School-Home Support Practitioner
St John’s Catholic School, Gravesend
3 days a week, term time only
Salary range: £12,344 - £13,741 per annum - depending on experience

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

The post-holder will be based in a secondary school in Gravesend, focusing their support on improving attendance, punctuality and engagement of its pupils. 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 Monday 24th August 2020
1st Stage Interviews: Thursday 3rd September 2020
2nd Stage Interviews: WC 7th September 2020
Start Date: ASAP

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the 'Apply on Website' button to be directed to the School-Home Support website where you can download the relevant information pack 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. These roles are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.

No agencies please.

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
Markfield Centre (Haringey)
3 days a week, term time plus 4 weeks
Salary range: £14,973 - £16,483 per annum - depending on experience

The post-holder will be based within Haringey and work in close partnership with schools and outside agencies to deliver a programme of casework and other activities to promote educational outcomes for SEN children and families. The role will focus on improving school attendance and engagement in learning through building a bridge between the School and the home, including regular home visits and other forms of outreach work. The successful candidate will work with the whole family to tackle issues which are causing poor attendance and behaviour, as well as helping parents to become more engaged with their child’s learning. To successfully work in this position, you will need to be motivated, passionate, persistent and tenacious.

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 and a confident ability to form professional partnerships with children and their families.

The post-holder will work alongside key centre staff to support families to maximise the educational outcomes of their children.

Closing date for applications is Midnight Monday 31st August 2020
Interviews: Thursday 3rd September 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.

School-Home Support (SHS) is a dynamic charity with extensive experience and expertise in attendance, parental engagement and safeguarding for disadvantaged children and families, with proven outcomes and success in increasing attendance and reducing exclusions.

This is an exciting opportunity to develop our service in supporting schools growing needs. Although based in London, it will require travel across England at times. The post holder will manage a team of practitioners and support SHS, schools and members to promote positive outcomes for children and their families.

Schools Coordinator
Location: London (with travel across England)
Hours: Part Time - 3 days per week - Term time only plus 2 weeks
Salary: £16,130 to £17,205 per annum depending on experience

The successful candidate will have a confident ability to form professional partnerships with schools and other agencies and proven experience of sharing good practice and setting high standards. They will also have experience of managing staff and working effectively to build family resilience and be highly skilled in engaging children and their families.

Closing date for applications: Midnight Wednesday 19th August 2020
Interviews: Friday 21st August 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 on Website' button to be directed to the School-Home Support website where you can download the relevant information pack 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. 

The post holder will be required to have an Enhanced DBS check.

No agencies please.

We are looking for a passionate and motivated people to join our Take a Break team working with children with a learning disability and/or autism up to the age of 19. 

Take a Break (TAB) offers school holiday camps as well as individual and small group activities throughout the year. TAB is the children and young people’s operation of Barnet Mencap’s Short Breaks service 

We are recruiting Support Workers for after school, weekends and school holidays supporting children throughout the Borough of Barnet in their homes and out in the community.

We support a diverse range of children and young people and we are looking for caring and dynamic individuals with a range of experience and a passion for working with children. 

The main objective for the Take A Break service is to enable parents by providing them with respite and for children to enjoy short breaks with their Support Workers. 

Barnet Mencap is committed to equal opportunities and the safeguarding of children and adults at risk. 

Children and Young People’s Support Workers - Days
Dartington, Nr Totnes 
£9.34 - £9.98 per hour
Full time - 40 hours

We are looking for amazing Support Workers to join the team at Robins, our 10 bed Residential and Shortbreak Home in Dartington. 

Children and young people with learning disabilities and their families are at the heart of everything we do, and we want every person we support to have a great life with excellent outcomes. We couldn’t achieve that without all the great support workers who join our care teams. It all starts with you! 

There is no such thing as a ‘typical’ support worker. Our staff come from lots of different backgrounds, people with little or no experience but want a job that involves helping people, those who want a change of career as well as experienced support workers.  The one thing that links them all together is their desire to work with young learning disabled people, make their lives better, and help them to learn something new or take a further step towards independence. Our support workers certainly don’t see what they do as ‘just another job’. 

No two days will be the same as you will get involved in a variety of different tasks and activities whilst helping the young people to learn the skills they need to live the life they choose.

As a full-time Support Worker on days, you will work a pattern of 2 days on, 2 days off and as shifts are planned in advance, you will know exactly what your work pattern is so that you can plan your life outside of work. A typical term-time day shift is 07:00 - 10:00 and 14:30 - 21:30 and during school holidays and at the weekend the shift is usually 08:00 – 20:00.
 
A typical weekday night shift is 21:15 – 09:15 during term time and on Saturdays and during school holidays it is 20:00 – 08:00 with a working a pattern of 3 nights on, 3 nights off. 

Part-time hours are agreed at point of job confirmation and discussed at interview. Bank staff are able to work with us to choose their hours to meet business needs within our standard shift patterns.

Ideally, you will have previous experience in this sector and hold a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent). Though this qualification is by no means essential, a willingness to gain the qualification within 2 years is required. Defined as a “Good” provider by Ofsted, Robins are looking for “Outstanding” staff who will deliver support in a professional, caring way. 

In return, we would like to support you in making care work your career, offering you an extensive induction on commencement of employment and amazing array of training opportunities. We will also work with you on your own individual development plan to help you to progress your career and become one of our senior workers for the future.

We are a well-established charity that provides an excellent range of staff benefits including 28 days’ annual leave on starting, a company pension scheme and a staff discount scheme.  

Lifeworks is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment. For this post, pre-employment checks will be carried out, references will be sought, and successful candidates will need to undertake an enhanced DBS check. 

All communication relating to your application including any invitations to interview will be communicated by email. Please check your spam regularly for missed emails.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to encouraging applications from applicants who declare they have a disability, provided they meet the minimum job criteria as specified in the person specification, by offering a guaranteed interview. 

PLEASE NOTE: In accordance with the Children’s Home Regulations 2015, applicants need to be 21 years or over to be able to work at Robins.

Closing date for applications: ongoing 

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

Additional Keywords: Support Workers, Night & Day Staff, Healthcare Worker, Healthcare Co-ordinator, Social Care Worker, Care Assistant, Healthcare Assistant, Social Care Assistant, Healthcare, Social Care.

Are you looking for an exciting new challenge to work within a charity that provides support to young people?

The Benjamin Foundation, founded in 1994, helps around 2,000 people per year through difficult times by providing them with hope, opportunity, stability and independence. Our service in Ipswich is a supervised accommodation centre, staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week for vulnerable young people, aged 16-18, who require a bespoke support package to support them with the transition from a children’s or foster home towards independent living.

The Benjamin Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. An enhanced DBS check will be required for successful applicants.

The Benjamin Foundation embeds the Nurtured Heart Approach ® which creates strong and improved relationships by focusing on positive behaviour rather than energising negativity, providing clear rules and consequences, creating an environment in which people thrive.

The position includes lone working, weekends, evenings, sleeps ins and on call on a rota basis. Applicants must be able to drive and have access to a car.

Prevention Officer - West Midlands

The Children's Society are excited to be recruiting for a Prevention Officer to work collaboratively with local and regional partners in the West Midlands region.

This is a permanent position but with a provisional end date for funding of 31/3/2021 (Secondment will be considered).

37 hours per week

£28,584 (DN pay grade) per annum

Location to be confirmed on appointment; either The Childrens Society office in relevant region or opportunity to work from home.

The Prevention Programme

The Children's Society has successfully secured funding for a second year of the Prevention Programme, a contract from the National Police Chiefs Council to work collaboratively to prevent Child Exploitation, Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking.

The Prevention Programme is an exciting, fast-paced programme which drives forward radical change in the prevention of Child Exploitation nationally. The programme works collaboratively with the police and a wide range of key partners as an agile resource across the country to deliver innovative responses to child exploitation based on police intelligence.

The programme uses a variety of approaches to delivery including training, resource creation and best practice advice and guidance, in order to achieve strategic change and improve safeguarding responses to exploited children and young people.

We're looking for a highly motivated individual, with a good understanding of working with children and young people and strong partnership working and communication skills to join our network of Prevention Officers.

The Prevention Officer role

-Strategic role working alongside the Police and a wide range of partners to develop and deliver intelligence led interventions to prevent Child Sexual and Criminal Exploitation, Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking.

-Deliver a wide range of 'tasks' bespoke to each region, which could include supporting schools, working with the police on operations, engaging with commercial bodies, writing guidance or researching interventions.

-Undertake multi-agency working to identify local and national issues and develop appropriate responses.

-Raise awareness of Child Exploitation and Modern Slavery by engaging the police and a range of other professionals to increase understanding and help to reduce harm to children and young people.

-Represent The Children's Society at a number of strategic external events and meetings.

-Keep up to date with new developments in exploitation, trafficking and modern slavery, as well as safeguarding practice to help to ensure that the work of the Prevention Programme is at the forefront of best practice in this area.

KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

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

-Commitment to safeguarding children and young people, and experience of working within required safeguarding policy and procedures.

-Sound understanding of the issues facing young people at risk of exploitation, trafficking and modern slavery

-Experience of public speaking and delivering presentations to large groups of professionals, including police.

-Strong planning and organisational skills with ability to manage own workload

-Experience of collaborative and multi-agency working to create positive change

-Enhanced DBS clearance.

If you would like to be considered for a secondment for this role please state this within your application.

The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.

Please note due to the nature of the role the successful candidates will be required to undertake NPPV Level 2 vetting to facilitate working in Police premises. This will be discussed further at interview.

The closing date for applications is 25th August 2020.

Interviews will be held during the week of 7th September. During Covid-19 restriction measures, it is likely that these will take place via skype for business. This will be confirmed closer to the date and based on Government guidelines at this time.

Prevention Officer North West

The Children's Society are excited to be recruiting for a Prevention Officer to work collaboratively with local and regional partners in the North West region.

This is a permanent position but with a provisional end date for funding of 31/3/2021 (Secondment will be considered).

37 hours per week

£28,584 (DN pay grade) per annum

Location to be confirmed on appointment; either The Childrens Society office in relevant region or opportunity to work from home.

The Prevention Programme

The Children's Society has successfully secured funding for a second year of the Prevention Programme, a contract from the National Police Chiefs Council to work collaboratively to prevent Child Exploitation, Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking.

The Prevention Programme is an exciting, fast-paced programme which drives forward radical change in the prevention of Child Exploitation nationally. The programme works collaboratively with the police and a wide range of key partners as an agile resource across the country to deliver innovative responses to child exploitation based on police intelligence.

The programme uses a variety of approaches to delivery including training, resource creation and best practice advice and guidance, in order to achieve strategic change and improve safeguarding responses to exploited children and young people.

We're looking for a highly motivated individual, with a good understanding of working with children and young people and strong partnership working and communication skills to join our network of Prevention Officers.

The Prevention Officer role

-Strategic role working alongside the Police and a wide range of partners to develop and deliver intelligence led interventions to prevent Child Sexual and Criminal Exploitation, Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking.

-Deliver a wide range of 'tasks' bespoke to each region, which could include supporting schools, working with the police on operations, engaging with commercial bodies, writing guidance or researching interventions.

-Undertake multi-agency working to identify local and national issues and develop appropriate responses.

-Raise awareness of Child Exploitation and Modern Slavery by engaging the police and a range of other professionals to increase understanding and help to reduce harm to children and young people.

-Represent The Children's Society at a number of strategic external events and meetings.

-Keep up to date with new developments in exploitation, trafficking and modern slavery, as well as safeguarding practice to help to ensure that the work of the Prevention Programme is at the forefront of best practice in this area.

KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

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

-Commitment to safeguarding children and young people, and experience of working within required safeguarding policy and procedures.

-Sound understanding of the issues facing young people at risk of exploitation, trafficking and modern slavery

-Experience of public speaking and delivering presentations to large groups of professionals, including police.

-Strong planning and organisational skills with ability to manage own workload

-Experience of collaborative and multi-agency working to create positive change

-Enhanced DBS clearance.

If you would like to be considered for a secondment for this role please state this within your application.

The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.

Please note due to the nature of the role the successful candidates will be required to undertake NPPV Level 2 vetting to facilitate working in Police premises. This will be discussed further at interview.

The closing date for applications is 25th August 2020.

Interviews will be held during the week of 7th September. During Covid-19 restriction measures, it is likely that these will take place via skype for business. This will be confirmed closer to the date and based on Government guidelines at this time.

LEAH is seeking an exceptionally well organised and efficient Operations Manager to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of three years’ experience working in a small charity with experience of planning and managing programmes, funding contract management and working alongside volunteers. The ideal candidate will be used to dealing with a diverse workload, have excellent communications skills and a proven track record in leading and managing a team.

Learn English at Home (LEAH) has been working for 38 years with minority ethnic adults, including refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants, to help them overcome their isolation through the teaching of English.  We work across Kingston, Richmond and Hounslow and through language support and signposting to local statutory and voluntary services, we empower people to become active in their communities and support social integration.  We aim to provide a stepping stone 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, local authorities and voluntary sector, our clients often find it difficult to speak to their GP or their child’s teacher and access vital services. LEAH clients are generally unable to attend formal English classes because of their caring responsibilities, poor physical and/or mental health, low confidence or illiteracy in their first language.

Through our volunteers, we provide the following services to adults 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. 
• In Work ESOL programme for workers with limited English. 
• 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.

During the pandemic all LEAH services have been delivered remotely by phone or online video and our digital offer will become an integral part of LEAH’s ‘blended’ offer of support for clients for the future to address digital exclusion amongst LEAH’s client group.

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

Hillside Clubhouse supports people with mental health issues into employment.  Our Work and Wellbeing service works to the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Model in secondary care and an adapted IPS model in primary care and Jobcentre Plus.

We are seeking an employment specialist to join this busy exciting team to deliver an IPS service to a secondary care team.  You will be a self starter, enthusiastic and passionate about supporting people with disabilities into work.  Please see job description for more information.

Previous IPS experience is preferred but dynamism with other relevant transferrable experience is also valued. 

Please complete application form to apply.

Salary: £28412

Closing date: Friday 21st August 2020 at 10am

Qualified Habilitation Specialist

South East, covering Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Essex and London

£27,472 to £29,091 per annum depending on experience + benefits

12-month fixed term contract

Full Time

This is a fantastic opportunity to join The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association as a Qualified Habilitation Specialist, working with Children & Young People in the Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Essex, and London regions.

The role

Working as part of the Community Team, you will work with children, young people and their families, parents and carers across Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Essex and London. You will be delivering specialist habilitation training around mobility and life skills to bring independence and confidence to blind and partially sighted children and young people. 

Reporting to the Service Delivery Manager or Senior Practitioner (CYP) Children & Young People, you will work shoulder-to-shoulder with other professionals including speech and language therapists, physiotherapists and occupational therapists and other organisations including local authorities.

Who we’re looking for

You will be a Qualified Habilitation Specialist with recent and relevant Children and Young People experience. In order to be successful in this role you will need the following skills and experience:

• Ability to liaise effectively with other professionals/agencies
• Can evidence the ability to work safely with children and young people.
• Ability to work directly with children and young people and their parents/guardians to carry out effective habilitation programmes, including low vision training
• Knowledge of range of resources available to Children & Young People with visual impairment

For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to being successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below.

Benefits

This role is 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year, however we would consider part-time hours, between 35 to 21 hours per week, as well. As a charity, we’re always keen to support flexible working as best we can. 

We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

How to apply

Applications can be made using the online application form. You will need to evidence the criteria as set out in the attached job description. As part of our safer recruitment policy, we do not accept CVs for job applications.

Diversity

Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome, and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from disabled people as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invite to interview for all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

We reserve the right to close adverts early. 

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

This is an exciting time in our diocese, with the launch of the vision of Transforming Church, Transforming Lives in 2016 leading to significant new missional energy in many of our churches, chaplaincies and schools. It’s been especially encouraging to witness the development of around 80 new worshipping communities since the launch, including four major projects in areas of new housing.

Over the past two years we have moved our diocesan teams into new, attractive, open-plan offices on the University of Surrey Research Park; and more recently we have embarked on a major review of the services we offer, seeking to ensure that our diocesan strategy gets well embedded, that our resources are efficiently managed, and that Church House Guildford is genuinely scratching where the parishes are itching.

We are looking for a proven practitioner and skilled technical and digital professional who can help us shape, plan and deliver the migration of our processes, systems and information to web-based services. In doing so you will help us to further streamline and improve our workflows at Church House whilst also making it easier for our parishes to access information.

We want someone with the right mix of experiences who can challenge, inspire and deliver in this area of specialism, but also a colleague who shares the passion and heart to reach and serve communities in this place.

The role is for 14 hours per week (work pattern negotiable) on a fixed term contract for 12 months. Our salaries are competitive within the charity sector with a generous non-contributory pension provision. Due to the Covid pandemic, we are currently able to work remotely from the safety of our own homes.

If you have the experience we are looking for and a passion to join us in our journey, we welcome an application from you. Your application should consist of a completed application form and supporting statement (no more than two sides of A4) detailing your reasons for applying, what you can bring to the post and how you meet its requirements. The closing date for receipt of applications is Monday 31 August 2020

We look forward to hearing from you!

You will be passionate and experienced in working with disadvantaged and vulnerable girls (11-19 year olds). Love4Life’s specialism is helping teenage girls to build healthy self-esteem and body image as well as having a strong focus on quality relationships and sex education. 

We are looking for a Link Worker to work in a primary/secondary school in West London. 

We are looking for highly motivated individual with a passion for providing young people and families with the opportunities and relationships to enable them to flourish in life. Applicants will be highly proactive, professional, meticulous in their attention to detail and able to recognise the rigour required in reporting and data collection so as to evidence their own and other organisations’ work. WLZ Link Workers are individuals who are creative, constantly looking for new situations and solutions to improve the lives of young people and families, and who have great energy and enthusiasm for this work.

Link Workers work with families, WLZ colleagues, teachers and partner organisations to plan, co-ordinate and deliver a two year programme of support for children and young people. WLZ aims for every child to achieve good wellbeing, confidence and aspiration, positive relationships and improved academic achievement.

Responsibilities include:

● Act as a trusted adult and role model in the lives of the children, young people and families

● Engage with children/young people in order to build and maintain trusted relationships

● Motivate and inspire children and young people to engage positively with additional support as part of the WLZ programme

● Accurately assess the strengths and needs for each individual on the WLZ programme informed by work with children, young people, parents and professionals

● Create robust individual support plans to meet the needs of children and young people, using a Skills Framework and SMART goals to monitor and review progress

● Deliver 1:1 and small group engagement sessions to children and young people, which support their progress towards goals, consistent with WLZ policies and procedures

● Support school classroom delivery through one to one support with certain children

● Plan and participate in a range of educational trips and visits for children and young people in the school holidays

● Maintain regular communication with parents and provide opportunities for home learning where appropriate.

● Follow WLZ’s policies and procedures in relation to safeguarding

Applications received before:  11:30pm on Sunday 23rd August 2020 will be considered. Shortlisted candidates will be notified by 5:00pm on Tuesday 25th August 2020. Interviews to follow later that week and early the following week.

Interviews would either be Face to Face or via video call but will be in-line with the most up to date government guidance.

If you would like an informal conversation with one of our existing Link Workers please contact us and we will arrange a telephone call.

You can also apply for this position by going to West London Zone’s website.