Do you work well in a team and believe in the social model of disability?  Can you build and sustain relationships with customers based on mutuality and peer support?  Do you enjoy managing a varied caseload of people and working in a person centred and empowering way?  Are you enthusiastic about tackling the barriers that disabled people face on a day-to-day basis ? Then this could be the role you’re looking for.

We are looking to find a passionate, motivated individual with excellent communication and people skills to join our Touchpoint Team. Launched in October 2018, Touchpoint supports people experiencing any form of disability in Barnet to access the services and resources they need so they can live the life they want to live.

As a Deaf and Disabled People’s Organisation, we aim to work with people as equal partners to support positive change.  You will have your own lived experience of disability (which could include a long term condition or mental health issues), and be able to use the knowledge this brings you to empower other people overcome the barriers they’re facing.

You may have experience in a related role, perhaps in the advice or advocacy sector, but you may come from a different sector, bringing a host of transferable skills.  In return, you will become part of a friendly and supportive team, working within a focused but flexible culture, where diversity is valued and you can bring your whole self to work.

The role is for 28 hours a week. Currently it involves a mixture of home working and office working from our modern, open plan office in Barnet and Southgate College, Colindale.  The successful candidate will enjoy working in a Deaf and Disabled People’s Organisation with an enthusiastic and friendly team of colleagues.

To apply, send your CV plus a detailed covering letter explaining how you would use your own lived experience of disability (which could include a long term condition or mental health issue) to provide meaningful peer support.

Funded by the National Lottery Community Fund.  Fixed term contract for six months, with the possibility of renewal subject to funding.  The successful candidates will need to undergo a DBS check. Interviews will be held on 9th June.

Inclusion Barnet is a registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) number 1158632.

Family Support Worker (fixed term)
Location: Tong Leadership Academy, Bradford, BD4
Hours: 5 days per week term time only, plus 4 weeks to be working during the holiday period- 35 hours per week.
Salary: £19,695 - £22,231 per annum inclusive
Closing date: Monday 23 May at 10am 
Interview dates: The first interview is to be held on Thursday 26 May and the second interview with the school is to be confirmed.

This is a fixed term contract until 31st December 2024 

Our mission at School-Home Support is simple. We get children and young people back in school ready to learn, whatever it takes. The work we do is truly life changing, you should join us on this mission. 

We are looking for a Family Support Worker to join our team and to make a difference in children's lives every single day. As the Family Support Worker, you will work in close partnership with school staff to deliver a programme of casework to promote and improve educational outcomes for the children and their families we support. You will also focus your support to help improve attendance, punctuality and engagement in learning. 

You will have excellent relationship building, creative and communication skills with a proven ability to communicate with a wide group of people. 

You’ll have previous experience of: 

• working and engaging with parents, carers or guardians, children or individuals through individual and/or group-based support

• working in an educational environment 

• working effectively with social and emotional factors affecting a child’s capacity to learn

• working with families from diverse communities

To download the job description please see the application resources section. 

To apply for the role please click the apply now button. 

We are committed to maximising staff wellbeing and creating an inclusive, safe environment where everyone feels comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work. To find out more about our current initiatives and offerings, please view our EDI & Wellbeing initiatives document which you can download under the application resources section. 

As an employer we offer:

• Generous annual leave entitlement – 28 days and bank holidays

• Perkbox membership 

• Employee assistance programme

• Life assurance 

• Pension scheme

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community. 

School-Home Support​ ​takes very seriously the duty of care to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and is committed to ensuring that our safeguarding practice reflects statutory responsibilities, government guidance and complies with best practice. Our safeguarding policy recognises that the welfare and interests of children are paramount in all circumstances. All roles at SHS are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.

Rochdale and District Mind have two successful Wellbeing Café projects providing training and supported work for users of mental health services in HMR (Heywood, Middleton, Rochdale) who wish to move towards mainstream employment and education. Situated at the Nye Bevan Centre in Rochdale and on Wood Street in Middleton, the Café’s are equipped with modern facilities and offer a range of healthy eating options alongside internet and computer access for those who need it.

We are seeking to recruit an experienced Café Worker to provide support to both Café Supervisors and assist in the day to day running of the projects. You will need catering and food preparation experience and an understanding of mental health issues. This will be a challenging but rewarding role working on a project which has, and will continue to, make a real difference to the lives of Mental Health Service Users in the Borough.

Main duties:

• Assisting the Café Supervisor/Manager in the supporting, motivating, and training of Service Users and Volunteers.
• Preparation of food and beverages.
• General kitchen duties, as necessary.
• Maximizing good customer relations.
• Working as part of a team.

Sessional worker- for sickness and holiday cover.
Salary: £10.12 per hour
Closing date for C.Vs Sunday 29th May 2022 at midnight.
Shortlisting Monday 30th May 2022.
Interviews to be held Tuesday 31st May 2022.

Support Worker, Look Ahead Care Support and Housing, Tunbridge Wells-12 months fixed term contract.

all backgrounds.

We are currently looking to grow our Community Support Worker team, which works one-to-one with survivors in their own homes and the local community. You'll help survivors to develop support plans to enable them to achieve their goals and live their life in the way they want to.

The closing date for this role is 9am Monday 30th May. Interviews will be held in the week commencing 6th June.

If you would like further information about the role and Headway East London, please contact Fiona Aravindakshan.

Recruiting for a Support Worker to join our Learning Disabilities Service in Hertfordshire!

le of all backgrounds.

Support Worker, Look Ahead Care Support and Housing, Gravesend

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Vacancy: Health and Wellbeing Workers x 2

SALARY:Scale 5/6 NJC points 12-17, salary range £22,514- £27,514

HOURS:35 per week

Contract is initially for 12 months (extension dependent on funding)

Leeds Irish Health and Homes is a community-based organisation offering a range of 1:1 and group work support for Irish people, people of Irish Heritage and the wider community.

This role will involve managing a caseload of service users, working closely with LCH Neighbourhood teams in the areas of Chapeltown and Meanwood. The Health and Wellbeing Workers who will be working closely with LCH Neighbourhood teams in the areas of Chapeltown and Meanwood.  This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a brand-new service (Enhance) responding to the needs of people being discharged from hospital, preventing readmissions, and promoting independence through person centred support.

We require you to:

• Work as part of the Enhance programme to develop ways to support people in their own homes and add to the joint working/partnerships approach of the Neighbourhood teams.

• Provide client focussed work to empower individuals to engage with services and activities to improve their wellbeing.
• Be responsible for collating information to meet monitoring and evaluation requirements.

We need you to have:

• An outstanding attitude and track record in supporting vulnerable people.
• Excellent organisational, time management and communication skills

Closing Date: Monday 30th May 2022 (12 noon)

Interviews: Monday 27th June 2022

The application pack and further details can be found on our website. (No CV’s will be accepted)

Leeds Irish Health and Homes is an Equal Opportunities Organisation, we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Do you want to be part of shaping a brand new innovative residential support service for families, children, and young people in Leicestershire?

Can you achieve transformational change for families and children who have a range of complex needs?

If you're passionate about the children and families in your care and can show understanding, tenacity, and consistency of care - this may be the opportunity for you!

History of the Service

A new model of Children's Residential Care provision has been developed within the Children's Innovation Partnership between Barnardo's and Leicestershire County Council. The partnership was established to drive forward key elements of the Care Placement Strategy 2018-2021. The Care Placement Strategy is an overarching document which brings together key departmental strategies within the overall pathway of edge of care through to leaving care.

Residential Design Brief

The first Design Brief the Children's Innovation Partnership was tasked with was in Residential Care. A period of comprehensive design work was carried out between January - September 2019, led by Barnardo's. The design work analysed strengths, areas for development and opportunities within the county.

Service Overview

Multi- functional properties.

An element of the model is the procurement of 3 properties to be used as multi-functional properties.

One of these properties will be regulated for use as a Family Residential Centre. A Family Residential Centre (also known as a Parent-Child Residential Placement) is an establishment that provides residential placements for parents and their children to monitor and assess the parents' ability to respond to their children's needs and to safeguard and promote their children's welfare whilst this assessment is being completed.

Initial Location of Post

Market Harborough

Must be able to travel throughout the Locality to meet the requirements of the role.

Supplementary Information

Objectives of the Leicestershire Family Residential Centre:

Children and Families Services have identified the need to provide increasing numbers of placements for parents and their children to assess parenting capacity where the courts have directed this.

Families utilising this type of service may include parents with moderate to high learning needs, those presenting with issues around domestic violence, and or substance /alcohol misuse. Additionally, they may have experienced mental ill health and/or trauma.

There have been limited family residential placements available in the local region. This new provision will allow for families to have a placement local to their communities, improving outcomes for the families and children.

This provision will take a therapeutic needs-based approach to ensure that the support to each child and family receives is the most appropriate to their specific needs.

This provision will focus on the following principles intended to improve outcomes:

* Self- contained family flats as part of a safe and structured living environment
* Residential workers who are warm and responsive
* Tailored support, role modelling and mentoring to support parenting with a focus on children's behaviour, attachment, family relationships and children's development
* Therapeutic support and relationships
* Trauma-informed approaches

Assessment of risk and need

The aim of the service is to assess and support parenting within a nurturing high-quality environment. The centre will meet the needs of children and families who have experienced trauma, neglect, rejection, and whose basic needs have not been met. The centre will provide a truly therapeutic environment that can support parents to reflect and develop their parent skills in a supported and structured environment to meet the needs of their children and families during the period of the parenting assessment, providing support to the parents to respond to their children's needs and to safeguard and promote their children's welfare, develop their resilience and prepare them for the demands of future life with their own families or in other settings.

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

This post may attract an additional market supplement and/or relocation expenses.

Previous Applicants need not apply.

Help on Your Doorstep is a community-based Islington charity which aims to improve individual and community wellbeing. Help on Your Doorstep seeks to empower residents and communities through provision of information, advice and guidance, referral and navigation of services and provision of medium term 1 to 1 support. Help on Your Doorstep supports people through its Connect, Good Neighbours Scheme and Social Prescribing services.  

Help on Your Doorsteps Social Prescribing service supports patients referred by GP practices in the North and Central areas of Islington. The service benefits from working closely with the Connect service and access to over 140 referral partners covering a wide range of needs and aspirations. Social Prescribing is a fast paced, patient focused environment where patients referred are supported to link into services and activities which will improve their health and wellbeing by addressing the wider determinants of health.  

We are looking for candidates with excellent interpersonal skills and experience of providing personalised support, focusing on what matters to the patient/client, to a varied caseload. The ideal candidate will have knowledge of local services and be passionate about supporting people to improve their wellbeing and maximise their potential. A methodical and organised approach to managing a caseload and completing related administrative tasks is essential. Experience of working with NHS partners within Social Prescribing or otherwise is advantageous but non-essential.  

Successful applicants will also need to undertake a package of mandatory training modules as part of induction.    

As a Roma Advice & Advocacy Worker, you will enhance financial inclusion of Roma migrants through enabling them to navigate post-Brexit migration/ benefit systems, exercise their welfare rights and improve their confidence to manage their money.

You will have empathy with issues affecting Roma migrants in the UK, experience of helping people in the areas of welfare rights and combating poverty, and knowledge of current legislation related to welfare rights and migration systems in the UK. Fluency in Romanian language is essential. 

This role offers a great opportunity for someone looking to develop their advocacy skills working with an experienced and committed team.  

We are currently recruiting for:

Learning Disability Project Workers - £19000 - £20000 p.a. (pro rata for part time staff)

Both full and part time roles are available (a minimum of 3 days a week)

No shift work or evening/weekend work 

Do you have a passion for making the difference to someone’s life? Do you have patience and a good sense of fun? Do you wonder what it would be like to be able to help people learn life skills and practical areas so they can live independently.

At Talkback our Vision is ‘To help everyone with a learning disability or autism embrace new opportunities, lead the fulfilling lives they want and actively contribute to their local community.'

Our Project Workers play a vital part of that vision and are responsible for planning and delivering creative, fun, and engaging sessions that enable people to progress and develop their independence.

Core projects that staff work on include, social and life skills training, sports and wellbeing, men’s and women’s groups, a drama group which puts on regular shows, an upcycling and woodwork enterprise, gardening and allotment groups, work experience and a creative arts group.

We embrace staff from different working backgrounds who can use their experience and talents to benefit the lives of people with a learning disability or autism. If you have the passion and desire, we can provide the training and support.

As part of the role, you will work across Buckinghamshire at both our High Wycombe and Aylesbury locations, plus out in the community. You will work alongside people with a learning disability, aged 23 years and older, to meet their individual needs to achieve positive outcomes.

To succeed you will be able to work as part of a team and independently and have a 'can do' attitude. You will need to have good communication skills, as well a desire to help people with a learning disability learn new skills, access employment opportunities and build friendships.

In addition to our building based service, Talkback deliver virtual sessions via platforms such as Zoom. This addition to our traditional service was developed during the Covid-19 lockdown and not only provides vital support for people unable to attend a building based services but connects our current sites and enables a wider range of activities to be shared with our members.

You will have the opportunity to help someone develop and grow as a person whilst making a difference that will live with you forever. And, as one of our team said ‘Working with people with a learning disability is the most rewarding and fulfilling role’

If you want to make a lasting difference to people we want to talk to you.

Do you want to be part of shaping a brand new innovative residential support service for young people in Leicestershire?

Can you achieve transformational change for looked after young people who have a range of complex needs?

If you're passionate about the children and young people in your care and can show understanding, tenacity and consistency of care - this may be the opportunity for you!

History of Service

A new model of Children's Residential Care provision has been developed within the Children's Innovation Partnership between Barnardo's and Leicestershire County Council. The partnership was established to drive forward key elements of the Care Placement Strategy 2018-2021. The Care Placement Strategy is an overarching document which brings together key departmental strategies within the overall pathway of edge of care through to leaving care.

Residential Design Brief

The first Design Brief the Children's Innovation Partnership was tasked with was in Residential Care. A period of comprehensive design work was carried out between January - September 2019, led by Barnardo's. The design work analysed strengths, areas for development and opportunities within the county.

Service Overview

Multi-Functional Properties

An element of the model is the procurement of properties to be used as Multi-Functional Properties. Each of these properties will be fully self-contained, multi-functional- each will be able to house up to two young people as well as staff accommodation.

The property will be a CSE/CCE home.

Initial Location of Post

Potential sites will be confirmed at interview.

Supplementary Information

Objectives of Service

This provision will take a therapeutic needs-based approach to ensure that the support each child receives is the most appropriate to their specific needs.

Young people requiring residential support may have more severe behavioural problems than young people requiring other types of provision for a variety of reasons, including:

* Effects of previous neglect and trauma.
* Impacts of disrupted relationships, including separation from their parents, breakdown of previous placement(s).
* Negative peer influences with concerns that they are on the cusp or involved with criminal exploitation or child sexual exploitation.

This provision is being established to increase the capacity of provision for young people within Leicestershire, to increase local support for our most complex and vulnerable young people. This provision will focus on the following principles intended to improve outcomes:

* A safe and structured group living environment.
* Residential workers who are specifically trained in attachment and ACES are warm and responsive.
* Opportunities for young people's development.
* Therapeutic support and relationships.
* Trauma-informed approaches.
* Preparation for adulthood.

The aim of the service is to provide a nurturing and high quality environment. The accommodation will meet the needs of young people who have experienced trauma, neglect, rejection and whose basic needs have not been met. The accommodation will provide a truly therapeutic environment that can meet the needs of young people who require support to manage their behaviours safely, develop their resilience and prepare them for the demands of future life with their own families or in other settings.

The staff working alongside young people will be fully accepting of the young people and be prepared to offer them a professional relationship based on understanding and acceptance which is informed by our understanding of the effects of trauma and poor attachment.

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

This post may attract an additional market supplement and /or relocation expenses. Must be able to travel throughout the Locality to meet the requirements of the role.