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Financial Controller | London | Permanent | C. £63,000 + amazing benefits!
For a leading charity for girls and young women in the UK, we're recruiting a Financial Controller to join their ambitious, busy, and dynamic Finance and Commercial Team in London. Reporting to the Head of Finance, this role will manage all day-to-day financial controls and processing and will lead on the year-end audit and statutory reporting process. Whilst providing expert advice on VAT and other taxes, the Financial Controller will also take a lead on strengthening financial controls and systems and will lead and develop a Finance team of 3 staff.
What you'll be doing:
- Lead all day-to-day financial controls and processing for HQ and lead the financial support to stakeholders.
- Lead on annual external Audit across the Group (Charity and Trading Subsidiary) and prepare statutory financial statements - being the main point of contact with the Auditors
- Lead strategic oversight of the cash flow and investments
- Provide first-class advice on all tax matters. Prepare VAT and Corporation Tax returns, maximise Gift Aid, and support HR with payroll taxes
- Manage, motivate, and develop a high-performing team of 3 staff (Financial Operations Lead, Finance Officer and Finance Assistant)
- Partner with the Systems Accountant in the identification and implementation of systems changes and developments
What you'll offer us:
- ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified with solid experience of managing year-end and annual audit processes
- Strong people and process management and a track record of developing a multi-skilled finance team
- Experience leading the annual audit process, liaising with external Audit.
- Experience of cash-flow forecasting and treasury management
- Charity accounting, VAT and Tax experience would be beneficial
- Experience of developing and implementing robust financial processes and systems
- Attention to detail, a love of people, self-motivation, and a passion to drive change!
What we'll offer you:
- 25 days' paid Holiday each year, rising to 30 (with tenure), and the ability to buy 5 more
- 15% Pension (employer contribution is 10%, and employee 5%), plus 4x Salary Life Assurance
- A truly flexible working environment including Flexitime, TOIL, and Family Friendly policies
- Healthcare, Eyesight Tests, Gym Discounts, Flu Vaccination, a Career Break, and many more!
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As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps, we can take to ensure that your recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.
UK Financial Accountant
Salary - £50,209 to £55,443 per annum
Full time, permanent
About the Role
Reporting to the Head of UK Finance, the role will manage a small team and work alongside both UK and International colleagues and stakeholders and work closely with the International Finance Managers to coordinate the global audit. They have responsibility to help maintain a robust financial control environment within the UK, UK taxation and for banking, investments, and foreign currency management.
Responsibilities are focused on the delivery of timely and accurate financial accounting activities of the UK, group reporting and audit. Includes three UK companies.
The role also acts as principal professional advisor on accounting standards, taxation and financial control to colleagues in finance and senior management. They will also play a central role in investigating and managing allegations or suspicions of terrorist financing.
Key Working Relationships
Head of UK Finance, the Chief Finance Officer, International Finance Managers and Head of Internal Audit
Key Accountabilities
Person Profile
- Ability to work in a professional environment, keep organised and manage multiple demands on their time.
- Proactive and resilient, with ability to engage others and independently overcome obstacles.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- Ability to lead tasks/activities and drive for a successful solution.
- Self-motivated with strong problem solving and analytical skills, with a proven ability to manage time properly, set priorities, plan and organise work.
- Ability to work under pressure to prioritise deliverables.
- Ability to motivate a team and inspire ownership and continual improvement.
Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Extensive relevant accounting experience for an international organisation with good technical knowledge in consolidated group accounting.
- Knowledge of working in a multi-currency environment.
- Strong stakeholder management with the ability to understand and convey accounting/financial technical terms to others using plain language.
- Strong technical skills as well as financial analysis, reporting and compliance.
- ACCA or CIMA finalist.
- Knowledge of SORP and VAT
- Strong experience of managing a team.
Desirable
- Experience in a finance role within the INGO sector.
- Qualified ACCA or CIMA.
- Strong knowledge in Power BI reporting
- Experience of MS Business Central.
- Experience in SUN accounting system and Q&A reporting very desirable.
Skills, Abilities and Competences
- Advanced Excel skills and excellent understanding of other MS Office applications.
- Ability to motivate and instil continual improvement in a team.
- Ability to work and effectively communicate with finance and non-finance colleagues at different levels.
Why join us?
You will join a high performing team of Financial professionals, all committed to making the world work better for everyone. You will experience and contribute to a friendly and supportive culture, working with values driven and highly engaged teams, and where work life balance and agile working is valued. You will have the opportunity to help develop an evolving team where collaboration and personal growth are encouraged, build strong processes and rigorous compliance, while working in a fast moving environment.
Our open plan offices are located in the centre of Rugby near to the train station, and we offer free
parking near to the office.
In addition, we offer the following benefits:
Full time roles are contracted at 35 hours per week.
It is our normal practice to operate a hybrid working policy, where flexible working hours are enabled as well as remote working.
- 27 days’ holiday rising with continuous service, in addition to public holidays
- Pension scheme - employer contributes 10.5% of salary and the employee contributes a minimum of 5%.
- Enhanced family friendly policies, including maternity, adoption, paternity, and shared parental leave.
- Life assurance (3 x annual salary).
- Employee Assistance Programme – access to our Wellbeing platform which offers emotional
- and practical support.
- Learning and Development opportunities
- Cycle to Work / Shower Facilities
- Sit / Stand desks available in our modern offices
Additional information
Practical Action believes that having a diverse workforce and inclusive workplace culture based on respect will enable us to be an effective organisation. We seek to create an inclusive workplace in which people are accepted as individuals, regardless of their differences and where they feel their contribution is valued. Practical Action is an equal opportunities employer, and we encourage applications from under-represented groups.
We stay committed to cultivating an inclusive and diverse working environment and believe that people from different backgrounds or cultures give us different perspectives, and the more perspectives we have, the more successful we will be. By building a culture where everyone feels heard, respected, and valued we give everyone working with us the opportunity to achieve their full potential.
Practical Action is committed to safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults, and as such candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks including criminal checks and terrorist financing.
Please note that should we recruit a suitable candidate before the closing date, we will close applications earlier than the specified date.
The successful applicant must have a pre-existing right to both live and work in the UK.
Closing date for applications: Sunday 7th July 2024
Interviews: It is anticipated that first round interviews will take place in the week commencing Monday 15th July 2024.
HOW TO APPLY
If you want to work for a charity with significant people ambitions, then we would like to hear from you. Please visit our careers page to view the full recruitment pack. To apply, please submit your CV along with a supporting statement outlining your suitability for the role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Fixed term contract to 28th February 2025
Full-time / Part-time / Job share available
We have been awarded a significant grant from the Defra Trees Call to Action Fund for #Defra Heart of England: growing momentum, capacity, skills and trees. In partnership with Stratford-on-Avon, Warwick, and Wychavon District Councils, the Heart of England Forest is leading this three year project to engage with landowners and local communities to increase tree cover across the landscape. Working together to identify suitable areas for trees to be planted, facilitate tree planting, and support woodland maintenance, new woodlands will be created that benefit the environment, boost biodiversity, and provide havens for communities to enjoy.
We are looking for two candidates with widespread experience of project delivery and good team working skills. The successful candidates will work closely with project partners to engage with local communities and larger scale landowners to identify suitable areas for tree planting. Working with them to understand their needs, you will provide information on different types of planting and support them through the regulatory and funding process.
You will be passionate about landscape-scale conservation and the benefits this brings to both people and wildlife and have a demonstrable track record in successful team working.
The post will be based in the Heart of England Forest head office in Dorsington, but due to the nature of the project hybrid working will form part of the role. Each project delivery post has been assigned a particular geographic area – Warwick, Stratford-on-Avon or Wychavon district – and will be expected to travel extensively across their project area. However, both posts will contribute to delivery across the wider project area as applicable, working on a collaborative manner with the existing project team.
Our commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
The Heart of England Forest is committed to encouraging equity, diversity and inclusion amongst our current and future workforce. We are a Disability Confident Employer and part of The Race Report, driving diversity in the environment sector. We want our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and welcome applications from all qualified candidates.
Closing date: Sunday 14th July 2024 - midnight
Interview date: Friday 26th July 202
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
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!
Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Then Advance Charity could be the career choice for you!
We are looking for a Core IDVA
Salary: £26,000 - £32,000 depending on experience. Salaries of £29,000 plus are reserved for candidates with strong IDVA experience.
Location: Hammersmith with travel across targeted boroughs
Hours: 35 Hours per week
Contract: Fixed Term until 31 March 2025
This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
Please note: Any offer of employment will be made subject to references, confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check. This role is also subject to Police Vetting.
About us
Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending. We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community.
We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women’s centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.
Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability.
About the role:
We work within a coordinated partnership response to violence against women and girls as part of the Angelou Partnership. Within the partnership ADVANCE provides independent domestic abuse advocacy and support for women, children and young people who have experienced domestic abuse.
The IDVA will work within a dynamic, fast paced, crisis intervention, advocacy, and support service to ensure the voice of survivors informs every stage of the process specialising in working with clients at high risk. They will work within the team to make proactive contact and provide high quality advocacy and support based upon a client led needs and risk assessment to women from aged 13, focusing on working with those aged 18 and over who access the domestic abuse service. They will advise women on criminal justice and civil remedies and related matters, support women to attend court where necessary, and coordinate the provision of multi-agency support. Part of the role will to be to establish positive, proactive, and innovative working relationships with services providing services to clients and partner agencies within the Angelou Partnership. As a Core IDVA will work across the boroughs mentioned above, under the guidance of the team leaders and project manager.
To be successful as the Core IDVA you will need the below experience and skills:
To be successful as a Core IDVA, you’ll need to have an excellent understanding of domestic abuse and its effects on women and children and of best practice within the domestic abuse sector. As an experienced domestic abuse advocate who has worked with complex and multiple needs, you will be skilled in risk management and safety planning, remaining calm in a crisis and in handling sensitive information on a daily basis. Experience of direct work with female survivors of domestic abuse, of supporting women involved in mental health services, and of working within safeguarding procedures is essential for this post, as is the need to adopt and promote a strong partnership approach to service provision.
We recognise that women often only apply to roles if they meet 100% of the criteria. We encourage you to demonstrate how your skills and experience would make you an asset to the role, and if you don’t have the exact skills/experience, tell us in your cover letter how you think you might grow and develop in the role.
How to apply:
Please submit your up to date CV along with a covering letter to the Talent email address - PLEASE WRITE THE JOB TITLE IN THE *SUBJECT*
· Closing Date for Applications: Sunday 14 July 2024 @ 23:59
· Interviews are taking place on a rolling basis
*Advance reserves the right to close the advert early, or on the appointment of a candidate.
What we can offer you - Employee Benefits:
- A 35-hour working week
- An exceptional 30 days of paid holiday per year (pro rata for part time), PLUS public holidays on top (that's nearly 40 days paid holiday per year!)
- Additional days off to celebrate International Women’s Day, and for religious observance and moving home
- Perkbox - an employee discount platform where you can receive free rewards as well as take advantage of savings on clothes, groceries, travel, leisure and more
- Pension scheme
- Enhanced maternity/adoption provision
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee eye-care scheme
- Clinical supervision for front line staff and first line management roles
- Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 for each referral who passes probation
- Organisation wide away days
- Thorough induction and training
- Career development pathways
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Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have special needs, please email the Talent Acquisition Team via the Advance website and will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.
Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities
We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.
Safeguarding
Advance is committed to safeguarding and creating a culture of zero-tolerance of harm and expects all staff, including volunteers to share this commitment. We believe all individuals have the right to live their life free from violence and abuse and the right to feel and be safe. We have a suite of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance, accessible to all staff, which promotes safeguarding and safer working practices across all our services and activities. When we recruit staff, we follow rigorous safer recruitment practices, this involves carrying out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and identity checks. We ensure all staff undertake mandatory safeguarding training relevant to their role and responsibilities, to empower them to be competent and feel confident in recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding issues and promote wellbeing.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
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!
Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Then Advance Charity could be the career choice for you!
We are looking for a Criminal Justice IDVA (Independent Domestic Violence Advocate)
Salary: £30,000 - £32,000
Location: Hammersmith, Charing Cross Police Station & Westminster Magistrates Court
Contract: Fixed Term contract until 31 March 2026
Hours p/w 35 hours per week
This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
Please note: Any offer of employment will be made subject to references, confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check. This role is also subject to Police Vetting.
About us
Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending. We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community.
We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women’s centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.
Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability.
About the role:
The Criminal Justice IDVA will work within a dynamic, fast paced, crisis intervention, advocacy, and support service to ensure the voice of survivors informs every stage of the process, specialising in working with women whose domestic abuse cases are going through the police and criminal justice system and risk to children is a factor. You will work to make proactive contact and provide high quality advocacy and support based upon a client led needs and risk assessment to women, focusing on working with those aged 18 and over who access the domestic abuse service. This role is part advocacy, part training/education and project work to improve response and early intervention to victim/survivors experiencing domestic abuse. You will be embedded in the community safety unit within the police, working with police professionals to ensure they adopt a trauma informed approach, can recognise the dynamics of domestic abuse and are providing more holistic support. You will be the domestic abuse subject matter expert on site, upskilling fellow professionals and acting as a point of contact for any clients experiencing domestic abuse and support requirements from police and court at every stage. Attend the weekly specialist domestic violence court in Westminster as a domestic abuse agency representative to obtain court outcomes, support efficient case progression and seeking opportunity to increase survivor safety at every stage of the court process.
The IMPACT project was established over 10 years ago and has been working in partnership in Hammersmith and Fulham aiming to improve integrated working between criminal justice agencies from the point of reporting an incident to court and beyond; to reduce attrition through earlier intervention and improved outcomes for victims/survivors and their children; and to hold more perpetrators to account through the justice system. The IDVAs will inherit strong working relationships and a commitment from all parties to offering more trauma-informed services. The borough has a focus on prioritising and developing good DA work in and this is an opportunity to be a major player in institutional change, ensuring that women accessing Family Children services for their children have an improved experience and that the local authorities are leading the way for all survivors engaging with their services.
Advance delivers nationally accredited, quality marked services in Hammersmith & Fulham, Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea, Brent, Ealing, and across parts of East London. We work within a coordinated partnership response to domestic violence to provide independent domestic violence advocacy and support for women, children and young people and women’s community services for women who are involved in the criminal justice system, in anti-social behaviour or are at risk of breaking the law.
About You:
You will have an excellent understanding of domestic violence and its effects on women and children and of best practice within the domestic abuse in various areas of need, with particular knowledge on children safeguarding/legislation. As an experienced domestic violence advocate who has worked with complex and multiple needs, the post holder will be skilled in risk management and safety planning, remaining calm in a crisis and in handling sensitive information on a daily basis. Experience of direct work with female survivors of domestic violence, of supporting women with child safeguarding, needs, and of working within safeguarding procedures is essential for this post, as is the need to adopt and promote a strong partnership approach to service provision.
To be successful as the Criminal Justice IDVA you will need the below experience and skills:
You will establish positive, proactive, and innovative working relationships with housing services and partner agencies.Provide high-quality crisis intervention, information, advocacy, and proactive support to women referred to the service, in respect to risk management and safety planning, criminal and civil remedies, housing, health, welfare rights, and children’s legislation.
Your abilities extends to assessing the needs and risks of survivors, carry out short and longer-term risk management, safety planning and support and identify and refer to services appropriate to their needs.Advising women of their rights and options for seeking help and support from other agencies and proactively advocate to ensure barriers to accessing support and protection are reduced. You will work as an advocate and educator to raise awareness and upskill professionals within Children Social Care plus work with colleagues to successfully develop and deliver training.
How to apply:
Please submit your up to date CV along with a covering letter to the Talent email address - PLEASE WRITE THE JOB TITLE IN THE *SUBJECT*
· Closing Date for Applications: Sunday 14 July 2024 @23:59
· Interviews are taking place on rolling basis
*Advance reserves the right to close the advert early, or on the appointment of a candidate
What we can offer you - Employee Benefits:
- A 35-hour working week
- An exceptional 30 days of paid holiday per year (pro rata for part time), PLUS public holidays on top (that's nearly 40 days paid holiday per year!)
- Additional days off to celebrate International Women’s Day, and for religious observance and moving home
- Perkbox - an employee discount platform where you can receive free rewards as well as take advantage of savings on clothes, groceries, travel, leisure and more
- Pension scheme
- Enhanced maternity/adoption provision
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee eye-care scheme
- Clinical supervision for front line staff and first line management roles
- Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 for each referral who passes probation
- Organisation wide away days
- Thorough induction and training
- Career development pathways
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Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have special needs, please contact the Talent Acquisition Team will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.
Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities
We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.
Safeguarding
Advance is committed to safeguarding and creating a culture of zero-tolerance of harm and expects all staff, including volunteers to share this commitment. We believe all individuals have the right to live their life free from violence and abuse and the right to feel and be safe. We have a suite of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance, accessible to all staff, which promotes safeguarding and safer working practices across all our services and activities. When we recruit staff, we follow rigorous safer recruitment practices, this involves carrying out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and identity checks. We ensure all staff undertake mandatory safeguarding training relevant to their role and responsibilities, to empower them to be competent and feel confident in recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding issues and promote wellbeing.
*English below*
Rhan-amser (18.5 awr yr wythnos)
Cytundeb cyfnod penodol (12 mis)
Gradd E: Cyflog cychwynnol o £26,803
(yn gyfatebol i £53,606 y flwyddyn yn llawn amser)
Lleoliad: Fel arfer gellir lleoli’r rôl hon yn unrhyw un o swyddfeydd Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru (Bae Caerdydd, Caerfyrddin, Bae Colwyn). Ar hyn o bryd rydym yn gweithio mewn ffordd hybrid.
Mae ein buddion yn cynnwys 30 diwrnod o wyliau blynyddol, 2.5 diwrnod braint, oriau/patrwm gweithio hyblyg, , cynllun beicio i'r gwaith a phensiwn cyflog terfynol (6%).
Am y Rheolwyr Portffolio
Mae’r Rheolwyr Portffolio yn uwch weithwyr proffesiynol yn y celfyddydau sy’n cyfuno eu harbenigedd celfyddydol sylweddol a’u gwybodaeth fusnes gref i helpu i gyflawni’n ymarferol ystod o fentrau sy’n gysylltiedig â flaenoriaethau Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru. Mae Rheolwyr Portffolio hefyd yn rheolwyr llinell i’r Swyddogion Datblygu.
Y cyfrifoldebau sy’n gysylltiedig â’r rôl hon yw:
- Datblygu celfyddydau Cymraeg eu hiaith
- Partneriaethau cyhoeddus, gan gynnwys Awdurdodau Lleol
“Yn amrywiol ac yn gofyn llawer ond byth yn ddiflas, mae rôl y Rheolwr Portffolio yn gyfle gwych i weithio gyda chydweithwyr yn genedlaethol ar draws portffolio o feysydd strategol. Os oes gennych chi syniadau a gyriant eisiau gwneud gwahaniaeth i’r celfyddydau yng Nghymru, mae hwn yn amser cyffroes i ymuno â’n tîm.” Sally, Rheolwr Portffolio
Amdanoch chi
Os ydych chi’n rhywun sydd â phrofiad blaenorol o weithio yn y celfyddydau neu gymunedau ac sy’n gallu ysbrydoli hyder yn y sector, gallai’r rôl hon fod i chi. Bydd angen i chi fod yn ddatryswr problemau ac yn feddyliwr creadigol, a hefyd gwybod sut i fod yn gynhyrchiol, yn drefnus a sut i gyflawni pethau. Gallwn ddysgu’r sgiliau y bydd eu hangen arnoch chi os ydych chi’n chwilfrydig ac yn ddigon gyredig i fod yn rhan o’n tîm.
Yr Iaith Gymraeg
Rydym yn gweithio yn y Gymraeg a Saesneg. Mae sgiliau cyfathrebu llafar ac ysgrifenedig rhagorol a’r gallu i sgwrsio’n hyderus yn ysgrifenedig ac ar lafar yn y Gymraeg a Saesneg – er mwyn cynnal perthnasoedd effeithiol ar lefelau uwch yn fewnol ac yn allanol – yn hanfodol ar gyfer y swydd hon.
Cynllun Hyderus o ran Anabledd
Mae Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru yn gyflogwr Hyderus o ran Anabledd, sy'n ymroddedig i gyfweld pob ymgeisydd anabl sy'n bodloni'r holl feini prawf hanfodol a nodir yn y fanyleb person.
Dyddiad cau: 5pm ar Ddydd Gwener 5 Gorffennaf 2024
Cyfweliadau: Dydd Gwener 19 Gorffennaf 2024
Part-time, 18.5 hours per week
Fixed-term for 12 months
Grade E: Starting salary of £26,803
(£53,606 per annum full time equivalent)
Location: Usually this role can be based at any one of the Arts Council of Wales offices in Cardiff, Colwyn Bay or Carmarthen. We are currently working in a hybrid way.
Our benefits include 30 days annual leave, 2.5 privilege days, flexible working hours/pattern, cycle to work scheme and a final salary pension (6%).
About Portfolio Managers
Portfolio Managers are senior arts professionals who combine their significant arts expertise with their strong business knowledge to help practically deliver a range of initiatives linked to the Arts Council of Wales’ priorities. Portfolio Managers are also line managers to the Development Officers.
Responsibilities linked to this role include:
- Welsh language arts development
- Public partnerships, including Local Authorities
“Varied and demanding but never dull, the role of Portfolio Manager is a great chance to work with colleagues nationally across a portfolio of strategic areas. If you’ve got ideas and drive and want to make a difference to the arts in Wales this is an exciting time to join our team.” Sally, Portfolio Manager
About you
If you are someone who has previous experience of working in the arts or communities and can inspire confidence in the sector, this role could be for you. You will need to be a problem solver and creative thinker, and also know how to be productive, organised and how to get things done. We can teach you the skills you’ll need if you are curious and driven enough to be part of our team.
Welsh language
We work in both English and Welsh. Excellent spoken and written communication skills and the ability to confidently converse both written and orally in Welsh and English – to maintain effective relationships at senior levels both internally and externally – are essential for this post..
Disability confident Scheme
The Arts Council of Wales is a Disability Confident employer, committed to interviewing all disabled applicants who meet all the essential criteria set out in the person specification.
Closing date: 5pm Friday 5th July 2024
Interviews: Friday 19th July 2024
The Community Engagement Coordinator will join our Engagement Team at the forefront of involving local communities in our exciting tree-planting & urban greening projects and engage people in taking action for trees and the environment.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Do you love trees and want to learn more about them? Do you enjoy engaging directly with people? Are you passionate about connecting communities with environmental action? Then Trees for Cities needs you!
The Community Engagement team at Trees for Cities leads activities for thousands of adults and children to participate in our Urban Forest tree planting programme that aims to plant, promote, and protect trees. This role will join other Community Engagement Coordinators and the Community Engagement Manager in working closely with the Youth and Schools Engagement, Urban Forest, and Marketing and Communications teams to deliver multiple, overlapping projects with diverse London communities.
We are looking for energetic and organised individuals to support and coordinate our community engagement activities for urban forest projects and initiatives. This involves planning, delivering, and reporting back on community consultations, educational workshops, public tree-planting events and other activities.
The role is public-facing, so we are looking for confident and adaptable communicators who are comfortable engaging residents in a range of communities, schools, and interest groups and are passionate about what we do at Trees for Cities.
This role accommodates hybrid working for days that do not involve practical on-site, office work or in person meetings. Generally, this works out to 2 WFH days per week.
ABOUT TREES FOR CITIES
TREES FOR CITIES IS AN AMBITIOUS, FAR-REACHING ORGANISATION.
Trees for Cities is the only charity that focuses on planting, protecting and promoting urban trees across the UK and overseas. We are a rapidly growing and developing organisation that suits ambitious, dedicated and passionate staff.
We are seeking individuals who are happy to work hands-on outdoors in all weathers at a variety of locations, and over some weekends, with TOIL (time off in lieu), as well as being comfortable working indoors in an office environment. We want practical and highly organised people capable of coordinating event logistics and are keen to lead everything from small-scale workshops to public community events involving hundreds of people.
We have roles available for people with varied relevant experience and a willingness to learn more. In return, we offer a warm and supportive team, on-the-job training and personal career planning.
Trees for Cities is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. We value diversity and are committed to promoting diversity within the workplace. We aim to ensure that our employees achieve their full potential and that all employment decisions, including recruitment, are taken without reference to irrelevant or discriminatory criteria. A full copy of our Equal Opportunities Policy can be provided on request.
HOW TO APPLY
Please visit our website to view the full job description. To apply for the role of Community Engagement Coordinator, please email your CV and supporting statement (on no more than 2 sides of A4) outlining why you are interested in the role and your fit with the Person Specification with the subject heading ‘Community Engagement Coordinator’.
The deadline to apply is: 7th July 2024
Interviews are scheduled for w/c 15th July 2024
If you are shortlisted for an interview, you will normally be contacted within two weeks after applying. If you do not hear from us within this period then you should assume that on this occasion you have not been selected for an interview.
Trees for Cities is an equal opportunities employer.
Registered Charity No: 1032154.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
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!
Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Then Advance Charity could be the career choice for you!
We are looking for x 3 Community Key Workers
Salary: £22,000 - £26,000 (outer London)
Location: Hertfordshire (Waltham Cross/ St Albans / Stevenage)
Contract: Permanent
Hours p/w Full Time 35hrs per week
This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
Please note: Any offer of employment will be made subject to references, confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check. This role is also subject to Police & Prison Vetting.
About us
Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending. We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community.
We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women’s centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.
Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability.
About the role:
Are you an excellent relationship builder who can work with women and a diverse range of delivery partners to ensure that she meets her potential and successfully progresses through and beyond her probation supervision? Can you meet a women wherever she is at in her journey and work with her to create an individualised support package that gives her the best chance of breaking the cycle of offending?
Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for a feminist organisation who understand that supporting women in the criminal justice system requires a specialist and gendered approach? Do you believe in our values; to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaborate, innovate, and take accountability?
In your role as a Community Keyworker, you will be working with women involved in the Criminal Justice System; those on Probation in the Community and those women being released from Prison as part of their Post Sentence Supervision; providing some in-reach and ‘Through the Gate’ support. You will be working in a team of Community Keyworkers in your region. Each Keyworker will provide holistic one to one community support to women with a variety of needs.
About You:
Are you a strong believer in advocating for others? Are you empathetic, patient and determined? Then this opportunity could be right for you.
The Minerva London service provides holistic, trauma-informed support for women in touch with the Criminal Justice System. We do this through offering dedicated one to one support, safer women’s centre spaces and specialist interventions and partnerships.
To be successful as the Community Key Worker you will need the below experience and skills.
You will be working in a supportive, friendly, and welcoming team whilst having oversight of a caseload of women, who may be under the supervision of the National Probation Service or in custody, enhancing the offer of holistic support and advocacy services available to them throughout their journey.
Building relationships with other statutory and non-statutory agencies in local communities is vital to build referral pathways and provide a whole system approach to supporting individuals.
To carry out this work you will meet women in the community in your designated borough and co-locate with other agencies including the National Probation Service, as well as regularly attending Advance’s North London vibrant Women’s Centre/office space.
You will be a creative self-starter who will support the service and look for innovative solutions to support clients with complex needs. You are confident professional relationship builder and has good awareness of Safeguarding procedures. Strong Administration skills and understanding of compliant behaviours also experience of supporting. With good knowledge of the criminal justice system and awareness of other support provisions.
How to apply:
Please submit your up-to-date CV with a supporting statement to our email
*With the full job title you are applying for in the subject*
- Closing Date for Applications: 17th July 2024 @ 23:59
- Interviews are taking place on a rolling basis
*Advance reserves the right to close the advert early, or on the appointment of a candidate
What we can offer you - Employee Benefits:
- A 35-hour working week
- An exceptional 30 days of paid holiday per year (pro rata for part time), PLUS public holidays on top (that's nearly 40 days paid holiday per year!) if working a 35 a hour week.
- Additional days off to celebrate International Women’s Day, and for religious observance and moving home
- Perkbox - an employee discount platform where you can receive free rewards as well as take advantage of savings on clothes, groceries, travel, leisure and more
- Pension scheme
- Enhanced maternity/adoption provision
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee eye-care scheme
- Clinical supervision for front line staff and first line management roles
- Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 for each referral who passes probation
- Organisation wide away days
- Thorough induction and training
- Career development pathways
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Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have special needs, please contact us via the Advane website and the Talent Acquisition Team will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.
Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities
We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.
Safeguarding
Advance is committed to safeguarding and creating a culture of zero-tolerance of harm and expects all staff, including volunteers to share this commitment. We believe all individuals have the right to live their life free from violence and abuse and the right to feel and be safe.
We have a suite of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance, accessible to all staff, which promotes safeguarding and safer working practices across all our services and activities. When we recruit staff, we follow rigorous safer recruitment practices, this involves carrying out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and identity checks. We ensure all staff undertake mandatory safeguarding training relevant to their role and responsibilities, to empower them to be competent and feel confident in recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding issues and promote wellbeing.
Are you a creative, problem solver with a passion for communications?
Are you looking for a fulfilling role in the mental health sector where you can use campaigns and storytelling to educate and inspire change?
Mind in Bradford are looking for a creative, Marketing and Communications Officer to join our growing organisation. A typical day might include filming and editing a video of someone telling their mental health story, writing a newsletter for one of our audiences or creating content on Canva to schedule on our social media channels.
No two days are the same at Mind in Bradford, under the leadership of the Marketing and Communications Manager you’ll support the delivery of campaigns and communications that reach a number of audiences including:
- our workforce of staff and volunteers
- people who use our services
- corporate and community supporters
- key funders and stakeholders
If you are interested in developing a communications career path in third-sector or mental health then this would be a fantastic opportunity for you.
The role will appeal to those who have experience of:
- 1+ years in a Marketing or Communications role
- A passion for telling stories through blogs or videos
- Copywriting for different audiences and platforms
- Content creation for digital and print content
- Email marketing and social media scheduling
- Website content management
Job details
Salary scale: Band 2, £22,118 to £26,542 dependent on experience
Contract: Full-time
Hours: *37 hours per week
*Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.
Base: Office and hybrid working available. Office in Central Bradford, BD1 4QU (5-mins walk from Bradford Forster Square Train Station). Some requirement to travel for events in Bradford and Craven.
Responsible to: Marketing and Communications Manager
Annual Leave: 25 days plus Bank Holidays
Pension: We operate a contributory pension scheme which you will be auto-enrolled into (subject to the conditions of the scheme).
Probationary Period: 6 months
Closing Date: 18th July, 10am
Interview Date: 23rd – 24th July
In the first instance any enquiries to be emailed to recruitment.
Benefits
- Pension scheme
- Annual reviews
- Simply Health cash plan
- Casual / informal dress code
- Employee Assistance Service
- Flexible working and hybrid
- Two staff company days every year
- Excellent personal development opportunities
- 25 days annual leave per year, plus Bank Holidays
- Discount schemes including Company Shop and Blue Light Card
- Work for an accredited employer; Mind Quality Mark, Mindful Employer, Disability Confident and Real Living Wage
Making an application
Please send your CV and a cover letter no longer than one page outlining your experience and knowledge linking to the Job Description and Person Specification below to recruitment by 10am on Thursday 18th July.
You can find the job description and person specification on the Mind in Bradford website.
To make the best possible difference to the mental health and wellbeing of the greatest number of people.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About Us
Choose Love does whatever it takes to provide refugees and displaced people with everything from lifesaving search and rescue boats to food and legal advice. We elevate the voices and visibility of refugees and galvanise public support for agile community organisations providing vital support to refugees along migration routes globally. We are a lean, passionate team driving a fast-paced global movement across 15 countries. In just five years, we have reached one million refugees and raised tens of millions for nearly 150 organisations providing vital support at every stage along migration routes from Europe to the Middle East and along the US-Mexico border. We are powered by you and by our vision - a world that chooses love and justice every day, for everyone.
Summary of role
The Community Fundraising Lead will work as part of the Partnerships team. The role will collaborate on the development of the community fundraising strategy and will lead on its implementation. The role will include engaging our community with a range of fundraising opportunities and will play a vital role in generating the funding needed for Choose Love to continue to support displaced people around the World.
Core Responsibilities
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Drive revenue via community fundraising generated by individual fundraisers, employees of our corporate partner base and small businesses supporting Choose Love
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Build a creative, diverse community fundraising strategy using learnings from your previous experience
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Collaborate with partnerships comms and digital teams on the creation of community fundraiser journey, downloadable pack and assets for fundraisers and ensure these are kept up to date
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Act as the key point of contact for Choose love community fundraisers, helping keep them informed and supported and giving them the tools to maximise their donations
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Work towards fundraising targets by building Choose Love's community fundraising activity
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Regularly identify and explore new opportunities for fundraising
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Help to generate and realise new community fundraising ideas
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Work with communications team to ensure regular updates about community fundraising activities to drive donations and inspire and ask others to fundraise for Choose Love
Events Assistance
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Event support for both Choose Love events and external events organised by VIPs, community fundraisers and other stakeholders - this can be everything from tracking RSVPs to arranging printed materials, payment devices, merchandise and coordinating corporate volunteers at the event
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Assisting with elements of the Choose Love Shop, as required, including logistics, facilities, technology, being an onsite point of contact for talent, corporate volunteers and other stakeholders and occasional shop shifts to help out at busy times
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Running ad hoc pop up merch stalls with corporate partners
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Running festival stalls
General Partnerships
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Working collaboratively with the team and Choose Love Leadership to creatively and practically build the Partnerships team’s fundraising revenue
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Being a first point of contact with supporters messaging on our social media channels and engaging with the Choose Love online community
About You:
You will need to be passionate about Choose Love’s vision and mission, building strong relationships with our local and community supporters.
Essential criteria include:
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At least 2 years experience in a community fundraising role
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Exemplary communication abilities with a can-do attitude
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A self-starter who will enjoy the autonomy of getting to deliver a strategy you’ve helped to shape and seeing the results!
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Creative and interested in exploring new opportunities and trends to help keep Choose Love ahead of the curve
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Excellent organisational abilities with meticulous attention to detail.
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Able to be flexible, work out of hours when needed and assist with things outside the normal scope of the role when things get busy. We are a small team so this attitude is very important!
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Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
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Committed to embedding an equality, diversity and inclusion lens to all your work
Desirable Criteria but not essential;
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Events experience
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Driving licence
People are at the heart of what we do, so you will be able to work with a variety of colleagues and partners as part of the role.
Pre-employment checks
Employment with Choose Love will be subject to the following checks before your start date:
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a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
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receipt of two satisfactory references
Choose Love is committed to building an inclusive and diverse organisation and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email the people team to discuss in further detail.
Salary: £30K -£35K
Contact Information:
To explore the opportunity further or for any queries you may have, please contact the people team.
How To Apply:
Interested candidates are invited to apply by sending their CV and a cover letter to the people team by noon 17th July 2024
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
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!
Do you want to work with a leading advocacy charity organisation supporting those in need?
Do you have experience of working or volunteering in welfare, support or health and social care and are looking for a new challenge?
Are you keen to make a difference to people who want to be heard?
Then come and join us here at VoiceAbility.
Due to the award of a new contract, we are looking for an Advocate to join our team in Shetland. We are seeking applicants who have transferable skills, a willingness to learn and a desire to help those in need of support or already have a Level 2 Award in Independent Advocacy.
About us
VoiceAbility is an independent charity and one of the UK’s largest providers of advocacy and involvement services. We deliver a wide range of service contracts funded by local authorities, health trusts and other voluntary and private sector organisations.
We’ve been supporting people to have their say in decisions about their health, care, and wellbeing for over 40 years. We make sure people are heard when it matters most. For more information on what Advocacy is and the services offered then please visit our website.
About the role
We have an exciting opportunity for an Advocate to join our team covering Shetland. You will be involved in one-to-one advocacy along with group work across the area; this could be in a clients’ home or other suitable community venue and be home based for telephone for administrative tasks. Therefore, access to your own transportation and a suitable home internet connection is essential.
This is a part time role for 21 hours per week, applicants who do not hold the Level 2 Award in Independent Advocacy will start on £22,500 per annum pro-rata.
About you
We actively encourage applications from those who are long term unemployed.
Desirably you will have some experience of working, providing welfare, supporting, or caring for Adults or young people who have support needs, ideally for those with a variety of communication needs, mental ill health, physical health issues, or barriers to accessing education, training, benefits, employment, care and support.
You should have worked or volunteered in health, social care, welfare, support services, education or young person’s services, or advice and guidance.
How will you make a difference?
You will be responsible for ensuring the individual’s wishes, feelings, beliefs, needs, and values are met to create positive outcomes for the people you support.
You will support people to speak up for themselves and grow in confidence, equip them to understand and exercise their rights and options.
You will work resourcefully and collaboratively with the individuals you support. You’ll be creative in your approach to empower our clients by ensuring you meaningfully explain people’s options and rights to them. You’ll support individuals to fully participate in decisions affecting them and will make sure they have their voices heard. This can be through 1-2-1 advocacy or in a group setting.
Professional Development?
You will have plenty of opportunities to enhance your professional abilities and you will make a real difference every day. Advocates are expected to be willing to gain or to already hold, the Level 2 Award in Independent Advocacy with disciplines suitable for the role they work in.
Benefits:
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28 days annual leave plus bank holidays, pro-rata
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5% employer pension & 3% employee contribution
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Salary sacrifice pension scheme
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Separate Life Assurance Cover
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Staff discount scheme including retail discounts, entertainment, holidays etc
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Discounted Gym Membership; Employee Assistance programme
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Supportive working environment fostering a good work/life balance
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Support with continuous professional development
Equality and Diversity
VoiceAbility believes in fostering an inclusive workplace which welcomes, values, and celebrates the diversity of its staff and partners, treats all on a basis of equality and encourages all to meet their maximum potential.
VoiceAbility are a Disability Confident employer, any applicant that identifies themselves as having a disability and can demonstrate that they meet all the essential criteria for the role will be offered an interview. If you need to apply in a different way, please contact HR for further options.
How to apply
To apply for this role please sign up for a recruitment account by clicking the apply button on this page. Follow the instructions to create your account, upload your CV, and complete our short application form.
Important Dates:
Closing date for applications; noon on Sunday 7th July, however, VoiceAbility reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy before this date.
Don’t forget to read the person specification so you can tell us about yourself and how your skills, abilities and experiences match the criteria outlined in the person specification.
Hint: you can use work, personal and/or voluntary experiences and examples to tell us why you should be our next Advocate.
We look forward to hearing from you.
NB:
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If you don't already hold the Independent Advocacy qualification, and you are successful in your application, it is a requirement that you complete this within 12 months of commencing the training. VoiceAbility will fund this training.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Do you want to work with a leading advocacy charity organisation supporting those in need?
Do you have experience of working or volunteering in welfare, support or health and social care and are looking for a new challenge?
Are you keen to make a difference to people who want to be heard?
Then come and join us here at VoiceAbility.
We are looking for a new Advocate to join our team in Northumberland. We are seeking applicants who have transferable skills, a willingness to learn and a desire to help those in need of support.
About us
VoiceAbility is an independent charity and one of the UK’s largest providers of advocacy and involvement services. We deliver a wide range of service contracts funded by local authorities, health trusts and other voluntary and private sector organisations.
We’ve been supporting people to have their say in decisions about their health, care, and wellbeing for over 40 years. We make sure people are heard when it matters most. For more information on what Advocacy is and the services offered then please visit our website.
About the role
We have an exciting opportunity for an Advocate to join our team covering Northumberland. Your role will require you to travel to locations such as clients’ homes, hospitals, care homes and within community settings across the area to meet with clients and professionals. You will be home based for administration; therefore, access to your own transportation and a suitable home internet connection is essential.
About you
Desirably you will have some experience of working in advocacy, or providing welfare, supporting, or caring for Adults or young people who have support needs, ideally for those with a variety of communication needs, mental ill health, physical health issues, or barriers to accessing education and support.
You should have worked or volunteered in health, social care, welfare, support services, education or young person’s services, or advice and guidance.
How will you make a difference?
You will be responsible for ensuring the individual’s wishes, feelings, beliefs, needs, and values are met to create positive outcomes for the people you support.
You will support people to speak up for themselves and grow in confidence, equip them to understand and exercise their rights and options, and will assist them in the decision-making process relating to their care, treatment, and support.
You will work resourcefully and collaboratively with the individuals you support. You’ll be creative in your approach to empower our clients by ensuring you meaningfully explain people’s options and rights to them. You’ll support individuals to fully participate in decisions affecting them and will make sure they have their voices heard.
Professional Development?
You will have plenty of opportunities to enhance your professional abilities and you will make a real difference every day. Advocates are expected to be willing to gain, or to already hold, the Level 3 Award in Independent Advocacy Practice with disciplines suitable for the role they work in.
Benefits:
- 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- 5% employer pension & 3% employee contribution
- Salary sacrifice pension scheme
- Separate Life Assurance Cover
- Staff discount scheme including retail discounts, entertainment, holidays etc
- Discounted Gym Membership; Employee Assistance programme
- Supportive working environment fostering a good work/life balance
- Support with continuous professional development
Equality and Diversity
VoiceAbility believes in fostering an inclusive workplace which welcomes, values and celebrates the diversity of its staff and partners, treats all on a basis of equality and encourages all to meet their maximum potential.
VoiceAbility are a Disability Confident employer, any applicant that identifies themselves as having a disability and can demonstrate that they meet all the essential criteria for the role will be offered an interview. If you need to apply in a different way, please contact HR for further options.
How to apply
To apply for this role please sign up for a recruitment account by clicking the apply button on this page. Follow the instructions to create your account, upload your CV, and complete our short application form.
Important Dates:
Closing date for applications; Midday on 19th July 2024, however, VoiceAbility reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy before this date.
Don’t forget to read the person specification so you can tell us about yourself and how your skills, abilities and experiences match the criteria outlined in the person specification.
Hint: you can use work, personal and/or voluntary experiences, and examples to tell us why you should be our next Advocate.
We look forward to hearing from you.
NB:
If you don't already hold the Independent Advocacy Practice qualification, and you are successful in your application, it is a requirement that you complete the core element within 12 months of commencing the training. VoiceAbility will fund this training.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a National Advocacy Lead to join a dynamic Ethiopian team at a growing international development charity headquartered in Bristol, delivering transformational change for some of the world’s most vulnerable people, living on the frontlines of the climate crisis.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the role
We’re looking for an experienced and motivated evaluation manager to lead and develop a programme of evaluations. Working closely with the evaluation senior officer and colleagues across the organisation, this role is responsible for ensuring we have robust evaluation methods that produce high quality impact evidence to inform improvement plans for our charitable activities and future strategic direction. The role will also have a cross-organisation focus, supporting a wide range of teams to develop their evaluation activities, ensuring that we can evidence the impact of our whole range of work.
About you
You’ll have demonstrable work experience in delivering evaluations of services or projects using a range of quantitative and qualitative methodologies, including surveys, focus groups, interviews and creating theories of change. You should be methodical, with strong attention to detail and strong analytical skills. We expect you to have experience of creatively disseminating evaluation evidence to a variety of audiences. You will be a self-starter with the ability to work collaboratively and manage relationships with a range of teams across the organisation.
About us
We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here.
The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland. Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you whenever you need it. Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care for anyone affected by breast cancer.
Job description and benefits
Please download the job description and our attractive benefits package.
Primary location of role and hybrid working
This role can be based in either our Cardiff, Glasgow, London or Sheffield offices. Our hybrid working model allows you to work up to 3 days per week at home.
When applying
We hope you choose to apply for this role. Please refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as you can with examples, to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria. If you’ve any immediate questions please contact Breast Cancer Now Recruitment Team.
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
We’re committed to promoting equity, valuing diversity and creating an inclusive environment – for everyone who works for us, works with us, supports us and who we support.
Closing date: Monday 15 July 2024 at 5pm
Interview date: Thursday 25 July 2024
Actively Interviewing
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!
Title: Male Residential Support Worker (this is a live-in role)
Responsible to: Cambridge Project Lead
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 Cambridge. 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. Plus annual Cambridge Living Allowance of £1495.
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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