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THE ROLE
The Diana Award Mentoring Programme works with young people aged 14-18 who are at risk of becoming NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training) in Birmingham, Leeds, and London. We support these young people by collaborating with volunteer mentors from local partners and businesses, sharing professional advice and guidance, and providing careers skills training.
The programme also encourages young people to participate in social action, with volunteer mentors and mentees working together to develop a campaign around a social issue that affects their community. During the twelve-week programme, young people will have the opportunity to apply for further support for their social action project through our Social Action Accelerator Programme. Two groups of young people from each region are supported by The Diana Award staff and volunteer mentors for another six months. Staff and volunteer mentors provide ongoing advice and guidance, as well as resources to support the implementation of the project, such as venue hire and equipment.
We also provide further careers skills development opportunities for young people across the UK. Our Career Lounge and online Work Experience projects are delivered in collaboration with our volunteering partners. They provide young people with insight into the world of work and specific employment sectors and organisations, improve knowledge of routes into further and Higher Education and employment, and further support the development of careers skills.
You will work closely with the Mentoring Programme Coordinator (London) to engage young people and volunteer mentors with the Mentoring Programme and other careers skills development opportunities. You will facilitate the twelve-week Mentoring Programme in secondary schools, Further Education colleges and alternative education provisions, and support with other careers skills development opportunities. You will also undertake administrative tasks supporting the Mentoring Programme.
RESPONSIBILITIES_
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Engage young people with the Mentoring Programme and other careers skills development opportunities, including Career Lounges, online Work Experience, Youth Voice Day, and Social Action Accelerator Programme.
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Contribute to the delivery of other careers skills development opportunities for young people.
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Provide young people with ongoing support for social action projects.
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Contribute to the delivery of volunteer mentor training.
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Undertake administrative tasks to support the delivery of the Mentoring Programme and other careers skills development opportunities, including communicating with young people, volunteer mentors and teachers, designing programme resources, and adhering to monitoring, learning and evaluation processes.
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Effectively gather information about young people and volunteer mentors, recording and storing personal data consistently and confidentially.
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Contribute to programme development to ensure effective intervention is delivered across your region, where required.
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Collaborate with the Mentoring Team to ensure an integrated approach to programme delivery across your region.
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Contribute to cross-directorate working groups and projects, where required.
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Uphold safeguarding and child protection policy and procedure throughout, including reporting safeguarding concerns and disclosures to the relevant DSL and uploading to MyConcern.
PERSON SPECIFICATION_
EXPERIENCE/KNOWLEDGE
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Experience of facilitating youth intervention programmes focused around social action (knowledge of careers programmes is a bonus)
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Experience of volunteer facilitation (experience working with corporate volunteers is a bonus)
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Knowledge and experience in safeguarding and child protection (or willingness to undertake training)
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Experience of working in or with schools and knowledge of the education sector
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A proven track record in designing and delivering effective youth programmes
SKILLS
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Excellent interpersonal skills, including verbal and written communication
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Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
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Excellent IT skills, including MS Office Suite
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Excellent public speaking and presentation skills
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Ability to prioritise own workload and deal with competing demands
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Ability to build relationships and work successfully with people at all levels
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Ability to work independently and as part of a team
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
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Commitment to and ability to inspire commitment to The Diana Award’s vision, values and mission
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Personal integrity, credibility and good judgement
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Resilience and a ‘can do’ attitude
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Commitment to self-development and to keeping up to date with key trends/developments in the sector
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Driven to achieve great results
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Ability to work well under pressure
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Energetic, flexible, willingness to work outside of ‘normal’ office hours
The role will be contractually based from our London office and the successful candidate must have the right to work in the UK.
OUR ORGANISATION
The Diana Award is committed to anti-racism, social justice and building and developing a workforce which reflects the diversity of the young people we support. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer that values and respects the people who work for us. We seek to ensure all job applications are treated fairly, with respect and without bias.
We positively encourage applications from suitably experienced candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
OUR CULTURE
We know that change is a team effort, and work hard to make sure every member of staff is inspired, nurtured and supported.
Every staff member has their own personal training and development budget, ability to work flexibly around core hours, access to our employee assistance programme 24/7, wellbeing initiatives, equipment to support you both at home and in an office environment (if applicable), opportunities to connect, collaborate and celebrate with colleagues both in person and online, and much more.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all. This is a responsibility that is shared by all members of staff the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS or equivalent police check.
APPLICATION DETAILS
Application deadline: Wednesday 18th September 2024 at 9:00am. All applicants will be contacted about the outcome of their application and any next steps by the end of the day Monday 23rd September, with interviews to take place that week.
Good luck with your application!
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Are you an exceptional leader with a passion for education? Do you thrive on driving educational excellence and ensuring the best outcomes for pupils? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!
About Us: The Southover Partnership consists of:
· Three leading independent special needs day schools in the London Boroughs of Barnet and Enfield dedicated to supporting pupils with social, emotional, and mental health difficulties, autistic spectrum disorder, and other complex needs. We are committed to providing a nurturing environment where each pupil can thrive.
· A specialist outreach service supporting SEND pupils in local areas.
The Role: We are seeking an Executive Headteacher who will:
· Play a pivotal role in leading our school towards continued success along with leading the Southover Partnership Trust.
· As the Executive Headteacher, you will provide strategic leadership and operational management across all three school, ensuring educational excellence and the maintenance of our unique ethos. You will drive the implementation of our strategic vision and values, overseeing all aspects of the school's operations.
· As the Trust CEO, you will lead the charity with a clear vision and strategic plan.
Key Responsibilities:
- Strategic Leadership: Ensuring the successful implementation of the Trust’s values and goals.
- Governance and Compliance: Take charge of the overall leadership and management, ensuring the highest level of governance, operational and financial management, and adherence to statutory requirements and educational and charity standards.
- Operational Management: Plan, organise, and manage the school's daily operations to ensure smooth functioning.
- Curriculum Development: Lead and support the development of a high-quality curriculum that meets the diverse needs of all pupils.
- Community Engagement: Build and maintain effective links with the local community to enhance the school's reputation and engagement.
- Leadership: Provide inspirational and values-based leadership to senior leaders, the workforce, and Board of Trustees.
Qualifications and Attributes:
- Qualified Teacher Status and relevant educational qualifications.
- Proven experience in a senior leadership role within a school setting.
- Strong knowledge of educational policies, procedures, and best practices.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to engage effectively with staff, pupils, parents, and the wider community.
- Sound financial management skills to ensure the efficient use of resources.
- A passion for creating a positive and inclusive learning environment.
What We Offer: In return for your dedication and expertise, we offer a competitive salary in the range of £85,000 to £105,000 per annum, commensurate with your experience and qualifications. You will have the opportunity to work in a supportive and collaborative environment with access to professional development opportunities.
Apply Now: If you are ready to take on this exciting challenge and make a lasting impact on the lives of young learners, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join The Southover Partnership as our new Executive Headteacher and be part of our journey toward educational excellence.
Visits to Southover Partnership are welcome. To be arranged through Joanna Carson, School Business Manager.
Application closing date: 16th September 2024
Shortlisting date: 17th September 2024
Interview date: Wednesday 25th September 2024
All applicants should fully complete the application form, share a supporting statement that addresses how you meet the person specification criteria and ensure there are no unexplained gaps in employment/training.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This is an exciting opportunity to work with a creative and friendly collaborative team. Your role will be central to the smooth day to day running of the charity, working alongside the Director of Operations to ensure systems are in place and data is correctly recorded to allow us to learn and grow. This role will also work with the Programmes team to ensure all aspects of our community classes are delivered efficiently.
We are looking for someone who has strong organisational skills and is interested in building their project management skills.
We are excited to be sharing this brand-new vacancy with you! Made in Hackney is looking for a Coordinator to join our team. Read on for more information about this great new opportunity.
Post: Coordinator, Made In Hackney (MIH)
Hours: Full time
Contract: 12 months with possible extension
Location: Hybrid between Liberty Hall, 128 Clapton Common, London E5 9AA and home working
Salary: £27,500/annum
Holiday: 25 days (plus bank holidays)
Reports to: Director of Operations
Made In Hackney opened its doors in 2012 as the UK’s first fully vegan community cookery school and charity.
We collaborate with communities to showcase and develop skills, knowledge and inspiration to grow, cook and eat more plants.
The kitchen started as a response to global and local crisis – health inequalities, food access and climate change. These interconnected issues drive our mission to bring about positive change in the areas of community, health and environment with delicious, culturally varied, nutritious plant-based food at the centre of all we do.
Coordinator Job Description
Responsibilities include:
Operations
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Responsible for ensuring systems and processes are fit for purpose and utilised correctly across the organisation
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Responsible for accurately recording data and updating in Salesforce CRM; all class, programme and event information
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Responsible for accurately recording in-kind donations on Salesforce for the cookery school programmes and events
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Coordinate administration using Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Forms, Zoom, Eventbrite and Salesforce
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Responsible for collate online survey forms: inputting data from evaluation forms where required
Programmes Coordination
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Proactively support the development, improvement and implementation of effective administrative systems to support the smooth running of class, programme and event delivery at Made In Hackney
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Responsible for updating MIH website with all relevant class content; including class listings and formatting and printing recipes
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Be responsible for keeping accurate attendance records for reporting and funding purposes
General Administration
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Providing administrative support to the MIH team as required
PERSON SPECIFICATION
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Administration coordination experience with a wide range of skills including:
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Excellent and proven administrative ability and capacity to follow, develop and improve processes to a high standard
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Ability to work with CRMs and other data systems
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Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage a variety of tasks simultaneously
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Be able to work under own initiative and as a member of the MIH team
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Excellent attention to detail
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Excellent verbal and written communication skills and an ability to communicate clearly with a range of people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
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Solutions focussed, with the ability to take initiative, problem solve, and think creatively
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Enthusiasm, energy and a positive attitude
BENEFITS
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Hybrid working between home and our office
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Training provided in Salesforce, Safeguarding Adults and Children, Emergency First Aid, Food Safety
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Opportunity to join in cookery classes
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Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which includes counselling and physiotherapy
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Staff well-being and social activities throughout the year
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Quiet time working – the opportunity to work flexibly over the Christmas – See Annual Leave Policy for full details
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Pension Scheme
Equal Opportunity
MIH is an exciting and fast-paced place to work. We are proud to have a diverse team and we are committed to building on this and ensuring our workplace is inclusive and accessible. We have a strong commitment to promoting diversity, equality and equal opportunities. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups, whether these be of ethnicity, gender, identity, religion, physical ability, sexual orientation or other.
To Apply: Please send a CV with covering letter setting out how you meet the person specification to Georgia Parry,
Deadline: 9am 2nd September 2024, though we encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we will be scheduling interviews as we get applications and reserve the right to close the job early
Post commences: As soon as possible after appointment
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title: Personal/Executive Assistant (to the CoramIAC Leadership Team)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 35 hours per week
Salary: £30,000 per annum
Location: CoramIAC Cockfosters Office (until January 2025 then moving to Coram Campus - Bloomsbury), Home Based (Hybrid Working)
About Coram
Coram is committed to improving the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children and young people.
We support children and young people from birth to independence, creating a change that lasts a lifetime. Coram is the UK’s oldest children’s charity founded by Thomas Coram in London helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, the Coram group helps more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year by providing access to the skills and opportunities they need to thrive.
About CoramIAC
CoramIAC is a Voluntary Adoption Agency which specialises in Intercountry Adoptions.
CoramIAC - Intercountry Adoption Centre - now part of the Coram Group of children's charities have been working with families adopting from across the world for over 26 years. CoramIAC is a charity, not-for-profit and an accredited, legally registered adoption agency. We run outstanding services to support children and families affected by adoption. With the majority of our adopters being from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds adopting from countries they are connected to our staff team also reflect this diversity. We have had four consecutive outstanding judgements from Ofsted, our regulator.
About the Role
The Executive Assistant is a key role supporting the effective running of the organisation, affording the opportunity for a dynamic individual with some experience who enjoys a high pace environment and multi-tasking underpinned by strong and effective organisation and systems and is looking to develop their skills and career.
They will be a team player who is comfortable at the prospect of working in a small, busy and growing agency. Being organized, effective and able to work in a creative and flexible manner are essential to the role.
To apply for this role, please click on the 'apply now' button below to complete the application.
Closing Date: Sunday 8th September 2024 at 23:59
Interview Date: TBC
Coram is an equal opportunities employer and we believe a diverse workforce enables us to improve the services to the children and families we help. We are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from all sections of the community we seek to support. This includes those from, Asian, African, Caribbean and other minority ethnic backgrounds, those that identify as LGBQT+, those with disabilities, those with lived experience of care, those with neuro-diversity, and those from other groups who are underrepresented at Coram.
If applicants feel comfortable, we would encourage them to draw on lived experience as well as professional experience in their personal statement as part of their application.
We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Registered Charity No. 312278.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About Us
The Barbican is an international arts, conference and learning organisation in the heart of the City of London.
Across its theatres, concert halls, cinemas, galleries, business venues, public and community spaces, the Barbican showcases the most exciting artists and performers from around the world, pushing traditional artistic boundaries and helping us understand our lives in new and unexpected ways. Each year, the Centre presents hundreds of different performances, events and exhibitions that entertain and inspire millions of people, create connections, provoke debate, and reflect the world we live in.
Firmly rooted in its neighbourhood, the Barbican collaborates on projects with local communities, and supports young people and emerging talent to develop their artistic practice and access jobs in the creative industry.
About the role
Are you passionate about fundraising and supporting an inspiring programme of artistic events, learning activities and community work?
We’re seeking a Development Assistant to join the Barbican’s Development department, who are responsible for securing income for the Barbican from a variety of sources including donations, grants, patronage, sponsorship and corporate memberships.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build on their fundraising experience and contribute to the work of an exciting multi arts venue at a key point of change for the organisation. The successful candidate will be a strong analytical thinker who can work with multiple systems and prioritise and manage different projects simultaneously. The successful candidate will be supported to gain experience across the full spectrum of fundraising activity.
The Development Assistant supports our fundraising goals in these key areas:
· Supporter CRM database (Spektrix)
· Gift Administration
· Audience Giving fundraising
· Office management
· Reporting and insight
· Data governance and compliance
This operational support underpins the success of the Development Department and plays an important role in supporting growth and success of an ambitious fundraising team. This position plays a vital role in assisting in the delivery of efficient administration for the Development team, the highest standard of donor relations and event support. The post holder will work closely with the Development team and provide donor and event-related administrative support for fundraising programmes across the department. This role will join a growing team inside a dynamic institution. As such, there is ample opportunity to shape new processes that help the team achieve financial growth in support of an ambitious and exciting future.
The ideal candidate will have a good organisational and communication skills and a creative mindset and will work to deliver a wide range of high-level administrative tasks.
If you feel inspired to support the future of the Barbican and have a passion for fundraising and creativity, then we hope to hear from you.
To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please see the ‘Job Information Pack’.
Barbican Benefits
We offer a wide range of employee benefits, including flexible working, annual pay progression and an annual pay review, a generous pension scheme, season ticket loan and cycle to work schemes, free access to museums and galleries, discounts on retail, healthcare and on-site cafes and restaurants. You will have access to Employee Assistance Programme, trained Mental Health First aiders and City of London employee networks
How to apply
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The advert may close prior to the date stated if a large volume of applications are received.
If there are any issues with the application process, please contact the Barbican Careers team.
Deadline for applications is 23:55 on Sunday 8 September 2024, please note the advert may close prior to the date stated if a large volume of applications are received. Please do submit your application as early as possible to avoid missing out as we are unable to accept late applications. We regret that we are unable to provide feedback on your application.
The City of London Corporation want to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive in the work that we do. The City of London Corporation is currently undergoing a programme ensure that our pay and reward practices are competitive and equitable across the whole organisation – and is committed to regularly benchmarking and reviewing pay against external sectors.
As part of our commitment to increasing the diversity of staff within the Barbican we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from groups that are currently underrepresented, including people from the Global Majority* and D/deaf and disabled people. We want to better reflect and understand the communities we exist to serve. We are members of the Disability Confident Scheme and guarantee to interview all disabled candidates who would like to be considered under this scheme and who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role. Please contact us if you require reasonable adjustments as part of the application process.
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Anti-oppressive statement: Feedback is actively seeking to move through an anti-racist and anti-oppressive journey in every aspect of its work. We acknowledge that the environmental sector is less open to people from under-represented backgrounds, and we are strongly committed to identifying and correcting where we may be perpetuating patriarchal, white supremacist values and other forms of oppression in our organisational culture, partnerships, and community work. We especially want to hear from you if you feel that you have lived experience of power structures preventing you from accessing opportunities like this.
ABOUT US
Feedback is a UK- and Netherlands-based campaign group working for food that is good for people and planet. We want a world where:
• All people have secure access to delicious, culturally appropriate food that is nutritious and does not cause environmental harm
• Global supply chains, farming and fishing contribute to food sovereignty, good livelihoods, mitigate climate change and enable nature to thrive
• Communities have agency to create food economies that are inclusive, equitable, resilient and celebratory
To meet these objectives, we carry out the following activities:
• We delegitimize corporations
• We ideate and advocate for policy change and regulation
• We nurture community agency
• We widen our circle of allies
• We change culture and public discourse
Our current strategy framework can be found here: https://shorturl.at/19VLV
ABOUT THE ROLE
Exciting opportunity reporting directly to the Executive Director, responsible for all financial management of the organisation. Accountable for quality and reliability of finance reporting, management and controls, and for their support of the other parts of the organisation.
Advising and support Feedback EU and our associated Community Interest Companies (Sussex Surplus CIC and Alchemic Kitchen CIC) and partners on financial activities.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Finance Strategy
- financial planning and direction
- protection of financial position
- reporting to SMT
- development and management of control procedures
- cash management
Finance Team
- to ensure team aligned to organisational goals
- to manage and develop Trainee accountant
- to create a safe, supportive, collaborative, strong team environment
Financial accounting
- to develop and maintain accurate, efficient financial accounting processes
- to ensure accounting transactions are suitably approved and are in line with contracts
- to ensure timely, quality, relevant management information and reporting
- to prepare project reports for funders
- to ensure all external reporting requirements and filings are satisfied
- to create and manage annual organisational budget
- to liaise with project managers to ensure project funding is managed appropriately
- to liaise with and maintain effective working relationships with external parties
- to manage Unrestricted reserves
Innovation
- to provide fresh eyes and innovation to our financial ways and methods
- to streamline our processes wherever possible
Contracting
- responsible for reviewing and agreeing Funder contracts
- responsible for managing and developing contracts to be used with sub-grantees and consultants
- making the funding process as easy and supportive as possible
Governance
- responsible for annual audit and funder audit requirements
- responsible for maintaining strong relationships with auditors and bank
- to ensure compliance with all statutory and legal reporting and management requirements
- responsible for convening quarterly Finance Committee meetings and required reporting
- to manage financial risks appropriately and with care
All other reasonable tasks requested by the leadership team
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential skills:
- Qualified/part qualified accountant with good financial systems knowledge and understanding
- Proven ability to maintain effective policies, procedures and controls across an organisation
- Experience of using Xero or other cloud-based accounting software
- Ability to view organisational finances as a whole and as an enabler of the organisation’s goals
- Good communication skills and able to discuss financial matters with all team members
- Ability to prioritise under pressure, identify routes to maximum impact and work efficiently.
- A can-do attitude, flexibility and adaptability recognising that Feedback is a small, nimble organisation with fast-changing priorities.
- Senior level experience in previous finance roles.
- Shares Feedback’s values: audacity, collaboration, impact, celebration, solidarity.
- Understanding of, or willingness to learn the principles of anti-oppressive practice and their application to financial processes.
For any questions, access requirements, or if you require the job description in a different format, please contact us.
HOW TO APPLY
Please apply via Charity Jobs with a CV and cover letter (no longer than 1 A4 page) explaining how you meet the person specification and why you would like to work at Feedback. Please view the full job description and person specification for more information.
Deadline to apply: 9am, Monday 16th September 2024
Successful candidates for interview will be notified by Friday 20th September 2024.
Interviews and a written task will be held on Tuesday 24th and Wednesday 25th September 2024.
Provisional dates for potential second round interviews on Monday 30th September 2024.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This role plays an integral part in helping produce and develop the outputs of the External Affairs team. The activity of the role focuses on undertaking policy, influencing and other public affairs activity inclusive of ensuring the FSRH Hatfield Vision achieves its aims to improve reproductive healthcare for all, and assisting the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare (SRH) with its programme of activity.
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual with an interest in healthcare policy and a passion for improving society. Experience of working in policy, public affairs, campaigning, as well as experience of working in a project environment is desirable. Excellent writing skills are essential, as is a broad understanding of communications techniques to engage policy makers around the issues that clinicians and the public alike face.
FSRH offers a flexible working pattern, including hybrid working to suit the individual, with the option of working in the offices of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in London Bridge, where the FSRH is situated. The FSRH also offers a package that includes a first-class pension scheme, generous annual leave and a season ticket loan.
About Us
The Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH) believes that access to quality sexual and reproductive healthcare is a fundamental right. This is why we are working together with our 14,000 members and partners to shape better sexual and reproductive health for all.
The FSRH is the leader in the field of sexual and reproductive healthcare, and we are the voice for healthcare professionals working at the frontline of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (SRH) in a range of settings in the community and primary care. Our members include SRH specialists, GPs, nurses, midwives and pharmacists. As a multi-disciplinary professional membership organisation, we set clinical guidance and standards, provide training and lifelong education, and champion safe and effective sexual and reproductive healthcare across the lifecourse for all.
The FSRH’s External Affairs Team influences policy and practice through evidence-based advocacy as well as raising awareness of SRH rights among the public. We aim to develop policy, build partnerships to enhance influencing ability, and provide external communications inclusive of media relations in order to promote the Goals set out in the FSRH’s Hatfield Vision and Organisational Strategy, through the promotion of the highest standards in the field of SRH.
Join our team and contribute to the exciting work of the External Affairs team - influencing policy and practice through evidence-based advocacy as well as raising awareness of SRH among our partners, members and the wider public.
NB: In order to fulfil this role you should be resident in the UK with a valid right to work; we are unable to sponsor applicants requiring a work visa.
To Apply
Deadline for applications is Tuesday 10 September 2024
Interviews are likely to take place w/c 16 September 2024
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
We value diversity, promote equality and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.
NB: In order to fulfil this role you should be resident in the UK with a valid right to work; we are unable to sponsor people requiring a work visa
Please send your CV and covering letter (maximum 2 pages)
Deadline for applications is Tuesday 10 September 2024
Interviews are likely to take place w/c 16 September 2024
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
We value diversity, promote equality and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.
NB: In order to fulfil this role you should be resident in the UK with a valid right to work; we are unable to sponsor people requiring a work visa.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Philanthropy Officer - Remote / Hybrid Working
Full Time | Permanent | 37hrs PW
The role provides the option for flexible working arrangements in terms of location. It can either be remote or a hybrid setup, with our main office situated in Derby City Centre.
For more than 80 years, families have been choosing MHA to support the needs and aspirations of their loved ones in later life. People have been forging friendships through our community programmes; fundraising to drive our charitable goals; and spreading the warmth, comfort and spirituality that you’ll find across every MHA home, community and development.
All our work is always for one reason, which will always stay the same. Helping older people to live later life well.
Could you be the person to join MHA as our Trusts and Foundations Officer as we continue to enable people to thrive in later life?
About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to make a difference through the playing a vital role in our Philanthropy Team.
Reporting to the Senior Philanthropy Manager this role is responsible for working alongside their line manager, wider team and operational colleagues to write and support applications to trusts and foundations for funding.
The role also plays a key role in the stewardship of our trust and foundation supporters, building strong and meaningful relationships with these organisations and individuals. Whilst not a key focus of this role, the post holder may also be required to support the Philanthropy Team’s wider work including corporate and major donor approaches.
The role will provide an effective and efficient service supporting the organisation and our homes and schemes to meet our vision, values and strategic objectives. For more information on the role please see the attached Job Description.
About You
We are looking for a passionate and skilled trusts and foundations officer to play a key role in building on the successes of our trusts and foundations programme. With passion for both writing and supporter stewardship you will be able to write persuasively and build meaningful relationships with those who support us. Working well as a team player you will work closely with both the wider Philanthropy Team and operational colleagues to support local applications as appropriate.
You will have a track record of delivering efficiently and effectively. You focus on insight, stewardship and persuasive writing to get the right result for the organisation and building lasting and substantial relationships with funders. You will also be an effective communicator developing trusting relationships across the organisation and with our funders and supporters, taking everyone with you on the journey.
In return we offer a committed and supportive team and a great staff membership scheme which includes training, pension, life assurance, access to high street vouchers and lots more.
We will interview on a rolling basis, and reserve the right to close the recruitment period early if we are successful in recruiting to this role.
About us
Methodist Homes – MHA is the largest charity care provider in the U.K. We have 80 years’ experience of delivering care and support to over 18,500 older people. We understand what it takes to help people live later life well through our Care homes, Retirement schemes and MHA Communities.
At MHA we place great importance on nurturing the mind, body and spirit of those we care for, their families, along with commitment and dedication from our 7,000 employees and 4,000 volunteers regardless of faith, background or belief.
As the largest charity care provider in the UK, we offer some of the highest quality care, accommodation and support services for older people throughout Britain. Our mission is to inspire the best care and wellbeing at every stage of later life.
Why join MHA?
We have a supportive 'family' like culture, the people at MHA are genuinely warm, friendly and a pleasure to work with.
- High colleague employee engagement scores.
- Highly supportive and compassionate leadership team.
- Colleagues have access to Chaplaincy and Pastoral support.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Independent free counselling and legal advice
- Favourable pension scheme
- Hardship/welfare fund
- Competitive pay and benefits.inc a discount scheme
- A range of flexible benefits including an option to buy or sell additional annual leave
- Genuine career progression and development
Please provide your full CV and Covering Letter for review.
We look forward to receiving your application
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Do you want to take the lead in developing and delivering Abianda’s exemplary national training programmes?
Abianda is a London-based social enterprise that works with young women and girls affected by criminal exploitation and violence, and the professionals who support them. We exist to ensure young women are no longer hidden in our communities and can live free from harm and abuse. We aim to bring about a culture shift in how services are delivered to young women and girls, so that they can access support that works for them when they need it.
We are looking for a passionate person to join the team as our new Training & Development Officer. The role will involve delivering training (both in-person UK-wide and online) and supporting in the development of content. Our training is aimed at a range of professionals working within local authorities, social services, health, education, policing and criminal justice agencies, and third-sector organisations.
Details of the role:
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Salary: £30,756 per annum pro-rata, plus pension (reviewed annually)
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Provisionally a part-time 0.6 FTE (21 hours per week), developing into a full time role over time (however we would consider a full-time appointment straight away for the right person)
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2-year fixed-term contract
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25 days holiday per annum pro rata, plus bank holidays
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Flexible working - hybrid working including from our office in London N5, from home and travel around London and the UK for training delivery
Please see the full job description attached.
To apply please apply via CharityJob with your CV and equal opportunities form (optional), along with a supporting statement outlining the following:
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Your reasons for wanting to work with Abianda
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Examples of how you meet the person specification
You are able to complete the supporting statement in 1 of 4 different ways:
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Word document (no more than 2 sides of A4)
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PowerPoint slides (no more than 5 slides)
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Audio recording (no more than 5 mins)
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Video recording (no more than 5 mins)
Early applications are encouraged and we may close the job vacancy if we receive sufficient applications. The deadline for completed applications is 11.59pm Sunday 8 September. Interviews will be held on 23 September and 1 October.
Abianda is a Disability Confident employer. A disabled candidate who meets all of the essential requirements of the role is guaranteed an interview.
All applicants are requested to complete a criminal record self-disclosure form at interview stage. We value the lived experience of our applicants and all disclosures will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
Please note
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Due to the work we do, Abianda's roles are subject to an Occupational Requirement on the grounds of the protected characteristic of sex. We are a women only employer, and as such, this position is exempt under Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010. For the avoidance of doubt, all women including trans women are welcome to apply for and hold such roles, as are non-binary people if the applicant believes that their lived experience aligns with that of women and girls.
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We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, people of colour, the LGBTQ+ community and people from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds.
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We encourage applications from people from all walks of life, including those who may have had exposure to similar experiences that young women across London are facing.
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Applications are anonymised before they are shared with the recruitment panel to reduce any bias
To apply please submit your CV and equal opportunities form (optional), along with a supporting statement outlining the following:
- Your reasons for wanting to work with Abianda
- Examples of how you meet the person specification
You are able to complete the supporting statement in 1 of 4 different ways:
- Word document (no more than 2 sides of A4)
- PowerPoint slides (no more than 5 slides)
- Audio recording (no more than 5 mins)
- Video recording (no more than 5 mins)
Our mission is to support young women harmed by criminal exploitation and violence to develop independence and agency.
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Intervention Coach – Young Adults
Full Title - Young Adult Intervention Coach - Targeted Intervention Casework and Street Work.
Location: Tower Hamlets
Contract: Permanent, subject to funding
Hours: 35 hours per week
Starting Salary: £33,500 (Top Salary Band for this role: £35,000)
Do you have the values, personal qualities and experience to support high risk young people who are hard to engage and those involved in harm and affected by exploitation and violence?
Do you have the tenacity, resilience, determination and consistency to identify, disrupt, challenge, and support young people to move out of harm and prevent further involvement in harmful activities. Are you committed to social justice, equity and inclusion?
Do you want to be part of a growing and developing Charity that is ambitious for the young communities that they serve? If yes, then you could be joining our clients innovative, specialist Intervention Team.
Benefits Summary:
·Working in a values-led, award-winning charity with local, national, and international connections.
·25 annual leave days plus bank holidays per year, increasing in year 2.
·A fair and benchmarked salary with consistent salary reviews and structured career progression pathway with opportunities for senior roles.
·A Pension Scheme contribution of up to 8%.
·A supportive working culture with Employee Assistance Scheme available 24/7.
·Comprehensive, ongoing training and professional development across fields of targeted intervention, harm reduction, youth development.
·Access to leading organisations and individuals in relevant fields.
·An annual budget of £200 for external professional development training.
·Excellent professional supervision with monthly and quarterly reflective practice sessions.
Who they are:
Our clients is an award-winning, value-led, outcome-driven charity, working to reduce harm and positively transform the lives of the most vulnerable and at-risk young people in Tower Hamlets, East London.
The role:
As a Young Adult Intervention Coach (YIC), you will be responsible for the assessment and implementation of tailored intervention coaching plans for each at risk young person on your caseload. You will work to achieve progression outcomes for each young person that includes reducing mental, physical, and emotional harm and supporting each young person transition to positive, thriving lifestyle both on a one-to-one basis, and in partnership with other individuals and agencies involved in the lives of each young person.
Your purpose is to identify, disrupt, challenge, and support young people to move out of harm and prevent further involvement in harmful activities. This will involve targeted street work, specialised one to one harm reduction and life skills coaching.
Alongside this you will work with intervention frontline colleagues in tertiary intervention such as knife and gun crime crisis situations as well as working with partner agencies.
Who they are looking for:
You will have robust frontline experience of working with young people, including experience in engaging, assessing, and delivering interventions designed to support young people to build personal resilience and move away from harm and violence. You will also possess sound risk assessment skills and safeguarding knowledge. A key component of the job role is case management and knowledge of good practice models, which will underpin their practice, is essential.
To apply: Please submit an up-to-date CV and covering letter.
Closing date for applications: 11.59pm, 24th September 2024.
Interviews:To be held within 2 weeks of the closing date. If selected an initial online short informal interview (approx. 20 mins) and following this, if shortlisted, an in-person formal interview (approx. 40 minutes) at our offices in Aldgate.
They are committed to diversity in all that it does and strongly encourages applications from every part of the communities they serve. All appointments are made on meritThey would like to encourage applications from people both with and without criminal convictions, however the job offer has to be subject to vetting. Due to the nature of the work, you are applying for you are required to disclose any criminal convictions that you have.
DBS Requirement: Enhanced DBS
No agencies please.
You may have experience of: youth case work, youth worker, youth crisis management, caseworker, social work, social services, street pastoring, youth centre worker, youth support services etc.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
As an Engagement Centre Assistant, you’ll care for our supporters and guide them through their journey with Compassion. You’ll answer incoming enquiries and initiate outgoing enquiries by phone, SMS, email, letter, live chat and social media. You’ll help our supporters grow in engagement with their sponsored children and Compassion’s ministry.
By doing this well and delivering excellent customer service, you’ll encourage our supporters to participate fully in the global movement of Compassion so that together, we can release more children from poverty in Jesus’ name.
Key Responsibilities
- Actively maintain and promote Compassion UK’s Christian ethos and values
- Build relationships with supporters to ensure they are known, loved, connected, and ignited to action.
The successful candidate will have:
- Customer service experience. Demonstrated ability to engage customers and manage their inquiries effectively.
- Core computer and administration skills. Experience with basic office systems such as Outlook, Teams, and Word is required.
- Able to work independently and as part of a team. Pursues targets, maintains quality, and handles challenging inquiries with patience, prioritising supporters' interests.
- A great listener and communicator. Actively listens, balances friendliness with professionalism, adapts communication, and clearly explains complex situations.
- Adaptable, flexible, and resilient. Comfortable in fast-paced settings, meets objectives with high quality, handles tough inquiries patiently, and adapts to flexible schedules to prioritise supporters.
- There’s an occupational requirement for the holder of this role to be a practising Christian, in order to promote Compassion’s ethos and help others to experience, explore and express the faith-based motivation of our work. (You can read more about this in our Policy on Posts to be Held by Christians.)
Location, hours and benefits
Office-based at Compassion House, Fleet, Hampshire
*Hybrid working is offered as a benefit, with a minimum of 40% of hours in the office.
For example, on a 35-hour contract, office presence will be required for 2 days in the office
Hours
Full-time | 35 hours per week OR
Part-time | 21 hours per week
You will be contracted to work between Monday to Saturday between 08:00 – 18:00, allowing for workload variations. However, the general working week will be Monday - Friday.
In return, you will get
- Flexible and sociable working environment
- Free parking
- Access to Compassion House gym with shower facilities
- Time in Lieu offered
- Pension scheme with 10% employer contribution
- Income Protection & Group Life cover
- Private Medical & Dental cover
- Celebrating life milestones such as, birthdays, newcomers, weddings, babies etc
- Tea and Treat Tuesday
- Fully equipped kitchen area, with lunch and break out areas
- Hot-desking, sit where you want, when you want
- Weekly team prayers and devotionals
- Compassion updates and worship events
- Casual dress code
Apply by
10am on 16 September 2024
Interviews will be conducted as applications are received.
*Please submit your application as early as possible as Compassion UK reserve the right to close this vacancy early. Applications will be reviewed on application prior to the closing date. We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date if a suitable applicant applies.
Please note that we can only consider applicants who presently have the right to work in the UK.
We work in 29 countries partnering with 8,600 local churches within communities experiencing poverty.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
We’re an award-winning charity that runs local learning centres in the heart of communities where the young people we support live. Our centres provide an innovative education programme which includes practical learning support and motivational and confidence-building activities for children and young people aged 7-18. Our aim is to inspire students from the least advantaged neighbourhoods to broaden their horizons and achieve their full potential.
As the UK’s leading university access organisation, our staff team is helping thousands of young people each year. We have forty-one centres and extension projects across England and Scotland, with ambitious plans to scale-up our provision further over the coming years.
We are looking for individuals who will thrive in a fast-paced, rewarding role helping to change the lives of young people by taking up a permanent role as a part-time Programme Support Tutor. You will work closely with our existing team, supporting the delivery and organisation of the IntoUniversity programme in the centre.
The main duties of the role
To deliver the IntoUniversity programme effectively to children and young people in different settings, including schools-based workshops, Academic Support sessions and educational visits. This includes positive behaviour management and adherence to the IntoUniversity safeguarding policy.
- To assist with the organisation and delivery of the Academic Support, FOCUS and Mentoring Programmes.
- To assist the IntoUniversity Centre Leader in liaising with schools and other partner bodies, in organising the classroom and resources and in planning project delivery.
- To update and maintain IntoUniversity displays, publicity and resources.
- To work with the IntoUniversity Centre Leader to recruit children and young people to the programme, including after-school Academic Support and FOCUS Weeks.
- To develop educational resources and worksheets for use across all IntoUniversity programmes.
- To ensure compliance with all necessary regulations and legal requirements, including the Children’s Act, Children and Young People (Scotland) Act, Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act, Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, and legislation and policies related to Equal Opportunities and Health & Safety.
- To champion diversity and inclusion in your role at all times, referring to the Diversity and Inclusion Staff Responsibilities Guide.
- To undertake any task that may be requested from time to time that may be consistent with the nature and scope of this post.
Contract
Permanent, part-time
Start date
As soon as possible, as agreed with the candidate and subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check, and right to work checks.
Working hours
- 16 hours per week
- Monday, Thursday 14:00-18:00; Tues, Weds 13:30-17:30
- Local school term-times only (excluding public holidays)
Days of employment (if term time only)
You will be employed 188 days (of 4 hours each) per year, made up as follows:
- 164 days of work (inclusive of additional days below)
- 18 days of paid annual leave (to be taken outside of local school term times and on any bank holidays occurring during term time). For the avoidance of doubt, non-working time during school holidays which is in excess of your holiday entitlement shall be unpaid.
Additional 32 hours (or 8 days of 4 hours each)
These will be agreed between you and your line-manager, and may include days during school holidays. They will typically include three whole team meetings, one delivery team meeting and the annual staff conference. These will be pro-rated based on when you join in the academic year.
Salary
Starting salary is £27,400 (pro-rata)
Pro-rated salary is £10,558 per annum
Location
IntoUniversity Birmingham East
The Pump
286 Kitt's Green Rd
Birmingham
B33 9SB
Staff benefits
- Employee Assistance Programme including access to wellbeing and legal support
- Life Assurance scheme with AIG including SmartHealth service with access to 24/7 online GP appointments
- Staff in FOCUS – rewards, competitions and prizes across the year
- Interest-free new starter loans of up to £1,000
- Cycle to Work Scheme and Travelcard Loan Scheme
- Employer pension contributions of 6%
- Staff in FOCUS – rewards, competitions and prizes across the year
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Title: Male Residential Support Worker (this is a live-in role)
Responsible to: Senior Support Worker
Responsible for: Young people living in the accommodation (4 young people aged 16 – 18 years old seeking asylum in the UK).
Location: This is a live-in, residential role based in a supported accommodation home in Loughborough. Some work will be based in our office buildings.
Hours: 25 hours per week on duty – this is a mixture of day, evening and weekend shifts. Two days a week will be off duty.
Leave: Two nights a month can be taken as nights away from the home. This in addition to annual leave allowance. Annual leave - 33 days (converted into hours) pro-rata for number of hours worked
Salary Band: £24,150 - £27,760 per annum pro rata. Equivalent to £16,100 to £18,506 for 25 hours a week.
Benefits in kind: Rent-free accommodation, including Wi-fi, gas, electric and council tax bills.
Contract: Permanent
Start Date: Immediately
Overall Purpose
To provide advice, assistance and support to young people in the home, as a key member of the Support Team, delivering Baca’s service in line with our Vision and Values. The role includes a consistent adult presence in the home. To attend to their practical and emotional needs whilst supporting the development of living skills. To teach them how to manage and look after a home in order to keep it safe and hygienic. To build trusting relationships within the home to enable young people to feel safe and cared for. To act as an excellent role model and to work closely with them and their Support Worker to enable them to make good progress towards independence.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities
- Welcome newly arrived young people into the accommodation, helping them feel safe and able to rest; with compassion without discrimination of age, race, colour or behavioural issues.
- Actively support young people to make progress and develop in the following outcomes; physical wellbeing and emotional wellbeing; personal safety; education and learning; employment and training that is safe and suitable; social engagement (being part of the community and activities outside of the home)
- Be an excellent and positive role model, offering advice, guidance and assistance and consistently modelling behaviours in line with Baca’s values.
- Using Baca’s progress plan, train all young people in living skills and looking after a home such as washing, personal safety, cleaning, cooking and food safety, food shopping and budgeting.
- Providing emotional support at times of difficulty, anxiety or stress.
- Encourage young people settle into and support them to maintain a healthy routine which will include regularly attending education and social activities.
- Act as a co-keyworker for the young people to ensure that their support plans and progress are up to date and that all their needs are being met.
- Enable young people to live with positive values and good boundaries by challenging any unhelpful or unsafe behaviours and encouraging safe and positive behaviours.
- In accordance with the guidelines on Safeguarding and Health and Safety policies, to accept responsibility for working within these guidelines and report any concerns.
- Work collaboratively with the rest of the Rebuild Team to ensure all young people are safeguarded and supported to rebuild their lives.
- Take responsibility for keeping the home clean, by consistently role modelling to and training young people.
- Maintain very good communication with relevant members of the Rebuild Team and relevant social workers
- Ensure regular appropriate reporting requirements are consistently met, meeting regulations set out by Ofsted.
- Complete and update all admin work as part of the role such as month end reports and support plans on time and in a consistent manner.
- Playing an active role in developing knowledge and understanding in areas relevant to the role and especially in the areas of asylum and refugee law, trafficking, supporting separated children and the cultures of different nations relevant to Baca.
To work as part of the team
- Be a role model, leading by example in practicing the Values of Baca.
- Actively participate in the delivery of the aims and objectives of the organisation working collaboratively with colleagues to achieve them.
- Demonstrate curiosity and willingness to learn by be willing to give and receive feedback on performance with colleagues and managers.
- Play an active and supportive role within the organisation.
- Actively participate in team meetings, making a positive contribution to enable young people outcomes to be achieved.
- Maintain strict confidentiality in relation to work undertaken and ensure all confidential material is stored according to Baca’s Confidentiality statement and Data Protection Policy.
- Treat all staff and young people fairly and without prejudice, in line with Baca’s Equality and Diversity Policy.
- Consistently outwork the correct procedures for dealing with any safeguarding incidences or concerns, in line with Baca’s Child, Vulnerable Adult Protection & Safeguarding Policy and whistleblowing.
- Adhere to all Baca’s policies and procedures.
Personal Specification
Baca is looking for a Support Worker who is passionate about seeing unaccompanied young refugees achieving their potential and rebuilding their lives for a better future. The successful applicant will have a personal style that is in line with Baca’s vision and values. They will live in the new arrival house and make it their home. They will be a good self-starter and have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to inspire our young people to be the best they can be. The successful applicant will be motivated and passionate about the work that Baca does and the young people in our care. They will be very approachable, enjoy working as part of a wider team but also able to manage their own time and workload. Someone who is supportive, approachable, responsible, reliable, personable and willing to set boundaries in line with Baca’s values.
This is a frontline role that will need the successful applicant to be working closely with young people in their houses and will need access to transport young people to different appointments, meetings and activities.
An enhanced DBS check will be required. Shortlisting and interviews will take place as and when applications are received.
Please note: We cannot offer sponsorship for this role as Baca is not on the Home Office list.
It is our mission to serve young people who have been forced to flee their home country – offering safe homes, education, therapeutic care and support
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Information for Applicants
Meetings Co-Ordinator
Hours: 8 hours a week. These hours are flexible and can be taken across the week with approval from the Chief Officer
Salary: £28,528.76 for 37.5 hours, £6086.08 pro rata
Holiday entitlement: You will be entitled to 25 days paid leave plus public holiday per annum pro rata
Closing date: 12pm, Monday 9th September 2024
Carers Voice Norfolk & Waveney aims to promote equality of opportunity and welcomes applications from diverse candidates with the right mix of experience, skills and potential. We will collect and process the personal data you provide on this application form and any other supporting documentation you submit in order to administer the recruitment procedure for the above role. Further information is available upon request.
Introduction to Carers Voice Norfolk & Waveney
Carers Voice Norfolk & Waveney is a user-led charity providing the independent voice of Carers in the way their services are designed, developed and delivered. Its vision is to ensure that unpaid Carers throughout Norfolk & Waveney are valued, recognised, and supported with equal access to a good quality of life that is not prejudiced by their caring role.
The guiding principle that informs our work is expressed in the organisational mission statement:
‘To improve the health and wellbeing of all Carers in Norfolk & Waveney; through partnership working we will ensure that the voice of Carers is heard and listened to, enabling support and services to be designed and delivered that reflect Carers’ needs and interests’.
Carers Voice Norfolk & Waveney facilitates a countywide strategic partnership group and five locality network groups, all of which meet quarterly. CVN&W has a membership of over 2000 Carers and a reach extending to over 100 Carer groups countywide. The organisation is led by a board of trustees, all of whom have lived experience of caring, and who delegate day-to-day management to the Chief Officer who is supported by the Carers Voice Co-Production and Project Officer and the Membership & Administration Officer.
Carers Voice Norfolk & Waveney works in partnership with the Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board which provides the health and social care for Norfolk and Waveney together with statutory and voluntary organisations. We work closely with Norfolk County Council and the commissioned countywide support service for Carers, Carers Matter Norfolk.
Coproduction is central to everything we do at Carers Voice. Carers are ‘experts’ through their lived experience and Carers Voice works to ensure Carers are able to influence change regarding the services, policies and decisions that affect them and the people they care for. Coproduction is an equal relationship between people who use services and people responsible for services. Decision making is shared in planning, design, delivery and monitoring.
The role will be carried out mainly in weekday office hours and can be flexible to suit the right person. Very occasional evening and weekend work will be required. The role will predominantly involve working from home. Equipment such as mobile phone and laptop, will be supplied. We are looking at the potential of arranging in person meetings which would require some travel within Norfolk & Waveney. A mileage allowance will be paid.
Job Description
Job Title: Meetings Co-Ordinator
Company: Carers Voice Norfolk & Waveney
Reporting to: Carers Voice Norfolk and Waveney Chief Officer
Accountable to: Carers Voice Norfolk and Waveney
Location: Working from home with some flexibility for face to face meetings
Hours: 8 hours a week. These hours are flexible and can be taken across the week with approval from the Chief Officer
Main purpose of the role:
We are looking for a Meetings Co-ordinator to join our team.
Are you a great communicator, with first-class organisational skills, and experience of co-ordinating meetings?
Do you have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to establish rapport, empathise and build trust with Carers from diverse backgrounds.
The Meetings Co-ordinator will lead the co-ordination and development of the five Local Carer Involvement Meetings and be responsible for facilitating/ chairing these meetings. These meetings are an opportunity for Carers to share their experiences and to come together with practitioners to co-produce solutions to gaps in support. The role involves supporting a network of unpaid Carers in Norfolk & Waveney. You will be helping Carers to have a say on issues that matter to them; strengthening the ‘Carers Voice.’ You will play a key role in outreach, engagement and advocacy, to ensure that Carers Voices are heard.
Main Relationships:
The role will maintain effective connections with: Carers and Past Carers (individuals and groups), Co-production & Project Officer, Membership & Administration Officer, Adult Social Services Operational Business Lead and integrated health and care practitioners, service providers and user-led groups and VCSE organisations and statutory bodies such as Healthwatch Norfolk.
Tasks:
1. Networks / Community Development
1. Lead (operationally) the coordination and development of five Local Carer Involvement Meetings to give Carers a space to share their voice in the design, delivery and evaluation of services and support which affect them, ensuring Carers feel heard and supported.
2. Chair the five Local Carer Involvement Meetings quarterly, providing organisational and facilitation support, including aspects of administration (setting and distributing notes, agendas and documentation and taking forward and reporting back on actions). Minute taking will be provided by another member of staff whenever possible.
3. Develop the membership of Locality Networks to ensure good representation from Carers, Carer peer support groups, practitioners, service managers and commissioners.
4. Building networks between local services and Carers. Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including healthcare professionals, social services agencies, and community organisations.
5. Provide a quarterly report on the Local Carer Involvement Meetings to the County Wide Partnership Board and wider Integrated Care System
2. Communications & Engagement
6. Build and grow Local Carer Involvement Meetings and the Carers Voice membership
7. Support communications and promotion of the Carer Involvement Meetings and involvement opportunities locally, regionally and nationally
8. Attend events to promote Carers Voice Norfolk and Waveney and the Carers Identity Passport, signposting to support for Carers and reaching hidden and/ or Carers who are not engaged in services
3. Participation
9. Support Carers to be involved in co-production activities and opportunities.
10. Facilitate Carers to have a say in the design, delivery and evaluation of services that support Carers and those they care for through Local Carer Involvement Meetings and other services and forms of support as appropriate.
11. Support with identifying local, regional and national involvement opportunities (e.g. consultations, workshops and co-production activities), feeding information through the Local Carer involvement Meetings and Carers Voice membership, providing Carers the opportunity to have their voice heard.
4. Volunteer Recruitment and Management
12. Support the ongoing development of a ‘Carers Ambassadors’ programme. Carers Ambassadors are volunteers within Carers Voice who have personal lived experience of caring. They are members of Carers Voice Norfolk & Waveney and regularly contribute to the development and design of services used by Carers within health and social care. Their experience means they are linked in and familiar with services for Carers across the County.
5. Other
13. Proactively work with other team members to ensure co-production is embedded in all the work Carers Voice undertakes.
14. Deputise for other members of staff as required and briefed.
15. Contribute to the ongoing monitoring, evaluation, and review of the support for Carers within Norfolk and Waveney
16. Help to capture and publicise Carers Stories to raise awareness of Carers
17. Develop ways to involve and engage Carers with activities happening in the wider health and social care sector so that co-production takes place.
All Carers Voice Norfolk and Waveney post holders are responsible for:
18. Working to the policies and procedures of Carers Voice Norfolk & Waveney
19. Promoting equal opportunities and respecting diversity within all aspects of their work
20. Complying with Health and Safety Regulations
21. Carrying out additional duties where appropriate which may be allocated from time to time by the Chief Officer / line manager.
Person Specification:
Experience and Qualifications:
Essential
Chairing and facilitating meetings, workshops or groups sessions and reporting back on actions progress
Coordinating and networking with local organisations and practitioners
Database management (Mailchimp, Excel, or similar)
Handling confidential and sensitive information (Data Protection Act 2018 & GDPR compliance)
Desirable
Educated to degree level or equivalent
Experience of using social media for promotion and to build networks
Volunteering/ working with Carers/ people who use services/ lived experience of Caring
Meeting/ Events promotion
Knowledge & Skills:
Essential
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills -written and verbal
IT Literate: use of Mailchimp/ Smart Survey, (Microsoft Office Suite)
Ability to work under pressure, prioritising and managing conflicting workloads
Desirable
Knowledge of the health and social care system locally and nationally / issues affecting Carers and the people they care for and organisations who offer support.
Creating professional social media content
Copy writing (creating accurate content tailored to target audiences, print and online)
Experience with wellness and holistic approaches
Understanding of barriers to wellbeing, including but not limited to mental health challenges, socio-economic challenges, and life transitions.
Attributes:
Essential
Reliable, professional with an empathetic approach
able to work as part of a team
Diplomacy: able to handle sensitive and confidential information
Self-motivated: ability to work independently and show initiative
Time management and ability to prioritise workload
Other requirements:
Occasional work during evenings and/or weekend (attending events)
Ability to travel throughout Norfolk & Waveney
Desirable:
Current driving licence and use of a car
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the role:
This role involves making sure we deliver a specialist quality service to clients who are eligible for the pensions guidance service across the South West area. This covers Bournemouth, Taunton, and their surrounding areas, including Isle of Wight and Devon and Cornwall (including Isles of Scilly).
You will be responsible for ensuring the partnership runs well and that all appointments are available and filled. You will line manage the Guider Specialists and Administrators on the project, ensuring they receive a people-focused and compassionate experience at work.
The partnership is Citizens Advice Plymouth, Cornwall, Taunton and Bournemouth.
We anticipate this role to start in October 2024, with interviews the week commencing 9th September 2024.
Who we are looking for:
You will be an experienced line manager who thrives on working with a diverse range of people and be open-minded, approachable, and non-judgmental. You will take an empathetic and compassionate approach to your team, while also being able to challenge effectively to provide the best possible service for our clients. You’ll have a good understanding of mental health, how this affects people, and how you can support people experiencing poor mental health effectively. You will have good critical thinking skills, with the ability to identify and unpick issues.
You will have the ability to manage and support others during times of crisis, be resilient and able to manage difficult and emotional conversations well. Good communication skills, both written and verbal, are essential, as is the ability to effectively communicate with a non-judgmental approach.
You will be able to deliver Pension Wise Guider appointments – providing face to face pension and retirement information and guidance to members of the public, in line with the defined Pension Wise service, and help clients to understand the full implication of their pension choices.
You will be able to competently use a range of Office 365 programmes and pull accurate reports. You will have good prioritisation and time management skills to be able to work efficiently as part of a team to reach as many clients as possible as quickly as possible.
We value diversity, promote equality and challenge discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from suitably skilled candidates from all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from candidates who are disabled, or people from Black, Asian and other racially minoritised backgrounds, as these people are currently underrepresented at Citizens Advice Plymouth. We also actively welcome applications from LGBTQ+ candidates.
Work base: This role will have a hybrid contract, with a minimum of 5 days a month in the office at Cobourg House, 32 Mayflower Street, Plymouth. You will be expected to be able to attend the office at short notice if required. If you are not based in the Plymouth area, but would like to be considered for this role, please contact us to discuss possible options with regards to the hybrid contract.
Hours: The role is 22.5 hours a week (9-5 Monday-Wednesday) on a permanent basis. We are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements with prospective applicants.
Start Date: We anticipate this role to start in October 2024, with interviews the week commencing 9th September 2024.
Closing Date: 4th September 2024 at 9:00am
For further information and to apply, please click on the apply button to be taken to our vacancy page
About Citizens Advice Plymouth:
Citizens Advice Plymouth is a resilient, creative and independent charity. It is part of the Citizens Advice national network of over 250 organisations that delivers advice and information across England and Wales.
Our main purpose is to deliver quality advice and information.
We can all face problems that seem complicated and intimidating. At Citizens Advice Plymouth, we believe that no one should have to face these problems without good quality, independent advice.
Benefits (subject to eligibilty) include:
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + an additional 2.5 days between Christmas & New Year (pro rata)
- Long term service leave – up to 5 additional days (pro rata)
- Employee assistance programme.
- Heathcare plan which includes money back on prescription charges etc.
- Group stakeholder pension scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Flexible working, career breaks, enhanced contractual sick pay, support for parents & carers.
- Learning & development – training and development with access to a wide range of online courses to develop your skills.
- Death in Service cover (2 x annual salary)