Lancaster District Food Justice Partnership

Development Worker

Job Description

Location: Hybrid working between LDFJP and Citizens Advice North

        Lancashire offices, and out in the community

1.  Reporting to: Community Advice Team Leader

2.  Reporting to the LDFJP Development Worker: N/A

3.  Contract Duration: 12 months fixed term

4.  Hours: 21 hours per week (can be worked flexibly where needed)

 Evening and weekend work may be required within the 21 hours per week

5.  Salary: £27,292 FTE (£16,375 actual)

6.  Holidays: 40 days per annum FTE inclusive of bank holidays and Christmas

shutdown (24 days per annum actual)

7.  Main Purpose of the Job:

The Development Worker will oversee work that meets the Lancaster District Food

Justice Partnership (LDFJP)’s charitable aims and future action plans. You will have a

passion for engaging with communities around food insecurity and issues of

poverty. You will have excellent organisational skills, the ability to work with a range

of people, work well in a team and use your own initiative. Experience of planning

and delivering community-based projects is essential for this post.

The overall aims are:

a.

Increase involvement in decision making around anti-poverty work and food

insecurity, by people with direct lived experience

b.  Increase recognition of the social value of food

c.

Increase learning and development opportunities for those directly affected

by food insecurity to share their experiences, skills and knowledge

d.  To further the LDFJP’s charitable aims and develop an action plan in line with

these

e.  To encourage and support increased engagement and participation from the

Lancaster District’s network of food support organisations, maintaining great

communication and partnership working

f.  Work with wider funding networks to ensure future sustainability of this role

Main Duties & Responsibilities

Specific Responsibilities

●  Work with LDFJP members, and the wider FoodFutures network, to further the

charitable aims of LDFJP, ensuring member organisations are sharing
information and working in a collaborative way

●  Consult and engage with relevant communities and partners to ensure

co-development of solutions that appropriately meet the needs of our target
audiences

●  Specific support of LDFJP food club network. This includes organising,
facilitating and chairing monthly meetings with the LDFJP’s food clubs,
regularly visiting food clubs when needed, liaising with FareShare and
Lancaster City Council regarding distribution of HSF (Household Support
Fund)

●  Work with partners to maintain and develop appropriate monitoring and

evaluation and complete data collection. Ensure appropriate measures are
taken to record impact

●  Promote improved understanding of broader support available to

communities

●  Research possible training opportunities for staff, volunteers and

communities

●  Work with partners to identify gaps in provision and development

opportunities and support with funding applications where necessary in
completing actions

●  Pursue LDFJP priority issues and specific objectives including resource

development, referral pathways and public information

●  Be the active link between the LDFJP and the wider FoodFutures network and
report back to the LDFJP Core Group meetings as necessary (this includes
attending monthly Heart Group meetings and Quarterly FF Partnership
meetings)

●  Attend and serve as note-taker (until another is identified) for all bi-monthly

online/ in-person LDFJP meetings

●  Attend and report directly to LDFJP trustee meetings (these may co-exist

alongside bimonthly LDFJP meetings.)

●  Link in with work being done as part of the Lancashire-wide food support

network

●  Promote the LDFJP’s values, vision and activities using press, marketing, and

social media

●  Link in with work being done as part of the Lancashire-wide food support

network including FoodFutures

●  Promote the LDFJP’s values, vision and activities using press, marketing, social

media and FoodFutures website

●  Embed and progress the Food Ladders Approach and Food Circles

approaches. Supporting groups to access land for growing, community
kitchens and composting sites to increase movement to rung three and
overall sustainability

General Responsibilities

●  To engage with and contribute to your own training and continual

professional development

●  To take responsibility for your own health and safety and that of others in line
with LDFJP and Citizens Advice North Lancashire's Health & Safety policies
●  To take responsibility in safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable

adults in line with the LDFJP and Citizens Advice North Lancashire's
Safeguarding policies

●  To work under the Service Level Agreement between LDFJP and Citizens
Advice North Lancashire. You will be employed by Citizens Advice North
Lancashire but the role is to develop and work with LDFJP and their aims and
objective...

Role profile
Development Worker

Location:

Edinburgh, Midlothian or Scottish
Borders (with some hybrid work
possible, some travel required)

Hours:

36.25 hrs

This role is subject to a Protecting Vulnerable Groups
(PVG) Disclosure

Find out more about working at Health in Mind on the
careers section of our website.

About us
Health in Mind is one of Scotland's best-known and trusted mental health charities. Since 1982,
we have evolved in response to need and now promote positive mental health and wellbeing in
local communities across Scotland.

Our vision

Our purpose

Everyone in Scotland has
positive mental health and
wellbeing, and can access
high-quality support if, when
and how they need it.

Through our unique pathway of support,
collaborations, campaigns, and resources,
we build hope, resilience and
understanding of mental health and
wellbeing. We bring this to life by:

• Living our Values
• Focusing on Communities
• Being knowledgeable and expert
• Having national reach

Our approach to support

People tell us what we do is special and
unique- it is the 'Health in Mind way'. This
is summed up by our approach to support:
• People at the heart of all we do
• Trauma skilled and informed
• Support when and how people need it
• Curious, proactive and flexible
• Community focused and collaborative
• Accessible to all
• Peer engagement and support
• Upholding human rights.

Our values

Our values are at the core of everything we do.

We help people when they need it,
walking with them and sharing
hope along the way. When people
are feeling low and finding things
difficult the skilled staff within
Health in Mind help them to find
hope and remind them change is
possible.

- Team Leader

The Team

Team Structure

This role sits within the Support and Service Delivery
organisational pillar.

Engagement Pathways Team
The Engagement Pathways Team have a pivotal role in
ensuring that people get to the most suitable mental
health service for them. In this role, you will support
people through their enquiry. This team ensures that initial
conversations, including risk assessments and outcome
measures are completed with the supported person to
ensure suitability ahead of them beginning with a service.

Development Worker
Our development workers have a comprehensive
knowledge of our services and others available in
communities. You will work in a collaborative way with
supported people and support teams to ensure people
have positive experiences with Health in Mind.

Our Services
We offer a range of services in Health in Mind across our
services in Edinburgh, the Lothians and the Scottish
Borders. Including psychoeducational courses, groups,
peer support, guided self-help, counselling and one-to-
one mental health support.

Head of Services

Senior Services
Manager (South)

Engagement
Pathways Team-
Development
Worker

Senior Services
Manager (North)

Midlothian
Services

Scottish Borders
Services

Edinburgh
Community
Mental Health
Service

Counselling
Services

Trauma Support

Being part of Health in Mind has helped me
through  some difficult times in my recovery. A
service I'm most  grateful to have had or life could
have been very different.

Person accessing Midlothian Community Mental
Health  and Wellbeing Services

Role Profile

Role Focus
• I am responsible for enquiries, initial conversations, baseline outcome measures, risk assessments
and reviews within my area. Ensuring that people get to the right service to improve their mental
health and wellbeing, and realise their potential, in line with their hopes and goals.

• I am community focused and work collaboratively, with curiosity, and flexibility.
• I respond to the needs of the community and people I work with. I ensure an enabling approach is
adopted, drawing on individuals’ personal assets and support networks together with community
resources.

• I build and maintain comprehensive knowledge of community groups and services to connect

people with the most appropriate support through local knowledge

• I develop creative and innovative ways to reach out to those most isolated and vulnerable within

their community

• I value and encourage insights and the expertise of lived experience, using my own experience

where appropriate.

• I am accountable for demonstrating the quality and effectiveness of my work and providing accurate
and timely information into organisational systems and producing reports based on my area of work.

• My approach is compassionate, and trauma informed; putting people at the heart of all I do,

ensuring support is offered when and how people need it and is accessible to all.

Relationships
•

I proactively build positive, respectful relationships with
my team, colleagues, external stakeholders and the
wider community. I understand this is at the heart of my
effectiveness in this role.​

• Within my relationships I work with integrity and am

open, and inclusive, and I contribute to any discussions
in a respectful, ...

The Youth Association

The  Youth  Association  is  one  of  the  oldest  and  one  of  the  most  innovative  youth  work

charities in the UK. As an independent charity, we are proud of our history and heritage,
our record of championing good youth work in the voluntary sector and the generations of

young people we have supported to overcome disadvantage. We are just as proud of our
innovative and entrepreneurial attitude to service development.

Ever  since  our  founding  in  1904,  it  has  been  the  Association’s  mission  to  create

opportunities for young people to achieve their potential, to raise their aspirations and to
improve  their  physical,  mental  and  emotional  wellbeing.  Our  mission  is  to  Grow
Yorkshire’s future. We do this by helping YP in Yorkshire to:

•  Build their confidence & feel proud of themselves

•

Identify their goals & aspirations and make progress in achieving them

•  Start a business, get a job or get on a course

•  Meet new people and make new friends

Job Description

Job Title

Location

Pay scale

Benefits

Hours

Youth Worker

Office base: 12 South Parade, Wakefield, WF1 1LR

Project work: Barnsley, Leeds or Wakefield

Level 2: £28,379, paid at £17.28 / hour (incl. £2.53 quasi holiday pay)

Employer contributory pension scheme of 8% gross salary (when
meeting the threshold). Own transport mileage allowance

Part time, to be discussed with TYA management, based on allocated
project, experience and organisational need

Contract length

Permanent but variable hours

Responsible to

Lead Youth Worker or Senior Youth Worker

DBS

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service
Check.

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The purpose of the post
To support the effective delivery of youth work projects in a variety of settings, including
street-based, educational institutions and other community settings. The post holder will
work with Lead Youth Workers and others to support the delivery of youth work sessions,

often leading youth work sessions with the support of Youth Support Workers.  They will
also  play  a  key  role  in  session  planning  and  evaluation.  They  will  essentially  have

experience  in  front-line  youth  work  delivery,  as  well  as  a  JNC-recognised  youth  work
qualification at Level 3 (or above).

Roles, Responsibilities and Tasks:

1.  To work with young people in informal and formal settings through a range of

programmes throughout South and West Yorkshire.

2.  To plan, lead and evaluate youth work sessions in a variety of settings, including

street-based, educational, and community environments.

3.  To deliver youth work programmes independently or alongside Youth Support

Workers or volunteers, ensuring sessions are inclusive, purposeful, and aligned
with project aims.

4.  To contribute to the development of project plans and session resources, bringing

creativity and responsiveness to young people’s needs and interests.

5.  To engage young people in meaningful dialogue and activities, promoting

participation and supporting their personal and social development.

6.  To contribute to project monitoring and evaluation by completing records, writing

session summaries, and providing data and feedback for reports.

7.  To maintain a safe working environment by adhering to TYA safeguarding policies

and procedures, including risk assessment and reporting.

8.  To support the voice and influence of young people by encouraging their
involvement in decision-making within sessions and project activities.

9.  To build and maintain professional relationships with young people, colleagues,

and partners in line with TYA values.

10. To attend team meetings, training, and supervision sessions as required, and to

contribute to a positive and collaborative team culture.

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11. To undertake ongoing professional development and act in accordance with TYA’s

code of conduct.

12. To occasionally lead small, time-limited youth work projects or campaigns under

the guidance of a Lead Youth Worker or Manager.

13. To work flexible hours, including evenings and some weekends, in line with project

and organisational needs.

14. To undertake other duties appropriate to the level and nature of the post, as

required.

Reviewed April 2025

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 Person specification

Essential

Desirable

Qualifications

A JNC youth work qualification, recognised by the NYA, at
level 3 or above

Experience

At least 1 year of experience working with young people

Development and delivery of youth work programmes

Working with groups in informal settings in a creative way

Working with young people in a youth work setting

Training

Special
knowledge

Awareness of young people’s issues in a contemporary
context

Child protection

First Aid

Other training on issues affecting young people

Local and central government initiatives

Young people’s participation

Awareness of organisations working within the wider
youth sector

Practical and
intellectual
skills

Excellen...

Job Description

 JOB TITLE

YOUTH WORKER

Circuit:

Southport Circuit 1/36

Location:

Home-based but there will be office-space in one of the Circuit Churches

Salary:

Hours:

£28,013

Full time, 37hrs per week

Responsible to:

The Managing Trustees of the Southport Methodist Circuit
Line managed by Rev Sheila Prest

Responsible for:   Managing volunteers where required

Job Purpose and Objectives

The postholder will coordinate the development of youth work aged 11-18 years in the Southport Circuit
and inspire and foster leadership in young people.

Main Responsibilities

•  To oversee and coordinate youth work across the Circuit
•  To support, encourage and resource the team of volunteers who work with young people across

the Circuit

•  To link in with and support teams who lead activities and groups for young people across the

churches
Liaise with the Children’s and Family Worker regarding work with children and young people

•
•  To encourage and support youth participation in the life of churches across the Circuit
•  To nurture young people and help them explore and develop their faith
•  Develop new initiatives that would enhance our work with young people and support the

development of young leaders

•  To help churches think creatively about engaging with unchurched young people
•  To connect in with the work of our churches who already have links with schools and work

collaboratively where appropriate with the Southport & Area Schools Worker Trust
•  To keep accurate records, monitor progress, and present reports to the Circuit Meeting
•  To ensure effective risk assessments and safe working practices in relation to youth work are
maintained and reviewed across the Circuit, in liaison with appropriate church personnel and
volunteers

•  Attend appropriate training and events

The appointment is full-time, 37 hrs per week, with flexible working, including weekends.

Terms and Conditions

•
•  Part-time would also be considered
•  Permanent contract
•  Any overtime will be taken as time off in lieu
•  Ability to travel within the circuit will be required
•

There is a contributory pension scheme to which eligible lay employees will be enrolled.  Lay
employees who do not meet the auto-enrolment criteria are eligible to join the scheme subject to
certain provisions

•  Annual holiday entitlement - 30 days (6 weeks) + bank holidays (leave primarily to be taken during

school holidays)

•  All reasonable expenses will be reimbursed
•  Appointment will be subject to satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) clearance
•  Appointment will be subject to satisfactory references
•  Appointment will be subject to the satisfactory completion of a six-month probationary period

Person Specification

Education & Training

Good standard of education (educated to at least GCSE
level in English and Mathematics).

Qualification or relevant training in youth work

Proven Abilities

Previous experience of working with young people

Experience of working and engaging with young people
from diverse backgrounds.

Ability to quickly connect, communicate naturally with,
and motivate young people, both those who attend church
and those who do not.

Ability to inspire and foster leadership in young people,
recognising and developing their gifts and talents

Experience of providing pastoral care and support in a paid
or voluntary position.

Able to work as part of a team.

Ability to lead and inspire a team of volunteers.

Special Knowledge & Skills

Passionate about working with young people and creating
opportunities for them to explore and develop their faith.

Awareness of the needs and issues affecting youth and
young people today

Good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and
manage time effectively.

Self-motivated and enthusiastic with the ability to work on
own initiative in developing creative ideas.
Able to develop and maintain appropriate boundaries,
demonstrating integrity and a commitment to and
understanding of confidentiality.

Essential

Desirable  Method of
Assessment

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An awareness of health and safety and experience of
producing risk assessments for activities and events.

A good knowledge and understanding of safeguarding
procedures and willingness to adhere to Methodist polices
and practices relating to safeguarding.

Basic ICT skills to include use of email, word processing
and databases.

Ability to use and manage social media appropriately.

Awareness and sensitive to issues of equality, diversity and
inclusion.

Awareness of safer recruitment procedures and volunteer
management.

Any Other Requirements

A practicing Christian, supportive of the aims and ethos of
the Methodist Church.

A flexible approach to working in response to the evolving
needs of the Circuit and the wider Methodist Church.

The ability to travel to locations cross the Circuit (either
using own ...

Job Role: Youth Worker

Hours: 16 hours per week

Shift Pattern: Term time days include: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday afternoons
and evenings

Flexibility is required relating to the program of activities to be delivered especially
during school holidays when activities will be scaled up.

Grade: D

Responsible to: Youth & Community Engagement Manager

Responsible for:  Youth

It is the Organisation’s intention that this job description is seen as a guide to the
major areas and duties for which the employee is accountable.  However, the
employee’s obligations are bound to vary and develop, so the job description should
be seen as a guide and not as a permanent, definite and exhaustive statement.

Organisation

The YMCA is a Christian organisation, and part of the worldwide movement welcoming
persons of all religious faiths and none.

1.  YMCA London City and North is an exempt charity and registered provider
regulated by the Tenant Service Authority, providing housing and related
services to homeless young people.

2.  YMCA London City and North is a charity limited by guarantee, providing a

range of community facilities (fitness centre, children’s activity centres, youth
work, community events etc).

YMCA London City and North consists of three Housing accommodation projects and
two move on properties offering 395 homes for young homeless people, Haringey
community centre and a youth service in Islington.

At YMCA London City and North we pride ourselves on creating a trusting environment
whereby young people are given the opportunity to learn and develop skills to help
them transition into independent living. Our holistic approach is tailored to meet the
needs of the young people. We offer integrated access to affordable accommodation,
training and employment opportunities, information, advice and guidance. Our person
centred approach makes us different to other supported accommodation and youth
service providers.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

Youth Projects

1.  Develop relationships and work with the Youth & Community Engagement Manager,
young people, colleagues and local partners to acquire local knowledge sufficient to
understand the needs of young people in the communities in which they live.

2.  Regularly  make  contact  and  interact  with  young  people  through  face  to  face  or

authorised social media channels.

3.  Through  relationships  with  colleagues,  partner  organisations  and  own  research,
identify agencies that will be able to provide additional support or guidance to young
people.

4.  Signpost  information  to  local  agencies  and  undertake  a  formal  referral  process  if

needed, where appropriate act as an advocate for the young people

5.  Create and develop tailored interventions having identified core themes and needs
of young people through your interactions with young people, ensuring opportunities
for their involvement in decision making and providing challenging developmental
activities.

6.  Facilitate  interventions  with  small  or  larger  groups  of  young  people  based  on
identified  needs,  reviewing  interventions  to  identify  further  needs  and  different
approaches that could be used in the future.

7.  Contribute  to  the  identification  and  bidding  for  new  streams  of  funding  that  will

extend the work of the Youth Coordinator’s role to increase sustainability.
8.  Perform outreach youth work to encourage an older cohort into our services.
9.  Produce measurable outcomes and impact assessments of the youth work and work

with the Youth & Community Engagement Manager to identify and promote these.

10. Work  with  local  partners,  including  but  not  limited  to,  schools,  parents,  social

services and local facilitators.

11. Risk Assess any organised activity or area of which youth work is taking place in line

with YLCAN policy.

12. Safeguard and act in the best interest of young people attending our Youth Service.
Ensuring that safeguarding alerts are made through our internal system and directly
with the local authority

13. Always maintain professional boundaries with young people, parents, carers and our

professional partners.

14.  Seek  opportunities  to  improve  our  service  and  youth  delivery  and  engagement
methods  by  benchmarking  with  other  local  providers  and  performing  Market
Research.

15. Ensure  that  GDPR  is  followed  at  all  times  when  handling  sensitive  information  on
behalf of the organisation, including that of young people’s details, in line with our
GDPR policies.

Accommodation Project
16. Support the Housing Team in the design and implementation of accredited Housing
Model workshops, ensuring they are kept relevant and up to date so they meet the
young people needs.

17. Deliver  the  workshops  as  required,  undertaking  the  necessary  promotion,

registration, monitoring and reporting required.

18. Create evaluation activities and tools to use for each workshop.

19. Enhance the Housi...

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Job Description
Youth Worker

Young Somerset
Youth Worker
Team Leader
Based at Young Somerset offices and Youth work
delivery sites, if assigned. The post will include
work across Somerset.

Main Purpose of Post: Briefly – what is the job there for and why is it being done?

To work as part of a Youth Work Team to:

1.  Directly engage with individuals and groups of young people (aged 8-18 or up to 25 for those
with SEND) in identified provision, to promote and support their engagement in positive
activities and development opportunities.

2.  To work closely with key partners such as Educational Establishments, Children’s Social Care,
the NHS and CAMHs, Somerset Council SEND, the Police and Youth Justice Teams (and other
funders as required) on direct delivery of youth work, using youth work methodology to
improve outcomes, opportunities and progression for young people.
In partnership with other parts of Young Somerset, support the planning, delivery,
reporting and evaluation of identified youth and community provision.

3.

4.  To carry out this work in a way which involves young people and meets their identified

needs.

Main Responsibilities and Duties: What needs to be done? – Describe the main responsibilities and
duties required of the job.  This should include responsibilities for the support or management of
clients, employees, budgets, processes, and equipment.

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To enable, support and deliver educative and empowering youth work opportunities with young
people in the 8-18 age range (or up to 25 where young people have SEND) using youth work
methodologies e.g. centre-based, project, group, outreach/detached, school or 1:1 as appropriate.

To model quality practice in the planning, delivery and evaluation of youth work programmes and
the identification of a curriculum designed to meet the interests and needs of young people.  To
provide evidence of the outcomes for young people and communities as required.

To work with colleagues in Young Somerset, partner agencies and local communities as required in
order to maximise the opportunities available to young people – reporting to them as required.

To ensure that in all respects of direct service delivery, relevant policies and good practice are
adhered to. These include safeguarding, recruitment and selection, health and safety, equality and
diversity, finance, participation, and workforce/ staff development.

To ensure and support community and voluntary services to deliver safe youth provision through
modelling best practice.

To ensure information and data collection requirements are met, required records of work
maintained, and administrative and financial reports are made and submitted within required
timescales, including report writing.

To have responsibility for the efficient and effective deployment of identified resources as agreed
with Line Manager.

To be an effective member of the Youth Work team and make a contribution to Young Somerset's
development and delivery. To establish supportive and effective working relationships with
colleagues as required.
The post holder may be required to undertake additional duties commensurate with the level of this
post.

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SUPPORTING PROCESSES
Problem Solving and Creativity: Give examples of the problem solving and creativity involved in the
job.  This should include resolving issues over interruptions to work deadlines, priorities and changing
demands.  How often do these issues occur?

The postholder must be able to demonstrate commitment and enthusiasm towards Young
Somerset’s four core values: Putting Young People First, Inspiring, Collaborating, Going Further.

Enhanced DBS clearance is required as the post holder will be working with children and young
people. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Acts.
 The post holder will be required to maintain a suitable, confidential space to work some hours
from   home.

The  work  requires  moderate  physical effort. The  postholder  will  be  required  to pack  and
transport resources and to support young people in a range of indoor and outdoor environments,
which may include some lifting and carrying.

The post holder will work at a variety of community locations, which may include Youth Centres,
schools, residential provision and health venues including hospitals.

The salary band for this role is £27,750 for 37 hours per week.

The post holder will be required to work flexibly, out-of-hours, which may include some
evenings and weekends.

Holiday entitlement is 27 days, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time staff), with an
additional 5 days after 5 years service.

Additional Information

The post-holder provides advisory and practical support to other staff and volunteers within the
Targeted Youth Service at Young Somerset, as well as staff from partner organisations in the
voluntary and community sector.  He/she is required to act on their own initiative and exercise
disc...

• Job Summary

• Role: Lead Worker – City Outreach Team

  Salary £37,750 per annum

  Contract: Fixed term until 30 October 2026

  Hours: 37.5 per week

  Location: City of London

  Closing date: 01/02/2026

  Interview date: 11/02/2026

  Whatever your experience of street homelessness and its impact on people’s lives – personal or professional – when you join the Thames Reach team as a Lead Worker we will make the best use of all your understanding, compassion and commitment

  About us…

  Thames Reach runs projects and services that help to end homelessness in and around London. We work directly with homeless people on the streets and in hostels. We work to prevent vulnerable people from becoming homeless. We help formerly homeless people get their lives back on track. We help people find work and access training and volunteering opportunities.

  Is our mission easy? No, but we never give up on people. Last year we helped more than 15,000 people.

  Is our work rewarding? Yes, in every sense. We’re listed as one of the top 100 Best Workplaces in the UK. There’s no better place to develop or transfer your skills and build a fulfilling career.

  About this role…

  We are looking for a Lead Worker to join the City Outreach Team.

  The Thames Reach Outreach teams operate across London and help those who are rough sleeping to find routes away from the street. The teams respond rapidly and work flexibly to reach people. Individuals are assessed to identify their support needs and support plans are created, including work to obtain identification, access health services and refer to other specialist agencies, including those offering immigration support.

  We will not accept applications where Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been used to assist with completing the competency questions.

  You will:

  • Work with the Senior Practitioner and Lead Manager to ensure that support provided to people sleeping in encampments is effective and assertive.
  • Lead regular outreach shifts, assessing new clients and quickly building trusting relationships.
  • Manage a caseload of rough sleepers, identifying the quickest and most appropriate route off the street, and devising a plan to achieve this.
  • Risk assess clients dynamically and participate in risk mitigations and safeguarding work, particularly within encampment settings.
  • Use a variety of databases and virtual tools to accurately record and map tents and rough sleeping hotspots and encampments to ensure our support is targeted and effective.
  • Represent the team at multi-agency meetings and case conferences, leading on work around tents and encampments with police and community safety colleagues.

  You will:

  • Be confident and professional representing the team and advocating for clients in multi-agency meetings with other services that may hold different priorities and ways of working.
  • Have excellent communication, interpersonal, and advocacy skills, proven within a context of working with vulnerable adults.
  • Have strong time management and prioritisation skills, and the ability to deploy these independently.
  • Have experience and knowledge of support strategies to manage a caseload alongside the liaison functions of the role.
  • Have a creative response to rough sleeping and be able to work imaginatively with clients to plan their end to street homelessness.
  • Have the desire to work in a busy team and collaborate with colleagues to achieve quick but sustainable outcomes for our clients.

  We are listed in the top 100 UK Best Workplaces 2023 in the UK. As part of a commitment to our employees we offer:

  • Generous holiday allowance – 29 days per year plus 8 public holidays (pro rata).
  • Pension – we contribute 6.5% to your pension when you contribute 1.5%.
  • Excellent development opportunities – career progression, regular supervision and appraisals, and learning programmes to support your career with Thames Reach.
  • Wellbeing support – our 24/7 employee assistance programme and opportunities for TOIL.
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Home-Start Kirklees

Dad Matters Co-ordinator

• Full time
• Temporary

Home-Start is a voluntary organisation committed to promoting the welfare of families through recruiting and training volunteers to provide family support. Our vision is that families will be safe, healthy and resilient and that children will have the best start in life.

We are currently recruiting for:

Dad Matters Co-ordinator (Fixed Term Contract of Employment to December 2027).

Location: Base is Huddersfield Town Centre Office (parking available). Outreach work across Kirklees required.

Salary: NJC Scale SCP 14-21 (£29,540 - £33,143 pro rata). Starting salary SCP 14, increasing to SCP 15 after a successful probationary period.

Hours: 37 hours per week

Job Type: This is a pivotal and unique role that supports the deliver of the Dad Matters programme in Kirklees, working in partnership with health partners in community outreach locations including clinical environments. The Dad Matters Co-ordinator will deliver a range of universal and targeted interventions aimed at male parents in the first 1001 days. They will support dads and other male carers with attachment and bonding, mental health and access to services.

We would particularly welcome applications from men who have parenting experience

Essential requirements include:

• Good interpersonal, motivational and communication skills
• Build on the Home-Start foundation of peer support by engaging and supporting dads in one-to-one and group situations
• Ensure that parent – infant relationships are a thread through every relationship and conversation with dads
• Raise awareness of the risks of poor mental health for fathers and their families during the perinatal period and awareness of the impact on fathers of caring for a partner affected by perinatal mental health issues
• Develop close links with health partners and voluntary agencies in Kirklees
• Understand confidentiality and professionalism in the workplace

Home-Start Kirklees is committed to a policy of equality and diversity which respects the identity, rights and value of all individuals.  We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and all staff working with these groups are expected to share a commitment to this. You will be expected to report any concerns relating to the safeguarding of children and/or young people in accordance with agreed procedures. If your own conduct in relation to the safeguarding of children or young people gives cause for concern, Home-Start Kirklees child protection procedures will be followed, alongside implementation of the charity’s disciplinary procedure.

Visit our website for further details on:  https://homestart-kirklees.org.uk/jobs/

For an application pack, please contact us on 01484 421925 or email us at   info@homestart-kirklees.org.uk

The closing date for applications is 4pm on Monday 26 th January 2026

Interviews for this post will be held on Tuesday 3 rd February 2026

Please do not send CVs.

Any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory DBS check at enhanced level and barring service check and the receipt of appropriate references.

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Edinburgh Support Workers

Earn up to £24,307.67 per year pro rata

Full time 37 hour posts & Part time 30 hour posts available

Ark is recruiting Full time & Part time support Workers at our 6 services across Edinburgh.

Located throughout the city our services support people with a variety of support needs, from a couple of hours a week social support to 24 hour a day care.

If you are enthusiastic about supporting people to live their best lives then apply now to join our team!

Your main duties will include but not be limited to:

• Working with colleagues as part of an effective and efficient team to support vulnerable people.
• Communicate and work well with our supported people to provide individual care and maintain appropriate relationships.
• Being responsible in supporting individuals throughout the activities, giving positive feedback and encouragement.
• Updating and maintaining accurate records using a tablet on Arks Information Management system.

Find out what you working week could look like here.

Hear from our current Support Workers here.

Why Ark?

• No Previous Experience Required
  Ark provide full training so no previous experience is required making our Support Worker roles the perfect place to start your career in Adult Social Care.
• Get a qualification while you work
  Ark fully fund your SVQ2 in Health & Social Care which you complete with the support of our in house SVQ team.
• Employee Discounts
  Employee Discounts Portal with 1000s of discounts on your favourite brands including Supermarkets, Cinema Tickets, Gym Membership and Holidays.
• Career Progression
  Over 75% of all Managers within Care & Support have been promoted internally.
• Employee Assistance Program
  Arks Employee Assistance program (EAP) gives all employees access to counselling sessions. There is also support available through weekly webinars and the EAP Website & App.
• Contracted hours to suit you
  We have Full-time, Part-time and Relief Support Worker roles available at our services throughout Scotland.
• Annual Leave Buy & Sell Scheme
  Employees have the option to sell or buy additional annual leave, up to a maximum of 5 days (or 1 working week for part-time staff) per year.
• Enhanced Overtime
  Any hours worked by a Support Worker over full-time contractual hours, will be eligible to an enhanced rate.

In return for your valuable contribution, Ark will also offer you:

• Up to 36 days paid holiday per year pro rata
• 4% Contributory pension scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Fully funded PVG & 1st year SSSC registration paid by Ark

Our employees told us in a recent survey that they stay with Ark because they believe in our values, we have supportive managers who continually appreciate their staff and they love making a positive difference in our supported peoples lives, helping them to achieve their dreams.

Ark would love to hear from you whether you are an experienced Support Worker or new to Social Care.

To apply, click the link below.

CV’s will not be accepted.

Please note Ark is not a UK Visa Sponsor.

All interviews are conducted in person. 

Supporting Documents:

Onboarding - What you need to know

Scottish Charity No. SCO15694

Previous experience of the following is an advantage but not essential as Ark will provide full training: Care Worker, Social worker, Home Carer, Case Worker, Care Assistant, Autism Support Worker, Personal Care Assistant , Social Care Worker.

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