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Global Safeguarding Coordinator
Contract: 2 Years Fixed Term 2 Years, Secondment, Full time
Locations: We are looking to host this position in any of the following countries. The position may be home-based.
Sweden, Nepal, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Pakistan, Colombia, South Africa, Cambodia
Salary & Benefits: The role is the equivalent of a UK Grade 6. Salaries and benefits for different countries will vary in line with the successful candidate's location and depending on experience. There is not an international pay scale for this role, the salary will match the equivalent in the Member/Country location on the local national pay scale. See further details below:
- Bangladesh - Grade D - BDT 628,842 - 1,167,841 per annum
- Ethiopia - Grade D - USD 11,910 - USD 16,876 per annum
- Nepal - Grade D - NPR 1,548,047 2,005,016 per annum
- Nigeria - Grade D - NGN11,320,285 - 14,689,297 per annum
- Pakistan - Grade D - PKR 1,890,839 - 2,730,421 per annum
- South Africa - Grade D - ZAR 568,812 - 740,675 per annum
- Sweden – Grade B – SEK 27,000 – 36,000 per month
- Cambodia - Grade BG-7 - Competitive salary package
- Colombia - Grade X - Competitive salary package
About WaterAid:
Want to use your skills in People and Organisational Development to play a vital role in making clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone everywhere?
We need passionate, creative and dedicated people. In return, you will be encouraged and empowered to be yourself at your very best. Together, we will make a bigger difference.
Join WaterAid as the Global Safeguarding Coordinator to change normal for millions of people so they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good.
About the Team:
The Global Safeguarding Team has a global mandate to provide expertise and technical guidance across the WaterAid Federation.
The Team comprises a Global Head of Safeguarding, a Senior Global Safeguarding Specialist (line manager of this post), a Safeguarding Community Engagement Advisor (Africa) and this role, the Global Safeguarding Coordinator. The team is geographically dispersed. Depending on location and time zone of the successful candidate, flexibility in working hours will be required to attend line management meetings, team meetings and to liaise with the cross federation global Safeguarding Focal Point Network.
About the Role:
The Global Safeguarding Coordinator has been created within the Global Safeguarding Team to support with administration and logistics for the team and in support of the Safeguarding Focal Point Network. As Global Safeguarding Coordinator you will use organisational and administration skills to ensure the effective compliance and management of the team's activities, training and travel globally.
You will bring communication skills to write engaging safeguarding related content for staff across the WaterAid federation and your attention to detail will ensure safeguarding documents and case files are created in a timely and accurate manner.
You'll also:
Administration and Team Support
- Leading the Global Safeguarding Team's administration including responding to general enquiries, managing safeguarding data requests, note taking for meetings.
- Monitoring compliance with mandatory eLearning.
- Supporting the functioning of the Safeguarding Focal Point network.
- Opening and/or updating case files when new safeguarding concerns are registered.
Logistics and Training Support
- Updating and creating training resources
- Supporting the Team's travel and training events planning
Communications
- Designing and branding policies, tools and guidelines.
- Creating articles and re-designing the Safeguarding Hub on The Spring.
- Creating awareness raising materials for staff.
- Creating, highlighting and distributing community awareness raising resources for country programmes.
This role will also require travel to the UK. For the full list of Accountabilities, please refer to the full PDF Job Description.
About You:
- Working style that reflects WaterAid's values of Respect, Accountability, Courage, Collaboration, Integrity and Innovation.
- Strong passion for and interest in safeguarding.
- Ability to work with accuracy and attention to detail.
- Strong record-keeping and administration skills.
- Experience writing and/or designing information for different audiences.
- Experience supporting logistics for activities, events, trainings, or meetings.
- Strong Office 365 systems knowledge and fluency in written and spoken English.
- Experience in handling sensitive information with discretion.
For the full list of Essential and Desirable Skills, please refer to the full PDF Job Description.
How to Apply: To see the full job pack, please click 'Apply'. Please apply by submitting your CV and a cover letter as one document (maximum of 4 pages) in either Word Document or PDF format, addressed to the Global Safeguarding Team. Your cover letter must outline your:
- Current location and your right-to-work eligibility for that country,
- Experience in safeguarding,
- How you match the person's specifications.
Closing Date: Applications will close at 23:59 on Sunday 4th August 2024. Availability for a video interview is required between 12 - 14 August 2024. Availability for a second interview will be required on 15 or 16 August 2024. The anticipated start date of the role is as soon as possible.
Pre-employment screening: To apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the respective country. All pre-employment checks will be carried out according to the applicable laws in the respective countries. All our UK-based vacancies require a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check to comply with our Safer Recruitment policy.
Our Commitment
Our People Promise:
We will work with passion and focus to ensure safe and sustainable water, toilets and hygiene are available to everyone, everywhere. WaterAid is a place of purpose - where people have a real commitment and shared responsibility for the impact we have. We are a global community with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, motivated by inspiring, stimulating work. We are determined to put the wellbeing of our people first, to be a place where people feel safe and able to contribute their voice and truly live our values.
Equal opportunities:
We are an equal opportunity, disability-confident employer and are dedicated to achieving the highest standards of diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions and ways of life. This includes, but is not limited to, race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, national or social origin, health status, and economic or social situation.
Safeguarding:
We are also committed to protecting everyone we come into contact with. We have a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of power, privilege or trust across our global work, and any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, or exploitation. Safeguarding the people and communities we work with, our staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously.
Our vision is a world where everyone, everywhere has sustainable and safe water, sanitation and hygiene.
Job title: Young Person's Paid Internship with Adoption Alliance
Responsible to: Adoption Alliance Manager
Hours of work 10-14 hours a week, to be negotiated (flexible with evening and weekend working required)
Salary Grade 2 (£21,840 to £22,741 FTE depending on experience and skills)
Duration: I year
Location: A mixture of home-based, office based (Prestatyn) and some time spent in colleges and schools across North Wales. The successful applicant must be either based in North Wales or able to travel there several times a week.
This is a new role in the organization and the successful applicant will help us to shape the role going forward. As an internship, the post is limited to one year and the successful candidate will be offered training to meet their development needs. This role will offer the successful applicant an opportunity to play an active role in this new project which aims to improve the experiences of adopted people in schools in North Wales whilst at the same time having opportunities to learn new skills and gain knowledge and understanding in areas which are of interest to them. Help will be given to transition from this role into future training or work.
MAIN PURPOSE OF THE INTERNSHIP
To use your own lived experience to improve the educational experiences of young, adopted people across North Wales.
To work closely with the Adoption Alliance Lead Youth Worker to support the delivery of the project – for example by preparing training materials for schools, working with groups of young, adopted people, creating content for various online platforms.
To work closely with the Lead Education Officer to help deliver training to schools and colleges.
To gain experience and improve your own life chances as a result of working on this project.
To support you to develop digital content and resources which will be used in this project.
To support young people to create products that promote the purpose of the project which may include digital resources such as podcasts.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
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To assist in bringing together groups of young, adopted people and share experiences.
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To use lived experience to inform the current education system in North Wales
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To gain knowledge and experience within a range of work settings including social care, education, and youth work.
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To identify and undertake training which will help prepare you for the future.
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To work closely with administrative and business support staff in the Wales and Central teams to ensure the booking of venues, activities etc and gather output and outcome data from the service.
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To support the organisation by gathering statistical and other relevant information to support evaluation and fundraising activities for the service.
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To support young people who wish to have their voices heard in national and regional forums and events.
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To attend internal and external training sessions and other meetings as appropriate, in order to learn and remain up to date with adoption issues, relevant policies, working practices and systems and network with other youth work providers in Wales.
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To engage in supervision and professional development.
This job description is a guide to the nature of the work required and may involve other such duties as deemed necessary by the Organisation. It is not wholly comprehensive or restrictive. This job description will be reviewed with the post-holder at significant points for the Organisation.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA
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The role is available to a young person under the age of 25 years old, with lived experience of adoption/ care experience.
QUALIFICATIONS/TRAINING
or equivalent experience which must be demonstrated in the CV/application form
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Ability to communicate effectively in English and / or Welsh.
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There is no requirement for any specific qualifications or examination results.
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
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Good understanding of the needs of adopted or looked after children
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Experience of the education system in Wales.
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An understanding of the importance of following policies and procedures to ensure that children and young people are safe
SKILLS AND ABILITIES (All Essential)
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Good communication and interpersonal skills
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Ability to relate to children and young people
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Ability to work as part of a team
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Ability to use IT equipment
QUALITIES
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The capacity to understand and to empathise with the issues of concern for adopted children and young people and their parents
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Flexible and adaptable approach to work
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Positive and motivated attitude to work
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Team player
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Willing to learn
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Open and honest and able to fulfil a duty of candour if challenged
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Ability to speak Welsh is desirable and respect for the Welsh language is essential
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Commitment to promoting anti-discriminatory practice and equal opportunities.
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Willingness to travel and work occasional weekends and evenings as required. (essential)
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!
Make a difference for children now and for their future
We’re looking for someone to work with schools across Lewisham to improve the education and health potential of Young Carers. You’ll work alongside our wider team supporting Unpaid Carers across the borough.
You’ll develop relationships with schools and school staff, raising awareness and supporting the identification of Young Carers within education settings, and supporting the development of policy, guidance and resources. You’ll work one-to-one and with groups of Young Carers, and carry out home-based visits to offer support interventions.
As a Young Carers Schools Coordinator, you will also support the planning and delivery of the service’s activity package, including respite activities, online groups and face-to-face sessions.
Applicants should have relevant personal or professional experience of working with children, young people, and families in social care, health, education or voluntary and community sector. You’ll need a practical understanding of barriers faced by Young Carers, and an awareness of cultural differences and access to services. You should be confident engaging with young people and teaching and non-teaching school professionals at all levels.
You should be an excellent communicator with great organisational skills, and able to work on your own initiative and as part of a team. This is a full-time role.
Apply today!
We offer our employees:
· Inclusive values-based environment
· Competitive remuneration package
· Workplace pension scheme
· Generous 31 days annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays
· Opportunities for hybrid working
· Benenden Health Care
· Death in Service Benefit
· Cycle to Work Scheme
· Employee Supported Volunteering scheme
· Development opportunities
· and more
Imago is committed to Safer Recruitment practices, and the post is subject to references and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Please either submit your CV with a short covering note or visit our website for full details.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
21 hours per week (including some unsociable hours, evening and weekends)
Salary: £16,944.73 pro rata
Location: Working across SafeZones Bolton, Tameside and Wigan
Part time working flexibly over 6 days 10am - 7pm including Saturdays. Shift pattern to be discussed and agreed.
We offer many enhanced benefits including:
-Stakeholder pension scheme with matching contributions up to 8%
-Free confidential counselling service: available to all staff and volunteers
-Opportunity for all managers to join our Bespoke Management Development Programme - Compass
Full details about our benefits can be found on our website.
Do you want to support children, young people with emotional, behavioural and mental health difficulties?
Can you demonstrate being able to work effectively with people from different organisations, in order to make positive change?
If so - please read on!
SafeZones is a service that supports children and young people, from 0-18 years who have recently had a mental health crisis. We provide 1-1 sessions over a short term with the aim to equip the children and young people with new skills. We don't want young people to have to wait to receive the care they deserve.
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 Youth Impact directorate, which works to provide one-to-one support for children who need support. Your role will be to help us maintain and develop innovative practice to support our work in our services around the country
We are looking for an Emotional Health & Wellbeing Lead Practitioner that:
-Has experience of management and supervision of staff and volunteers:
-Has a genuine passion and working knowledge of young people and mental health.
-Is energetic, adaptable, able to offer innovation and ideas to support this evolving service.
-Has a background or worked in Mental Health, Education, Youth Work or Social work at a senior level.
-In depth knowledge of mental health presentation in children and young people and the need for evidence based intervention.
-Demonstrates a knowledge of how environmental factors impact mental health.
-Ability to demonstrate a knowledge of barriers preventing children and young people accessing mental health services
-Able to provide 1-1 session support to children and young people of a varied age range. Ability to develop good therapeutic relationships.
-Has experience of screening and triaging referrals, identifying safeguarding and following the appropriate procedures whilst supporting staff.
-Able to travel across Greater Manchester and work a varied shift pattern including Saturdays.
-Ability to evaluate your current practice and reflect on training.
-Computer literate and is able to navigate a data management system.
-Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
-Competent in undertaking risk assessments.
It is imperative that the successful applicant has a good working knowledge of Mental and Emotional Health Issues that young people face today, including interventions on how to support young people in overcoming these challenges. Due to the fast paced environment and use of computers for clinical record keeping, you will need to have a good level of IT skills. You will need to have experience of young people participation on all levels.
The Children's Society runs 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 Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.
Therefore, candidates applying for work in our CYP Directorate will be required to complete an “Employment history_template” document prior to interview. The fully completed document should be loaded by the candidate at the point of uploading your CV.
This vacancy closes at midnight on Thursday 8th July 2024. If, after 14 days, we have received enough applications we reserve the right to close the vacancy on Thursday 25th June.
Interview date TBC.
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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!
WECare’s Head of Fundraising is responsible for supporting the Fundraising team in their efforts to raise funds. We have lots of exciting projects and expansion in the pipeline. We need a Head of Fundraising who can come on this journey with us and help the charity grow whilst maintaining our core values and standards.
Who we are:
WECare Worldwide is a UK and Sri Lankan registered charity set up by veterinary surgeon Janey Lowes. Our mission is to provide international standard veterinary care for less fortunate animals around the world, starting in Sri Lanka. The WECare Team is made up of passionate, dedicated and brilliant individuals who know how to work hard and enjoy ourselves while we do it. We aim to change the outlook for street dogs worldwide, with 75% of the globe’s dog population going without access to healthcare. We want to plug that gap and provide them with a whole lot of love while we do it!
Key responsibilities:
1. Fundraising Strategy Development:
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Develop and implement comprehensive fundraising strategies to achieve organisational fundraising goals.
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Design and establish fundraising structures, policies, and processes to streamline fundraising efforts and ensure compliance with regulations.
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Identify new fundraising opportunities and innovative approaches to expand the donor base and increase revenue streams.
2. Donor Engagement and Relationship Management:
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Cultivate and maintain relationships with individual donors, corporate partners, and potential supporters.
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Implement strategies to enhance donor engagement and retention, including the development of stewardship programmes, and ensure ongoing engagement, retention, and the growth of regular givers.
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Lead the planning and execution of fundraising campaigns and events, ensuring seamless logistics and maximising donor participation.
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Research and identify potential grants and trust funders to diversify funding sources.
3. Communication and Outreach:
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Create and distribute quarterly newsletters and appeal email campaigns to engage supporters and donors.
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Develop and maintain relationships with current sponsors, partners, and key donors.
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Oversee the 'Sponsor a Dog' programme, ensuring its effectiveness in donor engagement and revenue generation.
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Optimise the new supporter journey and create promotional materials in line with current brand guidelines.
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Identify, actively seek, and manage media opportunities, including TV, radio, and social media partnerships.
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Secure support from UK/ Sri Lankan businesses and establish official partnerships where possible.
4. Fundraising Management:
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Manage fundraising events, including securing sponsorship and maintaining strong relationships with venues and their staff.
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Support WECare fundraisers with all needs associated with their efforts.
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Develop grant applications and supporting documentation.
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Manage the production of fundraising materials and advertisements.
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Oversee the development of merchandise ranges and play a key role in the sales process.
Key Attributes:
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Must have experience in working remotely and setting up fundraising functions
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Must have a positive, can-do attitude even in the most difficult of moments.
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Must have experience in fast-moving, high-stress work environments.
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Strong interpersonal and management skills, with a passion for making WECare the very best it can be.
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Approachable team leader and strong team player, with the ability to work well under pressure.
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Self-motivated and able to learn and take initiative.
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Organised and trustworthy.
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Resilient and willing to take on a challenge.
WECare is a vet and nurse run charity providing high standard veterinary care to the millions of roaming dogs in Sri Lanka in need of vet care.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Senior Finance Officer
Job Title: Senior Finance Officer
Location: Hybrid (with some travel required)
Job Type: Fixed term until 31/03/2025 (subject to extension/becoming permanent)
Salary range per annum: Band 4 (starting Mid–Mid2 (£34,772 - £36,262))
Closing date: 05/08/2024 9am (we reserve the right to close the role earlier)
Potential interview date: w/c 05/08/2024
The opportunity
We are seeking a passionate and dedicated candidate to join our Operations team, under our growing Finance team at Standing Together. If you are someone who shares our passion to improve the lives of some of the most vulnerable groups then we would love to hear from you.
We are looking for a new Senior Finance Officer, who will support STADA’s Executive and Senior Leadership Teams, to bolster and develop our Finance function across the organisation; as the charity heads to meet the demands of its growth.
The Senior Finance Officer will work with the Head of Finance (and relevant internal and external stakeholders) to review existing systems, contracts and funding (income) arrangements; as well as explore and develop efficiency enhancing opportunities and contribute to building effective finance management processes and systems across STADA. They will support the delivery of several functions including: setting and monitoring of budgets, reporting of activity and funding across multiple funding streams, contribute to positive stakeholder engagement, oversee day to day financial activity and provide advice/guidance to inform development and delivery of our strategy and business plan.
There is potential for line management within this role as it evolves.
To fulfil this role, we are looking for someone who is passionate about ending domestic abuse. It is preferable if they have experience in providing line management support and supervision. They will have great organisational, analytical and adaptive communication skills. With a positive and inclusive style of working, they will be confident and able to work across a variety of teams (and other stakeholders) and be agile to work on and demonstrate a solution focussed approach. For a full list of the personal specification, please see the job description attached.
About us
Standing Together was founded 25 years ago with the ambition to eradicate domestic abuse by transforming the way organisations and individuals think about, prevent, and respond to it.
We are a national charity bringing communities together to end domestic abuse. Standing Together pioneered the Coordinated Community Response (CCR) approach in the UK, a multi-agency partnership model for keeping survivors safe and holding abusers to account. The Housing Team at STADA, focuses on responding to the housing and homelessness needs of victims/survivors of domestic abuse, through influencing national and local policy and practice, across all relevant agencies, but with a particular focus on the role of the housing and homelessness sector as a part of a Coordinated Community Response to domestic abuse.
Benefits:
- 25 annual leave days Holiday plus all English bank holidays
- 1 day's leave for religious / cultural observation
- Salary Sacrifice Pension scheme
- Flexible working opportunities
- Training and development opportunities
Applicants must have the existing Right to Work in the UK and undergo a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check (paid for by Standing Together), in-line with Charity Commission guidance.
Here at STADA, we do not discriminate in employment based on race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, national origin, marital status, medical history, parental status or genetic information. STADA is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination.
We aim to have a workforce which is truly representative of all sections of society and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and experiences.
For more information
If you have any questions, or think you may be interested in this role, please contact us via email.
Please also look at the job description and personal specification, which you can download from this page (on the righthand corner).
Interviews
Interviews will take place w/c 05/08/2024. We will email you if you’ve been successfully shortlisted to arrange an interview time.
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Do you want to be at the forefront of tackling the climate crisis?
Would you like to help bring businesses and communities together in a place in the NW of England, to accelerate a just transition to a net zero, resilient future where people and nature thrive?
Do you have diverse experience of stakeholder management, business development and community engagement.
Are you based in proximity to the M62 corridor and able to commute part of the week to places such as - Salford /Warrington/Manchester/Wigan?
If yes, we would love to hear from you – this is a unique and exciting opportunity to work with a friendly, dedicated team to making a tangible difference.
Business in the Community (BITC) is looking for an individual based close to the M62 Corridor of the North West region – to develop our next place to operationalise its Community Climate Fund. Join a team setting up our Community Climate Fund (CCF), that aims to raise £100m and be actively supporting community climate action in 25 places across the UK by 2030. This is an exciting opportunity to identify and deliver a plan in a place (e.g. Salford, an area in Manchester, Warrington or Wigan) to have a positive social, environmental and economic impact for the communities there.
The Community Climate Fund Senior Lead, will be responsible for the successful development and delivery of the fund in the vicinity of the M62 corridor and will:
- Increase resilience to economic and environmental shocks
- Strengthen community coherence and wellbeing
- Accelerate progress towards net zero
The role will involve:
- Identifying and developing our next place in the North West of England to operationalize our Community Climate Fund.
- Developing a deep understanding of, and engagement with the community organisations present in the area as potential beneficiaries of the Community Climate Fund.
- Nurturing relationships with cross sector representatives at all levels to collaborate and ensure the community climate fund meets local needs.
- Working with our climate action experts and the steering group, to select community climate projects to fund.
This role will be based close to the M62 Corridor - the post holder will work from home, but be willing and able to commute to the selected place approximately twice a week.
Closing date:1 September 2024
Interview date: 12 September 2024
Salary: Minimum of £42,435 per annum (BITC job framework level 3)
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
£31,133.37 per annum
Edinburgh/Aberdeen/Dundee/Glasgow Office – hybrid working
Fixed Term until 31st March 2026
37.5 hours per week
Closing date: Monday 12th August at 11:30pm
Do you have some experience of advice work, an understanding of money and debt support and a real desire to develop your knowledge within this field? Then join Shelter Scotland as a Money & Debt Housing Rights Worker and you could soon be playing an important role in helping to build the financial resilience of people in Scotland with poor financial health.
About Shelter Scotland
A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet over a million people in Scotland struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change, with individuals, in communities, across society, and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.
At Shelter Scotland we are united by our purpose to defend the right to a safe home. Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. We believe that to win that fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement for change. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, fair, equitable and transparent.
We have committed to combat racism both within and outside Shelter Scotland and welcome you on our journey to becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.
About the Team
We recently launched a new 3-year partnership with a leading UK bank, with a strategy centred on building the UK’s financial resilience. Together we aim to break the vicious cycles that leave people with poor financial health which may negatively impact their housing situation. The project aims to improve and challenge financial resilience by delivering specialist advice and intervention and gaining evidence and insight into the issues.
Our three Communities Teams are responsible for identifying, investigating and intervening in housing and homelessness practice issues. We engage with our local communities to understand the issues people are facing and apply expert housing knowledge, insight and analysis to identify solutions to them. As well as providing advice and advocacy for individuals, we also use our insight, relationships and influence to drive systemic change, always ensuring that Lived experience is at the heart of everything we do.
About the role
You’ll be responsible for providing money and debt advice, advocacy and casework to clients, including homelessness prevention and financial resilience. We’ll also rely on you to deliver housing and financial health/resilience workshops to a variety of audiences, including clients and their families, local professionals and volunteers.
About you
To succeed, you’ll need to be used to working with, and influencing, a range of internal and external stakeholders and enjoy collaborating with people from other teams and organisations. You’ll also need great time management skills, an enthusiasm for delivering workshops and presentations and a willingness to challenge practice and hold people to account. Adept at engaging with individuals and communities, you enjoy gathering evidence and identifying insights, issues and trends. What’s more, you present information and arguments in a clear and compelling way and have excellent problem-solving skills. Proficiency using IT like Word, Excel, email, internet and in-house CRM systems is also required.
How to apply
Please click ‘Apply for Job’ below. You are required to submit a CV and a supporting statement. The supporting statement should include responses to the ‘About You’ points below of no more than 350 words each. Please follow the STAR Format (Situation, Task, Action and Result) when answering the below points.
- Confident and effective communicator
- Ability to work collaboratively
- Enthusiasm for delivering workshops and presentations
- Strong organisation and record keeping ability
- Experience of advice work - ideally with a focus on welfare benefits/money & debt issues
Please also ensure you demonstrate how you address the behaviour below throughout your responses also:
- We prioritise diversity and have an inclusive and open mindset
Any applications submitted without a supporting statement will not be considered.
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.
Shelter Scotland helps over half a million people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help.
To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter Scotland please visit our website. Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.
Safeguarding is everyone’s business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.
Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Executive Director of Support & Wellbeing
Stoke-on-Trent
£108,875 a year
You’ll be responsible, through the Chief Executive to the Board of Management, for the effective management of support and wellbeing services which includes all operational services across our client's organisation
You will also have responsibility for business development and fundraising, quality and performance, as well as landlord liaison functions within the charity - a property portfolio in the region of 260 units. As a member of the Executive Leadership Team, you will work collaboratively with senior colleagues, Board Members and Charity Trustees.
Job requirements:
- Drive the strategic direction of the organisation, as part of the Executive Team, contributing to the development and delivery of the Group’s corporate plan and all policy formulation at strategic level.
- Demonstrate clear, determined leadership. With specific responsibility for the strategic direction of Revival, Glow and Concrete, you will lead on delivery of the business and growth strategy, budget management, contractual targets and requirements, as well as wider Group objectives.
- Ensure effective governance arrangements for Honeycomb Charitable Services, overseen by the Group Board.
- Maintain a strong understanding of the external operating environment both locally and nationally. Leading on broadening the Group’s partnerships across all areas of operation, in line with business objectives and growth ambitions.
- Build strong relationships with commissioners, partners and stakeholders. Influencing local strategies and seeking out or extending opportunities for innovative models of delivery to meet current and future needs.
- Proactively manage risks around safeguarding / safety of customers, and contract compliance, ensuring all staff are clear on their obligations to report any concerns. Ensure best practice is adopted in reporting internally to the Group Board and externally to bodies such as the Charity Commission.
- To be a dynamic leader and an active member of the Executive Team, liaising with the Board members, Chief Executive, and other Executive Directors on customer, housing and property related services.
- Lead on setting and managing the budget which includes annual rent and service charge reviews for Revival, Glow and Concrete (c.10m)
What they’re looking for:
- A degree level qualification or equivalent.
- A relevant housing qualification (secured or working towards) as outlined in the Competence and Conduct Standard consultation. Or a commitment to secure the qualification within allowed timescales.
- Extensive experience of operating at a senior management level or director level in health, social care, charitable or a relevant support field.
- Evidence of continuous professional development and a commitment to continuous learning for self and others. Significant experience of strategic leadership and responsibility for delivery of care and support services.
- Demonstrable track record and evidence of developing and winning business to achieve growth and sustainability in support services.
- Experience of working in the social housing charity sector preferable.
- Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and work collaboratively with other leaders and managers. Be self-aware, emotionally intelligent, and able to work with, lead and project manage across all teams at all levels.
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Healthwatch Stockport is looking for a Communications and Volunteer Coordinator to join our team. If you have a passion for communications and making a positive impact, apply now!
Join our dedicated team as a Communications and Volunteer Coordinator. You will lead our communications strategy, coordinate members and volunteers, and engage our local communities. Your work will drive positive changes in Stockport's health and social care services.
Job Title: Connect Membership Officer
Salary: £27,914 Per Annum plus £345 Home Working Allowance Per Annum
Hours & Contract: 16 Hours per week - Fixed Term Contract for 6 Months
Location: Homebased anywhere in UK with occasional travel to in person events
As a ‘not for profit’ organisation, TACT puts the needs of our children and carers first and look to appoint individuals who are as passionate about fostering as we are. We are a homeworking organisation, and we pride ourselves on our flexible working opportunities, available from day one, an extensive wellbeing programme and our benefits package, all curated to nurture a healthy work life balance for all our employees so they can give an excellent service to our carers and the young people and children we care for.
As a foster care charity, TACT invests all surplus income into services, staff, carers, and child development. This means that we have been able to invest unique projects like TACT Connect, our unique and ground-breaking scheme for TACT care experienced young people and adults, as well as our expanding TACT Education Service and our new Health Service. All our activities are built on our commitment to becoming a fully trauma informed organisation, in line with our key values and ethos.
TACT achieved 16th place in the UK Best Companies Work For survey results in 2023, with 91% of employees acknowledging that the organisation is run on strong values and principles and 94% stating they feel proud to work for this organisation.
This is an exciting opportunity to undertake pivotal role as Membership Officer with Connect. The successful applicant will have a strong administrative background with excellent customer service skills and time management. As the first point of contact for Connect you will have a key role to play in promoting the services of the scheme and encouraging membership and engagement. This will be a fulfilling role as your professional skills will potentially have direct impact on the success of initiatives and activities provided for the benefit of Connect's care experienced members.
If you want to be valued as a professional, be appreciated at work and contribute to better outcomes for the children and young people connected with TACT, apply now.
Overall Duties of the Membership Officer will include:
- Being the first contact for promoting the benefits Connect Membership to potential members.
- Providing assistance and/or signposting for members communications and enquiries.
- Working closely with the Connect Lead and other internal colleagues create administrative systems and processes supporting membership.
- Data collection and analysis, requiring exemplary record keeping.
- Assisting with organising events and other membership activities.
- Supporting quality assurance processes within the Connect programme by establishing new and / or refining existing systems.
- To work closely with TACT colleagues to enable Connect's strategies and objectives.
TACT offer an excellent employee benefits package including:
- 31 days paid holiday plus 8 annual bank holidays (pro rata).
- Flexible working arrangements (including compressed hours, flexibility around core hours, volunteer days policy).
- Family friendly policies.
- Homeworking ‘bundle’ including annual allowance, IT equipment and a loan for home office set up.
- Help@Hand Employee Assistance Programme (including CBT counselling, 24/7 remote GP appointments, physiotherapy, mental health support and second opinions on serious diagnosis).
- An hour a week of live, expert led activities through the Annual Employee wellbeing Programme.
- Menopause Policy and free Menopause Clinician Appointments.
- Stakeholder Pension Scheme (salary sacrifice).
- Fantastic learning and development opportunities for all roles.
The Membership Officer may be homebased within England, Scotland or Wales and may be required to travel to face-to-face meetings occasionally for training and team wellbeing events.
A Standard / Enhanced DBS clearance is required for this role and will be processed by TACT on your behalf.
Closing Date: Midnight on Wednesday 14th August 2024
Interview Date: 20th and 22nd August 2024 - Afternoons only (via Microsoft Teams)
Safeguarding is everyone’s business and TACT believes that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work. As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications, and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children. We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people. All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies.
We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than advertised if the volume of applications is excessive, you are therefore advised to apply at your earliest convenience.
TACT does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies, nor the fees associated with them.
We are recruiting a Community Development Officer to engage key partners and stakeholders in the region providing support, training and education to create suicide safer communities.
What you will do:
Identify, develop and maintain effective partnerships with local communities, volunteers and key partners across the region to engage them in the prevention of young suicide.
Proactively promote suicide prevention including raising the profile of PAPYRUS and engaging with those personally affected by young suicide.
Equip a wide range of stakeholders to enable them to create sustainable suicide safer communities through the provision of tailored support, training and education.
Deliver training and awareness raising products to a variety of groups including professionals, parents, young people, volunteers and other trainers.
Contribute to the development and review of projects, and education and training products, in line with strategic plans.
Record, monitor and report on data to evaluate our projects and demonstrate impact.
Represent the charity at events including conferences, panels, working groups and through media channels as required.
To be successful in this role you will have:
Previous experience working in a community setting, delivering information and training sessions, leading workshops or educational activities
A proven track record of networking and building and managing effective relationships, tailoring the approach to meet the differing needs of the audience
Experience as a qualified ASIST Trainer or willingness to gain qualification and experience
Experience of using your own initiative and creativity to develop a project, programme or area of work
Excellent time management skills and ability to manage a diverse workload
The ability to travel to different locations across London and the South of England to attend meetings, events and deliver training.
Please visit the careers site for the full job description and person specification for the role.
Salary: £29,269 per annum (NJC Scale SCP 18) progressing by increments to £32,076 per annum (NJC Scale SCP 23). As this is a London-based role, the post-holder will receive an additional Cost of Living Allowance which is £5,000 per annum.
Hours: 36 hours per week
Location: London (7-9 Bream’s Buildings, London, EC4A 1DT) with travel across the South of England
Contract: Permanent
Benefits: You will receive 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time workers), hybrid and flexible working arrangements, an attractive pension scheme, Simply Health membership and enhanced sick pay. Please visit our website for more details.
Closing date: Sunday 4th August 2024
We reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier if we receive sufficient applications so, please submit your application as soon as possible.
PAPYRUS is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in employment and its recruitment policies are designed to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability, gender re-assignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
PAPYRUS is committed to safeguarding all children, young people and adults at risk that interact with the organisation. The organisation recognises its responsibility to safeguard the welfare of these vulnerable groups by a commitment to procedures to protect them. The charity expects all staff and volunteers to fully support and promote these commitments.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Purpose of the Job:
This role is within our crisis alternative service – Safe Space - which is an out of hours service providing a safe and welcoming space for people who are feeling distressed and experiencing crisis. The service operates 365 days a year from 12:00pm(midday)-11:30pm across all of our boroughs. The shift pattern for this role is 4:30-11:30pm. This will be on a rota basis across support workers.
Staff within the service will provide person-centred, practical and emotional support, face to face or via telephone on a one-to-one or group basis to individuals experiencing mental health crisis. This will consist of 1:1 support; de-escalating and providing interventions, signposting for specialised or longer-term support, and delivering collaborative self-management plans with clients to improve mental wellbeing. The aim of this service is to de-escalate and prevent further crises.
The objectives of the service include:
- To improve the mental wellbeing of people experiencing mental health crisis in HFEH.
- To provide support to clients accessing the service- for instance: signposting, de-escalation, planned wellbeing activities etc.
- To contribute to an improvement in individual mental wellbeing.
- To remain a source of independent support for all clients.
- To treat service users with respect, dignity and personalised support
- To raise awareness of mental health services available with the goal to improve long term mental health and reduce social isolation
- To increase self-management skills of those accessing the service
- To reduce the use of police, ambulance and statutory mental health services whilst experiencing crisis.
- To reduce the use of statutory crisis services by people experiencing mental ill health without positive outcomes for the individual.
Key Responsibilities:
- Providing a person centred and recovery orientated approach in all aspects of the roles and responsibilities.
- Promoting people’ rights and responsibilities
- Working collaboratively with clients to understand their needs and developing flexible and realistic crisis support packages/person centred plans
- Listening to clients and encouraging positive steps towards self-management of crisis and recovery
- Providing advice, information, practical and emotional support to clients
- Proactively recognising the indicators of deteriorating mental health and facilitate appropriate action, whilst liaising with relevant agencies e.g. CATT, Emergency Duty Teams, CMHTS, etc
- Engaging with clients to show empathy, inspire hope and promote recovery
- Establishing supportive, empowering and respectful relationships with clients and carers/ family
You will have:
- Minimum of 1 year working in mental health services and with clients experiencing mental health distress and crisis
- Experience of managing challenging behaviour and dealing with clients with complex needs
- Experience of managing safeguarding risks and understanding legal requirements for safeguarding adults and children
- Evidence of continual professional development
- Understanding of the Recovery Model in mental health
- Understanding of the principles of trauma informed care
- Understanding of suicide prevention and safety planning
- Understanding of the relationship between mental health and social issues and how these issues may impact on physical, mental and emotional wellbeing
- Understanding of relevant legislation and policies
- Awareness of issues in mental health service provision
- A good understanding of mental health conditions
- Experience of working with vulnerable individuals
- Creative and flexible approach to working with individuals
- Ability to deal with stressful and difficult situations in a calm manner and de-escalate challenging situations
Benefits of working with us:
- Contributory Pension Scheme
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays per year, increasing by 1 day per full year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days) [pro rata].
- Employee Rewards and Benefits Platform/Wellness Hub (Perkbox)
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Flexible working
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including free counselling sessions
- Paid time off for medical appointments
- Training and personal development opportunities
- Access to shared resources and training opportunities via Mind Federated Network
How to apply:
Please provide your CV, and a cover letter demonstrating how you meet the requirements of the Person Specification (see JD attached) and why you want this role.
We are an equal opportunities employer; and are proud to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.
HFEH Mind are committed to creating and fostering a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children and adults at risk. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults.
Post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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BEfriend is seeking a Befriending Coordinator to join our Befriending Project aimed at combatting isolation across the London Borough of Ealing.
We have been operating in Ealing since 1994, and are proud to celebrate our 30th anniversary this year! Our Befriending Project supports people who are isolated and experiencing chronic loneliness. It provides a lifeline to people living alone who might go for days at a time not seeing a single person.
Key Tasks:
- Client Assessments: You will support a caseload of clients from their initial referral through to the end of their time with us. This will involve processing referrals, conducting assessments, matching with volunteers and conducting ongoing six-monthly reviews. You will provide regular telephone contact whilst they are on our waiting list and signpost to appropriate services as required.
- Matching and Coordination: You will interview potential volunteer befrienders and work with the Lead Coordinator to successfully link them with individuals in Ealing who are experiencing isolation. You will monitor the matches through monthly reports from the volunteers and six-monthly client reviews.
- Support and Supervision: You will provide support to the volunteers when required, particularly during the first month of their match. After that you will conduct six-monthly reviews and ad hoc support.
For full job details including person specification, please download the Recruitment Pack.
See www.befriend.london for more information about the charity.
Please attach your CV and a cover letter which explains how you meet the person specification and what you feel you can bring to the role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Have you ever wanted to make a difference to the lives of vulnerable Children and Young People? Our children’s home inWalkden, Salfordprovides residential Care for Children and Young People with Learning Difficulties and Complex Care Needs.
We have a vacancy for a Senior Children's ResidentialSupport Worker to be part of the experienced team. You will work in a caring home environment with the wider team under the leadership of the Registered Manager, nurturing, and supporting the young people providing them with all the care, love and support they would receive as if it was their family home.
The Together Trust is one of the North West’s leading charities, offering individual care, support, and education to hundreds of Children, Young People, and Adults each year. We are a not-for-profit charitable trust, so every penny goes back into benefiting the people that we support.
You will be working in a caring home environment with the wider team under the leadership of the Registered Manager, nurturing, and supporting the young people providing them with all the care, love, and support that they would receive as if it was their family home.
Location – Walkden / Little Hulton, Salford, Greater Manchester
Hours - 37.5 hours per week
Starting Salary - £27,590.00 per year (£14.15 hourly rate)
- Sleep in shifts paid at £96.00 per shift.
- Weekends paid at 25% premium on the hourly rate.
- 27 day holiday plus 8 days bank holidays rising to 30 after 5 years, 33 years after 10 years
- Generous pension scheme and death in service benefit , up to 7% company pension contributions and up to 6 x basis salary death in service
- Occupational sick pay and family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
- Reward and Discount platform offering discounts at high street shops, travel, insurances etc.
- Free on-site parking
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Eligibility to apply for Blue Light card.
- Proud to be a real living wage employer.
- Refer a friend scheme, be rewarded for recommending a friend to work with us
- Comprehensive training and development opportunities, including apprenticeship qualifications.
- Long service awards including cash gifts and extra holiday.
- Promotion of Wellbeing across the organisation including Mental Health First Aiders offering wellbeing support from trained colleague and free weekly yoga session in person or online
- Access to our Employee Assistance programme for you and adults at your home
We also provide a caring, supportive environment for all our employees, with a strong emphasis on a good work / life balance, and this something you can’t put a value on!
About the position….
- As a Senior Children’s Residential Support Worker, you will work as part of a residential childcare team providing support for the children and young people with their physical, emotional, and social needs with an emphasis on promoting their personal growth and independence.
- Working on your own initiative and as part of a team, you will be to preparing and assisting the children and young people to fulfil the aims of their person-centred plan.
- You will support the children and young people with communication and work closely in a team that has a passion to improve their lives whilst in our care.
- You will work flexibly to undertake the full range of duties in a well-planned way that respects and values the children and young people as individuals.
We provide compassionate, nurturing care for the children and young people who are in crisis and have complex needs, supporting them to move on from a difficult past to a brighter future.
What can you bring to our team….
We look for applicants who have the following skills.
- Completed the QCF level 3 / 4 in Children, young people, and family’s practitioner qualification or equivalent to be eligible to apply for this position.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills, a large part of this role you will be working with Social Workers and parents.
- Previous experience in key working with the young people that we support, including primary responsibility in complex cases and being able consider the feelings and the wishes of the young people that we support.
- Previous experience in shift leading, supervising team members in the absence of the Registered Manager / Assistant Manager, including contribution to assessment and appraisal of the team.
- Have a sound knowledge around the safeguarding of the young people that we support.
- A good standard of written English and IT skills would be essential, you will be writing reports and keeping record of the Children and Young Peoples progress.
- Transporting children / young people to an activity or school is a requirement. A driving licence that has been held for 12 months would be desirable.
Is this you? Are you ready to make a positive change?
Apply now!
If you think you might have the relevant skills and experience, we are looking for, please apply now.
To discover the full details of this rewarding role within the Together Trust look at our Job Description. If you would like to connect with the Recruitment team email [email protected].
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In order for the Trust to comply with the apprenticeship funding rules, it is a requirement of the role that the successful applicant must be able to evidence that (1) they have the right to work in the UK without additional approval for more than 20 hours each week throughout the year and (2) they have an eligible residency status for the purposes of the apprenticeship funding rules. In most cases this will mean that the individual needs to show that they have been ''ordinarily resident'' in particular countries (including the UK) at least 3 years before the start of the apprenticeship.
We are a Real Living Wage employer.
Together Trust has committed to paying all staff a significantly higher salaries than the government minimum wage. By officially registering as a Living Wage employer, we are showing our commitment to our employees, now and in the future.
Additional Information.
We welcome applications from those with a right to work in the UK. We do not currently sponsor overseas staff.
We may remove this vacancy prior to the expiry date if a suitable candidate is found therefore early applications are encouraged.
Shortlisting will take place throughout the duration of the advert therefore early applications are encouraged.
We are a UK charity supporting children in care and people with disabilities, autism and complex needs in the North West.