Recruiting for a Support Worker to join our service in Kent!

GBP 20,000 per annum plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more working 40 hours per week. This role is a 12 month Fixed Term Contract based in Maidstone and Tonbridge.

Job Overview:

The Young People's Support Worker will work within Look Ahead's flexible supported accommodation and floating support for Children in Care, Care Leavers and Homeless 16/17-year olds. The role manages the initial period from when a child or young person is first referred to ensuring a smooth arrival and transition to planning their exit from the service including identifying suitable long-term accommodation and managing their expectations.

This hybrid role will also work across the West Kent area flexibly providing floating support for those young people living in their own accommodation and ensure that they are enabled to develop their resilience and independence.

Key Accountabilities:

- Building open and supportive, trusting relationships with customers and creating a positive atmosphere
- Carrying out holistic assessments of new customers which incorporate relevant statutory referral information
- Conducting regular key work sessions that are innovative and engaging in order to achieve Support Plan goals
- Ensuring ongoing assessment and management of risks associated with customers within an attitude of 'positive risk taking'
- Support customers to undertake all domestic tasks wherever possible, including practical assistance where they have not yet developed the skills, to ensure customers enjoy a high quality of accommodation
- Develop and maintain links with all key agencies and service providers in the local community
- Empower customers (where relevant) to ensure they receive the service and benefits they are entitled to
- Developing productive relationships with partner organisations to improve service outcomes
- Demonstrate strong commitment to the functioning of the staff team and to support colleagues in providing a high level of service and safety to customers
- Involving customers in the design, development and delivery of the service
- Adhere to Look Ahead's Policies and Procedures
- Engage in learning and development activity to increase knowledge and skills
- Engage positively in reflective practice sessions with colleagues
- Undertake any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as may be reasonably assigned

Person Specificiation:

- Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement
- Approachable 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
- Flexible
- Open to feedback and self development
- 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 essentially customer-focused
- Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude
- Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviours

Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

Essential:

- To have a passion to support young people to achieve their aspirations
- To work as part of a dynamic team
- Are solution focused
- To work flexibly on a seven day rolling rota, which includes earlies and lates
- Work across both Maidstone & Tonbridge

Desirable:

- Up to NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent or experience in the social care/charity sector
- Experience working in vulnerable young people
- Full Driving Licence and access to use of vehicle

Independent Living Registered Manager

(Housing with Care for Older People - Responsible for the delivery of regulated care services & housing management)

Do you want to work for a multi-award-winning organisation offering high quality housing with care services to older people? We're proud to be the UK's leading charity providing health and social care to the Jewish community. We believe that variety is the spice of life. Nowhere is this truer than at Jewish Care. While our customers may all be of a similar religious tradition, our staff come from different backgrounds and cultures, practice different faiths, and offer perspectives on life that are as individual as they are.

What you'll be doing

We are pleased to offer a rare opportunity for an outstanding candidate to join our Regulated Services Team as the Independent Living Registered Manager for our newly opened housing with care community in Hendon, North West London. The service comprises 32 units of market rent and affordable housing apartments for older people. You will manage a team of care and support staff delivering regulated services, as well as an Administrator, Housing Officer and Activity Co-ordinator. Delivering high quality housing with care services to older members of the Jewish Community, you will be joining an established committed team who are passionate about the high quality care and support they deliver.

What you'll need

We are seeking an exceptional Registered Manager with a proven track record of managing CQC registered care services. Substantial experience of managing housing with care for older people is also essential. You will have a passion for improving the lives for our customers, shaping services that help maintain their independence and keep them connected to the Jewish community. You will possess excellent leadership, management and communication skills and you will also be resilient, able to work under pressure and thrive on the day to day challenges of managing a diverse team.

Applicants should hold recognised qualifications in Health & Social Care and Leadership & Management to apply for this role.

What we can offer you

We believe in treating our employees fairly and rewarding hard work. On top of your salary, you'll receive a great benefits package including: 4% employer contribution pension with free life assurance; childcare vouchers; free DBS shared update; generous mileage allowance for work...the list goes on! It's easy to see why our staff are so passionate about Jewish Care - once people start working for us, they tend to stick around!

This is your chance to make a real difference by delivering outstanding care and housing services to older members of the Jewish Community. If this sounds like your perfect career, Jewish Care want to hear from you - apply today and start the job you've always wished for!

Jewish Care offers excellent benefits and training to all staff. Benefits include, free meals, 20 day's annual leave plus Jewish holidays, Jewish Care Pension scheme, various discounts, Loans and mileage reimbursement, ride to work scheme, eye tests, employee referral bonus and more.

Jewish Care is a leading community organisation. We are the largest health and social care charity for the Jewish community in the UK, caring for nearly 7,000 people every week. Approximately 1500 staff from multi-cultural backgrounds together with 3,000 volunteers help us to provides a wide range of services to help meet the community's physical, social and emotional needs, both directly and in partnership with other organisations. We care for & support many people including; older people with dementia, disabilities, mental health needs, Holocaust survivors and many more.

We aim to make a positive impact on the lives of Jewish people by creating excellent social care that enhances well-being and inspires them to stay connected to their community. The organisation is committed to finding innovative solutions tailored to the people who use our services. We are a proud to be multi award winning organisation. Prestigious awards and accolades we have received include; The Skills for Care Best Employer for over 250 people, and The Investors in People Gold standard

The closing date for applications for this role is 27 th March 2020 and shortlisted candidates must be available for interview on 3 rd April 2020.

Benefits

Jewish Care offers excellent benefits and training to all staff. Benefits include, free meals, 20 day's annual leave, Jewish Care Pension scheme, various discounts, Loans and mileage reimbursement, ride to work scheme, eye tests, employee referral bonus and more.

About

Jewish Care is a leading communal organisation. We are the largest health and social care charity for the Jewish community in the UK, caring for nearly 7,000 people every week. Approximately 1500 staff from multi-cultural backgrounds together with 3,000 volunteers help to maintain their service. I

Penrose Criminal Justice Services are recruiting for Offender Resettlement Workers (x8) to be based in of our London prisons.

Working in partnership with the London Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC) and MTCNovo, our service supports all adult males who are sentenced to a custodial order to resettle into the community and to break the cycle of reoffending. We provide guidance and support with a wide range of issues, from accommodation to training to financial advice, signposting our clients to relevant services in their area, as well as supporting them with any referral processes. We engage with agencies both within the CRC and across London, tailoring a package of support to best meet each individual’s needs. Our resettlement workers are trained in risk management and motivational interviewing and with a set of trainings that will be catered around the role being carried out.

We are looking for motivated staff who want to deliver services differently, and develop new skills in the process. The role will be based in a London prison, where you will be the representative for Penrose Criminal Justice Services. However, you will also meet with your wider Penrose team in full Penrose custodial Team meetings on a six weekly basis. All our Resettlement workers will receive a holistic training package before they are able to manage a caseload of service users, and Penrose is committed to continual professional development through additional training, supervisions and appraisals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan and/or deliver individual support and resettlement packages for the offenders, liaising with the appropriate agencies and care professionals to ensure successful delivery of the plans.
• Work directly with prison staff to facilitate resettlement planning.
• Ensure that the offender is designated to a named Responsible Officer within the cohort most relevant to their needs, with specific arrangements to support the allocated persons on the day of release organised according to individual need.
• To complete reports (either electronically or written), including offenders resettlement plans, case notes and other documentation for managers, members of the management board and other agencies
• Positively promote an environment within the service which respects the different ethnic cultures of the service users.

Experience Required:

• Clear evidence and experience of successful reintegration of offenders into the community
• Excellent understanding of the resettlement and social needs of vulnerable individuals
• Understanding and practical application of key legislation regarding criminal justice, social care, housing, and mental health
• Understanding and practical knowledge interventions of the social and societal marginalisation can be attached to people with mental health issues and offending behaviour
• Excellent communication skills both written and oral with both internally and externally with outside agencies and bodies

Casual / Locum Support Workers (Homelessness / Vulnerable Adults)

Oxford / Reading

Salary: £11.07 / £12.97 per hour depending on role

Flexible working

Are you looking to work flexibly, in a varied role where you can make a real difference helping homeless people to rebuild their lives?

If so, you may be interested in joining our clients locum bank. They are looking for individuals to play a key role in supporting the delivery of their services.

About the role

Our client’s Oxford and Reading Rough Sleeping Services are looking for people to join their local locum bank.

In Reading they are looking for people to support their Outreach team. As an Outreach Worker Locum, you would be expected to work early and late shifts, making contact with rough sleepers in the community.

In Oxford our client have several opportunities for Locum Workers, suiting individuals with varying degrees of experience. In their Rough Sleeper Service, they are looking for workers to support the running of the Assessment Hub and working with clients, but also welcome candidates who do not have direct experience and are looking to develop their skills within the sector.

As a Locum Worker you can work flexibly, on an ad hoc or temporary basis. In joining the Locum bank you will be able to link yourself to services where you would like to pick up shifts and take on the number of shifts that fit your individual circumstances. In order to provide you with ongoing support you will be allocated a supervising manager and you will have access to mandatory training to ensure you have the tools to keep our clients safe. Our client offers enhanced pay for bank holidays and you can also accrue holiday pay.

Your role could include assessing the needs of individual rough sleepers on the streets, key working clients, supporting the day-to-day running of hostels, carrying out health and safety checks and working with external agencies.

What our client are looking for

These important roles will suit people with:

Experience of helping vulnerable people to identify personal goals and supporting them through a process of change

An understanding of the issues faced by homeless or vulnerable people and the difficulties they experience in accessing services.

Excellent communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships with a wide range of people and deal with those who may be in a difficult personal or emotional situation.

Above all, we are looking for inspirational, committed individuals who have a genuine desire to support people to rebuild their lives.

What our client do

Their vision is that everyone has a place to call home and can fulfil their hopes and ambitions. As a homelessness charity and housing association, their clients are at the heart of what they do, and in 2019 they supported nearly 30,000 people who were either homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Their locums play a crucial role in helping us to make this happen.

How to apply

To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the document available tab at the top of the advert page on our website.

Closing date: 10am on 29 June 2020

Interview and assessments on: TBC, from 13 July 2020

It is a requirement for this post that an enhanced DBS disclosure check will be undertaken for the successful candidate.

At our client, equality, diversity and inclusion are central to the organisation's values and how they work. They are in the top 100 of Stonewall’s Workplace Equality Index 2020, they are also proud to have been awarded Personnel Today’s 2018 Diversity and Inclusion (Public Sector) award and they are a Disability Confident Employer. To ensure that their workforce reflects the diversity of their clients as well as the communities that they live and work within, they encourage and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We’ve recently been awarded an increase in funding from the Ministry of Justice to support our counselling provision for individuals affected by rape and sexual abuse.  This is an exciting time to be joining the team here at Trust House as we grow and develop our services.  We’re really excited to be recruiting some new team members.

We’re looking for a Lead Adult Counsellor who can support the co-ordination and development, across Lancashire of our adult counselling and therapeutic provision for women and men affected by rape or sexual abuse, whether recent or non-recent. The role will be based at our centre in Preston and the post-holder will need to be able to travel county wide to our satellite counselling spaces.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis ,so the role may be filled before the advertised closing date. We also reserve the right to close the ad early if sufficient applications are received .