Community Manager Jobs
Hours: Full- and part-time positions
Contract: Permanent
Location: CAML charity offices and outreach venues across Merton
Salary (pro rata for part time):
From £26,500 per annum, dependent on experience, for accredited Advisers
Annual Leave: 25 days (pro rata for part time), Charity Day, plus public holidays
Pension: The charity operates a pension scheme
The charity offers an employee assistance programme
Deadline: 6pm, Sunday 22nd September 2024
Are you an experienced accredited Adviser?
Do you want to support individuals and families impacted by the cost of living crisis?
Are you looking for a role with a professional, supportive and expanding advice charity with over 80 years of experience working in South West London?
If so please read on:
Citizens Advice Merton and Lambeth (CAML) is the leading advice charity supporting individuals and families across the London boroughs of Lambeth, Merton but also wider London. We provide a range of information, support and advice services. We also work to raise awareness and understanding of the challenging issues affecting our clients and communities.
Owing to charity expansion, we are looking for experienced, accredited Advisers to provide comprehensive advice and support to clients. If you have at least one year’s experience of working in an advice support organisation, are passionate about supporting individuals and families in need and interested in joining a dedicated, professional team we would love to hear from you.
The successful candidates will have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to work flexibly with clients and for the charity. You will be meticulous in your work, especially when supporting clients and maintaining case records for continuity of follow up advice and casework. You will also be very well informed with regard to legislation, case law and policy changes relating to advice and benefits.
Main duties and responsibilities
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Provide comprehensive advice in all generalist subject areas including welfare benefits, debt and income maximisation, in line with Citizens Advice requirements.
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Commit to ongoing training/development as requested by the charity
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Use your interpersonal skills to explore, listen and understand complex problems as they affect each individual and tailor your approach to advice accordingly
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Provide a clear plan of action and follow-up on actions relating to cases as appropriate
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Identify and escalate serious problems, including safeguarding, appropriately
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Ability to work to own initiative within a team environment. Work closely with service colleagues and wider CAML team
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Support clients in CAML offices and outreach venues
Monitoring Quality and Case Recording
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Ensure all client engagement and support is comprehensively and accurately recorded
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Review your work, and monitor quality standards, as per the Citizens Advice quality framework
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Ensure data protections regulations are adhered and office procedures followed
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Work with your line manager and senior managers to develop and improve services, and your own standards.
Other Duties and Responsibilities
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With wider charity team and other organisations, ensure clients are supported with related advice issues
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Ensure all work is fully compliant with our policies and procedures and Citizens Advice Quality Standard
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Assist and contribute to the charity’s communications, research and campaigns work
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Maintain positive working relations with our stakeholders
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Professionally represent Citizens Advice Merton and Lambeth
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Other duties as requested by your line manager, senior manager and Chief Executive
Professional Development
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All our team receive comprehensive induction to the charity and our work. We support Advisers in their professional development to ensure we’re up to date with recent legislation, case law, policies and procedures relating to benefits and debt and undertake appropriate training as agreed with your line manager.
Person Specification
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Generalist Adviser certificate (Citizens Advice or equivalent) - Essential
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Experience of using client management databases (we use Casebook) – Essential
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Fantastic communication skills - Essential
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Ability to prioritise work, meet deadlines and manage caseload – Essential
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IT competency and experience – Essential
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Ability and willingness to work as a team – Essential
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Understanding of and commitment to the aims, principles and values of Citizens Advice service – Essential
This job description and personal specification does not form part of any contract.
If you’re interested in the role and joining us, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please follow the link to our website in order to apply.
The deadline for applications is 6pm, Sunday 22nd September 2024.
If you do not hear from us, we are afraid your application was unsuccessful.
We reserve the right to close applications early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.
We are registered with the Information Commissioner's Office and will process your personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and Data Protection Act 2018. Please refer to our online Privacy Policy for more information on how your personal data will be processed and stored.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Homebased in the South East of England: Suffolk · Buckinghamshire · Hertfordshire · Surrey · East Sussex · West Sussex · Cambridgeshire · London · Norfolk
About the role
This is an excellent opportunity to join a small team of dedicated staff that provide a specialist service to service leavers and their families.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and passionate mentor coordinator to join our mentoring service, with the ability to manage and support SSAFA beneficiaries and volunteer mentors.
You will act as an operational point of contact for your area of responsibility, coordinating, managing and recording the work of all your volunteer mentors. You will conduct specialist needs assessments for potential beneficiaries, then monitor, support and review the mentoring relationships which will involve regular engagement with the volunteers. You will also be tasked with briefing, presenting, and coordinating the engagement of key stake holders in your area of responsibility.
This role is home based with extensive travel across the area the South East of England.
About the team
You will join a small, well-established and dedicated team who together cover the whole of the UK. With regular team meetings and a variety of communication mediums you will be given ongoing support, training and mentoring throughout. We are a remote team and well connected to all colleagues. This supports and drives our determination and success.
About you
We are looking for an exceptional candidate, who thrives on challenge. A determined, highly motivated individual who can build relationships and reputation, and communicate effectively across the region whilst working from home. To carry out this role successfully you will be able to work as part of a team, whilst being self-motivated to work independently. Ideally you will have experience of managing a large geographic area. Excellent communication and IT skills and a good understanding of MS Office 365 including databases are a must. Volunteer/ people management would be beneficial whilst a willingness to learn and a passion for making a difference is essential.
Knowledge of the Armed Forces and Ex-Forces community would be an advantage but is not essential.
About SSAFA
SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity is a trusted source of support for the Armed Forces community in their time of need. In 2023 our trained teams of volunteers and employees helped more than 53,000 people, including veterans, serving personnel (regulars and reserves) and their families.
SSAFA understands that behind every uniform is a person. And we are here for that person and their family, any time they need us and in any way they need us.
Diversity and Inclusion at SSAFA
SSAFA exists to support a diverse range of beneficiaries within the armed forces community, and we believe diversity within our teams is key to ensuring we can deliver our services effectively. We thrive on differences and believe it is critical to our success as a worldwide charity. SSAFA is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We therefore encourage applications from all genders, races, religions, ages and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with disabilities, and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our business.
SSAFA is committed to using the Disclosure & Barring Service to ensure we, as an employer, safeguard those we serve.
No agencies please. Any unsolicited submissions from agencies will be accepted as a direct application from the candidate and no fees will be payable.
Closing date: Midnight on 10 September 2024 SSAFA reserves the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Interviews: 01 and 02 October 2024
Are you the kind of person who can identify, engage and build relationships with (ex)prisoners who are open to change? We are currently seeking a self-motivating and outgoing Case Worker to join our team. The successful candidate will primarily work within HMP Brixton, providing essential support to men preparing for release and continuing to assist them as they reintegrate into the community across London. This role is central to our mission to empower those leaving prison and resettling in London to transform their lives through mentoring, advocacy, and peer support. This role will involve confidently mixing on the prison wing, to identify and recruit individuals (potential members) who would benefit from Change for Good’s services.
Change for Good Community Chaplaincy Limited (CfG), a registered charity since 2012, is a volunteer mentoring charity that works across London supporting prison-leavers before and after their release from prison and as they resettle in the community. We do this through our ‘through the gate’ work, volunteer mentoring, and liaising with many organisations and support groups across the criminal justice sector (see www.changeforgood.info).
We are looking for a Case Worker to join our small team at a very exciting time of growth for our charity. The last 4 years have seen Change for Good go from a mentoring project in HMP Wandsworth to an innovative resettlement charity serving 4 prisons, our Next Chapter peer support group and mentoring relationships across London.
Our office is based in Stockwell. The Case worker will be required to travel to locations across London each week.
The work will include:
● Being a source of information on what prison organisations/services are available to clients and volunteers
● Identifying those who can gain from our support, engaging them, assessing needs and risks
● Matching clients to volunteers, tracking progress
● Enabling peer support group(s) and their development
● Building and maintaining relationships with Prisons, Probation and other key stakeholders
The successful candidate will have:
● Experience of working with offenders and ex-offenders in prison or in the community
● Confidence in engaging one-to-one, communicating what’s on offer while making an informed assessment of suitability
● An understanding of the criminal justice system (or homelessness, addiction, mental health, community work etc) and the role of befriending / mentoring in enabling change for good
● Resilience to work effectively in a challenging environment: in prison and outside, with those who have left prison
● Empathy with Change for Good’s faith-based values and ethos
Those who have lived experience the criminal justice system are welcome to apply. The role will require full prison clearance.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Director of Fundraising & Engagement
Location Hybrid/Remote
Contract: Permanent, Full time
Salary £90,000
Join Us in Supporting the Police Community: Director of Fundraising & Engagement
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of those who serve and protect our communities? Do you have the adaptability, empathy, and communication skills to thrive in a dynamic, changing environment? If so, we want to hear from you!
About Police Care UK: Police Care UK is a leading charity dedicated to supporting the police community across the UK. We provide ground-breaking research, innovative solutions, and evidence-based action to help serving and veteran officers, staff, and their families cope with the impact of policing. Following the recent appointment of our new CEO, Renata Gomez, we are entering a new era of innovation and growth, and we are looking for dedicated individuals to join our team and contribute to our mission.
The Role: As the Director of Fundraising & Engagement, you will be responsible for scaling our income up to £10 million within a short timeframe, while developing and implementing innovative fundraising and engagement strategies to support our mission. Reporting directly to the CEO, you will lead and inspire a high-performing fundraising and engagement team, including the Head of Fundraising, Communication and Marketing Manager, and Volunteer Manager.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute an aggressive fundraising and engagement strategy to achieve ambitious income targets, with a focus on rapid growth
- Cultivate and manage relationships with major donors, corporations, and foundations
- Enhance our digital fundraising capabilities and implement innovative engagement strategies
- Build and implement an aggressive communications strategy to increase the charity's public visibility
- Identify and pursue new funding opportunities, including grants and partnerships
- Ensure compliance with UK charity sector regulations and fundraising best practices
- Champion the use of data and insight to drive fundraising decisions and optimize donor management
- Oversee budget management, reporting, and forecasting for the fundraising department
Who We're Looking For:
We are seeking an exceptional Director of Fundraising & Engagement who has:
- Proven track record of rapidly scaling organic fundraising income from £4-5 million to £10 million or beyond
- Extensive experience securing major gifts and managing high-value donor relationships
- Strong understanding of the UK charity sector and fundraising regulations
- Excellent leadership and team management skills, with experience managing multiple direct reports
- Strategic thinking ability and the capacity to execute plans swiftly and effectively
- Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence, motivate, and persuade donors and stakeholders
- Experience with digital fundraising techniques and CRM systems
- Proficiency in budget management, reporting, and forecasting
- Relevant degree or equivalent experience in fundraising, business, or a related field
What We Offer:
At Police Care UK, we believe in investing in our people. When you join our team, you will benefit from:
- A supportive and inclusive work environment
- Opportunities for professional growth and development
- The chance to make a real impact on the lives of those who protect our communities
How to Apply: If you are ready to join a forward-thinking charity that values innovation, empathy, and collaboration, we would love to hear from you. You need to submit your CV and a detailed cover letter explaining why you are the right fit for this role. Applications are assessed on a rolling basis, so please apply as soon as you are able.
Police Care UK is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, or religious belief.
Closing date 24-09-2024
REF-216 450
About us
We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here.
The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland. Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you whenever you need it. Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care for anyone affected by breast cancer.
About the role
Breast Cancer Now are excited to recruit the new role of fundraising compliance officer to support its growing fundraising ambitions. As our fundraising compliance officer, you will play an essential role in ensuring our fundraising and marketing activities meet the highest standards in an ever-changing regulatory landscape, to mitigate potential risks for the charity and to maintain the trust of our supporters.
The varied role will work collaboratively with fundraising colleagues from across the charity. No day will feel the same, as you provide expert advice and assurance on a diverse range of fundraising products and marketing communications, this includes TV ads, prize competitions, social lotteries, and direct marketing campaigns. The role will work closely with individual giving team and our professional fundraising agencies to assure we are meeting our compliance commitments.
The successful candidate will also support the compliance team as it continues to develop the culture and maturity in fundraising compliance across the charity, with continuous improvement to our training, resources, process, communication and reporting.
About you
The successful candidate will possess a blend of technical knowledge, analytical skills, interpersonal abilities and a keen eye for detail to ensure adherence to regulations and internal policies.
The ideal candidate will have some prior understanding of charity fundraising and the needs of working in an assurance role, but training can be provided. Prior knowledge some data protection legislation and fundraising regulations would also be beneficial, such as the data protection act, fundraising code of practice, CAP code, gambling commission code, and HMRC gift aid rules. You will also be self-motivated and have an eagerness to learn and develop in line with the ever-changing regulatory landscape and the charities needs and goals.
Ideal attributes of a candidate include an analytical mind, with the ability to review information, ask questions and make informed decisions to support the charity to meet its objectives, whilst also mitigating unnecessary risk.
You will be an approachable, confident and clear communicator, that can adapt your communication stye to a verity of audiences in order to convey complex information in a clear and understandable manner, that is both educational and builds productive relationships with colleagues.
Excellent organisation and IT skills are also essential tools of a potential candidate, as the role will require effective task prioritisation to manage an active schedule, record management of compliance registers and folders, plus the analysis and production of detailed guidance procedures and reports.
Job description and benefits
Please download the job description and our attractive benefits package.
Primary location of role and hybrid working
This role is primarily based in our London or Sheffield office. Our hybrid working model allows you to work up to 3 days per week at home. Occasional travel will also be required for the role.
When applying
We hope you choose to apply for this role. To support your application, you’ll be asked to submit your anonymised CV and a supporting statement. Please refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as you can with examples, to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria. If you’ve any immediate questions please contact The Breast Cancer Now Recruitment Team.
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
We’re committed to promoting equity, valuing diversity and creating an inclusive environment – for everyone who works for us, works with us, supports us and who we support.
Closing date 9am on Monday 16 September 2024
Interview date Tuesday 24 or Wednesday 25 September 2024
Location: London, UK (this position is 60% office-based, with Mondays and Fridays optional working from home)
Reporting to: Director of Housing and Homelessness Programme
Type of contract: Permanent
Compensation: GBP 44'000 plus benefits, with some flexibility based on experience, qualifications, and internal equity
Application deadline: 15 September 2024
Starting date: November 2024
About Oak Foundation:
Oak Foundation commits its resources to address issues of global, social, and environmental concern, particularly those that have a major impact on the lives of the disadvantaged. Through our grant-making, we support others to make the world a safer, fairer, and more sustainable place to live. With offices in Europe, India, and North America, we make grants to organisations in approximately 40 countries worldwide.
About the Housing and Homelessness Programme
Oak Foundation’s Housing and Homelessness Programme is a grant-making programme that supports organisations to end homelessness and create housing opportunities. The programme funds projects across the UK and US. In additional to national projects, it also funds within the geographic locations prioritised in its current strategy. These locations are London, Bristol, the West Midlands, Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland, New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.
With an annual budget of over USD 30 million, the programme makes 37 new multi-year grants annually; in addition, the programme maintains strong connections with existing grantee partners, sharing learning and opportunities. The programme has three strategic priorities: renter rights, supply and access to genuinely affordable and decent homes, and reduction and prevention of homelessness. The programme has a deep commitment to supporting social justice, racial equity, and the voices of people with lived experience. We fund organisations that: demonstrate a strong understanding of the experiences of people facing homelessness; and have evidence that their work is rooted in solutions that people closest to the problem have identified.
We know that homelessness and housing problems disproportionately and unfairly affect sections of our community, and so we seek to support projects that address this. This includes: women; people from black, Asian and minority ethnic communities; people with disabilities; and LGBTQI communities.
About the role
The Housing and Homelessness Programme is currently made up of a programme director, five programme officers, and one programme associate, all of whom are based in our London office. We are looking for a highly organised individual, with the ability to juggle a variety of tasks at the same time. They will be able to undertake research on housing and homelessness issues to inform our grant-making choices, conduct analyses of our existing portfolio, and oversee some of our monitoring and evaluation processes, while also providing administrative support to the programme director, such as organising meetings and maintaining our grant-making database. They will need to be a self-starter with the confidence to work both independently and part of a team. The position also provides administrative support to the Oak London office and serves as back-up to the office manager.
Main responsibilities
- Managing the grant-making project management system and monitoring the grant-making budget.
- Taking a substantial role in implementing our monitoring, learning, and evaluation strategy, overseeing the regular analysis of our grant-making portfolio, and reviewing outcomes/learning and regularly presenting these to the whole team.
- Conducting research on housing issues as well as potential new partners, as directed by the programme director. This will include keeping abreast of relevant policy issues, and reading and summarising external reports for the benefit of the programme team and our grant-making portfolio.
- Contributing to the design, implementation, and regular review of the programme strategy.
- Substantially contributing to the programme’s communications, including ensuring a communications plan is developed and implemented annually, drafting and formatting content for newsletters, internal reports, presentations, and social media.
- Coordinating and connecting regularly with grantee partners to gather evidence, publications, and multi-media for communications, monitoring, learning, and evaluation purposes.
- Performing a liaison function between Oak’s IT team, and managing the programme’s IT infrastructure (e.g., SharePoint, Teams, grant-making database, and Outlook).
- Under supervision, managing a small portfolio of grants, as required, and performing regular contact with grantee partners.
- Supporting programme officers by developing grants and writing progress reports for existing grant partners.
- Contributing to Oak-wide working groups.
- Supporting the programme with internal and external meetings and partner expert convenings.
- Providing a range of administrative support for the programme director, including the management of their diary, and the organisation of events, roundtables, and occasional support with travel organisation.
- Performing all other relevant duties that may be assigned from time to time, including administrative support as directed by the programme director. This includes:
- processing invoices and managing publication subscriptions
- setting up the office for newcomers in the HHP team: arranging desks, IT devices, stationery etc; and
- performing reception duties, including meeting and greeting visitors for the HHP programme;
- Providing administrative support to the London office, as required, including for meetings or special events or as back-up to other offices and/or Trustees.
Position requirements
- University degree preferred but not essential
- 3-5 years’ demonstrable experience of working for a not-for-profit organisation or development organisation, ideally in a housing and homelessness policy and research.
- Highly organised and able to juggle a wide range of responsibilities that may demand ongoing reprioritisation.
- Experience of using social media for research and communications.
- Demonstrable experience and confidence in all Microsoft applications, including Excel, PowerPoint and Teams. Additional database experience (preferably Salesforce) is an asset.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English, with the ability to write for a range of different audiences.
- Demonstrated ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Demonstrated openness and capacity to learn quickly.
- Confidence and presence to conduct meetings with high profile external audiences.
- A commitment to Oak’s organisational values.
How to apply
To apply, please send your curriculum vitae and a covering letter. No applications received after 15 September will be accepted.
NOTE: the cover letter should be succinct and address the following points:
- Your reasons for applying to this position
- Your interest in housing and homelessness
- The administrative, analysis, and communications skills you would bring to the role
- Demonstration of your commitment to Oak’s organisational values
Please state “Programme Associate - Housing and Homelessness Programme” in the subject line of your email. Please note that we will only be contacting shortlisted candidates.
Applicants must have the right to legally live and work in the UK.
By submitting your application, you confirm that you have read and understood our job applicant’s data privacy notice.
Oak Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, as detailed in our child safeguarding policy. We expect all staff to share this commitment. Please note that the successful candidate will undergo reference checks and be required to provide a police record prior to starting employment.
FICS is seeking a creative and committed Communications Officer to join the Development and Communications team. The purpose of this role is to deliver FICS' communications strategy, expanding our reach and producing engaging and accessible content. This role sits as part of the Development and Communications function, serving both the advancement of FICS’ theory of change as well as working with the programmatic teams in a support capacity. In this position, you'll thrive on collaboration, working closely with various teams and working in a busy, adaptive environment.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
This role is part of the Wiltshire Project which provides individual and family support to domestic abuse for victims and their children.
Working with children and young people, the team will focus on delivering timely and high quality, trauma informed support to children who have been the victims of domestic abuse.
This is a fixed term position to November 2025.
This exciting post will be working with children who have experienced or been affected by domestic abuse. Focusing on standard and medium risk cases, this role will provide practical and emotional support to children and young people, with an emphasis on early intervention and awareness raising.
In addition, there will be the opportunity to work with the team and manager to develop and deliver new group work provision for young people.
Key tasks and responsibilities include:
- To provide high quality, specialist support to children who have lived in a domestically abusive family.
- Enabling young people to access statutory and other services where appropriate.
- Managing a caseload and working proactively to support young people and their families.
- To deliver educational, time-bound, 1 to 1 support sessions for children and young people.
- Provide specialist support to child victims, with a focus on empowering young people to make informed decisions.
- Ensure that children and young people have a thorough understanding of what constitutes a ‘healthy relationship’.
- Undertake risk assessments and implement robust safety management plans.
- Give practical and emotional support to children affected by domestic abuse.
- Work closely with multi-agency partners and the wider Wiltshire team to ensure that we maintain a focus on risk management and safeguarding.
- Work with your team and manager to develop early intervention resources.
- Engaging with and supporting the MARAC and MASH process, to ensure that the voice of victims is heard.
This role will be based in our Trowbridge office, with a requirement to travel across Wiltshire. FearFree supports staff to work flexibly, with an ability to work in a hybrid fashion, both at home and in the office.
Key responsibilities:
- Manage a caseload of low to high risk children and young people, predominantly through face to face appointments but also utilising virtual technologies.
- Complete an initial assessment of the child’s needs so that you can identify and plan the support needed to address issues and prevent any problems from escalating.
- Assess, manage and review risks to service users, colleagues and self, according to agreed procedures.
- Assess the needs of the child and devise appropriate support and safety plans with due regard to the dynamic nature of risk.
- Work with colleagues, health and social care professionals and multi-agency networks to evaluate caseload needs and the progress that has been made.
- Work directly and proactively with children and young people to help them to understand the impact that Domestic Abuse has had on them.
- Ensure personal safety and that of service users and other staff at all times.
- Respond to emergencies and crises with a focus on the child’s wellbeing and safeguarding.
- Plan and implement activities to promote self-awareness, confidence and participation for children.
- Provide person centred, trauma informed support to all your cases, to empower the young person to make informed choices.
- Enable service users to participate in the design, delivery and evaluation of services.
- Work effectively in partnership with multiple statutory and voluntary agencies to enhance service delivery, safety and safeguarding.
- Respond to a child’s individual learning needs and style, adapting practice as necessary.
- Work closely with schools and education establishments to ensure support offered to service users is appropriate, planned and coordinated.
- Keeping the child’s voice central to all support and decision making wherever possible: taking the time to talk through and work with the individual child’s understanding around safeguarding and why we need to share certain things.
- Act as duty officer for Wiltshire, responding to incoming calls, logging referrals and making assigned outgoing calls, according to the duty rota. Duty shifts will be 9 – 5 in the Trowbridge Office.
- To understand and work effectively within a multi-agency framework, consisting of the MARAC and local partnership responses to domestic abuse, in order to reduce the risk for service users and their families.
- Accompany service users, when needed, to other relevant agencies and support them in their interactions with these agencies.
- To work alongside colleagues to deliver a whole family approach.
- Be proactive with your line manager to carry out periodic case reviews.
- Respect and value the diversity of the community in which the services work in, and recognise the needs and concerns of a diverse range of survivors ensuring the service is accessible to all.
Groups and Activities
- Work with the Childrens and Families Team Manager to develop and deliver, a group work intervention for young people.
- Assist with recruiting children and young people to be involved in the development of groups or activities, providing them with on-going support.
- Run groups for children and young people following a planned programme.
General
- Work at all times in accordance with the requirements of the Lone Working Policy and Procedure.
- Attend and contribute to team meetings.
- Update written and computerised records with accurate and clear information.
- Contribute to effective team working with a flexible and pro-active approach, including cover for other team members’ holidays and sickness.
- Undertake agreed training and keep updated on changes in legislation, policy and best practice.
- To support additional duties at your team managers discretion.
Responsibilities
- Appropriately manage highly confidential information relating to vulnerable people.
- Ensure security of data, especially sensitive personal data, in line with the information security policy.
- Work within FearFree’s Policies and Procedures at all times.
- Be mindful of responsibilities in respect of health and safety. In particular:
- Co-operate at all times with management in the implementation of and adherence to health and safety policy and procedures;
- Take reasonable care for your own safety and for the safety of others who may foreseeably be affected by your actions at work;
- Not intentionally or recklessly interfere with or misuse anything provided for the purpose of health and safety at work;
- Report all health and safety concerns to line managers;
- Assist with the completion of the risk assessment programme.
For a full job description/person specification and to apply, please follow the link provided on this website. There is no specific closing date for this role and this vacancy will close once a suitable candidate is found, so early applications are encouraged.
FearFree is committed to encouraging equality and diversity in the workplace. We strive to be a diverse and inclusive place to work where we can all be ourselves and individual differences are recognised and valued.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Sightsavers implements projects in over 30 countries in Africa and South Asia working to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote the rights of people with disabilities.
Title: Driver Admin Assistant
Location: Liberia
Contract: 2-year fixed term contract
Salary: Local Terms and Conditions apply
About the role
We are looking for a Driver and Admin Assistant who will be responsible for transporting office staff, visiting Sightsavers personnel, and consultants as needed. The Driver will also ensure the maintenance and safety of all office vehicles. Additionally, the Driver will perform clerical duties to support the efficient operation of the office.
Responsibilities
- Drive safely within the laws of (Country) at all times and with respect for other road users and pedestrians.
- Pick up Sightsavers staff to and from the airport where this service is not outsourced.
- Check fuel, oil, and water daily and fill up as necessary.
- Keep vehicles in a clean condition inside and outside.
- Undertake routine maintenance of vehicles, including simple repairs.
- Ensure vehicles are regularly serviced and advise the Finance & Administrative Assistant when servicing is required and/or when defects/problems arise.
- Make sure all vehicles have reflectors, fire extinguishers, first aid boxes, etc. First aid boxes for the vehicles must be checked regularly to ensure that items used are promptly replenished.
- Keep a maintenance record of vehicles
- Maintain liaison with officials of immigration and embassies for staff entry visas and renewal of passports and work permits.
- Assist in picking up invoices for procuring logistics.
- Perform other duties as required.
This is a highly varied and involved role and the above is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills. Please see the Job Description for full details.
About you
The Driver and Admin Assistant will be a responsible and experienced driver with a valid driving licence and a proven track record of driving safely within the laws of Liberia. The Driver and Admin Assistant will be reliable, respectful of other road users and pedestrians, and committed to supporting the efficient operation of the office through their driving and clerical duties.
Jobholder Requirements
Essential:
- Valid driver’s license and successful completion of a driver’s test.
- Ability to complete and pass an eye test.
- Proven experience in driving safely within the laws of (Country) and with respect for other road users and pedestrians.
- Experience in acting as a driver for staff to carry out official duties.
- Ability to pick up Sightsavers staff to and from the airport where this service is not outsourced.
- Experience in driving vehicles for official errands.
Desirable:
- Knowledge of keeping vehicles equipped with reflectors, fire extinguishers, first aid boxes, etc., and ensuring first aid boxes are regularly checked and replenished.
- Experience in test driving vehicles once a week to ensure they are in good condition.
- Ability to perform other clerical duties as required to support the efficient operation of the office.
Closing date: 15 September 2024
Next Steps
To apply for this exciting new opportunity, please complete an application via our recruitment portal. We are particularly interested in learning of your motivations for applying.
As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.
Sightsavers is an employer that does not tolerate any form of harassment and has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse. All potential candidates will be subjected to rigorous background checks and controls.
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Specialist Registration Coordinator
£29,645 to £32,553 pa, plus excellent benefits
London (including flexible working)
The College is seeking to expand our support for psychiatrists as they progress through their career and are recommended onto the General Medical Council’s Specialist Register. This role is an exciting opportunity to develop the College’s strategy to particularly support those psychiatrists seeking to enter the Register through equivalent routes, but also those who work and train with the UK NHS system.
The successful applicant will be the key point of contact for staff, members and external partners, representing the College at key stakeholder meetings and events on this important regulatory responsibility. They will be great communicator, with excellent presentation, administrative and relationship management skills, able to devise and implement innovative solutions and improvements to existing systems and ensure an excellent level of customer service for our membership.
Working collaboratively and flexibly within a busy, dedicated, and enthusiastic team, you will engage with psychiatrists at all stages of their careers from medical student until retirement.
The College values a diverse workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community, reflecting the population it serves.
We are committed to building and maintaining an inclusive and supportive culture, a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We aim to promote a more inclusive environment, which attracts all candidates and signals our commitment to celebrate and promote diversity.
We will provide appropriate reasonable adjustments for candidates who may have a disability.
We only recruit the best and in return for your commitment the College offers an attractive salary and benefits.
We operate a hybrid working model of onsite and working from home/remote, which helps to ensure a flexible work life balance.
The Royal College of Psychiatrists is the professional membership body for psychiatrists and promotes excellent care for people with mental illness. It has 19,000 members and engages with government and the media as the leading voice of the UK’s mental health services. The College is a values-based organisation and, in 2019, was named Charity of the Year in the European Diversity Awards.
Closing date: 10am, 23 September 2024.
Interviews: 7 October 2024.
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SMART is hiring! We are looking for a full time Employment Adviser to provide support to people who face barriers to employment due to mental ill-health. This includes people looking for work, as well as those who are currently employed but struggling in work.
We offer a friendly, collaborative, hybrid and integrated work environment in partnership with CNWL’s Talking Therapies service, as well as a pension program, 28 days annual leave (plus public holidays), employee led HR processes and a competitive salary.
Ideally you will: have experience of working with people who have mental health needs/emotional difficulties in an employment setting; be knowledgeable about relevant laws and policies relating to employment, disabilities and equal opportunities; have experience of working within multi-disciplinary teams and; be able to liaise with other services and professionals on service users’ behalf.
Please send us your CV and a covering letter (no more than 2 pages of A4), covering the ‘competencies and experience’ part of the person specification.
We are working to tight recruitment deadlines, so will be interviewing suitable candidates as soon as possible. The application deadline is Tuesday 24th September at midday.
Please send us your CV and a covering letter (no more than 2 pages of A4), covering the ‘competencies and experience’ part of the person specification.
We are working to tight recruitment deadlines, so will be interviewing suitable candidates as soon as possible. The application deadline is Thursday 20th September at midday.
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DOTW UK has a small, high-performing and dynamic services team dedicated to delivering high quality, person-centred healthcare in a fast-paced environment, ensuring exceptional personal and team performance.
We are looking for an Outreach Senior Caseworker with experience of delivering effective advocacy on behalf of people from marginalised communities. This role will play a key role in the delivery of services that will support equal access to primary medical services for people seeking asylum in contingency accommodation in Northeast London. The outreach service will offer initial health and social assessments, urgent care, and will facilitate GP registration and, and support access to wider healthcare and support services within the area through direct referrals and signposting, and coordination with other local services and partners.
As part of DOTWs Services team, you will support the service by proactively promoting DOTW’s service at individual accommodation sites, providing social assessments for residents and their dependents, escalating health issues of any immediate concern, and support responses to urgent health and/or safeguarding concerns. As part of a culture of best practice, you will ensure adherence to DotW policies and will provide support resolving complex cases, deploying your demonstrative experience delivering person-centred, compassionate care and/or advice and support to people seeking asylum or from other excluded communities.
You will lead by example, demonstrating effective advocacy, coordination, and multi-tasking skills, The role requires emotional agility, and resilience, especially when dealing with complex situations such as mental health crises, trafficking, and homelessness, where you will draw on your experience to manage complex situations calmly and compassionately. You will be someone who thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and be able to work productively and constructively within a close-knit team by demonstrating an open and responsive attitude and using your excellent communication skills.
You will have strong IT skills and ideally a driving licence to be able to support us to deliver our services in our dedicated mobile clinic vans. You will have the skills to work independently and manage your own and volunteers' health and safety, sometimes working alone.
You will be supported by an experienced team, regular line management, and clinical supervision. Skills in Basic Life Support, First Aid, safeguarding, mental health management, and trauma-informed approaches will be provided.
Those with lived experience of migration, the asylum system, homelessness, or exclusion from health services are encouraged to apply.
For more information on the role, including a person specification, please refer to the role profile.
Closing Date:
Wednesday 11th September at 9am.
How to Apply
To apply, please submit your CV & Covering Letter on the link provided with the following details:
- Why you would be interested in the role
- Contract length – 6 or 12 months
Your CV and cover letter should be clearly tailored to the position and should reference points from the person specification section of the role profile. Interview dates TBC.
Applications which do not demonstrate the essential skills, knowledge, experience, and competencies will not be shortlisted.
How to Apply
To apply, please submit your CV & Covering Letter to the email provided with the following details:
- Why you would be interested in the role
- Contract length – 6 or 12 months
Your CV and cover letter should be clearly tailored to the position and should reference points from the person specification section of the role profile.
Applications which do not demonstrate the essential skills, knowledge, experience, and competencies will not be shortlisted.
We work tirelessly to empower excluded people to access healthcare.
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Young People Support Worker (Part-Time)
We have a new role available for a Progression Coach to join Depaul UK to ensure that every client leaves a Depaul service with the skills and resilience to be confident and self-determining in their lives.
Position: Progression Coach
Location: Wallsend, Tyne and Wear
Contract: Part-time
Hours: 20 hours per week.
Salary: Pro Rata: £12,872.53 Per Annum plus pension and other benefits; Full-time: £24,136 P/A
Closing Date: Wednesday 11th September 2024
About the Role
To work as part of a team delivering an assessment, support and move on service to vulnerable clients in supported or community-based accommodation. Your work will be underpinned by the Depaul Endeavour model of assets-based, psychologically informed delivery.
Working under the direction, guidance and support of a manager/senior worker you will be responsible for a caseload of clients as well as share responsibility for the safety and wellbeing of all clients, volunteers and staff in the service. In accommodation-based services, you will ensure that the accommodation is properly maintained and support the client to sustain their tenancy and participate in a positive and successful move on.
Where the client lives in the community you will ensure that their tenancy is not at risk and that they have the skills and resources to manage and maintain their accommodation. Your work will be underpinned by the Depaul model of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy informed delivery, the aim of which is to support our clients to understand and act on their values, strengths, and long-term vision for their future.
Key responsibilities include:
- You will carry a caseload of clients for whom you will be the named key worker, and you will also take joint responsibility with your team members for the well-being and day-to-day support of all clients in the services
- You will lead on risk and needs assessment and support planning for your key clients and contribute to ongoing needs and risk assessment of other clients in the service
- You will develop and implement SMART outcomes based support plans for your key clients
- You will deliver one-to-one and group support opportunities within their accommodation and in the local community aimed at increasing resilience in the clients we work with.
- You will proactively work in partnership with multiple agencies including statutory teams, to support the well-being of Depaul clients following data protection and information sharing protocols.
About You
You will need to have the following skills and experience:
- An understanding and commitment to working in an assets-based way.
- An understanding of the needs of people who have experienced homelessness, poor mental health, and substance use.
- A knowledge and understanding of Risk Assessments and Support Planning.
- Good literacy, numeracy and IT skills.
- Able to demonstrate a clear understanding of safeguarding requirements and procedures.
- Commitment to working in a manner, which promotes diversity and equality ensuring that everyone is treated with respect and dignity and no one, suffers from discrimination.
- Commitment to promoting an environment, which has the highest regard for the Health and Safety of others.
In return for working here, you will receive:
- A comprehensive training package tailored to your needs and role
- Flexible working model for suitable roles.
- 26 days annual leave rising to 30 after five years of service.
- Family-friendly leave policies including - maternity, adoption and parental leave and Carers leave.
- Auto-enrolment to pension scheme employer from day 1 with employer contribution up to 7% and increasing with service
- Employee Assistance Programme and access to the app – 24/7 GP appointments, prescription service, health checks and nutrition advice.
- Discount vouchers including gym, retail, food & drink, travel, electricals and more.
- Cash benefit plan for you and your partner (living with you) and children under 18 including covering Dental, Optical, Hospital Stays, Scans and More
- Death in service (4x Base salary)
- Legal Advice line
About the Organisation
Depaul UK delivers a wide range of support and housing services for young people and adults at risk of homelessness. We specialise in the provision of services that prevent homelessness, increase the resilience of those we work with and energise opportunities for employment, education, training and volunteering in the communities we work within. Our organisation reaches from Newcastle to London, Greater Manchester and Milton Keynes.
You may have experience in areas such as: Support Worker, Peer Support, Project Manager, Care Caseworker, Youth Project Coordinator, Youth Caseworker, Care Worker, Health Care Assistant, Support Worker, Nurses, Social Care Worker, Care Assistant, Wellbeing Worker etc. #INDNFP
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
Liverpool Charity and Voluntary Service (LCVS) works to improve the wellbeing of individuals and develop stronger communities across the city. This organisation works in partnership with other organisations, agencies and individuals, bringing resources together to positively impact the third sector.
The Community Mental Health programme aims to strengthen personal resilience and reduce health inequalities. It provides support to people who have mental health issues to enable them to re-connect and be actively involved with their local community. The programme will focus on improving health, physical activity, education, housing and financial stability.
The Role
We are recruiting for a Mental Health Care Navigator, which is a brand-new role and a unique opportunity to shape change via the Community Mental Health programme. The main duties will include:
- Connecting people to community groups for practical and emotional advice and support.
- Identifying, implementing and evaluating risk management plans, to ensure that everyone receives a high-quality service.
- Establishing an alliance of organisations to give a holistic approach to support.
- Raising awareness of working in partnership to reduce pressure on statutory services and improve health outcomes.
The Person
We are looking for an empathetic, open minded and committed person to provide a person-centred approach and support people with mental health issues. In this role you will require excellent listening and communication skills and be both resilient and able to work well under pressure. You must also be proactive and have the ability to develop key relationships with an array of organisations in the local community.
Experience of working in a similar role would be advantageous, however we are also keen to speak to candidates who have experience of supporting people with their mental health in a voluntary capacity.
Why LCVS?
LCVS adopt a flexible working environment. This hybrid role combines working in the local community, from the city centre office, which is a hub for Liverpool’s charity and voluntary activity, and the opportunity to work from home.
Apply here for your opportunity to join the friendly and supportive team at LCVS who are committed to an exceptional culture of equal opportunities, anti-discrimination and anti-oppressive policies and practice amongst employees, volunteers and service users.
To be considered for this role, you must hold a full UK driving licence and have access to your own transport.
To register your interest or for further information contact Jen, Charlie or Leanne at Charity Horizons.
Please note: If you would like to submit an application or express your interest in an alternative format, such as audio or video upload, please contact either Charlie or Leanne who will be happy to advise on this.
Please also be aware that Charity Horizons use anonymous recruitment methods when submitting shortlists for all our roles and we only work with organisations that are happy to engage with us in this way.
Charity Horizons is an equal opportunities employer and as such actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from all suitable candidates irrespective of age, disability, hidden disability, race or national origin, religion or belief, gender, gender expression, political view, sexual orientation, medical condition and pregnancy.
As Head of Advocacy, you will lead the development and delivery of Medical Justice’s advocacy programme, drawing on our evidence of the harm caused by immigration detention, to secure lasting change through combinations of research, policy, parliamentary, and media work, as well as contribute to strategic litigation.
Reporting directly to the Director, you will lead our experienced team advocacy team, help develop our strategic objectives and shape our emerging Senior Management Team.
We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience –
Support from Experts by Experience Employment Network
Medical Justice is a member of the initiative so candidates with lived experience for our jobs can receive its support with reviewing covering letters, CVs, and interview preparation, as well as give encouraging and constructive feedback to applicants during and after the application process, subject to its volunteers’ availability.
If you are an expert by experience (a refugee or a migrant with direct, first-hand experience of issues and challenges of the UK asylum or immigration system), you can ask for an independent and confidential support for your job application from the Experts by Experience Employment Network. Please follow the link in the application pack to request support and they will confirm if they can match you with a mentor to support your application.
- see the Application Pack for more details.
Main duties and responsibilities
- Develop the advocacy team’s expertise in all of the ways our evidence can be used to effect change, including policy work both with the Home Office and NHS England who commission healthcare in immigration detention, parliamentary work, media work, and to contribute to strategic litigation, and how and when they interrelate.
- Understand and keep updated on what is happening with immigration detention policy, including matters that influence it, such as the literature on health issues of detainees, key legal judgements, inquests, reports by official monitors and parliamentary committees, responses to parliamentary questions, parliamentary debates, research produced by other organisations, and information that you glean from FOI requests.
- Keep abreast of the wider political context that may influence immigration and detention policy.
- Represent Medical Justice at external meetings and events.
- Participate in Home Office, NHS England and monitoring bodies’ stakeholder forums.
- Participate in formal and informal ad-hoc NGO groupings. - Work both reactively and pro-actively, identify opportunities for securing change and prioritise work according to its strategic importance as well as ‘return on investment’.
- Work with the Director and the Head of Casework to ensure ;
- Further develop Medical Justice’s Strategy and ensure that strategic objectives across the organisation are impactful, current and coherent.
- Developments that affect detention policy are shared within Medical Justice.
- Issues experienced in our casework are documented and used in our advocacy work.
- Our material is robust so that we maintain credibility as an organisation which is vital for our advocacy work as well as for the use of our medico-legal reports in clients’ individual legal cases.
- Develop the monitoring and evaluation framework for our advocacy work. - Facilitate the meaningful involvement of people with lived experience of detention Medical Justice advocacy work, including in its design and development.
- Line-manage the Parliamentary & Research Analyst and the Researcher, including providing support in terms of personal development/training and well-being. There will also be line-managing responsibilities for some periods of an individual on the Casework Trainee programme for people with lived experience, once it is introduced.
Research / line-management of the Researcher
- Consulting colleagues, other NGOs and lawyers to identify research projects that draw on medical evidence from our casework that would have the most impact, including carrying out research for strategic litigation and supporting such litigation.
- Collaborate with other organisations as appropriate.
- Lead the team in conducting research and provide periodic feedback of policy implications regarding the emerging findings to others within the organisation for consideration.
- Lead the team in the producing analysis of research and audits of our MLRs, writing up into required formats, including research reports, text for inclusion in policy work, submissions, witness statements, briefing papers for parliamentarians, and media articles.
- Together with colleagues, offer suitable material for peer review publication and contribute where appropriate to research carried out by medical professional bodies and others.
- Contribute to the further development of the Medical Justice datasystem and its functionality.
Policy work
- Carry out policy work with the Home Office, NHS England and their contractors – this may include responding to consultations, and challenging issues proactively.
- Build relationships with the Home Office, NHS England, and monitoring bodies – make sure Medical Justice is included in all relevant consultations and alert others if they have been missed out.
- Collaborate as much as is sensible with other organisations to get the best outcomes for people in detention.
Parliamentary work / line-management of the Parliamentary & Research Analyst
- Oversee our work as the secretariat for the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Immigration Detention, raising awareness of immigration detention amongst parliamentarians and priming them to take action. Work to ensure the APPG brings together parliamentarians with experts, NGOs, lawyers and people with lived experience to amplify our collective impact.
- Oversee the briefing of parliamentarians for challenging unjust policies, asking parliamentary questions, holding parliamentary debates, opposing parliamentary approval of harmful policy amendments, and assisting parliamentarians in tabling amendments to relevant Bills.
- Oversee submissions parliamentary committees to inquires they hold as well as the briefing of committee members and clerks.
Galvanise Medical professional organisations
1. Work with Royal Colleges, the British Medical Association and others to galvanise their communities, encouraging helpful evidence from them, and organising events with them.
Media
1. Work both with the Director and on your own to create mainstream and social media opportunities to promote the work of Medical Justice and the needed content.
General
- Provide reports for staff and/or trustees as requested.
- Respect and comply in full with Medical Justice patients’ confidentiality requirements and contribute to developing our own policy in this area.
- To work flexibly as a member of a team and the organisation and undertake other reasonable duties and responsibilities at the request of the Director.
- To assist the smooth running of the organisation, working with other Medical Justice staff and the trustees to meet overall objectives, including strategic and operational planning, participation in periodic appraisals, and contribute to organisational development. Also, attending and assisting with relevant events as appropriate.
- To promote Medical Justice policies including our equal opportunities and anti-discrimination policies.
- To be self servicing, to pro-actively share relevant information and expertise within the organisation, and to keep all records, statistics and qualitative information in accordance with Medical Justice policy and practice.
For more information about Medical Justice, this role, the Person Specification, Guidance notes for completing the application form, and the application form, please download the application pack
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