Are you an experienced Social Worker who would like to be part of a friendly, energetic and growing team? Would you like to develop a rewarding career with a recognised local charity? If so, this is an amazing opportunity to join our Family Support team, providing care for our patients and their families both within the hospice and in the community.

Prospect Hospice is an ambitious and caring organisation. We are passionate about providing excellent, personalised and compassionate care; and are looking to recruit motivated people who share these values. It’s an exciting time to join us as we are undergoing a significant period of change and are looking for social workers committed to the highest standards who can help us make a real difference to patients, families and to service improvements as we continue to evolve and grow.

Hours: 37.5 Hours per week with flexibility on start and finish times for the right candidate. 

What is the role?

You will manage a caseload and work directly with patients, families and carers and actively contribute to the delivery of coordinated family and bereavement support services for patients living with life-limiting illness. A key part of the role will be to provide continuing support to staff, volunteers and students on social care issues, education and acting as a mentor when needed. As such you will be required to develop good relationships with the multi-disciplinary team, statutory services and other partner agencies to support the smooth transition of patients, their families and carers between services.

Feedback from Elizabeth Smith, our current Social Worker

I feel privileged to be part of a patient and family journey at such a life changing time, it enables me to use multiple skills and techniques to provide care, support and advice to those that need it. Each day I am amazed by the resilience, love and dignity of those we are looking after. Working alongside colleagues within the team and in a multi-disciplinary way to improve the experience for those we are supporting. I am continually developing my skills in psycho-social support and interventions and use opportunities to share knowledge with others.

A little bit about us

We are an independent hospice supporting a community of 300,000 people in Swindon, Marlborough and North Wiltshire, and the villages of Lechlade and Fairford in Gloucestershire. It is the only dedicated provider of specialist end of life care services within the area. The Hospice’s multi-professionals teams support people in the community, in care homes, at the Great Western Hospital and at the Hospice in Wroughton. Care is also extended to the families and friends of patients.

About you:

• Degree in Social Work or equivalent (eg DipSW, CQSQ, CSS)
• Registration with HCPC
• A minimum of three years’ experience in adult social work, or relevant experience of working with adults and children at risk in similar service areas
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to build relationships and engage successfully with staff, volunteers, patients, their families and carers
• Knowledge of relevant legislation, regulations, codes of practice, processes and procedures

It would also be great if you have:

• Palliative care qualification
• Relevant experience of working in Dementia care
• Relevant experience of working with children at risk or in child protection
• Training qualification or experience in delivering training
• Mentoring skill

It takes a special sort of person to join our team so if you could see yourself as one of our social work team, please apply.

What’s in it for me?

We are changing and growing. It’s an exciting time to join an independent local charity where everyone’s ideas are encouraged and staff participation is really important to us.

We’ll also provide you with a welcoming and supportive working environment, other benefits include:

• 27 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata for part-time)
• Contributory pension scheme (NHS transferrable)
• Occupational health and Employee Assistance Programme
• Childcare voucher scheme
• Family-friendly policies and practice
• Supportive induction, and training and development
• Free parking

Informal Visits

Informal visits or calls would be welcomed, please contact Clinical Lead Family Support Team, Jo Hyde or Lizzie Smith, Social Worker for more information.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional HCPC registration

Equality & Diversity

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Safeguarding

Prospect Hospice is committed to promoting the wellbeing of all adults and children who use our services, ensuring that they live a life that is free from harm, abuse and neglect. We work in an open and transparent way and encourage staff, volunteers, patients and families to raise any safeguarding concerns.

Unfortunately due to the high volume of applications that we received, it is not possible to respond to every one. If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks, following the closing date of this vacancy, your application will have been unsuccessful.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a new, flagship Department of Health funded project working with older people and adults with multiple needs. Imago is a leading charity providing support and opportunities to people across the South East. You will be responsible for a dedicated area, and following training, will independently manage a caseload and new referrals.

Referrals are received from hospitals and GP’s. You will meet with clients in medical settings or in their own homes to carry out holistic assessments; and together design plans with the aim of reducing hospital re-admissions and improving health and wellbeing. The service offers short-term intensive support; building trusted relationships to improve confidence and motivation, encourage personal choices and to support others to access a range of community, health and social care options.

You will respond to challenging and complex situations with a sensitive and measured response, in line with Imago Safeguarding and Lone Working Policies.

In this role you will bridge the gap between primary care professionals and social opportunities, so a knowledge of local services and the ability to build effective networks with cross sector organisations is essential.

Post is subject to references and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.  A full, clean driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential as you will be working in different locations.

You can make a difference and be part of the solution.

To apply, please submit your CV with a short covering note outlining your CURRENT SALARY.

Imago recognises that many people in our society experience discrimination or lack of opportunity for reasons that are not fair. These include: race, religion, creed, colour, national and ethnic origin, political beliefs, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability (including mental illness), HIV status, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity status, responsibility for dependants, appearance, geographical area, social class, income level or criminal record.

Imago aims to create a culture that respects and values each other’s differences. Imago sees these differences as an asset to our work as they improve our ability to meet the needs of the organisations and people we serve. We proactively seek to increase opportunities for inclusion and celebrate diversity across our organisation and within the communities we serve.

Could you coordinate and lead the delivery of an effective Safe Haven service based on a ‘Crisis Café’ or ‘Sanctuary’ model to people experiencing mental health crisis?

Banbury Safe Haven Manager
Hours: 35 hours per week- This includes evening and weekend work as part of core hours
Salary: £27,905 – £31,371 Per Annum, Pro Rata (NJC salary scale point 24-28) Plus additional unsocial hours allowance, for evening and weekend working
Place of work: Banbury

Holidays: 28 days plus bank holidays (per annum pro rata)
Probationary Period: 6 Months
Pension: Auto enrolment scheme in place

General Background 
We’re Mind, the mental health charity. We’re here to make sure anyone with a mental health problem has somewhere to turn for advice and support; in total over 20,000 people in Oxfordshire access our services each year. With one in four people experiencing a mental health problem at some point in their lives, people need Mind more than ever.

Our work includes:

• The Transitional Supported Housing Recovery Service (part of the Oxfordshire Mental Health Partnership).
• The Talking Space Plus psychological therapy service, in partnership with Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust.
• The Oxfordshire Mind Wellbeing Service, which is part of both the TalkingSpace Plus and Oxfordshire Mental Health Partnerships and includes:
  • Five Wellbeing Centres throughout the county
  • Public Wellbeing and Information Services
  • Physical Activity and Wellbeing
  • Benefits for Better Mental Health, a welfare benefits advice service
  • Volunteering and Peer Support Opportunities
• Raising awareness and campaigning activity.

We employ over 100 staff and operate in 28 locations around the county.

Purpose of the Job 
This post holder will:

• Ensure the successful development and delivery of Banbury Safe Haven.
• Line manage Banbury Safe Haven Workers and oversee the recruitment and induction of key staff.
• Provide support, advice and guidance to staff making day-to-day decisions develop and maintain good practice, identify staff training needs and sustain effective systems of communications and support.
• Maintain awareness of and implement relevant aspects of best practice in holistic crisis support, liaising with Oxford Safe Haven colleagues to share learning as appropriate.
• Encourage Banbury Safe Haven Workers to support service users to develop self-management strategies and to make the best use of the local resources around them, to increase their ability to effectively manage mental health crisis.
• Offer support both to Service Users and to Safe Haven Workers.
• Liaise with appropriate bodies and adhere to Oxfordshire Mind organisational policy in relation to any child or adult safeguarding concerns.
• Raise awareness of the project locally among the public and relevant professionals.
• Establish excellent working relationships with staff in partner agencies such as Adult Mental Health Teams, Emergency Departments, Primary Care, member organisations of the Oxfordshire Mental Health Partnership and others, so that they are familiar with the concept of Banbury Safe Haven and understand how to access the service.
• Liaise with outside organisations and individuals to ensure the service remains accessible to all individuals and groups e.g. younger adults, women with children, black and minority ethnic communities, veterans and groups who may have difficulty in accessing services.
• Ensure people who access Oxfordshire Mind’s services have the opportunity to engage with, to influence and to participate in the running of our services.

Closing date: Thursday, October 24, 2019
Interview date: Friday, November 1, 2019

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

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

Oxfordshire Mind is fully committed to the principles and practices of equal opportunity and diversity.

We are a Mindful Employer.

No agencies please.

Support Worker

£17,260 (£17,260 FTE)

Full-time and Part-time roles available

Leatherhead, Surrey

Job purpose

Are you caring? Do you enjoy helping others? Would you like to enable people to have greater independence in their lives?

At QEF’s Independent Living Services we aim to provide high quality care and support. We are a 42 bed residential home based in Leatherhead for adults with complex disabilities, ensuring that their physical, emotional and social needs are met and they are treated with respect and dignity.

Now is an exciting time to join QEF as we look to move to our brand-new state of the art care and rehabilitation centre opening in Leatherhead during Spring 2020.

No previous care experience is required to fulfil this role as full training will be provided.

We offer a comprehensive training calendar, career progression and an opportunity to work with fantastic people in a caring and supportive environment.

The Opportunity

No two days in this role are the same, one day you could be supporting someone on a shopping trip or accompanying them to a hospital appointment and the next contributing to a support plan or risk assessment.

Our Support Workers help residents with all aspects of personal care and daily living skills undertaking a vital role as a keyworker. They ensure residents have a stimulating and fulfilling programme of activities that meet their individual needs and work within QEF policies and procedures to provide a safe and caring environment.

About You

· An individual who has a caring and friendly disposition and is passionate about providing good quality care.

· Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) and an ability to build appropriate relationships and understand professional boundaries.

· Ability to work with a person centred approach.

· A level 2/3 qualification in a Health and Social care subject or experience of working in a similar setting would be desirable but not essential.

· An individual who is a team player but also able to work independently.

Benefits

Being part of QEF means that you will be valued as a key member of a charity that is passionate about its work.  You’ll gain a sense of professional satisfaction from knowing that every day you have worked as a team to improve someone else's life. Whether you work in one of our client-facing services, or at the head office, you’ll never be far away from the inspiring journey of our service users.  In addition, you’ll receive:

· 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 27 days after 2 years' service.

· A comprehensive induction programme

· Extensive training and development

· Support for Care apprenticeships 

· Pension

· Life Assurance

· Westfield Healthcare Cash back scheme (including optical, dental and complimentary therapy treatments)

· Westfield shopping discounts

· Employee assistance programme

· Childcare vouchers

· Free on-site parking

· Transport offered to and from main train station 

· Paid breaks

To apply please visit our website via the link and apply online.

Close date: 1st November 2019

Apply early! This opportunity may be closed early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.

This role is subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks which will include Enhanced with adults barred list check DBS (at the cost of QEF if you are not already a member of The Update Service).

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-time?

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.

Approximately 12 months FTC

Job title:  Community Outreach Worker X2- Lewisham

Salary:£27,177- £29,943 per annum

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Location: Lewisham

We are recruiting  Community Outreach Workers to provide a high quality personal welfare support service to survivors of domestic violence including those at the point of crisis.  You will support survivors in assessing and managing risk to themselves and their children’s safety. You will assist survivors in ensuring they are aware of their legal rights to protection and have access to the appropriate benefits such as housing.

Methodical and well-organised, you will have significant proven experience of providing direct emotional, practical and welfare support, ideally within a relevant field such as a refuge, women’s advice centre or residential setting. You will be experienced in identifying and responding to the risks to and needs of survivors of domestic violence. With an up-to-date knowledge of relevant civil and criminal legislation, you will have a demonstrable ability to use Microsoft Office and the ability to build and develop supportive relationships with survivors and their children fleeing domestic violence.

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 Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) accredited qualification for our profession. Other benefits include 28 days holiday, pension scheme, an employee assistance programme and a childcare voucher scheme

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

Closing date:27th October 2019     

Interview date: w/c starting 04th November 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.

Deputy Director of Development

Based at Head Office, Preston (travel across the North West as required)

37 hours per week

£40,000 gross per annum

If you would like to apply for this vacancy you will need to submit your CV along with a two-sided cover letter outlining how you meet the Job Description & Person Specification.

For more information, please find attached a copy of our Recruitment Pack including the Job Description and Person Specification.  

The closing date for this vacancy is Monday 21st October 2019 at 12 noon. Interviews are scheduled to take place on Wednesday 30th October.

About the role

This role will be responsible for engaging with external agencies, new and existing stakeholders, including commissioners, key local and regional decision makers, including elected members and MP’s, to build strong partnerships, maximising our chances of successful tenders and wider business development activities. The role will work closely with, and when required deputise for, the Business Development Director. The role will ensure local intelligence is embedded in tender responses; actively contributing to content development and supporting our continued drive for organisational growth.

About you

We are looking for someone with experience of working in a senior Partnership Development role, including working in partnership with agencies from a range of sectors, creating and maintaining partnerships across wide geographic areas, instigating and leading partnerships / consortia and/or alliances with a view to joint tendering and leading on the tendering process; from response development through to submission.

About us

n-compass Northwest was established in 2009 and is a not-for-profit organisation determined to improve the lives of vulnerable people across the region, delivering a range of Advocacy, Health and Wellbeing, Carers and Counselling services. N-compass’ values are what inspire us to make a difference and enhance life opportunities for adults and young people across local communities by being, professional, responsive, innovative, dynamic and empowering. They determine what we do, how we do it and what we are trying to achieve.

Benefits

• A local employer working with local people
• 25 days holiday entitlement and bank holidays
• An extra day off for your birthday!
• 5% Employer Pension contribution
• Health Plan Scheme
• A protected companywide learning and development funding pot
• A wide range of discounts and salary sacrifice options for a host of products such as childcare vouchers, eye care vouchers and a whole range of discounts at high street retailers
• Buy and Sell annual leave scheme

n-compass is an equal opportunities employer.

Successful applicants will be required to undergo a DBS check (formally CRB)

Registered Charity Number: 1128809

Citizens Advice; Ways to Wellbeing Liverpool is working with a collaboration of Primary Care Networks from across north Liverpool to recruit, train and place a team of Link Workers in each of the following Primary Care Network sites:

• Aintree
• Anfield and Everton
• Croxteth and Norris Green
• Walton

4 x Vacancies

Report to: Programme Manager

Context of role

The Liverpool Advice on Prescription (AoP) is run by Citizens Advice South Liverpool. It was commissioned by Liverpool Clinical Commissioning Group (LCCG) in 2016 to improve preventative health outcomes for people with long-term conditions and/or co-morbid mental health problems. The scheme is integrated into primary care, cancer, psychological therapies and mental health services, and provides a one-stop connector service for a wide range of social treatments which have an emphasis on the determinants of health, particularly low income, employment, learning, housing, debt, financial management, domestic abuse. The service takes direct referrals and is able to respond to urgent need as well as providing ongoing support. In October 2018 a Link Worker service was added to this programme to enhance the existing offer by blending in a holistic and more diverse health and well-being support.  The services combined are promoted as Citizens Advice: Ways to Wellbeing Liverpool. 

Role and Function

The successful Link Worker candidates will work within the Ways to Wellbeing Service to provide allocated GP Teams and a variety of statutory and non-statutory partner agencies with access to a person-focused service that will be delivered across north Liverpool in health centres, community health settings and peoples’ homes.  Link Workers will co-produce a personalised support plan to improve health and wellbeing.

For a copy of the job pack, job description and application form, please visit our website.

Closing Date: 4pm on Monday 14th October 2019

Interviews: 22nd and 23rd October 2019

THE ROLE

We are seeking an enthusiastic, hard-working and passionate individual to join our Care Team as a Specialist Carer. You may have experience as a Health Care Assistant or you might be looking to further your knowledge of working with seriously ill children. By following a child or young person's care plan and working in partnership with families, you will deliver holistic, clinical and non-clinical care to meet the diverse and individual needs of children and young people.

THE PERSON

• Experience of working with children and young people.
• Understand the importance of play and fun when caring for children/young people.
• Understand the importance of working confidentially.
• Have some experience of basic personal care tasks.
• Be available to work shifts during the day, evening, nights and weekends in both term and non-term time.
• Have a willingness to attend any training appropriate for the role.
• Be flexible and adaptable to a number of tasks.
• Be confident and able to work alone, and to use own initiative and respond assertively.

If you are ready for a new challenge and would relish the chance to become part of a successful forward-thinking organisation then we would love to hear from you!

DHI is an award winning charity that challenges social exclusion by supporting people to achieve their potential and contribute to the richness and well-being of their community. We are looking for applicants who will share our passion for our values, and our commitment to our client groups and local communities.

We are recruiting for a Drug & Alcohol Practitioner to join DHI Engagement Team in Patchway and Warmley, South Gloucestershire. This exciting, varied and rewarding role will involve the provision of support and harm reduction interventions to clients experiencing problematic use of a range of substances and also to clients involved with the criminal justice system.

You will be joining an experienced and enthusiastic team that work hard to support each other, deliver an exceptional service to clients and meet our contract requirements.

If you’ve got experience of working in the substance misuse field and share DHI’s values of self-direction, stimulation and zest for life, we’d love to hear from you.

HOW TO APPLY

Please send through an application form and a skills form using the Job Description & Person Specification and email to HR before Midday thursday 24th October. 

Crisis Cafés provide out-of-hours support to those suffering from mental health problems, aiming to prevent escalation, reduce isolation, increase independence and self-management and improve mental health and wellbeing. Funding has recently been secured to provide two Crisis Cafes, to be delivered across the boroughs of Richmond and Kingston.

This is an exciting role for someone to develop and shape a new service to achieve the above aims. We are looking for an individual who is a highly motivated manager, with knowledge and experience of supporting vulnerable adults and using the recovery approach in service provision.

The successful applicant will have clear project management skills to support our flexible approach to delivering crisis interventions moving forwards.  You will also be a motivating and inspirational leader, and be skilled at encouraging and supporting your team of staff and volunteers to deliver effective person centred support for our clients.  You will be enthusiastic and self-motivated, and must be able to work on your own initiative. 

You will be required to work across both Crisis Café locations, in a shift pattern over evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays.

Richmond Borough Mind is a vibrant local charity that has been supporting and providing services for adults affected by mental health problems and their carers for over 60 years. 

Richmond Borough Mind values diversity and difference.  We welcome applicants from all sections of the community, particularly individuals with lived experience of mental health problems.

Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS.

The closing date for applications is 9am Monday 14th October 2019. 

Interviews are provisionally scheduled to take place on 25th and 28th October 2019.

Community Catalysts CIC is a busy, buzzy social enterprise that tries hard to live up to its name. We’re starting a new piece of work in partnership with Powys County Council and need an energetic, and imaginative person to coordinate things for us.

You will lead the Powys Community Enterprise Project which will support local entrepreneurial people and community organisations to offer new and creative care and support options for people who need help at home. In this way we will help people to get the support they need to live the life they want.

To do this job you must:

• Understand the world of care - but maybe feel it could do with a bit of a shake up!
• Be a real people person - able to work well with all sorts of folks with confidence.
• Instinctively make connections - and join up dots that are sometimes less than obvious.
• Be able to spot what people are good at and nurture it.

Have a look at our website and the job description and person specification for more information about us and the job. You will be employed by Community Catalysts and the project will initially focus in Knighton & Presteigne, Hay & Talgarth and Crickhowell Localities.

Closing date for applications is on 15th October 2019 at 12.00pm and interviews will take place on 23rd October 2019 in Llandrindod Wells.

We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community.

Are you passionate about children reaching their full potential?

Are you confident, self-motivated, flexible, and have a ‘can do’ attitude?

This is an exciting opportunity to join an established team working with children and young people with mild to moderate disabilities. Imago is a leading charity providing support and opportunities to people across the South East.

You will join an established team and have responsibility for a dedicated area. Following training, you will manage an existing caseload, new referrals and deliver a programme of after school café-style groups (8-15 years), Saturday Clubs (15-19 years) and school holiday trips.

In this role, you will plan, organise and risk assess fun and engaging group activities that support personal and social development, and promote independence. You will work with local businesses, services and communities to ensure equality of access.

As a lead, you will work with both colleagues and volunteers to deliver sessions, encouraging peer interactions. Challenging behaviours and situations require a calm and measured response, in line with Imago Safeguarding Policies. Excellent record keeping is essential using our bespoke database.

In addition, you will build trusted relationships with families by keeping in regular communication.  

A key aspect of this role is to raise awareness and promote the service. There is the opportunity to attend events and meet with schools, as well as developing wider networks.

You can make a difference and help young people try something new, make friends, and lead a happy and fulfilled life.

Post is subject to references and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.  A full, clean driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential as you will be working in different location.

To apply, please submit your CV with a short covering note outlining your CURRENT SALARY.

Imago recognises that many people in our society experience discrimination or lack of opportunity for reasons that are not fair. These include: race, religion, creed, colour, national and ethnic origin, political beliefs, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability (including mental illness), HIV status, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity status, responsibility for dependants, appearance, geographical area, social class, income level or criminal record.

Imago aims to create a culture that respects and values each other’s differences. Imago sees these differences as an asset to our work as they improve our ability to meet the needs of the organisations and people we serve. We proactively seek to increase opportunities for inclusion and celebrate diversity across our organisation and within the communities we serve.

About us
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.

We are dedicated to ending homelessness by delivering life-changing services and campaigning for change. Our innovative education, employment, housing and well-being services address individual needs and help homeless people to transform their lives.

Crisis Skylight Brent is currently recruiting two Housing Coaches to join an innovative service supporting those homeless or at risk of homelessness in Brent. The Single Homeless Prevention Service (SHPS) is funded through the MHCLG’s Trailblazer programme and Brent Council and delivered in partnership with Crisis Brent and the UK’s leading investor in Social Impact Bonds, Bridges. The project aims to work with a variety of statutory and voluntary organisations as well as a range of landlords to ensure beneficiaries receive timely and appropriate support to prevent and relief homelessness.

About the role
Successful candidates will work as part of a busy and outcome focused team in Brent, providing person-centred support, brief interventions and casework to:

-Produce a Personal Housing Plan with clients Prevent evictions for those at risk of homelessness
-Secure suitable accommodation for people who are homeless.
-Ensure that accommodation is maintained for more than eight months
-Make referrals into community services providing support around employment, health and other support needs

Housing coaches all work towards one job description, but within the team coaches will either focus on sustainment or on prevention & relief.

This post is being advertised on a 12 month fixed term basis with possibility of extension’.

About you
SHPS is a payment by results service and the Housing Coach must be comfortable working to targets within this context to prevent and relief homelessness. The right person will also need to demonstrate the ability to communicate and advocate effectively, maintain appropriate professional boundaries and be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate will be experienced in providing holistic support and casework management to engage and positively work with vulnerable people with a range of support needs. They will need to understand and apply their in-depth knowledge of housing and homelessness legislation, the private rented sector and the benefits system. Additional experience of supporting people into work or of delivering housing advice relating to homelessness’ eviction and tenants’ rights is desirable.

Benefits
In return, we offer an attractive range of benefits including:
· Interest free season ticket loan
· Interest free bicycle loan
· Rent deposit loan scheme
· Childcare voucher scheme
· 8.5% employer contribution pension

How to apply
Please download a copy of the job description for full details of this position which you can access by clicking the 'Vacancy Details' button on our online advert.

Please submit your online application by 11.59pm on 27 October 2019.

Interviews will be held on 4 November 2019.

Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094

About us
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.

We are dedicated to ending homelessness by delivering life-changing services and campaigning for change. Our innovative education, employment, housing and well-being services address individual needs and help homeless people to transform their lives.

Crisis Skylight Brent is currently recruiting Housing Team Leader to join an innovative service supporting those homeless or at risk of homelessness in Brent. The service is funded through the MHCLG’s Trailblazer programme and Brent Council and delivered in partnership with Crisis Brent and the UK’s leading investor in Social Impact Bonds, Bridges. The project aims to work with a variety of statutory and voluntary organisations as well as a range of landlords to ensure beneficiaries receive timely and appropriate support to prevent and relief homelessness.

About the role
The successful candidate will work as part of the Single Homeless Prevention Service (SHPS) team in Brent, managing and supporting a team of housing coaches with another team leader. The role requires a strong background in people, performance and data management. SHPS is a payment by results service based on client assessments, prevention and relief of homelessness and sustainment of accommodation. The role requires candidates to prepare contract monitoring information and ensure all client data and outcomes are accurate and of good quality. Team leaders will be supporting the progression manager in all aspects of project management. Candidates are expected to create effective relationships with a range of stakeholders including landlords to maximise opportunities for clients. The candidate will be required to source private rented sector accommodation and deal with housing and benefit queries.

This post is being advertised on a 12 month fixed term basis, with the possibility of extension. 

About you
The team leader will have to demonstrate experience of managing people and achieving contract outcomes. The right person will need to communicate and advocate effectively. Your approach needs to be flexible and pro-active to provide a supportive and motivational environment and work with the team to deliver high quality, person-centred support and casework. The ideal candidate will be experienced in providing holistic support to engage and positively work with vulnerable people with a range of support needs. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with strong interpersonal and contract management skills to join a focused and innovative team and work in a busy and stimulating environment.

Benefits
In return, we offer an attractive range of benefits including:
· Interest free season ticket loan
· Interest free bicycle loan
· Rent deposit loan scheme
· Childcare voucher scheme
· 8.5% employer contribution pension

How to apply
Please download a copy of the job description for full details of this position which you can access by clicking the 'Vacancy Details' button on our online advert.

Please submit your online application by 11.59pm on 27 October 2019.

Interviews will be held on Wednesday 6 November 2019.

Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094