nia has been delivering services to women, girls and children who have been subjected to sexual and domestic violence and abuse, including prostitution, since 1975. The organisation has three main aims: to provide services for women, girls and children who have experienced men’s violence; contributing to ending male violence against women and girls, and to inform and influence policy and public awareness.
IRIS improves the quality of care given by GP surgeries to women experiencing domestic violence. The IRIS Advocate Educator will roll out a new IRIS service across the London borough of Barking and Dagenham and will provide training to G.P. practices and support women referred to the service.
The posts are funded by the Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) which has invested £1m to promote and improve the health care response to gender based violence in London.
London’s (VRU) is taking a public health approach to violence reduction, that is contextual; looking at the context and influences that impact on individuals at significant points in their life.
nia has been awarded funding to deliver IRIS in Barking and Dagenham
We are recruiting for two posts on a fixed term contract until 31st March 2021.
Hours:35 hrs p/w
Salary:£28,785
We are looking for highly organised and self-motivated women who are passionate about ending male violence against women and girls. You will have a ‘can-do’ approach and demonstrable commitment to nia’s feminist approach to supporting women and their children to be safer.
CV’s will not be accepted.
Closing Date: 10am, 12 July 2020
Interview Date: 24 July 2020
These posts will be subject to an enhanced vetting and barring check, but this does not necessarily exclude applicants, and open to women only. Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR), Schedule 9 (Work; Exceptions), Part 1 (Occupational Requirements), of the Equality Act (2010) applies.
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The International Longevity Centre UK is recruiting for a Communications and Engagement Officer to join our small and passionate team.
We are looking for someone with excellent communication and organisational skills who will be excited about working on one of the most important public policy issues facing society.
- Should the pensions triple lock be removed and what should Government do to fund social care?
- Should older people be forced to shield from COVID-19 to protect their health – or is this plain ageism?
- How can employers support older people to work longer and how can retailers better engage with older consumers?
As our Communications and Engagement Officer you will have an answer to these questions and know how to best communicate it.
We want you to help us use our expertise in demographic change to highlight the impact of ageing on society, working with experts, policy makers and practitioners to provoke conversations and pioneer solutions for a society where everyone can thrive, regardless of age.
One day you might be focussed on talking to journalists or politicians about the economic opportunities of population ageing. The next day you might be developing a plan to engage employers with the importance of preventing ill health or maximising the productivity of their ageing workforce.
For the full job description and details of how to apply for this post, download the Communications and Engagement Officer recruitment pack from the ILC website.
The ILC is the UK’s specialist think tank on the impact of longevity on society, and what happens next.
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School-Home Support is a dynamic charity with proven impact. For over 35 years it has been working with children and young people struggling to stay in school due to a wide range of complex family issues. We get children and young people back into school ready to learn, whatever it takes.
School-Home Support Practitioner
Location: Wize Up Independent School, Eltham
Full-time (5 days a week), term-time only
Salary range: £22,901 – £25,211 per annum – depending on experience
The post-holder will be based in an alternative provision in Eltham, focusing their support on improving the mental health, attendance, punctuality and engagement of its pupils. The post-holder will work in close partnership with the alternative provision’s staff to deliver a programme of casework and other activities to promote educational outcomes for disadvantaged children and families. The post-holder will need to be persistent, resilient and tenacious along with having the experience of working with hard to engage parents.
This is an exciting opportunity for the successful candidate, who will have good experience of working effectively with social and emotional factors affecting a child’s capacity to learn, strong abilities in engaging challenging children and their families, and a confident ability to form professional partnerships with children and their families along with experience of transition work
The post-holder will work alongside key staff to promote excellent attendance, reduce levels of absence and work with children and families to promote high levels of attendance, punctuality and engagement.
Closing date: 23:59pm, Sunday 12 July 2020
1st stage interviews: Wednesday 15 July 2020
2nd stage interviews: Friday 17 July 2020
TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:
If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the 'Apply' button to be directed to the School-Home Support website where you can download the relevant information pack and application form.
School-Home Support takes very seriously the duty of care to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and is committed to ensuring that our safeguarding practice reflects statutory responsibilities, government guidance and complies with best practice. Our safeguarding policy recognises that the welfare and interests of children are paramount in all circumstances. These roles are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.
No agencies please.
Full time 37.5 per week (Mon to fri with some weekend cover)
Employment Academy, Camberwell
Contract Type: FTC 4 Months
Closing Date: Midnight 05/07/2020
Interviews: W/C 20/07/2020
Do you want to end homelessness and make a difference to people’s lives? Are you highly motivated and looking for a challenge? Then join us as Senior Practitioner.
Thames Reach are 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. We have the highest aspiration, expectations and respect for people using our services and have evidence that people can make real and lasting changes in their live.
We are working hard to find homes for people, help them sustain these tenancies and move on with their lives
Thames Reach have developed a number of innovative outreach and floating support services across London to meet the current increased need and we are recruiting to a large number of new posts in these services.
We have posts available requiring a range of experience and knowledge, including:
• People who are new to the sector and interested in working with people who are rough sleeping.
• Workers with experience of one to one support, advocacy or casework.
• Those with administration experience who would like to support a key front line homelessness service.
• Managers with experience of line management and overseeing services.
• You will play a key role in the development of these new services and your work will contribute to influencing the future of service provision across the UK.
All of Thames Reach’s staff are essential keyworkers and these roles are working in the community, and will require a willingness to work weekends and evenings.
Please check our website for our current vacancies. Or keep an eye on social media including Twitter and Linked In.
As well as a great working environment we also offer:
• 6.5% employer & 1.5% employee pension contribution.
• Development opportunities.
• 29 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Reimbursement of the cost of annual eye test
• Season ticket/cycle loan
• Flexible Working
• EAP services
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.
We are seeking a passionate and child-centred, Therapeutic Practitioner who will provide tailored therapeutic support for participants on our programme who are at risk of school exclusion through a creative and relational approach through our virtual and school based programmes.
The ideal candidate will work with a caseload of up to 20 students throughout the week working alongside qualified teachers, behavioural specialists, youth workers and will be willing to advocate for the most vulnerable young people in our society. In light of the challenges created by Covid-19, the ideal candidate will be digitally competent and confident in delivering sessions digitally as well as in person.
As part of the role, you will also be provided with fortnightly supervision by experienced Psychotherapists on our team.
It is a dynamic and varied role that requires commitment, passion, knowledge, experience and flexibility to adapt digitally to improving outcomes for our young people in boroughs across London.
Requirements:
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Minimum Level 3 and above qualification in Child and Adolescent Counselling / Psychotherapy
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Have some level of experience of working digitally
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Be a member of HCPC /BAAT/BACP/UKCP.
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Have experience of short-term/brief therapy
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Work with young people and families from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures.
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Have a passion for using football as a tool for engaging young people
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Experience of working with children and young people who present challenging behaviour and who have complex social, emotional and learning needs.
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Provide therapeutic support through a range of creative and relational approaches.
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Work in a multi-disciplinary/multi-agency setting with a variety of professionals
Football Beyond Borders is an equal opportunity employer and committed to recruiting and developing a workforce that reflects the community in which we operate. We particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented in senior roles in this sector and therapy services.
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Amnesty International UK wants to reach and persuade more people with its message of freedom, justice and equality. To do this, we are searching for a Senior Digital Engagement Specialist who can develop and deliver digital campaigning strategies, driving supporter engagement and maximising opportunities for campaign impact through digital channels – including website(s) and social media.
About the role
Working with stakeholders and line managing the Digital Engagement Specialists, you will ensure we deliver digital communications that help attract, inspire and maintain relationships with supporters and in turn achieve Amnesty International UK’s strategic objective to grow, while also looking to create human rights change.
About you
Your strong time and project management skills will allow you to be able to identify tactical communications opportunities and drive innovation in the team using your knowledge and expertise of digital campaign. You will think creatively to engage our target audiences in its campaigns and fundraising activity and strive to deliver meaningful human rights change through your work. You will be responsible for editorial quality and accuracy and producing imaginative, engaging, accessible and timely content.
If you are talented, passionate about human rights and want to use your skills, knowledge and experience to change the world then we would encourage you to click ‘Apply for this Role’ below.
About us
Our aim is simple: an end to human rights abuses. Independent, international and influential, we campaign for justice, fairness, freedom and truth wherever they are denied. Already our network of over seven million people is making a difference in almost every country in the world. Whether we are applying pressure through powerful research or direct lobbying, mass demonstrations or online campaigning, we are all inspired by hope for a better world. One where human rights are enjoyed by all.
Amnesty International UK values Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, but we don’t want to stop there. We want to be an organisation that tackles any structural discrimination or prejudice. We welcome applications from all sections of the community.
We are dedicated to being an excellent inclusive employer and offer the following benefits:
- 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays) moving to 37 after 5 years service
- Generous pension where 2-5% employee contribution is matched at 6-9% by AIUK
- Life Assurance of 4 times annual salary
- Opportunities to volunteer at major events
- Flexible working supported wherever possible
- Interest free Travel / Bike / Computer loans
- Range of wellbeing and social activities
Apply for this role
For further details about the role please see the job description and person specification on the AIUK website. To apply, please complete an application form before midday on 5 July 2020. Please ensure all information to be considered is included in the application form, as CV’s and cover letters will not be seen by the hiring panel.
Interviews will be held remotely in the week commencing 20 July 2020.
Please note that to be considered for this role, candidates must be able to provide proof of their eligibility to work in the UK.
Hackney, London
About Us
We are Family Action, a national charity committed to building stronger families and brighter lives by delivering innovative and effective services and support that reaches out to many of the UK’s most vulnerable people.
The 16-25 year old Young Person’s Transitions Mental Health Service provides early access help for young people with moderate to severe mental health problems who would not be suitable for adult services. It facilitates the transition to adult services where appropriate and improves the mental well-being of young people by providing focused counselling/psychotherapy, accessible drop-in provision, therapeutic group work and keywork support.
We’re now looking for a Qualified Counsellor / Psychotherapist on a fixed term contract to join our team in Hackney for a temporary contract until 31st March 2021 with the potential to extend subject to funding.
The Benefits
- Salary of £32,851 inclusive of Inner London Weighting
- An exceptional range of benefits
If you’re a qualified Counsellor or Psychotherapist, this is an excellent opportunity to support young people in Hackney and provide much needed support for those who may suffer from moderate to severe mental health issues.
The Role
As a Qualified Counsellor / Psychotherapist, you will be tasked with completing assessments, delivering 1:1 sessions and evaluating therapeutic interventions for young people.
Running outcome focused sessions for up to 24 weeks, you will also be involved in associated case management and related admin work.
Your role will specifically involve:
- Carrying out clinical and holistic assessments of service users’ needs and suitability
- Maintaining a caseload of 16 – 18 service users
- Providing high quality support, through the best possible interventions
- Keeping excellent, up-to-date records
As part of your role, you will be required to provide some evening sessions up until 8pm for around two days per week, including Thursdays, as part of your full time working hours.
About You
To be considered as a Qualified Counsellor / Psychotherapist, you will need:
- Significant relevant post qualification experience as a counsellor and/or psychotherapist and evidence of experience of working with children, young people and/or young adults with complex mental health and psychosocial issues
- Experience of monitoring, evaluating and reviewing treatment in progress, adapting delivery to maximise client engagement, applying clear knowledge of counselling and psychotherapeutic theory and practice
- Demonstrable experience of advising and liaising with other professionals in relation to young peoples’ mental health needs
- The ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service, including providing sessions until 8pm on up to two evenings per week (minimum one evening)
- To hold an individual BACP (or equivalent) registration or accreditation (or be eligible for accreditation) with a proven commitment to continuing learning and professional development including active participation in clinical supervision, line management supervision and performance appraisals
- To be educated to level three or above, with a recognised professional Counselling or Psychotherapy qualification
Other organisations may call this role Therapist, Youth Counsellor, Youth Psychotherapist, Clinical Psychologist, Counselling Psychologist, or Behavioural Therapist.
The closing date for this role is the 8th July 2020.
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Do you remember a time in your life when somebody really helped you? When a small intervention made a big impact on your life?
This is what we do at Buttle UK – funding activities and items that can change a young person’s life.
Buttle UK provides Chances for Children grants. These are flexible, needs-based grants to give children and young people in poverty and crisis, a chance for change. Working with a UK wide network of referral agencies from the statutory and charity sectors, we work with the family and referrer to agree a package of support that could be up to £2,000. With each grant we aim to increase children and young people’s capacity to engage in education and to improve their emotional and social wellbeing.
We need Grants Development Officers to help us deliver our vision. We are looking for people with a demonstrable passion for supporting children and young people, who are experienced in giving and/or receiving grants, flexible, friendly and efficient. You will be knowledgeable on issues around child poverty in the UK and have excellent communication and IT skills.
We are a small team recruiting to fill one permanent post for London and the South East (usually based in our Victoria office) and a number of 9 - 12 months fixed term posts. The fixed term posts are home based and can be based anywhere in the UK. For the fixed term posts we welcome applications for secondments.
We actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply as Buttle UK is committed to equality of opportunity and diversity. We encourage and welcome applications from all parts of the community regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
The closing date for applications is 11.30pm, Sunday 5 July 2020.
Interviews will take place on 23 and 24 July on Zoom or similar.
Please, no agencies, and CVs will not be accepted. Please note that we will only be able to provide feedback to shortlisted applicants.
Buttle UK was established in 1953 and is dedicated to helping children and young people who are in crisis, to change their lives by giving smal... Read more
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An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the UK's leading children's mental health charity. Place2Be has been providing in-school support and expert professional development to improve the emotional wellbeing of children and young people, families, teachers and school staff for over 25 years.
Place2Be provides children's mental health services in over 600 primary and secondary schools, reaching a total school population of over 350,000 pupils. The teams at the charity provide a range of services in their partner schools to build resilience early in life through counselling, creative work and play, and support a child's ability to engage in school life. They are currently training c1200 Counsellors on Placement each year who build their mental health and counselling skills and experience through practice in their partner schools.
To continue their ambition to reach 10% of schools nationally Place2Be is now looking for an inspirational and passionate clinician to join them in the capacity of Regional Clinical Lead (London) on a permanent basis.
Place2Be - Regional Clinical Lead (London)
Location: 175 St John St Clerkenwell London. Travel across the London will be required.
Salary: 50K + Benefits
Contract: Permanent
As a Regional Clinical Lead, you will ensure consistently high quality, safe, ethical and efficient clinical work is delivered across the Region. You will be accountable for clinical governance and ensure all services are clinically sounds, effective and legally compliant.
As a senior member of the clinical team at Place2Be you will work with the Clinical Director and other Regional Clinical Leads to help shape the organisation's approach and range of mental health interventions in schools.
To be considered for this position you will be able to demonstrate an ability to improve methods of clinical service delivery within the context of up to date research and emerging best practice in children and young people's mental health services and in line with clinical policies and procedures. The successful candidate will have experience of delivering a range of clinical learning modules, to qualified clinicians and large groups.
Closing date for applications: Midnight on Sunday 24th May 2020
First stage interviews: W/C 1st June 2020
Second stage interviews: W/C 1st June 2020
If you would like to receive an Information Pack for this role, with details on how to apply, please contact Faye Marshall at Harris Hill.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Counsellor / Psychotherapist - Spanish Speaker
21 hours (3 days per week)
Annual Salary (FTE): £28,600 per annum pro rata
Fixed term contract with possibility of extension
We are seeking for a motivated Counsellor/Psychotherapist Latin American woman to join LAWRS’ Counselling and Psychotherapy team which offers a women-centred, culturally specific service in Spanish and Portuguese for Latin American women victims and survivors of violence against women and girls (VAWG).
The successful candidate will undertake crisis interventions, clinical assessments and provide one-to-one short term therapy. The Counsellor/Psychotherapist will also contribute to develop LAWRS client base and organise and deliver workshops and therapeutic groups.
The main duties of this post include:
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To provide specialist counselling services, abiding by the BACP Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy.
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To effectively manage an adequate caseload and carry out all related administrative tasks.
The post holder will be BACP accredited or equivalent or BACP registered and working towards accreditation.
This post is open to Latin American women* only in accordance with the Equality Act 2010. We encourage applications from disabled and LBTQ+ women.
How to apply: Please note that we do not accept CVs. If you are interested in this position, please download the application and equal opportunities forms provided and send them to LAWRS Recruitment via email as indicated in the application form guidelines, quoting the reference LAWRSCOUNSELLOR in the email subject. We regret that late applications cannot be accepted.
Closing date for applications: Sunday 5th July 2020
Interviews: Week commencing 13th July 2020
*women who identify as Latin Americans (1st and 2nd generation) and speak Spanish.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Programme Information
Young Greenwich is a new integrated programme commissioned by the Royal Borough of Greenwich. The key purpose of the programme is to enable young people to develop holistically, working with them to facilitate their personal, social, and educational aspirations with an aim to develop their voice and reach their full potential. The programme is led by NHS Oxleas Foundation Trust (Oxleas) and delivered with partners Charlton Athletic Community Trust (CACT) who together with METRO form the Young Greenwich Partnership. Young Greenwich will deliver seamlessly in and out of schools, youth hubs and other community venues with strong pathways for pupils in schools into community-based activities and support vice versa.
As part of the Young Greenwich offer, METRO will facilitate and deliver the National Chlamydia Screening Programme (NCSP), which aims to increase testing and treatment and reduce onward transmission of Chlamydia amongst 15-24 year olds- particularly those who are at higher risk. METRO will also facilitate and deliver the free condom scheme available to Greenwich residents aged 13-24; the Greenwich C Card enables young people to access free condoms via sites across the borough as well as online.
Job Summary
If you are right for this role, you will be a committed, motivated, and outgoing individual who wants to support the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) of young people living in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, working in a partnership capacity as part of a holistic health and wellbeing programme. Your role will be multi-faceted, and you will therefore be flexible and able to offer a variety of SRH interventions in a broad range of settings, to a broad range of young people.
First, you will provide brief interventions in sexual health in an outreach capacity at schools, colleges, universities, leisure centres, youth organisations, and other venues. Here, your primary focus will be to provide basic information about SRH to young people, whilst also encouraging them to complete a Chlamydia screen and register to the free condom scheme. You will also promote online testing for those aged over 18, and connect young people with other local sexual health services through referral or handholding.
Second, you will deliver SRH and relationships training to groups of young people and professionals, in smaller workshop settings as well as to larger groups. You will be able to deliver accurate information on a variety of topics that are often sensitive and complex. You will have an existing knowledge base that you will be willing to expand and solidify through a combination of supported training and independent learning.
Third, you will provide drop in sexual health sessions and offer 1:1 sexual health support to young people who attend any of the four Young Greenwich youth groups. You and your counterpart will each be responsible for visiting two of the four Young Greenwich hubs once each week, working closely with the youth group leader as well as the young people themselves to establish trusted relationships and an engaging programme of activity. You will be proactive and creative at integrating sexual health to other, ongoing activities.
Across all aspects of your role, you promote local sexual health and contraception services to young people and adults alike, referring to in-person or online services as appropriate and handholding as much or as little as needed, particularly to those most vulnerable. You will keep accurate monitoring records for all interactions, referrals, Chlamydia screens, and C Card registrations / distributions.
This role requires flexibility and working unsociable hours. Schedules will be done up to one month in advance and will vary from week to week depending on programme need.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Programme Information
Young Greenwich is a new integrated programme commissioned by the Royal Borough of Greenwich. The key purpose of the programme is to enable young people to develop holistically, working with them to facilitate their personal, social, and educational aspirations with an aim to develop their voice and reach their full potential. The programme is led by NHS Oxleas Foundation Trust (Oxleas) and delivered with partners Charlton Athletic Community Trust (CACT) who together with METRO form the Young Greenwich Partnership. Young Greenwich will deliver seamlessly in and out of schools, youth hubs and other community venues with strong pathways for pupils in schools into community-based activities and support vice versa.
As part of the Young Greenwich offer, METRO will facilitate and deliver the National Chlamydia Screening Programme (NCSP), which aims to increase testing and treatment and reduce onward transmission of Chlamydia amongst 15-24 year olds- particularly those who are at higher risk. METRO will also facilitate and deliver the free condom scheme available to Greenwich residents aged 13-24; the Greenwich C Card enables young people to access free condoms via sites across the borough as well as online.
Job Summary
If you are right for this role, you will be a committed, motivated, and outgoing individual who wants to support the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) of young people living in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, working in a partnership capacity as part of a holistic health and wellbeing programme. Your role will be multi-faceted, and you will therefore be flexible and able to offer a variety of SRH interventions in a broad range of settings, to a broad range of young people.
First, you will provide brief interventions in sexual health in an outreach capacity at schools, colleges, universities, leisure centres, youth organisations, and other venues. Here, your primary focus will be to provide basic information about SRH to young people, whilst also encouraging them to complete a Chlamydia screen and register to the free condom scheme. You will also promote online testing for those aged over 18, and connect young people with other local sexual health services through referral or handholding.
Second, you will deliver SRH and relationships training to groups of young people and professionals, in smaller workshop settings as well as to larger groups. You will be able to deliver accurate information on a variety of topics that are often sensitive and complex. You will have an existing knowledge base that you will be willing to expand and solidify through a combination of supported training and independent learning.
Third, you will provide drop in sexual health sessions and offer 1:1 sexual health support to young people who attend any of the four Young Greenwich youth groups. You and your counterpart will each be responsible for visiting two of the four Young Greenwich hubs once each week, working closely with the youth group leader as well as the young people themselves to establish trusted relationships and an engaging programme of activity. You will be proactive and creative at integrating sexual health to other, ongoing activities.
Across all aspects of your role, you promote local sexual health and contraception services to young people and adults alike, referring to in-person or online services as appropriate and handholding as much or as little as needed, particularly to those most vulnerable. You will keep accurate monitoring records for all interactions, referrals, Chlamydia screens, and C Card registrations / distributions.
This role requires flexibility and working unsociable hours. Schedules will be done up to one month in advance and will vary from week to week depending on programme need.
METRO is a leading equality & diversity charity, providing health, community & youth services across London & the South East & ... Read more
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are currently looking for two innovative and resilient Psychologists to work within our Camden's Adult Pathway Services.
SHP (Single Homeless Project) is one of London’s leading homelessness prevention charities and a dynamic and growing organisation changing 8,000 lives every year across London - from supporting people in crisis, to helping them take the final steps towards independence and employment.
One of the roles will be based within our Camden Complex Needs Hostel - Southampton Row, working with adults who have experienced homelessness, multiple disadvantages and may also have support needs related to their mental health or substance use. The second role will be based within our Camden Substance Use services, working with clients who may be pre-contemplative about their substance use.
Both roles will require you to provide one to one sessions with clients, group work and support to the highly committed staff teams; as well as broader support (including reflective practice, case formulations and training) to services across the Adult Pathway in support of the development of PIE (Psychologically Informed Environments).
The ideal candidates will have demonstrable experience of working as a qualified Psychologist including post-qualification experience within the speciality, coupled with an understanding of PIE. You will also have experience of working with homeless, socially excluded and/or hard to engage client groups with challenging behaviour and complex needs.
In return, we can provide you with a dynamic, person-centred working environment, where you will be empowered to support clients with complex needs, adopt a personalised approach to care that maximises independence, choice and control, while following our philosophy of PIE.
You will also have access to a personalised Learning and Development programme and be supported in your career and personal growth, with opportunities to extend your skills to ensure you excel. The service also has well established links to the local psychology networks and strong ethos of supervision and reflective practice.
Closing date: 12th July 2020 (at Midnight)
Interview date: 21st and 23rd July 2020
This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed for the successful applicant.
Our attractive benefits package includes:
- A 37.5 hour working week including flexible working hours (core hours are 10am – 4pm) in non-accommodation services
- 25 days annual leave, increasing annually to the maximum 30 days (plus paid Bank Holidays),
- A contributory pension scheme: SHP will contribute the equivalent of 5% of your annual salary
- Staff Health Cash Plan and discounts scheme
- Comprehensive and integrated training programme designed specifically to develop the skills and knowledge involved in our work
SHP is actively committed to equal opportunities and the promotion of diversity and inclusion, in all of our services and workplaces. We are also Disability Confident Committed, a Stonewall Diversity Champion and IIP accredited. In the London Homelessness Awards 2019 one of our Projects was commended for their work.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our growing organisation as a Youth Worker and Coach and be part of the Latin American Youth Forum (LAYF). Aimed at 13-19 year olds, LAYF supports young Latin Americans and Spanish/Portuguese speakers more widely to access education, training and employment, increase youth engagement, boost social and emotional capabilities and experience increased social cohesion. This project is delivered in partnership with Building Young Brixton (BYB), a consortium co-led by 9 Lambeth-based organisations, providing a broad and diverse offer for young people in the borough.
LAYF targets vulnerable young people (including NEETs and those who are working in low income positions) and consists of four main activities: (1) Creative ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Classes, (2) Skills/creative arts workshops, (3) In-depth career/education mentoring, and (4) engagement with BYB organisations through referrals and participation to joint activities/events. The Youth Worker will develop a dynamic activity programme and a consistent mentoring service, while working closely with the LAYF ESOL Teacher delivering ESOL classes and with the Family Support Worker supporting secondary school admission. LAYF has a bottom-up approach, and all activities are co-created with the young people.
The Youth Worker and Coach will be an excellent communicator in both English and Spanish (Portuguese desirable), who is passionate about social justice and will co-create an exciting programme of activities for the young people of LAYF. The Youth Worker will be able to handle service delivery with monitoring impact and communication (both outreach and social media) while ensuring the safety of the young people during face-to-face and remote activities.
Due to COVID-19, we are currently delivering activities remotely and planning to go back to face-to-face delivery once it's safe to do so.
The deadline to apply is midnight of Sunday 12th July 2020. For more information on this role and how to apply, please visit the IRMO website as directed below.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you passionate about dogs and cats? Our people and animals make Battersea a great place to work. Your expertise will help increase our impact for dogs and cats everywhere.
We are seeking two skilled Veterinary Trustees with significant current senior veterinary leadership experience to join our Council of Trustees, to play a key part in Battersea’s future development and growth.
About us
Battersea is here for every dog and cat and has been since 1860. We are a world leading, animal welfare charity and over the last 160 years we’ve grown from one home in London to three, rescuing and rehoming centres across the South East. With c550 staff and 1000 volunteers, we have cared for over three million vulnerable animals We also campaign tirelessly to make things better for dogs and cats, sharing our expertise and educating the public and policymakers about responsible pet ownership. Two years ago we launched the Battersea Academy working with animals and veterinary practitioners across the UK and Internationally to develop and enhance their services to animals. Join us and make a difference for every dog and cat.
About the roles
During the latter half of this year and the first half of 2021, our two long standing and highly esteemed, Veterinary Trustees, Professor Matthew Pead BVetMed PhD MRCVS FHEA CertSAO and Dr Bradley Viner BVetMed MSc (VetGP) DProf FRCVS, will conclude their terms of office, after many years of exceptional support and contribution to Battersea. We are seeking to replace them with two equally skilled and engaged Veterinary Trustees who will each play a key part in Battersea’s future development and growth. To support our strategy and to build diversity in the Board we are looking for two new Trustees both with significant, current senior veterinary leadership experience, either from a research, policy development or clinical background or with direct practice experience.
The two new Trustees will join our Board of eleven, known as Council, who meet seven times a year with the Chief Executive and Directors (six half-day meetings usually in London and a full-day annual strategy meeting with the Directors usually in Windsor). Meeting formats are currently under review and some may in future be held virtually.
Both roles are appointments for an initial term of three years and may be re-appointed for a further two terms of three years. We anticipate one of the new Trustees will join the Board in October 2020, with the second successful new Trustee joining us in the Spring of 2021.
These are volunteer unremunerated roles.
More information about Battersea, including our Strategic Plan, please visit our website.
How to apply
To apply, please submit your CV and a supporting statement of no more than 1,000 words that addresses how you meet the requirements of the person specification and outlines your personal motivation for becoming a Trustee of Battersea. Any applications received via our online application portal will not be considered. Please also state if you are available to start the role in October 2020, Spring 2021 or have no preference.
Battersea is committed to providing equality of opportunity and valuing diversity for all current and prospective staff and Trustees. We aim to ensure that this commitment, reinforced by our values, is embedded in our day-to-day working practices and our work together. We would particularly welcome applications for these roles from black and minority ethnic and disabled candidates as they are under represented on our Council of Trustees.
For full details, including our job applicant privacy notice, please download our recruitment pack. All applications must be submitted before the closing date advertised.