MOVE FROM SURVIVING TO THRIVING......
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CO PRODUCTION OFFICER POST!
Job Title: Coproduction Officer
Location: Vauxhall, London
Salary (pro rata): £22,407 to £25,690 (Plus Inner London Weighting £3,285)
Total hours per week: 22.5
Rethink Mental Illness is a charity that believes a better life is possible for millions of people affected by mental illness. For 40 years we have brought people together to support each other. We run services and support groups that change people’s lives and challenge attitudes about mental illness.
Our Tri-Borough co-production project has been running since 2016, and brings together young people aged 16-25 with lived experience of mental health issues and NHS commissioners to work in equal partnership improve the mental health and wellbeing support for young people in North West London. The project runs across the London boroughs of Hammersmith & Fulham, Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, and includes the co-design and delivery of mental health awareness training to teachers, psycho-education workshops in schools and reviews of local youth mental health services.
This is a 3-day a week role based in the Head Office in Vauxhall with regular travel around the Tri-Borough locality. If you have experience of working with young people and/or on youth-led projects, and believe young people should be able to both shape and benefit from the support they receive, this could be the role for you.
This is a Fixed Term role until 31st March 2019.
About the Role:
About You:
What We Offer:
The closing date for this post is Monday 27 August 2018
To be eligible to apply for this role you must be eligible to work in the UK, and provide proof of this (i.e. a passport/visa)
Tier 2 Certificate of Sponsorship (formerly a Work Permit)
Applications from job seekers who require Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, non-EEA candidates may not be appointed to a post if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled EU/EEA candidate is available to take up the post as the Charity is unlikely, in these circumstances, to satisfy the Resident Labour Market Test. The UK Visas and Immigration department requires employers to complete this test to show that no suitably qualified EEA or EU worker can fill the post. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration
We reserve the right to change the closing date depending on the number of responses received. Please submit your application as soon as possible to ensure it is considered in the selection process. If you have a disability and can demonstrate that closing this post early would impact on your ability to submit an application in time, please contact our HR Shared Service team on 0121 522 7111 or email hrservices@rethink.org to request arrangements for an application to be submitted within the original timeframe.
We are passionate about creating a diverse workforce and positively encourage applications from
under-represented communities
Location: Vauxhall, London
Salary (pro rata): £22,407 to £25,690 (Plus Inner London Weighting £3,285)
Total hours per week: 22.5
Rethink Mental Illness is a charity that believes a better life is possible for millions of people affected by mental illness. For 40 years we have brought people together to support each other. We run services and support groups that change people’s lives and challenge attitudes about mental illness.
Our Tri-Borough co-production project has been running since 2016, and brings together young people aged 16-25 with lived experience of mental health issues and NHS commissioners to work in equal partnership improve the mental health and wellbeing support for young people in North West London. The project runs across the London boroughs of Hammersmith & Fulham, Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, and includes the co-design and delivery of mental health awareness training to teachers, psycho-education workshops in schools and reviews of local youth mental health services.
This is a 3-day a week role based in the Head Office in Vauxhall with regular travel around the Tri-Borough locality. If you have experience of working with young people and/or on youth-led projects, and believe young people should be able to both shape and benefit from the support they receive, this could be the role for you.
This is a Fixed Term role until 31st March 2019.
About the Role:
- You will support the Project Manager in the planning, implementation, development and evaluation of the Tri-Borough co-production project
- You will have responsibility for working with volunteers known as our Young Champions (aged 16-25) with lived experience to plan, develop and co-deliver high quality workshops, events and projects with a focus on supporting young people’s mental health and wellbeing
- Working closely with key internal and external stakeholders you will support the evaluation of the project and feed into reports that are provided to the Children’s Commissioning Team for the Tri-Borough in London
About You:
- You will have experience of workshop facilitation and/or public speaking in a youth context
- You will have experience in an outreach based role working with a variety of stakeholders and an ability to communicate the project status, issues and successes to the project team, stakeholders and project manager
What We Offer:
- Competitive salary
- Annual increments to top of pay scale
- Contributory pension scheme
- Life assurance
- 33 days annual leave including statutory/bank holiday
- 'Your Rethink Day'- an extra day of leave for your birthday
- Childcare vouchers scheme
- Where appropriate paid eye test plus up to £55 towards the cost of new glasses or lenses
- Excellent career development opportunities
- The opportunity to make a real difference
The closing date for this post is Monday 27 August 2018
To be eligible to apply for this role you must be eligible to work in the UK, and provide proof of this (i.e. a passport/visa)
Tier 2 Certificate of Sponsorship (formerly a Work Permit)
Applications from job seekers who require Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, non-EEA candidates may not be appointed to a post if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled EU/EEA candidate is available to take up the post as the Charity is unlikely, in these circumstances, to satisfy the Resident Labour Market Test. The UK Visas and Immigration department requires employers to complete this test to show that no suitably qualified EEA or EU worker can fill the post. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration
We reserve the right to change the closing date depending on the number of responses received. Please submit your application as soon as possible to ensure it is considered in the selection process. If you have a disability and can demonstrate that closing this post early would impact on your ability to submit an application in time, please contact our HR Shared Service team on 0121 522 7111 or email hrservices@rethink.org to request arrangements for an application to be submitted within the original timeframe.
We are passionate about creating a diverse workforce and positively encourage applications from
under-represented communities
***THAMESREACH VACANCY***
Sessional Support Staff
Job Title: Sessional Support Staff
Service: Services across London
Ref: SSSL-2016
Hours: Flexible
Location: Across London
Number of posts: Ongoing
Contract Type: Relief contract
Interview Date: Ongoing
This is an opportunity to gain a wide range of experience within the homeless sector, ranging from support work in hostels, supported housing, community support and day services, and assisting in the practical running of services, including cleaning and catering.
Thames Reach is looking to expand our pool of sessional staff. Should you be successful, you may be asked to work across a variety of projects within Thames Reach, potentially to assist vulnerable people towards further independence, whether that be in obtaining employment, finding a home, or accessing the services they need, or in the practical day to day running of our services.
Sessional staff are an important part of our organisational teams, providing greater flexibility in how we can respond to our service users and ensure we can provide effective services at all times. As a sessional worker, the hours and frequency of your work will vary. This is in response to the needs of our service users, the development of our services and changes in staffing; for example:
• The development and setting up of new services
• Personalised support to a service user
• Staff cover at times of leave and higher demand
Such a position may be ideal for you if you wish to work flexibly or if you have other commitments and want to have your work fit around these.
You will find on our website, role descriptions for our Support Workers, and cleaning and domestic staff within Thames Reach. Expectations for our sessional staff are consistent with these job descriptions.
We will be holding ongoing interviews for sessional staff, please submit your completed forms as soon as you can. We welcome applications at all times and regularly hold interview days.
Download and return the completed application form and return by midnight on the closing date to recruitment@thamesreach.org.uk
Role Profile – Sessional Support Worker
Application Form – Sessional Support Worker
Service: Services across London
Ref: SSSL-2016
Hours: Flexible
Location: Across London
Number of posts: Ongoing
Contract Type: Relief contract
Interview Date: Ongoing
This is an opportunity to gain a wide range of experience within the homeless sector, ranging from support work in hostels, supported housing, community support and day services, and assisting in the practical running of services, including cleaning and catering.
Thames Reach is looking to expand our pool of sessional staff. Should you be successful, you may be asked to work across a variety of projects within Thames Reach, potentially to assist vulnerable people towards further independence, whether that be in obtaining employment, finding a home, or accessing the services they need, or in the practical day to day running of our services.
Sessional staff are an important part of our organisational teams, providing greater flexibility in how we can respond to our service users and ensure we can provide effective services at all times. As a sessional worker, the hours and frequency of your work will vary. This is in response to the needs of our service users, the development of our services and changes in staffing; for example:
• The development and setting up of new services
• Personalised support to a service user
• Staff cover at times of leave and higher demand
Such a position may be ideal for you if you wish to work flexibly or if you have other commitments and want to have your work fit around these.
You will find on our website, role descriptions for our Support Workers, and cleaning and domestic staff within Thames Reach. Expectations for our sessional staff are consistent with these job descriptions.
We will be holding ongoing interviews for sessional staff, please submit your completed forms as soon as you can. We welcome applications at all times and regularly hold interview days.
Download and return the completed application form and return by midnight on the closing date to recruitment@thamesreach.org.uk
Role Profile – Sessional Support Worker
Application Form – Sessional Support Worker
MOSAIC CLUBHOUSE - TRANSITIONAL EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENTS!!
The Clubhouse offers an entry-level job, with which we can provide our members with access to paid employment and, ultimately, the opportunity to come off benefits and become fully contributing members of the community. Opportunities, over time, to develop sustainable supported employment positions.
- A powerful & achievable way of addressing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
- Opportunities to make a genuinely positive impact on the lives of individuals and communities.
- Access to our mental health information service for themselves and their employees.
- Support with developing job descriptions that address real need and are likely to free up existing staff from entry-level tasks, potentially leading to increased productivity.
- Dedicated placement management – 2 members of Mosaic’s staff will learn the job so that we – not the employer – are responsible for training our members in the post.
- Training and supervision. We do not leave our member to do the job until we, the member and the employer is satisfied that the training has been completed and, thereafter, we maintain regular contact through support visits.
- Guaranteed absence cover, either by a member already trained on the job or by a member of staff.
- Swift action to address any problems. Though problems are rare, we can easily be contacted by phone or email.
- Recruitment – after 6 to 9 months, we will support the member in post to progress towards independent employment and we will train a new member to replace them.
- Profile – your company will be seen to be supporting people’s recovery in a powerful way at a time when mental health is high on the public’s agenda.
- Social Media and PR – We will maximise exposure of our partnerships through Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin; also, through our website, our annual reports and special events, such as World Mental Health Day.
Get in touch: email Lee Elliott at : l.elliott@mosaic-clubhouse.org, phone 0207 924 9657
(HELP) EMPLOYMENT & HOUSING CASEWORKER POST
Job Title: HELP Employment & Housing Caseworker
Service: Vital Regeneration
Ref:EHCVR-0818
Salary: £28,000 per annum
Hours: 37.5 per week
Location: Westminster Council
Number of posts: 1 Contract
Type: Fixed Term until 31st December 2018
Closing Date: 27th August 2018
Interview Date: TBC
Help is an exciting project providing pre-employment support to people who are living in temporary accommodation or at risk of homelessness. The successful candidate will support Westminster clients who are working to improve their financial and housing security through finding employment. The successful candidate will also have an understanding of issues related to insecure housing and be able to assisting clients with their housing options.
The role will involve supporting clients in a 121 and group setting, providing employment advice, coaching, support, and a job broker service.
The successful applicant will need to be able to:
• Provide a responsive and flexible service to meet the needs of the client group.
• Excellent communication and creative problem solving skills.
• Confidence, ability and enthusiasm to manage a complex case load.
• Ability to work in a team within a changing environment
For an informal conversation about this role please contact Zoe Pye on 07540202048 or zoe.pye@thamesreach.org.uk
Please download and complete the application pack below and return to recruitment@thamesreach.org.uk
Job Description & Person Spec
Application Form
Read about Thames Reach services
Service: Vital Regeneration
Ref:EHCVR-0818
Salary: £28,000 per annum
Hours: 37.5 per week
Location: Westminster Council
Number of posts: 1 Contract
Type: Fixed Term until 31st December 2018
Closing Date: 27th August 2018
Interview Date: TBC
Help is an exciting project providing pre-employment support to people who are living in temporary accommodation or at risk of homelessness. The successful candidate will support Westminster clients who are working to improve their financial and housing security through finding employment. The successful candidate will also have an understanding of issues related to insecure housing and be able to assisting clients with their housing options.
The role will involve supporting clients in a 121 and group setting, providing employment advice, coaching, support, and a job broker service.
The successful applicant will need to be able to:
• Provide a responsive and flexible service to meet the needs of the client group.
• Excellent communication and creative problem solving skills.
• Confidence, ability and enthusiasm to manage a complex case load.
• Ability to work in a team within a changing environment
For an informal conversation about this role please contact Zoe Pye on 07540202048 or zoe.pye@thamesreach.org.uk
Please download and complete the application pack below and return to recruitment@thamesreach.org.uk
Job Description & Person Spec
Application Form
Read about Thames Reach services
SUPPORT WORKER POST!
Support Worker
Reference:AUG20180692
Expiry date:23:59, 20 August 2018
Location:Lambeth
Salary:£21,216 Per Annum
Benefits:25 days Annual Leave Per Annum, Pension schemes, Staff discounts
Attachments:SupportWorker-YoungPeople.doc
Lambeth Accommodation Based Service provides support and accommodation to over 30 young men and women in Lambeth. The young people we work with present with a range of needs including Gang Affiliation, Substance Misuse, Mental Health and Domestic Abuse.
The service works along side a number of Statutory Agencies such a Social Services, Local Authority, Police and Health Services. Support Workers in this service manage a caseload of approximately 8 -10 customers.
Key Responsibilities:
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Expiry date:23:59, 20 August 2018
Location:Lambeth
Salary:£21,216 Per Annum
Benefits:25 days Annual Leave Per Annum, Pension schemes, Staff discounts
Attachments:SupportWorker-YoungPeople.doc
Lambeth Accommodation Based Service provides support and accommodation to over 30 young men and women in Lambeth. The young people we work with present with a range of needs including Gang Affiliation, Substance Misuse, Mental Health and Domestic Abuse.
The service works along side a number of Statutory Agencies such a Social Services, Local Authority, Police and Health Services. Support Workers in this service manage a caseload of approximately 8 -10 customers.
Key Responsibilities:
- Building supportive, trusting relationships with customers
- Working proactively with other members of the team to handle the service caseload and administrative responsibilities
- Supporting key customers to set personalised goals in the form of a Support Plan
- Conducting regular key work sessions that are innovative and engaging in order to achieve Support Plan goals
- Ensuring on-going assessment and management of risks associated with customers within an attitude of ‘positive risk taking’
- Providing support with daily living activities, including practical assistance where skills are not yet developed, to ensure that customers enjoy a high quality of accommodation
- Proactive development of links with local statutory and voluntary organizations to provide a range of engagement opportunities for customers in the community
- Involving customers in the design, development and delivery of the service
- Empowering customers to ensure they receive the service and benefits they are entitled to
- Encouraging and enabling tenants to pay their rent and ensure that rent accounts are managed
- Ensuring Look Ahead Health and Safety policies are adhered to at all time and to uphold all health and safety responsibilities within relevant policies and local protocols
- Adhering to all other Look Ahead’s policies and procedures
- Engaging in learning and development activity to increase knowledge and skills
- Liaison with Landlords to ensure the properties are safe and in good order.
- Undertaking any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as assigned by the Team Leader/ Manager
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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.
NIGHT SUPPORT WORKER POST
St Mungo's
London
Click here to - Apply on Glassdoor
Full–time
Night Workers - security and support for hostel residents North London region
We have some exciting opportunities for Night Workers to join our services in North London to provide overnight waking cover and support to our clients in hostels across London.
In these pivotal roles you will be responsible for appropriately dealing with any emergency situations that arise during your shift and writing handover notes for the daytime workers. You will also carry out administrative tasks, hourly building checks and monitor issues like noise in the locality and within the building. Other responsibilities include actively engaging with residents and providing them with support and assistance during the night.
You will have good communication skills with the ability to respond and interact effectively with residents and colleagues. You will also have experience in following administrative procedures and maintaining clear and accurate records. Being reliable, awake and alert at all times during your shift and acting with integrity is expected, as is using your initiative and staying calm in the event of an emergency.
Flexibility is required, as you’ll be working a shift rota that includes weekends and public holidays. On occasions you will also be expected to come in during the day to attend mandatory trainings, participate in supervision, team meetings and other activities as required.
These are really crucial roles and would be ideal for people who are looking to develop their career in the sector. You may have experience of working within a similar role or may have worked in other night accommodation / security type positions. Above all we are looking for people who have a genuine interest in helping vulnerable adults to make changes in their lives and who have an understanding of the types of issues that affect vulnerable homeless people. In return we offer a highly competitive salary as we as a range of benefits including a pension scheme, cycle and eye care voucher schemes.
Your professional development is of paramount importance to us and we offer staff a range of learning and development opportunities in support of their personal and professional development.
Closing Date: 10.00am, Wednesday 15 August Interview / Assessment dates: tbc
Please be advised that all appointments will be made on St Mungo’s current standard Terms and Conditions (T&Cs); this also applies to any internal candidates.
At St Mungo’s, equality, diversity and inclusion are central to the organisation's values and how we work. We are in the top 100 of Stonewall’s Workplace Equality Index 2018, we are also proud to have been awarded BITC 2017 Race Equality Award and we are a Disability Confident Employer.
To ensure that our workforce reflects the diversity of our clients as well as the communities that we live and work within, we encourage and welcome applications from all sections of the community. As this role is within a service supporting vulnerable adults, a Disclosure and Barring Service check (formerly called a CRB check) will be carried out as part of the pre-employment checks for this role for any successful candidates. If you do have previous convictions you may still apply for this role, however, please do disclose these on your application
St Mungo's
London
Click here to - Apply on Glassdoor
Full–time
Night Workers - security and support for hostel residents North London region
We have some exciting opportunities for Night Workers to join our services in North London to provide overnight waking cover and support to our clients in hostels across London.
In these pivotal roles you will be responsible for appropriately dealing with any emergency situations that arise during your shift and writing handover notes for the daytime workers. You will also carry out administrative tasks, hourly building checks and monitor issues like noise in the locality and within the building. Other responsibilities include actively engaging with residents and providing them with support and assistance during the night.
You will have good communication skills with the ability to respond and interact effectively with residents and colleagues. You will also have experience in following administrative procedures and maintaining clear and accurate records. Being reliable, awake and alert at all times during your shift and acting with integrity is expected, as is using your initiative and staying calm in the event of an emergency.
Flexibility is required, as you’ll be working a shift rota that includes weekends and public holidays. On occasions you will also be expected to come in during the day to attend mandatory trainings, participate in supervision, team meetings and other activities as required.
These are really crucial roles and would be ideal for people who are looking to develop their career in the sector. You may have experience of working within a similar role or may have worked in other night accommodation / security type positions. Above all we are looking for people who have a genuine interest in helping vulnerable adults to make changes in their lives and who have an understanding of the types of issues that affect vulnerable homeless people. In return we offer a highly competitive salary as we as a range of benefits including a pension scheme, cycle and eye care voucher schemes.
Your professional development is of paramount importance to us and we offer staff a range of learning and development opportunities in support of their personal and professional development.
Closing Date: 10.00am, Wednesday 15 August Interview / Assessment dates: tbc
Please be advised that all appointments will be made on St Mungo’s current standard Terms and Conditions (T&Cs); this also applies to any internal candidates.
At St Mungo’s, equality, diversity and inclusion are central to the organisation's values and how we work. We are in the top 100 of Stonewall’s Workplace Equality Index 2018, we are also proud to have been awarded BITC 2017 Race Equality Award and we are a Disability Confident Employer.
To ensure that our workforce reflects the diversity of our clients as well as the communities that we live and work within, we encourage and welcome applications from all sections of the community. As this role is within a service supporting vulnerable adults, a Disclosure and Barring Service check (formerly called a CRB check) will be carried out as part of the pre-employment checks for this role for any successful candidates. If you do have previous convictions you may still apply for this role, however, please do disclose these on your application
SLAM SERVICE USER 'INVOLVEMENT REGISTER'
What is the Involvement Register?
The Involvement Register is a way for us to advertise and allocate opportunities to people who want to use their experience of using our services to help us to develop and improve them in the future.
Involvement Register activities help us to learn from your experience.
The Involvement Register is open to people who have use our services and their carers who have been involved with the Trust in the last 5 years.
Although the Involvement Register is not a therapeutic or clinical service and run by non-clinical staff, many Involvement Register members say it has helped build their confidence and skills.
Want to find out more? Take a read through the "Guide to joining our Involvement Register" tab on the left. If you'd like a chat about it, feel free to call the Involvement Register Co-Ordinator on 020 3228 1592 or email involvementregister@slam.nhs.uk
Please note: All those applying to be an Involvement Register member will need to have a DBS certificate before they can be signed up and begin undertaking rewarded activity. On occasion, because of what is in the DBS, a member might be restricted to certain activities and on very rare occasion where there is a potential safeguarding issue may not be able to join the register.
YOUR 'LIVED EXPERIENCE' CAN BE USEFUL!! GET PAID TO USE IT!!
