HOURS: 3 days a week – 21hours (must include Wednesdays)

CONTRACT TYPE: Sessional (6 month commitment preferable)

The Parenting and Creative Therapies Service works to empower disadvantaged children, young people and their families, building on their skills and emotional resilience to enable them to move forward. Using a range of therapeutic and peer-led approaches grounded in evidence, we aim to work alongside young people and families to find creative ways to help them understand and tell the stories of their lives and, where necessary, to help them to develop new stories that enable them to thrive within their communities.

About the Role

Coram Parenting and Creative Therapies Service are looking for an Assistant Psychologist to work as part of our team for three days a week for a minimum of six months; one of these days must be a Wednesday. The post holder will support the work undertaken by the whole service, in particularly, leading on and supporting the collection and evaluation of demographics, outputs and outcomes and helping to support our clinical database in remaining up to date and useful for the service. There will also be opportunities for clinical work alongside qualified and trainee therapists. The role will also include helping the service to raise its profile with stakeholders, including on digital platforms.

We particularly encourage applications from individuals with an interest in Clinical Psychology training and those from backgrounds traditionally under-represented in the field of Clinical Psychology.

Closing date: midnight, Wednesday 30th September 2020

Interview date:  Wednesday 7th October, 2020 

Coram is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to the safeguarding of children and will require the successful applicant to undertake an enhanced check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Registered Charity No. 312278.

Head of Policy and Research (3845)

Central London

Circa £54,000 per year (Incl. London weighting)

Permanent Full Time – 35 hours per week
 

Speaking up and making life better for children, young people and their families.
 

The role

We are looking for a Head of Policy & Research to join our Policy & Campaigns department. Through strengthening our evidence base and engaging with a wide range of stakeholders you will work with colleagues across the charity to deliver effective policy and research. 

You will make a difference by:

-Leading an ambitious programme of policy work and developing our evidence base in key areas.

-Leading and managing a team of policy advisers and working closely with the Head of Campaigns and Public Affairs

-Maximising opportunities to make change happen, delivering integrated projects with public affairs, campaigns and children's services colleagues.

-Ensuring the views of children, parents and staff are at the centre of all our work.

-Supporting the strategic development of policy priorities.

You will need:

-A track record of influencing decision makers to deliver policy change.

-Experience of leading and managing effective teams.

-The ability to analyse and interpret complex data to make the case for children.

-Experience of carrying out and commissioning new research.

-Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

-A passion to make a difference to children's lives.

The way we work

We work to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team. Have a look at our behaviours and values to understand more about the way we work here.
 

Rewards

We want our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, a comprehensive employer-matched pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts on our dedicated benefits portal. Find out more about our exclusive Action for Children benefits here.

For safe and happy childhoods

At Action for Children, we protect and support children and young people, providing practical and emotional care and support, ensuring their voices are heard, and campaigning to bring lasting improvements to their lives. Last year, we helped more than 387,000 children and families across the UK.
 

For more information and to apply, please visit our website via the apply button.

We are committed to safer recruitment practices to protect our service users; therefore, all applicants are expected to have an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding best-practice.

Action for Children is passionate about promoting equality, valuing diversity and working inclusively. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons particularly people with Disabilities and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce.

In many organisations this role is purely fundraising.  We’re looking for someone to design our supporter journeys and as importantly someone to inspire and support them across their many different journeys.  Fundraising is good, but it isn’t everything.

We want to have reached 10,000 supporters and members by 2023. We’ll work on outreach campaigns and need you to make sure new members and new enquirers are given the love and attention they need to get, and stay engaged.

Your role is to create the communications and the processes to support our supporters and members in their engagement with us. We’ve little in place right now, so this is a great time to make your mark.

ROLE

To support our supporters and ensure that they are made to feel welcome;  that they can find the information they need, can get involved in a way that suits them, are aware of the services they can access, take part and vote as members, stand or vote for Trustees, attend the AGM, are supported in reaching out to others, are acknowledged, thanked and are kept informed and inspired.   

ABOUT YOU

You enjoy writing and have an easy, relaxed style. You will be at home in the social media environment.  Alongside your great communication skills (is it wrong to hope you stammer?) you are analytical - able to see the bigger picture – keen to drill down on user journeys and set up processes capable of supporting and tracking the different paths our supporters take – whether that be fundraising, campaigns, volunteering or just kept inspired. And convert passers by into fully engaged members and supporters. 

SUPPORTER JOURNEYS

You will start by mapping the routes people (can) take to get involved – and set up systems and communications (emails, tweets, letters, thank yous, information packs) to encourage them to stay engaged and involved.

You will work with mailchimp, hootesuite and other platforms to ensure supporters are kept informed via a channel which suits them. You’ll work with our Salesforce Administrator to ensure we capture all relevant data, segment our communications and monitor impact. Don’t be afraid to rethink how we do things.  Take a look at Facebook Support Group, Twitter and Insta – how do we use these channels to convert people into members?

A portion of our supporters have been with us for up to 40 years, others are fresh in.  We’ve enquiries in from parents, from students, from those struggling at work and from rebels keen to campaign.  You will need to be systematic and structured in your approach if we are to provide consistent care for all of our supporters.

While your communications will capture and inspire, this needs to be backed up with good structured admin and planning skills.  You’ll design the pathways for fundraisers and runners – from the info packs through to the certificates and thank yous; you’ll have your sights set on high volume recruiting during International Stammering Awareness Day; have a plan for students; have the welcome email off pat.  And because you are ambitious, keen to demonstrate the value you bring and show your achievements, you’ll set up monitoring and tracking from the start.

If this is you, come and join the team.

Join us!

Contact a Family is a national charity for families with disabled children. We provide information, advice and support, and bring families together so they can support each other. We campaign to improve their circumstances, and for their right to be included and equal in society.

Your role: To deliver our new By Your Side project, a drop-in information and enquiry service for families attending hospital. 

• 21 hours per week
• Home based

What we are looking for:

We are looking for someone who understands the issues facing families with disabled children, who can relate well to parent carers and professionals, and build an information service in partnership. You should be confident in researching solutions, presenting workshops, and working with parents on a one to one basis.  We are looking for a self-motivated, and an adaptable team member.

To Apply:

Please press APPLY NOW,  download the job pack and application form on our website and follow the instructions in the pack.

The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of high-quality advice, and casework services to High Trees users. As an advisor, you will provide advice, guidance, support and information in the areas of welfare benefits, housing, tax credits, council tax difficulties, and/or debt management to High Trees users and will signpost/refer service users internally and externally for further advocacy and support.
 
Reporting to the Employment and Welfare Manager, you will manage a caseload of individuals seeking welfare advice, delivering tailored support and coordinating referrals where necessary. 
 
You will have an understanding of the benefits system, and keep this knowledge up to date, allowing you to help guide participants through the transition into employment or changes to their employment. 
 
You will possess a good understanding of the client groups engaged in our programmes and the multiple and complex barriers they may face when entering or re-entering employment.

As an Employment Advisor, you will sit within the Employment and Welfare team, leading on the direct delivery of our Employment Support service by recruiting participants through outreach and then supporting them to secure or progress in employment.

Reporting to the Employment and Welfare Advice Manager, you will be responsible for the outreach and recruitment to our targeted employment services, carrying out in depth assessments and creating action plans for each of our participants. You will manage a caseload of individuals seeking employment support, delivering tailored support in the form of IAG, employment coaching and personal development. You will be responsible for ensuring our clients are successful in entering and sustaining meaningful employment. You will also develop key relationships with local partners to enable you to access employment and volunteering opportunities for the people you are supporting.

You will have at least 1 years’ experience working in a similar post supporting disadvantaged groups back to work and/or training and education. You will have experience of working in an evidenced based practice, working to set targets. You will be equipped with influencing and persuasion skills. A solid understanding of the benefits system, with the aptitude of keeping up to date with any key changes, allowing you to help and guide participants through their employment transition.

Child Protection Advisor - Full Time - Immediate Start

Your new company
An exciting new opportunity has risen in North London for a large local authority.

Your new role
As the new Child Protection Advisor, it is your responsibility to provide a quality service that incorporates the rights of children, their views, wishes and feelings, while working in partnership with parents, carers and other professionals. You will develop and implement Quality Assurance Systems for the department and undertake regular audits. Where necessary, the CPA will chair child protection conferences and provide consultation and expert advice on Safeguarding issues to social work professionals and multi-agency partners.

As part of your new role, you will review protection plans with due regard for the opportunities and strengths that lie within family/friendship networks and the importance if building safety for children in need of protection so that they can live safely with their birth families. You will be required to challenge concerns about care and protection planning, and decision making for children and young people, and formalise unsolved concerns by escalating as necessary. You will also provide consultation with social workers, managers and other professionals to provide advice and guidance.

What you'll need to succeed
In order to be a successful candidate for this role, you will need:
- Degree in Social Care
- Active HCPC Registration
- Experience in statutory Children's Social Work Services
- Experience chairing multi-agency meetings
- Comprehensive knowledge and application of relevant legislation

What you'll get in return
The opportunity to work alongside Hays who will supply you with your own personal recruitment consultant who specialises in your field of work. A full time, permanent role paying a competitive rate. You will receive support throughout your employment and a full time work pattern.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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We are looking for an experienced individual with highly developed networks to join us as a Policy and Practice Impact Advisor.

In our Advocacy and Policy department, we fight for children every single day. We drive political agendas at national and global levels. We integrate lobbying, policy, research and campaigning into one agile, powerful engine for change. We go the extra mile - and we don’t rest until the work is done.

We work in Northern Ireland and across the UK to reduce the level of child poverty and its impact on children’s early learning and development. We work closely with the communities we aim to support. We recognise their diversity and strengths as well as the challenges they face, and we aim to reflect their diversity and experiences in our team.

As Policy and Practice Impact Advisor you will develop and amplify learning from our partnerships building on existing research evidence. You will also develop and deliver policy and practice influencing strategies in Northern Ireland focused on reducing the impact of poverty on children and their families through improving children’s educational outcomes.  You will work to deliver change at a national level and work with colleagues to support projects and advocacy across the UK.

To be successful you will have;

• In-depth knowledge of the evidence, practice and policy landscape, and external stakeholders around early learning and / or child poverty and / or early learning in Northern Ireland.

• Experience of developing and maintaining networks with senior external stakeholders in order to influence national policy and practice.

• Excellent writing skills, including the ability to produce coherent arguments and communicate complex analysis in a compelling way to partners and a range of external audiences.

• Considerable proven skills in producing high-quality literature, policy and practice reviews

• Experience of developing and managing research, policy or practice projects to strict deadlines

• Experience of working with children and / or parents to develop research plans, policy and practice proposals or advocacy strategies

• Experience of working effectively with partner organisations to influence practice at a national level

• Experience of analysing policy and practice challenges and developing creative, credible solutions, drawing on practice evidence to inform policy and wider practice.

• Ability to produce effective communications collateral to create impact and build profile.

• Experience of developing and delivering advocacy strategies to influence national change

At Save the Children we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work with children are recruited to work for us. This post is subject to a range of vetting checks including a criminal records disclosure.

If you share our belief in the power of children, join the fight. It takes relentless determination, creativity and a real commitment to real change. Because every child should be able to make their mark on their world, and help to build a better future. We look forward to hearing from you. 

To apply please visit our website. 

Closing date: 28th September 2020

PACT is a supportive and respectful place where people are genuinely passionate about delivering positive outcomes for children and their families.  We have been at the forefront of adoption services for over 60 years, working with Local Authorities and Regional Adoption Agencies across the country.

With our outstanding rating with Ofsted, we work with a high degree of flexibility and innovation and with a range of adopters from all backgrounds, including those from black and minority ethnic heritage and the LGBT and faith communities.  With access to our award-winning therapeutic services, we are unique in that we are able to provide excellent lifelong support for our families.

We are looking for an Assistant Service Director to join us as we enter our next phase of growth and development.

We are looking for a highly motivated individual who is passionate about creating positive outcomes for children and families, with the experience and expertise of working within Adoption Services.  You will have overall operational responsibility for managing several adoption teams who focus solely on recruiting and supporting adoptive parents.

Our adoption teams are confident, capable and highly professional in their work. Many of them have worked with the agency for many years and have developed excellent relationships with families and partner agencies. 

The post holder will be part of a supportive and focused senior management team which drives the direction of adoption in a responsive and flexible way to meet the values of the agency – to build and strengthen families.

Interested? If you would like to join an inspirational organisation where you can make a real difference to children and families, please apply by completing an application form (available on our website).

We look forward to hearing from you!

Closing date: noon, Monday 28th September 2020

Interview date:  Friday 9th October 2020

PACT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults therefore please note our recruitment procedure includes DBS checks and overseas checks (where applicable). Please note prospective employees will need to evidence they have the relevant permission to work in the UK.

No agencies please

Based in Reading

Permanent, part time position (22 hours per week)

Salary in the range £13,202 - £16,136 pa which is pro rata the full time equivalent range £22,204 - £27,138 pa

Having regard to the nature and context of the work, there is a genuine occupational requirement permitted under the Equality Act 2010 that this post is only available to women.

PACT’s Women’s Community Project is an innovative women’s community solution in Reading that uses a holistic approach to support women by empowering them to take control of their lives, make informed decisions and improve their life chances.

We are looking for a part time Support Worker to join the team. You will hold a case load of women and be involved in regular outcomes-focussed person-centred one to one support work and group based sessions. You will be expected to do support plans, follow-up meetings, write reports demonstrating outcomes, make referrals to Alana House partners and other local agencies, lead groups and facilitate drop-ins.  While currently based in Reading the role may involve outreach work across Berkshire and the Thames Valley.

Alana House delivers a range of projects through various funding partners and you will also have the opportunity to deliver and report on specific funding related activities within the Alana House service.

To succeed in this role you will need sound administrative skills in order to complete measurement tools and necessary reporting and have experience of supporting and working with vulnerable people, enabling them to positive changes in their lives and reduce chaotic lifestyles. 

Interested?  Further details and an application form are available on our website

Closing date:  noon, Friday 9th October 2020

Interview date: Wednesday 21st October 2020

PACT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults therefore please note our recruitment procedure includes DBS checks and overseas checks (where applicable). Please note prospective employees will need to evidence they have the relevant permission to work in the UK.

No agencies please

Maternity Action is the UK’s maternity rights charity dedicated to promoting, protecting and enhancing the rights of all pregnant women, new mothers and their families to employment, social security and health care.

We are seeking an experienced solicitor, barrister or advice worker to deliver advice on maternity and parental employment rights, maternity pay and welfare benefits on our Maternity Rights Advice Service. The key responsibility will be to deliver telephone and email advice to pregnant women and new parents and will help develop and administer our new pro bono email advice service.  You will also be expected to deliver training as well as policy input, enrich and update our factsheets and other publications.

We are looking for a lawyer or advice worker with a thorough knowledge of maternity and parental rights at work and, ideally, a good knowledge of maternity pay and welfare benefits for pregnant women and new parents, although training will be provided. We are looking for someone with experience in delivering complex legal information in an accessible and empathic manner by telephone, and excellent written and spoken communication skills.

This post is for 21 hours per week for six months, with the possibility of extension.  We are happy to consider flexible working arrangement within standard business hours.  The work can be undertaken from home anywhere in the UK or from our London office.  Working days are Thursday and Friday, and either Monday or Tuesday. 

Salary is £32,000 pro rata.

Please send us an application outlining how you meet the selection criteria and your CV. Applications close 27 September 2020. Interviews will be held 6 & 7 October 2020.

This role is to support clients who have reached a point in their journey when they are ready to connect with family. This coulld be parents, siblings or children etc. This role will play a key part in this journey recognising the potentially difficult and emotive history around family, relationships and issues. To holistcally assess the needs and wishes of the clients and their families.

Psychological Wellbeing Therapist

Closing date: Monday 28th September 2020

Aim of the role: To support and empower our customers to increase their life skills

Salary: £28,840 per annum

Location:  South Wimbledon & working across our services in South London.

Contract: Fixed term until 31st September 2021

Hours:   37.5 per week

Benefits:

As part of your employment package with us, we offer:

• a competitive salary, comprehensive training and development programme, 
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing each year to 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays after 5 years 
• option to buy or sell annual leave up to one week’s annual leave
• a health cash plan providing cash back towards healthcare bills and other wellbeing benefits
• occupational sick pay
• contributory group pension scheme
• free life assurance
• cycle to work scheme and season ticket loans

About You

We are looking for a full time Psychological Wellbeing Therapist to work alongside 2 other therapists to help those experiencing homelessness with their Mental Health concerns. We are looking for someone who can work generically across our services in South London, or have a speciality in working with either young people, women or those in gangs. This one year contract will help support some of the most vulnerable to live independently, while being connected to the right support.

About Evolve Housing + Support

Evolve is a leading homelessness charity in London, providing housing and support to over 2,000 people each year.

We believe in building on people’s strengths, aspirations and goals to help break the cycle of homelessness and help them move forward with their lives.

We offer a programme of support tailored to meet people’s individual needs, including housing, employment and skills training, mentoring and counselling. We work with young parents and children at risk of exclusion to build the skills and resilience that can help prevent homelessness. We campaign to end street homelessness. We build affordable homes to help people move on to an independent life.

Our mission is to help children, young people and adults who are homeless or at risk of homelessness reach their potential, and move on to live happy, fulfilled lives.

Your application

Evolve Housing + Support is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all sections of the community, including people who have experienced homelessness themselves.

If you are interested in this position, please complete no more than 2 pages setting out how you meet the criteria and detailing your experience by 9am Monday 21st September.

Please ensure that your answers give a clear outline of how your application meets the criteria for this job.

Principal Practice Tutor (PPT) is an exciting role for someone who wishes to combine management and leadership responsibilities whilst keeping a close connection to the work of their team by working directly with participants on the Frontline Programme. You will join a team of Principal Practice Tutors who provide programme leadership and team management that is central to effective delivery of the Frontline programme. You will ensure a high quality teaching experience, resolve escalated participant issues and support Consultant Social Workers to provide an excellent practice learning experience to participants.

There are 4 roles available: 1 based in North East and North Yorkshire, 1 in West Midlands, 1 in East Midlands and 1 in South West with regular travel across your geographical area.

The role comprises of 6 core areas of responsibility;

• Programme leadership and team management
• Resolve escalated participant issues
• Practice learning of participants
• Consultant Social Workers
• Teaching
• Supporting wider organisational objectives

We are actively seeking applicants from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.