Senior Recruitment Advisor

Location: West London

Contract: Permanent

Pattern: Full Time

Closing date: Monday 7th February, 9am

Salary: C. £40,000 per annum DOE

Key Highlights:

We are a small but close-knit recruitment team working to attract the best people into our successful network of 39 schools serving around 30,000 children at primary and secondary age. This role offers exposure to high-level stakeholders across a fast-paced and inspiring charity.

In this role, you will work closely with our Head of Talent to help attract, assess, and recruit senior leaders across the organisation. You will also have the opportunity to recruit for other management, teaching and operation roles across our schools, grow critical leadership talent pipelines, cultivate relationships with candidates and lead outreach activities. You will work with the wider recruitment team and work alongside key senior stakeholders to ensure smooth recruitment processes are in place and excellent relationships are maintained with candidates.

Key Responsibilities and Duties:  

• Oversee and manage the process of creating advertising and marketing collateral that enables Ark Schools to attract the best senior leaders across the education sector
• Oversee and manage the process of recruitment for senior roles, including all elements of stakeholder management during this process 
• Oversee the search and outreach for specific leadership roles
• Oversee the management of information on leadership candidates, ensure it is live, up to date and well ordered 
• Work closely with our Head of Talent on our most important/hard to fill leadership roles, undertaking outreach, searching for and cultivating relationships with candidates 
• Work closely with our Head of Talent to identify and assess leadership candidates that are suitable for Ark Schools 
• Provide advice and support to specific regions and groups of schools, ensuring excellent recruitment support is provided. Including advertising, candidate search for priority schools and support with candidate assessment
• Work closely with the Recruitment and Talent Manager to ensure that the Ark employer brand continues to attract a diverse range of high-calibre leadership applicants through press, web sites, and social media 

Key Requirements:

• Successful record of managing end to end recruitment campaigns
• Experience of recruiting through strategic outreach campaigns and recruiting through social media, particularly LinkedIn
• Record of developing and implementing effective candidate attraction and cultivation strategies, including for hard to fill and critical roles 
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, comfortable and confident working with internal and external stakeholders at all levels
• Flexible, organised and able to multi-task and prioritise work to meet deadlines 
• Hard working, highly detail orientated, and systematic 
• Knowledge of and experience in the education sector

Benefits

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising with each year of service
• We are committed to providing high-quality professional learning throughout your career with us and offer a variety of training sessions and experiences designed to meet your needs
• Access to Ark Rewards scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers, interest-free loans available for season tickets or a bicycle and gym discounts offering up to 40% off your local gym
• As an Ark Schools staff member, you will have the opportunity to be part of the generous Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), a salary average defined benefit pension scheme - this means you build up a guaranteed amount in your pension, payable for every year of your retirement.

About Ark

Ark is an international charity, transforming lives through education. We exist to give every young person, regardless of their background, a great education and real choices in life. In the UK, we are a network of 39 schools, educating around 28,500 pupils in areas where we can make the biggest difference. We also incubate start-up programmes (Ark Ventures) that improve the education system.

How to Apply:

Apply with a CV and cover letter on our online recruitment portal. Applications to be submitted by 9am on Monday 7th February but please note: we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this advert may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response.

Interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is strongly advised

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; all successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Ark Schools are committed to attracting, developing and retaining a diverse workforce, with a broad range of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. 

London Bridge office and home based (once restrictions permit)

What the job involves

With a bold brand, a growing team, and an ambition to accelerate our impact in a rapidly changing world, it’s an exciting time to join Prostate Cancer UK.

As the Studio Manager you will play a key role in our growth, managing the resource and effectiveness of the Creative Unit to ensure we’re working on the content which will have the greatest impact.

Our Creative Unit works in partnership with others to create outstanding branded visual content and ensures our brand remains relevant, bold and innovative. We are a busy and growing team, striving to meet the design, film and photography needs of the entire organisation.

The Studio Manager is a brand-new role designed to act as a gatekeeper for the team and passionate champion of our work. You’ll work with colleagues across the organisation and act as the filter for all requests coming into the team. You’ll work with others to refine briefs, ensure they align with business priorities and are an effective use of the Creative Unit’s resource. You’ll manage the team’s workflow by having an oversight of capacity and prioritising and scheduling the workload accordingly.

You’ll also use your expertise to continually evaluate and improve the team’s processes as well as your own, especially as the organisation transitions to agile ways of working. You’ll need to be flexible, enthusiastic, and open to change.

What we want from you

You’re an experienced Studio Manager – confident in all the nuances that build a creative brief – from specifications through to schedule.

You’re a people person and empathetic communicator – able to work with colleagues to understand their needs and communicate ours.

You’re confident questioning and constructively challenging requests, and making decisions on the most effective use of our time.

You’re pro-active and enthusiastic – always looking for ways to make things work better.

Why work for us?

We’re here to stop prostate cancer killing men and damaging bodies and lives. We unite the brightest minds in science and healthcare and the most passionate and caring people to help men live long and live well. As the number of men diagnosed with prostate cancer continues to rise, we continue to make advances in research to focus on radical improvements in diagnosis, treatment and support so that we can build a future where lives are not limited by prostate cancer.

Work with us and you’ll see your efforts pay off as we fight for a better future for men.

What we offer

Join our team and you’ll be working at an award-winning charity that will support you to develop your skills and expertise. We’re particularly proud of our agile working arrangements which allow (as appropriate to the role) for flexibility around where and when we carry out our work to ensure we can achieve the best results for the charity, at the same time as balancing our working lives with life’s other commitments!

We also offer a competitive benefits package including generous leave entitlements, season ticket loans, a cycle to work scheme, an enhanced contributory pension scheme, life insurance and group income protection as well as a Health Cash Plan and free advice and support on pretty much anything via our Employee Assistance Programme.

Our commitment

Our teams, supporters, partners, and those living with prostate cancer, come from all walks of life. We draw upon the difference in who we are, what we’ve experienced and how we think to build a future where lives are not limited by prostate cancer. Not only is it the right thing to do, it makes our charity stronger and helps us reach more people. If you share our ambition we’d love to hear from you.

Closing date is 23rd January 2022, but please note we will be shortlisting and interviewing candidates as applications come in, so please apply as soon as you can to ensure you’re included, as we may close the vacancy early.

Interviews will be by arrangement.

Prostate Cancer UK is a registered charity in England and Wales (1005541) and in Scotland (SC039332). Registered company number 02653887.

Are you passionate about building a high performing team to support clients with mental health support needs who have experienced homelessness?

About the role

The role of Service Manager at the Westminster Wellbeing Pathway (WWP) offers an exciting opportunity to oversee the management of six services; three complex needs and three step-down projects. All clients are under CPA and the WWP sits within the wider Westminster Mental Health Pathway.

In this role you will:

• Build and develop high functioning staff teams across each hub
• Ensure the creation of an environment and culture where clients are provided with person centred support to maintain their wellbeing with the view to move into independent accommodation
• Manage service budgets and liaise with your Finance Partner where required
• Direct line management of three Deputy Managers 

What we’re looking for

This post require a motivated and passionate Service Manager to lead, support and manage teams across all six projects. As Service Manager of a Mental Health Pathway, you will be expected to have knowledge and experience of working with clients with multiple needs in the mental health or similar sector.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) applicants, as they are under-represented within St Mungo’s at mid- management level.

What we offer

Excellent Development and Growth Opportunities

• We hold Investors in People Gold accreditation – one of just 3% of Housing Associations to achieve this. 82% of staff who took part in the survey say St Mungo’s is a great place to work.
• We are committed to developing all of our staff via routes such as secondments, transfers and promotion. In 2019 35% of our vacancies were filled by internal promotions.

A Diverse and Inclusive Work Place

• Equality, diversity and inclusion are central to the organisation's values and how we work.
• We are proud of our commitment to diversity and inclusion and have 8 great Diversity Networks to support clients and staff from different backgrounds so they are able to be their best selves.

Flexible Working and Other Benefits

• We are committed to maintaining your work/life balance. We offer 25 days annual leave, and operate a very popular Flexi Time scheme, which allows you to supplement your annual leave entitlement. After 5 years, staff annual leave entitlement increases to 28 days.
• St Mungo’s contribute 4% of your gross annual salary, and you are able to enrol in the Defined Contribution scheme following a successful probationary period in which the employer contribution is 6%.

What we do

At St Mungo’s our vision is that everyone has a place to call home and can fulfil their hopes and ambitions. As a homelessness charity and housing association, our clients are at the heart of what we do, and in 2019 – 2020 we supported 32,800 people across all of our services. Our staff are crucial to making this happen.

How to apply

To find out more and apply please go to the St Mungo’s careers page on our website.

To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the ‘document available’ tab at the top of the advert page on our website.

Closing date: 10am on 20 January 2022

Interview and assessments on: 31 January 2022

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.

About The Royal British Legion

Across the country, in every city and on every street, the Legion is there to support our Armed Forces community. As the largest charity of our kind, we have 235,000 members, 60,000 volunteers and a network of partners all helping us give support wherever and whenever it's needed.

It's this mission, this scale, this challenge and the values we all live by, that makes the Legion such a fulfilling place to thrive.

The Role

The IM&T department is going through an exciting period of change in our role as a critical enabling support service to deliver the Legion’s ongoing vision and strategy.

We are seeking a progressive and dynamic individual who will play a key role within IM&T managing the British Legion’s Service Desk and the technical team who support this. Providing first and second line support to 1600 staff based throughout the UK, the IT Service Desk strive to handle all requests and reported incidents consistently and efficiently with a complete focus on customer service. The successful candidate will be expected to deliver Operational Excellence ensuring agreed service and operational level agreements are exceeded.

This is a challenging role, with a strong focus on new technologies and the postholder will need to work in an agile way managing business as usual activities while contributing to the delivery of technical projects.

The successful candidate will have strong interpersonal skills to enable them to engage effectively with a range of audiences both technical and non-technical. The candidate will work closely with the Head of Service Delivery and the IT Operations Manager to continually seek ways and opportunities to improve the service provided to our staff.

This is an exciting role incorporating line management and technical development. There is plenty of scope for training and learning new technologies. The Service Desk Manager is responsible for managing seven service desk analysts based throughout the UK. There will be a requirement to travel to the various RBL locations on a frequent basis.

Please note that this role can be based at our London office, which is located at Haig House, 199 Borough High Street, London SE1 1AA, or can be homebased. London Weighting will be offered to candidates based at Haig House with an expectation to attend the London office regularly. Candidates taking up the role on a remote basis will not be eligible for London Weighting, however all work-related travel expenses will be paid.

As an inclusive employer, we welcome conversations on flexible working and any reasonable adjustments that may be required.

Diversity Statement

We believe that the compassion, understanding and service we show each, and every individual customer should be reflected in the way we all support, respect and include every individual who works with us.

It’s because of this that we have strived hard to create a One Legion culture that we can all feel part of and succeed in. It’s why we make sure that you have the opportunities you need to learn and develop. It’s why we’re invested in making RBL a truly inclusive place to work, where everyone can be themselves. It’s why you’re welcome, whoever you might be.

It’s why we welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

How to Apply

Please apply by clicking ‘apply online’.

Closing date for this role is: Thursday 27th January 2022

Are you passionate about building a high performing team to support clients within Islington’s Progression Pathway (IPP)

About the role

The role of Service Manager at the IPP offers an exciting opportunity to oversee the management of six projects; three core sites and three step-down projects. Each project has a different focus and specialism with client’s typically having a primary support need relating to substance use, mental health or offending. The pathway as a whole supports 75 clients at any one time.

In this role you will:

• Build and develop high functioning staff teams across each project  
• Ensure the creation of an environment and culture where clients are provided with person centred support to maintain their wellbeing with the view to move into independent accommodation
• Manage service budgets and liaise with your Finance Partner where required
• Direct line management of three a Deputy Manager, Skills and Employment Coordinator, two Complex Needs Workers and two Project Workers.
• Manage specialist projects including a higher risk offenders services and a skills and employment hub 

What we’re looking for

This post require a motivated and passionate Service Manager to lead, support and manage teams across all six projects. As Service Manager you will be expected to have knowledge and experience of working with clients with multiple needs and an ability to manage a multi-disciplinary team.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) applicants, as they are under-represented within St Mungo’s at mid- management level.

What we offer

Excellent Development and Growth Opportunities

• We hold Investors in People Gold accreditation – one of just 3% of Housing Associations to achieve this. 82% of staff who took part in the survey say St Mungo’s is a great place to work.
• We are committed to developing all of our staff via routes such as secondments, transfers and promotion. In 2019 35% of our vacancies were filled by internal promotions.

A Diverse and Inclusive Work Place

• Equality, diversity and inclusion are central to the organisation's values and how we work.
• We are proud of our commitment to diversity and inclusion and have 8 great Diversity Networks to support clients and staff from different backgrounds so they are able to be their best selves.

Flexible Working and Other Benefits

• We are committed to maintaining your work/life balance. We offer 25 days annual leave, and operate a very popular Flexi Time scheme, which allows you to supplement your annual leave entitlement. After 5 years, staff annual leave entitlement increases to 28 days.
• St Mungo’s contribute 4% of your gross annual salary, and you are able to enrol in the Defined Contribution scheme following a successful probationary period in which the employer contribution is 6%.

What we do

At St Mungo’s our vision is that everyone has a place to call home and can fulfil their hopes and ambitions. As a homelessness charity and housing association, our clients are at the heart of what we do, and in 2019 – 2020 we supported 32,800 people across all of our services. Our staff are crucial to making this happen.

How to apply

To find out more and apply please go to the St Mungo’s careers page on our website. 

To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the ‘document available’ tab at the top of the advert page on our website.

Closing date: 20th January 2022

Interview and assessments on: 8th February 2022

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.

Flexible – Community working in London Boroughs of Haringey & Hackney -candidates must be in a commutable location and be willing to work from to one of the Carers First’s Offices

At Carers First, we understand that caring can be hard, but believe getting the right help shouldn’t be. We work directly with and for, unpaid carers to provide personalised information, advice and support. Making it easier for those caring for someone else to continue living their lives to the fullest.

We are currently seeking a Project Lead, to successfully deliver our new and exciting Carers Trust funded Making Carers Count project to an exceptional standard. This project will have an initial focus in Haringey and Hackney and will work closely with London team ensuring Turkish and Kurdish carers have improved access to carer support. The requirements of the role will include providing high quality information and support to Turkish and Kurdish carers, 1-1 conversations, groups, activities, day trips and co-producing personal action plans to support them with their caring role.

To be successful you will have experience of working with adults within the health and social care sector. You will be multi-lingual, able to speak, read and write English and to speak Turkish and Kurdish. You will be able to demonstrate an understanding of issues which impact on carers, in particular those from Turkish and Kurdish communities

The location for the position is flexible but candidates must be willing to work from community venues within Haringey and Hackney as required and be able to readily travel throughout the Boroughs.

In return, you will benefit from working for a not-for-profit organisation that delivers a service which makes a real difference to people’s lives. We offer training and development to help you grow your career, good annual leave entitlement, flexible working options, access to our work-place pension, employee assistance programme and a Benenden Healthcare package.

If you are interested in becoming part of our team and have the skills and experience, we are looking for and are passionate about making a real difference then please read the Job Description and Person Specification.

Appointments are subject to Carers First receiving an appropriate disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service that we consider acceptable.

We encourage and welcome applications regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation or age. 

If you would like to discuss this role confidentially, please contact us and we will be happy to organise for one of the Team to contact you.  Please note that if you have not been contacted within one week of the closing date, your application has not been successful.

Please visit our website for a full application pack.

Closing Date:  31 January 2022       

Interview Date:  08 February 2022

Carers First is an Equal Opportunities Employer

About Us

Elays Network is a multi-faceted community organisation that aims to engage, educate and empower communities who have become disengaged and marginalised from accessing the help and support they need. We support our local community through our three main focus; 

1. Youth Club

2. Education & Training 

3. Health & Wellbeing and,

4. Advice & Advocacy 

Elays Network is seeking a Volunteer Health and Wellbeing Support to work closely with our team to facilitate the Health & Wellbeing programme among our community, specifically supporting adults and elderly members. Reporting to the Partnership Engagement Coordinator.

Person Specification

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to think clearly, creatively and imaginatively

• Positive attitude and strong focus on teamwork

• Ability to communicate with people from all backgrounds

• Ability to build and maintain positive relationships with people

• Focused on achievement, targets and continuous improvement

• Demonstrate a high degree of flexibility and confidentially

• Capable of presenting information, orally and written

• Have skills to plan, organise and present information

• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines

Experience

•  Delivering health awareness programs

• Delivering physical fitness sessions

• Completing schemes of works and lesson plans

• Developing innovative training sessions to inspire and engage

• Teaching groups on a one to one basis

• Experience of working with new people

• Track record of working within the health and wellbeing sector

We have an exciting opportunity for an Outreach Worker – Community Intervention Team to join us based in London. You will join us on a full time, fixed term basis for 18 months, and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £28,981 per annum (NJC Scale point range 19-22) incl LW + pension and other benefits.

About Passage Community Service:

As we emerge from the pandemic, the Passage has worked hard to review how we deliver services with an important focus on reflecting our learning in how we support the people and communities we work with.  Our new service model focuses on prevention, a renewed sense of urgency to end homelessness, collaboration, ambition for the people we work with and advocacy for social justice.

About the role:

As the Outreach Worker, you will support a reduction in rough sleeping and address associated daytime street activity in the local area in Westminster by engaging with and providing advice, support and assistance to enable rough sleepers to access and/or maintain their accommodation and other services relevant to their needs.

An enhanced DBS check is required as this position will involve working directly with vulnerable adults

Key responsibilities of our Outreach Worker will include:

• Engaging with and gathering intelligence around clients bedding down and/or involved in street activity on the streets in and around central and south Westminster to build relationships and offer support to improve the health and wellbeing through:
  - Close partnership working with the commissioned outreach service, Resource Centre teams and other agencies to provide the most appropriate support and service to individuals in the locality.
  - Referrals to specialist services, such as substance misuse, welfare rights, mediation, medical and legal services as appropriate
• Taking a multi-agency problem solving approach, working in collaboration regarding street counts, case conferences and joint work with other agencies involved with the client.  Please note that though this role will joint work with enforcement teams to help address ASB and any criminal activity locally it will be focused on providing the health and social care aspect of support to clients who may be undergoing an enforcement action.
• Using The Passage Resource Centre as a base, undertake client work and administration as detailed in the staff rota, undertaking flexible duties to cover for sickness and holidays, as required.
• Assisting in the promotion of the work of The Passage to our partners, government, funders, press and media, and visitors and raise awareness of homelessness provision in Westminster and related services via presentations for Stakeholders
• Attending fortnightly Victoria Business Improvement District (BID) or Northbank BID team meetings and ensuring a weekly colocation at their offices to develop and build on existing working relationships with the BID teams.
• Maintaining individual, up to date and accurate client data by inputting it into our case management database and CHAIN, the pan London database.
• Taking part in pan-Westminster operations and audits as requested by the Prevention and Partnerships Manager

Our ideal Outreach Worker will have the following skills, experience, and knowledge:

Experience

• Experience of multi agency working to achieve positive outcomes for people experiencing homelessness
• Working flexibly in different locations (including the streets), and at different times as directed by client needs and management.
• Experience of assessing client needs and supporting clients to address their needs through assertive case management.
• A client-centred recovery focused approach and the necessary professional social skills to initiate and maintain constructive and appropriate relations with clients and agencies in a detached street environment.

Knowledge

• Understanding the support needs of the street populations with complex health, and housing needs.
• Knowledge of the services and legislative environment regarding housing, ASB, health, work and immigration as it relates to homeless people
• Ability to communicate, both verbally and in writing and collate and evidence work and outcomes using case management databases.

Experience and Knowledge will need to be demonstrated on the application form.

Closing date: 26th January 2022
Interview date: 2nd February 2022

If you would like to join us in the role of Outreach Worker, please click ‘apply’ now – we would love to hear from you!

Family Support Service Manager

We have an exciting opportunity to join a national children’s cancer charity committed to supporting children, families and individuals affected by eye cancer. We are looking for an experienced and committed professional to lead the delivery and ongoing development of the charity’s work supporting families, children and individuals, from diagnosis, throughout treatment and beyond.

Position: Family Support Service Manager

Location: London office/Hospitals/Home

Hours: Part-time, 4 Days/30 hours per week

Salary: £34,000-£36,000 dependent on experience, equivalent to NHS Band 6, (pro-rated to £27,200-£28,800)

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: Contributory Pension scheme, 25 days’ annual leave plus public holidays (pro rata)

Closing Date: The deadline for applications is 31st January 2022, however the organisation will be calling the strongest candidates for interview as soon as possible, so please do not delay your application.

The Role

As Family Support Service Manager, you will lead the delivery and ongoing development of the work carried out with families, children and individuals, through face-to-face contact along with email, telephone and relevant social media platforms

The team provide emotional support, practical advice, opportunities for members to meet with each other as well as signposting to additional information and specialist support from partner organisations. You will work closely with the specialist teams at a number of hospitals.

Key areas of work include:

• Manage and develop the charity’s Support Service
• Line management of 2 support workers, one in London, one in Birmingham
• Liaise with clinical teams at The Royal London and Birmingham Children’s Hospitals
• Safeguarding lead
• Support for teenagers and young adults after Retinoblastoma
• Support and advice for adults after Retinoblastoma
• Manage the Support budget
• Support enquiries
• Support evaluation
• Partnership working

This is an exciting and highly rewarding role at the heart of the services provided by the charity. It provides an excellent opportunity for an experienced and committed individual to continue this work providing the highest levels of support for individuals and families impacted by this aggressive eye cancer.

About You

As Family Support Service Manager, you will have significant experience in supporting families affected by a health condition, in leading a support team and a relevant qualification in healthcare. We are looking for someone with exceptional empathy and direct experience of working with families with a child with varied and serious needs. Professional, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, you will also have strong leadership skills and experience as well as relevant experience of establishing strong working relationships with other professionals.

You will be asked to submit a CV and Cover Letter when applying for this role.

About the Organisation

This UK charity is dedicated to helping people affected by retinoblastoma (Rb), a rare form of eye cancer. The organisation provides support and information to families and individuals, funds research into the prevention and treatment of retinoblastoma, raises awareness among health professionals and the public and influences policy to improve services for patients. This established charity has been helping families for more than 30 years and knows that when a child is diagnosed, it can be a distressing and frightening time for everyone. For some people retinoblastoma can have a long term impact and in light of this the charity uniquely offers lifelong support for anyone affected – from diagnosis to adulthood.

“Thank you for your interest in this important position at the Trust. Supporting individuals and families affected by retinoblastoma is at the heart of everything we do and the successful candidate will play a crucial role providing the highest levels of help and support to those who need it most” Charity CEO

You may also have experience in areas such as NHS, Nursing,  Service Manager, Family Support Service Manager, Health Service Manager, Social Service Manager, Child Support Manager, Deputy Service Manager, Deputy Family Support Service Manager, Family Support, Child Support, Volunteer Manager, Volunteer Service Manager, Safeguarding Manager, Community Outreach Manager, Community Service Manager, Deputy Community Service Manager, Care Service Manager, Care and Support Service Manager, Services Manager, Service Manager Referral, Service Manager – Family, Childcare Service Manager, Service Team Manager.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Employment Coach to join us based in London. You will join us on a full time, permanent basis, and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £27,041 per annum (NJC scale range 15-19) inc LW + pensions and other benefits.

About Passage Community Service:

As we emerge from the pandemic, the Passage has worked hard to review how we deliver services with an important focus on reflecting our learning in how we support the people and communities we work with.  Our new service model focuses on prevention, a renewed sense of urgency to end homelessness, collaboration, ambition for the people we work with and advocacy for social justice.

About the role:

As the Employment Coach, you will support the direct delivery of our Employment and Training service by recruiting participants through our services and supporting them to secure or progress in employment that meets their ambitions. The postholder will be required to manage and support a varied and challenging caseload into employment by providing high quality information, guidance and support.

An enhanced DBS check is required as this position will involve working directly with vulnerable adults

Key responsibilities of our Employment Coach will include:

• Assessing people who use the service to ensure a plan is in place with clear actions identified, encouraging personal responsibility and ambition for themselves; regularly reviewing according to progress
• Encouraging a positive and ambitious approach by adopting a strengths-based approach to support a journey into employment
• Conducting employer engagement activity and supporting the delivery of job fairs and workshops
• Maintaining a positive network of referral partners to offer the service to those who can and will benefit
• In partnership with the Welfare Rights workers to conduct ‘better off’ calculations prior to and upon entering into employment
• Together with our Fundraising and Volunteering departments, work to develop and implement opportunities for corporate partners and volunteers to support our work
• Assisting people with searching for job opportunities as well as career development
• In partnership with our Private Rented Sector service, explore affordable move on options
• Ensuring accurate data inputting on In-Form database in a timely fashion and producing reports as requested
• Working with the Expert by Experience Facilitator to ensure we gain feedback from those using the service to be able to develop the project appropriately

Our ideal Employment Coach will have the following skills, experience, and knowledge:

Experience

• In depth experience of working in a similar post either in a paid or voluntary capacity, supporting disadvantaged groups back into work
• Experience of providing support and guidance for those looking to move into employment and sustain it
• Experience of managing a complex caseload and updating databases and internal systems
• Experience of working with a diverse range of partner organisations to achieve positive outcomes
• Experience of running or taking part in recruitment opportunities and employment fairs
• Experience of working with private and voluntary sector partners to deliver employment opportunities

Knowledge

• Knowledge of Universal Credit and welfare benefits and the implications when getting back into employmen
• Knowledge of initiatives surrounding homelessness and employment
• Knowledge of ways of working with private sector partners to add value and capacity to a service

Experience and Knowledge will need to be demonstrated on the application form.

Closing date: 31st January 2022
Interview date: 11th February 2022

If you would like to join us in the role of Employment Coach, please click ‘apply’ now – we would love to hear from you!

About The Advocacy Project

We help people who are marginalised or vulnerable because of their circumstances make their own choices about their lives. We support them to speak up and help improve important services we all need. We want to make sure people across all age and care groups – including learning disability and mental health – can:

• voice their concerns
• understand their rights
• make effective choices about what happens in their lives

We do this through advocacy services which support people individually, and user involvement projects that help organisations improve the services they offer

About the role

The post-holder will provide independent advocacy in various settings, including in the community, people’s homes, and hospital settings including mental health wards. You’ll raise awareness of advocacy, including for people from minority ethnic communities. You’ll work as part of a team of independent advocates, reporting to the senior advocate. The post-holder will join the advocacy team for one or more of our west London services: Westminster, RBKC, Ealing, and Hammersmith & Fulham. (We also deliver services in other locations including Hackney and Broadmoor Hospital, Berkshire). Please contact us for more information about the post location. Under the Health and Social Care Act 2008, the post holder will be required to visit CQC registered care homes and would be subject to government requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Provide advocacy for eligible people under Mental Health Act 2007, the Health and Social Care Act 2012, Mental Capacity Act 2005 and under the Care Act 2014.
• Provide a one-to-one advocacy service for people and undertake case work, evidencing and uploading case notes and data in a timely manner.
• Provide instructed and non-instructed advocacy, where appropriate.
• Provide information, support or signpost clients in order to inform or empower individuals on any issues about their treatment under the relevant legislation.
• Act as duty advocate for our Single Point of Access referral line on a rota basis.
•  Meet case-working standards, monitoring system requirements and the goals for our service, making sure everyone needing advocacy is referred into the service in the right way.
• Work within the location-specific engagement protocols, security, confidentiality and safeguarding policies (in addition to the Advocacy Best Practice Handbook).
• Actively promote self-advocacy throughout all work with patients, where practical.
• Raise awareness of independent advocacy and referring pathways to eligible people and referring agencies.
•  Keep your knowledge of legislation and policy up-to-date, including the mental health act, mental capacity act, care act, and local / national policy.
• Keep up to date with developments and good practice in independent advocacy (including different advocacy models).
• Develop good working relationships with key staff within health and social care services.
• Be an active member of the advocacy service, contributing to service planning and providing cover for other colleagues when needed.

General responsibilities

• Participate in team meetings and training.
• Participate in personal, team and organisational development.
• Contribute to monitoring reports.
• Keep to our policies, including health & safety, and risk regulations.
• Work to our mission, vision, and values.
• Carry out other projects and tasks as needed.

Person specification

We welcome applications from people with transferrable skills and qualities, and people with diverse employment histories and personal backgrounds.

Essential qualities and attributes:

• Understanding of the role and responsibilities of an advocate.
• Understanding of issues faced by people with mental health conditions, physical health conditions and learning disabilities.
• Ability to listen and build trust, to encourage people to express their own views and to represent clients’ self-defined interests.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal). Good at working with a wide variety of people including commissioners, service users and colleagues.
• IT literate, including working knowledge of Microsoft packages (Excel, Word, Outlook).
• Commitment to working within The Advocacy Project code of conduct, equality and safeguarding policies.
• Ability to work as part of a team and on your own initiative, to plan and prioritise your own workload.
• Willingness to promote The Advocacy Project and its services in line with our mission, vision and values.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development.

Desirable knowledge, experience and qualifications:

• Experience of delivering different forms of advocacy (instructed and non-instructed; IMHA, ICAA, IMCA, IHCA,) within a statutory advocacy service.
• Knowledge of the Mental Health Act / Mental Capacity Act / Care Act and other statutory legislation as it applies to advocacy.
• Knowledge of mental health sections and social care services, including current issues in policy and practice.
• Understanding of the Accessible Information Standard.
• Advocacy qualification.

Benefits of working for us

We’re committed to providing an empowering, flexible and supportive working environment for all our staff. Our employee benefits include 30 days annual leave (including up to 3 days between Christmas and New Year), participation in a pension scheme with 6% employer contribution, access to a free confidential counselling service, and an interest-free travel/bike loan. All our staff are supported to learn and develop in a variety of ways, including a monthly lecture series where we invite sector experts to talk to our staff on topical issues. We are a Disability Confident and Mindful Employer. 

How to apply

Send your CV and a supporting statement explaining why you think you’re the person we’re looking for and how your experience meets the person specification. It’s a legal requirement that you are eligible to work in the UK for all our posts. Upload your application via our website.

Bromley Mencap is an award winning local charity providing a wide range of services, activities and support for disabled people of all ages, their carers and families in the London Borough of Bromley. A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join our supported employment service. We are looking to recruit job coaches to support and coach people with learning difficulties and/or physical disabilities who are in employment or training and help them to achieve sustainability within their chosen role.  You will play a key role in facilitating each individual’s achievement through one-to-one work and ensuring relationships are built with employers. You will be required to negotiate and agree reasonable adjustments with employers on behalf of our clients.

The employment support is at various settings throughout Bromley, Bexley, South East and Central London.

Salary

£10.85 per hour.

Casual contract - hours are dependant on assignment (various).

Application packs with full job specifications are available on our website via the Apply button.

Closing date: 8 February 2022

Registered Charity Number:  800685

We have an exciting opportunity for a Employment Strategy Manager to join us based in London. You will join us on a full time, permanent basis, and in return as our Employment Strategy Manager, you will receive a competitive salary of £39,245 per annum (NJC scale range 32-34) inc LW + pensions and other benefits.

About Passage Community Service:

As we emerge from the pandemic, the Passage has worked hard to review how we deliver services with an important focus on reflecting our learning in how we support the people and communities we work with.  Our new service model focuses on prevention, a renewed sense of urgency to end homelessness, collaboration, ambition for the people we work with and advocacy for social justice.

It is a requirement for this post that an enhanced DBS disclosure check will be undertaken for the successful candidate

Key responsibilities of our Employment Strategy Manager will include:

• The manager of the service holds responsibility for leading the development and day to day running of the service, including managing the health and safety requirements for staff and the people we work with
• Providing inspirational leadership and day to day management/supervision of the team, which includes employment coaches, volunteers, and a placements coordinator
• Developing and fostering positive working relationships across diverse partner organisations to ensure we have maximum reach for our programmes and that we support as many individuals as possible into employment
• Ensuring a safe environment for service users, volunteers and staff ensuring that every client receives a positive and pro-active welcome and are treated with dignity and respect
• Developing and implementing a new careers and skills development focused employment service in partnership with our external partners to offer greater opportunities for ending someone’s homelessness for good
• To be responsible for management of the budget and expenditure within the teams
• Developing new skills-based volunteering opportunities for corporate engagement that are suitable for varying levels of commitment, frequency, and group size, and contribute to clients’ routes back to employment
• Collaborating with our Fundraising and Volunteering team to provide opportunities for volunteers to hold meaningful roles across the team and ensure supervision of this is of a high quality

Our ideal Employment Strategy Manager will have the following skills, experience, and knowledge:

Experience

• Leading a team or teams delivering effective employment and/or training services to groups of vulnerable clients, in either a supported housing, support, care or other relevant environment and monitoring the performance of those services
• Experience of writing and implementing detailed operational plans and contributing to longer term planning
• Experience of communicating effectively, orally and in writing, in a wide variety of contexts
• Organising a demanding and varied workload, planning work and projects and successfully completing these to set deadlines
• Experience of building constructive working relationships with a variety of internal and external contacts to produce positive outcomes, with a specific focus on employment and training programmes 
• Production and/or analysis of evaluation data to demonstrate outcomes and impact

Knowledge

• In depth understanding of Universal Credit and legacy benefits and their impact on those entering the job market
• In depth understanding of apprenticeship and other training programmes that are available
• Knowledge and understanding of the support needs of people experiencing homelessness and multiply disadvantaged people and the ability to translate knowledge into good practice
• Knowledge of effective leadership and management techniques and how these are applied

Experience and Knowledge will need to be demonstrated on the application form.

Closing date: 25th January 2022
Interview date: 7th February 2022

If you would like to join us in the role of Employment Strategy Manager, please click ‘apply’ now – we would love to hear from you!

Are you looking for an opportunity where your skills will make a difference in helping to end homelessness and rebuild lives?

About the role

This position will provide you with the opportunity to support the management of a specialised and committed team and to take ownership over progressing lead areas that are of great value and importance to our residents. It is also an excellent opportunity to develop your career by supporting the management of a flagship service that works with vulnerable adults who have complex needs.

In this role you will:

• Line manage up to eight staff members in a team of almost thirty people, supporting their professional development and client facing work, as one of a team of four managers
• Take responsibility for strategic development and partnership building in several key areas
• Play an essential part in the continuous improvement of the quality of service that our residents experience

About you

The successful candidate will be committed to using, and coaching others to use, psychologically informed and trauma-informed working to engage multiply excluded and highly vulnerable adults to identify and achieve their goals. You will have experience of developing strategic initiatives that have proven results in improving the outcomes of a team.

Your strong emotional intelligence will underpin an empathetic approach to client-facing work and to working with a staff team that deals with highly complex individuals and situations on a daily basis. You will be able to demonstrate that you have a sold foundation of exceptional personal organisation, problem solving abilities, and initiative, to manage the responsibilities of the role effectively.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) applicants, as they are under-represented within St Mungo’s at this level.

What we offer

Excellent Development and Growth Opportunities

• We hold Investors in People Gold accreditation – one of just 3% of Housing Associations to achieve this. 82% of staff who took part in the survey say St Mungo’s is a great place to work.
• We are committed to developing all of our staff via routes such as secondments, transfers and promotion. In 2019 35% of our vacancies were filled by internal promotions.

A Diverse and Inclusive Work Place

• Equality, diversity and inclusion are central to the organisation's values and how we work.
• We are proud of our commitment to diversity and inclusion and have 8 great Diversity Networks to support clients and staff from different backgrounds so they are able to be their best selves.

Flexible Working and Other Benefits

• We are committed to maintaining your work/life balance. We offer 25 days annual leave, and operate a very popular Flexi Time scheme, which allows you to supplement your annual leave entitlement. After 5 years, staff annual leave entitlement increases to 28 days.
• St Mungo’s contribute 4% of your gross annual salary, and you are able to enrol in the Defined Contribution scheme following a successful probationary period in which the employer contribution is 6%.

What we do

At St Mungo’s our vision is that everyone has a place to call home and can fulfil their hopes and ambitions. As a homelessness charity and housing association, our clients are at the heart of what we do, and in 2019 – 2020 we supported 32,800 people across all of our services. Our staff are crucial to making this happen.

How to apply

To find out more and apply please go to the St Mungo’s careers page on our website. 

To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the ‘document available’ tab at the top of the advert page on our website.

Closing date: 10am on 27 January 2022

Interview and assessments on: 8 February 2022

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.