Senior Young Carers Practitioner Jobs in East Molesey, England
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The basics
Location: Agile working
Contract: Permanent (subject to funding)
Hours: 24 hours per week
Starting salary: £41,737.50 based on 24 hours
Who we are
Safer London is a charity working with young Londoners and families who are affected by violence and exploitation. We believe that when a child or young person comes to us, they are just that – a child or a young person: we don’t define them by the issue that has brought them to us. By working alongside young Londoners, their families and peers in the places where they spend their time, we can create a safe London not just for them but for everyone.
Who you are
You are an HR Professional with the expertise and knowledge to develop and drive forward Safer London’s people strategy. You will bring to the organisation, extensive experience across all areas of the employee life cycle. As a member of the CIPD (ideally Chartered), you will understand the importance of working in true partnership with the organisation, to support our employees and managers to deliver Safer London’s priorities.
If you are committed and resilient and believe you have what it takes to help us to improve the lives of young Londoners, and their families, please apply.
What the role involves
People Strategy and Leadership:
- Lead a People Strategy that supports Safer London’s vision and ensures we have the right skills and culture to enable the charity and its’ people to thrive.
- Advise the leadership team and management on people-related matters.
- Manage the performance and development of our HR Officer.
Compliance and HR Policies
- Provide advice, guidance and support to SLT and Managers on employment law and manage complex employee relations matters.
- Oversee the administration of the Safer London payroll and pension scheme.
Talent Acquisition and Retention
- Develop and execute innovative recruitment strategies that attract top talent, both staff and volunteers, who are passionate about our cause.
- Using HR metrics, work with SLT and managers to develop practices to enhance employee satisfaction, reduce employee absence levels and build a culture of wellbeing.
Learning, Development and Performance Management
- In collaboration with the Head of Quality Practice, review and develop the organisation’s people management development programme.
- Provide coaching and mentorship to the SLT and managers, helping them cultivate effective leadership and management skills.
Well-being and Employee Support
- Evaluate, develop and manage well-being programmes that support the physical, mental, and emotional health of employees.
- Act as a resource and advocate for employee concerns, ensuring that everyone feels heard and supported.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
- Lead initiatives to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion within the organisation, ensuring that our team reflects the diverse communities we serve.
Organisational Change and Development
- Lead on change management initiatives, whether that’s supporting organisational growth, restructuring, or responding to external challenges.
Additional Information
Safer London is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect anyone who works and volunteers with us to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we will request a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) check, as well as references covering the last five years, for the successful candidates.
We value diversity and encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We know that in order to make London a safer place for the young people that live here we need a diverse range of perspectives, experience, and knowledge.
What we offer
Safer London continually reviews its pay, and we currently offer the following benefits package to all our employees:
- Safer London is a 4-day/32-hour (FTE) working week organisation. This means that you have a regular day off in the week with no impact on your pay.
- Agile working. This means you will have the flexibility to work in different locations including from home, our office in Southwark and/or community locations (libraries/co-working spaces) when you are not delivering face-to-face work in the community.
- Flexible Working: our Flexible Working Policy allows requests to work flexibly from the start of your employment.
- A contributory Pension Scheme.
- Interest-free Season Ticket Loans.
- A Cycle to Work Scheme.
- A Mental Health Helpline.
- Death in Service Benefit.
- Opportunities to develop and progress your career, including an extensive programme of courses and acting up/additional responsibilities roles.
- An initial Annual Leave allowance of 179 hours, rising to 192 hours after 3 years and 211 hours after 5 years, plus bank holidays and other statutory holidays; part-time employees receive a pro-rata entitlement.
Sound good? Here’s how to apply
To apply please complete the online application form and submit it as soon as possible: The closing date for applications is the 29th of January 2025, and interviews will be held on the 7th of February 2025.
As part of the online application, you will be required to confirm you have read our Privacy and Cookie Policy and Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy.
Please make sure you find the Job Description on the left-hand side of the Webrecruit page after you click ‘Apply Now’ or find it on Safer London’s Website.
Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process or if you experience any technical issues when trying to access and/or complete the application through the online portal, please contact us via the “Contact us” section of our website.
Please note that we don’t accept CVs.
Safer London is not a sponsoring organisation for foreign nationals, and you must be able to show proof that you have permission to live and work in the UK in order to be considered for this role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
At Ambitious about Autism, we are currently looking for a Senior Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) Specialist to join our team.
We are looking for an empathetic and adaptable individual, who thrives under pressure and has a natural ability to solve challenges. You will also need physical and emotional resilience to work with young people with a primary diagnosis of Autism, some of whom have other complex needs.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Ensuring practitioners within your team implement the charity's model of PBS service delivery and follow agreed processes and practices
- Supporting your team members to work positively and creatively with the settings, building capacity to improve outcomes for students
- Training, motivating and practically supporting staff teams, parents and other professionals to be confident and skilled in meeting the needs of children and young people with complex behavioural needs
- Undertaking and reviewing risk assessments of behaviours that challenge and producing and reviewing corresponding PBS plans that promote proactive and early intervention and skill development that reduce the need for physical intervention
- Contributing to efficient, integrated support, working closely with other professionals to pool knowledge, skills and resources across disciplines
- Liaising with parents/carers to provide support and guidance and to inform and further develop intervention programmes
- Demonstrating integrity and sensitivity
- Being open and flexible in developing methods of practice in line with best practice
We are looking for someone who has:
- Board certified behavioural analyst qualification or Masters level training in Positive Behavioural Support
- Experience of implementing a range of impactful specialist behavioural assessment and interventions with children and young people with autism, learning disability and behaviours that challenge
- Skill in the use of complex methods of functional assessment and intervention
- Ability and skills to build and maintain positive relationships with children and young people, professionals and parents/carers
This is a fantastic opportunity to work for a forward-thinking organisation with the interests and wellbeing of autistic children and young people at its core.
We are committed to CPD, where you can access a wide range of training and development opportunities to support your personal and professional development. Other benefits include a generous holiday allowance, access to our Employee Assistance Programme, a wide range of wellbeing activities and a free Perkbox subscription offering benefits of particular services at a discounted rate.
If you would like to get in touch for an informal chat please contact Stephen Vickers, Recruitment Manager
Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.
Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search maybe carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
Trainee Habilitation Specialist - Children & Young People’s Team
Salary: £22,880 per annum (pay will increase following successful completion of the first year, and post qualification, then annually with experience in line with continual professional development up to £36,000)
The training costs leading to qualification will be met by Sight for Surrey.
Full-time: 36 hours per week
Work Mileage paid at 45p per mile.
This is a career progression opportunity leading to a qualified position as Habilitation Specialist. Membership fees of Professional Body paid.
· Do you thrive on working in a team that offer a holistic approach ensuring that children’s needs are met?
· Would you enjoy working for a local Surrey charity that has the flexibility to work imaginatively, in a variety of different ways to meet the needs of children and young people who have vision impairment or multi-sensory impairment?
· Sight for Surrey is offering an exciting opportunity to a person who is committed to making a difference to children and young people who are vision impaired or multi-sensory.
To future proof, our services we are seeking two trainee Habilitation Specialists who will work within the Children & Young People’s team while undertaking the Habilitation and Disabilities of Sight Graduate Diploma at University College London.
JOB DESCRIPTION (for first year)
1. To work closely with the Senior Habilitation Specialist and the rest of the Children & Young People’s team supporting the delivery of services.
2. To support the preparation & delivery of recreational activities for families, the 11UP group and the young adults group. Also to support and encourage participants during events.
3. To work as a member of the team building links with families.
4. To have knowledge of child developmental milestones.
5. To undertake risk assessments. Record and work to reduce identified risks.
6. To liaise and work in partnership with all Sight for Surrey teams and as appropriate other organisations.
7. To hold an up to date First Aid Certificate. (Training will be given if necessary following appointment).
8. To be responsible for assessing and addressing potential health and safety issues around the services we provide.
9. To have knowledge about all aspects of safeguarding and the legislation that protects children and young people. To take responsibility for following the SFS policies and procedures whenever there is a concern.
10. To assist with the recording and reporting required by the organisation/ service in relation to the delivery and funding of our service.
11. To work closely with other members of the CYPs team, ensuring that the different aspects of our service dovetail to meet the needs of the children, young people, and their families.
12. In addition you will have the opportunity to spend time with other teams within our organisation to grow your experience, knowledge and skills.
WORK CONTEXT
This post is a trainee post offering the appointee the opportunity to grow their skills and expertise.
The aim of Sight for Surrey Children & Young Peoples Service is to ensure that children and young people have the opportunities they need to reach their full potential.
Sight for Surrey Children and Young People’s service works holistically, promoting mental wellbeing, reducing isolation, and supporting self-advocacy.
As appropriate the children & young people will have opportunities to develop their skills and confidence, build an understanding of different concepts and develop an environmental awareness through experience.
Parents are supported, enabling them to meet the needs of their children.
COMPETENCIES REQUIRED
- Ability to work within agreed procedures to achieve team and personal objectives.
- To have effective time management and organisation skills
- The post requires a constructive and consultative approach to solving problems.
- To be valuing and supportive of others
- To maximise resources
- To keep financial records, receipts as appropriate
- To support the CYPs Team with the reporting responsibilities attached to the SCC contracts and other funding grants.
- First Aid qualification (SFS will arrange following appointment if necessary).
- Safeguarding training will be arranged following appointment.
Communication
- To have good communication skills and the willingness to engage with all people in a positive, accessible, and clear manner.
- To be competent in using IT, including Microsoft office
- Keep clear and concise written records and to update Database records as appropriate.
- Ensure that information about the service is accessible.
- Ensure contact details of the families we engage with are up to date.
- Work with Senior Habilitation Specialist and other members of the team to ensure relevant information is sent to families and our partners on a regular basis about opportunities, activities and news that might be of interest.
- Liaise with the organisation’s publicity department as appropriate.
Developing Others/Team Development
Share knowledge and skills with others, where possible. Contribute positively to team /organisation development.
Managing/Embracing Change
Seek ways to improve own performance. Be open to change and embracing new ways of doing things. Ability to feed back to Line Manager on impact of plans and service, managing change based on feedback, flexibly and efficiently. To have knowledge of the Safeguarding policy and procedures and to report any concerns to the line manager. Comply with our organisational policies and procedures. To be aware of other legislation that affects our duty of care.
Personal Impact
The post holder will present himself or herself effectively being mindful that they are representing Sight for Surrey. Acting with integrity and taking account of the principles of equalities. Having respect for the opinion and expertise of others.
COMPETANCIES /SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS
· To have experience in working with children & young people
· Postgraduate degree or a minimum qualification equivalent to QCF Level 4 Modes.
· Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service record.
· Available to work flexibly and be available at weekend when SFS is running events and activities.
· Good interpersonal and communication skills.
· To have knowledge of the Safeguarding policy and procedures.
· Have a commitment to equalities and social inclusion, particularly the issues faced by young people, their parents, and carers.
· Be imaginative, creative, and flexible.
· Experience of vision impairment is desirable, but not essential.
· An understanding of sign language is desirable, but not essential.
· Ability to work independently while continuing to follow the team plan and contribute to Sight for Surrey’s strategy.
· Ability to work as part of a team while also being able to self-motivate.
· Effective time management and organisational skills
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
· Physically able to support participants taking part in activities.
· Available to work at weekends when SFS has CYPs events and activities planned.
· Ability to travel to events located throughout Surrey, and sometimes out of County.
· Ability to attend university and to the required placement which will be out of Surrey.
· Commitment to complete the Habilitation Specialist training and undertake this profession.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT
Various venues across Surrey, - and out of County on occasions.
Requirements.
· First degree or a minimum qualification equivalent to QCF Level 4 plus experience working with children.
· The post is dependent on successful admission onto the University City London Habilitation Specialist Course beginning autumn 2025. The successful candidate will be required to apply for a place on the course by the end of February 2025.
· Experience/ knowledge of vision impairment or sign language skills would be an advantage. The post holder will need to be flexible working 36 hours including weekends when children’s recreation activities are provided.
· Attend university undertaking the Graduate Diploma in Habilitation and Disabilities of Sight (Children and Young People) at University College London, completing assignments, placement etc. in line with the requirements of the course.
The post will begin in August 2025. The Habilitation Course is modular with time shared between university and the workplace.
The role of the Habilitation Specialist is to teach concepts that most typical children learn through sight. Supporting children & young people to develop strategies to manage life without/ with reduced vision, developing independence, mobility, and daily living skills.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
Safer London works with some of the capital's most vulnerable and hard-to-reach children and young people, supporting them within the context of their lives and environments to build resilience and find their way through: we see their potential and help them to achieve it.
You are someone with the expertise and knowledge to provide inspirational leadership, to champion Safer London’s values, and to ensure that the voice of the children and young people we work with is heard and listened to, and that their needs inform everything we do and how we do it.
You are committed to creating and sustaining a supportive, empathetic and inclusive organisational culture for both those who work for Safer London and those we work with. Working closely with the Board of Trustees and the Senior Leadership Team, you will be responsible for developing and implementing the organisation’s long-term strategy, budget and business plans, bringing creative ideas and new approaches to the table.
You bring experience of partnership or multi-agency working and a solutions-focused approach to supporting, motivating and engaging employees, volunteers, beneficiaries and existing and prospective funders.
The basics
Location: Agile with regular travel around London and time in Safer London’s Southwark office
Contract: Permanent (subject to funding)
Hours: 32 hours per week (Safer London is a 4 day/32 hour working week organisation)
Starting salary: £85,000, rising to £104,500
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
Position: Digital Services Product Manager
Type: Full-time (35 hours a week), permanent
Location: Office-based in London with the flexibility to work remotely
Salary: £43,342* per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band and Job Family: Band 3, Profession / 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’re looking for a passionate and dedicated product manager to lead the strategic development of our digital services products.
Our digital services provide support and information to thousands of people living with multiple sclerosis (MS). You’ll be joining us at an exciting stage of our digital programme as we transform the way we engage with people affected by MS.
You’ll play a pivotal role in driving evolution and improvement. This will include working with our existing products including our forum, webchat, symptom management tools and logged-in area of our website.
But you’ll also be leading efforts to conceptualise, design, build and implement new digital products that cater to the ever-evolving needs of our community.
We’re looking for the successful candidate to have proven experience in areas such as:
• Using a clearly defined digital project management methodology.
• Developing and executing product strategies and roadmaps.
• Overseeing the product development lifecycle.
• Maintaining the highest quality, compliance and accessibility standards.
• Collaborative working with cross-organisational stakeholders
You’ll have meticulous planning skills, be results and delivery focussed and bring a creative energy that nurtures innovation in those around you.
This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a supportive and vibrant team who are dedicated to making a difference for people with MS.
Closing date for applications: 9:00 on Wednesday 5th February 2025
Interested?
PLEASE PRESS THE 'HOW TO APPLY' BUTTON FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Equal Opportunities
We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and or from ethnic minority backgrounds.
We’d be grateful if you downloaded and completed the equality and diversity monitoring form and submit it with your application.
Disability Confident Employer
We’re a Disability Confident Employer and we’re committed to promoting equality and diversity.
You can ask for reasonable adjustments as part of both our recruitment and new starter on-boarding processes.
If you need any help or adjustments to apply for this role, please contact us. You can also ask for the application materials to be sent to you in a different format. Such as for them to be sent to you by email or in a larger word format.
More about our employee benefits:
We have a wide range of employee benefits including (but not limited to):
Encouraging work life balance
- 38 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), pro-rata for part-time
- More annual leave entitlement, based on length of employment
- Smart working options (with the opportunity to work remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us)
- Flexible working options
Caring for you and your family
- Generous sick pay entitlement
- More sick pay entitlement, based on length of employment
- Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave in each calendar year
- Free access to a GP virtually 24 hours a day/7 days a week allowing you unlimited advice, reassurance and where appropriate diagnosis
- Enhanced leave for new parents
- Free access to a confidential 24 hours a day/7 days a week helpline service for both you and your family with a specialist range of support and information
- Special leave options (such as up to 5 days paid leave for domestic or personal emergencies a year)
- 10 days paid disability leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
- 10 days paid carers’ leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
- Cycle to work scheme
- Death in service scheme
- New family-friendly benefits, including paid leave:
- In the event of miscarriage or still birth
- To support fertility treatments
- For antenatal appointments for both parents
Thinking about your finances
- Enhanced salary sacrifice pension scheme
- Discounted season ticket loan and interest-free emergency loans
- Give as you earn to support other charities of your choice before tax
- New employee portal including lifestyle savings vouchers and personal wellbeing
Enriching your life at work
- Personalised development plans with a wide range of training courses and opportunities to source additional training options with your line manager
- Yearly internal apprenticeship opportunities
- New, modern offices that embrace working together both in-person and remotely
- Various opportunities to influence how we internally operate (including surveys, and focus and committee groups)
- Active and supportive internal employee networking groups for collaboration and peer support
- 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering for MS Society activities during normal working hours (such as fundraising events, or campaigning in the local community)
- 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering with other charities during normal
Safeguarding
We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone who uses our services and we come into contact with.
This is regardless of Gender, Race, Disability, Sexual orientation, Religion or belief, Pregnancy, Gender reassignment.
We recognise our particular responsibility to make sure vulnerable adults and children are protected.
We have measures in place to protect everyone we come into contact with from abuse and maltreatment of all kinds.
Your right to work in the UK
You must have the right to work in the UK to work in paid employment with us. You’ll need to share documents showing you’re eligible to work in the UK if we offer you employment.
You can find the UK visas and permits granting you the right to work in the UK on the UK Government website. We currently don’t have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and aren’t able to support you with your visa applications.
No agencies please.
Registered Charity
101 - 500
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
Thank you!
We are looking for passionate individuals to work in the National Counter Trafficking Centre.Are you ready to improve the lives of young people affected by modern slavery, do you have Immigration, Social Care, or Criminal Justice Experience? If you have answered yes then we are waiting to hear from you!
We have several full-time roles available (37 hours per week) they will be Home Based with potential for extensive travel within each region.
Salary - £27,573 - £36,389 plus £312 per annum Office at Home Allowance.
If you are interested in applying for these roles, you must have a current driving licence and use of a car. We are looking for people to join our team who live in the following area's:
- Kent
What are the responsibilities of the Independent Child Trafficking Guardian:
Support for Children: Independent Child Trafficking Guardians support children who have experienced trafficking and exploitation, working alongside other professionals to ensure that children receive appropriate support in line with their needs.
Within this role some of your responsibilities will be:
- Supporting professionals, including Social Workers, Police, Youth Justice Teams, Foster Carers and Residential Support Workers, to identify children exploited through modern slavery and refer them into the Service
- Provide advice, guidance and information about child trafficking and initial safety planning to professionals through 1:1 case consultations or attendance at multi-agency meetings
- Develop initial needs assessments and action plans
- Support practitioners from partner agencies to meet the needs of children who have experienced trafficking and exploitation
- Manage a substantial caseload of young people supported through direct and indirect work, working within the requirements of service Key Performance Indicators and in line with Home Office Guidance.
- Support children through face-to-face contact and online platforms using creative approaches to ensure that children receive an excellent standard of specialist support within the boundaries of the role.
- Identify and respond to safeguarding, alerting managers to concerns and working with staff from partner agencies to deliver a robust safeguarding response.
We will be holding a drop in session on Monday 20th January at 10am or Wednesday 22nd January at 4.30pm. Everyone is welcome to attend to find out more about Barnardo's National Counter Trafficking Centre and the role Independent Child Trafficking Guardian. There will be an opportunity to meet some of team and ask questions about the service and the role.
Join the meeting now - Monday 20th January 2025
Meeting ID: 344 180 159 317
Passcode: Bb6SY3fy
Join the meeting now - Wednesday 22nd January 2025
Meeting ID: 356 340 337 039
Passcode: G6LB3QF7
Although this contract has a permanent status, please be aware that this post is subject to funding currently to 31 March 2026 and therefore should this funding not be extended further, you may be subject to a redundancy consultation or a TUPE arrangement.
This contract is due to expire on 31 March 2026.
When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.
Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date and as we fill vacancies the geographical areas may change. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible
Pay & Reward Framework
We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.
For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay.
Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours. More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.