JOB DESCRIPTION SUPPORT WORKER

Responsible to: Support Team Manager  

Location: Based in Main Baca office, Loughborough and Leicestershire England. The role requires travel to all locations where Baca Services are delivered.

Hours: 37.5 hours per week including evening and weekend work

Salary: £18500 - £22000 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Overall purpose

• To provide support and care to the young people who are newly arrived in the country, providing the foundations for them to rebuild their strength, dignity and grow their hope for their futures.
• To partner with social workers, representatives from other agencies, community groups and voluntary sector organisations for the benefit of the young people.

• Through this service we aim to empower unaccompanied asylum seeking young people, some of whom are victims of trafficking, with dignity, strength and hope - inspiring them to become individuals who are net contributors to society.

Duties & Responsibilities

• To be a key worker for a number of young people who are in the care of Baca, providing high quality holistic and therapeutic support for their transition to adulthood, to enable young people to achieve the following outcomes in line with Baca’s Theory of change –
  • Improved Physical Wellbeing,
  • Improved Emotional Wellbeing,
  • Increased engagement with Education, Employment and Training,
  • Increased Social engagement and
  • Increased Personal Safety
• Playing an active role in developing knowledge and understanding in areas relevant to the role and especially in the areas of asylum and refugee law, trafficking, supporting separated children and the cultures of different nations relevant to Baca.
• To be a role model to all young people in Baca’s care, providing care and compassion without discrimination of age, race, colour or behavioural issues.
• Support young people in developing essential life skills in line with the individual support plan to prepare them for independent living. Training young people in living skills such as washing, cleaning, cooking and safety food shopping and budgeting; proactively and intentionally in line with the Baca pyramid plan.
• Support young people in developing their skills, aspirations and interests in education, vocation or hobbies.
• Be an active part of a diverse environment of staff and young people from different cultures and backgrounds.
• Develop excellent working partnership with social workers, volunteers and other partners’ to provide a holistic development package for each young person enabling them to become independent.
• Regularly review and manage the risks associated with young people.
• Actively plan, prepare and participate in all meetings and events that are related to the support of the young people.
• Develop and maintain excellent communication with all members of the team and all external partners and supporters.
• Carry out all administrative work required as part of the role such as month end reports, support plans on time and in a consistent manner.

General

• Be a role model, leading by example in practicing the Values of Baca.
• Play an active and supportive role within the organisation 
• Take ownership of all administrative aspects of the role.
• Maintain strict confidentiality in relation to work undertaken and ensure all confidential material is stored according to Baca’s Confidentiality statement and Data Protection Policy. 
• Treat all staff and young people fairly and without prejudice, in line with Baca’s Equality and Diversity policy 
• Be adept in employing the correct procedures for dealing with any safeguarding incidences or concerns, in line with Baca’s Child, Vulnerable Adult Protection & Safeguarding Policy 
• Adhere to all Baca’s policies and procedures. 
• Ability to work flexible hours, including occasional evenings and weekends, in line with the needs of the team.

SUPPORT WORKER, STEP UP, LONG EATON, PERMANENT, 33 HPW, FRWK03 £17,189 - £18,661 FTE (PRO-RATA: £15,330 - £16,643)

Do you want to join an organisation that employs remarkable people to do a remarkable job?  Do you have commitment to reach out, even to the most challenging young people? 

We are looking for a Support Worker who would thrive in a young person’s accommodation service, where no two days are ever the same.

You could be part of a team supporting young people to develop their independence, social skills and help raise their aspirations.

You will support young people aged 16-21 to complete daily tasks and learn new life- skills during their transition to independence and into our move-on properties.

You will:
• work in partnership with various agencies and closely with social care
• have excellent communication skills and be able to build rapport with young people
• be dynamic and enthusiastic
• promote equality and diversity within the service
• provide a safe and secure environment for young people
• contribute to the delivery of a comprehensive support package

What we offer: Life Assurance, Pension (up to 4% matched by FHA), Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Benefits, Additional Annual Leave Purchase Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Learning programmes tailored to suit different roles and services, Health Cash Plan.

Framework supports all employees to achieve a better work/life balance. Should you wish us to consider flexible working or job share as part of your application please state this on your application in the supporting statement section.

To protect the health & wellbeing of those receiving support from Framework, colleagues and the wider community, any job offer is conditional upon the prospective post-holder having been vaccinated against Covid-19, or agreeing to do so during the first six months in the post, except where such a requirement would be unreasonable in the circumstances.

98% of the workforce in a recent staff survey said they were proud to work for Framework.

Framework is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Registered charity No: 1060941.

As a Disability Confident employer we warmly encourage job applications from people with disabilities. Framework is committed to offering opportunities to people from diverse communities. If you have specific requirements or adjustments please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

We are one of the largest learning disability charities in the UK, supporting over 2,500 people through our friendly, supportive, creative and diverse teams.

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

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

Salary: Up to £20,241
Hours: Permanent, Full time
Location: Market Harborough, Leicestershire

What we Offer

Apprenticeships - gain a fully funded Level 2 Diploma in Health & Social Care whilst earning. Access to the Hft Plus benefits package, which includes a great number of discounts and rewards across shops, restaurants, gym membership and days out; but also, an Employee Assistance Programme, with telephone and face-to-face support options. Access to award winning training and development – Hft is one of only four charities to have achieved the Skills for Care ‘Centre of Excellence’ provider status. Annual staff award scheme – The Fusion Awards, and peer recognition through our GEM awards programme. 20 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays). A contributory pension scheme & life assurance. Free DBS Check. As a “key worker” you will benefit from government incentive schemes.

You don’t need experience of support work or any special qualifications for this job - you’ll get plenty of training along the way. Having the right values and wanting to make a difference to enable people to live a more fulfilling and independent life is what matters most. You will need to have good listening skills and a practical, caring approach. You also need to have basic level IT skills to be able to use a computer to record information about people you will be supporting.

A full UK/EU driving licence is also desirable.

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

Closing date: Sunday 26th September 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.

LEICESTER SHARP

Mental Health Support Worker

Job Description

JOB PURPOSE

Responsible to the Housing Advice Specialist Caseworker and Project Lead for the provision of a mental health support and advice service to members of the public experiencing mental health problems.

Client Advice Duties

Providing 1 to 1 tailored support, information, advice, advocacy, & assistance to clients with mental health issues related to housing problems.

Maintaining accurate client files and casework monitoring records using the Advice-Pro casework recording system.

External Liaison

To negotiate regularly with Local Authorities, GP’s, the Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, the Bradgate Unit, other social prescribers, Housing Associations, and other bodies, deciding the relevant level of officer to contact.

To provide advice, information, and guidance on mental health housing related matters to other workers within statutory or voluntary agencies.

Training and Information

To offer appropriate training either alone, or in conjunction with other members of staff to external agencies to promote a better understanding of policy and practice related to mental health and housing.

Policy and Development

To participate in meetings relevant to the running and development of SHARP.

To implement and develop the SHARP's Equal Opportunities Policy.

To observe SHARP's Health and Safety and Safeguarding Policies and Procedures.

To report to the Board on the operation of the service as appropriate.

Financial Duties

Is a signatory to the SHARP office cheque account.

Makes decisions regarding payments to clients from this account and ensures that all such payments are properly recorded.

Makes petty cash payments in accordance with guidelines established by the Board and ensures that all such payments are properly recorded.

Other Duties

The post holder will be self-servicing in the production of letters and reports.

To undertake such other duties as may be reasonably required.

We are one of the largest learning disability charities in the UK, supporting over 2,500 people through our friendly, supportive, creative and diverse teams.

As a relief support worker at Hft you’ll be supporting adults with learning disabilities to live the best life possible. We recognise that the current pandemic means we have had to adapt to change and in many ways we are now doing things differently but what hasn’t changed is our passion for standards and doing all we can to look after the people we support both in these current challenging times and in the future.

Salary: £8.91 per hour (plus 12.07% in lieu of holiday pay), flexible hours are available with work patterns to fit around your work/life commitments

Hours: Casual Flexible
Location: Market Harborough, Leicestershire

What we Offer

We’ll give you a comprehensive induction, full training, free DBS Check and support along the way. With Investors in People and Skills for Care accreditation we are committed to investing in you to ensure you have the specialist skills and expertise needed to support people to live the best life possible.

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

If you do not already have a relevant qualification in Health and Social Care, Hft will fully fund and provide training for you to obtain your Diploma in Adult Health and Social Care within the first 18 months of your employment.

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

Join us and help change lives.

Closing date: Sunday 10th October 2021

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE.

You may have experience or an interest in the following: Support Worker, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Learning Disabilities, Social Care, Voluntary Sector, Mental Health Worker, Healthcare Assistant, Care Staff, Community Development, Relief Care Worker, Vulnerable People, Social Worker, Not for Profit, NFP, Flexible Working etc.

Hospice Hope works within North West Leicestershire to support individuals who have a condition that leads to a reduction in quality of life or who have been diagnosed with a life limiting condition as well as offering support to their partner or carer.

It is an incredibly exciting time to be joining our organisation. Our small team of dedicated staff and trustees have big plans. Our charity is building a state-of-the-art facility in North West Leicestershire which will provide vital community care and support. We are re-branding and refreshing but we will always do what we do best – help people who need it the most.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Support Services Lead within our team. The post is being funded by some of our funding partners and will therefore initially run for 6 months and we are confident the role will develop, and further funding will be secured.

The primary function of the role will be to run our established befriending service and develop this particular area of the charity in conjunction with all other services.

The role will be required to work in the community of North West Leicestershire but a flexible approach will be vital, working at our day centre in Griffydam and travelling around the local area to meet guests and volunteers.

The Support Services Lead will be key to the development of our community-based services and will be essential in ensuring our guests are being offered the correct services at the correct time and to suit their needs best. Working in conjunction with the leads in all of our services, they will develop existing and new relationships within the community and raise the profile of our organisation at all times.

Whilst this position is advertised for one month we will close it early if we have a sufficient number of suitable applicants.

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, we are looking for someone like you to work at our Mental Health Wellbeing and Recovery Support Service in Leicester City, Oadby, Wigston and Blaby. Based in Leicester City our Life Links service provides a number of different support networks allowing people to choose how they receive support dependent on personal needs including an information line. 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. Previous work experience would be advantageous but is not essential as training will be provided.

As a Recovery Worker you will provide one to one support to people with a mental health condition and give them the tools that they need to overcome their difficulties through their recovery journey.

Based at our City Centre office you will carry your own case load where you will meet people either in their own homes, in the community or at base. You will devise support plans with your client and work towards goal orientated outcomes to help empower your clients and equip them with the self help tools that they need to help manage their mental health.
You will provide telephone support to people where you will provide information, advice and navigation to callers accessing our service.

You will attend community events, outreaches and surgeries to help raise the profile of the project and to help reach those individuals who cannot access our City Centre offices.

There are four positions available. 

Recovery Focus is committed to working towards equal opportunities and we select staff solely on merit irrespective of race, colour, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, social class, religious belief, disability or history of mental health or addiction problems. If you need support to apply for the role or adaptions at interview please contact the recruitment team to discuss.

So, are you ready to take on this rewarding role that comes with some really great benefits?

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

We are committed to increasing our diversity and we would welcome applications from those with lived experience and/or who are from a BAME background. 

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.

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.

Right now, we are looking for someone like you to work at our Mental Health Wellbeing and Recovery Support Service in Leicester City, Oadby, Wigston and Blaby. Based in Leicester City our Life Links service provides a number of different support networks allowing people to choose how they receive support dependent on personal needs including an information line. 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. Previous work experience would be advantageous but is not essential as training will be provided.

As a Recovery Worker you will provide one to one support to people with a mental health condition and give them the tools that they need to overcome their difficulties through their recovery journey.

Based at our City Centre office you will carry your own case load where you will meet people either in their own homes, in the community or at base. You will devise support plans with your client and work towards goal orientated outcomes to help empower your clients and equip them with the self help tools that they need to help manage their mental health.

You will provide telephone support to people where you will provide information, advice and navigation to callers accessing our service.

You will attend community events, outreaches and surgeries to help raise the profile of the project and to help reach those individuals who cannot access our City Centre offices.

The salary for this post is £17,549.00 per annum (pro rata for 30 hours per week).

This is a permanent part-time role requiring the post-holder to work 30 hours per week. 

Recovery Focus is committed to working towards equal opportunities and we select staff solely on merit irrespective of race, colour, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, social class, religious belief, disability or history of mental health or addiction problems. If you need support to apply for the role or adaptions at interview please contact the recruitment team to discuss.

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

Closing Date for applications is 15 October 2021. However, we reserve the right to close vacancies before the specified closing date, should a large number of applications be received.

We deliver the Thrive into Work service on behalf of the West Midland Combined Authority. We offer one-to-one support to anyone who experiences barriers to finding work because of their physical or mental health. This service is known as Individual Placement and Support (IPS).  

The Role

As an Employment Specialist you will deliver our service in the West Midlands, supporting people who have a health condition which impacts upon their ability to gain work in stay in work, to find the right role for them.

This is a role where you can help to make a real difference to people’s lives. You will be working within communities (subject to Covid restrictions) embedded with Primary Care, Community Health Teams, and the wider community, delivering employment support to participants who want to find work, in parallel to the health treatment being delivered by NHS clinicians. You will meet with participants in local community settings such as libraries and cafes, providing one to one support to help people to find work. Our participants voluntarily access our services because they want support in finding work.  You will be working with a maximum caseload of 30 participants, meeting and exceeding performance targets for referrals, programme starts, employer engagement, job starts and sustainment, in compliance with contractual guidelines and quality procedures.

You will be great at engaging with people and building rapport, you’ll be solution focused and confident to make connections to help support the participants progress into work, e.g. with local employers and professional referral sources. You will have experience of supporting people with mental ill health or other health conditions into employment.

Key Requirements

You must have the following:

• Experience of supporting participants with mental ill health or other health conditions
• Experience of generating referrals
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience of delivering outcomes and working to targets

Closing date: 30 September 2021.

We will be shortlisting candidates as they apply therefore if you are interested in this opportunity, please submit your application asap.

About our Thrive into Work service

We help to empower people living with health conditions to find suitable and satisfying work.  Research suggests that being in regular work has positive effects on your health. If you have a health condition, being in work can help you to improve support networks and find ways to manage your health and wellbeing.

Participants accessing our services receive tailored one to one support to meet their needs and employment goals, and receive support with finding the right job, and support once in work.

This role is peripatetic with a mix of home based and in community working. You must have a driving licence and a car as you will be visiting participants and colleagues out in the community in the West Midlands.

Employee Benefits

At Shaw Trust you will be joining a supportive, values driven team, who are passionate about helping people.  Download the Job Description for full details and Person Specification. In addition to a competitive salary and being part of an organisation which makes a positive difference to people’s lives, as an employee of Shaw Trust you will receive: 

Paid leave

• 25 days annual leave per year, plus bank holidays, and the option to purchase additional holiday
• 3.5 days paid leave at Christmas
• 2 days paid volunteering leave each year

Opportunities to connect

• Join an employee network: LGBTQ+ Support Network, Racial Equality Network, Disabled Employee Network
• Join our employee voice group

Opportunities to progress your career

• Access to an online learning platform
• Access to internal apprenticeships
• Cross organisational career paths

Health and wellbeing

• Healthcare cash plan, giving you money back for health care costs including dentistry and eye care, and access to wellbeing apps
• Health and wellbeing programmes including counselling via our employee assistance programme
• Discounted gym membership

Financial wellbeing

• An enhanced pension scheme after 6 months
• Life Assurance at 3 times your annual salary rate
• Online shopping discounts including supermarkets and DIY stores

Join a diverse and inclusive organisation

Shaw Trust is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment, where every employee, regardless of their background or lived experience, feels that they belong and can progress in their career.  We are Disability Confident Leaders, support the guaranteed interview scheme and use of the government’s Access to Work scheme. Living our values we are keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within our organisation. We welcome applications from all sections of the community including from people with lived-experience and/or knowledge of disability or social exclusion.

Caseworker

Do you want to make a difference to the lives of local people and children?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Caseworker to join the Charitable Grant Aid Service supporting local people in need at a Leicester City Centre office. This rewarding role offers a great opportunity to make a tangible difference to the lives of local people and children, and the wider community.

Position: Caseworker

Location: Leicester, with occasional travel within Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire

Hours: 24 hours per week

Salary: £24,100 pro rata: £15,632 for 24 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: Flexible working including partial remote working (after successful completion of the probationary/training period), competitive salary, 32 days’ annual leave (pro rata for part time roles) including Bank Holidays, pension scheme, car parking in Leicester City Centre

Closing Date: 18th October

Interview Date: Week commencing 25th October

The Role

The charity helps thousands of local people facing poverty, hardship or crisis by finding funds for people and children in need to purchase basic items such as beds, cookers, clothing, and in emergencies, food. These items can have a huge impact of people’s lives and ensure that local people and children are warm, safe and fed. 

You will be responsible for managing a caseload of applications for people who are in need. Your job will be to prioritise these, assess applications, gather information and make clear concise written applications to UK trusts, secure funds to purchase goods to help.

About You

As a Caseworker you will need to have excellent communication skills, be computer literate and be able to deal sensitively with a wide range of people. You will be self-motivated and a confident decision maker with a flair for communication It is also essential that you are a team player and can demonstrate your ability to work well under pressure to meet deadlines and targets alike.

So, if you have a successful track record in supporting people, experience in managing partnerships and delivering an exceptional customer experience… apply today as we would love to hear from you!

To fulfil the role, you must have the right to work in the U.K. and preferably be able travel for the purposes of work, as occasional travel in Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire may be required.

About the Organisation

The charity believe that everyone deserves a decent standard of living, with a right to adequate food, shelter and the means to keep warm, clean and rested – no matter what difficulty they may be facing and helps to make a difference by finding funding to provide the essential items that everyone deserves.

As an equal opportunity employer, we would particularly welcome applications from people with an ethnic minority background or those with a disability, as we are currently underrepresented in our workforce.

You may also have experience in areas such as Funding Officer, Funding Officer, Case Worker Funding, Case Worker, Vulnerable Adults, Mental Health, Recovery Worker, Recovery Case Worker, Social Housing, Advice, Benefits, Adviser, Housing, Case Worker Mental Health, Youth Worker, Youth Case Worker, Lead Case Worker, Junior Case Worker, Community Case Worker, Welfare, Charity, Grants, Grant Officer, Grant Case Worker, Grant Aid, Community Aid, Charitable Services, Case Worker Social Care, Social Care, Care, Care and Support.

Are you passionate about supporting service users to achieve their dreams, aspirations, and a high standard of health and wellbeing?

If so, we are looking for an enthusiastic individual with experience in care to join us as a Team Leader. You will work with our dedicated staff team in Oadby, Leicestershire. This vibrant supported living service, running across 2 buildings located next door to each other, provides quality care and support to 5 individuals with learning disabilities. Our service users enjoy swimming, shopping, gardening, football, and many more fun activities!

As Team Leader, you will support the registered service manager to provide high-quality services in the Oadby area. You will also join a cohort of experienced regional managers who, alongside the registered manager, will provide peer support to you in your role.

We welcome candidates who like to think outside the box, with the vision and flair to lead the staff team in delivering person-centred care. We need a Team Leader who can promote meaningful experiences and lasting relationships for the people we support, to help them to feel connected to and valued by their communities.  We place a strong emphasis on supporting the development of independent living skills to promote confidence, emotional wellbeing and social capital.

Your role will include:

- To be responsible for the management of the supported living service in Oadby,

- To develop and co-ordinate a flexible, high quality service for adults with a learning disability,

- To supervise and manage a team of staff providing person centred support,

- To ensure the services are of high quality and compliant with CQC regulations,

- To ensure that staff develop and sustain warm and trusting relationships with service users and that staff promote their self-esteem, happiness and emotional health.

- To work flexibly according to the needs of the service, including evenings, weekends and bank holidays.

You will need to have experience of working in the field of learning disabilities, and have experience of leading and managing teams. Being a driver is preferred for this role.

Creative Support are invested in providing our employees with career opportunities, not just a job. Our hard-working, committed workforce is provided with a clear path for development and the opportunity to have a voice in our organisation.

Benefits of working with Creative Support:

 

· Free 24/7 counselling and employee support programme,

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

· Company paid enhanced DBS for all staff,

· All our staff are supported 24/7 by our out of hour’s teams.

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.

Senior Community Engagement & Outreach Worker with Leicester Garment Workers Advice & Support Project (L-GWASP) at Highfields Centre -  Application dealine extended to the 7th October 2021     

We are looking for: a full-time (37 hours) dynamic community minded and multi-lingual individual with excellent listening and communication skills who understands the issues facing garment workers in Greater Highfields, and is able to initiate and develop appropriate responses.

This post is initially funded for 12 months* by major clothing brands and trade unions, specifically to respond to the well-documented and publicised issues about Leicester’s garment factories and their workers.

The Senior CEOW  will work closely with those garment workers (including their families), as well as relevant employers, trade unions and community groups, and play an important contribution in how they (post their Covid-19 experiences) return to take up employment and access our and other local projects’ services for both their general and more specific work related needs. The successful candidate is expected to be not only understanding and responsive but also professional, informative and contribute to the quality and safety of the garment workers’ employment and their general wellbeing.

This work is a key part of the Apparel & Garment Merchandise Public Private Protocol’s activities, and funding is expected to continue for (at least) a second year.

Applications should be submitted by 5pm on Thursday 7th October 2021 and interviews are scheduled for Tuesday 12th October 2021

Highfields Centre, 96 Melbourne Road, Leicester, LE2 0DS

Are you an experienced administrator, with excellent customer service skills and the ability to work both individually as well as being a team player? If so, welcome to Richmond Fellowship as our next Locality Administrator.

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.

We are looking for someone like you to play a vital support role at a number of our services across Midlands. You will either be based at our Leicester or Derby Services (dependant on where you live).  All of our services provide frontline support to people experiencing Mental Ill Health.

Enthusiastic and keen to develop, you must have good communication skills as well as a professional telephone manner.  You will also have experience of completing financial returns/records. It goes without saying that you have strong IT skills and are able to prioritise a busy workload and work to strict deadlines.

So, are you ready to take on this rewarding role that comes with some really great benefits including 25 days' holiday, contributory pension scheme, employee assistance programme and childcare vouchers, plus exceptional professional development and training opportunities? Apply now via our website.

The salary for this post is £17,549.00 per annum (pro rata for 18.75 hours per week). 

This is a permanent role.

This is a part-time role requiring the post-holder to work 18.75 hours per week.

Recovery Focus is committed to working towards equal opportunities and we select staff solely on merit irrespective of race, colour, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, social class, religious belief, disability or history of mental health or addiction problems. If you need support to apply for the role or adaptions at interview please contact the recruitment team to discuss.
 
Closing Date for applications is 15 October 2021. However, we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should a sufficient number of applications being received prior.

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

Every childhood is worth fighting for. This is our belief. It drives us. And it motivates us to maintain our position as an influential, informed and forceful voice at every level.

We are seeking a specialist writer to produce evidence-based content about safeguarding and child protection for the NSPCC Learning website. This role is suitable for hybrid-working, with at least one day per week in the office (either London or Leicester) and working from home for the remainder of the week.

The post holder will work in our busy Knowledge and Information team, which seeks out and disseminates child protection information to anyone who works or volunteers with children.

You should have demonstrable experience of carrying out desk research, synthesising complex information from a range of sources and translating this into web content that is clear, concise and easy to understand. You will have attention to detail, follow brand guidelines, proofread and review your own work.

You need to have excellent interpersonal skills, be a continuous learner and demonstrate a commitment to keeping children safe.

Join us and you’ll become part of a team that cares about the work they do and the people they work with. You’ll discover opportunities to grow, along with challenges and a shared purpose that’ll bring the best out in you. And you’ll get to find your own way to make a difference that means more, and that impacts millions of young lives.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff, volunteers, agency workers and consultants to share this commitment.