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We have an exciting opportunity for a passionate Store Manager to join Barnardo's on a full time, permanent basis.
As a Store Manager you will manage the day to day running of our Birley Road (Sheffield) Store, leading a team of colleagues to maximise store sales and profits. By doing so you will play a crucial role in raising the funds for the amazing services and support Barnardo's provides for children, young people, parents, and carers across the UK.
Location: Unit 2, Birley Road, Sheffield, S12 4WB
Working Pattern: As the store is open 7 days a week, the successful post holder will be required to work 5 days out of 7 (total of 35 hours per week) on a rota basis which will include weekend, evening, and bank holiday working.
Please note as the role is based in one of our largest volume stores the ideal candidate will have experience in Retail Management and experience in handling and moving high volumes of stock on a daily basis.
Some but not all key responsibilities are:
- Ensuring stock is generated over the door by members of the public and donors sign up to the Gift Aid scheme.
- Ensure that the high standard of service to customers that is expected by Barnardo's is maintained at all times.
- Implement promotions in the Store as directed by Head Office or your Area Business Manager.
- Maintain a high standard of presentation, both in the windows and the interior of the Store.
- Ensure there is adequate stock available on the shop floor, at all times, on all key lines
- Provide training, development, work reviews and appraisals for paid staff to enable them to perform their jobs efficiently and effectively.
- Create an organised and pleasant working environment for staff and volunteers.
- Actively recruit the correct/specified number volunteers to deliver the stores objectives and KPI's.
- Ensure all financial, cash handling and security procedures are adhered to as per the Barnardo's Manager's Manual and the relevant Retail procedures.
- Hold the shop keys, ensuring that the shop is secure whenever it is left unattended.
Idea Candidates Must Haves:
- Ability to deliver excellent customer service.
- Experience of managing people
- Ability to liaise and respond to a variety of people from varying backgrounds.
- Ability to meet the needs of customers on a face-to-face basis, in order to generate sales and increase customer usage of the shop.
- Ability to add, subtract, divide, and multiply up to four figures in order to maintain budgets and complete accurately weekly income/banking sheets.
- Ability to handle cash and reconcile accurately.
- Proven experience of meeting targets and KPI's.
- Basic IT skills.
The full Job description and Person profile is available below. Please read this before applying to ensure that the job matches your skills and experience.
* As part of Barnardo's ongoing commitment to safeguarding, our retail recruitment process requires that successful candidates are asked to consent to a Basic criminal records check.
Interview Date: Where an interview date has been given in the advert, this will be the only date available. Please check this before proceeding with your application.
The Retail section consists of more than 700 Barnardo's shops across the UK. These high-street stores are reliant on donations from the public and corporate supporters,and generate funds from the sale of these donated items. There are a wide range of shops, from traditional charity stores to book shops and furniture. The Trading division produces and sells a range of products, including cards and gifts.
Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.
About Barnardo's
At Barnardo's we believe in children – no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role.
Barnardo's is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce for staff and volunteers. Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is reflected in our values and our practice, and we have invested in this area of our work to ensure that we can deliver on our commitments to be an inclusive employer. EDI is a key enabler of our purpose as a charity and we want to ensure that the diversity of our teams is reflective of the communities we serve and that we continue to learn and develop our work with a focus on inclusion. We particularly encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian and Minoritised Ethnic Communities, candidates who are LGBT+ and Disabled candidates.
Our basis and values
When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document (if applicable). This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.
Benefits
- 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
- 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 Corporate University
*T&C's apply based on contract
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
This organisation is using Anonymous Recruitment to reduce bias in the first stages of the hiring process. Our system keeps your personal information hidden until the recruiter contacts you.
Location: This position will be based at Peace Direct’s UK or Netherlands offices, with options for hybrid working. Please note that currently Peace direct has no Certificate of Sponsorship for UK visas.
The Role
Are you passionate about supporting people-centred and locally-driven approaches to learning and research? Are you experienced in community-based research, data collection and knowledge management?
We are looking for a Senior Learning and Research Analyst to join our International Programmes and Research Team. Supported by our Learning and Impact Manager and working alongside our Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Analyst and team of researchers, you will be responsible for consolidating and managing a central database and knowledge system that will underpin Peace Direct’s learning loop with specific emphasis on locally-led peacebuilding initiatives in Afghanistan, eastern DRC, Mali and Sudan.
This work is integral to our decolonised ways of working and will form an important part of our multi-year ‘Local First: Transforming the Peacebuilding System’ programme funded by the Dutch MfA.
This is a role for someone with a passion for peacebuilding and local leadership and a strong commitment to shifting power in the international system. You will have excellent analytical skills with experience of developing research, information or MEL systems in the international development sector.
Working in partnership with peacebuilders in francophone countries means the ability to work in French (proficiency level B2 or above) is a must and as such will be tested in interview. Added to this is the requirement for experience of processing qualitative and quantitative data using various approaches, including working with local knowledge systems, which will be highly valuable in this role.
Who we are
Peace Direct is an international charity with a vision for a just world, free from violent conflict. Working in partnership with local peacebuilders in some of the world’s most conflict-affected places, we want to change the international system so that it better supports the role that local people and communities play in preventing violence and building and sustaining peace.
Still interested? Take a look at the job description to see full details about the role and whether it matches your skills, career goals and experience.
How to Apply: Please upload your CV and a cover letter detailing relevant experience and why you are passionate about locally led peacebuilding.
Your covering letter should be no longer than two sides of A4. Please indicate in your cover letter, should you choose to, whether you are applying through the Disability Confident Scheme.
We also offer candidates the choice of submitting a video clip (ie. a video cover letter) if this is preferable to a written cover letter - To ensure fairness we suggest you turn the camera off so that we only hear your voice. It should be no more than 2 minutes in length. You should email it as a video link via WeTransfer or any other file sharing tool to our recruitment inbox, the address of which you will find on the jobs page of our website as unfortunately the Charity Jobs website does not permit a url to be inserted here.
For the video cover letter, the following should guide your speaking points:
- Your name;
- The job you are applying for;
- Describe your overall skills and abilities (as they relate to the post being advertised);
- A brief description of your work experience (in relation to the post being advertised);
- What makes you qualified for the new position;
- Any additional details that help introduce yourself
You should choose either a written cover letter or a video cover letter, but we request that you please DO NOT submit both.
Closing deadline for CV and cover letter is 23:30hrs on Sunday 10th November.
Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a short supplementary information form.
Interviews will be held online during the weeks of 18th and 25th November.
Peace Direct strives to be a diverse and inclusive employer, with equality of opportunities regardless of personal identity, and we are committed to improving our systems and ways of working to support this, including creating a Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) working group, DEI strategy and recruitment guidelines. We strongly encourage individuals from disadvantaged and underrepresented backgrounds to apply, including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), LGBTQ+, people with disabilities and people with mental health challenges.
We welcome people from all backgrounds and strongly advocate our DEI policy and commitment to maintain an inclusive workplace culture; we take pride in being inclusive, fair, equitable and transparent, so we welcome a conversation about any DEI concerns you may have. Please contact our HR Manager, Lesley Agbarakwe. What’s important isn’t your level of education or the opportunities which you have had; it’s about your passion and how you seize the opportunities ahead of you to use your skills and knowledge in this field of work.
Our values and commitment to safeguarding
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which includes criminal records (DBS) checks. Peace Direct also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (MDS). In line with this Scheme, we will ask your consent to request information from previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation after having left previous employment.
By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.
Peace Direct is committed to preventing and protecting all people from harm in their interactions with us. We expect all those that act in our name to uphold our approach to doing no harm and to sign up to our Safeguarding policy and Code of Conduct. As part of being a Disability Confident Committed employer, we welcome people with disabilities or health challenges to apply and those who meet our Essential requirements as laid out in the job specification will be guaranteed an interview for the job for which you are applying, through our Disability Confident scheme (formerly known as the Guaranteed Interview Scheme).
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
‘’Candlelighters have had a profound effect on our family, we’re so grateful for all they do for us. I’ve said on occasions that the hospital is saving my daughter’s life and Candlelighters are saving mine.’’
Every year over 150 children in Yorkshire will be diagnosed with cancer. For over 40 years Candlelighters have existed to bring light and hope to every family affected by childhood cancer by improving treatment, finding cures and by investing in vital research to improve the outcomes and lives of children with cancer.
Candlelighters deliver a range of high-quality family support services for whenever and wherever they are needed, from the point diagnosis, during after treatment, and for those families who are sadly bereaved.
This life changing organisation is looking for an exceptional Senior Regional Fundraiser to join the mighty fundraising team that helps raise the vital funds the charity needs.
The Role
We are looking for a talented Senior Regional Fundraiser to support the fundraising team by generating income, maximising opportunities and building relationships within the Yorkshire community. Duties will include:
- Leading on the development of the community fundraising strategy
- Working collaboratively with the fundraising team to achieve targets through shared fundraising activities
- To proactively engage with the families Candlelighters support, community groups, schools and local businesses
- To develop excellent fundraising relationships by providing appropriate levels of stewardship and support to donors
- Delivering presentations and attending third party events where appropriate
The Person
To be considered for this fabulous role you should have experience of community fundraising and meeting fundraising targets. You will have excellent presentation skills and be confident with public speaking. With an ability and desire to build and nurture relationships in various scenarios, you will be confident delivering effective fundraising campaigns and events.
Knowledge of using a CRM database and experience of developing budgets & fundraising plans is essential. It is key that you have the ability to work independently and perhaps most importantly that you are able to remain positive, resilient and flexible when dealing with change. A knowledge of local networks would also be desirable.
Why Candlelighters?
This wonderful charity considers itself to be one big family that believes in making every day as positive as it can be. Employee wellbeing is a huge priority for Candlelighters and feel it is vital that their employees are well rewarded. They offer a whole range of incredible benefits, including:
- Competitive salary
- Access to wellbeing activities
- Flexible working
- Group Personal Pension Scheme & Life Assurance
- Generous holiday allowance
- Training and Development opportunities
- An extra day off your birthday
- Team away days and a Social Committee
- Support for Working Parents
- Talking Therapies
- Free hot and cold refreshments
“I have worked at Candlelighters for over 5 years now, it’s such an AMAZING place to work - One big family! From the first day you start at Candlelighters you feel the warmth and joy from the whole team, everyone is fabulous and so supportive! I feel very privileged to work for Candlelighters.”
This role is a full time, 12-month fixed term contract and offers the opportunity to work flexibly from the office in Leeds, out in the community and from home. A full driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential for the role.
Please note this role is subject to an enhanced criminal record check, which is processed through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
This particular role is not suitable for family members who are currently receiving support from Candlelighters. This is to ensure they are given the best possible care and support without any potential conflict of interest.
If you think you could be the right person to fulfil the rewarding responsibilities of this role, apply here, or get in contact Charlie or Leanne at Charity Horizons for more information.
Please note: If you would like to submit an application or express your interest in an alternative format such as audio or video upload or require any adaptations for your initial engagement with us, please contact either Charlie or Leanne who will be happy to advise on this.
Please also be aware that we 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.
Join our team as a Community Programmes Coordinator for Employment & Skills
Goodman Masson is excited to partner exclusively with Newground Together to recruit a Community Programmes Coordinator. This is an incredible opportunity to make a real impact in your community! This role will be responsible for the delivery of Employment & Skills. Please note that this position is a 12-month maternity cover.
The application deadline for this role is 05/11/2024, with interviews scheduled for the following week. Please apply as soon as possible, as the application may close earlier.
Who we are: Newground Together is a registered charity and part of the Together Housing Group. Our mission is simple yet powerful: to empower people to create sustainable communities that are connected, resilient, healthy and prosperous. We do this by supporting job and training opportunities, engaging with young people and families, providing memorable outdoor experiences, and offering activities that promote health and well-being. We are looking for a passionate and dedicated Community Programmes Coordinator to join our team in Calderdale. In this role, you will be helping to lead a team delivering employment and skills projects, making a real difference in the community. Your work will help people build confidence, gain new skills, and find meaningful opportunities for success.
As a coordinator, you'll play a key role in managing projects and building strong partnerships with our team, colleagues, and external stakeholders. You'll guide the team to ensure we meet our project goals and provide accurate reports on our progress. If you're enthusiastic about helping others and have experience in project management or working with diverse communities, we'd love to hear from you!
What you'll be doing:
- Inspire, lead, and nurture a passionate front-line team committed to advancing employment and skills initiatives in Calderdale.
- Build and foster productive relationships and partnerships with the wider Newground Together team, Together Housing colleagues, as well as external stakeholders and partner networks.
- Oversee project and contract performance to ensure all targets and outcomes are met, while providing accurate and timely monitoring, evaluation, and reporting. Uphold service quality standards with a dedication to continuous improvement.
- Manage the financial performance and project budgets in your area of responsibility, ensuring the optimal use of funds and pursuing external funding opportunities for the service.
- Provide leadership, support, and operational guidance to team members working on community projects within Newground Together's employment and skills team in Calderdale.
- Take charge of developing, managing, monitoring, and reporting on budgets for: project expenditures external funding contracts.
- Cultivate strong relationships with colleagues at Together Housing Group, identifying ways to connect with Group activities that support tenants and residents while actively promoting the impactful work of Newground Together.
- Oversee the performance of all service and project delivery, as well as front-line staff within your project teams, with direction and support from the Community Programmes Manager. Your key responsibilities will include planning, reporting, solving problems, monitoring and evaluation, alongside contributing to business improvement and development planning.
What we're looking for: We need someone with a genuine passion for community development and the skills to lead and inspire. You'll bring:
- Experience in employment and skills development, with a track record of managing and motivating staff while fostering a culture that meets the expectations of funding bodies, service participants, and employees.
- Experience in community development, project coordination, or related fields.
- Strong understanding of employment and skills initiatives and their impacts on local communities.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, capable of engaging effectively with a wide range of stakeholders
- Experience in assessing and evaluating the effectiveness of programs.
- The capability to collaborate effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders, including local businesses and community organisations.
- A proactive mindset and a genuine passion for making a positive impact in the community.
- Experience in networking and collaborative partnerships across statutory, voluntary, and community sectors, alongside budget management and adherence to performance targets.
- Experience in managing a team and providing support to staff in high-pressure situations.
- Evidence of developing and executing community-based employment and skills projects in a multi-stakeholder environment, with a focus on customer involvement and engagement.
- Valid driving license and access to a vehicle insured for business use during working hours.
What we offer: Please note that this position is a 12-month maternity cover.
- Starting salary: £37,088
- Generous holidays: 27 days annual leave (rising to 32 days with service) plus bank holidays
- Flexible working: SMART working arrangements. You will spend approximately 4 days working on-site and 1 day working from home.
- You will be working in and around Calderdale, covering our hub delivery areas in Halifax, Elland, and Pellon.
- Supportive work culture: Flexible hours and a range of family-friendly policies
- Development opportunities: Access to professional, technical, and personal development training
- Great benefits: An attractive pension scheme, health and wellbeing benefits, including access to GPs, and a range of financial and lifestyle perks, like cycle-to-work and vehicle leasing schemes.
Apply now! If you're passionate about making a difference and supporting communities to thrive, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and Together, we can do great things!
Please note, due to the nature of this role, a fully enhanced criminal disclosure check will be required.
In our company values we aim for equity at all stages of the recruitment process, please let us know if we can do anything to make the process more accessible to you.
Actively Interviewing
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!
As part of the evolution of our mental health support service, we have an exciting new role available- Complex Needs Support Worker - working a minimum of 35 hours per week.
We offer -
- A rewarding and varied job, where you make a real difference to the lives of adults with a mental health diagnosis, enabling them to live as independently as possible.
- A full induction and ongoing training to help you develop your skills. Our current training programme includes trauma informed practice, motivational interviewing, and safeguarding.
- A small, friendly team. In our 2023 survey, 100% of staff agreed Norton was a good place to work. “I enjoy feeling like I make a difference to people’s lives, and the flexible hours work with family life and commitments. It’s a great feeling knowing you have brightened up a person’s day”.
- Regular support from your line manager and colleagues.
- Generous annual leave allowance of 5 weeks per annum plus bank holidays (pro rata), with additional leave for long service
- A* health plan*, allowing you to claim back a wide range of everyday health expenses up to your annual limit, access to a 24-hour counselling service, tax and legal support, and shopping discounts
- Attractive pension scheme
- Access to Blue Light Card
- Mileage paid for car usage
Sociable working patterns, with no weekend or bank holiday working
Norton Housing and Support is Investors in People Accredited.
Job Summary:
To provide one-to-one support to Service Users with ongoing complex mental health needs, in line with individual support plans.
Supporting individuals to live successfully with their mental health condition through the use of enabling and asset-based approaches that reduce the risk of crisis and respond effectively, ensuring residents are ‘Not just coping but Living’
Following NH&S organisational values:
· Person-centred
· Empowerment
· Respect
· Inclusiveness
· Integrity
· Working in partnership
No personal care is involved.
If you have previous experience of supporting adults with a mental health diagnosis, then this role could be perfect for you! We are looking for committed individuals who are driven by a desire to make real difference to the lives of adults living within our Supported Accommodation settings.
We are looking for a candidate with:
- Minimum of 4 years demonstrable experience and / or a minimum of level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care or similar related subject
- Demonstrable experience in providing positive, engaging and enabling support for people with mental health needs that motivates and creates healthy challenges to inspire personal development.
- Demonstrable experience of applying Trauma Informed Practice within a similar role or setting
- Experience in observing and assessing complex service user behaviours and implementing strategies to remove harmful and unhealthy patterns of behaviour.
- Active listening skills and ability to apply Unconditional Positive Regard
- Ability to apply experience and knowledge to support those residents with substance misuse to enable sobriety and maintenance of recovery
- Ability to respond confidently and sensitively to manage an individual in crisis.
For more infotmation please see the full job description and person specification for the role.
As the role involves working across our Leicester based supported housing schemes, the successful candidate will need a reasonable independent means of transport.
We aim to develop a workforce that reflects the community we serve. To this end we actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups, including members of our black and minority ethnic communities.
Any offer of employment is subject to proof of right to work in the UK and two satisfactory references (one of whom should be your last or most recent employer, where applicable). Due to the nature of the role, an enhanced DBS (criminal record) check is also required. More information about our approach to DBS checks and employment of ex-offenders can be found on our website.
To apply, please send us your CV and a covering letter explaining how you meet the person specification for the role.
Unfortunately, we are unable to acknowledge all applications. Interviews will be offered after 18th October, and will be conducted in 2 stages –
Stage 1 - ½ hr online interview
Stage 2 (if successful at Stage 1); Formal Interview Process (approx. 1.5hrs)
Norton Housing and Support are an equal opportunities employer, please make us aware should you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process.
Not Just Coping, Living!
We are looking for a new Manager to lead our ‘Inspire to Work’ youth employment programme.
You will be embarking on a challenging and hugely rewarding role.
As such you will need to bring significant experience in people and programme management, youth employment, casework management, impact measurement and an understanding of the power of a local project that can positively affecting the immediate community.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is a pivotal new role in our organisation which will focus on supporting our HR function, premises
management and internal governance administration.
We are looking for a friendly, pro-active individual with a practical approach, excellent organisational skills and the ability to work across teams. High literacy skills and a willingness to develop and improve systems are essential. It would particularly suit someone interested in growing their skills and experience of HR processes. This role will be based at our main office in Bristol and will require the post holder to be present at our office (rather than working from home)
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
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!
Do you want to shape the future of our response to stalking and personal safety?
Do you have resilience and flexibility to meet the demands this role brings, and enjoy working in a sharing and learning environment?
If yes, then read on.
About the Suzy Lamplugh Trust
The post represents a unique opportunity for a pre-emptive, results-driven, and resilient candidate to join the UK’s founding personal safety charity and leading authority on stalking.
The Suzy Lamplugh Trust was born out of the tragic story of Suzy Lamplugh, a 25-year-old estate agent who went missing whilst at work in 1986, was never found, and was eventually declared deceased in 1993. The Trust was set up in Suzy’s name to empower individuals and organisations to make a stand against all forms of abuse, aggression, and violence, across their personal and professional lives.
You will be working for a growing charity that delivers high value impact to its beneficiaries, through its legacy, integrity, and credibility. We are an organisation that has been responsible for the education of millions of lone and frontline workers across all sectors for three and half decades, has:
- campaigned heavily and played a pivotal role to drive changes in the law;
- has supported over 70,000 victims and survivors of stalking since the inception of its National Stalking Helpline service in 2010; and
- always had the aim of tackling violence against women and girls at the core of what it does.
Purpose of Role:
· To provide expert advice and advocacy to victims of stalking.
· To provide guidance and support by telephone, email and face-to-face to those affected by stalking.
· To provide casework support and advocacy to victims of stalking, liaising with both voluntary and statutory services to ensure positive outcomes for victims.
· To support the operational Team Leaders where required.
What we offer in return
In return for our staff’s commitment and dedication, we offer a range of benefits:
- Hybrid working (minimum 40% in the office and agile working enabled to work from home)
- Flexitime Policy
- 28 days annual leave (which increases after 3 and 5 years to a maximum of 33 days pro rata) + public holiday
- Special leave for life events, such as 1 day off for moving house, and a day off for your birthday
- Pension scheme with 5% employer contribution
- Health & Wellbeing App with access to advice, counselling, support and a wide range of discounts
- Occupational Sick Pay (which increases after 3 years)
- Cycle to Work scheme (cycle racks on site)
- Interest-free travel loan for annual season ticket
- Regular all-staff off-site meetings and events
Work Location: The post holder will be required to be office-based initially to support their induction and integration with the service. Thereafter, a blended model (40 office/60 home), with office working in London and home working (must have adequate and confidential workspace when remote working). Candidates should ideally be located in London or immediate surrounding area (but locations outside of these areas may be considered).
We are recruiting Advocates for our London Stalking Support, a specific service to provide advice and advocacy for victims in London, including the development of a trauma-led appraoch to advocacy.
Please refer to the attached pack for the detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
Please note that applications without a covering letter will not be considered.
We reserve the right to close this role early.
To reduce the risk and prevalence of abuse, aggression and violence - with a specific focus on stalking and harassment
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
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!
Do you have the skills to support and mentor men in their recovery? We are looking for someone with a heart for addiction recovery work to join the friendly staff team at Yeldall Manor, a Christian drug and alcohol treatment centre for men, near Reading. We are a healing community with a holistic approach, supporting men with addiction problems to heal, transform and thrive.
The role of Recovery Support Keyworker involves one-to-one and group support with our residents; encouraging and supporting them in all practical aspects of their recovery including objectives and goals, leave and visit planning, behaviour and health, housing and employment matters. You will be a committed Christian, with excellent inter-personal and the ability to implement firm but caring boundaries, plus good administrative abilities, able to complete care planning and risk assessments. The rewards of being part of men turning their lives around is immense!
If you would like to join our committed and friendly team, and have the skills necessary to support men in their recovery, then we would like to hear from you. Please see our JD attached for more information.
This is a full-time, permanent role for 40 hours per week, including occasional evenings and weekends (part-time work could be considered for the right candidate).
Yeldall Manor is a Christian organisation, and this role has an occupational requirement that the successful candidate be a committed and practising Christian (in accordance with Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010). If you are in recovery, a minimum of two years’ demonstrable clean time is required. This position is also subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.
Please use your covering letter to explain your suitability for the role as outlined in the job description.
Please use your covering letter to demonstrate how you suit the role as outlined in the attached job description
Yeldall wants all those affected by addiction to heal, transform and thrive.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
FearFree delivers services across the Southwest for victims, children and perpetrators of domestic abuse and victims of sexual violence. We provide responsive, victim focused, and trauma informed support and this post will be fundamental to ensuring service users, stakeholders, and partners experience this in our daily delivery.
This role will work with the partners and/ or ex-partners and other affected people (parents/siblings/children and young people) of any participants accessing support through our Domestic Abuse Perpetrator Programme (DAPP). The overall aim of this role is to ensure their safety is not compromised by the intervention.
This role will involve providing emotional and practical support to affected others following a personal needs led assessment as well as corroborating information to assure safety, in addition there will be the opportunity to deliver psychoeducation sessions designed to increase the understanding of the impact of trauma on the brain, domestic abuse, healthy relationships and the impact on parenting.
The successful candidate will work closely with the DAPP Manager, Partner Safety worker and Behaviour Change Advisors to deliver a holistic approach to addressing domestic abuse.
The role will also include working with other agencies to ensure that a coordinated community response approach is taken to support the persons recovery and personal goals and attendance at multi agency meetings as required.
This role is based in our Gloucester site and the successful candidate will be willing to travel across the Gloucester County to attend events, meetings and appointments.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of those affected by domestic abuse.
Main duties and responsibilities
- Complete specialist risk assessments (including DASH) and develop personalised safety and support plans for victims of domestic abuse, in collaboration with clients.
- Ensure high risk victims are referred to MARAC as required.
- Ensure safeguarding concerns are reported and escalated.
- Undertake proactive contact with clients, providing emotional and practical support.
- Ensure people are referred to other support agencies to meet their needs and aid recovery
- Provide information about the nature, possible impact, and limitations of the programme.
- Participate in case management process.
- Communicate effectively with other professionals to manage risk.
- Participate in all required training and supervision activities.
- Plan, debrief and undertake the necessary follow-up work in relation to client contact.
- Develop joint working arrangements with other organisations providing support to those at risk from domestic abuse and follow referral pathways to those organisations.
- Make priority contact with people as the need arises, including when there are concerns about an increase in risk.
- Assist with monitoring policies and procedures and producing reports.
- Attend team meetings and training as required
- Communicate with other staff related to activities and work undertaken.
- Carry out other tasks appropriate to the post, which may be identified as the service develops and as agreed with your line manager.
For a full job description/person specification and to apply, please follow the link provided on this website. The closing date for this role is 8th November 2024, with interviews currently planned to take place on 19th November 2024.
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.
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Community Coffee Shop Supervisor, to serve customers and maintain high standards in SCT x Paper and Cup.
Role and responsibilities
- Greet Customers in a warm, friendly and welcoming manner
- Always maintain excellent customer relations with clear communication
- Brew excellent coffee and beverages including ‘latte art’
- Prepare orders to customers specifications
- Maintain excellent level of hygiene in food preparation and service areas
- Ensure high level of personal hygiene and appearance (including the wearing of protective clothing at all times)
- Comply with Health and Safety regulations
- To follow the SCT x Paper and Cups policies and procedures
- Follow cash handling procedures, policies, use of the cash register and ability to ‘cash up’ at the end of your shift as and when required
- Perform cleaning tasks per the rota
- Report any machine faults to the manager
- Ensure all comments and complaints are raised to the Manager
- Carry out other duties as may reasonably required
- In consultation with the Shop Manager, sell donated stock and receive donations, storing appropriately for processing
- Maintain stock levels of donated goods ensuring a quality retail offer in the shop
- To be willing to cover at other shops when, and if, necessary
Additional benefits:
- BUPA Employee Assistance Programme
- BUPA Wellbeing plan
- Cycle to work scheme
- Season ticket loan
- 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 with length of service) plus bank holidays (pro rata on basis of 35 pw full time equivalent)
- Contributory Pension Scheme with employer contributions of 5%
- Training and development opportunities
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St Catherine’s, the newest and largest mixed undergraduate/graduate college within the University of Oxford, is seeking to appoint an Alumni Relations & Stewardship Officer to join its friendly, dynamic Development Office.
The Alumni Relations & Stewardship Officer plays a pivotal role in fostering long-term connections between the College and its alumni community, while enhancing relationships with donors through structured stewardship efforts. The role involves developing and implementing innovative strategies to engage alumni, facilitating alumni networking, managing day-to-day alumni communications, managing the alumni database, and ensuring that donors are appropriately recognized for their contributions, with impactful donor communications.
There is significant opportunity for innovation and growth within this role, and you will play a key part in shaping the future of alumni relations at the College.
The ideal candidate will have proven experience of managing events, including planning, logistics, and post-event evaluation. They will also have strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build trust and positive relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.
The salary is set within the range £30,487-£33,966 per annum, comprising 35 hours per week. In return, we offer a range of benefits including lunch without charge, free use of the College gym and travel season ticket loans.
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This is a new role developed to support the CEO, The COO will be a key member of our leadership team The COO will work closely with the CEO and manage the SMT to ensure the efficient and effective functioning of the charity by playing a pivotal role in overseeing various aspects of our operations, including compliance, safeguarding, operations and team management, finance, human resources, IT, and administrative functions.
Please send a CV and a cover letter explaining how you meet the required experience and your knowledge, skills, and ability (no more than 650 words.)
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Full time, permanent
About us
Practical Action is a change making organisation that works in unconventional ways. We put ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change their world.
We do things differently, so answers that start small can grow big – bringing people together in bold collaborations, using innovation and knowledge to build futures free from poverty and help shape a world that works better for everyone.
About the role
We are looking for a dynamic and proactive Global Learning and Development (L&D) Coordinator to join our vibrant, international team. In this exciting role, you will play a key part in shaping the learning journey for our employees across the globe, ensuring they have the tools, resources, and training needed to thrive in an ever-evolving world. You’ll have the opportunity to coordinate cutting-edge training programs, manage state-of-the-art digital learning platforms, and help drive the implementation of innovative L&D strategies that impact employees from different cultures and regions.
About you
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a passion for learning and a talent for digital technology to make a real difference. If you're detail-oriented, thrive in a fast-paced, global environment, and are excited about contributing to a culture of continuous development, then this is the role for you! You’ll collaborate with colleagues around the world, tackle diverse challenges, and help shape the future of learning and growth within our organisation.
Accountabilities
Training Coordination:
- Schedule, coordinate, and manage all internal and external training sessions.
- Liaise with internal stakeholders, external trainers, and venues to ensure smooth delivery of learning programs. In the room and virtual rooms
- Maintain and update training event calendars and records.
Digital Learning Management:
- Administer and manage digital learning platforms (e.g., LMS - Learning Management System), ensuring content is up-to-date and accessible.
- Troubleshoot issues related to digital learning tools, ensuring a seamless user experience.
- Support the creation and curation of digital learning content, including e-learning modules, videos, webinars, and virtual training sessions.
Learning Analytics & Reporting:
- Monitor and track learning and development progress using data analytics tools, providing regular reports on key metrics (e.g., participation, completion rates, learner feedback).
- Analyse learning data to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities for improvement in training programs.
Employee Development Support:
- Serve as a point of contact for employee learning and development queries.
- Provide guidance on learning paths and career development opportunities based on employee and organisational needs.
- Assist in the design and delivery of personal and professional development initiatives.
Digital Skills Development:
- Assist in the development and delivery of digital skills training, supporting employees in improving their proficiency in digital tools and software.
- Collaborate with IT and other departments to identify areas where additional digital skills training is required.
- Support the L&D Manager in managing the L&D budget, tracking expenditures and processing invoices.
Learning and Development Projects:
- Support the implementation of new learning initiatives and programs, ensuring alignment with organisational objectives.
- Participate in cross-functional projects that contribute to a culture of continuous learning.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Qualifications, Knowledge, and Experience
Essential:
- Proven experience in a learning and development coordination role or a similar administrative position.
- Strong proficiency in digital tools and platforms, including Learning Management Systems (LMS), e-learning tools (e.g., Articulate, Adobe Captivate, Canva, Synthesis), and other digital collaboration tools (e.g., Microsoft Teams, Zoom).
- Excellent organisational and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, capable of working with diverse stakeholders across the organisation.
- High attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate records and data.
- Ability to analyse data and present actionable insights.
Desirable:
- Familiarity with data analysis tools (e.g., Excel, Power BI) to generate L&D reports.
- Experience in developing and delivering training.
- CIPD qualification in Learning and Development or equivalent
- Skills, Abilities and Competences
Collaboration and Teamwork:
- Skilled in working within a global team, fostering collaboration across departments and regions.
- Ability to facilitate virtual teams and work with colleagues and partners globally in different time zones
Cultural Sensitivity and Inclusion:
- Strong competency in promoting inclusivity and ensuring training materials and delivery methods are culturally sensitive and accessible to all learners.
Organisational Agility:
- Ability to navigate and thrive within a fast-paced, global organisation, responding quickly to changing business needs and priorities.
Innovation in Learning Design:
- Ability to introduce innovative approaches to learning, such as incorporating mobile learning, social learning platforms, or AI-driven personalised learning pathways.
Attention to Detail:
- Ensuring accuracy and high standards in managing training records, tracking certifications, and preparing training-related reports.
Global Mindset:
- Understanding of global business environment, with sensitivity to cultural differences and regional learning needs.
- Ability to adapt learning products to the cultural context locally
Problem-Solving:
- Strong problem-solving ability to handle challenges such as differing regulatory requirements, regional variances in skills development, and access to learning platforms.
Time Management:
- Ability to manage time effectively, prioritising tasks and coordinating global projects that involve multiple stakeholders and time zones.
Continuous Improvement Focus:
- Passion for continuous learning and staying updated on global L&D best practices, tools, and emerging technologies.
APPLICATION INFORMATION
Why join us?
The opportunity to work for an organisation that is making a positive difference to the lives of people worldwide, a friendly and supportive culture, and working with values-driven and highly engaged colleagues are just some of the reasons we think Practical Action is a great place to work.
This will be a global role based either in the UK or in one of our country offices in Kenya, Rwanda, Senegal, Zimbabwe, Peru, Boliva, Nepal or Bangladesh. The final salary and benefits for this role is dependent on the country of base and job market conditions.
The successful applicant must have the pre-existing right to both live and work in the country from which they will be based. They must be in a commutable distance from one of our global offices, as the successful candidate would be expected to attend the office on regular occasions.
Additional information
Practical Action believes that having a diverse workforce and inclusive workplace culture based on respect will enable us to be an effective organisation. We seek to create an inclusive workplace in which people are accepted as individuals, regardless of their differences and where they feel their contribution is valued. Practical Action is an equal opportunities employer, and we encourage applications from under-represented groups.
We stay committed to cultivating an inclusive and diverse working environment and believe that people from different backgrounds or cultures give us different perspectives, and the more perspectives we have, the more successful we will be. By building a culture where everyone feels heard, respected, and valued we give everyone working with us the opportunity to achieve their full potential.
Practical Action is committed to safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults and as such candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks including criminal checks and terrorist financing.
Closing date for applications: 17th November 2024. Please note that should we recruit a suitable candidate before the closing date, we will close applications earlier than the specified date.
Interviews: It is anticipated that interviews will take place in the week commencing 25th November 2024.
If you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.
HOW TO APPLY
If you want to work for a charity with significant people ambitions, then we would like to hear from you. For more information, please visit our careers page.
To apply please submit a copy of your CV (A4 No more than 2 pages) and send us a supporting statement that addresses person specification, Skills, Abilities and Competencies listed, and please make this no more than 2 A4 pages.
Our vision is for a world that works better for everyone. We believe where there’s action, there’s hope.
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This new role provides an exciting opportunity to design formational programmes, encounters and training that support young people in their Christian discipleship as they transition to young adults. This three-year post also adds capacity to the faculty of Cliff College, focused on teaching and learning that supports mission and ministry among children, youth and families. Together, the elements of this role combine to offer thoughtful and reflective leadership within the Methodist Church in Britain’s work among youth and young adults.
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