Worker Jobs in East Of England
Do you enjoy meeting and talking to people? Are you a warm, outgoing person and an excellent listener?
We are seeking an Advice Worker to deliver low vision equipment and accessibility advice and support, from our Cambridge Centre and across Cambridgeshire.
The role is also responsible for driving our company vehicle across the county, taking our equipment and accessibility services into communities (on devices such as smart speakers, smart phones and tablets) and delivering a range of services wherever required.
Knowledge and experience of low vision and blindness and low vision equipment and accessibility, is desirable but not essential as full training will be given.
Join CamSight's friendly, dedicated, passionate team and enjoy our key benefits:
· 25 days annual leave (pro rata for part time staff)
· Additional day Birthday leave
· Additional leave between Christmas and New Year
· Paid Bank Holidays (dependant on working pattern)
· Flexible and blended working
· Company Pension Scheme
· Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
· Long service leave entitlement after 5 years of service
· Free sight test.
If you are keen on joining our forward looking, successful and thriving organisation and taking the next step in your career, then apply now.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Support Worker to join our learning disabilities service in Hertfordshire.
£27,352.00 per annum, working 40 hours per week. Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.
Want to feel like you're making a difference? You'll feel at home here.
Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren't token gestures - we've thought long and hard about how best to support our team. After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day.
Support Workers will provide support to customers to help them develop the life skills they require to meet the assessed needs of the customers of the service. In some services, this will include providing physical, domestic, emotional and social care. They will work with customers to promote social inclusion and alongside other members of the team to promote independent living, encouraging customers to maximise their skills and choices.
Female only, manual car driving licence.
This role requires a valid Right to Work for the UK as Look Ahead are not a sponsoring organisation.
What you'll do:
If a need arises, deliver all aspects of support to enable a customer to develop independent living skills as appropriate to the individual needs of the customer. In some services, this will include delivering personal and physical care as appropriate
Support customers to undertake all domestic tasks wherever possible, including practical assistance where they have not yet developed the skills, to ensure customers enjoy a high quality of accommodation
Participate in the support planning and risk management, as facilitated by the lead Support Worker
Carry out security duties to ensure the safety of the customers and premises
Monitor the CCTV throughout the shift
Enable customers to make full use of community facilities by providing support as directed
Carry out support duties to enable customers to integrate into the community including e.g. accompanying the customer to attend benefit agency appointments and meetings, go shopping, to enquire at colleges about possible courses, to visit various public amenities
Report any observations relating to customers welfare
Adhere to all the policies and procedures of Look Ahead Care, Support & Housing plus those specific to the project including any statutory requirements
Ensure Look Ahead Health and Safety policies and local protocols are adhered to at all times
Maintain records as required at the project under the direction of the Support Workers/ management
Participate in team meetings/reviews and the general development of the service
Undertake any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as may be reasonably assigned
This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead
About you:
Exudes a warm friendly presence and open behaviour
Prefers working as part of a group or team
Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
Flexible
Open to feedback and self development
Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments
Is confident with high levels of self-esteem
Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude
Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement
Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviour
What you'll bring:
Essential:
NVQ Level 2 or equivalent or experience within charity/social care sector
Desirable:
Relevant experience in working with people with learning disabilities
About us:
Look Ahead is a dynamic, leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. As an organisation we deliver over 110 services, providing support to around 7000 customers each year. We work across mental health, homelessness, young people and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.
Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.
If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.
Home Based: With travel around Cambridgeshire
Job reference: 184
Contract type: Permanent
Full time: 37 hours, 5 days per week, between the hours of 9am - 5pm Monday to Friday
Salary: £21,255.00 - £22,614.00 per annum (dependent on experience) + Benefits!
Benefits:
- 25 days annual leave
- Cash Wellbeing Healthcare Plan Cover
- Death in service benefit
- Option to buy up to 5 additional days annual leave
- Discretionary shut down days at Christmas
- 1 Community Leave Day per annum
- Bike to work scheme
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Community Development Worker to join our Cambridgeshire team on a Full time basis. The post will be home based with work across Cambridgeshire including advocacy drop ins, advocacy groups and providing training to support people to learn to advocate for themselves. You will begin to develop a team of volunteers that can support some of this work.
You will be promoting POhWER who support a wide range of vulnerable adults often with profound and multiple needs, so experience of networking will be valuable, along with a good working knowledge of public and voluntary organisations.
The successful applicant will be a self-starter with a proven track record in relationship establishment and development and also have experience in community engagement. You will receive a full personalised induction programme and role specific training. Your line manager and supervisor will support you as you develop into your role. A full induction and training schedule will be provided as well as ongoing peer mentoring and support.
Our ideal candidate will have experience in, or a good understanding of, advocacy, information and advice or similar role - ideally in a health, social care or voluntary setting and will have experience of promoting the support of vulnerable adults. More importantly to us, you will need to share our values and passion about advocacy. This is an opportunity to add real value to the lives of vulnerable people.
Because of the nature and location of the role, applicants must live within the advertised area; have a full driver’s licence and access to their own transport. Travel expenses will only be paid within the Cambridgeshire border.
How to apply
We’re keen to get someone started in this role. If you think this sounds like the ideal job for you, please apply as soon as possible as we may close this job advert early if we receive a high number of applications.
Please submit your CV and cover letter (cover letter no longer than 1 side of A4) before the application deadline. In your cover letter please include your reasons for applying for the role, how you meet the person specification criteria, if you hold a current driving licence and have access to your own vehicle and your notice period.
Please apply by submitting your CV and cover letter addressing the person specification criteria.
Closing date: 09:00am, Monday 8th April 2024
Interviews: Wednesday 10th & Thursday 11th April 2024
Location of Interviews: Remote (via Microsoft Teams)
We are looking to recruit people who share our core values and can demonstrate that they apply and live those values in their daily working practice.
We apologise in advance, that if you do not hear back from us within two weeks of the closing date then please presume that you have been unsuccessful.
A DBS check will be required for this post.
POhWER is an equal opportunities employer, holder of the Investors in People Silver award and a member of the MINDFUL EMPLOYER scheme. We are a member of the Positive about Disability scheme and disabled applicants who meet all the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: Homebased – Yorkshire & North-East
Hours: 14 hours per week (Thursday & Friday)
Contract - Permanent - Part-Time
Salary: £10,395.60 per annum + £300 per annum homeworking allowance
As a ‘not for profit’ organisation, TACT puts the needs of our children and carers first and look to appoint individuals who are as passionate about fostering as we are. TACT invests all surplus income into staff, carers, and child development. This means that we have been able to establish expert in-house support services such as our TACT Health and Education Services and create TACT Connect, our ground-breaking scheme for care-experienced young people and adults. New staff will join us as we embark on a journey to become a wholly trauma-informed organisation with the aim of increasing our effectiveness and improving outcomes for the children and young people in our care.
We pride ourselves on our flexible working opportunities, an extensive wellbeing programme, and our benefits package, all curated to support a healthy work-life balance for all our staff. We will also invest in your learning, supporting you to grow and develop during your employment with TACT. You will be encouraged to attend personal and professional development opportunities and will have access to learning and resources to empower you to advance your knowledge and skills.
We are currently the 4th Best Charity to work for and the 16th Best Mid-Sized Company in the UK according to The Best Companies criteria and our survey results have evidenced “outstanding” levels of engagement amongst staff in recent years. You can view our Best Companies summary video here.
We are looking for a dynamic, enthusiastic and highly motivated individual with experience in administration within the social care field to work with us as a Family Finding Worker. This role is home-based, and it will cover placements for our Yorkshire & North-East areas.
The Family Finding Worker is responsible for receiving placement requests for children who need to be looked after and matching them to our foster carer in cooperation with the Duty Social Worker. The role requires exceptional communication skills and discretion, sensitivity and the capability to deal with conflicting priorities at times.
In this role, you will be responsible for…
- Processing referrals received from the Local Authority requesting a place for a child
- Building and maintaining positive relationships with Local Authority Placement Teams
- Liaising with appropriate parties regarding discussion of potential matches
- Reviewing sensitive and confidential documents
- Establishing professional relationships with colleagues, carers, and the children they look after to ensure the best outcomes for the children and young people in our care
You will be suited to this role if you have…
- Experience in a social care & health setting
- Experience of working with children/young people
- Knowledge of current safeguarding procedures.
- Excellent communication skills
- The ability to build a rapport and a positive working relationship with external partners.
Please see the Job Information Pack and Job Description for further information.
TACT Yorkshire and North East team are also currently recruiting for a part-time (21 hours per week) Children and Young People's Wellbeing Practitioner role, which is advertised separately. We would welcome applications from candidates who feel able to meet the requirements of both posts and would be interested in full-time employment (35 hours per week) with a combined role comprising both posts. Any applicants interested in combining both roles will need to be based within the North East region, in order to meet the travel requirements of the Wellbeing Practitioner role.
A standard DBS clearance is required for this role, which TACT will undertake on your behalf.
- Closing Date: Friday, 26 April 2024
- Interview Date: Thursday, 9th May 2024 (via Microsoft Teams)
Safeguarding is everyone’s business and TACT believes that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work. As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications, and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children. We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people. All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies.
TACT does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
TACT reserves the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.
Support Worker - Housing and Homelessness (Sanctuary Emergency Accommodation)
Salary: £24,745 per annum
Full-time: Full-time (40 hours per week) with a 30 min paid lunch break. This includes a weekend shift. You will also be rostered to work on bank holidays.
Closing date: 12 noon on Monday 22nd April 2024
Interview dates: TBC
Benefits: Employees are eligible for Medicash (a non-contractual benefit), 33 days paid holiday, discount membership of a local gym, and a long service award (after five years).
Our client’s Emergency Accommodation offers short-term accommodation (23 bedrooms), as well as support, meals, and laundry facilities. Staff work with other services to provide a tailored package for each person while helping them towards moving into longer-term accommodation.
They are currently looking for two Support Workers.
What sort of person are they looking for? A person who has a desire to help people who are experiencing homelessness. You may already have knowledge and understanding of homelessness, maybe through a previous job, as a volunteer, or through your own lived experience. You will be the sort of person who sees people experiencing rough sleeping, sofa surfing eviction or living in temporary accommodation as a person, not just as ‘rough sleepers’ or ‘service users’.
You will be self-aware, compassionate, non-judgemental, and have a strong degree of emotional intelligence. You will have excellent skills in communication, prioritisation, and administration and be open to gaining new insight and understanding.
You will be motivated to find solutions for service users, and you are key working through partnership work internally and externally. You have the ability to manage complex behaviours and to support service users who may be in difficult situations. You will be a team player who supports colleagues and helps the team to offer the best possible service.
Interested in these Support Worker opportunities? Apply now to be considered.
We currently have an opportunity for 2 x Domestic Violence Support Workers (known internally as Triage & Early Intervention Officers- Domestic Abuse) to join the team at Ingatestone, Essex. These roles are full time working office hours Monday to Friday with the opportunity for hybrid working
What we offer:
At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:
- 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 33 days plus Bank Holidays
- An extra day off for your birthday
- Pension with 5% employer contribution
- Enhanced sick pay allowances, maternity & paternity payments
- High Street, retail, holiday, entertainment & leisure discounts
- Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance
- Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
- Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression
About the role:
You will be supporting people on the telephone, by text or email from a variety of different backgrounds, all with different experiences. No two days are the same & you will need to use your communication skills and resilient nature to help those dealing with trauma and the effects of crime, who may have gone through a life-changing experience. You will be supporting clients who have experienced domestic abuse. Previous experience is not required as you will receive robust training prior to working directly with clients. You will also receive ongoing support to ensure that you can provide victims with quick responses to meet their needs and help them cope and recover.
These roles are based in our Essex office in Ingatestone. There may be an option to split the work between home and the office. You will be working within a supportive team that is part of a large independent charity which offers the opportunity to develop skills to enhance your ongoing personal development.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
About Us:
Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.
Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks will be required.
Victim Support strives to represent the diverse communities we serve and are passionate about creating an environment where all staff and volunteers feel respected and heard. Being a diverse organisation with an inclusive culture is integral to us being able to meet our aim of ensuring that anyone who is a victim of crime gets the support they need.
As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we particularly welcome applicants from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. VS is also a Disability Confident Employer and we provide a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for candidates that are disabled and meet all essential criteria for a role.
If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.
How to apply:
To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website, and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.
The application will ask you for specific evidence of how you have demonstrated each of the below shortlisting criteria. You will need to give examples of each in your application so that the panel can assess your potential based on previous experiences.
Those candidates determined by the panel as meeting or exceeding the criteria based on the written evidence will then be invited to attend a competency based interview and further skills assessment.
We looking forward to hearing from you.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date.
Crisis Recovery Worker
Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and South Lincolnshire (CPSL) Mind is a progressive and expanding mental health charity. Our vision is a society in which everyone has positive mental health and feels part of a connected community.
Crisis Recovery Workers
2 part time posts, each 31.5 hours per week
Shifts 4.30pm – 11.30
Salary Scale Point 19 £28,070.00 pa FTE
Including 1 point for anti-social hours
£23,578 per annum (31.5 hours)
Based in Cambridge:
The Sanctuary is a non-clinical, safe space for individuals to visit as an alternative to attending A&E and is part of the wider First Response Service across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
We are looking for Crisis Recovery Workers to join our team!
If you are interested in this exciting opportunity and you are able to meet the criteria detailed below, please apply!
- Working one to one (either face to face, over the telephone, or on video call) you will support individuals experiencing mental health distress by:
- Establishing connection and rapport in a non-intrusive, non-judgmental and compassionate manner
- Supporting individuals through guided self-help strategies including grounding, breathing techniques.
- Supporting individuals to relay their immediate needs and concerns and offering emotional and practical support and information to address these.
- Provide individuals with information on and how to connect with social support networks available to them in their own community.
- Supporting individuals to make a safety plan
Crisis Recovery Worker criteria:
- You must be able to show empathy and compassion with a non-judgemental approach
- You should be passionate about promoting positive mental health and have excellent verbal communication and listening skills
- You should be able to manage professional boundaries
- CPSL Mind is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community
- We actively monitor applications for employment and will shortlist and arrange interviews as applications are submitted.
CLOSING DATE: Monday 1st April 2024
REF-212 632
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You’re caring, flexible and creative, thrive under pressure, know how to connect with people at all levels and really enjoy helping others to live as independently as possible. You’d also like to be part of an organisation that counts on the professionalism, insight, expertise and passion of its staff to inspire individual recovery for the people they work with. Welcome to Richmond Fellowship’s 24 hours supported housing service in Stowmarket as a Recovery Worker.
Stowmarket, 24 hours supported housing service in Suffolk is a mental health, supported housing and community based service, working to a recovery model. We provide a range of support services for people with mental ill health to access in their local community, including outreach support, peer support and supported housing. We have been operating in the area for a number of years and offer a staffed service to our residents aged 18 and upwards.
We know that recovery can look and feel very different to each and every one of us. But we also know that if we provide the right support, at the right time, we can inspire recovery nationwide and that recovery is possible for everyone. That’s where you come in.
Responsible for helping and inspiring the people who use our services to maintain their tenancy and independence in the community, we’ll rely on you to work with them to come up with a personal support plan that will see them achieve their goals and aspirations. Whether it’s developing their domestic and finance management skills or accessing work, leisure or educational opportunities, one thing’s for sure ‐ you will have every chance to shine.
No relevant experience is required as full training will be provided, although candidates with an understanding of mental health issues and/or lived experience would be welcomed. More important is your caring and compassionate nature and empathy and enthusiasm for helping others. Whatever your background, you’ll need to be happy to work both independently and within a team and willing to be part of a weekly rota system providing sleep in cover and being proficient in IT. If this sounds like you, welcome to Richmond Fellowship as a recovery worker in our 24 hours supported housing service in Stowmarket.
It is an essential requirement for this role that the post holder has a full driving licence and access to their own vehicle with business insurance which they are willing to use for business purposes.
In return for your skills and enthusiasm, this role comes with some really great benefits and excellent training and development opportunities.
This is a permanent full-time role requiring the post holder to work 37.5 hours per week and (on average) three sleep-in shifts per month at £78.30 per shift.
To apply, please visit our website and send a CV and covering letter explaining why you feel you are right for the role.
This is a rolling recruitment process. Candidates will be interviewed as and when they are shortlisted.
Richmond Fellowship is part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence.
Crisis Recovery Workers
2 part time posts, each 31.5 hours per week
Shifts 4.30pm – 11.30pm
Salary Scale Point 19 £28,070.00 pa FTE
Including 1 point for anti-social hours
£23,578 per annum (31.5 hours)
Based in Cambridge
The Sanctuary is a non-clinical, safe space for individuals to visit as an alternative to attending A&E and is part of the wider First Response Service across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
We are looking for Crisis Recovery Workers to join our team!
If you are interested in this exciting opportunity and you are able to meet the criteria detailed below, please apply!
Working one to one (either face to face, over the telephone, or on video call) you will support individuals experiencing mental health distress by:
- Establishing connection and rapport in a non-intrusive, non-judgmental and compassionate manner
- Supporting individuals through guided self-help strategies including grounding, breathing techniques.
- Supporting individuals to relay their immediate needs and concerns and offering emotional and practical support and information to address these.
- Provide individuals with information on and how to connect with social support networks available to them in their own community.
- Supporting individuals to make a safety plan
Crisis Recovery Worker criteria:
- You must be able to show empathy and compassion with a non-judgemental approach
- You should be passionate about promoting positive mental health and have excellent verbal communication and listening skills.
- You should be able to manage professional boundaries
CPSL Mind is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
We actively monitor applications for employment and will shortlist and arrange interviews as applications are submitted.
CLOSING DATE: Monday 1st April 2024
Centre 33 is looking to recruit an Engagement and & Support Project Worker, to Cover Maternity Leave, with significant practical experience of working with young people. A track record of providing practical support and guidance is a must as this is an integral part of the Centre 33 'Someone To Talk To' service
Your role will be to deliver excellent, safe, impactful and responsive services to young people while developing good local links with other organisations supporting young people and the community.
You will be part of a team providing an open access 'one stop shop' offering information and on-going support to young people (aged 13-25), supporting them to make informed choices about their emotional wellbeing, work, education & finances.
You will have wide-ranging and demonstrable experience of working with a complex case-load, assessing risk and need, and also of partnership working.
By listening to local young people, and local partners, and sharing your findings with the Someone to Talk to team you will support Centre 33 to embed and develop a more impactful service in line with the organisation’s strategic plan.
Your main base will be at our Cambridge hub with additional working in other locations across Cambridgeshire on an ad hoc basis (for occasional cover).
A driving license and use of a car is essential for this post.
This post is subject to a DBS check and references.
For more information on this role please contact our Recruitment team.
Centre 33 strives to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome discussions about part time and flexible working arrangements.
Youth Worker - Ready to start a new career challenge for a fantastic charity? Do you want to make a real difference every day? If yes, we are looking for 2 Youth Workers to join our team!
Our Youth Workers you will actively seek out innovative approaches to engage with individuals and establish strong, voluntary relationships to support non-formal and informal learning opportunities. Alongside this, achieving the program KPIs will be a key focus, as well as demonstrating a dedication to the core values of Inspire and adhering to the Youth Work Code of Ethics. Ready to start making a difference?
Why Inspire Suffolk?
We are a dedicated youth charity, empowering every young person to raise their ambitions and realise their potential. Working closely with young people, we support their personal development and wellbeing, as well as helping them overcome obstacles and progress onto professional pathways. Every day, we work to enrich the lives of young people.
Join our fantastic team and enjoy a range of benefits to enhance your own well-being, improve your work-life balance and most importantly make a difference to the lives of the young people we work with.
Fantastic company benefits include:
- Competitive Salary: On offer is a competitive salary of £23,112 - £26,377 per annum.
- Holiday: 20 days plus Bank Holidays (an extra day of annual leave for each year of dedicated service).
- Free Parking: we provide onsite free parking at our centres for easy access to the workplace.
- Employee extras such as: Free spaces for your dependents at our holiday clubs, providing peace of mind for working parents.
About the role:
There are 2 Youth Worker positions available.
Post 1: 37.5 hours per week consisting of 3-day shifts and 2 afternoon/evening shifts*
Post 2: 22.5 hours per week consisting of 1- day shift and 2 afternoon/evening shifts*
(*subject to change)
- Organise and implement a range of youth activities, such as drop-ins and one-on-one sessions, with availability for evening and weekend commitments.
- Oversee youth work sessions with a focus on creating safe and inclusive environments that adhere to established guidelines for conduct, safety, and safeguarding.
- Provide personalised mentorship, coaching, and informal education to empower young people in setting and achieving goals for personal and social growth.
- Lead projects that give young people a platform to express their concerns and aspirations within the community, fostering their leadership and decision-making abilities.·
- Maintain strong connections with local stakeholders and serve as a primary point of contact for youth, businesses, and community members, ensuring efficient reporting through internal systems.
About you:
You will have previous experience in supporting youth aged 11-24 to reach their full potential, especially those facing significant barriers, with individualised and successful interventions is essential for this role. Along with this, holding an Enhanced DBS Certificate, a Full UK Driving License with access to a vehicle. Have strong organisational skills, a proactive approach to task management, a readiness to work outside standard hours which include 2 evenings per week. You will have the capacity to drive a Mobile Youth Centre Van. This position demands a commitment to effectively engaging and empowering young individuals, so the skills and capabilities to drive impactful change and support is essential.
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Family Worker - YourFamily
Are you a proactive individual who has experiencing working with families who are experiencing disadvantage and/or inequality? Do you have qualifications in child development or family support and want to work to remove barriers to improving children’s outcomes?
We're seeking someone experienced in delivering parenting support or education services, who is able to manage relationships with a variety of stakeholders and has sound understanding of safeguarding, local service provision and barriers to accessing early education and/or health provision.
Job Purpose
• Build supportive, collaborative, and trusting relationships with parents and families to enable them to be connected within their community and confident to ask for support when needed.
• Facilitate evidence-based parenting programmes and offer individual holistic support to families who require a bespoke service.
• Provide a family centred approach with a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
• Actively engage with the community and work in partnership with statutory and voluntary services.
• To support to deliver upon the vision and mission of the organisation.
Safeguarding Requirement
City Family CIC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. It is a requirement of all staff that they share this commitment and follow the prescribed policy and procedure to continuously promote a culture of safeguarding across the whole organisation.
Main Duties
1. Uphold the service values and principles, ensuring that safeguarding children and vulnerable adults is of paramount importance.
2. To build trusting relationships with parents and families, recognising their strengths and capabilities to help them identify their needs.
3. To work closely with parents and their families throughout the community, to enable parents to make connections with peers and their communities, signposting them to appropriate services and providing child development, health, and wellbeing advice where appropriate.
4. To build up knowledge and understanding of local resources and community and statutory services at both ward level and Southend wide.
5. To comply and contribute actively to the required monitoring of outcomes for the service.
6. To work in partnership with the early years sector to support families achieving their outcomes.
7. To refer and signpost families to specialist and other services when appropriate and with consent, in accordance with required protocols and monitor family progress and engagement with referred services.
8. To facilitate and/or deliver evidence-based activities including evening and weekend sessions.
9. To establish and maintain a physical presence within the community.
10. Keep and maintain high quality records and produce reports when required.
11. To attend and deliver supervision and training sessions as requested.
12. To undertake any other duties as requested by the organization.
Experience
• Sound understanding of safeguarding procedures.
• Proven experience in working with families, especially those facing disadvantage or vulnerability.
• Excellent understanding of the social, emotional and development needs of children under 5 and working with expectant families to promote healthy pregnancies.
• Experience in developing and delivering community-based initiatives and services, that empower families and remove barriers to access.
• Experience of developing and managing effective partnerships
• Experience of recording, monitoring data and retrieving information
Knowledge
• NVQ level 3 qualification in ChildCare, Health or Social Care or equivalent relating to children’s services, family work or evidence of recent and continuing professional development in relation to child development and/or family support practice.
• Level 2 Safeguarding
• Evident awareness of Early Help, Team Around the Child process and Children Social Care processes.
• Domestic abuse awareness certificate.
• Trained, or willing to receive training on: Asset-based approaches, Trauma informed approaches, Adverse Childhood • •Experiences, Participation & Co-production and Parenting Programmes.
Skills and abilities
• Ability to work with parents and to encourage their positive engagement.
• Commitment to the learning and development of young children and families.
• Ability to work as a part of a team and on own initiative.
• Good IT skills including use of Microsoft Word, Office, internet and email.
• Commitment to continuing professional development.
• Ability to communicate with people from diverse backgrounds, and strong communication skills to remove any barriers to access.
Additional
• Full driving license and access to a vehicle as travel across Southend is expected.
• Must be able to undertake evening work and weekend work a minimum of 5 times per month to deliver antenatal and parental education courses.
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Family Support Worker
6 Months Maternity Cover
£21,000 per annum + benefits (company car, 25 days annual leave, and pension)
Brentwood, Essex
Essex Care Team, this role covers Essex and surrounding areas, including Chelmsford
Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity is going through an exciting time where we are growing, with the aim of reaching more families in need.
About the role:
We are looking to appoint a Family Support Worker (6 months) to deliver a high-quality family support service as part of our Essex Care Team.
Reporting to the Family Support Manager working in partnership with health, education and social care professionals, you will take responsibility for providing needs-led emotional, social and practical support to families where a child/young person has a life threatening or terminal illness.
What we’re looking for:
· An experienced child health, education or social care professional - applications will be particularly welcome from those who have worked in a community environment and those with a recognised qualification in education, health or social care.
· A warm, inclusive approach to achieving goals quickly and correctly.
· Practiced in child protection, information sharing and the rules around data protection - you lead by example, drawing on your own professional experience and working within established guidelines.
· Practical and people-oriented - you will thrive working at a fast pace whilst maintaining accuracy and be a confident user of IT (including MSOffice)
· A persuasive and open communicator, you will work collaboratively with your team and volunteers to ensure delivery of a high-quality service and support fundraising colleagues by writing case studies and family updates
· A practical knowledge of diversity issues affecting children, young people, and their families – aware that being responsive to others needs and concerns, is essential.
What we offer:
We have a range of fantastic benefits that we offer our employees, including:
· Flexible working hours to balance home and working life
· Employee Assistance Programme with access to remote GP, counselling, physiotherapy, resources to support your mental health and financial wellbeing, as well as a 24/7 helpline via Help@Hand
· Company car for front line care posts
· Access to the Blue Light Card Scheme, and other rewards and discounts
· Bike to work, season ticket loan and payroll giving schemes, as well as a recommend a friend recruitment bonus
· Family friendly policies, focused on employee wellbeing, and an active cross-organisational wellbeing group running a number of initiatives throughout the year
· Pension scheme where we contribute 5% of your salary and you contribute at least 3%
· The option to buy/sell annual leave, as well as additional leave for your birthday, wedding/civil ceremony and an extra half day off for Christmas shopping
· Robust training and development programmes to support your learning and growth
We also have a fantastic learning and development programme - the Anne Harris skills development programme - in which we aim to provide a high level of training and development opportunities for all staff, so you are able to perform to the best of your ability, achieve individual and team objectives aligned to Rainbow Trusts strategic plan, supporting staff to be the best they can be, and feel a valued member of a high performing organisation.
Our Family Support Workers are given the opportunity to complete a number of diverse training courses in their first 12 months, including but not limited to: Mental Health First Aid, Makaton, counselling skills, and Introduction to Play.
The programme aims to provide a building block for you to individually tailor your own learning and development needs, with all family support workers having a foundation level of skills within their first year.
How to apply:
Please click on apply button and apply online.
Interviews will take place either on Teams or at our Essex Care team office, with the dates to be confirmed. If you require any adjustments during the interview process, please let us know.
There will be a requirement for flexible working and a full current driver’s licence to accommodate team and family need. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this post.
Rainbow Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment.
Rainbow Trust is an equal opportunities employer and a Best Companies One-Star rated organisation.
Self-Advocacy Engagement Project Worker –ACE Anglia is a highly influential, people-lead, independent advocacy organisation working with people with a learning disability and autistic people in Suffolk.
We are now looking for a Self- Advocacy Engagement Project Worker to join our team based in Stowmarket, Suffolk on a full-time basis. This brilliant role involves hybrid working between home and Stowmarket.
Our vision is for:
“A world where everyone has their voice heard so that people live good lives as part of their community with the right support, at the right time from the right people”.
About the role:
The goal at Ace Anglia is to support people to have a powerful and effective voice. Advocacy is about helping individuals to take control of their lives by empowering people to express their views, wishes and choices. Self-advocacy enables people with learning disabilities and autistic people to share their experiences and insights with the aim of creating positive change for them and their wider community.
Other duties include:
· Community Empowerment: You will organise self-advocacy groups for people with learning disabilities and autism.
· Event and Conference Organisation: You will collaborate with the Self Advocacy Engagement Lead to arrange and facilitate events and conferences.
· Partnership and Support: You will support individuals to have their voices heard at the Learning Disability Partnership Board and Focus groups.
· Coproduction: You will support people to take part in coproduction meetings.
About you:
You will possess strong organisational and administrative skills. Excellent communication abilities that can be easily adapted, the capacity to work effectively both independently and as part of a team. The capability to think critically while also being receptive to instructions. Be tolerant and accepting attitude towards diversity, as well as a creative and organised approach to tasks. You will need to hold a Full Driver’s licence.
On offer is a salary of £13.48 per hour. This is a full-time post with hybrid working on offer enabling you to work between our office in Stowmarket and home. We offer a Healthcare cash back benefit scheme.
For more details on what we do and what the role entails please visit our website at Ace Anglia.
Please note: This vacancy is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure, and it is essential you are a driver with your own vehicle.
If you have a passion for empowering individuals with learning disabilities and Autism, strong organisational and facilitation skills, and a commitment to fostering inclusivity and community engagement, we want to hear from you! If you would like to join our company, please apply by forwarding an up-to-date CV as soon as possible. We look forward to hearing from you.
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Additional keywords: advocacy, charity, project, support, disabilities, learning, health, social care
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Job Title: Assessing Social Worker
Salary: £36,643 per annum (£35,893 per annum salary + £750 per annum Homeworking Allowance)
Hours & Contract: 35 Hours per week - Permanent Role
Location: Homebased in the East or West Midlands area
As a ‘not for profit’ organisation, TACT puts the needs of our children and carers first and look to appoint individuals who are as passionate about fostering as we are. We are a homeworking organisation, and we pride ourselves on our flexible working opportunities, available from day one, an extensive wellbeing programme and our benefits package, all curated to nurture a healthy work life balance for all our employees so they can give an excellent service to our carers and the young people and children we care for.
As a foster care charity, TACT invests all surplus income into services, staff, carers, and child development. This means that we have been able to invest unique projects like TACT Connect, our unique and ground-breaking scheme for TACT care experienced young people and adults, as well as our expanding TACT Education Service and our new Health Service. All our activities are built on our commitment to becoming a fully trauma informed organisation, in line with our key values and ethos.
TACT achieved 16th place in the UK Best Companies Work For survey results in 2023, with 91% of employees acknowledging that the organisation is run on strong values and principles and 94% stating they feel proud to work for this organisation.
If you want to be valued as a professional, be appreciated at work and contribute to better outcomes for the children and young people connected with TACT, apply now.
The Assessing Social Worker will be responsible for ensuring the success of TACT's projects and change initiatives. The successful candidate will take a pan-organisation view of all projects and other change activities and seek to ensure that the organisation’s leaders have timely, complete, relevant and accurate information on the status of change activities and early insights into potential issues and opportunities.
Whilst being homebased, the Assessing Social Worker will be required to travel for visits, across the East and West Midlands areas. There is also a requirement to be able to travel to Team meetings, wellbeing days, TACT away days and other in person events across the UK as and when required.
Core Assessing Social Worker Tasks include:
- Preparing applicants for the fostering role
- Promoting and supporting the development of trauma informed foster care / therapeutic parenting
- Assessment of prospective foster families
- Contributing to the continuous improvement of fostering assessments and applicant preparation
The main role requirements for this role include:
- BA or Master’s in Social Work or Dip SW, CSS or CQSW qualification
- Social Work England Registration
- Post qualifying experience including relevant family placement work or post qualifying experience in other child-care settings which must include statutory childcare work
- Experience of assessing foster families and preparing them for the fostering tasks
- A proven track record in working with and on behalf of children and foster families, using a trauma-informed therapeutic approach
- A passion for ensuring children receive the highest quality care from their foster family
- Knowledge of relevant child-care and fostering regulations, legislation, and best practice
- Good IT skills including Office 365
TACT offer an excellent employee benefits package including:
- 31 days paid holiday plus 8 annual bank holidays.
- Flexible working arrangements (including compressed hours, flexibility around core hours, volunteer days policy).
- Family friendly policies.
- Homeworking ‘bundle’ including annual allowance, IT equipment and a loan for home office set up.
- Help@Hand Employee Assistance Programme (including CBT counselling, 24/7 remote GP appointments, physiotherapy, mental health support and second opinions on serious diagnosis).
- An hour a week of live, expert led activities through the Annual Employee wellbeing Programme.
- Menopause Policy and free Menopause Clinician Appointments.
- Stakeholder Pension Scheme (salary sacrifice).
- Fantastic learning and development opportunities for all roles.
An Enhanced DBS clearance is required for this role and will be processed by TACT on your behalf.
Closing Date: Sunday 7th April April 2024
Interview Date: Wednesday 17th April 2024 (via Microsoft Teams)
Safeguarding is everyone’s business and TACT believes that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work. As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications, and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children. We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people. All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies.
We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than advertised if the volume of applications is excessive, you are therefore advised to apply at your earliest convenience.
TACT does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies, nor the fees associated with them.