Youth Worker Jobs in City Of London
Community Connect is a well-established Social Prescribing service and requires a lead to support the team, empower and support residents to access charities, community organisations and groups to enable them to improve their own health & wellbeing. You will work closely with local organisations and healthcare professionals to continue to develop the project and provide the best service to residents.
- Provide Line Management support to the adults and children & young people wellbeing co-ordinators with managing referrals and queries.
- Liaise with GP’s and surgeries and provide reporting on referrals, appropriateness and work together to enhance the service for residents.
- Be responsible for incoming resident referrals. You will meet with the resident, understand their needs and what matters to them to develop a personalised action plan to provide relevant support.
- Be responsible for referring patients to onward voluntary and community groups for continuing support to their health and wellbeing.
- Provide ongoing support to the resident for approximately four sessions, which could vary from follow-up phone calls or attending appointments with the resident, centred around what is best for the resident
- Ensuring residents are receiving appropriate support, be responsible for developing exit strategies and are aware of the right services before discharge.
- Actively feedback key themes and insight to ensure continuing development and support of Bexley’s Voluntary Sector.
- To assist in maintaining the database of local services and activities in Bexley.
- Meet residents in a variety of locations including community locations such as Bexley GP Practices, Urgent Treatment centres and libraries.
- To provide regular updates and reports on caseload management, ensuring that the CRM system is kept sufficiently up-to-date and records all information accurately.
- Work in partnership with GP Surgeries, including providing patient updates, regular outreach sessions and attending multi-disciplinary meetings.
- Be a champion of Social Prescribing, and the voluntary sector, locally, regionally, and nationally
In addtion, you will need to identify, report, and monitor any safeguarding risks and concerns for Children, Young People, and Adults.
Registered Charity
11 - 20
BVSC exists to promote voluntary and community action as a means of improving the quality of life for people in Bexley.
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We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Support Worker to join our Mental Health service in Lambeth.
£27,352.00 per annum, working 40 hours per week. Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.
Want to feel like you have an exciting future? You'll feel at home here.
Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren't token gestures - we've thought long and hard about how best to support our team. After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day.
LSFRC is an accommodation based service, set across Lambeth including hub sites situated in Brixton and West Norwood.
All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.
What you'll do:
- Undertake key-working responsibilities for a caseload assigned by Management staff
- Meet customers regularly for support sessions, providing emotional and practical support
- Undertake initial and continuous assessment of needs and potential risks and agree levels of support and actions
- Develop support plans with customers to identify their goals, ensuring a person centred approach, enabling the customer to establish positive change
This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead
About you:
- Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, join in local activities to encourage customer involvement
- Approachable and open to others
- Enjoy working as part of a group or team
- Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
- Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
- Flexible in work roles
What you'll bring:
Essential:
- Up to NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent or experience in the social care/charity sector
- Good standard of English and Maths
- Good standard of IT skills
- Good Listening and Communication skills
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to learn and develop within your role
Desirable:
- Experience working in mental health customer group
- Experience of working within supported housing environment
- Experience of working as a support worker or similar role
- Experience of working with multi disciplinary teams
About us:
Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 120 services, providing support to around 6000 customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness, young people and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.
We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values:
* We focus on Excellence and innovation.
* We are Caring and Compassionate.
* We are Inclusive and Trusted.
* We work in Partnership and are One-Team.
Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.
If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.
Please see our website for full Job Description
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Digital Marketing & Design Manager (1y FTC) - National Youth Agency
The National Youth Agency is looking for a creative and innovative Digital Marketing and Design Manager
Are you passionate about leading digital campaigns and creating impactful content?
Do you thrive on designing engaging visual materials and growing an organisation’s digital presence?
Contract: 1-Year Fixed term contract (maternity cover)
Hours: Full-time 37 hours per week – flexible working. Part-time applications (minimum of 30-hours per week will be considered).
Salary: £36,000 - 40,000 per annum (dependent on experience and qualifications).
Location: Remote / Home working with some travel to meetings, conferences and events required.
What we do
Youth work is the best methodology to unlock young people’s potential by providing high quality support and opportunities. Skilled youth workers build relationships that support young people to explore their personal, social, and educational development. Youth work enables young people to develop their voice, influence, and place within society.
As the national body for youth work, NYA has a dual function. We are the professional, statutory, and regulatory body (PSRB) responsible for qualifications, quality standards and safeguarding for youth work and services in England. In line with our charity mission and aims, we also champion youth work through research, advocacy, campaigns, and programmes.
About the Role
This is more than just a job.
This is an opportunity to make a difference. You will join our people-focussed inclusive team in improving the lives of young people, empowering them to reach their full potential and shape a brighter future.
You will be joining our dynamic Communications Team as our Digital Marketing and Design Manager to provide maternity cover.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead NYA's digital presence, ensuring all content reflects our brand and engages a diverse audience.
In this role, you’ll oversee the creation of impactful digital campaigns and resources, manage our social media and email marketing, and maintain our website. You’ll work on innovative projects, including designing branded materials, crafting dynamic content like infographics and videos, and developing marketing strategies to showcase the value of youth work.
Key Responsibilities
- Acting as the guardian of the NYA brand across digital platforms.
- Designing creative assets for events, campaigns, and publications.
- Leading and maintaining NYA’s digital marketing strategies, identifying new trends and audience opportunities.
- Managing the production and performance of digital content, including videos, reports, and newsletters.
- Supporting website development to improve user experience and engagement.
If you’re a creative thinker, strong communicator with digital marketing and graphic design experience find out if this role is for you by downloading a copy of our Candidate Pack to see full information about the role and requirements.
Why work for us?
Our team members rated NYA 9 out of 10 as an employer 90% would recommend working at NYA to their friends and family.
What our team say about working at NYA*:
‘A great environment to work, with colleagues who I care for & who care about me’
‘I feel INCREDIBLY supported & grateful to work for this fantastic organisation’
‘Always willing to listen, providing trust & freedom as an employer’
*Source: NYA staff survey October 2023
NYA operates as a people-first organisation, prioritising the well-being and needs of its employees.
NYA offers an exceptional flexible working approach which encourages our team to balance professional responsibilities with their personal life.
NYA is committed to supporting the continual personal and professional development of our team and helping them achieve their ambitions including training and corporate mentorship opportunities.
We provide 25 days leave plus 8 days, life assurance scheme, 5% employer pension contribution and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme via Spectrum.life with unlimited specialist support available to all NYA employees.
To apply now:
Please download our Candidate Pack to find out more about the role and requirements
Please use our online application process to submit the following by Sunday 16th February 2025:
A detailed CV setting out your career history, with responsibilities and achievements in line with the person specification in the 'About You' section.
A covering letter (maximum two sides) highlighting your suitability for the role and how you meet the person specification. Please note that the covering letter is an important part of the application and we will not accept CV’s without one.
Diversity monitoring information – Diversity monitoring – This information is optional and is for our EEDI monitoring purposes only. This data will be anonymised and processed in accordance with UK Data Protection Law.
We encourage you to apply without delay as we will close the recruitment process early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.
Interviews scheduled: 26th/27th February 2025 (subject to change)
At the National Youth Agency, we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We are deeply committed to embedding equity, equality, diversity, inclusion and belonging (EEDI) across everything we do.
We believe that a diverse workforce brings invaluable perspectives and strengthens our ability to support young people and the youth work sector effectively.
We are actively seeking applications from individuals of all backgrounds, especially those from minoritised and underrepresented communities, as we work to increase our diversity and representation. Your lived experiences and unique perspectives are crucial in shaping our work and ensuring it reflects the communities we serve.
If you share our passion for making a difference and fostering an inclusive workplace, we encourage you to apply and join us in creating positive social change.
Youth Work changes lives.
Which is why we’re committed to ensuring that as many young people as possible get to benefit from it. As the national body for youth work in England, the National Youth Agency (NYA) exists to champion its transformative power. We believe all young people should have the opportunity to benefit from the life-changing impact of extraordinary youth workers and trained volunteers.
We help to grow youth work provision in ways that keep it effective, relevant, safe and engaging, to help millions of young people reach their potential and thrive. We do this by providing guidance, support, advice, training and staff development opportunities for youth workers and youth work organisations. At the heart of everything we do are young people themselves. We work hard to ensure their voices are integrated into all our work, to develop provision that truly meets their needs.
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We’re looking for someone passionate about supporting young people to make a difference. In this role, you’ll coordinate the Challenge and Change programme, building relationships with young changemakers, offering them support, and helping them grow their networks. You’ll organise events, manage grants, and keep track of progress, ensuring young people have the resources they need to succeed.
You’ll work closely with colleagues, partners, and advisers, sharing what we learn and advocating for youth-led change. You’ll also play a key role in safeguarding and promoting fair, inclusive practices. This is an exciting opportunity to help young people drive the changes they want to see in the world.
At Blagrave, we aim to create a working environment where everyone feels supported and empowered, able to not only focus on their work obligations, but also to actively participate in family, cultural, and communal activities, nurturing holistic growth and contributing to a more equitable society. Benefits offered include:
- Flexible working considered from day one, with option to work remotely abroad for short periods
- Generous sick leave and pay
- 33 days paid holiday (including bank holidays) (pro-rata) with an additional three days of office closure between Christmas and new year.
- Individual and organisational-wide learning and development plans
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee assistance programme that includes counselling sessions and financial advice for you and your family
- A caring and supportive culture and lots of opportunities for team connection
For more detailed information, please look at the job description and the 'Work with us' page on our website.
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Benefits
- Scope to take real ownership in a fast-growing charity
- Flexible working arrangements
- Strong commitment to professional development with a dedicated training budget
- Annual performance and pay progression reviews
- Up to 5% pension contribution
- 40 days paid leave per year: 25 days annual leave, 8 bank holidays, 3 days between
- Christmas and New Year and 4 wellbeing days
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme offering free therapy
- Work phone and laptop
- A supportive and inclusive culture with regular team social event
Responsibilities
Supporting young people
You'll deliver our programmes and work one-to-one with care-experienced young people across London. You'll manage a caseload of young people and be a positive role model to those you're supporting.
Working with delivery partners
You’ll be working closely with our delivery partners to ensure the young people are getting the best support out there. Whether that’s liaising with social landlords or local debt advice charities.
Collecting crucial impact data and evidencing impact
You’ll be meticulous in ensuring you collect and report high quality data, understanding that this information is crucial to demonstrating our impact to funders and clients. You’ll ensure your notes and our databases are up to date with accurate information.
Working collaboratively
You'll work closely with other Settle Coaches and the wider team to ensure you are learning from them and they are learning from your experiences. You’ll collaborate with others in order to make decisions. You will contribute to an inclusive working environment for everyone.
Getting stuck in
We are a small but growing team and you'll be ready and excited to get stuck into new projects and opportunities as they arise - stretching yourself and developing your expertise.
What we're looking for
We are looking for a driven individual, with the relevant skills to provide high quality support to a small caseload of young people to ensure we give the very best we can to the young people we work with. We are interested in someone who is passionate about developing their frontline skills and supporting care experienced young people to achieve their goals.
You’ll feel comfortable working with people from a range of backgrounds including other professionals. You will seek opportunities for the young people you support and advocate for them during tricky moments. You will utilise creative thinking to broaden awareness of Settle within our referral partners when opportunity arises.
We are looking for a compassionate individual, with an understanding of the value in collecting high quality data. You are someone who is keen to learn about best practice and incorporate your work into our external communications.
Having recently started delivering support to young people living in the private rented sector, we are particularly interested in applicants with an understanding of this work, and/or experience delivering support to individuals living in the private rented sector as well as the social housing sector.
Care-experienced applicants
Settle is committed to increasing the representation of lived experience of the care system in our team. Therefore, care-experienced applicants who meet the essential criteria in the job description will be guaranteed an interview.
‘Care-experienced’ means you have been “looked after” by your local authority at any point, for any length of time before turning 18. This includes living with foster carers, in a residential children's home, being looked after at home with a supervision order, living with relatives or friends in kinship care, being adopted and previously looked after. This also covers asylum seekers who arrived in the UK without an adult with parental responsibility also known as Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children.
If this applies to you, please mention this in your application and we will follow up to request some evidence (such as a letter from a social worker or PA).
Registered Charity
11 - 20
Our vision is a 21st century Britain where no young person is homeless and all young people get a fair chance at doing well.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Children and Young Persons Family Worker
Location: South East London
Salary: £26,250 - £34,650 per annum
Waythrough is thrilled to be launching new children, young people, and family services in the London Borough of Enfield to support individuals affected by drug and alcohol use. They are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Children, Young People, and Families Worker to join their team.
The Role
As a Children, Young People, and Families Worker, you will work alongside a team of professionals to provide support to young people and families affected by drug and alcohol use. You will be responsible for delivering a range of interventions, including one-to-one support, group work, and educational sessions.
Skills and Qualifications
They welcome applications from individuals with experience in health and social care, drug and alcohol, or youth work. Additionally, graduates with an associated subject such as education, psychology, criminology, social work are also encouraged to apply. Lived experience is also valued.
If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of young people and families, then they want to hear from you. Apply now to join their dynamic and supportive team.
Benefits
- Generous annual leave entitlement (27 days, plus bank holidays, increasing to 32 after 1 years’ service)
- Annual leave purchase scheme
- Enhanced occupational sick pay
- Enhanced employer contribution to your workplace pension
- Death in service benefit
- Free Will writing
- Eyecare vouchers
- Blue light card discount
- Fantastic learning and development opportunities, including free training courses
- Work-life balance- flexible working and family friendly policies
- Happy, Healthy You! – their wellbeing offers for their workforce
- Employee Assist Programme and Support Networks
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable organisation, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application.
Registered Charity
More than 1000
Our vision is to break down the barriers that stop people getting the support they need to live a life they value.
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Using Anonymous Recruitment
This organisation is using Anonymous Recruitment to reduce bias in the first stages of the hiring process. Submit your application as normal and our system will anonymise it for you. Your personal information will be hidden until the recruiter contacts you.
Purpose of the Job
Hammersmith and Fulham, Ealing and Hounslow Mind have developed and delivered music-based interventions for children and young people in a number of schools and community settings throughout our 3 boroughs. Our music programme is designed to offer a different route into mental health support. We are looking to deliver and enhance this delivery and expand our music-based offer.
Job Summary
The role includes:
- Using your skills to develop music-based interventions for children and young people that improve their mental health
- Working with other practitioners to deliver ‘Mind on Music’ and other schools and community-based programmes that you may design whilst working at HFEH Mind
- Develop music-based sessions to deliver during school holidays (with colleagues)
- Create partnerships with local artists and industry professionals to provide exciting opportunities for young people.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver a high-quality music-based intervention to young people identified by schools signed up to the Mind on Music Programme
- Use trauma informed approaches (e.g., ARC, Tree of Life) to support children, young people and their parents and carers
- Deliver music-based interventions in community settings.
- Meet the KPIs and outcomes of our music-related funding
- Work with the Fundraising department to support ideas for new funding
- Develop the music-based provision offered by HFEH Mind
- Work alongside our young advisors to ensure new music-based ideas are co-produced.
- Understand and implement safeguarding procedures, and be familiar with safeguarding law, and how it applies to our work.
You will have/be:
- Musically talented and creative – ability to use a range of musical instruments and vocals to engage young people
- Experience of working with children and young people and an understanding of mental health
- A child-centred approach to work.
- A creative outlook on work, and ability to develop new ideas.
- Working knowledge of child and adult safeguarding.
- Organisational skills and excellent time management.
- Ability to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing, to a wide range of audiences.
Benefits of working with us
- Contributory Pension Scheme
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays per year, increasing by 1 day per full year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days) [pro rata].
- Employee Rewards and Benefits Platform/Wellness Hub (Perkbox)
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Flexible working
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including free counselling sessions
- Paid time off for medical appointments
- Training and personal development opportunities
- Access to shared resources and training opportunities via Mind Federated Network
How to apply
Please provide your CV, and a cover letter demonstrating how you meet the requirements of the Person Specification (see JD attached) and why you want this role.
We are an equal opportunities employer; and are proud to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.
HFEH Mind are committed to creating and fostering a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children and adults at risk. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults.
Post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About us
Play for Progress is a Croydon-based charity that supports unaccompanied young people seeking asylum and promotes community resilience through trauma-informed creative engagement in the arts and education. We tap into the healing power of music, the arts, play, and creative therapies to build healthy and resilient relationships that support and amplify the voices of unaccompanied young people seeking asylum.
Our values
1) Kindness 2) Integrity 3) Respect 4) Responsibility 5) Courage
Purpose of the role
To provide support and care to the young people who are newly arrived in the country, through vital practical, emotional, casework and orientation support. Through advice, signposting and advocacy work ensuring that these young people can access the help and services they need.
This position is a PAYEE long- term position. Hours are flexible with the exception of weekly class times (Tuesdays and Thursdays 4-6.30pm). A reasonable spread of hours across the week is necessary so that casework can be responded to in a timely fashion.
Key responsibilities
- Support a number of young people who are in the PfP community, providing high quality holistic support for their transition to adulthood in conjunction with other PfP departments.
- Work alongside the Head of Creative Programmes and Safeguarding trustee to ensure all young people are safeguarded and any safeguarding issues managed in line with the safeguarding policy.
- Support young people in developing their skills and interests in education, vocation or hobbies, taking an active role in encouraging and supporting their ambitions.
- Oversee the active development of knowledge and understanding in areas relevant to the role and especially in the areas of asylum and refugee law, trafficking and supporting separated children and young people.
- Oversee the planning, preparation and participate in all meetings and events that are related to the support of the young people.
- Coordinate excellent working partnership with social workers, volunteers and other partners’ to provide trauma informed support for each young person.
- Develop and maintain excellent communication with all members of the team and all external partners and supporters.
- Carry out all administrative work required as part of the role such as month end reports, updating young people’s files and documenting meetings on time and in a consistent manner.
Personal qualities
- At least 2 years experience in casework preferably in the migrant sector
- Excellent communication skills with a particular emphasis on negotiation and representation
- Effective writing skills with the ability to draft correspondence and reports
- Ability to prioritise tasks, to identify and work to deadlines and to manage time effectively under own initiative
- Tactful and discreet approach to communication
- Ability to work well in a team
- Commitment to anti-discriminatory practise and equal opportunities
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!
Salary: £18,668.00 (£14.36 hourly)
Hours: 25 hours per week – Monday to Friday with flexibility on start time and finish times
Centre 404 is a friendly, local and thriving charity with an excellent reputation for providing high quality support and services to people with learning disabilities and their families in North London.
We are now looking for someone with experience of working with children with a learning disability and/or Autism to take on the role of coordinator for our short breaks programme for children and their families and family carers in Camden.
As Camden Short Breaks Coordinator, you will be responsible for our delivery of person-centred home- based and community-based outreach support for children and young people living in the borough, ensuring that our service is of the highest quality and meets all CQC standards and contract requirements.
This role involves line managing a team of support workers and positive behavioural support (PBS) workers, liaising with the local authority and local schools, working in partnership with family carers and children and young people to deliver a high-quality service .
Above all, we are looking for someone who is an empathetic and caring communicator who can provide consistent and informed support to families in need. In addition , we would love you to be an innovative and organised team player who will contribute positively to the team.
We strive to offer career development opportunities for all of our staff and welcome ambitious people who want to help us expand our reach of support services.
Candidates are strongly encouraged to read the full job description before submitting their applications. This is available on the vacancies page of the Centre 404 website and on this site as an attachment.
Centre 404 is dedicated to staff development and supervision and we will provide a detailed induction and on-going training and support. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk and we are looking to recruit people who share these values. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced DBS check, proof of eligibility to work in the UK and two satisfactory references.
We are dedicated to providing a meaningful and rewarding work environment, as well as offering a range of perks and benefits for our staff to enjoy.
Centre 404 is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Charity ref number 299889
How to apply: Please submit a CV along with a cover statement (either within the email itself or as an attachment) addressing the following:
“Tell us more about why you are interested in this role and what you would bring to this post in terms of your knowledge, skills and experience”.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Our client offers a range of quality, exciting and inclusive short break clubs across Surrey and West Sussex for children and young people with a disability and additional needs. They are now looking to recruit a dynamic Team Manager to lead their short break services, ensuring a high quality service for all beneficiaries.
As Team Manager you will oversee the operational management and delivery of short break clubs delivered across a range of schemes across Surrey and West Sussex. You will line manage a team of dedicated frontline workers and will lead the assessment of behavioural support plans and complex need support in order to ensure safe and inclusive practices. You will ensure the meaningful participation of children and young people in the design, delivery, and evaluation of services, and will work closely with local partners to enhance the range, reach and quality of services for children and young people.
To apply for this role, you must have demonstrable experience of working with children and young people with a range of disabilities or additional needs. You must have previous experience of managing frontline staff, and of working with a range of partner organisations in order to achieve positive outcomes for beneficiaries. You will be skilled at developing and implementing fun, varied and creative programmes of activities that allow for fun and informal learning. Overall, you will be a supportive manager, passionate about ensuring high quality services for children and young people with a range of disabilities or additional needs.
Benefits
Free Gym Membership: the post holder will be entitled to free use of our client’s fitness centre, and half price childcare for dependents.
Free Parking on-site
Pension Contribution
If you are interested in finding out more about this exciting opportunity, please register your interest and submit your CV by clicking 'apply now' below. Applications will be reviewed, and interviews scheduled with the client on an ongoing basis.
At Prospectus, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. If you are enthusiastic about working with a fantastic charity that makes a real difference in people's lives, we would love to hear from you!
Please note, this role will be 35 hours per week:
Term-Time: 9:00-17:00 Tuesday-Saturday (including 1 hour unpaid break)
(Flexible Mon-Sat pattern can also be considered with a minimum of 3
Saturdays per month in term-time only)
School Holidays: 9:00-17:00 Monday-Friday
Due to the requirements of the role needing to occasionally travel to schemes, please only apply if you have a full driving license.
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We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Waking Night Support Worker to join our Hounslow Young People Service in Chiswick.
£27,352.00 per annum, working 40 hours per week. Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.
Want to feel like you're making a difference? You'll feel at home here.
Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren't token gestures - we've thought long and hard about how best to support our team. After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day.
Hounslow Young People is Supported Accommodation Service for young people and young parents aged 16-25 in Hounslow. The Service encompasses a mix of units across six sites supporting 63 vulnerable young people and 19 teen parents.
The aim of the service is to empower Young People to move towards independent living, supporting their successful transition from childhood; laying the foundations for healthy, ambitious, and safe adult lives with minimal ongoing support. Support is delivered in partnership with a number of stakeholders and partners in the community such as mental health services; substance misuses agencies, housing teams, police and social services.
We are recruiting for Waking Night Support Worker to join our dynamic service and team. In the role of Waking Night Support Worker individuals will ensure continued support is provided to young people at the standards of day staff with particular focus on safety of vulnerable young people.
The shift pattern for the role consists of 4x 10 hour shifts per week on a 2-week rolling rota, where some weekend and bank holiday work will be required.
All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.
For a full job description please visit our website jobs.lookahead.org.uk
What you'll bring:
Up to NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent or experience in the social care/charity sector
About us:
Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 120 services, providing support to around 6000 customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness, young people and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.
We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values:
- We focus on Excellence and innovation.
- We are Caring and Compassionate.
- We are Inclusive and Trusted.
- We work in Partnership and are One-Team.
Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.
If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.
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We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Support Worker to join our Woodview Court Service in Walthamstow.
£25,642.50 per annum, working 40 hours per week. Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.
Want to feel like you're making a difference? You'll feel at home here.
Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren't token gestures - we've thought long and hard about how best to support our team. After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day.
Support Workers will provide support to customers to help them develop the life skills they require to meet the assessed needs of the customers of the service. In some services, this will include providing physical, domestic, emotional and social care. They will work with customers to promote social inclusion and alongside other members of the team to promote independent living, encouraging customers to maximise their skills and choices.
The shift pattern for this role will be on a rota basis. Some weekend work will be required.
All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.
What you'll do:
If a need arises, deliver all aspects of support to enable a customer to develop independent living skills as appropriate to the individual needs of the customer. In some services, this will include delivering personal and physical care as appropriate
Support customers to undertake all domestic tasks wherever possible, including practical assistance where they have not yet developed the skills, to ensure customers enjoy a high quality of accommodation
Participate in the support planning and risk management, as facilitated by the lead Support Worker
Carry out security duties to ensure the safety of the customers and premises
Monitor the CCTV throughout the shift
Enable customers to make full use of community facilities by providing support as directed
Carry out support duties to enable customers to integrate into the community including e.g. accompanying the customer to attend benefit agency appointments and meetings, go shopping, to enquire at colleges about possible courses, to visit various public amenities
Report any observations relating to customers welfare
This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead
About you:
Exudes a warm friendly presence and open behaviour
Prefers working as part of a group or team
Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
Flexible
Open to feedback and self development
Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments
Is confident with high levels of self-esteem
Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude
Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement
Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviour
What you'll bring:
Essential:
NVQ Level 2 or equivalent or experience within charity/social care sector
Desirable:
Experience in working with people with Learning Disabilities and Autism
About us:
Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 120 services, providing support to around 6000 customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness, young people and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.
We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values:
We focus on Excellence and innovation.
We are Caring and Compassionate.
We are Inclusive and Trusted.
We work in Partnership and are One-Team.
Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.
If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.
Please see our website for full job decription
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We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Enhanced Support Worker to join our Mental Health service in Westminster.
£28,068.00 per annum, working 40 hours per week. Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.
Want to feel like you have an exciting future? You'll feel at home here.
Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren't token gestures - we've thought long and hard about how best to support our team. After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day.
An Enhanced Support Worker will help vulnerable people living in a variety of different tenures to manage their tenancies/ licences and move towards greater independence within the community, by providing flexible and individually tailored support.
All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.
What you'll do:
* Undertake initial and continuous assessment of needs and potential risks and agree levels of support actions and capture outcomes in Support and Risk Management files.
* Create support/action plans for providing appropriate services based on the assessment and reflecting the services and resources available.
* Support customers to undertake all domestic tasks wherever possible, including practical assistance where they have not yet developed the skills, to ensure customers enjoy a high quality of accommodation
* Develop and maintain links with all key agencies and service providers in the local community especially the local mental health system to ensure that customers receive the best treatment available
* Lead on an area of specialism (e.g. , health and wellbeing) , build partnerships and develop internal and external opportunities for service-users in this area
* Empower customers to ensure they receive the service and benefits they are entitled to
* Undertake all administrative work and keep accurate and comprehensive tenant/customer records to professional standards
* Encourage and enable tenants to pay their rent and to ensure that rent accounts are managed effectively in conjunction with the Housing Management team
* Ensure that referrals are chased proactively so that properties which can be used to house those in need are filled as efficiently as possible
* Adhere to Look Ahead's Policies and Procedures
This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead
About you:
* Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement
* Approachable and open behaviour
* Prefers working as part of a group or team
* Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
* Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
* Flexible
* Open to feedback and self-development as well as thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments.
* Is confident with high levels of self-esteem
* Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
* Is essentially customer-focused
* Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude
* Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviours
What you'll bring:
Essential:
* Up to NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent or experience in the social care/charity sector
Desirable:
* Experience working in mental health
About us:
Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 120 services, providing support to around 6000 customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness, young people and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.
We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values:
* We focus on Excellence and innovation.
* We are Caring and Compassionate.
* We are Inclusive and Trusted.
* We work in Partnership and are One-Team.
Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.
If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.
Please see our website for full Job Description
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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!
Family Support Worker
£23,000 pa + benefits (including 25 days annual leave, company car and pension)
Central & South London
Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity is going through an exciting time where we are growing!
About the role:
We are is looking to appoint a Family Support Worker to deliver a high-quality family support service as part of our London and South East Care Team.
Reporting to the Family Support Manager out of our London and South East team base and working in partnership with health, education and social care professionals, you will take responsibility for providing needs-led emotional, social and practical support to families where a child/young person has a life threatening or terminal illness.
Having worked in a stressful and emotional environment you will have a genuine interest in building supportive relationships and helping people; and having provided bereavement support to families, you understand processes of grief, loss, and change - and how best to help others deal with its impact.
What we’re looking for:
· An experienced child health, education or social care professional - applications will be particularly welcome from those who have worked in a community environment and those with a recognised qualification in education, health or social care.
· A warm, inclusive approach to achieving goals quickly and correctly.
· Practiced in child protection, information sharing and the rules around data protection - you lead by example, drawing on your own professional experience and working within established guidelines.
· Practical and people-oriented - you will thrive working at a fast pace whilst maintaining accuracy and be a confident user of IT (including MSOffice)
· A persuasive and open communicator, you will work collaboratively with your team and volunteers to ensure delivery of a high-quality service and support fundraising colleagues by writing case studies and family updates
· A practical knowledge of diversity issues affecting children, young people, and their families – aware that being responsive to others needs and concerns, is essential.
What we offer:
We have a range of fantastic benefits that we offer our employees, this includes.
· Flexible working hours to balance home and working life
· 25 days of annual leave plus public holidays – rising to 26 days after 1 year, 27 days after 5 years and 30 days after 11 years, with an additional 5 years to use in your 10th or 20th year of service (pro rata for part time)
· Employee Assistance Programme with access to remote GP, counselling, physiotherapy, resources to support your mental health and financial wellbeing, as well as a 24/7 helpline via Help@Hand
· Company car for front line care posts
· Access to the Blue Light Card Scheme, and other rewards and discounts
· Bike to work, season ticket loan and payroll giving schemes, as well as a recommend a friend recruitment bonus
· Family friendly policies, focused on employee wellbeing, and an active cross-organisational wellbeing group running a number of initiatives throughout the year
· Pension scheme where we contribute 5% of your salary and you contribute at least 3%
· The option to buy/sell annual leave, as well as additional leave for your birthday, wedding/civil ceremony and an extra half day off for Christmas shopping
· Robust training and development programmes to support your learning and growth
We have a range of fantastic benefits that we offer our employees. If you’d like to find out more about these benefits and working with us, please visit our website.
We also have a fantastic learning and development programme - the Anne Harris skills development programme - in which we aim to provide a high level of training and development opportunities for all staff, so you are able to perform to the best of your ability, achieve individual and team objectives aligned to Rainbow Trusts strategic plan, supporting staff to be the best they can be, and feel a valued member of a high performing organisation.
Our Family Support Workers are given the opportunity to complete a number of diverse training courses in their first 12 months, including but not limited to: Mental Health First Aid, Makaton, counselling skills, and Introduction to Play.
The programme aims to provide a building block for you to individually tailor your own learning and development needs, with all family support workers having a foundation level of skills within their first year.
About us:
Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity enables families who have a child with a life-threatening or terminal illness to make the most of their time together, providing expert practical and emotional support where they need, it for as long as it is needed. For families living with childhood illness, time is everything. Right now, there are too many families coping alone with no support, no time to think, no time to make memories and no time for each other. We believe that no family should go through this alone, so we are here to change that.
How to apply:
To apply please visit our website via the link and apply online.
Interviews will take place via Teams or in person with a date to be confirmed. We will only contact those applicants who have been successful.
There will be a requirement for flexible working and a full current driver’s licence to accommodate the team and family need. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this post.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all employees to share this commitment.
Rainbow Trust is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all backgrounds. We are a Best Companies One-Star rated organisation.
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We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Support Worker to join our Mental Health service in Tower Hamlets.
£27,352.00 per annum, working 40 hours per week. Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.
Want to feel like you have an exciting future? You'll feel at home here.
Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren't token gestures - we've thought long and hard about how best to support our team. After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day.
Support Workers help to enable vulnerable customers living in a variety of different tenures to manage their tenancies, mental/ physical health and wellbeing and move towards greater independence within the community by providing a flexible and individually tailored support package.
All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.
What you'll do:
* Undertake key-working responsibilities for a caseload assigned by the Team Leader / Manager
* Undertake initial and continuous assessment of needs and potential risks and agree levels of support and actions
* Create support plans / risk assessment plans for providing appropriate services based on the assessment and reflecting the services and resources available
* Support customers to access local activities and services to maintain and improve health and well-being, avoid hospital admission, support to access and maximise welfare benefits and reduce isolation.
* Support customers to undertake activity of daily living (ADL), including practical assistance where they have not yet developed the skills, to ensure customers enjoy a high quality of accommodation and maintain their home.
* Develop and maintain links with all key agencies and service providers in the local community
* Empower customers to ensure they receive the service and benefits they are entitled to
* Undertake all administrative work and keep accurate and comprehensive customer records to professional standards
* Encourage and enable customers to pay their rent and to ensure that rent accounts are managed effectively in conjunction with the Housing Management team
* Ensure that referrals are chased proactively so that properties which can be used to house those in need are filled as efficiently as possible
About you:
Relationship-building
Empathy and respect for all individuals, with the ability to build relationships and understand people's motive and perspectives.
Motivation
Committed to making a positive impact for individuals.
Adaptability
Resilience and flexibility in changing circumstances, with the ability to work under pressure and deal with uncertain or unexpected outcomes
Communication
The ability to collaborate with and influence a wide range of people in person and through written communication
Problem solving
The ability to objectively analyse situations, using information and clear judgement to generate effective response
Self-awareness
The ability to understand and reflect on both your own and personal development and how your actions affect others.
Leadership
The ability to act as a professional role model, demonstrates initiative, and engage others and enable them to achieve their goals.
What you'll bring:
Essential:
- Worked in a customer care setting with transferrable skills.
Desirable:
- Up to NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent.
- Past or present experience in providing support to people with mental health, Learning Disability, Substance misuse and Autism
About us:
Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 120 services, providing support to around 6000 customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness, young people and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.
We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values:
* We focus on Excellence and innovation.
* We are Caring and Compassionate.
* We are Inclusive and Trusted.
* We work in Partnership and are One-Team.
Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.
If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.
Please see our website for full Job Description