Project Worker Jobs

About Us 

Hibiscus Initiatives is a passionate, women-centred organisation, delivering high impact advocacy and advice services for more than 35 years to those at the intersection of the criminal justice and immigration systems. As an organisation, we have distinct expertise in working with marginalised migrant women in prison and in the community, and with detainees from all genders in immigration removals centres. 

Our holistic and trauma informed approach makes a real and lasting impact on women's lives - particularly those who have experienced prisons, international and community resettlement and trafficking.

We aim to make a difference within the criminal justice and immigration systems too by working with women and amplifying their own voices so their experience is recognised by those making policy decisions. 

Hibiscus adopts anti-racist, anti-oppression, and feminist principles and believes in the importance of nurturing a diverse team who can embody these principles.

We are committed to the wellbeing and development of our staff. We provide regular learning and development opportunities, wellbeing activities, clinical supervision, an Employee Assistance Program, critical illness and life assurance cover, and other benefits to support your wellbeing. 

About the Role 

We are recruiting for an experienced Community and Women’s Centre Manager to join our Community Team, which provides specialist, trauma-informed support to minoritized migrant women in the London area affected by immigration restrictions, the criminal justice system, and trafficking or modern slavery. 

The Community and Women’s Centre Manager will lead a team of project workers, overseeing all aspects of our community casework and managing the National Lottery funded Women’s Centre at Resource for London in Islington where we provide activities and support sessions. 

The post holder will work with the team to plan a programme of practical support, wellbeing and empowerment activities, and maintaining a safe, trauma-informed women-only environment and lead on monitoring and evaluation and reporting to funders. 

This post is restricted to women only as a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9 paragraph 1, Equality Act 2010. 

Salary  
Salary Band C: £33 000 – £37 000 (FTE) 

*starting salary negotiable up to the mid-point of the band, depending on experience 

Team 
Community 

Duration  
Permanent 

Hours  
Full-time (4 days per week also considered) 

Location 
Hibiscus Head Office and Women’s Centre, Islington 

Flexibility to work from home 1 day per week 

Reporting to 
Head of Community and Criminal Justice Services 

About you 

We are particularly keen to attract talent from Black and minoritised communities and those with lived experience of immigration, the criminal justice systems, and/or gender-based violence.

Our ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2 years’ management experience in providing casework support, programme development and/or centre management or coordination experience. 

The candidate will have an understanding of one of more of Hibiscus’ key work areas – criminal justice, immigration and migrants’ rights, racial justice, and/or gender-based violence/gender justice, with substantial knowledge of the needs of migrant women who have been involved in the criminal justice system, are affected by immigration restrictions, and those who are survivors of human trafficking 

This is a big role and we understand you may not have experience in all of the areas covered. Please indicate in your cover letter which areas of the job description you are already experienced in, and any where you would need further support and development. The successful candidate will also have scope to develop senior roles within the team to support with one or more areas of responsibility. 

We have three exciting specialist roles available within the organisation, delivering the successful Housing First Model, to some of the most vulnerable rough sleepers in the London Borough of Islington and  Redbridge. You will play a vital role in moving clients into a home and providing wrap around support to ensure they maintain a tenancy and achieve their goals. 

About the role:

Housing First offers client led support, with a proactive engagement approach, and a focus on meeting the client where they are at. Housing First recognises that every individual has a right to a home without having to prove housing readiness, therefore as a team we aim to reach people who have typically found it difficult to engage with generic services and may have had repeat experiences of homelessness.

Your role as a Specialist Housing First Worker, will require you to work alongside a wider team involving other Specialist Housing First Workers, and external partner agencies, as well as the local authority.  You will be responsible for managing a small caseload of up to 7 clients, providing them with one to one intensive support that will be offered within the client’s home as well as within the community. 

About you:

• Proactive, good at rapport building, and have a strong sense of the challenges faced by people who have been rough sleeping for long periods of time.
• Good communication skills and the ability to develop and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.  
• An understanding of the core principles of the Housing First Model and work actively to ensure that these principles are at the heart of achieving positive outcomes for our clients. 
• Good working knowledge of housing and the current welfare system, you will also have a passion for supporting highly vulnerable adults.

About us:

Single Homeless Project is a London-wide charity. Our vision is of a society where everyone has a place to call home and the chance to live a fulfilling life. 

We help single Londoners by preventing homelessness, providing support and accommodation, promoting wellbeing, enhancing opportunity, and being a voice for change. From supporting people in crisis to helping people take the final steps towards independence and employment, we make a difference to 10,000 lives every year across all 32 boroughs.

If you want to be part of a high-performing service and are keen to shape, as well as prevent, rough sleeping, then we would like to hear from you.  We also welcome applications from people with experience and transferable skills in areas of work such as, tenancy sustainment, floating support or support work within an accommodation based settings. 

Important info:

Closing date: 2nd Jan 2024 (at Midnight) 

Interviews to be held on: 15th Jan 2024 via Microsoft Teams

This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed for the successful applicant.    

The Settlement Worker is responsible for supporting service-users accessing the service to secure appropriate accommodation following discharge. The post holder will be responsible for sourcing accommodations with relevant providers, liaising with and developing relationships with other providers, private landlords and teams within the local authority.

The Settlement Worker is responsible for promoting viable move to service-users within the service, and where appropriate supporting them to register as homeless in their borough of origin. The role will ensure that discharge planning is integrated into support planning from the outset.

The post-holder will be responsible for providing frontline services to women and those from Middle Eastern who are experiencing domestic violence, are at risk of honour killings and forced marriage, female genital mutilation and other forms of gender abuse. This will entail provision of practical and emotional support to ensure that they and their children are able to access services to remain safe. The post-holder will offer information, advice, advocacy, casework, outreach and networking, and will liaise with all appropriate services to make sure that these women’s needs are appropriately met. 

As well as having experience of supporting vulnerable people to achieve independent living, settlement worker must have a clear understanding of why people become homeless, and the needs and challenges they face.

Do you have the commitment and resilience needed, to work with some of the most vulnerable people in our communities? If the answer is yes, please read on.

About the role:

As the post-holder, you will be working in our Camden Women's Recovery Service hostel providing specialist interventions for a designated caseload and to the wider client group, via our in-house recovery programme. 

Your role will be working intensively with the residents on their supports needs. The role of Complex Needs Project Worker is a specialist role, designed to work with people who may be more difficult to reach and establish working relationships with.  As such, you will role model good practice for working with those who have experienced multiple disadvantage by adopting a trauma informed approach.

Within this setting, you will also work to establish a culture of co-production where residents are at the forefront of the work that is carried out, helping to promote autonomy and build individual confidence and interpersonal skills.

The rota for the post is earlies (8 am - 4 pm) and lates (2.30pm - 10.30pm).

About you:

• Previous experience of working with female rough sleepers or people with complex mental health, physical health or substance use support needs. 
• An understanding of working with people using person-centred approaches and working collaboratively within a harm minimisation and recovery framework.
• A flexible, innovative and creative approach to working with a sometimes hard to engage and challenging client group, is also required.

About us:

Single Homeless Project is a London-wide charity. Our vision is of a society where everyone has a place to call home and the chance to live a fulfilling life.

We help single Londoners by preventing homelessness, providing support and accommodation, promoting wellbeing, enhancing opportunity, and being a voice for change. From supporting people in crisis to helping people take the final steps towards independence and employment, we make a difference to 10,000 lives every year across all 32 boroughs.

We offer you more than a job; we offer you a chance to be part of a compassionate, driven team that's committed to making a real difference in people's lives. You'll have the opportunity to lead, co-create, and inspire change while enjoying a collaborative, growth-oriented environment. 

Join us in creating a brighter, more hopeful future for individuals in need. 

Important info:

Closing Date: 22nd December 2023 (Midnight)

Interviews to be held on: W/C 1st January 2024

This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed for the successful applicant.     

*For genuine occupational requirement reasons, we are seeking female applicants only for this post (exemption under the Equality Act 2010; Schedule 9 Part 1).   

• £14.85 per hour
• 6-15 hours per week
• Sessional contract
• Based in Royal Borough of Greenwich, with option for additional groups and travel across the boroughs of Bromley and Lewisham

We are looking for people to deliver our ‘Being Dad’ programme of peer support for expectant and new dads, or those with parental responsibilities in the perinatal period (pregnancy to 2 years).

As a Sessional Project Worker, you will help co-facilitate our ‘Being Dad’ groups and drop-in sessions with our peer support volunteers. Within these groups, you will provide a safe space for men to share their experiences and the challenges that come during the first years of parenthood.

This is an exciting role offering the opportunity to be involved in frontline delivery of groups, as well as using your own lived experience to input into development of the project.

You will be an effective communicator with experience of delivering groups or workshops. Your exceptional organisation skills will support the successful delivery of the project and ensure that it is evaluated effectively.

We particularly want to hear from men from a range of backgrounds and those who have supported a partner through perinatal mental health issues.

We ask that you:

• have good communication skills and group facilitation experience
• appreciate the pressures and stresses facing men during pregnancy and as new parents
• are reliable, consistent and dependable

Points to note:

• This role will involve travel across the borough Greenwich, with the option of also attending groups in Bromley and Lewisham
• Groups may take place on weekday and Saturday mornings in community venues, and online in the evenings
• You must be available to deliver full four-week programmes

Successful applicants will be expected to undergo an Enhanced Level Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Closing date: Monday 18th December (11:59pm)

Likely interview date:Week beginning 1st January 2024

Within your application, please state your preferred number of hours and the days of the week you are available.

About BLG Mind

We are a local Mind with a diverse workforce of over 400 staff and volunteers, working to support people with mental health problems and dementia in the boroughs of Bromley, Lewisham and Greenwich. Read about the benefits of working for us on our website.

Inclusion is one of our core values. We welcome all applicants, including those with lived experience of mental health problems. We particularly encourage applications from:

• People from culturally diverse communities
• Disabled people
• People with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities
• Under 25s

Do you have the commitment and resilience needed, to work with some of the most vulnerable people in our communities? If the answer is yes, please read on

About the role:

We are looking for a highly motivated individual, to join our team at the Stacey Street Project, which is a 30-bed accommodation service based in Islington. Your role will focus on working with individuals who have experienced homelessness and who also present with mental health, physical health, substance use and offending needs. 

Shifts run Monday - Friday. The shifts include: Rolling Rota, 1 week earlies, 1 week lates - Early Shift 8am - 4pm and late shift: 2:30pm - 10:30pm. 

About the Stacey Street Project - Our project was established in the summer of 2022 and was set up to pioneer new approaches to working with individuals who have experienced homelessness. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the service alongside an experienced and committed team, working within an engaging environment in a newly refurnished building. We run regular groups and activities, have an on-site psychologist, and facilitate in-reach visits on site from health services to promote client wellbeing. The service provides staff with the opportunity to be involved in running groups and activities, to develop professionally through frequent training, and the opportunity to learn about system change within the sector.

We welcome applications from applicants with transferable skills or experience gained through volunteering, personal or lived experience.

About you:

• Experience of working or supporting vulnerable people, rough sleepers or people with mental health, physical health or substance use support needs. 
• The ability to manage your time and work, in order to manage a caseload is also needed, alongside the ability to deliver positive outcomes utilising your knowledge of the health and social care sector.
• A non-judgemental approach to working with multi-disadvantaged / complex needs clients and to promote a strengths-based approach and an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
• Knowledge of financial support available to clients to ensure income maximisation, rent payment, and increased financial resilience
• Understanding of professional boundaries and their importance when delivering trauma informed support
• Strong team-working and interpersonal skills, maintaining a collaborative approach to delivering service objectives across work specialisms
• Strong time management skills, ability to work on own initiative, manage competing priorities and maintain high standards

About us:

Single Homeless Project is a London-wide charity. Our vision is of a society where everyone has a place to call home and the chance to live a fulfilling life.

We help single Londoners by preventing homelessness, providing support and accommodation, promoting wellbeing, enhancing opportunity, and being a voice for change. From supporting people in crisis to helping people take the final steps towards independence and employment, we make a difference to 10,000 lives every year across all 32 boroughs.

We offer you more than a job; we offer you a chance to be part of a compassionate, driven team that's committed to making a real difference in people's lives. You'll have the opportunity to lead, co-create, and inspire change while enjoying a collaborative, growth-oriented environment.

Join us in creating a brighter, more hopeful future for individuals in need. 

Important info:

Closing date: 11th December 2023 (at Midnight)
Interviews to be held: 19th December 2023

This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed for the successful applicant. 

Context

The Peer support VSC programme is an exciting partnership between Mind in Tower Hamlets and Newham and Redbridge and NHS Northeast London Foundation Trust (NELFT).to support the transformation of mental health services across northeast London.

Background

During 2020/21 NHS England developed a new framework for community mental health care. in which They committed to increasing funding for adult and older adult services but, in return, they want a new model where…

“People with mental health problems will be enabled to manage their condition or move towards individualised recovery on their own terms, surrounded by their families, carers, and social networks, and supported in their local community”.

 To this end, Northeast London foundation trust has engaged in a gradual programme of development, introducing new mental health and wellbeing Teams based around Primary Care Networks.

Central to the mental health and wellbeing teams are Peer support Workers who are core members of each team and fully integrated as part of the Transformation Programme.  peer support workers represent an integral part of the wider programme of work which supports the Transformation of Mental Health Services agenda across Redbridge. 

Purpose of the role

 The post holder will provide support and recovery guidance to individuals experiencing common and severe mental health problems, using their own life experience of mental distress or as a carer and recovery as a template.

The Peer Worker Team will consist of five Peer Workers, as well as the Project Worker -lead who will provide day-to-day leadership and support to the Peer Worker Team.

The Peer Project Worker will be the key liaison between the NELFT Mental Health Wellness Teams, Team Manager and the Peer Workers. They will be supported to guide and lead the team to ensure project aims and objectives are achieved. They will report to and be supervised by the Operational Director for MindTHNR. They will be tasked with supporting the team to develop recovery-based programme for service users and members of the local community in partnership with statutory and community organisations.

Key Responsibilities

 1. To ensure that all the team are represented at all Network meetings.

2. To work within both NELFT and MindTHNR values ethos and vision

3. To work in accordance with all policies and procedures of both NELFT and MindTHNR, particularly (but not exclusively) Health and Safety, Information Governance, risk management and Safeguarding

4. To work with a varied caseload of clients in one to one and group settings

5. To provide practical and emotional support to the Peer Workers and support them to use their personal life experience of mental health issues in an intentional and professional way to provide insight and motivational support in achieving recovery goals.

6. To set up monthly meetings with the team and incorporate reflective learning into these meetings.

7. To develop effective relationships with the Clinical Lead, the mental health teams and a range of external organisations and agencies

8. To promote the service and the peer support approach to communities and agencies as appropriate

9. To keep accurate and up to date records of client’s records

10. To ensure quality standards are adhered to and met and that audits are passed.

11. To ensure all statutory responsibilities are followed and reported as required.

 General

 · Act as an ambassador and represent Mind in Tower Hamlets, Newham and Redbridge at external functions, events, giving talks and presentations to inform and inspire.

· Comply with, promote, and contribute to the development of MindTHNR’s: Aims and Values, Equality, Diversity and Inclusive principles and all organisational policies.

You must have:

 · NVQ level 3 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy

· Lived experience of mental health service use – statutory or 3rd sector – as a service user or a carer.

· Knowledge of NHS and third sector mental health services.

· Knowledge of mental health issues & conditions, and of the challenges and issues that are likely to affect those who experience such difficulties, including self-harm.

· Experience of working with people facing a range of barriers and social issues including homelessness and substance misuse

· Understanding of Peer Support and Personal Recovery approaches

• Demonstrable ability to engage with people from all backgrounds and a commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion practices.

The benefits of working for the organisation include 28 days annual leave + Public Holidays, Development and Growth opportunities, Company Pension Scheme and an Employee Assistance Programme.

Post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure Barring Service check and Right to Work Checks.

As an anti-racist, anti-discriminatory and inclusive organisation, we strongly welcome applications from all sectors of the community.

THE ROLE - Full-time (37.5 hours per week) / Permanent / Job description and application pack (including details on our benefits) are available to download from our website.

We are looking for a Support Project Worker to join our team at the Gareth Stacey House, which is one of our 24-hour supported housing projects offering high levels of housing-related support for young people aged 16-25, with 15 bedspaces and shared communal facilities.

You will support a caseload of young people to develop living skills such as cleaning, budgeting, managing behaviour, seeking and securing employment and making wise decisions. You will bring your own individual and unique qualities to the team for the betterment of the team dynamic. You will work on a rota shift pattern, ensuring young people at the service have non-judgemental, objective and supportive staff during the day. You will develop your working knowledge of psychological models to aid in creating and finding solutions with the young people in the service. You will also support young people to safeguard themselves against abuse and risk. In addition, you will complete reports, support plans and risk assessments on time and to a high standard.

Based on site, this role is on a seven-day rolling rota, including weekends and bank holidays, with shifts 8am - 4pm and 2pm - 10pm. There is a small amount of lone working, but you will get to know the team and project, along with extensive training prior to starting on a rota.

ABOUT YOU - We know that there are great candidates who will not fit everything described, or who have important skills we have not mentioned. If that is you, please do not hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself

This is a dynamic and varied role; you will enjoy being involved in the support and growth of young people and will be able to actively encourage residents into education, training, and employment. Ideally, you will have knowledge and experience of working with young people leaving care, along with an awareness of all aspects of safeguarding and housing. You will be passionate about supporting young people to lead in independent lives, enjoy working in an exciting, fast-paced environment, have a sense of humour and the drive to deliver an outstanding service. You will be able to facilitate a process of development that allows the young person to take the lead in identifying actions and goals, along with learning about the key risks, challenges, and opportunities for our client group.

If you would like any further information or an informal discussion about this post, please contact . Should you require any assistance with our application process, please email us at 

CLOSING DATE - 8 December 2023 at midnight.We reserve the right to close this advert early if a successful candidate is found, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

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An inclusive workplace - We are committed to policies and practices of equity, diversity, and inclusion and to supporting our people to make sure our culture is consistent with this commitment. We encourage applications from people from all sections of the communities that we serve. We particularly welcome applications from People of Colour and minoritised white communities, people who are LGBTQU+, and people with disabilities and neurodiversities because these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce. 

Accessibility - If you require assistance or have questions regarding the application process, please contact us. If you are local to our Head Office in Hove, we can provide you with a paper copy of the job advert and application form. If you are not local, we can post these to your preferred address. If you require these documents in another format, please let us know.

For more information on our efforts to build an inclusive workplace, and how we can support you with your application, please see the application pack.

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 (including the Children’s barred list and the Adults’ barred list) via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

The Sensory Project Worker is responsible for providing a range of services and support to individuals with sensory impairments. This role involves a combination of direct support, outreach, training, and community engagement to facilitate choice and support independent living.

About the role

Support the team to meet contractual and grant requirements by delivering information, advice, and support services in a one to one or group setting.

Work closely with volunteers to enhance service delivery.

Engage with service users on a formal and informal level to ensure they are involved in the coproduction of service delivery.

Work closely with your line manager to contribute towards developing plans, monitoring, evaluating, and producing regular reports.

Be accountable for the use of charitable funding.

Be an active member of the Improving Lives Plymouth team working closely with peers to develop cross project delivery to provide a wraparound service to our service users reducing the need for them to share their story when moving between different teams within the organisation.

Be required to assist with the implementation of identified accreditation standards.

Be required to undertake any additional training relevant to the role to contribute towards your continued professional development. You will carry out any other tasks which may be within the scope of the post to ensure the effective delivery and the needs of the service. 

Person Specification

Experience of

• Working with the complex needs of service users

• Advice, assessments, support planning and reviews

• Working within social care, education, voluntary or health and wellbeing sectors and the ability to achieve positive outcomes for individuals and vulnerable groups

• Working with external organisations Essential Skills

• Ability to support individuals

• Ability to lead by example, promote change and demonstrate professional behaviours

• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills, with the ability to empathise with the needs of people using our services

• Ability to deal appropriately with confidential matters

• Ability to develop and maintain constructive relationships with professionals from other agencies and share information appropriately

• Excellent IT skills including the use of Microsoft Office and CRM systems

• Well-developed organisational and time management skills

• Experience of balancing conflicting workload priorities

• A positive, energetic and solution focussed approach

• Ability to work in stressful situations

• An understanding of what constitutes a safeguarding issue. Knowledge of

• Health inequalities that individuals and groups may be affected by

• Trauma informed approaches to service delivery

• Involving service users with project delivery

• Mental health issues, loneliness, long-term conditions, carers issues and veterans’ issues and the wider armed forces community, learning disability, frailty, sensory and other physical disabilities.

• The importance of support, development and motivation Desirable

• Knowledge of community-based provision across Plymouth in both the voluntary and Statutory sectors

• Commitment to digital service provision Qualifications • Level 2 Information, Advice and Guidance, or above

• English and Maths qualification Personal Attributes

• Professional attitude with the ability to prioritise workload

• Able to work on own initiative

• A willingness to work flexibly

Task list

Provide Information, Advice, and Guidance:

• Offer information, advice, and guidance to individuals with sensory impairments, including British Sign Language users.

Assistive Technology Demonstration:

• Demonstrate assistive technology, including I.T. equipment, to visitors at the Resource Centre and during home visits.

• Provide advice on the suitability of assistive technology for individual needs.

Support NHS Hearing Aid Users:

• Provide support to hearing aid users, including maintenance of hearing aids both in the Resource Centre and in the community.

• Organise and arrange hearing aid clinics as needed.

Person-Centred Support:

• Conduct home visits to individuals with sensory impairments.

• Design and coordinate the implementation of person-centred support plans to enhance self confidence and promote independent living.

Sensory Awareness Training:

• Develop and deliver sensory awareness training sessions to various audiences, including medical students, the general public, professionals and colleagues.

Community Engagement:

• Represent Improving Lives Plymouth at workshops, exhibitions, presentations, and events to promote services within the community.

Volunteer and Student Training:

• Assist with the training and development of Sensory Solutions volunteers and visiting students.

Record Keeping:

• Maintain accurate records using a variety of client databases and systems.

Cash Handling Procedures:

• Implement secure cash handling procedures for equipment sales and loans, including cash register management and petty cash reconciliation.

Stakeholder Relationships:

• Form effective working relationships with local and national organisations and charities to support service delivery.

Advocacy:

• Advocate on behalf of individuals supported by the organization when required, working with other agencies and organizations.

Reporting and Evaluation:

• Contribute to the development of plans, monitor progress, evaluate services, and produce regular reports.

Undertake other tasks appropriate to the role and job description

Prospectus is proud to be supporting an inspiring organisation that helps individuals affected by domestic abuse by providing innovative and unique targeted services. They work to ensure that victims are supported to rebuild their lives, and that perpetrators are supported to change their behaviour. They are now searching for a Refuge Project Worker to join their team, working across Hampshire.

As a Refuge Project Worker you will ensure the needs of women and children living in the refuge are met, by providing advocacy, advice and assistance. You will play a key role in preventing domestic abuse by delivering one-to-one support, facilitating group work and holiday activities, and supporting children and young people and access and maintain education.

You will assist with the smooth running of the refuge on a day-to-day basis, finding alternative accommodation for women depending on need, and establishing resettlement support when clients are ready to move on. As a Refuge Project Worker you will establish effective working relationships with colleagues in other services including the Job Centre, Social Services, the local authority, police and voluntary agencies, assisting to increase their understanding of domestic violence issues taking and making referrals and acting in an advocacy role for women as necessary. 

Ideal candidates will have experience providing support to vulnerable people and children under stress, and have the ability to build rapport with those participating in Stop Domestic Abuse’s services. Knowledge and awareness of the needs of women, men and children who have experienced domestic violence, and understanding of children protection and safeguarding is crucial, as is experience of facilitating support groups.

Experience of developing services for victims and survivors of domestic abuse is desirable but not crucial, as is awareness and knowledge of the benefits system, legal and housing issues affecting families escaping domestic violence. Due to the nature of the role, you are required to hold a clean driving license and have access to a vehicle. Please note this is a full-time role, 37 hours per week. There is a requirement for early morning/evening and weekend work in this job.

Please apply with your CV only in the first instance (in Microsoft Word format). Cover letters are not required at this stage. We are reviewing CVs on an ongoing basis, so it is highly recommended to submit your application as soon as possible.

Please also note, this post is restricted to women only as a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9 paragraph 1, Equality Act 2010.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

CSE Project Worker

Hours: 37 hours per week

Salary: £23,855.76 per annum

Location: Hybrid (office, face to face support county wide and home working)

**Clean UK Driving License required**

The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way.

This role sits within our Nottinghamshire Service which works with and supports children and young people involved in and/or vulnerable to sexual exploitation/criminal exploitation and those young people that have required therapeutic support. We also have parent/carer support in place to emotionally support parents and carers that are impacted by exploitation and to raise awareness and increase understanding to enable to them to increase protection for their children.

We also deliver work around 'systems change' that challenge the challenges and barriers that exist within professional systems and processes that may increase further risk and harm for young people. The project supports young people who are wishing to exit the abusive and exploitative relationships/situations they find themselves involved/forced into. It also works preventatively with children and young people in a variety of settings as well as offering training and information sessions to groups of professionals regarding sexual exploitation.

We are currently looking for a creative and resilient person to join our dynamic, ambitious team

A key part of this role will be your ability to build positive relationships with individual young people by providing intensive one to one support and group work interventions in order to reduce harm and develop their emotional resilience.

In order to be successful in this role, you must have:

-Social work degree or relevant qualification or experience.

-Experience of working within CSE for at least 6 months.

-Knowledge of the issues affecting young people at risk of CSE.

-Experience of planning, delivering and evaluating support activities for and with children & young people.

-Experience of working in partnership with a variety of agencies to achieve agreed outcomes.

-Able to communicate effectively at all levels, orally and in writing.

-Ability to engage young people their parents or carers within the community

-Able to use a variety of IT applications effectively.

-Able to handle sensitive and confidential issues with tact and diplomacy.

In order to be successful in this role, you must have:

-Social work degree or relevant qualification or experience.

-Experience of working within CSE for at least 6 months.

-Knowledge of the issues affecting young people at risk of CSE.

-Experience of planning, delivering and evaluating support activities for and with children & young people.

-Experience of working in partnership with a variety of agencies to achieve agreed outcomes.

-Able to communicate effectively at all levels, orally and in writing.

-Ability to engage young people their parents or carers within the community

-Able to use a variety of IT applications effectively.

-Able to handle sensitive and confidential issues with tact and diplomacy.

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.

Therefore, candidates applying for work in our Youth Impact Domain will be required to complete an “Employment history_template” document prior to interview. The fully completed document should be loaded by the candidate at the point of uploading your CV.

The closing date for applications is on 27th December.If after 14 days we have enough applications we reserve the right to close this vacancy from the 13th December onwards.

Fantastic opportunity to work in a small friendly team. As Project Lead for APAP's Night Shelter provision you will be responsible for a caseload of clients and the wider management of the Night Shelter project. You will work with clients from assessment, through to placement in our provision and then support them to move beyond homelessness. 

We work in partnership to provide single room, 24 hour staffed accommodation to clients in our provision. You will take a lead on maintaining a relationship with the accommodation provider through regular liaison and communication. You will also lead on all casework in relation to our clients, assessing their needs and supporting them to attend and engage with the services they need to move through and beyond homelessness.

Working predominantly with clients that have No Recourse to Public Funds, our Night Shelter Provision provides respite from the streets and an opportunity to work across agencies to address issues including immigration, mental and physical health and substance misuse.

As a Project Worker, you will be involved in the day-to-day running of a residential unit, providing emotional and practical support to 16 adult male residents in overcoming addiction, and enabling them to live independently through support planning, assessments and key working and delivering group-work sessions.

As an excellent team player with great communication skills, you will have experience and knowledge of our service user group and their surrounding issues. Competence in the use of Microsoft Office tools is essential. SVQ 3 in Social Care or equivalent is desirable, coupled with experience in a Residential/Housing support setting.

This post is restricted to male applicants in order to reduce barriers of access for the all-male residents.

We are committed to helping our employees flourish personally and professionally. Below are a few examples of the ways we support our employees.

• Bethany provides 30 days of annual leave initially to all contracted staff, rising to a maximum of 40 days depending on length of service.
• Bethany provides enhanced payments for maternity, paternity, and adoption.
• Bethany operates a company pension scheme to which all staff are auto-enrolled, with option to opt out. We will match any staff member’s pension contribution up to a maximum of 5%.
• Bethany provides a death in service benefit scheme.

As Bethany is a Christian organisation this post carries an Occupational Requirement in line with Equality Act 2010. Please note that one reference must be from your church minister or leader to endorse your live and active Christian faith and commitment.  Successful applicants for this post will require membership of the PVG scheme.

Please apply on: Bethany Christian Centre Project Worker – Edinburgh – Bethany Christian Trust 

Community Support Worker

OASIS SOUTH BRISTOL HUB. Three vacancies: Knowle West, Hengrove and Brislington

FULL-TIME

2 YEAR FIXED TERM CONTRACT

SALARY:  £25,312 per annum

Want to enable children, young people and families to have positive lives?

Want to be part of a supportive, dynamic, fun & quality team?

Want to make your community a better place?

Want to grow in confidence and experience?

Oasis community support, based at our Hub in South Bristol are looking for three special, talented and adaptable people to help us strengthen and sustain our wide range of community and targeted programmes.

Oasis South Bristol hub team are now in a position to employ three Community Support Workers to work alongside our Oasis Community Hub team in South Bristol and we are looking for talented and adaptable people to join our busy team.

The role will encompass community support activity as well developing and running school holiday provision. 

Key responsibilities will be:

• To provide enrichment activities to the children’s youth work to include holiday schemes, afterschool and lunch time  clubs.
• To develop a strong food poverty programme and offer support for the community through adult education, wellbeing, advocacy/family support and volunteering opportunities.
• To work alongside the Strategic Community Development Leader to develop funding and volunteer capacity which can support the Academies holistically across all of the Hub.
• To engage and work with hard to reach families supporting them to access Hub services and activities to develop their skills, knowledge and aspirations.

The successful post holder must have:

• Self-motivation, resilience, with excellent organisational and inter-personal skills.
• Successful experience of working with parents / carers (voluntary or paid work)
• Proven experience of community development
• Experience working with challenging behaviours and attitudes
• Knowledge of safeguarding practices and health and safety

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a growing team, working in a community and education setting.  As part of the package, Oasis offers:

· A pension scheme, offering 7% employer contribution.

· A generous holiday allowance, starting at 25 days per year (plus 8 Bank Holidays).

· Policies which promote well-being and are family friendly.

Email your CV including a Supporting Statement . For further details on how to apply please visit the Oasis Charity Jobs website. Your Supporting Statement should be no more than two A4 pages and must address the following question:

Please expand on your CV to tell us about relevant skills, experience and qualification you have, that relate to the job description and person specification.

Completed applications should be returned by Midday 15th January 2024

Interviews will take place in South Bristol on the week beginning the 22nd January 2024

We actively encourage applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and minority and underrepresented groups.

Oasis is committed to making a difference to the lives of the communities it works in, and as such you must show a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours which flow from the Oasis ethos.  We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks.