A great opportunity to work for an organisation that is making a positive difference to the lives of people worldwide, a friendly and supportive culture, working with values driven and highly engaged colleagues, work life balance and flexible working.
We are looking for a energetic Global Project Officer at Practical Action to support our work in delivering Renewable Energy to Refugees (RE4R).
About the Role:
You will support the Renewable Energy for Refugees Team to develop, co-ordinate and quality assure the global outreach of the project’s key outcome, building on the project’s in-country implementation to achieve global impact and aiming to re-shape the response to humanitarian energy needs.
You will develop activities and outputs to ensure that learning, evidence and advocacy, drawn from the project’s work in Jordan and Rwanda, is used to demonstrate the benefits and long-term viability of market-led renewable energy services in displaced settings. This aims to ensure that the positive outcomes of the project are delivered within the project timespan, but also beyond this, in the form of long-term systemic change, leading to more sustainable, and wider-scale impact beyond RE4R’s geographic and temporal boundaries.
About You:
You will have excellent written and oral communications skills in English and proven ability of producing excellent written content, including ability to devise and edit content for various digital platforms.
With experience of managing print and audio-visual production processes and with strong project management skills and ability to work to deadlines, you will have excellent administration and organization skills and a sound understanding of, and commitment to, gender equality.
In addition, you’ll have an understanding of relevant knowledge/communications tools and approaches to build awareness amongst targeted stakeholders. Some exposure to the international energy sector relating to energy access and international development would be an advantage
YOUR LOCATION:
We are looking for applicants you are able to work from one of our offices either here in the UK (Rugby), Kenya (Nairobi) or Kigali (Rwanda) - we do offer remote working patterns but would require the candidate to travel to the office frequently.
Our UK base in Rugby is commutable from London (45mins) or Birmingham (25mins) by rail
For further information and to apply visit our website
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Recruiting a Support Worker to join our Learning Disabilities service in Tower Hamlets!
£22,360 per annum, 40 hours per week plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more.
The service accommodates three individuals on a ground floor, and suits people whom have mobility needs. Support is provided across 24 hours with various levels depending on the customers needs. There is a shared kitchen, lounge, garden, wet room and two toilets; however other shared communal facilities available within the block. The service has a person centred approach; this is always picked up by Auditors and Inspectors, it's mentioned within audits reports. The people whom live there choose and are supported to live the life that they want taking part in various activities within their community such as attending day centres, visiting their friends, attending church, participating in events and much more.
The service is supported by an amazing, compassionate and experienced team who have many years supporting people with Learning Disabilities and other Disabilities. The Manager has excellent experience in supporting people of various ages with Learning Disabilities and Autism, the Manager is also a Winner of the Great Britain Care Awards 2019.
As a Support Worker you will be expected to undertake duties and work as part of the staff team to support customers with daily support to achieve personal goals by using person centred approach. Work within a team to communicate, meet the service and Look Ahead objectives and responsibilities whilst working flexibly to respond to the needs of the customers.
This role will require either an experienced, skilled and compassionate person and or a person with great values and willing to learn in order to meet the role specific competencies for this position
Key Responsibilities:
- Work proactively with the team to handle the service caseload and support an effective team approach to meeting each customer's identified needs
- Contribute to a positive service environment, ensuring the service is supportive and a place of safety and stability for customers. This includes working flexibly and being proactively in delivering, reviewing and arranging effective support for emerging needs and risks in order to prevent escalating concerns
- Ensure Look Ahead Health and Safety policies and local protocols are adhered to at all times, to ensure the safety of the customers, colleagues, visitors, contractors and premises including responding to maintenance, fire and health and safety issues
- The ability to follow guidelines and use initiatives to manage, control and eradicate infections. For example following a thorough cleaning rota and completing all relevant checks such as living standards checks
- Deliver all aspects of support to enable customers to develop independent living skills as appropriate to the individual needs of the customer. This may include practical tasks, delivering personal care, including but not limited to support with personal hygiene, meal preparation, medication management and personal finances support as required
- Champion a positive local culture within the service
- Support customers to undertake domestic tasks, including practical assistance to ensure a high quality living environment that promotes customers' dignity, respect and allows customers to feel safe and welcome in their own home
- Participate in support planning, risk management and assessment of needs in line with support planning whilst supporting the team with case work management
- Work with customers to promote social inclusion to promote independent living, encouraging customers to maximise their skills and choices.
- Involve customers in the design, development and delivery of the service through co-production
- Use appropriate communication including accessible information standards to ensure customers understands and can make informed choices.
- Report and support any observations relating to customers welfare
- Proactive development of links with local statutory and voluntary organisations to provide a range of engagement opportunities for customers in the community
- Shift lead, ensuring effective coordination of staff time so that all planned service and customer activities are attended to during the course of the shift
- Maintain a good standard of records and reporting as required at the project under the direction of the Managers
- Engaging in learning and development activities to increase knowledge and skills and share learning with customers and colleague
- Attend and participate in team meetings, customers meetings and participate in daily handovers
- Competent and or willing to learn the use of IT and its programmes
- Competent and or willing to learn the use of relevant systems, company policies and frameworks
For more information or to apply please visit our website.
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Hackney Winter Night Shelter will be running from a “fixed” venue in Stoke Newington over winter 2020-21. We are adapting our service due to the coronavirus pandemic to make sure that everyone is safe and that we are covid-secure.
We are recruiting overnight workers (two posts) to ensure the security, safety and wellbeing of our night shelter guests and the building overnight. Hours will be 9.30pm to 8.30am (with one hour unpaid break) and includes working every other weekend. Some flexibility would be an advantage.
Experience of working in homelessness is not essential, but the successful applicant must have the abllity to build a good rapport with people at all levels and able to deal with emergencies calmly and confidently.
You will be the sole worker on site overnight.
The contract is until end March 2021, with possibility of extension.
We will be interviewing on a rolling basis as we receive applications, initially by Zoom.
Please submit your application as soon as possible as we will close to applications once a suitable candidate has been appointed.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Permanent role with funding end date of 31st August 2021 with possible extension to 31st August 2022.
12 hours per week flexible.
£23,388.00 per annum pro-rata plus travel expenses
Location: Birmingham
This role sits within our Children and Young People Directorate working in partnership with Premier Foundation to support communities, parents and their children to access and engage with meaningful and inclusive sports activities.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Working alongside specific schools in Birmingham, you will work within a team that is committed to strengthening how the organisation best supports children and young people by accelerating new and innovative ways of working.
You will be able to demonstrate a key understanding and knowledge of building relationships with all stakeholders and providing support to increase inclusion, confidence and develop resilience.
You will work to create an inclusive service that is child focused and led; supporting participation activities and drawing out learning from direct work to identify trends and patterns for review and improvement.
Key skills and competencies
-Ability to communicate with all stakeholders, written and verbally
-Ability to motivate and engage others
-Ability to manage professional boundaries
-Ability to plan and manage own workload, using your own initiative
-Working knowledge of relevant policy and practice relating to child protection and safeguarding of young people
-Relevant experience of working with young people from diverse backgrounds, 1-1 and in a group setting.
-Experience of supporting young people who are dealing with complex and sensitive issues.
Information about the Children's Society
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 12 midnight 10th September 2020
Interviews will be held on week commencing 14th September 2020.
Looking for an opportunity to make a difference?
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Location / Lleoliad: Rhondda Cynon Taff (RCT) and Merthyr Tydfil– home based with occasional travel across England and Wales
Salary / Cyflog: £23,500 per annum / y flwyddyn
Hours / Oriau: Full-time (35 hours a week) / Amser llawn (35 awr yr wythnos)
Contract: Fixed term until October 2021 (12 months) / Cyfnod penodol tan fis Hydref 2021 (12 mis)
Benefits / Buddion: 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and pension / 30 diwrnod o wyliau blynyddol plws gwyliau banc a phensiwn
Do you want to make a real difference to the lives of kinship carers and their families in Wales?
About the role: This is a brand-new role, the first of its kind in Wales for Grandparents Plus. So we’re looking for someone who is excited about developing and scaling up our work in Wales.
As part of the new Service Design and Impact team, you’ll work closely with our Development Manager for Wales, to pilot new services for kinship carers and build close links with the community.
Working across Rhondda Cynon Taff (RCT) and Merthyr Tydfil, our new project worker will support kinship families in their homes and in the community, providing information, advice and signposting to local services. You’ll set up and deliver our new support service for special guardians and other kinship carers.
From facilitating peer support groups (both face to face and online), recruiting volunteers, delivering preparation workshops for carers thinking of becoming special guardians and delivering our Kinship Connected support programme, you’ll be providing a lifeline and reducing isolation and loneliness.
Who we’re looking for: We’re seeking an experienced project worker who is passionate about working with kinship carers and the issues affecting children on the edge of the care system, in order to transform the support they receive.
Ideally, you’ll have good knowledge of services and communities in Rhondda Cynon Taff (RCT) and Merthyr Tydfil.
We are looking for someone who has the interpersonal and partnership skills to perform their role sensitively and creatively and who can work collaboratively with key stakeholders.
You will also really understand the important of evaluation and proving our impact to help support growth and tract more fundraising and commissioning.
The nature of our work means that things can change quickly, so you’ll need to be able to problem solve and keep a cool head.
This role will be what you make it and we’re looking for someone to seize this opportunity.
Why work for us? It’s a fast-paced environment, with plenty of opportunity to put your ideas into practice to positively change the lives of vulnerable families. You will be joining the charity at an exciting time as we embark on developing our services and reach in Wales. And this is a key role to growing our services.
It is important to us that you’re happy in this role so we really value development, so we’ll encourage you to keep learning and training.
We’re a friendly team, passionate about doing good better. If that sounds like you, why don’t you join us?
We will not short list candidates who don’t enclose a personalised covering letter.
We welcome applications in both English and in Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.
Closing date: 9am, 2/10/2020
Interview date: w/c 12/10/2020
About Grandparents Plus – the kinship care charity Kinship care begins in crisis. A child whose parents are unable to care for them. It’s frightening, painful, confusing. For the child, it can feel like their world is ending.
Instinctively, a loved one steps in – a grandparent, brother, sister, aunt, uncle or family friend. They are now a kinship carer, bringing up the children they love. There’s no chance to prepare. Plans are pushed aside. Relationships, jobs and savings are sacrificed.
At Grandparents Plus, we know how hard life can be for kinship carers. But we’ve seen the amazing things they’re capable of with someone by their side. With the right support, children raised in kinship families flourish.
That’s why we support, connect and campaign. To keep kinship families stronger by keeping them together.
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Ydych chi am wneud gwahaniaeth gwirioneddol i fywydau gofalwyr sy’n berthnasau a’u teuluoedd yng Nghymru?
Gwybodaeth am y rôl: Rôl newydd sbon yw hon, y gyntaf o’i bath yng Nghymru i Grandparents Plus. Felly rydym ni’n chwilio am rywun sy’n gyffrous am ddatblygu ac estyn cwmpas ein gwaith yng Nghymru.
Fel rhan o’r tîm newydd Effaith a Dylunio Gwasanaeth, byddwch chi’n cydweithio’n agos â’n Rheolwr Datblygu yng Nghymru, i beilota gwasanaethau newydd ar gyfer gofalwyr sy’n berthnasau a meithrin cysylltiadau clos â’r gymuned.
Bydd ein gweithiwr prosiect newydd yn gweithio ar draws Rhondda Cynon Taf (RhCT) a Merthyr Tudful i gefnogi teuluoedd sy’n berthnasau yn eu cartrefi ac yn y gymuned, gan ddarparu gwybodaeth a chyngor, a’u cyfeirio at wasanaethau lleol. Byddwch yn sefydlu ac yn cyflwyno ein gwasanaeth cymorth newydd ar gyfer gwarcheidwaid arbenng a gofalwyr eraill sy’n berthnasau.
O hwyluso grwpiau cefnogi cymheiriaid (wyneb yn wyneb ac ar-lein), recriwtio gwirfoddolwyr, cyflwyno gweithdai paratoi ar gyfer gofalwyr sy’n ystyried dod yn warcheidwaid arbennig a chyflwyno ein rhaglen gymorth Kinship Connected, byddwch chi’n darparu cynhaliaeth ac yn lleihau teimladau ynysig ac unigrwydd.
Y person sydd gennym ni mewn golwg: Rydym ni’n chwilio am weithiwr prosiect profiadol sy’n credu’n angerddol mewn gweithio gyda gofalwyr sy’n berthnasau a’r materion sy’n effeithio ar blant ar gyrion y system ofal, er mwyn trawsffurfio’r cymorth maen nhw’n ei gael.
Yn ddelfrydol, bydd gennych chi lefel dda o wybodaeth am wasanaethau a chymunedau yn Rhondda Cynon Taf (RhCT) a Merthyr Tudful.
Rydym ni’n chwilio am rywun sydd â’r sgiliau rhyngbersonol a phartneriaeth i gyflawni eu rôl yn sensitif ac yn greadigol, ac sy’n gallu gweithio ar y cyd â rhanddeiliaid allweddol.
Byddwch hefyd yn wir yn deall pwysigrwydd gwerthuso a phrofi ein heffaith er mwyn helpu i gefnogi twf a sbarduno mwy o godi arian a chomisiynu.
Mae natur ein gwaith yn golygu bod pethau’n gallu newid yn gyflym, felly bydd angen i chi fedru datrys problemau a chadw meddwl clir.
Bydd y rôl hon yn llawn cyfleoedd, ac rydym ni’n chwilio am rywun i fanteisio ar hynny.
Pam gweithio i ni? Amgylchedd sy’n symud yn gyflym yw hwn, a bydd digon o gyfleoedd i roi eich syniadau ar waith er mwyn newid bywydau teuluoedd bregus er gwell. Byddwch chi’n ymuno â’r elusen ar adeg gyffrous wrth i ni fynd ati i ddatblygu ein gwasanaethau a’n cwmpas yng Nghymru, ac mae hon yn rôl allweddol yng nghyswllt tyfu ein gwasanaethau.
Mae’n bwysig i ni eich bod chi’n hapus yn y rôl hon, felly rydym ni’n gosod gwerth mawr ar ddatblygiad, a byddwn ni’n eich annog i barhau i ddysgu a hyfforddi.
Rydym ni’n dîm cyfeillgar, ac yn credu’n angerddol mewn gwneud gwaith da yn well. Os yw hynny’n swnio’n debyg i chi, beth am ymuno â ni?
Ni fydd ymgeiswyr sydd heb gynnwys llythyr cefnogi personol yn cyrraedd y rhestr fer.
Rydym ni’n croesawu ceisiadau yn Gymraeg a Saesneg. Ni fydd ceisiadau a ddaw i law yn Gymraeg yn cael eu trin yn llai ffafriol na cheisiadau Saesneg.
Dyddiad cau: 9am, dydd Llun 2/10/2020
Dyddiad cyfweld: dydd Iau w/c 12/10/2020
Gwybodaeth am Grandparents Plus – yr elusen gofal gan berthnasau
Mae gofal gan berthnasau yn cychwyn mewn argyfwng. Plant y mae eu rhieni’n methu gofalu amdanynt. Mae’n boenus, ac yn achosi braw a dryswch. I’r plentyn, gall deimlo fel petai’r byd yn dod i ben.
Yn reddfol, mae rhywun annwyl yn camu i’r bwlch – nain/taid, brawd, chwaer, modryb, ewythr neu ffrind i’r teulu. Nawr maen nhw’n ofalwr sy’n berthynas, yn magu’r plant maen nhw’n eu caru. Does dim cyfle i baratoi. Mae cynlluniau’n cael eu rhoi o’r neilltu. Mae perthnasoedd, swyddi a chynilion yn cael eu haberthu.
Yn Grandparents Plus rydym ni’n gwybod pa mor anodd gall bywyd fod i ofalwyr sy’n berthnasau. Ond rydym ni wedi gweld y pethau rhyfeddol maen nhw’n gallu eu cyflawni gyda rhywun yn eu hymyl. Gyda’r gefnogaeth gywir, mae plant sy’n cael eu magu yn nheuluoedd perthnasau yn ffynnu.
Dyna pam rydym ni’n cefnogi, yn cysylltu ac yn ymgyrchu. I gadw teuluoedd perthnasau yn gryfach trwy eu cadw gyda’i gilydd.
This is a temporary post for 6 to 12 months with the possibility of extension.
Centre 33 is looking to recruit a Young Carers Project Worker, with extensive experience working with young people, to support the delivery of the Centre 33 Young Carer service in Cambridgeshire.
You will be part of the Young Carers Project at Centre 33, providing a variety of support to young carers. Your role will involve assessment of young people, face to face support and group work in line with the strategic development of the service.
This post is a critical part of the Young Carers’ service and involves working and engaging with young people in a variety of settings.
The role is for 21 hours per week over 3 or 4 days.
We are currently recruiting for another role within the young carers service and for the right candidate we could consider combining both roles to create a full-time position. Please refer to our other advertisement for a Young Carers Capacity Builder for additional details.
You will be working across various locations in the Cambridgeshire region. A driving license and use of a car is essential for this post.
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This post is subject to a DBS check and references.
Applications must be received by 9am, on 15th October with interviews to take place week commencing 19th October
Centre 33 strives to be an equal opportunities employer.
We welcome discussions about part time and flexible working arrangements.
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- £20,660 per year (based on a full time salary of £27,670)
- 28 hours per week (to potentially include some evening work)
- Permanent
- Based in Greenwich
Bromley, Lewisham & Greenwich Mind is a highly regarded, innovative local Charity working alongside people with mental health problems and dementia to improve their quality of life. With an annual turnover of more than £4m, over 120 staff and 250 volunteers, we are one of the largest charities in the Mind network.
Commissioned by the Royal Borough of Greenwich and delivered as part of an alliance of local Third sector organisations, the Connecting Communities service provides Greenwich residents with information, guidance and support to access mainstream services that can help them lead independent lives.
This is an exciting time to become part of the team at Bromley, Lewisham & Greenwich Mind, as we work with our partners Metro, Age UK Bromley & Greenwich, Greenwich Mencap, GAD (Greenwich Association for Disabled People) and the Volunteer Centre Greenwich.
About the role:
As Connecting Communities Project Worker, you will lead on the delivery and continued development of this service, working closely with internal and external teams to ensure a high quality service. As well as providing support to clients, you will develop a team of reception information volunteers to respond to requests for information from phone and door callers.
Requirements:
Reporting to the Peer Support Volunteer Manager, you will have experience of the following to make you stand out:
• Providing appropriate and accessible information and guidance
• Supporting people with mental health problems
• Supporting volunteers
Bromley, Lewisham & Greenwich Mind are committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment. We value diversity, promote equality, and challenge discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.
Successful applicants will be expected to undergo an Enhanced level Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Staff benefits include:
- a matched contribution pension scheme
- 25 days’ holiday (pro-rata, rising with service)
- quality supervision and training opportunities.
Closing date: 11:59pm on Thursday 8th October 2020
Likely interview date: Monday 19th October 2020
More information can be found on our website
Registered Charity: 1082972
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“This organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults with care and support needs and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment”
Due to a high demand for our service, we have several Talkback Equip Project Worker vacancies to deliver a range of services to our members with learning disability and/or autism. Within the Equip Project, you will be working closely with local Further Education colleges by supporting young people, one to one, towards their education provision. Other project activities include gardening and allotment groups (some of which are based in National Trust properties), social and life skills training, a men’s independence group, travel training, a drama group which puts on regular shows, a recycling and tools workshop, a creative media group and a group working with animals.
We are currently recruiting for:
Project Workers – Learning Assistants - £18000- £19200 p.a. or pro rata
Both full and part time roles available (a minimum of 3 days a week)
Full year and term time roles available
No shift work or evening/weekend work
You will work at our High Wycombe and Aylesbury buildings, plus in local colleges and out in the community. You will work alongside people with a learning disability or autism to meet their individual needs also support young people with their families to achieve positive outcomes.
To succeed you will be able to work both as part of a team and independently and have a 'can do' attitude. You will need to have good communication skills and an understanding of both self-advocacy and inclusion. We can teach you all you need to know; you just need to have the passion and care.
You will have the opportunity to help someone develop and grow as a person whilst making a difference that will live with you forever. And, as one of our team said ‘Working with people with a learning disability or autism is the most rewarding and fulfilling role’
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on successful applicants including a Disclosure & Barring Service check (DBS) including checks with past employers (Applicant Declaration must be completed and returned with application).
Closing date: 4th October 2020
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Emerging Futures’ greatest resource is its people, so we also offer our employees generous annual leave, pension, and other benefits.
Emerging Futures has secured a 3-5-year contract to deliver substance misuse and housing support services across Cheshire East. Our Housing Related Support is informed by both harm reduction and ‘Housing First’ principles and is driven operationally via a culture of values based, passionate leadership.
We are extremely proud of our services and are looking to recruit passionate and enthusiastic Housing Project Workers who are able to engage and offer support to people who present with a range of complex needs, including poor health & wellbeing, low self-esteem, low levels of literacy, substance misuse issues, non-existent family relationships and who have difficulty forming and sustaining new relationships.
If you thrive on working in a challenging but rewarding environment and have a real desire to make a difference to people’s lives, this role could be for you!
This requires the ability to work on a rolling rota basis covering days, evenings and weekend across our Housing Related Support provision in Crewe or Macclesfield, Cheshire East.
Our Passion Statement
At Emerging Futures, we believe that everyone has the potential to change, grow and learn and to achieve the best they can in everything they do. We know it takes courage and commitment to change, which is why we have a passion statement, rather than a mission statement. To us, being passionate means:
- celebrating success and achievement
- creative and daring enough to innovate
- determined to persist when things get tough
- brave enough to say when something isn’t good enough
- humble enough to accept and learn from criticism
- willing to take responsibility for making things better
Above all, being passionate means having the desire to nurture, facilitate and empower others to reach out with hope to achieve their full potential.
This job is for you if…
- You are someone who is committed to our passion statement and shares in our belief in the potential of all individuals, and that empowering individuals to support each other leads to positive change; not only for themselves, but also for their communities
- You are passionate about improving the health and wellbeing of those experiencing homelessness and rough sleeping and can support complex individuals from first point of contact to resettling in their own home.
- You are fun, approachable, energetic, confident, warm, empathetic, ambitious, flexible, resilient, discreet, organised, and professional.
- You are passionate about promoting recovery, tackling homelessness, and working in collaboratively with partner agencies.
What you will be doing
- Supporting tenants to maintain their tenancy by providing hands on, practical help and advice across our network of shared, supported housing.
- Working with the Local Authority and other agencies to create move-on options and improve the health and wellbeing of tenants through direct 1-1 work.
- Supporting the development of recovery and employment initiatives for tenants across Cheshire East, working with local third sector and grass roots organisations, associations, and individuals.
- Supporting residents in financial planning and providing debt counselling and support where appropriate.
- Ensuring residents understand their tenancy agreement and their rights and obligations.
- Managing accommodation for individuals, enabling residents to access pathways to meet their more immediate needs before moving on to full independence, their own tenancies and meaningful activity.
Some of the skills, knowledge and experience you will have
- A keen and comprehensive awareness of homelessness issues, interventions and understanding specific ways to support tenants with ingrained and entrenched negative behaviours.
- Excellent all-round communication skills and the ability to manage relationships.
- An ability to undertake accurate and comprehensive assessments of need, identifying levels of risk, recovery potential and establishing immediate and longer-term recovery goals.
- An ability to work effectively with groups using a structured planned approach.
- Experience of working in or with adult social care services within the charitable, third or public sector.
- A flexible attitude towards your work and a knowledge of local services and geography in Cheshire East.
- Flexibility and access to transport as you may be required to visit other sites across Cheshire East.
- We welcome applications from people with lived experience; however, all employees are required to have an enhanced DBS.
How to apply
If you are interested in applying for either of these new and exciting roles within Emerging Futures, please send your Application Form or CV along with a covering letter detailing why you are suitable for the role to Victoria Duncan on the email provided.
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Due to COVID 19, we’re adapting our shelters to a dinner service for those experiencing homelessness. Our dinner service run from one or two different church venues over the course of a week in the boroughs of Kensington & Chelsea, Hammersmith & Fulham, Richmond and Wandsworth.
You will work from 6:30am until 10pm. Working as part of a two-person team, you will be responsible for ensuring the security and safety of all guests who eat in at the dinner service and those who choose to take their meal away. Ensuring all project activities meet health and safety requirements will be central to your role as well as responding appropriately to any situations or emergencies that may occur.
We are looking for confident and empathetic people to join our project team. Come and be part of something special and help us to relieve poverty amongst street homeless people of West London.
What we do
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Glass Door Homeless Charity is London’s largest open-access winter night shelter. This award-winning, independent charity provides shelter and support for those with nowhere else to turn.
This year, Glass Door shelters will be run from a fixed location. We are adapting our service due to the coronavirus pandemic, to make sure that everyone is safe and that we are COVID-secure.
You will work from 9.45pm until 7.15am. Working as part of a two-person team, you will be responsible for ensuring the security and safety of all guests stay in our shelters. Ensuring all project activities meet health and safety requirements will be central to your role as well as responding appropriately to any situations or emergencies that may occur.
We are looking for confident and empathetic people to join our project team. Come and be part of something special and help us to relieve poverty amongst street homeless people of West London.
What we do
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Glass Door Homeless Charity is London’s largest open-access winter night shelter. This award-winning, independent charity provides shelter and support for those with nowhere else to turn.
Due to COVID-19, Glass Door is launching a fixed location hostel for those experiencing homelessness. Our Hostel Project Workers will be integral in the running of this life-saving service.
Hostels are staffed 24 hours a days; shifts available are:
-morning - 7:30am to 3:30pm
-evening – 3:00pm to 10pm
-overnight – 10pm to 8am (£0.59/hr premium)
Waking shifts that run from either 9.45pm until 8.am or day or evening shifts. Working as part of a two-person team, you will be responsible for ensuring the security and safety of all guests in the hostel through the night, and that all project activities meet health and safety requirements. You must remain awake and alert throughout the night and respond appropriately to any situations or emergencies that may occur.
The shelters house around 45 people each day. You will be expected to take part in regular checks throughout the day/night. The two staff are also responsible for preparing and delivering meals to our guests and ensuring that everyone has access to a safe environment including following government guidance.
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YMCA DOWNSLINK GROUP
YMCA WiSE (What is Sexual Exploitation) Project Worker
Working across East Sussex
Fixed Term 1-year Maternity Cover
37 Hours per week
£27,140 per annum
YMCA DownsLink Group’s WiSE Project is an innovative, award winning project working with children and young people experiencing or at risk of sexual exploitation; as well raising awareness of Child Sexual Exploitation and other forms of Child Criminal Exploitation.
We are looking for a Project Worker who is experienced in supporting vulnerable children and young people who may have experienced abuse or trauma, to join our successful team in East Sussex.
The Project Worker will hold a caseload of children and young people who have been identified as being at significant risk of, or victims of sexual exploitation, with the possibility of some cases being victims of criminal exploitation as the project evolves.
You will undertake one-to-one work to increase their understanding of sexual and criminal exploitation and develop their knowledge and skills to enable them to have safe, healthy relationships. It is essential that applicants can evidence relevant experience.
The project worker will work collaboratively with other professionals to support interventions which keep children and young people safe, disrupt the activity of perpetrators and where possible, lead to prosecutions.
The role involves significant time lone working whilst supporting children and young people in East Sussex, with travel across Sussex and further afield as required.
Line management and case support will be provided by YMCA DLG. YMCA WiSE staff receive regular 1-to-1 clinical supervision and group Reflective Practice Supervision.
This role will involve frequent travel and it is essential you hold a current driving licence and have access to your own car.
This is challenging yet rewarding work and requires an absolute commitment of the staff.
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, a health and wellbeing cash plan, 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, 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: Tuesday 6th October 2020 at 9am
Interview date: Thursday 15th 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.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
YMCA DOWNSLINK GROUP
Bank Project Workers
Burgess Hill, Crawley, Horsham, Worthing, Eastbourne, Brighton & Hove
Varied shifts across all areas - please specify which area(s) on application
Sessional Contract
£10.05 per hour
We are recruiting Bank Staff to work with a diverse group of young people, in our large Foyers (supported housing) and in our smaller Looked After Children’s Services. We are currently recruiting in:
- Burgess Hill
- Crawley
- Horsham
- Worthing
- Eastbourne
- Brighton & Hove
YMCA DLG provide accommodation which houses young people aged 16 to 25 and provides specialist support to enable thriving lives. Working in a holistic manner, we adopt a psychologically informed approach to support young people to transition into independent living through a range of one to one and group activity.
Our teams take an asset-based approach to actively encourage young people into education, employment and training. As a service, we provide a safe and welcoming environment for young people, with their aspirations and desires always at the forefront of the support we offer. Overall, we seek to encourage and enable young people to become empowered by providing positive opportunities which allow them to learn and achieve the independent skills they need to live positive and fulfilling lives.
As well as managing their accommodation, we provide intensive housing management, signposting to other agencies and provide group work and activities that enable young people to achieve the skills they need to begin managing life independently.
A good understanding of the support needs and aspirations of young people we work with is desirable.
You will help to keep our properties safe and secure throughout the day and night through different shift patterns (over a 7-day rota) across our services.
Burgess Hill – Looked After Children’s Service: We provide accommodation that is commissioned by West Sussex Council to provide 24-hour support to young people aged 16-18 years old.
Crawley Foyer: 40 bed Project providing supported accommodation for 16 – 25-year old’s the focus of the work is to help develop the young people’s skills and confidence through our More Than a Room support delivery so that they can move on from supported accommodation and live independently.
Horsham Y Centre: The Horsham Y Centre provides housing to 50 young people. The focus of the work is to help develop the young people’s skills and confidence through our More Than a Room support delivery so that they can move on from supported accommodation and live independently.
Worthing Foyer: Supported accommodation for young people aged 16-25. The foyer consists of 27 bedsits, complete with ensuite facilities, separated into 2 to 3-bedroom flats.
The focus of the work is to help develop the young people’s skills and confidence through our More Than a Room support delivery so that they can move on from supported accommodation and live independently.
Project Eastbourne, Hailsham and Hastings commissioned services: YMCA DLG supported services provide safe accommodation and opportunities for young people who have been made, or are at risk of becoming, homeless. We offer a holistic support package and actively encourage residents into education, training, employment or voluntary work. Whilst living with us residents will gain many essential life skills and social skills, empowering them to move successfully into semi-independent or fully independent accommodation.
Across our Eastbourne, Hailsham and Hastings projects we house 61 young people across five properties. Three of the properties have staff on hand 24 hours a day, with housing concierge available at night. Two properties are dedicated to our move on options for young people, with visiting support and concierge at night.
Project Eastbourne, Hastings and Bexhill transitional housing: We provide transitional housing for 165 young people aged 18 to 35, across 29 sites in Eastbourne, Hastings and Bexhill.
Funded by Homes England under the Empty Homes programme, the scheme enables us to lease empty properties from private landlords and refurbish them to a good standard, to provide affordable and safe accommodation for young people in housing need. Aimed at young people who are not quite ready to live completely independently we manage the lettings and deal with any issues that arise.
We manage a range of properties including studio flats, one to three-bedroom flats and four- and five-bedroom houses. We also manage a nine-bedroom property made up of studio flats and rooms with shared communal facilities.
Brighton & Hove – St Patrick’s: St. Patrick’s provides 29 units of accommodation for single homeless people and rough sleepers in five- and six-bedroom flats with shared kitchen/lounge and bathrooms, and a night shelter accommodating up to 15 people, including a limited number with dogs. The service provides a 24-hour accommodation-based assessment and support service and operates 365 days a year. The night shelter part of the service is provided under a sub-contract by the Churches Night Shelter Project.
While there are systems in place to support you, a substantial part of the role includes the ability to lone work. Therefore, we will require someone competent and confident when working alone and somebody who is able to understand and work with complex and challenging behaviour appropriately.
This can be challenging yet very rewarding work that helps young people to belong, contribute, and thrive.
The position comes with excellent training and development opportunities.
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: Please note this is a rolling advert and applications are reviewed on a monthly basis.
Interview date: Interviews arranged on a rolling basis.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
nia provides a wide range of services for women and children who have experienced sexual and domestic violence. 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.
The Emma Project and Daria House are specialist services providing refuge and support services to women who have experienced domestic violence and/or sexual violence, including women who have been sexually exploited through prostitution and who also use substances problematically. The service is currently funded until 31st March 2021 with a possibility of further extension.
In the role of Assistant Support Worker, you will be responsible to support the service manager and team leader to ensure the day to day effective and efficient operation of the refuges. You will be based either at the Emma Project (Camden) or Daria House (Haringey). Our specialist refuge provision provides eleven units of accommodation for women who are escaping domestic and sexual violence and who use substances problematically; more than a third of the women who have lived in the refuge have also been exploited through prostitution. The women who enter the project have frequently been excluded from and/or refused access to other types of refuge provision.
We are looking for a highly organised and self motivated women who are passionate about ending violence against women, girls and children. 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, Wednesday 7 October 2020
Interview date: 16 October 2020
The post is subject to an enhanced vetting and barring check 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 client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.