Carers Centre Manager Jobs in Farringdon, Greater London

Position: Senior Volunteering Learning and Development Officer
Hours: Part Time, 21 hours per week
Contract: Fixed-term project - up to 28 February 2025
Location: Office based in London with flexibility to work remotely
Salary: £19,380.60 per annum (FTE £32,301 per annum) plus excellent benefits
Salary Band: Band 2*, Charity
*you will start at our entry point salary of £32,301 per annum - subject to increase if contract is extended.

About us

We make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.

Our strategy is based on what people affected by MS have told us is important to them. It gives us a clear and determined focus.

Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.

Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive working environment where you'll be able to make a difference.

About this job

We’re looking for someone with a passion for supporting volunteers and developing accessible learning solutions.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Volunteering and Community Networks Team as we roll out our new Volunteer Management System to over 3000 volunteers and staff. This role is ideal if you’re experienced in supporting and leading volunteers, with excellent interpersonal skills and experience in supporting individuals remotely with learning and development needs.

You’ll be passionate about developing learning solutions, and you’ll take a collaborative approach with our volunteers and staff to identify support needs and develop solutions together.

You’ll have a successful track record of developing e-learning. And in this role you’ll work closely with colleagues across Volunteering and Community Networks to develop tools and activities which allow volunteers and staff to fully embrace and embed our new Volunteer Management System.

You’ll be joining us at an exciting stage of our development and this is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a supportive and friendly team.

Please note this is a fixed term contract until the end of February 2025, with an immediate start date.

Closing date for applications: 9:00 on Wednesday 23 October 2024
Anticipated interview date: Week commencing 4 November 2024

Interested? 
PLEASE PRESS THE 'HOW TO APPLY' BUTTON FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Equal Opportunities 
We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and or from ethnic minority backgrounds.

We’d be grateful if you downloaded and completed the equality and diversity monitoring form and submit it with your application. 

Disability Confident Employer 
We’re a Disability Confident Employer and we’re committed to promoting equality and diversity.

You can ask for reasonable adjustments as part of both our recruitment and new starter on-boarding processes.

If you need any help or adjustments to apply for this role, please contact us. You can also ask for the application materials to be sent to you in a different format. Such as for them to be sent to you by email or in a larger word format.

More about our employee benefits:
We have a wide range of employee benefits including (but not limited to): 

Encouraging work life balance

• 38 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), pro-rata for part-time
• More annual leave entitlement, based on length of employment
• Smart working options (with the opportunity to work remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us) 
• Flexible working options 

Caring for you and your family 

• Generous sick pay entitlement
• More sick pay entitlement, based on length of employment 
• Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave in each calendar year 
• Free access to a GP virtually 24 hours a day/7 days a week allowing you unlimited advice, reassurance and where appropriate diagnosis 
• Enhanced leave for new parents 
• Free access to a confidential 24 hours a day/7 days a week helpline service for both you and your family with a specialist range of support and information
• Special leave options (such as up to 5 days paid leave for domestic or personal emergencies a year)
• 10 days paid disability leave a year, pro-rata for part-time 
• 10 days paid carers’ leave a year, pro-rata for part-time 
• Cycle to work scheme 
• Death in service scheme
• New family-friendly benefits, including paid leave:
  • In the event of miscarriage or still birth 
  • To support fertility treatments
  • For antenatal appointments for both parents

Thinking about your finances 

• Enhanced salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Discounted season ticket loan and interest-free emergency loans
• Give as you earn to support other charities of your choice before tax
• New employee portal including lifestyle savings vouchers and personal wellbeing

Enriching your life at work

• Personalised development plans with a wide range of training courses and opportunities to source additional training options with your line manager
• Yearly internal apprenticeship opportunities
• New, modern offices that embrace working together both in-person and remotely 
• Various opportunities to influence how we internally operate (including surveys, and focus and committee groups) 
• Active and supportive internal employee networking groups for collaboration and peer support 
• 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering for MS Society activities during normal working hours (such as fundraising events, or campaigning in the local community) 
• 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering with other charities during normal

Safeguarding 
We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone who uses our services and we come into contact with.

This is regardless of Gender, Race, Disability, Sexual orientation, Religion or belief, Pregnancy, Gender reassignment.

We recognise our particular responsibility to make sure vulnerable adults and children are protected.

We have measures in place to protect everyone we come into contact with from abuse and maltreatment of all kinds.

Your right to work in the UK 
You must have the right to work in the UK to work in paid employment with us. You’ll need to share documents showing you’re eligible to work in the UK if we offer you employment.

You can find the UK visas and permits granting you the right to work in the UK on the UK Government website. We currently don’t have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and aren’t able to support you with your visa applications.

No agencies please.

Position: Brand Strategic Lead
Hours: Full-time (35 hours a week)
Contract: Fixed Term Contract until 31 December 2025
Location: Office-based in London with some flexibility to work remotely.
Salary: Starting from £43,342 per annum per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band: Band 3*, Professional/Technical
*you will start at our entry point salary of £43,342 per annum, increasing to £46,051 after 6 months service and satisfactory performance and to £48,760 after a further 6 months.

About us

We make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.

Our strategy is based on what people affected by MS have told us is important to them. It gives us a clear and determined focus.

Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.

Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive working environment where you'll be able to make a difference.

About this job

We are really excited. Our organisation is evolving, and we’re developing a new elevated brand to help support our new ambition and plans.

Our Brand Strategic Lead is a crucial role in helping us evolve our brand and deliver it across everything we do. It will underpin the new future and story of the charity, and how we communicate it to everyone in the MS community and beyond.

You’ll oversee our brand team activity as well as one line report, be accountable for the brand budget and be responsible for helping us ensure every story we tell, internally or externally speaks to our audiences in the way that matters to them.

We want to push the boundaries with personalised brand stories, and really put people living with multiple sclerosis on the map as people that matter and have the right to treatments, respect, support and services that mean they can live their best lives in the way they choose to live them. We want our brand to create a sense of visibility, belonging and flexibility.

We are here for everyone, and we want our brand to convey that. The brand team have some exciting work ahead and we need someone to help us make our brand vision a reality, if this sounds like you we would love to hear from you.

Please note this a Fixed Term Contract until 31 December 2025.

Closing date for applications: 9:00 on Wednesday 23 October 2024
Anticipated interview date: Week commencing 4 November 2024

Interested? 
PLEASE PRESS THE 'HOW TO APPLY' BUTTON FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Equal Opportunities 
We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and or from ethnic minority backgrounds.

We’d be grateful if you downloaded and completed the equality and diversity monitoring form and submit it with your application. 

Disability Confident Employer 
We’re a Disability Confident Employer and we’re committed to promoting equality and diversity.

You can ask for reasonable adjustments as part of both our recruitment and new starter on-boarding processes.

If you need any help or adjustments to apply for this role, please contact us. You can also ask for the application materials to be sent to you in a different format. Such as for them to be sent to you by email or in a larger word format.

More about our employee benefits:
We have a wide range of employee benefits including (but not limited to): 

Encouraging work life balance

• 38 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), pro-rata for part-time
• More annual leave entitlement, based on length of employment
• Smart working options (with the opportunity to work remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us) 
• Flexible working options 

Caring for you and your family 

• Generous sick pay entitlement
• More sick pay entitlement, based on length of employment 
• Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave in each calendar year 
• Free access to a GP virtually 24 hours a day/7 days a week allowing you unlimited advice, reassurance and where appropriate diagnosis 
• Enhanced leave for new parents 
• Free access to a confidential 24 hours a day/7 days a week helpline service for both you and your family with a specialist range of support and information
• Special leave options (such as up to 5 days paid leave for domestic or personal emergencies a year)
• 10 days paid disability leave a year, pro-rata for part-time 
• 10 days paid carers’ leave a year, pro-rata for part-time 
• Cycle to work scheme 
• Death in service scheme
• New family-friendly benefits, including paid leave:
  • In the event of miscarriage or still birth 
  • To support fertility treatments
  • For antenatal appointments for both parents

Thinking about your finances 

• Enhanced salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Discounted season ticket loan and interest-free emergency loans
• Give as you earn to support other charities of your choice before tax
• New employee portal including lifestyle savings vouchers and personal wellbeing

Enriching your life at work

• Personalised development plans with a wide range of training courses and opportunities to source additional training options with your line manager
• Yearly internal apprenticeship opportunities
• New, modern offices that embrace working together both in-person and remotely 
• Various opportunities to influence how we internally operate (including surveys, and focus and committee groups) 
• Active and supportive internal employee networking groups for collaboration and peer support 
• 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering for MS Society activities during normal working hours (such as fundraising events, or campaigning in the local community) 
• 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering with other charities during normal

Safeguarding 
We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone who uses our services and we come into contact with.

This is regardless of Gender, Race, Disability, Sexual orientation, Religion or belief, Pregnancy, Gender reassignment.

We recognise our particular responsibility to make sure vulnerable adults and children are protected.

We have measures in place to protect everyone we come into contact with from abuse and maltreatment of all kinds.

Your right to work in the UK 
You must have the right to work in the UK to work in paid employment with us. You’ll need to share documents showing you’re eligible to work in the UK if we offer you employment.

You can find the UK visas and permits granting you the right to work in the UK on the UK Government website. We currently don’t have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and aren’t able to support you with your visa applications.

No agencies please.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Training and Support Worker to lead and support The Mason Foundation’s future growth and development by providing and delivering training to a variety of audiences.  The role is home based - with requirement to travel (ideally, candidates will be located in the ‘South Central’ area of England, including Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Hampshire, and surrounding areas).  Hours - 30 -37.5 hours, available as a part-time or full-time position. 

Through our programmes we reduce inequalities, empower communities, and drive meaningful, sustainable change.The Mason Foundation delivers people centred services, projects and training, through its specialist wellbeing and employment programmes including:

· The Mason Mile – supporting inclusive, community led starting point physical activity centred around ‘1 Mile’

· Propel - supporting young people with learning disabilities, into meaningful and sustainable employment.

· Bespoke Community Impact Projects – supporting and empowering communities to co-develop and deliver impactful and meaningful change.

As the Training and Support Worker, you will play a pivotal part in the development of our programmes and training, through sharing partner insight, understanding the latest evidence and landscape of workplace inclusivity and keeping abreast of other providers in this space. You will be required to travel regularly to deliver face to face training within the community, education settings and workplaces.   

You will have a track record of working within learning, development, community engagement or similar, ideally with experience of supporting communities with additional needs.

You will be a strong, passionate, and inspiring facilitator, driven to deliver impactful training. You will be a skilled communicator, confident in using a variety of methods to engage and empower others from a broad range of backgrounds and settings.

You will be a team player and understand the need to work seamlessly in collaboration with multiple agencies including local authority, corporate and third sector partners, to help ensure high quality delivery of our services, to our communities.

The Training and Support Worker will need to embrace a ‘make it happen’ working environment, with constant dedication and a passion for making a difference as part of a committed charity, supporting disadvantaged communities.

In return, you get to work for a great, growing charity with like-minded people with a competitive salary.

All offers of employment are conditional upon you signing the contract of employment and:

· Two satisfactory references

· Proof of attainment of qualifications

· Evidence of your right to work in the United Kingdom; and

· If applicable, satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Proposed Week of Interview: w/c 18th November 2024

The Mason Foundation is an equal opportunities employer and proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We positively encourage applications from candidates regardless of sex, race or ethnicity, nationality, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, or belief, marital or civil partnership status, parental or carer status, education, socioeconomic background, pregnancy or maternity, or any other characteristic protected under equality legislation. 

We are especially keen to encourage and welcome applications from people currently under-represented within the organisation, these include but are not limited to those from the LGBT+ community, people with disabilities, and candidates who are Black or People of Colour. Those with disabilities meeting the minimum requirements for the post will be shortlisted and reasonable adjustments will be made to ensure they are not disadvantaged during the interview process.

Support Coordinator

This is an exciting opportunity to work with stroke survivors and their families to support them following stroke. We’re looking for an innovative, passionate and professional individual with excellent communication and organisational skills to join our Stroke Recovery Service based in the Durham area.

This is an exciting home based opportunity working with stroke survivors and their families to support them following a stroke.

Position: S11214 Stroke Association Support Coordinator

Location: Homebased South of Tyne & Wear. However, frequent travel will be required as part of this role (May include team meetings or other work-related meetings)

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week (flexible working available)

Salary: Circa £26,700 per annum

Contract: This is a fixed term maternity cover for 9 months. Our services are contracted, we currently have funding for this contract until 31 March 2027.

Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.

Closing Date: 20 October 2024. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Interview Date: 6 November 2024

Interviews will be held via video conferencing. Please let us know if this will present any challenges when you email your application.

The Role

The service aims to identify and address the needs of stroke survivors and carers across the stroke pathway, by providing a range of innovative support solutions, supporting them to meet their desired outcomes.

Reporting to the Stroke Association Service Delivery Coach, the Stroke Association Support Coordinator will:

· Support new stroke survivors and their carers from hospital discharge into the community.

· Provide personalised information, advice and support.

· Support clients to make informed lifestyle changes which will help them to prevent further strokes.

About You

The post holder will have experience/background in:

· A caring profession ideally with experience of supporting people with disabilities.

· Be able to demonstrate previous experience of working collaboratively with other organisations to achieve joint ambitions.

· Ability to use basic Microsoft systems

This role requires extensive travel across a large geographical locality to visit people at home and in community settings. Candidates must be able to demonstrate how they can meet this requirement of the role.

To fulfil the role, you must be a resident of the UK and have the right to work in the UK.

When you click to apply, you will be able to see the full responsibilities and person specification for further

information on the role.

Please submit your CV and a supporting statement of no more than two pages, demonstrating how you meet the person specification and what you bring to the role in terms of your skills and experience.

Stroke Association

Finding strength through support

When stroke strikes, part of your brain shuts down. And so does a part of you. That’s because a stroke happens in the brain, the control centre for who we are and what we can do. It happens every five minutes in the UK and changes lives instantly. Recovery is tough, but with the right specialist support and a ton of courage and determination, the brain can adapt.

We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. And it’s a team effort to get there.

We provide specialist support, fund critical research and campaign to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives.

The Stroke Association is the only charity in the UK providing lifelong support for all stroke survivors and their families. We provide tailored support to tens of thousands of stroke survivors each year. This support includes one-to-one and group support, funding vital scientific research into stroke prevention, acute treatment, recovery and long-term care, and campaigning to secure the best care for everyone affected by stroke. 

We’re here for stroke survivors and their loved ones, from the moment they enter the new and frightening post-stroke world, supporting them every step of the way as they find their strength and their way back to life.

It’s only thanks to the generosity of our supporters and donors that we can provide vital support.

We’re working to improve the diversity of our people. We know that individuality leads to a richer experience for our people and better support for all those affected by stroke.

We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. We’re particularly looking to increase the number of applications from those with lived experience of stroke, and those from under-represented communities. 

You may also have experience in areas such as Care Coordinator, Stroke Support, Stroke, Care, Care Worker, Support Worker, Carer, Care Team Leader, Support Team Leader, Volunteering Manager, Volunteer Coordinator, Support Group, Support and Advice, Social Care, Carer Support, Support Service, Vulnerable Adult, Social Care and Support Officer, Rehabilitation Coordinator, Volunteering Manager, Care and Support Officer, Social Care Worker, Health, Health Care, Support Worker, Care Worker, Social Care Support Worker, Residential Support Worker, Relief Support Worker, Support Worker Disabilities, Day Centre Support Worker, Rehabilitation Support Worker, Night Support Worker, Stroke Support Worker, Disability, Disability Support, Stroke.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

Ambitious About Autism is a national charity for autistic children and young people. We stand with autistic children and young people, champion their rights​ and create opportunities. We run specialist education services, and an award-winning employment programme, and children and young people are at the heart of our charity's decision-making, policy work, and campaigning.

Working within our recently awarded Ofsted outstanding TreeHouse School, the

role presents an exciting opportunity for an Educational Psychologist (EP) who wants to use their knowledge and skills in psychology to make a meaningful difference to the lives of autistic pupils. As per the Charity's mission to ‘stand with autistic children and young people', the role involves prioritising outcomes that are meaningful and important to the children and young people in Treehouse School. It involves supporting reflective practice within the teams around the pupils, to enable provision of emotionally containing and supportive learning environments.

The roles is part of the Integrated Services team, that comprises of dynamic teams of Occupational Therapists, PBS Specialists and Speech and Language Therapists. Enhancing quality of life of children and young people with autism and learning disabilities is central to all we do.

We are looking for a person that has:

• Doctorate in Educational Psychology
• Experience of working with children and young people with autism and learning disabilities
• Successful experience of designing and delivering effective consultation and training programmes for other professionals and families
• Applying the latest research evidence and evaluative thinking in practice & ensures all practice is person centered
• Advanced skills in building strong partnerships, maintaining relationships and co-producing solutions to challenges with children and young people, professionals and parents/carers

In return, we offer excellent benefits including flexible working, very generous holiday allowances, access to professional development, membership fees paid, welcome bonus and more!

This is a fantastic opportunity for somebody who wants to make a difference to our autistic children, their families and the community. If you would like more information, please refer to our job description or contact Stephen Vickers 

Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.

Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search maybe carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.

We’re looking for someone with a track record of engaging families and a passion for supporting people to make informed health decisions. You’ll be a clear communicator and a good listener. You’ll work across our team, alongside our Information and Advice Worker, and potentially engage some of our volunteers. You’ll also bring in Parent Champions and lead sub-contracted work with a local community partner to help us reach residents in community languages. You’ll help us hear and collect resident stories. The information you collect will be reported to decision-makers responsible for health and care services. 

You’ll enjoy working as part of a team committed to improving health and care services and access for Islington residents. You may have lived experience as a parent/guardian/carer of a child and/or be from a minoritised community.

Anna Freud is a world-leading mental health charity for children, young people and their families. Our mission is to close the gap in wellbeing and mental health by advancing, translating, delivering, and sharing the best science and practice with everyone who impacts the lives of children, young people and their families. More information about Anna Freud is available on our website.

We value diversity and aim to have diverse workforce that reflects the community and our service users, in line with our vision, values and inclusion commitments. We encourage applications from all sections of the community.

The vision of the Schools Division is one where all schools and colleges in the UK are mentally healthy. This means the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people is prioritised alongside their academic attainment. The Schools and Colleges Early Support Service works with schools to offer direct remote support to children, young people, families and school staff across England. Our ambition is to work in up to 200 schools providing direct support for mild to moderate mental health difficulties. The Administrator will sit within a small dynamic team, the Schools and Colleges Early Support Service, supporting the ambitious partnership between The Anna Freud Centre and Mind. 

We are looking for a person who is interested in learning more about the school environment and how remote therapy interventions are delivered. The post-holder will be involved in a large project to implement and imbed a new CRM, with opportunity to become a super-user for the CRM and be involved in training to new team members. There may also be opportunities to get involved in our children and young people’s advisory group or parent/carer advisory group.

Location

Hybrid working (a mixture of onsite and home/remote working). Staff are working onsite for at least 20% of their working hours, either at our London site (4-8 Rodney Street, London N1 9JH) or our Northern Hub (Huckletree, The Express Building, 9 Great Ancoats Street, Manchester M4 5AD).

Contract duration

Permanent

Closing date for applications

Midday (12pm), Monday 21 October 2024.

Please note that due to high application volumes, we may close this advert early. We encourage you to apply promptly and to keep an eye on our future vacancies for more opportunities.

Notification of interview

Shortlisted applicants will be notified no later than Tuesday 5 November 2024. During shortlisting, applicants are anonymously assessed using the criteria visible in the Job Profile. Please note: due to the high volume of applications received, we will not be able to provide feedback to unsuccessful applicants.

Interviews

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 12 November 2024.

How to apply

Please click on the 'Apply now’ button. We are unable to accept CVs and kindly request no contact from agencies.

Could you help people improve their health and well-being through gardening? Do you have experience of working in a community gardening or health and social care setting? At Thrive, our Practitioners work with plants and people to improve an individual’s physical and psychological health, social interaction. skills and confidence.

We’re looking for a new STH Practitioner to provide high quality and effective Social and Therapeutic Horticulture (STH) programmes for adults in our gardens in Battersea Park and outreach settings. Working alongside volunteers this role will support people with learning disabilities, autism, long term health conditions or other disabilities.

Based at Thrive London in Battersea Park. The role will involve some work undertaken off-site in London and occasional travel to the Thrive Centres in Reading and Birmingham.

Appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check. Thrive complies fully with the DBS Code of Practice. Having a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an individual from working for Thrive.

Closing date for applications: Monday 21 October 9am. Interviews are anticipated to take place on Monday 28 October 2024.

For further information please refer to the full job and person specification below

We are seeking experienced, passionate candidates to join an exciting new project working within a Family Hub setting. These roles will work closely with women and families providing coaching support to improve wellbeing throughout the perinatal period, and establish good foundations for family health moving forward. This role will work as part of a team from Mind In Enfield and Barnet, and alongside other statutory and non statutory services within Family Hubs across the Borough of Enfield. 

Head of Brain Injury Service

Lead a passionate team dedicated to transforming the lives of children and families affected by acquired brain injury. Join us as our Head of Brain Injury Service and make a lasting impact through our inclusive, compassionate and innovative support programme.

The Child Brain Injury Trust was originally set up by a group of medical professionals. The organisation has evolved over the years and is now the leading UK organisation supporting families and professionals affected by childhood acquired brain injury. Working in consultation and collaboration with families and professionals, the charity aims to ensure families can access the support they need, when they need it and to ensure they have the best possible chance of reaching their potential.

As Head of our Brain Injury Service, you will be joining the charity at an exciting time, as we have just launched our new five-year strategy – Elevating families, enriching futures. The strategy is our most exciting yet as we look to increase our reach and embed 4 key areas of support: early intervention (currently we work in  major trauma centres and specialist hospitals across the UK), community inclusion, educational services and virtual support. Although our programme delivery model is not  completely defined and embedded, we have a strong framework and a dedicated team who are eager and committed to our strategic goals. We are developing our service in line with the future needs of families and as such we are looking to appoint an individual who is passionate about childhood acquired brain injury, team development and leadership.  By joining an inclusive, compassionate and forward-thinking team, you will be part of developing and growing our highly regarded charity.

The purpose of this role is to provide overall strategic input, direction, development and operational management for the national brain Injury support service. To lead our whole brain injury service team to achieve the five-year strategy.

As well as exceptional leadership and management skills, you will need to enjoy developing and maintaining relationships with a large range of key stakeholders from the clinical, legal and corporate sectors.

We are looking for a confident and experienced individual who has evidenced previous compassionate leadership experience which will be essential and your values will lead your success.

This is a varied and exciting leadership role for the right individual, where no two days are the same.  If you are adaptable, solution focused and have excellent management and leadership skills then we are keen to hear from you. Thank you for your interest in this position.

The Latin American Women’s Rights Service (LAWRS) is a human rights and feminist organisation led by and for Latin American migrant women in the UK. Our work is dedicated to supporting the immediate and long-term needs of Latin American migrant women exposed to violations of their fundamental human rights; facing violence against women and girls, exploitation or trafficking; enduring difficult living and working conditions in low paid jobs and facing barriers to social protection.

LAWRS Social Change team reflects our inclusive approach to developing policy, advocacy and campaigning work by centring the experience of the most marginalised and excluded women to call for social justice. By enabling the participation of women with lived experience in policy and campaigning work our social change team promotes a holistic, rather than issue based, understanding of human rights violations experienced by Latin American migrant women in order to tackle systemic barriers that heighten migrant women’s vulnerability to abuses and which bars them from exercising their rights, accessing justice and leading violence free lives.

The post holder will be responsible for the implementation of LAWRS’ communications strategy working closely with the Policy and Communications team to provide digital, editorial, creative and operational communications support across the organisation’s work.

You will have an excellent command of English and Spanish or English and Portuguese.

This post is open to Latin American women only* in accordance with the Equality Act 2010. We particularly welcome applications from disabled and LGBTQ+ candidates as they are currently underrepresented within the team.

*women who identify as Latin Americans (1st and 2nd generation) and speak Spanish and/or Brazilian Portuguese.

Please note that only applicants with the right to work in the UK covering the duration of the contract will be considered for this position.

Please keep in mind that if you are shortlisted for an interview, you will be required to complete an exercise beforehand. 

Personal Independence Coordinator

Salary £29,278.41 / Full Time / 35 Hours per week

Do you want a job that makes a positive difference in people’s lives?

Age UK Croydon’s very successful PIC service for older people in Croydon is recruiting for a new Personal Independence Coordinator.

If you are an enthusiastic, compassionate and person-centred individual, this could be the role for you.

PICs work alongside health and care professionals, adopting a multidisciplinary approach to working with people who have long term health and social care needs. The PICs provide critical links between formal health and social care services and the wider community support networks. We have adapted our way of working in response to COVID, helping older people to access technology and connect in new and exciting ways.

If you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of people in the community, and those who care for them and want to contribute to an organisation which is continuously striving to improve, then we would love to hear from you.

We are committed to providing a flexible and productive working environment for all employees. Evolving technology and communication platforms enable employees to work in new and different ways, where we can meet our stakeholder needs and continue to deliver against our charitable objectives. We recognise the importance of supporting employees to have greater personal choice and maintain a healthier work/life balance.

Full training will be provided; the important qualities we are looking for are:

 · Excellent communication and listening skills

· A positive cheerful attitude, and the ability to problem solve

· A cheerful, friendly and outgoing personality

· The ability to work flexibly, alone and as part of a team

*Due to the high volume of applications received, we regret we shall not be able to contact applicants who are not shortlisted for interview.

CVs will not be accepted

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Closing Date: for applications: 9am, 21st October 2024

Interview Dates: Week commencing 28th October 2024

To deliver information and advice to older people in Lewisham on benefit entitlements, housing and community care.

This involves managing cases and working with clients one-to-one to identify their goals, provide relevant advice and options, and then empower them to carry out next steps.

The role is to be carried out in our office premises as well as at home visits for clients who are housebound.

Salary:  circa £75,000 per annum plus generous benefits 

Contract: Full time, permanent

Location: Victoria, London (hybrid working with one to three days in the office each week) 

Closing date: at 12 noon, Wednesday 23 October 2024

Interviews: week commencing 04 November 2024

NHS Providers is the membership organisation for the NHS hospital, mental health, community and ambulance services that treat patients and service users in the NHS. We help those NHS foundation trusts and trusts to deliver high-quality, patient-focused care by enabling them to learn from each other, acting as their public voice and helping shape the system in which they operate. 

NHS Providers has all trusts in England in voluntary membership, collectively accounting for £124bn of annual expenditure and employing 1.5 million people. 

As a member of the Senior Management Team, the Head of Finance will provide strategic and operational support to the Director of Corporate Services and Finance and wider management team.

This role is an exciting opportunity for the right person to lead the Finance Team and manage the outsourced finance and payroll providers. They will pay a key role in providing financial support across the organisation and managing the organisation’s finances and compliance with statutory regulations. They will ensure all necessary financial controls, systems, processes and procedure are in place.

We actively support equality of opportunity for all our staff and welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, any disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, or belief. We particularly encourage applications from those from underrepresented communities.

To apply, please send a CV and cover letter setting out why you are interested in the role and how you meet the person specification to HR Team. 

Visa sponsorship

You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. NHS Providers is not able to offer visa sponsorship.