32 Nonprofit-Social Services jobs

Are you a qualified teacher with SEN experience? Have you managed a team? Would you relish the chance to escape the constraints of a classroom environment?  You will lead a team of Teaching Assistants who work 1:1 and 2:1 with young people who have autism, a learning disability and/or mental health challenges. We provide a bespoke curriculum for each student, working with them at home, in the community, or via our College partnerships across Milton Keynes. We teach the life skills each young person will need as they grow to adulthood, focusing on each student's particular interests and ambitions. You will manage the planning and implementation of the curriculum, ensuring a full educational programme is developed for each young person, meeting their learning, social, emotional and developmental needs.  This is a full-time role, working 35 hours a week. What we need from you You must be a Level 5 qualified teacher...

Are you an experienced Positive Behaviour Support professional passionate about supporting young people with learning disabilities, autism and complex needs to live lives that make sense to them? A vacancy has arisen within MacIntyre’s Lead PBS team based initially across our children’s homes in St Albans and Leighton Buzzard and later supporting the setup of a third children’s home in the area. You will be supported in the role by the Registered Manager and Head of PBS and will work as part of a diverse team of seven Lead PBS Coaches across MacIntyre’s services for children, young people and adults.  MacIntyre takes a pro-active approach to PBS.  This means that rather than responding to escalating behaviours of concern, the main aim of the role is to pro-actively develop the skills of young people and their staff teams. You will hold, or be working towards, a professional qualification in PBS, such as a degree or Masters level...

o you want to make a positive difference in people's lives that lasts long after your shift ends? As a Support Worker at MacIntyre, you'll play a pivotal role in supporting adults with a learning disability and/or autism to live a life that makes sense to them.     You will be part of a core team empowering people to participate in day-to-day activities, local community events, to go shopping, take part in sporting activities and hobbies or just enjoy a coffee in the café. (All while staying Covid-safe of course.) People we support in Great Holm live in self-contained residential flats, as independently as possible. Please be aware: Some people you'll be working with have complex needs and may show challenging behaviour. Our specialist teams will support and train you through our positive behaviour approach.   You will need to provide personal care to some people. Some people require help with medication Quote from CQC...

Has the pandemic inspired you to consider a change in direction? Would you relish the opportunity to make a positive impact on people’s lives? If so, this could be a great opportunity for you to develop a career working with people who have a learning disability and/or autism. We support people across Milton Keynes, all with differing needs. Some are very independent, others need more assistance, sometimes with personal care. No two days are the same! One day you may find yourself supporting someone to cook their meals or teaching them all the steps involved in making a cup of tea. The next you might make sure someone can chat with their family via Zoom. Or perhaps you'll find yourself dancing round the living room to someone's favourite songs! Every day is different when you work at MacIntyre. You'll work shifts on a rota basis, including days, evenings, weekends and bank holidays. Shift patterns vary according to people's needs. We have a range of...

What a heart-warming feeling it is to bring a smile to another’s face. But do you know what lasts longer than a smile? The feeling of supporting and empowering people with learning disabilities and autism to live a life that makes sense to them. Seeing the difference that YOU can make as a Relief Learning Support Assistant (Teaching Assistant). Now that IS rewarding…. We are recruiting additional Relief Learning Support Assistants in Wingrave. Shifts will be during term-time only. Outline You'll join the team at MacIntyre School, a vibrant residential school for children with autism and severe learning disabilities. We're located in the pretty village of Wingrave, between Aylesbury and Leighton Buzzard. You don't need experience, just patience, warmth and the ability to learn. Of course any experience working with young people with learning disabilities would also stand you in good stead too. You'll be a Relief Learning Support Assistant (Teaching...

What a heart-warming feeling it is to bring a smile to another’s face. But do you know what lasts longer than a smile? The feeling of supporting and empowering people with learning disabilities and autism to live a life that makes sense to them. Seeing the difference that YOU can make as a Senior Learning Support Assistant (Teaching Assistant). Now that IS rewarding…. The roles are term-time only 38.5 hours per week (41 weeks a year). Outline You'll join the team at MacIntyre School, a vibrant residential school for children with autism and severe learning disabilities. We're located in the pretty village of Wingrave, between Aylesbury and Leighton Buzzard. You'll be a Senior Learning Support Assistant (Teaching Assistant) working with students aged 10 - 19 who have complex learning disabilities. You'll provide learning support to students and the class teacher, both in the classroom and during off-site activities. Classes are made up of 6 students...

Do you have an interest in psychology or building a career in the field of autism? Could you support children with learning disabilities to live a life that makes sense to them? Then our role as a Support Worker at our children's home on the edge of Leighton Buzzard may be just the right fit for you. We love what we do and are recognised for our passion and dedication. Come and join us as a Support Worker and you'll soon see why. this work is so rewarding.. Outline You will support the children in the morning to get them ready for school, and then again in the evening and at night once school has finished for the day, helping with their daily lives and making sure they are able to participate fully in community activities and hobbies; interests that we hope you will share and nurture. These young people have complex needs and may show challenging behaviour. Our specialist teams and Registered Manager will support you to learn ways of helping them to manage...

What a heart-warming feeling it is to bring a smile to another’s face. But do you know what lasts longer than a smile? The feeling of supporting and empowering people with learning disabilities and autism to live a life that makes sense to them. Seeing the difference that YOU can make as a Relief Learning Support Assistant (Teaching Assistant). Now that IS rewarding…. We are recruiting additional Relief Learning Support Assistants in Wingrave. Shifts will be during term-time only. Outline You'll join the team at MacIntyre School, a vibrant residential school for children with autism and severe learning disabilities. We're located in the pretty village of Wingrave, between Aylesbury and Leighton Buzzard. You don't need experience, just patience, warmth and the ability to learn. Of course any experience working with young people with learning disabilities would also stand you in good stead too. You'll be a Relief Learning Support Assistant...

Are you a motivational leader in the health and social care sector looking for your next opportunity? You’ll manage our provision across Hertfordshire, London and Essex for adults with a learning disability. Our services include registered care, supported living, and outreach. Where relevant you will need to be a Registered Manager with CQC. You’ll oversee practice development, including the growth of new services in your area. Outline You’ll place a high premium on operational and financial compliance and quality management. You’ll understand the intricacies and challenges of the sector, including CQC standards. You will put the people who use MacIntyre’s service at the heart of everything you do. You’ll take lead responsibility for ensuring services are fully resourced through effective recruitment management, workforce deployment and staff development, creating recruitment and training strategies in partnership with our central support teams. The...

Introduction We are recruiting male Support Workers for a new step-down service in Buckingham. We are looking for experienced Support Workers, who have a background working with adults with learning disabilities, with complex needs and challenging behaviour. This will be supporting a gentleman in  his own house in Buckingham. He has a learning disability with specific additional health needs and complex behaviours which can be a challenge to staff. This is an exciting opportunity to support him to achieve new things and make huge positive changes to his life.   About Us At Affinity Trust all of the people we support have a learning disability but many have associated health needs, dementia, physical disabilities, profound and multiple learning disability or mental health needs.  Being a support worker means you are integral to the day to day lives of the people you support, helping them with various activities such as assistance with personal care,...

Position : Support Worker Location : Ugley, Bishops Stortford Find your place with us and help change lives. We are one of the largest learning disability charities in the UK, supporting over 2,500 people through our friendly, supportive, creative and diverse teams. About the role As a support worker at Hft you’ll be supporting adults with learning disabilities to live the best life possible.  In this caring and creative role, everything you do will enable people to have choices about their own lives, creating flexible services that meet people’s needs and always looking for the best way of doing things. The purpose of your role is to give the highest possible standards of support to individuals with moderate to severe learning disabilities, in all aspects of their daily lives. You’ll be helping to ensure the people we support: Build confidence to develop interests Feel secure and safe   Are provided with any personal care needed with dignity Increase...

Background: Voluntary Impact Northamptonshire (VIN) is known as an Infrastructure Organisation and provides support for the voluntary and community sector in Northamptonshire. Our role is to help the voluntary sector to support local communities. VIN provides a range of support services for frontline voluntary and community groups to enable them to address management and development issues and to function more effectively within the changing operating environment. Our principle components are supporting groups within the county to develop and grow, advocate and support volunteering initiatives and provide voice and representation for seldom heard groups. Northamptonshire is a county which is experiencing massive and rapid change. Not only is it moving towards a Unitary Structure, it is also delivering NHS Transformation through Integrated Care Systems and has recently been granted funding for its innovative Social Prescription at Scale. Working in partnership with other...

Do you have experience working with young people who have learning difficulties and disabilities? Do you care that these young people have fewer employment opportunties? Are you up for a challenge? Did you know that less than 6% of people in the UK with a learning disability have a paid job? And opportunities are likely to be even fewer because of greater general unemployment. That's where you come in! Our No Limits division provides education for young people who have a learning disability and/or autism, and do not find it easy to access mainstream education. As young people approach the end of their education, many of them are hoping to gain employment.  Working closely with learners, their parents, local employers and Colleges, you will prepare and support them for employment opportunities and independent living.  You'll develop relationships with local employers, making suggestions for work experience, and match young people with appropriate...

 High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire  Permanent  £9.30 to £9.30 Role:              Housing Support Assistant Hours:           16 (flexible working is required which may require working 4 days over 7 days on a rota basis) Salary:           £9.30 p/h (£7,758 pa) The ExtraCare Charitable Trust are recruiting for a  Housing Support Assistant  to support our residents to maintain their tenancy or lease; to help them access the wide variety of services and activities to them within our retirement village; and to assist with monitoring their safety and wellbeing at  Hughenden Gardens Village .  As our  Housing Support Assistant,  you will work within a small housing support team with responsibility for showing potential residents around the...

Overview The First Response team are seeking to appoint two full time, permanent Contact and Referral Officers (CARO) to be based within the MASH team at Aylesbury Police Station. The CARO is the first point of contact for enquiries or concerns about our children and young people, providing essential advice where a child's safety may be at risk.  Interviews for the vacancies will take place on Thursday, 12th   November 2020. The interviews will take place remotely via Microsoft Teams. About us Significant progress has been made to  improve   our Children’s Services in Buckinghamshire. A new, permanent Senior Management Team arrived in April 2018 and is making the right changes to ensure we improve outcomes for vulnerable children and young people across the County. OFSTED said during their last monitoring visit that: ‘The senior leadership team has a sound understanding of the improvements that are needed in children’s services and is steadfastly determined to...

An opportunity has become arisen for an experienced Counselling Psychologist/CBT Psychotherapist/Specialist Eating Disorders Nurse - Band 7. We are inviting candidates with a background of working with Eating Disordered Clients or Mental Health Services to join the team at Caraline Eating Disorder Counselling and Support Service. (The post is 0.6 FTE - 3 days per week/22.5 hours). Caraline is an established and well-respected charity, providing evidence-based interventions to service users and their families for 27 years. Caraline works in partnership with CAMHS & CEDS using a stepped care pathway to provide support to those living with an Eating Disorder in Bedford, Luton, and Milton Keynes We are committed to recruiting people who fit our organisational values. A full job description and application form, along with our Privacy Policies can be found on our website www.caraline.com/recruitment

Supported Living Service Manager - Milton Keynes We have 4 supported living services in the Milton Keynes Area; these are located in the residential areas of Bletchley, Middleton, Crown Hill and Giffard Park. Autism Care is part of the Lifeways Group. We are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual who wants to make a difference to the lives of the people we support Our Service Managers are responsible for leading a team of support workers and Team Leaders to deliver person centered support to several service users within our supported living services in and around the Milton Keynes area. Some of the people we support have complex needs; this means that some people have difficulty in communicating their needs and may require the use of signs/symbols or pictures to communicate with their support. We provide support to a diverse range of needs, from low level support including supervision/prompting with medication, domestic tasks, shopping right...

Full time (37.5 hours per week) Do you want to be part of a unique Community where people live, work, learn and celebrate life together? We would welcome to receive a diverse range of applications, and we particularly welcome applications from BAME communities.   About us: Camphill Milton Keynes Communities is a charity providing holistic person centred support for adults with learning disabilities and autism. We support our residents in all aspects of their daily lives, and believe that each person should be appreciated and accepted for their unique abilities.     About the role: We are seeking a Senior Support Worker who will play a key role in enabling our residents to achieve their goals and aspirations through person centred support plans and their ongoing development. The duties are varied and no two days will be the same. However, as a general guide, duties may include some support with personal care needs and...

Could you support people who have learning disabilities? Could you help create a relaxed and homely environment? Do you want your influence to last long after your shift ends? The people who make their home in St Albans are aged mid-twenties to mid-sixties. They have multiple learning and physical disabilities. They don't have much verbal communication, but you'll become great at picking upon on small non-verbal cues. You'll discover that every tiny thing you do has an impact, and when you get it right, you'll know you got it right: you'll get a chuckle or a smile, you'll see someone's body relax or their eyes light up. People need support with a range of activities from the everyday living needs and ‘must dos’ such as assisting with medications, intimate care and feeding (which is sometimes via a peg tube) through to the lighter side of life: swimming, arts and crafts, getting out and about locally in their mini-bus. We all share mealtimes, with staff cooking beautiful food...

What a heart warming feeling it is to bring a smile to another's face. But do you know what lasts longer than a smile? The feeling of supporting and empowering people with learning disabilities and autism to live a life that makes sense to them. Seeing the difference that YOU can make. Now that IS rewarding…. We are seeking experienced and non experienced Support Workers  for our nursing home in St Albans. What will I be doing? We are looking for people to come in and help us create a relaxed and homely environment for adults with multiple learning and physical disabilities. The people who make their home here (aged mid-twenties to mid-sixties) will need support with a range of activities from the everyday living needs and ‘must dos’ such as assisting with medications, intimate care and feeding (which is sometimes via a peg tube) through to the lighter side of life doing things like swimming, arts and crafts, eating out, parties or just getting out and about...