London / Flexible Working

Many in our communities are in crisis, facing eviction, disconnection and food-poverty.

So, we need an exceptional fundraiser to support our mission.

The COVID-19 crisis has laid bare Britain’s fault lines. An estimated 4.6 million people already affected by debt have accumulated £6.1 million in new arrears, leading to depression, illness and family breakdown. We’re here to help them control their money and rebuild their lives via professional advice on debt management, budgeting and education – doing whatever it takes to remove the fear of bankruptcy and homelessness. That’s because we believe that nobody should have to choose between heating and eating. If you feel the same way, you can make an enormous difference with a unique and exceptionally worthwhile charity.

Taking charge of our fundraising, you will ensure we have the funds we need to transform lives. Closely partnering the Chief Executive, you will be one of our most visible advocates as you engage with trusts, foundations, individuals and corporations. But that’s not all: you will guide the fundraising activities of our partner charities as you champion joined-up thinking whilst taking the lead in our supporter engagement activities.

Chances are you will already have experience of trusts and a strong footprint in community or corporate fundraising, and you’ll be excited about stepping into senior management. You will certainly be passionate about supporting vulnerable people, adept at influencing diverse audiences and capable of building productive, lasting relationships. Above all, you will be a true self-starter who can make things happen, develop strategies that deliver, and think creatively to boost our bottom line – allowing us to do the same for our clients.

If people experiencing hardship can rely on you, we need to talk.

Please see the attached Job Pack for more information and details of how to apply, or click the apply button to visit our website. 

Closing date: 4 February 2022.

Working Well Trust is a London based charity, founded almost 30 years ago by a group of passionate mental health professionals.They sought to address the low rates of employment typically experienced by those who have faced mental health issues. The charity supports people to prepare for, seek, sustain, and progress in employment. Since 2019, Working Well Trust has also been providing this support to people affected by learning difficulties and Autism. 

Are you passionate about worker rights and promoting more inclusive workplace environments for people with lived experience of mental health challenges? If so, we have a great role opening - where you can make an important contribution to supporting employees with mental health needs to stay well and in-work.

We are looking to recruit an Employment Retention Specialist for the In-Work Service team which aims to reduce the risk of Tower Hamlets residents falling out of employment on grounds of poor mental health. 

Experience of employment retention support is not essential; it is more important that you share our commitment to supporting people with mental health needs to maintain employment as a key enabler to supporting recovery and good mental health.

Main purpose of the role:

You will be working with a caseload of up to 25 clients using a person-centred and strengths-based approach. As the role also involves supporting employers, so they are better equipped to support staff with mental health needs, the ideal candidate will be comfortable in approaching and building effective relationships with employers and persuading them to use our service. You will take a co-ordinated and collaborative approach to supporting both client and employer (for which training will be provided).

Scope of the role:

• Providing support, guidance and information to assist clients to better navigate and overcome workplace challenges
• Advising clients about their workplace rights including Equality Act application and managing workplace disclosure
• Supporting clients in face-to-face meetings with employers
• Facilitating effective communication between clients and employers
• Providing education and support to employers, covering return-to-work processes, workplace adjustments, workplace causes of poor mental health and how to support staff presenting with poor mental health
• Liaising with key stakeholders including clinicians, line managers, HR professionals, occupational health services, trade union and legal advisers

Part of the role also involves working co-located with a mental health service, maintaining positive and integrated relationships and fostering a holistic approach to recovery through employment

The role is currently a mix of home and on-site working, but community work will be resumed once it is safe to do so for both staff and clients.

If you would like more information about the role, please see the Job Description for contact details.

Benefits

Staff benefits include an employer contribution to a personal or workplace pension equivalent to 6% of gross salary.  30 days annual leave plus paid public holidays.

How to apply

Please click apply to send your CV and cover letter (please add the cover form to the end of your CV when uploading). Candidates need to clearly outline how they meet the person specification criteria in their cover form.

Closing date: Wednesday 9th February (12pm)

An initial short-list will be compiled, and selected candidates will be contacted for a screening interview week commencing 14th February. Formal interviews will be held in the following week.

Working Well Trust is a Disability Confident employer and is committed to equality of opportunity and diversity. We welcome applications regardless of gender, age, marital status, religion or belief, ethnic background, disability or sexual orientation.

A guaranteed interview scheme is available for disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria for appointment.

Title: Employment and Training Co-ordinator (Disabilities Charity) 

Contract: Permanent

Monday-Friday with occasional evening and weekend working. 

Full time. Happy to discuss flexible working.

Salary: £25,000 - £30,000 depending on experience

Deadline: Friday 11th February / 12 noon

 We’re looking for a passionate and dedicated individual to support adults with learning disabilities into meaningful training, volunteering and employment so they can achieve their ambitions.

About PiP

PiP stands for Pursuing Independent Paths. We are a charity that empowers adults with learning disabilities and neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism to achieve their ambitions, find and use their voice and live a life of their choice.

One of the ways we do that is through supporting our students into meaningful training, work experience, volunteering or employment.  Our new Employment and Training Co-ordinator will be responsible for the design and delivery of this programme of learning and development as well as working with employers and partner to create opportunities.

About you

In this diverse and challenging role, you will be responsible for developing, designing and leading sessions and activities to ensure the provision of high-quality support around Employment and Vocational Training

Our ideal candidate will have experience of working with people with learning disabilities, or a similar vulnerable service user group, along with a strong commitment to taking a person-centred approach to the role.
 

We are looking for somebody who:

• Can see solutions, not problems

• Is a creative thinker

• Is adaptable and resilient

• Is positive, dynamic, upbeat and enthusiastic

Essential experience and knowledge

• Demonstrable track record of supporting adults with learning disabilities or similar vulnerable group into opportunities such as community participation, work, volunteering, training or further education.

• Experience of 1:1 work with vulnerable students such as key working or job coaching

• Experience of delivering employment or training services/projects.

• Co-ordinating projects including supervising/directing people/teams to achieve successful outcomes.

• Strong understanding of and commitment to a person-centred approach to working with people with learning disabilities or similar vulnerable group.

How to apply: 
Go to Quickly Apply button, download our application form and equalities monitoring form, complete them and upload them to submit it. 

Please note we will shortlist and interview as applications are received and reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we find a suitable candidate before the recruitment campaign deadline. For this reason, we encourage you to submit your application at your earliest opportunity. 

PiP is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.   

Equal Opportunities  

We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with the Inclusive Employers Standard 2020. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly applicants who are significantly underrepresented in our sector, such as people with lived experience of disabilities and individuals from Black and Minority ethnic communities.  
 

 We also conduct blind shortlisting and will be anonymising all applications before shortlisting stage.

Data Protection and Confidentiality  

PiP keeps all personal information confidential and in line with current data protection legislation and GDPR. 

We require no agencies at this stage.  

The Abbey Community Association is a charity operating out of a large community centre and hub in the heart of south Westminster, bringing together local people and organisations to address local community needs.

This role is a new post, funded by Charities Aid Foundation, that will support service users, including those with complex needs referred by colleagues and other organisations, on a wide range of issues. The successful candidate will provide advice, practical and emotional support and signposting to additional support, and so a qualification in Information, Advice and Guidance would be a distinct advantage.

Enfield Carers Centre is a member of the Enfield Wellbeing Network, a new consortia of local voluntary sector agencies working across the London Borough of Enfield to address health challenges and inequalities within the community.

We are looking to recruit an outstanding Health and Wellbeing Worker who can manage a caseload of clients, develop, and facilitate community activities and lead health and wellbeing empowerment sessions.

This is an exciting new role that includes working alongside health and social care professionals, community organisations and members of the public to empower carers and the person they care for to manage their physical and mental health needs.

The successful candidate will have experience in information & advice, advocacy, community development, housing, health & social care or have a VCS background.

Who Should Apply?

• The Person Specification (in the Job Description above) provides you with a breakdown of the skills, knowledge and experience required to succeed in the role and highlights whether these are either essential or desirable to the role.
• This role will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
• Key skills needed:
  • Excellent communicator
  • High level of computer literacy
  • Ability to successfully engage with a diverse range of stakeholders
  • Confidence in presenting awareness sessions and ability to facilitate groups and activities around the borough
  • Experiencing of recruiting, training and managing volunteers is desirable

This role will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

Previous appicants need not apply. 

Enfield Carers Centre aims to protect children/ young people and adults who receive Enfield Carers Centre’s services from harm. This includes the children of adults who use our services.

To provide staff and volunteers, as well as children and young people and their families, with the overarching principles that guide our approach to child and adult protection. This policy applies to anyone working on behalf of Enfield Carers Centre including senior managers and the board of trustees, paid staff, volunteers, sessional workers, agency staff and work experience students.

If you would like more information about how your information is used, how we maintain the security of your information and your rights to access information that we hold on you, please ask for a copy of our full privacy notice or contact:

The DPO

Enfield Carers Centre

137 – 143 Baker St

EN1 3JL

The role of an assessing officer is to ensure that support plans for those providing care are properly implemented, through assessment, visiting, and interviewing carers, involving other key agencies, and participating in reviews.   

• You will have a strong interest in working with individuals who are potentially experiencing challenges in meeting their wellbeing as a result of providing essential care for others.
• You will ideally have a background in the provision of statutory services and be experienced in the assessment and review of carer related need; however, if you are highly organised, a good communicator and able to manage a constant workflow then this would also make you a strong candidate.
• You will have the ability to communicate ,using empathy, with carers, occasionally the people they care for and refer on to other professionals/ agencies as required to implement support planning.

• You will be knowledgeable, or willing to promptly learn, statutory duties under the Care Act 2014, and other relevant legislation, relevant when assessing carer related needs.   

The successful post holder will be committed to working with carers to empower them to reduce the impact their caring role has on their own wellbeing, and/or support them to withdraw from elements of, or even all, care provision should this be causing them concern.   

Good communication, admin and organisational skills together with an enthusiasm and commitment to providing a quality service are essential along with the willingness to work actively as part of a supportive centre team.   

The successful applicant must be a car driver and hold a full driving licence.  You will undergo an enhancedCRB/DBS check.  Home Visiting and satellite working are essential parts of the role, once this practice is safe to resume, the successful candidate will need to declare business use in their car insurance policy. 

The role of an assessing officer is to ensure that support plans for those providing care are properly implemented, through assessment, visiting, and interviewing carers, involving other key agencies, and participating in reviews.   

• You will have a strong interest in working with individuals who are potentially experiencing challenges in meeting their wellbeing as a result of providing essential care for others.
• You will ideally have a background in the provision of statutory services and be experienced in the assessment and review of carer related need; however, if you are highly organised, a good communicator and able to manage a constant workflow then this would also make you a strong candidate.
• You will have the ability to communicate ,using empathy, with carers, occasionally the people they care for and refer on to other professionals/ agencies as required to implement support planning.

• You will be knowledgeable, or willing to promptly learn, statutory duties under the Care Act 2014, and other relevant legislation, relevant when assessing carer related needs.   

The successful post holder will be committed to working with carers to empower them to reduce the impact their caring role has on their own wellbeing, and/or support them to withdraw from elements of, or even all, care provision should this be causing them concern.   

Good communication, admin and organisational skills together with an enthusiasm and commitment to providing a quality service are essential along with the willingness to work actively as part of a supportive centre team.   

The successful applicant must be a car driver and hold a full driving licence.  You will undergo an enhancedCRB/DBS check.  Home Visiting and satellite working are essential parts of the role, once this practice is safe to resume, the successful candidate will need to declare business use in their car insurance policy. 

Previous applicants need not apply. 

Our Commitment to Safeguarding

Enfield Carers Centre aims to protect children/ young people and adults who receive Enfield Carers Centre’s services from harm. This includes the children of adults who use our services

To provide staff and volunteers, as well as children and young people and their families, with the overarching principles that guide our approach to child and adult protection. This policy applies to anyone working on behalf of Enfield Carers Centre including senior managers and the board of trustees, paid staff, volunteers, sessional workers, agency staff and work experience students.

If you would like more information about how your information is used, how we maintain the security of your information and your rights to access information that we hold on you, please ask for a copy of our full privacy notice or contact:

The DPO

Enfield Carers Centre

Britannia House

137 -143 Baker Street

EN1 3JL

This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established integrated, innovative and enthusiastic team committed to providing high quality services for carers. You will work as a member of Enfield Carers Centre to support the delivery of carer assessments to unpaid carers in Enfield .  

 The role of an assessing officer is to ensure that support plans for those providing care are properly implemented, through assessment, visiting, and interviewing carers, involving other key agencies, and participating in reviews.    

• You will have a strong interest in working with individuals who are potentially experiencing challenges in meeting their wellbeing as a result of providing essential care for others.   

• You will ideally have a background in the provision of statutory services and be experienced in the assessment and review of carer related need; however, if you are highly organised, a good communicator and able to manage a constant workflow then this would also make you a strong candidate.   

• You will have the ability to communicate ,using empathy, with carers, occasionally the people they care for and refer on to other professionals/ agencies as required to implement support planning.   

• You will be knowledgeable, or willing to promptly learn, statutory duties under the Care Act 2014, and other relevant legislation, relevant when assessing carer related needs.    

The successful post holder will be committed to working with carers to empower them to reduce the impact their caring role has on their own wellbeing, and/or support them to withdraw from elements of, or even all, care provision should this be causing them concern.    

Good communication, admin and organisational skills together with an enthusiasm and commitment to providing a quality service are essential along with the willingness to work actively as part of a supportive centre team.    

The successful applicant must be a car driver and hold a full driving licence.  You will undergo an enhanced  CRB/DBS check.  Home Visiting and satellite working are essential parts of the role, once this practice is safe to resume, the successful candidate will need to declare business use in their car insurance policy.  

Previous Applicants need not apply.

Our Commitment to Safeguarding

Enfield Carers Centre aims to protect children/ young people and adults who receive Enfield Carers Centre’s services from harm. This includes the children of adults who use our services

To provide staff and volunteers, as well as children and young people and their families, with the overarching principles that guide our approach to child and adult protection. This policy applies to anyone working on behalf of Enfield Carers Centre including senior managers and the board of trustees, paid staff, volunteers, sessional workers, agency staff and work experience students.

If you would like more information about how your information is used, how we maintain the security of your information and your rights to access information that we hold on you, please ask for a copy of our full privacy notice or contact:

The DPO

Enfield Carers Centre

Britannia House

137 -143 Baker Street

EN1 3JL

Location: Pan London - Various Sites across Greater London.

Salary: £29,000-£31,000 Per anum

Hours: Full time (37.5 hours per week – will consider 30+ hours)

Contract: Permanent

Vacancy Reference: S062

Closing date: 22nd February 2022 at noon

Interview date:  2nd & 3rd March 2022

Solace 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, particularly women and children. Our work is holistic and empowering, working alongside survivors to achieve independent lives free from abuse.

About the Service

Our Peripatetic Team provide front-line support to Solace’s Advice, Community and Accommodation-based Services across London. Crisis Intervention Workers enable our services to deliver a consistent, high standard of service.

The team was created in order to have trained, skilled staff ready to cover gaps in service and facilitate the continued smooth running of services, proactively supporting women and children who have experienced domestic abuse.

If you thrive on fast paced work settings, are able to adapt easily and quickly to new environments, and are willing to be deployed across our sites on a regular basis, then this is the opportunity for you.

About the Role

As a member of the Peripatetic Team, you will

-cover vacancies in a variety of roles, providing a high quality support service to survivors of domestic and sexual abuse. This role is an excellent development opportunity which will allow you to gain experience in a wide range of services.

- Attend case review and team meetings and contribute towards effective team communications

Champion Solace’s Equality and Diversity and ensuring human rights and equality is the centre of your work

Be a voice for service user feedback, delivery and shape future development.

The length of a placement within a service can range from several weeks to a few months. You will receive a local induction to the service at the start of the placement.

For all roles, you will carry out risk and needs assessments, safety planning, and individual support planning with survivors as well as advocating on  behalf of service users with external agencies, implementing the empowerment model and a strength based approach.  All work should be service user led and trauma informed.

Within Community Services, you will typically fill roles as a Caseworker or IDVA. As a Caseworker you will provide user led one to one support. As an IDVA you will also contribute to the local MARAC process to improve survivor safety.

Within Accommodation Services you will typically fill the role of Refuge Worker. You will ensure the smooth running of the refuge, including the admission of survivors of domestic violence to the refuge. You will work with women to devise a support plan that meets their immediate practical and emotional needs and starts the process of recovery, linking women into more specialist support services where required.

As a member of the Advice Service you will provide an effective and efficient advice and casework service to women affected by VAWG. The responsibilities include working on the advice line on a rota-basis and providing accurate advice, support, advocacy and casework to women and girls affected by all forms of VAWG as well as professionals. The role also includes supporting and supervising our volunteers on the line. Ensuring the duty inbox is checked and the referrals are processed. 

About You

If you demonstrate commitment, innovation, passion, non-judgemental and collaboration, you’ll thrive in our diverse feminist team of professional women.

Ideal candidates will have:

• Sound understanding of practical, emotional, social and economic issues affecting survivors of domestic and sexual abuse.
• In-depth knowledge and confidentially advising on a range of options including safe housing, criminal justice, civil remedies
• Demonstratable knowledge of adult and children safeguarding
• Have Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to thrive on working under pressure, prioritising workload and crisis management
• Sensitive and non-judgemental approach when working with vulnerable clients
• Experience in risk assessment, management and safety planning
• CAADA/Safe Lives/Women’s Aid IDVA or DAPA qualified (Desirable), or willingness to study.

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

Solace Women’s Aid values diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applicants from black minority and ethnic communities.

This service is run by women for women and is therefore restricted to female applicants under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, and Part 1. Section 7(2) e of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 apply. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.

As part of safer recruitment we require all successful candidates will be required to complete a satisfactory DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) disclosure.

No agencies.

Location: Tower Hamlets

Salary: Qualified applicants (with an accredited VAWG /domestic abuse qualification) dependent on experience: £27,000-£29,000 per annum.

Unqualified applicants, dependent on experience: £26,000- £27,000 per annum

Hours: 37.5 hours

Contract: Permanent

Vacancy Reference: S045

Closing Date: 31/01/2022 at 10am

Interview Date: 04/02/2022

Please note the ability to speak in Bengali / Sylheti is essential.

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.

About the Service

Tower Hamlets Solace Advocacy and Support Service (SASS) provides advocacy and support to survivors of domestic abuse with the aim to reduce risk and harm.  Our work is holistic and empowering, working alongside survivors to achieve independent lives free from abuse.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced IDVA to join our dynamic team in Tower Hamlets, working with people who have experienced domestic violence and abuse.

You will provide high quality case work support, advocacy and information services to survivors of domestic abuse who are experiencing significant harm from interpersonal harm and relationship abuse.

You will carry out DASH Risk Assessments in a timely manner and refer high risk cases to MARAC where appropriate. You will contribute to the local MARAC process; representing survivors at MARAC and other multi-agency meetings; action planning alongside other agencies to improve survivor safety and ensure that survivors and their safety are kept at the centre of all coordinated responses. Working with survivors, you will agree Individualised Safety and Support Plans, working to reduce risk and meet identified needs including making referrals to other appropriate agencies.

About You

You will need a passion for working with victim/survivors and a thorough understanding of domestic abuse and its impact.

You will have the skills to provide effective crisis intervention, carry out risk assessments, safety planning, assessment of needs and individual support planning. You should have demonstrable experience of working in an IDVA or similar position with this or a similar client group.

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

To apply, please send your CV and Supporting Statement outlining your interest in working for Solace and explaining how you meet the criteria set out in the Job Description & Person Specification

Due to the number of CV’s and Supporting Statements we receive, Solace Women’s Aid cannot communicate further with candidates who are not shortlisted for interview. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.

Solace Women’s Aid values diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applicants from black minority and ethnic communities.

This service is run by women for women and is therefore restricted to female applicants under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, and Part 1. Section 7(2) e of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 apply. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.

As part of safer recruitment we require all successful candidates will be required to complete a satisfactory DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) disclosure.

No agencies.

JOB TITLE: Clinical Services Manager

LOCATION: Main office, 8-10 Tudor Road, Hackney, London E9 7SN

SALARY: P02-SP35, £36,617.89 (including London weighting)

HOURS: 30-37.5 – we would be open to discussing both options depending on suitable candidate.

REPORTING TO: Director of Psychological Therapies and Wellbeing Services

RESPONSIBLE FOR: psychological therapies practitioners across all PT projects – Wellbeing Network, Safe Connections, IAPT, Sessional workers, improvement of operational systems and adherence to PT governance structures

CONTRACT: Fixed Term to 31 March 2023

About Mind in the City, Hackney and Waltham Forest: we are a multi-disciplinary provider of specialist mental health services and a part of the Mind Federation. We promote both recovery from ill health for people with recurrent and enduring mental health difficulties and early intervention and mental/physical wellbeing for those at risk of developing mental health issues or who struggle with common mental health conditions. We currently support around 5000 people a year through a variety of services focusing on psychological and social supports, economic and workplace wellbeing, and support for minoritised communities. Our values are:

Connected: Creating a compassionate and supportive community.

Fair:  We strive for equity- no-one’s needs should go unmet.

Brave: We walk with people, offering help by doing what works – proven or new.

We are seeking an experienced therapist, supervisor and manager with an interest in supporting and building a values-centred culture, strong operational systems and exceptional people. Their work will enable teams to deliver outstanding services and to continuously improve psychological therapies & wellbeing (PT&W) services at MindCHWF. The PT &W team has a strong focus on supporting people impacted by the wider determinants of MH and aims to reduce health inequalities. We work within established treatment evidence base; we also identify new approaches in response to client feedback, research and wider environment. The role is varied, dynamic and interesting requiring someone to collaborate across Psychological Therapies & Wellbeing projects, with multiple colleagues and teams, client groups and stakeholders in the vibrant communities of City, Hackney and Waltham Forest.

The Role:

• To have responsibility for the management and smooth running of the Psychological Therapies Department and Wellbeing Services, including line management of staff, improvement of operations, processes, procedures and policy aligned with organisation strategy
• To ensure high quality service delivery in line with good practice and professional requirements
• To monitor and evaluate outcomes and establish relevant processes where necessary
• To support and motivate staff and improve performance of services
• To work closely with the Director of Psychological Therapies, the Assistant Clinical Services Manager, Data and Evaluation Manager, WBN partnerships manager and Clinical leads of IRIE Mind and Rainbow Mind to ensure strong clinical services and joint working

To apply, please complete the applicati.on form and attach it together with your CV via the 'apply on website' link by 23:59 on 01 February 2022.  Interviews will take place on 08 February. 

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. We strongly encourage applications from those from ethnic minority backgrounds or other underrepresented backgrounds.

We are a disability confident employer. All applicants with a disability, who meet the minimum essential short-listing criteria are guaranteed an interview. If this applies to you, please ensure you complete the equal opportunities section of the application form.

We at Mind CHWF want to assure you that your privacy and the security of your data is our top priority. It always has been, and it will continue to be, as we refine our policies and internal processes. Please take a moment to read through our privacy notice.

About Hammersmith, Fulham, Ealing and Hounslow Mind

This is an exciting opportunity to join and support a fast growing and dedicated team supporting the wellbeing of communities across West London.

We’re here to make sure that everyone suffering with a mental health problem gets the help they need to recover. We listen, support recovery, fight stigma and work with partners to take action. We provide services for adults, children and young people, signposting for everyone and training and consultancy for employers.

Job Purpose

This role is within our crisis alternative service, which is an out of hours service providing a safe and welcoming space for people who are feeling distressed and experiencing crisis. The service will operate 365 days a year from 4:30pm - 11:30pmacross all of our boroughs.

Staff within the service will provide person-centred, practical and emotional support, face to face or via telephone on a one-to-one or group basis to individuals experiencing mental health crisis.

The objectives of the service include:

• To improve the mental wellbeing of people experiencing mental health crisis in HFEH.
• To provide support to clients accessing the service- for instance: signposting, de-escalation, planned wellbeing activities etc.
• To contribute to an improvement in individual mental wellbeing.
• To remain a source of independent support for all clients.
• To treat service users with respect, dignity and personalised support
• To raise awareness of mental health services available with the goal to improve long term mental health and reduce social isolation
• To increase self-management skills of those accessing the service
• To reduce the use of police, ambulance and statutory mental health services whilst experiencing crisis.
• To reduce the use of statutory crisis services by people experiencing mental ill health without positive outcomes for the individual.

The Role

The role of the team coordinators will be to support the rest of the team in delivering interventions on a one-to-one and group basis. The role will also involve triaging and assessing all clients accessing the service, signposting and delivering collaborative self-management plans with clients to improve mental wellbeing. The role will also include line management and supervision of support workers within the service.

Fixed Term until 31st March 2022 (with potential to extend)

Full Time (35 hours per week) opportunities available.

Post is subject to a DBS check.

We are an equal opportunities employer; and are proud to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.

Bishop Creighton House (BCH), a Hammersmith & Fulham charity established in 1908, runs a community centre and projects for older and disabled people and families with children under five.

We are looking for a maternity cover manager to run our Older People’s Services, which comprises Homeline, a befriending project for older people, and Keep Active, which helps older people back to fitness after a fall or illness.

As well as running OPS, you will be part of the management team of BCH. You will need experience of managing staff and volunteers and ideally, of working with older people.

Rainbow Migration, the leading UK charity supporting LGBTQI+ people through the asylum and immigration system, are recruiting a Legal Officer to advise and help improve the representation of LGBTQI+ people seeking asylum, and help change the asylum and immigration system to one that treats everyone with compassion, dignity and respect. Our last Legal Officer won Solicitor of the Year – In-house at the Law Society Awards in 2021, and has written about his experience in the role here. We are looking for someone with the similar passion for helping LGBTQI+ people secure leave to remain / equality and human rights to develop their skills and specialist expertise with us.

Founded in 1993, Rainbow Migration has recently been through a period of rapid growth. This is an exciting time to join the organisation as we prepare to develop a new organisational strategy.

We are looking for a qualified solicitor or barrister (authorised to practice without a supervising solicitor in a legal advice centre) with valid practising certificate, or already accredited to Level 3 OISC with two years’ experience in providing advice and representation in asylum including working in legal aid (see further requirements in person specification).

You will be responsible for the day-to-day delivery of the legal advice service. Under the guidance of our Legal and Policy Director, you will also build capacity amongst legal representatives by designing and delivering training, giving second tier advice and developing and coordinating a network of practitioners working in this area. You will use the knowledge you gain in this role to help deliver Rainbow Migration’s policy work, including attending meetings with policy makers and campaign partners when required.

We will also consider applications from people who do not want to do the policy and influencing and communications elements of the job, but to instead focus on first and second tier advice, this would then be a part time role only. Please mention in your covering letter if you are applying for this option.

This is a unique opportunity to build on your experience as a lawyer or caseworker to improve representation across the sector and create change in government policy and practice. You will be supported to develop as a specialist lawyer and influencer.

You will:

• Deliver Rainbow Migration’s legal advice service to adult LGBTQI+ people seeking asylum by giving one-off advice and working with support services colleagues to refer them to quality legal aid and pro bono lawyers.
• Provide occasional casework assistance e.g. helping to prepare witness statements, making referrals to other specialist organisations and taking other urgent steps (whilst not representing service users or maintaining a caseload).
• Provide occasional advice (within competence) on other issues affecting asylum and partnership service users such as asylum support, legal aid, trafficking, family reunion or community care.
• Deliver second tier advice to the legal representatives of LGBTQI+ people seeking asylum and other charities and professionals.
• Work with the Legal and Policy Director to design and deliver training to lawyers, NGOs and other professionals.
• Coordinate a network of caseworkers and lawyers representing LGBTQI+ people seeking asylum.
• Write blogs and articles on asylum and immigration policy and legislation as they apply to LGBTQI+ people.
• Help write policy and briefing papers.
• Occasionally attend meetings with other charities, Home Office policy makers and other stakeholders when required.

The Legal Officer will not be providing direct legal representation of service users. However, the role includes substantive advice and casework within the scope of legal support and referrals for our clients, as well as merits testing and second tier advice.

Owing to the nature of the work giving immigration advice to vulnerable adults including people in detention, the successful applicant will be required at the point of conditional job offer to disclose all spent and unspent criminal records and subsequently to undergo an enhanced DBS check. See our website for more information.

At Rainbow Migration, we don’t just accept difference – we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status. We consider all qualified applicants, consistent with any legal requirements. 

We welcome applications from candidates with lived experience of going through the UK asylum or immigration system and people of colour who are currently underrepresented among our staff. We will also interview all disabled applicants who meet the necessary criteria for this vacancy.

Salary: Starting at £34,000 with potential annual step increases up to £37,970 pro-rata for part-time employees), plus statutory employer’s pension contribution. In addition to an annual step increase, the trustees consider giving a separate inflationary increase every April. 

Contract Type: Permanent.

Hours: Full-time (35 hours per week), part-time or job share. Please state in your application what hours you are looking to work. As mentioned above, we will also consider applications from people who do not want to do the policy and influencing and communications elements of the job, but to instead focus on first and second tier advice, this would then be a part time role only. Occasional evening work is required, and possibly at weekends, but with plenty of notice. Rainbow Migration encourages staff to maintain a good work life balance and has a TOIL system in place.

Annual Leave: 25 days per year rising after 24 months by 1 day after each year of service to maximum of 28 days per year (pro rata if working part-time).

Location: Remote or from Rainbow Migration’s offices in central London. You must be available to work from our offices in London for at least one day a week when face-to-face service delivery resumes, from which time there might also be occasional travel outside London with plenty of notice. At the time of posting this advert, all Rainbow Migration staff are working from home due to Covid-19.  

Closing date: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, but the first consideration of received applications will take place on 8 February 2022.

Interview date: Interviews will be scheduled on an ongoing basis in response to applications received.

More information: If you would like to speak with the recruiting manager to find out more, email us at the email address on the job description or call our main number which you will find on our website.

How to apply: Please email CVs, covering statement, and optional monitoring form to the email address on the job description. When writing your covering statement, please read the job description and person specification, and give examples of how you meet the person specification. In addition to what is on your CV, we want to hear about any relevant skills and experience that you feel we should know about when shortlisting candidates, including training, volunteering, interests and life experience. You can find the job descripton and monitoring form on our website as well.

We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for anyone considered as disabled under the Equality Act 2010 (physical or mental impairment that has a ‘substantial’ and ‘long-term’ effect on your ability to do normal daily activities), providing such candidates meet the essential criteria. If you wish to qualify under this scheme, please make this clear in your statement.

Please also indicate in your statement if you are applying for full-time or part-time position, and if the latter what days/hours you can commit to.

By submitting an application, you:

1. Confirm that you have the right to work in the UK and will produce the necessary documentation if you are offered this post.
2. Declare that to the best of your knowledge and belief, the information provided with your application is true and correct and that you understand that any false information or statement given will justify the dismissal from Rainbow Migration if appointed.

Privacy Notice: Your privacy and data protection

In order to recruit and manage staff, Rainbow Migration needs to store personal information (data) about all applicants. Rainbow Migration is registered as a “controller of personal data” under the Data Protection Act 2018 with the Information Commissioner. By applying for this role, you agree that we will keep the information on your CV and covering statement. Monitoring information is kept separately and is pseudonymised to avoid identification of applicants. Monitoring information is amalgamated for statistical purposes and the original data then destroyed. Rainbow Migration keeps all personal information safely and securely, and does not share your information with anyone outside Rainbow Migration or any other organisation without your consent. Information is kept for the minimum period necessary which for CVs and covering statements for unsuccessful applicants is 12 months after the conclusion of the recruitment campaign.

You have a right to request access to the information that we hold about you and you have other rights to protect your information. More details are available from any member of Rainbow Migration staff or on our website Privacy Policy.

LEGAL ADVISER, OISC LEVEL 2

Location: London, N7, with some flexible home-based working

Responsible to:  Head of Legal branch

Hours: Three days per week

Holidays: 25 days per annum + bank holidays

Contract: Permanent, part-time

Salary: £32,000 pro rata  (inclusive of London weighting)

Closing date: 5pm, Monday, February 14, 2022; interviews w/c February 21 tbc

About us

The Cotton Tree's vision is a society that fully respects the rights and dignity of asylum seekers and refugees, seeking justice and a flourishing life for all. Our mission is to offer personally sensitive free support (legal, social, practical, emotional) to refugees and asylum seekers as they seek to move on with their lives in the UK. We are authorised to offer legal advice at OISC Level 2, and we help asylum seekers to prepare their claims and to find solicitors, while we also provide practical support on housing, medical and other issues. Our members also find confidence and hope through our Heal and Grow branch, which facilitates refugee-led support groups and other occasional workshops tailored specifically for refugees and asylum seekers. We believe that relaxed time, professional expertise and a supportive community will enable individuals to move beyond their traumatic histories and start to rebuild their lives.

The role

The Cotton Tree is recruiting a solicitor or legal adviser with at least OISC Level 2 authorisation to join our small, busy legal and casework team on a part-time basis, supporting vulnerable asylum seekers and refugees. This is an exciting opportunity for a committed legal professional or asylum caseworker to help shape and develop a strong, ethical, free legal service in a supportive, diverse and collaborative environment.

If you are interested in this post, please email us our CV plus a covering letter telling us how you meet the requirements of the job description and person specification below and explaining why you would like to work at the Cotton Tree. Please also add the Equality Monitoring Form.

Closing date: Monday 14 February

Key responsibilities

• To provide OISC Level 2 immigration advice and casework within OISC regulations to asylum seekers and refugees in London, including initial asylum applications, fresh claims and leave to remain applications.
• To manage a caseload of clients, providing immigration/asylum advice and casework to clients in relation to their status, working closely with other members of the Legal branch and consulting with the Heal & Grow branch where relevant, in order to offer the best advice and service to each individual client.
• To assist asylum seekers and refugees to know and enforce their rights in relation to healthcare, social services or accommodation, advising on access where appropriate.
• To work closely with management, staff and volunteers within the ethos of the Cotton Tree Trust to contribute towards the aims of the Cotton Tree
• To develop the Cotton Tree’s legal reference resources and its links with immigration advisers, law centres and solicitors and other relevant bodies.

For further details see the attached full Job Description.

Person specification 

**Please note: Applicants MUST have at least Level 2 OISC qualification or equivalent, PLUS a minimum of three years’ experience in the field of immigration/asylum law or of providing immigration advice.

• Commitment to uphold the ethos, values, aims and policies of The Cotton Tree Trust
• Good understanding of general immigration issues affecting asylum seekers and refugees and of the key statutory bodies in the UK involved in the asylum determination process.
• Knowledge of the legal aid framework and of other services for onward referrals.
• Insight into the needs, experiences and hopes of vulnerable undocumented migrants and/or those with NRPF and the difficulties they face navigating systems and surviving homelessness and destitution.
• Experience of exploring sensitive and personal information and contentious issues during interviews with clients in a calm, respectful and appropriate manner.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; ability to analyse complex written or oral information and communicate it effectively.
• A creative, thoughtful approach to gathering evidence in support of immigration applications.
• Ability to research, prepare and draft fluent, coherent, thorough and relevant statements.
• Understanding of and commitment to the principles of confidentiality, impartiality, safeguarding, non-directive advice, and equality of opportunity.
• Ability to work collaboratively with all Cotton Tree staff, trustees and volunteers
• Ability to develop and maintain partnerships and work effectively with other legal professionals, law centres, interpreters, the voluntary sector.

For further details see the attached full Person specification.