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We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Contract Manager to join our Shirland West Mental Health Service in Westminster.

£39,655.00 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.

Shirland West is a Mental health service commissioned by Westminster Council, part of the Look Ahead Group since 2019.

The service supports 90 clients across 11 sites, we offer a mixture of 24-hour High Support hubs and visiting stepdown sites as part of a housing pathway in Westminster.

With a proactive and caring frontline team, supportive Commissioners, and close ties with community services, we have been able to deliver quality support for our clients and are now considered a good service (B2).

We are looking for a caring, energetic, empathetic and effective communicator, who can lead by example and develop open, honest relationships with clients, staff and stakeholders alike.

The aim is to deliver an inclusive, caring, quality service to customers and offer an environment that staff enjoy working in and are proud to be part of.

The successful applicant will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of a hub and the associated stepdown sites.

Working in partnership with stakeholders, external agencies, and our Commissioning Team, you will lead your Team to offer high quality support to customers who experience severe and enduring mental health issues, to maintain their tenancies and empower people to live their best lives independently and move back into independent tenancies in the community.

As the lead responsible for safeguarding our customers, you will promote sector best practice and legislative compliance to keep our customers safe within their environment.

The team structure consists of 1 x Lead Service Manager, 3 x Contract Managers, 1 x Specialist Support worker with additional responsibilities, 1 x Specialist Support Worker, 16 Enhanced Support Workers, 10 Night Support Workers.

The role provides direct line management, leadership, coaching and support to Enhanced Support Workers, Specialist Support Workers and Night Support Workers, ensuring compliance with current legislation, contractual requirements, financial regulations, and Look Ahead Policy and Procedures.

This role deputises for the Lead Service Manager when required.

Early application is encouraged as we will be reviewing applications and arranging interviews throughout the advertising period. We reserve the right to close the job advert early.

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.

Please visit our website for a full job description, including further details on the duties and responsibilities of this role.

About you:

Leadership and Management - Passionate, enthusiastic and motivated towards excellence and the continuous improvement of the Service. High Performing team player, with a solution focused, pro-active can-do attitude.

Adept at talent management and developing employees career progression. Handles conflict management professionally. Open to feedback and self-development.

Motivating - Inspires people to achieve LACS goals and vision. Enjoys dynamic diverse environments. The forerunner of ideas: acts persuasively, encouraging others to go beyond their expectations. 

Planning - good time management skills, well organised and makes the best use of available resource, forward thinking and able to mitigate risks and demonstrate value for money.

Communication - An excellent and honest communicator at all levels, with an empathetic, approachable and open approach. Is respectful, articulate and has a considered style of communication. Assertive when necessary.

Decision-making - Has a practical and logical outlook and is well organised. Is fundamentally confident, calm and resilient and does not let emotion adversely impact situations or obscure judgement. Handles pressure well.

Delegation - Builds a culture of mutual trust, focusing on people's strengths, does not micromanage and offers encouragement, support and guidance when required.

What you'll bring:

GCSEs in English and Maths (grade A-C)

Clear communication verbally and in writing (proficiency Test)

Experience of using Microsoft Outlook, Excel and Word

3 years' experience of supporting vulnerable adults with complex needs including but not limited to: substance misuse, offending histories, complex trauma, Mental Health issues, Young People leaving Care, Homelessness

Possess excellent leadership skills with a positive, can-do attitude

Be able to demonstrate positive personal authority and maintain proactive working relationships

Demonstrable clinical or therapeutic training, and experience of working within statutory care services

Up to date knowledge of current mental health legislation

Ability to evidence team working and delivering quality services

Management experience

We're looking for 5 kind, compassionate and resilient Support Workers to join our Heany Cluster service in Kensington and Chelsea.

£24,856.00 per annum, working 40 hours per week. Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.

There are 5 hostels in the cluster ranging from high, medium to low support which are all based in the borough of RBKC. The

Heaney Cluster an intensively supported housing scheme for the most challenging customers in the borough. The majority of the customers come with a history of entrenched rough sleeping; often coupled with enduring mental health difficulties. The aim is to offer a home to those who would have difficulty finding accommodation because of their lifestyle choices involving extreme drug and alcohol misuse. The high support hostel caters for eleven service users with complex needs and is staffed 24 hours a day with the minimum of three staff on duty. The medium support services are staffed from 9am to 9pm where the customers present with varying degrees of mental health issues. The Assessment Centre is staffed 24/7.

The hostels are in close proximity to each other, and staff will be expected to work across the units. Three of the hostels supports both male and female customers and one is males only.
Heaney Hub implements and promotes the Psychologically Informed Environment (PIE) model. This is an approach to supporting people out of homelessness, particularly those who have experienced complex trauma or are diagnosed with a personality disorder. It also considers the psychological needs of staff: developing skills and knowledge, increasing motivation, job satisfaction and resilience.

Support Workers will devise person centred support plans with customers to help them develop the life skills they require to meet their needs and goals. This will include sign posting them to the local drug and alcohol services to address substance misuse issues. They will work with customers to promote social inclusion and alongside other members of the team to promote independent living, encouraging customers to maximise their skills and choices.

This role requires a valid Right to Work for the UK as Look Ahead are not a sponsoring organisation.

What you'll do:

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.

* 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.
* Support customers to maintain their tenancies.
* Support to budget and prevent rent arrears.
* Assess their practical and emotional needs to incorporate in their support plan.
* To develop support plans and risk management plans.
* Carry out weekly health and safety checks.
* Carry out security duties / welfare checks to ensure the safety of the customers and premises
* Monitor the CCTV throughout the shift
* 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

For the full list please see our website.

About you:

* Exudes a warm friendly presence and open behaviour
* Prefers working as part of a group or team
* Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
* Flexible
* Open to feedback and self development
* Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
* Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments
* Is confident with high levels of self-esteem
* Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
* Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude
* Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement
* Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviour

What you'll bring:

Essential:

* NVQ Level 2 or equivalent or experience within charity/social care sector

Desirable:

* Relevant specialism experience (mental health)

About us:

Look Ahead is a dynamic, leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. As an organisation we deliver over 110 services, providing support to around 7000 customers each year. 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.

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.

Job Title: Head of Service (CoramIAC)

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary: Circa. £60,000-£65,000 per annum

Location: CoramIAC Office - Cockfosters (until January 2025 then moving to Coram Campus - Bloomsbury), Home Based (Hybrid Working)

About Coram

Coram is committed to improving the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children and young people.

We support children and young people from birth to independence, creating a change that lasts a lifetime.

Coram is the UK’s oldest children’s charity founded by Thomas Coram in London helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, the Coram group helps more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year by providing access to the skills and opportunities they need to thrive.

About CoramIAC

CoramIAC is a Voluntary Adoption Agency which specialises in Intercountry Adoptions. This position is a member of the Leadership Team and will have a pivotal role in leading, developing and managing a range of operational adoptions services, ensuring that they meet the needs of children we are providing services for, including all legal, policies, guidelines, and internal standards. They will play a key role in helping to develop new services and where appropriate will take operational control of these.

About the Role

The Head of Service post holder will take the lead responsibility (under Ofsted registration) as the Adoption Manager of CoramIAC. They will ensure the ongoing delivery of an outstanding VAA that is fully compliant with national minimum standards and regulations; and ensuring high quality adoption support and a sufficient supply of adopters that reflects the diversity of the countries they are adopting from.

Applying to adopt in the UK is open to anyone already in the process with CoramIAC but we do not actively recruit domestic adopters like other VAAs. Approved Intercountry Adopters may however request to change their approval advice to the UK if they are considered a suitable match for children available and waiting for permanence through Adoption in the UK.

CoramIAC predominantly serve prospective adopters from the global majority and as such recruit and train a highly diverse and skilled group of adopters to enable the best outcomes for children whilst also offering adopter and sector diversity for potentially harder to place children. This includes family groups and older children. Our offer to RAAs via our domestic program therefore delivers families for children who often wait the longest in the care system.

Please note, the successful candidate must have a degree in Social Work or equivalent. They must also have significant post qualification experience at a Team Manager level in Adoption services, and a demonstrated passion for working in the adoption, children and families sector. 

To apply for this role, please click on the 'apply now' button below to complete the application.

Closing Date: Sunday 8th September 2024 at 23:59

Interview Date: TBC at Coram Campus, Bloomsbury, London, WC1N 1AZ. Please note that interviews will take place in person and will include a written test.

Coram is an equal opportunities employer and we believe a diverse workforce enables us to improve the services to the children and families we help. We are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from all sections of the community we seek to support. This includes those from, Asian, African, Caribbean and other minority ethnic backgrounds, those that identify as LGBTQ+, those with disabilities, those with lived experience of care, those with neuro-diversity, and those from other groups who are underrepresented at Coram.

If applicants feel comfortable, we would encourage them to draw on lived experience as well as professional experience in their personal statement as part of their application.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Registered Charity No: 1067313

Location: Waverley Abbey, Waverley Abbey House, Waverley Lane, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 8E
Contract: Permanent, Part time
Salary £45,000 - £50,000 FTE per annum dependent on experience and qualifications
Hours Normal full-time office hours are from 9.00am to 5.00pm but working time is flexible

THE ROLE
To direct, manage and oversee the Programme Leaders of the College’s Counselling Programmes, and to ensure that the quality of the research, teaching, learning and assessment strategies of the programmes is maintained at an excellent standard. To contribute to the college’s Strategic Leadership Team. This role will include some temporary cover of our PG faculty until February 2025.

KEY TASKS
To be responsible for:

- Directing, line managing and overseeing the Programme Leaders of the College’s Counselling Programmes;
- Collaboratively working alongside the Academic Dean and Strategic Leadership Team (SLT) to assure that all programmes are delivered at an excellent standard;
- Championing and encouraging the enhancement and research and development of innovations to existing counselling programmes, as well as the creation of new counselling courses and programmes;
- Collaboratively working alongside Programme Leaders and ensuring their continuous professional development in their field of study, as well as enabling them to achieve AdvanceHE status (i.e. AFHEA, FHEA, SFHEA;)
- Ensuring that Programme Leaders are providing effective management of their programmes to an excellent standard;
- Collaborating with the Academic Dean and Chief Finance Officer in the setting of budgets, and then the successful management of those budgets by Programme Leader in the counselling faculty;
- Assuring that Waverley Abbey Trust vision, mission and values are communicated and upheld within the faculty, and that staff are enabled to align with them;
- Assure that the student voice is heard, and that Student Representatives are consulted appropriately in order to assure that teaching, learning and assessment processes are of an excellent standard, and that student well-being is optimised;
- Facilitating monthly departmental meetings with all Programme Leaders, and to ensure that Programme Leaders fulfil their responsibilities to lead their programmes.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES
To be responsible for:

- Ensuring that all training is in line with academic and professional requirements as appropriate;
- Assuring the integrity and ethos of the Waverley integrative framework and consistency with all Undergraduate (UG) and Postgraduate (PG) Programmes;
- To oversee and organise yearly reviews of all UG and PG programmes, reviewing programme teaching, learning and assessment strategies and contributing to the Universities’ EMER yearly return;
- To assure the planning of minor changes to all programmes as required, ensuring that modules are up to date with the latest scholarship and professional practice, and at the appropriate point in the validation agreement with the university to prepare the programme for revalidation;
- To be responsible for staff discipline, grievances and complaints, and to deal with them in consultation with the Academic Dean, and in line with college policies;
- To determine staff resource allocation requirements, and to advise the Academic Dean/ Principal of staffing requirements if new staff members need to be recruited to fulfil specific roles;
- To conduct two appraisals of Programme Leaders each year, as well as assuring that Programme Leaders conduct two appraisals a year with their programme staff;
- To work closely with Programme Leaders to oversee and assure the welfare, spiritual well-being and psychological safety of students, within the parameters of the course;
- To attend some residential training teaching blocks and some weekday blocks;
- To continue their own personal professional development through professional conferences, further education, training and engagement in peer reviewed research and publication in journals;
- To maintain a personal counselling caseload (e.g., in private practice or at an agency) in accordance with the highest standards required by professional bodies, including having professional indemnity insurance, clinical supervision, and any other requirements in accordance with the context of the practice (e.g., DBS check);
- Attendance at Waverley Abbey College Team meetings, Academic Boards, Programme Boards, Assessment Boards and events such as Graduation Days;
- To attend two college-wide all staff training days per year;
- To be, or become, a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy;
- To have BACP/ ACC full membership, or other recognised professional body;
- Any other reasonable duties as requested by the post-holder’s line manager;
- To ensure that Programme Leaders work collaboratively with the college office team, so that all programme related matters, such timetables, learning materials for moodle, assessment questions, assignment marking, preparation for all college meetings, as well as university assessment boards etc. are successfully fulfilled;
- To work collaboratively with the Academic Dean and Academic Registrar for all Assessment Boards, ensuring that college procedures and policies are adhered to fairly and properly;
- To attend Programme Voice groups;
- To attend Programme Leaders’ meetings;
- To interview some potential students for entry on to the college’s counselling programme;
- To ensure that programme leaders maintain a strong collaborative relationship with the college’s Admissions Team;
- To consult with the college’s marketing team to ensure that all programme marketing materials are an appropriate representation of the college’s programme, and do not represent a negative impact on the college’s reputation with bodies, such as BACP, or ACC et al.

Closing date 01-11-2024

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Location: Waverley Abbey, Waverley Abbey House, Waverley Lane, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 8EP
Contract: Temporary, Part time
Salary £36,770 FTE
Hours: 0.4 FTE days per week

THE ROLE
Within the broader context of the overall Counselling training programmes, and in the light of any overall Programme policies and guidelines, to lead and manage the MA Counselling Year 3 delivery, maintaining a standard of excellence and safeguarding the distinctiveness of the Waverley Integrative Framework.

KEY TASKS

- Within that broader context, and supported by the MA MAPCo Programme Leader, to be responsible for the structure and delivery of the MA Year 3 cohort, including the student assessment processes. Responsibilities include:
- Ensuring that the student Teaching, Learning and Assessment experience in maintained in line with academic and professional requirements as appropriate;
- Maintaining the integrity and ethos of the Waverley Integrative Framework and consistency with overall BA Counselling Programme;

Establishing and maintaining fair systems for student assessments, including:

- Initial selection of students, taking due account of standards and BA Counselling admission procedures;
- Setting appropriate assignments;
- Maintaining standards in grading; and
- Ensuring tutorial support and oversight of students’ personal development.
- Supported by the MAPCo Programme Leader, to encourage, develop and manage the tutorial teams for MA Year 3, assisting tutors to deliver courses to the highest standards. Responsibilities include:
- Monitoring of team tutors, selection of other associates (role players, supervisors, facilitators, etc) in consultation with the MAPCo Programme Leader;
- Continued oversight of tutors and associates, including team-building and individual appraisal and feedback;

Supported by the MAPCo Programme Leader, to be responsible for the welfare, spiritual well-being and psychological safety of Year 3 students, within the parameters of the course. Responsibilities include:

- Dealing with student complaints and grievances, and handling any cases of academic misconduct, in line with Waverley Abbey College’s policies and procedures;
- To lead and lecture on other modules as agreed with the MAPCo Programme Leader;
- To maintain a personal counselling caseload in accordance with the highest standards required by professional bodies;
- Attendance at Waverley Abbey College Team meetings;
- Any other reasonable duties as requested.

Closing date: 01-11-2024

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Location: Waverley Abbey, Waverley Abbey House, Waverley Lane, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 8EP
Contract: Permanent, Part time
Hours: 1 day a week
Salary: £35,550 FTE

THE ROLE
Within the broader context of the overall Counselling training programmes, and in the light of any overall Programme policies and guidelines, to lead and manage the BA Counselling Year 2 (One day a week delivery) programme, maintaining a standard of excellence and safeguarding the distinctiveness of the Waverley Integrative Framework.

KEY TASKS

- Within that broader context, and supported by the BA Counselling Programme Leader, to be responsible for the structure and delivery of the B.A. Year 2 (one day a week delivery) programme and the student assessment processes. Responsibilities include:
- Reviewing and maintaining development of BA year 2 (one day a week programme), keeping it in line with academic and professional requirements as appropriate;
- Maintaining the integrity and ethos of the Waverley Integrative Framework and consistency with overall BA Counselling Programme;
- Assisting Waverley Abbey College as required in its annual budget process, and keeping spending commitments in the BA Year 2 (one day a week programme) in line with Waverley Abbey College’s agreed budget;

Establishing and maintaining fair systems for student assessments, including:

- Initial selection of students, taking due account of standards and BA Counselling admission procedures;
- Setting appropriate assignments;
- Maintaining standards in grading; and
- Ensuring tutorial support and oversight of students’ personal development.
- Supported by the BA Programme Leader, to encourage, develop and manage the tutorial teams for BA Year 2 one day a week programme, assisting tutors to deliver courses to the highest standards. Responsibilities include:
- Selection of team tutors, selection of other associates (role players, supervisors, facilitators, etc) in consultation with the BA Programme Leader;
- Continued oversight of tutors and associates, including team-building and individual appraisal and feedback;

Supported by the BA Programme Leader, to be responsible for the welfare, spiritual well-being and psychological safety of the BA Year 2 (one day a week programme), within the parameters of the course. Responsibilities include:

- Dealing with student complaints and grievances, and handling any cases of academic misconduct, in line with Waverley Abbey College’s policies and procedures;
- To lead and lecture on other modules as agreed with the BA Programme Leader and College Director;
- To continue personal professional development, professional conferences, further education and training, etc;
- To maintain a personal counselling caseload in accordance with the highest standards required by professional bodies;
- Attendance at Waverley Abbey College Team meetings, Academic Boards, Programme Boards, Exam Boards and events such as Graduation Day;
- Any other reasonable duties as requested.

Closing date 01-11-2024

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Contract: Permanent, full-time 

Location of Work: Westminster Kingsway College, 76 Vincent Square, SW1P 2PD & Hybrid Working 

Hours: 40 hours per week, including very occasional weekends and evening work 

Flexible Working: Due to the nature of the role, you will need to be onsite during training sessions. While there is a core requirement for being present during essential programme times, there is room for flexible working arrangements outside of these hours and outside of scheduled programme times. 

Benefits 

Salary and Leave 

• Annual salary of £28,500 to £30,000 depending on experience.

• Annual Leave: 33 days of annual leave, inclusive of all public and bank holidays. 

Professional Development 

• 1:1 Coaching 

• Supervision 

• Group Reflective Practice 

• Ongoing Training 

Well-being and Support 

• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).

• Wellbeing activities such as staff socials, yoga, mindfulness, and meditation. 

About Us 

Hotel School is an award-winning charity that empowers people who have experienced homelessness and other disadvantages to thrive in the hospitality industry. This dynamic 10-week programme combines theory, hands-on experience, and industry visits to provide the skills and confidence to land a job and excel in it.

Hotel School provides a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive training environment where students are given the opportunity to build their confidence to learn and grow. Our holistic approach is how we succeed in finding and sustaining long-term employment and progression, even for those who have been unemployed for over 20 years. We support our graduates as they take their first steps into work through mentoring, employer education, and progression management. We work closely to support our graduates for up to one year after graduation, and sometimes longer if needed.

Hotel School operates as a Psychologically Informed Environment (PIE), meaning our training programme is tailored to address the emotional and psychological needs of the individuals we assist. Within this framework, Hotel School adopts a Trauma-Informed approach when engaging with students and graduates, acknowledging that many may have encountered complex trauma. 

About the Role of Programme Coordinator 

You will have the unique opportunity to make a significant impact on individuals' lives while immersing yourself in the vibrant world of hospitality. You will join a dynamic and passionate team committed to supporting individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds to complete our training and then guide them into sustainable employment within the hospitality industry. Your role will involve promoting and recruiting onto the programme, working closely with students, and providing individualised support to help them overcome barriers, stay motivated, and achieve their training and career goals. 

About You 

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following: 

Skills: 

• Compassionate & Determined: Supporting people with multiple challenges is not always easy and requires patience, compassion, and resilience. 

• Composed Under Pressure: Maintain a calm and focused presence in higher-pressure situations. 

• Strong Communication Skills: Ability to effectively engage with diverse individuals, demonstrating active listening, empathy, and clear, respectful dialogue. 

• Organisational Skills: Proven track record of managing multiple tasks efficiently, prioritising responsibilities, and maintaining systems. 

• Adaptability: Skilled in tailoring approaches to meet the unique needs of different individuals, ensuring personalised and effective support. 

• Problem-Solving: Ability to focus on finding solutions, have a can-do approach and the ability to take initiative. 

• Teamwork: Strong ability to work collaboratively to achieve optimal outcomes for students & graduates. 

• Administrative Skills: Confident using MS Office packages, such as PowerPoint, Excel, and email, and our database In-Form. 

Experience: 

• Experience working with people experiencing homelessness and/or other disadvantages and/or in employment services. 

• Understanding of the housing & welfare benefits system. 

• Experience working in the hospitality industry – desirable but not essential.

• Background in using person-centred and/or trauma-informed methods, ensuring compassionate and informed support. 

Key Responsibilities: 

Programme Promotion: 

• Promote the training programme to referral organisations and potential students by delivering inspiring and motivating presentations to attract potential applicants. 

• Build and maintain relationships with referral organisations to enhance programme visibility and referral pathways.

• Manage a dedicated inbox for referrals.

Information and Taster Sessions: 

• Coordinate and deliver information and taster sessions both internally and externally to inform and engage potential participants. 

Recruitment: 

• Recruit a target number of applicants for the programme. 

• Conduct interviews, complete assessment paperwork, and evaluate applicants’ learning needs and support requirements. 

• Signpost applicants not suitable to the programme to other suitable organsations. 

Student Assessment and Support: 

• Support and mentor students throughout the training programme. 

• Monitor student progress and work collaboratively to offer additional support in areas such as housing, finances, mental and/or physical health as needed. 

• Provide assistance to students with general queries and address any challenges they may encounter. 

• Help support students exhibiting challenging behavior and support to deescalate.

• Regularly update referral partners and support agencies on students' progress and identify any ongoing areas where additional support may be needed. 

Reviews and Records Management: 

• Conduct regular reviews with students to track their progress. 

• Maintain and update all required records, including learner records, course content folders, and database entries in accordance with programme requirements. 

Programme Delivery: 

• Work collaboratively with the Training Manager to support the overall delivery of the training programme, including classroom setup and cleanup. 

• Work collaboratively with the Employment & Progression team to ensure students are prepared for work experience. 

• Manage students' travel expenses during the programme. 

• Communicate with students regarding absences or lateness and liaise with trainers as necessary. 

Training Activities: 

• Participate in and support training activities such as external visits and practical sessions. 

• Deliver employability-related workshops. 

• Purchase training equipment and ingredients as needed to support programme activities. 

Transition to Employment: 

• Work with the Employment & Progression team to facilitate a smooth transition for students from the training programme into the Employment & Progression phase. 

• Work collaboratively with the Employment & Progression team and/or other referral partners to identify and/or secure appropriate housing options for graduates. 

How to Apply: 

Please submit a CV (no more than two pages) and a covering letter by Thursday 5th September – 5pm. The covering letter should demonstrate how you meet the above criteria. 

We understand that applicants may not possess 100% of the skills and experiences outlined in the person specification. If you believe you may fit the role and would like an informal chat, please contact Zoe. 

If successful, the next steps once a CV and Cover Letter have been submitted are: 

• An initial call with the Programme Manager. 

• An invitation to a formal interview on Monday 16th September. 

Equal Opportunities: 

Hotel School is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We believe that a diverse team enhances our ability to innovate and work with our students and graduates effectively. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. 

We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds and walks of life to apply. If you have any accessibility needs that require an alternative application or interview process, please let us know. 

Enhanced DBS Check:

Due to the nature of this role and Hotel School's commitment to Safeguarding, an enhanced DBS check is required. 

Start date: 

 September or October 

We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Waking Night Support Worker to join our Mental Health service in Slough.

£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.

This role will suit a support worker looking to working throughout the night. You will report to the team leader and engage with/ support customers during anti-social hours.

This is a great opportunity for a Waking Night Support Worker, wanting to gain exceptional experience within the mental health field, based on the solid working relationship with (SCMHT). We have since implemented training directly from SCMHT to support staff with understanding Mental Health diagnosis and Managing Crisis with our customers in-house.

You will be based at Hope House. We have two sites: Hope House and Doddsfield Rd. Hope House/ Place is a 10 bed supported housing service, providing support for 16 customers overall. The support hours for Hope House are 24 hours, 7 days a week, with one waking night.

Doddsfield Rd has 6 independent living flats with floating support.

This role requires a valid Right to Work for the UK as Look Ahead are not a sponsoring organisation.

What you'll do:

- Undertake key-working responsibilities for a caseload assigned by the Team Leader/ Manager.
- Undertake initial and continuous assessment of needs and potential risks and agree levels of support and actions.
- Create support/action plans for providing appropriate services based on the assessment and reflecting the services and resources available.
- Support customers to undertake all domestic tasks wherever possible, including practical assistance where they have not yet developed the skills, to ensure customers enjoy a high quality of accommodation.
- Develop and maintain links with all key agencies and service providers in the local community.
- Empower customers to ensure they receive the service and benefits they are entitled to
- Undertake all administrative work and keep accurate and comprehensive tenant/customer records to professional standards.
- Encourage and enable tenants to pay their rent and to ensure that rent accounts are managed effectively in conjunction with the Housing Management team.
- Ensure that referrals are chased proactively so that properties which can be used to house those in need are filled as efficiently as possible.
- Adhere to Look Ahead's Policies and Procedures.
- Engage in learning and development activity to increase knowledge and skills.
- 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
About you:

- Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement.
- Approachable and open behaviour.
- Prefers working as part of a group or team.
- Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement.
- Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised and flexible.
- Open to feedback and self-development.
- Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments.
- Is confident with high levels of self-esteem.
- Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication.
- Is essentially customer-focused.
- Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can-do attitude.
- Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviours.

What you'll bring:

Essential:

- Up to NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent or experience in the social care/charity sector

Desirable:

- Experience working in mental health.

About us:

Look Ahead is a dynamic, leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. As an organisation we deliver over 110 services, providing support to around 7000 customers each year. 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.

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.

Mountview trains students differently. One of the UK’s leading drama schools, they develop actors and practitioners who will become the future of the creative industries. Today’s students join a constellation of graduates making their mark on the profession. Actors Grace Hodgett Young, Ben Joyce, Louisa Harland, Eddie Marsan and many more are just a few of their notable alumni. They now seek a Senior Development Manager to join the team and Prospectus is leading the search.

The Senior Development Manager will join a team responsible for overseeing all fundraising and alumni relations activity and will join at a moment where income targets and strategy are being set as Mountview embarks on a new 5-year Business Plan. Reporting to the Director of Advancement, the Senior Development Manager will cultivate philanthropic support from individuals, lead on the newly established Patrons’ Programme, and represent Mountview to prospective and current supporters.

The selected candidate will be a passionate advocate for the arts and for their ability to transform lives. You will be a strategic fundraiser with a track record of personally securing gifts from individuals at the four and five figure level. You will be a natural relationship manager with strong writing skills and will have the ability to communicate clearly and persuasively, tailoring your delivery to suit the audience.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds and we are happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply. Please contact Ryan Burdock at Prospectus for support with your application.

If you are interested in this position, please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You’ll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.

Deputy Manager

Location: Lambeth

Assignment: 3 months

Hours: Mon - Fri 09:00 - 17:00 - 37.5 hours a week

Pay: £18.46+holiday pay = £20.69 or £22.00-£23.00 via umbrella

Managing a team in a well known hostel within the London Borough of Lambeth that provides accommodation and specialist support to former rough sleepers over the age of 40. The project houses 42 former rough sleepers, and all rooms have en-suite bathrooms and self-catering facilities.

Living on the street for a prolonged length of time can have a debilitating effect on people's health. The hostel provides a range of services to help residents with their health, including comprehensive individual care packages, a fitness suite, and regular visits from healthcare providers.

Main responsibility of the role is to manage the team of 10 support workers in the hostel, overseeing the rota, supporting the team 1-1 with their caseloads, appraisals and helping individuals progress

Key Responsibilities:

• Directly manage the staff team, ensuring efficiency and effectiveness in service delivery.
• Oversee the day-to-day operations of a fast-paced assessment centre.
• Report incidents to senior management and commissioners, ensuring compliance with health and safety guidelines.
• Foster a culture of high performance and continuous improvement within the team.
• Develop and manage partnerships with key agencies across London.

To succeed as the deputy manager, you will need to demonstrate the following:

• Outcome-focused approach to service delivery.
• Ability to organize the operations of a complex, busy service.
• Decisive and effective leadership skills.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to form and maintain effective working relationships with all partners.
• Direct management experience, overseeing the management of others, and ensuring sound financial management of services.

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment Business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to temporary vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer, job suitability are assessed on merit in accordance with their skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.

This is a part time, homebased position. The successful candidate will be able to communicate what we do and the impact we achieve for families in a clear and compelling way. They will build relationships with both current and future funders, so that we can develop strong long-term partnerships with those who share our values and our vision for the future. 

We are looking for someone with a passion for writing and communicating with grantmakers of different kinds. You will lead on all our fundraising, primarily from trusts and foundations, however, we are also keen for you to develop new partnerships with corporate partners, with the support of the CEO and the trustees. 

We recognise that for fundraisers to do good work they need to be connected to the people we serve. We are therefore looking for someone who, despite working primarily from home, will actively engage with the delivery of our project, in order that they can build relationships with the families we work with as well as our future funders. By knowing how we work and who we work with, we believe that you will be able to tell our story meaningfully whilst also being able to do your work to the best of your ability. 

About New Beginnings Foundation

The New Beginnings Foundation is a charity that supports families whose children are in the child protection system in the Greater Manchester area. We are not a statutory service and we are more than a parenting programme. We provide a wrap around service that enables parents to understand how past traumatic events have affected their identity, their coping strategies and their parenting skills. 

We recognise that becoming a parent is one of life's most complex challenges. Our aim, therefore, is to support parents in the child protection process to develop the strength, knowledge and power they need to become the parents they want to be so that their children can stay in their care. At the end of the programme, we hope that parents stay with us, so that they can become peer mentors and share their insight and learning to help other parents do the same. 

We have grown since we began in 2018. We have now supported over 200 families, an ever-growing team and our turnover is approximately £200k p.a.
 

At present, we are in a positive position with regards to our fundraising and finances and as a result, we are now looking to expand so we can reach new local authorities who we can collaborate with across the Greater Manchester area. 

Person Specification

Part One: Knowledge and Experience

We are looking for candidates who have:

·Outstanding written and oral communication skills

·Proven track record of leading at least two successful £50k+ applications to grant makers in last 12 months

·Proven track of successful public sector bid writing

·Demonstrable knowledge of UK grant makers

·Demonstrable experience of presenting strong written arguments

·Experience of acting as an organisational ambassador in a range of contexts 

·Proven project management skills

·Demonstrable relationship management skills

·Able to work independently, multitask and prioritise a busy workload

·Awareness of the Code of Fundraising Practice 

Part Two: Attributes and Behaviours

We are looking for candidates who have:

·Passionate and demonstrably committed to improving the families we work with

·Strong on attention to detail

·A completer-finisher

·Ability to work on your own initiative

·A highly competent team worker 

·Discretion and ability to maintain confidentiality

·Willingness to learn new skills

·Ability to work in a changing and flexible organisation

·Willingness to work occasional evenings to attend Board of Trustee meetings quarterly

We are looking for someone who is passionate, audacious and creative to join our growing charity:

• We offer long term support for up to 18 months, enabling you to build trusted and safe relationships that exceed immediate, crisis intervention and also focus on implementing a support package for continued development once a survivor has achieved immediate safety

• We keep our caseloads low and manageable, supporting no more than 10 young women and girls at any one time. This has been proven to reduce stress and burn out, whilst increasing your capacity to create a targeted and needs-based response for each young person

• Our interventions are holistic and flexible, ranging from trips and outings, to visits in school, at home or a safe local community space. This approach enables you to have more freedom over how the intervention is shaped and delivered, reducing rigidity and any feelings the relationship is impersonal 

• We offer access to a range of healing opportunities outside of the 1:1 Support, including fortnightly group trips with other young survivors to establish connection and reduce isolation, fortnightly group wellbeing workshops, access to Youth Employment opportunities within our creative education curriculum and opportunities to shape the organisation through our independent Youth Board.

ID: 1255 National Youth Practice Development Lead

Salary:

- starting at £41,723 FTE per annum, rising to £45,782

- Additionally, £480 home-based allowance FTE per annum

Location: Home Based

This role is national and require flexibility and regular travel with some overnight stays.

Hours: part or full-time (22.2 - 37 hours per week).

We offer flexible working arrangements - please see below for more details.

Contract: permanent

Family Action & the Role’s Impact:

Family Action is a registered charity, building stronger families since 1869. Today we work with more than 60,000 families in over 200 community based services, as well as supporting thousands more through national programmes and grants. We transform lives by providing practical, emotional and financial support to those who are experiencing poverty, disadvantage and social isolation.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, passionate, and motivated leader to join us on our journey to develop and embed our youth services across the organisation.

The post holder will hold a strategic leadership role for Youth Practice within Family Action and will lead on the development of an inclusive youth model.

This is a national role, which will support the implementation and ongoing development of our existing and new youth services, across the organisation. We are looking for an individual with sound knowledge of the youth framework, a dynamic individual, with a creative approach, who can drive and lead change and effectively communicate and collaborate at all levels with key stakeholders.

Main Responsibilities:

· Lead the development of youth services in the organisation.

• Ensure youth participation at Family Action is at the core of the service delivery, ensuring young people voices support and shape organisational planning.
• Contribute towards developing policies and procedures for the organisations youth services, ensuring they are translated into practice with support and training.
• Contribute towards implementing identified practice improvements to drive high quality and performance.

Main Requirements (for details check the job description and person specification):

· Professional and relevant youth qualification (Youth Work Degree). JNC Professional Youth Work Status.

· Significant, professional experience of effective delivery and management practices in children’s and young people’s settings.

Benefits:

- an annual paid leave entitlement of 30 working days plus bank holidays

- up to 6% matched-pension contributions

- flexible working arrangements and new starters have the right to make flexible working requests from day one of employment

- enhanced paid sick leave and paid family leave provisions

- eye care and winter flu jabs vouchers

- cycle to work scheme

- investing in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities

We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect.

To Apply:

· Complete the Application Form and send tosubmission inbox 27 (details on the advert document below)

· Closing Date: Monday 9th September at 9:00am

· To learn more about Family Action: Recruitment Pack (accessible via our website)

The process will involve two interviews of which one will be with young people’s panel.

Interviews are scheduled to take place from 18th – 30th September 2024 virtually, with slots throughout the working day and early/late slots available.

For direct queries or if you would like to discuss any aspect of the selection process or flexible working requests, please email Sue Rogers. (details on the advert document below)

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:

We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process and you will be asked whether you require any adjustments if shortlisted for interview. We also make reasonable adjustments on the job, where required.

We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to us and we particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants and will reimburse your travel cost if you attend an in person interview.

* Ordinarily Family Action appoints new starters at the starting point of the salary scale (with subsequent annual pay progression), unless you have experience that would justify appointment further up the salary scale or there are any other exceptional reasons.

The Football Foundation are partnering exclusively with Robertson Bell in their search for a permanent Head of Finance. The Football Foundation are the Premier League, The FA and the Governments charity that helps communities improve their local football facilities through football grants.

The Head of Finance will lead the finance team, ensuring robust financial management and sustainability to support our charitable objectives. With responsibility for a team of five you will lead and provide statutory, financial and management accounting, including all financial planning and analysis, for the Football Foundation (Foundation) and the Premier League Stadium Fund.

The role:

• Develop and implement financial strategies that support the organisation’s visions e.g. treasury management, developing long term cashflow strategies to maximise returns to the organisation.
• Lead and work with the SMT, Management Group, PMO Lead, and Data & Insight team to create and maintain financial and cost models to support the development and finalisation of strategic plans, budgets, and forecasts, focusing on the relationship between services, resources, and productivity.
• Work with the CFO in preparing and presenting the consolidated budget and plan to the SMT and ARG Committee.
• Develop high level models to support strategic and operational decision making, e.g. assessment of financial sustainability of grant applications and monthly reporting to funders in line with contractual obligations.
• Continue the development and transitioning of the finance team from a mainly transactional team to a team providing forwarding looking information. Enhance collaborative decision making through improved business partnering and transparent reporting.
• Ensure all legal entities comply with relevant legislation and prepare statutory accounts, corporation tax, VAT, Charity Commission, and other statutory financial returns as appropriate. 
• Lead and manage the finance team, motivating and developing them so that that they are clearly focused, competent, and work effectively and efficiently.

The organisation:

Since we kicked things off in 2000, we’ve been privileged to make a truly transformative difference to grassroots sport across the country. As a result of our funding partners investment, every day we see the incredible impact of the game on physical fitness, mental wellbeing, bringing communities together and the local economy. With the investment from our funding partners the Premier League, The FA and the Government, we are making a big impact. We're helping to transform communities and the lives of individuals through delivering outstanding grassroots sport facilities.

Essential criteria:

• Professional accountancy qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with significant post-qualified financial and operational management experience.
• Proven experience at a senior level in a finance role with responsibility across the entire finance function, including hands on experience in delivering business partnering.
• Knowledge of the legislative, tax and regulatory framework of companies, ideally in the not-for-profit sector.
• Leading an end-to-end external audit process.
• Developing/improving and implementing financial procedures and controls. 
• Strong presentation and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and interpret complex issues at Board level, and to communicate and manage well at all levels of the organisation including experience of working with non-executives.
• Can demonstrate a ‘can-do’ attitude to delivering organisational change and improvement.
• Strong leadership skills, including the ability to motivate and develop team members.

The position will be based at The Football Foundation’s head office at Wembley Stadium and requires on average 2 visits per week to the office, dependent on business need. The closing date for applications is 8^th September with first stage interviews taking place on the 19^th September.

Applications will be under constant review before the closing date, so please submit your application to our exclusive search agent, Robertson Bell. Apply now to be considered!