School-Home Support is a dynamic charity with proven impact. For over 35 years it has been working with children and young people struggling to stay in school due to a wide range of complex family issues. We get children and young people back into school ready to learn, whatever it takes.

School-Home Support Practitioner
Salary range: £19,695 - £22,231 per annum - depending on experience
Based: Based: St Catherine’s College, Eastbourne
Hours: 5 days a week (term time plus 4 weeks)

The post-holder will be based within a Secondary school in Eastbourne, focusing their support on improving attendance, punctuality and engagement. The post-holder will work in close partnership with school staff to deliver a programme of casework and other activities to promote educational outcomes for disadvantaged children and families.  The post-holder will need to be persistent, resilient and tenacious along with having the experience of working with hard to engage parents.

This is an exciting opportunity for the successful candidate, who will have good experience of working effectively with social and emotional factors affecting a child’s capacity to learn, strong abilities in engaging challenging children and their families, and a confident ability to form professional partnerships with children and their families along with experience of transition work.

The post-holder will work alongside key school staff in school to promote excellent attendance, reduce levels of absence and work with children and families to promote high levels of attendance, punctuality and engagement.

Closing date for applications is Midnight Sunday 9th February 2020
1st Stage Interviews: Thursday 13th February 2020
2nd Stage Interviews: Friday 14th February 2020

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the 'Apply' button to be directed to the School-Home Support website where you can download the job description and application form. 

School-Home Support takes very seriously the duty of care to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and is committed to ensuring that our safeguarding practice reflects statutory responsibilities, government guidance and complies with best practice. Our safeguarding policy recognises that the welfare and interests of children are paramount in all circumstances.

SHS is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. 

These role is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.

No agencies please.

About us

SeeSaw is a local well respected registered charity which has been providing a service for Oxfordshire families since 2000.

Due to the forthcoming retirement of a member of the clinical team we have an exciting opportunity to join a small, committed and experienced team which supports children, young people and families before and after the death of a parent or sibling.

What we are looking for

We are looking for candidates with experience of working with children and young people, you will have a special remit for supporting children and families when a parent or carer or sibling is terminally ill. We are particularly keen to hear from people who have worked in palliative care, hospitals or other medical settings; the most important quality is the ability to communicate effectively and to make and sustain supportive relationships with families.

What you will do

Our practitioners liaise with professionals from palliative care, schools, social care and children and young people's mental health services. You will work with other members of the team to provide group work and family activity days. You will also have a caseload of individual children and their families. You will be able to work collaboratively and on your own initiative, have a qualification in health care, social work, counselling, psychological services or education, knowledge of therapeutic interventions in grief work, and skills in communicating with and training professionals.

How to apply

Please click on the apply button and follow instructions

Beacon Counselling is committed to the safeguarding of children, young people, and adults. 

Beacon Counselling exists to improve the lives of people experiencing mental and emotional distress.  We do this by building resilience in communities at home, at work, and elsewhere.

We support people dealing with anxiety, depression, bereavement, and relationship difficulties, to name just a few challenges.  These are the issues that millions of us face at some point in our lives, and that 17 million people in the UK struggle with each year.  Beacon also has specialised services for people who have experienced trauma, sexual abuse, domestic violence, young people looked after by the state and Care Leavers.

Main Objectives of Post

• To provide a confidential and effective counselling service for young people in schools
• To work as Beacon’s main representative in the particular school
• To work with the YPS Coordinator in maintaining a strong relationship with the school(s) in which you work
• To work with the manager, supervisor, and school’s counselling team to assist in the development of Beacon’s school’s counselling service
• Working hours are 5 hours per day 3 days a week 
• The school where the counselling is delivered is MEA central in Fallowfield

Children and Young Person's Support Worker (Part Time)
Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire

About Us

Welwyn Hatfield Women's Refuge and Support Services (WHWR) is a vital resource for women and families in Welwyn Garden City and Hatfield, offering a safe haven away from domestic violence and abuse.

We provide ensuite bedrooms to women and children for up to four months at a time to enable a break from their situation or to allow them to start building a new life away from an abusive or violent relationship or home environment.

Our refuge is a private, secure women and children only space. We collect residents from an agreed location and bring them to the refuge to ensure that abusive partners or family members cannot know where they are. Once safe, we provide accommodation, practical and emotional support and help with benefits, schooling and even healthcare to make sure that our residents view their time with us as positive and affirming.

We are now seeking a Children and Young Person's Support Worker to join our team and support resident children and young people. This is a part-time role, working 20 hours per week. Funding for this role has been confirmed until May/June 2021 with the possibility of further extensions after that.

The Benefits

- Salary of up to £22,911 per annum, pro rata
- Make a positive difference to children’s lives

This role represents an incredible opportunity for a proven support worker with experience of working with children or young people who have experienced domestic violence or family trauma to develop and grow within our supportive, team-oriented environment.

You will discover a team of caring experts who are dedicated to supporting women and children who have experienced exceptionally hard situations. Our environment is open, friendly and supportive with a focus on working together, collaborating as a family and providing the best, most comprehensive support possible.

So, if you feel that you could make a difference to children who have experienced trauma, apply today and start your journey with us.

The Role

As a Children and Young Person's Support Worker, you will be tasked with providing a range of specialist support and services to children and young people who have experienced domestic violence and abuse.

Working through the medium of play, you will focus on recovery, building resilience, safeguarding and having fun. You will work with children of varying ages, from pre-schoolers to older children and your hours will need to be flexible to meet their needs and fit around school.

Your role will involve:

- Supporting children to voice their anger, dissent, grief and loss
- Enabling children to work with their feelings
- Working alongside other agencies to raise awareness, needs and concerns of children
- Building therapeutic relationships with children
- Liaising with mothers and carers
- Communicating children’s needs to the Refuge Manager and relevant staff
- Ensuring the safety and confidentiality of services users and other staff

About You

To be considered as a Children and Young Person's Support Worker, you will need:

- Experience of working with children and/or young people who have experienced domestic violence or family trauma
- An understanding of the issues facing women and children who have been victims of domestic violence - physical, emotional and sexual abuse
- An understanding of child growth and development
- Knowledge of basic first aid procedures and the ability to recognise symptoms of illnesses common among children
- The ability to produce clear and accurate written work i.e. letters, reports and records
- The ability to work effectively with staff from statutory and voluntary agencies
- A CCLD NVQ Level 4 qualification (or equivalent) or equivalent experience

Please note: only female applicants will be progressed as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service disclosure satisfactory to WHWR is required prior to appointment.

Other organisations may call this role Support Worker, Early Years Support Worker, Young People Support Worker, Social Care Worker, Child Support Worker, Children’s Advocate, Child Advocate, or Refuge Support Worker.

Webrecruit and Welwyn Hatfield Women's Refuge and Support Services are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you’re seeking your next challenge as a Children and Young Person's Support 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.

About us

Home-Start Southern Oxfordshire are now part of an exciting new project, funded by Oxfordshire Community Foundation which aims to improve school readiness by supporting identified families in a southern Oxfordshire village, in the early years of their children’s lives.The families may have complex needs and be working with other agencies. 

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Family Support Worker to drive this project forward, managing his/her own caseload of families and providing one-to-one support in the home.

The person appointed will also take responsibility for planning and running our well-established groups. These include one for first-time parents and their babies, and one for families who are ‘vulnerable’ or socially isolated and may be affected by postnatal illness or other mental health conditions.

Please apply for this role, if you have:

·  A belief that children should have the best possible start in life

·  An understanding of disadvantaged families’ needs and of parenting skills

·  Experience of early years family support work, and knowledge of safeguarding

·  Good communication, networking and IT skills

·  The ability to work using your own initiative, in a small team, and with other partners.

How to apply: Please review the attached documents and send a completed application form and Equality & Diversity monitoring form to the email address provided on the application form.

Informal discussion: Contact Rhiannon McCobb, Scheme Manager 

Closing date for applications: Friday 24th January 2020 (note: CVs are not accepted)

Applicants must have use of their own car, for which expenses will be paid.

We are committed to equal opportunities, and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults. We expect all employees to share this commitment. We ensure that our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

The post is subject to an enhanced level Disclosure & Barring Service criminal records check.

Support Worker (Adults / Children)

St Elizabeth’s is situated in 68 acres of Hertfordshire parkland between Harlow and Bishop’s Stortford. We support people with Epilepsy and other complex needs from the age of 5 through to 78 in our Children’s Home, School, College, Residential Homes with nursing and Day Centre. Over 150 adults and children call St Elizabeth’s their home making us an inspirational place to do great work.

Position: Care & Support Worker (Adults / Children)
Location: St Elizabeth`s Centre
Job type: Full Time, Permanent
Hours: 7.15am – 2.45pm and 2.15pm – 9.45pm and Full time, part time, casual and weekend positions available
Salary:£17,140 - £18,689 per annum (£8.79- £9.58 per hour) plus weekend enhancements and overtime opportunities
Benefits: Currently a 50% uplift on your salary for working overtime on a Saturday & Sunday for full time permanent employees, Opportunity to pursue recognised qualifications, Fabulous staff development – fully funded for you by the Centre, Free on-site parking, Subsidised restaurant, High Street retail / leisure discounts, Generous holidays, Discounted gym membership, Free Life assurance.

About the role:

New year, new career?

Would you like to join a compassionate, aspirational organisation that aims to bring joy to the lives of the residents we care for?

We currently have exciting Care & Support Worker vacancies in our Adult Home and Children’s Home supporting our residents to live their lives as independently as possible in our well-equipped on site bungalows. Our teams assist with leisure activities such as horse-riding and swimming, alongside general domestic duties and personal care.

About you:

You don’t need experience in care to join us – but you do need to be dedicated, caring and passionate about people. Our on-site training team will support you to achieve recognised qualifications in Adult Care & Child Care. If you’re an excellent communicator with the desire, resilience, patience and motivation to support others we can offer you an incredibly rewarding role.

Offers are subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS check paid for by the centre. Please note we are not on a public transport route. Salary is dependent on the role, qualifications and experience.

You may have experience of the following: Support Worker, Care Worker, Care Assistant, Healthcare Worker, Healthcare Assistant, Community Support Worker, Disability, Disabilities, Care Staff, Charity, Charities, Not for Profit, NFP, Third Sector, etc.

Ref: 90922

SAFE is looking for experienced practitioners to support both young people and parents in families experiencing Child on Parent Violence around the Thames Valley. SAFE! has been awarded funding from the National Lottery Community Fund and Children in Need to extend and develop its service for families experiencing Child on Parent Violence.

In order to be considered for this role you will have extensive experience of working with vulnerable children, adolescents or parents in a supportive role, as well as experience of delivering group work or service user participation. An enthusiastic self-starter with excellent communication skills, you will have experience of multi-agency working and a commitment to high-standards of professionalism. You will hold a caseload of children and/or parents in families affected by Child on Parent Violence, providing appropriate support through a range of groupwork and individual interventions.

Applicants will have a good understanding of confidentiality and safe working practices and maintenance of records in accordance with the Data Protection (GDPR) Act.  In addition, you must be able to demonstrate your active commitment to promoting equal opportunities and diversity.

SAFE! works across the Thames Valley. We are particularly looking to recruit project workers with an ability to cover Milton Keynes, Banbury, Reading, High Wycombe or West Berkshire.  There are currently office bases in Oxford and Bracknell and desk sharing arrangements in Bicester and Newbury.  Some home-working will also be considered.

These roles will require some travel around the region. In return SAFE! offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension, flexible working and 28 days annual leave (pro rata), as well as the opportunity to play a key role in this award-winning charity at an exciting time.

Appointments will be subject to references and checks made by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) satisfactory to SAFE!

Closing date: Monday 3 February by 23.59. Interviews are likely to be held the week commencing 10 February.

We are seeking a new Programmes Assistant to join our committed team and help us achieve our goals of improving support for our clients and volunteers and building strong relationships with referrers and other partners in the borough of Hounslow. The Programmes Assistant will support the Programmes and Operations Manager, Coordinators and volunteers to deliver our services, including home-based ESOL support and classes in small group settings.

We are looking for someone with experience of and commitment to working in a multi-cultural environment with a vulnerable client group. They will also have experience of volunteer support, and be competent in data entry and administration. The person we are looking for will be able to work flexibly and on their own initiative, but also have strong communication and team-working skills.

Learn English at Home (LEAH) has been working for 36 years with ethnic minority adults, including refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants, to help them overcome their isolation through the teaching of English.  We support clients throughout Kingston and Richmond, and we have recently started delivering services in Hounslow.  Through language support and signposting to local statutory and voluntary services, we empower people to become active in their communities.  We aim to provide a steppingstone to employment, volunteering, other educational opportunities, and other forms of community involvement.  Teaching is delivered by our enthusiastic volunteers, to whom we provide full training and support.

When referred to us by our network of partners in the NHS and voluntary sector, our clients often find it difficult to speak to their GP or their child’s teacher.  They are generally unable to attend formal English classes because of their caring responsibilities, health, poor levels of confidence, or illiteracy in their first language.

Through our volunteers, we provide the following services to adults in Kingston, Richmond and Hounslow at no cost to the client:

• One to one English as a Second or Other Language (ESOL) tuition in the client’s home.
• A range of small-group classes in community settings each focused on a specific learning need of the group (e.g. literacy, communication with the school).  These groups all have crèche facilities.
• Trips and social activities in the surrounding areas, e.g. heritage tours of Kingston, trips to Kew Gardens.
• Information about local statutory and voluntary services is embedded into all our teaching.

Our services offer clients a means to overcome isolation and improve their chances in life through improved English language skills, increased confidence and self-belief, and greater knowledge of local services and community life.

SAFE! is looking for dedicated and experienced professionals to deliver holistic support to children and families impacted by experiences of victimisation.  SAFE! Support for Young People Affected by Crime is an Oxford based charity that has recently been recommissioned by the Police and Crime Commissioner to provide services for young victims of crime across the Thames Valley.

In order to be considered for this role you will have extensive experience of working with young people in a supportive role.  An enthusiastic self-starter with excellent communication skills, you will have experience of multi-agency working and a commitment to high-standards of professionalism. You will be responsible for:  providing appropriate support to young victims of crime, conducting assessments and designing individual intervention plans based on the young person’s needs and providing support to the parents/carers of young victims.  We are particularly interested in hearing from professionals with experience of whole family working and support for children as young as five.

Applicants will have a good understanding of confidentiality and safe working practices and maintenance of records in accordance with the Data Protection (GDPR) Act.  In addition, you must be able to demonstrate your active commitment to promoting equal opportunities and diversity.

SAFE! works across the Thames Valley. We are particularly looking to recruit project workers with an ability to cover Milton Keynes, Banbury, Reading, High Wycombe or West Berkshire.  There are currently office bases in Oxford and Bracknell and desk sharing arrangements in Bicester and Newbury.  Some home-working will also be considered.

These roles will require some travel around the region. In return SAFE! offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension, flexible working and 28 days annual leave (pro rata), as well as the opportunity to play a key role in this award-winning charity at an exciting time.

Appointments will be subject to references and checks made by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) satisfactory to SAFE!

Closing date: Monday 3 February by 23.59. Interviews are likely to be held the week commencing 10 February.

Organised? Efficient? Friendly?

Individual Support Service & Training Assistant

Part time - 18 hours per week. (worked mostly Tues, Wed & Thurs plus 6 Saturdays and 2 evenings a year)

An opportunity to make a difference. Working as part of a well-established, locally founded charity, your work will contribute to alleviating the pain of loneliness by assisting in staff and volunteer training and the development of the Individual Support Service.

Duties include booking training venues and trainers, assisting in the delivery of training, processing referrals, feeding back to referrers, keeping records and implementing impact measurement survey.

The ideal candidate should be have experience of working with adults with complex and mental health needs, working with volunteers and be competent with Word, Excel and database record keeping.

Autism Specialist 

Full time 37 hours a week 
Grade: 2/3 
Salary £29746 to £35040 depending on experience 
Location: Denmark Road, Carshalton 

To grow traded work offering support, advice and interventions for children and young people across the primary and secondary sector who are experiencing difficulties that may include behavioural/emotional regulation, social communication, attention and concentration, anxiety and sensory differences. As an autism practitioner you will provide support and advice to parents, carers, young people and schools in a variety of settings that may include school, at home, or in the community.

The role is part of a multi-disciplinary team who provide bespoke packages that take a holistic view in supporting the individual’s need.

This role is ideal for an experienced and confident Autism specialist with proven experience of working with children and young people with social communication difficulties, or who have a diagnosis of Autism. You must be able to work independently and on own initiative and be willing to undertake any necessary training required for the role. 

The team provides a holistic identification and intervention support for children and young people referred, with the aim of implementing support and strategies 

To register your interest in this post please write a supporting statement of no more than two pages of A4, Ariel font 12 and provide a copy of your CV. The supporting statement should evidence why you would like this post and how your experience and abilities meet the competencies and skills illustrated in the job description.

Closing date for registering your interest is Midnight on Sunday 26th January 2020. Recruitment conversations will take place week commencing 27th January 2020. 

If you have any questions about the role and would like to find out more, please contact Alison Allen; contact details via the Cognus website.

An offer of employment is subject to safer recruitment practices which include an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and two professional references acceptable to Cognus Limited, 

As a practitioner in the GBV and family support sector, you will provide advocacy, 1-1 support for women & families that is cohesive and respectful to foster a therapeutic approach to providing a cohesive specialist service for African Caribbean heritage women and families who present with complex layering of issues.

Head of Link Work

We are looking for highly motivated individuals with significant professional experience in education, social work, youth and/or play work, counselling or similar. Applicants will be excellent leaders, professional and passionate about providing young people and families with the opportunities and relationships to enable them to flourish  in life.

The Head of Link Work leads and manages the frontline delivery of the WLZ programme in order that children achieve well. There are five key components to the role:

• To manage the Link Work team to deliver a high quality programme consistent with programme design.
• To support and enable the Link Work team to ensure good team health and culture 
• To work collaboratively and relationally with a range of stakeholders to include school leaders, partner organisations, funders, parents, carers and children 
•  To ensure Link Work is delivered in line with WLZ’s Safeguarding Framework and that all aspects of Link Work comply with relevant legislation and safer working practices – e.g. data protection, health and safety
• To work closely with the Head of Impact and Head of Partnerships to ensure alignment of the Link Work team and the WLZ Delivery Partners to the impact mission of the organisation.

To apply, please complete and email your application form, which is also available on our website.

Applications received before 5pm on the 31st January 2020 will be considered. Shortlisted candidates will be notified by 5pm on Monday 3rd February 2020. The first round interviews will take place on the 7th February.

Learning through Landscapes has 30 years experience of delivering projects and programmes to schools and settings throughout the UK. LtL has a well established, committed and passionate team of delivery staff working on a variety of different projects and is now looking to appoint an experienced trainer to join the Local School Nature Grants team. This project is funded by the Postcode Local Lottery Small Grants Programme.

For more information see our website.

We are looking for someone based around the Midlands area to deliver training sessions to selected schools in central and northern areas of the UK who are interested in the use of school grounds for biodiversity projects, sustainability projects and other learning and play programmes. This will include training sessions for teachers, support staff, governors, parents, early years practitioners and school grounds professionals. This person will be passionate about the outdoors, be able to work flexibly and on their own initiative, and have excellent communication skills and a common sense attitude.

The successful candidate will have a minimum of 2 years experience of developing and delivering training or professional development for adults and must show a commitment to learning outside the classroom. The ability and willingness to travel is essential, therefore a full driving licence and use of a car is a requirement of the post.

This is a 12 month fixed term contract, term time only post, 37 hours per week.

For more information and how to apply please visit our website or download the information pack.

The deadline for applications is 9 am on Monday 24th February.

Interviews will be held in Birmingham on Wednesday 4th March.