Changing Our Lives is a rights based organisation that works in coproduction with disabled people and people with experience of mental health difficulties, finding solutions that enable them to lead ordinary lives that many of us take for granted. We are looking for a passionate individual commited to people's rights. You will be practical and very organised, a 'people person' able to communicate with a range of people including young people, adults and professsionals. You will be working in a fast paced environment across a range of projects, so you will need to be comfortable with change as people often start with one idea and it naturally evolves and changes. You will be working across the West Midlands, with occassional work in other areas of England. This is a position in which we will support an individual with less experience who is enthusiastic, a hard worker and willing to learn. The minimum requirement is 3 years working with disabled people, people with mental health difficulties or other people who have been disadvantaged. 

About Us

Grapevine is a national award winning charity tackling disadvantage, isolation and poverty in Coventry and Warwickshire.

We are a triple action organisation – strengthening people, sparking community, shifting power. We help individual people get what they need to take control, turn their lives around and realise their potential. Collectively we help them spark movements for change in their communities. But we want to get at the root causes of the most difficult problems – not just treat the symptoms. So we work intensively with systems and services like the NHS and local authorities to understand issues together, shift power and solve the real problem – for good.

Strong local people and communities tackling their challenges, taking opportunities, shaping their lives – that’s our mission.

About the role

Our Warwickshire Empowerment Service aims to ensure that disabled people in the county have the greatest possible opportunity to be involved in the design of services. But it doesn’t stop there. We also look at local issues, trying to change areas for the better to allow people to have safe, healthy and well-connected lives.

The work isn’t as straightforward as running consultations. You could be campaigning with an inflatable zebra crossing one minute and the next running an open mic night to help make night-life safer.

Your base will be our HQ in Coventry and you will be mobile in Warwickshire. 18.5hrs p/w, contract until end of March 2021.

About you

To be successful in this role you will  need to be adaptable and creative, making tough subjects easy to understand. We need people who are outgoing and willing to partner with other organisations, forging connections that can help make change.

Benefits
- 25 days annual leave rising with service to 28 + 12 bank holidays (FTE)
- Flexible working
- Stakeholder pension scheme plus 8% employer contribution
- A friendly workplace with a strong culture of helping people uncover their potential. Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.

To apply please download an application pack and application form from this website. 

Birmingham Rathbone is a local charity which works to enable people with learning disabilities to achieve their full potential. We invite you to join our team of professionals providing an excellent service to clients all over the City.

Support Workers
Location: Birmingham
Salary range: £17,423 - £19,182 p.a. full-time (pro rata for part-time) plus pension

We have a number of vacancies for full and part-time Support Workers

• Full-time posts are for 36.5 hours per week
• Part-time posts are typically for between 20 and 30 hours per week.

You will support people with learning disabilities to be able to live as independently as possible.  You will have experience of supported housing and/or care work, learning disabilities, safeguarding, knowledge of welfare benefits, risk and needs assessments, key working, and good domestic and budgeting skills.

Closing date: Midday, 9 December 2019
Interview date: 16 December 2019

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website to access the information pack and other relevant documents.

Enhanced Disclosure & Barring (DBS) check will be required.

We are committed to equality of opportunity and invite applications from all sections of the community.

Please do not send CV’s. Only applications forms will be accepted.

No agencies please.

The Sufi religious worker will engage, motivate donors on Islamic charitable giving, participate in:

-implementing fundraising strategies

-arranging call to prayers and Iqamat according to the Islamic law

-preparing weekly sermons for senior Imam, responsible for maintaining the religious transcripts and translations

-assisting in arranging at special services like birthdays, funerals, Khatam Sharif, URS Sharif, Milad day and other religious functions

-Reciting Quran and Nasheeds at religious events

-able to lead Taraweeh in Ramadhan

-will perform other non-pastoral work in a religious order

The applicant should be fluent in Arabic (essential), Urdu (preferable) and English (preferable).

The successful applicants will be required to provide an enhanced DBS Certificate/Police Certificate and expenses to be met by the applicant. We are an Equal Opportunities Employer.

·Qualification must be equal to GCSE and Basic Religious Education. (Essential)

·Applicant must have worked with the religious organisation, Sunni Sufi meditate on practices, previous experience in similar role and knowledge of system and practice. (Essential)

·Applicant must be Sunni Sufi faith and proven with previous related documents. (Essential)

·Applicant must have good written & Communication Skills. (Essential)

·Hafiz-e-Quran and previous work with the NGO. (Essential)

35 hours per week

Location: Dudley

12 month fixed term contract (with possibility of extension)

This is an excellent opportunity to become part of a new team working closely with GPs, offering social prescribing to young people across the Dudley borough. Social prescribing empowers people to take control of their health and wellbeing, giving time and focus on ‘what matters to me’ taking an holistic approach, connecting people to diverse community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support.

We have three exciting new roles available which will be part of the here4YOUth centre, which is the integrated young people’s service in Dudley. The service provides universal, targeted and specialist advice and support to meet the needs of young people, who require interventions that will promote their wellbeing, improve their resilience and provide treatment and therapy for a range of risk taking behaviours, such as substance misuse and sexual health. You will be expected to take part in one late evening per week (until 7.00pm)

We are looking for someone who wants to make a difference, and who has a passion to support our charity and its service users.

Browse our website and you’ll discover that we are a great charity to work for with an impressive employee package.

This is an initial pilot with funding through PCN. There is possibility for extension with the right candidates and success of the project.

Unfortunately, we are unable to accept CVs. Ref: 904

We welcome applications from all sections of the community. Working towards equality.

Do you have an understanding of gambling and health related issues, the Recovery Agenda and experience of working with adults or young people in an addictions or social care setting? Would you like to be part of an organisation that counts on the professionalism, insight, expertise and passion of its staff to inspire individual recovery for the people they work with? Then join us as a Peripatetic Worker.

Right now, one of our partners, Aquarius Action Projects, is looking for a Peripatetic Worker to join their team. Based in the West Midlands, Aquarius helps people overcome the harm caused by alcohol, drugs and gambling working closely with individuals, family and friends.

Your challenge? We are looking for a Peripatetic Worker to work with problem gamblers and others affected by problem gambling to support them in reaching their recovery goal. You will be providing 1:1 support and telephone advice, assessment, brief or structured interventions to help clients achieve their recovery goals. Providing case management and working in an integrated care pathways and ensuring safeguarding issues are managed effectively.

An energetic and confident self-starter, you have a qualification in health/social care, youth and community work (e.g. NVQ Level 3 or above, DipSW, Mental Health Nursing, Counselling, Addiction Studies). Alternatively, we’ll consider candidates with experience of working in the substance misuse field with a commitment to complete NVQ Level 3 Health and Social Care. As well as good knowledge of alcohol/drug and health related issues, you're used to liaising with voluntary and statutory agencies and health professionals and comfortable engaging with clients in a variety of service delivery settings. What’s more, you have a flexible approach, a commitment to the principles of confidentiality and excellent record keeping and Microsoft Office.

You must have a full driving licence and access to a vehicle.

In return, you can expect some great benefits, including 32 days' holiday, contributory pension scheme, employee assistance programme and childcare vouchers, plus exceptional professional development and training opportunities.

So, get inspired and take the first steps towards a more fulfilling career.

Closing date: 10th January 2020

School Partner - National School Breakfast Programme
Home Based (with extensive travel across the West Midlands, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire)

About Us

We are Family Action, a national charity committed to building stronger families and brighter lives by delivering innovative and effective services and support that reaches out to many of the UK’s most vulnerable people.

We are very excited to be delivering the largest ever national roll-out of a school breakfast programme, based on the successful model developed by our delivery partner, Magic Breakfast. This programme will work with schools across the country to develop healthy breakfasts, so no child starts the school day too hungry to learn.

We are now seeking a School Partner to join us, working 29.4 – 37 hours per week, during term time only. This role is a fixed-term contract until 31st July 2020.

The Benefits

- Salary of £27,574 – £29,477 + £480 homeworking allowance per annum pro rata
- Pension scheme
- A full induction and ongoing quality training
- Employee assistance programme
- Eyecare vouchers
- 25 days’ holiday pro rata

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a positive, lasting difference and ensure that thousands of hungry schoolchildren have access to a healthy and nutritious breakfast.

We’re a forward-thinking, people-focused organisation that operates with mutual respect. We strive for excellence in all we do and support each other to perform to the best of our ability. If you think you’d succeed in this open environment, this is the role for you.

Your Role

As a School Partner, you will facilitate the delivery of the National School Breakfast Programme across the West Midlands, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire.

Working in close partnership with your team of School Partners and Team Manager, Regional Managers and colleagues across Family Action and Magic Breakfast, you will be responsible for supporting schools in the delivery and sustainability of their breakfast programme.

About You

To join us as a School Partner, you will need:

- Experience of working in an educational setting or in partnership with schools or other educational providers
- Knowledge of how schools operate
- Experience of being the first point of contact and providing high quality support
- Experience of working remotely, across a wide geographical area with a wide range of stakeholders
- Demonstrable experience of influencing, negotiating and presenting the case for change
- An awareness/understanding of the importance of child health and nutrition
- A full driving licence and access to your own vehicle

A degree level qualification or relevant professional qualification would be beneficial.

Other companies may call this role Education Project Team Leader, School Engagement Officer, Senior Project Co-ordinator, Project Delivery Officer, Project Team Leader, Programme Supervisor or Senior Programme Co-ordinator.

The working hours for this role are 29.4 – 37 hours per week, during term time only. You’ll be required to work flexibly to support the success of the programme, which may include working at breakfast time multiple times per week.

The closing date for applications is the 8th December 2019.

Webrecruit and Family Action are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you want to make a difference as a School Partner, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Our Birmingham Young People’s Service provides holistic support service for under 18s with needs related to substance misuse, including those that are affected by their parent’s substance misuse. The purpose of the role is to engage young people in a variety of interventions, using a young person centred approach, empowering them to reduce risk, increase resilience and achieve positive outcomes.

All complex Needs Practitioners work flexibly across the community and within our multi-agency partnership settings. The caseload will include a mixture of community and multi-agency referral pathways including health, social care, schools and youth justice.

A core part of the role will be working with young people and their families to address holistic support needs across all aspects of the young person’s wellbeing. This could include diverse work related to knife crime, 5 step family work, exploitation, physical and emotional health as well as substance misuse.

An energetic and confident self-starter, you have a qualification in health/social care, youth and community work (e.g. NVQ Level 3 or above, DipSW, Mental Health Nursing, Counselling, Addiction Studies).  Alternatively, we’ll consider candidates with experience of working in the substance misuse field with a commitment to complete NVQ Level 3 Health and Social Care. Experience of liaising with voluntary and statutory agencies and health professionals and engaging effectively with clients in a variety of settings is essential. You’ll also need a flexible approach, excellent record keeping and report writing skills and a willingness to work flexibly across the community and within our multi-agency partnership settings, on an outreach basis, with a central hub base at our head office.

Closing date: 10th December 2019

So, are you ready to take on this rewarding role that comes with some really great benefits? Apply now via our website.

Aquarius is part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence. We know that recovery can look and feel very different to each and every one of us. But we also know that if we provide the right support, at the right time, we can inspire recovery nationwide and that recovery is possible for everyone.

Purpose of the Job:

• To provide professional and effective OISC regulated casework as well as advice, guidance and support to a broad range of RMC’s service users.
• To assist/support the team and the management to meet the needs of the beneficiaries and achieve targets.
• To support and supervise colleagues on a lower level of OISC regulation and designated volunteers.
• To deliver presentations and represent RMC at meetings/events when required by management.
• To take responsibility of projects related to the job

Principal Tasks

Working within the team

• To ensure the requirements of OISC are respected and met during the delivery of immigration related advice and casework.
• To assist the senior colleagues and managers in order to drive efficiency, quality, systems improvement and target achievement.
• To supervise and/or manage colleagues on a lower level of OISC regulation and designated volunteers.

 Casework and advice

• To offer advice, advocacy and support to service users with various aspects related to their welfare as requested by the management of RMC and funders’ requirements.
• To deliver the appropriate level of casework either independently or under supervision depending on the level of OISC registration.
• To maintain confidentiality in all dealings with service users and ensure their needs are met in a satisfactory and sensitive manner.
• To provide appropriate support and mentoring to any volunteers that are under your supervision.
• To be responsible for the day to day delivery of specific projects if requested by the Operations Manager–this is flexible and could change depending on the nature of funding.
• To represent RMC at external meetings and events when required by senior colleagues. 
• To maintain effective working relationships with partners and stakeholders.

Cranstoun are excited to be working with the West Midlands Police Crime and Commissioner to bring a new Arrest Referral Service to the custody suites of West Midlands Police offering drug and alcohol using offenders the opportunity to break the cycle of substance related crime.

We are looking for a number of Team Leaders to lead our teams in Coventry, Sandwell and Wolverhampton. Can you motivate staff and service users, can you ensure your team delivers the best possible service, do you have experience of supervising staff? Then this may be the role for you.

You will form part of and lead a small team within the custody suites as well as the wider management team across the force area. Providing supervision, leadership and direction to staff you will ensure service users coming into custody are given the best possible chance of addressing their substance use issues and offending behaviour.

You will work alongside community treatment providers to maintain a positive working relationship as well as West Midlands Police officers and staff to raise awareness of the new service.

You will be responsible for delivering all elements of substance misuse work including, case management, needle exchange, naloxone and assertive engagement as well as other associated duties. You need to have an understanding of the issues faced by drug and alcohol users who commit crime and be dedicated to delivering a service that supports these individuals to address their lifestyle choices.

All roles within this service are subject to enhanced DBS checks and West Midlands Police vetting. Please ensure all previous offences are listed within your application form with as much detail as possible.

The role is for 35 hours per week covering a range of shifts between 7am and 10pm, Monday to Friday and 8am to 4pm Saturday and Sunday.

Typical shifts include: 7am – 3pm / 10am - 6pm / 2pm – 10pm. The role is based within the custody suites of West Midlands Police (Coventry, Sandwell, Wolverhampton)

Housing and Support Manager
Birmingham, West Midlands (office/field based, with travel throughout the West Midlands)

About Us

ACH (Ashley Community Housing) is a social enterprise that provides a range of integration and support services for refugees. During the past ten years, we’ve grown from a small-scale housing organisation to a leading provider of integration, employment and housing services for refugees and newly arrived communities in the UK.

We are currently looking for a Housing and Support Manager to lead our West Midlands Housing and Support Team.

Your Rewards

- £28,000 - £30,000 per annum (dependent upon qualifications/experience)
- Expenses paid
- Phone and laptop
- Paid company sick leave
- Company pension after probation period
- 20 days’ holiday + Bank Holidays

If you have supported housing operations management experience and a track record of income and rent management, this is the ideal role in which to consolidate your experience and drive forward your career.

This is an amazing time to join us as we invest in our infrastructure to reflect our vision of the future, including new corporate offices in Birmingham and Bristol. You’ll have the chance to make a huge impact on our operations across the West Midlands and enhance the services that we offer.

So, if you are ready for a new challenge in supported housing and are eager to give back to people across the West Midlands, this is the role you’ve been waiting for.

Your Role

As the Housing and Support Manager, you will be tasked with leading a team of 10-15 staff in the delivery of tenant housing and support operations across Birmingham and Wolverhampton.

You will manage both the contracts and performance for our tenanted housing and support operations, ensuring all legal requirements are met and we increase tenant empowerment whilst maximising rental income.

Your role will also involve:

- Growing our stakeholder network
- Enhancing existing relationships
- Representing our organisation at forums and within networks to build our profile
- Managing relationships with landlords
- Securing new landlord partnerships
- Developing working practices to increase efficiencies
- Growing skills within your team and promoting an environment of continuous improvement
- Managing property and housing maintenance and care-taking services
- Preparing new rent schemes and annual changes

About You

To be considered as the Housing and Support Manager, you will need:

- Experience of working in supported housing management operations
- Experience of income collection, budget management and rent setting
- Proven experience of line managing and developing staff, including against clear performance targets
- Knowledge of housing management and housing-related support, including statutory and social requirements relating to newly arrived refugees
- A management qualification at Level 3 (at a minimum) or demonstrable equivalent experience

Knowledge of local job markets and the recruitment sector in the West Midlands including potential delivery partners would be beneficial to your application. Experience of developing and contributing to successful partnerships in the public, private and/or voluntary sector (at project lead level or above) would also be an advantage.

A Housing Management-related qualification at Level 3 or equivalent would be equally desirable, as would a full, clean driving licence and a vehicle that is insured for business use.

Other organisations may call this role Housing Team Manager, Supported Housing Manager, Housing Support Manager, Community Housing Manager, Housing Operations Manager, or Housing & Care Manager.

Webrecruit and ACH (Ashley Community Housing) are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you are ready to take your next step as our Housing and Support Manager, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Coventry has seen an extraordinary rise in the number of homeless people and in temporary accommodation in the last few years. The recent report 'Home of Her Own' (July 2019) by Women's Budget Group (produced in collaboration with Coventry Women's Partnership) identified that 'for Coventry, as in most of the country, housing benefit is not covering full rents in any of the bedroom entitlements – even for the cheapest rents'. Aside from refuge services for women fleeing domestic violence (which are already oversubscribed), there are currently no women-only accommodation options for females in Coventry.

Working in partnership with Coventry Haven Women’s Aid, KairosWWT is leading a project to gain further understanding and evidence of women’s housing across the City. The aim of this new project is:

1) Provide tailored, direct support to groups for women whom housing services are often hard to access, including rough sleepers, women with multiple/complex needs, BME women, those with no recourse to public funds and/or whose economic circumstances disqualify them from housing-related support, as well as women at risk of homelessness or losing tenancies.

2) Reduce number of women rough sleeping or becoming homeless and increase number of women accessing safe, appropriate accommodation & maintaining tenancies

3) Increase level of gender and trauma-informed support in Coventry delivered by women’s organisations.
 

This role will support women with multiple and complex needs who are currently homeless in Coventry.

This post is restricted to female applicants only under Section 9 of the Equality Act 2010. 

With extensive experience of advising on a range of safeguarding issues, you will have knowledge in safeguarding case management, preferably in the voluntary sector.

In this role you will oversee the implementation and development of operational procedures and be our voice and advisor in all matters relating to safeguarding, providing support to local churches.

Your knowledge of best practice, statutory, and other guidance or policy concerning issues related to the protection of children and adults at risk, will be key in playing a role in arranging and leading the training of others.  You will be able to work with minimal supervision and have excellent interpersonal and communications skills.

Interview date - Monday 20th January 

Location: Any Crisis Skylight – Birmingham B9, Brent NW10, Coventry CV1, Croydon CR0, Edinburgh EH8, London E1, Liverpool L1, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1, Oxford OX1, South Yorkshire S63, South Wales SA1.

About us

Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.

About the role

As Client Information Systems Consultant, you will help to support and further develop our newly introduced case management system MAPS (Member Achievement and Progression System). MAPS is built on MS Dynamics 365 and SharePoint, and uses Power BI as a reporting tool. MAPS enables our staff to fully support the homeless people they work with while also providing data for service management and research.

Your role will be to provide support to our 400+ users in our 11 Skylight Centres around the UK and to continue to develop the solution in line with their requirements and the evolving needs of Crisis as an organisation. You will be developing and implementing new customisations in Dynamics 365 and also developing reporting solutions and dashboards using Power BI. When new functionality is developed you will be involved in delivering training to end-users.

The role can be based in any of our 11 Skylight Centres around the UK and will require some travel to all 11 Skylight Centres and occasional overnight stays.

About you

To be successful in this role you will have:
· demonstrable experience of developing solutions in Dynamics 365 and Power BI
· strong knowledge of MS Office and SharePoint
· experience of working in a cloud-based environment
· ability to communicate with many different types of audience
· the ability to manage your own time

Above all this, you will share our organisational values, which are central to all that we do.

Benefits

As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

· Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
· Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
· 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.

How to apply

To apply, please complete the online application form by clicking 'Apply Now'. In your application please provide answers to points 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7 from the person specification.
 

Closing date: 10 December 2019 (11.59pm)
Interview date: w/c 13 January 2020

We value diversity, promote equality and encourage and applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.

Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094