Adoption Social Worker / Senior Social Worker

Full time permanent position based in Pimlico, London

Salary is in the range £32,680 - £39,209 pa for a Social Worker and

£37,200 - £44,734 pa for a Senior Social Worker inclusive of London allowance

PACT is a supportive and respectful place where people are genuinely passionate about delivering positive outcomes for children and their families.  We have been at the forefront of adoption services for over 60 years, working with local authorities across the country.

With our outstanding rating with Ofsted, we work with a high degree of flexibility and innovation and work with a range of adopters from all backgrounds, including those from black and minority ethnic heritage and the LGBT+ community.

Our adoption teams focus solely on adoption and recruiting adoptive parents who can consider fostering to adopt and adopting a wide-range of children including those over four years old, sibling groups of two or more children, children with a black or minority ethnic background and children who may have physical or learning disabilities. With access to our award-winning therapeutic services, we are unique in that we are able to provide excellent lifetime support for our families’ adoption journeys.     

With your social work experience with children and families, you will be responsible for all aspects of work with our valued applicants from the early stages of recruitment, initial interview, preparation and training, through to successful placement and post placement support up to the making of the adoption order.

Interested? If you would like to join an organisation that offers a supportive working culture, further information and how to apply is available on our website. 

We look forward to hearing from you!

Closing date:   noon, Wednesday 17th March 2021

Interview date: Monday 29th March 2021

PACT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults therefore please note our recruitment procedure includes DBS checks and overseas checks (where applicable). Please note prospective employees will need to evidence they have the relevant permission to work in the UK.

No agencies please

Senior Support Worker

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 16-30 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 excited to announce the opening of their new Residential Service based in Heaton, Bolton. This 5-bed service will be supporting the recovery and rehabilitation of young people and young adults with complex mental health difficulties in a least restrictive way. The aim of the service will be to support the young people engage in the community, education, and vocational activities with the aim of promoting independence.

They have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Support Worker, or an experienced Support Worker looking to develop into a senior post. You will support the Deputy and Registered 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 based in Bolton working shifts over a 37.5 hour working week, consisting of earlies, lates and occasional sleep ins & nights when required to support the services, so flexibility is required.

Company Benefits

- Competitive pay (£10.43 p/h + £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
- 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 £500 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 submit your application by Friday 26th March.

Please note that interviews will be held over Microsoft Teams as a video interview.

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.

Ref: 97337

Recruiting a Senior Support Worker to join our Homelessness Service in Kensington and Chelsea!

£23,000 per annum, 40 hours per week, plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more.

Cromwell Road is a 54-bed hostel for adult men who are street homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. As a medium-high level service addressing a range of complex needs - including substance misuse and mental health - it supports customers with issues such as life skills, health, training and employment, developing their ability to maintain tenancy and live independently in the community. The hostel is staffed 24/7 and works in partnership with on-site alcohol and drug services.

The post holder will be fully involved in all aspects of the day to day support of service KPI on housing management, move-on coordination with RBKC move-on officer through PRS pathway. Lead and develop customer's independent living skills and readiness to move into the community, competence of direct reports as well as carry caseloads of customers requiring support. You will work closely with the team leader, Contract Manager to ensure that the service delivers on all targets, both financial and those around the quality of the service.

Key Responsibilities:

- Lead and motivate team in maintenance of a positive local culture within CR service
- Deliver effective support & needs assessment of move-on plan and support the team to implement RBKC move-on protocol in the service.
- Responsible for managing external relationship of service with move-on officers at RBKC working in partnership to achieve the objective set in throughput contractual obligation.
- Ensure that all referrals in the service are prioritised following our local policy and procedures to fill the voids and reduce waiting times.
- Lead on weekly updates and support management to ensure frontline desk staffs are supported to carry out their roles effectively.
- Participate in and monitor the initial and continuous assessment of needs and ensure that support planning is carried out in line with assessed needs of the customer
- Carry out other administrative tasks as relevant to the service and directed by the Contract/Heads of Operations
- Lead on move-on viewing, support customers to attend viewing and tenancy sustainment for 1 month after move to set up their bills etc.
- Lead on activities in the service that improve independent living, support activity groups in the service, cooking group, art group, etc.
- Ensure Look Ahead Health and Safety policies are adhered to at all times and to uphold all health and safety responsibilities within relevant policies and local protocols
- Adhere to all the policies and procedures of Look Ahead Care, Support & Housing plus those specific to the project including any statutory requirements

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

Person Specification:

- Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, networks in local business community
- Approachable and open behaviour
- Prefers working as part of a group or team
- Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
- Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
- Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments
- Is confident with high levels of self-esteem
- Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
- Is passionate and enthusiastic about his/her career and job experiences
- Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude

Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

Essential:
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent experience in the social care/charity sector

Desirable:
- Other relevant professional memberships and/or specialist qualifications are desirable

Interviews will start taking place week commencing 1st March 2021.

For more information or to apply, please visit our website.

Aim of the role: To support and empower our customers to increase their life skills

Location:              Croydon

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 37.5 per week.  Working on shift which is 5 days a week over a 7 day rota, including early mornings, evenings and weekends.

Benefits:

• As part of your employment package with us, we offer:
• a competitive salary, comprehensive training and development programme, 
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing each year to 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays after 5 years  
• option to buy or sell annual leave up to one week’s annual leave
• a health cash plan providing cash back towards healthcare bills and other wellbeing benefits
• occupational sick pay
• contributory group pension scheme
• free life assurance
• cycle to work scheme and season ticket loans

About the Role

Alexandra House is a 80-bed service for adult from the age of 18-65  with a range of support needs, some of which are complex. The role will require you to work alongside our customers, as part of a multi-disciplinary team, to help identify their strengths and skills so they can achieve their goals and aspirations. Managing all aspects of service delivery, including casework management, the daily running of busy hostels and promoting an inclusive and empowering culture.

You will support the people we work with, our customers, to reach their potential and improve their quality of life through aspirational goal setting.  You will engage with and empower them to:

• Identify their strengths as part of our asset-based approach and identify their needs, opportunities, rights and responsibilities
• Plan what they want to achieve and take appropriate action
• Take part in activities and opportunities that generate aspiration and confidence

You will act as the link between the people we work with and a range of local authority, community and voluntary sector providers.

About You

As well as having experience of working with vulnerable people, you must have a clear understanding of why people become homeless, and the needs and challenges they face.

You will be required to take on a caseload of customers, with responsibility for key working, co-ordinating support packages and proactively ensuring all required tasks and activities are completed.

You will be part of a dedicated and supportive team, and so will need to demonstrate a positive and inclusive approach. You must be able to communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing, and be competent in the use of Microsoft Office Word and Excel applications.

About Evolve Housing + Support

Evolve is a leading homelessness charity in London, providing housing and support to over 2,000 people each year.

We believe in building on people’s strengths, aspirations and goals to help break the cycle of homelessness and help them move forward with their lives.

We offer a programme of support tailored to meet people’s individual needs, including housing, employment and skills training, mentoring and counselling. We work with young parents and children at risk of exclusion to build the skills and resilience that can help prevent homelessness. We campaign to end street homelessness. We build affordable homes to help people move on to an independent life.

Our mission is to help children, young people and adults who are homeless or at risk of homelessness reach their potential, and move on to live happy, fulfilled lives.

Your application

Evolve Housing + Support is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all sections of the community, including people who have experienced homelessness themselves.

Please ensure that your answers give a clear outline of how your application meets the criteria for this job.

Senior Support Worker

We are one of the largest learning disability charities in the UK, supporting 2,500 people through our friendly, supportive, creative and diverse teams.

As a senior support worker at Hft you’ll be supporting adults with learning disabilities to live the best life possible. You will be a role model to others through demonstrating excellent support to those we support and you will help the registered cluster managers to coach, support and manage staff teams effectively. You will be responsible for nurturing and inspiring those coming to work for Hft to help ensure we have the best staff teams offering great support services. This role also offers great opportunities for career progression to help you develop your knowledge and skills

Salary: Potential earnings of £25,032 pa based on a qualified rate and 47 sleep-ins per year

Hours: Full Time, Permanent, 37.5 hours per week

Location: Clementi Court (Evesham)

About You

You need good IT skills and experience of maintaining records to be a success in this role. You also need to be willing to work towards a Diploma in Health & Social Care Level 3 (or equivalent). But above all, if you have the passion for delivering high quality care and support services to people with learning disabilities and you want to make a difference to enable people to live a more fulfilling and independent life – then this is the role for you.

As a senior support worker, flexibility is important for both you and for the service. We provide 24/7 support to some people, so you will need to have flexibility to work shifts on a rota basis, including nights, weekends and Bank Holidays.

What we Offer

Apprenticeships - gain a fully funded Level 3 Diploma in Health & Social Care whilst earning. Access to the Hft Plus benefits package, which includes a great number of discounts and rewards across shops, restaurants, gym membership and days out; but also, an Employee Assistance Programme, with telephone and face-to-face support options. Access to award winning training and development – Hft is one of only four charities to have achieved the Skills for Care ‘Centre of Excellence’ provider status. Annual staff award scheme – The Fusion Awards, and peer recognition through our GEM awards programme. 20 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays) increasing to 25 days after a year of employment (pro rata for part time staff). A contributory pension scheme & life assurance. Free DBS check.

Closing date: 15th March 2021

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE.

You may have experience or an interest in the following: Senior Support Worker, Support Worker, Senior Social Worker, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Learning Disabilities, Social Care, Voluntary Sector, Mental Health Worker, Healthcare Assistant, Care Staff, Community Development, Care Worker, Vulnerable People, Social Worker, Not for Profit, NFP, etc.

Ref: 97090

Senior Support Worker - Children & Young People (Nights)
Dartington, near Totnes 
Salary scale: £10.23 - £10.55 per hour (plus night premium)
Working hours: Full time, fixed term-maternity cover contract for 9 – 12 months

We are looking for a Senior Support Worker to join the team at Robins, our 10 bed Residential & Respite Home in Dartington.

Children and young people with learning disabilities and their families are at the heart of everything we do and we want every person we support to have a great life, with excellent outcomes. We couldn’t achieve that without all the great Support Workers who join our care teams. It all starts with you!

There is no such thing as a ‘typical’ Support Worker. Our staff come from lots of different backgrounds, people with little or no experience but want a job that involves helping people, those who want a change of career, as well as experienced Support Workers.

The one thing that links all of them together is their desire to work with young people with learning disabilities, make their lives better and help them to learn something new or take a further step towards independence. Our Support Workers certainly don’t see what they do as ‘just another job’.

No two days will be the same as you will get involved in a variety of different tasks and activities whilst helping the young people to learn the skills they need to live the life they choose.

Ideally, you will have previous experience in this sector and must hold a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent).

Defined as a “Good” provider by Ofsted, Robins are looking for “Outstanding” staff who will deliver support in a professional, caring way and in return, we can offer an excellent range of staff benefits including 28 days’ annual leave per annum, a company pension scheme, childcare vouchers, staff discount scheme, ongoing training and supervision, continuing professional development and support, as well as an extensive induction on commencement of employment. Lifeworks are also accredited Disability Confident Employers.

Lifeworks is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment. For this post, pre-employment checks will be carried out, references will be sought and successful candidates will need to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

Fairtrade Foundation are recruiting for a Senior Supply Chain and Programme Manager to;

• Lead on the relationship management of some of our key commercial partnerships in the UK and globally
• Lead the development and implementation of key commodity strategies.
• Deliver and support the team in the Programme Management of key projects within the key commodities impact approaches
• Line manage Supply Chain & Programme Manager(s)

This is a crucial role as building successful partnerships with commercial organisations within supply chains is an essential part of achieving our goals. You’ll need to be able to work autonomously and flexibly, with demonstrable success in independently managing and building relationships and project management. You will have good negotiation and listening skills and have a proactive and constructive approach to resolving problems in order to progress commercial relationships across the supply chain delivering growth of Fairtrade key commodities and providing impact for producers.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Impact Directorate and work with some of our key supply chain partnerships on Fairtrade sourcing and innovative projects across the globe!

Fairtrade is a movement for change that works directly with businesses, consumers and campaigners to make trade deliver for farmers and workers. Fairtrade is a global movement with a strong and active presence in the UK, represented by the Fairtrade Foundation.

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

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

The Fairtrade Foundation is an equal opportunities employer, offers flexible working and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and from candidates with disabilities, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to greater results for producers and farmers around the world.

Closing date: 5 March 2021 (12pm)

Interviews will take place wc 8 March 2021

Contract: 12 months fixed term contract

Position Objective:

• Primarily to edit copy by PETA UK and its affiliates, including internet content, public communications, video text, and printed materials
• Manage at least one editor

Term of Employment:

Full-time

Reports to:

Vice President of International Programmes

Location:

PETA Foundation (Telecommuting Position)

Primary Responsibilities and Duties:

• Edit copy by PETA UK and its affiliates, including news releases, correspondence, other public communications, website content, reports, printed materials, video text, internal documents, and foreign language text if possible
• Manage one or more editors
• Identify government consultations that affect animals, assess which ones would be useful to respond to, and prepare submissions for both PETA UK and PETA Australia
• Perform any other editorial functions assigned by the supervisor

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a course of study requiring extensive writing and editing skills (e.g. English, journalism, philosophy, history, law)
• Minimum of six years of practical editing experience in a relevant field
• Proven excellent knowledge of English grammar
• Excellent knowledge of professional, technical, or legal terminology and writing conventions
• Demonstrated exemplary attention to detail
• Proven ability to apply knowledge and experience in a time-pressured, deadline-intensive environment
• Commitment to the objectives of the organization
• Fluency in any other languages an advantage

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is seeking a Senior Income & Resources Accountant to be responsible for ensuring the effective financial management of the fundraising processes by supporting the Development Office and Country Office. This role is based in either our London or Nigeria GAIN office and is offered on a permanent basis.

About GAIN

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) is a Swiss-based foundation launched at the UN in 2002 to tackle the human suffering caused by malnutrition. Working with both governments and businesses, we aim to transform food systems so that they deliver more nutritious food for all people. In particular, we aim to make healthier food choices more desirable, more available, and more affordable. GAIN’s mission is to advance nutrition outcomes by improving consumption of nutritious and safe food for all people, especially the most vulnerable to malnutrition.

About the role

Reporting to the International Finance Manager and based in the International Finance team, you will be responsible for ensuring the effective financial management of the fundraising processes by responding to donor tenders through supporting with the submission of numerous tenders, bids and proposals.  

Working with both finance and non-finance staff who are based overseas in developing countries, you will also work in partnership with Directors, providing strategic and technical oversight of all financial aspects of resource management.

Specific responsibilities include;

• ActIing as a Business Partner for the Development Office, creating an active partnership with fundraising staff to track the funding pipeline and provide financial forecasts
• Leading on the preparation of budgets and bidding activity responding to requests for new proposal submissions to donors from the Development Office and Country Offices
• Assisting in identifying resource gaps within the organisation and establish linkages to the funding pipeline
• Providing guidance and training to finance colleagues on GAIN’s proposal development processes
• Assisting in the preparation of Development Office board papers and funding analyses
• Actively engaging with and contributing to the development and implementation of new procedures and systems
• Ad-hoc tasks as directed by the International Finance Manager or the Chief Financial Officer

About you

The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant (or current studier), with relevant international NGO and major donor (EU / DFID / USAID / Dutch MFA/ BMZ) experience. You will have strategic financial management experience supporting with the preparation of tenders, budgets, multi-currency reporting and forecasts with a track record of engagement with fundraising and working on donor funded projects.

You will have strong interpersonal skills with the ability to present complex financial matters in a clear and straightforward way to all levels of finance and non-finance staff. You will be comfortable working to tight deadlines and dealing with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders within an international and multi-cultural matrix environment.

Applicants must have the existing right to live and work in their region of application to be considered for this position. This advert closes 7th March. Early applications are encouraged. GAIN reserves the right to close this advert early should we receive suitable candidates ahead of the closing date.

About our offer

The salary for this position is as follows (depending on experience):

London - £37,833 – 40,541 per annum
Nigeria – ₦7,012,999 - 8,004,527 per annum

In addition to competitive salary, GAIN offers an attractive pension scheme, 25 days holiday (plus public holiday), flexible working arrangements. We will support you to grow in your career through formal and informal professional development opportunities and we offer this within a supportive and collaborative environment.

For more detailed information please see the attached job description. To apply, follow the "Apply Now" link.

The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition is committed to equality of opportunity and creating an inclusive environment where diversity is valued.  We are keen to reflect the diversity of our society at every level within our organisation and therefore welcome applications from talented and committed people from all backgrounds, representing the diverse societies we operate in.

Would you like to work for a leading mental health charity?

Do you want a rewarding career where you can really make a difference?

If yes, join us here at Rethink Mental Illness.

Due to growth, we have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Mental Health Recovery Officer to join our inspiring and friendly Black Country Helpline team. Your role will be a fixed term position until 31st March 2022 working full time, 35 hours per week based in the service.

Our Black Country24/7 Helpline service is the first main point of access for members of the public wanting or requiring direct access to mental health services, support, or advice.  The service does not replace all other points of access but will function to serve all and eradicate the need for people to be signposted, where the ability to provide direct access can be facilitated. The helpline is open for people of all ages, available 24 hours a day, 7 days week, 365 days per year, providing immediate access to advice, emotional support, and triage.

Who are we?

We’re Rethink Mental Illness, a leading charity provider of mental health services in England. We support thousands of people through our groups, services, policy, campaigns and advice and information. Our work supports us in delivering on our mission: “A better life for everyone severely affected by mental illness.”

In everything we do, we seek to demonstrate our values: Passion, Commitment, Openness, Hope, Expertise and Understanding. If these values resonate with you, we would love to hear from you.

What will you be doing?

• Monitoring and reporting when required on the effectiveness of support delivery and contract performance.
• Supporting and guiding staff and volunteers ensuring they have the knowledge, information, and resources to be successful in their roles and make a positive and valued contribution to the service.
• Maintaining accurate records as required by policies and procedures, using appropriate paper and electronic systems. To maintain up to date details of service and support activities and outcomes on the Rethink Information System.
• Ensuring effective incident and complaint recording including reporting information on SPHERA.
• Supporting individuals to express their satisfaction with the opportunities they have accessed by submitting comments, compliments or complaints.
• Ensuring staffing rota is completed a month in advance and adequate staffing cover is available.
• Representing individuals interests when they are not able to do so themselves.
• Enabling individuals to access information about services and resources relevant to their requirements.
• Communicating, co-working and networking with statutory services and other agencies.

Do you have what we are looking for?

• The ability to make a comprehensive assessment of an individual’s situation and needs; to develop, implement and review risk management plans and devise support plans and activities to meet these needs.
• Experience of providing support to people with a mental illness; or experience of providing care and/or support services within another social care setting in either a paid or voluntary capacity.
• Experience of leading and supporting a team effectively.
• A strong working knowledge of mental health and appropriate intervention methods QCF Diploma or NVQ level 3 in Care or Certificate in Community Mental Healthcare (or working towards) or an equivalent qualification.
• Experience of providing support to people with severe mental illness in a community or helpline setting 
• Diploma or certificate in Counselling or equivalent accredited qualification

What will you receive?

You will have plenty of opportunities to enhance your abilities with the opportunity to make a real difference every day. In addition, you will have excellent development opportunities including funded training, career development and a range e-learning courses. You will also receive:  

• Salary of £22,407.40 to 25,690.03 per annum
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance and employee assistance programme
• 25 days annual leave rising to 30 days plus bank holidays  
• Your "Rethink Day" - 1 day’s additional leave (pro rata) on your Birthday
• Eyecare vouchers
• Flexible working  

Don’t just change jobs, change lives!

Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, we're unlikely to be fully reopening our Dudley or Wolverhampton offices in the near future. Therefore, the role will involve a mixture of working from home and if required office working until we’ve fully re-opened the office. We will continue to review the situation inline with government guidelines.

Just a couple of final things,

We welcome applications from everyone, applicants with lived experience, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning+ (LGBTQ+), people with a disability, or those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds are actively encouraged to apply. We are proud to have also been awarded Disability Confident employer status. We have an ambition of becoming an anti-racist organisation and we recognise there is more to do in ensuring our recruitment is fair and inclusive, which is why we are recruiting new roles in helping us to achieve this. Please be mindful that we may need to close adverts early if we receive a high volume of applications, we therefore encourage you to apply as soon as possible. If a shortened closing date has a significant impact on your ability to apply, please let us know.

Support Worker

Our client is currently seeking Community Support Workers to work throughout Wigan, South Wales and Cornwall to help provide care and support to elderly and vulnerable adults within their own homes.

Their quality care and support services place the individual at the centre of all they do, if you feel you can make a real difference as a Key Worker please apply today!

Support Worker Responsibilities:

· Prompting/Support with personal care and dressing (which could include assistance with intimate personal care).
· Support with light household duties, including laundry, shopping and cleaning, meal preparation.
· Assisting with medication – this could be collecting prescriptions, prompting, or administering medication.
· Accompanying to medical appointments if needed.
· General companionship.

Support Worker Requirements:

They do not ask for any formal qualifications or experience of working in care before, although having previous experience in a similar role would be desirable.

This role requires working with vulnerable individuals as well as delivering personal care and support. Your employment will therefore be subject to appropriate pre-employment checks including references and an Enhanced Disclosure & Baring Service Check.

A full driving licence and access to your own vehicle with 'business use' car insurance is essential to undertake this role.

About our client:

They are an information and advice service that helps navigate individuals through the care system. Working in partnership with councils across the UK, they give advice to those who have to pay for part or all of their care.

What they offer:
· £150 Refer a Friend Scheme (subject to conditions).
· Free uniform and full PPE.
· Paid induction training, including shadowing in the field.
· Family friendly company which offers flexible working.
· Opportunity to complete QCF Qualifications.
· Enhanced Bank Holiday rates.

Location: Wigan, South Wales and Cornwall

Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent

Hours: Various Hours Available

Salary: £9.00 to £10 per hour

You may have experience of the following: Support Worker, Care Staff, Senior Support Worker, Young People, Voluntary Sector, Residential Care Worker, Community Development, Challenging Behaviour, Senior Social Care Worker, Community Services, Care Assistant, etc.

Ref: 97215

Recruiting a Support Worker to join our Mental Health service based in Richmond!

GBP 22,360 per annum, 37.5 hours per week, 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more.

Richmond Mental Health Accommodation Pathway supports people with complex and varying mental health illnesses living in the Borough of Richmond. We are currently recruiting for a Support worker to be based in the High Support Service in Teddington, part of the Richmond MHAP group of services. There are currently 12 customers living with a range of mental health conditions and complex conditions such as drug and alcohol misuse. Day to day duties include, but not limited to: developing and support customers to achieve recovery goals and reduce risks, support with medication, developing group activities, supporting with appointments, getting people ready to live on their own in the community.

Job Overview:

To enable vulnerable people living in a variety of different tenures to manage their tenancies/ licences and move towards greater independence within the community by providing a flexible and individually tailored support package. Support Worker will give practical support to help people maintain their tenancy, stay well, exercise choice and control in their care and lives and participate in the community. Support is also provided to develop a model of re-enablement towards self-advocacy, self-management and empowerment, incorporating the principles and practice of recovery, co-production and peer support.

Key Responsibilities:

- Undertake key-working responsibilities for a caseload assigned by the Senior Support Worker/Team Leader/ Contract Manager. Creatively working to engage with customers.
- Undertake initial and continuous assessment of needs and potential risks and agree levels of support and actions. Promote positive risk taking.
- Create support/action plans for providing appropriate services based on the assessment and reflecting the services and resources available
- Building supportive, trusting relationships with customers.
- Working proactively with other members of the team to handle the service caseload and administrative responsibilities.
- Support customers to undertake all domestic tasks wherever possible, including practical assistance where they have not yet developed the skills, to ensure customers enjoy a high quality of accommodation.
- Undertake all administrative work and keep accurate and comprehensive tenant/customer records to professional standards
- Proactive development of links with local statutory and voluntary organisations to provide a range of engagement opportunities for customers in the community
- Empower customers to ensure they receive the service and benefits they are entitled to
- Encourage and enable tenants to pay their rent and to ensure that rent accounts are managed effectively in conjunction with the Housing Management team and policies
- Undertake housing management duties in line with relevant HM contract.
- Ensure that referrals are chased proactively so that properties which can be used to house those in need are filled as efficiently as possible
- Undertake any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as may be reasonably assigned
- Involving customers in the design, development and delivery of the service
- Ensuring Look Ahead Health and Safety policies are adhered to at all time and to uphold all health and safety responsibilities within relevant policies and local protocols
- Adhering to all other Look Ahead's policies and procedures
Engaging in learning and development activity to increase knowledge and skills

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

If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with the Inclusive Employers Standard 2020. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Full time, 37.5 hours per week
Fixed term contract for 12 months
Based at London Bridge and/or remote working with some travel to the London office (currently closed due to Covid-19 restrictions)

What the job involves
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Data Insight Analyst to join our Data Insight function. As part of the Communications directorate, you will be laser focused on deepening our understanding of our customers and their behaviour to help us make informed, evidence-based decisions to keep them coming back for more. 

You will play a key role in providing actionable insights through data deep-dive analysis. You will design and develop business KPI dashboards, deliver campaign and audience analysis, and provide recommendations to influence future planning and decision making.

You will work collaboratively with various stakeholders to share data best practice and optimise data usage and create an insight driven culture across the organisation. You’ll also be working closely with the Data Insight and Analysis Manager to facilitate a culture change by championing the use of data, insight and evidence across the organisation.

What we want from you
We’re looking for a self-motivated and experienced data insight analyst, who is passionate about using data and insight to solve business questions and deliver business strategy. You will have experience of manipulating large data sets, data mining and customer profiling. You will have
hands-on experience of various analytics software including FastStats, or similar analytics software.

You will have advanced knowledge of relational databases and strong SQL ability to query/join/transform data from various databases. A working experience of CRM system, such as Raiser’s Edge in the charity sector, would be advantageous too.

Apart from excellent analytical skills, you will have strong organisation, time management and problem-solving abilities. You need to be a strong communicator, confident at delivering your analysis outcomes to a wide range of audiences with excellent influencing skills.

Why work for us?
We’re here to stop prostate cancer killing men and damaging bodies and lives. We unite the brightest minds in science and healthcare and the most passionate and caring people to help men live long and live well. As the number of men diagnosed with prostate cancer continues to rise, we continue to make advances in research to focus on radical improvements in diagnosis, treatment and support so that we can build a future where lives are not limited by prostate cancer.

Be part of a team that will put an end to prostate cancer being a killer.

The working culture at Prostate Cancer UK is driven by the bold, energetic, collaborative and passionate people who work here. It’s a vibrant team that welcomes innovation and creative thinking that helps the charity punch above its weight in a crowded market.

The support we’ll provide
Join our team and you’ll be working at an award-winning charity that will help you learn, develop your skills and expertise, and achieve your highest aspirations. We provide everything you’d expect from a professional organisation – with agile working and a competitive benefits package including generous annual leave entitlement, an enhanced contributory pension scheme, life insurance, cycle to work scheme and  season ticket loans. Work with us and you’ll see your efforts pay off as we fight for a better future for men.

For more information and to apply online go to our website, via the link.

Closing date: Sunday 7th March 2021.

Interviews: Week beginning 15th March 2121.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Prostate Cancer UK is a registered charity in England and Wales (1005541) and in Scotland (SC039332). Registered company number 2653887.