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Job Title: Recovery Support Worker
Reports to: Project Manager
Key Working Relationships (Internal): Project Manager, Area Managers, Admin Team
Key Working Relationships (External): Service users, significant others, and statutory services
Responsible for: Promoting recovery and relational security, ensuring service user information is documented accurately and health and safety compliance
Salary: £25,000
Hours of work: 35 hours per week
DBS applicable: Yes
Benefits include company pension scheme. 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata), learning and development opportunities, travel and season ticket loan, cycle scheme.
Company business: Charitable Housing Association- (Mental Health and Learning Disability) Operates in several London boroughs.

Job Summary:

· To promote recovery, relational security, and effective risk management
· To ensure that service user records and information are written in a concise and professional manner with attention to accuracy, detail, and content
· To work closely with service users and peers to help people regain skills for independence and self-reliance

Qualifications and experience:

1. Experience of working with adults with complex needs including homelessness/mental health/substance misuse problems/learning disabilities
2. Undertaking and completing tasks in timely fashion

Knowledge, skills and abilities:

1. Ability to convey service user information in an accurate, succinct and informative manner both written and verbal
2. Understand how complex needs may affect day to day functioning
3. Ability to establish and maintain rapport and liaise appropriately with service users, team members, clinical teams, significant others, and any other external support services
4. Ability to de-escalate challenging situations in a calm and empathic manner.
5. Experience of, and a commitment to, working with people with challenging behaviours and an ability to support service users to work through crisis situations with appropriate support
6. Ability to identify support needs of service users, be able to write SMART support plans and implement
7. Ability to identify potential new/unknown risks posed by service users with the appropriate skills to report and/or co-produce mitigation strategies with clinical teams and significant others
8. Knowledge and understanding of the safeguarding of vulnerable adults and the ability to take action as appropriate
9. Commitment to and understanding of issues of equality, diversity, and inclusion
10. Ability to maintain appropriate recording and filing systems, including good IT skills

To apply:
Download the job description and application form and return to recruitment@cyrenians.org or alternatively click “Apply Now” to apply online

Job Title: Flexi Recovery Support Worker
Reports to: Project Manager
Key Working Relationships (Internal): Project Manager, Area Managers, Admin Team
Key Working Relationships (External): Service users, significant others, and statutory services
Responsible for: Promoting recovery and relational security, ensuring service user information is documented accurately and health and safety compliance
Salary: £25,000 + £5000 flexibility allowance
Hours of work: 35 hours per week
DBS applicable: Yes
Benefits include company pension scheme. 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata), learning and development opportunities, travel and season ticket loan, cycle scheme.
Company business: Charitable Housing Association- (Mental Health and Learning Disability) Operates in several London boroughs.

Job Summary:

· To promote recovery, relational security, and effective risk management
· To ensure that service user records and information are written in a concise and professional manner with attention to accuracy, detail, and content
· To work closely with service users and peers to help people regain skills for independence and self-reliance

Qualifications and experience:

1. Experience of working with adults with complex needs including homelessness/mental health/substance misuse problems/learning disabilities
2. Undertaking and completing tasks in timely fashion

Knowledge, skills and abilities:

1. Ability to convey service user information in an accurate, succinct and informative manner both written and verbal
2. Understand how complex needs may affect day to day functioning
3. Ability to establish and maintain rapport and liaise appropriately with service users, team members, clinical teams, significant others, and any other external support services
4. Ability to de-escalate challenging situations in a calm and empathic manner.
5. Experience of, and a commitment to, working with people with challenging behaviours and an ability to support service users to work through crisis situations with appropriate support
6. Ability to identify support needs of service users, be able to write SMART support plans and implement
7. Ability to identify potential new/unknown risks posed by service users with the appropriate skills to report and/or co-produce mitigation strategies with clinical teams and significant others
8. Knowledge and understanding of the safeguarding of vulnerable adults and the ability to take action as appropriate
9. Commitment to and understanding of issues of equality, diversity, and inclusion
10. Ability to maintain appropriate recording and filing systems, including good IT skills

To apply:
Download the job description and application form and return to recruitment@cyrenians.org or alternatively click “Apply Now” to apply online

Job Title: Mental Health Support Worker
Reports to: Project Manager
Key Working Relationships (Internal): Project Manager
Key Working Relationships (External): GP, Health and Social Services Agencies
Salary circa: £21,833 plus discretionary bonus
Hours of work: 35 hours per week on a shift rota
Benefits include company pension scheme. 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata), learning and development opportunities, travel and season ticket loan, cycle scheme.
Company business: Charitable Housing Association- (Mental Health and Learning Disability) Operates in several London boroughs.
DBS applicable: Yes

Job Summary:

To work as part of a team providing an environment where people with complex and challenging needs are encouraged to live as independently as possible, using the assertive model of engagement and individually tailored support plans to form the basis for effective interventions. To support the service users to develop and expand their life skills so that they can lead full and active lives within the community.

Qualifications and experience:

Successful experience of working with vulnerable adults, preferably in a mental health setting.

Knowledge, skills and abilities:

– Understanding of how mental health problems, learning disabilities and complex needs may affect day to day functioning
– Ability to establish and maintain rapport and liaise appropriately with service users, team members, clinicians and other external support services.
– Willingness to undertake a variety of tasks, sometimes in difficult or unpleasant circumstances, and with service users who may exhibit challenging behaviour
– Good IT skills and capacity to adapt easily to new systems
– Good written and verbal communication skills
– Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding policies and procedures
– Commitment to, and understanding of, equality of opportunity and the ongoing management of diversity
– Good knowledge of what day to day best practice is in Health & Safety
– Ability to work flexibly at different sites, on a 24 hour rolling shift pattern which includes days, evenings, nights, weekends and sleepovers.

To apply:

Download the job description and application form and return to recruitment@cyrenians.org or alternatively click “Apply Now” to apply online

Job Title: Learning Disabilities Support Worker
Reports to: Project Manager
Key Working Relationships (Internal): Project Manager
Key Working Relationships (External): GP, Health and Social Services Agencies
Salary circa: £21,833 per annum (Rising to £22,000 p.a after successful completion of probationary period)
Hours of work: 35 hours per week
DBS applicable: Yes
Benefits include company pension scheme. 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata), learning and development opportunities, travel and season ticket loan, cycle scheme.
Company business: Charitable Housing Association- (Mental Health and Learning Disability) Operates in several London boroughs.

Job Summary:

To work as part of a team providing 24 hour person centred support to people with learning disabilities and complex challenging needs.

Qualifications and experience:

Successful experience of working with vulnerable adults, preferably in a
Learning Disabilities setting.

Knowledge, skills and abilities:

– Understanding of how mental health problems, learning disabilities and complex needs may affect day to day functioning
– Ability to establish and maintain rapport and liaise appropriately with service users, team members, clinicians and other external support services.
– Good IT skills and capacity to adapt easily to new systems
– Good written and verbal communication skills
– Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding policies and procedures
– Commitment to, and understanding of, equality of opportunity and the ongoing management of diversity
– Good knowledge of what day to day best practice is in Health & Safety
– Ability to work flexibly at different sites, on a 24 hour rolling shift pattern which includes days, evenings, nights, weekends and sleepovers.

To Apply:

Download the job description and application form and return to recruitment@cyrenians.org

Community Psychologist

£45000 – £52000 per annum

35 hours per week (Monday to Friday preferable)

Benefits include company pension scheme. 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata), learning and development opportunities, travel and season ticket loan, cycle scheme.
Company business: Charitable Housing Association- (Mental Health and Learning Disability) Operates in several London boroughs.

Based across 2 sites in West London (may be required to work at other sites)

We celebrate and bring out what’s special and unique about people. Here everyone grows together. We create the freedom for staff and service users to play an active role in shaping life at LCH. Everyone gets involved.

You will provide an integrated psychology service to adult service users living in 24 hour supported accommodation, carrying out psychological assessments, support planning, implementation and monitoring of outcomes. Giving guidance to staff, in relation to the psychological health and wellbeing of service users with mental health and substance misuse and/or complex needs, you will be working within a Relational Security/Trauma Informed framework, maintaining a quality service where service users are supported in an empathetic way, to live as independently as possible.

You will have significant, successful experience as a Clinical Psychologist including managing, supporting and training staff, and delivering a quality assured service, with a recognised qualification in Clinical Psychology and appropriate UK professional registration.

Please download the application form and send to

recruitment@cyrenians.org

You will be asked to provide proof of your vaccination statue at interview.

Recovery Support Worker (Learning Disability & Autism)

Salary: £25,000
Hours of work: 35 hours per week
Benefits include company pension scheme. 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata), learning and development opportunities, travel and season ticket loan, cycle scheme.
Company business: Charitable Housing Association- (Mental Health and Learning Disability) Operates in several London boroughs.

About the Role:

To enable people to maximise their potential and live a fulfilling life
To provide support with all aspects of daily living
To promote good physical and mental health, develop and implement health action plans, support plans and working practice risk management plans
To co-produce and implement communication plans
To develop positive behaviours and motivation for change.
To provide an appropriate daily structure that stimulates learning, growth, and self-reliance
To promote digital inclusion and use of assistive technology where appropriate

About You:

Experience of supporting vulnerable people.
Ability to support people with empathy, dignity and respect.
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to establish and maintain rapport and liaise appropriately with key stakeholders.
Ability to calmly de-escalate challenging situations by understanding and following procedures/working practice risk management plans.
Ability to identify potential new/unknown risks posed by service users with the appropriate skills to report and/or co-produce mitigation strategies with clinical teams and significant others.
Knowledge and understanding of the safeguarding of vulnerable adults and the ability to act as appropriate.

To apply:

Please download the application form and send to

recruitment@cyrenians.org

You will be asked to provide proof of your vaccination statue at interview.

Job Title: Administrator
Salary: £27,000 – £30,000 (dependent on experience)
Hours of work: 35 hours per week
DBS applicable: Yes
Benefits include company pension scheme. 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata), learning and development opportunities, travel and season ticket loan, cycle scheme.
Company business: Charitable Housing Association- (Mental Health and Learning Disability) Operates in several London boroughs.

The post is for an Administrator who will be based at our head office in Victoria and services in West London.

We are looking for general administrative support to our central team and additional support to managers in our Learning Disabilities and Mental Health Services.

You will be working alongside Health and Social Care Staff in our Supported Housing Services as well as working with the senior management in head office.
You will be asked to take pride in your paperwork and ensure that service user records and Information are written in a concise, accurate and professional manner.

To apply:

Please download the application form and send to recruitment@cyrenians.org

Job Title: Concierge
Reports to: Project Manager
Key Working Relationships (Internal): Service users, Managers and Deputy Managers/Senior Support Workers, Support Workers, Area Managers, Staff Team.
Responsible for: N/A
Direct Reports: N/A
Hours of work: 35 hours per week
DBS applicable: Yes
Salary: £21,833pa

Job Summary
To provide first contact and security to the service users at night in accommodation based support services.

Main Duties and Responsibilities
– To control access to the building, taking responsibility for all aspects of the safety and security of the service whilst on shift.
– To provide an immediate response to emergencies, taking prompt action.
– To undertake hourly security checks both external and internal of the building in line with LCH’s Health & Safety Policy reporting any observations relating to Health and Safety to the rest of the staff at the earliest opportunity.
– To take part in handovers at the beginning and end of the shift
– To undertake cleaning duties of the office and communal areas of the project as appropriate and as directed by the line manager.
– To attend regular performance management meetings, staff meetings and any other meetings as directed by the project manager.
– To take part in training as required and as directed by the project manager
– To monitor CCTV.
– To ensure that all visitors who are not required to be in the building leave the premises.
– To implement good practice in Health and Safety
– To promote equality, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of work.
– To carry out all duties and responsibilities in accordance with LCH’s Policies & Procedure

Job Title: Waking Night Support Worker
Reports to: Project Manager Key Working Relationships (Internal): Service users, Managers and Deputy Managers/Senior Support Workers, Support Workers, Area Managers, Staff Team.
Key Working Relationships (External): GP, Health and Social Services Agencies
Responsible for: N/A
Direct Reports: N/A
Salary circa: £21,833
Hours of work: 35 hours per week
DBS applicable: Yes

Job Summary
To work at night as a member of a support team providing service users with an environment where they are encouraged to live as independently as possible, using assertive models of engagement and individually tailored support plans to form the basis for effective interventions.

Main Duties and Responsibilities
– To provide waking night support, taking responsibility for all aspects of the safety and security of the project whilst on shift.
– To provide an immediate response to customer(s) in the event of a health or other emergency, taking prompt action.
– To work with customer(s), as directed, and on own initiative, supporting them through crisis situations.
– To undertake regular security checks of the building in line with LCH’s Health & Safety Policy reporting any observations relating to Health and Safety to senior staff at the earliest opportunity.
– To take part in handovers at the beginning and end of the shift, reporting any observations or incidents to the incoming staff of which they need to be aware.
– To undertake cleaning duties of the office and communal areas of the project as appropriate and as directed by the line manager.
– To attend regular performance management meetings, staff meetings and any other meetings as directed by the Project Manager.
– To take part in training as required and as directed by the project manager or by Human Resources.
– To handle any cash transactions in accordance with laid down procedures
– To ensure safeguarding protocols are followed.
– To implement good practice in Health and Safety
– To promote equality, diversity and inclusion in all aspects of work.
– To carry out all duties and responsibilities in accordance with LCH’s Policies & Procedure

Job Title: Project Manager
Reports to: Chief Executive, Head of Support Services, HR, Finance      and Admin Team, Area Managers.
Key Working Relationships (External): Service User, Staff, Statutory Services
Responsible for: Project Management
Salary circa: £30,000
Hours of work: 35 hours per week
DBS applicable: Yes

Job Summary

• Day to day management of the project including staff performance, customer welfare and respectful living environment
• Provision of a quality service where Service User are supported in an empathetic way, to live as independently as possible.

Main Requirements:

• Diligent operational management of the project in line with LCH’s policies and procedures, values and objectives.
• Providing effective leadership and management to the project staff team
• Maintaining professional and positive relationships with stakeholders
• Working with the Area Manager to meet and extend quality standards

Up to £27000
35 hours per week (24 hour shift pattern)

Acting and permanent positions available

You will assist the Manager with the day to day management of the project including staff performance, service user welfare and the maintenance of a high standard, respectful environment.

Working alongside Clinical Teams, and together with the Manager, you will be responsible for the provision of a high quality service, where service users are supported in an empathetic way to live as independently as possible.

You will have a relevant qualification, e.g. Qualified Nurse, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, degree related to health and social care (or equivalent) and experience of staff management including awareness of good practice in staff supervision. You will also have significant, successful experience of working in a community setting with adults who have complex needs and challenging behaviour, as well as experience of working with people with mental health issues, substance misuse, homelessness and forensic histories.

Additionally, you will have the ability to recognise and respond to a deterioration in service users’ physical/mental health, and to devise strategies to keep them well. You will also have knowledge and understanding of the safeguarding of vulnerable adults and the ability to maintain appropriate recording and filing systems, including good IT skills.