We have presently a fantastic opportunity to join one of our 16+ Homes located in Camden, and make a real difference to our Young People’s live. 

Located in Camden NW3, we have a detached 9 bedrooms home providing medium and high support to young people aged 16 to 21. We have an enthusiastic team of 10 (including key workers, waking night and management) who all have different interests which they bring to the service. If you’re ready for a challenge and think you have the skills to drive St Christopher’s forward we would love to hear from you!

St Christopher’s has adopted Social Pedagogy as a way of working throughout the organisation. This approach is based on the belief that all individuals are inherently valuable and have the potential to achieve and make a positive contribution. As such our focus is on the wellbeing of each individual, aiming to provide shared learning experiences to support their growth, often in terms of their ability to live independently.

Our 16+ homes provide accommodation and support to 16-21 year olds. In line with Social Pedagogy these homes are young person led and involve residents in every element of decision making including;

• Creation of shared values for how they want their home to be.
• Involvement in recruitment of new staff,
• Shared reflection and agreement making opposed to penalty based consequences.
• Regular feedback between residents and staff regarding the running of the home.

Our aim is to create a bespoke package of support with each individual, based on their goals and working with social services and other external agencies to facilitate support.

We are seeking committed individuals with a passion for working with young people and the creativity to work in an empowering and consultative way with our residents towards achieving their goals.

About the Role

As a Support Worker you will have the opportunity of developing authentic relationships with residents, you will also have responsibility for making sure our residents are safe , providing support, liaison with other professionals and completion of support documents to record information. Throughout the shift you will have the additional support of an on call manager should you have any questions. Further to this you will be involved in team meetings monthly and will also receive monthly supervision.

Applicants should have:

• Experience of providing services to vulnerable client groups
• An understanding of the issues facing young people
• The ability to cope effectively with challenging behaviour
• Good communication and team working skills
• Flexibility to work night shifts, including weekends and bank holidays.

In return we offer:

• Salary £22,000 - £22,895, depending on qualifications and experience, rising incrementally to £25,468 based on performance.
• A friendly working environment, a fun, open and honest culture.
• 25 days holiday rising to 27 days after 3 years’ service, plus Bank Holidays, pro-rata.
• Industry Leading training programme including access to level 3 qualifications, children’s right and participation, CSE, empowerment, mental health and Social Pedagogy,
• Contributory pension scheme, Enhanced Maternity and Company Sick Scheme.
• BUPA Employee Assistance Programme, offering counselling, financial advice and legal support.
• Interest-free season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme.
• Discount shopping scheme at hundreds of retailers across the UK.
• Discretionary Funded Training Programs.
• Employee Awards based on performance and length of service.
• Fantastic opportunities to develop your career within our range of services.

Recruitment Process

At St Christopher’s we are committed to the safeguarding of all children and young people in our care. During the recruitment process you will be expected to complete an online application form to ensure we capture essential information to meet legislation, best practice and vetting requirements.

Applicants will ideally already be on the DBS Update Service; if this is not the case St Christopher's will carry out a DBS (police) check prior to starting.

Your online application must include a supporting statement addressing the criteria stated in the Person Specification.

For the full Job Description and Person Specification, please visit our website

For more information or assistance during the application process, please contact recruitment(at)stchris(dot)org(dot)uk

Next Assessment days:

• 11th October
• 28th October

We advise to apply as soon as possible as applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and this opportunity might be filled before the stated closing date.

St Christopher’s is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community as well as applications from candidates with care experience or experience of being a care leaver.

Birmingham Rathbone is a local charity which works to enable people with learning disabilities to achieve their full potential. We invite you to join our team of professionals providing an excellent service to clients all over the City.

Job title: Support Worker
Location: Various locations in Birmingham and surrounding area
Hours: Full or Part Time positions available
Salary range: £17,423 - £19,182 p.a. full-time (pro rata for part-time)

We have a number of vacancies for full and part-time Support Workers

• Full-time posts are for 36.5 hours per week
• Part-time posts are typically for between 20 and 30 hours per week.

You will support people with learning disabilities to be able to live as independently as possible.  You will have experience of supported housing and/or care work, learning disabilities, safeguarding, knowledge of welfare benefits, risk and needs assessments, key working, and good domestic and budgeting skills.

Closing date 12.00 noon 25th October 2019
Interview date 4th November 2019

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website to access the information pack and other relevant documents.

Enhanced Disclosure & Barring (DBS) check will be required.

We are committed to equality of opportunity and invite applications from all sections of the community.

Registered Charity No. 516557

No agencies please.

We are setting up an exciting new evening and weekend service in central Worthing and are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and resilient mental health service manager to develop and run it for us.

The service will provide a safe and supportive out-of-hours service specifically aimed at individuals who are struggling to cope when other mental health services are not available. This will include individuals where regular or frequent mental health crises are a feature of their on-going mental health needs and where having a Safe Haven which they can choose to attend when they need to will help to prevent the need to access NHS urgent care.  The service will operate 46 hours per week from 6-11pm on week-days and 12noon - 11pm at weekends. 

The service manager will lead on the development of the service including involvement in the recruitment and training of the staff team and developing key partnerships and policies. The successful candidate will then manage the service and staff team ensuring the provision of a safe and effective service.  For this role we are looking for someone with relevant management and mental health work experience. Some experience of managing a shift based out of hours service would be ideal.

Some of the role will be during normal Monday – Friday office hours but applicants will also be expected to do some of their working hours during evening and weekend shifts. In addition, the service manager is also required to participate in a management on-call rota during Safe Haven hours one week in every 6 for which additional salary enhancements will be paid.  We will consider applications from individuals wishing to work 0.6 – 0.8 wte but full-time working is preferred. Please indicate on your application if you want to work full or part-time and if part-time the days/hours you wish to work. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. 

The closing date for applications is:  Midday Monday 28th October

Interview day:  Wednesday 6th November 

HEAD OF DAY SERVICES, COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDER DEVELOPMENT –

SCOTTS PROJECT TRUST

Scotts Project Trust, based in Tonbridge, Kent, supports and cares for adults with learning disabilities by delivering excellent services in a friendly, nurturing environment where people gain the confidence and skills to lead fulfilled, happy and independent lives.  We are now looking for a dynamic leader to guide our Day Services through an important stage of its development.

Our unique offering is that we provide high standards of care, support and development across our three linked services: our Residential Care Home for 15 people; our Supporting Independence Service with independent living accommodation for 9 tenants and our on-site Day Service which provides courses and activities to over 80 students each week.  Scotts is governed by a committed Board of Trustees with a wide range of experience and we are looking for an inspiring and ambitious individual to bring passion and leadership to this exciting opportunity. 

The Role - Reporting to the Chief Executive, the role will have overall responsibility for the day-to-day running of the Day Services, taking responsibility for developing strategic, marketing and business plans and ensuring financial sustainability.  The Head of Day Services will lead and motivate the dedicated team of staff and volunteers in the delivery of an exceptional service and build on our significant achievements to grow our income and promote our work.

The role will also lead the development of our profile and engagement with our stakeholder community – including fundraising, events and facilities hire – and the associated marketing, social media, networking and marketing efforts.    

The Person - You will be a caring and people orientated leader. You will be able to demonstrate an inclusive approach alongside marketing, management, communication, networking and team-building skills.  With an ambitious and results-driven approach, you are able to move easily from the strategic to the practical and can demonstrate a genuine capacity to address opportunities and challenges.  Along with excellent ‘business’ and IT skills, you will have a genuine commitment to sound governance, policies, processes and controls in a regulated environment where the safety and well-being of service users is paramount. Industry experience is desirable but not essential.

This is a flexible role that may be between 22.5 and 37.5 hours per week (across three to five days) and the salary range is £30,000 to £35,000 per annum pro rata depending on skill and experience.

Do you think it is a national disgrace that in England and Wales, two women a week are killed by their partner or ex-partner? Or that one woman in every four will experience domestic violence at some point during her life?

Do you want to work for an organisation that provides a voice for abused women, and plays a vital role in ensuring that life-saving services are in place to support them? If so, then the role of Refuge Worker may be perfect for you.

As Refuge Worker, you will be responsible for providing high quality practical and emotional support to survivors of domestic violence and their children living in our refuges.

This is an exciting and challenging role as you will provide a high quality professional support service to women and children affected by domestic violence who needs to maintain either current or alternative safe accommodation.

You will ensure the smooth running of the refuge, including the admission of survivors of domestic violence to the refuge.

You will also assess and advise on their entitlement to welfare and housing benefits.

You will develop support plans for each resident and aid them to obtain permanent accommodation.

The successful candidate will have evidence of strong casework management skills, good written and verbal communication and an understanding of the importance of maintaining professional boundaries. Knowledge and direct experience of providing support to women is essential as is a current understanding of legislation relating to domestic violence including civil/criminal legislation and welfare rights.

The ability to work as part of an on-call rota is also essential.

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

Refuge is proud to be a leader in its field and an employer of choice with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development. We offer the first Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) accredited qualification for our profession. As an ever expanding charity we are also able to provide career development opportunities including advancements into management roles across our range of services.

Salary: £22,828 - £26,390 per annum

Locations: Waltham Forest

Closing date: 20 October 2019

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

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

No agencies please - as a charity we work hard to keep our costs down.

Hampton Crescent is a 40 flat Extra Care Service in East Leeds, this site has a vibrant and established care team providing compassionate support to people under your management.  The service always has support cover in place during the day and operates waking night support to clients should they need it.  The service is registered with the CQC as delivering Personal Care and has good systems and processes in place to ensure that a quality service is delivered consistently.  You will need to fulfil the role of registered manager with the CQC for this service and meet the expectations of the local authority commissioners and the contract that unpins the service.

You will have the values and commitment to lead the staff team to provide the highest standards of customer care and person-centred service delivery and to promote independence, choice and wellbeing. The role will involve the operational management of the service and the direct supervision of Senior Support Workers.

You will be expected to work effectively with families and other agencies and to maintain a positive and trusting relationship with the on-site Housing Scheme Managers.  You will need skills in contract and relationship management. You will undertake quality assurance checks at the service to ensure compliance with essential standards of care, this is a busy service and therefore you will need to be hard working, accountable and have strong organisational skills.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in partnership with other agencies to provide a holistic and joined up approach for meeting the needs of older adults. You will respond to referrals, undertake assessments and take part in allocation processes.  You will ensure that each person moving into the service has a personalised care plan which ensures that their needs and preferences are met.

You will have relevant skills, knowledge and at least three years management experience gained in the care and support of older people in settings such as Extra Care, home care or residential care. You will have previous experience of staff supervision and management.  You will be expected to bring a warm, caring and person-centred approach to your work and to be able to work collaboratively with our service users and their families.  You will demonstrate a commitment to re-ablement principles and to promoting dignity and independence.

Do you think it is a national disgrace that in England and Wales, two women a week are killed by their partner or ex-partner? Or that one woman in every four will experience domestic violence at some point during her life?

Do you want to work for an organisation that provides a voice for abused women, and plays a vital role in ensuring that life-saving services are in place to support them? If so, then the role of Refuge Worker may be perfect for you.

As Refuge Worker, you will be responsible for providing high quality practical and emotional support to survivors of domestic violence and their children living in our refuges.

This is an exciting and challenging role as you will provide a high quality professional support service to women and children affected by domestic violence who needs to maintain either current or alternative safe accommodation.

You will ensure the smooth running of the refuge, including the admission of survivors of domestic violence to the refuge.

You will also assess and advise on their entitlement to welfare and housing benefits.

You will develop support plans for each resident and aid them to obtain permanent accommodation.

The successful candidate will have evidence of strong casework management skills, good written and verbal communication and an understanding of the importance of maintaining professional boundaries. Knowledge and direct experience of providing support to women is essential as is a current understanding of legislation relating to domestic violence including civil/criminal legislation and welfare rights.

The ability to work as part of an on-call rota is also essential.

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

Refuge is proud to be a leader in its field and an employer of choice with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development. We offer the first Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) accredited qualification for our profession. As an ever expanding charity we are also able to provide career development opportunities including advancements into management roles across our range of services.

Salary: £20,097 - £22,838 per annum

Locations: Eastbourne

Closing date: 20 October 2019

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

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

No agencies please - as a charity we work hard to keep our costs down.

Refuge is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services for victims of all forms of gender-based violence (domestic, sexual, so called ‘honour’ violence, trafficking, prostitution, forced marriage, stalking and FGM). Every day we support over 6,000 women and children in our national network of services.  These include Independent Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Advocacy services (IDVAs/ISVAs and IGVAs), community outreach, specialist refuge accommodation, sanctuary services and culturally-specific services and the Freephone 24 Hour National Domestic Violence Helpline (run in partnership between Refuge and Women’s Aid). We advise Government and lobby hard to keep violence against women and girls high on the public agenda. We run award-winning prevention and public education campaigns, managing a busy press office and website, and we are an accredited training provider. We give a voice to the voiceless.

Job title: Refuge Worker

Salary: £20,097 - £22,838 per annum

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Location: One role in Rother and one role in Wealden

Refuge, an award winning national charity, is recruiting a part time Refuge worker in our service in East Sussex.

This role requires an exceptional individual who wants to make a difference.

As Refuge Worker, you will be responsible for providing high quality practical and emotional support to survivors of domestic violence and their children living in our refuges.

You will ensure the smooth running of the refuge, including the admission of survivors of domestic violence to the refuge. You will also assess and advise on their entitlement to welfare and housing benefits and housing management.

You will develop support plans for each resident and aid them to obtain permanent accommodation

All candidates must demonstrate a commitment to the feminist values of empowerment and equality, which underpin all of our work.

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

The ability to work as part of an on-call rota is essential and occasional evening work in emergency situations.

This post is for a specialist BME service therefore applicant will need to be familiar with BME clients and it is desirable for them to be able to speak an Asian language such as Bengali or Urdu.

Refuge is proud to be a leader in its field and an employer of choice with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development.  Other benefits include 28 days holiday, pension scheme, an employee assistance programme and a childcare voucher scheme.

Closing date: 20th October 2019

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

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

No agencies please - as a charity we work hard to keep our costs down.

Touchstone (registered charity No. 1012053) is a leading voluntary agency, providing high quality services to improve the health and wellbeing of local people.

Locality Primary Care Mental Health Support Worker
Salary: Starting at £21,089 per annum, Agenda for Change Band 4
Hours: 37 hours per week – multiple roles available
Based: Leeds

Leeds IAPT consists of 4 partners, Leeds Community Healthcare, Touchstone, Northpoint and Community Links. Together we have delivered the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme in Leeds since 2009.

The current remit of Touchstone IAPT within the consortium is to improve access to psychological therapies for Black and Minority Ethnic communities across Leeds.

The role will involve having a caseload of clients with a range of mental health problems and supporting therapists to deliver one- to- one brief interventions. The successful candidate will deliver drop in’s across Leeds and carry out ‘triage assessments’ to identify if the service is appropriate and deliver both workshops and non-structured group interventions. A key focus for the role is to deliver active ‘in - reach’ into communities that are at higher risk of poorer mental health and address barriers in engagement to ensure inclusivity for people who may otherwise find groups hard to access and remain within the service.

The role will involve working across multiple sites across Leeds and will involve some travelling between sites. This will be a joint recruitment exercise with Community Links. Successful applicants will be employed by Touchstone or Community Links.

For Touchstone posts, the post holder will be based within the Touchstone IAPT team currently consisting of; 10 CBT Therapists, 1 Trainee CBT Therapist, 1 Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner, 2 Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, 3 Employment Advisors, 2 Trainee PWP’s, 1 Administrator, a Team Manager and a Deputy Manager.

There will be an opportunity for applicants to meet staff and discuss the roles during a 2 hour drop in session on the 18th October from 8.30 am to 10.30 am at Touchstone House. Telephone enquiries can be made to the touchstone main number, asking for Colin O’Loan or Simone Stephenson-Bellwood.

To find out what it is like to work for Touchstone IAPT, there are 2 videos available on our recruitment page for this position.

Touchstone is an equal opportunities organisation and applications are welcome from all sections of the community, particularly LGBT communities and/or people with disabilities who are under-represented within Touchstone. We also recognise that BAME communities are under-represented in the Leeds IAPT workforce. We are therefore especially keen to receive applications from under- represented communities. This is a core part of our service vision and values, as we strive to reflect the communities that we serve.

Closing Date: Tuesday 22nd October 2019
Interviews will be held on: WC 4 November 2019

To Apply and for More Information:

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

Touchstone is an equal opportunities organisation, a Trans Positive employer and applications are welcome from all sections of the community, particularly LGBT communities and/or people with disabilities who are under-represented within Touchstone. 

Touchstone is a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Mindful Employer, has been granted the Positive about Disabled People mark and Investors in People Platinum.

No agencies please.

Support Worker

St Elizabeth’s supports people with Epilepsy and other complex needs from the age of 5 through to 78 in our Children’s Home, School, College, Residential Home and Day Centre. We’re situated in 68 acres of beautiful Hertfordshire parkland between Harlow and Bishop’s Stortford and we really are an inspirational place to do great work.

Position: Day Care Support Worker
Location: St Elizabeths centre. Much Hadham, Hertfordshire
Job type: Full time and Part time, Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, working Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm
Salary: £16,187- £17,421 per annum (pro rata for part time)
Benefits: Opportunity to pursue recognised qualifications, Fabulous staff development – fully funded for you by the Centre, Free on-site parking, Subsidised restaurant, High Street retail / leisure discounts.

1st Closing Date: 18th October 2019
2nd Closing Date: 1st November 2019

About the role:

We have an exciting opportunity in our Day Service department for Day Care Support Workers to join the team. You’ll plan, create and deliver work, learning and leisure activities for our Adult Residents to meet their physical, emotional and spiritual needs. This is an incredibly rewarding role where you’ll be working as part of a team to encourage our residents to achieve their goals, reach key milestones and develop their skills.

About you:

We’re looking for dedicated, caring individuals who have excellent communication skills, experience working in a care environment and who are willing to drive St Elizabeth’s vehicles (manual driving licence required). If you’re looking or a fabulous opportunity to work in a busy social care setting with a difference this could be the role for you.

We reserve the right to close earlier, should sufficient applications are received.

Offers are subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS check paid for by the centre. Please note we are not on a public transport route. Salary is dependent on the role, qualifications and experience.

You may have experience of the following: Support Worker, Care Worker, Care Assistant, Healthcare Worker, Healthcare Assistant, Community Support Worker, Disability, Disabilities, Care Staff, Charity, Charities, Not for Profit, NFP, Third Sector, etc.

Ref: 89596

Background Information

Caxton Café and Activities Centre was first established nearly 30 years ago, initially as a daily Pop in centre in the Roman Road.  The main aim has always been  to ensure the older people we support and those living in our local community have access to the support they need to remain active members of their community and to have opportunities to share their skills and talents with others.

The new Local Community Fund grant from London Borough of Tower Hamlets will enable us to provide a more dynamic activity centre in Bow, continuing to help reduce loneliness, isolation, and increases inclusion among older people by providing activities that increase their health and wellbeing, connections and visibility in the community.  The  project can be viewed as three interconnected project strands:

1. The Cafe Hub – the nucleus of the project through which members, old and new, connect in a relaxed environment.
2. The Peer Buddy Scheme - members connecting to activities and each other both in and out of the centre.
3. The Cohesion Project – building connections between our members and the wider community.

The Community Engagement Officer will use their professional skills and experience to play a critical role in delivering our new community engagement strategy to achieve our ambitions. This will include establishing and strengthening relationships with the local community through working with internal and external stakeholders to create positive and tangible opportunities and supporting local people with their priorities to be valued members of their community.  It will also include tying in and building on activities within Caxton Halls’ other primary programme, Linkage+.

Job purpose

Lead on the engagement and development of Caxton Hall programming, driving a step-change in user involvement and co-production of design and delivery of services.

To encourage current and future users to develop and achieve their interests by providing a person centred approach, listening to members through forums and discussions to agreed standards to ensure that members feel involved in the centre.

To build on, and maintain, relationships and partnerships with local stakeholders including local community groups with whom we can co-produce projects which interest and involve our service users.

To co-design and co-deliver an innovative new scheme of activity which provides maximium opportunity for direct involvement of our service users.

Main tasks

Setting up the co-production committee and listening to members through forums and discussions and developing feedback into service design and improvement.

Setting up and delivery of the new peer buddy scheme to include recruitment, training and ongoing support.

To work with the Café Assistant to ensure the day-to-day running of a café 11am – 3pm, providing services for a very diverse community.

To lead on the co-design and delivery of inter-community projects, involving our service users with the wider community.

Supporting delivery of groups and activities for the Linkage programme and aligning these to all other project streams.

To develop, implement and maintain effective monitoring systems to ensure that the service is meeting the needs of service users and that all quality standards & targets are fully met

To be involved in networking and partnership work with other relevant agencies to ensure that the service is at the forefront of community services in the Bow area.

Functional links

• To work as part of a team within The Community Outreach Team
• Community Engagement Officer to be managed by the Hub Project Co-ordinator.
• Community Engagement Officer to work closely with the Cafe Assistant.
• Post holder will support and supervise volunteers allocated to project work as required.

Person specification

Experience

• Experience of delivering services that meet defined outcomes and outputs
• Experience of continuous improvement in service delivery
• Experience of running user-led services

Knowledge & Understanding

• Expertise in co-production and facilitation of community groups.
• Knowledge of services available to older people and their carers (e.g. through health service, social services, voluntary sector) and the issues affecting them
• Understanding of monitoring and evaluation.
• Understanding of confidentiality policy and practice
• Understanding of equality and diversity in practice
• Understanding and commitment to empowering service users

Skills/Attributes

• Commitment to working creatively within a Team
• An open minded and challenging approach to work
• Excellent communication skills
• Good planning and organisational skills

Additional Requirements

• This post is subject to a check through the disclosure and barring service (formerly CRB)
• This post requires travel across East London
• The post holder will work with standard office server based computer systems and the Charity Log Management Database system

Contract type: Fixed-term for 12 months

We are seeking a dynamic individual to become a part of our West Sussex Choices Service. This is an exciting time at Grace Eyre and we are working towards being a user led organisation.

This role is based in the Choices West Sussex which covers the Coastal and Southern areas (Worthing, Chichester, Bognor Regis and Selsey) with an office base in Littlehampton. You will be our CQC Registered Manager and will coordinate a team of Outreach staff to provide person centred community support to people in their own homes. Experience of implementing staffing rotas to meet assessed needs is essential. If you feel you have the skills, have a positive attitude when working with persons who have learning disabilities please apply.

Ability to drive and use of own vehicle for work is highly desirable – mileage allowance payable.

Staff benefits include access to the Employee Assistance Programme, cycle to work scheme, pension, training and development and contractual holiday pay. 

In 2002 the first IntoUniversity centre was opened at The ClementJames Centre as a local project addressing the needs of the community. Since 2007, IntoUniversity has continued to expand across the country while The ClementJames Centre has continued to develop further its programmes at a local level.

At this exciting time of growth and expansion we’re looking for an experienced professional to join our team as our Safeguarding Manager. The role can be based in either Bristol, Leeds, London or Nottingham.

As the Designated Safeguarding Lead you will be responsible for the management of safeguarding concerns across IntoUniversity and The ClementJames Centre and will provide crucial safeguarding support and guidance to frontline staff who deliver the programmes in both organisations. From September 2020 this role will move to provide exclusive support for IntoUniversity centres and staff as the charity continues to grow.

The role is exciting, challenging and varied. You will have a work history that demonstrates thorough knowledge and capability to manage safeguarding cases in an education setting and may have a background in Social Work. Crucially, you will also have a genuine passion for our mission and values.

To apply, please follow the instructions in the attached job description.

The selection day will take place on 6th November 2019

We particularly welcome applications from male and/or black and minority ethnic candidates as they are currently under-represented within IntoUniversity. 

Our client is recruiting caring and positive thinking Support Workers, either Full-time, Part-time and Bank (casual work) for their six bed Registered nurse-led care home based in Twickenham.

Whilst experience is not essential as full training will be provided, we very much welcome previous experience working as: Support Worker, Home Carer, Care Worker, Health Care Assistant, Support Worker, Nurses, Social Care Worker, Care Assistant, Mental Health Care Worker, Voluntary Worker.

Our Client is a national charity providing care and support to people with learning disabilities. Our Client has a reputation for innovation in service delivery and providing high quality care and support; we also have a passionate belief in the rights of the people that we support to have choice and control in their lives.

Location: Twickenham

Salary: £8.58 per hour weekdays and pay weekend enhancement. In addition, they offer a £600 annual attendance bonus.

Hours: Full Time, Part time and Casual opportunities available

Benefits: An Employee Assistance Programme, Eyecare scheme, an attendance bonus, Refer a Friend scheme, Staff welfare budget etc.

Our client is committed to the ongoing development of their staff. There are a number of excellent staff services that they provide to their employees (details provided on commencement of employment). In addition, you will benefit from excellent in-house training programs, a staff appraisal scheme and regular supervision and mentoring.

About the role of Support Worker:

Support Work is a rewarding career. In this position you will support people with high needs both physically and emotionally.

Roy Kinnear House is a registered nurse-led care home based in Twickenham and our client is looking for full time, part time and casual Support Workers to join their team of dedicated staff.  They put the ladies who live in the service at the centre of everything they do to ensure they receive support that truly meets their needs.

About you:

Are you caring, compassionate and looking for a career where you can really make a difference in someone’s life?  Then perhaps you are the person that we are looking for!

Previous experience in a similar role is desirable, although not essential, as full training will be provided. We are looking for people with the right attitude - people who are passionate about making a difference and helping others to live happy, meaningful lives.

Successful candidates will need to be caring and patient and able to treat people with dignity, respect and compassion. You must have good communication skills, including listening and picking up on non-verbal communication. You also need to be able to work well as part of a team.

If you want to be a part of a successful team and share these values, then apply today!