Victim Support is recruiting for an experienced Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (IDVA) to be part of our dynamic IDVA team, supporting survivors of domestic abuse across Bedfordshire. This is a full time role based in our Bedford office.

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity for people affected by crime in England and Wales. We work towards a world where people affected by crime or traumatic events get the support they need and respect they deserve.

The main aim of the role is to provide a high-quality frontline service to high risk victims of domestic violence from point of crisis, with a view improving their confidence, increasing their safety and reducing the risk of domestic homicide, honour-based violence and harm from abuse.

The main duties of this role include: completing needs and risk assessments and developing tailored support and safety plans. Co-ordination and delivery of multi-agency support services in line with victim's needs. The ability to support and build links with organisations that can assist in meeting the needs of victims.

The successful applicant will need to be able to prioritise work and deal with competing or conflicting demands/needs and interests and promote organisation interests and values.

Applicants will ideally hold a SafeLives IDVA accreditation, relevant degree, vocational qualification or relevant experience of delivering a service and working with domestic abuse victim's/service users in a statutory, voluntary or community work setting.

This role is subject to the satisfactory completion of a Disclosure and Baring Service (DBS) Check.

Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are marked in the person specification. In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks will be required.

If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role. If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.

Victim Support takes pride in being a diverse organisation, enriched by the participation of all individuals and communities. Diversity matters and we value

We are looking for a Service Manager to oversee the operational management of a HIV Social Support and Sexual Health Promotion Service and an HIV prevention service targeted at People Living with HIV (PLWHIV) and high risk groups. These services comprise of two separate Local Authority contracts in Hertfordshire and Luton. The Hertfordshire contract will be for 4 days a week and the 5th Day is for the Luton contract.

The Service Manager will be responsible for managing the delivery of the two contracts and the attached staff, ensuring that the region benefits from high quality services targeted at high risk groups including Black Minority Ethnic communities, men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM), Young People and PLWHIV.

Supported Living Services Manager (Mental Health)

Essex (Benfleet) 

£32,077 per annum 

Permanent, Full Time (37.5 hours per week) 

Our client is currently seeking an experienced Services Manager to be responsible for the delivery of a high quality, innovative service(s). In this key role you will demonstrate your strong significant knowledge within mental health services and apply this to meet the needs and aspirations of our service users, commissioners and regulatory authorities. 

Their supported living schemes support adults with enduring mental health needs, they specialise in person centred support in order to provide excellent quality services for their residents. Individuals are supported to undertake activities of their choice, to maintain their independence and seek opportunities for a fulfilled and meaningful quality of life. 

Can you help them achieve this? 

Key responsibilities for this role also include: 

● Positively contribute to the directorates business plan and corporate objectives and to facilitate the active participation of Support Assistants in achieving objectives 

● Develop, maintain and work in partnership with a network of key stakeholders in order to deliver safe, high quality services 

● To identify recommend and implement improvements to the service given CQC and commissioning requirements, best practice and business plan priorities to achieve distinct, high quality service provision 

● To be responsible for the recruitment, development and management of staff in order to provide them with the skills, experience and behaviours necessary to provide a safe, high quality services 

For this role candidates must have: 

● Effective leadership skills or you’ll have significant experience as a deputy/team leader within mental health services, and are now ready for a bigger challenge. 

● Motivation and drive to identify and implement initiatives that will lead to service improvements and efficiencies 

● Excellent people management skills. You’ll have the ability to a high performing Team and therefore meet the needs of each individual who they support. 

● You will have already obtained or are committed to achieving QCF/RQF Level 5 in Management. 

In return for your hard work, we will provide you with ongoing training and support, excellent staff rewards and an exciting future in our services. 

If you are seeking a new and exciting opportunity, apply today! 

Value-based recruitment our client has a value-based recruitment policy which means their selection process is aligned with their core values of Excellence, Care and Innovation - this ensures that, when recruiting, they find the right person with the right values and expected behaviours for the job, who will strive to provide excellent services to the people they support. This supplements their requirements for essential and desirable skills, knowledge and abilities for each role. 

Safeguarding & Recruitment they are committed to safeguarding and practices safer recruitment standards and expects all staff to share the commitment to safeguarding children and people with care and support needs. The successful applicant will be required to provide proof of eligibility to work in the UK. These posts are also subject to satisfactory enhanced DBS checks. 

Equality & Diversity they value inclusiveness and we are committed to embedding equality and diversity at the heart of their work. They aim to be an inclusive organisation, where individual differences are respected, where staff, people who use services, as well as their families and carers, are treated with dignity and on the basis of their merits, abilities and needs, and where everyone has a fair opportunity to fulfil their potential without suffering discrimination or disadvantage 

Permanent - Full Time - 37.5 hours per week
Monday to Friday - 9.00am-5.00pm

From 1st April 2020 the starting salary is £21,730 rising to £24,460 after successfully completing probation, a further increase to £27,195 after 12 months subject to ability to demonstrate adequate performance in all areas of the role.

Do you love working with people, enjoy a role where no two days are the same and have exceptional administration and organisational skills? If so, this new opportunity could be for you... We are a charity that enables people to live later life and every day we are driven by our core values; to nurture, respect and inspire. At MHA we put the people we care for at the centre of everything we do.

This exciting role involves working as part of the management team, alongside the Home Manager and Deputy Home Manager with responsibility for ensuring the business functions across the Home run efficiently and effectively with particular emphasis on customer service, finance, recruitment and personnel.

An essential part of this role will require you to assist the Home Manager in ensuring that the home is compliant with external regulatory requirements as well as meeting all of our internal standards. You will be accountable for effective management of data with attention to detail being an essential element of this role. You will have financial responsibilities such as submitting payroll information to our central support office and providing clear and accurate records of resident and MHA assets.

There are many factors that lead residents and visitors alike to experience Hillside as such a warm, welcoming and well-designed home.

There's the purpose-built accommodation with its 68 private single bedrooms with en suite facilities, and there's the full activities schedule for those who wish to take part - the home has not one, but two Activity Co-ordinators. But above all, there are the dedicated staff members who combine professionalism with a real interest in each individual - offering the person-centred care that lies at the heart of .

For more information about Hillside, please click

Please note that interviews may take place prior to the advert closing as and when suitable applications are received. If a suitable candidate is appointed the role may close early, therefore please do not hesitate to submit your application.

Practice Educator

ASYE Academy

£44,110 - £46,257

Buckinghamshire

Morgan Hunt are currently working with the newly formed Buckinghamshire Council to recruit a team of Advanced Practitioners tasked with being Practice Educator to their ASYE Academy. This is the ideal opportunity for an experienced social worker looking to make a difference while not holding a caseload but having a genuine impact on the social worker of the future.

This Academy is the next step in Buckinghamshire's ambitious journey of improvement and shows the commitment being shown to learning, well being and career development of its staff in a time when we all need it more than ever.

Buckinghamshire Council are growing our ASYE Academy and as such, are looking for a Practice Educator to lead and support the next generation of social workers through a range of innovative schemes i.e. the ASYE academy, Apprenticeships and Step Up to Social Work.

Your responsibilities

• providing reflective supervision and mentoring to a cohort of Newly Qualified Social Workers
• observing practice and assessing evidence of progression
• facilitating regular one-to-one and group feedback sessions
• working closely with NQSW line managers to ensure records of support and assessments are completed

About you

We are looking for a committed social work professional, who is passionate about supporting and developing Newly Qualified Social Workers towards excellence in practice.

You will have:

• a Social Work Degree or equivalent
• significant experience as a Social Worker
• a Stage 2 Practice Educator qualification (e.g. Practice Teacher Award or PEPS)
• excellent communication and managerial /organisational skills
• proven teaching and assessing skills

For more information, please contact Chris Armstrong on 07525 873 280 or apply now.

Morgan Hunt is a multi award winning Employment Business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer, job suitability are assessed on merit in accordance with their skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.

Gambling Treatment Practitioners x2

Salary: £25,000 - £28,000 p.a. – dependent on experience

Full Time – 35 hours per week

Location: Buckinghamshire and Peterborough

GamCare is the UK’s leading provider of information, advice and support for anyone affected by gambling problems. Our expert services are confidential and non-judgemental.

GamCare is now looking to recruit several Gambling Treatment Practitioners to work within our new problem gambling treatment services in Buckinghamshire and Peterborough.

You will be working with problem gamblers and others affected by problem gambling to support them in reaching their recovery goals.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Providing face to face and online advice, assessment, brief or structured interventions and group programmes to help clients achieve their recovery goals;
• Providing case management and working within an integrated care pathway;
• Ensuring safeguarding issues are managed effectively.

You should have significant experience in individual client work in the field of addictions, mental health or a social care setting with adults or young people. You should be flexible in using a range of low and high-intensity interventions and modalities including Cognitive Behavioural (CBT) tools.

You will form part of an enthusiastic clinical treatment team working from several locations across London, Home Counties and Lincoln as well as online. You should be versatile and adaptable and committed to on-going development.

We are looking for individuals to work full time which include weekend and evenings.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check

To apply, please go onto the GamCare website and complete an application form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Survey.

Please note we do not accept CVs.

GamCare is committed to processing your personal data fairly, lawfully and transparently in line with GDPR. For further information on GamCare’s recruitment privacy notice please refer to our website.

If you would like acknowledgement that your application has been received, please ensure the application is attached and put the following subject in your email:

Job application: <name of vacancy>

Please note that if the subject is not correct, you may not receive a confirmation.

To discuss the role further please email Candice Donn Head of Clinical Services. Application forms forwarded to this email will not be accepted.

Closing date for applications: Monday 13 April at 9.00 am

We have an opportunity for a Peer Support Worker to use own lived experience of mental health to support others, by navigating through the Criminal Justice System and accessing support for mental health needs.

Title: Peer Support Worker
Working base: Luton
Area covered: Bedfordshire and Luton
Reports to: Project Support Manager
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: £18,552.00 per annum
Contracted hours: 37.0 per week
Working days: Monday to Friday
Working hours: 7.4 hours per day

Responsibilities:

• To work in the East London Foundation Trust, Liaison and Diversion team as a Mind BLMK Peer Support worker and deliver on contract requirements.
• Encourage service users (including hard to reach clients with complex needs) to engage with the Liaison and Diversion Service, other agencies and referral pathways.
• Deliver a strength-based approach to support using own lived experience of mental health, in order to facilitate a space where people feel accepted and understood. Share ideas and approaches that have been useful in recovery and embed this in working practices as a peer.
• Increase the awareness and understanding of the range of local networks, community services and service user services available eg. Recovery college, Mind BLMK services.
• Be able to provide support and advice to colleagues in the wider Liaison and Diversion Service/Team based on lived experience.
• Raise any concerns within the wider Liaison and Diversion team and group/individual supervision and care planning, including review of care plans
• Carry out health and safety responsibilities in line with Mind BLMK’s H&S policies, procedures and guidance (risk assessments, reviews, reporting, safeguarding, incidents/accidents, premises).
• Carry out cash handling responsibilities as directed by your Line Manager in line with Mind BLMK’s financial policies, procedures and guidance (records, petty cash income and
• expenditure).
• Carry out responsibilities for the collection, updating, monitoring and reporting of service data in line with Mind BLMK’s contract and systems requirements and procedures.

Closing date: 10am on Wednesday 3rd June 2020

To Apply:

Please click 'Apply' to be redirected to our website, where you can download the job description and application pack.

No agencies please.

Head of Programme Finance & Compliance (maternity cover)

Salary: £50,500 - £53,300 per annum, depending on experience + good range of benefits

Contract: 12 month fixed-term contract – 36.5 hours per week

Based: Milton Keynes

World Vision is an international children’s charity working with children, their communities, and with supporters and partners, in almost 100 countries.

Through long-term development projects, emergency responses and advocacy we’ve helped bring lasting change to millions of children, over more than 60 years. And as a Christian organisation, everything we do is motivated by our faith as we strive to reflect God’s unconditional love.

Work for World Vision UK and you will be part of a truly global Partnership, building brighter futures for vulnerable children.

Job Purpose

Do you have what it takes to lead a high performing, multi-disciplinary team and help leverage to the full the financial resources World Vision UK commits to improving the lives of the most vulnerable children around the world?  We are looking for a qualified accountant who is a strategic thinker, able to maintain a strong culture of financial and risk management whilst at the same time bringing innovation and continuous improvement to the way we both raise and invest our resources. 

In this role you will work directly in the part of World Vision UK that currently raises half of our annual revenue, and that oversees the implementation of our life-changing programmes overseas. As such, it is critical that you have a strong alignment with our vision for impact, balanced with the commercial acumen to help us grow sustainable future business. This is a dynamic, non-traditional finance leadership role in which you will have substantial responsibilities while also benefiting from considerable freedom to operate.  

You will need to be a great team player, able to influence and bring the best out of others. A strong team leader and people manager and have the ability to work effectively across the organisation.

As an active Christian* this role offers you the opportunity to integrate your Christian faith and be sensitive to its various expressions across cultures and denominations.

In addition to the salary offered, we offer good benefits including pension, generous holiday entitlement and free parking (MK only).

 Please upload your CV of full employment history explaining any gaps of employment and reasons for leaving your previous employer. This must be accompanied with a covering letter stating how you meet the essential criteria given in the Job Description.

Closing Date for applications: 14th June 2020

Interview Dates: 18th and 19th June 2020

World Vision UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in our workforce. We welcome applications from people representing all sections of the community. World Vision UK also operates flexible working policies and practices.

As a child focused organisation, World Vision UK is committed to the safeguarding of children, therefore any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of applicable background checks, including a criminal records check.

By submitting your application, you understand and accept that World Vision UK will process the data you provide for the purposes of your application and in accordance with the World Vision UK - Job Applicant Privacy Notice is available on our website.

No agencies please.

*Permitted under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010

SAFE! Support for Young People Affected by Crime is an Oxford based charity working across the Thames Valley.  We are looking to recruit experienced practitioners to work across both the Young Victim Service and Building Respectful Families – our service supporting families affected by Child on Parent Violence

SAFE! Project Workers 
Locations: Opportunities across the Thames Valley  
Hours: Part-time and Full-time positions available 

Salary: £24,313 - £26,317 (NJC SO6) pro rata 

In order to be considered for this role you will have extensive experience of working with young people in a supportive role.An enthusiastic self-starter with excellent communication skills, you will have experience of multi-agency working and a commitment to high-standards of professionalism. You will be responsible for:providing appropriate support to children, young people and parents, conducting assessments and designing individual intervention plans based on the young person’s needs and providing support parents/carers. 

Applicants will have a good understanding of confidentiality and safe working practices and maintenance of records in accordance with the Data Protection (GDPR) Act.  In addition, you must be able to demonstrate your active commitment to promoting equal opportunities and diversity.

SAFE! works across the Thames Valley.There are currently office bases in Oxford and Bracknell and desk sharing arrangements in Bicester and Newbury.Home-working is also considered. We have part-time positions available in Buckinghamshire and East Berkshire (between 15 and 22.5 hours per week) and either full-time or part-time positions in Oxfordshire and Reading/West-Berkshire.

These roles will require some travel around the region, and occasional unsociable working hours. In return SAFE! offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension, flexible working and 28 days annual leave (pro rata), as well as the opportunity to play a key role in this award-winning charity at an exciting time.

Appointments will be subject to references and checks made by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) satisfactory to SAFE!

Are you looking for a role within an organisation with a strong 'family feel' culture? Do you want the opportunity to be a true Finance Business Partner to an expanding Development function in Northamptonshire? Do you value your hard work being used to help the society around you?

My client is a successful Property provider in Northamptonshire that has recently enjoyed a growth phase and has restructured Finance to suit their future goals. Reporting to the Head of Finance, the key responsibilities of the Finance Business Partner are to:

• Provide a full Business Partnering service for the Development and Treasury functions of this c£30m turnover organisation, allowing for continued growth and support of their development plans
• Lead on cashflow reporting and appraisal of new investments and provide high level analysis to senior management
• Lead on the month end processes for the key areas of Development and Treasury
• Hold monthly meetings with the Development functions and support the Head of Finance in preparing accurate and timely management accounts.

This is a rare opportunity to join an organisation that is going from strength to strength and providing more and more homes for local residents requiring affordable housing. This is a role in which someone can make their mark on the team, build lasting relationships quickly, and become a well-known point of contact for a crucial area of the business that is fundamental to its growth plans.

On offer is a highly flexible working culture where successful work is measured by meaningful output rather than hours logged. The organisation has cultivated a friendly, family environment and there are many members of the team choosing to devote substantial length of service.

To be considered, you'll need to be:

• Fully qualified, actively studying to qualify as an accountant, or hold significant experience in a very similar role to demonstrate appropriate skills and expertise
• Experienced in a socially motivated organisation - any Housing, Charity, public sector or Local Authority backgrounds will be considered
• Have strong communication skills, both written and verbal

Interviews can be arranged at short notice if suitable candidates are found - please avoid missing out by applying now!

Are you a qualified finance professional looking to utilise your skills within the charity sector? Are you passionate about developing a team and ensuring that standards are raised across finance? Would you enjoy working for a Christian focussed charity? If so, this could be an excellent opportunity for you.

Robertson Bell are looking to recruit a Head of Project Finance for a Christian International Development Charity. The role is due to last for a period of 12 months and is a varied and interesting position to take on.

The main responsibilities are:

* Manage a multi-faceted team (10+) on a day to day basis.
* Be the link between finance and projects, ensuring that all projects are on budget and reported on accurately.
* Provide financial analysis and insight regarding project bidding and proposals.
* Oversee all elements of risk associated to finance or the projects.

The successful candidate will:

* Be a qualified accountant who has previous experience of leading teams.
* Be immediately available or on a short notice period.
* Have an empathy towards to the vision and ethos of the charity.

No previous charity experience is required, however applicants with previous projects, grants or donor experience are highly desirable. Please do not delay in applying for this post as it is a truly interesting position with CV enhancing opportunities.