An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Sported team as our Marketing Coordinator. Sported passionately believes in the role of sport to transform the lives of young people. Particularly, those living in deprived areas. We have been highly influential in building the credibility and effectiveness of sport for change and have the UK’s largest network of grass roots clubsWe are looking for a highly motivated and self-driven team player with excellent organisational and communications skills, ready to take on this new UK wide role at our London office.

You will be responsible for leading, shaping and delivering Sported’s external communications activities. In this varied role, you will work across the different functions of the organisation and with our UK field team. Your main responsibilities will focus on providing social media, marketing and brand support to promote the charity’s work and to support interactions with members and volunteers.

The ultimate measure of success in this role is supporting key stakeholders produce consistent, effective material which conveys our key messages, plus using social media to increase awareness of our activity and the impact we have.

Family support Link is a charity that works across Northamptonshire, working with both adults and children, providing free and confidential support to family members, carers and loved ones impacted by another's substance misuse.

We are looking for a project co-ordinator to provide 1-1 and group support for users of our service. To deliver awareness and information events to the community, schools, professional and statutary bodies. To develop and deliver an ongoing group supporr programme for 9-18 year olds in different areas around Northants.

If you have experience of delivering group work, Minimum of 2 years experience working with families and children. Do you have a basic understanding of the impact of drugs & alcohol misuse on families, work well on your own and as part of a team, have excellent communication, presentation and IT skills, have a full drivers license, able to work flexible hours.

The post holder will require 2 references and also a full DBS check

Advice & Support Team – Senior Advisor

Duration: 35 hrs per week

Job Ref:  ASTSPA0220

About our work and values

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

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

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

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

Your contribution to our work and values

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

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

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

For an application pack, please visit our website.

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

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

deafPLUS is a charity which supports integration and equality between D/deaf and hearing people in all areas of life. We provide services such as advocacy, employment, equipment, information and advice across 7 centres around the UK, as well as a national adviceline service.

We are now seeking to appoint to the exciting role of Independent Living Coordinator within our Personal Assistant service, which we call Youchoose.

This role focuses on the delivery of deafPLUS’ direct payments support service. This is a scheme which enables people to receive funds from the council to pay for their personal care and support, for which they would have been assessed and awarded funds to meet these needs. Youchoose providing support for individuals with personal direct payments and enable them to manage their choices and decisions for services they require and want.   

The independent living coordinator role will be responsible for the following tasks, line-managing Youchoose personal assistants, account management, delivering support, information, and advice This role is providing support to empower people with a sensory disability to access and manage their personal direct payments as independently as possible.

The post-holder will work as part of a team to promote, extend and develop the scheme to enable more people to have personal budgets and self-direct their support.

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the health and social care sector, particularly in relation to individualised budgets. Essential skills required for this post are good communication, excellent literacy, numeracy, IT and presentation skills.

Knowledge of the direct payments scheme will be an advantage, although full training will be provided.

Employment benefits include 25 days (pro rata) annual leave, 8 Bank holidays (pro rata) and paid festive closures in December. Opportunities for training and professional development to become a registered manager will be provided. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

We particularly welcome applications from Deaf people and those who have personal experience of disability issues, as well as all sections of the community.

Please note that the closing date for applications is Monday 2nd March 2020 at 12pm (noon) and interviews will be held on Thursday 12th March 2020.

With specific responsibility for leading the continuous improvement of our Care and Bereavement Services, the Head of Hospice services will provide high quality dynamic and inspiring leadership to our teams, and as part of the Senior Team will work to ensure we deliver our strategic aims, specifically ‘We Provide Exceptional Care and Support’.

As Head of Hospice Services you will:

• Provide effective leadership to the Care and Bereavement teams at KEMP Hospice, to enable the provision and maintenance of the highest standards of care and support, embedding an ethos of quality improvement
• On behalf of KEMP Hospice, to hold the positions of CQC Registered Manager, Accountable Officer for Controlled Drugs and Caldicott Guardian.
• As part of our Senior Team, you will provide visible professional and consultative leadership across the organisation, and in particular for the Care and Bereavement teams, to ensure a positive and supporting culture
• Be focused on quality of care and the improvement of the outcomes and experiences of our patients and clients
• Represent KEMP and network at local and regional level, positively promoting and sharing our best practice and ensuring that we are involved and up to date with all relevant health and social care developments
• Efficiently and effectively manage resources and clinical budget
• Develop and build the professional workforce in line with service needs
• Ensure compliance with registering bodies, including Care Quality Commission in the role of Registered Manager and other lead roles as set out in this job description
• Develop, implement and evaluate innovative models of care delivery to meet the changing needs of the people who use our services
• Work alongside your colleagues in our Senior Team to ensure we achieve our strategic aims
• Promote and support evidence-based practice and actively encourage research initiatives within KEMP and externally

Location: London

Department: Global Development

Reports to: Director of Development- Europe

Term & LOE: Full-time; 100%

Salary range: Band C4 - £41,571 plus benefits

ABOUT INTERNEWS

Internews empowers people worldwide with the trustworthy, high-quality news and information they need to make informed decisions, participate in their communities, and hold power to account. Our vision is to unleash human potential everywhere by turning on the bright light of information.

For more than 35 years, in more than 100 countries, Internews has worked to build healthy media and information environments where they are most needed. We have proudly launched hundreds of sustainable organizations, bolstered the skills of thousands of media professionals, activists, and citizens, and helped our partners reach millions of people with quality, local information.

Internews is a non-profit organisation operating internationally, with administrative centres in California, Washington DC, London and Paris as well as regional hubs in Bangkok, Kiev and Nairobi. Formed in 1982, Internews currently has offices in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and North America.

GENERAL SUMMARY

Internews is is looking for an experienced business development expert to lead the development of commercial tenders and complex grant proposals to fund the delivery of our ambitious new 5-year Strategy. 

The Senior Development Coordinator, working under the supervision of the Director of Development, will identify and pursue new development opportunities among European institutional donors, with a particular focus on the international development sectors of democracy, rights and governance, health, humanitarian response, gender and environment/climate change, and their intersection with the media and information landscape in developing countries. The position is responsible for representation with partners and donors working in these sectors, overseeing the development of concept notes and proposals, as well as carrying out program design work. The position is also responsible for strategizing for the refunding of existing programming in these sectors. To fund the delivery of Internews’ new 5-year strategy we are specifically looking for candidates who will bring creativity, innovation and proactivity in order to secure new channels of funding, strengthen internal process and build the business development capacity across the organization.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following; other duties may be assigned:

• Working in collaboration with others, represent Internews with donors and partners
• Carry out field assessments in anticipation of upcoming business development opportunities
• Provide writing guides, outlines for proposals and concept notes
• Lead proposal design using Internews tools to support strong program design, including logical frameworks, worksheets and other tools as appropriate.
• Lead proposal design teams in selecting win themes, identifying best practices and making key partnering decisions
• Write and edit proposals following donor guidelines and in line with Internews’ internal processes and standards
• Build partnerships with agencies, implementers and funders, establishing Internews as a project implementer in these sectors.
• Position Internews as a possible sub-grantee in proposal applications; member of relevant consortia.
• Lead writer and proposal manager for larger and more strategic proposals working with relevant Regional Directors, or Country Directors on strategy and budgeting.
• Build relationships with community stakeholders to advance the mission and fundraising goals of the organization.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• 4+ years of experience in international development, health, media, and/or nonprofit fields – and at least 2 years of experience working abroad an asset.
• At least 3+plus years of solid business development and/or fundraising experience within the non-profit sector
• Strong proposal writing experience –proposal work with DFID and other European institutional donors preferred.
• Proven track record of successful business development efforts
• Excellent critical thinking, writing, communications skills
• Ability to work with different teams and in different cultures
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills, with the ability to maintain calm and productive working relationships during stressful proposal processes.
• Strong sense of humour and sense of fun a bonus.
• Team player
• Ability to manage multiple, ongoing obligations and assignments
• Full proficiency in English required; French, Dutch, German, Russian are a bonus.
• Skilled in MS Office and Excel

RECRUITMENT TIMELINE

Closing date for applications: 06 March 2020

Candidates must submit a succinct covering letter of no more than 2-pages explaining how they satisfy the requirements of the person speciation in addition to a CV highlighting relevant experience. The successful candidate will also be asked to provide three professional referees, one of whom must be from their most recent employer.

The above noted job description is not intended to describe, in detail, all the tasks that may be assigned but rather to give the job holder a general sense of the responsibilities and expectations of his/her position. As the nature of business demands change so, too, may the essential functions of this position .

This position will be located in the United Kingdom and therefore a successful applicant must obtain the Right to Work in the UK in order to commence their employment

ABOUT INTERNEWS

Internews empowers people worldwide with the trustworthy, high-quality news and information they need to make informed decisions, participate in their communities, and hold power to account. Our vision is to unleash human potential everywhere by turning on the bright light of information.

For more than 35 years, in more than 100 countries, Internews has worked to build healthy media and information environments where they are most needed. We have proudly launched hundreds of sustainable organizations, bolstered the skills of thousands of media professionals, activists, and citizens, and helped our partners reach millions of people with quality, local information.

Internews is a non-profit organisation operating internationally, with administrative centres in California, Washington DC, London and Paris as well as regional hubs in Bangkok, Kiev and Nairobi. Formed in 1982, Internews currently has offices in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and North America.

GENERAL SUMMARY

Internews is is looking for an experienced business development expert to lead the development of commercial tenders and complex grant proposals to fund the delivery of our ambitious new 5-year Strategy. 

The Senior Development Coordinator, working under the supervision of the Director of Development, will identify and pursue new development opportunities among European institutional donors, with a particular focus on the international development sectors of democracy, rights and governance, health, humanitarian response, gender and environment/climate change, and their intersection with the media and information landscape in developing countries. The position is responsible for representation with partners and donors working in these sectors, overseeing the development of concept notes and proposals, as well as carrying out program design work. The position is also responsible for strategizing for the refunding of existing programming in these sectors. To fund the delivery of Internews’ new 5-year strategy we are specifically looking for candidates who will bring creativity, innovation and proactivity in order to secure new channels of funding, strengthen internal process and build the business development capacity across the organization.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following; other duties may be assigned:

• Working in collaboration with others, represent Internews with donors and partners
• Carry out field assessments in anticipation of upcoming business development opportunities
• Provide writing guides, outlines for proposals and concept notes
• Lead proposal design using Internews tools to support strong program design, including logical frameworks, worksheets and other tools as appropriate.
• Lead proposal design teams in selecting win themes, identifying best practices and making key partnering decisions
• Write and edit proposals following donor guidelines and in line with Internews’ internal processes and standards
• Build partnerships with agencies, implementers and funders, establishing Internews as a project implementer in these sectors.
• Position Internews as a possible sub-grantee in proposal applications; member of relevant consortia.
• Lead writer and proposal manager for larger and more strategic proposals working with relevant Regional Directors, or Country Directors on strategy and budgeting.
• Build relationships with community stakeholders to advance the mission and fundraising goals of the organization.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• 4+ years of experience in international development, health, media, and/or nonprofit fields – and at least 2 years of experience working abroad an asset.
• At least 3+plus years of solid business development and/or fundraising experience within the non-profit sector
• Strong proposal writing experience –proposal work with DFID and other European institutional donors preferred.
• Proven track record of successful business development efforts
• Excellent critical thinking, writing, communications skills
• Ability to work with different teams and in different cultures
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills, with the ability to maintain calm and productive working relationships during stressful proposal processes.
• Strong sense of humour and sense of fun a bonus.
• Team player
• Ability to manage multiple, ongoing obligations and assignments
• Full proficiency in English required; French, Dutch, German, Russian are a bonus.
• Skilled in MS Office and Excel

RECRUITMENT TIMELINE

Closing date for applications: 06 March 2020

Candidates must submit a succinct covering letter of no more than 2-pages explaining how they satisfy the requirements of the person speciation in addition to a CV highlighting relevant experience. The successful candidate will also be asked to provide three professional referees, one of whom must be from their most recent employer.

The above noted job description is not intended to describe, in detail, all the tasks that may be assigned but rather to give the job holder a general sense of the responsibilities and expectations of his/her position. As the nature of business demands change so, too, may the essential functions of this position .

This position will be located in the United Kingdom and therefore a successful applicant must obtain the Right to Work in the UK in order to commence their employment

We are seeking a Senior Child Rights Coordinator to help devise and deliver innovative strategies, develop our relationships with key stakeholders and make a significant contribution to reducing childhood statelessness in the UK.

We are looking for a policy and advocacy specialist with a proven track record in the area of child rights in the UK. Creative and innovative, the successful candidate will be a skilled communicator and pride themselves on producing high quality policy analysis, which they will use to influence change within civil society and among decision-makers. They will have solid experience of working collaboratively and building alliances which they can use to help us inspire others to join in the fight against childhood statelessness.

This is a 18-month part-time (21 hours) post based in London.

The European Network on Statelessness (ENS) is a civil society alliance of over 150 non-governmental organisations, academics and individual experts in 41 countries, committed to addressing statelessness in Europe. Everyone has the right to a nationality. We believe this must be respected and those who lack nationality - stateless people - are entitled to full protection. We are dedicated to working with stateless people in Europe to advocate for respect of their human rights. We aim to reach our goals through law and policy development, awareness-raising, and capacity-building.

Do you want to work for an established and respected local mental health charity?

Solent Mind is the leading ­mental health charity across Hampshire providing a range of high quality services to improve people’s mental wellbeing and to promote choice and rights to everyone who needs our support. Our services operate in various locations throughout the Hampshire area. We are currently recruiting for:

Reference: SHMNFeb20

SENIOR HORTICULTURALIST (Mayfield Nurseries)

Hours: 37 Hours Per Week

Salary Range: £22,603 to £24,341 Per Annum

Location: Southampton

Closing Date: Mon 02 Mar 2020 (Before 9.00am)

Interview Date: W/C Mon 09 Mar 2020

Mayfield Nurseries is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Solent Mind and charitable social enterprise, supporting people with enduring mental health problems and dementia.  Our overarching aim is to create positive change for people living with these conditions by enabling them to take the steps to improve their health and wellbeing. This is achieved through the provision of horticultural therapy, vocational training, and wellbeing and peer services.

The purpose of this post is to contribute to the day to day provision of horticultural services.

Mayfield Nurseries specialises in the sale of high quality plants and related consumables, a small growing programme for stock with the rest traded from our established wholesale network and with all profits going towards the services we offer for people with mental health issues and dementia.

The Senior Horticulturalist will support the Horticultural Manager in the day to day running of the horticultural programme and the nurseries. They will attend to customer enquiries, work with stock to keep it at an excellent level of health and presentation, work with service users on vocational experience and mentorship and deputise for the horticultural manager when absent.

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO APPLY FOR THIS ROLE,

PLEASE SEE OUR 'CURRENT JOB VACANCIES' PAGE ON THE SOLENT MIND WEBSITE

​CV’s will not be accepted nor do we accept applications from recruitment agencies

Posts may be subject to a relevant DBS check

Solent Mind welcomes applications from all the communities in which we work.

Appointments are made on merit.

Charity registered number 1081116

The Social Work and Community Support Service (SWCW) comprises 30+ full and part-time workers, based in four locality teams in London and the South East, who work with adults within the Jewish Community. They provide personalised and integrated support offering guidance, advice and advocacy to meet identified health and social care needs of individuals, families and carers, as well as facilitating support groups and other community-based interventions. The aim of the service is to support independence, promote choice and control for people facing difficulties due to ageing, caring responsibilities, illness, isolation, disability, mental health issues or changes in circumstances. This role is a job share, overseeing Duty, a triage and advice service. The post holder will work closely with individuals and their carers, as well as health and social care workers from Jewish Care, community, voluntary and statutory services.

The post-holder will be a member of the North West and Central London Team which is based in Golders Green.

This post is for 24 hours per week working, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays (9am - 5.30pm).

The role of the Senior Social Worker is to:

* Take a Senior role in managing the Duty provision and develop an effective service
* Supervise social workers and develop the role of the Duty volunteers
* Work in partnership with individuals, carers and relevant voluntary and statutory resources to enable people to use the service, to reduce risk to themselves or others and/or improve their quality of life in a meaningful way
* Be active for initiating and maintaining collaboration with internal and external partnerships, to develop community and group interventions that enhance social and community life for individuals and their families/carers
* Taking a multi-disciplinary approach to provide effective intervention, whilst being pro-active in maintaining effective collaboration.
* Develop knowledge and understanding of how Jewish Care staff support initiatives to deliver a wide range of services in our Community Hubs, Care Homes, Community Centres and outreach programmes
* Take an active role in attending relevant locality and specialist forums
* Triage, support and guide people, face to face or over the phone to assess urgency and need
* Communicate with clients regarding the next step, to ensure effective case managements when awaiting allocation
* Respond to enquiries in a timely manner, working towards the values of the organisation.
* Record all conversations and assessments on Dynamics CRM
* Participate in a specialist forums developing knowledge and skills with regard to Mental Health, Family Carers, Disability, End of Life Care and Dementia
* Provide information and advice in accordance with current government health and social care guidance, and to conduct holistic assessments for Jewish people living in the community
* Demonstrate confident and effective judgement in making timely decisions to achieve positive change
* Work with and supporting colleagues to identify local services and resources that promote independence, choice and dignity of individuals, carers and families, to enable people to remain within the community as far as possible
* Take an active role in the promotion of collaborative practice in a multi-agency context to ensure people in the community are supported safely, in the best way possible
* Ensure that information gained through community involvement is fed back to Jewish Care, and acted upon, in order to continually improve service provision according to changing circumstances
* As a senior member of the team, being pro-active in supporting the effective management of the team
* Present the work of the Social Work and Community Support Service in different forums.

What you'll need:

* Social Work qualification (Essential)
* Registration with HCPC (Essential)
* Practice Educator qualification or similar (Desirable)
* A uk driver's licence with access to a vehicle (Desirable)
* Knowledge
* Significant experience in managing a social work caseload and supervising others (Essential)
* Extensive experience working with adults in a social care context (Desirable)
* Experience of community and/or group work (Essential)
* Demonstrate a high level of skill in the sensitive exploration of complexity and risk, offering support to colleagues managing such dilemmas (Essential)
* Significant working knowledge and experience of Safeguarding, Care Act (2014) and Mental Capacity Act (2005) (Essential)
* Experience of, or an interest in, working with the Jewish community (Essential)
* Experience of working with people (or are carers for people) experiencing Mental Health, Disability, Dementia, Isolation, End of Life and other co-morbidities (Essential)
* Experience of using electronic data bases to maintain up to date client records (Desirable)
* Enhanced ability to apply critical reflection and up to date knowledge to all aspects of

Senior Retail Customer Assistant
Norwich Combined Court Centre, Norwich
£8.37 per hour
20 hours per week, Monday – Friday

Royal Voluntary Service hospital cafés, shops and trolleys are part of the fabric of the NHS and a real asset in their own right.

We are different from commercial operators, and rightly so. Our employee and volunteer teams offer comfort, reassurance and a friendly ear to patients and visitors and act as a valuable link with helpful community services. 

Our shops and cafés are staffed by volunteers and employees and provide an outstanding range of healthy food choices.

Our customers love the fact that the money they spend with us pays for volunteer action in hospitals and the community.

Would you like to make a positive difference to people’s lives? 

We are looking for talented, passionate people with the right skills and experience to work with us to deliver our mission - to keep people happy, healthy and connected in our communities and hospitals.

What you’ll be doing

Supporting the Service Manager or Deputy Manager and working alongside a friendly team of employees and volunteers, you will provide outstanding customer service at our café in Norwich Combined Court Centre. In this busy role, you will be responsible for:

- Providing a friendly and helpful service to customers
- Serving high-quality hot and cold food and beverages and help our customers to make product choices 
- Assisting with the day-to-day co-ordination and support of volunteers
- Operating the till and undertaking cash reconciliation
- Assisting with stock deliveries and replenishing stock
- Ensuring the café is well presented and meets all necessary checks
- Working as an active team member to support colleagues in all tasks

What you will need 

As a Senior Retail Customer Assistant, you will have the proven ability to lead a team by example to deliver a high-quality, friendly and professional customer service. You will have experience of working in a customer-facing role, have a ‘can-do’ attitude and be confident in maximising sales opportunities. 

Experience of EPOS systems would be desirable, as would experience of general administrative processes and the ability to use standard IT Microsoft and internet systems to a basic level. 

Applicants should be aware that the post will only be offered to successful candidates subject to pre-employment checks. This role is subject to a standard DBS check.

Why work for Royal Voluntary Service

We’re proud to be in the top 25 not-for-profit organisations to work for in the UK, based on ratings from Indeed. As a valued employee at Royal Voluntary Service:

- We will train and support you in your role 
- We offer an employee assistance helpline
- We are happy to talk about flexible working 
- We offer a great pension scheme 
- You will receive 25 days’ annual leave plus paid statutory Bank Holidays (pro rata)

How to apply

To apply for this position of Senior Retail Customer Assistant, please apply via the button shown.

The closing date for this vacancy is the 1st March 2020. However, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received. 

Interview date: 5th March 2020

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

Other organisations may call this role Retail Supervisor, Senior Retail Advisor, Senior Retail Assistant, Senior Shop Assistant, Senior Store Advisor, Customer Service Advisor, or Retail Advisor.

Have you got brilliant people skills? Do you share our passion for supporting families with young children through their challenging times? If you have experience in early years, family support or community work, we'd love to hear from you.

We are a leading family support charity, providing befriending support and therapy to families with young children, and pregnant women, in 3 boroughs – Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea, and Hammersmith and Fulham. Through our network of 80-100 volunteers, we provide non-judgmental practical and emotional support to families in their homes. Our approach is flexible to take account of different needs, with the aim of encouraging families’ strengths and increasing resilience to cope with the stresses of life.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our small, enthusiastic and dynamic staff team for a 1-year maternity cover post. The role involves visiting families in their homes to assess their needs and review progress; matching families with appropriate volunteers; supervising and supporting volunteers; and liaising with referrers and local partners. You will manage your own caseload of families with a variety of needs.

The post requires:

• Experience of supporting children and families; knowledge and understanding of their needs
• Good interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of safeguarding and the ability to supervise befriending volunteers
• A positive team player with commitment to anti-discriminatory practice, and the ability to work using your own initiative

1 YEAR CONTRACT

Part-time post. We will consider either 3 days (21.6 hours) or 4 days (28.8 hours) per week

Deadline for applications: Friday 28th February, 5pm

Disclosure and Barring Service check at enhanced level will be required for this post.

Home-Start Westminster is committed to safer recruitment practice as an important part of safe-guarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Stockton Home Care service as a Support Coordinator, the position is mostly office based, with the expectation that at least 7.5 hours will be based in the community supporting service users as part of our commissioned hours.

Our Stockton Home Care Service provides Supported Living for adults with learning disabilities and mental health needs across Stockton, Billingham and Thornaby. We are seeking an experienced practitioner to undertake the interesting and responsible role of Support Co-ordinator within this service, you must be confident, warm, highly motivated and committed to providing an excellent service.

The ideal candidate will have previous relevant experience, knowledge and a good understanding of working with people with a learning disability and/or mental health needs. You must be skilled in assessment and support planning, person-centred planning and the use of positive behaviour support strategies. You will need to demonstrate a commitment to using person- centred thinking and approaches in your work to achieve great outcomes for the people we support.

You will manage and deploy staff effectively to meet the needs of service users, taking into account their personalised schedules and activity plans. You will be managing our electronic staff plan system ensuring that all service users’ hours are attended and any shortfalls are addressed.  You must be professional and able to act as a role model, leading your team by example to ‘go the extra mile’ to support service users.

You will be patient, professional and well organised with excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. You will be able to liaise proactively and effectively with Care Managers and other members of the multi-disciplinary team. You will build warm, trusting relationships with service users and their families. It is essential that you have a minimum of NVQ3/H &SC Diploma Level 3 or equivalent.

As this is a 24 hour/7 day a week service you will need to be flexible and responsive to changing needs and demonstrate a willingness to work the full range of shifts. In return we will offer you on-going professional development and the support of a highly motivated team of colleagues.

What we offer…

Creative Support also offers a wide range of training courses. This will be a perfect opportunity for those who are seeking to progress in the health and social care sector as we also offer the QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care. As a senior practitioner and supervisor we will support your continuous development by providing accredited courses such as person centered planning, communication approaches and many more.

In return we offer a wide range of benefits to ensure job satisfaction. This includes:
• Bespoke Management Training including support to complete a Diploma in Health and Social Care Level 4/5
• Free life assurance
• Pension with company contribution
• A range of employee discounts

Creative Support is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to delivering local high quality care through a well-established and supported local work force.

Street League work with young people, progressing them into employment, education and training by engaging them through football, fitness, dance fitness and rugby. We specialise in helping our participants (16-24 years’ olds from disadvantaged areas) progress from our unique sport/fitness and education programmes into sustainable employment, education and training.

We currently operate across the UK in 14 regions, including Greater London, the  North West of England, West Midlands, Yorkshire and extensively across Scotland.

The Outreach Coordinator will work across London. The Outreach Coordinator will engage with and recruit participants for entry on to the most appropriate programme within Street League’s range of services. They will also be an effective account manager liaising with a range of referral partners.

To be successful, you must be performance-driven and motivated to achieve targets. We are looking for candidates with strong communication skills and able to build professional and successful relationships with referral partners, yet be inspiring and motivational to young people.

All posts are subject to an enhanced Disclosure Check.

Street League is an equal opportunities employer.