Supported housing support worker jobs near Birmingham, West Midlands

Housing Justice Cymru is a Christian Charity which works with faith and community groups to take action on homelessness and housing need.

Welsh Government is committed to becoming a Nation of Sanctuary and has funded a partnership led by Housing Justice Cymru to provide support to those hosting, or considering hosting, Ukrainian refugees.  This project seeks to ensure hosts have all the resources they might need to successfully welcome refugees into their homes, providing relevant training and running a support line and email inbox for queries. In this role, you will be part of a warm and encouraging team, helping to support families who are hosting, or considering hosting, Ukrainian refugees.

This role will involve regular evening and weekend working.

Flexible hours to include evenings and weekends on a rota to a total of 35 hours per week.

Duties and Responsibilities

Administration:

• To work within BSWA’s administrative and financial systems.

• To ensure that adequate records are kept for all service users.

• To keep accurate records of financial transitions in line with BSWA’s procedures.

• To ensure that Health and Safety records are kept up to date.

• To monitor and evaluate the refuge service via various methods including feedback from service users and by producing statistical information.

• To keep inventories of all refuge contents.

• To contribute where appropriate to the preparation of returns for funders.

Support Work:

• To produce and regularly review Individual Support Plans (ISP) for each service user, in conjunction with the service user.

• To recognise women and children’s individual needs and refer to specialist agencies where necessary as part of their ISP.

• To identify the needs of women and children leaving BSWA refuge after being offered permanent accommodation.

• To identify and make links with existing projects and community services and to develop joint services where appropriate.

• To ensure the primary needs of residents are met. This includes medical, financial, housing, legal and education rights.

• To organise activities and celebrations in the refuge for women and children which raise self-esteem, bring people together and broaden awareness. 

• To assist women in making claims for any welfare benefits that they may be entitled to.

• To ensure that appropriate applications are made for re-housing.

• To accompany women as appropriate and agreed by your line manager, to case conferences and meetings that may affect their own and/or their children’s welfare.

• To make representations, as appropriate and agreed by your line manager, to external bodies in support of women and children.

• To keep the refuge ‘welcome pack’ up-to-date.

• Devise and implement appropriate methods of communication with women and children living in refuge, in agreement with your line manager.

Communication:

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

a) maintaining BSWA communication records

b) following safety procedures

c) carrying out risk assessments in conjunction with your line manager 

d) attending team and project meetings

• To attend in-house training.

• To attend support and supervision sessions with your line manager.

• To participate in multi-agency work and to develop a professional working relationship with external agencies.

• To contribute towards your project’s quarterly Management Committee report.

• To be involved in the Annual Review process.

Premises and Equipment:

• To take referrals and welcome women and children into the refuge.

• To ensure that the appropriate agreements related to tenancies are completed.

• To ensure that the appropriate agreements related to support are completed.

• To ensure that the refuge revenue is collected by completing housing benefit forms and all personal contributions are collected on a weekly basis, in advance.

• To report to your line manager any difficulties in relation to the collection of rent and other charges.

• To ensure that any house rules are read and understood by new tenants and that all residents comply with them.

Training:

• To identify and attend training relevant to the post in agreement with your line manager.

• To work alongside colleagues to organise in-house training and information sessions on a range of issues for service users.

• To raise awareness of the impact of domestic violence on women and children and of the BSWA services.

General:

• To maintain the confidentiality of the women, young people and children using the service and in all matters relating to the organisation.

• To offer an equal service to all women and children regardless of age, class, culture, language, race, religion and sexual orientation, adhering to BSWA’s framework for equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice.

• To maintain an awareness of the issues surrounding domestic violence on a national and local level with a particular reference to those of relevance to refuge work.

• To adhere to Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, and Adult Safeguarding procedures throughout.

• To ensure the efficient use of resources at all times.

• To support volunteers in the delivery of BSWA services.

• To work within BSWA policies and procedures and demonstrate a commitment to the values and ethos of BSWA.

• To participate in the development and annual appraisal of a personal individual development plan with the line manager.

• To participate in 24 hour on call cover and provide emergency cover.

• To undertake any other duties required by BSWA, which may arise incidentally, develop, or be assigned commensurate with the post.

Home Options Worker 

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

Salary: £25,419

Job Purpose:

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

Responsible To: Home Options Manager

Duties and Responsibilities

Development & Support work:

 To provide emotional and practical support to women accessing support through drop in and casework

 To participate in a rota of drop in cover, covering evening hours 

 To support volunteers and students in delivering the drop in service

 To facilitate access for women to statutory, community and other BSWA services

 To comply with the recording, monitoring and evaluation procedures of the project

 To develop policies and practice guidelines appropriate to the project in accordance with BSWA policies and procedures

 To keep up to date with current legislative changes for dissemination within the staff team, and for use when working with women and children around their rights.

 To identify and make links with existing projects and community services and to develop joint services where appropriate

 To keep abreast of issues regarding violence against women on a national and local level 

 To participate in multi agency work as agreed with your line manager

 To identify and attend training and conferences relevant to the post, in agreement with your line manager

 To work alongside colleagues to organise in-house training and information sessions on a range of issues for service users 

 To promote awareness of the impact of domestic violence on women and children and BSWA services

Administration:

 To work within BSWA’s administrative and financial systems

 To ensure that adequate records are kept for all service users

 To ensure that Health and Safety records are kept up to date

 To produce monthly reports for your line manager

Communication:

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

a) Maintaining BSWA communication records 

b) Following safety procedures

c) Attending team meetings

d) Carrying out risk assessments in conjunction with your line manager 

 To attend in-house training

 To attend support and supervision sessions with your line manager

 To develop a professional working relationship with external agencies 

 Feedback relevant issues from external meetings/ training to the staff and management teams as appropriate

 To be involved in the Annual Review process

General:

• To maintain the confidentiality of the women, young people and children using the service and in all matters relating to the organisation.

• To offer an equal service to all women and children regardless of age, class, culture, language, race, religion and sexual orientation, adhering to BSWA’s framework for equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice.

• To maintain an awareness of the issues surrounding domestic violence on a national and local level with a particular reference to those of relevance to refuge work.

• To adhere to Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, and Adult Safeguarding procedures throughout.

• To ensure the efficient use of resources at all times.

• To support volunteers in the delivery of BSWA services.

• To work within BSWA policies and procedures and demonstrate a commitment to the values and ethos of BSWA.

These posts are subject to a 6% pension contribution.  Women only need apply.  These posts are covered by a Genuine Occupational Requirement (Schedule 9; Equality Act 2010). 

BSWA operates within Safer Recruitment good practice guidelines. Please note all successful candidates will be subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service Check before commencing their employment.

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Group B Strep Support (GBSS) is the world’s leading charity focused on preventing group B Strep infections in babies, and supporting families and their health professionals.

We are seeking an Information & Support Officer who will deliver, manage, and develop Group B Strep Support’s information and support services for new and expectant parents, including those affected by group B Strep and health professionals, and contribute to developing the information products we provide about group B Strep.

The jobholder will provide operational management of these services and deliver the services themselves. We receive over 150 enquiries monthly from new and expectant parents and health professionals seeking information and support.

This key new role brings together information and support services into one role for the first time, allowing the successful candidate to develop these critical areas to serve families and health professionals better.

You will have proven experience in supporting people with information needs as part of a service delivery team. You will have excellent people and communication skills, including the ability to provide information and support to people by delivering a consistent, impactful, empathetic and high-quality service across a variety of contact methods.

You will have well organised, with the ability to build and maintain effective working relationships internally and externally and to represent the charity’s views and positions.

This could be a part-time role (minimum 5 hours a day) up to full-time, and we’re open to partly or fully remote working, with occasional travel to the office.

To apply:

Please complete our application form and return it, together with a supporting statement that demonstrates how you meet the criteria in the person specification, together with the Equality & Diversity Monitoring Form by:

Closing date for applications: 9.00 am BST on Monday, 25 July 2022

Interviews: week commencing Monday, 1 August 2022

Interviews will be held online via Zoom.

#Care to join us?

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

Location: Clementi court, Evesham, Worcestershire Area
Salary / hourly rate: £9.90 per hour - 10% overtime allowance for hours worked over the full time equivalent of 37.5 hours per week
Employment type: Various Hours
Hours per week: Fulltime & Parttime
Working hours: We provide 24/7 support to some people, so you will need to have flexibility to work shifts, including sleep in nights, weekends and bank holidays.

Closing date: 21/07/2022
Interview date: Not specified

A full UK driving licence is desirable but not essential for this role.

About the Service

At Clementi Court, we have one of the most fulfilling and meaningful jobs you can do. The people we support are all individuals with unique qualities and when you get to know and support them, you truly learn what job satisfaction really means.

The two houses that make up Clementi Court are home to seven adults with profound, multiple disabilities and is filled with lots of fun and laughter. We pride ourselves on being a big happy family with the people we support always at the centre of it all. We thrive on providing person-centred active support and encourage this throughout everything we do.

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

What matters most is a positive attitude to life and a desire to support people to live their life with as much independence, choice, dignity and control as possible. You will need to have good listening skills and a practical, caring approach. Basic computer literacy is a necessity, as the role requires you to retrieve and record information using a variety of IT systems.

What will you be doing?

The purpose of your role is to give the highest possible standards of support to individuals with moderate to severe learning disabilities

This can range from supporting them to discover new interests, reaching goals like travelling or holidays and working positively with their families and friends. This will help individuals to engage in different leisure, home or work-related activities, all according to their personal choice

As a support worker, your responsibilities are varied and no two days are the same. As well as providing physical and emotional support you may be needed to help with household tasks and personal care as well as supporting individuals with healthcare needs, e.g. taking medication.

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.

What’s in it for you?

There are a range of benefits and career development opportunities at Hft. We’ll give you a comprehensive induction, full training, and support along the way.

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 a Health and Social Care within the first 18 months of your employment.

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.

We offer

• 25 days annual leave (plus 8 days statutory Bank holidays)
• 20% bank holidays allowance with an increased rate of 50% for Christmas Day, Boxing day and New Years Day
• Apprenticeships - Earn whilst gaining a fully funded Level 2 Diploma in Health & Social Care with a Top 100 apprenticeship employer (ranked 11th in 2020)
• Access to the Hft Plus benefits package
• Access to award-winning training and development
• Annual staff award scheme
• A contributory pension scheme & life assurance
• Free DBS Check
• Find your place with us and change lives.

We ask all our teams to take advantage of the Covid-19 vaccination, which is offered to frontline support workers as a priority group. We strongly encourage all colleagues to remain fully vaccinated as part of our wider infection control procedures.

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications.

You may have experience or an interest in the following: Support Worker, 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.

Ref: 134 026

Advice and Wellbeing HUB Worker with Language Specialism (Urdu and Punjabi)

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

Salary: £25,419

Job Purpose: To work as part of a team to provide emotional and practical support to women and children affected by violence and abuse through drop in surgeries and a helpline service

Responsible To:  Wellbeing Hub Manager

Duties and Responsibilities

Development & Support work:

• To provide emotional and practical support to women accessing the wellbeing hub, including risk and needs assessment and safety and support planning
• To participate in a rota of helpline cover and model and promote good practice in taking helpline calls
• To support volunteers and students in delivering support services
• To participate in a rota to cover at the hub and across community venues as necessary
• To facilitate access for women to statutory, community and other BSWA services
• To comply with the recording, monitoring and evaluation procedures of the project
• To keep up to date with current legislative changes for dissemination within the staff team, and for use when working with women and children around their rights.
• To identify and make links with existing projects and community services and to develop joint services where appropriate
• To keep abreast of issues regarding violence against women on a national and local level
• To participate in multi agency work as agreed with your line manager
• To work alongside colleagues to organise in-house training and information sessions on a range of issues for service users
• To promote awareness of the impact of domestic violence on women and children and BSWA services

Administration:

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

Communication:

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

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

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

General:

• To maintain the confidentiality of the women and children using the service andin all matters relating to the organisation
• To offer an equal service to all women and children regardless of age, class, culture, language, race, religion and sexual orientation

• To ensure the efficient use of resources at all times

• To work within BSWA policies and procedures and demonstrate a commitment to the values and ethos of BSWA
• To work within BSWA’s framework for equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice
• To adhere to Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, and Adult Safeguarding procedures throughout.
• To participate in the development and annual appraisal of a personal individual development plan with the line manager
• To undertake any other duties required by BSWA, which may arise and commensurate with the post

These posts are subject to a 6% pension contribution.  Women only need apply.  These posts are covered by a Genuine Occupational Requirement (Schedule 9; Equality Act 2010). 

BSWA operates within Safer Recruitment good practice guidelines. Please note all successful candidates will be subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service Check before commencing their employment.

BSWA is a Disability Confident Employer. We want everyone to have equal chance at being considered for our jobs. Should you be unable to submit your application online and would prefer an alternative method, or you are experiencing another barrier to completing your application

Role overview
WMRSASC has a vacancy for a new and exciting role within our established Advocacy team. The Technology Assisted Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) Project Worker will provide support and advocacy to our clients who have been impacted by online abuse.

Main Responsibilities:

- Maintain a current specialist knowledge of online platforms and other technology
- Deliver specialist educational materials to children and young people, as well as external professionals.
- Provide psychosocial and practical support for children and young people who are at risk, or who have experienced Technology assisted CSE.
- Provide practical and emotional support to children and young people and their carers through the criminal justice process.
- Support children and young people to access their rights.
- Support children and young people to access health, education, and other services they require.
- Listen to and accept children and young people for who they are, no matter what issues they might be facing
- Empower children and young people
- Believe children and young people
- Advocate on behalf of children and young people
- Carry out risk and needs assessments and implement risk reduction and protective behaviour strategies.
- Consider and respond to child safeguarding issues when engaging with all children and young people.
- Contribute to projects relevant to the role
- Promote the principles of equal opportunities and anti-oppressive practice.

The post is based in Worcestershire but the post holder may be required to support clients in Herefordshire and must have the ability to travel throughout both counties.

WMRSASC benefits:
Access to accredited training programmes
Hybrid working
26 days holiday plus 8 statutory holidays per annum (pro rata to hours worked), increasing to 31 days following five years' continuous service.
5% Employer Pension Contribution
Benenden Health Scheme
Company sick pay (after successfully probationary period)
Regular clinical and case management supervision

Salary of £27,041
Location: Worcester
Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent

The closing date for this position is 29th July 2022. Interviews to take place the week commencing 1st August 2022.

Ref: 134324

We have a unique and exciting opportunity for the right candidate(s) to work within a multi-disciplinary team within Staffordshire Children's Advice and Support. You will be based 3 days at Marmion House in Tamworth and 2 days at The old house in Lichfield. This is a full-time role, fixed term until 15/09/2023.

Do you want to make a difference every day? Do you want to contribute to change & improvement for those who need it?

Do you have resilience & adaptability? Can you work effectively with a focus on customer service and care?

If yes, then we'd love to hear from you…

What we offer:

At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:

• Flexible working options
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 30 days plus Bank Holidays
• Pension with 5% employer contribution
• Enhanced sick pay allowances & maternity payments
• High Street, retail, holiday, entertainment & leisure discounts
• Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance
• Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
• Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression

As an DAP (ASW) you will:

• be an integral part of a multi-agency framework consisting of local partnerships within Staffordshire Children's Advice and Support Service across Staffordshire.
• co-locate and work closely with Children's Safeguarding Team and other specialists involved as part of a multi-disciplinary response to the family where a child is at risk or potential risk; ensuring an holistic, joined up, problem solving approach. Empowering families.
• provide a fully integrated, high-quality, front-line service to victims of domestic abuse, seeking to achieve joint outcomes for the victim and their children.
• offer the service provided by New Era to perpetrators; and make onward referral to services.
• Working within a responses to domestic abuse to keep safety central to all services for victims of domestic abuse.

You will need:

• strong communication skills
• experience of offering support and tailoring support plans.
• Experience of working in the Domestic Abuse field with victims or those perpetrating domestic abuse. Alternatively, if you have worked in a similar field and have built knowledge on the complexities of Domestic Abuse and feel you can advocate on behalf of a victim within a social care setting then we would like to hear from you.

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

About Us:

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

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

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

How to apply:

To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website, and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.

We looking forward to hearing from you.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date.

Fixed Term Contract until 1 August 2023

Full-time (35 hrs p/w)

Post based in either Coventry or Warwickshire with travel across both areas

Ref: LDP-223

Are you a compassionate, proactive and highly organised individual with a proven record of working and engaging  positively with people who have a history of substance use, mental health, offending or other vulnerable groups?

Do you have experience of providing support, advice and advocacy and the ability to assess a client’s needs?

If so, St Giles Trust is looking for a Liaison and Diversion Peer Support Worker to join our dynamic team, where you will provide Peer-led support to people caught up in the criminal justice system to build better futures by diverting them into mainstream services.

About St Giles Trust

An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others. 

About this exciting opportunity

This vital role will see our successful candidate focus on a broad range of duties, including assessing referred clients and then producing support and risk management plans based on these assessments, promoting inter-agency collaboration in the process. You will develop and maintain relationships with referral agencies, including police, treatment provider and Liaison and Diversion and support those referred to access and engage with suitable support agencies.

We will also count on you to deliver a holistic support and practical service, providing social and housing support, help with training and employment options, benefits work, debt advice and liaising with utilities. Assisting with providing monitoring information and the evaluation of the project is a key aspect of the role, as is maintaining accurate records of casework and data collection.

What we are looking for

• Had personal experience of the criminal justice system, served a prison sentence, or still be serving a prison sentence within reach of the target area

• Experience of at least one of the key vulnerabilities identified as the target group for Liaison and Diversion
• Experience of engaging successfully with challenging people, for example people who have complex needs, people who are reluctant to discuss their needs, and people who are angry and confused

• A relevant qualification to a good standard, or be working towards one
• An understanding of the need to use support plans
• Excellent IT, interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written

As an organisation that works with children and adults at risk we are committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the safety of our clients. An enhanced DBS with child barred list check is required for all successful applicants.

In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, access to clinical supervision flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, season ticket loan and much more.

St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.

For further information, or to apply, please visit our website. 

Closing date: 11pm, Sunday 10 July 2022. Interview date: Monday 18 July 2022 – Coventry Office

Duties and Responsibilities
Practice-based work
 To deliver training to health care professionals about DVA in participating general
practices
 To promote awareness of the experiences and needs of women living with or escaping
DVA, particularly in relation to their health
 To develop a good relationship with all general practice staff and work effectively as part
of the practice team. This includes:
o provision of systematic support to the primary care teams of participating general
practices, including meeting with individuals and small groups of clinical and
administrative staff
o Working closely with practice champions in each practice
o Attending relevant meetings
 To further develop effective assessment and monitoring procedures and ensure that
clear accurate records are kept and maintained
 To review number of advocate referrals made by clinicians in participating general
practices
 To feedback on the use of the electronic template linked to the project (HARKS) and
provide patient feedback and case updates /outcomes
Advocacy and support service
 To provide support to women experiencing DVA referred or signposted by primary health
care clinicians from participating practices
 To provide direct casework support, advice, information and advocacy to women
experiencing DVA through telephone contact, and/or meetings at the relevant practice
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 To work with women experiencing DVA to increase their personal safety (and that of any
children) and inform them of their rights and options in terms of housing, legal and
welfare rights
 To develop good working relationships and liaise with outside agencies when needed.
This will include referral to colleagues within the specialist agency, to other specialist
DVA services or other external agencies when appropriate
 To keep accurate records of all work done with or on behalf of clients and produce
written reports as requested, including a monthly report of referrals from clinicians
participating in the IRIS programme and the take up of these referrals advocacy
including outputs and patient outcomes
 To contribute to monitoring and evaluation of the project.
Administration and Monitoring
 To work within BSWA’s administrative and financial systems
 To keep accurate records of financial transitions in line with BSWA’s procedures
 To ensure that Health and Safety records are kept up to date
 To monitor and evaluate the service, via various methods including feedback from
service users
 To contribute where appropriate to the preparation of returns for funders
 Communication:
 To ensure that all staff team members are aware of any matters that are relevant to the
welfare and security of the staff, volunteers and service users by:
o Maintaining BSWA communication records
o Following safety procedures
o Attending team meetings
 To attend in-house training
 To attend support and supervision sessions with your line manager
 To develop a professional working relationship with external agencies
 To be involved in the Annual Review process
 To participate in multi agency work, including delivery of training and awareness
sessions, as agreed with your line manager
 To promote awareness of BSWA services and the impact of domestic violence on
women and children
 Training:
 To identify and attend training relevant to the post in agreement with your line manager
 To participate in the development and annual appraisal of a personal individual
development plan with the line manager
 General:
 To work within BSWA policies and procedures and demonstrate a commitment to the
values and ethos of BSWA
 To work within BSWA’s framework for equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory
practice and offer an equal service to all women, children and young people regardless
of age, class, culture, language, race, religion and sexual orientation
 To maintain the confidentiality of women and children using the service and in all matters
relating to the organisation
 To work within BSWA and local multi-agency safeguarding procedures.
 To maintain an awareness of the issues surrounding domestic violence on a national and
local level
 To ensure the efficient use of resources at all times
 To undertake any other duties required by BSWA, which may arise incidentally, develop,
or be assigned commensurate with the post 

MARAC IDVA

Specific community language posts are also available for this role. Please indicate in the supporting evidence if you would be interested in the language post

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

Salary Scale: £25,419

Job Purpose:

• To plan and implement high quality support and advocacy services for women affected by domestic violence who are deemed as being high risk
• To work within a multi-agency framework to ensure the safety of women is prioritised.

Responsible To: Safety Unit Manager

Duties and Responsibilities:

Support work:

• To recognise women and children’s individual needs, providing a short to medium term service to meet those needs
• To support the empowerment of the service user and facilitate their understanding of the dynamics of domestic violence
• To carry out risk assessment and safety planning with women
• To promote women’s safety within multi-agency arenas such as MARAC and Drive meetings
• To work with women to access services to help keep them and their children safe
• To facilitate access to BSWA and its services
• To devise and implement appropriate and safe methods of communication with women and children, in agreement with your line manager

Development:

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

Administration:

• To work within BSWA’s administrative and financial systems
• To ensure that clear and accurate records are kept for all service users
• To ensure that Health and Safety records are kept up to date
• To produce monthly reports for your line manager
• To monitor and evaluate the MARAC IDVA and Drive Service, via various methods including feedback from service users and produce statistical information

Communication:

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

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

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

General:

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

These posts are subject to a 6% pension contribution.  Women only need apply.  These posts are covered by a Genuine Occupational Requirement (Schedule 9; Equality Act 2010). 

BSWA operates within Safer Recruitment good practice guidelines. Please note all successful candidates will be subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service Check before commencing their employment.

BSWA is a Disability Confident Employer. We want everyone to have equal chance at being considered for our jobs. Should you be unable to submit your application online and would prefer an alternative method, or you are experiencing another barrier to completing your application.

Employment Consultant
Full time: 37.5 hours per week
Location: Home and field-based covering the West Midlands
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £26,520 - £27,540 (dependent upon qualifications)

Are you passionate about supporting individuals with mental or physical health conditions and other barriers into meaningful, sustainable employment?

We have a vacancy for an Employment Consultant to join an established nationwide team with strong networks across the West Midlands. This is an opportunity to join The Poppy Factory at an exciting period in our 100-year history as we grow and adapt our service to meet 21st century needs.

We are looking for someone who is:

• Experienced in helping others in need of support. This could be in employment, housing, health, social care or other sector. We are particularly keen to hear from people who have experience of successfully managing caseloads of individuals with complex needs.
• Able to assess presenting needs and risks and know when these are within their capability to manage safely and when they need to be escalated or referred on for additional support.
• Client focused and able to adapt their styles to individual needs and preferences.
• A strong communicator with high emotional intelligence who can adapt their approach to different audiences.
• Adept at identifying and developing effective & collaborative relationships with other professionals and employers across the West Midlands
• Creative with problem-solving, who asks questions to learn more about a situation and is thoughtful and tenacious in working with others to find a range of possible solutions.

The ideal candidate for this role will have experience of working with people with health conditions or other challenges such as criminal record, housing or long-term unemployment, and be positive about every person’s potential to succeed in employment regardless of their health or other barriers. Prior knowledge of the military is not required to be successful in this role – our colleagues’ diverse professional experience is one of the strengths of our service.

This position is ideally suited to someone who thrives on a high degree of autonomy, enjoys a varied role with the opportunity to think creatively to solve challenges, and can work successfully as part of a remote team, sharing knowledge and skills to support and collaborate with colleagues.

As we embark series of exciting new projects around the UK in partnership with the NHS and other organisations, if you are excited to be part of an ambitious and growing service, this could be a fantastic role for you.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and LGBT+ candidates as these groups are currently under-represented in our organisation.

For further information, including the full job description for the role, please refer to the candidate pack.

How to apply

To apply for this position please send your CV and a covering letter clearly outlining how you meet the essential criteria in the person specification. You may address your covering letter to Pete Rhodes, Regional Manager. 

For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Pete Rhodes.

Please note, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so we encourage candidates to apply promptly.

No agencies please.

The successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. 

About The Poppy Factory

The Poppy Factory aims to be an exemplar employer. We recognise the impact that working with a challenging cohort can have on our staff, which is why we prioritise work/life balance and support mechanisms including training, supervision and EAP provision.

The Poppy Factory provides competitive terms and conditions of employment, including:

• Opportunity for home-based and flexible working
• 28 days’ basic annual leave per year (including a day in lieu of Armistice Day, and 3 days’ Christmas closure), rising to 32 days with long service, plus bank holidays
• Double-matched pension contributions up to 10% employer contribution
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental leave benefits

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to equality, valuing diversity and promoting inclusion within our workforce, including the volunteers who give their time to us.  We work to maintain an environment where the needs and aspirations of all employees are met, irrespective of characteristics protected under the legislative framework of the Equality Act 2010. We expect everyone to understand and accept their personal responsibility to recognise and value differences and the unique contributions that people make to the way we deliver our work.As an equal opportunities employer our commitment is to take positive measures to recruit people from underrepresented groups, and we actively encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds.

As a Disability Confident employer, we offer a guaranteed interview for any job applicant with a disability who meets the essential criteria for the role. Please indicate in your covering letter if you wish to be considered under this scheme. We are also happy to discuss reasonable adjustments to the application or interview process to accommodate disabled candidates. 

We are a family friendly employer and happy to discuss flexible working.

Role: Advice and Advocacy Coordinator (Male Survivors)
Salary: £25,750 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours per week. Flexible shift patterns (8am-4pm, 1pm-9pm, weekends and week days)
Location: Safe house location in Birmingham, home working and travel throughout the West Midlands
Contract: Fixed term until 31 December 2023

Are you looking for an innovative opportunity to support survivors of modern slavery in the West Midlands?

Are you passionate about ensuring survivors of modern slavery receive the care and support they are entitled to and deserve?

Have you got skills and experience in trauma informed and person-centred support?

West Midlands Anti-Slavery Network (WMASN) connects the various agencies involved in tackling modern slavery in the West Midlands and beyond.  We have developed an effective regional multi agency anti-slavery network to raise awareness, reduce the threat and harm of slavery, and rescue and support survivors of slavery in the West Midlands geographical area. We develop strategic partnerships and collaborations with other regional, national, and international organisations to tackle modern slavery, including networks, partnerships, agencies, and learning establishments.

SafePlace – A pre-NRM safe house for male survivors of modern slavery.

The Place of Safety Project (SafePlace)  is an independently supported, pre-National Referral Mechanism safe house for men who have experienced exploitation, addressing a gap in the sector’s support provision. The project initially focuses on the men’s basic needs such as safety, food, clothing, accommodation, subsistence, and access to medical services. The project then considers each individual’s rights and entitlement to support as a survivor of modern slavery. Safe Place has Advice and Advocacy coordinators who work with other key organisations to help service users understand what help they should be getting and how they can advocate for themselves in the future. The key principle of the project is informed choice for the service user. Although the project’s support is short and temporary, the long-term impacts for survivors can be significant. Survivors leave Safe Place with a greater understanding of their rights, and with an ability to advocate for them in the future.

Awarded the Marsh Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Fight against Modern Slavery for Rebuilding Lives (2021)

We are currently recruiting an Advice and Advocacy Coordinator to work with male survivors of modern slavery in our Place of Safety Project (SafePlace) as a result of staff progression into new roles within the project.

The SafePlace team is made up of the Operations Manager, 2 x Advice and Advocacy Coordinators, a Health and Wellbeing Specialist, and a team of volunteers. The role of an Advice and Advocacy Coordinator is to be a key part of the survivor’s journey from referral (including meeting those referred and conducting a needs assessment) to providing a safe exit onwards to longer term support, and meeting the survivors needs alongside the rest of the team.

Knowledge of the impact of modern slavery and human trafficking on an individual is essential, as is experience in health, social work, or working with vulnerable adults. A good understanding and awareness of the rights and entitlements (including immigration, housing, and benefits legislation) of migrants, trafficked persons, asylum seekers, and refugees is required as this role will be using this knowledge to advise survivors of their rights.

Training will be provided during an induction, as well as opportunities for continuous training and development whilst in post.
 

West Midlands Anti-Slavery Network’s organisation values are at the core of all that we do, the successful applicant will be an individual who shares these values with us:
 

We unite
We are accountable
We are kind
The survivor is at the centre of all that we do,
We do no further harm
We encourage innovation to drive and affect change.
 

Employee support:

• Regular 1-1’s with your line manager
• Access to clinical supervision with a counsellor to manage workplace stress, vicarious trauma, and wellbeing
• Peer support from the SafePlace and wider team
• Peer support from the West Midlands Anti Slavery Network in working groups and networking
• Lone working support from StaySafe including access to the StaySafe team for mental wellbeing support.
• 29 days holiday and flexible TOIL arrangements
• 6% employer pension contribution
• Support with your professional development and access to training opportunities

WMASN is committed to inclusive employment practices, and we encourage applications from individuals who have lived experience of the issues our organisation addresses, and applicants from diverse backgrounds and ethnicities. We encourage applicants to think creatively about how they can meet the requirements of the person specification if there are essential criteria you do not meet, so please do describe this in your application. We are looking for talented individuals who align with our values and support our mission – there are no barriers to how you demonstrate this. 

An enhanced DBS check will be required.

Closing Date for Applications – Thursday 21st July 2022

Role Title: Independent Sexual Violence Advocate (ISVA)

Salary Package: £26,000 - £28,000 per annum depending on qualification. 

Benefits: Matched pension contribution up to 5%, 25 days holiday (FTE) + Bank Holidays, External Clinical Supervision and CPD.

Contract: Full Time 37.5 hours per week, 9am - 5pm, Monday to Friday (job sharing may be considered).

Location: Office Based in Warwick and covering Warwickshire & travel (Hybrid office and homeworking may be considered subject to client need)

Established in 1994, Safeline is a specialist charity that works to prevent sexual violence and abuse and support those affected to cope and recover. Safeline provides specialist, tailored support for anyone affected by or at risk of sexual abuse and rape, that empowers them to make choices about the lives they want and helps prevent abuse.

We are looking for a highly motivated Independent Sexual Violence Advocate (ISVA) to join our team.  The role is to provide independent practical and emotional support to victim-survivors. As an advocate, the ISVA will offer proactive initial advice and be an information source to those who have reported, are thinking of, or choose not to report.

They will work alongside our friendly and supportive ISVA team within an award-winning ISVA department and will be an integral member of the wider Safeline team.  They will be accountable for assessing the needs of victims of sexual abuse and their families, developing, and implementing individual client support plans and providing on-going face to face and telephone support to clients and their supporters.  For those clients who choose to report a crime, the ISVA will support them through the criminal justice process before-during and after. They will be accountable for building and maintaining positive and highly effective working relationships with key partner agencies including the Police and CPS, SARC, Witness Care and other voluntary sector organisations.

The successful candidate should have an accredited ISVA training qualification or be willing to complete an accredited ISVA training qualification.

Please view the "apply" section to download a full Job Specification and Application Form or contact Safeline directly.  CVs will not be accepted; a completed application form is required.

The closing date for applications is 5pm, Friday 8th July 2022.

Safeline is committed to the safeguarding of young people and adults at risk and adopts strict measures to ensure the safety of its clients. Safeline expects all staff to work within its safeguarding policies and procedures. Staff undertake enhanced DBS checks in line with recommended guidelines