We have presently a fantastic opportunity to join one of our 16+ Homes located in Camden, and make a real difference to our Young People’s live. 

Located in Camden NW3, we have a detached 9 bedrooms home providing medium and high support to young people aged 16 to 21. We have an enthusiastic team of 10 (including key workers, waking night and management) who all have different interests which they bring to the service. If you’re ready for a challenge and think you have the skills to drive St Christopher’s forward we would love to hear from you!

St Christopher’s has adopted Social Pedagogy as a way of working throughout the organisation. This approach is based on the belief that all individuals are inherently valuable and have the potential to achieve and make a positive contribution. As such our focus is on the wellbeing of each individual, aiming to provide shared learning experiences to support their growth, often in terms of their ability to live independently.

Our 16+ homes provide accommodation and support to 16-21 year olds. In line with Social Pedagogy these homes are young person led and involve residents in every element of decision making including;

• Creation of shared values for how they want their home to be.
• Involvement in recruitment of new staff,
• Shared reflection and agreement making opposed to penalty based consequences.
• Regular feedback between residents and staff regarding the running of the home.

Our aim is to create a bespoke package of support with each individual, based on their goals and working with social services and other external agencies to facilitate support.

We are seeking committed individuals with a passion for working with young people and the creativity to work in an empowering and consultative way with our residents towards achieving their goals.

About the Role

As a Support Worker you will have the opportunity of developing authentic relationships with residents, you will also have responsibility for making sure our residents are safe , providing support, liaison with other professionals and completion of support documents to record information. Throughout the shift you will have the additional support of an on call manager should you have any questions. Further to this you will be involved in team meetings monthly and will also receive monthly supervision.

Applicants should have:

• Experience of providing services to vulnerable client groups
• An understanding of the issues facing young people
• The ability to cope effectively with challenging behaviour
• Good communication and team working skills
• Flexibility to work night shifts, including weekends and bank holidays.

In return we offer:

• Salary £22,000 - £22,895, depending on qualifications and experience, rising incrementally to £25,468 based on performance.
• A friendly working environment, a fun, open and honest culture.
• 25 days holiday rising to 27 days after 3 years’ service, plus Bank Holidays, pro-rata.
• Industry Leading training programme including access to level 3 qualifications, children’s right and participation, CSE, empowerment, mental health and Social Pedagogy,
• Contributory pension scheme, Enhanced Maternity and Company Sick Scheme.
• BUPA Employee Assistance Programme, offering counselling, financial advice and legal support.
• Interest-free season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme.
• Discount shopping scheme at hundreds of retailers across the UK.
• Discretionary Funded Training Programs.
• Employee Awards based on performance and length of service.
• Fantastic opportunities to develop your career within our range of services.

Recruitment Process

At St Christopher’s we are committed to the safeguarding of all children and young people in our care. During the recruitment process you will be expected to complete an online application form to ensure we capture essential information to meet legislation, best practice and vetting requirements.

Applicants will ideally already be on the DBS Update Service; if this is not the case St Christopher's will carry out a DBS (police) check prior to starting.

Your online application must include a supporting statement addressing the criteria stated in the Person Specification.

For the full Job Description and Person Specification, please visit our website

For more information or assistance during the application process, please contact recruitment(at)stchris(dot)org(dot)uk

Next Assessment days:

• 11th October
• 28th October

We advise to apply as soon as possible as applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and this opportunity might be filled before the stated closing date.

St Christopher’s is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community as well as applications from candidates with care experience or experience of being a care leaver.

Touchstone (registered charity No. 1012053) is a leading voluntary sector agency providing high quality services to improve the health and wellbeing of local people.

Liaison and Diversion Support Time Recovery Worker
Salary starting at: £21,589 pa (NJC Scale Points, 12 – 17)
Job type: 2 Posts – 37 hours per week
Location: Bradford + West Yorkshire

Any job offer will be dependent on the outcome of police vetting at level 3, and reference checks.

The Liaison and Diversion (L&D) Service works with people of all ages (including children and young people) with a wide range of vulnerabilities including poor mental health and learning disabilities,  who have offended or are at risk of offending.  We support service users who have contact with police stations, the courts, prisons and probation. The Liaison and Diversion service is delivered by Wakefield Council across the West Yorkshire Police force area.  The team is a multi-agency, multi skilled team.  Touchstone is one of the partners in the service.

The aim is to work together to reduce the risk factors for reoffending by providing short-term support and signposting service users into longer-term support services.

L&D service across West Yorkshire will operate 7 days per week from 08.00 to 18.00.  Project Workers will be required to work shifts to ensure appropriate cover, this will include regular weekend and evening work.

Closing Date: 22 October 2019
Interviews will be held on: 31 October and 1 November 2019

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the button to be directed to our website where you can download the application pack.

Touchstone is an equal opportunities organisation and applications are welcome from all sections of the community, particularly LGBT communities and/or people with disabilities who are under-represented within Touchstone.

Touchstone is a Trans Positive employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Mindful Employer, has been granted the Positive about Disabled People mark and Investors in People Platinum.

No agencies please.

Support Worker withan emphasis on Mental Health

Initial 12-month contract

Full time hours, mostly daytime but occasional evening or weekends

Salary £21,944 (London Living Wage)

Purpose of role

To assist FirmFoundation clients, including those with mental health to access suitable and sustainable housing.

About the role

You will be part of a team who will be working with homeless individuals often with complex needs. You will be responsive to clients and be able to support them whilst rough sleeping and through the process of ending their homelessness.

Job tasks

Clients

• Casework for individual clients, based on their needs. This is likely to include a mix of the following elements:
  • Benefits application and compliance
  • Budgeting/managing money
  • Accessing training/work
  • Signposting clients to other relevant agencies and support
  • Dealing with health issues, including mental health and addiction
  • Finding, viewing and moving into accommodation
  • Accompanying clients to appointments where necessary
  • Hobbies, interests, social activities
• Ensuring sufficient supplies of “Shower Packs” for the Drop-ins
• Occasional attendance at drop-ins
• Preparing “Starter Packs” for clients moving into accommodation

Community

• Developing and maintaining positive working relationships with other relevant agencies working with or on behalf of clients
• Developing and maintaining positive working relationships with landlords and letting agencies who are willing to consider housing FirmFoundation clients
• Supporting the Charity Manager in the promotion of FirmFoundation and its activities

Administration

• Recording all activity on the FirmFoundation information system

Other duties commensurate with the role may be added by negotiation

Support Worker – Person Specification

Essential

A positive and flexible attitude towards work

Ability to listen to clients with patience and understanding

Display an understanding of Mental Health and a positive attitude towards clients

Good communication skills, both written and spoken

Ability to maintain necessary confidentiality

Confidence in using IT, especially Microsoft Office

Ability to work within a Christian ethos

Desirable

Experience of using digital reporting systems

Experience of working with homeless and vulnerable people

Understanding of support available locally, including from other agencies

Please note this post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check for those working with vulnerable adults.

Please include your CV and a cover letter

Solace Women’s Aid is an innovative, exciting, grassroots charity working across London. Our purpose is to bring to an end the harm done through domestic and sexual violence to all survivors, and in particular women and children. Our work is holistic and empowering, working alongside survivors to achieve independent lives free from abuse.

You will be joining a team of committed and inspiring individuals whose dedication has saved the lives of thousands of women, men and children in the capital. We are looking for friendly and diligent individuals to join our services and help us make a difference.

About the Service

North London Rape Crisis provides therapeutic and advocacy services to women and girls across 7 boroughs. This includes ISVA provision, an advice and information helpline, sexual violence training and counselling services.

About the Role

This is a new role funded by MOPAC to provide parenting support to women who access NLRC services. The role includes leading on advocacy support and supporting women to engage with family support services. You will provide individual parenting support and mentoring, as well as advocacy and casework support.

About You

The ideal candidate will have experience of supporting service users, particularly women and children affected by domestic and sexual violence. You will have a strong understanding of VAWG and knowledge of safeguarding for children and adults. You will also be able to work to deadlines and prioritise tasks.

In return, we offer great employee benefits including three per cent employer pension contribution, generous holiday entitlement and a focus on learning and development.

Do you have experience supporting vulnerable adults? Interested in being part of the wider modern slavery conversation? Our client is a vibrant charity that has been supporting and empowering vulnerable adults and children since 1970. With their 50th anniversary approaching it is an exciting time to join them!

Position: Support Worker - Modern Slavery Response (Outreach Advocate)

Location: Across London
Hours: 39 hours per week. Unfortunately, due to an increasing workload they are unable to consider requests for part-time or job share positions.

Working Week: Monday to Friday, on call for 1 week approximately once a year

Salary: £24,408 rising to £25,104 per annum after 1 year 
Benefits: Company Mobile Phone, Company Pension, Competitive Salary, Employee Discounts, Generous Holiday, Great Working Environment, In House Training, Laptop, Progression Opportunities, Recognised Qualifications, Travel/Season Ticket Loans

Closing Date: 21st October 2019

Assessment Day: Saturday 26 October from 10am until 2.30pm

Our client are the largest provider of accommodation and outreach support to those who experienced Modern Slavery in London, supporting people across all London Boroughs. Due to the Hestia Underground Lives report presented in the commons and wider media coverage and awareness, the need for their service has grown massively in the last 2 years and because of this their team is growing too.

The Role

This is an amazing opportunity to be part of the ever-growing modern slavery conversation. You don’t need experience within modern slavery. They want people who are passionate about supporting vulnerable adults, someone who can relate to the complexity of the situation of people in crisis and who is happy to travel across London.

As one of their Outreach Advocates, you will genuinely help change people’s lives across London. This is a very autonomous role where you have the option to arrange your own day but with the knowledge you have a whole team to support you at any point.

About you

As part of the team you will have:

• Experience or knowledge of providing advice and support to vulnerable clients, including crisis management and risk assessment.
• Awareness of the impact of crime on victims, witnesses, and the wider community.
• Experience of using MS Office and of using computerised systems and databases to accurately record information
• Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding issues and ability to address them appropriately.

In return…

Our client offers a culture of learning and development, with access to an extensive range of learning and development opportunities as well as genuine career progression. In everything they do, they seek to be: respectful, genuine, dedicated, collaborative and courageous and if these values resonate with you, they would love to hear from you.

About the Organisation

Our client supports adults and children in crisis across London and the surrounding regions. They campaign and advocate nationally on the issues that affect them. This includes victims of modern slavery, women and children who have experienced domestic abuse, young care leavers and older people. From giving someone a home, to helping them to get the right mental health support, they support people at the moment of crisis and enable them to build a life beyond crisis.

Our client is supported by more than 460 volunteers who provide specialist skills such as art therapy yoga, IT, gardening, cooking as well as befriending and fundraising. They are proud to be the home of UK SAYS NO MORE, bringing together a diverse coalition of individuals, charities, businesses and public-sector organisations to campaign for an end to the domestic abuse and sexual violence.

Our client is proud to be a Disability Confident employer and welcome applications from candidates with lived experience.

You may also have experience in areas such as Crisis Advisor, Outreach Worker, Recovery Worker, Crisis Worker, Outreach Coordinator.

Touchstone (registered charity No. 1012053) is a leading voluntary agency, providing high quality services to improve the health and wellbeing of local people.

Locality Primary Care Mental Health Support Worker
Salary: Starting at £21,089 per annum, Agenda for Change Band 4
Hours: 37 hours per week – multiple roles available
Based: Leeds

Leeds IAPT consists of 4 partners, Leeds Community Healthcare, Touchstone, Northpoint and Community Links. Together we have delivered the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme in Leeds since 2009.

The current remit of Touchstone IAPT within the consortium is to improve access to psychological therapies for Black and Minority Ethnic communities across Leeds.

The role will involve having a caseload of clients with a range of mental health problems and supporting therapists to deliver one- to- one brief interventions. The successful candidate will deliver drop in’s across Leeds and carry out ‘triage assessments’ to identify if the service is appropriate and deliver both workshops and non-structured group interventions. A key focus for the role is to deliver active ‘in - reach’ into communities that are at higher risk of poorer mental health and address barriers in engagement to ensure inclusivity for people who may otherwise find groups hard to access and remain within the service.

The role will involve working across multiple sites across Leeds and will involve some travelling between sites. This will be a joint recruitment exercise with Community Links. Successful applicants will be employed by Touchstone or Community Links.

For Touchstone posts, the post holder will be based within the Touchstone IAPT team currently consisting of; 10 CBT Therapists, 1 Trainee CBT Therapist, 1 Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner, 2 Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, 3 Employment Advisors, 2 Trainee PWP’s, 1 Administrator, a Team Manager and a Deputy Manager.

There will be an opportunity for applicants to meet staff and discuss the roles during a 2 hour drop in session on the 18th October from 8.30 am to 10.30 am at Touchstone House. Telephone enquiries can be made to the touchstone main number, asking for Colin O’Loan or Simone Stephenson-Bellwood.

To find out what it is like to work for Touchstone IAPT, there are 2 videos available on our recruitment page for this position.

Touchstone is an equal opportunities organisation and applications are welcome from all sections of the community, particularly LGBT communities and/or people with disabilities who are under-represented within Touchstone. We also recognise that BAME communities are under-represented in the Leeds IAPT workforce. We are therefore especially keen to receive applications from under- represented communities. This is a core part of our service vision and values, as we strive to reflect the communities that we serve.

Closing Date: Tuesday 22nd October 2019
Interviews will be held on: WC 4 November 2019

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to apply and to find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website to download the application pack and complete your application for this position.

Touchstone is an equal opportunities organisation, a Trans Positive employer and applications are welcome from all sections of the community, particularly LGBT communities and/or people with disabilities who are under-represented within Touchstone. 

Touchstone is a Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Mindful Employer, has been granted the Positive about Disabled People mark and Investors in People Platinum.

No agencies please.

Refuge is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services for victims of all forms of gender-based violence (domestic, sexual, so called ‘honour’ violence, trafficking, prostitution, forced marriage, stalking and FGM). Every day we support over 6,000 women and children in our national network of services.  These include Independent Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Advocacy services (IDVAs/ISVAs and IGVAs), community outreach, specialist refuge accommodation, sanctuary services and culturally-specific services and the Freephone 24 Hour National Domestic Violence Helpline (run in partnership between Refuge and Women’s Aid). We advise Government and lobby hard to keep violence against women and girls high on the public agenda. We run award-winning prevention and public education campaigns, managing a busy press office and website, and we are an accredited training provider. We give a voice to the voiceless.

Job title: Refuge Worker

Salary: £20,097 - £22,838 per annum

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Location: One role in Rother and one role in Wealden

Refuge, an award winning national charity, is recruiting a part time Refuge worker in our service in East Sussex.

This role requires an exceptional individual who wants to make a difference.

As Refuge Worker, you will be responsible for providing high quality practical and emotional support to survivors of domestic violence and their children living in our refuges.

You will ensure the smooth running of the refuge, including the admission of survivors of domestic violence to the refuge. You will also assess and advise on their entitlement to welfare and housing benefits and housing management.

You will develop support plans for each resident and aid them to obtain permanent accommodation

All candidates must demonstrate a commitment to the feminist values of empowerment and equality, which underpin all of our work.

The successful candidate will have evidence of strong casework management skills, good written and verbal communication, and an understanding of the importance of maintaining professional boundaries. You will be required to bring safeguarding children or vulnerable adults to the immediate attention of the service manager, or if unavailable another manager. Direct experience of providing support to women is essential as is a current understanding of legislation relating to domestic violence including civil/criminal legislation and welfare rights.

The ability to work as part of an on-call rota is essential and occasional evening work in emergency situations.

This post is for a specialist BME service therefore applicant will need to be familiar with BME clients and it is desirable for them to be able to speak an Asian language such as Bengali or Urdu.

Refuge is proud to be a leader in its field and an employer of choice with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development.  Other benefits include 28 days holiday, pension scheme, an employee assistance programme and a childcare voucher scheme.

Closing date: 20th October 2019

An enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate will be required for this role.

Refuge is committed to quality, equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.  This post however is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

No agencies please - as a charity we work hard to keep our costs down.

Pride in Practice Co-ordinator / GMMH Sessional Worker (75 Hour Contract)
Manchester, Greater Manchester (office/field-based, covering Greater Manchester)

About Us

Nationally significant and focused on a fair and equal society, we are the LGBT Foundation, a charity supporting the needs of people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans.

Serving over 40,000 people each and every year, we provide information to a further 200,000 individuals online, making us one of the most significant charities of our kind in the UK. We help all LGBT people to achieve their full potential and aim to be ‘here if you need us’, living by our hashtag #EqualityWins.

Pride in Practice is a quality assurance and social prescribing programme for healthcare services that strengthens and develops service providers’ relationships with lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) patients within their local communities. Due to the manner in which data is collected, the needs of minority groups, such as LGBT people, are often not recognised or addressed.

We are now seeking a Pride in Practice Co-ordinator / GMMH Sessional Worker to join our teams in Manchester and focus on LGBT inclusion within mental health services and sexual orientation and trans status monitoring. This is a contract role for a total of 75 hours which can be scheduled to fit around your needs.

Your Rewards

- Salary of £12.26 per hour
- Flexible working hours to fit around you
- The chance to make a real difference to LGBT healthcare

This is an amazing chance to get involved with a transformational project that is positively enhancing the healthcare system.

Since 2016, Pride in Practice has been rolled out to 445 health services, reaching over 2 million patients across Greater Manchester alone. The stats speak for themselves with 100% of health professionals evidencing improvements within their service as a result, nearly 90% of services implementing NHS England’s Sexual Orientation Monitoring Information Standard and 62% implementing trans status monitoring.

What’s more, Pride in Practice is endorsed by the Royal College of General Practitioners, Greater Manchester Local Pharmaceutical Committee, the Northern Optometric Society and is part of the Healthy Living Dentistry Framework. This means that we are backed by some of the most prestigious societies, frameworks and committees in the UK, lending legitimacy and expertise to our programme.

Your Role

As a Pride in Practice Co-ordinator / GMMH Sessional Worker, you will work as part of a small team that works with healthcare providers to deliver the Pride in Practice workstream.

Working closely with healthcare practitioners, you will seek to enhance their knowledge of LGBT-specific needs and ensure that Pride in Practice continues to be delivered to an excellent standard.

Your role will also include:

- Supporting the development of the Pride in Practice model for Mental Health Trusts
- Delivering onsite training sessions for staff based at Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust
- Inspiring healthcare professionals to reflect on their service delivery and to implement Pride in Practice’s best practice model
- Providing a professional account management service to departments engaging in the project
- Supporting ongoing learning and development for staff, departments and services involved
- Building and maintaining positive relationships with Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust and wider stakeholders

About You

To be considered as a Pride in Practice Co-ordinator / GMMH Sessional Worker, you will need:

- Experience of project delivery
- Experience of communicating with a range of professional and community stakeholders
- Experience of writing and delivering presentations
- Knowledge of the issues and experiences of LGBT people, particularly related to healthcare and access to services
- Knowledge of co-production, community involvement and collaborative approaches
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- To be professional and influential over the telephone and face to face
- To be confident, clear and diplomatic when delivering training
- The ability to multitask and manage multiple relationships and accounts

Please note, qualifications are not required, however qualifications may be useful in demonstrating competency for the role.

Other organisations may call this role Project Co-ordinator, Programme Co-ordinator, Learning Programme Co-ordinator, Learning and Development Co-ordinator, Sessional Worker, Mental Health Sessional Worker, Healthcare Support Worker, Training and Development Practitioner, or Training Consultant.

The closing date for this role is Wednesday 6th November 2019 and interviews are scheduled for Friday 15th November 2019.

We particularly welcome applicants who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), trans, and/or older (50+) as colleagues from these backgrounds are currently underrepresented in our organisation.

We use trans as an umbrella and inclusive term to describe people whose gender identity differs in some way from the gender they were given at birth, including non-binary people, people who cross dress and all those who partially or incompletely identify with their sex assigned at birth.

So, if you are ready to help deliver an incredible programme as a Pride in Practice Co-ordinator / GMMH Sessional Worker, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Support Worker - Youth Violence x 2 Vacancy
Salary: circa £27,405 per annum

LGE is a bespoke pan London service funded by the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC), for gang affected young people, both those who are involved in and/or those impacted by gang activity and youth violence. LGE has a focus on those aged 16-25 and our aim is to achieve positive and sustained change for young people through advocacy, specialist support and practical tools.

The support worker role is to provide transformational and trauma based support to young people aged 16 - 25 involved, affected or exploited by gangs across London. The role will be expected to work well with others and demonstrate clear and effective communication with stakeholders, partners and service users. Experience of working in multi-agency setting and experienced at delivering person - centred and trauma based support is a core component to the skills required for this role.

The majority of the role will require you to work directly with referred clients on a 1:1 basis. You will develop and support relationships with partner agencies and third sector organisations pan London ensuring effective case communication and management. This post is required to ensure that effective outcome data is collated, monitored, is SMART and inputted in line with organisational processes and procedures. The role is also required to demonstrate a clear understanding of safeguarding.

Safer London values diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination, we encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Safer London is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) disclosure will be required for this role.

To learn more and apply for this role please select the apply button for further instructions and information.

Closing date for applications: Midnight Sunday 27th October 2019

Interviews to be held on Friday 8th November 2019

The role is currently funded until *31st March 2020 (*this is currently under review with positive indications of future funding).

We are a living wage employer.

This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Learning & Development Worker (Young People)

Bath

£19,500 per annum

37 hours per week, permanent 

Happy to Talk Flexible Working

Can you deliver exceptional face-to-face customer experiences?

Do you easily build effective relationships with a wide range of people including customers and colleagues, with an ability to influence and negotiate?

Are you comfortable with dealing with challenging conversations, remaining confident and firm, whilst being respectful and considerate?

Do you have the skills to really listen to and recognise what customers really want and be committed to achieving the best possible outcome?

If your answer to these questions is yes, our client has an exciting new job opportunity that could be for you.

Background

Our client is one of the largest landlords in the South West and ranked in the top 50 of The Sunday Times Top 100 Best Not-for-Profit Organisations to work for in the whole of the UK.  They care about their colleagues and this is evident in the sense of pride and the tireless work they do to support customers.

With around 13,000 properties in the south west, the majority in Bath, they are about much more than just somewhere to live.  Their experience extends to supporting vulnerable people with thoughtful and effective additional services and improving homes and estates, as well as building new places for people to live.

What you'll be doing

You’ll be working with 14 to 18 year olds, supporting them to overcome barriers they face in accessing education, training and employment opportunities by delivering activities out in the community.

You’ll be travelling around Bath and surrounding areas working with partners and recruiting customers to engage in the service, carrying out drop in sessions and running a programme of activities.

Whilst you will be part of the Work Wise team, this role is very autonomous so you will be encouraged to take control of your own workload and develop projects in line with the funding requirements.

You will be confident working one to one or with small groups, delivering activities to build confidence and self-esteem, teach and develop employability skills and support people to participate in meaningful occupation.  In addition to teaching budgeting and life skills, the project aims to bring out the best in people through creativity and outdoor activities.

More about you

You’ll have relevant experience in organising and delivering training to vulnerable people, together with an understanding of education, training, employment and supported housing or project based youth work.

You’ll be highly self-motivated and possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills to enable you to liaise effectively with colleagues in the Work Wise team and external agencies.

You’ll have passion about empowering young people, and/or have experience working in this area.

You will have a basic understanding of safeguarding for vulnerable adults and we will build on this by increasing your knowledge.

You will need to take up an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Check for this role which the company will do for you when you start.

When and where you'll be doing it 

You will be able to work flexibly, Monday to Friday, based on customers’ needs.

You’ll be based in Bath.

What will you get in return?

Our client thinks you’ll have a job that makes you feel good about what you’re doing – you will make a difference to customers’ lives every day. 

You’ll get:

• A day’s leave on your birthday

• 26 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays) rising to 29 after 3 years’ service 

• Opportunity to earn performance related pay

• Company Pension contribution of up to 10%

• Flexible Benefits including health care, gym membership, buying holiday

Our client recognises that as an organisation they are underrepresented in certain areas. Therefore they operate the disability confident scheme to encourage disabled applicants and welcome applications from candidates who are BAME or LGBTQ+.  They also welcome applications from customers.

Waking Night Support Worker

You will join our client as a Night Support Worker and work in their residential home to support 4 / 5 young people in their care.

Waking Night Support Worker Responsibilities:

You will follow individual care plans for the young people with the aim to help them move onto independent living in the future. You will support with their therapy, plan social and leisure activities, complete general domestic tasks, give medication and complete associated paperwork. You will be supported by a multi-disciplinary team including Nurses, Psychologists and Psychiatrists to ensure they achieve the best possible outcomes for their young people.

Waking Night Support Worker Requirements:

- You do not require any previous experience for this role however they do require you to be compassionate, calm, resilient and to understand the issues and challenges their young people face.
- You should be IT literate as there is a requirement to update online care records.
- You must also thrive in a team environment but be able to work independently and be flexible with the ability to work a 7 day rota.
- The night shifts operate 8.30pm-7.30am. Having a driving licence is not essential but it is beneficial to help transport the young people to appointments and activities. The use of a house pool car is provided for this.

About our client:

Our client provides residential services for young people aged 16-30 years old who have been discharged from psychiatric inpatient stays or secure children’s homes. The aim is to support the young people using an innovative therapeutic approach and least restrictive practice to enable them to live in a non-secure community setting and to achieve their individual goals in preparation for transition to adult life. Their “no restraint” policy allows for more respectful and thoughtful relationships with young people and avoids traumatisation and consequent escalations in risk.

Our client operates a safer recruitment process and as part of this process the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

They are an equal opportunities employer who values diversity and positively encourages applications of all ages from all sections of the community. As an employer they are also committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all their staff.

Location: York, North Yorkshire

Job type: Full time, 38.5 hours per week

Salary: £19,019 per annum (£9.50 per hour, includes an unsociable hour’s payment of 50p per hour)

Benefits: 22-27 holidays per year (plus bank holidays), Free training and professional development programme, Paid induction, training and enhanced DBS check, Company Pension Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Free onsite parking, Life Assurance.

Closing date for applications: 27th October, 2019

You may have experience of the following: Support Worker, Waking Night Support Worker, Care Worker, Care Assistant, Care Staff, Social Care, Social Worker, Social Work, Healthcare Assistant, Healthcare Worker, Young People, Vulnerable People, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, NFP, Not for Profit, Voluntary, etc.

Ref: 89446

Summary

Diabetes UK Northern Ireland has secured funding from the National Lottery Community Fund - Empowering Young People to develop and deliver the 'Our Lives, Our Voices in partnership with young people and young adults living with Type 1 diabetes. Your role will be to provide young people and young adults living with Type 1 diabetes with opportunities to develop and deliver youth-led solutions to current gaps in peer support networks, information and services and to create better relationships with Health Care Professionals across Northern Ireland.

Interviews: w/c 11th November 2019

Package

What we can offer you:

• Generous annual leave starting at 25 days plus bank holidays
• A Cash Healthcare Plan (giving you up to £1,600 towards a range of out of pocket health expenses like new glasses, dentist, chiropractor or osteopath appointments)
• Early finish Friday and flexible working
• Discounts on gym membership and days out
• Employee assistance programme to give you support on any issues that come up in life
• Annual season ticket loan
• Generous pension provision, life assurance and income protection insurance
• Cycle to work scheme (eligible for scheme if contract is permanent or longer than 12 months)

*Some benefits aren't available until you've passed your probation period and are dependent on the length of contract.

Main Responsibilities

• Support the promotion, coordination and delivery of the Our Lives, Our Voices project to young people and young adults living with Type 1 Diabetes, their families, their carers and Health Care Professionals across Northern Ireland.
• Increase the confidence and capacity of young people and young adults to develop their personal and social skills development.
• Engage with young people and young adults to develop a programme of activities, services and initiatives to support their positive mental health and emotional well-being.
• Work closely with Diabetes UK Staff, two delivery partner organisations and our evaluation contractor to assist in the ongoing evaluation of the project and its activities
  

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate would have lead projects and worked together with young people and young adults to design approaches that will meet their needs. Educated to degree level, or equivalent standard, you will have experience of working with young people and young adults across a variety of settings. You will also have experience of project planning, organising and delivery with excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Recruiting a Waking Night Support Worker to join our Young People Service in Hounslow!

£16,500 per annum, 30 hours per week, plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more.

This role requires working on a rota basis including weekend working.

Hounslow Young People is Supported Accommodation Service for young people and young parents aged 16-25. The Service encompasses a mix of units across six sites supporting 57 vulnerable young people and 19 teen parents.

The service provides a high level of support to young people with a variety of complex support needs and backgrounds including care leavers, looked after children, unaccompanied asylum seeking children's and children in need.

The aim of the service is to empower young people to move towards independent living, supporting their successful transition from childhood; laying the foundations for healthy, ambitious, and safe adult lives with minimal ongoing support. Support is delivered in partnership with a number of stakeholders and partners in the community such as mental health services; substance misuses agencies, housing teams, police and social services.

Job Overview:

We are recruiting for a Waking Night Support Workers to join our dynamic service and team. In the role of Waking Night Support Workers; individuals will ensure continues support is provided to young people at the standards of day staff with particular focus on safety of vulnerable young people.

You will work in line with person centred risk assessments, support plans and liaises with Support Workers to provide comprehensive handover and partnership working. They will be observant of changes in behaviour and presentations ensuring appropriate actions are taken to document and report changes in support needs of young people.

You will be able to carry out all necessary health and safety actions including light cleaning tasks and work with in policies and procedures. Furthermore they will actively seek out ways to work with the team and partners to improve the experience of young people in the service.

Successful candidates will:

- Have a belief in young people, their potential to grow, succeed and thrive independently given the right support
- Be motivated to achieve excellence and have passion for supporting young people to reach their potential, with a 'can do' attitude, and a willingness to get stuck in
- Commit to providing opportunities for young people to achieve their goals
- Be resilient and able to do deal with challenging and diverse behaviours positively
- Have a strong Customer focus and commitment to putting Young People's interests and voices at the heart of all aspects of their support
- Have an outcomes focus and approach to working with young people
- Have strong self-awareness and commitment to acting as a positive role model
- Have commitment to non-discriminatory practice and to promoting equality and diversity
- Have commitment to acting as a corporate parent in all aspects of practice where applicable
- Have a commitment to effective joint working with partners to meet Young People's needs
- Have a strong sense of personal accountability

Key Responsibilities:

- Ensure the welfare of customers providing emotional and practical support to customers who are in distress, in crisis or require medical assistance such as emergency first aid or the intervention of medical professionals
- Remain calm and professional when dealing with emergencies and incidents following the reporting procedures and completing the required paperwork
- Ability to work empathically and compassionately with customers who present with complex needs such as mental health, substance misuse, safeguarding and physical health support needs
- Ensure the safety and welfare of customers by implementing and monitoring the visitors' procedure, preventing unauthorised access to the service
- Conduct health and safety checks and patrols around the building and exterior reporting repairs and any Health and Safety issues
- To undertake patrols and security checks of the building and exterior, monitoring CCTV, addressing any antisocial behaviour and completing the relevant reports
- Undertake initial and continuous assessment of needs and potential risks and agree levels of support and actions
- Support customers to undertake all domestic tasks wherever possible, including practical assistance where they have not yet developed the skills, to ensure customers enjoy a high quality of accommodation
- Develop and maintain links with all key agencies and service providers in the local community
- Empower customers to ensure they receive the service and benefits they are entitled to
- Undertake all administrative work and keep accurate and comprehensive tenant/customer records to professional standards
- Provide concise and clear handovers to the team highlighting any incidents or issues during the night and any follow up actions to be completed
- Adhere to Look Ahead's Policies and Procedures
- Engage in learning and development activity to increase knowledge and skills
- Provide day-to-day instruction/supervision of Assistant Support Workers/domestic staff/Personal Support Assistants where appropriate
- Undertake any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as may be reasonably assigned

For more information or to apply please visit our website.

Fixed term contract until 30th September 2021 

Closing date: 3 November 2019 at 11.30pm. Interviews: 13 November 2019.

We’re looking for a client-focused individual with recent experience of providing person-centred support to vulnerable people to join us as a Senior Support Worker and help people with multiple complex needs to secure accommodation.

Operating out of our North East Hub in Newcastle, the Housing First project aims to place vulnerable people into stable, independent accommodation and help them maintain their tenancy. Each tenancy will be underpinned with persistent and assertive wraparound support.

About the role

Your challenge will be to build relationships with a caseload of people with multiple complex needs in order to engage them with Housing First services. Together, you’ll then develop co-produced, outcome-focused support plans that reflect each individual’s personal strengths and goals. We’ll also rely on you to co-ordinate interventions provided by other agencies to make sure the right support is provided at the right time, and to develop relationships with landlords to secure accommodation options. Motivating and leading the Housing First delivery team, ensuring the service adheres to our quality standards and meets required contract outcomes and adopting and modelling best practice – all are aspects of this vital role.

About you

You’ll need experience of managing staff and volunteers and providing support services to people with multiple and complex needs and a good understanding of the issues they face. Knowledge of the key principles of the Housing First model and how to use provisions available within housing and homeless legislation to secure accommodation is important too. Used to working within a safeguarding framework, you have a forward thinking, calm and organised but flexible approach, plus a willingness to actively contribute new ideas and approaches to improve service delivery. You’ll also have the confidence to attend meetings to promote this new service locally. Proficiency using Microsoft Office applications and a case management system is also required.

Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.

To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.

Safeguarding is everyone’s business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

At Shelter, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation. We are facing diverse problems, so need diverse people to tackle them.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.