Mental Health Jobs
About the role:
The Gray's Inn Road supported accommodation project is a 16-bed short stay accommodation service which holds a critical position in the endeavour to address rough sleeping in the London Borough of Camden. The service, funded by the Department of Levelling Up Housing and Communities and the Greater London Authority, in partnership with One Housing Group and Camden council aligns with the strategic vision to make rough sleeping rare, brief, and non-recurrent in Camden. Although there is not a defined maximum stay, the service is designed to be a ‘short stay’ project and will aim to move people on into suitable housing options after 3-6 months. Camden Rough Sleepers Hub is a similar 16 bed short-stay accommodation service in the London Borough of Camden.
The role of Team Manager provides management support for staff and clients across two accommodation sites- Gray’s Inn Road Project and Camden Rough Sleepers Hub (CRSH). This role will require strong interpersonal skills and the ability to develop and manage partnerships with a variety of stakeholders.
The Team Manager will deputise as required, for the Services Manager and will share responsibility for delivering high quality, trauma informed and recovery focused support to residents experiencing multiple disadvantages. Alongside the Services Manager, you will provide day to day direction and guidance to the frontline workers so that the needs of the clients are met and the service is delivered to a quality that meets SHP policy and contractual standards.
About you:
- Experience, or a strong awareness and understanding, of staff and service management, working to and meeting service key performance indicators. This includes the ability to work under pressure, be self-motivating and manage time effectively.
- Understanding of Housing Management in relation to License Agreements and other types of tenures.
- A demonstrably high level of numeracy, literacy and comprehension in order to be able to contribute to budget setting, monitor expenditure, write reports and review, analyse and extrapolate from written information.
- A demonstrable understanding and awareness of the principles of Recovery and Psychologically Informed Environments, and the ability to develop and implement these within service delivery.
- High level understanding of issues relating to homelessness, substance misuse, and of other complex trauma which affect the clients recovery journey, in particular to clients who are at the Pre-contemplation stage whilst also able to motivate people who are abstinent or reducing use to achieve positive outcomes.
- Strong networking skills, and proven ability to build positive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders in order to establish or improve services to service users.
About us:
Single Homeless Project is a London-wide charity. Our vision is of a society where everyone has a place to call home and the chance to live a fulfilling life.
We help single Londoners by preventing homelessness, providing support and accommodation, promoting wellbeing, enhancing opportunity, and being a voice for change. From supporting people in crisis to helping people take the final steps towards independence and employment, we make a difference to 10,000 lives every year across all 32 boroughs.
We offer you more than a job; we offer you a chance to be part of a compassionate, driven team that's committed to making a real difference in people's lives. You'll have the opportunity to lead, co-create, and inspire change while enjoying a collaborative, growth-oriented environment.
Join us in creating a brighter, more hopeful future for individuals in need.
Important info:
Closing Date: Sunday 25th August at midnight
Interview Date: Thursday 5th September via Microsoft Teams
This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed for the successful applicant.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This role is part of the FearFree Service which provides individual and family support to domestic abuse victims, perpetrators, and their children.
The Assessment and Early Interventions Team act as the gateway for all referrals to the Devon Service, and additionally provides a helpline service. Working within an experienced and established team, the Assessment and Early Interventions Advisor will:
- Triage referrals.
- Answer the helpline.
- Conduct risk assessments and offer immediate safety planning advice.
- Respond to safeguarding concerns.
- Signpost victims and professionals to other support agencies where appropriate.
- Offer specialist domestic abuse advice and support to professionals.
- Deliver educational and bespoke support sessions to medium risk victims of domestic abuse.
In addition, the role requires the building of effective relationships both internally within the Devon Team and externally, supporting a multi-agency approach.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
Working within the agreed policies, principles, and codes of practice of FearFree, the post holder will:
Working with vulnerable people and risk management:
· Provide a victim focused service, with an understanding of the impact of trauma on vulnerable people.
· Demonstrate specialist knowledge and understanding of domestic abuse and how this may impact on the wider family unit.
· Provide advice, guidance and support to people who are victims of domestic abuse.
· Assess, manage, and review risks to service users, colleagues, and self, including the use of the DASH riskassessment tool and SOAG.
· Make safeguarding referrals where appropriate: including Children’s Social Care, Adult Social Care, Mental Health crisis teams and MARAC.
· Work directly with individuals or groups as agreed with the Team Manager.
· Safeguard the health and welfare of service users and their families.
· Respond to emergencies and crisis situations including supporting a service user to access a place of safety if appropriate.
· Work with service users sensitively to share information, particularly MARAC outcomes.
· Provide support on the helpline to victims of domestic abuse and other agencies.
· Assist, encourage and empower service users to make their own decisions and choices as appropriate.
Team working
· Offer professional advice and support to multi-agency partners.
· Feedback to the Team Manager, Devon Service Manager, Head of Service and/or other Support Workers any information related to the service users support needs or risk issues, and progress on support tasks.
· Work effectively in partnership with multiple statutory and voluntary agencies to enhance service delivery, safety, and safeguarding.
· Contribute to effective team working with a flexible and pro-active approach, including cover for other team members’ holiday and sickness.
· Work closely with other agencies, to network with, make referrals to and maintain good relationships with, and be able to disseminate information appropriately.
Administrative duties
· Help provide a responsive support service with a high quality of customer care.
· Answer the telephone and take messages and referrals, act on messages and referrals, and provide a triage service for all referrals.
· Assist in the referral process and follow-up, contacting other agencies and helping to arrange appointments.
· Assist in the assessment and allocation of service users.
· Update written and computerised records with accurate clear information to deadline, including maintaining details of any special needs required by service users.
· Assist with monitoring and evaluation policies and procedures and producing reports.
Additional tasks and responsibilities:
· Ensure personal safety for self, other staff, and service users at all times.
· Participate in personal training and supervision opportunities and attend team meetings.
· Carry out other tasks appropriate to the post, which may be identified as the service develops and as agreed with the Team Manager and Devon Service Manager.
· Adhere to confidentiality policy and procedures, ensuring data is kept secure.
· Work within FearFree policies and procedures.
For a full job description/person specification and to apply, please follow the link provided on this website. The closing date for this role is 3rd September, with interviews currently planned to take place on 6th September
FearFree is committed to encouraging equality and diversity in the workplace. We strive to be a diverse and inclusive place to work where we can all be ourselves and individual differences are recognised and valued.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Carers Trust are on a journey to challenge our practices and support our UK-wide network of local carer organisations in creating an inclusive culture that truly values and respects diversity.
We're hiring a dynamic EDI Specialist to:
- Raise awareness and understanding of barriers to diversity and inclusion.
- Increase our capability, capacity, and confidence in taking tangible action to be an anti-racist network.
- Work across Carers Trust and our local carer organisations to drive real change.
Our ideal candidate:
- Has lived experience with and a deep understanding of ethnic majority communities.
- Brings proven experience in equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI).
- Possesses in-depth knowledge of EDI principles, theories, and best practices.
- Excels in data analysis, program evaluation, and EDI initiative assessment.
- Communicates and engages effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
- Thrives in complex environments and fosters partnerships with external stakeholders.
- Works independently and is committed to fostering a culture of inclusion and belonging.
- Is familiar with relevant EDI laws, regulations, and compliance requirements.
- Constructively challenges different perspectives and shares best practices.
- Values diversity, treats others with respect, and enhances the quality of work through inclusive practices.
- Is passionate about supporting unpaid carers through the work of Carers Trust.
If you want to make a real impact and drive systemic change, we want to hear from you!
Apply now and be a part of our transformative journey.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Every day, we are thrilled to be part of a world which uses the power of music to bring joy. We understand the importance of music education and we look for as many ways as possible to bring creative practices to enrich physical and mental wellbeing. Dalcroze Eurythmics has the potential to play a critical role in the musical life and health of the nation. This is the role of Dalcroze UK.
We hope to hear from individuals with the skills, experience, and energy to help drive Dalcroze UK forwards. This recruitment pack includes information on the new role of Chief Executive Officer and the recruitment process. If you would like to be part of the journey of one of the UK’s oldest but also most innovative music charities, then we would love to hear from you.
About the Role
The Board of Trustees is building a new strategic plan focusing on creative solutions aimed at growing educational provision and community engagement activities. Following a three-year development programme, we are now looking for an inspiring and strategic leader to drive our mission forward and make a lasting impact. This is a new role, working with a team of volunteers, freelance and employed staff based across the UK and in Europe.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WORKER (ISLE OF SHEPPEY)
PART-TIME 20 hours per week (0.5FTE)
24 MONTH FIXED TERM CONTRACT
SALARY: £13,036 – £14,307 p.a. (£26,072 - £28,615 p.a. for 1FTE)
Oasis Charitable Trust is a multi-national charity supporting communities in 8 countries worldwide. Our vision is for building healthy communities: places where everyone is included, making a contribution and reaching their full potential.
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Community Development Worker to work as part of our Oasis Hub on the Isle of Sheppey, to engage and work with the community by helping them to access Hub activities, and the social supermarket project.
Key responsibilities will be:
- To deliver the Sheppey Support Bus project and ensure its day-to-day operational tasks are fulfilled.
- To liaise with our community partners including supermarkets, Fairshare etc to support and provide for Oasis activities, including the Sheppey Support Bus.
- To monitor and evaluate activities using monitoring tools available to the team.
- To develop other opportunities that will enhance our offer to the local community.
The successful post holder must have:
- A relevant professional qualification in Community Work or able to demonstrate qualification by experience.
- Successful experience of working with complex communities.
- The ability to deal with private information and sensitive issues with a calm and confident approach in difficult situations.
- Ability to function in diverse settings and with a wide range of professional agencies.
- Self-motivation, resilience, excellent organisational/administrative and inter-personal skills are essential for this role.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of something pioneering on the Isle of Sheppey and to help make a difference to communities on a local level, while individually improving the life chances of everyone. 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).
If you are interested in this position, please email your most recent CV and covering letter. For further information please visit the Oasis Charity Jobs Website. In your covering letter, please answer the following questions:
- Expand on your CV to explain how your skills and experience meets the Job Description. Give specific examples.
- What personal attributes does a person need to do well as a Community Development Worker?
- How do you see the Oasis ethos and 9 Habits being displayed in this role?
Completed applications should be returned by 9am Friday 6th September 2024
Interviews will take place on Wednesday 18th September 2024
We actively encourage applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and minority and underrepresented groups. If you require any assistance to overcome potential barriers, please let us know.
Applicants must be able to prove their right to work in the UK. 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. 1163889
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Discipline: Care and Support
Job type: Permanent
Salary: £30,000 per annum
Expiry date: 31 Aug 2024 23:59
Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week
As a Deputy Service Manager in Montpelier, Bristol, you’ll be supporting adults with learning disabilities to live the best life possible. Supporting the Service Manager, you will be responsible for nurturing and inspiring those coming to work for Hft to help ensure we have the best staff teams offering great support services. This role also offers great opportunities for career progression to help you develop your knowledge and skills.
Hft is a charity that supports adults with learning disabilities. We believe in a world where anyone with a learning disability can live within their community with all the choice and support they need to live the best life possible. We are looking for people who are naturally caring and compassionate and align with our values.
What’s in it for you?
We offer a range of benefits and career development opportunities. We’ll give you a comprehensive induction, full training and support along the way. With Skills for Care accreditation we are committed to investing in you to ensure you have the specialist skills and expertise needed to support people to live the best life possible.
As a ‘Gold’ standard Investors in People accredited employer, we are committed to supporting colleague wellbeing as a priority. Within this, all Hft employees get access to TELUS Health – the world’s biggest 24/7 colleague counselling and support service. It is completely free for all colleagues to use in complete confidence, whenever and however they want to access it.
We offer
- Annual Leave: 33 days (including 8 days statutory bank holidays)
- Apprenticeships: Hft will fully fund and provide training for you to obtain your Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management within the first 12-18 months of your employment.
- Training: Access to award winning training and development
- Wagestream: Allows you to flexibly access your pay throughout the month and utilise a range of financial support, through its dedicated app
- Aviva Digicare + workplace: Access to wellbeing services including health checks, Digital GP and mental health support.
- TELUS health: A 24/service, completely confidential counselling and support platform and helpline that is free for all colleagues to use.
- Discounted mobile ‘phone contracts. As an Hft employee, you’ll be able to take advantage of Vodafone’s Employee Advantage programme, giving you up to 30% off.
- Care Friends: Employee referral app – earn money for referring your friends to work for Hft.
- Free life assurance – 3 x your annual salary
About the role
Alongside the Service Manager, you are responsible and accountable for monitoring, maintaining and providing the highest standards of clinical and personal support and service delivery, while promoting independence and choice to the people supported in the service. You will also have delegated responsibility for the direct supervision and line management of a team of Support Workers. As a senior member of the team, you will promote and lead good practice at all times, doing all you can to make sure that the people we support and their colleagues come to no harm and that the people we support are satisfied with the level of support they receive by acting as an exemplary role model.
As a Deputy Service Manager, flexibility is important for both you and for the service. You will be required to do on-call shifts during out of office hours. You will be expected to work 20% of your total weekly hours on shift across your assigned services and will be able to role model all aspects of a support worker role duties and responsibilities. Following your time on shift, and in general practice at all other times, you will have responsibility for reporting back to the Service Manager and for maintaining a continual dialogue loop of feedback that focuses on quality, and continuous improvement and learning and ensuring the smooth operation of the allocated group of services.
A full UK driving licence, with access to your own vehicle, is preferred but not essential for the role.
About you
- You will have significant, recent experience at a front-line management level in field of learning disabilities in regulated services which may have included being a Registered Manager
- You will have knowledge of legislation and guidance relating to adults with learning disabilities, CQC regulations and Health and Safety issues.
- You need good IT skills and experience of maintaining records to be a success in this role. ???????
- You need to hold a Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care or hold a level 3 diploma and be willing to undertake this level 5 apprenticeship qualification within an agreed reasonable timescale of 18 months as part of a development plan
- You will have the ability to lead and manage people and be a role model in all aspects of people leadership especially performance
If you have the passion for delivering high quality care and support services to people with learning disabilities and you want to make a difference to enable people to live a more fulfilling and independent life – then this is the role for you. ???????
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STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE
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Hft's usual terms and conditions apply. Hft is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. As a Disability Confident Employer, Hft is helping to ensure that disabled people have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations that people without disabilities do. Successful applicants will need to undertake an enhanced disclosure check against the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Having a criminal record may not bar you from employment.
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REF-216 005
Location: Cambridge and East Anglia
Department: Big Issue Frontline
Contract type: Fixed Term Contract
Hours: 25
Salary: £19,694.87 per annum (£27,750.82 for 1.0FTE)
Job Advert
The Big Issue is looking to appoint to a brand-new role supporting our vendors in our East Anglia region, you will mostly be working in and around the Cambridge area with occasionally covering other areas across East Anglia. The Support and Outreach Worker will be a leading role in our belief of “A Hand Up Not a Hand Out”, and has been created to improve our service to vendors, helping them to increase their income through selling our magazine and providing casework support.
You will also positively promote The Big Issue in your local area, build partnerships with third-party organisations and identify and promote opportunities all with the aim of moving people out of poverty.
To offer our vendors the best possible support you will have experience and knowledge of working with vulnerable adults in a frontline setting, along with the ability to offer effective sales advice and guidance.
Full details of the role including key responsibilities and required skills and experience are available in the Job Description.
In April 2023, the Big Issue Group launched a community interest company, Big Issue Changing Lives, to support more people affected by poverty and increase the impact of our services. Big Issue Changing Lives C.I.C. provides vendors with the end-to-end support they need including sales set up and support, access to health and wellbeing services, and employment opportunities.
Salary and Benefits offered:
- Salary of £19,694.87 per annum (£27,750.82 for 1.0FTE)
- Incremental holiday entitlement starting at 25 days per year plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time staff) plus paid leave to care for a sick child or grandchild and a sick or elderly relation
- Company Sick Pay
- Enhanced contribution to our workplace pension
- Enhanced maternity pay
- Training and development opportunities including an open learning library and management training schemes
- Health benefits include life cover, a health cash plan scheme which provides access to counselling and a range of therapies
- Please note that we reserve the right to review and amend our staff benefits and they do not form part of any contract of employment
Workplace details
This role will be based in and around the Cambridge region but you will be mostly be working out and about within the community (and at times across East Anglia) with the possibility of some home working being available. You will have access to a Big Issue Vehicle as driving is an essential part of this role.
Closing date - 18th August 2024 (23:59pm). Interviews are planned to be in person in the week commencing 26th August but please note that we may shortlist and interview before the role closes so please apply asap.
Big Issue Group is striving towards Equal Opportunities. We particularly welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in our sector, such as women in senior roles, and people with disabilities and from Black and Minority Ethnic communities.
Since 1991, The Big Issue has fought poverty by creating opportunities and supporting people to take control of their lives. Over time our organisation has grown and now The Big Issue Group consists of The Big Issue Company Ltd, Big Issue Invest Ltd, our social investment arm, and Big Issue Changing Lives Community Interest Company.
REF-215896
Do you enjoy engaging with people and making a difference at a community level?
CAVA is seeking a Community Builder to work with residents in the Clopton and Bishopton communities of Stratford upon Avon, to connect and strengthen both communities and reduce social exclusion. The post holder will listen to the needs of these communities and support them in coordinating and building new initiatives. The aim is to improve link between services, local groups, new initiatives and the community, and to enable increased community activity.
CAVA is an equal opportunities employer
‘Putting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion into Practice’
Job Purpose:
The Community Builder role will provide support for two of the most deprived communities as identified in the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) 2019 in Stratford-on-Avon District Bishopton and Clopton, to harness and build on their existing assets, developing opportunities that promote financial stability, positive health and wellbeing and a strong sense of community.
The Community Builder will seek to minimise the likelihood and impact of social and financial exclusion and increase community resilience through adopting an asset-based community development approach (ABCD). The Community Builder will be located within the communities of Clopton and Bishopton and will deliver improvements in line with Stratford-on-Avon District Social Inclusion Partnership’s (SIP) priorities.
This will be achieved through the following activities:
• Community presence
• Engaging with residents
• Supporting the establishment of new groups, activities and volunteers
• Promoting physical and mental wellbeing
• Supporting anchor organisations to become more sustainable
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
⦁ Continued engagement of the local community in Bishopton and Clopton to better understand needs and assets.
⦁ Work with wider partners and organisations to signpost and support individual residents where appropriate with their personal challenges and to develop their skills.
⦁ Identify and connect with people who want to take action and support them to set up groups and find local and sustainable solutions taking a Community Asset approach.
⦁ Work with Clopton Community Action Group and Bishopton Community Centres trustees/committees to facilitate a sustainable, empowered future that meets locally identified needs.
⦁ Work with the Bishopton and Ken Kennett Community Centres to run activities such as Warm Hubs, inviting outside organisations and booking activities.
⦁ Work with stakeholders and facilitate greater involvement in the communities based on need.
About us
Crisis is the national charity for people experiencing homelessness. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.
Crisis Skylight Oxford is in the Old Fire Station in the centre of the city. Our team provide one to one specialist housing led service to help people find and secure affordable housing. We offer person centred support and will help people with anything else that will support someone to end their homelessness, such as mental health and well-being, finances or finding employment. Alongside the coaching we offer practical and creative workshops.
The Old Fire Station building also accommodates a range of flexible arts spaces which are run by an independent arts company.
Title: Arts Coordinator – Homelessness (internally this role is known as Arts For Wellbeing Coordinator)
Hours: 28 - 35 hours per week
Salary: £31,693 - £39,616 per annum (depending on hours)
Location: Working onsite at Crisis Skylight Oxford, Old Fire Station, 40 George St, OX1 2AQ
About the role
As Arts for well-being coordinator at Crisis Skylight Oxford, you will develop and deliver an inspirational and varied arts programme (performing, creative, visual) for Crisis Skylight members, who are people experiencing or at risk of homelessness. This programme of arts classes and one-off creative activities will enable Skylight clients to build their confidence and self-esteem, develop their creativity and have the opportunity to display and perform their work. You will be supported to deliver this programme by a small group of tutors and volunteers.
Crisis Skylight Oxford is based in the Old Fire Station, and we share this building with an arts company. In this role you will work closely with staff from the arts company to deliver a range of opportunities for Skylight members including workshops, project work, training and theatre trips.
About you
To be successful in this role you will have:
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Knowledge and understanding of how to develop a high quality and varied arts programme with experience of working under pressure to deliver multiple projects.
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Experience of engaging vulnerable, disengaged or hard to reach adults in arts activities, including people with complex needs and challenging behaviour.
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Ability to manage, support and motivate staff and volunteers to work with vulnerable and sometimes challenging adults.
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Experience of networking, able to develop partnerships and source new opportunities in the arts for Skylight members.
We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities and backgrounds.
Working at Crisis
As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:
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Interest free loans for travel season ticket, cycle to work, and deposit to secure a tenancy
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Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 8.5%
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28 days’ annual leave which increases with service to 31 days and option to purchase up to 10 additional days leave
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Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay
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And more! (Full list of benefits available on website)
Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career.
When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.
How to apply
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below.
Closing date: Sunday 9 September 2024 (at 23:59)
Interviews will be held on 19 and 20 September Crisis Skylight Oxford, Old Fire Station, 40 George St, OX1 2AQ.
Accessibility
We want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Talent Acquisition team to discuss how we can help.
Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
At National Voices we have a number of exciting projects over the autumn period. To help staff with these projects we would like to recruit a freelance associate that would offer support in some of our high-profile work. Please do drop us a line for more information.
We are particularly keen to hear from someone from the following backgrounds:
- Research
- Project Management
- Policy
- Health and Care
You may come from one or more of the areas
National Voices are flexible on the days and times of work and length of assignment,
We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practises that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make adjustments to always ensure a fair process.
National Voices
Making what matters to people matter in health and care
National Voices is the leading coalition of health and social care charities in England. We have around 200 members covering a diverse range of health conditions and communities, connecting us with the experiences of millions of people. We work together to strengthen the voice of people: patients, service users, carers, their families, and the voluntary organisations that work for them.
Our Vision:
People shaping their health and care.
Our Mission:
We advocate for more inclusive and person-centred health and care, shaped by the people who use and need it the most.
We do this by:
- Understanding and advocating for what matters to people especially those living with ill health and groups who experience inequalities
- Finding common cause across communities and conditions by working with member charities and those they support
Connecting and convening charities, decision makers and citizens to work together to change health and care for good
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Ref LSA-241
Are you a proactive, analytical and compassionate individual with a proven record of successfully supporting young people with SEND within an educational setting or alternative provision? Do you have strong experience of working with children and young people who have learning difficulties, disabilities, mental health and/or have spent time in care?
If so, St Giles is looking for a Lead SEND Adviser to work directly with children and young people and use the knowledge gained from these interactions, our own data and your previous experience to influence systems, commissioning and services for children and young people.
About St Giles Trust
An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others.
About this exciting opportunity
This key role will see our successful candidate oversee the strategic development of the Alliance service Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) provision with the aim of maximising the progress of young people coming into contact with the service with SEND, including personal and social development. You will also provide advocacy to support young people to re-enter mainstream education when required and ensure education providers carry out their statutory responsibilities regarding young people with Statement of Special Educational Needs, feeding into EHCPs.
We will also count on you to support and upskill Alliance staff in understanding the needs of SEND pupils, to develop plans to improve the support that the various systems around the child or young person can offer by increasing understanding of the child/ young person and their individual needs, plus support young people to undertake assessments to identify potential learning needs and neurodiversity.
What we are looking for
- Teacher qualified or similar professional qualification
- Experience of working on a target-driven project and a proven ability to manage a caseload
- Proven record of engaging young people via outreach and promotion
- Experience of supporting children and young people who are neurodiverse to thrive
- Experience working alongside the partnerships that exist to support neurodiverse children and young people
- Exemplary knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice
- Knowledge of the range of assessments available to identify potential SEND Young people
- Excellent IT, prioritisation, interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written
- A flexible, collaborative and professional approach to your work.
As an organisation that works with children and adults at risk we are committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the safety of our clients and successful applicants will require an Enhanced Child and Adult with Child Barred DBS Check.
We actively encourage people with personal experience of the criminal justice system or lived experience of the issues facing this client group to apply for this role.
In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, clinical therapist sessions, life insurance (4 x annual salary), duvet days, season ticket loan, employee perks programme, eye care voucher and much more.
We are an equity and inclusion confident employer. We welcome all applications and we particularly encourage applications from people of the global majority (black, brown, multi- heritage) and those who identify as disabled, neuroexpansive, neurodiverse, with any protected characteristics and/or social barriers or challenges. We value the empowering and informative impact that all lived experiences and diversity of thought can offer the organisation.
St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.
Closing date: 18 August 2024 @ 23:45pm Interview date: 26th August 2024.
-Permanent
-National (remote within the UK) or London
-35 hours per week
-Flexible working hours: 8-4, 9-5, 10-6 or in between (to be agreed with your manager)
-28 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays)
The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way. This role sits within our Storytelling Knowledge Group within our Social Impact Domain which works to engage our audiences and inspire social change across society. As an experienced Digital Content Producer your role will be to lead our organic social media strategy and to manage our digital channels.
About the roleWe are looking for a creative and strategic thinker to join our passionate, dynamic team. A key part of this role will be to collaboratively develop content plans to meet campaign objectives. Working closely with creative, fundraising, campaigns, volunteering and stakeholders across the organisation, you will consult on and devise compelling content to engage audiences in our urgent agenda.
Skills and competenciesIn order to be successful in this role:
-You enjoy creative organic social media work: you'll write blogs and find innovative ways to tell young people's stories.
-You are comfortable writing for web, and can successfully optimise content according to best practice and SEO principles.
-You'll be results driven and share audience-led best practice, upskilling others in audience and data-led content creation.
-You're plugged in to contemporary storytelling techniques and love conceptual ideation.
-You'll have an eye for design and will love creating social content; developing tactics, monitoring results and enhancing future performance.
About the Children's SocietyWe passionately believe that every child should feel safe and loved and be able to be the best they can be. It is a scandal that millions of children in this country live in poverty, struggle with mental health issues and are groomed into exploitation and abuse. The Children's Society has a bold and audacious vision for a country which is built for all children, where no child is left behind and every child can thrive not just survive.
We run over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer. Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.
The stories we tell are vital to achieving our mission, helping to change social attitudes and urging people to take action with young people, by offering their time, their money or their voice to our cause.
The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all roles are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
Interviews
-Interviews will be online via Microsoft Teams
The closing date for applications is at midnight on Sunday 18th August 2024.
Interviews will be held week commencing Monday 26th August.
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STARS Dorset is a growing and dynamic, independent charity providing specialist support to those who have been affected by sexual violence and domestic abuse. We have gained a great reputation locally and with commissioners, funders and partners for delivering positive outcomes for the people we support. We are now seeking to appoint a part-time Clinical Lead.
This is an exciting time to join our talented and friendly team, as we continue to develop our therapeutic services to meet different and diverse needs. We are working to embed new ways of working, driven by our values of integrity, excellence, supportive, determination, and innovative. As an integral part of our team, you will be committed to making a difference for those affected by sexual violence and domestic abuse.
About You:
We are looking for a dedicated leader with clinical experience, drive and passion, who can organise and prioritise their workload whilst empowering the team to facilitate change. You will be a team player and possess excellent communication skills to inspire and drive forward creative and innovative ways of working.
You will bring expertise and offer inspiring leadership, putting clients at the heart of all you do. As our Clinical Lead you will be responsible for the clinical safety of our services, working alongside our senior clinical staff to ensure robust policies & processes are in place.
Working for us:
We pride ourselves in being a supportive organisation providing a generous holiday allowance, a day off on your birthday, company pension, opportunities to further develop your professional skills and knowledge as well as on-going support through training, line management and clinical supervision and a focus on wellbeing and self-care. This position offers the opportunity to develop professionally with progression to Clinical Director in the future.
As a charity that values and celebrates people’s diversity and champions opportunities for all, we welcome applications from all sectors of the community. We believe that a diverse organisation is one that is more innovative, more creative and achieves better results.
STARS Dorset is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any offer of employment will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory DBS Enhanced Disclosure and acceptable references.
Closing date: 9am, Friday 16th August 2024.
Interview date: Wednesday, 4th September 2024 - at our Poole centre.
For more information about the role please visit our website.
Where every survivor of abuse is supported on their journey of recovery.
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As Head of Advocacy, you will lead the development and delivery of Medical Justice’s advocacy programme, drawing on our evidence of the harm caused by immigration detention, to secure lasting change through combinations of research, policy, parliamentary, and media work, as well as contribute to strategic litigation.
Reporting directly to the Director, you will lead our experienced team advocacy team, help develop our strategic objectives and shape our emerging Senior Management Team.
We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience –
Support from Experts by Experience Employment Network
Medical Justice is a member of the initiative so candidates with lived experience for our jobs can receive its support with reviewing covering letters, CVs, and interview preparation, as well as give encouraging and constructive feedback to applicants during and after the application process, subject to its volunteers’ availability.
If you are an expert by experience (a refugee or a migrant with direct, first-hand experience of issues and challenges of the UK asylum or immigration system), you can ask for an independent and confidential support for your job application from the Experts by Experience Employment Network. Please follow the link in the application pack to request support and they will confirm if they can match you with a mentor to support your application.
- see the Application Pack for more details.
Main duties and responsibilities
- Develop the advocacy team’s expertise in all of the ways our evidence can be used to effect change, including policy work both with the Home Office and NHS England who commission healthcare in immigration detention, parliamentary work, media work, and to contribute to strategic litigation, and how and when they interrelate.
- Understand and keep updated on what is happening with immigration detention policy, including matters that influence it, such as the literature on health issues of detainees, key legal judgements, inquests, reports by official monitors and parliamentary committees, responses to parliamentary questions, parliamentary debates, research produced by other organisations, and information that you glean from FOI requests.
- Keep abreast of the wider political context that may influence immigration and detention policy.
- Represent Medical Justice at external meetings and events.
- Participate in Home Office, NHS England and monitoring bodies’ stakeholder forums.
- Participate in formal and informal ad-hoc NGO groupings. - Work both reactively and pro-actively, identify opportunities for securing change and prioritise work according to its strategic importance as well as ‘return on investment’.
- Work with the Director and the Head of Casework to ensure ;
- Further develop Medical Justice’s Strategy and ensure that strategic objectives across the organisation are impactful, current and coherent.
- Developments that affect detention policy are shared within Medical Justice.
- Issues experienced in our casework are documented and used in our advocacy work.
- Our material is robust so that we maintain credibility as an organisation which is vital for our advocacy work as well as for the use of our medico-legal reports in clients’ individual legal cases.
- Develop the monitoring and evaluation framework for our advocacy work. - Facilitate the meaningful involvement of people with lived experience of detention Medical Justice advocacy work, including in its design and development.
- Line-manage the Parliamentary & Research Analyst and the Researcher, including providing support in terms of personal development/training and well-being. There will also be line-managing responsibilities for some periods of an individual on the Casework Trainee programme for people with lived experience, once it is introduced.
Research / line-management of the Researcher
- Consulting colleagues, other NGOs and lawyers to identify research projects that draw on medical evidence from our casework that would have the most impact, including carrying out research for strategic litigation and supporting such litigation.
- Collaborate with other organisations as appropriate.
- Lead the team in conducting research and provide periodic feedback of policy implications regarding the emerging findings to others within the organisation for consideration.
- Lead the team in the producing analysis of research and audits of our MLRs, writing up into required formats, including research reports, text for inclusion in policy work, submissions, witness statements, briefing papers for parliamentarians, and media articles.
- Together with colleagues, offer suitable material for peer review publication and contribute where appropriate to research carried out by medical professional bodies and others.
- Contribute to the further development of the Medical Justice datasystem and its functionality.
Policy work
- Carry out policy work with the Home Office, NHS England and their contractors – this may include responding to consultations, and challenging issues proactively.
- Build relationships with the Home Office, NHS England, and monitoring bodies – make sure Medical Justice is included in all relevant consultations and alert others if they have been missed out.
- Collaborate as much as is sensible with other organisations to get the best outcomes for people in detention.
Parliamentary work / line-management of the Parliamentary & Research Analyst
- Oversee our work as the secretariat for the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Immigration Detention, raising awareness of immigration detention amongst parliamentarians and priming them to take action. Work to ensure the APPG brings together parliamentarians with experts, NGOs, lawyers and people with lived experience to amplify our collective impact.
- Oversee the briefing of parliamentarians for challenging unjust policies, asking parliamentary questions, holding parliamentary debates, opposing parliamentary approval of harmful policy amendments, and assisting parliamentarians in tabling amendments to relevant Bills.
- Oversee submissions parliamentary committees to inquires they hold as well as the briefing of committee members and clerks.
Galvanise Medical professional organisations
1. Work with Royal Colleges, the British Medical Association and others to galvanise their communities, encouraging helpful evidence from them, and organising events with them.
Media
1. Work both with the Director and on your own to create mainstream and social media opportunities to promote the work of Medical Justice and the needed content.
General
- Provide reports for staff and/or trustees as requested.
- Respect and comply in full with Medical Justice patients’ confidentiality requirements and contribute to developing our own policy in this area.
- To work flexibly as a member of a team and the organisation and undertake other reasonable duties and responsibilities at the request of the Director.
- To assist the smooth running of the organisation, working with other Medical Justice staff and the trustees to meet overall objectives, including strategic and operational planning, participation in periodic appraisals, and contribute to organisational development. Also, attending and assisting with relevant events as appropriate.
- To promote Medical Justice policies including our equal opportunities and anti-discrimination policies.
- To be self servicing, to pro-actively share relevant information and expertise within the organisation, and to keep all records, statistics and qualitative information in accordance with Medical Justice policy and practice.
For more information about Medical Justice, this role, the Person Specification, Guidance notes for completing the application form, and the application form, please download the application pack
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This is an opportunity to join Refuge as a Community Engagement Lead. The successful candidate will lead on mappng services in the Borough; forming partnerships with statutory and voluntary agencies based on identified needs of the service to enhance and extend multi-disciplinary knowledge available at and through the Gaia Centre.
The post holder will be responsible for managing relationships with partner agencies and coordinating co-locations within the Gaia service as well as negotiating for staff from the service to co-locate with partner agencies. You will build capacity for a community response to meet the needs of survivors of VAWG by drawing on the expertise of other specialist and by-and-for service providers, such as those working with LGBTQ+ victim/survivors, disabled victim/survivors or victim/survivors of so-called ‘honor’-based violence in order to provide a wraparound support as part of a broader service offer. The post holder will also support a team of the Peer Support Mentors and volunteers who will be leading on some practical aspects of individual and group support for survivors accessing the GAIA Centre.
The successful candidate will be skilled at working with a diverse range of audiences and will be adept at creating and developing new partnerships and pathways that contribute towards coordinated community response and improve the lives of survivors of domestic abuse and gender-based violence. You will also have experience of developing teams and supervising people.
This post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.
As part of this role, you will be required to participate in an out-of-hours on call rota.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.