We are seeking to appoint an experienced carers support coordinator who is able to provide practical assistance, emotional support and advocacy to Adult Carers in the London Borough of Bromley.  Working in a multi-agency environment, you will be working with other disciplines within the Bromley Well project, ensuring that the citizens of Bromley have access to primary and secondary support services.  You will be based at Age UK Bromley & Greenwich as well as other community venues across the borough. 

For an application pack, please visit our website via the Apply link.

Closing date for completed applications is 17th February 2021 at 5pm

Interviews will be held on 22nd February 2021.

Age UK Bromley & Greenwich is the trading name for Age Concern Bromley, registered Charity No. 1060861

Childcare Services Lead

Childcare Services Lead - Quality and Auditing
Competitive salary
Temporary – 9 months

Are you a Registered Manager looking for a new challenge?

These are exciting times at St Elizabeth’s as we refresh and re-design our offer to children and young people. We are in the process of moving our Children’s Home from a single registration to eight separate houses on one beautiful site. We are looking to recruit an experienced individual to work closely with our Head of Residential Child Care Services to support and develop this transition ensuring best practice and compliance across the service.

This one of a kind opportunity will allow you to use your existing knowledge and expertise in the management of Children’s Homes, to implement new ideas, support and develop our Registered Managers, ensure best practice and compliance with Ofsted regulations, whilst working closely with the Head of Residential Child Care Services to ensure a safe and professional environment for our staff, children and young people.

You’ll be working in collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams across St Elizabeth’s, liaising with residents, families and our Senior Leadership Team so well developed interpersonal skills are essential. We’re looking for someone who has experience of working with Children with learning disabilities in a care setting as a Registered Manager (or similar). The successful candidate will also need to have a relevant degree or equivalent professional qualification in Health & Social Care (at least at Level 4 RMA) along with at least two years’ experience of providing compliance support in a professional capacity (Ofsted).

St Elizabeth's is a charitable organisation that supports children and adults with severe epilepsy and other complex medical conditions and learning disabilities. We provide support through holistic care, health and education services in a safe environment that enables vulnerable people to maximise their personal potential in all areas of life.

We offer an excellent range of staff benefits including:

- Opportunity to pursue recognised qualifications
- Fabulous staff development – fully funded for you by the Centre
- Free on-site parking
- Subsidised restaurant
- High Street retail/leisure discounts
- Generous holidays
- Discounted gym membership
- Free Life assurance

Closing Date: 21st February 2021

Interview Date: TBC

For further information or to apply, please visit our website.

Offers are subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS check paid for by the centre. Please note we are not on a public transport route.

We reserve the right to close this advert early should sufficient applications be received.

Registered Charity 1176777 Equal opportunities employer

You may have experience of the following: Nursery Manager, Early Years, EYFS, Childcare, Child Protection, Nursery Nurse, Early Years Practitioner, Child Development, Team Leader, Supervisor, EYP, Nursery, Registered Manager, Service Manager, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Registered Cluster Manager, Social Care, Supervisor, Team Leader, Not For Profit, Senior Support Worker, Deputy Service Manager, Senior Support Worker, etc.

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3 X Senior Family Safeguarding Recovery and Wellbeing Workers

Hours per week: 37

Contract: Fixed-term (until September 2022)

Salary: £24,487 - £26,759

Location: Somerset (traveling will be essential)

Hours: Monday-Friday (with the expectation that some evening & weekend work will be required).

Second Step is a leading mental health charity in the South West offering housing, support and hope to thousands of people with mental health and other problems.  Our goal is to inspire hope and deliver change for everybody and every community we work with.

Open Mental Health is a Somerset alliance of local voluntary organisations and the NHS. We are working in partnership to ensure that residents of Somerset get the support they need, when they need it. Our shared ambition is to ensure that people living with mental health problems get the right support at the right time. Working together, we support people to live a full life, by enabling access to specialist mental health services, housing support, debt and employment advice, volunteering opportunities, community activities and physical exercise, to help support and improve their wellbeing and quality of life.

This exciting new role aims to bring together the Open Mental Health and Family Safeguarding models. Working with parents who have a mental health condition and whose behaviour means that their families are at risk of harm, it will provide holistic, strengths-based support, focusing on the needs of the parent and family. Using a psycho-social approach, this role will deliver individual and group interventions and support engagement with a range of social, therapeutic, creative, practical and community activities.

About You

We are looking for someone who embodies our values of hope and courage, and is committed to making a positive difference to the health and wellbeing of service users. You will have experience of delivering individual and group interventions for people with complex needs, including mental health, domestic abuse, alcohol/drug dependency and long term conditions. You will thrive in a collaborative environment and have experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver holistic and trauma-informed support to clients.

For more information on the role and person specification, please see the Role Profile attached to this advert. To open the Role Profile please click on ‘1 Document available’ at the top of the screen.

What we can offer you;

• Flexi-time working
• Childcare Voucher Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• 26 days holiday
• An extra days holiday for each year of service up to 5 years
• Holiday purchase scheme

Closing date:  7th February 2021 at midnight

Interview date: Rolling

 Second Step is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community and from people who have personal experience of using mental health services.

Creative Support are pleased to advertise a new and exciting post within the North East.

Do you have the personal commitment, drive and person-centred values to be able to make a real difference to the lives of people with complex needs?

We are seeking a highly skilled, proactive and resilient Project Manager for our supported living services located in Durham area.  The service(s) have been developed to meet the needs of people who have a learning disability and/or autism and complex needs, including mental health needs and behaviours which challenge. The service works with Positive Behaviour Support Plans so we are looking for applicants with knowledge in this area.

The services support 10 people within the Durham area in Supported Living settings.

We are keen to hear from candidates who have a keen interest, skills and expertise in supporting people with complex needs. 

As a dedicated Lead for the service your role will be to support the Registered Manager and staff team within the Durham services to deliver the highest standards of care and support, enabling service users to enjoy wellbeing, quality of life and community connections. You will promote and re-inforce a culture of responsive, person-centred practice and active support across the service. Relationships will be built based on respect and unconditional positive regard. You will be responsible for leading practice development and delivery across the service and your role will include:

• Needs/risk assessment and service design

• Transition planning and implementation

• Developing Positive Behaviour Support plans

• Person-Centred Planning and formulation of goals

• Health promotion and Health Action Planning

• Direct observations of practice

• Audits of practice including review and analysis of care records

• Writing case summaries and reports

• Reflective clinical/practice supervision

• Supporting and de-briefing staff

• Mentoring and training staff and students on placement

• Fostering positive team work and team development

• Creative use of communication approaches and assistive/personal technologies

You must have at least three years prior experience of supporting people with a learning disability and/or autism who have complex needs. You will also have relevant experience and skills in developing and implementing PBS and positive risk management approaches, founded on the principles of least restrictive practice. 

As a credible role model you will deliver skilled direct care and support and coach staff to build their confidence and expertise. You must demonstrate excellent assessment, support planning and report writing skills. Knowledge of communication approaches and the ability to create visual communication aids is essential.  .

You will be a confident and professional practitioner, able to contribute effectively to collaborative multi-disciplinary decision making, planning and review processes. You will be warm, calm, and emotionally intelligent with the ability to build positive and trusting relationships with service users, their families, staff and partner agencies. You will have a key role in supporting our commitment to creating an open, reflective and accountable culture which is underpinned by a commitment to ethical practice, dignity and rights.

Creative Support is a not-for-profit organisation which provides high quality, person-centred support to older people and adults with a learning disability and/or autism and people with physical disabilities and mental health needs. The support we offer is tailored to the individual and promotes their independence and community engagement. We are an Investor in People accredited employer of a diverse team of over 5,000 well supported staff across England.

You will be joining a progressive charitable organisation, strongly committed to investing in your professional development through both practice-based training and academic study. You will also be part of our highly committed and mutually supportive team of ten PBS and quality practitioners supporting our agency to achieve great outcomes and meet quality standards. By joining this team you will be able to access peer support and expertise.

Location: Home Based in the West Midlands area.

Hours: 21

Fixed Term Contract  April 1 2021 – March 31 2023

The Fostering Network is the UK’s leading fostering charity, bringing together everyone who is involved in fostering and in the lives of children to make foster care the very best it can be.

A unique opportunity has arisen for a motivated and energetic individual to join a well-established team of homeworkers providing an independent Advice and Mediation service to foster carers and fostering staff in the West Midlands covering Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull fostering services.

 If you are a qualified social worker with experience of working with foster carers, and you are passionate about ensuring that foster carers receive good quality support and are treated fairly at all stages of their fostering career, then we would be interested in hearing from you.

You must be able and willing to travel widely across these local authorities and make visits to London for the team and other meetings; have excellent communication skills including excellent IT skills, good powers of argument, persuasion and negotiation, and an ability to make effective relationships with foster carers and staff.

If you are innovative and cooperative in your approach to your work and pride yourself on your ability to work professionally then we would like to hear from you.

Closing date is Monday 8 February 2021

Interviews will take place via Microsoft Teams on Friday 12 February

CV’s not accepted.

To apply please email your application form to the recruitment team. Details and further information can be found on The Fostering Network's website.

Please complete the Equal Opportunities Monitoring, which can be found the vacancy on the website.

The Fostering Network is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.  The Fostering Network is a registered charity in England and Wales 280852 and in Scotland SC039338.

Oasis Charitable Trust is a ground-breaking group of charities that have been pioneering models of sustainable and holistic education and community development over the last 35 years. 

We are now seeking a dynamic and transformational leader as the Director of Learning and Enrichment for Oasis Restore – the UK’s first secure school. This is a career-defining opportunity to lead the development and delivery of our bespoke integrated care and education for young people in custody.

Oasis Restore will offer a reparative opportunity to children and young people, who have become criminally involved, often as a result of high levels of trauma, vulnerability and threat. Our vision for Oasis Restore is focused on restoration, rather than retribution, on creating a safe environment with a holistic approach to life where every child is given opportunities equal to those offered their peers; ones that enable young people to make different choices and lead positive, productive lives.

Using a psychologically informed approach that integrates theories on attachment, trauma and human development we will offer:

• A holistic, integrated, safe environment

• A therapeutic model of care with a growth mind-set

• An ambitious and enquiry-based education offer

• Pathways for transition into community from day one

We are looking for a transformational leader with the ability to develop an education offer that is highly differentiated and innovative to achieve our shared vision. You will be values-led and have sustained, relevant leadership experience of working with children who are neurodiverse and those with social, emotional, and mental health difficulties, challenging behaviour and who experience significant barriers to learning.

The Director of Learning and Enrichment will be a champion of high-quality best practice, committed to drawing the best of your teams and children in your care.

This role is a unique opportunity to use your leadership and design experience to operationalise a model of education from scratch. This means you will be at the forefront of innovation and a ‘proof of concept’ within the custody sector. The role will require someone with confidence and resilience to develop practice with a high level of attention balanced with the exciting opportunity to influence wider system change. 

The successful candidate will:

• Have credible, proven leadership experience of education in alternative provision, special school or custody setting that supports student progress and attainment whilst addressing the effects of childhood trauma or adversity.

• Have a track record of delivering good and outstanding provision of education to highly vulnerable children in high risk environment within accountability and Ofsted regulatory education frameworks.

• Be a champion of divergent thinking and creative and innovative teaching practice and curriculum design balanced with commitment to providing psychologically informed, developmentally appropriate provision for secondary aged children.

• Demonstrate commitment to values-led leadership.

Working with Peer Power, Oasis asked young people about their vision for what a secure school could be.  Their response was: “Operate in love, operate in trust, and listen to the young people.” We are looking for leadership who will respect, value and listen to the young people they serve.

Oasis is committed to making a difference to the lives of the communities it works in, and as such you must show a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours, which flow from the Oasis ethos. Our ethos is an expression of our character and the lens through which we evaluate all we do and directly shapes our organisation's behaviours. 

• Passion to include everyone
• Desire to treat everyone equally, respecting differences
• Commitment to healthy and open relationships
• Deep sense of hope that things can change and be transformed
• Sense of perseverance to keep going for the long haul 

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate employment checks, including enhanced DBS checks. This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and should have the ability to speak fluent English for this role. 

For further information about the role, including details about how to apply, please download the recruitment documents on this page or visit the Oasis UK charity website. 

Applications should be received by noon on Friday 29th January 2021. 

Interviews will be held on Friday 5th February. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, we anticipate interviews will be held virtually

We have several positions with various hours available. Successful applicants will be called for interview before the closing date. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early should the positions become filled. Send your application today to avoid dissapointment. 

Working within local communities across Oxfordshire you will be joining our successful Community Information Network Team as we work to further improve access to information, support, activities and opportunities for all those with a health, care or support need. You will be working with individuals, families and groups both in the community and in their own homes. In addition you will be working closely with local GP surgeries to provide the new social prescribing element into the support they offer to their patients. You will also have the opportunity to join our hospital discharge support team working across various settings including the John Radcliffe, Horton Hospital and community hospitals. We work with local communities to further build upon and support what is being offered as well as working with individuals and their families to connect them with the support and opportunities that exist. We are passionate about supporting and empowering people so that they can maintain their independence, health, wellbeing and ‘live life to the full’.

Victim Support is looking for two Children and Young People (CYP) DA practitioners based in either Stoke-on-Trent or Stafford, on a fixed term 6-month contract.

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity for people affected by crime in England and Wales. We work towards a world where people affected by crime or traumatic events get the support they need and respect they deserve.

New Era is the holistic Domestic Abuse service operating across Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent, offering free and confidential support for victims, perpetrators and their families affected by domestic abuse. This is a fixed term contract lasting 6 months. The main purpose of the Children and Young People (CYP) DA practitioner is to deliver a specialist service to all young victims affected by Domestic Abuse across Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent.

The main duties and responsibilities of this role include delivering support to young victims of crime, using appropriate service guidance and policy framework, both on a 1:1 basis and through the delivery of small group work sessions. Our Children and Young People (CYP) DA Practitioner will develop and deliver innovative interventions to address the needs of children and young people, involving them in service design, delivery and evaluation. The role will also require you to develop good working relationships with partner agencies.

Our Children and Young People (CYP) DA Practitioner must have in depth knowledge, understanding and awareness of the current issues for children and young people experiencing crime, domestic abuse and relationship abuse. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of successfully delivering services for children and young people and successful youth engagement in a comparable role within a service-driven organisation, including knowledge of safeguarding issues relating to young people.

This post will be based in either our Stoke or Stafford Office, although may begin by working from home. Whilst you will primarily cover this area, there will be an expectation for you to be mobile, willing and able to support the delivery of service across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.

Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are marked in the person specification as (A). In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.

If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role.

If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks will be required.

Victim Support is committed to providing an inclusive and supportive environment for our staff. We believe having a diverse workforce at all levels allows us to represent the communities we serve and connect better with people affected by crime. We welcome applicants from all communities and as part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we would particularly welcome applicants of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic heritage. We also particularly welcome applications from disabled people and people from LGBT+ Communities.

Recovery Worker Job; Substance Misuse

Your new company

You will be joining an established organisation which places the service user at the heart of everything they do. This organisation is focused on supporting vulnerable people in the community. This organisation primarily supports service users are whose lives have been held back by a range of social deprivation, poverty and addictions.

Your new role

• Supporting service users from point of entry into the service and through their treatment/recovery journey;
• Managing large caseloads in excess of 70
• Must have experience working within a prescribing service with clients addicted to Opiate Substances.
• Providing screening, assessment, and recovery planning and onward referral;
• Must have worked and have experience with prescribing practices and clients addicted to opiate substances;
• Managing large caseload of clients who are addicted to opiate substances;
• Reducing drug and alcohol related harm to service users and the wider community;
• Promoting carer, service user and community involvement;
• Providing advocacy for access to partnership services;
• Working with service users to support social (re)integration, enabling them to lead meaningful and purposeful lives: promoting recovery, resilience, peer support and self determination

What you'll need to succeed

• Must have experience working within substance misuse services
• Must have Hays Enhanced DBS or registered on the Update Portal
• Available within a weeks notice

What you'll get in return

Full time hours
Weekly pay

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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Creative Support is a national, fast growing not-for-profit organisation providing support to individuals with a wide range of care needs. We are currently looking to add a Supported Living Manager to our team in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire.

We are recruiting a highly motivated, professional individual to join our exciting service, which accommodates 20 individuals in central Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. The Supported Living Manager will oversee and develop the high-quality housing with care scheme for people with a learning disability and/or autism, some of whom may have other support needs including physical disabilities and mental health needs. Poplar Tree Avenue is a new-build scheme of 12 self-contained flats and 8 bungalows, situated in the town of Scunthorpe.

Our focus is to provide person-centred, outcome-focused support, which enables people to lead fulfilling and valued lives, maintain their tenancies, participate in the local community, develop independent living skills and achieve their personal goals. The Supported Living Manager will ensure that the service maximises positive outcomes and aspires to the highest standards of service delivery, contract and CQC compliance. You will be responsible for all aspects of operational management, including:

• Leading, managing and supervising a team of staff
• Ensuring that caring and respectful personalised support is provided at all times
• Achieving positive outcomes for all service users
• Managing the accommodation and facilities effectively and ensuring that they are  maintained to a high standard
• Ensuring that the service is provided in accordance with the individual’s support plans, the service specification and CQC requirements
• Maintaining excellent relationships with stakeholders and commissioners

A high level of motivation and personal commitment is required, along with demonstrable skills and experience in assessing needs and planning support, deploying and supervising staff and working effectively with stakeholders. A degree or equivalent vocational qualification in health or social care is required (such as NVQ or H&SCD 4/5).

This responsible senior role will require flexibility across the 7-day week, and working time will include providing direct care and support, as well as off-rota management time. As the Supported Living Manager, you will be expected to fully understand the needs of all service users and to act as a professional role model, coaching and mentoring staff

You will ensure that staff encourage and support people to express their aspirations, make choices, develop skills and actively participate in planning the support they need. To achieve this, you will also be expected to work professionally alongside the multi-disciplinary team and communicate positively with families, carers and friends. You will support the Registered Service Manager in maintaining the overall quality of the service, ensuring that it complies with the CQC’s essential standards of care. Specific development of good practice is welcomed around medication support, person-centred practice and staff induction.

Benefits of working with Creative Support:

• Free 24/7 counselling and employee support programme,

• Support to complete the nationally recognised Care Certificate,

• Competitive pay and a pension with company contribution and 28 days annual leave,

• Company paid enhanced DBS for all staff,

• All our staff are supported 24/7 by our out of hour’s teams.

One YMCA provides a range of social housing, sports, health

One YMCA provides a range of social housing, sports, health

Drug & alcohol recovery worker

Substance Misuse Recovery Worker

Your new company

You will be joining an established organisation which places the service user at the heart of everything they do. This organisation is focused on supporting vulnerable people in the community. This organisation primarily supports service users are whose lives have been held back by a range of social deprivation, poverty and addictions.

Your new role

• Supporting service users from point of entry into the service and through their treatment/recovery journey;
• Managing large caseloads in excess of 70
• Must have experience working within a prescribing service with clients addicted to Opiate Substances.
• Providing screening, assessment, and recovery planning and onward referral;
• Must have worked and have experience with prescribing practices and clients addicted to opiate substances;
• Managing large caseload of clients who are addicted to opiate substances;
• Reducing drug and alcohol related harm to service users and the wider community;
• Promoting carer, service user and community involvement;
• Providing advocacy for access to partnership services;
• Working with service users to support social (re)integration, enabling them to lead meaningful and purposeful lives: promoting recovery, resilience, peer support and self determination

Please note we are also recruiting for all areas in London and the Home Counties

What you'll need to succeed

• Must have experience working with clients with alcohol addictions
• Must have experience working within substance misuse services
• Must have Hays Enhanced DBS or registered on the Update Portal
• Available within a weeks notice

What you'll get in return
Full time work
37.5 hours paid weekly

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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Location: Islington/Central London
Salary: £46,500 – £52,500 per annum, dependent on experience:
Hours: Full Time (37.5 hours per week)
Contract: Permanent
Vacancy Reference: SWA2995

Closing Date:  8th Feburary 2021 @ 9am
Interview Date:  12th Feburary2021

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 senior management team and help us make a difference.  We are an Investors in People Employer, committed to attracting, retaining and developing excellent people.

About the Role
This is an excellent opportunity to manage and develop Solace’s Therapeutic, Advice and Rape Crisis services. You will lead a diverse team of dedicated managers, working closely with staff teams and the senior managers across the organisation.  We are responsive to the needs of our service users and continuously seeking ways to improve our services.

A key function of the role is to develop and maintain positive working relationships both internally and externally with our VAWG partners and commissioners. 

You will be a member of the wider Senior Management Team within Solace, where you will contribute to the strategic planning of the organisation.

About the Service
The Head of VAWG and Advice Services will have overall management responsibility for our Therapeutic, Advice and Rape Crisis services.

Therapeutic Services: Our 1-1 counselling, group work and specialist holistic therapies help women recover after experiencing traumatic abuse.

Advice: Our Advice service offers specialist short term support to women affected by domestic and sexual violence living in London. 

Rape Crisis: Our North London rape crisis service offers a range of services to women and girls who have experienced any form of sexual violence at any time in their lives.

About You
A solid background in safeguarding and a thorough understanding of trauma informed practices is essential. You will have significant demonstrable experience of managing similar VAWG services across multiple locations.

A strong commitment to understanding intersectionality and ensuring that the voice of the service user is valued and embedded into service provision is essential.

You will have the ability to drive our practices forward, including introducing new ways of working in order to maximise service offer. You will be a strong leader who can manage a variety of complex services and budgets.  You will have strong communication skills and the ability to build strong and effective working relationships with managers and staff.

The ideal candidate will have a strong work ethic, be flexible and have an appetite to learn new skills in a fast-growing charity.

In return, we offer great employee benefits including a generous holiday entitlement and a genuine commitment to learning and development.  We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion, recognising black and ethnic minority candidates are under-represented within our organisation at this level. As part of our commitment to improve this, we encourage applications from such groups.