Support Worker (Female*)
£28,475 per annum. Permanent, Full-time, 40 hours a week. Westminster, London
Whatever their story, we aim for the same ending; self-esteem, employment and independent living. We do this by providing shelter, education opportunities, spiritual space and events in a welcoming and secure environment.
Key tasks: Providing a high quality, person centred support service to residents with a range of medium to high needs. Assisting in the provision of safe and secure accommodation. Working collaboratively, at all times, in a professional, responsible and diligent manner. To provide tenancy management. Ensuring data is managed and handled appropriately.
Must have: 1 year minimum paid experience of working with vulnerable people in a Support Worker role or equivalent. Demonstrate an understanding of statutory compliances and standards such health and safety, equal opportunities, data protection, particularly within a residential setting. Working experience of supporting clients with Mental Health and/or Complex Needs. Knowledge of the Supporting People Quality Assessment Framework (QAF). NVQ Qualification Level 3 minimum in Health and Social Care or equivalent.
Skills and abilities: Ability to motivate those with complex needs to engage with meaningful activities. Ability to effectively risk assess within a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Good IT skills, possessing the ability to work with the full Microsoft Package and quickly learn internal systems. Able to work on own initiative and as a part of a team, and to lead a team to achieve positive outcomes. Passion for working with vulnerable women and providing outstanding service.
To apply, please submit an application form which is available to download from our website CVs will not be accepted.
Application Deadline: 29/01/2020 by 5pm
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Support Workers – Days – Kilburn
Young People 12 - 17 years old
From £22,067 to £23,117 depending on Level 3 Diploma for Residential Childcare or equivalent
40 hours shift work
Different Locations:
- Kilburn (NW2)
- Ealing (W5)
- Islington (N7)
About Us
Our core values are at the heart of everything we do at St Christopher’s: Care, respect, professionalism, flexibility, honesty and creativity. We make sure our actions reflect our values. Working in this way allows us to build trust and empower people to do their best, whatever their role.
St Christopher's is a leading charity for children and young people and we are proud of our history for providing fostering, children's homes and a range of innovative housing and support services across the UK & Isle of Man. Children and young people are at the centre of everything we do and we use evidence based practice to deliver services valued by them. If you work for St Christopher`s Fellowship you will travel with children and young people on their life journey and have the opportunity to make an impact on their lives.
At St Christopher`s we can provide more than just a care job. We offer an industry leading training programme, access to qualifications, with a range of employee benefits and of course wider career progression opportunities within our network.
About the Role
As Residential Support Worker you will be involved in the direct day to day support of young people aged 11 to 17, joining in with activities, coaching on life skills, helping with homework and being a positive role model. You will also complete detailed records, write reports and assist with the general upkeep of the home. Key working for one or two of the young people will be expected.
We aim to improve young people’s self-esteem so they believe in themselves and feel confident enough to reach for their dreams.
Applicants should have:
- Genuine commitment to working and supporting Young People to achieve their full potential.
- Have the ability to build genuine and trusting relationships with young people
- Have the resilience to cope with challenging behaviour and circumstances
- Be able to motivate young people and encourage their independence
- Have high personal and professional standards
- Flexibility to undertake shift working including evenings, weekends and bank holidays, and occasional sleep-ins.
What you should expect from us
- Salary £22,067 to £23,117, depending on qualifications and experience, rising incrementally to £25,955 based on performance.
- A friendly working environment, a fun, open and honest culture.
- 25 days holiday rising to 27 days after 3 years’ service, plus Bank Holidays, pro-rata.
- Industry Leading training programme including access to level 3 qualifications, children’s right and participation, CSE, empowerment, mental health and Social Pedagogy,
- Contributory pension scheme, Enhanced Maternity and Company Sick Scheme.
- BUPA Employee Assistance Programme, offering counselling, financial advice and legal support.
- Interest-free season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme.
- Discount shopping scheme at hundreds of retailers across the UK.
- Discretionary Funded Training Programs.
- Employee Awards based on performance and length of service.
- Fantastic opportunities to develop your career within our range of services.
Recruitment Process
At St Christopher’s we are committed to the safeguarding of all children and young people in our care. During the recruitment process you will be expected to complete an online application form to ensure we capture essential information to meet legislation, best practice and vetting requirements.
Applicants will ideally already be on the DBS Update Service; if this is not the case St Christopher's will carry out a DBS (police) check prior to starting.
Your online application must include a supporting statement addressing the criteria stated in the Person Specification.
For the full Job Description and Person Specification, please visit our website.
Next Assessments Dates:
31st January 2020
We advise to apply as soon as possible as applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and this opportunity might be filled before the stated closing date.
St Christopher’s is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community as well as applications from candidates with care experience or experience of being a care leaver.
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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: Day Support Worker
Location: Barnet, Greater London
Contract type: Full Time, Permanent
Hours: 35 per week
Salary: £16,380 to £16,709 depending on skills and experience plus London Allowance of £3,600
Closing date: 30 January 2020
Interview date: TBC
About the role:
You will be working in our day support service based in Hendon. The service provides a range of activities to provide mental stimulation, social, and physical activities tailored to meet the individuals interests and support needs.
About You:
We are looking for enthusiastic and adaptable individuals to join our dedicated team of staff and volunteers. You will possess NVQ Level 2 or have an equivalent qualification or demonstrable experience and understand the needs of people with dementia (and their carers).
You will have good communication and listening skills and a can-do attitude to proving timely appropriate support to people enabling them to achieve the maximum benefit and enjoyment from their time spent in the day support service.
You may have experience of the following: Support Worker, Day Support Worker, Social Care, Dementia Support Worker, Social Worker, Community Care, Care Assistant, Support Assistant, Healthcare Assistant, Care Worker, Mental Health, Dementia, etc.
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 Support Worker
Location: Hounslow, Greater London
Contract type: Part Time, Permanent
Hours: 21 per week
Salary: £11,978 to £12,462 depending on skills and experience, plus London allowance of £2,160
Closing date: 30 January 2020
Interview date: 12 February 2020
About the role:
The Alzheimer’s Society Dementia Support service involves dedicated members of staff giving one to one support, information and guidance to people with dementia or their carers and wider family or friends, to help people understand dementia, cope with day to day living with dementia and prepare for the future.
As a Dementia Support Worker, you will have the rewarding opportunity to provide support and guidance to people with dementia and their carers; helping to maintain their independence, improving their sense of well-being, and putting them in more control of their lives. The service is unique to each service user as it is based upon their personal circumstances and support needs.
You will offer support and guidance to your clients in a variety of ways, whether in the client's own home, at service offices or at other locations, face to face, by phone, letter or email. You will also assist service users to access other services, providing signposting and referrals, as well as facilitating peer support groups and other group activities.
About you:
We are looking for an individual who possess NVQ level 3 (or equivalent) with an understanding of dementia and the needs of those living with dementia and their carers. Your ability to assess client needs along with the understanding of the need for client confidentially is essential to providing a valuable and worthwhile service. To be successful in this role you will have excellent non-judgmental communication skills as well as strong organisational and time management skills in order to manage your caseload of clients effectively.
Are you someone who can work well as part of a team and are passionate about improving the quality of life for people living with dementia? Then take the first step and apply today.
You may have experience of the following: Dementia Support Worker, Care Assistant, Caseworker, Special Needs Assistant, Social Worker, Social Care, Community Care, Helpline Coordinator, Volunteering Officer, Support Worker, Dementia Adviser, Mental Health, Dementia, etc.
Do you believe everyone should have a place to call home and the chance to lead a fulfilling life? Do you have the commitment and resilience needed, to work with some of the most vulnerable people in our communities?
SHP (Single Homeless Project) is one of London’s leading homelessness prevention charities and a dynamic and growing organisation changing 8,000 lives every year across London - from supporting people in crisis, to helping them take the final steps towards independence and employment.
We are seeking additional staff to join the experienced and committed teams within in our Complex Needs Services, located in the boroughs of Camden, Islington and Lewisham. You will be in a specialist role designed to work with people with complex support needs, relating to combined issues such as mental ill health, multiple physical health needs, poly-substance use and offending behaviour.
As a Specialist Project/Support Worker, your role will be to provide support to clients with complex needs enabling them to understand their related needs and to manage these effectively. You will hold a small caseload of clients and be responsible for completing comprehensive needs and risk assessments with them, to identify their short-term objectives. You will also support clients to develop their living skills, develop and manage relationships, build social networks and to access various services.
To be successful you will have previous experience of working with rough sleepers and / or people with complex mental health and alcohol or substance use support needs. You will also have an understanding of working with people using person-centred approaches and working collaboratively within a harm minimisation and recovery framework. The ability to manage a caseload and deliver positive outcomes utilising your knowledge of the health and social care sector is also needed. As is a flexible and creative approach to working with a sometimes hard to engage client group.
Flexibility is required, as you will be working a rota inclusive of early shifts, late shifts, weekends and bank holidays.
Interview dates: during w/c 17th February 2020
This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed for the successful applicant.
Our attractive benefits package includes:
- A salary increase after successfully completing six months.
- A 37.5 hour working week including flexible working hours (core hours are 10am – 4pm) in non-accommodation services
- 25 days annual leave, increasing annually to the maximum 30 days (plus paid Bank Holidays),
- A contributory pension scheme: SHP will contribute the equivalent of 5% of your annual salary
- Comprehensive and integrated training programme designed specifically to develop the skills and knowledge involved in our work
SHP is actively committed to equal opportunities and the promotion of diversity and inclusion, in all of our services and workplaces. We are also Disability Confident Committed, a Stonewall Diversity Champion and IIP accredited. In the London Homelessness Awards 2019 one of our Projects has been commended for their work.
37.5hrs per week (Mon – Fri, 9am-5pm)
We are looking to recruit a highly motivated individual to join our high performing, friendly and supportive team that prides itself on the difference they make daily to our clients lives.
SHP (Single Homeless Project) is one of London’s leading homelessness prevention charities and a dynamic and growing organisation changing 8,000 lives every year across London - from supporting people in crisis, to helping them take the final steps towards independence and employment.
We work in partnership with MTC Novo and the National Probation Service (NPS) to deliver a pan London housing support service. This contract involves SHP providing a high-quality housing advice and access service across the entire NPS London Division. We also work in close partnership with the criminal justice system and probation, to support medium to high risk offenders, to either sustain their current accommodation or secure new housing as needed.
As the Lead Floating Housing Support Worker, you will be joining a dedicated team, to deliver intensive support to medium-to-high support clients. Working with clients across your patch, you will support a caseload of up to 20 clients for a maximum of 12 weeks. Your support will focus on core objectives, with the aim of delivering effective interventions that the client can sustain going forwards.
To be successful, you will have an understanding of working in supported housing or floating support services with proven knowledge of housing and other related legislation. You will also have experience of managing complex or difficult situations in relation to vulnerable client groups and in providing a quality customer focused service. The ability to liaise effectively with a range of service providers or agencies, in order to establish or improve services for clients is also required
Interviews to be held on: 27th February 2020
This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed for the successful applicant.
Our attractive benefits package includes:
- A salary increase after successfully completing six months.
- A 37.5 hour working week including flexible working hours (core hours are 10am – 4pm) in non-accommodation services
- 25 days annual leave, increasing annually to the maximum 30 days (plus paid Bank Holidays),
- A contributory pension scheme: SHP will contribute the equivalent of 5% of your annual salary
- Comprehensive and integrated training programme designed specifically to develop the skills and knowledge involved in our work
SHP is actively committed to equal opportunities and the promotion of diversity and inclusion, in all of our services and workplaces. We are also Disability Confident Committed, a Stonewall Diversity Champion and IIP accredited. In the London Homelessness Awards 2019 one of our Projects has been commended for their work.
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Recruiting for a Support Workers to join our Homelessness Service in Westminster.
£21,944 per annum, working 40 hours per week plus 25 days Annual Leave, Pension schemes, Staff discounts, healthcare and more.
Edward Alsop Court (EAC) is a psychologically informed (PIE) service for homeless men with a range of support needs who require on-site support to stabilise, and engage with treatment services before moving. This includes health, mobility, alcohol dependency, mental health and care needs. The PIE model at EAC promotes a reflective approach to support and staff training to understand the psychology behind people's behaviours. Specialist support is provided around re-offending behaviour, mental health issues, and substance misuse. Edward Alsop Court implements and promotes supporting customers out of homelessness, particularly those with complex trauma or a diagnosis of personality disorder.
The service sits in the heart of Westminster. Westminster is a high profile borough, with extensive network partners in ending homelessness and understanding of the needs of entrenched rough sleepers. Westminster offers extensive training opportunities and the service provides good work experience for psychology or social worker graduates. Edward Alsop Court Hostel works in partnerships with Westminster Council, The Passage, The Connection at St.Martin's, St.Mungo's, Turning Point, CGL, SLAM and other specialised services. The team works closely with each resident to secure appropriate longer term accommodation from the beginning of their stay.
Job Overview:
The post holder will work at Edward Alsop Court Hostel a support accommodation service for men with complex needs supporting men with complex substance use, mental and physical health and offending behaviours, and those who are nearing their end of life. The project offers 24 hour high support providing 79 bed spaces. Support is delivered by a team of Support Workers, Specialist Support Workers and Night Support Workers.
Key Responsibilities
- Undertake key-working responsibilities for a service-user caseload assigned by the Team Leader/Manager
- Empowering and providing holistic support to service-users with high complex needs, specifically; single homeless people with mental health and substance misuse problems, dual diagnosis and forensic histories
- Building working relationships with local authorities, health trusts the local community and local police to support our service-users
- To induct new clients in line with the service policy
- To complete onward referrals to identified move-on and support clients to prepare effectively for move on
- To support and encourage clients to undertake housekeeping and client duties as necessary in order to maintain a clean and safe physical environment
- Reporting safeguarding issues efficiently using Look Ahead protocol policies and procedures
- Providing support with daily living activities, including practical assistance where skills are not yet developed, to ensure that service-users enjoy a high quality of accommodation
- Advising service-users on benefits and financial difficulties
- Conducting face to face interviews and assessments to assess service-users suitability for the service
- Supporting service-users to set personalised goals in the form of a support plan
- Ensuring ongoing assessment and management of risk assessments with service-users
- Involving service-users in the development, design and delivery of the service
- Maintaining service-users rent accounts, and ensuring their rent accounts are managed and kept up to date
- Conducting Health & Safety checks
- Assisting the team in meeting occupancy targets by proactively preparing properties to be re-let
- To ensure that rental income is maximised by filling voids promptly and in line with the service's policy
- To liaise with Housing Benefit and the Department of Work and Pensions to ensure that clients and the Hostel receive all monies due to them
- To maintain a high standard of record keeping and keep all financial and administrative systems up-to-date and in line with policy
- Undertake any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as may be reasonably assigned
- Adhere to Look Ahead's Policies and Procedures
For more information or to apply please visit our website.
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The person
We look to recruit people to join our team who share our values and goals and who are keen to make a difference by joining our dynamic charity. The qualities we hope for in you will be your ability to relate to people effortlessly and you will be motivated by a keen interest in the welfare of others. Your professional integrity, good sense of humour and excellent interpersonal skills are complimented by your caring and courteous manner. Your naturally positive personality will relish this diverse role.
The role
To provide emotional and some practical support in the role of Sight Support Worker for around 50 blind or partially sighted people via fortnightly outreach visits.
The organisation
BlindAid has been providing support for Londoners living with Sight Loss for over 185 years so we have a rich history. We now deliver vital and relevant services to blind and visually impaired people living in the 12 inner London Boroughs and the City of London.
Please send your CV and a letter of application by email
The deadline for receipt of applications is 24 January 2020
Informal telephone interviews will be conducted on 27 & 28 January 2020
Formal interviews will take place on 3-4-5 February 2020.
Previous applicants need not apply
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Support Worker
Oasis Community Housing Foyer, Thornton Heath Oasis Community Housing is a Christian response to homelessness
Salary: £21,600 - £22,600 per annum, made up of: Basic Salary £18,000 – £19,000 per annum, + London Weighting of £2,950 per annum, + Anti-Social Hours Payment of £650 per annum
Hours: 37 hours per week working to a 4 week rolling rota with unsociable working including evenings, weekends and bank holidays.
The Oasis Community Housing Foyer is accredited by the Foyer Federation to provide supported accommodation for young people experiencing homelessness aged 16-25. We provide holistic support, including one to one key work, Support Planning, Life and Employability Skills Workshops and opportunities for personal development. We’re seeking to recruit a Support Worker to join the team in providing support to young people across Stage 2 of the Croydon Youth Homelessness Pathway.
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of our Service Users? About supporting young people and preparing them for increased independence? Do you have experience working in supported housing with young people and/or extensive experience of supporting vulnerable and/or challenging young people?
To join us you will need to demonstrate a holistic approach in relating to young people and an understanding of the pressures facing young people, particularly around homelessness. You will need the ability to engage, relate and motivate young people, to use your initiative and work flexibly in a demanding environment.
In return you will benefit from a supportive, creative environment and have the opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills. We are passionate about our staff and believe in caring for them in the same ways we care about our service users. We believe staff are the foundation stone to the success of the charity and so we do everything we can to make sure they feel valued, supported, engaged and developed. We welcome applicants from all faiths or none, but it is important that all employees understand and sympathise with the Christian ethos of Oasis Community Housing. We would welcome applications from male candidates as this will help us to balance our provision to Service Users.
Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and DBS Enhanced Disclosure.
Oasis Community Housing is an equal opportunities employer
Registered charity no. 1107554.
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This is an opportunity to work for an organisation that aims to provide amazing services to children and young people with disabilities and additional needs.
We seek candidates with a genuine commitment to the values and ethos of Lifelong Family Links who are excited by this opportunity to make a difference to the lives of people with a disability.
The suitable candidates will be required to have a qualification in L3 playwork/social care or equivalent experience within charity/social care. Full on the job training also provided.
Hours includes:
Term time:
- Monday - Thursday: 4pm-7pm - After school Club
- Friday - 6pm - 9pm - Youth Club
- Monday / Wednesday: 11:30 - 3:30pm – Lifeskills
- Saturday- two groups between 10am – 4.pm
Additional Hours.
Out in the community support and befriending hours may vary -
Applications closing date: 06.02.2020 at 23:59.
Interviews will take place on the 3rd week of February 2020.
The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
To register your interest in the role please apply below.
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At St Mungo’s our vision is that everyone has a place to call home and can fulfil their hopes and ambitions. We are currently looking for an exceptional individual to fill the above new job opportunity.
Harrow Road is a 41 bed is a short stay accommodation service, challenged with responding to growing need within the borough of Westminster to support people without a local connection away from the streets and from returning sleeping rough.
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and dedicated person who can inspire hope and bring about real and lasting change in our clients’ lives. You will be joining a team dedicated to providing clients with a safe environment in which to build their confidence, promoting opportunities for positive change.
As the post-holder, you will be working in partnership with a multi-disciplinary team of support staff, specialist staff and external partners and will be responsible for providing a pivotal role of first contact, providing guidance and support to our residents, staff and visitors.
Ideally, you’ll have experience of working with vulnerable people or an understanding of the needs of street homeless people. However, what’s more important is your systematic; yet at the same time flexible approach and ability to work collaboratively with others. Strong communication, influencing and reasoning skills are also key, as is a flair for solving problems. Other qualities include knowing how to network and build effective relationships with people at every level.
In return, we offer a range of benefits including a pension scheme, staff discounts scheme and initiatives to help you maintain a healthy work/life balance. We are also committed to providing our staff with a wide range of learning and development opportunities; in support of their personal and professional development.
Closing at: 10am. Wednesday 22 January 2020
Interviews and Assessment: Tuesday 4 February 2020
It is a requirement for this post that an enhanced DBS disclosure check, will be undertaken for the successful candidate.
Please be advised that all appointments will be made on St Mungo’s current standard Terms and Conditions (T&Cs); this also applies to any internal candidates.
At St Mungo’s, equality, diversity and inclusion are central to the organisation's values and how we work. We are in the top 50 of Stonewall’s Workplace Equality Index 2019, we are also proud to have been awarded Personnel Today’s 2018 Diversity and Inclusion (Public Sector) award and we are a Disability Confident Employer. To ensure that our workforce reflects the diversity of our clients as well as the communities that we live and work within, we encourage and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
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Support Worker - LEAP Project (28 hours per week).
This project is funded until June 2022
The starting salary for 28 hours per week will be £18,477 per annum inclusive of Inner London Weighting
Mind in Tower Hamlets and Newham (MITHN) is a charity providing a wide range of services for residents in Tower Hamlets, Newham, Redbridge and Havering including: Counselling, Mental Health support services, Advocacy and community engagement activities.
MITHN has been awarded 5-year funding by the National Lottery Community Fund to deliver the LEAP project, a new and exciting initiative. The LEAP project will offer people with lived experience of mental health the opportunity to become Community Peer Leaders who will be able to access a well-developed training programme and supported to facilitate and develop their own groups within their local community. This project is aimed at communities across the London Boroughs of Tower Hamlets, Newham and Redbridge.
We are now seeking to recruit an enthusiastic individual who is passionate about working with people and communities and able to motivate others. This role is for 28 hours and will require you to work across the 3 boroughs mentioned above to support project development and delivery.
The ideal candidate must have:
- Good understanding of a recovery-based approach when working with people with mental health issues.
- Skills to be a Self-starter who is enthusiastic, energetic and solution focused
- Good experience of developing and supporting peer led groups and Peer Leaders, as well as some experience of supporting or delivering training programmes.
- Excellent people skills as you will be required to establish, develop and maintain positive relationships with both professionals and participants to this programme.
- Excellent standard of written and spoken English and IT skills
- Ability to plan, prioritise and manage deadlines and workloads
There are opportunities for training and benefits include: a company pension and 30 days annual leave, comprehensive E-Learning Programme and access to an Employment Assistance Programme (EAP).
Applications welcome from all sections of the community. CVs will not be accepted
This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check and proof of right to work in the UK
Closing date: 9.00am, Wednesday 29th January 2020
Interviews will be held on Friday 7th February 2020
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.