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Helping others improve and turn their lives around - there's no better feeling. It's what we do for thousands of people at more than 150 sites across the UK. Be a part of it. Cygnet Group is looking for a creative, compassionate and motivated Activity Co-ordinator to join our team at Meadow Mews Meadows Mews is an enhanced community residential service for men with neuropsychiatric or neurodegenerative conditions, who may have behaviours that challenge alongside additional social and complex needs. Meadows Mews acts as a transitional service from inpatient rehabilitation for those individuals who have been able to progress through the hospital pathway but now require the ability to return to the community; where participation in both social and domestic activities is vital for their quality of life and long term future in the community. As an Activity Co-ordinator at Cygnet Meadow Mews, you will support and enhance the care of individuals at the service by working closely with the Occupational Therapist and wider interdisciplinary team. You will help plan, deliver and promote a wide range of therapeutic, recreational, social and wellbeing activities that are meaningful, safe and person-centred. Encouraging individuals to access and take part in a variety of activities, hobbies and therapeutic programmes • Supporting people to maintain existing interests, hobbies and social connections, • Assisting the Occupational Therapist with the planning and implementation of therapy programmes, • Helping to source and prepare appropriate materials, resources and equipment for activities, • Contributing creative ideas for activities, events and group sessions, • Facilitating activities safely and in line with individual care plans, risk assessments and therapeutic goals, • Promoting recovery, independence, social inclusion and community engagement, • Supporting individuals to build confidence, develop daily living skills and improve wellbeing, • Working collaboratively with the wider clinical, care and support team We are looking for an enthusiastic and academically strong candidate who can bring creativity, structure and compassion to the role. • Experience and/or a genuine passion for working in healthcare, mental health, learning disability services or social care, • Some knowledge or understanding of Occupational Therapy, • A creative flair and the ability to plan engaging, meaningful activities, • The confidence to work as part of an interdisciplinary healthcare team, • Strong communication and organisation skills, • A positive, patient and flexible approach, • An interest in supporting people with complex needs and behaviours that may challenge, • An awareness of recovery approaches, social inclusion and person-centred care, which is desirable This role may suit someone with experience as an Activity Co-ordinator, Activities Coordinator, Therapy Assistant, Occupational Therapy Assistant, Support Worker, Healthcare Assistant, Mental Health Support Worker, Activities Worker or Social Care Worker. At Cygnet, your work as an Activity Co-ordinator will help create meaningful daily experiences for the people in our care. You will play an important role in supporting wellbeing, independence, confidence and quality of life. • Salary: £13.15 per hour, • Increasing to £13.45 per hour after 3 months, • Full-time hours: 42 hours per week, • Monday to Friday working pattern, • Strong career progression opportunities into management roles, • Monthly reflective practice, • Support with CPD opportunities, • Free meal on shift, • Expert clinical supervision and peer support, • Employee referral scheme, • Pension scheme, • Cycle to work scheme, • Employee discount savings Please note that successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check. #J-18808-Ljbffr

We are looking for a dynamic, hands-on Registered Service Manager to oversee our supported living services in Stourbridge, Dudley. You'll be responsible for three unique services, each supporting individuals with learning disabilities, autism, behaviours of distress and complex care needs in the Dudley area. Every person we support has their own story, strengths and aspirations, and we're looking for a manager who is visible, approachable and actively engaged in daily life across the services. Lead With Presence. Make a Lasting Difference. At Creative Support, our culture is about seeing things with your own eyes, knowing service users as individuals, building trust with families, and anticipating issues before they arise. You'll lead by example, inspiring your team with a proactive, professional and person-centred approach. This is an exciting time to join Creative Support Dudley. Across our services, we're driving forward a range of community initiatives designed to promote the very best in mental and physical wellbeing for the people we support. No two days are ever the same, one day you might be dealing with a complex practice challenge, and the next you could be helping to organise a trip to the seaside. We guarantee that your role will be both fulfilling and rewarding. Shaping the experiences of the people we support and empowering your team, will leave you with a genuine sense of pride and job satisfaction. Our Mission Creative Support promotes independence, inclusion, and wellbeing. We do this by working with the people we support, their families and others to meet individual needs and aspirations in a person-centred way. We provide high quality homes and support, enabling people to say: I live my best life in a place I call home I feel listened to, respected and valued I enjoy choices and rights and have control over my life I am supported to feel safe I am doing the things that matter to me I enjoy relationships with others I am connected to my community I am supported with my wellbeing I feel able to reach my full potential Vacancy Reference Number: 95078 . Full training is provided, as is the opportunity to work towards QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care. Benefits of working with Creative Support include a probationary bonus, pension contributions, 33 days Annual 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 awarded. Applications are reviewed as they are received, we do not provide feedback for unsuccessful applications. 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, and we are unable to accept applicants with Skilled Worker Visas . At Creative Support, we are passionate about developing our people. Through our award-winning Creative Academy, we provide high-quality training and career development opportunities to help colleagues reach their full potential, regardless of their starting point or role. As an Investors in People Platinum organisation and an approved centre for nationally recognised qualifications, we are committed to supporting learning, growth and long-term career progression. TPBN1_UKTJ

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Location:- Cable Plaza, Brierley Hill, Dudley. DY5 1LW Our developing Family Help service aims to provide targeted support and help to families so that children and families can thrive and more families are able to stay together. We recognise that providing the right type of support at the right time for families is key to working effectively and that lasting relationships with professionals is central to working alongside families and their networks. We believe in the power of relationships. Our Family Help model is rooted in Restorative practice and built on trust, consistency and co-production. You will work with families to create plans that reflect their voices and values – whether under Child in Need, Child Protection or care proceedings that will help to develop meaningful and lasting change for families. This includes increased capacity to manage complex parenting challenges and reducing risks within family networks and across our community. Our Family Help service provides a whole family approach to support. Social workers and Family Help practitioners will co-ordinate the support offered to families drawing on the knowledge and skillset of experienced Child Practitioners; Drug and Alcohol practitioners’ Probation Officers; Domestic Abuse Workers, and Mental Health Practitioners. We are based centrally at Cable Plaza, Dudley Waterfront but our Family Help service is a locality-based model. Teams working closely alongside Dudley’s 5 Family Hubs who provide early support to families through their links with our local partners. As the Family help service continues to develop, improved relationships between Family Help practitioners and our local partners will enable more families to be supported earlier when problems and difficulties are easier to address. We believe our children and families deserve the consistency and stability in the support provided. Our service works with families who require a single assessment, a co-ordinated plan including child protection plans and we undertake pre-proceedings and care proceedings work. We recognise that strong permanency planning for our children is key to supporting family relationships and networks, even when it is not safe for children to remain within the care of a parent. Our kinship offer is developing and we working closely with our kinship team to secure creative and supportive plans for family networks. Our service is a friendly and passionate service, always seeking to improve the best outcomes for our children and families. We offer a great opportunity to expand your skillset, knowledge, and confidence within front line help and safeguarding practice, supported by regular supervision, learning and development opportunities and a committed and supportive management team. Our Advanced Practitioners are pivotal to establishing consistently excellent social work practice in our teams. You will be the allocated social worker for a small number our children needing the most skilled help whilst sharing your expertise with others through modelling, coaching, reflective supervision and other learning activities. You will support your team to improve the quality of performance and practice, support our ASYE social workers and work alongside our Centre for Professional Practice. Ideally you will possess the Practice Educator Award and be willing to work towards this. You will be able to demonstrate how you have led and supported practice in a children’s social work setting. So that we can demonstrate Dudley’s commitment to diversity and inclusion and to improve bias in the recruitment process that could create barriers for candidates. Your personal data will be anonymised when you apply, to ensure that you comply with our anonymisation process, please ensure you have removed your name and date of birth from any attachments prior to uploading them to your application. All applicants must be able to provide documentation to prove their right to work in the UK. Please note: Dudley MBC does not currently offer sponsorship for candidates without the Right to Work in the UK. Dudley Council will check the information that you have provided against any details already held for accuracy and completeness. The Council will check, share and cross match your information both internally within the council and with external organisations to protect public funds and prevent or detect crime, only where the law allows us to do so. The Council’s full Privacy and Disclaimer Statement can be accessed on the website at privacy-disclaimer-statement/ N.B. We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised date should we receive a large number of applications Attached documents JD/PS Employee Benefits List.pdf #J-18808-Ljbffr

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, Location:- Cable Plaza, Brierley Hill, Dudley. DY5 1LW Our developing Family Help service aims to provide targeted support and help to families so that children and families can thrive and more families are able to stay together. We recognise that providing the right type of support at the right time for families is key to working effectively and that lasting relationships with professionals is central to working alongside families and their networks. We believe in the power of relationships. Our Family Help model is rooted in Restorative practice and built on trust, consistency and co-production. You will work with families to create plans that reflect their voices and values – whether under Child in Need, Child Protection or care proceedings that will help to develop meaningful and lasting change for families. This includes increased capacity to manage complex parenting challenges and reducing risks within family networks and across our community. Our Family Help service provides a whole family approach to support. Social workers and Family Help practitioners will co-ordinate the support offered to families drawing on the knowledge and skillset of experienced Child Practitioners; Drug and Alcohol practitioners’ Probation Officers; Domestic Abuse Workers, and Mental Health Practitioners. We are based centrally at Cable Plaza, Dudley Waterfront but our Family Help service is a locality-based model. Teams working closely alongside Dudley’s 5 Family Hubs who provide early support to families through their links with our local partners. As the Family help service continues to develop, improved relationships between Family Help practitioners and our local partners will enable more families to be supported earlier when problems and difficulties are easier to address. We believe our children and families deserve the consistency and stability in the support provided. Our service works with families who require a single assessment, a co-ordinated plan including child protection plans and we undertake pre-proceedings and care proceedings work. We recognise that strong permanency planning for our children is key to supporting family relationships and networks, even when it is not safe for children to remain within the care of a parent. Our kinship offer is developing and we working closely with our kinship team to secure creative and supportive plans for family networks. Our service is a friendly and passionate service, always seeking to improve the best outcomes for our children and families. We offer a great opportunity to expand your skillset, knowledge, and confidence within front line help and safeguarding practice, supported by regular supervision, learning and development opportunities and a committed and supportive management team. Our Advanced Practitioners are pivotal to establishing consistently excellent social work practice in our teams. You will be the allocated social worker for a small number our children needing the most skilled help whilst sharing your expertise with others through modelling, coaching, reflective supervision and other learning activities. You will support your team to improve the quality of performance and practice, support our ASYE social workers and work alongside our Centre for Professional Practice. Ideally you will possess the Practice Educator Award and be willing to work towards this. You will be able to demonstrate how you have led and supported practice in a children's social work setting. If you require more information or have any questions about this exciting opportunity please email Karen Johnson (Principal Service Lead) @ So that we can demonstrate Dudley's commitment to diversity and inclusion and to improve bias in the recruitment process that could create barriers for candidates. Your personal data will be anonymised when you apply, to ensure that you comply with our anonymisation process, please ensure you have removed your name and date of birth from any attachments prior to uploading them to your application. All applicants must be able to provide documentation to prove their right to work in the UK. Please note: Dudley MBC does not currently offer sponsorship for candidates without the Right to Work in the UK. If you require support completing an online or paper application form and or interview techniques, please contact Dudley Adult and Community Learning on or who can support with Digital Skills and Job Applications. If you have a disability and require assistance in making an application please contact the HR Resourcing Team via If you are experiencing a problem whilst applying for a position, please follow the link below to the WM Jobs Help Page in the first instance If the WM Jobs Help Page does not resolve your issue then please contact the HR Resourcing Team via Dudley Council will check the information that you have provided against any details already held for accuracy and completeness. The Council will check, share and cross match your information both internally within the council and with external organisations to protect public funds and prevent or detect crime, only where the law allows us to do so. The Council's full Privacy and Disclaimer Statement can be accessed on the website at privacy-disclaimer-statement/ N.B. We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised date should we receive a large number of applications #J-18808-Ljbffr