People may not want to talk about the subject as they might be worried that they will get into trouble, they are embarrassed, scared, or feel that carrying a knife makes them feel safer.
This page and downloadable resources are to help you prepare for a conversation with someone about whether they are carrying a knife, why they are doing this and what you can do if they are.
It’s important to remember that very few young people carry a knife, but it is always important to have conversations with young people on serious issues, to reassure them they are safe, that there are trusted adults they can talk to and where they can go for help.
You can watch our films below or keep reading to get to our downloadable resources:
If you are worried about knife harm and knife crime, either for your child, yourself of someone you know then we hope the following information and advice will help.
Knife crime is any crime involving a knife or a sharp or bladed object. This includes carrying a knife, owning a banned knife, threatening someone with a knife, trying to buy a knife if you are under 18, injuring or fatally wounding someone with a knife or intending to injure or harm someone with a knife.
The leaflets below will help you understand the signs and consequences. We need to educate our children that in reality very few people carry a knife and carrying a knife will not offer protection. In fact, it is more likely that doing so will lead to them being hurt or them hurting someone else.”
We are looking for a Children’s Practitioner to join our team, either full-time (35 hours) or part-time (28 hours). The post will provide support to children under 12 (this age is flexible depending on the child’s level of maturity) who have experienced, or are at risk of sexual abuse, and their parents and carers. The role also includes wider responsibilities as a member of CARA’s staff team, including management of sessional and/or volunteer counsellors, and activities to raise awareness of the impact of sexual violence amongst agencies and the wider community.
For job description and person specification, click here.
The East of England Ambulance Service is a large recruiter across the Eastern Region. We are passionate about working with our communities, and growing our diverse talent, but our workforce is currently under-represented by the community we serve.
We want to change this, but we need your help. We’re holding an inclusive recruitment event to get to know our communities a little better, and would love for you to join us. It will be an opportunity for you to share your own experiences with us. We want to hear more about your community and how we can better represent them, and we would also like to tell you about the work we do and the fantastic opportunities we offer.
Whether you’re actively looking for work, or are just keen to find out more about the roles and career progression we have at EEAST and across the wider NHS and our partner organisations, please come along to meet us and have a chat.
On the day we are offering:
• A chance to hear your views, including any barriers you face when applying for jobs
• An opportunity for discussion
• Information about what to expect when applying for roles
• Meet the recruiter sessions
• Interview hints and tips
• Information on different roles currently available in the area.
Come and join us!
Date: Thursday 30 March 2023
Times: 10am – 4pm (Drop-in)
Venue: Anglia Ruskin University, Lord Ashcroft Building Chelmsford, First Floor, Room MAB 101.
On entrance to the foyer, take the stairs or lift on left of the foyer to the first floor, at the end of the stairs turn right and the room is first room on left (after double doors, opposite the lifts).
Accessibility: the venue is fully accessible for attendees with mobility access needs.
Refreshments will be available throughout the event . Please do advise us of any dietary and accessibility requirements.
For any other queries, please contact: leadership@eastamb.nhs.uk
A range of non-clinical administration and business support roles to be filled within your local NHS
Join our FREE 12 week course* with a guaranteed job interview *expenses will be covered (No prior experience or qualification needed to join this programme)
With increased domestic fuel costs and unprecedented volatility in the energy market, people on low incomes, including pensioners, people with disabilities and families, face profound challenges keeping their homes warm, dry and conducive to health.
As a frontline worker, you may feel powerless to respond. Still, the need to respond is greater than ever, especially because, as more people move into “fuel poverty”, the number of those who are most profoundly fuel-poor also increases. Government policy and individual action should, in the face of overwhelming need, respond to those worst affected.
Nudging the people you help, towards making changes in how they use energy, engaging in opportunities to improve the energy efficiency of their homes AND making sure they can access the high-quality, intensive energy advice the Citizens Advice service in Essex offers are all ways of responding to these needs.
Our services seek to tackle some of the underlying causes of fuel poverty – not just “hard to heat” homes but also low incomes, issues with benefits and debt.
In this FREE, 90 minute course, delivered by Citizens Advice energy experts, you’ll learn:
What is fuel poverty
What are the causes and effects
Who is most vulnerable
Practical steps your service user can take
Grants and schemes available to improve energy efficiency
The vital role income maximisation plays and how we help including a run down of government support measures
Other ways Citizens Advice can help and how to refer
The role of emerging voluntary and public sector responses such as “Warm Spaces.”
Interested in a career and/or volunteering with Thurrock and Brentwood Mind…?
When opportunities become available, they will be listed below, together with the vacancy details and a downloadable application form.
Alongside our vacancies, volunteers are an essential part of extending the reach of our projects and are a key resource in the strategy of supporting people in their mental health and emotional wellbeing recovery, by offering a range of skills and experiences.
The Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board (MSEICB) has launched a new program to support the NHS with Winter Pressures. This program is called the Volunteer Reservists. Please if you would like to join our program click on the link below and follow the simple steps to register.
What is a Volunteer Reservist?
Volunteer Reservists
Volunteers are currently required to assist hospitals across Mid and South Essex, especially in an emergency situation. The aim is to alleviate the work carried out by nurses, which can be undertaken by volunteers, for instance a Ward Runner to take items between wards or other parts of the hospital.
We ask that volunteers are able to commit to at least four hours of their time per month. They will be asked to agree to undertake training, Occupational Health Checked, be DBS checked and provide photographic ID to protect the vulnerable patients.
The opportunities involve them providing days and times of a week when we can call upon them should the need arise, possibly in an emergency situation, for example, staff sickness, absences or a sudden influx of patients. It is not a regular slot each week which the volunteer has specified their availability.
This information can also be found using the following link;
UK households are in the midst of a critical cost-of living challenge. Inflation rates are at their highest in decades, and individuals, charities and businesses are all feeling the impact of soaring energy, food, housing, and transport costs.
According to the latest recent reward management survey carried out by the UK’s Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), one in four employees say money worries affect their ability to do their job. Even before the soaring cost of living started to make headlines, one in eight workers in the UK already lived in poverty. Now many more are likely to be struggling to maintain a decent standard of living and those on the lowest incomes are the hardest hit, with many falling behind on bills, going without essentials or taking on high-interest debt.
Today more than ever employers have an important role to play in demonstrating their commitment to supporting financial wellbeing and making a much-valued difference to their workforces.
So what can your charity do to help support your employees through the cost-of-living crisis?
A panel of experts from across charity and donor services at CAF will be discussing funding strategies; getting the right funding mix for your situation and finding the right funders for your strategy.
Location: based at Citizens Advice in Maldon, Essex, travelling within the Maldon
District, and may include some working from home.
Come and join the great team of staff and volunteers in Maldon at a fairly small, but highly performing, local Citizens Advice.
Role purpose
The purpose of the role is to build on existing, and create new, relationships between Maldon & District Citizens Advice and other agencies and organisations within the district. Maldon & District Citizens Advice helps over 3000 residents and their
families each year to find a way forward – good partnership working with other agencies is crucial to achieving the best outcomes for them.
As Community Engagement Officer you will Identify suitable agencies for partnership working such as schools, youth
groups, charities, housing associations.
Promote the work of Maldon & District Citizens Advice and raise awareness of help that can be given.
Attend meetings of local partnership groups.
Create and maintain working relationships such as with school family support workers.
Encourage referrals and be a point of contact.
Publicity through traditional and social media.
Take a leading role in the research and campaigning work of Maldon & District Citizens Advice.