Creative Support is a national, fast growing not-for-profit organisation providing person-centred support to individuals with a wide range of care needs. We are currently recruiting an experienced practitioner for the role of Senior Support Worker at our mental health support service in Liverpool.

We are looking for respectful, warm and experienced individuals to work at our Liverpool service which supports individuals with mental health needs. We provide an empowering model of support which enables people to lead fulfilling and happy lives. As well as providing direct care and support, you will have the opportunity to act as a Key Worker supporting people to achieve their dreams and ambitions.

Senior Support Worker Duties:

• Providing practical and emotional support to service users in line with Personal Support Plans
• Identifying and accessing opportunities with service users to gain independence and confidence
• Supervising staff and managing staff resources efficiently to meet the needs of the service
• Collaborating with service users, families, and involved professionals to provide a consistent and coordinated service that maximises outcomes for service users
• Working flexibly on a rota to meet the needs of the service, including evenings, weekends, sleep-ins, and bank holidays.

A minimum of two years’ experience of providing care and support to people with mental health needs is essential for this role. It is desirable that you have experience of supporting and supervising a staff team. A clean driving licence and access to a car is beneficial.

This position offers the opportunity to work in an environment that challenges and encourages personal and professional development. Creative Support has obtained Investors in People Silver status and you will receive ongoing training regarding the client group you work with, managerial qualifications, and up-to-date training regarding changes to the law governing social care.

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-hours teams,
• Support to complete the nationally recognised Care Certificate and Social Care Diploma.

Creative Support is a national, fast growing not-for-profit organisation providing support to individuals with a wide range of care needs. We are currently looking to add a proactive, dedicated Support Coordinator to join our Whitfield Lodge service in St Helens.

We are looking for an experienced practitioner to work with people with Learning Disabilities, Autism and Complex Health Needs at Whitfield Lodge based in St Helens. The ideal candidate will be a warm, organised, caring and flexible individual and able to provide practical and emotional support to staff and service users. You will be responsible for promoting independence of service users by working in a person-centred way, conducting risk and support assessments and supporting the supervision of staff and service coordination. You will ensure effective management of rotas and staff allocations to meet individual needs in a large service.

Support Coordinator Duties:

• Providing practical and emotional support to people with learning disabilities, Autism and complex health needs
• Collaborating with service users, families and involved professionals to provide a consistent and coordinated service
• Assisting the operational management of one service, which is a supported accommodation.
• Coordinate and deploy staff resources efficiently to meet the needs of the service
• Flexible to work hours according to the needs of the service, including evenings, weekends and bank holidays.

Whitfield Lodge is based in St Helens and is only a 22 minute bus journey from the centre of St Helens and a short walk from Lea Green train station.

It is essential that applicants to be our Support Coordinator  have at least 2 years’ experience of working with people with Learning Disabilities, Autism and Complex Health Needs, as well as excellent excel knowledge and good computer skills. Managerial experience is desired but not essential. You will have achieved a higher professional qualification – NVQ 3/4 Health and Social Care or equivalent.

You will be based at this service and have a flexible approach to work and have access to a car and a clean driving licence.

Benefits of working with Creative Support:

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

• £31-35,000 (dependent on experience)
• 24-month initial contract (with possibility of renewal)
• Full-time (37.5 hours per week)
• 26 days’ holiday per year
• Fully remote during the pandemic, then based in London, Liverpool or Manchester, though we have flexible and remote working arrangements in place

The Cares Family is an anti-racist organisation committed to advancing anti-racism. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people, who are under-represented in our organisation. We are an equal opportunities employer.

ABOUT THE CARES FAMILY

The Cares Family’s mission is to help people find connection in a disconnected age. Our objectives are to reduce loneliness and isolation amongst younger and older people alike; improve people’s connection, belonging, purpose and power in a rapidly changing world; and bring people together to reduce social, generational, digital, cultural and attitudinal divides.

Those relationships have had a dramatic impact. 98% of young people involved say they have a stronger connection to the community. 73% of older neighbours involved say their isolation is reduced; 86% are better able to appreciate the changing world; and 77% say their relations with young people have improved. Neighbours report feeling reduced loneliness, improved understanding across generations, a deeper sense of belonging, and “part of something bigger”.

But as the Covid-19 pandemic has shown, loneliness is not just a personal crisis for younger and older people; it’s also a broader public health crisis and a national political crisis. So, as well as improving individual lives and community togetherness, The Cares Family has started to have an impact at the systemic and cultural levels too – through storytelling and campaigning work that are rapidly increasing our profile and making an even bigger difference.

We are therefore at a moment of opportunity to make an even bigger difference in the year ahead. We plan to do that with our ‘Action, Voice, Power’ strategy – increasing our local action with new projects, raising up the voices of human experience through new communications and campaigns, and working to ensure national and local government make new investments to reduce loneliness, and build connections across perceived divides.

ABOUT OUR IMPACT AND LEARNING

The Cares Family has undergone four external evaluations which demonstrate the impact of our work. However, measuring the value of human relationships, which are necessarily subjective, in a way that is simultaneously scientific, community-led and respectful of people’s full stories, is challenging.

We are therefore seeking to build on the learning from our four evaluations, to embed impact evaluation techniques that are consistent with our community-first philosophy, and to do so in a way that challenges top-down evaluation approaches which can be reductive and isolating.

To do so, we need to raise the bar on our monitoring and evaluation, data capture and analysis; to set up better processes to analyse and evaluate that data for learning purposes; and to put in place an organisational Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning framework to enable us to better measure our outcomes.

ABOUT THIS ROLE

We are therefore seeking a Head of Impact and Learning with a solid understanding of monitoring and evaluation approaches as well as systems, data, analysis and, crucially, people.

This is a new role and an exceptional opportunity for an innovative social researcher to design and develop simultaneously values-led and robust evaluation. Working closely with our delivery teams and with input from our neighbours, you will embed outcomes monitoring into our day-to-day activities, and evaluate our programmes and projects in a meaningful way.

TO READ THE FULL JOB DESCRIPTION AND FIND OUT HOW TO APPLY, PLEASE VISIT THE CARES FAMILY'S WEBSITE. 

Do you have an understanding of mental health issues or experience of working in mental health? Would you like to be part of an organisation that counts on the professionalism, insight, expertise and passion of its staff to inspire individual recovery for the people they work with? Then join us as a Casual Recovery Worker on an ‘as and when’ needed basis.

We are looking for a Casual Recovery Worker to join the team at Tower House, our 24 hour Supported Housing service in Chester. A great listener, with a flexible approach and a flair for planning and prioritising a busy workload, you love motivating and engaging people in a range of developmental and rehabilitative activities. What’s more, you have a good understanding of mental health issues and how they affect people. You will also need good record keeping skills and be adept at data entry and willing to participate in a rota that includes lone working, weekends, on call and sleep-ins across a variety of services.

We are looking for caring, consistent, flexible and creative individuals who work well under pressure and are keen to work in mental health. Good communication is essential, as is a good knowledge of mental health. You will receive a full induction, regular supervisions, as well as opportunities for personal and professional development by working across our range of services. You will also have access to learning and development opportunities.

The hourly rate for Casual Workers is £8.72.

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.

It is a mandatory requirement of the application process for this post that candidates submit a CV and Supporting Statement, thus only candidates that provide this, and who meet the essential criteria within the person specification,  will be considered for an interview.

The closing date for this post is 29th January 2021, however we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the advertised date if sufficient applications are received prior.

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

City Hearts was founded in 2005, beginning with a single home to help women with life controlling issues, shortly after we welcomed our first survivor of modern slavery. Since then, we have expanded across multiple regions and now provide accommodation and outreach support to hundreds of survivors of modern slavery every year, as well as continuing to house and support women with life controlling issues. We are passionate about restoring the lives of those we support, and it would not be possible without our dedicated team of staff and volunteers.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an Integration Support Programme (ISP) Worker. The ISP is an innovative programme which is designed to fill the gaps around existing Survivor Support, to make sure that no survivor’s needs go unmet. Your role would be to facilitate the smooth running of this service in the form of administration and regular phone calls with ISP clients, in order to build and maintain client rapport with the service, while also capturing their support needs.

• To process new referrals and introduce clients to the Integration Support Programme service.

• To complete fortnightly and monthly client ‘check-in’ calls to build rapport and capture client support needs.

• To make regular referrals to the Victim Care Contract ‘Reach-in’ service.

• To measure client progression by completing Freedom Assessments with them.

• To occasionally signpost clients to appropriate local services.

• To participate in team meetings.

• To attend regular supervision meetings with Line Manager.

• To provide occasional support to other programmes within the same department, including Bright Future, Reach-in and Health and Wellbeing.

• To adhere to all internal procedures regarding City Hearts.

About us

Christian Aid believes that everyone, regardless of faith or race, is entitled to live a full life, free from poverty. We believe in tackling the root causes of poverty, not just the symptoms. And we believe the world can and must be changed so there is equality, dignity and freedom for all. If you’re as compelled as we are to make this change happen, and want to inspire others to help make it happen, then join us.

About the role

Central Supporter Engagement Coordinators play a crucial role in stewarding, inspiring, and engaging a diverse range of churches and Christian Aid groups to build on the agency of Christian Aid’s supporters. They are accountable for establishing stronger and more effective relationships and maintaining and increasing supporters’ level of engagement. They undertake a diverse range of stewardship and enquiry management activities, as well as being proactive in equipping and motivating churches, groups and people to pray, act and particularly give, in order to expose the scandal of poverty and to contribute effectively to its eradication. They are accountable for capturing and processing supporter information and providing consistent outstanding customer service and stewardship. The team will be involved in data management and will gain specific expertise in Christian Aid systems. The Central Supporter Engagement team are also accountable for providing excellent office-based help to complement the efforts of regional colleagues, working as one to achieve the strategic objectives of the Fundraising and Supporter Engagement department and the wider organisation. You will work closely with regional colleagues across the UK.

About you

You will be used to working in a customer care environment, including handling enquiries and complaints and appropriately dealing with difficult issues, and working with a customer database, including inputting, editing and extracting data. You will be able to dealing with new and existing supporters by telephone and in written communications, and liaise and build relationships with a broad range of people in a friendly, outgoing and positive manner. You will have knowledge of good donor management or customer care.

You will be able to demonstrate appropriate assurance to set manageable expectations and deal positively with supporters whose expectations cannot be met. You will also have the ability to retain clarity and focus in a very busy environment with excellent attention to detail as well as a systematic approach to work.

Further information

This role requires applicants to have the right to work in the country where this position is based.

All successful candidates will require either and Enhance  or Basic Disclosure Barring Service certificate (DBS) as part of your clearance for commencing your role with us. Information will be forwarded to you by the HR team with your offer.

Christian Aid is committed to providing a safe and trusted environment for every person connected to the work we do; and to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour including sexual harassment and exploitation, abuse, and financial misconduct. Any candidate offered a job with Christian Aid is expected to share and demonstrate our values and adhere to Christian Aid’s Safeguarding policy and sign Christian Aid’s Code of Conduct

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

Our current team comprises of a small group of diverse individuals from different backgrounds. This is because we value diversity, and believe our differences makes us a stronger team and is instrumental to the way we work and to provide the best service to our supporters. As such, we invest in the skills, talents and experience of people from all walks of life, which also allows us to live out Christian Aid’s value which we are grounded in and committed to deliver; Dignity, Equality, Justice and Love. And so, we welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, and of all races, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion and beliefs. We would particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian & Ethnic Minority candidates as we are under-represented within this area and level within our organisation. As members of the International Disability Alliance, we also guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for our roles.

Health Professional Facilitator - Cheshire & Merseyside Area

Contract: 30 months fixed-term contract

Salary: £32,500 - £37,500 per annum

Location: Field-based with travel within Cheshire & Merseyside Area. You will also be required to support and work with other patches in the Clinical Engagement team and complete engagements remotely depending on demand. (Remote working during the pandemic period)

Hours: Full-time, 35 per week

Closing Date: Sunday 7th February 2021, 23:59pm

Assessment date: Interviews are planned for week commencing 15th and 22nd February via Microsoft Teams. A link will be provided if you are invited to interview.

Assessment Location: This will be held virtually over video-conferencing on Microsoft Teams.

The role

Cancer Research UK has set out an ambitious goal that three in four people diagnosed with cancer should survive that diagnosis by 2034. In order to achieve this ambition, our focus is on the early diagnosis of cancer because of the great potential for improvement in outcomes through diagnosing cancer earlier.

To help support our ambition our Health Professional Facilitators are the visible face of our work with the NHS. Our Facilitators work closely with Primary Care Networks (PCN)/ clusters and commissioners and planners of cancer care. They provide valuable practical support for quality improvement and lead educational sessions supporting cancer prevention, screening, recognition and referral.

Our team is built of engaging, committed people who love building relationships and working with a wide range of healthcare professionals and their teams to drive improvements in cancer outcomes.

What are we looking for?

• Proven ability to develop strong collaborative relationships with a variety of stakeholders to influence change

• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills

• Excellent organisational and project management skills

• Significant knowledge and application of Quality Improvement methodology and tools

• Proven ability to shape your approach and tailor the use of different tools to different audience's needs, including digital technologies

• Experience of using evidenced data sources to engage with different audiences, including presenting information in a clear way

• Able to identify and share crucial intelligence from your work and utilise this to inform future planning/strategy

If this describes you, join our team as we work hard to beat cancer sooner.

*The application process will involve uploading your CV, and answering a few short application questions.

Can you help us make Wales a great place to grow older? For most people, making their own decisions and choices is a matter of considerable importance. Being part of decision-making processes is not only where self-identity is expressed but it is also an important aspect of personal freedom. This principle is at the heart of advocacy services for people living with dementia.
Age Cymru are recruiting for a full-time Dementia Advocate promote and deliver independent advocacy to people with dementia or their carers in the Wrexham and Flintshire area. During the current Covid-19 pandemic all Age Cymru staff will be working from home until it is safe to work from an office base and in line with Welsh Government Guidance.

This post is a fixed term contract ending 31/03/22 working full time - 35 hours per week. The office base is Flint but the post covers Wrexham and Flintshire.

All applications MUST be accompanied by a full supporting letter, stating your transferrable skills and experience and why you would like to work for Age Cymru, supporting older people with dementia.

You will:

* Have experience and working knowledge of advocacy (instructed and non-instructed)
* Undertaken individual casework
* Have worked with others on successful projects and services (including statutory and voluntary organisations)
* Have an understanding of dementia and the rights of people with dementia and their carers
* Have an awareness of safeguarding legislation and procedures in Wales
* Use creative communication strategies for facilitating communication with people with dementia
* Be highly organised, positive and outgoing
* Be proficient in all MS office packages, including Excel and Powerpoint
* Be confident delivering promotional and awareness raising sessions
* Speak Welsh (desirable but not essential)

What we offer in return:

In return we can offer a generous holiday allowance of 27 days, made up of 24 choice days and 3 days to be used between Christmas & New Year - Including carry forward, Flexible Hours Working Scheme, Competitive Employer pension, Life assurance up to 4 times your annual salary, Healthcare cashback plan.

Additional Information

Age UK and Age Cymru is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria. We welcome requests for flexible working.
Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.

Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

Wellbeing Enterprises (WE) has received funding from the Future Innovation Fund to develop a Social Prescribing Training Academy for the Liverpool City Region (LCR). The Academy’s aim is to bolster the capacity and develop the skills and competencies of the social prescribing workforce in the LCR. It will also provide pathways to volunteering, work experience and employment for local people.

Social prescribing links patients to non-medical sources of support in the community as a way of responding to the wider biopsychosocial needs of patients. This approach is typically facilitated with the support of a Social Prescribing Link Worker / Wellbeing Officer.

As the Academy Tutor, you will play a pivotal role operationalising the Academy, delivering interactive teaching and ongoing learner support. This is an excellent opportunity for an organised and creative individual who is looking to play a key role developing this innovation from a concept to a reality working with the Project Lead. We are looking for candidates who place emphasis on quality of provision, preparation, and learner wellbeing.

Wellbeing Enterprises (WE) has received funding from the Future Innovation Fund to develop a Social Prescribing Training Academy for the Liverpool City Region (LCR). The Academy’s aim is to bolster the capacity and develop the skills and competencies of the social prescribing workforce in the LCR. It will also provide pathways to volunteering, work experience and employment for local people.

Social prescribing links patients to non-medical sources of support in the community as a way of responding to the wider biopsychosocial needs of patients. This approach is typically facilitated with the support of a Social Prescribing Link Worker / Wellbeing Officer.

As the Project Lead, you will drive forward the development of the Academy, having a key role in its design, implementation, and delivery of training. This is an excellent opportunity for a focused and creative individual who is looking to take ownership of a project and drive it from a concept to a reality. We are looking for candidates who place emphasis on quality of provision and long-term sustainability.

Business Development and Funding Manager
Liverpool with travel across the heartlands
Full time - 40 hours per week
12 month fixed term contract
£39,890

Our client is an ambitious and well-established housing group with deep roots in their three heartland of Liverpool, St Helens and Warrington.

The charitable arm of our client is committed in supporting the development of stronger communities; creating connected, independent and sustainable neighbourhoods, through empowering people to achieve their full potential. Dedicated to staff, families and communities, striving for happy and healthy lives for all.

The Foundation has distinct programmes to support employment and skills, health and wellbeing, financial and digital inclusion, and young people. They are expanding their programmes and are recruiting across all disciplines.

They are looking for dynamic and compassionate workers who enjoy developing their own skills alongside enabling  clients to grow, achieve and succeed. Are you a team player who would thrive within this inclusive culture? If yes our client wants to hear from you.

About the role:

Our client currently has an exciting opportunity for a fixed term Business Development and Fundraising Manager to lead their small fundraising team, developing fundraising opportunities across the Foundation and ultimately increasing impact for charity beneficiaries and local communities.

You will provide support to the Heads of Service and Managing Director in the identification of opportunities, development and submission of proposals, managing grant bids/tender processes from scoping through to implementation. You will have proven experience of developing and maintaining excellent relationships with key stakeholders to deliver tangible results.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Leading on the management of bid/tender information, market intelligence, pipeline development and knowledge management.
• Providing project support for tenders and grant applications, implementation and roll out of successful bids.
• Undertaking growth opportunity assessment, business case evaluation, pipeline reporting and project planning.
• Developing creative funding applications in partnership with the wider team.
• Managing and operate bid/proposal information systems, including commissioner portals and utilise internal systems and data.
• Assessing tender notices/opportunities, ensuring business case brief, contract risk assessment and due diligence is undertaken for each bid/proposal.
• Producing and submit timely and accurate completion of returns for funders/commissioners.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Possess a proven track record of leading successful applications to grant makers and charitable trusts
• Have experience in corporate fundraising and donor stewardship
• Have experience operating bid/proposal information systems, including commissioner portals and ability to utilise internal systems and data.
• Have experience of a broad variety of business/fundraising opportunities relevant to the charitable sector
• Have a track record of developing innovative business development opportunities

Membership of the Institute of Fundraising would also be advantageous but is not essential