Designated Safeguarding Lead Jobs

We are recruiting 2 roles, 1 will be based at the Royal London Hospital and 1 will be based at the Homerton Hospital.

As a Carers Hospital Support Co-Ordinator, you will play a pivotal role in identifying and supporting carers who’s relative, friend or neighbour is in hospital or receiving treatment at either the Royal London Hospital or the Homerton Hospital. You will be responsible for coordinating vital services, offering guidance, and creating a supportive environment to help carers cope with the challenges they may face whilst their cared-for is in hospital. 

Responsibilities: 

• Identification and Support: Proactively identify carers of patients admitted to, either the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel or the Homerton Hospital in Hackney, and provide them with tailored support, ensuring their well-being is prioritised. 

• Information and Guidance: Offer information about available hospital resources, support services, and community networks to assist carers effectively. 

• Communication Liaison: Facilitate communication between clinical staff and carers, ensuring they are kept informed about the patient's condition, treatment plan, and discharge process. 

• Emotional Support: Provide compassionate emotional support to carers, listening to their concerns and offering a caring presence during difficult times. 

• Training and Education: Organise workshops and peer support groups to equip carers with essential skills for their caregiving role. 

• Advocacy: Advocate for carers' needs and rights within the hospital setting, ensuring their voices are heard and respected. 

Reporting to: Recovery Space Manager

Responsible for:  None 

Hours: 18 hrs average per week - Rota split into Week A & Week B.

Hours of work – 3.00 – 11.00pm, with the flexibility of working some day shifts and finishing at 6.00pm to meet the needs of the service

The current service operates a daytime service, 9.00am – 6.00pm and evening service 3.00pm – 11.00pm.

(This will include weekend work, approximately one in three weekends or more.)

Contract: Fixed Term until 31st March 2025 (likely to be extended), Part-Time

Location: Main place of work will be Fairfield House, 10 Altyre Road, East Croydon (and other locations that may be used in the future)

The Recovery Space operates in the day and evenings with people are referred by our Trusted Assessors in various Teams such as Croydon University Hospital, Psychiatric Liaison and Home Treatment Team. A RAG rating system where red is unsuitable, and amber/green is suitable to be referred.

The aim of the service is to divert people, who would be better supported elsewhere, away from Accident and Emergency (A&E) and other crisis services in Croydon. The Recovery Space Workers provide a non-clinical, warm and welcoming setting to support and hold individuals during the evening. Mind in Croydon will operate the Recovery Space during the hours of 6pm – 11pm 7days/week, 365 days per year. Referrals will not be accepted after 10pm for attendance that night.

The Recovery Space, which will operate from our social Networking Service in the heart of East Croydon.

We are looking for someone who has solid experience in the mental health field as well as the ability to work well within a team, has clear professional boundaries and able to input into the development and growth of the service.

Mind in Croydon is an equal opportunities employer. No job applicant or employee will be discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

We encourage applications from those with Lived Experience.

To apply please send your CV and a Covering Letter explaining:

• Why would you like to apply for this role?
• How your skills and experience relate to the competencies in the Person Specification of the job description?
• What value you can add to the service?

We will be interviewing as applications come in.

Senior IDVA:

Youth Realities is a youth and survivor-led charity based in Barnet, addressing teenage relationship abuse through creative education and specialist, survivor-centred support.

Youth Realities aims to: 

• Reduce abuse within teenage relationships 

• Increase awareness of teenage relationship abuse through education

• Empower young people’s personal development & growth

• Provide advocacy and trusted support for young survivors

Our vision is a world where young people live free from relationship abuse and violence. Our mission is to end relationships abuse by working with young people to provide specialist spaces for prevention, intervention and healing.

Are you passionate about safeguarding and driving best practice? We’re looking for a dynamic and experienced Head of Safeguarding to join Samaritans. In this vital leadership role, you’ll provide strategic oversight and expert advice on safeguarding adults and children at risk, ensuring a robust safeguarding culture across all of our services and the organisation as a whole.

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• £62,000-£67,000 per annum + emergency phone allowance 

• Permanent, full-time role (35 hours per week)

• We are passionate about flexible working, talk to us about your preferences

• Hybrid working: Linked to Ewell, Surrey office. A blend of working from home, the Ewell office and other locations for team meetings. 

• In-person working: Meeting in person is something we value. Mandated in-person meetings will be in place from Jan 2025. This is around 2 days per month and further information can be found on our careers website .

• Occasional travel and weekend work may be required. You’ll also be part of our emergency phone rota which is roughly one week in six.

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You’ll lead a talented team, shaping our safeguarding policies and practices for volunteers and staff, and work closely with senior leadership to manage complex cases, respond to safeguarding incidents, and chair key panels. Your expertise will help ensure Samaritans has a thriving safeguarding culture and continues to deliver safeguarding excellence, continuously improving, demonstrating impact and learning from best practice    . 

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Key Responsibilities:

• Managing a team of Managers

• Leading our safeguarding strategy and policy development

• Providing expert safeguarding advice across the organisation

• Chairing serious safeguarding incident panels

• Building strong relationships with external safeguarding bodies

• Representing Samaritans at conferences and external meetings

• Developing and updating safeguarding training

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What we’re looking for:

• Up to date Designated Safeguarding Lead training and Safeguarding training

• A qualified and registered Social Worker 

• Significant safeguarding experience, child protection and/or protection of adults at risk of harm

• Previous experience working with volunteers 

• Excellent up to date knowledge of safeguarding legislation, best practice guidance, policy and procedure 

• Extensive leadership experience including managing high performing teams, with the ability to challenge, build and maintain strong and effective relationships

• Experience of chairing and reporting serious case reviews and reporting to regulatory bodies, disclosure services, Local Authority Designated Officers, police and social services

• Strong problem-solving and communication skills, with the ability to manage complex safeguarding cases​

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Criminal record check (DBS): 

We take safeguarding seriously at Samaritans and follow safe recruitment practices. As this role has direct contact with children and adults at risk, this role will require an Enhanced DBS check with Adults and Children’s Barred Lists.

At offer stage, as part of the conditional job offer, we will require the candidate to disclose in full, spent and unspent convictions by completing a declaration form. The declaration form will only be seen by those who need to see it as part of the recruitment process. 

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What’s in it for you – our benefits

So, you want to work for us? Good choice. We like it here too. We offer competitive salaries, flexible and hybrid working to suit your needs, family-friendly policies, 28 days annual leave inclusive of wellbeing days and a matched pension contribution up to 5%. You’ll have a structured induction and ongoing projects, secondments & learning opportunities. We also have colleague-led affinity groups made up of people with shared identities. 

Your health and wellbeing is our priority. We have a staff community of Mental Health First Aiders, a Health Cash Plan and an Employee Assistance Programme. You’ll have free subscriptions to Headspace (your personal guide to mindfulness, sleep, focus, movement, and more) & Perkbox (an employee benefits platform with online exercise classes). That’s not all. We listen to your ideas and have staff forum and social committee networks.

Being Inclusive: We recognise the enormous benefits and the social justice imperatives of ensuring diversity at every level of our organisation. Samaritans is wholly committed to inclusion and diversity and to building a culture and environment where everyone is appreciated for the unique person they are. To ensure Samaritans is representative of those we support and who support us, we particularly welcome applications from Disabled, BAME and LGBTQ+ candidates, as these people are under-represented at Samaritans. 

Application: If this sounds like the opportunity for you, please apply. You’ll be asked to upload your CV and cover letter (2 page max), outlining your motivations for applying and your transferable skills and experience. Applications close midnight on 10 November. Video interviews will take place on 18 November. 

If you're ready to lead impactful change and contribute to our mission that fewer people die by suicide, apply today.

Ampleforth Abbey Trust is looking to appoint a strong performance-focused leader to take up the pivotal position of Director of Safeguarding and Wellbeing

Safeguarding children, young people and adults at risk is of paramount importance at Ampleforth Abbey and safeguarding all vulnerable groups from harm is a key strategic priority. The Trust’s charitable beneficiaries and safeguarding responsibilities include both vulnerable adults and children. Ampleforth Abbey is home to a large Benedictine community and its main works include the provision of guided and individual retreats and the operation of a Visitor Centre, Tea Room and shop. Monks of the community also serve in local parishes and a small number are resident in a dependent monastery in Zimbabwe. 

As Director of Safeguarding and Wellbeing, you will ensure the highest standards of safeguarding arrangements are in place across Ampleforth Abbey Trust, that these are robustly maintained and that the charity meets its legal duties and obligations in relation to the same, demonstrating all due care for all relevant legislation and carrying out duties in the most cost-effective and efficient way.

In this role you will have a clear vision of success with a passion for significant and complex challenge, and a track record of developing and delivering effective safeguarding policy and practice. You will possess exceptional influencing and communication skills to help drive a culture of collaborative continuous improvement which motivates and empowers others within the organisation.  You will forge strong and effective partnerships, in particular with our statutory and regulatory partners.  You will conduct yourself in a way befitting our culture: acting with integrity, leading by example, with enthusiasm and strong ambition. You will have the experience, skills and abilities to be able to make an instant impact at the highest-level, in this high-profile role in a demanding and complex environment.

Key Dates

Closing date:    Midday Thursday 21 November 2024

Interviews:  Week commencing 2 December 2024

Start Date: March 2025

Ampleforth Abbey Trust adheres to safer recruitment as part of its commitment to upholding the highest standards of safeguarding for children and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  All offers of employment will be subject to checks by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) along with other relevant pre-employment checks and the receipt of employment references.

To apply please send

· A CV setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements, tailored to job description and person specification.

· A Statement of Suitability explaining your motivation for applying for this role and how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience provide evidence of your suitability for the role.

Overview

Change Grow Live are a charity dedicated to the belief that we can make a difference to our Service Users lives. Our core values are ‘Be open, be compassionate and be bold’ and our teams apply these daily, offering support and respect in a safe environment, treating each user as an individual and working with them to find the right treatment and care options.

Our Team Leaders here at Change Grow Live play an integral role in ensuring an effective service provision for our service users by creating a focused culture, engaging staff to provide an innovative and continually improving service and provide leadership, support, and development to a wide range of staff.

We have an exciting opportunity for Team Leader to join West Sussex Drug and Alcohol Wellbeing Service. The post holder will be managing a team based in Bognor Regis and Chichester in West Sussex.

Where: Chichester and Bognor Regis

Full Time Hours: 37.5 per hours 

Full Time Salary Range: £34,700.09 - £36,635.38 (pro rata for part time hours)

 About the role: 

• Operational line management of a team of staff which includes supervision (with reflective practice), appraisal, performance and sickness management as well as ensuring staff follow CGL and external policies applicable to their roles. 

• Empowering staff to promote hope, empowerment, choices, control, and opportunities that assist service users reaching their full potential as individuals and community members. 

• Work with your team and Designated Safeguarding Lead (if not your role) to ensure that the practices within the team/service enable identification of service users, children and families who are at risk. Ensure that staff are competent in the delivery of interventions that reduce risk to service users. 

• Support staff to improve service user outcomes through observed practice, providing timely values-based feedback. 

• Lead on the recruitment, selection and induction of staff.

About you: 

• Educated to degree level or equivalent relevant experience. 

• Knowledge and experience of developing and leading health and social care services and delivering services which evidence high performance and quality standards. 

• Significant experience of leading teams who work with families where children are subject to social care intervention. 

• Knowledge of current legislation surrounding children, young people, and safeguarding practice 

• Able to lead, inspire and develop a team. 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to use common MS Office applications (Word/Excel/Outlook)

What we will give to you: 

25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service “Capped at 30 days”. 

• Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme 

• Contributory pension scheme 

• A great selection of benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc. 

• A friendly and supportive team 

• Training, career development & progression opportunities 

Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role. 

If this sounds like you and you’d like to begin your journey with Change Grow Live, then we’d love to talk to you

Closing Date 10/11/2024

If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us.

This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level.

Centre 33 is an ambitious and growing charity based across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. We offer a range of high-quality services to young people aged up to 25, including information and support on a “drop in” basis, mental health services, counselling, housing and financial advice, sexual health support and support for young carers.

This is a rare and exciting opportunity to join our established ‘’Someone To Talk To’ service in a newly created role of ‘Team Lead (Mental Health)’. We are looking for highly motivated and committed professionals to work alongside other Team Leads to lead and oversee STTT service delivery across Centre 33 hubs in the South (Cambridge/South Cambs/Ely) areas.

Team Leads will work closely with one another and Heads of Service to jointly ensure the multidisciplinary teams deliver excellent, safe, impactful and responsive services to young people. Successful candidates will bring strong expertise and leadership around the Centre 33 Mental Health offer and within the context of the wider mental health system. They will be responsible for providing support with case allocation, reflective practice, risk management and Safeguarding. They will develop strong relationships with local organisations to ensure effective joint working and support for young people. They will retain a small caseload to support YP with more complex needs. The Team Lead will provide day to day designated Safeguarding leadership across the locality team, supported by the Head of Service and Director of Services.

This role will work to Centre 33’s values of being young people led, collaborative, inclusive and striving for excellence.

Already experienced in Special Education needs, delivering and facilitating youth projects and looking for a chance to make a big difference to the lives of learning disabled and autistic young people?

Ready to be part of a growing team at a community youth organisation based in Westminster?

We are Caxton Youth Organisation. We are a specialist youth club, creating community, breaking barriers and empowering learning disabled and autistic young people. Over the next three years and beyond, we will aim to reach more disabled young people and become more youth-led - and you could help make that happen.

There are many reasons why the work Caxton Youth Organisation does is important. At Caxton, we want to shape a more inclusive society free from disabling barriers where all young people can lead happy, healthy and more independent lives.

Our team of qualified youth workers and practitioners create a safe, welcoming and inclusive space in the community where disabled and autistic young people can make friends, learn new skills, build confidence, and be themselves.

We're a small charity but our work and impact is long-lasting and holistic. For everyone who works at Caxton, it's more than just a job. All the team want to make a lasting difference to the young people we work with. If this sounds like something you want to be part of then I hope you will consider joining our organisation.

The purpose of the role will be:

• To provide innovative, exciting and accessible youth work and youth projects to disabled young people aged 11-25 years old
• To support the running of girls group aged 11 – 25 years old
• To working alongside Caxton Youth Organisation colleagues to support children and young people from the Westminster community to run our youth programmes.
• To support the delivery of our holiday programmes; and residentials providing overnight disturbance cover where you will be responsible for our female member

Required skills, knowledge and qualifications

• A minimum of 1 years experience in the youth work sector.
• A minimum in Level 2 Youth Work.
• Excellent written and communication skills at all levels.
• A strong understanding of the principles of youth work as a distinctive practice of informal education and voluntary participation.
• A good understanding of inclusive practice including different communication methods e.g. Makaton.
• Advanced use of Microsoft packages.
• A good understanding of safeguarding and confidentiality.
• Is able to work as part of a team and to use own initiative.
• Is willing to travel and to work unsociable hours, including evenings and occasional weekends.
• A highly motivated and creative youth worker.
• Strong empathy and a person centred approach.

Desirable

• Experience of supporting learning disabled and autistic young people.
• To have a driving licence and ability to drive a minibus (including a D1 licence and MIDAS qualification).
• First aid training.

Essential Safer Recruitment Criteria

1. A cleared Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level. This check is necessary as the work involves dealing with or having access to children and vulnerable adults whilst undertaking normal duties.

2. The candidate must be able to provide at least two relevant references prior to taking up the post

Caxton Youth Organisation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We will consider all reasonable adjustments under the terms of the Equality Act (2010) to enable an applicant with a disability (as defined under the Act) to meet the requirements of the post. We encourage applicants from underrepresented groups’.

*For genuine occupational requirement reasons we are seeking female applicants only for this post (exemption under the Equality Act 2010; Schedule 9 Part 1). 

Please note that interviews will take place on Tuesday 26th November 2024. 

Are you ready to help the Church deliver effective governance and compliance during a time of significant change?  

This role will be pivotal in horizon scanning as the Councils of the Church and the Church House team (as the Office of General Assembly) seek to manage risk and ensure sound governance, whilst enabling and supporting the flourishing of synods and local churches. 

You will hold a law degree (or equivalent conversion) and are already working within a charity context with complex governance structures. You will be able to develop a broad overview of governance and its risk profile and design and run complex processes, including fitness to practice processes.  You have excellent interpersonal skills with the proven ability to persuade and advise senior leaders.

We can offer you a flexible and friendly working environment with hybrid working from Church House in London and from home.

If you are interested in working for us and can meet the above requirements, please visit our website for application form.

Closing date: 9am, Monday 25 November 2024 
Interviews: Thursday 5 December 2024

 In accordance with the Equalities Act 2010: part 1, schedule 9, there is an occupational requirement for the post holder to be a practising Christian and a member of the United Reformed Church or member of a Church which belongs to one or more of World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC), Disciples Ecumenical Consultative Council (DECC), the Council for World Mission (CWM) Action of Churches Together in Scotland (ACTS), Churches Together in England (CTE), Churches together in Wales (Cytun), Free Churches Group (FCG) or Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI)*

Off The Record (OTR) is an independent charity based in the Havant Borough. We have been supporting young people and their families in South East Hampshire since 1977.

Young people are at the heart of what we do, and we aim to support the emotional health and wellbeing of our community's young people through one-to-one counselling, information and support, and group support for 11-25 year olds and their families.

We are looking for a motivated, capable, and adaptable Family Services Team Manager.

OTR embraces equity, diversity, and inclusion. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

Please advise us of any requirements to support your application to us.

PLEASE NOTE - A cover letter is important to help us understand more about you and your interest in the role, beyond your CV. Please also be sure to send a cover note telling us why you want to work here, how you feel you meet the essential criteria from the section below, and your availability for hours.

•    Are you passionate about making a difference to the emotional health and wellbeing of the young people in our community?
•    Do have the drive and ambition to support service growth and development?
•    Do you have bags of enthusiasm and enjoy working in a small close-knit team?

Then we would love to hear from you! In return we can offer:

•  A supportive team and a positive and caring work environment where everyone’s ideas for improvement are welcomed and valued
•  In house training and opportunities including in the areas of emotional health and wellbeing.
•  Social events to get to know your colleagues and have some fun! 
•  NEST pension scheme, free on-site parking, company sick pay.

This is a fantastic opportunity for you to play an integral role in improving the lives of young people in South East Hampshire, by overseeing our new portfolio of young people’s and family support services.

Salary: £16 to £17.91 per hour (based on experience – FTE @ 37 hours = £30,784 to £34,450)

Hours: Full time preferred but would consider applicants interested in working between 30 - 37 hours per week over 4 days

Reporting to: CEO

Responsible for: Family and Young People’s Services

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

Leadership and Management

Provide inspirational and approachable leadership and management support to all staff, volunteers and sessional workers within the team including:

•  Providing 1-2-1’s, coaching, observations and safeguarding / management supervision.
•  Leading staff and volunteer team meetings.
• Overseeing absence management and welfare.
•  Leading on team recruitment.
• Supporting and attending team social and wellbeing activities.

Services Development and Delivery

• Ensuring our group work and Young Carers services are coordinated, delivered, monitored and evaluated against internal targets and service level agreements / contracts.
• Being part of the designated safe guarding officer team.
• Developing and communicating quarterly plans in advance for all services.
• Developing new and existing programmes and activities in line with demand and funding opportunities.
• Building and maintaining working relationships with other providers and organisations, including representing OTR at networks and forums within the local statutory and voluntary sector.
• Overseeing quality of service delivery, including identifying and implementing opportunities for improvement.
• Covering service delivery for OTR programmes and activities as needed.

Compliance, Reporting, Policy and Procedure

• Overseeing induction and training of staff and volunteers within the team, including ongoing training needs analysis.
• Handling and recording feedback and complaints in accordance with OTR policy.
• Producing internal and external funder and board reports
• Monitoring the accuracy and timeliness of data entry and outcomes evaluations of all services in the team.
• Overseeing the handling and monitoring of safeguarding concerns and protocols.
• Overseeing of health and safety procedures and team compliance against all OTR policies.
•  A Designated Safeguarding Officer as part of a DSO team reporting to the DSL.

Other

• Key holder and building open / closure responsibilities, including cash handling.
• First Aider and Fire Warden.
•  Participate in all requested training and management supervision.
•  Any other reasonable tasks as set by your line manager.

Person Specification

Essential Criteria

• Successful track record of leading and managing teams in a children and young people and/or family services delivery setting.
• Recent experience delivering programmes and activities within children and young people and/or family services.
• Experience managing safeguarding’s
•  Awareness of contemporary issues affecting children, young people, and families.
• Training qualification and/or equivalent experience delivering training and services for young people / family services.
• Experience managing a team in line with statutory and compliance obligations including Safeguarding, Health and Safety, Date Protection and GDPR, Confidentiality, and Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion.
• Monitoring, evaluating, and producing service reports to a high standard for internal and external audiences.
• Managing feedback and complaints at a senior level including responding to and resolving matters raised by both external stakeholders and service users in a professional manner and in keeping with policy and procedure.
• Confident and capable user of Microsoft Office suite (Microsoft 365).
•  Able to use Excel, including to create reports.
• Willing and able to travel within South East Hampshire.
•  Available for evening working by arrangement and occasional weekend work.

Desirable

• Level 3 certificate, diploma, or equivalent in a related area – for example Health and Social Care, Youth Work.
• Experience developing training programmes for the children and young people / family services workforce.
• Knowledge of the local voluntary / statutory sector.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and regulation including the Children’s Act and associated statutory guidance.
• Experience in the voluntary sector as a worker, volunteer, or service user.
• Experience using social media in a business setting.
• Experience using in-house databases and data entry.

 Attributes

• Confident and capable written and verbal communicator – able to communicate effectively with service users, external partners, agencies and professionals.
• Able to work responsively and efficiently in a demanding environment where there can be regular interruptions, competing priorities, and tight timescales.
• Capable of managing, supporting, and motivating staff dealing with difficult clients.
• Enjoy team working in a close-knit team.
• Flexible and adaptable to cover the team, and changing programme and activity needs.
• Positive attitude to young people.
• Self-motivated and able to work without supervision when required.
• Committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.
•  Able to maintain professional boundaries including appropriate levels of confidentiality.

As part of our commitment to safe recruitment, all staff appointments are subject to Enhanced DBS with Barred List checks and references will be taken up.

OTR embraces equal opportunities, diversity and inclusion. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

Job Title: Assistant Shop Manager, Guildford

Salary:  £23,400 per annum

Team: Retail

Hours: 37.5 hours

Location: Guildford

About Shooting Star Children’s Hospices

We have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Shop Manager to join our team at Shooting Star Children’s Hospices.

Shooting Star Children’s Hospices provides specialist care and support to families who have a baby, child or young person with a life-limiting condition, or who have been bereaved. Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we support families across Surrey, north-west London and south-west London from diagnosis to end of life and throughout bereavement with a range of nursing, practical, emotional and medical care.

At the heart of what we do are our dedicated staff; their exceptional commitment and professionalism means every family has the opportunity to make every moment count.                                                                                                              

It’s a great time to join Shooting Star Children’s Hospices as we have exciting plans to expand our retail team.

About the role

Your key purpose will be, in the absence of and alongside the Shop Manager, to manage a team of volunteers to maximise sales, deliver excellent customer service and ensure that the shop premises and assets are maintained to a high standard, according to legal requirements and Shooting Star Children’s Hospices (SSCH) policies and procedures

About you

This role requires experience of assisting in managing a shop including knowledge of retail and health and safety legislation and administrative/cash handling experience.

You will also have an ability to deal with customers and maintaining a high level of customer service, have good verbal, written communication skills, as well as being comfortable using IT and EPOS reporting. You will have an ability to motivate yourself and others, have excellent organisational skills and be comfortable working under pressure and dealing with changing priorities.

The post holder must be able to work their contracted hours across the 7-day working week.

Please see the attached job description for more information about this opportunity at Shooting Star Children’s Hospices.

What we offer

In return you will receive a competitive salary along with a range of benefits, which include:

Pension scheme

• NHS Pension Scheme (for eligible employees) or our stakeholder pension scheme, with up to 7% employer contributions

Annual leave

• 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising with length of service

• 2 weeks paid sabbatical leave after 5, 10 and 15 years’ service

Contractual benefits

• Generous sick pay scheme

• Enhanced maternity, adoption, and paternity leave pay

• Flexible working arrangements

• Death in service benefits

• Reimbursed professional membership fees

• Eye care

• Employee referral scheme

• Blue Light discount card

Health and wellbeing

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Occupational Health

• Mindfulness sessions

• Cycle to work scheme

• Mental Health First Aiders

• Nutritionally balanced meals at Christopher’s (free for employees) and free fruit at our Hampton site

Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all our staff to share this commitment. Employment is subject to receipt of satisfactory references and a DBS check.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

Shooting Star Children’s Hospice is committed to inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that getting things right is critical for us to live our organisation’s values: Professionalism, Respect, Integrity, Diversity and Excellence.

We are always trying to improve our way of working to be more inclusive and equal. Our vision is for Shooting Star Children’s Hospice to be a place where people of all backgrounds, groups and communities feel welcomed to work and volunteer.

To apply please submit a CV and covering letter outlining how your experience meets the criteria set out in the person specification.

Closing Date: Friday, 15th Novemeber 2024

Interview Date: rolling interviews

The role of Development & Alumni Engagement Lead would suit a passionate and creative individual, who is an efficient administrator and strong communicator, with an appreciation of the transformational impact of an independent school education. The post-holder will be responsible for the implementation of the alumni relations, development and fundraising activities of the School. They will be the key point of contact for alumni, ensuring that Hillians continue to feel part of the School community after they finish their education with us.

Programmes Administrator (Greater Manchester & Other Regions) £22,000-£25,000 per annum (pro-rata)

Applications without a cover letter will not be considered

Full time role (37.5 hours) with an initial 6-month fixed term contract continuing subject to funding.

Remote working, with the option for hybrid working (two days working from home, two days in the office in Manchester, and the remaining day up to you).

At One Million Mentors, our aim is to ensure that every young person in the country has access to a trained mentor as they transition into adulthood. We believe that investing in mentors will help to address the skills gap agenda and improve social cohesion.

Would you like the opportunity to:

• Be part of a dynamic, values-driven organisation working to achieve lasting social change?

• Work across the business, public and third sector to develop innovative ways of harnessing the potential of young people in Great Britain? 

• Help shape a growing organisation?

• Enhance your personal development and job satisfaction through monthly team training sessions, personal L&D opportunities and a 15 hour per year volunteering allowance?

If so, this may be the role for YOU!

About the role

The Programmes Administrator will be in charge of the smooth running of 1MM Mentoring Programmes in Greater Manchester and other regions, including the supporting of mentors & mentees through their journey. By ensuring a fast and effective onboarding process, timely communication, and ongoing support for our participants the Programmes Administrator will assist Regional Managers and/or the Head of Delivery with maximising the positive impact of 1MM’s mentoring programmes. This role reports to the Head of Delivery. 

For a more detailed job description, please see the job pack attached.

Remuneration and benefits: Salary bracket of £22,000-£25,000 (pro rata), up to 6.5% employer pension contribution and 25 days holiday per year (pro rata). 

**Please note that applications submitted without a Covering Letter will not be considered**

For further details on how to apply, please see application guidelines attached.

Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Then Advance Charity could be the career choice for you!

We are looking for x2 Community Key Workers

Salary:             £22,000 - £26,000 

Location:         1x  Keyworking across Colchester and Chelmsford. Must attend our main office once a week in Waltham Cross (Hertfordshire)

1x Keyworking across Basildon and Thurrock. Must attend our main office once a week in Waltham Cross (Hertfordshire)

Contract:         Fixed Term until 31st March 2026

Hours p/w    Full Time 35hrs per week

This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.  

Please note: Any offer of employment will be made subject to references, confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check. This role is also subject to Police & Prison Vetting.

About us

Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending.  We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community. 

We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women’s centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.

Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability. 

About the role:

Are you an excellent relationship builder who can work with women and a diverse range of delivery partners to ensure that she meets her potential and successfully progresses through and beyond her probation supervision? Can you meet a women wherever she is at in her journey and work with her to create an individualised support package that gives her the best chance of breaking the cycle of offending?

Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for a feminist organisation who understand that supporting women in the criminal justice system requires a specialist and gendered approach? Do you believe in our values; to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaborate, innovate, and take accountability? 

In your role as a Community Keyworker, you will be working with women involved in the Criminal Justice System; those on Probation in the Community and those women being released from Prison as part of their Post Sentence Supervision; providing some in-reach and ‘Through the Gate’ support. You will be working in a team of Community Keyworkers in your region. Each Keyworker will provide holistic one to one community support to women with a variety of needs.

About You:

Are you a strong believer in advocating for others? Are you empathetic, patient and determined? Then this opportunity could be right for you.

The Minerva London service provides holistic, trauma-informed support for women in touch with the Criminal Justice System. We do this through offering dedicated one to one support, safer women’s centre spaces and specialist interventions and partnerships.

To be successful as the Community Key Worker you will need the below experience and skills.

You will be working in a supportive, friendly, and welcoming team whilst having oversight of a caseload of women, who may be under the supervision of the National Probation Service or in custody, enhancing the offer of holistic support and advocacy services available to them throughout their journey.

Building relationships with other statutory and non-statutory agencies in local communities is vital to build referral pathways and provide a whole system approach to supporting individuals.

To carry out this work you will meet women in the community in your designated borough and co-locate with other agencies including the National Probation Service, as well as regularly attending Advance’s North London vibrant Women’s Centre/office space.

You will be a creative self-starter who will support the service and look for innovative solutions to support clients with complex needs. You are confident professional relationship builder and has good awareness of Safeguarding procedures. Strong Administration skills and understanding of compliant behaviours also experience of supporting. With good knowledge of the criminal justice system and awareness of other support provisions.

​Interviews are taking place on a rolling basis

*Advance reserves the right to close the advert early, or on the appointment of a candidate

What we can offer you - Employee Benefits: 

• A 35-hour working week
• An exceptional 30 days of paid holiday per year (pro rata for part time), PLUS public holidays on top (that's nearly 40 days paid holiday per year!) if working a 35 a hour week.
• Additional days off to celebrate International Women’s Day, and for religious observance and moving home
• Perkbox - an employee discount platform where you can receive free rewards as well as take advantage of savings on clothes, groceries, travel, leisure and more
• Pension scheme
• Enhanced maternity/adoption provision
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee eye-care scheme
• Clinical supervision for front line staff and first line management roles
• Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 for each referral who passes probation
• Organisation wide away days
• Thorough induction and training
• Career development pathways 

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Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have special needs, please contact us via the Advance website and the Talent Acquisition Team will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.

Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities

We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.

Safeguarding

Advance is committed to safeguarding and creating a culture of zero-tolerance of harm and expects all staff, including volunteers to share this commitment. We believe all individuals have the right to live their life free from violence and abuse and the right to feel and be safe.  

We have a suite of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance, accessible to all staff, which promotes safeguarding and safer working practices across all our services and activities. When we recruit staff, we follow rigorous safer recruitment practices, this involves carrying out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and identity checks.  We ensure all staff undertake mandatory safeguarding training relevant to their role and responsibilities, to empower them to be competent and feel confident in recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding issues and promote wellbeing.