Hours: 14 Hours (Wed and Thursday 9 - 5) or 18 hours (over 3 days) (Please state on your application if you wish to apply for the 14 or 18 hours post or be considered for either) 

Salary: Scp 9 £24,486 to Scp13 £26,298 per year pro rata.  Fixed Term Dec 2020 

Closing Date: 9am Tuesday 22nd October 2019 

Interview Date: Friday 1st November 2019 

Ageing Better Camden is looking for an Outreach Worker to contribute to a new Outreach Service trialling innovative approaches to reaching, initiating contact and engaging with significant numbers of older people across Camden.

The Outreach Worker will proactively search for isolated people out in their communities via street outreach, door knocking, visiting pubs, launderettes and cafes. They will help older people to make social connections and provide low level support to access formal activities and informal social hubs, working alongside the Outreach Team and ABC deliver partners to make this happen. They will have excellent communication skills, a genuine interest in people and a commitment to reduce social isolation for older people.

Hours:24 hours per week/ 4 days per week, to include Friday

Salary: Scp 9 £24,486 to Scp13 £26,298 per year pro rata for 24 hpw. (Fixed term Dec 2020) 

Closing Date: 9am Tuesday 22nd October 2019

Interview Date: Thursday 31st October 2019

Ageing Better Camden is looking for a male Outreach Worker to contribute to a new Outreach project with the ABC Outreach Service, to trial innovative approaches to reaching, initiating contact and engaging with significant numbers of older men across Camden.  A key focus of the role will be to build knowledge of and test and learn approaches to creating and bringing isolated older men together through informal male social hubs such as pubs, cafes, and gyms.

The Outreach Worker will proactively search for isolated men out in their communities via street outreach, door knocking, visiting pubs, bookmakers and gyms. They will seek opportunities to link isolated men to social opportunities, formal activities and informal social hubs working alongside the Outreach team and ABC delivery partners to make this happen.They will have excellent communication skills, a genuine interest in people and a commitment to reduce social isolation for older people.

Please note: we reserve the right to close any of our vacancies early.

Vacancy Details

Contract type: Permanent

Location: Reading

Working pattern: 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday (may be required to work to a rota of hours between 8am and 6pm)

Interview dates: Week commencing 28th October in Reading, Winnersh

Salary: £21,568 to £22,838 per annum

We cannot provide sponsorship for the role.

We’re recruiting for an Operations Support Supervisor to be responsible for creating and maintaining a pleasant work environment, ensuring that anyone engaging with the local office, whether in person or through virtual means, will experience high standards of customer service and efficient professional support. 

The successful candidate will be a highly motivated, positive team-player, acting as the point person on site with a hands-on approach for all office operations and procedures including customer and visitor experience, office administrative procedures and Operations Support staff performance

In your application, you will need to evidence, using specific examples, how your skills and experience meet the criteria laid out in the person specification, within the Job Description below. Requirements include;

• Involvement in leading or supporting projects to successful conclusion.

• Supervision of others – in either a coaching or developing capacity.

• Highly motivated towards delivering a person-centred service. 

• Strong organizational and planning skills in a fast-paced environment.

For more information on this role, the requirements and our benefits package, please see the documents attached below. 

How to apply: Applications can be made using the online application form. As part of our safer recruitment policy, we do not accept CVs for job applications.

Working at Guide Dogs

Working at Guide Dogs is much more than just a job. Through the values that guide our work, we make a real difference, and change lives. 

We believe that well-being at work is about creating an environment to promote a state of contentment which allows all employees to flourish and achieve their full potential for the benefit of themselves and for Guide Dogs.

As a member of staff, we offer you a wide range of benefits to suit your individual needs. These include; 26 days’ holiday plus bank holidays (rising to 28 days after 3 years' service), flexible benefits package and a defined contribution group personal pension plan. 

Diversity

Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome, and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from disabled people as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invite to interview for all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

Introduction

We are looking for a Part Qualified or Fully Qualified Accountant, with experience of management accounting and cost analysis to join us for a 6  month contract.

You will be responsible for developing reporting and analysis to provide insight on agency staffing costs and then put in place follow-up actions to ensure this is converted to improved business performance. The role has the potential to expand to other areas & projects.

About Us

Affinity Trust employs 2000 staff and supports over 1,000 people with learning disabilities across England and Scotland, helping them live as independently as possible. We’ve been supporting people with learning disabilities for more than 25 years.

Whether enabling people to live in their own homes, giving opportunities to enjoy community-based activities, or supporting people into work, we aim to ensure that those we support can live life to the full.

Skills & Experience

• Part Qualified or Fully Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
• Background in commercial sector
• Attention to detail and results orientated
• Robust, resilient and tenacious approach to following up and resolving issue
• Strong communication skills
• Significant drive and energy
• Experience of cost analysis
• Management accounting experience
• Design and production of reports and analysis

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits including:

• 23 days annual leave (increasing with service) plus 8 bank holidays

• Contributory pension scheme

• Excellent training and development opportunities

• Employee assistance scheme and occupational health support

• Affinity4you reward scheme (Employee Discount Scheme)

Barnwood Trust’s mission is to be a catalyst for lasting change on disability and mental health issues in Gloucestershire. Ensuring that everyone in the county feels valued and included in the life of the county is a long-term strategic aim. It takes a dynamic and energetic team to deliver this ambition through both social change and social influence. We are seeking to appoint a new post of Director of Partnerships to lead the ongoing development and delivery of Barnwood Trust’s strategy for engagement of the county in its vision for the future, creating the conditions and environment in which it can fulfil its mission as a catalyst for lasting social change with people, places and organisations across Gloucestershire.

The new role of Director of Partnerships will provide strategic leadership for the Trust’s influencing work which supports people in places and organisations across the county, to both

• envision a future which enables disabled people and people with mental health challenges across Gloucestershire to make the most of their lives, building a sense of belonging
• and to take action to create that future

As a member of the Senior Management Team, the role will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of, and budget for, all the Trust’s work which focuses on influencing organisations and people across the county for social change to achieve the Trust’s vision.

The role of the Director of Partnerships will be to

1. identify ideas and good practice from elsewhere in the UK and internationally, together with likely future social trends, to create a culture in which disabled people are enabled to make the most of the lives, discerning what is relevant to Gloucestershire and the Trust’s vision and strategy,
2. seed and nurture innovative, inventive, stimulating and effective ways of sharing those ideas, trends and practices,
3. bring together and facilitate people in organisations, interest groups and communities across Gloucestershire to identify collectively how to create and sustain a positive environment in which disabled people are enabled to make the most of their lives and build and maintain momentum, motivation, energy and enthusiasm for collective and collaborative engagement and
4. facilitate the team at Barnwood to participate in sharing, advocating and disseminating ideas, experience, research and policy findings, and in campaigning.

We are looking for someone with direct experience of influencing leading to positive social justice-related change, demonstrating vision and creativity and with current knowledge of innovations, good practice and policy issues related to influencing both social justice and social care provision and enabling social movements, both nationally and internationally. The successful candidate will have experience of creating and leading the implementation of a strategy, motivating and enabling others to participate in its delivery, with exceptional skills and track record in building and sustaining relationships with a wide variety of people, speaking, presenting and writing skills reaching a wide variety of audiences in a wide variety of media.

We offer a competitive salary benchmarked against national charity sector benchmarks, together with a generous pension scheme, and 36 days annual leave (including bank holidays).

To receive an application pack with more details about the role and Barnwood Trust, please email the recruitment team which you can do by clicking below on Apply. 

The closing date for applications is 12.00 midday on Friday 1st November 2019

Barnwood Trust has been working in Gloucestershire for over 200 years.  Our vision is to create the best possible environment in Gloucestershire for disabled people and people with mental health challenges to make the most of their lives, building a sense of belonging.  As the Trust has a significant investment portfolio we do not have to raise funds. We are able to direct all of the enthusiasm, energy, skills and knowledge of our staff, Trustees and Governors towards helping thousands of people every year.  We do this through our four key innovative and expanding programmes covering opportunities, community building, housing, and evaluation and research. We want to bring about lasting change in the attitudes of individuals, communities and organisations towards disability so that Gloucestershire becomes a more welcoming and inclusive place to live. The interest in what we are doing suggests that the work we are developing here will also have implications for changing culture and practice outside of the county, contributing to social change nationally.

Barnwood Trust is a charitable foundation with aims to create the best possible environment in Gloucestershire for disabled people and people with mental health challenges to make the most of their lives.

All our work is about building belonging. Something wonderful happens when people feel they are needed and valued as part of a community. We work in a strength-based way to encourage communities to be more welcoming and to spark that sense of belonging.

Barnwood Trust has moved into a new base at Overton House which provides fully accessible office and meeting spaces to help further the Trust’s vision to build more belonging across the county. The role of the Venue and Events Coordinator is to enable the smooth operation and delivery of significant outward-facing activities in support of that vision.

Key duties:

• Coordinate practical arrangements for a range of workshops, seminars and networking events at locations across Gloucestershire
• Coordinate and enable use of Overton House by local groups and organisations, as a venue for meetings and activities which directly or indirectly benefit disabled people in the county
• Provide an excellent customer experience for venue users and event attendees, being mindful of ease of access for everybody
• Deputise for the Facilities Lead on matters of health & safety and building management, such as upkeep of stock, and maintenance of technical facilities
• Collate promotional copy and coordinate distribution of print materials

Experience and skills required for this role:

• Previous event or project management experience is essential
• An understanding of the processes of organising successful workshops, seminars, or networking events is essential
• Experience of hosting events with diverse participants, including disabled people is desirable
• Excellent interpersonal skills, a confident communicator with the ability to establish and maintain excellent working relationships with a wide range of people
• Multi-tasking, problem-solving and adaptability
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and confident in online booking systems and audio-visual equipment.

Benefits:

• 36 days holiday (incl. bank holidays)
• Work within a team and organisation that’s committed to equality and diversity
• Highly competitive pension contribution rates

Contract Terms:

• Permanent, full time contract at 37.5 hour per week Monday to Friday, with some evening and weekend working on a ‘time in lieu’ basis
• Based at Overton House, our Cheltenham office, with some events taking place at venues across the county
• The use of a car is essential for this position, and travel expenses are payable. The Trust will consider options to work with all applicants who are successfully appointed to accommodate those who are unable to drive due to a disability
• Salary £26,175

Closing date, interviews and start date

Deadline for applications is Wednesday 30th October at midday. First interviews will take place Thursday 14th November, with the second interviews on Tuesday 19th November.

To apply

Please click on Apply Now; this will take you through to the Barnwood Trust careers page where you will find the application pack, application form and equal opportunities form. To apply for the role both the application form and equal opportunities form need to be completed and returned to the recruitment team at Barnwood. You can find the details for the recruitment team in the application pack. Should you have any questions or require a hard copy please email the recruitment team directly as well. 

Management Accountant

Find your place with us and help change lives.

We are one of the largest learning disability charities in the UK, supporting 2,900 people through our friendly, supportive, creative and diverse teams.

Position: Management Accountant
Location: Emersons Green Bristol
Job type: Full Time, Permanent
Hours: 35 hours per week
Salary: £35,626 per annum
Benefits: Hft Plus benefits package (discounts and rewards across shops, restaurants, gym membership and days out), 20 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays) increasing to 25 days after first year, contributory pension scheme and life assurance, an Employee Assistance Programme, annual staff award schemes, access to award winning training and development.

Closing date: 20 October 2019
Interview date: 23 October 2019

About the role:

A great finance role for an enthusiastic Management Accountant / Financial Analyst who shares our values and with direct experience and skills to create and support a diverse and developing team.

Reporting to the Head of Finance, the successful candidate will maintain a close relationship with the Central Support and Operations teams and take ownership of periodic reporting with analysis and recommendations to drive positive change. You will be forward thinking and commercially astute as well as having strong excel and data skills and an ability to interpret and analyse data to a high standard and will be a part or fully qualified CIMA member.

You will take ownership and production of accurate and timely financial information, including management accounts, budgets and forecasts in order to drive process improvement and financial sustainability.

Responsibilities:

- Provide expertise and support to all Central Service departments on financial projects, business cases and general enquiry resolution.
- Ensure the timely and accurate production on monthly management accounts and reports.
- Coordinate the production of annual budgets and quarterly forecasts.
- Produce returns for Charity Commission, CQC and other statutory bodies.
- Provide expertise and support to all Central Service departments on financial projects, business cases and enquiry resolution.
- Liaise with key departments to ensure operational and process efficiency and control.
- Provide project support on systems development and implementation.
- Support Executives and Trustees with query resolution.
- Ad hoc projects and support as required from time to time.

About you:

- Part or fully qualified CIMA, ACCA or ACA accountant with a number of years accounts experience in a large (>£50m) organisation.
- Highly numerate and analytical with strength in accuracy and attention to detail in a high output environment.
- Advanced knowledge of MS office suite, experience with SQL and other systems would be advantageous.
- Strong collaboration skills and able to communicate effectively across multiple departmental functions.

The role holder will need to proactively drive improvements in process to generate measurable efficiencies and play a significant part in shaping the Finance function.

Strictly no agencies please.

Hft's usual terms and conditions apply.

Hft is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. As a Disability Confident Employer, Hft is helping to ensure that disabled people have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations that people without disabilities do.

Successful applicants may need to undertake an enhanced disclosure check against the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Having a criminal record may not bar you from employment.

You may have experience of the following: Accountant, Management Accountant, Qualified Accountant, Part Qualified Accountant, Finance Manager, Corporate Accountant, CIMA, ACCA, ACA, Charity, Third Sector, NFP, etc.

Ref: 89725

About Soundabout:

Soundabout is a charity that uses music to empower and unlock the potential of people with profound and multiple learning disabilities. The charity leads the provision of training and delivery of music-centred approaches to working with people with severe, or profound and multiple disabilities. We work across the UK in a variety of settings such as special schools, early years’ environments and care services. Our head office is based at the Cornerstone Arts Centre in Didcot, Oxfordshire. We have a small core office team and a growing body of freelance practitioners who are the creative, delivery force of our work.

The Role: The Business Administrator will play a vital role in providing administrative and clerical support across Soundabout, ensuring the completion of essential day-to-day business processes that keep this small but ambitious organisation operational. Working from the charity’s headquarters at the Cornerstone Arts Centre, the Business Administrator will be the first port of call for those getting in contact with the charity, and will also support our programmes by booking musical sessions, training and meetings, updating the website and social media channels, timetabling, data management, managing payments, thanking funders, purchasing and merchandise sales. 

The role is the primary point of contact for general enquiries, and is responsible for ensuring high quality customer service at all times. The role will also support the organisation with regular data maintenance and reporting activities and will be responsible for maintaining the quality of contact information.

In addition, there will be general administrative duties to support the efficient operation of Soundabout, including processing merchandise orders, general office administrative duties and providing support to members of the team as required.

The Candidate: This role would suit an efficient and diligent systematic thinker, with a solutions-focussed can-do approach, who is confident at using CRM databases, WordPress, Office 365, Quickbooks, and who enjoys setting up and refining business processes.

Designability is an independent charity that transforms the lives of disabled people and those with long-term health conditions through the design of assistive technology. We research, develop and create helpful products which meet unmet needs in society. All of our work is funded by donations, research grants and product royalties. Every penny we receive is spent on bringing new designs to life.

We're seeking an enthusiastic Fundraising Officer to join our small fundraising team as we look to expand our existing income generation streams. You'll be responsible for developing and delivering a calendar of fundraising events and community initiatives and working directly with fundraising volunteers, as well as supporting individuals, groups and businesses with their own fundraising.

Previous fundraising experience is not essential and transferable skills will be considered, this position would suit anyone who has worked in a sales or public facing role previously. You will need to have great interpersonal skills, be confident when meeting new people, and have a desire to find new opportunities to promote the work of Designability and our case for support. There is plenty of scope within this role to put forward and develop your own fundraising ideas and a good level of creativity would be a benefit.

Relief Support Worker

Find your place with us and help change lives.

We are one of the largest learning disability charities in the UK, supporting 2,900 people through our friendly, supportive, creative and diverse teams.

Covering leave, training and sickness with hours that fit in with life's other commitments, a relief support worker role is an ideal way of discovering that this could be the career for you.

Position: Relief Support Worker
Location: Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire
Job type: Casual / Flexi
Hours: Flexible
Salary: £8.30 (plus 12.07% in lieu of holiday pay)
Benefits Package: Apprenticeships - gain a fully funded Level 2 Diploma in Health & Social Care whilst earning

Closing date: Sunday 10th November 2019

About the role

As a relief support worker at Hft you’ll be supporting adults with learning disabilities to live the best life possible. In this caring and creative role, everything you do will enable people to have choices about their own lives, creating flexible services that meet people’s needs and always looking for the best way of doing things.

The purpose of your role is to give the highest possible standards of support to individuals with moderate to severe learning disabilities, in all aspects of their daily lives. You’ll be helping to ensure the people we support:

- Build confidence to develop interests
- Feel secure and safe
- Are provided with any personal care needed with dignity
- Increase independence
- Are enabled to make as many choices as possible
- Achieve personal goals, which may include travel or holidays

We provide 24/7 support to some people, as a relief support worker you will be requested to cover shifts regularly on an ad hoc basis.

About you

You don’t need experience of support work or any special qualifications for this job - you’ll get plenty of training along the way. Having the right values and wanting to make a difference to enable people to live a more fulfilling and independent life is what matters most. You will need to have good listening skills and a practical, caring approach. You also need to have basic level IT skills to be able to use a computer to record information about people you will be supporting.

It’s great if you already have experience of working with people with learning disabilities, autism or dementia, but it’s not essential. What matters most is your positive attitude to life and your desire to support people to live their life with as much independence, choice, dignity and control as possible.

What we offer

We offer a range of benefits and career development opportunities. We’ll give you a comprehensive induction, full training and support along the way. With Investors in People and Skills for Care accreditation we are committed to investing in you to ensure you have the specialist skills and expertise needed to support people to live the best life possible.

Strictly No Agencies Please

Hft’s usual terms and conditions apply.

Hft is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. As a Disability Confident Employer, Hft is helping to ensure that disabled people have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations that people without disabilities do.

Successful applicants will need to undertake an enhanced disclosure check against the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Having a criminal record may not bar you from employment.

You may have experience of the following: Support Worker, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Learning Disabilities, Social Care, Voluntary Sector, Mental Health Worker, Healthcare Assistant, Care Staff, Community Development, Care Worker, Vulnerable People, Social Worker, Not for Profit, NFP, Relief Worker, Relief Support Worker, Care Assistant, etc.

Ref:89685

About the Role

The contract this role is supporting is subject to a funding review in December 2020.  However, we are confident of securing additional funding beyond this point on an ongoing basis.

At Leonard Cheshire we do Everything Humanly Possible to support individuals to live, learn and work independently, whatever their ability, in this role you lead the delivery of our digital inclusion programmes that do just that.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape the digital engagement and inclusion strategy for the largest pan disability charity in the UK as well as leading our on current programme activities.  We want to ensure that our workforce have the skills and confidence in digital to perform their roles to the best of their ability, as well forming our digital inclusion strategy to support our ambition to support individuals to live, learn and work independently and play our part in creating an inclusive world both in local communities and across the UK. 

About You

You will have an understanding of disability and digital inclusion as well as experience of developing strategic recommendations and implementation plans and developing, implementing and delivering digital inclusion programmes.  You will be a self starter with excellent interpersonal and communication skills as well as being a strong team player.

You will be passionate and focussed with the ability to work proactively.

We seek candidates with a genuine commitment to the values and ethos of Leonard Cheshire who are excited by this opportunity to make a difference to the lives of people with a disability.

About Leonard Cheshire

Leonard Cheshire supports individuals to live, learn and work as independently as they choose, whatever their ability.  We are the UK’s largest voluntary sector provider of services for people with disabilities.  This is an exciting time to join us as we launch our new brand and grow our reach across communities.

What we Offer

• Fair and competitive pay rates
• A generous employer contribution to a company pension scheme with additional life cover
• Substantial annual leave, with the option to buy or sell leave
• Access to a cash health plan at favourable rates
• A Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme

Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applications from people with a disability, supporting where possible, your requirements for reasonable adjustments

A satisfactory disclosures check is required for this post.

Shortlisting for this role may take place as applications are received. We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy once a suitable candidate has been appointed.

Scope exists to make this country a place where disabled people have the same opportunities as everyone else. With your support, we'll keep driving change across society until this country is great for everyone.

We are looking for an experienced Furniture and Electrical Area Manager in retail to cover a number of shops in the Midlands/Yorkshire area.

You must be able to demonstrate a good understanding of the technical aspects of managing an F&E operation. This will include building the donor base, logistics and efficiencies and ensuring the right stock is in the right place, at the right price. You will be customer led and have knowledge of external stock generation focuses.

Our Area Managers provide line management, supervision and support to a team of shop managers and other staff as assigned and are expected to profitably manage a number of shops, typically 8 to 10, within a designated geographical area.

You will be required to travel extensively including some overnight stays, Saturdays and other additional hours as required and ideally live in the area you are responsible for managing.

You must have experience of:

• Large Furniture and Electrical stores/outlets.
• Multi-site Retail management.
• Managing staff including shop managers.
• Recruiting and developing staff.
• Recruiting and retaining volunteers.
• Health and Safety.

You must have the ability to:

• Work on your own initiative
• Identify commercial opportunities and maximise income.
• Set and monitor budgets.
• Build, develop and maintain a high performance team
• Plan and prioritise own work and others.

You must also have experience of using administrative systems and procedures, databases and spreadsheets prioritising your workloads to deadlines. You must be able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing to answer and resolve queries and you must be able to deal with sensitive and confidential information in the appropriate manner.

Salary offered will be relevant to experience.

We are committed to equal opportunities. We particularly welcome applications from disabled people and guarantee interviews to suitably qualified disabled applicants.

To apply please email your CV and covering letter.

Please note: we reserve the right to close any of our vacancies early.

Vacancy Details

Contract type: 12 Months FTC

Location: London

Hours: 35 Hours per week (a minimum of three days part-time would be considered)

Working pattern: 9am – 5pm, Monday to Friday

Interview dates: To be confirmed, Thanet Street, London

Salary: £27,472 to £29,091 per annum + £4,105 pro rata per annum London weighting

We cannot provide sponsorship for the role.

As this role requires an Enhanced Disclosure check the start date for the successful candidate will only be confirmed upon receipt of the check. 

Are you a qualified Habilitation specialist or a Rehabilitation worker keen to work with children and young people?

We’re looking for someone to join the dedicated team in London, whose services provide training to children and young people with a vision impairment to move around safely and independently.

The successful candidate would work shoulder-to-shoulder with other professionals for example: speech and language therapists, physiotherapists and occupational therapists and other organisations including local authorities.

In your application, you will need to evidence, using specific examples, how your skills and experience meet the criteria laid out in the person specification, within the Job Description below. Requirements include;

• Evidence of the ability to work safely with children and young people.

• Ability to liaise effectively with other professionals/agencies

• Ability to work directly with children and young people and their parents/guardians to carry out effective habilitation programmes, including low vision training

• Knowledge of range of resources available to Children & Young People with visual impairment

For more information on this role, the requirements and our benefits package, please see the documents attached below. 

How to apply: Applications can be made using the online application form. As part of our safer recruitment policy, we do not accept CVs for job applications.

Working at Guide Dogs

Working at Guide Dogs is much more than just a job. Through the values that guide our work, we make a real difference, and change lives. 

We believe that well-being at work is about creating an environment to promote a state of contentment which allows all employees to flourish and achieve their full potential for the benefit of themselves and for Guide Dogs.

As a member of staff, we offer you a wide range of benefits to suit your individual needs. These include; 26 days’ holiday plus bank holidays (rising to 28 days after 3 years' service), flexible benefits package and a defined contribution group personal pension plan. 

Diversity

Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome, and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from disabled people as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invite to interview for all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment

Headway Southampton improves life after brain injury. We are looking for an enthusiastic, energetic individual to join our team and to make a real difference to our service users' lives.

JOB TITLE: Brain Injury Support Worker

BASE:  Activity and Rehabilitation Centre in Southampton

RESPONSIBLE TO:  The Manager, Headway Southampton

HOURS OF WORK:  Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 9am-4pm

ROLE 

To meet both individual and group needs of the service users by running a wide range of rehabilitation activities within and outside of the centre. To be a key worker to certain individuals, supporting them to create, and work towards achieving, the goals in their rehabilitation action plan.

DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE 

Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative. Experience of working in the health and social care sector. The ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. Capable of carrying out project work and appropriate individual activities according to the needs of the service users.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS 

A University degree or NVQ3 Qualification in Health and Social Care or equivalent qualification/experience.  Full driving licence.

To apply for this job, click on 'apply online' and send us a cover letter telling us why you are the right person for the role.