Total 687 Customer Service job vacancies in Reading, Berkshire, RG30 4BZ

Bank Support Worker Slough - £12.00ph

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 assisted living unit Langley Road in Slough 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.

Female Support Worker Maidenhead - £11.47ph

Typical Shifts are: 7am-2pm,2pm-9pm, 9pm-7am

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

We’re on the hunt for genuinely caring, hands-on 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 residential service in Maidenhead supports up to six ladies who have learning & physical disabilities. It 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 pub, or visiting social clubs.

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 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.

Support Worker Winnersh - £11.47ph

Monday - Friday Only.

Full UK Driving Licence Required.

Typical Shifts are: Flexible

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

We’re on the hunt for genuinely caring, hands-on 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 residential service in Winnersh 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 doing art activities, sports, beauty therapy, attending courses, swimming, bike riding all for the benefit of the people they support.

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.

This is why at this service our Support Workers should hold a full UK driving license.

Why choose us?

You don’t need to have experience to be a fantastic 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.

The essential criteria for you to be considered for this role include: Diploma or degree level professional qualification such as Nurse, OT, Social Worker, Psychological Therapist or Psychotherapist and registered with relevant professional body. Minimum 2 years post-qualification experience of working with people with mental health problems, group facilitation, and supporting people with complex emotional needs or difficulties associated with personality disorders. Strong working knowledge of mental health services, peer support and co-production. For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to call: Charlie Thomas, SUN Service Manager on 0300 365 8000 or email: Charlie.Thomas@berkshire.nhs.uk or wholl be delighted to help. We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.

Creative Support is a national, fast growing not-for-profit organisation providing support to individuals with a wide range of learning disability care needs. We are currently looking for Support Workers to join our team at Pelham House in Newbury.

We are looking for kind, fun, proactive and energetic individuals to join our friendly and hardworking team here in Newbury. As a supported living service at the heart of Newbury, we are seeking Support Workers who can motivate and encourage independence for service users living in their own flats within Pelham House. Every day here is different as you will support a number of individuals with a range of activities. Our service users enjoy going to festivals, day trips, evenings out, swimming, bowling, attending sport events and even have their own weekly film night in the communal area. You must be prepared to ‘go the Extra Mile’ to ensure that service users are enjoying the highest quality of life and have opportunities to become more independent and connected to their communities. You will have excellent communication and team working skills whilst promoting service user’s dignity, independence and well-being. If you are calm, resourceful and energetic, this role is perfect for you.

Support Worker Duties:

Provision of practical, emotional and behavioural support to service users
Help service users with running their own homes
Completing general housing management tasks, cooking and paying bills
Develop and sustain warm and trusting relationships with service users
Provision of personal care to service users
Prior experience is not necessary as we are looking for people who are enthusiastic, warm, engaging, and creative and want to make a difference to our service user’s lives. Drivers are preferred but not essential.

Vacancy Reference Number: 75739

Applications for this role must be submitted via the Creative Support website using the above vacancy reference number.



Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 28 days Leave and company paid enhanced DBS.



We are a passionate, inclusive, and anti-racist organization – Stonewall Diversity Champion, Disability Confident Employer who have recently received Investors in People Gold award.



We can only accept applications from candidates who are located in and eligible to work within the UK- this post will not be open to Sponsorship under the UKVI scheme.

The4 must haves for you to be considered for this role: You must be a Registered general nurse on the appropriate part of the NMC Register, and hold a Masters degree level of education or evidence of similar experience within palliative care/end-of-life care. You must hold the non-medical prescribing qualification. Advanced history taking and physical examination with clinical reasoning qualification. Car driver with business insurance, ability and readiness to travel to multiple sites. For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed. We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to call: Hannah Healey on 07813393167 or email: Hannah.healey@berkshire.nhs.ukwholl be delighted to help. Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Location: Hungerford

Since 1989, we've supported adults of all ages to maintain their independence and stay in the place they know and love. Because, life is better at home.

We're looking for people who are passionate about care, and who want to help others to join our amazing teams. We don't require you to have any previous social care experience, what we do need from you is to have the Right to Work in the UK, as we are NOT able to offer Health and Care Worker visas. Additionally, you are required to have a full UK driving license with access to your own vehicle.

If you're looking for a job that can be flexible around your lifestyle there are a variety of shift patterns available to work in mornings, afternoons, evenings or weekends.

At Helping Hands, we can offer the following benefits

• Paid mileage of 35p per mile between calls
• Early Pay App request up to 50% of your pay in advance of pay day
• Earn up to £100 for referring a friend
• Our care assistants are directly employed by us giving you access to holiday entitlement and our pension scheme
• Apprenticeship opportunities available to existing staff
• Support to complete nationally recognised qualifications including your Care Certificate and NVQs. Your career development is important to us if you want to progress, we can help!
• FREE Blue Light Card national discount card for hundreds of retailers

Being a Care Assistant means you need to be adaptable, kind-hearted and put others first. Your role may include:

• Providing companionship
• Support with personal care such as showering, bathing and toileting
• Helping with mobility around the home
• Overseeing medication and providing medical support
• Helping around the house with cleaning, cooking and tidying
• Running errands such as food shopping or picking up prescriptions

Are you a passionate and caring individual looking for a rewarding career with excellent training and opportunities for development? Join Care UK, a multi award winning care provider as a Catering Assistant.

The Role


Maintain the cleanliness of kitchen and related areas.
Preparation of produce for mealtime, for example vegetable preparation and making of sandwiches
Ensure correct storage of all dry and perishable produce.
Safely storing cleaning materials
Ensure all cooking utensils and pots are cleaned to the required standards
Carry out any tasks assigned by the Head / Second Chef or Home Manager


Some of our benefits by joining the Care UK family


Alternate weekend and social friendly working hours
Bank Holiday Pay Enhancements
Career development, training and access to our approved apprenticeship scheme
Hundreds of online and in-store discounts
Annual purchase holiday scheme
Wellbeing support • Wagestream- access your wages at any time.


New to Catering?

We have our own Catering Academy to provide excellent training and induction programs for all new Catering Assistants and we will give you all that’s needed to have a successful career as a Catering Assistant with us. Our high quality, innovative training and coaching will support the development of your skills throughout your career with us.

We are looking for people to make a difference to residents’ lives every day. When you join Care UK you’ll be joining a team who all share the same values: caring, passionate and teamwork. You will have a strong desire to help people and put residents at the heart of everything you do.

We are committed to recruiting diverse, talented people, who share our passion for helping others. We see the potential in everyone, let us help fulfil yours.

About the role

We currently have a vacancy for an experienced Service Manager to join our Family Help & Safeguarding service. We firmly believe that relationship-based social work makes a real difference to the lives of children, young people and their families, and our generic Together for Families Teams, ASYE Academy Team, and Supporting Families Team all focus on delivering outstanding support to families.


Our Together for Families (TfF) Teams have been developed in order to allow children and families to benefit from the continuity of having only one social worker, and to form a relationship with that worker that promotes sustained positive change. The benefit for our social workers in this practice model is the ability to form consistent, meaningful relationship with children and their families; the opportunity to learn and to develop new skills whilst working across the journey of the child in statutory social work; to have lower caseloads, and a supportive environment that makes relationship-based social work flourish.


Our Together for Families teams, and the ASYE Academy Team both work with children during S.17 (Children Act, 1989) single assessments, S.47 child protection investigations, as well as working with children subject to Child In Need Plans, Child Protection Plans, pre-proceedings, proceedings and those becoming looked after.


Our Supporting Families Team currently provides a range of supportive interventions including supervised contact for Children Looked After; specialist support for parent/carers with substance misuse difficulties via a Consultant Practitioner; providing direct work and parenting interventions for those children subject to CIN and CP Plans and offering group work support for parents/carers who are survivors of domestic abuse. There is also now an exciting development within the Team to introduce a small group of Lead Practitioners to case hold Child in Need (S.17, Children Act 1989) cases, with the support of a social work qualified and experienced Assistant Team Manager.


As a Service Manager you will be responsible for leading and managing 4 Together for Families Teams, each team comprising a Team Manager and 5 social workers and taking new cases from our Children’s Single Point of Access Team (MASH) on a 9-week duty cycle. You will also manage the ASYE Academy Team, comprising of a Team Manager, 3 Consultant Practitioners and 9 ASYEs.

You will provide passionate and inspiring leadership to your Teams, providing regular high quality management oversight, supervision and support. You will ensure that the child’s lived experience is at the very heart of everything that is done. At Brighter Futures for Children, we have a culture of providing high support and high challenge, in the very best interests of children. We are immensely proud to be growing and developing our staff in the Family Help & Safeguarding service and now benefit from having a very stable workforce where over 90% of our staff are permanent, our reliance on agency cover is low, and caseloads are mostly manageable. We need skilled and committed people to join our Team and support our delivery within this relationship-based practice model and make a real difference to our children and families in Reading. In return we offer a very competitive salary and benefits package, a recruitment and retention allowance, generous pension, relocation package, annual leave up to 26 days, and excellent career progression opportunities. Whether you want to develop your skills and experience as a social worker or step into more senior roles including management, we offer a comprehensive range of training and learning opportunities to do so, making a commitment to investing in you. At Brighter Futures for Children, we invest in the well-being of our staff too, and know that we can’t deliver excellent outcomes for families if our staff are also not exceptionally well supported. We really do like to “grow our own” and are immensely proud at how so many of our staff have stayed working with us, and have been supported to progress in their careers, including to more senior roles. If you like the sound of this, please get in touch with us today for a confidential discussion about the post.


Inclusion and Diversity

We want Brighter Futures for Children to be a great place to work and to ensure that our children, young people and families are represented in leadership roles and positions of power. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking.




We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our children, young people and families so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.



Asking for Adjustments

Brighter Futures for Children is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions.




If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please let us know.



Closing date: 8 November 2024

Interview date: 27 November (face to face)


We look forward to hearing from you!

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Windsor Forest College Group is looking for a Learning Support Assistant to join the Creative Arts team at BCA on a part-time basis.
This is a 22-hour per week role per (Working days: Tuesday Thursday and Friday)
LSA – Creative Arts
Working 22 hours per week (0.6 FTE) this term time-only role requires you to work 37 weeks per year. You will be supporting students in the wonderful Creative Arts department at Berkshire College of Agriculture enabling students with a range of Special Educational Needs to access the curriculum as fully as possible.
By following the example and direction of the Learning Support Manager and Lecturers you will assist in teaching, learning, and associated activities in accordance with college policies, procedures, and individual EHCP (Education Health and Care Plans). This may include supporting whole classes, working 1 – 1 with students, or in small groups.
We’re looking for someone with a passion for supporting students and removing barriers to learning and inclusion.
For further details on this role please refer to the attached job description/person specification.
About Us
The Windsor Forest Colleges Group (TWFCG) is a leading education provider in the South-East. Our staff work across 4 main campuses at Langley, Windsor, Strodes-Egham and Berkshire College of Agriculture-Maidenhead. Our teams place the learner at the heart of all we do and in our state-of-the-art learning environments we are proud to deliver education and training to a diverse group of students and businesses each year.
About Us
The Windsor Forest Colleges Group (TWFCG) is a leading education provider in the South-East. Our staff work across 4 main campuses at Langley, Windsor, Strodes-Egham and Berkshire College of Agriculture-Maidenhead. Our teams place the learner at the heart of all we do and in our state-of-the-art learning environments we are proud to deliver education and training to a diverse group of students and businesses each year.
This role offers a part-time position to be based at BCA
Our staff benefit from:
- Career progression opportunities for ambitious staff
- Access to a wide range of subsidised leisure courses
- Access to excellent defined benefit pension schemes
- Free on-site parking at all sites
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Family friendly policies to support Work Life Balance
- On-site Coffee Shop & Cafeteria
- Various health & wellbeing benefits including discounted gym memberships, confidential staff counselling and discounted hair and beauty treatments at The Salon at Langley College
Please be advised that the vacancy will close on Thursday 21st November 2024
Interviews will be held on a rolling basis. *
To apply please visit our careers page and complete the online application form.
Please ensure you pay particular attention to the supporting statement of the online application form making sure to include details of how you meet each of the essential criteria listed on the person specification.
*Applications will be shortlisted on a rolling basis, and we reserve the right to interview and appoint before this closing date. We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment.

We are seeking a candidate with experience in managing a small team to deliver in a fast-paced environment. You will have a passion for using data to improve public service delivery and understand the challenges this can bring.

The key focus of this role is:
Act as the data manager for RBFRS ensuring processes produce and handle data correctly and result in reliable outputs with quality assurance procedures and practice
Lead the organisation in the development of a set of useful, robust corporate and service measures, in line with the Performance Management Framework, working closely with the Senior Leadership Team. Ensure these are consistent with, or complementary to nationally agreed data collections and measures.
Act as the lead for reporting on corporate performance ensuring robust and transparent information is provided to the Strategic Performance Board, Senior Leadership Team and Audit and Governance Committee.
Manage the provision of advice and analysis to support timely, accurate and easy to understand performance information and reports to enable scrutiny of performance at an organisational, departmental, hub, team and project level.
Manage the completion of relevant data returns to outside bodies and ensure that such returns are completed in accordance with guidance notes, timetables and legal requirements.
Contribute towards to the development and delivery of quality assurance activities ensuring a robust and comprehensive approach with outcomes feeding into a programme of continuous improvement.

Key role requirements (knowledge, skills and experience):

The ability to analyse, interpret and present data effectively to a variety of audiences in various formats.
Ability to interpret and analyse complex information.
Sound influencing, interpersonal and negotiating skills.
Proven experience within a data management role.
Experience of managing and leading a team.


Closing date for applications is 23:59 hours on Sunday 24 November

It is anticipated that the assessment/interview process will run week commencing 9 December .

Anticipated start date: January 2025

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Gas Engineers required (Domestic Service and Breakdown)
Current labour averaging 42-45k Opportunitie to earn over 60k
Benefits include New Van, Uniform, Holiday Pay, Pension and more
Currently recruiting for roles in GL or BA or SN or OX or RG
Interview and start ASAP!

Domestic Gas Engineers required for servicing and breakdown work on domestic properties. This large organisation is interested in qualified, experienced gas engineers that can commit to a full working week Mon-Fri 8am-5pm as PAYE employed. There are also other opportunities to earn extra through O/T and call out if requested but average earnings are 45-50k on a normal 8 hour day. The current manager was working as an engineer on this contract until recently and has implemented a bonus structure that is motivating and very achievable. The Ideal gas engineers will be based in or near the areas above.

A successful candidate will be reliable, hardworking and driven to deliver the very best service to all of our clients and their residents. They will have an excellent attitude and will always be looking to learn and develop. They will be effective communicators who can contribute to and strengthen the team as well as being able to work and solve on their own initiative. A successful gas engineer will have relevant and recent experience servicing various types of gas appliances and will be well versed in completing landlords gas safety records. They will have a minimum of 2 years' experience and with a full UK driving licence with no more than 6 points. They must be able to pass a basic national security check (completed at the job offer stage).
In return for your commitment and hard work as well as the opportunity to progress within a growing, business, they offer the following:
* New Ford transit van
* All kit and equipment (excluding hand tools)
* New Flue gas analyser
* Starting with 20 days holidays per year plus bank holidays.
* Job security.
* Company Pension scheme with opportunity to top up pension contributions.
* Dedicated work area with reduced travel.
* Competitive Salary with current staff earning around 45-50k within normal hours.
* Overtime on your request.
* Uncapped earning opportunity if desired.
* Continuous professional training and career development using the purpose-built training centre, including ASHP, oil and LPG.
* Minimum of 50 dedicated training hours per year (training programs designed to individuals based on career aspirations)
* Company supplied life insurance.

Please apply online with an updated CV.

For this role, you must have evidence of the right to work in the UK. CMS do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Full-time, Permanent, School Chef / Cook job vacancy Reading, Berkshire. Term Time Only

Your Role
As their Chef you will as a team to provide nutritious meals and healthy meals for the Children & Young People they support. You will menu plan The Young people in their care have a range of dietary requirements, so it is very important that their needs and choices are taken in consideration whilst also working with our specialist therapy team to develop a suitable menu. You will line manage a team ensuring adequate induction, training and support, whilst also been very hands on yourself.

Key Information
£13.14 per hour - £14.72 per hour / £23’500 - £26’300 Actual Salary
Full-time, 40-hours per week, Term Time Only.
Experience working in a catering environment (school, residential or healthcare setting).
Experience of catering for complex dietary needs.
Working knowledge of COSHH regulations and food hygiene procedures.
Level 2 Food Hygiene – desired.
Life Insurance, Pension Plan and Health Cash Back Plan.
Perk Box & 24-Hour Employee Counselling Helpline
Ongoing Training & development.

Your Employer
We are recruiting for a provider of Specialist Education, Care and Support for children and young people living with learning disabilities and/or Physical Disabilities. Their talented teamwork with various Therapists to enable every young person to develop and create a positive future. Working with a passionate team.

Apply
If you are experienced within Catering/Hospitality, you are a Chef/Cook looking for a unique opportunity whether it be in a school, care home, or another sector, we would love to speak to you and tell you more about this job vacancy.

The "must haves" for this role: Degree or equivalent experience Experience of working with and supporting people who have mental health issues (or other disadvantaged groups) into employment Able to demonstrate empathy, tenacity and hope when working alongside people with severe mental health issues Excellent motivational, communication and listening skills A high level of organisation and perseverance For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed. We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don't hesitate to call: Miranda Jeeawock on 07500 994253 or email: miranda.jeeawock@berkshire.nhs.uk who will be delighted to help. Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

People with severe mental health issues face huge barriers when it comes to employment. Over 80 per cent of them would like paid work, but only 8 per cent achieve it.

Could you be part of the team that’s dedicated to addressing this injustice? Berkshire Healthcare’s Individual Placement and Support (IPS) employment service, now in its eighth year, are looking for an employment specialist to champion our mission and support people with severe mental health issues – your clients – to gain, sustain and retain paid work.

Ours is a diverse team and brings many strengths and skills together. We’ll train you in the IPS approach, giving you the tools you need to provide expert support and advice to clients, while also building positive relationships with employers, opening doors, and changing perceptions around mental health. Previous experience working in supported employment and with people with severe mental health issues is an advantage. But above all you'll need empathy, hope and tenacity when working alongside your clients.

We have 1 full time role available (37.5 hours) within our EIP (Early intervention in Psychosis) Team, and you would be expected to travel across West Berkshire, to include Reading, Wokingham and West Berkshire

It’s a highly varied job where you’ll spend most of your week in the community, meeting clients and employers, and making a vital contribution to the team’s activities.
• You’ll support a caseload of up to 20 people with severe mental health issues who are unemployed or struggling in the workplace.
• Working directly with all relevant stakeholders – including clients, clinicians, consultant psychiatrists and employers and Job Centre Plus – you’ll aim to enable your clients to gain, sustain and retain paid employment.
• You’ll have the opportunity to transform the lives of your clients, to give them hope, direction and support their recovery journey. It's also challenging, so you’ll need to be able to demonstrate perseverance, whilst being empathic and dedicated to finding clients a role that’s right for them.

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.

We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.

Benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites

If you share our values and would like to come and work for us, please submit your application as soon as possible as we'll occasionally close roles early that have a high number of applications.

The “must haves” for this role:
• Degree or equivalent experience
• Experience of working with and supporting people who have mental health issues (or other disadvantaged groups) into employment
• Able to demonstrate empathy, tenacity and hope when working alongside people with severe mental health issues
• Excellent motivational, communication and listening skills
• A high level of organisation and perseverance

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Miranda Jeeawock on 07500 994253 or email: miranda.jeeawock@berkshire.nhs.uk who will be delighted to help.

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.


This advert closes on Sunday 10 Nov 2024

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