Most people know someone who's had mental health problems. But not everyone knows someone who can make a difference.
The Think Ahead programme is a new route into social work, for graduates and career-changers remarkable enough to make a real difference to people with mental health problems.
At Think Ahead, we want to see a society where everyone with mental health problems can flourish. That won’t happen unless people can improve their social circumstances – because life issues like relationships, living arrangements, and employment have profound effects on mental wellbeing.
Our two-year graduate programme combines on-the-job learning, a master’s degree, and leadership training, all of which help our participants to become great social workers, strengthen mental health services, and spread social approaches to mental health across society.
On Think Ahead’s paid two-year programme, you will:
- Take on a challenging and varied role, with responsibility from day one.
- Be paid to spend two years training on-the-job and working in a community mental health team, alongside clinical professionals.
- Make a significant difference to the lives of people with mental illness.
- Gain two qualifications, qualifying as a social worker and gaining a master’s degree.
- Start a fast-track career with leadership training and transferable skills.
Think Ahead is a highly selective programme. While you need no prior experience of social work to apply, our criteria states that you must:
- Hold or achieve at least a 2:1 degree or equivalent in a subject other than social work
- Show a passion for improving the lives of people with mental illness.
- Demonstrate key attributes including resilience, empathy, and communication skills.
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HeadStart Programme Associate
Start date: 1st December
Duration: Fixed-term for 1 year
Salary: Circa £25,000 per annum
Our client is a national charity that was founded in 2009. Their mission is to connect and inspire people to strengthen their communities. They bring together local people across all generations, ethnic groups and incomes to build a stronger society.
This is a unique opportunity to join a fast moving, rapidly growing organisation, working with young people and local communities across the country.
About the programme
HeadStart is a bold initiative which seeks to address the challenges of social segregation and youth employability. Delivered by The Challenge, HeadStart offers diverse groups of 16-19 year-olds opportunity to develop their employability skills through volunteering and professional workshops, and then rewards their social action with interviews for paid role.
About the role
They are looking for organised, proficient and dynamic colleague who is passionate about helping young people to get ahead in their future and develop stronger connected communities.
The role requires a rare combination of strengths in logistics, relationship management, event management, strategic oversight and people management. The ideal candidate will have experience in event development & management, curriculum development, relationship management with local charities and stakeholders, working in a flexible environment and people management experience.
The HeadStart Programme Associate’s primary responsibilities will be:
- Ensure that all staff objectives, targets & KPIs are clearly set, reviewed and supported on a regular basis.
- Support and develop the staff team through regular 121's to ensure staff remain engaged, motivated, and on track to achieve targets.
- Manage key relationships HeadStart’s corporate partners, providing high quality opportunities for these organisations to get more involved in the HeadStart programme which meet their CSR and recruitment objectives.
- Liaise with HeadStart Central Marketing team, ensuring all communications and programme delivery are aligned.
- Project lead the HeadStart Get Ahead Event which happens twice a year.
This event is the culmination of HeadStart, providing additional skill building opportunities and an opportunity for reflection of the young people’s journey on the programme. This event also provides HeadStart with an opportunity to further develop and strengthen our relationships with our corporate partners.
- Coordinate the post programme protocol strategy at the end of each cohort. This will include surveying partners, gathering case studies and reviewing the workshop and interview process for the following year so as to maximise team time and reduce costs.
- Lead on Inclusion support within the London team.
- Support in recruitment of temporary staff, managing their day to day activities during peak delivery periods (workshop, interviews and events).
- Develop and manage one off and ongoing HeadStart events to support our young people to further develop their skills and provide opportunities of engagement to corporate partners.
Our client are looking for outstanding individuals with the following qualities:
- Project & Event Management: Experience managing and leading a team to deliver events or projects in a paid or voluntary setting e.g. managing youth programmes or complex events
- Creative Community Engagement: Experience of working with diverse community groups. Interest in building stronger community and seeing change in society.
- People skills: Ability to give very good first impression and form good relationships with partners; able to work collaboratively with people on projects across various departments, zones and locations; strives for continuous improvement by seeking and sharing feedback appropriately and respectfully and Learns from their mistakes and always commits to performing at their best.
- People Management: Experience in managing and motivating a team.
- Youth-work Leadership: Experience of working directly with groups of young people in a local community setting, motivating them to step out of their comfort zones into challenging situations that stretch and develop them.
- Character: Strikingly positive attitude, learns from their mistakes and always commits to performing at their best.
- Understanding and analysing Data:. Ability to follow and understand targets.
- Experience of monitoring and evaluating events and projects and to create internal and external progress reports.
- Workshop curriculum development: Experience and ability to think creatively in the development and delivery of workshops with the aim of improving participants experience.
- Willingness to work weekends and weekday evenings as required.
- Experience of working in a fast paced and demanding environment
Closing date for applications: 25th October, 2019
Closing date: 9am, 14th November 2019
Dear Candidate,
For nearly 40 years, The ClementJames Centre has been offering local people the skills, knowledge, opportunities and support they need to achieve their potential. We have come a long way since our founding days – from a straight-forward homework club to a well-established community support charity, transforming the lives of close to 3,000 people each year.
We have four main programmes:
- Adult Learning - supporting adults to improve their English, Maths and ICT skills
We offer a wide range of Functional Skills courses and intensive literacy & numeracy support. - Employment Support - helping people to gain meaningful and sustainable employment. We offer tailored advice and support, mentoring and work skills activities
- Wellbeing & Support - empowering people to overcome barriers and challenges and to engage with their own wellbeing. We do this through the provision of Information, Advice and Guidance, and wellbeing support and activities
- Young People’s Education - helping young people to learn, flourish and achieve their potential. We provide academic support, mentoring, intensive literacy & numeracy support and aspirational activities.
The role of the Community Development Worker is a varied one and includes delivering our bespoke Employment Programme to local adults and young people, supporting with a range of health and wellbeing projects and providing at least one element of either, Advice and Guidance on a range of issues, or literacy and numeracy support to children and adults.
Our dedicated staff team is essential to the success of everything we do. Together, we work towards a fairer society where everyone is empowered to release their potential and live fulfilled lives. As a Community Development Worker you will be at the forefront of positive social change, helping local children and adults to grow and succeed.
This exciting training scheme will not only give you a real insight into the charity sector, but also provide you with the skills and hands-on experience required to excel as a charity professional. The scheme offers full training, development and support, and you will have the opportunity to work with driven and compassionate colleagues within a vibrant community.
If you believe that everyone should have the opportunity to release their potential and live fulfilled lives and you would like to join a dynamic, innovative organisation, then The ClementJames Centre could be the perfect career choice for you.
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The ClementJames Centre is a welcoming and unique place to work and if you would like to visit us before submitting your application please email us to arrange a visit.
Safeguarding is everyone’s business. The ClementJames Centre is committed to protecting the health and wellbeing of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff are required to have an enhanced DBS check and will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.
At ClementJames, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation. If you require the application documents in a different format please do not hesitate to contact us.
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In 2019, TLG were named the best charity to work for in the UK by the prestigious Sunday Times Best Not-for Profit Organisations to Work For!
As one of the fastest growing Christian charities out there we are continually on the lookout for great people to join our vision. An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a Recruitment & Talent Coordinator to join TLG. This new opportunity is all about finding exceptional people for our team, people bursting with passion and energy to help struggling children across the UK.
This pivotal role will help TLG to focus on recruiting diverse and outstanding talent for all TLG vacancies, accelerating our position in the market as one of the most exciting national charities to work for.
We are not necessarily looking for an ‘expert’ in recruitment, but someone who gets the importance of finding great people for TLG to achieve its vision. We’re interested in how candidates’ experiences or transferable skills will help us deliver on our objectives – so a combination of investigative skills, relational influence and insightful judgement will go far in this new role.
We are looking for individuals with a strong and vibrant Christian faith. As part of our commitment to safeguarding, the successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure via the DBS.
Hours: Negotiable. 22.5-37.5 hours per week (including occasional evening and weekend work)
Location: TLG National Support Centre, West Yorkshire
Closing: 5pm, Friday 25th October 2019
Interviews: The date of telephone interviews & formal interviews is TBC
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