Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday (ability to work outside of `core’ hours, including before and after school)

Location: Brent

Salary: Circa 30K

Role Overview:

This is an exciting role for an experienced Senior Youth Engagement Worker who is passionate about helping children and families achieve their full potential. 

You will be joining the UP Team as well as playing a key role in the team at Roundwood, we are utterly committed to transforming life chances of children through preventative work that supports children with social, emotional and mental health needs.

You will line manage two other UP Schools Programme staff and hold a caseload of children and young people with complex, multiple needs, delivering early intervention work, through tailored 1:1 support and group work, to support them to attend and engage more effectively in a learning environment, as well as undertake preventative work addressing issues such as youth violence, vulnerability and exploitation. These children may be on the role of a mainstream school with the plan of a phased return, or they may be staying at Roundwood to complete the rest of their education, so interventions will need to be targeted and both short and longer-term.

Working alongside the dedicated Roundwood team, and in partnership with statutory agencies, in particular health and educational professionals, the Police, CAMHS, and social care, you will be equipping our children, young people and their families with the tools, knowledge and support to engage and thrive in a learning environment, as well as address their safety and wellbeing to prevent involvement in gangs and youth violence.

How to Apply (& view other vacancies- Family Engagement Worker & Child Therapist/Team Manager vacancies)

Please visit our website to see a full job description and to make your application by submitting your CV along with a covering statement which clearly demonstrates how you meet the person specification (we will be reviewing shortlisted candidates closely against the job and person specification).

Closing date: 10am on 18th December 2020

Interviews will take place Monday 21st or Tuesday 22nd December 2020  via zoom.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All roles are subject to safer recruitment practices, and this position will require an Enhanced Disclosure with Barred list check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

Our children and families and staff come from a wide range of backgrounds and we value the unique contribution that each individual can bring to UP. We strongly believe that a diverse and inclusive team is vital to our work, and we welcome applications from all sectors of the community. We are especially interested in hearing from individuals who are Black, Asian or from a minority ethnic background

For further information or if you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the application process, please contact HR.

We’re looking for exceptional, committed team members to lead and support our holistic programmes of work and opportunity for disadvantaged young people  

Starting in January 2021 we have opportunities in Manchester city centre for project leads to work with young men and women aged 18 - 25.

First Interviews will be held virtually date to be confirmed.  Second interviews will be face to face, subject to Covid19 restrictions, at our Hub in Wrexham.

If you’d like to help us change lives and do things differently, we’d love to hear from you

Closing date Friday 18th December 2020

Manchester Mind believes that everyone has value, something to offer, and that everyone deserves to be supported in their mental health needs and we have a part to play in that.

We do this by providing a range of services across Manchester to young people and adults. A valuable part of this work has been the provision of services to children and young people from our offices in Levenshulme. The holistic mix of services delivered includes advice, volunteering, mentoring, peer support and counselling. An important part of this work is enabling young people to be involved in all aspects of the services, from design and development to delivery.

Our work is guided by our values of:

Openness  |  Belonging  |  Strength  |  Collaboration

The Peer-Led Services Team Leader is a key role in ensuring that young people are involved in a meaningful way that leads to feeling accepted, understood and able to contribute, and to improved mental health outcomes.

We would like to work with someone who is experienced, dynamic and passionate about being able to develop this element of our service for children and young people.

Position: Peer-Led Service Team Leader (Maternity Cover)

Salary: £29,636

Hours: 35 hours per week

Funding guaranteed until the end of June 2021

The skills and knowledge that are important to us are:

• Being able to work in an open, supportive and collaborative way.
• Experience of working with young people.
• Experience of working with and developing volunteering services.

You can download the application documents from alongside this listing, or from the Vacancies page of the Manchester Mind website. All applications must be received by 9am, Monday 21st December 2020. Interviews will take place in the New Year.

Manchester Mind is striving to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Manchester Mind sees it as a positive advantage if you have experience of mental health issues and/or have used mental health services, or had experience of volunteering.

Community-led social action initiatives have been key to providing essential support and mutual resource to residents and neighbours across Hackney through the last 8 months, providing a vital role in the COVID social response. Residents have shown their commitment to providing neighbourly assistance and to utilising their skills and experience to support others. This may have been through established community groups, or new initiatives, but all focused on providing creative solutions to local needs.

We, at Volunteer Centre Hackney, have been providing support and guidance to many of these initiatives, and want to help these projects grow. We are committed to supporting local people to recognise their skills, ideas, and their experience and how they can use these to help others. Over the years, we have supported residents to host their own neighbourhood walking groups, a guerrilla gardening club, community meals, street parties, online wellbeing workshops, and an after-school club. We have linked residents to community organisations such as local youth clubs, to deliver coding workshops, or a theatre club or most recently, a digital buddy project.

We are working on estates and with GP surgeries, to engage local residents to come together to volunteer, to share their skills, to develop new project ideas and to build strong long communities. You will need to be passionate about working with local people, able to work independently and on your own initiative and resilient and confident to keep breaking through barriers, and making things happen.

You will be joining a nationally recognised award winning project, with funding from the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and The National Lottery Community Fund as well as from City and Hackney Clinical Commissioning Group. 

Refuge is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services for victims of all forms of gender-based violence (domestic, sexual, so called ‘honour’ violence, modern slavery and human trafficking, prostitution, forced marriage, stalking and FGM). Every day we support over 6,000 women and children in our national network of services.  These include Independent Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Advocacy services (IDVAs/ISVAs and IGVAs), community outreach, specialist refuge accommodation, sanctuary services, culturally-specific services and the Freephone 24 Hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline. We advise Government and lobby hard to keep violence against women and girls high on the public agenda. We run award-winning prevention and public education campaigns, manage a busy press office and website, and we are an accredited training provider. We give a voice to the voiceless.

This role requires an exceptional individual who wants to make a difference. As a Refuge Worker, you will be responsible for providing high quality practical and emotional support to survivors of domestic violence and their children living in our refuges.

You will ensure the smooth running of the refuge, including the admission of survivors of domestic violence to the refuge. You will also assess and advise on their entitlement to welfare and housing benefits and housing management. You will develop support plans for each resident and aid them to obtain permanent accommodation.

The successful candidate will have evidence of strong casework management skills, good written and verbal communication, and an understanding of the importance of maintaining professional boundaries. You will be required to bring safeguarding children or vulnerable adults to the immediate attention of the service manager, or if unavailable another manager. Direct experience of providing support to women is essential as is a current understanding of legislation relating to domestic violence including civil/criminal legislation and welfare rights. The ability to work as part of an on-call rota is essential and occasional evening work in emergency situations.

All candidates must demonstrate a commitment to the feminist values of empowerment and equality which underpin all of our work. Successful applicants will be expected to work within Refuge’s Values and Behaviour Framework and demonstrate these in their everyday work.

Competitive salary offering annual progression within points of the salary grade, 28 days annual leave increasing to 30 days, pension scheme with People’s pension that includes a 6% Employer contribution, comprehensive EAP.

Refuge is proud to be a leader in its field and an employer of choice with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development. We offer the first Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) accredited qualification for our profession. 

Please visit Refuge’s website for further details and other opportunities.

Closing Date: 3rd January 2021

This is a permanent and full time role with 37.5 hours per week.

An enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate will be required for this role.

Refuge is committed to quality, equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. This post however is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

No agencies please - as a charity we work hard to keep our costs down.

Marine Society and Sea Cadets are seeking to appoint a Growth and Development Worker to join our team. This is a home-based role and you will join us on a 6 month fixed-term contract working full-time hours and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £25,000 pro-rata.

Marine Society and Sea Cadets (MSSC) is a leading maritime charity in lifelong learning and personal development and is the governing charity of the Sea Cadet Corps (SCC), a civilian voluntary youth organisation engaging some 15,000 young people over 400 Sea Cadet Units, throughout the UK.  The SCC offers a wide range of youth opportunities with the same enduring objective – to give young people the best possible head start in life through nautical adventure and fun.

The Growth and Development Worker role:

We are looking for a flexible and enthusiastic candidate who, ideally, has previous experience of working with volunteers.  Our Growth and Development Worker will need to be able to deliver on a variety of project plans simultaneously, while also being able to build and maintain excellent relationships with a variety of stakeholders. We are looking for team players with creative ideas and solutions who will empower our volunteers to make a difference to the lives of even more young people across the UK.

The Growth and Development team is based across the UK and works on a variety of projects that aim to grow the Sea Cadets. These projects include setting up new Juniors Sections, supporting Sea Cadet united in schools, and helping existing Sea Cadet units to develop plans and strategies for sustainable growth.

Key tasks for our Growth and Development Worker include:

- Delivering a variety of training sessions on, for example, recruitment of cadets and volunteer
- Developing new growth and recruitment tools and ideas

- Promoting flexible volunteering and the volunteer strategy

- Assisting with running our social media accounts

- Working with and empowering our volunteers to develop plans for growth

- Planning and setting up Juniors Sections in new and existing locations/units

- Delivering assemblies in schools

- Forming part of various working groups with colleagues to develop the tools, resources, and processes needed to increase the positive impact of the Growth and Development team

This is a very varied and rewarding role that requires someone who is self-motivated, organised, creative, tenacious, positive, IT competent and with a real interest in people. You need to be able to coach, empower, and inspire our volunteers and cadets, both in-person (once safe to do so) and remotely, to grow the Sea Cadets.

In return as our Growth and Development Worker you will receive:

- Pension Scheme

- Life Insurance

- Private Medical Insurance

- Employee Assistance Programme

- season ticket loans

- Eye Care

Closing date: Thursday 31st December 2020 Midday

Interview date: Week beginning 11th January 2020

If you feel you have the skills and experience to become our Growth and Development Worker, then please click “apply” below – we’d love to hear from you!

Applications should consist of a CV and supporting statement. Without this, we sadly will be unable to consider your application for this role.

Are you passionate about youth work and helping young people to develop? Do you want to join a dynamic, award-winning charity who work at the very heart of their community and deliver social change throughout their projects? If so, you could be the person we’re looking for; read on!

Based in and around Hounslow and neighbouring boroughs, Brentford FC Community Sports Trust are looking for an experienced, passionate and creative Senior Youth Worker to lead our Hounslow Service Project.

In this role the successful candidate will be responsible for leading and managing all aspects of our Hounslow Youth Work programme, which includes sports outreach and detached youth work, universal programmes and holiday provision. We think this is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to continue to advance their career in youth work in a supportive environment alongside experienced and dedicated colleagues as well as existing partners such as the Police, Youth Offending Team and Community Safety Team to deliver targeted work across the borough.

Main Purpose of Job
To lead and manage all aspects of the Hounslow Youth Work programme. This includes Outreach and Detached Youth Work (using sport and other activities), Universal Programmes and Holiday provision.

Responsibilities

1. Leading in the management of Brentford FC Community Sports Trust’s Hounslow Youth Work programmes to ensure key deliverables and KPIs are achieved in line with strategy.
2. Working with the Head of Department to develop strategy that inspires and supports Hounslow Young People
3. Leading on all aspects of delivery including programme design, planning, risk management and face to face / online sessions.
4. Line managing and developing approximately eight part time/casual youth work staff including staff supervision, to ensure KPI’s are met and positive outcomes for Hounslow young people are achieved.
5. Working alongside the Communities Engagement Manager to develop a cohesive and comprehensive offer of engagement through youth clubs and sports/activity outreach programmes, leading to personal development and social education for Hounslow Young people
6. Building positive working relationships with key partners including local community groups, venue providers and activity partners to assist with achieving targets.
7. Supporting local voluntary / community groups working with young people, to create a collaborative approach for supporting Hounslow Young People
8. Working alongside partners such as the police, Youth Offending Team and the Community Safety Team to assist with targeted work across the Borough
9. Working with other Trust staff and partners to provide suitable progression routes and positive pathways for young people
10. Oversight of processes and systems to track outcomes and progression for young people, including the Trust’s VIEWS database.
11. Supporting budgetary management alongside Head of Department
12. Supporting the development of a fundraising strategy for youth work within the Trust
13. Working in partnership across all Trust projects ensuring clear lines of communication are maintained with relevant Senior Managers. 
14. Representing the Trust on local strategic networks and steering groups. These may include networks where wider Trust perspectives are required.
15. Other appropriate tasks as designated by the Head of Department.

Key Internal Relationships

• Head of Intervention Department
• Lead Communities Engagement staff
• Lead staff in all Intervention Department Projects
• Youth Work project staff
• Social Education and Health Hub team
• Volunteer Co-ordinator
• Safeguarding Team

Key External Relationships

• Hounslow Council Youth Service Commissioners
• Project Partners – community venues, voluntary / community youth work providers
• Key Hounslow schools
• Hounslow Youth Offending Team
• Police / Community Safety

General Trust Accountabilities

• To ensure compliance with all relevant policies, including health and safety and safeguarding policies, particularly around compliance with current Covid 19 procedures and regulations.
• To ensure compliance with all relevant legal, regulatory, ethical and social requirements
• To build and maintain good working relationships both internally and externally, maintaining a professional image at all times when representing Brentford FC Community Sports Trust
• To keep confidential any information gained regarding the Trust and its personnel
• To maintain a flexible approach to work at all times

Role Specification

Essential

1. Previous experience of leading successful Youth Work programmes including programme design, planning, budgeting, risk management, delivery and achieving KPI’s / targets.
2. A recognised qualification in Youth Work
3. A high level of understanding of Safeguarding, Health and Safety, and current Covid 19 risks in relations to working with young people in a wide range of indoor and outdoor settings.
4. Experience of building, leading, developing and line managing a team of Youth Workers and Engagement staff (Sports Coaches, Dance Tutors, Drama Teachers etc) across a wide range of sessions
5. Experience of personally delivering high quality youth work with the ability to act independently with confidence
6. A commitment to young people's personal development and participation, and an ability to deal calmly and effectively with emotional or challenging situations
7. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
8. An ability to build relationships and to work alongside key partners such as local voluntary groups as well as the Police, Youth Offending and Community Safety Teams
9. An understanding of Hounslow as a Borough and a commitment to working in Outreach and Detached Youth Work settings, as well as place based programme settings
10. Proven ability to organise your own work, meet deadlines and adapt to changing circumstances, sometimes under pressure
11. Excellent organisational and co-ordination skills
12. Ability to write clear and concise reports that can be delivered to external stakeholders

Desirable

1. Previous experience of creating a Youth Work strategy

Personal Attributes:

1. Ability to work to deadlines and time-manage effectively
2. Ability to think creatively around problem solving and strategy
3. Ability to work effectively with others and cooperate with colleagues at Brentford FC Community Sports Trust
4. Behaviour consistent with creating a child-focused, open environment in which young people feel valued and empowered.
5. Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, challenging discrimination and creating environments of respect and trust.
6. Ethical standards and behaviour consistent with a caring/education role in a charity organisation.

The Appointment
The appointment will be full time and is available immediately upon the receipt of two acceptable references and the submission of an enhanced Criminal Records Check to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).  The appointment will be confirmed upon receipt of the DBS check. 

The closing date for applications is Thursday 10th December 2020

YMCA DOWNSLINK GROUP

WiSE Project Worker x2

Locations: Staines (Surrey), Brighton & Hove (East Sussex)

Fixed Term to 28 February 2022

B&H 21 hours per week, Staines 22 hours per week

£27,140 per annum (pro-rata)

£15,403-16,137 per annum (actual)

YMCA DownsLink Group’s WiSE Project is an innovative, award winning project working with children and young people experiencing or at risk of sexual exploitation; as well raising awareness of Child Sexual Exploitation and other forms of Child Criminal Exploitation.

We are looking for 2 Project Workers experienced in supporting vulnerable children and young people who may have experienced abuse or trauma. A 22hpw post is available in Surrey, working across the boroughs of Spelthorne and Runnymede (funded by Heathrow Community Trust) based at Staines Police Station, with frequent work from home opportunities. The second Project Worker will be based with our successful team in Brighton working 21hpw.

The Project Worker will hold a caseload of children and young people who have been identified as being at significant risk of, or victims of sexual exploitation, with the possibility of some cases being victims of criminal exploitation as the project evolves. You will undertake one-to-one work to increase their understanding of sexual and criminal exploitation and develop their knowledge and skills to enable them to have safe, healthy relationships. You will need to evidence relevant experience as part of your application. This is challenging, yet very rewarding work, requiring an absolute commitment of the staff.

The project worker will work collaboratively with other professionals to support interventions which keep children and young people safe, disrupt the activity of perpetrators and where possible, lead to prosecutions.

The role involves lone working whilst supporting children and young people in Brighton/North Surrey, with travel across the respective counties and afield as required. You will need to hold a current driving licence and have access to your own car.

Line management and case support will be provided by YMCA DownsLink Group. WiSE staff receive regular 1-to-1 clinical supervision and group Reflective Practice Supervision.

The position comes with excellent benefits, including 27 days annual leave per annum (plus bank holidays), a company sick pay scheme, a life assurance policy of 2x your annual salary, a health and wellbeing cash plan, and a cycle to work scheme. Please download a job pack for more information about other benefits offered.

If after reading the role profile you have questions about the role please contact Charlotte Amor, WiSE Project Manager.

YMCA DownsLink Group welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We value diversity and promote inclusion, which we demonstrate through our activities, as well as in our policies and working practices. Reinforced by our culture and values, we seek to create an inspiring and inclusive place to work.

YMCA DLG requires all staff and volunteers to be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and to respond proactively to safeguarding concerns. Successful applicants are required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Closing date for applications: Friday 18 December 2020 at 9am

Interview date: Wednesday 23 December 2020

To apply, please visit our website

Please note that we do not accept CVs. When submitting your application please save your application form as ‘your full name APPLICATION’ and put the job title/location in the email subject line. Please submit your application as a Word document where or PDF (we cannot accept Pages) via email.

Social Worker

We are looking for a qualified and experienced Social Worker for our Birmingham Children's Hospital to provide support to children and young people (0-24 years) diagnosed with cancer and leukaemia, and their families. Our work is rewarding but also complex and demanding; you will need to be resourceful and resilient. You will work closely with our supportive CLIC Sargent team, an established NHS multi-disciplinary team and with services in the community.

Social Worker Requirements:

As well as current GSCC / HCPC registration you will have:

- Experience working with children, young people and their families/carers in a social care setting
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary environment
- Knowledge of child and young people development
- An understanding of the impact of serious illness for children, young people and families.
- It is desirable that you have experience working in an NHS setting.
- All applicants should have excellent interpersonal skills.
- This post is subject to a Criminal Records Check.

About CLIC Sargent:

Today, 12 children and young people in the UK hear the shocking news they have cancer. CLIC Sargent is the UK’s leading cancer charity for children and young people, and their families, offering them care and support every step of the way. You can be a part of helping them live their life to the full.

We are always looking for talented people from all backgrounds, to join us and help improve the lives of children and young people with cancer and their families. We particularly want to encourage people from BAME and other under-represented groups to step forward and apply to work or volunteer with CLIC Sargent.

CLIC Sargent is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Location: Birmingham Children’s Hospital, West Midlands

Job type: Part Time, Permanent, 17.5 hrs per week

Salary: £34,430 (FTE)

Closing Date: 13 December 2020
Interview Date: 22 December 2020

You may have experience of the following: Qualified Social Worker, Social Work, Social Care, NHS, Charity, Young Peoples Social Worker, Child Development, Third Sector, NFP, Not for Profit, etc.

Ref: 95773

Marine Society and Sea Cadets are seeking to appoint a Growth and Development Worker to join our team. This is a home-based role and you will join us on a 9-12 month fixed-term contract working part-time hours (3 days) and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £25,000 pro-rata (£15,000).

Marine Society and Sea Cadets (MSSC) is a leading maritime charity in lifelong learning and personal development and is the governing charity of the Sea Cadet Corps (SCC), a civilian voluntary youth organisation engaging some 15,000 young people over 400 Sea Cadet Units, throughout the UK.  The SCC offers a wide range of youth opportunities with the same enduring objective – to give young people the best possible head start in life through nautical adventure and fun.

The Growth and Development Worker role:

We are looking for a flexible and enthusiastic candidate who, ideally, has previous experience of working with volunteers. Our Growth and Development Worker will need to be able to deliver on a variety of project plans simultaneously, while also being able to build and maintain excellent relationships with a variety of stakeholders. We are looking for team players with creative ideas and solutions who will empower our volunteers to make a difference to the lives of even more young people across the UK.

The Growth and Development team is based across the UK and works on a variety of projects that aim to grow the Sea Cadets. These projects include setting up new Juniors Sections, supporting Sea Cadet united in schools and helping existing Sea Cadet units to develop plans and strategies for sustainable growth.

Key tasks for our Growth and Development Worker include:

- Delivering a variety of training sessions on, for example, recruitment of cadets and volunteer
- Developing new growth and recruitment tools and ideas

- Promoting flexible volunteering and the volunteer strategy

- Assisting with running our social media accounts

- Working with and empowering our volunteers to develop plans for growth

- Planning and setting up Juniors Sections in new and existing locations/units

- Delivering assemblies in schools

- Forming part of various working groups with colleagues to develop the tools, resources and processes needed to increase the positive impact of the Growth and Development team

This is a very varied and rewarding role that requires someone who is self-motivated, organised, creative, tenacious, positive, IT competent and with a real interest in people. You need to be able to coach, empower and inspire our volunteers and cadets, both in-person (once safe to do so) and remotely, to grow the Sea Cadets.

In return as our Growth and Development Worker you will receive:

- Pension Scheme

- Life Insurance

- Private Medical Insurance

- Employee Assistance Programme

- season ticket loans

- Eye Care

Closing date: Friday 11th December 2020 Midday

Interview date: Week beginning 14th December 2020

If you feel you have the skills and experience to become our Growth and Development Worker then please click “apply” below – we’d love to hear from you!

Applications should consist of a CV and supporting statement. Without this, we sadly will be unable to consider your application for this role.

We are seeking an Youth Outreach Officer who can work alongside our Programme Manager with young people around Manchester and Greater Manchester. This will involve project based outreach youth work, working in schools and holding 1-1s with young people and participate in other elements of RECLAIM work.

Youth Engagement Officer

Reports to: Programme Manager

Location: Manchester, with work across Greater Manchester

Salary: £23,178 p.a.

Contract: 6 months with the possibility of extension

Hours: Ideally full time but we are very open to discussions about part-time working or job-shares. Flexible working will be essential as some evening and weekend work will be required.

DBS: The post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring check. 

In summary: Are you:

• Incredibly excited about the potential of a new generation of young working-class leaders?

• Keen to use your experience to help run exciting new programmes?

• Eager to work for an organisation that isn’t afraid to take risks and places young people front and centre in its work?

• Passionate about building a country where working-class people are heard, celebrated for our strength and diversity and aren’t held back by our backgrounds?

We may have the job for you.

Background

RECLAIM is a youth leadership and social change organisation. We are a small but bold charity, using our experience and platform to support and amplify the voices of working class young people. 

Our long term goal is to create a Britain where those of us from working-class backgrounds are proud of – and not held back by – our roots. We want working-class people to be represented in places where decisions are made about their lives and to be recognised for their talent, strength, and diversity. We want to see working-class young people at the heart of this, in a country that ensures that they are seen, heard, and leading change.

Through our work we run programmes to support young people to recognise and develop their leadership skills. We support them to lead campaigns on issues they care about. 

Recent work includes:

• We supported young people to successfully campaign for free bus travel for all 16-18 year olds across Greater Manchester. A policy which now benefits 40,000 young people, making 250,000 free journeys per week and saving them and their families an average of over £500 per young person per year.

• We helped young people highlight and challenge the increasing use of violent and dehumanising language in politics. The campaign gained widespread media coverage and resulted in new commitments from the Speaker, Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition.

• We supported young people across Manchester to have their voices heard on the impact of violent crime and how current responses don’t leave them feeling safe. 

• We are working with young people in a school to support them, and their teachers, to create a learning environment that better works for young working-class people.

• Young people we support have been at the forefront of highlighting the impact of COVID19 on working-class communities and demanding better recognition of the essential workers keeping the country going during lockdown.

Job description:

• Supporting the Programme Manager by feeding into the development, delivery and implementation of different programmes, campaigns and mentoring schemes.

• Using existing and bespoke evaluation tools and methods to judge the success of the programme and working to improve RECLAIM’s work with young people.

• Ensuring our work is in compliance with all relevant health and safety laws and RECLAIM’s policies on safeguarding.

• Developing and delivering innovative one-to-one, small group and large group work with young people to promote their development according to RECLAIM’s mission, including sourcing materials and facilitators, as well as coordinating/supporting volunteers and mentors where appropriate.

• Developing close links with appropriate individuals, organisations, and statutory bodies in the communities in which RECLAIM works to create a conducive environment for RECLAIM’s work with young people.

To apply, please click on the 'How to apply' button and follow the instructions. A Person Specification can be found in the attachments.

Deadline: Friday 11th December 2020 - 5pm.

OASIS SESSIONAL YOUTH WORKER (FEMALE*)

Based at London Waterloo, SE1

Part-Time, 3 hours per week (Thursday), 1 Year Fixed Term Contract

Salary £1,785 per annum (£11.44 per hour including London Weighting)

Want a rewarding job?

Want a life changing experience?

Want to make a difference in your community?

Oasis Hub Waterloo in central London are looking for a dynamic and experienced Sessional Youth Worker for Hub Youth projects.

This is a part-time role for a year, and we would need you to commit to the following:

• 3 hours per week (term time only)
• 6-9pm Thursdays
• 1 year contract

You will be well supported by a team of youth work professionals.  We are looking for passion, creativity, commitment, fun, positive role modelling, love and hope.  If you have any relevant qualifications or certificates (e.g. Youth Work, Food Hygiene, Football Coaching) or just a passion to get involved with the young people in the community, this is a great opportunity to get some work experience and leadership skills.

*This role has an occupational requirement for applicants to be female. This is due to the majority of one-to-one work being with female young people, many of whom are deemed as at-risk and vulnerable.

We actively encourage applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and minority and underrepresented groups.

This is a rolling recruitment campaign and interviews will take place as applications are submitted, so please submit your application at your earliest convenience.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks.

Oasis supports Equal Opportunities.  Registered Charity No. 1026487

Mental Health Family Support Worker - Oxfordshire
Permanent, 37 hours per week, £20,808 - £23,121
Our benefits include:

•  25 days holiday + bank holidays
•  Cycle to Work Scheme
•  Discounted online shopping
•  £100 towards annual Gym Membership  •  Free parking on site
•  Employee Assistance programme
•  Training for professional development
•  Pension

Response Organisation is the largest mental health charity in Oxfordshire and have expanded to Buckinghamshire and Berkshire. Response provides a range of support for children, young people and adults with a wide range of wellbeing and mental health needs and are now looking to recruit to a brand new role of a Family Support Worker within the Mental Health Support Team (MHST). MHST is a joint project between Response and Oxford Health NHS Trust CAMHS. The team works within the CAMHS structure to provide early intervention for children and young people and their families. It is a schools based project which supports the wellbeing agenda of the schools.  Our team locations are in Oxford, Banbury and Bicester, across 79 schools; this role is to work across the three teams. 

Are you passionate about working with children and young people and really making a difference?  Do you have a positive, self-motivated and enthusiastic attitude to work? Have you got an ability to initiate and maintain constructive relations with people from a wide range of cultural and social backgrounds? Do you have a proactive approach to work and the ability to motivate and engage service users and partner organisations alike? If so, we want to hear from you! 

The main objective and purpose for the role are:
•  To be responsible for supporting the emotional and social wellbeing of children and young people through family-based interventions

Main duties and key responsibilities:
•  Help families to access the right support for their children and young people
•  To help with school consultations with regards to Mental Health and help develop tools and materials to share with families
•  Ensure that families are encouraged to play a part in decision making about the help they need and how they can access specific interventions - to promote person centred planning
•  Liaise with other agencies and teams supporting the schools and families.
•  Deliver interventions through groups aimed at supporting family support skills. 
•  Work with the larger MHST team to develop support resources for families and schools.  

 If you feel like this is your next career step we would love to hear from you. 

Manchester Young Lives are looking to appoint a Detached Youth Engagement worker to work as part of a mobile team, based in North Manchester, working evenings and occasional weekends using a community-based approach and working collaboratively with local agencies in designated areas

Using a team based approach to engage with young people aged 11 -19 within the community, promoting appropriate behaviour, encourage positive activities accessible for the age range including promotion of social action projects.  A particular aim will be to reduce anti-social behaviour (ASB) through educating and engaging with young people. You will be responsible for building a rapport with young people who are/at risk of being vulnerable, promoting and signposting to accessible local services/organisations/charities

Successful candidates will have enthusiasm and passion for working with young people, commitment to making a difference to local communities is key to the success of this post. Hours of work include after school and evenings Monday to Friday. There is also a requirement for staff teams to work across a number of locations and at street based level.

Please note CVs will not be considered as part of your application for this position

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.