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We are looking for a Support Worker to help us run One25’s Drop-in service. If you are a confident, pro-active team worker with great interpersonal skills that will enable you to establish and maintain good working relationships with our service users, staff and Drop-In volunteers, and you are passionate about supporting some of Bristol’s most vulnerable women to make positive changes in their lives, this could be you.
One25’s Drop-In is open four afternoons a week and provides a safe women-only space for our service users to get practical and emotional support. Women can gain expert advice and enjoy a hot lunch, do laundry, and use the shower facilities or just have a chat. The Drop-in Service is managed by the Drop-In Manager, supported by the Drop-in Support Workers and a number of volunteers.
The Drop-in Support Worker will take responsibility for the practical arrangements necessary to run the Drop-In service. As well as great interpersonal skills, the successful candidate will have high levels of resilience and self-care, be well organised, flexible, able to think on her feet, be able to accurately record interventions, and IT literate (in particular a proficient user of Microsoft Word and Outlook).
One25 is a Bristol charity for women moving from crisis and trauma towards independence in the community.
It is an Occupational Requirement that applications for this post are open to women only, as permitted under Schedule 9, Part 1, of the Equality Act 2010. Enhanced DBS disclosure will be required.
We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, as these groups are underrepresented in our workforce.
Hours: 30 hours over 4 days per week (Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays) and may include occasional evening commitments.
Interviews: Thursday 27 May 2021
Start Date: As soon as possible
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St Peter's is a Hospice charity that offers a range of high quality services to adults with life limiting illnesses and their families and carers, and our house clearances make a vital contribution to the care that the Hospice is able to provide.
Due to the success of our Retail Logistics Team, we are expanding our team and looking for a new team member.
We are seeking for an energetic and driven person to join our furniture and house clearance team. Experience in house clearance and furniture removal an advantage but full training will be provided. Working out of our warehouse in Avonmouth near the park and ride (Unit 4, Victoria Road, Avonmouth BS11 9DB), predominantly with our house clearance team as well as assisting with servicing our shops and other areas of the charity.
If you are enthusiastic with great communication skills, who is happy working to deadlines but with a willingness to learn, then we would like to hear from you!
Salary up to £18,692 depending on experience.
A full UK driving licence is a must and it would also be handy if you had a good knowledge of Bristol and surrounding area but this is not essential
In return, we offer 27 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays) and a generous pension scheme.
Hours of work 37.5 hours per week, 5 days in 7 - with occasional weekend work to support events and business needs.
Add a much-loved Bristol charity with a huge supporter base in a vibrant city to your CV and the feel-good factor of working for a cause that truly matters.
The interview process will be made up of two stages, both stages to be held virtually.
We believe in equality of opportunity and understand the value of a diverse mix of talented people that is representative of our community. We welcome applications from individuals regardless of their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender or disability.
If you are already employed by St Peters Hospice, please speak with your line manager or area manager before applying.
The Head of Skills Information and Skills Services helps people with sight loss to live the life they choose by leading the delivery of regional adult, children and young people’s services to support people with sight loss and their families within the South West & Wales region. This is an office-based role from either Southampton, Reading, Bristol, Exeter, or Cardiff with travel required across the South West & Wales region.
This role is 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year. As a charity, we’re always keen to support flexible working as best we can. We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.
More details about this role, the Organisation and the recruitment process can be found in the attached candidate pack and job description.
We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.
Diversity
Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from people with disabilities as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invitation to interview for all applicants with disabilities who demonstrate, within their application form, sufficient evidence to meet the essential criteria for the job.
Safeguarding
Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.
Candidate requirements
To be able to fulfil this role, and provide help to those with sight loss, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;
Essential
- Management qualification or equivalent relevant experience.
- Six sigma and/or knowledge of continuous improvement methodology.
- Proven track record in leading and performance managing a multi-skilled / multidisciplinary team of staff working with vulnerable adults and children and young people, to achieve results balancing local needs against national priorities.
- Experience of developing and delivering a range of people centred services to external customers.
- Experience of working in the third sector.
- Experience of introducing major new initiatives/services which affect organisational change.
- Working with local government on campaigns, improvement of services. Proven experience of budget management.
- An understanding of customer relations and meeting the needs of a variety of customers.
- An understanding of the principles required for effective financial management.
Desirable
- Experience of managing and working with services for blind or partially sighted people.
- A lived experience of sight loss.
- Qualification working Children and Young People.
For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to be successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below.
If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.
How to apply
Applications need to be made using the online application form, accessed using the ‘apply’ button above. As part of your application ensure you provide to evidence and examples of how your skills & experience meet the criteria as set out in the attached job description.
The system does have a time limit, we would advise you to complete your answers and copy and paste into the online form once finalised. Please note that you’ll have to upload a CV as this is a mandatory requirement as part of our Safer Recruitment Policy.
Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the vulnerable people we work with. As part of this, we require a full work history with any gaps accounted for & a minimum of 2 professional referee details fully covering the past 5 years. If there is not enough space in your application form to provide this information, please ensure you upload additional documentation containing the additional detail.
Remember to refer to the attached job description and candidate pack for more information about this role & the recruitment process at Guide Dogs.
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