Senior Volunteer Coordinator (4404)

Thatcham, Berkshire
Circa £23,600 per annum pro rata
Permanent, Part Time 21 Hours per week

Giving children and young people the foundations they need to thrive.

The role

Here4me is our project in Berkshire. We provide volunteer Independent Visitors and Advocates for children and young people in care, and mentors for identified children in need.

As a Senior Volunteer Coordinator, you will be co-ordinating the safer recruitment, induction, training and supervision of volunteers, ensuring they are well equipped to carry out their roles competently and confidently through the delivery of Volunteering led programmes that lead to positive and agreed outcomes for children.

You will make a difference by:

- Recruiting inspiring volunteers who can act as positive role models to children in care.
- Coordinating ongoing support and training for volunteers.
- Establishing and maintaining partnerships to provide a range of volunteer placement opportunities.
- Supporting volunteers with steps to education and employment.
- Supervising volunteers providing front-line delivery of services.
- Demonstrating the benefits of the service to social work teams and commissioners and facilitating ongoing referrals.
- Publicising and promoting volunteering opportunities with individuals, community groups, professionals and other relevant agencies and to scrutinise applications form potential volunteers.
- Offering advice and information to potential volunteers and external organisations through face-to-face, telephone and email contact.

You will need:

- Experience and/ or skills in volunteer recruitment, training and supervision would be an advantage.
- Ability to liaise with wide range of individuals (Social Workers, Young People, Commissioners)
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Positive and proactive approach.
- IT Literate.
- Sound knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding.

The way we work

We work to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team. Have a look at our behaviours and values to understand more about the way we work here.

Rewards

We want our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, a comprehensive employer-matched pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts on our dedicated benefits portal. Find out more about our exclusive Action for Children benefits here.

For safe and happy childhoods

At Action for Children, we protect and support children and young people, providing practical and emotional care and support, ensuring their voices are heard, and campaigning to bring lasting improvements to their lives. Last year, we helped more than 387,000 children and families across the UK.

For more information and to apply, please visit our website via the apply button.

We are committed to safer recruitment practices to protect our service users; therefore, all applicants are expected to have an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding best-practice.

Action for Children is passionate about promoting equality, valuing diversity and working inclusively. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons particularly people with Disabilities and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce.

Senior Clinical Therapist (Creative Arts)

Our client is looking for individuals who are flexible, responsive and passionate about supporting recovery to children and young people who have been affected by child sexual abuse, and who are excited to work with their small team supporting their beliefs and values.

You will play a key role in supporting the CEO, the team of creative therapists, including any trainee therapists on placement and any volunteer therapists, to provide a high quality, specialist sexual abuse therapy service for children, young people and safe family members following a disclosure or discovery of child sexual abuse, as well as deliver and oversee clinical work within the team: carrying out triage assessments and facilitating allocations as required; providing management supervision to creative arts therapists; clinical supervision for trainee and volunteer therapists; carrying a small caseload.

Senior Clinical Therapist (Creative Arts) Responsibilities:

• Develop, oversee and deliver a therapeutic service to children, young people and safe family members following disclosure or discovery of child sexual abuse (CSA) alongside our established senior clinical therapist
• Provision of oversight between their teams: therapy, CHISVA and business to facilitate the smooth running of service delivery alongside CEO, senior clinical therapist and other senior leads in the service
• Provision of management supervision to our team of creative arts therapists
• Develop, promote and deliver training internally and externally to a wider audience
• Attend networking events and represent their CIO as requested.
• Contribute to the development of new projects and funding applications as appropriate.
• Actively engage with other team members and work constructively with colleagues and managers in all aspects of the work, promoting the wellbeing of the therapeutic team.
• Work closely alongside the therapeutic safeguarding lead within the team to support staff with safeguarding referrals in her absence.
• Develop, oversee and deliver their early intervention therapy service to family/individuals.
• Alongside senior clinical therapist: complete regular skills audit; identify any gaps in skills base and promote relevant Continuous Professional Development for therapists
• Oversight of trainee therapist’s placements within the team: offering clinical supervision, monitoring wellbeing and liaising with University placement staff as required
• Active role in the provision of commissioned work: therapy; consultation; supervision and training to promote diverse income streams for the service
• Respond to clinical queries within the team

About you:

The successful candidate will be committed to their values, objectives and beneficiaries. Other essential skills and qualities include:

• Qualified to degree level or equivalent, preferably in a relevant subject
• A recognised professional qualification in creative arts therapies at a minimum of diploma level with accredited membership of either, HCPC, BACP or UKCP.
• Safeguarding training and experience
• Experience of working with survivors of sexual violence
• Proven experience of providing direct therapeutic support to children, young people and vulnerable adults who have experienced trauma and loss. Experience of using a trauma-specific intervention (e.g. EMDR; EFT; PICT ) would be desirable.
• Eligible to work in the UK
• An enhanced disclosure and barring service check
• Willing to access training relating to duties
• Able to work unsociable hours and to travel as required
• Own transport and holds valid driving licence and business insurance
• Willing to undertake Police Vetting Level 2
• Qualification in clinical supervision would be desirable

About their organisation:

Location: Nottingham - The post will be based at their premises in Nottingham City Centre and/or satellite bases in the County, but will include a large element of home working. Post holder will be required to have their own transport to travel to support clients at various community venues e.g. schools, home address across Nottinghamshire

Job Type: Full time, Permanent

Hours: Their preference is for a full-time senior lead working 37.5 hours per week however they are willing to consider part-time/job share applicants

Salary: £28,000 to £33,000 per annum (dependent on experience and skills)

Benefits: Working for a friendly team that invests in the professional development of all staff, with both internal and external training and regular clinical supervision; provision of Employee Assistance Programme. 25 days per annum plus statutory holidays.

Closing date: 17th December

How to apply

Please apply through our recruitment agency, you will be required to upload a recent CV (no more than 2 pages) with a covering letter (no more than 2 pages) to show how you meet the criteria set out in the person specification. You will be required to answer a series of short questions to ensure that you meet the essential criteria and show evidence of your commitment to their values and beliefs.

Please note that short-listing will focus primarily on your accompanying letter and we will expect to find evidence that you have looked carefully at their website, that you understand the requirement to work closely with their current Senior Lead and that you are motivated to step into this challenging lead role

You may have experience of the following: Senior Clinical Therapist, Clinical Therapist, HCPC, Clinical Lead, Clinical Supervisor, etc.

IPS (Individual Placement and Support) Employment Specialist Band 5 – 3 positions available

Do you believe passionately that anyone with mental health difficulties can work?
Do you love to use your initiative and see results?
Do you want to be part of a team of Employment Specialists to deliver the IPS model?
Then keep reading!

The Vocational Recovery Services of West London NHS operates across 3 pathways, Job Retention, Work Experience and IPS.

West London NHS Trust are recruiting to the post (s) of IPS Employment Specialist in a newly expanded service in West London NHS.

You will deliver IPS in the Early Intervention Services (EIS) or Recovery Team, working with a caseload of service users in the borough of Ealing or Hounslow who want to find paid employment. You will help to plan and problem solve employment issues within the IPS fidelity framework.

As an employment specialist in the team, you will work alongside experienced clinicians who will rely on you to create employment options by networking with local employers, Jobcentre Plus and other organisations to help find paid work job opportunities for our service users.

The team of Employment Specialists in West London will deliver a high fidelity IPS service. You’ll need to be assertive and adaptable, with a positive attitude about employment for all and excellent networking and interpersonal skills.

The ability to travel in a timely manner around the borough of Ealing and surrounding areas is also essential. Training in the IPS framework will be provided, but prior knowledge of this approach would be an advantage
Staff Benefits include:

• A full induction programme
• A supportive environment to develop skills
• Access to a comprehensive online library of training, development, and resources
• Support towards career development and promotion opportunities within the Trust
• Annual leave buying and selling scheme
• Car lease scheme
• Childcare vouchers
• Discounted Gym membership
• Relocation package
• Staff discounts

We work in line with the Disability Confident scheme supporting us to make the most of the talents that disabled people can bring to our workplace.

We encourage individuals with disabilities (e.g. Mental Health) to apply.

At West London we look after patients who are vulnerable. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to the common cold, through to the very severe or even fatal disease.

The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the utmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of the Trust that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust

Job title: Supported Internship Coordinator / Senior Job Coach
Reports to: Internship Project Manager/Youth Service Manager
Salary: £24,579.36 pro rata
Start date: ASAP - Fixed Term until 31st August 2021, there is a possibility for this to be extended subject to further funding.
Hours: 36 hours per week

Location: You will be required to regularly visit the internship programme in Newham but your admin/day to day tasks will be completed remotely (on site, at home) or at Generate’s office in Wandsworth.

Introduction to Generate

Generate has been creating opportunities and offering support to people with a learning disability since 1972. We are committed to improving the lives of people with a learning disability by supporting and encouraging them in creative ways to access opportunities in their communities, take their place as citizens and reduce their reliance on services. 

Main purpose of job

To support the Internship Project Manager with the smooth running of the service, ensuring the service is fully staffed with skilled job coaches throughout the course of the internship. Where required, support Interns in their work placements, helping them gain experience and teach them how to perform the tasks in their respective roles. An element of this post will require covering on site where job coaches are absent or off sick.

Place of Work

You will be expected to work across all our host businesses in Newham where our interns are based, E.G Newham College, Beckton Asda, Newham Hospital etc. You will also be asked to work both from home and from our head office in Tooting, this being flexible to Generate and applicant’s needs.

Primary Responsibilities:

• To support the Internship Manager with the smooth running of the Supported Internships in Newham (NSIP and Send Coffee)
• To support the Internship Manager with intern funding applications
• To liaise with Generate’s Finance Coordinator to ensure the invoices are being sent off in a timely manner
• Recruitment, line management and supervision of job coaches
• To cover sickness and absence of job coaches as required
• To liaise and build a professional relationship with Newham College, Newham Council and Workplace
• To be flexible across all Generate’s projects and be willing to work cross project to suit Generate’s business need.
• To be flexible and be able work outside normal working hours and, when appropriate, to be contacted out of hours.
• To contribute to Generate’s social media and website platforms, updating information relevant to the youth project.

With support from the Office Manager, to produce and market the activity programs for each service both internally and externally

Application deadline: 1st December at 9am.

Please note: if you have not heard from us by the 11th December please consider your application unsuccessful.

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION

If you are interested in working with a charity and can demonstrate relevant experience, please view the JD below and click the apply button to send your covering letter and CV. Please pay particular attention to the essential and desirable criteria. Please draw on your skills, knowledge, experience and personal attributes and use practical examples where applicable.

Generate is an equal opportunity employer.

No agencies please.

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Trust are looking to recruit an Employment Specialist as part of the Trust IPS (Individual Placement and Support) Service. You will work alongside the Specialist Mental Health Teams but also support additional community mental health teams within the organisation.

The Role:

You will work under the supervision of the Lead Employment Specialist with management support from the IPS/Vocational Services Manager.

Candidates will have a degree or equivalent qualification or will be a qualified mental health professional, for example, a registered Occupational Therapist, Nurse or Social Worker. Experience of working within health, Social Services or the Voluntary Sector is essential, preferably supporting clients experiencing mental health issues.

It is essential that the post holder is familiar with the IPS model; formal training in the model will be given. We will expect you to have an understanding of the challenges faced by mental health service users in gaining and sustaining employment.

You will be creative with available resources, and it is very important that you are able to communicate effectively with a wide range of agencies, sharing and presenting information clearly

Key Responsibilities:

• Proactively manage a caseload of people who have experienced mental health problems who are unemployed and economically inactive.
• Provide employment support for our client group who are furthest away from the job market to move them closer to their employment goals, in the hope that these achievements aid individuals’ recovery and social inclusion goals.
• Work within a multidisciplinary environment with service users with complex needs, supporting them to move into employment and sustain this or other recovery, in conjunction with key stakeholders.
• Liaise closely with DWP providers.
• Work proactively at employer engagement including educational, voluntary work and pre-vocational training opportunities and supporting employers on reasonable adjustments and retention of employees where necessary.
• Work within the principle of IPS and maintain own performance data to be collated and submitted to NHS England and other stakeholders

The Person:

• The successful candidates will be part of Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Trust‘s IPS Employment Service.
• You will have experience both in the field of employment support and with clients experiencing mental ill-health
• You will be capable of working independently and have the ability to take initiative, including making direct approaches to employers.
• Personal experience of recovery from mental ill-health is seen as an additional advantage in applying for this post although not essential.

If you feel you can meet the challenge of this exciting post we would welcome your application.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Closing date: 23rd November 2020

Shortlisting date: 24th November 2020

The Trust aims to recruit and retain the best possible staff who, through the application of their skills, qualification and experience, will make a positive contribution to our business of providing quality health care services. It is the Trust’s view that the costs associated with moving house in order to take up a post with us should not restrict our ability to recruit the excellent people we need, therefore we support staff to relocate with our relocation policy.

This post requires the post holder to be able to undertake all statutory and mandatory training and post holders must be able to undertake physical interventions. Fitness for physical intervention will be assessed by Occupational Health.

A valid UK driving licence plus the use of own transport for business purposes is essential. For qualifying staff the Trust has a Lease Car Scheme in place and also offers a popular Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme with our partner Tusker.

To ensure you fully understand how the Trust, as a Data Controller, will process and store your data please read the attached document ‘ Applicant and Staff Privacy Notice’ prior to applying for the role.

Candidates for any staff appointment shall, when making application, disclose in writing to the Trust whether they are related to any governor.  Failure to disclose such a relationship may disqualify a candidate and, if appointed, may render him/her liable to dismissal. 

Job Purpose

The Education & Employability Officer will support the planning, delivery, administration and community outreach of the Palace for Life Foundation Education, Training and Employability (ETE) programmes, supporting 14-16, 16-19 and 19+ year olds. ETE programmes include in-school delivery, college-based delivery, community-based delivery and prison delivery. The post-holder will work closely with children, young people and young adults, to develop employability, personal, social and enterprise skills and support them in their progression into further education, training or employment. The post-holder will also work closely with all colleagues of the Foundation to ensure our processes and delivery meet the needs of our participants, partners and funders.

Principal Accountabilities/Responsibilities/Job Summary

• Work with the ETE Manager to ensure education and employability provision is aligned to young people’s needs, demographics and chosen progression pathway, including the development of Schemes of Work (SOW), lesson plans, suitable resources, assessment materials, teaching and learning activities etc.
• Lead on the planning and delivery of ETE programme lessons, workshops, 1-2-1 personal development/mentoring sessions, events and wider activities, in line with relevant standards and requirements
• Work with the ETE Manager to drive recruitment and referral of new participants and schools
• Take an active role in the delivery and outreach aspect of recruitment and enrolment of participants
• Work with the ETE Manager to ensure accredited delivery is assessed and presented in suitable formats ready for internal and external verification
• Maintain good working relationships with Crystal Palace Football Club (CPFC), delivery partners, funding partners and internal and external stakeholders, including: mentors/playmakers/parents/carers/employers/referrers etc.
• Update relevant monitoring and evaluation systems in a timely manner, for example Views, in order to effectively track the progress and impact of each cohort, develop case studies and reports
• Network with external organisations and partners to identify and secure work placement opportunities including, enabling corporate and individual volunteers to co-develop and deliver provision
• Ensure that key project information is recorded and disseminated internally and externally as appropriate
• Work collaboratively with staff using verbal and written reports to ensure accurate and timely progress reviews, ensuring communication updates are shared with the multi-disciplinary team, parents and carers
• Explore opportunities to work with other departments across the Foundation and the Club
• Support the continued development of a network database of employers, referral partners, co-delivery partners and voluntary organisations, to broker work placements and wider opportunities to improve participant experiences
• Provide support to the communications team in relation to ETE based content
• To ensure all work is in line with the policies and guidelines/procedures as adopted and adhered to by the Foundation
• Any other reasonable duties and responsibilities considered appropriate by the Senior Management Team of the Foundation

Knowledge/Experience/Technical Skills and Behaviours

a) Knowledge/Experience/Technical Skills

Essential:-

Knowledge

• DTTLS or PGCE qualified and/or relevant classroom delivery experience
• Understanding of the principles of teaching, learning and assessment
• Community delivery programmes

Experience

• Working with groups such as: hard-to-reach young people, long-term NEETs, youth offenders, children/people with social and emotional barriers etc.
• Must have excellent organisational skills with the ability to multitask and adapt in a fast-paced environment

Technical Skills

• Confident with PowerPoint, Word, Excel and other IT programmes which support the development of teaching and learning activities and resources
• High level of literacy and numeracy to be able to embed these within delivery plans
• Must have outstanding written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills

Attributes

• Approachable
• High level of emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills
• High level of communication (verbal and written) and organisational skills
• Ability to manage classroom behaviour
• Flexible
• Calm under pressure
• Able to thrive in challenging circumstances

Desirable:-

Knowledge

• PGCE or Degree in Education
• Qualification in Youth/Social Work
• TAQA/A1 Assessor Qualification
• Knowledge of Secondary and Further Education Systems
• Knowledge of Curriculum Development

Experience

• Experience delivering in schools, colleges and/or on Community/Football Foundation education and employability programmes
• Experience in mentoring and working 1-2-1 with beneficiaries

Technical Skills

• First Aid
• Mental Health First Aid 

Attributes

• Willingness and ability to coach and support other members of the team and/or trainee staff/young people

b) Behaviours 

Our Values:

• TEAMWORK – we support everyone around us and treat them with respect, working together to achieve great results.
• PRIDE – we are proud to represent Palace and aspire to be the best in everything we do.
• INNOVATION – we are not afraid to try new things, we are creative and inspiring, always seeking new ways to progress.

Our behaviours:

• We know why we’re here: we appreciate the unique influence we, as role models, have on young people and the wider south London community
• We know where we’re going: we are clear on what we aim to achieve, as individuals and as part of the wider team at the Foundation and Crystal Palace FC
• We communicate effectively: we listen to each other and keep colleagues fully informed of our work, sharing mistakes and challenges as well as successes
• We respect: we seek to understand the challenges others face and treat our colleagues and participants how we expect to be treated ourselves
• We are professional: we are punctual, reliable and aspire to the highest standards in everything we do
• We take responsibility: we take ownership for our own performance and put in our fair share of time and effort to support our participants and the rest of the team
• We are always improving: We reflect, look to develop and evolve, to make things better for our team and the people we support
• We are brave: We think outside the box, are not afraid to take measured risks, but know when to ask for help and support each other when things don’t go to plan
• We share success: We are proud of what we do as a team and actively celebrate each other’s good work, sharing credit wherever it’s due

How to Apply

Vist the Palace for Life website and follow the instructions under 'Job Opportunities'. Please note: any applications received without a completed application form will be automatically disregarded.

Safeguarding

Crystal Palace Football Club acknowledges its duty of care to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, and is committed to ensuring safeguarding practice reflects statutory requirements and responsibilities, government guidance, recognised best practice and complies with Premier league and football league rules.

The club expects all staff, players, volunteers, contractors and guests to share this commitment.

Equalities

Crystal Palace Football Club endorses the principle of equality and will strive to ensure that everyone who wishes to be involved in the club whether as players, match-day fans, staff, board members, participants in foundation programmes and other people engaged with the club’s activities (for example, suppliers, corporate partners):

Has a genuine and equal opportunity to participate to the full extent of their own ambitions and abilities, without regard to their age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, sex or sexual orientation; and

Can be assured of an environment in which their rights, dignity and individual worth are respected, and in particular that they are able to enjoy their engagement at the club without the threat of intimidation, victimisation, harassment, bullying and abuse.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

AN ESTIMATED 40.3 MILLION PEOPLE ACROSS THE WORLD ARE ENSLAVED TODAY, WITH OVER 100,000 IN THE UK LIVING IN PLAIN SIGHT.

The Sophie Hayes Foundation was founded in 2011 by Sophie, a British girl trafficked to Italy for sexual exploitation. The Foundation is the only organisation in the United Kingdom, focused solely on ensuring all women survivors of human trafficking and modern slavery achieve complete and sustainable freedom, through an independence that can only come with the ability to live and work without fear. 

At SHF we support women survivors to look to the future – renewing confidence, purpose and employability. By adhering to best practice in coaching, facilitation and training, we support survivors in bespoke and creative ways through group workshops, one to one coaching, vocational voluntary & work placements, access to training, and formal education.​

This is a unique role at an exciting and pivotal time of growth for The Sophie Hayes Foundation based in London office. As our first Head of Programmes and Innovation, you will help launch our new strategy, grow and expand our beneficiary support by developing operational services across the UK.

The successful candidate will work in the new Senior Management Team and be a champion for survivors, staff, volunteers and Board of Trustees.

This is a role designed for someone who is people focused, has an eye to detail and is: encouraging, insightful, creative, organised , able to adapt to the changing lives of those you are supporting. You must have perseverance, a high level of flexibility and emotional intelligence. You will be quick to listen, understand and lead with an ability to adapt ideas into action, alongside strong partnership skills.

You must have a strong track record in programmes through innovation and a focus on quality, performance, safeguarding and management controls. Whilst having a passion for engaging our women survivors in all aspects of our work including co-production.

We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all that we do and operate with mutual respect. If you share these values and have the relevant skills and experience, we look forward to hearing from you.

Person Specification 

Qualifications/Training

• Education to degree level, a recognised professional qualification in social work, or health, or social care or equivalent in experience,
• Demonstrable evidence of senior management and financial management.

Person Specification

Essential

• Significant track record of successfully working at a SENIOR LEVEL with strategic leadership and management responsibilities.
• Ability to develop organisational strategies and translate them into plans and budgets for all aspects of Programming and Innovation.
• Proven track record of building and leading high performing teams based in mulitple locations
• Skilled in cross cultural management.
• Knowledge of issues within social justice/human rights and of campaigning for change.
• Experience of representing an organisation to others, ranging from grass roots activists to government officials.
• Critically able to develop and manage budgets.
• Experience of working in or with a coalition or network.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team and design and use office systems, and to take initiatives and be self-sufficient in organising own work.
• Ability to plan and prioritise workloads and keep to targets under pressure and to deadlines.
• Commitment to the aims of SHF and sensitivity to issues of caste, gender, raceand religion and commitment to ensuring equal opportunities.

Desirable

• Experience of working on issues around Business and Human rights.
• Proven track record of influencing governmental/inter-governmental policy.
• Fundraising
• CRM (Blackbaud Etapestry)

Personal qualities

• Confident and comfortable in a public relations role with excellent presentational skills.
• Clear, concise, and persuasive communications.
• Diplomatic, empathetic and tactful, able to build effective relationships.
• Participatory and empowering approach and ability to manage conflicting interests
• Calm and reliable under pressure.
• Ability to work in a small team and on own for lengths of time.
• Manages own time well, to address competing priorities.
• Commitment to empowering women survivors of human trafficking.

The women survivors we work with come from all over the world and have a wide variety of beliefs, experiences, backgrounds. We are committed to sharing and reflecting this rich diversity amongst our staff, volunteers and trustees and would strongly encourage applicants from minority and under-represented groups.

Please note: We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.

However, this post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 20

Please note all candidates must provide proof for the right to work in the UK.

The Fellowship is a network and community, of almost 1,500 fellows (growing to 4,000 by 2025) that have completed the Frontline, Firstline or CSW programmes. The Fellowship exists to support fellows to improve their practice, empower them to seek out projects to improve social work practice, and help them explore their potential and to support them to implement their innovative ideas. All to ensure a positive impact for vulnerable children and families. Using the principles of community organising, our goal is to create a community, and space where fellows do not  feel an individual responsibility, but instead a part of a movement with the power to make real change. To achieve this the Fellowship Officers must have a strong understanding of both the theory and application of community organising. 

We are recruiting for two Fellowship Officers to join the team, one permanent and one 12-month fixed term contract. Each Fellowship Officer will be responsible for supporting one of four regions across England. The Fellowship Officer supports fellows with network building, career development activities, innovation cultivation and practice training. 

This is an exciting job opportunity to join a dynamic and committed team in a senior role .  You will be responsible for overseeing and leading our wellbeing services, managing our wellbeing staff  and ensuring quality of service positively impacts and makes a genuine difference to those using them. You will be part of the senior team supporting and driving forward the organisation’s future service development

This will also include: monitoring and evaluation of direct work, ensuring impact and outcomes are demonstrated; maintaining & developing new cross-sector partnerships and collaborative relationships; advancing, developing & delivering training; and designing, developing & securing future funding for service activities to meet emerging needs.

ELOP – is a London based thriving community-led LGBT+ mental health & wellbeing charity offering a range of support, advice, information, counselling and group support services to lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT+) communities. 

Initially this work will take place remotely via home based working whilst we are facing COVID-19 restrictions. 

Full time: 37 hours a week.  Initially this post is funded for 3 years.  

You must be available to work occasional evenings and weekends.

Closing deadline for submission of application:

10am on Monday 7th December 

Interviews will take place during office hours on:

Friday 11th December 2020

A dedicated Employment Service, our Swindon, BaNES and Wiltshire Individual Placement & Support (IPS) Service helps people with mental health problems in, or seeking, work, training or voluntary roles in these areas. And, right now, we need a self-motivated and adaptable individual with the ability to carry out complex analysis using Excel, to join us in this interesting fixed term role. Your challenge? To provide the information and data management requirements we need and develop co-ordinating support functions for a specific area of our IPS services. As well as carrying out data analysis, collation and reporting from various data systems, we’ll rely on you to produce analytical written reports for commissioner and committee level meetings. Working with our Central Services team to build client caseload management system on our client database will be important too. And when it comes to co-ordinating administrative support, carrying out admin tasks and maintaining and improving office systems and processes, again, we’ll count on you.

To take on this challenge, you’ll need an excellent understanding of data and the ability to work with trends and graphics and question data quality when required. You’ll also need experience of coordinating an administrative function and managing a team within a large or dispersed team where you worked with senior managers. In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Excel and Access (or equivalent) is essential too, as is a flair for producing complex yet coherent reports. What's more, you're adept at creating, maintaining and reviewing systems and procedures and great at producing work quickly, but also with strong attention to detail. Last but not least, you’re comfortable liaising with a range of stakeholders at all levels, work well without supervision and respond positively to change.

This is a full-time post at 37.5 hours a week.

This post is offered as a fixed-term contract ending March 2022

The post will be operating from Devizes to cover the entire BSW IPS area (Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire).

The starting salary for this post is £25,246.00 per annum.

Closing Date: 10th December 2020 at 11:59pm. We do, however, reserve the right to close the vacancy early in the instance of sufficient applications being received prior.

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

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? Apply now via our website.

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.

Do you have the skills to build relationships with employers to encourage them to recruit ex-offenders?

Project: Jobs Pathway

Project Manager

We are looking for a self-starter, lots of enthusiasm and commitment on this new and exciting pilot project to place ex-offenders in meaningful jobs.

Around a quarter of men in the UK have a criminal record, and reoffending costs the UK about £14bn a year. Yet despite that fact, and the skill and enthusiasm that ex-offenders can bring, they are often automatically excluded by employers.

But we know that employers who are prepared to offer jobs to such candidates report that they are often more committed and loyal than the average.

The vision of Jobs Pathway is to develop an agency that helps overcome the barriers, supporting candidates into a new life and helping employers tap into a pool of underused talent. 

You will report to a Project Board with experience in this type of work, and the contacts to help open doors for you. Your first task is to understand the skills and support needs of the candidates, focussing initially on ex-offenders and develop relationships with sympathetic local employers. During this stage you will identify a small number of suitable vacancies and place your first candidates.

Once your initial placements are achieved, you will need to expand your list of employers, start to develop a website, and increase the number of placements, gradually including candidates with other barriers to employment such as mental health problems. By the end of the first year you will have fleshed out the business plan, developed outline agreements with employers about contributions towards costs, and submitted bids for funding for the next phase.

This is a part time role reporting to the Jobs Pathway Board and Steering Group who are working and providing mentoring/coaching schemes for their clients.

The salary negotiable up to £18,900pa for 3 days per week.

Interested?

Application is by covering letter and CV

Closing date: noon 30 November 2020

Interviews from 02 December 2020

MDXSU is an independent charity in North London which supports, represents and improves the experience of the 18,000 students studying here at Middlesex University. 

We are proud of our innovative campaign work on campus and beyond, and our role in championing student voice supporting - students to have a voice in shaping their experience both at course level and within liberation groups.

As a Student's Union we are committed to helping all students make the most of their time at Middlesex University. This includes delivering a packed social events calendar - including a month of freshers' events; supporting over 90 students groups for those with shared interests
and backgrounds; and enabling students to gain skills and build their employability through internships, placements and development programmes.

Currently all MDXSU staff are working remotely, whilst continuing to provide exciting and innovative opportunities to Middlesex students.

Job Role:

1. Responsible for the line management of the Communications and Income Team
2. Lead on operational planning, team KPIs, measuring strategic progress of the work produced by
the Communications and Income Team and contribute to wider student's' union organisational strategic planning.
3. Play an active role within the students' union management team ensuring collaborative work across the organisation in order to fulfil the strategic plan.

Application Deadline Friday 4th December 2020 9:00am
Interviews beginning 11th December 2020

If you are interested in applying for this role please head to our website and complete the Application Form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form by the deadline stated above.

If you would like further information regarding the recruitment process. Please contact Yocana Vaz Da Cruz, HR and Office Coordinator, contact details on our website. 

We aim to ensure that the recruitment process is as inclusive as possible, please get in touch if you would like to discuss any access needs or need additional support through any stage of the process.

MDXSU is an independent charity in North London which supports, represents and improves the experience of the 18,000 students studying here at Middlesex University.

We are proud of our innovative campaign work on campus and beyond, and our role in championing student voice supporting - students to have a voice in shaping their experience both at course level and within liberation groups.

As a Student's Union we are committed to helping all students make the most of their time at Middlesex University. This includes delivering a packed social events calendar - including a month of freshers' events; supporting over 90 students groups for those with shared interests
and backgrounds; and enabling students to gain skills and build their employability through internships, placements and development programmes.

Currently all MDXSU staff are working remotely, whilst continuing to provide exciting and innovative opportunities to Middlesex students.

Job Role:

1. Responsible for the line management of the Advocacy and Policy Team

2. Lead on operational planning, team KPIs, measuring strategic progress of the work produced by the Advocacy and Policy Team and contribute to wider students' union organisational strategic planning. 

3. Play an active role within the students' union management team ensuring collaborative work across the organisation in order to fulfil the strategic plan.

Application Deadline Friday 4th December 2020 9:00am
Interviews beginning 10th December 2020

If you are interested in applying for this role please head to our website and complete the Application Form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form by the deadline stated above.

If you would like further information regarding the recruitment process. Please contact Yocana Vaz Da Cruz, HR and Office Coordinator,contact details on our website.

We aim to ensure that the recruitment process is as inclusive as possible, please get in touch if you would like to discuss any access needs or need additional support through any stage of the process.

This is an exciting time to be joining us as we seek to expand our psychotherapy provision within the service.   We are looking for a fully qualified clinician who is able to work with adults experiencing high levels of distress, and often in highly charged situations, while maintaining the ability to think and support those around them.  In return, you’ll receive a warm and friendly welcome into an organisation where your aptitude for formulation, reflection, and creativity can be utilised to their full potential.  Your skills will be highly regarded, and you will be offered excellent continuous professional development opportunities.

About us:

We are a dynamic and creative organisation.  We work with young people and adults experiencing severe emotional distress, many of whom have diagnoses of psychosis or personality disorder, and often with drug and/or alcohol dependency.  Our model is based on housing, community, and psychotherapy, and influenced by Psychologically Informed Environments (PIE’s), Therapeutic Communities, recovery, and neuro-psychodynamic theory.

The Community Psychotherapist/Psychologist is the clinical lead for the service, and will work alongside the Service Manager to develop, maintain and lead a psychologically informed environment to the highest clinical standards.  This is a busy, varied, and ultimately rewarding position.  Some of the daily activities as Community Psychologist/Psychotherapist include (but are not limited to);

• facilitating formal reflective practice groups
• providing one-to-one psychodynamic psychotherapy sessions for residents
• facilitating case formulation meetings with staff and residents
• ensuring clinical practice is centred on a formulation-based approach and in line with the CHT model
• offering advice and consultation to staff members
• ensuring clinical outcomes measures are collated
• assessing potential new residents into the community.

About you:

We are looking for a fully qualified Psychodynamic Psychotherapist/Integrative Psychotherapist or Counselling Psychologist with a strong emphasis on psychodynamic thinking, or a Clinical Psychologist with additional psychodynamic or psychoanalytic training.

As a Psychotherapist, you will hold registration with either the UKCP or the BPC, or be accredited by the BACP.  As a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist, you will hold BPS Chartered status.

Working as the Community Psychologist/Psychotherapist, you will be accustomed to working with high levels of distress.  You do not necessarily need to have experience of working in a residential setting, but you do need to be a reflective, thoughtful and resilient clinician, who is able to adapt from one task to another, and at times adjust to quickly changing priorities. 

Ideally, we are looking for a full-time psychotherapist/psychologist to join us, but part-time working of four days a week will be considered for the right candidate.  If you think this role may be for you, then please see the job description and person specification attached with this advertisement.

For informal enquires about this position, please contact Sharon Bergin, Lead Psychotherapist using the recruitment email provided  If you would like to find out more information about Community Housing & Therapy and the work we do, please visit our website on Google CHT.

How to apply:

Please send a copy of your CV, together with a covering letter by e-mail to the recruitment email provided stating why you are applying for the position, and how you meet the person specification.

For enquires relating to the recruitment process, please contact Maria Miranda by email at the recruitment email provided

Closing date: 15 November 2020

Interviews: To apply please send attach your CV and covering letter to the recruitment email provided

Please note: We will be interviewing candidates on a rolling basis and reserve the right to close the vacancy at any time, we would therefore advise interested candidates to submit applications as soon as possible