Female* Mental Health IDVA Contract: Fixed-Term Contract until 31st March 2018 Salary: £28,000 per annum Inc. Inner London Weighting Working hours: 35 hours per week according to contract terms Pension: Workplace Pension Work Location: Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham The Mental Health IDVA will work within a dynamic, fast paced, crisis intervention, advocacy and support service to ensure the voice of survivors informs every stage of the process specialising in working with clients for whom mental health is a factor. They will work within the team to make proactive contact and provide high quality advocacy and support based upon a client led needs and risk assessment to women from age 13, focusing on working with those aged 18 and over who access the domestic abuse service. They will advise women on criminal justice and civil remedies and related matters, support women to attend court where necessary, and coordinate the provision of multi-agency support. Part of the role will to be to establish positive, proactive and innovative working relationships with services providing mental health intervention and partner agencies within Angelou Partnership this will include the creation and delivery of training in partnership with other agencies. The post holder will work across the three boroughs under the guidance of the team leaders and project manager. The post holder will be skilled in risk management and safety planning, remaining calm in a crisis and in handling sensitive information on a daily basis. Experience of direct work with female survivors of domestic violence, of supporting women involved with Children’s Social Services, substance misuse agencies, housing and mental health agencies, and of working within safeguarding procedures is essential for this post, as is the need to adopt and promote a strong partnership approach to service provision. Advance is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. The post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and is open to women only (*Exempt under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1). Benefits include 30 days holiday and a non-contributory pension scheme. Closing date: 12pm on Monday, 13th November Interview date: Friday, 17st November & Monday, 20th November To apply: Download the application form and Job Description from our website at http://advancecharity.org.uk/work-for-us/ Completed applications should be emailed to recruitment@advancecharity.org.uk or posted marked ‘Private and Confidential’ to: Althea King ADVANCE (BSU Recruitment) Unit 6 The Lanchesters 162-164 Fulham Palace Road London W6 9ER Registered Charity Number 1086873
Female* Family Support IDVA Contract: Fixed term to 31st March 2018 Salary: Salary from £26,000 per annum depending upon experience Inc. Inner London Weighting Working hours: 35 hours per week according to contract terms Work Location: Based at Advance Hammersmith office and community location’s Family Support IDVA The Family Support IDVA will work within a dynamic, fast paced, crisis intervention, advocacy and support service to ensure the voice of survivors informs every stage of the process specialising in working with clients with children who are at risk of domestic violence and to work closely with family service providers to introduce the service and raise awareness amongst the practitioners around domestic abuse. . They will work within the team to make proactive contact and provide high quality advocacy and support based upon a client led needs and risk assessment to women from age 13, focusing on working with those aged 18 and over who access the domestic abuse service. They will advise women on criminal justice and civil remedies and related matters, support women to attend court where necessary, and coordinate the provision of multi-agency support. Part of the role will to be to establish positive, proactive and innovative working relationships with family and children services and partner agencies within Angelou Partnership. The post holder will work across the three boroughs under the guidance of the program managers. The post holder will have an excellent understanding of domestic violence and its effects on women and children and of best practice within the domestic abuse and in working with women with children. As an experienced domestic violence advocate who has worked with complex and multiple needs, the post holder will be skilled in risk management and safety planning, remaining calm in a crisis and in handling sensitive information on a daily basis. Experience of direct work with female survivors of domestic ADVANCE is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. The post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and police vetting and is open to women only (*Exempt under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1). Benefits include 30 days holiday and a non-contributory pension scheme. Closing date: 12pm on Monday, 13th November Interview date: Friday, 17st November & Monday, 20th November To apply: Download the application form and Job Description from our website at http://advancecharity.org.uk/work-for-us/ Completed applications should be emailed to recruitment@advancecharity.org.uk or posted marked ‘Private and Confidential’ to: Althea King ADVANCE (BSU Recruitment) Unit 6 The Lanchesters 162-164 Fulham Palace Road London W6 9ER Registered Charity Number 1086873
Advance delivers nationally accredited, quality marked services in Hammersmith & Fulham, Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea, and are starting a new exciting advocacy service in Brent. We work within a coordinated partnership response to domestic violence to provide independent domestic violence advocacy and support for women, children and young people and women’s community services for women who are involved in the criminal justice system, in anti-social behaviour or are at risk of breaking the law.’ Female* Domestic Abuse Duty Assessment worker- Brent Contract: Fixed-Term Contract until 31st March 2020 Salary: from £24,000 per annum inc. London Weighting Working hours: 35 hours per week according to contract terms with some out of hours on call cover Pension: Workplace Pension Work Location: Brent Domestic Abuse Duty Assessment worker- Brent The Brent IDVA and MARAC Coordination service is an exciting new project that will take Advance’s quality marked services to the borough of Brent. The service focuses on supporting survivors at high and medium risk of domestic abuse and providing them with high quality advocacy, support and advice to help them to know their options and lower the risk. The service is spread across two main locations in Brent: in a police station and in children’s social care offices. The post holder will work closely with statutory and voluntary sector agencies to support service users and improve partnership responses. The post holder will have an excellent understanding of domestic abuse and its effects on women and children. The post holder will also have an understanding of the criminal justice system, MARAC and safeguarding procedures and safety planning options available to survivors of domestic abuse. The post holder will be skilled in risk management and safety planning, remaining calm in a crisis and in handling sensitive information on a daily basis. Experience of direct work with female survivors of domestic violence, and advice or helplines and of working within safeguarding procedures is essential for this post, as is the need to adopt and promote a strong partnership approach to service provision. Advance is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. The post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, police vetting, and is open to women only (*Exempt under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1). Benefits include 30 days holiday per annum and a workplace pension.~ Closing date: 12pm on 8th November 2017 Interview date: week commencing 13th November 2017 To apply please download the application form and Job Description from our website at http://advancecharity.org.uk/work-for-us/ Completed applications should be emailed to recruitment@advancecharity.org.uk or posted marked ‘Private and Confidential’ to : Althea King, ADVANCE (BSU Recruitment) 1st Floor Rear, 150 King Street, London W6 0QU Registered Charity Number 1086873
Advance delivers nationally accredited, quality marked services in West London. We work within a coordinated partnership response to domestic violence to provide independent domestic violence advocacy and support for women, children and young people and women’s community services for women who are involved in the criminal justice system, in anti-social behaviour or are at risk of breaking the law. Female* Programme Manager Contract: Fixed-Term Contract until 31st March 2020 Salary: starting at £36,000 per annum inc. London Weighting Working hours: 35 hours per week according to contract terms with some out of hours on call cover Pension: Workplace Pension Work Location: Brent Programme Manager – Brent The Programme Manager will oversee and manage an exciting domestic abuse project composed of IDVAs, domestic abuse workers, and a MARAC Coordinator. The project aims to support survivors at high and medium risk in a variety of co- location settings. The post holder will be an experienced manager with a proven track record of leadership in providing services to women experiencing violence against women and girls (VAWG) and working with partners and funders. The post holder will be co-located in Brent with the Advance Brent workers at social services office and the police station, and will work to improve partnership responses to domestic abuse. The post holder will have an excellent understanding of domestic violence and its effects on women and children, of children’s social care and care proceedings, and of the criminal justice system. The post holder will develop and maintain relationships with relevant partners and funders, and will represent the organisation at meetings including presentations and support the development of strategic plans to ensure the sustainability, development and delivery of Advance services. The post holder will have experience of contract compliance and ensuring that their team adheres to quality systems, quality of service and safeguarding standards. Advance is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. The post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, police vetting, and is open to women only (*Exempt under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part 1). Benefits include 30 days holiday per annum and a workplace pension. Closing date: 12pm on 9th November 2017 Interview date: 21st or 23rd November 2017 To apply please download the application form and Job Description from our website at http://advancecharity.org.uk/work-for-us/ Completed applications should be emailed to recruitment@advancecharity.org.uk or posted marked ‘Private and Confidential’ to : Althea King, ADVANCE (BSU Recruitment) 1st Floor Rear, 150 King Street, London W6 0QU Registered Charity Number 1086873
You are cordially invited to attend the Suicide Prevention Strategy Refresh Consultation on Tuesday 7th November 2017 from 9.00 to 1.00. It will be held at: The YAA Centre 1 Chippenham Mews London W9 2AN The event is to consult on the refresh of the Suicide Prevention Strategy for the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, City of Westminster. Invited to the event will be representatives from a wide variety of health, social care, statutory agencies and the voluntary sector. The objective of the consultation is to build a strategy that best meets the needs of the residents of the three boroughs, maximising multi-agency and cross community work to prevent suicide in London. The morning will : Provide an update on the suicide prevention work since the last action plan Brief people on the evidence for effective suicide prevention work Consult stakeholders on the draft priorities for the new action plan Give organisations the opportunity to build relationships for improved collaboration on the suicide agenda The event will include lunch at the end to allow organisations time to network. To register for the event place please click on link below : https://www.eventbrite.com/e/suicide-prevention-consultation-tickets-39183939217utm_source=eb_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=new_event_email&utm_term=viewmyevent_button
Press Releas Flyer Danny Barnes, the Chief Executive of Acknowledging Youths has been using the services of Sobus for the last two years developing his network across H&F. Danny says, “We are a pioneer socially responsible recruitment service that bridges the gap between ethical companies with strong corporate responsibility concerns and motivated, trained young professionals coming from a disadvantaged background. We are focused on candidates coming from a disadvantaged background that have already started their journey into employability by completing the training and mentoring programmes at Acknowledging Youths CIC – an award-winning Community Interest Company (CIC) founded on 2012 and focused on delivering high-quality professional training, coaching and mentoring programmes to young people and adults coming from disadvantage background. AY Group – the “one stop shop” place when you think of reducing unemployment among young people and adults.” Sobus has recently supported Danny with his mentoring project Time for Change.
We now have a date in place for our next meeting – Wednesday 8th November at 11am in Hammersmith Town Hall, Committee Room 1 (2nd Floor). The primary subject of this meeting will be Hammersmith and Fulham’s forthcoming bid in the London Borough of Culture Competition. This new competition invites all of the 32 London boroughs to apply for funding to lead a game changing cultural programme. Two winning boroughs will be named London Borough of Culture, one in 2019 and one in 2020 and up to six other boroughs will receive support to deliver bespoke cultural projects. The meeting will be hosted by Jon Gilchrist who is leading Hammersmith and Fulham’s bid and will be joined by Donna Pentelow, Head of Culture. An agenda will be circulated nearer the time detailing some of our plans for the bid and how members of the network can get involved. Please confirm your attendance with Thomas Dodd | Arts Development Office on Thomas.Dodd@lbhf.gov.uk www.lbhf.gov.uk
We have today published a new strategy for how we’ll engage with the public to help make us a strong, independent regulator that is always on the side of people using care services. We engaged lots of people, including people who use services, organisations that represent them and our staff in its creation. We heard the following challenges: CQC can’t do this alone and in some cases, are not best placed to do so – we should leverage what others do well in the system. People, and organisations, do not always know what happens when they share views and experiences of care with us. The public struggle to find the information they need about care services. They are not always seeing our ratings. People do not always know what changes their feedback or participation has led to. The “public” are not a homogeneous group – they are diverse and have many needs. Over the next five years, these needs and the way people use health and care services will change. We will address these challenges by: Working with organisations that represent people who use services to help improve the quality of care. Encouraging people to share their views and experiences of care with us, improving the way we use this information and reporting on the action we take. Producing and promoting simple, clear and concise information for the public that explains what good care looks like and supports people to make decisions about services. Improving the way we work by involving and engaging the public in our policies, plans and processes. Thank you to those who helped us to develop our new strategy. We look forward to working with you to turn it into reality over the coming years. You can download the summary version of the strategy here. The strategy is also available in Easy Read and Large Print. You can also read the strategy in Bengali, Chinese, Gujurati, Polish, Punjabi and Urdu..
Training in London: 2nd November 2017 Our next events in London will offer 30 delegate training places each so that all small charities, wherever they are, can access the skills they need to become self sustaining. This training day is part of the Small Local Charities and Community Groups Training Programme. Training sessions cover a wide range of fundraising techniques and back office skills delivered by experienced and knowledgeable trainers. Each course has a market value of £300, course places are heavily subsidised and donated to small charities by the sponsors, donors, funders and Trustees of the FSI. Venue: The Grayston Centre, 28 Charles Square, London, N1 6HT Date: Thursday, 2nd November 2017 Time: 09:30am – 4:30pm Cost: Full day training courses have an average market value of £300 but are delivered to our members for £15, to secure a place you will be required to pay a £50 deposit but on full attendance of the course and completion of surveys £35 will be refunded to you. One and a half hour workshops have an average market value of £90 but are delivered to our members for £5, to secure a place you will be required to pay a £15 deposit but on full attendance of the workshop and completion of surveys £10 will be refunded to you. Retained fees contribute to deposit and refund processing and administration costs. Click here to view our FAQ page Are you a Member of the FSI? If not you need to join prior to booking.
The clock is ticking – the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) comes into force 25th May 2018. The GDPR applies to any organisation working in the EU that handles personal data. Personal data is any data you hold about individuals that can identify them, even if they are company email addresses. It could be data about customers, prospects, staff, volunteers, donors, suppliers… the list is endless. And it still applies post-Brexit. You will have heard the stories about huge new fines, and maybe you think that becoming compliant is overwhelming. Learning about what is in the GDPR and how it applies to your organisation is the first step to make it manageable. These two workshops can be taken on a single day or you can come to only one session depending how much you already know about GPPR or how far you are in your compliance plan. The content has been tailored for smaller organisations Morning session An introduction to GDPR Registration 9-9:30 – Finishing approx. 12:30 This session will get you up to speed on the new data protection requirements, helping you understand the concepts and terminology of data protection and GDPR. Afternoon Session Plan for GDPR Compliance Registration 13:00-13:30 – Finishing approx. 16:45 Knowing the requirements of GDPR- this session will provide considerations for your compliance strategy. Insights into the changes from current operations for managing Data Privacy in your organisation including the processes that need to be created or changed for managing personal data The full agenda is available here Next Session – 8th November & 26th January Please book here