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Stockton Council have an established team of Independent Reviewing Officers and Child Protection Conference Chairs however we are expanding the team to develop our ambitions for the service. We are looking to recruit an additional IRO/Conference Chair to join our team. Are you passionate about improving the quality-of-care planning for the children and young people we support across Stockton-on-Tees? If so, we are looking for motivated and experienced Social Workers or Social Work Managers who are committed to providing an excellent service to vulnerable children and young people and their families. Our Children's Services are focused on achieving the best possible outcomes for children and young people. We are dedicated to creating an environment where social work practice can thrive and where all members of the team are encouraged to be innovative and creative to ensure the services we offer to children and families help improve their lives. We are currently seeking an experienced and passionate IRO/Conference Chair/sufficiently experienced Social Worker with aspirations and transferable skills for this role to join our team and contribute towards making a meaningful difference to the lives of children and families. Our IROs have the dual role of IRO for Children in Our Care and as the chair of Initial and Review Child Protection Conferences. As an IRO/Conference Chair you will play a crucial role in overseeing the care planning and review process for children in our care and those who are being considered at child protection conference. You will ensure that plans for children are robust, child centred, legally compliant, and that they effectively address the individual needs and aspirations of each child. We'll support you to flourish and be the best you can, delivering high-quality services and working closely with professionals from a range of agencies to improve the lived experience of children. If you would like an informal chat about this opportunity please contact Jo Wren/Jeff Riley, Team Managers, Independent Review Unit on 01642 528018/526462 or <a href="mailto:joanne.wren@stockton.gov.uk" target="_blank">joanne.wren@stockton.gov.uk</a> /<a href="mailto:jeff.riley@stockton.gov.uk" target="_blank">jeff.riley@stockton.gov.uk</a> In addition to excellent career progression opportunities, with a clear and supported development path, we also offer agile working, with flexible and family friendly policies, that have a work/life balance at their core, plus lots, lots more... Our excellent total reward package includes: <ul><li>27 days annual leave per year rising to 32 with 5 years' service. Ability to purchase additional leave is also available</li><li>Generous Pension Scheme through the LGPS with ability to pay extra and plan for retirement</li><li>Your SWE Registration paid for</li><li>Access to a number of employee benefits including salary sacrifice Car Lease Scheme, discounts at high street and online retailers, employee assistance programme, physiotherapy and more.</li></ul>Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered with North East Jobs, including your invite to interview if you are short-listed. Please check your email after the closing date for notification from '<a href="mailto:DONOTREPLY@NORTHEASTJOBS.ORG.UK" target="_blank">DONOTREPLY@NORTHEASTJOBS.ORG.UK</a>'. All communication will also appear in the 'My Messages' section of your North East Jobs account.

Independent Reviewing Officer

Join us as a Building Support Operative (Extra Care) at Thirteen Group! Role Overview: Thirteen Group is on the lookout for a Building Support Operative (Extra Care) tojoin our Building Support Services team. You'll be joining our team who ensure that the required service standard is being delivered to our customers within our Care and Support multi-occupancy buildings. You'll be part of a 5-week rota, working 4x 9:15 hour weekday shifts each week, and one in five Saturdays. Thirteen Benefits: <ul><li>Salary - £24,999 per annum</li><li>Annual leave - starting at 28 days and rising to 31 days after three years, a day off for your birthday, plus bank holidays.</li><li>Pension - up to 17% contributions (flexible contribution rates of up to 7% colleague and up to 10% employer).</li><li>Simply Health - save money on common health expenses and get access to health and wellbeing support services.</li><li>T'dar - our Discount and Reward platform giving you huge savings on everyday brands. </li><li>Opportunities to buy and sell annual leave.</li></ul>Key Responsibilities: <ul><li>Working closely with our Service Managers and Control Room Co-ordinators, you'll carry out a range of tasks, such as building safety patrols, fire safety checks and fire alarm testing. </li><li>Responding to emergency requests across the business as well as alarm activations. </li><li>General caretaking duties such as mobile bin duties, and minor basic repairs. </li><li>Work within tight deadlines to meet our legislative and service standards. </li><li>Always working within health and safety guidelines, you'll report and resolve any issues to enable customers to feel safe and supported within their living environment.</li></ul>About You: <ul><li>A focus on great customer service and clear communication as you'll be in contact with a wide range of our customers every day. </li><li>A full UK driving licence is essential as driving is a key part of this role. We'll provide you with a company vehicle to make these journeys. Our main operating area is the Tees Valley, but you'll also be expected to travel across the North East. </li><li>You might have some experience in carrying out minor repairs within properties. </li><li>A basic knowledge of fire alarm systems would be great, but not essential. </li><li>Comfortable using digital devices or be willing to learn. We'll provide you with mobile and hand-held devices as part of your role.</li></ul>Why Thirteen Group? We're more than just a housing association - we're a community builder. As the largest housing association in the North East and among the top 25 nationally, we manage over 34,000 properties. - Join a team that's local at heart but welcomes talent from everywhere. - Be part of an organisation that values diversity and inclusivity. - Be a part of a company that offers tailored support services, going beyond just housing solutions. Interested? For more details, please refer to the attached documents. If you'd like to talk more about the role please contact Michael Jenney, FM Services Manager (Building Support Operations) on 01642 668773 for an informal discussion. NO RECRUITMENT AGENCIES, please. Are You Ready for a Rewarding Challenge? Join us at Thirteen Group and be a part of our vision to improve lives every day. APPLY NOW and start your journey towards making a meaningful impact in our community! As part of our hiring process, if you're successful we'll need to verify your right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are not a Skilled Worker Sponsoring Employer at this time. In some circumstances, for example roles that are critical to the business where the market demand for candidates with that skillset is particularly high, we may shortlist, interview and potentially make an offer during the period that the advert is open.

Building Support Operative (Supported Housing Schemes)

Vacancy Name Recovery Co-ordinator Vacancy No VN4712 Employment Type Fixed Term Hours Per Week 37.00 Work Pattern Includes weekends &amp; evenings Location Centre for Change Location Region North East Location City Durham Location Postal Code DH1 3BQ Interview Date 06 Jan 2025 Job Details About the role... An exciting opportunity for a Recovery Coordinator has arisen within our recovery co-ordination team based at Centre for Change in the City Centre of Durham. The role of a Recovery Coordinator is to manage a service user caseload, devising, implementing, and reviewing ongoing recovery plans and treatment, liaising closely with the full range of workers and skills within the service team, including family members and significant others as appropriate. You will help set goals in recovery and help the service user achieve their goals in a safe and supportive way. The Recovery Co-ordinator role is a diverse and rewarding role, Key Duties: <ul><li>Manage a caseload, devising, implementing, and reviewing ongoing recovery and treatment plans. </li><li>Facilitate and promote individuals' progression from initial engagement, through structured treatment, to self-sustained recovery. </li><li>Reduce substance-related harm to individuals and the wider community. </li><li>Working collaboratively with key partners and colleagues to achieve the best health and well-being outcomes for individuals. </li><li>Work within the community in GP surgeries, Mental health services and other partner agencies </li></ul>If you would like to work with a team that really makes a difference - we would love to hear from you. Working within central Durham and the wider county, you will be required to work as part of a team to provide recovery planning and case management to substance misuse clients (Drug and Alcohol) at different stages of their recovery journey, from the assessment and engagement phase providing holistic and structured intervention and psychosocial interventions. Please note that this role includes weekend and late night shifts (on a rolling rota) and a willingness to travel across Durham is essential. Please read the full Job Description and Person Specification prior to applying for this position. For full person specifications and job details, please visit this link. click here. Please be advised, if you are viewing this role on Indeed, the link to the job description will not work. Please click the 'Apply via Company Website' button to be redirected to our careers page, where you will be able to view the job description in full. 'The salary advertised above demonstrates the full earning potential for this role, starting salaries will allow for pay progression within the pay band' Who are we... Waythrough launched in October 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. Our vision is to break down the barriers that stop people getting the support they need to live a life they value. We tackle poverty and disadvantage in communities, through mental health, drug and alcohol, housing and related support. We have almost 200 services around England - and nearly 3,500 amazing staff and volunteers who run them. Every year our services support around 125,000 people. Bringing together two big organisations is not a small task and it'll take a while to fully integrate our systems, processes and approaches. That's why you will notice the jobs here are still branded 'Humankind'. Next year we'll be fully integrating our recruitment systems but for now they are separate. Thanks for bearing with us - and don't forget to check out the Waythrough jobs on the Richmond Fellowship and Aquarius job site <a href="https://recoveryfocus.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/Recovery_Focus_Careers" target="_blank">https://recoveryfocus.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/Recovery_Focus_Careers</a>. What can Waythrough offer you... 🏖 Generous annual leave entitlement (27 days, plus bank holidays, increasing to 32 after 1 years' service) 📅 Annual leave purchase scheme 💰 Enhanced occupational sick pay Enhanced employer contribution to your workplace pension 👪 Death in service benefit Free Will writing 👓 Eyecare vouchers 🛍 Blue light card discount 💡 Fantastic learning and development opportunities, including free training courses 🏠 Work-life balance- flexible working and family friendly policies 🏃 Happy, Healthy You! - our wellbeing offers for our workforce 🤝 Employee Assist Programme and Waythrough Support Networks Waythrough is an equal opportunities employer We value unique perspectives and experiences that everyone can bring, and fully understand the strength in diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, regardless of race, gender, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or disability. If you have a genuine passion for working for us, we want to hear for you. We also welcome applications from people with lived experience with substance use. If you require support with your application, please contact the Recruitment Team at <a href="mailto:people.recruitment@waythrough.org.uk" target="_blank">people.recruitment@waythrough.org.uk</a> Salary Period Vacancy Salary Range 24,020-30,790 DBS Requirement Enhanced Does role require Police/Prison vetting? Not Applicable Driving licence required for role? Yes Applications Close Date 29 Dec 2024

Recovery Co-ordinator

Overview Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options. Our core values are 'Be open, be compassionate and be bold' and our team members apply these daily to achieve our mission of helping people change the direction of their lives, grow as individuals, and live life to its full potential. We have an exciting opportunity for a Recovery Coordinator who has the skills and experience to assess and engage with our service users, ensuring that they access the right intervention at the right time, in a way that best meets their needs. In this role you'll be working as part of our Stockton Service. The team supports people with their or their loved ones' drug and/or alcohol issues. No two days are the same and we treat every person who comes into our service as an individual, so being flexible, curious and a good listener are key. Where: Stockton on Tees Hours: 37.5 hours per week - Full Time Salary: £27,449.52 - £31,529.41 Dependent on experience (based on full time hours, pro rata for part time) Contract Type: Fixed term for 6 Motnhs Responsibilities About the role: <ul><li>Supporting service users from point of entry into the service and through their treatment/recovery journey </li><li>Providing screening, assessment, and recovery planning and onward referral </li><li>Reducing drug and alcohol related harm to service users and the wider community </li><li>Promoting carer, service user and community involvement </li><li>Providing advocacy for access to partnership services </li><li>Working with service users to support social (re)integration, enabling them to lead meaningful and purposeful lives: promoting recovery, resilience, peer support and self-determination </li><li>Research, design and prepare subject matter and materials for groups / pods. </li><li>Deliver structured content within group settings to service users at various stages of recovery </li><li>Engage with debriefing and evaluations with co-facilitators after groups/pods have taken place, reviewing progress and identifying concerns with service users </li><li>Tailor specific workshops around the needs of the service users, such as: anger management, sleep disorders, relationships, etc </li></ul>About you: <ul><li>Have a strong understanding of substance misuse issues and experience of working within a similar field </li><li>Experience of working with groups/pods and managing group dynamics, such as conflict or challenging behaviour. </li><li>Be an excellent communicator, both verbal and written with good IT skills </li><li>Proactive and able to work on own initiative with excellent time management and prioritising skills </li><li>Have a good working knowledge of mental health interventions, services, and good practice </li><li>Be a supportive team player with strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work in partnership with a wide range of professionals, agencies, and internal/external stakeholders </li><li>Ability to manage change successfully in a way that prioritises the needs of service users </li><li>Understand the importance of information governance processes and commit to follow and apply all necessary safeguards </li><li>Seek out learning opportunities to improve and broaden your professional knowledge and skills and to contribute and oversee the learning and development of others </li></ul>What we will give to you: <ul><li>25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years' service "Capped at 30 days" </li><li>Paid 'Wellness' hour each week along with a 'Wellness' hub and Employee Assist Programme </li><li>Contributory pension scheme </li><li>Several benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc. </li><li>A friendly and supportive team </li><li>Training, career development &amp; progression opportunities </li><li>Generous Refer-a-Friend Scheme </li></ul>Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role. If you require sponsorship, please note that this role is not eligible for a Health and Care Worker visa. You may be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route but must meet the minimum salary requirements for the role. You can find out more here Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (<a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>) If this sounds like you and you would like to begin your journey with Change Grow Live, then we would love to talk to you. Salary Range (pro rata if part time) CGL points 23 to 28 (£27,449.52 - £31,529.41) ILW / OLW /Fringe N/A - Outside London Weighting Area Interview Date 6/1/2025 Closing Date 30/12/2024 If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us using the below details: Gemma Mealing | <a href="mailto:gemma.mealing@cgl.org.uk" target="_blank">gemma.mealing@cgl.org.uk</a> This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.

Recovery Coordinator

Social Housing Solicitor - Newcastle Job Description: Duncan Lewis Solicitors (Ltd): Regulated by the Solicitor's Regulation Authority, Duncan Lewis Solicitors was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in the City of London (Fenchurch Street EC3M), with offices nationwide. We are recognised by the Legal 500 and Chambers &amp; Partners UK independent legal directories as a top-tier law firm in all of our key practice areas - "a diligent and professional team that is prepared to go the extra mile for its clients". A paperless law firm with over 500 personnel that embraces hybrid-working, we service both corporate entities and private individuals in over 25 areas of law across 60 languages. We give people a voice - that is our ethos. Choosing a career with Duncan Lewis is choosing a law firm that is the largest provider of publicly funded (legal aid) legal services in the country and has a growing private client practice. We have been Investors in People Gold Standard accredited for over 15 years and are continuously applauded nationally for the work that we do. Having demonstrated unparalleled legal expertise and a commitment to justice, we were awarded Law Firm of the Year at both the 2024 Lexis Nexis Awards and 2023 Modern Law Awards. We are named as one of the Times 200 Best Law Firms. In 2021 we were celebrated by the Chambers Europe Award as an 'outstanding firm' for diversity and inclusion. In previous years we have been awarded a number of awards, including the Law Society Excellence Award for Large Law Firm of the Year in 2020, Access to Justice at the UK Legal Diversity Awards in 2019 and the Family Law Firm of the Year at the 2015 Family Law Awards, to name just a few. Duncan Lewis is Law Society Lexcel, Cyber Essentials Plus and ISO 27001 Information Management accredited. We look to recruit dedicated and talented employees in both legal and non-legal capacities, and we are always interested to receive applications from quality candidates. Training and diversity are at the heart of Duncan Lewis, and we remain proud of our diverse and inclusive workforce. If you can demonstrate a strong commitment to the areas of law provided by the firm, and you are keen to build a career with us, please apply online with your details and CV. Housing Department Background: Noted for its "sustained legal conviction combined with outstanding advocacy" our Housing team, is ranked and recommended by The Legal 500 and Chambers &amp; Partners UK for its services in social housing UK-wide, providing assistance to both landlords and tenants on all housing issues. We handle both publicly funded (legal aid) and privately funded legal services in homelessness, disrepair, eviction, succession for tenants, neighborhood problems, debt issues and possession proceedings. Our solicitors are highly experienced in finding solutions to housing disputes and aim to address the issues quickly and effectively. The department regularly represents clients at all court levels (including the Higher Courts) and is extensively experienced at handling all housing related judicial review claimant matters at the High Court. Main Responsibilities of the Role <ul> <li>Report directly to Department Director</li> <li>Responsible for all aspects of Social Housing work and on occasions, where appropriate providing technical expertise and guidance to other team members</li> <li>Ability to manage appropriate caseload types and complexities</li> <li>Assisting with casework including dealing with a range of public and private housing cases including Homelessness; Disrepair; Eviction; Possession; Property Ownership Disputes; Succession for Tenants; Neighbourhood Problems matters as well as undertaking your own advocacy</li> <li>Attending clients, taking instructions and preparing cases</li> <li>Dealing with correspondence</li> <li>Maintaining accurate time costing procedures</li> <li>Implementing any recommendations made by your supervisor following monthly file reviews ensuring that these are dealt with promptly</li> <li>Ensuring compliance with file management</li> </ul>Key Skills Required: <ul> <li>Must have a clean, valid Practising Certificate at the time of applying</li> <li>Strong management skills</li> <li>Committed team player with ability to approach team concerns fairly, foster culture of positive change and encourage cross referrals</li> <li>Previous proven supervisory experience and working to key performance indicators</li> <li>Professional with a pro-active approach; excellent client care skills and ability to deal with vulnerable client matters in a sensitive manner and resolve complicated practicalities involved in Housing issues</li> <li>Excellent networking and communication skills with the ability to successfully market the Company and generate new business</li> <li>Excellent analytical and organisational skills</li> <li>Ability to use own initiative and sound judgment</li> <li>Working knowledge of the publicly funded Housing work including legal representation and legal help and have the ability to service privately funded cases</li> <li>Have extensive experience in dealing with all Housing related work</li> <li>Experience in own advocacy is an advantage</li> <li>Excellent IT Skills -familiar with Microsoft Office applications and document management skills</li> </ul>What we offer <ul> <li>Competitive salary</li> <li>In addition to the base salary, Housing Law supervisors will be offered a bolt on payment for each paralegal they supervise</li> <li>A fantastic supportive team</li> <li>Excellent progression opportunities</li> <li>Support for appropriate legal awards/recognition</li> </ul>The recruitment process will fully comply with GDPR and other applicable laws. Background checks including CRB / DBS checks will establish your eligibility to work in the UK and suitability to the role. Equal Opportunities: Duncan Lewis is committed to Equal Opportunities and embraces diversity of its staff. The Company strives to ensure that our staff reflects the diversity of the communities we serve, which is reflective at all levels within our workforce. We guarantee an interview for candidates that disclose a disability and meet the essential requirements for the post. Please provide additional details in your covering letter if this applies. APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY AGENCIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR THE ABOVE VACANCY

Social Housing Solicitor - Newcastle

Vacancy Name Recovery Coordinator Vacancy No VN4433 Employment Type Permanent Hours Per Week 37.00 Work Pattern Monday to Friday Location Plummer Court Location Region North East Location City Newcastle Location Postal Code NE1 6UR Interview Date Job Details About the role... An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time post as Recovery Coordinator to support Waythrough service delivery within Newcastle Treatment and Recovery in Newcastle. As a Recovery Coordinator, you will provide 1:1 support for service users, from brief interventions through to structured treatment. You will take a "whole person" holistic approach to ensure that every service user's package of care encompasses all areas of their wellbeing, to achieve the best possible outcomes for every person. About you... The successful post holder will match our ambition and commitment to provide the highest standards of service quality and performance within this partnership. For any additional queries about the role please contact <a href="mailto:Stephanie.McGeary@cntw.nhs.uk" target="_blank">Stephanie.McGeary@cntw.nhs.uk</a> Please feel free to take some time to watch over this video which gives a great insight in to Newcastle treatment and recovery - <a href="https://youtu.be/Ndb6JzU1vTQ?si=Vklo8Q-906rpIimD" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/Ndb6JzU1vTQ?si=Vklo8Q-906rpIimD</a> Please note here at Ntar we have parking permit available on a rota basis for all Waythrough staff members. we are aware of the ongoing work with tyne bridge and we are happy to say, we are more than flexible with working hours due to this ongoing work. We understand it may possibly make commuting difficult at times and we are happy to accommodate. For full-person specifications and job details, please visit this link. 'The salary advertised above demonstrates the full earning potential for this role, starting salaries will allow for pay progression within the pay band' Who are we... Waythrough launched in October 2024 following the merger of Humankind and Richmond Fellowship. Our vision is to break down the barriers that stop people getting the support they need to live a life they value. We tackle poverty and disadvantage in communities, through mental health, drug and alcohol, housing and related support. We have almost 200 services around England - and nearly 3,500 amazing staff and volunteers who run them. Every year our services support around 125,000 people. Bringing together two big organisations is not a small task and it'll take a while to fully integrate our systems, processes and approaches. That's why you will notice the jobs here are still branded 'Humankind'. Next year we'll be fully integrating our recruitment systems but for now they are separate. Thanks for bearing with us - and don't forget to check out the Waythrough jobs on the Richmond Fellowship and Aquarius job site <a href="https://recoveryfocus.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/Recovery_Focus_Careers" target="_blank">https://recoveryfocus.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/Recovery_Focus_Careers</a>. What can Waythrough offer you... 🏖 Generous annual leave entitlement (27 days, plus bank holidays, increasing to 32 after 1 years' service) 📅 Annual leave purchase scheme 💰 Enhanced occupational sick pay Enhanced employer contribution to your workplace pension 👪 Death in service benefit Free Will writing 👓 Eyecare vouchers 🛍 Blue light card discount 💡 Fantastic learning and development opportunities, including free training courses 🏠 Work-life balance- flexible working and family friendly policies 🏃 Happy, Healthy You! - our wellbeing offers for our workforce 🤝 Employee Assist Programme and Waythrough Support Networks Waythrough is an equal opportunities employer We value unique perspectives and experiences that everyone can bring, and fully understand the strength in diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, regardless of race, gender, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or disability. If you have a genuine passion for working for us, we want to hear for you. We also welcome applications from people with lived experience with substance use. If you require support with your application, please contact the Recruitment Team at <a href="mailto:people.recruitment@waythrough.org.uk" target="_blank">people.recruitment@waythrough.org.uk</a> Salary Period Per Annum Vacancy Salary Range £24,020 - £30,790 DBS Requirement Enhanced Adult/Child Barred Does role require Police/Prison vetting? Not Applicable Driving licence required for role? No Applications Close Date 27 Dec 2024

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