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The post holder will be responsible for their own caseload. This post will involve the assessment and appropriate treatment of people presenting with mental health problems, working within NHS Talking Therapies. The post holder will be expected to attend regular supervision and may have additional areas of responsibility for clinical service development as required.
The post holder will work with people with different cultural backgrounds and ages, using interpreters when necessary and work in various community settings (including GP surgeries) and psychological treatment centres.
We are looking for a new member to join the team who is committed, enthusiastic and willing to contribute to the service and embrace different ways of working. This post offers opportunities to work with a range of professionals from different therapeutic backgrounds and to be part of an evolving, integrating team. Members of our team are committed to ensuring a healthy work life balance and a creating a positive working environment.
Key responsibilities:
Clinical
1. Accept referrals via agreed protocols within the service.
2. Conduct assessments and therapy over the telephone, telemedicine and face to face.
3. Offer High Intensity treatment in individual and group settings (as agreed)
4. Make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the department’s referral protocols, and refer unsuitable clients on to the relevant service or back to the referral agent as necessary.
5. Formulate, implement and evaluate therapy programmes for people attending the service.
6. Educate and involve family members and others in treatment as necessary, conveying formulations with sensitivity in easily understood language.
7. Take responsibility for promoting access to the services provided and the delivery of cognitive behavioural therapies in the peripheral settings where the therapist works. For example, therapists working within GP Surgeries will be expected to attend GP Practice meetings and develop and maintain professional relationships with members of the primary care team. They will be expected to promote the service by ensuring that there are readily available promotional material for both members of the public and members of the primary care team.
8. Liaise with other psychological therapy services in order to work jointly to improve provision of psychological services to local residents.
9. Plan appropriate packages of care for each service user. Liaise as appropriate with other professionals within the service and externally to effectively communicate your assessment and facilitate transfer of care to an appropriate professional.
10. Conduct risk assessments, prepare risk management plans and initiate appropriate action where indicated (including referrals to relevant secondary care services and child and adult safeguarding services)
11. Elicit outcome data from people using services and their carers. Use the TALKING THERAPIES IAPTUS system to record clinical contact details, clinical records, outcome data, and passage though the care pathway.
12. Ensure that people under your care are cared for appropriately under the stepped care framework as currently in use within the service.
13. Adhere to the operations manual and other relevant protocols and procedures as directed by your line manager.
14. Take personal (unprompted) responsibility for achieving agreed clinical activity relating to the number of therapy contact hours per week.
15. Actively contribute to and support the integration of clinical governance in the service within your own area of work and contribute to service clinical governance process in a specific area of work under the direction and supervision of a Senior Therapist.
16. Develop an area of enhanced (specialist) clinical work (e.g. PTSD, OCD, Long Term Health Conditions, Perinatal, Eating Disorders, Social phobia etc). It is expected that the areas of specialist work will shift in focus over time to reflect service need and your need to continuing professional development.
17. Carry out clinical audits of aspects of the CBT service as directed, including feedback from people who have used the service, analyse and feedback to the service verbally and in writing.
Training and Supervision
18. Attend clinical supervision in group or individual format within service.
19. Participate in peer supervision with professional colleagues.
20. Develop and engage in your own CPD, including active engagement in and use of clinical supervision of your own therapy.
21. Attend and fulfil all the requirements of the TALKING THERAPIES approved training/ workshops in line with identified professional objectives.
22. Support peer learning through attending and contributing to journal clubs and other in-house service CPD events
23. Once suitable supervision training and experience has been gained, supervise other staff as directed
Professional
24. Ensure that client confidentiality is protected at all times.
25. Co-ordinate and liaise between different staff groups within Mind in Bexley.
26. Support the CBT Service Public & Professional Educational functions by contributing to professional education program under the supervision of senior members of the department.
27. Support the CBT Service Public & Professional Educational functions by delivering interactive psycho-education within a CBT framework to large groups of Service Users under the supervision of senior members of the department.
28. Exercise personal responsibility for the systematic clinical governance of your own professional practice.
29. Proactively take responsibility for attending supervision, case management and line management regularly, participate in objective setting, performance reviews and respond to agreed objectives.
30. Be aware of and comply with company policies, procedures and standards of service
31. Promote and contribute to the development and maintenance of a healthy therapeutic culture within the team and amongst colleagues across the service and Service Users.
You may be required to cover an evening shift from 12pm - 8pm with occasional Saturday working to meet the needs of our clients.
Email CV and supporting statement.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
About Us
Inspire is a charity based in East London. We inspire children and young people across London and beyond, using data to understand the barriers they face and connecting them with a range of employers and opportunities to open doors to their success.
We have over 30 years of experience in delivering high quality services and programmes to children, young people, schools, local authorities and employers. Working alongside our large network of employer volunteers, our programmes inspire and support children and young people to create a positive future for themselves in their journey from the classroom to workplace. We provide them with independent careers guidance, high aspirations and strong employability skills.
The Opportunity
We are seeking a Programme Officer to join our Work Experience Team.
This is an excellent opportunity for an organised, enthusiastic and confident individual to join us in a role which has responsibility for ensuring suitable and safe work experience placements are sourced, managed and available for students. Our Work Experience programme provides a taster of the ‘World of Work’ helping to raise career aspirations and support academic progression. Our team work with local and central London employers and education providers to source, manage and co-ordinate placements for over 5,000 young people each academic year.
Key Responsibilities of the role include:
- To secure, update and manage work experience placements.
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To handle telephone enquiries about the work experience programme, communicating with teachers, employers, parents and schools.
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To be a key point of contact for schools/educational establishments managing and overseeing the work experience process.
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To produce information and provide support to the Head of Work Experience and other team members.
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Completing one-to-one interviews with students with additional needs to ensure suitable placements are secured.
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Managing placements using a bespoke IT system.
Benefits
29 days annual leave plus bank holidays
3 volunteering days per year
Family friendly policies
Hybrid working arrangements
If you have the skills and desire to join our team, please see our job description and person specification for further details about the role.
Inspire is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Successful candidates will be required to apply for an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.
How to Apply
If you wish to apply for this role, please provide your CV and include a covering letter outlining why you are suitable for the role, clearly addressing the requirements of the person specification.
Closing date
This position is available immediately. Interviews will be held on a rolling basis. We will review applications as we receive them and aim to appoint as soon as we meet the right person. We reserve the right to close the application process early if we find a suitable candidate.
Unfortunately, due to the number of applications we receive we are unable to contact unsuccessful applicants.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Camberwell with regular travel across London and Southwark
Ref SCYP-241
Are you a proactive, highly organised and compassionate individual with a proven record of successfully engaging with young people involved in or at risk of serious youth violence and exploitation? Do you have strong experience of providing support, advice and advocacy and the ability to communicate clients’ needs effectively?
If so, St Giles is looking for a Senior Children and Young People Caseworker to join us and provide both face-to-face and virtual/remote one-to-one casework to young people aged between 10-25 years old at risk or on the periphery of gangs, serious youth violence and offending.
About St Giles Trust
An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others.
About this key role
You will manage a caseload of up to 15 clients and support a minimum of 20 new clients annually and play a central role in preventing serious youth violence, exploitation, offending and ensuring the safety of at-risk individuals. To achieve this, you will conduct initial needs assessments, before developing individual support and risk management plans, ensuring that you promote inter-agency collaborating in the process, and regularly reviewing the progress against these plans.
We will also count on you to provide vital holistic support, including social and housing support, finances, benefits, parenting, health, education, training & employment, and criminal justice system involvement. Working closely with colleagues to ensure team effectiveness and building and maintaining relationships with partner agencies are also both key aspects of this role, as are collecting information and evidence for monitoring and service evaluation and ensuring that you efficiently close cases and identify ongoing support routes for your clients.
What we are looking for
• Proven record of recruiting, engaging, and motivating target client groups
• Experience of the effective delivery of bespoke training to one-to-one or with small groups
• A sound understanding of relevant services for young people and their families in the service provision area
• Knowledge of issues facing this client group, including youth offending, knife crime, social exclusion, child criminal exploitation, adverse childhood experiences, and trauma
• Developing monitoring systems and writing case studies on client sessions
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written
• A flexible, collaborative and professional approach to your work.
As an organisation that works with children and adults at risk we are committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the safety of our clients and successful applicants will require an Enhanced Child and Adult with Child Barred DBS Check.
We actively encourage people with personal experience of the criminal justice system or lived experience of the issues facing this client group to apply for this role.
In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, clinical therapist sessions, life insurance (4 x annual salary), duvet days, season ticket loan, employee perks programme, eye care voucher and much more.
We are an equity and inclusion confident employer. We welcome all applications and we particularly encourage applications from people of the global majority (black, brown, multi- heritage) and those who identify as disabled, neuroexpansive, neurodiverse, with any protected characteristics and/or social barriers or challenges. We value the empowering and informative impact that all lived experiences and diversity of thought can offer the organisation.
St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.
Closing date: 4th July 2024 Interview date: TBC
Start date: 01/09/2024
About the organisation
CARAS is a registered charity working with people in south London and beyond who have an asylum or refugee background. Our values are:
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Kindness. CARAS will nurture all who are part of our community, helping everyone to develop their skills, talents and interests.
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Justice. CARAS will strive for social justice following a rights-based approach in all of our work and challenging instances when rights are not upheld in wider society.
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Empowerment. CARAS works alongside people, recognising and respecting their skills and strengths and striving together for better outcomes.
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‘With’ not ‘for’. CARAS will put the voices, opinions, experiences and needs of its beneficiaries at the heart of all that we do.
CARAS strives to keep community members’ voice at heart of all the decision making, building opportunities for discussion and feedback at every level. We offer training and support for those who want to gain leadership skills and contribute to the running of CARAS. We are members of reward schemes including Jack Petchey, AQA Unit Award Scheme, and we also hold a Gold Quality Mark from London Youth, an Investors in Volunteers quality mark, and we hold membership with the Fundraising Regulator. CARAS is a lively organisation with a highly motivated, friendly and experienced staff team, bolstered by the generous support of equally skilled volunteers and trustees who come from many walks of life.
About Fundraising at CARAS
CARAS offers holistic early-action support to refugees and people seeking asylum, ensuring individuals have the knowledge, skills and confidence they need to thrive in the UK. Founded in 2008, we have co-created our thriving adult and youth services in partnership with CARAS community members over the last 16 years and now run a thriving weekly provision of social and educational programming delivered alongside wrap-around casework support.
The growth in our service has been underpinned by great success in fundraising which has allowed us to consistently grow year on year, with our current annual budget now standing at approximately £750,000. Fundraising is led by the Head of Development and Impact. The creation of the Fundraising Officer role is an exciting new step for CARAS, providing us with the opportunity to get to understand our supporters more deeply, and build meaningful new partnerships with businesses and investors across many sectors to improve the outcomes for individuals with a refugee background across south London. Working together with the Head of Development and Impact, the role with focus on nurturing individual giving, community fundraising, CSR partnerships and building relationships within our local community, increasing our unrestricted income as you go.
We are seeking a creative, motivated worker who has ideas for how to support a thriving organisation, helping us build new relationships and partnerships that will support CARAS to maintain and adaptive and iterative approach towards our work to ensure that person-centred support is available when new-arrivals need it most.
The successful candidate will be a self-starter, skilled at relationship management and familiar to individual giving. They will need to be able to build corporate partnerships, develop and deliver campaigns that drive support from our donor base, create fundraising events that bring our work to life, and build and maintain effective donor stewardship and retention journeys that create proximity to our work. CARAS is intentional within our efforts to include community members throughout all aspects of our work, and the successful candidate must be deeply committed to community member inclusion in a manner that is meaningful and not extractive.
Additional benefits
CARAS offers 28 days’ annual leave per year. CARAS also pays into a workplace pension with employers’ contributions currently at 7%. We are a proud member of the Living Wage Foundation, ensuring that all employees at every level are remunerated fairly.
Hours can be flexible and can include working from home. There are also benefits including discretionary leave available to study or volunteer, an enhance parental leave policy, and the opportunity to take a sabbatical.
About the role
This role focuses on scaling CARAS’s unrestricted income portfolio, building CARAS’s support base to sustainably increase our income. Working closely with the Head of Development and Impact, this will include:
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Planning and executing individual campaigns and appeals, including our annual Big Give campaign.
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Developing a powerful case for support, articulating our work, its impact and the impact donors have.
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Writing donor communications
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Developing and delivering effective donor stewardship and retention journeys to retain donors and maximise support.
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Identifying and cultivating relationships with our local community, building new partnerships with businesses and individuals to unlock giving opportunities.
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Inspiring an exciting range of community fundraising campaigns run by our supporters, providing help and guidance where necessary.
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Running fundraising events, bringing program teams and community members together with supporters to bring our work to life.
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Monitoring the performance and measure critically against targets.
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Undertaking research to understand who are supports are, their motivations to give, and plan engagement strategies.
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Managing a donor database.
The successful candidate will need to be able to work in Tooting for face-to-face meetings.
Person specification
Essential criteria:
• Experience successfully managing income streams to grow revenue and deliver results against agreed targets
• Excellent communication skills and experience in relationship management
• Excellent copywriting, creative and proofreading skills
• Experience reviewing and evaluating data, pulling out trends to inform future work • Experience monitoring and operating within agreed budgets
• Excellent organisation and administrative skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent IT Skills
• Ability to be self-motivated, manage own work and work as part of a team
• Commitment to the mission and values of the organisation
• Willingness to learn about issues facing refugees and asylum seekers
Desirable:
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Experience or knowledge of issues facing refugee and asylum-seeker groups
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Experience working with refugee and asylum seeker groups
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Experience working on individual giving within the charity sector
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Experience developing donor stewardship and retention strategies
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Experience building CSR partnerships
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Knowledge of one or more community languages (including but not limited to Arabic, Somali, Tigrinya, Amharic, Pashto, Dari, Farsi and Kurdish)
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Experience managing donor databases
We are particularly interested in receiving applications from individuals with lived experience of the asylum system, whether in the UK or elsewhere.
Please submit your completed application form by 9am on the 15nd of July 2024. Complete all sections and include examples where possible. Your examples can include your own lived experience, volunteering roles, education and previous employment.
Interviews will take place on Monday 22nd July. Interviews will be in person, hosted at our premises in Tooting, South London.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About us
We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here.
The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland. Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you whenever you need it. Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care for anyone affected by breast cancer.
About the role
If you want to be part of a team that delivers sector leading mass participation events then we’d love to hear from you!
This role is focused on the project management and delivery of our wear it pink campaign. Along with the mass participation manager, this role will play a key part in the planning and execution of wear it pink, with a focus on the design and development of our supporter journeys.
With support from the mass participation manager, you’ll be responsible for building and executing a wear it pink supporter journey that looks to maximise income from our registrants as well as create strong relationships and repeat participation. You’ll also be responsible for other exciting projects throughout the campaign such as the fundraising pack development, content creation and working with teams across the organisation to deliver the campaign.
This is an excellent opportunity to develop your skills in the world of mass participation fundraising, project management and the charity sector.
About you
We’re looking for a passionate, organised and creative individual who works well as part of an ambitious and determined team. You’ll understand fundraising events with excellent multi-tasking skills and attention to detail.
An interest in delivering excellent supporter stewardship to help develop long-lasting supporter relationships.
You’re helpful and collaborative and can build excellent working relationships with other team members.
Above all, you’re determined and passionate to help achieve the team’s and organisation’s goals.
Job description and benefits
Please download the job description and our attractive benefits package.
Primary location of role and hybrid working
This role is primarily based in our London or Sheffield offices. Our hybrid working model allows you to work up to 3 days per week at home.
When applying
We hope you choose to apply for this role. To support your application, you’ll be asked to submit your anonymised CV and a supporting statement. Please refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as you can with examples, to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria. If you’ve any immediate questions please contact Breast Cancer Now Recruitment Team.
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
We’re committed to promoting equity, valuing diversity and creating an inclusive environment – for everyone who works for us, works with us, supports us and who we support.
Closing date 9am Tuesday 9 July 2024
Interview date Week commencing 15 July 2024
Project Officer (South Tyneside School Streets)
England North
£28,831 per annum (pro rata for part time hours)
(Ref: SUS4282)
Full Time 37.5 hours per week – happy to talk flexible working
Fixed term contract until August 2025
Base: Hybrid – Working in the schools around South Tyneside, with option to work from the Newcastle Hub or at home.
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to work with Sustrans to engage and empower schools and the local community of South Tyneside, to deliver school streets and identify ways in which their neighbourhoods can be made better places for all.
As the project officer, you will deliver activities in a variety of settings, including classrooms and assemblies, to develop children and young people's understanding of the benefits of active travel. You will also work alongside local authorities and other organizations collaboratively on the project. Supporting schools and community champions and harnessing local authority resources to make links between schools and communities. Sharing best School Street practice and reporting back experiences with the rest of the Sustrans School Streets team.
This role will require travel and work at locations as necessary to undertake projects on behalf of Sustrans.
About you
You should have experience of working with children and young people, and delivering community led projects. You will deliver physical activity and other behaviour change projects.
You will have good report writing and organizational skills, with the ability to plan and prioritize your own workload and function on your own initiative limited supervision.
We ask you demonstrate your knowledge of school settings and knowledge of community consultation.
Sustrans has a long-term commitment to being a charity for everyone - reducing inequality, valuing diversity, enabling inclusion and ensuring all people are treated with dignity and respect. We aim to be a truly inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, in particular from under-represented groups.
Sustrans has a long-term commitment to being a charity for everyone - reducing inequality, valuing diversity, enabling inclusion and ensuring all people are treated with dignity and respect. We aim to be a truly inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, in particular from under-represented groups.
What we offer
In return we can offer true hybrid working to suit individual circumstances and a flexible, supportive and rewarding working environment.
Wellbeing
- 28 days’ leave per annum plus bank holidays for full-time working
- Ability to buy an extra week of annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff)
- Staff volunteer days
- 24/7 free, impartial and confidential support service
- We are members of the Green Commute Initiative and Cycle Scheme who both offer cycle to work schemes
Financial
- Group Personal Pension scheme with a 6% or 7% of basic salary contribution being matched by Sustrans
- Bike, computer and season ticket loans
- Discount benefits
- London Weighting Allowance of £4,530 for all those living within a London Borough (32 local authority districts plus the City of London)
- Death in Service benefit – 3 x annual Salary
Family Friendly
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Flexible Working practices (full time hours are 37.5 per week, Monday - Friday)
Additional information
- Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 23:59, 22 July 2024.
- Interviews will take place at the Newcastle Hub on the 30th or 31st July 2024. If you are unable to attend in person, we can offer an alternative arrangement.
About Sustrans
At Sustrans you'll be part of a movement to make it easier for people to walk and cycle.
We're all here to change things! You’ll be part of an incredible community of talented, passionate, creative, problem solvers all working together to change things for the better. We act locally and think big - we have a vision of a society where the way we travel creates healthier places and happier lives for everyone.
You'll be questioning the status quo and daring to imagine a different world. You'll work on exciting, impactful projects that will stretch and empower you and you'll be rewarded by seeing the difference you make to people, communities and the planet.
We believe including everyone is central to who we are and what we want to achieve, we welcome difference and pride ourselves on creating a culture where you can be yourself and where your wellness is supported.
You'll be guaranteed to make friends for life and work with a team that is incredibly flexible, supportive, ethical and fun.
We are seeking a manager to lead a frontline team, suitable for an experienced people manager who is friendly, kind, and capable of managing a busy workload. The ideal candidate will motivate staff and volunteers, engage with elders, and be solution-focused.
About Katherine Low Settlement
Katherine Low Settlement is a busy, local charity that has been serving Battersea and the wider Wandsworth community since 1924. We are dedicated to building stronger communities and enable people to challenge and find ways out of poverty and isolation.
We run a range of our own community services to support older people and children, young people, and their families from refugee communities. We campaign for social change. We incubate and support other charities and social businesses to thrive. Each week we work with 30+ charities and community groups supporting more than 1,000 people.
Katherine Low Settlement’s work with older people
Katherine Low Settlement has worked with older people since its conception in 1924.They are a core part of the community that we continue to work with. We provide, often in partnership, a range of projects and activities for older people including health and wellbeing; creative arts; intergenerational work; connecting people and trips/outings. Our services include an Older People's Lunch Club, Contact Club, T’ai Chi for Elders, exercise and social sessions, and support online.
We work with older people to:
• Encourage active and independent living
• Reduce isolation and loneliness
• Improve well-being and prevent ill-health
• Enable older residents to be dynamic and contributing members of the Wandsworth community.
Role Purpose
We are seeking to recruit a manager to lead a frontline team. This role will suit an experienced people manager who is friendly, kind and able to manage a busy workload. Someone who can motivate staff and volunteers, engage with elders and be solution focused.
Key Responsibilities
• Manage the day to day running of the Elders Core Service as part of the wider Elders Programme. This includes the three day a week lunch club, transport offer and social sessions and one-off activities and trips.
• Lead a team of dedicated part-time paid staff and volunteers. The team members include a cook, support worker, minibus driver and sessional workers such as exercise tutors.
• Work collaboratively with the wider team to provide this “hands on” programme which builds on older people’s strengths and potential.
• Manage the monitoring and evaluation of the project.
• Ensure the programme runs to budget.
• Support the planning of the core programme with Elders members themselves and with the wider team.
• Recruit, assess and support new and existing members (service users)
• Manage waiting lists for the programme
Main Duties & Responsibilities
Planning and oversight
• Working with the Head of Programme, ensure that all service output meets KLS’ vision, mission, values and charitable objects and with the Head of Programme, ensure the service meets the programme strategy and KLS’s 5-year strategy.
• Ensure the smooth delivery of core older people's activities throughout the week and organise, plan and promote agreed one-off activities throughout the year in a timely and planned manner.
• Manage the transport offer, including route planning and pick-up schedules of older people to and from KLS’ activities with the Minibus Driver. Ensuring the Minibus Driver maintains records.
• Ensure activity records and registers are kept accurately and up to date as well as case work notes for the core team, completing regular checks on this. We use a Salesforce Database for which training will be given.
• Actively support the social and support needs of our older people as appropriate, including safeguarding issues and being a first contact for compliments and complaints for the service.
• To be part of, and work closely with, the wider elder's team, sharing information regarding elders on a regular basis where appropriate.
• Conduct outreach and support work with older people in the community and on home visits and oversee the case work of the Core Team as well as having a small caseload. This does not involve advice work but is mainly signposting, referral and light advocacy.
Staff and volunteer management
• Take responsibility for the Core Programme. This includes line management of the Outreach and Support Workers, Lunch Club Cook and key relevant social activities workers and volunteers related to the core programme (we do also have a KLS Volunteer Manager who recruits volunteers).
• Ensure performance management and quality systems are used to monitor and evaluate the project’s work, processes and safeguarding.
• Managing individual volunteers as part of the Core Programme Team.
Relationships, comms and networks
• Continue to build and sustain strong relationships with our members.
• Contribute to comms for the service with the Head of Service. Oversee the comms for the Core Programme including the shared service newsletter, activities calendar, annual report and social media platforms.
• Attend meetings as requested on behalf of the Core Programme.
Finance
• Manage the project areas to budget, maintain basic financial records as agreed with the Head of Programme – in this instance this is usually a petty cash sheet.
Safeguarding
• Responsible for ensuring adherence to policies and procedures across the core team, ensuring that safeguarding is at the forefront of KLS’ delivery.
Undertake other duties
• Participate in regular management supervision and annual appraisal; help to identify your own job-related development and training needs
• Undertake your role in a professional manner and maintain a high-quality standard of work in accordance with the aims, values and ethos of KLS
Skills and Experience
• Experience of working with older people in a community setting
• Experience of line managing a small team in a community setting
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, including communicating with people from a wide range of backgrounds and when working individually or in groups
• Strong multi-tasking skills and time management
• Ability to work as part of a small team, whilst also working independently
• Experience of monitoring and evaluating projects effectively and ensuring that they are consistently meeting needs
• Understanding and experience of safeguarding, and health & safety in theory and in practice
• Excellent IT skills including MS Office suite and ability to use Internet, email and social media. Database experience would be an advantage (Salesforce)
• Experience of working with or being a volunteer
• Knowledge of Battersea and Wandsworth
Personal Qualities
• Passionate about working with older people and championing their value to the community
• A hands-on, highly motivated individual with considerable drive, energy and a determination to succeed
• Caring and compassionate
• Dedicated and organised with the ability to work under pressure
• Able to see the wider picture as strong attention to detail
• Able to take initiative and solve problems
• Trustworthy, non-judgemental, caring and compassionate, proactive, self-motivated and hardworking
• Committed to KLS’s mission, vision and values
The above job description reflects the position at the time of writing; it is not intended to be a task list but indicates the general level of work involved. It is expected that duties will be reviewed and revised as required.
Dates
Closing Date for Applications: 21st July 2024
Interview Date: TBC End of July
We work to reduce poverty and isolation and bring the community together.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Permanent with Funding
2x positions available
34 Hours - £24,139.76 PRO ROTA, (plus allowances)
37 Hours - £26,269.74 PER ANNUM, (plus allowances)
Hybrid (office, face to face support county wide and home working).
Nottingham Branch - Castle Cavendish Works, Dorking Road, Nottingham, NG7 5PN
** Clean UK Driving License required **
Benefits
Enhanced AL 28 days-length of service extra 2 after 2, 5 and 7 goes up to 36 days.
Free eye tests-claim back via my finance-take form to dentist-eye test form-can also claim for glasses.
Pension-match contribution up to 8%-can opt out, have to be auto enrolled every 2 years-do get money refunded if opt out-you contribute 4% and will be matched up to 8%.
Life assurance - death in service, 4x salary gets paid to nominated person.
Cycle to work-39% off bikes-cost can be spread across the year.
770 retailers discounts offered with YouStar App.
The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way.
This role sits within our Nottinghamshire Service which works with and supports children and young people involved in and/or vulnerable to sexual exploitation/criminal exploitation and those young people that have required therapeutic support. We also have parent/carer support in place to emotionally support parents and carers that are impacted by exploitation and to raise awareness and increase understanding to enable to them to increase protection for their children.
We also deliver work around 'systems change' that challenge the challenges and barriers that exist within professional systems and processes that may increase further risk and harm for young people. The project supports young people who are wishing to exit the abusive and exploitative relationships/situations they find themselves involved/forced into. It also works preventatively with children and young people in a variety of settings as well as offering training and information sessions to groups of professionals regarding sexual exploitation.
We are currently looking for a creative and resilient person to join our dynamic, ambitious team.
A key part of this role will be your ability to build positive relationships with individual young people by providing intensive one to one support and group work interventions in order to reduce harm and develop their emotional resilience.
In order to be successful in this role, you must have:
-Social work degree or relevant qualification or experience.
-Experience of working within CSE for at least 6 months.
-Knowledge of the issues affecting young people at risk of CSE.
-Experience of planning, delivering and evaluating support activities for and with children & young people.
-Experience of working in partnership with a variety of agencies to achieve agreed outcomes.
-Able to communicate effectively at all levels, orally and in writing.
-Ability to engage young people their parents or carers within the community
-Able to use a variety of IT applications effectively.
-Able to handle sensitive and confidential issues with tact and diplomacy.
In order to be successful in this role, you must have:
-Social work degree or relevant qualification or experience.
-Experience of working within CSE for at least 6 months.
-Knowledge of the issues affecting young people at risk of CSE.
-Experience of planning, delivering and evaluating support activities for and with children & young people.
-Experience of working in partnership with a variety of agencies to achieve agreed outcomes.
-Able to communicate effectively at all levels, orally and in writing.
-Ability to engage young people their parents or carers within the community
-Able to use a variety of IT applications effectively.
-Able to handle sensitive and confidential issues with tact and diplomacy.
The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.
Therefore, candidates applying for work in our CYP Directorate will be required to complete an “Employment history_template” document prior to interview. The fully completed document should be loaded by the candidate at the point of uploading your CV.
The closing date for applications is on 26th of July. If after 14 days, we have received enough applications we can close this vacancy from the 11th July onwards.
Interviews will be held on the week commencing 29th of July.
At FearFree, we take pride in delivering exceptional services across the Southwest region, and we are excited to announce that we are launching a new service for adults and children who have experienced sexual violence. We are currently seeking a highly organised Referral Coordinator that thrives on supporting people. You should possess excellent communication skills and be able to work effectively both independently and as part of a team. Reporting to the Team Manager, you will collaborate closely with the counselling team to foster a supportive and cohesive work environment.
If you are passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of people seeking counselling services and have the necessary skills, we would love to hear from you. Join FearFree and be a part of our mission.
The main responsibilities and tasks for this role are:
- Manage referrals and serve as the initial point of contact for those accessing the service.
- Allocate referrals to assessment sessions and highlight priority cases to the Team Manager.
- Work collaboratively with the Team Manager to oversee waiting lists.
- Process and upload referral information onto relevant databases.
- Ensure accurate and up-to-date records are maintained.
- Contribute to creating a supportive and efficient work environment.
- Complete initial triage for those referred to the service.
- Liaise with external stakeholders, including referral sources and partner organisations.
- Participate in team meetings and contribute to the development of service improvements.
- Manage incoming phone calls and emails, directing queries as appropriate.
- Live and work the FearFree values: kind, open, receptive, robust, pragmatic and expert.
The qualifications and skills required for this role are:
- Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks and manage time effectively.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy in data entry.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and experience working with databases.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- A commitment to maintaining confidentiality and upholding professional standards.
For a full job description/person specification and to apply, please follow the link provided on this website. The closing date for this role is Thursday, 4th July 2024.
FearFree is committed to encouraging equality and diversity in the workplace. We strive to be a diverse and inclusive place to work where we can all be ourselves and individual differences are recognised and valued.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: Stokenchurch
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £24,675 - £30,000 per annum
About us
Thames Valley Air Ambulance is one of the UK’s leading air ambulance charities. We continuously push the boundaries of medical intervention, helicopter aviation and on-scene patient care to deliver a unique emergency service to patients, where and when it is most needed.
We have launched our new ambitious three year organisational and fundraising strategy. As part of this strategy, we are looking to deliver a proactive, strategic approach to our corporate partnerships, and are expanding our corporate team.
The Role
In this role you will collaborate with the Corporate Partnerships Manager and Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships to develop and implement corporate fundraising initiatives for Thames Valley Air Ambulance. Your responsibilities will include day-to-day account management of corporate partnerships, pursuing new business development opportunities and the coordination and promotion of the payroll giving programme.
Additionally, you will contribute to projects within the Philanthropy and Partnership team, such as webinars, events, researching prospects and corporate foundations, and preparing charity of the year applications. Furthermore, you will co-ordinate with other fundraising teams to explore event and volunteering opportunities for corporate partners.
About you
As an effective communicator, both verbally and in writing, you will feel confident in engaging with supporters and delivering presentations.
Your role involves managing your own pipeline of donors, so you will need to take initiative, prioritise and organise your own work, with limited supervision to achieve deadlines across multiple tasks. Problem solving skills are essential.
You will have:
- Excellent customer service skills ideally with a background in fundraising or sales.
- Strong administrative, planning & prioritisation abilities with keen attention to detail.
- Experience in new business development including identifying, researching and reaching out to cold prospects.
- Proficiency with standard Microsoft office applications
This is a full-time role working 37.5 hours per week, part time working will be considered for minimum of 24 hours per week. Some anti-social working hours will be required.
We offer a competitive salary and great staff benefits such as:
- 25 Days holiday
- Hybrid Working with the option to work up to 3 days remotely
- Holiday Trading
- A day off for your birthday (pro rata for part time)
- Free Flu Vaccination
- Option to purchase a Blue Light Card
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Company Pension Scheme
Successful appointment to this post will be subject to a DBS check
Closing Date: 24 July 2024
This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly.
You may have experience in the following: Corporate Fundraising Officer, Business Development Executive, Corporate Partnerships Coordinator, Corporate Relationships Manager, Corporate Sponsorship Executive, Corporate Giving Officer, Fundraising Executive, Corporate Engagement Officer, Charity Partnerships Executive, Corporate Development Manager, etc.
REF-215 060
Closing Date: 26th July
Contract: This is a fixed-term contract, covering maternity for 12 months. Part-time, job share over 3 days.
Application Process: Please ensure you apply with a supporting statement on why you believe you would be the most suitable individual for this position.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Do you have e-commerce, administration and marketing experience and a passion for shopping? Could you inspire Alzheimer’s Society supporters to buy exclusively designed Christmas cards, branded merchandise, and assistive products to help people living with dementia from our Online Shop and catalogues?
This is an exciting, fast-paced, and extremely diverse role with a high level of responsibility, creative input and exciting opportunities for learning and development.
As part of this small but ambitious team, your role will be responsible for supporting key aspects of Commercial Trading activities with a specific focus on: Dealing with inbox queries, delivering exceptional supporter care, and managing and maximising internal and external relationships. Internal process support, updating and optimising online shop and maximising fundraising opportunities.
Alzheimer's Society has recently been named on the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023! We have achieved excellent scores for workplace happiness, pride, and job satisfaction. This is a fantastic achievement and we're incredibly proud as this is a fantastic indication of how far we’ve travelled over the past few years.
We would love to welcome more outstanding people to join our exciting journey to make the greatest difference for people affected by dementia.
About you
- Demonstrate a passion for e-commerce and merchandising the current range and bestsellers as well as searching for new products and opportunities.
- Experience in copyrighting and ability to be creative and confidently write compelling copy for products to entice supporters to buy.
- Experience managing an e-commerce shop both front-end (marketing) and back-end (stock management).
- Skilled administrator able to raise purchase orders, process invoices, monitor budgets and act as the first point of contact for customers, suppliers, and other stakeholders.
- Be able to give and receive feedback, prioritise your workload and make decisions based on data or insight.
- Be a keen problem solver, capable of working under their initiative whilst collaborating with colleagues.
- Strong team player, helping to track sales, respond to market changes and deliver on targets.
Person Specification
- Verbal and written communication skills to liaise with a diverse range of stakeholders and customers.
- Excellent IT skills and extensive experience/knowledge of using Microsoft packages.
- Work collaboratively and be able to prioritise your workload effectively.
- Excellent organisational skills and great attention to detail
- Advocate for Alzheimer’s Society, demonstrating passion and resilience to make a difference.
- Be a self-starter and incredibly motivated.
About Alzheimer's Society
At Alzheimer's Society, we believe passionately that life doesn't end when dementia begins. We are here for anyone affected by dementia, and we do everything we can to keep people with dementia connected to their lives and the people who matter most.
Everything we do is shaped by people affected by dementia. Their knowledge and experience are critical to bringing about real-world solutions. From choosing the most promising research through to telling their stories to raise awareness; they are the heart of this organisation.
Our Values
We are Determined to make a difference when and where it matters most, by being passionate, focussed and making a lasting impact for people affected by dementia.
Every one of us is a Trusted expert, listening, learning and using evidence and experience. We are Better together by being open, combining our strengths, helping us to achieve more together. We are Compassionate, we are kind and honest, and we don’t shy away from challenges.
Through our values we will make the greatest difference for people affected by dementia.
Equal Opportunities
We’re a national charity providing dementia support to a community that’s ethnically diverse, but we don’t reflect this in our senior leadership. This needs to change.
We need to ensure the voices around our table better reflect and understand the community we exist to serve. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly those from ethnically diverse communities who are traditionally underrepresented in the charity sector leadership roles.
We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society.
We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do. During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and be at your best.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Executive Assistant to CEO
Salary Banding: £32,000 - £35,000 per annum FTE
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full Time, 37 Hours Per Week OR Part Time 30 hours over 4 days
Location: Hybrid (up to 2 days WFH) / Hatfield
Herts Young Homeless is an independent charity and has been supporting vulnerable people in Hertfordshire since 1998. We are a big-hearted, open and expert team that seeks to break the cycle of youth homelessness through education, advice and support.
What can we offer you?
- A supportive, passionate and inclusive environment.
- 25 days annual leave per annum (in addition to Bank Holidays & Public Holidays) (increases with LOS)
- Holiday Purchase Scheme
- People's Pension Plan contribution
- Group Life Insurance plan 4 x salary
- Opportunities for personal and career development
- Hybrid working - option to work from home up to 2 days per week
- An additional annual leave day on your Birthday
- Monthly draws to win ‘lunch on your manager’ or ‘leave work early’
- Medicash & Employee Assistance Programme - support with wellbeing & personal struggles/ Heath Cash Back Scheme.
Job Purpose
This is a critical role, sitting at the heart of hyh, the purpose of which is to provide high quality administrative support to the CEO, coordinate and administer the leadership and governance of the organisation and oversee the smooth running of the office.
Administration and Support for the CEO
- Be a step ahead at all times in providing executive support to the CEO including: diary organisation, making appointments, responding to invitations, dealing with correspondence, and liaising with external partners and arranging travel.
- Conduct research, prepare papers and briefings, produce PowerPoint presentations.
- Project support for organisation wide projects.
Leadership and governance support
- Plan and coordinate the efficient running of leadership and governance meeting cycles, including scheduling meetings, booking venues, circulating documents, collating reports, minute taking, maintaining action logs, arranging refreshments etc. This includes the Board of Trustees and two sub-committees (Governance and Finance), Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and Leadership Team (LT).
- Provide high level admin support to other members of the SLT as required (Head of Services, Head of Fundraising & Communications, Finance Manager).
- Coordination and administration of internal staff meetings and communications, including monthly Team Briefings and bi-annual Organisation Days.
- Provide on-going support to Trustees, including responsibility for their induction and on-going training
- Maintain and update trustee records and registers, including Charity Commission and Companies House registrations.
- Manage our policies and procedures and oversee the annual cycle of policy reviews.
Office management
- Oversee the smooth and efficient running of the office, ensuring that it is a great working environment for staff where supplies never run out, the office is clean and tidy, and all staff have the furniture and equipment they need.
- Coordinate a small team of office/admin volunteers to provide excellent support to the wider hyh team.
- Build and maintain service and supplier contracts and relationships, including our landlord, telephones, broadband, lone working devices, phones, printers and cleaning.
- Be the main contact for our IT managed services provider and act as the internal contact point for any IT queries.
Organisational support
- Support the SLT with our day to day health and safety compliance including administering Health and Safety Committee meetings, carrying out workstation assessments and conducting regular H&S checks and annual PAT testing.
- Support the SLT with our data protection including administering GDPR Committee meetings, managing the relationship with our external Data Protection consultant and acting as the internal point of contact.
- Provide staff induction and on-boarding in relation to the office, IT and equipment.
Skills and experience:
- Significant experience as a senior Executive Assistant at CEO level.
- Significant levels of office management experience.
- Strong administrative background, ideally with experience working in the non-profit sector but not essential
- Experience managing and overseeing contracts, ensuring the service providers are excellent value for money.
- Experience acting as secretariat to boards of trustees or similar governance bodies.
- Experience managing people in paid or voluntary roles.
- Excellent communicator in formal and informal communications, both verbally and in writing, to all stakeholders
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build rapport and communicate sensitively
- Target-focused and results-driven with highly effective time management and exemplary prioritisation and planning skills.
- Accuracy and meticulous attention to detail
- Ability to think creatively and solve problems smartly.
- Positive with a “can do”, solution focused attitude.
- Self-motivated and ability to work on own initiative, independently, without direct supervision.
- A strong completer-finisher.
Full Job Description available attached to Job Advert.
If you are open, big hearted, passionate, conscientious and take pride in doing a job well, then we would love to hear from you!
Please apply via the link on the vacancy found on our website submitting a cover letter telling us about how your skills align with the role and attach your CV .
If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application and/or the interview stage please let us know and we will be happy to help and support where practical.
Recruitment Process will consist of a face to face interview and if successful we will conduct a personal interview as second stage. The details of this will be explained should application be progressed to next stage.
Closing Date: 10.00 am 8th July 2024
Interviews are expected to be arranged for week commencing 15th July 2024
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
We treat everyone with equal dignity and respect, and promote equality, diversity and inclusion for all and challenge any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any person on the grounds of race, colour, sex, marital status, religion or belief, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or any other perceived difference.
hyh strives to be an equal opportunities and inclusive employer and encourages and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
Our promise to you
Herts Young Homeless promises to act with the upmost integrity and respect when it comes to handling your data and will not share your details with any other client without 1) discussing the opportunity with you first and 2) without your verbal or written consent for us to do so.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Transforming Lives for Good (TLG) are a national Christian charity working in partnership with local churches to give struggling children a hope and a future. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual to join our friendly team as Head of Grants & Major Donors. We’re looking for a strategic and relational leader capable of developing and delivering a comprehensive grants and foundations strategy and facilitating high value relationship-based fundraising.
The right candidate will have compelling written communication skills, strong leadership qualities and will be excited and willing to contribute to our wider leadership team at TLG. Day to day, this role involves a wide variety of tasks including research, proposals, strategic development, relationship building and securing income. You will love working to targets and be highly motivated in your role to bring a hope and a future to struggling children and their families.
TLG is a Christian charity and, as a team, we want to bring our faith to the work we do; as such, we are recruiting an individual with a strong and vibrant Christian faith. TLG is also committed to safeguarding children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure via the DBS. We would welcome applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds, to enable us to better reflect the needs of the communities we serve.
Closing Date: Friday August 9th 17:00
Initial Online Interviews: Wednesday August 21st
Final Interviews: Tuesday August 27th at our National Support Centre in West Yorkshire
Floating Support Worker Wanted!
Location: Pan London - Free license to arrange your own diary
Day 1 - West: Hillingdon & Hounslow.
Day 2 - East: Havering, Romford, Barking & Dagenham.
Day 3 - South: Croydon, Lewisham & Greenwich.
Day 4 - North: Enfield.
(Then repeat) 80% in the community, 20% in the office you can choose Hackney or Lambeth
Social Care Assignment: 1-2 Months initially with likely extension
Hours: Mon - Fri, 09:00-17:00
Must have an enhanced DBS Issued within the last 12 months (or on the update service)
Pay: £14.40 + Holiday = £16.14 per hour or £18.00 umbrella
Purpose of the service:
Help people get into suitable and stable accommodation, acting as a stepping stone between supported and private accommodation
Our social care client needs a Floating Support Worker to provide housing related support to vulnerable ex homeless clients, to ensure they maintain their tenancy and get them ready for an independent lifestyle. You will be supporting 20-25 clients around London, the frequency of how often you will need to visit each service user will depend on their level of need. So, this is a great opportunity to be out in the community supporting those who need your advice and guidance most!
The clients themselves have a variety of support needs ranging from low to high, all of which are ex-rough sleepers and have a variety of support needs including substance misuse, mental health issues and low indpendence. You will be helping them improve and obtain accommodation and gain the skills and knowledge they need to maintain a property and live an independent life. You will need to demonstrate patience, perseverance, and motivation to really get the best out of your case load, in this social care position
- Travel costs during working hours will be expensed
- Must be available to work 37.5 hours a week over the following shift patterns:
09:00-17:00 Monday to Friday, 5 days a week
Duties:
- Oversee a case load of 20-25 low to high needs clients
- Organising your week by booking appointments with each client
- Writing up the monthly and weekly reports using clear written communication
- Helping your clients with budgeting, advising around what they can afford and how to get the most out of their financial position
- Help each client obtain and maintain their tenancy, reporting any damages, help each client keep on top of their financial responsibilities
- Oversee and maintain a positive relationship between your client and their landlord
- Support clients emotionally
- Empower you clients and encourage them to take up hobbies, attend appointments and apply for work, education, or training
- Encourage your client to engage with the community
- Promote independence and teach life skills
If you feel that you have the relevant expertise and skills to tackle this role? do you feel that you are the person to help mentor and guide these vulnerable individuals? Then contact Morgan Hunt now! Our social care client needs YOU!
Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment Business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to temporary vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer, job suitability are assessed on merit in accordance with their skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.
Roma Support Group (RSG) was established in 1998 in order to improve the quality of life of Roma migrants.
We are seeking to appoint a motivated person to provide advice to Romanian-speaking Roma migrants on a range of areas including welfare benefits, debt/money management and housing.
Key details
- Job title: Romanian-speaking Advice and Advocacy Worker
- Ref: RoM 58
- Location: London
- Special Condition: Office-based work, London-wide travel
- Hours: 21 hours per week
- Salary: £29,593 pro rata per annum (actual £17,756 per annum)
- Pension: B&CE, The People’s Pension
- Duration: The post is funded for an initial 12 months, with the potential to extend term subject to continuation funding being secured
- Closing Date for Applications: Monday, 15/07/2024 at 8am
- Interview Date: Monday, 22/07/2024 in-person at our Bethnal Green office
About you
- Fluency in Romanian;
- Good spoken & written English;
- Excellent communication skills;
- Experience (paid or unpaid) of helping people in the areas of welfare rights, money/debt management, housing and combating poverty;
- Knowledge and empathy with issues affecting Roma migrant communities in the UK;
- Willingness to travel London-wide.
Please see Job Description and Person Specification for full details (attached and available on our website).
If you have any questions or would like to talk to us about applying for this role, please contact us (contact information in job pack).
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.