Social Welfare Jobs
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The successful candidate will work 35 hours a week over 5 days, including evening and weekend work as required by the company. This role will cover North England, Scotland and Northern Ireland however the successful candidate will need to be based in Northern Ireland.
At Help for Heroes, we believe those who serve our country deserve support when they are wounded. Every day, men and women have to leave their career in the Armed Forces as a result of physical or psychological wounds; their lives changed forever. We help them, and those still serving, to recover and get on with their lives.
And who are we you’re wondering? We are experts and beginners. Generalists and specialists. Ordinary people with an extraordinary passion towards making a positive change to the lives of our veterans (and having fun while doing it).
As One Team we share a philosophy – I.C.A.R.E. It’s the way we walk and talk, the way we interact with others and how we approach everything we do. We are:
Innovative – Collaborative – Authentic – Resourceful – Energetic.
We have an incredible opportunity for a COMMUNITY BUILDER to join our Community Development team.
Please see below for more information on what just might be your future role.
About The Role
The Help for Heroes Community Development team are looking to recruit a team of Community Development Managers to assist in their reshaped participation and connection strategy. Using Asset Based Community Development, we seek to support the charity’s objective to enhance reach and positive impact for members of the Armed Forces Community facing challenges within their local communities.
As a Community Development Manager, you will lead and inspire a team of Community Builders, fostering collaboration, innovation and commitment to community impact working in an ABCD informed way. The aim is to connect and re-engage members of the AFC with the services at Help for Heroes and within the wider community.
This is an exciting and varied role for dynamic and confident individuals, in which the right candidate will work directly within communities across the UK; bringing the Armed Forces Community together to improve wellbeing and make the community a better place to live. The main purpose of the role is to contribute to the leadership of an integrated, community development and hybrid volumizing offer which improves reach and sustained positive impact for members of the Armed Forces community.
About You
You will be responsible for the effective line management of a dispersed community-based team and have experience managing co-designed/co-delivered community development initiatives. You will recognise the potential for growth and expansion within these communities and empower local people to exact changes focused on what’s important to them.
You will have a genuine professional commitment to ABCD informed delivery, possess the capacity to work collaboratively with others and pilot projects for new community development initiatives by identifying and creating viable plans for growth and expansion to increase reach, impact and accessibility across the AFC.
Key Responsibilities
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Coordinate locality-based Community Development related services
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Provide line management for a regionally specific team of Community Builders, positively participating in line management meetings, annual appraisals, monthly and quarterly team meetings as required facilitating 1:1 and group line management supervision including volunteers
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Act as safeguarding and health and safety lead for your regional team ensuring safe practice
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Set clear objectives and performance expectations for Community Development colleagues/volunteers and programme activity
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Identify and leverage community assets and resources to support community development initiatives
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Support the collation of evidence and impact data
PLEASE NOTE: There is a requirement for frequent travel extensively within the regions allocated for this role. There will be evening and weekend working as required and flexibility in working hours is necessary to ensure a total of 70 hours is covered over a 2-week period so please take this into consideration before applying.
We are looking for someone with the following:
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Educated to degree level in a relevant field (Social Science, Community Development, Health and Social Care), related field, or hold an equivalent professional Community Development qualification.
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Demonstrable experience of senior management/leadership of a Community Development team or integrated multi-disciplinary service informed by Community Development principles
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Proficiency in managing projects from conception to completion
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Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex ideas clearly and persuasively
About The Team
You will work as part of the Community Development team; this newly formed team will approach working in defined localities using an asset based community development approach. Together the Community Development Managers and the Community Builders will strengthen local communities using resources and networks that are readily available. You will do this to proliferate opportunities for sustainable participation and engagement alongside a multi-disciplinary team in order to support the Armed Forces Community to live well after service.
Please see job description for more details about the role.
What We Offer
To enable our employees to thrive in all aspects of their lives we proudly support flexible working practices. You can tailor your working day around your work and private commitments providing you maintain high class service to the team and our veterans at all times. And there are also a wide range of other benefits we offer like 29 days paid holiday, enhanced family friendly packages, health cashback plan.
*Previous applicants do not need to reapply*
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Family Support Worker
Location: Haberdashers' Abraham Darby
Hours: 5 days per week term time only - 35 hours per week
Salary: £22,274 - £24,796 per annum
Contract type: Fixed term contract until August 2027
Closing date: 2nd October 2024
Interview dates: Interviews will be held online with second interviews in school the following week.
Please note: We reserve the right to interview candidates prior to the closing date, and as such we encourage you to submit applications early to avoid disappointment.
Our mission at School-Home Support is simple. We get children and young people back in school ready to learn, whatever it takes.
Is this a mission for you? Yes? Then read on.
We are looking for a Family Support Worker to join our team and to make a difference in children's lives every single day. As a Family Support Worker, you will work in close partnership with families and school staff to deliver a programme of casework to promote and improve educational outcomes for the children we support.
You will also focus your support to help improve attendance, punctuality, engagement in learning, improved behaviour in school and the local community as well as improving social and emotional regulation and well-being.
You will have excellent relationship building and communications skills with a proven ability to communicate with a wide group of people.
You’ll have previous experience of:
- Working and engaging with parents, carers or guardians, children or individuals through individual and/or group-based support
- Working in an educational or outreach environment
- Working effectively with social and emotional factors affecting a child’s capacity to learn
- Delivering family support
- Working with families from diverse communities
We are committed to maximising staff wellbeing and creating an inclusive, safe environment where everyone feels comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work. To find out more about our current initiatives and offerings, please view our EDI & Wellbeing initiatives document which you can find here.
As an employer we offer:
- Perkbox membership
- Employee assistance programme
- Life assurance
- Pension scheme
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
School-Home Support takes very seriously the duty of care to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and is committed to ensuring that our safeguarding practice reflects statutory responsibilities, government guidance and complies with best practice. Our safeguarding policy recognises that the welfare and interests of children are paramount in all circumstances. All roles at SHS are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.
We are looking to appoint an inspiring, motivated and resourceful leader to spearhead the work of Linking Lives UK as we continue to develop our crucial role in addressing loneliness and social isolation among older people across the UK. This exciting position comes at a key stage in our development as a charity as we develop new initiatives and consider future strategy and direction.
We are particularly looking for someone who has experience of:
- Strategic planning, operational management and delivering against organisational objectives
- Leadership of a national charity/ organisation and effective liaison with operational teams and trustee boards
- Delivering motivational presentations and written articles inspiring engagement with the work of the charity
- Operating within Christian faith organisations and their structures
- Building effective partnerships with key organisations whilst identifying areas of mutual benefit
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Actively Interviewing
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Job purpose
This role sits within our crisis alternative service, Safe Space, which is an out of hours service providing a safe and welcoming space for people who are feeling distressed and experiencing crisis. The service operates 365 days a year from 12:00 (midday)-11:30pm across all of our boroughs.
We have 3 positions available. Two full time positions at our Hammersmith & Fulham and Ealing sites, and one part time (3 days a week) at our Hounslow site.
The objectives of the service include:
- To improve the mental wellbeing of people experiencing mental health crisis in HFEH.
- To provide support to clients accessing the service- for instance: signposting, de-escalation, planned wellbeing activities etc.
- To contribute to an improvement in individual mental wellbeing.
- To remain a source of independent support for all clients.
- To treat service users with respect, dignity and personalised support
- To raise awareness of mental health services available with the goal to improve long term mental health and reduce social isolation
- To increase self-management skills of those accessing the service
- To reduce the use of police, ambulance and statutory mental health services whilst experiencing crisis.
- To reduce the use of statutory crisis services by people experiencing mental ill health without positive outcomes for the individual.
You can download a PDF of the job description for this role at the bottom of the page.
Key responsibilities
- Providing a person centred and recovery orientated approach in all aspects of the roles and responsibilities.
- Guiding the team, responding to referrals and planning each shift in terms of staffing, activities and case allocation
- Understanding of risk and risk management
- Understanding safeguarding adults and children processes and legal requirements
- Understanding of safety planning and de-escalation
- Working collaboratively with clients to understand their needs and developing flexible and realistic crisis support packages/person centred plans
- Listening to clients and encouraging positive steps towards self-management of crisis and recovery
- Providing advice, information, practical and emotional support to clients
You will have
- Minimum of 1 year working in mental health services and with clients experiencing mental health distress and crisis
- Experience of line management within a mental health setting
- Experience of de-escalation
- Experience of managing challenging behaviour and dealing with clients with complex needs
- Experience of managing safeguarding risks and understanding legal requirements for safeguarding adults and children
- Understanding of how to report and mitigate risks
- Understanding safeguarding adults and children processes and legal requirements
- Ability to work out of hours and on weekends
Benefits of working with us
- Contributory Pension Scheme
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays per year, increasing by 1 day per full year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days) [pro rata].
- Employee Rewards and Benefits Platform/Wellness Hub (Perkbox)
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Flexible working
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including free counselling sessions
- Paid time off for medical appointments
- Training and personal development opportunities
- Access to shared resources and training opportunities via Mind Federated Network
How to apply
Please provide your CV, and a cover letter demonstrating how you meet the requirements of the Person Specification (see JD attached) and why you want this role.
We are an equal opportunities employer; and are proud to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.
HFEH Mind are committed to creating and fostering a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children and adults at risk. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults.
Post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
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NJC Point 23 – 25 - £32,076 - £33,945 per annum
Fixed Term initial 12 months contract (continuation subject to further funding)
37.5 hours per week (core hours between 8-6 Monday to Friday, although this role will require some evenings and weekend work, in line with the role. Please feel free to get in touch with us if you would like further details).
Eccles, Salford
The purpose of the post is to work with a wide range of partners and volunteers to build active, more connected and resilient communities within the city of Salford. This includes recruiting, training and supporting volunteers and VCSE organisations to engage in civil contingencies and humanitarian responses within the city, and more broadly supporting the development of our volunteering work across multiple services.
Salford CVS delivers a range of projects and services that build resilient communities and encourage local people to be active citizens.
The postholder will primarily work on our Volunteering and Emergency Response activity, including the development and delivery of Salford CVS’s own volunteering programmes. We anticipate that, while it will fluctuate throughout the year, the postholder will spend roughly half their time on Emergency Response related work, and half their time on volunteering related work (although both areas overlap).
Overall, we are looking for someone who:
- Can work at various levels, including operationally on the ground
- Is willing to be flexible and able to work outside office hours when we are called to respond to emergencies
- Enjoys and is good at coordinating and multi-tasking in a sometimes-challenging working environment
- Enjoys proactively developing things, bringing new ideas to the table
- Will enjoy working within a team of dedicated, friendly people who believe in making a difference
- Will engage and build relationships with our volunteers, VCSE organisations and partners to further develop our work
- Is passionate about the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector; in particular, the role it plays in supporting people and communities to become more resilient and active
- Someone who loves the city of Salford and the people who live and work here – a person who wants to make a difference every day
If that sounds like you – then we want to hear from you!
The Benefits of Working for Salford CVS
- 28 days’ holiday - rising to 30 days (after five years), plus Bank Holidays (pro rata for part-time)
- Paid sick leave – subject to terms and conditions of service
- A compassionate approach to dependants leave and compassionate leave - to help deal with life’s unforeseen circumstances
- Pension scheme - with 7% employer contribution (and 1% mandatory employee contribution)
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Membership of the Hospital Saturday Fund via an employer subsidised scheme (optional and non-contractual)
- RHS family membership (optional and non-contractual)
- Development opportunities - we support and encourage our staff to progress in their careers (including formal training)
- A supportive working culture - we respect and support one another to do the best we can
Closing date: Tuesday 22nd October at 12 noon
Interview date: Tuesday 5th November 2024
We reserve the right to review applications before the closing date should we get sufficient applications.
Please note late applications will not be accepted.
Ref EXC-241
Due to the nature of the service, this vacancy is only open to female applicants. The Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1, Paragraph 1 applies to this post.
Are you a dynamic, compassionate, and target-driven individual with a proven record of working in a multiagency/disciplinary team and engaging positively with young or challenging people or other vulnerable groups? Looking for an exciting and highly rewarding new career opportunity?
If so, join St Giles Trust as our Nurturing New Adventures Caseworker to provide mentoring support to young women and girls (YWGs) in Wolverhampton at risk, on the periphery, or entrenched within Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE), gangs, county lines or Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE).
About St Giles Trust
An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others.
About this exciting opportunity
The vital role of the Nurturing New Adventures Caseworker will focus on engaging and supporting girls and young women in Wolverhampton once they have been identified as being involved in a violence-related incident, being at risk of exploitation or gang affiliated. You will build positive relationships with them and their families and produce risk management plans based on assessments, plus deliver a holistic support service that provides practical help such as housing and social support, education, and training and employment options.
Working for this service you will be part of a team, a regional service and an organisation that is at the forefront of working with young people to reduce the huge harms caused to young females caught up in CSE/CCE. You will be at all times mindful of, and promote St Giles’ organisational Vision, Mission, Values and strategic aims.
What we are looking for
• Experience of providing support, advice and advocacy and the ability to assess clients’ needs.
• Experience of engaging positively with young females or other vulnerable groups.
• Ability to calculate risk and implement safety procedures when engaging with clients.
• Experience of engaging successfully with challenging people, for example people who have complex needs, people who are reluctant to discuss their needs, and people who are angry and confused.
• A knowledge of the cross over from CSE/CCE and how exploitation impacts young females.
• A clear understanding of safeguarding for children and young adults
• Ability to be a flexible and co-operative member of a team.
• The ability to use and develop monitoring systems to record all aspects of the project including; actions, outcomes and referrals.
• A flexible, proactive and collaborative approach to your work.
There are 2 positions available, one full time and a part time role of 2 days.
As an organisation that works with children and adults at risk we are committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the safety of our clients and successful applicants will require an Enhanced Child and Adult with Child Barred DBS Check.
In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, clinical therapist sessions, life insurance (4 x annual salary), duvet days, season ticket loan, employee perks programme, eye care voucher and much more.
We are an equity and inclusion confident employer. We welcome all applications and we particularly encourage applications from people of the global majority (black, brown, multi- heritage) and those who identify as disabled, neuroexpansive, neurodiverse, with any protected characteristics and/or social barriers or challenges. We value the empowering and informative impact that all lived experiences and diversity of thought can offer the organisation.
St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.
To apply please request an application form from our HR Team, via the apply button, stating the job title and ref number.
Closing date: 7 October 2024.
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Join our team and make a positive difference in the lives of Young Carers in Wandsworth. We are seeking a passionate individual to facilitate social activities, mental wellbeing workshops and Young Carer groups and provide one-to-one support. This role is crucial in enabling Young Carers to balance their responsibilities and take care of their mental and emotional wellbeing. By joining us, you will play a vital part in supporting these young individuals, helping them thrive and achieve their full potential.
Please send your C.V and a comprehensive cover letter detailing how you meet the person specification
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We are looking for a motivated, experienced individual to lead on developing key partnerships and collaborations to ensure adults with learning disabilities can access and shape the services they require.
We need a creative self-starter and strategic thinker with experience of building relationships and managing income streams including grants and community fundraising, events and corporate sponsorship etc.
Strategic Development Manager
The Open Door Centre (Swindon and District) Ltd
Registered charity number: 1107869
Hybrid working
£34,500 per year
Part-time, 30-hours p/w – job share considered - flexible working patterns available
Three year fixed-term
About this role
This new role, funded by the National Lottery Community Fund, is an exciting opportunity to join our team who have been supporting adults with learning disabilities for almost 40 years. As we look to the future, we need to consider new opportunities to build partnerships and collaborations to build a strong, resilient network of third-sector organisations in Swindon and the surrounding area.
Main responsibilities
- Work with the trustees, staff, volunteers and members to develop and deliver against a Strategic Business Plan.
- To act as the lead relationship manager with partners on behalf of The Open Door Centre.
- Take responsibility for diversifying fundraising, grants and income streams in line with the strategy and business development plan, be proactive in developing new leads and connections.
- Explore and develop joint grant bids by liaising with external partners to support grant applications that align with our strategic aims.
- Develop, monitor and maintain key systems and processes, such as effective funder reporting and review meetings, and monitoring and reporting on fundraising KPIs.
Skills, competencies and experience
- Skills and experience in third sector fundraising, preferably including corporate fundraising, funder reporting and grants and confidence in identifying and developing new opportunities.
- A demonstrable proactive approach to engaging with new and existing funders to set up and develop lasting relationships.
- Ability to prepare high-quality funding proposals/grant applications and reports, adapting the communication style for different audiences and stakeholders to maximise impact.
- A skilled communicator (verbal and written) who can gather information and enthuse individuals both internally and externally.
- The ability to effectively manage multiple and competing priorities to meet deadlines.
- Excellent organisational skills with firm understanding of KPIs, targets, budgeting, and risk mitigation plans.
- Proactive, positive and self-motivated, able to work on own initiative and inspire and enthuse others, and overcome hurdles to achieve results.
- IT literate with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, the internet and social media.
Other information
This post will be a hybrid role with some time spent in the Centre in Gorse Hill, Swindon, some remote work, and attendance at meetings and events in the Swindon area - this could include evenings and weekends.
The post is funded for a period of three years. Successful applicants will need to provide proof that they have the right to work in the UK and provide two references.
We are committed to being a flexible, supportive and understanding employer. As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from a diverse range of communities, and in particular disabled people and people from ethnic minorities. We are a Disability Confident Employer and will guarantee interviews to disabled people who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job they have applied for.
To apply please send a CV and covering letter by email or post to arrive by Monday 30th September.
We would also welcome visits to the Centre in advance of an application, if you would like to come and look around please email or call to arrange an opportunity.
Interviews will take place in October with the post holder expected to start in November 2024.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About us
We are National Energy Action (NEA) – and our vision is to end fuel poverty; our work to improve and promote energy efficiency brings social, environmental, housing and employment benefits. We believe everyone should be able to afford to keep their homes warm and safe, however, low incomes, high energy bills and poor energy efficiency currently deny this to millions of households across the UK. Never has this been more important than today.
NEA’s teams are friendly, knowledgeable and are dedicated to what we do. We are proud of our expertise and proud of the service we deliver to our clients.
We offer colleagues a friendly, rewarding workplace and the chance to build a worthwhile career with a not-for-profit organisation that is proud to make a genuine difference to people’s lives each and every day.
The Role
We have a fantastic opportunity for someone to join us in the position of Research and Policy Officer to work on a full-time basis, 37 hours per week; alternatively, we will consider part-time hours on a Job Share basis. The role is hybrid and based in Newcastle upon Tyne or within a commutable distance to our national Headquarters in the city.
A part of NEA’s Policy and Advocacy Directorate, you will work within our highly effective social research team as we focus on a decade of delivery that will ensure those on the lowest incomes and living in the least efficient homes receive the support needed to ensure their health and wellbeing are protected, but also one that guarantees a fair energy future for all.
The successful candidate will work and collaborate on the design, development and delivery of social research and evaluation projects that support the charity’s strategic aims and policy advocacy priorities. As well as undertaking mixed methods social research that foregrounds the lived experience of households, they will develop research-user and stakeholder relationships and integrate evidence-based insights from across the charity’s work programmes to influence and have impact across multiple areas of social policy and practice.
Hybrid working is subject to necessary H&S and GDPR checks. Post holders must be resident within the UK and be able to provide their Right to Work in the UK.
What you will need to succeed
You will have demonstrable and applied experience in a social research role and hold a degree in a social science or related subject that included social research methods. You will be familiar and confident with both quantitative and qualitative methods and be highly motivated and purpose-driven, with a passion for research that leads to real-world impacts.
A compelling communicator you will be able to produce well-structured reports, and have excellent interpersonal skills, including experience of leading one-to-one and group interviews.
You will also have proven experience of analysis software, SPSS and Nvivo (or similar), and competent in the use of Microsoft Office Suite/365 applications.
You will be able to demonstrate an understanding of NEA’s mission to eradicate fuel poverty.
We are offering
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£32,641 - £37,304 per annum, Scale SO1 – SO2, Points 23-28.
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Permanent position.
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11½% non-contributory pension.
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25 days annual leave (FTE) plus additional days in between Christmas New Year Period when our offices close; plus, all public holidays per annum.
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Flexible working arrangements including the opportunity for hybrid working.
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Enhanced family friendly payments.
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Employee Assistance Programme.
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Employee benefits platform.
The job description provides a list of the duties of the post and the person specification provides the list of essential and desirable criteria.
No recruitment agency or advertising enquiries, please.
The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Friday 04 October 2024. Interviews will be held in the two weeks commencing 14 October 2024. Full details of this post and an application form are available on our website.
Only shortlisted candidates selected for interview will be notified of the confirmed time and location of interview.
How to apply:
Apply online by clicking the link.
Please be aware that National Energy Action is not a sponsoring organisation. Therefore, the successful applicant must already possess the right to work in the UK or be able to secure the right to work in the UK independently.
Please note CVs will not be accepted as part of the application process.
NEA aims to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all people with the necessary skills and experience for the post. Charity Registration No. 290511. Company Registration No: 01853927
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Purpose
Kids in Need of Defense UK is a collaboration between four award-winning, UK based not for profits that specialise in children’s immigration and asylum law. We partner with lawyers and law firms across the UK to provide the highest quality legal advice and representation for free to undocumented children and young people. Central England Law Centre (CELC) is the UK's Largest Law Centre and the lead partner in the KIND UK collaboration. The successful candidate will be working with Central England Law Centre (CELC) on the KIND UK project.
This is a key role for which we’re seeking a suitably qualified and experienced immigration adviser. They will be responsible for providing an excellent frontline service to KIND UK clients, leading on all matters relating to the assessment and triage of new referrals to the service.
The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Responsibilities:
- Assess referrals which have been flagged for legal advice by KIND UK administrators, for merit and suitability for the KIND UK project
- Assess and agree the appropriate level of service, making the initial triaging decision on referrals
- Provide internal legal advice on referrals with legal complexities
- Provide one-off advice to prospective clients via telephone and/or email, where appropriate
- Make onward referrals to other suitable immigration advisers and other services, where appropriate
Personal Specification:
Essential:
- OISC L3 or admitted as a solicitor or barrister in the UK or equivalent right to give immigration advice
- Significant post-qualification experience in child, young person and adult immigration and nationality law
- Broad and confident knowledge of UK immigration and nationality law and policy
- Experienced and confident in making independent and swift decisions on legal issues in immigration and nationality law
Desirable:
- Experience of working in a triage function
- Experience of working with vulnerable clients
- Experience of working with social workers and other children's services professionals
About CELC:
A fairer, more just society in which an understanding of rights and their power is embedded within communities.
Central England Law Centre is the UK’s largest Law Centre. Our size enables us to provide legal expertise across eight different areas of social welfare law including: discrimination; employment; health and social care; housing; immigration and asylum; public law; and welfare benefits. This means that we can offer services that can address all of the interconnected problems people face in their everyday lives.
Our services are rooted in the communities we serve and we are an organisation that uses its legal expertise to improve the lives of those who are often vulnerable and socially excluded due to poverty, illness or disability.
What we can offer you:
- 37-hour working week;
- Flexible working hours and a hybrid working arrangement;
- 28 days holiday (rising by 1 day per year of service to 35 days after 5 years of service) plus 8 statutory days;
- Pension scheme membership;
- Access to an employee assistance programme;
We invite interested candidates to download our Recruitment Pack for this role from our website.
To submit your application, please complete the KIND UK Triage Supervisor Form, found on our website.
Closing date: 10am on 7th October 2024.
Interviews will be held in week commencing: 14th October 2024
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Wales (Newport, Cardiff, Wrexham)
Ref: FWW-241
Are you a proactive, flexible, and target-driven individual with a proven record of working with male adults in the criminal justice system whether in the community or in prisons? Do you have extensive recent experience of providing specialist money and/or Welfare benefit advice?
If so, St Giles Trust is looking for a collaborative Financial Wellbeing Coach to join our team, where you will be responsible for the delivery of Finance, Benefit and Debt services to referrals made by Wales Probation Service.
About St Giles Trust
An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes, and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions, and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others.
About this key role
As our Financial Wellbeing Coach, you will provide person-centred support to a caseload of service users who will either be serving community sentences or have been released from prison. This will involve undertaking assessment and action planning with individual service users and creating a safe and trusting environment, using trauma-informed practice to successfully facilitate a supportive and constructive relationship with service users.
We will also count on you to deliver a range of interventions to service users which contribute towards the achievement of prescribed outcomes, including group work sessions, and to work with service users flexibly, meeting and undertaking interventions in a range of locations across a wide geographical area. Developing and maintaining positive working relationships with external agencies and working towards contractual targets and outcomes within agreed timescales and in line with specified quality standards are also vital aspects of the role.
What we are looking for
• Experience of engaging successfully with challenging people, e.g., those with complex and multiple needs
• Proven record of working with partner agencies
• Evidence of training at specialist level in money and/or welfare benefits advice
• Higher level certificate in money and/or welfare benefit advice from accreditation
• The ability to assess clients’ needs and provide tailored, client-led support
• Able to work sensitively with clients applying trauma informed strategies
• Welsh Language and a full driver’s licence and access to a vehicle is desirable.
• Excellent interpersonal, relationship building and communication skills, both verbal and written
• Welsh speaker desirable
As an organisation that works with children and adults at risk we are committed to safeguarding, protecting, and promoting the safety of our clients. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants.
As the successful candidate will need to undertake security vetting, although we encourage people with lived experience to apply for our roles, ex-offenders as defined by the MOJ (‘Ex-offenders are defined as individuals whose community/suspended sentence order; license or post sentence supervision has been completed and there is no longer a right to recall’) may not pass security vetting.
In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, childcare vouchers, season ticket loan and much more.
Please note St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.
Closing date: 11pm, 12th October 2024.
Interview date: 25th October 2024.
A ydych chi'n unigolyn rhagweithiol, hyblyg sy'n cael ei yrru gan dargedau ac sydd â hanes profedig o weithio gydag oedolion gwrywaidd yn y system cyfiawnder troseddol boed yn y gymuned neu mewn carchardai? A oes gennych chi brofiad helaeth diweddar o ddarparu cyngor ariannol arbenigol a/neu ar fudd-daliadau lles?
Os felly, mae Ymddiriedolaeth St Giles yn chwilio am Hyfforddwr Lles Ariannol cydweithredol i ymuno â'n tîm, lle byddwch chi'n gyfrifol am ddarparu gwasanaethau Cyllid, Budd-daliadau a Dyledion i unigolion a atgyfeirir atom gan Wasanaeth Prawf Cymru.
Ynghylch Ymddiriedolaeth St Giles
Elusen uchelgeisiol, wedi’i hen sefydlu sy’n helpu pobl sy’n wynebu helbulon i ddod o hyd i swyddi, cartrefi a’r gefnogaeth gywir y mae ei hangen arnynt yw Ymddiriedolaeth St Giles. Yn ganolog i'n hethos mae ein cred bod pobl sydd â phrofiad uniongyrchol o oresgyn problemau fel cefndir troseddol, digartrefedd, dibyniaeth ar gyffuriau ac alcohol ac aelodaeth mewn gangiau, yn allweddol i newid cadarnhaol mewn eraill.
Ynghylch y rôl allweddol hon
Fel ein Hyfforddwr Lles Ariannol, byddwch yn darparu cymorth sy'n canolbwyntio ar yr unigolyn i lwyth achosion o ddefnyddwyr gwasanaeth a fydd naill ai'n treulio dedfrydau cymunedol neu wedi cael eu rhyddhau o'r carchar. Bydd hyn yn cynnwys cynnal gwaith asesu a chynllunio gweithredu gyda defnyddwyr gwasanaeth unigol a chreu amgylchedd diogel ac ymddiriedus, gan ddefnyddio arfer sy'n seiliedig ar drawma i hwyluso perthynas gefnogol ac adeiladol â defnyddwyr gwasanaeth yn llwyddiannus.
Byddwch hefyd yn darparu amrywiaeth o ymyriadau i ddefnyddwyr gwasanaeth er mwyn cyflawni canlyniadau rhagnodedig, gan gynnwys sesiynau gwaith grŵp, ac yn gweithio gyda defnyddwyr gwasanaeth yn hyblyg, gan ymgymryd ag ymyriadau mewn amrywiaeth o leoliadau ar draws ardal ddaearyddol eang. Mae datblygu a chynnal perthynas waith gadarnhaol gydag asiantaethau allanol a gweithio tuag at dargedau a chanlyniadau cytundebol o fewn amserlenni y cytunwyd arnynt ac yn unol â safonau ansawdd penodedig hefyd yn agweddau hanfodol ar y rôl.
Yr hyn yr ydym ni'n chwilio amdano
• Profiad o ymgysylltu'n llwyddiannus â phobl heriol, e.e. rhai ag anghenion cymhleth
a lluosog
• Hanes profedig o weithio gydag asiantaethau partner
• Tystiolaeth o hyfforddiant ar lefel arbenigol mewn cyngor ariannol a/neu budd-daliadau lles
• Tystysgrif lefel uwch mewn cyngor ariannol a/neu fudd-daliadau lles trwy achrediad
• Y gallu i asesu anghenion cleientiaid a darparu cymorth wedi'i deilwra a arweinir gan gleientiaid
• Y gallu i weithio mewn dull sensitif gyda chleientiaid sy'n defnyddio strategaethau sail-trawma
• Mae gwybodaeth o'r Gymraeg a thrwydded yrru lawn ynghŷd a mynediad at gerbyd yn ddymunol.
• Sgiliau rhyngbersonol, meithrin-perthynas a chyfathrebu rhagorol, ar lafar ac yn ysgrifenedig
• Siaradwr Cymraeg yn ddymunol
Fel sefydliad sy'n gweithio gyda phlant ac oedolion sydd mewn perygl, rydym wedi ymrwymo i ddiogelu, amddiffyn a hyrwyddo diogelwch ein cleientiaid. Mae angen gwiriad DBS manylach ar gyfer pob ymgeisydd llwyddiannus.
Bydd angen i'r ymgeisydd llwyddiannus ymgymryd â fetio diogelwch. Er ein bod yn annog pobl sydd â phrofiad personol i wneud cais am ein rolau, efallai na fydd cyn-droseddwyr fel y'u diffinnir gan y Weinyddiaeth Cyfiawnder ('Diffinnir cyn-droseddwyr fel unigolion y mae eu gorchymyn dedfryd gymunedol/ataliedig, goruchwyliaeth trwydded neu ôl-ddedfryd wedi'i chwblhau ac nid oes hawl bellach i alw'n ôl') yn pasio fetio diogelwch.
Yn gyfnewid am hyn, gallwch ddisgwyl cyflog cystadleuol, lwfans gwyliau hael, pensiwn staff, gweithio hyblyg, rhaglen fentora, gwasanaeth cynghori a chwnsela, talebau gofal plant, benthyciad tocyn tymor a llawer mwy.
Dyddiad cau: 11pm, 12 Hydref 2024.
Dyddiad cyfweld: 25 Hydref 2024.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Restorative Practitioner to join the Thames Valley team in Thames Valley, working 18.75 hours a week.
Do you want to make a difference every day?
Do you want to contribute to change & improvement for those who need it?
Do you have resilience & adaptability?
Can you work effectively with a focus on customer service and care? If yes, then we'd love to hear from you…
Driving is essential across Thames Valley.
Living in the area of Thames Valley.
What we offer:
At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:
- Flexible working options including hybrid working
- 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 33 days plus Bank Holidays
- An extra day off for your birthday
- Pension with 5% employer contribution
- Enhanced sick pay allowances, maternity & paternity payments
- High Street, retail, holiday, entertainment & leisure discounts
- Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance
- Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
- Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression
About the role:
- This role is home based with travel around Thames Valley when required
- Demonstrate a good command of the English language both verbally and in writing.
- Have a good understanding of Restorative Justice.
- A clear understanding of the criminal justice journey of both Victims and Offenders
- The ability to assess, update and mitigate risk including risk information held by partner agencies
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Understand Safeguarding issues, and the legal responsibilities surrounding these issues
- Maintaining professional boundaries.
- Knowledge and understanding of the requirement for confidentiality and safe working practices, maintaining records in accordance with the Data Protection Act and other legal requirements.
- Experience of working within a multi-agency and legislative framework.
- Experience of outcome focused working.
- Experience of managing a complex caseload, to prioritise work and deal with competing demands demonstrating an organised an methodical approach to work
- Experience of delivering training or presenting
- Delivery of Restorative Justice practice including direct and indirect processes
- Completion of relevant, accredited RJ training, including serious and complex training
- Have excellent communication, negotiation and advisory skills, both written and verbal when interacting with a range of agencies and individuals
- Understand and be committed to equal opportunities and diversity and inclusion issues in policy and practice
- Demonstrate the ability to use IT applications competently including, Microsoft Word, Excel etc. and Case Management systems in order to keep accurate records and monitoring your performance
- Clean driving licence, access to a vehicle and business insurance essential for some areas, for example rural locations (requirement will be discussed at interview)
About Us:
Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.
Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.
Victim Support strives to represent the diverse communities we serve and are passionate about creating an environment where all staff and volunteers feel respected and heard. Being a diverse organisation with an inclusive culture is integral to us being able to meet our aim of ensuring that anyone who is a victim of crime gets the support they need.
As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we particularly welcome applicants from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. VS is also a Disability Confident Employer and we provide a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for candidates that are disabled and meet all essential criteria for a role.
If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.
How to apply:
To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.
We look forward to hearing from you.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date.
2makeit helps rehabilitate prisoners and ex-prisoners by offering them creative expression through programmes using music and the arts, mentoring, advice and guidance.
This part-time, maternity cover role co-ordinating the growth of 2makeit’s work supporting the rehabilitation of offenders in the community is home-based with travel around London and the South East and involves:
· Liaison with prisons, probation and other agencies
· Responsibility for a small caseload of service users
· Maintenance of a robust record-keeping and evaluation system
· Management and development of projects in the community.
We are looking for:
· Knowledge of current policy and practice in criminal justice, the arts and outreach or support to marginalised people
· Experience of working in the criminal justice and/or charity sector
· Excellent interpersonal, communication and listening skills
· Excellent planning and organisational skills and ability to manage a diverse workload
· Commitment to the aims of 2makeit
· Ability to work collaboratively with other partner organisations with good negotiation skills
· Discreet, sensitive and non-judgemental attitude with the ability to understand the importance of, and maintain, confidentiality.
· Excellent IT knowledge and skills.
· Willingness to work occasionally outside of normal working hours.
The appointment is subject to the completion of an enhanced DBS clearance.
2makeit helps rehabilitate those with lived experience of the criminal justice sector by using creativity to inspire more positive lives.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: Bromley by Bow Centre
Job Type: Full time, 35 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £32,000 per annum
Benefits: Generous leave allowance, Interest free loan (bike, season ticket or rent), Regular social activities, Matched Contribution Pension Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme and OH support, Sabbatical (after 7 years at the Centre)
Are you passionate about making a difference in the community?
We’re looking for a talented individual to join our Income Generation and Marketing team as our new Marketing and Communications Officer.
In this vital role, you’ll be responsible for communicating the impact of our work in addressing the social determinants of health and enabling our community to thrive. You will bring the stories of individuals in our community to life, making them accessible and engaging for everyone.
Key responsibilities will include:
• Creating compelling content for our website, social media platforms, and e-communications.
• Engaging a wide range of stakeholders to enhance the centre's profile across our marketing channels.
• Co-ordinating website development with a strong focus on clarity of messaging.
If you’re creative, driven, and passionate about telling stories that matter, we’d love to hear from you!
You may also have experience in the following: Communications Officer, Internal Communications, CRM, Marketing Assistant, Marketing Executive, Marketing Officer, Communications Executive, Communications Assistant, etc.
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Debt Adviser
Are you interested in working for a local charity in Greenwich delivering essential debt advice to those who need it most. In the current climatre of cost-of-living Greenwich Citizens Advice provide a lifeline for the local population struggling with everyday issues around debt. Would you like to be part of the solution?
The Greenwich Citizens Advice office is located in Woolwich, Greenwich. The role involves advising people face to face at our Woolwich office, at outreach venues across the Borough, by telephone, email and virtually. There is the right to request some home working, once the staff have passed their probationary period. There is also a flexi-time policy in place.
You will need to be able to work well as part of a team and independently and be committed to our policies, aims and objectives.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.