Hours are negotiable.

Closing date for applications: 26th July 2020 at midnight.

For many families, becoming involved with social care services is a difficult and distressing experience. You will work with families who are seeking help from children’s social care services; families who are subject to child protection procedures; and families whose children are in local authority care or placed for adoption.

The successful candidate will have in-depth knowledge of childcare law and practice and draw upon this expertise to provide telephone and written advice to mothers and fathers, and to family members raising children who cannot live at home. You will be an experienced childcare lawyer, social worker or professional with related expertise in advising families.

All appointees will want to work with families, be sensitive to their needs and committed to the aims of Family Rights Group.

We do not accept CVs. Please complete the application form, with as much information as possible.

Those applicants shortlisted will be asked to an interview panel on the 3rd or 4th August 2020.

The person in this post will support our young people to achieve their learning and employment goals.  They will provide a range of one to one and group interventions - both face to face and remotely via digital platforms. 

The post is 36 hours, 5 days per week, and is initially fixed term for 6 months with possibility of extension subject to funding.

Download the job information from our website and apply with CV and cover letter by 9am on Monday 13 July. Interviews will be on Wednesday 15 July via Zoom.

Refugee Women Connect are currently recruiting for the exciting new role of Peri-natal Mental Health Worker. 

This will be a fixed-term position to December 2021, reporting to our Mental Health and Wellbeing Manager. 

The main purpose of the role will be to support peri-natal asylum seekers and refugee women to improve mental health and wellbeing during the perinatal period. 

This opportunity will be advertised until 29th July, so if you feel you would be the perfect candidate for this position, don't delay in making your application. If we receive a large number of applications, we may remove the advert sooner than 29th July. 

Oxfordshire County Council is making changes to the way we support children and families. As part of these changes, we will be providing new services to help and support parents.

Title: Mental Health Worker
Location: Oxfordshire
Contract: Fixed Term Contract for 18 months
Hours: Full time

Purpose of the Family Safeguarding Plus (FSP) model

Oxfordshire Mind, Elmore Community Services, Connection Support and Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust are delivering the service for parents with mental health needs in partnership.  The mental health team Manager will be employed by Oxfordshire Mind.

The service will be for:

• Parents with Mental Health needs
• Parents with Substance/Alcohol Misuse needs
• Parents involved in domestic abuse

Purpose of the role

You will support the delivery of the mental health component within the Oxfordshire Family Safeguarding Plus approach.

Mental Health Workers will engage with parent/carers requiring time-limited support with their mental health, as part of the multi-disciplinary Family Safeguarding Plus team, to promote early engagement and aiming to de-escalate families in terms of social care intervention.

Mental Health Workers will take a holistic and person-centred approach to supporting adults to identify their strengths, set goals and support motivation to improve their mental health and wellbeing through a variety of interventions. Working alongside social care, substance misuse and domestic abuse colleagues, the mental health workers will also be available for consultation and the mutual sharing of good practice between professionals.

The key responsibilities of Mental Health Worker (FSP) are to:

• Support the delivery of the mental health component within the project,
• Undertake assessments of parent/carer’s mental health using a suitable, evidence-based assessment tool.
• Work in a multi-disciplinary way under the direction of the Social Work Team Manager & Mental Health Team Manager
• Work as part of a multi-agency model with colleagues in the team to assure appropriate, timely intervention. 
• Deliver interventions specifically related to parental capability, mental ill health and presenting need with individuals and groups
• Undertaking home visits and appointments in the community, in line with agreed risk assessment and management plans, to provide a service to parents/carers
• Facilitate and support access to Primary Care and Primary Care Networks
• In line with the Project Manager (FSP), develop and implement crisis plans as appropriate, diverting people away from the use of emergency services
• Facilitate referrals to secondary mental health services and IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological therapies) as appropriate, including proactively supporting people to attend appointments and tracking progress.
• Facilitate access to third sector partners and agencies that support with emotional health, debt and employment.
• Ensure parents/carers have access to a wide range of information, advice and guidance on general mental health and wellbeing including developing skills to maintain a balanced approach to wellbeing.

• Work collaboratively within the multi-agency framework to maximise the effectiveness of service delivery. Attending relevant meetings and providing information and feedback on the mental health component of the project.
• Maintain effective professional relationships with the FSP framework staff, to maintain a holistic knowledge and understanding of the FSP model.
• Maintain knowledge of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE’s) and the identification and possible impact these could have on parenting and mental health
• Record interventions with parents/carers on the OCC Children’s Services IT system (Liquid Logic). Ensuring appropriate information is recorded to measure and manage the performance of the service.
• Keep up to date with local mental health services including those of the employing organisation
• Ensure people who access FSP services have the opportunity to engage with, to influence and to participate in the running of our services.

Experience and Understanding required for the role:

• Minimum of 1 years’ experience of working within mental health, children and family and/or other similar services
• Experience of delivering skill-based and time-limited interventions both within a one-to-one and group setting
• Experience of working with parents/carers of vulnerable children, children that are the subject of children in need or child protection plans and those children who first come into care
• Experience of partnership working in service delivery
• Experience of working with individuals, enabling them to identify their own goals to support personal wellbeing and recovery, and the ability to support them in pursuing these
• Experience of working in an often-demanding environment and supporting people with complex needs and able to translate these skills when working alongside parents and carers (families)
• Experience of data collection and reporting to measure outcomes and service impact
• Excellent knowledge of mental health issues, mental health services and the needs of people living with mental health problems
• Knowledge of good practice in safeguarding children and adults and ability to utilise this
• The post-holder must be eligible to work in the U.K., and appointment will be subject to satisfactory DBS check.

Please note: You will need a current valid Driving Licence and use of car for work purposes

Closing date: 23rd July 2020

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION
Please click ‘Apply’ – you will be redirected to our website where you can read the full job description and submit your application through our website. Please note, you are not applying at this stage.

No agencies please.
 

The North Southall Primary Care Network (PCN) is looking to recruit a social prescriber to support the residents of North Southall to take control of their health and wellbeing, gives time, focuses on ‘what matters to me’ and takes a holistic approach to an individual’s health and wellbeing.

This role will be employed by Ealing GP Federation on behalf of the North Southall PCN. 

Social prescribing link workers will also work as a key part of the primary care network (PCN) multi-disciplinary team. Social prescribing can help PCNs to strengthen community and personal resilience and reduces health and wellbeing inequalities by addressing the wider determinants of health, such as debt, poor housing and physical inactivity, by increasing people’s active involvement with their local communities. It particularly works for people with long term conditions (including support for mental health), for people who are lonely or isolated, or have complex social needs which affect their wellbeing.

The successful candidate will work to develop and engage a Network-wide patient participation group, aiming to deliver lifestyle promotion talks and activities such as walking groups, gardening clubs, etc, as identified by the Network members, with a view to enriching the lives of patients and improving their health and wellbeing.  In recognition of the size of the network, we accept that a hub-based model for the delivery of these services may be necessary.

Key Responsibilities

1. Working under supervision of the core network member practices i.e. the GPs, practice managers and the network manager, take referrals from the network practices.
2. Provide support to individuals, their families and carers to take control of their health and wellbeing, live independently and improve their health outcomes, as a key member of the PCN multi-disciplinary team.
3. Develop trusting relationships by giving people time and focus on ‘what matters to me’. Take a holistic approach, based on the person’s priorities and the wider determinants of health.
4. Work with patients to produce a simple personalised care and support plan to improve health and wellbeing, introducing or reconnecting people to community groups and statutory services.
5. Proactively identify and arrange locality-based wellbeing events to improve the general health of patients in the North Southall Network.  Have the ability to think laterally, to offer suggestions in discussion with the core group, as to lead at such events.
6. Refer people and/or introduce them to appropriate organisations in Ealing and nationally (where appropriate) e.g. voluntary, statutory (local authority) and local NHS organisations.
7. The role will require managing and prioritising your own caseload, in accordance with the needs, priorities and any urgent support required by individuals on the caseload. It is vital that you have a strong awareness and understanding of when it is appropriate or necessary to refer people back to other health professionals/agencies, when what the person’s needs are beyond the scope of the link worker role – e.g. when there is a mental health need requiring a qualified practitioner.
8. Social prescribing link workers will have a role in educating non-clinical and clinical staff within The Network’s multi-disciplinary teams on what services are available in the local area and how and when people can access them. This may include verbal or written advice and guidance.
9. Provide progress and performance reports to the North Southall Network Core Group e.g. caseload monitoring reports, outcomes seen within people and families any cross-organisational barriers experiences and other reports as determined by The Network.

Key Tasks

Referrals

• Promote social prescribing, its role in self-management, and the wider determinants of health.
• As part of the PCN multi-disciplinary team, build relationships with staff in GP practices within the local PCN, attending relevant MDT meetings, giving information and feedback on social prescribing.
• Be proactive in developing strong links with all local agencies to encourage referrals, recognising what they need to be confident in the service to make appropriate referrals.
• Work in partnership with all local agencies to raise awareness of social prescribing and how partnership working can reduce pressure on statutory services, improve health outcomes and enable a holistic approach to care.
• Provide referral agencies with regular updates about social prescribing, including training for their staff and how to access information to encourage appropriate referrals.
• Seek regular feedback about the quality of service and impact of social prescribing on referral agencies.
• Be proactive in encouraging self-referrals and connecting with all local communities, particularly those communities that statutory agencies may find hard to reach.

Provide personalised support

• Where the Network anticipates that much of the work will be group based, to physically introduce people to community groups, activities and statutory services. The social prescriber may be required to arrange such well-being events, where they do not already exist, in conjunction with local services and VCSEs.
• Follow up to ensure they are happy, able to engage, included and receiving good support.
• Be a friendly source of information about health, wellbeing and prevention approaches.
• Help people identify the wider issues that impact on their health and wellbeing, such as debt, poor housing, being unemployed, loneliness and caring responsibilities.
• Work with the person, their families and carers and consider how they can all be supported through social prescribing.
• Help people maintain or regain independence through living skills, adaptations, enablement approaches and simple safeguards.
• Work with individuals where necessary to co-produce a simple personalised support plan to address the person’s health and wellbeing needs – based on the person’s priorities, interests, values and motivations – including what they can expect from the groups, activities and services they are being connected to and what the person can do for themselves to improve their health and wellbeing.
• Seek advice and support from the GP supervisor and/or identified individual(s) to discuss patient-related concerns e.g. abuse, domestic violence and support with mental health, referring the patient back to the GP or other suitable health professional if required.
• If necessary assist/facilitate a GP appointment for the delivery of healthcare and attend with the person/family if appropriate.
• Make home visits where appropriate within organisations’ policies and procedures. Give people time to tell their stories and focus on ‘what matters to me’. Build trust with the person, providing non-judgemental support, respecting diversity and lifestyle choices. Work from a strength-based approach focusing on a person’s assets.

Support community groups and VCSE organisations to receive referrals

• Develop supportive relationships with local VCSE organisations, community groups and statutory services, to make timely, appropriate and supported referrals for the person being introduced.
• Work collectively with all local partners to ensure community groups are strong and sustainable
• Work with commissioners and local partners to identify unmet needs within the community and gaps in community provision.
• Encourage people who have been connected to community support through social prescribing to volunteer and give their time freely to others, building their skills and confidence and strengthening community resilience.
• In the long term develop a team of volunteers within your service to provide ‘buddying support’ for people, starting new groups and finding creative community solutions to local issues.
• Encourage people, their families and carers to provide peer support and to do things together, such as setting up new community groups or volunteering.

General tasks

Data capture

• Work sensitively with people, their families and carers to capture key information, enabling tracking of the impact of social prescribing on their health and wellbeing.
• Encourage people, their families and carers to provide feedback and to share their stories about the impact of social prescribing on their lives.
• Support referral agencies to provide appropriate information about the person they are referring. Provide appropriate feedback to referral agencies about the people they referred.
• Work closely within the MDT and with GP practices within the PCN to ensure that the social prescribing referral codes are inputted into clinical systems (as outlined in the Network Contract DES), adhering to data protection legislation and data sharing agreements.

• Professional development

• Work with your supervising GP and/or line manager (if different) to undertake continual personal and professional development, taking an active part in reviewing and developing the roles and responsibilities.
• Adhere to organisational policies and procedures, including confidentiality, safeguarding, lone working, information governance, and health and safety.
• Work with your supervising GPs, practice managers and network managers to access regular ‘supervision’, to enable you to deal effectively with the difficult issues that people present.

Miscellaneous

• Work as part of the healthcare team to seek feedback, continually improve the service and contribute to business planning.
• Undertake any tasks consistent with the level of the post and the scope of the role, ensuring that work is delivered in a timely and effective manner.
• Duties may vary from time to time, without changing the general character of the post or the level of responsibility.

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!

RedbridgeCVS is a well-established and highly regarded umbrella body for voluntary and community organisations in the London Borough of Redbridge. We are a small, friendly team based in central Ilford just 20 minutes by train from Liverpool Street station.

We are seeking 3 enthusiastic and motivated professionals to join us as Social Prescribing Link Workers based in the Havering Primary Care Network. 

The role will involve leading on the development and delivery of a Social Prescribing service in North Havering Primary Care Network. The role will focus on supporting residents referred by GP practices in North Havering, who might face one or more long term conditions, low-level mental ill‐health, social isolation or people with complex social needs which affect their wellbeing. This will involve supporting individuals referred to the service to help them to access relevant support in the community.

The closing date for applications is 12 noon on 17 June 2020.

Please go to our website to download the job pack and return the completed application form via email. 

We expect to interview the shortlisted candidates on 24th and 25th June 2020.

YMCA DOWNSLINK GROUP

Mobile Night Workers – Horsham and Crawley
Permanent Contract
37.5 Hours per week (4 on 4 off rota)
£22,305 per annum (Plus £1,500 unsociable hours payment per annum)

We are recruiting to our Night Support Team to work within our supported housing in Horsham, Crawley, and Burgess Hill. 
You will work within our properties that provide accommodation and associated support services to those aged 16-35 years. An understanding of the support needs of the young people we work with is desirable. 

In particular you will help to keep our properties safe and secure throughout the night. 

While there are systems in place to support you, a substantial part of the role includes lone working and will require someone competent and confident when working alone, and somebody who is able to deal with unacceptable behaviour appropriately.

This is challenging yet rewarding work that helps the young people we support to belong, contribute, and thrive (please visit our website).

The position comes with excellent benefits, including 27 days annual leave per annum (plus bank holidays), a company sick pay scheme, a life assurance policy of 2x your annual salary, a health and wellbeing cash plan, and a cycle to work scheme. Please download a job pack for more information about other benefits offered.

If you are an applicant interested in this post and would like an informal discussion having read the job pack, please contact Sharon Rawcliffe (contact details on the job vacancy on our webpage). We will not respond to agencies. 

As part of our Safer Recruitment guidelines, we only accept applications completed on our application form. Due to Covid-19, we are not accepting paper copies of forms and are currently only accepting application forms submitted by email.

YMCA DownsLink Group welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We value diversity and promote inclusion, which we demonstrate through our activities, as well as in our policies and working practices. Reinforced by our culture and values, we seek to create an inspiring and inclusive place to work.

YMCA DLG requires all staff and volunteers to be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and to respond proactively to safeguarding concerns.

Successful applicants are required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). 

Closing date for applications: Friday 24th July 2020 at 9am

Interview date: Thursday 30th July 2020

Please note that we do not accept CVs.

To apply, please download an Application Pack and an Application Form from YMCA DownsLink Group's website.

Children and Young People Support Workers - Full Time Night Staff
Dartington, Nr Totnes
£9.34 - £9.98 per hour (plus additional night premium)
Full time - 40 hours

We are looking for amazing Support Workers to join the team at Robins, our 10 bed Residential & 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 people with learning disabilities, 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 while helping young people to learn the skills they need to live the life they choose.

As a full-time Support Worker on nights, 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 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.

Ideally, you will have previous experience in this sector and hold a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent). Although this qualification is by no means essential, the 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 an 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 in 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.

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.

All communication relating to your application including any invitations to interview will be communicated by email. Please check your spam folder regularly for missed emails.

This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Additional Keywords: Support Worker, Night & Day Staff, Healthcare Worker, Healthcare Co-ordinator, Social Care Worker, Care Assistant, Healthcare Assistant, Social Care Assistant, Healthcare, Social Care.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Phoenix Project, based in Trowbridge. The Phoenix Project offers integrated Domestic Abuse support across Wiltshire and Sexual Violence support across Wiltshire and Swindon.

As part of our response to the Coronavirus crisis, we are seeking to recruit a new Domestic Abuse Family Support Worker for a new one year contract. The successful applicant will be part of an established and experienced team providing high quality advice, guidance and support to domestic abuse victims and their families.

Key elements of the role include:

• To provide a high quality, whole family approach to support adult victims and their families who are experiencing domestic abuse.
• Support and enable service users to increase their safety and make positive choices for the future.
• Undertaking risk assessments and implementing robust safety management plans.
• Give practical and emotional support to families who are experiencing domestic abuse in the community.

The ideal candidate will have proven experience of working within the field of domestic abuse, an understanding of risk assessment and safeguarding and exceptional communication skills.  Experience and understanding of: providing telephone support, working with both adults and children and multi-agency working is an advantage. Travel across Wiltshire is an essential part of this role, and the applicant should have access to a vehicle.

POST:Wiltshire DA Family Support Worker

SALARY:  £20,628 - £22,129 (pro rata)

HOURS:  30-37 hrs per week

LOCATION:  Trowbridge

TENURE:  1 year

CLOSING DATE:  Monday 10th August 2020

INTERVIEW DATE:  Tuesday 18th August 2020

REF:  WLP 20 06

Vetting - You will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check

Please refer to our website for full job description and application forms. 

Social Prescribing Link Worker

We have rewarding opportunity for a Social Prescribing Link Worker to focus on ‘what matters to me’ and taking a holistic approach to people’s health and wellbeing. If you feel you could connect to people, community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support, we would love to hear from you!

Position: Social Prescribing Link Worker

Location: Birmingham or North Solihull

Hours: Full and part time hours available

Salary: £19,000 - £19,986

Contract: Fixed term to the end of September 2021

Benefits: The provision of workplace wellbeing support and activities, flexible working and a range of family friendly policies and subsidised parking.

Closing Date: 12th July 2020

Interview Date: 15th, 16th and 17th July 2020

Social Prescribing Link Worker will be integrated into the wider multi-disciplinary team of a PCN. This is part of NHS England’s Long Term Plan, which commits to building the infrastructure for Social Prescribing in primary care.

The Role

As Social Prescribing Link Worker, you will provide one-to-one support to people who are referred to you by GPs and the wider PCN team, helping them to increase their active involvement with their local communities. They may have issues such as debt, poor housing and physical inactivity, as well as loneliness, isolation and low level mental health concerns which affect their health and wellbeing.

The role will build trusting relationships with people, create a shared personalised care and support plan and connect them to community groups, VCSE organisations and other services. This approach particularly helps people with long term conditions (including poor mental health), people who are lonely or isolated, or who have complex social needs which affect their wellbeing.

About You

The Social Prescribing Link Worker will:

• Be a good listener, have time for people and be committed to supporting local communities to care for each other.
• Have experience of working positively with people facing complex social and emotional challenges.
• Have a good knowledge of the area in which you’ll be based and what groups, activities and services are available there.

For the Birmingham post an ability to speak another community language, or languages, would be highly desirable and some weekend working will be required.

An interview is guaranteed to suitably qualified and experienced people with disabilities. All successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

About the Organisation

A leading provider of services to the health and social care sector, with the aim is to reduce inequalities in learning, employment and health. As an employer the organisation is proud to offer a range of benefits to our staff including provision of workplace wellbeing support and activities, flexible working and a range of family friendly policies and subsidised parking.

You may also have experience in areas such as Floating Support, Befriending, Community Family Worker, Social Worker, Community Navigator, Peer Support Worker, Welfare Support, Family Worker, Family Support Worker, Benefit, Care, Therapeutic, Therapy, Advice, Adviser, Health, Wellbeing, Social Care, Social Care Services, Health and Social Care.

Refuge is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services for victims of all forms of gender-based violence (domestic, sexual, so called ‘honour’ violence, modern slavery and human trafficking, prostitution, forced marriage, stalking and FGM). Every day we support over 6,000 women and children in our national network of services.  These include Independent Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Advocacy services (IDVAs/ISVAs and IGVAs), community outreach, specialist refuge accommodation, sanctuary services, culturally-specific services and the Freephone 24 Hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline. We advise Government and lobby hard to keep violence against women and girls high on the public agenda. We run award-winning prevention and public education campaigns, manage a busy press office and website, and we are an accredited training provider. We give a voice to the voiceless.

We are recruiting for a children’s support worker to work on a fixed term contract supporting children and their mothers who are living in our refuges escaping domestic violence and other forms of violence and abuse

We are looking to recruit a female* candidate with experience in working with children and a recognised qualification such as an NNEB, QCF or NVQ level 3.  You will be responsible for organising and providing play activities for children and will work closely with location workers to provide practical information and assistance to women about local services for children, such as play schemes, nursery or schools.

The successful candidate will be able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team supporting women and children escaping domestic violence and other forms of violence against women and girls.  You will have good communication and team work skills and be able to use your own initiative.  You will show strong organisational and administration skills. 

The ability to build a rapport and trust with children and their mothers is essential in this work. Experience of supporting children and families who have experienced domestic violence or other forms of violence against women and girls is desirable.

All candidates must demonstrate a commitment to the feminist values of empowerment and equality which underpin all of our work. Successful applicants will be expected to work within Refuge’s Values and Behaviour Framework and demonstrate these in their everyday work.

Competitive salary offering annual progression within points of the salary grade, 28 days annual leave increasing to 30 days, pension scheme with People’s pension that includes a 6% Employer contribution, comprehensive EAP.

Refuge is proud to be a leader in its field and an employer of choice with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development. We offer the first Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) accredited qualification for our profession. 

Closing Date: 19th July 2020

Interview Date: TBC

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract

Contract end date: 01 February 2021

An enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificate will be required for this role.

Refuge is committed to quality, equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.  This post however is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

No agencies please - as a charity we work hard to keep our costs down.

Do you have an understanding of mental health issues or experience of working in mental health? 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 Casual Recovery Worker on an ‘as and when’ needed basis.

 We are looking for a Casual Recovery Worker to join the team at our 24/7 Supported Housing service in Carlisle. A great listener, with a flexible approach and a flair for planning and prioritising a busy workload, you love motivating and engaging people in a range of developmental and rehabilitative activities. What’s more, you have a good understanding of mental health issues and how they affect people. You will also need good record keeping skills and be adept at data entry and willing to participate in a 24/7 rota that includes lone working, weekends and sleep-ins across a variety of services.

We are looking for caring, consistent, flexible and creative individuals who work well under pressure and are keen to work in mental health. Good communication is essential, as is a good knowledge of mental health. You will receive a full induction, regular supervisions, as well as opportunities for personal and professional development by working across our range of services. You will also have access to learning and development opportunities. 

The hourly rate for this post is £8.72

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

So, are you ready to take on this rewarding role that comes with some really great benefits? Apply now via our website.

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. 

Centre 33 is looking to recruit an Engagement and & Support Project Worker, with significant practical experience of working with young people and providing practical support and guidance, as part of the Centre 33 'Someone To Talk To' service in Cambridge.

You will be part of a team providing an open access 'one stop shop' offering information and on-going support to young people (aged 13-25), about how to make informed choices about their wellbeing, health & finances.

You will have wide-ranging and demonstrable experience of working with a complex case-load, assessing risk and need, and partnership working.

You will be working primarily from our Cambridge hub but may offer cover support on an ad hoc basis across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

 A driving license and use of a car is essential for this post.

Your role will be to deliver excellent, safe, impactful and responsive services to young people while developing good local relationships with other organisations.

By listening to local young people, and local partners, and sharing your findings with the Someone to Talk to team you will support Centre 33 to embed and develop a more impactful service in line with the organisation’s strategic plan.

Usual working hours: Thursday & Friday 10-6pm and Saturday 9:30am-2pm (20.5 hours per week).

However during induction period this will be:

 Wed & Thurs 10-6pm and Friday 12-4:30pm