We need support workers who can create change. Are you organised, enthusiastic, resilient and thick skinned? The young people who reside in our temporary accommodation services need you. They are all 16-25 and experiencing a range of problems and need assistance to tackle homelessness and enable them to live independently. We need great team players who want to join an award winning and growing organisation that values its colleagues and puts the young peole at the heart of our thinking. If you are creative, persistent and able to engage young people who will put up barriers than all the better. You will be working shifts on a 48 week rota, offering support and housing management in a busy team based in Farnworth.

Redds Place is a brand new short stay and assessment unit for Bolton. Young people aged 16-25 need emergency accommodation that is underpinned using trauma informed care principles. We need people to join our team of tenacious, hard working and resilient colleagues. You need the right balance between support, enforcement and managing boundaries. The aim of the service is to prevent homelessness and enable independence. You will need to be organised, thick skinned, creative, persistent and a great team player. Join us, change lives.  We are looking for 2 new waking night colleagues who will manage the building, support young people and keep everyone safe overnight.

Support Worker

Please note the deadline for submitting applications for this vacancy is 12 noon on the closing date.

Dementia devastates lives. By 2021, 1 million people will be living with the condition. But dementia won't win. Until the day we find a cure, Alzheimer's Society will be here for anyone affected by dementia - wherever they are, whatever they're going through. Everything we do is informed and inspired by them..

Support Worker Responsibilities:

As a Dementia Support Worker you will have the rewarding opportunity to provide support and guidance to people with dementia and their carers; helping to maintain their independence, improving their sense of well-being, and putting them in more control of their lives. The service is unique to each service user as it is based upon their personal circumstances and support needs.

You will offer support and guidance to your clients in a variety of ways, whether in the client's own home, at service offices or at other locations, face to face, by phone, letter or email. You will also assist service users to access other services, providing signposting and referrals, as well as facilitating peer support groups and other group activities.

Key responsibilities:

• To manage referrals, assisting clients in assessing their information and support needs.
• To maintain and manage a caseload of clients who have dementia or are affected by dementia from appropriate geographical locations. Information and support may be by phone, email, letter, or face to face, at the client’s home or other appropriate location.
• To provide information regarding services and benefits available and, where appropriate, assist clients in accessing them.
• When appropriate, to signpost clients to a choice of suitable other sources of help.
• To develop a proactive approach in reaching people with dementia and carers who may not otherwise access our services.

Support Worker Requirements:

We are looking for an individual who possess NVQ level 3 (or equivalent) with an understanding of dementia and the needs of those living with dementia and their carers. Your ability to assess client needs along with the understanding of the need for client confidentially is essential to providing a valuable and worthwhile service. To be successful in this role you will have excellent non-judgmental communication skills as well as strong organisational and time management skills in order to manage your caseload of clients effectively. Are you someone who can work well as part of a team and are passionate about improving the quality of life for people living with dementia? Then take the first step and apply today.

About Alzheimer’s Society:

Alzheimer’s Society embraces diversity, inclusion and accessibility for all of our people. We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do.

Our employees work hard every day to make a true difference in people's lives. We are proud to support them with a range of benefits, recognition and many options for working agilely, all contributing to a strong work life balance. We also have various learning programmes to support you in your development and help you grow to realise your potential and shape a career with Alzheimer's Society.

Position: Dementia Support Worker
Location: Community Based, Swindon Area
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Part time, 21 hours per week
Salary: £11,978.40 - £12,462.00 actual per annum (depending on skills and experience)

Closing Date: 10th December 2020
Interview Date: Tuesday 5th January 2021

You may have experience of the following: Support Worker, Dementia Adviser, Care Assistant, Caseworker, Special Needs Assistant, Social Worker, Social Care, Community Care, Helpline Coordinator, Volunteering Officer, Support Worker, Mental Health, Dementia, NFP, Not for Profit, Charity, etc.

Manchester Mind believes in the power of listening and feeling heard and that a better understanding of mental health benefits everyone.

We do this by providing a range of services across Manchester to young people and adults. A valuable part of this work has been the provision of services to children and young people from our Children and Young People Services offices in Levenshulme. The holistic mix of services delivered includes advice, volunteering, mentoring and counselling. The services have been successfully evaluated and involve young people in design, development and delivery.

Our work is guided by our values of:

Openness  | Belonging  | Strength  | Collaboration

The Service Manager will support staff and play a strategic role in developing the delivery of high quality young people-led services.

We would like to work with someone who is experienced, dynamic and passionate about being able to develop our services for children and young people.

Position: Service Manager, Children & Young People Services

Salary: £35,934 pro rata

Hours: 28 hours per week

Funding guaranteed until the end of June 2021.

The skills and knowledge that are important to us are:

• Being able to work in an open, supportive and collaborative way.
• Experience of managing and developing services.
• Experience of working strategically.

You can download the application documents from this listing, or from the Vacancies page of the Manchester Mind website.

All applications must be received by 12noon, Wednesday 9th December 2020.

Manchester Mind is striving to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Manchester Mind sees it as a positive advantage if you have experience of mental health issues and/or have used mental health services, or had experience of volunteering.

Support Dogs are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, motivated, and driven individual to join the training department.  The role will consist of the assessing and acceptance of applicants.  It will also involve overseeing our teams who have graduated, ensuring all teams receive an annual aftercare, giving advice, support and extra training if and when required in conjunction with prepping and supporting teams for the retirement process to begin. 

The applicant will be required to lone work off site for periods of time, so must show the ability to work alone effectively, prioritise workload accordingly, use their own initiative and have excellent time management and communicational skills.  They are to demonstrate a real passion for the role, a positive attitude and show flexibility within their work. 

Previous experience of training dogs, using positive based methods, and a full clean driving licence are essential criteria for the post.  Desirable qualities are experience/recognised teaching qualification, awareness in varying disabilities and a recognised qualification in animal training/behaviour.  For further criteria please refer to requirements and criteria.

Occasional overnight duties and from time to time weekend work will be required to both fulfil the role and assist in the promotion of the Charity participating in fundraising events/demonstrations.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to be a part of training dogs to transform the lives of people with epilepsy, physical disabilities, and children with autism.

Please visit Support Dogs website for further information and to see a job description.

If you have any queries in regards to this vacancy please contact Katie Burns, via email.  Due to the high level of interest and enquiries that are received for roles within the training department it is sadly not possible to answer any telephone enquiries.

Applicants are to send a covering letter and CV via email or alternatively by post to Katie Burns, Training Manager, Support Dogs, 21 Jessops Riverside, Brightside Lane, Sheffield, S9 2RX.  Please ensure to include the following information in your covering letter/CV –

• Explanation of why you feel you are suited to the role, using specific examples to demonstrate your suitability. 
• Include any training and/or voluntary work you have undertaken/participated in that is relevant to the roles requirements.
• Three referees (if applicable) to cover at least the past 5 years, one of these is to be your current/previous employer, whichever is relevant to your situation.  Should you not have a current/previous employer please explain how you have been spending your time while not in employment.  Open references/character references from family or friends are not accepted.
• A chronological history of your time spent since leaving education, giving reasons for leaving a position.

Closing date – this position will remain open until the right candidate has been appointed

Please note this vacancy has a two-stage interview process, an initial interview which will include a short practical and a further practical assessment for shortlisted applicants.  All interviews/assessments will be held in Sheffield.  Dates will be confirmed should you be shortlisted.

Service Designer within our Accelerating Impact Team - 12 months FTC

Flexible Location with the willingness to travel to our office locations ( London, Birmingham and Manchester ) when necessary

£37,638 p.a

The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 130 years. Our vision has evolved and we are calling on the people of this country to join us in building a society for all children, so that by 2030 we will have overturned the damaging decline in children's wellbeing, setting a path for long lasting growth.

You would be joining our 'Accelerating Impact Team', based in our Children and Young People's Directorate. This is a small, multi-disciplinary team established to help TCS create services which are design-led, young person centred and systemically informed.

This role will lead the design of strategically key services and service infrastructure, ensuring support for young people seamlessly integrates digital and in-person channels to meet their needs.

The role is suitable for a designer able to confidently lead end-to-end design processes. Ahead of interview, you will be asked to share a portfolio of your service design work, including evidence of the positive outcomes achieved.

We look forward to hearing from you

The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.

Therefore, candidates applying for work in our CYP Directorate will be required to complete an “Employment history template” document prior to interview. The fully completed document should be loaded by the candidate at the point of uploading your CV.

The closing date for applications is midnight on 15th Dec 2020

Interviews will be held on the week commencing 4th of January 2021

Harris Hill is pleased to be working with the Third Age Trust who support the U3A movement to find their new Head of Internal Services .Founded in 1982, U3A is a UK-wide movement of locally-run charities with interest groups that provide a wide range of opportunities for members who are no longer in full-time work to come together to learn for fun. Members explore new ideas, skills and activities together. There are 1,057 u3as with over 450,000 members across the country.

The new Head of Internal Services will report to the CEO and will work to embed the Trust upgrade and manage the organisational infrastructure services. The role will be responsible for bringing together finance, IT, premises, HR, data and security, and policies and procedures in one department. It will involve both strategic reasoning and operational management and be responsible for financial planning, compliance, risk management and governance processes.

Person Specification:

* Relevant experience in understanding and examining charity accounts or a professional qualification in accountancy (CIMA, ACA, ACCA, CIPFA)
* Strong knowledge of the charity accounting SORP and charity governance
* Experience of providing financial information for fundraising bids, competitive tenders, and reports
* Ability to communicate complex financial and legal issues clearly to non-finance experts and develop effective financial management systems
* Relevant experience of managing the upgrade of IT infrastructure including web services
* Experience in overseeing data compliance
* Ability to think strategically and deliver against the charity's strategy
* Proven line management and staff development skills and human resources
* Proven experience of building strong staff teams including developing a shared vision where every team member counts
* Demonstrable excellent communication skills
* A proven track record of project management skills
* Experience of managing premises and operational office requirements

If you would like to understand more about this role and the organisation, please apply or contact Simon Bascombe at Harris Hill

Closing date for applications: 12 noon on Friday 18 December.

SUPPORT WORKER, LINCOLNSHIRE HOUSING RELATED SUPPORT PARTNERSHIP (LHRSP), LINCOLN, PERMANENT, 18.5HPW, FRWK03 £16,915 - £18,430 FTE (ACTUAL £8,457.50 - £9,214.99), PERMANENT, 18.5HPW

This post is for the LHRSP which is an Accommodation service with units in Lincoln.

The successful applicant will be expected to provide support to the residents as identified on their individual support plans. The aim is to address their housing needs and work in partnership with health, housing & probation services to prepare the resident to move on to sustain their own accommodation.

You will have experience of working with vulnerable people, including some knowledge of people affected by substance misuse, history of offending, family and domestic abuse issues, and people with mental health support needs.

The successful applicant will:

• Be enthusiastic, motivated and able to communicate in an empathic way with people who may present with challenging support needs and behaviours
• Have a good understanding of the needs of vulnerable people
• Have excellent time management and organizational skills
• Recognise the need to be responsive and adaptable to the needs of the service delivery and service users
• Experience using a computer, inputting and up-dating information electronically and in written form
• Have an ability to work with empathy and creativity in order to encourage people to work towards independence

For more information please contact: Susan Cake-Taylor 

What we offer: Life Assurance, Pension (up to 4% matched by FHA), Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Benefits, Additional Annual Leave Purchase Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Learning programmes tailored to suit different roles and services, Health Cash Plan.

Framework supports all employees to achieve a better work/life balance. Should you wish us to consider flexible working or job share as part of your application please state this on your application in the supporting statement section.

97% of the workforce in a recent staff survey said they were proud to work for Framework.

Framework is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Registered charity No: 1060941.

As a Disability Confident employer we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities. Framework is committed to offering opportunities to people from diverse communities. If you have specific requirements or adjustments please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application

CVs will not be accepted

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

About Worcester Community Trust

Worcester Community Trust is a registered charity that runs six community centres in the City of Worcester providing crucial facilities for community use, activities and services, empowering people of all ages. We deliver a wide range of services that make a difference to the daily lives of people in our communities including the socially isolated, the lonely, victims of domestic abuse and the wider community.

We aim to be at the centre of thriving communities and for our centres to be the hub of community activity to achieve our vision of Bringing People Together. 

This is your opportunity to be part of a dynamic team helping the Trust achieve ambitious plans for growth.

The Role

Worcester Community Trust is looking to appoint a Service Manger to lead on our Wellbeing Projects which aim to provide support services to socially isolated and vulnerable people in our communities.

This role will manage three main wellbeing services; the Community Connectors Project, the PLUS (People Like Us) Service and the Snack and Chat project.

These services provide both 1 to 1 and small group support and activities to reduce loneliness and isolation and improve feelings of wellbeing. We bring people together to create peer support networks and to connect people to mainstream professional services, supporting them to become volunteers and invest back into the local community.

Essential criteria:

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in managing multiple projects within health and wellbeing services with proven ability to deliver against a range of outcomes
• Experience of managing contracts and SLA’s including performance, compliance, and quality
• Excellent organisational skills with an ability to manage multiple work streams and funder requirements
• An understanding of the complex issues presented by individuals affected by poor health, wellbeing, and loneliness

For a full job description and an application form please visit our website or download below.

Deadline for receipt of completed applications is 09.00am on 8th December 2020

Interviews will be held on 16th December 2020

Fixed term contract for 6 Months
 

Closing Date:  Midnight 09/12/2020
Interview Date: 16/12/2020

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

We are looking for an enthusiastic support worker to join the team at the Robertson Street hostel.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is keen to develop their knowledge and skills and play a role in shaping the provision of our support work.

The focus of your work will be to support and encourage clients to become more independent, maximise income, reduce arrears and increase move on and throughput in the hostel. You will ensure the environment is safe, healthy, and reflective of our ethos and supports our client’s aims.

This will require you to be outcome focussed, fostering a culture of high performance and continual improvement on your and the team’s successes.

You’ll be:

• organised and efficient in your work
• excellent at communicating and problem solving
• confident in your ability to support clients
• competent at using a computer and a range of software packages
• committed to developing your knowledge and skills
• responsive and flexible to the needs of the team and the clients

As well as a great working environment we offer:

• Support to develop your skills
• Learning and development opportunities including Tuition Aid and training
• 5% non-contributory pension
• 29 days holiday pro rata

For more information and to apply please visit our website.

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

Are you passionate about making a lasting difference to the lives of vulnerable adults?

St Mungo’s is at the forefront of supporting individuals experiencing, or who have experienced, homelessness. Our work is more crucial now than ever before as we support our clients throughout the Covid-19 pandemic and ensure that no one who has been housed during this time returns to homelessness.

We are looking for recovery focused support workers (known internally as project workers) to join our new Accommodation Service in Reading on a permanent, full-time basis.

Great Knolly’s Street provides PIE accommodation, which comprises bespoke pod accommodation units, to residents in a newly-designed site in central Reading.  The services closely adhere to the recovery model & trauma informed approach and will provide a period of settled accommodation to residents with a history of homelessness and complex needs.  The service will be operated in partnership with Reading Borough Council and provides an excellent opportunity to support individuals in accessing a home with an appropriate, and considered, element of support and eventual move-on to long-term, settled accommodation.

In this busy and varied role you will provide high-quality support, care and advice to clients that focuses on their strengths and goals, and is delivered in a way that suits them. You will work with clients to identify their personal aims and ambitions, and assist in developing plans to achieve them. You will also work to connect residents with external services and develop independent living skills.

Who we’re looking for

To succeed in these highly rewarding roles you will:

• Have an understanding of the issues faced by homeless or vulnerably housed people – you may have had personal experience of homelessness yourself
• Have experience of helping vulnerable people to identify personal goals and supporting them through a process of change
• Have a sound understanding of the support needs of people with low incomes, including rent payments/arrears and professional boundary issues
• Be committed to our Recovery Ethos

However, above all we are looking for inspirational, committed individuals who have a genuine desire to support people to transform their lives.

If you believe that you have what we are looking for, and have an interest in working for a charity that makes a real difference to the lives of people who are homeless, and you are ready to apply now please click the apply button.

Please note, due to the needs of our services, Support Workers are required to work a shift rota, so flexibility is required. This will include some weekends and bank holidays.

If the above sounds like you we’d love to hear from you!

To view job descriptions on our vacancies page, please click on the document available tab above the relevant job advert.

What we offer

• Excellent Development and Growth Opportunities

St Mungo’s employees are encouraged to consider opportunities to develop new skills or progress including; secondments, internal transfers, application to new roles in the organisation or just to get involved in various projects happening within the organisation.

As a result last year 35% of our vacancies were filled by promotions. In 2019 we achieved We Invest in People Gold level accreditation and are one of just 3% of housing associations to achieve this standard; 82% of staff who took part in the IIP survey say St Mungo’s is a great place to work.

• A Diverse and Inclusive Work Place

At St Mungo’s, equality, diversity and inclusion are central to the organisation's values and how we work. We are proud of our commitment to diversity and inclusion and have 8 great Diversity Networks to support clients and staff from different backgrounds so they are able to be their best selves. Our Networks include: BAME, Carer’s and Parent’s, Lived Experience, LGBTQIA+, Disability Awareness, South West, Irish and Women’s Action.

• Flexible Working and Other Benefits

We are committed to maintaining your work/life balance. We offer 25 days annual leave, and operate a very popular Flexi Time scheme, which allows you to supplement your annual leave entitlement. After 5 years, staff annual leave entitlement increases to 28 days.

St Mungo’s contribute 4% of your gross annual salary, and you are able to enrol in the Defined Contribution scheme following a successful probationary period in which the employer contribution is 6%.

For this role staff can claim an additional 20% pay premium for hours worked between 8pm and 8am Monday to Friday, and all hours worked on Saturday and Sunday. 

What we do

At St Mungo’s our vision is that everyone has a place to call home and can fulfil their hopes and ambitions. As a homelessness charity and housing association, our clients are at the heart of what we do, and in 2019 we supported nearly 30,000 people who were either homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Our staff are crucial to making this happen.

How to apply

To find out more and apply please go to the St Mungo’s careers page on our website. 

Closing date: 10am on Wednesday 9 December 2020

Interview and assessments on: Monday 21 or Tuesday 22 December 2020, via a Google Meet video call due to Covid19 distancing.

It is a requirement for this post that an enhanced DBS disclosure check will be undertaken for the successful candidate.

Please be advised that all appointments will be made on St Mungo’s current standard Terms and Conditions (T&Cs); this also applies to any internal candidates.

An exciting opportunity to be a Rent Service Coordinator, working for a Housing Association based in London.

Client Details

A Housing Association based in London, looking for a Rent Service Coordinator to join the team.

Description

The Rent Service Coordinator working for a Housing Association based in London will be responsible for:

• Line managing and supporting a team of 4
• Managing the income collection service
• Ensure efficient administration of the rent account system
• Take a lead in highlighting arrears and strategies to reduce them
• Ensure the team establishes and maintains relationships with external partners and internal colleagues
• Ensuring excellent customer service is provided

Profile

The Rent Service Coordinator working for a Housing Association based in London will have:

• Experience of line managing staff and effectively managing a team
• Worked in an income officer role previously, maximising client income, minimising rent arrears and bad debts
• Housing sector experience, working in a similar role
• An ability to produce accurate financial reports and collate and interpret financial and statistical information
• Experience of using spreadsheets for analysing data and information

Job Offer

A salary of £36,000, plus annual leave and pension

WHO WE ARE

City Hearts was founded in 2005, beginning with a single home to help women with life controlling
issues, shortly after we welcomed our first survivor of modern slavery. Since then, we have
expanded across multiple regions and now provide accommodation and outreach support to
hundreds of survivors of modern slavery every year, as well as continuing to house and support
women with life controlling issues. We are passionate about restoring the lives of those we support,
and it would not be possible without our dedicated team of staff and volunteers.

ROLE SUMMARY
How this role fits into the vision and objectives of City Hearts
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Support Worker within our Female Accommodation
Team. In this role, you’ll be supporting the women rescued from human trafficking, now residing at
the safehouse accommodation, with everyday tasks; promoting their independence; empowering
them in their recovery and assisting with their integration into the community.

RESPONSIBILITIES

•Supporting the clients at the accommodation with everyday tasks; promoting their
independence; empowering them in their recovery and assisting with their integration into
the community.
• Welcoming new clients into service, carrying out initial inductions and supporting clients
when moving on from the accommodation.
• Regular shift work - shifts are 12pm-8pm, one of which will be a weekend shift at either of the
two female safe houses.
• Creating and initiating activities with the clients – organising outings periodically. Helping the
women develop skills, autonomy and confidence through engaging them in activities such as
learning English language skills, building healthy friendships, cooking, budgeting and
personal safety.
• Using the Computer Management System (CMS) to accurately and professionally record
client information, ECAT entitlement support work, incident reports and any other information
when needed in a timely manner
• Keeping the house clean and tidy on a daily basis and helping to ensure the smooth running
of the day to day programme e.g. organising and attending appointments, managing issues
that arise at the accommodation.
• Creating a safe and friendly atmosphere/environment in the house when on shift.
• Taking phone calls on behalf of clients and liaising with professionals that call or visit the
accommodation.
• Help resolve any issues that occur with clients and working alongside caseworkers and
management to best support a client.
• Adhering to all internal procedures regarding City Hearts, following any legislation and
attending mandatory training.

 

 This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced casework manager to join our friendly and welcoming team providing support to destitute asylum seekers. We are looking for someone with a deep commitment to our relational, holistic way of working who will oversee our provision of advice and support in the areas of housing, asylum support, welfare, health access and mental health. The post would suit someone who is OISC registered, with significant experience of supporting people with insecure immigration status, experience of line managing staff and volunteers, supervising casework and coordinating work on complex cases across teams.  The postholder will need high levels of emotional intelligence, pastoral sensitivity, and a reflective approach to their work, in addition to depth of knowledge of the asylum system and relevant housing, health and social care landscape. 

In addition to undertaking their own casework and managing others to do the same, the postholder will also be responsible for a network of volunteers providing emotional support to refugees by phone. This will be developed later into an in person network providing accompaniment to refugees for appointments and other initiatives.

JRS UK provides a diverse range of services to around 350 destitute asylum seekers in the London area, including a day centre, activities encouraging peer support, a hosting scheme, accommodation project and immigration legal advice. While face-to-face services are temporarily suspended owing to COVID, we adapted rapidly to provide advice and support by phone and online and take emergency support onto the road through in person delivery. The postholder will initially work from home, providing advice and support by phone, but as the COVID public health situation changes, we will begin a phased return to providing face-to-face services. The postholder will need a highly flexible approach to adapt service delivery according to the shifting circumstances.  

JRS UK is a Catholic organisation and our work is rooted in Catholic social teaching and imbued with the spirituality of the Jesuits. But we serve people of all faiths and none without proselytising or favour. Our staff and volunteer teams are diverse and include people from many different faiths, nationalities, and generational backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with personal experience of the asylum system.