Homeshare Development Officer

Salary Scale: £27,130 (actual £33,461)

Accountable to: National Homeshare Manager

Hours: 30 hours per week

Contract: Until 1st March 2023

Location: Home based in Greater London, Norfolk or within easy reach of both.

Shared Lives Plus is the UK network for family-based and small-scale ways of supporting adults. Our members are Shared Lives carers and workers, and Homeshare programmes.

Over the past four years the Homeshare UK team have driven the growth and development of Homeshare across the UK and ROI. This exciting and diverse new role will focus specifically on establishing Homeshare in Norfolk along with supporting the development of new Homeshare programmes and widening the reach of our existing members across Greater London.

The key objectives for this role include:

• Supporting the development and start-up of new Homeshare programmes across Norfolk and Greater London.
• Working with existing Homeshare Providers in Greater London to support them to scale up operations
• Support an increase in take up of Homeshare particularly by people from diverse background and communities.
• Support Homeshare to become recognised as a mainstream Housing and Social Care model
• Work with the Homeshare UK team to support the promotion of Homeshare across the UK and worldwide though our international work.
• To contribute to the effective administration of Homeshare UK and Homeshare International

Visit the Shared Lives Plus  website to find out more and apply by sending an up to date CV and a supporting statement which should be kept to a maximum of two pages.  Please start your supporting statement by saying why you want to work for us and work in the Shared LIves Sector.  Your supporting statement will also need to demonstrate how you meet the requirements of each area of the person specification showing

• Relevant skills and experience
• How your knowledge, values and attitude make you a suitable candidate
• How you would meet the practical requirements of the job

Deadline for completed applications 9.30 am on Monday 27th January 2020

Pre-interviews via skype/telephone 6th and 7th February and interviews 18th February 2020

Working Hours:

20 hours per week (Monday to Friday)

Responsible for: 

To work alongside existing pathways to support the allocation of beds to 16/17yr olds who require ongoing supported accommodation. Track and analyse the Children and Family assessment timelines and outcomes.

Job purpose: 

To support the Homeless Hub to maintain a ‘live’ picture of the Hertfordshire supported accommodation resource and ensure efficient and maximum use of bed spaces. Liaise with supported accommodation providers and maintain positive working relationships. Track and monitor all child and family assessments, pathways through the service and outcomes.

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 3% of basic salary to The People’s Pension on behalf of the staff member
• Group Life Insurance benefit of 4 times salary
• 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

TO APPLY FOR THIS ROLE:

Closing date: 9am Monday 20th January 2020

Assessment date: Tuesday 28th January 2020 (9.30am to 1pm)

Personal Interviews: Friday 31st January 2020 (AM) – alternative date could be arranged

Please note we do not accept CV's, if you wish to apply please visit our website and download the short application form.

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.

Fixed Term Contract: for 18 months (however further funding is anticipated)

Responsible for: 

Providing advice, guidance and support to vulnerable care leavers aged 18 to 25 (primarily 18 to 21 year olds) with a significant identified housing need. This role will include leading; co-ordinating and implementing a clear plan of support to ensure care leavers with significant identified housing needs have their needs met.

Job purpose: 

To work closely with statutory and non-statutory partners to promote positive working, and develop pathways that ensure positive housing outcomes and support for vulnerable care leavers. This will include setting up / sustaining tenancies to prevent repeat homelessness. Assessing and identify all support needs and overcome barriers to ensure access to relevant services.

The ability to build positive relationships with both young people and partner agencies is paramount.

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 3% of basic salary to The People’s Pension on behalf of the staff member
• Group Life Insurance benefit of 4 times salary
• 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

TO APPLY FOR THIS ROLE:

Closing date: 5pm - Wednesday 22nd January 2020

Please note we do not accept CV's, if you wish to apply please visit our website and download the short application form.

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.

Responsible for: 

Enable young people aged 16-30 years, who have previously experienced homelessness to be involved at every level of the organisation in order to develop, improve and shape hyh services.

Job purpose: 

To support the running of the Live Life Project at Herts Young Homeless (hyh). Live Life engages and supports vulnerable young people with previous experience of homelessness.   The project aims to successfully engage members in gaining greater life skills for training / employment and a positive future. Live Life promotes young people to use their experiences   to shape, review and improve our organisation.

This role will be required to work Monday to Friday (this will include evenings). This role will involve some evening and weekend work this can either be incorporated into your working hours that week or time off in lieu will be given for any additional hours worked.

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 3% of basic salary to The People’s Pension on behalf of the staff member
• Group Life Insurance benefit of 4 times salary
• 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

TO APPLY FOR THIS ROLE:

Closing date: 9am Monday 20th January 2020

Assessment date: Tuesday 28th January 2020 (9.30am to 1pm)

Personal Interviews: Wednesday 29th January 2020  – alternative date could be arranged

Please note we do not accept CV's, if you wish to apply please visit our website and download the short application form.

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.

Support Worker (Adults / Children)

St Elizabeth’s is situated in 68 acres of Hertfordshire parkland between Harlow and Bishop’s Stortford. We support people with Epilepsy and other complex needs from the age of 5 through to 78 in our Children’s Home, School, College, Residential Homes with nursing and Day Centre. Over 150 adults and children call St Elizabeth’s their home making us an inspirational place to do great work.

Position: Care & Support Worker (Adults / Children)
Location: St Elizabeth`s Centre
Job type: Full Time, Permanent
Hours: 7.15am – 2.45pm and 2.15pm – 9.45pm and Full time, part time, casual and weekend positions available
Salary:£17,140 - £18,689 per annum (£8.79- £9.58 per hour) plus weekend enhancements and overtime opportunities
Benefits: Currently a 50% uplift on your salary for working overtime on a Saturday & Sunday for full time permanent employees, Opportunity to pursue recognised qualifications, Fabulous staff development – fully funded for you by the Centre, Free on-site parking, Subsidised restaurant, High Street retail / leisure discounts, Generous holidays, Discounted gym membership, Free Life assurance.

About the role:

New year, new career?

Would you like to join a compassionate, aspirational organisation that aims to bring joy to the lives of the residents we care for?

We currently have exciting Care & Support Worker vacancies in our Adult Home and Children’s Home supporting our residents to live their lives as independently as possible in our well-equipped on site bungalows. Our teams assist with leisure activities such as horse-riding and swimming, alongside general domestic duties and personal care.

About you:

You don’t need experience in care to join us – but you do need to be dedicated, caring and passionate about people. Our on-site training team will support you to achieve recognised qualifications in Adult Care & Child Care. If you’re an excellent communicator with the desire, resilience, patience and motivation to support others we can offer you an incredibly rewarding role.

Offers are subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS check paid for by the centre. Please note we are not on a public transport route. Salary is dependent on the role, qualifications and experience.

You may have experience of the following: Support Worker, Care Worker, Care Assistant, Healthcare Worker, Healthcare Assistant, Community Support Worker, Disability, Disabilities, Care Staff, Charity, Charities, Not for Profit, NFP, Third Sector, etc.

Ref: 90922

Does your experience of working with adults with mental health problems include facilitating/leading groups? Would you like to be part of an organisation that counts on the professionalism, insight, expertise and passion of its staff to inspire individual recovery for the people they work with? Then join us as an part time Activities and Wellbeing Support Worker.

Recovery Focus is a new group of expert charities with the shared aim to inspire individual recovery nationwide. Between us we have a track record of more than 200 years of developing and running personalised services that work with people with mental health, substance misuse and other complex needs to achieve their ambitions. Each partner organisation has its own rich history of success, but together we believe we can lead the way in evidence-based recovery pathways, tailored to meet local and individual needs.

Right now, one of our partners, Richmond Fellowship, is looking for an Activities and Wellbeing Support Worker to join the team at Castle Service in Cambridge for 15 hours week. A dispersed supported housing provider supporting young people aged 16 - 25 years old who are experiencing mental health difficulties.

Your challenge? To help ensure we provide a participative environment and broad range of community based opportunities for our clients, thus enabling them to gain increasing independence and develop their full potential working with principles of recovery. That means planning and delivering a programme of social, recreational and educational activities and regularly monitoring and reviewing it. It also means offering practical advice, guidance and emotional support, contributing to individual support plans and signposting clients to a range of community resources. Developing a network of contacts that enable community access will be important too. And, when it comes to supporting the smooth running of our service or helping individuals to develop peer support networks, again, we'll be counting on you. 

Proven relevant experience is key, as is the ability to recognise the signs and symptoms of mental health distress, engage and support people who are experiencing them and apply your transferable life skills to motivate and inspire others. Comfortable working within a team and used to dealing with personal stress, you're great at prioritising and planning a workload too. What’s more, you're committed to Service User Involvement, aware of Health & Safety regulations and Data Protection and confidentiality protocols.

In return, you can expect some great benefits, including 25 days' (pro rata) annual leave plus statutory bank holidays and a contributory pension scheme after a qualifying period.

So, get inspired today and take the first steps towards a more fulfilling career.

This is a part-time post at 15 hours a week.

Closing date: 30th January 2020

It is a mandatory requirement of the application process for this post that candidates submit a CV and Supporting Statement, thus only candidates that provide this will be considered for an interview.

Richmond Fellowship is part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence. We know that recovery can look and feel very different to each and every one of us. But we also know that if we provide the right support, at the right time, we can inspire recovery nationwide and that recovery is possible for everyone.

To provide consistent and current information, sound advice, practical and emotional support to families, either directly or via telephone and email helpline. To inform, encourage and support families to help them gain the knowledge, skills, emotional strength and confidence to pursue the best options for their child/young person. 

SNAP (Special Needs And Parents) supports Essex families who have children, aged 0-25, with any special need or disability. Over the past 25 years, we have gained an in-depth understanding of the everyday demands of supporting a child with an additional need or disability. At the heart of our work we aim to help and empower the whole family, enabling them to meet the challenges they face. As a result we have developed a variety of services in response to the needs of local families.

Our ideal candidate will be a committed person who works towards the aims of the Charity and from a conviction that the families SNAP serves are entitled to an outstanding service. You will have experience of working in a health or disability setting or previously worked with children and young people with special needs and have an awareness of issues surrounding disability. Empathy, patience, good listening and communication skills are essential to this role.

You will be part of the SNAP Team who use The Family Partnership Model to work alongside families in setting shared goals. You will be supported and trained in the use of this model.

Substance Misuse Practitioner

Permanent contract but funding for this role ends on 31st March 2022 (with the potential for extension subject to funding)

37 hours per week

£26,329.00 per annum

Mid-Essex (Chelmsford)

The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 130 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way.

This role sits within our children and families directorate, which works to provide immediate one-to-one and group support for children who urgently need support. Your role will be to help us maintain and develop innovative practice to support our work in our services within the Essex area.

We wish to recruit a Substance Use Practitioner to join the established All Age Recovery Co-ordination Service (AARCS), which we deliver in partnership with Open Road, supporting young people, adults and families affected by substance use.

You will undertake comprehensive assessments and risk assessment of young people up to the age of 24, co-developing client led recovery care plans and managing their care co-ordination throughout the treatment system. This will be delivered through a range of specialist interventions, in both a one to one and targeted group work capacity.

-You will need substantial experience in working with vulnerable children and young people either in a paid or unpaid capacity.

-You will have experience of facilitating groups with young people.

-You will have, or be working towards a relevant professional qualification e.g. a Diploma/Certificate in Youth and Community work, counselling, social care or related NVQ.

As well as a strong commitment to your development, we offer a generous holiday entitlement, a contributory stakeholder pension, childcare vouchers and flexible working.

The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.

Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.

The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.

Candidates applying for work in our CYP Directorate will be required to complete an “Employment history" form this which will be emailed to shortlisted candidates prior to interview.

The closing date for applications is Midnight on 6th February 2020.

Interviews will be held on the 14th February 2020.

Gambling Treatment Practitioner

Full time – 35 hours per week

Location: Bedfordshire

Salary: Salary £25,000 - £28,000 p.a. – dependent on experience

GamCare is the leading national provider of information, advice, support and free treatment for the prevention and treatment of problem gambling. Our expert services are confidential and non-judgemental.

GamCare is now looking to recruit a Gambling Treatment Practitioner to work within our problem gambling treatment service within our new Bedfordshire location.

You will be working with problem gamblers and others affected by problem gambling to support them in reaching their recovery goals.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Providing face to face and online advice, assessment, brief or structured interventions and group programmes to help clients achieve their recovery goals;
• Providing case management and working within an integrated care pathway;
• Ensuring safeguarding issues are managed effectively.

You should have significant experience in individual client work in the field of addictions or a social care setting with adults or young people. You should be flexible in using a range of low and high-intensity interventions and modalities including Cognitive Behavioural (CBT) tools.

You will form part of an enthusiastic team who work across several locations across London and home counties as well as online. You should be versatile and adaptable and committed to on-going development.

We are looking for individuals to work full time which include weekend and evenings.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check

To apply, please go onto the GamCare website and complete an application form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Survey.

Please note we do not accept CVs

GamCare is committed to processing your personal data fairly, lawfully and transparently in line with GDPR. For further information on GamCare’s recruitment privacy notice please refer to our website.

If you would like an acknowledgement that your application has been received, please ensure the application is attached and put the following subject in your email:

Job application: <Treatment Practitioner>

Please note that if the subject is not correct, you may not receive a confirmation

Previous applicants need not apply

To discuss the role further please email Candice Donn, (Head of Clinical Services). Application forms forwarded to this email will not be accepted.

Closing date for applications: Monday 10th February at 9.00 am

Safe in Essex Project Worker - Essex Countywide

This is a permanent contract but funding for this post ends on 31st March 2022

30 hours per week

Full-Time salary £26,329.00. Actual Salary Pro-Rota is £21,347

Essex Countywide

The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 130 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way.

This role sits within our children and families directorate, which works to provide immediate one-to-one and group support for children who urgently need support. Your role will be to help us maintain and develop innovative practice to support our work in our services within the Essex area.

We wish to recruit 1 Project Workers (30 hours) to cover the Essex based within Chelmsford.

To deliver the work of The Children's Society to children, young people and families around a range of risky behaviours including child sexual exploitation, trafficking, running away, truanting, gangs, risky sexual behaviours, aggressive and challenging behaviours through the use of individual support and group work, thereby ensuring the children and young people and their families live safely and confidently in their communities.

You will need substantial experience in working with vulnerable children and young people either in a paid or unpaid capacity. You will have experience of facilitating groups with young people.

You will have, or be working towards a relevant professional qualification e.g. a Diploma/Certificate in Youth and Community work, counselling, social care or related NVQ.

When completing your supporting statement, we would like you to address the following points, demonstrating your experience, transferrable skills and giving examples of how you meet the criteria.

Extensive experience of working with vulnerable children and young people in a range of settings (paid or unpaid)

Experience of working in both one to one and group work sessions with vulnerable young people

Experience of undertaking assessments and risk assessments

Experience of planning and delivering therapeutic interventions

Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and safe working practice

Ability to engage and develop positive relationships with statutory and non-statutory providers

Proficient IT skills using a variety of programmes

You will have or be working towards a relevant professional qualification eg. a degree/diploma in counselling, social care or related NVQ or be able to demonstrate substantive experience of working with vulnerable young people

As well as a strong commitment to your development, we offer a generous holiday entitlement, a contributory stakeholder pension, childcare vouchers and flexible working.

The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.

Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.

The Children's Society is committed to Safer Recruitment and as such a range of pre-employment checks will be conducted in line with recommendations made by the Bichard Enquiry, and current best practice.

Candidates applying for work in our CYP Directorate will be required to complete an “Employment history template” document prior to interview.

The closing date for applications is midnight on 13th February 2020

Interviews will be held on 17th February 2020.

Do you have an understanding of drug and alcohol related issues, the Recovery Agenda and experience of working with young people in an addictions or social care setting? Would you like to be part of an organisation that counts on the professionalism, insight, expertise and passion of its staff to inspire individual recovery for the people they work with? Then join us as a practitioner.

Right now, one of our partners, Aquarius Action Projects, is looking for a Practitioner to join their Bedfordshire Young People’s service. Aquarius helps young people overcome the harms caused by drugs and alcohol working closely with individuals and families. But it’s only possible with the help of people like you.

Your challenge? –to provide support to young people aged 5-19 who are using drugs and alcohol or being impacted by someone else’s use.  You will be conducting assessments, risk assessments, care-planning and working directly with other services such as schools, social care, mental health services and youth offending.The successful candidate must have exceptional organisational skills and the ability to work with other agencies both face to face, email and via telephone. As this is a countywide post, you will also need a driving licence and access to a car.

An energetic and confident self-starter, you will be required to hold a qualification in health/social care, youth and community work (e.g. NVQ Level 3 or above, DipSW, Mental Health Nursing, Counselling, Addiction Studies). Alternatively, we’ll consider candidates with experience of working in the substance misuse field with a commitment to complete NVQ Level 3 Health and Social Care. As well as good knowledge of alcohol/drug and health related issues, you will be used to liaising with voluntary and statutory agencies and health professionals and comfortable engaging with clients in a variety of service delivery settings. You will have a flexible approach, a commitment to the principles of confidentiality, excellent record keeping and  a working knowledge of Microsoft Office.

This is a rolling recruitment process, shortlisted candidates will be interviewed as and when they apply.

To apply please submit a CV and supporting statement which should clearly outline your skills and experience.

In return, you can expect some great benefits, including 32 days' holiday, contributory pension scheme, employee assistance programme and childcare vouchers, plus exceptional professional development and training opportunities.

Assistant Shop Manager

Fixed Term Contract until August 2020

£17,577 per annum

We offer many enhanced benefits including; 28 days holiday a year - plus Bank Holidays and stakeholder pension scheme with matching contributions up to 8%. Full details about our benefits can be found on our website.

21 hours per week [over 7 days to include Sundays]

Do you like being creative? Or looking for a hidden treasure? Do you have supervisory work experience in commercial or charity retail and are looking for the next step up for a new challenge in 2020?

We are looking for an Assistant Shop Manager to work alongside the Shop Manager in our new and exciting Downham Market shop, to help with the daily running of the shop, assisting in the management of the Volunteer team, you will need to be confident at working with people from different backgrounds creating a welcoming and positive experience for all of our staff, volunteers and supporters.

You will be working in a creative environment, working with donated goods to maximise sales and net contribution.

You will make a real difference to young people in England by helping to raise vital funds needed to support our frontline work. To do this you will need to be driven, focused on making money, and bring lots of good ideas to the table.

It is important that you have good communication skills both inside and outside the shop, reaching out to the local community to help build support for the shop.

If you have what it takes to work hard but have some fun along the way, and support your Shop Manager to be the best, then this is the place for you!

Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.

We look forward to receiving your application.

The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.

Vacancy closes midnight: 23rd January 2020

Interviews will be held on: 31st January 2020

Please note: previous applicants need not apply.

• Are you experienced in delivering workshops to young people in schools?
• Do you want to make a genuine difference to disadvantaged young people?
• Are you motivational and inspiring?

If so then you might be the person we are looking for…

We are looking for motivated and inspiring individuals to deliver dynamic, exciting, and innovative workshops to large groups of young people in schools up and down the country (largely focused in England).  

We are looking primarily to recruit facilitators from the following regions:

• East Midlands;
• West Midlands; 
• North West;
• Yorkshire;
• however, we will also consider applicants based in other locations.

This position requires you to have evidenceable experience delivering workshops to large groups of young people (11-18) in a schools-based context.

Your application form and supporting statement should detail your experience of this clearly and succinctly. Applicants without experience of delivering workshops to large groups of young people will not be considered.

The Transformation Trust is an independent education charity dedicated to opening the doors of opportunity to young people. We seek to level the playing field by ensuring that every child has access to the same opportunities as their peers. We deliver a range of workshops to students in schools across the country, covering a variety of themes including employability, technology, engineering and media. 

The rate will be £200/day, classed as over 3 hours.

Specific Responsibilities relating to the role of Freelance Facilitator:

• Deliver dynamic, professional and informative workshops to a variety of young people in schools and other education-based contexts
• Act as ambassador for the Trust and our corporate partners
• Motivate, inspire and support the young people that take part in our workshops
• Deliver the workshop content as directed by the relevant Programme Manager
• Act as a key point of contact for teachers and corporate volunteers for each workshop

Other General Responsibilities:

• Operate as a flexible team player and provide a high level of customer service to schools and anyone connected with the Trust.
• To be aware of, and comply with, all policies and procedures at the Trust including health and safety, reporting any concerns to an appropriate person.
• To be aware of, and support, diversity and equal opportunities for all, appreciating and supporting the role of other professionals.
• To contribute to the overall ethos, work and aims of the Trust.
• To attend and participate in meetings and events as required.
• To participate in training and other learning activities as required.

The job holder’s responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young person’s for whom s/he is responsible, or with whom s/he comes into contact will be to adhere to and ensure compliance with the relevant Trust Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and Procedures at all times.  If in the course of carrying out the duties of the role, the job holder identifies any instance that a child is suffering or likely to suffer significant harm either at school or at home, s/he must report this in line with the Safeguarding policy. 

The Transformation Trust (England) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment.  Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. 

VoiceAbility in Suffolk are recruiting for 2 full-time (37.5hpw) Community Advisors to work as part of Wellbeing Suffolk alongside a team of Community Workers and Peer Advisors. You will support people who may be marginalised to access community groups and services. You will enable service users to own, manage, and improve their emotional and mental wellbeing.

VoiceAbility supports people who face disadvantage or discrimination to have a voice that counts. Providing advocacy and user involvement services across England, VoiceAbility is a growing organisation working with people who are vulnerable or marginalised to raise their voices and have their rights respected.

About the role:

The focus of this role is to ensure that Wellbeing Suffolk fully integrates with communities to deliver community-based clinical and social interventions to allow people to access help in the most convenient place and at times that suit them.

Community Advisors shall offer training, awareness and engagement events to educate the public to address stigma and improve the identification and awareness of common mental health disorders with a view to increasing service access for those from under-served populations and backgrounds. They will accomplish this through working in partnership with local organisations and community groups,

through the implementation of pop-up events in under-served communities and at large scale events the service shall increase awareness and access routes into the service, including actively targeting locations and events aimed at groups such as young people, Black and Ethnic Minority (BME), working age adults, carers and older individuals.

Through the work of the Community Advisors, the service shall look for opportunities to co-locate with local community groups, particularly those working with under-served groups, to create opportunities to in-reach and deliver targeted clinical and social interventions to meet their needs.

Location: Suffolk, Stowmarket (Countywide travel)

Hours:  2 x 37.5 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Benefits: 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays; 5% employer pension & 3% employee contribution; Salary sacrifice pension scheme; Separate Life Assurance Cover; Staff discount scheme including supermarkets, fashion, restaurants, cinemas, holidays and much more; Discounted Gym Membership; Cycle to Work; Employee Assistance programme; Supportive working environment fostering a good work/life balance; Support with professional development.

Closing date for applications: 20th January 2020

Interviews: Week commencing 27th January 2020

About you:

• 2+ years’ experience of working in Mental Health Services
• 2+ years’ experience of leading, motivating and coaching others
• Managing relationships within the Health & Social Care Sector
• Have good presentation skills
• IT skills – a working knowledge of Word, Excel and Powerpoint
• Must have access to own vehicle and be able to travel across Suffolk working from various sites including Bury St Edmunds

Desirable skills or experience:

• Experience of monitoring and reporting, ensuring data accuracy across a range of metrics and following processes and procedures, making effective use of systems
• Experience of working in a Third Sector organisation.
• General Health and Social Care qualification
• Coaching and mentoring skills or qualification

You may have experience of the following: Community Advisor, Service Coordinator, Support Worker, Care Worker, Community Care, Care Coordinator, Care Assistant, Healthcare Assistant, Mental Health, Social Care, Social Worker, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Not for Profit, NFP, etc.

How to Apply:

To apply for this role, please complete the online application form using the criteria in the person specification and upload your CV detailing your work history since leaving school.