As part of our exciting service, The Phoenix Project, which offers integrated Domestic Abuse support across Wiltshire and Sexual Violence support across Wiltshire and Swindon, we are looking for a Family Support Worker for 30 hours a week who will be co-located between the Support and Safeguarding team in Monkton Park, Chippenham and our Trowbridge office, the role will be expected to cover the North of Wiltshire. You will be part of an experienced team providing high quality advice, guidance and support to families (both adult victims and their children).

You will be expected to provide a peripatetic high quality, whole family approach, to support adult victims and their families who are experiencing domestic abuse, enabling them to increase their safety and make positive choices for the future.

Please refer to our website for more details of this role.

We are seeking an experienced, empathic and committed mental health or social care practitioner to co-develop and deliver a one year pilot in the borough of Barking and Dagenham.

Please send your CV and Cover letter to apply

Closing Date 19th October 2019

Independent Mental Health Advocate & R.P.R.

Applications will be considered for a part-time or full time position (30- 37.5 hrs).

(£21.5 - £23K pro rata dependent on experience)

Matrix SDT are seeking to employ an Independent Mental Health Advocate (IMHA) to work with Surrey clients with mental health issues and a Relevant Persons Representative (RPR) to work with those lacking capacity and deprived of their liberty. The IMHA post will initially be based at The Abraham Cowley Unit (Chertsey) and Farnham Road Hospital (Guildford), but will eventually involve working at various sites across the County. RPR work will primarily be in East Surrey and will be based at the post-holder’s home.

Previous advocacy experience and an IMHA qualification is

desirable though not essential for IMHA role, as is experience of working with

those with limited capacity for the RPR role. Training will be provided.

• Good holiday allowance.

• Flexible working hours considered. • Small and supportive team.

Closing date Friday 18th October 2019 Interviews:  28th October 2019

Toynbee Hall is a community organisation that pioneers ways to reduce poverty and disadvantage. Based in the East End of London, we work alongside people who live here, to tackle unfairness and make this a place where everyone has an equal chance to thrive. We take an asset based approach to our work, and believe everyone has something valuable to offer in the fight for a fairer London. What we learn from our work in London, we use to influence change across the UK.

We have recently moved back into our historic halls, and have opened a brand new community and advice centre next door. Toynbee Hall has always run community activities, and over the past decade has concentrated its efforts on working with older people who might otherwise be isolated. Now we are in our new building we are keen to engage with the wider local community so that everyone of any age feels like this is a place for them. We believe our centre has the potential to be a vibrant and inclusive space where people can come together to be creative, build relationships, celebrate local culture and work together to make this area the kind of place where everyone can have a full and fulfilling life.

To help this happen we are looking for an Outreach and Activities Assistant. This role will welcome people into the community centre, keep registers at activities and run creative and engaging sessions for the local community, both in the centre and in our outdoor space. This role will also do outreach locally to promote what we do to other groups to make sure more local people know about the centre and that they will be welcome there.

You’ll need to be a friendly, approachable person, who is confident enough to introduce yourself to new people and make them welcome. You’ll be happy running art/ creative activities in the centre and supporting people with a variety of needs to get involved in a way in which they feel comfortable.

In exchange, you’ll get to work in an organisation that really cares about the difference it makes. You’ll be part of a diverse team of staff and volunteers that are attempting to offer holistic support to the people of East London in order to make this a fairer place to live. You’ll be managed in a supportive way, encouraged to take risks and be creative. This is a great place to work. Come join us!

This role is part-time, 22 hours per week.

To apply, please visit our website via the apply button.

Closing date: 21 October 2019.

Interview date: 30 & 31 October 2019

Support Worker

Position: Support Workers
Location: Symonds House - Hitchin
Job type: Full Time and Part Time, Permanent
Salary: £9.48 per hour (£18,536 per annum)

Closing Date: 1st November 2019

Want to be part of a leading organisation which positively impacts on the lives of disabled people across the world?

As a Support Worker with our client you’ll provide a high level of care and support to people in their own homes, enabling them to live the life they choose. You’ll assist with daily tasks including personal care, medication and assistance at mealtimes, motivating and encouraging choice and participation.

Symonds House is a 20-bed home supporting individuals with physical disabilities. The home is in a nice location of Hitchin with lovely surroundings. We offer free parking, reduced meal prices, option to join ride to work scheme.

About you:

Experience as a Support Worker, Care Assistant or Healthcare Assistant is desirable but not essential as we offer an excellent training and induction programme to get you fully trained in your new role!

In return we offer a great range of employee schemes and benefits, including generous annual leave, discounts for high street retailers, contributory pension scheme and so much more!

A satisfactory disclosure check (PVG membership in Scotland) is required for this post.

Shortlisting for this role will take place as applications are received. We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy once suitable candidates have been appointed.

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: 89527

Job Vacancy: Advice Worker
Salary: £23,866
The post is for 37.5 hours per week.

Mind in Salford is offering an excellent opportunity for an Advice Worker to work in our Welfare Rights and Debt Advice Team and provide a comprehensive welfare benefits and debt counselling/household budgeting service to clients with mental health issues, both at our offices and at outreach locations across Salford.

The successful candidate will have:

• Experience of delivering advice in welfare benefits
• Ability to manage a caseload, maintaining high quality standards at all times.
• Ability to develop supportive relationships that lead to people feeling accepted and understood.
• Strong communication skills
• Understanding of working with people with complex needs and mental health issues.

Closing Date and time for applications: Monday 21st October 2019 at 12pm

PLEASE PRESS THE 'APPLY NOW' BUTTON FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO APPLY.

An enhanced DBS check and comprehensive references will be required.

We welcome applications from disabled people and encourage those with experience of mental or emotional distress to apply.

Mind in Salford is committed to achieving equal opportunities in employment and in the services it provides.

No agencies please. 

Do you have the commitment, energy and person-centred values to make a real difference to the lives of older people with care and support needs? Are you passionate about enabling people to enjoy a good quality of life in extra care housing, while remaining as independent as possible?

Creative Support is a not-for-profit organisation which provides high quality, person-centred support to older people and people with a learning disability, physical disabilities, mental health needs and dementia. The support we offer is tailored to the individual client’s needs and preferences and promotes wellbeing, choice and community engagement.

We are seeking a warm, compassionate and proactive leader to oversee the operational management and quality of one of our Extra Care services in Wandsworth. Prince of Wales Drive has 59 residents each living in their independent one bedroom flat. You will ensure the delivery of a warm and empowering service which meets the needs of our clients. Furthermore you will work with the housing provider and service users’ families and friends to promote a positive and inclusive atmosphere within the service. You must be flexible, energetic and reliable with a well-organised approach to staff deployment and service delivery.

You must have significant practitioner or management experience in relevant health or social care service provision alongside a warm, person-centered and respectful approach. An understanding of CQC quality requirements and care standards is essential. You should have a relevant professional qualification and/or a degree level qualification.

Creative Support is an Investor in People and we are committed to your continuous professional development. You will have the opportunity to meet your training and development needs with accredited training. You will be joining a very well-motivated regional team of senior managers who work together and support each other to provide excellent services in various boroughs of London.

General Summary

As Justice Studio’s senior researcher and evaluation lead you will be responsible for our portfolio of research and evaluation projects. You will play a key part in obtaining, designing and leading our research and evaluation work in the UK and internationally. Committed to social justice and passionate about the work we undertake, you will play a key role in our growing organisation. 

Responsibilities

• Lead Justice Studio’s research and evaluation projects in the UK and internationally. 
• Design and lead research and evaluation proposals for grants and commercial contracts in the UK and internationally, including management of proposal writing teams to ensure that members are delivering high-quality, winning proposals, within designated timeframes, whilst effectively coordinating workloads. 
• Develop and design appropriate and robust research and evaluation methodologies including innovative practices such as design thinking, ethnography, participatory methods and co-creation of research and evaluation.
• Design data collection tools for a range of large and small research projects. 
• Carry out fieldwork including qualitative interviews and focus groups, in the UK and internationally
• Keep abreast of new research and evaluation techniques, trends and methodologies. 
• Write clear and accessible research reports using the findings from a mixture of quantitative, qualitative and other innovative data collections.
• Develop effective and collaborative working relationships with key clients in our research and evaluation work. 
• Keep abreast of key social justice research and policy trends and play an active role in disseminating thought pieces and blogs externally as well as increasing our internal knowledge and understanding. 
• Formulate strategies, new directions, and techniques to grow our research knowledge base and utilise networks to advance successful new research and evaluation opportunities.
• Work proactively within a small team and be prepared to take on additional tasks when needed.
• Contribute ideas to our organisation’s strategy and play an important part in our growth. 

Qualifications

The qualifications listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities needed to perform the role:

• Masters degree or PhD in the social sciences or related fields. 
• Research specialism in one or more of the following fields: child and social protection; criminal justice; disability; gender, masculinities, and women’s rights; housing and homelessness; race and ethnic minority discrimination; older people and social care. 
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in quantitative, qualitative, and participatory research methods. 
• Proven experience of designing and conducting mixed method evaluations and using a range of techniques. 
• Relevant experience of research grant applications including designing and leading submissions and bid teams.
• Interest in research in both the UK and international contexts and willingness to work overseas. 
• Ability to work effectively independently and as part of a team. 
• Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing. 
• Demonstrated ability to build and manage working relationships with clients, partners, and technical experts.
• Excellent writing and reporting skills
• Well-developed cultural and political sensitivity
• Verbal and written fluency in the English language (essential) 
• Competent Word, Excel and, ideally, SPSS skills.
• UK work authorisation required.
• Willingness to undertake mandatory DBS check 

We are open to part-time and full-time candidates, and flexible working is available.

Centre 70 is a successful charity, established in 1970. We offer a range of specialist advice, counselling, and well-being support to people in Lambeth, Southwark, Lewisham and surrounding areas.

We are looking for an experienced and creative Counselling and Wellbeing Service Manager to manage and coordinate our busy Counselling and Wellbeing Service. The service offers weekly low-cost/free counselling to clients for up to one year, provided by 20+ counsellors. This service has existed at the heart of our community for over 30 years and is an integral part of the innovative and holistic support offer we provide to our clients.

The Manager will be responsible for overseeing the clinical work within the service and management of a small team, including part-time admin staff and supervisors. The successful person will have a commitment to ensuring people facing multiple disadvantages have access to psychological support and will work closely with our other services to ensure our service users experience a joined up, holistic service that is focussed toward their well-being and care.

The successful applicant will be accredited with BACP / UKCP / BPS, as a Counsellor / Psychotherapist / Counselling Psychologist, and have at least 3 years post qualification experience.  Previous management experience and/or experience of working in voluntary sector settings is desirable. A recognised supervisor’s qualification would also be an advantage, however we will support the right candidate to grow and develop in this role. There will be some responsibility for project development, with the service expected to expand over the next 2 years and this will be supported by Trustees and management.

F/T Salary (for 35 hrs): NJC scale point 31 £37,131 incl London weighting

Hours: 21 hours. Worked flexibly spread over service opening times to maximise cover (in the office and remotely). There is a possibility that hours could increase as the service develops. 

Overtime: Taken as time off in Lieu (TOIL)

Holidays: pro rata of 28 days per annum excluding bank holidays (plus additional special days between Christmas and New Year and Friday before the August bank holiday). 1 additional day for every complete year of service up to a maximum of 33 days per annum.

Part time salary, holiday and statutory days are pro rata of the above, based on hours worked

CV's will not be accepted

Project Manager (Scarborough and Ryedale)

Based in our Scarborough office

Full Time

£33,463 per annum based on a 37 hour week

Pension contribution of 9% gross annual salary

SASH is a registered charity providing accommodation for homeless young people aged 16-25 in the homes of its volunteer hosts.

We are seeking a Project Manager for the Scarborough and Ryedale areas to manage a team of staff and volunteer ‘hosts’ in order to provide Supported Lodgings and Nightstop services for vulnerable young people in the areas. Based in our Scarborough office, key responsibilities include: management of a busy team; acting as lead practitioner working with a small caseload of young people; representing SASH locally in multi-agency meetings.

The ideal candidate will have a good knowledge of current issues in housing and homelessness and issues affecting young people.

You will also have a strong track-record in achieving positive outcomes for young people facing challenging circumstances as well as experience of multi-agency working with other voluntary and statutory sector organisations. We are looking for candidates who are experienced in managing safeguarding and who have managed and supported staff.

To apply:

Please visit our website to access the job description and application form (no CV's please)

Closing date: Monday 21 October at 9 a.m.

Interviews: Thursday 24 October

Registered Charity 1054890

People in poverty depend on us every day. Can we depend on you?

At the Hammersmith & Fulham Foodbank, we help local people in crisis. We don’t believe that anyone in our community should have to face going hungry, so we provide three days of nutritionally balanced emergency food and support to people referred to us. As part of a nationwide network of foodbanks, supported by the Trussell Trust, we’re working hard to combat poverty and hunger across the UK. You can join us in our vital mission as a client support worker and help us bring people help and hope.

About the Client Support Worker role

Analysing data and referrals, you will identify regular and long-term service users and work with voucher partners and other agencies to ensure they are receiving the support they need. Operating alongside bodies including Citizens’ Advice and the Law Centre, you will help and empower some of our more vulnerable clients (many of whom have been affected by Universal Credit) to move away from foodbank dependence; this could involve visits, form-filling, applying for grants and sourcing additional avenues of support and advice.

About you

Passionate about tackling poverty and exclusion, you will bring broad understanding of the benefits system, alongside sound experience of engaging and supporting vulnerable people. What's more, you will be able to manage and progress your own caseload, interpret statistical data and engage stakeholders from other organisations, and you will possess the ability to build trust and relationships with people from disadvantaged backgrounds.

What you can expect in return

In return for your commitment and empathy, we offer an excellent package of benefits including 25 days’ holiday and a pension scheme with up to 5% employer contribution (starting after successful completion of a three-month probationary period). You will also enjoy all the satisfaction of making a measurable difference for some of London’s most marginalised people.

Please note, this role is funded for one year with a strong possibility of extension, subject to funding.

To apply, please send us your CV together with a covering letter.

Closing date: 1st November 2019.

We look forward to receiving your application soon. Please note, we'll contact applicants after 4th November and interviews will be held w/c 18th November.

The Hammersmith & Fulham Foodbank, a H&F Brilliant Business Awards 2017 winner, is a registered charity, number: 1148358

Contract: Permanent, Part Time (3 or 4 days a week)

Coram is the UK’s first-ever children’s charity, founded by Thomas Coram in 1739 in London which today help’s children to feel safe and loved, and to access the skills and opportunities they need to thrive.We help some of the most vulnerable children to have better chances in life.

About the role

We now have an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager based in Thurrock. The Project Manager will build and manage a comprehensive, integrated and effective menu of support services for families with a particular emphasis on parenting support, which will both complement and strengthen the existing Thurrock provision.

You will be confident and articulate with the ability to establish strategic relationships with commissioners and local partners to benefit hard to reach families. A key focus of the role will be ensuring the service provides added value throughout the lifetime of the project.

To be successful, you will have a minimum qualification of DipSW, CQSW or equivalent social work qualification, with experience of setting up and establishing new services within a social care environment. The successful candidate will have strong leadership skills with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels.

To apply for this role, please click on the apply button to complete the application.

For more information about the main duties and responsibilities of this role please refer to the job description and person specification.

Closing Date: 9am, Monday 21st October 2019

Interviews: Thursday 7th November 2019

Coram is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to the safeguarding of children and will require the successful applicant to undertake an enhanced check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Registered Charity No. 312278.

7% Employer Pension Contribution

Fixed Term Contract to 31st October 2020

Better Off Finance is an innovative partnership funded via Building Better Opportunities via European Social Fund and the Big Lottery to undertake targeted community engagement and recruitment activities to reach out and connect with residents from the local authority areas of Halton, Knowsley, St Helens, Liverpool, Sefton and Wirral within the Liverpool City Region (LCR).

We are looking for a key worker to join our team to support individuals to improve their financial capability, resilience and confidence.  We are looking for someone who has excellent communication skills and the ability to support and motivate individuals. 

Citizens Advice offers confidential advice online, over the phone, and in person, for free. We give people the knowledge and the confidence they need to find their way forward – whoever they are, and whatever their problem. 

Closing date for applications: 5pm 23rd October 2019

Interviews: 30th October 2019

To download the job pack and apply, please visit our website.

Citizens Advice Sefton recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination.  We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Solace Women’s Aid is an innovative, exciting, grassroots charity working across London. Our purpose is to bring to an end the harm done through domestic and sexual violence to all survivors, and in particular women and children. Our work is holistic and empowering, working alongside survivors to achieve independent lives free from abuse.

You will be joining a team of committed and inspiring individuals whose dedication has saved the lives of thousands of women, men and children in the capital. We are looking for friendly and diligent individuals to join our services and help us make a difference.

About the Service

North London Rape Crisis provides therapeutic and advocacy services to women and girls across 7 boroughs. This includes ISVA provision, an advice and information helpline, sexual violence training and counselling services.

About the Role

This is a new role funded by MOPAC to provide parenting support to women who access NLRC services. The role includes leading on advocacy support and supporting women to engage with family support services. You will provide individual parenting support and mentoring, as well as advocacy and casework support.

About You

The ideal candidate will have experience of supporting service users, particularly women and children affected by domestic and sexual violence. You will have a strong understanding of VAWG and knowledge of safeguarding for children and adults. You will also be able to work to deadlines and prioritise tasks.

In return, we offer great employee benefits including three per cent employer pension contribution, generous holiday entitlement and a focus on learning and development.