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We are seeking an experienced, creative, and knowledgeable family support professional to join our Client Support Team, assessing clients’ needs, processing grants, and introducing them to appropriate services.
The ideal candidate will have experience of working with children and families with complex needs in a key worker or family support role.
Experience of needs assessment and care planning would be beneficial.
You will enjoy working independently but also capable of effective team working, ideally with experience of inter-professional working across health, education and social care.
You will be familiar with the needs of children with disabilities and complex needs and understand the challenges facing families.
You will have strong interpersonal skills, an enthusiastic work attitude and a flexible approach to the changing work environment.
The place of work is based at ScotsCare’s office at 22 City Road, London EC1Y 2AJ however the post holder will be required to work on an outreach basis across the 35ml radius catchment area. We have flexible working guidelines in place which include some working from home.
In person interviews week beg 5th August
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Floating Support Worker to join our Mental Health service in Richmond.
£14,582.00 per annum, working 20 hours per week. Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.
Want to feel like you have an exciting future? You'll feel at home here.
Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren't token gestures - we've thought long and hard about how best to support our team. After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day.
To enable vulnerable people living in a variety of different tenures and a geographical area in the community to move towards greater independence by providing a flexible and individually tailored support package. Floating Support Worker will give practical support to help people maintain their tenancy, stay well, exercise choice and control in their care and lives and participate in the community. Support is also provided to develop a model of re-enablement towards self-advocacy, self-management and empowerment, incorporating the principles and practice of recovery, co-production and peer support. This role involves lone working within the community.
All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.
What you'll do:
* Undertake key-working responsibilities for a caseload assigned by the Team Leader / Manager
* Undertake initial and continuous assessment of needs and potential risks and agree levels of support and actions
* Create support/action plans for providing appropriate services based on the assessment and reflecting the services and resources available
* Building supportive, trusting relationships with customers.
* Working proactively with other members of the team to handle the service caseload and administrative responsibilities.
* Support customers to undertake all domestic tasks wherever possible, including practical assistance where they have not yet developed the skills, to ensure customers enjoy a high quality of accommodation
* Proactive development of links with local statutory and voluntary organisations to provide a range of engagement opportunities for customers in the community
* Empower customers to ensure they receive the service and benefits they are entitled to
* Undertake all administrative work and keep accurate and comprehensive tenant/customer records to professional standards
* Encourage and enable tenants to pay their rent and to ensure that rent accounts are managed effectively in conjunction with the Housing Management team
* Ensure that referrals are chased proactively so that properties which can be used to house those in need are filled as efficiently as possible
This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead
About you:
Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement
Approachable and open behaviour
Prefers working as part of a group or team
Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments
Is confident with high levels of self-esteem
Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
Is essentially customer-focused
Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude
Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviours
What you'll bring:
Essential:
Up to NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent or experience in the social care/charity sector.
About us:
Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 120 services, providing support to around 6000 customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness, young people and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.
We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values:
* We focus on Excellence and innovation.
* We are Caring and Compassionate.
* We are Inclusive and Trusted.
* We work in Partnership and are One-Team.
Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.
If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.
Please see our website for full job description.
We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Housing Support Worker to join our homelessness service in Surrey.
£24,939.20 per annum, working 35 hours per week. Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.
Want to feel like you're making a difference? You'll feel at home here.
To enable vulnerable people living in a variety of different tenures to manage their tenancies/ licences and prevent homelessness by providing a flexible and individually tailored support package.
Fixed term contract of 9 months.
Hours: Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm, excluding Bank Holidays.
All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.
What you'll do:
Undertake key-working responsibilities for a caseload assigned by the Manager
Ensure that referrals to the service are managed effectively and in line with the referrals and assessment procedure
Undertake initial and assessments and continuous reviews of support needs and potential risks, and agree levels of support and actions
Create and review support/ action plans for providing appropriate housing-related support based on the assessment and reflecting the services and resources available
Develop and maintain links with key agencies and service providers in the local community
Empower customers to ensure they receive the benefits and services they are entitled to
Signpost customers to support services that can help them address additional support needs such as mental or physical health, employment and education, adult social care, domestic abuse and family support
Encourage and enable customers to pay their rent and other housing-related costs, and to ensure that rent accounts are managed effectively in conjunction with the relevant housing provider
Encourage and enable customers to adhere to all other conditions of their tenancies/ licences, eg maintaining a satisfactory living environment, refraining from anti-social behaviour, allowing access for essential work
Encourage and enable customers to take necessary steps to seeking and preparing for alternative accommodation where maintaining their current housing situation is unsuitable or unviable
Ensure that all safeguarding concerns are managed in line with safeguarding protocols and are reported to Contract Manager/Head of Operations, as appropriate
Undertake all administrative work and keep accurate and comprehensive customer records to professional standards
Adhere to Look Ahead's Policies and Procedures
Engage in learning and development activity to increase knowledge and skills
For the full list please see our website.
This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead
About you:
Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement
Approachable and open behaviour
Prefers working as part of a group or team
Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
Flexible
Open to feedback and self development
Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments
Is confident with high levels of self-esteem
Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
Is essentially customer-focused
Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude
Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviours
What you'll bring:
Essential:
Use of own vehicle
IT and functional skills
Positive attitude and can-do approach
Resilience
Flexibility
Good communication skills, written and verbally
Desirable:
Experience working in homelessness, housing or support/care
Up to NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent or experience in the social care/charity sector
About us:
Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 120 services, providing support to around 6000 customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness, young people and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.
We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values:
We focus on Excellence and innovation.
We are Caring and Compassionate.
We are Inclusive and Trusted.
We work in Partnership and are One-Team.
Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.
If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.
We have an exciting opportunity here at Barnardo's for experienced, enthusiastic and assertive Family Support Workers to join a brand-new team who will deliver the In Reach Hospital Emergency Department Family Support Programme.
The role is full time , 37 hours per week, permanent fixed term funded until March 2025 and will be based at the North Middlesex University Hospital, The entrance to the A&E department is in Bridport Road, Edmonton, London, N18 1QX.
Starting Salary Range - £28,565 - £30,607
Successful candidates will work in partnership with the clinical team to facilitate discharge of children aged 0-12 years from the Emergency Department where the clinical presentation is not acute and can be managed at home by local services.
“This role requires workers to have experience of holistic ways of working with families and young people. Including assessment, support, signposting and making referrals to appropriate services where needed. The successful applicant will be able to work as part of a team as well as on their own initiative and manage the pressures of working in both a busy emergency department and the community”
Some but not all of the key responsibilities are:
- Initial face-to face conversation or triage call to identify presenting issues and the level of intervention required.
- Delivering support flexibly and tailored to the needs of the family unit including telephone, virtual and face-to-face support and home visits where necessary. Contact with families could be a one-off or over weekly sessions based on level of need targeted.
- Signposting to partner agencies, based on needs identified.
- Supporting families to navigate their way through referral pathways and enable them to access universal & targeted services.
- Where required advocating on behalf of families, supporting parents and carers to communicate with professional/Services.
- Supporting families to access other local services.
Ideal Candidates must have's
- Experience of working with families with complex needs and the ability to build and maintain rapport through effective communication and listening skills, using a whole family approach.
- Ability to be clear and realistic about what support the service and you can offer to families.
- Ability to maintain a visible presence and sustain relationships with clinical staff, being mindful of the various working patterns/ professionals within the department.
- Ability to navigate a high pressure, fast paced acute healthcare setting.
- Competent IT skills to record and maintain accurate data.
- A basic understanding of Public Health, health inequalities and wider determinants that underpin health and wellbeing.
- Knowledge of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children
- Relevant Level 3 Qualification (Health and/or Social Care)
More about the Programme
The In Reach Hospital Emergency Department Family Support Programme model offers a robust way of supporting often vulnerable families to uncover and address unmet need. Through identifying the underlying factors causing the clinical presentation and attendance, and addressing holistic needs of the family unit, we hope activity to unscheduled, primary and emergency care is dramatically and sustainably reduced.
The model is based on Family Support Workers based within Children's Emergency Departments, offering holistic, family-oriented support in a flexible manner either in-person, telephone- based and home visits to be able to address the underlying causes of repeated / avoidable ED attendances.
*Although this contract has a permanent status, please be aware that this post is subject to funding currently to March 2025 and therefore should this funding not be extended further, you may be subject to a redundancy consultation or a TUPE arrangement.
** Please note the hours for this role will be required over a 5-day week and may be done in longer day shifts or with set times i.e. 8am to 4pm (to suit Emergency Department and community/family needs). The role can adopt flexible working arrangements to meet service and personal need but will NOT provide 24 hour provision in the ED settings. This can be discussed further at interview.
Are you looking for a new challenge? We have an exciting opportunity for a passionate individual to join our team and work across our Sandwell locality Family Hubs as a Family Hub Worker on a full-time basis.
Working Pattern: 37 hours a week (Core hours are Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm with the occasional requirement to work evenings and weekends to meet the needs of the service)
Starting Salary: £23,868
About the Service: Family hubs are a place-based way of joining up locally in the planning and delivery of family services. They bring services together to improve access, improve the connections between families, professionals, services, and providers, and put relationships at the heart of family support. Family hubs offer support to families from conception to 19 or up to 25 for those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), with a great Start for Life offer at their core.
The service will provide a range of quality services for families, locally designed for the 6 town areas of the Borough, divided into 3 areas:
Cluster A - Oldbury, Smethwick
Cluster B - Tipton, Rowley Regis
Cluster C - Wednesbury and West Bromwich
Essential Requirements to evidence in your written application:
- NVQ Level 3 of Equivalent qualification in a relevant field
- Experience of working with and supporting children/young people and their families to achieve positive outcomes.
- Ability/experience of identifying and appropriately acting on safeguarding concerns.
- Ability to demonstrate a good understanding of child development.
- Ability to complete accurate and timely records, data and assessments.
- Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team.
- The willingness/ability to travel throughout the locality to meet the requirements of the role.
As a Family Hub Worker, you will be integral to the relationship development with families who move through the Pregnancy Pathway into parenthood of their newborn baby up to the age of 3, as part of Sandwell's Start for Life offer.
Some key objectives/activities of the role include but are not limited to:
- Provide support to families as part of the Pregnancy Pathway.
- Provide Early Help support to families with children from birth up to the age of 3, ensuring the inclusion of fathers and co-parents.
- Act as a Key Worker as a point of contact for families.
- Provide support with Perinatal Mental Health, linking with other perinatal mental health agency support networks and receive training to deliver interventions.
- Please see attached additional information sheet for more information.
If you would like some more information about this role, please contact Sophia Perkins – sophia. perkins @ barnardos. org. uk or visit our website here
When completing your application please refer to the skills, knowledge and experience you have in relation to the Additional Information sheet, Person Specification & Job Description.
*Although this contract has a permanent status, please be aware that this post is subject to funding currently to 31st March 2025 and therefore should this funding not be extended further, you may be subject to a redundancy consultation or a TUPE arrangement. This contract is due to expire on 31st March 2025*
Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.
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Mental Health Support Worker
We are looking to recruit a very motivated and able individual, who will appreciate the exciting opportunity, to work with a variety of clients supporting them with their mental health.
Full-time and bank posts are available.
Position: Safe Harbour Non-Clinical Support Worker
Location: Epsom
Hours: 37 hrs. The service is open 8.45am-6pm, 365 days of the year. Full time staff will be part of the team covering the service’s needs. Bank staff will work casual shift/hours.
Salary: £30,300 per annum pro rata
Contract: Full Time and Bank Posts. Initially a 12-month Fixed Term Contract (for full time role) Bank posts, casual shifts/hours, initial 12-month Pilot
Benefits: Pension, Employee Assistance Programme, 25 days a year holiday and Bank Holidays
Closing date: 22nd July 2024. Interviews are being scheduled as people apply.
The Role
The Safe Harbour Practitioner will be required to coordinate and lead on activities and groups and carry out one to one sessions for people using the service both face to face, online, and by telephone. Bank staff will cover sickness, annual leave etc with no commitment to accept shifts offered.
The Safe Harbour Pilot is a 12-month Pilot in response to the rise in need and pressures across the mental health system. By creating greater capacity across the pathway and providing an additional day time resource where, a non-clinical model is best placed to meet the holistic needs of people, and support them to avoid escalation, manage and prevent crisis, better manage their mental health, stabilise, and build resilience. The service will be staffed 7 days a week, 365 days a year, by third sector non-clinical mental health practitioners.
This is not a front-line crisis service but works with those not requiring clinical crisis intervention or hospitalisation to build resilience with a focus on preventative work.
Responsibilities include:
- Collaborate with clients face-to-face, to support their mental health.
- Establish and maintain a strong and positive rapport with clients of the Safe Harbour.
- Develop a vibrant programme of support.
- Motivate people attending groups, and other support sessions.
- Support the manager in the day-to-day management of the service.
- Work with external agencies to develop a programme of activities.
- Motivate and support people attending groups, and other support sessions.
- Complete all tasks related to set up, including planning initial meetings, calendar updates and rotas.
- Accept and process initial referrals and implement individual monitoring tools (Recovery Star).
- Complete risk assessments as required (including client risk).
- Monitor and evaluate activities and provide data for our funders and trustees.
- Conduct ongoing evaluation of the programmes and services and implement improvements as necessary.
- Some remote and offsite working.
About You
You will have experience of working in mental health, wellbeing, behaviour change work with adults, or similar role along with the ability to travel and work flexibly.
We welcome applicants with lived experience through directly using health and social care services or supporting someone that has or does.
You will be asked to submit a CV and supporting statement detailing how you meet the specification’ as part of the process.
About the Organisation
The charity is a mental health and emotional wellbeing charity, supporting Surrey residents since 1994 in Banstead, Elmbridge, Epsom & Ewell and Mole Valley.
Offering a variety of face-to-face and online services, available to adults (aged 16+) living in Surrey who would like to restore and/or maintain their mental and emotional wellbeing (no diagnosis needed), the services are free of charge, with no waiting list and no time limit.
This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, and the successful completion of a probationary period.
You may also have experience in areas such as Mental Health, Mental Health Support Worker, Support Worker, Outreach Worker, Mental Health Outreach Worker, Mental Health Worker, Mental Health Case Worker, Community Mental Health Support. #INDNFP
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
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The vacancy
Here at Peabody, we have an opportunity for a Female Specialist Support Worker (equivalent to Female Specialist Housing Caseworker) on a Permanent on a full-time basis at our female only scheme in Stoke Newington.
The service is part our Complex Needs Service in London, a supported housing scheme for single homeless females aged 16-21 years, including care leavers and ex-offender with high support needs.
We support young women to gain independence, supporting them holistically to reach their goals/aspirations and move on to independent living.
We are looking for female applicants only for this role as it is an all-women’s service. The Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1, Paragraph 1 applies to this post.
What we’re looking for:
- Do you have a background working with vulnerable young females (18-21 years) within either a social housing, education, or charity sector where the focus is their development and personal growth?
- Do you have lived or professional experience of managing complex needs, which include homelessness, mental health or any other high risk or high harm behaviours or high vulnerability?
- Do you have experience of working with young people who have challenging behaviour or conflict where you can engage, be approachable and provide required constructive support?
- Do you have thorough and up to date knowledge of safeguarding and trauma informed principles?
If so, this role is perfect for you!
A bit about the role:
As a Female Specialist Support Worker (Specialist Female Housing Caseworker), you will work with a team of highly motivated, compassionate, and dedicated colleagues to help young women prepare to live independently.
Your role is to support a caseload of 18–21-year-olds, all with varying needs, so they are ready to live independently after a period of 12 months.
If you have ever wanted a job where you can really make a positive difference to someone’s life, then this is it!
Some of the key results for the role include:
- Being able to work closely with your colleagues and a range of external agencies.
- Plan and deliver fun and meaningful activities for young people living at the project.
- Keep the project clean and tidy.
- Bring a discreet and sensitive approach with strong professional boundaries.
- Understanding safeguarding and being able to provide support around the benefit system.
Key Points:
This role will require an Enhanced DBS check.
You must be able to work shifts between 8AM to 4PM and from 2PM to 10PM across 7 days per week including bank holidays?
You must have thorough knowledge and/or experience of Safeguarding Young Adults.
Development opportunity, if you do not already have an NVQ level 3 in a related subject we would be willing to support you achieve one!
A bit about us:
It started over 160 years ago with one man’s desire to improve the lives of poverty-stricken Londoners. Today, we have 107,000 homes and 220,000 residents across London and the Home Counties and around 20,000 care and support customers. But the desire remains the same – to create homes and communities where people can flourish.
Here just a few of the benefits for working at Peabody:
- 25 days’ annual holiday plus bank holidays
- Flexible benefits scheme, including options for Healthcare, Dental care, Critical illness cover, vouchers, technology scheme and access to a discount portal.
- 4 x Life Assurance
- Professional development by access to "paid for" apprenticeship programs and qualifications
- Two additional paid volunteering days each year
- Family friendly policies
- Up to 10% pension contribution matched 1:1
Are you ready to apply?
PLEASE NOTE: As an employer, Peabody does not provide sponsorship as a licenced UK employer.
To be considered for the position of Female Specialist Support Worker, please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button and submit both your CV and a bit about why we should consider you for the role.
Closing date: 15 July 2024
Interviews will be held week commencing 15 July and 22 July
Contract type Permanent
Weekly hours Monday - Sunday 37.5 hrs 08:00-16:00 & 14:00-22.00 shifts
We have a rewarding opportunity for a Night Care Worker to join our team within our residential service in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport.
Have you ever wanted to make a difference to the lives of vulnerable Children and Young People?Our children’s home in Cheadle Hulme provides Respite Care for Children and Young People with Autism, Learning Difficulties and Complex Care Needs.
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 with the team and the Registered Manager which gives support to the children and young people allowing their parents and siblings a much-needed break.
Location – Cheadle Hulme, Stockport
Hours –40 hours per week (worked over 4 shifts each being 10 hours in duration). Shifts are worked on a 7-day rota therefore candidates must have flexibility of being able to work on any day of the week (including weekends).
Starting Salary - £24,980.80 per annum (£12.01 per hour).Actual salary for the hours and weeks worked.
Full time equivalent salary for 37.5 hours is £23,412.00 per annum.
Salary Enhancement
25% uplift on the hourly rate for weekend shifts.
Enhanced pay for weekend shifts and during the week between 11pm and 6am – 25% uplift on the hourly rate.
About the position….
- The core tasks of a Night Care Worker include attending to the needs of the children and young adults during the night, some of which have complex health conditions, domestic duties and appropriate record keeping in accordance with legislation and regulation. Another member of staff will sleep in the unit and can be disturbed if there is an emergency.
- The Night Care Worker role is varied and, in many instances, unpredictable. All staff are therefore expected to work in a flexible way.
- As a Night Care Worker, you will provide a professional and effective administrative service to the Registered Manager and staff team, thus enabling them to provide high quality care to the young people in the Trust’s care.
What can you bring to the team?......
We are seeking a Night Care Worker who has previous experience of working with young disabled people and working unsociable hours.
You will need to be proficient in recording information and have previous experience of working on your own initiative and as part of a team.
Experience of administering medication is desirable along with the ability of supporting young people towards independence.
Trust benefits include:
- 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.
- Eligibility to apply for Blue Light card.
- 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.
Apply now!
To discover the full details of this rewarding role within the Together Trust look at our Job Description.The Job Pack outlines lots of information about the Trust.
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Does this sound like you – if it does apply now.Should you have any questions relating to this role please email.We would love to hear from you!
We may remove this advert should we find the successful candidate prior to the closing date therefore early applications are encouraged.
We currently do not provide sponsorship but we welcome applications from those who have the right to work in the UK.
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.
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 are a UK charity supporting children in care and people with disabilities, autism and complex needs in the North West.
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Your responsibilities will include supporting the setup of a national Care Worker Advisory Board and Champions Board, organising monthly online sessions, facilitating roundtables, and arranging conferences in collaboration with the Advisory Board members and the wider CWC team. This home based role can be based anywhere in England, but you must be available to attend team meetings in Central London every 12 weeks.
We are seeking a dynamic and motivated individual to join our team as a Project Coordinator. Reporting to our Head of Policy and Projects, you will be instrumental in organising and coordinating various initiatives aimed at amplifying the voices of care workers.Please read the attached job description and apply if you meet all the criteria listed in the JD and include details of how you meet all the criteria in your covering letter.
Join our passionate team at The Care Workers’ Charity, where we are committed to advocating for the rights and voices of care workers across the UK. We believe in fostering positive change and empowering care workers to be heard. As a Project Coordinator, you will play a vital role in driving our advocacy and campaigning efforts, working across multiple projects to support our mission.
You need to have:
· Experience of project coordination and working collaboratively within an organisation
· Strong communication and interpersonal skills
· The ability to negotiate and to build and maintain good working relationships, up to and including senior management level
· Demonstrated ability in co-production
· Experience in organising online and offline events
Note: We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We particularly encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds and those who have lived experience of care work.
Please only submit an application if you live in England, and you meet the criteria which is detailed in the job description. Applications sent without a covering letter will be rejected.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Internally your job title will be Recovery Support Worker.
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 Anfield Villas as a Recovery Support Worker.
Liverpool SHS is a mental health, 12 hour supported housing and community based service, working to a recovery model. We provide a range of support services for people with mental ill health to access in their local community, including outreach support, tenancy support, peer support and supported housing. We have been operating in the area for a number of years and offer a staffed service to our residents aged 18 and 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 full-time role requiring the post holder to work 37.5 hours per week.
We are committed to increasing our diversity and welcome applications from those with Lived Experience.
This is a rolling recruitment process. Candidates will be interviewed as and when they are shortlisted.
To apply, please send a CV and covering letter explaining why you feel you are right for the role.
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.
To support our ongoing work, we are looking to appoint a capable and enthusiastic team member to support the implementation of our Serving our Communities work. This ministry has developed out of a desire to help Emmanuel Church find ways to serve our communities, particularly those who are poor, disadvantaged or have little access to statutory support.
The following ministries are currently overseen by our Serving our Communities Deacon:
CAP
- Life Skills and follow-on group
- Befrienders for those in debt
Ukrainian Refugee Support
- Practical support for Ukrainians living in Oxfordshire
ASIOX
- Befrienders
- Practical help for survivors of exploitation
Cross Cultural Communities
- Chat Café for vulnerable migrants
- Welcome Churches - welcome and discipleship for asylum seekers
We are looking for an individual who has deep compassion for the poor and a passion for social justice, who can help us develop these ministries and look for other opportunities to expand this work. Our aim is to respond to the clear call of scripture and ministry of Jesus to attend to the needs of the poor and the oppressed.We want to find ways to help build a safety net for individuals who are vulnerable to being mistreated and exploited.We also want to create clear pathways to help these individuals find faith and a place in local church community.
This is a new role, working 2.5 days per week on a fixed 1 year contract, with the possibility of extension subject to future funding.
Emmanuel is a city-wide church with a call from God to raise leaders and equip people to extend the kingdom.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We’re an award-winning charity running local learning centres in the heart of the communities where the young people we support live. Our centres provide a high impact education programme which include practical learning support, pastoral care, and motivational and confidence-building activities for young people aged 7-18. Our aim is to enable students from the least advantaged neighbourhoods to realise their ambitions and achieve their wonderful potential.
As the UK’s leading university access organisation, our staff team is helping 52,000 young people each year at its 41 learning centres and extension projects across England and Scotland, and we plan to scale-up our provision to 50 centres over the coming years.
We are looking someone who will thrive in a varied and innovative role as a Project Worker in the Adult and Family Learning team working across our centres in Govan and Maryhill (Glasgow) with frequent travel Craigmillar (Edinburgh). This is a new and exciting team at the charity, focusing on how we can offer additional impactful support in the local communities in which our Scotland centres are based. The Adult and Family Learning team will work in close collaboration with colleagues at the Universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow.
The pilot will focus on supporting the parents, carers and families of young people accessing the centres, with the potential for this to extend to wider adults in the community. As a Project Worker you will deliver the programme and support the Adult and Family Learning Manager to plan and develop activities tailored according to and with an understanding of the different communities in which it will be offered. Working with colleagues based at the three centres, you will provide a range of activities which will support parents and carers to support their children in their learning, develop their own skills and knowledge around employment and education, and provide a range of family learning activities to engage the whole family together.
As a charity with social mobility as its core objective, IntoUniversity is wholly committed to equality of opportunity. We work with families, children and young people from a diverse range of backgrounds, and we believe that our staff team should be similarly diverse and representative. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be, and we recognise that we have much more to do in this regard.
We are committed to building a culture where students, staff and volunteers are valued for the unique people they are. We therefore encourage applications from candidates from as wide a range as possible of ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds. In particular, we actively and warmly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, male candidates and candidates with a disability as they are currently under-represented within IntoUniversity.
Contract
Full-time, fixed term until 31 August 2025, with the potential for extension
Start date
As soon as possible, to be agreed with the candidate.
Working hours
Normal working hours: Mon and Thurs: 09:30-18:00 Tues, Weds, Fri: 09:00-17:30
Some out-of-hours work will be required from time to time. This is a new project and the team will be developing programmes for parents and carers, which may result, for example, in some workshops running during the evening for a set of period of time (with a later start on the day of the workshop).
Programme delivery staff are based at one of our IntoUniversity learning centres and work directly with young people and families on a regular basis. It is therefore not a hybrid role and is based full-time in our centres.
Salary
£27,400 per annum
Location
One of the IntoUniversity centres in Glasgow, with frequent travel between Glasgow and Edinburgh for this role.
Annual leave
36 days (33 days leave inc. bank & public holidays + 3 closure days, two in December and one in July) + up to 5 days additional length of service entitlement (one day per year of service, up to 5)
Staff benefits
- Employer pension contributions of 6% (and up to 8% after two years)
- Year round ‘early finish’ Fridays at 4.30pm
- Summer working hours (finish at 1pm on Fridays for six weeks in the summer)
- Employee Assistance Programme including access to medical and legal support
- Life Assurance scheme with AIG including SmartHealth service with access to 24/7 online GP appointments
- Interest-free new starter loans of up to £1,000
- Cycle to Work Scheme and Travelcard Loan Scheme
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption pay and sick pay allowances
- Staff in FOCUS – rewards, competitions and prizes across the year
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Role - Zero Hours Children's Resource Worker
Hours - variable and inconsistent including evenings and weekends
Salary - £12.77 per hour plus 15% Holiday Pay
Location - Home-based with travel required across Bristol, Somerset, Bath & North East Somerset, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Swindon, and Gloucestershire
TACT South West are looking for a children's resource worker to collaborate with them to support unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and young people across this TACT region.
The ideal Children's Resource Worker will already have some experience in working with unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and young people who have experienced significant traumas as a result of adverse childhood experiences. We welcome applications from all genders and backgrounds, we particularly encourage male applicants in recognition of the needs of the children being supported by this role. The successful candidate will be working with children and teenage boys from non-UK displaced and refugee communities, some originating from Afghanistan for example. There will be a range of opportunities for training and development for this role, as new workers join us on our organisation wide journey to become a fully trauma-informed organisation.
As a Zero Hours worker with TACT, you will be a part of our amazing team of professionals working with our organisational values at the heart of their everyday practice. You can review our values here.
Key duties and abilities for our Children's Resource Worker will include:
- Ability to work with unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and young people
- Supporting interventions and activities to ensure stable placement arrangements
- Ability to transport children and young people to events, appointments and meetings (mileage reimbursed)
- Occasional participation in virtual and face to face events and occasional residential meet ups
- Ability to attend and assist with organising events and activities
- Understanding and maintaining knowledge of safeguarding and child protection policies and procedures
- Use of IT for email and communication
- Willingness to work flexibly, according to deadlines and needs of the organisation
Please see the Job Description and Information Pack for full details of the role.
An enhanced DBS clearance is required for this role, which TACT will undertake on your behalf.
Closing: Midnight on Sunday 4th August 2024
Interviews: Wednesday 14th August 2024 (via Microsoft teams)
Safeguarding is everyone’s business and TACT believe that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work. As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children. We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people. All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies.
We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than advertised if the volume of applications is excessive, you are therefore advised to apply at your earliest convenience.
TACT does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them. TACT reserves the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.
We're looking for two kind, compassionate and resilient Specialist Support Workers to join our Young People & Mental Health service in Ealing. No personal care or experience is required, just the right values.
£28,500.00 per annum, working 40 hours per week. Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.
Want to feel like you're making a difference? You'll feel at home here.
Specialist Support Workers within Look Ahead are required to have either an extra dimension of experience or a higher qualification level as determined relevant for the particular post. Specialist Support Workers provide information, social inclusion and vocational opportunities to support people to recover and stay well; exercise choice and control in their care and lives; and participate on an equal footing in the community. Support is also provided to develop a model of re-enablement towards self-advocacy, self-management and empowerment, incorporating the principles and practice of recovery, co-production and peer support.
Oaklands & St Kilda is a pair of 6 unit supported accommodation mental health rehab services working with young people between the ages of 18-25 who may have experienced a mental health related hospital admission to gain and develop skills for future independent living. The service will support individuals transitioning from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services to Adult services.
Consists of working 5 days a week across all days, 8 hours shifts starting at either 8am or 2pm.
This role requires a valid Right to Work for the UK as Look Ahead are not a sponsoring organisation.
What you'll do:
Building supportive, trusting relationships with customers and creating a positive atmosphere
Carrying out holistic assessments of new customers which incorporate relevant statutory referral information
Conducting regular key work sessions that are innovative and engaging in order to achieve Support Plan goals
Create support plans for providing appropriate services based on on-going assessment and reflecting the services and resources available to enable customer to progress in their recovery
Ensuring ongoing assessment and management of risks associated with customers within an attitude of 'positive risk taking
Provide support and access to relevant services to enable customers to continue their recovery and empower customers to self-manage their medication regimes through individual re-enablement programmes and informed decision making
Undertake support work in partnership with external stakeholders to compliment their interventions
Developing productive relationships with partner organisations to improve service outcomes
Demonstrate strong commitment to the functioning of the staff team and to support colleagues in providing a high level of service and safety to customers
Adhering to lone working protocols and maintaining high levels of awareness in relation to the health and safety of yourself and colleagues
For the full list please see our website
This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead
About you:
Plans and encourages involvement in local activities.
Approachable and open behaviour
Prefers working as part of a group or team
Is fundamentally calm and emotionally resilient in the face of challenging situations
Confident in the completion of regular paperwork and is well organised
Flexible
Open to feedback and self development
Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments
Confident in the use of IT systems such as SharePoint and Microsoft Office suite.
Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
Is essentially customer-focused
Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude
Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviours
What you'll bring:
Essential:
Up to NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent or experience supporting young people or people experiencing mental health challenges.
Specialist knowledge relevant to supporting young people with a Mental Health diagnosis.
Desirable:
Experience of working in a complex mental health environment
Demonstrable experience of trauma-informed practice
About us:
Look Ahead is a dynamic, leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. As an organisation we deliver over 110 services, providing support to around 7000 customers each year. We work across mental health, homelessness, young people and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.
Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.
If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.
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What we’re looking for:
- Do you have experience of working within Care & Support?
- Do you have experience of working with vulnerable adults?
- Do you currently hold a UK Driving Licence?
If so, this role is perfect for you! Here at Peabody, we have a number opportunities for a Care Support Worker on a permanent basis in and around the Laindon area.
A bit about the role:
As a Care Support Worker you will assist people to live well, be independent and connected to their own community. You will support people with kindness and compassion ensuring that they are assisted to make choices and be involved in all aspects of their life. You will work within agreed boundaries, following operational guidance, policies and procedures. You will advocate for the people you support so that they are protected from harm and able to exercise their human rights. Some of the key results for the role include:
- Play an active and key role in achieving your team’s objectives.
- Represent the interests of your team with stakeholders that you meet during the course of your work.
- Be professional and promote positive joint working between relatives, other departments and partners.
- Play your part in ensuring that we deliver a quality service where risk is well managed.
- Understand and abide by the organisation and regulatory rules that apply to your service including those set by the CQC.
This role will require a Enhanced DBS check, a UK driver’s licence and access to a vehicle.
A bit about us:
It started over 160 years ago with one man’s desire to improve the lives of poverty-stricken Londoners.
Today, we have 107,000 homes and 220,000 residents across London and the Home Counties and around 20,000 care and support customers. But the desire remains the same – to create homes and communities where people can flourish.
Here just a few of the benefits of working at Peabody:
- Up to 25 days’ annual holiday plus bank holidays
- Flexible benefits scheme, including options for Healthcare, Dental care, Critical illness cover, vouchers, technology scheme and access to a discount portal.
- 4 x Life Assurance
- Sleep in allowance
- Competitive salaries that are benchmarked regularly against current market rates
- Professional development by access to "paid for" apprenticeship programs and qualifications
- Two additional paid volunteering days each year
- Family friendly policies
- Up to 10% pension contribution matched 1:1
Closing date: 9th July 2024
Interview date - Week commencing 13th May.
PLEASE NOTE: As an employer, Peabody does not provide sponsorship as a licenced UK employer.
To be considered for the position of Care Support Worker, please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button and submit both your CV and a bit about why we should consider you for the role.