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This role is a core part of Pecan’s senior leadership team (SLT), working to develop strategic direction and playing a play a key role in the organisation’s aim to transform the lives of the most disadvantaged people in our community.
You will enable Pecan’s frontline team to deliver the highest possible standards of service. You will have responsibility for Employment Support, Southwark & Lewisham Women’s Service and Together community projects. This role also oversees Marketing & Communications and Partnerships. It will work closely with the Fundraising Manager and is the Safeguarding Lead and the Equalities Lead
When working for Pecan, you can expect to become a valued member of a diverse and supportive team. In addition to a place in our 35-year legacy, you will receive a generous holiday allowance, pension contribution and life assurance cover. You can also expect regular team meetings and social opportunities, and a variety of other benefits as outlined in our recruitment pack.
Main Responsibilities:
- To play a significant role in the pastoral care and wellbeing of staff and volunteers ensuring they feel supported and safe at work and have access to wellbeing support
- To develop and deliver services supporting women affected by the criminal justice system and for local women seeking support, information and community.
- To develop and deliver contracted services to enable people to gain employment.
- Expand the offer to reduce isolation and increase community cohesion as well as tackle some of the barriers facing people.
Key Requirements (specific skills, qualifications required):
- Strong experience of managing contracts.
- Experience of managing staff and volunteer teams.
- A strong understanding of the community, employment, women’s or criminal justice sectors.
- Experience of establishing new contracts.
Desirable knowledge/expertise
- An effective networker.
- Experience of the voluntary and community sector.
- Experience of working across a spectrum of church cultures and types.
- Experience of organisational development.
Please read the Recruitment Pack containing the Job Description for more information. To apply please submit the following:
- CV
- Covering Letter, no more than 2-sides of A4 paper, expanding on your passion for this area of work and describing how you meet the Job Description/Person Specification, as set out in the Recruitment Pack.
Closing Date: Wednesday 6th November 2024, 9am
Interview Date: Week commencing Monday 11th November 2024, Details TBC.
Start Date: ASAP
Please note that applications that do not contain BOTH the CV and Covering Letter as described above cannot be considered. Candidates that have not been contacted by the interview date or within 2 weeks of submitting an application if it is an open recruitment, have not been shortlisted for interviews.
Please read the Recruitment Pack containing the Job Description for more information. To apply please submit the following:
- CV
- Covering Letter, no more than 2-sides of A4 paper, expanding on your passion for this area of work and describing how you meet the Job Description/Person Specification, as set out in the Recruitment Pack.
Please note that applications that do not contain BOTH the CV and Covering Letter as described above cannot be considered. Candidates that have not been contacted by the interview date or within 2 weeks of submitting an application if it is an open recruitment, have not been shortlisted for interviews.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you an organised and detail-oriented individual who enjoys providing essential support? We have a brand-new opportunity for a Support Services & Care Team Administrator to join our team helping us provide timely and effective assistance to people affected by motor neurone disease (MND).
In this role, you will manage the administration of our equipment loan and support grant services, ensuring requests are handled efficiently and swiftly. You'll review and process grant applications in line with our guidance policy, ensuring all information is accurate and complete. You will identify requests that should be treated as exceptions and escalate as appropriate.
You'll also liaise with health and social care professionals, branches and groups, and people affected by MND, offering guidance on alternative funding options. By proactively seeking additional funding from branches and groups, you'll ensure our support grants continue to make a difference.
The role involves administrative tasks such as managing payments, processing invoices, and maintaining accurate records. You'll also be responsible for updating databases, sending important correspondence, and ensuring our care resources are well-stocked and available.
Occasionally, you'll help organise internal and external meetings and events, booking venues and handling any necessary equipment and logistics.
This is a role that offers variety and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact. If you have strong administrative skills, a proactive attitude, and a passion for helping others, we'd love to hear from you.
Hybrid Working Expectations: 2 days per week office attendance
(Flexibility to attend the office more regularly on occasion may be required to meet business needs.)
We understand the importance of work-life balance and are committed to supporting our employees' needs. We are open to part-time applications and job shares. If you are looking for flexibility, please clearly indicate your preferred working arrangement in your supporting statement.
What are we looking for?
You will have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, who can confidently provide high-quality customer service. You'll need to be comfortable handling sensitive information, with a strong understanding of data protection and confidentiality.
Attention to detail is key, as is the ability to work accurately in a fast-paced environment. You should be proactive in spotting and resolving issues as they arise. Good organisational skills and the ability to manage your workload effectively are essential.
Experience with Microsoft Office and databases is important, along with strong interpersonal skills that allow you to influence and negotiate with tact and diplomacy when needed.
For full role responsibilities please view the job description located within the Candidate Pack.
Our Benefits
- 28 days holiday, rising to 33 days after 5 years' service, plus Bank Holidays
- Access to UK Healthcare which includes reimbursement for dental appointments, eyecare, Health & Wellbeing screening and therapies
- Access to a 24/7 phone and video GP Service
- Life assurance
- Confidential counselling helplines
- Salary sacrifice schemes to include: Cycle to work & Buy and sell annual leave
- BenefitHub which offers lifestyle discounts and offers on everyday shopping
- Enhanced pension scheme
- Opportunities for training and personal development
- Hybrid working
About Us
Our vision is a world free from MND. Our mission is to improve care and support for people with MND, their families and carers. We fund and promote research that leads to new understanding and treatments and brings us closer to a cure for MND. The Association also campaigns and raises awareness so the needs of people with MND, and everyone who cares for them, are recognised, and addressed by wider society.
We are committed to equality and value diversity. We are working hard to remove perceived and actual barriers to participation for people with and affected by MND, current and future staff, volunteers, and stakeholders.
We guarantee interviews for disabled applicants that meet the requirements of the role as part of our commitment to the Disability Confident Scheme.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Adverts may be closed early, or interviews arranged once sufficient applications are received. Early applications are encouraged.
Sponsorship: If you require sponsorship for this role, you must clearly declare this with/on your application form so that we can consider whether you meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship, either as a skilled worker or new entrant.
DBS: Depending on the nature of your role you may be required to complete a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Reasonable Adjustments and Alternative Applications: Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview please contact us for support.
To provide an inclusive application process, we are open to receiving alternative applications from candidates who may find it difficult to complete our online form.
Recruitment Agencies: We work hard to fill our roles directly and request that recruitment agencies do not contact us in relation to this role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Young People Support Worker (Floating)
We have a new role available for a Young People Support Worker to join Depaul UK to ensure that every client leaves a Depaul service with the skills and resilience to be confident and self-determining in their lives.
Position: Young People Support Worker (Floating)
Location: Cheshire West and Chester
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full Time (37.5hrs) & Part-Time (18.75hrs) available
Salary: £24,136 Per Annum (FTE) plus pension and other benefits
Closing Date: Sunday 20th October 2024
About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to join Depaul UK to help us develop our Step Forward (Floating Support) services in Cheshire West and Chester.
The Step Forward (Floating Support) service provides tailored support to young people aged 15-19 with care experience, to prepare for and transition into independent living in their own tenancy. The worker will hold a caseload and will support young people in working towards their goals which will lead to further independence.
Support will take place in young people’s accommodation and out in the community. The post will involve working closely with the allocated social worker and the Leaving Care Team, as well as local organisations, statutory services, and support agencies, to achieve the best possible outcomes for the young people we support. This service will be based alongside our accommodation service which provides Semi-Independent Accommodation for 16 and 17 year old young people who are leaving care.
Key responsibilities include:
· To complete a full assessment of each young person’s strengths, needs and goals to develop a holistic and strengths-based support plan and tailored programme of support.
· Provide a programme of support with young people to cover accommodation needs,
· independent living skills, support with education, employment and learning and social and emotional issues.
· To support young people aged 15+ to prepare for independent living and develop necessary skills.
· To understand and support young people using a trauma-informed approach,
· awareness and understanding of adverse childhood approaches and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)
· Where young people have moved into accommodation the worker will provide support through a programme of regular visits. These may include support and advice or more structured life-skills training as required.
· Help young people to apply for benefits, complete relevant application forms, train to learn budgeting skills and managing money, including support to prioritise and pay bills and rent.
· Actively support young people to stay in or enter suitable education, employment and training.
· Support young people to access and liaise with health services, including mental health services, drug and alcohol support services and counselling referrals.
About You
You will need to have the following skills and experience:
· Able to work on own initiative but at same time able to exercise sound judgement in knowing when to consult with peers and clients to meet the service KPI’s
· A clear understanding and ability to implement risk management, information sharing and data security arrangements.
· Awareness of and commitment to equal opportunity and diversity practice.
· Ability to promote and implement diversity practices and policies and treat colleagues and clients fairly.
· Experience in helping Young People with setting up benefits, developing independent living skills and maintaining their accommodation
· Experience working with young people who may have complex needs such as mental health issues, drug and alcohol misuse, domestic abuse and offending behaviour.
In return for working here, you will receive:
· A comprehensive training package tailored to your needs and role
· Flexible working model for suitable roles
· 26 days annual leave rising to 30 after five years of service
· Family-friendly leave policies including - maternity, adoption and parental leave and Carers leave.
· Auto-enrolment to pension scheme employer from day 1 with employer contribution up to 7% and increasing with service
· Employee Assistance Programme and access to the app – 24/7 GP appointments, prescription service, health checks and nutrition advice.
· Discount vouchers including gym, retail, food & drink, travel, electricals and more.
· Cash benefit plan for you and your partner (living with you) and children under 18 including covering Dental, Optical, Hospital Stays, Scans and More
· Death in service (4x Base salary)
· Legal Advice line
About the Organisation
Depaul UK delivers a wide range of support and housing services for young people and adults at risk of homelessness. We specialise in the provision of services that prevent homelessness, increase the resilience of those we work with and energise opportunities for employment, education, training and volunteering in the communities we work within. Our organisation reaches from Newcastle to London, Greater Manchester and Milton Keynes.
You may have experience in areas such as: Support Worker, Peer Support, Project Manager, Care Caseworker, Youth Project Coordinator, Youth Caseworker, Care Worker, Health Care Assistant, Support Worker, Nurses, Social Care Worker, Care Assistant, #INDNFP
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
Join our growing team of dedicated and compassionate staff as we work to support individuals at risk of or experiencing homelessness, through one-to-one work, outreach and community empowerment. You will join our existing Housing Rights Support Worker and our Outreach Worker to make a genuine impact on those in need.
Based in St Paul’s, Caring in Bristol works hard to find creative, person-centred and trauma informed ways to support those faced with housing issues. In addition to our Prevention Services, we have recently opened an emergency night shelter for young people and have an established team of experienced youth support workers.
If you could provide invaluable individualised support to those is need, you could be part of Caring in Bristol’s ambition to bring lasting change in Bristol and beyond.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Young People Support Worker (Floating)
We have a new role available for a Young People Support Worker to join Depaul UK to ensure that every client leaves a Depaul service with the skills and resilience to be confident and self-determining in their lives.
Position: Part-Time Young People Support Worker (Floating)
Location: Cheshire West and Chester
Contract: Part-Time – some evening and weekend work will be required.
Hours: 18.75 hours per week
Salary: £13,568.16 (Pro Rata) Per Annum / £24,136 (FTE) plus pension and other benefits
Closing Date: Sunday 20th October 2024
About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to join Depaul UK to help us develop our Step Forward (Floating Support) services in Cheshire West and Chester. The Step Forward (Floating Support) service provides tailored support to young people aged 15-19 with care experience, to prepare for and transition into independent living in their own tenancy. The worker will hold a caseload and will support young people in working towards their goals which will lead to further independence. Support will take place in young people’s accommodation and also out in the community.
The post will involve working closely with the allocated social worker and the Leaving Care Team, as well as local organisations, statutory services, and support agencies, to achieve the best possible outcomes for the young people we support. This service will be based alongside our accommodation service which provides Semi-Independent Accommodation for 16 and 17 year old young people who are leaving care.
Key responsibilities include:
- To complete a full assessment of each young person’s strengths, needs and goals to develop a holistic and strengths-based support plan and tailored programme of support.
- Provide a programme of support with young people to cover accommodation needs, independent living skills, support with education, employment and learning and social and emotional issues.
- To support young people aged 15+ to prepare for independent living and develop necessary skills.
- To understand and support young people using a trauma-informed approach, awareness and understanding of adverse childhood approaches and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)
- Where young people have moved into accommodation the worker will provide support through a programme of regular visits. These may include support and advice, or more structured life-skills training as required.
- Help young people to apply for benefits, complete relevant application forms, train to learn budgeting skills and manage money, including support to prioritise and pay bills and rent.
- Actively support young people to stay in or enter suitable education, employment and training.
- Support young people to access and liaise with health services, including mental health services, drug and alcohol support services and counselling referrals.
About You
You will need to have the following skills and experience:
- Able to work on own initiative but at same time able to exercise sound judgement in knowing when to consult with peers and clients to meet the service KPI’s
- A clear understanding and ability to implement risk management, information sharing and data security arrangements.
- Awareness of and commitment to equal opportunity and diversity practice.
- Ability to promote and implement diversity practices and policies and treat colleagues and clients fairly and with respect.
- Demonstrate ability to use IT to a level which will enable high-quality reporting to be carried out. This should include an ability to use data capture systems including running queries and reports.
- Experience in helping Young People with setting up benefits, developing independent living skills and maintaining their accommodation
- Experience working with young people who may have complex needs such as mental health issues, drug and alcohol misuse, domestic abuse and offending behaviour. (this list is not exhaustive)
In return for working here, you will receive:
- A comprehensive training package tailored to your needs and role
- Flexible working model for suitable roles.
- 26 days annual leave rising to 30 after five years of service.
- Family-friendly leave policies including - maternity, adoption and parental leave and Carers leave.
- Auto-enrolment to pension scheme employer from day 1 with employer contribution up to 7% and increasing with service
- Employee Assistance Programme and access to the app – 24/7 GP appointments, prescription service, health checks and nutrition advice.
- Discount vouchers including gym, retail, food & drink, travel, electricals and more.
- Cash benefit plan for you and your partner (living with you) and children under 18 including covering Dental, Optical, Hospital Stays, Scans and More
- Death in service (4x Base salary)
- Legal Advice line
About the Organisation
Depaul UK delivers a wide range of support and housing services for young people and adults at risk of homelessness. We specialise in the provision of services that prevent homelessness, increase the resilience of those we work with and energise opportunities for employment, education, training and volunteering in the communities we work within. Our organisation reaches from Newcastle to London, Greater Manchester and Milton Keynes.
You may have experience in areas such as: Support Worker, Peer Support, Project Manager, Care Caseworker, Youth Project Coordinator, Youth Caseworker, Care Worker, Health Care Assistant, Support Worker, Nurses, Social Care Worker, Care Assistant, Wellbeing Worker etc. #INDNFP
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
Z House is an exciting new project for Caring in Bristol. It will provide much needed emergency short-term accommodation for 18 – 25-year-olds in housing crisis, which links in with daytime support to help people move on to sustainable appropriate accommodation.
Based in St Pauls, Bristol, Z House bridges the gap between high quality night shelter and person-centred homelessness prevention.
Z house is a low support needs night shelter that can offer placements for up to 4 young people, however we seek to increase this number over the course of the next stage of our journey.
After a successful pilot, we are now seeking a Weekend (Friday/Saturday/Sunday) worker to help us deliver this vital work over the next year.
Starting at 8:30pm in the evening, supporting our young people to settle for the evening before your sleep-in shift from 11:30pm until 7:00am, in the morning you’ll support the young people and our volunteers with Breakfast and room change for the day, finishing your shift at 8:30am.
WHO WE ARE
Caring in Bristol’s vision is a city empowered to solve homelessness. We work in innovative ways with people experiencing housing insecurity to help them navigate the barriers they face. We engage with the public and community partners to bring about lasting change in Bristol and beyond.
OUR VALUES
Collaboration
We learn, share and work with everyone in our community to create services that best meet need. Our beneficiaries inform the design, delivery, and evaluation of our work. We collect and apply evidence to build partnerships and embed our impact.
People first
We value the strengths people have and are committed to positive change and development in everyone. We will take positive risks with people. The wellbeing of our staff and volunteers is integral to the positive impact we can make with our beneficiaries. We are inclusive and celebrate diversity.
Focus on the end goal
We work with our beneficiaries and volunteers to achieve their ambitions. We are here to make ourselves no longer needed and want Bristol to be the first major city to end homelessness.
OUR CULTURE
Here at CIB, we are working towards implementing an culture of inclusivity and psychological safety. This means striving to be an organisation which:
- Is committed to reflection and learning, including sharing failures and uncertainties; openly taking feedback from each other and members of the community on our behaviour and work.
- Encourages staff to articulate their needs: the homelessness sector can be challenging – staff will be good at knowing their limits under pressure and will be confident to ask for help when they need it.
- Encourages colleagues and team to support each other and nurtures an environment where no-one feels worried about asking for help or support when they need it.
- Nurtures growing levels of self-awareness, including an understanding of how your background has shaped the opportunities afforded to you and how you relate to people from different backgrounds to you.
- Is willing to support the develop a collective emotional intelligence, including a growing ability to empathise with and appreciate others, creating opportunities for those we work with to grow.
ACCESSIBILTY
As an organisation, we are committed to ensuring an inclusive environment for all. Unfortunately, due to the current layout of our building, we are unable to fully accommodate certain access needs. The building's design, including narrow corridors, multiple staircases, and the absence of adequate ramps or lifts, presents challenges for individuals with mobility impairments. We recognise the importance of accessibility and are actively exploring potential solutions to address these limitations. In the meantime, we provide reasonable adjustments wherever possible and are happy to discuss individual access needs to find alternative solutions.
SAFER RECRUITMENT
We believe in providing equal opportunities for all individuals, regardless of their past. While we conduct Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks to ensure the safety and security of our workplace, we recognise that having a criminal history does not automatically disqualify someone from employment. Each applicant is assessed on a case-by-case basis, considering the nature of the conviction, its relevance to the role, and the time that has passed since the offence. We are committed to supporting rehabilitation and offering second chances where appropriate, fostering an inclusive and diverse workforce.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Alongside a volunteer and the Monday to Thursday night worker, you will be responsible for providing a safe space, listening ear, support and guidance for young people who will have just started to experience homelessness or housing insecurity.
Reporting to the Youth Services Manager, successful applicants will maintain a safe and welcoming environment overnight at Z House, provide appropriate person-centred support to young people and manage overnight issues and incidents should they occur.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Housing Management
· Sign up and induct young people arriving outside of normal working hours
· Carry out any required health and safety, housing management, risk management monitoring, keeping accurate and complete records throughout.
· Identify and report defects in the buildings, furniture, and equipment to promote a safe
working environment in line with Health and Safety and follow relevant procedures to
remedy all defects.
· Contribute to the upkeep of services, ensuring young people’s rooms, communal and
colleague areas are well maintained, serviced, safe and clean.
Supporting Young People
· Provide support and guidance for young people as appropriate and liaise with their support worker to ensure strong communication.
· Promote the participation and involvement of young people within and outside the
organisation to elevate users’ voice in the delivery of the Z House service.
· Ensure initial safeguarding duties and policies are met alongside our DSL and on-call manager.
· Ensure all relevant records (including case-notes, safeguarding, incident, and other logs) are
completed for all shifts.
Volunteers
· To support and provide guidance to volunteers partnering your shift.
· Ensure the volunteers’ experience at Caring in Bristol is enjoyable and adds value to the lives of those we support.
· Record volunteer needs with the Youth Services Manager or Project Coordinator.
Other
· Ensure all shift handover tasks and processes are completed satisfactorily including a
comprehensive handover for the Z House Coordinator.
· Safeguard the welfare of children, young people, and adults at risk, working within Caring in Bristol’s
safeguarding policies, Southwest Child Protection Procedures, and local procedures for
safeguarding adults at risk.
· Carry out day-to-day administration functions to ensure that all records and files are
maintained and stored securely in line with Data Protection legislation.
· Deliver a diverse and culturally sensitive approach, ensuring that anti-discriminatory practice
and equality of opportunity are promoted within all aspects of Caring in Bristol’s services.
The list of tasks is not exclusive, and duties may be varied from time to time, with the job
description being subject to review and periodic amendments.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
We welcome applications from people who have the passion to help young homeless people in Bristol, have a can-do attitude and can think on their feet, and are willing to continually improve their knowledge of high-quality youth support work.
Caring in Bristol recognise that candidates will have a wide and varied level of experience and want to ensure we reach out to those with sector experience or those with transferable skills.
Successful candidates will be fully inducted and offered a range of training, including recognised Safeguarding training.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Z House is an exciting new project for Caring in Bristol. It will provide much needed emergency short-term accommodation for 18 – 25-year-olds in housing crisis, which links in with daytime support to help people move on to sustainable appropriate accommodation.
Based in St Pauls, Bristol, Z House bridges the gap between high quality night shelter and person-centred homelessness prevention.
Z House is a low support needs night shelter that can offer placements for up to 4 young people, however we seek to increase this number over the course of the next stage of our journey.
After a successful pilot, we are now seeking a Weeknight (Monday – Thursday) Worker to help us deliver this vital work over the next year.
Starting at 8:30pm in the evening, supporting our young people to settle for the evening before your sleep-in shift from 11:30pm until 7:00am, in the morning you’ll support the young people and our volunteers with breakfast and room change for the day, finishing your shift at 8:30am.
WHO WE ARE
Caring in Bristol’s vision is a city empowered to solve homelessness. We work in innovative ways with people experiencing housing insecurity to help them navigate the barriers they face. We engage with the public and community partners to bring about lasting change in Bristol and beyond.
OUR VALUES
Collaboration
We learn, share and work with everyone in our community to create services that best meet need. Our beneficiaries inform the design, delivery, and evaluation of our work. We collect and apply evidence to build partnerships and embed our impact.
People first
We value the strengths people have and are committed to positive change and development in everyone. We will take positive risks with people. The wellbeing of our staff and volunteers is integral to the positive impact we can make with our beneficiaries. We are inclusive and celebrate diversity.
Focus on the end goal
We work with our beneficiaries and volunteers to achieve their ambitions. We are here to make ourselves no longer needed and want Bristol to be the first major city to end homelessness.
OUR CULTURE
Here at CIB, we are working towards implementing an culture of inclusivity and psychological safety. This means striving to be an organisation which:
- Is committed to reflection and learning, including sharing failures and uncertainties; openly taking feedback from each other and members of the community on our behaviour and work.
- Encourages staff to articulate their needs: the homelessness sector can be challenging – staff will be good at knowing their limits under pressure and will be confident to ask for help when they need it.
- Encourages colleagues and team to support each other and nurtures an environment where no-one feels worried about asking for help or support when they need it.
- Nurtures growing levels of self-awareness, including an understanding of how your background has shaped the opportunities afforded to you and how you relate to people from different backgrounds to you.
- Is willing to support the develop a collective emotional intelligence, including a growing ability to empathise with and appreciate others, creating opportunities for those we work with to grow.
ACCESSIBILTY
As an organisation, we are committed to ensuring an inclusive environment for all. Unfortunately, due to the current layout of our building, we are unable to fully accommodate certain access needs. The building's design, including narrow corridors, multiple staircases, and the absence of adequate ramps or lifts, presents challenges for individuals with mobility impairments. We recognise the importance of accessibility and are actively exploring potential solutions to address these limitations. In the meantime, we provide reasonable adjustments wherever possible and are happy to discuss individual access needs to find alternative solutions. Please do contact us to discuss your needs in more detail
SAFER RECRUITMENT
We believe in providing equal opportunities for all individuals, regardless of their past. While we conduct Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks to ensure the safety and security of our workplace, we recognise that having a criminal history does not automatically disqualify someone from employment. Each applicant is assessed on a case-by-case basis, considering the nature of the conviction, its relevance to the role, and the time that has passed since the offense. We are committed to supporting rehabilitation and offering second chances where appropriate, fostering an inclusive and diverse workforce.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Alongside a volunteer and the Monday to Thursday night worker, you will be responsible for providing a safe space, listening ear, support and guidance for young people who will have just started to experience homelessness or housing insecurity.
Reporting to the Youth Services Manager, successful applicants will maintain a safe and welcoming environment overnight at Z House, provide appropriate person-centred support to young people and manage overnight issues and incidents should they occur.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Housing Management
· Sign up and induct young people arriving outside of normal working hours
· Carry out any required health and safety, housing management, risk management monitoring, keeping accurate and complete records throughout.
· Identify and report defects in the buildings, furniture, and equipment to promote a safe
working environment in line with Health and Safety and follow relevant procedures to
remedy all defects.
· Contribute to the upkeep of services, ensuring young people’s rooms, communal and
colleague areas are well maintained, serviced, safe and clean.
Supporting Young People
· Provide support and guidance for young people as appropriate and liaise with their support worker to ensure strong communication.
· Promote the participation and involvement of young people within and outside the
organisation to elevate users’ voice in the delivery of the Z House service.
· Ensure initial safeguarding duties and Policies are met alongside our DSL and on-call manager.
· Ensure all relevant records (including case-notes, safeguarding, incident, and other logs) are
completed for all shifts.
Volunteers
· To support and provide guidance to volunteers partnering your shift.
· Ensure the volunteers’ experience at Caring in Bristol is enjoyable and adds value to the lives of those we support.
· Record volunteer needs with the Youth Services Manager or Project Coordinator.
Other
· Ensure all shift handover tasks and processes are completed satisfactorily including a
comprehensive handover for the Z House Coordinator.
· Safeguard the welfare of children, young people, and adults at risk, working within Caring in Bristol’s
safeguarding policies, Southwest Child Protection Procedures, and local procedures for
safeguarding adults at risk.
· Carry out day-to-day administration functions to ensure that all records and files are
maintained and stored securely in line with the Data Protection legislation.
· Deliver a diverse and culturally sensitive approach, ensuring that anti-discriminatory practice
and equality of opportunity are promoted within all aspects of Caring in Bristol services.
The list of tasks is not exclusive, and duties may be varied from time to time, with the job
description being subject to review and periodic amendments.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
We welcome applications from people who have the passion to help young homeless people in Bristol, have a can-do attitude and can think on their feet, and are willing to continually improve their knowledge of high-quality youth support work.
Caring in Bristol recognise that candidates will have a wide and varied level of experience and want to ensure we reach out to those with sector experience or those with transferable skills.
Successful candidates will be fully inducted and offered a range of training, including recognised Safeguarding training.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Trees for Cities is the only national charity dedicated to improve lives by planting, protecting and promoting urban trees. We do this by working closely with communities, landowners, partners and funders to deliver transformational change in towns and cities across the UK and overseas. We plant trees in schools, streets, estates, parks and open spaces to create nature-rich urban woodland, hedgerows, orchards, avenues and playgrounds.
The charity is experiencing an exciting period of growth and development, with expansion in both their programme activities and income. As we adapt to this growth, we are also enhancing our internal operations by strengthening systems and improving efficiencies. We are in the process of shaping our latest organisational wide strategy, set to launch in April 2025, which will focus on broadening our reach and impact across the UK.
In addition to leading a small team and overseeing day-to-day financial management, this role will contribute to key initiatives such as enhancing our fund accounting and management reporting, refining project cost modelling, and reviewing finance policies and processes. As a business partner to budget holders, the role will provide leaders with the knowledge, insights, and tools to strengthen budget management and forecasting, building on the supportive and engaged relationship the finance team already fosters across the organisation. You will work closely with the Director of Finance and Operations on finance strategy and change management projects.
This role presents an excellent opportunity for someone eager to make a lasting impact within the finance function and wider organisation. It offers the chance to develop your strategic and leadership capabilities while advancing your career. Ideal candidates will be fully qualified accountants who bring strong technical accounting expertise and project management skills, ideally gained in practice navigating complex financial accounting management and reporting. A passion for proactive collaboration with staff in leadership and advisory roles is essential, as is an interest in the vision and mission of the charity.
To learn more about the role and organisation, please download the full appointment brief below, which also outlines how to apply.
Position: Brand Strategic Lead
Hours: Full-time (35 hours a week)
Contract: Fixed Term Contract until 31 December 2025
Location: Office-based in London with some flexibility to work remotely.
Salary: Starting from £43,342 per annum per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band: Band 3*, Professional/Technical
*you will start at our entry point salary of £43,342 per annum, increasing to £46,051 after 6 months service and satisfactory performance and to £48,760 after a further 6 months.
About us
We make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.
Our strategy is based on what people affected by MS have told us is important to them. It gives us a clear and determined focus.
Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.
Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive working environment where you'll be able to make a difference.
About this job
We are really excited. Our organisation is evolving, and we’re developing a new elevated brand to help support our new ambition and plans.
Our Brand Strategic Lead is a crucial role in helping us evolve our brand and deliver it across everything we do. It will underpin the new future and story of the charity, and how we communicate it to everyone in the MS community and beyond.
You’ll oversee our brand team activity as well as one line report, be accountable for the brand budget and be responsible for helping us ensure every story we tell, internally or externally speaks to our audiences in the way that matters to them.
We want to push the boundaries with personalised brand stories, and really put people living with multiple sclerosis on the map as people that matter and have the right to treatments, respect, support and services that mean they can live their best lives in the way they choose to live them. We want our brand to create a sense of visibility, belonging and flexibility.
We are here for everyone, and we want our brand to convey that. The brand team have some exciting work ahead and we need someone to help us make our brand vision a reality, if this sounds like you we would love to hear from you.
Please note this a Fixed Term Contract until 31 December 2025.
Closing date for applications: 9:00 on Wednesday 23 October 2024
Anticipated interview date: Week commencing 4 November 2024
Interested?
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Equal Opportunities
We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and or from ethnic minority backgrounds.
We’d be grateful if you downloaded and completed the equality and diversity monitoring form and submit it with your application.
Disability Confident Employer
We’re a Disability Confident Employer and we’re committed to promoting equality and diversity.
You can ask for reasonable adjustments as part of both our recruitment and new starter on-boarding processes.
If you need any help or adjustments to apply for this role, please contact us. You can also ask for the application materials to be sent to you in a different format. Such as for them to be sent to you by email or in a larger word format.
More about our employee benefits:
We have a wide range of employee benefits including (but not limited to):
Encouraging work life balance
- 38 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), pro-rata for part-time
- More annual leave entitlement, based on length of employment
- Smart working options (with the opportunity to work remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us)
- Flexible working options
Caring for you and your family
- Generous sick pay entitlement
- More sick pay entitlement, based on length of employment
- Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave in each calendar year
- Free access to a GP virtually 24 hours a day/7 days a week allowing you unlimited advice, reassurance and where appropriate diagnosis
- Enhanced leave for new parents
- Free access to a confidential 24 hours a day/7 days a week helpline service for both you and your family with a specialist range of support and information
- Special leave options (such as up to 5 days paid leave for domestic or personal emergencies a year)
- 10 days paid disability leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
- 10 days paid carers’ leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
- Cycle to work scheme
- Death in service scheme
- New family-friendly benefits, including paid leave:
- In the event of miscarriage or still birth
- To support fertility treatments
- For antenatal appointments for both parents
Thinking about your finances
- Enhanced salary sacrifice pension scheme
- Discounted season ticket loan and interest-free emergency loans
- Give as you earn to support other charities of your choice before tax
- New employee portal including lifestyle savings vouchers and personal wellbeing
Enriching your life at work
- Personalised development plans with a wide range of training courses and opportunities to source additional training options with your line manager
- Yearly internal apprenticeship opportunities
- New, modern offices that embrace working together both in-person and remotely
- Various opportunities to influence how we internally operate (including surveys, and focus and committee groups)
- Active and supportive internal employee networking groups for collaboration and peer support
- 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering for MS Society activities during normal working hours (such as fundraising events, or campaigning in the local community)
- 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering with other charities during normal
Safeguarding
We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone who uses our services and we come into contact with.
This is regardless of Gender, Race, Disability, Sexual orientation, Religion or belief, Pregnancy, Gender reassignment.
We recognise our particular responsibility to make sure vulnerable adults and children are protected.
We have measures in place to protect everyone we come into contact with from abuse and maltreatment of all kinds.
Your right to work in the UK
You must have the right to work in the UK to work in paid employment with us. You’ll need to share documents showing you’re eligible to work in the UK if we offer you employment.
You can find the UK visas and permits granting you the right to work in the UK on the UK Government website. We currently don’t have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and aren’t able to support you with your visa applications.
No agencies please.
To fund world-leading research, share the latest information and campaign for everyone's rights. Together we are a community. Together we can stop MS
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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!
About Us:
First Love Foundation is a Christian charity, founded with a mission to transform society through justice, dignity, and equality for all. We empower individuals to break free from poverty and crisis, offering comprehensive support and guidance. Our AQS-accredited service helps those facing income shocks, housing difficulties, health challenges, and more.
The Role:
As a Generalist Adviser/Caseworker, you will provide advice, case management, and advocacy services to individuals in need. The ideal candidate will have at least two years’ experience in advocacy or advice roles, with at least one year in casework. You will manage a diverse caseload, collaborating with our team to achieve life-changing outcomes for our clients.
Key responsibilities include:
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Providing advice & advocacy on welfare benefits and housing.
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Managing complex cases, including preparing for appeals and representing clients at tribunals.
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Offering guidance and support to colleagues and volunteers.
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Maintaining accurate case records, adhering to AQS standards.
Who We’re Looking For:
We are looking for someone with excellent communication and problem-solving skills, a passion for helping others, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. Experience with welfare benefits and case management systems, such as Advice Pro, is essential.
We welcome applications from individuals with lived experience and from diverse backgrounds, particularly those reflecting the communities of Tower Hamlets.
Join us in our mission to transform lives and help create a Britain free from poverty!
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Job title: Employment and Engagement Adviser
Location: Hybrid, contracted to work at our Manchester or Birmingham office at least 2 days a week.
Salary: £26,000 - £29,000
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, with occasional evening/weekend work (TOIL provided)
Contract: 12 months FTC, with intention to make permanent if pilot is successful/subject to funding
Language requirements: Fluency in English and at least one target language is desirable e.g., Arabic, Tigrinya, Ukrainian, Pashto, Farsi, Dari or Cantonese.
Overall purpose
We are excited to pilot a new type of Employment Adviser role in our Services team, focusing on building relationships with local employers to support our job-ready clients in securing employment.
You will build networks of local employers and collaborate with our Employment Advisers to help clients with intensive job searches and applications, while managing your own caseload of work-ready clients.
We are seeking candidates with experience in engaging employers and knowledge of the local job market, including finding hidden opportunities.
The primary focus of your role will be helping individuals facing employment barriers, especially those who have experienced forced migration, find paid work. You will manage a fast-paced caseload, providing one-on-one support to clients online, by phone and in person to help them reach their employment goals.
In addition to direct client work, you will assist the team in identifying job opportunities and work with the Senior Services Manager to develop key employer relationships. You will also coordinate your clients access to volunteer-led support, scheduling mock interviews and practice sessions.
We offer a collaborative team environment where your contributions are valued, and you can make a meaningful impact on people’s lives.
To view the full job description and person specification, as well as details on our accessible recruitment process, please view the attached recruitment pack.
Other considerations
- As part of our safeguarding commitment to our clients, we carry out preemployment checks to ensure that successful applicants are suitable to work with adults at risk. These include basic DBS checks, obtaining references and verifying a candidate’s identity and right to work in the UK.
- Some travel between our different areas of operation (including London, Birmingham and Manchester) will be required. Occasional evening or weekend work may be required. Time off in lieu would be provided in this case.
- We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief.
How to apply
If you are looking for a role where you can make a real difference, we want to hear from you. To apply, please submit a CV and statement (up to approximately 500 words/1 A4 page) outlining:
- Which location you are applying for
- Why you are interested in the role
- What skills you would bring to be successful in this role
- Any experience you would like to highlight
- Any reasonable adjustments you require for the interview process
- Disclosure of disabilities if you wish to do so (as a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role)
Please note that applications without a covering letter will not be considered.
Closing date for applications is 11:30pm on Sunday 20th October. Interviews will be held on a rolling basis so please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
We belong to the Experts by Experience Employment Initiative, which advocates and supports organisations to employ more people from a refugee background. With this in mind, we particularly welcome applicants with experience of seeking asylum and/or a refugee background.
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 reach out to HR Manager Dani Meier for further details (we are unable to include email addresses in this advert, but you can find contact details on the final page of the attached recruitment pack).
Breaking Barriers exists so that every refugee can access meaningful employment and build a new life.
The Latin American Women’s Rights Service (LAWRS) is a human rights and feminist organisation led by and for Latin American migrant women in the UK. Our work is dedicated to supporting the immediate and long-term needs of Latin American migrant women exposed to violations of their fundamental human rights; facing violence against women and girls, exploitation or trafficking; enduring difficult living and working conditions in low paid jobs and facing barriers to social protection.
LAWRS Social Change team reflects our inclusive approach to developing policy, advocacy and campaigning work by centring the experience of the most marginalised and excluded women to call for social justice. By enabling the participation of women with lived experience in policy and campaigning work our social change team promotes a holistic, rather than issue based, understanding of human rights violations experienced by Latin American migrant women in order to tackle systemic barriers that heighten migrant women’s vulnerability to abuses and which bars them from exercising their rights, accessing justice and leading violence free lives.
The post holder will be responsible for the implementation of LAWRS’ communications strategy working closely with the Policy and Communications team to provide digital, editorial, creative and operational communications support across the organisation’s work.
You will have an excellent command of English and Spanish or English and Portuguese.
This post is open to Latin American women only* in accordance with the Equality Act 2010. We particularly welcome applications from disabled and LGBTQ+ candidates as they are currently underrepresented within the team.
*women who identify as Latin Americans (1st and 2nd generation) and speak Spanish and/or Brazilian Portuguese.
Please note that only applicants with the right to work in the UK covering the duration of the contract will be considered for this position.
Please keep in mind that if you are shortlisted for an interview, you will be required to complete an exercise beforehand.
Carers' Resource is excited to announce a new opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of carers. We are currently seeking to recruit:
Young Carer Worker, Bradford District
£23,725 - £26,021 (FTE)
(37 hours per week)
You will be supporting the social and emotional wellbeing of young carers (age 5-18) in Bradford District through a mixture of one-to-one and group/activity work.
Proven ability in improving the wellbeing of children and young people is essential, including setting up and running activities for children and young people, individual and group work skills, knowledge of the issues facing young carers and the ability to engage with children and young people in a variety of ways.
The post will require some early evening work and flexibility regarding activities with young carers during school holidays. There is flexibility to work some hours at home as well as in community settings, schools and our office bases.
Join Our Team:
If you are passionate about supporting others and making a difference, we encourage you to apply. Carers' Resource values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from all backgrounds.
Closing date for applications: Friday 25th October 2024
Interviews will take place week beginning Monday 4th November 2024
We are also advertising a Young Carer Worker role based in North Yorkshire (Harrogate and Craven) for 30 hours per week.
Closing date: Monday 7th October 2024
For More Information:
For an informal discussion about these roles, contact Rachel Waddington at Carers' Resource.
Carers’ Resource exists to support unpaid carers. We provide information, advice & support to carers, to the people they care for and professionals.
Are you our next Director of Development and Communications?
- Do you have a proven track record in fundraising, development, and communications?
- Do you enjoy rolling your sleeves up and personally getting stuck in, as well as working collaboratively with partners, teams, and boards?
- Are you passionate, as we are, about addressing poverty and inequality in London?
- If so, then you might be just the person we are looking for to lead our ambitious development and communications strategies for Islington Giving and Cripplegate Foundation.
We’re looking for a dynamic and passionate individual to lead on development, fundraising and communications at Islington Giving and Cripplegate Foundation. This is a unique chance to drive impactful change, working closely with our CEO, Senior Management Team and Governors to build on recent partnership successes, to contribute to our recently extended strategy, meet income targets, and build a strong network of supporters.
The Director Development and Communications will play a crucial role in amplifying our work, fostering philanthropy, and strengthening relationships with donors, businesses, trusts and foundations. If you’re a strategic leader with a talent for building partnerships, thrive in a collaborative environment, and are eager to lead a small, dedicated team, we’d love to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead fundraising efforts across multiple streams, with a focus on expanding individual and business giving.
- Cultivate and maintain relationships with key donors, partners, and supporters.
- Drive communications strategies to amplify Islington Giving’s impact and raise the profile of small grassroots groups in our community.
- Manage a passionate team, overseeing their development and performance.
- Ensure financial targets are met, and fundraising activities comply with regulatory standards.
See the candidate information pack (Found in 'How to Apply') for more details.
We value diversity, equality, and inclusivity. Applications are especially welcomed from underrepresented backgrounds, including but not limited to gender, race, age, sexual orientation, disability, and religion. Please let us know if you require any further support with this application, or the role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We’re seeking excellent Teaching Assistants who want to enjoy a completely different way of working!
Our Outreach Teaching Assistants and Teachers support students who aren’t currently able to attend school, for example because of mental or physical health needs or challenges in previous schools.
This is a mobile role which requires flexibility; you and a teacher will work from a designated space in the family home, or at a local library, and offer personalized education for each student. Our ideal candidate is inclusive and uses the child as the starting point to plan an engaging and suitable curriculum which helps each child to meet their EHCP outcomes and grow academically too.
We work hard to match the right student with the right teacher and Teaching Assistant; you may be an expert with students in a particular age group (our students range from 6 to 16), subject, or enjoy working with students who have particular needs such as SEMH, hearing impairments or Autism Spectrum Condition. Almost all of our students have EHCPs, though their needs are quite varied. Our students benefit from creative approaches to learning so you can have fun with how to you teach!
Because of their vulnerabilities and often disrupted learning experiences, our students need a caring approach and our work is underpinned by the principles of Attachment Theory. To flourish in this role you must care about children and believe that every child deserves the best opportunity to achieve their potential, whatever that looks like.
The ideal candidate will also be able to develop positive relationships with parents and carers. Experience working with students with SEND or in a Special School is advantageous but not essential. We’re also interested in hearing from applicants who have other experiences in the SEND arena for example, parents and carers of students with SEND often have a wealth of valuable knowledge and experience to offer.
We are happy to be flexible; you may want to work every day, or only a few hours per week!
We can offer you:
- Flexibility; you may want to work every day, or only a few hours per week!
- High levels of support and care from our school, which is rated Good
- The chance to work independently
- The chance to give children what they need, by helping them with their personal and academic development. We aim high for students, but aren’t just measuring our success in terms of exam results. We want our children to be happy, independent and capable.
- The chance to make a real tangible difference for some of the children who need it the most
Please note that we can only accept our standard application form and not CVs.
The Southover Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share the same commitment. The post is subject to an Enhanced Certificate of Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and a range of other recruitment checks. All adults employed by the school have a responsibility for data protection and have a duty to observe and follow the principles of the GDPR Regulations.
The Southover Partnership welcomes applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation. All applicants must be able to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK to be considered for this position.
PLEASE NOTE: We reserve the right depending on the number of applications received to shortlist and interview candidates prior to the closing date.
The Southover Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share the same commitment. The post is subject to an Enhanced Certificate of Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and a range of other recruitment checks.
PLEASE NOTE: We reserve the right depending on the number of applications received to shortlist and interview candidates prior to the closing date.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.