Care Jobs

Charity Overview:

Headway Black Country (HBC) is a charity organisation dedicated to supporting individuals affected by acquired brain injury. With a focus on providing essential services and support, we aim to improve the quality of life for brain injury survivors and their families in the Black Country region.

Why Our Work is Needed

Acquired brain injuries can have profound and lasting impacts on individuals, often affecting their independence, cognitive abilities, and overall well-being. At Headway Black Country, we recognise the critical need for specialised support services to assist brain injury survivors in their recovery journey and help them rebuild their lives.

Vision

Our vision at HBC is to create a community where individuals affected by acquired brain injury receive comprehensive care, support, and opportunities for rehabilitation to lead fulfilling and meaningful lives.

Mission

Our mission is to empower brain injury survivors through tailored support services, advocacy, and awareness initiatives. We strive to be a beacon of hope and resilience for those navigating the challenges of acquired brain injury.

Values:

• Compassion: We approach our work with empathy, sensitivity, and understanding towards the needs of brain injury survivors.
• Collaboration: We believe in the power of teamwork and partnerships to create meaningful impact and positive outcomes.
• Empowerment: We are committed to empowering individuals to regain independence, confidence, and a sense of purpose.
• Innovation: We embrace innovation and continuous improvement to enhance our services and support for those we serve.

Job summary

The Business Development Manager (BDM) will work closely with the Chief Officer (CO) to grow the business activities of Headway Black Country (HBC).

The BDM's core purpose is to work with the CO, members of the Senior Management Team (SMT) and the Board of Trustees to identify and develop new business and funding opportunities, to enable HBC to meet our charitable objectives, specifically regarding the key themes of:

• Providing support: Offering practical advice, emotional support, and rehabilitation services to individuals who have experienced a brain injury, as well as their families and caregivers.
• Raising awareness: Increasing public understanding and awareness of brain injuries, their causes, and the impact they can have on individuals and their families.
• Promoting independence: Helping individuals with brain injuries to regain their independence, develop skills, and improve their quality of life through various programs and services.

You will provide support to the CO in the identification of opportunities, development, and submission of proposals, and managing the bid/tender processes from scoping through to implementation:

• To secure income from a range of sources to support the Strategic and Business Plans of Headway Black Country.
• To lead on the development of a range of new business opportunities.
• To build relationships with a range of key stakeholders to better position the organisation.

KEY TASKS

• Gain a full understanding of all areas of Headway Black Country to enable post-holder to identify and develop new opportunities.
• To undertake a market analysis to identify opportunities for growth, and to lead on the development of appropriate business products and services as agreed with the CO.
• To identify opportunities for service development through new funding streams, partnership, and commissioning opportunities.
• To lead on the management and preparation of funding bids, tenders, business proposals.
• Coordinate the implementation of agreed new projects and help to develop monitoring plans, and co-ordinating reporting arrangements.
• To develop positive relationships with a range of stakeholders providing funding to charities to raise awareness and promote HBC within the Region.
• Build relationships and partnerships and pursue funding avenues to realise new service activity in line with HBC charitable objectives.
• Implement and lead HBC Fundraising Committee and developing the organisation's funding strategy with the Chief Officer and Board of Trustees.
• Input into the website/ marketing materials to include new and potential development ideas.
• Collaborate and work as part of the management team on agreeing what Business Development Plans progress/ track and communicate progress and recommendations.

To be successful in this role you will:

• Possess a proven track record (2 to 3 years or more) of leading successful applications to grant makers and charitable trusts.
• Have experience in corporate fundraising and donor stewardship.
• Have experience of a broad variety of business/ fundraising opportunities relevant to the charitable sector.
• Have proven experience of developing and maintaining excellent relationships with key stakeholders to deliver tangible results.

Other Duties

• To attend appropriate training sessions and meetings, as required.
• To contribute to monitoring and audit procedures to assess and review the effectiveness of all services and the benefits to clients.
• To actively promote Headway Black Country, the services provided by the organisation, its mission statement, aims and objectives.
• All Headway Black Country employees and volunteers are required to comply with relevant Health and Safety legislation and Headway Black Country policies relating to Health and Safety and Risk Management. In particular, they have a duty to:
  • Take reasonable care of both their own and others’ health and safety
  • Report any adverse incident (including near misses)
  • any concerns regarding both general health and safety and the well-being of clients and staff
  • Undertake or participate in risk assessment, as appropriate
  • Comply with relevant legislation and/or directives from relevant external organisations, such as the Health and Safety Executive
  • To use facilities and equipment provided in the interests of health and safety in an appropriate manner, in order to minimise risk and avoid compromising health and safety.  This includes not intentionally or recklessly misusing facilities and equipment.

This job description sets out the main duties associated with this post. It is assumed that carrying out additional duties, which may be allocated from time to time by the Chief Officer, are not excluded simply because they are not listed.

Duties of the post could vary from time to time as a result of new legislation, changes in technology or policy. In this event, appropriate training will be provided.

Headway Black Country has a No Smoking Policy

Terms and conditions

Job Title: Business Development Manager

Hours: 30 hours per week (with occasional evening and weekend work)

Contract: Permanent

Reports To: Chief Officer

Direct Reports: No direct reports

Salary: £28,378 – £32,432 (FTE £35,000 - £40,000)

Pension: 3% employer contribution and 5% employee contribution

Holiday: 26 working days (plus bank and public holidays), rising to 27 working days after 2 years’ service; and to 28 working days after 5 years’ service (pro-rata for part-time hours)

Location: Headway Black Country, Martin Hill Street, Dudley (plus regular travel around the Black Country)

Headway Black Country is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We are dedicated to encouraging a supportive and inclusive culture amongst the whole workforce. It is within our best interest to promote diversity and eliminate discrimination in the workplace. 

Senior Relationships and Engagement Officer – North England and Wales, and Scotland (Remote, with travel across regions as required)

About us

Lifelites is a unique charity that has been providing innovative assistive and sensory technology, specialist training and technical support to the children’s palliative care sector for 25 years.

Our inclusive equipment empowers over 12,500 children to play, create and communicate, helping families build joyful memories and experience moments of fun and connectivity.

About the role

We are looking for an experienced relationship fundraiser to join our small team and help us engage with, and fundraise from, corporates, membership organisations, special interest groups and community groups across the north of England and Wales, and Scotland. 

This is an amazing opportunity to join an established charity looking to grow and diversify both its fundraising and service provision over the next 5 years.

Job Title: Senior Relationships and Engagement Officer (North)

Reports to: Head of Fundraising & Communications

Direct reports: None

Salary: £32,000 - £39,000

Location: Home-based; Head office at 60 Great Queen Street, WC2B 5AZ; Travel required to visit supporters and partner sites when necessary.

Hours: 34 per week, Monday – Friday; would consider part time (0.8FTE) or condensed hours over 4 days.

About you

Can you inspire people to fundraise and support children with life-limiting conditions and complex disabilities? Have you a proven track record of building sustainable, long-term relationships? Do you enjoy a challenge and want to build new partnerships that will allow our charity to increase its reach and impact across Britain and Ireland?

Whether you are looking for a new challenge or are ready for the next step in your career, we would love to hear from you.

Applications close: Monday 8th July 2024 at 5pm
Interview: Monday 15th July 2024 (online)
Second Interview: Tuesday 23rd July (in-person)

• £32,137 per year
• Full-time – 37.5 hours per week
• Permanent contract
• Based at the Bethlem Royal Hospital, West Wickham, with regular travel across South East London
• Hybrid working – up to 3 days per week from home, with an expectation to visit clients in the community as required

The South East London Suicide Bereavement Service is a collaboration between South East London Mind, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, and Mind in Bexley. The service provides vital emotional and practical support to adults and young people who have lost a loved one to suicide. You will be joining a supportive team who share a passion for working with people during some of the most difficult experiences of their lives.

We are looking for a compassionate, reflective and resilient individual to fill the key role of Suicide Bereavement Support Worker. Your primary responsibilities will be to deliver one-to-one emotional and practical support and co-facilitate occasional bereavement support groups. This role involves building relationships with people from all walks of life and managing your own caseload. You will have ownership over your work, while being supported through regular supervision and reflective practice.

With experience providing emotional support, including to those who have experienced bereavement, you will be an excellent communicator with good assessment and support planning skills. You will also be highly organised and able to manage a busy and varied workload. The ability to adapt your approach to a wide variety of people, ensuring that support is inclusive and sensitive to service users’ cultural and religious backgrounds, is essential. This role involves meeting clients in the community, including carrying out home visits. Although it is possible to fulfil the travel requirements of the role by public transport, this would best suit someone with access to their own mode of transport, such as a car or bicycle.

We encourage applications from people with lived experience of bereavement by suicide, although this is not a requirement for the role.

Successful applicants will be expected to undergo an Enhanced Level Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Closing date: Sunday 7th July (11:59pm)

Likely interview date: Week beginning 15th July

SEL Mind supports people with mental health problems and dementia in the boroughs of Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark. We are proud of our diverse workforce and know that our organisation is made stronger by the variety of backgrounds, experience, and ideas within it. We promote a culture of inclusion and representation, and are working hard to build a workforce that even better reflects the communities we support.

SEL Mind is somewhere that you can be your authentic self without fear of discrimination on the grounds of ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, neurodivergence, gender, age, lived experience of mental health problems or anything else that’s part of who you are.

Read more about staff benefits and why staff love working here on our website.

Salary: Marie Curie Pay Scale, aligned with AFC Band 2 (£22,383 per annum + enhancements) pro rata
Hours/Contract: 12 month Fixed-Term Contract - 37.5 hours per week 
Based: Hybrid - Liverpool Hospice/Home
Closing date: 14th July 2024

This role is part of a team responsible for supporting the co-ordination and booking of care for Marie Curie Services within the region (North West). You will directly support the Hub Manager, Senior Coordinator, Senior Nurses, Healthcare Assistants and the local care teams and patients' families and carers.

Marie Curie delivers care 365 days each year and the Local Coordination Team work together on a rota basis between 8am and 10pm 7 days a week

If you want to work in an organisation that really makes a difference every day, we want to hear from you
Marie Curie Benefits Package:

- Season ticket loan for travelling to and from work
- Defined contribution schemes for Pension
- Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme
- Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
- Introduce a friend scheme
- Help with childcare cost (T & C's apply)
- Entitled to Marie Curie Blue Light Card
- Entitled to Benefit-Hub Discount Scheme
- Life assurance - for all employees
- Eye care - (under Display Screen Equipment (DSE) regulations, Marie Curie will pay towards sight tests if you use computer screens and other displays as part of your job)
- Continued access to NHS Pension Scheme

What's in it for you

- Annual leave allowance - 27 days plus 8 public holidays (pro rata)
- Annual leave aligned to NHS (subject to eligibility, which must be most recent continuous service immediately prior to joining MC with no breaks of service)
- Competitive Policy for parental/sick Leave
- Continuous Professional development - (Marie Curie supports and encourages personal and professional development)
- Industry leading training programmes
- Flexible Working
- Free DBS
- Free Uniform
- Generous enhancements. - 41% x your basic salary per hour paid for Saturdays & weekday night duty (8pm to 6am)
- 83% x your basic salary per hour paid for Sundays and Public Bank Holidays

What we are looking for:

- Excellent communication, inter-personal and organisational skills with a high level of diplomacy.
- Working knowledge of windows applications, including databases
- Administration and customer service experience are essential.
- IT literacy and a sensitive telephone manner
- Ability to prioritise work and deal with changing service demands.
- Flexibility and reliability, with a positive and professional attitude and the ability to work accurately under pressure

To view the job description please click here

To apply, please send us your most recent CV and a cover letter detailing your experience, how you meet the person specification and why you would like to work for Marie Curie

For more information or an informal chat please contact our Hub Manager, Suzanne Munro on [email protected]

Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work.  We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering, are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one. 

We believe that diversity makes us stronger. Join Marie Curie and be part of an inclusive and equitable workplace where everyone's unique perspectives and experiences are valued. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and walks of life. Apply today to bring your talents to our diverse and inclusive charity.

We're committed to making reasonable adjustments to support you throughout the application and selection process. You can request support via [email protected]

This role is subject to receiving satisfactory enhanced criminal record check
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early.  Agencies need not apply.

Salary: £27-30K

Length of Contract: Permanent, Full time 

Start date: August

Location: Remote, with occasional travel to events and face-to-face meetings

Reporting to: In2research Programme Manager

Direct reports: Programme Intern - at variable points in the year

About us: 

In2scienceUK’s aim is to promote social mobility and diversity in science, technology, engineering and maths. We do this by leveraging the skills and passion of researchers and STEM professionals to support young people from low socio-economic backgrounds to achieve their potential and progress to careers in STEM. 

We are in a pivotal moment of our development. With a new CEO joining in 2021, six new Trustees on our Board and a new five-year strategy launching in 2022, we are set to grow in size and profile. The team is dedicated, passionate and enthusiastic about empowering young people. 

Designed in partnership with UCL, In2research is a year-long programme that aims to improve access to postgraduate research degrees and careers for people from low-socioeconomic and underrepresented backgrounds. Through workshops, mentoring, professional development days and an eight-week research placement, participants receive the development opportunities and insight they need to progress onto postgraduate research degrees and careers in STEM, Social Sciences and Arts & Humanities subjects.

What we are looking for: 

We are looking for an In2research Programme Officer to help expand our high-quality programme by supporting all stages of the programme including: planning; delivery; recruitment; stakeholder management and evaluation.

With multiple internal and external stakeholders involved in the continual success of In2research, excellent communication and project delivery skills will be key in this role. You will be an organised and motivated self-starter who thrives in the face of change, enjoys creative problem solving, working in a team and can achieve deadlines on a tight timescale.

You will also have an understanding of the barriers facing people from low socio-economic backgrounds in accessing postgraduate research degrees and be passionate about diversity and the importance of representation in academia.

We want to hear from people who can passionately represent the interests of the diverse young people that we serve. We are not asking for particular qualifications. We care about your character, your skills and potential. If you can turn strategic aims into impactful programmes and can see yourself making an impact in our organisation, we want to hear from you. 

This role is a career accelerator. At In2scienceUK we are champions of people and we are here to support you to achieve your career goals - however ambitious they may be. 

Duties and responsibilities: 

The purpose of the Programme Officer role is to support the successful delivery of the In2research Programme. 

Your specific duties will include: 

Programme Delivery 

• Manage participants and volunteers from application stage to successful completion of the programme, including recruitment, matching, onboarding, troubleshooting throughout the programme and evaluation. 

• Maintain excellent working relationships with funders and delivery partners and other external stakeholders to further the delivery of our work. This will include working and communicating with academic and professional services staff at universities, consultants, placement supervisors, mentors and workshop leads

• Create and develop engaging communication materials about the programme including programme guides, presentations, posters/flyers, case studies and website text and images. 

• Work with delivery partners to design and deliver programme’s online and in-person activities, including recruiting and training speakers for: workshops; careers panels; mentoring sessions; placements and large scale away days and celebration events

• Track project performance, manage risk assessments and ensure projects are delivered on time and to a high standard

• Ensure the highest standard of record keeping, maintaining accurate, complete, and up to date records in accordance with data protection policy

• Support the collection and creation of case studies, working closely with the fundraising team to ensure funder requirements are met.

• Evaluate programme processes/systems to recommend and implement improvements to support the delivery of a high quality programme experience for participants and volunteers.

As duties and responsibilities change, the job description will be reviewed and amended in consultation with the post holder. The postholder will carry out any other duties that are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job as requested by the line manager. 

Person specification: 

Essential: 

• Excellent organisational skills, able to multitask and manage a varied workload while paying attention to the tiny details

• Experience delivering programmes and/or projects within the education, career development and/or employability sector

• An understanding of the social and economic barriers that prevent some people from progressing into postgraduate research and an ability to recognise the importance of diversity and inclusion in postgraduate research

• Experience working with one or more of the following groups: young people, people from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, volunteers, universities or STEM professionals/employers.

• Experience developing and maintaining strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders at various levels.

• Experience designing and delivering large-scale events, both online and in-person, such as training sessions, away days and workshops

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong presentation skills and an ability to adapt to a range of audiences.

• Flexible and adaptable, with an ability to pick up new tasks quickly, showing resilience when faced with challenges.

• Knowledge, understanding or experience of programme or project evaluation. 

Desirable: 

• Experience of working with universities and academic institutions, knowledge and understanding of the postgraduate application process

• Experience of student or volunteer recruitment

• Knowledge or an understanding of safeguarding practices. 

• Excellent IT skills including experience of Gmail, Google Workspace (or Word, Excel and Powerpoint) 

• Experience working with databases. 

Benefits: 

At In2scienceUK we practise what we preach by giving all staff opportunities to progress in their careers. You will have the opportunity to develop your career with your line manager to get you to the next level from day one. 

Although we take our career development seriously we also value work-life balance. You will have the opportunity to work flexibly from home, balancing your caring responsibilities, volunteer commitments, hobbies and anything else that makes you happy. 

In2scienceUK is a remote based organisation, that requires occasional travel across the UK for events and staff co-working days. 

You will have 28 days of annual leave per annum, plus bank holidays. 

Commitment to Safeguarding: 

In2scienceUK is committed to our responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults as outlined in Working Together to Safeguard Children. We are committed to recruiting candidates who share this commitment to safeguarding, and therefore we apply robust recruitment and selection procedures to ensure that the people selected are right for the job, and that all candidates are appropriately screened prior to appointment. 

The following pre-employment checks will be undertaken as applicable:

• References 

• DBS check and/or Overseas criminal records check where applicable

• Self-Disclosure 

• Identity check 

• Right to work in the UK 

• Evidence of qualifications applicable to the role 

• Confirmation of registration with applicable registered body where applicable 

Many of our roles involve working with children and we will therefore take up references prior to your appointment. You should provide details of referees including your current and previous employers, covering the last 5 years. Your current or previous employer will be asked about disciplinary offences relating to children, if the role involved working with children, including any in which the penalty is time expired. We will also ask if you have been the subject of any child protection concerns and if so, the outcome of any enquiry or disciplinary procedure. 

Application procedure: 

Please apply via Charity Job by uploading your CV (2 pages maximum) and a supporting statement (2 pages maximum). Please use your supporting statement to demonstrate and evidence how you meet each one of the competencies outlined in the person specification above.

For more information on the work we do please visit our website. For an informal discussion about the post, please contact  Rebecca Jelbert, our In2research Programme Manager by email (you can find the email in the job description attached)

The deadline for applications is 11:30pm on 7 July
Interviews will take place the week commencing 15 July.

The Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management (FMLM) is the professional home for medical leadership in the UK and a registered charity (no.1178741). The fundamental objective of the organisation is to improve patient care through better medical leadership, led by the research evidence which links leadership with measurable improvement in the care patients experience.

Given the current challenges facing UK healthcare professionals and providers, the FMLM's deep engagement in supporting doctors and dentists to be more effective leaders has never been more important.

The Director of Commercial Development is responsible for FMLM’s commercial strategy, in-year activity, growth and sustainability. In collaboration with the FMLM Board, relevant committees and the CEO, you will design, develop and implement a sustainable and ambitious commercial strategy for FMLM, ensuring that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, ethical investing, and mitigating the impacts of climate change remain central to the vision, mission and aims of FMLM.

The post holder is required to identify business opportunities, cultivate relationships with new and existing clients and partners, and develop strategies to maximise revenue generation and market share. Leading on market analysis, identifying emerging trends, negotiating contracts, and overseeing the execution of sales and marketing initiatives, the successful individual will also be responsible for managing FMLM’s financial activities in this area.

How to apply

Application is by way of CV and Supporting Statement.

Closing date: 10am on the 19th July

Interview date: 2nd August in London, N1

Our Board and CEO are looking for an inspiring, solutions-focused, and forward-thinking leader. You will bring strong relevant experience in developing, delivering, and growing an all-age person-centred holistic programme. As an accomplished communicator, you will bring a proven track record in building and maintaining strong working relationships with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders.

About Katherine Low Settlement  

Katherine Low Settlement is a busy, local charity that has been serving Battersea and the wider Wandsworth community since 1924. We are dedicated to building stronger communities and enable people to challenge and find ways out of poverty and isolation.

We run a range of our own community services to support older people and children, young people, and their families from refugee communities. We campaign for social change. We incubate and support other charities and social businesses to thrive. Each week we work with 30+ charities and community groups supporting more than 1,000 people.

Role Purpose

Provide strategic leadership for KLS’ Refugee Family Programme, ensuring that programme direction and delivery is strategically aligned, responds to learning and changes in context, and maximises our impact in the community.

Key Responsibilities 

• Providing clear and steady leadership and management to all aspects of our newly formed Refugee Family programme, which has grown out of previous separate projects to better meet the holistic needs of people we support.
• Managing and developing the budget and finances; whilst supporting the fundraising lead to secure its financial viability.
• Directly lead the scoping and planning of the Refugee Family Programme Strategy to:
  • Develop and expand existing programmes.
  • Identify opportunities to create, innovate and improve projects within the Refugee Family Programme - such as community outreach workshops, advocacy support, Educational Classes, and Groups, Mentoring and Clubs - to meet the needs of the people we support and those who may need our support in the future.
  • Undertake regular horizon scanning and environmental analysis to ensure KLS has a full understanding of the potential for growth and programme development associated with the current, future and changing demand and need. 
  • Build and maintain effective networks and partnerships that will ultimately support people to realise their potential.
  • Work with the Chief Operating Officer to develop appropriate processes, systems and working practices that create a continuous improvement approach and ensure insights-based impact reporting, evaluation and decision making.
  • Through effective networking and building of positive relationships, act as an ambassador for the organisation to effectively promote and raise awareness of both the organisation and its work.

Main Duties and Responsibilities 

• Provide strategic and operational leadership to your direct reports and overall team to achieve both the organisation’s overall vision and ensure excellence in delivery.
• Devise and design programme concepts and specifications and provide strategic recommendations for programme developments using effective research, planning, monitoring, and evaluation, ensuring projects meet needs of individuals, families, and the community.
• Ensure our programme delivery model is financially viable and sustainable, and underpinned by quality, effectiveness, and efficiency.
• Maintain oversight of the deployment of financial, people and organisational resources, ensuring effective budget management and use of resources across all programme delivery teams.
• Engage proactively with relevant stakeholders, networks, and particularly those who benefit from our projects, to support and directly inform the design of person-centred services. 
• Continue to build and sustain strong relationships with our families and young people.
• Ensure programme delivery adheres to legislative requirements, good practice guidance and organisational policies and procedures.
• Ensure a proactive culture of continuous review of programme-based procedures, systems, and controls to ensure they are fit for purpose, provide person-centred support and outcomes, and safeguard the organisation and those we support.
• Cultivate links with other organisations with a view to identifying opportunities for collaboration and partnership working.
• Contribute at a strategic level to the capacity building, organisational development, resilience, sustainability, and impact of the organisation. 
• Effectively build evidence, including the quantification of the positive impact of current / future programmes, utilising lived experience examples where appropriate. Work closely with colleagues to enable effective external messaging and communication including external fundraising activities.
• Work with fundraising lead to co-produce compelling cases for support for potential funders.
• Represent the organisation externally at relevant networks, forums and events as required.
• As a senior leader in the organisation, visibly demonstrate KLS’ values and drive a positive, collaborative, and inclusive culture across the organisation.

Administration

• Recruit, train, manage and support the team, holding regular supervision sessions, annual appraisals and appropriate training and development.
• Ensure performance management and quality systems are in place to monitor and evaluate the project’s work, processes.
• Follow KLS’ safer recruiting process and ensure safeguarding members is a priority across the team.
• Ensure all member and project records are kept up to date on Salesforce.
• Work with the Senior Leadership and Finance Director to manage the programme budget, maintain financial records, monitor income and expenditure against budgets and targets, and report regularly and accurately to KLS’ Senior Leadership Team and Board of Trustees.
• Oversee the team’s use of our database, Salesforce, for managing the programme, ensuring data accuracy and completeness, and working with external consultants to customise and integrate the database with KLS’ website, referral, and evaluation forms.

Safeguarding

• Responsible for embedding safeguarding best practice and ensuring adherence to policies and procedures across the programme team, ensuring that safeguarding is at the forefront of KLS’ delivery.
• Act as the Designated Safeguarding Lead for the Refugee Family Programme Team, working with Safeguarding Officers and Duty Leads to ensure all safeguarding concerns are managed and recorded appropriately and safeguarding cover is maintained across the team in line with KLS’ procedures.

Skills and Experience

• Extensive leadership and management experience, coupled with a track record of leading the strategic development of services for adults and children (of all ages) from the refugee community that improve their access to education and justice, reduce their isolation and improve their ability to navigate their journey.
• Extensive experience of working with people from vulnerable groups, especially children and young people, ensuring that clients’ needs are at the forefront of service planning and delivery.
• Experience of working with refugee communities.
• Up to date knowledge of the English education system, rights to education, the barriers facing refugee communities in accessing education and how these might be addressed.
• Understanding and experience of safeguarding, and health & safety (including trips and residentials for children and families), in theory and in practice.
• Experience of providing advice and advocacy support to people from vulnerable groups.
• Direct involvement in adopting a strategic approach to either replicating existing or developing new services / programmes in response to anticipated future demand or a change in the landscape.
• Evidence of successful strategic and operational resource management
• Proven ability to establish and maintain relationships with key internal and external stakeholders at a senior and strategic level.
• The ability to take a creative approach in respect to packages of support.
• Strong approach to performance management with the ability to define and measure outcomes of success.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively represent the organisation.
• Financial acumen in relation to costing programmes and managing and monitoring budgets
• Strong problem solving and strategic planning capability with creative skills and the ability to meet deadlines.
• Proven skills in influencing, communicating, and working collaboratively with a range of stakeholders.
• The ability to drive and deliver change using a range of influencing, negotiation, facilitation, and process skills.

Personal Qualities

• Highly self-motivated with effective leadership style and a self-managing “can do” attitude.
• Self-directed, results driven and able to multi-task with resilience and adaptability.
• Strong collaborative spirit 
• High levels of personal and professional integrity
• Strong attention to detail and quality
• A commitment to diversity and inclusion
• Willingness to challenge stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination, and bias
• Passionate about social justice, education and championing the values of older people and families from refugee communities and their value to society.
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills
• Trustworthy, non-judgemental, caring, and compassionate, proactive, self-motivated, and hardworking
• Clear commitment to our values:

The above job description reflects the position at the time of writing; it is not intended to be a task list but indicates the general level of work involved. It is expected that duties will be reviewed and revised as required.

Dates

Closing Date for Applications:  21st July 2024

Interview Date: TBC End of July

An exciting new opportunity has arisen in Lancashire and South Cumbria which means that Barnardo's are recruiting staff, so if you are you ready for a new challenge and are passionate about working with children and young people to support their emotional wellbeing, you might be just who we are looking for.

The Service:

The service will support the children and young people in Lancashire and South Cumbria to grow up with healthy minds, feel confident and resilient and fulfil their potential. As part of the THRIVE ‘Getting Help' model Barnardo's will provide therapeutic one to one, group work and counselling support in the community.

 The Service will have a number of bases across the area, however the base for this role is Blackpool.

We are looking for people who are passionate about:

• Children's and Young people's emotional health and wellbeing
• Improving outcomes for children and young people

Our team will have a number of vacancies across a number of roles including:

The Role:  Therapist

As a therapist you will provide one to one therapy across several modalities.

Successful candidates must have:

• A diploma level qualification in counselling, child and adolescent psychotherapy, art, play, drama or music therapy which has included a practicum / placement of at least 100 hours of supervised practice.
• Considerable experience of delivering counselling to children and young people.
• A comprehensive understanding of children's safeguarding
• It would be beneficial to have access to a car due to the regular travel required in this role.

Although this contract has a permanent status, please be aware that this post is subject to continued funding and therefore should this funding not be extended further, you may be subject to a redundancy consultation or a TUPE arrangement.

Additional Information:

You must demonstrate in your application that you currently use the skills outlined above, and in the Job Description/Person Specifications, or have used them previously in employment, education, training, volunteering etc. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

Pay & Reward Framework

We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values.  We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.

For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out 1st April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a key pillar of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to grow and develop in their career at Barnardo's as it will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues to progress through the pay band of their role.

Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay progression steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours.  More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application.

Benefits

Workplace Offer: What it means for you

The world of work has changed. We are understanding of what works best for our colleagues both current and future as we look to embrace this new way of working. Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or any combination of these.

• Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing after 5 years service
• The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme
• A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
• Service related sick pay from day 1
• Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
• Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
• Cycle2work scheme
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
• 20% discount at Barnardo's stores
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
• Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer

*T&C's apply based on contract

Role Title: Social Welfare Law Adviser (Energy)

Trainee Considered

Location: This is initially an in-office role, but following successful progression, will become a hybrid role working between home/ office and presence at outreaches across Bury/ Bolton.

Citizens Advice Bury & Bolton (CABB) is a leading provider of legal advice and information, supporting thousands of clients every year. We are a busy, client focused and dynamic service with a track record of delivering high quality advice. Our services are delivered between 8am – 6pm. Postholders will be expected to actively contribute to service delivery rotas between these times.

The post holder will work as part of a well-established team, providing reliable and effective advice services, across all advice channels and access points, utilised by Citizens Advice Bury & Bolton. 

Key elements:

• Deliver free face-to-face quality assured advice for those vulnerable to fuel poverty across Bury and Bolton to support them towards being able to keep warm and healthier homes.
• Promote greater awareness and access to advice and other services pursuant to helping people with fuel insecurity.

The postholder will target cohorts to afford their energy bills, and reduce fuel poverty, creating a positive impact on their health and wellbeing.

By:

• Providing advice and assistance on maximising incomes
• Improving the energy efficiency of homes
• Improving health and well-being of people living with fuel vulnerability
• Developing people with Energy advice skills
• Learn from people with lived experience in the delivery of this and future projects.

To be successful in this role you will be able to work with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail, exhibit excellent listening and questioning skills and to present and conduct yourself in a professional and courteous manner with all clients seeking support.

You will liaise with local partners and stakeholders across Bury & Bolton, including internal colleagues within CABB. You will have a robust understanding of the importance of security and data protection to ensure all data is protected in line with GDPR legislation. You will have a good standard of numeracy to perform benefit check calculations to aid the advice process and be proficient in the use of computer packages with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office. You will have an open and friendly demeanour and be able to work as part of a diverse team.

At CABB, we value diversity, promote equality and challenge discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from disabled people, people with physical or mental health conditions, LGBT+ and non-binary people, and people from racially minoritised communities.

To Apply

Please click on the apply button to be redirected to our website, we are accepting CV & Cover letter to the email provided on the page.

JOB TITLE:   Legacy Manager

SALARY:     £43,078k 

HOURS:      28 or 36 hours per week

LOCATION: Hybrid (split to be agreed) – onsite working at our Sydenham Site, 51-59 Lawrie Park Road, London SE26 6DZ 

Please note that this position includes occasional evening and weekend working.

About Us

This is a fantastic opportunity to work at a leading Hospice who aspires to a world in which all dying people and those close to them have access to care and support, whenever and wherever they need it. St Christopher’s Hospice was founded in 1967 by Dame Cicely Saunders, and became the first hospice of the modern hospice movement. We provide invaluable care and support to over 7,500 people across the five London Boroughs of Bromley, Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark.

The fundraising team generates more than £10m every year, around half of which comes through gifts left to the charity as legacies. We organise a programme of appeals, campaigns and events, administer our own lottery, make applications to charitable foundations, engage with local business and support individuals who give in-memory of a loved one. This is delivered by a strong employed fundraising team, supported by a number of wonderful volunteers.

Your new role 

Are you keen on creating a lasting legacy? Are you adept at storytelling to inspire action? Do you enjoy engaging with supporters and building relationships?

If so, we have the perfect role for you!

We are seeking an enthusiastic, self-motivated and confident “people person” with excellent organisational skills who is committed to providing first class supporter care. Essentially, you will have experience in legacy fundraising and/or the administration of legacies – and be willing to become an expert in both. 

A passion for hospice care and a proven track record of developing and maintaining strong relationships is also key to this role.

Key responsibilities of the role include:

• This role is required to lead, plan, develop and deliver the legacy fundraising strategy in line with agreed targets within the fundraising team. 
• To build, manage and nurture relationships with supporters and potential legators.
• To create a sustainable legacy pipeline for St Christopher’s and to ensure that legacy increases and continues to be the lifeblood of our voluntary income.
• Managing the Legacy Administration Officer and overseeing all legacy administration activity to optimise legacy income and ensure all gifts in wills left to the hospice are managed in accordance with relevant legislation and internal practises and maximise legacy income for the hospice.

About you

You will be a fantastic communicator who loves meeting people and is looking for a career where you can really make a difference. You will be confident, articulate and influential and with excellent customer service skills. Experience of legacy fundraising or administration is essential, as is a willingness to get involved, being a good team player and a passion for the work of St Christopher’s.

If this sounds like you – we’d love to hear from you.

What you will get in return is a stimulating and rewarding career with an opportunity to influence and make a real difference in the community. In addition you will benefit from access to excellent training and development opportunities, a number of health and wellbeing schemes, a competitive contributory pension scheme and life assurance scheme with generous beneficiary plan. You will also have access to free off street parking nearby and onsite staff canteen.

What you need to do now if you have experience in legacy fundraising or administration and you have initiative, enthusiasm and passion for the work of a hospice, please do apply for this great role.

How to apply:

• Please review the Job Description and Person Specification Criteria
• Please address the criteria in the person specification form. This information will be used to select candidates for interview
• Click the ‘Apply Online’ button

Closing date: Sunday 21 July

Interview date: Thursday 25 July

Floating Support Worker Wanted!

Location: Pan London - Free license to arrange your own diary

Day 1 - West: Hillingdon & Hounslow.

Day 2 - East: Havering, Romford, Barking & Dagenham.

Day 3 - South: Croydon, Lewisham & Greenwich.

Day 4 - North: Enfield.

(Then repeat) 80% in the community, 20% in the office you can choose Hackney or Lambeth

Social Care Assignment: 1-2 Months initially with likely extension

Hours: Mon - Fri, 09:00-17:00

Must have an enhanced DBS Issued within the last 12 months (or on the update service)

Pay: £14.40 + Holiday = £16.14 per hour or £18.00 umbrella

Purpose of the service:

Help people get into suitable and stable accommodation, acting as a stepping stone between supported and private accommodation

Our social care client needs a Floating Support Worker to provide housing related support to vulnerable ex homeless clients, to ensure they maintain their tenancy and get them ready for an independent lifestyle. You will be supporting 20-25 clients around London, the frequency of how often you will need to visit each service user will depend on their level of need. So, this is a great opportunity to be out in the community supporting those who need your advice and guidance most!

The clients themselves have a variety of support needs ranging from low to high, all of which are ex-rough sleepers and have a variety of support needs including substance misuse, mental health issues and low indpendence. You will be helping them improve and obtain accommodation and gain the skills and knowledge they need to maintain a property and live an independent life. You will need to demonstrate patience, perseverance, and motivation to really get the best out of your case load, in this social care position

• Travel costs during working hours will be expensed
• Must be available to work 37.5 hours a week over the following shift patterns:

09:00-17:00 Monday to Friday, 5 days a week

Duties:

• Oversee a case load of 20-25 low to high needs clients
• Organising your week by booking appointments with each client
• Writing up the monthly and weekly reports using clear written communication
• Helping your clients with budgeting, advising around what they can afford and how to get the most out of their financial position
• Help each client obtain and maintain their tenancy, reporting any damages, help each client keep on top of their financial responsibilities
• Oversee and maintain a positive relationship between your client and their landlord
• Support clients emotionally
• Empower you clients and encourage them to take up hobbies, attend appointments and apply for work, education, or training
• Encourage your client to engage with the community
• Promote independence and teach life skills

If you feel that you have the relevant expertise and skills to tackle this role? do you feel that you are the person to help mentor and guide these vulnerable individuals? Then contact Morgan Hunt now! Our social care client needs YOU!

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment Business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to temporary vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer, job suitability are assessed on merit in accordance with their skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.

Ref SIM-242

Are you a dynamic, empathetic and highly organised individual with direct or indirect experience of the criminal justice system?  Do you have proven experience of supporting young people involved in or at risk of entry into the Criminal Justice System?

If so, St Giles is looking for an Embedded Mentor to work on our pioneering SOS project where, as part of a high-performing team, you will combine your lived experience of overcoming similar barriers to the client group and professional experience to play a crucial role in supporting vulnerable young people who are at high risk of becoming involved in violence and entry into the criminal justice system. 

About St Giles Trust 
An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need.  Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others.

About SOS+

Working with young people in a variety of educational settings, St. Giles’ SOS+ Service delivers early intervention work, through one-to-one mentoring and preventative sessions on violence, vulnerability and exploitation.  The mission of SOS+ is to prevent children and young people becoming involved in gangs and youth violence by equipping them with tools, knowledge and support delivered by experts with lived experience.

About this key role

Our successful candidate will focus on overseeing the delivery of the SOS+ Embedded Mentor Programme to targeted at risk students.  You will also be expected to establish and maintain positive relationships with students to provide emotional support, guidance, and mentorship and to address individual student needs and challenges, utilising personal experiences, local knowledge, professional skills and SOS+ materials to offer support and intervention.

We will count on you to assist students in setting and achieving academic, personal, and career goals and help them to develop positive, pro-social attitudes, behaviour and social skills, while also collaborating with professionals to support and develop strategies to minimise the risk to students. Supporting and/or co-delivering whole school awareness sessions; professional sessions; and parent/carer sessions is a vital duty, as is maintaining open and effective communication with mentees, professionals, parents/carers and partners and keeping accurate records of student interactions, progress, and outcomes in line with delivery SOS+ protocols.

What we are looking for

• Knowledge of the challenges and issues facing vulnerable young people
• An understanding and demonstration of professional standards and accountability
• Experience of working collaboratively with multi-agency partners
• A commitment to promoting inclusivity and equity
• Excellent record keeping and good technical literacy of Microsoft Applications
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written
• A flexible, collaborative and professional approach to your work.

As an organisation that works with children and adults at risk we are committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the safety of our clients and successful applicants will require an Enhanced Child and Adult with Child Barred DBS Check.

We actively encourage people with personal experience of the criminal justice system or lived experience of the issues facing this client group to apply for this role.

In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, clinical therapist sessions, life insurance (4 x annual salary), duvet days, season ticket loan, employee perks programme, eye care voucher and much more.

We are an equity and inclusion confident employer. We welcome all applications and we particularly encourage applications from people of the global majority (black, brown, multi- heritage) and those who identify as disabled, neuroexpansive, neurodiverse, with any protected characteristics and/or social barriers or challenges. We value the empowering and informative impact that all lived experiences and diversity of thought can offer the organisation.

St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.

Closing date: 09th July 2024. 11:00pm 

Interview date: 18th July 2024.

Early Help Development Worker 

Sutton Coldfield and Erdington 

£25,139.45 increasing to £28,567.56 after passing probation 

Full Time - 37 Hours per week 

Fixed Term Contract to 31 March 2025 

Interviews to be held on Thursday 25th July 2024 

Are you passionate about making a positive difference for children, young people and families?

Our client is looking for a dynamic, well-organised individual to join their Early Help Team serving the North Birmingham Locality (Sutton Coldfield and Erdington constituencies). 

The role is focused upon  

• building Early Help (0-25 years) capacity and connections within the community through working closely with community assets 

• supporting residents to lead on community projects, services or activities to meet local needs 

• increasing children and families engagement with local assets and participation in local groups and activities.

What are they looking for? 

You will be an excellent communicator, who is passionate about improving opportunities for children, young people and families through Early Help.

You will need: 

• Excellent engagement and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively with young people, parents and carers who are experiencing health, wellbeing or social care difficulties  

• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and in partnership with a range of external agencies  

• Strong administration skills 

• Ability to use Microsoft Office applications  

• Ability to assess information and make decisions in accordance with established policies and procedures 

• An understanding of the practices of equality and inclusion 

• Knowledge of a wide variety of techniques to actively engage community members  

A qualification in a relevant discipline such as youth or community work; social care; psychology or teaching or substantial equivalent relevant experience would be preferable. 

In return they offer a fantastic benefits package which includes: 

• 29 days basic annual leave (full time) + Bank Holidays 

• Auto Enrolment Defined Contribution 

• Option to Salary Sacrifice 

• A commitment to safety and wellbeing including access to a Bupa Health Cash Plan which provides discounts on gym membership, sports equipment and days out, as well as reimbursement on NHS prescription charges, eye tests, dental care and physiotherapy. 

• A commitment to work life balance through their Agile/flexible working principles.

• Family Friendly policy with enhanced benefits 

• Learning and Development opportunities 

• Internal coaching and mentoring opportunities 

• Staff social events 

Full Time, 35 hours per week (occasional out of hours work may be required, flexible hours available)

Fixed Term Contract - funded until 31st March 2025 (With possible extension)

Swansea, Cardiff, or Newport - Interventions will be delivered across various locations in Wales.

Ref FWC-244

Are you a proactive, flexible, and target-driven individual with a proven record of working with male adults in the criminal justice system whether in the community or in prisons? Do you have extensive recent experience of providing specialist money and/or welfare benefit advice?

If so, St Giles Trust is looking for a collaborative Financial Wellbeing Coach to join our team, where you will be responsible for the delivery of Finance, Benefit and Debt services to referrals made by Wales Probation Service.

About St Giles Trust

An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes, and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions, and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others. 

About this key role

As our Financial Wellbeing Coach, you will provide person-centred support to a caseload of service users who will either be serving community sentences or have been released from prison.  This will involve undertaking assessment and action planning with individual service users and creating a safe and trusting environment, using trauma-informed practice to successfully facilitate a supportive and constructive relationship with service users.

We will also count on you to deliver a range of interventions to service users which contribute towards the achievement of prescribed outcomes, and to work with service users flexibly, meeting and undertaking interventions in a range of locations across a wide geographical area.  Developing and maintaining positive working relationships with external agencies and working towards contractual targets and outcomes within agreed timescales and in line with specified quality standards are also vital aspects of the role.

The contract requires clearance through HMPPS vetting.

What we are looking for

• Experience of engaging successfully with challenging people, e.g. those with complex and multiple needs.

• Proven record of working with partner agencies.

• Evidence of training at specialist level in money and/or welfare benefits advice.

• Higher level certificate in money and/or welfare benefit advice from accreditation.

• The ability to assess clients’ needs and provide tailored, client-led support.

• Able to work sensitively with clients applying trauma informed strategies.

• A full driver’s licence and access to a vehicle is desirable.

• Excellent interpersonal, relationship building and communication skills, both verbal and written.

• Welsh language desirable but not a necessity.

Please note this role requires: Enhanced Adult Workforce DBS.

In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, clinical therapist sessions, life insurance (4 x annual salary), duvet days, season ticket loan, employee perks programme, eye care voucher and much more.

We are an equity and inclusion confident employer. We welcome all applications and we particularly encourage applications from people of the global majority (black, brown, multi- heritage) and those who identify as disabled, neuroexpansive, neurodiverse, with any protected characteristics and/or social barriers or challenges. We value the empowering and informative impact that all lived experiences and diversity of thought can offer the organisation.

St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.

Closing date:  11pm, Monday 8th July 2024