*This role covers Ealing, Harrow, Hounslow & Watford areas

PURPOSE: To be responsible in conjunction with the Housing Operations manager in providing the day to day operations of our outstanding directly managed specialised supported housing services across the UK. To work and support Housing Staff in accordance with the Associations core values, and to stand in for any of the Housing Support Team or its respective managing agents when requested.

REPORTS TO: Specialised Supported Housing Manager

The purpose of this post:

To provide an excellent customer focused service for all Chrysalis tenants ensuring that care and support housing schemes and properties are well managed, and the environment is well maintained. Working proactively and closely with tenants and support agencies to address environmental, property and tenancy issues ensuring tenancies are sustained. To develop local knowledge of the communities and neighbourhoods in which our supported housing operates and establish partnerships to meet the needs of tenants and the community. To work closely with our support and care providers in our care and support housing schemes.

What is the focus:

· Effectively manage care and support housing schemes

· Work closely with a range of internal departments and external organisations to ensure tenants can maintain their tenancies

· Working closely with team colleagues to enable excellent customer service

ROLE SPECIFICATION.

Tenancy Services

1.Provide an effective and efficient intensive housing management service to specialised supported housing and submit weekly report on IHM activity.

2.Provide assistance, advice to tenants and taking appropriate action where required.

3. Through close and regular contact with tenants, identify and assist vulnerable tenants, referring them on to other relevant agencies and monitoring these services to enable the tenant to sustain their tenancy.

4. Manage the specialised supported housing management responsibilities of the void process.

5. Liaising with care provider staff and appointees/deputies with regards to new tenants’ viewings and sign them up for their new tenancies, ensuring they are familiar with the terms of the Tenancy Agreement and of the services provided by Chrysalis. Assist and support with claiming housing benefit.

6. Liaise with scheme staff over post void inspections to ensure properties are meeting high standards. Follow up on any work required to the void.

7. Respond promptly and sensitively to all reports of ASB, nuisance, harassment, domestic violence anti-social behaviour in line with Chrysalis procedures and current best practice.

8. Assist tenants in completing transfer applications. Writing transfer reports with a clear assessment of the circumstances and recommendation.

9. Contribute as necessary to annual reviews of estate services and service charges.

10. Investigate and respond to all complaints, expressions of dissatisfaction and informal comments about service delivery. Ensuring responses are completed within set timeframe.

11. Respond to emergency calls from tenants, care providers and Chrysalis staff and summon appropriate assistance as necessary.

12. Ensure that care provider staff maintain/monitor fire logbook and ensure that fire procedure is adhered to, and all reasonable precautions are taken to prevent the outbreak of accidental fire – report all issues with fire safety to housing manager or senior housing officer.

13. Report all accidents in accordance with agreed procedure.

Liaison and Tenant Involvement

14. Proactively work in partnership with the housing manager and senior housing officer, care providers, social workers and other agencies.

15. Attend joint professional’s meetings to discuss individual cases

16. Ensure tenants are effectively consulted over decisions that affect them.

17. Draw up effective liaison and partnership arrangements with other external agencies such as other housing benefit officers, the police, local authorities and voluntary agencies.

18. Arrange, attend and play a lead role (including Chairing if necessary) at tenant’s meetings.

19. To ensure excellent services are provided to Chrysalis tenants, through close liaison with all concerned parties.

20. Participate in weekly property inspections and submit Scheme Inspection Reports, highlighting any issues with tenants’ rooms and the property in general.

21. Take part in the opening of new or redeveloped schemes, and new tenants are signed up and moved in without delay.

Arrears Prevention

22. Provide an excellent customer focussed service for all Chrysalis tenants ensuring they are aware of their responsibility to pay their rent and service charges on time and regularly and advise on preventative action to be taken to stop them falling into arrears. Work with care providers to resolve rent arrears issues, including advising and assisting tenants to claim housing and welfare benefit entitlements.

23. Keep up to date on housing related benefits and advise tenants on these. Complete housing benefit claim forms on behalf of tenants and verify claims on behalf of the Local Authority.

24. Review monthly rent arrears and service charge statements and proactively work to resolve arrears issues. Report all follow up activity and resolutions for rent arrears.

Reports

22. Provide all daily, weekly and monthly reports to the Chrysalis management team.

General

23. Able to work independently and have excellent time management and communication skills. Good problem solving and people skills.

Generic

How will the post holder know if they are performing?

A number of performance targets will be planned and agreed each year with the housing manager, and these will be monitored at regular meetings. Regular feedback will be provided by the housing manager and opportunity provided to discuss any problems, personal and team matters and personal development issues.

Generic requirements

The post holder will be expected to comply with Chrysalis policies and procedures at all times. These include, but are not limited to equality and diversity, confidentiality, data protection and health and safety.

In order to do this job, the post holder will be trained and coached in Chrysalis procedures and policies. They will be expected to familiarise themselves with the procedures and policies and to seek advice and guidance from the housing manager if required.

The key tasks listed above are only an indication of the main tasks required to be performed. It is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities and may be subject to amendment to take account of changing circumstances. Any changes will be discussed with the job holder. The post holder will remain co-operative and flexible in line with the needs of the post and Chrysalis.

This role provides regulated activities under the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Therefore, post holders are required to undertake a regular

DBS check to ensure anyone who presents a known risk is prevented from working with vulnerable people.

This role is Full Time, based on 37.5 hours per week

Speech & Language Therapist - Grade 5

Speech & Language Therapist – Grade 5
£26,085.25 – £29,071.04 per annum
Permanent, Full-time/Part-time

Are you a passionate SLT therapist looking for a new opportunity within one of Hertfordshire’s largest care and education providers?

St Elizabeth’s Centre is situated in 68 acres of blissful Hertfordshire parkland between Harlow and Bishop’s Stortford. We support children, young people and adults with Epilepsy and other complex needs of all ages in our Children’s Home, School, College, Residential Home and Day Centre. Over 150 adults and children call St Elizabeth’s their home; making us an inspirational place to do great work.

Our Health Agency is committed to providing high quality, holistic person-centred therapy and support enabling people to maximise their potential. We also work in partnership with GP’s, Psychiatrists, and lead Neurologists from both Great Ormond Street and the National Hospital for Epilepsy.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, organised and compassionate Speech & Language Therapist to join our busy and friendly therapy team. You will work closely with colleagues of all disciplines to further develop the provision of Speech and Language Therapy and be responsible for providing clinical assessment, reports, therapy programmes, advice and training as an integrated resource across St Elizabeth’s. Working with the team you’ll take a holistic approach to support the needs of our service users, improving their quality of life by promoting their wellbeing and self-advocacy.

You’ll be a positive person who possess excellent professional skills, has knowledge of potential communication and dysphagia difficulties associated with the Learning Disability population and knowledge of assessment tools and a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions relevant to the client group. This is a great opportunity for someone with a recognised Speech & Language Therapy degree, who is HCPC registered, to embark on a rewarding and fulfilling career within an organisation that does great work.

As a recognised Investor in People, we offer commitment to your CPD alongside other staff benefits such as:

- Life Assurance
- High Street retail/ leisure discounts
- Generous holidays
- Discounted gym membership
- Free on-site parking facilities
- On-site subsidised cafeteria
- Contributory Pension Scheme
- On site staff accommodation

For further information about St Elizabeth’s or to apply, please visit our website.

Offers are subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS check, fully funded by the Centre.

We reserve the right to close the advert early should we receive a sufficient number of applications.

Registered Charity 1176777 We are an equal opportunities employer

You may have experience of the following: Speech & Language Therapist, Therapy, Therapist, Speech and Language Programme, Youth Offending, Young People, Children, Adolescents, Challenging Behaviour, Sexually harmful behaviour, Complex Needs, Learning Disabilities, Autistic Spectrum Disorders, HCPC, RCSLT, Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists, Health and Care Professions Council, etc.

Ref: 96363

Recruiting a Waking Night Specialist Behavioural Support Worker to join our Service in Hertfordshire!

GBP £20,135 per annum, 40 hours per week, plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more.

Job Overview:

Waking Night Specialist Support Workers are responsible for ensuring continuity of a support service at night and for keeping customers and the building safe.

Knebworth Supported Living Service will be a new home for one customer with learning disabilities and Autism, and we are looking to build a staff team with an excellent value base to support the customer to build their new life and develop their skills as an independent person

Key Responsibilities:

- Building a supportive, trusting relationship with the customer and creating a positive atmosphere
- Supporting the customer in their preferred night time routine, including personal care and promoting good sleep hygiene
- Supporting the customer to undertake activities in line with their preferences
- Ensuring the customer's safety and wellbeing at night, providing emotional and practical support and reassurance as needed
- Using positive behavioural support and Autism-specific approaches to manage any distress during night time hours
- Working proactively with other members of the team to meet the needs of the customer and handle administrative responsibilities
- Conducting key work sessions as required, that are innovative and engaging in order to achieve Support Plan goals
- Ensuring ongoing assessment and management of risks associated with the customer within an attitude of 'positive risk taking
- Ensuring appropriate handovers between shifts and documenting night time activity, including any incidents
- Working in line with Look Ahead's lone working protocols and maintaining high levels of awareness in relation to the health and safety of yourself and colleagues
- Adhering to all other Look Ahead policies and procedures
- Engaging in learning and development activity to increase knowledge and skills
- Ad-hoc domestic / cleaning duties
- Working as part of a team with Look Ahead colleagues, the customer's family and external professionals
- Undertaking any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as assigned by the Team Leader/Manager

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, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement
- Exudes a warm friendly presence 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 organized
- Able to apply the right balance of care and support dependant on the needs of the customer
- 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 motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude
- Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviour
- Ability to adhere to Look Ahead's professional boundaries policy

Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

Essential:

- NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent with little or some previous relevant sector work experience

Desirable:

- Driving Licence

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.

Recruiting a Support Worker to join our Learning Disabilities Service in Oakview!

GBP £19,510 per annum, 40 hours per week, plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more.

Job Overview:

Oakview is a supported living project for 10 customers with mild to moderate learning disabilities. It provides a 24/7 support service, with an emphasis on choice and control for customers, enabling them to achieve greater independence, improved quality of life and integration into the wider community. Support Workers will provide support to customers to help them develop the life skills they require to meet the assessed needs of the customers of the service. This includes providing personal care, domestic duties, social activities and supporting customers with their emotional and mental well-being in a person centred way. Staff will work with customers to promote social inclusion and alongside other members of the team to promote independent living, encouraging customers to maximise their skills and choices.

The service is staffed 24/7 and all staff is required to cover at least one sleep in a week.

Key Responsibilities:

- If a need arises, deliver all aspects of support to enable a customer to develop independent living skills as appropriate to the individual needs of the customer. In some services, this will include delivering personal and physical care as appropriate
- 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
- Participate in the support planning and risk management, as facilitated by the lead Support Worker
- Carry out security duties to ensure the safety of the customers and premises
- Monitor the CCTV throughout the shift
- Enable customers to make full use of community facilities by providing support as directed
- Carry out support duties to enable customers to integrate into the community including e.g. accompanying the customer to attend benefit agency appointments and meetings, go shopping, to enquire at colleges about possible courses, to visit various public amenities
- Report any observations relating to customers welfare
- Adhere to all the policies and procedures of Look Ahead Care, Support & Housing plus those specific to the project including any statutory requirements
- Ensure Look Ahead Health and Safety policies and local protocols are adhered to at all times
- Maintain records as required at the project under the direction of the Support Workers/ management
- Participate in team meetings/reviews and the general development of the service
- Undertake any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as may be reasonably assigned

Person Specification:

- Exudes a warm friendly presence 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
- Flexible
- Open to feedback and self development
- 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 motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude
- Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement
- Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviour

Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

Essential:

- NVQ Level 2 or equivalent or experience within charity/social care sector

Desirable:

- Experience in working with people with Learning Disabilities and Autism

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.

Recruiting for a Support Worker to join our Young People and Care Leavers Service in Newham!

GBP £22,360 per annum, 40 hours per week, plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more. This is a 6 month Fixed Term Contract role.

Ibis House and Little Ibis House are specialist semi-independent services for young care leavers aged 16-21, with capacity to also work with young parents and their child. Ibis House provides a high level of support to young people with a variety of complex needs and Little Ibis House provides a medium level of support. The services are staffed 24/7 to support young people manage and address their various support needs and learn basic life skills to live independently.

Job Overview:
Support Workers will provide support to customers to help them develop the life skills they require to live independently. Support workers must monitor and assess the needs of the customers and provide creative and tailored person centred support to help them achieve their goals and aspirations.

Support workers will work closely with statutory children's services and other external agencies to best support customers to promote social inclusion and teach independent living skills. Support workers will empower and encourage customers to maximise their skills and choices.

Key Responsibilities:
- Building supportive, trusting relationships with customers
- Working proactively with other members of the team to handle the service caseload and administrative responsibilities
- Supporting key customers to set personalised goals in the form of a Support Plan
- Conducting regular key work sessions that are innovative and engaging in order to achieve Support Plan goals
- Ensuring ongoing assessment and management of risks associated with customers within an attitude of 'positive risk taking'
- Proactively manage risk and safety both in and outside of their physical living environment
- Providing support with daily living activities, including practical assistance where skills are not yet developed, to ensure that customers enjoy a high quality of accommodation
- Proactive development of links with local statutory and voluntary organisations to provide a range of engagement opportunities for customers in the community
- Involving customers in the design, development and delivery of the service
- Empowering customers to ensure they receive the service and benefits they are entitled to
- Monitoring rent arrears and ensuring that rent accounts are managed effectively. Encouraging and enabling tenants to pay their rent/ service charge.
- 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
- Day to day instruction/ supervision of Assistant Support Workers/domestic staff/ Personal Support Assistants where appropriate
- Undertaking any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as assigned by the Manager
- Forming strong partnerships with external agencies.

Person Specification:
- 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
- Is essentially customer-focused
- Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude
- Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviours
- Understanding of mental health difficulties and therapeutic methods of support: Mental health difficulties include depression, anxiety, ADHD, personality disorder and psychosis
- Understanding of risks and support needs associated with care leavers
- Understanding of risks and support needs associated with CSE and CCE.
- Knowledge of gang culture and the risks and support needs associated to gang affiliation
- Knowledge of various therapeutic models
- Understanding of psychologically informed environments and trauma informed care

Skills, Knowledge and Experience:
Essential:
- NVQ Level 2 or equivalent experience in the social care/charity sector

Desirable:
- Experience working with care leavers
- Experience working with those displaying mental health difficulties
- Experience using therapeutic models of support

For the full job description, please visit the Look Ahead website.

RFEA are looking for a highly motivated Specialist Employment Advisor for the South region, Wiltshire and neighbouring counties to support vulnerable ex forces personnel into civilian employment. Working on behalf of the Veterans’ Employment Programme, the successful applicant will have a track record of supporting individuals with complex needs and a good understanding of the challenges facing ex forces personnel. You will have strong customer focus and be capable of working independently to targets and deadlines. Be able to evidence the ability to deliver effective case-worker support to vulnerable adults. Have natural facilitative skills used to manage stakeholders in a sensitive and sometimes pressured environment in which confidentiality is key. Strong communication and organising skills. Knowledge of the local employment market, training and adult education opportunities are essential. NVQ Level 4 in Information, Advice & Guidance is highly desirable; but not essential as training will be given.

The position is initially for 12 Months with possible options to extend.

Salary starts at £26,000 rising to £27,500 upon successful completion of probation with job satisfaction guaranteed. The appointment will be initially home based in the Tidworth area.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate with the RFEA Employment Advisors and partner charities to identify and support clients who would benefit from SVA case working support.
• Assess client needs and make appropriate referrals to other military charities or support organisations to meet the wider needs. Covering a Wellbeing; Functional/Life Skills; Vocational Skills and Educational & Employment Skills Assessments.
• Provide specialist wellbeing or vocational and employability case-working support, including career diagnostics and advice, CV development and interview preparation. Job search advice, job-brokerage using your knowledge of the regional employment market/network and employability tools and bulletins within our online RightJob resource.
• Identify and engage with services such as welfare, training and Adult Education providers to find opportunities that meet clients’ requirements in line with their preferred outcome or employment plans.
• Organise clients’ access to education and/or training opportunities, supporting their applications for additional grants as necessary.
• Provide advice and guidance to ensure that clients obtain appropriate vocational experience placements, work based training and employment in accordance with their vocational/employment plans.
• Identify and source suitable employment, work based training and work experience opportunities, including opportunities listed on Rightjob.
• Ensure all clients’ employment, training and vocational opportunities sourced are shared with the regional Employer Relationship Manager (ERM) ensuring a joined up and integrated RFEA employer engagement approach.
• As required, provide in-work or placement support to ensure client vocational outcomes are sustainable.
• Monitor successful employment placement achievements for clients as a key component of overall outcomes, contribute to wider outcomes monitoring as required.
• Maintain accuracy and integrity in all interactions with the Data management system (ADAPT) ensuring timely accurate recording of all client and employer/organisational engagement activity.
• Co-ordinate employment and vocational aspects of the support process with other supporting charities and organisations.

To apply, please submit your CV and a personal statement.

The closing date is 31st January 2021. Interviews will take place mid-February with the successful applicant starting In March.

The successful candidate will be required to undertake Ministry of Defence security clearance which requires applicants to have been resident in the UK for over 5 years. An Enhanced DBS disclosure will also be required.

Recruiting a Specialist Behavioural Support Worker to join our Learning Disabilities service based in Tower Hamlets!

GBP 22,500 per annum, 35 hours per week, 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more.

Job Overview:

Specialist Behaviour Support Workers are responsible for the customer's emotional, psychological well being as well as providing support to help them develop the life skills they require to meet the assessed needs. At Lester Court, this will include providing physical, domestic, emotional and social care. They will work with customers to promote social inclusion and alongside other members of the team to promote independent living, encouraging customers to maximise their skills and choices.

Key Responsibilities:

Behaviour Analysis:
- You are liable to observing and monitoring the customer's behaviours, the duration, the intensity, and the damage, as well as factors that may alleviate or trigger the behaviour
- You are responsible in planning appropriate intervention to modify and resolve the behaviour
- You require superb interpersonal and relationship skills and must have the capacity to handle psychologically behavioural changes
- You understand and collaborate with the different support organizations accessible in the community
- You exhibit a concrete basis in behavioural analysis
- You will have ability and skill to present and feedback to other professionals in a formal settings
- Reports possible cases of abuse, neglect or endangerment appropriately
- Actively participates in the reviewing and the designing behavioural interventions plans.
- Implements behaviour support plans
- Measures goals and objectives of behaviour support plans to ensure they are being met
- Communicates with parents and care managers in regard to customer's progress in the absence of management
- Analyses the behavioural interventions to determine their success
- Assists customers in identifying inappropriate behaviours and develop better behaviour alternatives.
- Assists newly recruited staff in facilitating behavioural interventions
- Maintains up to date accurate records of customer's, service being provided and behavioural data

Other Responsibilities:
- If a need arises, deliver all aspects of support to enable a customer to develop independent living skills as appropriate to the individual needs of the customer. In some services, this will include delivering personal and physical care as appropriate
- 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
- Participate in the support planning and risk management, as facilitated by the lead Support Worker.
- Carry out security duties to ensure the safety of the customers and premises
- Monitor the CCTV throughout the shift
- Enable customers to make full use of community facilities by providing support as directed
- Carry out support duties to enable customers to integrate into the community including e.g. accompanying the customer to attend benefit agency appointments and meetings, go shopping, to enquire at colleges about possible courses, to visit various public amenities
- Report any observations relating to customers welfare
- Adhere to all the policies and procedures of Look Ahead Care, Support & Housing plus those specific to the project including any statutory requirements
- Ensure Look Ahead Health and Safety policies and local protocols are adhered to at all times.
- Maintain records as required at the project under the direction of the support workers / management
- Participate in team meetings/reviews and the general development of the service.
- Undertake any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as may be reasonably assigned

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.

Closing Date: Midnight 02/02/2021
Interviews: w/c 10/02/2021

Hostel Support Worker

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, maximize 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 focused, fostering a culture of high performance and continual improvement on your and the team’s successes.

You’ll be:

• organized 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
• 6.5% employer 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.

Creative Support is a national, fast growing not-for-profit organisation providing support to individuals with a wide range of care needs. We are currently looking to add a temporary Support Worker to our passionate and committed team in the rural village of Blythe Bridge, on the outskirts of Stoke-on-Trent.

We are looking for a warm, caring and compassionate individual to join our Supported Living service in Blythe Bridge, Stoke-on-Trent. Our service provides support to one gentleman living alone, with learning disabilities and Autism. This service user is non-verbal so patience and excellent communication is an integral part of his care plan. He enjoys a range of activities including swimming, walks in the park, visiting restaurants and using his own hot tub! 1 to 1 support is needed inside this 3 bedroom home with 2 to 1 support needed in the hot tub and the wider community.

The ideal candidate will be respectful and able to provide excellent support including: personal care, administering medication and help with domestic tasks such as cooking and cleaning. You will also be passionate about enabling and encouraging our service users to enjoy a fulfilling and valued life, and to develop their abilities to the fullest.

Support Worker Duties:

• Flexible working hours to include daytimes, evenings and weekends

• Assisting with day-to-day living duties such as budgeting, shopping and supporting with medication and any personal care that may be required

• You will collaborate with service users, families, carers, and involved professionals to provide a coordinated and consistent service that maximises outcomes for service users

• Be responsive to the needs of service users in line with Person Centred Plans and respond flexibly to changing needs

• Encourage and support service users in expressing needs, views and concerns, enabling them to make their own choices and decisions

Due to the rural location of the service, car drivers are preferred however not an essential requirement for this role. Previous care experience is desired but by no means essential, as full ongoing training is provided from our Creative Support Training Academy.

Benefits of working with Creative Support:

• Free 24/7 counselling and employee support programme,

• Support to complete the nationally recognised Care Certificate,

• Competitive pay and a pension with company contribution and 28 days annual leave,

• Company paid enhanced DBS for all staff,

CLINICAL SPECIALIST, HOSPITAL LIAISON (NUH) NOTTINGHAM RECOVERY NETWORK, NOTTINGHAM, SALARY: A4C BAND 6 £31,365 – £37,890 PER ANNUM, PERMANENT, 37HPW

The Nottingham Recovery Network is the single point of advice, support and treatment to anybody in Nottingham City who wishes to change their relationship with alcohol or drugs.

An exciting opportunity to join the Nottingham City Drug and Alcohol treatment pathway. Based across sites: Hospital Liaison NUH /City Centre Nottingham / Primary Care and other care settings to meet the needs of the service

• Framework is seeking to recruit a (NHS) Band 6 Substance Misuse Nurse on a permanent contract for a role both in Hospital Liaison and the Nottingham Recovery Network Service.
• The post holder will work autonomously in the assessment of patients, offer advice and support re medication regimes on the wards, be involved in the delivery of treatment including medicated detoxification programmes, brief and extended advice and structured treatment, holding a small case load.
• You will be working directly with Ward staff and Doctors, Clinical Specialists and Drug and Alcohol Practitioners and be expected to assist across Nottingham Recovery Network service as necessary.
• You will have proven experience of working with people with drug and alcohol misuse issues.
• Excellent communication skills and knowledge of/working towards knowledge of harm reduction models for Drugs and Alcohol are essential.
• Training and support with CPD provided.

For an application pack and job description, please visit our website 

Closing date of advert is 31st January 2021. Interview date: TBC

For more information, please contact: Rebecca Graham 

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

My Client is currently recruiting for a finance specialist to assist with multiple R&D schemes within the trust.

They Key responsibilities will include

• Collation of Excel invoice trackers for multiple R&D schemes.
• Raising invoices and reviewing credit note requests.
• Contacting sponsors to agree values for invoicing

Recruiting a Support Worker to join our Young Peoples service based in Bracknell!

GBP 19,845 per annum, 40 hours per week, 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more.

Holly House is supported housing for 35 vulnerable young adults aged 16-25. You will provide housing related support to a caseload of low to medium needs individuals to assist them in gaining independent living skills. You will be signposted to work with external agencies to ensure a person centred support package is in place. Support needs may include mental health, substance misuse, care experience, and complex needs.

Job Overview:

Support Workers will provide Housing Related Support to customers to help them develop the life skills that are required to meet the assessed needs of the customers of the service. They will work with customers to promote social inclusion and alongside other members of the team to promote independent living, encouraging customers to maximise their skills and choices. Support needs may include mental health, substance misuse, care experience, and complex needs.

Key Responsibilities:

- Building supportive, trusting relationships with customers
- Working proactively with other members of the team to handle the service caseload, administrative responsibilities and ensuring the service is staffed as per rota requirements
- Supporting key customers to set personalised goals in the form of a Support Plan
- Conducting regular key work sessions that are innovative and engaging in order to achieve Support Plan goals
- Ensuring ongoing assessment and management of risks associated with customers within an attitude of 'positive risk taking'
- Proactively manage risk and safety both in and outside of their physical living environment
- Providing support with daily living activities, including practical assistance where skills are not yet developed, to ensure that customers enjoy a high quality of accommodation
- Signposting to external agencies and out of hours services to assist in addressing all aspects of support needs
- Proactive development of links with local statutory and voluntary organisations to provide a range of engagement opportunities for customers in the community
- Involving customers in the design, development and delivery of the service
- Empowering customers to ensure they receive the service and benefits they are entitled to
- Encouraging and enabling tenants to pay their rent and ensure that rent accounts are managed effectively
- 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
- Day to day instruction/ supervision of Assistant Support Workers/domestic staff/ Personal Support Assistants where appropriate
- Undertaking any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as assigned by the Team Leader/ Manager

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.

Learning Disabilities 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.

We are seeking Support Workers to join us and support adults with learning disabilities to live the best life possible. We recognise that the current pandemic means we have had to adapt to change and in many ways we are now doing things differently but what hasn’t changed is our passion for standards and doing all we can to look after the people we support both in these current challenging times and in the future.

To keep the people we support and yourself safe and in line with government advice, opportunities to go out and about are limited, instead our Support Workers are finding fun and creative ways to keep people occupied at home, promoting health and wellbeing. In this caring and creative role, everything you do will enable people to have choices about their own lives, providing flexible services that meet people’s needs, and always looking for the best way of doing things.

Salary: Up to £20,338 per annum based on a qualified rate and 47 sleep-ins per year

Hours: Permanent, Part Time, 20 hours per week

Location: Kingsteignton, Devon

About you

You don’t need experience of support work or any special qualifications for this job - you’ll get plenty of training along the way. Having the right values, a positive attitude to life and a desire to support people to live their life with as much independence, choice, dignity and control as possible is what matters most. You will need to have good listening skills and a practical, caring approach. You also need to have basic level IT skills to be able to use a computer as you will regularly need to record information about people you will be supporting.

We are currently restricting face-to-face training; therefore most of your training courses, including some aspects of your induction, will be online. But you will still be able learn from your colleagues in a supportive hands-on environment.

​​​​​​​Benefits

- Apprenticeships - earn whilst gaining a fully funded Level 2 Diploma in Health & Social Care with a Top 100 Apprenticeship Employer (ranked 11th in 2020)
- 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
- As a “key worker” you will benefit from government incentive schemes

Join us and help change lives.

Closing date: 11th February 2021

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE.

Hft's usual terms and conditions apply.

Hft is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. As a Disability Confident Employer, Hft is helping to ensure that disabled people have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations that people without disabilities do.

Successful applicants will need to undertake an enhanced disclosure check against the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Having a criminal record may not bar you from employment.

You may have experience or an interest in the following: Support Worker, Support Work, 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.

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Learning Disabilities 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.

We are seeking Support Workers to join us and support adults with learning disabilities to live the best life possible. We recognise that the current pandemic means we have had to adapt to change and in many ways we are now doing things differently but what hasn’t changed is our passion for standards and doing all we can to look after the people we support both in these current challenging times and in the future.

To keep the people we support and yourself safe and in line with government advice, opportunities to go out and about are limited, instead our Support Workers are finding fun and creative ways to keep people occupied at home, promoting health and wellbeing. In this caring and creative role, everything you do will enable people to have choices about their own lives, providing flexible services that meet people’s needs, and always looking for the best way of doing things.

Salary: Potential earnings of £21,619 pa (pro rata) based on a qualified rate and 47 sleep-ins per year

Hours: Permanent, Part Time, 30 hours per week

Location: Wadebridge, Cornwall

About you

You don’t need experience of support work or any special qualifications for this job - you’ll get plenty of training along the way. Having the right values, a positive attitude to life and a desire to support people to live their life with as much independence, choice, dignity and control as possible is what matters most. You will need to have good listening skills and a practical, caring approach. You also need to have basic level IT skills to be able to use a computer as you will regularly need to record information about people you will be supporting.

We are currently restricting face-to-face training; therefore most of your training courses, including some aspects of your induction, will be online. But you will still be able learn from your colleagues in a supportive hands-on environment.

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- Apprenticeships - earn whilst gaining a fully funded Level 2 Diploma in Health & Social Care with a Top 100 Apprenticeship Employer (ranked 11th in 2020)
- 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
- As a “key worker” you will benefit from government incentive schemes

Join us and help change lives.

Closing date: 22nd February 2021

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE.

Hft's usual terms and conditions apply.

Hft is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. As a Disability Confident Employer, Hft is helping to ensure that disabled people have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations that people without disabilities do.

Successful applicants will need to undertake an enhanced disclosure check against the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Having a criminal record may not bar you from employment.

You may have experience or an interest in the following: Support Worker, Support Work, 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.

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