DVPO Support Worker with Language Specialism

Hours Of Work: 37 hours per week (some out of hours work will be expected)

Salary: £24,982

Job Purpose:

• To implement a high quality support and advocacy service to women affected by domestic violence, using a community language as appropriate, working alongside police to maximise use of Domestic Violence Protection Notices/Orders.

Responsible To: Safety Unit Manager

Duties and Responsibilities:

Development:

Ø  To identify and develop support and safety strategies to meet the needs of women and children seeking support through BSWA’s Home Options Hub

• To work in partnership with West Midlands Police force in developing the support service around DVPN/Os.
• To work with the manager to develop and implement appropriate practice guidance, including information sharing protocols
• To set up referral pathways and build up links with potential referral agencies
• To keep abreast of issues regarding domestic violence on a national and local level, including legislative changes that impact this work.
• To participate in multi agency work as agreed with your line manager.
• To explore the development of volunteering opportunities within the Project.

Support Work:

• To carry out full needs and risk assessments and develop safety plans with women
• To develop and produce case files with action plans for each service user
• To provide referral and direct support to women applying for further civil protection orders
• To keep women informed about developments in legal proceedings as they arise.
• To support and advocate on behalf of women, where appropriate.
• To work with women in recognising  women and children’s individual needs and refer to specialist agencies where necessary
• To facilitate access for women to both statutory and community services
• To devise and implement appropriate methods of communication with women and children, in agreement with your line manager

Administration:

• To work within BSWA’s administrative and financial systems
• To ensure that clear and accurate records are kept for all service users
• To ensure that Health and Safety records are kept up to date
• To produce monthly reports with statistical information for your line manager

Ø  To monitor and evaluate the project, via various methods including feedback from service users, evaluation and statistical information

Communication:

• To ensure that all staff team members are aware of any matters that are relevant to the welfare and security of the services, staff, volunteers and service users by:

1. Maintaining BSWA communication records
2. Following safety procedures
3. Attending team meetings
4. Carrying out risk assessments in conjunction with your line manager.

• To attend in-house training.
• To attend support and supervision sessions with your line manager.
• To develop a professional working relationship with external agencies.
• To feedback relevant issues from external meetings/ training to the staff and management teams as appropriate.
• To promote awareness of the impact of domestic violence on women and children and BSWA services
• To provide awareness raising sessions to external agencies linked with the project.

General:

• To maintain the confidentiality of the women and children using the service and in all matters relating to the organisation
• To offer an equal service to all women and children regardless of age, class, culture, language, race, religion and sexual orientation
• To work within BSWA policies and procedures and demonstrate a commitment to the values and ethos of BSWA
• To work within BSWA and local multi-agency child and adult safeguarding procedures.
• To work within BSWA’s framework for equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice
• To undertake any other duties required by BSWA, which may arise and commensurate with the post

Women only need apply.  These posts are covered by a Genuine Occupational Requirement (Schedule 9; Equality Act 2010). 

#Care to join us?

We are looking for Waking Nights Support Workers to join our friendly and welcoming team here at Hft. This is your chance to make a real difference to people's lives.

Experience is not essential as we provide all the training you need to be a confident support worker. Whether you are an experienced professional or completely new to the world of care, we want you to be a compassionate and friendly individual, who shares our Values.

What matters most is 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. You will need to have good listening skills and a practical, caring approach.

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: From £8.91 per hour
Hours: 10 hours per week, Permanent
Location: Redditch, Worcestershire

What will you be doing?

As a waking night support worker at Hft you’ll be supporting adults with learning disabilities to live the best life possible. In this caring and creative role, everything you do will enable people to have choices about their own lives, creating flexible services that meet people’s needs and always looking for the best way of doing things.

Waking night support workers are required to remain awake throughout the night to support individuals as required.

We offer

- 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
- Access to award-winning training and development
- Annual staff award scheme
- A contributory pension scheme & life assurance
- Free DBS Check

Please note, Government legislation is coming into force on 11th November, which states that all individuals working in registered care homes must be fully vaccinated.

This means that if you have not been vaccinated yet and are not medically exempt, you will need to be fully vaccinated by the 11th November 2021 as we may require you to operate in services which are Care Quality Commission registered.

If you have not had your first vaccine yet, you will need to allow for a minimum of 8 weeks between vaccinations before you are able to start working in our services.

If you are medically exempt, you are required to provide us with the relevant documentation stating this.

Find your place with us and change lives.

Closing date: 14th December 2021

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE.

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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Role Overview

Job Title: Children's Support Worker (Part Time)

Salary: £7,526 per annum

Location: Warwickshire  - Stratford and Leamington

Contract type: Permanent 

Hours: Part time, 15 hours per week

Refuge is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services and we are proud to be a leader in our field and an employer of choice, with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development.

Responsibilities

We are recruiting for a children’s support worker to join our team in Stratford and Leamington.We are looking to recruit a female candidate with experience in working with children and a recognised qualification such as an NNEB, QCF or NVQ level 3. In this role you will be responsible for organising and providing play activities for children and will work closely with location workers to provide practical information and assistance to women about local services for children, such as play schemes, nursery or schools.

The job involves working closely children and their mothers who are living in our refuges escaping domestic violence and other forms of violence and abuse.  A key requirement is to provide personal welfare support and to ensure that women are provided with a safe, supportive and welcoming environment.

Essential Skills or Experience

The successful candidate will be able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team supporting women and children escaping domestic violence and other forms of violence against women and girls.  You must have good communication and team work skills and be able to use your own initiative.  You will show strong organisational and administration skills. 

The ability to build a rapport and trust with children and their mothers is essential in this work. Experience of supporting children and families who have experienced domestic violence or other forms of violence against women and girls is desirable.

All candidates must demonstrate a commitment to the feminist values of empowerment and equality which underpin all of our work. Successful applicants will be expected to work within Refuge’s Values and Behaviour Framework and demonstrate these in their everyday work.

Benefits

Refuge offers: a competitive salary with annual progression within points of the salary grade; 28 days annual leave increasing to 30 days; clinical supervision for all front line staff a pension scheme that includes a 6% employer contribution; as well as a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.

Other information

Closing Date: 09:00 am 30th November 2021 Tuesday

Interview Date: 7th December 2021 Tuesday

An enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate will be required for this role.

Refuge is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. This post however is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

Target Support Worker with a desirable baby massage/yoga qualification

(full training will be offered to the successful candidate)

Full Time – 37.5 hours per week

£9.55 p/h rising to £10.50 p/h once qualified

£9.50 p/ h NJC point 4

Home-Start is a local Birmingham charity helping parents build better lives for their children.

We support families in Perry Barr, Oscott, Kingstanding & Sutton Coldfield.

Main Purposes of the job

• Working with families with children under five.
• Reduce isolation amongst communities/Families
• To ensure inclusion and diversity in all aspects of the work.

Additional responsibilities

• Ensuring all Home-Start policies and procedures are implemented
• To deliver infant massage and baby yoga within group sessions
• To plan and deliver a weekly baby sensory group

Working in Partnership

• Liaising with referrers.
• Networking appropriately within the community.

Working in the Wider Context

• Promoting the scheme its profile, ethos and practice.
• Contributing to the development of Home-Start locally and regionally.

The post holder may be required to undertake any other duties that fall within the nature of the role and responsibilities of the post as detailed above.

Closing date for applications –  6th December 2021 at 12pm

Interviews –TBC

For more information/application pack please contact the Home-Start Birmingham North West office. Please note we do not accept CVs.

Home-Start Birmingham North West is committed to safer recruitment practice as an important part of safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults.

Home-Start Birmingham North West is committed to equality of opportunity and diversity.

Registered Charity no.1157767

Company No: 8858885

 Home Options Worker

Hours of Work: 37 hours per week (some out of hours work will be expected)

Salary:  £24,982

Job Purpose:

• To work as part of a team to provide emotional and practical support to women and children affected by domestic abuse and who are at risk of homelessness

Responsible To:  Home Options Manager

Duties and Responsibilities

Development & Support work:

• To provide emotional and practical support to women accessing support through drop in and casework
• To participate in a rota of drop in cover, covering evening hours
• To support volunteers and students in delivering the drop in service
• To facilitate access for women to statutory, community and other BSWA services
• To comply with the recording, monitoring and evaluation procedures of the project
• To develop policies and practice guidelines appropriate to the project in accordance with BSWA policies and procedures
• To keep up to date with current legislative changes for dissemination within the staff team, and for use when working with women and children around their rights.
• To identify and make links with existing projects and community services and to develop joint services where appropriate
• To keep abreast of issues regarding violence against women on a national and local level
• To participate in multi agency work as agreed with your line manager
• To identify and attend training and conferences relevant to the post, in agreement with your line manager
• To work alongside colleagues to organise in-house training and information sessions on a range of issues for service users
• To promote awareness of the impact of domestic violence on women and children and BSWA services

Administration:

• To work within BSWA’s administrative and financial systems
• To ensure that adequate records are kept for all service users
• To ensure that Health and Safety records are kept up to date
• To produce monthly reports for your line manager

Communication:

• To ensure that all staff team members are aware of any matters that are relevant to the welfare and security of the refuges, staff, volunteers and service users by:

1. Maintaining BSWA communication records
2. Following safety procedures
3. Attending team meetings
4. Carrying out risk assessments in conjunction with your line manager

• To attend in-house training
• To attend support and supervision sessions with your line manager
• To develop a professional working relationship with external agencies
• Feedback relevant issues from external meetings/ training to the staff and management teams as appropriate
• To be involved in the Annual Review process

General:

• To maintain the confidentiality of the women, young people and children using the service and in all matters relating to the organisation.
• To offer an equal service to all women and children regardless of age, class, culture, language, race, religion and sexual orientation, adhering to BSWA’s framework for equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice.
• To maintain an awareness of the issues surrounding domestic violence on a national and local level with a particular reference to those of relevance to refuge work.

• To adhere to Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, and Adult Safeguarding procedures throughout.
• To ensure the efficient use of resources at all times.
• To support volunteers in the delivery of BSWA services.
• To work within BSWA policies and procedures and demonstrate a commitment to the values and ethos of BSWA.

Women only need apply.  These posts are covered by a Genuine Occupational Requirement (Schedule 9; Equality Act 2010). 

Violence Against Women Support Worker for Women with Learning Disabilities

Hours of Work: 37 hours per week (some out of hours work will be expected)

Job Purpose: To deliver tailored, holistic support to women with learning disabilities affected by violence and abuse, including practical and emotional support to increase women’s and children’s safety and meet identified needs.

Responsible To: Service Manager

Duties and Responsibilities

Development:

ØTo identify and develop support strategies and good practice to meet the specific needs of women with learning disabilities seeking support

• To identify and make links with existing specialist projects and community services and to develop joint services where appropriate
• To share good practice around supporting women with learning disabilities who are experiencing abuse with BSWA staff and volunteers and with other relevant agencies
• To keep up to date with current legislative changes for dissemination within staff team, and for use when working with women and children around their rights.
• To keep abreast of issues regarding domestic violence on a national and local level with particular reference to those that may affect the work of the Project
• To participate in multi agency work as agreed with your line manager
• To promote awareness of the impact of domestic violence on women and children and BSWA services

Support work:

• To work with women to identify their, and their children’s, support needs and incorporate these into women’s support plans
• To assess risk and to safety plan with women, reviewing assessments and risks regularly
• To devise and implement appropriate methods of communication with women, in agreement with your line manager
• To provide practical support on a range of issues including housing, benefits, legal matters, and emotional support to enable women’s recovery from their experiences of abuse.
• To facilitate access to BSWA and its services and to refer and signpost into specialist statutory and community services where necessary to help meet needs
• To encourage the development of safe and appropriate support networks within the community
• To work within the monitoring and evaluation procedures for the project including encouraging feedback from service users and producing statistical information

Development:

ØTo consult with women with learning disabilities to identify and develop support strategies and good practice to meet their specific needs

• To identify and make links with existing specialist projects and community services and to develop joint approaches where appropriate
• To share good practice around supporting women with learning disabilities who are experiencing abuse with BSWA staff and volunteers and with other relevant agencies
• To keep up to date with current legislative changes for dissemination within staff team, and for use when working with women and children around their rights.
• To keep abreast of issues regarding domestic violence on a national and local level with particular reference to those that may affect the work of the Project
• To participate in multi agency work as agreed with your line manager
• To promote awareness of the impact of domestic violence on women and children and BSWA services

Administration:

• To work within BSWA’s administrative and financial systems
• To ensure that adequate records are kept for all service users and relevant monitoring data collected and recorded
• To ensure that Health and Safety records are kept up to date
• To produce monthly reports for your line manager

Communication:

• To ensure that all staff team members are aware of any matters that are relevant to the welfare and security of the refuges, staff, volunteers and service users by:

1. Maintaining BSWA communication records
2. Following safety procedures
3. Attending team meetings
4. Carrying out risk assessments in conjunction with your line manager

• To attend in-house training
• To attend support and supervision sessions with your line manager
• To develop a professional working relationship with external agencies
• Feedback relevant issues from external meetings/ training to the staff and management teams as appropriate
• To be involved in the Annual Review process

General:

• To maintain the confidentiality of the women and children using the service and in all matters relating to the organisation
• To offer an equal service to all women and children regardless of age, class, culture, language, race, religion and sexual orientation
• To work within BSWA policies and procedures and demonstrate a commitment to the values and ethos of BSWA
• To work within BSWA’s framework for equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice
• To adhere to Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, and Adult Safeguarding procedures throughout
• To undertake any other duties required by BSWA, which may arise and commensurate with the post

Women only need apply.  These posts are covered by a Genuine Occupational Requirement (Schedule 9; Equality Act 2010). 

This post progresses equipment grant and emergency loan applications that require an urgent response to support children with disabilities, and their immediate families. This is done through the review of application information from the family and their local supporting professional and interviewing them to ensure a holistic understanding of their need for community equipment.

These applications will be of an urgent nature, you must have the ability to work at a pace and prioritise workload while supporting families in crisis and managing family expectations around their ability to resolve the crisis.

Crisis Support Nurse Responsibilities:

• Conduct/manage casework of urgent grant applications, through assessments to inform decisions associated to the provision of equipment through the commitment of funds.
• Capture and record information accurately to make informed decisions on the need for urgent grants through a matrix of considerations and identify associated risks to the child and family’s safety, health and wellbeing.
• Conduct/manage casework of emergency loan applications to address immediate needs where there is a possible delay to long-term provision or a clear responsibility for involvement by statutory services and where a child is end of life/ deteriorating and their family requires a humanitarian response.
• Liaise with local professionals involved in providing direct care to the child/young person and their family through completing interviews to gather additional information needed to progress an application through to authorisation of funding.
• Raise safeguarding concerns to their Safeguarding Lead.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of people, systems and processes.

These Key Accountabilities provides an indication of the role’s key accountabilities and is not intended to cover the whole scope of the role.

Crisis Support Nurse Requirements:

• Ideally you will have NMC registration, associated to paediatric care and experience in service delivery to disabled children
• You will have an understanding and experience of health and/or safety risk assessment based on information given by Families/Professionals to make decisions.
• Be able to draw on knowledge and skills of workers from other professions and work in collaboration to promote family engagement with statutory services.
• Have a strong understanding Safeguarding processes/pathways.
• You will be able to demonstrate a professional and empathic communication style.
• Be able to prioritise workload.
• Have a good working knowledge of databases and Microsoft packages.

About Them:

Their mission, simply put, is to change the lives of disabled children and their families. They provide access to the vital equipment they rely on, offer information and support through their team of dedicated healthcare professionals, sponsor pioneering medical research into the causes of birth defects and offer families a voice through their campaigns for change.

They are not like any other charity. All the stock in their stores is new, donated by retailers, allowing them to create a heaven for bargain hunters and savvy fashionista shoppers who want high street products at discount prices.

What they do and how they do it is unique and being a part of it is very special. Their team members are passionate about what they do and the contribution they make in helping the families they work with.

The Benefits:

You will receive 30 days holiday, health cash plan membership, team member store discount, pension scheme membership and of course the satisfaction of knowing that what you do is making a difference!

Location: Cannock, Staffordshire - Home and Office based
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time, 37.5 per week
Salary: £14.50 per hour, plus benefits

You may have experience of the following: Crisis Support Nurse, Lead Nurse, Crisis Nurse, Registered Nurse, Paediatric Nurse, Mental Health Nurse, Registered General Nurse, Nursing, NHS, RGN, Staff Nurse, Hospital, Nursing, Nurse, NMC, General Nurse, Social Care, Healthcare, etc.

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An exciting opportunity has become available for two, temporary, part time Children and Young People’s Officers to provide bereavement support, information, and guidance to our bereaved community. The post holders will be expected to manage a range of children’s bereavement services in the Birmingham Area, ensuring the highest standards of bereavement support are available to Birmingham families, with specific emphasis in Children and Young people in our most deprived areas.

This post is funded by a specific grant managed by Birmingham City Council Public Health team

The candidates must be able to work 2 to 3 days per week, at least one late shift (until 8pm) per week, and the occasional Saturday morning shift. It will also be expected that the successful candidates will attend at least 15 hours Continuous Professional Development Training per year, with training often held on a Saturday.

Are you looking for a role that is diverse, stimulating and rewarding every day? We are looking to recruit a vibrant Support Coordinator to join our supported living management team in Cannock Chase, Staffordshire. The ideal candidate will be a caring and compassionate leader with excellent communication skills and a passion for supporting individuals with learning disabilities.

You will be responsible for the management of our supported living services located in Cannock Chase, Staffordshire. You will need at least two years of experience of supporting people with learning disabilities and experience of staff supervision and management. Driving is also an essential requirement for this role as you will be expected to travel between services.

You will be responsible for managing our excellent staff team and supporting our services users. You will ensure that our service users are encouraged to fulfil their passions and enjoy a range of activities within their homes and out in the community. Our service users love shopping, afternoon tea, walking, going to restaurants and much more.

Support Coordinator Duties:

• Leading on the quality of the service and to ensure that it meets our quality standards and that of Care Quality Commission,
• Ensure we meet the needs of the service users we support and fulfil our contractual requirements,
• Provide direct care and support to service users including giving personal care
• Co-ordinate tailored Personal Support Plans for service users,
• Coach, advise and mentor staff in all aspects of service delivery,
• Encourage service users to engage in a range of activities that meet their health, wellbeing and cultural needs,
• Develop warm and trusting relationships with service users and their families enabling them to enjoy their time at the service to the fullest,
• Work closely with senior management and other bodies/health and social care professionals
• Willingness to work flexibly according to the needs of our services.

Benefits of working with Creative Support:

• A one-off bonus of £100 upon successful completion of the 4-month probationary period.
• Competitive pay and a pension with company contribution and 28 days annual leave,
• Company paid enhanced DBS for all staff
• Free employee support programme
• All our staff are supported 24/7 by our out-of-hours teams
• Support to complete the nationally recognised Care Certificate and Social Care Diploma

Creative Support is a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Silver award. We actively encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and cultures.

We expect all applicants to Creative Support to have had at least their first Covid 19 vaccination prior to starting employment with us and to be committed to having the second vaccination within a 3 month period. 

We have roles available in 9 regions across the UK (see below). Roles will be home-based with some travel required within each region. 

Northeast 21.75 (3 Days) 1 role
Yorkshire and Humberside 36.25 (5 Days) 1 role
Northwest 21.75 (3 Days) 1 role
Wales 21.75 (3 Days) 1 role
East Midlands 21.75 (3 Days) 1 role
West Midlands 21.75 (3 Days) 1 role
Eastern 21.75 (3 Days) 1 role
South and Central 21.75 (3 Days) 1 role
West and Southwest 21.75 (3 Days) 1 role
 

Are you passionate about helping people? Do you have experience of using a case management approach to supporting people in traumatic situations? Do you have an understanding of the effects of traumatic bereavement or serious and life changing injury and a willingness to learn more in this area? Can you demonstrate experience of delivering support in a people centred service? Are you empathetic and an excellent communicator? If so, we’d love to hear from you.

We’re recruiting for a number of Local Caseworker roles to sit within our growing National Road Victim Service (NRVS) team. We are looking for experienced support professionals to establish local face-to-face delivery in locations across the UK. Local Caseworkers will provide case manage provision of immediate and early intervention care to victims of road death and serious and life changing injury.

The role will be subject to the latest covid-19 guidance. You will provide support to service users over the phone, through virtual meetings and written communications and face-to-face as required. The successful candidate will be required to go through an enhanced DBS vetting process due to the sensitive nature of the service delivered.

Who we are

Brake is the national, acclaimed charity tackling the daily, horrific carnage of deaths, injuries, and air pollution on roads. Traffic is the biggest killer of young people worldwide, poisoning our lungs and contributing hugely to the climate emergency. Brake’s vision is that people get around in safe and healthy ways. Our values require us to be evidence-based, aim high, and work collaboratively. We have a 25-year reputation for shouting out for positive change, advising government, encouraging action in communities, and delivering the UK’s National Road Victim Service (NRVS) for bereaved and injured families.

NRVS is the specialist, accredited, UK-wide national service for road victims, delivering day-one onwards case-managed care for anybody who has been bereaved or seriously injured in a road crash or supporting a road crash victim.

Who you are

You will have a background in providing support to a vulnerable client group through both face to face and virtual settings. You will have knowledge, experience and understanding of working with people who have experienced sudden loss and traumatic bereavement and experience of using a case management approach to supporting people in traumatic situations. You understand the importance and application of risk management and safeguarding procedures and are familiar with the Criminal Justice system and Coroners Court. You will live within one of the regions listed above and will have access to your own transport to travel across the region as required.

Key tasks

Reporting into a regional manager, you will be supporting service users who have suffered traumatic bereavement or serious and life changing injury by a road crash. You will be required to do so in a highly sensitive and empathetic manner, providing emotional support alongside complex practical information and advocacy requiring high level diplomacy skills. You will use a clinically and trauma informed casework methodology approach to support provision, using risk and needs assessments, with support plans working in partnership with both statutory and non-statutory support services.

Key tasks will include:

• Enable service users to cope with immediate practical challenges that may otherwise feel “too much to bear,” through a multi-agency approach to risk and needs planning.
• Support service users with their immediate wellbeing needs and address any safeguarding issues.
• Be informed and help service users discuss, in a safe environment, the emotional and physical symptoms that they are suffering; or are common to suffer and that they may suffer later.
• Develop a user-centred support plan, to help the service user cope with their emotional and physical symptoms.
• Develop and agree, with consent, a safe exit strategy via a continued pathway of further support that the service user accesses, if appropriate.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with other local specialist support services in the region both statutory and non-statutory.
• Participate additionally in team training, supervisory and development sessions, contributing to the professional development of yourself and the service through heuristic learnings.

You bring

Essential Qualities

• Knowledge, experience and understanding of working with people who have experienced sudden loss and traumatic bereavement.
• Experience of using a case management approach to supporting people in traumatic situations.
• An understanding of the importance of working within standardised protocols and procedures.
• Experience of risk management and safeguarding procedures in a one-to-one support setting.
• An understanding of the effects of traumatic bereavement or serious and life changing injury and a willingness to learn more in this area.
• Demonstratable experience of delivering support in a people centred service.
• An understanding of the Criminal Justice system and Coroners Court.
• Experience and knowledge of working with and supporting people through the criminal justice and coronial process.
• Experience of consulting with other professionals within an advocacy setting.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, alongside effective communication skills, both verbally and in written form.
• The ability to deal sensitively and accurately with complex and emotionally charged situations.
• The ability to demonstrate empathy and control of own emotions and well-being, whilst supporting people/families who are suffering the effects of traumatic bereavement or serious and life changing injury.
• Proficiency in all standard office IT systems including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Flexibility to work within the needs of the service requirements.
• A team player; you are outcomes focussed and work with others to get there.

Desirable

• A professional qualification or evidence of training in psychological trauma.
• Experience of working with those affected by road traffic collisions.
• Completion of safeguarding and/or risk management training.

About the team and how we work

• You will be joining a skilled, dedicated and friendly team, with a visionary, dynamic and expert chief executive committed to growing the charity’s impact, and a knowledgeable and engaged Board of Trustees.
• Our team works remotely and encourages use of sustainable transport.
• We are open to secondments and candidates wanting to work flexibly or part time.
• Brake actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We employ based on skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
• Employees are subject to driver licence checks. If you drive, please note we do not accept applications from serious traffic offenders due to the nature of our work.

Post: Refuge Children and Family Worker

Hours Of Work: 37 hours

(Due to the nature of this post the post holder will be expected to work after school, early evenings, school holidays and weekends & participate on call)

Salary:  £24,982

Job Purpose: 

To develop and deliver family support and play sessions to children, young people and their mothers in refuge.

Responsible to: The Refuge Manager

Responsible for managing:  n/a

Duties and Responsibilities

Support Work:

• To work in partnership with mothers/carers to identify children and young people’s support needs and to ensure those needs are met.
• To undertake needs analysis for each child and young person, to ascertain the level of support needed and the type of activities required to meet their needs.
• To develop and deliver a comprehensive programme of one-to-one and group therapeutic and play sessions, and shared activities within refuge.
• To provide school holiday play schemes in refuge.
• To supervise and accompany children and young people on trips and visits outside of refuge.
• To provide one to one support and family support with families living in the refuge.
• To seek approval of all programmes with the refuge manager and ensure that these are discussed with other relevant members of the staff team before implementation.
• To participate in the development of informative literature for women and children, including a children’s introduction pack, which is to be kept up-to-date.
• To purchase/hire such equipment as necessary to undertake programmes within budgetary constraints and with approval from the refuge manager.
• To carry out appropriate methods of communication with women, children and young people living in refuge to keep them informed about opportunities and updates on work that is taking place, including house meetings. 
• To carry out detailed monitoring and evaluation of all support work, and keep an accurate record of notes and comments in line with relevant legislation. 
• To communicate regularly with mothers/carers about the work with their children.

• To support mothers/carers to enable them to meet the schooling, health and social care needs of their children. 
• To link with health workers, schools, nurseries, social workers to meet the needs of families
• To advocate on behalf of children, where necessary, throughout adhering to Child Protection procedures.
• To ensure that Health and Safety records are kept up to date.

Administration:

• To work within BSWA’s administrative and financial systems.
• To ensure that adequate records are kept for all service users.
• To keep accurate records of financial transactions in line with BSWA’s procedures.
• To provide monthly reports to the Refuge Manager about work that has taken place, feedback from service users and produce statistical information about participation.

Communication:

• To ensure that all staff team members are aware of any matters that are relevant to the welfare and security of the refuges, staff, volunteers and service users by:
  • maintaining BSWA communication records
  • following safety procedures
  • attending team meetings.
• To attend support and supervision sessions with your line manager.
• To develop a professional working relationship with external agencies.

Premises and Equipment:

• To ensure that all play areas, equipment and activities comply with Health and Safety requirements.
• To offer support and training to volunteers and ensure that they are aware of all legal Health and Safety requirements.

General:

• To maintain the confidentiality of the women, young people and children using the service and in all matters relating to the organisation.
• To offer an equal service to all women and children regardless of age, class, culture, language, race, religion and sexual orientation, adhering to BSWA’s framework for equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice.
• To maintain an awareness of the issues surrounding domestic violence on a national and local level with a particular reference to those of relevance to refuge work.
• To adhere to Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, and Adult Safeguarding procedures throughout.
• To ensure the efficient use of resources at all times.
• To support volunteers in the delivery of BSWA services.
• To work within BSWA policies and procedures and demonstrate a commitment to the values and ethos of BSWA.

Women only need apply.  These posts are covered by a Genuine Occupational Requirement (Schedule 9; Equality Act 2010). 

Complex Needs Family Support IDVAs

Hours of Work: 37 hours per week (some out of hours work will be expected)

Salary:   £24, 982

Job Purpose: To deliver tailored, holistic support to women and their children affected by domestic abuse and living in the community, including practical and emotional support to increase their safety and meet identified needs.

Responsible To: Family Support Services Manager

Duties and Responsibilities

Support work:

• To work with women to identify their, and their children’s, support needs and incorporate these into support plans
• To assess risk and to safety plan with women, reviewing assessments and risks regularly
• To provide practical support on a range of issues including housing, benefits, legal matters, and emotional support to enable women’s recovery from their experiences of abuse.
• To develop and deliver one-to-one support programmes for children to enable them to explore their experiences of abuse and address issues arising from this.
• To design and deliver group sessions for children to build confidence and participation within a mutually supportive environment.
• To support mothers to enable them to understand and support their children emotionally and practically and to build confidence in their own parenting skills.
• To deliver family support sessions with mothers and children designed to rebuild communication and develop strong parent-child relationships.
• To work alongside colleagues at BSWA’s Home Options Hub to provide advice and support to women around housing options and develop individual housing action plans with women, supporting women and children through their resettlement process where relevant
• To facilitate access to BSWA and its services and to refer and signpost into specialist statutory and community services where necessary to help meet needs
• To work within the monitoring and evaluation procedures for the project including encouraging feedback from service users and producing statistical information

Development:

Ø  To identify and develop support strategies to meet the needs of women and children seeking support

• To keep up to date with current legislative changes for dissemination within staff team, and for use when working with women and children around their rights.
• To identify and make links with existing projects and community services and to develop joint services where appropriate
• To keep abreast of issues regarding domestic violence on a national and local level with particular reference to those that may affect the work of the Project
• To participate in multi agency work as agreed with your line manager
• To promote awareness of the impact of domestic violence on women and children and BSWA services

Administration:

• To work within BSWA’s administrative and financial systems
• To ensure that adequate records are kept for all service users and relevant monitoring data collected and recorded
• To ensure that Health and Safety records are kept up to date
• To produce monthly reports for your line manager

Communication:

• To ensure that all staff team members are aware of any matters that are relevant to the welfare and security of the refuges, staff, volunteers and service users by:

1. Maintaining BSWA communication records
2. Following safety procedures
3. Attending team meetings
4. Carrying out risk assessments in conjunction with your line manager

• To attend in-house training
• To attend support and supervision sessions with your line manager
• To develop a professional working relationship with external agencies
• Feedback relevant issues from external meetings/ training to the staff and management teams as appropriate
• To be involved in the Annual Review process

General:

• To maintain the confidentiality of the women and children using the service and in all matters relating to the organisation
• To offer an equal service to all women and children regardless of age, class, culture, language, race, religion and sexual orientation
• To work within BSWA policies and procedures and demonstrate a commitment to the values and ethos of BSWA
• To work within BSWA and local multi-agency child and adult safeguarding procedures.
• To work within BSWA’s framework for equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice
• To undertake any other duties required by BSWA, which may arise and commensurate with the post

Women only need apply.  These posts are covered by a Genuine Occupational Requirement (Schedule 9; Equality Act 2010). 

Victim Support is looking for a Suicide Liaison Worker based in Worcestershire. This role is part-time and home based with regular travel across the region.

Victim Support are recruiting a Suicide Liaison Worker for a brand new service to be delivered across Worcestershire. The service will provide high quality emotional and practical support to those who are bereaved by suicide, both in the immediate aftermath but also in the weeks and months that follow, should it be needed. Bereavement by suicide can be a particularly severe and traumatic experience and the grieving process is often more complex and longer than for other types of bereavement. Each individual responds differently but families and close friends of the person lost to suicide are more likely to suffer physical and mental ill health for a long period of time after the death. This service will play an important role in helping those bereaved by suicide by providing a range of interventions that are flexible to the needs of the person.

The nature of this role requires the post holder to demonstrate great sensitivity, compassion and understanding but also be proactive and person centered in their approach. They will also need to demonstrate resilience and the resolve needed to work with those in very difficult circumstances. They will be familiar with models of grief, will have experience of working with service users with complex needs and know how to build effective partnerships. The service operates in a flexible way across the Worcestershire area so it is vital that, since much of the support will be delivered face to face, the post holder has the ability to drive and have access to a vehicle.

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

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

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

If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role.

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

Victim Support is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe having a diverse workforce at all levels allows us to represent the communities we serve and connect better with people affected by crime. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all communities and monitor the diversity of applicants to analyse if we are representative of the communities we serve in terms of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, age and socio-economic status. As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we would particularly welcome applicants from BAME communities.

Are you looking for a role that is diverse, stimulating and rewarding every day? We are looking to recruit a vibrant Support Coordinator to join our supported living management team in Rugeley, Staffordshire. The ideal candidate will be a caring and compassionate leader with excellent communication skills and a passion for supporting individuals with learning disabilities.

You will be responsible for the management of our supported living services located in Rugeley, Staffordshire. Our service provides varying levels of care to 14 individuals with a range of support needs which can include learning disabilities. Some of the individuals require personal care, help taking medication and with other day to day tasks. Others are more independent and enjoy going out into the community alone.

You will need at least two years of experience of supporting people with learning disabilities and experience of staff supervision and management. Driving is also an essential requirement for this role as you will be expected to travel between services. This is a temporary position for 12 months with the possibility of extension.

You will be responsible for managing our excellent staff team and supporting our services users. You will ensure that our service users are encouraged to fulfil their passions and enjoy a range of activities within their homes and out in the community. Our service users love shopping, afternoon tea, walking, going to restaurants and much more.

Support Coordinator Duties:

• Leading on the quality of the service and to ensure that it meets our quality standards and that of Care Quality Commission,
• Ensure we meet the needs of the service users we support and fulfil our contractual requirements,
• Provide direct care and support to service users including giving personal care
• Co-ordinate tailored Personal Support Plans for service users,
• Coach, advise and mentor staff in all aspects of service delivery,
• Encourage service users to engage in a range of activities that meet their health, wellbeing and cultural needs,
• Develop warm and trusting relationships with service users and their families enabling them to enjoy their time at the service to the fullest,
• Work closely with senior management and other bodies/health and social care professionals
• Willingness to work flexibly according to the needs of our services.

Benefits of working with Creative Support:

• Competitive pay and a pension with company contribution and 28 days annual leave,
• Company paid enhanced DBS for all staff
• Free employee support programme
• All our staff are supported 24/7 by our out-of-hours teams
• Support to complete the nationally recognised Care Certificate and Social Care Diploma

Creative Support is a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Silver award. We actively encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and cultures.

We expect all applicants to Creative Support to have had at least their first Covid 19 vaccination prior to starting employment with us and to be committed to having the second vaccination within a 3 month period.