Developing the workforce
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How to make your homelessness service trauma-informed
A practice development framework to support organisations to implement trauma-informed care in practice.
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Equity, Diversity & Inclusion in Leadership: leading a diverse and inclusive organisation
Part of our Leadership Support programme, this 2 hour webinar on equity, diversity & inclusion in leadership gave managers, senior leaders and CEOs from voluntary community homelessness sector organisations an opportunity to hear from others working in the sector about their experience of improving diversity and inclusion within their organisations.
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Leadership Support: Involving people with lived experience authentically
This webinar gives managers, senior leaders and CEOs from voluntary community homelessness sector organisations an opportunity to look at the key elements needed to be able to embed and support lived experience within your service.
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Homelessness workforce survey 2022
This is a presentation of the summary of the 2022 workforce survey - which talked to people across the homelessness sector.
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Leadership Support: Ask a CEO with Seyi Obakin OBE
In this 90-minute webinar, we hear from Centrepoint CEO Seyi Obakin OBE about the challenges and joys of leading the UK’s largest youth homelessness charity for nearly 20 years.
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Psychologically Informed Management
These resources are aimed at ensuring frontline staff receive person-centred support, in a psychologically informed way, including guidance on 1:1 meetings, inductions & understanding burnout, vicarious trauma & secondary traumatic stress.
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Coaching Spotlight: Katie Duckworth
Getting honest feedback as a leader can be really challenging, Coach Katie Duckworth shares how she acts as a critical friend and helps purpose-driven leaders in the homelessnesss sector to thrive in their roles.
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Free online training from Homeless Link
Checkout our free online bitesize e-learning packages for people working in frontline homelessness services. Also including fundraising training.
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Putting principles into action: supporting staff in rough sleeping outreach services
Introducing free resources and E-Learning to support people working in rough sleeping outreach services.
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Coaching Spotlight: Steve Sylvan
We sat down with Homeless Link coach, Steve Sylvan, to dive into his coaching style, what drives him, and how he helps people working in the homelessness sector be heard and improve their wellbeing.
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Coaching Spotlight: Tanya English
Finding the right guidance and support can make all the difference when leading an organisation. In this interview, we sat down with Homeless Link coach, Tanya English, to dive into her coaching style, what drives her, and how she helps leaders in the homelessness sector overcome challenges and reach their goals.
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Becoming a better leader: How coaching transformed my leadership
Jeremy Swain, independent adviser on homelessness and former CEO of Thames Reach, shares his experience of coaching and how it helped him to become a better leader.
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Balancing priorities for better wellbeing
A practical and inspirational take on wellbeing in relation to how we protect our time and set boundaries, so that we can effectively prioritise, set goals and manage our professional and personal sense of balance and wellbeing.
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Facilitation skills
This course is perfect for new facilitators or those wanting to polish their skills, offering a journey from basic principles to advanced facilitation techniques. Participants from various sectors, including homelessness and voluntary sectors, will find this training particularly helpful in improving their ability to lead engaging and inclusive sessions.
Homeless Link, Minories House, 2-5 Minories, London, EC3N 1BJ Members £140pp, Non-Members £180pp -
Balancing priorities for better wellbeing
A practical and inspirational take on wellbeing in relation to how we protect our time and set boundaries, so that we can effectively prioritise, set goals and manage our professional and personal sense of balance and wellbeing.
Online Members £125pp, Non-Members £165pp -
Race, ethnicity and experiences of homelessness
This course will equip you with knowledge and skills to respond proactively to the complex issues linked to race, ethnicity and homelessness.
Online Members £125pp, Non-Members £165pp -
Staff Supervision skills
Improve your supervision skills to benefit your staff team and improve the performance of your service. As a manager or supervisor this course will help you to develop your staff through regular formal supervision, leading to improved outcomes for your organisation.
Online Members £125pp, Non-Members £165pp