Location:

South Hertfordshire

Title:

Connexions Personal Adviser

Salary:

Upto £28,000 + benefits

Contract:

Full time fixed term until end of March 2011

Description:

Our Client who provides Connexions Services to young people living in Hertfordshire is seeking to recruit a Personal Adviser. This position will have a mixed Education and Community caseload.
As a Personal Adviser you will provide a variety of interventions to young people aged 13 – 19 years old within the Every Child Matters framework. These will range from delivering careers education and guidance to young people in schools to providing intensive one-to-one support to those young people at risk of being excluded from school, and those who have left school and are not in education, employment or training (NEET).
Working with a caseload of young people you will:-
•Assess young people’s needs using CAF processes and acting as lead professionals where appropriate, developing clear action plans and referring to specialist and/or statutory agencies where appropriate.
•You will engage effectively with young people on your caseload (on an individual or group basis as appropriate) to identify their needs and address their barriers to personal development, learning and work.
•Support the implementation of agreed objectives and plans
•Review progress against objectives with young person at regular intervals as appropriate to their needs.
•Empower and support young people to make effective transitions.
You will also develop collaborative relationships with relevant professionals including educational institutions to promote the Connexions Services, and to ensure that young people have access to careers education and guidance and other specialist services to meet their individual needs.
To succeed in this role you must hold a relevant professional qualification (level 4 NVQ equivalent or above) e.g. social work, youth work, education or careers guidance. Maze8 is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all its temporary advisers to share this commitment. If successful you will be required to apply for enhanced disclosure of information through the Criminal Records Bureau. This is a fixed term contract until the end of March 2011 in the first instance and is based in Watford and Hertsmere.
Email your CV to recruit@maze8.co.uk

Location:

South London

Title:

Connexions Personal Advisers

Salary:

£15.00 - £19.00 per hour

Contract:

Temporary

Description:

Our Client who provides Connexions Services to young people living in the Bedfordshire area is seeking to recruit to a number of temporary Connexions Personal Adviser positions. We are therefore seeking qualified, enthusiastic, flexible and confident individuals to undertake these roles.

Education Personal Adviser (Careers Guidance) - As a Careers Guidance Specialist you will draw on your qualifications and experiences to provide impartial careers education and guidance to young people in Schools. You will also develop collaborative relationships with relevant professionals to promote the Connexions Services to ensure that young people have access to other specialist services to meet their individual needs.

Intensive Personal Adviser (Youth Work or Careers Guidance) - As an Intensive Personal Adviser you will provide a variety of interventions within the Every Child Matters framework to young people aged 13 – 19 years old. Working with a caseload of NEET young people you will provide intensive careers advice and guidance to ensure that young people are able to quickly progress into employment or training. You will:-

• Provide advice & information on employment, education and training opportunities and empower and support young people to make effective transitions into positive outcomes.

• Engage effectively with young people on your caseload (on an individual or group basis as appropriate) and match them to employment and training opportunities.

• Support the implementation of agreed objectives and plans

• Review progress against objectives with young person at regular intervals as appropriate to their needs.

Location:

Greater Manchester

Title:

Connexions Personal Adviser

Salary:

£13.00 - £17.00 per hour

Contract:

Full time temporary

Description:

Our client who delivers the Connexions Service within the North West Region is seeking to appoint several Personal Advisers to deliver careers education and guidance and intensive targeted support services to young people aged between 13 – 19 years old living in Greater Manchester.

These truly are great opportunities for Careers Guidance and Youth Worker Specialists to draw on their qualifications and experiences to provide impartial careers education and guidance and intensive targeted support to young people in Schools, FE Colleges, and to those young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET). You will also develop collaborative relationships with relevant professionals to promote the Connexions Services to ensure that young people have access to other specialist services to meet their individual needs.

To succeed in these roles you must hold a relevant professional qualification (level 4 NVQ equivalent or above) and have relevant experience working with young people within a Connexions service. You must also have an up to date enhanced CRB dated with the last 6 months. These are temporary positions intially for 3 months with a view to these being extending.
To apply please email your CV to recruit@maze8.co.uk

Location:

Bedfordshire

Title:

Connexions Personal Adviser

Salary:

Upto £18.00 per hour

Contract:

Temporary

Description:

Connexions Personal Advisers – Bedford Area
Our Client who provides Connexions Services to young people living in the Bedfordshire area is seeking to recruit to a number of temporary Connexions Personal Adviser positions. We are therefore seeking qualified, enthusiastic, flexible and confident individuals to undertake these roles.
Education Personal Adviser (Careers Guidance) 16 hours per week, contract until Dec 2010 As a Careers Guidance Specialist you will draw on your qualifications and experiences to provide impartial careers education and guidance to young people in Schools. You will also develop collaborative relationships with relevant professionals to promote the Connexions Services to ensure that young people have access to other specialist services to meet their individual needs.

Intensive Personal Adviser (Youth Work or Careers Guidance) Full time temporary
As an Intensive Personal Adviser you will provide a variety of interventions within the Every Child Matters framework to young people aged 13 – 19 years old. Working with a caseload of NEET young people you will provide intensive careers advice and guidance to ensure that young people are able to quickly progress into employment or training. You will:-

• Provide advice & information on employment, education and training opportunities and empower and support young people to make effective transitions into positive outcomes.
• Engage effectively with young people on your caseload (on an individual or group basis as appropriate) and match them to employment and training opportunities.
• Support the implementation of agreed objectives and plans
• Review progress against objectives with young person at regular intervals as appropriate to their needs.
  To succeed in these roles you must hold a relevant professional qualification (level 4 NVQ equivalent or above) and have relevant experience working with young people within a Connexions service. You must also have an up to date enhanced CRB dated with the last 12 months. These are temporary positions to start ASAP.
  Email your CV to recruit@maze8.co.uk quoting Bed01

Location:

Wandsworth, South London

Title:

Youth Participation worker

Salary:

£16.00-£20.00per hour

Contract:

Full time temporary

Description:

Our Client who delivers Integrated Youth Services in Greater London is seeking to appoint a full time Youth Participation Worker to take forward their work on youth involvement and participation at an operational level.

You will motivate, influence and support workers to incorporate youth involvement and participation as part of their ongoing work programme, help to co-ordinate and support existing user groups and forums within Youth Clubs, PAYP, Connexions, ensuring there is no duplication of provision. You will also work directly with young people to encourage their participation in youth events and you will support the Youth Participation officer with the borough-wide young people’s forum and/or other mechanisms as a vehicle for involving young people in decision-making.

To succeed in this role you must have a relevant professional qualification at level 4 i.e. Youth Work or equivalent. You will have an understanding of youth participation and experience of working with a range of young people in informal settings, employing a range of youth work methods, including group work and developing good relationships to support their personal development and achievement. In addition, you will have significant experience of planning and co-ordinating activities and projects, and experience of engaging young people in a variety of ways that enable them to participate in decision-making about services and programmes.

This is a temporary position initially for 6 months with the possibility of it being extended beyond this period.
To apply email your CVto recruit@maze8.co.uk

Location:

Luton

Title:

Intensive Personal Adviser

Salary:

Upto £18.00 per hour

Contract:

Part time temporary

Description:

We are seeking an Intensive Personal Adviser (Careers Guidance) 15 hours per week to offer transitional support to NEET young people living within South Luton.

As an Intensive Personal Adviser you will undertake outreach activities to make contact with young people within the local communities and provide a variety of interventions within the Every Child Matters framework to young people aged 13 – 19 years old.
You will:-
•Provide advice & information on employment, education and training opportunities and empower and support young people to make effective transitions into positive outcomes.
•Engage effectively with young people on your caseload (on an individual or group basis as appropriate) and match them to employment and training opportunities.
•Support the implementation of agreed objectives and plans
•Review progress against objectives with young person at regular intervals as appropriate to their needs.
To succeed in these roles you must hold a relevant professional qualification (level 4 NVQ equivalent or above) and have relevant experience working with young people within a Connexions service. You must also have an up to date enhanced CRB dated with the last 12 months. This is a temporary position initially for 6 monthsa to start ASAP.
Please email your CV to recruit@maze8.co.uk quoting ref Lut01

Location:

Luton

Title:

Youth Worker

Salary:

Up to £17.00 per hour

Contract:

Part time temporary

Description:

We are seeking an experienced Youth Worker to deliver quality face to face youth work to young people living within Luton, who are accessing a one stop information shop specifically aimed at young people aged 12 to 21.
Your main duties will be to:-

• work within the centre to assist young people with their enquiries and offer a sympathetic ear when needed
  Build a professional relationship with young people in line with local and national emerging priorities
• Work directly with young people to develop their personal, social, and educational knowledge and skills
• Develop positive relationships between staff and young people
  This is a temporary full time position initially for up to 6 months working 24 hours per week - each afternoon (2.00pm – 6.00pm) when the centre is open and some Saturdays on a rota basis.
  To succeed in this role you must hold a professional Youth Work qualification (JNC) or have experience working in youth support roles.
  An up to date enhanced CRB check dated within the last 12 months is required. To apply please email your CV to recruit@maze8.co.uk

Location:

Merseyside

Title:

Career Coach/Trainer

Salary:

Negotiable

Contract:

Freelance

Description:

Maze8 Career Coaching delivers Executive Job Search Workshops to unemployed professionals and executives to speedily assist them back into employment.
We currently deliver workshops throughout the UK and have quickly established a first class reputation with government bodies for the quality of our workshops. We are now looking to expand our services across the whole of greater London and Merseyside and are seeking experienced Career Coaches/Trainers to join our teams.
We are looking for individuals who are able to motivate, inspire and deliver innovative training programmes to professionals and executives. You must also have an understanding of career transition, and experience assisting individuals to create effective job search strategies. Ideally your background will be in Career Coaching, Training & Development and/or Human Resources.
To apply for Greater London please email your CV to greta@maze8.co.uk and to apply for Merseyside email your CV to mark@maze8.co.uk

Location:

Central Bedford

Title:

Youth Worker

Salary:

£13.00 - £18.00 per hour

Contract:

Full time temporary

Description:

We are seeking a JNC qualified Youth Worker to deliver quality face to face youth work
to young people living within Bedford to contribute to the effective delivery of personal, social and educational development programmes, which seek to promote the involvement of young people, social inclusion and equality of opportunity.
Your main duties will be to:-

• Contact and develop a professional relationship with young people in line with local and national emerging priorities
• Work directly with young people to develop their personal, social, and educational knowledge and skills
• Deliver quality youth work against Area and Individual Action plans following the Youth Service curriculum
• Develop a varied programme that is based on needs
• Develop positive relationships between staff and young people, and between young people
• Develop and co-ordinate youth participation at a local level thereby ensuring an effective decision making structure for young people
• Actively work in partnership with local community and voluntary organisations and agencies to plan and deliver work to meet the needs of young people locally
• Develop and maintain relationships with voluntary and statutory groups as part of multi agency working
• Plan projects/sessions and management information within agreed timescales
• Produce session plans covering each session that are based on an understanding of needs and educational outcomes
  This is a temporary full time position initially for up to 6 months however there is potential for the contract to be extended after this period. To succeed in this role you must hold a professional Youth Work qualification (JNC) and have experience working with young people in a range of informal settings. An up to date enhanced CRB check is required. To apply please email your CV to recruit@maze8.co.uk

Location:

North London

Title:

Connexions PA (Leaving Care)

Salary:

£15.90 - £18.00per hour

Contract:

Full time upto 12 months contract

Description:

Our Client is seeking a Connexions Personal Adviser to offer support to looked after young people
You will:-
1. Participate in the monitoring and reviewing of Pathway Assessment Plans to ensure young people progress towards their goals.
2. Provide one-to-one intensive support to young people in education including help to move into education, training and employment
3. Offer holistic support those young people in Higher Education to ensure remain in education and progress after completing their course.
4. Support NEET young people to overcome barriers to progression including assistance with accommodation, health, personal support, family and social relationships, practical skills and financial assistance.
5. Liaise with other specialists and agencies as necessary, and enable them to be involved in and contribute to the assessment process.
6. Track NEET young people, monitor their progress and maintain client records.

To succeed in this role you will have a background in either connexions and or youth/social services, and be familiar with post 16 opportunities and benefits that are available to them. Ideally you will also have experience working in or with the connexions service and up to date knowledge on the leaving care process and child protection.
This is a temporary full time position for up to 12 months which requires candidates to hold an up to date enhanced CRB check undertaken within the last 6 months.
Email your CV to recruit@maze8.co.uk

Location:

Luton

Title:

Deputy Head of Youth Offending Service

Salary:

£46,295 - £48,950 p.a. plus Car Benefit allowance of £3,203

Contract:

Permanent

Description:

Are you an Operations/Area Manager in a youth offending service?
Are you looking for the next step towards heading up your own service, if so then we would like to hear from you?
Our Client, Luton YOS is seeking a Deputy Head of Youth Offending Service to assist and deputise for the Head of Youth Offending Service in all aspects related to the strategic development and management of the youth offending service including services commissioned from other statutory and voluntary sectors, taking specific responsibility for performance management and ensure that all employees, seconded and commissioned staff work toward agreed objectives.
Luton YOS has maintained its position as one of the highest performing services nationally for over five years and the quality service provided was acknowledged in the inspection by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Probation which resulted in one of the best YOS inspection reports nationally (published March 2008).
Our Client as an enthusiastic and dedicated staff team and they now have a vacancy for this critical post within the service. Along with substantial experience in the youth justice field at management level and highly developed communication skills, you will have a commitment and proven ability to maintain a quality service.
This is a position where you can influence youth crime policy and assist the Head of Service in all aspects related to the development and provision of youth offending services in Luton.
The salary scale is £46,295 - £48,950 p.a. plus Car Benefit allowance of £3,203
Email your CV to recruit@maze8.co.uk

Location:

Central London

Title:

Connexions Personal Advisers

Salary:

£14.50 - £18.00per hour

Contract:

Temporary

Description:

Our Client who provides Connexions Services to young people living in the central London area is seeking to recruit to a number of temporary NEET Personal Adviser positions. We are therefore seeking qualified, enthusiastic, flexible and confident individuals to undertake these roles.
As a NEET Personal Adviser you will provide a variety of interventions within the Every Child Matters framework to young people aged 13 – 19 years old. Working with a caseload of NEET young people you will provide intensive careers advice and guidance to ensure that young people are able to quickly progress into employment or training
You will:-

• Provide advice & information on employment, education and training opportunities and empower and support young people to make effective transitions into positive outcomes.
• Engage effectively with young people on your caseload (on an individual or group basis as appropriate) and match them to employment and training opportunities.
• Support the implementation of agreed objectives and plans
• Review progress against objectives with young person at regular intervals as appropriate to their needs.
  To succeed in these roles you must hold a relevant professional qualification (level 4 NVQ equivalent or above) and have relevant experience working with young people within a Connexions service. You must also have an up to date enhanced CEB check dated with the last 12 months. These are temporary full time positions to start ASAP until the end of January 2010.
  Email your CV to recruit@maze8.co.uk quoting reference IPA003