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Wheels for All is seeking an Operations and Administration Officer as we embark on an exciting period of growth. In this pivotal role, you will support the Operations team, the Executive Management Team (EMT), the Board of Trustees, the Finance team, and the wider organisation. Your responsibilities will span various operational, compliance, administrative, and support functions, ensuring the smooth running of our charity.
Title: Operations and Administration Officer
Salary: £28,000 FTE
Hours: Flexible. Open to options between 3 days (21 hours/ 0.6FTE and 5 days (35 hours/ 1 FTE)
Contract: Permanent
Location: Warrington Head Office base with hybrid working available.
Reporting to: Chief Operating Officer
Staff benefits
Wheels for All is committed to the health and wellbeing of our staff. We are proud to offer these benefits to all members of our team:
- Birthday bonus – take an additional day off to celebrate your birthday.
- Volunteering – take a volunteering day each year to support another charity or Wheels for All partner.
- Apparel – we will provide all members of staff with quality clothing to keep them looking and feeling good when out and about.
- Flexible working arrangements - including working from home and flexibility around caring responsibilities.
- Annual leave entitlement of 25 days - in addition to public holidays, increasing by one day each year up to a maximum of 30. (Note: pro-rata for part-time colleagues).
- Employee Assistance Programme - access to a 24/7 confidential helpline, counselling services and online information.
- Healthy and wellbeing - we welcome staff to embed regular exercise into their daily work lives. We provide access to a Cycle to Work scheme (unlocking savings of up to 47% on the cost of a new cycle and accessorises) and yoga classes at our head office.
Role responsibilities
Human Resources Support
- Recruitment: Support the recruitment process by helping to create job descriptions, place adverts, attract quality candidates and conduct assessments.
- Staff Onboarding: Ensure all new staff are welcomed and integrated into the organisation, guided by the new starter checklist.
- DBS & Safer Recruitment: Ensure the safety and well-being of all beneficiaries, by ensuring appropriate DBS checks are conducted for all employees, volunteers, trustees, and contractors who work with or have access to children, young people, or vulnerable adults and employees
- HR Administration: Support HR administration by managing contact databases, probation period deadlines and performance review schedules.
- Employee Relations: Help promote a positive work culture by facilitating open communication, addressing workplace issues and supporting the management of any employee conflicts or grievances.
- Managing Employee Benefits: such as the Employee Assistance Programme, annual leave entitlement and apparel.
- Training Requirements: Manage training schedule for the team, including first aid, health and safety, data protection and safeguarding.
- Employee Engagement: Help create and deliver initiatives to enhance employee morale and satisfaction, such as team-building activities and events.
- Asset Management: Oversee the issue, use and return of equipment used by the team, such as uniforms, phones, laptops etc.
Compliance Support
- Data Protection: Support the Data Protection Officer in ensuring compliance with data protection regulations.
- Audit Schedules: Oversee audit schedules for health and safety assessments.
- Documentation Management: Document and manage the retention schedule and naming conventions.
- Policy and Procedure Management: Manage the review schedule for policies and procedures, helping the Board and EMT ensure compliance with the Tier 3 Code for Sports Governance.
- Workplace Safety and Health: Help ensure a safe and healthy work environment by implementing safety protocols, training programmes and complying with regulatory standards related to workplace safety, such as workplace assessments.
- Insurance: Manage insurance policies schedules for equipment, personal liability, professional liability, etc.
IT Support
- Technology: Support the implementation of new technology solutions, such as HR and Monitoring and Evaluation systems.
- System Access: Manage access for systems like Worknest E-learning, SharePoint, etc.
- Microsoft Implementation: Create and manage Microsoft 365 accounts for staff and board members.
- Filing Structure Oversight: Maintain and oversee the organisation’s SharePoint filing structure.
- Equipment Maintenance: Ensure appropriate maintenance, updates, and training for IT equipment.
Executive Management Team (EMT) and Board Support
- EMT Support: Provide support to the Executive Management Team where necessary.
- Board Meeting Arrangements: Arrange board meetings and AGM, including communicating with members, taking minutes when required and filing documents.
- Governance Documentation: Keep the website updated with governance documentation.
- Trustee and Member registration: Manage the registration and setup for trustees and members
Office Management
- Point of Contact: Serve as the primary contact for internal and external enquiries, manage phone calls, and handle mail.
- Office Staffing Management: Oversee bookings, phones, and ensure adequate office staffing levels.
- Contract and Compliance Management: Oversee contract details and renewals for office equipment, supplies, health and safety checks, fire safety and liaison with landlord.
- Booking Assistance: Assist staff with bookings for vans, events, travel, etc. such as at our presence at the National Cycle Show and other major cycling and disability inclusion events.
Note: This job description is subject to amendment based on experience and consultation with the post holder. It provides a general indication of duties and may vary over time.
Wheels for All is a national accessible cycling charity which promotes inclusive cycling through a range of successful community engagement programmes
Directorate: Marketing, Events & Education
Salary range:£ 26000 - £32000
Location: London – EC4Y 8EE (Hybrid) - the Education team is office-based on an agreed day once a week, then a required one day each month for all staff.
Contract: Fixed contract (9 months), 31.5 hours over 5 days
Reports to: Education team
Direct reports: Events & Education Manager
British Society for Rheumatology
British Society for Rheumatology (BSR) is a membership organisation that brings together expertise from across the rheumatology profession, harnessing a wide variety of experience and skills to ensure we’re supporting our members to the very best of our combined ability. Involving patients and carers at every step, we aim to ensure that physicians and clinicians are equipped to provide high-quality care.
Job Purpose
BSR’s education programme is a key benefit to members and the wider rheumatology community, providing updates on the essentials needed to deliver top-quality care for patients and ensuring professional development opportunities.
This role sits within the Education team who are responsible for delivering BSR’s educational activity. Working alongside the Head of Education, the Events and Education Manager and the Digital Events Manager, you will assist in the planning and delivery of a range of education courses, webinars, bursary schemes and eLearning activities. You will work with the team to support the work of our Education Committee, Trainee Committee and Digital Learning Board.
This is an exciting role for someone looking to get more hands-on experience in planning and executing a variety of educational events and activities and liaising with multiple stakeholders. It is a unique opportunity to be part of the team at the forefront of rheumatology education, making a tangible impact on the professional development of members and the broader rheumatology community.
Main responsibilities
- Manage course and webinar registration processes, including delegate bookings, communications, data management and reporting, and producing delegate materials.
- Manage course logistics including venue sourcing and management, accommodation and travel, catering and AV.
- Manage the rheumatology training webinar series, including topic development, speaker management and live delivery.
- Manage the creation of monthly eLearning packages including webinars, podcasts and eLearning cases.
- Manage the education bursary programme, including promotion, application management and financial reconciliation.
- Manage CPD accreditation of educational activities.
- Manage events inbox and education team enquiries.
- Input into our education budgets by monitoring progress against income and expenditure for projects owned.
- Produce content for webpages and social media platforms to drive interest and engagement and keep delegates informed.
- Attend committee meetings, provide updates if needed and assist with the minute-taking, agenda preparation and follow-up on actions as necessary.
- Undertake any other reasonable duties as required by the Head of Education and the Events and Education Manager.
Please note: Occasional travel is expected including attendance and overnight stays at BSR conferences, courses and events.
Person Specification
- Enthusiastic about all aspects of education, self-motivated, and eager to contribute to educational initiatives
- Ability to work efficiently on a variety of digital platforms and quick to pick up new programmes
- Confident in managing stakeholders at all levels and dealing with external contacts
- Strong time and project management skills; you’ll be working on a lot of projects simultaneously
- Ability to use initiative and innovation to make positive improvements or efficiencies to how we deliver education
- Professional and personable when communicating with customers and volunteers
Benefits of working at BSR
We offer a wide range of benefits, most of which start from day one of joining us. Our benefits fall into four main areas: Wellbeing, Time- based, Learning and development, and Financial. Just some of them include:
Wellbeing:
- Free period products in our office
- Free flu vaccinations
- Mental Health First Aiders
- BUPA healthcare scheme- we offer a cash plan, which you can add children or partners to
- Employee Assistance Programme. This is a free, confidential counselling service to all staff, as well as a general advice service provided by BUPA
- WeCare offers access to a 24/7 virtual GP, as well as a mental health support service, a get fit programme and an online portal with lots of helpful resources
- Our enhanced sick pay offer is:
- Up to two years’ service: 4 weeks full pay and 4 weeks half pay
- After two years’ service: 12 weeks full pay and 12 weeks half pay
- We work in a social environment with a range of activities, both virtual and in person, run by our Social Squad. This includes an organisation- wide volunteering day.
Time-based:
- We offer 30 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays
- All staff can request sabbaticals at any point, which are considered on a case-by-case basis
- We also offer an extra day for moving house
- Bank holiday swaps- you can swap a bank holiday day for another day’s leave (entitlement remains 1:1 days)
- We’re a 4 day week employer, which at BSR means working your fulltime hours (31.5 each week) over 5 days
Learning and development
We will help you develop your career by supporting your personal development and encouraging internal progression. This includes recognising individuals’ achievements through our internal staff awards. We offer a huge range of learning opportunities, both in-house and externally. This includes a thorough induction programme when you join us, as well as development opportunities aimed at line managers, and wellbeing-based learning sessions. And if professional membership is a required part of your role, we’ll cover the cost of that.
Financial:
- We offer a performance related pay incentive scheme
- Income protection scheme
- You’ll be enrolled on our pensions scheme with Aegon (via Second Sight). Our current pension match is 5% employer contribution if you contribute 4% (9% contribution in total).
- Our life assurance policy pays three times your basic salary
- Interest free season ticket loans
- Ride-to-work scheme
- Interest-free loan scheme
- We also provide generous enhancements within our parental and family leave policies.
- Our maternity/shared parental/adoption offer is 6 weeks at full pay, 33 weeks at half pay, followed by 13 weeks at the statutory rate.
- Our paternity leave offer is 6 weeks at full pay.
An exciting new opportunity has arisen in Lancashire and South Cumbria which means that Barnardo's are recruiting staff, so if you are you ready for a new challenge and are passionate about working with children and young people to support their emotional wellbeing, you might be just who we are looking for.
The Service:
The service will support the children and young people in Lancashire and South Cumbria to grow up with healthy minds, feel confident and resilient and fulfil their potential. As part of the THRIVE ‘Getting Help' model Barnardo's will provide therapeutic one to one, group work and counselling support in the community.
The Service will have a number of bases across the area, however the base for this role is Blackpool.
We are looking for people who are passionate about:
- Children's and Young people's emotional health and wellbeing
- Improving outcomes for children and young people
Our team will have a number of vacancies across a number of roles including:
The Role: Therapist
As a therapist you will provide one to one therapy across several modalities.
Successful candidates must have:
- A diploma level qualification in counselling, child and adolescent psychotherapy, art, play, drama or music therapy which has included a practicum / placement of at least 100 hours of supervised practice.
- Considerable experience of delivering counselling to children and young people.
- A comprehensive understanding of children's safeguarding
- It would be beneficial to have access to a car due to the regular travel required in this role.
Although this contract has a permanent status, please be aware that this post is subject to continued funding and therefore should this funding not be extended further, you may be subject to a redundancy consultation or a TUPE arrangement.
Additional Information:
You must demonstrate in your application that you currently use the skills outlined above, and in the Job Description/Person Specifications, or have used them previously in employment, education, training, volunteering etc. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.
Pay & Reward Framework
We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.
For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out 1st April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a key pillar of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to grow and develop in their career at Barnardo's as it will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues to progress through the pay band of their role.
Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay progression steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours. More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application.
Benefits
Workplace Offer: What it means for you
The world of work has changed. We are understanding of what works best for our colleagues both current and future as we look to embrace this new way of working. Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or any combination of these.
- Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
- 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing after 5 years service
- The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme
- A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
- Service related sick pay from day 1
- Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
- Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
- Cycle2work scheme
- Interest free season ticket loans
- Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
- 20% discount at Barnardo's stores
- Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
- Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
- Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer
*T&C's apply based on contract
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are looking to recruit a Services Development Manager, to develop, scope, and manage high-quality income-generating services that meet the needs of clients and the community. This includes overseeing current and developing services such as foot health, at-home support, counselling, dementia care, and later life planning.
Key Responsibilities:
Service Development:
· Conduct market research to identify potential income-generating services.
· Develop business plans and operationalise new services.
· Collaborate with stakeholders in Herefordshire, Worcester, and Malvern Hills to identify service gaps and establish best practice delivery models.
· Partner with the marketing team to create strategies for promoting new services.
Service Delivery:
· Work alongside the management team to execute the organisation’s strategic plan and deliver services aligned with core objectives.
· Implement detailed planning, monitoring, evaluation tools, and KPIs for each service or project.
· Manage financial aspects, including budgeting and monitoring of income and expenditure, in collaboration with the Finance Manager.
· Lead and develop a team of staff and volunteers to provide high-quality, person-centered services.
· Oversee day-to-day operations, ensuring adherence to operating procedures.
Team Management:
As a member of the senior management team, you will lead and develop a team of staff and volunteers to deliver a portfolio of high-quality, person-centred services. Your role will involve:
· Conducting team meetings, supervisions, and managing performance issues in partnership with the HR Manager.
· Fostering relationships with key stakeholders, including funders, commissioners, and local partners.
· Developing referral pathways and enhancing the organisation’s profile.
Contract and Grant Management:
· Oversee contracts and grants, ensuring compliance and timely reporting.
· Identify risks to service delivery and take corrective actions.
· Work with the SMT and CEO to develop tenders and bids for funding
General Duties:
· Adhere to all organisational policies and procedures.
· Participate in training relevant to the role.
· Represent the organisation internally and externally.
· Collaborate with colleagues to identify opportunities for innovation and improvement.
· Work with the Finance Manager to manage service budgets effectively.
· Demonstrate a commitment to the organisation’s ethos and mission.
· Make informed decisions to address challenges and implement changes.
· Act as an ambassador for the organisation at all times.
· Perform any other duties as requested by the organisation.
Person Specification
The following criteria will be assessed from information provided on your application and during the assessment process
- High standard of education to level 4 or above, or demonstrable ability to work at this level
- Educated to degree level
- A full driving license and willingness and ability to drive for work purposes
Experience
- Significant experience of designing and developing profitable income generating services
- Significant management experience including line management of a team
- Experience of creating a team
- Experience of monitoring income and expenditure and re-designing as needed
- Experience of managing multiple services with competing priorities
- Experience of working as part of a management team
- Experience of negotiating contracts and other funding streams
- Experience of developing services and projects and writing service plans
- Experience of implementation of relevant policies and procedures
- Experience of performance management and reporting
- Experience of report writing and presentation
Skills
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to manage and motivate staff
- Presentation skills
- Exceptional organisational skills
- Ability to manage change and to manage changing priorities and services
- Creative thinking and meeting of client need
- Ability to work to deadlines
- Ability to manage difficult situations
- Ability to analyse and present data
Knowledge
- An understanding of the current and emerging needs of older people
- Good knowledge of Herefordshire and Worcestershire’s geography
- Knowledge of the health and social care landscape
Ambition Aspire Achieve was founded in 2016 by Kevin Jenkins OBE, because of a longstanding desire to provide opportunities for disadvantaged young people. We deliver a wide range of projects and services based out of our youth hubs, the Terence Brown Arc in the Park in Canning Town and the Glyn Hopkin Abbey Hub in Stratford, and across local communities in Newham via a programme of detached outreach work. Starting early, we work with children as young as 5 years old, right up to 25 as young people transition into early adulthood. Reflecting our approach that every young child and person deserves the best chance in life, our work now reaches over 950 children and young people every year, including large numbers who are vulnerable and at-risk.
The Role
The role offers an exciting opportunity to join AAA’s management and coordination team, playing a key part in supporting vulnerable young people to reach their full potential, whilst making a significant contribution to the development of our youth programmes. Recruited on a full-time basis (with part time options considered), responsibilities include:
- Developing, overseeing and delivering youth projects and programmes based out of AAA’s youth hubs, ensuring project milestones, outputs and outcomes are met or exceeded in line with funding agreements.
- Monitoring and evaluating our targeted youth projects and programmes, providing reports to the Chief Executive, Board of Trustees and key funders as required.
- Leading and line managing a small team of youth workers, enabling the delivery of high-quality youth work programmes
- Taking a lead on developing youth voice and involvement and supporting peer leaders.
- Working collaboratively with key partners (e.g., schools, community stakeholders) to support the recruitment of young people and the effective delivery of provision.
- Developing mentoring activities for young people, and supporting the delivery of life-skills and personal development sessions.
- Assisting young people in identifying progression opportunities and providing on-going transition support.
- Liaising with parents/carers of young people participating in our projects, building strong relationships to support the development of service-users.
- Supporting the development of new youth programmes and promoting AAA’s youth offer via attending local youth forums, networking and funder events.
The successful candidate will bring a genuine passion for supporting young people, along with suitable experience in overseeing and facilitating high-quality youth programmes/activities. In return we offer:
- A generous holiday allowance and pension contribution.
- A friendly and supportive work environment that encourages all to thrive.
- Access to a brand-new employee assistance programme.
- Full DBS (enhanced) checks funded by the charity.
- Access to a comprehensive training programme to support personal and professional development.
- Flexibility wherever possible to suit individual needs (including part time working options)
Further details are contained in the Job Description and those interested in applying should complete the Application Form before the closing date - 5pm Friday 5th July 2024. Interviews are expected to take place soon after the closing date in July, depending on availability.
Ambition Aspire Achieve is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Our recruitment and selection processes are in accordance with best practice in safeguarding children and young people.
To provide children and young people in the London Borough of Newham with fully inclusive experiences and opportunities to flourish.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The vacancy
What we’re looking for:
- Do you have experience of working within Care & Support?
- Do you have experience of working with vulnerable adults?
- Do you currently hold a UK Driving Licence?
If so, this role is perfect for you!
Here at Peabody, we have an opportunity for a Care Support Worker on a Permanent, part-time basis in and around the Chelmsford area.
A bit about the role:
As a Care Support Worker you will assist people to live well, be independent and connected to their own community. You will support people with kindness and compassion ensuring that they are assisted to make choices and be involved in all aspects of their life. You will work within agreed boundaries, following operational guidance, policies and procedures. You will advocate for the people you support so that they are protected from harm and able to exercise their human rights.
Some of the key results for the role include:
- Play an active and key role in achieving the your teams objectives.
- Represent the interests of your team with stakeholders that you meet during the course of your work.
- Be professional and promote positive joint working between relatives, other departments and partners.
- Play your part in ensuring that we deliver a quality service where risk is well managed.
- Understand and abide by the organisation and regulatory rules that apply to your service including those set by the CQC.
This role will require a Enhanced DBS check, a UK driver’s licence and access to a vehicle.
A bit about us:
It started over 160 years ago with one man’s desire to improve the lives of poverty-stricken Londoners.
Today, we have 107,000 homes and 220,000 residents across London and the Home Counties and around 20,000 care and support customers. But the desire remains the same – to create homes and communities where people can flourish.
Here just a few of the benefits for working at Peabody:
- Up to 25 days’ annual holiday plus bank holidays
- Flexible benefits scheme, including options for Healthcare, Dental care, Critical illness cover, vouchers, technology scheme and access to a discount portal.
- 4 x Life Assurance
- Sleep in allowance
- Competitive salaries that are benchmarked regularly against current market rates
- Professional development by access to "paid for" apprenticeship programs and qualifications
- Two additional paid volunteering days each year
- Family friendly policies
- Up to 10% pension contribution matched 1:1
Are you ready to apply?
Closing Date: 16 July 2024
Interview date - Week commencing 22nd July.
PLEASE NOTE: As an employer, Peabody does not provide sponsorship as a licenced UK employer.
To be considered for the position of Care Support Worker, please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button and submit both your CV and a bit about why we should consider you for the role.
At the core of Matrix our work is about building relationships to catalyse change for young people and their families. This role will contribute to this by supporting them in a variety of ways including, but not limited to:
Wellbeing Support in the Community
- Assessing the needs and strengths of the referred young person and help them identify individual goals to achieve desired change.
- Designing, delivering and evaluating interventions for young people which aim to improve mental health and well-being, build on existing strengths and increase levels of resilience.
- Recording and collecting data with various tools such as goal-based outcomes (GBO’s) and use this to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions.
- Taking responsibility for your own caseload of young people and families, some with complex and multiple needs. Involving young people and their parents in the co-production of programmes, activities and services.
- Working collaboratively with Surrey and Borders NHS Partnership, Surrey Children’s Services, local CAMHS teams and other community-based services to provide the most effective service for children, young people and families.
- Keeping accurate records of individual engagement, evidence of change and celebrating progress with children and young people.
- Providing records and reporting the appropriate data to ensure support programmes can be accurately monitored and evaluated. Applying safeguarding and child protection procedures.
- Providing written case studies and ‘Moments of Impact’ reports as evidence of the effectiveness of individual interventions.
- Raising the positive profile of Matrix by building professional relationships in a multiagency environment including through networking events in the relevant local area, such as meeting with the community safety wardens, local schools, churches, Police and PCSOs.
- This is an exciting and innovative role for a community-minded individual to join our established and evolving charity.
- This role provides an opportunity to work with a broad range of children and young people across diverse settings.
- The post holder will undertake assessments and deliver a range of evidencebased interventions. Role Description.
Wellbeing Support in Schools
Our work in schools is varied and you may be expected to:
- Conduct one-to-one sessions to listen to, analyse and respond to the physical, intellectual, emotional, social and spiritual needs of young people.
- Manage, monitor and evaluate caseloads within your allocated school as part of the one-to-one support sessions.
- Develop and run a variety of contact points and projects for young people across the school, including group sessions and drop-ins and after school projects.
- Build good working relationships with school staff and other relevant local services.
Community Youth Work Community
Youth Work takes many forms and while the actual work is subject to change according to the current needs of young people or Matrix, it may include:
- Detached youth work.
- Running/assisting with after-school and/or holiday clubs.
- Mentoring young people.
- Supporting young people in a social enterprise environment.
- Research of young people’s needs in the local community.
Youth Café
The Youth Café is our flagship project and is a fun open access drop-in run by our team after school at our social enterprise café - The Hideaway. As a Community Wellbeing Practitioner some of your time may be spent assisting the Community Youth Work Team in delivering this project and it may include:
- Helping to create a safe, fun and inspiring environment for the young people that attend.
- Planning, preparing and delivering quality youth sessions/workshops.
- Building healthy relationships with young people that attend the sessions, identifying and responding to the needs that may arise.
- Promoting the activities of the Youth Café in the community.
General
- Contribute to, and be involved in fundraising and other activities that benefit Matrix, including whole staff retreat days, fundraising activities and outreach/networking events.
- During school holidays and after school, be involved in projects organised and run by Matrix, including holiday and after-school clubs within your allocated hours and as agreed by your line manager.
- Working as part of a team and attending team meetings, training events and participating fully in one to one, peer and group supervision.
- Working with children, young people and families from diverse cultural and financial backgrounds.
- Representing Matrix by providing a positive role-model to children, young people and families.
- Promoting our activities in both the community and in a school environment through; social media engagement and assemblies.
- Ensure you work to the Youth Work Standards.
For further details, please see the Job Pack.
Family Support Worker
12 Month Fixed Term Contract
To cover the North East of England
£21,000 pa + benefits (company car, 25 days annual leave and pension)
Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity is going through an exciting time where we are growing, with the aim of reaching more families in need.
About the role:
We looking to appoint a Family Support Worker to deliver a high-quality family support service as part of our North East Care Team.
Reporting to the Family Support Manager out of our North East Care team base and working in partnership with health, education and social care professionals, you will take responsibility for providing needs-led emotional, social and practical support to families where a child/young person has a life threatening or terminal illness.
Having worked in a stressful and emotional environment you have a genuine interest in building supportive relationships and helping people; and having provided bereavement support to families, you understand the processes of grief, loss and change - and how best to help others deal with its impact
What we’re looking for:
· An experienced child health, education or social care professional - applications will be particularly welcome from those who have worked in a community environment and those with a recognised qualification in education, health or social care
· A warm, inclusive approach to achieving goals quickly and correctly
· Practiced in child protection, information sharing and the rules around data protection - you lead by example, drawing on your own professional experience and working within established guidelines
· Practical and people-oriented - you will thrive working at a fast pace whilst maintaining accuracy and be a confident user of IT (including MSOffice)
· A persuasive and open communicator - you will work collaboratively with your team and volunteers to ensure delivery of a high-quality service and support fundraising colleagues by writing case studies and family updates
· A practical knowledge of diversity issues affecting children, young people and their families – aware that being responsive to others needs and concerns, is essential.
What we offer
We have a range of fantastic benefits that we offer our employees, including:
· Flexible working hours to balance home and working life
· Employee Assistance Programme with access to remote GP, counselling, physiotherapy, resources to support your mental health and financial wellbeing, as well as a 24/7 helpline via Help@Hand
· Company car for front line care posts
· Access to the Blue Light Card Scheme, and other rewards and discounts
· Bike to work, season ticket loan and payroll giving schemes, as well as a recommend a friend recruitment bonus
· Family friendly policies, focused on employee wellbeing, and an active cross-organisational wellbeing group running a number of initiatives throughout the year
· Pension scheme where we contribute 5% of your salary and you contribute at least 3%
· The option to buy/sell annual leave, as well as additional leave for your birthday, wedding/civil ceremony and an extra half day off for Christmas shopping
· Robust training and development programmes to support your learning and growth
As part of our learning and development Anne Harris skills development programme, we aim to provide a high level of training and development opportunities for all staff, so you are able to perform to the best of your ability, achieve individual and team objectives aligned to Rainbow Trusts strategic plan, supporting staff to be the best they can be and feel a valued member of a high performing organisation.
Our Family Support Teams are given the opportunity to complete a number of diverse training courses in their first 12 months, including but not limited to: Mental Health First Aid, Makaton, counselling skills, and introduction to play.
The programme aims to provide a building block for you to individually tailor your own learning and development needs.
How to apply:
Please visit our website via the link and apply online.
Interviews will take place either on Teams or at our North East Care team office, with the dates to be confirmed.
There will be a requirement for flexible working and a full current driver’s licence to accommodate team and family need. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this post.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all employees to share this commitment.
We are an equal opportunities employer and a Best Companies One-Star rated organisation.
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Community and Engagement Manager
Position: Community and Engagement Manager
Location: Teddington, TW11 8HT
Salary Range (depending on experience): pro rata of £32,910 – £38,745 incl. OLW
Hours: Part-time 21 hours per week. We are able to offer some flexibility with the role such as term time only or flexibility with days/times.
Contract: Permanent
Annual Leave: 25 days leave plus bank holidays or pro rata of if part time
Closing date: Sunday 9pm 14th July 2024, or before if a suitable candidate is found.
We reserve the right to close the application early. An early application is strongly recommended as shortlisting and interviews will be held on an ongoing basis.
About the role
Richmond AID is seeking an energetic and enthusiastic person who will support our vision of putting Deaf and Disabled people at the centre of everything we do. We are looking for an experienced person who can develop and implement an engagement and co-production strategy. You will work closely with our other managers and play an integral role in the management team.
The role involves leading the delivery and development of our dynamic Community and Engagement team. This multidisciplinary team currently has 6 direct reports and services include: BuddyUp, Spade gardening service, Mental Health Peer Support service, Connect to Tech digital training, Campaigning and our wide range of peer group activities. There is a variety of skills and experience which will require someone to We are looking for someone to not just manage these services, but to lead their development and widen our coverage across the borough of Richmond. This will predominantly involve supporting the people involved to be leaders of their own projects, developing/modernising our delivery model, ensuring projects meet targets and quality standards and when required also being involved in supporting direct service delivery.
We are looking for a motivated, resilient and ambitious manager to join our amazing team. This is a fantastic opportunity for you to play an integral role in improving the lives of Deaf and Disabled people.
About you
You will have strong leadership skills with experience of managing a multi-disciplinary team. You will lead our engagement, co-production and campaign strategy and manage our Community and Engagement team instilling these values through all our work. You must be committed to the value of participative community engagement, have a great understanding of the needs of diverse communities, and a passion for social justice and supporting Disabled people.
You must have experience in the delivery of community facing services and be able to demonstrate an understanding of the challenges faced by Disabled people. It is essential you bring passion, dynamic ideas and creativity to the role.
You will be an excellent networker internally and externally. You will have strong influencing skills, and will have the right blend and balance of people skills with excellent communication and project management abilities. You must be comfortable connecting with the wider community, able to listen, gather the views of local people, and feed these back into our wider programme of work. You’ll be confident in participative strategies and tools such as facilitating groups, arranging events, developing surveys, gathering views and responding to consultations.
You will have experience of managing a team covering a wide range of projects and interests. You will know what it takes to set up and manage a project and ensure it meets the intended outcomes.
You will be skilled in managing group dynamics and supporting your team to have boundaries with clients. You will also have experience of managing Safeguarding issues. Above all you must bring a positive, solution focused attitude.
Experience of campaigning work, with a track record of delivering innovative digital campaigns that have led to real change, would be an advantage.
About Richmond AID
Richmond AID offers 25 days annual leave plus eight bank holidays pro rata. Normal office hours are 9am to 5.15pm Monday to Thursday and 9am to 5pm on Fridays. You will be based at our offices in the Disability Action and Advice Centre, 4 Waldegrave Road, Teddington, TW11 8HT but may need to work from other locations as needed.
Related roles: volunteer manager, services manager, service coordinator, community development facilitator, campaign manager, community engagement, co-production manager, activities coordinator.
Please apply via the Charity Jobs website. An early application is strongly recommended as shortlisting and interviews will be held on an ongoing basis.
You will need to send your CV and a covering letter of up to 2 sides of A4 stating how you meet the Essential and Desirable criteria in Experience and Knowledge section of the Job description.
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The Junction is an out of hours “calming café” service which is open 365 days of the year to support people experiencing pre and/or mental health crisis. The aim of the project is to alleviate the need for people within the Swindon locality to access A&E and/or acute mental health services.
As a Wellbeing Practitioner, you will be providing a preventative, person centred approach to people accessing the service who may be experiencing a mental health crisis.
The service is open from 4PM-11PM and there are positions available for part time hours and full time hours and working patterns will include some weekends.
We are actively accepting applications for this post and will work with the applicant on arranging a suitable date and time for interviews if shortlisted.
We provide advice and support to empower anyone in our local communities experiencing a mental health problem.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Assistant Recovery Worker - Homelessness
Location: Southampton
Salary: £23,217 per annum
Full time
Working Pattern (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday - 0930 - 1915 - 4 on 3 off)
Are you looking for a challenging and rewarding role where you are able to empower people every day to develop their skills and move towards independence?
Do you enjoy working in an environment where every day is different to the next?
Then this could be the role for you.
You will be working as part of a team to provide support for young parents, their children and the young people who use this service. You will love helping others and enjoy supporting individuals to achieve their goals and to become more independent!
They are looking for an Assistant Recovery Worker, who has a positive attitude towards their work and others to help contribute to a great working environment!
Previous experience in this type of work is not essential but you will have a real passion for wanting to work with homeless people! Your values will match theirs, and you will be committed to helping others and enjoy the real job satisfaction that this role will bring.
Some of your duties will include:
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You will complete daily welfare/client wellbeing checks across their dispersed buildings
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You will complete daily building checks in line with the shift planner to ensure our buildings are safe and well maintained
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Lead on the preparation of voids for relet including flagging and processing maintenance issues and general cleaning tasks
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You will provide key work support to our Emergency Bed clients during their stay
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You will encourage their involvement in personal progression in the form of education, training, employment activity or volunteering.
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You may help them develop their practical skills in areas such as budgeting, shopping, cooking and housework, laundry, health and hygiene
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Help to maintain a welcoming, safe environment, identifying and minimising all potential risks to users of the premises and the organisation
You will have:
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Clear verbal and written English
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Good IT and keyboard skills
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Polite, assertive manner, ability to self -motivate
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Passion for working in a client/customer facing role
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Knowledge of the benefits system and tenancy legislation
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Have an interest and genuine concern for homelessness and related issues
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Knowledge of voluntary and statutory agencies
A full drivers licence and access to a vehicle is essential for this role
They reserve the right to close their adverts early if a successful candidate is found, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
Their benefits include:
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Pension with life cover
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Generous holiday allowance
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Extra mile awards for outstanding work
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Work offers including discounted shopping vouchers, days out and holidays
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Cycle to work scheme
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Confidential employee assistance programme including access to counselling
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Employee voice – their Staff Council
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Recruitment referral scheme
They support and develop their staff by providing:
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A comprehensive induction and training programme
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Management training
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Trauma-informed care training
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Specialist training, coaching and development opportunities linked to personal development plans
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Access to accredited qualifications
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Mental Health First Aid training and provision
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Access to counselling psychologists via their Psychology Service
If you love helping others and want to join their friendly team, they would love to hear from you!
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Somerset (hybrid working, with desk space available at Somerset Council offices)
Ref ESE-244
We are seeking a highly organised Children and Young Person’s Specialist Exploitation Caseworker to work alongside Somerset Council’s Exploitation Service.
The postholders will combine their lived experience of overcoming similar barriers to the client group and their professional experience to provide crucial guidance, support, and mentorship to children and young people who are being, or at high risk of being exploited.
Through 1:1 mentoring, you will ensure children and young people are equipped to think critically, assess risk, and make better life choices. You will also support them to overcome personal challenges and achieve personal goals. The resulting mindset shift and confidence makes them more resilient to the risks of becoming involved with substance misuse and/or supply; gangs; exploitation and violence.
We positively encourage applications if you have had personal adverse experiences that make you and ‘expert by experience’. This could include experience of the criminal justice system, having served a prison sentence, experience of gang involvement, county lines and criminal exploitation. You will need to demonstrate how your lived experience supports your ability to carry out the role to the benefit of the clients we work with.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Delivery specialist Exploitation 1 to 1 casework and mentoring to identified at risk young people and their families.
- Establish and maintain positive relationships with children and young people to provide emotional support, guidance, and mentorship.
- Address individual needs and challenges, utilising personal experiences, local knowledge, professional skills and St Giles casework and mentoring materials to offer support and intervention.
- Assist children and young people in setting and achieving personal life goals.
- Collaborate with professionals to support and develop strategies to minimise the risk to young people.
- Maintain a trauma informed approach, that recognises and responds to trauma and amplifies the voices and experiences of children and young people.
- Develop positive, pro-social attitudes, behaviour and social skills with children and young people.
- Safeguard, protect and promote the welfare of children and young people.
- Provide guidance on resolving interpersonal issues.
- Maintain open and effective communication with mentees, professionals, parents/careers and partners.
- Maintain accurate records (including case notes and engagement data) of interactions, progress, and outcomes in line with St Giles delivery protocols.
- Use data to assess the effectiveness of interventions and make adjustments as needed.
- Support in the collation of evaluative data (in line with project protocols).
- Promote inclusivity and equity in your role.
- Attend relevant training and workshops to enhance mentoring skills and professional knowledge.
Person Specification:
- Relevant direct or indirect experience of the criminal justice system or lived experience of the issues facing the client group (i.e. involved in gangs, county lines and/or knife crime). (A)
- Experience of working positively with socially excluded children, young people or adults and able to engage successfully despite ‘challenging’ behaviour. (A)
- Knowledge of the challenges and issues facing vulnerable young people (A)
- Understanding and demonstration of professional standards and accountability.
- Empathetic and understanding attitude toward young peoples' needs. (A)
- Strong communication, interpersonal, and active listening skills.
- Experience of working collaboratively with multi-agency partners. (A)
- Commitment to promoting inclusivity and equity.
- Excellent record keeping and experience of using case management databases (A)
- Outstanding organisational skills.
- Total commitment to excellent safeguarding practice and understanding of professional boundaries. (A)
- Emotionally resilient.
- Commitment to upholding St Giles core values.
In your application, please demonstrate how you meet the person specification criteria marked with (A).
Please note this role requires Enhanced Adult and Children DBS checks with the Children Barred List.
In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, clinical therapist sessions, life insurance (4 x annual salary), duvet days, season ticket loan, employee perks programme, eye care voucher and much more.
We are an equity and inclusion confident employer. We welcome all applications and we particularly encourage applications from people of the global majority (black, brown, multi- heritage) and those who identify as disabled, neuroexpansive, neurodiverse, with any protected characteristics and/or social barriers or challenges. We value the empowering and informative impact that all lived experiences and diversity of thought can offer the organisation.
St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.
To apply, please visit our website via the ‘Apply’ button.
Closing date: 11pm 4th July 2024
Helpline Deputy Manager (Mental Health)
Birmingham
£28,497 per annum
Hours 37.5 hours per week
Our client is leading provider of mental health services in Birmingham and the West Midlands.
Their Helpline service is aimed at service users and their carers living in Birmingham and Solihull, to offer a range of interventions to support individuals who are experiencing psychological distress and/or a mental health crisis. Additionally the service has been designed and developed to help reduce the burden on statutory services including A&E departments and the police.
The role:
The Deputy Manager for the Helpline service will provide support to a team of Helpline Intervention workers and volunteers with the day to day management of the Helpline Service.
The Helpline Service is a 7 day a week service operating between the hours of 9am -11pm and requires a member of the management team present at all times. Under the direction of the service manager you will support the running of the Helpline service in line with contractual requirements, their Vision and Values, its Operating Policy and Procedures, and any relevant legal requirements.
About you:
The successful candidate will possess the following skills and experience;
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Experience in a supervisory role.
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Previous experience of working either in a voluntary or paid role within the Health and Social care sector.
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A positive attitude to people who have experienced mental health difficulties.
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Experience of managing challenging situations and working under pressure.
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Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
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A flexible approach in terms of your working hours which will include evenings and weekends.
Rewards:
Benefits include an attractive defined contribution pension scheme, Paycare which offers employees affordable cover for a range of healthcare treatments, an Employee Assistance Programme which includes free counselling and a comprehensive training Programme.
Our client's people are key to their success and they are recognised as both a Mindful Employer, as well as achieving Gold standard success in Investors in People. They welcome applications from people who have experienced mental health difficulties and we particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic members of our local community who are currently under-represented at management level.
The closing date for applications is Monday 8th July 2024
Interviews will take place on Tuesday 16th and Friday 19th July 2024
The Together Trust is one of the North West’s leading charities, offering individual care, support, and education to hundreds of children, young people, and adults each year. We are a not-for-profit charitable trust, so every penny goes back into benefiting the people that we support.
We are looking for a registered manager for a Therapeutic Residential Children's Home in South Reddish. This is an exciting opportunity as a Registered Manager, you will be managing an existing established therapeutic children’s home but also you will be working to set up and register the adjoining property as a new 1-2 bed Therapeutic Residential Children's Home, managing a joint team for both homes.
Both Children's Homes with be working with children who have experienced trauma. You will work with your team to provide a safe and nurturing home for the young people that you support, we provide compassionate, nurturing care for children who are in crisis and have complex needs, supporting them to move from a difficult past to a brighter future.
Location – South Reddish, Stockport
Hours - 37.5 hours per week
Salary - £45,518per annum (£23.34ph rising to £29.18ph for weekends)
Sleep in Payment of £96.00 per sleep
- 27 days holiday plus 8 days bank holidays rising to 30 after 5 years, 33 years after 10 years.
- Generous pension scheme and death in service benefit, up to 7% company pension contributions and up to 6 x basis salary death in service.
- Occupational sick pay and family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoptive leave.
- Reward and Discount platform offering discounts at high street shops, travel, insurances etc.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Eligibility to apply for Blue Light card.
- Proud to be a real living wage employer.
- Refer a friend scheme, be rewarded for recommending a friend to work with us.
- Comprehensive training and development opportunities, including apprenticeship qualifications.
- Long service awards including cash gifts and extra holiday.
- Promotion of Wellbeing across the organisation including Mental Health First Aiders offering wellbeing support from trained colleague and free weekly yoga session in person or online.
- Access to our Employee Assistance programme for you and adults at your home.
Here at Together Trust our vision is to champion a better future for the children, young people, and adults we support.
Main Responsibilities
As a Registered Manager you will manage a residential care team and have responsibility for a residential children’s home, ensuring a high-quality service within the home is developed and to perform within organisational policies and procedures, the National Minimum Standards and the legislative framework pertaining to children’s homes.
The Ideal Candidates
We are looking for existing Registered Managers or Assistant Managers, and a proven record for getting results from their staff team.
We are looking for the following:
- Registered Manager’s Award (RMA Children) (combined management & care award).
- Significant residential childcare experience
- A sound understanding of Ofsted regulations and expectations.
- Ability to demonstrate effective leadership.
- Ability to achieve service delivery to national standards.
- Passion to develop further services for children/young people.
- Has the right to work in the UK (we only accept applications from UK based candidates as we are not part of any visa sponsorship scheme)
Full Job Description is attached.
We are a Real Living Wage employer.
Together Trust has committed to paying all staff a significantly higher salaries than the government minimum wage. By officially registering as a Living Wage employer, we are showing our commitment to our employees, now and in the future.
Apply now!
If you think you might have the relevant skills and experience, we are looking for, please get in touch or apply now.
In order for the Trust to comply with the apprenticeship funding rules, it is a requirement of the role that the successful applicant must be able to evidence that (1) they have the right to work in the UK without additional approval for more than 20 hours each week throughout the year and (2) they have an eligible residency status for the purposes of the apprenticeship funding rules. In most cases this will mean that the individual needs to show that they have been ''ordinarily resident'' in particular countries (including the UK) at least 3 years before the start of the apprenticeship.
We welcome applications from those with a right to work in the UK. We do not currently sponsor overseas staff.
We may remove this vacancy prior to the expiry date if a suitable candidate is found therefore early applications are encouraged.
Shortlisting will take place throughout the duration of the advert as we are seeking more than one individual.
We are a UK charity supporting children in care and people with disabilities, autism and complex needs in the North West.
We are looking for a Corporate Partnerships Coordinator to join an incredible social welfare charity, to play a vital role in supporting the team to drive the new business pipeline, build relationships with potential partners and lead proposal writing.
This is a London based role with flexible working options.
The Charity
A passionate charity dedicated to helping people in very difficult circumstances, from family support, and counselling to a free helpline and specialist services.
You will be joining an organisation known and accredited for its positive working culture, offering completive benefits and flexible working options.
The Role
Develop a strong pipeline of new partnership opportunities with a focus on 50k+ multi-year partnerships.
Supporting on cultivating and securing new high value partnerships, with a focus on five and six figure opportunities.
Working with the Corporate Partnership Manager in delivering excellent relationship management to all high value partners.
Be the leading authority in Charity Of The Year applications, proposal and report writing.
The Candidate
Experience of working in corporate fundraising.
Experience of winning significant new business and achieving agreed targets
Experience of successful account management.
Experience in delivering high quality written bids, pitches and relationships that have led to winning new business.
IMPORTANT NOTE
Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful, but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.
We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.
Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.