Youth Worker Jobs

We're looking for two kind, compassionate and resilient Waking Night Support Workers to join our Mental Health Young People service in Ealing. No personal care or experience is required, just the right values.

£20,514.00 per annum, working 30 hours per week. Benefits include 15 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.

Want to feel in control of your career? You'll feel at home here.

Oaklands & St Kilda is a pair of 6 unit supported accommodation mental health rehab services working with young people between the ages of 18-25 who may have experienced a mental health related hospital admission to gain and develop skills for future independent living. The service will support individuals transitioning from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services to Adult services.

The service forms part of a pair of services supporting up to 12 individuals at any one time across the sites, providing a welcoming and supportive environment for young people across London on a spot purchase basis.

Support workers will manage a number of young people to help them to identify, plan and achieve their goals, develop relationships meaningful to them and achieve greater independence by providing a flexible and individually tailored support package.

This is a Waking Night role working to support young people throughout the night at the service.

This role will consist of 3 weekly shifts from 22:00 to 08:00

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:

Building supportive, trusting relationships with young people and creating a positive atmosphere
Working proactively with other members of the team to handle the service caseload and administrative responsibilities
Conducting key work sessions as required, that are innovative and engaging in order to achieve Support Plan goals
Co-producing ongoing assessment and management of risks in collaboration with young people with an attitude of 'positive risk taking'
Providing support with daily living activities, including practical assistance to support young people s to independent living e.g. budgeting, cooking, establishing a night time routine
Supporting young people to maintain a healthy environment and where appropriate assisting them to clean their accommodation and maintain good personal hygiene
Assisting in the recording and reporting of customer incidents
Managing referrals, completing assessments and obtaining and maintaining all relevant paperwork
Developing productive relationships with partner organisations to improve service outcomes
Adhering to lone working protocols and maintaining high levels of awareness in relation to the health and safety of yourself and colleagues
Involving young people in the design, development and delivery of the service

For the full list please see our website.

This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead

About you:

Ability to advocate for young people in different professional and community spaces
Values working collaboratively with young people to ensure the service best meets their needs.
An understanding of peoples' contexts and how this might be impacting them their lives and mental health
Cultural awareness and respect for the many different ways a person might make sense of their experiences and distress.
We welcome applications from people with lived experience of some of the challenges that this service aims to support with for example, mental health difficulties.
Plans and encourages involvement in local activities.
Approachable and open behaviour

For the full list please see our website.

What you'll bring:

Essential:

Up to NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent or experience supporting young people or people experiencing mental health challenges.

Desirable:

Experience working in complex mental health environments

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.

Kineara has a new vacancy for an experienced Asylum and Refugee Housing Support Worker to join our small and dedicated team in this new project supporting recent granted refugees to find accommodation.

Asylum and Refugee Housing Support Practitioner   

Salary: £ 16 per hour 
Contract and term:  Self-employed 12 month contract, with a 3-month probation 
Hours: 35 hours per week Mon – Friday 
Location: Flexible, with time split between our office and partner organisations office in Southwark, local community and working from home 
 

About the project  

Set up by the Southwark Community Refugee Forum, alongside Southwark local community and charity organisations. Kineara provides a weekly drop-in surgery at the St Giles Center giving support and advice to refugees struggling to find PRS due to many barriers, including language. In 2023 the collaboration was formed to respond to the increasing need for housing support to asylum seekers with newly granted refugee status after the Home office made changes to the way they process asylum seekers.   

After 9 months of delivery, we are excited to have secured funding to deliver this work fulltime alongside our PRS Renters Support Programme in Southwark. We will provide crucial crisis support to vulnerable renters and are looking for a passionate housing support worker to be part of the next phase of the project.   

About Kineara  

Kineara is a unique community interest company that supports people in poverty across London who facing barriers to housing, employment and education. We identify and address barriers by providing holistic support for families, vulnerable adults, and school pupils, and deliver intensive one-to-one interventions to those in need of extra help through challenging times. We use holistic, trauma-informed methods, partnership working and a flexible, non-judgemental approach that puts the needs of those we work with first.   

About the role  

We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, and energetic support worker to take up a full-time role within our organisation as a Housing Support Practitioner in our small and dedicated team. The role will be based mostly in Southwark, and you will be working in partnership with the Council’s housing officers and resettlement workers, refugee support organisations, community services. The role involves coordinate tailored support for each client to find and sustain tenancies, mediating with landlords where necessary and providing housing advice. The objective of this programme is to support access to PRS properties, provide information about housing market and polices, help set up sustainable tenancies, increase employment opportunities, improve wellbeing, and increase educational outcomes. You will be working in partnership with other stakeholders, such as council and refugee support professionals to improve family health, build relationships and engage families and individuals and their networks of support.   

About you  

You will have experience of working with individuals with complex needs. You will be an enthusiastic person who is self-motivated, confident and thrives when working independently with a passion to support change. You will have excellent interpersonal skills, experience delivering holistic support, be a solution-minded thinker, have a good understanding of strength-based approaches and be able work sensitively and empathetically with people in vulnerable circumstances. You will also have experience working in a systemic and therapeutic way and ideally have trauma informed training or experience. It is also important to us that you have the competency to work with people from a variety of cultural backgrounds. To work as part of a team and independently, the roles require you to think creatively and use the resources around you effectively. A good understanding of one of the following languages is an advantage; 

- Arabic  

-Kurdish sorani  

-Farsi/Dari 

-Pashto 

-Tigrinya/Amharic 

What you can expect from Kineara  

Kineara will offer you an opportunity to be part of a dedicated small team that works closely together while encouraging independence and autonomy. This is a busy and hands-on role where each day is different, and you will be based in our office in Southwark, at home, and in the community doing occasional home visits. The role will provide you with support and supervision from our experienced project manager, as well as the flexibility to work to your clients' needs. With us, you will have an active voice in the organisation and your input in how our organisation develops will be highly valued. We are committed to providing a nurturing environment in which our staff can develop their skills, take on new opportunities and challenges, and grow professionally.   

 We ensure that wellbeing of our staff is a priority. Kineara provides a wellbeing package for all practitioners to encourage work/life balance and self-care for our staff.  

HOW TO APPLY: Please send a CV and a cover letter explaining how you meet the criteria for the role. Please also include: 

• Why you wish to apply for this role 

• What you would like to gain from this role 
• Your relevant experience, knowledge and skills, based on the person specification above. 
• What other qualities you have that you could bring to the role 
• Whether you have an up-to-date DBS and DRB check. 
• When you are available to begin work 

We look forward to receiving your application! 

Progression Coach

We have a new role available for a Progression Coach to join Depaul UK to ensure that every client leaves a Depaul service with the skills and resilience to be confident and self-determining in their lives.

Position: Progression Coach

Location: Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear

Contract: Part-time

Hours: 30 hours per week

Salary: Pro Rata: £19,308 Per Annum Plus Pension and Other Benefits FTE: £24,136 Per Annum

Closing Date: Sunday 8th September 2024.

About the Role

To work as part of a team delivering an assessment, support and move on service to vulnerable clients in supported or community-based accommodation. Your work will be underpinned by the Depaul Endeavour model of assets-based, psychologically informed delivery.

Working under the direction, guidance and support of a manager/senior worker you will be responsible for a caseload of clients as well as share responsibility for the safety and wellbeing of all clients, volunteers and staff in the service. In accommodation-based services, you will ensure that the accommodation is properly maintained and support the client to sustain their tenancy and participate in a positive and successful move on.

Where the client lives in the community you will ensure that their tenancy is not at risk and that they have the skills and resources to manage and maintain their accommodation. Your work will be underpinned by the Depaul model of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy informed delivery, the aim of which is to support our clients to understand and act on their values, strengths, and long-term vision for their future.

Key responsibilities include:

· You will carry a caseload of clients for whom you will be the named key worker, and you will also take joint responsibility with your team members for the well-being and day-to-day support of all clients in the services

· You will lead on risk and needs assessment and support planning for your key clients and contribute to ongoing needs and risk assessment of other clients in the service

· You will develop and implement SMART outcomes based support plans for your key clients

· You will deliver one-to-one and group support opportunities within their accommodation and in the local community aimed at increasing resilience in the clients we work with.

· You will proactively work in partnership with multiple agencies including statutory teams, to support the well-being of Depaul clients following data protection and information sharing protocols.

About You

You will need to have the following skills and experience:

· An understanding and commitment to working in an assets-based way.

· An understanding of the needs of people who have experienced homelessness, poor mental health, and substance use.

· A knowledge and understanding of Risk Assessments and Support Planning.

· Good literacy, numeracy and IT skills.

· Able to demonstrate a clear understanding of safeguarding requirements and procedures.

· Commitment to working in a manner, which promotes diversity and equality ensuring that everyone is treated with respect and dignity and no one, suffers from discrimination.

· Commitment to promoting an environment, which has the highest regard for the Health and Safety of others.

In return for working here, you will receive:

· A comprehensive training package tailored to your needs and role

· Flexible working model for suitable roles.

· 26 days annual leave rising to 30 after five years of service.

· Family-friendly leave policies including - maternity, adoption and parental leave and Carers leave.

· Auto-enrolment to pension scheme employer from day 1 with employer contribution up to 7% and increasing with service

· Employee Assistance Programme and access to the app – 24/7 GP appointments, prescription service, health checks and nutrition advice.

· Discount vouchers including gym, retail, food & drink, travel, electricals and more.

· Cash benefit plan for you and your partner (living with you) and children under 18 including covering Dental, Optical, Hospital Stays, Scans and More​

· Death in service (4x Base salary)

· Legal Advice line

About the Organisation

Depaul UK delivers a wide range of support and housing services for young people and adults at risk of homelessness. We specialise in the provision of services that prevent homelessness, increase the resilience of those we work with and energise opportunities for employment, education, training and volunteering in the communities we work within. Our organisation reaches from Newcastle to London, Greater Manchester and Milton Keynes.

You may have experience in areas such as: Support Worker, Peer Support, Project Manager, Care Caseworker, Youth Project Coordinator, Youth Caseworker, Care Worker, Health Care Assistant, Support Worker, Nurses, Social Care Worker, Care Assistant, Wellbeing Worker etc. #INDNFP

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

Support Workers 

Wokingham  

£12.31 - £12.95 per hour 

Full and Part Time roles available 

Our client is looking for Support Workers to join them and be the change in someone’s life.

They have the following roles available: 

Full Time Housing First Support Worker – Monday to Friday 09:00 - 17:00 

Working as part of a team that supports their clients, you will keep them safe and help them to achieve their goals. Housing First offers people their own home and gives them intensive support in line with the Housing First principles. You will engage with local authorities, health providers and other agencies, creating and maintaining constructive working relationships to maximise the opportunities available to our clients. 

Previous experience working as a support worker and managing a caseload of clients is essential for this role. 

Full Time Community Support Worker – Monday to Friday 09:00 - 17:00 

Within this role you will be working intensively with homeless clients that have been moved into temporary accommodation, to find them private rented accommodation as quickly as possible. You will help and support individuals by providing advice on housing, welfare benefits, rent deposits and household goods via a variety of schemes.

Previous experience in this type of work is not essential, as full training will be provided, but your values will match ours; you will be committed to helping others and enjoy the real job satisfaction that this brings.

Part Time Outreach Support Worker – 28 hours per week 

You will be working out in the community with people who find themselves rough sleeping so the successful applicant must be comfortable visiting sleep sites. The role involves lone working so you will be comfortable working by yourself and managing a caseload of clients that are in the community or in emergency or temporary accommodation.

Previous experience is also not essential for this role, as full training will be provided. 

About you 

For all roles it is mandatory that you hold a full driving licence and have the use of a car for business purposes. 

They are looking for empathetic, and supportive individuals with an interest and genuine passion for wanting to work with vulnerable people in the homeless sector. You will have clear verbal and written English skills along with experience working in a client/customer facing role. Above all, you will be committed to making a positive impact in someone’s life and making changes to the community.

Staff benefits, support and development 

Their benefits include:

• Pension with life cover

• Generous holiday allowance

• Extra mile awards for outstanding work

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

• Cycle to work scheme

• Confidential employee assistance programme including access to counselling

• Employee voice – their Staff Council

• Recruitment referral scheme

They support and develop their staff by providing:

• A comprehensive induction and training programme

• Management training

• Trauma-informed care training

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

• Access to accredited qualifications

• Mental Health First Aid training and provision

• Access to counselling psychologists via their Psychology Service

If you want to give back to your community, to shape the future for young people and ensure that every individual has the right to a rewarding future, then they need you!

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

As part of the Mental Health and Counselling team, you will deliver excellent, safe, impactful and responsive mental health and counselling support to young people. You will undertake assessments of client’s needs and levels of risk. You will provide some of the mental health support directly to young people and may oversee and support volunteer counsellors to do so. This role will involve supporting young people in a schools environment, and in a hub both face to face and remotely.

By listening to local young people, and local partners, and sharing your findings with the Someone to Talk to team you will support Centre 33 to embed and develop a more impactful service in line with the organisation’s strategic plan.

Work to Centre 33’s values of being inclusive and specialist; supportive and non-judgemental; and collaborative and accountable

You will work to Centre 33’s values of being young person-led, collaborative, inclusive and striving for excellence. You will also be an exemplar of our relevant policies, compliance, standards and values and to help build a team culture.

This post is subject to a DBS check and references.

Centre 33 strives to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome discussions about part time and flexible working arrangements.

The Baobab Centre is a non-residential therapeutic community that supports young asylum seekers and refugees who have experienced human rights abuses and have sought asylum in the UK as unaccompanied minors. Our two focus areas are rehabilitation and justice.

The role of the Baobab Casework Advocate is to provide care and support for our community of unaccompanied asylum seeking and refugee children and young people. An ‘advocate’ is someone who supports another to express their views and wishes, to stand up for their rights, to enable one to make choices and access opportunities, while understanding the individual’s vulnerability and need.  As Casework Advocate you will work within our multidisciplinary team to provide the intensive support required, identify indicators of risk and safeguard young people from significant harm.

Please read the below alongside the full Job Description and Person Specification attached.

Mental Health

As Casework Advocate you will understand the impact of specific human rights abuses on the development of children and young people in exile and their individual experiences of loss, trauma and grief on their mental health and well-being.  All the young people Baobab supports suffer significant mental health and developmental difficulties and many function in an unstable and more immature way than their chronological age. Due to their experiences, it takes time to gain trust from the young people in our community.

Baobab’s Model

It is our experience that it takes a significant amount of time to understand Baobab’s model of working, which aims for rehabilitation and justice through attending to both the internal and external world of each young person (see more detail in accompanying ‘Baobab Model’ document). It is critical that as a Casework Advocate you strive to have an insight to the experiences of both the internal and external factors impacting on the lives of unaccompanied young people attending our centre. It is also critical you understand the the ways in which UK society and policy impacts on young asylum seekers (including invisibility, marginalisation, discrimination and the fact of waiting in uncertainty for a long time)

Multi-disciplinary Working A key aspect of the role is communicating with members of the team at Baobab and building relationships with other workers in the networks around each young person including social workers, teachers, foster carers, lawyers, clinicians in hospitals and community settings. Baobab aims to be a reflective, thinking organisation and we place a high value on shared thinking time, sharing responsibilities and working together with others who have a key role in relation to each young person both within and outside of Baobab.

Accessing rights and entitlements

The Casework Advocate supports community members to better understand the context in which they are living and how to access appropriate care, rights and entitlements. This involves working closely with each young person’s Key Work Clinician, and together strengthening relationships with external networks and developing holistic support plans to meet identified needs. As a Casework Advocate you must be prepared to challenge certain decisions and practices by external agencies where required for the welfare of the young person. The role involves supporting young people to initiate legal challenges when necessary and advocating on young person’s behalf where they are unable to.

Working towards independence

A key component of the role is to empower individuals to communicate their views, needs and experiences and participate in decision making processes. You will encourage young people to develop their level of knowledge and skills to enable their independence and progression towards their aspirations. Many of the young people Baobab supports find the task of taking responsibility for their own lives and making choices hugely challenging.

Family Support Coordinator

£22,000 pa + benefits (including company car, 25 days annual leave, and pension)

Greater Manchester and the surrounding areas

About the role:

We are looking to appoint a Family Support Coordinator to support our care teams in delivering a high-quality family support service in the region, working with families and professionals to ensure the families we support have access to the services they need.

Reporting to the Family Support Manager and working in partnership with health, education, and social care professionals, you will take responsibility for sourcing practical goods and services in the region, applying for grants and benefits, as well as working with other charities or community providers to obtain goods, equipment or funds for families that Rainbow Trust do not provide directly.

Having worked in a stressful or emotionally-demanding environment with an understanding of the complexities of working with children and families, you will have a genuine interest in building supportive relationships and strong networks with other organisation to provide meaningful assistance to the families we support.

What we’re looking for:

· Professional experience of working in an administrative or coordinator role - applications will be particularly welcome from those who have provided services in a health, social care, youth or education setting within a charity environment.

· A friendly and socially-focused approach – you have strong interpersonal skills with the ability to interact and develop effective relationships with a wide range of people, you enjoy helping others.

· Well-organised, with a high level of attention to detail – you work well within established systems, produce high quality work and can manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

· Practical and people-oriented - you will thrive working at a fast pace whilst maintaining accuracy and be a confident MSOffice user.

· A persuasive and open communicator, you are inclusive in decision-making and are able to build and maintain strong working relationships with external organisations and networks.

· 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.

How to apply:

To apply please visit our website via the link and apply online.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 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.

We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Support Worker to join our Theresa House and Hamlets Way services 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 valued? 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.

As a support worker you will play an integral role in developing effective support and risk management plans. You will also support customers with aspects of their day-to-day living including but not excluded to; social and physical activities, medication, benefit entitlements, maintaining living standards, exploring employment, education and training opportunities.

This role requires a valid Right to Work for the UK as Look Ahead are not a sponsoring organisation.

What you'll do:

- To work on a rota based shift pattern which includes working early (8-4pm) and late (2-10pm) shifts 5 days a week.
- Support customers with dignity and respect in aspects of their day to day living this can include but is not excluded to; social and physical activities, medication, shopping, benefit entitlements, maintaining living standards, exploring employment, education and training opportunities
- Undertake key-working responsibilities for a caseload assigned by the Team Leader/ Manager
- Undertake initial and continuous assessment of needs and potential risks and agree levels of support and actions
- Create support/action plans for providing appropriate services based on the assessment and reflecting the services and resources available
- Support customers to undertake some domestic tasks wherever possible, including practical assistance where they have not yet developed the skills, to ensure customers enjoy a high quality of accommodation
- Adhere to Look Ahead's Policies and Procedures
- Engage in learning and development activities to increase knowledge and skills
- Undertake any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as may be reasonably assigned

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

- 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 dynamic, leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. As an organisation we deliver over 110 services, providing support to around 7000 customers each year. We work across mental health, homelessness, young people and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.

Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.

If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.

Please see our website for full job description

Crisis is the national charity for people experiencing homelessness. In 2024 we embarked on our new 10-year strategy for ending homelessness. We know it is not inevitable. We know together we can end it. 

Crisis Skylight Brent offer direct services to people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Alongside our frontline service offer, we develop and lead strategy and partnership projects to deliver positive change for homeless people in Brent. 

Job Title: Lead Worker (Housing Coach), please note internally this role is known as Lead Worker (Coaching)

Contract: 12-month fixed term contract, parental leave cover 

About the role 

As one of the Lead Worker you will play a role in supporting people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness by providing assessment, coaching advice and advocacy, whilst linking individuals into services that provide support. This role will also provide support to the facilitation of the Winter Night Shelter 2025, including ensuring that service users accessing the night shelter have an opportunity to resolve their homelessness sustainably.

The key to success will be your ability to make collaborative, consistent and psychologically informed relationships with services, colleagues, and partner organisations. You will have the ability to empower and upskill service users to be proactive in their accommodation search. You will provide support with practical aspects of their route out of homeless, including access to housing, benefits, and other relevant needs. You will Lead Work a caseload and provide effective case management in line with the Crisis Case Management Framework.

Skills, knowledge, and experience vital to succeeding in this role:

• Passionate about and dedicated to ending homelessness.   

• Comprehensive understanding and experience of accessing housing via private rented sector, local authorities, housing associations, supported providers and others.   

• Good knowledge of issues affecting homeless people, including housing, welfare issues, trauma, substance use, involvement in criminal justice services, and social isolation  

• Proven track record of successfully using coaching, IAG or psychologically informed approaches with people who have experience homelessness.  

• Skills and experience in partnership working and networking.

• Flexible and adaptable to change.  

• Strong team player, able to use own initiative and reflect on your own practice.  

• Previous experience in the voluntary or statutory sector with a focus on working alongside marginalised people or groups.  

Please see the full Job Pack linked below, for a full list of requirements for this role. We realise that long lists of criteria can be daunting, and you may not want to apply for a role unless you feel 100% qualified. However, if you feel you have relevant examples to answer the screening questions in the application form, we encourage you to apply.

We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities, and backgrounds.  

Working at Crisis  

Our values, Bold, Impactful, Collaborative and Equitable, are at the heart of everything we do as we continue in our mission to end homelessness.

Our staff, members and volunteers are vital to getting the right government policies in place, providing breakthrough services, and building a supportive community. We’ll lead by example to nurture a positive and ambitious workplace guided by ending homelessness.

As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:  

• Interest free loans for travel season ticket, cycle to work, and deposit to secure a tenancy.  

• Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 8.5%  

• 28 days’ annual leave (pro rata) which increases with service to 31 days and the option to purchase up to 10 additional days leave.

• Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay. 

• Flexible working around the core hours 10am-4pm  

• Two-days (pro rata) wellbeing days 

• And more! (Full list of benefits available on website)  

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience, and career.  

When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.

How do I apply? 

Please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below. Our shortlisting process is anonymised as part of our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We do not ask for CVs, instead we ask you complete the work history section and answer the screening questions for us to be able to assess you fairly and objectively. At least two members of staff score all applications.

If you would like to know more about this role/ the service, you can attend an Open Evening at Crisis Skylight Brent 1-2 Bank Buildings, High Street, Harlesden, NW10 4LT on Thursday 29 August 17.30 – 19.30. If you’re planning on attending, please can you let the Hiring Manager Nick Bradshaw know via email (contact details can be found on our website). If you’re unable to attend but would like more information, please feel free to contact Nick.

Closing date: Sunday 8 September 2024 (at 23:59) 

Interviews will be held on Monday 16 September Crisis Skylight Brent 1-2 Bank Buildings, High Street, Harlesden, NW10 4LT. 

Accessibility  

We want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Talent Acquisition team to discuss how we can help.  

 
Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094  

Job Title:Family Practitioner – South Wales (Mat Cover)

Contract: Fixed Term - 6 months initially with a possibility of extending Full time (37 hours per week)

Start Date: ASAP

Location: Home based in South Wales

Salary: £33,500 per annum

Are you interested in working for an organisation making a real difference to the lives of blind and partially sighted children, young people and their families?

We are seeking a full time Family Practitioner who will support families with blind and partially sighted children and young people to develop improved emotional wellbeing, resilience, and coping strategies. This post will cover South Wales so the ability to visit families and being a car driver with access to your own vehicle will be an advantage.

This post is a 6 month contract with the potential to extend and will cover South Wales, so the ability to visit families and being a car driver with access to your own vehicle will be an advantage. You’ll be part of a remote England and Wales wide Family Practitioner team, who work closely together to draw on each other’s skills and experience to ensure families receive the best service from RSBC.

The team link together to run online groups that further support families, and this work may be in the evenings.

The team meet weekly online and come together in person for two-day team training at our London office at least twice a year.

The main purpose of this role is to:

· To establish and maintain a case load of families with blind and partially sighted children and young people aged 0 to 25 who identify themselves as needing support.

· To undertake family assessments to identify specific areas of need; to identify and deliver appropriate interventions that will promote children’s development and emotional wellbeing in collaboration with family members and make and support onward referrals as required.

· To ensure that support is high quality and meets the high standard that RSBC sets, with pre agreed performance indicators.

The ideal candidate will ideally have a qualification that demonstrates the ability to establish a trusting and open relationship with families and CYP. You’ll be experienced in providing emotional wellbeing support with families directly and have knowledge of child development from experience or qualification. You’ll know about family systems/systemic practice – from experience or qualification as well as knowledge and practical experience of using family centred interventions in collaboration with families. We’d like you to have excellent interpersonal skills, and a strong teamwork ethic to fit in with our friendly and knowledgeable team of Family Practitioners across England and Wales.

In return we offer a competitive range of benefits including a generous annual leave allowance of 28 days (rising to 29 days after 3 years’ service) + bank holidays, Employee Assistance Programme, Perkbox, flexible working opportunities, 3% contribution towards pension, and season ticket loan. We are a welcoming, diverse and inclusive workforce and are a Disability Confident Employer. We also hold the Investors in People Silver Award.

For further details on the role, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.

Please apply by emailing your CV and a supporting statement which details how you meet the requirements of the role and person spec

Closing date: 13th September 2024 although we may close this vacancy early should the suitable candidate present, so you are encouraged to apply early.

Interview: Rolling interviews

There may be a 2nd interview if required

To apply you will need to have the right to work in the UK

The Society is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Therefore, all posts are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure check from the Disclosure and Barring Service and 2 satisfactory professional references. Registered Charity No.307892

Salary: £13.15 per hour - London Living Wage employer

Location: Wallington, London Borough of Sutton

Department: Children's Services

Job Type: Part time

Contract Type: Permanent

Sessional support workers for children with learning disabilities

Sutton Mencap is a leading provider of services to children and adults with a learning disability in the London Borough of Sutton. We are looking to strengthen and expand our children's services staff teams for Saturdays and holidays so we can provide our high quality group based services to even more children and young people.

We are looking for reliable and enthusiastic people who have experience in providing support to children or adults and have a keen interest and passion in supporting people with learning disabilities. Experience with children who present with behaviour which challenges is desirable. For more information see the attached job description and person specification.

Hours are as follows:

- After school term time: 2.30-6.30
- Saturday term time: 9.15-3.30.
- School holidays: Monday to Friday: 9.15-3.30.
- Sutton Mencap is a London Living Wage employer.

Sutton Mencap is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults. Our recruitment procedures are designed to ensure all employees and volunteers share in this commitment

REF-216414

Fleet Administrator

Part Time - 21 hours per week (over 5 days)

Up to £25,000 per annum (£15,000 pro rata) + benefits (including 25 days annual leave and pension)

Leatherhead, Surrey KT22 7TW

About the role:

This is a newly created part time role following a period of growth. The Fleet Administrator will be responsible for the efficient administration of the fleet to ensure that Rainbow Trust vehicles are managed effectively, accurate records are maintained, and costs are minimised, working closely with suppliers to ensure the smooth running of the fleet with minimal disruption.

The Fleet Administrator will form a vital part of the Finance and Operations Team supporting the Facilities & IT Manager in the management of the Rainbow Trust fleet. Rainbow Trust operates a fleet of approximately seventy vehicles situated across our nine regional teams. It is vitally important that our Family Support Workers have a reliable vehicle for attending family visits and transporting families to hospital. In addition, the Fleet Administrator will be required to assist the Facilities and IT manager with ad-hoc tasks/projects according to the workload.

Full training will be provided and previous experience of managing a fleet is not required, although is desirable. A good level of maths, excellent communication, planning and Microsoft Excel skills are required to be successful in this role.

This is an excellent opportunity to maintain a breadth of fleet administrator experience with increased responsibility.

What we’re looking for:

· Highly motivated and disciplined approach to work – good customer service with the ability to liaise with different stakeholders, manage workload effectively and respond well to change.

· A helpful and supportive team member – who can work collaboratively with others.

· A high level of attention to detail and accuracy – producing precise, high quality, consistent work to meet deadlines.

· Confident use of MSOffice and extensive experience of Excel – you have strong attention to detail, are comfortable working with data, and produce high quality accurate work.

· Applications will be particularly welcome from those who have experience of fleet administration – acting as the main point of contact for vehicle issues and liaising with leasing and insurance companies. Full training will be provided where required.

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

· Access to the Blue Light Discount Card Scheme, and other rewards and discounts

· Time off in lieu

· Bike to work, season ticket loan and payroll giving schemes

· Family friendly policies, focused on employee wellbeing, and an active cross-organisational wellbeing group running a number of initiatives throughout the year

· Pension scheme (we will contribute 5% of your salary and you will contribute at least 3%)

· The option to buy/sell annual leave, as well as additional leave for your birthday, wedding/civil ceremony and half day Christmas shopping

· A recommend a friend recruitment referral bonus

If you’d like to find out more about these benefits and working with us, please visit our website

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 time together, providing expert, practical and emotional support, where they need it for as long as it is needed.

How to apply:

Please send your CV and a covering letter highlighting why your application meets the criteria set and should be considered above others to us via the link.

Interview dates: Interview dates to be confirmed

Interviews will take place at our Head Office in Leatherhead. We will only contact those applicants who have been successful.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this post.

Rainbow Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment.

Rainbow Trust is an equal opportunities employer and a Best Companies One-Star rated organisation. Registered Charity No: 1070532

Children's Support Workers

Location - Homebased with travel required across West Midlands, Walsall, Birmingham, West Bromwich, Dudley, Cannock and Rugley.

Hours - Zero hours, including weekdays, evenings, weekends and during school holidays.

Salary - £12.77 per hour plus 15% holiday pay

We are the UK’s largest specialist charity provider of fostering. Our core work involves providing high quality and well supported fostering families for children and young people in the care of local authorities. 

As a ‘not for profit’ organisation, TACT puts the needs of our children and carers first and look to appoint individuals who are as passionate about fostering as we are. TACT invests all surplus income into staff, carers, and child development. This means that we have been able to establish expert in-house support services such as our TACT Health and Education Services and create TACT Connect, our ground-breaking scheme for care experienced young people and adults.  New staff and workers will join us as we  embark on a journey to become a wholly trauma-informed organisation with the aim of increasing our effectiveness and improving outcomes for the children and young people in our care.

As a Zero Hours worker with TACT, you will be a part of our amazing team of professionals working with our organisational values at the heart of their everyday practice. You can review our values here.

The ideal candidate will already have substantial experience in working with children and young people. A good understanding of child development and managing challenging behaviours will be essential. Within this role the individual would be expected to participate in planning yearly events for children and young people and coordinate final year awards for children, day trips and undertake individual 1 to 1 direct work with children,  be creative in engaging with children and young people and willing to travel around the West Midlands County and beyond to support carers to maintain foster home stability. Wiliness to stay away from home on occasions to support foster and birth children to attend residential and other activities.  

The TACT Children's Support Worker role requires flexibility regarding hours and days of work - this is not a full time time role. The hours are occasional, inconsistent and irregular depending on the needs of the foster children and foster families. This includes evenings, weekends, bank holidays and during school holidays. 

TACT's Children's Support Workers provide essential service as part of the team, working in close partnership with parents, carers, children, young people, local authorities and their social workers. Child Support Workers are a big part of the organised activities of our families and the role provides post holders with varied and rewarding duties.  The nature of the role means our Child Support Workers have the maximum opportunity for flexible working - allowing you to undertake meaningful work scheduled around your own personal circumstances. 

Please see the Job Description and Information Pack for more details.

An enhanced DBS clearance is required for this role, which TACT will undertake on your behalf. 

Closing: Midnight Sunday 8th September 2024
Interviews: Wednesday 18th September 2024 (via Microsoft teams)

Safeguarding is everyone’s business and TACT believe that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work.  As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children.  We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people.  All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies.

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

TACT reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

Housing Support Worker – Manchester

Salary - £11,981 Per annum 

Job Type - Permanent/Full-Time

Hours – 20 hours

Location – Manchester

We are a national social justice charity with more than 50 years’ experience of changing lives, building stronger communities and reducing crime. Last year alone we helped support, house, educate, advise and speak out for 38,000 disadvantaged young people and adults - and you could now help us make an even bigger impact going forward.

Who we are looking for:

We are searching for a Support Worker in Manchester to provide housing and property management related support to young vulnerable individuals (aged 16-65),  together with the aim of achieving a successful move-on and other measurable outcomes.

Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Support with initial assessments for service users.• Interview any new referrals and conduct the initial assessment before we house

• Designing and delivering effective support plans, based on the service user’s needs and abilities.• Maintain contact with service users as required depending on their needs maintaining a professional relationship and becoming a role model.

• Ensuring that where required housing and property management tasks are effectively undertaken in line with procedure and targets.

• Conducting risk assessments at agreed intervals as per the service contract, and being able to effectively identify, record and respond to safeguarding incidents

Previous experience in supporting vulnerable young people (either within the care, residential or education sector is essential and previous housing experience would be highly advantageous. 

A DBS check will be required for this role.

A full driving licence and own vehicle would be advantageous