Location: Home-based in Scotland

Salary: £26,520 per annum

Contract: Full time, 12-month contract with possible extension if funding secured

Would you like to excel within an innovative and engaging organisation that is working towards bettering the lives of others through cycling? Cycling UK believes that cycling enriches people’s lives and is an essential ingredient in happier, healthier communities. Our mission is to enable millions more people to cycle, and our development projects across Scotland are a vital part of achieving that mission.

The Bothy is a network of 5 place-based projects across Scotland aimed at supporting and encouraging walking, wheeling, and cycling. With activities such as led rides, health walks, bike loan schemes, hands-on support and guidance for individuals, organisations and businesses, the Bothies are embedded in their locations to help people make active travel choices and feel confident walking, wheeling, and cycling in their local area.

We are looking for a self-motivated, entrepreneurial individual to lead the success of The Bothy. Supporting your team of development officers, you will ensure that our impact is captured and communicated across a broad audience as we change lives for the better.

Tell us why you are the person to drive impact in this capacity.

Visit our website to explore the job description for full details on this exciting opportunity. Complete the application form expressing why you are the right candidate for this opening and send to our recruitment team (contact details available on our weebsite). 

Focus on gearing your supporting statement to exemplify how your skills and experience match the requirements of the role, directly referring to the person specification. This enables the selection panel to assess your relative strengths against the specified criteria.

The closing date for applications is 9am on 04 October 2021.

We are an inclusive organisation and would particularly welcome applications from candidates from a broad range of backgrounds. We strongly believe that diversity strengthens our work. If you are already passionate about cycling, that’s great, many of us are too! But if you are simply really excellent at what you do, no matter what your background, that is what matters most to us.

If you think that this describes you and you are excited by the prospect of joining our team, please do get in touch to find out more.

• £26,767
• Full time
• Fixed term contract until April 2022 (upon review)
• Based in Greenwich

Bromley, Lewisham & Greenwich Mind is a highly regarded local charity, helping people to be mentally healthy and working together with those experiencing mental health problems and dementia to improve their quality of life. With an annual turnover of £5M, over 150 staff and 200 volunteers, we are one of the largest charities in the Mind network

The opportunity to change minds. The power to change lives.

Our new Hospital to Home Service works closely with Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust to support hospital discharges and enable patients to feel settled and supported in their community.

This is an incredibly rewarding role where you will have the opportunity to improve the lives of your clients, to give them hope and direction. You will support their recovery journey by enabling them to settle more quickly into their homes and communities.

This is a challenging role, so you’ll need to be organised, resilient, empathetic, adaptable and dedicated to supporting the adjustment from hospital to home in a smooth transition. As a people person, you’ll build good rapport with your clients, gaining a real understanding of their key needs and their aspirations, and support them to achieve their goals.

If you’re looking for a career where you can make a positive difference to the lives of people needing mental health support and create a fairer, more inclusive society in a role where no two days are the same, apply today.

We recognise the importance of having a diverse and inclusive work force, and would therefore particularly welcome applications from the following, currently under-represented, groups:

• People from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds
• Young people
• Disabled people
• People with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities

BLG Mind is committed to meeting the reasonable adjustments of disabled people.

BLG Mind always welcomes applications from people with lived experience of mental health problems.

Staff benefits include a matched contribution pension scheme, 25 days' holiday (pro-rata, rising with service), quality supervision and training opportunities. See our website for more reasons to work for Bromley, Lewisham & Greenwich Mind.

Successful applicants will be expected to undergo an Enhanced level Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. 

Closing Date: Sunday 3rd October (11:59pm)

Likely interview date: Friday 15th October

Please apply via our website

Senior Support Worker - Young People

Join before 30th September 2021 to receive a bonus of £1000

Are you currently a Support Worker looking to move into a Senior Support Worker position? Are you interested in a career where you will make a real difference to young people’s lives? Do you understand the challenges which young people face in daily life? Maybe a career with our client is for you?

They provide residential services for young people aged 16-25 years old who have been discharged from psychiatric inpatient stays or may have experienced previous admissions and/or placement breakdowns. The young people they care for often require a high level of support and dynamic approach to risk management in order to support problems they may have with self-harming, behaviour and emotional regulation. Their aim is to support the young people using a therapeutic, least restrictive approach to live in a non-secure community setting and to achieve their individual goals in preparation for transition to adult life.

They are currently looking for a Senior Support Worker, or an experienced Support Worker looking to develop into a senior post. You support the Deputy and Residential Manager in supervising a team of staff with the aim to help their young people move into independent living in the future.

You will be based within their residential home in Bolton working shifts over a 37.5 hour working week, consisting of earlies, lates, sleep ins & nights when required to support the service. Flexibility will be required.

Company Benefits

- Competitive pay (£10.56 p/h + £1000 Welcome Bonus paid over 5 months)
- £100 bonus after completing 6-month probation
- 22 days holiday + 8 bank holidays (Rising to 27 days holiday plus bank holidays with service)
- Excellent Learning and Development opportunities (NVQ Level 3 in Adult Health & Social Care)
- Enhanced company pension
- Life Assurance (2 x annual salary)
- Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
- Paid Induction (Running over 3 days)
- Free on-site parking
- Paid Enhanced DBS check
- Healthcare Cashplan with costs provided towards dental and optical care and a range of other healthcare treatments and benefits including discounted gym memberships
- Access to their 24-hour Wellbeing Support Portal/ Employee Assistance Programme
- Online shopping discounts, free eye tests and various other benefits
- The opportunity for internal promotions & progression
- Refer a Friend Scheme (Up to £1000 per referral)
- Regular social events and recognition schemes (‘Employee of the year awards’, Summer & Christmas parties)

Your role as a Senior Support Worker

- To carry out direct and indirect care of young people with complex mental health needs
- To work in a team, giving the highest standard of care possible to the young people.
- To work alongside the Deputy and Residential Manager to support with the management of staff and smooth running of the home
- To closely follow individual care plans and support young people with education, shopping, and social and leisure activities.
- To carry out multiple interventions involving the delivery of care to young people
- To promote independence amongst the young people
- To provide support, advice and information to the young people, parents and other carers
- To carry out further duties as per our attached document (Writing reports, general office admin etc)

Requirements of a Senior Support Worker

- NVQ Level 2 qualification or equivalent within Care
- Flexibility - Your role will involve working shifts including sleep ins/weekends/Bank Holidays
- Good verbal communication skills and the ability to listen to others
- Good written skills and the ability to write basic reports and record information accurately
- IT Literate (Able to write emails and use Microsoft Office)
- An understanding of the issues around confidentiality
- An understanding of safeguarding
- Professional working boundaries between staff and service users
- Ability to remain calm in emergencies, supporting others during difficult situations

Desirable Criteria

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

If you are interested in joining an enthusiastic, motivated business who thrive in developing and rebuilding young people and young adults with complex difficulties then please apply today.

Please note that they do not accept CV’s and the application must be completed in full.

To support their commitment as a COVID-19 Secure employer, all of their interviews will be held over video platform.

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

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

They reserve the right to close the advert early, should they appoint a suitable candidate.

Our client is a CQC registered organisation and therefore all staff who work in or visit any of their residential homes will have to demonstrate evidence that they have received the COVID vaccination as a condition of employment.

Senior Support Worker - Young People

Join before 30th September 2021 to receive a bonus of £1000

Are you currently a Support Worker looking to move into a Senior Support Worker position? Are you interested in a career where you will make a real difference to young people’s lives? Do you understand the challenges which young people face in daily life? Maybe a career with our client is for you?

They provide residential services for young people aged 16-25 years old who have been discharged from psychiatric inpatient stays or may have experienced previous admissions and/or placement breakdowns. The young people they care for often require a high level of support and dynamic approach to risk management in order to support problems they may have with self-harming, behaviour and emotional regulation. Their aim is to support the young people using a therapeutic, least restrictive approach to live in a non-secure community setting and to achieve their individual goals in preparation for transition to adult life.

They are currently looking for a Senior Support Worker, or an experienced Support Worker looking to develop into a senior post. You support the Deputy and Residential Manager in supervising a team of staff with the aim to help their young people move into independent living in the future.

You will be based within their residential home in Ramsbottom, Bury working shifts over a 37.5 hour working week, consisting of earlies, lates, sleep ins & nights when required to support the service. Flexibility will be required.

Company Benefits

- Competitive pay (£10.56 per hour + £1000 Welcome Bonus paid over 5 months)
- £100 bonus after completing 6-month probation
- 22 days holiday + 8 bank holidays (Rising to 27 days holiday plus bank holidays with service)
- Excellent Learning and Development opportunities (NVQ Level 3 in Adult Health & Social Care)
- Enhanced company pension
- Life Assurance (2 x annual salary)
- Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
- Paid Induction (Running over 3 days)
- Free on-site parking
- Paid Enhanced DBS check
- Healthcare Cashplan with costs provided towards dental and optical care and a range of other healthcare treatments and benefits including discounted gym memberships
- Access to their 24-hour Wellbeing Support Portal/ Employee Assistance Programme
- Online shopping discounts, free eye tests and various other benefits
- The opportunity for internal promotions & progression
- Refer a Friend Scheme (Up to £1000 per referral)
- Regular social events and recognition schemes (‘Employee of the year awards’, Summer & Christmas parties)

Your role as a Senior Support Worker

- To carry out direct and indirect care of young people with complex mental health needs
- To work in a team, giving the highest standard of care possible to the young people.
- To work alongside the Deputy and Residential Manager to support with the management of staff and smooth running of the home
- To closely follow individual care plans and support young people with education, shopping, and social and leisure activities.
- To carry out multiple interventions involving the delivery of care to young people
- To promote independence amongst the young people
- To provide support, advice and information to the young people, parents and other carers
- To carry out further duties as per our attached document (Writing reports, general office admin etc)

Requirements of a Senior Support Worker

- NVQ Level 2 qualification or equivalent within Care
- Flexibility - Your role will involve working shifts including sleep ins/weekends/Bank Holidays
- Good verbal communication skills and the ability to listen to others
- Good written skills and the ability to write basic reports and record information accurately
- IT Literate (Able to write emails and use Microsoft Office)
- An understanding of the issues around confidentiality
- An understanding of safeguarding
- Professional working boundaries between staff and service users
- Ability to remain calm in emergencies, supporting others during difficult situations

Desirable Criteria

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

If you are interested in joining an enthusiastic, motivated business who thrive in developing and rebuilding young people and young adults with complex difficulties then please apply today.

Please note that they do not accept CV’s and the application must be completed in full.

To support their commitment as a COVID-19 Secure employer, all of their interviews will be held over video platform.

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

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

They reserve the right to close the advert early, should they appoint a suitable candidate.

Our client is a CQC registered organisation and therefore all staff who work in or visit any of their residential homes will have to demonstrate evidence that they have received the COVID vaccination as a condition of employment.

Karma Nirvana is seeking a passionate candidate to join the National Honour Based Abuse helpline. You will be part of a team that is driven to support the victim and survivors that access our national helpline. We are seeking someone with experience in the domestic abuse sector and management skills to assist in support the wider helpline team.

Fantastic opportunity to make a real difference and gain some specialist experience in the field of violence against women and girls. 

If you are interested in applying, please complete the job application by the 6th October.

Location: Coram’s Fields, Kings Cross/Bloomsbury

Salary: £30,000 per annum

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week

For 85 years, Coram’s Fields has provided pioneering services for young people from birth through to early adulthood, today these services continue to provide invaluable support to the local community. Our Youth Programme supports young people aged 9 to 19, providing a safe space with a wide range of engaging activities, whilst also ensuring critical development opportunities for all young people, both in a practical context and in terms of their wider personal and social development.

Over the last ten years, we’ve established ourselves as one of the leading providers of children and young people’s activities in Camden, engaging over 350+ young people per year through our Youth Centre. We pride ourselves on working with those in most need of support and have excellent relationships with local schools and statutory services.

For the past three years we have been the lead charity partner on a partnership project with Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust and London Borough of Camden, working with young men at risk of violent crime and showing signs of poor mental health. A fundamental part of this role will include working alongside Clinical Psychologists and Mental Health Workers to grow our targeted offer for young men and increase the reach and impact of this project, that sits alongside of our generic youth activities. 

Fundamental to your success in the role will be an unrivalled commitment to the lives of children and young people, supported by an in depth understanding of the multiple challenges that they face, and in particular, the challenges facing young men at risk of school exclusion and/or offending. Even more crucial, will be your ability to turn this commitment and understanding into high impact services that produce tangible outcomes for those young people that we support.

You’ll be an inspirational leader, bringing a creative flair to your work with young people, harnessing the skills of those around you to deliver a truly exceptional offer.

How to apply

If you are interested in contributing to the work of this pioneering charity, please read the job description and person specification thoroughly and complete the application form found here or on our website. Completed application forms should be returned to us by email or post by 9am on Monday 4th October.

Shortlisted applicants will be contacted within seven days of the closing date, if you have not heard from us within two weeks, please assume your application has been unsuccessful. Interviews will take place w/c 18th October 2021.

Coram’s Fields is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Coram’s Fields is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of all children and young people. All those applying for a role with the charity, are subject to robust safeguarding checks and will need to demonstrate clearly, their commitment to safeguarding. All appointments are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and all post holders are required to register with the DBS update service.

Senior Support Worker (6 month fixed term)

Join before 30th September 2021 to receive a bonus of £1000

Are you currently a Support Worker looking to move into a Senior Support Worker position? Are you interested in a career where you will make a real difference to young people’s lives? Do you understand the challenges which young people face in daily life? Maybe a career with our client is for you?

Our client provides residential services for young people aged 16-25 years old who have been discharged from psychiatric inpatient stays or may have experienced previous admissions and/or placement breakdowns. The young people they care for often require a high level of support and dynamic approach to risk management in order to support problems they may have with self-harming, behaviour and emotional regulation. Our client's aim is to support the young people using a therapeutic, least restrictive approach to live in a non-secure community setting and to achieve their individual goals in preparation for transition to adult life.

Our client is currently looking for a Senior Support Worker, or an experienced Support Worker looking to develop into a senior post. You support the Deputy and Residential Manager in supervising a team of staff with the aim to help our young people move into independent living in the future.

You will be based within their residential home in Neston working shifts over a 37.5 hour working week, consisting of earlies, lates, sleep ins & nights when required to support the service. Flexibility will be required.

Company Benefits

- Competitive pay (£10.77 p/h + £1000 Welcome Bonus paid over 5 months)
- £100 bonus after completing 6-month probation
- 22 days holiday + 8 bank holidays (Rising to 27 days holiday plus bank holidays with service)
- Excellent Learning and Development opportunities (NVQ Level 3 in Adult Health & Social Care)
- Enhanced company pension
- Life Assurance (2 x annual salary)
- Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
- Paid Induction (Running over 3 days)
- Free on-site parking
- Paid Enhanced DBS check
- Healthcare Cashplan with costs provided towards dental and optical care and a range of other healthcare treatments and benefits including discounted gym memberships
- Access to our 24-hour Wellbeing Support Portal/ Employee Assistance Programme
- Online shopping discounts, free eye tests and various other benefits
- The opportunity for internal promotions & progression
- Refer a Friend Scheme (Up to £1000 per referral)
- Regular social events and recognition schemes (‘Employee of the year awards’, Summer & Christmas parties)

Your role as a Senior Support Worker

- To carry out direct and indirect care of young people with complex mental health needs
- To work in a team, giving the highest standard of care possible to the young people.
- To work alongside the Deputy and Residential Manager to support with the management of staff
- and smooth running of the home
- To closely follow individual care plans and support young people with education, shopping, and social and leisure activities.
- To carry out multiple interventions involving the delivery of care to young people
- To promote independence amongst the young people
- To provide support, advice and information to the young people, parents and other carers
- To carry out further duties as per the attached document (Writing reports, general office admin etc)

Requirements of a Senior Support Worker

- NVQ Level 2 qualification or equivalent within Care
- Flexibility - Your role will involve working shifts including sleep ins/weekends/Bank Holidays
- Good verbal communication skills and the ability to listen to others
- Good written skills and the ability to write basic reports and record information accurately
- IT Literate (Able to write emails and use Microsoft Office)
- An understanding of the issues around confidentiality
- An understanding of safeguarding
- Professional working boundaries between staff and service users
- Ability to remain calm in emergencies, supporting others during difficult situations

Desirable Criteria

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

If you are interested in joining an enthusiastic, motivated business who thrive in developing and rebuilding young people and young adults with complex difficulties then please apply today.

Please note that our client does not accept CV’s and the application must be completed in full.

To support their commitment as a COVID-19 Secure employer, all of their interviews will be held over video platform.

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

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

They reserve the right to close the advert early, should they appoint a suitable candidate.

Our client is a CQC registered organisation and therefore all staff who work in or visit any of their residential homes will have to demonstrate evidence that they have received the COVID vaccination as a condition of employment.

YMCA DownsLink Group are currently recruiting for a Senior Housing Advice Worker. You will join our team based in Brighton, East Sussex (with some hybrid home working), on a part time, permanent basis working 30 hours per week. In return, you will receive a competitive salary of £23,850 - £26,500 per annum (pro rata).

About the role:

You will join our Youth Advice Centre (YAC) ensuring the effective day to day operation of our single point of access housing advice service. Joining our Housing Advice Team Leader and YAC Project Manager in supporting young people aged 16 to 25 years old who are homeless, threatened with homelessness, or insecurely housed.

Our drop in service at YMCA YAC offers support and advice to young people aged 16-25 who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. We can help young people look for accommodation in the private rented sector and negotiate with landlords, as well as help with benefits and referrals to specialist housing schemes. We also run a Skillz for Life course where young people can learn practical skills for everyday living.

Responsibilities of our Senior Housing Advice Worker:

• Providing support and advice to young people to support them to maintain their housing and where appropriate to help them find more secure accommodation.
• Carrying a caseload of clients with multiple and complex needs with a holistic and trauma-informed approach.
• Providing support and guidance to staff, and deputising in the Team Leader’s absence.

What we are looking for in our ideal Senior Housing Advice Worker:

• A relevant vocational qualification e.g. housing, social work, or youth work
• Experience of working with vulnerable young people
• Understanding of Safeguarding for children and young people and vulnerable adults
• Experience of issues relating to youth homelessness

Benefits you will receive as our Senior Housing Advice Worker:

• 27 days annual leave per annum (plus bank holidays)
• Company sick pay scheme
• Life assurance policy of 2x your annual salary
• Health and wellbeing cash plan
• Cycle to work scheme

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

If you feel like you have what it takes to become our Senior Housing Advice Worker click apply today, we would love to hear from you!

Closing date: 30th September 2021

Interview date: 11th October 2021

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

This is an exciting new role within the expanding Welcome Team at Survivors Network. Initially, you will be responsible for the intake, supervising the Duty Welcome Worker, attending agency meetings and providing frontline support to the team as required.

The Welcome Team are the ‘front door’ to our specialist services for survivors of sexual violence and abuse. The team will be the first point of contact for many survivors accessing our services.

You will have significant experience of working with vulnerable or traumatised individuals and experience of supervising or mentoring staff or volunteers in a role working with vulnerable people.

The postholder will be based at our Brighton offices.  Travel may be required throughout Sussex.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and is open to self-identifying women applicants only, as being a woman is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9 pt 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

Job Share is not applicable for this role.

Substance Misuse; Drug Worker

Your new company

You will be joining an established organisation which places the service user at the heart of everything they do. This organisation is focused on supporting vulnerable people in the community. This organisation primarily supports service users are whose lives have been held back by a range of social deprivation

Your new role

• Supporting service users from point of entry into the service and through their treatment/recovery journey;
• Managing large caseloads in excess of 75
• Must have experience working within a prescribing service with clients addicted to Opiate Substances.
• Providing screening, assessment, and recovery planning and onward referral;
• Must have worked and have experience with prescribing practices and clients addicted to opiate substances;
• Managing large caseload of clients who are addicted to opiate substances;
• Reducing drug and alcohol related harm to service users and the wider community;
• Promoting carer, service user and community involvement;
• Providing advocacy for access to partnership services;
• Working with service users to support social (re)integration, enabling them to lead meaningful and purposeful lives: promoting recovery, resilience, peer support and self determination

What you'll need to succeed

• Must have experience working within substance misuse services
• Must have Hays Enhanced DBS or registered on the Update Portal
• Available within a weeks notice

What you'll get in return

• Full time Hours 37.5 per week
• 3 Month contract
• Weekly Pay

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Thank you for considering a Senior Youth Worker role with Redthread. We are a team of compassionate, collaborative and courageous professionals, committed to empowering young people to change their lives.

As the Senior Youth Worker based at Kings College Hospital, you will take the lead in developing the King’s Adolescent Outreach Service (KAOS), acting as an advocate for young people, and working with medical and surgical teams to support and engage young people in age-appropriate ways. You will hold a small caseload of young people staying on adult and paediatric wards, outpatient settings and in the community, once discharged. You will line manage the KAOS Youth Worker, providing them with regular one-to-one supervision and identifying opportunities for professional development, cultivating team working within the project, provide case management support and the opportunity for them to reflect on their work with young people.

To succeed in this role, you need to be a people person; passionate about supporting young people, who advocate for a trauma-informed approach for the team and for the young people we support. You’ll have extensive experience working with young people who are vulnerable, an understanding of the impact youth work can have, and a good understanding of the support ecosystem they need. Resilience, self-reflection and flexibility are all essential to this role in Redthread and you will participate regularly in clinical supervision to broaden your practice and emotional literacy.

You must also be a skilled communicator: as comfortable building a relationship with a young person as you are liaising with our clinical colleagues. You’ll be keen to keep learning, seizing training opportunities at Redthread and continuously reflecting upon and improving your practice.

During the Covid-19 outbreak, our teams are still working from the hospitals as we are classed as essential workers. You will need to do shifts at the hospital, as well as working some days from home, depending on the needs of the team and the service.

In return, the successful candidate will receive a competitive salary, a supportive and flexible working environment, excellent staff training and development package and access to a range of employee benefits including; enhanced annual leave and family leave entitlements, employer pension scheme contribution, access to clinical supervisions, enhanced employee assistance programme services and more.

If this sounds like it could be the role for you, please download the full Job Description and Person Specification from our website. 

Applications deadline: 9 am, Monday 11th October 2021

We are currently recruiting for a number of positions across London and the Midlands, check out our website for more information. 

Please Note: If we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert before the closing date. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.

Senior Family Support Worker

We are recruiting for an experienced Senior Family Support Worker to help support families whose children have cancer or a life-challenging illness

Position: Senior Family Support Worker

Location: Community based around assigned hospital/s with travel across Sussex and occasional travel for office meets to Hampton Court, Surrey

Salary: £24,000 – 26,000 FTE dependant on experience. 

Hours: Part-time, 20 hours per week

Closing date: 3rd October 2021

About the role:

It’s an exciting time to join Momentum Children’s Charity as we look to recruit new people to establish our relationship with our new hospitals and grow our service, with the role of Family Support Worker playing a crucial part.  This is a brand new role for the charity, supporting families whose children have cancer or a life-challenging illness providing practical and emotional needs-led support services, with the main aim being to maximise the opportunities and support available to them.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Establish Momentum support service in allocated hospitals
• Provide timely, meaningful, compassionate and non-judgmental support to all ages within allocated caseload of families
• Work closely with the families from the point of referral to provide them with needs-led support through home visits, email, phone, text and ward visits maintaining regular contact
• In some cases, you may be asked to provide bereavement support to families, both before and after a child’s death
• Management of family referrals within agreed catchment area with assessment and delivery of ongoing support
• Keep regular contact with key personnel within the paediatric team at the hospitals to encourage and facilitate prompt updates on both new and existing patients
• Plan and manage family support events relevant to your caseload alongside Family Support Coordinator
• Attend Family Support Team meetings to share family information, discuss issues and recommendations, review processes for support, and monitor outcomes/impact

About you:

We’re looking for someone with a background in Family Support, who understands the importance of timely, meaningful, empathetic and non-judgmental support for all ages.  You will be an excellent communicator who enjoys working with people and who is looking for their next challenge! 

Essential skills and experience include:

• Experience of direct work with children and their families
• Proven ability to work within a team, which may include a wider team, working collaboratively with relevant agencies, e.g. NHS services and third sector agencies is desirable.
• Level 3 in Safeguarding
• Ability to work professionally, independently, innovatively and diligently
• Responsive and empathetic to others needs and concerns with an ability to work in a people oriented, emotional environment
• Professional experience in bereavement would be advantageous
• Ability to work in partnership with families
• Confident using IT including Microsoft Office and databases
• Valid UK Driver’s license with access to a car is essential for this role

This role is subject to enhanced DBS clearance

This role is incredibly rewarding, if you feel you have the necessary skills then apply today with a CV and a covering letter explaining how you feel you meet the requirements.

Other roles you may have experience of could include: Family Support, Children and Young People Support, Children's Support Worker, Social Worker, Family Recovery Worker, Child and Family Support Worker, Safeguarding and family support, Personal & Family Support, Family Practitioner, Children’s Support Services, etc.

XLP is a youth work charity working to create positive futures for young people, through tackling poverty and educational failure in inner London. We deliver holistic long-term youth work with young people aged 11-25 in schools and estate communities. We believe positive, long-term relationships can restore a young person’s trust in people, nurture the belief that things can change and encourage them to set positive goals and work hard to achieve them. 

Each borough has a Senior Youth Worker who oversees and delivers the youth work in those schools and communities. The Senior Youth Worker for Tower Hamlets will coordinate and develop XLP’s work across the borough, with a particular focus on delivering face to face youth work in schools and community projects.

Person Specification

It is essential the successful candidate will: 

• Understand the value of long-term relationships within youth work; 
• Have strong experience delivering youth work in 1-1 and group settings; 
• Have strong youth engagement skills and be able to build rapport with young people quickly;
• Have strong organisational and project management skills; 
• Be able to demonstrate success in building and managing external stakeholder relationships;
• Be able to mobilise volunteers and/or students and know how to get the best out of those on a team; 
• Have good oral and written communication skills and be familiar with relevant safeguarding processes and protocols; 
• Be competent in a range of IT including Microsoft Office and video conferencing software.

 Other desirable skills and experience for the successful candidate:

• A suitable youth work related qualification;
• Experience of creating course content and preparing individual and group mentoring sessions; 
• Experience of delivering youth work in a detached setting; 
• Strong local knowledge of the borough and communities we serve; 
• A driving license.

We are committed to providing ongoing training and support including clinical supervision for all our staff in order for them to develop and thrive in their roles. 

All XLP staff and volunteers have enhanced DBS disclosures and work within strict safeguarding guidelines

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Applications close on Friday the 5th of November at Midday, but we will be interviewing as applications come in, with the right to close the advert if the appropriate candidate is found before the deadline close.​ 

Successful candidates will be invited to two rounds of interviews.

A Christian-based charity working with homeless families in the London Borough of Haringey seeks the following team member with experience of working in a multi-cultural setting and who could be considered a self-starter:

OUTREACH ADVICE WORKER

28 hour post (4 days per week)

NJC scale 24: £30,648 pro rata (includes OLW £1,976)

Purpose of the role: To provide wide-ranging general advice, support and advocacy to homeless families. 

Applicants must have significant experience of working with clients with complex needs.

The ideal person will have:

• Excellent working knowledge of housing law, welfare benefits, migrant rights
• Excellent communication and representation skills
• Experience of managing contracts and quality standards
• Experience of monitoring and service development 
• Ability to speak a community language is desirable

You must be highly motivated and committed to providing a first class service and be able to organise your own workload to deliver advice and support to the highest standards.

The closing date for this post is: 5pm Tuesday 12th October 2021. 

This post is subject to a DBS Check.