Support Worker Jobs in South East
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To provide safety planning, support, advice and assistance to women and their children who have experienced domestic violence and abuse and are staying in the refuge.
The focus of this role is on preventing domestic abuse by provide support, advice and assistance to adults and their children affected by domestic abuse and are staying in refuge/safe accommodation and ensure that they are provided with secure, high-quality accommodation.
The post-holder will work to empower and support women and children to make positive choices and will establish resettlement services to support women and children to move on from refuge/safe accommodation.
To participate in the delivery of the on-call out of hours on a rota basis. There are 2 positions avaialbe one working with Adults only and the other working with Adults Children & Young People. Please advise of your preference when applying.
Workers should be “free from abuse in their own lives.” Applicants are asked not to put themselves forward for selection if this is not the case.
*This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
Please can you send your covering letter and CV including the job reference number and advising if you would like to be considered for the role supporting adults or children and young people.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Working alongside our other Family Coordinators, you will play a vital role in our team. You will be the first point of contact for families seeking support and will evaluate referrals and carry out home assessments. You will also be responsible for managing a team of volunteers who support families in the home. Your role encompasses matching volunteers with families, providing support to volunteers and delivering training. Alongside your colleagues you will help in the recruitment of volunteers to ensure volunteers have a rich and rewarding volunteer experience.
This is the perfect opportunity to make a meaningful difference for local families. Our ideal candidate will:
· Have experience working in a family support role
· Have safeguarding experience
· Have a strong understanding of the needs of families with young children
· Have knowledge or experience of supporting children’s early learning and development
· Have experience of being or working with volunteers
· Be able to demonstrate great people management skills
· Be able to work collaboratively and build strong networks within the local community and with other agencies
· Be able to put people at ease and embody the Home-Start ethos of no judgement and #RealLifeParenting.
Hours of work: 30 hours per week
Salary: £28,282 (FTE), pro-rata for part-time hours
We believe that diversity in the workplace enables us to create a relevant, innovative and effective organisation. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from candidates with diverse life experience. We are committed to recruitment that is fair and free from bias.
Home-Start Oxford is a Disability Confident Employer. Please get in touch if you require this information in an alternative format, or to discuss an alternative form of application or other forms of reasonable adjustment.
We are committed to equality of opportunity and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults. We expect all employees to share this commitment, and we ensure it is reflected in our recruitment and selection practices.
Closing date: Midday on Monday 17th June. With interviews expected to take place on either 28th June or 1st July.
To show our appreciation for your dedication we offer flexible working, 24 days holiday, plus bank holidays (pro rata), and matched employer and employee contributions to a pension scheme (up to 5%). We guarantee that you’ll be working with incredibly friendly and committed colleagues.
This post is subject to an enhanced criminal record check through the Disclosure & Barring Service.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
As our Growing Minds Family Coordinator, you will help promote and deliver the work of the Growing Minds project – a collaborative, place-based project to support children’s development, from birth to five. In this role you will work directly with families, in our project area – Littlemore, in Oxford. This may include contacting families to engage them with our offer of support, assessing families support needs, providing in home support, and supporting families to attend local groups and other activities.
This is the perfect opportunity to make a meaningful difference for local families. Our ideal candidate will:
· Have experience working in a family support role
· Have safeguarding experience
· Have a strong understanding of the needs of families with young children
· Have knowledge or experience of supporting children’s early learning and development
· Have experience of being or working with volunteers
· Have experience of running groups for children and parents
· Be able to work collaboratively and build strong networks within the local Littlemore community and with other agencies and funders
· Be able to put people at ease and embody the Home-Start ethos of no judgement and #RealLifeParenting.
Hours of work: 25 hours per week
Salary: £28,282 (FTE), pro-rata for part-time hours
We believe that diversity in the workplace enables us to create a relevant, innovative and effective organisation. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from candidates with diverse life experience. We are committed to recruitment that is fair and free from bias.
Home-Start Oxford is a Disability Confident Employer. Please get in touch if you require this information in an alternative format, or to discuss an alternative form of application or other forms of reasonable adjustment.
We are committed to equality of opportunity and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults. We expect all employees to share this commitment, and we ensure it is reflected in our recruitment and selection practices.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Job Description: Community Outreach Worker
Responsible to: Community Project Coordinator
Salary: £12.00/hr (£23,400 FTE)
Hours: Part-time 30 hrs per week
Contract: Fixed Term 3-year contract to April 2027
Location: Units 2&3 Cobb Way, Park Wood, Maidstone ME15 9XF
Driving Licence and own car essential
This role requires an enhanced with barred DBS check
About Fusion:
Fusion Maidstone is a health & wellbeing charity based in Park Wood. We opened our doors in 2003 and set about developing programmes, activities and services to address the changing needs of the residents of Park Wood with a strong focus on addressing health inequalities. Fusion works in the community to offer assistance in four key areas Public Health, Food/Food Poverty, Social Inclusion, Mental Health. Services are either delivered directly by Fusion or by a network of partner agencies. We bring services to local people thereby removing barriers to engagement.
Park Wood Connects Project
Courtesy of the National Lottery Community Fund Fusion Maidstone are able to launch their Park Wood Connects project which is a three year engagement and support initiative co-designed with the local community to support people struggling with the combined effects of the cost-of-living crisis, the mental health crisis, and high levels of social isolation/loneliness in one of the South East’s most deprived communities. To address the growing numbers of vulnerable local residents we propose to do two things through the Park Wood Connects project:
- Reach out better across the community to make more people aware that we and our partners are here to help.
- Make more services available locally by encouraging more people and organisations to begin delivering support locally.
About the Community Outreach Worker Role
Fusion is employing a Community Outreach Worker who has a great sense of community and customer service, enjoys working in an outreach environment and who is looking to make a positive difference to the local community.
Working closely with a second Community Outreach Worker and the Community Project Coordinator you will be performing tasks associated with community outreach including identifying and directly engaging with hard-to-reach individuals and families, providing responsive and effective support, deliver drop-in information sessions, recruit, induct and train volunteers to support the project, organise and host community engagement events throughout the year.
Who You Are
You are an active listener and an empathetic communicator who is able to deliver confidently to a wide variety of audiences.
You have excellent administrative, organisational and time management skills.
You have the ability to deal with beneficiaries, colleagues and partners tactfully in difficult situations and be assertive as appropriate.
You are able to be flexible in response to the organisation’s needs and requirements.
What You Will Offer Us
You will contribute to the design and development of activities and partner services in response to identified need.
You will contribute to and attend steering group meetings to represent the voice of the community and aid in the development of the project.
You will be responsible for your own administration with accurate data entry and working with our customer relationship management (CRM) system.
You will be a positive addition to the team and happy to represent Fusion Maidstone.
Key Responsibilities
To identify and directly engage with hard-to-reach individuals and families in Park Wood to raise awareness of Fusion.
To provide responsive and effective support.
To ensure immediate needs are assessed and met, respecting the wishes of individuals and families.
Act as a ‘keyworker’ for the co-ordination and delivery of individuals and families support with the assistance of the wider Fusion team.
Build a relationship with the KCC Community Wardens with a view to developing partnership working.
Recruit and induct a total of 15 volunteers from the local community to assist with the project 5 in year 1, 5 in year 2, and 5 in year 3.
Organise and deliver 4 community engagement events each year of the project.
Organise and deliver a minimum of 12 drop in surgeries each year of the project in various locations.
Assisted by the Community Project Coordinator attend regular stakeholder steering group meetings
Benefits Package
Mileage will be paid outside of commute journey at the rate of £0.45 per mile provided the successful applicant has business insurance
DBS paid for by Fusion
Employer Assistance Programme available 24/7 for advice and guidance
Full induction
Ongoing training and development
Support with career progression and personal development
Paid 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Pension scheme with NEST
Equal Opportunities
We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates irrespective of gender, disability, marital or parental status, racial, ethnic or social origin, colour, religion, belief or sexual orientation. In addition, during the various stage of recruitment, specific measure can be taken to ensure equal opportunities for candidates with disabilities or special needs.
Fusion are committed to the Disability Confident charter. We actively recruit staff who have lived experience. We recognise and value the unique combination of skills, knowledge and perspective that employing people with lived experience, at all level across the organisation, brings. We create a trauma-informed, person centred environment, where the sharing of experiences and vulnerabilities to support others and create positive change is welcomed.