Job Title: DFN-MoveForward Progression Coach 
Reporting To: DFN-MoveForward Project Lead
Location: Sandwell
Contract Type:  Permanent
Hours: Part Time (15 – 22.5 hours a week)
Salary: £31,555 (pro rata)
Start Date: Early September

Overview of ThinkForward:  

ThinkForward is a breakthrough coaching programme that ensures young people who are disengaged from or underperforming at school receive support to transition into sustained employment. Young people are identified for the programme aged 13 based on risk factors known to increase their chances of future unemployment. They are offered one-to-one support from a progression coach who builds a trusted and long-term relationship over five years, helping them to overcome challenges in and out of school and linking them to ready for work activities provided by a community of businesses. By the end of the programme young people develop the aspirations, skills and mindsets needed to thrive and sustain employment. MoveForward is our programme designed specifically to work with young people who have mild to moderate learning disabilities and/or autism.

Purpose of the Role:  

To support fifteen 14-19-year-olds with moderate cognitive and/or communication difficulties in a special school in Sandwell, to gain the skills and experiences necessary to transition to paid employment, and ensuring the quality and impact of the programme is delivered.

Key Responsibilities: 

With young people – To build and maintain relationships with young people and ensure that the DFN-MoveForward programme has impact

• Work with school staff to ensure participants are engaged in the MoveForward programme
• Assess the needs of the young people, using data to design tailored action plans
• Provide one-to-one coaching for young people as well as group coaching sessions, both around building work readiness
• Support young people to engage with opportunities provided by third parties including employers and partner charities
• Ensure that young people meet the required outcomes and make a sustained transition to further education, employment or vocational training, continually driving their work readiness
• Adhere to all relevant policies (safeguarding, health and safety, etc) when delivering activities with young people
• Collaborate with the school to safeguard young people
• Document and evidence all work and use data to provide the most effective support with young people

With special school – Accountable for day-to-day relationship management of the partnership

• Liaise with senior staff in the special school to establish and manage the relationship between the school and MoveForward
• Represent MoveForward at the senior leadership team and governor meetings
• Train and support school staff in a variety of activities and methodologies to support young people with additional needs into employment 
• Build an extensive knowledge of the support available to the cohort of young people
• Establish a coordinated platform which enables the school to share learning, contacts and volunteering/placement/work exposure opportunities for young people
• Work with data managers for regular access to required data
• Produce and communicate termly reports to demonstrate impact
• Review quality and impact on a termly basis

With partners

• Collaborate with DFN-MoveForward’s Business Partnership Manager to broker new business partnerships for the school and build on existing business partnerships
• Support with the training and supervision of business volunteers in mentoring, work exposure and work placements for young people with additional needs
• Plan and lead session content and communicate with the business in advance of sessions
• Conduct review with the business during and after the activities
• Collaborate with school Job Coaches, the supported internship lead at the school and local Sandwell networks to support recruitment, retention and positive job outcomes.

With parents of young people

• Together with the school, actively engage with parents, carers, guardians etc of the young people, in the journey the young person is taking into employment and help them to build their aspirations and support for their child, regarding employment. 

With colleagues - Share knowledge and experience with colleagues to improve effectiveness of the programme

• Help to establish the curriculum, tools and methodologies of the programme
• Feed into the design and evaluation of the programme
• Report risks to relevant members of staff
• Participate in peer quality assurance processes

Programme quality & standards – To ensure that delivery of the DFN-MoveForward programme meets the required standards

• Perform a termly review and plan of the MoveForward programme
• Ensure that the programme specification is met i.e. group work, action planning, ready for work activities
• Activities are planned according to need and in line with budget
• Ensure that all interventions are logged on database
• Work in adherence to organisational policies
• Actively participate in QA process linked to quality and standards

Person Specification:

ThinkForward’s staff competency framework informs our recruitment and performance management of staff. The following behaviours for each competency define the expectations for this position:

Communication

• Ability to communicate with staff at all levels from a variety of different stakeholders
• Approachable, open and transparent with young people, stakeholders and colleagues
• Ability to deliver messages in an interesting and stimulating style, appropriate to each audience

Planning and organising

• Self-motivated, able to work independently and proactively
• Very strong organisational and project management skills, including use of appropriate tools and systems
• Excellent computer literacy

Teamwork

• Working in a team ideally in a fast pace environment, working collaboratively to achieve goals
• Building lasting relationships with different stakeholders for example schools, colleges, other charities, alternative education providers and employers

Impact and quality focused

• Comfortable working to targeted outcomes/goals for young people within the boundaries of a programme
• Ability to keep young people at the heart of what you do while working at targeted outcomes
• Knowledge of how to support young people with learning disabilities to become more job ready
• Driven by excellent standards and high quality
• Use of data to inform delivery and improve provision

Professional expertise

• Three years direct experience of working with vulnerable young people, ideally in school and with learning disabilities
• An understanding of the complex barriers that young people with learning disabilities face and the services available for them
• Understanding and/or experience of supported internship programmes
• Ability to support young people in both a one-to-one setting and by running group work
• Knowledge of careers and employment IAG and the importance of tailored progression planning for vulnerable young people
• Persistence, patience and empathy in working with a young person’s mindset and behaviour
• A professional qualification related to work with young people, or relevant experience

Interested applicants are invited to apply by the 19th of July, with their CV and a cover letter that outlines your suitability for the role. Interviews will be held during the weeks commencing the 27th of July or 3rd of August

We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications we receive, we will only be able to contact successful applicants.

ThinkForward is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and post holders to share this commitment. 

ThinkForward are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. 

As a registered Disability Confident employer, ThinkForward has an accessible recruitment process. We offer interviews to all applicants who meet the job requirements and who declare themselves as having a disability. If you need support, such as materials in larger print, dyslexic-friendly fonts or adjustments for the interview, please contact us and we will do our best to accommodate you. 

Senior Family Coach - Change4Life
London, W6

About Us

We are Family Action, a national charity committed to building stronger families and brighter lives by delivering innovative and effective services and support that reaches out to many of the UK’s most vulnerable people.

We are delighted to have been awarded the Change4Life in Westminster City Council and Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, which will be launched on July 1st, 2020.

The Change4Life Service will:

- Deliver an innovative service with a holistic approach to promoting health and wellbeing
- Align with other services that promote similar messages
- Promote a whole systems approach to reduce health inequalities
- Be responsive and flexible to changing local needs

We’re looking for a Senior Family Coach to support the delivery of Change4Life and make a real difference to health and wellbeing for families across London.

The Benefits

- Salary of £35,213 - £36,972 per annum (inclusive of Inner London Weighting)
- Competitive leave entitlement and pension scheme
- Career development opportunities
- A full induction and ongoing quality training
- The opportunity to become part of Family Action initiatives
- Flexible working hours
- Managed workloads with regular supportive and reflective supervision

This is the ideal opportunity to help to deliver a holistic health promotion and community-based approach to improve and promote healthy lifestyles to children and their families.

We are a people focused, can-do organisation which strives for excellence in all we do and operate with mutual respect. If you share these values and behaviours and have experience of leading similar services to achieve the best outcomes for children and young people, we would like to hear from you.

Your Role

As the Senior Family Coach, you’ll be tasked with delivering the Change4Life service as well as managing other staff to deliver high quality support and advice.

You’ll ensure collaborative, holistic and outcome focused plans are developed and implemented with children, young people and their families. Your plans will focus on the following areas: Improving emotional wellbeing, reducing childhood obesity, supporting families to be physically active, improving good child development, improving oral health and improving emotional wellbeing.

Your role will also involve:

- Line managing four service team members
- Providing an integrated ‘one-team’ approach to children, young people and their families
- Ensuring that the service is integrated and comprehensive
- Using solution-focused and strength-based approaches
- Evidencing outcomes families achieve using evidence-based tools
- Monitoring and reporting on outcomes
- Developing and sustaining excellent relationships

About You

To be considered as a Senior Family Coach, you will need:

- At least four years’ experience of working with disadvantaged and diverse children, young people and their families
- At least two years’ experience in a leadership role and experience of staff management in a similar role
- Substantial experience of working with children, young people and their families, including up to date knowledge and experience of complex safeguarding issues and procedures
- Extensive experience of report writing, evidencing impact and evaluating Health promotion intervention both delivered on 1:1 and group basis
- Experience of collating, analysing various data
- Experience of providing case management oversight and providing outcome focused supervision to manage caseload
- Extensive experience of providing support to families, young people and children
- Experience of devising and delivering short term, individually tailored and outcome focused support plans that improve children and young peoples’ health and wellbeing
- The willingness to work flexibly and outside core hours, including early morning, late evenings and occasional weekends
- To be educated to NVQ Level 4 or above in social work, health, education or equivalent experience of working in Health Promotion Service and evidence of a commitment to continuing learning and professional development

Other organisations may call this role Lead Support Worker, Lead Outreach Worker, Life Coach, Lead Family Support Worker, Lead Community Worker, Family Support Lead, Lead Family Outreach Worker, Support Services Supervisor, Family Support Supervisor, or Senior Family Support Worker.

The closing date for this role is the 10th July 2020.

In light of the Black Lives Matter movement we would like to reiterate our commitment to Equality & Diversity in all that we do. Due to the under-representation of Black employees within the service we particularly encourage Black candidates to apply for this role.

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

Redbridge Carers Support Service is a leading carers organisation offering a range of innovative, holistic services to carers. We are currently seeking three sessional counselling and/or coaching practitioners who will join our team to support young adult carers remotely to improve their emotional and mental wellbeing and to support them in their personal and professional development, during and after the COVID-19 outbreak.

The successful candidate will hold a recognised counselling or coaching qualification and be registered with an appropriate professional body. They will have significant experience of providing sessions via telephone and/or online and will be able to set out and hold boundaries with clients remotely. The post holder will be experienced in working with young adults in a time-limited way. They will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build strong, collaborative relationships with both staff and carers.

This is a sessional post, up to 4 hours per week. The role holder will be considered a self-employed practitioner contracted to the organisation to provide counselling or coaching services. Salary: £35 per hour

Please read the Job Description/Person Specification before completing the application form.

CVs will not be accepted. When prompted to upload a CV, please submit the completed application form (available below). 

Failure to address the requirements of the Person Specification may result in applications not being shortlisted.

Completed application forms should be submitted by 9:00 on Monday 20 July 2020.

About the Together Trust

We are one of the North West’s leading disability charities, offering individual care, support and education to thousands of people each year.

Our work is made possible with our incredible team of staff and volunteers who are positive role models to the people we support.

You will be joining an organisation driven by its values and desire to see meaningful change - the people we support really are at the heart of everything we do.

We want you to grow and develop - so we will support you to shape the career that you want to have.

A job with us can be challenging. But what we can promise is that your role will be incredibly rewarding and filled with meaning.

A job at the Together Trust is more than just a job - together we’ll change lives.

Are you a Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist looking to develop your skills as part of a multidisciplinary team?

We are looking for an experienced clinician to lead our Occupational Therapy Team of up to six staff and manage a small caseload of students with complex presentations at Inscape House School. We are one of the Together Trust’s non-maintained specialist schools for over 100 students aged 5 to 19 all with autism as their primary need.

Our well-resourced and supportive team work closely together to deliver a high quality therapy service. You will offer clinical supervision and management of professional colleagues contributing to their development.

At the forefront of this role will be your knowledge of autism along with an understanding of the fundamentals and governance of a school.

Our multi-disciplinary team includes Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, teaching staff, school counsellors, positive behaviour support colleagues, psychologists and other support team members.

We have a culture of joint responsibility to embed therapy approaches, strategies and interventions. This is a great opportunity to help shape service delivery and contribute to school wide projects.

This is a truly rewarding role as you will get to track student progress and their journey to independence in a way you might not necessarily experience within an NHS setting.

We would consider both full-time and part-time applicants for this post.

Benefits

You will get to help the people we support celebrate along the road to a brighter future and be part of an incredible team of like-minded peers. Together we work hard, enjoy our jobs, and support each other. We also have a range of rewards and benefits for our staff:

• Follow your ambitions and progress your career through on-the-job training, apprenticeships and qualifications
• 25 days annual leave rising to 27 after 5 years
• A company pension plan with 7% employer contribution
• Opportunity to purchase a health plan to claim towards therapy, dental and more
• Unlimited access to our employee assistance programme for advice and support
• Support from mental health first aiders

Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner
Location: Balham/Ealing
Salary: £28,000 per annum 
Application deadline: 12 July 2020

Certitude is an adult social care provider, rated as outstanding by CQC for our domiciliary care. We are proud of our history of supporting people with complex mental health needs and learning disabilities and support more than 1,500 people in a diverse range of services across London. We employ 1,000 staff and are committed to their development. With Certitude you have the opportunity to work with incredible people, develop your career and support others to have a good life. 

Are you passionate about ensuring people with learning disabilities and autism live the life they want?

Do you want to be instrumental in changing the perceptions of people with who are considered to have complex and challenging support needs?

Can you use a range of analytical tools to co-design strategies that change the support that people receive, leading to improvements in their quality of life?

This is a great opportunity in our Intensive Support Team to make a real difference to the lives of people we support. We are looking for someone with experience in designing, implementing and embedding behavioural support strategies and interventions in line with Positive Behaviour Support approaches. Your passion, enthusiasm, drive for quality, excellent communication skills and track record of getting things done are needed. In return, you will get a rewarding career opportunity in an organisation that prides itself on allowing people to live the life they want as well as being a highly regarded London provider.

To be successful in this role, you will need to demonstrate:

- An understanding of the needs of people with learning disabilities and autism including those with complex health needs, additional mental health needs and complex support needs
- Experience of implementing Positive Behaviour Support, assessment models, Sensory Integration approaches and an understanding of the experiences and viewpoints of families and support staff
- Experience of leading and coaching teams to implement techniques and strategies to embed person-centred working
- Facilitation skills, in particular the ability to work closely with people from a variety of backgrounds/professions

We will trust you to:

- Ensure that all intervention strategies are planned with individuals and the support around them, including external professionals, to ensure that they are positive in approach and impact
- Facilitate the implementation and embedding of strategies to enable consistency of support and ensure long term benefits for the person
- Act as an organisational resource on best practice in supporting people whose behaviour challenges, keeping up to date with current and emerging best practice and legislation in this area
- Role model and provide expert knowledge, training and leadership in developing Positive Behaviour Support approaches across Certitude

What’s in it for you?

- A competitive salary
- Training and development opportunities
- Pension salary sacrifice scheme
- A stimulating work environment full of opportunities to learn and develop
- An attractive package of 25 days’ annual leave
- Access to 24-hour Employee Assistance support
- We will pay for your Enhanced DBS
- Eye care vouchers
- Travel season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme (eligible after one year’s service)

Our Values:

- Working Together
- Continuously Improving
- Inspired by People
- Dependable

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

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

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

Are you looking for an exciting and challenging opportunity that makes a difference?

We are recruiting a Part Time (26.5 hours per week) Community Team Manager to join our new Essex Alcohol Recovery Community service. You will support to deliver a service that works with individuals who require support with Alcohol issues. As the Community Team Manager you will cover the South and West of the County and will work very closely with your counterpart Team Manager (covering the other half of the County) and the Service manager. You will supervise staff in order to maintain a high standard for our service users, ensuring that any concerns relating to safeguarding and risk are appropriately managed as well as ensuring that adequate data is collected and reported on. You will represent the service across the County and will build excellent working relationships with our many partners.

Do you have?

• Experience of managing staff?

• An understanding of the complex issues presented by individuals within alcohol services.

• The ability to build relationships with other professionals (health providers, the police, youth services, mental health & substance misuse organisations) and to maintain the excellent reputation of Phoenix Futures.

• The ability to be innovative and flexible in order to meet the needs of the service.

• Extensive experience of the substance misuse sector or related field. 

If so join us and we will support you to

• Contribute to the creative development of our treatment and recovery approach to meet the needs of our service users, our commissioners and stakeholders.

• Achieve your potential with the support of an organisation rated as one of the Best 100 Not for Profit Companies to Work For.

• Access a range of learning and development opportunities to support your personal and professional development.

• Help change the lives of individuals.

The Phoenix Futures Group has more than 45 years experience of developing and delivering pioneering substance misuse services. We believe in being the best and that is why we constantly strive to learn and innovate, to challenge ourselves, to adapt and to work together with others who can bring valuable expertise.