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We are looking for an Emotional Wellbeing Practitioner to plan, deliver and support LGBTQ+ children and young people. This role involves working with children and young people identified as requiring emotional wellbeing support through face to face, virtual and group sessions. You will provide a safe space for young people who identify as LGBTQ+, undertake assessments and include a range of evidence based interventions in your delivery. 
As an EWP practitioner you will hold a weekly caseload and work collaboratively with the LGBTQ+ Project Team and wider organisation to ensure delivery and the successful completion of funded contracts.

The service is underpinned by CYP IAPT principles and the post holder would support and assist the core aims of this in the service. 

Key Responsibilities  

Delivering services to children and young people 

• Assess the needs and strengths of children or young people who identify as LGBTQ+ and help them identify individual goals to achieve desired change 

• Use creative engaging approaches and own knowledge along with research based methods and models to meet the emotional wellbeing needs of CYP within the LGBTQ+ community 

• Plan and implement Risk Assessments for 1-1 and group based activities 

• To take responsibility for own caseload of CYP that identify as LGBTQ+ and their families some with complex and multiple needs

• To involve these CYP and their families where appropriate, in the co-production of programmes, activities and services 

• Engage with CYP within the LGBTQ+ community, both 1-1, face to face and virtual group sessions to motivate, inspire and encourage potential 

• Support in the planning and delivery of LGBTQ+ sessions, ensuring continued support is given to CYP; putting young people first, ensuring we offer the right help at the right time. 

• Work in partnership with other professionals and organisations involved with LGBTQ+ CYP where appropriate, to ensure best outcomes for CYP’s. 

• Establish appropriate professional boundaries in relationships with CYP and families 

• Provide time-limited 1:1 sessions for CYP who identify as LGBTQ+ and their families 

• Communicate with new CYP and parent referrals to ensure suitability for group or 1-1 individual support. 

• Signpost CYP to relevant support services for additional support where needed

• To apply safeguarding and child protection procedures and escalate where necessary 

Supporting with Impact, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting 

• Use goal based outcomes and additional monitoring and evaluation tools to monitor the effectiveness and the impact of support for CYP accessing the service 

• To keep accurate records of individual engagement, evidence of change and celebrate progress with children and young people

• To provide, record and report the appropriate data to ensure support programmes can be accurately monitored and evaluated

• Support the LGBTQ+ team to monitor, evaluate and develop the project and programs to meet contractual requirements. 

• Provide written case studies as evidence of the effectiveness of individual interventions 

Personal Development

• Keep up to date with good practice, legislation and policies that impact service delivery 

• Work as part of a team to lead and inspire collaboration across the organisation 

• Assist with the development and progression of the service

• Support other members of the LGBTQ+ projects team with additional tasks relevant to the delivery and development of the project

Organisatonal requirements 

• Work within Eikon’s equal opportunities, health & safety, and safeguarding policies at all times
• Understand and act when safeguarding issues need to be escalated
• Work as part of a team and attend team meetings, training events and participate fully in 1:1
• Work co-operatively and under the management of The Eikon Charity staff to ensure the highest quality of delivery and support
• Work within Eikon’s internal policies, safeguarding and data protection regulations
• Be responsible for equipment/resources
• Work some planned evenings or weekends
• To promote, monitor and maintain health safety and security in the working environment
• Attend and actively participate in regular clinical supervision

ABOUT THE PRACTITIONER PSYCHOLOGIST  ROLE 

Are you a dedicated and experienced Registered or Practitioner Psychologist with a strong background in forensic and clinical psychology? We are seeking a passionate individual to become an integral part of our clinical team at our specialist service in Croydon.

In this creative, evolving, and impactful position—less standalone, mainly advisory, and with more staff-focused work than client-based—you will work within a 27-bed residential facility dedicated to individuals with forensic mental health needs, complex conditions, and dual diagnoses. You will work closely with, and be clinically accountable to our Group Psychological Lead, whilst reporting into the Head of Service.

As a Practitioner Psychologist, your expertise will drive the delivery of evidence-based psychological assessments and interventions aimed at the rehabilitation and reintegration of our residents. You will play a crucial consulting role to support staff and managers, offering guidance and expertise to foster a psychologically informed and supportive environment. This includes advising on best practices, providing clinical supervision, and enhancing the overall capability of the staff team to deliver high-quality care. Your contributions will help shape the strategic direction of the service and ensure that staff are equipped to meet the complex needs of residents effectively.

Penrose Croydon: Our Croydon facility offers a psychologically informed environment across four distinct sites, providing medium and low-support forensic mental health services to men and women. The job holder will work across different sites in the South London area, offering flexibility and the opportunity to engage with a variety of services and residents in need of support. 

Shift Pattern: 22.5 hours per week, with flexible scheduling based on service needs. There may be opportunities for remote work, depending on service requirements. 

Salary: £55,000 (Full Time Equivalent) 

Job Reference ID: 245404

Additional benefits include: 

• A CPD budget of £500 per annum
• NHS Blue Card eligible  
• Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling
• Reflective Practice regular sessions by an external provider to support Mental Health and Wellbeing.
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Cycle-to-work scheme

WHY YOU WILL LOVE THIS PRACTITIONER PSYCHOLOGIST ROLE 

This is more than just a job - it’s an opportunity to make a tangible difference in the lives of individuals with complex forensic mental health needs. As a Forensic Psychologist, you’ll thrive in a creative and evolving role that challenges and inspires you daily. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team that values collaboration, where your expertise will be key to enhancing clinical outcomes and shaping the future direction of our services.

Essential Qualifications and Registration:

• Post-graduate doctoral level training in Applied Psychology (or equivalent) as accredited by the BPS (or equivalent awarding body)
• HCPC registration as an applied Psychologist (registration number must be provided in the application form)

What else we look for as part of our essential criteria:

• Previous experience working as a qualified forensic psychologist, including working with people with complex backgrounds/needs and a good understanding of the sector
• Ability to teach, train, consult, and deliver clinical supervision
• Understanding of criminology, psychology, and behavioural patterns, and how they link to different behaviours and engagement
• Ability to understand and apply safeguarding protocols as they arise
• Ability and willingness to show flexibility of working patterns, responding to the needs of the service and residents

WHAT'S SOME OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES YOU WILL HOLD AS A PRACTITIONER PSYCHOLOGIST?

• Referral, assessment, and care planning MDT working
• Risk assessment, formulation, and management responsibilities ongoingly
• Clinical caseload where appropriate – 1:1 and group
• Reflective practice lead for staff on-site
• Cross working across a service that has 4 sites
• Central office collaborative working to assist with ongoing charity-wide psychological deliverables
• Possible consultation on risk and development areas for the charity led by Group Psychology Lead for SIG
• Research, audit, and evaluation components
• Possible supervision provision as the team expands
• Staff support in training ongoingly 

What more do we offer?

• 25 days annual leave, increasing with the length of service
• Training and Development, including access to courses, upskilling, and progression plans
• Annual Staff Awards
• Regular all staff webinar - access to leadership team to ask any related questions  

ABOUT US

Social Interest Group (SIG) believes good care and support improve lives. Our values of ambition, empowerment, transparency, and inclusivity drive everything we do. Our mission is to empower people who are marginalised by building powerful partnerships and creative solutions that bridge gaps in provision and aid recovery, reablement and resettlement.

SIG is a not-for-profit organisation providing thousands of people with good-quality support and care in residential, drop-in centres, community floating support settings (including people's own homes), probation settings, and hospitals awaiting discharge. We do so across London, Brighton, Bedfordshire, Luton, and Kent. We believe in the power of well-planned, well-managed services to make a difference. We work with high standards and external and internal regulatory frameworks.

Want to know how we work? Watch our short Theory of Change video to see how we support people towards a brighter future: Theory of Change

Further details can be found on our website here: Theory of Change - Social Interest Group - Social Interest Group. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Please note that this job advert may close early due to screening applications on an ongoing basis. We advise applying as soon as possible for your application to be taken into consideration at the early stages.

Additional information on our company policies including Gender Pay, Equality and Diversity, Company Benefits and our Candidate Privacy Policy can be found on our website. We are an inclusive employer, committed to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI). We value and celebrate the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all our employees. We have a team of ambassadors who are staff volunteers and actively support us in fortifying our organisational value of Inclusivity. SIG actively encourages applications from individuals from a diverse range of backgrounds, particularly lived experience ; Naturally, we approach any emerging issues with empathy and sensitivity.

As an organisation, we’re proud to mention that our staff Ambassadors career aspirations generally benefit from embracing this unique opportunity to develop their respective skill sets in spaces that exist outside of their daily roles.

Please note that as part of our process, we complete an enhanced DBS check, some roles may require further vetting. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact us on the details above. 

Unfortunately, we are unable to provide sponsorship, please ensure you have full right to work in the UK prior to applying to our positions.

Crisis is the national charity for people experiencing homelessness. In 2024 we embarked on our new 10-year strategy for ending homelessness. We know it is not inevitable. We know together we can end it. 

It is an exciting and important time to be joining us at Crisis. We work with thousands of people across England, Scotland, and Wales so they can leave homelessness behind for good. We have recently adapted the way our services work to maximise our impact in ending homelessness.

Title: Senior Practitioner Psychologist (internally this role is known as Senior Skylight Psychologist) 

Qualifications: You must be a Practitioner Psychologist qualified for at least 18 months and registered with the HCPC

Hours: Part-time and full-time opportunities available, Monday to Friday. We understand prospective candidates may want to take on this role alongside other commitments. Therefore, we are very open to considering a range of part-time working arrangements in line with Crisis’ Flexible Working Policy. Please let us know what working arrangements you are looking for when completing the application form.

Salary: Full-time salaries are as follows:

• 18 months to 4 years qualified - £53,755 (Regional), £57,755 (London) per annum FTE. 

• 5 to 7 years qualified - £56,454 (Regional), £60,454 (London) per annum FTE. 

• 8+ years qualified - £60,504 (Regional), £64,504 (London) per annum FTE. 

Please note if you are working part-time these salaries will be pro rata. Our salaries are fixed to counter inequity, and we do not negotiate at offer stage. 

Location: Crisis Skylight Birmingham, Suite 303, Rhubarb, 25 Heath Mill Lane, Digbeth, B9 4AE. This role is mainly onsite, so you can meet face-to-face with our members and team, but some homeworking is an option in line with Crisis’ Hybrid Working Policy.

About the role  

We are committed to ending the homelessness of more people using our direct services, including people with complex needs. To do this, we are seeking either full-time or part-time Practitioner Psychologists to join our fantastic team in locations around the UK.  

Crisis Skylight Birmingham has been established in the city since 2010, delivering trauma informed services to our members, all underpinned by our commitment to Psychologically Informed Environments. Crisis Skylight Birmingham is focused on finding sustainable ways to end homelessness for our members, working to housing led principles starting with securing decent homes.  Staff work with members to navigate the systems and processes in place so that members can access the services and support they need, and that they have a right to benefit from. We support members in several areas, to help members find suitable accommodation and build up the skills and resources they need to ensure they can sustain their tenancy. 

You will form part of the local Leadership team, supporting the implementation of Psychologically Informed Environments (PIEs). You will support the delivery of our work to members by offering training and leading reflective practice for staff and providing direct services to members at times.

You will also be a part of a national psychology team made up of a Lead Clinical Psychologist, two Regional Lead Clinical Psychologists, and seven Practitioner Psychologists as well as one Assistant Psychologist and Trainee Clinical Psychologists on placements. 

At Crisis, we understand more and more Practitioner Psychologists are taking on multiple part-time opportunities within the NHS, private practice and the third sector as this has been the case with our own team. Crisis and our members have benefited from employing people with a variety of different work experience and we are therefore open to considering a range of part-time working arrangements. This an opportunity for you to work within an agile and progressive charity where you can influence psychologically informed ways of working to end homelessness for good.

You will join an extraordinary team of frontline lead workers with a focus on people facing homelessness who have survived a range of difficult and traumatic experiences.  

About you  

We are looking for people who are community focused and driven by our shared values. This role brings a real opportunity to be creative and flexible in our approach to working psychologically with people who face multiple disadvantages, and to support the staff teams via training and reflective practice.

There are opportunities to provide direct support as well as working extensively with local teams and other parts of the organisation to influence policy and practice developments. We are looking for someone with post qualification experience of working within complex systems and you may have direct experience of working with people who experience homelessness.

You will be excited by the prospect of working innovatively to deliver services locally alongside the Skylight team, as well linking in closely with the wider Psychology team to develop the service.  You will be committed towards social justice, and to being an advocate for those we work with and for breaking down the systemic barriers that exclude those who need most support.

We welcome informal conversations to learn more about the role with a member of our Practitioner Psychology Team, please email us and we will arrange a call. If you would like to visit the Skylight prior to applying that can also be arranged.

We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities, and backgrounds.  

Working at Crisis  

Our values, Bold, Impactful, Collaborative and Equitable, are at the heart of everything we do as we continue in our mission to end homelessness.

Our staff, members and volunteers are vital to getting the right government policies in place, providing breakthrough services, and building a supportive community. We’ll lead by example to nurture a positive and ambitious workplace guided by ending homelessness.

• Interest free loans for travel season ticket, cycle to work, and deposit to secure a tenancy.  

• Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 8.5%  

• 28 days’ annual leave (pro rata) which increases with service to 31 days and the option to purchase up to 10 additional days leave.

• Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay. 

• Flexible working around the core hours 10am-4pm  

• Wellbeing Leave to be used flexibly.  

• And more! (Full list of benefits available on website)  

As a member of the Practitioner Psychology Team, you will have:

• Access to funds to support CPD as part of a wider commitment to ensure meeting HCPC standards. 

• Reimbursement of costs to join a professional body (e.g., ACP/BPS) 

• Bi-annual away day with the Team 

• Access to high quality clinical and professional supervision 

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience, and career.  

When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.

How do I apply? 

Please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below. Our shortlisting process is anonymised as part of our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We do not ask for CVs, instead we ask you complete the work history section and answer the screening questions for us to be able to assess you fairly and objectively.  When answering the screening questions please do be thorough, reflecting on your experience to date and using relevant examples. At least two members of staff score all applications.

Closing date: Sunday 19 January 2025 at 23:59

Interview date and location: Thursday 13 February 2025 at Crisis Skylight Birmingham, Suite 303, Rhubarb, 25 Heath Mill Lane, Digbeth, B9 4AE

Can I use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology for my application? 

We strongly discourage applicants from using AI technology at any stage of the recruitment process. This is so we can run a fair, transparent process which gives all applicants an equitable chance of success. We want to hear about your own experience and perspectives in your application and if shortlisted, during the interview too. 

Accessibility  

We want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Talent Acquisition team to discuss how we can help.  

 
Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094  

Crisis is the national charity for people experiencing homelessness. In 2024 we embarked on our new 10-year strategy for ending homelessness. We know it is not inevitable. We know together we can end it. 

It is an exciting and important time to be joining us at Crisis. We work with thousands of people across England, Scotland, and Wales so they can leave homelessness behind for good. We have recently adapted the way our services work to maximise our impact in ending homelessness.

Title: Senior Practitioner Psychologist (Internally this role is known as Senior Skylight Psychologist) 

Qualifications: You must be a Practitioner Psychologist qualified for at least 18 months and registered with the HCPC

Hours: Two days per week/ 14 hours per week 0.4FTE 

Salary: Full-time salaries are as follows:

• 18 months to 4 years qualified - £53,755 (Regional), £57,755 (London) per annum FTE. 

• 5 to 7 years qualified - £56,454 (Regional), £60,454 (London) per annum FTE. 

• 8+ years qualified - £60,504 (Regional), £64,504 (London) per annum FTE. 

Please note as this role is part-time 0.4FTE therefore these salaries will be pro rata. Our salaries are fixed to counter inequity, and we do not negotiate at offer stage. 

Location: Crisis Skylight London, 50 – 52 Commercial Street, E1 6LT. This is a mainly onsite role, so you can meet face-to-face with our members and team, but some homeworking is an option in line with Crisis’ Hybrid Working Policy.

About the role  

We are committed to ending the homelessness of more people using our direct services, including people with complex needs. To do this, we are seeking either full-time or part-time Practitioner Psychologists to join our fantastic team in locations around the UK.  

In this role, you will be supporting our diverse operation in the heart of London.  

You will form part of the local Leadership team, supporting the implementation of Psychologically Informed Environments (PIEs).  You will support the delivery of our work to members by offering training and leading reflective practice for staff and providing direct services to members at times.

You will also be a part of a national psychology team made up of a Lead Clinical Psychologist, two Regional Lead Clinical Psychologists, and seven Practitioner Psychologists as well as one Assistant Psychologist and Trainee Clinical Psychologists on placements. 

At Crisis, we understand more and more Practitioner Psychologists are taking on multiple part-time opportunities within the NHS, private practice and the third sector as this has been the case with our own team. Crisis and our members have benefited from employing people with a variety of different work experience and we are therefore open to considering a range of part-time working arrangements. This an opportunity for you to work within an agile and progressive charity where you can influence psychologically informed ways of working to end homelessness for good.

You will join an extraordinary team of frontline lead workers with a focus on people facing homelessness who have survived a range of difficult and traumatic experiences.  

About you  

We are looking for people who are community focused and driven by our shared values. This role brings a real opportunity to be creative and flexible in our approach to working psychologically with people who face multiple disadvantages, and to support the staff teams via training and reflective practice.

There are opportunities to provide direct support as well as working extensively with local teams and other parts of the organisation to influence policy and practice developments. We are looking for someone with post qualification experience of working within complex systems and you may have direct experience of working with people who experience homelessness.

You will be excited by the prospect of working innovatively to deliver services locally alongside the Skylight team, as well linking in closely with the wider Psychology team to develop the service.  You will be committed towards social justice, and to being an advocate for those we work with and for breaking down the systemic barriers that exclude those who need most support.

We welcome informal conversations to learn more about the role with a member of our Practitioner Psychology Team, please email us and we will arrange a call. If you would like to visit the Skylight prior to applying that can also be arranged.

We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities, and backgrounds.  

Working at Crisis  

Our values, Bold, Impactful, Collaborative and Equitable, are at the heart of everything we do as we continue in our mission to end homelessness.

Our staff, members and volunteers are vital to getting the right government policies in place, providing breakthrough services, and building a supportive community. We’ll lead by example to nurture a positive and ambitious workplace guided by ending homelessness.

As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:  

• Interest free loans for travel season ticket, cycle to work, and deposit to secure a tenancy.  

• Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 8.5%  

• 28 days’ annual leave (pro rata) which increases with service to 31 days and the option to purchase up to 10 additional days leave.

• Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay. 

• Flexible working around the core hours 10am-4pm  

• Wellbeing Leave to be used flexibly.  

• And more! (Full list of benefits available on website)  

As a member of the Practitioner Psychology Team, you will have:

• Access to funds to support CPD as part of a wider commitment to ensure meeting HCPC standards. 

• Reimbursement of costs to join a professional body (e.g., ACP/BPS) 

• Bi-annual away day with the Team 

• Access to high quality clinical and professional supervision 

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience, and career.  

When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.

How do I apply? 

Please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below. Our shortlisting process is anonymised as part of our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We do not ask for CVs, instead we ask you complete the work history section and answer the screening questions for us to be able to assess you fairly and objectively.  When answering the screening questions please do be thorough, reflecting on your experience to date and using relevant examples. At least two members of staff score all applications.

Closing date: Sunday 19 January 2025 at 23:59

Interview date and location: Wednesday 5 February 2025 at Crisis Skylight London, 50 – 52 Commercial Street, E1 6LT  

Can I use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology for my application? 

We strongly discourage applicants from using AI technology at any stage of the recruitment process. This is so we can run a fair, transparent process which gives all applicants an equitable chance of success. We want to hear about your own experience and perspectives in your application and if shortlisted, during the interview too. 

Accessibility  

We want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Talent Acquisition team to discuss how we can help.  

 
Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094  

At Love Squared we believe education and wellbeing are fundamentally linked, and so our amazing team of practitioners have a real focus on positively transforming not only educational outcomes, but also a young person’s social, emotional and mental health. Through mentoring and/or tutoring, you will approach this role looking at issues holistically and will have the opportunity to make a huge difference to the young people we support.

Please click apply to see our related attachments - role information pack and application form

Love Squared’s Vision and Mission

Our vision is a society where imagination, love, and kindness are the everyday words that people associate with child and family services. It is a vision where young people can walk into their futures with joy.

We want to bring love to children and families’ services. We don’t think it’s enough to care a bit, you have to care a lot if you want to transform outcomes. 

We directly deliver imaginative, and carefully case managed services for children and young people with social, emotional, and mental health needs. We believe that you can’t change outcomes without looking at issues holistically and thoughtfully. For us it’s about long-term change.

We want to make three key differences:

1. Improved mental health - 98% children report improvement in their mental health

2. Reduced social isolation - 90% experienced reduced social isolation

3. Increased ability to thrive in school - 79% felt an increased ability

(Data taken from most recent social Impact study - March 2023)

The Role:

This role is for our outreach services where we work with local authorities and other commissioning bodies to provide statutory education and wellbeing packages for vulnerable young people who are often not able to attend school due to special educational needs and mental health needs

We are looking for practitioners based in the Bristol and wider North Somerset area, who are willing and able to travel across the city and surrounding areas to offer tutoring and/or mentoring across a range of subjects, but with a specific focus on Maths, Sciences, English and other core subjects to support people up to the age of 25.

This is a part-time self-employed role with competitive sessional pay. Sessions often take place within family homes, the local communities or sometimes in schools or community based settings.

Some of our team are full-time professional tutors and or mentors. Our placements can fit around other commitments, although we do ask that you commit to your young people once placed; They really need you to be reliable for them!

We are particularly interested in tutors able to offer Maths, English, and/or Science.

Personal Profile:

Essentials:

• A university degree in a relevant field with good subject knowledge

• 2+ years experience working with vulnerable young people, including those with mental health needs and SEND

• Understanding of, and an absolute commitment, to safeguarding best practice and a willingness to keep learning and reflecting on this

• Up to date knowledge of mental health and SEND

• A track record for showing fantastic progress where you have made significant difference in young people's outcomes

• Strong communication skills and proven record of building warm and effective relationships with young people, families and the people you work with

• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail to ensure relevant mandatory documents and reports are completed promptly and effectively

• Strong timekeeping skills and reliability, with a vital commitment to your allocated placements 

• Imaginative and creative problem-solving skills and ability to proactively adapt provision to best meet young person's needs

• Willingness to go above and beyond for the young people and families that you work with, inspiring them to reach their full potential.

• A commitment to equality and diversity in a meaningful way

• Ability to commit to 1+ years with Love Squared

• Willingness and ability to travel

• Up-to-date, or willing to apply to, current enhanced DBS check for working with children and vulnerable adults and be registered on the update service 

Desirables - Especially if focussed on tutoring:

• A PGCE, teaching qualification or AET (formerly PTLLS)

• 2+ years teaching experience working with vulnerable secondary age young people, including those with mental health needs and SEND

• Understanding of effective lesson planning and devising learning programmes for young people

Some of our team possess qualified teacher status, but we also love applications from those who have gathered their teaching and mentoring experience from a variety of environments especially by a professional focus on working outside the mainstream classroom.

Why work for us?

Our work is enriching, rewarding, and well supported by a dedicated core team who are always looking for your vision and input into how we fulfil our social mission as we grow. We run peer reflective practice sessions led by our trained practitioner, and we facilitate social and networking opportunities within our practitioner community.

To apply, please submit a CV and a completed application form (from the attachments) and if you are suitable, we will invite you to an interview, currently planned for 10th January (flexible)

Please note we are not a tutoring agency and this role is for a self-employed position.

We are hiring multiple people to meet the existing demand, however, even after a successful interview, we cannot provide guaranteed work or hours as we match to the individual needs of a child.

We are so excited to hear from you!

We are recruiting a Therapeutic Practitioner to deliver For Baby’s Sake in the East of England. The post will be home-based with some elements of hybrid working. Applicants need to be located in the local area (Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Essex) and able to travel across the region.

For Baby’s Sake is an innovative, therapeutic, trauma-informed programme. We work with both co-parents individually, supporting a recovery framework to overcome the devastating effects of domestic abuse in their relationship. We acknowledge and explore unresolved and often complex childhood trauma and change harmful patterns of behaviour to develop a home environment where children can flourish. We adopt an attachment-focused parenting approach that enhances the opportunity for children to feel safe and secure with parents who are emotionally available and attuned to all their needs.

There must be a current pregnancy to harness change motivations, a desire on behalf of both parents to co-parent their  unborn baby (although they do not have to be in a relationship) and we can work with the families up until the baby  reaches the age of 2. The significance of this two-year timescale is evidenced in all recent child development research.

You will have the opportunity to support the continued evolution of For Baby’s Sake whilst ensuring fidelity to the programme and sustaining the ethos and values of the For Baby’s Sake Trust.

The For Baby’s Sake multi-disciplinary team consists of highly trained, therapeutic practitioners capable of establishing and maintaining meaningful, trusting relationships that consistently guarantee engagement and crucially provide the framework for the deeper, therapeutic exploration that allows co-parents to understand the impact of their own parenting experiences. To be part of this exceptional team you must have demonstrable therapeutic skills, sound knowledge and experience of safeguarding children and adults, infant mental health, and a thorough understanding of the dynamics of domestic abuse, attachment, and the impact of unresolved trauma.

The position is full-time on a permanent contract. Full details, including the job description, person specification and  background briefing information can be found in the relevant attachments. There will be an expectation of occasional travel  to locations across the UK on occasions.

For an opportunity to discuss this vacancy informally, please contact either Becky Reynolds, Deputy Director of Operations or Brenda Evans, Therapeutic Lead.

Further information about The For Baby’s Sake Trust can also be found on our website.

Closing date: 12th January 2025

Shortlisted candidates will be informed by close of business on 13th January 2025 and interviews will be held on 21st/23rd January 2025.

Job Title: Qualified Practitioner

Reporting To: CP Manager 

Location: Remote (UK or NZ)

Contract: Fixed Term, 22 months

Hours: 9 - 15 hours per week (3-5 3hr shifts each week at specified times on a rota)

Hourly Rate: £15 / $30 p/h 

Benefits:

• Enhanced policies including 25 days annual leave per year, plus public holidays;
• Company electronic devices;
• Competitive pension;
• Remote and flexible working;
• Excellent opportunities for training and career progression

Closing Date: 12th January 2025

Job Purpose: To have text-based conversations to provide mental health support to people in distress, working to take someone in distress to a calmer place.

Key duties and responsibilities

• Have text-based conversations to provide support for people in distress at peak evening times.
• Follow our training and work, with the support of a Clinical Supervisor, to take someone in distress to a calmer place.

Person Specification 

Essential

• You must be able to follow the Shout model for support and be comfortable holding a minimum of four conversations simultaneously as directed by your Supervisor.
• You should be calm, compassionate, communicative, confident and interested in developing skills in the field of digital mental health.
• You must hold a qualification at Level 4 or above in counselling, psychology, psychotherapy, nursing or social work, and have suitable experience of working on the front line of mental health.
• You must hold, or commit to studying towards, a Level 3 safeguarding qualification, and have completed the Shout Safeguarding Texters training.
• You must be able to commit to taking shifts at times stipulated by our rota between three and five times per week on average, and be able to respond to occasional calls to help out if we are experiencing a substantial spike in demand at other times.
• You must be able to attend a group reflective session with our practice lead once a month, which will be held remotely.
  Contracts of either 3, 4 or 5 shifts (shift=3hrs) per week
• Minimum of 4 conversations at any one time
• Excellent IT skills
• Excellent communicator
• Ability to multitask and work at a high volume whilst maintaining calm under pressure
• Demonstrate a high level of resilience
• Willingness and ability to work independently (remotely), whilst remaining connected to and engaged with the team
• Reflective, compassionate, kind, and respectful
• Proactive in reviewing own performance, improvement and development

Desirable:

• Knowledge and experience of safeguarding, confidentiality and risk
• Ideally, you should have an external supervisor and/or a personal counsellor, but we are aware that some jobs or qualifications do not require this.

We will be interviewing on a rolling basis and reserve the right to close the job advert early if we receive a high number of applicants.

Crisis is the national charity for people experiencing homelessness. In 2024 we embarked on our new 10-year strategy for ending homelessness. We know it is not inevitable. We know together we can end it. 

It is an exciting and important time to be joining us at Crisis. We work with thousands of people across England, Scotland, and Wales so they can leave homelessness behind for good. We have recently adapted the way our services work to maximise our impact in ending homelessness.

Title: Senior Practitioner Psychologist (internally this role is known as Senior Skylight Psychologist) 

Qualifications: You must be a Practitioner Psychologist qualified for at least 18 months and registered with the HCPC

Hours: Part-time and full-time opportunities available, Monday to Friday. We understand prospective candidates may want to take on this role alongside other commitments. Therefore, we are very open to considering a range of part-time working arrangements in line with Crisis’ Flexible Working Policy. Please let us know what working arrangements you are looking for when completing the application form.

Salary: Full-time salaries are as follows:

• 18 months to 4 years qualified - £53,755 (Regional), £57,755 (London) per annum FTE. 

• 5 to 7 years qualified - £56,454 (Regional), £60,454 (London) per annum FTE. 

• 8+ years qualified - £60,504 (Regional), £64,504 (London) per annum FTE. 

Please note if you are working part-time these salaries will be pro rata. Our salaries are fixed to counter inequity, and we do not negotiate at offer stage. 

Location: Crisis Skylight Brent, 1-2 Bank Buildings, High St, London, NW10 4LT. This is a mainly onsite role, so you can meet face-to-face with our members and team, but some homeworking is an option in line with Crisis’ Hybrid Working Policy.

About the role  

We are committed to ending the homelessness of more people using our direct services, including people with complex needs. To do this, we are seeking either full-time or part-time Practitioner Psychologists to join our fantastic team in locations around the UK.  

In this role, you will be supporting our diverse operation in Brent that includes the Skylight Service, the commissioned Single Homeless Prevention Service and The Single Homeless Refugee Service. You will also get involved in our outward facing place-based work that aim to shape better system responses to homelessness, working with colleagues from the Local Authority and NHS and the local community and voluntary service.

You will form part of the local Leadership team, supporting the implementation of Psychologically Informed Environments (PIEs).  You will support the delivery of our work to members by offering training and leading reflective practice for staff and providing direct services to members at times.

You will also be a part of a national psychology team made up of a Lead Clinical Psychologist, two Regional Lead Clinical Psychologists, and seven Practitioner Psychologists as well as one Assistant Psychologist and Trainee Clinical Psychologists on placements. 

At Crisis, we understand more and more Practitioner Psychologists are taking on multiple part-time opportunities within the NHS, private practice and the third sector as this has been the case with our own team. Crisis and our members have benefited from employing people with a variety of different work experience and we are therefore open to considering a range of part-time working arrangements. This an opportunity for you to work within an agile and progressive charity where you can influence psychologically informed ways of working to end homelessness for good.

You will join an extraordinary team of frontline lead workers with a focus on people facing homelessness who have survived a range of difficult and traumatic experiences.  

About you  

We are looking for people who are community focused and driven by our shared values. This role brings a real opportunity to be creative and flexible in our approach to working psychologically with people who face multiple disadvantages, and to support the staff teams via training and reflective practice.

There are opportunities to provide direct support as well as working extensively with local teams and other parts of the organisation to influence policy and practice developments. We are looking for someone with post qualification experience of working within complex systems and you may have direct experience of working with people who experience homelessness.

You will be excited by the prospect of working innovatively to deliver services locally alongside the Skylight team, as well linking in closely with the wider Psychology team to develop the service.  You will be committed towards social justice, and to being an advocate for those we work with and for breaking down the systemic barriers that exclude those who need most support.

We welcome informal conversations to learn more about the role with a member of our Practitioner Psychology Team, please email us and we will arrange a call. If you would like to visit the Skylight prior to applying that can also be arranged.

We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities, and backgrounds.  

Working at Crisis  

Our values, Bold, Impactful, Collaborative and Equitable, are at the heart of everything we do as we continue in our mission to end homelessness.

Our staff, members and volunteers are vital to getting the right government policies in place, providing breakthrough services, and building a supportive community. We’ll lead by example to nurture a positive and ambitious workplace guided by ending homelessness.

As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:  

• Interest free loans for travel season ticket, cycle to work, and deposit to secure a tenancy.  

• Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 8.5%  

• 28 days’ annual leave (pro rata) which increases with service to 31 days and the option to purchase up to 10 additional days leave.

• Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay. 

• Flexible working around the core hours 10am-4pm  

• Wellbeing Leave to be used flexibly.  

• And more! (Full list of benefits available on website)  

As a member of the Practitioner Psychology Team, you will have:

• Access to funds to support CPD as part of a wider commitment to ensure meeting HCPC standards. 

• Reimbursement of costs to join a professional body (e.g., ACP/BPS) 

• Bi-annual away day with the Team 

• Access to high quality clinical and professional supervision 

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience, and career.  

When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.

How do I apply? 

Please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below. Our shortlisting process is anonymised as part of our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We do not ask for CVs, instead we ask you complete the work history section and answer the screening questions for us to be able to assess you fairly and objectively.  When answering the screening questions please do be thorough, reflecting on your experience to date and using relevant examples. At least two members of staff score all applications.

Closing date: Sunday 19 January 2025 at 23:59

Interview date and location: Wednesday 12 February 2025 at Crisis Skylight Brent, 1-2 Bank Buildings, High St, London, NW10 4LT. 

Can I use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology for my application? 

We strongly discourage applicants from using AI technology at any stage of the recruitment process. This is so we can run a fair, transparent process which gives all applicants an equitable chance of success. We want to hear about your own experience and perspectives in your application and if shortlisted, during the interview too. 

Accessibility  

We want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Talent Acquisition team to discuss how we can help.  

 
Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094  

Crisis is the national charity for people experiencing homelessness. In 2024 we embarked on our new 10-year strategy for ending homelessness. We know it is not inevitable. We know together we can end it. 

It is an exciting and important time to be joining us at Crisis. We work with thousands of people across England, Scotland, and Wales so they can leave homelessness behind for good. We have recently adapted the way our services work to maximise our impact in ending homelessness.

Title: Senior Practitioner Psychologist (internally this role is known as Senior Skylight Psychologist) 

Qualifications: You must be a Practitioner Psychologist qualified for at least 18 months and registered with the HCPC

Hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday. This vacancy could be filled by a candidate looking for a full-time opportunity or by two candidates looking to work part-time, as per Crisis’ Flexible Working Policy. Please let us know what working arrangements you are looking for when completing the application form. Please note this role require the successful candidate to work for some of the Christmas and New Year period each year but won’t require working on Bank Holidays.

Salary: Full-time salaries are as follows:

• 18 months to 4 years qualified - £53,755 (Regional), £57,755 (London) per annum FTE. 

• 5 to 7 years qualified - £56,454 (Regional), £60,454 (London) per annum FTE. 

• 8+ years qualified - £60,504 (Regional), £64,504 (London) per annum FTE.

Please note if you are working part-time these salaries will be pro rata. Our salaries are fixed to counter inequity, and we do not negotiate at offer stage.

Location: Crisis Skylight London, 50 – 52 Commercial Street, E1 6LT will be the main base for the role but it will include travel to Christmas centres and hotels in London for specific activities and at different times of the year.  There will also be some homeworking as an option in line with Crisis’ Hybrid Working Policy. 

About the role 

We are excited to offer this new role which is an opportunity to support our two London Crisis at Christmas teams. There is the Crisis at Christmas team who lead on the set up and delivery of our hotel and day centre delivery in the capital. This is a huge and innovation operation, supporting hundreds of people out of rough sleeping. It also involves huge numbers of volunteers. Our Christmas Case Management Team focus on supporting people through the Crisis at Christmas hotel offer, and throughout the year afterwards. More information here: What is Crisis at Christmas? | Crisis UK 

The postholder will be working alongside the Crisis at Christmas team and Christmas Case Management Team to develop this post. You will form part of the local Leadership team, supporting the implementation of Psychologically Informed Environments (PIEs).  You will support the delivery of our work to members by offering training and leading reflective practice for staff and providing direct services to members at times.  You will be working alongside the Christmas team to plan how we ensure our service offer is psychologically and trauma informed as well as developing and delivering training for volunteers and staff and supporting the delivery of our services.  You will be joining a part-time Psychologist working into the Christmas Case Management team, as well as several Psychologists who are also based in the London Skylight. 

You will also be a part of a national psychology team made up of a Lead Clinical Psychologist, two Regional Lead Clinical Psychologists, and seven Practitioner Psychologists as well as one Assistant Psychologist and Trainee Clinical Psychologists on placements. 

We are committed to ending the homelessness of more people using our direct services, including people with complex needs. To do this, we are seeking either full-time or part-time Practitioner Psychologists to work with us to develop a new and innovative role supporting our Christmas teams.

This an opportunity for you to work within an agile and progressive charity where you can influence psychologically informed ways of working to end homelessness for good.

You will join an extraordinary team of frontline lead workers with a focus on people facing homelessness who have survived a range of difficult and traumatic experiences. 

About you  

We are looking for people who are community focused and driven by our shared values. This role brings a real opportunity to be creative and flexible in our approach to working psychologically with people who face multiple disadvantages, and to support the staff teams via training and reflective practice.

There are opportunities to provide direct support as well as working extensively with local teams and other parts of the organisation to influence policy and practice developments. We are looking for someone with post qualification experience of working within complex systems and you may have direct experience of working with people who experience homelessness.

You will be excited by the prospect of working innovatively to deliver services locally alongside the Skylight team, as well linking in closely with the wider Psychology team to develop the service.  You will be committed towards social justice, and to being an advocate for those we work with and for breaking down the systemic barriers that exclude those who need most support.

We welcome informal conversations to learn more about the role with a member of our Practitioner Psychology Team, please email us and we will arrange a call. If you would like to visit the Skylight prior to applying that can also be arranged.

We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities, and backgrounds.  

Working at Crisis  

Our values, Bold, Impactful, Collaborative and Equitable, are at the heart of everything we do as we continue in our mission to end homelessness.

Our staff, members and volunteers are vital to getting the right government policies in place, providing breakthrough services, and building a supportive community. We’ll lead by example to nurture a positive and ambitious workplace guided by ending homelessness.

As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:  

• Interest free loans for travel season ticket, cycle to work, and deposit to secure a tenancy.  

• Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 8.5%  

• 28 days’ annual leave (pro rata) which increases with service to 31 days and the option to purchase up to 10 additional days leave.

• Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay. 

• Flexible working around the core hours 10am-4pm  

• Wellbeing Leave to be used flexibly.  

• And more! (Full list of benefits available on website)  

As a member of the Practitioner Psychology Team, you will have:

• Access to funds to support CPD as part of a wider commitment to ensure meeting HCPC standards. 

• Reimbursement of costs to join a professional body (e.g., ACP/BPS) 

• Bi-annual away day with the Team 

• Access to high quality clinical and professional supervision 

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience, and career.  

When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.

How do I apply? 

Please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below. Our shortlisting process is anonymised as part of our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We do not ask for CVs, instead we ask you complete the work history section and answer the screening questions for us to be able to assess you fairly and objectively.  When answering the screening questions please do be thorough, reflecting on your experience to date and using relevant examples. At least two members of staff score all applications.

Closing date: Sunday 19 January 2025 at 23:59

Interview date and location: Wednesday 5 February 2025 at Crisis Skylight London, 50 – 52 Commercial Street, E1 6LT

Can I use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology for my application? 

We strongly discourage applicants from using AI technology at any stage of the recruitment process. This is so we can run a fair, transparent process which gives all applicants an equitable chance of success. We want to hear about your own experience and perspectives in your application and if shortlisted, during the interview too. 

Accessibility  

We want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Talent Acquisition team will contact you to discuss how we can help.     

 
Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094  

To deliver sessions to children, young people and their families that are diagnosed with or being assessed for neurodevelopmental conditions.

To support the development and delivery of bespoke programmes of support to children and young people and their families, under the guidance of the Service Delivery Manager.

As a practitioner, you will hold a caseload, will work as part of a team, undertaking assessments and delivering a range of evidence-based interventions for those on your caseload focused on neurodevelopmental conditions.

The service is underpinned by principles centred around THRIVE and Children and Young People’s Improving Access to Psychological Therapies.

Key responsibilities

• Through a holistic approach, assess the needs and strengths of the referred child or young person and help them and their families identify and implement strategies that will support them, help them identify individual goals (through identification and implementation of strategies) to achieve desired change
•  Deliver bespoke programmes of support, to families of children and young people diagnosed with or being assessed for neurodevelopmental conditions such as Autistic Spectrum Condition and/or ADHD. This could take the form of time limited 1:1 or group sessions or a blended approach depending on the needs presenting themselves
•  Use creative, engaging approaches and own knowledge along with research-based methods and models to meet the emotional wellbeing needs of CYP Record and collect data with various tools and use this to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions
• To take responsibility for own caseload of children, young people and families some with complex and multiple needs
• To involve children, young people and their parents in the co-production of programmes, activities and servicesTo keep accurate records of individual engagement, evidence of change and celebrate progress with children and young people
• To provide, record and report the appropriate data to ensure support programmes can be accurately monitored and evaluated 
• To provide written case studies as evidence of the effectiveness of individual interventions
• To take responsibility for the more complex cases/situations presenting within the service
•  To assist with the development and progression of the service by adhering to all communication requests and assisting with peer progression development when requested through case supervision

Organisational requirements

• Work within Eikon’s equal opportunities, health & safety, and safeguarding policies at all times
• Understand and act when safeguarding issues need to be escalated
• Work as part of a team and attend team meetings, training events and participate fully in 1:1
• Work co-operatively and under the management of The Eikon Charity staff to ensure the highest quality of delivery and support
• Work within Eikon’s internal policies, safeguarding and data protection regulations
• Be responsible for equipment/resources
• Work some planned evenings or weekends
• To promote, monitor and maintain health safety and security in the working environment
•  Attend and actively participate in regular clinical supervision

Enhanced Care Practitioner Location: Leeds, LS2 7DJ Salary: £24,020 - £30,790 per annum The organisation launched in October 2024 following the merger of two organisations. Their vision is to break down the barriers that stop people getting the support they need to live a life they value. They tackle poverty and disadvantage in communities, through mental health, drug and alcohol, housing and related support. The Role As an Enhanced Care Practitioner, you will be employed by the organisation to support higher need service users who are unable to progress their timeframe due to their multiple needs. Multiple needs include but not limited to; chronic physical health, comorbidities, financial issues, memory/cognitive impairment, age, housing, limited social support and other multi-agency support needs. This is an interesting and rewarding role where you will have the flexibility to complete greater levels of outreach and go to service users to reduce barriers to engagement, support them to engage with specialist services, bring the intensive support and interventions to the individuals and enhance positive outcomes through this flexible working. The post holder will provide holistic support to adult service users to support their drug / alcohol treatment. Key roles and responsibilities include: Assess and engage with those individuals identified to have multiple needs who require a more flexible way of working including outreach support to reduce identified barriers to engagement with mainstream support in a service setting due to their identified additional needs. Manage a service user caseload and review on going care and treatment liaising closely with the full range of specialist workers within the multi-agency team, including family members and significant others, as appropriate. The role will include but is not restricted to conducting home visits, supporting clients to appointments with various services/specialisms as well as meeting individuals in the community. To exercise excellent communication skills and therapeutic skills when dealing with Service Users, Carers, and Caring agencies. To work closely and in partnership with the multi-disciplinary team from across the Forward Leeds partnership and externally providing advice and guidance to managers and other colleagues, through attendance at reviews, team meetings and group supervision and via the telephone. Skills and Qualifications The successful candidate must have a full clean UK driving licence and access to their own vehicle. You will have a passion for making a difference and fair chances for all should be at the core of everything you do. You will have knowledge and understanding of interventions, including brief interventions Motivational Interviewing, Psychosocial Interventions, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Harm reduction and multi-disciplinary working. Benefits Generous annual leave entitlement (27 days, plus bank holidays, increasing to 32 after 1 years’ service) Annual leave purchase scheme Enhanced occupational sick pay Enhanced employer contribution to your workplace pension Death in service benefit  Free Will writing Eyecare vouchers Blue light card discount Fantastic learning and development opportunities, including free training courses Work-life balance- flexible working and family friendly policies Happy, Healthy You! – their wellbeing offers for their workforce Employee Assist Programme and Support Networks To Apply If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Waythrough, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application.

The Children's Society 'Vaping' Project Worker 

 2 x Project Worker Essex based in Chelmsford working County Wide

 Salary: £29,855.00 per annum

Hours: 2 x full time roles (37 hours)

Contract end date 31st December 2027

We are currently looking for an innovative and motivated group worker/ youth worker to join our dynamic, ambitious team. 

We wish to recruit a Vaping Practitioner to cover the County of Essex, based both at home and within our central office in Chelmsford. This person will deliver the work of The Children's Society to children & young people who are engaged in vaping through the use of individual support and group work, thereby ensuring the children and young people are educated on harm reduction methods and have access to quitting and reduction support.

This role sits within Youth Impact, which works to provide immediate one-to-one and group support for children who urgently need support. 

Your experience is key in securing this role:

In order to be successful in this role, you must have: 

-Experience working with young people in a group and one to one setting

-Have understanding of the risks and vulnerabilities young people face especially in relation to vaping

-Have access to a car and a full UK driving license

-Be able to use IT to support case recording and calendar management

You will need substantial experience in working with vulnerable children and young people either in a paid or unpaid capacity.  You will have experience of developing and facilitating groups with young people and delivering one to one support both virtually and face to face in the school, community or home setting.

Ideally but not essentially you will have, or be working towards a relevant professional qualification e.g. a Diploma/Certificate in Youth and Community work, counselling, social care or related NVQ or have relevant experience in these fields.

As well as a strong commitment to your development, we offer a generous pro rata holiday entitlement, a contributory stakeholder pension, childcare vouchers and agile and flexible working.

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. 

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 Youth Impact Domain 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.

The closing date for applications is on 12th of January 2025. If after 14 days we receive enough applications, we reserve the right to close this vacancy from the 1st January onwards.

Interviews will be held on the 22nd and 28th January 2025

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You have an understanding of drug, alcohol, and health related issues, and experience of working with adults in an addictions, housing or social care setting. All you need is the perfect environment to put your skills to great use. Welcome to Aquarius as a Complex Needs Practitioner.

Aquarius is a charity that helps people and communities overcome the harm caused by alcohol, drugs and gambling. We are part of ‘One Recovery Buckinghamshire’ (ORB), a partnership between Inclusion (MPFT NHS Trust), Aquarius, and Build on Belief providing support for alcohol and drug issues across Buckinghamshire.

We are looking for two Complex Needs Practitioners to join our team in Aylesbury.

You will:

• Engage people in a variety of interventions, using a person-centred approach, empowering them to reduce risk, increase resilience and achieve positive outcomes.
• Work flexibly across the community and withing our multi-agency partnership settings. Your caseload will include a mixture of community and multi-agency referral pathways including health and social care.
• Work with people to address holistic support needs across all aspects of the person’s wellbeing. This could include diverse work related to knife crime, 5 step family work, exploitation, physical and emotional health as well as substance misuse.

To succeed, you’ll:

• Have a qualification in health/social care, youth and community work (e.g. NVQ Level 3 or above, DipSW, Mental Health Nursing, Counselling, Addiction Studies).  Alternatively, we’ll consider candidates with experience of working in the substance misuse field with a commitment to complete NVQ Level 3 Health and Social Care.
• Be an energetic and confident self-starter.
• Have experience of liaising with voluntary and statutory agencies and health professionals and engaging effectively with clients in a variety of settings.
• Have a flexible approach, excellent record keeping and report writing skills and a willingness to work flexibly across the community and within our multi-agency partnership settings, on an outreach basis, with a central hub base at our head office.

In return for your skills and enthusiasm, this role comes with some really great benefits and excellent training and development opportunities. Benefits include:

• 32 days holiday + bank holidays
• Cultural celebration day
• Access to blue light card discounts
• Flexible working

This is a permanent full-time role requiring the post holder to work 37 hours per week.

We are committed to increasing our diversity and we would welcome applications from those with lived experience and/or anyone from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic group.

This is a rolling recruitment process. Candidates will be interviewed as and when they are shortlisted. 

Learning and development is important to us, and we are pleased to be able to offer a wide range of apprenticeships. We hire apprentices into specific roles as well as offering apprenticeships to the workforce. Anyone can apply to undertake an apprenticeship relevant to the role as long as they are in a permanent post and have successfully passed probation.

Aquarius was a subsidiary of Richmond Fellowship, with both organisations being part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence. On 1st June 2024 Richmond Fellowship merged with Humankind to form a single organisation that provides the joined-up mental health, housing and drug and alcohol support we’ve all known has been needed for decades. At the same time, Aquarius became a subsidiary of Humankind, with no impact to terms and conditions of employment. In October 2024, Humankind was renamed Waythrough to reflect the new organisation, of which Aquarius will remain a subsidiary

You have an understanding of drug, alcohol, and health related issues, and experience of working with adults in an addictions, housing or social care setting. All you need is the perfect environment to put your skills to great use. Welcome to Aquarius as a Complex Needs Practitioner (Recovery Worker).

Aquarius is a charity that helps people and communities overcome the harm caused by alcohol, drugs and gambling. We have over 40 years’ experience of providing evidence-based, high quality services that help change behaviour and change lives. We are part of ‘One Recovery Buckinghamshire’ (ORB), a partnership between Inclusion (MPFT NHS Trust), Aquarius, and Build on Belief providing support for alcohol and drug issues across Buckinghamshire.

We are looking for two Complex Needs Practitioners (Recovery Worker) to join our team in High Wycombe.

You will:

• Engage people in a variety of interventions, using a person-centred approach, empowering them to reduce risk, increase resilience and achieve positive outcomes.
• Work flexibly across the community and withing our multi-agency partnership settings. Your caseload will include a mixture of community and multi-agency referral pathways including health and social care.
• Work with people to address holistic support needs across all aspects of the person’s wellbeing. This could include diverse work related to physical and emotional health, meaningful use of time, family and relationships, community engagement and activities, accommodation, physical and emotional health, offending and substance misuse.

To succeed, you’ll:

• Have a qualification in health/social care, youth and community work (e.g. NVQ Level 3 or above, DipSW, Mental Health Nursing, Counselling, Addiction Studies).  Alternatively, we’ll consider candidates with experience of working in the substance misuse field with a commitment to complete NVQ Level 3 Health and Social Care.
• Be an energetic and confident self-starter.
• Have experience of liaising with voluntary and statutory agencies and health professionals and engaging effectively with clients in a variety of settings.
• Have a flexible approach, excellent record keeping and report writing skills and a willingness to work flexibly across the community and within our multi-agency partnership settings, on an outreach basis, with a central hub base at our head office.

In return for your skills and enthusiasm, this role comes with some really great benefits and excellent training and development opportunities. Benefits include:

• 32 days holiday + bank holidays
• Cultural celebration day
• Access to blue light card discounts
• Flexible working

This is a permanent full-time role requiring the post holder to work 37 hours per week.

We are committed to increasing our diversity and we would welcome applications from those with lived experience and/or anyone from a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic group.

This is a rolling recruitment process. Candidates will be interviewed as and when they are shortlisted. 

Learning and development is important to us, and we are pleased to be able to offer a wide range of apprenticeships. We hire apprentices into specific roles as well as offering apprenticeships to the workforce. Anyone can apply to undertake an apprenticeship relevant to the role as long as they are in a permanent post and have successfully passed probation.

Aquarius was a subsidiary of Richmond Fellowship, with both organisations being part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence. On 1st June 2024 Richmond Fellowship merged with Humankind to form a single organisation that provides the joined-up mental health, housing and drug and alcohol support we’ve all known has been needed for decades. At the same time, Aquarius became a subsidiary of Humankind, with no impact to terms and conditions of employment. In October 2024, Humankind was renamed Waythrough to reflect the new organisation, of which Aquarius will remain a subsidiary.