships and developing new ones which will provide a platform for retention of existing services and provide for extension or further expansion of these activities.

You will be expected to liaise with and develop professional relationships with a range of external agencies and represent St Giles at external forums to promote the charity and its services, plus develop a portfolio of diverse new income streams and a foundation of earned income, for example through training and consultancy. Working closely with St Giles’s other teams and Regional Service Managers to inform your work and priorities, ensure there is clear communication, and to provide additional support is also a key element of the role.

We positively encourage applications if you have previously worked on a client-led support project, have had personal adverse experiences such as homelessness, substance misuse, debt, involvement with gangs etc. This includes experience of the criminal justice system, having served a prison sentence, or still be serving a prison sentence in a prison.

What we are looking for:

• Demonstrable understanding of different income generation and market models
• Experience of developing and market testing new income generation propositions
• Experience of building sustainability into income streams and business models
• Experience of writing bids or funding applications and developing and giving presentations or pitches to potential funders, commissioners, and other stakeholders
• Knowledge of the local area and awareness of key personnel and/or staffing structures of the key stakeholders, funders, and commissioners
• Outstanding communication skills, including the ability to clearly communicate complex information
• Impressive interpersonal, networking and relationship-building abilities

In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension,
flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service,
access to clinical supervisions, season ticket loan and much more.

Closing date: 11pm, 30th June 2021.

At Crimestoppers we believe everyone has the right to feel safe from crime, wherever they live. Hundreds of thousands of people trust us each year with their crime information by calling 0800 555 111 or using our untraceable online form. Our charity gives people the power to speak up and stop crime 100% anonymous. Always.

We currently have a vacancy for a

Fearless Outreach Worker – Bedfordshire
8-month Fixed Term Contract
15 hours per week, £9,204 (8 months £6,136)
Home based
Covering Bedfordshire
(Travelling expected throughout the region*)

Fearless is the youth brand for Crimestoppers Trust, the only national crime reduction charity.  Our work is focused on helping young people make informed decisions about reporting crime.

We have a really important message; we don’t want any young person to live with, or in fear of crime, so we provide awareness workshops and the ability to report crime anonymously, without having to go to the police.  Fearless is recruiting a 2 day per week youth outreach worker, experienced in youth work, education and ideally with a working understanding of Child Sexual Exploitation to deliver this message to young people across Bedfordshire.

Working 15 hours per week, you will work closely with the Bedfordshire Violence and Exploitation Reduction Unit, engaging young people in a variety of settings including schools and youth groups delivering age-appropriate workshops. We are looking for someone who is dynamic, passionate and has a natural ability to engage young people.  You’ll be comfortable talking about tricky issues – such as how serious violence and serious organised crime affects young people and you’ll have a sound understanding of safeguarding.

Alongside this you may be expected to contribute to our professionals training – we’ve already trained 3,000 professionals to deliver the Fearless message to the young people that they work with, and we want to expand this effort across Bedfordshire.

We are looking for an individual with a creative flair, to help us maximise our use of social networking to expand our reach, so an interest in creative media production would be an asset.

As you will regularly come in to contact with young people, the successful applicants will be asked to complete a Disclosure & Barring Service application.

*Please note, whilst this post is home based, you will be expected to live within or reasonable commuting distance from Bedfordshire.

A selection process, including interviews and presentation will be held on 22nd July 2021.

Crimestoppers encourages people from diverse backgrounds to apply. The successful applicant will be required to complete a DBS check.

Applications close: 9th July 2021
Interview & Presentation date: 22nd July 2021
Potential start date: 2nd August 2021

No agencies please.

Partnership Lead – BLMK Communities Together programme

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Partnership Lead. This critical role will lead the development of the Communities Together Programme for the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) across Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK). Your role will maximise the impact of the (VCSE) and ensure the sector is an equal partner which positively contributes towards the delivery of the strategic priorities of BLMK.

So if you have experience in this field, are passionate about developing a culture that promotes equality, equity and values diversity, if you work in a collaborative way and have experience of managing organisational change, we’d love to hear from you.

JOB TITLE: Partnership Lead – BLMK Communities Together programme EMPLOYING BODY: Community Action:MK

LOCATION: This post holder will work across Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes according to the work programme.

SALARY: NJC Principal Officer Scale 6 (£43,857 - £46,845) p.a. (dependent upon experience)

CONTRACT TYPE: 12 month secondment or Fixed Term Contract Possibility to extend due to funding

WORKING HOURS: 37 hours per week with occasional need to be flexible to work evenings

The Communities Together Programme

The Communities Together Programme is a new initiative to position the VCSE as a strategic partner within the Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care System. This means ensuring that the VCSE sector has a strong influential voice and visibility, is able to contribute to the health and wellbeing of the BLMK population through commissioned services and that confidence in the VCSE sector continues to be built across the health and social care system. The Communities Together Programme will be co-produced with the VCSE and the other ICS System Partners to create clear pathways and policies for enabling the VCSE to be an integral part of the design, delivery across BLMK.

What you’ll be doing

The role will provide the day to day leadership of the Communities Together programme, working closely with the Programme Senior Responsible Officer and the VCSE Leadership Group which includes third sector Local Infrastructure Organisation and where present, VCSE Health and Wellbeing Board Representatives from each of the 4 areas (Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes). You will be coordinating the delivery of a number of programmes and projects; building positive relationships in each of the four places across the Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes footprint; identifying and sharing good practice, and developing opportunities for collaboration. You will lead the development and implementation of the BLMK VCSE Strategy across the partnership, working in collaboration with other ICS programmes and workstreams to ensure that the VCSE sector adds value and is funded to deliver work programmes, services and activities.

The post is hosted by Community Action:MK, one of the three local infrastructure organisations across the BLMK region. This post holder will work across Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes according to the work programme. Please also read the full role description attached to this advert.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

● Experience of a strategic leadership role focused on facilitating system change through partnership working

● To thrive in a large and complex environment which requires collaborative working, creative thinking and relationship building skills.

● Resilience and emotional intelligence along with excellent persuasion and negotiation skills which will enable the Communities Together programme to be a success.

● Excellent people and influencing skills enabling strong robust partnership working relationships to be built with key stakeholders at all levels.

● Proven experience of applying project and programme management techniques at a senior level in a large complex environment

● Ability to work across and understand the geographically, economically and culturally diverse communities across the partnership.

● An understanding and knowledge of the workings of the NHS, the challenges it faces and of the reform agenda. Good understanding of the NHS and involvement in the production of local (organisation) or sector-wide strategies.

● An understanding of, and experience working with, the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise sector, ideally in the context of improving health and wellbeing outcomes. A track record of credibility with third sector organisations and awareness of the local, regional and national drivers of the health and care agenda from a third sector view point. Ability to advocate on behalf of the Third sector in order to ensure that the breadth of voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise organisation is effectively represented.

Community Action: MK undertakes anonymous recruitment. That means hiding your personal identifying information to remove bias from the hiring process.

Equality & Diversity Community Action:

MK aims to promote equality and diversity as an employer and to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements that cannot be shown to be justifiable in the context of the policy. Selection, recruitment, training, promotion and employment practices will be subject to regular review to ensure that they comply with the Diversity and Equalities Policy.

                                        Closing Date 12th July 2021 (Midday)

                                       Interviews to be held on the Friday 16th July 2021

                                          Please note we do not accept CV’s

Head of Communications and Engagement
Salary: £40,000 per annum
Location: Milton Keynes (with flexible home-working arrangements)
Contract: Permanent

We’re looking for an extraordinary person to make the most of a remarkable opportunity: to transform the lives of spinal cord injured people through building a new vision and direction for communications, engagement and campaigning, on-line and region by region across the UK.

The Spinal Injuries Association (SIA) is the leading national charity supporting individuals who sustain damage to the spinal cord resulting in paralysis. SIA is committed to a singular vision: a fulfilled life for everyone affected by spinal cord injury. Everyone has a right to live a fulfilled life and that means the life they choose, a life that has the same opportunities as everyone else. Our work in campaigning, education and support is based on the personal experiences of our members. Being a user-led organisation is important to us; as well as our 13,000 members and growing, just under half of our staff and 90% of our trustees live with spinal cord injury.

As part of our ambition to raise the voice and influence of our members across the UK, we are bringing together our Communications team and Campaigns team which will be led by our Head of Communications and Engagement. You will be joining the charity at a pivotal time in our development journey. Our passionate team are driving forward ambitious plans to be a true Association for all, to build on our success and achieve greater impact, and this new post will play a critical role in achieving our ambitions.

We’re looking for someone with experience and skills in leading communications, marketing and engagement, as well as campaigning and movement-building in charities, businesses or campaigning bodies. This exciting new role has been created for someone with a proven track record in developing communications and marketing products and strategies that increase uptake, voice and relevance to users and members. We want someone who can oversee and support the development of public and government-facing campaigning.

The key aspects of this role include:

• Delivering a dynamic and effective charity-wide communications strategy
• Driving campaign initiatives in an energised and collaborative way
• Strategically enhancing membership engagement through targeted approaches and innovative techniques
• Contributing to the organisational strategy as part of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) providing direction and focus across the charity
• Line management responsibly of two key teams
• Providing support, leadership and direction driving performance in line with the strategic objectives and milestones
• Providing visible and proactive leadership across all departments.
• Publicly represent and act as a spokesperson to the charity to support programmes, fundraising and campaigns as a senior representative of the Association

Closing date for applications: 15 July 2021 (midday)
Assessments: w/c 19 July 2021 (online)
Final Interviews: w/c 30 July 2021 or w/c 2 August (SIA House, Milton Keynes)

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website where you can complete your application for this position. 

The Spinal Injuries Association is fully committed to the promotion of equality and diversity within our organisation. We are a Disability Confident Employer. 

No agencies please.

Support Coordinator

We’re looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join the Life After Stroke services team in Bedford on a permanent basis.

Position: Stroke Association Support Coordinator

Location: Homebased, Bedford with extensive travel across the area

Hours: 28 hours per week

Salary: Circa £18,480 per annum

Contract: Our services are contracted; we currently have funding for this contract until 31 March 2022

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, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.

Closing Date: 27 June 2021

Interview Date: 2 July 2021

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic interviews may be held via video conferencing. Please let us know if this will present any challenges when you email your application

The Role

Reporting to the Stroke Association Support Manager, the Stroke Association Coordinator will, as part of a small team, deliver support to all stroke survivors in Bedford.

Key responsibilities will include:

• To help stroke survivors and carers to identify their needs and provide support to achieve their desired outcomes (goals) through the development of a stroke recovery plan
• To work collaboratively with other professionals and organisations involved in the care of stroke survivors and carers to ensure the best possible support is provided throughout the stroke pathway
• To run an effective service for stroke survivors and carers, ensuring that confidential and accurate records are kept on our CRM data base
• To recruit, develop and coordinate volunteers with the support of other relevant team members to support stroke survivors and carers in a range of settings including the home and community

About You

You will have experience and have a proven record of:

• Using technology and IT systems
• Providing person centred support to vulnerable people
• Working with health and social care professionals in a variety of settings
• Working with people with a disability or long term health condition and their carers
• Recruiting, training and supporting others
• Group facilitation

This role will operate predominantly in Bedford, but travel will be required across Bedfordshire and Luton at times, and occasionally further afield.

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.

To fulfil the role, you must have the right to work in the U.K

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 Care Coordinator, Stroke Support, Stroke, Care, Care Worker, Support Worker, Carer, Care Team Leader, Support Team Leader, Volunteering Manager, Volunteer Coordinator, Support Group, Support and Advice, Social Care, Case, Stroke Recovery, Charity, Carer Support, Support Service, Vulnerable Adult.

The Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association are looking for a Data Selections Officer to join our Data and Insights Team at our national office in Northampton, where we operate a trusting, collaborative, and agile working environment.

Salary: c.£23,000 per annum plus benefits

Location: Northampton with Agile working

Hours: Full time 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

About the role

The Data Selections Officer will work with the Selections and Data Analyst to deliver our fundraising and marketing data selection and communication programme. You will work with teams across the association, running multiple, concurrent selections and supporting the design and documentation of existing and new procedures to achieve greater efficiency within the selection and segmentation process.

You will provide data support to the Association including resolving incoming data requests, data cleansing, ensuring our data remains GDPR complaint, providing ad-hoc reports and other tasks to support the Data and Insights Team.

What are we looking for?

You will be driven by data and have a passion to work collaboratively and analytically to produce insightful results. You will have experience of the selections process in the context of fundraising and marketing to ultimately generate the charities income.

Your key essential skills will be:

• Understanding and experience of segmentation concepts and applying them to data sets
• Microsoft Excel or Access, including formulas and data manipulation.
• Highly numerate and literate.
• Highly accurate work style with attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to identify problems and provide effective solutions.
• Ability to manage several tasks and deadlines concurrently.
• Ability to work individually and effectively within a team.
• Understanding of Data Protection regulations to ensure that supporter data is used compliantly and in line with the supporter wishes.

For the full role responsibilities please view the job description.

How to apply?

We would love to hear from you and encourage early applications.

If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you, apply online now and submit a supporting statement and CV.

About Us

The MND Association was founded in 1979. Our mission is to improve care and support for people with MND, their families and carers. We also fund and promote research that leads to new understanding and treatments and brings us closer to a cure for MND. The Association also campaigns and raises awareness so the needs of people with MND, and everyone who cares for them, are recognised and addressed by wider society.

We operate an agile working environment within a flexible office space using the latest technology and digital infrastructure. This, together with a high level of trust and performance driven culture, gives staff the freedom and flexibility to work in the best way for them, the Association and, most importantly, people with MND.

We are committed to equality and value diversity. We are working hard to remove perceived and actual barriers to participation for people with and affected by MND, current and future staff, volunteers and stakeholders.

Important Notices

This role is currently based remotely due to the covid pandemic. In normal circumstances this role will be based at our national office in Northampton with an option for agile working.

Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.

Our selection process will be multi-stage; this may include video call screening, psychometric assessments, and competency-based interview/s.

We request that recruitment agencies do not contact us in relation to this role. We work hard to fill our roles directly and if assistance is required, we operate a PSL, which currently closed for review. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies/ headhunters.

Membership Fundraiser - Milton Keynes
Location: Milton Keynes & Banbury
Salary: £18,250.00 - £22,243.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension, Life Assurance, 26 days annual leave

Have you ever thought about how you can make a real difference to the world we live in? Here at the RSPB, our Membership Fundraisers are at the heart of what we do, each one playing a vital role in our efforts to raise awareness and secure funds - allowing us to continue in our mission towards giving nature the home it deserves. 

Nature is in big trouble and we need your help 

The UK is among the most nature-depleted countries in the world. We now have a moral obligation to save nature and this is a view shared by the millions of supporters of conservation organisations across the UK. From now until 2030 we have some ambitious plans and targets - working together with our community of members and partners to collectively change the fate of nature.

About the RSPB 

The RSPB is the largest nature conservation charity in the UK, consistently delivering successful conservation, forging powerful new partnerships with other organisations, and inspiring others to stand up and give nature the home it deserves. Around a third of the RSPB's funding comes from memberships, which allow us to continue all of our fantastic work - protecting and restoring the wild places nature depends on. 
 
About the role: 
 
The role involves traveling around your local area, setting up a stand, and engaging with members of the public. Whilst your primary role would be to recruit new members, you are also there to inspire, educate, and enthuse the public with a real passion for nature. In return, we will offer a competitive, living wage, and working contracts to suit. This role would also benefit anyone who is looking to develop their sales and marketing skills and/or looking to develop a career in wildlife and conservation. 

Essential skills, knowledge and experience: 

• Enthusiasm and passion for saving nature; 
• Enjoy working outdoors - solo as well as part of a team; 
• A good story-teller and a confident communicator; 
• A resilience to rejection; 
• Experience in a customer-facing role; 
• Comfortable asking people for monthly donations; 
• A full, manual driving licence; 
• Access to the Microsoft Office suite at home; and 
• Willing to work 3 out of 4 weekends, as well as bank holidays. 

Desirable skills, knowledge and experience: 

• Fundraising/sales experience 

We are now recruiting for Membership Fundraisers across the UK, to find out more information on the locations available, please click the apply button to be taken to our main job opportunities page where all Membership Fundraising vacancies are listed.

We run a monthly induction for all new Membership Fundraisers around the UK, the next of which commences on 2nd August 2021.

Closing date: 23:59, 09 July 2021

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the 'Apply on Website' button to be directed to our website where you can complete your application for this position​.

No agencies please.

Victim Support is recruiting 3 Independent Domestic Violence Advisors (IDVA) to be part of our dynamic IDVA team in Bedfordshire. These roles will be on a fixed term contract until 31/03/2022 but may be extended subject to funding.

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System.. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

The main purpose of this role is to work alongside housing and adult social care within Central Bedfordshire Council to provide a high quality support and advocacy service to victims of domestic abuse.

The successful candidate will manage a caseload; identifying and assessing risks and needs, providing a tailored crisis intervention service through individual safety planning, advocacy, emotional and practical support. The role will involve working with other agencies and advocating on behalf of service users in order to help them access services to keep them safe.

You will work within a multi-agency framework consisting of partners as well as MARAC and other local partnerships to offer a coordinated response to domestic abuse. As well as casework, the successful candidate will promote the service and raise awareness of domestic abuse through the delivery of training to local partners.

Experience of working in support and advocacy with victims of domestic abuse would be advantageous.

The successful applicants will need to be able to prioritise work and deal with competing or conflicting demands/needs and interests and promote organisation interests and values.

Applicants will ideally hold a SafeLives IDVA accreditation, relevant degree, vocational qualification or relevant experience of delivering a service and working with domestic abuse victim's/service users in a statutory, voluntary or community work setting.

Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are marked in the person specification. In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form. If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role. Please indicate in your supporting statement which is your preferred role.

If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks will be required.

Victim Support is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe having a diverse workforce at all levels allows us to represent the communities we serve and connect better with people affected by crime. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all communities and monitor the diversity of applicants to analyse if we are representative of the communities we serve in terms of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, age and socio-economic status. As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we would particularly welcome applicants from BAME communities.

Team Leader (Employment Advisor Teams) WHP JETS

£26,250 - £31,250 per annum

37.5 hours per week, permanent

Ref: 21934

Location: Home based with the potential to do some face-to-face activity post COVID-19

Working across – Central England CPA 1 geographical areas include: Bedfordshire & Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Staffordshire, Walsall and Wolverhampton, Birmingham, Herefordshire & Worcestershire

The Shaw Trust, in tandem with government and the broader employment support community across the UK is working hard to make sure we support as many individuals as possible to get and keep a job. We believe that everyone who needs help and support to attain their employment goals should be able to access it as soon as possible and that support should reflect their individual needs.

To help us in this mission we are looking to expand our employability services and looking for Team Leaders to work on our DWP Work & Health Programme Job Entry – Targeted Support (WHP JETS) Programme.

The WHP JETS Team Leader role is integral to the success of our employment programmes, to ensure our staff integrate in multi-disciplinary teams and work together to provide regular, high quality support to participants. The role requires an engaging, empathetic and motivating individual, with the ability to support staff to achieve day-to-day performance. The Team Leaders will develop and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders and ensure the effective management of staff caseloads in a fast pace environment.

This role is perfect for individuals with proven leadership skills and experience of leading and supporting customer focused teams. The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills, a solution-focussed approach, target driven and be highly organised.

Reporting to the Regional Delivery Manager, you will be responsible for managing and assisting the Regional Delivery Manager in the day to day management and support of the teams.

Shaw Trust operates on a national level with over 2,000 staff and 1,000 volunteers. We work with the government, local authorities, combined authorities, health service providers, employers, and other stakeholders – including the Education and Skills Funding Agency, Department for Work and Pensions, clinical commissioning groups and NHS Trusts.

The ideal candidate must have an understanding of the local and regional labour market and employment issues within Central England regions of Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and able to maintain an up-to-date working knowledge of the benefit system and entitlements.

The ideal candidate will need to be inclusive and embrace our culture and values, putting those we serve at the heart of everything we do. You will consistently deliver high quality services to support our communities and beneficiaries.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Enhanced Pension Scheme after 6 months
• Life Assurance x 3 of your salary
• Enhanced annual leave

For further information and to apply online, please visit our website via the button below quoting the reference number 21934.

Closing date: 30th June 2021.

Shaw Trust reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.

Shaw Trust is committed to a policy of equality of opportunity and inclusion. We are Disability Confident Leaders, support the guaranteed interview scheme and use of the government’s Access to Work scheme. Living our values, we are keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within our organisation. We welcome applications from all sections of the community including from people with lived-experience and/or knowledge of disability or social exclusion. If you have accessibility requirements and would like information in a different format, please contact our HR Service Centre to make alternative arrangements.

Do you have a genuine passion and felt purpose to help people? Would you say that you believe everyone deserves a second chance regardless of their past circumstances? Would you like to be part of an organisation that supports, cares and empowers these individuals?

If you have said yes to all the above, then this could be the perfect role for you!

We are looking for a motivated Offender Outreach Support Worker to join our dynamic team in Luton to provide proactive support to service users who may have a history of/or at risk of offending/re-offending due to mental health concerns. This exciting role will see the Outreach Support Worker working with residents providing one to one support as well as other key engagement activities. Working in partnership with Luton's Community Mental Health Team (CMHT), the post holder will support them to further develop their talents and self-belief, whilst managing their mental health and well-being.

The post holder will also be expected to:

• Encourage, inspire and motivate residents to develop the required skills to build confidence and move into safe, successful independent living within the community
• Provide robust risk management, sharing information with probation and other partners to help keep your service users safe
• Work closely with the organisation’s staff and clients and in order to develop a successful service

About us:

The Social Interest Group (SIG) is a leading UK based charity, providing bespoke person centred social and health care solutions. Utilising strength-based models of working, we specialise in rehabilitation and supporting people who have complex needs, empowering them to achieve their full potential. We deliver social and health care services through our subsidiary charities SIG Penrose, SIG Equinox, SIG Investments and Pathways to Independence.

Key Responsibilities:

• To provide outreach periodically, to service users who may be due release from prison and have been having input from the Mental Health in-reach team.
• Plan and co-ordinate individual support and resettlement packages for the service user, liaising with the appropriate agencies and care professionals to ensure successful delivery of the plans.
• Ensure all individuals assigned to case load have a comprehensive assessment fully completed to a suitably high standard.
• Support in the improvement and involvement of carers (informal or otherwise), in managing theirs and the service users health outcomes.
• Support those who may have had recent contact with liaison and diversion services and open to recovery services, in identifying changes in needs/risks.
• Ensure timely information sharing with Offender Managers and other key stakeholders to support robust risk management and positive resettlement outcomes
• Develop and maintain good community relationships within the locality particularly direct neighbours and other interested parties.

Skills Required:

• Appropriate professional qualification: NVQ / Diploma level 3 in Health & Social Care / Mental Health / Housing or professional equivalent
• Experience of working with individuals who have an offending history, or who are at risk of offending
• Practical experience of drafting and agreeing support plans and providing appropriate interventions for service user
• Experience of working with individuals who have; diagnosed or undiagnosed mental health conditions, learning disabilities, homeless or those at risk of homelessness, offending behaviour
• Proven evidence and experience of successful reintegration of service users into the community
• Understanding and practical application of key legislation regarding social care, housing and mental health
• Excellent and proven ability to form effective positive and motivational relationships
• Able to influence and negotiate positive outcomes with service users external agencies

Benefits of working with us:

• Excellent core and on-going training aligned with personal development plan
• Access to employee assistance programme
• 25 days holiday increasing to 26 days after 2 years and increasing 1 day per year up to 30 days annual leave
• Medi-cash which includes the following:
• Discount gym membership
• Routine eye tests, glasses and contact lenses
• Dental treatment via NHS or Private
• Physiotherapy, Head Massage and a range of other therapies
• Life Assurance

If you wish to work with this challenging yet rewarding client group then this could be a perfect opportunity for you!

All successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS check and provide employment references covering the last 5 years period including one from your most recent employer.