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Complex Needs Family Support IDVAs
Hours of Work: 37 hours per week (some out of hours work will be expected)
Salary: £24, 982
Job Purpose: To deliver tailored, holistic support to women and their children affected by domestic abuse and living in the community, including practical and emotional support to increase their safety and meet identified needs.
Responsible To: Family Support Services Manager
Duties and Responsibilities
Support work:
- To work with women to identify their, and their children’s, support needs and incorporate these into support plans
- To assess risk and to safety plan with women, reviewing assessments and risks regularly
- To provide practical support on a range of issues including housing, benefits, legal matters, and emotional support to enable women’s recovery from their experiences of abuse.
- To develop and deliver one-to-one support programmes for children to enable them to explore their experiences of abuse and address issues arising from this.
- To design and deliver group sessions for children to build confidence and participation within a mutually supportive environment.
- To support mothers to enable them to understand and support their children emotionally and practically and to build confidence in their own parenting skills.
- To deliver family support sessions with mothers and children designed to rebuild communication and develop strong parent-child relationships.
- To work alongside colleagues at BSWA’s Home Options Hub to provide advice and support to women around housing options and develop individual housing action plans with women, supporting women and children through their resettlement process where relevant
- To facilitate access to BSWA and its services and to refer and signpost into specialist statutory and community services where necessary to help meet needs
- To work within the monitoring and evaluation procedures for the project including encouraging feedback from service users and producing statistical information
Development:
- To identify and develop support strategies to meet the needs of women and children seeking support
- To keep up to date with current legislative changes for dissemination within staff team, and 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 services where appropriate
- To keep abreast of issues regarding 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
- To promote awareness of the impact of 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 and relevant monitoring data collected and recorded
- To ensure that Health and Safety records are kept up to date
- To produce monthly reports for 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 refuges, staff, volunteers and service users by:
- Maintaining BSWA communication records
- Following safety procedures
- 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 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
- To work within BSWA policies and procedures and demonstrate a commitment to the values and ethos of BSWA
- To work within BSWA and local multi-agency child and adult safeguarding procedures.
- To work within BSWA’s framework for equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice
- To undertake any other duties required by BSWA, which may arise and commensurate with the post
These posts are subject to a 6% pension contribution. Women only need apply. These posts are covered by a Genuine Occupational Requirement (Schedule 9; Equality Act 2010).
BSWA operates within Safer Recruitment good practice guidelines. Please note all successful candidates will be subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service Check before commencing their employment.
BSWA is a Disability Confident Employer. We want everyone to have equal chance at being considered for our jobs. Should you be unable to submit your application online and would prefer an alternative method, or you are experiencing another barrier to completing your application.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Role Purpose:
To develop, lead and manage IT projects for RDA, working to scope and understand business/ volunteer needs, running tendering processes with third-party providers and contract managing all IT projects through to completion and ongoing relationships with suppliers.
To be product owner of specific RDA-wide software packages to provide the interface with the supplier and to understand the capabilities and functionality of the systems. This will include (but not be limited to) websites and database (salesforce).
Working for RDA
The dedicated and committed staff team at RDA National Office supports the work of around 460 individual RDA groups and a further 50 commercial riding centres throughout the UK. We offer a collaborative and supportive working environment, with a competitive benefits package including 25 days holiday + bank holidays and pension scheme. We offer up to 5 volunteering days a year, personal discount on riding lessons and use of the facilities at our National Training Centre.
RDA is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff, volunteers, and participants. We aim to create a safe and welcoming atmosphere for everyone, and we want to challenge all forms of discrimination. We will ensure that we do not discriminate against anyone on the basis of their protected characteristics, i.e. age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic and national origin), religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, or on any other basis. We aim to design and deliver our activities and services in a way which will encourage and support participation from everyone.
We believe that greater diversity within our organisation provides a more diverse perspective. This leads to a broader range of opinions being heard in decision-making and creates a positive and open environment for achieving our objectives.
Location
Our office is based at the RDA National Training Centre just outside Warwick. We are situated in a stunning 34-acre rural site, with ample parking and free electric charging points. Well-behaved dogs are welcome in the office by prior agreement to aid job satisfaction and wellbeing.
Disability Confident Scheme
RDA is a member of the Disability Confident scheme. This means we will:
- Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
- Communicate and promote vacancies
- Offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
- Anticipate and provide reasonable adjustments as required
- Support any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work
How to apply
For full job Description and Person Spec visit our website.
Email your CV and a covering letter to Lydia Joyce, Business Support Coordinator.
Closing date for applications: 9am 7th February 2022
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Support Worker
Birmingham
£18,639 per annum
East Team 1 x 18.75 hours per week
South & West Teams 6 x 37.50 hours per week
Our client is a leading provider of mental health services in Birmingham and the West Midlands.
They are looking for experienced and enthusiastic people to work in a supportive coaching capacity as key workers within their Support Services in the West of Birmingham. The service is broken down into four area teams. As a Support Worker/Coach, you will be leading on the delivery of support for those experiencing mental health difficulties. They have designed the support to be local, responsive and collaborative with a mixture of one to one support and group support.
You will be engaging with service users either in their own homes or in their local community to ensure that the support offered enables them to continue to enjoy stability in their accommodation.
All of their service users have aspirations and wishes and it will be your role to ensure that you support people to achieve these. This is not something they as a service expect to do alone. You will be working in a holistic way and ensuring that local organisations are a strong part of their delivery model.
Whether you are working one to one or with a group of service users your focus will be on recovery and your day is likely to be a mixture of working in this way, but also making sure that they retain close and effective links with local organisations and the local community.
You will also work alongside service users who have made the step into volunteering and Peer Mentoring and therefore you will be utilising their experience and motivation to create a service which both respects service users and encourages participation.
You will have experience in the mental health field, with experience of supporting people to be in control of their lives. You will also be able to demonstrate the ability to work with strong values and work within a recovery approach.
If you feel that you meet the requirements of this position they would like to hear from you.
If you wish to apply please provide a detailed explanation of how you feel that you meet each of the values, attributes and experience required for these positions.
Benefits include an attractive defined contribution pension scheme, Paycare which offers employees affordable cover for a range of healthcare treatments, an Employee Assistance Programme which includes free counselling and a comprehensive training programme.
Our client's people are key to the success of the organisation and they are recognised as both a Mindful Employer as well as achieving Gold standard success in Investors in People. They welcome applications from people who have experienced mental health difficulties.
The closing date for applications is Sunday 30 January 2022
Interviews will be held on Tuesday 15 & Wednesday 16 February 2022 via Teams
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These roles are under review and may be subject to change to £26,329 - £29,255
Two posts available – West Midlands
Sandwell Fixed contract, provisional end date for funding of 31/10/2021 (possible extension dependent upon funding)
- 30 hours per week (including some unsociable hours, evening and weekends)
- Location various across Sandwell and some home working
Shropshire Beam
- 35 hours per week (including some unsociable hours, evening and weekends)
- Location 9 Market Square, Wellington, Telford TF1 1BP
The Children’s Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 130 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We’re there for children, every step of the way.
This role sits within our Youth Impact directorate, which works to provide one-to-one support for children who need support. Your role will be to help us maintain and develop innovative practice to support our work in our services around the country.
The Children's Society deliver Sandwell Beam Service and Shropshire Telford & Wrekin Beam Service. We offer a truly different way of delivering access to mental and emotional health support. We don't want young people to feel like they have to reach crisis point to get the help they need. We don't want young people to feel like they don't deserve a place to go because their worry is 'too small.' We don't want young people to have to wait to receive the care they deserve.
The Beam services provides brief intervention for Children and young people from 5 – 18, professionals and carers to get immediate help and support. Children and Young people can access through self referral online or drop in to one of the locations, reducing the need for waiting list. The service in both in locations for face to face sessions or a call back phone/video call.
We are looking for a Well Being Senior Practitioner that:
- Experience of management and supervision of staff and volunteers:
- Has a genuine passion and working knowledge of young people and mental health.
- Is energetic, adaptable, able to offer innovation and ideas to support this evolving service.
- Has a background or worked in Health Care, Education, Youth Work or Social work
- Able to provide direct low level therapeutic support that is person centred.
- Able to work at various locations across Sandwell and able to work a Saturday
It is imperative that the successful applicant has a good working knowledge of Mental and Emotional Health Issues that young people face today, including interventions on how to support young people in overcoming these challenges. Due to the fast paced environment and use of computers for clinical record keeping, you will need to have a good level of IT skills. You will need to have experience of young people participation on all levels.
The Children’s Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children’s lives happier and safer.
Every day we’re changing the lives of children in this country for the better – and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.
The Children’s Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.
The closing date for applications is midnight on 28th January 2022
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Community and Events Fundraiser
We are looking for a Community and Events Fundraiser to support the delivery of the charity’s work by securing income.
Position: Community and Events Fundraiser
Location: Home based (throughout England and Wales, with possibility to work in Walton-on-Thames or Cardiff offices)
Hours: Part-time, 22.5 hours
Salary: £23,000 – £25,000 pro rata (depending on experience)
Contract: One year fixed term with possible extension
Benefits: Excellent benefits package including 35 days per year pro rata (inclusive of bank holidays), Employer Pension contribution of 5%, Death in Service benefits, access to an Employee Assistance Programme and the opportunity for flexible working.
Closing Date: Thursday 27 January
Interviews will take place on a rolling basis, so please apply early.
The Role
As Community and Events Fundraiser, you will support the delivery of securing income through providing excellent donor stewardship which inspires individuals, groups and local corporates to maximise their giving and organising, marketing and delivering a mass participation and third party events programme.
Main duties and responsibilities include:
- Grow the individual supporter base of the charity by identifying, researching and implementing new ways to approach potential supporters
- Work with the fundraising team to implement and facilitate stewardship of donors
- Research, identify and implement new fundraising income streams
- Make links with schools, organisations and community groups in order to develop support
- Identify, propose and develop corporate partnerships
- Give talks to community/supporter groups where it is deemed of benefit to do so
- Develop and manage development committees
- Recruit and manage volunteers
- Manage the charity’s challenge event income for England and Wales
- Work within the guidelines of the Chartered Institute of Fundraising best practice
- Ensure all fundraising activities collect and manage donor data in accordance with relevant legislation
- Deliver work projects against agreed targets
- Raise the profile and awareness of the charity through marketing and communication channels
About You
As Community and Events Fundraiser you will have an understanding of general fundraising methodologies and approaches.
You will have experience of:
- Delivering successful community fundraising activities.
- Marketing and managing events.
- Developing relationships across a wide range of external customers including individuals, groups and companies.
- Managing projects ensuring completion within budget and deadline.
When applying for this role you will be asked to submit a CV and Covering letter of no more than 2 sides of A4.
About the Organisation
The charity improves the health and wellbeing of children and adults through the healing power of live music. Every year, professional musicians share live music with over 100,000 people from across the UK, who may not otherwise get to experience it. This includes those living with dementia, mental health problems, or who are seriously ill.
The charity is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes enquiries from everyone and values diversity in the workforce and is committed to safeguarding. This role will require a basic DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) or equivalent check
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