Registered Charity Number: 1139972 Registered Company Number: 6632483

Afghan Association PaiwandWellbeing and Support Manager

Job Description

Job Title: Wellbeing and Support ManagerSalary: £15,500 plus pension contribution Contract length: December 2017Hours: 25 hours per weekReports to: Family Services ManagerLocation: Main Office + Outreach Work

Introduction

Afghan Association Paiwand (Paiwand) is a registered charity and limited company founded in 2002. Paiwand aims to benefit the Afghan and other Refugee and Migrant communities in the United Kingdom through reducing poverty, advancing education, and relieving suffering through a number of services including advocacy, mental health support, supplementary education, social support, accommodation for unaccompanied minors, youth and mentoring services and others. It currently assists 2000 beneficiaries each year throughout North and North West London.

Aims of the post

To support 14 unaccompanied minors with settling into semi-independent living in the UK; To create a welcoming and safe space for residents throughout the supported

accommodation service; To provide a safe and efficient service for residents and work closely with local authority

children’s services to ensure the wellbeing and development of young people.

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Main duties and responsibilities

To oversee and support 14 young residents; To conduct needs assessments with young people; To draw up Action Plans in accordance with social services’ outcomes for each child and

ensuring their progress; To signpost and liaise with relevant professionals on behalf of each young person; Key work duties for young people, including scheduling and assigning some key work duties

to Accommodation & Development Manager; To be the main point of contact for individual social workers from looked-after children

teams; Monthly reporting on each child’s progress to Community Engagement Manager; Monthly reporting on each child’s progress to social services; To attend LAC review meetings and follow up on actions discussed; To maintain accurate files for each young person, including action plans and copies of all

important documents; To be on-call on designated evenings and/or weekends; To run monthly life skills workshops (CV writing, mental wellbeing, sexual health, etc.) for

residents from each house.

Monitoring and Evaluation

To report monthly and annually to the line manager; To participate in the collection of data for monitoring and evaluation of Paiwand’s supported

accommodation services; To maintain the confidentiality of clients with external parties at all times unless authorised

otherwise by the line manager.

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Equal opportunities

To abide by and promote Afghan Association Paiwand’s Equal Opportunities policy; To take positive action to encourage the participation of service users who experience

discrimination for reasons of gender, national or ethnic origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, or health status.

Policies

To participate in the development and review of the supported accommodation services guidelines and protocols;

To work in accordance with Afghan Association Paiwand’s policies and procedures.

Networking and publicity

To publicise Paiwand’s supported accommodation services to potential partners through visits to projects, community organisations and statutory services;

To work collaboratively with said organisations to ensure effective partnership and promote best practice.

General

To attend and participate in regular supervision with the line manager; To take part in training and professional development; To attend team meetings; To participate in cover arrangements for absent colleagues; To carry out other relevant duties at the request of the line manager;

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To be flexible in working hours – occasional evening and weekend work will be required for which time off in lieu will be given. The Wellbeing and Support Manager is encouraged to work flexitime and manage his/her own schedule to ensure he/she is not working excessive overtime.

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Afghan Association PaiwandCommunity Engagement Manager

Person Specification

Post requirement

Criteria Essential / Desirable

Experience and skills

Ability to communicate, both verbally and in writing, in an accessible way to service users, statutory service professionals, funders and other external bodies. E

Experience working with vulnerable youth. D

The ability to manage a diverse and demanding workload, requiring good organisational skills and prioritisation. E

Experience of identifying outcomes and demonstrating the effectiveness of programmes to stakeholders. E

Ability to produce clear and accurate monitoring and evaluation reports. E

Experience in project management. E

Knowledge and understanding

To have an understanding of issues that face refugees and migrants in accessing services in the UK.

E

To have an understanding of values and principles underpinning youth work and child protection. E

To have an understanding of current legislative framework and procedural guidance relating to youth. E

Computer literacy. E

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Qualities Ability to adapt readily and quickly to a changing environment.

Ability to work without direction and continuous supervision.

Ability to work under pressure.

Ability to manage and administer office work.

Ability to work within a team of full/part time staff and volunteers.

E

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E

E

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