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Are you looking for a new challenge and a genuinely rewarding job? We are seeking a Floating Support Worker to join our expert team.

Stopover provides Brighton & Hove and West Sussex’s only female-specific young person’s housing and support through trauma-informed care.

The role is based in our Stopover houses in Brighton and Hove, which provide a pathway through high, medium, and low-level support. The role will involve working in our low-level support projects.

The young women we work with often have a history of negative and damaging relationships including abuse and domestic violence as well as mental health issues, behavioural issues, and substance misuse. The role of the Support Worker is to provide a consistent positive professional relationship that will allow the young women to start to trust, open up, and address the issues in their past.

You will:                                                                                                       

• Be committed to fostering positive professional relationships with the young women.
• Understand the effects of early trauma on young women.
• Be able to provide on-going support through the transition within the Stopover accommodation pathway.

In return we offer:

• Ongoing support and training.
• Reflective practice with external facilitator.
• Restorative circles with external facilitator.
• Mindfulness, resilience and self-care with an external psychotherapist, and
• Generous annual leave allowance.

If you have queries about the job, please telephone Stevie Graves on 01273 603775 or email stevie.graves@impact-initiatives.org.uk.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and the successful applicant may be subject to a DBS check.

This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

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We are looking for an inspiring and responsible person who feels they have something to offer to join our team at The Hop 50+.

The Hop 50+ is a community space and café. We offer a range of activities and social opportunities for people aged 50+, aimed at supporting customers to improve their health and wellbeing, to learn new skills and where people can enjoy good food and company.

You will be responsible for:

• Running the Café at The Hop 50+ with a Café Worker & volunteers.
• Working as part of the team of staff and volunteers providing a welcoming, professional, vibrant and enjoyable environment at the Café.
• Cooking and serving meals, snacks and drinks in the Café at The Hop 50+.
• Maintaining Food Hygiene and Health and Safety standards and ensuring the Café is kept clean and tidy throughout the day.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible

Please contact Claire Corbin on 01273 729603 for further information about the role.

Closing date: On-going Recuitment

Interviews date to be confirmed

Please visit our jobs page impact-initiatives.org.uk/jobs to view the full job description/person specification, and to apply for this job vacancy.

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Stopover Supported Housing provides accommodation with support to young women across Brighton & Hove and West Sussex. It aims to enable young women to successfully transition between dependence and independence.

We are currently looking for a Senior Support Worker to oversee this work at our new project in Worthing. Supported by both the Head of Supported Housing and Stopover Service Manager, the role will ensure that appropriate and relevant support will be provided to all young women accommodated within the housing schemes.

The role will include significant liaison with the local authority social services department and therefore we are looking for somebody willing and able to advocate on behalf of marginalised young women.

You will:                                                                                                        

• be committed to fostering positive professional relationships with the young women.
• understand the effects of early trauma on young women.
• be able to provide on-going support through the transition within the Stopover accommodation pathway.
• support the West Sussex staff team from a senior level.

In return we offer:

• ongoing support and training.
• reflective practice with external facilitator.
• restorative circles with external facilitator.
• mindfulness, resilience and self-care with an external psychotherapist.
• generous annual leave allowance.

If you have queries about the job, please telephone Stevie Graves on 01273 603775 or email stevie.graves@impact-initiatives.org.uk.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and the successful applicant may be subject to a DBS check.

This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

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Are you looking for a new challenge and a genuinely rewarding job? we are seeking a Support Worker to join our expert team at our supported housing service for women aged 16-25 in West Sussex.

Stopover provides both Brighton & Hove and West Sussex’s only female-specific young person’s housing and support through trauma-informed care.

This role is based at our new house in Worthing, part of the wider Stopover service which provides a pathway through high, medium, and low-level support.

The young women we work with often have a history of negative and damaging relationships including abuse and domestic violence as well as mental health issues, behavioural issues, and substance misuse. The role of the Support Worker is to provide a consistent positive professional relationship that will allow the young women to start to trust, open up and address the issues in their past.

You will:

• Be committed to fostering positive professional relationships with the young women.
• Understand the effects of early trauma on young women.
• Be able to provide on-going support through the transition within the Stopover accommodation pathway.

In return we offer:

• Ongoing support and training.
• Reflective practice with external facilitator.
• Restorative circles with external facilitator.
• Mindfulness, resilience and self-care with an external psychotherapist.
• Generous annual leave allowance.

If you have queries about the job, please telephone Stevie Graves on 01273 603775 or email stevie.graves@impact-initiatives.org.uk.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and the successful applicant may be subject to a DBS check.

This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

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Click Here to download the Job Description & Person Specification

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Stopover Supported Housing provides accommodation and support to some of the most vulnerable young women in Brighton & Hove and West Sussex. We work with them individually to prepare them for independence through key working and group work. Our residents present with a range of support needs, and we empower then to establish trusting professional relationships to act as a base from where they can grow in confidence and prepare for independence.

You will be responsible for:

• Weekly cleaning of the projects.
• Quarterly cyclical or deep cleaning of the projects.
• Cleaning prior to re-let of accommodation units.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:

• An understanding of the support needs of the residents.
• An ability to prioritise workload and work unsupervised.
• An understanding of health and safety.

If you have queries about the job, please telephone Stevie Graves on 01273 603775 or email stevie.graves@impact-initiatives.org.uk.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and the successful applicant may be subject to a DBS check.

This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

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Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of older people? We’re seeking a dynamic individual to join our Ageing Well Team at Impact Initiatives.

As the Ageing Well Single Point of Contact Team Leader, you will be a vital part of the Ageing Well service managing a team of information and advice workers and working in collaboration with our wider partnership to ensure Brighton and Hove.

Responsibilities include:

Ensuring the smooth running of the Ageing Well Single Point of Contact and the activities it delivers and contributes to, through:

• Maintaining good links to both Ageing Well partners and other stakeholders
• Accurate and timely Data management
• Working closely with the Communications and Marketing Assistant
• Supporting the planning and delivery of the Ageing Well Festival
• Publicising and supporting Health Promotions and Campaigns
• Creating a timetable for delivering outreach/pop ups sessions across the city

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