Support Worker (Community Based) 

28 hours per week* 

Kidderminster 

£9.43 per hour 

Our client currently has one opportunity for a support worker for the Wyre Forest area. 

The post is to work with older and vulnerable people in the community. They provide a wide range of high quality services to help older and vulnerable people to remain independent in their own homes. The primary role is to visit people in their own homes, giving advice and guidance, meeting their support plan outcomes and to monitor health and safety systems.

They are looking for people who can demonstrate experience of providing support services to older and vulnerable people and who are highly motivated, good team players who have good communication and customer care skills. You will need to have your own transport, be responsive and be able to problem solve and work on your own initiative.

Please note successful applicants will be required to have an enhanced DBS.

* Flexible working over a seven day rota (to include days, evenings, nights and weekend working

Creative Support is a national, expanding not-for-profit organisation providing support to individuals with a wide range of care needs. Our services provide responsive and person centered care which is specific to the needs of the individual. The key to achieving this quality of support is by having a staff workforce that is hardworking and committed to ensuring the best possible quality of life and independence for those we provide this care for.

We are looking to recruit a passionate experienced Registered Manager to take the lead in managing a small 27 bed residential care home In Carlisleproviding 24 hour support for frail older adults that require additional care and support, but without the need for specialist nursing Care. The atmosphere throughout the home is both a warm and welcoming environment and we have achieved a Good CQC rating across all areas in February 2020.

You must be committed to creating a nurturing environment for residents and for our valued staff team. We are looking for a manager with excellent leadership skills who has a passion for delivering high quality care to older people and is skilled at developing strong communities within the home and making residents feel valued and genuinely cared for.

You will be responsible for ensuring that the service delivered meets CQC standards and promotes choice & control for individuals. Your role will include high levels of partnership working with professionals, other agencies and families. You must demonstrate unconditional positive regard for the people we support, able to communicate warmly and effectively with residents to ensure the service meets their needs.

You must be able to work flexibly to ensure that the service meets the agreed performance targets for service delivery. You must be able to demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills to liaise effectively with residents, families, staff and involved professionals to meet the needs and preferences of residents.

Creative Support is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to delivering local high quality care through a well established and supported local work force.

Benefits:

• Comprehensive induction and ongoing Clinical and Professional training to develop your career.
• Friendly, open culture
• Rated Good in all areas by CQC
• 38 days annual leave per year
• Company sick pay scheme
• Free Life Insurance Scheme
• Weekly on- site support from an experienced Senior Practioner Manager
• Full Corporate Support from an established Not for Profit Provider
• Exclusive online retail discounts Scheme
• Free Employee Assistance Service
• Work for a Company that has Achieved The IIP Silver Award and is committed to employee development 

Creative Support is a non-profit provider of personalised care and support for people with learning disabilities, mental health needs, autism spectrum conditions, and older people. We are currently recruiting for our learning disability services in the Astley, Leigh, Lowton, Golborne, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Pemberton, Standish, Hindley and Wigan areas.

We are looking for motivated, caring individuals to provide person-centred support to people with a learning disability. Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing personal care, practical and emotional to people with a learning disability

• Identifying and accessing opportunities for social inclusion with service users

• Collaborating with service users, families, and involved professionals to provide a consistent and coordinated service that meets the needs of service users

• Assisting the line manager with the day-to-day running of the service

You must be warm and able to work in a person-centred way with people with a learning disability. A clean, valid driving licence and willingness to drive service user vehicles is desirable. You will be expected to work flexibly on a rota to meet the needs of the service, including evenings, weekends, sleep-ins, and bank holidays.

This position offers the opportunity to work in an environment that challenges and encourages personal and professional development. Creative Support has obtained Investors in People Silver status and you will receive ongoing training regarding the service user group you work with and training regarding changes to the law governing social care.

Do you have a flexible, empathetic approach, personal experience of the Criminal Justice system, lived experience of the issues facing vulnerable young people and/or a proven ability to work with ‘high risk’ individuals or families? If so, St Giles Trust is looking for a Team Manager – Hospital Intervention Projects to join us and play a vital role in a brand new initiative within hospitals aimed at helping vulnerable young people.

About St Giles Trust
An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others. 

Right now, we’re busy expanding our delivery of hospital-based projects. The service you’ll be part of is aimed at vulnerable 12 to 25-year-olds who attend the adult or paediatric A&E departments, Urgent Care Centres or Major Trauma Centre at service at Whittington, Newham, Northwick Park and Royal London Hospitals. A team of caseworkers will work alongside hospital staff to identify vulnerable young people and help them access and engage the support they need to prevent any potential escalation of violence and reduce the risk of repeat victimisation or exploitation.

About this vital role
Managing a team of at least 10 Caseworkers based at three hospital sites, you’ll be responsible for planning and supporting the team’s day-to-day workload and escalating any issues to the Service Manager where appropriate. We’ll also rely on you to monitor and review probation periods, conduct annual performance reviews and ongoing 1-1s, review individual personal development plans and agree appropriate training. Ensuring volunteers receive adequate support and supervision will be important too, as will arranging clinical supervision for the team on a regular basis. Providing advice, guidance and support, developing and monitoring processes to ensure clients receive the support they need and building relationships with a variety of referral agencies – all are aspects of this pivotal role.

What we are looking for:

• A relevant qualification or evidence that you are working towards one
• An understanding of issues facing this client group such as youth offending, knife crime, social exclusion and isolation, child criminal exploitation, adverse childhood experiences and trauma
• Strong leadership and team management skills and substantial experience of working with this client group, including assessing their needs, in a fast-paced environment
• Knowledge of relevant services for young people and their families in the service provision area (mainly north and east London but potentially further)
• A flair for building strong partnerships with hospital teams and community-based agencies
• A positive attitude, emotional resilience and personal and professional integrity

NOTE: We actively encourage people with personal experience of the criminal justice system or lived experience of the issues facing this client group to apply for this role as well as those seeking part time work.

The salary for this role is £27,276 – £31,560 pa (please note successful candidates should expect to be appointed at the starting point of the salary scale and consideration may be given to a higher salary depending on the experience of the individual).

In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, access to clinical supervisions, season ticket loan and much more.

Closing date: 11pm, 13th July 2020. Interviews: 17th July (interviews will be held via video)

This is a role for an experienced support worker used to working with challenging and chaotic clients

Our Streetlink project specifically works with vulnerable women and with the help of a dedicated volunteer team, we provide a range of services including late night and early morning outreach, a twice-weekly Women’s Space, Sanctuary sex worker Drop In every Tuesday evening and an Open Access/Drop-in session. In addition a full adult learning timetable offers free classes and workshops. We assess need, create bespoke support plans, provide ongoing key work and empower people to improve their circumstances. Last year we supported over 1100 people across all our services.

If you are a team player and looking to create opportunities for women who feel their life is without choice, please send in your CV and a covering letter saying why the role ap[peals to you

Adoption Social Worker / Senior Social Worker

Full time permanent position based in Reading

Salary is in the range £28,595 - £34,949 pa for a Social Worker and £32,994 - £40,326 pa for a Senior Social Worker

PACT is a supportive and respectful place where people are genuinely passionate about delivering positive outcomes for children and their families.  We have been at the forefront of adoption services for over 60 years, working 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.

Our adoption teams focus solely on adoption and recruiting adoptive parents who can consider fostering to adopt and adopting a wide-range of children including those over four years old, sibling groups of two or more children, children with a black or minority ethnic background and children who may have physical or learning disabilities. With access to our award-winning therapeutic services, we are unique in that we are able to provide excellent lifetime support for our families’ adoption journeys.

With your social work experience with children and families, you will be responsible for all aspects of work with our valued applicants from the early stages of recruitment, initial interview, preparation and training, through to successful placement and post placement support up to the making of the adoption order.  An interest, or experience, in delivering training to prospective or approved adopters would be an advantage.

Interested? Further information (including job descriptions and an application form) are available on our website.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Closing date:   Midday, Wednesday 29th July 2020

Interview date: Friday 7th August 2020

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

Refuge is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services for victims of all forms of gender-based violence (domestic, sexual, so called ‘honour’ violence, modern slavery and human trafficking, prostitution, forced marriage, stalking and FGM). Every day we support over 6,000 women and children in our national network of services.  These include Independent Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Advocacy services (IDVAs/ISVAs and IGVAs), community outreach, specialist refuge accommodation, sanctuary services, culturally-specific services and the Freephone 24 Hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline. We advise Government and lobby hard to keep violence against women and girls high on the public agenda. We run award-winning prevention and public education campaigns, manage a busy press office and website, and we are an accredited training provider. We give a voice to the voiceless.

This role requires an exceptional individual who wants to make a difference. As a 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.

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 and housing management. 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. You will be required to bring safeguarding children or vulnerable adults to the immediate attention of the service manager, or if unavailable another manager. 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 essential and occasional evening work in emergency situations.

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.

Competitive salary offering annual progression within points of the salary grade, 28 days annual leave increasing to 30 days, pension scheme with People’s pension that includes a 6% Employer contribution, comprehensive EAP.

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. 

Please visit Refuge’s website for further details and other opportunities.

Closing Date: 21st July 2020

This is a permanant and part time role with 33.75 hours per week.

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

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

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

Do you have the commitment and positive values to make a difference to the lives of people living in a supported living service in Cookridge, North Leeds?

Creative Support is a non-profit organisation which provides high quality person centred social care services for people with learning disabilities, mental health and other needs. Our Hall Lane supported living service in Leeds provides person-centred support to young adults who have learning disabilities, some of whom are on the autistic spectrum and have complex needs.

We are looking for calm, resourceful and energetic individuals who are well motivated, hardworking and keen to join our friendly team. You will provide person-centred care and support to tenants to take part in all aspects of every day life and to enjoy a wide range of activities. You will have skills in positive communication and engagement and will be able to demonstrate unconditional positive regard for the young people we support. You will have the maturity to be able to work within a positive behaviour support framework, to accept responsibility and to grow in confidence as a skilled practitioner. You must be able to follow agreed guidelines and to work positively within a consistent, mutually supportive team ethos.

You will have the opportunity to undertake the responsible role of being a Key Worker/Co-worker. This will enable you to plan alongside members of the person’s circle of support to enable individuals to be happy, healthy and to be successful in achieving their wishes and aspirations. Our Person centred planning meetings and processes are co-produced with the people we support and their families to promote a unified approach. Together we set meaningful and aspirational goals which Key Workers have a particular responsibility to work towards. This will provide you with a great experience to enable you to develop skills which can underpin a successful career in adult social care.

You must be willing to actively embrace all aspects of the role including support with personal care and domestic tasks as well as community activities such as walking, swimming and going to the gym. The ability to support people who can express their needs though challenging behaviour at times is essential. Prior experience in this field of work is beneficial, although not a substitute for an engaging, creative and person centred approach. We will  value the personal skills and interests you bring to the role and to the lives of service users, such as sports, walking and outdoor pursuits, creative arts, music and cooking; to name but a few!

The service has the benefits of being situated on the edge of the countryside overlooking the local golf course, with easy access to commute to the centre of Leeds. It is easily accessible by car, bus routes from Leeds centre and from Horsforth train station.

This role offers unique and challenging opportunities bringing great job satisfaction to those who are looking to make a positive difference to the lives of others. We provide relevant training including accredited health and social care diplomas through our own training academy. You will be required to work in a flexible manner on a rota which includes evenings, weekends and sleep-ins. In addition to opportunities for personal and career development we offer good conditions of service and a supportive, hands-on management culture.

This is a role which can be enjoyed by people who are committed to making a positive difference, including experienced care workers, graduates and people looking for a stimulating career path into social care.

Relief Positions are also available.

Creative Support is a national not-for-profit organization which provides care and support to people with learning disabilities, autism spectrum conditions, mental health needs, and older people.

We are recruiting warm, person centred, and highly motivated individuals to work with people with learning disabilities in the St Helens area. Your role will include:

• Providing respectful personal care, practical and emotional support to service users

• Maximising service user outcomes by working towards greater independence and social inclusion

• Involving service users in decisions about the care and support they receive and their lives

• Collaborating with service users, families and involved professionals to provide a consistent service that best meets the needs and preferences of service users

It is expected that you will work flexibly, including evenings and weekends, to meet the needs of the service.

Experience is essential for this role. You will have a warm, caring nature, and a commitment to making a positive difference in people’s lives.

This unique and challenging opportunity will provide you with an environment that encourages personal and professional development. After successful completion of the probationary period, you will automatically be enrolled in the NVQ level 3 Health and Social Care Diploma and you will receive on-going training to best meet the needs of the service users.

Location: Barnet

Salary: £29,500 - £32,000 per annum depending on experience and qualifications

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Vacancy Reference: SWA2950

Closing Date: 12th July 2020

Interview Date:  17th July 2020 

Solace Women’s Aid exists to end the harm done through Violence Against Women and Girls. Our aim is to work to prevent violence and abuse as well as providing services to meet the needs of survivors particularly women and girls. Our work is holistic and empowering, working alongside survivors to achieve independent lives free from abuse.

About the Service

Barnet SASS provides support to women, men and young people reside in the London Borough of Barnet. Barnet Solace Advocacy and Support Service (SASS) is a team made up of IDVAs, and a caseworker. We work with all levels of risk and work closely with our partner agencies to ensure victim/survivors of domestic violence receives a good standard of service.

About the Role

You will be delivering an excellent service to women and men affected by domestic abuse in Barnet. As the Senior IDVA you will provide immediate support for victim/survivors of

abuse at all levels of intervention including carrying out risk assessments, safety and support planning and providing short-term support and onward referral. You will be line managing a CSU IDVA and a duty worker including, regular supervisions, recruitment, appraisal, development, responsibility for setting performance objectives and managing regular feedback and development discussions. You will be attending the one-stop shop once a week to complete the risk assessment with victims and jointly work with partner agencies within multi-agency setting. You will advocate on behalf of clients with external agencies where appropriate including at weekly MARAC meetings. 

About You

You will need a passion for working with victim/survivors and a thorough understanding of domestic abuse and its impact on women and their children, as well as experience of providing emotional support and initial advice to survivors.

You will have the skills to provide effective crisis intervention, carry out risk assessments, safety planning, assessment of needs and individual support planning. You should have demonstrable experience of working in an IDVA or similar position with this or a similar client group. You will be line managing an IDVA, and a duty worker including provision of regular supervision, performance management and regular support. Oversee referral and duty service and participate in the collection of data, where appropriate, and to support the Service Manager in ensuring the accurate and timely reporting on all key delivery targets.  You will act as a lead advocate for male victims referred to Barnet SASS service

You must have a “can-do‟ approach and demonstrable commitment to Solace’s feminist

approach to supporting women and their children to be safer.

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

Could you be a Link Worker supporting people from within the NHS? 

Hertfordshire's NHS has commissioned "Link Workers" throughout the county to work closely with GP surgeries supporting patients to find non-clinical solutions to improve their wellbeing. Link Workers will work intensively with a small number of individuals, enabling them to access support within their local community.

You will be responsible for linking patients to services across the Health, Statutory and Voluntary sectors.  You will work alongside patients to help them achieve their goals, undertaking assessments and building relationships to agree personalised plans to help the patient make the necessary changes to live the life they choose. You will work closely with GPs, other health and social care professionals, and also with local voluntary organsiations. 

You may have worked in a similar role previously - but equally this role will be suited to someone with good local knowledge, appropriate experience and a passion for personalised care. Are you a people person? Can you earn trust and help people identify goals and access the support they need to achieve those goals? Are you fully committed to person-centred services and to helping inviduals find solutions to their needs? Can you work as part of a GP surgery team, maintaining the highest professional standards, sharing systems, communicating clearly and contributing to case management? If you are proactive, enthusiastic and person-centred, then we would love to hear from you. 

We have already appointed more than a dozen Link Workers in Hertfordshire and to expand our team we are now looking for Link Workers in Hertsmere and South West Herts. HCNS's wider activities are also supported by HCC and by local CCGs. The roles are offered as permanent contracts (subject to future funding). The roles are full-time but we will accept part-time applications and will try to find job-share partners. 

The roles will be based at one or more local GP surgeries and we will pay travel expenses within the geographical area covered. Applicants must be licenced drivers with access to a vehicle. An enhanced DBS check will be required. 

The role

We are recruiting Link Workers to work with people who are frail or vulnerable or unwell, people who are in danger of losing their independence. Link Workers will receive referrals from GP surgeries. They must take time to understand people’s needs, and they work with professionals, volunteers, families, carers and individuals to develop appropraite solutions.

You will work to understand your local community, link people together, and help develop more effective services. When solutions are needed, you will find them.

The job

You will be employed by one of the voluntary organisations involved in the delivery of Link Worker services: Age UK Hertfordshire, British Red Cross, Carers in Herts, Dacortium, Home-Start Watford & Three Rivers, POhWER, Watford & Three Rivers Trust and Watford Community Housing. Other partners may join.

You will be assigned to work with one or more GP surgeries and play a key role within their team. You will also be part of a locality team comprising other social prescribers led by a Senior Navigator.

You will need to operate independently and as part of several different teams, each providing support and supervision. You will use case management databases and communications systems, understand safeguarding and privacy rules, and provide high quality information, input and feedback. 

Please apply using the application form attached stating how you meet the requirements for this post. If you are currently based outside Hertfordshire, please explain how you will relocate or commute if appointed. Shortlisted candidates will receive full details before interview.

About you

Are you a people person? Can you earn people’s trust? Can you help people find the support they need? Are you fully committed to person-centred services? Will you always “go the extra mile” to make sure people find the best possible solution to their needs?

Our purpose

Within a community and primary care setting, we use social prescribing to help people reduce unnecessary NHS appointments and find appropriate community and non-clinical solutions to their needs. Within a hospital setting, we work with clinical staff to ensure that people can leave hospital at the right time and with the support and care they need.

Our mission is to help health and adult care services to work together to reduce unnecessary demands and make sure people receive the best possible services appropriate to their needs.

The role

We are recruiting Hospital & Community Navigators to work with people who are frail or vulnerable or unwell, people who are in danger of losing their independence, people who are being admitted to hospital, and people who are being discharged from hospital.

Navigators take time to understand people’s needs, they understand what services are available, and they work with professionals, volunteers, families, and individuals so things link together as they should. 

Working across both hospital and community settings, you will help prevent the need for people to be admitted to hospital, reduce over-reliance on GPs and/or home care providers, reduce social isolation and improve health and wellbeing.

You will work to understand your local community, link people together, and help develop more effective services. When solutions are needed, you will find them.

The job

You will be employed by one of the seven voluntary organisations involved in the partnership: Age UK Hertfordshire, British Red Cross, Carers in Herts, Dacortium, POhWER, Watford & Three Rivers Trust and Watford Community Housing. Oher partners may join. 

You will work as part of a locality team led by a Senior Navigator. We need to recruit locality teams that can work flexibly as required by their communities: so everyone will be expected to do occasional evening or weekend work – and we need to recruit some people who will work as part of a rota to deliver a service available 9:00 am to 6:00 pm seven days a week. You must be a driver with access to a vehicle. We can appoint people to work from home, but if your home is outside the locality to which you are attached, we will only pay travel expenses within your locality.

You will need to operate independently, use our case management database and communications systems, understand privacy rules and safeguarding, and work as part of a locality team supported by regular supervision, training and case conferences.

Please apply online stating how you meet the requirements for this post. If you are currently based outside Hertfordshire, please explain how you will relocated or commute if appointed. Shortlisted candidates will receive full details before interview. 

We are recruiting Hospital and Community Navigators to be based throughout Hertfordshire. The roles are permanent (subject to future funding). The roles are full-time but we will accept part-time applications and will try to find job-share partners. 

Creative Support is a not-for-profit social care provider supporting people with learning disabilities, mental health needs, autism spectrum conditions, and older people.

We are seeking highly motivated, proactive support workers for our supported living services in the Sale and Altrincham area. You will be providing responsive, person-centred care and support to individuals who have a learning disability or are on the autistic spectrum. You must be warm, caring and willing to go the extra mile to ensure that the people we support enjoy a fantastic quality of life. Your role will be interesting and varied and will include support to enjoy a wide range of community activities. You will enable people to maintain their mental and physical wellbeing, express themselves, make choices and experience opportunities for personal development. You do not need to have prior care experience if you have transferable skills and can demonstrate commitment to your own learning, as we will offer you excellent training, including diplomas in health and social care. If you have prior care experience you will find that we offer great opportunities for career progression.

We offer the opportunity to work in an environment that encourages personal and professional development. Creative Support has obtained Investors in People Silver status and you will receive ongoing training relating to the service user group you work with and changes to the law that governs social care.

YMCA DOWNSLINK GROUP

Bank Project Workers

Burgess Hill, Crawley, Horsham, Worthing, Guildford, Eastbourne, Brighton & Hove

Varied shifts across all areas - please specify which area(s) on application

Sessional Contract

£10.05 per hour

We are recruiting Bank Staff to work with a diverse group of young people, in our large Foyers (supported housing) and in our smaller Looked After Children’s Services. We are currently recruiting in:

1. Burgess Hill
2. Crawley
3. Horsham
4. Worthing
5. Guildford
6. Eastbourne
7. Brighton & Hove

YMCA DLG provide accommodation which houses young people aged 16 to 25 and provides specialist support to enable thriving lives. Working in a holistic manner, we adopt a psychologically informed approach to support young people to transition into independent living through a range of one to one and group activity.

Our teams take an asset-based approach to actively encourage young people into education, employment and training. As a service, we provide a safe and welcoming environment for young people, with their aspirations and desires always at the forefront of the support we offer. Overall, we seek to encourage and enable young people to become empowered by providing positive opportunities which allow them to learn and achieve the independent skills they need to live positive and fulfilling lives.

As well as managing their accommodation, we provide intensive housing management, signposting to other agencies and provide group work and activities that enable young people to achieve the skills they need to begin managing life independently.

A good understanding of the support needs and aspirations of young people we work with is desirable.

You will help to keep our properties safe and secure throughout the day and night through different shift patterns (over a 7-day rota) across our services.

Burgess Hill – Looked After Children’s Service: We provide accommodation that is commissioned by West Sussex Council to provide 24-hour support to young people aged 16-18 years old.

Crawley Foyer: 40 bed Project providing supported accommodation for 16 – 25-year old’s the focus of the work is to help develop the young people’s skills and confidence through our More Than a Room support delivery so that they can move on from supported accommodation and live independently.

Horsham Y Centre: The Horsham Y Centre provides housing to 50 young people. The focus of the work is to help develop the young people’s skills and confidence through our More Than a Room support delivery so that they can move on from supported accommodation and live independently.

Worthing Foyer: Supported accommodation for young people aged 16-25. The foyer consists of 27 bedsits, complete with ensuite facilities, separated into 2 to 3-bedroom flats.

The focus of the work is to help develop the young people’s skills and confidence through our More Than a Room support delivery so that they can move on from supported accommodation and live independently.

Guildford: YMCA Guildford Foyer is YMCA Guildford’s supported housing project offering accommodation to 34 young people from Guildford and Surrey. The needs of these young people vary from low to high. However, all young people are treated as individuals and tailored support packages are offered to support them to become fully independent in the future. We support young people to develop socially and personally in order that they may grow in confidence and learn to live more independently in communities in which they feel they can belong, contribute and thrive.

Project Eastbourne, Hailsham and Hastings commissioned services: YMCA DLG supported services provide safe accommodation and opportunities for young people who have been made, or are at risk of becoming, homeless. We offer a holistic support package and actively encourage residents into education, training, employment or voluntary work. Whilst living with us residents will gain many essential life skills and social skills, empowering them to move successfully into semi-independent or fully independent accommodation.
Across our Eastbourne, Hailsham and Hastings projects we house 61 young people across five properties. Three of the properties have staff on hand 24 hours a day, with housing concierge available at night. Two properties are dedicated to our move on options for young people, with visiting support and concierge at night.

Project Eastbourne, Hastings and Bexhill transitional housing: We provide transitional housing for 165 young people aged 18 to 35, across 29 sites in Eastbourne, Hastings and Bexhill.
Funded by Homes England under the Empty Homes programme, the scheme enables us to lease empty properties from private landlords and refurbish them to a good standard, to provide affordable and safe accommodation for young people in housing need. Aimed at young people who are not quite ready to live completely independently we manage the lettings and deal with any issues that arise.
We manage a range of properties including studio flats, one to three-bedroom flats and four- and five-bedroom houses. We also manage a nine-bedroom property made up of studio flats and rooms with shared communal facilities.

Brighton & Hove – St Patrick’s: St. Patrick’s provides 29 units of accommodation for single homeless people and rough sleepers in five- and six-bedroom flats with shared kitchen/lounge and bathrooms, and a night shelter accommodating up to 15 people, including a limited number with dogs.  The service provides a 24-hour accommodation-based assessment and support service and operates 365 days a year.  The night shelter part of the service is provided under a sub-contract by the Churches Night Shelter Project.

While there are systems in place to support you, a substantial part of the role includes the ability to lone work. Therefore, we will require someone competent and confident when working alone and somebody who is able to understand and work with complex and challenging behaviour appropriately.

This can be challenging yet very rewarding work that helps young people to belong, contribute, and thrive.

The position comes with excellent training and development opportunities.

As part of our Safer Recruitment guidelines, we only accept applications completed on our application form. Due to Covid-19, we are not accepting paper copies of forms and are currently only accepting application forms submitted by email.

YMCA DownsLink Group welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We value diversity and promote inclusion, which we demonstrate through our activities, as well as in our policies and working practices. Reinforced by our culture and values, we seek to create an inspiring and inclusive place to work.

YMCA DLG requires all staff and volunteers to be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and to respond proactively to safeguarding concerns.

Successful applicants are required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Closing date for applications: Please note this is a rolling advert and applications are reviewed on a monthly basis.

Interview date: Interviews arranged on a rolling basis.