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Crisis is the national charity for people experiencing homelessness. In 2024 we embarked on our new 10-year strategy for ending homelessness. We know it is not inevitable. We know together we can end it.
Title: Crisis at Christmas Locum Move on Support Workers (Hotels)
Contract: Casual worker from mid- December 2024 to mid- January 2025 – a minimum of three shifts between Monday 23 Dec 2024 and Monday 6 January 2025
Pay: £20 per hour over four, 8-hour shifts (£30 per hour on Bank Holidays – 25, 26 December and 1 January)
Locations: Crisis at Christmas hotels will be operating from the locations below:
· Corus Hotel, Hyde Park, W2 3LG
· Corner Hotel, Aldgate, E1 1EE
· Good Hotel, Docklands, E16 1FA
A fantastic locum opportunity for support workers who have front line experience supporting rough sleepers. You will be working with guests in Crisis at Christmas hotel accommodation to establish move-ons and next steps after the project closes.
Whilst it is not possible to find an immediate housing solution for everyone in the hotels, we aim to give advice and next steps to every guest who stays with us. The Crisis at Christmas project benefits from huge support from the GLA and local authorities, drug & alcohol services and SIAS immigration lawyers from each of the 5 subregions. There is a huge opportunity at Christmas to engage clients who do not usually connect with services, and this is reflected in the offers of support they receive.
You will be employed directly by Crisis during this period, for this reason any applications must be with permission from your current employer which must be sought and cannot be assumed.
Experience required
· Demonstrable experience of working directly with rough sleepers (e.g., in outreach, day centres, turnaround hubs or similar services)
· Good knowledge of voluntary sector services and statutory rights of homeless people
· Ability to deal flexibly with a broad range of clients, and with challenging behaviour.
· Striving for equality of opportunity in the context of rough-sleeping and homelessness
· Current registered CHAIN user
Shifts
Shifts will be 10am – 6pm and Move On support Locum workers must commit to a minimum of 4 shifts to be accepted into the role.
You will also accrue annual leave during this work, which will be calculated according to statutory guidelines and will be paid in your final payslip. Holiday entitlement will be calculated as 12.07% of actual hours worked and equates to approximately £3.80 per hour for bank holidays worked and £2.40 per hour for non-bank holiday work.
Join Our Team as a Refuge Support Worker at Cambridge Women’s Aid
Location: Cambridge
Position: Refuge Support Worker
Organisation: Cambridge Women’s Aid (CWA)
Salary: £27,000-£29,000 for a 37-hour week (we will consider part-time hours down to a minimum of 30 hours per week)
About Us: CWA is dedicated to providing life-changing support and safe accommodation to women and children experiencing domestic abuse. We are very passionate about our work and we are immensely proud of the support we have offered in Cambridge since 1977. We are seeking a resourceful and motivated refuge support worker to help deliver our life-saving refuge service to survivors of domestic abuse.
We appreciate that few women will have specific experience of working in a refuge. If you would like an informal chat about your transferrable skills before completing the application, please contact us directly to arrange this.
The Role: As the Refuge Support Worker, you will play a vital role in delivering tailored emotional and practical support to women and children living in our refuge. You'll work closely with a small caseload of women, helping them rebuild their lives, navigate their support plans, and move towards independent living. Your work will range from providing safety advice and emotional support to practical assistance like securing move-on housing, advocating with other agencies, and coordinating resettlement support. You’ll also ensure the smooth operation of the refuge, maintaining a safe, welcoming environment. You will be directly responsible to the Refuge Manager and will work as part of a small team which includes the Children’s Worker, Family Worker and Housekeeper.
Benefits of the Role:
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Generous annual leave: Enjoy a good annual leave allowance of 25 days per year plus bank holidays, with an extra holiday purchase scheme and additional leave days for long service.
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End of year bonus: Receive a bonus at the end of the year as a token of appreciation for your hard work.
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Pension scheme: Benefit from a salary exchange scheme for pension on top of the standard workplace pension.
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Clinical supervision: Regular clinical supervision to support your professional well-being and reflective practice.
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Supportive team: Work in a well-connected and supportive all-women team environment, with experienced and passionate colleagues.
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Job satisfaction: Experience high levels of job satisfaction through making a positive impact in the lives of women and children, and using your creativity to influence service development and innovation.
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Professional development: Access high-level training and continuing professional development opportunities.
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Time off in lieu: We ensure that all extra hours worked are paid or given back through time off in lieu.
What We're Looking For:
We need someone who is compassionate, resourceful, and experienced in working with women affected by domestic abuse. If you have excellent communication and problem-solving skills, a commitment to advocacy, and the ability to build positive relationships with a wide range of people, we'd love to hear from you.
Deadline for Applications: Wednesday 9th October
Successful applicants will be notified and interviews will be held within three weeks of this date.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. Posts will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and open to women only (Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR), Schedule 9 (Work; Exceptions), Part 1 (Occupational Requirements), of the Equality Act (2010) applies). The appointment will be made on the understanding that a satisfactory 3-month probationary period will be completed by the applicant and that acceptable references will be received by CWA.
In order to keep costs to a minimum we will only contact you if you have been selected for interview.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Family Support Worker
Location: Haberdashers' Abraham Darby
Hours: 5 days per week term time only - 35 hours per week
Salary: £22,274 - £24,796 per annum
Contract type: Fixed term contract until August 2027
Closing date: 2nd October 2024
Interview dates: Interviews will be held online with second interviews in school the following week.
Please note: We reserve the right to interview candidates prior to the closing date, and as such we encourage you to submit applications early to avoid disappointment.
Our mission at School-Home Support is simple. We get children and young people back in school ready to learn, whatever it takes.
Is this a mission for you? Yes? Then read on.
We are looking for a Family Support Worker to join our team and to make a difference in children's lives every single day. As a Family Support Worker, you will work in close partnership with families and school staff to deliver a programme of casework to promote and improve educational outcomes for the children we support.
You will also focus your support to help improve attendance, punctuality, engagement in learning, improved behaviour in school and the local community as well as improving social and emotional regulation and well-being.
You will have excellent relationship building and communications skills with a proven ability to communicate with a wide group of people.
You’ll have previous experience of:
- Working and engaging with parents, carers or guardians, children or individuals through individual and/or group-based support
- Working in an educational or outreach environment
- Working effectively with social and emotional factors affecting a child’s capacity to learn
- Delivering family support
- Working with families from diverse communities
We are committed to maximising staff wellbeing and creating an inclusive, safe environment where everyone feels comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work. To find out more about our current initiatives and offerings, please view our EDI & Wellbeing initiatives document which you can find here.
As an employer we offer:
- Perkbox membership
- Employee assistance programme
- Life assurance
- Pension scheme
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
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. All roles at SHS are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.
30 hours per week / £26,955 per annum, pro rata / Permanent / working within Monday to Friday 9am-5pm (working pattern can be discussed at interview.) Based onsite in Horsham and will cover Transitional services across Horsham, Crawley, Burgess Hill and Worthing. It is essential that you hold a current driving license and have access to a car for this role.
Our mission is to help children and young people have a fair chance to be who they want to be. We do this by providing a safe home, increasing life skills and self-confidence, and improving emotional wellbeing and mental health.
YMCA West Sussex Transitional Housing provides safe, secure accommodation for young people aged 18-25, who have been, or are at risk of homelessness. Our staff team comprises of Supported Housing Support Workers, Housing Mobile Night Workers and two Supported Housing Managers. We offer a support package alongside the accommodation to actively encourage residents into education, training, employment or voluntary work.
In delivering the role, you will work with the Deputy Supported Housing Manager and the wider housing team to provide effective day to day management of our transitional accommodation service. You will have your own caseload of residents, working creatively and effectively alongside young people to develop their assets and talents and to acquire the skills they need to live independent and fulfilling lives. You will contribute to the smooth and safe running of the service by providing consistency and reliability. You will have a calm, yet assertive manner, being able to handle potentially difficult situations. You will also support young people to safeguard themselves against abuse and risk. There will be times when lone working will be a requirement for this role.
ABOUT YOU: We know that there are great candidates who will not fit everything described, or who have important skills we have not mentioned. If that is you, please do not hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself.
This is a dynamic and varied role; you will be passionate about being involved in the support and growth of young people and will be able to actively encourage residents into education, training, and employment.
Ideally, you will have knowledge and experience of working with young people, knowledge of housing and welfare benefits, along with an awareness of all aspects of safeguarding. You will already be a team player but also able to work on your own initiative, along with clear verbal and written communication skills, good IT skills.
We believe every young person has the right to discover their potential.
We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Support Worker to join our Learning Disabilities service in Hertfordshire.
£24,960.00 per annum, working 40 hours per week. Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.
Want to feel like you have an exciting future? You'll feel at home here.
Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren't token gestures - we've thought long and hard about how best to support our team. After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day.
As a Support worker you will be able to build supportive, trusting relationships with customers and create a positive atmosphere. You need to be able to provide a flexible, personalised and responsive support service that is tailored to each customer's abilities and aspirations. This will include a willingness to work evenings, weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis.
All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.
What you'll do:
- Building supportive, trusting relationships with customers and creating a positive atmosphere
- To provide a flexible and responsive support service that is tailored to each customer's abilities and aspirations.
- Providing personalised support with daily living activities, including practical assistance to support customers to independent living
- Supporting customers to maintain a healthy environment, including cleaning their accommodation and maintaining good personal hygiene
- Willingness to drive the customers' Motability vehicles on a 1/2/3 to 1 basis, however a driving license is not essential
- To maintain appropriate records to a professional standard in accordance with Look Ahead's policies and procedures
- Ensuring Look Ahead Health and Safety policies are adhered to at all time and to uphold all health and safety responsibilities within relevant policies and local protocols
- Adhering to all other Look Ahead's policies and procedures
- Undertaking any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as assigned by the Team Leader/ Manager
This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead
About you:
- Exudes a warm friendly presence and open behaviour
- Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills
- Excellent customer relationship management and ability to lone work
- Proven experience of motivating and supporting customers
- Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
- Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude
- Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviour
- The ability to think creatively to work with the staff team to provide a variety of community activities for our customers
- A willingness to work evenings, weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis.
- A willingness support the customers in various community activities, such as swimming, walking, going to the church etc.
- Driver essential and willingness to drive customers.
What you'll bring:
Essential:
- NVQ Level 2 or equivalent or experience within charity/social care sector
- Full UK drivers licence
Desirable:
- Experience in working with people with Learning Disabilities and Autism
About us:
Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 120 services, providing support to around 6000 customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness, young people and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.
We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values:
* We focus on Excellence and innovation.
* We are Caring and Compassionate.
* We are Inclusive and Trusted.
* We work in Partnership and are One-Team.
Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.
If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.
37.5 hours per week / Permanent / working Monday to Friday 9am-5pm, based onsite in Horsham and will cover Transitional services across Horsham, Crawley, Burgess Hill and Worthing. It is essential that you hold a current driving license and have access to a car for this role.
Our mission is to help children and young people have a fair chance to be who they want to be. We do this by providing a safe home, increasing life skills and self-confidence, and improving emotional wellbeing and mental health.
YMCA West Sussex Transitional Housing provides safe, secure accommodation for young people aged 18-25, who have been, or are at risk of homelessness. Our staff team comprises of Supported Housing Support Workers, Housing Mobile Night Workers and two Supported Housing Managers. We offer a support package alongside the accommodation to actively encourage residents into education, training, employment or voluntary work.
In delivering the role, you will work with the Deputy Supported Housing Manager and the wider housing team to provide effective day to day management of our transitional accommodation service. You will have your own caseload of residents, working creatively and effectively alongside young people to develop their assets and talents and to acquire the skills they need to live independent and fulfilling lives. You will contribute to the smooth and safe running of the service by providing consistency and reliability. You will have a calm, yet assertive manner, being able to handle potentially difficult situations. You will also support young people to safeguard themselves against abuse and risk. There will be times when lone working will be a requirement for this role.
ABOUT YOU: We know that there are great candidates who will not fit everything described, or who have important skills we have not mentioned. If that is you, please do not hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself.
This is a dynamic and varied role; you will be passionate about being involved in the support and growth of young people and will be able to actively encourage residents into education, training, and employment.
Ideally, you will have knowledge and experience of working with young people, knowledge of housing and welfare benefits, along with an awareness of all aspects of safeguarding. You will already be a team player but also able to work on your own initiative, along with clear verbal and written communication skills, good IT skills.
We believe every young person has the right to discover their potential.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About The Connection at St Martin’s
We believe that no one should have to sleep rough on London’s streets, and that everyone should get the support they need to find a place to call home. We get to know every person we work with, understanding what they need to recover, helping them build on their strengths, and supporting them to find their own way home. Help us make London a city where no one sleeps rough on our streets.
London’s diversity is its biggest asset and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects London’s diversity at all levels. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.
We particularly encourage applications from candidates with lived experience of homelessness who we believe are an essential asset in our sector.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and welcome the opportunity to consider flexible working arrangements.
About the Role
This is a new role for The Connection at St Martin’s and reflects our ambitions to deliver housing opportunities for our clients. In our strategy we aim to ensure that 300 of our clients are successfully and sustainably housed.
This is an ambitious target and the person holding the role will need to deliver our existing accommodation services while continuing to network and create relationships with other organisations to bring more opportunities to our clients.
The person in this role will be responsible for managing relationships with existing partners and funders while also securing new partners and funders as necessary to deliver our strategic aim of delivering housing solutions.
Full job description can be found on our website
Salary: £50,547
Closing Date: Sunday 6th October
Interview Date: Thursday 17th October
Our Benefits
• 30 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Generous training budget, plus an annual personal training budget
• Enhanced Sick Pay Policy
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Day off for moving house
• Hybrid working (depending on role requirements)
• Pension – 5% Employer, 3% Employee
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Season Ticket Loan
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Reward Gateway (access to discount vouchers and cashback at the UK’s favourite retailers)
We are a London Living Wage employer
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Do you have good listening and communication skills and an interest in supporting vulnerable people in Bristol?
We are looking for people to join our Bristol Complex Needs in Totterdown, Bristol as a Project Worker. The service provides accommodation and housing related support to people experiencing homelessness; dedicated to providing a safe, high quality and inclusive service to people while they are living in the hostel, and a positive move-on into independent housing.
In the role of Project Worker, you will:
- Oversee a caseload of clients and provide ongoing 1-1 support in an approachable, caring and person-centred way.
- Provide practical and personal support to clients with complex needs around areas such as housing and health.
- Have a good understanding of a person centred approach and how to provide the right support to clients to meet individual needs, identifying personal aims and ambitions and making plans to achieve them.
- Work with the team, external statutory agencies and voluntary organisations to ensure everyone has access to available support.
- Continue to develop your skills further around working with clients in a holistic way, and to gain a deeper understanding of housing and benefits law, and other specialist areas through training, supervision and line management support.
In this role you will work on a shift rota Monday – Friday 9am-5pm. In some of these role’s staff can claim an additional 20% pay premium for hours worked between 8pm and 8am Monday to Friday, and all hours worked on Saturday and Sunday.
About you
We are looking for enthusiastic people with experience of dealing with complex and difficult situations in relation to people and helping people throughout difficult periods and a process of change. You should also demonstrate:
- A sound understanding of the issues faced by people experiencing homelessness, and the difficulties they can experience in accessing services.
- Some experience of liaising with a number of individuals or agencies to achieve effective outcomes for others.
- Excellent communication and listening skills and the ability to work with a variety of different people.
- The ability to work in a role that supports vulnerable people and maintain high level of contact with clients on a day to day basis.
- Above all, you should have a genuine desire to support people to transform their lives and a non-judgemental approach to working with people with complex needs.
How to apply
To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the ‘document’ tab on the advert page on our website.
Please visit the St Mungo's careers page for further information and when you're ready to apply click the ‘Apply Now’ Button to start your online application form.
Closing date: 10am on 9 October 2024
Interview and assessments: 21 October 2024
What we offer
- Excellent development and growth opportunities
- A diverse and inclusive workplace
- Great pay and other benefits
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HOPE worldwide’s programme 'Two Step' provides a compassionate, person-centred and trauma-informed housing service that helps people who are homeless find and sustain accommodation in the private rented sector and supported housing.
The team spirit, opportunities for staff development, and the way that staff live out Christian values were instrumental in HOPE worldwide being awarded Investors in People Gold Accreditation.
Do you want to join our effective and encouraging team?
The nature of the work will require someone who is adaptable, quick to learn and is a good team player. Relevant experience is desireable. Full on-the-job training, regular one to one support and training will be provided as required.
Working hours: Full-time (37.5 hours per week) or Part-time (minimum 25 hours per week) (Hybrid role - can work some days/hours from home)
Annual leave and benefits: 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (pro-rata), 5% pension contribution, Employee Assistance Programme. Flexible working.
Requirements - this job is for you if you:
- Have good written and oral communication skills in English and can liaise with external agencies in a professional manner
- Can communicate compassionately with people in challenging circumstances, and help them make informed choices
- Can work under emotional pressure and respond to stressful situations professionally
- Can take initiative as a member of a team
Desirable Experience:
- Working with disadvantaged and vulnerable people
- Supporting people to access accommodation
- Supporting people to resolve issues with benefit claims
- Working within a team of professional staff and volunteers
- Working in the housing sector
- Successfully building relationships with a variety of stakeholders
- Working within an organisation with a Christian ethos
What will you do in the role?
- Assess client needs and suitability for accommodation in the private rented sector or supported housing via in-person meetings
- Provide advice, guidance and support over the phone, in person, and via email to clients and stakeholders
- Arrange viewings of suitable properties with clients and liaise with agents and landlords
- Make referrals to hostels and supported housing
- Assist clients to access grants and with benefit claims
- Support clients with issues such as rent payments, liaising with landlords and dealing with neighbours
- Update client records and referrers using our CRM system, In-Form.
- Work with the team to keep improving the service
Equal Opportunties:
Please note that our office is up two flights of stairs and there is no lift. The requirements of job applicants and existing members of staff who have a disability will be reviewed to ensure that, wherever possible, reasonable adjustments are made to enable them to enter into or remain in employment with us. HOPE worldwide is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to ensuring that our workplace is free from discrimination within the framework of the Equality Act 2010.
DBS checks:
Due to the nature of the role, a criminal record check is required before a final job offer is made.
How to apply:
Please submit a CV and cover letter (optional) outlining your experience, skills and motivation to work with HOPE worldwide.
We know that there will be strong candidates who will not fit everything described, or who have important skills we have not mentioned. If that is you, please do not hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself.
We look forward to hearing from you!
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Do you have the commitment and resilience to make a real difference in the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in our communities? If the answer is yes, we’d love to hear from you!
About the role:
We’re looking for passionate and dedicated Project Worker to join our Complex Needs Services in Camden. In this role, you will be part of a dynamic team providing tailored support to clients with multiple and complex needs, including mental health challenges, substance use, offending behaviour, and physical health issues. Using a Biopsychosocial model and working within a Psychologically Informed Environment (PIE), you will deliver high-quality, holistic support to help clients achieve stability and move forward in their lives.
Role responsibilities will include;
- Providing personalised support to clients with multiple disadvantage, including poly-substance misuse, mental health concerns, and histories of trauma.
- Conducting needs and risk assessments, and work collaboratively to develop and implement support plans.
- Promoting harm minimisation and recovery, enabling clients to set and work towards their own goals.
- Supporting clients to develop life skills, manage relationships, build social networks, and access external services and community resources.
- Facilitating group activities and structured interventions as part of our in-house recovery programme.
- Working in a multi-disciplinary setting, coordinating with other professionals to create integrated care plans.
About you:
- Experience of working with multiple disadvantage individuals, including those with substance use, mental health issues, or histories of offending and trauma.
- Proven ability to provide personalised assessments, support planning, and casework.
- Strong understanding of the challenges that disrupt clients' journeys towards independence, such as substance misuse, mental health issues, and domestic violence.
- Excellent crisis management skills and the ability to respond effectively to challenging situations.
- A strong understanding of the strengths and recovery model and experience of working within a Psychologically Informed Environment (PIE).
- Ability to motivate and engage clients through structured activities, group work, and positive interventions.
- Strong time management skills, with the ability to work independently and manage competing priorities.
About us:
Single Homeless Project is a London-wide charity. Our vision is of a society where everyone has a place to call home and the chance to live a fulfilling life.
We help single Londoners by preventing homelessness, providing support and accommodation, promoting wellbeing, enhancing opportunity, and being a voice for change. From supporting people in crisis to helping people take the final steps towards independence and employment, we make a difference to 10,000 lives every year across all 32 boroughs.
We offer you more than a job; we offer you a chance to be part of a compassionate, driven team that's committed to making a real difference in people's lives. You'll have the opportunity to lead, co-create, and inspire change while enjoying a collaborative, growth-oriented environment.
Join us in creating a brighter, more hopeful future for individuals in need.
If you are passionate about supporting people with complex needs and want to work for a charity that’s leading the way in homelessness prevention, apply today!
Important info:
Closing date: Sunday 13th October at Midnight
Interview date: Week commencing 21st October 2024
This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed for the successful applicant.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Do you believe everyone should have a place to call home and the chance to lead a fulfilling life? Do you have the commitment, enthusiasm and resilience needed, to work with some of the most vulnerable people in our communities? If the answer is yes, this could be the role for you. SHP Islington Complex Needs services have a full time Project Worker Complex Needs position (Milton House) and a part-time Project Worker Complex Needs (Ashley Road) position available.
About the role:
SHP (Single Homeless Project) is one of London’s leading homelessness prevention charities and a dynamic and growing organisation changing 10,000 lives every year across London - from supporting people in crisis, to helping them take the final steps towards independence and employment.
We are seeking experienced and highly motivated staff members for our Complex Needs Accommodation Service. The role will require you to work alongside the Regional Services Manager , to provide a high level of support to these clients at our Ashley Road and Milton House projects.
You will be in a specialist role designed to work with people with complex support needs relating to: mental ill health, physical health & substance use needs. You will also play a key part in reducing the risk of re-offending, liaising with external professionals, preventing homelessness and promoting the independence and social inclusion of these clients.
The working rota for this post is Monday - Friday. (no weekend shifts) and a mixture of earlies (8am - 3.30pm) & lates (3pm - 10.30pm)
About you:
- Previous experience of working with people with complex support needs.
- Ability to manage a caseload and deliver positive outcomes utilising your knowledge of the health, social care and criminal justice sector.
- A flexible, innovative and creative approach to working with a sometimes hard to engage and challenging client group, is also required.
About us:
Single Homeless Project is a London-wide charity. Our vision is of a society where everyone has a place to call home and the chance to live a fulfilling life.
We help single Londoners by preventing homelessness, providing support and accommodation, promoting wellbeing, enhancing opportunity, and being a voice for change. From supporting people in crisis to helping people take the final steps towards independence and employment, we make a difference to 10,000 lives every year across all 32 boroughs.
We offer you more than a job; we offer you a chance to be part of a compassionate, driven team that's committed to making a real difference in people's lives. You'll have the opportunity to lead, co-create, and inspire change while enjoying a collaborative, growth-oriented environment.
Join us in creating a brighter, more hopeful future for individuals in need.
Important info:
Please note: We are interviewing candidates as applications are received, therefore please submit your application as soon as possible to be considered. We reserve the right to close the advert before any specified closing date if we fill the vacancies before then.
This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed for the successful applicant.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the Role:
As a Specialist Multiple Disadvantage Worker, you will be responsible for delivering targeted, person-centred interventions for individuals within SHP’s Camden Adult Pathway Hostels. Your role will involve holding a designated caseload and working closely with the wider client group through our in-house recovery programme. With a strong focus on harm minimisation, dual diagnosis, and strengths/recovery frameworks, you’ll help to empower service users to make positive changes and progress towards independence.
This is a unique role that requires you to build relationships of trust with service users, many of whom have faced significant barriers such as mental health challenges, substance use, and complex trauma. Your support will enable them to access crucial assessments, interventions, and treatments, enhancing their ability to utilise external statutory and community resources. You will also provide guidance and best practice standards to Project Workers, helping to set a benchmark of excellence in delivering complex needs support.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide specialist interventions and personalised support for service users, including those with complex needs such as mental health issues, substance use, and physical health challenges.
- Develop and implement person-centred support plans, monitor individual progress, and ensure best practice is adhered to within the service.
- Work dynamically with service managers, project workers, and other professionals within the Camden Accommodation Pathway to deliver tailored interventions and improve outcomes for service users.
- Foster proactive working relationships with Adult Social Care, Health, Mental Health, and other specialist providers to improve access and opportunities for service users.
- Advocate for service users with experience of rough sleeping, helping them access the necessary assessment, intervention, and treatment to achieve recovery and maintain stability.
- Facilitate group work and support the in-house recovery programme, promoting a holistic approach to recovery and independence.
About You:
- Demonstrable experience working with individuals facing homelessness or complex needs, such as mental health challenges, substance use, and physical health issues. Experience in residential or accommodation-based services is a plus.
- A strong understanding of the health and social care sector, including how to navigate between and across specialties. A deep understanding of the barriers service users face on their journey towards independence, such as domestic violence, anger management, and learning impairments.
- Excellent person-centred engagement skills, group work facilitation, and the ability to manage complex caseloads. Strong team-working skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with other professionals.
- The ability to create, develop, and implement support plans, with strong time management skills and the ability to work independently, prioritise competing demands, and maintain high standards.
- A passion for supporting some of the most vulnerable individuals in our society and the resilience to work within a challenging but rewarding environment. You will also have the ability to critically reflect on your own practice and continuously strive for improvement.
About us:
At Single Homeless Project (SHP), we believe that everyone deserves a place to call home and the opportunity to lead a fulfilling life. We support individuals across London, helping them overcome homelessness and complex challenges through tailored support, accommodation, and advocacy. Each year, we make a real difference in the lives of over 10,000 single Londoners.
By joining us as a Specialist Multiple Disadvantage Worker, you’ll be part of a compassionate and forward-thinking organisation that prioritises innovation, professional development, and the wellbeing of both staff and service users.
If you are passionate about working with people facing multiple disadvantages and want to contribute to a charity that’s leading the way in homelessness prevention and recovery, apply today! This is more than just a job; it’s an opportunity to be part of a supportive, collaborative, and driven team that’s dedicated to making a lasting impact on people’s lives.
Important info:
Closing date: Sunday 13 October at Midnight
Rounds of Interviews: From Tuesday 22nd October
This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed for the successful applicant.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Could you be the highly motivated individual we're looking for?
This post is fixed term maternity cover. We are looking to recruit a Project Worker in our Transition to Independent Living and Training Flat team at the Barnardo's Swansea Service, Barnardo's Cymru Western Bay Locality.
What is Barnardo's Swansea?
At the core of all Barnardo's Swansea Services we recognise the importance in building children and young people's self-confidence, resilience and emotional wellbeing.
Our services include:
- Bloom - Life coaching and befriending
- Supported Lodgings – providing supported accommodation with a host family
- Transition and Training Flats Service – independent living experiences and life skills support
- Barnardo's Wellbeing Service – emotional wellbeing support for children and young people aged 9 to 17 years
As part of the Transition Training Flat Service you will undertake direct, planned and structured one to one and group sessions with young people. Working toward distinct outcomes you will support young people to reach their person-centred goals in a trauma-informed way.
Key elements of the service include:
- Group work promoting independent living skills to young people in preparation for their ‘move on' housing options. This will include delivering accredited Independent Living Skills programmes, facilitating visits to accommodation providers, as well as providing opportunities to develop practical skills such as cooking, budgeting, cleaning and bill paying in a home environment
- Support for those at risk of homelessness or those at risk of placement breakdown, for young people aged 16+. This is targeted one-to-one support for those young people who may be experiencing instability in their accommodation or placement.
- This service will provide young people aged 16+ with an independent living experience in order for them to better understand their accommodation needs and options. Intensive individual support will be provided to those young people accessing the training flats (includes evening and weekend working).
What does the Job Role involve?
Your duties will include:
- This service provides support to young people from 9am until 8pm Monday to Friday and from 10am until 6pm on weekends.
- The service requires flexibility of work as we support young people around their needs. This means rota working including the evenings and weekends.
- Working with young people and professionals to develop agreed support plans.
- Delivering accredited group work programmes in the areas of Independent living and tenancy readiness.
- Visiting and supporting service users in their placements providing support to young people and their carers.
- Visitingyoung people accessing the training flats on a regular, planned basis. Undertaking entry/exit tasks, safety and welfare checks as well as responding to emergencies and crises that may arise within service hours.
- Supporting young people to ensure they are aware of their accommodation options and entitlements in readiness for move on. This will include assisting young people to complete benefit applications, offering support through appeals as well as supporting service administrators with the monitoring of data.
- Supporting young people to integrate into their communities and to encourage participation in community events and activities.
- Tracking a young person's support journey through the use of outcomes scoring. To discuss, score and record outcomes, implementing a young person-centred approach.
You will have (essential criteria):
- Knowledge of the issues affecting young people particularly those who have been ‘looked after', are care leavers, or are homeless/threatened with homelessness.
- Experience of direct work with young people in a relevant setting.
- Experience of creating tailored support plans with young people and demonstrating the positive outcomes achieved.
- Experience of delivering group based sessions such as issue-based workshops and independent living skills programmes.
- Experience of managing a workload and prioritising competing demands
- The ability to travel independently to meet the requirements of the post.
Additional Information:
You must demonstrate in your application that you currently use the skills outlined above, and those in the Job Description/Person Specifications, or have used them previously in employment, education, training, volunteering etc.
Although this contract has a fixed term status currently until 31st March 2025 funding is awarded annually and we are waiting to find out if funding will continue past this date. Should continuation funding be received, the post will be extended to 11th July 2025.
Your main office base will be at Barnardo's Swansea, Penlan but you will be expected to work locally.
When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.
Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Secondment/fixed term opportunities (until 31 March 2025 with the possibility of extension)
Do you have a passion for working with people and the ability to empathise with others?
About the role
The SPOT team are looking for multiple committed individuals who want to work within a street outreach team tasked with reducing rough sleeping in Southwark. This role is challenging and rewarding, for both an experienced worker who wants the autonomy and flexibility to find creative solutions or as a development role for a worker that wants to learn outreach skills and is keen to work with clients at a point where their need is acute. You will be expected to work with clients in a variety of settings and being a rough sleeper team will require an ability to do some shifts starting at 6am and others finishing at 2am.
In this role you will:
- Conduct outreach alongside a range of partners and proactively assess those found to rapidly access housing, health services and treatment
- Manage a caseload of clients suffering multiple disadvantage where there are significant barriers to rapidly accessing accommodation and services requiring relationship building and a thoughtful approach to making incremental change.
- Have an opportunity to work with a truly diverse group of clients and needs, assisting them to meaningfully change their lives for the better
For this role staff can claim an additional 20% pay premium for hours worked between 8pm and 8am Monday to Friday, and all hours worked on Saturday and Sunday.
About you
The successful candidate will be a strong good communicator who can engage with clients in a range of settings. They will also be adaptable to challenges relating to communication, be it language barriers, cultural differences or working with those who are neuro-diverse. Thisincludes the ability to convey concepts to people in a simple way that can be easily understood.
In addition, the successful candidate will have some experience of client case management and the resilience to achieve and meet agreed outcomes paired with the ability to work remotely and lone work with vulnerable people.
We would encourage applications from bilingual candidates, with Tigrinya, Amharic, Arabic and Spanish being currently sought after in the borough.
A UK driving licence is required for this post.
St Mungo's are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strongly encourage applications from all under-represented groups.
How to apply
To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the ‘document’ tab on the advert page on our website.
To find out more and apply please go to the St Mungo’s careers page on our website.
Closing date: 10am on 7 October 2024
Interview and assessments on: TBC
What we offer
- Excellent Development and Growth Opportunities
- A Diverse and Inclusive Workplace
- Great Pay and Other Benefits
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We're looking for 2 kind, compassionate and resilient Support Workers to join our Mental Health Service in Newham.
£27,352.00 per annum, working 40 hours per week. Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.
Want to feel like you're making a difference? You'll feel at home here.
Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren't token gestures - we've thought long and hard about how best to support our team. After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day.
Support workers at Newham Mental Health Service will work within a multi disciplinary team, providing support to customers with a range of mental health and support needs. This will include support with emotional, social, physical & domestic needs. You will be skilled in engaging both customers and stakeholders and have a good understanding of the needs and diversity of this client group. You will be able to demonstrate the ability to work in a therapeutic environment that at times can be challenging and provide quality, evidence based care and risk management strategies. You will be highly motivated and committed to continuous professional development. You will be committed to supporting customers through their recovery journey and skilled in engaging them with their move-on pathway. You will work flexibly to respond to emerging needs and effectively address the needs of the customer group.
The shift patterns for this role are 08.00 - 16.00 and 14.00 - 22.00. This includes bank holidays, weekends and national holidays.
All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.
For a full job description, please visit our website.
What you'll do:
If a need arises, deliver all aspects of support to enable a customer to develop independent living skills as appropriate to the individual needs of the customer. In some services, this will include delivering personal and physical care as appropriate
Support customers to undertake all domestic tasks wherever possible, including practical assistance where customers have not yet developed the skills, to ensure they enjoy a high quality of accommodation
Participate in the support planning and risk management, as facilitated by the lead Support Worker
Carry out security duties to ensure the safety of the customers and premises
Monitor the CCTV throughout the shift
Enable customers to make full use of community facilities by providing support as directed
Carry out support duties to enable customers to integrate into the community including e.g. accompanying the customer to attend benefit agency appointments and meetings, go shopping, to enquire at colleges about possible courses, to visit various public amenities
Report any observations relating to customers welfare
Adhere to all the policies and procedures of Look Ahead Care, Support & Housing plus those specific to the project including any statutory requirements
Ensure Look Ahead Health and Safety policies and local protocols are adhered to at all times
Maintain digital and physical records as required at the project under the direction of the Support Workers/ management
Participate in team meetings/reviews and the general development of the service
Undertake any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as may be reasonably assigned
This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead
What you'll bring:
Essential:
NVQ Level 2 or equivalent or experience within charity/social care sector
Desirable:
Relevant specialism experience
About us:
Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 120 services, providing support to around 6000 customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness, young people and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.
We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values:
We focus on Excellence and innovation.
We are Caring and Compassionate.
We are Inclusive and Trusted.
We work in Partnership and are One-Team.
Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role. We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date. We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.