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We have an exciting opportunity for a Deputy Head of Service to join the Domestic Abuse team in London, working 37.5 hours a week.
Do you want to make a difference every day? Do you want to contribute to change & improvement for those who need it?
Do you have resilience & adaptability? Can you work effectively with a focus on customer service and care?
If yes, then we'd love to hear from you…
What we offer:
At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:
- Flexible working options including hybrid working
- 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 33 days plus Bank Holidays
- An extra day off for your birthday
- Pension with 5% employer contribution
- Enhanced sick pay allowances, maternity & paternity payments
- High Street, retail, holiday, entertainment & leisure discounts
- Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance
- Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
- Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression
About the Role:
This role is a hybrid working role and is based at our Singer Street offices, Islington, London for a minimum of one day a week and home working, subject to operational demand. As a Deputy Head of Service you will assist the Head of Service (HoS) to deliver consistently safe, high-quality support for all service users across the Service and ensure contractual targets are met. You will deputise in the absence of the HoS.
- Assist the HoS to deliver a high-quality service across London, meeting funder requirements and deputising in HoS absence.
- Coordinate of the continuous improvement of the DA Service, ensuring consistent implementation across all aspects of the Service.
- Facilitate consultation across the teams and other key stakeholders to develop new and build on existing good practice, implement and support the strategic direction of the regional business plan.
- Be responsible for the day-to-day management of staff, ensuring appropriate and effective delivery of services to survivors, including, safeguarding, risk assessment, needs assessment, safety planning, referrals to other agencies and MARACs.
- Drive continuous improvement of performance through use of data and other operational information to ensure teams perform to the highest standards at all times. This will include developing further data sources/requirements to ensure where possible all aspects of DA Service performance are evidenced.
- Coordinate the auditing and analysis of data and other information required for the performance and monitoring reports for the commissioner as well as ad hoc requests from partners, HoS and/or Director.
- Help build on and lead external relationships promoting positive working relationships to ensure the best possible support and outcomes is provided to eligible service users.
- Ensure we are meeting the needs of our service users to a standard as expected of our commissioners and partners.
- Be a Designated Safeguarding Officer.
Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.
Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.
Victim Support strives to represent the diverse communities we serve and are passionate about creating an environment where all staff and volunteers feel respected and heard. Being a diverse organisation with an inclusive culture is integral to us being able to meet our aim of ensuring that anyone who is a victim of crime gets the support they need.
As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we particularly welcome applicants from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. VS is also a Disability Confident Employer and we provide a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for candidates that are disabled and meet all essential criteria for a role.
If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.
How to apply:
To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.
We look forward to hearing from you.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date.
Circa £48,000 per annum
Permanent
Part home/Part office (London) based
UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.
This is a great opportunity to join the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) as our Senior UK Policy Adviser: Health and Wellbeing.
As a member of the UK Policy and Advocacy team, this role will be responsible for leading our policy work focusing on early childhood health and wellbeing. Working closely with colleagues across the Advocacy and Programmes Departments, the role will be expected to develop and deliver an effective influencing strategy, based on robust evidence and persuasive policy asks that help protect and promote the physical and mental health and wellbeing of babies and young children living in the UK. You’ll be joining at an exciting time for our team as we adapt our Early Moments Matter Campaign to the context of influencing and engaging with a new Government.
To succeed in this role, you’ll need to have an in-depth understanding of policy-making processes and how to develop effective influencing strategies, excellent research and writing skills and a good understanding of the policy context of early childhood health and/or other UK child wellbeing topic area.
Act now and visit the website via the apply button to apply online.
Closing date: 9am, Tuesday 12 November 2024.
Interview date: Thursday 28 November 2024 via video conferencing (MS Teams).
In return, we offer:
· excellent pay and benefits (including flexible working, generous annual leave and pension, big brand discounts and wellbeing tools)
· outstanding training and learning opportunities and the support to flourish in your role
· impressive open plan office space and facilities on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
· an open culture and workplace with colleagues who share our values, enjoy their work and are motivated to do their utmost for children.
· the opportunity to work in a leading children’s organisation making a difference to children around the world
Our application process: We use a system called "Applied" that anonymises your responses and focuses on your actual skills that are relevant to this role. This benefits you by giving you a greater chance of expressing your skills in this objective selection process.
We anticipate most colleagues will work one or two days a week in the office on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, East London and the rest of the time from home. We will happily discuss other flexible options to suit your circumstances.
We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, disabled candidates, and from men, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level at UNICEF UK. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for children.
UNICEF UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
We welcome a conversation about your flexible working requirements, personal growth, and promoting a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.
The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.
We only accept online applications as this saves us money, making more funds available for us to help ensure children’s rights.
If you require support in completing the online form or an application form in an alternative format, please contact the Supporter Care line during office hours.
If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.
Registered Charity Nos. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland)
Collaborate closely with our Senior Fundraising Manager to identify funding opportunities, develop compelling proposals, support individual giving and contribute to bid writing for projects that align with CSE’s strategic goals.
Pay and conditions
- The role is full-time (37.5 hours per week) but will consider a minimum of 30 hours.
- The salary for the role will be £27,121 to £32,486
- You will be entitled to 25 days paid holiday (plus statutory holidays).
CSE offer a range of benefits including, subsidised bike purchase and Tech Scheme, Life Assurance, Health Cash plan, retail discounts and discounted breakdown cover and many more.
We will pay fees and expenses on relevant training courses.
Specific responsibilities
An applicant appointed to the role will be expected to:
- Write compelling funding pitches for projects or fundraising campaigns.
- Represent CSE at external events to promote our work, support horizon scanning and identify future partners for the fundraising team to work with.
- Maintain accurate and up to date fundraising content on website, all other CSE communications channels and third-party platforms.
- Support the running of online and in-person events to raise awareness of CSE’s work with key stakeholders and potential funders.
- Steward current individual supporters, building engagement through a supporter journey.
- Develop campaigns and appeals to engage with new audiences and encourage new supporters.
- Ensure all income and donations are processed, and acknowledged appropriately, including using systems for accurately managing supporter data.
- Research Trusts and Foundations to identify prospects with objectives which align with CSE’s strategic goals. Collate this information in an appropriate, accessible format.
- Develop creative ways of presenting CSE to engage corporate partners leading to mutually beneficial relationships with social purpose.
- Write content for sections of bids.
To see a more detailed list of responsibilities please see the supporting documents attached. These documents are also available to download from our website.
Essential attributes for this role include:
- GCSE Maths and English or equivalent.
- Competence with MS Office programmes – in particular Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access.
- Excellent verbal and written communication expertise, able to communicate complex ideas to a range of audiences.
- Empathetic and communicative – able to nurture and build relationships with a wide range of donors and supporters.
- Self-motivated with ability to work independently and with limited supervision and as part of a team.
- Good time management skills, including priority setting, multi-tasking and problem-solving.
- Understanding of trust and foundation funders.
Please note, the above is an overview of the skills required for this role. To see the full list of essential and desirable skills please see the attached job description.
How to apply
To apply, please download and complete the application form available from our website. Your application should demonstrate your suitability for the role against the criteria outlined in the person specification.
The closing date for applications is 12pm on Tuesday 29 October 2024
Interviews are expected to take place Tuesday 5 or Wednesday 6 November 2024, though this is subject to change.
If invited to interview, we will ask you to provide evidence of eligibility to work in the UK.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Head of Finance is a pivotal role for the Trust, providing leadership in financial management and planning. You’ll also play a leading role in strategy and policy setting as part of the Senior Management Team and will lead a small team of staff and volunteers. You will work closely with our Honorary Treasurer, leading the Trust’s Finance & Resources Committee for the executive team. Ideally you will have experience in charity financial management.
You will be responsible for delivering the accounting and controls and the budgeting, forecasting, planning and analysis for the business. This role will have significant interaction with non-finance staff providing support and guidance.
We are looking for a qualified accountant with 5+ years PQE, who will lead the Finance Team. You will combine this with a positive and innovative attitude, constantly looking to improve performance and support our teams across the Trust. This a perfect role for someone who is excited by an opportunity to have the autonomy and breadth of role and to work with a team of staff and volunteers committed to nature’s recovery.
We are looking for a leader with a high technical knowledge and who is solutions-focussed and who has the desire and ability to inspire and guide colleagues across the Trust.
This role is for someone who wants to have a positive impact on the natural world and help drive the Trust forward. If you feel you have the knowledge and experience we need and would like to be part of a team of staff and volunteers who care passionately about the future of wildlife, please do apply.
You can find a lot more information about the role in the Recruitment Pack, including details of our benefits package, and information on how to apply.
The deadline for applications is 9am on Friday 8 November.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Sightsavers is looking for an experienced Data Analyst with International Development programmatic experience to produce technical organisational reports and dashboards, provide support to colleagues and analyse programmatic data. This is an exciting time to join Sightsaver's DART team, as the organisation undergoes a digital transformation in data analytics.
Salary: Local terms and conditions apply
Location: UK - remote
Contract: 24-month Fixed Term Contract
Hours: Ideally minimum of 4 days / 28 hours, maximum 5 days / 35 hours with some flexibility around hours worked
Sightsavers is looking for a Data Analyst with International Development programmatic experience and who has worked with inclusive data and DHIS2. You will be extracting meaningful information, producing reports and dashboards to deadlines, providing training and support to colleagues across the international organisation. This is a technical role and someone with experience of Sightsavers key thematic areas of eye health, education, social inclusion and NTDs would be particularly of interest.
Some key duties include:
- Support the development and production of quarterly and annual dashboards and data reports, using Power BI, Excel and DHIS2-based approaches, for dissemination across the organisation
- Conduct data analysis on Sightsavers projects
- Strengthen country office data reporting systems
- Work with country offices to map and improve project data flows.
This is a varied role, please read the full for further details.
Essential experience and skills for this role:
- Graduate level qualification or equivalent work-based experience in statistics, information systems, international development, public health or any other with a core statistical/analytical component.
- Proven successful track record of working with organisational data management systems and applying data analysis/statistical techniques to data (within health, education, international development or other fields directly related to Sightsavers' thematic portfolio).
- Practical experience of good data quality and data cleaning practices to prepare data sets for use in analytics software.
- Experience of capacity building and supporting staff in different contexts (face to face, online) to deliver organisational data collection to deadlines
- Understanding of international development issues and a commitment to equality of opportunity for disabled people.
- Practical experience of DHIS2 for data collection, reporting and visualisation
- Experience of digital transformation, implementing new software/tools/working practices within an organization.
- Proficient in the use of Power BI, Tableau or other data visualisation software.
- Experience of using Power Query for extraction, transformation, loading and connecting data from different data sources.
- Able to work with multiple stakeholders and ensure differing concerns and priorities are effectively managed.
- Fluent in English, with experience of writing reports and briefings in English
Desirable experience and skills:
- Master's degree in international development, international relations, geography, statistics or appropriate equivalent.
- French and/or Portuguese language skills
To apply for this exciting opportunity, please complete an application via our recruitment portal.
As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.
Sightsavers is an employer that does not tolerate any form of harassment and has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse. All potential candidates will be subjected to rigorous background checks and controls.
In line with its commitment to safe programming and recruitment, Sightsavers participates in the inter-agency (MDS) administered by the . Through collaboration with other MDS members, Sightsavers aims to ensure that there are no sexual exploitation, abuse or harassment issues relating to potential new hires and that we can respond systematically to checks from fellow MDS members. This ensures our work is accountable, delivered to a high standard and supports safeguarding across the development and humanitarian fields.
Operations Administrator
We have an exciting opportunity for an Operations Administrator to join an exciting charity whose mission is to see the lives of offenders and their communities visibly transformed by hope through support, empowerment, and opportunity.
Position: Operations Administrator
Location: Newcastle
Hours: Full-time
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £24,094 to £25,815 per annum
Closing date: 31st October 2024
About the role
As Operations Administrator, you will work as part of the Operations Team to ensure the smooth running of the ‘behind the scenes’ work of the organisation, to support the Operations Manager in processing the monthly impact measurement data and to provide operational administrative and IT support for the organisation’s outreach teams and the general work of the organisation.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Reporting – collating and analysing information to showcase the performance and impact of the organisation’s work to all identified stakeholders
- Working alongside our teams to gather all required information for impact management according to required deadlines
- Produce impact reports for grant funders and internal/external stakeholders
- Use performance data to produce evaluative reports and metrics for analysis
- Collate and curate good news stories for internal and external promotion and celebration of the organisation’s work e.g. newsletters, social media and internal good news roundups
- Support our onsite and remote team members in their use of our Microsoft platform and accounts, emails, calendars, and IT assets including onboarding new team members.
- Be able to maintain computer systems and equipment and help troubleshoot/help problem solve any issues that may arise
- Administer our risk management processes by recording the verbal reporting of concerns, risks and issues of staff and ongoing tracking of actions
- Conducting the administration of recruitment & induction, staff leave, staff HR changes, appraisals, volunteers, and sub-contractors.
About You
Do you have an eye for detail and an analytical mind? Are you a problem solver? We are looking for someone to join our operations team to support our Head of Operations in seeing the lives of offenders and their communities visibly transformed.
To succeed in the role of Operations Administrator, your key skills will include:
- Both appreciates and models the core principles and values of the organisation
- Identifies with the Christian ethos and mission of the organisation
- Good Organisational skills and excellent IT skills
- Highly proficient in the use of Excel, Word and Powerpoint
- A strong track record of verbal and written communications
- Have strong interpersonal skills, being able to work and contribute as part of a team
- The ability to analyse and interpret data
- Ability to use own initiative and actively problem-solve
- The ability to manage self, including balancing conflicting priorities
About the employer
The employer is a charity that works with offenders and their communities in prisons and communities across the UK:
- In prisons
The organisation provides education, enrichment, and faith groups. They also supply resource packs to prisons, which include hygiene packs and creative packs.
- In communities
They work to reduce social isolation, build community, and address chaotic lifestyles. They also partner with churches to develop relational communities.
- Support for ex-offenders
The organisation provides a 1:2:1 mentoring program to support ex-offenders during the first few months after release. The program helps mentees find meaningful employment and build a stable future.
The organisation’s mission is to: Support offenders, Empower offenders, Provide opportunities for offenders, Help offenders take control of their lives, and Help offenders become active contributors to their communities.
We very much welcome previous experience as Operations Administrator, Operations Admin, Operations Coordinator, Operations Admin, Administration Coordinator, Admin, Administrator, Administration, HR Administrator, HR Admin, Human Resources Administrator, HR Coordinator, HR Support Administrator, HR and Finance Administrator, Finance and HR Administrator.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation
Using Anonymous Recruitment
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KCLSU is looking for a Student Voice Coordinator work within the Student Voice team to coordinate the development and delivery of representation practices, and embed these processes across KCLSU’s Community Engagement Department and our student voice partnership work with King’s College London. This will be focused on Student Futures, a large-scale transformation portfolio King’s College London is undertaking.
Student Futures aims to improve student experiences in key areas across the next three years. These areas include improving core processes and systems for education delivery; ensuring the university is able to provide proactive and personalised support for student wellbeing; and delivering a distinct, valuable extra and co-curricular student experience.
At times, the post-holder will also be required to support other King’s Transformation Office programmes, such as Campus Futures, which is overseeing the development of King’s campus spaces and facilities in the next few years.
This role is funded for the next three years, the planned timeline of the Student Futures portfolio, and is offered as a 3-year fixed-term contract.
Job Specification
ENHANCING REPRESENTATIVE PROCESSES
• Act as central point of contact for colleagues across King’s and KCLSU for centralising and sharing information about student voice and representation structures related to Transformation Office projects;
• Set up and oversee systems for the management of student representative data between KCLSU and various King’s project teams;
• Ensure that all areas of student representative recruitment, induction, and support are conducted smoothly;
• Record student attendance and other participation data to support evaluation processes and ensure appropriate remuneration;
• Support the payment of remuneration and/or incentives to student participants where required, working with the KCLSU Finance and relevant King’s teams to ensure this is appropriately administered and recorded.
ORGANISING REPRESENTATION PRACTICES
• Lead on the practical organisation of Student Futures representation practices – calendar management, room booking, procuring materials, etc.;
• Liaise with KCLSU and King’s College London colleagues across a range of teams to ensure smooth operational delivery;
• Provide support with other Transformation Office representation practices where necessary.
DATA & COMMUNICATIONS
• Support the Policy & Research Coordinator with the capture and analysis of datasets relating to the student experience, including data from relevant representation practices;
• Contribute to the scrutiny of evidence, trends, and datasets to identify to identify insight relevant to key Student Futures projects;
• Contribute to student-facing communications related to Student Futures and other Transformation Office programmes as relevant, including updating KCLSU webpages
• Contribute to the delivery of training, guidance, and ongoing support for Student Officers and other student representatives across KCLSU, equipping students with the knowledge and skills that enable them to thrive in their roles and feel empowered to grow as leaders.
GENERAL
• Operate in accordance with health and safety regulations;
• Ensure compliance with GDPR in handling student and any other personal data;
• Undertake any other task appropriate for the grade and responsibilities of the post that may from time to time be reasonably requested.
Candidate Specification
KNOWLEDGE:
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office products, particularly Outlook, Teams, Word, and Excel
• (Desired) Basic understanding of representation systems and practices in universities and students’ unions
EXPERIENCE:
• Experience of working with people via email, audio or video call, and face-to-face
• Experience of providing administrative support
• Experience of working with data
• Experience working as part of a busy team
• (Desired) Experience of working with young people, students, or similar
• (Desired) Experience of working in successful partnership with a range of stakeholders
• (Desired) Experience of using customer relationship management (CRM) or membership management systems
SKILLS:
• Organised and methodical, with strong administrative skills and excellent attention to detail
• Good written and verbal communication skills, able to explain processes or provide instructions clearly and succinctly
• Ability to work in collaboration with others and use initiative and creativity to resolve problems
• Ability to manage working time effectively, prioritise appropriately, and ask for help when necessary
• (Desired) Ability to analyse quantitative and qualitative data to produce insights
• (Desired) Competent IT skills and the ability to learn new systems quickly
APTITUDE:
• Proactive working style with a commitment to learning, development, and innovation
• A commitment to the principles and practices of equality and diversity
The list above is not exhaustive. For further details, please review our Job Pack.
Application Process
If this is you, please apply by providing a supporting statement and addressing each key requirements of the role.
You will see on our Job Pack that we are a equal opportunities employer and we live by our 4 main values: Inclusive, Collaborative, Open and Brave. KCLSU is a fun, social and flexible work environment which offers opportunities for development as well as great staff benefits.
Benefits of Working for KCLSU include:
- Hybrid Working Policy
- Pension Contribution
- Interest Free Season Ticket Loan & Computer Loan
- Cycle to work Scheme
- Enhanced Sick Pay
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
- Eye Tests & single focal glasses allowance
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and university closure days
- Discounts at KCLSU venues
- £30 wellbeing allowance per term
- Employee Assistance Programme
- "No meeting Friday" ethos
- Death in Service
At KCLSU Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are at the heart of everything we do and we endeavor to ensure equal treatment of all candidates. We welcome a diverse range of applicants and are open to discussing flexibility with the right candidate. Reasonable adjustments will be made for candidates with disabilities at all stages of the recruitment and selection process, and to ensure that a successful candidate with a disability can undertake the post.
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply for this role you must:
- Be eligible to work in the UK, and provide proof of this (i.e. a passport/visa) when asked by KCLSU. Please note that KCLSU is unable to offer visa sponsorship.
- Have a National Insurance number, or be in the process of applying for one
- Not be a trustee of King’s College London Students’ Union
KCLSU is an independent charitable organisation that works to further the interests of approximately 36000 students at King's College London. Join us!
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!
The charity is 9 years old, and initially started its work in Blackpool, the community facing the highest multiple deprivation in the country, before starting to scale. After slow and steady growth in our early years, a combination of our reputation, growing evidence, and the increased demand for place based change has seen our rate of growth rising in recent years. We are taking a “quality first” approach to scaling our delivery work, as we cannot let down any of our communities through scaling beyond our capability.
In order to support the increasing level of demand for our work, over the next five years, the fundraising team will embark on an ambitious growth strategy – as we look to grow our income £8 million this year to £20 million by 2029, increasing the breadth, depth and number of communities that we serve.
The successful candidate will play an integral role in designing, developing and leading the delivery of our fundraising strategy to ensure that children and young people have the best start in life. They will be responsible for a broad range of income streams with a particular focus on growth across high net worth individuals, individual giving, corporate and digital whilst continuing to effectively maintain and build upon our strong funder base in trusts, foundations, philanthropy and statutory support. They will also directly oversee the wider fundraising team which currently includes the fundraising manager and fundraising officer roles.
Key Responsibilities
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Overseeing the successful design, development and implementation of Right to Succeed’s 5 year fundraising strategy.
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Leading, inspiring, developing and managing the charity’s fundraising team, taking overall responsibility for achieving fundraising targets for the organisation.
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Ensuring a collaborative and integrated approach to fundraising across the organisation through working collaboratively with the finance and programmes team to ensure maximum efficiency across our prospecting, budgeting, monitoring, tracking and reporting processes
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Ensuring that fundraising activities comply with legal and regulatory standards, including donor privacy, tax regulations, and the Fundraising Regulator’s code of practice
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Building positive, sustainable relationships both internal and externally, effectively managing all key stakeholders and funders.
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Representing Right to Succeed externally, including organising and attending funder events and regularly engaging with local and regional commissioners and funders.
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Providing key fundraising insight to the Senior Executive team and when required trustee board as part of the wider leadership group, shaping organisational strategy and decision-making.
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Identifying opportunities and potential challenges, working collaboratively across functions to maximise impact and mitigate risk.
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Working in partnership with the communications team to align cross-departmental priorities ensuring that increasing organizational profile leads to greater levels of funder interest in supporting our work
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Working collaboratively with the Finance Director to ensure clear alignment of budget management processes and being proactive in managing and communicating change and risk
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Developing an in-depth knowledge understanding of our work and the communities we serve to enable the production of high-quality fundraising materials, proposals and reports
Fundraising
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Overseeing a diverse portfolio of income streams, with a clear strategy and plan for growth and sustainability
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Working alongside the Senior Executive and wider leadership team to set, monitor and deliver annual income and expenditure targets.
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Support the Senior Executive team in cultivating new relationships and stewardship of HNWI whilst continuing to build upon our existing funder base, ensuring that all supporters receive a first-class experience.
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Proactively planning for meetings with funders, prospects and networking events to develop new opportunities.
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Working collaboratively with the comms and and programmes teams to increase awareness of RtS and our programmes, developing professional and engaging fundraising materials including fundraising applications, proposals, appeals, pitches and reports.
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Identifying new fundraising trends and developments and make recommendations to the Senior Executive team around resource prioritization.
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Ensuring the fundraising database and pipeline is fully kept up to date, implementing and embedding a clear framework for decision making regarding fundraising opportunities across the organisation.
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Working collectively with the Chief Programmes Officer and Programme Directors to identify, develop and grow local funding opportunities within their respective communities
Budgeting, reporting and compliance
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Managing the team budget, providing regular reports as required to the Senior Executive, Finance, Development Committee and Board of Trustees.
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Setting, delivering and monitoring the fundraising business plan, ensuring all objectives and KPIs are met and risks are managed as appropriate.
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Ensuring all fundraising activity complies with legal and regulatory standards.
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Supporting the finance team in compiling information for the annual audit process
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Working with the finance and programme teams to ensure alignment across organisational, funder and programme budgets
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Maximising the effectiveness of our organisational CRM (Hubspot) to provide high-quality analysis, insight, reporting and strategic decision making
Leadership and management
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Developing a collaborative, high-performance culture that is ambitious, passionate and proactive in its strategic and operational practice.
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Providing effective line management to direct reports, setting and monitoring individual performance objectives and motivating the team to be innovative and professional in its thinking and delivery.
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Ensuring all fundraising staff receive clear and consistent direction and feedback to enable them to perform to the best of their ability.
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Having an open attitude to constructive peer feedback around improving policies and processes as we continue to learn and grow as an organisation
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Being an inspiring ambassador for RtS, networking widely, and ensuring it is reflected in the strategies, outputs and behaviors of the fundraising team.
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Contributing to the strategic direction of the charity, joining the senior executive team meetings once the fundraising function is working effectively.
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Leading by example in terms of your work ethic, your commitment to the delivery of results and demonstrating the values of the organisation in all that you do.
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Investing in the professional development of your team, ensuring that they are growing in their roles and as members of the Right to Succeed staff team.
Travel
This role will require travel to Right to Succeed’s offices in Liverpool and Manchester as well as to funder meetings across the UK. It is essential that the post-holder has access to a car or excellent transport systems.
Person Specification
Experience required (essential)
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Strong track record of meeting and exceeding fundraising targets in a senior fundraising role.
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Leading the development and implementation of a successful fundraising strategy generating significant organisational income.
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Track record of working across different forms of fundraising including trusts & foundations, high net worth individuals, individual giving, corporate and statutory/public sector.
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Track record of leading, managing and inspiring high performing fundraising teams.
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Proficient in research, strategic planning, budgeting and monitoring.
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Fostering successful relationships and partnerships with key internal and external stakeholders.
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Bringing together influential funders and policy makers to increase awareness and support of key issues.
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to facilitate senior stakeholder meetings, speak engagingly to a wide range of audiences and to represent RtS externally.
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Understanding of the issues facing the children, young people and communities that we serve.
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Collaborative working style and excellent relationship building skills.
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Working with Senior Executive teams and trustee boards.
Experience required (desirable)
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Experience in working with city regions, local authorities, government departments and their commissioning processes.
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Leading local or national fundraising campaigns.
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Knowledge of utilising CRM systems (we use Hubspot) for fundraising.
Skills & Personal Qualities (essential)
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Commitment to the aims and ethos of Right to Succeed and a desire to bring about positive change in relation to societal inequity.
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Business management and Financial management skills.
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Strong leadership skills and the ability to enthuse, motivate and develop a team and partnerships that deliver results.
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Ability to think strategically and to communicate a compelling strategic vision.
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Excellent all round communication skills and relationship management abilities.
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Professional and resourceful, with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
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Ability to model and instill the Right to Succeed values as outlined below.
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Strong organisational and people management skills.
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Ability to work in a small, but highly ambitious, growing organisation
Qualifications and Knowledge (essential)
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Awareness of local areas, key challenges and understanding of current contexts
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Collective impact and place-based change
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In-depth knowledge of education improvement and community development
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How to Apply
To apply for this position, please submit a CV and a supporting statement including your motivation for applying and how you meet the criteria for the role by end of day on Friday 8th November.
Please note we will be interviewing candidates as applications are received and may close the vacancy earlier if a suitable candidate is identified. Candidates are advised to apply as early as possible.
Unfortunately, we can’t consider any candidates who do not submit a supporting statement.
Your supporting statement must not exceed two pages and should cover your motivation for applying for the role and how your skills and experience meet the criteria outlined in the Person Specification. This is also your opportunity to evidence the written communication skills that will be necessary for the role.
Timetable
Applications invited by Friday 8th November
Interviews:
Stage one will be held on Zoom on Tuesday 12th and Wednesday 13th November
Stage two will be held on Monday 18th and Tuesday 19th November
Start date: December 2024/January 2025
These dates may be subject to change.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Join us as the Network Coordinator for the Liverpool Access to Advice Network (LATAN) and be at the forefront of transforming access to legal advice and support in Liverpool!
As the Network Coordinator, you will play a crucial role in driving greater buy-in and commitment to LATAN, ensuring its sustainability and growth. This dynamic role involves securing funding, growing robust collaborations with community organisations, and building strong relationships with key stakeholders to support and elevate the network.
Requirements
- A sound working knowledge of third sector organisations in Liverpool
- Fundraising experience and the ability to secure long-term funding.
- Strong skills in managing and coordinating multiple tasks and projects efficiently.
- Experience in building and nurturing partnerships and identifying opportunities for collaboration.
- Ability to develop detailed work plans, timelines, and reports that showcase positive outcomes and impacts.
- Ability to use a variety of ICT tools and systems, including Office365.
- Ability to manage own workload whilst collaborating with others.
- Experience in social policy and campaign work or ability to support and amplify social policy and campaign efforts within the network
- A commitment to the active promotion of equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practices.
About us
Established in 2020 through a groundbreaking project funded by Liverpool City Council (LCC), The University of Liverpool, and Citizens Advice Liverpool, LATAN has become a strong, evidence-led network strengthening innovative collaboration in the Liverpool advice sector. By working in partnership and developing a thriving community of practice, LATAN is enhancing how advice services operate in the city.
The Communications Intern is a member of the Development and External Affairs team. Their key focus is enabling impactful content production and championing high communications standards. The comms intern will report to the Communications and Publicity Manager and will support the development of a consistent and effective brand story that engages and unites both our external and internal audiences.
Pay and conditions
- The role is full-time (37.5 hours per week). 9-month fixed term contract.
- The salary for the role will be £23,850 (starting salary will depend on skills and experience).
- You will be entitled to 25 days paid holiday (plus statutory holidays).
CSE offer a range of benefits including, subsidised bike purchase and Tech Scheme, Life Assurance, Health Cash plan, retail discounts and discounted breakdown cover and many more.
We will pay fees and expenses on relevant training courses.
Specific responsibilities
An applicant appointed to the role will be expected to:
- Create engaging digital content for website, social media, and e-newsletters, through written copy and graphics.
- Support the management of CSE’s website, including uploading and editing content.
- Plan, manage, and deliver 4-6 small (30-40 people) in person or larger online (100 people) events annually, including coordination of logistics, content development, and stakeholder engagement.
- Support with edits to designed materials including factsheets and leaflets using Adobe Creative Suite.
- Support internal communications including organising systems and producing our monthly internal e-newsletter by creating content that motivates employees and informs them of important issues.
- Support with digital channel optimisation including PPC, SEO, social media (paid and organic).
- Support the development of CSE’s social media presence through content creation, scheduling posts, monitoring engagement and reporting.
- Contribute to the operational success of CSE by assisting the team with administrative and organisational duties as necessary. Collaborate with all teams to ensure cohesive delivery of our brand story across the organisation and through all communications.
- Collaborate with teams to monitor brand health, analyse audience insights, and refine our communications strategy.
- Ensure content strategy and resulting core content (incl. image library management, print production, core content, copywriting, designed asset production, and management) is up to date, consistent with our brand guidelines, of high quality and readily available for use by the CSE teams.
To see a more detailed list of responsibilities please see the supporting documents attached. These documents are also available to download from our website.
Essential attributes for this role include:
- Minimum Maths and English GCSE.
- Experience of using social media to engage with communities and individuals.
- Basic knowledge of graphic design tools (e.g., Canva, Adobe Creative Suite).
- Creative – ability to translate business requirements into engaging content. Ability to present complex information in an accessible and appropriate manner. In particular, creating engaging visual content.
- Flexible and able to respond professionally to changing briefs, deadlines and priorities.
Please note, the above is an overview of the skills required for this role. To see the full list of essential and desirable skills please see the attached job description.
How to apply
To apply, please download and complete the application form available from our website. Your application should demonstrate your suitability for the role against the criteria outlined in the person specification.
The closing date for applications is 11:59pm on Thursday 31 October 2024.
Interviews are expected to take place Monday 18 or Tuesday 19 November 2024, though this is subject to change.
If invited to interview, we will ask you to provide evidence of eligibility to work in the UK.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The role (what you will be doing)
You will work to create a strong sense of belonging and community cohesion in Lyde Green and the surrounding area, helping Lyde Green be a great place to live, work and play.
You will do this by embedding our strengths-based approach to community development and building a sustainable approach to volunteering, community engagement, and support.
You’ll champion that people know best what is needed in their local area and that they have the ideas, skills, and talents to make it happen, connecting like-minded individuals together and encouraging people to engage and act on things that matter to them.
The LGCA (about the charity)
Lyde Green Community Association CIO (LGCA) is a charity that has been set up by residents for the benefit of the community in Lyde Green and the surrounding area. It is run by local volunteers, with the objective of generating community spirit and making Lyde Green a great place to live and visit. As well as organising community events, we support a community partnership that meets regularly to solve problems that matter to residents and help the whole community shape its future.
The LGCA run and operate Lyde Green Community Centre, situated at the heart of Lyde Green near the local primary school and nursery. It is an exciting time to be working in Lyde Green, and the LGCA have received lots of support from both residents and local partners to date.
Your responsibilities
General
- · Work closely with the Charity Manager and Trustees to ensure the outcomes of the Community Connector project are delivered
- · Lead and embed the LGCA’s strengths-based community development approach
- · Work as the Charity’s Volunteer Coordinator, developing and maintaining guidance and encouraging active participation in the community
- · Help plan and support charity events
- · Being an initial point of contact for the charity’s community engagement work, dealing with enquiries across multiple channels
- · Report on and monitor project progress and agreed KPIs at the quarterly partnership meeting and via grant funding reports
- · Ensure notice boards, website and social media are up-to-date with opportunities to get involved
- · Work within LGCA’s policies and procedures
- · Undertake any other reasonable duties as required
Explore and discover
- · Develop a good understanding of Lyde Green and the surrounding area
- · Find out what is already happening in the area
- · Listen to local people and find out what they care about, what their hopes and dreams are for the area, and what they’d be willing to take action on
- · Build trusted and respectful relationships with residents, services and partners in the area
Make connections
- · Connect people together based on their interests or ideas
- · Connect people to existing groups or organisations
- · Signpost people to relevant support services eg employability, training
- · Encourage people to try new things
- · Promote use of Lyde Green Community Centre as a safe, warm space and use it and other local assets to bring people together
- · Share knowledge on how to access funding and guidance so that people can get started with their ideas or projects
Celebrate success
- · Help people share and celebrate their stories of success and encourage more volunteering
- · Work with those already linked to and engaged in Lyde Green to understand the role they wish to play in the wider community
- · Share what has worked well with other volunteers, groups and projects
Build momentum
- · Support the design of project outcomes when working with people
- · Contribute to the monitoring and evaluation requirements of a project
- · Demonstrate a commitment to personal learning
- · Increase the number of people volunteering and actively engaging in the community
- · Help demystify volunteering and overcome barriers (eg setting up groups, navigating processes, assessing risk, accessing funding etc)
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!
The Maypole Project is in an exciting phase of development.
This role needs to ensure that the Maypole Model of therapeutic support is delivered effectively, with maintained high-quality standards and associated appropriate resource levels. Working to The Maypole Project vision of availability of our therapies to everyone who needs it reaching across the UK through appropriate outreach.
Helping the team to achieve to our mutually developed strategic plan for growth in these key areas: service uptake, service provision, quality and resourcing. While also raising the profile of Maypole Project Model of support.
Ensuring standardised ways of recording data and disseminating the impact of our services in communications to a range of stakeholders including for contracts/grants as well as for key supporters and internally the Board and staff team.
- Advocate and network:
- Aiming to promote the services of the Maypole Project and our unique model of support:
- Arrange and provide connections and talks with a range of audiences with a plan together with our Head of Development.
- Through this creating potential connections for future contracts for The Maypole Project services and/or engagement in sponsorship of our work.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Dementia Carers Count have an exciting hybrid opportuinity to deliver timely and efficient fundraising and administrative support, at home with one day in the London office, as we work to ensure that no dementia carer ever feels isolated, invisible or alone.
Job Title: Fundraising & Admin Officer
Reports to: Public Fundraising Manager
Contract: Permanent contract
Hours: 35 hours/week
Salary: £30,000 pa
Location: Hybrid, one day a week in the London office.
Job purpose
To deliver timely and efficient fundraising and administrative support, as we work to ensure that no dementia carer ever feels isolated, invisible or alone.
Key responsibilities
• Be the first point of contact for supporters, campaigners and others, managing enquiries via post, online and over the phone to ensure everyone has a quality experience.
• Manage processes for fundraising donations.
• Work with teams across the organisation and with carers to produce creative and engaging thank you and stewardship materials.
• Support the fundraising team with prospect research to help identify potential new supporters.
• Draft funder reports, small trust funding applications and fundraising communications.
• Support the administration and delivery of fundraising activities and initiatives.
• Keep up to date with sector developments and best practice in fundraising.
• Support the marketing & communications manager to deliver effective internal communications.
• Support the services team to deal with carer enquiries and casework, administer online groups, and produce reports.
• Support the organisation with general administrative duties as required.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Sightsavers is looking for an experienced Data Analyst with International Development programmatic experience to produce technical organisational reports and dashboards, provide support to colleagues and analyse programmatic data. This is an exciting time to join Sightsaver’s DART team, as the organisation undergoes a digital transformation in data analytics.
Salary: Local terms and conditions apply
Location: Lusaka Zambia, Nwoya Uganda, Dar es Salaam Tanzania, Nairobi Kenya, Bamako Mali, Freetown Sierra Leone or Abuja Nigeria
Contract: 24-month Fixed Term Contract
Hours: This is a full-time role with some flexibility around hours worked.
About the role
Sightsavers is looking for a Data Analyst with International Development programmatic experience and who has worked with inclusive data and DHIS2. You will be extracting meaningful information, producing reports and dashboards to deadlines, providing training and support to colleagues across the international organisation. This is a technical role and someone with experience of Sightsavers key thematic areas of eye health, education, social inclusion and NTDs would be particularly of interest.
Some key duties include:
- Support the development and production of quarterly and annual dashboards and data reports, using Power BI, Excel and DHIS2-based approaches, for dissemination across the organisation
- Conduct data analysis on Sightsavers projects
- Strengthen country office data reporting systems
- Work with country offices to map and improve project data flows.
This is a varied role, please read the full job description for further details.
Essential experience and skills for this role:
- Graduate level qualification or equivalent work-based experience in statistics, information systems, international development, public health or any other with a core statistical/analytical component.
- Proven successful track record of working with organisational data management systems and applying data analysis/statistical techniques to data (within health, education, international development or other fields directly related to Sightsavers’ thematic portfolio).
- Practical experience of good data quality and data cleaning practices to prepare data sets for use in analytics software.
- Experience of capacity building and supporting staff in different contexts (face to face, online) to deliver organisational data collection to deadlines
- Understanding of international development issues and a commitment to equality of opportunity for disabled people.
- Practical experience of DHIS2 for data collection, reporting and visualisation
- Experience of digital transformation, implementing new software/tools/working practices within an organization.
- Proficient in the use of Power BI, Tableau or other data visualisation software.
- Experience of using Power Query for extraction, transformation, loading and connecting data from different data sources.
- Able to work with multiple stakeholders and ensure differing concerns and priorities are effectively managed.
- Fluent in English, with experience of writing reports and briefings in English
Desirable experience and skills:
- Master’s degree in international development, international relations, geography, statistics or appropriate equivalent.
- French and/or Portuguese language skills
Next steps
To apply for this exciting new opportunity, please complete an application via our recruitment portal.
We anticipate that remote interviews will take place in late November and the evaluation process will include a two-stage interview with a written task.
Closing date: Sunday 3 November 2024
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Operating at Deputy Management level, this job description reflects approximately 70% of your role and day to day task. You will be required to other tasks within the remit of your role.
Hourly Rate £14.75
+ £150 weekend on call retainer
Contracted Hours 28 – 37 hpw
Role operations split: 70 % direct hands-on Support 30% Hands off support
You First is a forward thinking, innovative and market leading Social Enterprise, formed as a Community Interest Company (CIC), that enables autistic people, people with learning disabilities and/or mental health illness to build and grow their lives in a way that is both meaningful and purposeful for them.
Responsibilities
As a Team Coordinator you will: 30% Hands Off (to include, but exclusive of)
- Deliver One-to-Ones for Support workers.
- Complete Return to Work interviews for Support Workers
- Chair some Micro-Team Meetings where required.
- Carry out observations of social care practice, including medication assessments.
- Take a lead role in Quality Assurance audits and other management reporting duties where required.
- Contribute to the writing on care plans, including assessment and risk management plans.
- Support On Call once a month by being available to cover last minute Support Worker absence for which you will be paid £150 retainer plus your hourly rate for any support delivered. (On call start at 5pm on a Fri to 9am the following Mon)
- Support roster writing and making amendments to roster where required.
- Work 70% of your time providing direct support with 30% being management duties.
- Be open to direction from your Locality Manager.
- Build and maintain professional working relationship with your teams and colleagues.
Essential requirements include:
- Hole a Full driving licence. Have access to a reliable car with business insurance.
- Have the ability/be willing to travel across Somerset and bordering counties.
- Hold at least two years’ experience of working with autistic people and people with a learning disability or complex needs.
- Hold a Level 3 in Health and Social Care or be committed to achieving this.
- Ability to deal with challenging situations in a calm and effective manner, managing risk.
- Creative and innovative approach to solution finding.
- The ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
- The ability to lone work, on own initiative without direct supervision.
- Always maintain a professional manner.
- Maintain confidentiality.
- Always be mindful of empowerment, enablement, dignity, and respect.
- The ability to keep calm in emergency situations.
- Flexible manner with a commitment to team work.
- Embrace’s diversity and shows commitment to equality of opportunity
- Prioritises health and wellbeing of the people we support
Duties Include:
- Deliver services based on the expressed wishes, cultural needs and support plans of those who use our services.
- Assist and encourage people to make choices and life decisions in line with the Mental capacity Act.
- Facilitate the accessing of local social and community facilities.
- Assist and encourage people to engage in everyday home, social, leisure and work activities based on their personal choices.
- Support people to manage their own homes, including supporting people to manage their own tenancies and providing safe support and guidance where necessary.
- Provide direct personal care and support in line with the individuals support plan which may include toileting and bathing if required.
- To work as a positive, constructive and enthusiastic team member.
- Support those who use our services to take prescribed medication as directed by appropriately qualified and trained health professionals
- Contribute toward the personal development of those who use our services through promoting, enabling and developing communication. Provide stimulation through the planning and delivery of programmed activities.
- Follow confidential processes for the appropriate collecting, handling and storage of information. Maintain any records pertaining to those who use our services. Effectively communicate information to those who have a need for such information. Contribute toward statistical returns and secure financial record keeping, including the personal finances of each person served.
- Contribute toward You First’s Life Design assessment process and the development of Person-Centred Support Plans in conjunction with team colleagues, the person we support, their family and other key professionals.
- Assist and advise those who use our services with basic personal finance management and local shopping activities as directed and when required.
- To support team colleagues and respond to the immediate health and well-being needs of those who use our services by ensuring timely support and professional assistance is obtained from team colleagues and others, when required.
- Day to day contact with a range of health and social care professionals and other agencies. To pass and receive information relating to those who use our services. To plan and contribute toward and attend meetings as a member of the care support team.
- To take responsibility and joint ownership for own personal and professional development. To access training as and when required and to contribute toward effective and innovative care.
- Act as a role model and mentor to new staff. Undertakes wake in nights and sleep-in as and when required under the direction of the management team.
You First offers:
- The opportunity to be part of a forward thinking, innovative and ground-breaking third sector organisation that is serious about people being supported to take full control of their lives
- An attractive salary of £14.75 per hour
- A generous annual leave package of 7 weeks per year, inclusive of bank holidays
- Employee self-management
- A supportive and inclusive working environment
- An Employee Assistance Programme
- A comprehensive and encompassing induction
- Regular one-to-ones with the Business Operations Manager
- An occupational pension
- A commitment to your personal and professional development including access to further training and qualifications