Creative Support is a national, fast growing not-for-profit organisation providing support to individuals with a wide range of care needs. Our services focus on promoting recovery, wellbeing and greater independence. We are looking for a Waking Night Support Worker to work in Whalley Range, Manchester.

You will be supporting a transgender male at his home and in the community who has support needs including autism, learning disabilities, epilepsy and mental health needs. You will provide respectful personal care and work in a person centred and anti-discriminatory manner, ensuring that the rights and entitlements of the service user are respected at all times.

The service user is very easy going and has a good sense of humour. He also enjoys participating in a variety of interests which he may require support with which include music, particularly the genres of rap, hip-hop and grime, attending sensory rooms, collecting teddy bears and watching TV such as Thomas the Tank Engine, In the Night Garden, The Goldbergs, Bob’s Burgers, Family Guy, American Dad and Ice Hockey.

The service user would like to be supported by someone who is comfortable working around cats as he does have a cat in his home. He also has acute sensory issues so ideally needs staff to avoid the use of strong perfume whilst working with him as this gives him headaches and sensory overload.

Candidates will require excellent communication skills. Experience and knowledge of the service user’s conditions are not a requirement as long as you have an open mind and are empathetic warm, patient, understanding, reliable and non-judgemental.

The possession of a clean drivers licence and willingness to drive service user vehicles (a manual) would be desirable for this role as the service user has a mobility car and struggles greatly with public transport.

In return we offer a wide range of benefits to ensure job satisfaction. This includes:
• QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care Level 2, 3 and 5
• Free life assurance
• Pension with company contribution
• A range of employee discounts

We are opening a brand new service Redds Place; for young people who are homeless with support needs. Its a short stay and assessment centre for 12 people. You need a balance of person centred support as well as empathy and understanding that all young people negative behaviours are symptoms of trauma. The role involves assessment, support, engagament, rapport building and housing management in equal measures.

We are looking for people with positive attitudes and a real desire to help young people, not write them off after 3 strikes. Young people make mistakes and we want them to learn about choice and consequences. The salary starts at £25,183 - £29,461 (for average 42 hours week) increments subject to successful annual appraisals. The job is part of an 8 week rolling rota which covers day time and evenings 7 days a week, 365 days a year. The rota is 4 on 4 off.

As a waking night worker with double cover we need great team workers, people calm in a crisis and someone who can follow procedures as well as be approachable to young people. You are working in their home.

Social Prescribing Link Worker (bilingual) – Oldham

At Action Together we see the amazing things people achieve when they work together to make the lives of others better. If you share our values; believe it’s possible; strengthen others and be true, we’d love you to consider joining our team.

Action Together are recruiting a Social Prescribing Link Worker to expand our established Social Prescribing Service by delivering our model in GP surgeries and community venues across Oldham. This post requires the successful candidate to be bilingual (fluent in English and another language spoken by Oldham communities eg; Bengali, Urdu, Bhangla and Sylheti). 

The Role

• To work as a key part of the established Oldham Social Prescribing Service, as part of an honorary contract with the Primary Care Network and their constituent practices.
• To work alongside people living within Oldham, building on “what matters to me”, to coproduce a simple “wellbeing action plan” based on the person`s strengths, needs and preferences, connecting them to community activities and support to improve their health and wellbeing.
• To support people in Oldham to play a more active role in managing their health and wellbeing by accessing community-based provision that improves their community connections & supports them to improve their personal resilience.To work closely with Primary Care to bridge the gap between clinical services and social prescribing.
• To manage a caseload of clients referred into the service by health & social care professionals.
• To hold clinics in each of the GP practices to meet with potential clients referred from the practice and carry out home/community visits as required with those clients

About You

The ideal candidate for this role will have;

• Experience of working with people to identify their strengths and to help them reach their aims
• Experience of community based remote working 
• Experience of developing successful working relationships with partners from other agencies
• Experience of managing your own caseload and working autonomously
• The ability to communicate fluently in English and another language spoken by Oldham communities eg; Bengali, Urdu, Bhangla and Sylheti.
• Understanding of the health and social care system and where social prescribing fits in
• Working knowledge of safeguarding practices, information sharing and data protection

If you are looking for a new challenge and enjoy working in a varied role as part of a busy and dynamic team, making positive changes to people and the communities of Oldham, then this could be the role for you.

Salary: NJC scale 19-22 £25,295 (pro rata for 18 hours)

Hours: 18 hours per week- please note this post is now part time only

Length of contract; 12 months fixed term (potential to extend dependant on funding)

Location: Oldham - Primary Care Networks

The closing date for applications is 07 August 2020

Interviews will take place mid August 2020

Please note- previous applicants for this post need not apply

All applications must be made via the application form on our website.

Cafe Supervisor at the Booth Centre - a community centre run a community centre run with and for people affected by homelessness. 

We are looking to recruit a Cafe Supervisor to oversee our community cafe and run our training kitchen. 

This worker will be responsible for: supervising the preparation of a free breakfast and lunch, training/supporting/supervising a team of volunteers, ordering, maintaining food safety standards, promoting health and wellbeing and ensuring excellent customer service. 

We’re looking for a highly motivated, customer-focused and influential individual who is passionate about making a difference to vulnerable and homeless people to join us as a Housing Advisor and offer vital support to the pioneering Motiv8 project.

A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change — with individuals, in communities, across society – and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve. 

Motiv8 is delivered through the Manchester Athena partnership and as one of the project’s key partners, Shelter will provide participants with housing, welfare benefits and debt advice and support, either face to face, via a Helpline Plus telephone service or through guided self-help.

You will be employed to work solely on the Motiv8 project. The post is funded through the Building Better Opportunities programme by the European Social Fund (2014-2020) and BIG Lottery Fund.

About the Role
The Housing Advisor will be part of the dedicated Shelter Motiv8 team, as well as working closely with the wider Motiv8 partnership, which includes a range of local housing providers and voluntary sector organisations across Greater Manchester. Collaborative working and joint reporting systems will be a key feature of the programme.

You will provide dedicated and impartial advice, casework and advocacy to clients concerning housing, debt and welfare benefits. This will involve conducting initial client interviews and detailed diagnostic interviews at service centre, outreach sites and over the telephone, plus agreeing on the client’s needs and identifying desired outcomes/actions. You will also be expected to generate letters confirming advice and support, write and implement case plans, make referrals to solicitor at the earliest point in an individual case and support solicitors when required.

About you
We’re looking for a resilient, adaptable and proactive individual, with demonstrable experience of specialist level housing and/or debt and/or welfare benefit advice. You will also have a proven track record of working with vulnerable people and/or people with multiple and complex needs, plus experience of working within a safeguarding framework. An excellent communicator, both verbal and written, you will be able to prepare, plan and deliver impactful briefings and/or group work sessions, while strong interpersonal, relationship-building and IT skills are also essential.

Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We're here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.

To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behavior and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

At Shelter, we welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation. We also encourage applications from people, who have been homeless or have been at risk of homelessness. We are facing diverse problems, so need diverse people to tackle them. In addition to this, we encourage an approach to involving people with personal insight of housing issues and homelessness in our recruitment processes.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

Do you have the commitment, compassion and person-centred values to be able to make a real difference to the lives of older people with care and support needs? We have an exciting new role for a positive and professional individual who enjoys supervising and coaching staff alongside providing great care.

We are seeking an experienced care worker for the role of Team Leader with a strong work ethic who can share our vision of providing a person-centred, strengths-based service which promotes wellbeing, independence and community connections. You will lead the provision of care for a defined group of service users and staff working in our busy, locality-based home care service in the Droylsden area of Tameside, close to Manchester and Ashton-under-Lyne.

You will ensure that the care and support delivered is truly personalised and provided in accordance with agreed care plans, enabling the achievement of planned outcomes.  In addition to providing direct care you will be responsible for:

• Quality visits to service user homes to assess their satisfaction and the quality of service provision
• Medication compliance checks
• Audits of care records in the home and office
• Direct observations of staff practice
• Staff supervision and appraisals
• Induction and coaching of staff
• Taking part in service user reviews
• Following up any concerns and reinforcing good practice

• Promoting excellent customer care to your service users, their families and other  stakeholders
• Ensuring that we provide reliable, consistent, high quality care which meets internal, commissioner and CQC quality standards

You must have prior experience of managing or coordinating care and support services for older people, gained in a home care or residential environment. You will be able to lead from the front and delegate effectively as well as working collaboratively with colleagues and contributing to a positive team atmosphere.

You will be a warm and kind person with the ability to build trusting, professional relationships with service users, their families, staff and partner agencies. You will be a role model for the people you supervise and be able to gain the respect of colleagues. You will support our commitment to creating an open, reflective and accountable culture which is underpinned by ethical practice, dignity and rights.

You will demonstrate good verbal and written communication skills. You must be reliable, well-organised and able to plan your own work as well as taking direction from the Registered Manager. As you will be providing direct care and support, including personal care, you must enjoy good health and be able to safely undertake moving and handling.  You will have an understanding of the principles of person-centred care and possess a relevant qualification (such as an NVQ or Health & Social Care Diploma).

As this position involves travel across the locality you must be a car owner/driver You will be expected to work flexibly according to the needs of the service and this will include evening and weekend working, including participating in an out of hours on-call rota, for which additional payments are made.

Creative Support is a not-for-profit organisation which provides high quality, person-centred support to older people and adults with a learning disability and/or autism and people with physical disabilities and mental health needs. The support we offer is tailored to the individual and promotes their independence and community engagement. We are an Investor in People  employer of a diverse team of over 5,000 well supported staff across England. You will be joining a progressive charitable organisation, strongly committed to investing in your personal development through practice-based and accredited training.