Starfish: Health and Wellbeing provides mental health services across Teesside, Staffordshire and Wolverhampton. We are part of an innovative and growing group with an expanding range of services.
We are looking to recruit a Wellbeing Worker to cover our GP First service, to promote the development of each clients’ social skills, as well as the ability to draw on their own resources. You will strive to increase the clients’ self confidence and independence, empowering them to live a healthy, proactive and fulfilled life.
Title: Wellbeing Worker
Hours: On a rota basis - 22.5 hours per week (over 3 days) 30hrs per week (over 4 days)
Salary: £19,947 per annum (pro-rata)
Based: GP surgeries Stafford and surrounding area
Contract: Fixed Term Contract until 30th September 2020
The post holder will work within GP practices providing needs based service to patients with long-term conditions, comorbid health conditions, low level mental health problems and social problems. The patients will have different levels of vulnerability and risk connected to their specific issues.
The service will be providing high volume low intensity interventions which will be a range of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) based skills, Solution Focused therapy and self-management interventions to patients.
The post holder will work within the community to develop links with a range of multi agency services to provide a holistic service to all clients referred by either a health care professional or self referral.
Key areas of accountability and responsibility include:
- Make decisions on suitability of new referrals adhering to the service’s referral protocols
- Assess and support clients with common mental health problems in the self management of their recovery
- Undertake person centred assessments and develop mutually agreed support plans to facilitate the recovery of each client
- Provide a range of information and support for evidence based high volume low-intensity psychological treatments, which could include guided self-help, computerised CBT, or information about pharmacological treatments.
- Educate and involve family members and others in treatment as necessary.
The ideal candidate will possess:
- A Psychology degree, certificate in Mental Health work, Social work diploma, nursing qualification, OT degree or diploma in counselling
- Experience and evidence of working with people who have suffered with a mental health problem
- Demonstrates high standard in written communication and able to write clear reports
- Ability to listen and develop good therapeutic relationships with clients, as well as able to empathise and present a non-judgemental approach
- Ability to demonstrate and understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary care
Closing date: Sunday 2nd February 2020.
Please click the 'Apply Now' button for more information on how to complete your application.
All Post holders are subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure.
Starfish is an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
We only accept our completed applications. We would kindly request you do not send CV’s for this position.
No agencies please.
Duties and Responsibilities
Administration:
- To work within BSWA’s administrative and financial systems.
- To ensure that adequate records are kept for all service users.
- To keep accurate records of financial transitions in line with BSWA’s procedures.
- To ensure that Health and Safety records are kept up to date.
- To monitor and evaluate the refuge service via various methods including feedback from service users and by producing statistical information.
- To keep inventories of all refuge contents.
- To contribute where appropriate to the preparation of returns for funders.
Support Work:
- To produce and regularly review Individual Support Plans (ISP) for each service user, in conjunction with the service user.
- To recognise women and children’s individual needs and refer to specialist agencies where necessary as part of their ISP.
- To identify the needs of women and children leaving BSWA refuge after being offered permanent accommodation.
- To identify and make links with existing projects and community services and to develop joint services where appropriate.
- To ensure the primary needs of residents are met. This includes medical, financial, housing, legal and education rights.
- To organise activities and celebrations in the refuge for women and children which raise self-esteem, bring people together and broaden awareness.
- To assist women in making claims for any welfare benefits that they may be entitled to.
- To ensure that appropriate applications are made for re-housing.
- To accompany women as appropriate and agreed by your line manager, to case conferences and meetings that may affect their own and/or their children’s welfare.
- To make representations, as appropriate and agreed by your line manager, to external bodies in support of women and children.
- To keep the refuge ‘welcome pack’ up-to-date.
- Devise and implement appropriate methods of communication with women and children living in refuge, in agreement with your line manager.
Communication:
- To ensure that all staff team members are aware of any matters that are relevant to the welfare and security of the refuge, staff, volunteers and service users by:
- maintaining BSWA communication records
- following safety procedures
- carrying out risk assessments in conjunction with your line manager
- attending team and project meetings
- To attend in-house training.
- To attend support and supervision sessions with your line manager.
- To participate in multi-agency work and to develop a professional working relationship with external agencies.
- To contribute towards your project’s quarterly Management Committee report.
- To be involved in the Annual Review process.
Premises and Equipment:
·To take referrals and welcome women and children into the refuge.
- To ensure that the appropriate agreements related to tenancies are completed.
- To ensure that the appropriate agreements related to support are completed.
- To ensure that the refuge revenue is collected by completing housing benefit forms and all personal contributions are collected on a weekly basis, in advance.
- To report to your line manager any difficulties in relation to the collection of rent and other charges.
- To ensure that any house rules are read and understood by new tenants and that all residents comply with them.
Training:
- To identify and attend training relevant to the post in agreement with your line manager.
- To work alongside colleagues to organise in-house training and information sessions on a range of issues for service users.
- To raise awareness of the impact of domestic violence on women and children and of the BSWA services.
General:
- To maintain the confidentiality of the women, young people and children using the service and in all matters relating to the organisation.
- To offer an equal service to all women and children regardless of age, class, culture, language, race, religion and sexual orientation, adhering to BSWA’s framework for equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice.
- To maintain an awareness of the issues surrounding domestic violence on a national and local level with a particular reference to those of relevance to refuge work.
- To adhere to Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, and Adult Safeguarding procedures throughout.
- To ensure the efficient use of resources at all times.
- To support volunteers in the delivery of BSWA services.
- To work within BSWA policies and procedures and demonstrate a commitment to the values and ethos of BSWA.
- To participate in the development and annual appraisal of a personal individual development plan with the line manager.
- To participate in 24 hour on call cover and provide emergency cover.
- To undertake any other duties required by BSWA, which may arise incidentally, develop, or be assigned commensurate with the post.
Duties and Responsibilities
Support Work:
- To build effective relationships with young women to encourage them to identify and respond to their needs, interests and personal development.
- To provide guidance and support to enable young women to deal with their experiences of abuse and the wide range of issues affecting their lives.
- To work with each service user to produce an Individual Support Plan (ISP).
- To ensure the primary needs of residents are met, including medical, financial, housing, legal and education, referring to specialist agencies where necessary.
- To organise activities and celebrations in the refuge for young women and children which raise self-esteem, bring people together and broaden awareness.
- To assist young women in making claims for any welfare benefits that they may be entitled to.
- To accompany young women as appropriate and agreed by your line manager, to case conferences and meetings that may affect their own and/or their children’s welfare.
- To make representations, as appropriate and agreed by your line manager, to external bodies in support of women and children.
- To ensure that appropriate applications are made for re-housing.
- To identify the needs of young women and children leaving BSWA refuge after being offered permanent accommodation.
- To identify and make links with existing projects and community services, particularly those focused on young women, and to develop joint services where appropriate.
- To keep the refuge ‘welcome pack’ up-to-date.
- Devise and implement appropriate methods of communication with young women and children living in refuge, in agreement with your line manager.
- To offer support and training to volunteers and ensure they are aware of legal Health and Safety requirements.
Administration:
- To work within BSWA’s administrative and financial systems.
- To ensure that adequate records are kept for all service users.
- To keep accurate records of financial transitions in line with BSWA’s procedures.
- To ensure that Health and Safety records are kept up to date.
- To monitor and evaluate the refuge service via various methods including feedback from service users and by producing statistical information.
- To keep inventories of all refuge contents.
- To contribute where appropriate to the preparation of returns for funders.
Communication:
- To ensure that all staff team members are aware of any matters that are relevant to the welfare and security of the refuge, staff, volunteers and service users by:
- maintaining BSWA communication records
- following safety procedures
- carrying out risk assessments in conjunction with your line manager
- attending team and project meetings
- To attend in-house training.
- To attend support and supervision sessions with your line manager.
- To participate in multi-agency work and to develop a professional working relationship with external agencies.
- To contribute towards your project’s quarterly Management Committee report.
- To be involved in the Annual Review process.
Premises and Equipment:
·To take referrals and welcome young women and children into the refuge.
- To ensure that the appropriate agreements related to tenancies are completed.
- To ensure that the appropriate agreements related to support are completed.
- To ensure that the refuge revenue is collected by completing housing benefit forms and all personal contributions are collected on a weekly basis, in advance.
- To report to your line manager any difficulties in relation to the collection of rent and other charges.
- To ensure that any house rules are read and understood by new tenants and that all residents comply with them.
Training:
- To identify and attend training relevant to the post in agreement with your line manager.
- To work alongside colleagues to organise in-house training and information sessions on a range of issues for service users.
- To raise awareness of the impact of domestic violence on women and children and of the BSWA services.
General:
- To maintain the confidentiality of the young women and children using the service.
- To maintain confidentiality in all matters relating to the organisation.
- To offer an equal service to all women and children regardless of age, class, culture, language, race, religion and sexual orientation, adhering to BSWA’s framework for equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice.
- To maintain an awareness of the issues surrounding domestic violence on a national and local level with a particular reference to those of relevance to refuge work.
- To adhere to Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, and Adult Safeguarding procedures throughout.
- To ensure the efficient use of resources at all times.
- To support volunteers in the delivery of BSWA services.
- To work within BSWA policies and procedures and demonstrate a commitment to the values and ethos of BSWA.
- To participate in the development and annual appraisal of a personal individual development plan with the line manager.
- To participate in 24 hour on call cover and provide emergency cover.
- To undertake any other duties required by BSWA, which may arise incidentally, develop, or be assigned commensurate with the post.
Birmingham Rathbone is a local charity, which works to enable people with learning disabilities to achieve their full potential. We invite you to join our team of professionals providing an excellent service to clients all over the City.
We have a number of vacancies for full and part-time:
Support Workers
Full-time posts are for 36.5 hours per week
Part-time posts are typically for between 20 and 30 hours per week.
Salary range £17,651 - £19,182 p.a. full-time (pro rata for part-time) plus pension and travel costs.
Training provided.
You will support people with learning disabilities to be able to live as independently as possible. You will have experience of supported housing and/or care work, learning disabilities, safeguarding, knowledge of welfare benefits, risk and needs assessments, key working, and good domestic and budgeting skills.
Closing date: Midday, Monday 10 February 2020
Interview date: Monday 17 February 2020
To Apply and for More Information:
If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website where you can download the application pack.
Enhanced Disclosure & Barring (DBS) check will be required.
We are committed to equality of opportunity and invite applications from all sections of the community.
Please do not send CV’s. Only applications forms will be accepted.
No agencies please.
Together is an amazing place to work. And it’s not just because we’re one of the UK’s oldest and most respected mental health charities. It’s because we put the people who use our services at the heart of everything we do – supporting and enabling them to take control of their lives and make a positive contribution to the community.
We are looking to expand our workforce by recruiting one full time support worker to join our Floating Housing Related support team. You will be part of a team, working in a fast paced environment where no two days are the same.
You will work across Warwickshire, so access to a car is essential. You will have your own caseload of clients and will work autonomously, identifying people’s goals completing assessments and risk management meetings.
By working alongside people with disabilities your work will be vital in helping people to manage and sustain their tenancies, prevent and relieve homelessness, deal with debt, benefit issues and promote independence.
You will support the most vulnerable people in our community who experience mental ill-health, learning disabilities, physical disabilities, sensory impairment and autism. Experience of all areas is not essential as full training will be provided to the right candidate.
We have a firm commitment to encouraging fairness and diversity in our work force and we welcome applications from disabled people and those from BME backgrounds.
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Duties and Responsibilities:
Development
- To undertake community development work with practicing communities
- To develop good working relationships with a range of agencies working on the issue of female genital mutilation (FGM)
- To develop training and sessional materials on health, FGM and related issues, including planning and organisation, that are appropriate for a range of age groups, communities, and professionals,
- To set up and run groups for women, youth and communities
- To develop and deliver sessions with young people and women on personal development, sexual health and FGM and related issues
- To keep up to date with current legislative changes for use when working with women and children around their rights.
- To identify and make links with existing projects and community services and to develop joint work/services where appropriate
- To develop and implement monitoring and evaluation procedures, including regular monitoring reports and an end of project evaluation
- To keep abreast of issues regarding FGM and domestic violence on a national and local level with particular reference to those that may affect the work of the project
- To participate in multi agency work as agreed with your line manager
Support work:
- To work with women to identify their support needs, and empower them regarding FGM and its consequences
- To encourage the development of mutual support networks
- To work with a team of volunteers to develop and deliver services
- To work alongside colleagues to organise in-house training and information sessions on a range of issues for service users
- To promote awareness of the impact of FGM & domestic violence on women and children and BSWA services
Administration:
- To work within BSWA’s administrative and financial systems
- To ensure that adequate records are kept for all service users
- To ensure that Health and Safety records are kept up to date
- To produce monthly reports for your line manager
Ø To monitor and evaluate the service, via various methods including feedback from service users and produce statistical information
Communication:
- To ensure that all staff team members are aware of any matters that are relevant to the welfare and security of the refuges, staff, volunteers and service users by:
- Maintaining BSWA communication records
- Following safety procedures
- Following safeguarding and safe working practices
- Attending team meetings
- Carrying out risk assessments in conjunction with your line manager
- To attend in-house training
- To attend support and supervision sessions with your line manager
- To develop a professional working relationship with external agencies
- Feedback relevant issues from external meetings/ training to the staff and management teams as appropriate
- To be involved in the Annual Review process
General:
- To maintain the confidentiality of the women, children and young people using the service
- To maintain confidentiality in all matters relating to the organisation
- To offer an equal service to all women, children and young people regardless of age, class, culture, language, race, religion and sexual orientation
- To ensure the efficient use of resources at all times
- To work within BSWA policies and procedures and demonstrate a commitment to the values and ethos of BSWA
- To adhere to Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, and Adult Safeguarding procedures throughout
- To work within BSWA’s framework for equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice
- To participate in the development and annual appraisal of a personal individual development plan with the line manager
- To undertake any other duties required by BSWA, which may arise and commensurate with the post
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UK charity Children’s Liver Disease Foundation takes action against the effects of childhood liver disease, providing information, emotional support, research funds and a voice for all affected.
Please find out more about the difference we make on our website.
CLDF is looking for an experienced practitioner to join our Support Team as a Children and Families Officer to provide an innovative, unique child and family support service.
As a key part of the Support team the Children and Families Officer will deliver family projects, resources and services including leaflet development, on-line information resources, themed projects and developing and delivering events and residentials.
The Children and Families Officer will undertake travel to hospitals and introduce themselves and CLDF to families, starting the development of their relationship with CLDF and building upon existing relationships. Providing improved outcomes for children and siblings affected by liver disease is at the heart of this service, as is ensuring that families can access support and advice relating to the educational needs of the children affected.
The Children and Families Officer will provide emotional support to families of a child with a liver disease, empowering them to take control of their lives, cope with chronic illness and signpost them to appropriate services looking at the family from a holistic viewpoint.
If you have the required skill set, want a job that makes a real difference and are hardworking, tenacious and outgoing, we're interested to hear from you.
Weekend working away from home, supporting the residential/events programme ( 5/6 times per year) and travelling nationwide will be required. The post is supported by Children in Need funding.
This a permanent, part-time 4 days (28 hours) per week post.
Please note that a Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) check will be undertaken.
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Specialist Advisor (Land Law)
Are you an experienced Land Law Adviser striving to achieve a better work / home-life balance, boasting a ‘can do’ attitude who enjoys working in a friendly and supportive team environment?
Are you tenacious with tenancies? Confident with covenants? Find easements easy?
Look no further – this exciting opportunity could be the role for you. A position as a Land Law Specialist Adviser has arisen to cover maternity leave. Beyond the fixed term period, it may open up new opportunities for career progression either within our client or otherwise.
This role would be suitable for either a property litigator, or a commercial or residential conveyancer looking for a change.
Specialist Advisor Responsibilities:
As a Land Law Specialist Adviser, you will work within a highly supportive and knowledgeable team in which you will provide high quality legal, technical or policy related advice in response to member queries. You will need to be able to think on your feet and use your initiative to confidently address problems, offering effective and appropriate solutions and advice. Typical queries they receive from their members include tenancy disputes, boundaries, adverse possession, public rights of way and easements, amongst others.
Queries are predominantly dealt with via the telephone, although other mediums are used. For example, you will be involved with reviewing and amending legal guides for members, and confirming advice in writing when required. You will therefore need to have a flexible and adaptable communication style, an excellent telephone manner and experience providing quality customer service.
Specialist Advisor Requirements:
The role requires you to be experienced in advising on Land Law as your fundamental topic, but you may also be required to provide legal advice to their members on other topics such as contract law, planning, transport or environmental issues, following structured and supportive in-house training from their team.
You will need to possess a degree in law, or related subject and have at least 2 years’ post-qualification experience advising on Land Law. The role may suit a solicitor, a licensed conveyancer, or an associate or higher-level member of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (or someone working towards that qualification), although this is not essential. Experience in dealings with agricultural tenancies is highly desirable but not essential as quality in-house training is provided.
Our client is an Equal Opportunities employer and values diversity.
About our client:
They represent the interests of farmers and growers across England and Wales. Promoting the interests of farmers and growers, they aim to influence decision making at the highest levels, as well as to provide day to day business support, in order to create an environment in which their members can be successful.
Location: Stoneleigh, Warwickshire CV8 2TZ
Job type: Full Time, Permanent , 35 hours per week
Salary: £34,439 per annum negotiable, dependant on experience
Benefits: include 25 days annual leave (plus statutory bank holiday and increasing leave allowance commensurate with service), a contributory pension scheme, a range of discounts through their Benefits employee portal and a subsidised staff restaurant. We are also privileged to work in beautiful surroundings, allowing for lunchtime walks to recharge for the afternoon ahead.
Closing date: 9 February 2020
Interview date: 21 February 2020
You may have experience of the following: Legal Advisor, Solicitor, Conveyancer, Conveyancing, Specialist Adviser, Specialist Advisor, Legal Advisor, Policy Advisor, Land Law, Environmental Law, Planning Law, Policy, Legal Executive, Associate, etc.
Ref: 91331
Part time, 25.5 p.w.
25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays pro rata per annum from 1st January to 31st December. This rises to 30 days pro rata over the next 5 years.
Context of role
Citizens Advice Birmingham is seeking to employ a Welfare Benefits Caseworker who will provide an outreach service at mental health centres across Birmingham, building on and developing links to advise clients and their relatives/carers.
Role purpose
The post holder will providing practical support to clients, identifying and make appropriate welfare benefit claims. You will undertake casework including preparing appeal cases for tribunal and negotiating with statutory agencies on the clients’ behalf.This is a re-advertisement. Previous unsuccessful applicants need not apply.
For a job pack and to apply, please see our website.
Closing Date: Monday 27th January 2020 at midday
Interview Date: Thursday 6th February 2020
CVs not accepted
2 Vacancies
1 full time 36.5 hours p.w. (maternity cover)
1 part time 29.2 hours p.w.
25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays pro rata per annum from 1st January to 31st December. This rises to 30 days pro rata over the next 5 years.
Context of role
Citizens Advice Birmingham is partnered with Macmillan Cancer Support to deliver Welfare Benefit Advice across Birmingham and Solihull.
We are looking for enthusiastic caseworkers who will join an existing team to ensure delivery of service specifications, targets and quality standards for the Macmillan Service.
Role purpose
The Welfare Benefit caseworkers will provide a high quality advice service for people affected by cancer.
The post holders will provide this service in hospital settings across Birmingham and Solihull. Delivery will be integrated with cancer care teams to provide seamless referral pathways that complement the assessment and care planning process of patients.
You will undertake casework, assisting clients to access their entitlement to welfare benefits and other sources of financial help, up to and including tribunal representation. The post holder will also attend events to promote the service and provide support and training to volunteers and health care professionals.
For a job pack and to apply, please see our website.
CVs not accepted
Closing Date: Tuesday 4th February 2020 at midday
Interview Date: Monday 10th February 2020
We are looking to recruit a Partnership Officer to secure long-term, high value, mutually beneficial corporate and non-corporate partners across a range of disciplines, including Charity of the Year, cause-related marketing and sponsorship.
You will also be responsible for researching key prospective sectors and companies, sector activities and the business marketplace, to compile lists of key targets, as agreed with the Head of Partnership Fundraising. You will develop and manage an ongoing pipeline of prospects, that have a clearly defined target outcome and value.
The successful candidate will need to be able to demonstrate experience in corporate fundraising new business or a sales experience within the voluntary and/or commercial sector.
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Support Through Court is an independent charity providing practical and emotional support to people facing the court process without lawyers. Most people are unfamiliar with - and may be frightened of - the courts, and many are in danger of losing their homes, children or livelihoods.
This highly regarded, energetic and friendly charity, is seeking a Service Manager to further develop and maintain its service in the Birmingham Civil and Family Justice Centre and its satellite service in Coventry Combined Court.
Reporting to the Regional Service Manager (South), you will be responsible for recruiting, training and supporting volunteers, facilitating day-to-day operations, building and sustaining relationships with key contacts and contributing to an ambitious fundraising target.
You will be an excellent communicator, as well as a practical, well organised and hardworking individual, preferably with experience in the voluntary sector or equivalent transferable experience.
For an informal conversation about the role please contact Charlotte at the Birmingham office.
Applicants should apply with a CV and a covering letter explaining persuasively why we should offer you the post. It is important that your letter should provide evidence of the criteria detailed in the person specification.
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