Journey Guide Jobs in Haringey, Greater London

We are recruiting for a Duty Independent Gender Violence Advocate (Duty IGVA) who will be working closely with survivors of domestic, and other gender-based abuse to provide high quality independent support to survivors all risk levels and their children. 

In this role you will be part of a busy team. You will be the first point of contact for survivors who have been referred to the Gaia Centre. The duty IGVA will be responding to daily enquiries over the phone and email as well as contacting survivors, assessing their risks and needs. You will also be responsible for carrying out and implementing safety plans and needs and will ensure an effective handover to the over to the relevant GAIA team for ongoing support. 

The duty IGVA will empower survivors by providing them with emotional, practical and personal welfare support. You will ensure that survivors are provided with a safe, supportive and welcoming environment, enabling them to access their rights, make decisions and increase their life options. The job involves working within a multi-agency framework consisting of the MARAC and local partnership protocols and procedures that prioritise the safety of survivors. The job also involves informing survivors of the full range of civil, criminal and practical options that might increase their safety.

Closing Date: 09:00am 25 November 2024

Interview Date: 29 November 2024

Refuge is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services, and we are proud to be a leader in our field and an employer of choice, with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development.

Refuge offers a variety of exciting opportunities to learn, develop and grow in your career. We recognise the value everyone brings to the organisation to achieve our aims and are dedicated to developing and rewarding our staff. More details of our benefits can be found in Job Information Pack.

Over the last few years, NHYC has grown to a team of over 70 staff.  This role will add capacity to our current Admin Team, supporting the organisation with increased demand around finance, admin and resources. You will work as part of a small, yet critical team to ensure the organisation and our services run smoothly.  This role’s specific focus will be to support the Finance and Resources manager with general bookkeeping, analysis of financial information and ensuring compliance of financial procedures. You should be well organised, a great communicator, and experienced in or willing to learn financial procedures. This role does require prior experience in an administrative role.
The role is based at our day centre in Camden. 

• Full-time permanent contract
• Salary £31,200-£34,736
• Deadline: 9am Friday 6th December
  *Please note that we may close earlier if there are a high number of applications

HEAD OF TREATMENT SERVICES (CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST 8B)

Reporting to: Clinical Lead

Location of Work: Home/Remote working with some travel for meetings and events.

About Trauma Treatment International

Trauma Treatment International (TTI) is a registered charity in the UK. Our focus and expertise is in providing evidence-based psychological treatment and support to victims of collective violence around the world. As well as providing treatment for victims directly, we also support organisations that are trauma-exposed through their work to uphold human rights, in order to mitigate the impact of trauma in the workforce.

This is a highly rewarding role and an exciting opportunity to join our small and experienced clinical team, to directly support individuals working to tackle collective violence and adults affected by torture, trafficking, slavery, persecution and war. The role offers the potential to work creatively and flexibly internationally, network with fantastic organisations and help to influence and shape TTI’s clinical strategy and activities in this pivotal time in the organisation’s development.

KEY SUMMARY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Clinical Supervision

● Oversee all services involving individual clinical work (treatment) for TTI in line with the delivery of TTI’s overarching operations, projects and priorities.

● Be responsible for recruitment, line management and clinical supervision of clinical staff and associate and associated management responsibilities

● Contribute to the development of TTI’s strategic vision and annual delivery planning, models of service delivery, standards and clinical governance.

● Input into key organisational policies and procedures

Supervision and Team Development

● Promote clinical and counselling psychology/ trauma treatment as a career

● Develop and implement strategies to actively promote diversity in the clinical team and champion culturally sensitive approaches to trauma treatment through research, partnerships and new projects.

● Identify opportunities to develop Quality Improvement Projects.

● Oversee performance management and CPD opportunity development of direct reports

Operational Delivery

● Hold an individual caseload at all times.

● Review and maintain quality assurance of clinical services, providing data for monitoring, evaluation and learning and reporting processes.

● Ensure a partnership approach to clinical practice.

● Deliver robust service  agreements with client organisations and referral partners

 Key Required Experience:

● HCPC registered psychologist who has completed Post Graduate doctoral level training in counselling or clinical psychology.

● Minimum 5 years post registration experience working within mental health services.

● Up to date knowledge and experience of working with clients with PTSD, complex PTSD, dissociative symptoms, anxiety and / or depression.

For full details of the role responsibilities and the person specification please refer to the Full Job Description attached.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU:

● 31 days annual leave pro rata to reflect contractual hours (including bank holidays and 3 mandatory days for Christmas)

● 3% Employer Pension contribution

● Commitment to staff wellbeing as a trauma informed organisation

● Commitment to personal and professional development

How to apply

To apply for this position please submit a full CV and supporting statement of no more than one side of A4 outlining your suitability and motivation for the role

Trauma Treatment International (TTI) is committed to supporting you with your application. If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more.  We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy/maternity.

If you have any questions, or any disability and require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the selection process then please contact Jenny George 

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to developing Refuge’s learning and development programme.

The successful candidate will work with the People Development team to support the roll out of our annual training calendar, developing internal communications to advertise our training catalogue, reporting and ongoing evaluation of our training. With a strong customer focus, you will act as the key point of contact for our staff and our training partners. You will have experience working with learning management systems with a keen eye for detail and good analytical skills.

Closing Date: 09:00am 25 November 2024

Interview Date: 2 December 2024

Refuge is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services, and we are proud to be a leader in our field and an employer of choice, with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development.

Refuge offers a variety of exciting opportunities to learn, develop and grow in your career. We recognise the value everyone brings to the organisation to achieve our aims and are dedicated to developing and rewarding our staff. More details of our benefits can be found in Job Information Pack.

Over the last few years, NHYC has grown to a team of over 70 staff.  This role will add capacity to our current Admin Team, supporting the organisation with increased demand around finance, admin and resources. You will work as part of a small, yet critical team to ensure the organisation and our services run smoothly.  You should be well organised, a great communicator, and experienced in or willing to learn financial procedures.
This is an entry-level role. You do not need significant prior experience. We are looking for someone open to learning new skills, passionate about our mission, and willing to get stuck in to support the wider team.
The role is based at our day centre in Camden.
 

• Salary £27,144 – £29,952
• Deadline: 9am, Friday 29th November 2024
  *Please note that we may close earlier if there are a high number of applications

New Horizon Youth Centre (NHYC) runs London's only youth-specific emergency accommodation project in partnership with Depaul UK. The London Youth Hub, based in Islington, provides emergency accommodation and support to help young people facing rough sleeping to transition into safe, long-term housing and achieve independence. As an Assessment and Resettlement Worker for the Youth Hub you will be joining our new Rough Sleeping Team and be responsible for delivering high-quality move on and advice services to young people staying at the Hub. This includes conducting needs assessments, providing guidance on housing, welfare benefits, tenancy rights, and employment, and connecting young people to relevant resources and support services. The role involves managing a case list of clients with diverse and often complex needs and collaborating with both internal teams and external partners to ensure successful client move on options within the 56 days emergency stay.

New Horizon Youth Centre (NHYC) runs London's only youth-specific emergency accommodation project in partnership with Depaul UK. The London Youth Hub, based in Islington, provides emergency accommodation and support to help young people facing rough sleeping to transition into safe, long-term housing and achieve independence. As an Assessment and Resettlement Worker for the Youth Hub you will be joining our new Rough Sleeping Team and be responsible for delivering high-quality move on and advice services to young people staying at the Hub. This includes conducting needs assessments, providing guidance on housing, welfare benefits, tenancy rights, and employment, and connecting young people to relevant resources and support services. The role involves managing a case list of clients with diverse and often complex needs and collaborating with both internal teams and external partners to ensure successful client move on options within the 56 days emergency stay.
 

• Full-time fixed term contract for one year in the Rough Sleeping Team
• Salary £31,200-£34,736
• Deadline: 9am Thursday 28 November

This is an excitign opportunity to lead our Youth Work programme and Day Centre provision at NHYC. This position is a six-month fixed-term contract to cover a staff member going on sabbatical. The contract is planned to run from February-August 2025. We are looking for someone who is able to maintain stable and consistent leadership for the team throughout that period, is a quick learner, and confident overseeing multiple programmes and activities. Given the short length of the contract, we encourage applications from those who may not have been in a more senior leadership position before and would like the opportunity to gain experience.  It would also suit anyone with prior experience who is keen to work in a dynamic environment and is passionate about making a tangible difference in the lives of young people facing homelessness.

• Fixed-term 6 month contract
• Salary £46,800 – £52,000
• Deadline: 9am Monday 2nd December

Position: Content and Campaigns Strategist 
Type: Full-time (35 hours a week), 12 months fixed term contract
Location: Office-based in London with flexibility to work remotely 
Salary: £43,342 per annum* plus excellent benefits
Salary Band and Job Family: Band 3, Professional/Technical

*you will start at our entry point salary of £43,342 per annum, increasing to £46,051 after 6 months service and satisfactory performance and to £48,760 after a further 6 months.

About us

We make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK. 

Our strategy is based on what people affected by MS have told us is important to them. It gives us a clear and determined focus.

Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.
 
Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive working environment where you’ll be able to make a difference. 

About this job

Please note this is a fixed term contract for 12 months.

Our digital presence and processes are undergoing a major period of transformation.

We’re undertaking a major project to overhaul the design and user experience of our website and we are heavily investing in our channels. We have also recently completed our first content strategy pilot, with the aim to build on new processes and ways of working to better meet the needs of our MS Community while reaching new audiences.

We are looking for a Content and Campaigns Strategist to play a key role in this vital work.

The Content and Campaigns Strategist will be responsible for leading and setting the content approach for marketing campaigns and content projects commissioned by teams from across the organisation. You will work with our Digital Engagement Lead and the wider Digital and Content team to produce plans for a wide variety of content themes and topics including research, campaigns, brand, services and fundraising.

The Content and Campaigns Strategist will collaborate and help to oversee the implementation of content plans, working with editors, designers, media producers, stories and UX specialists to implement these plans to a high standard.

This role will also support our Content and Creative Lead in planning, executing and championing our strategic content approach, ensuring all content that is developed aligns with our overall vision.

Closing date for applications: 9:00 on Wednesday 27 November 2024

Interested? 

PLEASE PRESS THE 'HOW TO APPLY' BUTTON FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Equal Opportunities 
We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and or from ethnic minority backgrounds.

We’d be grateful if you downloaded and completed the equality and diversity monitoring form and submit it with your application. 

Disability Confident Employer 
We’re a Disability Confident Employer and we’re committed to promoting equality and diversity.

You can ask for reasonable adjustments as part of both our recruitment and new starter on-boarding processes.

If you need any help or adjustments to apply for this role, please contact us. You can also ask for the application materials to be sent to you in a different format. Such as for them to be sent to you by email or in a larger word format.

More about our employee benefits:
We have a wide range of employee benefits including (but not limited to): 

Encouraging work life balance

• 38 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), pro-rata for part-time
• More annual leave entitlement, based on length of employment
• Smart working options (with the opportunity to work remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us) 
• Flexible working options 

Caring for you and your family 

• Generous sick pay entitlement
• More sick pay entitlement, based on length of employment 
• Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave in each calendar year 
• Free access to a GP virtually 24 hours a day/7 days a week allowing you unlimited advice, reassurance and where appropriate diagnosis 
• Enhanced leave for new parents 
• Free access to a confidential 24 hours a day/7 days a week helpline service for both you and your family with a specialist range of support and information
• Special leave options (such as up to 5 days paid leave for domestic or personal emergencies a year)
• 10 days paid disability leave a year, pro-rata for part-time 
• 10 days paid carers’ leave a year, pro-rata for part-time 
• Cycle to work scheme 
• Death in service scheme
• New family-friendly benefits, including paid leave:
  • In the event of miscarriage or still birth 
  • To support fertility treatments
  • For antenatal appointments for both parents

Thinking about your finances 

• Enhanced salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Discounted season ticket loan and interest-free emergency loans
• Give as you earn to support other charities of your choice before tax
• New employee portal including lifestyle savings vouchers and personal wellbeing

Enriching your life at work

• Personalised development plans with a wide range of training courses and opportunities to source additional training options with your line manager
• Yearly internal apprenticeship opportunities
• New, modern offices that embrace working together both in-person and remotely 
• Various opportunities to influence how we internally operate (including surveys, and focus and committee groups) 
• Active and supportive internal employee networking groups for collaboration and peer support 
• 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering for MS Society activities during normal working hours (such as fundraising events, or campaigning in the local community) 
• 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering with other charities during normal

Safeguarding 
We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone who uses our services and we come into contact with.

This is regardless of Gender, Race, Disability, Sexual orientation, Religion or belief, Pregnancy, Gender reassignment.

We recognise our particular responsibility to make sure vulnerable adults and children are protected.

We have measures in place to protect everyone we come into contact with from abuse and maltreatment of all kinds.

Your right to work in the UK 
You must have the right to work in the UK to work in paid employment with us. You’ll need to share documents showing you’re eligible to work in the UK if we offer you employment.

You can find the UK visas and permits granting you the right to work in the UK on the UK Government website. We currently don’t have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and aren’t able to support you with your visa applications.

No agencies please.

New Horizon Youth Centre (NHYC) runs London's only youth-specific emergency accommodation project in partnership with Depaul UK. The London Youth Hub, based in Islington, provides emergency accommodation and support to help young people facing rough sleeping to transition into safe, long-term housing and achieve independence. The Services Manager supports the Head of Services in overseeing NHYC’s Youth Hub, managing daily operations, coordinating with Depaul UK to facilitate smooth transitions into long-term housing, and building partnerships with external stakeholders to improve housing pathways. Additionally, the manager leads and develops a team of Assessment and Resettlement Workers, oversees daily work planning and safeguarding, while addressing complex cases and supporting staff in securing project resources. This position contributes to the broader goal of expanding the Youth Hub model across London. 

• Fixed-term 9 month contract
• Salary £37,024 – £41,600
• Deadline: 9am Friday 6th December

We help young people to build life-long belief in themselves, supporting them to take on their own challenges, follow their own passions and discover talents they never knew they had. Because when you prove yourself that you’re ready for anything nothing can hold you back.

We are looking for a Head of Governance and Risk to lead our corporate governance and risk management functions.

As a trusted advisor, you will support the ELT and Trustees Board and its sub committees on all issues relating to corporate governance, compliance and risk management.

You will define, implement and continuously improve Duke of Edinburgh Award (DofE)’s Governance Framework in line with the Charity Governance Code. You will also ensure DofE’s risk management strategy and framework is embedded and effective. 

This is a great opportunity for an experienced governance and risk management professional looking for their next challenge.

 What we are looking for:

You will have substantial experience in strategic leadership and day-to-day management across governance, risk management and assurance, or information governance and data protection.

A thorough understanding of corporate governance in the charity sector is essential, along with experience in advising Boards of Trustees and Executive Leaders on governance matters.

You will also bring expertise in risk management and assurance, including the development and oversight of risk management frameworks, supporting processes and procedures, and handling internal audit reviews

You will have a high level of personal integrity and an ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality with a can-do attitude. 

What will you get in return?

The opportunity to work for a successful and dynamic charity that has the development of young people at its heart and the wellbeing and development of its people constantly in focus.

From day one you’ll have access to a generous pension scheme and an employee assistance programme, flexible working, volunteering days and Healthcare cash plan, plus many more.

Closing date: 28th November – Midnight

First interview date: 4th & 5th December to be held via Teams

Second interview date: Week commencing 9th December

If you would like to access the application form  in a different format or if you would like any assistance that might help improve your experience while completing the application, please contact us.

The DofE are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people.   All successful applicants will be required to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service check. (e.g. DBS/PVG or similar), including references covering any gaps of employment/education, confirm eligibility to work in the UK and complete a health check.

**The geographical allowance is based on a member of staff having a home or office-based postcode within 30 miles (as the crow flies) from Charing Cross, WC2N 5HS. The allowance is 7% capped at £4,000 per annum.

Fundraising is still a relatively new activity for DFN Project SEARCH and this role presents the opportunity to play a key part in its expansion to support the further growth of the charity and enable young adults with a learning disability to lead healthier, happier, and more independent lives.   

This role will support the Director of Development in implementing DFN Project SEARCH’s fundraising strategy. To date the strategy has focused on securing a small number of larger gifts from philanthropic sources, such as trusts and foundations. We are now evolving the strategy to include growing income from high-net-worth individuals, companies, and individual giving.

This role will lead on the development and implementation of the strategy to secure income from high-net-worth individuals (between five and potentially seven figures) and will also work with the Director of Development and the Development Officer on securing income from, and stewarding, trusts, foundations, and statutory funders. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team there is also the opportunity to input to the wider strategy and development of the charity and support the Director of Development in their role as a member of the Executive Leadership Team.

The team is currently made up of the Director of Development, Corporate Partnership Manager (reporting to the Director of Development), and the Development Officer (reporting to this new role).