Do you have substantial experience in youth work, at both a practical and strategic level?

Are you able to develop and deliver a youth work fundraising strategy?

Would you like to apply the full range of your experience in one of the country's most respected and ambitious charities?

One YMCA is looking to recruit a highly motivated and enthusiastic Head of Youth Work, responsible for leading the strategic development of YMCA’s Youth Vision across Herts, Beds and Bucks.

You will work closely with local partners, churches and other faith groups as well as internal YMCA teams. 

A key part of the role is to undertake significant external fundraising, in addition to taking responsibility for the continuous development of the (external) Youth Advisory Panel.

If you are experienced in leading teams to deliver innovative and inspiring youth work, especially amongst young people who are in greatest need, you could be the person we are looking for!

Salary:
Please be aware that the salary for this role will be £44,619 and we will not be able to appoint at a higher salary.

Travel:
This role will require travel around Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire as well as country-wide. You will need to have access to your own suitably-insured car. We will reimburse mileage incurred in the course of work duties.

More information:
Please read the full job description on the vacancy listing on One YMCA's careers pages before you apply - it tells you much more than this advertisement! 

When you apply:
Please state your notice period or the earliest date you can start. You can tell us about this in the "Supporting Information" field when you make your application.

Interviews are expected to be held on 11th November,

An Enhanced DBS check is required for this role.

Transitions UK is an exciting and growing charity, currently working across Herts, Beds, Bucks, N London, S Birmingham and Leicester. We were specifically set up 7 years ago to address the needs of a “lost generation” of 15-25 year olds. Needed more than ever, we work with young people with learning disabilities, mental health & emotional issues, young people leaving care and those at risk of offending/exploitation. 

Hub Coordinator, Attain Project, Central Bedfordshire  

– Young People Leaving Care -  

25 – 37.5 hours per week to suit, £21,450 to £24,000 pro rata 

We are seeking a Coordinator to run our Hub in Central Bedfordshire, supporting 15-20 young people. Attain has been running for a number of years in adjoining counties.

You will recruit, deploy, co-ordinate and support a team of around 20-25 volunteer adult mentors. The Project supports beneficiaries through a two- year transition programme, helping them to make an effective journey towards independence, adulthood and a positive lifestyle and future.

You will work from home, from our office in Breachwood Green and within the community. YP are based around South Central Beds including Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard, Biggleswade. 

You are an excellent organiser, team leader and communicator with a hands-on approach. Ideally you will have experience of care and care leaving, either personally or professionally. A key part of the role will be helping to develop stronger links with businesses and the wider community to create opportunities for YP - and then supporting adult mentors to help young care leavers to make the most of them and attain their potential. You will help YP with personal life planning and personal and skills development. You will be excited by the opportunities in a charity and project which are needed more than ever and determined to achieve excellent results for the young people we support. 

We are looking for Waking Nights Support Workers to join our friendly and welcoming team here at Hft. This is your chance to make a real difference to people's lives.

Experience is not essential as we provide all the training you need to be a confident support worker. Whether you are an experienced professional or completely new to the world of care, we want you to be a compassionate and friendly individual, who shares our values

What matters most is a positive attitude to life and a desire to support people to live their life with as much independence, choice, dignity and control as possible. You will need to have good listening skills and a practical, caring approach.

Everything you do will enable people to have choices about their own lives, providing flexible services that meet people’s needs, and always looking for the best way of doing things.

Salary: £8.91 per hour
Hours: Full Time, Permanent, 37.5 Hours (Night Worker)
Location: Clifton, Bedfordshire

What will you be doing?

As a waking night support worker at Hft you’ll be supporting adults with learning disabilities to live the best life possible. In this caring and creative role, everything you do will enable people to have choices about their own lives, creating flexible services that meet people’s needs and always looking for the best way of doing things.

Waking night support workers are required to remain awake throughout the night to support individuals as required.

What’s in it for you?

There are a range of benefits and career development opportunities at Hft. We’ll give you a comprehensive induction, full training, and support along the way.

If you do not already have a relevant qualification in Health and Social Care, Hft will fully fund and provide training for you to obtain your Diploma in a Health and Social Care within the first 18 months of your employment.

With Investors in People and Skills for Care accreditation we are committed to investing in you to ensure you have the specialist skills and expertise needed to support people to live the best life possible.

We offer

- Apprenticeships - Earn whilst gaining a fully funded Level 2 Diploma in Health & Social Care with a Top 100 apprenticeship employer (ranked 11th in 2020)
- Access to the Hft Plus benefits package
- Access to award-winning training and development
- Annual staff award scheme
- A contributory pension scheme & life assurance
- Free DBS Check

Please note, Government legislation is coming into force on 11th November, which states that all individuals working in registered care homes must be fully vaccinated.

This means that if you have not been vaccinated yet and are not medically exempt, you will need to be fully vaccinated by the 11th November 2021 as we may require you to operate in services which are Care Quality Commission registered.

If you have not had your first vaccine yet, you will need to allow for a minimum of 8 weeks between vaccinations before you are able to start working in our services.

If you are medically exempt, you are required to provide us with the relevant documentation stating this.

Find your place with us and change lives.

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Closing date: 14th November 2021

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

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NRC are recruiting to an important new role. In recent years we have seen continuous growth in men and boys accessing our service. In response to this, we are looking for a highly motivated individual to provide practical and emotional support to male survivors of sexual violence. You will develop and maintain strong and effective relationships with key partners, enabling clients to access relevant services to support them in their recovery process. The post holder will work throughout the county to advocate, risk assess, safety plan and empower clients to make positive informed choices.

You will report to our Service Development Lead.

Why work for us?

• We are a well-respected, professional organisation that seeks continuous improvement. 
• You will work alongside a supportive team. 
• We have developed positive working relationships with both statutory and voluntary organisations across the County.
• In addition to paying a competitive salary, we also look to develop our volunteers and colleagues continuously. 
• This is an exciting time to join the organisation as we move towards our next stage of development.

Please ensure to attach a cover letter in support of your application.

Please feel free to call the office for an informal chat regarding this role.

Closing date for all applications is Saturday 6th November 2021 at 5:30 pm.

Please note that we will be scheduling interviews as and when suitable candidates apply throughout the vacancy period.

We are one of the largest learning disability charities in the UK, supporting 2,500 people through our friendly, supportive, creative, and diverse teams.

We are seeking Support Workers to join us and support adults with learning disabilities to live the best life possible. We recognise that the current pandemic means we have had to adapt to change and in many ways we are now doing things differently but what hasn’t changed is our passion for standards and doing all we can to look after the people we support both in these current challenging times and in the future.

To be successful in your application you must be able to work in the UK without sponsorship.

Salary: Up to £19,970
Hours: Permanent, Full time
Location: Clifton, Bedfordshire

What we Offer

Apprenticeships - earn whilst gaining a fully funded Level 2 Diploma in Health & Social Care with a Top 100 Apprenticeship Employer (ranked 11th in 2020). Access to the Hft Plus benefits package, which includes a great number of discounts and rewards across shops, restaurants, gym membership and days out, but also an Employee Assistance Programme, with telephone and face-to-face support options. Access to award winning training and development – Hft is one of only four charities to have achieved the Skills for Care ‘Centre of Excellence’ provider status. Annual staff award scheme – The Fusion Awards, and peer recognition through our GEM awards programme. 20 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays) increasing to 25 days after a year of employment (pro rata for part time staff). A contributory pension scheme & life assurance. Free DBS Check. As a “key worker” you will
benefit from government incentive schemes.

You don’t need experience of support work or any special qualifications for this job - you’ll get plenty of training along the way. Having the right values, a positive attitude to life and a desire to support people to live their life with as much independence, choice, dignity and control as possible is what matters most. You will need to have good listening skills and a practical, caring approach. You also need to have basic level IT skills to be able to use a computer as you will regularly need to record information about people you will be supporting.

If you do not already have a relevant qualification in Health and Social Care, Hft will fully fund and provide training for you to obtain your Diploma in Adult Health and Social Care within the first 18 months of your employment.

Government legislation is coming into force on 11th November, which states that all individuals working in registered care homes must be fully vaccinated.

If you have not been vaccinated yet and are not medically exempt, you will need to be fully vaccinated by the 11th November 2021 as we may require you to operate in services which are Care Quality Commission registered.

This means you will need to have had your first vaccination by the 16th September at the latest followed by your second one by 11th November 2021 allowing 8 weeks between them.

If you are medically exempt, you are required to provide us with the relevant documentation stating this.

We are currently restricting face-to-face training; therefore most of your training courses, including some aspects of your induction, will be online. But you will still be able learn from your colleagues in a supportive hands-on environment.

Closing date: Saturday 23rd October 2021

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE.

You may have experience or an interest in the following: Support Worker, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Learning Disabilities, Social Care, Voluntary Sector, Mental Health Worker, Senior Healthcare Assistant, Care Staff, Community Development, Relief Care Worker, Vulnerable People, Social Worker, Not for Profit, NFP, Flexible Working etc.

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Our Crisis Cafes offer a safe, welcoming and non-judgmental environment outside of normal working hours for those who feel in mental distress or crisis. The role will involve assessing needs and offering one to one support to service users to enable them to begin the process of improving their mental health and wellbeing.

This role will be part of a larger Crisis Café team made up of Crisis Recovery Workers, Crisis Peer Support Workers, Team Leaders and volunteers.

Job title: Crisis Recovery Worker
Job number: 425
Working base: Milton Keynes
Reports to: MK Crisis Café Team Leader
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £20,700 FTE (Actual salary £10,070.27 per annum)
Contracted hours: 18 Hours per week  
Working days: 3 days per week, worked flexibly across 7 days (Mon-Sun)
Working Hours: 5:00pm to 11:00pm
Flexibility Required: Evenings and/or weekends depending on agreed hours
Checks needed: Enhanced DBS and 2 satisfactory references  
Start date: As soon as possible

The Milton Keynes Crisis Café offers an array of support that includes: 1:1s; informal peer support/refreshments and also telephone support (for MK residents only) to enable service users to improve their mental health and wellbeing.  It provides a collaborative and positive working approach with service users and colleagues that also gives insight into the vast amount of support available around Milton Keynes. All de-escalation approaches capture Mind BLMK’s ethos, vision, values plus our policies and procedures.  Training will be provided

Job Description:

• Deliver crisis focussed one-to-ones and ensure outcomes which supports individuals experiencing a mental health crisis in Bedford, Luton or MK in line with Mind BLMK’s agreed crisis service and requirements as well as contract requirements
• Assessing need and suitability for the service in line with the access to services process and undertaking one-to-ones.
• Contribute to maintaining effective volunteer workforce for the service, in line with policies, procedures and guidance.
• Carry out health & safety, cash handling and data collection responsibilities in line with policies, procedures and guidance.

Closing date: 5pm, Wednesday 27 October 2021

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button to be directed to our website where you can complete your application for this position. 

Mind BLMK has been annually assessed and approved as a Disability Confident Employer and has been committed to the Mindful Employer charter since 2008.

No agencies please.

Role: Community Link Worker-Social Prescribing(22.5hrs) & Administrator (7.5hrs)

Hours: 30hrs pw

Location: BMW PCN (Berryfields Surgery, Meadowcroft Surgery, Whitehill Surgery)

Salary: £18,800

Contract Duration: Permanent

Reporting to: Team Leader

ABOUT BUCKINGHAMSHIRE MIND

Buckinghamshire Mind shares National Mind’s vision: “We won’t give up until everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets both support and respect.”  It remains our mission to deliver high quality community-based services across Buckinghamshire and East Berkshire to reach out and ensure everyone with a mental health problem gets access to the help they need.

Our charity has over 500 volunteers (including 400 peer ambassadors/mentors in schools and over 100 in befriending partnerships). These dedicated individuals support our passionate staff team alongside an active service user council, who all ensure our services are tailored to need and are of the highest quality.  

Purpose of the role

The Social Prescribing service will be delivered by Community Link Workers working from GP surgeries in Primary Care Network (PCN) areas. The Community Link Worker will be directly employed by Buckinghamshire Mind.

Social prescribing empowers people to take control of their health and wellbeing through GP referral to non-medical Community Link Workers (CLW’s) based in GP surgeries who give time, focus on ‘what matters to me’ and take a holistic approach, connecting people to community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support. Community Link Workers work collaboratively with all local partners.

Social prescribing can help to strengthen community resilience and personal resilience and reduces health inequalities by addressing the wider determinants of health, such as debt, poor housing, and physical inactivity, by increasing people’s active involvement with their local communities. It particularly works for people with long-term conditions (including support for mental health), for people who are lonely or isolated, or have complex social needs which affect their wellbeing.

Key Responsibilities

1. Take referrals from GP practices within a primary care network.
2. Provide personalised, holistic support to individuals, their families, and carers to take control of their wellbeing, live independently and improve their health outcomes.
3. Develop trusting relationships by giving people time and attention to their priorities and ‘what matters to me’.
4. Co-produce a personalised support plan to improve health and wellbeing, introducing or reconnecting people to community groups and statutory services.
5. Managing and prioritising your own caseload, in accordance with the needs, priorities and any urgent support required by individuals on the caseload.
6. To refer people back to other health professionals/ agencies when the person’s needs are beyond the scope of the Community Link Worker role.
7. To provide Administrative support to our South Asian Communities Link Worker.

Key Tasks: Referrals

1. Promoting social prescribing to patients; its role in improving health outcomes, reducing social isolation and the ability to remain independent in one’s own home for longer.
2. Build relationships with key staff in GP practices within the local Primary Care Network (PCN), attending relevant meetings, becoming part of the wider network team, giving information and feedback on social prescribing.
3. Be proactive in developing strong links with GP surgery personnel to encourage referrals, recognising what they need to be confident in the service to make appropriate referrals.
4. Work in partnership with all local agencies to raise awareness of social prescribing and how partnership working can reduce pressure on statutory services, improve health outcomes and enable a holistic approach to care.
5. Provide referrers with regular updates about social prescribing, including information on the types of people most likely to benefit from the service, how to refer and outcomes of referrals
6. Seek regular feedback about the quality of service and impact of social prescribing on referrers.
7. Work in close collaboration with the Prevention Matters service to maximise the availability of social prescribing across the county whilst ensuring there is no duplication of resources.

Provide personalised support

1. Meet patients on a one-to-one basis, making home visits or using digital technology such as Skype where appropriate. Give them time to tell their stories and focus on ‘what matters to me’. Build trust, providing non- judgemental support, respecting diversity, and lifestyle choices. Work from a strength-based approach focusing on a patient’s assets.
2. Be a friendly source of information about wellbeing and prevention approaches.
3. Help patients identify the wider issues that impact on their health and wellbeing, such as debt, poor housing, being unemployed, loneliness and caring responsibilities.
4. Work with the patient, their families and carers and consider how they can all be supported through social prescribing.
5. Help people maintain or regain independence through developing skills, adaptations, enablement approaches and simple safeguards.
6. Work with patients to co-produce a simple personalised support plan – based on their priorities, interests, values, and motivations – including what they can expect from the groups, activities, and services they are being connected to and what the person can do for themselves to improve their health and wellbeing.
7. Where appropriate, physically introduce patients to community groups, activities, and statutory services, ensuring they are comfortable. Follow up to ensure they are happy, able to engage, included and receiving good support.
8. Where patients may be eligible for a personal health budget, help them to explore this option as a way of providing funded, personalised support to be independent, including helping people to gain skills for meaningful employment, where appropriate.

Support community groups and VCSE organisations.

1. Develop supportive relationships with local Voluntary, Community, Social Enterprise groups/organisations and statutory services, to make timely, appropriate, and supported referrals for the patient being introduced.
2. Work with commissioners and local partners to identify unmet needs within the community and gaps in community provision.
3. Support local partners and commissioners to develop new groups and services where needed, through small grants for community groups, micro-commissioning, and development support.
4. Encourage patients who have been connected to community support through social prescribing to volunteer and give their time freely to others, in order to build their skills and confidence, and strengthen community resilience.
5. Encourage patients, their families, and carers to provide peer support and to do things together, such as setting up new community groups or volunteering.

General tasks: Data capture

1. Work sensitively with patients, their families, and carers to capture key information, enabling tracking of the impact of social prescribing on their health and wellbeing.
2. Encourage patients, their families, and carers to provide feedback and to share their stories about the impact of social prescribing on their lives.
3. Support referral agencies to provide appropriate information about the patient they are referring. Use the case management system to track the patient’s progress. Provide appropriate feedback to referral agencies about the patients they referred.
4. Work closely with GP practices within the PCN to ensure that social prescribing referral codes are inputted to EMIS and that the patient’s use of the NHS can be tracked, adhering to data protection legislation and data sharing agreements with the clinical commissioning group (CCG).
5. Work closely with our South Asian Communities Link Worker to provide administrative support and ensure that Emis is updated regularly.

Professional development

1. Work with your line manager to undertake continual personal and professional development, taking an active part in reviewing and developing the roles and responsibilities.
2. Adhere to organisational policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance, and health and safety.
3. Work with your line manager to access regular ‘clinical supervision’, to enable you to deal effectively with the difficult issues that patients present.
4. Attend team meetings with other Community Link Workers, organised by the Team Manager.
5. Work with allocated GP who will have oversight of the successful embedding of this role into the surgeries and support with patient issues as required.

Miscellaneous

1. Work as part of a team to support the Coronavirus vaccination rollout and support the PCN with Coronavirus recovery.
2. Work as part of the team to seek feedback, continually improve the service and contribute to business planning.
3. Undertake any tasks consistent with the level of the post and the scope of the role, ensuring that work is delivered in a timely and effective manner.
4. Duties may vary from time to time in this new and developing service, without changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility.

Person Specification

Candidates are required to meet all the essential conditions and requirements listed (E) and the majority of the desired requirements (D). Please refer to these requirements in your supporting statement as they will be used to help select candidates for interview.

Requirements

• Supports the aims and work of Buckinghamshire Mind (E)
• Maintains strict confidentiality concerning all Buckinghamshire Mind matters (E)

Personal Qualities & Attributes

• Ability to listen & empathise with people and provide person-centred support in a non-judgemental way (E)
• Able to support people in a way that inspires trust & confidence, motivating Others to reach their potential (E)
• High level of written & oral communication skills with the ability to apply these effectively with people, their families, carers, community groups, partner agencies & stakeholders (E)
• Ability to identify risk and assess/manage risk when working with individuals (E)
• Ability to work from an asset-based approach, building on existing community and personal assets (E)
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with all colleagues and other partners(E)
• Demonstrates personal accountability, emotional resilience and works well under pressure (E)
• Ability to work flexibly and enthusiastically within a team or on own initiative (E)
• Knowledge of and ability to work to policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, GDPR & Health and Safety (E)

Qualifications, Training & Experience

• Experience of working in VCS or relevant Adult health & Social care roles (E)
• Training in motivational coaching and interviewing of equivalent experience (D)
• Experience of supporting people with their mental health (in a paid or unpaid capacity) (D)
• Maintains confidentiality in line with Buckinghamshire Mind policy (E)
• Experience of Supporting people, their families/carers in a related role (D)

• Has excellent communication skills, especially with people who experience/have experienced mental health issues (E)

• Is able to network and build sustainable working partnerships with other agencies (E)

• Is able to organise own workload and work without direct supervision (E)
• Is able to keep written records and data (E)
• Understanding of equality and diversity principles (E)

Other

• Access to own transport and ability to travel across the locality on a regular basis, including to visit people in their own homes (E)
• Meets DBS reference standards, in line with the law on spent convictions (E)

Employee Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and 2 wellbeing days pro rata
• Training and development opportunities
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme – free professional confidential counselling
• Childcare vouchers
• Annual leave purchase scheme
• Flu vaccinations
• Free eye tests
• Pension: Auto Enrolment (currently 5% employee contribution, 3% employer contribution)

Applications: Please send –

CV and Supporting Statement.  Your Supporting Statement should explain how your skills and experience meet each of the requirements detailed in the Person Specification.

The short-listing panel make their decisions based on this information and no assumptions about your skills or experience will be made.

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, therefore please apply as soon as possible.

Closing date for applications is: 29th October 2021.

Buckinghamshire Mind is an Equal Opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all sections of the community including individuals with lived experience of mental health problems. Any offer made relating to this post will be subject to satisfactory references and a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.

To apply for any of our vacancies, please send your CV and covering letter.

40 hours per week (Part-time considered)

We’re looking to fill a vacancy to help bring hope, community and opportunity into the lives of disadvantaged people. If you’re passionate about loving the poor and supporting the disadvantaged, we want to hear from you!

This post serves to provide excellent and progressive tenancy support for Move-On Housing and No-Recourse clients, by working with them to maintain independence, choice and control. With relevant supervision, we expect you to provide a client-focused service in line with the vision, ethos, values and mission of the King’s Arms Project.

As an active Christian, this role offers you the opportunity to integrate and apply your Christian faith to all that we do. Please refer to our ‘Statement of Belief’ for the basis of our Christian faith.

If you are interested in applying for the above role please complete the application form and equal opportunity monitoring form available on the Kings Arms Project website

Applications close at 5pm on Friday 5th November. Interviews for shortlisted candidates will take place on the 11th and 12th November

We are currently recruiting for:

Learning Disability Project Workers - £18700 - £19200 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.

Closing date 5th November

We are looking for experienced professionals to work in either our Aylesbury of High Wycombe branch, providing a comprehensive recovery focused service for people with drug and alcohol issues.  The Oasis Partnership works alongside the NHS  and Connections in the delivery of the One Recovery Bucks service.   We are looking to recruit people who are client-focussed and have a strong desire to make a difference to other people's lives.  If you have the capacity to comfortably hold a caseload of service users with complex needs, then please contact us for further details

We are currently recruiting for:

Community & College Skills Project Workers – Learning Assistants - £18700- £19200 p.a. or pro rata

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

Full year and term time roles available

No shift work or evening/weekend work

Are you a caring person that wants to see young people with autism develop in learning life skills?

Are you patient and able to communicate to young people in a way they engage with?

Are you wanting to use your life experience to really impact someone’s life?

Due to an increasing demand for our service, we have Community Living Skills vacancies to deliver a range of services to students with a learning disability and/or autism. Within the Equip Project, you will support young people, aged 16 - 23, to meet the outcomes on their Education, Health & Care Plans (EHCP). For some of our learners we provide 1:1 support in college, to support them to achieve their course. We also deliver a range of community groups to help learners develop their social skills, confidence, life skills and independence. These include, but are not limited to, Independent Living Groups, Women’s & Men’s Groups, Creative Media Groups, Art Groups & Travel Training Groups. In addition, we offer a range of work experience opportunities including horticulture, working with animals, retail & mechanics.

You will work at our High Wycombe and Aylesbury buildings, plus in local colleges and out in the community. You will work alongside people with a learning disability or autism to meet their individual needs and support young people with their families to achieve positive outcomes.

To succeed you will be able to work both as part of a team and independently and have a 'can do' attitude. You will need to have good communication skills and an understanding of both self-advocacy and inclusion. We can teach you all you need to know; you just need to have the passion and care.

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 or autism is the most rewarding and fulfilling role I have ever had.’

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on successful applicants including a Disclosure & Barring Service check (DBS) including checks with past employers (Applicant Declaration must be completed and returned with application).

“This organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults with care and support needs and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment”

Closing date: 5th November

Creative Support is looking for a motivated individual to assist in the management of our dedicated staff team based at our Wellingborough supported living service for individuals with learning disabilities.

As a Team Leader you will have the confidence to lead our staff team in delivering a person-centred and flexible Wellingborough support service that enables service users to develop the life skills and confidence necessary for independent living, as well as participate in desired activities out in the community such as volunteering, swimming, walks and meals out.

The service is well established and provides a warm and compassionate environment for those that reside there.

Your role as Team Leader will include:

• Leading and coordinating the service, acting as the first point of contact for staff, service users and professionals regarding the running of the service
• Completing the service rota, deploying staff in line with commissioned hours and ensuring the rota is monitored daily to check there is ample staff cover
• Providing person centred support for people with learning disabilities based at the service. This includes providing respectful personal care, emotional and practical support with daily activities and living tasks
• Supporting people to achieve positive outcomes

This is an exciting opportunity to develop your career in service management, collaborating with service users, families and involved professionals to maximise outcomes for individuals based at our Wellingborough service.

For our Team Leader role you will need previous experience of supervising staff.  You will also need to possess a level 3 in health and social care, with prior experience in supporting service users with learning disabilities.

A clean driving licence and access to a car is also required for this role.

Our staff benefits include:

• Competitive pay and a pension with company contribution
• 33 days annual leave, with a holiday bonus after two years of service
• A range of training and development courses to further your personal and professional development
• Free 24/7 counselling and employee support programme
• Company paid enhanced DBS for all staff
• All our staff are supported 24/7 by our out of hours teams

Creative Support is a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organisation. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Silver award. We actively encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and cultures.

We expect all applicants to Creative Support to have had at least their first Covid 19 vaccination prior to starting employment with us and to be committed to having the second vaccination within a 3 month period.

Support Coordinator

This is an exciting opportunity to work with stroke survivors and their families to support them following stroke. We are looking for an innovative, passionate and professional individual with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills to join our Stroke Recovery Service based Buckinghamshire

Position: Stroke Association Support Coordinator

Location: Home based, Buckinghamshire, with regular travel across the service areas

Hours: We are recruiting for a full time post of 35 hours (Ref S790) and a part time post of 17.5 hours (Ref S791)

Salary: £23,100 per annum (pro rata for part time)

Contract: This is a fixed term contract until March 2022. Our services are contracted; we currently have funding for the contract until 31 March 2022

Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.

Closing Date: 22 October 2021

Interview Date: 19 October 2021

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic interviews may be held via video conferencing. Please let us know if this will present any challenges when you email your application

The Role

The service aims to identify and address the needs of stroke survivors and carers across the stroke pathway, by providing a range of innovative support solutions, supporting them to meet their desired outcomes. A key part of the role will be to support service users and the delivery of the service.

Reporting to the Stroke Association Service Delivery Coach, the Stroke Association Support Coordinator will:

• Support new stroke survivors and their carers from hospital discharge into the community.
• Provide personalised information, advice and support.
• Support clients to make informed lifestyle changes which will help them to prevent further strokes
• Be accountable for volunteers, so experience of recruiting, training and managing volunteers would be an advantage.
• Recruit, train and manage a team of volunteers
• You will have excellent IT skills and demonstrate a flexible approach to your role.

About You

The Stroke Association Support Coordinator will have experience/background in:

• A caring profession ideally with experience of supporting people with disabilities.
• Setting up and running support groups.

Please submit your CV and a covering letter  of no more than two pages demonstrating how you meet the person specification and what you bring to the role in terms of you skills and experience. Please confirm the reference number to the role when applying.

This role is home based, but extensive travel is required across the local area and occasionally further afield.

The ability to drive and the use of a car with business use cover are essential to fulfil the requirements of the role.

To fulfil the requirements of the role you must abode within the U.K and have the right to work in the U.K.

About the Organisation

Stroke Association. Rebuilding lives after stroke.

When stroke strikes, part of your brain shuts down. And so does a part of you. That’s because a stroke happens in the brain, the control centre for who we are and what we can do. It happens every five minutes in the UK and changes lives instantly. Recovery is tough, but with the right specialist support and a ton of courage and determination, the brain can adapt.

We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. And it’s a team effort to get there.

We provide specialist support, fund critical research and campaign to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives.

We’re working to improve the diversity of our team.  Because we know that individuality leads to a richer experience for our people and better support for those affected by stroke.

We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. And we’re particularly looking to increase the number of applications from those with lived experience of stroke and those from under-represented communities. 

Every five minutes, stroke destroys lives. Help us rebuild them and join our team.

In 2019, we developed a bold new corporate strategy so that we can rebuild more lives after stroke and make a bigger difference to people’s lives. To help us deliver our strategy and make a real difference, we are looking to recruit talented people to a number of new roles. If you would like to support stroke survivors to rebuild their lives, we want to hear from you!

You may also have experience in areas such as Care Coordinator, Stroke Support, Stroke, Care, Care Worker, Support Worker, Carer, Care Team Leader, Support Team Leader, Volunteering Manager, Volunteer Coordinator, Support Group, Support and Advice, Social Care, Carer Support, Support Service, Vulnerable Adult, Social Care and Support Officer, Rehabilitation Coordinator, Volunteering Manager, Care and Support Officer, Social Care Worker, Health, Health Care, Support Worker, Care Worker, Social Care Support Worker, Residential Support Worker, Relief Support Worker, Support Worker Disabilities, Day Centre Support Worker, Rehabilitation Support Worker, Night Support Worker, Stroke Support Worker, Disability, Disability Support, Stroke.

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Please send a CV and covering letter to Emily McMillan before 31 October 2021.