Support Worker Jobs
SALARY: £23,612 per annum, pro rata for part time £18,890
HOURS: 1 x 37.5 hours per week and 1 x 30 hours per week
Come join our team working to help change the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in society. Ranked 2023 Q4 by Best Companies as the 8th best charity to work for in the UK, Medaille Trust is one of the UK’s leading charities in the fight against modern slavery. Our innovative model is based on three principles: Prevent, Protect and Pursue. We are one of the UK’s largest providers of survivor services, with ten safehouses and six outreach hubs, staffed round the clock by specialist staff, working with more than 600 men, women and dependent children each year. We work to raise awareness in the UK and to provide preventive work in source countries. Our Pursue work helps survivors to engage with police and within the legal system to seek justice and to secure convictions against their perpetrators. This service in the Manchester area and is a male safe house.
We are seeking a confident and experienced Modern Slavery Case Worker Assistant with a wide range of skills and importantly, a ‘can do’ approach. As a Modern Slavery Case Worker Assistant, you will provide high quality practical and emotional support to potential victims of modern slavery within a safehouse setting.
You will work as a member of the team providing a safe temporary environment for vulnerable adults who have experienced trauma and exploitation. The role will involve assisting service users with increasing practical skills and self-confidence to empower and enable independent and safe living.
This service is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Applicants must be willing to work flexibly, which will include on call duties, evenings, weekends and bank. Both roles will work between two properties approximately 4 miles apart on a rota basis.
The 30 hour per week post will be shifts from 4pm-10pm, 5 days per week, however, the initial induction will consist of day shifts until knowledge of safe house is comprehensive.
You must have experience of working with vulnerable adults, the ability to work within a ‘risk associated’ environment and ideally experience of working within a residential or community setting with non-UK citizens. Relevant social care qualifications or suitable experience of supporting vulnerable people is essential.
This is a challenging but important and rewarding job because our team members know they are working hard to help transform the lives of some of the most vulnerable people. In our December 2022 survey, 85% of our staff said they loved their job. We offer generous annual leave, as well as a day off for your birthday and an annual volunteering day. We also offer an Employee Assistance Programme, and a staff benefits package.
To apply please complete an application form.
Closing Date: Friday, 29 March 2024 at 10 A.M.
Interview Date : Wednesday, 10 April 2024
Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and we reserve the right to interview/ appoint before the closing date. Early applications are therefore strongly encouraged.
This position is subject to a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.
The ability to drive with a valid licence and use of your own vehicle insured for business purposes is essential.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Education Support Worker will provide intensive support to Ukrainian refugee families within the local area who are experiencing challenges understanding, navigating and accessing the education system.
Students who have their learning and wellbeing needs met will develop the capacity to engage more effectively with school, which will reduce the risk of falling behind, increase social participation and wellbeing, and contribute to building opportunities for their future.
This is a new role within our team, so the successful candidate will have the specialist knowledge and expertise required to build a sustainable framework of support for Ukrainian refugee children and their families. The Education Support Worker will work alongside the Surrey County Council education support services and schools and will be guided by professional advice.
The key activities of the role will include:
· Supporting families to develop a Support Plan that sets academic and wellbeing goals, based on the young person’s individual circumstances and needs
· Supporting families to understand the local school system, relevant curriculum, and the types of support available within the local area
· Supporting families to prepare and submit school based administration and engage with the school, through provision of advocacy at school meetings and liaising with school staff as required
· Develop a resource kit to share with families, which outlines services, supports and tools available to families
· Signpost to additional support for students, in particular linking with EERN network of education support volunteers and other local services
Please submit your CV along with a covering letter referring to the points on the Person Specification. The interviews will be on either 9th, 10th or 11th April. Thanks
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Centre 33 is looking to recruit an Engagement and & Support Project Worker, to Cover Maternity Leave, with significant practical experience of working with young people. A track record of providing practical support and guidance is a must as this is an integral part of the Centre 33 'Someone To Talk To' service
Your role will be to deliver excellent, safe, impactful and responsive services to young people while developing good local links with other organisations supporting young people and the community.
You will be part of a team providing an open access 'one stop shop' offering information and on-going support to young people (aged 13-25), supporting them to make informed choices about their emotional wellbeing, work, education & finances.
You will have wide-ranging and demonstrable experience of working with a complex case-load, assessing risk and need, and also of partnership working.
By listening to local young people, and local partners, and sharing your findings with the Someone to Talk to team you will support Centre 33 to embed and develop a more impactful service in line with the organisation’s strategic plan.
Your main base will be at our Cambridge hub with additional working in other locations across Cambridgeshire on an ad hoc basis (for occasional cover).
A driving license and use of a car is essential for this post.
This post is subject to a DBS check and references.
For more information on this role please contact our Recruitment team.
Centre 33 strives to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome discussions about part time and flexible working arrangements.
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Fantastic opportunity to work in a small friendly team. As Project Lead for APAP's Night Shelter provision you will be responsible for a caseload of clients and the wider management of the Night Shelter project. You will work with clients from assessment, through to placement in our provision and then support them to move beyond homelessness.
We work in partnership to provide single room, 24 hour staffed accommodation to clients in our provision. You will take a lead on maintaining a relationship with the accommodation provider through regular liaison and communication. You will also lead on all casework in relation to our clients, assessing their needs and supporting them to attend and engage with the services they need to move through and beyond homelessness.
Working predominantly with clients that have No Recourse to Public Funds, our Night Shelter Provision provides respite from the streets and an opportunity to work across agencies to address issues including immigration, mental and physical health and substance misuse.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are delighted to be expanding our services in the London Borough of Ealing for those who cannot or do not want to access refuge but who need support because of domestic violence. As a result, we are currently seeking a Men’s Outreach Worker to join our amazing team on a part-time basis for a fixed term contract until March 2025.
This is a highly rewarding opportunity for an empathetic individual with experience of working with male survivors of domestic violence and vulnerable adult males to make a difference with our dedicated charity. In this challenging yet fulfilling role, you’ll have the chance to act as a catalyst for positive change, uplifting and advocating for men affected by domestic violence, enabling them to overcome trauma, regain independence and lead better lives.
With the Office of National Statistics reporting a 7.4% rise in reported cases between 2022 and 2023, there has never been greater need for outreach workers to join us and support victims.So, if you want to help us empower victims of domestic abuse and challenge the inequalities they face to create a fairer, better world, then apply today.
The Role
As a Men’s Outreach Worker, you will provide high-quality support to male victims and survivors of domestic abuse who are living in the local community. Facilitating access to a range of interventions and support measures, you’ll work with local and national services to improve and achieve the best outcomes for men, ensuring compliance with our standards, contract assessments and monitoring framework. You will also provide trauma-informed support to a caseload of men and women who are experiencing domestic violence, including those who are high-risk referred through MARAC.
Additionally, you will:
- Produce individual support plans
- Organise and deliver support sessions
- Provide effective advice and advocacy services
- Support the training and development of new staff and volunteers
- Ensure that accurate and up to date records are maintained
About You
To be considered as a Men’s Outreach Support Worker, you will need:
- Experience of working with vulnerable male adults from diverse backgrounds
- Experience of supporting male survivors of DVA
- Experience of undertaking individual assessments and devising support plans
- Experience of working collaboratively with external agencies
- Knowledge of the impact that DVA has upon service users and their children
- Up to date knowledge of relevant legislation, such as the Children’s Act, Community Care Act, Domestic Violence Legislation, Housing Act, MARAC protocol
- A working knowledge and understanding of welfare benefits, safeguarding children and adult, child protection, social and voluntary services approaches
- Demonstrable knowledge of strategies to empower service users to address issues of DVA
- A good understanding of confidentiality, data protection and professional boundaries
Candidates interested in applying should attach a cover letter outlining how they meet the essential criteria specified in the job ad and person specification as well as how they think they meet Housing for Women’s EPIC values.
Housing for Women is an independent organisation and we support women in London to challenge the inequalities they face. As a charity and a registered housing association, we are proud to have housed London’s women for 85 years; providing secure, affordable housing and related services to help them make the most of the opportunities they have.
This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Job vacancy
Independent Advocate (Multidisciplinary)
Salary £28,233 per annum
Cambridge House is looking for a motivated candidate who is willing to go the extra mile to create a more just society. Our innovative London-based charity has been tackling poverty, social inequity, and social injustice since 1889. We provide a range of services that are designed to improve people’s lives as well as transform society through research and social action.
Our team is very diverse in terms of cultural diversity and lived experience, the role combines office-based and remote working, and we offer staff a range of competitive benefits.
As a member of our Independent Advocacy Service, this role is responsible for providing advocacy for a mixed portfolio of case types.
The successful candidate will have significant experience across a range of independent advocacy disciplines and relevant IMCA/DOLS qualifications.
We value diversity and warmly encourage applications from disabled and LGBTQIA+ people, candidates who share lived experiences with our service users, and people from Black, Asian and ethnically minoritised communities.
For more information and a recruitment pack please visit:our website
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Job Title: Northern Ireland Support and Development Worker
Salary: £27,776 pro rata for part time (FTE 35 hours)
Hours: 17.5 hours a week each (over 3 days, to be agreed)
Location: Home based – covering Belfast Trust with travel across Northern Ireland
We are looking for a new team member who can cover the Belfast Trust area on a part time basis. You will be home based preferably living within the Belfast Trust but will be required to travel across Northern Ireland to attend events, clinics and meet with Shine staff and members.
Purpose of Job
To deliver a high-quality service to and facilitate opportunities for individuals living with spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus and their families/carers through Shine membership. To empower and enable members affected by the conditions to lead healthy and happy lives through greater independence, better condition management and by creating links to the Shine community across Northern Ireland.
Core role
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To provide information to individuals, families, carers affected by Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus.
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To provide advice, support and guidance to enable people living with Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus to access the correct benefits to become financially stable, the right services to improve their health and well-being, and to better co-ordinate their support and independence through a variety of methods.
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To refer individual members and/or their families/carers to the most appropriate source of expertise and support in Shine’s Health team and other designated leads within the organisation, or signpost to external agencies as appropriate.
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To develop age-specific groups and peer support networks which will provide opportunities for people with Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus to connect and interact, enabling social opportunities and to share experiences, support and learn from each other.
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To monitor and fulfil any specific activities to meet the funding requirements for the area
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To represent Shine at the adult Spina Bifida Clinic in Belfast as required
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To work with and develop opportunities for Shine volunteers.
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To contribute to the delivery of regional and national programme of events to Shine’s membership, based on identified need and interests, geographical location and age. These will be face to face and virtual events.
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To provide information to professionals working with those individuals and families affected by Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus.
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To raise greater awareness of Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus amongst professionals, external organisations and the general public through presentations, training and attendance at professional events.
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To actively promote membership of Shine to people with the relevant conditions.
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To keep clear and accurate records for monitoring and evaluation using our Salesforce database system.
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To work with other service, fundraising, marketing, trust and foundations colleagues and Shine’s membership to identify and seize potential fundraising opportunities for long-term sustainability of the work.
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To prepare and keep up to date a directory of relevant contacts across the area and to share relevant information with colleagues.
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To undertake administrative duties as required of the role.
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Any other duties in line with the job role.
Essential criteria
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Ability to travel across the designated area
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Able to work flexibly. This role may include some evenings and weekends
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Ability to work from home
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The ability to be motivated and work on your own initiative with lone working from home, whilst also travelling across the area and region to be part of the wider dispersed team.
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Access Ni and referencing will be completed
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Full UK driving licence and access to car
Experience - essential
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At least two years’ recent experience of delivering support and advice services
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Experience of working with people of all ages with disabilities
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At least two years’ experience of advising on one or more of the following: health and wellbeing; independence; benefits; education and learning; employment; developing friendships and social skills; reducing isolation; social care; housing
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Experience of organising activities and events both online and in person.
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Experience of developing and delivering opportunities to enable and empower people with disabilities to achieve their goals towards independence.
Knowledge, skills and abilities - essential
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Understanding of spina bifida and hydrocephalus and the issues and challenges faced by people living with these conditions
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Ability to work with people individually and to facilitate and run group activities and events
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Excellent communication skills both verbally and written
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IT literate with a good knowledge of computer systems and programmes (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and use of databases
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A non-judgemental approach to working with people
Experience and Qualifications – desirable
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Hold a qualification in a health, nursing, social care or disability related field
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Experience of working in the third sector in a paid or unpaid capacity
Knowledge, skills and abilities – desirable
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Understanding the role peer support plays in enhancing services and support to members
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An awareness and understanding of how to use social media and its effectiveness in reducing social isolation
In return, Shine will offer you:
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A competitive salary of £27,776 (Pro rata for part time)
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3% pension contribution
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25 days holiday plus bank holidays + additional discretionary leave between Christmas and New Year (pro-rata for part-time hours)
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Support to learn and develop
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Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
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Broadband allowance
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Additional annual leave due to length of service
Shine is a Disability Confident employer and will offer guaranteed interviews if a disabled applicant meets the minimum criteria for the job.
To apply please submit your CV and supporting statement, which should outline your interest and explain how you meet the role criteria.
***Please note applications without a supporting statement will not be accepted***
Closing date: 15th April 2024
Interviews: to be arranged
Please note: we reserve the right to interview suitable candidates before the closing date, therefore we encourage applications as soon as possible.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
A charity job 100% focused on helping people in the community
This is a part-time (28 hours per week) role in a well-established charity that would really suit someone who wants to make a difference to disabled and elderly people.
Ruils is a user-led charity based in the Richmond and Wandsworth boroughs that supports disabled children and adults and the elderly to live independently, be part of their community and to live life to the full. We support disabled people to take control of their care and support by helping them to employ their own Personal (care) Assistant (PA). A PA may help someone to get up in the morning, get ready for work or leisure activities and/or help around the house.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, results-driven person who is eager to learn and develop.
You will be someone who:
- Works in a person-centred way.
- Has great communication skills and really enjoys communicating with others.
- Enjoys helping people match their skills to what is needed.
What you are doing now:
- You may be a graduate looking to get into the charity sector.
- You might be working for or volunteering in a similar charity.
- You may be working in another role where you need to match people's skills to what is needed.
- Or you may have the skills we need from some other combination of work and volunteering.
Main duties include:
- Working with new and existing disabled clients to access suitable support for them.
- Recruiting volunteers followed by matching, on-boarding, training and managing them.
- Helping run the management of the Ruils Befriending, Active from Home Walks, and Community Group Activities, particularly in key areas of focus.
- Supporting the delivery of Ruils Health & Wellbeing Events in key areas of focus, including contacting local residents to promote the events.
- Identifying and reaching out to establish ongoing relationships with like-minded organisations to attend their health and wellbeing events in the targeted localities.
What we can offer you:
- A vibrant and interesting work environment – every day is different.
- An experienced and supportive leadership team.
- Training and development opportunities.
- Flexible working.
- Kind and caring colleagues who work as a team.
- A cycle-to-work scheme.
- A wellbeing programme, including an employee assistance programme (EAP).
We welcome applicants from all walks of life; training and mentoring are provided.
We actively encourage applications from disabled people and people with long-term health and mental health conditions.
We operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme in that we will guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post. Please state in a cover letter if you wish us to consider you for this guaranteed interview scheme.
Please apply in writing with a cover letter and stating your current salary to Viv Sage, our HR Consultant at Better Talent, via the Apply button.
Please apply in writing with a cover letter and stating your current salary to Viv Sage, our HR Consultant at Better Talent, via the Apply button.
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How this role fits into the vision and objectives of Causeway
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Male Accommodation Advocate working in our safe- houses in Liverpool. In this role you’ll casework male service users living within our Safe-house. This role includes providing clients with emotional and practical support; advocating on their behalf, communicating with other organisations including but not limited to health professionals, legal representation and the Home office. You will also have some duties in relation to the accommodation, including cleaning and preparing client bedrooms for new arrivals. There is an occupational requirement for the applicant to be Male.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Case working service users identified as PVOHT (Potential Victims of Human Trafficking).
- Regular feedback and review meetings with Accommodation Coordinator.
- Arranging and attending appointments for individuals or families.
- Following up all the paperwork and details of VOHT in adherence to the terms of the contract; including on line reporting. Including but not limited to; weekly reviews, risk assessments, support plans and inductions.
- Ensuring that volunteers who work with you on shift have the proper level of support and adhere to policies and procedures.
- Ensuring that all Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are met.
- Ensuring progression of PVOHT through system;
- Liaising with organizations and individuals regarding VOHT and Causeway in a professional manner - including but not limited to SATco, UK Visas and Immigration, Modern Slavery Human Trafficking Unit, other agencies, police, and medical professionals.
- Identifying support hours and ensuring accurate logging of all hours.
- Ensuring paperwork is being completed correctly and in a timely fashion.
- Ensuring exit strategies are being prepared in a timely fashion.
- Dealing with out of hour crisis in accordance with standby rota.
- Receiving out of hours’ referrals, carrying out inductions, weekly reviews and updating the IT system.
- Ensuring adherence to all internal procedures regarding Causeway, the Safe Houses and any legislation.
- Promoting Causeway in adherence to the terms of the contract – this may include attending events on behalf of Causeway as a whole.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Refugee & Migrant Services Caseworker will join the Refugee & Migrant Services Support Team, who work alongside our ESOL team and volunteers to meet clients’ needs as directed by the R&MS Team Leader. The post is based at our offices in Bedford but will involve some local travel to deliver support and home appointments. Our team deliver a number of services, including:
- Welcoming and providing holistic integration support to resettled refugee families, empowering them to live independently with less support as time goes on.
- Providing vulnerable migrants with high quality information and advice, empowering them to make well-informed choices.
- Providing supported accommodation for people who have been refused asylum.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Building trust and maintaining positive working relationships with all clients, external agencies and other areas of KAP.
- Systematic recording of all notes and actions related to client support, maintaining up-to-date risk assessments and support plans using our case management system.
- Fulfilling funders’ & commissioners’ reporting requirements; generating statistics, case studies and keeping detailed records.
- Meeting resettled families at the airport and bringing them to their new homes.
- Ensuring clients understand their rights and responsibilities regarding their accommodation, supporting them to fulfil these.
- Supporting clients through advocacy to access; health & wellbeing services, welfare benefits, housing, immigration advice, community events, education, training, volunteering and paid work.
- Assisting resettled families’ children to access education and ensuring appropriate support is in place for them.
- Provide advice and support to resettled families through home appointments in Bedfordshire.
- Provide advice and support to clients both remotely and at in-person meetings
ADDITIONAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Maintaining working practices that reflect the overall ethos and vision of KAP, including following our policies, procedures and code of conduct.
- Respecting and supporting the whole KAP staff team, contractors and volunteers.
- Taking responsibility for your own workload and your own personal development.
- To actively participate in supervision sessions (1-2-1s, team meetings and annual reviews).
- Attending and being involved in team meetings, training, prayer / worship times and social activities, as well as all personal development meetings, including supervisions and mentor sessions.
- This role may require working occasional evenings and weekends.
In addition to the duties set out in this job description the post holder may at times be required to undertake additional or other duties to meet the needs of King's Arms Project.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Summary of the Role
The Pathways Team serves to empower clients to make the journey from homelessness to belonging in community (this could include employment or other meaningful activities). The Learning & Engagement Coordinator role develops and facilitates accessible activities and skills learning, provides one-to-one support to build trust and encourage progression, and is actively involved in enabling clients to keep moving forward toward engaging with mainstream community, education, volunteering, and employment (according to abilities and needs).
In conjunction with the other members of the team and with relevant supervision, the post holder will support the Pathways Team to provide a service that is co-produced and developed with members of the Pathways Community and reflects the needs and interests of attendees. You will be passionate about ensuring that the Pathways Community remains dynamic, client-led, and solution-focused.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Basis is looking to appoint a Group Support Worker who can provide appropriate emotional and practical support to women in the sex industry and/or those who are being sexually exploited through group support sessions. The women we support all experience stigma; some may also have (recent or current) experience of poor mental and physical health, substance abuse, homelessness and sexual or other forms of abuse and/or substance abuse). You will be responsible for facilitating themed groups focusing on practical and emotional support as well as developing peer support and influencing mechanisms working in partnership with other partners in Leeds.
Our Services
Our services in Leeds provide support to adult women (and those identifying as women/non- binary) involved in all aspects of the sex industry or who are experiencing sexual exploitation. The postholder will provide support to women identified as requiring or accessing intensive support. The team work to Basis’ organisational values, taking a rights-based approach and provide evidence-based services to enable and empower women to make informed choices. The team have an established reputation for providing high quality, effective safety advice, information and support, enabling safer working practices. Services are provided within the community, on evening outreach and at venues as women determine.
Further Information
We are looking for someone who understands how trauma affects people and is able to offer a trauma – informed response, is respectful in engagement with clients, colleagues, and with partner agencies and understands the vital importance of trusting relationships. At Basis we work hard to recognise each person as individual, without judgement and tailor support based on their needs. We are looking for someone who works pragmatically and creatively to ensure women can access the services they want and need, who seeks out partnership opportunities to offer further support, who pro-actively and effectively advocates for the individual, challenges stigma and never gives up on someone.
We welcome applications from women with lived experience, recognising the value in this as well as any transferable skills that may not be mentioned in the person specification. We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive working environment where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian, and other women who experience racism and Trans (identifying as women) and non-binary people as they are currently under-represented within our staff team. All appointments are made on merit, based on the criteria identified in the job description and person specification.
Working at Basis means being part of a fun, dynamic and vibrant workforce; we also offer a benefits package including flexible working, contributory pension (4%), significant opportunities to access training, funded external supervision and an Employee Assistance package.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The Junction is an out of hours “calming café” service which is open 365 days of the year to support people experiencing pre and/or mental health crisis. The aim of the project is to alleviate the need for people within the Swindon locality to access A&E and/or acute mental health services.
As a Wellbeing Practitioner, you will be providing a preventative, person centred approach to people accessing the service who may be experiencing a mental health crisis.
The service is open from 4PM-11PM and there are positions available for part time hours and full time hours and working patterns will include some weekends.
We are actively accepting applications for this post and will work with the applicant on arranging a suitable date and time for interviews if shortlisted.
We require a reliable, creative, and outgoing individual to work on our Risk and Resilience programme. The programme provides one-to-one and small group mentoring interventions looking at sex, relationships, identity, and communication skills in a unique peer-mentor approach.
Programme
Our Risk and Resilience programme currently delivers a programme for all young people in Greenwich to facilitates positive changes in behavior towards relationships, identity and gender. This will be achieved through a programme of sessions that address: sexual behaviors, healthy relationships, consent, porn, violence, substance misuse, identity, and conflict resolution. Broader outcomes, as a result, will include reducing substance misuse and involvement in crime or risky behavior.
Role
You will need to show a strong commitment to young people and show an understanding of the factors affecting young people’s lives. You will be working closely with the young people to facilitate positive change and tools to manage risk. You will evaluate referrals and conduct initial assessments with young people before completing the risk and resilience work, or refer to more appropriate services as needed, internally within METRO, within Greenwich partners, or externally.
The role involves delivering client-facing work in a flexible and relatable way, as well as attending key meetings in the boroughs to gain referrals. You will be responsible for reviewing one-to-one and group session plans that support positive behaviours tailored to the feedback given from venues, are interactive in nature, and are supported by current policy and research.
You will capture data from your delivery to produce quarterly reports in line with the project's key deliverables. You will liaise with the Youth Manager to review project outcomes and suggest recommended changes for the benefit of the service users.
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Job Purpose
To support SEND (young people with disabilities) on the Shaw Trust supported internships to progress on their work placements and make successful transitions into paid work. To provide training and support for business partners and families, to ensure success during the workplace placements and to seek out job opportunities both within and outside of the host employer.
Position available in Wakefield
Shaw Trust provides support to young people across schools, SFA that include providing information advice, guidance and support to ensure young people are able to assess their attributes and circumstances, planning to meet learning goals, supporting the intern to implement their plans and keeping these under review.
We would like individuals that are committed to supporting and engaging with young people to ensure they develop resilience and are able to make positive and sustainable transitions through education and training into employment. In particular, those that are energetic, passionate, dynamic and innovative in their approach to achieving the above.
Job Description
- Provides individualised support for interns at the host business worksite placement or competitive job which includes: job coaching, identifying job placements, assistive technology, etc.
- Attends host business induction to ensure student understanding and learning
- Works with managers and co-workers to educate on disability awareness
- Communicates with parents on a regular basis
- Visits students and give feedback to all team members
- Meets daily with tutor to discuss student progress
- Meets regularly with business liaison, managers and peer mentors to discuss student strengths and challenges, issues, progress, etc
- Works with tutor to plan events such as induction, information nights/Open days and graduation
- Works with other team members to provide internal and external marketing for business and community such as newsletter articles, website information, tours, community presentations, social media etc.
- Communicates effectively with the tutor, other job coaches, the senior practitioner, employers, co-workers, family members, and school and agency personnel as it relates to the student being trained.
- Carries out steps of job coaching plan with students and other parties as appropriate.
- Work with employers, families, job placement specialist, agency personnel, school personnel and other appropriate parties to problem solve issues related to training and employment.
- Train students in the areas of grooming, hygiene, communication, interviewing, and behaviour as they relate to successful employment.
- Provides travel training to job site if necessary.
- Communicates with tutor to make final decisions regarding any issues that may affect student success at a worksite rotation or competitive job site.
- Participates in decision-making process to identify and implement training strategies and/or services with other staff and host business staff.
- Adheres to and promotes standards of the host business and/or competitive work site in order to promote job productivity and efficiency.
- Submits and completes appropriate job coaching paperwork.
- Applies for Access to Work allowance on behalf of the students
- Provides basic information about benefits, work-related expenses etc
- Recognises and acts on the legal responsibilities concerning the safety and welfare of the students.
- To be knowledgeable about current trends, LMI, thoughts and initiatives in education
- To work as a member of a team to ensure the education and welfare of all students
- To ensure a clear understanding of the nature of each student’s learning difficulties and or social/emotional needs and take steps to address these needs
- To arrange access to stimulating learning environments both in and out of the work place
- To use and utilise a variety of support methods and resources appropriate to the needs of the students
- Be prepared to undertake a training programme such as first aid if appropriate
Person Specification
- NVQ Level 6 or equivalent qualification in Careers Education and Guidance, Youth and Community work or Social Care (or willing to work towards)
- Level 3 Education and Training Award (or willing to work towards)
- Strong communicator verbally, in writing and using various IT tools with a diverse group including Senior Managers, other professionals, young people and parents.
- Entrepreneurial and dynamic able to identify and implement new ways of working that enhances service delivery and outcomes for young people.
- Strong leadership and management skills.
- Experience of working with teams to set and maintain a positive culture.
- An ability to develop and sustain effective relationships with key organisations.
- Well organised and able to manage own workload.
- Strong track record of achieving contract KPI’s and achieving outcomes for young people.
- An ability to work in and create strong partnerships with other organisations.
- Track record of developing new services for young people.
- Track record of bringing in additional income or contracts
- Personal and professional demeanour which generates credibility and confidence with clients, managers, staff, external partners and all other stakeholders.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation, policy and guidance relating to Children and Young People’s Services and SEND
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