Adoption Social Worker / Senior Social Worker

Full time permanent position based in Reading

Salary is in the range £28,595 - £34,949 pa for a Social Worker and £32,994 - £40,326 pa for a Senior Social Worker

PACT is a supportive and respectful place where people are genuinely passionate about delivering positive outcomes for children and their families.  We have been at the forefront of adoption services for over 60 years, working with local authorities across the country.

With our outstanding rating with Ofsted, we work with a high degree of flexibility and innovation and work with a range of adopters from all backgrounds, including those from black and minority ethnic heritage and the LGBT community.

Our adoption teams focus solely on adoption and recruiting adoptive parents who can consider fostering to adopt and adopting a wide-range of children including those over four years old, sibling groups of two or more children, children with a black or minority ethnic background and children who may have physical or learning disabilities. With access to our award-winning therapeutic services, we are unique in that we are able to provide excellent lifetime support for our families’ adoption journeys.

With your social work experience with children and families, you will be responsible for all aspects of work with our valued applicants from the early stages of recruitment, initial interview, preparation and training, through to successful placement and post placement support up to the making of the adoption order.  An interest, or experience, in delivering training to prospective or approved adopters would be an advantage.

Interested? Further information (including job descriptions and an application form) are available on our website.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Closing date:   Midday, Wednesday 29th July 2020

Interview date: Friday 7th August 2020

PACT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults therefore please note our recruitment procedure includes DBS checks and overseas checks (where applicable). Please note prospective employees will need to evidence they have the relevant permission to work in the UK.

No agencies please

Support Worker – Young Peoples Supported Accommodation

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hrs p.w.

Salary: £24,000 per annum pro rata

Locations: Buckinghamshire

Start Date: 21st September 2020

Connection Support is excited to announce it is working in partnership with Oxfordshire County Council to provide Supported Accommodation for Young People aged 16-24 across South Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire.

We are looking for support workers who know what it takes to support young people between the ages of 16-24 living in supported accommodation. You will be a ‘Key Person’ in making sure these young people are kept safe, gain independent living skills and feel happy and supported in their living environment. You will act as an appropriate role model and work closely with them to enable them to address their difficulties and achieve their optimum potential.

Although this role involves significant lone working, you will be very much part of a welcoming and enthusiastic team of Support Workers. Shifts may include some weekends and Bank Holidays on a rota. Additional hours may be available. The post comes with 38 days [including bank holidays] annual leave entitlement pro rata for part time employees.

The full Job Description including working pattern details are available on our website.

What you’ll be doing

Being a Young People’s Support Worker is about acting as a role model providing a caring, supportive and nurturing environment in which young people can feel secure and safe from harm. Establishing positive relationships with young people and always offering them unconditional positive regard whilst also helping young people gain self control by challenging unacceptable behaviour and rewarding acceptable, pro-social conduct. Ensuring that each young person’s support plan is followed and amended as appropriate to reflect their changing needs. Provide training in Independent Living Skills to enable independent living (budgeting, finding employment, cooking, cleaning, basic general maintenance around the home etc.).

It’s also about taking responsibility for managing clients and liaising with families, health care professional and other stakeholders to ensure that the best support plans are created and delivered. Working closely with clients aged between 16 to 24, with a wide variety of support needs who are at risk of homelessness, to help them retain their accommodation or obtain new accommodation is an important aspect of the role, as is an understanding of complex needs and carrying out risk assessments.

Put simply, it’s about making a difference. A real difference.

What you’ll need

Well-organised, IT literate with good communication skills who can remain calm and patient in challenging circumstances. You must have a good understanding of support planning processes. What’s more, you're contributing to, monitoring and implementing changes that improve outcomes for young people. Above all, you have a natural ability to help make the lives of others more fulfilling and want to work in an environment where the work can be hard, but also fun and rewarding.

We are seeking individuals who are strong, resilient, warm, motivated, and approachable with a strong value base to support service users with complex physical disabilities to live within their own tenancies.

We support service users in all aspects of their daily living, promoting choice, independence (inclusive of personal care and moving and handling tasks) inclusion in the local community and wellbeing. You must have skills and/or knowledge in re-enablement principles. Working as part of a team on a Rota basis which does include sleep in shifts, you will deliver flexible, person centered support.

What we offer…

Creative Support also offers a wide range of training courses and this will be a perfect opportunity for those who are seeking to progress in the health and social care sector as we also offer the QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care level 2, 3 and 5. As a senior practitioner and supervisor, we will support your continuous development by providing accredited courses such as person centered planning, communication approaches and many more.  Although previous experience in a similar role is more advantageous, we would like to encourage the people with the right values and passion to apply and work to make a difference.

In return we offer a wide range of benefits to ensure job satisfaction. This includes:

• Flexible Hours
• Full training is provided such as QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care Level 2, 3 or 5
• Free life assurance
• Pension with company contribution
• Highly serviced employee advice line
• A range of employee discounts

Creative Support is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to delivering local high quality care through a well-established and supported local work force

Support Worker (Life Enabler) 
Location: Hounslow
Application Deadline: 31 July 2020
Salary: £10.61 per hour (£20,810.04 per annum)

If you are interested in a career that makes a difference, we are recruiting Grade 3 Support Workers to support adults with learning disabilities, to enable them to live a good life, achieving their own goals. As a Support Worker, you will work as part of a team, supporting people in line with their person-centred support plans, supporting them with all aspects of their daily life, both at home and out and about in their community. 

Key to your success as a Support Worker will be your ability to build rapport with the people we support, being adaptable and able to develop good relationships with colleagues in each of the services. A strong positive attitude is essential for this position, along with a willingness to undertake various levels of personal care and manual handling and make a difference to the lives of those you support.

As this is a Grade 3 Support Worker role, we are looking for someone that will be able to mentor other members of staff and share your knowledge and experience relating to your specialty in order to improve the team as a whole. This means that you will be expected to coach and mentor new, inexperienced and relief staff and provide developmental feedback on their work. In addition to offering guidance and support, you’ll demonstrate great practice through role modelling.

To be a successful Support Worker, you will need to demonstrate:

- Experience of supporting people who have learning disabilities to become more active in their community
- Experience of key/link working with individuals and enabling people with a learning disability to take positive risks in the lives
- Experience of mentoring/supervising/coaching others
- Experience of building great relationships which promote inclusion for people with learning disabilities
- An understanding of the challenges that are likely to be faced by many people with disabilities
- Knowledge of safeguarding
- The ability to make and maintain great relationships with others and help others make contacts and friendships
- The ability to motivate others and build their confidence to try new things, meet new people and organise others to get things achieved

We will trust you to:

- Ensure people are supported in everyday tasks in a respectful way that meets their individual needs and preferences and enables them to do as much as possible themselves and gives them as much choice, control and involvement as possible – whether it is assistance to eat, wash, dress, enhance their mobility, make meals, provide medication, communicate their needs, work out their money, get in touch with friends, take part in classes, or link with the community.
- Balance creating opportunities for people to try new things and make choices for themselves with the need to ensure people are safe and risks are well managed.
- Ensure all the plans and records relating to people are accurate and up to date, using respectful language which allows people to see what progress is being made against goals; track areas of concern (e.g. health) and take action as agreed.
- Support people to have their own voice heard wherever possible and where needed speak up for them and their interests e.g. when out and about, with other professionals or within the team. Consistently look to find ways to ensure people have as much power and control over their lives as possible.
- Work in a consistent and positive way with local managers and other team members to ensure people get a great service from the whole team at any time. Ensure all organisation policies and specific agreed ways of working in the service are followed e.g. that specific support plans are being followed up, that medication processes are being adhered to, that money is managed effectively and that health and safety practices are carried out.
- Observe changes within the individual’s circumstances and respond accordingly, as well as undertaking personal care tasks in a sensitive manner to meet the needs of the people we support.

What’s in it for you:

- A competitive salary
- Pension salary sacrifice scheme
- A stimulating work environment full of opportunities to learn and develop
- An attractive package of 25 days’ annual leave, pension scheme, childcare vouchers and access to 24-hour Employee Assistance counselling
- We will pay for your Enhanced DBS
- Eye care vouchers
- Travel season ticket loan
- Cycle to work scheme

Our values:

- Working Together
- Continuously Improving
- Inspired by People
- Dependable
 
All our posts are subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure, as well as a need for full employment history from time of leaving compulsory education and up to date employment references. We are committed to equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and we welcome applications from all sections of the community. We guarantee to interview all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the job vacancy and to consider them on their abilities.

You may have experience of the following: Support Worker, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Learning Disabilities, Social Care, Voluntary Sector, Mental Health Worker, Healthcare Assistant, Care Staff, Community Development, Care Worker, Vulnerable People, Social Worker, Not for Profit, NFP etc.

To apply for the role of Support Worker, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency. 

This is a role for an experienced support worker used to working with challenging and chaotic clients

Our Streetlink project specifically works with vulnerable women and with the help of a dedicated volunteer team, we provide a range of services including late night and early morning outreach, a twice-weekly Women’s Space, Sanctuary sex worker Drop In every Tuesday evening and an Open Access/Drop-in session. In addition a full adult learning timetable offers free classes and workshops. We assess need, create bespoke support plans, provide ongoing key work and empower people to improve their circumstances. Last year we supported over 1100 people across all our services.

If you are a team player and looking to create opportunities for women who feel their life is without choice, please send in your CV and a covering letter saying why the role ap[peals to you

Are you a warm, highly motivated person with person-centred values who can empower and support people with a learning disability to transform their lives?  Are you creative, proactive and willing to go the extra mile to enable people to achieve their aspirations?

We are recruiting Support Workers to support tenants with learning disabilities or autism to enjoy an excellent quality of life in a range of supported living services in the Denton area.  You will work in collaboration with the service user, their family and wider support network to maximise their health and wellbeing and to promote their independence and community connections.

Our supported living services enable people to lead fulfilling and valued lives, maintain their tenancies, participate in their local community, develop independent living skills and achieve their desired outcomes.  As well as providing direct care and support, you will have the opportunity to act as a Key Worker supporting people to achieve their dreams and goals.

This rewarding role will require flexibility across the week and your working time will involve working shifts which include evenings, weekends and bank holidays. A high level of motivation and personal commitment is required along with demonstrable skills in engaging service users in their own support. You will also be expected to work professionally alongside Care Managers and health professionals and to communicate positively with the families of service users.

We value relevant experience of supporting people with a learning disability or autism. However, you do not need to have prior experience if you can demonstrate a ‘can-do approach’, person-centred values, energy and commitment. You will need good verbal and written communication skills and the ability to develop good quality support plans. You will have a strong work ethic and duty of care and be able to contribute to a positive, team approach.

If you do not already have a relevant vocational qualification in health or social care we will support you to complete the Care Certificate and an accredited Health & Social Care Diploma. In return we will offer you good conditions of service, supportive management and prospects for future career progression. Applications from graduates in any discipline are welcomed as are applications from people seeking a worthwhile career change. You must enjoy good health and be able to carry out all expected care and daily living tasks.

The services are located across Denton and are easily accessible by public transport.

The services are currently offering full time contracts of 37.5 hours per week or part-time contracts, subject to a minimum of 15 hours per week.

Refugee Women Connect are currently recruiting for the exciting new role of Peri-natal Mental Health Worker. 

This will be a fixed-term position to December 2021, reporting to our Mental Health and Wellbeing Manager. 

The main purpose of the role will be to support peri-natal asylum seekers and refugee women to improve mental health and wellbeing during the perinatal period. 

This opportunity will be advertised until 29th July, so if you feel you would be the perfect candidate for this position, don't delay in making your application. If we receive a large number of applications, we may remove the advert sooner than 29th July. 

Creative Support is a high quality provider of support to individuals with a wide range of care needs including learning disabilities, mental health and other needs. Employing over 5,000 staff members, we are continuing to grow at a fast pace nationally and are looking for dedicated, caring individuals to join our staff team in your local area.

We are looking for warm, flexible and motivated individuals to provide person centred care and support at St. George’s Court, Leighton Buzzard. This is part of our Bedfordshire Extra Care Service, which enables older people to enjoy an active and independent lifestyle. Your role will include:

• Providing respectful personal care, practical and emotional support to older people
• Maximising outcomes for clients by maintaining their independence and encouraging them to lead an active, fulfilling lifestyle
• Collaborating with clients, their families and involved professionals to ensure a coordinated and consistent service

Experience is not essential for this role; however, you must have a warm, caring and respectful personality to succeed in this role. We welcome applications from experienced practitioners, graduates and individuals looking to pursue a career in social care.

We have vacancies available at established services in Ampthill, Leighton Buzzard and Houghton Regis.

It is expected that you will work flexibly to meet the needs of the service, including evenings, weekends and bank holidays.

This unique and challenging opportunity will provide you with an environment that encourages personal and professional development. We will provide you with on-going training to best meet the needs of the service users.

Are you a warm, highly motivated person with person-centred values who can empower and support people with a learning disability to transform their lives? Are you creative, proactive and willing to go the extra mile to enable people to achieve their aspirations?

We are recruiting Support Workers to join an established team of staff supporting people with a learning disability or autism to enjoy an excellent quality of life in a range of supported living and residential services across Bedford.

We offer an empowering model of support which enables people to lead fulfilling and valued lives, to participate in their local community, develop independent living skills and achieve their personal goals and desired outcomes. As well as providing direct care and support, you will have the opportunity to act as a Key Worker supporting people to achieve their dreams and goals.

This rewarding role will require flexibility across the week and your working time will involve working shifts which include evenings, weekends and bank holidays. A high level of motivation and personal commitment is required along with demonstrable skills in engaging service users in planning their support. You will also be expected to work professionally alongside Care Managers and health professionals and to communicate positively with families, carers and friends.

Although we value relevant experience of supporting people with a learning disability or autism you do not need to have prior experience if you can demonstrate a ‘can-do approach’, person-centred values, energy and commitment. You will need good verbal and written communication skills and the ability to develop good quality support plans. You will have a strong work ethic and duty of care and be able to contribute to a positive, team approach.

If you do not already have a relevant vocational qualification in health or social care we will support you to complete the Care Certificate and an accredited Health & Social Care Diploma. In return we will offer you good conditions of service, supportive management and prospects for future career progression. Applications from graduates in any discipline are welcomed. You must enjoy good health and be able to carry out all expected care and daily living tasks.

The services are located in Bedford town and neighbouring villages.

Are you a warm, highly motivated person with person-centred values who can empower and support people with a learning disability to transform their lives? Are you creative, proactive and willing to go the extra mile to enable people to achieve their aspirations?

We are recruiting Relief Support Workers to join an established team of staff supporting people with a learning disability or autism to enjoy an excellent quality of life in a range of supported living and residential services across Bedford.

We offer an empowering model of support which enables people to lead fulfilling and valued lives, to participate in their local community, develop independent living skills and achieve their personal goals and desired outcomes. As well as providing direct care and support, you will have the opportunity to act as a Key Worker supporting people to achieve their dreams and goals.

A high level of motivation and personal commitment is required along with demonstrable skills in engaging service users in planning their support. You will also be expected to work professionally alongside Care Managers and health professionals and to communicate positively with families, carers and friends.

For this relief role, candidates will need previous care experience supporting people with a learning disability or autism, as well as a ‘can-do approach’, person-centred values, energy and commitment. You will need good verbal and written communication skills and the ability to develop good quality support plans. You will have a strong work ethic and duty of care and be able to contribute to a positive, team approach.

The services are located in Bedford town and neighbouring villages.

Are you a warm, highly motivated person with person-centred values who can empower and support people with a learning disability to transform their lives?  Are you creative, proactive and willing to go the extra mile to enable people to achieve their aspirations?

We are recruiting Support Workers to support tenants with learning disabilities or autism to enjoy an excellent quality of life in a range of supported living services in the Tameside area.  You will work in collaboration with the service user, their family and wider support network to maximise their health and wellbeing and to promote their independence and community connections.

Our supported living services enable people to lead fulfilling and valued lives, maintain their tenancies, participate in their local community, develop independent living skills and achieve their desired outcomes.  As well as providing direct care and support, you will have the opportunity to act as a Key Worker supporting people to achieve their dreams and goals.

This rewarding role will require flexibility across the week and your working time will involve working shifts which include evenings, weekends and bank holidays. A high level of motivation and personal commitment is required along with demonstrable skills in engaging service users in their own support. You will also be expected to work professionally alongside Care Managers and health professionals and to communicate positively with the families of service users.

We value relevant experience of supporting people with a learning disability or autism. However, you do not need to have prior experience if you can demonstrate a ‘can-do approach’, person-centred values, energy and commitment. You will need good verbal and written communication skills and the ability to develop good quality support plans. You will have a strong work ethic and duty of care and be able to contribute to a positive, team approach.

If you do not already have a relevant vocational qualification in health or social care we will support you to complete the Care Certificate and an accredited Health & Social Care Diploma. In return we will offer you good conditions of service, supportive management and prospects for future career progression. Applications from graduates in any discipline are welcomed as are applications from people seeking a worthwhile career change. You must enjoy good health and be able to carry out all expected care and daily living tasks.

The services are located across Tameside and are easily accessible by public transport.

The services are currently offering full time contracts of 37.5 hours per week or part-time contracts, subject to a minimum of 15 hours per week.

Do you have the commitment and positive values to make a difference to the lives of people living in an extra care service in Ribbleton, Preston?

Creative Support is a non-profit organisation which provides high quality person centred social care services for people with extra care, learning disabilities, mental health and other needs. Our Extra care service in Preston provides person-centred support to older people who have dementia, physical/mobility needs and may have further complex needs.

We are looking for calm, resourceful and energetic individuals who are well motivated, hardworking and keen to join our friendly team. You will provide person-centred care and support to tenants within the scheme. You will have skills in positive communication and engagement and will be able to demonstrate unconditional positive regard for the people we support. You will have the maturity to be able to work within a positive behaviour support framework, to accept responsibility and to grow in confidence as a skilled practitioner. You must be able to follow agreed guidelines and to work positively within a consistent, mutually supportive team.

This will provide you with a great experience to enable you to develop skills which can underpin a successful career in adult social care.

You must be willing to actively embrace all aspects of the role including support with personal care, health related and domestic tasks as well as possible community access. Prior experience in this field of work is essential.

Creative Support is a non-profit provider of personalised care and support for people with learning disabilities, mental health needs, autism spectrum conditions, and older people.

We are looking for warm, positive and enthusiastic individuals to provide person centred support to provide individualised support to people with learning disabilities in Dudley. You will engage with service users and build trusting therapeutic relationships, working within to encourage wellbeing and positive coping skills. Your role will include visiting service users in their own homes or in other settings as part of a structured approach and offering respite to carers and practical and emotional support to families as appropriate.

The relief support worker role is a great opportunity for individuals who do not want to commit to permanent hours and have a passion for health and social care. This position offers the opportunity to work in an environment that challenges and encourages personal and professional development.

Creative Support is a non-profit provider of personalised care and support for people with learning disabilities, mental health needs, autism spectrum conditions, and older people.

You will work alongside our Hub Coordinator Manager and Project Manager to provide an outcome-focused floating support service for people over the age of 16 who are experiencing homeless or at risk of homelessness. The service, which has recently been commissioned by Liverpool City Council, will provide a time-limited support service from a Community Hub in North Liverpool. The service will work with individuals with generic support needs to provide a range of support options including support in peoples’ own homes, drop-in sessions and activities/courses at our hubs and signposting services to ensure people have the support they need to find and maintain tenancies in the local community.

You will manage a caseload and provide direct support to service users in accordance with their holistic support plans. You will provide focused support that enables people to develop the necessary skills and confidence to manage a tenancy, access other appropriate services and engage with leisure, training and work related opportunities in the local community. You will promote inclusion, independence and wellbeing with the aim of enabling service users to become active and productive citizens.

Experience is desirable, as is a relevant professional qualification. The position is open to graduates, experienced practitioners, and people looking to start their career in social care.

This position offers the opportunity to work in an environment that challenges and encourages personal and professional development. Creative Support has obtained Investors in People Silver status and you will receive ongoing training regarding the service user group you work with and training regarding changes to the law governing social care.