£25,526 to £29,501 pa (please note successful candidates should expect to be appointed at the starting point of the salary scale and consideration may be given to a higher salary depending on the experience of the individual)

Full-time (35hrs p/w) - Fixed-term contract until 31 March 2023

Erith, Kent

Ref: SSC-212

Are you a driven, dynamic and compassionate individual with a proven record of providing support, advice and advocacy in the education, training and employment service and the ability to assess a client’s needs?

If so, join the high-performing team at St Giles Trust as an Employment Training & Education (ETE) and Social Support Senior Caseworker, where you will provide a high level service within our Pier Road Project offering vital advice and guidance to clients needing support on positive activities, training, education and benefit support.

About St Giles Trust

An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others. 

St Giles is now a kickstart employer, so we are part of the scheme which provides job opportunities for 16-24-year-olds who are currently on Universal Credit and are at risk of long-term unemployment.

About this exciting opportunity

As our ETE & Social Support Senior Caseworker, you will be responsible for identifying and assessing vulnerable individuals who require support on various issues connected to the Education, Training and Employment support service. You will produce support and risk management plans based on your assessments and deliver a holistic support service, providing social and housing support, money advice and education, training and employment guidance. A focus of the role is also to identify ways to improve our client’s isolation issues and confidence.

You will assist in closing cases efficiently, identifying a client action plan that includes agencies that can be used for ongoing support, and promote the value of lifestyle changes. Supporting and developing a small team of St Giles volunteers/peer advisors is a key duty, as is leading on developing the service and local partnerships and creating and promoting opportunities to engage with service users by adopting an innovative approach.

What we are looking for:

• Experience in negotiating with partner agencies to establish links to further the aims of the project
• Knowledge of the client group, substance use and engaging successfully with challenging people, for example people who have complex needs
• The ability to use and develop monitoring systems
• Awareness of the need to use support plans, enabling people to access ETE support and services
• To have, or be willing to work towards, the Information, Advice and Guidance Qualification Level 3
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication abilities, both verbal and written, plus strong IT skills
• A flexible, collaborative and professional approach to your work

In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, childcare vouchers, season ticket loan
and much more.

For further information, or to apply, please visit our website via the ‘Apply’ button.

Closing date: 11pm, Sunday 5th December 2021. Interview date: 15th December 2021.

Senior Community Mental Health Peer Support Worker

Community based work across the Sutton borough, and at the Age UK Sutton Offices, 1 Carshalton Road, Sutton SM1 4LE. The role requires frequent working and attendance at Community Mental MDT and delivery team meetings, held either virtually or at the Community Mental Health Team Offices, Wallington.

Age UK Sutton has been commissioned by SW London St Georges Mental Health Trust as part of their Community Mental Health Transformation Programme, to provide peer support for people over 50, who are currently accessing mental health support or have done so in the past.

The aim of the service is to support clients through peer support for early intervention, help avoid crisis or deterioration, but also as a step down from more intensive medical support to help reintegrate with the community.

The roles based at Age UK Sutton have a focus on providing peer support services for older people (50+). 

You will be working with people over the age of 50, with enduring and / or severe mental health problems and who may be less likely to approach mental health services, understand that there is a mental health concern, or generally are less well served by mental health services. In playing this focused role in a larger programme, you will have the opportunity to share and draw on experience and knowledge from a wider group of Peer Support Officers across the partnership.

A key aspect of this new service is that staff use their own experience of mental health difficulties (for example through lived experience, either personal or professional, or caring for someone with mental health difficulties). You will work collaboratively with people within the service to offer emotional and practical support towards goals that are defined by the person, focusing on the person’s strengths and personal resources. 

The peer group service will offer short term facilitated group peer support programmes, to enable clients to develop their own peer support networks and work on strategies to improve ability to manage their condition.  The 1-2-1 aspect of the service will provide enhanced support to participants who need and want this.

This role will lead Age UK Sutton’s part of the service, conducting client triage and needs assessment, personally providing 1-2-1 support to older people regarding their mental health support needs and line manage a Peer Support Worker who will run group work. 

Age UK Sutton is an independent local charity based in the South West London Borough of Sutton. 

This role will report to the Head of Integrated Health Services. 

The full role profile and person specification can be found inside the job pack.  You can download this job pack by clicking on the link under "job attachments" in the grey box on the right hand side of the vacancies page. 

How to apply
Apply through our Hireful careers page submitting a CV, and supporting statement which will give you the opportunity to show how you meet the person specification. You can find the full role profile and person specification in the job pack. Please note that CVs without a supporting statement will not be considered. 

Candidates are warmly invited to arrange an informal discussion with the recruiting manager before submitting their application. This can be arranged by contacting Charlotte Butcher, Business Support Officer: 

Closing date: Midnight Monday 3 January 2022 

Interviews: Thursday 6th, Friday 7th or Monday 10th January

With your background in housing, social care and ‘high risk’ clients, you really understand the difference it can make when frontline staff are supported to improve practice. Well, we can put you in a position to do just that. Welcome to Richmond Fellowship as a Senior Practitioner.

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

Join us at Windsor Road in Ansdell where we provide 24‐hour residential care for individuals aged 18 and over living with enduring mental ill health. As a Senior Practitioner you’ll be focused on practice, but of course your overriding objective will be to provide high quality support to those who use our services, in line with service models and policy. Carrying a caseload of complex cases, you’ll provide strong and effective clinical leadership in formulating support plans and manage the work of Support Workers, Peer Support and other Volunteers, as well taking responsibility for their training and development. You’ll also support the management of the risk load within your service, to ensure safe working practices are in place and appropriate support available.

We expect you to have your QCF in Health and Social Care – ideally level 3 or equivalent – or to be happy to train towards it. Certainly, your substantial experience within the housing and social care sector will have given you a significant understanding of mental health issues and the intricacies of managing resources effectively. You should also be experienced in carrying out investigations and writing reports and recommendations. On a personal level, you’re solution focused and outcome driven, able both to lead from the front and to delegate when appropriate, and flexible enough to participate in on‐call arrangements.

The salary for this post is £19,710 with progression to £20,474 per annum.

This is a permanent full time role requiring the post holder to work 37.5 hours per week.

Please note, as this post will be working in a CQC Registered care home, the successful applicant must be fully vaccinated against COVID‐19, unless medically exempt.

We are committed to increasing our diversity and welcome applications from those with lived experience and/or who are from a BAME background.

Recovery Focus is committed to working towards equal opportunities and we select staff solely on merit irrespective of race, colour, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, social class, religious belief, disability or history of mental health or addiction problems. If you need support to apply for the role or adaptions at interview please contact the recruitment team to discuss.

The closing date for this post is 1 December 2021. (We reserve the right to close vacancies before the specified closing date, should a large number of applications be received).

It is a mandatory requirement of the application process for this post that candidates submit a CV and Supporting Statement, thus only candidates that provide this, and who meet the essential criteria within the person specification, will be considered for an interview.

So, are you ready to take on this rewarding role that comes with some really great benefits?

With your background in housing, social care and ‘high risk’ clients, you really understand the difference it can make when frontline staff are supported to improve practice. Well, we can put you in a position to do just that. Welcome to Richmond Fellowship as a Senior Practitioner.

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

Right now, we’re looking for someone like you to join our Meridan House care home in Colindale, a CQC registered care home for people with complex mental health problems aged over 18. As a Senior Practitioner you’ll be focused on practice, but of course your overriding objective will be to provide high quality support to service users, in line with service models and policy. Carrying a caseload of complex cases, you’ll provide strong and effective clinical leadership in formulating support plans and manage the work of Support Workers, Peer Support and other Volunteers, as well taking responsibility for their training and development. You’ll also support the management of the risk load within your service, to ensure safe working practices are in place and appropriate support available.

We expect you to have your QCF in Health and Social Care – ideally level 3 or equivalent – or to be happy to train towards it. Certainly, your substantial experience within the housing and social care sector will have given you a significant understanding of mental health issues, recovery and coproduction, and the intricacies of managing resources effectively. You should also be experienced in carrying out investigations and writing reports and recommendations. On a personal level, you’re solution focused and outcome driven, able both to lead from the front and to delegate when appropriate, and flexible enough to participate in on‐call arrangements.

The salary for this post is £22,460 with progression to £23,497 per annum.

This is a permanent full time role requiring the post holder to work 37.5 hours per week.

Please note, as this post will be working in a CQC Registered care home, the successful applicant must be fully vaccinated against COVID‐19, unless medically exempt.

Recovery Focus is committed to working towards equal opportunities and we select staff solely on merit irrespective of race, colour, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, social class, religious belief, disability or history of mental health or addiction problems. If you need support to apply for the role or adaptions at interview please contact the recruitment team to discuss.

This is a rolling recruitment process. Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed as and when they apply.

Please note that it is essential that both a CV and personal statement are submitted in application. Applicants who do not include both will not be considered.

So, are you ready to take on this rewarding role that comes with some really great benefits?

The Royal Marsden are incredibly proud of their international reputation for their ground-breaking work, championing change and improvement in cancer care through research and innovation, education and leading-edge practice. The Talent Set are working exclusively with them to recruit an experienced and passionate Senior PR & Communications Manager into the Marketing & Communications department, playing a central role working across the Trust, The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity, The Royal Marsden Private Care, the National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre, and The Royal Marsden School.

Within the department, the PR & Communications team works alongside the Marketing and Digital teams to provide a cross matrix approach to projects, ensuring all their audiences, including staff, patients, and media, are aware of the strategic priorities and latest work of The Royal Marsden.

The PR and Communications Team has a broad remit, covering both external and internal communications, VIP visits, Trust and Charity events, a suite of magazines, and video/documentary projects. They drive a proactive thought leadership agenda, enhancing the reputation of The Royal Marsden as an NHS leader, and positioning the hospital at the forefront of worldwide cancer research, treatment and care.

As Senior PR & Communications Manager you will develop and implement the Trust’s public relations and external & internal communications strategies, delivering both a proactive and reactive plan to raise the profile and understanding of the work of the Trust, enhancing its reputation and promoting awareness of its aims and achievements. This is a highly visible position within the organisation and works closely with the Head of Communications, building relationships with high-profile stakeholders both internally and externally while leading a busy and ambitious team of 5.

Key responsibilities include:

• Delivering a full press office service, developing and maintain relationships with national, local, and specialist media.
• Working with documentary film makers and production companies, negotiating filming contracts.
• Identifying and exploiting opportunities to promote The Royal Marsden’s thought leadership, working with the Science Media Centre as appropriate, to enhance the Trust presence as a key voice on oncology and driving a positive public image.
• Identifying and promoting media opportunities, establishing relationships with key members of staff, patients, volunteers, fundraisers, and other key stakeholders.
• Working with the marketing department to ensure successful development and implementation of the marketing, communications, and events plan including management of internal processes and campaign evaluation.
• Maintain the Trusts’ corporate image and brand, ensuring it is used consistently.
• Managing the production of a suite of magazines.
• Promoting The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity to patients, the general public, and staff, in order to maximise impact through the effective use of external and internal communications.
• Liaise with other key stakeholders for national projects including Genomics, the Cancer Vanguard and the London Cancer Hub.
• To work with the Trust and Charity’s Digital Teams including the Social Media Manager to maximise the use of the website and social media channels to promote The Royal Marsden’s reputation.

Ideally you will have significant experience across PR & Communications with a large charity or NHS organisation within the health sector. You will be a confident, well-practiced people manager and be passionate about The Royal Marsden’s work.

Flexible working on a 60/40 office/home basis is on offer to all employees as well as the incredible NHS benefits package.

To be considered for this position please apply with your CV as soon as possible, regrettably please note we may not be able to reply to each and every application.

We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.

Please note any third party CVs submitted to The Royal Marsden will be redirected to The Talent Set for review.

We have an exciting opportunity for Senior Project Workers to join our team to coach young people to articulate and achieve their aspirations and ambitions, and acquire the skills they need to live independent and fulfilling lives based in Brighton & Hove. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis, and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £26,385 per annum, pro rata.

YMCA DownsLink Group is a charity working to transform the lives of vulnerable young people across Sussex and Surrey. We work to prevent youth homelessness and provide a home to 763 young people every night. We reach a further 10,000 young people and their families through our other key services, such as counselling, support and advice, mediation, and youth work, so that all young people can belong, contribute, and thrive. We employ c450 full & part-time staff and a growing group of volunteers.

We are recuriting two Senior Project Worker roles: 

• The Senior Project Worker (High Support Housing), will drive the continued success of two 24-hour supported accommodation services for young people aged 16 to 25, who have been, or are at risk, of homelessness. The projects offer high quality accommodation to 21 and 15 residents, including large communal areas and garden spaces, providing opportunities for innovation in 1:1 support and group work activities.
• The Senior Project Worker (Medium and Transitional Housing), will ensure the safety, security and quality of all supported  support services and transitional accommodation units across the City. The service currently supports 38 young people across 10 sites, and 19 young people in commissioned medium supported accommodation, with scope for further developments.

Key responsibilities of our Senior Project Worker include:

• Supporting the team with complex cases and supporting effective safeguarding process.
• Coordinating referrals and interviews, conduct tenancy reviews and overseeing compliance & maintenance.
• Utilising restorative practice and develop partnerships.
• Supporting the service manager in line managing staff, deputise in their absence and supporting other services in the locality, as required.
• Complying with all YMCA DLG policies and procedures
• Attending appropriate continuing professional development and training events
• Supporting with any other appropriate duties as directed by the Projects Manager

Our ideal Senior Project Worker will have:

• You will have knowledge and understanding of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and have an ability to develop person-centred plans to maximise safety and minimise risk.
• You will have the ability to coordinate group work and activities that enable young people to achieve the skills they need to maintain their lives independently.
• You will need to be a competent administrator with the ability to plan, prioritise and use your initiative to solve problems.
• You will have experience of coordinating and overseeing housing management tasks (voids, arrears management, income and expenditure), and health and safety-related tasks (fire, gas and water safety, building inspections, etc.)

The position comes with excellent benefits, including 27 days holiday per annum pro rata (plus bank holidays), company Sick Pay scheme, Life Assurance policy (2x your annual salary), Health & Wellbeing cash plan, Employee Assistance programme and Cycle to Work scheme. Please download a job pack for more information about other benefits offered.

YMCA DownsLink Group welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We value diversity and promote inclusion, which we demonstrate through our activities, as well as in our policies and working practices. Reinforced by our culture and values, we seek to create an inspiring and inclusive place to work.

Please visit our website and go to the Work for Us page to view this vacancy. Please note that we do not accept CV's. All applications must be submitted by hitting the Apply for this Post found at the bottom of the vacancy on the YMCA website.

Closing date for the Senior Project Worker role: Monday 13th December 20201

YMCA DLG requires all staff and volunteers to be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and to respond proactively to safeguarding concerns. Successful applicants are required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Job Title -  Adoption Support Social Worker/Senior Practitioner 

Salary - £36,000- £39,000 (Social Worker); £38,000-£42,000 (Senior Practitioner) (dependent on experience)

Hour - 35 hour per week 

Contract - Permanent

About Coram

Coram is committed to improving the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children and young people.

We support children and young people from birth to independence, creating a change that lasts a lifetime.

Coram is the UK’s oldest children’s charity founded by Thomas Coram in London helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, the Coram group helps more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year by providing access to the skills and opportunities they need to thrive.

Coram Ambitious for Adoption Regional Adoption Agency [RAA] is a commissioned Voluntary Adoption Agency delivering statutory adoption support services and family finding located in the Redbridge Council building, but as part of the wider RAA partnership located across London and surrounding areas. The hub services for the RAA include the recruitment, assessment and support of adopters which is located at the Coram Campus in London. We are currently recruiting for either a Social Worker or Senior Practitioner to lead and develop the family finding service for the London Borough of Redbridge.

The post holder will be employed by Coram, a service with a long track record of serving children well and outstanding ratings from Ofsted. The task for the Regional Adoption Agency is to ensure that all children who have a plan for adoption are given every chance to have that ambition realised and when placed in a permanent family receive relevant support as their needs change and develop.

About the Role

We are seeking a dynamic family finding Social Worker or Senior Practitioner wishing to play an active role in the delivery and development of a high quality adoption service but as part of the Coram Ambitious for Adoption RAA. The post holder will be responsible for providing a statutory post adoption service to local residents. This includes working collaboratively with other post adoption workers across the RAA and providing targeted therapeutic support through the ASF. The post holder will have access to services within Redbridge to undertake this task and be part of a bigger network of support from colleagues from across the RAA. All Coram staff are actively engaged in activities with colleagues to improve the quality of services and to develop themselves as adoption practitioner.

We are committed to making adoption happen for children where this is the plan and are very proud to be working with our adopters and our adopted young people in shaping the future of the service. We will be maintaining the very best of local authority adoption practice and the outstanding family finding services at Coram to deliver an innovative adoption service that will transform children’s lives. The family finding service is a key platform of delivery for Coram Ambitious for Adoption regional agency that will be growing and transforming as the regional agency progresses in the next year, and new staff will play a significant role in these developments.

To apply for this role, please click on the 'apply now' button below to complete the application.

Closing Date: 9am, Monday 6th December 2021

Interview Date: TBC 

Coram is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applicants from Asian, African, Caribbean and other minority ethnic backgrounds to join our teams. Whilst we have a diverse team we recognise we are a predominantly white workforce and are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from diverse communities in order to improve the services to the children and families we help.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Registered Charity No. 312278.

Are you passionate about delivering high quality, respectful, and person centred care and support to individuals in Glenfield and Kirby Muxloe, Leicestershire? Creative Support are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced individual to join us as a Senior Support Worker and lead a passionate and friendly team of staff across 2 of our services, supporting four gentlemen and four ladies living in their own homes.

Our services in Glenfield and Kirby Muxloe, Leicestershire provide excellent care and support to individuals with learning disabilities. As Senior Support Worker, you will work alongside the Team Leader, Service Manager and Registered Area Manager to assist with the coordination and delivery of high quality outcome-focussed, person centred support to enable the tenants to achieve greater independence.

Your role will include:

• Developing and leading the team to enable the tenants to have a high quality of life, and to be important and valued members of the local community,
• Be responsible for ensuring personal, practical, emotional and social support is delivered at all times,

Your full time hours will be worked flexibly according to the needs of the service including daytimes, evenings, weekends and bank holidays.

At least two years’ experience in providing care and support to people with a range of learning disabilities is essential for this role. As Senior Support Worker, compassion, motivation, diligence and an ability to empathise with individuals is also essential.

You must be warm, well organised, and conscientious and demonstrate good verbal and written communication skills. You will be required to work on a rota, undertaking early, late and weekend duties as required.

Benefits of working with Creative Support:

• Free 24/7 counselling and employee support programme,
• Competitive pay and a pension with company contribution and 28 days annual leave,
• Company paid enhanced DBS for all staff,
• All our staff are supported 24/7 by our out of hour’s teams.

Creative Support is a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Silver award. We actively encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and cultures.

We expect all applicants to Creative Support to have had at least their first Covid 19 vaccination prior to starting employment with us and to be committed to having the second vaccination within a 3 month period.

SENIOR SUBSTANCE MISUSE PRACTITIONER, NOTTINGHAM RECOVERY NETWORK PSYCHOSOCIAL TEAM, NOTTINGHAM, SALARY: A4C BAND 5 £25,655– £31,534 PER ANNUM, PERMANENT, 37HPW

The Nottingham Recovery Network is the single point of advice, support and treatment to anybody in Nottingham City who wishes to change their relationship with alcohol or drugs.

An exciting opportunity to help develop the New Nottingham City Drug and Alcohol treatment
pathway.

• Framework is seeking to recruit a Band 5 Senior Substance Misuse Practitioner
• Provide high quality patient care through assessing, care planning, key working,
implementing and evaluating treatment plans for people with substance misuse problems
• Carry out assessments and carry a clinical caseload with responsibility for planning,
implementing and evaluating care programmes. Take an active role in Multi-Disciplinary
Meeting (MDT meetings).
• The post holder will assist in the care co-ordination of patients and be involved in the delivery of treatment including, brief and extended advice and structured treatment.
• Facilitation of therapeutic group work.
• You will be working directly with other Clinical Specialists and Senior Substance Misuse
Practitioners and be expected to assist across Nottingham Recovery Network service as
necessary. You will be supporting Band 4 practitioners.
• You will have proven extensive experience of working with people with drug and/or alcohol
misuse issues.
• Excellent communication skills and a good knowledge of harm reduction models for drug and alcohol are essential.

What we offer: Life Assurance, Pension (up to 4% matched by FHA), Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Benefits, Additional Annual Leave Purchase Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Learning programmes tailored to suit different roles and services, Health Cash Plan.

Framework supports all employees to achieve a better work/life balance. Should you wish us to consider flexible working or job share as part of your application please state this on your application in the supporting statement section.

To protect the health & wellbeing of those receiving support from Framework, colleagues and the wider community, any job offer is conditional upon the prospective post-holder having been vaccinated against Covid-19, or agreeing to do so during the first six months in the post, except where such a requirement would be unreasonable in the circumstances.

98% of the workforce in a recent staff survey said they were proud to work for Framework.

Framework is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Registered charity No: 1060941.

As a Disability Confident employer we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities. Framework is committed to offering opportunities to people from diverse communities. If you have specific requirements or adjustments please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Senior Support Worker (Children, Youth, Families and Schools)  
£28,000 incl p.a. (pro rata as required)
1 x permanent contract
1 x 6 month contract (ongoing funding likely to be confirmed)   
 
Support Worker (Children, Youth, Families and Schools)  
£24,500 incl p.a. (pro rata as required)
1 x permanent contract
3 x 6 month contracts (ongoing funding likely to be confirmed)   
 
Both roles: 22.5 (3 days) – 37.5 (5 days full time) hours per week    
  

Are you passionate about promoting the mental health, wellbeing and resilience of children, young people and families and those who support them? Could you help make a real difference to the mental health of the young people in our borough? Richmond Borough Mind provides a wide range of services for children, youth, families, schools and other community organisations including one-to-one support, groups, workshops, training, peer mentoring and befriending, who may be experiencing anxiety, low mood, low confidence, low self-esteem, loneliness or isolation. We also provide wellbeing resources, workshops and training to those close to young people such as parents, carers, relatives and friends, teachers, support staff and youth and community workers, carryout research, pilot new types of support and services and work with others to positively influence young people’s mental health at a local and community level. 

Senior Support Workers: You will lead a team of staff and volunteers to identify, develop and deliver services for children and youth, families, schools and others across Richmond, Kingston and neighbouring boroughs. You may have a youth, education, social work/care or clinical background, where young people have been a key focus. You should bring experience of working collaboratively in a multi-agency environment supporting young people and a demonstrable knowledge of mental health.  

Support Workers: You will deliver services for children and youth, families, schools and others across Richmond, Kingston and neighbouring boroughs. You will have a flexible, empathic and enthusiastic approach and enjoy problem-solving in a busy environment. 

Reporting to the Youth Services Manager / Senior Support Worker as appropriate you will be supported by a team of youth interns, volunteers and peer researchers with lived experience of mental health issues. 

Benefits of working for RB Mind:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays per year, increasing by 1 day per full year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days) [pro rata].
• Bonus 1 day of annual leave per year over the festive period (subject to Trustee approval) [pro rata]
• Flexible working/Option of working from home (subject to CEO approval)
• Paid time off for medical appointments
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Training and personal development opportunities
• Staff away days and socials
• Access to shared resources and training opportunities via Mind Federated Network

Richmond Borough Mind values diversity and difference.  We welcome applicants from all sections of the community, particularly individuals with lived experience of mental health problems.

Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS. 

Senior Support Worker, Young People
Heaton, Bolton
£20,599.13 - £22,772.32 (Depending on experience)
Full and part time opportunities available

Our client's homes are always a hub of activity and energy where young people can feel safe, and staff enjoy coming to work. Your role will involve working alongside, and supporting the Deputy and Registered Manager in supervising a team of staff, as well as working with young people to promote independence through support with education, household tasks and general life skills. You will also assist them with everyday life skills including shopping, building positive relationships, and going on holidays. They always encourage young people and staff to bring their hobbies and knowledge into the home whether this be knitting, fitness, cooking or even singing so there is never a dull moment. Part of the role will be managing various levels of self-harm using a least restrictive approach, so you will require a high level of resilience and have a caring, compassionate nature. You will also update online care
records and complete medication administration. In addition, you will be responsible for the general upkeep and tidiness of the home ensuring the young people live in homely environment.

Experience as a Support Worker, or a Senior Support Worker is required, and you will also receive full training and ongoing support & mentoring from friendly residential and clinical team.

The job is highly rewarding which will enhance your previous experience of mental health with the opportunity for excellent career development.

Company Benefits

- A £100 bonus after completing 6-month probation
- Refer a Friend Scheme (Up to £1000 per referral)
- 30 days holiday (Rising to 35 days with service including bank holidays)
- Excellent Learning and Development opportunities (NVQ Level 3 in Adult Health & Social Care)
- Healthcare CashPlan with costs provided towards dental and optical care and a range of other healthcare treatments and benefits including discounted gym memberships, online shopping discounts, free eye tests and various other benefits
- Paid Training & Induction
- Enhanced company pension
- Life Assurance (2 x annual salary)
- Free parking available and good direct transport links
- Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
- Paid Enhanced DBS check
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme/24-hour Counselling Service
- Regular social events and recognition schemes (Employee of the year awards, Summer & Christmas parties)

Essential Requirements of a Senior Support Worker

- NVQ Level 2 qualification or equivalent within Care
- Flexibility - Your role will involve working shifts including sleep ins/weekends/Bank Holidays
- Good written skills and the ability to write basic reports and record information accurately
- Basic IT skills (Your role will involve some computer work, completing forms, using an online care system, and writing emails)
- Good verbal communication skills and the ability to listen to others
- An understanding of the issues around confidentiality
- An understanding of safeguarding
- A professional working boundary between staff and service users
- Ability to remain calm in emergencies, supporting others during difficult situations

Desirable Criteria of a Senior Support Worker

- Full UK Driving Licence
- Previous experience of working with young people who have mental health needs

Fancy the challenge? Apply today!

Additional Information

- You will work in a COVID secure environment as all staff are required to be fully vaccinated by 11th November 2021.
- Please note that we do not accept CV’s and the application must be completed in full.
- Our client operates a safer recruitment process and as part of this process the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
- They are an equal opportunities employer who values diversity and positively encourages applications of all ages from all sections of the community.
- We reserve the right to close the advert early, should we appoint a suitable candidate.

Ref: 104 653

Senior Support Worker

Hours

37.5 hours per week (52 weeks)

Salary

£21,346.00

Location

Cheadle & Preston

Aim of post

To provide support and assistance to children and young people placed with a Together Trust Foster Carer. The post will entail supporting a child or young person’s care plan by working directly with the child, including direct care & educational support, together with enabling them to access opportunities to seek appropriate community and leisure activities. Direct support to children and young people living with Together Trust foster carers will include a range of outreach work. To be responsible for the day to day running of support services in consultation with the appropriate delegated supervising social worker.

About you

We’re looking for an experienced support worker to become a part of our fostering team.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Some experience in a care or support setting, working with young people looked after or children in need of support/services.
• The ability to work well within a team and develop open and honest communication.

• The resilience to work with challenging behaviour in a caring and consistent manner, including the maintenance of appropriate boundaries of behaviour.

Are you passionate about delivering high quality, engaging, respectful and dignified care and support to people in Oadby, Leicestershire? If so, we are looking to recruit a Senior Support Worker to join our friendly team.

At our service in Oadby, Leicestershire we provide quality care and support to 4 gentlemen and 2 ladies with learning disabilities. We are looking for someone who can lead a team of dedicated workers in achieving positive outcomes for tenants, and helping them achieve greater independence.

Your role will include:

• Provide excellent, respectful personal care to our residents and encouraging them to engage in a wide range of exciting activities,
• Assisting our Team Leaders and Registered manager in ensuring all residents receive the highest quality and care and support,
• Developing and leading the team to enable the people we support to have a high quality of life, and to be important and valued members of the local community,
• Ensuring personal, practical, emotional and social support is delivered at all times.

At least two years’ experience in providing care and support to people with learning disabilities is essential for this role. You will be willing to work flexibly according to the needs of the service to include daytimes, evenings, weekends and bank holidays. As Senior Support Worker compassion, motivation, diligence and an ability to empathise with individuals is also essential.

You must be warm, well organised, and conscientious and demonstrate good verbal and written communication skills. You will be required to work on a rota, undertaking early, late and weekend duties as required.

Benefits of working with Creative Support:

• Free 24/7 counselling and employee support programme,
• Support to complete the nationally recognised Care Certificate,
• Competitive pay and a pension with company contribution and 28 days annual leave,
• Company paid enhanced DBS for all staff,
• All our staff are supported 24/7 by our out of hour’s teams.

Creative Support is a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Silver award. We actively encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and cultures.

We expect all applicants to Creative Support to have had at least their first Covid 19 vaccination prior to starting employment with us and to be committed to having the second vaccination within a 3 month period.

The Senior Youth Worker (Girls Lead) will be responsible for the development and delivery of KYC’s targeted service with young women and girls. Working three evenings a week, this will involve managing and delivering core aspects of service delivery - developing strong, professional relationships with young people, and ensuring effective partnerships with statutory and voluntary sector agencies.

Knights Youth Centre (KYC) is an independent Christian Youth Work Charity established in 1936. The Centre provides a range of universal and targeted youth work programmes in partnership with a number of statutory and voluntary organisations. The Centre is located on the boundary of the Clapham Park Estate (the largest estate in the Borough of Lambeth) in an area of high social need.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• To lead KYC’s girls/young women’s project to include planning and delivering evening sessions and off site activities
• To develop strong, professional relationships with young people (and their families) aged 8 - 21.
• To lead targeted activities, specifically for girls, including follow up from club sessions where necessary including safeguarding, referrals to other professionals, detached work, and 1-1 support; working with relevant specialist services and professionals
• To deliver annual schedule of residential and offsite programmes for young women.
• Provide accessible and tangible opportunities for the young people to plan and shape the delivery and development of the service.
• To support all other KYC teams (clubs) in ensuring services delivered are relevant and accessible to girls/young women.
• Support, and where required oversee, the delivery of club wide provision, including but not limited to the summer programme or Christmas events
• Encouraging young people to access a range of services within the club e.g. other youth sessions or bespoke sessions at the club
• To work with the ‘Inters’ and ‘Seniors’ groups as a member of the team(s)
• To represent the centre with partners, funders, and key agencies.
• Manage and lead a team of staff and volunteers to deliver a challenging, safe, fun and inclusive programme as required. Undertake termly supervisions with sessional workers in the Girls team.
• To support the fundraising team to make funding applications to deliver girls & young Women’s project.
• Work alongside lead trustees responsible for fundraising, finance, pr/comms and training and development. Attend & report to the Knights Trustee Board monthly service management meetings.
• To carry out any administrative duties in line with the post, including (but not limited to) monitoring work, internal reporting, budget management etc
• Monitor service delivery using our online database system Views. Regularly measure the impact of programmes on the young people by implementing agreed evaluation tools and provide evidence for internal and external reports
• To undertake any other tasks relevant to the post contained within the Centre’s Service plan or individual work plan.
• To be sympathetic to the aims of Knights Youth Centre and to work within the professional boundaries and policies at Knights Youth Centre.

PROVISIONAL WORK WEEK (INCLUDING SPECIFIC DELIVERY TIMES)

Mondays - 12 noon - 9pm

Wednesdays - 12 noon 9pm

Thursdays - 3pm - 10pm

Role also includes occassional cover for workshops in school(s) & support after school club

• There are specified delivery times. Outside these the working hours and location are flexible, subject to agreement.

See our Job Description for specific delivery times.

Interviews for successful candidates will be held on Thursday the 9th December 2021.

Anticipated Start Date 4th January 2022.