We are looking for a really capable team member, who will bring a range of skills, experience and drive to our small communications team – with a passion for news, stories and messages, a customer-focused outlook, and who is brimming with ideas for delivering stand-out digital communications, and supporting others to do so. It is an exciting role in an area of work where no two days are ever the same.

The successful candidate will play a key operational role in implementing the Diocese of Guildford’s Communications strategy, carrying out a wide variety of tasks and supporting the wider Diocesan strategy: ‘Transforming Church; Transforming Lives’. They will also provide the day-to-day running and management of the Diocese of Guildford’s website, social media and digital platforms, including generating, editing and uploading content whilst enhancing the digital presence and outreach. And lastly, they will provide critical communications guidance, training, digital advice and support to the parishes, chaplaincies and schools in support of their work in their parishes and across the Diocese.

This is an exciting time to join our diocese and our relatively new Communications Team. The way people engage and interact with church and faith has changed radically since March 2020 and a global pandemic – the first lockdown saw a rapid growth in digital awareness, use and reach for the Church of England and people exploring faith in a time of National crisis. Our online audiences are now bigger than our in-person congregations and our ability to use technology and go where our audiences are, has shown rapid and real improvements.

The full job description, person specification, further details about the diocese and information on how to apply for the role can be found in the application pack attached.

To apply

Complete an application form attached and send it to our 'recruitment' email address (at the end of the form) with a covering statement explaining why you are interested in the role and outlining why you are the best candidate, no later than the closing date: 30th April 2021. Full instructions are in the application pack or on our website if you follow the link through. We look forward to hearing from you!

Team Leader

Location: Chiltern House - Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire
Job Type: Full time, Fixed Term/Secondment (Maternity Cover - 1 year)
Hours: 35 per week
Salary: £11.61 per hour / £21,188 for 35 hours

As a Team Leader with Leonard Cheshire you will motivate and supervise your team, ensuring the delivery of care, personal support, daily living tasks and activities to our customers. You will provide support to attain full potential, maximising options available, encouraging choice, participation and motivation.

You will:

• Have a level of professional development and registration (i.e. NVQ/SVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care, L4 NVQ/SVQ in team leading or management.
• Be experienced in working within a relevant care setting.
• Have experience in supervising a team.
• Be able to work flexibly within rostered hours and prepared to participate in an on-call rota as required.
• Have excellent interpersonal skills.
• Have a full, clean driving licence to travel and cover work allocated on the rota (Support at Home roles only).

In return you will receive ongoing training and development to build your skills, experience and career. We offer a great range of employee schemes and benefits, including generous annual leave, discounts for high street retailers, contributory pension scheme and so much more!

Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applications from people with a disability, supporting where possible, your requirements for reasonable adjustments.

A satisfactory disclosure check (PVG membership in Scotland) is required for this post.

Shortlisting for this role will take place as applications are received. We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy once suitable candidates have been appointed

Rooms available to rent

Closing Date: 26 April 2021

You may have experience of the following: Supervisor, Care Team Leader, Team Leader, Support Worker, Healthcare Assistant, Care Worker, Care Assistant, Care Provider, Personal Support Worker, Support at Home, Domiciliary Care, Social Care, Learning Disabilities, Mental Health Worker, Social Worker, Charity, Charities, Not for Profit, NFP, Third Sector, etc.

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Richmond Borough Mind is a vibrant local charity that has been supporting and providing services for adults affected by mental health problems and their carers for over 60 years.  

Our out of hours crisis service, Journey Recovery Hub, has been running since December 2019. The service provides support to those suffering from mental health problems, aiming to prevent escalation, reduce isolation, increase independence and self-management and improve mental health and wellbeing.

We are looking for an individual who is a highly motivated team coordinator, with knowledge and experience of supporting vulnerable adults and using the recovery approach in service provision. 

The successful applicant will have clear project management skills to support our flexible approach to delivering crisis interventions moving forwards.You will also be a motivating and inspirational leader, and be skilled at encouraging and supporting your team of staff and volunteers to deliver effective person centred support for our clients.  You will be enthusiastic and self-motivated, and must be able to work on your own initiative.

You will be required to work face to face in our Kingston Hub primarily, but you may be asked to cover some shifts in our Richmond Hub too. The work will be delivered in a shift pattern over evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays. 

Richmond Borough Mind values diversity and difference.  We welcome applicants from all sections of the community, particularly individuals with lived experience of mental health problems.

Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS. 

Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic our work is more crucial now than ever before. In order to help more individuals to get back into paid employment and provide a route out of homelessness, we are expanding the Employment Team.

The expansion of our Employment Advisory Team (known internally as Employment Specialists) is one of the steps we are taking to continue providing individualised, recovery focused support to our clients. We support people affected by homelessness to overcome the barriers to paid employment. These barriers are often complex and may include a lack of literacy and numeracy skills, poor health, substance abuse, and a lack of access to practical resources. Equally those affected by homelessness often face prejudice from employers. St Mungo's Employment Team plays a crucial role in the organisation providing tailored and individualised support whist building relationships with employers to see beyond perceived experiences.

We are looking for inspirational and committed people to join the team and work with us towards our vision of ending homelessness.

If you offer excellent stakeholder and relationship management skills, in particular partnering with employers and training providers to support people, and have the ability to assess and manage a varied caseload we would like to hear from you.

We currently have Employment Specialist and Senior Employment Specialist roles available in Brighton, Leicester and Oxford.

Visit St Mungo's website to view the details of the roles and apply. Current vacancies include:

Brighton - Senior Employment Advisor

Leicester - Employment Advisor

Oxford and Reading - Senior Employment Advisor

Closing Date: 10am, Wednesday 5 May 2021

Interviews and Assessment: week commencing Monday 17 May 2021, via Google Meet due to Covid19 social distancing restrictions

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.

Employment Advisor WHP JETS

£20,000 - £25,000 per annum (regional differences may apply)

37.5 hours per week, permanent

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Location: Home Based role covering London delivery including geographical areas of Barnet, Brent Hammersmith & Fulham, Ealing, Hounslow, Harrow and Hillingdon

The Shaw Trust, in tandem with government and the broader employment support community across the UK is working hard to make sure we support as many individuals as possible to get and keep a job. We believe that everyone who needs help and support to attain their employment goals should be able to access it as soon as possible and that support should reflect their individual needs.

To help us in this mission we are looking to expand our employability services and looking for Employment Advisors to work on a DWP Work and Health Programme - Job Entry: Targeted Support (WHP/JETS).

As an WHP JETS Employment Advisor, you will be providing advice and support to guide and encourage participants to overcome barriers to employment and achieve realistic job goals. This will be mainly delivered remotely via phone, video conference and other digital channels.

Reporting to a Team Leader, you will be expected to manage a caseload of participants, managing their journey to employment, offer advice and direction to enable participants to access support they need. The role will also involve re-building participant confidence and self-efficacy following a period on unemployment.

Shaw Trust operates on a national level with over 2,000 staff and 1,000 volunteers. We work with the government, local authorities, combined authorities, health service providers, employers, and other stakeholders – including the Education and Skills Funding Agency, Department for Work and Pensions, clinical commissioning groups and NHS Trusts.

You will need to be inclusive and embrace our culture and values, putting those we serve at the heart of everything we do. You will consistently deliver high quality services to support our communities and beneficiaries. Additionally, an understanding of government funded employment programmes such as the Work and Health Programme would be an advantage.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Enhanced Pension Scheme after 6 months
• Life Assurance x 3 of your salary
• Enhanced annual leave

For further information and to apply online, please click the Apply on Website button quoting the reference number 22269

Closing date: 28th May 2021.

Shaw Trust reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.

Shaw Trust is committed to a policy of equality of opportunity and inclusion. We are Disability Confident Leaders, support the guaranteed interview scheme and use of the government’s Access to Work scheme. Living our values, we are keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within our organisation. We welcome applications from all sections of the community including from people with lived-experience and/or knowledge of disability or social exclusion. If you have accessibility requirements and would like information in a different format please contact our HR Service Centre to make alternative arrangements.

Service Manager - Information & Advice 

Our Mission at Age UK Hillingdon, Harrow and Brent is to make later life better in Hillingdon, Harrow and Brent. Our values underpin everything we do and our desire is to highlight what is positive about age. We are passionate about making Hillingdon, Harrow and Brent great places to grow old in.

We are looking to recruit an experienced person-centred leader who is passionate about delivering services that make a difference to older people’s lives. You will have responsibility of maintaining a high level of service delivery with impressive outcomes. You will lead a team of staff who have specialist Information and Advice (I&A) knowledge, skills and experience. You will be highly organised and able to make decisions and use your initiative. The role will also involve monitoring service processes, systems, and workforce capacity to enable us to identify areas for change and improvement. Knowledge and experience of quality management systems is necessary.

The purpose of the role is to manage and deliver the day to day operations. Operating across three London boroughs, the team has had to adapt to challenging conditions over the course of the pandemic and is now working to transition back to a new but different ‘normal’. Now we want to go further: to reach more people, to help them to connect with others and build new opportunities, to be even more personalised in our approach, achieving better outcomes whilst also improving quality and user experience.

In the year prior to the pandemic the team supported more than 4,500 clients and supported more than £1.75 million in welfare benefits claims. Since the pandemic the team have adapted to provide the first point of contact for the organisation and supported and enabled access to food, essential shopping, prescriptions and much more as needed at different stages of lockdown. This work is supported by more than 40 volunteers.

The opportunities to make a difference are huge. If you think so too and think you have what it takes to be successful as Information & Advice Services Manager, we are keen to hear from you.

Age UK HHB is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. 

Age UK HHB is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.

We offer a range of benefits including 26 days annual holiday plus bank holidays, a competitive pension with employer contribution of 5%, a health plan and 5 days per year commitment to learning and development.

We are looking for an Adviser to join our Help to Claim team and undertake the provision of a high quality support service for new Universal Credit claimants. The post holder will provide advice, information and digital support via telephone and webchat. The service is aimed at helping claimants through to the first payment of Universal Credit.

As the successful candidate, you will possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, be self-motivated and have strong  IT skills.  Full training will be given however previous experience as an adviser with Citizens Advice would be a distinct advantage.

Citizens Advice Waverley is a local independent charity providing free, impartial confidential advice to people across the borough of Waverley. It runs advice offices in Cranleigh, Farnham, Godalming and Haslemere.

Senior Buddy

How about working in a caring, supportive environment where every day is different and where you can make a real difference to people’s lives?

Would you like to gain experience in line management and supporting a team?

We have exciting opportunities to join halow, a young, vibrant, and rapidly growing, Guildford-based charity that puts young people (aged 16+) with a learning disability in the driving seat. halow supports around 170 young people to live independent, meaningful lives and to be more involved in their local community, where they can access social activities, educational programmes and/or supported living accommodation in south west Surrey and beyond.

Due to the expansion of our highly rated services, we are looking for three experienced social care support workers who want to progress their career in a supportive and person-centred environment.

Buddies fun, friendly and compassionate people with a genuine desire to support and encourage young people with learning disabilities. Our staff love seeing how their support enables each young person to progress and they feel a real sense of purpose working at halow.

Working as a Senior Buddy at halow you will provide highly person-centred 1:1 support, promoting life skills, independence, social skills, leisure opportunities and community access, whilst providing care in the young person’s own supported living accommodation. At the same time, you will be trained and supported to take your next steps into management and higher levels of responsibility.

Full time roles are 37½ hours per week (starting at £10.50/hour*) on a rolling shift pattern (daytime/evening/weekend) plus 2 overnight shifts (sleep-ins) per week (£50 each). Slightly reduced hour roles are also available, with salary/leave pro-rated. * The hourly rate rises after successfully completing probation (£10.76/hour) and again when line managing 3 Buddies (£11.02/hour).

We are seeking enthusiastic and caring candidates to be part of our growing and outward looking team that is passionate about growing halow over the next 2 years and beyond. If this sounds like the place you could thrive in, please watch our 'life at halow' video below and then click the pink 'apply now' button to submit your application!

This is an exciting time at Cruse Bereavement Care. Our strategy ‘Bereaved People First’, is taking shape and the charity is under-going significant transformation. This role is essential for the delivery of the strategy and the well-being of bereaved people – which has arguably never been more important than now.

Last year was an incredible year for the External Training Team, with income more than doubling compared to previous years. This year, we’re aiming to build on this success, cementing our place as the leading provider of bereavement training and consultancy across the country.

As Sales and Marketing Executive, you’ll be responsible for developing and delivering a marketing strategy which will drive sales and income for the charity. You’ll build, run and analyse numerous campaigns across a variety of channels, making recommendations for future targeting and monitoring effectiveness. In addition, you’ll identify gaps in the market and work with teams across the organisation to develop products which will plug these gaps, while delivering to the extremely high standard our customers have become accustomed to. You will also have direct contact with potential customers, helping them understand the value of the training that Cruse offers.

As most of our marketing is on-line, you’ll have vast experience in delivering campaigns across social media (including Facebook and Linkedin) as well as email and SEO.

This is your opportunity to work with an organisation where you can make a true difference, as every penny raised will go towards supporting bereaved people – at a time when they need it most.

To apply for this fantastic position, please provide your CV and covering letter, no longer than two sides.

Shortlisting will be immediate and screening interviews will be arranged prior to first interview, if successful.

Closing date: 10 May 2021

We are delighted to be working with a charity, which supports homeless people and those facing housing crisis, helping to rebuild their lives, offering advice shelter, food and lasting solutions.

Since the first national lockdown in 2020, the charity has been working with Kingston Council to accommodate rough sleepers in emergency hotel accommodation. In October 2020, Kingston Council secured a number of properties in the borough for those accommodated in hotels to move into. The charity is commissioned to provide ongoing support to the individuals in these properties to try to ensure no one returns to the streets after the pandemic.

RESIDENT SUPPORT WORKER

Hours: 36 hours a week, full time from Monday to Friday.

Duration: Full fixed term contract starting April 2021 to the end of June 2021 (probable extension to March 2022 depending on funding)

Location: Various temporary accommodation locations and main office in Kingston borough.

Salary: £27,701 pro rata

We are looking for an enthusiastic, confident person to join the Resident Support Team. The Resident Support Worker will provide high quality support, delivered in a strength based, person centred way. You will help individuals to identify their goals, interests and ambitions. You will complete and regularly review support plans with each person on your caseload, focussing on what the charity can do to help them achieve their goals.

Reporting to the Resident Support Coordinator, you will need to be efficient, well organised, flexible and able to respond quickly to unexpected developments.

Essential Requirements

• Experience of working or volunteering with rough sleepers and/or vulnerable people
• An understanding of the causes of homelessness and the pathways out of homelessness
• An understanding of mental health and addiction issues
• Ability to deal appropriately with challenging behaviour
• Strong organisational skills
• Excellent networking, interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to maintain clear and accurate records with competent IT skills
• Flexibility to respond to a changing environment
• An understanding of and commitment to confidentiality and professional boundaries
• An understanding of COVID-19 "stay safe" regulations
• Possess a demonstrable commitment to Equal Opportunities

Please note we are looking to move quickly with this opportunity so please apply by sending a tailored CV in Word format ASAP to avoid disappointment.

Appointment to this position is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure via the Criminal Records Bureau and satisfactory references.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

We are in a period of significant growth and are looking for a proactive individual to progress the delivery of a number of projects.   We anticipate further expansion so there is a lot of potential for the right candidate who is passionate about ensuring the organisation achieves its aims.  This is a great opportunity for someone who has experience of managing change and a track record of developing high performance teams producing strong measurable outcomes.

Job Title - Service Manager – Adoption

Contract – Permanent, Full Time

Hours - 35 hours per week

Salary - £50,000 - £55,000 dependent on experience

Location – Flexible - home working/Office location – Redbridge

Coram Ambitious for Adoption is a commissioned voluntary regional adoption agency that is organised on a hub and spoke service model. The activities of adopter recruitment and assessment of prospective adopters, the panel, child placement support and the overall governance of the regional adoption agency is located at the hub at Coram Campus in Bloomsbury in London.

The Regional Adoption Agency is comprised of Coram as the Voluntary Adoption Agency service provider working alongside participating authorities; City of London, London Boroughs of Bromley, Harrow, Hillingdon, Harrow, Kensington & Chelsea, Redbridge, Waltham Forest, Westminster and Slough Borough Council.The service is focussed on best outcomes for children and building strong support for adoptive families.

This management post is located across the two Local Authorities, to oversee the family finding and post adoption support function operating within the new regional adoption agency services framework. The post holder will engage in the exciting development of adoption services across the RAA, as well as working closely with each partner local authority to lead on practice development and implement new ways of working to improve planning for childrenand support to families.

About the role

As the Service Manager for Redbridge and Waltham Forest, you will hold responsibility for the delivery of safe and effective services for children in adoption, in line with the relevant legislation, regulation, policy, research and good practice frameworks and also participate actively in the vision and mission of the regional adoption agency in accordance with the commissioned services and specifications and quality standards of the service.

You will also promote and develop close and effective relationships within and across relevant local authorities and hold responsibility for the quality assurance of practice and services. You will play a key role in the development of the Coram RAA and have opportunities to develop expertise in the delivery of regional adoption services.

For more information about the main duties and responsibilities of this role please refer to the job description and person specification.

For informal discussion please contact Sue Lowndes Managing Director Coram Ambitious for Adoption RAA – 0784  9300303

To apply for this role, please click on the 'apply now' button below to complete the application.

Closing date: 23:59, 10th May

Coram – Ambitious for Adoption is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applicants from Asian, African, Caribbean and other minority ethnic backgrounds to join our teams. Whilst we have a diverse team we recognise we are a predominantly white workforce and are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from diverse communities in order to improve the services to the children and families we help.

Be part of something special by joining us as a Carer Support Worker. Help those who care in their own homes to have an opportunity for all-important time to look after themselves so they can keep caring for longer.

As a Carer Support Worker, we can offer you up to £12.80 per hour and a permanent contract for a minimum of 20 hours per week.

You will work with a wide range of people, including children, with varied and different care needs. This might include but not be limited to physical disability, a learning disability, life limiting illness including cancer or other medical conditions, like Dementia or Parkinson’s. Our colleagues enjoy working as a team with people from different cultures and backgrounds.

We are an equal opportunities employer, committed to safeguarding and the welfare of our clients. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Full training will be provided with opportunities for personal development and career progression. 

Housing & Support Service Manager - Spelthorne

Housing & Support Service Manager : Spelthorne Team
Salary : £29,500 pa plus on-call payments
Full time, permanent - 39 hours per week

Respect, empowerment, responsibility and excellence. These are our clients values and they guide all they do. They help people to reach their goals and live independent and fulfilling lives. They provide housing, support and home care for more than 2,000 people each year in Surrey, West Sussex and south west London. They’re a place where people make a difference to their clients, feel valued and have fun.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the project, demonstrating the ability to pick skills up at speed.

This will be a critical post for maintaining what has become a highly successful project, with an existing staff team who are experienced, capable and committed.

Candidates must be prepared to join the existing front-line on-call rota, although there is a possibility of this being reviewed in the coming months. They have excellent links with the local authority and it is expected that the successful candidate will reinforce and build on these.

Experience of working with other agencies and different tenure types is highly advantageous, and an ability to supervise staff is a prerequisite. As important as experience and ability is a sense of energy and confidence to take on a new role and make it work.

Own car and full, valid driving licence that will permit occasional use of manual pool vehicles is essential.

Please read the job description and for more details on this exciting role.

An enhanced DBS will be required for this role.

Closing date : 10.05.21

Interview date : Tba

You may have experience of the following: Service Manager, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Registered Cluster Manager, Social Care, Supervisor, Team Leader, Not For Profit, Team Leader, Senior Support Worker, Deputy Service Manager, Senior Support Worker etc.

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