This is a unique opportunity to have an incredible impact, by joining our ambitious team at this exciting stage in the charity’s growth. 

Yes Futures was recently named one of the Escape 100: Best Companies to Escape to 2019.  We achieved one of the top 100 scores out of over 1500+ organisations, based on our workplace culture and employee satisfaction.

Some testimonials from our current employees:

• "Yes Futures is an extremely positive and supportive working environment. All employees are valued and encouraged to contribute across all areas of the charity. My team are so enthusiastic and passionate about the fundamental ethos -  helping to build a positive future for young people." 
• "As well as every day being different, and the work we do being so rewarding, we have a fantastic team of dedicated, intelligent, interesting, passionate people! It's wonderful to be part of it all!" 
• "I work with a supportive team with great passion and energy. We are all so different but share a passion for supporting young people. Our CEO is an inspiration and leads the way with her positivity, drive and enthusiasm."

Introduction

Yes Futures is a multi-award winning charity, established in 2012. Our successful programmes have made a proven difference to the lives of over 1300 young people, and we are rapidly expanding to more schools.

Thanks to this growth, we are looking for an enthusiastic and committed Programme Executive to join our existing Programme Team in October 2019. As a Programme Executive, you will be responsible for managing the Yes Futures programmes in a group of allocated schools within your region.

You will have significant ownership over your work, enabling you to thrive and grow your talents in a supportive, collaborative environment.

The Programme Executive Role

As a Programme Executive, you will be integral to the running of the Yes Futures programmes and a vital link between the Yes Futures head office and our schools.

The role of the Programme Executive is to oversee and manage the programmes within a region of schools. From October 2019 – February 2020, you will be responsible for managing four secondary school cohorts in schools in Berkshire (Slough) and Surrey (Addlestone). In future, your schools will be a mixture of primary and secondary schools and may include schools in North/West London, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire.

Benefits to you

Yes Futures is a small, rapidly growing charity. By joining us at this critical stage in our development you will have a significant impact on our growth and future success. If you are enthusiastic, ambitious and open to challenging yourself by applying your talents to a dynamic, young charity… we need you!

The Programme Executive role is flexible, allowing you to work from home and balance your work around other responsibilities. You will develop a range of key skills and knowledge areas in this role, including:

• Youth engagement
• Event and trip planning
• Volunteer management and development
• Programme delivery and group facilitation
• Coaching and personal development
• Creativity and innovation in education
• Quality assurance
• Social enterprise strategy
• Impact evaluation and techniques
• Curriculum design

We provide full training in our programme content, coaching, behaviour management, safeguarding and first aid.

Why should you apply for this role?

Yes Futures is one of the Escape 100: Best Companies to Escape to 2019.  We achieved one of the top 100 scores out of over 1500+ organisations, based on our workplace culture and employee satisfaction.

By joining our team of committed, hard-working, fun and friendly colleagues, you will: 

• Help us to make a life-changing difference to young people;
• Thrive in a role with a high degree of responsibility and flexibility;
• Enjoy working with other like-minded people, who care about doing an excellent job;
• Enhance your skills through professional development opportunities, with our generous CPD allowance;
• Benefit from dedicated time and support given to your personal development.

Main responsibilities

You will be one of a team of four Programme Executives, dedicated to delivering excellent programmes that make a positive difference to the lives of students.

Programme delivery

• Responsible for the care and wellbeing of all students in your schools on the programme;
• Communicating with parents where necessary during the programme, by letter, email and telephone;
• Planning and delivering whole-group workshops for students;
• Planning and delivering information and celebration events for students and parents;
• Delivering coaching sessions to students where required;
• Developing business and charity partnerships for day trips;
• Planning and delivering the day trips included in the programme;
• Supporting the planning and delivery of the Into the Wild residentials;
• Implementing discipline procedures, including reporting serious discipline issues to Head of Programmes;
• Implementing all necessary Health and Safety and Child Protection procedures, including recording and reporting any incidents to the Head of Programmes;
• Ongoing communication with the school and Yes Futures head office regarding student engagement and progress.

Organisation and administration

• School onboarding, including ensuring that dates are planned, students are recruited and parental agreements are returned;
• Planning and organising the logistical elements of the programme (timetables, activities, sessions plans etc) through liaising with Yes Futures head office, school staff, businesses, charitable organisations and the rest of the Coaching team;
• Creation of Risk Assessments, parent letters and programme-related documents for schools;
• Sourcing materials needed for programme sessions, including lunches for trips;
• Assisting with finance and petty cash where required.

Management of volunteer Yes Futures Coaches

• Managing and developing the skills of your Coaching teams (approximately 2-4 adults per cohort);
• Ongoing communication with your Coaching teams, to foster their enthusiasm and commitment;
• Supporting Coach recruitment for future programmes;
• Supporting the planning and delivery of training for Coaches;
• Maintaining accurate and secure records of Coaches’ personal information, absences, sickness and other relevant information.

Evaluation and reporting

• Facilitating the pre-, mid- and end of programme evaluations;
• Oversight and input of key student monitoring data and impact data;
• Debriefing and ongoing feedback collection from schools and Coaches;
• Ensure all work is carried out in an effective and timely manner to support continued high standards of the Yes Futures programmes.

Programme Executives will also be given the opportunity to support with other Head Office functions, including but not limited to:

• Assisting the Chief Executive with strategic planning;
• Supporting the marketing of Yes Futures to new schools and customers;
• Developing our fundraising strategy through bid writing and other fundraising tasks;
• Establishing relationships with key partner organisations;
• Strengthening our programme design and theory of change;
• Planning our future Ambassador offer and other pilot programmes;
• General programme-related tasks.

For more information on the role, including the skills and experience we are looking for, please download and read the more detailed Role Description. You can download this at the top of this page, or on the 'Join Our Team' page of the Yes Futures website.

How to apply

So, are you interested in applying to be our next Programme Executive?

We’d love to hear from you!

If you would like to apply, please download and complete the application form, available at the top of this page or on the 'Join Our Team' page of the Yes Futures website.

Dates and recruitment timeline

Deadline for applications: Sunday 29th September 2019 at midnight.

Should your application be successful, you will be invited to an Assessment Centre at the Yes Futures head office in Bermondsey (London) on Wednesday 2nd October 2019. 

Work with our Residents in their recovery and see them transform their lives, sharing in the wins and supporting them through sticky patches. Our Programme team work in our residences and see our clients daily, so are able to develop strong relationships where they can witness many aspects of Residents lives, and know when support is needed. 

We are looking for an experienced practitioner who can co-facilitate our 12-week recovery programme, keywork our Residents and help assess referrals to the Charity. It is essential that you can work  as an integral part of our experienced and close Housing Team, delivering non-judgmental support in a structured, and where necessary, informal way.  Experience of complex trauma and the issues it brings is an important part of working with our Residents. The key elements of the post are:

• keywork - we have a very low caseload - usually no more than six men to keywork - giving you the opportunity to really engage with your clients, and make a difference in their lives
• programme delivery - co-facilitate our daily groups as part of the therapeutic programme. Experience of process groups would be an advantage
• Referrals - help choose who joins the programme. Work closely with the Rerferrals Co-ordinator on assessing and interviewing men referred to Nehemiah

Nehemiah has two first stage houses, with fourteen service-users, and two move-on houses, with nine service-users.

We will interview on 16th October - all shortlisted applicants will be asked to complete a Nehemiah staff application form

Whilst we appreciate the interest shown in Nehemiah by previous applicants, we will not consider re-applications

Recruiting a Team Leader to join our Learning Disabilities service in Hertfordshire!

GBP 28,000 per annum plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more

This role is a 40 hour per week.

We are looking for a passionate and creative Team Leader to lead on the delivery of a high quality supported living service for a customer with learning disabilities and Autism. This customer is moving into a new home in Welwyn Garden City and needs a Team Leader with excellent leadership skills to manage a team of Support Workers, who will support them to build their new life and develop their skills as an independent person. You will work closely with the Contract Manager to ensure that the service delivers on all targets, both financial and those around the quality of the service.

Key Responsibilities:

- Leading and motivating the team of support workers to provide excellent support and deliver meaningful outcomes in line with the customer's Life Plan;
- Establishing and maintaining an appropriate culture of least restrictive practice, positive behavioural support, respect and dignity, choice and control and total communications approaches;
- Delivering supervisions and facilitating team meetings with staff to ensure information sharing, problem solving and effective communication;
- Holding responsibility for the personal development of staff, identifying high performers and feeding into the organisations succession plans;
- Developing rotas and ensuring appropriate cover;
- Ensuring that Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) required as part of the Contract are met and recorded correctly;
- Leading on the ongoing review and monitoring of the customer's needs and progress;
- Leading on communications with a range of key stakeholders including family and social work professionals;
- Developing key relationships with all appropriate relevant external parties to ensure service delivery excellence and maximise new business opportunities in own patch;
- Providing hands-on support for 32 hours of the week, role modelling excellent support and providing coaching to support workers;
- Carrying out other administrative tasks as relevant to the service and directed by the Contract Manager;
- Delivering an out of hours on-call service for the region, where required;
- Ensuring that all safeguarding cases are managed in line with safeguarding protocols and are reported to Contract / Operations Managers, as appropriate;
- Adhering to all the policies and procedures of Look Ahead Care, Support & Housing plus those specific to the project including any statutory requirements.

Hands-on support duties will include:

- Supporting the customer to undertake a full timetable of preferred activities including art, visiting galleries, attending community groups, visiting local amenities, and introducing her to new activities to expand her horizons and networks;
- Developing the customer's independent living skills and involving them in all aspects of maintaining and developing their home, including cooking, shopping, cleaning and decorating
- Enabling the customer to keep up with the important people in their life and to meet new people with shared interests;
- Supporting the customer to communicate their wants and needs, and communicating with them in a person-centred way;
- Supporting the customer to manage their anxieties and frustrations, using Positive Behaviour Support and Autism-specific approaches;
- Driving the customer to activities using their vehicle, in rotation with the wider team;
- Collating a range of behavioural data and essential paperwork to be analysed within our local management structure;
- Communicating with family members and a range of other key stakeholders including social work, psychology and commissioning teams;
- Acting in accordance with the policies and procedures of Look Ahead Care & Support plus those specific to the service including any statutory requirements;
- Consistently reviewing the customer's life goals and their progress towards achieving them, in partnership with them and those important to them;
- Delivering personal care;
- Undertaking any other duties as requested by management.

This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead.

Person Specification:

- Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, networks in local business community
- Exudes a warm friendly presence and open behaviour
- Prefers working as part of a group or team
- Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
- Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
- Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments
- Is confident with high levels of self-esteem
- Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
- Is passionate and enthusiastic about his/her career and job experiences
- Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude

Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

Essential:

- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- 2 / 3 years experience within a health and social care environment, preferably with some supervisory / management experience
- Driving Licence and a willingness to drive as part of support duties

Desirable:

- Other relevant professional memberships and/or specialist qualifications are desirable

Outreach Advocate - Multiple Support (Contract)
Hammersmith and Fulham (office/field based, covering the Tri-Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea)

About Us

We are Advance, a women-only organisation dedicated to helping women cope and recover from experiences of domestic abuse, as well as women who are at risk of offending or with short term sentences to reduce offending.

We’re currently looking for a number of female Outreach Advocates to join us, working across Hammersmith and Fulham, Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea, to deliver a ground-breaking project. This role is a fixed term contract lasting until the 31st March 2020.

The Benefits

- Salary of £24,000 – £29,000 per annum (DOE) Inc. London Weighting
- Pension
- 30 days’ holidays per annum plus Bank Holidays
- An extra day off for International Women’s Day

This is an amazing opportunity to take on a challenging, but highly rewarding contract where you’ll be able to make a difference to young women’s lives on a daily basis.

Once you join our team, you’ll discover a collaborative, supportive environment where staff empower each other to perform at their best and deliver the highest quality services to those who need our help.

You will have the chance to help women and girls in your community overcome the challenges they face and lead safe, non-violent equal lives.

Your Role

As an Outreach Advocate, you will be tasked with delivering an innovative support project aimed at multi-disadvantaged women who are experiencing abuse, domestic violence or other social care issues.

Providing a holistic support service, you will aim to meet service users’ needs, reduce risk and help women and girls engage with other services that may assist or support them.

You’ll work in a face-to-face capacity with service users but also in partnership with housing agencies, mental health and substance abuse support agencies. Developing a cross-sector support network, you will aim to use an innovative approach to reach this section of women.

Your other activities will involve:

- Ensuring the voice of survivors informs every stage of the process
- Making proactive contact and providing high quality advocacy and support
- Working to client-led needs and providing risk assessments

About You

To be considered as an Outreach Advocate, you will need:

- At least one year’s experience of supporting women who have experienced domestic violence, forced marriage or ‘honour-based violence’
- A thorough understanding of the dynamics of domestic violence and other forms of Violence Against Women and Girls, and its impact on women, children, families and communities
- An excellent understanding of the social care system, complex needs and relevant legislation with particular regard to welfare rights, housing, homelessness and criminal and civil options, matrimonial and children
- Knowledge of the challenges involved in providing support to survivors of domestic abuse with multiple needs, including mental health needs, physical health needs, alcohol dependency and substance dependency
- Thorough knowledge of safeguarding practice, procedures and legislation
- A relevant qualification, for example in domestic violence, criminal justice, law, social work or a related area

Other organisations may call this role Outreach Advocate, Domestic Violence Support Worker, Domestic Abuse Worker, Social Worker, Domestic Violence Advisor, Domestic Abuse Advisor, Support Worker, or Abuse Support Worker.

Please note, only female applicants will be progressed as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

The closing date for this role is the 25th September 2019, with interviews scheduled to be held on the 2nd October 2019.

Advance is committed to equality and diversity and strongly encourages applications from women with disabilities, from BME backgrounds and the LBT community.

So, if you are ready to make a huge difference as an Outreach Advocate, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Mental Health IDVA 
Based in Hammersmith and Fulham

Do you have a strong understanding of mental health issues and experience of supporting women who have been affected by domestic violence? Want to make a difference with an award-winning charity and provide a vital service as a Mental Health IDVA? If so, read on. 

About Us 

We are Advance, a women-only organisation dedicated to helping women cope and recover from experiences of domestic abuse, as well as women who are at risk of offending or with short term sentences to reduce offending. 

Working as part of the Angelou Partnership, we deliver nationally accredited, quality marked support services in Hammersmith & Fulham, Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea. 

We’re currently looking for a Mental Health IDVA (Independent Domestic Violence Advisor) to join our team, working at sites in Hammersmith and Fulham. 

The Benefits 

- Salary of £26,000 - £28,000 DOE per annum (including London Weighting) 
- Pension 
- 30 days’ holiday per annum plus Bank Holidays 
- A day off for International Women’s Day 

This is an amazing opportunity to take on a challenging, but highly rewarding role where you’ll be able to make a difference to women’s lives on a daily basis. 

Once you join our team, you’ll discover a collaborative, supportive environment where staff empower each other to perform at their best and deliver the highest quality services to those who need our help. 

You will have the chance to help women and girls overcome the challenges that they face and lead safe, non-violent, equal lives. 

The Role 

As a Mental Health IDVA, you’ll provide a high-quality service to women who have experienced domestic violence, specialising in clients requiring mental health support. 

Working in a fast-paced crisis intervention, advocacy and support service, you’ll ensure the voice of survivors informs every stage of the process. 

Specifically, you will: 

- Make proactive contact with victims and survivors 
- Provide high quality advocacy and support that is based upon client-led needs and risk assessments 
- Advise women on criminal justice, civil remedies and related matters 
- Support women attending court when necessary
- Build proactive, positive relationships with partner services that provide mental health support 

About You 

To join us as a Mental Health IDVA, you will need: 

- At least one year’s experience of supporting women who have experienced domestic violence, forced marriage or ‘honour-based violence’ 
- Knowledge and an understanding of the dynamics and effects of mental health issues
- Experience of partnership working and of maintaining excellent working relationships with a range of stakeholders 
- A thorough understanding of the subject of violence against women and girls 
- An excellent understanding of the criminal justice system and relevant legislation
- A relevant qualification or training, for example in domestic violence, criminal justice, law, social work, substance misuse or a related area

Please note: only female applicants will be progressed as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010. 

Other organisations may call this role Domestic Violence Support Worker, Mental Health Support Worker, Domestic Abuse Support Worker, Support Worker, Social Worker, Social Care Worker, or Social Care Co-ordinator. 

The closing date for this role is the 24th October 2019. Interviews are scheduled to take place on the 30th October 2019.

Advance is committed to equality and diversity and strongly encourages applications from women with disabilities, from BME backgrounds and the LBT community. 

So, if you are ready to take your next step as a Mental Health IDVA, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Team Manager (Social Care)

Our values: Put People First, Be Transparent, Go the Extra Mile, Be Creative, Be Adaptable.

Do you want to make a difference to people’s lives through living out our values?

Working with Future Directions will give you the opportunity to make a difference to people’s lives everyday by providing vital support to an individual’s life!

Position: Team Manager
Location: Trafford and Rochdale
Job type: Full Time, Permanent
Salary: £20,104 - £25,528 per annum

About the role:

A Team Manager is responsible for the development and delivery of excellent operational services and is responsible for the effective values driven leadership and supervision of staff delivering support within services.

You will have considerable responsibility and you will be expected to demonstrate a sense of ownership for the services for which you have responsibility. The person appointed will show a level of judgement and initiative proportionate with the significance of the post.

You will have a caring and supportive attitude towards others, founded on respect and an effective work style that is responsive, adaptable, participative and creative.

You’ve got an in-depth understanding of Person Centred Support and substantial experience of working in a Social Care setting. All you need is the perfect environment to put your skills to great use.

Right now, we’re looking for someone like you to manage services in Rochdale and Trafford (these are separate posts) providing supported housing service for people with Learning Disabilities and some mental health problems. But, we need your help in order to provide the very best Person Centred Support.

About you:

Substantial experience gained managing a caseload of individuals with complex needs is a given, as well as being values and outcome driven, able to lead by example using your firm, Values Driven but inclusive management style.

You’re transparent and encouraging too, and have lots of tact and diplomacy. What's more, you're great at managing conflicting priorities on time, have a flexible attitude to working hours and are willing to participate in on call arrangements.

Interested, and want to make a real difference, then we would love to hear from you!

A full job description is available upon request and if you want to learn more about our culture, values and the services we provide, please visit our website.

You may have experience of the following: Social Care Manager, Care Team Manager, Supported Housing Manager, Care Home Team Manager, Care Home Manager, Care Team Leader, Care Supervisor, Senior Care Assistant, Support Worker, etc,

Ref: 89095

Closing Date: Midnight 02 October 2019
Interviews:  TBC

We are looking for committed and passionate individuals to join as Support Workers. Our Rapid Response team is funded by the Mayor of London to provide an emergency response to people sleeping rough in 23 London boroughs.

At Thames Reach we are committed to helping homeless and vulnerable people to live in decent homes, build supportive relationships and lead fulfilling lives. Our vision is to end street homelessness and our aim is to deliver high quality, effective services to vulnerable people.

Our Outreach Support Workers play a pivotal part in their inspiring work, helping homeless people get off the streets, back on their feet and looking forward to a brighter future. Support Workers work at night covering a group of boroughs by car, responding to new referrals for rough sleepers, assessing those met before offering and transporting them to emergency accommodation.

A clean UK driving license and an ability to work late night shifts are the essential requirements for this role. You do not need any prior experience of working with homeless people but you do need a commitment to supporting Thames Reach to achieve its vision and an interest in learning the new skills that will enable you to do this.

With the help of our experienced senior staff and management, you will be supported and trained to use your strong communication and creative problem-solving skills. You will receive regular supervision from experienced staff who will both guide your work and encourage and facilitate your personal development.

This is a challenging and extremely rewarding role that requires you to assertively reinforce our message that rough sleeping is an unsafe choice and give the people you meet clear information about their available options and the necessary encouragement and support they need to make an informed choice to move away from the street.

As Support Worker you will:

• Be organised and able to plan your work to provide a rapid response to referrals we receive ensuring people sleeping rough across London are looked for within tight time scales.
• Be committed to providing a high standard service.
• Have excellent communication skills and be able to quickly engage rough sleepers you meet so that they accept the help you are offering.
• Have an enthusiastic approach to taking part in training and acquiring new skills.

We will:

• Support you to develop your knowledge and skills and advance in your career.
• Offer a generous contributory pension scheme, tuition aid and a wide range of training courses and opportunities.
• Give you 29 days holiday and 8 paid bank holidays.

For further information and to apply please visit our website.

Senior Emergency Response Officer
Location: Quedgeley, Warmley or Taunton (will require regular travel within the area)
Contract type: Fixed term until 31st of March 2021
Hours per week: 21 (Mon - Wed, 9am to 5pm)
Salary: £21,831 - £25,106 pro rata (£11.99 - £13.79 per hour)

We've got an opportunity...
The British Red Cross has an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and well organised individual to join the British Red Cross as a Senior Emergency Response (ER) Officer.

You will manage the day to day delivery of the service and provide overall support for the emergency response function including identifying improvements to our offer. You will be responsible for the achievement of local and team targets as part of the area and national plans.

You will work closely with the ER Operations Manager to provide area-wide strategic oversight and quality assurance, supporting operational teams to deliver consistent operating models and innovate and improve. The role will require data analysis and project management skills.

The role will also form part of the area operational team and will be required to be part of the Duty Manager rota, to deputise for the ER Operations Manager when necessary to enable an effective response to crises.

About you...
To be successful in this position you must have the following skills and experience:

Full driving license allowing you to drive manual vehicles - access to your own vehicle would be advantageous
Experience of maintaining effective working relationships internally and externally
Experience of creating and monitoring budgets and data
Strong IT Proficiency
Ability to contribute to the development of operating plans
Excellent communication skills at a variety of levels
Understanding of how to improve service quality for the benefit of user(s) and to develop services in line with needs
Able to respond to emergency situations, with 24 hour on call duties as required

Closing date for applications will be on the 16th October 2019. Interviews will take place on the week commencing 21st October 2019

Should you have any questions on this role please email us at or call us on 0300 004 0554 quoting reference REQ0000026VH.

We offer a wide range of staff benefits, these include:
36 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)
Option to buy an extra 5 days annual leave
Up to 6% contributory pension
Flexible working policy

A little bit more about us
The British Red Cross help anyone, anywhere in the UK; get the support they need if crisis strikes. From hiring a wheelchair or dealing with loneliness, to adjusting to life in a new country - we're there when you need us.

Our organisation was born out of a desire to bring help without discrimination. Impartiality and neutrality have been central values for the Red Cross since we started.

At the British Red Cross, we are looking for the best people to help us provide support to millions of people affected by crisis in the UK. We want our team to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, offering equal opportunities to everyone, regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, or disability.

Diversity is something we celebrate and we want you to be able to be yourself at work, and feel you're in a great position to help us spread the power of kindness.

In the British Red Cross we will not tolerate any form of misconduct, including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse. We have a code of conduct in place, and are committed to creating a culture of integrity in the organisation where misconduct is not tolerated, situations of abuse are quickly investigated and perpetrators are dealt with effectively.

If you are appointed to a role within BRC you will be subject to the organisation's Code of Conduct, a copy of which you can find on our website.

The British Red Cross, incorporated by Royal Charter 1908, is a charity registered in England and Wales (220949) and Scotland (SC037738).

Follow us on Twitter @RedCrossJobsUK and on LinkedIn - British Red Cross, to hear about our latest job vacancies.

Connecting human kindness with human crisis

Young Person's Key Worker
Based in Hammersmith or Finsbury Park (with regular travel across London)

Do you have a background in working with women experiencing issues related to offending? Want to help an award-winning charity empower and support vulnerable young women in London? If so, this is an amazing opportunity to take your next step as a Young Person's Key Worker. 

About Us

We are Advance, a women-only organisation dedicated to helping women cope and recover from experiences of domestic abuse, as well as women who are at risk of offending or with short term sentences to reduce offending.

Our Minerva service works with those involved in the criminal justice system and offers safe, targeted support and advocacy to women. It aims to reduce re-offending, encourage desistance amongst repeat offenders, divert women from criminal justice involvement as early as possible and reduce the number of custodial sentences imposed by courts.

We are now looking for a Young Person’s Key Worker to join our team and support the delivery of the Minerva service.

The Benefits 

- Salary of £25,000 - £29,000 DOE (including London Weighting) 
- Pension 
- 30 days’ holiday per annum plus Bank Holidays 
- A day off for International Women’s Day 

This is an amazing opportunity to take on a challenging, but highly rewarding role where you’ll be able to make a difference to young women’s lives on a daily basis. 

Once you join our team, you’ll discover a collaborative, supportive environment where staff empower each other to perform at their best and deliver the highest quality services to those who need our help. 

You will have the chance to help women and girls in your community overcome the challenges they face and lead safe, non-violent equal lives. 

The Role 

As a Young Person's Key Worker, you’ll provide enhanced support to young women who have committed crime and are at risk of re-offending. 

In this important role, you will work with young women aged 15 – 24 who are in contact with the Youth Justice System, supporting them to identify and follow routes out of offending. 

Your other duties will involve: 

- Reviewing initial assessments of risk and need 
- Providing one-to-one advocacy, support and advice 
- Helping to address key issues, such as emotional management, healthy relationships and self-esteem
- Working with those you support to create support plans 

About You 

To join us as a Young Person's Key Worker, you’ll need: 

- Significant experience of working with young women experiencing issues related to offending 
- Experience of community engagement, advocacy and support work with young people 
- Previous experience of conducting needs and risk assessments and of risk management 
- In-depth knowledge of the needs of young women and the issues they face 
- Strong crisis management skills and the ability to cope in stressful situations

Please note: only female applicants will be progressed as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010. 

Other organisations may call this role Community Support Worker, Key Worker, Criminal Justice Support Worker, Support Worker, Social Care Worker, Women’s Advocacy Officer or Criminal Justice Support Worker. 

Advance is committed to equality and diversity and strongly encourages applications from women with disabilities, from BME backgrounds and the LBT community. 

So, if you’re seeking your next challenge as a Young Person's Key Worker, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Working hours: 35 hours per week (some evening and weekend work required)

Fixed term contract until March 2020 with the possibility of extension

The Reading Street Outreach Team work across Reading delivering shifts on the streets, drop-ins at local day centres, and working with accommodation providers and the local authority, to reduce rough sleeping to as close to zero as possible.

Alongside the Outreach Manager, you will be involved in managing a team of Outreach Workers, and liaising with local authorities and key services throughout the city, UK and Europe.  The role will also involve working on housing, health, treatment and immigration issues with some of Reading’s most vulnerable individuals

To succeed, you will have demonstrable experience of engaging and assessing clients on the streets and of delivering a case management approach, with homeless people and clients who are rough sleeping or vulnerably housed. 

You will also have a good working knowledge of housing legislation and health and social services for vulnerable people.  The ability to work with and manage a team and to develop effective working relationships with individuals, communities and external agencies, is also required.

In return, we offer a range of benefits including a pension scheme, staff discounts scheme and initiatives to help you maintain a healthy work/life balance. We are also committed to providing our staff with a wide range of learning and development opportunities; in support of their personal and professional development. Additionally, for your job role you will also receive an unsocial hours pay supplement. 

Flexibility is required, as you’ll be working a shift rota that involves a mixture of early mornings, nights, days and weekends.

To view job descriptions on our vacancies page, please click on the document available tab above the relevant job advert.

Closing date: 10.00am, 24 September 2019

Interview and assessments on: 2 October 2019

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) applicants, as they are under-represented within St Mungo’s at mid- management level.

Please be advised that all appointments will be made on St Mungo’s current standard Terms and Conditions (T&Cs); this also applies to any internal candidates.

At St Mungo’s, equality, diversity and inclusion are central to the organisation's values and how we work. We are in the top 50 of Stonewall’s Workplace Equality Index 2019, we are also proud to have been awarded Personnel Today’s 2018 Diversity and Inclusion (Public Sector) award and we are a Disability Confident Employer. To ensure that our workforce reflects the diversity of our clients as well as the communities that we live and work within, we encourage and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

It is a requirement for this post that an enhanced DBS disclosure check will be undertaken for the successful candidate.  (select the non-enhanced option where appropriate (i.e. Cleaners, Admin, Central Services).

Do you believe everyone should have a place to call home and the chance to lead a fulfilling life?

SHP (Single Homeless Project) is one of London’s leading homelessness prevention charities and a dynamic and growing organisation changing 8,000 lives every year across London - from supporting people in crisis, to helping them take the final steps towards independence and employment.

We have an exciting new role within the organisation as part of our central Achieving Potential team.  The role will involve supporting two SHP services, Fulfilling Lives and Lambeth Hostel Move On, to support their clients into independent housing.  The role will evenly split its time between our Kings Cross and Vauxhall offices.

As the Senior Floating Support Worker you will provide support and guidance to the teams, delivering support directly to a caseload of clients who require help to sustain their current accommodation or secure new housing. You will use your specialist knowledge of both supporting vulnerable adults and housing options, to secure positive outcomes for clients.

The Fulfilling Lives team works with some of the most entrenched, vulnerable and complex needs homeless adults in Camden and Islington and is at the forefront in trying to change statutory and support systems, to achieve better outcomes for this group of individuals. The Lambeth Hostel Move On Service works across the hostel pathway in the borough, supporting residents who have progressed to the point where they are ready for independent living and supporting them to secure and sustain tenancies in the private rented sector. 

The ideal candidate will have experience of helping vulnerable people access housing and sustain their tenancy. You will also be highly organised, proactive and adapt at developing and maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders.  Along with a strong working knowledge of London's housing market and the current welfare system, you will also be outcome focused and have a passion for supporting highly vulnerable and often complex needs adults. 

Please note the role is based primarily in Camden but will involve frequent travel across London. 

To find out more please click on the Apply button.

Closing date for applications: Thursday 3rd October 2019

Interviews to be held: Friday 11th October 2019

This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed for the successful applicant. 

Our attractive benefits package includes:

• A salary increase after successfully completing six months.
• A 37.5 hour working week including flexible working hours (core hours are 10am – 4pm) in non-accommodation services
• 25 days annual leave, increasing annually to the maximum 28 days (plus paid Bank Holidays),
• A contributory pension scheme: SHP will contribute the equivalent of 5% of your annual salary
• Comprehensive and integrated training programme designed specifically to develop the skills and knowledge involved in our work

SHP is actively committed to equal opportunities and the promotion of diversity and inclusion, in all of our services and workplaces.  We are also Disability Confident Committed, a Stonewall Diversity Champion and IIP accredited.  In the London Homelessness Awards 2019 one of our Projects has been commended for their work. 

Do you have a significant understanding of domestic abuse and its effect on men, women and children and substantial experience of managing a caseload? Would you like to be part of an organisation that counts on the professionalism, insight, expertise and passion of its staff to inspire individual recovery for the people they work with? Then join us as a Programme Facilitator and play a vital role within our Domestic Violence Perpetrators Programme in the West Midlands.

Right now, My Time, a division of Richmond Fellowship, is looking for a Male Programme Facilitator to join them. My Time is a supportive organisation that gives its clients time and space to rethink their lives and discover new ways to tackle problems. Their Domestic Violence Perpetrator Programme (DVPP) has Respect’s SMP standard Its aim? To give men who have been abusive an opportunity to address their behaviour towards their intimate partner, future partner and other close relations.

Working closely with another facilitator, you’ll deliver a 30 week rolling programme to individuals who have perpetrated domestic abuse towards their intimate partner. As well as managing a caseload and challenging any emotive and volatile situations arising within the group, you’ll ensure important feedback regarding the safeguarding aspect of victims is reported as high priority and maintain close links with victim support service caseworkers. Keeping records that are accurate, up‐to‐date and in line with Respect practice standards will be important, as will staying aware of current and developing legislation regarding Domestic Abuse issues for both the victim and perpetrator. And, when it comes to developing relationships with local stakeholders and supporting the DVPP Lead in marketing the service and maintaining referrals and assessments, again, we'll rely on you.

To succeed, you will need a recognised qualification in counselling and psychotherapy or a degree in psychology, health and social care or equivalent demonstrable experience within the field.. Flexible in your approach to working hours, you also have a proven ability to manage conflicting demands and priorities. You’ll also need an understanding of the need to offer an integrated service to both male perpetrators and to the women who have experienced domestic abuse. Knowledge of CBT, experience of challenging cognitive distortions and awareness of patterns of behaviour in domestic abuse perpetrators are all ‘must haves’ too. Solution‐focused and outcome driven, with an open and encouraging approach, lots of tact and diplomacy and good verbal and written communication skills, you're also able to lead by example and supervise and motivate others in a group work setting.

The salary for this post is £23,400.00 per annum.

This post is offered as a fixed term contract ending 31st March 2020.

The closing date for this post is 23rd September 2019

We are looking for a Male Programme Facilitator.

The Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1, Paragraph 1 applies to this post.

In return, you can expect some great benefits, including 25 days' annual leave plus statutory bank holidays and a contributory pension scheme after a qualifying period.

So, get inspired today and take the first steps towards a more fulfilling career.

Recovery Focus is a new group of expert charities with the shared aim to inspire individual recovery nationwide. Between us we have a track record of more than 200 years of developing and running personalised services that work with people with mental health, substance misuse and other complex needs to achieve their ambitions. Each partner organisation has its own rich history of success, but together we believe we can lead the way in evidence‐based recovery pathways, tailored to meet local and individual needs.

Make a difference…

Senior Social Worker – Strengthening Families Team
Full time, permanent
Based in London 
Starting salary in the range £32,994 - £40,326 per annum
plus London weighting of £3,299 per annum

PACT, a voluntary adoption agency, has been at the forefront of adoption services for over 60 years and works with local authorities across the country. With our outstanding rating with Ofsted we work with a high degree of flexibility and innovation and work with a range of adopters from all backgrounds, including those from black and minority ethnic heritage and the LGBT community.

PACT requires an experienced, qualified adoption social worker, with therapeutic experience (particularly with trauma and attachment) to join the London (Pimlico based) adoption team.

If your passion is to work in a family-centred way to help families stay together and address communication and behavioural challenges then we would love to hear from you.

Closing date: Sunday 29 September 2019
Interview date: Friday 18 October 2019

To Apply and for More Information:

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

PACT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults therefore please note our recruitment procedure includes DBS checks and overseas checks (where applicable). Please note prospective employees will need to evidence they have the relevant permission to work in the UK.

No agencies please.

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: One role in Lambeth and one in Southwark

Closing date: 1 October 2019     

Interview date: 14 October 2019

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

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

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