Redds Place is a brand new short stay and assessment unit for Bolton. Young people aged 16-25 need emergency accommodation that is underpinned using trauma informed care principles. We need people to join our team of tenacious, hard working and resilient colleagues. You need the right balance between support, enforcement and managing boundaries. The aim of the service is to prevent homelessness and enable independence. You will need to be organised, thick skinned, creative, persistent and a great team player. Join us, change lives.  We are looking for 2 new waking night colleagues who will manage the building, support young people and keep everyone safe overnight.

Herts Young Homeless is recruiting for a Live-In Accommodation Worker to join their team!

Position Purpose and key responsibilities:

• Provide advice, guidance and support to vulnerable young people aged 18-30 years, who are working towards independent living
• To create and establish a considerate and empowering environment where those living in the home take responsibility for themselves, their “fellow tenants” and their journey towards independent living.
• You will help co-ordinate a solution focused action plan that involves other agencies as needed and encourages the young person to take responsibility for all areas of their lives and promote healthy, successful outcomes that are holistic, yet realistic.
• You will support them to achieve a successful move on. You will also be instrumental in ensuring that those living in the house accept and abide by the house rules.

Requirements:

• You will have at least two years’ experience of working with people with housing related issues in a Floating Support, Outreach or an accommodation based setting.
• Ability to engage and communicate with young people, family members, professionals and volunteers
• Good level of literacy and numeracy with the ability to carry out administrative tasks as appropriate to the role
• Ability to work effectively with a full and varied workload with conflicting deadlines
• Highly motivated with the ability to work using own initiative and as part of a team
• Excellent understanding of confidentiality with strict professional boundaries and professional integrity
• An understanding and commitment to equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice
• Excellent understanding of boundaries and its importance in the role
• Flexible person with ability to work under pressure
• IT literacy including excel, word and outlook

• Ability to communicate effectively, in writing and verbally, with colleague and partners at all organisational levels
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and persuade a wide range of individuals and audiences
• A Full driving licence and use of own car or motorbike for business purposes

Desirable:

• Knowledge of benefits, employment opportunities and training for young people
• Knowledge of Housing Legislation
• Knowledge of The Children Act 1989
• Experience of working in an educational or training environment (statutory or voluntary)

If you are hardworking, conscientious and take pride in doing a job well, then we would like to hear from you.

This post is classed as having a high degree of contact with children or young adults and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. An enhanced disclosure will be sought through the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) as part of Herts Young Homeless’ pre-employment checks.

About The Role

We are committed to offering short term housing and support to young people aged 16-24 years old who are homeless or at risk of being homeless. Our role is to help young people settle from often chaotic lifestyles, start doing something productive towards employment, education or training, teach them the basic life skills required to live independently and help them resolve some of the trauma from adverse childhood experiences that brought them into supported housing.

Plymouth Foyer Accommodation Service provides accommodation and support for up to 56 young people who have complex needs including emerging mental health, substance misuse and chaotic life styles.  They may have adverse childhood experiences and trauma.

We have an opportunity for a resilient individual to join our team as a Youth Development Worker. You will able to work with this client group to help them address the issues in their lives and move forward onto independence. 

You will support and monitor the conduct, health, safety and general welfare of residents with a flexible and sensitive advantage thinking approach.

This is a full time position, working 37 hours per week on a rolling rota. You will be working evenings, weekends and bank holidays to provide a safe, secure and supportive service. Bandwidth hours will be 8am to 10pm.

For further information about the role, please visit our website to view our candidate information pack.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable groups, and expect all colleagues to share this commitment. Appointment to the post will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

About The Candidate

You will be part of a well established team who work with young people resident at the Foyer. You would be expected to deal with any support issues the young people may have and signpost them to the appropriate course of action. You will need to have a good understanding of young people’s needs, safeguarding and emotional and mental health issues. 
 
The most important part of this role is to have pride in your work and have a positive attitude, a proactive approach and the confidence to support a diverse range of people.  You will be able to balance your passion and commitment with good organisational skills, and the ability to maintain appropriate boundaries. 
 
To be considered for the role of Youth Development Worker, you will:

- Have a working knowledge of safeguarding procedures in relation to both adults and children. 
- Understand trauma informed practice. 
- Have a non-judgemental approach to drug and alcohol use.
- Ideally have experience of lone working.
- Have the ability to assess and manage risk.
- Be able to demonstrate the skills required to support individuals.
- Be able to demonstrate an understanding of resident vulnerabilities in a supported housing environment.
- Have the ability to adopt a methodical, organised approach to work.
- Able to competently use a range of IT and social media.  
- Have experience of working in a multidisciplinary team.

In return, we provide a generous entitlement to paid holiday increasing with length of service, a pension scheme, a healthcare cash back plan, subsidised private health insurance (after a qualifying period) and great opportunities and support to develop your career.

About The Company

At LiveWest, we believe in a home for everyone.  We own and manage over 37,000 homes across the South West, from Cornwall to Gloucestershire.
 
We take the time to listen to, understand and learn from our customers.  We focus on thriving as a business and employer, so we can deliver more homes and even better services.
 
We are an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all colleagues. For further information about our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policy, please visit our website.

Responsible for:

Engaging and working with individuals / families, of any age, with mental health and / or substance misuse issues who are at risk of eviction / homelessness.

Job purpose:

This role will work alongside Hertsmere / Broxbourne Borough Councils / Housing Association partners to identify individuals and families who are difficult to engage and are at risk of eviction / homelessness due to low level mental health and / or substance misuse. You will work creatively to engage individuals and families to assess their needs and support them to access appropriate services to improve ongoing health and wellbeing and prevent future homelessness and the need for crisis intervention.

Benefits of working for hyh:

• 25 days per annum pro rata increasing by one day a year after 5 years’ service to a maximum of 28 days (in addition to Bank & Public holidays)
• An additional day annual leave to have your birthday off
• Contribution of 5% of basic salary to The People’s Pension on behalf of the staff member
• Group Life Insurance benefit of 4 times salary
• Complete Employee Assisted Programme offering legal advice, financial counselling and up to eight face to face sessions of counselling support for issues affecting mental health
• Monthly draws to win either “lunch on your manager” or a “leave work early” token
• A comprehensive Induction to hyh and your role
• One to one supervision with your line manager every 4-6 weeks
• Ongoing training relevant to your role

How to apply for this role:

If you are interested in applying for this role, please forward your CV along with a covering letter or statement to us.  The covering letter or statement must outline how you feel you meet the person specification criteria on the job description, and it must be a one page document of between 250 to 500 words.  If you have any questions regarding the role or wish to discuss it with us, please contact a member of the team as we will be happy to help.

With child poverty on the rise, we are looking for incredible people to help us grow our work, helping us reach every child who needs us.

Could this be you?

Key duties include: 

• Project Management of our holiday club for 8- 12 year olds.
• Running young leaders groups across High Schools.
• Overseeing the delivery of free shoes, coats and learning resources to children and young people in need. 
• Managing relationships with key staff across our partner schools, organisations and community.
• Supporting the development of our training centre. 

If you fit the following criteria, we think you will love this role. 

Experience

• Working with children and/or young people. 
• Planning and delivering high quality projects/events or activities. 
• Managing volunteers or staff.

Knowledge

• Level 1 safeguarding children and young people.
• Knowledge of UK child poverty.
• Knowledge of UK schooling system.

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both written and spoken).
• Able to take responsibility for several challenging tasks and prioritise effectively.
• Able to think creatively and find unique ways to solve problems. 

For more information please download attachments or visit our website. 

We are looking to recruit a dynamic, passionate and committed youth worker to join our dedicated team in North Bristol.

Creative Youth Network is a successful charity organisation that supports young people to reach their potential and lead fulfilling lives by building secure and positive relationships with them based on their individual unique needs. We offer young people safe spaces to express themselves with creative courses, youth clubs and practical advice and support. We take pride in our relaxed working culture and environment, and are PQASSO accredited. We’ve opted in to the Bristol City Council Equality Charter and are dedicated to promoting equality and diversity within the organisation. 

You will be delivering services in Bristol for young people aged 11 – 19. The role will include a combination of 1:1 work, small group work, outreach and open access delivery. You will be responsible for a caseload of up to 20 young people at any one time.

It would be desirable if you have experience of working with young people around issues related to sex and relationships and well-being/mental health. 

You’ll have two years’ experience of delivering a range of interventions to achieve outcomes for young people through effective use of resources and targeted delivery. 

You’ll be expected to have the confidence to challenge a diverse group of young people and fuel their motivation to engage with the service. You’ll also need to demonstrate an ability to build effective, meaningful and trusting relationships with young people, empowering them and providing tailored guidance. 

Travel is required for this role, so a full driving licence and access to a car would be beneficial. You’ll also be expected to work a minimum of two evenings per week, therefore flexibility is also essential.

In return we can offer 33 days’ annual leave (including bank holidays, pro rata for part time) per year, generous pension scheme, a cycle to work scheme, opportunities for flexible working, paid breaks and fantastic development opportunities. 

We are an equal opportunities employer and are committed to ensuring that underrepresented communities are represented in our organisation. We particularly welcome applications from the BAME community. 

This role is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check. 

Salary: £23,053 per annum, grade 2.3 

Hours: Full time (40 hours per week) 

Application deadline: 4th December 2020, 09:00 

Interview date: 14th December 2020 

(Please be aware that shortlisted applicants will be asked to deliver an activity in person for young people on the evening of the interview day as part of the interview process).

Start Date: TBC 

For more information and to apply, please read the attached documents below or visit our website. Applications are preferred in a Word Doc format. 

Creative Youth Network is committed to quality, equality and valuing diversity.

We are looking to grow our innovative and incarnational youth ministry on a council estate in Salisbury, Wiltshire.

We want to hear from passionate and committed Christian youth workers who want to help us create and develop projects that change lives and impact the whole culture of the area.

We have a number of projects we're looking to develop but we're very open and want to hear from practitioners who are interested in building community by living and working on an estate and reaching out to people with the love of Jesus.

Please do get in touch with Robin our director to hear more.

Mind in Haringey is looking for a young peoples' project worker to join their Haringey Wellbeing Network. The young peoples project worker will facilitate and support vulnerable young people between the ages of 16-21yrs in transition of adolscents to adulthood. The Young peoples project worker is to facilitate 1-2-1 and group sessions for young people, who have been referred directly from our Haringey CAMHS or young adults teams. The aim of this service is to offer a brief intervention and continue to support the wellbeing of young people who have been discharged from CAMHS or the young adults service. All work will be conducted in the London Borough of Haringey. 

Are you passionate about youth work and helping young people to develop? Do you want to join a dynamic, award-winning charity who work at the very heart of their community and deliver social change throughout their projects? If so, you could be the person we’re looking for; read on!

Based in and around Hounslow and neighbouring boroughs, Brentford FC Community Sports Trust are looking for an experienced, passionate and creative Senior Youth Worker to lead our Hounslow Service Project.

In this role the successful candidate will be responsible for leading and managing all aspects of our Hounslow Youth Work programme, which includes sports outreach and detached youth work, universal programmes and holiday provision. We think this is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to continue to advance their career in youth work in a supportive environment alongside experienced and dedicated colleagues as well as existing partners such as the Police, Youth Offending Team and Community Safety Team to deliver targeted work across the borough.

Main Purpose of Job
To lead and manage all aspects of the Hounslow Youth Work programme. This includes Outreach and Detached Youth Work (using sport and other activities), Universal Programmes and Holiday provision.

Responsibilities

1. Leading in the management of Brentford FC Community Sports Trust’s Hounslow Youth Work programmes to ensure key deliverables and KPIs are achieved in line with strategy.
2. Working with the Head of Department to develop strategy that inspires and supports Hounslow Young People
3. Leading on all aspects of delivery including programme design, planning, risk management and face to face / online sessions.
4. Line managing and developing approximately eight part time/casual youth work staff including staff supervision, to ensure KPI’s are met and positive outcomes for Hounslow young people are achieved.
5. Working alongside the Communities Engagement Manager to develop a cohesive and comprehensive offer of engagement through youth clubs and sports/activity outreach programmes, leading to personal development and social education for Hounslow Young people
6. Building positive working relationships with key partners including local community groups, venue providers and activity partners to assist with achieving targets.
7. Supporting local voluntary / community groups working with young people, to create a collaborative approach for supporting Hounslow Young People
8. Working alongside partners such as the police, Youth Offending Team and the Community Safety Team to assist with targeted work across the Borough
9. Working with other Trust staff and partners to provide suitable progression routes and positive pathways for young people
10. Oversight of processes and systems to track outcomes and progression for young people, including the Trust’s VIEWS database.
11. Supporting budgetary management alongside Head of Department
12. Supporting the development of a fundraising strategy for youth work within the Trust
13. Working in partnership across all Trust projects ensuring clear lines of communication are maintained with relevant Senior Managers. 
14. Representing the Trust on local strategic networks and steering groups. These may include networks where wider Trust perspectives are required.
15. Other appropriate tasks as designated by the Head of Department.

Key Internal Relationships

• Head of Intervention Department
• Lead Communities Engagement staff
• Lead staff in all Intervention Department Projects
• Youth Work project staff
• Social Education and Health Hub team
• Volunteer Co-ordinator
• Safeguarding Team

Key External Relationships

• Hounslow Council Youth Service Commissioners
• Project Partners – community venues, voluntary / community youth work providers
• Key Hounslow schools
• Hounslow Youth Offending Team
• Police / Community Safety

General Trust Accountabilities

• To ensure compliance with all relevant policies, including health and safety and safeguarding policies, particularly around compliance with current Covid 19 procedures and regulations.
• To ensure compliance with all relevant legal, regulatory, ethical and social requirements
• To build and maintain good working relationships both internally and externally, maintaining a professional image at all times when representing Brentford FC Community Sports Trust
• To keep confidential any information gained regarding the Trust and its personnel
• To maintain a flexible approach to work at all times

Role Specification

Essential

1. Previous experience of leading successful Youth Work programmes including programme design, planning, budgeting, risk management, delivery and achieving KPI’s / targets.
2. A recognised qualification in Youth Work
3. A high level of understanding of Safeguarding, Health and Safety, and current Covid 19 risks in relations to working with young people in a wide range of indoor and outdoor settings.
4. Experience of building, leading, developing and line managing a team of Youth Workers and Engagement staff (Sports Coaches, Dance Tutors, Drama Teachers etc) across a wide range of sessions
5. Experience of personally delivering high quality youth work with the ability to act independently with confidence
6. A commitment to young people's personal development and participation, and an ability to deal calmly and effectively with emotional or challenging situations
7. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
8. An ability to build relationships and to work alongside key partners such as local voluntary groups as well as the Police, Youth Offending and Community Safety Teams
9. An understanding of Hounslow as a Borough and a commitment to working in Outreach and Detached Youth Work settings, as well as place based programme settings
10. Proven ability to organise your own work, meet deadlines and adapt to changing circumstances, sometimes under pressure
11. Excellent organisational and co-ordination skills
12. Ability to write clear and concise reports that can be delivered to external stakeholders

Desirable

1. Previous experience of creating a Youth Work strategy

Personal Attributes:

1. Ability to work to deadlines and time-manage effectively
2. Ability to think creatively around problem solving and strategy
3. Ability to work effectively with others and cooperate with colleagues at Brentford FC Community Sports Trust
4. Behaviour consistent with creating a child-focused, open environment in which young people feel valued and empowered.
5. Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, challenging discrimination and creating environments of respect and trust.
6. Ethical standards and behaviour consistent with a caring/education role in a charity organisation.

The Appointment
The appointment will be full time and is available immediately upon the receipt of two acceptable references and the submission of an enhanced Criminal Records Check to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).  The appointment will be confirmed upon receipt of the DBS check. 

The closing date for applications is Thursday 10th December 2020

Children & Family Worker

• To work in partnership with mothers/carers to identify children and young people’s support needs and to ensure those needs are met.
• To undertake needs analysis for each child and young person, to ascertain the level of support needed and the type of activities required to meet their needs.
• To develop and deliver a comprehensive programme of one-to-one and group therapeutic and play sessions, and shared activities within refuge.
• To provide school holiday play schemes in refuge.
• To supervise and accompany children and young people on trips and visits outside of refuge.
• To provide one to one support and family support with families living in the community.
• To seek approval of all programmes with the refuge manager and ensure that these are discussed with other relevant members of the staff team before implementation.

To participate in the development of informative literature for women and children, including a children’s introduction pack, which is to be kept up to date. 

We are seeking an Youth Outreach Officer who can work alongside our Programme Manager with young people around Manchester and Greater Manchester. This will involve project based outreach youth work, working in schools and holding 1-1s with young people and participate in other elements of RECLAIM work.

Youth Engagement Officer

Reports to: Programme Manager

Location: Manchester, with work across Greater Manchester

Salary: £23,178 p.a.

Contract: 6 months with the possibility of extension

Hours: Ideally full time but we are very open to discussions about part-time working or job-shares. Flexible working will be essential as some evening and weekend work will be required.

DBS: The post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring check. 

In summary: Are you:

• Incredibly excited about the potential of a new generation of young working-class leaders?

• Keen to use your experience to help run exciting new programmes?

• Eager to work for an organisation that isn’t afraid to take risks and places young people front and centre in its work?

• Passionate about building a country where working-class people are heard, celebrated for our strength and diversity and aren’t held back by our backgrounds?

We may have the job for you.

Background

RECLAIM is a youth leadership and social change organisation. We are a small but bold charity, using our experience and platform to support and amplify the voices of working class young people. 

Our long term goal is to create a Britain where those of us from working-class backgrounds are proud of – and not held back by – our roots. We want working-class people to be represented in places where decisions are made about their lives and to be recognised for their talent, strength, and diversity. We want to see working-class young people at the heart of this, in a country that ensures that they are seen, heard, and leading change.

Through our work we run programmes to support young people to recognise and develop their leadership skills. We support them to lead campaigns on issues they care about. 

Recent work includes:

• We supported young people to successfully campaign for free bus travel for all 16-18 year olds across Greater Manchester. A policy which now benefits 40,000 young people, making 250,000 free journeys per week and saving them and their families an average of over £500 per young person per year.

• We helped young people highlight and challenge the increasing use of violent and dehumanising language in politics. The campaign gained widespread media coverage and resulted in new commitments from the Speaker, Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition.

• We supported young people across Manchester to have their voices heard on the impact of violent crime and how current responses don’t leave them feeling safe. 

• We are working with young people in a school to support them, and their teachers, to create a learning environment that better works for young working-class people.

• Young people we support have been at the forefront of highlighting the impact of COVID19 on working-class communities and demanding better recognition of the essential workers keeping the country going during lockdown.

Job description:

• Supporting the Programme Manager by feeding into the development, delivery and implementation of different programmes, campaigns and mentoring schemes.

• Using existing and bespoke evaluation tools and methods to judge the success of the programme and working to improve RECLAIM’s work with young people.

• Ensuring our work is in compliance with all relevant health and safety laws and RECLAIM’s policies on safeguarding.

• Developing and delivering innovative one-to-one, small group and large group work with young people to promote their development according to RECLAIM’s mission, including sourcing materials and facilitators, as well as coordinating/supporting volunteers and mentors where appropriate.

• Developing close links with appropriate individuals, organisations, and statutory bodies in the communities in which RECLAIM works to create a conducive environment for RECLAIM’s work with young people.

To apply, please click on the 'How to apply' button and follow the instructions. A Person Specification can be found in the attachments.

Deadline: Friday 11th December 2020 - 5pm.

Home-based- anywhere within the West of England region (Bristol, Bath, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire)

We are looking for a proactive new member of our Youth Employment team to manage our Change Now work experience programme across the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership region (this includes Bristol, Bath, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire).

Change Now provides comprehensive employability and careers support for young disabled people aged 11-25, enabling them to transition from education and into employment.

The Change Now programme includes the following elements:

• 1, 2 or 10 day work experience placements for young people with SEND
• Virtual Employer Encounters
• Training and support for teachers to provide inclusive careers guidance
• Opportunities for young disabled people to volunteer through our Can Do programme

Due to Covid-19 we are now offering virtual support to schools, including the use of online training for teachers and online employer encounters for students.

The Youth Employment Officer will manage the work experience element of the Change Now programme and will be responsible for the effective local delivery of the programme. You will be working with employers and schools to design, coordinate and deliver ‘Virtual Employer Encounters’ to students. When Covid restrictions allow you will also help to deliver workplace visits.

You will develop a strong network of employers across the area who understand the value in recruiting disabled staff and work with them to host work placements / virtual employer encounters for Change Now. You will support them to create appropriate opportunities and deliver pre-placement disability awareness training.

The successful post-holder will be actively involved in the on-going development of Change Now and be encouraged to think of creative and innovative ways to ensure the programme has the greatest impact.

The role is home-based and can be based anywhere within the West of England region. The role will require frequent travel across the region (when Covid restrictions allow).

 About you

You will have demonstrable experience of programme delivery (preferably in either in the youth, disability or education sector). You will have the skills required to manage multiple priorities and programme activities, and be comfortable working with various stakeholders at multiple levels.

You will enjoy networking to promote the programme to potential partners, building links with local employers and schools.

You will be creative, passionate and focussed with the ability to work proactively and independently. In return we can promise a flexible and fun work environment with a strong emphasis on teamwork, personal and skills development.

We seek candidates with a genuine commitment to the values and ethos of Leonard Cheshire who are excited by this opportunity to make a difference to the lives of people with a disability.

About Leonard Cheshire

Leonard Cheshire supports individuals to live, learn and work as independently as they choose, whatever their ability.  We are the UK’s largest voluntary sector provider of services for people with disabilities.  This is an exciting time to join us as we launch our new brand and grow our reach across communities.

Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

What we offer

• Fair and competitive pay rates
• A generous employer contribution to a company pension scheme with additional life cover
• Substantial annual leave, with the option to buy or sell leave
• Access to a cash health plan at favourable rates
• A Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme

A satisfactory disclosures check is required for this post.

Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applications from people with a disability, supporting where possible, your requirements for reasonable adjustments.

A satisfactory disclosure check (PVG membership in Scotland) is required for this post.

Shortlisting for this role may take place as applications are received. We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy once suitable candidates have been appointed.

* No agencies please *

At Depaul UK we have a fantastic new opportunity for an Outreach Youth Homelessness Worker to join the team in Greater Manchester. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis, and in return, you will receive a salary of £19,608 per annum + pension & other benefits.

Depaul UK helps people around the UK who are homeless, vulnerable and disadvantaged, with a special focus on young people. We are now looking for locum Project / Support Workers through Accommodation, Floating Support, Family Mediation, Administration, and Nightstop.

We are a homelessness charity with the largest network of emergency accommodation for young people in the UK, making a difference to the lives of thousands of young people each year. We are unique, innovative and very passionate about what we do, working in the very heart of local communities.

Benefits of joining us as an Outreach Youth Homelessness Worker:

- 26 days of annual holiday plus bank holidays

- Contributory pension scheme

- Life assurance

The Outreach Youth Homelessness Worker Role:

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed outreach worker who is client-focused and with an excellent ability to lone work.

Working under the direction, guidance and support of a senior worker you will be responsible for a caseload of clients as well as share responsibility for the safety and wellbeing of all clients, volunteers and staff in the service.

The official job title for this post is ‘Progression Coach’.

What makes this Outreach Youth Homelessness Worker role exciting?

- A full induction and training to enhance the ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ skills required’
- Training in the Depaul Endeavour model
- Continuous support and supervision including reflective practice to develop your learning and skills as a practitioner

What will ideally support your success as our Outreach Youth Homelessness Worker?

- Excellent experience in outreach support with rough sleepers and vulnerable young people

- Good experience of Safeguarding and operating safeguarding requirements and procedures

- Experience of using Risk Assessments and Support Planning tools

- Experience of managing a large caseload and record-keeping

- Experience of lone working

Closing date:  Friday 11th December 12:00pm

Interview date: TBC

So, if this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you and you’d like to become our Outreach Youth Homelessness Worker then please click ‘apply’ today – don’t miss out, we’d love to hear from you!

An enhanced DBS disclosure is a requirement for this post. Our recruitment checks, induction, and ongoing support and supervision reflect our commitment to safeguarding our clients. Depaul UK strives to be equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

We kindly request no contact from Recruitment or Media Agencies.

Manchester Mind believes in the power of listening and feeling heard and that a better understanding of mental health benefits everyone.

We do this by providing a range of services across Manchester to young people and adults. A valuable part of this work has been the provision of services to children and young people from our Children and Young People Services offices in Levenshulme. The holistic mix of services delivered includes advice, volunteering, mentoring and counselling. The services have been successfully evaluated and involve young people in design, development and delivery.

Our work is guided by our values of:

Openness  | Belonging  | Strength  | Collaboration

The Service Manager will support staff and play a strategic role in developing the delivery of high quality young people-led services.

We would like to work with someone who is experienced, dynamic and passionate about being able to develop our services for children and young people.

Position: Service Manager, Children & Young People Services

Salary: £35,934 pro rata

Hours: 28 hours per week

Funding guaranteed until the end of June 2021.

The skills and knowledge that are important to us are:

• Being able to work in an open, supportive and collaborative way.
• Experience of managing and developing services.
• Experience of working strategically.

You can download the application documents from this listing, or from the Vacancies page of the Manchester Mind website.

All applications must be received by 12noon, Wednesday 9th December 2020.

Manchester Mind is striving to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Manchester Mind sees it as a positive advantage if you have experience of mental health issues and/or have used mental health services, or had experience of volunteering.