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About the Role We’re looking for Shared Lives Panel Volunteers to join our panel and help ensure Shared Lives carers meet Ategi’s high standards. As a panel volunteer, you’ll review Shared Lives carer assessment and re-approval documents, take part in online panel meetings, and contribute your professional judgement to support fair, consistent decision-making. You’ll work alongside Ategi staff and fellow panel members in a respectful, collaborative environment. This role plays a vital part in safeguarding and quality assurance within Shared Lives. Why Volunteer With Us? • Make a real impact – Help ensure people with additional needs are supported by safe, skilled, and compassionate carers, • Use your experience for good – Apply your judgement, communication skills, or professional background in a meaningful way, • Learn and develop – Gain insight into social care, safeguarding, and assessment processes, • Flexible commitment – Around one morning every month or two, with meetings held online, • Be part of a supportive team – Work alongside experienced professionals in a values-driven organisation, • Support fair decisions – Help maintain consistency and high standards across the Shared Lives service Who We’re Looking For You may be a great fit if you: • Have experience in social care, Shared Lives, or supporting people with additional needs, or, • Are an experienced professional looking to stay connected to the sector, or, • Are studying for a Master’s or PhD in a related field, or, • Are a trainee social worker or early-career professional keen to build your experience, • We welcome applications from people at different stages of their careers — what matters most is sound judgement, professionalism, and a commitment to values-led decision-making. Key Responsibilities • Read and review Shared Lives carer assessment and re-approval documents, • Take part in panel discussions and contribute informed views, • Support decisions on whether carers meet Ategi’s standards, • Maintain confidentiality and follow Ategi’s Code of Conduct, • Attend training and keep up to date with relevant policies and guidance Time Commitment • Approximately one morning per month (sometimes every other month), • Meetings usually run from 9:30am–12:30pm, • Fully remote — all meetings are held online This role fits well alongside work, study, or other commitments. How to Apply If you’d like to be part of a values-driven organisation making a genuine difference, we’d love to hear from you. 📩 Send your CV and a short supporting statement to: . Please tell us why you’re interested in the role and what experience you’d bring. You can also find out more on our website: Shortlisted applicants will be invited to an informal discussion with a Locality or Scheme Manager.

Residential Support Worker – Children’s Home (Specialist High-Support Package) Job Type: Full-time / Part-time Salary: £25,000 – £37,000 per annum (dependent on experience) Shift Pattern: 12-hour shifts | Waking days | Waking nights | 24/7 rota (including weekends and bank holidays) Location: Torquay, Devon DBS: Enhanced DBS (including children and adult barred list) required About the Role We are recruiting committed, emotionally resilient Residential Support Workers to join our specialist children’s home team in Torquay. You will support a young person with a history of significant trauma, neurodevelopmental needs (including ADHD and communication difficulties), and complex behaviours which may include dysregulation, heightened emotional distress, and absconding risk. This is not a routine residential role. It is a high-support, safeguarding-led placement requiring outstanding practice, consistent boundaries, calm decision-making, and a strong understanding of trauma-informed care. You will work within structured plans and risk management strategies, supporting the child to achieve safety, stability, and progress, whilst delivering care that meets the Children’s Homes Regulations 2015 and the Quality Standards. What You Will Do As a Residential Support Worker, you will: • Provide high-quality, child-centred care that promotes safety, wellbeing, and emotional stability, • Build and maintain safe, trusting, professional relationships through consistency and positive engagement, • Deliver daily routines including education support, appointments, activities, meals, personal care, and bedtime structure, • Implement behaviour support and safeguarding plans, using proactive strategies, de-escalation, and clear boundaries, • Respond to incidents safely and lawfully, including managing heightened risk behaviours when required, • Work to reduce absconding risk through active supervision, planning, and professional vigilance, • Complete accurate and timely documentation, including daily logs, incident reports, safeguarding records, and detailed handovers, • Support the wider team and Registered Manager to deliver high standards of care, consistency, and accountability, • Engage professionally with external stakeholders including Social Workers, clinicians, educators, and care coordinators Who We Are Looking For We are looking for individuals who can deliver consistent safeguarding practice, not simply “turn up and support”. Essential Criteria • A genuine commitment to safeguarding and improving outcomes for children and young people, • Ability to remain calm, confident, and professional during emotionally charged or challenging situations, • Strong communication skills, including the ability to explain boundaries clearly and deliver structured support, • Emotional resilience and maturity, including the ability to reflect, learn, and accept direction, • Understanding of professional boundaries and the importance of consistency across a team, • Willingness to work a full rota, including waking nights, weekends, and bank holidays, • Ability to follow policies, risk assessments, and care plans without improvising boundaries Desirable Criteria • Experience supporting children with trauma, ADHD, attachment needs, exploitation risk, or high-risk behaviours, • Experience working in residential care, secure settings, CAMHS environments, youth justice, or crisis support, • Training in behaviour support / de-escalation / PMVA (or willingness to complete immediately), • Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or willingness to enrol within the required timeframe), • Confidence with detailed documentation and accountability (incident recording, safeguarding updates, daily notes) What We Offer • A structured induction and onboarding programme, • Specialist training (trauma-informed practice, behaviour support, safeguarding, de-escalation and risk management), • Regular reflective supervision and professional development, • Strong leadership, team support, and clear shift structures, • Opportunities to progress and gain qualifications, • A meaningful role supporting a young person to experience safety, stability, and positive outcomes Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment ___ is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All appointments are subject to: • Enhanced DBS (including barred list), • References and employment history checks, • Right to work verification, • Safer recruitment processes and probationary monitoring, • Ongoing training and quality assurance Apply Now If you are passionate about safeguarding, confident working with trauma and complex need, and ready to be part of a disciplined, high-performing residential care team, we would welcome your application. This role is suitable only for candidates who can apply training in real-world situations, work within strict safeguarding plans, and remain professionally focused throughout every shift. Consistency, vigilance, and lawful practice are essential. Apply today and make a life-changing difference.

Reynolds and Reynolds is looking for an experienced technical software developer to fulfill Artificial Intelligence technical research and implementation. Working alongside an AI product specialist and experienced software development teams your responsibilities are to assist with the ongoing growth of AI within our product set. A crucial part of this role will involve researching, documenting, and recommending technical solutions for review, proposing and reviewing AI architectures with senior technical leaders, and implementing working prototype components. Role Specifics Work with AI product specialist to understand product requirements Research and document technical solution and architectures for review Assist in driving the development of approved AI solutions to market Provide technical expertise and guidance to support: The integration of generative AI solutions into various products and services The implementation and utilisation of agentic and generative AI solutions and tools to assist daily tasks within the organisation Other Objectives Learn more about Reynolds products Stay current with industry trends and advancements in generative and agentic AI technology Train and educate other technical experts in AI solutions and architectures REQUIREMENTS: Candidates must be highly motivated to work within the field of AI and Automotive software products to bring their AI expertise to the UK business. A minimum of 2 years commercial software development experience and a degree in Computer Science, or similar, is required. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate the following: A tangible understanding of AI solutions and technologies Good verbal and written communication skills The ability to research problems and recommend solutions Project-oriented, focused on quality and delivery Good team worker Reliable and organised Creative and self-reliant TPBN1_UKTJ

Happy and friendly personality - Excellent problem-solving skills Care Team Leader Essential Skills & Experience - 12 Months Experience Leading a Support Worker Team - Experience in mental health & Learning Disabilities environment - Health & Social Care Level 3 Adults - Excellent Communication Sk

Covering 9-12 months Maternity leave If you've got excellent interpersonal communication skills and can build positive relationships with foster parents and children's social workers, we can offer you a rewarding role. By the Bridge is looking for a dedicated, proactive and forward thinking Supervising Social Worker to join our team! You will be part of the West Midlands team that is based out of the Coleshill office, offering direct support to our families with a realistic caseload (10-12 families). Working closely with key internal and external stakeholders, to enable foster parents to be informed, accept, understand and operate within the regulations and national minimum standards. You will have support from the therapy team who will offer reflective supervision and also support from our Education Advisors (EAGALs) who build upon the therapeutic parenting work being carried out by our fantastic Foster Parents. People are at the heart of everything that By the Bridge with Cambian is about. It is vital for our children, that our foster parents and staff are inspired and motivated by working for us. We aim to create an environment where people feel valued and can grow, develop and achieve their goals. We work to ensure that By the Bridge with Cambian is a fun place to be, where people are treated fairly and rewarded well for the work that they do. You will have: The desire to be a team player who wants to achieve best possible outcomes for all our children and foster carersExperience of working in the fostering sector and/or children/young people in social careHold a formal social work qualificationBe registered as a social worker with Social Work EnglandHave a valid driving licenseThe right to work in the UK In return we offer: Competitive salary and Car allowanceCompetitive annual leave allowance of 30 daysPrivate Health Insurance and Medical InsuranceIndividual and group Clinical supervision provided by a qualified psychotherapistHybrid working role with a mixture of home and office based working You will also learn from some of the most dedicated and inspirational people in our profession. Note: Successful candidates will need to meet the person specification in order to be offered this post. By The Bridge with Cambian is committed to safeguarding and protecting the young people and service users within our care. All candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and reference checks. By The Bridge with Cambian is an equal opportunities employer. Role based in Marston Green. Hybrid working pattern 2 days in the office.

College British Sign Language Support (Communication Support Worker) | North London CER are recruiting for a Communication Support Worker (BSL Support) within a College in the Barnet area to cover a Long Term staff sickness. The role is to start after the Christmas break and the schedule is 3 days