Community Manager Jobs

We are looking to appoint an experienced and collaborative fundraising manager to lead our small fundraising team at Ely Cathedral. This post plays a significant role in sustaining and developing the income the Cathedral needs, adhering to the highest ethical standards and in line with the law and good practice.

Duties include nurturing and managing existing relationships with supporters and donors and developing new income streams using a range of approaches, ensuring that these are integrated sensitively, with the mission and work of the Cathedral in mind.

The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in fundraising from a variety of sources in a small or medium-sized charity setting, experience of managing others, and have experience of raising funds for capital projects between £100,000 and £2million.

Experience of fundraising within a church setting or the heritage sector, possession of a fundraising qualification from a recognised body such as the Institute of Fundraising, and experience of leading a step-change in the income raised by a fundraising team are not essential but would be an advantage.

Further information on this role, including a full role description, can be found on the careers page of our website.

About the role

The Head of Fundraising at InFocus is our senior fundraiser. They report to the Director of Income Generation and Business Development (IGBD) who has a varied portfolio that also includes marketing and communications, catering, charity retail, and strategic partnerships. This means that you will be part of a wider team (and all the support that comes with it), but will still have overall responsibility for setting the direction of our fundraising activity.
This appointment comes at a time when we need to consolidate our existing unrestricted fundraising activities and look towards preparing a substantial capital campaign to develop our site.
Our charity receives a large amount of statutory funding and has a relatively small pool of regular supporters and donors. It’s essential that the Head of Fundraising can take a strategic approach to growing income, but particularly through researching and writing quality applications to charitable trusts and foundations (which has typically made up a large part of our fundraising mix).
A Fundraising Relationship Officer is in post and is managed by the Head of Fundraising. They will need to be supported to make sure that we continue to grow our emerging individual, community and corporate fundraising streams. 

About you

You will have practical experience in trusts and foundations, and be prepared to step into a leadership role in a small but friendly team. You’ll need to be a confident communicator with donors and supporters, as well as a diverse staff team spread across our large campus at the edge of Exeter (and six charity retail stores).
You will be confident in balancing strategic planning with practical tasks (which will include preparing materials and applications to trusts and foundations).
You may already have leadership experience, or you may be stepping up into a more senior role for the first time. Either way, you will have the support of the Director IGBD, CEO and colleagues from across the InFocus team.

Location: Hybrid, Old Street, London
Salary: £23,903 per annum (pro-rata to full time equivalent of £39,270 per annum)
Hours: 21 hours per week
Department: Supporter Marketing and Public Fundraising
Job Type: Part-time
Contract Type: Permanent

Plan International UK is a global children’s charity striving for an equal world. One where every child can reach their full potential and every girl can choose her own future.

We bring people together to protect children’s rights and keep girls safe, in school and in control of their bodies – even when disaster strikes. And we won’t stop until we are all equal.

We have an exciting opportunity for a passionate and hardworking Retention and Stewardship Officer with demonstrable experience in direct marketing to join our fast-paced Supporter Marketing and Public Fundraising Unit at Plan International UK.

This role sits within the Retention and Stewardship Team, which delivers supporter journeys, increases income with upgrade and cash appeals and re-engages lapsed supporters. The successful candidate will also play a key role in delivering our emergency appeals.

As a Retention and Stewardship Officer, you will have the ability to deliver high quality campaigns whilst providing an exceptional service to key internal and external stakeholders. You will need strong communication skills as well as proven project management and relationship management experience.

If you thrive in working in a highly collaborative environment, possess great team-working skills and have a genuine passion for our values, feminist leadership principles and vision, we would love to hear from you!

Please note that we are currently advertising two Retention and Stewardship Officer positions, one full-time and one part time. This role is part-time working 3 days per week and will require 1 day per week in our London office.

For further details of this role, please see the job profile.

The deadline for applications is 23:59 on Sunday 15 September 2024
Interviews will take place on Friday 27 September 2024

We are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children, young people and adults in our work. We, therefore, apply rigorous recruitment and selection processes to ensure that only those who are suitable are recruited to work for us. Accordingly, appointment to all our roles is subject to a range of vetting checks and for this role this will include a Basic Disclosure and Barring (DBS) check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working for us; this will depend on the circumstances of any offences

Plan International UK is committed to being an inclusive employer and we welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.

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Ambitious College is an independent specialist day college dedicated to supporting autistic young people aged 16 – 25 years old. Our educational approach focuses on the individual at all times.

We are thrilled to invite a passionate Lecturer / Post 16 teacher to join our innovative and nurturing education community on a 1 year Maternity Cover.

Location: CONEL College, N15 4FY (Tottenham, London)

Salary: Circa £36,000

Type: Maternity Cover, full time (37.5 hours per week)

Start date for role: October half term 2024

Ending date for role: October half term 2025

Why join us?

• Term time only role and paid across 52 weeks
• The role itself is very rewarding both through the freedom of creativity and seeing first hand, our learners develop and progress through their goals and aspirations.
• Excellent CPD including a wide-range of in house and external training courses.
• You will have the support of a wider transdisciplinary team that includes full-time Occupational and Speech and Language Therapists as well as BCBA qualified Behaviour Analysts.
• Annual staff recognition awards.
• Cycle to work scheme up to £5000.
• Season ticket loans.
• A wide range of wellness programmes including: virtual yoga & zumba classes, running club, art & cooking classes online. 
• Employee Assistance Programme, to help you balance your work, family, and personal life.
• Access to physiotherapy.

About Ambitious College:

At Ambitious College, we are on a mission to empower learners with diverse needs to achieve their fullest potential. We believe that every young person attending Ambitious College deserves a fulfilling, happy and rewarding life. Our educational approach focuses on the individual at all times. Our learners, numbering up to 10 per class, are remarkable individuals who are mostly pre-verbal or rely on assistive communication systems to express their thoughts and needs.

About the role:

As a Lecturer with us, you'll play a pivotal role in delivering creative and person-centered lessons. Your teaching will revolve around our unique learners who are currently engaged with the pre-entry national curriculum framework. Within this framework, you'll have the opportunity to embed functional Math and English skills seamlessly throughout the curriculum.

Your role as a Lecturer:

• Provide excellent delivery, teaching and course leadership to learners across Ambitious College
• Safeguard and promote the welfare of the young people we support
• Work with learners to ensure they receive a service that delivers the outcomes specified in their individualised learning, person-centred plans
• Prepare and deliver schemes of work, lesson plans, assignments and assessments in line with departmental and awarding body requirements
• Work collaboratively with allied health professionals as part of a trans-disciplinary team

Closing Date for role: Sunday 8th of September 2024

Interview date: Tuesday 17th and Wednesday 18th of September 2024

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.

Senior Public Affairs Officer

This is a pivotal moment in our parliamentary influencing with the arrival of a new Government, and here at YMCA England & Wales we have created an exciting new role for someone to help us continue our important work in this space.  The timing couldn’t be better for an experienced parliamentary operator to forge crucial new relationships across the political spectrum. Our policy interests are focused on youth; and the barriers and opportunities they face ahead. We work to influence Government on key issues such as affordable housing, access to youth services, benefits and ensuring everyone has the best start in life. The role will give you the opportunity to shape and influence real policies which can affect lives for the better.

YMCA England & Wales is a unique organisation: We blend an immediately recognisable national profile alongside our support, development and representation of 85 local YMCA’s, ranging from small community-based organisations to nationally relevant specialists.

You will bring influence with key decision makers through our campaigns and policy positions. You will support YMCAs policy function and drive a range of public affairs activities to engage and build relationships across Government, Parliament and the Civil Service. You will also provide a full range of public affairs advice and support to the YMCA Federation.

We will hire a strong communicator, both spoken and written; you are able to create accurate and informative communications to persuade and influence a target or audience. Perhaps you’re looking to deepen your already established experience in a public affairs role in the charitable sector or maybe you have worked in parliament in recent years.  Whatever your exact experience we would love to hear from you.  Please apply with your current CV to start the conversation!

Youth Project Worker
The Eikon Charity
West Byfleet plus travel to various community locations across Surrey
Permanent
Full time, 37.5 hours per week
Salary £26,500-£28,000
Excellent benefits including 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, safeguarding training, flexible working opportunities, pension scheme, employee assistance programme, clinical supervision.

Charity People are delighted to be partnering with The Eikon Charity to find a brilliant Youth Project Worker to assist with planning, developing and supporting their LGBTQ+ projects.

Eikon is one of Surrey's leading charities supporting children and young people, their mission is to empower and support young people to have the wellbeing they need to be healthy and happy. Partnering with parents, carers, schools, policymakers, and young people themselves, Eikon is committed to continue being a leading provider of early intervention in Surrey.

The Eikon Charity understands the difficulties that LGBTQ+ young people can face in society; with many experiencing isolation, bullying and family conflict or rejection. Eikon focuses on empowering young people to navigate these challenges and discover safe communities where they can freely express themselves and experience the joy of feeling accepted.
The Youth Project Worker will be working within the LGBTQ+ team ensuring the project delivery and successful completion of funding contracts. Building relationships with LGBTQ+ partners and provide a safe space for young people who identify as LGBTQ+. The groups are focused on supporting LGBTQ+ young people to come together, explore their questions & identities, learn about LGBTQ+ culture, find local community, make friends and have fun.

Key responsibilities

Delivering services to children and young people
* Engaging with young people in face-to-face groups and 1-1 sessions to motivate, inspire and encourage potential
* Assess the needs and strengths of the referred child or young person and help them identify individual goals to achieve desired change in conjunction with families and professionals where appropriate
* To take responsibility for own caseload of children, young people and families some with complex and multiple needs
* Support to plan and deliver our LGBTQ+ sessions ensuring continued support is given by Eikon to young people; putting young people first, ensuring the right help is offered at the right time
* Support the LGBTQ+ team in ensuring young people are involved in the planning, delivery and evaluation of youth work
* Ensure that parents and carers are involved in the planning, delivery and evaluation of the peer parenting work

Supporting with Impact, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting
* Use goal-based outcomes and additional monitoring tools to monitor effectiveness and the impact of support for CYP accessing the service
* To provide written case studies as evidence of the effectiveness of individual interventions
* Support the LGBTQ+ team to develop and evaluate service delivery and scale up the programme
* Support the LGBTQ+ team to ensure accurate and timely data reports, for internal management and funders in line with project reporting timelines and expectations, reported from both a qualitative and quantitative perspective

Personal Development/other duties
* To attend and actively participate in regular case reviews with line manager
* Keep up to date with good practice, legislation and policies that have an impact on service delivery at Eikon
* Work as part of a team to lead and inspire collaboration across Eikon.
* Attend training and supervision as discussed and agreed between yourself and line manager

The successful candidate will have a current valid UK driving licence and access to a car. The role is subject to an advanced DBS check on appointment, and references.

If you are excited by this opportunity and have the relevant skills and experience to apply, we would be delighted to hear from you.
 
How to apply: 
The application process is CV and Supporting Statement. In the first instance, please send your up-to-date CV to Anish at Charity People for an informal confidential chat about the role and to hear about next steps. The closing date is 5pm on Tuesday 10 September. Interviews to take place week commencing 16th September in person with task.
 
Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

We’re recruiting for a new Head of Fundraising and Communications to build on the growth and development we’ve experienced in recent years, and move us to the next level. 

You will work closely with senior leadership to raise crucial funding, public support and awareness to underpin our organisational strategy, and with colleagues across the organisation to gather and communicate stories and information in a powerful and accessible way. 

This is a ‘doing’ role as well as a senior one. It’s also a wide role and you won’t be expected to be an expert at everything, so we are looking for someone with the knowledge, confidence and strategic approach to play to your strengths and those of your team, while drawing in other expertise and capacity where needed. 

This is an exciting and inspiring opportunity for the right person, both in terms of the role itself, but also the key part you’ll play in helping to enable survivors to recover and rebuild their lives.

Our Organisation

You will work a combination of office, client-home, community, and home-based working. Causeway is a 4-day week employer, so you will work 32 hours over 4 days a week, with no loss of pay. Causeway is a London living wage employer, with a competitive pension scheme. We also offer an employee assistance programme that provides free financial, legal, and mental health advice and support to our employees. We provide core training, and continuous learning and development throughout your career with us. 

The Role

To provide a high-quality housing management service, ensuring outstanding customer service and service delivery, by a being a primary point of contact for tenants. Engage with tenants to provide a responsive efficient housing management service that is consistently excellent for all tenancies. Housing Officers are expected to carry out the vast majority of their duties (70%) at our managed accommodation. Your accomodation patch will include a lot of West London, therefore you will need to drive and have your own vehicle (milage reimbursement provided), and be comfortable travelling daily. 

Our vision is for a world where everyone experiencing a mental health issue receives support and respect. Join our passionate, dedicated team and make a difference today.

About the role

Fareham and Gosport Wellbeing service is looking to recruit a wellbeing coach to work with young persons aged 11-25 years.

The Wellbeing Coach will be employed by Solent Mind as part of the Wellbeing project and will be located within the Coastal PCN (comprising Brook Lane, Lockswood and Stubbington surgeries).

The Wellbeing Coach will see patients aged 11-25 on an individual basis and will carry out assessments, and deliver 1-1 sessions to help younger people improve their mental wellbeing and build resilience.

About you

You will need to have a good understanding of mental health in younger person’s, as well as experience of working with people with mental health needs, excellent communication skills and a strong understanding of the key difficulties and challenges faced by people on their recovery journey.

About us

We're Solent Mind! We’re part of a network of over 100 Local Minds who tailor trusted mental health services to our communities. We set our own strategies and partnerships and rely on the support of our brilliant local fundraisers.

We collaborate with Mind to make sure their pioneering campaigns, information and research make a difference in Hampshire. Together, we make better mental health possible both locally and nationally.

Benefits

Our Gold Award for Workplace Wellbeing Index 2022/2023 and being a Mindful Employer reflects our commitment to our lively, friendly teams. We empower our people to have a voice, discover new opportunities and develop their careers. In addition to knowing you’re making a difference, you’ll also enjoy excellent benefits, including:

• Flexible working to promote a healthy work/life balance
• 25 days’ annual leave rising incrementally to 30 days per year (pro rata for part-time)
• Pension plan
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Season ticket and cycle-to-work scheme

If you’re ready to join the fight for mental health, visit our website to find out more and apply.  

Closing date: Wednesday 18 September 2024.

Posts may be subject to a relevant DBS check.

Solent Mind welcomes applications from all the communities in which we work. Appointments are made on merit.

Registered Charity No: 1081116. Registered with Limited Liability in England and Wales No: 4004500.

Individual Giving & Legacy Officer - flexible location, including hybrid or remote, with office base in Derby.

Full time role - 37 hours per week 

For more than 80 years, families have been choosing MHA to support the needs and aspirations of their loved ones in later life. People have been forging friendships through our community programmes; fundraising to drive our charitable goals; and spreading the warmth, comfort and spirituality that you’ll find across every MHA home, community and development.

We are here to help people to live later life well.

Could you be the person to join MHA as our Individual Giving & Legacy Officer as we continue to enable people to thrive in later life?

About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference and play a vital role within the Fundraising team at MHA. You will be responsible for developing and implementing the individual giving programme in line with the wider strategic objectives.

To do this you will manage the direct mail appeals and online campaigns, coordinate the regular giving programme, develop the strategy for the acquisition of new supporters and retention of existing ones, and produce the twice-yearly supporter newsletter. You would also provide additional support for the legacy programme when required.

For more information on the role please see the attached Job Description.

About You
We are looking for a passionate and creative individual giving fundraiser or marketeer to develop and drive forward the programme. You will have a track record of delivering against income targets and KPIs, and be experienced in delivering campaigns and activities on time and within budget.

With excellent writing and communication skills, you will be able to build strong relationships with key stakeholders both internally and externally. 

In return we offer a committed and supportive team and a great staff membership scheme which includes training, pension, life assurance, access to high street vouchers and lots more.

About us 
Methodist Homes (MHA) is the largest charity care provider in the U.K. We have 80 years’ experience of delivering care and support to over 19,000 older people. We understand what it takes to help people live later life well through our care homes, retirement living schemes and community groups.

At MHA we place great importance on nurturing the mind, body and spirit of those we care for and their families, along with commitment and dedication from our 7,000 employees and 4,000 volunteers, regardless of faith, background or belief.

We offer some of the highest quality care, accommodation and support services for older people throughout Britain. Our mission is to inspire the best care and wellbeing at every stage of later life.

Why join MHA?
We have a supportive 'family' like culture, the people at MHA are genuinely warm, friendly and a pleasure to work with.

• High colleague employee engagement scores.
• Highly supportive and compassionate leadership team.
• Colleagues have access to chaplaincy and pastoral support.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Independent free counselling and legal advice
• Favourable pension scheme
• Hardship/welfare fund
• Competitive pay and benefits including a discount scheme
• A range of flexible benefits including an option to buy or sell additional annual leave
• Genuine career progression and development.

MHA are fully committed to the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) as this is embedded in our values: respect, nurture and inspire.  In addition, as a committed employer we have been awarded level 2 under the Disability Confident Scheme. Click here to read more about this.

“Agencies: Please note, MHA do not accept unsolicited CV’s from any agencies, regardless of whether they are on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL) or not. We only accept CV’s from agencies that have been appointed and briefed by MHA’s central Talent Acquisition Team.”

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 Start for Life Programme aims to support families during the “critical first 1001 days”- from pregnancy until the child is two years of age. The Family Hubs and Start for Life Programme Guidance (DHSC/DfE 2022) recommends increasing workforce capacity and capability through the use of new workforce models that incorporate skill mix. Such changes may help services respond to changing patient needs and workforce availability. Five local authorities in England, who are existing Start for Life sites, were awarded DHSC funding to develop and pilot innovative skill mix models to complement their Family Hub offers and reach to families with children under five.

The Research Fellow will join the team conducting the evaluation of these innovative models of providing early years services. The team is led by Oxford University and is being conducted in collaboration with Anna Freud, University College London, and Ecorys.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a diverse and dynamic team of researchers, learn about applied methodologies for evaluating complex policy initiatives and receive training and consultancy from experts in Social Network Analysis. Furthermore, the post-holder will have opportunities to develop skills and experience in multiple research methodologies and dissemination.

The ideal candidate will need to be a self-starter and quite autonomous in the day-to-day management of the project. They will be part of several wider project teams, where the pace will be quite fast and very busy sometimes, but they will be part of an extremely caring and supportive team who value good communication, generosity, and everyone’s wellbeing.

Location

This role will mostly entail remote or office working but some onsite visits across England may be needed. Work can be carried out from home or 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

Fixed-term until 31 March 2026

Closing date for applications

Midday (12pm), Thursday 5 September 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 10 September. 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 Friday 13 September

How to apply

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

Strategic Lead

Do you have experience of leadership, governance, relationship building, influencing and work planning?

Do you want to work for an organisation that strives to be a great place to work, where everyone is high performing and where together you can achieve impact that makes a real difference in the prevention and recovery from domestic abuse for vulnerable children and families?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Strategic Lead to join the team in this remote working role offering full or part-time hours.

Position: Strategic Lead (REACH)

Location: Office-based or Remote (meetings in London approximately once a month)

Hours: Full or part-time hours available

Salary: £70,000-£80,000 or £300 - 350 day rate

Contract: Fixed term contract, 6 months – ideally October 2024 to March 2025

Closing Date: Monday 16th September 12pm

Interview Date: Interviews will be held online via MS teams, on Friday 27th September 2024

The Role

In May 2024, the organisation launched REACH (Researching Effective Approaches for Children): A plan to find out what works to prevent domestic abuse and support child victims. 

You will develop a detailed plan to operationalise the REACH Plan, including the structure, governance, funding, partnerships and activities that will lead to finding what works in prevention and recovery from domestic abuse. You will also build key relationships in the sector, in survivor networks, in academia and among research funders and in national government to ensure acceptability and secure support for the plan and its objectives

Working closely with the leadership team, you will progress the existing plan to the point of being ready to launch a successful programme of work in April 2025.

About you

You will have:

· A degree-level education or equivalent experience

· Operational experience: experience of organisational development and leadership

· An excellent understanding of the domestic abuse sector, including practice, policy and research

· A strong understanding of evidence (including experimental evidence), evidence based policy, and the role that evidence plays in service improvement

The Organisation

The organisation strives to be a great place to work, where everyone is high performing and where together it can achieve impact that makes a real difference for vulnerable children and families. Focussing on using and championing high quality evidence, working directly with government and local leaders to provide practical solutions and encourage change.

Benefits include:

· 30 days annual leave, plus one day Birthday Leave

· Dependent Leave of up to five days (of which three are paid) in a 12-month period

· Enhanced parental leave and pay

· Paid compassionate leave

· Paid sick leave

· Hybrid and flexible working

· Life cover

· Employee assistance programme

· 24/7 access to a GP

· Cycle-to-work scheme

· Free eye tests and contributions towards glasses

· Perks through PerkBox

· Pension scheme for new starters: 6% contribution by Foundations and 3% employee contribution.

The organisation values and celebrates diversity and is committed to providing an inclusive environment for all employees. People are at the heart of everything the charity does and it’s vital that the workforce reflects the diversity of the stakeholders and the wider society in the UK. We are actively seeking candidates from diverse backgrounds and communities.

The role offers an excellent salary, learning and development opportunities and a great office location situated in the heart of St James’. The team work in a hybrid and flexible way, as the leadership team recognise the importance of a good work-life balance.

You may have experience in other areas such as Strategic, Strategy, Operations, Strategic Lead, Strategy Lead, Operations Lead, Strategic Manager, Strategy Manager, Operations Manager, Operations and Strategy, Domestic Abuse, Abuse.

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

Ready to make a move to an organisation having a big positive impact on the lives of Disabled people? We are looking for a fantastic, highly skilled administrator to take on this new and challenging role.

We want someone who takes pride in providing excellent support to the organisation, thrives working in a busy environment and is able to juggle a broad and varied workload.  The role requires someone who can come in and make it their own -
reviewing previous working practices and using a systems thinking approach to create smooth and effective processes to ensure WECIL is a well-managed and efficient organisation.

About the Role: We are looking for someone who is passionate about empowering and involving people in decisions made about their lives to join our team. You will work resourcefully and collaboratively with the individuals you support ensuring that they are able to fully participate in decisions affecting their lives.

The post holder will provide independent advocacy in a range of settings, from hospitals, including secure mental health units, residential homes, and in the community.

You will be responsible for ensuring individual’s wishes, feelings, beliefs, needs, and values are met to create positive outcomes for the people you support. You’ll promote self-advocacy and empowerment at every opportunity whilst raising awareness of advocacy and referral pathways to those who are eligible and the wider community.

About You: The successful candidate will need a good working knowledge of public and voluntary organisations to enable them to work in partnership with clients and professionals, gaining an understanding of their issues by listening, exploring options, and acting as directed by them.

You will need to have a flexible attitude and must be comfortable handling highly sensitive information whilst able to work well independently and confidentially on behalf of others. Strong communication skills and time management skills will be required, and you will need to be computer literate.

Whilst a qualification in Independent Advocacy is desirable this is not essential. We will provide the successful candidate with practical training alongside support needed to achieve the qualification so that you can develop your knowledge and skills to become an advocacy expert.

As an organisation that undertakes ‘Regulated Activity’ all advocacy roles are subject to an Enhanced DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) and Adult Barred List Check.

Equality & Diversity: We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, especially those with lived experience.

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, all disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria, relevant to this role (as set out within the person specification), will be guaranteed an interview.

How to Apply: For further details on how to apply, please download the Recruitment Pack (available below).

Important Dates:

The closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 8th September 2024.

Interviews are expected to take place week commencing 16th September 2024.