The Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families supports distressed children and their families through innovative therapeutic practice and research, training and promoting awareness of mental health issues. In the April 2019, the Centre opened its new Centre of Excellence located in King’s Cross.
We are looking for a Youth Engagement Officer for the Child Outcomes Research Consortium (CORC). CORC is the UK’s leading membership organisation that collects and uses evidence to improve children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing. CORC has over sixty member organisations and an extensive Network spanning schools, voluntary and statutory service providers, local authorities, and professional bodies across the UK and beyond. CORC’s vision is for all children and young people’s wellbeing support to be informed by real-world evidence so that every child thrives.
CORC recently introduced this post to support us to strengthen our youth involvement. We are committed to taking a more strategic, planned and consistent approach in this area, and the post-holder will play a key role in creating, developing and implementing relationships, processes, and initiatives to achieve this. The post-holder will be part of the CORC team and will work closely with Participation colleagues in the Centre – as well as developing relationships with Participation Leads in our member organisations.
We are looking for a collaborative, proactive, motivated individual with experience of actively engaging and supporting young people to participate, collaborate and influence the development and creation of services, with a commitment to all that CORC stands for. You may have an NHS or mental health background, work in youth work or social care, within a local authority, community or voluntary sector organisation, or a school, or you may come from another field entirely.
We are offering the role as a part-time fixed contract. We will also consider secondments.
The post-holder will be based at Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, 4-8 Rodney Street, London N1 9JH or at our Northern Hub in central Manchester.
Please specify your preferences in your supporting statement.
The Centre values diversity and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We encourage applications from all sections of the community.
Please email Recruitment if you require assistance or experience difficulties in applying. To view all current job opportunities, please visit our website.
Contract duration
One year fixed term.
Closing date for applications
Midnight, Tuesday 1 September 2020.
Notification of interview
Shortlisted applicants will be notified no later than Friday 4 September 2020.
Please note: due to volume of applications expected, we will be unable to notify unsuccessful candidates.
Interviews
Interviews will be held on Friday 11 September 2020.
How to apply
For more information about this role and to apply, please go to our website.
We are unable to accept CVs and kindly request no contact from agencies.
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- Sessional Dementia Support Workers
- £10.12 per hour
- Location: Covering London Boroughs of Bromley and Bexley
Help people with dementia to live well in their homes and communities, in a rewarding job with a local charity, supporting local people. MindCare Dementia Support is looking for Dementia Support Workers to support people living with dementia across Bromley borough, with a particular need in Orpington and surrounding areas.
You will be required to work in people’s homes for sessions of 3-4 hours at a time and up to two sessions per day. This may involve:
- engaging clients in activities to help them maintain everyday skills
- support with daily living activities
You will need to wear PPE (mask, gloves and apron) in clients’ homes
You will be spending quality time, building trusting relationships, providing one-to-one support to people with dementia and, in many cases, giving family carers a much needed break.
We provide a respite service 7 days a week from 8:00 am – 11:00 pm.
What We Need From You
The qualities we are looking for include:
- good communication skills
- patience
- sensitivity
- reliability
- flexibility
- ability to use initiative
You will have an interest, and perhaps some personal or work experience, in supporting older people. A full driving licence, use of a car and knowledge of the local areas are essential.
Successful applicants will be expected to:
- Undergo an Enhanced level Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
- Attend a 3-day induction
- Attend a number of core training courses over a two to three week period after induction
- Attend staff meetings, supervisions and appraisals on Zoom
We Can Offer You
- Regular work depending on your availability
- Mileage costs and holiday pay
- A full induction and ongoing training and regular supervision
- High level of job satisfaction, working as part of a committed team.
We recognise the importance of having a diverse and inclusive work force, and would therefore particularly welcome applications from the following, currently under-represented, groups:
- People from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds
- People aged 16-25
- Disabled people
- People with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities
BLG Mind is committed to meeting the reasonable adjustments of disabled people.
BLG Mind always welcomes applications from people with lived experience of mental health problems.
Closing date: 9:00 am on Monday 24th August 2020
Interview dates: Wednesday 2nd and Thursday 3rd September 2020 (in Beckenham)
Induction: Monday 21st and Tuesday 22nd September 2020 (in Beckenham)
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Chance UK has been delivering early-intervention mentoring programmes across London since 1995. We are looking for youth workers across a number our mentoring programmes. We are currently running all of our mentoring services via online platforms and phone to adhere to the current government guidance on the prevention of the spread of Coronavirus. We will resume with face to face sessions as and when the government guidance allows and in discussion with individual families.
Location: Islington (some other London boroughs) and online
About the role:
Mentors pick the child up from home and run a 1:1 session in the community, once a week for 2-4 hours. They use the solution-focused approach to work on building the child’s self-esteem and confidence, set goals and explore new places. We are currently running all of our mentoring services via online platforms and phone to adhere to the current government guidance on the prevention of the spread of Coronavirus. We will resume with face to face sessions as and when the government guidance allows and in discussion with individual families.
Explore & Empower is Chance UK’s flagship early intervention programme that supports 5-12 year old children with behavioural and emotional difficulties and their parents/carers. This nine month-long programme empowers children to develop their skills, confidence and life aspirations through weekly mentoring sessions alongside 1:1 and group support for parents and carers
The families we work with have often experienced challenges in life e.g. trauma and we use solution-focused techniques to help strengthen relationships and explore their preferred future.
Key responsibilities:
- Attending Chance UK’s mentor training (either two full days or three evenings) and delivering a structured mentoring programme according to the principles and ethos outlined
- Mentoring a caseload of up to 6 children for a six-nine-month duration. Every effort will be made to allocate Youth Workers to children who live in a close area so that sessions can be completed as efficiently as possible
- Meeting each child on a weekly basis, online or picking up/dropping off at home, building rapport, and planning appropriate activities according to their individual interests, abilities and goals
- Taking full responsibility for the child’s safety and welfare when out in the community together
- Liaising directly with each parent/carer to ensure sessions happen every week
- Completing an online report for each session within 24 hours of it taking place
- Understanding and abiding by all of Chance UK’s policies and procedures
- Following Chance UK’s safeguarding procedures and acting on any concerns within an appropriate timeframe
- Attending a graduation ceremony at the end of the mentoring period, and abiding with Chance UK’s no-contact policy with families after this date
- Working pro-actively with the Programme Manager to achieve the best outcomes for each child, and flagging up issues that arise
- Attending a monthly 1:1 supervision with the Programme Manager at Chance UK’s office
Person specification: Essential
- Significant experience supporting children or young people on a 1:1 basis
- Strong understanding of the context and challenges facing vulnerable children and families
- Strong understanding of the impacts of domestic violence and how these might present in childre
- Safeguarding training successfully completed to a level 3 standard within the last 18 months. Evidence of this training (dated provider's certificate) should be provided at interview.
- Ability to work in a child-centred manner; quickly building trust and rapport with a child
- Commitment to seeing each child complete the full nine-month programme once started
- Ability to have motivational conversations about topics children find challenging in a non-judgemental and child-centred way
- Willingness to take part in a range of activities depending on the child’s interests
- Agreement to stick within the monthly budget for activities and to claim expenses promptly at the end of every month
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent time-management and organisational skills
- Own transport or ability to use public transport to travel between family homes
- Flexibility with scheduling own working hours, whilst bearing in mind that all sessions with a child must take place outside of school time
Desirable
- A professional qualification in youth work, social work, child development, education or a related field
- Experience supporting children in the 5-12 age range on a 1:1 basis
- Experience working in a trauma-informed way
Essential competencies:
- A flexible team player who thrives on a diverse work portfolio.
- Is solution focused and pre-empts problems by seeking guidance or taking action.
- Pursues tasks/goals with energy, drive and a need for completion.
- A self-motivated individual with the ability to work effectively under pressure and with minimal supervision.
- Committed to diversity and implementing equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice.
- Discretion in dealing with sensitive and confidential information.
Please send a CV and 1 page covering letter to the recruitment email.
Closing Date: Wednesday 19th August
We are looking for successful candidates to start as soon as possible and therefore applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and interviews scheduled accordingly.
The job description is a general outline of the duties and responsibilities the post holder may be required to undertake other duties as may reasonably be required from time to time
You will be passionate and experienced in working with disadvantaged and vulnerable girls (11-19 year olds). Love4Life’s specialism is helping teenage girls to build healthy self-esteem and body image as well as having a strong focus on quality relationships and sex education.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you an experienced youth work professional, able to develop our youth work activities and programmes for clients and young people? Can you deliver consultancy, training and developmental support for the NYA’s customers?
The role will take a thematic lead for the NYA on an aspect of youth work that the NYA is keen to strengthen or develop.
The Youth Work Specialist will develop new programmes and products for the NYA to promote to the youth sector. The post will require significant networking and engagement across the youth sector to ensure the NYA’s work is rooted in the needs of young people and the youth sector.
The Youth Work Specialist may lead projects for the Education and Training Standards Committee (ETS). As the NYA evolves, the Youth Work Specialist will ensure the NYA is at the forefront of developing its products and services to clients and young people.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Who we are
Catch22 exists to help build a society where everyone has a good place to live, good people around them, and a fulfilling purpose. ‘We call these our 3Ps’.
We achieve this in two ways. First we improve lives on the frontline through delivery of public services. Secondly, we use our knowledge to change ‘the system’, to fix the complex web that can trap and disempower those it was set up to help. With the heart of a charity and the mindset of a business, we are uniquely placed to deliver on this challenging agenda.
The Hive is a holistic mental health and wellbeing service for young people aged 16 to 24 in Camden. The Hive is a safe and inclusive place to be, supporting the service as a whole to reach young people who do not readily seek help.
The Hive is part of The Minding the Gap programme, a cross cutting support service aimed at 16 to 24 year olds in Camden needing support transitioning between children’s and adult mental health services. The Hive is delivered by a unique partnership between leading local providers in Camden and young people - set up to create an integrated, holistic provision for 16-24 year olds. The Hive is commissioned by Camden Council and the Camden Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) from Catch 22, working with The Brandon Centre, the Anna Freud Centre, Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust, The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, The Winch and The Integrate Movement.
Accountabilities & Responsibilties
As a Young People’s Worker, you will need to be able to gain and build trusting relationships with a diverse range of young people so that they feel able to talk to you about the different problems they face. You will be trained and supported to apply non-formalised therapeutic techniques from a range of therapeutic backgrounds to meet the needs of the young people you work with.
You will be able to identify and refer young people with more complex mental health needs to appropriate agencies. You will support young people to access a broad range of in-house and local services.
You will take personal responsibility to ensure different service providers are working together so that nothing falls through the gaps for the young people you are working with, and that they experience integrated support. This will involve creating strong partnerships with local services via community orientation and outreach work to support young people in services they are already accessing.
You will carry out assessments with young people in order to set goals and create holistic care plans to meet their needs.
You will not be seeking to create a permanent mentor relationship, and will work with young people to ensure that they are able to live lives more independently of services, or to ensure they are linked into other appropriate organisations to meet their needs.
A significant proportion of the service operates an outreach model of delivery, in the community, as preferred by the young person. The outreach work particularly targets vulnerable young people who may not readily engage with services.
You will be responsible for supporting the Hub Manager to plan, advertise and carry out activities in The Hive – our social hub.
You will support and engage in the group work element of The Hive, engaging with young people on the social hub and carrying out health and wellbeing activities.
The young people supported through this project will often be vulnerable and challenging and workers need to be resilient, skilled and flexible to ensure that we deliver a consistently high quality service.
The role will require flexibility and skills in adaptability and the appointed person will be expected to carry out tasks over all different areas within the service.
This will include:
- Regular working hours within the social hub supporting delivery and engaging in the youth work element.
- One-to-one individual work with young people on your caseload;
- Outreach and orientation work with young people and services out in the community.
Knowledge & Skills
To succeed in this role, you’ll need;
- Knowledge and awareness of the types of issues that affect young people;
- Knowledge of good practice in emotional wellbeing and mental health delivery for 16 to 25 year olds – and an understanding of the key issues in relation to service delivery for this group.
- Knowledge and understanding of the issues facing socially excluded young people or those at risk of disengaging from mainstream activities and services;
- Knowledge of relevant legislation, policy and good practice relating to young people
- High end interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to build and sustain relationships with service users who may present complex and sometimes challenging behaviours;
- Ability to engage a variety of stakeholders including young people, parents, professionals and other members of the community effectively;
- Ability to identify and assess potential risks that may arise for young people and an ability to work creatively and as part of a team to reduce these risks;
- Good verbal and written communication skills
Qualifications
- Have an NVQ level 2 in an area related to working with young people from under privileged backgrounds or a BA or BSc degree preferably, but not necessarily, in a social studies subject e.g. sociology, social administration, psychology or a teaching, youth work, nursing, substance misuse worker qualification, social work or other training relevant for working with vulnerable young people, including training by experience;
- Experience of working with young people in youth based/support settings;
- Experience of providing one to one support to young people;
- Experience of working in partnership, in multi-disciplinary teams;
- Experience of delivering activities within a youth base/support setting using creative ways to consistently engage young people.
- A relevant qualification in youth, social or community work or a related field.
- Experience of outreach or detached work.
- Experience of co-production of services with young people.
- Experience of community mental health delivery.
This is a fixed term contract until 31st March 2022
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Children’s Worker / Youth Worker
Northallerton and surrounding area
20 hours per week 3 out of 7 days (flexible)
£22,763 pa (£11.79 per hour) pro rata
Committed to delivering the highest levels of customer experience, our client provides a comprehensive range of services to over 6,000 homes. With their aim to be the Best Rural Housing Association in the country, they are looking for great people to join the team.
They rely on our great people to make the biggest impact on their communities. If you enjoy variety and have a passion for delivering an excellent customer focused service, you’re right for them.
The role:
In this role, you’ll work as a key worker and team member to deliver and develop support services for children and young people, aged up to 16 years who have experienced domestic abuse, in order to ensure their safety and emotional well-being.
You’ll also assist in the delivery of excellent customer focused services, operating in accordance with best practice and within the policies and procedures of our Association.
You’ll have:
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Experience working with children and young people, ideally in a supported housing setting.
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Excellent naturalistic observation skills.
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An NVQ level II in Health and Social Care or equivalent.
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Good verbal and written communication, analytical and problem solving skills.
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Good motivational skills with the ability to encourage residents to maximise their opportunities.
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A good understanding of the principles of practice in working with vulnerable people and children in particular with an awareness of the impact of domestic abuse to the victim and family.
The benefits:
Our client offers competitive pay rates, excellent pension schemes. not forgetting additional benefits that come part of the package when you join. They are also dedicated to looking after you and will always do their best to make sure you are safe and well.
Our client is an equal opportunities and disability confident employer who welcomes applicants from all sectors of the community, and they encourage applications from people who are underrepresented in areas of the organisation.
This post is subject to a basic DBS check.
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Summary
Diabetes Scotland have secured funding from The National Lottery Community Fund Scotland to develop and deliver a peer support project led by young people targeted specifically at 13-24 year olds living with type 1 diabetes across Scotland. This 18 month project aims to improve self-management by helping young people increase their emotional health and wellbeing, overcome isolation and increase their confidence in self-management.
Interview Date: 31 August 2020
Package
What we can offer you:
- Generous annual leave starting at 25 days plus bank holidays
- A Cash Healthcare Plan (giving you up to £1,500 towards a range of out of pocket health expenses like new glasses, dentist, chiropractor or osteopath appointments)
- Early finish Friday and flexible working as part of our approach to activity based working
- Discounts on gym membership
- Employee assistance programme to give you support on any issues that come up in life
- Annual season ticket loan (on completion of your probation period)
- Very active social scene including sport teams, gardening and other activities
- Generous pension provision, life assurance and income protection insurance
- Cycle to work scheme (eligible for scheme if contract is permanent or longer than 12 months)
*Some benefits aren't available until you've passed your probation period and are dependent on the length of contract.
Main Responsibilities
Project Delivery/Management
- To lead development, delivery and project management; following all relevant safeguarding, GDPR and Diabetes UK policies and procedures
- To embed the principles of co-design and co-production and ensure the project is being responsive to the needs of young people living with type 1
- To be responsible for the overall project budget
- To develop and deliver a robust evaluation and monitoring plan and meet all reporting requirements
- To be an ambassador for the project and for young people living with type 1
- To recruit and train young volunteers and constantly increase the confidence and capability of young people actively involved in the project
- To implement a communications and marketing strategy for the project across a range of platforms
- To proactively build, and manage, key stakeholder/partnership relationships
- To share best practice and provide regular networking and knowledge transfer opportunities
- To support the development of an on-going legacy for the project beyond the lifespan of the current funding
General Responsibilities
- To be a point of first contact within Diabetes Scotland for all volunteers aged between 13-24
- To advise Diabetes Scotland on best practice relating to young people as required
- To support Diabetes Scotland events and with general office duties as required
- To contribute to Diabetes Scotland strategic planning and delivery and support the wider Diabetes Scotland team as required
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate will have project management experience and have worked collaboratively with young people and young adults to design approaches that will meet their needs. Educated to degree level, or equivalent standard, you will have experience of working with young people and young adults across a variety of settings. You will also have experience of project planning, delivery, training and evaluation with excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as being proficient with digital and social media.
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Do you have experience of working with children and young people and do you understand the challenges that they face? Are you passionate about empowering young people to have their voices heard? If so, you could be part of an exciting new project.
At Healthwatch Somerset, we’re committed to ensuring our health and care service is shaped by the people who use it. We’re the county’s independent health and care champion and we exist to make sure people are at the heart of care.
We want to ensure that children and young people from across the county are listened to and heard by the people who buy, plan and run health and social care services in Somerset. We are looking for a dynamic, experienced Youth Worker to lead an exciting new Young Listeners project.
You will lead the project and recruit, train and support a team of 10 young listeners who will in turn engage with other children and young people from across Somerset offering a peer to peer engagement approach. It will be a varied and interesting job and no two days will be the same.
You will need a can-do attitude, be enthusiastic and a ‘people person’. You will also need to be a team player who enjoys being part of and contributing to a small and dynamic team.
In return we offer 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, a generous contributory pension scheme, comfortable office accommodation in Bridgwater and flexible working practices.
Closing date for applications: Midnight on Friday 28 August 2020
Date for interview: Friday 4 September 2020 in Bridgwater
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Response Organisation is the largest mental health charity in Oxfordshireand we are expanding into Aylesbury!
Support Worker - £18,360 - £19,383 per annum
- 25 days holiday + bank hols
- Free parking on site
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Social Events throughout the year
- Discounted shopping
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Subsidised Gym Membership
- Training and Development
- Auto Enrolment Pension Scheme
- £500 Refer a Friend Bonus Scheme
Do you have the desire to help change lives and an interest in mental health?
Response provides a range of support to people that experience severe and enduring mental health needs, and we are looking for a brand-new team to work within our new 24/7 supported home in Aylesbury that is due to open in September 2020. We are now looking to recruit a full team who can assist with the day-to-day recovery of the residents and encourage them to live independently – to start in position mid-August. We are seeking to employ four Support Workers
Our main priority for these roles is to find people that can live our values every day. Experience within a care or mental health setting is desirable, qualifications are advantageous, however, we have a Learning & Development team who are happy to support you and your personal development and work to progress your career with us!
Above all, we are looking for people that share our values below and want to make a real difference to people’s lives:
Caring – Our residents are the heart and soul of all that we do, we provide person-centred care that enables residents to live a life worth living. We believe that differences should be celebrated, and each resident’s uniqueness enhances not only our community, but also the support we provide.
Safe – Honest and open relationships help to make all of our residents feel safe, and we provide a safe place for recovery for as long as a resident may require.
Creative – Continuous learning from one another is key. When working with a resident at their own pace there is/ are many ways to get creative with how they are supported.
Aspirational – Recovery is focused on what a resident can do, not what they can’t.
The duties within any role vary from day to day. Our residents are individuals and they all deserve to be treated as such. Some of the core duties within the house will include: supporting, encouraging and prompting residents with their medication; taking part in a range of activities during key working sessions with residents whilst helping them to achieve their aspirations; ensuring house rules are kept and adhered to as well as providing a safe and respectful environment. You will be required to work 37 hours per week across equally distributed shifts that will include weekends and sleep-ins. Salaries vary depending on the role and experiences.
If this Support Worker sounds like the role for you then please click ‘Apply’ today! We’d love to hear from you!
Devas Club is a well-established youth club, community centre and charity offering opportunities to residents of London and focusing its work on disadvantaged young people aged 8-25 years. Founded in 1884, we have been based in our multipurpose building in Battersea, London Borough of Wandsworthsince since 1970.
We have been providing activities for young people since we were founded. Devas Club sees itself as supporting all of a young person’s upbringing, and our stated aim is to develop self-reliant adults; all activities have the underlying theme that as young people and adults-in-waiting, whatever is organised for them at is judged against how it contributes to their eventual transition to adulthood.
We are seeking a proactive individual who will work closely with the trustees, club operations staff, senior youth workers, freelance sessional workers and volunteers to plan, coordinate and oversee a programme of activities run by the club. They will foster and maintain our relationships with partners including our ongoing collaboration with Wandsworth Council's children and young people services.
The postholder with oversee and collaborate on the development of programme content; and lead our monitoring and evaluation work to assess the impact of our youth programmes.
Apply now with your CV and cover letter of no more than two pages outlining your interest and suitability for this role.
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Dartington, Nr Totnes
£9.34 - £9.98 per hour
Full time - 40 hours
We are looking for amazing Support Workers to join the team at Robins, our 10 bed Residential and Shortbreak Home in Dartington.
Children and young people with learning disabilities and their families are at the heart of everything we do, and we want every person we support to have a great life with excellent outcomes. We couldn’t achieve that without all the great support workers who join our care teams. It all starts with you!
There is no such thing as a ‘typical’ support worker. Our staff come from lots of different backgrounds, people with little or no experience but want a job that involves helping people, those who want a change of career as well as experienced support workers. The one thing that links them all together is their desire to work with young learning disabled people, make their lives better, and help them to learn something new or take a further step towards independence. Our support workers certainly don’t see what they do as ‘just another job’.
No two days will be the same as you will get involved in a variety of different tasks and activities whilst helping the young people to learn the skills they need to live the life they choose.
As a full-time Support Worker on days, you will work a pattern of 2 days on, 2 days off and as shifts are planned in advance, you will know exactly what your work pattern is so that you can plan your life outside of work. A typical term-time day shift is 07:00 - 10:00 and 14:30 - 21:30 and during school holidays and at the weekend the shift is usually 08:00 – 20:00.
A typical weekday night shift is 21:15 – 09:15 during term time and on Saturdays and during school holidays it is 20:00 – 08:00 with a working a pattern of 3 nights on, 3 nights off.
Part-time hours are agreed at point of job confirmation and discussed at interview. Bank staff are able to work with us to choose their hours to meet business needs within our standard shift patterns.
Ideally, you will have previous experience in this sector and hold a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent). Though this qualification is by no means essential, a willingness to gain the qualification within 2 years is required. Defined as a “Good” provider by Ofsted, Robins are looking for “Outstanding” staff who will deliver support in a professional, caring way.
In return, we would like to support you in making care work your career, offering you an extensive induction on commencement of employment and amazing array of training opportunities. We will also work with you on your own individual development plan to help you to progress your career and become one of our senior workers for the future.
We are a well-established charity that provides an excellent range of staff benefits including 28 days’ annual leave on starting, a company pension scheme and a staff discount scheme.
Lifeworks is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment. For this post, pre-employment checks will be carried out, references will be sought, and successful candidates will need to undertake an enhanced DBS check.
All communication relating to your application including any invitations to interview will be communicated by email. Please check your spam regularly for missed emails.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to encouraging applications from applicants who declare they have a disability, provided they meet the minimum job criteria as specified in the person specification, by offering a guaranteed interview.
PLEASE NOTE: In accordance with the Children’s Home Regulations 2015, applicants need to be 21 years or over to be able to work at Robins.
Closing date for applications: ongoing
This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.
Additional Keywords: Support Workers, Night & Day Staff, Healthcare Worker, Healthcare Co-ordinator, Social Care Worker, Care Assistant, Healthcare Assistant, Social Care Assistant, Healthcare, Social Care.
Response Organisation is the largest mental health charity in Oxfordshire and we are expanding into Aylesbury!
Senior Support Worker - £20,400 - £22,667 per annum
- 25 days holiday + bank hols
- Free parking on site
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Social Events throughout the year
- Discounted shopping
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Subsidised Gym Membership
- Training and Development
- Auto Enrolment Pension Scheme
- £500 Refer a Friend Bonus Scheme
Do you have the desire to help change lives and an interest in mental health?
Response provides a range of support to people that experience severe and enduring mental health needs, and we are looking for a brand-new team to work within our new 24/7 supported home in Aylesbury that is due to open in September 2020. We are now looking to recruit a full team who can assist with the day-to-day recovery of the residents and encourage them to live independently – to start in position mid August. We are seeking to employ three Senior Support Workers
Our main priority for these roles is to find people that can live our values every day. Experience within a care or mental health setting is desirable, qualifications are advantageous, however, we have a Learning & Development team who are happy to support you and your personal development and work to progress your career with us!
Above all, we are looking for people that share our values below and want to make a real difference to people’s lives:
Caring – Our residents are the heart and soul of all that we do, we provide person-centred care that enables residents to live a life worth living. We believe that differences should be celebrated, and each resident’s uniqueness enhances not only our community, but also the support we provide.
Safe – Honest and open relationships help to make all of our residents feel safe, and we provide a safe place for recovery for as long as a resident may require.
Creative – Continuous learning from one another is key. When working with a resident at their own pace there is/ are many ways to get creative with how they are supported.
Aspirational – Recovery is focused on what a resident can do, not what they can’t.
The duties within any role vary from day to day. Our residents are individuals and they all deserve to be treated as such. Some of the core duties within the house will include: supporting, encouraging and prompting residents with their medication; taking part in a range of activities during key working sessions with residents whilst helping them to achieve their aspirations; ensuring house rules are kept and adhered to as well as providing a safe and respectful environment. You will be required to work 37 hours per week across equally distributed shifts that will include weekends and sleep-ins. Salaries vary depending on the role and experiences.
If this Support Worker sounds like the role for you then please click ‘Apply’ today! We’d love to hear from you!
We are currently recruiting for passionate Children and Young People Domestic Abuse Safety and Resilience Workers.
12 months fixed term contract
Salary: £21,041 - £22,192 pro rata
Hours: 22.5 per week
Benefits: Personal group pension scheme with up to 4% employer’s contribution, 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays pro rata and free clinical supervision for front line staff
There are two roles, one based in Northern Devon and the other in South and West Devon both with some home based working.
These roles are part of the Devon Domestic Abuse Behaviour Change Service which provides individual and family support to domestic abuse victims, perpetrators of abuse and their children. You will work alongside children and young people and their families, to create and deliver an outcome focused support plan and ensure timely support and interventions from other services when necessary to meet the CYP’s needs, and help them to increase their safety and resilience and make positive choices for the future.
Essentials:
- Full driving licence and access to a vehicle with business use insurance
- Minimum Level 3 qualification in related subject and/or previous experience of providing support for vulnerable children and young people (minimum 2 years)
- Knowledge of domestic abuse and how that impacts on children and young people
- Experience of creating and delivering outcome focused interventions
An enhanced DBS is essential for this role.
Closing date: 12 noon, 14th August 2020
Interview date: Week commencing 24th August 2020
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Crystal Palace Community Trust is looking for an experienced and passionate youth work manager/practitioner with a demonstrable track record in delivering meaningful, high quality, youth-led projects that have a proven positive impact within the youth work sector. This person will oversee, support and develop our project delivery across building based and detached youth work sessions.
You will be responsible for ensuring that youth work sessions staffing and projects are appropriately staffed and resourced to achieve pre-agreed youth work output and outcome targets. You will be expected to meet or better all set outcomes and maintain high levels of monitoring and evaluation, as well as providing quarterly reports and monitoring performance. As a manager/practitioner you must be able to work alongside staff you manage, delivering high quality face to face youth work, demonstrating best practice and leading by example
There is a development element to the role and you will need to develop successful new initiatives. This will require reviewing and developing existing work and collaborating with project partners to facilitate the expansion of new work. This will include identifying new partnerships that will ultimately benefit the young people we serve. This is an exciting opportunity with considerable scope for innovation, development and growth of existing services.
Experience:
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:
- A minimum of 2 years’ experience in Community Based Youth work
- A strong knowledge of effective youth work operations management.
- The ability to engage with young people supporting their personal and social development
- Understanding and experience of delivering curriculum led youth work
- Experience of measuring and monitoring KPIs.
- Budget planning and project development experience ideally within the third sector.
- Good working knowledge of internal policies and procedures for a charity including Safeguarding children.
- Experience in creating positive cultures, supervising and managing team members.
- Experience working with children and young people within an informal education setting.
- A track record of ensuring projects meet client (beneficiary and funders) needs.
- Experience of developing strong partnerships/stakeholder management
- Experience in raising funds for youth work projects and activities.
Skills and Attributes of the Successful Applicant:
- Strong leadership and influencing skills.
- Ability to work autonomously
- Team player with excellent team working skills.
- The ability to supervise, manage and develop a part time youth work team including identifying staff training needs.
- Experience of working with community organisations schools and other partners.
- Excellent communication skills within the organisation and with young people and other stake holders.
- Excellent organisation and time management skills.
- IT Skills/Microsoft Office.
- Solution focused approach to working.
- Fundraising and income generation skills
This post will be subject to an enhanced DBS and a 5 year checkable work history
This post is funded by Children in Need
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.