Outreach Worker Jobs in Liverpool

As Regional Manager you will represent, manage and co-ordinate FoodCycle for your allocated regional Projects. Our Projects are spaces where volunteers are empowered to run their own community meals using surplus food.

You will manage local relationships with venues, community partners, supermarkets and volunteer recruitment channels to enable this to happen. You will continually be looking to increase our impact by working towards targets of increased meals served to our guests, expanding our existing Projects and setting up new ones within Yorkshire and The Humber.

As an excellent communicator, you will manage the volunteers at each Project ensuring they are trained, supported and on-message with FoodCycle strategy, ensuring that volunteers are confident enough to self-organise and make a success of their Projects.

You will have experience of programme planning, delivery and development including community led/owned programmes. You will also have experience of building relationships with a range of stakeholders, including other charities, local authorities, funders and local champions. A full driving license and access to a vehicle for work purposes is essential for this exciting role.

How to apply:  Please upload a CV of no more than two sides, and a covering note/letter of no more than two sides explaining why you are suitable for the role, via our vacancy website.

Deadline for your application:  20th December, however we will interview candidates as applications come in. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early, and we encourage candidates to apply asap!

Benefits:  We offer 26.5 holiday (including Christmas close down) plus bank holidays, and a flexible and friendly work environment. Staff benefit from our private medical package and our pension scheme, available after three months.

This role is home based with frequent travel to projects in Leeds, Sheffield, Hull and Bradford.

FoodCycle is an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity and inclusion. We are a Disability Confident Scheme member. Please email our Recruitment inbox if you require assistance or adjustments when applying.

Please note that you will need to have existing Right to Work in the UK to apply for this role. We do not hold a sponsor licence therefore we are unable to provide Visa sponsorship.

Community Justice Worker

Would you like to make a difference in the lives of vulnerable young people and their families?

We're looking for a Community Justice Worker to support in the development and provision of proof-of-concept justice and wellbeing projects which will support children, young people, and families.

Position: Community Justice Worker

Location: Flexible across Scotland, with base at Head Office

Salary: £27,493

Hours: Full-time, 37hrs per week

Please Note the Community Justice Worker will be required to travel across Scotland, with overnight stays as and when required.

Closing date: Tuesday 12th December 2023 (Please note that this role may close early)

Interviews:

Group stage interviews – 13th December 2023

Individual Interviews – 15th December 2023

About the Role:

You will be responsible for supporting in the development and provision of proof-of-concept

justice and wellbeing projects which will support children, young people, and families.

With the ability to plan and work flexibly across projects as part of a team, the Community Justice

Worker will understand and respond to individualised needs to improve outcomes in line with

GIRFEC principles, The Promise, and the organisations model of support.

Key Responsibilities will include:

• Research and pilot alternative support within the justice system across Scotland.
• Scope opportunities by engaging with potential stakeholders, identifying, and contributing to learning.
• Build and maintain community relationships to identify new and transformational ways of supporting families and young people.
• Pursue opportunities for service development as identified through practice and stakeholder engagement.
• Work flexibly to prioritise the needs of young people, and families, ensuring support is available at critical times.

About You:

As a Community Justice Worker you will have experience of effectively engaging vulnerable young people and families who are likely to have faced challenging life circumstances and supporting them to achieve positive change.

You will also have:

• Experience of managing caseloads and influencing decision making for young people and families.
• Direct experience of responding to difficult circumstances where people may be in crisis or engaged in risk taking behaviour, using appropriate interventions.
• Experience of working with young people who have been in conflict with the law is desirable.
• Ability to respond flexibly to changing situations led by the needs of young people and families.
• Ability to routinely evidence practice, including contributing to formal reports.
• Ability to demonstrate, understand and apply our organisational values which are clearly aligned to the SSSC Codes of Practice.
• Willingness to work towards SVQ Levels 2 & 3/appropriate professional qualifications for SSSC registration.

Please note: A driver's license and access to your own car for work purposes is an essential requirement to apply for this position.

About the Organisation:

You will be joining a Scottish youth support charity that works with young people and families to help them transform their lives. The organisation see a world where every child and young person is respected, valued, and has the opportunity to actively participate in all aspects of society.

Other roles you may have experience of could include: Community Justice Worker, Justice Worker, Family Support Worker, Support Work, Support Worker, Social Care Worker, Mental Health Care Worker, Voluntary Worker, Mental Health Support Worker, Criminal Justice, Community Support, Community Support Worker, Outreach Worker, Youth, Young People, Children, Children Case Worker, Family Case Worker.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

Family Support Worker
Location: Bedford Primary School
Hours: 5 days per week term time only plus inset days – 35 hours per week
Closing date: Monday 4th December, 10am 

This is permanent position.

Our mission at School-Home Support is simple. We get children and young people back in school ready to learn, whatever it takes. Is this a mission for you? Yes? Then read on. 

We are looking for a Family Support Worker to join our team and to make a difference in children’s lives every single day. As the Family Support Worker, you will work in close partnership with school staff to deliver a programme of casework to promote and improve educational outcomes for the children and their families we support. You will also focus your support to help improve attendance, punctuality and engagement in learning. 

You will have excellent relationship building and communications skills with a proven ability to communicate with a wide group of people. 

You’ll have previous experience of: 

• working and engaging with parents, carers or guardians, children or individuals through individual and/or group-based support
• working in an educational or outreach environment 
• working effectively with social and emotional factors affecting a child’s capacity to learn
• Working with families from diverse communities

To view the job description please view the additional resources section at the end of the advert. 

We are committed to maximising staff wellbeing and creating an inclusive, safe environment where everyone feels comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work. To find out more about our current initiatives and offerings, please view the additional resources section at the end of the advert. 

As an employer we offer:

• Perkbox membership 
• Employee assistance programme
• Life assurance 
• Pension scheme

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.  If you need any special arrangements or adjustments to help you take part in this recruitment process please get in touch. 

School-Home Support​ ​takes very seriously the duty of care to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and is committed to ensuring that our safeguarding practice reflects statutory responsibilities, government guidance and complies with best practice. Our safeguarding policy recognises that the welfare and interests of children are paramount in all circumstances. All roles at SHS are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.