As a By Your Side Worker, your role will be to provide light and practical support to individuals for a short period of time following a stay in hospital.  This could include picking up a little shopping, fitting a key safe, making contact and conducting welfare visits/calls. Good IT skills required. Car driver/user preferred.

Flexible to the needs of the role. Some evening and weekend work may be involved. Enhanced DBS will be required for this role.

Kindly note we do not accept CV's. Please complete our Job Application Form on our website.

Are you an experienced Support Worker, Housing Support Worker/Officer working with supported housing clients (Young people, mild learning difficulties, homeless people/rough sleepers? Do you want to work for an exciting and ambitious supported housing provider?

My client is currently looking for support workers throughout Basildon, Chelmsford and Loughton to start on an ASAP basis, this is a temp role for 3 months with the likeliness for it to extend further.

Responsibilities

- Experience of working with young people
- Able to manage a large caseload and support young people through complex issues such as ASB, gang related issues, drug dealing, domestic violence. Working with partner agencies such as social services, local council, police or health care providers.
- Report repairs in a timely manner, carryout health & safety checks to the properties, carryout support sessions with the young people.
- Monitor rent accounts and ensure you liaise with the young people and support them if they fall into arrears

The rate for these positions are £12.22 Paye, you need to be a car driver and have an Enhanced DBS

If you met the required experience please send your updated CV through

Your expert recruitment consultant is Danielle Taylor, call today on 0207 422 7371 or email [email protected] Eden Brown Synergy is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Eden Brown Synergy is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Family Action runs nine children’s centres in Southend and require experienced Family Support Workers to ensure children and their families receive practical and emotional support using a mixture of home visiting, informal, targeted and structured groups delivered within the children’s centres.

As a Family Support Worker you would work alongside families in their homes, the children’s centres and the wider community offering practical and emotional support, empowering families to help themselves and supporting adults in their role as parents/carers.  This would include helping parents to develop household routines, behavior management strategies, parenting skills and assisting them to link with other services.

You would need to have a qualification in childcare/child development, health and social care, counselling or a related professional qualification equivalent to at least NVQ3. A good understanding of the development needs of children, parenting and a solid understanding of mental health and disability issues, drug and alcohol use, domestic violence and poverty and the way these impact on children and family life.  Experience of working with children and their families, including experience of running groups and evaluating their effectiveness along with access to a vehicle to enable travel to and from visits.

We are forward looking, ambitious and with a commitment to continuous improvement.  We are a people focused, can-do organisation that strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect. If you share these values and behaviours and have the necessary skills then we look forward to hearing from you.

Please download an application form from our website to apply. 

Support Worker (Adults / Children)

At St Elizabeth’s we don’t do jobs… We build careers. Join us as a carer.

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

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, Much Hadham, Hertfordshire, SG10 6EW
Job type: Full Time, Permanent
Hours: mixture of early and late shifts (7.15am – 2.45pm and 2.15pm – 9.45pm), night positions, and weekend work across our full- time, part-time, casual and weekend positions available
Salary: £17,227 - £21,691 per annum (£8.86- £11.12 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, Fully paid for DBS, Opportunity to pursue recognised qualifications of your own, 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:

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 fully funded recognised qualifications in Adult Care & Child Care (NVQ 2 & NVQ 3). 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: 92472

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced practitioner to join our valued team, to provide quality information, advice and practical/emotional support to families/young people including disability related benefits, education and reforms, health and social care.

The ideal candidate will be committed to helping families at the most challenging of times, supporting families with warmth and empathy, whilst maintaining a calm and professional approach.  They should have previous family support experience in either a health, education, social care or third sector setting, together with a good understanding of the statutory entitlements for health related benefits and educational support.

This position requires travel around the Chelmsford area with some travel to other parts of the county. Own transport is essential.  Head office is based in Chelmsford.

Main Purpose of the Job:
To use well developed experience, expertise, together with knowledge of reforms and legislation (e.g. Welfare, Special Educational Needs and Disability reforms and Children and Families Act 2014), to help any Essex family who has a child/young person with any disability or special need, requiring quality advice, information, practical and emotional support across a wide range of issues to achieve positive outcomes that will benefit the whole family.

The post-holder will be responsible for own case work (targets) and will need to work collaboratively with other key professionals (across health, education, social care and housing) to enhance multi-agency, integrated working practices and demonstrating families’ confidence and ability to effectively take part in person-centred assessment and planning processes.

Specific Job responsibilities:
To provide consistent and current information, sound advice, practical and emotional support to families (parent carers) with children/young people (CYP) with SEND and young people (YP) directly (as appropriate) across a wide range of issues including:

-  Disability related benefits for the CYP & family support e.g. Disability Living Allowance (CYP) including preparing for and attending appeals and tribunals; Personal Independence Payment (YP 16+); Family Fund, Carers Allowance, Employment Support Allowance and other financial support including tax credits and debt advice. Housing and social care issues. 

-  All SEND educational issues including information, advice and support with Education, Health and Care (EHC) needs assessment and EHC plan, including preparing for and attending appeals and tribunals, One Planning, SEN support, together with information on options for Personal Budgets and the ‘Local Offer’. 

This support could be provided via: 
- 1:1 face to face, telephone helpline, outreach through home visits to families assessed as needing additional support, accompanying to multi-agency/planning meetings and group advice surgeries.

- Contributions to local events/briefings, group information sessions, parent/carer drop-ins, information stand at Activities Club.

- On-line services via e-mail, e-bulletins, social media (e.g. Face book/Face Time/Skype), report and letter writing and signposting to other websites/sources of information. 

To empower and support parent carers and young people, quickly building a supportive and trusted relationship with the family, helping to identify the strengths and needs of individual family members ensuring they understand and are confident about options for their child/young person’s educational attainment, social learning, development, achievement levels, contributing to aspirational as well as realistic short/medium/long-term outcomes crossing different aspects of their life, including building their resilience.

To identify and engage with relevant agencies (statutory, voluntary organisations and other groups) as appropriate to assist families in accessing appropriate services and to support cross-referrals/signposting. 

To facilitate mutual support amongst families and individuals attending drop-ins and other facilities, and to enable them to make best use of the services available. 

To organise, attend and facilitate specific group activities and events (e.g. drop-ins, workshops/talks for parents/carers and professionals, activity club, outings) including undertaking risk assessments, health and safety, record keeping systems, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation at all times. 

To work collaboratively with other key professionals (health, education, social care and housing) to enhance multi-agency and integrated working practices, contributing to plans to achieve better and co-ordinated outcomes for families.

To carry out the necessary administration and diligently keep appropriate user records, presenting issues (case management system), and statistics up to date, providing data/case studies in a timely manner for monitoring reports. 

To keep up to date with new policies, reforms and commitment to continuous personal and organisational development.

To undertake relevant training in Safeguarding, SEND reform and EHC planning. 

To assist with the training and support of volunteers engaged in a variety of tasks and to ensure that confidentiality is observed at all times by volunteers who assist with activities. 

To raise the profile of the organisation through building trusting relationships with families and professionals and networking.  

To work flexibly as required by the nature of the post which will entail working in the school holidays and attendance at some evening and weekend activities. 

To carry out other duties that may be allocated from time to time and to contribute to the smooth running of the office and ‘team working’. 

To take part in social, cultural and fundraising activities of the organization.
 
Underpinning job responsibilities
• At all times to promote safeguarding of CYP and vulnerable adults
• To contribute to good practice and development of projects/services including evaluations as required, feeding up strategic issues or trends as these are identified
• To be an effective member of the team, attending regular team meetings and supervisions
• To maintain confidentiality of information at all times
• To adhere to policies and procedures of Families InFocus (Essex)

Applications must be received no later than 3pm on Tuesday 31 March 2020, applications received after this will not be considered.

Interviews will take place on 6 April 2020 and 7 April 2020.

Rethink Mental Illness have secured a new contract to deliver All Age Advocacy Services across Essex.  We are seeking a Referral and Data Co-ordinator to support the Contract Manager in the delivery of the Single Point of Access for the service.

The Single Point of Access (SPA)  provides a comprehensive intake system for all new referrals to Essex All Age Advocacy, providing all new referrals with timely screening and triage, allocating referrals to our Locality Hubs or signposting to other services or sources of information.

You will be the first point of contact for anyone contacting the SPA; providing first response to clients or referrers and co-ordinating the referral triage process, gathering referral information and working closely with the Contract Manager and Locality Team Leaders to allocate referrals to advocates and our advocacy groups.

We are seeking a motivated, highly organised individual with experience of providing a first-class customer focused service.  You willrespond positively and professionally to a wide range of contacts, working directly with social care and health staff, stakeholders, carers of, and people with learning disabilities, physical and sensory impairments, acquired brain injuries, young people, older people and those with mental health needs. 

About You:

• You will be committed to delivering a timely and personalised response to all contacts, ensuring that our Advocacy service is delivered efficiently and effectively.
• You will have experience of working or volunteering in an Advocacy setting. 
• Strong verbal/written/non-verbal communication skills, able to communicate sensitively and empathetically.
• A good understanding of advocacy practice and key laws, in order to answer non-complex questions around rights under the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and Care Act.
• Able to work effectively as part of a team with flexible approach to undertaking a wide variety of tasks.
• IT literate with working knowledge of standard Microsoft Office programs and experience of accurate data entry to databases.
• Experience and skills in statistical data analysis and presentation.

What we offer:

• Competitive salary
• Annual increments to top of pay scale
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance
• 33 days annual leave including statutory/bank holiday
• Childcare vouchers scheme
• Where appropriate paid eye test plus up to £55 towards the cost of new glasses or lenses
• Excellent career development opportunities with access to further training and advocacy qualifications

This post will initially be based in Southend-on-Sea.  We are currently relocating the SPA to a central Chelmsford location.  We will consider home based working until the Chelmsford office is operational.

Just a couple of final things,

We welcome applications from everyone, applicants with lived experience, LGBTQ+, people with a disability, or who are BAME are actively encouraged to apply. We are proud to have also been awarded Disability Confident employer status and therefore we ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to everyone.

We reserve the right to change the closing date without notice depending on the number of responses received.

Gambling Treatment Practitioners x2

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

Full Time – 35 hours per week

Location: Buckinghamshire and Peterborough

GamCare is the UK’s leading provider of information, advice and support for anyone affected by gambling problems. Our expert services are confidential and non-judgemental.

GamCare is now looking to recruit several Gambling Treatment Practitioners to work within our new problem gambling treatment services in Buckinghamshire and Peterborough.

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, mental health 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 clinical treatment team working from several locations across London, Home Counties and Lincoln 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 acknowledgement that your application has been received, please ensure the application is attached and put the following subject in your email:

Job application: <name of vacancy>

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

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 13 April at 9.00 am

The OLLIE Foundation is a St Albans based Suicide Prevention Charity operating across the Home Counties. The Foundation provides a range of early intervention and prevention, as well as crisis intervention and post-vention training to young people, parents and professionals. As experts in our field, we routinely train GPs, teachers and A&E staff and give talks and wellbeing assemblies in schools and to community groups. Although driven by our commitment to prevent youth suicide, our training and talks are relevant to EVERYONE. 

The successful candidate will be a highly motivated and passionate individual able to manage their own diary, working mainly from home but with weekly office days and flexibility to work across Herts and work some weekends and evenings when needed. Would suit ambitious graduate or experienced administrator. As the Executive Assistant to the CEO you will also provide administrative support to the wider team, including diary management, maintaining and improving existing systems, procedures and records along with setting up new systems as required.

This job requires great communications skills and there is an expectation to be able to network and work closely with a range of partners, including the Police, NHS staff, teachers, parents and carers, as well as young people.

As Executive Assistant to the CEO you will:

1. Line manage staff and volunteers

2. Help manage the office and all associated admin tasks

3. Oversee orders for resources and merchandise and ensure they are delivered as needed

4. Support bid and report writing

5. Closely monitor and evaluate the impact of the work we do and outcomes achieved.

6. Work effectively from home but able to travel to a range of meetings and talks across the Home Counties

7. Work in a fast-paced environment, able to manage competing deadlines

8. Maintain attention to detail with a high level of accuracy

9. Have a proactive approach to working from home and able to interface with the public as needed

The ideal candidate will have the following experience, skills and qualifications:

• A confident public speaker.
• Success in building relationships and working collaboratively with a range of partners.
• Ability to work on their own, plan and organise effectively, prioritise workloads and meet deadlines.
• Ability to contribute towards internal and external evaluation processes. 
• Proficient IT skills.  
• A passion to make a difference through mentoring and training. 
• A full and valid UK driving licence with access to a vehicle for business use.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Emotionally mature, able to manage their wellbeing in an environment where suicide and bereavement is a constant.

Applicants will need to have a flexible approach to work, available to attend or manage weekend and evening events as needed.  In return for their dedication and commitment, we will support and develop the successful candidate with options to train to deliver curriculum and talks.  This role has the potential to develop and for working hours to extend.

There is an opportunity to develop the role to include community advocacy, training and workshop delivery. As demand for our services grow, the post holder will become a crucial and highly valued member of our team, supporting the CEO, providing admin support, and often acting as the first point of contact for our charity. This is a unique position for the right person to be part of a dynamic and growing organisation making a difference to the communities it works with. 

Owing to the nature of this position, any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory disclosure report from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

School-Home Support is a dynamic charity with proven impact. For over 30 years it has been working with children and young people struggling to stay in school due to a wide range of complex family issues. We get children and young people back into school ready to learn, whatever it takes.

Through a mixture of growth and staff turnover we now require the following post:

School-Home Support Practitioner
Olive AP Academy – Thurrock
Full time role, 5 days per week (Term time only)
Salary from: £22,901 FTE pa depending on experience

Olive AP Academy is a unique facility in Thurrock. Olive AP Academy is Thurrock's educational alternative provision for secondary aged children and young people. You will work in close partnership with the setting. With a focus on improving and administering attendance, your role will also require you to deliver a programme of casework to promote educational outcomes, positive behaviour and supporting parents in their homes.

This is an exciting role and the successful candidate will have good experience of working effectively with social and emotional factors affecting a child's capacity to learn, strong abilities in engaging challenging children and their parents, and a confident ability to form professional partnerships within the setting and with other agencies.

Closing date for applications is: Sunday 5th April 2020 
First stage interviews: Wednesday 8th April 2020 
Second Stage interviews: Week of the 20th April 2020

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to find out more about this position and to apply, please click the 'Apply' button to be directed to the School-Home Support website where you can download the relevant information pack and application form. 

School-Home Support takes very seriously the duty of care to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and is committed to ensuring that our safeguarding practice reflects statutory responsibilities, government guidance and complies with best practice. Our safeguarding policy recognises that the welfare and interests of children are paramount in all circumstances.

SHS is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.

No agencies please.

Norfolk and Suffolk Victim Care are looking for a full-time Domestic Abuse Case Manager to work 37.5 hours a week Monday-Friday.

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity for people affected by crime in England and Wales. We work towards a world where people affected by crime or traumatic events get the support they need and respect they deserve.

To provide a high quality, end-to-end support service to the most vulnerable victims of complex crimes. To act as the single point of contact for victims through the criminal justice and recovery process, delivering support and interventions where required, acting as an advocate on behalf of the victim and co-ordinating the support services required by external agencies.

The main duties of this role include: the use of police systems, needs and risk assessments and developing tailored support and recovery plans for all victims to enable them to cope and recover from their experiences. Co-ordination and delivery of multi-agency support services in line with victim's needs. The ability to support and build links with organisations that can assist in meeting the needs of victims and to demonstrate positive behaviours which reflect our policies and values.

Applicants should have experience of delivering a service and working with DA victim's/service users in a statutory, voluntary or community work setting. You will demonstrate experience of voluntary/statutory agencies, and an understanding and knowledge of confidentiality and safe working while holding a Domestic Abuse specific skill set where you can evidence understanding of Domestic Abuse clients' needs and DASH risk assessments.

The successful applicant will need to be able to prioritise work and deal with competing or conflicting demands/needs and interests and promote organisation interests and values.

This post is subject to satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS check) and police vetting to NPPV3 clearance.

Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the essential criteria, which are marked in the person specification. In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.

If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks will be required.

Victim Support takes pride in being a diverse organisation, enriched by the participation of all individuals and communities. Diversity matters and we value it.

Victim Support is looking for an Engagement and Volunteer Officer based within the Norfolk and Suffolk Victim Care Service, to work across both counties.

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity for people affected by crime in England and Wales. We work towards a world where people affected by crime or traumatic events get the support they need and respect they deserve.

Norfolk and Suffolk Victim Care is looking for an Engagement and Volunteer Officer to be involved in delivering a programme of awareness raising and to recruit, manage and support a team of volunteers. The main purpose of the role is to raise the profile of the service using social media, the NSVC website and creating a quarterly newsletter with the intention of boosting self-referrals. The post holder will also recruit, manage and support a diverse group of volunteers who will be outward facing and help to raise the profile of the service across both counties.

To be successful in this post you will have experience of working in a voluntary or community setting and either managing, developing and/or supporting volunteers. You will also have experience in undertaking targeted recruitment activities. As Engagement and Volunteer Officer you will also need to possess first class communications, IT and presentation skills with the ability to instil confidence in, and gain the trust, of others, leading by example to help drive forward the needs of the service.

Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are marked in the person specification as (s). In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.

If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role. If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks will be required. This post is subject to satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS check).

Victim Support takes pride in being a diverse organisation, enriched by the participation of all individuals and communities. Diversity matters and we value it.

Speech and Language Therapist (Grade 5)

St Elizabeth’s Centre is a specialist Centre providing holistic care together with learning, leisure and other opportunities for adults and children with severe epilepsy, learning difficulties and complex health needs.

Position: Speech and Language Therapist (Grade 5)
Location: St Elizabeth`s Centre
Job type: Part Time, Permanent
Hours: 22.5 hours per week, 3 days per week
Salary: £18,443- £20,412 per annum (£15.76 - £17.45 per hour)
Benefits: Life Assurance, High Street retail / leisure discounts, Generous holidays, Discounted gym membership, Free on-site parking facilities, On site subsidised cafeteria, Contributory Pension Scheme, On site staff accommodation is available subject to eligibility.

About the role:

We are looking for a motivated Speech and Language Therapist to join our busy multi-disciplinary therapy team. You will work closely with colleagues of all disciplines to further develop the provision of Speech and Language Therapy and be responsible for providing clinical assessment, reports, therapy programmes, advice and training as an integrated resource across the Centre. Working with the team you’ll take a holistic approach to our complex service users improving their quality of life by promoting their well-being and self-advocacy. You’ll be managing, training and developing our Therapy Assistants and other members of the team so experience of working in a multidisciplinary team supporting and supervising others is essential.

About you:

You’ll be a positive person who possess excellent general professional skills and have experience within a range of clinical settings with adults / children who have complex and physical needs. For this role its essential you have experience of dealing with communication and dysphagia difficulties and have knowledge of specialist equipment. This is a great opportunity for someone who has a recognised Speech and Language Therapy degree, are HCPC registered and a member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.

As a recognised Investor in People, we offer commitment to your CPD, regular supervisions and training.

HCPC registration is essential.

Offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references, medical and an enhanced DBS check. We are an equal Opportunities employer.

You may have experience of the following: Speech & Language Therapist, Therapy, Therapist, Speech and Language Programme, Youth Offending, Young People, Children, Adolescents, Challenging Behaviour, Sexually harmful behaviour, Complex Needs, Learning Disabilities, Autistic Spectrum Disorders, HCPC, RCSLT, Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists, Health and Care Professions Council, etc.

Ref: 92492

Driver

Location: No.1 Lavender Fields - Hitchin
Job Type: Occasional hours
Salary: £8.25 per hour / (£16,131 per annum FTE 37.5)

Closing Date: 6 April 2020

Want to be part of a leading organisation which positively impacts on the lives of disabled people across the world?

Occasional hours (bank) driver required to support young people activities and appointments. Hours to be booked on a weekly basis with a regular trip on Wednesday mornings.

As a Driver with Leonard Cheshire you will be responsible for the driving and escort needs of the service, ensuring the safety of passengers, providing assistance and consideration to mobility needs. You will also ensure vehicles are maintained in a clean and roadworthy condition, with regular safety checks for oil, water, tyre pressure etc.

You will:

- Have a driving licence with no endorsements and previous driving experience.
- Be MiDAS accredited for appropriate vehicles (suitable training will be required for other vehicles).
- Have experience of driving a minibus and / or adapted vehicles (desirable for some roles).
- Be willing to work flexibly in accordance with the needs of the service.

In return we offer a great range of employee schemes and benefits, including generous annual leave, discounts for high street retailers, contributory pension scheme and so much more!

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

You may have experience of the following: Transport, Driver, Carer, Bus Driver, Minibus Driver, etc.

Ref: 92583

Norfolk and Suffolk Victim Care are looking for a full-time DA Case Manager to work 37.5 hours a week Monday-Friday.

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity for people affected by crime in England and Wales. We work towards a world where people affected by crime or traumatic events get the support they need and respect they deserve.

To provide a high quality, end-to-end support service to the most vulnerable victims of complex crimes. To act as the single point of contact for victims through the criminal justice and recovery process, delivering support and interventions where required, acting as an advocate on behalf of the victim and co-ordinating the support services required by external agencies.

The main duties of this role include: the use of police systems, needs and risk assessments and developing tailored support and recovery plans for all victims to enable them to cope and recover from their experiences. Co-ordination and delivery of multi-agency support services in line with victim's needs. The ability to support and build links with organisations that can assist in meeting the needs of victims and to demonstrate positive behaviours which reflect our policies and values.

Applicants should have experience of delivering a service and working with DA victim's/service users in a statutory, voluntary or community work setting. You will demonstrate experience of voluntary/statutory agencies, and an understanding and knowledge of confidentiality and safe working while holding a DA specific skill set where you can evidence understanding of DA clients' needs and DASH risk assessments.

The successful applicant will need to be able to prioritise work and deal with competing or conflicting demands/needs and interests and promote organisation interests and values.

This post is subject to satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS check) and police vetting to NPPV3 clearance.

Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the essential criteria, which are marked in the person specification. In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks will be required.

Victim Support takes pride in being a diverse organisation, enriched by the participation of all individuals and communities. Diversity matters and we value it.