Job title:Employer Engagement Manager (Work Experience) East

Location:                Remote working in the UK

Responsible to:Head of Engagement East

Salary:£30,000 to 35,000 per annum FTE 

Please note, although this role is remote based, knowledge of employer engagement in the East of England is required.

Why us?  

Speakers for Schools are a dynamic, swift-moving and fast-growing charity. We are on a mission to support a million young people across the UK annually by 2023. Having taken the first steps on the road to achieving this, our team has grown then fold in the past two years. This has supported growth in our employer network from 70 to 700 leading employers and 3800% growth in the number of work experience places offered during the same period.

We want to level the playing field, making sure that all young people can access inspirational opportunities and experiences to fuel their ambition.

We are united and unique in our mission to transform lives through raising aspirations of millions of young people every year. Each year, 1,500 senior leaders, celebrities and industry experts deliver a difference to by sharing their story with students in schools and colleges in every corner of the UK. We connect employers such as Disney, The Bank of England, Spotify PwC and almost seven hundred others to communities to provide access to the top opportunities for all across the UK. With us, you will be part of inspiring a generation to reach higher, broaden horizons and get equal access to the top.

To keep growing our charity and our impact, we need top talent and we are committed to treasuring, developing and supporting them to thrive within their roles. 

Role Summary 

Working for the Head of Engagement in your region, and as part of a team of Employer Engagement Managers, Educational Relationship Managers, Programme Delivery Partners, and Regional Fundraising Officers, you will focus on relationship building in your community and will be responsible for connecting a network of schools, colleges, employers and partners in your dedicated region to deliver work experience opportunities, as well as well as other opportunities through our growing portfolio of programmes. 

Key Duties / Responsibilities: - 

• Outreach to and onboarding of new host employers, helping to grow our employer network to reach ambitious targets for Experience and Progression Programmes (and others as they develop). 

• Account managing relationships with participating employers and other regional stakeholders, supporting them in the design of programmes (where appropriate) and engagement with our leading technology platform. 

• Supporting employers to achieve their aims, through either our free or chargeable services, as appropriate. 

• Outreach to discount and opportunity providers, helping grow the range of discounts and opportunities for young people through our Youth Card programme. 

• Supporting programmes as needed on any contact, phone conversations with stakeholders, programme delivery tasks and wider charity work in support of wider organisation aims and needs, particularly during peak delivery periods. 

Skills / Experience / Knowledge:- 

Essential  

• Experience in a similar environment working with a variety of stakeholders 

• Clear and concise communicator, capable of producing written content to a professional quality 

• Confident liaising with and managing relationships particularly with stakeholders from all levels 

• Comfort and experience in working with technology and data management 

• Proven capability of working through high volumes of work and securing targets across varying objectives within delivery 

• Sociable and confident and happy building and maintaining relationships with multiple stakeholders 

• Comfort in holding commercial conversations with stakeholders, who are seeking chargeable service to deliver income.

Desirable 

• Previous experience working with HR/Recruitment/CSR/Engagement teams an advantage 

• An understanding of the UK Education System and a familiarity with careers provision within UK schools and colleges would be an advantage 

• Proficient use of the Salesforce CRM, to track relationships and ensure proper data management. 

We are looking forward to holding video interviews. You must have the right to work in the UK without visa restrictions to be considered. 

Benefits offered at Speakers for Schools: 

• Work From Anywhere in the UK (now and beyond the pandemic)

• Flexiable working

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays plus morning of your birthday off

• Pension scheme

• CharlieHR perks

• Perkbox

• £500 a year training allowance

Diversity at our core  

At Speakers for Schools, we are committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating discrimination. Our aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

We welcome applications from all, including those where employment has been affected by Covid19 and those seeking to change careers. Diversity if at our core, join us. 

How to apply: 

Please apply as soon as possible submitting your CV and a one page covering letter which outlines your specific interest and ability to successfully fill this role, as well as your salary expectations and current notice period.

Appointees are subject to a successful DBS check, as contact with young people is likely.

Please note, if you do not provide a covering letter your application will not be considered.  

The Journey to joining Speakers for Schools: 

Interviews will be scheduled as applications are received, before the closing date, and will take place over Microsoft Teams. We may appoint before this date depending on applications. 

Apply now.  The closing date for this role will be on or before Friday 5th November.

Immediate starts and delayed starts are available.

If you have not heard from us two weeks after the closing date, please presume your application has been unsuccessful.

About us
Crisis is the national charity for homeless people. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.

We have an exciting opportunity to make a difference to those at risk of becoming homeless in Scotland. A new post, based in the Best Practice Team, will show how all public bodies can play their part in preventing homelessness.

About the role
Scotland has made huge strides in tackling homelessness, but more needs to happen and we know the best way of ending homelessness is by preventing it from happening in the first place. Crisis are pleased to support the change planned by Scottish Government through proposals for a new Homelessness Prevention duty outlined in the Programme for Government 21/22. As a Senior Best Practice Officer based in Scotland, with a focus on Prevention you will work to identify good prevention practice already happening across sectors, look to see where it isn’t happening and why, and show how services can be designed to ensure that opportunities to intervene early are taken by wider public bodies for those approaching their services.  You’ll work closely with Crisis’ Scottish Policy and Campaigns team as they work to see the Prevention duty embedded in legislation.  
This is a 2 year fixed term contract.
 

About you
To be successful in this role you will have great networking skills, and be good at making relationships across different sectors. You’ll understand how local authorities and wider public bodies work and be able to build connections and rapport with individuals working there.  You’ll have an understanding of the Scottish homelessness system and the current legal framework that underpins it. You’ll know how services can be designed to make sure that those who need help can get it and how to listen to the voices of those who use it.

You’ll be passionate about change and seeing homelessness ended in Scotland with a drive and energy to shape the role to do this.   

We want Crisis to be an inclusive employer which then reflects our members and the communities we work in. We want to offer opportunities to everyone regardless of their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation or age. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness.

Working at Crisis
As a member of the team you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

- Interest free loans to purchase a train season ticket or a bike or for a deposit to secure a tenancy
- Mandatory pension scheme, with an employer contribution of 8.5%
- 25 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 28 days

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.

When you join us you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.

We have 5 staff diversity networks which include Black, Asian and Ethnic people, LGBTQ+ people, those with Lived Experience of Homelessness, Women at Crisis and Disability Awareness.

How to apply
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below.
Closing date: Sunday 31st October 2021  (at 23:59)
Interviews will be held w/c 8th November. 

Accessibility
We welcome applications from people who identify as neuro diverse and want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Recruitment team, contact details can be found on our website.
 
 Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094

The Royal Society is a self-governing Fellowship of distinguished scientists drawn from all areas of science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine. The Society’s fundamental purpose is to recognise, promote and support excellence in science and to encourage the development and use of science for the benefit of humanity. The Society has played a part in some of the most fundamental, significant and life-changing discoveries in scientific history and Royal Society scientists continue to make outstanding contributions to science across the wide breadth of research areas.

The scientific programme is one of the core strands of the Royal Society’s work and this role will primarily focus on the planning and delivery of its international programme of scientific meetings. Working with the Head of Scientific Programmes and the Scientific Programmes Manager, the post holder will lead the delivery of activities supporting the Society’s international strategy. This includes but is not limited to bilateral international scientific meetings, international lectures and other networking events or programmes.

Proven experience of delivering complex high-profile events is essential, as is an ability to quickly build strong working relationships with internal colleagues and external international partners at all levels. The successful candidate will demonstrate exceptional organisation and communication skills and be used to managing competing priorities and expectations. Experience in working with scientists or government officials would be advantageous.

Reports to: Scientific Programmes Manager with a dotted line to Director of International Affairs

Line manages: Scientific Programme Officer, International

Location: Carlton House Terrace, London, plus hybrid working (domestic and international travel likely to be required 3-6 times per year)

Hours: 35 hours per week (including some evening and weekend working)

Duration: Permanent 

The post holder will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks.

**Under the UK Governments Points Based System, this role does not meet the criteria to be sponsored by The Royal Society for a Skilled Worker Route application.

In return we offer flexible working arrangements, extensive scope for career development and a comprehensive package of benefits including:

• 30 days’ holiday (plus three nominated days)
• Generous pension provision (defined contribution scheme)
• Interest-free season ticket loan
• Subsidised medical and dental insurance
• Onsite restaurant
• Employee Assistance Programme

To view the full job description and apply, please visit our jobs site.

CCS Adoption is a Voluntary Adoption Agency and registered charity. Continuously Rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted (for over 10 years), we find permanent, loving homes for children who are waiting to be adopted. We also offer a wide range of post-adoption support services for adoptive families in the region through The Centre for Adoption Support & Education. We are committed to maintaining this high level of performance and developing further the innovative services we provide for children and adoptive families.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Adoption Social Worker at CCS. The posts are based in our Bristol office, covering Wiltshire, Somerset, Gloucestershire, South Gloucestershire, Bath, Bristol, Swindon and South Wales.

The post holder will be 3 years qualified Social Worker preferably with adoption experience, who will be undertaking adoption assessment and making and supporting placements as well as contributing to all aspects of the Agency’s adoption service. This will include recruitment activities, family finding, Post adoption Support, assisting on training.

Opportunity for creativity and innovative practice is encouraged and welcomed.

We provide a range of generous staff benefits:

25 annual leave days, statutory bank holidays plus additional 2 days over Easter, an additional day in May and the office is closed between Christmas and New Year. As an employer we take the Well-being of our staff seriously, we also provide access to the Cycle to Work, Eye care schemes and an Employee Assistance Programme.

CCS values itself on being an inclusive employer, committed to developing a diverse workforce and looking for people who can demonstrate dedication to our cause and core organisational values.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds and continue to celebrate the diverse community that different individuals create.

You can find the full CCS Equal Opportunities policy on our website

Fixed term until 31st March 2022

Do you want to end homelessness and make a positive difference to people's lives? 

Are you highly motivated and looking for a challenge? 

Do you want to use your excellent people skills to support people to move away from homelessness?

Thames Reach are committed to helping homeless and vulnerable people to live in decent homes, build supportive relationships and lead fulfilling lives. Our vision is to end street homelessness and our aim is to achieve the highest standards and effectiveness in delivery of our services.

Our Tenancy Sustainment Team (TST) is supporting people with histories of rough sleeping in their accommodation, and are supporting people to achieve their aspirations. We are looking for applications from people new to the homelessness sector and experienced managers or case workers ready to make the transition to management.

The Senior Practitioner Role would suit:

• Someone who has experience of supporting and inspiring colleagues to achieve goals.

• People with experience of good quality case management.

• Someone who is motivated to deliver a high quality service. 

• People with strong administration skills.

• People who would like to develop line management skills.

You will play a key role in the development of our services and your work will contribute to influencing the future of service provision across the UK.

Successful candidates will demonstrate: 

• The ability to provide a flexible and responsive service to people with rough sleeper histories.

• Excellent communication, organisation and creative problem solving skills. 

• Commitment to working within the homelessness sector to support people to lead fulfilling lives. 

• Creating and working through action plans and be strongly outcome focuses.

• The ability to follow instructions, manage and mitigate risk.

• The ability to use IT systems to communicate and record your work.

• Strong time management skills. 

• Be confident in working autonomously as well as within a team, the role with involve office work and in the community. 

As well as a great working environment we can also offer:

• Support and training to develop your skills.

• Learning & Development opportunities including (Tuition Aid & Management Training)

• 6.5% non-contributory pension

• Flexible working 

• 29 days annual leave

Thames Reach is committed to achieving a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We value, respect, and celebrate diversity. We welcome and encourage applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their history of homelessness, sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religious belief.

For more information and to apply please visit our website.

Closing date: Monday, 01 November 2021 

Do you want to end homelessness and make a difference to people’s lives? Are you highly motivated and looking for a challenge?

At Thames Reach we are committed to helping homeless and vulnerable people live in decent homes, build supportive relationships and lead fulfilling lives. Our vision is to end street homelessness and our aim is to achieve the highest standards and effectiveness in delivering services to vulnerable people.

Housing First is an exciting project, which supports some of the most complex and long term rough sleepers in Croydon into their own, independent accommodation, and builds a unique support package around each individual. Working in partnership with Croydon Council and other agencies, as a Support Worker, you will play a central role in supporting individuals to live independent, and fulfilling lives, and motivating them to reach their full potential.

We are currently recruiting for a Senior Practitioner to join our innovative and exciting new service.

As a Senior Practitioner, you will:

• Ensuring that the service runs effectively and that staff are working productively to ensure that service users receive a high quality service.
• Line managing and supervising three members of support staff, identifying areas for professional development and supporting to progress these. Raising and addressing areas of staff performance, which are below satisfactory, following these up in line with Thames Reach’s procedure.
• Supporting and advising workers with casework, which may include attending meeting for more complex cases and undertaking frontline work when necessary. Ensuring that case notes are up to date and recorded accurately.
• Representing Housing First Croydon and Thames Reach at external meetings including multi-agency meetings with the commissioning council. Exploring the development of the service, and forming new ways of working effectively with partner agencies, and other Thames Reach teams.
• Responsible for ensuring the team is performing in with the service specification, monitoring in line with this, and providing necessary information and or reports to commissioners and line management.

Thames Reach is committed to achieving a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We value, respect, and celebrate diversity. We welcome and encourage applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their history of homelessness, sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religious belief.

For more information and to apply please visit our website.

Closing date: Sunday 24th October

At Thames Reach we are committed to helping homeless and vulnerable people to live in decent homes, build supportive relationships and lead fulfilling lives. Our vision is to end street homelessness and our aim is to deliver high quality, effective services to vulnerable people.

We are looking for a Senior Practitioner to join the Rapid Response Team. The Rapid Response team is a service funded by the Mayor of London to provide an emergency response to people sleeping rough in up to 25 London boroughs. The team plays a pivotal part in supporting the Mayor’s work to help homeless people get off the streets, back on to their feet and looking forward to a brighter future.

This is an exciting opportunity to move into managing a busy, high-profile service at the frontline of efforts to reduce rough sleeping in London. Your innovative management of this service will influence the future of service provision across London.

About the role

As a Senior Practitioner you will supervise and support night outreach workers, ensuring that we meet our targets of fast response times to those on these streets and that we deliver a high-quality service to rough sleepers.

You will work a mixture of nights and days on a rolling flexible rota that will include some weekends and bank holidays. You will accompany workers on shift to offer support and guidance as well as working remotely and from Thames Reach’s shared office space in East and South London.

You’ll need to be outcome focused and able to foster a culture of high performance and continual striving to improve upon successes throughout your team.

You will be:
·  Organised and able organise the operations of a complex, busy service.
·  A decisive and effective leader.
·  An excellent communicator able to form and maintain effective working relationships.
·  Able to recognise and confidently talk about best practise and its results to funders and other stakeholders.
·  Able to directly manage staff and ensure the services finances are well managed. 

As well as a great working environment we also offer:
·  6.5% employer pension contribution.
·  Development opportunities.
·  29 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays.
·  Reimbursement of the cost of annual eye test
·  Season ticket/cycle loan
·  Flexible Working
·  EAP services

Thames Reach is committed to achieving a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We value, respect, and celebrate diversity. We welcome and encourage applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their history of homelessness, sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religious belief.

Closing Date: Sunday 3rd October

For more information and to apply please visit our website.

Kinship Young Champions is our new ground-breaking three-year project that is being funded by BBC Children in Need. The project is based across six North London boroughs and aims to bring together a group of kinship care experienced Young Champions, aged between 14 and 17 years old. Together, with your support they’ll create and deliver campaigns to raise kinship care awareness and accelerate policy, practice, and legislative change.

We are looking for a creative and inspiring senior youth participation worker to join our organisation and lead this project. You will bring experience in developing and delivering youth work projects and a passion for engaging vulnerable young people with lived experienced of being in kinship care. It’s really important that you have experience of developing and delivering inspiring and successful youth participation projects, an understanding of the political landscape affecting children’s social care with a focus on the impact on the child, and a track record of securing positive change. You’ll be really good at project management from set up to evaluation and monitoring and will be excited to own and drive this new project.

With services right across England and Wales and with unparalleled reach and engagement with 9,000 kinship carers and their children in our community, we are committed to developing a role for kinship care experienced young people in the development of policy and practice both locally and nationally.

Location: The North London boroughs of Enfield, Camden, Hackney, Haringey, Barnet, and Islington. 

Hours: 2 days a week.

Benefits: 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and pension (pro rata)

About Kinship:

Kinship is the leading charity in England and Wales for kinship carers – relatives and friends who raise children when their parents aren’t able to. We offer kinship carers expert advice as well as financial, legal, practical and emotional support and understanding from the moment they need it, for as long as they need it. We’re always there to help with the complicated and stressful decisions that so many kinship families have to make, as well as to celebrate the good times.

Working alongside kinship carers and the children they raise, with their voice and views at the fore, we build communities of support and give everything we have to fight for each family and their rights, as well as to raise awareness of kinship care and secure better support for all those playing this critical role.

To build a fair education for all, we need to unlock the potential in all children – not just some. Together, we’re making it happen. Every day, our work takes us closer to a better future. But we need to do more. It’s a big challenge – and we need your help to take it on.
 
As the Senior Relationship Manager for Philanthropy (Maternity Cover until Sept 2022), you will play a crucial role working with colleagues and champions to nurture and grow our network of major donors. You will collaborate across the wider team and organisation to produce compelling propositions and engagement opportunities to inspire and engage our supporters and prospects. You will also be responsible for your own portfolio of donors and prospects, working closely with the team towards our philanthropy income target of £3million for 2021-2022. 

• Do you have significant experience of fundraising relationship management and building relationships with high-level stakeholders such as CEOs and Chairs?
• Do you have prior prospect research experience, or similar experience conducting research on potential clients to support new business?
• Are you a fantastic communicator, compelling and engaging both in person and in your written work?
•  Do you have a proven track record of securing five and six-figure donations from individuals, Trusts and Foundations or Corporate Partners and/or transferable examples of meeting and exceeding significant targets in a fundraising or relationship management role?

Yes to the above? Then we want to hear from you. You might be our next Senior Relationship Manager, Philanthropy (Maternity Cover until Sept 2022).

Take a look at the job description and then complete an application on our careers website. Make sure you’ve got your CV and cover letter showing how you meet our essentials ready to upload. Please note that the start date for this role is late December or beginning of January 2022.

Organisation

Jami is a mental health charity committed to providing practical and emotional support to the Jewish community, delivering services that educate, support and facilitate recovery. Since the start of the pandemic, demand for our services has grown exponentially. In 2021 we undertook a thorough review of the needs of the community, to develop a new strategy that will secure the Jewish community’s mental health provision. The new strategy sets out a huge agenda for change in scale and provision, which will be developed over the next five years while we continue to run our diverse set of highly professional mental health services:

·Advice and advocacy

·Treatment and support

·Education and campaigning

Jami currently supports over 1,400 individuals, delivering almost 50,000 separate service interactions each year, and reaches thousands more people through education, seminars, work in schools and other organisations. Through our social enterprise community café, Head Room, we raise mental health awareness while delivering mental health support on the high street.

Job purpose

The role of Social Worker plays an integral role in the multi-skilled team at Jami.  You will be working as part of our hubs and community team across Jami services. You will help to create effective links with primary care, voluntary and statutory sector organisations to support people who use Jami services. You will be expected to manage a caseload of clients who self-identify as needing mental health support requiring social work interventions.

Duties will include reporting safeguarding concerns and mental health concerns/risk to the relevant bodies. You will be expected to complete Jami risk assessments, formulate personal support plans and periodically review risks.  You will also be using our Jami in house initial assessment and review tool to help service users identify their goals.

You will be supporting service users to develop care plans and set personal goals. You will co-ordinate care where required and periodically review needs.  

You will support service users by linking them into other appropriate services based on identified needs where required.

We aim to 

• Provide a high quality and effective social work service to respond to the needs of people with mental health problems.

• Develop and sustain professional working relationships with clients, carers, colleagues and external agencies. 

• help Promote independence and well being

Responsibilities

1. To respond to members of the Jewish community who identify as needing

 support with their mental health

2. To work as part of a multi skilled community team of staff and volunteers

3. To be responsible for effectively managing a caseload.

4. To support the multi-skilled team with complex cases and situations.

5. To undertake assessments and where appropriate to work in partnership with statutory services.

6. To carry out initial assessments and periodic reviews as required.

7. To carry out face to face and telephone assessments as required.

8. To assess and regularly review risk in consultation with the service user and the team.

9. To ensure needs assessments and support plans are formulated, implemented and reviewed regularly.

10. To coordinate and support service users in gaining access to community resources including education and training, volunteering and employment provided both by Jami and other agencies.

11. Respond to unexpected and emotive problems, seeking solutions, modifying plans and arranging the provision of additional services and/or resources where appropriate

12. To maintain sequential and contemporaneous records as required by existing procedures and write reviews and reports when necessary

13. To highlight any safeguarding issues within the locality respond accordingly and raise these with Jami’s Safeguarding Lead

14. To have a practical working knowledge of the Care Act; Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act & DOLs. 

15. To maintain excellent working relationships with other statutory and non-statutory agencies

16. To provide advocacy and support applications for welfare benefits and housing.

17. To take responsibility for updating own knowledge and skills in accordance with the requirements for continued professional development.

18. To update knowledge and understanding of all relevant legislative and organisational policies and procedures.

19. To undertake relevant training to enhance the role and the development of the service.

20. To contribute to the development of Jami’s policies, procedures and links to other agencies.

21. Keep up to date with practice developments through involvement in appropriate national and local networks.

22. Maintain own personal development and keep up to date with current knowledge and health and social care agenda through reading, attending study days, conferences and meetings as appropriate

23. Work within Health and Safety guidelines, with reference to the Lone Worker Policy and individual risk assessments

24. Compliance with the Equality Act, and Health and Safety legislation

25. Attend regular supervision with named supervisor

26. Participate in the organisation’s appraisal process

27. Ensure that all activities are operated in a way which is consistent with the values of Jami and the Jewish community it serves.

28. Carry out any other reasonable duties as requested by your line manager or another designated senior manager 

Key relationships

• Collaborate with other statutory and voluntary sector agencies and ensure that service users are signposted onto appropriate agencies such as housing, counselling and advice

• Liaise with the local community stakeholders to provide good working partnerships

• Attend local meetings, workshops and conferences of relevance to the service

• work closely with Jami in house services

Training and Qualifications

Essential

• Recognised Social Care Qualification Degree in Social Work, Dip SW, CQSW, CSS or equivalent
• Registered with Social Work England
• Maintain a portfolio of CPD in line with regulatory body standards (Social Work England)

Desirable

• Post qualifying awards such as practice educator Post qualifying experience of working in a mental health service

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Experience working in a multi-skilled team – relevant to people with mental health difficulties.
• Evidence of partnership working with other agencies including Social Care Services, Health Services, Voluntary Agencies and/or Education
• Experience of undertaking needs led assessments, care planning and reviewing
•  Experience of undertaking and reviewing risk assessments
•  Understanding of Recovery values and principles
• An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people who experience mental health problems.
• Ability to develop practical solutions to problems that may arise.
• Ability to form good working relationships with people who have mental health problems.
• Ability to help clients develop and maintain living skills, with support from the multi skilled team.
• Knowledge and understanding of Social Care practice
• Knowledge of appropriate legislation and issues relevant to client group e.g
• Mental Health Act 1983 and Amendment 2007 and Equality Act 2010 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005, Care Act 2014
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. 
• Understanding of social care resources and provision available in both statutory and non-statutory agencies
• A champion for the values and objectives of prevention, early intervention and Social Care in enabling people to exercise choice and control over their lives
• Good organisational skills - an ability to manage time, prioritise work and meet deadlines
• A commitment to equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice
• A commitment to ongoing personal and professional development
•  Working in partnership with other agencies 
• Good IT skills

Desirable

· Local knowledge of community resources and facilities

· Experience and knowledge of the Jewish community

· Working in a complex and changing environment

· Ability to gather, analyse and interpret data

· Personal experience of using mental health services and/or mental health problems, distress or trauma.

Supervision

The post holder will be expected to: - 

• Attend and participate in regular supervision with named supervisor.
• Participate in a programme of continued personal development. 
• Incorporate feedback from supervision into practice.
• Attend relevant training
• Maintain CPD
• Engage in annual appraisal process

Flexibility

To deliver services effectively, a degree of flexibility is needed, and all post-holders may be required to perform work not specifically referred to above. Such duties will fall within the general scope of the job description. The job description will therefore be subject to periodic review with the post holder to ensure it accurately reflects the duties of the job. The post will include face to face meetings with service users across Jami sites as well as remote working where required.

Disclosure of criminal background

All employees are checked with the Disclosure Barring Service

If it is a requirement of the post that an enhanced check is undertaken, successful applicants will be asked to complete and sign a Disclosure Form giving permission for the screening to take place.

Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with Jami. This will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of offences.

Please note applicants refusing to sign the form will not be progressed further.

Equality and diversity

Jami are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We recognise and promote, the positive value of diversity, equality and challenge discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Confidentiality

All information relating to service users, volunteers and staff gained through your employment with Jami is confidential. We work within guidelines determined by General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)

Job description

Principle purposes of the job:

​To deliver and support services including:

• provision of child focused play/educational activities to support development
• parental guidance to support child development
• to work alongside scheme Manager and Senior Coordinator in the planning and delivery of 1-1 support within family homes

Main responsibilities:

• To work within Home-Start’s standards and methods of practice including Equal Opportunities, Safeguarding and Promoting the Welfare of Children, Confidentiality and all mandatory policies.
• Work in close co-operation with the scheme staff as directed by the scheme Manager/Senior Coordinator
• Work in partnership with other family support agencies, as appropriate
• Assess the needs of individuals
• Review family’s needs on a regular basis and at the end of support.
• To maintain contact with individual referrers during a family’s support
• To provide a safe, stimulating environment for children and their parents
• To make observations, record and report on sessions
• To encourage the active participation of parents/carers in their child’s play and other activities as appropriate
• To provide opportunities for external agencies to offer advice/information to families
• To promote the use of suitable toys, books and activities and encourage the use of local resources e.g. Toy Library, Library and Children & Family Centres
• To complete a Risk Assessment where necessary
• To respond, record and report appropriately all Safeguarding Children/Child Protection issues
• To promote the work of Home-Start
• To be willing to undertake training as appropriate, including safeguarding/child protection.
• To attend regular supervision sessions
• To regularly attend and contribute to staff Meetings
• Design and deliver bespoke and library sessions to families in order to meet their specific needs.
• To deliver infant massage/baby yoga group sessions (full training will be provided if required)

About Home-Start Birmingham North West

Home-Start Birmingham North West aims to safeguard and preserve the good mental and physical health of children and their parents. To prevent cruelty to, or maltreatment of children, relieve sickness and reduce poverty. To assist parents to build better lives for their children in their own communities.

Volunteers provide support to families in the families own home. We support families as they learn to cope, improve confidence and reduce risk of problems within the families from escalating. We tailor our support to the needs of the family, using a holistic approach to all support. We empower and enable families to make long term positive changes.

We are continuing to work with a small Exeter based charity, Balloons, who work hard to support children and young people (C&YP) affected by bereavement in the Exeter, Mid and East Devon areas.  The charity is now ready to appoint their second Chief Executive Officer on the retirement of the incumbent CEO Sara Bennett, to enable them to grow and develop their services further to continue to reach those C&YP who need them. We had hoped to attract candidates who could offer qualifications and experience in counselling/therapy but now realise we need to be throw our net a bit wider and are keen to hear from candidates who can offer leadership experience gained within an organisation that supports children and young people. 

We are looking for someone who can lead the charity into the future, using their expertise and knowledge to drive, innovate and enhance the business of Balloons. Applicants will have previous strategic management experience and be effective operationally. They may have some knowledge and experience of the delivery of psychological wellbeing services. Interested applicants should bear in mind the small size of the charity.

More specifically we are seeking:

• Degree level education and maybe a relevant qualification in clinical or therapeutic practice, as well as a business, management, or leadership qualification.
• Able to demonstrate successful leadership of a non-profit organisation.
• Innovation, vision, and strategic thinking skills.
• Exceptional people management skills.
• A track record in developing and delivering fundraising strategies.
• Financial acumen.
• Previous experience of working with a voluntary board of trustees.
• Previous experience of leading an organisation which uses volunteers.
• Knowledge and experience of psychological wellbeing and safeguarding processes when working with C&YP.
• A genuine interest in this area of work.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Work with the Board of Trustees to ensure that a long-term strategy is in place for financial and operational security, and that the charity is fully compliant with all relevant legislation.
• Develop income generation strategies to maintain and enhance the level of funding available to the charity.
• Have responsibility for day-to-day financial management of the charity.
• Work with the clinical management team to ensure that effective processes are in place so that the charity remains responsive to the needs of grieving C&YP
• Lead, manage and support the staff team to maximise their personal contributions.
• Maintain effective networks with all principal supporters and stakeholders.
• Seek opportunities to expand and promote the role of the charity.
• Oversee the use of digital technology.

This is a wonderful opportunity to join a well-respected charity delivering meaningful and valued services to C&YP, and to lead a small staff team to ensure they continue to grow and flourish both as part of the organisation and individually. 

If you would like to play a key role in the future of Balloons, please see the recruitment process in the attached Information Pack

The Providence House Trust is seeking to appoint a part-time Children & Families Worker.

The Providence House Trust (PHT) is a vibrant and diverse youth centre in Falcon Road, Battersea, close to Clapham Junction station, working with children, young people, individuals and families from the neighbouring communities.

As a community-based Youth Charity, youth engagement is at the heart of everything Providence House does and the Children and Families Worker (CFW) will lead our efforts to engage children in and through various creative pathways. Working closely with the PHT Director, you will explore how best PHT can engage with children and families and develop work with children creatively as a way to express and increase wellbeing, Christian faith and life transitions. 

Could you be a Link Worker supporting people from within the NHS? 

Hertfordshire's NHS has commissioned "Link Workers" throughout the county to work closely with GP surgeries supporting patients to find non-clinical solutions to improve their wellbeing. Link Workers will work intensively with a small number of individuals, enabling them to access support within their local community.

You will be responsible for linking patients to services across the Health, Statutory and Voluntary sectors. You will work alongside patients to help them achieve their goals, undertaking assessments and building relationships to agree personalised plans to help the patient make the necessary changes to live the life they choose. You will work closely with GPs, other health and social care professionals, and local voluntary organisations. 

You may have worked in a similar role previously - but equally this role will be suited to someone with good local knowledge, appropriate experience and a passion for personalised care. Are you a people person? Can you earn trust and help people identify goals and access the support they need to achieve those goals? Are you fully committed to person-centred services and to helping inviduals find solutions to their needs? Can you work as part of a GP surgery team, maintaining the highest professional standards, sharing systems, communicating clearly and contributing to case management? If you are proactive, enthusiastic and person-centred, then we would love to hear from you. 

We already employ a team of Link Workers in Hertfordshire and we are looking for new Link Workers to fill roles throughout the county. HCNS's wider activities are also supported by HCC and by local CCGs. The roles are offered as permanent contracts (subject to future funding). The roles are full-time but we will accept part-time applications and will try to find job-share partners. 

The roles will be based at one or more local GP surgeries and we will pay travel expenses within the geographical area covered. Applicants must be licenced drivers with access to a vehicle. An enhanced DBS check will be required. 

The role

We are recruiting Link Workers to work with people who are frail or vulnerable or unwell, or people who are in danger of losing their independence. Link Workers will receive referrals from GP surgeries. They must take time to understand people’s needs, and they work with professionals, volunteers, families, carers and individuals to develop appropraite solutions.

You will work to understand your local community, link people together, and help develop more effective services. When solutions are needed, you will find them.

The job

You will be employed by one of the voluntary organisations involved in the delivery of Link Worker services: Age UK Hertfordshire, British Red Cross, Carers in Herts, Dacortium, Home-Start Watford & Three Rivers, POhWER, Watford & Three Rivers Trust and Watford Community Housing. Other partners may join.

You will be assigned to work with one or more GP surgeries and play a key role within their team. You will also be part of a locality team comprising other social prescribers led by a Senior Navigator.

You will need to operate independently and as part of several different teams, each providing support and supervision. You will use case management databases and communications systems, understand safeguarding and privacy rules, and provide high quality information, input and feedback. 

Please apply online stating how you meet the above requirements for this post. Shortlisted candidates will receive full details before interview. If you are currently based beyond reasonable commuting distance of of Hertsmere or South West Hertfordshire, please explain how you will commute or relocate or your application will be disregarded. 

Applications

Please apply soonest: we will interview candidates as appropriate applications are received. Please apply online stating how you meet the requirements for this post. If you are currently based outside Hertfordshire, please explain how you will relocated or commute if appointed. Shortlisted candidates will receive full details before interview.