Service Delivery Manager – working with homeless and temporarily-housed people at Hope4 (Rugby)Ltd
Have you got experience of working with people in crisis? Are you passionate about helping rough sleepers to get off the streets? Do you demonstrate expertise, compassion and leadership? If your answer to all the above is yes, we have an exciting opportunity for you.
We need an exceptional manager who can oversee the delivery and success of our National Lottery-funded project; "Delivering Hope". To do this you will lead a small staff team and large number of volunteers, creating and building on strong partnerships with faith-based, statutory and other voluntary sector groups.
Context:
The mission of Hope4 is to help end rough sleeping and prevent homelessness in Rugby. The service provides specialist care and works in partnership with external agencies to enable people to start addressing their support needs and identify the most appropriate longer-term accommodation offer.
Closing date: 2nd March 2020
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Commissioning Officer
With continually evolving services, this is your chance to become part of an amazing team, delivering great services throughout the county. Do you want to make a difference to the lives of some of our vulnerable residents? Do you understand what their needs might be? If you work in a creative, solution focused way our Commissioning Officer role could be the role for you!
Position: Commissioning Officer - Contracts and Procurement
Location: Oakham
Salary: £26,999 - £28,785
Duration: Permanent, full time (37 hours per week)
Benefits: 24 days annual leave (pro-rata), with a further 5 days added after 5 years’ continuous service, plus 8 days paid bank holidays, pension scheme, payment of fees for membership to one professional body where this is a requirement of your role, enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay, special and family leave provisions, occupational health service, lunchtime yoga, circuits and cycle rides, as well as discounted swimming sessions and flexible working policies to enable you to balance work and home commitments!
Closing Date: 27 February 2020
Interview Date: 11/12 March 2020
Who you are…
As Commissioning Officer you will be:
- Experienced in commissioning services, including Needs Assessments; service design and procurement.
- Able to draft tender documentation including service specifications and contract content.
- Able to analyse information and intelligence to inform commissioning of services.
- Have excellent IT and administration skills with good attention to detail and able to juggle changing workload priorities.
- Able communicate effectively to maintain relationships with service managers and providers.
We welcome applications from individuals who can:
- Support the organisation to deliver its strategic commissioning priorities and agreed outcomes, through the commissioning of individual services.
- Support managers to commission; de-commission and redesign services.
- Demonstrate an understanding and empathetic approach to the needs of service users and a commitment to the delivery of quality services for vulnerable people.
- Be proactive and accountable for delivery of the service, actively support new initiatives and try different ways of doing things.
What you get in return…
Work that makes a difference to people’s lives within this beautiful county, in addition to structured salary reviews, local government pension scheme, discounted access to ‘Active Rutland’ keep fit activities and Flexi-Time to name just a few!
Our client acts as ‘One Council’ in all they do, with each of them working together in the most effective way to meet the needs of their customers every day – if you share this ethos then we very much want to hear from you.
The Organisation…
A County Council based in Rutland, they are the smallest Unitary Authority in England, but just because they are a small team does not mean they cannot make a big difference, multum-in parvo is their motto! They offer fantastic opportunities to make a real difference to the lives of residents in the local community – it really is one of the best places to live, learn, work, play and visit.
Our client is committed to Equality and Diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. They are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adults and for ensuring that they are protected from harm. The successful applicant for this post will be subject to an enhanced check by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
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Support Worker
We are one of the largest learning disability charities in the UK, supporting 2,900 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.
Highfield Street is made up of four modern houses in Market Harborough which are homes to 11 people we support. We are looking for staff, who will support them in their day to day lives and enable them to experience greater levels of inclusion, independence and choice.
Salary: Up to £19,537
Hours: Permanent, Full time and Part time available
Location: High Street, Market Harborough LE16
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.
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. You will ideally hold a full UK or EU driver’s license.
Closing date: Saturday 1st March 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.
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