Business Action on Homelessness Programme Manager - (Secondment to Bradford & Bingley), Business in the Community

Ref number: 20-09

Contract: Fixed term contract until end of November 2009

Location: Bingley & Pudsey

Salary: £23,000 - £28,500

BUSINESS IN THE COMMUNITY INSPIRES, CHALLENGES, ENGAGES AND SUPPORTS BUSINESS IN THE CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT OF THEIR COMPANY’S IMPACT ON SOCIETY

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to work with Business Action on Homelessness and Bradford & Bingley to manage a project in Bradford to help those affected by homelessness (re)enter the workplace. We are looking for a dynamic manager who can work employers and partner organisations to deliver our flagship employability programme, Ready for Work in Bradford.

Business Action on Homelessness (BAOH) is a unique partnership between leading businesses, homelessness agencies and the Government. BAOH aims to break the vicious cycle of no job, no home, no job through helping homeless people to find employment and achieve independent living. Since its launch in 2001 it has helped over 1700 homeless people into work across the UK and Ireland. Working closely with local homelessness organisations, BAOH identifies people who are 'ready for work' but perhaps lack confidence, skills and recent work experience. Homeless clients are given the opportunity to (re)enter the job market through receiving professional training, a work placement and ongoing job coaching and a support network.

The post will be under employment with Business in the Community until November 2010 and seconded to Bradford & Bingley. The position will be based between Bradford & Bingley’s head office at Crossflatts, Bingley and Business in the Community’s office in Pudsey.

Closing Date: 24 July 2009

Interviews are scheduled to take place on 5 August 2009.

For more details and a copy of the full Job Description and Person Specification please visit http://www.bitc.org.uk. To apply please forward your CV and covering letter to our Human Resources Team at recruitment@bitc.org.uk by no later than the closing date mentioned above.

Ready for Work Manager, Business in the Community

Ref number: 30-09

Contract: Permanent

Location: Sheffield

Salary: £24,500 - £28,000

BUSINESS IN THE COMMUNITY INSPIRES, CHALLENGES, ENGAGES AND SUPPORTS BUSINESS IN THE CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT OF THEIR COMPANY’S IMPACT ON SOCIETY

You will be responsible for promoting and delivering the Ready for Work programme in Sheffield, working with homelessness organisations and businesses to support homeless clients into the job market.

With good project management skills, you will have the ability to build and sustain cross-sector partnerships. You will be a team player able to communicate effectively with a wide range of people including homeless people and senior directors. You will have a flexible and pro-active approach to problem solving.

Closing Date: 24 July 2009

Interviews are scheduled to take place on 5 August 2009.

For more details and a copy of the full Job Description and Person Specification please visit http://www.bitc.org.uk. To apply please forward your CV and covering letter to the Human Resources Team at recruitment@bitc.org.uk by no later than the closing date mentioned above.

Housing Advisor (Homelessness Prevention), Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

£25,220 - £27,573

37 hours per week

2 years initially but may be extended

Barnsley MBC is currently seeking a housing adviser to work within its Housing Options, Advice & Homelessness Prevention team.

Your role will be to:

• assist in the identification of the potential for homelessness at the earliest possible moment;
• provide a comprehensive and multi agency approach to the prevention of homelessness where this is possible; and
• where this is not successful or possible to ensure the provision of information on alternative accommodation / support options.

You will have:

• relevant experience in a homelessness and housing advice environment;
• a good working knowledge of the 1996 Housing Act (as amended) and landlord and tenant legislation;
• excellent interpersonal and communication skills; and
• excellent time management skills.

Interested applicants will be required to have 4 GCSE’s or relevant equivalent, or HNC or equivalent.

Closing date: 17 July 2009.

For further information please contact Trevor Hegarty, email Trevorhegarty@barnsley.gov.uk Chris Clegg email christineclegg@barnsley.gov.uk or call 01226 772431

Please note for this position you will be required to undergo an Enhanced Criminal Records Bureau Check.

Application forms and further details are available from our website at http://www.barnsley.gov.uk, or 01226 772250.

Support Worker, Emmaus Gloucestershire

£17-19k Salary + Pension (40hrs/wk)

Do you believe in supporting others to achieve their full potential?

EMMAUS GLOUCESTERSHIRE provides community-based living & work for previously homeless people. You will provide support services to residents to maximize their potential & assist them in developing skills & achieving goals. You will support the Community Manager in providing care & performing the day-to-day tasks to run the Community Home. An appropriate NVQ2 is desirable; applicants with relevant experience providing support to adults are encouraged to apply.

Application packs available from http://www.emmaus.org.uk/jobs or email helen@emmausglos.org.uk.

Closing date 20 July 09

Registered Charity No. 1067483.

Housing Advisor, The Bridge

The Bridge is an Independent Housing Organisation providing Specialist Housing Advice and Support, Mediation for Young People and Families and a Single Access Point for 16/17 year olds with housing difficulties.

Housing Advisor

37 hrs per week

Salary £16,991 - £23,473

Fixed Term Contract – Funded initially until 30/06/2010

As a member of the Housing Advice team, you will be advising and advocating for members of the public on all aspects of housing. You will have a minimum of one years housing advice experience, knowledge of homelessness and housing legislation, experience of homeless prevention and have excellent communication skills.

We base selection on job related criteria. Applications from disabled people and ethnic minority groups are particularly welcomed as they are underrepresented in the Charity. Disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria of the post will be interviewed

Closing Date 31st July 2009 at noon

For an application form contact below. CV’s will not be accepted.

Tel: 01509 260500 Fax 01509 260505

E-mail kerry.elliott@bridgehousingservices.com

http://www.bridgehousingservices.com

Charity No 1050596

Company No 03114996

Trustees, SPEAR

SPEAR is a dynamic and well-respected homelessness charity working in and around the Richmond Borough. Our integrated services not only take people off the streets but continue to support our clients until they are able to live independently.

SPEAR is seeking up to three new Trustees to strengthen their current Board.

As a Trustee you will be passionate about our cause and committed to our values, helping to formulate and oversee the implementation of our new three-year strategic plan.

As a Chair you will need vision and passion to help us move forward as well as the leadership skills to make it happen. You will also need the time to deal with the responsibilities that accompany a role of this nature. New Trustees will be considered alongside existing Trustees for the position of Chair.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds but we are particularly keen to hear from applicants with expertise in the homelessness sector.

Board meetings are held quarterly in either Twickenham or Richmond.

For an application pack, please email job@spearlondon.org or visit our website, www.spearlondon.org. For an informal conversation about these roles, please call our Director on 020 8288 6506.

The closing date for these roles is Friday 24th July 2009.

Charity Registration Number: 1122206 - Company Registration Number: 6396687

Team Leader, Guildford Action

We are looking for a Team Leader for out Drop-in-Centre in Guildford Town. We run a comprehensive service for people who are homeless and/or on low income in Guildford. The team leader is responsible for this service which is long established and well regarded in the area.If you are looking for challanging work with a dedicated team this is it.

If you have leadership skills, have some experience of working with homeless people, people on low income, with drug, alchohol or mental health issues this may be the job for you.

If you would like to know more about this vacancy please contact Sam Docherty on 07984187191 between 10.00 and 15.00 hours or samdocherty@guildfordaction.org.uk for further information.

Closing date is July 3rd, 2009.

Street Population Outreach Workers, Porchlight

An exciting new work opportunity for people with recent experience of using support services.

Porchlight is looking to recruit two Street Population Outreach Workers. You must have experience of accessing support services.

Salary: £11,309, rising to £12,565 after 6 months (on completion of probationary period).

Hours: 21 per week (1 year contract)

Ref: PL160

You will engage with the ‘street population’ in Maidstone (that is people such as rough sleepers, beggars, street drinkers and street drug users) and help them establish a lifestyle away from the streets, helping clients secure accommodation, access services and working in partnership with local agencies.

In the past 4 years you must have either:

• Lived in supported accommodation
• Received floating support
• Used treatment services
• Used other support services

You must have reasonable reading and writing, and good verbal communication skills. You can still apply if you are currently accessing floating support or other support services (but not if you are still in supported housing). For an informal chat call Michael Bourne on 01622 675823 or 07734 595316.

For an application pack call 01227 760078 quoting job ref: PL160 or visit http://www.porchlight.org.uk/careers.

Closes: 13/07/09

Interviews: 22/07/09

Support and Resettlement Worker, Porchlight

“I would recommend anyone who needs help to Porchlight. There should be more support like this.” Jane

Porchlight is a forward thinking and innovative charity, passionate about continuously improving how we help people and communities. We’re extremely proud that all our services have achieved Grade A’s since Supporting People began the QAF.

Salary: £18,849 – £20,943

Hrs: 35 pw

SUPPORT AND RESETTLEMENT WORKER

Ref: PL162

You’ll be running the accommodation with the rest of the team and guiding and supporting clients (young, single homeless people) as they get their lives back together. To do this, you’ll need to have had relevant experience of working with homeless or vulnerable people.

If you have experience of working with homeless people and are committed to changing attitudes and the lives of the most excluded, then we want to hear from you. For more information about these and other vacancies and to hear why 98% of our staff would recommend Porchlight as a good organisation to be part of, visit http://www.porchlight.org.uk/careers email recruitment@porchlight.org.uk or call 01227 760078. Candidates are subject to CRB checks. We’re especially interested in hearing from former service users.

Closes (12pm): 13/07/09

Interviews: 21/07/09

We value diversity.

Registered Charity No: 267116

http://www.porchlight.org.uk

Outreach Worker, Porchlight

‘Porchlight has helped me to manage. They got me out of a ditch.’ David

Porchlight is a forward thinking charity, passionate about continuously improving how we help people and communities. We’re extremely proud that all our services have achieved Grade A’s since Supporting People began the QAF. Join our expanding Outreach team and help people like David.

OUTREACH WORKER

Salary: £18,849 – £20,943

Ref: PL161

Hrs: 35 pw

Covering West Kent, you’ll be joining a large, friendly and expanding team, providing advice and assistance to people sleeping rough or at risk of homelessness. You’ll help them with their immediate housing needs.

If you have experience of working with homeless people and are committed to changing attitudes and the lives of the most excluded, then we want to hear from you. For more information about these and other vacancies and to hear why 98% of our staff would recommend Porchlight as a good organisation to be part of, visit http://www.porchlight.org.uk/careers email recruitment@porchlight.org.uk or call 01227 760078. Candidates are subject to CRB checks. We’re especially interested in hearing from former service users.

Closes (12pm): 13/07/09

Interviews: 20/07/09

We value diversity.

Registered Charity No: 267116

http://www.porchlight.org.uk

Service Manager, Porchlight

“The support made me feel more confident to go out and live my life again.” Siobhan

Porchlight is a forward thinking charity, passionate about continuously improving how we help people and communities. We’re extremely proud that all our services have achieved Grade A’s since Supporting People began the QAF. Join our organisation and help people like Siobhan.

SERVICE MANAGER (OUTREACH)

Hrs: 35 pw

Salary: £25,281 – £27,810

Ref: PL163

Based in Canterbury, you will be running a friendly and dedicated team, you will be responsible for the overall day-to-day management of the East Area of the Kent Wide Outreach team.

If you have experience of motivating and developing a team in providing an Outreach Service, and are also committed to changing attitudes and the lives of the most excluded, then we want to hear from you. For more information and other vacancies, visit http://www.porchlight.org.uk/careers email recruitment@porchlight.org.uk or call 01227 760078. Candidates are subject to CRB checks. We’re especially interested in hearing from former service users.

Closes (12pm): 13/07/09

Interviews: 22/07/09

We value diversity.

Registered Charity No: 267116

http://www.porchlight.org.uk

Night Workers, The Scrine Foundation

Subject to the new rota being confirmed later this week we will have 2 vacancies for Night Workers at Canterbury Open Centre.

These 2 workers will be overseeing the centre from 9.30pm to 8.30am, the shift pattern will be 4 nights on and 4 nights off. They will be required to check on the Service Users during the night, assist with some administration and let service Users out of the building as required. They will also be required to de-escalate any conflict and resolve issues that occur during the night.

If you are interested in these positions please contact me for an application form on: 01843 571885, Gillian Hunt, HR Manager.

Lease Manger (Bournemouth), BCHA

Ref: PLMBE

£28,431 to £32,097 + Benefits

At BCHA, we do whatever it takes to help Dorset’s vulnerable and homeless people enjoy a fresh start in life. That’s why we deliver a comprehensive range of support services – and why we maintain a diverse and substantial property portfolio.

You can expect a very significant challenge, as you work closely with landlords, consultants, quantity surveyors, insurers and local authorities to:

• Work in conjunction with our local authority partners to identify lease hold opportunities that meet the needs of our service users
• Negotiate new leases, renew existing lease arrangements, and agree lease disposals with landlords, solicitors and stakeholders
• Provide professional advice, guidance and information on all leasehold issues (schedules of condition, dilapidation reports)

You’ll require plenty of initiative, and proven ability to prioritise a complex workload without supervision. Highly motivated and enthusiastic, you’re very experienced in the housing or property sector and professionally qualified, and you will ideally hold an HNC in Building Surveying or equivalent. You’re certainly capable of strengthening a small, closely knit team, managing budgets and programmes you must be well versed in all aspects of HSE legislation and current building best practice.

Please request an application form on 01202 410500 quoting the appropriate reference number, or apply online at http://www.bcha.org.uk

Closing date: tbc

BCHA is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.