Support Worker

You will join our client as a Support Worker to work as a team in their residential home to support 4/5 young people in their care.

Support Worker Responsibilities:

You will follow individual care plans for the young people with the aim to help them move onto independent living in the future. You will support with their therapy, plan social and leisure activities, give medication and complete associated paperwork. You will be supported by a multi-disciplinary team including Nurses, Psychologists and Psychiatrists to ensure we achieve the best possible outcomes for our young people.

Support Worker Requirements:

You do not require any previous experience for this role. You should be IT literate as there is a requirement to update online care records. Be flexible with the ability to work a 7 day rota, completing early and late shift patterns alongside 1 sleep ins (usually 1 per week) for which an additional payment is made. Having a driving licence is not essential but it is beneficial to help transport our young people to appointments and activities.

About Our Client:

Our Client provides residential services for young people and young adults aged 16-30 years old who have been discharged from psychiatric inpatient stays or secure children’s homes. Their aim is to support the young people using an innovative therapeutic approach and least restrictive practice to enable them to live in a non-secure community setting and to achieve their individual goals in preparation for transition to adult life. Their “no restraint” policy allows for more respectful and thoughtful relationships with young people and avoids traumatisation and consequent escalations in risk.

“Pay, work life balance, mix of staff, professional organisation, fantastic management and processes.” – Glassdoor Review.

Location: Stockport

Job type: Full and Part time opportunities available; Full time hours 37.5 per week

Salary: £17,550-£19,012.50 per annum (£9-£9.75 per hour) dependent on experience.

Benefits: 22-27 holidays per year (plus bank holidays), Free training and professional development programme, Paid induction, training and enhanced DBS check, Company Pension Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Free onsite parking, Life Assurance, Online discounts, Refer a friend scheme where we pay £500 for every friend you refer, Annual paid Summer and Christmas parties, Length of service awards.

Closing date for applications: Thursday 28th November, 2019

You may have experience of the following: Support Worker, Care Worker, Care Assistant, Healthcare Worker, Healthcare Assistant, Community Support Worker, Disability, Disabilities, Care Staff, Charity, Charities, Not for Profit, NFP, Third Sector, etc.

Ref: 90043

Disrupting Exploitation - Parent Worker

Fixed term contract until 31st January 2022. The role is 37 hours a week. £23,388 per annum

Based at The Children's Society's offices in Wythenshawe, Greater Manchester.

This role is based within our flagship national programme, Disrupting Exploitation. This programme works on supporting children who are victims of child criminal exploitation and their parents. We work through one-to-one and group work and also on changing the system around young people. Our systems change work includes working on policies and procedures, contexts, intelligence and information sharing and professional training.

This role sits within our Children and Families Directorate. Your role will be to support parents through one-to-one support and targeted group work who are parents or carers of children who are victims of child criminal exploitation. You will also be responsible for testing and learning new ways to support parents and prototyping new approaches and resources to deliver a high quality service to parents.

The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 130 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way.

We are currently looking for a compassionate, innovative and creative person to join our dynamic, ambitious team.

A key part of this role will be your ability to support parents/carers of children affected by child criminal exploitation, to enable parents to contribute and be part of safety and disruption plans, to reduce the divide between statutory agencies and parents/carers and to take forward - through a test and learn approach - findings from Snook (a service design agency) developing new approaches to working with parents.

In order to be successful in this role, you must have:

-Experience of working with families

-Experience of delivering training for professionals

-Up to date knowledge of safeguarding and issues around young people affected by exploitation/trafficking

-Relationship building skills

The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.

Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.

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 closing date for applications is 23.59 on 6th December.

Interviews will be held on Monday 16th December.

Department: Witness Service - National

The role you’re applying for is in the Operations directorate and in the Witness Service team.

The Citizens Advice Witness Service provides a vital service offering free and independent support for witnesses in every criminal court across England and Wales.

Our trained volunteers provide practical and emotional support and information to prosecution and defence witnesses in criminal cases.

We are looking for someone with the ability to develop and motivate volunteers and who has administrative skills and is computer literate to a high standard.

As the Deputy Team Leader (Court Services), working alongside Team Leaders you will be responsible for the delivery of the Witness Service within the courts, remote link sites and Witness Service provision. You will share responsibility for the effective coordination and development of approximately 50 volunteers who support witnesses in their journey through the criminal justice system.

In this role you will also be responsible for general service administrative tasks within the courts, as well as inputting service data.

Experience of the non-profit sector is desirable, but not essential.

Citizens Advice won a grant from the Ministry of Justice to run the Witness Service from April 2015.  The Witness Service has nearly 300 staff and 3000 volunteers and offers free, independent, impartial and confidential support and information to 15,000 witnesses each month to give evidence in every criminal court in England and Wales.

Citizens Advice provide free, independent and impartial advice and information to help people resolve their legal, money and other problems. In the past year we have helped over 2.5 million people solve over 6.2 million problems. Our national network delivers services from over 3,000 locations in England and Wales. In 2015 we won Charity Times Charity of the Year for our work. Now we want to do even more.

Citizens Advice values diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented throughout Citizens Advice. We are a member of the race equality campaign at Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network and are committed to improving employment opportunities for ethnic minorities across the UK. We also welcome applications from, LGB and Trans and non-binary candidates.

We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role as set out in role profile.

Bank Support Worker

You will join our client as a Bank Support Worker to support the young people using a therapeutic approach to live in a non-secure community setting and to achieve their individual goals in preparation for transition to adult life.

Bank Support Worker Responsibilities:

As part of their bank team you will work on a zero hours contract supporting their residential houses across numerous locations in the Cheshire area. Your role will be to provide the highest standard of care to their young people following individual care plans and programmes. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your skills and as a bank worker you will have the opportunity to apply for permanent internal roles as they arise.

Bank Support Worker Requirements:

Experience is not essential as full training will be provided however you will need to have a good understanding of the issues young people face and the desire to make a real difference. You will need to be flexible in your approach and have the ability to work shifts including nights and weekends. Access to a car is desirable.

About Our Client:

Our client provides residential services for young people and young adults aged 16-30 years old who have been discharged from psychiatric inpatient stays or secure children’s homes. Their aim is to support the young people using an innovative therapeutic approach and least restrictive practice to enable them to live in a non-secure community setting and to achieve their individual goals in preparation for transition to adult life. Their “no restraint” policy allows for more respectful and thoughtful relationships with young people and avoids traumatisation and consequent escalations in risk.

“Pay, work life balance, mix of staff, professional organisation and fantastic management and processes.” – Glassdoor Review.

Location: Cheshire (Stockport, Warrington, Neston, West Kirby)

Job type: Bank, Part Time; Zero Hours Contract

Salary: £9 per hour

Benefits: 22-27 holidays per year (plus bank holidays), Free training and professional development programme, Paid induction, training and enhanced DBS check, Company Pension Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Free onsite parking, Life Assurance.

Closing date for applications: 30th November, 2019

You may have experience of the following: Bank Support Worker, Support Worker, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Social Care, Voluntary Sector, Healthcare Assistant, Care Staff, Care Assistant, Community Development, Care Worker, Vulnerable People, Social Worker, Not for Profit, NFP etc.

Ref: 90104

School-Home Support is a dynamic charity with proven impact. For over 30 years it has been working with children and young people struggling to stay in school due to a wide range of complex family issues. We get children and young people back into school ready to learn, whatever it takes.

School-Home Support Practitioner
Cedar Mount Academy, Gorton, Manchester
5 days a week, term-time only
Starting salary: £18,074 per annum to £19,245 per annum (depending upon experience)

This is an opportunity to work alongside Cedar Mount Academy to support children and families to improve issues which are causing poor attendance and behaviour and helping parents to become more engaged with their child’s learning attainment and aspirations. The practitioner will work with pupils and their families in Cedar Mount Academy to provide practical and emotional support to vulnerable families across the school.

The successful candidate will have experience working in a school environment, delivering learning programmes and strong abilities in engaging challenging children and their parents.

Duties of the role:

• Vulnerable pupils and families
• Organise group work for both children and families
• Provide 1:1 emotional and practical support for families
• Encourage parental engagement in learning
• Support with children transitioning from primary to secondary school, and from secondary to further education, employment or training.
• Undertake work supporting improved attendance
• Support wider parental engagement with school
• Work as part of a team
• Collate and utilise data and statistics and produce reports as and when required

Closing date for applications: 23:59 pm, 15 November 2019
1st stage interviews: TBC
2nd stage interviews at the school: TBC

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the Apply button to be directed to the School-Home Support website where you can download the job description and application form. 

Start Date: ASAP

School-Home Support takes very seriously the duty of care to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and is committed to ensuring that our safeguarding practice reflects statutory responsibilities, government guidance and complies with best practice. Our safeguarding policy recognises that the welfare and interests of children are paramount in all circumstances. All roles above are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.

No agencies please.

School-Home Support (SHS) is a dynamic charity working to ensure every child is in school ready to learn. For over 30 years it has been working with children and young people struggling to stay in school due to a wide range of complex issues. We get children and young people back in school ready to learn, whatever it takes.

School-Home Support Practitioner
Working: across Rushbrook Primary Academy and Stanley Grove Primary Academy, Gorton Manchester
Hours: 5 days a week, Term time only
Starting salary: £18,074 per annum to £19,245 per annum depending upon experience

This is an opportunity to work alongside Rushbrook Primary Academy and Stanley Grove Primary Academy to support children and families to improve issues which are causing poor attendance and behaviour, and helping parents to become more engaged with their child’s learning attainment and aspirations. The practitioner will work with pupils and their families in Rushbrook Primary Academy and Stanley Grove Primary Academy to provide practical and emotional support to vulnerable families across the school.

The successful candidates will have experience working in a school environment, delivering learning programmes and strong abilities in engaging challenging children and their parents.

Duties of the role:

• Provide targeted casework for vulnerable pupils and families
• Organise group work for both children and families
• Provide 1:1 emotional and practical support for families
• Support families and children transitioning to secondary school.
• Encourage parental engagement in learning
• Undertake work supporting improved attendance
• Support wider parental engagement in school
• Work as part of a team
• Collate and utilise data and statistics and produce reports for the funder

Closing date for applications: 23:59 pm, 15November 2019
1st stage interviews: TBC
2nd stage interviews at the school: TBC
Start date: ASAP

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the 'Apply' button to be directed to the School-Home Support website where you can download the relevant information pack and application form. 

This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.

School-Home Support takes very seriously the duty of care to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and is committed to ensuring that our safeguarding practice reflects statutory responsibilities, government guidance and complies with best practice. Our safeguarding policy recognises that the welfare and interests of children are paramount in all circumstances.

SHS is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

No agencies please.

Girlguiding is recruiting a Merchandise Planner, reporting to the Buying Manager, to work at our Trading Services.

The Merchandise Planner will be required to maintain, develop and manage the supplier base in order to achieve high standards of customer service for the membership, maximising stock availability, cash flow and profit requirements whilst undertaking product research and development as required including consultation with other Departments and volunteers. They will also be required to liaise with buying, marketing and publication colleagues to ensure that all promotional opportunities are taken, and information/ images for all promotional activities is provided as well as monitor slow selling lines and stock residues, taking appropriate action where required.

The post holder must ideally have experience of working in a customer focussed buying environment or hold a relevant degree in a business-related area of study as well as the ability to work under pressure and achieve deadlines and work as part of a team.They must also have excellent written and verbal communication skills along with the ability to build positive relationships with stakeholders at all levels.

Due to the nature of the work, 3 weekends in the year may be required, for which time off in lieu will be taken.

Girlguiding values the differences that a diverse workforce brings and is committed to inclusivity, and to employing and supporting a diverse workforce. Girlguiding is proud to be part of the Stonewall Diversity Champions programme, a member of the Business Disability Forum, and a member of Time to Change – improving attitudes towards mental health. While Girlguiding’s young members may be girl only, our staff team is mixed gender. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability (physical or mental), gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion and belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

In the UK alone, half a million children don’t have a safe or stable home. Great social workers can change this. That’s why Frontline recruits and develops outstanding individuals to be the difference in the lives of vulnerable children and families.

The Frontline programme is a unique route into social work. The programme will develop your leadership, conflict-resolution, and relationship-building skills to ensure you thrive in this dynamic and challenging role. Following a five-week residential training programme, you will spend two years working directly with children and families, placed in a local authority:

 In year 1, you will work as part of a unit of participants led by a consultant social worker. You will earn as you learn, receiving a tax-exempt bursary of up to £20,000, while undertaking over 200 days of work-based learning and 46 taught study days. At the end of the first year, you will qualify as a social worker.

In year 2, you will practice as a newly qualified social worker and receive leadership development training. You will work towards a fully-funded master’s degree as you earn a salary of £25,000 to £34,000.

Once you have completed the programme, you will join a community of outstanding leaders sharing your passion for leading social change. The skills you will learn will open doors to a wide range of social impact careers inside social work and beyond. 

What we’re looking for

In order to be eligible for our programme, you will need to have all of the following:

• Grade C or above in English Language and Maths at GCSE (or equivalent qualification)
• 2.1 or higher in an undergraduate honours degree (predicted or obtained) OR a 2.2 in an undergraduate honours degree plus a level 7 (i.e. master’s degree) qualification (predicted or obtained) OR an equivalent qualification
• Be eligible to reside and study in the UK for the duration of the programme. You must be a resident in England before the programme commences
• Competence in spoken and written English 

Throughout our six-stage selection process, we will assess your ability to become an outstanding children’s social worker against our competencies. More information on both our selection process and our competencies can be found on our website.

Many young people and families are facing challenges that seem insurmountable, but social work can make a significant positive difference in their lives. If you want to be that difference, then Frontline is for you.

Follow the link to our website to apply to join our 2020 cohort.

Creative Support is a national, fast growing not-for-profit organisation providing support to individuals with a wide range of care needs. We are committed to providing responsive, person-centred care which promotes the independence, wellbeing and social inclusion of the people we support.

We are seeking a confident, friendly individual to join our vibrant, fast paced Relief Staff Department based in our Head Office, a few minutes’ walk away from Stockport train station. The successful candidate will have a strong, positive work ethos and enjoy a role that has a key focus on customer service and speaking with others.  As Relief Staff Coordinator, you will co-ordinate shift cover for our care services nationally via our bank of contracted relief staff and also through agreed agencies in addition to acting as the first point of contact for temporary workers queries.

This role is a wonderful opportunity for someone who is highly organised, professional and has the ability to prioritise to meet deadlines. You will be able to maintain both computerised and manual records with working experience within an administrative environment and experience of MS Office is desirable.

Our range of employee benefits includes:

• Guaranteed Contracted Hours
• Free life assurance
• Pension with company contribution
• A range of employee discounts

This is primarily a full time, 37.5 hours per week across five days, role though we are also open to applicants seeking part time hours such as 2-4 days per week that would benefit those with other commitments such as child care, education etc.

We are also interested in applicants that are available to work weekends though for candidates appointed on a Monday-Friday basis a need to work weekends on a rota basis is essential.

Closing Date: 11 December 2019

Citizens Advice Bury & Bolton (CABB) is recognised as one of the most progressive and dynamic advice services in the North West. Our approach is client centred and focused on a commitment to quality and diversity. We value diversity, promote equality and challenge discrimination.

We are looking for someone to join our established money advice team, helping to make a difference to people's lives through impartial money advice.

This role involves enabling clients to access quality, impartial advice, information and guidance associated with all matters connected with money advice, debt and financial inclusion.

• Are you an experienced money adviser?
• Perhaps you have worked in a different area of law and would like to progress into money advice?
• Or simply, do you have transferable skills from an unrelated area and would like to develop as a money adviser?

To apply, please visit our website.

This is a very exciting time to join us, as 2 local offices have recently merged to create Citizens Advice Bury and Bolton.

The post holder will be required to work across the Bury and Bolton districts, ensuring a dynamic and client focused welfare benefits advice service is provided.

We are seeking the ideal candidate to join our experienced Welfare Benefits team, providing a reliable and effective advice service, across all advice channels and activity centres, utilised by Citizens Advice Bury and Bolton.

• Are you an experienced welfare benefits adviser?
• Perhaps you have worked in a different area of law and would like to progress into welfare benefits advice? 
• Or simply, do you have transferable skills from an unrelated area and would like to develop as a welfare benefits adviser?

To apply please visit our website.

Sessional Shop Assistant - Zero Hours Contract

Hours will be as and when required by the needs of the business, and could be over a cluster of shops.

Hours

£9..00 per hour

Location:

We are looking for a dedicated Shop Assistant in our Heaton Moor Clothes shop, to ensure that the shop stay's open full trading hours in the absence of the Shop Manager or the Assistant Shop Manager. You will also be driving productivity and leading on key shop tasks, like advertising items for sale on eBay, shop displays and working the Till.

We are looking for someone who has ideally worked in the Retail environment before and can bring new ideas to the table. Ideally, computer literate to enable quick upskilling on shops eBay advertising requirements.

You will be working closely with your Shop Manager and Assistant Shop Manager to make the shop a success, and build links in the local community. You will need to be confident at working with people from different backgrounds creating a welcoming and positive experience for all of our staff, volunteers and supporters.

If you have what it takes to work hard but have some fun along the way, and support your Shop Management team to be the best it can be, then this is the place for you!

Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.

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.

Vacancy closes midnight: 27/11/2019

Interviews will be held on: TBA

JOB DESCRIPTION

PAPYRUS is the national UK charity dedicated to the prevention of suicide and the promotion of positive mental health and emotional wellbeing in young people.

DESIGNATION                        Suicide Prevention Adviser

HOURS 30 hours per week

Mainly unsocial hours including weekends (predominantly weekend and evening working)

SALARY NJC Scale 23-25 (£26,470 - £28,221) + 5% Pension contribution

LOCATION                                 Registered Office,  Warrington

RESPONSIBLE TO                  HOPELINEUK Manager

PURPOSE OF POST               

To advise and support service users and other stakeholders through our helpline, literature and outreach services to help prevent young suicides

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

Head of Helpline Services; CEO; Staff and Volunteers; Chairman; Board of Trustees; PAPYRUS Members; Press Office.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Help to deliver HOPELINEUK (the PAPYRUS national helpline) as part of a team participating in shift cover on a rota system, with a significant amount of weekend and evening working.
• Help to deliver PAPYRUS online support for young people and those concerned about their mental health.
• Contribute to the advice and information PAPYRUS provides on its website, its social media portals and in its literature for the public and stakeholders.
• Deliver presentations on PAPYRUS and training on suicide prevention to stakeholders.
• Engage with and support members and stakeholders when required.
• Work directly with young people as key stakeholders when required.
• Contribute to PAPYRUS Campaigns as outlined in the Strategic Plan.
• Help to plan, contribute to and attend PAPYRUS training, conferences and seminars as required.
• Contribute to the ongoing maintenance of an up-to-date information database.
• Contribute to quality control systems for our suicide prevention services.
• Respect confidentiality and manage data according to PAPYRUS policy.
• Understand your duties and manage any matters relating to safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults within PAPYRUS policy.
• Attend and contribute constructively to regular line management supervision, clinical supervision and appraisal protocols.
• Attend training courses as required.
   

• ADDITIONAL DUTIES

 It is the nature of the work of PAPYRUS prevention of young suicides that tasks and responsibilities are in many circumstances, unpredictable and varied. All staff are, therefore, expected to work in a flexible way when the occasion arises and when tasks not specifically covered in their job description have to be undertaken. These additional duties will normally be to cover unforeseen circumstances or changes in work and they will normally be compatible with the regular type of work. If the additional responsibility or task becomes a regular or frequent part of the member of staff’s job, it will be included in the job description in consultation with the member of staff.

• CONFIDENTIALITY

​It is expected that all PAPYRUS employees understand that our work is confidential and that neither details about those who use its services nor any other PAPYRUS business should be divulged to members of the public. A confidentiality agreement must be signed on taking up this post. Further details are outlined in the PAPYRUS Confidentiality Policy.

• BASIC PRINCIPLES

​The post holder is expected to be familiar with and have regard to the ethos and values of PAPYRUS and work within that framework. He/she must be prepared to operate without prejudice to all who approach PAPYRUS or work with the organisation at any level.

• CONDITIONS OF SERVICE

​Conditions of Service are broadly in line with those set out by the National Joint Council for Local Government Services. PAPYRUS has a probationary period of 6 months for all posts. Appointment to this post may be subject to satisfactory Enhanced CRB Disclosure and/or completion of Vetting and Barring Scheme checks.

• QUALIFICATIONS 

 See Person Specification

The application form for this role can be found on our website. 

Please do not send your CV as this will not be considered as part of your application.

Applications must be submitted using the online application only.

Crossroads Derbyshire provides domestic abuse services to adults, children and young people in the High Peak and Derbyshire Dales.

DEADLINE EXTENDED

We are a fast-growing, passionate domestic abuse service who put survivors at the heart of everything we do. We serve a large rural community – supporting women, men and children in Derbyshire and beyond. This year we celebrated our 40th anniversary. We strive to prevent abuse by raising awareness and promoting change that lasts. We are affiliated to Women’s Aid and accredited to Level Two in 2018. Our services were described as “Exemplary.” This post offers excellent prospects for the right candidate.

The Role:

You will manage the day-to-day running of the Harmony Project domestic abuse refuge. The Harmony Project provides a safe space for young women aged 16 to 24 and their children who have experienced domestic abuse.

We’re looking for a highly organised domestic abuse specialist, ideally with experience of managing a residential project. You will need to have an in-depth knowledge and experience of working with survivors of domestic abuse and its impact on their children.

This role requires the ability to work alone, and manage a team of support workers.

Flexible working hours will be required to meet the needs of this post and you will need the use of a car and a current driving licence as you will be required to travel.

LOCATION: Working base not disclosed in advert. Accessible from Manchester by train or car. 

This post is open to women only (Exempt under the Equality Act 2010, pursuant to schedule 9 part 1)

The post is funded until March 2025

Scale point 18 £24,313 per annum

We offer: employer’s contributory pension scheme, 25 days annual leave, rising after 2 years’ service and a training programme. 

Closing date for this post is 9.30am Monday 18th November 2019