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Bid Support Manager
Location: This post is homebased with occasional travel to meetings at BookTrust locations in Leeds or London.
Contract: Freelance/part-time/contract
Salary: Day rates between £150 and £200 per day dependent on skills and experience
BookTrust is the UK’s largest children’s reading charity. We know that children who read are happier, healthier, more empathetic, and more creative. They also do better at school.
Working with every local authority and across every region in the country, and supported by Arts Council funding, we reach over millions of families a year via partners in schools, children’s centres, health visitors and libraries. This incredible network helps us to get children reading across the country.
BookTrust are seeking an enthusiastic candidate with experience of working with public sector frameworks, bid support and coordination, bid writing and opportunity monitoring. This role is designed to support maintenance and development of our traded work with public sector organisations as well as supporting broader public sector income generation work to enhance and extend the work of our high value giving income generation team. The nature of this role means that it would suit someone who freelances or is happy to be called on for time focussed pieces of work on an ad-hoc basis.
To apply please send a copy of your CV to our website along with a covering letter showing how you meet the person specification and your motivations for applying for the role. Your covering letter should not be longer than two sides.
Closing date: 18th July 2024 at 4pm.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusivity
We aim to provide an inclusive recruitment process and actively welcome applications from diverse talent pools: minority ethnic candidates, candidates with disabilities and long-term conditions and candidates from underrepresented communities.
We are committed to equality of opportunity and want to ensure we have an accessible application process for all candidates. If you need any reasonable adjustments or would like us to do anything differently during the application process, please contact our HR team to discuss your requirements further.
BookTrust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The recruitment and selection process reflect our commitment to safeguarding therefore, the suitability of all prospective employees will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment, and pre-employment checks.
Role Purpose:
To support and develop our peer mentor, volunteers, and lead on implementing recovery, and wellbeing focussed activities within an allocated locality of Essex.
Establish, develop, and maintain strong and effective partnerships within the community to promote and embed the Futures Together service.
To work in collaboration with the criminal justice element of the Futures Together service to support people with complex and multiple needs.
Innovate, implement, and facilitate recovery, and social inclusion groups within South and West Essex.
To complete administrative tasks including database maintenance, maintenance of accurate client’s information.
Be able to work in a fast-paced service and be flexible to changes plans at short notice.
Your Rewards
- Starting salary of £24,250, plus a £3000 market supplement, along with the opportunity to access potential yearly salary increments dependant on yearly appraisal.
- 25 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays pro-rata, (increasing each year to a maximum of 30 days)
- Benefits including season ticket loan, pension scheme and life assurance.
- Support through occupational sick pay, eye-care vouchers and regular wellbeing talks and activities.
- Continuous training and career development via PXL our dedicated learning management system
- Access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance programme including telephone and online access.
- A rewarding role with the opportunity to help us support people on their journey to recovery and change their lives for the better.
- We’ll ensure you get all the support you need to thrive and succeed in your role and find your place amongst our incredible and collaborative team.
About Phoenix Futures
Phoenix Futures Group is a charity with over 50 years’ experience and a leading provider of drug and alcohol treatment.
Our values are what define us and ensure we work to the highest standards. We believe in being the best, we are passionate about recovery, we value our history and use it to inform our future.
We work with local authorities, other charities and service providers across the country to deliver innovative programmes and projects that change lives for the better, setting people on the path to health and emotional wellbeing.
We provide a diverse range of services, our expertise in psychosocial treatment and support is the common thread that runs through everything we do. People need psychological interventions, social support, meaningful use of time, sense of purpose and a place of safety to sustain their recovery. At our core, we support people, families, and communities to recover from drug and alcohol dependency.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Monday to Friday, 9am-3pm
We have a part time role for a Scheme Manager at our sheltered housing scheme based in Oxford, Furnace House. The scheme consists of 38 flats, featuring a communal lounge and kitchen for the residents' use. Your typical day could start with providing practical assistance to a resident before you undertake a site inspection. Then you might be meeting with an internal or external stakeholder to effectively signpost a resident to additional or specialist support before you lead a scheme event promoting resident participation and wellbeing.
As a Scheme Manager, you’ll be the ‘face of Peabody’ and no one day is the same. You’ll be at the heart of your Peabody community, playing a crucial role supporting the practical needs and wellbeing of residents ensuring community safety. With a particular focus on helping our vulnerable older residents, you’ll actively work with residents in the management of their self-contained flat, developing and improving Peabody’s service to them and ensuring we take full account of our older residents’ needs.
You’re a people person who likes to get things done. You’ll enjoy working collaboratively with other scheme managers and our allocation teams and you’re first rate at building strong relationships across the business to enable you to find creative solutions to issues.To be successful in this role, you’ll need to be in the scheme five days a week, drive and have access to a vehicle.
Your role covers all aspect of housing management – everything from estate, scheme, and property inspections to identifying issues and capturing feedback to continuously improve our services and customer satisfaction. If you’re creative in your problem-solving, energised by supporting your customers and, like us, committed to helping people flourish, we want to hear from you.
Could it be you?
To be a success in this role, you’re
- Experienced in providing support to vulnerable adults.
- Experienced within a customer facing role, preferably within housing management and ideally within the social housing sector.
- Understand safeguarding and the important of keeping accurate records.
This role will require an Enhanced DBS check, a UK driver’s licence and access to a vehicle.
A bit about us:
It started over 160 years ago with one man’s desire to improve the lives of poverty-stricken Londoners. Today, we have 107,000 homes and 220,000 residents across London and the Home Counties and around 20,000 care and support customers. But the desire remains the same – to create homes and communities where people can flourish.
Here just a few of the benefits of working at Peabody:
- Up to 30 days’ annual holiday plus bank holidays
- Flexible benefits scheme, including options for Healthcare, Dental care, Critical illness cover, vouchers, technology scheme and access to a discount portal.
- 4 x Life Assurance
- Professional development by access to "paid for" apprenticeship programs and qualifications
- Two additional paid volunteering days each year
- Family friendly policies
- Up to 10% pension contribution matched 1:1
Are you ready to apply?
Please be aware that Peabody does not offer sponsorship as a licensed UK employer.
To be considered for the position of Scheme Manager (Oxford), please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button and submit both your CV and a bit about why we should consider you for the role.
Peabody reserves the right to close this advert before the advertised closing date, depending on the number of applications received.
Closing date: 17th July 202
We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient IDVA to join our homelessness service in Kent.
£26,330.00 per annum, working 40 hours per week. Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.
Want to feel like you're making a difference? You'll feel at home here.
Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren't token gestures - we've thought long and hard about how best to support our team. After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day.
The role of an IDVA is to address the safety of victims and survivors at high risk of harm. IDVAs work with their customers from the point of crisis by safety planning and risk assessing using the DASH to ascertain the level of risk to the victim.
All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.
What you'll do:
Manage client referrals, completing Dash Risk Assessments and obtaining and maintaining all relevant paperwork.
Building supportive, trusting relationships with clients and creating a positive atmosphere.
Knowledge of the criminal justice system. Understanding of Marac protocols.
Regular attendance at Marac and completion of all Marac referrals.
Support Customers to obtain Non Molestation Orders where needed and any other civil remedies available to them.
Working proactively with other members of the team to handle the service caseload and administrative responsibilities.
Attending all court and Case Management hearings with or as a representative for clients.
Supporting clients to set personalised goals in the form of a Safety and Support Plan.
Assisting in the recording and reporting of customer incidents.
Creating a safety plan with clients.
Developing productive relationships with partner organisations to improve service outcomes.
Adhering to lone working protocols and maintaining high levels of awareness in relation to the health and safety of yourself and colleagues.
Encouraging customers to attend relevant programmes when appropriate i.e Own My Life.
Ensuring Look Ahead Health and Safety policies and local protocols are adhered to at all times e.g. fire risk assessments, fire alarm checks etc.
Adhering to all other Look Ahead's policies and procedures.
Engaging in learning and development activity to increase knowledge and skills.
Undertaking any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as assigned by the Service Manager.
This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead
About you:
Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement
Exudes a warm friendly presence and open behaviour
Prefers working as part of a group or team
Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organized
Able to apply the right balance of care and support dependant on the needs of the customer
Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments
Is confident with high levels of self-esteem
Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude
Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviour
Ability to adhere to Look Ahead's professional boundaries policy
What you'll bring:
Essential:
Previous experience managing a caseload
Desirable:
IDVA qualification
About us:
Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 120 services, providing support to around 6000 customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness, young people and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.
We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values:
We focus on Excellence and innovation.
We are Caring and Compassionate.
We are Inclusive and Trusted.
We work in Partnership and are One-Team.
Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.
If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.
If you are a talented project manager looking to make a real difference to poeples lives, we have a role for you, leading our energy advice projects in rural Wales.
As Energy Advice Manager (Wales), you will be responsible for our established energy advice services in Powys and Monmouthshire and in the development and delivery of similar services into Ceredigion and wider geographical areas in Wales.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The vacancy
Here at Peabody, we have an opportunity for a Scheme Manager on a Permanent basis at one of our sheltered housing schemes in Acton.
We work hard to ensure we are providing for people whose needs have evolved as they’ve grown older.
We own and manage specialist homes for older people. These homes are designed to help them maintain, and in some cases increase, their independence.
We also have a wide programme of services and activities to help them connect with their community and lead richer lives.
Our scheme in Acton consists of 52 flats, has a large communal area with kitchen and a large garden. Our residents want to live independently with reassurance that there is help at hand should they need it!
As a Scheme Manager, you are personable, passionate and will flourish working with our older residents who may have complex needs or are vulnerable because of their health or physical disabilities.
What we’re looking for:
- Do you have experience of providing support to vulnerable adults?
- Do you have a housing management background or previous supported housing experience where you have delivered good customer care?
- Do you understand safeguarding and the importance of keeping accurate records?
If so, this role is perfect for you!
A bit about the role:
As a Scheme Manager (part time), you will share responsibility for the day-to-day housing management and services provided at these schemes.
You will share responsibility of managing the estate and monitor the services provided by others such as cleaners, contractors, or other stakeholders within Peabody.
Some of the key results include.
- You will ensure the scheme meets all statutory requirements in terms of health and safety (including fire safety).
- You will be responsible for resident satisfaction and ensure they feel safe, secure and respected.
- You will identify and assess residents needs to ensure they have the right level of support.
- You will report repairs and maintenance.
- You will work with other scheme managers across the service and provide cover if required.
Put simply, if you’ve ever wanted a job where you can really make a positive difference to someone’s life, this is it.
This role will require an Enhanced DBS check, a UK driver’s licence, and access to a vehicle.
A typical week will involve working 17.5 hours per week, three days (these can be flexible) 7 hours each day.
A bit about us:
It started over 160 years ago with one man’s desire to improve the lives of poverty-stricken Londoners. Today, we have 107,000 homes and 220,000 residents across London and the Home Counties and around 20,000 care and support customers. But the desire remains the same – to create homes and communities where people can flourish.
Here just a few of the benefits for working at Peabody:
- Up to 30 days’ annual holiday plus bank holidays
- Flexible benefits scheme, including options for Healthcare, Dental care, Critical illness cover, vouchers, technology scheme and access to a discount portal.
- 4 x Life Assurance
- Professional development by access to "paid for" apprenticeship programs and qualifications
- Two additional paid volunteering days each year
- Family friendly policies
- Up to 10% pension contribution matched 1:1
Are you ready to apply?
PLEASE NOTE: As an employer, Peabody does not provide sponsorship as a licenced UK employer.
To be considered for the position of Scheme Manager (part time), please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button and submit both your CV and a bit about why we should consider you for the role.
Closing date: 16th July 2024
Contract type Permanent
Weekly hours Between 9.00-5.00, over 3 days
About Switchboard
Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard connects and supports people in need across Sussex. Originally set up as a helpline in 1975, we've grown to deliver a wide range of essential services for our community.
This exciting new role will be supporting Switchboard to continue innovating, developing and delivering services, by and for LGBTQ people in Sussex.
About the role
We are looking for a dedicated, experienced fundraiser to oversee and drive forward all of our income generation. This post will work closely alongside our various teams and projects to raise awareness of our work among potential supporters. The postholder will be responsible for building sustainable and diverse income streams through regular giving, bid writing, events, and corporate partnerships. You will establish engaging supporter journeys that maintain long-term relationships with regular donors, high net worth supporters, and corporate clients.
Here's the person specification for the role:
- At least 2 years of experience of proven success in a fundraising role.
- Detailed knowledge of at least one of the following: trusts and foundations / individual giving / community / corporate fundraising.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to engage and enthuse audiences through a broad range of communications channels.
- Experience of planning, delivering and evaluating events, projects and/or campaigns.
- Leadership experience - this could be in work or elsewhere, with staff, projects, volunteers or communities.
- Project management and organisational skills, and the ability to prioritise and work in a self-directed manner.
- Understanding of LGBTQ+ communities.
- Ability and willingness to help with organisational events such as Pride or conferences several times a year.
- Self-motivated, able to work on own initiative as well as part of a team.
- Ability to build effective working relationships with frontline staff, volunteers, service users and partner organisations.
- Numerate; able to understand, monitor and manage budgets and other financial information and systems.
- A strong belief in Switchboard's vision, mission and values.
How to apply
Please send your CV and a covering letter of no more than two pages setting out how you the above criteria set out in the person specification.
Applications close: 9am, Monday 22 July, 2024
Planned interview date: Tuesday 30 July, 2024
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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WHO WE ARE
We are a leading mental health charity on a mission to support Londoners with mental health challenges find and remain in good employment as part of their mental health recovery journey. We have been changing lives for almost 30 years and we have just secured a large contract, submitted in partnership with Shaw Trust and Smart London, to provide Employment Advisors to support NHS Talking Therapy teams across West London. This is therefore an incredibly exciting time to join a thriving organisation at the beginning of an innovative mental health support service.
THE OPPORTUNITY
We are now inviting suitable candidates to apply for the role of Employment Advisor. We need to swiftly build a team of around 20, so there are multiple opportunities available to applicants. This new team will be guided and supported by Senior Employment Advisors and a Service Lead, as well as Twining’s established and experienced Senior Leadership Team and Trustees.
THE OFFER
In return we offer a friendly and supportive working environment, flexible working, career development opportunities, a comprehensive training and induction programme, a generous holiday entitlement and competitive financial rewards. We also practice what we preach in terms of creating a positive working environment to support our own employee’s wellbeing.
Working format – based at NHS Talking Therapy sites, as well as some possibility of working from home
THE ROLE – EMPLOYMENT ADVISORS
The new Employment Advisors (EAs) will work within the West London NHS Talking Therapies provision. They will work one-to-one with a caseload of clients referred by NHS Talking Therapies therapists to find employment, remain in existing work if they are struggling, improve their working environment, return to work following sickness or positively leave or retire from work.
You will primarily fulfil these duties by providing information, as well as advice and guidance to clients who choose to receive employment support. The work should empower clients to make better decisions about their working lives, as well as communicate better with colleagues and managers in existing roles. You will also signpost clients to other relevant support agencies, as appropriate.
This role would suit someone with a background in employment support, psychology, counselling, human resources or recruitment.
EMPLOYMENT ADVISOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES
1. Engage a mixed caseload of clients at any given time serving 100-125 per year, with common mental health problems, to establish trusting, collaborative relationships to support them to find new employment or support them in, or to leave, existing employment. Support will be provided face-to-face in Talking Therapies settings, via secure online meeting platforms or over the telephone.
2. Along with their NHS clinician, assess clients’ support needs with a view to creating, implementing, and adjusting a personalised action plan to help improve clients’ mental health and achieve their stated employment goals.
3. Develop and deliver a range of practical services to support clients to find work, including career guidance, job searching skills, CV preparation, application form completion, interview skills, advice on local labour market opportunities and advice on education and training to further their career.
4. Provide guidance to support clients to stay in existing work, including advice on mental health disclosure, negotiating reasonable adjustments to existing workplaces, creating wellness action plans, and improving productivity, support to return to work after sickness absence or to leave an existing role with dignity, and signpost clients to organisations that can represent them (EAs should only look to represent clients in exceptional circumstances).
5. Facilitate access to other advice in areas such as financial benefits, debt management, food banks and community food outlets and social housing providers, as necessary.
6. Work directly with partners like Jobcentre Plus, other employment providers, employers, trade unions and employment agencies to support clients to stay in employment and secure employment opportunities.
7. Build a constant flow of referrals from the clinical team to ensure a dynamic and mixed caseload.
8. Meet referral and performance targets in line with the specific KPI / SLA requirements of the service.
9. Regularly attend team and other meetings as reasonably expected.
10. Maintain accurate and up to date records of activity and outcomes in line with service requirements, ensuring the IT database is up to date and paperwork compliant.
11. Update and maintain NHS database (IAPTUS).
12. Receive regular supervision and training to meet individual, team and organization’s needs.
13. Contribute to the development of a service that is locally responsive and supports minority/disadvantaged communities.
14. Comply with and actively promote all Twining policies and procedures including Equality and Diversity, safeguarding and data protection.
15. Perform other tasks as required by your manager.
The role holder must also:
1. Pass a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an Enhanced level.
2. Possess excellent IT skills, including familiarity with Microsoft Office software, as well as experience updating and maintaining databases.
3. Maintain accurate and up to date records of activity and outcomes in line with service performance requirements, ensuring the IT database is up to date and paperwork compliant.
4. Receive regular supervision and training to meet individual, team and organization’s needs.
5. Contribute to the development of a service that is locally responsive and supports minority/disadvantaged communities.
6. Comply with and actively promote all Twining policies and procedures including Equality and Diversity, Safeguarding, Data Protection and the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
This job description is intended to provide a broad outline of the main duties and responsibilities only. The post holder will need to be flexible in developing the role in conjunction with their line manager.
The role will receive comprehensive training at induction, and ongoing career development and support as part of a structured performance programme thereafter.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Data and Impact Officer (Part Time, 21 hours a week)
Are you passionate about using data to tell stories of hope and recovery and ensure the delivery of excellent mental health support?
This new role will be central to the successful monitoring and evaluation of Restore’s recovery and coaching services, enabling us to strengthen our evidence based learning and performance.
Every year, Restore works with over 500 people across Oxfordshire, supporting them on their mental health recovery journey including helping them plan for the future.
We are committed to creating a supportive working environment where you can thrive and grow. We invest in learning and development opportunities to ensure you can provide the best possible support to our members (service users) through the provision of accurate and timely data, and continuously develop as a practitioner.
Purpose of the role
Effective data capture, monitoring and evaluation is essential to demonstrating Restore’s impact, and identifying areas for development and improvement. We’re looking for a passionate Data and Impact Officer who can work autonomously, supporting and strengthening our information management systems and processes for data quality.
Person Specification - Please click 'apply' to download the full job specification
Essential - The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate that they meet the following criteria below.
Experience
- Excellent IT Skills, including MS suite, particularly Excel
- Previous experience working with databases and data inputting
- Knowledge of importing and exporting data
- A working understanding of GDPR
- Data visualisation, analysis and reporting, including presenting data in a variety of formats
- Excellent administrative skills, particularly in organisation, planning and prioritisation
- Ability to manage a diverse workload and multiple priorities
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
- Ability to work autonomously within a multidisciplinary team
Closing date: Sunday 21st July 2024 at midnight.
Interviews will be held on Friday 26th July 2024. Please note this will be face to face.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Growing Mission Strategic Lead – Diocese of Durham
The Diocese of Durham is seeking an innovative, proactive and strategic leader with a passion for Church growth and unity to take on a key new role in the Diocesan team.
As Growing Mission Strategic Lead, you will work collaboratively to enable the delivery of the Growing Mission stream of the Diocesan Transformation programme, with a specific focus on local planning and development, raising missional aspirations and growth opportunities, and facilitating local change.
The successful candidate will play a key role in the development and implementation of the Growing Mission strategy through leading the Growing Mission team, encouraging the development of mission and ministries appropriate to context and challenge, and being an advocate for the vision for transformation throughout the Diocese.
The successful candidate must:
Ø Have a deep commitment to a personal Christian faith with a motivation to see that grow in others, and a prayerful and hopeful response to challenge.
Ø Be a strategic and efficient organiser with great initiative.
Ø Be a skilled problem solver, able to investigate and breakdown underlying issues and identify potential implications.
Ø Be experienced in change management, with strong interpersonal and communication skills, able to build effective working relationships with multiple varied stakeholders.
Ø Be proactive in dealing with conflict in a healthy and transparent way.
Ø Be able to travel widely throughout the Diocese of Durham.
Interested candidates are welcome to request an informal conversation with the Head of Transformation Delivery, Amy Burns.
Closing date for applications: 9am Monday 8th July
Interview date: Wednesday 17th July
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As an Employment Coach with our Employcare Project you will be supporting unpaid carers living in Manchester; providing support and coaching in order for them to re-enter paid employment or voluntary roles. The successful candidates will manage a small caseload of carers and provide them with 1:1 support, helping them overcome barriers to employment and training. You will be responsible for supporting them through every stage of their journey, enabling participants to address their barriers and realise their aspirations.
This role is subject to a Basic DBS check.
For any queries regarding the role, please do not hesitate to get in contact for an informal discussion.
We are recruiting for 1 full-time equivalent role, but are open to a mixture of part time hours, so please put in your application how many hours you are interested in.
In your application, please outline how you meet the ‘Essential Criteria’ for this role. This is outlined in the ‘Person Specification’. If you don’t meet all the criteria, don’t worry, we still welcome your application and you can always get in touch with us for a formal chat if you have any questions.‘Desirable criteria’ are things that would help you in this role but are not essential. If you don’t meet these criteria, please still apply. You can use examples from your personal life as well as your professional experiences when completing the application.
Applications for this role close at 5pm on Tuesday 23rd July, with interviews scheduled for the W/C 29th July. However, we will review shortlist applications as they are sent in and so we may close this vacancy early if successful candidates are appointed, so please apply as soon as possible.
Why work with us?
At Gaddum we are all committed to living our values; in all areas of our work we are supportive, empowering, professional, innovative and diverse. Our teams are passionate about working together to support and empower individuals and their communities. You will receive a full induction and training for your role and ongoing support from your colleagues and managers via supervisions, 1:1s and team meetings.
All employees at Gaddum have access to an Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme and an online rewards/savings platform. Our standard holiday entitlement is 25 days per annum plus bank holidays, with additional leave entitlement for your birthday and for wellbeing in the winter.
Everyone has the right to request flexible working from day one because we recognise the importance of a healthy work/life balance and our standard working week is only 35 hours.
Gaddum is a Living Wage Employer and we are proud to have the Investors in People Silver Award. For a full list of our awards and accreditations, please visit our website.
How to apply
Applications should be made via the attached Application Form and submitted via email. Full details can be found on our website.
Gaddum is proud to be a Disability Confident Level 2 Employer; if you need any support completing your application or require alternative arrangements, please get in contact.
Gaddum is dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment where every individual, regardless of background, feels valued and empowered to contribute. We celebrate diversity as a catalyst for innovation and growth and are committed to creating a workplace that thrives on varied perspectives and mutual respect.
As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, Gaddum undertakes anonymous recruitment by removing identifiable information from applications forms during the shortlisting process.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Criminal Justice Worker
Location: Weymouth, Dorset
Salary: £24,020 - £30,790 per annum
Humankind is a growing charity with 30+ years of experience, focusing on health and social inequalities. As a leading home-grown charity in England, they engage almost 2,200 employees, 200 volunteers, and serve 100,000+ people through specialised services including substance use, criminal justice, mental health, clinical care, education, housing, and community support.
The Role
Join their dedicated team as a Criminal Justice Worker and be at the forefront of driving change within the community. Your responsibilities will encompass:
- Conducting holistic assessments that factor in the distinct needs of each individual.
- Offering personalised one-to-one support that addresses underlying challenges.
- Crafting and delivering effective care packages aimed at preventing first-time offences.
- Collaborating with a diverse array of individuals and partners to ensure comprehensive care.
Skills and Qualifications
- A deep-seated commitment to criminal justice and community welfare.
- Exceptional assessment skills to identify individualised needs.
- Strong communication aptitude for productive interactions with diverse individuals.
- Problem-solving acumen to design impactful care packages.
- Empathy and a non-judgmental approach to supporting individuals in need.
Benefits
- A rewarding role that allows you to make a tangible impact in your community.
- Opportunity for professional growth and development in the field of substance misuse and criminal justice.
- Collaborative and supportive work environment.
- Generous annual leave entitlement (27 days, plus bank holidays, increasing to 32 after 1 years’ service)
- Annual leave purchase scheme
- Enhanced occupational sick pay
- Enhanced employer contribution to your workplace pension
- Death in service benefit
- Free Will writing
- Eyecare vouchers
- Blue light card discount
- Fantastic learning and development opportunities, including free training courses
- Work-life balance- flexible working and family-friendly policies
- Happy, Healthy You! – our wellbeing offers for our workforce
- Employee Assist Programme and Humankind Support Networks
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable organisation, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application.
Job Title: Hackney Service Engagement Lead
Salary: £20,800 - £26,000 - hours dependant
Working Hours: 28 – 35 hours per week (12 month contract)
Location: Hackney Borough Based with some home working
Benefits: NCT membership with access to exclusive benefits, pension scheme, 30 days annual leave plus 8 bank and public holiday (pro rata).
About us at the NCT
A lot of people know NCT for our antenatal classes, and we want to continue to support as many parents and families as we can to access evidence-based information. But we are also much more than this. We are a charity that campaigns on the issues that matter to parents. We run breastfeeding and infant feeding support, provided by specialist counsellors. We run thousands of free community activities and events across the UK, led by our fantastic volunteers and peers. And we support women and families facing specific challenges, such as social isolation, feeding difficulties or poor mental health.
Our Hackney Parent Support project is commissioned by Hackney Council, to offer infant feeding support across the region in both community and hospital settings and parenting courses for families throughout the Hackney region. The support is delivered by staff and volunteer peer supporters.
We are seeking a capable Service Engagement Lead to manage, coordinate and support both the Infant feeding and Parenting course projects. This role is split between being out in the community and working from home, it will include regular travel across the Hackney region (expenses will be reimbursed).
About the Role
Working closely with the Hackney Parent Support team, you will be responsible for the service engagement and promotion of our community-based services across Hackney. Some of the key responsibilities of the role include:
· Line managing the paid peer supporters within the Hackney staff team.
· Coordinating and maintaining the active social media and Infant Feeding Services website.
· Advertising volunteering opportunities across varying platforms including social media
· Provide clear guidance and information to potential volunteers on the roles, responsibilities and training requirements.
· Having a good working knowledge and understanding of the local demographics in the Hackney area and ensuring all support groups are accessible and inclusive.
· Ensure that data collection and feedback is collected in a timely manner in an inclusive way.
· Coordinate and deliver the Equipment Hire Service across the Borough.
You must have good communication skills and be able to build relationships and create a rapport with a wide range of people easily. This is a large project and covers multiple locations so you must be able to confidently prioritise your own work, be highly organised and able to work independently.
Being able to make decisions and respond appropriately to our staff, peer supporters and parents and other external stakeholders is essential, alongside good IT skills– including Outlook, Word and Excel – and you must have good attention to detail.
It is essential for this post that you undertake the training to become an NCT Breastfeeding Peer Supporter. This requires breastfeeding experience of at least 3 months. The training can be undertaken within your working hours. There will also be training on the EPEC (Empowering Parents, Empowering Communities course) provided by South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.
The role is 14 hours per week as is a job share, which will be predominantly Monday to Wednesday within the working day, however, will include occasional evening and weekends. This is a home-based role, however travel across Hackney will be required.
About you
· Can you work at pace and juggle a number of different priorities?
· Are you passionate about supporting families to reach their parenting goals and contribute to their positive wellbeing?
· Do you want to join an amazing Charity that supports parents across the UK?
· Would you like to be part of an amazing team of passionate staff?
If so, please read the job description attached and available on our website.
What we offer
We are taking positive action to increase diversity throughout our organisation, at all levels, and to nurture a culture of inclusion for all our people and the parents and families that we support.
We are committed to zero discrimination both internally and externally regardless of visible or invisible difference such as sex, sexual orientation, age, race, ethnicity, disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, religion or belief, gender identity, economic class, marital/civil partnership, family status including single parents, socio-economic background and pregnancy and maternity.We provide reasonable adjustments and are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process.
We welcome and actively encourage applications from all candidates including those from under-represented groups within NCT such as individuals from Black, Asian or minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQI+ people and people with a disability.
The welfare and safety of individuals is at the heart of everything that we do. NCT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.
Please apply for the role via our careers page .You can Also find further details and information on our website.
Closing date: 07/07/2024 - 11.59pm
Interviews: Week beginning 08/07/2024.
Interview format: Virtual video call – flexible around your working day. The interviews will be a mixture of open and competency-based questions, you do not need to prepare anything in advance.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Supporter Services Manager
We are seeking a passionate and dynamic Supporter Services Manager to lead a Supporter Services team
Position: Supporter Services Manager
Location: London, N1 7GT
Salary: £40,560 per annum
Contract: Full time, Permanent
Closing Date: 9am, Tuesday 23 July
About the role:
As Supporter Services Manager you will play a pivotal role in ensuring that supporters receive exceptional care and that all donor processes run smoothly. Your leadership will help the charity continue their mission of providing timely and effective humanitarian aid.
Key Responsibilities:
- Team Leadership: Manage and develop the Supporter Services team, ensuring clear objectives and personal development plans are in place.
- Workflow Management: Oversee donation processing and enquiry handling, ensuring all deadlines and service level agreements are met.
- Supporter Care: Champion excellent supporter care across all teams and channels, staying informed about best practices in the sector.
- Service Improvement: Develop and refine service level agreements and key performance indicators, continuously improving supporter experience.
- Legal Compliance: Ensure all activities meet relevant legal requirements, including Data Protection and Gift Aid regulations.
- Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with internal teams and external suppliers to support fundraising efforts.
- Complaint Handling: Manage escalated supporter complaints, ensuring timely and satisfactory resolutions.
About you:
To be successful in the role of Supporter Services Manager, you will need proven experience in line managing a customer or supporter care team, with a strong track record in nurturing talent and achieving results.
Other key skills and experience include:
- Experience of managing gift administration processes and procedures, including Gift Aid, in a UK charity.
- Proven ability to establish, manage and drive outstanding performance from relationships with external suppliers and consultants.
- Experience of financial management including budgeting and forecasting.
- Experience of working in a pressurised rapidly changing environment.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written and a confident communicator with all audiences.
About the organisation:
You will be joining a unique and dynamic membership organisation which comprises 15 of the UK’s leading humanitarian agencies. Since it was founded in 1963, they have run over 77 fundraising appeals and raised more than £2.4 billion to help save lives and protect livelihoods in disaster-affected communities around the world. During an appeal, a 2-week office attendance is mandatory.
Other roles you may have experience of could include: Supporter Care Manager, Supporter Experience Manager, Supporter Development Manager, Senior Supporter Experience Manager, Fundraising Experience Manager, Customer Experience Manager, GiftAid, #INDNFP etc.
How to apply
If this role is of interest and meets your skills, experience, and knowledge, then please apply with an anonymised CV (i.e. please state your initials only, not your full name) and a cover letter detailing why you feel you are suitable for the role.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
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The vacancy
What we’re looking for:
- Do you have experience of working within Care & Support?
- Do you have experience of working with vulnerable adults?
- Do you currently hold a UK Driving Licence?
If so, this role is perfect for you!
Here at Peabody, we have an opportunity for a Care Support Worker on a Permanent, part-time basis in and around the Chelmsford area.
A bit about the role:
As a Care Support Worker you will assist people to live well, be independent and connected to their own community. You will support people with kindness and compassion ensuring that they are assisted to make choices and be involved in all aspects of their life. You will work within agreed boundaries, following operational guidance, policies and procedures. You will advocate for the people you support so that they are protected from harm and able to exercise their human rights.
Some of the key results for the role include:
- Play an active and key role in achieving the your teams objectives.
- Represent the interests of your team with stakeholders that you meet during the course of your work.
- Be professional and promote positive joint working between relatives, other departments and partners.
- Play your part in ensuring that we deliver a quality service where risk is well managed.
- Understand and abide by the organisation and regulatory rules that apply to your service including those set by the CQC.
This role will require a Enhanced DBS check, a UK driver’s licence and access to a vehicle.
A bit about us:
It started over 160 years ago with one man’s desire to improve the lives of poverty-stricken Londoners.
Today, we have 107,000 homes and 220,000 residents across London and the Home Counties and around 20,000 care and support customers. But the desire remains the same – to create homes and communities where people can flourish.
Here just a few of the benefits for working at Peabody:
- Up to 25 days’ annual holiday plus bank holidays
- Flexible benefits scheme, including options for Healthcare, Dental care, Critical illness cover, vouchers, technology scheme and access to a discount portal.
- 4 x Life Assurance
- Sleep in allowance
- Competitive salaries that are benchmarked regularly against current market rates
- Professional development by access to "paid for" apprenticeship programs and qualifications
- Two additional paid volunteering days each year
- Family friendly policies
- Up to 10% pension contribution matched 1:1
Are you ready to apply?
Closing Date: 16 July 2024
Interview date - Week commencing 22nd July.
PLEASE NOTE: As an employer, Peabody does not provide sponsorship as a licenced UK employer.
To be considered for the position of Care Support Worker, please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button and submit both your CV and a bit about why we should consider you for the role.