Victim Support Jobs

We're looking for passionate and dedicated individuals to join us as Project Workers to join our Multiple Disadvantage Services across London. We have multiple positions available in services in Camden and Westminster to join our dynamic teams in providing tailored support to our clients with multiple disadvantage. 

As a Project Worker Multiple Disadvantage, your primary purpose is to provide comprehensive, trauma informed support to residents within a psychologically sensitive accommodation setting. Your role will encompass a wide range of responsibilities aimed at ensuring the wellbeing, safety and development of residents.

About the roles in our women's services in Camden:

In this role, you will be part of a specialist team working with women who have complex needs, including mental health challenges, substance misuse, offending behaviour, and physical health issues. You’ll use a gender-informed approach, ensuring that women feel safe, supported, and empowered. This role will give you the opportunity to provide personalised support, helping clients develop independent living skills, build social networks, and access external services.

Your day-to-day work will involve conducting needs and risk assessments, creating support plans, and facilitating group work and structured interventions as part of our in-house recovery programme. You’ll work closely with external agencies to ensure that clients receive the holistic support they need, with a focus on both harm minimisation and recovery.

For roles in our women's services we ask for female only applicants. For occupational requirement reasons (exemption under the Equality Act 2010; Schedule 9 Part 1). 

About the roles in our multiple disadvantage service in Westminster:

King George’s is a 68 bed hostel for men with complex needs and a history of rough sleeping. It is part of Westminster City Council’s Rough Sleepers Pathway. Many of our clients are deemed high risk/high support due to chronic mental health and physical health issues, high levels of substance misuse, and offending histories. We accept that our clients have experienced complex trauma, usually from a very early age and often throughout their lives including currently. For this reason, we work to imbed the Psychologically Informed Environment (PIE) approach in a service. 

Reporting to the Manager, your role will require you to develop, support and motivate the people who we support and accommodate.We run a service that is creative, responsive and that provides a foundation which empowers people to achieve their aspirations and make positive and sustainable life changes. You will be crucial to making that happen. This role can make a real difference to individual's lives and crucially, support individuals many of whom face multiple disadvantages and have complex needs.

About you:

• A solid understanding of person-centred approaches, harm minimisation, and trauma-informed care.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build meaningful relationships with clients, empowering them to engage with community resources and take positive steps forward.
• Flexibility, creativity, and resilience in working with a sometimes challenging and hard-to-engage client group.
• Proven experience and skills in delivering highly personalised assessment and casework, support planning, goal setting,  advocacy, and the ability to apply this in a caseload of clients who find it difficult to engage in formal keywork and where there are barriers to accessing statutory support.

About us:

Single Homeless Project is a London-wide charity. Our vision is of a society where everyone has a place to call home and the chance to live a fulfilling life.

We help single Londoners by preventing homelessness, providing support and accommodation, promoting wellbeing, enhancing opportunity, and being a voice for change. From supporting people in crisis to helping people take the final steps towards independence and employment, we make a difference to 10,000 lives every year across all 32 boroughs.

We offer you more than a job; we offer you a chance to be part of a compassionate, driven team that's committed to making a real difference in people's lives. You'll have the opportunity to lead, co-create, and inspire change while enjoying a collaborative, growth-oriented environment.

Join us in creating a brighter, more hopeful future for individuals in need. 

Important info:

Closing Date: Sunday 8th December at Midnight

Interview Date: Weds 18th and Thurs 19th December online via Microsoft Teams

This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed (by SHP) for the successful applicant. 

We're seeking skilled and dedicated people who are passionate about ending homelessness to join our Tenancy Sustainment Team as Caseworkers. Delivering strengths-based and person-centred support with clients who live in their own homes. Your mission is to help people to better manage their tenancy, increase their independence, and participate in an equal footing in their communities. We have current opportunities to support people within different parts of our service.

TST have both permanent and fixed term opportunities for new Caseworkers in different areas of our service delivery, including welcoming and resettling people into the service at the start of their support ; providing ongoing tenancy related support to people during their tenancy ;  and supporting people to move on to longer term and, where appropriate, more independent accommodation.

About the role:

Tenancy Sustainment Team (TST) North deliver support to over 1200 people who live in social and private rented housing units across North, West and East London. This service is for people: 

• Aged 18 years old or above 
• Who have lived experience of homelessness
• Who need support to manage and sustain their own housing / tenancy to avoid a return to homelessness

As a TST North Caseworker, you'll play a key role supporting people in the community. People we work with are offered 1-1 support from their named Caseworker, who initially identify and assess the needs of new clients, and who deliver support to people to:

• Move into, and sustain, their tenancies - providing support and advice on housing difficulties, e.g. rent arrears, disrepair or neighbour disputes, and urgent support for people facing eviction 
• Promote their health and well-being  - Facilitating access to, and advocacy at, health services and appointments
• Be financially resilient  - Providing benefits advice, supporting people to maximise their income and to reduce debt and arrears
• Be more independent - We support people to move to permanent, and more independent, housing after 2 years or at the appropriate time

Working together with clients and partner services, you’ll agree initial support and safety plans with clients, identifying SHP and community services and resources that can help clients to meet their goals and aspirations, and connecting clients to these services. You'll also contribute as part of a team towards continual service development, improvement and innovation, to benefit TST clients.

Caseworker posts are for Mondays - Fridays, 9am to 5pm. Posts involve hybrid work with opportunities to work from home at times. The role includes hybrid working and is based at our office in Kings Cross. There are opportunities to work from home at times.

About you:

• Ability to effectively work with a range of service providers and agencies to establish or improve services for clients.
• Ability to be self-motivating and work under pressure, manage time effectively, prioritise tasks appropriately and produce work of a high standard.
• Ability to motivate people to move towards an appropriate level of independence and inclusion.
• Experience or understanding of supporting clients to maximise their income, manage bills, and avoid and reduce debts or arrears.
• Understanding of clients’ needs and aspirations, and ability to identify and assess clients’ needs using a strengths-based and person-centred approach.
• Ability to actively promote and practice Diversity and Inclusion as part of your work.
• Strong team-working and interpersonal skills, maintaining a collaborative approach to delivering service objectives.
• An understanding of the causes of homelessness, and of support and housing pathways available for people to end their homelessness.

About us:

Single Homeless Project is a London-wide charity. Our vision is of a society where everyone has a place to call home and the chance to live a fulfilling life.

We help single Londoners by preventing homelessness, providing support and accommodation, promoting wellbeing, enhancing opportunity, and being a voice for change. From supporting people in crisis to helping people take the final steps towards independence and employment, we make a difference to 10,000 lives every year across all 32 boroughs.

We offer you more than a job; we offer you a chance to be part of a compassionate, driven team that's committed to making a real difference in people's lives. You'll have the opportunity to lead, co-create, and inspire change while enjoying a collaborative, growth-oriented environment.

Join us in creating a brighter, more hopeful future for individuals in need. 

Important Information:

Closing Date: We will be accepting applications on a rolling basis, the first group of applications will be reviewed on 9th December. 

Interview Date: Monday 16th December via Microsoft Teams (interview dates will be added/updated after the first round of applications.)

This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed (by SHP) for the successful applicant.

Service Lead -Suicide & Bereavement Support Services

Contract: Fixed-term
Salary: £38,889 
Hours per week: 37.5 hours per week
Location: Hybrid-based (23 Monck Street, Pimlico, London SW1P; some travel required)

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of individuals affected by suicide and bereavement?

We are seeking a Services Lead – Pre & Postvention Suicide Support Services to join our team at Brent, Wandsworth, and Westminster Mind. This is an exciting opportunity to lead and manage the suicide prevention and postvention support services across North West London and South West London boroughs. As the Services Lead, you will oversee the development and delivery of services while managing a dynamic team of professionals, and liaising with commissioners and stakeholders.

You will:

• Lead and manage Suicide Prevention & Postvention Support Services across Brent, Wandsworth, and Westminster Mind, ensuring services are effectively delivered and meet contractual obligations.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with statutory and voluntary sector organizations, including mental health and bereavement services.
• Lead a team of professionals providing wraparound support to service users, ensuring appropriate case management and team supervision.
• Hold responsibility for managing the SPS services budget, ensuring effective cost management and adherence to financial targets.
• Support the corporate training programme, working closely with the BWW Mind Training Services team.
• Ensure all data collection, reporting, and monitoring meets contract and commissioner requirements.
• Promote and represent BWW Mind’s services to referrers, ensuring current, accessible communication materials.
• Lead stakeholder engagement and public relations efforts, representing BWW Mind within the community.
• Ensure the safety of service users and staff by adhering to safeguarding policies and managing risks.
• Act as an ambassador for BWW Mind, promoting our mission and strategic objectives.

About us

We’re a leading community-based organisation dedicated to providing outstanding mental health support and clinical interventions across London. Our experienced clinically led teams are focused on directly addressing a range of mental health needs in our communities. We combine innovative solutions with decades of local community knowledge to empower people to live the life they choose. We partner with the NHS and local authorities to deliver clinically driven frontline services with fantastic outcomes. We focus on early intervention and prevention, targeting mental health conditions at the most cost-effective stage, while also supporting people with moderate to severe mental health needs across our communities.

Benefits:

• Hybrid-working if nature of role permits
• Learning and development opportunities
• Cycle to work scheme (interest free lone paid back 12 months period)
• Employee Assistance Programme A 24-hour helpline from Health Assured to support you through any of life’s issues or problems
• Free eye test
• Flexible working
• Interest free loan, those in financial hardship

REF-217994

As a Family Separation Mentor, you will be providing emotional support and guidance to dads who are going through family separation, navigating child-arrangements within the family court system and need support with their mental well-being; especially those who may be experiencing suicidal ideation.

You will manage a caseload of clients and offer guidance with goal setting, communication skills, understanding their situation, planning child arrangements and preparing for family court proceedings, as well as building a positive co-parenting relationship.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

- Support a caseload of clients via regular phone conversations/teams calls offering appropriate guidance, building professional relationships and answering their queries. This may occasionally be face to face support*

- Answering inbound calls on the mentoring helpline to register and support new clients.

- Support clients with their mental wellbeing, through the use of, but not limited to, WEMWBS, Suicide Risk Assessments and Safety Plans.

- Being able to promote and signpost to other departments within Dads Unlimited to ensure our clients receive the support they require.

- Signposting and liaising with external organisations where appropriate, such as; Social Services, Mental Health Services, Police, Local Authority and Cafcass.

- Help promote and facilitate our Co-Parenting Workshop and Court Ready Workshop to our clients.

- General administration relating to client cases.

*Dependant on client location and operational feasibility.

No job description can cover every issue which may arise within the post at various times and the postholder is expected to carry out other du-es from -me to -me that are broadly consistent with those in this job description

About SafeLives

We are SafeLives, the UK-wide charity dedicated to ending domestic abuse, for everyone and for good.    

Last year alone, more than 11,000 professionals working on the frontline received our training. Over 87,000adults at risk of serious harm or murder and more than 109,000 children received support through dedicated multi-agency support designed by us and delivered with partners. In the last seven years, more than 5,000 perpetrators have been challenged and supported to change by interventions we created with partners, making almost 17,000 adult and child victims of their abuse safer.

Together we can end domestic abuse. Forever. For everyone.

The Role

Our influencing work is changing the UK conversation about domestic abuse, with both national
and locally based elected representatives and the officials and colleagues who work alongside them.

As our Policy and Public Affairs Manager, you’ll lead impactful policy initiatives that align with our mission to end domestic abuse and to ensure support for the whole family, preventing harm, reducing risk and supporting recovery. Working closely with our Head of Public Affairs and Policy, you’ll develop strategies which will amplify our voice and the voice of survivors, and deepen our policy engagement, particularly in relation to multi-agency work, health and family justice.

You will be joining the organisation at a pivotal moment as the new Government makes an explicit commitment to halve VAWG in ten years, including planning a new strategy and a number of new Bills to support this mission This provides an unmissable policy development and influencing opportunity to ensure that SafeLives’ priorities for improving the response to domestic abuse are taken forward by Government.

This is an ideal role for a dynamic and experienced policy manager with a commitment to social change and the prevention of domestic abuse.

You will be based in our London office and/or remote working, with regular meetings in London and occasional travel to other locations around the UK, including our Bristol office.

Benefits

• 34 days' holiday incl. public holidays
• Flexible working e.g. compressed hours
• Cycle to work scheme
• Eye care vouchers
• Pension scheme with 4% employer contribution
• Childcare vouchers
• Employee assistance programme
• Clinical supervision
• Holiday purchase scheme to buy up to an additional 5 days
• Enhanced family leave policies
• Enhanced sick pay
• Professional development fund
• Individual learning budget
• Restorative practice training
• Time off in lieu 

If this challenge sounds as exciting to you as it does to us and you believe you have the qualities we have described, please take a look over the job description and submit a 500-word cover letter and CV.

Closing date: 9am on Monday 2nd December 2024.

SafeLives is a committed provider of equal opportunities for all; please see our job description for full details.

No agencies, please.

SV 2 has been supporting victims and survivors of sexual abuse since 1994, and today provides a range of services to anyone in Derbyshire or Derby City who has experienced sexual abuse, assault or violence, including friends and family members. We support people irrespective of age, gender or when the abuse occurred.

We're looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Therapy Delivery Manager to join our friendly, professional and passionate team, working across Derbyshire remotely and in person. You'll manage our BACP accredited therapy service, which provides therapy for people of all ages, delivered by a team of employed therapists and a pool of self-employed counsellors. 

You might be the right person for the role if you have:

• Management qualification minimum level 4
• A minimum 3 years’ experience in managing and supporting staff to deliver services effectively 
• A proven track record working in a quality assurance role including data collection, analysis and problem solving
• Knowledge, experience and awareness of rape and sexual abuse and their effects 
• Brilliant communication skills including an ability to provide effective feedback, negotiate well and work with others, including funders
• Full driving licence and ability to travel across the county on a regular basis

In exchange we offer a competitive salary, flexible working, 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays and a comprehensive employee wellbeing service. Our hybrid working policy is based on doing what's best for our clients, our services and our people, so we would expect you to based primarily from one of our offices to ensure that you can support your team effectively.

This role is subject to Enhanced DBS certification due to the nature of our services. You can find out more about our recruitment of ex offenders policy by contacting us.

 

About SafeLives

We are SafeLives, the UK-wide charity dedicated to ending domestic abuse, for everyone and for good.    

Last year alone, 14,000 professionals received our training. Over 80,000 adults at risk of serious harm or murder and more than 100,000 children received support through dedicated multi-agency support designed by us and delivered with partners. In the last six years, over 4,000 perpetrators have been challenged and supported to change by interventions we created with partners, and that’s just the start. 

Together we can end domestic abuse. Forever. For everyone.

The Role

The Drive Partnership works across the domestic abuse specialist sector, public sector partners and beyond to develop sustainable, national systems in England and Wales that respond effectively to all perpetrators of domestic abuse. In this key role, the Senior Project Management Support Officer will be responsible for supporting the effective project management of a number of our projects and providing administrative support for the wider Drive Partnership Teams.

As a member of the Project Management Office (PMO) a key element of this will be supporting the Drive team and Drive Partnership organisations – SafeLives and Respect, with development and delivery of training products to support workforce development in the perpetrator services sector.  

Hours: 37.5 hours per week.

Contract: Fixed term for 2 years (with possibility of extension).

Location: SafeLives Bristol or London office, with flexible home working (with travel to London and Bristol offices, and Drive sites, as required).

Benefits

• 34 days' holiday incl. public holidays
• Flexible working e.g. compressed hours
• Cycle to work scheme
• Eye care vouchers
• Pension scheme with 4% employer contribution
• Childcare vouchers
• Employee assistance programme
• Clinical supervision
• Holiday purchase scheme to buy up to an additional 5 days
• Enhanced family leave policies
• Enhanced sick pay
• Professional development fund
• Individual learning budget
• Restorative practice training
• Time off in lieu 

If this challenge sounds as exciting to you as it does to us and you believe you have the qualities we have described, please take a look over the job description and submit a 500-word cover letter and CV.

Closing date: 9am on Monday 9th December 2024. 

SafeLives is a committed provider of equal opportunities for all; please see our job description for full details.

No agencies, please.

HEAD OF TREATMENT SERVICES (CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST 8B)

Reporting to: Clinical Lead

Location of Work: Home/Remote working with some travel for meetings and events.

About Trauma Treatment International

Trauma Treatment International (TTI) is a registered charity in the UK. Our focus and expertise is in providing evidence-based psychological treatment and support to victims of collective violence around the world. As well as providing treatment for victims directly, we also support organisations that are trauma-exposed through their work to uphold human rights, in order to mitigate the impact of trauma in the workforce.

This is a highly rewarding role and an exciting opportunity to join our small and experienced clinical team, to directly support individuals working to tackle collective violence and adults affected by torture, trafficking, slavery, persecution and war. The role offers the potential to work creatively and flexibly internationally, network with fantastic organisations and help to influence and shape TTI’s clinical strategy and activities in this pivotal time in the organisation’s development.

KEY SUMMARY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Clinical Supervision

● Oversee all services involving individual clinical work (treatment) for TTI in line with the delivery of TTI’s overarching operations, projects and priorities.

● Be responsible for recruitment, line management and clinical supervision of clinical staff and associate and associated management responsibilities

● Contribute to the development of TTI’s strategic vision and annual delivery planning, models of service delivery, standards and clinical governance.

● Input into key organisational policies and procedures

Supervision and Team Development

● Promote clinical and counselling psychology/ trauma treatment as a career

● Develop and implement strategies to actively promote diversity in the clinical team and champion culturally sensitive approaches to trauma treatment through research, partnerships and new projects.

● Identify opportunities to develop Quality Improvement Projects.

● Oversee performance management and CPD opportunity development of direct reports

Operational Delivery

● Hold an individual caseload at all times.

● Review and maintain quality assurance of clinical services, providing data for monitoring, evaluation and learning and reporting processes.

● Ensure a partnership approach to clinical practice.

● Deliver robust service  agreements with client organisations and referral partners

 Key Required Experience:

● HCPC registered psychologist who has completed Post Graduate doctoral level training in counselling or clinical psychology.

● Minimum 5 years post registration experience working within mental health services.

● Up to date knowledge and experience of working with clients with PTSD, complex PTSD, dissociative symptoms, anxiety and / or depression.

For full details of the role responsibilities and the person specification please refer to the Full Job Description attached.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU:

● 31 days annual leave pro rata to reflect contractual hours (including bank holidays and 3 mandatory days for Christmas)

● 3% Employer Pension contribution

● Commitment to staff wellbeing as a trauma informed organisation

● Commitment to personal and professional development

How to apply

To apply for this position please submit a full CV and supporting statement of no more than one side of A4 outlining your suitability and motivation for the role

Trauma Treatment International (TTI) is committed to supporting you with your application. If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more.  We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy/maternity.

If you have any questions, or any disability and require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the selection process then please contact Jenny George 

This vacancy involves a unique opportunity to be the Sex Worker ISVA Learning and Policy Influencing Lead  of an exciting new regional partnership program alongside National Ugly Mugs and POW (Notthingham) funded by the National Lottery Communities Fund. Based with Basis Yorkshire, this role will lead on influencing of policy and sharing of learning from this program to improve outcomes for sex workers who have experienced sexual violence including developing resources, organising events and sharing learning based on data from the program as well as working with those with lived experience and those in government and other authorities who help shape health and justice systems. Each organisation will be employing a SWISVA which will be line managed within each organisation. While the post is based within Basis Yorkshire, the post can be fullfilled working hybrid,  but will require frequent travel between Leeds, Nottingham, Manchester and nationally.

Basis Yorkshire is an award-winning charity that was founded in 1995 and now operates across Yorkshire. This is a unique opportunity to join a challenging and vibrant organisation, working with women who are involved in sex work. For more information about what Basis Yorkshire does and its values, please visit our website. 

Job description

Summary

To manage the development of LE’s Aftercare programme to ensure its successful delivery against a range of desired outcomes for individuals, communities and our organisation. Our Aftercare programme is for adults, children and young people who have received Counselling from Listening Ear to help them cope with bereavement, separation & loss, domestic abuse and/or stress & anxiety. Our Aftercare beneficiaries benefit from ongoing support in a group context with support from experienced Counsellors. We run a number of Aftercare groups, all at different stages of development, and have recently been awarded funding from the National Lottery Community Fund for a period of just over four years. This will enable us to develop, evaluate and embed a more consistent Aftercare approach that is informed by our beneficiaries.

We are looking for an experienced Projects & Partnerships Manager, with a passion for providing effective services for people of all ages who face challenges with their mental health. You will work with our amazing team of Counsellors (who deliver the Aftercare groups) and with Aftercare beneficiaries and potential beneficiaries to plan, manage and evaluate an ongoing Aftercare programme, including positive activities. You will be responsible for managing a project budget of up to £30,000 per annum.

Job Purpose

• To gain a full understanding of the needs and interests of Aftercare beneficiaries (and potential beneficiaries) through regular consultation using a variety of methods.
• To work with our Aftercare delivery team to design a programme of positive activities that will help beneficiaries connect, take notice, keep learning, stay active and give (The Five Ways to Wellbeing). The programme will be informed by regular consultation with beneficiaries and will be delivered online and face to face dependent on the group.
• To research and identify appropriate external activity providers, supporting them to deliver high quality experiences that achieve outcomes against the Five Ways to Wellbeing and are safe, inclusive and appropriately resourced within budget.
• To ensure that all external providers, activities, venues and equipment are risk assessed and that appropriate mitigations are in place to manage and minimise risk.

• To ensure that all required materials and resources are purchased and posted to participants in advance of online activity sessions.
• To ensure that all Aftercare opportunities are communicated to potential beneficiaries in a timely and effective manner, maximising engagement and attendance through supportive reminders.
• To directly support the delivery of face-to-face Emotional Youth Club sessions, which take place on one Saturday of every month, usually in the Knowsley or St Helens areas, always involving a positive activity. You will do this alongside a team of two trained Counsellors and the selected Activity Provider.
• To work with colleagues in Operations to ensure the right systems are in place to monitor and evaluate our desired outputs and outcomes, using a CRM system (Lamplight) for which training will be provided.
• To ensure that Aftercare delivery staff understand and are fully recording the required monitoring and evaluation information.
• To convene a regular (monthly and later quarterly) Aftercare Project Team involving staff of LE, circulating agendas, distributing notes and actions and supporting their input as required.
• To communicate about the project internally, ensuring a high level of awareness of its benefits and working with Counsellor colleagues to ensure referrals to Aftercare groups increase and are consistent.

• Contribute to the vision, strategic planning and relevant policy development, for LE and actively participate as a member of the management team, supporting and working closely with the SMT.
• To work collaboratively with other Project and Partnership Leads within Listening Ear.
• To contribute significantly to biannual project reports for the National Lottery Community Fund, and quarterly Commissioner reports working with the Development Manager.
• To attend meetings with funders/Commissioners as required to give progress updates.
• To complete all administrative tasks relevant to the post.
• To manage the project budget, with support from the Finance and Development Teams.

Why Listening Ear?

• Face-to-face training, induction and warm welcome provided at our headquarters in the North West to meet colleagues and welcome you to Listening Ear
• Values-driven organisation supporting vulnerable people across England
• Work within a BACP-Accredited Organisation that delivers support recognised by the Support After Suicide Partnership and Public Health England as best practice
• Annual Training and CPD Allowance to support growth and career development
• We support flexible home working practices and you will be supplied with an iPhone and laptop, plus a DSE Assessment during induction to support safe and comfortable home working
• Access to free and confidential counselling provided through LE’s Insurance Provider, to support staff welfare
• Pension contribution at 3%
• Daily informal communications with colleagues via remote platforms

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for someone with creative vision and great attention to detail to help us make this project a success. You will thrive on helping people find meaningful activities that will inspire and empower them to improve their own mental health and wellbeing. You will have the energy and enthusiasm to drive this exciting project in the context of a busy organisation with multiple priorities.

Ready to apply?

Please complete the application form (found on our website) and return with an up to date CV. 

Deadline for applications: 9am on Monday 2nd December 2024.

Interviews will be conducted virtually on Thursday 5th and Friday 6th December

Benefits

We value our team’s wellbeing, and in order to support it, we offer a number of benefits, including:

• 25 days annual leave per year plus bank holidays (pro-rated for part time hours)
• A bonus day of leave for your birthday
• 3% matched pension contribution
• Access to Rising Sun’s counselling service
• Clinical supervision
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Health care cash plan for you and your children for a number of health treatments (e.g. dental, optical, physiotherapy etc.) as well as discounts in shops and attractions
• Up to four weeks sick pay in any 12 month period (eligible after probation period)

OVERVIEW

Rising Sun Domestic Violence and Abuse Service (Rising Sun) is an independent charity in Kent working to prevent domestic abuse and improve the lives of survivors and their children suffering from its effects. We have an ambitious vision for a world in which women and children live free from actual or threatened domestic abuse and all forms of violence.

Our team provide a range of services to adults and children who’ve experienced domestic abuse. We understand the impact of domestic abuse on survivors and so we listen to individual needs and respond in a trauma informed way. We provide one-to-one support and also deliver therapeutically informed group programmes to help survivors to recognise healthy/unhealthy behaviours in relationships and to understand the impact of domestic abuse. Bringing survivors together validates experiences and enables them to draw strength from one another.

As part of our passionate and committed team of approximately 50 staff, our aspiration is that you will thrive and develop in this varied role. You will be contributing to the invaluable work of the Rising Sun and making a lasting difference to the lives of those who are impacted by domestic abuse.

JOB PURPOSE

Liberty House provides housing and support for up to 5 homeless young women aged 16-24 who are single, pregnant or have a young child and have experienced domestic abuse.

The support worker will be required to take on key-working responsibilities for the residents at Liberty House, as well as delivering other support work within the house and within the wider Liberty team. This could be related to pregnancy and parenting, life skills, psychoeducational support, understanding healthy relationships and building supportive peer relationships within the home, and supporting them to live independently.

The post holder will work to provide a secure, stable and homely environment and to act as a positive role model to residents. They will build professional and supportive relationships with residents and colleagues.

The project works to empower residents, providing them with information relating to their rights and enabling them to make decisions based on their options using a trauma informed approach.

As a member of the Liberty Team (16 – 24 year olds), the successful applicant will work collaboratively with the rest of the Children and Young People’s team, as well as the wider Rising Sun team to support other programmes delivered within the organisation.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Service Delivery

• Provide holistic, trauma informed, practical and emotional support to residents of Liberty House through regular 1-2-1 sessions. Develop individual support plans, which address any practical and emotional needs the resident may have, such as accessing benefits, life skills and perform risk assessments where needed.
• Organise and deliver group sessions that focus on life skills and strengthening relationships.
• Encourage the residents in positive parenting.
• Manage relationships within the house, act as a conciliator, arbitrator and reconciler in disputes between residents.
• Ensure residents adhere to house rules.
• Assist with the day to day general running of the house and office, to ensure they are fit for purpose and safe for team members and residents.
• Conduct safety checks around the house. Ensure all faults/repairs are reported and that the Health and Safety Policy is adhered to at all times.
• Comply with organisational policies and procedures and adhere to confidentiality.
• Work effectively in partnership with other agencies.
• Work within our ethos of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at all times and instil these values in all areas of work, with service users, staff and external stakeholders.
• Encourage residents’ participation in service development, continuous improvement and feedback exercises
• Maintain up to date and accurate records and ensure reports and evaluations are completed as required.
• Be willing and available to work some evenings and weekends as required, as part of a rota for Liberty House team members, and also occasionally to support wider team activities such as representing Rising Sun at events (time off in lieu can be taken by arrangement with your line manager).
• Represent Rising Sun at multi-agency meetings as required.

General

• Demonstrate a commitment to continued professional development, being responsible for personal learning and keeping up to date on research, relevant legislation, policy and practice, and other literature relevant to the role.
• Uphold the rights of women, children and young people who have experienced domestic abuse, and proactively assess the gender specific, trauma informed needs and  the safety of children and women to ensure that any risks/needs identified are addressed, having full regard to Rising Sun Safeguarding Children policy and Safeguarding Adults policy.
• Lone working as required.
• Participate in clinical supervision, training and meetings as required.
• Work across teams and undertake such other duties, appropriate to the grade and nature of the work, as may reasonably be expected.

This job description sets out the duties of the post at the time when it was drawn up and will be reviewed from time to time. Duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibility entailed. Such variations are a common occurrence and cannot of themselves justify a reconsideration of the grading of the post.

PERSON SPECIFICATION 

Knowledge and qualifications

• Good understanding of antenatal and postnatal care.
• Good understanding of effective parenting, particularly for parents of young babies.
• Good understanding of the impact of domestic violence and trauma on survivors, children and young people, families and communities. 
• Knowledge of issues affecting survivors, and an understanding of the barriers they may face in accessing support.
• Thorough knowledge of safeguarding practice, procedures and legislation.
• Good understanding of the operation of the agencies working together to support survivors and their children such as social services, housing, police etc.

Experience

• Experience of working with young children and/ or babies and their mothers
• Experience of supporting women with life skills/ developing confidence
• Experience of multi-agency partnership work
• Experience of working alongside volunteers (Desirable)
• Experience of working with survivors affected by domestic and/ or sexual abuse (Desirable)
• Experience of facilitating group programmes (Desirable)
• Experience of working for a charity or not for profit organisation. (Desirable)

Skills

• Excellent listening, written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to form positive relationships with residents from a wide range of backgrounds and life experiences in order to build professional and supportive relationships
• Ability to work closely with young parents and their babies
• Ability to help residents in the creative use of leisure time with a view to building relationships and social skills
• Non-judgemental and non-directive approach to empowering survivors along with the ability to understand the individual needs of clients.
• Ability to manage conflict and to promote resolution.
• Ability to work well with colleagues, statutory and non-statutory agencies and responsibly on own initiative.
• Good task management skills and the ability to work effectively under pressure and to deadlines.
• Good data collection, monitoring and IT skills, including word processing and using databases and Excel spreadsheets.

General

• Able to set clear boundaries and a willingness to accept line management and make effective use of clinical supervision.
• A good understanding and commitment to confidentiality, safe practice and health and safety procedures.
• A good understanding of cultural issues, and commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and equal opportunities.
• Able to travel independently across East Kent where necessary to attend meetings.
• Willingness to carry out the policies and procedures of the Rising Sun and to work within its framework and core values.

Equal Opportunities Statement

Rising Sun is an equal opportunities employer. We recognise intersecting identities, and value what having a diverse team brings, both in terms of effectively responding to client needs, and engaging with each other at work. We encourage applicants from all sections of the community; especially from minority groups/groups with a protected characteristic such as B.A.M.E., who are currently underrepresented at Rising Sun. We are disability-friendly, and flexible working is available in the majority of roles. We strive to offer accommodations to all applicants who need them.

Safeguarding Statement

Rising Sun is committed to safeguarding those we provide a service to. The successful candidate will be required to undergo a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check, a ‘right to work check’ in accordance with UK government Home Office guidelines, and to provide two references.

We request no contact from agencies or media sales please.

The Women’s Recovery Service is a dedicated 22-bed accommodation designed to provide a safe, psychologically informed space for women with complex needs. Our mission is to support recovery and empower our clients by offering a nurturing environment that addresses the unique challenges faced by women experiencing multiple disadvantages.

About the role:

As the Team Manager, you will play a vital role in leading and supporting our frontline staff, ensuring the highest standards of trauma-informed, recovery-focused care for our residents. This position requires a balance of strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build and sustain partnerships across diverse stakeholder groups. Working closely with the Service Manager, you’ll provide day-to-day guidance and strategic support, maintaining SHP’s standards and fulfilling contractual requirements.

In this role, you’ll deputise for the Service Manager when needed, sharing responsibility for delivering compassionate, effective support that empowers women on their journey to recovery. A high-level understanding of the issues faced by women affected with homelessness, substance misuse, and the effects of complex trauma—including violence against women and girls (VAWG)—is essential. You will engage with clients across the spectrum of recovery, from those in pre-contemplation stages to those who are committed to positive change.

This role requires a strong commitment to making a meaningful impact, combining strategic oversight with empathetic, hands-on leadership to drive effective service delivery.

About you:

• Demonstrable experience and knowledge of complex issues effecting women including DV, VAWG, Mental Health, Women’s Health and Substance Misuse.
• Experience of, or a strong awareness and understanding of staff and service management and the ability to lead, motivate and develop the skills of both staff and service users, and to motivate and manage a quality service committed to achieving excellence.
• Understanding of Housing Management and compliance, especially in relation to License Agreements, Excluded License Agreements and Assured Shorthold Tenancies.
• Strong networking skills, and proven ability to build positive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including those with statutory services, in order to establish or improve services to service users.
• The ability to respond calmly to crisis and deal promptly, effectively, safely and creatively to complex and challenging situations. Experience of managing complex and difficult situations in relation to the provision of service to people presenting with a varied range of needs, including substance use, mental health, dual-diagnosis, personality disorders, physical disability and learning difficulties.

About us:

Single Homeless Project is a London-wide charity. Our vision is of a society where everyone has a place to call home and the chance to live a fulfilling life.

We help single Londoners by preventing homelessness, providing support and accommodation, promoting wellbeing, enhancing opportunity, and being a voice for change. From supporting people in crisis to helping people take the final steps towards independence and employment, we make a difference to 10,000 lives every year across all 32 boroughs.

We offer you more than a job; we offer you a chance to be part of a compassionate, driven team that's committed to making a real difference in people's lives. You'll have the opportunity to lead, co-create, and inspire change while enjoying a collaborative, growth-oriented environment.

Join us in creating a brighter, more hopeful future for individuals in need. 

Important info:

Closing Date: Sunday 1st December at midnight

Interview Date: Wednesday 11th December via Microsoft Teams

This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed (by SHP) for the successful applicant. 

Southmead Hospital Charity is looking for an experienced Individual Giving and Corporate Partnerships Manager to build on already successful programmes, with enough scope and flexibility to take them to the next level. 

This is an exciting time to work for an official NHS charity. We've got ambitious plans to grow our income and impact over the next 12 months, including launching a new fundraising appeal to support victims of stroke and neurological injuries. You'll work collaboratively across the team to identify opportunities to reach new audiences, maximise awareness and leverage our existing supporter base to help us reach our goal. 

With the help of one direct report, you will be responsible for the planning and delivery of our individual giving and corporate partnerships programme to meet annual income targets. This includes strategic oversight of our individual giving, regular giving and grateful patient programmes.

You’ll get the chance to work as part of our small and dynamic team, with a variety of flexible working arrangements. We're looking for someone with excellent written and verbal communication skills, a passion for our cause and demonstrable experience of developing effective strategies to increase awareness and raise income from individuals and companies.

If you are a dedicated and enthusiastic individual with a passion for supporter engagement and fundraising, we would love to hear from you!

At North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes.  We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.  We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in NBT’s workforce at Band 8a and above.  These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQIA+ people.

Please note that stringent pre-employment checks are undertaken on all successful applicants prior to commencement in post.

Please see the attached job desription and person specification. 

The NSPCC’s purpose is to prevent child abuse and neglect of children across the UK and Channel Islands. We have been fighting for childhood for the last 130 years and our organisational strategy for 2021-2031 is enabling the NSPCC to achieve greater change for children and inspiring others to join us in the fight for childhood.

Our services help children who’ve been abused, protect children at risk and find the best ways to prevent child abuse from ever happening. We work directly with children and families through our national and regional hubs across the UK and Channel Islands. We also give support to thousands of adults and young people in need through the NSPCC Helpline and Childline. We work with schools up and down the country through our Speak Out Stay Safe programme, helping children to keep themselves safe. And our projects such as Together for Childhood help children who’ve experienced abuse, support parents and work to transform the way communities come together to prevent child cruelty. 

The NSPCC is delivering our Letting the Future In service within The Lighthouse in Camden, the UK’s first Child House. This multi-disciplinary innovative service provides physical and emotional health assessment, criminal justice and advocacy support and a range of therapeutic interventions to children and young people, following the disclosure of sexual abuse. 

Letting the Future In includes: -

·An Assessment of Therapeutic Need

·Intervention to the child or young person who has been sexually abused, where appropriate 

·Work with parents/carers to support children though their interventions 

·Bespoke interventions with siblings who have been impacted by their sister/brother’s abuse.

·This whole family approach reflects the impact that child sexual abuse can have within a family. 

Job purpose

Provide direct services to children, families, carers or adults working in an inter-agency context where activities will be complex and where there is a requirement to take considerable responsibility and work autonomously.

Key relationships- Internal

·Reports to Team Manager

.      Partnerships Service Manager

·Specialist partnerships teams practitioners

·London and south-east Hub practitioners and support staff

·Consultant Social Workers

·NSPCC colleagues from other directorates i.e., Strategy and Knowledge, Income Generation

Key relationships- External

·Professionals from other agencies

·Key supporters

Main duties and responsibilities

·Provide direct services (on an individual or group work basis) for children, their families, carers and adults maintaining professional practice standards as outlined in legislation, guidance and consistent with NSPCC practice standards and guidance. 

·Hold case accountability for a number of cases most of which will be complex, ensuring all safeguarding practice and case recording conforms to NSPCC practice standards and guidance. Provide professional advice to internal and external enquires.

·Liaise and work positively with partner agencies and respectfully challenge where necessary in order to promote the best interest of children.

·Involve service users in planning, decision making and evaluation and promote the participation of Children and Young People.

·Plan and deliver services and contribute to their evaluation and ensure that issues of diversity and inclusion are identified and addressed in accordance with equal opportunity practices.

·Develop and maintain professional relationships and work in partnership with other agencies in order to deliver effective services and attend a range of internal and external meetings as required.

·Actively prepare for and participate in supervision, team meetings, briefings and training events and contribute to the development of learning materials or other resources.

·Take responsibility for developing and improving your own professional knowledge and skills and contribute to policy development within the organisation.

·Work with fundraising staff to promote the work of the team and the organisation to various audiences including supporters, fundraisers and volunteers.

·Support colleagues through co-working, mentoring or critical appraisal and supervise students as appropriate in line with agency policy.

Any other job-related duties as assigned: Although core duties of the post are set out above, a flexible approach to work is essential. The post holder may be required to adapt the above duties to take account of changes in work practices. The post holder may be required to undertake business travel. 

Responsibilities for all Staff within the Services Directorate

·A commitment to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people and adults at risk

·To comply with all relevant NSPCC safeguarding policies

·A commitment to applying NSPCC Values and Behaviours to all aspects of work

·To maintain an awareness of own and other’s health and safety and comply with NSPCC’s Health and Safety procedures

·To comply with NSPCC Diversity and Equality policies and practices and work in a manner which facilitates inclusion.

·To maintain and develop competence in the use of IT systems.

·To manage confidential and/or sensitive information in accordance with NSPCC policies and Data Protection and GDPR regulations.

Person specification

1. A recognised social work qualification and registration with the relevant social care county within the UK.

2. Experience of direct prevention work with children and their families and proven ability in identifying risk and initiating child protection interventions, informed by a good knowledge of best practice, research and legislation.

3. Experience and proven ability of working in a way that reflects a child centered approach and an understanding of children’s rights, participation, needs, best interests and safeguarding practice. 

4. Ability to plan appropriate direct work and evaluate effectiveness.

5. Evidence of an ability to develop and maintain professional relationships including with other child protection agencies and supporters and experience of effective multi-agency working.

6. Experience and proven ability to champion equality, diversity, and inclusive practice.

7. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including report writing and the ability to present the NSPCC to internal and external audiences.

Applications will be considered from social work students who will be qualified and registered within three months of the closing date for the vacancy.