Advice & Support Team – Senior Advisor

Duration: 35 hrs per week

Job Ref:  ASTSPA0220

About our work and values

Do you have passion for your work, a commitment to excellence and a desire to support some of the most vulnerable and excluded people in our communities? Could you support us to make positive lasting changes in people’s lives?

Providence Row works with more than a thousand homeless and vulnerably housed people a year in East London, offering an integrated service of crisis support, advice, recovery and learning and training programmes.  Our aim is to ensure that people who are so often excluded from mainstream services gain the support and opportunities they need to create a safe, healthy and sustainable life away from the streets. Central to our work are our core values of Compassion, Respect, Inclusiveness, Empowerment and Justice.  These inform the content, style and delivery of all our services.

Providence Row’s Advice & Support service works with rough sleepers and those at risk of homelessness in the London Boroughs of Tower Hamlets and the City of London.  The role of Senior Personal Advisor (Advice and Support Team) is to engage with and support people who are sleeping rough or vulnerably housed.

Our service is on the front line of both homelessness prevention and the local response to rough sleeping. Beginning with a volunteer led triage assessment process that begins in our Welcome Area clients are allocated according to specialisms in the team covering preventative work and support for rough sleepers. The main emphasis in the service is to do everything possible to move people into appropriate accommodation in a borough or community which they have rights and entitlements to services.  This work is often done in partnership with other organisations, some of which are funded to help people move away from a life on the streets or which may operate in other sectors such as health.

Your contribution to our work and values

Passionate about providing quality support to some of the most vulnerable and excluded people in East London, you will have the drive and ambition to support your team to make positive lasting changes in people’s lives.

You have experience of delivering specialist support to vulnerable adults who have experienced homelessness. Enthused by the opportunity to manage a small team and volunteers, you are willing to develop your skills in line management, supervision and case work management. 

You will utilise your organisational and time management skills to ensure a smooth running of service. You have excellent communication skills and can create positive working relationships with a wide range of people, including external services. 

For an application pack, please visit our website.

The deadline for applications is midnight on Monday, 9 March 2020.

Providence Row is a charitable company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales; company number 07452798 registered charity number 1140192.

We are looking for a Head of Information and Support Services to lead on developing and delivering excellent support and information services which meet the needs of people affected by blood cancer.

The successful candidate will have experience of developing and managing a diverse range of information and support services. You’ll have exceptional interpersonal skills and be emotionally resilient, hardworking and understand the value your role brings to the blood cancer community.

This role will provide leadership to the team ensuring they are able to manage competing priorities and challenging deadlines. The postholder will be a strong advocate for patients, understand their needs and ensure that as an organisation our services continue to meet these needs. They will be able to identify and develop new opportunities, but also ensure we continue to meet the day to day demands of delivering our existing services. They will be required to develop relationships and a collaborative approach with other teams in the organisation, particularly our research and policy and fundraising teams.

If this role sounds like the role you are looking for and you feel you have the knowledge, skills and experience we need, please apply with a covering letter setting out how you match the requirements of the job specification along with a current CV by:

9am on Thursday 5 March 2020

Please note applications will be reviewed on receipt and if a suitable candidate is appointed we may bring forward the closing date of this role at our discretion.

FILE is a new Foundation, headquartered in Amsterdam with staff based in Netherlands and the UK, whose charitable object is to promote protection of the environment through law and related advocacy. FILE has two sets of objectives: the first to encourage philanthropies to join strategies and co-manage funds for climate and biodiversity activities, and the second is to apply these funds to support legal reform and cases, campaigns and advocacy around legal interventions, the research and evidentiary support of law cases, and learning within the community. Whilst FILE is a grant-making institution, it also aims to help build the field, shape the strategy, and make an impact on climate change and the protection of biodiversity.

The Senior Lawyer will support the Legal Director in developing a highly impactful grant-making portfolio focussed on protecting the environment and mitigating climate change through legal interventions. The Senior Lawyer will collaborate closely with partners within the legal ‘Community of Practice’ to support the development of strong, impactful networks globally.

The Exciting Opportunity

The Senior Lawyer will be responsible for:

Strategy development: Working with the Legal Director and Community of Practice, support the development and implementation of strategy in the coal, oil and gas, food and forest and financial sectors, whilst acting as a resource to this larger community. As the strategies develop, support FILE and FILE’s board in making selections within that strategy for grant support and funding, focusing on prioritisation and maximum impact.

Innovation and research: Support the Legal Director, Community of Practice and other experts in researching and developing specific legal fields, mostly notably in the corporate and finance sectors. Build genuine trust-based relationships across the community, as well as with other leaders within the climate field. Ensure innovative thinking that moves beyond court-based litigation to law reform and commercial/financial legal instruments, whilst opening up new jurisdictions and sectors to FILE.

Grant management and impact: Together with FILE’s Legal Director, Programme Director and Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Manager, contribute to the development of strong programme management systems, including the development of case reporting and selection processes as appropriate.  Feed into the development of monitoring and evaluation processes to assess the impact of the cases and programmes supported by FILE, whilst working with grantees to overcome hurdles / barriers to progress.  Manage risk by upholding and applying relevant due diligence and risk management practices across the portfolio and at every stage, to ensure the interests and reputation of FILE are protected. Develop investment memoranda outlining the grant proposal for consideration by FILE’s Board.

The Talented Individual

Qualifications & Experience

• Qualified lawyer. A postgraduate degree in law, political science or policy desirable.

•         Considerable experience in a related field. Experience of developing and delivering legal interventions related to environmental challenges highly desirable.

• Results-oriented lawyer with a strategic mindset focused on establishing goals and executing programs.

• Experience of building collaborative partnerships and communicating confidently to a diverse range of stakeholders.

• Experience of managing teams, including remotely-based staff and networks, within a fast- paced environment, is desirable.

• Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to work well under pressure, and with a high degree of rigour. Must be self-motivated, organized, flexible, and have an ability to prioritise workload.

• Willingness to travel.

• Outstanding English written and communication skills. Knowledge of other languages including Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin advantageous.

Children’s Heart Surgery Fund - Charity 

FAMILY SUPPORT WORKER

JOB DESCRIPTION

Title of post:                      Family Support Worker

Hours:                                37 hours

Location:                            Leeds

Reporting to                       CEO

Salary                                 £25k

Interview date                     Monday 16th March 

Apply with covering letter and CV - deadline to apply Monday 2nd March.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The Children’s Heart Surgery Fund

The Children’s Heart Surgery Fund (CHSF) is an award-winning regional charity supporting children and adults, and their families, born with congenital heart defects across Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire. 

The charity was established in 1988 to support the Leeds Congenital Heart Unit at Leeds Children’s Hospital, which treats more than 20,000 patients each year. The Charity supports the Leeds Congenital Heart service by providing the funding and resources to support: 

• The Heart, by providing revolutionary medical equipment and funding training for the medical employees within the congenital heart service.

• The Mind, by creating a restful environment on the wards and funding play and distraction equipment.

• The Family, by contributing towards living expenses, offering accommodation to parents and giving exceptional grants.

• The Future, by funding research, clinical posts and projects.

History

The Children’s Heart Surgery Fund was created in 1988 by Duncan Walker, then a heart surgeon at the old Killingbeck Hospital in Leeds. Thanks to his fundraising efforts, in 1990 Duncan was given the accolade of Yorkshireman of the Year. Since 1988, CHSF has awarded around £3 million in grants to the Leeds Congenital Heart Unit, its patients and their families.

There are many vital grants – both large and small – within CHSF’s work, and one of the most important was the award of almost £250,000 between 1999 and 2002 donated to Leeds University’s Department of Mechanical Engineering. The initial grant was grown into much greater funding and helped established a project that led to the creation of a York-based company called Tissue Regenix. This organisation are now leaders in the development of medical devices, including replacement heart valves.

Over recent years, CHSF has invested significant funding into family accommodation based near the Leeds Children’s Hospital. This has included £525,000 being awarded to the Sick Children’s Trust first to build and now maintain parental housing at Eckersley House.

CHSF campaigned against NHS proposals to end children’s heart surgery in Yorkshire – a move that would have meant the region’s young patients being relocated to Newcastle, Birmingham or Liverpool for heart surgery. After an extraordinary award-winning, a campaign that united the people of the region – including a 600,000-signature petition that was delivered to the Prime Minister – the NHS proposals were rejected by the Health Secretary in 2013.

CHSF has made countless grants that have paid for ground-breaking new equipment; resources for the unit; staff training; family accommodation and support; and, many, many more projects. This is thanks to the staff, trustees, supporters and fundraisers who have made this possible.

CHSF are proud of their record of impact against the charity’s main objective to help the region’s congenital heart patients and hopes to fulfil their aim which is to help support the Leeds Congenital Heart centre become a recognised ‘World Class’ centre of excellence. In 2018, CHSF’s latest appeal, keeping the Beat, successfully raised £700,000 towards a state-of-the-art children’s heart theatre.

THE ROLE 

Job Summary

The newly created role of Family Support Worker is designed to provide a dedicated resource for children, siblings and parents, offering practical and emotional support while they are in the hospital, and potentially beyond the period of the child’s hospital stay. 

The role objective is to bridge the gap between the Leeds Congenital Heart Unit and the Children’s Heart Surgery Fund, ensuring wrap around care and support for the whole family unit. 

The Family Support Worker will deliver a programme of holistic care for families of children with congenital heart disease treated in the Congenital Heart Unit at Leeds Children’s Hospital. 

This new holistic care programme, including welcome packs, well-being treatments and family camps, is designed to increase wellbeing and reduce the stress on the whole family from the impact of a child having congenital heart disease.

The need for this role and holistic care programme bore out of collated research gathered directly from focus groups, workshops and direct feedback from a variety of people, including Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust clinical and non-clinical staff and parents of patients with congenital heart disease.

Key Responsibilities

• To be a dedicated resource for children and their families, bridging the gap between Leeds Children’s Hospital and the CHSF

• To build trusting relationships with the children, siblings and parents on the ward and outside the hospital, through coffee mornings. 

• To provide practical help and emotional support for children and families, by signposting particularly during times of stress

• To work closely with clinical and nursing staff at Leeds Children’s Hospital, developing positive working relationships

• To facilitate clear communications between families and clinical and nursing staff

• To plan, deliver and assess an annual holistic care programme for children and families

• To identify the needs of children and families and develop new work or initiatives to meet these needs

• To create and provide welcome packs to families

• To help families access support from the CHSF and other agencies and services

• To manage the delivery of group sessions by the Hospital’s Psychology and Counselling Service to help families overcome issues around coping with a baby suffering from congenital heart disease

• To manage the partnership with, and delivery of, Over the Wall Family Weekend Camps for children with serious health challenges

• To manage and work in delivering holistic support for families, focusing on wellbeing, and complementary therapies.

• To organise leisure and other vouchers for long-term inpatients and their families.

• To run and manage focused events for families such as coffee mornings in regional areas of Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire

• To manage the charities parental accommodation, ensuring all rooms are cared for

• To help promote CHSF fundraising opportunities, where appropriate and work with the community fundraising team on new initiatives 

• To manage grant applications which are currently run by the cardiac nurse specialist team to support families seeking financial assistance while their child is in hospital

• To help plan creative and innovative responses to families’ needs 

• To ensure that recording of work with children and families is maintained to a high standard, accurate and up to date

• To monitor, evaluate, and produce reports that demonstrate the effectiveness of the work.

• To work flexibly as required by the needs of the service and carry out any other reasonable duties as required 

• To engage further with the Child-Friendly Leeds initiative. 

General Responsibilities 

• Respond to complaints promptly, both external and internal

• To demonstrate a commitment to ongoing training and development and participate in any training needed to fulfil the duties of your role

• Promote and sustain a responsible attitude towards equal opportunity and diversity

• To ensure all communication is conducted under GDPR guidance 

• To keep accurate and comprehensive records through CHSF’s CRM system

• Play a key role within the senior management team and report to the CEO

• To be able to evidence CHSF values at all times

(a)   Trust

(b)  Compassion

(c)   Openness

(d)  Respect

(e)   Dedication

PERSON SPECIFICATION 

Skills and abilities

·       Excellent skills, knowledge and aptitude for building and maintaining relationships with children, young people, parents, colleagues and partners

·       Ability to communicate with children and adults with compassion and empathy 

·       Ability to exercise discretion and confidentiality

·       understanding of the developmental needs of children and young people

·       Excellent verbal and written communication skills in formal and informal settings - face-to-face, on the telephone and informal presentations

·       Excellent organisational skills with a high level of attention to detail 

·       Ability to work on own initiative and to effectively manage and prioritise workload

·       Ability to write comprehensive evidence-based reports

·       Highly professional with a self-motivated approach and drive to support

·       Influencing skills

·       Good IT skill, word, excel, CRM experience

·       Project management skills 

·       Excellent relationship management skills 

Knowledge 

• Relevant childcare, education, social care or health qualification to NVQ Level 3 or equivalent or considerable experience. 

• Training in community work, counselling skills, or similar advantage

• Thorough knowledge of relevant and up-to-date children’s legislation, particularly child protection and safeguarding 

Experience

• At least three years’ experience of direct work with children and young people up to 18 years of age, and their parents

• Able to set up and deliver programmes of family support work

• Knowledge and experience of direct work with families in the health sector an advantage

• Experience of working with people in their homes an advantage

Personal attributes and other requirements

• Ability to work hours in a flexible way, including evenings and weekends to meet the needs of the holistic care programme

• Ability to work flexibly and as part of a team

• Clean current driving licence and car needed 

• Commitment to training and continuous learning and professional development

This post is subject to a higher-level check with the Disclosure & Barring Service 

We want to hear from all interested candidates, and to be considered for the position we strongly recommend submitting a detailed covering letter along with your CV, outlining why you're right for the role.

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Senior Support Worker

As part of our client's continued growth they are now looking to recruit for their home in Stockport.

Senior Support Worker Responsibilities:

- To act as a member of the team and assist the management staff in giving the highest standard of care possible to all the young people, closely following individual care plans and programmes.
- To support the Team Leaders, Deputy and Residential Manager in ensuring the running of the home is to its highest possible standard.
- To assist the Team Leaders in the planning of co-ordination of shifts, ensuring 1:1 time is planned for the young people as well as the facilitation of appointments and planned activities. To take lead in managing this in the absence of a Team Leader.

Senior Support Worker Requirements:

- NVQ Level 2 qualification in in care or equivalent.
- Previous experience of working with young people who have mental health needs.
- To be able to work as part of a team.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Able to work shifts within a 24/7 day per week rota.

Our client provides care 24 hours a day and 365 days a year. All roles will involve some weekend working. The shift times are:

Early Shift- 7.00am- 3.30pm

Late Shift – 2.00pm-10.30pm

Sleep ins – 11.00pm-7am

If you have a passion and commitment to work with young people and make a difference to their lives please apply now for a link to the online application pack.

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

They are an equal opportunities employer who values diversity and positively encourages applications of all ages from all sections of the community.

As an employer They are also committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all staff.

About Our Client:

A Unique and Innovative Approach to Supporting Young People in Care.

Our client provides residential services for young people aged 16-25 years old who have been discharged from psychiatric inpatient stays or secure children’s homes. The young people they care for often require a high level of support and dynamic approach to risk management in order to support problems they may have with self-harming, behaviour and emotional regulation.

Their aim is to support the young people using a therapeutic approach to live in a non-secure community setting and to achieve their individual goals in preparation for transition to adult life.

Location: Stockport

Job type: Full Time, Permanent, 37.5 hours per week plus 1 sleep in per week; Early Shift- 7.00am- 3.30pm; Late Shift – 2.00pm-10.30pm; Sleep ins – 11.00pm-7am

Salary: £20,651 per annum dependent on qualifications and experience (Trainee salary - £20,344.82)

Benefits: Enhanced company pension, Enhanced maternity / paternity leave, Minimum of 30 days holidays, Company sick pay, Recruit a friend scheme, Employee of the year awards, Employee Assistance programme / counselling service, Free on-site parking, Paid DBS check, Online shopping discounts.

Closing Date: Saturday 29th February (Our client reserves the right to bring forward their closing date, without notice in the event of high volumes of interest.)

You may have experience of the following: Support Worker, Senior 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.

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Young Carers’ Senior Practitioner and Targeted Group Lead
Islington, London (with travel across Islington and Camden)

About Us

We are Family Action, a national charity committed to building stronger families and brighter lives by delivering innovative and effective services and support that reaches out to many of the UK’s most vulnerable people.

We are now seeking a Young Carers’ Senior Practitioner and Targeted Group Lead to join our team and ensure young carers and their families across Islington and Camden have the support and resources they need.

The Benefits

- Salary of £26,869 - £29,332 per annum (inclusive of Inner London Weighting)
- Pension scheme
- A full induction and ongoing quality training
- Employee assistance programme
- Eyecare vouchers
- 25 days’ holiday

If you have experience of assessing and supporting young carers and complex families, and of co-ordinating and facilitating groups, this is a fantastic opportunity to use your expertise to support young carers facing the daily challenges of supporting their family members.

Joining our dedicated and people-focused organisation, you will be supported and encouraged to build your career through a comprehensive training programme and development opportunities, ensuring you grow as we grow.

So, if you are looking for a role where you will support the success of a service ensuring vulnerable young carers have a positive outlet and the assistance they need, we want to hear from you.

The Role

As a Young Carers’ Senior Practitioner and Targeted Group Lead, you will work with a caseload of up five families, assessing and working with young carers to ensure any negative impacts of the caring role are reduced.

Providing support on both an individual and community level, you will deliver wellbeing groups with a focus on mental health and reducing the feelings of isolation of young carers.

You will support the administration and referrals for our ‘Kidstime’ workshops that assists families affected by parental mental illness.

Reporting to the Project Manager, your role will involve:

- Planning and delivering a whole family approach to support
- Providing carers with information, advice and both practical and emotional support
- Increasing carers’ parenting capacity though parenting sessions and one-on-one support
- Planning up to 12 targeted group wellbeing sessions per annum
- Leading the co-ordination and promotion of sessions, working closely with local youth hubs
- Maintaining strong partnerships with multi-agency partners
- Recording and reporting on attendance and engagement with Kidstime

About You

To join us as a Young Carers’ Senior Practitioner and Targeted Group Lead, you will need:

- Proven assessment skills, working directly with young carers and their families, in particular parental mental health, to support positive, measurable and evaluated outcomes and reduce risk factors for children and young people
- Proven experience of, and the ability to, co-ordinate and facilitate groups, addressing themes relevant to young carers and their families
- An excellent understanding of reforms to legislation about the rights of young carers and the responsibilities of Local Authorities
- A degree level qualification (or equivalent) in relevant subject, such as health, social care, education, psychology or psychotherapy

Other organisations may call this role Senior Young Carers’ Practitioner, Social Care Practitioner, Social Worker, Senior Family Support Practitioner, Project Lead, Senior Project Co-ordinator, or Senior Family Support Worker.

The closing date for applications is the 24th February 2020, with interviews scheduled to be held on the 2nd March 2020.

Family Action offers good working conditions, a comprehensive training programme and a Group Personal Pension Scheme (GPPS). We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

So, if you want a role where you can thrive as a Young Carers’ Senior Practitioner and Targeted Group Lead, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Working hours: 37 hours per week

We have a great opportunity for the role of Senior Recovery Worker within the Complex Needs Service.

Job title: Senior Recovery Worker
Salary: £22,250 - £23,165 per annum including Outer London Weighting (OLW) dependent on skills and experience
Responsible to: HMN Services Manager (Complex Needs & Crisis)
No. of Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Base: Welwyn Garden City with expectation to work across Hertfordshire

Background to the post

Turning Point and Herts Young Homeless work as a partnership to provide community support to people recovering from mental health issues and additional complex needs, including substance misuse and learning disabilities.  The service will offer a range of support to promote personal recovery and independence including:

• 1:1 outreach support from dedicated Keyworker/co-worker providing solution-focused support with practical issues including such as finances/housing/employment.
• Crisis Planning – promoting self-management through individuals building an understanding of their own triggers/coping strategies.
• Active Referrals/Signposting – working with individuals to identify resources/services to meet their needs and providing appropriate support to access these effectively.
• Group-work – delivering courses that support self-management recovery, including: Mindfulness/Assertiveness/Keeping Well/Stress Management/Problem Solving/Crisis Management.
• Peer Support – Strength-based approach concentrating on the inherent strengths of an individual to aid recovery and empowerment.
• Extended dual diagnosis support
• Whole family approach

Purpose of Post

The purpose of the Hertfordshire Complex Needs Service Recovery Worker role is to:

• Improve mental wellbeing
• Reduce the use of police, ASB, tenancy enforcement, housing needs and environmental health services
• Improve health and wellbeing
• Improve access to early help
• Improve tenancy sustainment
• Provide support to access more appropriate services
• Provide support to build life skills, confidence, resilience, self-esteem and build social networks
• Provide support to reduce episodes of crisis
• Provide an assertive outreach approach for those who may have complex or multiple needs
• To maintain and enhance service delivery standards and effectiveness

Closing date for receipt of applications is Monday 24th February 2020 by 5pm.
Interviews shall take place on Friday 28th 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 Herts Mind Network website where you can download the job description and complete your application for this position.

An approved Enhanced DBS check is required for this post

Hertfordshire Mind Network is an Equal Opportunity and Mindful Employer.

No agencies please.

Recruiting for a Mental Health Recovery Worker to join our Mental Health service in Barnet!

GBP 21,944 per annum, 40 hours per week plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, free use of local gym, healthcare and more

Look Ahead are providing 3 Recovery Houses, 24 hour/7 days a week support services, for those with mental health issues living in Barnet, Enfield and Haringey (BEH). Elysian House offers various interventions and treatments within the acute care pathway, working with clinical teams in BEH to maintain and improve quality of life. The services are based on customers' needs and will only provide short-term accommodation of up to 14 days to those who do not require inpatient admissions. You will understand the concept of Recovery and apply those principles to develop an environment and service that enhances recovery, you will also:

- Put the service-user at the centre of their support and promote optimism and hope for their increased independence
- Provide intensive support (both practical and emotional) to people undergoing a period of mental health related crisis
- Act as a positive influence on service-users encouraging responsible behaviour and self reliance to people residing in the Service
- Support people in a way that maximises their self-sufficiency and enables them to live independently upon discharge from the service

Key Responsibilities:

- To ensure recovery focused support plans are created, reviewed, evaluated and amended in accordance with changing needs, presenting risks and individual preferences in order to promote recovery
- Undertake keyworking responsibilities for a caseload assigned by the Team Leader/Service Manager
- To be flexible and responsive to the needs of service-users as directed by their personal support plan
- To provide recovery focused support to achieve personal goals/aspirations in partnership with service-users, family members and statutory agencies. To work with service-users on a one to one basis to achieve positive outcomes within the given service timeframe
- Ensuring ongoing assessment and management of risks within an attitude of 'positive risk taking'
- Develop and maintain links with key agencies and service providers in the local community
- Demonstrate a commitment to the empowerment of service-users and a strong interest in co-production and promoting people's rights
- Use person centred tools to support recovery and development of service-users
- Communicate effectively with people who are in mental distress, including any who may be acutely unwell
- Support service-users to undertake domestic tasks wherever possible, including practical assistance where they have not yet developed the skills, to ensure service-users enjoy a high quality of accommodation
- Undertake all administrative work and keep accurate and comprehensive service-user records to professional standards
- To engage in learning and development activity to increase knowledge and skills
- To advocate assertively to statutory and voluntary agencies to ensure that service-users needs are met and link with organisations to provide a range of engagement opportunities for service-users in the community
- To maintain good relationships with all involved professionals and agencies
- To maintain good liaison with the service-users' immediate community and family
- Work collaboratively with the Resettlement Worker to plan for move-on and discharge from the point of the support commencing
- To attend and participate in weekly staff meetings, meetings with other professionals and in supervision and training as required
- To work with the staff team to achieve the aims and the objectives of the service
- To stay up to date with regard to development and research in the mental health field, housing support and in welfare benefits
- To treat all information - both verbal and written - in accordance with Look Ahead's policy on confidentiality
- To exercise responsibilities under the current Health & Safety legislation and Equal Opportunities Policy as laid down or amended by Look Ahead Housing Association
- To act at all times in accordance with the aims, philosophy and practice of the project.
- To undertake any other duties consistent with the basic objectives and duties of this post
- The ability to be self servicing in the terms of computer/word processing is a requirement of this post. If the appropriate I.T. skills are not gained by the recruitment stage, appropriate training may be provided by Look Ahead

This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead.

As part of their Rural Programme the National Lottery Community Fund have awarded a contract for community development support to Severn Wye, which we deliver under the name Rural Futures. This funding supports communities across nine rural counties in Wales to come together and help tackle rural issues in their areas; improving wellbeing, raising community aspirations, building social capital and increasing community resilience.

The Rural Futures programme does this by working on the following outcomes:

• Rural communities are brought together to map the strengths and opportunities within their community
• Rural communities are empowered to develop their own solutions to address poverty
• Learning is captured and shared to inform future community development in rural areas

As Development Officer, you will be responsible for facilitating community engagement and acting as a lynchpin for the community as they develop ideas and build on their assets and strengths. You will help the communities you are responsible for to make strategic decisions about improving their sustainability and quality of life.

If this is a role you see yourself thriving in, we’d love to hear from you. 

Applying

Applications for this role are to be made via our application form on our website.
The deadline for applications is Wednesday 26th February 2020. 

Senior Services Manager – Domestic Violence
Central/West London (with travel throughout London)

About Us

We are Advance, a women-only organisation dedicated to helping women cope and recover from experiences of domestic abuse, as well as women who are at risk of offending or with short term sentences to reduce offending.

We deliver nationally accredited, quality marked support services in Hammersmith, Fulham, Westminster, Kensington, Chelsea and Brent. This includes our criminal justice services, housing, healthcare and social care support.

We are now looking for a Senior Services Manager to join our team and manage the quality and delivery of our services to women.

The Benefits

- Salary of up to £45,000 per annum including London Weighting DOE
- Workplace pension
- 30 days’ annual leave, plus public holidays
- A day off for International Women’s Day

This is an amazing opportunity to take on an exciting new challenge and make a real difference at a strategic level within an ambitious, growing charity.

You’ll discover that our organisation is built on values of accountability, innovation, collaboration and respect. We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community.

You will have the chance to build on our previous successes, maintain the quality of our services and grow our solutions so they can continue to change lives.

The Role

As the Senior Services Manager, you will oversee the quality and delivery of our domestic abuse services in Central/West London.

A key aspect of your role will involve building relationships with Commissioners and partner organisations, gaining support for our cause and expanding the charity’s remit into other boroughs.

Working with the CEO and Directors, you will:

- Influence and support the development of strategic plans to ensure the sustainability, development and delivery of services
- Recruit, develop and manage your team, including first tier managers and their teams
- Drive and develop existing and new service models
- Implement quality assurance systems to ensure KPIs and targets are met
- Represent the charity at meetings and presentations

About You

To be considered as the Senior Services Manager, you will need:

- Significant experience of strategic planning and operational management at a service manager level and developing and delivering services at senior service management level
- Significant experience of working with women and/or children with a complex range of needs
- A sound understanding of violence against women and girls, particularly domestic violence and abuse and issues relating to it
- A good understanding of organisational systems and frameworks, line management and project management
- Knowledge of risk and needs assessment and safety and support planning procedures and how this is delivered in practice
- Knowledge of adult and children safeguarding principles, child abuse and child protection issues and MARAC
- A relevant qualification or equivalent by experience with a particular focus on the women’s sector and/or the community and voluntary sector

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.

Other organisations may call this role Senior Service Delivery Manager, Senior Programme Delivery Manager, VAWG Programme Manager, Domestic Violence Programme Manager, Senior Community Support Programme Manager, or VAWG Project Manager.

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Working hours: 35 hours per week

We are looking for an inspirational, strategic and creative leader with a strong track record of transforming and project managing to a senior level. Ensuring value for money as well as charitable impact is important to us, and you will share this ethos. You will be managing established and diverse teams including day centre and social enterprise managers.

Now is an exciting time at Kisharon, as we seek to develop our dynamic offering and ensure we are sustainable for the future.

The successful applicant will be responsible for developing and integrating our social enterprises with a new community based support model, which would transform our day centre offering.

We have deeply rooted values and place relationships at the heart of everything we do. We emphasise an aspirational person-centred approach, and you will need to be committed to improving the lives of people with disabilities and their families. You will be sensitive to the cultural, religious and all aspects of the lives of those we support, and will be experienced at building strong and productive relationships across a range of stakeholders.

Kisharon is an award-winning learning disability organisation. Through our education, employment and social opportunities, along with our innovative social enterprises, we are passionate about supporting each person to progress, enjoy life and have a valued role in the community.

Kisharon takes great pride in our multicultural workforce and encourages applicants from all backgrounds.

The closing date for applications is 23rd February 2020.

Kisharon expects all staff to share our commitment to safeguarding the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. An Enhanced DBS criminal check will be required.

Specifications: Permanent, Full time

Salary: £40,000

Location: London Office based

Application Closing Date: 24th February 2020
 

The HR team at Cochrane is currently working on a new strategy to bring Human Resources to the next stage of development within the organisation, ensuring that the wider organisation is supported and developed as it grows. Reporting to the HR Manager, this role will have responsibility for developing and embedding of a whole range of generalist HR activity from recruitment and management support, through to some organisational development initiatives. We are seeking a Senior HR Advisor  looking to use and develop further their experience in HR to work with a friendly, small team at this exciting time and make a difference in the field of health care research.  As part of this team, you will work with us in providing a high quality, responsive, efficient and effective Human Resources function for Cochrane.

Your key areas of responsibility will be:

• Responsible for our recruitment and on-boarding processes from end to end, partnering with managers to ensure that we recruit “the right people at the right time” to further Cochrane’s objectives
• Leads on developing workforce planning so that we can meet our future staffing needs
• Key responsibility for promoting equality, diversity and inclusion
• Offers a casework management service to all levels of Cochrane managers
• Develops, reviews and implements HR policies across the organisation
• Leads on ensuring an effective HR appraisal system is in operation
• Maintain effective and supportive relationships throughout the organisation

We are looking for a self-motivated and highly organised individual who can work effectively and collaboratively with a diverse range of contacts across the world.  The successful candidate must also be able to offer:

• CIPD qualification equivalent to Level 7 or working towards this
• Previous experience of HR in the not-for-profit sector with a generalist remit
• Skilled at coaching and supporting managers to build their competence
• Self-confidence, personal credibility and the ability to support and challenge others appropriately
• Good understanding and application of the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace
• Pragmatism and problem-solving skills and the ability to think creatively when faced with new problems
• Commitment to Cochrane’s mission and values

Although not essential, we would also welcome candidates with a working knowledge of employment legislation in Denmark and/or Germany, plus experience of supporting remote workers internationally.

Cochrane is a global, independent network of health practitioners, researchers, patient advocates and others, responding to the challenge of making vast amounts of research evidence useful for informing decisions about health. We do this by synthesizing research findings to produce the best available evidence on what can work, what might harm and where more research is needed. Our work is recognised as the international gold standard for high quality, trusted information.

If you would like to apply for this position, please send a CV along with a supporting statement with “Senior Human Resources Advisor” in the subject line.  The supporting statement should indicate why you are applying for the post, and how far you meet the requirements for the post outlined in the job description using specific examples.  List your experience, achievements, knowledge, personal qualities, and skills which you feel are relevant to the post.

For further information, please download the full job description from the attached items.

Interviews to be held: week commencing 9th March.

Senior Officer - Events

Fixed-term post three month contract

£37, 083.38 (pro rata)

Based in London

War on Want works to challenge the root causes of poverty, inequality and injustice through partnership with social movements in the South and by running hard-hitting campaigns in the UK in support of radical change. 

War on Want, in partnership with activist and author Naomi Klein’s Leap organisation, is co-organising a major policy-convening seminar alongside a public conference in London from the 16 - 18 April 2020.  Both events will be held at SOAS University and we are currently looking for a highly motivated and experienced events organiser to successfully plan and organise the logistics for both events.  They will also support the War on Want and Leap teams by organising and co-ordinating the logistics of workshops, seminars and panel debates across both events.

This role is vital in ensuring the successful planning and delivery of the event.  The post holder will report to War on Want’s Executive Director and will work in consultation with senior management on event planning and with relevant staff from War on Want.

The closing date for applications is noon Wednesday 19 February though early applications are encouraged.  Interviews are scheduled for Friday 21 February.

War on Want welcomes applications from all members of the community. We strive to be an equal opportunities employer.

Please note that we can only accept applications from individuals with the right to work in the UK.  We are unable to sponsor working visa applications.

Fairtrade Foundation are recruiting for a Senior Impact Data Analyst, to join the Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) team and report to the Head of MEL. If you believe in the power of data to bring about transformative change in the lives of farmers, workers and their communities and to overcome unsustainable and unjust practices still existing in Global Value Chains – then this is the role for you!

In this role, you will support the Commercial, Public Engagement and Impact teams to generate analysis and translation of Fairtrade impact-data. Your work will then enable communication of Fairtrade impact to the public, deliver higher level of transparency to our commercial partners and support meaningful and data-driven engagement with our key stakeholders to build global commitment for further action in support of Fairtrade farmers and the workers.

We are looking for someone who has advanced skills and significant experience in data management and analysis and insights generation. With the experience of and ability to conceptualise and design solutions such as visualisation dashboards and infographics, you will be able to translate and communicate complex information to diverse groups of stakeholders & audiences.

In addition to your technical skillset, relationship management, teamwork and the ability to relate to internal / external senior stakeholders are paramount, as is a can-do, solutions focused and entrepreneurial attitude. We are looking also for someone who enjoys and is keen to engage directly with commercial partners, funders and investors to present and enable understanding of the outcomes of your work.

At Fairtrade we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children & vulnerable adults in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work within this environment are recruited to work for us. Therefore for this specific role a Basic DBS check will be needed for this role as part of an offer of employment.

Fairtrade is a movement for change that works directly with businesses, consumers and campaigners to make trade deliver for farmers and workers.

Fairtrade is a global movement with a strong and active presence in the UK, represented by the Fairtrade Foundation.

The international Fairtrade system (of which the Fairtrade Foundation is a member) works on behalf of farmers and workers to drive sustainable livelihoods, empower producers and workers, and make trade fair.

The Fairtrade Foundation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community

Closing date: 24 February 2020, 10am

Interviews will take place wc 2 March 2020

Contract: Fixed term contract 12 months