VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR, FAMILY MENTOR SERVICE SOUTH, NOTTINGHAM, PERMANENT, FRWK08, £21,150 -£22,831, 37 HPW, TO BE WORKED FLEXIBLY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE SERVICE (MAY INCLUDE EVENINGS AND SATURDAYS)

The family mentor service is a parenting support programme for the pre-school years that  includes home visiting and group work with a focus on child development and positive outcomes for  families within the St Ann’s, Arboretum and Hyson Green wards in Nottingham.

We are looking to recruit a volunteer coordinator to recruit, supervise and lead a team of volunteers. The service has a bespoke pathway for volunteers, with development of our volunteers at its heart, developing skills, knowledge and confidence as necessary to assist in delivering a high level service.

May require some Saturday working

Applications from bilingual speakers are welcome.

Full driving licence and access to a car for work are essential.

What we offer: Life Assurance, Pension (up to 4% matched by FHA), Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Benefits, Additional Annual Leave Purchase Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Learning programmes tailored to suit different roles and services, Health Cash Plan.

Framework supports all employees to achieve a better work/life balance. Should you wish us to consider flexible working or job share as part of your application please state this on your application in the supporting statement section.

97% of the workforce in a recent staff survey said they were proud to work for Framework.

Framework is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Registered charity No: 1060941.

As a Disability Confident employer we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities. Framework is committed to offering opportunities to people from diverse communities. If you have specific requirements or adjustments please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application

NO AGENCIES PLEASE.

We are seeking a coordinator (maternity cover) for our educational mentoring programme for young refugees and asylum seekers. The coordinator will oversee our East of England (Peterborough and Cambridge) mentoring hub by recruiting and training volunteer mentors, and matching them to young people needing additional educational support. As a key component of this work is instigating and maintaining relationships with partner and referral organisations, we’re looking for someone who’s skilled at building relationships with a diverse group of stakeholders including vulnerable young people, teachers and social workers, both in person and virtually. As the face of RSN in the East of England, we need someone who’ll be quick at getting a handle on the project’s existing networks and keen to both expand and deepen our relationships locally.

To apply, please submit your cover letter and CV through CharityJob by midday on Friday 9th October. Your cover letter (maximum 900 words) must:

1. Explain why you want to work at RSN in this particular role;

2. Tell us why you think you would be a good fit for RSN and this particular role;

3. Provide one or two examples of where you have built a successful relationship with an external organisation in a previous role;

4. Explain how your previous experience of working with young refugees, asylum seekers or other vulnerable young people equips you for this role;

5. Tell us about a time when you have had to be very organised and keep clear records - please explain why this was important and how you made sure it was done well.

Virtual interviews will take place on Thursday 29th October.

Refugees At Home are recruiting for a Senior Placement Coordinator (Maternity Cover Contract) to join our small team. 

Refugees At Home is a small charity that arranges altruistic hosting, over a limited period, for destitute asylum-seekers and refugees. Since we started, nearly four years ago, we have made some 2,200 placements, hosted for more than 170,000 individual person nights and currently host some 100 guests across the UK. 

Working predominantly from home but with one face to face day a week in London, the Senior Placement Coordinator will be responsible for overseeing the organisation of the Refugees At Home inbox and database, providing guidance to the other placement team members and responding to complex cases as directed by the Executive Director. The role of Senior Placement Coordinator will be to assist the Executive Director in allocating casework as requested and providing feedback for the Executive Director’s strategy planning. Working closely with the other Placement Coordinators, this role requires knowledge of the asylum system in the UK and experience of supporting a team of volunteers. Attention to detail is essential, as is the ability to work across a broad range of projects including our social media.

Full details can be found in the attached Job Description as well as details on how to apply. 

Interviews are expected to take place online on the 8th October. 

Inspire supports young people to create a positive future for themselves. Our alternative provision school Inspired Directions, supports 15 young people aged 14-16 who have found it difficult to engage with mainstream education. Our work enables young people to believe in themselves, gain qualifications and build a positive pathway for their future.

We are looking for an experienced Curriculum Coordinator as our lead teacher, to help set the direction for our school as well as delivering high-quality lessons. 

Our small, nurturing space offers young people holistic support; as well as working towards GCSE and functional skills certificates in English and Maths, students can opt to study for two days per week with our partner college to gain Level 1 and Level 2 BTEC qualifications. We offer art and music therapy on-site, as well as project-based learning in music and drama. 

Inspired Directions School is part of Inspire, a Hackney-based charity which connects young people with the world of work. With over 1,000 employer and school partnerships, we find work placements for students, giving them the best chance of succeeding in their chosen career. These connections also mean we can offer our team members mentors from a variety of settings, including from other schools in Hackney, Camden and Islington.

Working in a small school can be incredibly rewarding. Focusing on positive outcomes for students, you will have lots of direct contact with young people, and will be instrumental in setting the direction of the school for the coming years.

Our ideal candidate will have experience in alternative provision settings, and in creating and delivering curricula for young people with a range of needs. Enthusiastic, professional and resilient, you will thrive in a busy environment and have a talent for empowering students to embrace learning. 

YMCA DOWNSLINK GROUP

Community & Volunteer Engagement Co-ordinators

1 Full Time Post – Brighton & Hove

1 Full (or 2 Part Time) Post(s) – Horsham & Crawley

Please indicate your location and full/part time preference on your application form

Permanent

30 Hours per week

£25,345 per annum (pro-rata)

£20,550 per annum (actual)

Positive Placements is an award-winning mentoring service for young people aged 16 - 25.

This position will be working with young people and volunteers to recruit volunteers who then mentor young people in the area back into education, employment and training.

You will be working with an experienced team and established project within the community. We are looking for a dynamic coordinator who understands the challenges young people face in the local community and who live in supported housing.

Key skills:

• Experience in recruiting, training and supporting Volunteers

• Understanding/experience of young people who live in supported housing/vulnerable young people in the community and the challenges they face

• Able to work well in a team as well as taking own initiative

• Experience of working within a community and networking

If you have experience of recruiting, training and supporting volunteers, understand and want to support young people, can meet KPI's, work alongside other YMCA colleagues and in partnership the wider community then this is the role for you.

The position comes with excellent benefits, including 27 days annual leave per annum (plus bank holidays), a company sick pay scheme, a life assurance policy of 2x your annual salary, and a cycle to work scheme. Please download a job pack for more information about other benefits offered.

If you are an applicant interested in this post and would like an informal discussion having read the job pack, please visit our website.

As part of our Safer Recruitment guidelines, we only accept applications completed on our application form. Due to Covid-19, we are not accepting paper copies of forms and are currently only accepting application forms submitted by email.

YMCA DownsLink Group welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We value diversity and promote inclusion, which we demonstrate through our activities, as well as in our policies and working practices. Reinforced by our culture and values, we seek to create an inspiring and inclusive place to work.

YMCA DLG requires all staff and volunteers to be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and to respond proactively to safeguarding concerns.

Successful applicants are required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). 

Closing date for applications: Monday 28th September 2020 at 9am

Interview date: W/C 5th October 2020

When submitting your application please save your application form as ‘your full name APPLICATION’ and put the job title/location in the email subject line. Please submit your application as a Word document where possible, or as a PDF (we cannot accept Pages).

Please note that we do not accept CVs.

To apply, please download an Application Pack and an Application Form from YMCA DownsLink Group.

Full time post based in Reading Berkshire or Pimlico, London

Full time salary in the range £43,084 - £52,657 pa plus £3,299 pa location allowance if based in London  

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 nearly 70 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.

Our adoption teams focus on recruiting and assessing adopters and the placement of children. We then provide high quality post placement support to adoptive parents and their children to help them reach their potential.  

If you are a registered and qualified senior social worker or manager, with over three years of experience in adoption seeking an exciting opportunity to shape the continuous development of our adoption services we would love to hear from you.

Alongside our Team Managers, you will lead a small team of experienced and dedicated social workers plus contractors, managing all aspects of the team’s work supporting our valued applicants from recruitment, initial interview, preparation and training, through to successful placement and adoption order, supporting families for life.

Further information (including the job description) together with details of the benefits we offer, is available on our website.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Closing date:   Friday 9th October 2020

Interview date: Friday 16th 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

Working Well is a mental health and employment charity in London.  All of our projects share the aim of improving the lives of people with mental health, learning disabilities and/or complex issues through training and employment.  

We are recruiting for our established Individual Placement and Support (IPS) team in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. We are a Centre of Excellence and adhere closely to the principles of the IPS model in supporting people in to employment. 

We are recruiting for:

• Tower Hamlets: one FTE Employment Specialist

You will work with clients (managing a caseload) who have mental health support needs, to assist them in securing sustainable paid employment in line with their preferences. You will deliver the IPS approach (for which training will be given); providing person centred advice and guidance to clients, whilst building positive relationships with local employers to enable clients to move into suitable employment.

You will work as part of a community mental health team, maintaining positive and integrated relationships, fostering a holistic approach to recovery through employment.

Working Well Employment Specialists work with clients to identify their employment needs and then actively support them to achieve their employment goals, often engaging employers directly to secure jobs.  We focus on people’s strengths and potential, working with clients who want to find work regardless of their experience level and background.  We do not use the phrase "job ready" as the only criteria is whether someone wants to get a job. 

Experience of employment support is not essential, more important than that experience is that you share our commitment to supporting people to find the right job for them.  The successful candidate must be comfortable in approaching employers, persuading them to use our service, working with them to recruit our clients to fill vacancies and sustain employment. 

You will work closely with clinical teams, providing a coordinated approach that always remains client led.  You will also be in working to targets whilst maintaining a high-quality service.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, part of the working week will be carried out from home initially using telephone and videoconference software to complete appointments. 

Please click apply to send your CV and CV cover letter (please add the cover form to the end of your CV when uploading). Candidates need to clearly outline how they meet the person specification points in their cover letter.

Staff benefits include an employer contribution to a personal or workplace pension equivalent to 6% of gross salary.  30 days annual leave plus paid public holidays. 

Working Well Trust is an equal opportunities and confident about disabilities employer (two ticks). 

Application deadline: 29th September 2020 9am

Telephone screening: Week commencing 5th October 2020

Interviews: Week commencing 12th October 2020

Inspire supports young people to create a positive future for themselves. We are looking for a term-time School Administrator to act as the first point of contact at our alternative provision school, Inspired Directions, and to provide high-quality administrative support for our school team.

Based in the heart of Hackney, Inspired Directions School supports 15 young people aged 14-16 who have found it difficult to engage with mainstream education. Our work enables young people to believe in themselves, gain qualifications and build a positive pathway for their future.

Our small, nurturing space offers young people holistic support; as well as working towards GCSEs in English and Maths, students can opt to study for two days per week with our partner college to gain Level 1 and Level 2 BTEC qualifications. We offer art and music therapy on-site, as well as project-based learning in music and drama. 

Inspired Directions School is part of Inspire, a Hackney-based charity which connects young people with the world of work. With over 1,000 employer and school partnerships, we find work placements for students, giving them the best chance to succeed in their chosen career.  

Working in a small school can be incredibly rewarding. Focusing on positive outcomes for students, you will have direct contact with young people, working within a small and passionate team.

Our ideal candidate will be enthusiastic and professional, will thrive in a busy environment and will have excellent customer service skills.

We are one of the UK’s leading voluntary adoption agencies, rated Outstanding by Ofsted, and have been at the forefront of adoption services for over 60 years, working with local authorities across the country.

We are looking for established independent social workers based in the Reading and London areas to undertake initial interviews, adoption assessments, and post-placement support.

You must be SWE registered and have at least three years’ post qualifying experience in adoption.  You will need access to your own transport, be willing to travel, and hold your own professional indemnity and public liability insurance.  We can offer a competitive rate for each assignment.

For details on how to apply, please visit our website.

We look forward to hearing from you.

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.

No agencies please.

We are looking for an energetic destitution worker for a post created to respond to the needs of Praxis clients under the Covid-19 emergency.  The postholder will work closely with Praxis reception, advice team, groups staff and volunteer coordinator supporting clients in our waiting list and destitute/at risk of destitution with referrals and signposting to other organizations and well as administering hardship funds. The post holder will need an understanding of rights and limitations facing migrants and people with no recourse to public funds during Covid. 

Praxis is a dynamic, award-winning human rights charity supporting migrants in crisis or at-risk, ensuring that their essential human needs are met and that they are able to overcome the barriers they face. We have more than 35 years of experience working with migrant communities, and in 2019 we supported around 2,000 people through expert legal advice, housing and peer support. Our holistic approach supports people away from a point of crisis and destitution towards safety, economic independence, social engagement and greater emotional wellbeing.

At Praxis, we work to build community, challenge exclusion and discrimination, influence policy and improve services. We played a leading role in exposing the Windrush scandal and advocate and campaign for lasting changes to policy and practice to address the root causes of the issues faced by at-risk migrants.

We are an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourage applications from those with lived experience of migration, and from diverse applicants regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital/civil partnership status, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or pregnancy/maternity leave status.

Location: Flexible 

Company description

NorthPoint Fostering CIC is an independent non-profit fostering organisation based in the North East of England, with a plan to serve across the UK. Founded by a care-leaver, we are passionate advocates of children, young people & carers.

Job description

1. Purpose of the team

The Team Manager will oversee the setup and expansion of NorthPoint’s frontline practitioners team. Delivering on the agreed strategic goals and targets, the team will provide care, support and world class work to help children in care and their carers, to thrive.

2. Main purpose of the job

As we are a new organisation, this role is to help establish all that is needed for NorthPoint to be in a position whereby we can offer approved individuals and families as foster care placements.
The role will include ratifying any relevant policies, procedures and best practices that are needed. To oversee and bring expertise in helping to attain Ofsted registration, making sure our standards are excellent and at expected levels. Once attained, this role will oversee quality standards.

As the Team Manager, you will be the designated registered Manager for Ofsted.
Other aims of the job include; liaising with local authority partners and external agencies. To assess, work with and provide ongoing support for potential/approved foster carers. To research and implement best practices and to assist/bring expertise in producing high quality products for our partners.

Requirements:

• Degree in Social Work, at least level 4, DipSW, CQSW
• Registered as a qualified social worker by the Health Care Professionals Councils.

• Mentoring/Coaching qualification (Desirable)
• Qualification in management (or be working towards)

Experience

• You must have at least 2 years experience relevant to fostering within the last 5 years

• At Least 1 years experience supervising & managing other professional staff

• Possess significant experience of decision making, the training of foster carers, and the ability to manage a varied and demanding workload

• Experience leading staff, managing others, setting tasks, delegating and monitoring progress

• A good knowledge & experience of law and practice related to looked after children

3. Position in organisation

This is a senior position and reports directly to the Founder & Director. Working with the Director to create, deliver our strategic objectives. It is expected that this role will oversee the recruitment and management of other social workers and after 1 year will adopt a ‘Director of Care’ role. As NorthPoint expands, this role will oversee team leaders and will be responsible for our national care strategy.

4. NorthPoint’s culture

We believe that prayer and discernment is fundamental to NorthPoint achieving its mission of being a force for good in young people’s lives, serving those we work to the best of our ability and supporting life transformation.

Please note; In accordance with the equality act 2010 it is a genuine occupational requirement that the post holder is a practicing Christian.

Permanency Service Team Leader

Adoption Agency developing exciting new therapeutic fostering service

Family Futures is an adoption and adoption support agency awarded an outstanding rating by OFSTED in 2018 for our third consecutive inspection. We have a reputation for innovation and offering a high quality service - an integrated multi-disciplinary assessment, treatment and family finding service for traumatised adopted and fostered children.

We are recruiting a Permanency Service Team Leader who will be responsible for continuing to develop and support our Adoption Service, i-Adopt and for developing our exciting new, therapeutic fostering service, We-Foster. We are looking for an energetic experienced manager with a background in permanency services who could take over, in a phased transition, the management of our permanency service. Ideally applicants would have experience of both fostering and adoption. However, as FF has long term experience in adoption it is more essential that the Permanency Team Leader brings experience and knowledge of fostering and is willing to build their knowledge and experience of adoption.

This role will be an exciting position working closely in collaboration with the Permanency Services Director, and managing a small team of social workers. Based on our NPP model, i-Adopt and We-Foster provide services that are child-centred and develop the skills of adopters and foster carers to therapeutically support the needs of the children placed in their care. The Team leader role involves some direct work assessing and supporting adopters and foster carers as well as managing and developing the skills of your staff team, working alongside and supported by the multi-disciplinary team.

Family Futures offers high levels of high-quality supervision and professional development training. We also offer a nurturing environment for staff to work in as we recognise that this is a stressful area of work. Further information about our post placement multidisciplinary assessment and therapy services and professional training programme can be found on our website.

Family Futures is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. We are an equal opportunities employer. The organisation follows safer recruitment practices to protect children and adults at risk of harm, and will require the successful applicant to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure.

Salary: £45, 000 - £50, 000 per annum

This is a full-time permanent position – 37.5 hours per week. Currently home-working due to Covid - normal location in London N1.

Closing date for applications is midnight Sunday 30th August with interviews scheduled to take place on Thursday 10th September. 

Prisoners Abroad is a unique welfare and human rights charity providing advice and emotional support to people affected by overseas imprisonment. We help people during their incarceration, when they return to the UK and need resettlement services, and we also support their family and friends throughout the trauma.

In this role, you will provide crucial advice to embassies, consulates and country caseworkers at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) on human rights issues affecting British nationals abroad, including claims of torture and cases where a British national could be or has been sentenced to death.

An outstanding communicator with an in-depth, comprehensive practical knowledge of human rights law (particularly relating to fair trials and prisoner rights), you must also hold a legal degree and preferably a formal qualification in human rights.

This post is based at the FCDO with one day every fortnight at Prisoners Abroad, although it is expected to be home-based during the current situation due to Covid-19

Interviews are scheduled for w/c Monday 5th October 2020 via Zoom.

Fixed Term Contract until 25 June 2021

HMP Parc

Ref: TLP-203

Are you a highly motivated, focused and influential individual with natural leadership qualities? Are you passionate about making a difference to disadvantaged and vulnerable people? If so, St Giles Trust is looking for a Team Leader to lead the dynamic team working on our award-winning Peer Advisor Programme.

About St Giles Trust

A well-established charity that helps ex-offenders and disadvantaged people to move their lives forward, St. Giles Trust offers support to help people overcome any issues that might be holding them back and to prevent the likelihood of them reoffending on release. 

At the heart of St Giles Trust’s vital work is our Peer Advisor Programme – an innovative programme of training, placement, professional development and support aimed at ex-offenders and other disadvantaged people. 

About this pivotal role

Our successful candidate’s primary focus will be to provide effective day-to-day supervision and support to a team of Resettlement Caseworkers and Trainer/Assessors based in multiple locations. This will involve planning, allocating and supporting each team and individual’s daily workloads, plus providing casework supervision to the staff who deliver the resettlement casework to prisoners and conducting performance reviews.

You will ensure all staff comply with security and data protection protocols and the requirements of each prison, plus manage the Trainer/Assessor’s work and assist the Team Manager with the recruitment, training and management of new staff. Developing strong working relationships with the prison service and partnering organisations, plus conducting Independent File Reviews and quality assurance, are also key elements of the role.

To secure this exciting opportunity, you must have:

• A proven supervisory and managerial track record, with experience of leading and motivating a busy team

• Strong IT and data base skills with the ability to Quickly analyse data and produce Statistics

• An understanding of issues facing individuals with multiple and complex needs, in prison and on release

• Experience of developing staff appropriately to their skills and capabilities and within their roles

• An awareness of the Peer Advisor training delivery and Trainer/Assessor role

• Excellent relationship-building and interpersonal abilities

• Outstanding communication skills, both verbal and written

• Sympathy with the aims and ethos of St Giles Trust as an organisation

In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, access to clinical supervisions, season ticket loan, and much more.

Please note for disabled applicants, if you do meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Please note an Enhanced DBS check will be required (plus 2 tier prison Vetting – HMPPS & G4S)

For further information or queries please visit our website.

Closing date: 11pm, 27th September 2020. Interviews: 5th October (to be held via video)