Social work jobs

Morgan Hunt are working with an Islington borough based Mental Health Charity who are looking for a Recovery Team Leader for a permanent position.

In order to apply for this position you must be BACP, UKCP or BPC registered.

The purpose of the role is to coordinate and oversee the administration of the recovery pathway counselling service and facilitate counselling and psychotherapy assessments.

The recovery pathway is a provision based across three sites in Islington responding to the mental health needs of Islington residents.

You will act as a point of contact for trainee psychotherapists and carry out counselling assessments.

In order to apply you must have the accreditation and at least five year's experience of providing direct mental health and advocacy support.

The role is 35 hours a week.

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

Morgan Hunt are currently working with a leading Advocacy charity on their search for a Service Development Manager contracted until March 2023.

Reporting to the Senior Leadership Team, the manager will be responsible for programme managing the mobilisation of new services. You will also support the Hackney advocacy service by leading the work within the advocacy network, which is 6-8 small or medium sized enterprises (SMEs).

You will be able to mobilise a new service and provide a seamless transition for the people the charity supports.

The responsibilities of the post holder focuses on bringing the models and commitments to life. You will work with stakeholders to evaluate the implementation and manage risk effectively. As part of the organisational support, you will work with the SMEs ensuring they fulfil their contractual commitments.

You will have excellent project, programme and risk management experience and have experience working with commissioners to agree contracts.

We are after someone with extensive experience of contract management, financial management and risk management.

This is a brilliant opportunity for someone with great project management skills who has worked in the mental health or social care sector.

The role is full time working from home with frequent travel to Hackney.

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

Morgan Hunt are currently working with a Mental Health charity in Croydon on their search for an interim Counselling Services Manager.

You will oversee the operation and development of the Counselling Service as well as manage and support the work of all involved in the provision of the service.

You must be BACP Accredited with at least five years post qualification experience. You will have experience in managing projects and experience of working with volunteers and placement counsellors.

The role is 4 days a week and working within the Croydon Borough. This role is interim and will be for approximately three months, possibly longer.

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.

Job Title: Outreach Worker
Hours: 37.5 per week
Location: Central London

Assignment: 3 months (possible extension)

Pay: £14-£16 per hour

Rota: Monday to Friday, 09:00-17:00

We are looking for an experienced Outreach Worker to join our central London based client's outreach team. This fantastic opportunity will see you joining a superb service which supports the rough sleeper community in central London. This is a very important position. You will not only be advising the street population on what options are available to them but also advising them on how to stay safe on the street and listen to any concerns they may have. Crucially you will be adding to the CHAIN database for this client group. This is a vital contribution to the work that this fantastic charity is doing in central London

If you crave influence and responsibility within a team, this is a role where your voice is not only heard but contributes towards quick, satisfying outcomes, providing rough sleepers with hope and a route away from the streets. Not only this but as an outreach worker you will work alongside other amazing like-minded individuals and agencies with the sole aim of reducing the number of people sleeping rough in Central London.

As an Outreach Worker you will:

• Supporting rough sleepers to access appropriate social care services and accommodation options
• Be a first response to referrals, carrying out needs and risk assessments with new rough sleepers
• Update assessments on rough sleepers already known to the team
• Regularly update the CHAIN database
• Find the best cause of action for each client's scenario
• Work alongside other agencies including, local authorities, health services, housing providers, the police and drug & alcohol services

To be successful you will need to:

• Have excellent interpersonal skills
• Be flexible and responsive to meet the needs of rough sleepers
• Have the confidence and ability to manage a caseload of complex clients
• Have the necessary IT skills to collect, collate and interpret data
• Be confident in representing our client at external meetings and with outside agencies
• You must have an enhanced, adult and child DBS check to apply for this post, if you need one, get in touch

If you are interested, please apply ASAP, this position is always a popular opportunity!

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.

Morgan Hunt is working with a leading provider in advocacy for children and young people on their search for a Homeless Outreach Advocate.

Supporting some of the most vulnerable young people in society, you will help in giving a voice to the voiceless and reaching out to those who need help most.

As an advocate, you will work with the London team providing advocacy support to homeless children and young people as part of their Homeless Outreach project. While providing advocacy, you will engage with a network of professionals and agencies to promote referrals and facilitate young people's access to legal support.

To apply for this role, you should have at least three year's experience of direct work in a professional capacity with children and young people from diverse backgrounds. If you have experience working with homeless young people this would be incredibly beneficial.

This is a fantastic opportunity to take a step into the world of advocacy and use your passion and abilities to empower and represent young peoples wishes and feelings.

The role is full-time based in Central London with some flexibility to work from home.

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

Morgan Hunt are currently looking for a Senior Advocate for a permanent role with a Children's Advocacy charity.

As a Senior Advocate, you will be providing advocacy and support to children and young people. You will provide case work reviews to the Associate Advocates providing children's rights services in London and the South East.

You will have experience of working with children and/or care leavers, have a good understanding of the roles of Advocates and previous experience in supervision or line management of staff. Experience of working with children's safeguarding issues or making safeguarding referrals is essential.

The role is 35 hours a week located in Central London with some hybrid working.

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

The client

Morgan Hunt are currently working with a housing provider whose mission is to transform the lives of vulnerable people. This is done through accommodation-based services as well as community outreach.

Our client is looking to recruit an Evening Outreach Worker, covering Liverpool on a permanent basis. Working hours are 14:00 PM - 12:00 AM, 3 shifts one week and 4 shifts the next.

The Service

The service provides outreach support for vulnerable client groups including young people, asylum seekers and adults. You will manage your own caseload, supporting them to live independently in the community and to sustain their tenancy.

The role - Evening Outreach Worker

• Providing ongoing assessments of service users needs
• Conducting welcome and induction meetings with service users to establish their needs and to ensure the service user understands their tenancy agreement
• Arranging appointments with various partner agencies and liaising with a designated Social Worker around the progress and individual needs of service users
• Supporting service users to develop their independent daily living skills through things such as budgeting, healthy eating, healthy relationships and helping with access to health services
• Accompanying service users to participate in activities of interest within the community
• Preparation of reports and keeping accurate record around the progress of clients
• Assisting with the move on of service users when required
• Responding to any incidents or crisis after hours

The candidate - Evening Outreach Worker

• Experience of working within a similar role providing floating support or outreach to individuals with complex needs
• Experience of supporting young people with complex needs to develop independent living skills and sustain a tenancy
• Experience of working independently and managing a caseload of service users in the community
• Experience of multi-agency working with other professionals
• A driver is essential for this role due to the travel required
• An Enhanced DBS is essential for this role

Company benefits

• Competitive salary
• Fantastic training opportunities
• Health care cash back up plan
• Life assurance
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time staff)
• Birthday leave
• The ability to buy and sell annual leave
• Pension scheme
• EAP programme
• High street discount scheme
• Social activities
• Volunteering days

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

The client

Morgan Hunt are working with a Housing provider whose mission is to transform the lives of vulnerable people. They do this through support and outreach that is tailored to the needs of the individual, with the aim of turning their lives around and living independently.

We are recruiting for a Residential Support Worker to work across their solo placements service in Manchester on a permanent basis. The role involves 24-hour shifts (10am-10am with a sleep in between) on a rota basis and therefore flexibility is a must.

The role - Residential Support Worker

• Working with individuals with complex needs to deliver personalised support plans tailored to their needs

• Delivering ASDAN independent living programme to individuals in either a residential setting / outreach in the community

• Conducting welcome and induction for new service users

• Completing ongoing assessments of individual needs

• Assisting service users to access education, training and / or employment opportunities

• Preparing reports and liaising with external agencies and professionals such as Social Workers

• Maintaining the general upkeep of the property

• Assisting with the move on of service users when required

The candidate

• Experience of working with vulnerable client groups including care leavers, young people, those with poor mental health, those who are experiencing homelessness, substance misuse or those fleeing domestic violence

• Experience of working in a similar role such as a Support Worker / Project Worker / Housing Support Worker or Residential Support Worker

• Experience of working within a residential setting working 24 hour shifts

• Experience of supporting individuals towards independent living

• Experience of multi - agency working, signposting and referring to specialist organisations

• The ability to use your initiative and confidence in lone working with complex client groups

• Knowledge of preparing incident reports and having the confidence to respond to challenging behaviours

Due to the nature of this role, an Enhanced DBS is required and a car driver would be beneficial.

Company benefits

Competitive salary

Fantastic training opportunities

Health care cash back up plan

Life assurance

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time staff)

Birthday leave

The ability to buy and sell annual leave

Pension scheme

EAP programme

High street discount scheme

Social activities

Volunteering days

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

The Client

Morgan Hunt are currently working with a housing provider whose mission is to transform the lives of vulnerable people. This is done through accommodation-based services as well as community outreach. Our client is looking to recruit a Group Living Team Leader in Leeds on a permanent basis.

The service

As a Group Living Team Leader, you will support the manager by overseeing a cluster of Group Living and Solo Placements accommodation. You will work across the cluster to ensure high standards are maintained in each property, ensuring quality and safe support to service users.

The role - Group Living Team Leader

• Lead on the move-in and out process for service users, ensuring all paperwork is completed to a high standard and service users receive a warm welcome and a full induction.
• Reduce voids and support the growth of the organisation by planning effectively for move-on and liaising with Team Managers and placement teams regarding new referrals.
• Act as an enabler by assessing, in consultation with Team Managers and Support Workers, those service users who are ready to be transitioned to supported tenancies, ensuring that the appropriate support and benefits will be in place.
• Work collaboratively with regional teams and the wider business to improve embed good practice models.
• Assist Support Workers with the delivery of the ASDAN programme, improving the independence skills and educational achievement of service users.
• Assist the Team Manager with induction of new staff and development of existing staff.
• Work across clusters to support other teams when necessary and share learning.
• Take an active role in multi-agency meetings, communicating professionally and effectively with social workers and other relevant professionals.
• To carry out formal and informal supervision of staff and team meeting duties when required.
• Provide relevant and appropriate data for the purpose of monitoring and evaluation and produce reports to the Line Manager in line with commissioner and company requirements.

The candidate - Group Living Team Leader

• NVQ Level 3 Health and Social Care or equivalent
• 2 years previous supervisory experience within social care and 1 year of previous residential or outreach experience
• The ability to prioritise tasks, solve problems and work within constant tight deadlines
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Experience of managing or supervising teams
• Experience of group living / residential setting
• Clear thinking and calm approach
• A driver is essential for this role

Company benefits

• Competitive salary
• Fantastic training opportunities
• Health care cash back up plan
• Life assurance
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time staff)
• Birthday leave
• The ability to buy and sell annual leave
• Pension scheme
• EAP programme
• High street discount scheme
• Social activities
• Volunteering days

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

The client

Morgan Hunt are currently working with a housing provider whose mission is to transform the lives of vulnerable people. This is done through accommodation-based services as well as community outreach.

Our client is looking to recruit an Outreach Worker, covering Manchester on a permanent basis. As an Outreach Worker, you will manage your own caseload of clients supporting them to live independently in the community and to sustain their tenancy. This role is Monday to Friday with a weekend rota in place.

The role - Outreach Worker

• Providing ongoing assessments of service users needs

• Conducting welcome and induction meetings with service users to establish their needs and to ensure the service user understands their tenancy agreement

• Arranging appointments with various partner agencies and liaising with a designated Social Worker around the progress and individual needs of service users

• Supporting service users to develop their independent daily living skills through things such as budgeting, healthy eating, healthy relationships and helping with access to health services

• Accompanying service users to participate in activities of interest within the community

• Preparation of reports and keeping accurate record around the progress of clients

• Assisting with the move on of service users when required

The candidate - Outreach Worker

• Experience of working within a similar role providing floating support or outreach to individuals with complex needs

• Experience of supporting young people to sustain a develop independent living skills and sustain a tenancy

• Experience of working independently and managing a caseload of service users in the community

• Experience of multi-agency working with other professionals

• A driver is essential for this role due to the travel required

• An Enhanced DBS is essential for this role

Company benefits

Competitive salary

Fantastic training opportunities

Health care cash back up plan

Life assurance

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time staff)

Birthday leave

The ability to buy and sell annual leave

Pension scheme

EAP programme

High street discount scheme

Social activities

Volunteering days

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

The client

Morgan Hunt are working with a Housing provider whose mission is to transform the lives of vulnerable people. They do this through support and outreach that is tailored to the needs of the individual, with the aim of turning their lives around and living independently.

The service

We are recruiting for a Residential Support Worker to work on a new project in Liverpool for the organisation called Trainer Flats. Trainer Flats will allow those due to turn 18 to have experience of living in a flat rather than a shared house whereby they can continue to develop the skills needed to fully sustain a tenancy in the community. Shifts are sorted on a rota basis which is usually 2 on 4 off, 24 hour shifts 10am-10am with a sleep 12-8.

The role - Residential Support Worker

• Working with individuals with complex needs to deliver personalised support plans tailored to their needs
• Delivering ASDAN independent living programme to individuals in either a residential setting / outreach in the community
• Conducting welcome and induction for new service users
• Completing ongoing assessments of individual needs
• Assisting service users to access education, training and / or employment opportunities
• Preparing reports and liaising with external agencies and professionals such as Social Workers
• Maintaining the general upkeep of the property
• Assisting with the move on of service users when required

The candidate

• Experience of working with vulnerable client groups including care leavers, young people, those with poor mental health, those who are experiencing homelessness, substance misuse or those fleeing domestic violence
• Experience of working in a similar role such as a Support Worker / Project Worker / Housing Support Worker or Residential Support Worker
• Experience of working within a residential setting working 24 hour shifts
• Experience of supporting individuals towards independent living
• Experience of multi - agency working, signposting and referring to specialist organisations
• The ability to use your initiative and confidence in lone working with complex client group
• Knowledge of preparing incident reports and having the confidence to respond to challenging behaviour
• Due to the nature of this role, an Enhanced DBS is required and a car driver would be beneficial

Company benefits

• Competitive salary
• Fantastic training opportunities
• Health care cash back up plan
• Life assurance
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time staff)
• Birthday leave
• The ability to buy and sell annual leave
• Pension scheme
• EAP programme
• High street discount scheme
• Social activities
• Volunteering days

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

The client

Morgan Hunt are currently working with a housing provider whose mission is to transform the lives of vulnerable people. This is done through accommodation-based services as well as community outreach. Our client is looking to recruit an Outreach Worker, covering Liverpool on a permanent basis. This role is Monday - Friday with a weekend rota in place so flexibility is required.

The Service

The service provides outreach support for young people, leaving care in and Liverpool. You will manage your own caseload, supporting them to live independently in the community and to sustain their tenancy.

The role - Outreach Worker

• Providing ongoing assessments of service users needs

• Conducting welcome and induction meetings with service users to establish their needs and to ensure the service user understands their tenancy agreement

• Arranging appointments with various partner agencies and liaising with a designated Social Worker around the progress and individual needs of service users

• Supporting service users to develop their independent daily living skills through things such as budgeting, healthy eating, healthy relationships and helping with access to health services

• Accompanying service users to participate in activities of interest within the community

• Preparation of reports and keeping accurate record around the progress of clients

• Assisting with the move on of service users when required

The candidate - Outreach Worker

• Experience of working within a similar role providing floating support or outreach to individuals with complex needs

• Experience of supporting young people with complex needs to develop independent living skills and sustain a tenancy

• Experience of working independently and managing a caseload of service users in the community

• Experience of multi-agency working with other professionals

• A driver is essential for this role due to the travel required

• An Enhanced DBS is essential for this role

Company benefits

Competitive salary

Fantastic training opportunities

Health care cash back up plan

Life assurance

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time staff)

Birthday leave

The ability to buy and sell annual leave

Pension scheme

EAP programme

High street discount scheme

Social activities

Volunteering days

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

A housing provider are looking to recruit a Young People's Residential Support Worker in Stoke on Trent. The roles are temporary to permanent and full time.

The role

The post holder will be responsible for providing effective support to children and young people aged 12-18 who are living in a residential care setting.

Responsibilities

As a Young People's Residential Support Worker in Stoke on Trent you will be required to:

• Provide Effective Support to residents aged 10-17
• Maintains positive relationships with the children and work with them to fulfil their potential
• Assessing needs and working with young people to produce individual care plans
• Organise and participate in activities for children / young people
• Communicate effectively with other agencies and professionals and prepare written reports
• Ensures that Young People facing crisis and stresses are supported appropriately
• Attend, with guidance, court proceedings, child protection conferences and panels
• Successfully safeguard young people
  
  Candidate

The successful candidate for the role of Young People's Residential Support Worker in Stoke on Trent will have:

• Previous experience working with young people within a residential social care setting
• Experience of managing and handling conflict
• Able to co-operate with other health professionals, and build and maintain positive relationships at all levels
• Self-motivated and pro-active
• Approachable, dependable, tenacious and confidential
• Excellent communication skills
• Level 3 Residential Childcare or willingness to obtain
• Flexibility to work on a 24 x 7 rota system, lone work and complete sleep-ins
• A genuine passion for working with vulnerable young people

This role gives the opportunity to gain employment within a reputable organisation within the market. It is perfect for someone with some experience of working with children, families or young people. We provide an honest and consultative approach will help our candidates to secure the most suitable position for them. This role gives you an opportunity to work within a national organisation and make a real difference to the lives of others.

If you feel you meet the above criteria please apply now.

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

We have a current opportunity for a Assertive Outreach Worker on a temporary basis. The position will be based in Liverpool.

Our clients mission is to prevent and resolve homelessness, social exclusion and housing poverty by providing practical, realistic, tailored support so that each person can find a route out of homelessness, maintain a home and achieve their individual potential.

Our Liverpool City Region Assertive Outreach Service provides direct support to people sleeping rough or living a street lifestyle. The aim of the Service is to reduce rough sleeping; develop local referral routes into Housing First and other commissioned services; improve health and wellbeing and improve the pathways between partners such as the Criminal Justice system, mental health services and homelessness services.

To achieve these aims our client works in partnership with a number of stakeholders to provide an integrated package of support that addresses both health and social issues including crisis intervention, support and advice around access to accommodation, treatment, health and wider support and care services.

With a good working knowledge of Housing and Welfare Rights, the Assertive Outreach Worker will have at least 2 years' experience of working in a homelessness, housing or support setting, experience of developing personalised support plans and providing advice and support to people about housing, benefit maximisation, substance misuse problems, domestic abuse, care and mental health services.

Highly organised and with the confidence to work well in a multi-agency setting, you will be comfortable using your own initiative to make informed and effective decisions. As this is a 7 day service, we are looking for staff who have the ability to work within a flexible rota which will also cover some early mornings, late evenings and weekends by arrangement. Car use is essential as the City Region covers a large geographical area.

This post of Assertive Outreach Worker is subject to an enhanced check by the Disclosure & Barring Service

A full job description and person spec will be given on application to this role.

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.