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Youth Worker (Women's Worker) – 9 Month Maternity Cover
We are looking for a highly motivated and passionate team player to join our growing team as a full-time Youth Worker (Women’s Worker) on a fixed term 9-month maternity cover contract. 
In this role, you will work within the Youth Work Team to deliver our frontline drop-in service and support our weekly and monthly activities to all young people experiencing homelessness.
You’ll specialise in sharing knowledge and expertise in gender-informed work, leading the delivery of our weekly Women and Non-Binary space, facilitating group sessions and supporting a caselist of young women experiencing multiple and complex needs.
Ideally you should be experienced in working with young people aged 18-25 and/or have demonstrable experience working directly with women (of any age). You will understand gender informed practice and have experience or transferable skills working with those who are survivors of domestic violence and other gender-based violence. You will also be committed to the safeguarding of all young people and delivering an inclusive and trauma-informed service.
You should be experienced designing, planning and facilitating a range of activities, able to work dynamically in a fast-paced day centre environment and be skilled in engaging a diverse range of young people in positive activities.
If you have the required skills and are passionate about supporting young people who are experiencing homelessness, then we would love to hear from you.
This role will be based at our day centre in Camden, with the option of remote working and some travel to New Horizon projects within London.

Closing date for applications: 9am, Monday 9th September 2024
Interviews: Thursday 19th September 2024
Please note, the interview date is fixed and will not be changed. Please ensure you are available on this day when applying for this role.
 

Title: Male Residential Support Worker (this is a live-in role)

Responsible to: Senior Support Worker

Responsible for: Young people living in the accommodation (4 young people aged 16 – 18 years old seeking asylum in the UK).

Location: This is a live-in, residential role based in a supported accommodation home in Loughborough. Some work will be based in our office buildings.

Hours: 25 hours per week on duty – this is a mixture of day, evening and weekend shifts. Two days a week will be off duty.

Leave: Two nights a month can be taken as nights away from the home. This in addition to annual leave allowance. Annual leave - 33 days (converted into hours) pro-rata for number of hours worked

Salary Band: £24,150 - £27,760 per annum pro rata. Equivalent to £16,100 to £18,506 for 25 hours a week.

Benefits in kind: Rent-free accommodation, including Wi-fi, gas, electric and council tax bills.

Contract: Permanent

Start Date: Immediately

Overall Purpose

To provide advice, assistance and support to young people in the home, as a key member of the Support Team, delivering Baca’s service in line with our Vision and Values. The role includes a consistent adult presence in the home. To attend to their practical and emotional needs whilst supporting the development of living skills. To teach them how to manage and look after a home in order to keep it safe and hygienic. To build trusting relationships within the home to enable young people to feel safe and cared for. To act as an excellent role model and to work closely with them and their Support Worker to enable them to make good progress towards independence.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Welcome newly arrived young people into the accommodation, helping them feel safe and able to rest; with compassion without discrimination of age, race, colour or behavioural issues.
• Actively support young people to make progress and develop in the following outcomes; physical wellbeing and emotional wellbeing; personal safety; education and learning; employment and training that is safe and suitable; social engagement (being part of the community and activities outside of the home)
• Be an excellent and positive role model, offering advice, guidance and assistance and consistently modelling behaviours in line with Baca’s values.
• Using Baca’s progress plan, train all young people in living skills and looking after a home such as washing, personal safety, cleaning, cooking and food safety, food shopping and budgeting.
• Providing emotional support at times of difficulty, anxiety or stress.
• Encourage young people settle into and support them to maintain a healthy routine which will include regularly attending education and social activities.
• Act as a co-keyworker for the young people to ensure that their support plans and progress are up to date and that all their needs are being met.
• Enable young people to live with positive values and good boundaries by challenging any unhelpful or unsafe behaviours and encouraging safe and positive behaviours.
• In accordance with the guidelines on Safeguarding and Health and Safety policies, to accept responsibility for working within these guidelines and report any concerns.
• Work collaboratively with the rest of the Rebuild Team to ensure all young people are safeguarded and supported to rebuild their lives.
• Take responsibility for keeping the home clean, by consistently role modelling to and training young people.
• Maintain very good communication with relevant members of the Rebuild Team and relevant social workers
• Ensure regular appropriate reporting requirements are consistently met, meeting regulations set out by Ofsted.
• Complete and update all admin work as part of the role such as month end reports and support plans on time and in a consistent manner.
• Playing an active role in developing knowledge and understanding in areas relevant to the role and especially in the areas of asylum and refugee law, trafficking, supporting separated children and the cultures of different nations relevant to Baca.

To work as part of the team

• Be a role model, leading by example in practicing the Values of Baca.
• Actively participate in the delivery of the aims and objectives of the organisation working collaboratively with colleagues to achieve them.
• Demonstrate curiosity and willingness to learn by be willing to give and receive feedback on performance with colleagues and managers.
• Play an active and supportive role within the organisation.
• Actively participate in team meetings, making a positive contribution to enable young people outcomes to be achieved.
• Maintain strict confidentiality in relation to work undertaken and ensure all confidential material is stored according to Baca’s Confidentiality statement and Data Protection Policy.
• Treat all staff and young people fairly and without prejudice, in line with Baca’s Equality and Diversity Policy.
• Consistently outwork the correct procedures for dealing with any safeguarding incidences or concerns, in line with Baca’s Child, Vulnerable Adult Protection & Safeguarding Policy and whistleblowing.
• Adhere to all Baca’s policies and procedures.

Personal Specification

Baca is looking for a Support Worker who is passionate about seeing unaccompanied young refugees achieving their potential and rebuilding their lives for a better future. The successful applicant will have a personal style that is in line with Baca’s vision and values. They will live in the new arrival house and make it their home. They will be a good self-starter and have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to inspire our young people to be the best they can be. The successful applicant will be motivated and passionate about the work that Baca does and the young people in our care. They will be very approachable, enjoy working as part of a wider team but also able to manage their own time and workload. Someone who is supportive, approachable, responsible, reliable, personable and willing to set boundaries in line with Baca’s values.

This is a frontline role that will need the successful applicant to be working closely with young people in their houses and will need access to transport young people to different appointments, meetings and activities.

An enhanced DBS check will be required. Shortlisting and interviews will take place as and when applications are received.

Please note: We cannot offer sponsorship for this role as Baca is not on the Home Office list.

Family Support Coordinator

£22,000 pa + benefits (including company car, 25 days annual leave, and pension)

Greater Manchester and the surrounding areas

About the role:

We are looking to appoint a Family Support Coordinator to support our care teams in delivering a high-quality family support service in the region, working with families and professionals to ensure the families we support have access to the services they need.

Reporting to the Family Support Manager and working in partnership with health, education, and social care professionals, you will take responsibility for sourcing practical goods and services in the region, applying for grants and benefits, as well as working with other charities or community providers to obtain goods, equipment or funds for families that Rainbow Trust do not provide directly.

Having worked in a stressful or emotionally-demanding environment with an understanding of the complexities of working with children and families, you will have a genuine interest in building supportive relationships and strong networks with other organisation to provide meaningful assistance to the families we support.

What we’re looking for:

· Professional experience of working in an administrative or coordinator role - applications will be particularly welcome from those who have provided services in a health, social care, youth or education setting within a charity environment.

· A friendly and socially-focused approach – you have strong interpersonal skills with the ability to interact and develop effective relationships with a wide range of people, you enjoy helping others.

· Well-organised, with a high level of attention to detail – you work well within established systems, produce high quality work and can manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

· Practical and people-oriented - you will thrive working at a fast pace whilst maintaining accuracy and be a confident MSOffice user.

· A persuasive and open communicator, you are inclusive in decision-making and are able to build and maintain strong working relationships with external organisations and networks.

· A practical knowledge of diversity issues affecting children, young people, and their families – aware that being responsive to others needs and concerns, is essential.

What we offer:

We have a range of fantastic benefits that we offer our employees, this includes.

• Flexible working hours to balance home and working life

• 25 days of annual leave plus public holidays – rising to 26 days after 1 year, 27 days after 5 years and 30 days after 11 years, with an additional 5 years to use in your 10th or 20th year of service (pro rata for part time)

• Employee Assistance Programme with access to remote GP, counselling, physiotherapy, resources to support your mental health and financial wellbeing, as well as a 24/7 helpline via Help@Hand

• Company car for front line care posts

• Access to the Blue Light Card Scheme, and other rewards and discounts

• Bike to work, season ticket loan and payroll giving schemes, as well as a recommend a friend recruitment bonus

• Family friendly policies, focused on employee wellbeing, and an active cross-organisational wellbeing group running a number of initiatives throughout the year

• Pension scheme where we contribute 5% of your salary and you contribute at least 3%

• The option to buy/sell annual leave, as well as additional leave for your birthday, wedding/civil ceremony and an extra half day off for Christmas shopping

• Robust training and development programmes to support your learning and growth

We have a range of fantastic benefits that we offer our employees. If you’d like to find out more about these benefits and working with us, please visit our website.

We also have a fantastic learning and development programme - the Anne Harris skills development programme - in which we aim to provide a high level of training and development opportunities for all staff, so you are able to perform to the best of your ability, achieve individual and team objectives aligned to Rainbow Trusts strategic plan, supporting staff to be the best they can be, and feel a valued member of a high performing organisation.

Our Family Support Workers are given the opportunity to complete a number of diverse training courses in their first 12 months, including but not limited to: Mental Health First Aid, Makaton, counselling skills, and Introduction to Play.

The programme aims to provide a building block for you to individually tailor your own learning and development needs, with all family support workers having a foundation level of skills within their first year.

How to apply:

To apply please visit our website via the link and apply online.We will only contact those applicants who have been successful.

There will be a requirement for flexible working and a full current driver’s licence to accommodate team and family need. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this post.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all employees to share this commitment.

Rainbow Trust is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all backgrounds. We are a Best Companies One-Star rated organisation.

FOODBANK TRUSTS & CORPORATE FUNDRAISER –
OASIS HUB WATERLOO

PART-TIME, 24 HOURS PER WEEK (0.6 FTE)

TWO-YEAR FIXED-TERM CONTRACT

SALARY: £20,053pa (£33,422 for 1 FTE)

The Oasis Hub Waterloo team are currently looking for a Foodbank Trusts & Corporate Fundraiser to raise much-needed funds for our Waterloo Foodbank and other strategic partners.

The successful applicant would be responsible for writing funding bids for trusts, and also developing relationships with local businesses, to increase our unrestricted corporate income.

Some of the duties of this newly created role include:

· Research and identify potential short- and long-term funders from among grant making trusts and statutory bodies.

· To prepare written applications in co-operation with and on behalf of Waterloo Foodbank projects and ensure suitable budgets are prepared.

· Develop relationships with corporate organisations that align with our values and vision that would be open to an approach for financial support.

The successful applicant will also need to demonstrate:

· Proven successful experience of fundraising.

· Understanding of the statutory and grant-making funding sector.

· Experience of researching and developing targeted proposals for presentation to prospective supporters.

· Experience of fundraising from corporates.

· Excellent written skills including writing persuasive copy for funding proposals.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a growing national organisation, making a difference to communities on a local level, while improving your employability skills.  As part of the package, Oasis offers:

• A pension scheme, currently offering 7% employer contribution
• A generous holiday allowance, starting at 25 days per year (plus 8 Bank Holidays)
• A friendly working environment with a supportive team, based in Central London

If you are interested in being part of this fantastic project and want to know more or for an application pack, please visit the Oasis Charity Jobs Website.  We actively encourage applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and minority and underrepresented groups.

Completed applications should be returned by 9am Monday 9 September 2024.

Interviews will take place in Waterloo on Monday 16 September 2024.

Oasis is committed to making a difference to the lives of the communities it works in, and as such you must show a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours which flow from the Oasis ethos.  We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks. 

Oasis supports Equal Opportunities.  Registered Charity No. 1026487

Our work

Our Consultancy Team has an excellent reputation in the social sector. The projects we deliver are diverse in their size and scale, but fall into three main categories:

· Mixed methods evaluation: supporting organisations to help them understand their impact and assess where value is created. We are also experienced in more developmental approaches to evaluation, helping organisations learn and adapt in real time.

· Social research: exploring social issues affecting people and communities in greater depth.

· Learning partnerships: supporting organisations with a more structural learning approach tailored to their context and culture. This can include long-term relationships over several years, as well as shorter more strategic advice.

Alongside or track record and expertise in place-based change and in large, complex programmes of change in places, we work across many policy and practice areas. We have particular expertise around youth social action and safety, systemic approaches, and using participatory, equity-driven approaches.

Our clients

Our clients are charities, local and regional government bodies and funders. Current and recent examples include The National Lottery Community Fund, BBC Children in Need, the Health Foundation, Youth Endowment Fund, Right to Succeed, and a range of local and regional government bodies including the London Mayor's Office and several London borough councils.

What to expect

You will work on a variety of projects and tasks, working with other consultants in our team to help a range of organisations with their research and evaluation needs. Your work will be varied and will depend on the needs of our clients; an opportunity to gain a flexible skillset in research and evaluation as well as build your knowledge of the non-profit sector and public sector.

This could look like:

• Training community researchers to explore the impact of a Social Housing Association’s community development project through the voice of residents.

• Visiting organisations across the UK to understand how they shared power with children and young people through youth social action funding.

• Working with government in London to understand how services for girls and young women at risk of exploitation or violence can coordinate better.

• Working with local coalitions up and down England who are pioneering new approaches to reducing homelessness, helping them learn and develop their work.

Junior Researcher and Researcher roles

A Junior Researcher position is for candidates who can demonstrate an enthusiasm for research but may be looking for an opportunity to build their experience and training. For example, you may have studied research methods but have less applied experience, or, you may have some applied experience, but you have never studied research methods.

A Researcher position is for candidates with at least 1-2 years of professional experience, especially in a research context. We welcome candidates who have worked in any sector, as long as you can demonstrate that you have relevant experience and alignment to our mission and values.

About you

You will be someone who: 

· Shares our values and demonstrates them through their work.

· Is capable of building professional relationships with colleagues and partners.

· Manages their time effectively, capable of being flexible and adaptable.

· Is proactive about your professional growth and learning.

· Is great identifying challenges and good at problem solving.

· You will have relevant skills and experience. You may have gained this experience in an academic, professional or voluntary context.

We do not expect candidates to have all the experience described below, especially those applying for a Junior Researcher role.

Examples of relevant experience includes some of the following:

· Engaging with places and communities, working with people from diverse backgrounds.

· Conducting social research, which may include conducting literature reviews, conducting interviews, taking ethnographic approaches, coding qualitative data, designing surveys, summarising and visualising quantitative data.

· Conducting programme evaluations, which may include facilitating the design of a theory of change, designing an evaluation framework, or conducting an economic analysis (e.g., value for money, social return on investment).

· Creating polished outputs through a combination of excellent research skills and strong visual design skills.

Renaisi-TSIP encourages applicants from all backgrounds, including those with a disability. As a Disability Confident Employer, Renaisi-TSIP guarantee an interview to applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria set out in the job description.

Job description

Duties and responsibilities

Conducting Research and Analysis

· Supporting with drafting research tools, evaluation frameworks and analysis plans.

· Undertaking qualitative research (for example, conducting interviews with client's staff or programme participants in different locations in the UK, conducting document reviews and facilitating focus groups).

· Undertaking quantitative research (for example, analysing survey results).

· Managing analysis processes (for example, creating coding frameworks or summarising data in Excel).

· Researchers only: Taking the lead with research coordination (for example, arranging interviews and fieldwork visits).

Supporting clients

Especially relevant to the Researcher role.

• Drafting sections of professional reports in MS Word and PowerPoint.

• Presenting findings to clients and facilitating learning workshops.

• Supporting with day-to-day client relationships, such as attending meeting clients to give project updates.

Company

• Contribute to organisational learning, for example through internal initiatives such as sustainability or equitable evaluation.

• Promoting the image of Renaisi-TSIP, which may include attending conferences, training, exhibitions and other events and preparing publicity material.

• Promote equal opportunities and cultural development.

• Carry out all duties in accordance with Renaisi-TSIP’s Equal Opportunities Policy.

Person Specification

Values and equalities

• Demonstrable commitment to the principles and practice of equal opportunities in employment
• Identify with the values and ethos of Renaisi-TSIP

Experience

• 1-2 years of relevant professional or academic experience
• Experience of analysing and synthesising complex information
• Experience of producing written work to a high standard
• Experience using Excel or a similar software package
• Experience of performing quantitative and qualitative research using a range of methods (for example, interviewing or running focus groups, handling and analysing quantitative datasets in Excel)
• Experiencing of working or volunteering in the social sector

Knowledge

• Knowledge of good research ethics
• Knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research methods
• Understanding of safeguarding policies and protocols
• Knowledge of the social sector, or a specific part of the sector e.g., youth work, health equity

Skills

• Able to communicate ideas and principles, effectively, clearly and in a variety of formats and mediums
• Able to establish positive working relationships with people from a range of professional disciplines
• Able to complete tasks to tight deadlines
• Able to prioritise and plan work
• Able to take responsibility for managing small research and evaluation projects
• Interpersonal skills and empathy for others
• Excellent IT skills
• Good analytical skills and critical thinking
• Descriptive analysis skills, including summarising and visualising data
• Knowledge and awareness of economic evaluation methods or inferential statistics

Qualifications

None are specifically required for this role, and we would rather see evidence of skills through experience and previous outputs.

We are recruiting for a Project Worker. A great opportunity to join a small friendly team. Are you empathetic towards and have passion, a commitment to working with those who have faced multiple disadvantages in their lives.

Emmaus is a supported housing project that provides work opportunities, training and a place to call home. You will support companions (residents) living and working at Sussex Emmaus.
Please see the Project Worker Job Pack for more information about the role, you can find this on the Emmaus Brighton website. 
To apply please send your CV, covering letter and a one-page explanation of how you meet the person specification to the community manager, ren Gordon, contact details are in the job pack.

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual with office administration and customer service experience to join us as an Administrator and provide the support we need to help us deliver great local services. This is an exciting opportunity and you will play a key part in standing up to the housing emergency.

About the role

You will be the first point of contact for in-person and telephone callers to the service - taking client details, providing information and working with advisers to direct enquiries to the right people.

You will provide administrative support and have responsibility for designing and developing office systems and processes, data input, extraction and analysis and finance administration.  Helping front line staff with case administration, assisting the Hub’s managers with ad-hoc projects and seeing that our office equipment is properly maintained – all are aspects of this interesting, varied and vital role.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

About you

We are looking for someone who:

• Has proven office administration and customer service experience. You will be a confident user of Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Has a passion for social justice.
• Will thrive in a fast paced and busy office environment, with a flexible and tenacious approach and enjoys learning new skills.
• Has strong data processing skills with the ability to input, extract and analyse data and to review processes, introducing new ways of working where needed.

In return we can offer a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave (pro rata for part time staff), enhanced family friendly policies, pension, and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.

Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.

About the team

Shelter Sheffield provide housing advice and support to people across the city with a focus on emergency homelessness, intensive support for children and families, people experiencing domestic abuse and with multiple and complex needs. We take a holistic approach to help them deal with interrelated issues that can impact their ability to keep a home and help over 5000 people a year while also working to change the underlying systems that cause the housing emergency.

About Shelter

Home is a human right. It’s our foundation and where we thrive. Yet every day millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency.

We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything,

We need ambitious, passionate people to join us. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. We are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter. We welcome you on our journey to becoming truly anti-racist.

Home is everything. We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Join us in ending the devastating impact the housing emergency has on people and our communities.

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

Are you a caring, compassionate person with the skills and enthusiasm to make a difference to individuals living with dementia and their carer?

The role is based in St Helens and the co-ordinator will be expected to work at sites across the town and the surrounding area. The role involves planning, organising and running a range of activities, outings and events at different sites. Excellent administration, planning and time management skills are required.

You will visit people who are living with dementia and their carers and offer a person-centred approach to signpost them to activities and support that is available in the area. You will work closely with the Trust’s Welfare Officers, Admiral Nurse and external agencies.

You will be expected to identify areas for development within the service and to have a good knowledge of dementia services.

You will carry out regular reviews of the service to ensure it meets the needs of the people the service supports.

The role will involve recruiting, supporting and training volunteers to assist with activities.

You will manage expenditure within an agreed budget.

Key requirements for the role

· Applicants should hold or be willing to work towards the Certificate in Dementia Care or Awareness in Dementia at a            minimum of level 2. NVQ 2 in Health and Social Care would be an advantage.

· Applicants should have a minimum of 12 month’s experience of working with individuals with dementia.

· Ability to use Microsoft Office, Outlook and Excel.

· A full clean driving licence and use of own car is essential. Expenses will be paid for business mileage.

· An enhanced DBS check.

· Two satisfactory references.

· Completion of a satisfactory workplace medical.

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Life Skills Key Worker Advert

Location: Hemel Hempstead
Salary: £28,350-£29,484 (FTE, negotiable depending on experience)
Hours: Mon-Fri, negotiable hours, full time or part time/job share considered
Reports to: Head of Social Enterprise
Closing date: Tuesday 10th September

About DENS

Our aim is to be the first port of call for people in Dacorum who are facing homelessness, poverty and social exclusion; to support and empower them to take the next positive step in their lives.

About the role

Our Life Skills programme aims to prepare our clients to live independently, empowering them with the skills they need for a bright future.

Are you ready to make a real difference whilst embracing a rewarding challenge? In this role, you will have the opportunity to empower individuals with essential life skills like cooking, budgeting, and maintaining their home to pave the way for their independence and success. Each lesson you teach and every skill you share will have a direct and lasting impact on someone’s life. You will be part of a team that values creativity, positivity, and endless opportunities for personal and professional development.

About you

We’re looking for a passionate, creative, and dynamic Life Skills Tutor to join our team and help us rebuild lives. You will have experience of supporting people with complex needs, potentially in a supported housing environment. We are seeking someone with the ability to pass on skills and knowledge in an engaging and meaningful way.

Benefits

• Contributory pension scheme with NEST, employer contributions of 3%
• Sick pay scheme
• 25 days annual leave (FTE) + bank holidays
• 1 additional day of annual leave after each 5 years service (FTE, up to a max 3 days)
• 1 day per year to volunteer for DENS or another organisation (FTE)
• Employee assistance programme - 24/7 advice/support helpline & access to counselling
• Access to Medicash for cashback on health costs and access to services to support your wellbeing
• Staff wellbeing days and team building activities
• Training and professional qualifications relevant to your role

Are you passionate about empowering individuals with learning disabilities and autism to access essential healthcare services? Join our team as a Healthcare Access Advocate, Hospital Liaison, and Workshop Facilitator at The Elfrida Society, where you will play a crucial role in advocating for service users, liaising with healthcare providers, and facilitating empowering workshops.

Why Join Us?

• Impactful Advocacy: Provide personalised support to ensure that each individual’s voice is heard and their healthcare needs are met.
• Collaborative Environment: Work closely with hospital staff and other professionals to create a more inclusive healthcare system.
• Empower Through Education: Develop and deliver engaging workshops that equip individuals and their families with the tools they need to navigate the healthcare landscape effectively.
• Supportive Community: Be part of a dedicated team committed to making a lasting impact on the lives of individuals with learning disabilities and autism.

About the Role:

This part-time, permanent position offers a competitive salary of £27,629 - £28,451.57 pro-rata, with excellent benefits, including a generous pension plan and holiday entitlement. Based at our offices in Islington, London, you will have the flexibility to travel and engage with various stakeholders across Islington and neighbouring areas.

What We’re Looking For:

We are seeking individuals with strong advocacy skills, excellent communication and interpersonal abilities, and a good understanding of the healthcare system. Experience working with individuals with learning disabilities and/or autism is essential, as is a commitment to promoting their rights and well-being.

Apply Today:

If you’re ready to make a meaningful difference in the lives of others and have the skills and passion to excel in this role, we want to hear from you. Join us in our mission to create a more inclusive and accessible healthcare environment for all.

Young Adult Support Worker

We have a new role available for a Young Adult Support Worker to join Depaul UK to ensure that every client leaves a Depaul service with the skills and resilience to be confident and self-determining in their lives.

Position: Young Adult Worker

Location: Waltham Forest, London

Contract: Full-time

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Salary: £27,636 Per Annum (ILW) plus pension and other benefits

Closing Date: Sunday 22nd September 2024

About the Role

The Young Adult Support Worker will work as part of a team delivering an assessment, support and move-on service to vulnerable clients in supported accommodation. The successful candidate will have a caseload of 8 clients aged 18-25, in a male-only supported accommodation in Waltham Forest.

You will be required to work from our offices in Lambeth once a week approximately or as the business need arises. Your work will be underpinned by the Depaul Endeavour model of assets-based, psychologically informed delivery. The aim is to ensure that every client leaves a Depaul service with the skills and resilience to be confident and self-determining in their lives.

Working under the direction, guidance and support of a manager/senior worker you will be responsible for a caseload of clients and share responsibility for the safety and wellbeing of all clients, volunteers and staff in the service. In accommodation-based services, you will ensure that the accommodation is properly maintained and support the client to sustain their tenancy and participate in a positive and successful move-on.

Key responsibilities include:

· You will carry a caseload of clients for whom you will be the named key worker, and you will also take joint responsibility with your team members for the well-being and day-to-day support of all clients in the services

· You will lead on risk and needs assessment and support planning for your key clients and contribute to ongoing needs and risk assessment of other clients in the service

· You will develop and implement SMART outcomes based support plans for your key clients

· You will deliver one-to-one and group support opportunities within their accommodation and in the local community aimed at increasing resilience in the clients we work with.

· You will proactively work in partnership with multiple agencies including statutory teams, to support the well-being of Depaul clients following data protection and information sharing protocols.

About You

You will need to have the following skills and experience:

· An understanding and commitment to working in an assets-based way.

· An understanding of the needs of people who have experienced homelessness, poor mental health, and substance use.

· A knowledge and understanding of Risk Assessments and Support Planning.

· Good literacy, numeracy and IT skills.

· Able to demonstrate a clear understanding of safeguarding requirements and procedures.

· Commitment to working in a manner, which promotes diversity and equality ensuring that everyone is treated with respect and dignity and no one, suffers from discrimination.

· Commitment to promoting an environment, which has the highest regard for the Health and Safety of others.

In return for working here, you will receive:

· A comprehensive training package tailored to your needs and role

· Flexible working model for suitable roles.

· 26 days annual leave rising to 30 after five years of service.

· Family-friendly leave policies including - maternity, adoption and parental leave and Carers leave.

· Auto-enrolment to pension scheme employer from day 1 with employer contribution up to 7% and increasing with service

· Employee Assistance Programme and access to the app – 24/7 GP appointments, prescription service, health checks and nutrition advice.

· Discount vouchers including gym, retail, food & drink, travel, electricals and more.

· Cash benefit plan for you and your partner (living with you) and children under 18 including covering Dental, Optical, Hospital Stays, Scans and More​

· Death in service (4x Base salary)

· Legal Advice line

About the Organisation

Depaul UK delivers a wide range of support and housing services for young people and adults at risk of homelessness. We specialise in the provision of services that prevent homelessness, increase the resilience of those we work with and energise opportunities for employment, education, training and volunteering in the communities we work within. Our organisation reaches from Newcastle to London, Greater Manchester and Milton Keynes.

You may have experience in areas such as: Support Worker, Peer Support, Project Manager, Care Caseworker, Youth Project Coordinator, Youth Caseworker, Care Worker, Health Care Assistant, Support Worker, Nurses, Social Care Worker, Care Assistant, Wellbeing Worker etc. #INDSCP

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by Social Care People on behalf of the organisation.

Engagement Officer

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join the South West engagement team to support our exciting work with South West communities and colleagues across the locality.

If you have experience and an understanding of the meaningful involvement of lived experience, working to address health inequities, using a data driven approach to prioritisation and focus of work… the apply today!

This is a remote working role and applications from individuals who are seeking flexible working options, including reduced hours or job shares are welcomed.

Position: S11207 Engagement Officer

Location: Home-based, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Bath, Swindon or Wiltshire, as part of the South West & Channel Islands locality team, however, extensive national travel will be required as part of this role (may include team meetings or other work related meetings)

Hours: Part-time, 21 hours per week (flexible working available)

Salary: Circa £16,877 per annum (inner London weighting £2,370 per annum or outer London weighting £1,260 per annum may be applied in accordance to where you live) (FTE circa £28,100)

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.

Closing Date: 29 September 2024 (midnight). We reserve the right to close these vacancies early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Interview Date: 14 or 15 October 2024

Interviews will be held via video conferencing. Please let us know if this will present any challenges when you email your application.

The Role

Reporting to the Engagement Lead for the SouthWest and Channel Islands, the Engagement Officer will work with colleagues across Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Bath, Swindon and Wiltshire to deliver against engagement activity.

Key responsibilities will include:

· Leading the involvement of people affected by stroke to prioritise our work and improve the experience of people affected by stroke

· Work with colleagues across the locality to deliver a localised approach to addressing health inequalities, working with Equality Diversity Inclusion (EDI) leads from across the organisation.

· Mobilise key stakeholders to campaign

· Working with health care professionals, including clinicians, managers and leads

About You

You will be:

· Data driven

· Able to prioritise activity and focus to increase impact and reach

· Willing to travel

· Experimental and willing to learn

· Dependable

· A team player

This role requires extensive travel across South West England to visit people in community and professional settings and will require regular travel outside of the locality for away days, meetings and training. Candidates must be able to demonstrate how they can meet this requirement of the role.

To fulfil the role, you must be a resident of the UK and have the right to work in the UK.

When you click to apply, you will be able to see the full responsibilities and person specification for further information on the role.

Please submit your CV, (including details of your current address), and a supporting statement of no more than two pages, demonstrating how you meet the person specification and what you bring to the role in terms of your skills and experience. Please state any preferences for flexible options in your covering letter. Applications from individuals who are seeking flexible working options, including reduced hours or job shares are welcomed.

About the Organisation

Stroke Association. Rebuilding lives after stroke.

When stroke strikes, part of your brain shuts down. And so does a part of you. That’s because a stroke happens in the brain, the control centre for who we are and what we can do. It happens every five minutes in the UK and changes lives instantly. Recovery is tough, but with the right specialist support and a ton of courage and determination, the brain can adapt.

We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. And it’s a team effort to get there.

We provide specialist support, fund critical research and campaign to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives.

We’re working to improve the diversity of our team.  Because we know that individuality leads to a richer experience for our people and better support for those affected by stroke.

We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. And we’re particularly looking to increase the number of applications from those with lived experience of stroke and those from under-represented communities. 

Every five minutes, stroke destroys lives. Help us rebuild them and join our team.

In 2019, we developed a bold new corporate strategy so that we can rebuild more lives after stroke and make a bigger difference to people’s lives. To help us deliver our strategy and make a real difference, we are looking to recruit talented people to a number of new roles. If you would like to support stroke survivors to rebuild their lives, we want to hear from you!

You may also have experience in areas such as Engagement, Community Engagement, Health Engagement, Engagement Officer, Community Engagement Officer, Health Engagement Officer, Engagement Assistant, Community Engagement Lead, Health Engagement Coordinator.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) is the voice of firefighters in the UK.  We are the only recognised trade union negotiating nationally for firefighters and emergency fire control staff.

We're seeking a talented and driven individual to lead our social media, digital content and video operation. You will:

· Develop social media strategies that maximise engagement and support for the FBU, its aims and campaigns

· Shoot, script and edit videos; edit audio; and design infographics and other relevant digital content

· Run a reactive/trends-driven social media operation aligned with the objectives of the FBU

The FBU already has a small, effective communications team covering campaigns, press and external communications. If you have these skills, great. But what we are looking for in this post is someone with the passion and technical skills to take our social media, video and digital content to the next level. 

You’ll collaborate with other teams and union activists to bring projects to life, and you’ll have great storytelling skills.  You’ll also be willing and able to travel and attend events frequently.

If you love social media and have strong creative skills, this might be the job for you.  This is a new role, so proven experience in the social media landscape is essential along with experience or knowledge of political engagement or activism. 

We will consider requests for flexible working arrangements, including job share.

Full details of the role and job requirements are set out in the Job Description which you can download here.

Benefits include:

Generous annual leave  

Additional Christmas office closure period

Final salary pension scheme

Employee assistance programme 

Season ticket loan

Annual Christmas bonus

Eyecare claim back scheme

Childcare assistance scheme

Flexible working arrangements

Closing date: 4th September 2024 – 10.00 am

Interview date: 16th September 2024

We are looking for a dynamic and proactive Member Engagement Officer to guarantee outstanding service delivery for our diverse range of member committees and groups.

Through taking a lead on formalising operations, the role holders will ensure compliance with governance requirements and legislation, alongside innovation and continuous improvement in service provision for the benefit of our members.

Successful execution of the role relies on the highest degree of professionalism when liaising with high-profile external stakeholders such as Trustees, committee and group Chairs, and equally with staff across the matrix in IChemE.

Through providing the highest quality of professionalism and service delivery, they will be key contributors to achieving IChemE’s strategic goal of supporting a vibrant and thriving profession.

Located at IChemE’s Head Office in Rugby, these roles will work seamlessly with other teams across the institution, with our member groups and committees, and with other external stakeholders to achieve exceptional service delivery and standards.