Recruiting for a Specialist Support Worker- to join our Mental Health service in Tower Hamlets!

GBP 23,647 per annum, working 40 hours per week, plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more.

Job Overview:

Tabard Court is a mental health supported accommodation for individual with significant offending histories. You will work within a multi disciplinary team, providing support to customers with a range of mental health needs - emotional, social, physical or domestic -, who have had contact with the Criminal Justice System and may have struggled or currently be struggling with substance misuse. You will be skilled in engaging both customers and stakeholders and have a good understanding of the needs and diversity of this client group.

Key Responsibilities:

This post holder will have a specialisation in substance misuse.
You will be able to demonstrate the ability to work in a therapeutic environment that at times can be challenging and provide quality evidenced based care and risk management strategies working closely with clinical colleagues.

You will have a thorough understanding of the principles of recovery, be highly motivated and committed, making a significant contribution to the development of the service and building on your previous experience and skills in the fields of mental health and substance misuse.

The post holder will facilitate the liaison between Tabard Court and substance misuse services in the area. The ideal candidate will have experience of facilitating recovery focused group support sessions and will work flexibly to respond to emerging needs and effectively address the needs of the customer case load.

This role will include shift working including: weekends, late shifts and occasional sleep-ins
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
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

Personal Attributes:
Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement
Approachable and open behaviour
Prefers working as part of a group or team
Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
Flexible
Open to feedback and self development
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 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
Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

Essential:
NVQ Level 2 or equivalent - or a degree
6 month minimum- Must have some previous relevant sector work experience involving working with those with mental health needs and/or those with connections to criminal justice services.
The Specialist Support Worker will require either an extra dimension of experience relating to alcohol and drug use
Must have positive attitude
Desirable:
Experience of working within specialist substance misuse services
In-depth understanding of working with individuals with mental health needs and/or those with connections to criminal justice services.
Knowledge of group and individual therapy and an understanding of risk management

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.

Specialist Multiple Disadvantages Worker - Homelessness

Do you believe everyone should have a place to call home and the chance to lead a fulfilling life? Do you have the commitment and resilience needed, to work with some of the most vulnerable people in our communities? If the answer is yes, please read on.

Single Homeless Project is a London-wide charity. Our vision is of a society where everyone has a place to call home and the chance to live a fulfilling life.We help single Londoners by preventing homelessness, providing support and accommodation, promoting wellbeing, enhancing opportunity, and being a voice for change. From supporting people in crisis to helping people take the final steps towards independence and employment, we make a difference to 10,000 lives every year across all 32 boroughs.

As the post-holder, you will be working across our Camden Adult Pathway Hostels,  providing specialist interventions for a designated caseload and to the wider client group, via our in-house recovery programme.  You will also improve access, opportunity and outcomes for service users within schemes, by enhancing their ability to make use of external statutory and community resources through your development of working relationships, with Adult Social Care, Health, Mental Health and other specialist providers. Furthermore, you will give support and guidance to Project Workers and set best practice standards of complex needs support.

To be successful, you will have previous experience of working with either rough sleepers or people with complex mental health, physical health or substance use support needs.  You will also have an understanding of working with people using person-centred approaches, PIE (psychologically Informed Environment), Trauma informed and working collaboratively within a harm minimisation and recovery framework. The ability to manage a caseload and deliver positive outcomes utilising your knowledge of the health and social care sector is also needed.   As is a flexible and creative approach to working with a sometimes hard to engage client group. 

Closing Date: 20th February 2022 (Midnight)

Interviews to be held on: w/c 7th March 2022

This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed for the successful applicant.                                                             

Our attractive benefits package includes:

• A salary increase after successfully completing six months.
• A 37.5 hour working week including flexible working hours (core hours are 10am – 4pm) in non-accommodation services
• 25 days annual leave, increasing annually to the maximum 30 days (plus paid Bank Holidays),
• A contributory pension scheme: Single Homeless Project will contribute the equivalent of 5% of your annual salary
• Staff Health Cash Plan and discounts scheme
• Comprehensive and integrated training programme designed specifically to develop the skills and knowledge involved in our work

Single Homeless Project is actively committed to equal opportunities and the promotion of diversity and inclusion, in all of our services and workplaces.  We are also Disability Confident Committed and are IIP Silver accredited.

Are you an experienced digital marketer with extensive knowledge of paid media and social advertising? Are you motivated to do your bit for people and the planet? Then you could be the candidate we’re looking for.

We’re looking to appoint a Paid Media Specialist on a 12 month fixed term contract to lead on paid social strategy and implement fundraising, engagement and supporter recruitment campaigns. 

You will work with the Marketing Team to recruit new supporters, grow donations with the Fundraising Team, and collaborate with the Social Media Manager to increase the organisation's reach and engagement. 

Friends of the Earth raises one-off donations through eco-products, one of which is the Planet Protectors Pack. These products also have a secondary function of recruiting new email supporters through marketing opt-ins. 

Closing date: 31st January 2022

We offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance, excellent learning and development opportunities and a vibrant organisational culture. 

We are an equal opportunities employer and are especially keen to encourage applications from people currently under-represented in the environment movement. 

Friends of the Earth is an international community dedicated to protecting the natural world and the wellbeing of everyone in it. We lead campaigns, provide resources and information, and drive real solutions to the environmental problems facing us all. 

Play Specialist

This role will lead on an exciting new project overseeing provision for children visiting HMP Pentonville. Working as a member of the Family Services team at HMP Pentonville you will with focus on improving the experience for children visiting the prison, on delivering high quality engaging play activities for children visiting the prison to see their loved one.

Contract type: Fixed Term Contract
Hours: 26.25 Hours /week (Monday to Sunday)
Salary: FTE £24,000 pro rata (£16,800 actual)
Location: HMP Pentonville

Closing date for applications: 2nd February 2022
Interview date: TBC

As a Play Specialist you are responsible for training and supporting our play volunteers and student placements. You ensure prisoners, their children, carers and other relatives have access to appropriate advice, guidance, learning opportunities, care and support to better enable them to maintain or enhance positive relationships.

About You:

To be successful as a Play Specialist you will work closely with Pact and prison staff to plan, resource and manage visits relating to children, such as family days and child-centred visit.

In addition to, providing warm, human support and ensure that children, families, and prisoners are treated with respect, dignity and courtesy and ensure their needs are considered and views are heard at all levels.

What we offer:

Pact is a highly respected independent charity, working across England and Wales to develop and deliver a range of innovative services. We provide practical and emotional support to prisoner’s children and families, to prisoners and those who have resettled back into the community. Our work is founded on core values, the first of which is a belief in the innate dignity of every human being, and our work focusses on human relationships, family, and community. We are committed to achieving high standards of quality in all that we do.

Other information:

This post includes weekend work on Saturdays and Sundays.

Pact is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all backgrounds including those who have previous convictions (appointment to post is subject to a risk assessment). This post is subject to a 6-month probationary period, verification of identity and proven right to work in the UK, satisfactory HMPPS/ MoJ Security Prison Vetting, satisfactory employer references covering a minimum of 3 years and a satisfactory enhanced DBS. Please note that being bankrupt or having County Court Judgements may affect your ability to be successfully vetted to work in a prison.

How to apply:

If you feel that you meet the requirements of this exciting new role, please complete an application form by clicking the `apply now` button

You may have experience of the following: Children’s Play Specialist, Play Leader, Play Worker, Teacher, Coach, Play Scheme Assistant, Nursery Worker, Therapeutic Play, Play Therapy, Teaching, Coaching, Childcare, Nursery Team Leader, etc.

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This is an exciting time to join Depaul UK. This is an exciting time to join Depaul UK. We have a brand new opportunity for two Night Support Workers to assist in the development and delivery of our new 16 bed Holistic Assessment Service in partnership with the GLA. This is a specialist service, based in Brent London, delivering support to non-UK nationals with unclear status/entitlements and complex needs. In return, you'll earn a competitive salary of £22,025 Per Annum Plus Pension and Other Benefits.

Depaul UK works with some of the most disadvantaged young people in the UK. We specialise in working in communities where poverty and long-term unemployment have resulted in generations of social exclusion and high rates of homelessness

Over the past 30 years, we have grown as an organisation and developed and enhanced our work and the impact it has across the UK.  Depaul UK has a wide range of services for young people and adults at risk of homelessness.

The Night Support Worker Role: 

As Night Support Worker, you will be responsible for maintaining a safe, supportive environment covering a number of core work activities that includes preparing the accommodation for new clients to move into and supporting the clients to settle in. You will also ensure the safety and wellbeing of clients, volunteers and staff in the service at all times.

The project will be delivered with the Enabling Assessment Service London (EASL) subcontracted to deliver mental health support, as well as the Lewisham Refugee and Migrant Network (LRMN) subcontracted to deliver immigration advice and support.

Rota: Shifts will be on a rota basis which may include unsociable hours and weekends

On site parking is available for this role. 

What will ideally support your success in this role?

• Experience of working in a busy support or care environment
• Experiencing of working with non-UK nationals or those who have experienced homelessness
• Commitment to working in a manner, which promotes diversity and equality ensuring that everyone is treated with respect and dignity and no one, suffers from discrimination.
• Commitment to promoting an environment, which has the highest regard for the Health and Safety of others

 What’s it like to work at Depaul UK?

• Flexible working and family-friendly policies
• Access to Perkbox giving you deals and discounts for a wide range of brands
• Up to 7% contributory pension
• Paid training & personal E-Learning portal
• Sabbatical leave
• Health cash plan
• Paid DBS
• Death in service
• Cycle to work scheme

If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you and you’d like to become our Night Support Worker then please click ‘apply’ today – don’t miss out, we’d love to hear from you!

Closing Date for Night Support Worker applications: Friday 4th February 2022 at 23:59

An enhanced DBS disclosure is a requirement for this role. Our recruitment checks, induction, and ongoing support and supervision reflect our commitment to safeguarding our clients. Depaul UK strives to be equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

We kindly request no contact from Recruitment or Media Agencies.

ER Specialist - £43,308 - £52,930 per annum - Vauxhall, London - Full Time, Permanent

For more than 25 years, The Forward Trust has been supporting people to break the cycle of crime or addiction to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community. We believe that anyone, whatever their past, is capable of lasting change.

The Role - ER Specialist:

Based at our Head Office in London, with frequent travelling to remote sites/projects (including prisons), this Employee Relations role involves providing a combination of operational and strategic specialist employment relations advice to the organisation. Duties include:

* Reporting to the Director of Human Resources to provide advice and support to HR Business Partners in the management of formal employee relations cases in their areas of responsibility
* Taking on all appeals from formal processes, including sickness absence management procedures, to investigations, formal hearings and associated documentation
* Leading all complex cases such as those involving discrimination or whistleblowing
* Meeting with HRBPs on a weekly basis to review, discuss and monitor case work activity
* Managing any Employment Tribunal claims
* Communicating sensitive information clearly and with tact, identifying a range of alternative analytical approaches and applying them innovatively
* Consulting others and sharing expertise, know-how and ideas with colleagues for best results

Person Specification - ER Specialist:

* A proven Employee Relations Specialist with a clear track record of in-depth experience of ER investigations and case management
* Qualified to degree level or equivalent in a business or HR related subject
* A certificate in Employment Law
* Substantial knowledge of current employment legislation
* Experience handling Tribunal cases
* Experience of working within the voluntary sector
* Implementation of 'good practice' HR policies, processes, and procedures
* A sound working knowledge of HR Information Systems
* Excellent written and analytical skills, with exceptional attention to detail
* Experience of working closely within an HR team

What will we offer you?

* Fantastically modern office facilities - flexible home working is available
* Exciting career development and training opportunities
* A friendly working environment
* Season Ticket Loan Scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* 25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
* Simply Health Cash Back Scheme - including but not limited to:

* Discounted gym membership
* Dental treatment cover
* Optical treatment cover
* Multiple alternative therapies

* Contributory Pension Scheme - Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years' service and up to 9% thereafter
* HeadSpace App
* Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary)
* Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria)

Closing Date: Wednesday 26 th January at Midnight.

We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from all backgrounds including those with 'Lived Experience', in recovery from addiction, co-dependency or gambling, and those who have experience of previous offending or homelessness.

We currently have several Trainee Habilitation Specialist vacancies advertised. Please only submit one application; this should be to your preferred location. If invited to interview, you will be given the opportunity to express interest in other locations.

As this role requires an Enhanced Disclosure check job, offers will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory check.

As a Trainee Habilitation Specialist, you will contribute, as a full-time member of staff, to the services delivered by the Redbridge team whilst successfully completing all elements of the 2-year Graduate Diploma in Habilitation and Disabilities of Sight (Children and Young People).

The content of the training will be covered through a mix of on the job, and off the job training.

On the job training will be provided by Guide Dogs as part of the habilitation team in the role of Trainee Habilitation Specialist. Off the job training will be covered by the University course, delivered by University College London (UCL), key details of which are below.

University College London Course key dates

Application deadline date (if successful, applications must be made to UCL by this date): 31st March 2022.

UCL Assessment dates: N/A

Course dates: UCL Starting in September 2022, 2-year course.

 

Successful applicants will be required to apply to, and be accepted by, University College London for Graduate Diploma in Habilitation and Disabilities of Sight (Children and Young People) course. 

 

The applications need to be submitted after a job offer has been made and accepted and before 31st March 2022 to increase the chance of gaining a place on the course. Places on the University course are limited for the September 2022 start date, and offers will be made on a first-come, first-served basis. Positions are not held back for Guide Dogs employees.

Note: Guide Dogs will pay the tuition fees as part of the position of Trainee Habilitation Specialist.

Please refer to the recruitment pack below for more information on the training and University course.

We cannot provide sponsorship for the role.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

How to apply 

Applications need to be made using the online application form. As part of your application, ensure you provide evidence and examples of how your skills & experience meet the criteria set out in the attached job description. 

Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the vulnerable people we work with. As part of this, we require a full work history with any gaps accounted for & a minimum of 2 professional referee details fully covering the past 5 years. If there is not enough space in your application form to provide this information, please ensure you upload additional documentation containing the additional detail.

In your application, you will need to evidence, using specific examples, how your skills and experience meet the criteria laid out in the person specification within the Job Description. Requirements include.

You will:

• Be familiar with working with children and young people and a proven ability to establish effective working relationships with them and their parents or carers. 
• Committed to multi-agency working and can demonstrate a strong ability to liaise effectively with other professionals/agencies.
• Access to a car or suitable transport arrangements
   

Please note: job offers will be subject to acceptance onto the University College London for Graduate Diploma in Habilitation and Disabilities of Sight (Children and Young People) course.

Diversity 

Guide Dogs welcomes applications from all sections of the community and actively encourages diversity to maximise achievements, creativity and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality. We encourage applications from disabled people as they are currently under-represented in the organisation and guarantee an invite to interview for all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job.

Safeguarding 

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT OUTREACH WORKER– Mental Health Specialist

Oasis Community Hub: Hadley and North Middlesex University Hospital

Full-Time, Fixed Term Contract to March 2023

Salary £26,854 per annum, (inc. London Allowance)

Oasis Community Hub: Hadley encompasses a variety of integrated and diverse community projects which together have a common aim to bring transformation to the whole person and the whole community.  Oasis Hub Hadley, with North Middlesex Hospital A&E department, is looking for a dedicated Youth Development Outreach Worker with a mental health specialism. This role will be based in the North Middlesex A&E Department.

This role’s is primary purpose is to participate in a Youth Outreach Service that provides additional support for young people who have been affected by violence and require support with their own mental wellbeing.

Duties Include:

• Offering and facilitating intensive 1:1 support for young people.
• Planning and delivering workshops that develop the strategies for good mental health and wellbeing.
• Linking young people into appropriate services.
• Facilitating information gathering/sharing to track the support given and the success of the project.

You could be successful in this role if you: 

• Experience of working in a youth/community setting affected by youth crime.
• Experience of mentoring / supporting young people.
• Are self-motivated, with the ability to take initiative and work under some pressure.
• Have a relevant qualification in the mental health field and a youth work qualification with training or experience within mental health. 

This role is a challenging, but a rewarding opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of some of the most vulnerable young members of society who are living in challenging circumstances.  If you are interested in being part of this life-changing service and want to know more, please contact us via the Oasis UK charity website.  For an application pack please go the Oasis UK charity website. 

Closing date for completed applications is 9am Friday 4th February 2022.

Interviews will be held week commencing 21st February 2022 in Enfield, North London.

We actively encourage applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and minority and underrepresented groups.  If you require any assistance to overcome potential barriers, please let us know.  Applicants must be able to prove their right to work in the UK.

Oasis is committed to making a difference to the lives of the communities it works in, and as such you must show a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours which flow from the Oasis ethos.  We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks.

Oasis supports Equal Opportunities.  Registered Charity No. 1026487

ASSOCIATE CLINICAL SPECIALIST (equivalent AfC band 6)

CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST (equivalent AfC band 7)

Location: Sydenham and Bromley

Department: Community Palliative Care Team (includes all our services)

Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Sunday on a rota basis)

Salary: £37,152 to £43,994 per annum (inclusive of HCA – Band 6 equivalent)

                                    £45,024 to £50,806 per annum (inclusive of HCA – Band 7 equivalent)

Do you aspire to work for a forward thinking, progressive organisation that is highly regarded around the globe? Would you like to be part of a committed and supportive multi-disciplinary team that delivers empowering and compassionate care and support? Would you like the opportunity to develop your skills within an organisation that values their staff and offers a comprehensive wellbeing programme? Then St Christopher’s, and this role may be for you.

St Christopher’s has services spanning the London boroughs of Bromley, Croydon, Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham, and are connected to partner health and social care organisations in all the boroughs we support. St Christopher’s CARE, provides learning and development to the communities we support, and we have academic links with a number of universities, nationally and internationally.

We are looking for compassionate nurses and paramedics to join our community palliative care team. Our team works across a 7-day week, providing a service from 7.30am to 9pm.

We have roles that rotate through all of our services including our Single Point of Contact team, and our Bromley and Sydenham based teams. In these roles, our skilled team provides telephone and video triage, visiting people in their homes across Bromley, Croydon, Lewisham, Lambeth and Southwark; and also see people in our outpatient department. You will be a registered nurse or paramedic with experience in end of life care, or who would like to develop your career in palliative care, we could have the opportunity for you.

Your new role

Your role will be so important in supporting people who are entering the last phase of their lives to talk about what is important to them and helping them to navigate how their wishes and goals can be achieved. You will also support families and friends as well as providing expert care that will support a dignified death. You will offer the people we support your skills in symptom control, social, emotional and spiritual care, in addition to providing advice, support and education to the primary health care team and hospital staff where appropriate, as part of an interdisciplinary team.

To succeed in this role

For all our roles, you will need to a compassionate and resilient person. For our Clinical Nurse Specialist roles (equivalent of AfC band 7), you will have proven experience in palliative care/oncology with relevant qualifications and experience of working at Band 6/equivalent or above. For our Associate Clinical Nurse Specialist roles (equivalent of AfC band 6), you will need to demonstrate relevant experience at band 5, and an awareness of this work, and a keenness to develop in this area of health care. For all roles, we require you to possess excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to work efficiently in a disciplinary team and manage stressful situations.

Benefits of joining St Christopher’s

• You will gain a stimulating and rewarding career with an opportunity to influence and make a real difference in the community
• Access to excellent training and development opportunities including masters level education and non-medical prescribing
• A number of health and wellbeing schemes
• A competitive contributory pension scheme and life assurance scheme with generous beneficiary plan
• Access to plenty of free local street parking.

Closing Date:  28th February 2022

Recruiting for a Specialist Behaviour Support Worker to join our Learning Disability Service in Tower Hamlets!

GBP £22,500 per annum, working 40 hours per week, plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more.

Key Responsibilities:

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.

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
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-Undertake any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as may be reasonably assigned

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 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
-Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviour

Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

Essential:

-NVQ Level 2 or equivalent
-Minimum 2 years of experience working with customers with Autism/Behaviour that challenges

Desirable:

-A full 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 Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Ambitious College is London's first specialist Day College for autistic young people aged 16-25. We believe that every young person attending Ambitious College deserves a fulfilling, happy and rewarding life. Our educational approach focuses on the individual at all times. 

“I find it very satisfying knowing that we are changing the lives of those who are around us and making positive impacts on them” - Employee at Ambitious College

Due to continued growth we are looking for Learning & Behaviour Specialists that will deliver high-quality learning support to autistic young adults to enable them to pursue their ambitions in relation to further education, work and leisure. Learning and Behaviour Specialists support learners' person-centred study programmes in a range of environments.

The day will involve:

We want to invite you to spend the morning on Saturday 5th February getting to know our college, speak to key members of our team and understand how our services work in line with our core values. There will be opportunities for discussions and more informal assessments to understand your values, skills and experience through activities including individual and group tasks.

This is the impact you could have as a Learning and Behaviour Specialist at Ambitious College:

“There isn't anywhere else where my son would be so well looked after with such determination and energy…” - A parent of an Ambitious College learner

"At College, the more I've progressed, the happier I've felt. The college has helped me to develop more strategies in general, testing my social skills and gaining more knowledge before I move on." - An Ambitious College learner

Some of our benefits include:

• Competitive salary with an annual review 
• We are committed to CPD, where you can access a wide range of training and development opportunities support your personal and professionally development 
• Annual staff recognition awards
• Cycle to work scheme up to £5000
• Season ticket loans
• A wide range of wellness programmes both in person and online including: community groups, virtual fitness classes, arts and cooking challenges 
• Employee Assistance Programme, to help you balance your work, family, and personal life
• Access to free of charge physiotherapy

For more information on the role as Learning and Behaviour Specialist please find the recruitment pack attached.

Working pattern: 35 hours per week - Monday to Friday.
You will be required to work 41 weeks per year, including two weeks full training in July/August, but will be paid for 52 weeks per year.

Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.

Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. 

The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.

Recruiting for a Waking Night Support Worker- to join our Mental Health service in Tower Hamlets!

GBP 22,561 per annum, working 40 hours per week, plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more.

Job Overview:
Tabard Court is a 24/7 mental health supported accommodation for individual with significant offending histories. The Night Support Worker will be based in the main office but be expected to carry out tasks in communal areas at times. They will also be expected to support customers from high and low properties. The Night Support Worker will be responsible for ensuring continuity of a support service at night and for keeping customers and the building safe.

Key Responsibilities:
This role will include shift working including: weekends
Handover to be done from day staff at 10pm. Handover to incoming staff will be done at 7:45am to enable Waking Night staff leave at 8am.
Build a supportive and trusting relationship with customers providing emotional and practical support as and when needed.
Work productively with the team to complete tasks handed over.
Monitor CCTV carefully and be sure you know how to operate it.
Waking Night Staff monitor the going in/out of customers into the service and record these in the Summary Contact Sheets. SCS must be completed for each customer.
Respond to Fire alarm and act accordingly.
Ensure ongoing assessment and management of risks associated with customers and take appropriate action (referring to necessary policy).
Use Manager on Call if you require management advice for a serious situation.
File appropriately and correctly the documents completed during the day.
Carry out medication audits and medication administration if/when appropriate.
Ensure mobile phones & walkie-talkies are fully charged and working for immediate use.
Ensure the bins are emptied, all surfaces and communal areas are cleaned, cups are clean and water jug is filled in medication room clean before handover of shift.

Personal Attributes:
Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement
Approachable and open behaviour
Prefers working as part of a group or team
Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
Flexible
Open to feedback and self development
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 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

Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

Essential:
NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent with little or some previous relevant sector work experience involving working with those with mental health needs
Must have positive attitude

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 Waking Night Support Worker to join our Service in Slough!

GBP 19,500 per annum, working 40 hours per week, plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more.

Job Overview:

To enable vulnerable people with mental health needs to maximise independent living skills and opportunities for social inclusion as wells as manage their tenancies. To support customers developing the skills needed to move on to other appropriate accommodation with lower levels of support and greater levels of independence.

Key Responsibilities:

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.

- Undertake key-working responsibilities for a caseload assigned by the Team Leader/ Manager
- Undertake initial and continuous assessment of needs and potential risks and agree levels of support and actions
- Create support/action plans for providing appropriate services based on the assessment and reflecting the services and resources available
- 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
- Support individuals to manage their prescribed medication
- Develop and maintain links with all key agencies and service providers in the local community
- Empower customers to ensure they receive the service and benefits they are entitled to
- Carry out H&S and Fire Safety checks in individual rooms as well as communal areas of the building
- Identify and report appropriately any Safeguarding concerns
- Promptly report and follow up maintenance issues
- Undertake all administrative work and keep accurate and comprehensive tenant/customer records to professional standards
- Encourage and enable tenants to pay their rent and to ensure that rent accounts are managed effectively in conjunction with the Housing Management team
- Ensure that referrals are chased proactively so that properties which can be used to house those in need are filled as efficiently as possible
- Adhere to Look Ahead's Policies and Procedures
- Engage in learning and development activity to increase knowledge and skills
- Undertake any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as may be reasonably assigned

Person Specification:

- Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement
- Approachable and open behaviour
- Prefers working as part of a group or team but is able to work independently
- 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
- Flexible
- Takes the initiative to support colleagues if needed
- Has good conflict management skills
- Is capable of managing time effectively
- Open to feedback and self development
- 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 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
- Has a strong work ethic and applies it to everyday work

Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

Essential:
- Practical understanding of mental health conditions and how they impact the life of those affected by them
- Excellent communication skills including a good command of spoken and written English in both formal and informal contexts
- Demonstrable ability to build positive professional relationships
- Experience of working as part of a team
- Good command of MS Office, ability to use computer and learn new systems

Desirable:
- Experience working in mental health
- Experience working in supported living schemes
- Experience dealing with challenging behaviours
- NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent or experience in the social care/charity sector