Relief Support Worker

We are one of the largest learning disability charities in the UK, supporting 2,500 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.

Salary: £8.21 per hour (plus 12.07% in lieu of holiday pay)

Hours: Permanent, Casual hours/flexible hours with work patterns to fit around your work/life commitments
Location: Montpelier, Bristol BS6 5ER

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 our teams to ensure they have the specialist skills they need.

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.

A full, current UK/EU driving licence would be desirable but not essential (restricted bus services from local towns).

Join us and help change lives.

Closing date: Sunday 26th April 2020

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE.

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

Ref: 92787

Support Worker

We are one of the largest learning disability charities in the UK, supporting 2,500 people through our friendly, supportive, creative and diverse teams.

As a 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.

Salary: Up to £19,946

Hours: Full Time, Permanent, 37.5 hour per week
Location: Bath, BA2
What we Offer

Apprenticeships - gain a fully funded Level 2 Diploma in Health & Social Care whilst earning. Access to the Hft Plus benefits package, which includes a great number of discounts and rewards across shops, restaurants, gym membership and days out; but also, an Employee Assistance Programme, with telephone and face-to-face support options. Access to award winning training and development – Hft is one of only four charities to have achieved the Skills for Care ‘Centre of Excellence’ provider status. Annual staff award scheme – The Fusion Awards, and peer recognition through our GEM awards programme. 20 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays). A contributory pension scheme & life assurance. Free DBS Check.

You don’t need experience of support work or any special qualifications for this job - you’ll get plenty of training along the way. It’s great if you already have experience of learning disabilities and supporting people with complex needs, but this is by no means essential. What matters most is your positive attitude to life and your desire to support people to live theirs with as much independence, choice, dignity and control as possible.

Closing date: Sunday 5th April 2020

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE.

You may have experience or an interest in the following: Support Worker, Support Work, 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 etc.

Ref: 92788

The Ella Rowcroft Endowment Trust is new and has been established to create a long-term permanent endowment for Rowcroft Hospice so that it can continue to deliver the highest possible standard of care to more patients, and their families, living with life limiting illnesses in South Devon, for generations to come. The Endowment Trust is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) sitting alongside Rowcroft Hospice.

Over the coming months we are looking for a number of new trustees to join this exciting new CIO.

The ideal candidates will be highly successful business leaders/entrepreneurs who have strong networks within the Ultra High Net Worth community.

They will be dynamic, enthusiastic and motivated professionals.

Board meetings will usually be held twice per year with the possibility of additional small number of meetings in sub-committees. You will represent The Ella Rowcroft Endowment Trust within the community and be an active participant in its future growth and direction.

Rowcroft Hospice is a well-respected and supported charity which has had a presence in the South West for over 35 years. From Dartmouth to Dawlish, its teams provide medical, social and spiritual support to care for 2,500 patients with life limiting illnesses every year across South Devon. Care is provided at home, in the community and at its Inpatient Unit in Torquay, and its board are committed to make every day the best it can be for all patients and their families living with life limiting illnesses in South Devon.

Rowcroft Hospice has an ambitious 5-year strategy covering the clinical and commercial imperatives of the charity, ensuring it meets the changing needs of the local community. The Ella Rowcroft Endowment Trust has been established as part of this strategy and will be integral in ensuring the long-term vitality of the Hospice.

Rowcroft has a dynamic and friendly board, and a strong executive team who jointly own an ambitious 5-year strategy covering the clinical and commercial imperatives of the charity, ensuring it meets the changing demographic needs of the local community.

This is a voluntary, unpaid, position but reasonable travel expenses will be paid.
As a registered charity we will be completing DBS checks on all successful applicants. 

Application: 
If you have relevant experience and are interested in making a difference to this unique charity, please apply now by emailing your CV and a letter of application.

No agencies please.

We are looking for a Deputy Head of the England team to be at the heart of helping to shape the people-powered focus of Friends of the Earth’s grassroots campaigns.

In this newly created role, you’ll help ensure that our campaigns achieve real impact, diversifying at a grassroots level and building our movement-powered organisation. 

To be successful you will need demonstrable experience in delivering campaigns, particularly at a grass-roots level; using your knowledge of social and political change to utilise cutting-edge campaign strategies and tools. It is also essential that you are a strong people manager who is comfortable leading a geographically dispersed team.

Closing date: Monday 13th April 2020 (23:59)

In return we offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance, excellent learning and development opportunities and a vibrant organisational culture.

We are an equal opportunities employer and are especially keen to encourage applications from people currently under-represented in the environment movement.

Friends of the Earth is an international community dedicated to protecting the natural world and the wellbeing of everyone in it. We lead campaigns, provide resources and information, and drive real solutions to the environmental problems facing us all.

This is an exciting opportunity for self-motivated people to join our support team in mid-Cornwall as relief Support Workers.

The successful candidates will be based in Newquay delivering support to people who have complex needs including mental ill-health and substance misuse.

You will support people in their own homes or in the community on a 121 basis enabling them to live independently, access services, develop life skills and fulfil their goals and aspirations.  

You will need to work flexibly and responsively in ever-changing environments, be resilient and motivated and able to adapt to communicate appropriately and with clients, colleagues and external agencies.  We are looking for people who have a positive and friendly attitude, who are solution focused and take a person centred approach to support.

These roles will predominantly involve lone-working but you will be part of a bigger support team.

This role is being offered on a relief worker basis working an anticipated minimum of 15 hours per week which may include weekend working.  Bandwidth hours will be 8am to 9pm.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable groups, and expect all colleagues to share this commitment. Appointment to the post will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

To be considered for the role of relief Support Worker, you will be / have:

- Great communication skills
- Adaptable and flexible approach to work
- Good IT and record keeping
- Understand risk assessing
- Motivated and a self-starter
- Able to lone work as well as work in a team
- Person-centred approach
- Understand safeguarding
- Positive, friendly and resilient

If you are able to work flexibly, and have the above experience, we would love to hear from you.

At LiveWest, we believe in a home for everyone.  We own and manage 36,000 homes across the South West, from Cornwall to Gloucestershire.
 
We take the time to listen to, understand and learn from our customers.  We focus on thriving as a business and employer, so we can deliver more homes and even better services.

Children and Young People Support Workers - Full Time Day Staff
Dartington, Nr Totnes
£9.02 - £9.64 per hour
Full time - 40 hours

We are looking for amazing Support Workers to join the team at Robins, our 10 bed Residential & Shortbreak Home in Dartington.

Children and young people with learning disabilities and their families are at the heart of everything we do, and we want every person we support to have a great life with excellent outcomes. We couldn’t achieve that without all the great Support Workers who join our care teams. It all starts with you!

There is no such thing as a ‘typical’ Support Worker. Our staff come from lots of different backgrounds, people with little or no experience but want a job that involves helping people, those who want a change of career as well as experienced Support Workers. The one thing that links them all together is their desire to work with young people with learning disabilities, make their lives better and help them to learn something new or take a further step towards independence. Our Support Workers certainly don’t see what they do as ‘just another job’.

No two days will be the same as you will get involved in a variety of different tasks and activities while helping young people to learn the skills they need to live the life they choose.

As a full-time Support Worker on days, you will work a pattern of 2 days on, 2 days off and as shifts are planned in advance, you will know exactly what your work pattern is so that you can plan your life outside of work. A typical term-time day shift is 07:00 - 10:00 and 14:30 - 21:30 and during school holidays and at the weekend the shift is usually 08:00 – 20:00.

A typical weekday night shift is 21:15 – 09:15 during term time and on Saturdays and during school holidays it is 20:00 – 08:00 with a working a pattern of 3 nights on, 3 nights off.

Ideally, you will have previous experience in this sector and hold a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent). Though this qualification is by no means essential, a willingness to gain the qualification within 2 years is required. Defined as a “Good” provider by Ofsted, Robins are looking for “Outstanding” staff who will deliver support in a professional, caring way.

In return, we would like to support you in making care work your career, offering you an extensive induction on commencement of employment and an amazing array of training opportunities. We will also work with you on your own individual development plan to help you to progress your career and become one of our Senior Workers in the future.

We are a well-established charity that provides an excellent range of staff benefits including 28 days’ annual leave on starting, a company pension scheme and a staff discount scheme.

Lifeworks is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment. For this post, pre-employment checks will be carried out, references will be sought, and successful candidates will need to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to encouraging applications from applicants who declare they have a disability, provided they meet the minimum job criteria as specified in the person specification, by offering a guaranteed interview.

PLEASE NOTE: In accordance with the Children’s Home Regulations 2015, applicants need to be 21 years or over to be able to work at Robins.

All communication relating to your application including any invitations to interview will be communicated by email. Please check your spam folder regularly for missed emails.

This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Additional Keywords: Support Worker, Night & Day Staff, Healthcare Worker, Healthcare Co-ordinator, Social Care Worker, Care Assistant, Healthcare Assistant, Social Care Assistant, Healthcare, Social Care.

Are you a chartered planner, concerned about the climate crisis? Do you want to put your planning skills and knowledge to use in solving it?

We are now looking to recruit an experienced and confident senior planning policy officer to support the practical delivery of CSE’s planning support work, including Neighbourhood Planning, Local Authority policy support, and public advisory work.

Candidates will already have an RTPI accredited degree or postgraduate qualification in Town Planning and front line experience in a policy and plan-making function.

We are especially keen to hear from applicants with a detailed understanding of the local plan examination and neighbourhood planning processes.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Royal Osteoporosis Society’s fundraising team as Trust Fundraiser, helping to grow income at this exciting time in the charity's development.

Job Title: Trust Fundraiser

Salary: £25,294 - £28,104 per annum
Location: Camerton, Bath with some UK travel

Job Type: Permanent, Full time

Closing date: 30/03/2020

Last year, we became the Royal Osteoporosis Society and launched our new strategic direction. An ambitious vision for the nation’s bone health means we’ll be expanding our work and the audience’s we speak to, in turn opening up new funding opportunities.    

Trust Fundraiser - The Role:

The Trust Fundraiser is responsible for securing gifts from trusts and foundations by researching, developing and writing compelling funding bids and reports and building relationships with funders to secure sustainable income.

The postholder is responsible for the development and delivery of an annual plan to achieve a six-figure income budget and for monitoring and reporting on the trusts income pipeline.

Trust Fundraiser - Experience:

We’re looking for someone with a talent for turning complex information into clear and compelling cases for support, working with operational colleagues to identify funding opportunities, package them into compelling propositions and match them to funders’ requirements.

You’ll combine creativity and copywriting flair with an understanding of project finances, metrics and impact evaluation. A confident communicator, you’ll be able to build relationships both with funders and with internal stakeholders at all levels and across a range of disciplines.

If you’d like to play a key role in the achievement of our ambitious growth plans and help us end osteoporosis for good, we’d love to hear from you.  

Trust Fundraiser - How to apply:
 

To apply press ‘apply’ today, you should provide a comprehensive CV including details of relevant experience and achievements. This should be supplemented by a supporting statement in a cover letter, demonstrating how your skills and experience meet the person specification.

Closing date: 23:59 on 30 March 2020

Interviews: Week commencing 6 April 2020

The Royal Osteoporosis Society operates an Equal Opportunities Policy and does not discriminate on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (including colour, nationality, and ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, sex (gender) and sexual orientation.

We are now looking to recruit a full time Children and Young People’s Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ChISVA). The successful applicants will be part of an established team providing high quality advice, guidance and support to both adult and child victims.

You will work within a multi-agency system to provide a proactive, person centred independent service for victims of sexual violence, empowering choice through informed decision making. Key elements of the role include:

• Risk assessing and helping to keep service users safe (safety planning).
• Enabling victims to access statutory and other services.
• Providing support through the criminal justice system (where the victim has chosen to report their abuse).

Whilst an ISVA qualification is not essential for this role, you should be willing to undertake this as part of the training for the job.

For more details of this role please check our website

Chief Executive Officer

Cornwall Mind

Salary £25,500 pa based on 26.5 hours a week

Hours may vary in the future particularly if growth in funded services is achieved

Location Mid Cornwall

A fantastic opportunity has arisen at Cornwall Mind for a new CEO to head this amazing and successful fully independent mental health charity. Cornwall mind is a newly merging Mind which was formerly known as Carrick Mind & Restormel Mind.These are exciting times for our charities to form one large charity, enabling us to be more competitive across the board. Our charities have been leaders in supporting and educating the local community and aim to reduce stigma and discrimination around mental health issues by raising awareness.

We have been the leading mental health charities in Cornwall for 26 years and have a great public and online profile. We host events each year across Cornwall reaching many diverse sections of our community. Our programs and projects support hundreds of people each year.

Location: Mid Cornwall

Expected Interview date: Week Beginning 13th April

The client requests no contact frommedia sales.

Please send

Cv

Covering letter

Statement explaining interest and what you would bring to the role

References

DBS information 

Closing date: 3.4.20

Children and Young People’s Support Worker - Bank Shifts
Dartington, Nr Totnes
£9.02 - £9.64 per hour (plus a night premium of £1.97 per hour)

We are looking for amazing Bank Support Workers to join the team at Robins, our 10 bed Residential & Short Break Home in Dartington.

We understand that different people have different needs and life commitments.

As a Bank Support Worker, you’ll have flexibility and access to shifts that fit in with your lifestyle. Bank working could be your main method of working or a secondary role. You may want day or night shifts, be returning to work after a break, or be using it as a stepping stone to a more permanent role by gaining skills and experience in a supportive environment.

Children and young people with learning disabilities and their families are at the heart of everything we do, and we want every person we support to have a great life with excellent outcomes. We couldn’t achieve that without all the great Support Workers who join our care teams. It all starts with you!

There is no such thing as a ‘typical’ Support Worker. Our staff come from lots of different backgrounds, people with little or no experience but want a job that involves helping people, those who want a change of career as well as experienced Support Workers. The one thing that links them all together is their desire to work with young people who have learning disabilities, make their lives better, and help them to learn something new or take a further step towards independence. Our Support Workers certainly don’t see what they do as ‘just another job’.

Ideally, you will have previous experience in this sector and hold a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent). Though this qualification is by no means essential, a willingness to gain the qualification within 2 years is required. Defined as a “Good” provider by Ofsted, Robins are looking for “Outstanding” staff who will deliver support in a professional, caring way.

In return, we would like to support you in making care work your career, offering you an extensive induction on commencement of employment and an amazing array of training opportunities. We will also work with you on your own individual development plan to help you progress your career and become one of our Senior Workers in the future.

We are a well-established charity that provides an excellent range of staff benefits including 28 days’ annual leave on starting, a company pension scheme and a staff discount scheme.

Lifeworks is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment. For this post, pre-employment checks will be carried out, references will be sought, and successful candidates will need to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to encouraging applications from applicants who declare they have a disability, provided they meet the minimum job criteria as specified in the person specification, by offering a guaranteed interview.

All communication relating to your application, including any invitations to interview will be communicated by email. Please check your spam folder regularly for missed emails.

PLEASE NOTE: in accordance with the Children’s Home Regulations 2015, applicants need to be 21 years or over to be able to work at Robins.

To apply for the role of Children and Young People’s Support Worker (Bank Shifts), please apply via the button shown.

This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Additional Keywords: Children and Young People’s Support Worker, Support Worker, Healthcare Worker, Healthcare Co-ordinator, Social Care Worker, Care Assistant, Healthcare Assistant, Social Care Assistant, Healthcare, Social Care.

Engineer

£27,255 per annum

(plus a  Retention Allowance of £1,412pa)

(Ref:  SUS2890)

37.5 hours per week – 12 month contract - based in Bristol

This exciting new role will design and deliver outstanding cycle and walking infrastructure as part of Sustrans Design and Engineering programme in the South of England and will involve rural and urban cycling and walking infrastructure and street design schemes from conception to delivery, to create safer and more attractive conditions for active travel.

Educated to degree level or equivalent, with a relevant qualification in either highway engineering, civil engineering or architecture, you will have cycling and walking facility and highway engineering design experience, experience of the production of technical drawings and specifications and the development of infrastructure projects. You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, the ability to build effective working relationships and have knowledge of cycling and walking infrastructure design guidance. You will be IT literate with experience of AutoCAD and other computer aided design software and committed to the promotion of sustainable transport. 

Sustrans supports professional development towards incorporated or chartered status through a scheme approved by the Institution of Civil Engineers.

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9.00am on Tuesday 31 March 2020. Interviews will take place in Bristol on Thursday 16 April 2020.  

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.  We welcome applications from people with the appropriate skills from all parts of the community.

Senior Engineer

£31,058 per annum 

(plus a Retention Allowance of £3,993pa)

(Ref:  SUS2891)

37.5 hours per week – based in Bristol

This is a unique and exciting opportunity to join our team, which is working with local communities to design and deliver outstanding cycling and walking infrastructure. Your work will contribute to the creation of healthier, happier towns and cities.  By providing best-practice street design from conception to delivery, you will be assisting Sustrans in its vision to allow people to travel in ways that benefit their health and wellbeing.

We are looking for a talented HND qualified highways engineer who is passionate about infrastructure design, someone who wants to enhance their existing skills and develop new ones. In the England South design and engineering team you will have freedom to express yourself creatively and challenge yourself daily. We enjoy working together as a team, and value the contribution and expertise of all members.

At Sustrans you will be encouraged to produce innovative designs for networks, neighbourhoods and streets. You will be contributing to a variety of public realm and infrastructure projects across the region, building key relationships and collaborating with a variety of clients form the public and the private sector.

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 9.00am on Tuesday 31 March 2020.  Interviews will take place in Bristol on Thursday 16 April 2020.  

Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.  We welcome applications from people with the appropriate skills from all parts of the community.

Salary – Circa £21,000 per annum (pro rata)

Location – Based at our Regional Office, Dorchester

Hours – 21 Hours per week (flexible options available

About us

Hastoe is an award-winning housing association that owns and manages over 7,500 rented, shared ownership and leasehold homes across the south of England. We hold charitable status and support both rural and urban communities by providing affordable and environmentally sustainable homes for local people.

About the role

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Hastoe’s West region Development Team. You will be part of Hastoe’s Dorchester team, playing a key role in supporting the delivery of the development programme. You will help to ensure a good aftercare service to residents, keep good and accurate records, research new business opportunities, and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring deadlines are met. 

About you

The ideal candidate will have:

- An enthusiastic and ‘can-do’ attitude.

- Excellent administrative, writing, numeracy and research skills.

- Experience of working in teams and be able to build and maintain good working relations with a range of people.

- A willingness to learn and develop.

A good working knowledge of housing development is desirable

Our benefits

Annual Leave:  24 days Pro rata (increasing with service) + 1.5 days complimentary leave + option to purchase additional leave.

Pension: Employer contribution of 5%, giving a total combined contribution of 8% of salary (minimum employee contribution 3%).

Family friendly policies and benefits including:

• Flexible working

• Discounts for local shops, restaurants and gym membership

• Cycle and Car Leasing Scheme 

• Employee Assistance Programme (advice service)

• Health Cash Plan (a type of health insurance)

Application

Please send your CV and supporting statement by 1PM on Friday 20th March 2020 

Interviews will be held at our Dorchester Office, DT1 3GX on Thursday 2nd April 2020.

For more enquiries about the application process please contact the HR Team or call . For an informal chat about the role call Chris Meadows, Regional Development Manager.

This post is subject to background checks.