Would you like to join one of North Leeds’ most established Social Care charities which positively changes lives and helps hundreds of people each year?
Applications are welcome from candidates who have the appropriate skills in a Health and Social Care setting and have knowledge of Health and Social Care. You will be passionate about delivering the highest level of training to learners and you will have a real commitment to passing on your skills and expertise to the next generation of healthcare staff or improving the skills of existing staff, enabling them to progress and inspire others.
The role will also include assessment of competence within the workplace and supporting learners to collect evidence for the achievement of the Care Certificate.
You will have Level 3 Qualification or above in Health & Social Care and Level 3 Award in Education & Training (PTLLS) or equivalent or a willingness to undertake this. You will also have excellent time management and communication skills to enable you to support learners
CV’s are accepted however please ensure that you request a job specification to be able to evidence the essential criteria for the role.
For further information please call 0113-218-5899.
The closing date for applications is 22 November 2019 or earlier if a suitable candidate is sourced.
Interviews will take place on 3 December 2019.
If you are shortlisted you will be contacted directly, if you do not hear from us within 3 weeks of the closing date, it can be assumed that unfortunately, your application was unsuccessful on this occasion.
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Are you looking for an ever-rewarding career? Looking for a role where no day is the same? Are you looking to enhance your career & skill set? Then come & join Sense as a Support Worker.
Title: Waking Nights Support Worker
Reference number: 43778
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Location: Bristol
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: £8.50 per hour
We are currently recruiting for confident & vibrant Waking Nights Support Workers in Bristol. This is a Permanent Full Time position working 37.5 hours per week. For everyone living with complex disabilities. For everyone who is deafblind. Sense are here to help people communicate and experience the world. We believe that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. Sense has a proven record of offering high quality, pioneering services. Working as a Support Worker at Sense can be incredibly rewarding; we offer the opportunity to work in a large, diverse and successful charity where people can develop their skills, knowledge and careers in a supportive and flexible environment.
As a Support Worker you will support and enable people to live the life that they choose; make choices, express themselves and live as independently as possible. Your person centred support and encouragement will assist the individuals to run their own home and access the local and wider community. You will be supporting with all aspects of life, including education, employment, social opportunities and life skills, while working towards agreed outcomes. You will aid the individuals to become active citizens of their community, to build relationships and friendships and help reduce isolation.
In return for your hard work you will receive:
- Competitive pay rate
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Paid induction training
- On-going development & training opportunities
- Contributory pension scheme
- Health & wellbeing support
- Flexible working & family friendly policies
- Discount Schemes
- Employee Referral Scheme – earn up to £200
About you
Experience is not required for this role as we are able to support you and provide you with an excellent induction. However, it is really important that you are able to demonstrate the right values and behaviours to enable you to make a difference to people’s lives.
Flexibility is needed as working nights do vary and will include weekends; we will however provide you with a rota in advance so you can plan your life accordingly.
Closing date: Sunday 8 December 2019
Interview date: To be confirmed
TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:
If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website where you can download the job description and complete the application process.
We would recommend that you read the candidate guidelines and job description (available on our website) before applying. If you are a disabled candidate and require a hard copy pack or a different format for example large print, Braille or audio, further details can be found on our website.
Sense is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to ensuring that all staff are motivated, skilled and rewarded by their work. Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment are subject to a number of checks including an enhanced DBS check where appropriate.
No agencies please.
Young Carers Support Advisor
Full time (37 hours) or part time will be considered
Salary: £22,048 FTE
We are looking for people who are passionate about supporting young people to achieve their potential to join us. You will build strong relationships with professionals across a range of services, including schools, in a geographical area to improve understanding and support for young carers and their families. You will also hold a caseload of young carers and work with them, their families and others that support them to reduce age inappropriate caring and help them to have all the same opportunities as their peers. As part of Hertfordshire’s early help offer you will record much of your work on EHM as a Families First Assessment, for more information about this please see hertfordshire government website for Families First Assessment.
You will need excellent communication skills and be able to be creative to seek solutions to issues facing children, young people, and their families. You will be confident speaking to people at all levels and be able to present information in a clear and concise manner suitable for a variety of audiences.
You will have strong IT skills and be confident using databases to record your work understanding the need for clear record keeping that demonstrates your understanding of the situation and allows others to work in partnership. Previous experience of using Families First, Outcome Stars or similar tools will be an advantage.
As a carer led organisation Carers in Hertfordshire believes that the voice of the carer is central to everything we do, so you will be able to ensure young carers voices are heard at every level, whether this is in planning the care for them and their family or in the planning of services that affect them. You will contribute to this through supporting the work of the young carers council, encouraging feedback on support as well as regular surveys and the annual young carers conference.
Closing date: Monday 20th November 2019 - 09.00 am
Interview Date: Thursday 28th November 2019
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We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated clinical personnel as part of the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies team (IAPT) in Teesside – based in Hartlepool, East Durham and Stockton on Tees.
IAPT Trainee High Intensity /Low Intensity CBT Therapists
LOCATION: Hartlepool, East Durham & Stockton on Tees
HOURS: 37.5 per week
SALARY: Hi Intensity £26,500 - £28,500 Low intensity £19,947 - £24,214
(Dependent upon qualifications and experience)
CONTRACT: Fixed Term for 1 year
Hartlepool and East Durham Mind provides mental health services across Hartlepool, East Durham and Stockton-On-Tees. We are part of an innovative and growing group with an expanding range of services. This allows us to offer a range of career development opportunities to our staff, who can gain a wide range and depth of experience and training.
We are recruiting:
A Trainee High Intensity Cognitive Behaviour Therapist. The training post is for 1 year which includes two days per week at Teesside University and 3 days of supervised clinical practice. The University training course will commence on 13th January 2020.
The successful applicant will be required to have a core profession relating to mental health such as mental health nurse, qualified counsellor, clinical psychologist, social work etc., or will go through the KSA route which stands for Knowledge, Skills and Attitude (which is equivalent to having a core profession). A portfolio is completed to evidence the meeting of 13 key criteria. To be considered for the programme this needs to be presented at interview with evidence that each criterion can be met. This is outlined in more detail on the BABCP website. This is a substantial task that should be explored well before application.
We are also recruiting a Low Intensity Cognitive Behaviour Therapist. Again this is a one year post. This would be suitable for potential applicants who do not have a core profession, and would not meet KSA, would be to consider applying for Low Intensity CBT training as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner. The successful applicant will work in practice whilst studying for a PG Cert in Psychological Interventions. For this course the university course commences in the second week of January 2020. Whilst this post requires less clinical experience at entry it could provide the relevant experience to access a High Intensity CBT training course once after 2 years post qualification in post.
An essential part of both roles will be good communication skills particularly with someone in distress. It is useful although not essential to have knowledge of the IAPTus system or be willing to undertake training in this area.
Successful candidates will have strong communication and time management skills and respect individual rights to confidentiality.
Application closing date is 13th November 2019.
The turnaround will be swift as interviews will follow in potentially two cohorts 19th and 22nd November and 2nd and 3rd December.
The interview process may be in 2 stages, as there will be an interview followed by an academic screening exercise for the University course.
Candidates will also be asked to apply to Teesside University. A training place can be offered only if you have successfully completed both the interview and the screening exercise.
Upon successful completion of the training course, there is a possibility that there will be permanent posts available on qualification.
Please click the 'Apply Now' button for more information on how to complete your application.
Hartlepool and East Durham Mind is an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
We only accept our completed applications. We would kindly request you do not send CV’s for this position.
No agencies please.
We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated clinical personnel as part of the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies team (IAPT) in Teesside – based in Stockton on Tees.
IAPT Trainee High Intensity /Low Intensity CBT Therapists
LOCATION: Stockton-on-Tees
HOURS: 37.5 per week
SALARY: Hi Intensity £26,500 - £28,500 Low intensity £19,947 - £24,214
(Dependent upon qualifications and experience)
CONTRACT: Fixed Term for 1 year
Starfish: Health and Wellbeing provides mental health services across Teesside, Staffordshire and Wolverhampton. We are part of an innovative and growing group with an expanding range of services. This allows us to offer a range of career development opportunities to our staff, who can gain a wide range and depth of experience and training.
We are recruiting:
A Trainee High Intensity Cognitive Behaviour Therapist. The training post is for 1 year which includes two days per week at Teesside University and 3 days of supervised clinical practice. The University training course will commence on 13th January 2020.
The successful applicant will be required to have a core profession relating to mental health such as mental health nurse, qualified counsellor, clinical psychologist, social work etc., or will go through the KSA route which stands for Knowledge, Skills and Attitude (which is equivalent to having a core profession). A portfolio is completed to evidence the meeting of 13 key criteria. To be considered for the programme this needs to be presented at interview with evidence that each criterion can be met. This is outlined in more detail on the BABCP website. This is a substantial task that should be explored well before application.
We are also recruiting a Low Intensity Cognitive Behaviour Therapist. Again this is a one year post. This would be suitable for potential applicants who do not have a core profession, and would not meet KSA, would be to consider applying for Low Intensity CBT training as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner. The successful applicant will work in practice whilst studying for a PG Cert in Psychological Interventions. For this course the university course commences in the second week of January 2020. Whilst this post requires less clinical experience at entry it could provide the relevant experience to access a High Intensity CBT training course once after 2 years post qualification in post.
An essential part of both roles will be good communication skills particularly with someone in distress. It is useful although not essential to have knowledge of the IAPTus system or be willing to undertake training in this area.
Successful candidates will have strong communication and time management skills and respect individual rights to confidentiality.
Application closing date is 13th November 2019.
Interviews will be in up to two cohorts 19th and 22nd November and 2nd and 3rd December.
The interview process may be in 2 stages, as there will be an interview followed by an academic screening exercise for the University course.
Candidates will also be asked to apply to Teesside University. A training place can be offered only if you have successfully completed both the interview and the screening exercise.
Upon successful completion of the training course, there is a possibility that there will be permanent posts available on qualification.
Please click the 'Apply Now' button for more information on how to complete your application.
Starfish Health and Wellbeing is an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
No agencies please.
Compliance Advisor / ASB / Anti-Social Behaviour Advisor
Bath
£27,000 per annum, plus Essential Car User Allowance of £900 per annum
37 hours per week, permanent
Happy to Talk Flexible Working
Background
Do you want to join a forward thinking social housing company who want to invest and develop in a career that grows with you? Our client is about people, they want to give every one of their customers the very best service they can.
They have been ranked in the top 50 in The Sunday Times Top 100 Best Not-for-Profit Organisations to work for in the whole of the UK. They are one of the largest landlords in the South West, with a diverse portfolio of affordable and market rented homes.
Their Compliance and Support team are looking for a positive and dynamic person to join their dedicated team.
What you'll be doing
You’ll have a rolling caseload (on average around 100 cases) of reported anti-social behavior and tenancy breaches. You will support the customers to prevent legal action and eviction by working with colleagues and other agencies to find solutions to resolve the issues, exhausting all learning interventions and working with communities.
You’ll provide a consistent, customer focused service which will include tackling neighbour disputes, noise nuisance, harassment, domestic violence and hate crime.
More about you
You will be highly motivated, enthusiastic and creative, with great people skills and a can do approach.
You’ll have experience of working with customers to develop relationships, resolve problems and have the opportunity to continue building your experience as part of a close team where talent is recognised and encouraged.
You’ll have great communication skills and be used to working within a busy team, as well as having a methodical, organised approach to a varied workload.
At the same time you will demonstrate resilience and the desire to work in an interesting environment where no day is ever the same!
When and where you'll be doing it
You will be able to work flexibly, 37 hours per week, based on customers’ needs. You will be responsible for organising your own workload and setting your diary appointments.
You’ll be based in our client’s Head Office in Bath, however you will need to travel around to visit customers so the ability to travel in BANES and the surrounding areas is important.
What will you get in return?
We think you’ll have a job that makes you feel good about what you’re doing – you will make a difference to customers’ lives every day.
You’ll get:
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Additional day annual leave on your birthday
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26 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays) rising to 29 after 3 years’ service
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Opportunity to earn additional performance related pay
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Company Pension contribution of up to 10%
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Flexible Benefits including health care, gym membership, additional holiday purchase
Our client is about getting the right candidate for the right role, however they recognise that as an organisation they are underrepresented in certain areas. Therefore they operate the disability confident scheme to encourage disabled applicants and they welcome applications from candidates who are BAME or LGBTQ+.
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For over 100 years they’ve been supporting former service men and women with mental health problems including; anxiety, PTSD and depression. They provide an invaluable service which is often life changing, and even lifesaving.
Supporting the Digital Performance Manager and working with the other Digital Officer, you will be imperative towards delivering the digital strategy. You will be involved with all digital channels including; social media, broad digital and email marketing as well as the website. The goal of the team is to grow and strengthen engagement with their digital audiences, growing individual donations online and contribute to achieving their departmental targets. You will also play a part in the re-design of their website, working alongside the web hosting agency. Key responsibilities include;
- Ensure web and social content is updated and innovative.
- Create engaging content in order to raise awareness of Combat Stress and veterans’ mental health, reflect current campaigns and promote events etc.
- Work closely colleagues to raise the Combat Stress profile and brand online.
- Provide performance reports, analysis and insight for all digital channels (e.g. website and social) to demonstrate progress and identify areas of opportunity.
- Play a key part in the charities online advertising.
- The postholder will using their Drupal CMS, optimizing SEO at all times for the website.
- Promote social media use within Combat Stress across the organisation.
- Monitor the social media channels.
- Monitor and analyse partner and related organisations’ social media activity to identify opportunities and potential improvements.
- Work with the Digital Performance Manager to develop a social media and digital strategy.
The ideal candidate will have;
- Experience of running social media and updating web content for an organisation.
- Experience creating engaging content for social channels and website.
- Experience with online advertising (SEM, social advertising).
- Analysed and reported on performance, recommending solutions and improvements.
- Excellent copywriting skills.
For those commuting from Waterloo (or elsewhere) a complimentary taxi service is offered from Leatherhead Station at 8.30am and 4.30pm.
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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!
To apply please submit your CV and supporting statement using the person specification to outline why you are suitable for this role. If this is not addressed your application may be rejected.
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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: 15 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 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.
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Never Such Innocence is looking for an organised, analytical and passionate Programmes and Engagement Manager to deliver the Never Such Innocence Competition and Community Roadshow to young people, teachers and educators across the UK and around the world. To date Never Such Innocence works with young people in 47 countries, territories and dependencies across five continents. This work will continue as we invite young people to create a poem, a speech, a song or piece of art reflecting on something they feel strongly about historically or currently, on an international scale, or within their local community or wider society.
Never Such Innocence is a small close-knit team dedicated to giving children and young people opportunities to reflect on conflict, and a platform to amplify their voices. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing and increasing engagement with our Competition and Community Roadshow working directly with young people, teachers, educators and project partners. This includes regular travel across the UK.
Interviews will be held the week of November 20-23.
Refuge, an award winning national charity, is recruiting a Young People’s Advocate in our Barking & Dagenham service, to provide a high quality personal welfare support service to young people aged 12-17 who have been affected by domestic abuse or teenage relationship abuse.
You will support young people from the point of crisis to help ensure their safety, reduce risk, enable them to access community support services and achieve their life goals. You will provide presentations and advocate on behalf of young people to partner agencies, including schools in Redbridge to recognise and respond appropriately and safely to young people affected by domestic abuse and other forms of violence and abuse.
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, children’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 young people affected by domestic violence.
You will be experienced in advocating in a multi-agency setting to secure positive life outcomes for your clients and to making the service a success. A Safe Lives qualification is desirable.
You will be self-sufficient, assertive and possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills combined with empathy and sensitivity to build and develop supportive relationships with young people. You will maintain professional boundaries and adhere fully to Refuge’s safeguarding policies and procedures.
All candidates must demonstrate a commitment to the feminist values of empowerment and equality, which underpin all of our 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. Other benefits include 28 days holiday, pension scheme, an employee assistance programme and a childcare voucher scheme.
Please visit Refuge’s website for further details and other opportunities:
Closing Date: 27th November 2019
Interview Date: 4th December 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.
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Community Safety Officer / Anti-Social Behaviour Case Officer (ASB)
Manchester
Salary: £27,789 – £29,589 per annum (DOE)
Hours of Work 35 hours per week Monday – Friday
Our client have an exciting opportunity for a Community Safety Officer to join their small but high performing Community Safety Team to work on actions to reduce crime and disorder across their communities.
Reporting to the Community Safety Manager, you will be responsible for managing a case load of anti-social behaviour issues through to resolution, supporting vulnerable customers who may be subject to or perpetrators of anti-social behaviour, preparing cases for legal work and representing the group at court as and when required.
You will have a proven record of using good judgement in handling cases and dealing with difficult/distressed customers who may be subject to domestic violence, hate crime or safeguarding concerns.
You will also be required to attend multi-agency meetings from time to time and will work collaboratively with colleagues across the group and external agencies. As a holistic role you will develop preventative measures and work within the communities to ensure they are safe and secure for their tenants. The successful candidate will be pro-active in their approach, have proven communications skills and be able to manage conflicting priorities with a demanding workload.
You’ll be based at their head office in Trafford, Manchester however you won’t be sat behind your laptop. Their agile style of working means that you will be flexible in your approach and be out in their communities delivering an efficient service to their customers therefore a valid driving licence and access to a car is essential for this role. They know that a committed and dedicated member of the team doesn’t clock watch. Want to work late finishing a report and take the time back the next day, go ahead. Their focus is on getting the job done!
In addition to a competitive salary you will have access to a company pension scheme, life assurance, employee assistance programme, Flexi Time / TOIL and 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
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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
Location: Lambeth
Closing date: 17th November 2019
Interview date: 29th 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 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.
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Refuge, an award-winning charity are currently recruiting an Outreach Worker, funded by the Lambeth Early Action Partnership (LEAP). The Outreach Woker will provide enhanced interventions for those with children aged 0-3, including during pregnancy, in four key wards.
The successful candidate will provide holistic support to victims of domestic violence to meet a wide range of needs, with the overall aim of increasing their safety and wellbeing. They will have a low caseload to allow for enhanced casework with service users and their children, over a longer period of time, with a wider remit and taking a flexible approach.
As Outreach Worker, you will provide a high quality personal welfare support service to survivors of domestic violence and their children, including those at the point of crisis. The post holder will provide advice, advocacy, support and training to statutory agencies, in accordance with Refuge’s philosophical principles.
The role involves empowering survivors to make decisions, increase their options, their confidence and their safety.
The job also involves working within a multi-agency framework to develop referral, joint working and information sharing protocols.
All candidates must demonstrate a commitment to the feminist values of empowerment and equality, which underpins all of our 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 (RCF) accredited qualification for our profession. Other benefits include 28 days holiday, pension scheme, an employee assistance programme and a childcare voucher scheme.
Closing date: 17th 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 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.
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Assistant Support Worker
The role of the Assistant Support Worker is to support the Support and Advocacy Worker in their support tasks to ensure that young people to move on positively in their lives.
Assistant Support Worker Responsibilities:
You will assist Support and Advocacy Key Workers in their role to support young people to gain the best possible outcomes by working closely with other members of the team and other Centre staff to ensure that residents’ needs are effectively communicated and that residents are provided with excellent support.
You will encourage residents to engage in positive activities to empower them to develop independent living skills and help organise resident case conference meetings with specialist agencies working with the resident and to attend with the Key Workers if possible.
Assistant Support Worker Requirements:
- Some experience of dealing directly with the public and / or residents in a busy service environment.
- Experience of working with disadvantaged and vulnerable people, including those with complex needs, to reach their goals.
- Understanding of and empathy with the issues faced by vulnerable young people.
- Experience in using your initiative and making appropriate decisions when faced with emergencies or unexpected situations.
- Able to respond to and interact effectively with residents, including when faced with challenging or difficult behaviour.
This role requires a flexible working pattern that includes regular evening and weekend working, and bank holidays.
The Centre requires all its staff and volunteers to undertake an appropriate level of DBS or police check.
About The Cardinal Hume Centre:
Cardinal Basil Hume founded the Centre in 1986; we offer a diverse range of services for homeless young people, families in need and the local community on one site. The Centre enables people to gain the skills and support they need to overcome poverty and homelessness.
Location: Westminster
Job type: Full Time, 12-month Fixed Term Contract; 35 hours worked on a rolling rota
Salary: £22,000 per annum
Benefits: Including pension, life assurance, employee assistance programme, season ticket loan, cycle scheme, etc. 24 days, rising to 26 after one year’s service, and 28 after two years’ service.
Closing date for applications: 12th November 2019
Interviews planned for: 21st November 2019
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: 90107