Social Worker Jobs

Position: Outreach Support Worker - Domestic Abuse

Location: Southampton

Employment Type: Permanent

Full-time Salary: £24,969.60 - £25,614.24

About the Role:

We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Community Support Advisor to join our team. The primary focus of this role is to prevent domestic abuse by offering support, advice, and assistance to adults within the community who have experienced or are at risk of domestic abuse. This is an opportunity to make a significant impact by empowering and supporting victims and survivors to make positive life choices.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide safety planning, support, advice, and assistance to adults in the community to help them stay safe and maintain their current or new accommodation.
• Empower and support all victims and survivors of domestic abuse to make informed and positive choices.
• Collaborate with the Southampton IDVA service to deliver Pippa (Prevention, Intervention, and Public Protection Alliance), providing initial advice, information, and guidance to victims, professionals, and family members.
• Participate in the on-call out-of-hours rota.
• Engage in fund raising activities to support our mission.
• Publicise the support available to women, children, and men at risk of domestic abuse.
• Record and maintain up-to-date statistics of enquiries and referrals.
• Monitor and evaluate projects to ensure the effectiveness of our services.
• Adhere to organisational policies and procedures, demonstrating a commitment to our values and ethos.
• Work with volunteers to extend our reach and impact.
• Establish effective working relationships with colleagues in other services, including education, social services, local authorities, police, and voluntary agencies, to enhance their understanding of domestic violence issues.
• Act as an advocate for children and young people when necessary.
• Participate as a member of our staff team, including regular attendance at team meetings, supervision and appraisal sessions, training, and other events.
• Take responsibility for continuous professional self-development.
• Respond to emergencies outside office hours on a rota basis.
• Ensure client confidentiality is maintained in accordance with our confidentiality policy.
• Provide cover for absent colleagues during periods of sickness, holidays, etc., as requested by a manager.
• Perform other duties appropriate to the scope and grade of the post as may be requested from time to time to meet the needs of clients and the service.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Previous experience in a similar role, preferably within domestic abuse prevention or related fields.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
• Commitment to continuous professional development.
• Ability to handle sensitive information confidentially and with integrity.
• Flexibility to respond to emergencies and participate in the on-call rota.

How to Apply:

If you are passionate about making a difference and meet the qualifications and skills required for this role, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your CV and a cover letter detailing your experience and why you are the ideal candidate for this position.

Application Deadline:

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

Join us in our mission to support and empower victims and survivors of domestic abuse. Together, we can make a difference.

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual's skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.

There is a requirement to work back-up shifts paid at £12 per shift

You’re caring, flexible and creative, thrive under pressure, know how to connect with people at all levels and really enjoy helping others to live as independently as possible. You’d also like to be part of an organisation that counts on the professionalism, insight, expertise and passion of its staff to inspire individual recovery for the people they work with. Welcome to Richmond Fellowship’s Blanche Street as a Recovery Worker.

Central Lancashire Haven is a welcoming and non-judgemental place for individuals struggling socially and emotionally with life challenges or who are in crisis. We have been operating in the Preston, Chorley and South Ribble area for a few years and offer a staffed service to people 16 upwards .

We know that recovery can look and feel very different to each and every one of us. But we also know that if we provide the right support, at the right time, we can inspire recovery nationwide and that recovery is possible for everyone. That’s where you come in. Responsible for helping and inspiring the people who use our services to maintain their tenancy and independence in the community, we’ll rely on you to work with them to come up with a personal support plan that will see them achieve their goals and aspirations. Whether it’s developing their domestic and finance management skills or accessing work, leisure or educational opportunities, one thing’s for sure ‐ you will have every chance to shine.

No relevant experience is required as full training will be provided, although candidates with an understanding of mental health issues and/or lived experience would be welcomed. More important is your caring and compassionate nature and empathy and enthusiasm for helping others. Whatever your background, you’ll need to be happy to work both independently and within a team and willing to be part of a weekly rota system and available for on call duties.

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

This is a permanent part- time role requiring the post holder to work 23 hours per week.

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

We are committed to increasing our diversity and welcome applications from those with Lived Experience.

On 1st June 2024, Richmond Fellowship, 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 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. In October 2024, Humankind will be renamed to reflect the new organisation. 

We have a rewarding opportunity for a Children's Residential Support Worker to join our service in Offerton, Stockport, which supports Children and Young People with Emotional and Behavioural Disorders (EBD).

The Together Trust is one of the North West’s leading charities, offering individual care, support, and education to hundreds of children, young people, and adults each year. We are a not-for-profit charitable trust, so every penny goes back into benefiting the people that we support.

You will be working in a caring home environment, nurturing, and supporting the young people we work with helping them to overcome the issues they are facing. You will work with the team and the Registered Manager to give the support that these Children and Young People deserve to help make life better for them.

Location – Offerton, Stockport

Hours - 37.5 hours per week worked on a 7-day rota with 2 non-working days each week.

Salary - £23,412.00 (£12.01 per hour).

Salary Enhancements - £96 for sleep-in shifts and a 25% uplift on the hourly rate for weekend shifts (£15.01per hour).

We also offer….

• 27 days holiday plus 8 days bank holidays rising to 30 after 5 years, 33 years after 10 years.
• Generous pension scheme and death in service benefit, up to 7% company pension contributions and up to 6 x basis salary death in service.
• Occupational sick pay and family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoptive leave.
• Reward and Discount platform offering discounts at high street shops, travel, insurances etc.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Eligibility to apply for Blue Light card.
• Proud to be a real living wage employer.
• Refer a friend scheme, be rewarded for recommending a friend to work with us.
• Comprehensive training and development opportunities, including apprenticeship qualifications.
• Long service awards including cash gifts and extra holiday.
• Promotion of Wellbeing across the organisation including Mental Health First Aiders offering wellbeing support from trained colleague and free weekly yoga session in person or online.
• Access to our Employee Assistance programme for you and adults at your home.
• After you have successfully completed a 6-month probation period, you will undertake a QCF level 3 or 4 qualification with support from an assessor and supervision.

We also provide a caring, supportive environment for all our employees, with a strong emphasis on a good work / life balance, and this something you can’t put a value on!

About the position….

• As a Children’s Residential Support Worker, you will work as part of a residential childcare team providing support for the children and young people with their physical, emotional, and social needs with an emphasis on promoting their personal growth and independence.

• Working on your own initiative and as part of a team, you will be to preparing and assisting the children and young people to fulfil the aims of their person-centred plan.

• You will support the children and young people with communication and work closely in a team that has a passion to improve their lives whilst in our care.

• You will work flexibly to undertake the full range of duties in a well-planned way that respects and values the children and young people as individuals.

• We provide compassionate, nurturing care for the children and young people who are in crisis and have complex needs, supporting them to move on from a difficult past to a brighter future.

About you….

You don’t have to have any previous childcare experience as full training is provided, but if you have experience that is a bonus! We look for applicants who have the following skills.

• Good communication and interpersonal skills. You’ll be expected to liaise with other staff, parents/carers, and professionals.
• Am ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team, taking the lead when required, maintaining & encouraging open and honest communication.
• A good standard of written English and IT skills would be essential, you will be writing reports and keep record of the Children and Young Peoples progress.
• Transporting children / young people to an activity or school is a requirement. A driving licence that has been held for 12 months would be desirable.

Is this you? Are you ready to make a positive change? Then please take a closer look at the Full Job Description and Person Specification are attached to this advert.

We are a Real Living Wage employer.

Together Trust has committed to paying all staff a significantly higher salaries than the government minimum wage. By officially registering as a Living Wage employer, we are showing our commitment to our employees, now and in the future.

Apply now!

If you think you might have the relevant skills and experience, we are looking for, please get in touch or apply now.

In order for the Trust to comply with the apprenticeship funding rules, it is a requirement of the role that the successful applicant must be able to evidence that (1) they have the right to work in the UK without additional approval for more than 20 hours each week throughout the year and (2) they have an eligible residency status for the purposes of the apprenticeship funding rules. In most cases this will mean that the individual needs to show that they have been ''ordinarily resident'' in particular countries (including the UK) at least 3 years before the start of the apprenticeship.

We welcome applications from those with a right to work in the UK. We do not currently sponsor overseas staff.

We may remove this vacancy prior to the expiry date if a suitable candidate is found therefore early applications are encouraged.

Shortlisting will take place throughout the duration of the advert as we are seeking more than one individual.

Are you looking for the first step in a career where you can support vulnerable people to rebuild their lives? 

The St Mungo’s Pan London Rough Sleeping Teams provide a rapid response service, intervening to ensure no one needs to sleep rough, our work is ongoing and we are currently looking for inspirational people to join our services across London.

Each site will have staff delivering casework and support, providing each person with a comprehensive assessment of their needs and circumstances, and intensive specialist support to secure move on.

In this role you will jointly manage the safe day to day running of the project with other members of the team and to provide basic support and advice to clients.

About you 

This is a fantastic role for people looking to develop a career in the sector; a number of current Managers started their career as Duty Workers.

• Some experience of dealing directly with the public and/or clients or customers in a busy service environment. 

• Personal experience of homelessness and/or an understanding of; and empathy with the issues faced by homeless or vulnerably housed people. 

• A genuine interest in helping vulnerable people to make positive changes in their life, and the willingness to develop these valuable skills. 

We’d always like to hear from people who want to help transform lives. Not sure if you have the skills and experience you need for the role? Apply and we’ll let you know! 

How to apply 

Click the ‘Apply Now’ Button at the top of the page to start your online application form.

To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the ‘document available’ tab at the top of the advert page on our website. 

You will be able to confirm your preferred location during the recruitment process. If you are successful, we will do our best to match you to a vacancy in your preferred area. However, flexibly is essential as the Pan London teams continue to work in different settings and locations across the city at the current time to support clients where they need us the most.

Closing date: 10am on 08 July 2024

Interview and assessments on: w/c 22 July 2024

Mind BLMK works across our communities to support positive mental health and wellbeing. Working closely with a range of partners, we offer a number of activities from our wellbeing centres and local venues to make a difference to the mental health and wellbeing of people in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes, and our aim is to make sure that no-one has to face a mental health problem alone.

Peer Support Worker
Post no: 600
Location: Ampthill and Leighton Buzzard
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 12 hrs per week (Monday & Tuesday)
Salary: £23,088 per annum, FTE (actual salary £7,488 per annum)

We are searching for a Peer Support Worker to join our mental health services. The role is a peer support worker, who would facilitate face to face and zoom groups, and help us with the smooth running of Mind BLMK services. The ideal candidate will have an understanding of the recovery journey needed to improve mental health and wellbeing.

Our peer support and recovery services are a key element of the services we offer, and we are looking for someone who can use their own lived experiences to provide support to help individuals achieve their goals.

Service Delivery

• Support an existing peer led eco-therapy group to work towards self-sustainability
• Coordinate the service processing of client referrals, adding details to the data base and assessing client suitability by carrying out risk assessments.
• Support clients to access other services within Mind BLMK.
• Encourage and support client engagement with Mind BLMK through the influence and participation process, Guarantor Membership, and training opportunities.
• Contribute to maintaining an effective volunteer workforce for the service in line with Mind BLMK’s HR policies, procedures and guidance (workload planning and support).
• Carry out Cash Handling, Health and Safety and Data Collection responsibilities as directed by the Team Leader in line with Mind BLMK’s policies, procedures, requirements and guidance.

Entitlements/benefits:

• 25 days Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
• Auto-enrolment NEST pension scheme (employer contributes 3%, employee contributes 5%)
• Westfield Health Plan – includes access to everyday healthcare and indemnifies towards the cost of routine health care.
• Discounts available through Blue Light Card & Tickets for Good
• In-house and external Learning and Development as appropriate for the role.
• Flexible Working On request (in line with Mind BLMK policy on Right to Request Flexible Working)

If you have a passion for working in mental health and possess the required skills, we would love to hear from you.

Closedown: Friday 21st June 2024
Interview date: Friday 5th July 2024
Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert early if enough suitable applicants apply
Start date: ASAP

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

Mind BLMK has been committed to the Mindful Employer charter and the Disability Confident Employer Scheme since 2008.

Please note: Mind BLMK follows Safer Recruitment practices and we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. Therefore all our roles are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

No agencies please.

Young People Support Worker - West London (Ealing)

£29,750 to £31,401 per annum depending on experience

Full time 40 or part time 20 hours per week

Monday to Friday with some evening and weekend work as required to meet the needs of the young people

Location: Ealing (W13)

About the Role

As a Support Worker you will have the opportunity of developing authentic relationships with residents, you will also have responsibility for making sure our residents are safe, providing support, liaison with other professionals and completion of support documents to record information.

This particular role requires a level of autonomy as you will be the sole support worker providing support to young people in this service.

You will be supported by a manager that will provide support and oversight for the home. There will also be training opportunities to enhance your skillset and experience while in the role.

About Us

Our vision is for every child and young person to be safe, loved and happy, to achieve their potential and have a bright future.

St Christopher's is a leading charity for children and young people. We are proud of our history of providing fostering, children's homes and innovative leaving care services across the UK & Isle of Man.  We have a passionate commitment to our young people, placing them at the centre of everything we do.  We provide positive life experiences for young people who are unable to sustain a placement in their parental or foster home.

We are an equal-opportunity employer keen to develop an inclusive workforce where people feel they belong.  We hope to attract applications from under- represented groups, including people from different cultures, nationalities, socioeconomic backgrounds, ages, disabilities, religions, faith, sex, orientation, childcare responsibilities, and gender-diverse identities.

St Christopher’s Academy

At St Christopher`s we can provide more than just a care job. We can offer you a career where you can develop your skills and knowledge while making a difference to young people’s lives.

When you join St Christopher’s, we will set you up in your career with a tailored development plan. Whether you want to move across to a different service, become a Manager or just explore further your current role, we will support you to map out your career trajectory and help you achieve your professional ambitions. If you want to learn more about St Christopher’s Academy, please visit our website.

We are proud that 84% of all our Team Leaders, Deputies and Managers are internal promotions. 

Applicants should have

• At least one year’s experience of working with young people
• Genuine commitment to working and supporting Young People to achieve their full potential.
• An understanding of the issues facing young people.
• Knowledge of the leaving care legislation and benefits system.
• The ability to cope effectively with challenging behaviour.
• Good communication and team working skills.
• Flexibility to some weekends and evenings to meet the need of the young people.

What you should expect from us

• £29,750 to £31,401 per annum depending on experience.
• Competitive pay and reward structure offering salary progression based on performance.
• A friendly working environment, a fun, open and honest culture.
• 25 days holiday rising to 27 days after 3 years’ service, plus Bank Holidays, pro-rata.
• Industry leading training programme including access to level 3 qualifications, children’s right and participation, CSE, empowerment, mental health and social pedagogy.
• Contributory pension scheme, enhanced maternity and company sick scheme.
• BUPA employee assistance programme, offering counselling, financial advice and legal support.
• Interest-free season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme.
• Discount shopping scheme at hundreds of retailers across the UK.
• Discretionary funded training programs.
• Employee awards based on performance and length of service.
• Fantastic opportunities to develop your career within our range of services.

Many people are experiencing mental health issues and urgently need support. That’s where our new service and you come in.

Join Richmond Fellowship as a Recovery and Connect Worker and you’ll play a vital role in helping individuals access the support services and opportunities they need to improve their quality of life and ensure that their mental health is improving.

Chester and Wirral pathway is a community based project that will assist people in hospital ready for discharge home from mental health inpatient settings.

Your role will be in supporting patients in various hospital settings to overcome the barriers to them leaving hospital. This will include being part of MDT meetings, housing and benefits support, utility reconnection, identifying housing and a package of 12 week support upon discharge from hospital. Ideally candidates will have good housing experience. This is an agile role that will require travel between hospitals and the community.

Your challenge will be to support individuals with complex mental health needs to feel in control of their care, access mental health support and other local opportunities and build their emotional resilience. You’ll manage a caseload of individuals with mental health concerns, formulating support plans and establishing positive relationships with a range of multidisciplinary organisations.

You’ll need a significant understanding of mental health issues and substantial experience of working within a mental health setting where you dealt with ‘high risk’ clients and managing resources effectively. A good understanding of recovery and coproduction is important too, as is a proven ability to lead, supervise and motivate staff and delegate work appropriately. Adept at managing conflicting demands and priorities on time, you have a flexible attitude to working hours and, above all, keen to be part of something new and worthwhile that will change lives.

This is a fixed term role that ends on 31 May 2025. This is a full-time role requiring the post holder to work 37.5 hours per week.

To apply, click the apply button.

This is a rolling recruitment process; shortlisted candidates will be interviewed as and when they apply.

On 1st June 2024, Richmond Fellowship, 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 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. In October 2024, Humankind will be renamed to reflect the new organisation.

Our client is a leading values-driven improvement agency which has evolved from a largely government- funded body to a fast-moving, high-profile and more commercial organisation and thought leader in recent years.
They are independent and people-focused, operating at policy and practice levels with a huge database of ‘what works’ good practice, eLearning tools and resources. Working beyond and across Social Care and Health, Children’s and Adults sectors, they contribute to the development and implementation of better care, support and safeguarding at a national and local level.

We are delighted to be partnering with the organisation to recruit a Programme Manager to join the team on a fully remote working basis. This person can be based anywhere in the UK and the role is offered on an 8 month fixed term contract until March 2025.

The role:
The Programme Manager will lead on all Programme Management activities to support the organisation’s work developing and delivering the Accelerating Reform Fund programe. Working under the strategic leadership of the Head of Innovation, they will ensure robust but agile programme management that enables the organisation to provide iterative and evolving support to a large portfolio of innovation projects in Social Care. With oversight from the Head of Innovation, they will also play a central role in designing, developing and delivering the programme of support, with a particular focus on scaling up social care innovation and supporting learning amongst projects.

The person:
The successful candidate will have substantial demonstrated experience of Project Management ideally in the Health and Social Care or Social Change Sectors. This person could also have been a social worker with experience of having run development projects. They will have knowledge of the Social Care Act and will be familiar with digital change, commissioning, co-production and communicating with local authority audiences, and will be able to partner effectively with decision makers and senior stakeholders in the Social Care sector. This person will also have designed and delivered programmes of improvement aimed at reforming quality and focus in Social Care in the UK. An accomplished partnership worker, having commissioned training and ideally will have worked on Social Care training and development programmes with lots of planning, budget management and national reach.

This role is fully remote, so the candidate can be based anywhere in the UK and will be part of a national team of 40 staff. The person will need to be able to travel to London for a monthly in person meeting, and across the country for some workshops approx. 6-8 times during the contract.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.

Job purpose

To deliver individual support packages to service users motivating them to make positive lifestyle choices.

Main duties

• Contribute to a ‘good practice’ support service, appropriate to service user needs.
• Work closely with individuals to develop needs assessment, support packages, action plans and risk assessments. 
• Ensure individual support packages are reflective of the different service user needs, including culture and diversity issues.
• Meet clearly defined service user outcomes through key working, support plans, risk assessments and other interventions.
• Regularly review action plans and risk assessments in line with Hope’s policies and practice.
• Ensure the support package promotes empowerment and independence and underpins the ethos of the work undertaken.
• Undertake referrals and assessments of service users, working with them to identify the most appropriate solutions for their needs.
• To work with clients to ensure clients maximise welfare benefits.
• Ensure service users have access to relevant external support services.
• Ensure opportunities for education, training, employment and other meaningful occupations are integral to the support service. 
• Work in line with health and safety requirements.
• Commit to a service user centred approach.
• Work with clients towards positive and tangible outcomes.
• Meet the requirements of rota systems (to include days and lates to 9.30pm).
• Work as part of a team to deliver a high standard service across the scheme.
• Use IT systems to complete paperwork in a timely manner and to an exceptionally high standard.
• Work in line with the charities policies and procedures and the requirements of funders to ensure effective service delivery.
• Work in partnership with key agencies, both statutory and voluntary sectors.
• Deal with conflict and difficult situations.
• To respect the confidential nature of the work.
• To participate in appropriate training and staff development programmes.
• To promote and ensure the implementation and compliance with Hope’s policies.
• To help ensure that organisational services are delivered in accordance with Hope’s equal opportunity policy.
• Attend regular supervisions.
• Attend regular team meetings.

Responsible to

Service Manager

Hours of work

Full Time 

Salary

£25,000

Holidays

28 days per annum (including statutory holidays).

Housing Management Worker

Job type Permanent - Full Time
Hours - 40 hours per week -   Monday to Friday.

Salary - £23,962
Location- Merseyside

Do you have what it takes to seize opportunities and deliver results? Can you think differently, pursue creative ideas, and provide reliable support to both internal and external customers?We are a national social justice charity with more than 50 years’ experience of changing lives, building stronger communities, and reducing crime. We help support, house, educate, advise, and speak out for disadvantaged young people and adults - and you could now help us make an even bigger impact going forward.

Who we are looking for?

Providing housing management and intensive housing management to customers at risk of homelessness living in self contained accommodation. 
Working as part of a team, managing a portfolio of properties and tenancies across a designated area, providing an intensive Housing Management Service to a core group of people. 

 Someone with a  Housing qualification and understanding of the welfare benefits system. Qualified to a minimum GCSE grade C or equivalent in English and Maths.
You need to be approachable and have the  ability to build rapport and trusted relationships with customers and outside agencies.

Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to: 

- Directly supporting tenants to manage their tenancy, assisting them with housing benefit claims and signposting them to relevant support services and liaising with support services where required.

 -Experience of working in a support role using coaching techniques to help customers identify actions and solutions themselves and promoting and maximising independence is essential

.- Working with the Nacro Housing Management Team to ensure the correct tenancies are issued, sign up new tenancies and ensure the service user understands and accepts tenancy obligations

.- Work in partnership with the Housing Management team to ensure we are working within our voids and arrears targets, complying with Tenure Law, and abiding by our Housing policies and procedures

.- Ensure that all the required health & safety checks are undertaken in person or by direct reports, taking any necessary remedial action.

Previous experience of working in Housing Management is desirable

Ability to drive and access to a car is required

Enhanced DBS check

For details of the full role profile please click 

For Details of Nacro's excellent benefits click 

Please Apply online 

Thank you for considering a Young Women’s Worker role with Redthread. We are a team of
compassionate, collaborative and courageous professionals committed to empowering young people
to change their lives.
Please note we are recruiting a female worker. This role is exempt under the Equality Act 2010
Schedule 9, Part 1.
Please check out our website for more information on the services we provide and learn more about
us, including our commitment to safeguarding, equity, diversity and inclusion. Here is an animation
that was created with our Youth Ambassadors, and these clips, C4 News- Young Women's Service,
BBC News - YVIP and ‘A day in the life’ will give you a taste of what we do every day.

Job Description

Post Title: Young Women’s Worker
Location: The post will be based primarily at St Georges Hospital. However, all
Redthread team members must have a flexible approach to supporting other
sites across London when needed. There will be a need for regular visits to
Redthread’s main offices and other projects and activities that take place at
various locations across London and the UK.

Hours: 37.5 hours per week. The nature of Redthread’s work means that regular
evening and weekend working is required. You will be required to work shifts
to ensure that the team covers from 7:30 am to 9 pm each day between
them.

Salary: £29.767,50 per annum + benefits
Contract type: Permanent
DBS Check Required: Enhanced with barring (Child and Adult Workforce)
Work area: Young Women’s Service
Responsible to: Team Leader

Purpose of the Post

Work intensively with vulnerable young women in a trauma-informed way to promote their
well-being, safety and personal development.

How to apply:

If this sounds like the right role and organisation for you, please go to our website where you will find a downloadable job description with a person specification, including details of the terms and conditions of the post.

We encourage you to read through the job pack and the person specification carefully, as we will shortlist applications using the essential criteria.

Assistant Recovery Worker - Homelessness 

Location: Southampton 

Salary: £23,217 per annum 

Full time  

Working Pattern (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday - 0930 - 1915 - 4 on 3 off) 

Are you looking for a challenging and rewarding role where you are able to empower people every day to develop their skills and move towards independence?

Do you enjoy working in an environment where every day is different to the next?

Then this could be the role for you.

You will be working as part of a team to provide support for young parents, their children and the young people who use this service. You will love helping others and enjoy supporting individuals to achieve their goals and to become more independent!

They are looking for an Assistant Recovery Worker, who has a positive attitude towards their work and others to help contribute to a great working environment!

Previous experience in this type of work is not essential but you will have a real passion for wanting to work with homeless people! Your values will match theirs, and you will be committed to helping others and enjoy the real job satisfaction that this role will bring. 

Some of your duties will include:  

• You will complete daily welfare/client wellbeing checks across their dispersed buildings

• You will complete daily building checks in line with the shift planner to ensure our buildings are safe and well maintained

• Lead on the preparation of voids for relet including flagging and processing maintenance issues and general cleaning tasks

• You will provide key work support to our Emergency Bed clients during their stay

• You will encourage their involvement in personal progression in the form of education, training, employment activity or volunteering.

• You may help them develop their practical skills in areas such as budgeting, shopping, cooking and housework, laundry, health and hygiene

• Help to maintain a welcoming, safe environment, identifying and minimising all potential risks to users of the premises and the organisation

You will have: 

• Clear verbal and written English

• Good IT and keyboard skills

• Polite, assertive manner, ability to self -motivate

• Passion for working in a client/customer facing role

• Knowledge of the benefits system and tenancy legislation

• Have an interest and genuine concern for homelessness and related issues

• Knowledge of voluntary and statutory agencies

A full drivers licence and access to a vehicle is essential for this role

They reserve the right to close their adverts early if a successful candidate is found, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Their benefits include: 

• Pension with life cover

• Generous holiday allowance

• Extra mile awards for outstanding work

• Work offers including discounted shopping vouchers, days out and holidays

• Cycle to work scheme

• Confidential employee assistance programme including access to counselling

• Employee voice – their Staff Council

• Recruitment referral scheme

They support and develop their staff by providing: 

• A comprehensive induction and training programme

• Management training

• Trauma-informed care training

• Specialist training, coaching and development opportunities linked to personal development plans

• Access to accredited qualifications

• Mental Health First Aid training and provision

• Access to counselling psychologists via their Psychology Service

If you love helping others and want to join their friendly team, they would love to hear from you!

Mind BLMK works across our communities to support positive mental health and wellbeing. Working closely with a range of partners, we offer a number of activities from our wellbeing centres and local venues to make a difference to the mental health and wellbeing of people in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes, and our aim is to make sure that no-one has to face a mental health problem alone.

Job title: Crisis Recovery Worker
Post no: 605
Working base: Biggleswade, Central Bedfordshire
Hours: 12.25 hours per week
Working pattern: 2 days per week (Thursday and Friday) 17:00 - 23:00
Contract: Fixed term for 9 months
Salary: £24,088 per annum FTE (£7,975.08 per annum Actual)

Could you support individuals to deescalate crisis and improve mental health and wellbeing, through focussed 1:1s and structured crisis interventions?

About our Crisis Cafés

Our Crisis Cafes offer a safe, welcoming and non-judgmental environment outside of normal working hours for those who feel in mental distress or crisis.

About the Role

The role will involve assessing needs and offering one to one support to service users to enable them to begin the process of improving their mental health and wellbeing and to providing clarity on services and pathways available in the area. The role will be part of a larger Crisis Café team made up of Crisis Recovery Workers, Crisis Peer Support Workers, Team Leaders and volunteers.

Service Delivery

• Deliver crisis focussed 1:1s and ensure outcomes which supports individuals experiencing a mental health crisis in Biggleswade & Central Bedfordshire, in line with Mind BLMK’s agreed crisis service and requirements as well as contract requirements.
• Assessing need and suitability for the service in line with the access to services process, and undertaking 1:1s.
• Contribute to maintaining an effective volunteer workforce for the service in line with Mind BLMK’s HR policies, procedures and guidance (workload planning and support).
• Carry out Cash Handling, Health and Safety and Data Collection responsibilities as directed by the Team Leader in line with Mind BLMK’s policies, procedures, requirements and guidance.

Entitlements/benefits:

• 25 days (pro rata) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays (pro rata)
• Auto-enrolment NEST pension scheme (employer contributes 3%, employee contributes 5%)
• Optional Health Plan
• Discounts available through Blue Light Card & Tickets for Good
• In-house and external Learning and Development as appropriate for the role.
• Flexible Working On request (in line with Mind BLMK policy on Right to Request Flexible Working)

If you have a passion for working in mental health and possess the required skills, we would love to hear from you.

Closedown: 5pm on Wednesday 17th July 2024 
Interview Date: Friday 26th July 2024
Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert early if enough suitable applicants apply
Start date: ASAP

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

Mind BLMK has been committed to the Mindful Employer charter and the Disability Confident Employer Scheme since 2008.

Please note: Mind BLMK follows Safer Recruitment practices and we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. Therefore all our roles are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

No agencies please.

Salary: £34,085.47 per annum

Location: Edinburgh (flexible working considered)

Hours: Full time (37.5 per week)

Contract: Permanent

Closing date: Wednesday 17th July at 11.30pm

Do you have some experience of advice work, preferably with a focus on housing issues, the ability to lead and motivate others, and a real desire to make structural change for those facing homelessness and poor housing conditions? Then join Shelter Scotland as a Senior Housing Rights Worker and you could soon be playing a vital role in helping to identify and resolve the homelessness and bad housing issues facing local communities.

About Shelter Scotland

A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet over a million people in Scotland struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change, with individuals, in communities, across society, and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

At Shelter Scotland we are united by our purpose to defend the right to a safe home. Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. We believe that to win that fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement for change. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, fair, equitable and transparent.

We have committed to combat racism both within and outside Shelter Scotland and welcome you on our journey to becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.

About the Team

Our three Communities Teams are responsible for identifying, investigating and intervening in housing and homelessness practice issues. We engage with our local communities to understand the issues people are facing and apply expert housing knowledge, insight and analysis to identify solutions to them. As well as providing advice and advocacy for individuals, we also use our insight, relationships and influence to drive systemic change, always ensuring that Lived experience is at the heart of everything we do.

About the role

You’ll be responsible for delivering high quality housing advice, advocacy and casework to clients in community settings and remotely in line with local pressing issues, and managing others in this. You will develop relationships within the sector to gather evidence and insights into the impact of the housing emergency, and using those insights to drive systems change. You will lead on the development and delivery of a programme of capacity building, ensuring other organisations have the skills to act on housing rights. Influencing a range of stakeholders and decision makers across the housing sector will be important too.

You will act as a leader within the project and the wider Communities Team to help deliver and evidence our strategy at an operational level. We will count on you to line manage, supervise, coach and mentor a housing rights worker.

About you

To succeed, you’ll need to have experience of working with, and influencing, a range of internal and external stakeholders and enjoy collaborating with people from other teams and organisations. You’ll also need great time management skills, an enthusiasm for delivering workshops and presentations and a willingness to challenge practice and hold people to account. You’ll have a flair for leading and motivating others. Adept at engaging with individuals and communities, you enjoy gathering evidence and identifying insights, issues and trends. What’s more, you present information and arguments in a clear and compelling way and have excellent problem-solving skills. Proficiency using IT like Word, Excel, email, internet and in-house CRM systems is also required.

Further information regarding skills and experience for this role is contained in the job description below.

How to apply

Please click ‘Apply for Job’ below. You are required to submit a CV and a Supporting Statement.

Your supporting statement should be no more than 1000 words, and should demonstrate how you meet the skills and experience outlined in the “About You” section of the job description, which can be downloaded below. Please provide specific examples (we recommend following the STAR format), and in addition to the skills outlined in the job description, please ensure you demonstrate how you address the following behaviour throughout your responses:

• We prioritise diversity and have an inclusive and open mindset

Any applications submitted without a supporting statement will not be considered.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter Scotland helps over half a million people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help.

To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter Scotland please visit our website. Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.

Safeguarding is everyone’s business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.