Richmond Borough Mind is a vibrant local charity that has been supporting and providing services for adults affected by mental health problems and their carers for over 60 years.  

Our out of hours crisis service, Journey Recovery Hub, has been running since December 2019. The service provides support to those suffering from mental health problems, aiming to prevent escalation, reduce isolation, increase independence and self-management and improve mental health and wellbeing.

We are looking for an individual who is a highly motivated team coordinator, with knowledge and experience of supporting vulnerable adults and using the recovery approach in service provision. 

The successful applicant will have clear project management skills to support our flexible approach to delivering crisis interventions moving forwards.You will also be a motivating and inspirational leader, and be skilled at encouraging and supporting your team of staff and volunteers to deliver effective person centred support for our clients.  You will be enthusiastic and self-motivated, and must be able to work on your own initiative.

You will be required to work face to face in our Kingston Hub primarily, but you may be asked to cover some shifts in our Richmond Hub too. The work will be delivered in a shift pattern over evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays. 

Richmond Borough Mind values diversity and difference.  We welcome applicants from all sections of the community, particularly individuals with lived experience of mental health problems.

Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS. 

The MSA Trust is the UK’s leading support and information service for people with multiple system atrophy, their families, carers and healthcare professionals. We are a small national charity with a large reach, offering vital support to people affected by MSA, training health professionals and funding much needed research into the cause and a cure for what is a rare and devastating disease. 

The successful candidate will provide administrative support to the Services and Fundraising teams at the Multiple System Atrophy Trust. The ideal candidate will have good verbal and written communication skills as well as IT skills including Word processing, Spreadsheets and a working knowledge of CRM databases. They will be flexible and adaptable, willing to take on new tasks and be able to work on their own initiative and with others as part of a small tightly knit team.

Please submit a CV and Supporting Statement and note, no application will be accepted without a supporting statement showing how you meet the Person Specification. This role may close early if enough applications are received. If you do not hear from us before 4th May, please accept our thanks for applying, but on this occasion you have not been shortlisted for interview.

Carers Support Merton (CSM)

Carer’s Needs Assessor (adults)

Full time: 35 hours per week – fixed term 12 months

Part time: 18 hours over 3 days - permanent

Carers Support Merton (CSM) is a well-established and respected charity in the London Borough of Merton with an ambitious development programme of work to support promote and improve the quality of life of unpaid carers from the age of 5 years. CSM is currently looking for two exceptional and committed Carer’s Needs Assessors to join our team.  The post holders will be a first point of contact for information, advice and guidance to adult carers.  They will undertake statutory assessments and develop support plans to ensure Carers receive all the help they need.

You will hold a minimum level 3 qualification in a related field e.g. health and social care, social work etc. and have experience of working with adults in a health or social care context.  You will have excellent communication skills along with a good knowledge of the needs of unpaid family Carers.

We offer a friendly working environment with opportunities for flexible working, including some home working.

Carers Support Merton, as an employer, is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This includes a commitment to robust recruitment, selection and induction procedures.

The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Salary (full time post): £28,137.20

Salary (part time post): £28,137.20 pro rata (Actual Salary £14,470.56)

Holiday Entitlement:  25 days + Bank Holidays per annum (pro rata for part time)

Hours of Work:  35 or 18 hours

Accountable to: Operations Manager

Location: We are currently working from home due to COVID-19 restrictions but in the future the role will be based at our offices in Mitcham, but with the opportunity for some continued homeworking.

Closing Date:  Monday 26th April 2021

Shortlisting for this role may take place as applications are received. We therefore encourage early application and reserve the right to close these vacancies once suitable candidates have been appointed. Previous applicants need not apply. 

Carer

Delivering world class Nursing & Care

Their daily and live-in care enables their clients to remain in their own home whilst being cared for by professional and highly trained Carers and Registered Nurses.

For over 20 years our client has been recognised by doctors, consultants and clients for exceptionally high professional standards and 24/7 support. Now expanding out of London and driving an exciting partnership to provide on-site healthcare within a unique new complex of 5-star luxury London apartments.

Position: Carer
Location: London, Greater London
Job type: Full Time, Permanent
Salary: £12.90 to £26.10 per hour
Benefits: A competitive hourly rate above our competitors - we reward our Carers well; Weekly pay, Paid holiday up to 28 days per calendar year, Flexible hours to suit your schedule.

About the role:

They are always looking for professional and caring people to join their team.

They have an exciting opportunity for highly motivated and compassionate individuals to join their team. Our client is a recognised market leader in nursing, domiciliary, social and personal care. They pride themselves on their professional and discrete service with their staff applying their 4 Cs: Compassionate, Competent, Committed and Collaboration in client contact.

Our clients have a wide range of requirements from practical and physical support to social and emotional care. Daily tasks may include washing and bathing, light household duties, shopping, accompanying a client on a trip out or a friendly chat over a cup of tea. Their aim is to enable our clients to remain at home in a caring atmosphere with a meaningful lifestyle and maximum independence wherever possible.

They have the following opportunities for Carers:

- Live in
- Day Duty
- Night Duty
- Sleepers
- Visits – Their visits start at a minimum of one hour.

About you:

They have clients throughout the UK, and some internationally. Depending on their clients' needs and location, you may choose to look after several clients within a locality or look after one client intensively you work to suit your schedule.

They take great care selecting the best carers to work with our client so apply now to start your new career as a Care Professional.

You may have experience of the following: Support Worker, Care Worker, Care Assistant, Healthcare Assistant, Community Support Worker, Outreach Support Worker, Challenging Behaviour, Social Care, Behavioural Difficulties, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Not for Profit, NFP, etc.

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The aim of the service provides respite services for carers and focuses on providing companionship and practical assistance to those they care for. We support carers to maintain their caring roles, increase carers’ resilience and help to avoid crisis. The service assists with appropriate domestic and daily living tasks such as:

- Medication prompting and assisting, (not administering)

- Food prompting and meal preparation

- Providing companionship through conversation

- Reading, watching TV and playing board games

- Guiding with the help of an arm around the home

Our carer respite service runs Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm, care is provided at a no fixed basis. We are an accompanying service, to observe, provide reassurance and companionship (also known as sitting). This allow carers to complete their own tasks, whether inside or outside of the home, for example, going shopping, attending hospital appointments, visiting the hairdressers or going to the gym etc.

Staff will be required to remain in the clients home whilst on shift. PPE and PPE related training are provided for sitters, including but not limited to: gloves, masks, aprons and hand sanitizer. If you are passionate about improving the health of older people in both Bromley & Greenwich we would love to hear from you.

For full details visit our website via the Apply button.

Please note we do not accept CV submissions.  No agencies, thank you.

Age UK Bromley & Greenwich is the trading name for Age Concern Bromley, registered Charity No. 1060861

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join our Adult Carers department as a Parent Carer Support Worker based in Harrow. You will join us on a full time, fixed-term contract for 12-months and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £25,000 per annum, 26 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays.

Harrow Carers is an independent charity and voluntary organisation and has been the lead carers’ support agency in Harrow since 1996. Our mission has always been to help unpaid carers in the area, reduce the burden of care and increase the quality of your life. We believe that it’s important to recognise the significant contribution you make to your family, friends, and society.

As our Parent Carer Support Worker, you will provide holistic support to vulnerable parent carers and their children.

Hours of work: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm with occasional evenings and weekends.

As our Parent Carer Support Worker, you will have the following responsibilities:

- Managing a caseload providing holistic support to parent carers and their children who may be vulnerable
- Supporting and advocating on behalf of parents with professionals they may be involved with
- Assisting families with understanding their rights as carers
- Carrying out assessments of need by phone, zoom or visiting families in their homes or community settings (when covid restrictions lifted)
- Developing holistic family support plans
- Assisting families to develop resilience and self-help skills
- Attending child in need meetings with parents and social care staff
- Attending core group meetings with parent carers and social care staff
- Providing emotional support and signposting to wellbeing and counselling services within Harrow Carers
- Signposting and referring parents and their children to external services either universal or statutory
- Presenting role and support offered to external providers such as children’s social care teams, schools, health and varying community organisations
- Signposting for benefits advice and support
- Keeping up to date records of contact and support provided
- Actively engaging within the supervision process
- Actively and positively engaging within the work of the charity

What we’re looking for in our Parent Carer Support Worker:

- Level 2/3 in social care or related experience in supporting vulnerable families and their children
- At least 3 years’ experience working with and providing front line, holistic support to vulnerable families
- Experience of providing holistic SMART family support plans
- Knowledge and experience of working with behaviour that challenges
- Experience of working with external professionals such as adults and children’s social care and those children who may be on a CIN plan or be on the child protection register
- Knowledge and working practice of safeguarding, both adults and children
- Knowledge and understanding of the Care Act 2014
- - Knowledge of autism, and other learning and physical disabilities
- Knowledge of the benefits system in relation to unpaid parent carers and children
- The ability to ascertain if the family is approaching or in crisis and take appropriate action steps to support and de-escalate
- Excellent IT skills with knowledge of Word and Outlook

In return as our Parent Carer Support Worker you will receive:

­- Annual salary of £25,000
- 26 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays
- Paid sick leave scheme after 12 months service
- Pension contributions
- Training and support

If you feel you have the skills and experience to join us as our Parent Carer Support Worker, then please click apply now to submit a short cv and covering letter (maximum two pages) explaining how you meet the person specification and why you are applying for this role. We’d love to hear from you!

Be part of something special by joining us as a Carer Support Worker. Help those who care in their own homes to have an opportunity for all-important time to look after themselves so they can keep caring for longer.

As a Carer Support Worker, we can offer you up to £12.80 per hour and a permanent contract for a minimum of 20 hours per week.

You will work with a wide range of people, including children, with varied and different care needs. This might include but not be limited to physical disability, a learning disability, life limiting illness including cancer or other medical conditions, like Dementia or Parkinson’s. Our colleagues enjoy working as a team with people from different cultures and backgrounds.

We are an equal opportunities employer, committed to safeguarding and the welfare of our clients. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Full training will be provided with opportunities for personal development and career progression. 

Carers UK is looking for an ambitious and tenacious Fundraising Manager to join this high performing team.

Voluntary income has doubled in the last two years and as such the team is in a strong position coming into our new financial year, and new strategic period; Vision 2025.

You will be joining at a pivotal time both in delivering success, and shaping the future strategy as part of the wider fundraising team.

As unpaid carers continue to struggle our support has never been so important, this role will make a tangible difference to the lives of carers across the country.

About you

You will be an experienced fundraiser, with knowledge gained working across fundraising streams. You will be an excellent writer, and have great attention to detail. You will be skilled at analysing financial spreadsheets, and developing budgets. You will be confident meeting donors and representing Carers UK externally. You will have the ability to build new income streams, identifying opportunities in our current portfolio and have the practical experience to deliver results. You will want to develop your own team, and have some experience of building and managing teams. You will relish being part of a high performing team, and be results orientated. You will believe in celebrating success and having fun at work.

About the role

The Fundraising Manager is responsible for all elements of voluntary income with the exception of corporate fundraising namely; Trusts & Foundations, Legacies, Events & Communities and Individual Donations. The post holder’s main responsibility is to achieve voluntary income targets, both indirectly through the fundraising team and directly through their own income generating efforts. This is a very hands on role, and will suit someone who enjoys managing as well as generating their own results.

Working closely with the Director of Fundraising and Communications and the Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager the post holder will help develop and deliver the fundraising strategy. The post holder will be responsible for monitoring performance against targets, and ensure the pipeline of activity is continuously developed.

Working with all departments, and all nation offices, the Fundraising Manager will ensure that organisational strategy and plans are shared with the fundraising team, and all income generating opportunities are maximised.

Managing a team of four, the postholder will also ensure the personal development of the team members.

About us

Carers UK is the leading national charity, supporting, advocating for and connecting unpaid carers across the UK.

With over 6.5 million unpaid carers in the UK and 6,000 individuals becoming a carer every day the need to support them is growing and urgent. Unpaid carers save the UK state an estimated £530 million each day, and are vital to the friends and family members they support, as well as to the wider community.

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically affected carers across the country. Our recent polling suggests that the figure for unpaid carers could now be as high as 13.6 million, with an estimated 4.5 million people literally starting to care overnight due to the impact of coronavirus on services and individuals.

This is an exciting time to join Carers UK as we enter our new strategic period, Vision 2025 taking us to our 60th anniversary.  Rather than producing a detailed five year plan we have developed an ambitious direction of travel, recognising the challenges of planning in the ongoing and uncertain environment created by COVID-19. We believe our flexible approach throughout 2020 enabled us to react quickly to the needs of carers, and by adopting a direction of travel, backed up with annual business plans, we will continue to meet the growing needs of carers.

Carers UK relies on voluntary income, our future plans will depend on unrestricted income to meet the growing need.

The closing date for applications is: Wednesay 21 April - 5pm

First interviews will be held: Wednesday 28 April

About the role

Carers UK has an exciting opportunity to join our Policy and Public Affairs team as a Senior Research and Policy Officer. This is a chance to join a high performing team with an excellent track record of campaigning for change and influencing public policy to improve the lives of carers. The work will involve designing and delivering research and policy projects, including supporting the delivery of our world-leading State of Caring research.  You would be using a range of different methodologies across issues as diverse as social care, employment, welfare and health. The role will include carer involvement and a particular focus on voices and experiences from carers that are harder to reach or seldom heard e.g. older carers, carers of different faiths, ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ carers.

About you

You thrive in a fast-paced environment and will be an experienced research professional. You will have a strong interest in social justice, with a desire to deliver change for unpaid carers.

We are looking for someone with excellent research and policy analysis skills; experience in designing and delivering research using different methodologies, carrying out interviews and focus groups, preparing reports, literature reviews and briefings.  You will also have experience of supporting responses to Government consultations and policy submissions; excellent communication skills; and ability to support individuals to take part.

About us

Carers UK is the leading national charity, supporting, advocating for and connecting unpaid carers across the UK.

With over 6.5 million unpaid carers in the UK and 6,000 individuals becoming a carer every day the need to support them is growing and urgent. Unpaid carers save the country an estimated £530 million each day and are vital to the friends and family members they support, as well as to the wider community.

COVID-19 has dramatically affected carers across the country. Our recent polling suggests that the figure for unpaid carers could now be as high as 13.6 million, with 4.5 million people starting to care overnight due to the impact on coronavirus on services and individuals.

Contract: 3 year contract

The closing date for applications is Tuesday 27 April 2021 at 10.00am

First interviews will be held Tuesday 4 or Thursday 6 May 2021

To assist in the management of Crossroads Care services, co-operating with statutory and voluntary organisations to provide a service for carers and their families in line with the aims, objectives, policies and standards of the organisation.

To assist the Care Manager toensure Crossroads clients receive a reliable and efficient care support service, that Care Support Workers have the administrative back up to concentrate on care provision.

• Client referrals and waiting list
• Visit clients to do risk assessment / reassessments / care plans
• Ensure client needs are matched with CSW competence to ensure high quality support and access to much needed breaks for Carers
• Scheduling of client visits, preparing and distributing rotas.Ensure CSW’s knows where to go and what to expect and the clients are properly informed in time to make their respite plans
• Assist in the monitoring of the service being delivered both core and projects by gathering client and CSW feedback and working closely with Senior CSW’s and Project Leads
• maintaining recording systems in accordance with administrative procedure
• monitoring referrals in accordance with Crossroads Care policies and procedures
• ensuring care plans are prepared, implemented and monitored
• ensuring that care is delivered to families making efficient and effective use of the resources available to the organisation, the care budget and within the Crossroads Care criteria
• making referrals to other agencies as appropriate
• Monitor and manage the day to day demands made upon the service and work with the Care Manager to develop the service
• Highlight and report any areas of concern, especially in health and safety issues

My Care My Way

My Care My Way (MCMW) is an innovative way of working with people over the age of 65 with complex needs and conditions. The person is at the centre of holistic care planning across organisations such as health, social care and the voluntary sector. This way of working is a more coordinated, consistent way of providing care for people over 65 with long term conditions in West London and requires people with commitment and passion to work with older people. My Care My Way has been created following intensive work with professionals, patients and the voluntary sector to create a model of care rooted in evidence and designed to meet local needs.

Patients are at the heart of the model, and are working in partnership with professionals, supported by a dedicated integrated care team. All involved, including the person and their carer, will design care plans together to keep the person well for as long as possible and to achieve outcomes that they identify.

My Care My Way delivers more consistent care for patients at their GP practice, within two multi-functional Integrated Care Hubs in the locality, or within their homes.

Role Summary

The Health and Social Care Assistant (HSCA) role offers an exciting opportunity to become part of the My Care My Way workforce; bringing together health and social care expertise to deliver real change for how care is delivered in West London.

The vision for this role is aspirational, in that it aims to bring together over time duties that are carried out by Health Care Assistants, Social Care Trusted Assessors, Navigators, and other disciplines. The post holder will also be equipped to provide low level mental health support. There is an emphasis on promoting independence and supporting patients to adopt self-care approaches, by linking them in with voluntary sector services based on their long term conditions, interests and preferences.

**Please note, this role may involve working some Out of Hours shifts, covering evenings and weekends**

There are currently four full-time vacancies (37.5 hours per week, Mon-Fri).

To apply:

Please email a CV and supporting statement (that addresses all the essential criteria) to our Recruitment dept. Contact details may be found on our site. CVs submitted without a supporting statement will not be considered. You may also apply via Charity Job.

Recruitment is on a rolling basis until all vacancies are filled. Interviews will be held remotely.

Do you want to make a real difference to older people in East London?  This is a wide-ranging, customer-facing role to support people with dementia who have just been diagnosed, and their carers, to live as well as they can.

We are looking for an experienced, empathetic Support  and Groups Worker who can use their existing skills and develop new ones working with customers on a one to one and groups basis as part of a small, forward thinking, professional team.

The role will involve supporting existing Zoom Groups, re-starting our face to face peer support sessions, outreach, and one to one contact with clients, including managing your own caseload.

Strong written and verbal communications skills are required, as well as the ability to use online conferencing programmes, and the confidence to work with people from very diverse backgrounds.

Applicants should submit a cv and covering letter explaining how they meet the person specification in the Job Description.

We at Mind in Haringey are looking to recruit a Counselling Service Manager. The Counselling Service Manager is responsible for the co-ordination, management and development of Mind in Haringey’s Counselling Service. The successful applicant will work closely with other members of the Counselling team to develop the counselling services in order to increase Mind in Haringey’s response to people with mental health problems, or their relatives, friends or carers who are concerned about them. 

The successful candidate will have:

• Excellent communication skills including report writing and personal presentation.
• Experience of managing the work of others.
• Experience of writing funding applications
• Knowledge of different models of counselling.
• Good understanding of multicultural issues in counselling.
• Commitment and understanding of equal opportunities.
• Experience of budget setting and budget management
• Experience of setting up and maintaining record keeping systems.
• Experience with Microsoft Offices programs.
• Ability to work in a team.
• Ability to manage own workload.

Are you passionate about mental health?  Islington Mind a looking for a Team Leader to join our Specialist Mental Health Recovery Pathway Service, if you are an excellent communicator who is enthusiastic and committed to providing the best service for our service users.

You will be responsible for coordinating a Psycho Social key work Support (PSS) programme that enables people with a severe and enduring mental health diagnosis and complex mental health needs progress and maintain independent living in a community of their choice. 

`Islington Mind is dedicated to promote the preservation and safeguarding of mental health. We support the recovery process of people who experience mental distress and provide for the relief and the wellbeing of their carers.

We want everyone to have better mental health and wellbeing, to realise their ambitions and make the most of their lives, their relationships and their communities.

As the leading independent mental health organisation in Islington we offer high-quality services to local residents seeking mental health advice and support.

Islington Mind is dedicated to promote the preservation and safeguarding of mental health. We support the recovery process of people who experience mental distress and provide for the relief and the wellbeing of their carers.

We want everyone to have better mental health and wellbeing, to realise their ambitions and make the most of their lives, their relationships and their communities.

As the leading independent mental health organisation in Islington we offer high-quality services to local residents seeking mental health advice and support.

We are looking for a Head of Finance, HR and Resources to hold lead responsibility for the management of the charity’s finances, the annual budget setting cycle and the preparation of the charity’s statutory accounts as well as operating framework for the charity’s resources and have responsibility for HR, administration and IT.