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Crisis is the national charity for people experiencing homelessness. In 2024 we embarked on our new 10-year strategy for ending homelessness. We know it is not inevitable. We know together we can end it. 

Location: Crisis Skylight Brent, 1-2 Bank Buildings, High St, NW10 4LT with some local outreach work to be undertaken

About the role 

Working across the Crisis Brent teams you will lead on the delivery of our volunteer programme and member involvement opportunities. You will be responsible for the recruitment of new volunteers, the support of existing volunteers and volunteer supervisors to maintain a positive volunteer experience. You will work across teams to ensure volunteer’s experience of volunteering is positive and play a key role in volunteer retention. You will be collaborative and dynamic in working with the team to identify and develop new volunteering opportunities.  You will have the ability and confidence to increase the diversity and variety of our volunteering opportunities to reflect our local community and better serve our members. You will be flexible and innovative in reaching a diverse group of people from across the local community.

You will have experience of working with people who are social excluded and have lived experience of homelessness. You will understand the importance of delivering equitable services and can empower our members to share their experience and contribute to continuous service adaptations and improvements. You will be creative and inclusive in establishing Brent-specific member involvement opportunities so members can influence our service locally. You will work across teams to ensure we deliver our service with people experiencing homelessness, instead of delivering a service to people experiencing homelessness. You will work with the central Crisis team to respond to member involvement opportunities, influencing policy and providing members with the opportunity to share their story with the wider public and media.

About you 

• Experience of developing and implementing volunteer programmes.

• Experience of working with socially isolated and excluded groups. 

• Awareness of psychologically informed approaches.

• Person-centred, sensitive, and empathetic to the needs of members.

• A track record of successful partnership working. 

• Flexible and adaptable to change.  

• A strong team player, able to use own initiative and reflect on own practice.

If you’re interested learning more about this role, we invite you to attend an open evening on Monday 18 November from 5.30pm – 7.30pm at Crisis Skylight Brent, 1-2 Bank Buildings, High St, NW10 4LT.

Please see the full Job Pack linked below, for a full list of requirements for this role. We realise that long lists of criteria can be daunting, and you may not want to apply for a role unless you feel 100% qualified. However, if you feel you have relevant examples to answer the screening questions, we encourage you to apply.

We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities, and backgrounds.  

Working at Crisis  

Our values, Bold, Impactful, Collaborative and Equitable, are at the heart of everything we do as we continue in our mission to end homelessness.

Our staff, members and volunteers are vital to getting the right government policies in place, providing breakthrough services, and building a supportive community. We’ll lead by example to nurture a positive and ambitious workplace guided by ending homelessness.

As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:  

• A competitive salary. Please note, our salaries are fixed to counter inequity, and we do not negotiate at offer stage.

• Interest free loans for travel season ticket, cycle to work, and deposit to secure a tenancy.  

• Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 8.5%  

• 28 days’ annual leave (pro rata) which increases with service to 31 days and the option to purchase up to 10 additional days leave.

• Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay. 

• Flexible working around the core hours 10am-4pm  

• Wellbeing Leave to be used flexibly and more! (Full list of benefits available on website)  

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience, and career.  

When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.

How do I apply? 

Please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below. Our shortlisting process is anonymised as part of our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We do not ask for CVs, instead we ask you complete the work history section and answer the screening questions for us to be able to assess you fairly and objectively. At least two members of staff score all applications.

Closing date: Sunday 24 October 2024 at 23:55

Interview date and location: Wednesday 4 and Thursday 5 December 2024 at Crisis Skylight Brent, 1-2 Bank Buildings, High St, NW10 4LT. Please note part of the interview will be meeting with a group of our members who use Crisis’ services, so the interview must take place in-person.

Can I use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology for my application? 

We strongly discourage applicants from using AI technology at any stage of the recruitment process. This is so we can run a fair, transparent process which gives all applicants an equitable chance of success. We want to hear about your own experience and perspectives in your application and if shortlisted, during the interview too. 

Accessibility  

We want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Talent Acquisition team to discuss how we can help.     

 
Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094  

Do you want to support people with mental health issues?

Are you calm, non-judgemental and able to work effectively with people experiencing distress?

Can you demonstrate our values of Hope, Courage, Together and Responsive and want to be part of our mission to create opportunities for individuals to make choices, find their own solutions, build resilience and manage their whole life and wellbeing?

If the answer to all of these is yes, we want to hear from you.

Job title: Mental Health Support Administrator
Reference number: 243
Salary: £23,478 per annum FTE (depending on skills and experience - inclusive of Outer London Weighting [OLW]).
Contracted hours: 30 hours per week -Tuesday to Friday 9am – 5pm
Contract length: Permanent
Working base: Borehamwood Wellbeing Centre (Occasional travel to Watford)
Reports to: Admin Team Lead

We have a vacancy for a Mental Health Support Administrator to join our team.

Hertfordshire Mind Network is the largest charitable provider of mental health services in Hertfordshire, in terms of the number of people supported and range of services offered. We have a presence in all of the county's 10 districts, with established Wellbeing Centres across the county. Our services are available to all residents in Hertfordshire over the age of 18, and we offer dedicated services and outreach for 5-18 year olds. We provide services and support to approximately 10,000 people experiencing mental ill health each year.

Purpose of Post

As a Mental Health Support Administrator, you will be responsible for ensuring a smooth process for people contacting Hertfordshire Mind (HMN) from initial contact to service provision and provide advice, information and emotional support to service users.

Key responsibilities

• To be the first point of contact and provide advice and information to HMN callers via telephone, email and in person
• To provide emotional support to people contacting HMN by telephone or in person who are experiencing emotional distress and to ensure smooth referrals into the Daylight service for clients who are in crisis and require short-term crisis resolution
• To complete and process referral forms, liaising with Service Users and colleagues 
• To accurately record client information onto the database.
• To support the smooth running of the Wellbeing Centres 
• To undertake admin duties for the Wellbeing Centre, including the distribution of mail, maintaining office supplies, and responding to internal/external e-mails
• To ensure the reception area is tidy and leaflet displays are replenished to include up to date information
• To maintain the notice boards with relevant and up to date information
• To work in line with standardised administrative systems across HMN, to maintain the general running and efficiency of the office and consistency with the other HMN offices 
• To undertake training as required and to maintain policies and procedures
• To undertake other duties as may be reasonably determined by the Head of Services or CEO.

We offer:

• Annual leave entitlement of 25 days per year pro rata, rising in increments to a max. of 29 days after 5 years employment (plus 8 days Bank Holidays)
• An additional day of leave each year for your birthday following completion of probation period.
• Ongoing training relevant to your role.
• An Employee Assistance Programme.
• Eligibility for blue light card.
• Health cover (after 6 months employment) – compensation payment for Optical, Dental, Chiropody and Therapy Treatments.

Closing date: Thursday 21st November 2024.
Interviews will be held on a rolling basis.
Please note we may close the advert early if sufficient applications are received.

Interested? 

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position. 

Equal Opportunities 
We welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates, irrespective of gender, disability, marital or parental status, racial, ethnic or social origin, colour, religion, belief, or sexual orientation. In addition, during the various stages of recruitment, specific measures can be taken to ensure equal opportunities for candidates with disabilities or special needs.

Hertfordshire Mind Network is committed to the Disability Confident and Mindful Employer charters. We actively recruit staff who have a lived experience of mental ill health. We recognise and value the unique combination of skills, knowledge and perspective that employing people with a lived experience, at all levels across the organisation, brings. We create an environment where the sharing of experiences and vulnerabilities to support others and create positive change is welcomed and work towards breaking down the ‘them’ and ‘us’ culture. The organisation is committed to nurturing peer relationships that allow all staff to thrive.

We are delighted to have been accredited as a Living Wage Employer.

No agencies please.

Position type: Full time, Permanent - 37.5 hours per week. Flexible working will be considered. 

Responsible to: Senior Digital Marketing Manager

Direct reports: None

Location: Truro, Cornwall or Remote (UK only)

Role purpose:

Are you passionate about making a difference through digital marketing? Join us as a Digital Marketing Officer and play a pivotal role in growing engagement and donations from our supporters via digital channels, with a special focus on email marketing.

In this dynamic role, you’ll be responsible for crafting and executing an email marketing strategy, improving audience segmentation, planning and implementing email journeys, and analysing results to drive continuous improvement.

During peak times, you’ll also support our digital team with creating compelling content for our website, social media channels, and paid advertising campaigns.

You’ll be part of a friendly and ambitious team, helping to make ShelterBox a global name. This role is full of variety, working with different teams within the organisation to promote best practice and upskill colleagues across the department.

Who we’re looking for:

We are seeking a results-driven, proactive self-starter with at least 2 years of experience in digital marketing, particularly email marketing. The ideal candidate will have:

· A talent for creating engaging content and a keen eye for detail.

· Strong copywriting skills with the ability to adapt tone and style for different audiences.

· A focus on outcomes, with a knack for inspiring supporters to take action.

· A good handle on data and analytics to continually improve the performance of your communications.

· An innovative mindset, staying ahead of trends to engage audiences and test new approaches.

· An interest in the world of international development.

This is a fantastic opportunity to get behind the scenes of a busy emergency disaster relief organisation and help us work towards a world where no one goes without shelter. If you’re ready to make a real impact, we’d love to hear from you!

Duties will include but not be limited to:

Strategy and planning

· Own and deliver a plan to ensure our email campaigns increase engagement, income and email penetration rates

· Develop automated email journeys, working with Fundraising teams to improve the wider supporter journey as well as seeing how events like birthdays and donation anniversaries can increase engagement and loyalty

· Focus on innovation with a willingness experiment and test new trends to increase audience reach and engagement  

· Update and plan the email calendar

Delivering and improving campaigns and projects

· Oversee the implementation of a new email programme, providing advice to the Fundraising teams on best practice and how to get best results

· Collaborate with our Fundraising teams to produce email nurturing campaigns for each of our segments and create tactical emails to move supporters up the engagement ladder

· Assist with segmentation and maintaining the health of our database. As we work towards automating our processes, this may include manual handling of data from time to time.

· Drive lead generation to develop an ‘engagement-first’ audience and build a prospect pool for fundraising activity. This includes coming up with creative ideas for lead generation activities, planning and executing campaigns, and optimising points of conversion for email signs ups. 

· Play an active role in our move to a new email marketing platform and CRM

· Develop a loyalty programme with exclusive content for highly engaged email subscribers

· Ensure email marketing aligns with other marketing channels and campaigns support the Digital team with compelling digital content for the website, social media and paid advertising channels as needed.

Analysis and reporting

· Build an email testing plan and share learnings with the Digital team, wider department and with International teams

· Analyse the effectiveness of our emails using inbuilt analytics, CRM reporting and tools like Google Analytics

· Share insights, findings and best practice across the department and with International teams to ensure people understand what is working well and how this can improve their areas of work

Training and supporting others

Provide training for fundraising colleagues, helping to develop their digital marketing skills, with a focus on email marketing. Share best practices, insights and advice with fundraising teams, being a source of support for them with their email marketing activities in the UK and our smaller affiliates.

Other responsibilities

· Any other duties as required which are deemed appropriate to the level and grade of the post.

Birmingham Rathbone is a local charity which works to enable people with learning disabilities to achieve their full potential.

We have a number of vacancies for full and part-time Support Workers. We invite you to join our team of professionals providing an excellent service to clients all over the City.

Support Workers
Hours: Full-time posts are for 36.5 hours per week, Part-time posts are typically for between 20 and 30 hours per week
Salary range: £22,776 - £23,459 p.a. full-time (pro rata for part-time) plus generous pension contribution and travel costs.
Location: Various locations in Birmingham and surrounding area

You will support people with learning disabilities to be able to live as independently as possible. You will have experience of support and/or care work, learning disabilities, autism, safeguarding, knowledge of welfare benefits, risk and needs assessments, key working, and good domestic and budgeting skills. Extensive training provided.

Closing date: 12.00 noon on Monday 4th November 2024
Interview dates: Monday 11th November and Tuesday 12th November 2024

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

Enhanced Disclosure & Barring (DBS) check will be required.

We are committed to equality of opportunity and invite applications from all sections of the community.

No agencies please.

We are looking for experienced practitioners who are qualified to level 3 in childcare or a related field and have a passion for working with families to help them achieve their best outcomes.

Job Purpose: To provide focused 1-1 and group family support for families with children and young people aged 0-19 years old (up to 25 years for young adults with additional needs).  This will be delivered either at the Family Centre, out in the community or in service users’ own homes. The post holder will be required to work with families as a lone worker. All services provided will support the delivery of the Family Support Specification, which aims is to enable children and families to achieve and improve outcomes.  

Hours of work:  Monday to Friday 9am-5pm. Flexible options available.

Location: Horley or Epsom Down Family Centre, with travel around RBBC

Annual leave:Five weeks plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time workers) Holidays increase after two years’ service to a maximum of six weeks after six years’ service.  (pro-rata for part time workers)

The holiday year runs from 1  April to 31 March each year.

Benefits:

Free Gym Membership: The post holder will be entitled to free use of the YMCA East Surrey fitness centre in Redhill and half price YMCA childcare for dependents.

Free Parking : There is free parking available  at all our delivery site. YMCA East Surrey also operates a Bike to Work Scheme.

Pension Scheme: There is a YMCA East Surrey pension scheme - details available on request.

Closing date & interviews: 

Closing Date :  4th  November2024

Interviews:  11/12 th November 2024

Main Responsibilities:

• Manage a case load working in partnership with agencies to provide integrated and planned interventions, giving advice, information, and practical and emotional support to families.
• Undertake direct work with children and their families who are assessed as requiring help and support, both at the Centre, community and in the home environment for emerging need and targeted services, offering timely support and interventions to address identified needs.
• Provide support for the family, using a variety of interventions including motivational interviewing, solution focused approaches and accredited parenting strategies.
•  Deliver 1:1 evidence-based parenting programmes of support to achieve best outcomes for families and priority groups and record observations on electronic systems to the agreed standard and within agreed timescales.
• Plan, deliver and evaluate targeted services within the Family Centre and community venues.
• Deal effectively with challenging situations and the ability to be proactive to motivate and create change with complex family situations.
• Convene, chair, and minute-take for multi-agency meetings as appropriate.
• Maintain accurate records including use of the Early Help Management System (EHM) of all interventions and communications, including Early Help assessments, plans, chronologies, reviews, and outcomes electronically; share information with other professionals as appropriate (with consent).
• Coordinate and facilitate TAF/TAC meetings and provide precise information.
• Develop community knowledge and links for the benefit of children, young people and their families and the wider family support service.
• Use the various IT systems and programmes to log families progress which includes the Early Help Management system and Outcome Star records.
• Work at various locations throughout Reigate and Banstead or Mole Valley.
• Work alongside other YMCA East Surrey Children and Young People managers and staff to share good practice.
• Ensure YMCA East Surrey’s policies and procedures are followed at all times, including safeguarding, health and safety.
• Any other duties are required to be performed within the grade and renumeration of the role.
• Ensure that all activities demonstrate the values and culture of YMCA East Surrey.
• YMCAES is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/adults at risk. This role will require an enhanced DBS disclosure. We require postholders to understand and demonstrate this commitment and attend any required training

This is a unique opportunity for a motivated, proactive and imaginative fundraiser to make real impact and drive growth in the Peak District. The Foundation is at a step change in its development, and as such is investing in growing its staff numbers. The Foundation recruited its first Director in Summer 2023, and we are now seeking a Fundraising Manager to join the Foundation during this exciting period of growth.

You will work as part of a small team to deliver our fundraising strategy – we aim to grow fundraised income to £1 million annually by 2027 to fund vital work in the National Park, including moorland restoration and climate change mitigation, biodiversity and habitat preservation, and work with young people and under-served communities.

You will look after a mixed portfolio of supporters and prospects and take the lead on building a pipeline of potential supporters and building long-term meaningful relationships with grant-making trusts and foundations, corporate partners and individual donors. The role will also include helping to distribute much-needed grants to projects across the park.

We are looking for a talented individual with excellent relationship building skills and a passion for the Park to enhance and maximise the fundraising potential at the Foundation. This is a unique opportunity for a motivated, proactive and imaginative fundraiser to make real impact and drive growth. We are open to individuals looking to transition from other sectors.

This is a full-time post, but we are open to part-time applicants.

Social Media Officer
Location: Flexible remote (with monthly meetings / team days at our office in Horsham, West Sussex) with a requirement to attend events in person
Salary: £28,000 per annum FTE
Level Grade 4 and B
Part-time: 21 hours per week (to include Tuesday)
Contract: Part-time, Permanent

Who is Born Free?

Born Free is a UK registered charity that works tirelessly to ensure that all wild animals, whether living in captivity or in the wild, are treated with compassion and respect, and are able to live their lives according to their needs. We oppose the exploitation of wild animals in captivity and campaign to keep them where they belong – in the wild.

About This Opportunity

Are you excited about incredible content and the reaction it gets from an audience? Do you know what works, what doesn’t, and why? Do you thrive by creating engaging stories? Do you understand strategy for social and best practices on how to bring it to life? Do you know how to harness and amplify a brand message to create authentic experiences and interactions with our community?

We are looking to recruit a Social Media Officer who can take our captivating stories, spanning nearly 40 years of conservation and wild animal welfare, and deliver them to today’s diverse audiences in exciting, creative and contemporary ways, engaging people of all ages.

Under the leadership of the Digital Marketing Lead, working alongside the Creative Content Officer and with the support of the Communications Officer, you’ll deliver the workplans to the Digital Marketing strategy, develop and deliver all Born Free’s social media communications, including – but not limited to –  fundraising appeals, adoption stories, stories from the field, including conservation and animal rescue and relocation, and news stories from the policy team. 

You will have the incredible opportunity to translate our powerful narrative, outstanding achievements, and ambitious plans to all touchpoints on social, working directly with our programmatic and marketing teams and the Co-Founder. You'll build and grow our engagement and conversions by tailoring content to our different audiences.

Working alongside our external agency and the Digital Marketing Lead, you will also be proactively engaged in our paid social activity.

The Social Media Officer will need to have the energy and hands-on attitude to thrive in a lean, fast-paced environment with strong focus on outstanding content, accuracy and performance. This role requires a truly collaborative approach, embracing all aspects of the Foundation’s overall work, and an understanding of how your work affects, and is affected by, the work of everyone around you.

Responsibilities & Duties

• Working under the direction of the Digital Marketing Lead, design and deliver creative and engaging social media plans
• Ideate, curate and collate holistic content that reflects the history and diversity of Born Free, tailored to the interests of our followers, harnessing the unique aspects of each platform.
• Schedule content on Sprout Social
• Ensure content is adapted / suitable for specific channels / audiences
• Monitor, track, analyse and report on performance on social media platforms using tools such as Sprout Social, Google Analytics and Facebook Insights and recommend improvements to increase performance.
• Identify consumer trends to help with planning social media campaigns.
• Optimise content to further encourage community interaction and engagement.
• Research and evaluate the latest tools and techniques in order to find new and better ways of measuring social media activity.
• Analyse competitor activity.
• Set targets to increase brand awareness and increase customer engagement and loyalty.
• Create a flexible, proactive and reactive content calendar for all social that enhances the broader programmatic, marketing and leadership plans.
• Ensure that the BFF’s brand is consistent across every platform
• Live and breathe our brand voice and style guides, and continue to develop them through content, alongside our creative team.
• Assist with content creation where needed (e.g. other staff on leave)
• Respond to social media community
• Track, analyse and share KPI reports to optimise content performance and audience growth, and take advantage of opportunities, and adjust or pivot strategies, tactics and content development as needed.

Our Ideal Candidate

• Lives and breathes social – thrives on creating content and communications that genuinely connect with audiences.
• Inclusive, creative, courageous, discerning, curious, and devoted to Born Free, its Mission, and its followers.
• University degree in marketing or related subject or, a minimum of 3 years in a similar role, with a proven track record.
• Strong writing and editorial skills with utmost attention to detail.
• Comprehensive, nuanced understanding of all social platforms, including emerging creative sensibility and a keen eye for look and feel; editorial storytelling experiences a big plus.
• Results-driven with the ability to analyse data and deduce implications for social and engagement strategies.
• Highly-motivated self-starter; capable of working independently, yet collaboratively, within a fast-paced environment.
• Quick-thinking, agile, creative, hands-on, resilient, stress-tolerant, problem-solver.

Required Skills

• Social media-focused technologies and apps, with an eye on what is emerging as well as attention to what currently exists, including Sprout Social, or similar scheduling software.
• A genuine curiosity and interest in both current affairs, wildlife related news, and sector-wide developments.
• Ability to create engaging visual content as needed
• A solid understanding of the use of a range of social media platforms
• Strong copywriting and editing skills suitable for each platform, from knowing how to write a successful X post to using effective storytelling techniques.
• Knowledge and understanding of algorithms and search engine optimisation.
• Creative skills for contributing new and innovative ideas.
• Strong communication and people skills for articulating ideas to colleagues and the wider organisation.
• Excellent teamworking, collaboration and networking skills.
• This role will have a duty for safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons in relation to online activity and will be required to adhere to all Born Free policies in relation to safeguarding, including participation in specific safeguarding training sessions.

Further Information: 
Note: This job description outlines the roles, duties, and responsibilities of the post. It is not intended to detail all specific tasks. Born Free reserves the right to alter the content of this job description to reflect the changing needs of the organisation but is a correct reflection of the main duties of the post at the time of writing. Please note this role will require working outside of normal working hours from time to time.

Our excellent benefits package includes opportunities for continuous professional learning, a generous annual leave entitlement, working from home with regular team meetings to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance, wellbeing support, and a competitive pension.

The closing date for applications is 17.00 on Friday 1st November 2024.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.

Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

Born Free is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We welcome requests for flexible working.

Born Free politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

Please note you must be a Registered Adult Nurse or Registered Midwife with a current and valid Nursing and Midwifery Council Pin and will share our vision of making choice a reality for everyone.

��  Location: Essex

⌚ Contract type: Permanent, 37.5 hours, Monday to Friday 8am – 4pm (and occasional Saturdays) with no unsociable hours

�� Salary: £36,689.03 - £41,275.16 (dependant on experience) 

What can we offer you

• Team working in a close knit team treating a varied and diverse client population
• Improve your work/home life balance – no more working bank holidays, Sundays, or evenings!
• Comprehensive training provided on the job to ensure you have the skills to enable you to excel in this role
• Enjoy complimentary free onsite parking
• Enjoy a Birthday Bonus with an additional day of annual leave dedicated to celebrating your birthday
• Enjoy perks and discounts on over 4000 retail and hospitality outlets through Blue Light card

About the Role

You will be a Registered Nurse with a current Nursing and Midwifery Council Pin and will share our vision of making choice a reality for everyone. You will be provided with a bespoke training package tailored to your clinical experience to equip you in delivering safe and effective abortion care to our clients.

We are looking for a dedicated, passionate and committed Registered Nurse to join our team within our Essex clinic. Working in the Essex clinic, you will have access to onsite parking, good public transport links, and become part of an experienced nurse-led team which focusses on colleagues personal development and training in a supportive well-established and clinically developed environment. You can expect to work in a hands-on, fast-paced, dynamic setting where you will be encouraged and empowered to develop and strengthen your clinical and professional skills.

You can expect to work in a centre that performs both Early Medical Termination of Pregnancy (EMA) up to 9 weeks and 6 days, in addition to Surgical Termination of Pregnancy (SToP) up to 23 weeks and 6 days (legal limit) whilst providing contraception services to those who request it.

There is an expectation, once fully trained, to travel and work independently in our community treatment centres in Southend, Dagenham, Romford and Colchester. Training to become fully competent in the role takes approximately 6 months – 1 year.

We are looking for a motivated and compassionate experienced Senior Nurse to join our friendly team at Lister House.

Come and be part of the leading Armed Forces charity, making a difference to the lives of those who have served to keep us safe and protect our way of life.

Lister House is one of six care homes ran by the Royal British Legion, we provide care for those who have served in the Armed Forces and their dependants. Lister House provides Nursing Care, Residential Care, Dementia Care and offers Day Care. As part of our award-winning team, you will receive full support with training and your personal development, a generous pension scheme, employee assistance.

As Senior Nurse you will provide leadership for a team of nurses, promoting a stimulating and caring environment for all residents. You will exhibit a high standard of professional practice and encourage the introduction and implementation of new ideas, current trends and methods of nursing using evidence-based practice.

You will have experience of leading a team within a care home or similar health or social care environment, relevant and demonstrable clinical experience, an awareness of CQC Regulations and other relevant legislation and experience of working with Quality Assurance systems and clinical audit.

Here at RBL, we aim to support our people and their wellbeing, with a package including generous paid holiday allowance and pension scheme contributions, and a range of optional benefits and discounts.

For more detailed information about the role, please see our Vacancy Information Pack attached to our direct advert.

RBL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organisation, reflecting the diversity of the armed forces community and of wider society. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and personal characteristics.

We may close this vacancy early if we believe we have enough strong applications to be able to successfully fill the role(s). Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

Benefits:

• 33 days annual leave (plus eight bank holidays pro rata)
• enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, and shared parental pay
• family-friendly policies
• 8% employer pension contribution (Aviva) or opportunity to continue NHS pension
• free health cashback plan (Medicash): employee cover plus up to four dependent children
• 24/7 virtual GP access (UK registered), plus access to Best Doctors
• free, confidential employee assistance programme (Medicash)
• access to a wellbeing app
• flexible working options including hybrid working, flexible working patterns such as part-time, compressed hours, and more*
• learning and development opportunities including bespoke training and access to LinkedIn Learning)
• commitment to employee health and wellbeing. We have a Menopause Friendly accreditation and are a Disability Confident employer

Background:

Every three minutes someone in the UK develops dementia: a progressive and complex condition that can be devastating for the whole family. One in two of us will be affected by dementia in our lifetime – either by caring for someone with the condition, developing it ourselves, or both.

Dementia UK is the specialist dementia nursing charity that is there for the whole family. Our specialist nurses, known as Admiral Nurses, provide free, expert advice, support and understanding to help families care for their loved one. Every day, Admiral Nurses help families up and down the country to have the best life possible, for as long as possible.

Purpose of the job/About the role

Join the People team as a Learning and Development Assistant and play a key role in delivering high-quality administrative support to our Learning and Development team. You will provide a customer-focused service, ensuring the smooth running of our learning and development initiatives.

Working closely with the Learning and Development Manager and the wider team, you will help support the ongoing learning, development, and talent management processes at Dementia UK. Your role will include liaising with suppliers to schedule training sessions as part of our Learning Programme, as directed by the Learning and Development Manager. You will also monitor the Learning inbox, ensuring timely responses to queries. You’ll manage the learning request form, ensuring staff are enrolled in Learning Programme courses and escalating external requests to the Learning and Development Manager when necessary.

In addition, you will assist with the onboarding of new starters by setting them up on our learning platforms, such as LinkedIn Learning and iHasco. You will also support key policies and processes related to performance and feedback, including appraisals, 360 feedback, and our recognition scheme. This involves responding to first-line queries and escalating them where appropriate, as well as supporting the delivery of 360 feedback processes and our quarterly recognition awards.

To succeed in this role, you will possess exceptional customer service skills and have a strong understanding of meeting customer needs within a structured policy framework. You should have experience working with Microsoft Office 365 applications and ideally have prior experience working within a busy UK-based L&D, People, or HR team. Charity experience, as well as holding or working towards a CIPD qualification is a plus.

If this sounds like you, join us now and be part of a team dedicated to making a real difference in the lives of those affected by dementia.

Our Culture

In addition to a competitive salary and a generous benefits package, we truly value our people. It’s important for us to create a working environment that looks after our workforce to support them in achieving their full potential. You will become part of a diverse and dedicated team who are supported to use and develop their skills. We recognise and value the key role you will play in delivering our strategic plans for the benefit of those living with dementia.

Our staff have a voice. Representatives from different roles and levels across the organisation positively contribute to and lead on our working groups around health and wellbeing, menopause, and equality, diversity and inclusion.

Dementia UK is proud to welcome everyone. We aim for a truly inclusive culture with talented, diverse teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We celebrate difference and individuality and encourage everyone to join us and be their whole selves always.

Dementia UK is a Disability Confident Employer. If you’d like support to make an application or to tell us you’re applying under the Disability Confident Scheme, contact us.

How to apply:

For more information and to apply, please click on the Apply button. Your supporting statement should include answers to the following questions. Please note there is a 200-word limit for each answer.

• Why are you applying to this role as Learning and Development Assistant at Dementia UK?
• Please tell us a about relevant experience would bring to this role – this can include experience in the workplace and more informally outside the workplace as well.
• Which one of our four organisational values do you most relate to and how have you demonstrated this in your work?

By applying to join Dementia UK, you acknowledge that in the event you are successful for the role, any offer and your ongoing employment will be conditional on you having or obtaining the right to work in the UK.

*Please note that any decision on flexible working is based on business needs

When you apply for a job at Dementia UK, we will collect certain information about you to process your application and assess your suitability for the role. Further details can be found in our privacy notice.

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Together we make a difference, develop and learn, and support each other.  Every day with us is different, but our mission remains the same: helping the people we support celebrate along the road to a brighter future.  

Whether that's helping people to live independently, or creating spaces to learn, work and play, you'll be making sure adults with disabilities or complex health needs have a chance to thrive, right in the heart of their local communities.

We have a rewarding new opportunity for a Senior Community Support Worker (Positive Behaviour Support) to work within our new service based in Wythenshawe however supporting young people and families across Manchester.

Working therapeutically within a person-centred PBS model you will support young people and families to stay together and thrive.  Our ultimate goad is to improve the quality of life for all those we support.

The service is based in Wythenshawe, Manchester however you will work across Manchester supporting several families.

As a specialist service there is a comprehensive package of training and support either internally within the Trust's Learning & Development Team or externally with our professional partners (which include social services and CAHMS).

The role includes……..

As a Senior Community Support Worker (Positive Behaviour Support) you will provide first line management to a team of Community Support Workers (Positive Behaviour Support), developing their capability through demonstrating the right values and behaviours, mentoring staff, and supporting their ongoing development.

You will work alongside other practitioners within the service and community, to upskill and increase the resilience of children and their families.  You will have the opportunity to receive formal Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) training and coaching from qualified behavioural specialists.

What can you bring to the service...?

• Do you have an NVQ Level 3 in Children & Young People’s Workforce, or equivalent QCF?
• Do you have experience of  and coaching staff, and nurturing team development?
• Do you have considerable experience working with children with disabilities, including autism?
• Can you manage difficult and challenging situations whilst maintaining high standards of care and support?
• Can you make a direct positive impact on the lives of children and their families?

Benefits include…..

• Annual Leave 27-day holiday plus 8 days bank holidays rising to 30 after 5 years, 33 days after 10 years
• Generous pension scheme and death in service benefit, an initial contribution of 4% company pension contributions and up to 6 x basis salary death in service 
• Occupational sick pay and family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
• Reward and Discount platform offering discounts at high street shops, travel, insurances etc.
• Eligibility to apply for Blue Light card
• Proud to be a real living wage employer
• Refer a friend scheme, be rewarded for recommending a friend to work with us
• Comprehensive training and development opportunities, including apprenticeship qualifications
• Long service awards including cash gifts and extra holiday.
• Promotion of Wellbeing across the organisation including Mental Health First Aiders offering wellbeing support from trained colleague and free weekly yoga session  in person or online
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme for you and adults at your home

Help us make a change to the people we support.

To discover the full details of this rewarding role within the Together Trust take a look at our Job Description.

If this sounds like the place for you, and you think you have the relevant skills and experience we are looking for, apply now.  If you have any questions relating to the role, please get in touch at [email protected]. We would love to hear from you!

This service is regulated by Ofsted therefore all employees must be over the age of 22 years at the time of joining the service.

We may remove this advert should we find the success candidate prior to the closing date therefore early applications are encouraged.

We currently do not provide sponsorship but we welcome applications from those who have the right to work in the UK.

In order for the Trust to comply with the apprenticeship funding rules, it is a requirement of the role that the successful applicant must be able to evidence that (1) they have the right to work in the UK without additional approval for more than 20 hours each week throughout the year and (2) they have an eligible residency status for the purposes of the apprenticeship funding rules. In most cases this will mean that the individual needs to show that they have been ''ordinarily resident'' in particular countries (including the UK) at least 3 years before the start of the apprenticeship.

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High Value Officer
Home based, remote working 
£28,000 pa plus excellent benefits
35 hours per week

The High Value Officer for our Fundraising team will focus and lead on supporting the Trusts and Major Donor teams with postal and electronic mailings; keeping the CRM up to date; supporting the Prospects Research Manager with initial research, identifying new opportunities and sources of funding; streamlining administrative systems and processes; creating purchase orders and invoices; supporting the Special Events Officer with setting up webinars.

This is a great junior role, offering opportunities in several High Value fundraising teams. You will get to use your administrative skills across a range of activities and also develop your research skills when looking at prospects and supporting the Corporate team in their due diligence work.

You will: 

1. Support the team with various CRM system processes, and ensuring records are accurately updated.

2. Support the Prospect Research Manager to identify new opportunities and sources of funding.

3. Streamline and managing electronic folders

4. Create purchase orders and invoices

5. Support the Trust and Major Donor teams with mailings (postal and electronic).

You will have good organisation and administrative skills. Having good time managements skills and being able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously will be key to making a success of this role. You will also have excellent IT skills.

We are RNID: the national charity supporting the 18 million people in the UK who are deaf, have hearing loss or tinnitus.

Together, we will end the discrimination faced by our communities, help people hear better now and fund world-class research to restore hearing and silence tinnitus. We work with our communities and partners across industry, government, charity, education and more to change life for the better.

RNID has a proud history and big ambitions. We’re focused on making the greatest impact possible across the whole of the UK. We champion the latest technology and the opportunities it brings. We also know the value of a friendly face in local communities to support people where they need it most.

We champion the value of difference and equality and celebrate our diverse and inclusive workforce. We actively encourage applications from eligible candidates from BAME backgrounds or who are deaf or hard of hearing. With almost 20% of our employees having a disability we proudly hold Disability Confident Leader status and guarantee an interview for disabled applicants meeting the minimum essential criteria.

Closing date: 17 November 2024
Interviews: w/c 25 November 2024

About Nordoff and Robbins

We stand for music and believe in the value of music for all people in our society. Every day we use the power of music to enrich the lives of people affected by life-limiting illness, trauma, isolation, social exclusion or disability.

Our goal is to bring more people together through the power of music. We can only do this if we pioneer creative new approaches to marketing, communications and digital that help us engage more people and grow our fundraising.

We need courageous, curious, agile, innovative change makers and music lovers like you to make this happen.  This role is your chance to help us achieve our ambitious goal of transforming more people’s lives through music.

The culture

If you want to work at a charity with people and music at its heart; that is committed to providing an equitable, diverse and inclusive workplace full of inspiring colleagues who work tirelessly to put those we exist to serve front and centre of everything we do; if you want to work collaboratively with integrity and kindness and are willing to come with us on a journey as we work together and collectively come to work with strong backs, soft fronts and wild hearts, we could be your next team.

Could this be the place for you?

If you are values driven, courageous, curious, agile, flexible, enthusiastic and future focused (without losing sight of the here and now), if you can bring positivity and accountability to your work, if you strive for brilliance, challenges excite you and if you would speak with passion and dedication about our cause we want to hear from you!

About the role

Music Services is the delivery arm of Nordoff Robbins and encompasses the provision of music therapy and related activities including education, training and research. The Music Services Administrator will work  closely with the Country and Regional Managers of our East & West of Scotland and Southwest England/South Wales teams, and alongside other Music Services Administrators to ensure that the admin function is well run, organised, efficient and effective, and that clients, visitors and callers have a positive experience when they spend time with us.  We need someone who can also support the essential data evaluation and impact assessment activities of the Music Services team, underpinning the music therapy delivery data needs of the organisation.

Many of our clients lead challenging lives and include vulnerable children and adults. This role is therefore subject to a basic DBS/PVG check.

We are also looking for you to:

· Be a confident, clear, honest communicator, able to speak to a variety of internal and external stakeholders

· Have a collaborative work ethic and ability to engage positively with all stakeholders 

· Have a professional approach and ability to work without close supervision 

· Produce work with accuracy, diligence and attention to detail 

· Effectively use Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)

· Have experience in using online databases

· Be mission-led and values driven, putting the client front and centre of what we do

· Be flexible, adaptable, proactive, thoughtful, decisive and recognise opportunities for improvement and share these with the team.

What we offer:

· A varied workload, including involvement in our music therapy delivery data nationwide alongside work within our three of our regional teams.

· Direct support from and working alongside both regional management teams

· The ability to work flexibly and remotely in this role.

3 best things about the job (in our humble opinion)

· You will be witnessing many examples of the impact of music therapy, as you engage with therapists across the U.K., and develop an understanding of how music therapy services function in a wide range of settings.

· You will be fully supported as you learn and develop in the role and able to learn from very experienced colleagues

· You will get to work with different areas of the organisation.

Don’t worry, you don’t need to be musical, but you do need to be able to work cross-organisationally with colleagues in all areas of the charity and especially music therapists to help bring awareness of our mission, vision and achievements to the world.

· A salary of £28,098.40 per annum

· Pension scheme

· 31 days annual leave

· EAP (Employee Assistance Programme)

· Home-based, with occasional travel to the Edinburgh/Glasgow areas

· Salary sacrifice benefits including cycle to work

· A true People First charity with training and career development at our core

· An inclusive culture – and lots of music!

· This role is full time, working 5 days per week

We have a firm set of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging (EDIB) principles and values that we all commit to:

1: ACCESSIBLE TO ALL

Understanding the / Removing any barriers (including barriers in communication methods) to becoming a client, colleague, trustee, student, volunteer, supporter doner or any user/contributor to the services of Nordoff Robbins.

2: PROVIDING EQUITY OF OPPORTUNITY

Giving everyone the right tools and access for salary, promotions, roles, responsibilities, learning, development, and access to a Music Therapist for those at most need.

3: DIVERSE ENGAGEMENT

Reaching our audiences in a multitude of ways including by having conversations with them, and meeting them where they are – be that through services, communications, events, research, resources etc.

4: BE FREE FROM DISCRIMINATION

To ensure we have fair practices, and allow people to speak out, question and challenge language, actions and behaviours of NR as an organisation and those who represent it and to provide channels for them to do so safely.

5: BE VIGILENT, PROACTIVE AND RESPONSIVE

To instil a culture of continual listening, evolving, and learning from people including our clients, their families and our colleagues and students

About Us

Unfold is led by the people we serve and we get people where they want to be. We’re a bold, agile and growing organisation, with a friendly, energetic and welcoming team. As an established local charity (previously known as Westminster Befriend a Family), we’re powered by volunteers who support young people and families to identify and achieve goals that matter to them. We provide mentoring and peer support groups to people in Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea and the neighbouring boroughs.

We’re open to everyone, but we target those who face the most challenges: 93% of the people we work with describe themselves as coming from a racialized group, 85% of the families we support are single-parent households headed by a woman, and 75% of the children we support are eligible for free school meals. We also run specialized programmes of support for people seeking asylum and those with refugee status. Last year we provided one-to-one mentoring to over 246 people, and group support to a further 252 people. With increasing demand for our services, we expect to provide direct support to over 350 individuals in the coming year.

About the Role
As a Programme Officer at Unfold, you’ll ensure that our volunteer mentors feel supported and prepared for their work with young people. Alongside helping to recruit and onboard new mentors, including organising their training and reviewing their progress, you’ll be Volunteer Mentors main point of contact, making sure they have a rewarding and impactful experience. Your work will also include engaging with referrers, parents, and young people themselves, providing guidance and answering questions to ensure everyone feels connected to our mission.

You’ll also be hands-on with our youth programs, coordinating weekly Youth Support Groups and engaging with young people in outreach activities. You’ll work closely with our Programme Manager to build relationships with community organisations and support our Youth Advisory Council. Whether you’re planning group activities, creating outreach opportunities, or helping young people access resources, this role aims to empower youth across London.

About You
You’re passionate about youth development and have a strong understanding of London’s diverse communities, particularly in Westminster and nearby areas. You'll have great communication skills and will be comfortable connecting with people from a range of backgrounds. You'll also be able to positively represent Unfold at events, meetings, and group sessions. 

In this role, you'll apply your organisational skills to keep track of details, manage multiple projects, and ensure data is accurate and up to date. Regardless of your previous experience in a similar role, it's your empathy, enthusiasm, and commitment to improving outcomes for young people that will make you a strong candidate for this position.

We accept applications from everyone and based on the profile of our service users, are particularly keen to hear from:

• Male candidates
• Candidates from a global majority background
• Applicants who may be less experienced, but have a good understanding, or lived experience of Westminister and Kensington and Chelsea.

Working with Us

• Holidays: 25 working days (along with additional Christmas closedown days)
• Pension: We offer generous pension provision: New staff are automatically enrolled for a pension after three months, and after six months we will match your contribution up to a maximum of 8%.
• Salary: We are committed to paying the London Living Wage in line with the Living Wage Foundation and review salaries annually.
• Team Working: We are a small but brilliant team: we're supportive, diverse, and we help each other out. There are always opportunities to get involved in different aspects of the organisation, or lead on new initiatives.
• Wellbeing - How we feel matters: Staff have access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, and our staff Wellbeing Champions support the delivery of our Wellbeing Strategy. Additionally, we’re excited to introduce three days a year dedicated to team building activities. These days are an opportunity to build skills, foster connections, and recharge as a team!
• Flexible Working: We're happy to consider flexible working arrangements in line with the requirements of the role.
• Hybrid Working: We work from the office or at least two days a week between Tuesday and Thursday. (Depending on your role you may need to work from the office or other London locations on other days.)
• Ecofriendly, Modern Offices: We work in a beautiful, accessible, eco-friendly co-working space with a number of other charities, with plants, a leafy roof terrace, free hot and cold drinks, breakfast cereals and fruit. With comfortable spaces to read quietly or talk in a group, our workspace is somewhere you'll want to be. You can find out more about our on-site benefits at the Fivefields website.