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Make a positive difference in someone’s life by joining The Richmond Fellowship Scotland in our Dunfermline service!

Our fantastic team are on the lookout for compassionate and creative individuals with a positive attitude to join them as Support Practitioners in an established Complex needs service, where you will be providing 2:1 Support.

Due to the nature of this service, we can only accept applications from Male applicants.

It would be advantageous, if candidates have previous experience of working within a Complex Needs service, where CALM & PBST, have played a huge role.

You don't need experience in care to start your career with us; we recruit on values and transferrable skills. We’ll give you all the training you need to be an amazing Support Practitioner including a fully funded SVQ.

About Us:

The Richmond Fellowship Scotland provides personalised and outcome-focused support to over 2800 individuals in their own homes across Scotland, making us the country's largest provider of social care. We support individuals with a variety of different needs such as physical and/or learning disabilities, ongoing mental health issues, alcohol or substance abuse and autism. Some of the people we support can present challenging behavior or require a high level of personal care.

The Role:

As a Support Practitioner, you will assist individuals living in their own homes with disabilities and/or additional support needs in all aspects of their daily lives, including support with medication and finances, housework, meal preparation, cooking and personal care.

The people we support have a variety of different hobbies which we’ll be looking to you to take an active interest in, from going out for a tasty bite or catching the latest movie to a gym session or group activity, the list is endless.

To be part of our team, we’ll need you to:

• Have an empathetic and caring nature.
• Good observation skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Confidence in using computers.
• Be able to work well in a team environment and on your own.
• Good organisational skills.
  

Benefits

• Generous annual leave.
• TRFS rewards scheme (includes cash-back and discounts at a variety of high street and online retailers).
• Paid travel during shifts and 45p per mile fuel allowance.
• Continuous in-house training opportunities and chances to further your career in social care.
• Refer a Friend scheme- £150 reward for successfully referring a colleague.
• Employee Forum - for employees to voice their opinions and give feedback which in turn, allows us to continuously improve as an employer and ensure a positive working environment.
• Free Membership of Glasgow Credit Union.
• HSF Health Care plan.
• Counselling & Life Works service.

We’re looking to fill this post as soon as possible and reserve the right to close the advert if suitable candidates are found before the advert closes. To avoid disappointment, pop your application in early.

Closing Date: 9/2/26
 

All successful Support Practitioner applicants will be given a conditional offer - this is subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and PVG; having a conviction will not necessarily debar you from working in this sector. All new staff members will be required to register with the SSSC within 3 months of their start date.

We encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications irrespective of race, ethnicity or national origin, religion, gender, disability, age, marital, parental status or sexual orientation. Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams.

Please note, our smoking policy applies to this role. Please contact cmack@trfs.org.uk if you have any questions.

We celebrate difference and encourage everyone to join us.

Schedule 9 Part 1 (1)(1)(a) of the Equality Act 2010 applies to this post.

Join us and be part of something bigger!

Support Practitioner - Complex Needs - Male only

Dunfermline, Fife, United Kingdom

KY11 4EX

£26,162 per year

Permanent - Full-time

Posted today

Closing date: 10/02/202...

Vacancy Reference Number:

HCT26

Salary: 

Full-time: £25,000 – £29,000

Hours: 

Part-time/Full-time

Contract Type: 

Permanent

Responsible to: 

Curriculum Manager

Job Location: 

Greenbank College, Greenbank Lane, Liverpool L17 1AG

Note: employees are required to be flexible in their approach to working location and may be required to work at other sites

Closing date: 

31/01/26

Interview Date:

TBC

Job Purpose 

• To deliver outstanding teaching, learning and assessment to all students of Health and Care.

Main Duties and Responsibilities 

• Develop and deliver high quality and inclusive courses of learning employing a variety of teaching and learning strategies to engage, stimulate and inspire students at all levels.
• Plan, maintain and develop excellent resources and course materials.
• Use the student support plans in place to design effective learning and promote achievement of each individual’s personal and academic goals.
• Provide students with accurate and timely formative assessment and developmental feedback; this will include the role of a personal tutor.
• Ensure adherence to efficient student journey tracking in compliance with Greenbank’s quality systems and funding body guidelines by monitoring, supporting and accurately recording student attendance, retention, performance and achievements in a timely manner.
• Provide accurate and timely management information as requested to support data collection and analysis.
• Maintain excellent subject knowledge by keeping abreast of developments in specialist field and undertaking regular professional development that reflects standards in the theory and practice of education and the use of information, learning technology and other resources to stretch, challenge and meet students’ individual learning needs.
• Safeguard and support the wellbeing of students, ensuring a consistent, constructive approach to dealing with student behaviour and responsibility for reporting child protection matters.
• Attend designated in house training sessions and any additional training recommended by the line manager.
• Work with colleagues in supporting the cross-College delivery of Functional and Employability Skills and Careers Education.
• To work as part of the College tutor team, sharing resource development, promoting good practice and attending regular team meetings.
• Actively support the achievement of annual Greenbank targets for student attendance, retention and success rates.
• Support Greenbank’s mission and values and comply with all of its policies procedures and legislative requirements.
• Fulfil other duties assigned by Greenbank’s senior management as may be required from time to time, including providing absence cover for colleagues, attending parent/carers evenings and supporting other College events.

This job description is an outline of the current main duties of the post and may be reviewed when relevant in line with the development of the organisation.

Greenbank is committed to safeguarding children and safer recruitment practices and will undertake all required Department of Education employment checks including those of the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Further information about the Disclosure and Barring Service can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-barring-service

Greenbank is an equal opportunities employer and applications are particularly welcome from disabled people.

If you have subject knowledge and expertise in this area but don’t yet have a teaching qualification, we would still welcome your application as it may be possible for you to undertake a teaching qualification alongside your employment.

Additional vacancy details

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, gender, gender reassignment, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and adhering to the r...

Job details

Contract: Fixed Term - 8 months maternity cover. Term Time + 2 weeks - 37.5 hours per week

Salary: £20,172.95 - £24,630.92 per annum

Location: Manchester Enterprise Academy, Simonsway, Wythenshawe, Manchester, M22 9RH

Closing Date: 4th February 2026

Interviews will be held w/c 9th February 2026

Centrepoint, the UK’s leading youth homelessness charity, is looking for a a passionate and proactive Upstream Practitioner to join our Team based in Manchester.

About us

Centrepoint is the UK’s leading youth homelessness charity. We help vulnerable young people by giving them the practical and emotional support they need to find a job and live independently. We provide homeless young people with accommodation, mental health support and life skills in order to get them back into education, training and employment. We want to end youth homelessness by 2037. Together with our partners, we support over 16,000 young people each year.

This full-time, school-based role is part of our Policy and Prevention directorate and reports to the Senior Upstream Practitioner. You will play a key role in our pre-16 prevention pilot, helping to identify and address the root causes of youth homelessness.

As an Upstream Practitioner, you will administer surveys to students aged 11–16, conduct holistic assessments, and provide early intervention support. You will work closely with families, schools, and community services to ensure sustained positive outcomes. The role also involves leading workshops, maintaining a caseload, and collecting impact data to support continuous improvement.

We are looking for a confident practitioner with experience supporting children and families. You should be skilled in risk assessments, have strong communication abilities, and be committed to safeguarding and trauma-informed practices. Knowledge of local services and qualifications in Family Mediation, Social Work, or related fields are desirable.

Join Centrepoint and be part of a mission-driven team dedicated to preventing youth homelessness. If you are passionate about early intervention and want to make a real difference, we encourage you to apply.

Why join Centrepoint?

In return for your efforts you’ll receive a competitive salary, excellent training and development, and a host of staff benefits including:

• 25 days of annual leave per year, rising by one day per year to a maximum of 27 days
• Healthcare cash plan (Cover the costs of a wide range of medical treatment including Dental, Optical, Complementary and Alternative therapies).
• Private Medical insurance
• Income protection
• Employer pension contributions of 5%
• Access to Cycle 2 Work loan scheme
• An interest-free travel loan

At Centrepoint we challenge the discrimination within society that contributes to youth homelessness, and we are just as committed to fairness and equality within Centrepoint itself. We are passionate about ensuring all of our colleagues are made to feel included in the work we do and that we value the rich diversity within the organization.

We are an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications regardless of sex, gender, race, age, belief in any religion and none, gender identity, ethnic origin, class, sexuality, nationality, appearance, unrelated criminal activities, disability, responsibility for dependents, part time or shift workers, being HIV positive or living with AIDS, lived experience of homelessness or using young people’s services and any other matter which causes a person to be treated with injustice.

Centrepoint’s policy is to recruit, employ and promote people on the basis of their suitability for the work to be performed, and to this end, our aim is to ensure that all applicants, employees and volunteers receive equal treatment.

Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to join our team as a Upstream Practitioner, click ‘Apply’ now!

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Make a positive difference in someone’s life by joining The Richmond Fellowship Scotland in our West Lothian service!

Based in West Lothian our fabulous team, are on the lookout for an experienced individual with a calm and understanding nature to join them as a Complex Needs Practitioner Level 2 on a full-time basis.

The Role

As a Complex Needs Practitioner you will assist with all aspects of daily living including meal preparation, medication, going to appointments and activities, managing personal finances, support with moving and handling and personal care. As well as helping the people we support in their own homes, you’ll also provide emotional support and assist them to maintain relationships with family and friends.

In our service we may use CALM which are physical intervention and escape techniques to ensure the safety of supported individuals, colleagues, and members of the public. Techniques include but are not limited to; posture and distance when supporting, understanding triggers and escalations signs along with guiding individuals away to deescalate situations.

The people we support are all very different with their hobbies and we’ll be looking to you to take an active interest. Their interests include going out for a tasty bite, sensory activities, quiet time on their iPad, relaxing going on holidays, out for walks and to their favourite clubs. One of the gents also attends college and enjoys going out for drives. With your support you’ll reduce social isolation, enable individuals maintain their independence and grow in confidence.

To be an amazing Complex Needs Practitioner, we’ll need you to:

• Experience in a care setting
• Knowledge of care plans
• Have an empathetic and caring nature.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Confidence in using computers.
• Be able to work well in a team environment and on your own.
• Good organisational skills.

Benefits:

• TRFS rewards scheme (which includes cash-back and discounts at a variety of high street and online retailers)
• Paid travel during shifts and 45p per mile fuel allowance.
• Continuous in-house training opportunities and chances to further your career in social care.
• Refer a Friend scheme- £150 reward for successfully referring a friend, family member or colleague.
• Free Membership of Glasgow Credit Union.
• HSF Health Care plan.
• Counselling & Life Works service.

We’re looking to fill these posts as soon as possible and reserve the right to close the advert if suitable candidates are found before the advert closes. To avoid disappointment, pop your application in early.

Closing Date: 9th Feb 2026 (We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time)

If you are applying via a job board then please be aware that you must submit an application via our website otherwise we will be unable to contact you!

All successful Support Practitioner applicants will be given a conditional offer- this is subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and PVG; having a conviction will not necessarily debar you from working in this sector. All new staff members will be required to register with the SSSC within 3 months of their start date.

We encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications irrespective of race, ethnicity or national origin, religion, gender, disability, age, marital, parental status or sexual orientation. Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams.

We celebrate difference and encourage everyone to join us!

Complex Needs Practitioner Level 2

Livingston, West Lothian, United Kingdom

EH54

£28,776 per year

Permanent - Full-time

Posted today

Closing date: 10/02/2026

Job reference: KB1479683LivCNPL

Complex Needs Practitioner Level 2

Livingston, West Lothian, United Kingdom

£28,776 per year

We’re growing our Community Nurse Team at Acorns Children's Hospice Trust! We have an exciting opportunity in our Three Counties Hospice, Worcester for an experienced Community Nurse to join the team. In this new role, you’ll use your expertise, compassion and clinical skills to provide comprehensive, evidence-based nursing care to children and young people who have a range of complex health needs and life limiting or life-threatening conditions.

About the Role

Acorns provides care for babies, children and young people, who have life-limiting or life-threatening conditions. Our Children’s Palliative Community Nurses are part of a supportive, multi-disciplinary team delivering care that is tailored to each child’s individual holistic needs.

As a Children’s Palliative Community Nurse, you will:

• Deliver evidence-based end of life and symptom management and after death care to children and young people outside of the hospice
• Use clinical skills including, but not limited to, caring for children who require long term ventilation, tracheostomy care, oxygen therapy, suction, syringe drivers and enteral feeds etc. These skills will be gained by completing competency-based training.
• Be responsible for the assessment, development and evaluation of nursing care plans for children and young people with complex health needs including life limiting and life-threatening conditions and their families.
• Empower children, young people and their relatives to make decisions about their care and to exercise choice
• Travel within a designated geographic area to visit patients in their homes or community settings
• This role requires autonomous lone working, making clinical decisions and managing patient care independently while coordinating with other healthcare providers as necessary

About You

• Registered Children’s nurse, having completed preceptorship
• Demonstrable relevant experience in palliative care
• Proven experience of delivering care within a community environment
• Experience of working with children with complex health needs
• Ability to travel independently around the Acorns region

What We Offer

• £30,000 to £40,000 per annum
• Part-time & full-time roles are available
• Based around the Three Counties Hospice, Worcester (WR5 3EZ)
• Employee discounts from leading retailers – including the Blue Light Card
• Discounts on refurbished tech
• Eye Test discount
• Health cash plan
• Gym membership and equipment discount scheme
• Bike2Work scheme - save up to 42% on bikes and equipment
• Wellbeing, legal and financial support
• Generous contribution to group personal pension plan (7.5%) or continuation of current NHS pension scheme
• NHS pension scheme life assurance or Acorns group life assurance scheme

Interviews are scheduled to be held on 18 February

You need to be eligible to work in the UK to be considered for this role. We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and therefore any successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check for children and will be asked to provide two satisfactory references. In addition, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of immunisation against specific diseases or confirm their willingness to receive the necessary vaccinations.

As a UNICEF Gold Rights Respecting organisation we are committed to ensuring that the United Nations Convention for the Rights of the Child is embedded into both culture and practice within the organisation. As an employee you will be a Duty Bearer for Children’s Rights and support all children to be Rights Holders.

If you have any questions, please contact us at recruitment@acorns.org.uk

Find out about our culture, career development, benefits and more here: Why Work for Acorns?

Full Time or Part Time

Worcester

Clinical Care

Monday 9th of February 2026

We’re growing our Community Nurse Team at Acorns Children's Hospice Trust! We have an exciting opportunity in our Birmingham Hospice for an experienced Community Nurse to join the team. In this new role, you’ll use your expertise, compassion and clinical skills to provide comprehensive, evidence-based nursing care to children and young people who have a range of complex health needs and life limiting or life-threatening conditions.

About the Role

Acorns provides care for babies, children and young people, who have life-limiting or life-threatening conditions. Our Children’s Palliative Community Nurses are part of a supportive, multi-disciplinary team delivering care that is tailored to each child’s individual holistic needs.

As a Children’s Palliative Community Nurse, you will:

• Deliver evidence-based end of life and symptom management and after death care to children and young people outside of the hospice
• Use clinical skills including, but not limited to, caring for children who require long term ventilation, tracheostomy care, oxygen therapy, suction, syringe drivers and enteral feeds etc. These skills will be gained by completing competency-based training.
• Be responsible for the assessment, development and evaluation of nursing care plans for children and young people with complex health needs including life limiting and life-threatening conditions and their families.
• Empower children, young people and their relatives to make decisions about their care and to exercise choice
• Travel within a designated geographic area to visit patients in their homes or community settings
• This role requires autonomous lone working, making clinical decisions and managing patient care independently while coordinating with other healthcare providers as necessary

About You

• Registered Children’s nurse, having completed preceptorship
• Demonstrable relevant experience in palliative care
• Proven experience of delivering care within a community environment
• Experience of working with children with complex health needs
• Ability to travel independently around the Acorns region

What We Offer

• £30,000 to £40,000 per annum
• Part-time & full-time roles are available
• Based around the Birmingham Hospice (B29 6HZ)
• Employee discounts from leading retailers – including the Blue Light Card
• Discounts on refurbished tech
• Eye Test discount
• Health cash plan
• Gym membership and equipment discount scheme
• Bike2Work scheme - save up to 42% on bikes and equipment
• Wellbeing, legal and financial support
• Generous contribution to group personal pension plan (7.5%) or continuation of current NHS pension scheme
• NHS pension scheme life assurance or Acorns group life assurance scheme

Interviews are scheduled to be held on 17 February

You need to be eligible to work in the UK to be considered for this role. We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and therefore any successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check for children and will be asked to provide two satisfactory references. In addition, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of immunisation against specific diseases or confirm their willingness to receive the necessary vaccinations.

As a UNICEF Gold Rights Respecting organisation we are committed to ensuring that the United Nations Convention for the Rights of the Child is embedded into both culture and practice within the organisation. As an employee you will be a Duty Bearer for Children’s Rights and support all children to be Rights Holders.

If you have any questions, please contact us at recruitment@acorns.org.uk

Find out about our culture, career development, benefits and more here: Why Work for Acorns?

Full Time or Part Time

Birmingham

Clinical Care

Sunday 8th of February 2026

We’re growing our Community Nurse Team at Acorns Children's Hospice Trust! We have an exciting opportunity in our Black Country Hospice, Walsall for an experienced Community Nurse to join the team. In this new role, you’ll use your expertise, compassion and clinical skills to provide comprehensive, evidence-based nursing care to children and young people who have a range of complex health needs and life limiting or life-threatening conditions.

About the Role

Acorns provides care for babies, children and young people, who have life-limiting or life-threatening conditions. Our Children’s Palliative Community Nurses are part of a supportive, multi-disciplinary team delivering care that is tailored to each child’s individual holistic needs.

As a Children’s Palliative Community Nurse, you will:

• Deliver evidence-based end of life and symptom management and after death care to children and young people outside of the hospice
• Use clinical skills including, but not limited to, caring for children who require long term ventilation, tracheostomy care, oxygen therapy, suction, syringe drivers and enteral feeds etc. These skills will be gained by completing competency-based training.
• Be responsible for the assessment, development and evaluation of nursing care plans for children and young people with complex health needs including life limiting and life-threatening conditions and their families.
• Empower children, young people and their relatives to make decisions about their care and to exercise choice
• Travel within a designated geographic area to visit patients in their homes or community settings
• This role requires autonomous lone working, making clinical decisions and managing patient care independently while coordinating with other healthcare providers as necessary

About You

• Registered Children’s nurse, having completed preceptorship
• Demonstrable relevant experience in palliative care
• Proven experience of delivering care within a community environment
• Experience of working with children with complex health needs
• Ability to travel independently around the Acorns region

What We Offer

• £30,000 to £40,000 per annum
• Part-time & full-time roles are available
• Based around the Black Country Hospice, Walsall (WS5 4NL)
• Employee discounts from leading retailers – including the Blue Light Card
• Discounts on refurbished tech
• Eye Test discount
• Health cash plan
• Gym membership and equipment discount scheme
• Bike2Work scheme - save up to 42% on bikes and equipment
• Wellbeing, legal and financial support
• Generous contribution to group personal pension plan (7.5%) or continuation of current NHS pension scheme
• NHS pension scheme life assurance or Acorns group life assurance scheme

Interviews are scheduled to be held on 6 February

You need to be eligible to work in the UK to be considered for this role. We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and therefore any successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check for children and will be asked to provide two satisfactory references. In addition, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of immunisation against specific diseases or confirm their willingness to receive the necessary vaccinations.

As a UNICEF Gold Rights Respecting organisation we are committed to ensuring that the United Nations Convention for the Rights of the Child is embedded into both culture and practice within the organisation. As an employee you will be a Duty Bearer for Children’s Rights and support all children to be Rights Holders.

If you have any questions, please contact us at recruitment@acorns.org.uk

Find out about our culture, career development, benefits and more here: Why Work for Acorns?

Full Time or Part Time

Walsall

Clinical Care

Sunday 1st of February 2026

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Criminal Justice Recovery Worker
Covering Basildon

Hours – 37.5 per week
Working Pattern – Monday to Friday (includes one late evening per week)
Salary – £25,000 per annum
Closing date – 29th January 2026

Do you wish to develop further into a career in substance misuse support? Do you have experience in helping vulnerable people making changes in their lives? If so, have you thought about working for Open Road?

Summary
Criminal Justice Recovery Workers will be part of the All Age Recovery Service (AARCS) team working specifically with clients involved with the criminal justice system. Being required to encourage, initiate and sustain recovery, workers will facilitate both 1:1 and group-based psychosocial interventions with prolific offenders, whilst maintaining excellent relationships with partnership agencies.

What you’ll be doing
You’ll be responsible for the care co-ordination of each client, including case management and the facilitation of a group programme that will involve an element of complimentary therapies.

The Criminal Justice Recovery Workers’ ultimate aims are to:
• Increase the number of offenders engaged in structured substance misuse treatment.
• Support clients to reduce their substance misuse and aspire towards achieving and sustaining recovery.
• Educate clients around harm minimisation to help reduce the likelihood of drug-related deaths across the county.
• Support clients to address and reduce their drug-related reoffending.

What it’s like to work for Open Road
Open Road provides drug and alcohol treatment services and offender support services across Essex & Kent including a range of interventions that deliver mentoring, advice and information programmes. Our mission is to empower a diverse range of individuals, families and communities to lead healthy and more meaningful lives, free from addiction, offending behaviour and disadvantage, to ensure healthier, happier lifestyles.

Benefits to you
– 25 days Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays, plus a day off for your birthday!
– Royal London Pension and Death in Service benefit.
– Access to our in-house Organisational Training Plan, and full training tailored to your development needs.

What you need
– Ideally, experience working within substance misuse and/or criminal justice settings.
– Experience of, and/or confidence in, delivering group-based psychosocial interventions is preferred.
– An awareness of the issues facing those involved in the criminal justice system that struggle with addiction, and how these can impede progress and ultimate recovery.
– Excellent communication, time management and administrative skills.
– A willingness to learn and work with a variety of people.
– Have a clear understanding of, and a commitment to safeguarding best practice.
– A commitment to multi-agency working, and be able to work in partnership with other agencies within the treatment system to achieve good outcomes for clients.
– Ability to drive and access to a car.

This position is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check at enhanced level.

Application

Please use the following link to complete our online application form.  Prior to starting please ensure you have all of the relevant information to hand.  Take time to review the job pack below as the shortlisting will be carried out with the Job Description and Person Specification in mind.

Open Road Application Form  (online form)

Open Road Equal Opportunities Form (online form) 

Alternatively, you can use this link to complete the form via word and email to shannon.fleming@openroad.org.uk

Open Road Equal Opportunities Form

Open Road values and respects the diversity and individual differences of our services users, staff and our volunteers.

Job Pack

Inpatient Unit and Palliative Advice Centre (PACE) at East Cheshire Hospice.

Due to an exciting expansion of services, the hospice is adding to its well-established team.

We are seeking to recruit an experienced nurse with a passion for delivering exemplary care, to join us in supporting people affected by life-limiting illness in both the hospice and community settings.

The successful candidate will be supported to undertake an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice to facilitate a transition from senior nurse to Advanced Nurse Practitioner.

You will be based in our purpose-built hospice situated one mile from Macclesfield town centre. There is ample free parking available on site.

Our service operates 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week. This post will require weekend and evening work with the possibility of occasional rotation onto nights.

Our new team member will:

· Provide high-quality, compassionate care to patients with life-limiting illness.

· Act as a clinical leader, ensuring safe and effective care delivery.

· Undertake face-to-face assessments and reviews of palliative patients within the hospice and community settings.

· Offer advice and support to patients, families, and healthcare professionals both in person and over the phone.

· Coordinate care and contribute to multidisciplinary team discussions and decision-making.

· Support service development and quality improvement initiatives.

· Promote evidence-based practice and uphold the highest standards of care.

· Support the provision of additional hospice services such as blood transfusions and respite care.

Children’s Playworker - PERSON SPECIFICATION

REQUIREMENTS
SKILLS AND ABILITIES

EXPERIENCE

KNOWLEDGE

PERSONAL
ATTRIBUTES AND
REQUIREMENTS

ESSENTIAL
•  Ability to develop, organise and
run activities and events, online
as well as face to face

•  Ability to work with individuals

and groups

•  High level of interpersonal /

communication skills

•  Ability to be an active listener
•  Excellent organisational skills,
including managing own diary
commitment to working hours

•  Ability to deal with emotive

situations
•  Car driver
•  Experience of working with

children and families – minimum
1 year

•  Experience of organising and
managing play activities
•  Experience of working within
professional boundaries
•  Appropriate higher-level

qualification in a relevant field
•  Demonstrated understanding of
emotional well-being, trauma
and the effects on families
Safeguarding knowledge and
training

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•  Knowledge of other relevant local

services, organisations and
agencies
•
IT training/good level of IT skills
•  Warm, friendly, open and caring

way of being

•  Enjoys working in a team
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Flexible and resilient
•  Able to work evenings and

weekends

DESIRABLE

•  Dynamic Risk Assessing
•
Session planning and
evaluation of outcomes

•  Recognised Playwork

Qualification

ASSESSED
Interview
Certificates

•  Working knowledge of

databases

•  Experience of working with
children and families in
difficult situations e.g. illness
and bereavement

•  Counselling skills
•  Understanding of the needs
of children and their families
after diagnosis, during and
post treatment
First Aid training/qualification

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Application
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Application
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The post holder will be expected to adhere to The Joshua Tree’s ethos and values.

Evening & Weekend Support Practitioner

Be part of a team that makes a real difference for families!

Part-Time, 27hrs (approx.)
ST1 | £13.06ph

Are you looking for a new challenge?  Do you want to be part of a team that makes a difference to homeless and vulnerable families?

Join our team of dedicated staff at Gingerbread Family Support!

Overview:

Using a trauma-informed and holistic approach, you will support families within the accommodation to reach their full potential and to gain valuable life skills, enabling families to successfully move on to independent living.

You will promote independence, and the family will be at the heart of all you do.

You will coordinate with Family Practitioners to carry out support sessions, to promote all aspects of a healthy lifestyle including; routines, positive-parenting, healthy eating, money management and resettlement sessions.

You will need:

• to act as a positive role model to others
• to be IT literate with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• to have excellent communication skills
• to have excellent attention to detail
• knowledge of homelessness issues
• an NVQ Level II in a relevant area is desirable

Hours: Working on a 2 week rolling rota;

Week 1: Monday, Tuesday 4.00pm – 10.00pm and Saturday, Sunday 9.00am – 10.00pmWeek 2: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 4.00pm – 10.00pm

Salary: £13.06 per hour

To apply, please send a completed application form and covering letter to HR@gingerbreadcentre.co.uk.

Closing Date for Applications: Wednesday 4^th February 2026

Date of Interviews: TBC

Job Description

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SALARY:
£31,852.13 pa

HOURS:
37 hours per week 

This post is fixed term up to 2 years, with the possibility of an extension.

Touchstone is a multi-award-winning mental health and wellbeing charity operating in communities across Yorkshire, including the 2nd most inclusive employer in the UK in the “Top 50 Most Inclusive Employers” list and achieved Investors in People – Platinum accreditation. Touchstone understands that we can only deliver excellence to the people we serve if the people we recruit are happy, empowered, supported to reach their potential and trusted to lead.

Beacon Leeds is a partnership of 3 Leeds-based charities; Turning Lives Around (TLA), Touchstone and Inspire North. Beacon provides a city-wide Housing Related Support accommodation service for vulnerable adults, couples and families to prevent homelessness and address housing need.

The postholder will work within a dynamic, fast paced housing support service to ensure the voice of survivors informs every stage of the process, specialising in working with clients for whom housing, and risk of tenancy breakdown and unplanned outcomes are a factor. The postholder will need to be able to establish positive, proactive and innovative working relationships with a range of services and organisations across the Beacon partnership, whilst supporting a caseload of victim survivors.

Online Information Session: Monday 02 February, at 13:00 via Microsoft Teams
If you wish to attend please email recruitment@touchstonesupport.org.uk

CLOSING DATE: Sunday 08 February 2026 
Interviews will be held on: Wednesday 18 February 2026 

To apply, please send your application form to recruitment@touchstonesupport.org.uk

Application forms and documents:

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Equal Opportunities Policy – Agreed 2020

Touchstone Job Applicant Privacy Notice – NOV 24

As an employee of Touchstone you will benefit from the following:

• Working for a diverse and inclusive organisation e.g. 36% *BME staff, 25% *LGBTQ+ staff, 16% *staff with a disability. Staff and peer support networks (*as above and many more)
• 28 days annual leave (rising to 31 after 2 years) + 8 bank holidays (pro-rata)
• Flexible working opportunities
• Personal wellbeing budget. Access to counselling and 24/7 confidential staff helpline.
• Health and wellbeing activities and fun staff team away days
• Inclusive maternity and parental policies and pay
• Additional day of leave as a celebration day or health and wellbeing
• Learning and personal development opportunities

Touchstone is an equal opportunities organisation, an equal rights employer and applications are welcome from all sections of the community, particularly, BME and LGB and Trans communities and/or people with disabilities who are under-represented within Touchstone. All applicants who disclose a disability and meet the essential criteria will be interviewed. Additional information can be obtained from our equal opportunities policy. Please note that we do not hold a sponsor licence and we do not intend to offer sponsorship for this particular role. You should therefore ensure that you have/will have the right to work in the UK to be able to undertake this role, if appointed, you will be required to provide relevant right to work documents at the point of an offer being made to you. Applications can be obtained by visiting www.touchstonesupport.org.uk or by e-mailing recruitment@touchstonesupport.org.uk. Please note that feedback is not provided to applicants who have not been shortlisted. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible

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Women’s Services Practitioner – OOCR Intensive
Support
(Female*)

*Due to the nature of our work this is a genuine occupational requirement - Equality Act 2010, Sch 9, Pt 1, Para 1

We believe that all women and girls have the right to reach their potential
and to live their lives free from poverty and violence. We are passionate
about what we do. We know it makes a difference.

Through  our work  we  know  that women  and  girls  affected  by  poverty, trauma  and  abuse  have the
potential to transform their lives. We support them by providing a safe environment and high-quality
gender-responsive and trauma-informed support.

New Dawn New Day has worked to promote women’s wellbeing for over 30 years and delivers a
range of services designed to meet the needs of women and girls, particularly those who have been
impacted by trauma.

We are committed to...

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Improving women’s health and wellbeing, particularly those who face severe and multiple
disadvantage or who are victims and survivors of abuse and trauma.
Improving disadvantaged women’s social and economic circumstances.

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•  Enabling greater social inclusion for women with who have multiple unmet needs.

We will do this by...

•  Ensuring that women have opportunities to enhance their health, wellbeing and personal

development as well as their economic and social circumstances.

•  Developing quality early intervention services that work with women who are at risk of

violence, abuse, exploitation and involvement in the criminal justice system.

•  Offering holistic, wraparound, gender-responsive support to meet the multiple needs of

women.

•  Ensuring our services are trauma-informed and responsive.
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•  Being a collaborative, enterprising, sufficiently resourced and sustainable organisation.

Influencing policy and practice to create improvements in services for vulnerable women.

The following principles underpin our work...

•  All women have the right to live their lives free from poverty, violence and oppression.
•  Women affected by poverty, trauma and abuse have the potential to transform their lives
through the provision of a safe environment and high quality, gender-responsive, trauma-
informed support.

•  Women have the right to expect accessible, appropriate and timely support to address their

individual needs.

•  Women have many needs and no one service can meet the needs of any one woman. We

must therefore actively collaborate and work in partnership with other agencies to enable a
co-ordinated package of support to be provided.

•  Women using our services have the right to have their say in how these services are run and

become involved in the development and delivery of these services.

Women’s Services Practitioner – Intensive Support

We are seeking applications from experienced practitioners to deliver a range of support interventions
to women referred to New Dawn New Day through our Out of Court Resolution (OOCR) pathway. These
women may be diverted from formal criminal justice processes and can present with complex needs and
significant barriers to engagement.

This post will complement our existing OOCR pathway by working specifically with women who present
with a higher level of need and who face greater challenges in accessing support. The role offers an
opportunity to provide intensive, wraparound support that is responsive to the realities of women’s
lives and rooted in trauma-informed, relational practice.

The OOCR pathway is delivered in partnership with the OPCC, and forms part of NDND’s wider
commitment to trauma informed support within criminal justice interventions. Support is delivered
from our women’s centre in central Leicester and on an outreach basis across the county.

This will be an interesting and varied post with the postholder working as part of a small team offering
support on both a one-to-one and group basis. The approach is holistic, relational, gender responsive
and trauma informed.

On a day-to-day basis this will involve:

•  Dealing with referrals to the service; making contact with the women who are referred, liaising

with colleagues in probation and setting up initial appointments.

•  Managing referrals to the service: making initial contact with referred women, liaising with

police and partner agencies, and setting up appointments.

•  Carrying out holistic assessments of each woman’s needs, risks, and strengths, and co-producing

action plans that reflect their goals and priorities.

•  Delivering support in community settings when attending the centre is a barrier, including home

visits and accompaniment to appointments.

•  Providing practical and emotional support to help women take steps towards their goals. This

may include referrals to specialist services (e.g. recovery, mental health, education, employment,
debt and benefits advice), or advocacy to access housing, emergency support, or safeguarding.

•  Making regular check-in calls and...