Leaning Support Mentor - September



We are currently looking for Learning Support Mentors for a number of colleges based across West Midlands



Job Role: Leaning Support Mentor

Start Date: September 2024

Location: Worcestershire

Day Rate: £11.50 -£12.50PH

Hours: Full time & Part Time

Morgan Hunt is currently working with a number of Further Education Colleges across West Midlands. We are looking to appoint Learning Support Mentors on a 1-1 bases and group setting, The suitable candidate for this role will need to use their previous experience to work closely with students who have ADHD, Dyslexia or Autism and other complex needs, you will need to be enthusiastic, patient, and an approachable person with a passion for learning and teaching!



Why this role?

• This is a fantastic opportunity for you to grow, inspire and shape young minds.
• You will be working with enthusiastic and supportive staff and encouraging students wherever you go, seeing them grow throughout their academic journey which is one of the most rewarding experiences you can have.
• This is a potential stepping-stone in your career progression.

The Successful Candidate will have:

• A basic understanding of Special Educational Needs and behaviour management.
• Have a creative approach to teaching pupils according to their educational needs by ensuring delivery of the curriculum in a way that maximises children's achievement and ability to develop
• Experience in a similar support role.
• Must have GCSE/ Functional skills Maths & English A-C - Or equivalent.
• Requirements for this Learning Support Assistant role include a Enhanced DBS on the update service.

If you are interested in this position, please apply today and we will be in touch.

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment Business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to temporary vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer, job suitability are assessed on merit in accordance with their skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.

Recovery Practitioner/Housing Support Worker

Adferiad Recovery delivers a flexible and coordinated response to the exceptional circumstances faced by people with co-occurring mental health and substance use conditions and related issues. Vulnerable people facing complex life challenges need consistent and seamless support to ensure they remain engaged with vital health and wellbeing services – and to prevent them becoming disenfranchised and isolated.

Hours: 30 hours per week, Hours will include weekends and bank holidays and unsocial hours (plus additional payments for worked unsocial hours: between 22:00 and 8:00 – 26% of hourly rate.

Work Pattern: Current ROTA is in continuous shifts for example: 3/4 days in work and 4/5 days off work. Subject to change although ROTA's are completed 13 weeks in advance.

Weekends 48 hours – 8.5% of hourly rate; Bank Holidays – 33% of hourly rate; Sleep-ins - £60.00 (only one of these enhancements is paid per any hour)

Salary: £23,658.53 per annum (pro rata £18,926.82)

Location: Wrexham

The role:

The Wrexham Supported Accommodation project delivers the service across three different models of accommodation support, low level, medium level and the new development of the 24-hour shared supported accommodation to occupants who are diagnosed as experiencing a serious mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorder. These occupants may have been assessed as needing high levels of intensive support to help with their recovery and independence. The Wrexham Housing Schemes are staffed 7 days a week, 24 hours per day with on-site waking nights and additional sleep-in cover. The aim of the staff team, therefore, will be to encourage and enable clients to reach a greater level of independence over a reasonable period, and then to facilitate their move on to more independent living in the community with the opportunity of receiving further support from our outreach services.

Proposed Interview Date: Wednesday 28th August 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

If you think you might have these skills, but are not 100% sure, please do still apply and let us decide. We know that certain groups rule themselves out of interesting opportunities assuming that others will be more successful, but please don't be that person. We want to hear from the widest cross section of the community.

Adferiad Recovery welcomes applications from everyone with the right to work in the UK, and values diversity in the workplace. All employees are required to act inclusively to encourage, promote, and cultivate our values. (such as rights affirming and cultural diversity).

Working towards becoming a Rights Affirming organisation, we actively encourage applications from people where the Person Specification calls for a particular qualification or experience, we will consider waiving these requirements if an applicant who could not achieve them because of a disability can demonstrate he/she would be capable of performing well in the job and fulfils the criteria in other respects.

A Full UK Driving License is required for this role, If you are registered disabled, reasonable adjustments will be considered.

FOR MORE INFORMATION A FULL PERSON SPECIFICATION AND HOW TO APPLY, PLEASE GO TO OUR WEBSITE: https://adferiadrecovery.peoplehr.net/Pages/JobBoard/Opening.aspx?v=a954d556-eff9-48ed-ba40-94f895c5afa3

If you have difficulty accessing this information or would like it in a different format, please contact our recruitment team at recruitment@adferiad.org or 01492 863005

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Support Worker Wrexham - £12 ph and £58.75 per sleep in

Typical Shifts are: Varied, long days with sleep ins and short shifts

Join Voyage Care and Feel Valued, we reward your dedication with:
Enhanced evening and weekend pay at an additional 50p per hour (Ts & Cs apply)
Premium overtime rates at an additional £1 per hour (Ts & Cs apply)
Wagestream giving you the flexibility to draw upon up to 40% of your pay, as it is earned.
Funded Blue Light Card hundreds of discounts at high street retailers etc.
24/7/365 doctor line for our colleagues and their families
Access to cash plans for our colleagues, which also covers their families
Enhanced retirement leave
Long service awards

Gwnewch wahaniaeth bob dydd ac ymunwch â'n teulu Voyage Care.

We’re on the hunt for genuinely caring, hands-on female* Support Workers with a passion for enhancing the quality of life of the people we support. As a support worker with us you'll be helping people to gain more independence in their daily lives, whilst working within a dynamic team to support a fantastic group of people!

Our supported living service in Brymbo, Wrexham is a welcoming and friendly environment and you can be sure that no two days will be the same! You’ll be enhancing the lives of the people we support by teaching them new life skills, assisting with personal care, encouraging them to access their local communities, socialising and doing lots of activities. One day you could be out with the people we support in the local community, the next you could be taking to and collecting from day service, watching films or completing different activities within the service.

This is an amazing role for someone who is looking to really make a difference to someone's life and to help them grow in confidence and independence so that they meet their goals, whether this be making dinner by themselves or going on holiday.

We’re interested in our Support Workers having both the right experience and the right values. This is why at this service our Support Workers should hold a full UK manual driving license, be resilient, flexible and composed in their approach, have experience with following Positive Behaviour Support plans and reflective practice as well as experience working with individuals with autism, complex individuals with mental health needs and challenging behaviours.

Why choose us?

We embrace people’s differences and encourage you to Be You, and so long as you’ve got the passion to make someone’s life better, we can give you all the skills and development opportunities you need to build a great career.

We encourage our staff to Grow Together through our excellent training programme, starting at induction and following you through your career, with opportunity for promotion and progression as well as job security in a sector leading organisation.

We have a fantastic range of benefits for our staff and we offer sector leading career progression, so don't hesitate to apply today and make a real difference to the lives of the people we're supporting!

All applicants and subsequent job offers will be subject to satisfactory DBS checks and references.

* Some of our roles require male or female employees only, where this is indicated it is a genuine occupational requirement, in accordance with the Equality Act 2010

Bank Support Worker Wrexham - £12ph

We’re on the hunt for genuinely caring, hands-on Bank Support Workers with a passion for enhancing the quality of life of the people we support.

As a bank support worker with us you'll be helping people to gain more independence in their daily lives, whilst working within a dynamic team to support a fantastic group of people!

Our supported living service in Wrexham is a welcoming and friendly environment and you can be sure that no two days will be the same! You’ll be enhancing the lives of the people we support by teaching them new life skills, assisting with personal care, encouraging them to access their local communities, socialising and doing lots of activities. One day you could be out with the people we support in local bars and pubs, the next you could be unwinding with them playing video games, watching films or going to the cinema.

This is an amazing role for someone who is looking to really make a difference to someone's life and to help them grow in confidence and independence so that they meet their goals, whether this be making dinner by themselves or going on holiday.

Why choose us?

You don’t need to have experience to be a fantastic Bank Support Worker, what you need is a passion for enhancing the quality of life for the people we support, a desire to learn and a genuine caring attitude.

We embrace people’s differences and encourage you to Be You, and so long as you’ve got the passion to make someone’s life better, we can give you all the skills and development opportunities you need to build a great career.

We encourage our staff to Grow Together through our excellent training programme, starting at induction and following you through your career, with opportunity for promotion and progression as well as job security in a sector leading organisation.

We have a fantastic range of benefits for our staff and we offer sector leading career progression, so don't hesitate to apply today and make a real difference to the lives of the people we're supporting!

All applicants and subsequent job offers will be subject to satisfactory DBS checks and references.

Main duties will include assisting the midwifery team with the delivery of patient care whilst maintaining a clean, tidy and safe environment conducive to high standards of patient care,. The role will also involve the provision of some administration support to the midwifery staff, e.g. ordering of supplies.The successful candidate will demonstrate a caring and empathetic approach and an ability to relate positively to staff and patients. Significant and relevant work/social experience which has utilised skills and knowledge that could be of benefit to this post are essential. This post will involve shift working including days/ nights and weekend. The successful candidate will be expected to complete a Level 3 qualification within the first 2 years of the role. You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac

Join one of the UK’s leading distributors of electrical products and solution providers with 250+ branches nationally with a core value to develop talent & internal progression.

We are looking for a Branch Manager to successfully run our Wrexham Branch (LL11), where we offer:

- Great Salary + Performance based Bonus Scheme
- Company car + Fuel Card, Laptop & Mobile provided
- Contracted to 40 hours per week
- Monday to Friday – shifts between 07:00 – 17:00
- 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) – plus more for long service
- Competitive enhanced family leave benefits
- Agile working opportunities
- Extensive Learning and Development opportunities from day 1
- Opportunity to Buy and Sell annual leave
- An additional day's holiday for your birthday after completing one year of service
- Free virtual GP service, accessible 24/7
- A comprehensive health and wellbeing support programme
- Fantastic rewards for long service key milestones
- Access to many great discounts at top High Street stores and entertainment
- Staff discount on our webshop!


As a Branch Manager, you will manage the day-to-day operation, drive exceptional customer service to our customers to ensure repeat sales and provide training & coaching with the Internal sales team and branch assistants to ensure service level targets are consistently achieved.

As a Branch Manager, you will ideally have previous management experience within a wholesale environment, have a fresh and innovative approach to sales and attracting new customers to keep, increase and drive branch sales to ensure daily/weekly targets are exceeded.

Branch Manager – Background, Experience & attributes needed:

- Full UK driving license is essential
- Experience of commercially managing a business unit / branch within the industrial supplies sector is essential
- To have had experience of working under pressure in a fast-paced role, whilst maintaining a consistent eye for detail
- An ability to embrace change and new technologies
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to influence across a cross functional team to deliver target performance
- Intermediate IT skills (i.e. Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint)


PLEASE APPLY ONLINE TODAY and a member of the team will be in touch

Suitable for: Branch manager, assistant managers, team leader, trade counter manager, Internal sales person, sales manager, account manager, store manager, trade manager, business development executive

Our client believes that this role does not meet the criteria to be considered within the Home Office Shortage Occupation list. Therefore, they will not support an application for visa sponsorship and all applicants for this role must have an unrestricted right to work in the UK.

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Social Worker

Wrexham Council are seeking a qualified Social Worker to join their team within the Older People Services. The successful candidate will manage an allocated caseload, undertake assessments, develop care and support plans, and work in partnership with all services to ensure best use of resources. They will also be responsible for ensuring practice and subsequent decisions safeguard the welfare of adults at risk and children at risk of immediate harm.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide professional social work services to adults/children, their families and carers by undertaking outcome-focused assessments to identify eligible needs and developing outcome-focused care and support plans.
• Establish, develop and maintain professional relationships through direct casework, supervision, with the aim that the individuals identified needs are met.
• Ensure that all assessments, planning, implementation and reviewing of caseload and decisions and practice are of the expected standard as required by the service.
• Identify, assess and report Adult/Child at risk and undertake safeguarding enquiries for Adult/Child at risk in accordance with The Wales Safeguarding Procedures.
• Promote individuals/ people needing care and support, their families and carers in need of support participation in assessment planning, implementation and reviewing and are offered advocacy when appropriate.

Requirements

• Social Work Degree or Equivalent Qualification
• Newly qualified candidates will be considered
• Court work desirable but not essential
• Commitment to gain Consolidation Award by the end of first period of registration
• Register and maintain registration as a Social Worker with Social Care Wales
• Current and up to date knowledge of relevant Social Care Legislation for adults and children's services / Education

How to Apply

If you are interested, please call Chris Richardson on 01772 208964 or email me your CV - Christopher.richardson@servicecare.org.uk

If this role isn't right for you, but you know someone who would fit perfectly to our engaged and devoted team and you refer them, you will receive a referral bonus of £350.

The benefits of working with SCS:

• A specialist dedicated Social Work consultant offering single point of contact.
• Exceptional referral bonuses - £350 per referral placed in to work!
• An extensive & exclusive range of Social Work vacancies across the UK
• Nationwide provider Social Work staff to over 200 local authorities.
• Payroll service twice a week.
• Ltd and PAYE payment options available.
• Annual training budget of up to £250 and continued online CPD training.
• Excellent Annual Loyalty schemes / bonuses.
• DBS disclosures provided via fast-track online services free of charge.

The Supply Service are recruiting for a Human Resources Manager on behalf of a client based in Wrexham.

Full time / Part time hours available
Maternity Contract - September 2024 - July 2025
Experience within the sector is not required as skills are transferable

Our client are a vibrant childcare company that provides education & care to children and young people between the ages of 7 years & 18 years. They believe all children and young people have the right to a voice and the opportunity to create the best future for themselves. Regardless of the difficulties they have endured and continue to endure, they deserve quality care and education that will equip them to make choices that change their lives for the better. Full specialist training, support and continued personal development is available.

Responsibilities include:

To work corporately, collaboratively and in keeping with the ethos of the company.
Working as part of the Business Team, to ensure the Company complies with Employment Legislation and to deliver a robust, consistent HR function across all departments.
To lead and manage the efficient and effective operational provision of the HR service within the Company.
To provide professional HR consultancy support and advice to the Executive, Senior Leadership Teams, Managers and Administrators
To provide line management support to those undertaking HR functions, including the provision of guidance and training on all HR related matters.
To maintain an up-to-date knowledge of employment legislation and regulatory matters.
To ensure compliance with employment legislation, Company policies and procedures.
Work proactively to prevent matters, wherever possible, escalating to formal process.
To ensure compliance with equality legislation, advising on measures to address inconsistencies to minimise the risk of the Company’s exposure to litigation and employment tribunal claims.
To keep Senior Managers informed of relevant HR issues, preparing, and presenting HR reports, as required
To manage recruitment processes, adhereing to Safer Recruitment guidelines
This is a great opportunity to build a career in the education & care industry and make a real difference to the lives of young people.

Benefits:

Relaced working environment
Flexible / remote working available - promoting work-life balance
Company events
Company pension
On-site parking
Referral programme

Successful applicants are required to attend an interview, complete safeguarding training & must undertake a full enhanced DBS check.

The Supply Service are recruiting for a Nursery Practitioner to support a number of Nurseries based in Wrexham on a supply basis.

Successful applicants will be passionate and enthusiastic, with dedication to provided a happy, secure environment for children. Our clients look for qualified & unqualified but experienced Nursery Practitioners to assist them during staff shortages and holidays. Previous work with children is essential.

As a Supply Nursery Practitioner you will have:
* Experience working with infants in an Early Years setting.
* Playful and warm natured qualities.
* Patience & Empathy.
* Good Organisation & Time Management skills.
* Excellent Communication skills.
* Flexible to suit the setting requirements

Benefits of working with The Supply Service:
* Your own dedicated contact
* Regular work placements
* Competitive rates of pay
* Future long-term roles
* Pay Parity (AWR)
* Refer a Friend Scheme

Successful applicants are required to attend an online interview, complete Safeguarding training & must undertake a full enhanced DBS (formerly CRB) check.

The Supply Service are recruiting for a Children's Residential Support Worker on behalf of a client based in Hope, Flintshire

Our client are a vibrant company that provides integrated therapeutic care to children between the ages of 8 years & 18 years. They're dedicated to caring and making a difference to the lives of vulnerable children and seek to add to their supportive and passionate team. Full specialist training, support and continued personal development is available

Responsibilities include:

Creating a positive environment & atmosphere to accommodate the needs of the young person
Providing appropriate care and support as identified in the young person’s placement plan
Providing support & preparation towards independence for young people
Support & Guidance to young people by removing barriers to learning in order to promote effective participation, enhance individual learning, raise aspirations and achieve their potential.

Working environment includes:

Fully supported learning and development
Therapeutic - Child centered
Staff recognition rewards

Successful applicants will be empathetic, have a passion for child centered care and posses positive role model qualities. We provide the highest levels of care to our children and new additions to our team must respect the company ethos. It is essential that you hold a full driving license and are at least 21 years of age for insurance purposes. A good standard of education is required and applicants must either hold or be prepared to work towards a Diploma / NVQ Level 3 in Caring for Children & Young People.

This is a great opportunity to build a career in the care industry and make a real difference to the lives of young people.

Benefits:

Casual dress
A rota that promotes a healthy work-life balance
Company events
Company pension
Discounted or free food
On-site parking
Referral programme

Successful applicants are required to attend an online interview, complete safeguarding training & must undertake a full enhanced DBS check.

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Hours of work: 37 hours per week

Annual Leave – 26 days rising to 32 days (plus Bank Holidays)

Location: Home based with regular travel across Wrexham, with the requirement to work from the Council Offices and Vision Support offices on occasion

Qualification required – Foundation Degree in Rehabilitation Studies (Visual Impairment) or equivalent.

Vision Support is a well-established organisation with a strong history in promoting independence and support to people with vision impairments (VI). Offering a wide variety of services for vision impaired people across Cheshire, Halton and North Wales, including counselling, digital skills, financial wellbeing and benefits advice, home visiting, community outreach, and peer support. These services complement rehabilitation to create a wraparound service for our clients.

Vision Support’s values are at the heart of everything we do, ensuring that there is a collaborative approach across the organisation, responding proactively to what people say is important to them and supporting people with warmth, dignity, and respect.

Vision Support delivers the vision rehabilitation contracts to four local authorities across North East Wales. The team are managed and led by qualified and experienced Vision Rehabilitation Specialists (VRS), ensuring the best support from people who understand the role. You would be a part of a wider team of VRSs, meeting regularly to share learning and to give and receive support.

Vision Support understands the importance for all their staff to receive additional training as needed and support from the wider sector, so RWPN registration and membership fees are covered for the VRS team by Vision Support. The organisation is also represented in the Wales Rehabilitation Officers Forum (WROF) and the Wales Vision Forum, to ensure that we are up to date with any changes affecting VRS working in Wales. VRS are also able to meet with other VRS more widely than Wales through the organisation’s membership of Visionary.


Job Purpose

To identify, deliver and evaluate professional rehabilitation interventions to vision impaired people to enhance their skills and confidence to maximise their independence.

To provide a person-centred outcome-focussed approach to rehabilitation; supporting people to identify measurable outcomes, carry out assessments and develop a plan that will support each person to achieve their outcomes and meet their needs, reducing risks and lessening the impact of their VI.

To work collaboratively with other services within Vision Support to ensure individuals are receiving support whilst waiting for assessment and rehabilitation.





Key Responsibilities

• Triage – To carry out an initial conversation to identify further actions, risk factors, refer and signpost to Vision Support’s wider services and other organisations to meet the individuals’ desired outcomes.

• Assessment - To undertake specialist assessments to identify needs and aspirations to promote independent living.

• Plan – To agree a plan with the person about how their needs can be met, through other services, equipment and rehabilitation.

• Rehabilitation and service provision – To implement, evaluate and review rehabilitative services aimed at maximising and maintaining independence, safety, dignity, and choice. Rehabilitation may include, but not be restricted to:

o Daily Living Skills – to include the teaching of new skills or adapted practice for all aspects of daily living, home management, employment and leisure.

o Communication Skills – to include all forms of access to communication including but not limited to print, Braille, Moon, audio description, ICT, telephones, Deafblind manual and block alphabet.

o Mobility training – To develop planned programmes of training to develop independence in indoor and outdoor mobility environments, including training in guiding skills, pre-cane, long cane, orientation (including specialist equipment) and route planning techniques.

o Low vision - To provide training/therapy in coordination with local NHS low vision services that help individuals make the best use of functional vision.

o Risk –To identify, assess and mitigate risk throughout the rehabilitation provision.

• To work with vision impaired people who have additional complex needs.

• To assess and recommend minor works of adaptation and liaise with all relevant parties in line with appropriate budgets and policies.

• To provide statistical information to feed into quarterly contract monitoring reports.

• To enable the Local Authority to maintain their Partially Sighted/Sight Impaired and Blind/Severely Sight Impaired Registers.




Please note, we reserve the right to close this advert early should we find a suitable candidate.

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Customer Service Assistant

At Scotmid Co-operative, we are focused on serving our local communities and improving people’s everyday lives through our different businesses. We’ve been doing this for 160 years, and we will continue to work hard to do this for many more years to come. We’re a co-operative, which means that we are run by our members for the benefit of the local communities that we serve.

Scotmid food’s aim is to be Scotland’s preferred community convenience retailer and a key factor in achieving this is through our people.

Our stores are open from early in the morning to late at night, so a flexible approach is essential. No two days are the same and our Customer Service Assistants enjoy working at a fast pace, doing a variety of tasks from making breakfast rolls through to filling the shelves. As Customer Service Assistant your priority is making sure our customers have a great experience every time they visit the store, through friendly service, great product availability and first-class hygiene standards.

You may be required to prepare and serve various products which could include raw and cooked meat, alcohol, and foods containing allergens. You will also be on your feet for long periods of time, and many of our roles will involve some lifting, carrying and other tasks such as stock merchandising and cleaning.

If you have enthusiasm, a passion for customer service, and excellent communication skills we would love to hear from you.

Training will be provided but experience in a sales or retail environment would be an advantage, as would previous knowledge of food safety practices.

We are passionate about supporting, challenging, and developing people to be the best they can. With excellent benefits, competitive hourly rates, and opportunities to develop and grow, a Customer Service Assistant position with Scotmid could be your first step to a long-term career in retail.

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.