Waking Night Support Worker 

Join our client – A Unique and Innovative Approach to Supporting Young People in Care. 

They provide residential services for young people aged 16-25 years old who have been discharged from psychiatric inpatient stays or secure children’s homes. The young people they care for often require a high level of support and dynamic approach to risk management in order to support problems they may have with self-harming, behaviour and emotional regulation. 

Position: Waking Night Support Worker 
Location: Huddersfield 
Job type: Full Time, Permanent 
Hours: 38.5 hours per week, Night Shift - 8.30pm-7.30am 
Salary: £19,019 per annum (£9.50 per hour includes an unsociable hour’s payment of 50p per hour) 
Benefits: 22-27 holidays per year (plus bank holidays), Free training and professional development programme, Paid induction, training and enhanced DBS check, Company Pension Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Free onsite parking 

Closing date for applications: 28th September, 2019 

About the role: 

Our client's aim is to support the young people using a therapeutic approach to live in a non-secure community setting and to achieve their individual goals in preparation for the transition to adult life. 

As part of their continued growth they are now looking to recruit for their new home in Huddersfield opening Autumn 2019. 

Responsibilities: 

- To act as a member of the team and assist the management staff in giving the highest standard of care possible to all the young people, closely following individual care plans and programmes. 
- To take individual / group responsibility in ensuring the running of the home to its highest possible standard. 
- To develop skills in order that the young people’s individual health / social development needs are met. 

About you: 

- To be able to work as part of a team. 
- Good verbal and written communication skills. 
- An understanding of the issues young people face. 
- Able to work evening shifts. 

Our client provides care 24 hours a day and 365 days a year. All roles will involve some weekend working. 

If you have a passion and commitment to work with young people and make a difference to their lives please click to apply for a link to their online application form. 

Our client operates a safer recruitment process and as part of this process, the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

They are an equal opportunities employer who values diversity and positively encourages applications of all ages from all sections of the community.

As an employer they are also committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all their staff. 

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

Ref: 88785

Touchstone (registered charity No. 1012053) is a leading voluntary sector agency providing high quality services to improve the health and wellbeing of local people.

Liaison and Diversion Peer Support Worker
Salary: starting at £19,554 pa (NJC Scale Points 7 - 11)
Hours: 37 hours per week (Job share will be considered)
Contract: This role is fixed term for 12 months
Location: West Yorkshire – Primarily Leeds & Kirklees

You will complement the work of the Wakefield Liaison and Diversion service, providing practical and emotional support to service users who have come into contact with the criminal justice system, with support needs around mental health, learning disability and/or substance use.

You will work with a caseload of service users, in the community and at court, recording all interactions with service users in line with Liaison and Diversion procedure and liaising with Project Workers around their support. 

You will need to have lived experience of offending and one of the vulnerabilities listed above, as well as accessing support services. You will have experience of giving and/or receiving peer support and will be able to demonstrate how you manage your recovery and what you are currently doing with your time to being able to step up into full time employment.

Candidates must be abstinent from all illicit substances, and in active recovery for at least six months, with at least two professional/character checkable references.

Candidates must be free from offending for at least 12 months and must be at least 6 months free from a custodial sentence.

The successful candidates will need to have strong communication skills and the ability to positively engage with a wide range of service users, colleagues, and other professionals.

These are developmental positions and successful candidates must be willing to take part in a full induction programme and ongoing training. Peer Support workers will receive a robust package of support and supervision to enable them to manage their workload and promote their wellbeing.

There will be an Open Day on Monday 23rd September, 10am – 4pm at Touchstone House, 2-4 Middleton Crescent, Leeds.

Please come along to speak to Connor Ashworth (Liaison and Diversion Operations Manager) about this opportunity.

Closing Date: Sunday 29th September 2019
Interviews will be held on: Monday 14th October 2019

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the button to be directed to our website where you can download the application pack.

Touchstone is an equal opportunities organisation and applications are welcome from all sections of the community, particularly LGBT communities and/or people with disabilities who are under-represented within Touchstone.

Touchstone is a Trans Positive employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Mindful Employer, has been granted the Positive about Disabled People mark and Investors in People Platinum.

No agencies please.

You’ve got a good understanding of mental health issues and really enjoy supporting others to achieve independence and lead their own recovery. All you need is the perfect environment to put your skills to great use. Welcome to Richmond Fellowship as a Recovery Worker.

Right now, our Trinity Street Care Home in Batley Carr is looking for someone like you to support the people who use our services to maintain their tenancy and independence in the community. Not only are we committed to putting them at the heart of everything we do, we recognise they should be involved in decisions that affect their future too. That’s why we need you to inspire and support them to lead their own recovery. So, whether it’s helping to come up with a personal support plan that will see them achieve their goals and aspirations, developing domestic and finance management skills or accessing work, leisure or educational opportunities, your empathy, enthusiasm and compassion will have every chance to shine. Entering accurate case notes onto our IT system will be important too. And, when it comes to regularly liaising with GP surgeries, the local council, charities etc. or promoting the service within the community, again, we'll count on you.

The chances are, you already work in the mental health field. What is for certain is that you’re caring, consistent, flexible and creative, work well under pressure, know how to connect with people at all levels and, like us, are keen to break down the stigma of mental health. Oh and you’re happy working independently or, as a valued member of our team, being part of a weekly rota system and available for on call duties.

You will be required to work on a 24 hour rota including early, late and waking night shifts.

We have two full time roles available at 37.5 hours a week.

This is a rolling recruitment process, shortlisted candidates will be interviewed as and when they apply.

So, are you ready to take on this rewarding role that comes with some really great benefits, including a smartphone? Apply now via our website.

Richmond Fellowship is part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence. We know that recovery can look and feel very different to each and every one of us. But we also know that if we provide the right support, at the right time, we can inspire recovery nationwide and that recovery is possible for everyone.

You’ve got a good understanding of mental health issues and really enjoy supporting others to achieve independence and lead their own recovery. All you need is the perfect environment to put your skills to great use. Welcome to Richmond Fellowship as a Recovery Worker.

Right now, our Trinity Street Care Home in Batley Carr is looking for someone like you to support the people who use our services to maintain their tenancy and independence in the community. Not only are we committed to putting them at the heart of everything we do, we recognise they should be involved in decisions that affect their future too. That’s why we need you to inspire and support them to lead their own recovery. So, whether it’s helping to come up with a personal support plan that will see them achieve their goals and aspirations, developing domestic and finance management skills or accessing work, leisure or educational opportunities, your empathy, enthusiasm and compassion will have every chance to shine. Entering accurate case notes onto our IT system will be important too. And, when it comes to regularly liaising with GP surgeries, the local council, charities etc. or promoting the service within the community, again, we'll count on you.

The chances are, you already work in the mental health field. What is for certain is that you’re caring, consistent, flexible and creative, work well under pressure, know how to connect with people at all levels and, like us, are keen to break down the stigma of mental health. Oh and you’re happy working independently or, as a valued member of our team, being part of a weekly rota system and available for on call duties.

You will be required to work on a 24 hour rota including early, late and waking night shifts.

This is a part-time post at 22.5 hours a week.

This is a rolling recruitment process, shortlisted candidates will be interviewed as and when they apply.

So, are you ready to take on this rewarding role that comes with some really great benefits, including a smartphone? Apply now via our website.

Richmond Fellowship is part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence. We know that recovery can look and feel very different to each and every one of us. But we also know that if we provide the right support, at the right time, we can inspire recovery nationwide and that recovery is possible for everyone.

An exciting opportunity, helping to transform the lives of people with learning disabilities.  We are growing rapidly and are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic and suitably qualified person to join our team.

Set up and run by award-winning local charity Ilkley Community Enterprise Ltd, Outside the Box (OTB) provides a range of services and activities all designed to enable and support people with a learning disability to lead more independent, fulfilled and healthier lives.  These include OTB community café, OTB Choices and OTB Works; these services currently support around 60 people with learning disabilities (our members) each week.  

As a charity we are relatively small but have expanded rapidly over recent years and have an ambitious plan for further growth and development in the future. We are due to relocate OTB café to substantially larger premises and this will drive and support increased scale and depth of the services we provide and increase the number of members we engage and support.

Adults and young people with a learning disability are at the heart of what we do at OTB: they are our ‘members’ and a critical part of the overall OTB Team. We work with our members, their parents/carers, and others involved in their lives, to help them to fulfil their potential, to learn and achieve their goals. Members participate in OTB café to learn new skills, improve confidence and self-esteem, achieve qualifications, gain meaningful experience of the world of work and as appropriate progress into paid employment.

We have recently restructured the OTB staff team and this role of Support Team Leader is part of the new team that will help sustain and build on the success of OTB to date.  

Support Team Leader

Outside the Box Cafe, Ilkley

30 hours (This will include some weekends and evenings)

To lead the Support Team for adults and young people with a learning disability within Outside the Box Café ensuring the delivery of personalised support, learning and development that enables all our members to gain maximum benefit.

The Support Team Leader will be responsible for delivering frontline service, providing direct support whether that be 1:1 or group support to our members within a busy café, In addition to supervisory responsibility for the Café Support Worker Team. 

Working closely with the OTB Skills and Employment Manager, Operations Director and other staff, the Team Leader will plan and deliver Support Worker Team supervision, guidance, rota coordination and leadership, to ensure high quality and impactful support services to all cafe members.

Please see job description and person specification for further information on the role and how to apply. 

Closing date: Monday 23rd September 2019 @ 12.00

Victim support is looking for an Independent Sexual Violence Advisor based in West Yorkshire.

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity for people affected by crime in England and Wales. We work towards a world where people affected by crime or traumatic events get the support they need and respect they deserve.

Your primary role will be to provide a pro-active service for adults, young victims of sexual violence and children when required within and outside of the criminal justice system, throughout West Yorkshire. This involves risk assessment, helping clients access their rights, along with health and other services they require, monitoring and keeping victims informed of case progress and providing support through the criminal justice system.

You must have extensive experience of planning and delivering high caseloads, with strong crisis management skills and an understanding of the needs of victims experiencing sexual violence, particularly adults and young victims. You will have an approved and accredited ISVA qualification or a willingness to undertake the ISVA qualification. You must be able to priorities cases and work in collaboration with other agencies throughout West Yorkshire including the CPS and the police. You will have knowledge of the court system and be able to navigate through it with ease and confidence.

You will be required to attend relevant meetings and will provide regular reports to your line manager and also undertake talks and presentations to local groups and agencies on the work of Victim Support, developing networks and partnerships and increasing the role of the service in the community.

Good IT skills, up to date knowledge of criminal justice issues and an understanding of the effects a court appearance can have on victims and witnesses of crime are also essential.

You will be able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with people from all areas of the community and be able to assist with the monitoring, evaluation and administration of written statistical reports on the project management for our external funders.

You will be required to travel across West Yorkshire, the use of a vehicle would be a distinct advantage.

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. If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.

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 takes pride in being a diverse organisation, enriched by the participation of all individuals and communities. Diversity matters and we value it.

We are seeking to appoint a Support Services Manager to join our dedicated team!

Are you the experienced, flexible manager we need?

37 hrs per week

Post type: Permanent

Salary: £30,000 pa (plus manager on call allowance once trained)

This is an exciting opportunity to lead and shape Hate Crime support services for a national Hate Crime charity. Our unique 24 hour helplines provide support to people targeted because of who they are as well as to agencies and witnesses.

We are very proud of our diverse team and as Manager you will provide leadership to continually develop the service and keep us at the forefront of the challenge of fighting Hate Crime.

The role is based in Leeds but if you are based elsewhere and can work from home then talk to us.

Interviews likely to be held on 8th October 2019 in Leeds.

Touchstone (registered charity No. 1012053) is a leading voluntary sector agency providing high quality services to improve the health and wellbeing of local people

Housing Support Officer
NJC Scale Points 12 – 17, starting at £21,589 pa
37 hours per week
Location: Leeds

This role is permanent, subject to funding

Beacon Leeds is a partnership of 3 Leeds-based charities; Turning Lives Around (TLA), Touchstone and Foundation. Beacon provides a city wide Housing Related Support accommodation service for vulnerable adults, couples and families to prevent homelessness and address housing need. Beacon Dispersed Support provides temporary supported accommodation for people experiencing a period of homelessness, have multiple and complex needs and may also display high risk behaviours.

The post holder will be primarily responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of properties managed by Touchstone-Beacon ensuring housing management systems are both effective and efficient in reducing void levels and rent arrears.

The post holder will also manage a small case-load of service users with a range of multiple and complex support needs.

You will need to have extensive knowledge of housing management and worked with people with multiple and complex needs. The successful applicant will also need to have excellent communication skills and experience of working with a diverse range of clients.

CLOSING DATE:  Monday 7th October 2019 at 12pm
Interviews will be held on: Tuesday 22 October 2019

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the button to be directed to our website where you can download the application pack.

Touchstone is an equal opportunities organisation and applications are welcome from all sections of the community, particularly LGBT communities and/or people with disabilities who are under-represented within Touchstone.

Touchstone is a Trans Positive employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Mindful Employer, has been granted the Positive about Disabled People mark and Investors in People Platinum.

No agencies please.

£ 20,420 pro rata + 5% pension

28 hours a week     Or     2 x 14hrs a week

Initially funded to end of March 2020(This post is subject to future funding confirmation)

Have you got what it takes to join our award winning team?

A Community Connector provides short term interventions for people who are isolated, experience mental health problems or who have had a sudden crisis in their lives which results in their needing support to access community activities. You will work closely with GP Practices and health professionals taking referrals and ensuring a joined up approach to health and social care

The successful candidate will also have excellent interpersonal skills and the energy and persistence to see tasks through to successful completion as they work within this developing service.

GamCare is the leading national provider of information, advice and support for the treatment for anyone affected by problem gambling. We are delighted to be opening a brand-new service in Leeds with our regional Partner NECA. This service will be integrated with the new NHS gambling provision for the North of England.

The Leeds service is seeking full time Engagement Workers to deliver interventions from the main service hub and from smaller hubs locally and will be required to deliver individual and group-based interventions by various mediums, such as face to face, telephone and online to problem gamblers and affected others.

The Engagement Worker will be expected to work in a way that recognises and values diversity and with an understanding of the functional model of Problem Gambling, the model of change, Motivational Interviewing, CBT and be commitment to Recovery

You will be a self-starter, with a passion for delivering innovative, quality services, and a collaborative style.

This role will require an enhanced DBS check

A full job description and application form is available on the GamCare website

Please complete the application form on our GamCare website

Please note we do not accept CVs

If you would like acknowledgement that your application has been received, please ensure the application is attached and put the following subject in your email:

Job application: Leeds Engagement Worker

Please note that if the subject is not correct, you may not receive a confirmation.

GamCare is committed to processing your personal data fairly, lawfully and transparently in line with GDPR. For further information on GamCare’s recruitment privacy notice please refer to our website.

Closing date for applications is Monday 30th September at 9am

Interviews are expected to take place between 14 and 15 October in Leeds.

We are recruiting for Education Workers to join our Graduate Scheme in Brighton, Bristol, Leeds, London and Nottingham.

We’re an award-winning charity that runs local learning centres which provide an education programme addressing underachievement and social exclusion. We target children and young people most at risk of failing to meet their potential to go to university due to economic, social, cultural, or linguistic disadvantage. IntoUniversity provides practical learning support and motivational and confidence-building activities for children and young people aged 7-18.

As the UK’s leading university access organisation, our staff are transforming the fortunes of thousands of young people each year. We have thirty-one centres and extension projects across the country, with ambitious plans to scale-up our provision further over the coming years.

We are looking for people who will be committed to helping us to change the lives of young people.

We believe that our Graduate Scheme is one of the most exciting in the charity sector, providing exceptional training and experience, and the opportunity to work with young people and colleagues who will challenge and inspire you. If you believe that all young people deserve the chance to achieve their potential regardless of their background and want to play a part in helping them succeed then we would be delighted to hear from you.

If you wish to apply for these posts please complete our online Graduate Scheme application form, which can be found on our website, by 9am on Monday 7 October 2019.

Applicants who are shortlisted will be invited to one of our selection days on 11, 12, 13 or 14 November 2019. All those invited will participate in a series of group and individual activities throughout the morning. Candidates who display the right qualities for the graduate scheme during these activities will then be asked to stay on for an afternoon of individual interviews.

These posts begin on 8 January 2020 with a six-week training period based in London. Support with accommodation and travel costs will be provided to those who aren't based in a London centre.

Do you want to work somewhere that no two days are the same,

where you make a difference to people`s lives?
...And one that values yours?

Yes? Work for us - The WEA. Create real change, and be a part of something bigger.

We are looking for highly motivated and enthusiastic individuals to join our Finance Team in the role of Assistant Finance Business Partner reporting to the Finance Support Manager

Key areas of responsibility:

The successful applicant will provide support to their Finance Business Partner in the financial management of their Business Areas.
This will include assisting with the monthly management accounts, maintaining accuracy of the ledgers, budget setting and closedown.
You will also be responsible for reconciliation, maintenance and submission of grant claims. 

About you:

Do you have significant experience of working in a similar role?
Are you able to work accurately and keep to deadlines?
Do you have good quality IT skills particularly Excel (computer database packages, Microsoft packages Outlook, Word & Excel)?
Are you educated to NVQ level 3 qualifications or can demonstrate equivalent experience?
Do you have excellent customer service skills?

Policy & Advocacy Officer (London and Manchester / Leeds / Liverpool)

We are looking for a committed and motivated individual to join us as Policy & Advocacy Officer, playing a key role in our policy and advocacy team and organisation, driving and shaping health policy debates and delivering programmes to advance the right to health in the UK. 

Doctors of the World UK is part of the global Médecins du Monde network, which delivers over 400 projects in 80 countries through 3,000 volunteers. Our vision is of a world where barriers to health have been overcome, where health is acknowledged as a fundamental right. Through innovative medical programmes and evidence-based advocacy, we empower excluded people and communities to claim their right to health while fighting for universal access to healthcare

As Policy & Advocacy Officer you will work to maximise DOTW’s influence and impact on health policy debates whilst influencing practice in health services to ensure accessible and equitable healthcare for everyone living in the UK. As part of the policy and advocacy team, you will support our evidence-based advocacy work and deliver projects to:

• maximise the impact Doctors of the World UK’s experience here in the UK and abroad
• empower healthcare professionals and patients
• advance the right to health

A central part of the role will be delivering our Safe Surgeries initiative, which supports GP practices to address the barriers that prevent people from accessing primary care. This involves leading proactive engagement with Clinical Commissioning Groups, local public health teams, GP practices and healthcare professionals, third sector partners and MPs, as well as delivering training and developing resources.

Those with lived experience of migration, the asylum system or exclusion from health services are encouraged to apply. We particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within DOTW.

If you have relevant experience for the role but are not sure about applying please contact us to discuss the role further.  

Part time/job share considered.

Please read the full JD (attached) to find out more about this role.

Fixed Term Contract - 12 months, 37.5 hours per week

1 role in London, 1 role in North (flexible: Liverpool, Manchester or Leeds)

To apply: Please send us an updated copy of your CV along with a cover letter (2 sides of a4 maximum) explaining how you meet the key duties of the role.

Please note: to apply for a position with Doctors of the World UK, you must be eligible to live and work in the United Kingdom (in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996). You will need to provide two referees. We will not contact any of your referees until we are at a stage to offer you the position.

Closing Date: Sunday 22 September (@ 11:59 pm)

Dementia Adviser

Alzheimer's Society is the UK's leading dementia charity. We provide information and support, improve care, fund research, and create lasting change for people affected by dementia.

Position: Dementia Adviser
Location: Halifax, West Yorkshire
Contract type: Full Time, Permanent
Hours: 35 per week
Salary: £19,964 to £20,770 depending on skills and experience

Closing date: 29 September 2019
Interview date: TBC

About the role:

We have a vacancy for a Dementia Adviser to provide a highly responsive, individualised information and signposting service to people with dementia and their families.

We are looking for a well-motivated, highly organised person with excellent communication and people skills to provide support to people with dementia and their carers. Enabling maintenance of their independence, improving their sense of well-being and putting them more in control of their lives. You will be required to manage referrals and maintain a caseload logging accurate, up to date support plans and records for service users.

You will also be responsible for running a weekly wellbeing café alternatively in the BD2 and Ilkley areas alongside a team of volunteers, this will entail you ensuring the venue, refreshments and entertainment run smoothly and acting as a host for the event ensuring all are included.

About you:

Are you an enthusiastic, inspiring and resilient individual? Can you hit the ground running? Do you enjoy being part of a team and being part of developing something exciting?

You will possess a relevant NVQ Level 3 or have equivalent skills and experience. You will need excellent organisational and communication skills and the ability to work well within a busy service environment. Ideally you will possess an in depth understanding of the needs of people with dementia and their carers.

You will be speaking to people at all levels in your local area across a diverse community so great networking and influencing skills are essential. You must also have the ability to manage several tasks at once and keep yourself motivated to perform to meet deadlines.

This role involves regular use of IT packages, therefore a good standard of IT is desirable.

The role covers Bradford, Airedale and Wharfedale with additional travel to and from Halifax, therefore ability and willingness to travel independently is essential.

You may have experience of the following: Dementia Adviser, Care Assistant, Caseworker, Special Needs Assistant, Social Worker, Social Care, Community Care, Helpline Coordinator, Volunteering Officer, Support Worker, Mental Health, Dementia, etc.