To support the development of the Thames Ward resident-led health outreach project. The purpose of the project is to connect both local people and the local groups who are interested in improving the health of their community by working through the Thames Ward Locality Board to jointly create health programmes with LBBD Public Health, social care and lifestyle teams; NHS clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), primary care networks (PCNs) and local provider trusts (including BHRUT and NELFT); and the community and voluntary sector (including local groups and regional / national organisations). 

The postholder will support and enable the mobilisation, development and implementation of the project. They will play a catalysing role, helping to deepen and embed the emerging model of care, working alongside residents, community groups, commissioners and health professionals.

To apply: In the first instance ,please submit a CV which must be accompanied by a covering letter, clearly demonstrating how you meet the requirements of the role description.

Relevant candidates may be asked to complete an Application Form at a later stage .

Please note this is a re-advertisment, previous applicants need not apply. 

Outreach Worker

We have an excellent opportunity for an Outreach Worker working for one of the UK's leading homelessness charities. The role will be focused on working with the street homeless population of a borough in West London borough, engaging with them and referring into to services including day centres and other community-based services which offer assessment and support.

Responsibilities include:

• Keyworking a caseload of clients
• Providing advice on services available to homeless clients
• Liaising with a range of specialist agencies on clients behalf and providing follow up appointments for homeless clients
• Preventing homeless clients engaging in street activity e.g. street drinking
• Driving to and taking homeless clients to services providing support

Requirenents include:

• Experience of conducting homelessness assessment
• Knowledge of services to refer to within the local area
• Previous experience of outreach work with homeless clients is desirable
• An enhanced DBS check issued within the last 12 months or registered to the online update service
• Full driving license and the ability to work unsociable hours
  

If you are interested in this position, please contact us immediately!!

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment Business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to temporary vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer, job suitability are assessed on merit in accordance with their skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.

Outreach Worker; Shift Work; Substance Misuse; Homelessness

Your new company

You will be joining an established organisation which places the service user at the heart of everything they do. This organisation is focused on supporting vulnerable people in the community. This organisation primarily supports service users are whose lives have been held back by a range of social deprivation, poverty and addictions.

Your new role

• We are looking to recruit committed individuals to work within our successful Safer Streets Team alongside an experienced team of project workers whose aim is to enable service users to make real improvements to their lives and bring about positive change.
• The successful applicants will work in partnership with a wide range of agencies to target and offer services to rough sleepers, street drinkers, and beggars, street based drug users and sex workers.
• The team also work to address community safety issues relating to the impact on local residents and businesses from the above street based anti-social behaviour.
• You will be working in a challenging environment with chaotic clients so it is imperative that you must have excellent engagement skills in order to motivate people to change.
• You must also have the ability to work and think flexibly.
• You would be expected to work to a shift pattern that includes early shifts, nights and weekends.

What you'll need to succeed
Must have worked as Outreach Worker before
Must be willing to work shifts weekdays and weekends

What you'll get in return
Weekly pay
Opportunity to work for a leading Charity in London

What you need to do now
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Fixed term contract until end of March 2022

City of London

Ref: LWOT-0221

We are recruiting a Lead Worker to join our City Outreach Team. The team forms a significant part of the borough’s complement of services working with rough sleepers. The City Outreach team works to rapidly reduce the number of people rough sleeping in the borough, by providing short sharp interventions to support people to access accommodation, and ensure that the appropriate support is in place to sustain this.

This role will enable you to use your existing knowledge and experience to move into a role where you will have more influence and responsibility within a team, to work towards quick outcomes, to support rough sleepers off the streets. Working in this team will give you an opportunity to make a real difference to rough sleeping.

You will be responsible for:

• Managing a caseload of rough sleepers, identifying the quickest and most appropriate route off the street, and devising a plan to achieve this, while holding a caseload of your own.
• Conducting regular outreach shifts, with volunteers and partner agencies.
• Representing the team at multi-agency meetings such as Task & Targeting meetings.
• Identifying gaps in provision and researching new pathways off of the streets for a variety of rough sleepers, including those with no recourse to public funds.
• Accurately recording all work done.

At Thames Reach we are driven and committed to helping homeless and vulnerable people to live in decent homes, build supportive relationships and lead fulfilling lives. Our vision is to end street homelessness and our aim is to achieve the highest standards and effectiveness in service delivery to vulnerable people.

With the help of our experienced senior staff and management, you will be supported and trained to use your strong communication and creative problem-solving skills, to enable you to create and deliver options for people where these may be hard to find. You will receive regular supervision from experienced staff who will both guide your work and encourage and facilitate your personal development. 

To be successful you’ll need to have:

• Experience in working with rough sleepers or vulnerable adults and supporting them to access services.
• Excellent organisation and time management skills in order to remain strongly outcome focused, with the ability to coordinate a high number of cases and complete tasks promptly and efficiently.
• Commitment to working in a challenging environment with the ability to be highly flexible throughout the working day.
• Good communication skills and confidence in public speaking when representing Thames Reach to external organisations and forming strong working relationships with partners; being able to challenge them when required.Strong IT skills with the ability use Outlook, online recording systems, Excel, and Word, using a tablet and a smart phone.

These roles will involve office and street-based work in the City of London. The role includes working shifts on a rota that covers Monday-Sunday.

As well as a great working environment, we also offer:

• Support to develop your leadership and strategic skills.
• A contributory pension scheme, tuition aid and management specific training.
• 29 days holiday and 8 paid bank holidays.

Thames Reach is committed to achieving a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We value, respect, and celebrate diversity. We welcome and encourage applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their history of homelessness, sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religious belief.

For more information and to apply please visit our website.

Prospectus is delighted to be working with The Prince's Accounting for Sustainability Project (A4S) to recruit an Outreach and Events Officer who will support the effective delivery of the A4S Communications and Events Strategy. Key areas of focus will include supporting A4S events, in particular the A4S Summit and the Finance for the Future Awards, as well as providing support around their global engagement activities, across projects, communications and other initiatives. A4S works across the global finance community to drive change. They have a presence in a number of geographies with the purpose to transform finance to deliver a sustainable future.

The overall purpose of this role is to manage key logistical details of high-profile events, including but not limited to invitation process, guest list, programme design, speaker communications, and developing briefing packs for multiple events across the year. You will also research potential opportunities globally for A4S to raise awareness and establish new networks, draft copy and format of materials including email communications, key documents, and templates. You will also come into contact with a wide range of stakeholders in this role, including interacting at a very senior level, so you should be at ease building professional working relationships.

To be successful as a Outreach and Events Officer , you will have previous events management experience, be flexible and have the ability to work on your own initiative. You will demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills, have a proactive approach to your work and excellent attention to detail. You should be able to work autonomously and as part of a team and be able to build strong relationships with a wide range of individuals, globally.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.

In order to apply, simply submit your CV. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and arrange for a call to assess your suitability and discuss the role further. Please note that the role may close earlier than the date advertised and we are currently experiencing high volumes of interest in vacancies so it may not be possible to answer any individual queries on positions prior to an application.

Recruiting Support Workers and a Waking Night Support Worker to join our Learning Disabilities Service in Tower Hamlets!

Tower Hamlets Learning Disability Service provides support to 15 customers all who have their own room with shared facilities. There are two sites: Old Ford Road and Vulcan Square. The role includes enabling vulnerable people living in a variety of different tenures to manage their tenancies/licences, supporting customers with personal care, medication and moving towards greater independence within the community by providing a flexible and individually tailored support pack. Support is provided from 7am-11pm, with sleep-in at both sites, and customers receive varying levels of one-to-one support hours.

We are currently recruiting the following roles:

2 Part Time Support Worker - £11,180 per annum, 20 hours per week, fixed term contract until November 2021

Part Time Waking Night Support Worker - £11,180 per annum, 20 hours per week, permanent position

We offer 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more.

Please clearly state in your supporting statement which role/roles you are interested in.

Support Workers will provide support to customers to help them develop the life skills they require to meet the assessed needs of the customers of the service. In some services, this will include providing physical, domestic, emotional and social care. They will work with customers to promote social inclusion and alongside other members of the team to promote independent living, encouraging customers to maximise their skills and choices.This role requires working Waking Night shifts on a rota basis.

Key Responsibilities:

- If a need arises, deliver all aspects of support to enable a customer to develop independent living skills as appropriate to the individual needs of the customer. In some services, this will include delivering personal and physical care as appropriate
- Support customers to undertake all domestic tasks wherever possible, including practical assistance where they have not yet developed the skills, to ensure customers enjoy a high quality of accommodation
- Participate in the support planning and risk management, as facilitated by the lead Support Worker
- Carry out security duties to ensure the safety of the customers and premises
- Monitor the CCTV throughout the shift
- Enable customers to make full use of community facilities by providing support as directed
- Carry out support duties to enable customers to integrate into the community including e.g. accompanying the customer to attend benefit agency appointments and meetings, go shopping, to enquire at colleges about possible courses, to visit various public amenities
- Report any observations relating to customers welfare
- Adhere to all the policies and procedures of Look Ahead Care, Support & Housing plus those specific to the project including any statutory requirements
- Ensure Look Ahead Health and Safety policies and local protocols are adhered to at all times
- Maintain records as required at the project under the direction of the Support Workers/management
- Participate in team meetings/reviews and the general development of the service
- Undertake any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as may be reasonably assigned

This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead.

Person Specification:

- Exudes a warm friendly presence and open behaviour
- Prefers working as part of a group or team
- Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
- Flexible
- Open to feedback and self development
- Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
- Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments
- Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
- Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude

Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

Essential:
- NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent experience in the social care/charity sector

Desirable:
- Experience in working with people with Learning Disabilities and Autism

Interviews will start taking place 22nd February 2021.

For more information or to apply please visit our website.

Mind in Brent, Wandsworth & Westminster has been delivering services and support for people living in these boroughs and in some neighboring boroughs for over 40 years. 

Our aim is to help people in our local communities to have better mental health and wellbeing and to live the best lives possible

This Support Worker role is to provide a high quality and flexible housing related support ensuring the service delivered meets Mind in Brent, Wandsworth & Westminster’s contractual obligations; ethical & agreed quality standards.

The post holder must have experience in support planning and risk management.

You will work alongside the day teams to help achieve the desired aim and goals of the services users. The successful candidate will have a passion and desire to develop and exceed the service users’ expectations of their personal growth.

Whilst you will be assisting in co-facilitating numerous groups you will also have the scope to work with external agencies to provide holistic support.

The role involves working out of hours, predominantly nights, and therefore you should be willing and able to work evenings and unsociable hours on a regular basis. The team operates on a five-week rolling rota and you will be expected to work the shifts in accordance with that.

The Duty Worker Team is led by the Support Services Team Leader, as part of the wider Project, and serves all women. Teamwork is key to all we do, and therefore you should be a strong team player, able to engage well with others and build a positive working environment for each other. The nature of the work is hugely rewarding but can also be challenging, which is why we look for people who are resilient, like a challenge and passionate about seeing the lives of homeless women transformed.

Salary: £25,836 per annum

To apply: Please see our Job Description and fill out the Application Form 

Please note we do not accept CV's.

Hours: 40 hours a week average over five weeks rolling data, Monday to Sunday. Normal working pattern currently is a combination of mostly night shifts, with a week of evenings (4:30pm - 9:30pm) and weekend days, directed by Project rota. Other times and shifts may be required as per the Project needs. Please note, this is predominately a night-shift based role. 

5:00pm, Monday-Friday

Closing date for applications: Friday 19th March 2021 at 5pm.

Interviews: Thursday 1st April 2021.

 
*Positions are exempt under Section 7 (2) (b) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975.

Recruiting for a Support Worker to join our Mental Health Service in Tower Hamlets!

GBP £19,565 per annum, 35 hours per week, plus 25 days Annual Leave (pro-rata), Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more.

Teresa House and Hamlets Way provide supported accommodation for customers with mental health needs who require a high level of support. Teresa House is a high support, fast stream mental health service, from which customers are expected to move on within two years. Hamlets Way is a high support, slow stream mental health service with customer move on expected within four years. Each service is made up of 16 units and operates 24 hours a day. The role requires shift working including weekends and evenings, but there are no sleep ins required at the service.

Job Overview:
To enable vulnerable people living in a variety of different tenures to manage their tenancies/ licences and move towards greater independence within the community by providing a flexible and individually tailored support package.

Key Responsibilities:
- To work on a rota based shift pattern which includes working early (8-3pm) and late (3-10pm) shifts 5 days a week
- Must be willing to undertake personal care duties
- Undertake key-working responsibilities for a caseload assigned by the Team Leader/ Manager
- Undertake initial and continuous assessment of needs and potential risks and agree levels of support and actions
- Create support/action plans for providing appropriate services based on the assessment and reflecting the services and resources available
- Support customers to undertake all domestic tasks wherever possible, including practical assistance where they have not yet developed the skills, to ensure customers enjoy a high quality of accommodation
- Develop and maintain links with all key agencies and service providers in the local community
- Undertake medication support with customers in line with their support needs.
- Work with local community mental health teams and other relevant professional bodies to related to customer support
- To develop and produce creative customer activities to support in house customer engagement and enhance recovery
- Empower customers to ensure they receive the service and benefits they are entitled to
- Undertake all administrative work and keep accurate and comprehensive tenant/customer records to professional standards
- Encourage and enable tenants to pay their rent and to ensure that rent accounts are managed effectively in conjunction with the Housing Management team
- Ensure that referrals are chased proactively so that properties which can be used to house those in need are filled as efficiently as possible
- Adhere to Look Ahead's Policies and Procedures
- Engage in learning and development activities to increase knowledge and skills
- Undertake any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as may be reasonably assigned

This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead.

Person Specification:
- Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement
- Approachable and open behaviour
- Prefers working as part of a group or team
- Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
- Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
- Flexible
- Open to feedback and self development
- Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments
- Is confident with high levels of self-esteem
- Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
- Is essentially customer-focused
- Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude
- Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviours

Skills, Knowledge and Experience:
Essential:
- Up to NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent or experience in the social care/charity sector

Desirable:
- Experience working in mental health

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date. We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with the Inclusive Employers Standard 2020. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Job Title: Support and Development Worker  

Area: East & West Sussex, Kent, Essex, Guernsey, Isle of Wight and 16 London Boroughs 

Department: England Support Service Team 

Reports to: England Support Service Manager 

Salary: £25,930 pro rata (dependent on experience) 

Hours: 28 hours per week over 5 days preferred but can be flexible 

Location: Home based (with travel across London and the South East when required) 

Purpose of Job 
To deliver a high quality service to and facilitate opportunities for individuals with spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus and their families/carers through Shine membership. To empower and enable members affected by the conditions to lead healthy and happy lives through greater independence, better condition management and by creating links to the Shine community across England. 

Core role 

• To provide information to individuals, families and carers affected by Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus including hard to reach communities living within the area. 

• To provide advice, support and guidance to enable people with Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus to access the correct benefits to become financially stable, the right services to improve their health and well-being, and to better co-ordinate their care and independence through a variety of methods. This will include attending specialist clinics in the area to engage with them (when Covid 19 restrictions allow). 

• To refer individual members and/or their families/carers to the most appropriate source of expertise and support in Shine’s Health team and other designated leads within the organisation, or signpost to external agencies as appropriate. 

• To develop age-specific groups and peer support networks which will provide opportunities for people with Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus to connect and interact, enabling social opportunities and to share experiences, support and learn from each other. 

• To work with and develop opportunities for Shine volunteers. 

• To contribute to the delivery of regional and national programme of events to Shine’s membership, based on identified need and interests, geographical location and age. (Due to Covid 19 restrictions, for the foreseeable future, these are taking the form of online social groups, Zooms and Facebook live information & advice sessions) 

• To provide information to professionals working with those individuals and families affected by Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus. 

• To raise greater awareness of Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus amongst professionals, external organisations and the general public through presentations, training and attendance at professional events (when Covid 19 restrictions allow). 

• To actively promote membership of Shine to people with the relevant conditions. 

• To keep clear and accurate records for monitoring and evaluation using our Charity Log System. 

• To work with service, fundraising, marketing, trust and grants colleagues and Shine’s membership to identify and seize potential fundraising opportunities for long-term sustainability of the work. 

• To prepare and keep up to date a directory of relevant contacts across the area and to share relevant information with colleagues. 

• To undertake administrative duties as required of the role. 

• Any other duties in line with the job role. 

Essential criteria 

• Ability to travel across the designated areas 

• Flexible working hours, this may include some weekends 

• Ability to work from home 

• The ability to be motivated and work on your own initiative with lone working from home, whilst also travelling across the area and Region to be part of the wider dispersed team. 

• Full Enhanced DBS checks will be completed 

Experience and qualifications – essential 

• At least two years’ recent experience of delivering support and advice services 

• Experience of working with people of all ages with disabilities 

• At least two years’ experience of advising on one or more of the following 

• Health and wellbeing; independence; benefits; education and learning; employment; developing friendships and social skills; reducing isolation 

• Experience of developing and delivering opportunities to enable and empower people with disabilities to achieve their goals towards independence. 

Experience and Qualifications – desirable 

• Hold a qualification in a health, nursing, social care or disability related field 

• Experience of working in the third sector in a paid or unpaid capacity 

Knowledge, skills and abilities – essential 

• Understanding of spina bifida and hydrocephalus and of the issues and challenges faced by people living with these conditions 

• Ability to work with people individually and to facilitate and run group activities and events 

• Excellent communication skills both verbally and written 

• IT literate with a good knowledge of computer systems and programmes (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and use of databases 

• A non-judgemental approach to working with people 

Knowledge, skills and abilities – desirable 

• Understanding of the role peer support plays in enhancing services and support to members 

• An awareness and understanding of how to use social media and its effectiveness in reducing social isolation 

To apply please submit your CV and supporting statement, which should outline your interest and explain how you meet the role criteria. 

Shine is a Disability Confident employer and will offer guaranteed interviews if a disabled applicant meets the minimum criteria for the job. 

Closing date: 19/03/2021 

Interview date: TBC

Recruiting for a Support Worker to join our Homelessness and Complex Needs Service in Kensington and Chelsea!

GBP £22,360 per annum, 40 hours per week, plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more.

Job Overview:
To enable vulnerable people living in a variety of different tenures to manage their tenancies/ licences and move towards greater independence within the community by providing a flexible and individually tailored support package. Support Workers will provide support to customers to help them develop the life skills they require to meet the assessed needs of the customers of the service. In some services, this will include providing physical, domestic, emotional and social care. They will work with customers to promote social inclusion and alongside other members of the team to promote independent living, encouraging customers to maximise their skills and choices. As a support worker in RBKC complex needs services, you will work with a variety of support needs, working between our different services to ensure that person centred support is provided to all of our customers. Our aim is to ensure we work in a psychologically informed way to bring excellent support to our customers.

Key Responsibilities:
- Undertake key-working responsibilities for a caseload assigned by the Team Leader/ Manager
- Undertake initial and continuous assessment of needs and potential risks and agree levels of support and actions
- Create support/action plans for providing appropriate services based on the assessment and reflecting the services and resources available
- Support customers to undertake all domestic tasks wherever possible, including practical assistance where they have not yet developed the skills, to ensure customers enjoy a high quality of accommodation
- Develop and maintain links with all key agencies and service providers in the local community
- Empower customers to ensure they receive the service and benefits they are entitled to
- Undertake all administrative work and keep accurate and comprehensive tenant/customer records to professional standards
- Encourage and enable tenants to pay their rent and to ensure that rent accounts are managed effectively in conjunction with the Housing Management team
- Ensure that referrals are chased proactively so that properties which can be used to house those in need are filled as efficiently as possible
- Adhere to Look Ahead's Policies and Procedures
- Engage in learning and development activity to increase knowledge and skills
- Undertake any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as may be reasonably assigned

This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead.

Person Specification:
- Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement
- Approachable and open behaviour
- Prefers working as part of a group or team
- Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
- Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
- Flexible
- Open to feedback and self development
- Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments
- Is confident with high levels of self-esteem
- Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
- Is essentially customer-focused
- Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude
- Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviours

Skills, Knowledge and Experience:
Essential:
- Up to NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent or experience in the social care/charity sector

Desirable:
- Experience working in homelessness

If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role. We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with the Inclusive Employers Standard 2020. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Support Worker

Our client is currently expanding their service and have a range of vacancies for Support Workers to provide support at weekends and during school holidays based in Romford and also utilising their new and bespoke facilities in Greenwich. This is a fantastic opportunity to join them as they expand their services within London.

They are a team committed to providing high quality and forward-thinking support for young people. Their growing organisation has vacancies in our young people services offering holistic opportunities to best advocate for the carers and the cared for.

Support Worker Responsibilities:

• Daily living skills
• Social interaction and peer involvement
• A wide range of on-site and off-site activities
• Independence skills in home and at work

Support Worker Requirements:

• 1 year’s previous experience working with young people with additional needs
• Other relevant experience
• NVQ Level 3 is desirable and we will support people to achieve this if they do not have that qualification

About the company:

Our client is a dedicated provider of bespoke and potential reaching young people’s services which includes residential homes, short break stays and buddying services for those who have a diagnosis of learning difficulties, autism, and complex physical and health needs.

They offer ongoing development opportunities and career progression for all employees. Those employees who desire managerial or progressive positions will be encouraged to engage in their Aspiration Programme designed to guide participants with advanced knowledge and the right skills and tools required for future roles.

Location: Romford, Essex
Contract type: Weekend/Part time, Permanent
Hours: Up to 20 per week
Salary: £11.11 per hour

You may have experience of the following: Support Worker, Care Worker, Care Assistant, Healthcare Worker, Healthcare Assistant, Community Support Worker, Disability, Disabilities, Care Staff, Charity, Charities, Not for Profit, NFP, Third Sector, etc.

Ref: 97173

Recruiting Support Workers and a Waking Night Support Worker to join our Learning Disabilities Service in Tower Hamlets!

Mary Jones Court is a supported living project for adults with learning difficulties. Accommodation is provided for up to 20 customers, aged 20-65, with a variety of support needs. Each flat is self-contained, including three on the ground floor which have been adapted for customers with mobility issues. The staff team operates a 24-hour rota and is skilled at working with people who have mild to moderate learning disabilities, as well as other issues such as drugs, alcohol and mental health.

We are currently recruiting the following roles:

2 Part Time Support Workers - £11,180 per annum, 20 hours per week, fixed term contract until November 2021

Part Time Waking Night Support Worker - £11,180 per annum, 20 hours per week, fixed term contract until November 2021

We offer 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more.

Please clearly state in your supporting statement which role/roles you are interested in.

Support Worker's will provide support to customers to help them develop the life skills they require to meet the assessed needs of the customers of the service. In some services, this will include providing physical, domestic, emotional and social care. They will work with customers to promote social inclusion and alongside other members of the team to promote independent living, encouraging customers to maximise their skills and choices. Support Workers will have a caseload of customers, for which they are responsible

Key Responsibilities:

- If a need arises, deliver all aspects of support to enable a customer to develop independent living skills as appropriate to the individual needs of the customer. In some services, this will include delivering personal and physical care as appropriate.
- Support customers to undertake all domestic tasks wherever possible, including practical assistance where they have not yet developed the skills, to ensure customers enjoy a high quality of accommodation.
- Participate in the support planning and risk management, as facilitated by the lead Support Worker
- Carry out security duties to ensure the safety of the customers and premises
- Monitor the CCTV throughout the shift
- Enable customers to make full use of community facilities by providing support as directed
- Carry out support duties to enable customers to integrate into the community including e.g. accompanying the customer to attend benefit agency appointments and meetings, go shopping, to enquire at colleges about possible courses, to visit various public amenities.
- Report any observations relating to customers welfare
- Adhere to all the policies and procedures of Look Ahead Care & Support plus those specific to the project including any statutory requirements
- Ensure Look Ahead Health and Safety policies and local protocols are adhered to at all times
- Maintain records as required at the project under the direction of the support workers/management
- Participate in team meetings/reviews and the general development of the service
- Undertake any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as may be reasonably assigned

This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead.

Person Specification:

- Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement
- Exudes a warm friendly presence and open behaviour
- Prefers working as part of a group or team

Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

Essential:
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent experience in the social care/charity sector

Desirable:
- Learning disability and mental health experience

Interviews will start taking place 19th February 2021.

For more information or to apply please visit our website.

Location: Various Sites across Greater London.

Salary: £27,000 - £29,000

Qualified applicants (with an accredited VAWG /domestic abuse qualification) dependent on experience: £27,000 – £29,000 per annum.

Unqualified applicants, dependent on experience: £26,000- £27,000 per annum

Hours: Full time (37.5 hours per week) 

Contract: Permanent

Vacancy Reference: SWA3053

Closing Date: 24/03/2021

Interview Date: 01/04/2021

Solace Women’s Aid is an innovative, exciting, grassroots charity working across London. Our purpose is to bring to an end the harm done through domestic and sexual violence to all survivors, and in particular women and children. Our work is holistic and empowering, working alongside survivors to achieve independent lives free from abuse.

You will be joining a team of committed and inspiring individuals whose dedication has saved the lives of thousands of women, men and children in the capital. We are looking for friendly and diligent individuals to join our services and help us make a difference.

About the Service

Our Crisis Intervention Team provide front-line support to Solace’s Advice, Community and Accommodation-based Services across London. Crisis Intervention Workers enable our services to deliver a consistent, high standard of service. The team was created in order to have trained, skilled staff ready to cover gaps in service and facilitate the continued smooth running of services, proactively supporting women and children who have experienced domestic abuse. If you thrive on fast paced work settings, are able to adapt easily and quickly to new environments, and are willing to be deployed across our sites on a regular basis, then this is the opportunity for you.

About the Role

As a member of the Crisis Intervention Team, you will: 

-cover vacancies in a variety of roles, providing a high quality support service to survivors of domestic and sexual abuse. This role is an excellent development opportunity which will allow you to gain experience in a wide range of services. 

• - Attend case review and team meetings and contribute towards effective team communications

• Champion Solace’s Equality and Diversity and ensuring human rights and equality is the centre of your work

• Be a voice for service user feedback, delivery and shape future development.

The length of a placement within a service can range from several weeks to a few months. You will receive a local induction to the service at the start of the placement.

For all roles, you will carry out risk and needs assessments, safety planning, and individual support planning with survivors as well as advocating on  behalf of service users with external agencies, implementing the empowerment model and a strength based approach.  All work should be service user led and trauma informed.

Within Community Services, you will typically fill roles as a Caseworker or IDVA. As a Caseworker you will provide user led one to one support. As an IDVA you will also contribute to the local MARAC process to improve survivor safety.

Within Accommodation Services you will typically fill the role of Refuge Worker. You will ensure the smooth running of the refuge, including the admission of survivors of domestic violence to the refuge. You will work with women to devise a support plan that meets their immediate practical and emotional needs and starts the process of recovery, linking women into more specialist support services where required.

As a member of the Advice Service you will provide an effective and efficient advice and casework service to women affected by VAWG. The responsibilities include working on the advice line on a rota-basis and providing accurate advice, support, advocacy and casework to women and girls affected by all forms of VAWG as well as professionals. The role also includes supporting and supervising our volunteers on the line. Ensuring the duty inbox is checked and the referrals are processed.

About You

If you demonstrate commitment, innovation, passion, non-judgemental and collaboration, you’ll thrive in our diverse feminist team of professional women. 

Ideal candidates will have:

• Sound understanding of practical, emotional, social and economic issues affecting survivors of domestic and sexual abuse.

• In-depth knowledge and confidentially advising on a range of options including safe housing, criminal justice, civil remedies

• Demonstratable knowledge of adult and children safeguarding

• Have Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to thrive on working under pressure, prioritising workload and crisis management

• Sensitive and non-judgemental approach when working with vulnerable clients

• Experience in risk assessment, management and safety planning

• CAADA/Safe Lives/Women’s Aid IDVA or DAPA qualified (Desirable), or willingness to study.

In return, we offer great employee benefits including three per cent employer pension contribution, generous holiday entitlement and a focus on learning and development.

Solace Women’s Aid values diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.