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About St Augustine's Centre
‘The St. Augustine Centre lays a clear path of hope for each of us. It is my family. Now I can start to live again.’ (Besara, Centre Member)
‘This place is a deep well of humanity and resilience in a world that needs these things so much.’ (Miles, Volunteer)
At our vibrant community centre in Halifax, we welcome refugees and people seeking asylum. Working across Calderdale with partners, we give people the practical support they need to rebuild their lives with dignity, and we offer a wide range of activities that help them feel happier and more connected.
We are a community of 22 staff (15 full-time equivalent), 150 volunteers, and over a thousand Centre Members from 86 countries. Our ‘Centre Members’ are people seeking sanctuary in Calderdale. 33% of our staff and trustees and 50% of our volunteers have lived experience of the asylum system; their insights and experiences shape what we do.
About you
Do you have a proven track record as a compassionate and inspirational leader or manager?
Do you have the skills to define and execute strategy, secure funding from multiple sources, build diverse partnerships, and ensure organisational compliance with the law and regulatory frameworks - all whilst overseeing the delivery of front-line services and a wide range of life-enhancing activities?
Do you care deeply about the challenges facing people fleeing war and persecution? Are you passionate about leading a unique humanitarian organisation which provides crucial practical support – and a deep sense of belonging – to some of the world’s most vulnerable people?
The role - your main responsibilities
- Provide clear leadership and strategic direction for the whole organisation, in collaboration with the Board of trustees, and with a spirit of positivity and possibility.
- Oversee the effective delivery of a diverse range of services, including immigration and asylum advice and a wide range of support and activities.
- Ensure the financial sustainability of the organisation including budgeting, monitoring and keeping the organisation well-funded and resourced.
- Work collaboratively, compassionately and effectively with trustees, staff, volunteers, Centre Members to inspire and lead an inclusive and enabling culture; including managing staff and overseeing all key processes and policies.
- Model our values of sanctuary, diversity, community, collaboration and growth and deliver on our purpose to provide practical support and challenge injustice.
- Engage with our Centre Members and amplify their voices at all times.
- Manage effective partnerships with voluntary and statutory organisations, funders and donors locally, regionally and nationally.
- Ensure that the work of St Augustine’s conforms to all legal, compliance, regulatory, charitable and funding requirements.
How to apply
- For detailed application instructions, including how to complete the application form, and to review the job pack with the person specification and job description, please visit our website’s job page.
- Application deadline: 10am on Monday 18th November 2024.
- Shortlisting notification: By Thursday 21st November 2024.
- Interview dates: Wednesday 27th or Thursday 28th November 2024.
Key information
- Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours a week)
- Location: Halifax, West Yorkshire (option to work from home occasionally)
- 7 weeks holiday per annum including bank holidays
- Employer pension contributions
St Augustine’s Centre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Recruitment of all staff and volunteers is robust and informed by our safer recruitment policy and procedures. Successful candidates will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS.
At our vibrant centre in Halifax, we welcome and support refugees and people seeking asylum, helping them to rebuild their lives with dignity.
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Centre Administrator
£28,000 p/a + cost-of-living increase (pending), full-time 35 hours per week, plus excellent benefits and opportunities for progression
Did you know that there may be over 20,000 Sutton residents who care, unpaid, for a family member or friend who is sick or disabled due to a physical, mental health or substance misuse issue? Sutton Carers Centre works in partnership to help improve and maintain the quality of life for these Young and Adult Carers living, working, studying or caring in the London Borough of Sutton.
We are looking to recruit to a key and rewarding role in our charity. The members of our team are highly skilled, passionate and committed, so we are looking for an experienced administrator who can support them. The successful candidate will be skilled in office administrative functions, to ensure the delivery of an efficient, friendly and smooth-running Centre as well as office co-ordination and support services. The post-holder will have experience of developing, maintaining and improving systems in an office environment. The post-holder will also oversee reception functions, including the support of the administration and reception volunteers.
You also will have excellent IT, literacy and numeracy skills and be able to express yourself well in person and in writing. The successful candidate will be positive, empathic, creative and boundaried in their ability to work alongside Carers as well as our colleagues and partners, in helping Carers maintain their own health and wellbeing alongside their caring roles.
Sutton Carers Centre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults and children and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS and other appropriate checks.
We value the diversity of our teams and are looking for talented people from all backgrounds to join us. We particularly encourage people who are black, from other minoritised ethnic or refugee groups, or from LGBTQ+ communities to apply. Men are currently under-represented in our team as well. We also seek applicants with personal caring experience as well as welcoming applications from people with lived experience of mental health issues.
Job Title: Referral Co-ordinator, Newham
Salary: £9,956 Actual (£24,890 FTE)
Working Hours: 14 hours Per week (to include
End of Contract:31st March 2025 (extension subject to funding)
Location: Newham office based with some home working
Benefits: NCT membership with access to exclusive benefits, pension scheme, 30 days annual leave plus 8 bank and public holiday.
About us at the NCT
A lot of people know NCT for our antenatal classes, and we want to continue to support as many parents and families as we can to access evidence-based information. But we are also much more than this. We are a charity that campaigns on the issues that matter to parents. We run breastfeeding and infant feeding support, provided by specialist counsellors. We run thousands of free community activities and events across the UK, led by our fantastic volunteers and peers. And we support women and families facing specific challenges, such as social isolation, health inequalities, feeding difficulties or poor mental health.
This postholder is the first contact for referrals made into a perinatal programme supporting migrant marginalised women who experience many barriers to accessing maternity care. The role requires excellent communication and the ability to be sensitive, patient and non-judgmental. Responsible for managing an empathetic, integrated and person centred experience for women referred for perinatal support.
Responsible for converting referrals into impactful support, keeping them informed by building rapport, sharing information about the project, providing resources and service details, maintaining ongoing effective communication as required, liaising with health professionals to ensure a joined up approach to service user wellbeing. Keeping referrers and project website up-to-date with service provision, documenting referral procedures and assisting with the sourcing and coordination of baby bundles for clients.
NCT is a charity committed to social justice and Equity and Diversity, believing inclusion is everyone’s responsibility. We believe we all have a collective responsibility to demonstrate our commitment to celebrate diversity, challenge inequality and build an inclusive workforce and environment, so all our people can thrive, and we can best represent and meet the needs of the pregnant women, new parents, families, and communities we serve.
This role is based in a Newham office with some home working
About the Role
Some of the key responsibilities of the role include:
- Making contact with women referred into the perinatal programme, using interpreters as required, sharing information about the service, answering questions and inviting them to attend scheduled groups where further support is offered. Communicating with other team members for support as required.
- Liaising with local health professionals and referrers to maintain strong relationships and clear referral pathways, responding to referrals, keeping referrers up-to-date and ensuring they have a clear understanding of the programme and can make appropriate referrals.
- Ensure all referrals and actions are logged onto the case management software, maintaining activity on the system by regularly inputting data and updating client notes.
- Administrative tasks, including the monitoring of the project email inbox, keeping the project website up to date, managing shared spreadsheets ensuring they’re up-to-date and assisting with the sourcing and coordination of baby bundles for clients
You must have excellent communication skills and be able to build relationships and create a rapport with a wide range of people easily, providing non-judgmental, sensitive communication with clients, using patience and active listening skills. You must be able to confidently prioritise your own work, be highly organised and able to work independently.
The role is 14 hours per week which will need to be worked over a minimum of three working days, one being either a Monday or Wednesday. This is largely a community-based role, working from a project office with some home working.
About you
- Have excellent communication skills and be able to build relationships and create a rapport with a wide range of people. Providing non-judgmental, sensitive communication with clients with patience and active listening skills.
- Have experience of supporting and/or working within marginalised or vulnerable communities and understanding the challenges they face.
- Have resilience when hearing people sharing emotionally difficult circumstances
- Good IT and database skills and excellent attention to detail
If so, please read the job description via our website.
We are taking positive action to increase diversity throughout our organisation, at all levels, and to nurture a culture of inclusion for all our people and the parents and families that we support.
We are committed to zero discrimination both internally and externally regardless of visible or invisible difference such as sex, sexual orientation, age, race, ethnicity, disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, religion or belief, gender identity, economic class, marital/civil partnership, family status including single parents, socio-economic background and pregnancy and maternity. We provide reasonable adjustments and are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process.
We welcome and actively encourage applications from all candidates including those from under-represented groups within NCT such as individuals from Black, Asian or minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQI+ people and people with a disability.
The welfare and safety of individuals is at the heart of everything that we do. NCT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.
Closing date: 29/10/2024
Interviews: Friday 8th November 2024 in person in Newham
Interview format: Will be in person at a venue within Newham. The interview will be a mixture of open and competency-based questions, including a basic IT test.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Position: Safeguarding Officer
Type: Part Time (28 hours over 5 days a week), 18 month Fixed Term Contract
Location: Office based in London, Cardiff, Edinburgh or Belfast with flexibility to work remotely
Salary: £20,632.80 per annum* (FTE £25,791 per annum) plus excellent benefits
Salary Band and Job Family: Band 1, Charity
*you will start at our entry point salary of £20,632.80 (FTE £25,791) per annum, increasing to £21,922.40 (FTE £27,403) after 6 months service and satisfactory performance and to £23,212 (FTE £29,015) after a further 6 months.
This post is a fixed term contract (FTC) initially for 18 months, working 28 hours over 5 days per week.
About us
We make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.
Our strategy is based on what people affected by MS have told us is important to them. It gives us a clear and determined focus.
Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.
Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive working environment where you'll be able to make a difference.
About this job
Are you an experienced and enthusiastic Safeguarding professional, with a strong interest in protecting adults at risk and children from harm, within the wider Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Community?
Based within our Helpline Services team, you’ll have responsibility for:
- Responding to concerns reported by staff and volunteers
- Leading the coordination of responding to safeguarding concerns
- Dealing with safeguarding issues (as they arise) and liaising with statutory services as needed
- Giving advice and support to colleagues and our volunteers in relation to safeguarding and disclosure checking
- Working collaboratively with colleagues across the society
- Liaising with external safeguarding agencies
- Embedding organisational safeguarding policies, procedures and practices across the society
You’ll have experience of working in a safeguarding customer-facing environment within the Charity or Public Service sectors. You’ll have proficient administrative and IT skills with the ability to work accurately, consistently and independently. You’ll ideally have had experience in supporting vulnerable people in person, over the phone and or online.
An understanding of safeguarding within the Charity and Public Service sectors is essential.
A satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check without barring list check will need to be obtained to undertake this role.
The MS Society is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all who use its services and come into contact with the Charity.
Closing date for applications: 9:00 on Wednesday 30 October 2024
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Equal Opportunities
We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and or from ethnic minority backgrounds.
We’d be grateful if you downloaded and completed the equality and diversity monitoring form and submit it with your application.
Disability Confident Employer
We’re a Disability Confident Employer and we’re committed to promoting equality and diversity.
You can ask for reasonable adjustments as part of both our recruitment and new starter on-boarding processes.
If you need any help or adjustments to apply for this role, please contact us. You can also ask for the application materials to be sent to you in a different format. Such as for them to be sent to you by email or in a larger word format.
More about our employee benefits:
We have a wide range of employee benefits including (but not limited to):
Encouraging work life balance
- 38 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), pro-rata for part-time
- More annual leave entitlement, based on length of employment
- Smart working options (with the opportunity to work remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us)
- Flexible working options
Caring for you and your family
- Generous sick pay entitlement
- More sick pay entitlement, based on length of employment
- Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave in each calendar year
- Free access to a GP virtually 24 hours a day/7 days a week allowing you unlimited advice, reassurance and where appropriate diagnosis
- Enhanced leave for new parents
- Free access to a confidential 24 hours a day/7 days a week helpline service for both you and your family with a specialist range of support and information
- Special leave options (such as up to 5 days paid leave for domestic or personal emergencies a year)
- 10 days paid disability leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
- 10 days paid carers’ leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
- Cycle to work scheme
- Death in service scheme
- New family-friendly benefits, including paid leave:
- In the event of miscarriage or still birth
- To support fertility treatments
- For antenatal appointments for both parents
Thinking about your finances
- Enhanced salary sacrifice pension scheme
- Discounted season ticket loan and interest-free emergency loans
- Give as you earn to support other charities of your choice before tax
- New employee portal including lifestyle savings vouchers and personal wellbeing
Enriching your life at work
- Personalised development plans with a wide range of training courses and opportunities to source additional training options with your line manager
- Yearly internal apprenticeship opportunities
- New, modern offices that embrace working together both in-person and remotely
- Various opportunities to influence how we internally operate (including surveys, and focus and committee groups)
- Active and supportive internal employee networking groups for collaboration and peer support
- 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering for MS Society activities during normal working hours (such as fundraising events, or campaigning in the local community)
- 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering with other charities during normal
Safeguarding
We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone who uses our services and we come into contact with.
This is regardless of Gender, Race, Disability, Sexual orientation, Religion or belief, Pregnancy, Gender reassignment.
We recognise our particular responsibility to make sure vulnerable adults and children are protected.
We have measures in place to protect everyone we come into contact with from abuse and maltreatment of all kinds.
Your right to work in the UK
You must have the right to work in the UK to work in paid employment with us. You’ll need to share documents showing you’re eligible to work in the UK if we offer you employment.
You can find the UK visas and permits granting you the right to work in the UK on the UK Government website. We currently don’t have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and aren’t able to support you with your visa applications.
No agencies please.
To fund world-leading research, share the latest information and campaign for everyone's rights. Together we are a community. Together we can stop MS
The new Children, Community & Youth Support Role provides operational support to the community and youth activities of St Peter de Beauvoir and areas of St Peter’s work amongst low income and estate communities, including our Community Organising, Crafty Church, Warm Welcome and Parish Nurse projects, and other community and children-focussed activities.
Employment Type: 0.4 FTE (Two days a week, some flexibility for evenings and weekends may be required and some or all Sunday mornings).
Responsible to: The PCC of St Peter de Beauvoir
Salary: £12,000 per annum
Duration: Two-year fixed term, renewable for two further years with available funding.
This role includes responsibility for co-ordinating volunteers for Crafty Church, our primary-school aged children offer and occasionally leading Crafty Church activities dependent on volunteer recruitment and availability.
Application is via Application Form
Deadline: Friday 8th November 5pm
Interviews: Tuesday 12th November between 9am and 4pm
Job Summary:
The Community, Children and Youth Operational Support role is an exciting opportunity that aims to support the projects in the life of St Peter’s which may particularly serve those from estate and low income communities in the parish of St Peter de Beauvoir Town. This role has been enabled by a grant from the Hackney & Islington Programme and supports the Diocese of London 2030 vision. This role is line managed by St Peter’s Community Organiser.
The successful candidate will:
- Be a gifted administrator
- Have experience of organising events and project-management
- Have experience of working with children and young people, especially in Church or Church Primary school contexts
- Have a passion for connecting Church activities with those who may have previously been marginalised from the life of the Church, especially amongst low income and estate communities
Main Duties
- to provide operational support to St Peter’s Community Organiser and other staff members
- to convene and provide support to volunteers to lead Crafty Church sessions each Sunday morning during school terms, and to lead Crafty Church sessions on a regular basis as necessary depending on the availability of volunteers
- to undertake report writing and provide financial administration as necessary for the Hackney and Islington Programme within St Peter de Beauvoir Town
- to provide operational support as appropriate to Warm Welcome, Parish Nursing, and other community and children-focussed activities
- to undergo community organising training (if not done so already) in order to be able to assist in the training of local leaders and congregation members in community organising
- to support convening small groups and local actions to discern and meet identified need to enable action to be taken together to deliver social and community change
- to support the creation of spaces and opportunities to meet spiritual needs of residents of estates and low income communities in addition to signposting to existing services and activities currently taking place at St. Peter’s.
Person Specification
Essential:
- Experience of working with children and young people
- Experience of safeguarding best practice and experience of implementing safeguarding policies
- Experience of working with and developing the leadership potential of volunteers
- Experience of recruiting with new, and working with existing, volunteers
- Experience of setting up a new or consolidating an existing project
- A working knowledge and good understanding of St Peter de Beauvoir and its communities (or a similar community and clear desire to do so locally)
- Ability to organise yourself and others and to work responsibly in an unstructured environment
- Ability to plan and organise to deadlines
- Ability to work with and relate to all types of people
Desirable:
- Experience of or willingness to explore Community Organising methodology
- Experience of leading worship and other activities amongst children and young people
- Experience of report writing for funders or funding bodies
- Experience of budget reporting and management
The Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9 part 1(1-3) applies to this post. The post is restricted to practicing Christians as leading worship activities for children and young people, and devising opportunities for prayer are part of the responsibilities of this role. The Community, Children and Youth Support role holder will be required to undertake a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check. The above list of tasks is not intended to be exhaustive and may be subject to change, which will be done in discussion with the post holder and line manager.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The role involves delivering sports coaching sessions and creating opportunities for youth participation, including co-produced projects, volunteering, accredited training, and pathways to employment.
Key Responsibilities:
· Delivering high-quality sports coaching sessions, particularly in the evenings, while assisting in the coordination, monitoring, and evaluation of sports programmes.
· Developing new partnerships and programmes and support the development of new initiatives such as Tennis for All or All-Play Community Football.
· Creating and managing progressive sports programmes designed to engage young people and encourage ongoing participation.
· Support an accredited training programme that helps local residents qualify as sports coaches/leaders, preparing them for employment, leadership roles, work placements, and volunteering opportunities.
Requirements:
· A passion for sports, and a minimum Level 2 coaching qualification.
· Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) for programme administration and reporting.
· Proven experience in delivering youth sports projects.
· Commitment to improving opportunities for young people, especially in community and housing estate settings.
· A strong background in youth, sports, or community development.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Do you have a genuine passion and felt purpose to help people? Would you say that you believe everyone deserves a second chance regardless of their past circumstances? Would you like to be part of an organisation that supports, cares and empowers these individuals?
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are seeking a dynamic and self-motivated Enhanced Hostel Intensive Needs Support Coach in Medway to join us on a fixed term contract until 31st March 25 as part of the Rough Sleeper Initiative Project - RSI (this is likely to be extended but is funding dependent) to provide effective practical and personal support and guidance to Pathways’ clients during the period of their stay in our accommodation to enable them to become more resilient and to live independent lives.
Pathways to Independence is committed to becoming a psychologically informed environment; one which considers and responds to, the potential impact of trauma in every area of its service delivery and design
The primary responsibility of the RSI Enhanced Hostel Intensive Support Coach will be to provide personalised support and guidance to individuals referred to Pathways to Independence through the Medway Rough Sleepers Initiative. This will include assessing client needs and providing support to meet these needs, completing safety plans, ensuring the client can identify and access relevant services, liaising with other statutory and voluntary agencies to ensure the appropriate support for clients.
You will be allocated a caseload of between 5 and 7 clients who have a history of non-engagement, rough sleeping and complex needs. You will be expected to be proactive, in engaging clients demonstrating an approachable, flexible and caring style. The Intensive Needs Support Coach will be required to participate in activities to encourage the development of skills and the building of positive relationships within the local community.
Shift Pattern: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm. You may need to work flexibly outside these hours as per the requirements for the service, residents and participants. You will be based across multiple projects in the Medway area.
ABOUT YOU
To be successful in this role, you will have great communication and engagement skills, with the maturity to work within a framework of recovery, building confidence, self-esteem, hope and positive coping skills. You will be someone who has high levels of initiative and motivation with the ability to seek out solutions to problems, and most importantly someone who shares our values and be committed to achieving great outcomes for our clients.
A proactive problem-solver, you excel at managing diverse tasks. You are highly adaptable, work well in fast-paced, ever-changing environments, and are eager to promote a positive and inclusive service. With a trauma-informed, non-judgmental approach, you ensure that you can sensitively address the social and societal challenges faced by those with complex needs, while staying aligned with SIG’s values and mission.
What are we looking for?
- Experience of working directly with people who have experienced homelessness, with issues around substance/alcohol use and/or mental health
- Experience and ability to build rapport and develop a good working relationship with clients who are using substances, some of whom may display challenging behaviour
- Experience of communicating, liaising and negotiating effectively with a wide range of people including clients, other staff, and representatives of other agencies such as local authorities and statutory services and the general public to build strong partnerships
- The ability to work in fast paced and pressured environment whilst managing multiple priorities and demands to complete delegated tasks or meet deadlines
- The knowledge, skills and ability to assess the needs of people with substance misuse/mental health and health problems and to formulate support plans and risk assessments
- A clear knowledge and understanding of harm minimisation and how it can be used as an intervention; a working knowledge of other interventions in the substance use field
- Proven ability to demonstrate compassionate and creative work practices with residents to address support needs and/or risks
- An open-minded approach to work with vulnerable adults and a willingness to learn new ideas and put these into practice
- IT Proficiency, ability to learn new software programs, basic Microsoft experience
- Understanding and/or practical knowledge of the social and societal marginalisation that can be attached to people with mental health issues, addiction, exploitation, homelessness and within the criminal justice system
What would we like, but not essential?
- Experience working with different agencies/organisations and understanding the multi-disciplinary approach (For example working alongside MAPPA)
- Appropriate professional qualification: NVQ/Diploma Level 2 in Community Justice/Psychology or professional equivalent
- Understanding of the housing and social needs of people with multiple and complex needs
What we offer
- 25 days annual leave, increasing with the length of service
- Training and Development, including access to courses, upskilling, and progression plans
- Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling
- Reflective Practice regular sessions with a therapist provided by an external provider to support Mental Health and Wellbeing
- Eligibility to register with Blue Light Discount Card
- Life Assurance Scheme
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Annual Staff Awards
If you have the passion, creativity, and tenacity to make a real difference in people's lives, challenge stigma and make our communities safer, we would love to hear from you!
OVERVIEW OF KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Supporting a small caseload of individuals with complex needs referred to Pathways through the Medway Rough Sleeper Initiative project.
- Work proactively, innovatively with clients who are hard to engage
- Working as part of a team responsible for creating a safe environment in which clients who have experienced multiple disadvantage are able to build their confidence and discover opportunities for positive change
- Advocating on behalf of clients who frequently experience multiple exclusion from main stream services ensuring that clients can access relevant services
- Liaising with other statutory and voluntary agencies to ensure the appropriate support for hard to reach clients and/or those experiencing multiple disadvantage
- Utilise knowledge, skills and experience to recognise difficult or challenging situations, and use appropriate communication skills to influence and bring about positive change to behaviour
- To offer advice and support to staff working with residents with complex needs, helping to create a safe and trauma informed environment
- Cover for other members of the team as necessary.
- Assess clients with multiple needs to identify support needs, identify risks to complete safety/risk plans and identifying personal goals/desires in conjunction with the client
Other responsibilities than those described above may be required to be undertaken from time to time and will be expected to be performed to as long as it is within the capability and level of the position.
Please refer to the JDPS attached for more details on the vacancy and our requirements/key criteria.
ABOUT US
Social Interest Group (SIG) believes good care and support improve lives. Our values of ambition, empowerment, transparency, and inclusivity drive everything we do. Our mission is to empower people who are marginalised by building powerful partnerships and creative solutions that bridge gaps in provision and aid recovery, reablement and resettlement.
SIG is a not-for-profit organisation providing thousands of people with good-quality support and care in residential, drop-in centres, community floating support settings (including people's own homes), probation settings, and hospitals awaiting discharge. We do so across London, Brighton, Bedfordshire, Luton, and Kent. We believe in the power of well-planned, well-managed services to make a difference. We work with high standards and external and internal regulatory frameworks.
Want to know how we work? Watch our short Theory of Change video to see how we support people towards a brighter future: Theory of Change
Further details can be found on our website here: Theory of Change - Social Interest Group - Social Interest Group.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Please note that this job advert may close early due to screening applications on an ongoing basis. We advise applying as soon as possible for your application to be taken into consideration at the early stages.
Additional information on our company policies including Gender Pay, Equality and Diversity, Company Benefits and our Candidate Privacy Policy can be found on our website. We are an inclusive employer, committed to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI). We value and celebrate the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all our employees. We have a team of ambassadors who are staff volunteers and actively support us in fortifying our organisational value of Inclusivity. SIG actively encourages applications from individuals from a diverse range of backgrounds, particularly lived experience ; Naturally, we approach any emerging issues with empathy and sensitivity.
As an organisation, we’re proud to mention that our staff Ambassadors career aspirations generally benefit from embracing this unique opportunity to develop their respective skill sets in spaces that exist outside of their daily roles.
Please note that as part of our process, we complete an enhanced DBS check, some roles may require further vetting. We are an inclusive employer and encourage applicants from all backgrounds. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact us on the details above.
Unfortunately, we are unable to provide sponsorship, please ensure you have full right to work in the UK prior to applying to our positions.
The Head of Health and Wellbeing will provide visionary leadership & management for BVSC’s community partnership and health & wellbeing programmes, including Social Prescribing. The role will require a proactive, visionary leader who can support the development & growth of team members and have a proactive focus on enhancing service outcomes for residents of all ages. The role will also cover elements of Leadership and Strategy, Partnerships, Social Prescribing Leadership, Financial Management, Monitoring & Evaluation and Safeguarding and Compliance. We are looking for a Head of Health & Wellbeing to lead our initiatives in these areas, support effective and dedicated team members, ensure wellbeing & safety of staff and further develop & embed our services. Your leadership will support our commitment to embedding voluntary sector services, supporting key staff who make a profound difference to the lives of residents. You will be committed to reducing health inequalities and transforming systems of support to be family centred, more holistic and personalised to resident needs.
If you’d like to apply, please submit your CV and supporting statement by 23:59 on Sunday 27th October.
Your supporting statement should address the points raised in the Job Description and Personal Specification. No less than two pages, no more than eight pages.
If you have not heard from us by the 1st of November, please assume that you have not been shortlisted. Applicants who have been shortlisted will be invited to interview on Wednesday 6th November & Thursday 7th November.
BVSC exists to promote voluntary and community action as a means of improving the quality of life for people in Bexley.
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Mind BLMK works across our communities to support positive mental health and wellbeing. Working closely with a range of partners, we offer a number of activities from our wellbeing centres and local venues to make a difference to the mental health and wellbeing of people in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes, and our aim is to make sure that no-one has to face a mental health problem alone.
Community Connectors (Mental Health Resilience Worker)
Post no: 610
Working base: Leighton Buzzard
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: £24,720 per annum
Hours: 37.0 hours per week, Monday to Friday
About the Role
Community Connectors work as part of an integrated, blended mental health offer to support people with emotional, social and practical needs to access a range of local, non-medical and non-clinical services, to improve confidence, social inclusion and independence.
This role will involve working as part of a multi-disciplinary team with statutory, third sector and NHS colleagues to support clients who are suffering from moderate to severe mental health difficulties. You will need to have experience working with those suffering with mental health illness as well as being able to demonstrate in depth knowledge of the services, support networks and local resources that may assist in improved outcomes for those dealing with complex and enduring mental health issues. The ability to be adaptable, work independently and the resilience to work in some challenging environments are key attributes for this role.
Service Delivery
- Assess suitability for community connection support as part of a blended team approach and support individuals to access the service by utilising in depth knowledge of local voluntary and community services and networks in your respective area
- To work with individuals to coproduce a plan to address their mental health and wellbeing goals. Am enable people to achieve these goals through facilitating access and connecting with appropriate resources
- Enable people to access community resources which may include accompanying them.
- Offer support, guidance and help where possible to people to gain confidence, overcome initial fears and seek solutions to any barriers inhibiting attendance.
- Take a holistic approach, based on the individuals’ priorities and wider determinants of health that impact on their health and wellbeing, such as debt, poor housing, being unemployed, loneliness and caring responsibilities.
- To work as part of an integrated team to ensure the best outcomes for each person accessing the service.
- Identify and build good working relationships with the community groups, relevant services and activities for partnership work and signposting as well as keep updated information about them.
- Competently work as part of a blended team, under direction from Mind BLMK and ELFT, working with independence and in an agile way to support people with complex mental health challenges.
Entitlements/benefits:
- 25 days (pro rata) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays (pro rata)
- Auto-enrolment NEST pension scheme (employer contributes 3%, employee contributes 5%)
- Health Plan with a wide variety of benefits
- Discounts available through Blue Light Card & Tickets for Good
- In-house and external Learning and Development as appropriate for the role.
- Flexible Working On request (in line with Mind BLMK policy on Right to Request Flexible Working)
If you have a passion for working in mental health and possess the required skills, we would love to hear from you.
Closedown: 5pm on Friday 25th October 2024
Interview date: TBC
Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert early if enough suitable applicants apply
Start date: ASAP
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
Mind BLMK has been committed to the Mindful Employer charter and the Disability Confident Employer Scheme since 2008.
Please note: Mind BLMK follows Safer Recruitment practices and we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. Therefore all our roles are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
No agencies please.
Volunteering Projects Manager
Maternity cover
Discovery is a student-run, charity based at Swansea University. Each year, more than 400 student volunteers deliver community-based projects to enrich the lives of the community around them.
The role of the Volunteering Projects Manager
The Volunteering Projects Manager is responsible for the support, development and effectiveness of our projects. Providing a high level of support, coaching and development to our student volunteer project coordinators.
Salary – £30,124.49 (Please not this is NOT pro rata. Discovery is a 4 day week organisation, the salary specified above is for a 28 hr working week.)
Working hours 28 per week (we are a 4 day week organisation)
Normal working hours will be agreed between 9 and 5.30, Tuesday to Friday with a half hour unpaid lunch break, some out of hours working will be expected for which time of in lieu will be granted. Exact working hours to be agreed with the Director.
Annual leave allowance – 26 days pro rata plus bank holidays. Usually taken outside of term time and must be agreed with the line manager.
Pension 5% employer contribution to NEST scheme after 3 months employment (employee contribution will be inline with statutory requirements)
This is a fixed term contract beginning early January 2025 ending 31st December 2025
Closing date 12 Noon Friday 15th November
Prosiectau Gwirfoddoli Discovery yn Abertawe
Rheolwr Prosiectau Gwirfoddoli
(Dros gyfnod mamolaeth)
Mae Discovery yn elusen sy'n cael ei rhedeg gan fyfyrwyr ym Mhrifysgol Abertawe. Bob blwyddyn, mae mwy na 400 o fyfyrwyr gwirfoddol yn cyflwyno prosiectau cymunedol i gyfoethogi bywydau'r gymuned o'u cwmpas.
Rôl y Rheolwr Prosiectau Gwirfoddoli
Mae'r Rheolwr Prosiectau Gwirfoddoli yn gyfrifol am gefnogi, datblygu ac effeithiolrwydd ein prosiectau. Maen nhw’n cynnig lefel uchel o gefnogaeth, hyfforddiant a datblygiad i gydlynwyr prosiectau gwirfoddoli.
Cyflog – £30,124.49 (Sylwer NAD yw hwn yn pro rata. Mae Discovery yn sefydliad 4 diwrnod yr wythnos; mae’r cyflog uchod ar gyfer wythnos waith 28 awr.)
Oriau gwaith 28 yr wythnos (rydyn ni’n sefydliad 4 diwrnod yr wythnos)
Yr oriau gwaith arferol fydd rhwng 9am a 5:30pm, o ddydd Mawrth i ddydd Gwener gydag egwyl cinio hanner awr heb dâl. Bydd disgwyl rhywfaint o weithio y tu allan i oriau arferol a bydd amser yn gyfnewid yn cael ei ganiatáu. Bydd yr union oriau gwaith yn cael ei gytuno gyda'r Cyfarwyddwr.
Lwfans gwyliau blynyddol – 26 diwrnod pro rata ynghyd â gwyliau banc. Fel arfer, bydd gwyliau blynyddol yn cael eu cymryd y tu allan i amser tymor a rhaid cytuno ar hyn gyda'r rheolwr llinell.
Pensiwn Cyfraniad gan y cyflogwr o 5% i gynllun NEST ar ôl 3 mis o gyflogaeth (bydd cyfraniad y gweithiwr yn unol â gofynion statudol)
Mae hwn yn gontract cyfnod penodol sy’n dechrau yn gynnar ym mis Ionawr 2025 ac yn dod i ben ar 31 Rhagfyr 2025
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Ref PWN-241
Are you a driven, collaborative and compassionate individual with a proven record of working with male adults in the criminal justice system, whether in the community or in prisons? Do you have experience of engaging successfully with challenging people, for example people who have complex needs, people who are reluctant to discuss their needs, or people who are angry and confused?
If so, St Giles Trust is looking for a proactive Personal Wellbeing Navigator to oversee the delivery of Personal Wellbeing services to referrals of community offenders and prison leavers, including families, made by the Probation Service in North Yorkshire.
About St Giles Trust
An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others.
Who are we?
St Giles is an award-winning social justice charity using expertise and real-life past experiences to empower people who are not getting the help they need. People held back by poverty, exploited, abused, dealing with addiction or mental health problems, caught up in crime or a combination of these issues and others. We show people there is a way to build a better future for themselves and those they care about and help them create this through support, advice, and training. Our peer-led services form the backbone of our work, putting people with lived experience at the centre of delivery, design, and evaluation of support and services across the UK.
The Wise Group is a leading social enterprise which is proud to be making a difference to people’s lives. We’re proud because we help people to find jobs, provide advice to people struggling to heat their homes and support people to find their feet following time in prison. To do this, the Wise Group works in partnership with everyone from large businesses to national and local government and third sector organisations who provide essential specialist support to our customers. Together, we’re greater than the sum of our parts.
The Wise Group and St Giles came together a few years ago to form a partnership with the aim of supporting the Probation Resettlement reforms by offering a high-quality service underpinned by staff who have lived experience and cultural competency. To date we have been awarded more than 20 contracts to deliver Personal Wellbeing, Finance, Benefit & Debt and Women’s Services across England and Wales.
About this key role
Our successful candidate will provide person-centred support to a caseload of service users who will either be serving community sentences or being released from prison. This will involve undertaking assessment and action planning with individual service users which will result in timely and prescribed outcomes being achieved, and creating a safe and trusting environment, using trauma informed practice to successfully facilitate a supportive and constructive relationship with service users. You will deliver a range of interventions to service users, including group work sessions where required, and work with service users flexibly, meeting and undertaking interventions in a range of prescribed locations across a wide geographical area.
We will also rely on you to develop and maintain positive working relationships with external agencies including Probation, Prisons and partners, and work towards contractual targets and outcomes within agreed timescales and in line with specified quality standards. Using agreed CRM databases, recording all activity relating to caseload and ensuring all information is recorded within agreed deadlines are all also vital aspects of the role.
What we are looking for
- Experience in working with partner agencies either as part of a multi-agency team working towards common objectives or negotiating to establish links to further the aims of a project
- L3 qualification in Advice and Guidance or equivalent
- A sound knowledge of the requirements of managing a caseload
- An understanding of the barriers faced by people with complex and multiple needs
- The ability to assess clients’ needs and provide tailored, client-led support through action planning and interventions involving advice, guidance, advocacy, and coaching
- Impressive interpersonal, relationship-building and communication skills, verbal and written
- A flexible, collaborative and professional approach to your work.
Please note: this role requires that successful candidates must undergo an Enhanced Adult workforce with Adult Barred List DBS check, on the basis that the post involves contact with vulnerable participants and colleagues.
In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, clinical therapist sessions, life insurance (4 x annual salary), duvet days, season ticket loan, employee perks programme, eye care voucher and much more.
We are an equity and inclusion-confident employer. We welcome all applications, and we particularly encourage applications from people of the global majority (black, brown, multi- heritage) and those who identify as disabled, neuroexpansive, neurodiverse, with any protected characteristics and/or social barriers or challenges. We value the empowering and informative impact that all lived experiences and diversity of thought can offer the organisation.
St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.
To apply please request an application form from our HR Team, via the apply button, stating the job title and ref number.
Closing date: 3rd November 2024. 11:00 pm.
Are you an innovative, passionate and dedicated spiritual leader ready to shepherd a faithful congregation that has creative ideas for bringing people into the kingdom? The Farnhams and Hedgerley Community Church (FHCC) is seeking a committed Community Pastor to guide and inspire our small but thriving community.
Meeting in the village of Farnham Common, Buckinghamshire our church is a cornerstone of faith and fellowship. We are a close-knit community that prizes hospitality, and our small congregation of approximately 25 people serves its community with a big impact. We enjoy the benefit of traditions while embracing new ways to grow in our spiritual journey and to outreach to the community. Our church is not just a place of worship, but a hub of support, love, and service for all.
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Are you looking for a new Challenge?
Do you have experience of working within drug services and with volunteers?
Do you have relevant experience? This might be alcohol or injecting drug use, viral hepatitis or other liver disease. Have you supported anyone who has?
We are looking for passionate, skilled and self-motivated individuals who like to be part of a team but equally can work on their own. The post holders must have a desire to make a difference in promoting hepatitis awareness & liver health among services and affected communities and by increasing access to hepatitis treatment and liver disease care.
This is an exciting opportunity to work in a new project, within an existing team, across the Wessex area.
We are a patient-led organisation, and you will be working in an environment where the patient/service user/client is placed at the centre of all that you do. This post will require extensive travel across the region and the post holder is required to hold a clean driving licence and have their own vehicle for work related travel.
We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Support Worker to join our Mental Health Service in Tower Hamlets.
£27,352.00 per annum, working 40 hours per week. Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.
Want to feel like you're making a difference? You'll feel at home here.
Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren't token gestures - we've thought long and hard about how best to support our team. After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day.
Support Workers enable people with particular needs to manage their tenancies and live independent lives of their choosing in the community and move towards greater independence by providing a flexible and individually tailored support package. The position is in Tower Hamlets at 140 Cannon Street Road E1 2LF and consists of 1 high support building with 20 flats, and 2 low support buildings with 20 lower support flats spread over two sites within close proximity.
The shift pattern for this role includes Earlies 8.00 - 16.00 and Lates 14.00 - 22.00. It also includes working 2 weekends per month.
For a full job description, please visit our website jobs.lookahead.org.uk and search for the reference REQ005827
All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.
What you'll do:
Building supportive, trusting relationships with customers and creating a positive atmosphere
Working proactively with other members of the team to handle the service caseload and administrative responsibilities
Conducting key work sessions as required, that are innovative and engaging in order to achieve Support Plan goals
Ensuring ongoing assessment and management of risks associated with customers within an attitude of 'positive risk taking'
Providing support with daily living activities, including practical assistance to support customers to independent living e.g. budgeting, cooking, establishing a night-time routine
Supporting customers to maintain a healthy environment and where appropriate assisting them to clean their accommodation and maintain good personal hygiene
Assisting in the recording and reporting of customer incidents
Managing customer referrals, completing assessments and obtaining and maintaining all relevant paperwork
Developing productive relationships with partner organisations to improve service outcomes
Adhering to lone working protocols and maintaining high levels of awareness in relation to the health and safety of yourself and colleagues
Involving customers in the design, development and delivery of the service
Encouraging and enabling tenants to pay their rent and avoid personal debt
Ensuring Look Ahead Health and Safety policies and local protocols are adhered to at all times e.g. fire risk assessments, fire alarm checks etc
Taking on shift leading responsibilities by coordinating and leading shifts in the absence of a manager
This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead
About you:
Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement
Approachable and open behaviour
Prefers working as part of a group or team
Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
Open to feedback and self development
Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
Is essentially customer-focused
Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude
What you'll bring:
Up to NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent or experience in the social care/charity sector
Experience working in mental health
About us:
Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 120 services, providing support to around 6000 customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness, young people and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.
We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values: We focus on Excellence and innovation. We are Caring and Compassionate. We are Inclusive and Trusted. We work in Partnership and are One-Team.
Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role. We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date. We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.
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About Us
At Share Community, we work with disabled people in South West London who need extra help and support to realise their dreams and aspirations. We are a registered charity and centre for training and wellbeing, providing a range of programmes and activities for adults with learning disabilities, autism, physical disabilities, mental health and other support needs.
We aim to help people live happier, healthier and more independent lives and make their own choices, focusing on what they can do, not what holds them back. We believe that everyone has something to offer their community, whether it be in employment or as active members of our society.
We are now looking for a Fundraising Manager to join our team on a full-time, permanent basis, working 35 hours per week. Some flexibility around days and hours worked can be considered.
The Benefits
- Salary of £35,514 per annum
- Pension scheme with 5% employer contribution
- 25 days’ annual leave per year, increasing by one day per year up to a maximum of 30 days
- An extra day off for your birthday
- Free 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme for employees and their families
- Free and full access to Headspace (a mindfulness and meditation app)
- Season ticket loan
- Cycle to work scheme
- Remote working options
This is an incredible opportunity for an enthusiastic and talented fundraising and individual giving professional to join our ambitious organisation.
Working with a passionate team, you’ll be making a vital contribution to improving the lives of adults with disabilities, supporting their journey towards greater independence and happiness.
What’s more, our Investors in People Gold and Investors in Volunteering accreditations demonstrate our dedication to our people and you’ll be joining a welcoming working environment, surrounded by people who support you, challenge you and inspire you.
So, if you’re ready to drive meaningful change and become a pivotal part of our mission to create a world where everyone is valued and included, then apply today.
The Role
As our Fundraising Manager, you will take on a key role, creating the income we need to undertake our vital work supporting disabled people.
We are looking to further develop and diversify our income streams beyond Trusts and foundation and focus on increasing donations from individuals with an interest in our cause.
Growing our individual supporter base, you will recruit new supporters and build on the excellent foundations laid by our outgoing Community Fundraiser to raise our profile amongst our neighbours.
You will provide outstanding relationship management and donor care to supporters, ensuring they are recognised and thanked for their contribution. Additionally, you will develop and deliver fundraising operational plans, helping to create fundraising materials that encourage and support fundraising potential.
About You
To be considered as our Fundraising Manager, you will need:
- Experience increasing fundraising income from individuals and achieving income targets
- Experience of the effective stewardship of charity donors
- Project planning and management experience
- Experience managing and hitting budgets
- Knowledge of fundraising good practice
- An excellent understanding of donor stewardship and relationship management
Please note, this role will be offered to the successful candidate subject to two satisfactory references, an enhanced DBS check and providing evidence of the right to work in the UK.
We actively encourage applications from people from minoritised ethnic communities and with lived experience of a learning disability and/or autism. This is because we believe our staff should reflect the diversity of our student body wherever possible in order to provide the best possible service.
How to apply
Please send us your CV and a cover letter. In your letter, please tell us:
- What attributes would an effective and successful Individual Giving Fundraiser have at a charity like Share?
- What would be your top three priorities for growing individual giving at Share?
- Who would be your key allies within Share to grow our individual fundraising?
If you would like to have a chat about the role or visit us prior to applying, please contact a member of the HR team.
We focus on ability and believe people work best when they feel valued, safe and happy. We do all that we can to make sure that Share is friendly and welcoming to everyone. All CVs and applications are sanitised to ensure unbiased recruitment, and if you make it to the interview stage, some questions will be sent in advance. All disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria will be offered an interview.
This job is subject to two satisfactory references, an enhanced DBS check and providing evidence of the right to work in the UK. If you are disabled and would like to discuss other ways of submitting your application, please contact us.
We look forward to receiving your application.
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