Full-Time Social Care/Development Jobs
Do you have great listening and communication skills and an interest in supporting vulnerable people in Islington?
We are looking for people to join our teams in Islington as Support Workers (known internally as a Project Worker). Across our services we support people through semi-independent Housing, specialist mental health or complex needs accommodation and a variety of other accommodation options. We are committed to working with a Recovery Based Approach and supporting people to meet their individual needs. Why not join the team to support our clients on their recovery journey by:
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Working with clients to identify their personal aims and ambitions and work towards achieving them.
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Providing practical and personal support in an approachable, caring and person centred way.
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Work as part of a dedicated team to provide safe, high quality, positive and inclusive service to clients.
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Working as part of the dedicated team on a weekly shift rota including early and late shifts, weekends and bank holidays.
About you
Above all we are looking for enthusiastic people who have a genuine desire to support people to transform their lives.
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If you have good interpersonal and listening skills; patience and resilience we will provide you with the knowledge and training you need to work with clients in a holistic and person-centred way.
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If you have a good understanding of the complex issues faced by homeless people; personal experience of homelessness yourself and some experience of supporting vulnerable people through a process of change we encourage you to apply.
How to apply
To find out more and apply please go to the St Mungo’s careers page on our website.
To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the ‘document’ tab on the advert page on our website.
Closing date: 10am on Wednesday 1 May
Interview and assessments on: Monday 13 May
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Refugee Resettlement Team Leader M519
Salary: Grade SO2 - £34,834.00-£36,648.00
Term: Fixed-term until 31st March 2025, with possibility to extend
Working Hours: Full-time (37 hours per week)
Charnwood Borough Council in Leicestershire is an ambitious and dynamic organisation with a strong focus on supporting communities, looking after the environment, and creating a thriving economy.
We are customer focused, both internally and externally. We are looking for the latest member of the CBC team to deliver our aims and values.
An exciting new opportunity has arisen to lead the Refugee Resettlement Team to deliver an effective service across Leicestershire and Rutland.
The role
The Refugee Resettlement Team Leader will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the refugee resettlement service, ensuring newly resettled households receive effective support from the service and external organisations to enable them to live independently in the UK.
You will train, support and motivate staff and you will regularly monitor performance to ensure service standards and targets are met.
You will develop, implement and review tailored support plans across the service, working within a multi-agency framework to ensure a coordinated and consistent response to resettlement. You will engage and consult with households supported by the service to ensure their needs are met.
So, if you have:
- Experience of delivering a support service to vulnerable people;
- The ability to motivate, manage and develop staff;
- Experience of developing, implementing and reviewing a support package;
- Strong time management, organisational and planning skills with the ability to meet deadlines whilst ensuring quality of service;
- Excellent knowledge of refugee resettlement schemes and statutory services available to resettled households, then this role might be for you.
Please note that this job requires the post holder to work across the County and Rutland and attend meetings at various different locations.
The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Secondments will be considered, please ensure you have your Line Manager’s approval to apply.
What we offer
There are many benefits to working with us. The Council offers generous annual leave of between 22 and 27 days of leave depending on length of service, plus bank holidays; agile working for many roles; opportunities for professional development linked to many roles, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
The Council strongly believes a diverse and inclusive workforce helps make our services better. We value the individual strengths of each colleague and the potential they bring.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and strive to promote a disability confident culture. To find out more about our Disability Confident commitments including reasonable adjustments and the guaranteed interview scheme please visit our website.
We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant (AFC) and have achieved the AFC’s Employer Recognition Gold Award.
Colleagues are also actively engaged through our Staff Forum and groups such as our Health and Wellbeing Group and Equality Working Group.
Closing date: 29th April 2024
Housing and Wellbeing Mentor
Hours: Full time 35 hours a week Monday to Friday
Contract: 12 months
Salary scale: £24,395 per annum, pay award pending
Responsible to: Tenancy Operational Lead
Location: Hybrid role with Nominal office working in Chorley, and regular travel to venues around Lancashire for tenant visits, training, and team meetings.
Lancashire Mind’s Tenancy Management Service works in partnership with several registered housing partners across Lancashire to manage a portfolio of properties on their behalf and provide tenancy support to people living with moderate mental health conditions.
We care about making a difference to people’s lives and through the provision of regular support, we work with each person to improve their mental wellbeing and build the confidence and skills to sustain their tenancy and move on to independent living.
We use an outcome-based approach, making sure that each person is involved in their own support planning from the start of their journey with us and achieve this by offering encouragement and one to one support to help each person to understand and manage their tenancy, develop social and daily living skills, gain access to essential services to manage their mental and physical health and help and guidance to maximise their benefits and improve their economic wellbeing.
Your new role
We are looking for a new Tenancy Management Worker to join our small and friendly team to manage a caseload of customers who have complex needs including mental health conditions, substance misuse, homelessness, and a possible history of offending.
Your job will be to work closely with these individuals to promote independent living and help them to achieve and sustain their tenancies. This is a challenging and varied job which is often rewarding, particularly when the people we have supported achieve their own goals and move on to build better lives.
What you will need to succeed
You will need experience of working with people with complex needs ideally in a supported or social housing setting and have the resilience to support people with a diverse range of mental health conditions to overcome barriers to independent living.
It is important that the right candidate is an excellent communicator, able to listen and understand people’s needs but also confident communicating and liaising with other local services and partner agencies to ensure each person has the right support in place.
An excellent working knowledge of safeguarding practices for protecting vulnerable people is also key to this role and the successful candidate will need to be able to demonstrate proven experience of this.
Ideally, an understanding of the issues which arise within the social housing sector or experience working in a similar role would be an advantage.
You will need to be a good team player, with the ability to work well with others and be able to work on your own initiative with minimum supervision.
This is an essential car user role as it requires extensive travel to and from tenants’ properties in Lancashire.
Lancashire Mind is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community, particularly candidates with a lived experience of mental health conditions who fulfill all the criteria within the person specification.
Applications must be submitted using a Lancashire Mind job application form. For more information about the role and how to apply, please download the attached application form and Recruitment Pack.
The deadline for applications is 9am Monday 20th of May
Interviews for this post are scheduled to take place on Thursday 18th and Friday 19th April 2024 and will be held at Lancashire Mind’s Chorley Office.
Please note: Lancashire Mind follows Safer Recruitment practices and have a commitment to safeguarding people who use our services. Therefore, this post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. If invited to interview, we will ask you to provide evidence of your qualifications and right to work.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Healthwatch Kensington & Chelsea
Healthwatch was set up in 2013 to champion the rights of health and social care users, and hold the health and social care system to account for how well it engages with the public. Its remit covers all publicly funded health and social care services for adults and children.
Healthwatch’s remit covers all publicly funded health and social care services for adults and children.
The Advocacy Project delivers Healthwatch services in Kensington & Chelsea, Brent and Westminster – three of 152 local Healthwatch organisations. We’re building on the important work that’s been done to date, while bringing new insights from the voices of seldom heard and hard to hear groups.
About the role
The role is to lead the work of Healthwatch Kensington & Chelsea, working with a small skilled staff team and a range of volunteers and other community stakeholders. In particular, you will share our commitment to embed user engagement and community development at the heart of the Healthwatch service model, empowering user voices and improving access to health services.
You’ll have an opportunity to develop the service in line with our ambitious vision. This will include leading on the planning and delivery of targeted projects, supporting a diverse and varied engagement programme, and building relationships with a range of strategic partners. The Healthwatch Manager (Kensington & Chelsea) also takes the lead on managing our local Advisory Board. You will work closely with the Healthwatch teams in Westminster and Brent.
Key responsibilities
Ensure Healthwatch Kensington & Chelsea’s work conforms to all required principles, objectives and statutory obligations, and meets all contractual requirements between The Advocacy Project and Brent Council.
Manage and motivate a small staff team to deliver an effective and vibrant local Healthwatch.
Provide leadership to make sure the patient and public voice is heard across health, social care, children’s and other sectors in a continuously changing external environment.
Support the effective working of the Healthwatch Kensington & Chelsea Advisory Board.
Ensure local communities are able to participate fully in our work, particularly those that are least likely to have had their voices listened to. Support these communities in influencing local and national policy.
Represent Healthwatch Kensington & Chelsea at strategic governance and external meetings with key stakeholders, liaising with nominated Board leads regularly.
Develop the service to respond to emerging trends and needs, keeping abreast of Healthwatch England best practice to continually enhance the quality of the service.
Monitor the service to make sure it delivers to time, budget and quality; provide reports evidencing this to key stakeholders, including local commissioners, Healthwatch Advisory Board, the Bi-borough Health and Wellbeing Board and Healthwatch England.
Develop effective partnerships with key staff in health and social care services.
Work with the communications and engagement lead to make sure all relevant internal and external stakeholders receive relevant, timely and up-to-date communication about all Healthwatch projects.
Work with the Healthwatch Service Manager and Head of Business Development to identify opportunities for funding additional work which will add value to our Healthwatch services.
General responsibilities
Participate in team meetings, training and organisational development.
Contribute to monitoring reports.
Keep to our policies, including health & safety, safeguarding and risk regulations.
Work to our mission, vision, and values.
Work flexibly to meet the needs of the service, in line with the changing local and national landscape and carry out other projects and tasks as needed.
Person specification
Essential
Excellent knowledge of and experience of working with the health and social care system and the voluntary and community sector.
Thorough understanding of user engagement, community development, user involvement and co-production principles and practice.
Experience of working with diverse communities and tackling discrimination and inequality.
Understanding of the public health challenges in Kensington & Chelsea.
Experience of managing team members.
Experience of contract management and compliance.
Excellent communications (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills. Effective in working with a wide variety of stakeholders ranging from trustees, commissioners, partners, colleagues and local residents.
Able to interpret complex information and deal effectively with competing interests and challenging situations.
Excellent organisational skills who can work on their own initiative and plan and prioritise your own workload.
Experience of working with a budget.
Commitment to working within The Advocacy Project and Healthwatch code of conduct, equality and safeguarding policies.
Willingness to attend further training as appropriate and to adopt new procedures.
Willingness to promote Healthwatch and The Advocacy Project in line with our mission, vision and values
Desirable
Evidence of ongoing personal development and training.
Experience of working with senior managers in public sector bodies.
Experience of developing ideas for new areas of work.
Experience of working directly with volunteers.
Benefits of working for us
We’re committed to providing an empowering, flexible and supportive working environment for all our staff.
Our employee benefits include 30 days annual leave (including up to 3 days between Christmas and New Year), participation in a pension scheme with 6% employer contribution, access to a free confidential counselling service, and an interest-free travel/bike loan.
All our staff are supported to learn and develop in a variety of ways, including a monthly lecture series where we invite sector experts to talk to our staff on topical issues.
We are a Disability Confident Committed and Mindful Employer.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Somewhere to shelter, feel safe, leave your possessions and put down roots is one of the most fundamental requirements for human beings, here at Threshold Housing Link we are supporting over 80 service users to do just that.
Our Mission:
To end homelessness. To help vulnerable people create a better life and independence.
Our Aims:
1. To prevent homelessness in Swindon
2. To alleviate the associated social exclusion of homelessness and actively assist recovery from its effects
3. Influence policy that affects homeless and socially excluded people
Job title: Resettlement Manager
Reporting to: CEO
Salary: Between £40,000-£45,000 per annum, dependent on experience.
Location: Swindon
About Threshold
Threshold Housing Link is the leading homeless charity in Swindon, Wiltshire, committed for over 50 years to providing shelter, support and advocacy for individuals experiencing homelessness. We believe in creating a society where everyone has a safe place to call home. Our mission is to address the root causes of homelessness and empower those in need to rebuild their lives with dignity and respect. We are dedicated to making a significant and lasting impact in the fight against homelessness.
Our key services are:
Ø Resettlement support
Ø Floating support
Ø Street outreach
About the role
You will work closely with our new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and senior management team to ensure good outcomes for our service users during an ambitious expansion programme.
As an experienced and compassionate Resettlement Manager, you will lead our team of Homeless Project Workers and spearhead the transformation of care for service users in our properties. You will bring a strategic and innovative approach to addressing homelessness, with a focus on empowering individuals to achieve long-term stability.
Closing date for applications:
16 May 2024.
This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Right to work in the UK essential.
Reports to: Clinical Audit Project Manager
Directorate: Practice and Quality
Salary range: £26,001 - 32,000
Location: London – EC4Y 8EE (Hybrid)
Contract: Full-time; fixed-term 10 months
Job Purpose
Sitting within BSR’s exciting External Affairs & Audit team the Clinical Audit Administrator plays a crucial role in supporting the on-going work of the National Early Inflammatory Arthritis Audit (NEIAA) to gather evidence and drive up the quality of care for patients living with inflammatory arthritis. With touch points across the Rheumatology community, the NHS and health regulators, the NEIAA project is an essential tool in achieving this part of our five-year strategy. At a busy and important time for the NEIAA project this is a fantastic opportunity for those looking to develop their organisational, project management and stakeholder relation skills as we work towards producing our 6th ‘State of the Nation’ report and securing an extension of the Audit contract.
Main responsibilities
- To provide administrative support to the NEIAA project manager such as setting up business processes, engaging with stakeholders and managing the audit mailbox as the first point of contact.
- Liaise with the governance groups for the audit project and assist with the coordination of NEIAA meetings by preparing agendas, taking minutes, and undertaking follow-up actions.
- To assist in the development of communications around the NEIAA project including with the Annual Report.
- Work closely with the Project Manager to encourage participation with the audit from Trusts and Health Boards.
- To support the project manager in the planning and smooth running of the NEIAA project plan.
- To maintain high standards of confidentiality and information governance across all aspects of data collection and storage.
Person Specification
Experience
- Demonstrable administrative experience from work, study or other areas of life
- Experience working constructively with stakeholders
- Experience supporting small project teams with minute writing & following up on actions
- Using information technology - Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Sharepoint)
- Experience in general administrative procedures such as organising meetings and diary management
Skills and Abilities
- Excellent organisational skills
- Accuracy, diligence and attention to detail
- Ability to prioritise, manage own workload & work to deadlines
- Ability to work without close supervision
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Committed team player
Inclusion and Diversity
BSR is committed to encouraging inclusion, equity, and diversity in our workforce. We are actively trying to increase the diversity of our staff team. We try to reduce as many barriers as we can for those with a disability. We know that everyone is an individual, so please always tell us what we can do to support you.
We welcome approaches from individuals from underrepresented groups, including those from minoritised communities, and those with a disability, to better reflect the community we serve and help broaden our perspectives.
Benefits of working at BSR
We offer a wide range of benefits, most of which start from day one of joining us. Our benefits fall into four main areas: Wellbeing, Time- based, Learning and development, and Financial. Just some of them include:
Wellbeing:
- Free period products in our office
- Free flu vaccinations
- Mental Health First Aiders
- BUPA healthcare scheme- we offer a cash plan, which you can add children or partners to
- Employee Assistance Programme. This is a free, confidential counselling service to all staff, as well as a general advice service provided by BUPA
- WeCare offers access to a 24/7 virtual GP, as well as a mental health support service, a get fit programme and an online portal with lots of helpful resources
- Our enhanced sick pay offer is:
- Up to two years’ service: 4 weeks full pay and 4 weeks half pay
- After two years’ service: 12 weeks full pay and 12 weeks half pay
- We work in a social environment with a range of activities, both virtual and in person, run by our Social Squad. This includes an organisation- wide volunteering day.
Time-based:
- We offer 30 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays
- All staff can request sabbaticals at any point, which are considered on a case-by-case basis
- We also offer an extra day for moving house
- Bank holiday swops- you can swop a bank holiday day for another day’s leave (entitlement remains 1:1 days)
- We’re a 4 day week employer, which at BSR means working your fulltime hours (31.5 each week) over 5 days
Learning and development
We will help you develop your career by supporting your personal development and encouraging internal progression. This includes recognising individuals’ achievements through our internal staff awards. We offer a huge range of learning opportunities, both in-house and externally. This includes a thorough induction programme when you join us, as well as development opportunities aimed at line managers, and wellbeing-based learning sessions. And if professional membership is a required part of your role, we’ll cover the cost of that.
Financial:
- We offer a performance related pay incentive scheme
- Income protection scheme
- You’ll be enrolled on our pensions scheme with Aegon (via Second Sight). Our current pension match is 5% employer contribution if you contribute 4% (9% contribution in total).
- Our life assurance policy pays three times your basic salary
- Interest free season ticket loans
- Ride-to-work scheme
- Interest-free loan scheme
- We also provide generous enhancements within our parental and family leave policies.
- Our maternity/shared parental/adoption offer is 6 weeks at full pay, 33 weeks at half pay, followed by 13 weeks at the statutory rate.
- Our paternity leave offer is 6 weeks at full pay.
35 hours - possible job-share
Location: Based in Sefton, Merseyside.
The cost-of-living crisis is biting hard for many people in Sefton and demand for our advice services is rising, and people seeking training or work or with poor health need encouragement to ask for help in navigating the benefits system, or deal with money worries. We are looking for an adviser to work in South Sefton Foodbanks to provide face to face advice, primarily with benefit issues. You will work from foodbanks the majority of the time and also have weekly day/s based with our Welfare Benefits team in our Bootle office.
This is a genuine opportunity to join a passionate and dedicated high-performing team of advisers, caseworkers and money advisors to help people in Sefton with the problems they face, particularly with Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, better off calculations and other welfare benefits and debt. 92% of our clients agree or strongly agree they would recommend our advice service to other people.
You will have a thorough understanding of the issues involved in interviewing and working with clients, and in particular vulnerable people, with excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage confidently with clients and our partners.
As well as a competitive salary Citizens Advice Sefton also provides access to:
- Generous annual leave of 28 days (pro rata if part time) plus bank holidays
- 7% employer contribution pension
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Free VDU eye care test
- Professional and advice sector recognised training
For a job pack that contains more information about the role and our organisation and the online application please go to our website via the apply button.
Closing date for applications: 3rd May 2024 5pm
Interviews in-person or online: Wednesday 8th May 2024
* Internally the job title will be Crisis Recovery Worker
You’re caring, flexible and creative, thrive under pressure, know how to connect with people at all levels and really enjoy helping others to live as independently as possible. You’d also like to be part of an organisation that counts on the professionalism, insight, expertise, and passion of its staff to inspire individual recovery for the people they work with. Welcome to Richmond Fellowship as a Recovery Worker.
Crisis House is a community-based crisis service, working to a recovery model with the aim to reduce the amount of A&E and Hospital admissions through evidence-based CBT interventions. We provide a range of intervention support and are partnered with the NHS, working alongside the Home Treatment Team who offer clinical governance. Additionally, we offer a range of services for people with mental ill health to become more connected to their local community, building on their social engagement. We signpost to local services and host awareness days that truly reflect the community we support to break down stigma and discrimination. Offering support 24/7 with a staffed service to our residents aged 18 and upwards.
We know that recovery can look and feel very different to every one of us. But we also know that if we provide the right support, at the right time, we can inspire recovery nationwide and that recovery is possible for everyone. That’s where you come in. Responsible for helping and inspiring the people who use our services to maintain their independence in the community, we’ll rely on you to work with them to come up with a personal support plan that will see them achieve their goals and aspirations. Whether it’s developing their domestic and finance management skills or accessing work, leisure, or educational opportunities, one thing’s for sure ‐ you will have every chance to shine.
No relevant experience is required as full training will be provided, although candidates with an understanding of mental health issues and/or lived experience would be welcomed. More important is your caring and compassionate nature and empathy and enthusiasm for helping others. Whatever your background, you’ll need to be happy to work both independently and within a team and willing to be part of a weekly rota system and available for on call duties.
In return for your skills and enthusiasm, this role comes with some great benefits and excellent training and development opportunities.
This is a permanent full-time role requiring the post holder to work 37.5 hours per week on shift patterns.
We are committed to increasing our diversity and we would welcome applications from those with lived experience and/or who are from a BAME background.
To apply, please visit our website and send a CV and covering letter explaining why you feel you are right for the role.
This is a rolling recruitment process. Candidates will be interviewed as and when they are shortlisted.
Richmond Fellowship is part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence. From 1st June 2024 Richmond Fellowship will be merging with the mental health charity Humankind to form a single organisation that provides the joined-up mental health, housing and drug and alcohol support we’ve all known has been needed for decades. In October 2024, Humankind will then be renamed to reflect the new, bigger and better organisation.
Camphill Village Trust are seeking a new Legacy Giving Manager and Prospectus is excited to be heading up the search. A leading UK charity, Camphill Village Trust support adults with learning disabilities, autism, mental-ill health and complex needs to lead a life of opportunity. They are proud to support over 600 adults across nine communities and services throughout England via supported living and day placement opportunities.
The Legacy Giving Manager will collaborate closely with the Head of Fundraising to oversee the legacy and in-memoriam giving program. The purpose of the role is to ensure exceptional experiences for current and potential legacy supporters with the aim to secure long-term strategic support through establishing a strong, sustainable pipeline of legacy pledges. In addition, the Legacy Giving Manager will take the lead in fostering a legacy giving culture internally working closely with colleagues across the organisation to promote legacy and in-memoriam giving messages.
The ideal candidate will possess solid experience in developing and executing successful legacy giving strategies, particularly around legacy stewardship. A strong personal track record of securing significant legacy support and lasting relationships is imperative along with the ability to effectively collaborate with teams internally and externally. A sound understanding of current charity law, compliance, and fundraising best practices pertaining to legacy fundraising and administration is crucial along with a passion for the work of Camphill Village Trust.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply. If you have any disability and would like assistance with completing an application then please contact Jessica Stoddart at Prospectus.
If you are interested in applying to this Legacy Manager position, please submit your CV in the first instance. 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’ll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
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Job Title: Employment Broker
Reporting To: Employment & Skills Manager
Staff Responsibility: None
Salary: £32,000, 35 hours per week Dependent on Experience, including London weighting
Location: North London – main office is in Kentish Town
DBS: This post is subject to an enhanced criminal record check under the arrangements established by the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Context of Job
AFK (Action For Kids) is a national charity helping young people with disabilities to develop their independence and find employment. Our vision is a world where all people living with a disability get to lead the life they choose. As part of this we provide bespoke employment skills and organise work experience placements across North London. At a national level, we provide mobility equipment not available on the NHS for disabled children and young people up to the age of 26.
Job Purpose
To support young people aged 18+ who have disabilities and/or are neurodiverse to gain employment. The role will be to primarily liaise with businesses and employers to broker new opportunities for supported and unsupported employment. You will also work with a small caseload of young people, assessing their employability skills. You will work closely with the Employment & Skills team to place young people from the Employment Coaches caseloads into employment, as well as locate some voluntary roles and work placements. You will deliver one to one job coaching to enable young people to progress towards their own goals and objectives.
Working Conditions
The post is 35 hours a week, normally between 9.30am – 5.30pm. The post holder may be expected to work some evenings and weekends as required by the job. There is a TOIL policy. This role is peripatetic within London.
Principle Responsibilities
- Engage with businesses and employers to source and secure employment opportunities for the young people AFK work with.
- Encourage businesses and employers to offer volunteering, work tasters and work placements that may also lead to paid opportunities for young people.
- Develop and maintain knowledge of the local labour market & opportunities relating to employment, work tasters, work placements and volunteering.
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with local employer groups, statutory, voluntary and private organisations to support the development of suitable opportunities.
- Participate in employer visits with young people to engage them in the different workplace roles to further aid their choices in employment.
- Provide training / advice to employers as required.
- Provide employment support for the Employment & Skills team and produce monthly updates in line with AFKs key performance indicators (KPIs).
- Work with 1 or 2 young people to identify and support their aspirations for future employment.
- Identify any financial implications for individuals relating to full and part-time employment in connection with disability benefits.
- Work closely with the Senior Employment Coach to match opportunities for young people from the caseloads of Employment Coaches.
- Participate in regular 1-1 supervision with the Employment & Skills manager.
- Support young people in the workplace if required.
- Refer young people for specialist advice and support where appropriate.
- Monitor the progress of individuals and keep appropriate records.
- Provide timely reports and keep AFK recording systems up to date.
- Undertake necessary administrative duties relating to the role.
- Undertake learning & development as identified via appraisals and reviews.
- Carry out other duties as deemed appropriate to the post by the Executive Director of Services and the Employment & Skills manager.
For person specification please see the attached Job Description
To apply
We would like to hear from you if your values align with ours of being collaborative, person centred and empowering.
Please send your CV and a cover letter outlining your suitability for the role.
Closing date Tuesday 13th May 2024, 23:59
Interviews will be held on Wednesday 22nd May from 10am
To apply please submit your CV and a cover letter outlining your suitability for the role
Our mission is to enable as many disabled young people as possible the opportunity to work or volunteer in the community.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
What we’re looking for:
- Do you have demonstrable experience (professionally or voluntary) supporting customers with substance misuse issues?
- Do you have experience supporting customers with mental health needs?
- Do you have knowledge or an understanding of housing support needs and benefits?
If so, this role is perfect for you!
Here at Peabody, we have an opportunity for a Outreach Support Worker on a Permanent basis in Brentwood, Epping & Harlow areas.
A bit about the role:
As a Outreach Support Worker, you will provide a service where planned support and crisis intervention is delivered to vulnerable people with low, medium and high support needs living in independent accommodation with the aim of them maintaining their home.
In conjunction with colleagues and Senior Managers, you will be responsible for the effective operation of the Support Service, in line with its policies and procedures, including encouraging a co-operative and supportive environment within the Service, listening to customers’ views and developing new services to meet these needs.
Some of the key results for the role include:
- To provide pre tenancy guidance and ongoing support to customers on all tenancy matters, including assistance to furnish and move into properties.
- To enable customers to abide by their tenancy agreements, giving advice and assistance on dealing with police and courts where this relates to housing matters
- To provide basic Welfare Benefits advice, assisting customers in claiming all benefit entitlements and assisting with accessing specialist support.
- To work with customers to identify the skills required to manage their own tenancy, including assistance to deal with difficult situations.
This role will require an Enhanced DBS check, a UK driver’s licence and access to a vehicle.
A bit about us:
It started over 160 years ago with one man’s desire to improve the lives of poverty-stricken Londoners.
Today, we have 107,000 homes and 220,000 residents across London and the Home Counties and around 20,000 care and support customers. But the desire remains the same – to create homes and communities where people can flourish.
We work with councils and communities to promote economic inclusion, tackle inequality and poverty, and prioritise wellbeing.
Here just a few of the benefits for working at Peabody:
- Up to 25 days’ annual holiday plus bank holidays
- Flexible benefits scheme, including options for Healthcare, Dental care, Critical illness cover, vouchers, technology scheme and access to a discount portal
- 4 x Life Assurance
- Competitive salaries that are benchmarked regularly against current market rates
- Professional development by access to "paid for" apprenticeship programs and qualifications
- Two additional paid volunteering days each year
- Family friendly policies
- Up to 10% pension contribution matched 1:1
Are you ready to apply?
Closing Date: 6 May 2024
Interview dates - Week commencing 13th May.
PLEASE NOTE: As an employer, Peabody does not provide sponsorship as a licenced UK employer.
To be considered for the position of Outreach Support Worker, please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button and submit both your CV and a bit about why we should consider you for the role.
Peabody reserves the right to close this advert before the advertised closing date, depending on the number of applications received.
Contract type Permanent
Weekly hours Monday - Friday 9-5
This is an opportunity to join Refuge as Independent Domestic Violence Advocate to supporting women and children who are impacted by domestic violence. You will work closely with victims of domestic abuse from the point of crisis, to provide high quality independent advocacy and support to survivors of domestic abuse at the highest risk and their children. This post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role.
Please note that this post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies. An enhanced DBS will also be required for the successful applicant.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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In this varied and rewarding role you will engage, motivate and support young carers and in doing so you will make a real difference to young carers within Surrey.
You will be based at our offices in Burpham, Guildford for approximately one day a fortnight, with access to hotdesking at any time. Your remaining working hours will be spent engaging with young carers within youth settings, schools or other settings or undertaking planning/recording work from home. You will be need to be available during times that children and young people are available, and this includes planned evening and weekend work.
We are a Surrey wide service, our team work collaboratively to cover the county and for efficiency, your work will be focused in a specific geographical area. This is a fixed term role to cover a maternity leave.
Key responsibilities
- To complete an assessment of need with young carers and provide signposting advocacy and support.
- To work in schools/colleges to increase the identification and support of young carers.
- To provide regular and on-going time out and fun club sessions for young carers to meet others in similar situations and have a break from their caring role.
- To update the database and SYC webpages– for example to update young carers records and update details of planned youth clubs.
- To provide signposting and advocacy to Young Carers and their families.
- To facilitate bespoke sessions for 16-17 year olds.
- To facilitate a program of on-line activities (i.e. via zoom) to young carers.
About you
You must:
- Be confident in encouraging children, young people and their parents/carers to engage with our activities.
- Have experience of working with children, young people and families. e.g. in youth services /voluntary sector / social work settings.
- Have awareness of issues surrounding Young Carers.
- Have a flexible approach to working hours, as regular planned weekend and evening work is required.
- Have an ability to form good working relationships with young people and their families.
- Have experience recording case notes and information about children and young people. Have a good professional knowledge of standard Microsoft packages and databases
- Have a driving license and use of own vehicle. Mileage expenses are paid.
The successful applicants will be DBS checked to an Enhanced level.
About us
Action for Carers Surrey has a vision ‘that every unpaid carer in Surrey is heard, valued and supported.’ We are a committed, local charity determined to make a difference to young and adult carers across Surrey.
Our values are Focus, Inclusion, Respect and Excellence. By keeping to our values, we are able to provide an innovative, high quality and compassionate service to carers in every community in Surrey, making a real difference to their wellbeing.
We offer our staff a friendly, supportive, flexible workplace and are committed to welcoming applicants from a wide range of backgrounds as well as supporting staff who have their own caring responsibilities. To this end, we offer staff a weeks paid carers leave. We also provide a generous holiday entitlement, starting at 28 days plus bank holidays, an employee assistance programme, pension and opportunities for development and training.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Volunteer Coordinator will be responsible for managing and co-ordinating FearFree’ Volunteers, including supervision and coaching of volunteers.
Volunteers are essential to FearFree services both support service roles and non-support service roles such as admin and fundraising. Volunteers will be within the following roles:
· Helpline Support: Responsible for logging referrals and triaging cases, ensuring initial safety advice is given and the service user is directed to the most appropriate service, as well as responding to professional enquiries.
· Facilitating and Co-facilitating Group Work Programmes: This will include facilitating peer support groups and being second facilitator for group work programmes providing support to victims/survivors of domestic abuse, those who have experienced sexual violence and group programmes for perpetrator groups supporting those who wish to change their behaviour.
· Befriending Services: offering support to individuals who have experienced domestic abuse or sexual violence and are still impacted by the trauma of their experiences, providing support and encouragement to enable service users to create independent and fulfilling lives.
· Admin support: Supporting with our admin support teams such as HR support, finance support, covering reception and other tasks as required.
The Volunteer Coordinator will work closely with the Volunteer Manager, Head of Fundraising and other Volunteer Coordinators in other FearFree localities.
FearFree is committed to hybrid working and this role will be a mix of home based and office based, alongside requiring travel for meetings. Travel across Devon is required and occasional travel to our other offices may be required.
Main Responsibilities and Tasks
Recruitment and training of volunteers
· Participating in the recruitment of volunteers in both service user facing roles and support roles. This will include advertising for roles, interviewing perspective volunteers and supporting with HR processes.
· Planning and delivering thorough training for all volunteers, dependent on the role they will be completing.
· Ensuring each volunteer continues to develop in their role.
· Liaise with Service Managers and Team Managers to identify roles where volunteers could be utilised.
Service delivery and management of volunteers
· Providing line management support and supervision to volunteers.
· Be point of contact for volunteers to raise concerns and discuss cases.
· Ensure the delivery of a high quality, responsive service to people who have experience domestic abuse and/or sexual violence.
· Manage volunteers to ensure service users individual issues and needs are clearly identified and plans meet these needs including matching volunteers with clients.
· Manage the quality assurance of support given by volunteers including safeguarding and compliance with all relevant legislation and best practice guidance.
· Network with other agencies in order to maintain effective communication and joint working for the benefit of service users.
· Promote the rights, equality, diversity and needs of service users by ensuring they are respected and valued as individuals.
· Produce stories and case studies to support the promotion of the service and to evidence the impact of the service.
· Engage with our Marketing and Fundraising Manager to support with coordinating events and to encourage wider team engagement and support.
Other
· Providing written reports and information as required, including information which can be used for the promotion of the organisation and to deliver key messages regarding the experiences of our service users.
· Undertake role relevant training to maintain knowledge, keep up to date with legislation, information and best practice relating to domestic abuse, sexual violence and other related work to maintain Continued Professional Development.
· Attend team meetings, monthly supervision and participate in organisational data collection as required.
· Contribute to effective team working with a flexible and pro-active approach.
· Work within organisational policies and procedures at all times.
· Respect and value the diversity of the community in which the services work in and recognise the needs and concerns of a diverse range of service users ensuring the service is accessible to all.
· Ensure security of data, especially sensitive personal data inline with the information security policy.
· Maintain an awareness and observation of Fire, Health & Safety regulations.
· Undertake all statutory and mandatory training, as required by the organisation.
· Carry out any other duties that are within the scope, spirit, and purpose of the role, as required.
For a full job description/person specification and to apply, please follow the link provided on this website. The closing date for this role is 7th May 2024.
FearFree is committed to encouraging equality and diversity in the workplace. We strive to be a diverse and inclusive place to work where we can all be ourselves and individual differences are recognised and valued.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is an exciting opportunity to work as a refuge worker within a refuge service, supporting women and their children fleeing domestic abuse. Your responsibilities will include supporting and advocating for women and children, taking part in the on-call rota, managing day to day running of the refuge; health & safety, safeguarding and supporting the service and deputy manager.
Please note that this post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies. As part of this role, you will be required to participate in an out-of-hours on call rota. An enhanced DBS will also be required for the successful applicant.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.