Education Advisor Jobs

Are you passionate about supporting blind and partially sighted students to reach their full potential?

At Thomas Pocklington Trust, we believe blind and partially sighted students should have the opportunity to thrive in their education. Our Student Support Service supports blind and partially sighted students, their parents and carers, and the professionals that support them. We provide comprehensive and high-quality support to those in secondary, further and higher education, as well as mature learners aged 25+. We work to improve outcomes for blind and partially sighted students and ensure they can overcome the barriers they may face.

We are looking for an Education Adviser to join us on a 12-month fixed term contract, covering maternity leave. This would be a fully remote role, with some travel to our central London office and regional events.

About the role
In this role, you will provide one-to-one, bespoke delivery of information, advice and guidance to a caseload of service users through email, phone calls and virtual meetings. This includes students, their parents/ carers and the professionals that support them.
You will also attend online and in-person events to promote our service and deliver presentation and workshops to our service users.

About you
To succeed as our Education Adviser, you will have previous experience of providing high quality information, advice and guidance and/or a background in education/ Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Ideally, you will also have knowledge of post-16 education provision (Further Education and/or Higher Education) although this is not essential.
As this is a fixed term maternity post, you will have the ability to learn and apply service processes and procedures quickly. Experience of using information systems and databases to record cases is essential; experience of Salesforce is beneficial, but we can offer training on this if not.
Application deadline date: Friday 14 February
Interviews in person: Monday 24 February

Purpose of the Job 

Hammersmith and Fulham, Ealing and Hounslow Mind deliver services in West London College through our Wellbeing Team. Working with all ages attending college in either Hammersmith and Fulham or Ealing, the wellbeing advisor will be an integral part of the Children and Young People’s Service within a key Mental Health Charity working in 3 boroughs in West London.

This role would suit an experienced Mental Health Youth Worker, CAMHS support worker, Youth Counsellor, Child Wellbeing Practitioner, Learning Mentor, Emotional Wellbeing Practitioner, an Assistant Psychologist with some training in MH interventions like CBT,  or other roles that have given you experience and skills in  working with children and young people presenting with difficulties related to their mental health.

Key Responsibilities

• To provide practical mental health focused short-term case work to young people, through 1:1 face to face appointments
• To signpost students for further support as and when necessary
• To manage a busy case load
• To raise safeguarding alerts and work with partners to ensure that young people are effectively safeguarded
• To develop and deliver workshops, campaigns and training for young people, educational staff and youth workers about mental health (on occasion)
• To support other Youth Services service delivery, when required
• To support the development of new tools, materials and services
• To maintain and nurture a positive working relationship with partners
• To ensure service delivery targets are on track
• To monitor the wellbeing of young people and evaluate the effectiveness of the service
• To provide information for quarterly monitoring reports to funders
• To keep administrative processes, client databases and client records up to date

You will have:

• Minimum two years’ experience of working with people with mental health issues
• Experience in delivering 1:1 practical support sessions and managing a complex case load
• Working knowledge of child and adult safeguarding
• Experience of working with young people
• Ability to write high-quality reports and case-notes and develop clear resources for a wide range of audiences

Benefits of working with us

• Contributory Pension Scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays per year, increasing by 1 day per full year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days) [pro rata].
• Employee Rewards and Benefits Platform/Wellness Hub (Perkbox)
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Flexible working
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including free counselling sessions
• Paid time off for medical appointments
• Training and personal development opportunities
• Access to shared resources and training opportunities via Mind Federated Network

How to apply

Please provide your CV, and a cover letter demonstrating how you meet the requirements of the Person Specification (see JD attached) and why you want this role.

We are an equal opportunities employer; and are proud to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.

HFEH Mind are committed to creating and fostering a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children and adults at risk. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults.

Post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

You will have good knowledge of the sport and activity sector and how it operates and be able to advocate improvements which enable more disabled people to get active. You will also have knowledge of the non-sport sectors including disabled people’s organisations and how to establish relationships to build effective cross-sector partnership working. 

We are looking for a person with experience of working strategically at a place based and/or locality level within the London region. Someone who can positively influence local developments and investments to tackle the inequalities disabled people face in sport and activity through inclusive practice. 

You will have knowledge and expertise in understanding of the wider systems and barriers within disabled people’s lives. This could include disabled children and young adult services, health and social care, transport or education. This understanding and your excellent relationship skills means you will establish connections that build effective cross-sector partnership working.

The successful candidate will be working remotely and from home and will be based in the London region. This role will involve travel across both areas as occasional travel to our Loughborough and Manchester offices.

This role is full time on a two years fixed term contract.

We offer 26.5 days of annual leave, including birthday leave, plus bank holidays. Activity Alliance also closes between Christmas and New Year which means that employees are not expected to work during this time and they are not required to use their annual leave allowance to have this time free from work. 

Activity Alliance currently offers the following benefits:

• Hybrid working 
• Time off in lieu 
• A contributory pension scheme (employee 6%, employer 9%) 
• Childcare vouchers 
• Cycle to work scheme 
• Eye care
• Employee engagement initiatives such as away days 
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme 
• Menopause policy 
• Enhanced sickness pay 
• Group Income Protection 
• Death in service package
• Training and development opportunities 

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 a Finance and Debt Specialist Advisor

Salary: £28,000 - £32,000

Location: Hammersmith

Hours: 35 Hours per week

Contract: Permanent

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 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:

We are recruiting for a talented Finance and Debt Specialist Advisor who has a background in supporting women or children who have experienced domestic violence to make a genuine difference to the lives of survivors. We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives and you will play a key role in helping us deliver vital services to those who need them the most. As a Finance & Debt Specialist Advisor, you will provide service users with advice and support on finance and debt. Carrying out comprehensive assessments, via phone and face-to-face, and you will provide advocacy and support that empowers survivors primarily during crises and in the short term. You will also proactively work with other agencies on the service users’ behalf. You will hold a caseload of survivors and work as part of our duty team on a rota basis which will involve completing intake assessments and providing crisis intervention support.

The service is Pan London and operates within local communities, necessitating travel across all 11 boroughs to deliver outreach support to clients when needed.

About You:

To be successful as the Finance and Debt Specialist Advisor you will need the below experience and skills:

You will have the ability to encourage user engagement with the service through proactive contact. Maintain project logs and collate data from the logs for Team Managers. Proactively assess the needs and safety of any children that women using the service may have. Bring your experience of providing finance, and debt advice and successfully, managing high numbers of calls and/or cases and have a solid understanding (possibly experience) of supporting women who have experienced domestic violence, forced marriage or ‘honour-based violence

How to apply:

Please submit your up-to-date CV with a supporting statement. Please note that only applications made via the job advert on the Advance careers page, and those that include a cover letter will be considered.

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!)

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 email the Talent Acquisition Team via the Advance website and 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.

This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled Policy Advisor (maternity cover) to join the Work Foundation at Lancaster University. At a time of big changes in the world of work, we are looking for a talented individual who shares our goal to tackle structural inequalities in the UK labour market.

About you

You will be able to undertake research and policy analysis, help secure and manage funded research projects and clearly communicate complex issues to a range of audiences. Experience of building effective internal and external relationships with a wide range of groups including civil servants, academics, politicians, business leaders and workers will be a particular advantage.

The Policy Advisor will support the research team to deliver valuable new quantitative and qualitative evidence and insights. We are ambitious about delivering research that has a positive impact in society, and work closely with workers, employers and policymakers to realise that goal.

Working with us

We are a small, friendly and collaborative team. Flexible working is important to us at the Work Foundation and we’re open to candidates who would like to work flexible hours, part-time, or job share.

This role is London based at our office in Fetter Lane, with a hybrid working arrangement. Our team tend to work part of the week at home, and part of the week on site.

Benefits include a defined benefit pension with the USS Scheme (6.1% employee contribution, 14.5% employer contribution), generous holiday entitlement (25 days plus five university closure days between Christmas and Easter), a Cycle to Work Scheme, a confidential Employee Assistance Programme and a range of other benefits and discounts.

Further information

This is a maternity cover position for 10-months. Please note: it is the normal expectation of Lancaster University that the chosen candidate will be appointed to the minimum point of that grade.

About the Work Foundation

We believe everyone should have access to secure, rewarding and high-quality work. By engaging directly with workers, employers, policymakers and leading academics, we deliver rigorous applied research to tackle structural inequalities in the labour market and improve working lives across the UK.

About Lancaster University

Lancaster University is among the best in the UK. A top 15 university in the three major UK league tables, we are also highly ranked in international league tables such as the QS World Rankings. It has been recognised as a Stonewall Diversity Champion and a Disability Confident employer, and holds an Athena Swan Bronze Award for advancing the careers of women in higher education. The university has several networks focussed on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, including a Race Equality Network, an LGBT+ staff network and a Parents and Carers’ network.

Terms and conditions

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position. No agencies please.

Barnet Mencap has been helping people with learning disabilities and/or autistic adults in the London Borough of Barnet for over 50 years. We provide supported accommodation, leisure and learning activities, information, advice, and guidance, and so much more. All while being committed to equal opportunities and the safeguarding of children and adults.

We know job satisfaction, flexibility, work/life balance, and a great team are incredibly important. So, at Barnet Mencap, in addition to offering 30 days of annual leave per year (including Bank Holidays), we have a TOIL system to allow flexible working, and our team can benefit from other perks including the Blue Light Card. There will need to be face-to-face work, but there will also be opportunities to work from home and/or have different working patterns as agreed by your manager.

We are looking for a focused individual to join our caring, passionate, and diverse team in offering information, advice, and guidance to our service users. This role gives challenge and satisfaction and will suit someone that has:

• an understanding of the issues faced by people with a learning disability and/or autistic adults
• excellent communication and literacy skills
• experience of working with adults with learning disabilities and/or autistic adults
• the ability to strongly advocate for our clients

The successful candidate will be required to complete an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with Section 115 of The Police Act 1997.

Our global MEL team are looking to hire an exceptional MEL Advisor with strong data analytics to join their team on a two-year fixed-term contract (renewable). As the technical MEL lead for quantitative data, the post-holder will be solutions-focused and seamlessly provide sound quantitative technical advice and guidance to ensure quality data collection, coordination, reporting and learning across project baseline and endlines and at programmatic and strategic levels.

Location: Nairobi, Kenya, Yaoundé, Cameroon 

Contract: Two-year Fixed-Term Contract (renewable)

Salary: Local Terms and Conditions apply

The post-holder will provide technical support at all levels, from project to sector level, in line with the strategic focus on inclusion and systems strengthening. Supporting a global portfolio, the role requires up to eight weeks travel a year, locally and internationally.

Key accountabilities include:

• leading on the strengthening, design and implementation of quantitative monitoring and evaluation methodologies and tools with a focus on inclusive data
• implementation, analysis and writing up of findings from quantitative data collection
• provision of technical support to internal and external partners
• ensuring adaptive learning throughout the project lifecycle
• supporting data flow mapping and data privacy impact assessments.

About You - skills and experience

• Demonstrable work experience in MEL and/or tertiary degree in a relevant field (international development, social sciences, public health
• First class technical skills in monitoring evaluation and learning of flexible and adaptive programmes
• Proven track record developing and using survey tools, app-based data collection (Comm Care) and managing varied sized datasets
• Experience in understanding and responding to the complexities of working across multiple countries and continents in an international development organisation
• Sound knowledge and experience writing and producing analytical reports, including using data visualisation software (PowerBI, Tableau etc)
• An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity for marginalised groups.
• Proficient in identifying capacity needs to deliver training
• Fluency in English
• Ongoing right to work in Kenya or Cameroon 
• Able to join Sightsavers by the end of March 2025
• Available to travel up to 8 weeks annually within Africa and Asia

Desirable

• Master’s qualification in relevant field
• Fluency in other languages French, Portuguese, Bengali, Kiswahili
• Knowledge of current issues relating to inclusive data and the utilisation of the Washington Group questions on disability

The above is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills. Please see the job description for full details. 

This will be a two-stage interview process.  The first stage will be a written role-typical task, assessing your skills. Candidates shortlisted at this stage will then be invited to a remote interview. Interviews will be conducted between 17 February and 27 February 2025. We may ask candidates to attend a subsequent in-person interview at the relevant Sightsavers office. 

As an equal opportunity employer we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people with disabilities are particularly encouraged to apply. 

Sightsavers is an employer that does not tolerate any form of harassment and has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse. All potential candidates will be subjected to rigorous background checks and controls. 

The deadline to apply is 9 February 2025

Want to play your part in transforming society?

You're in the right place.

The important stuff 

Location: Bethnal Green, office-based

Salary: £27,500

Permanent, Full-time

Application deadline: We interview on a rolling basis and may close the role early if we find the right candidate

Application pack: Have a look at our Lead Coach Application pack for more information about the role and Resurgo

Please feel free to let us know if you may require any reasonable adjustments to participate fully in our recruitment process.

We are now recruiting for a Lead Coach in Bethnal Green  - an outstanding opportunity to work as part of a local church to deliver the Spear Programme.

You’ll be working with the local church to manage the delivery of Resurgo's award-winning Spear Programme. Over the last 20 years, Spear has supported more than 10,000 young people across the UK with the work-ready skills and mindset they need to succeed in employment, no matter the challenges they face. But we don’t want to stop there.

We believe each young person has huge potential. If you do too, and you have the skills and heart to see their lives transformed – join us.

In this role, you’ll be responsible for:

The Lead Coach is primarily responsible for overseeing the training room and group sessions with young people. You will help shape the training environment and will confidently adapt and deliver materials and sessions to work within the group’s development towards work readiness.

Delivery of Spear Programme - Group and 1:1 coaching [60%]

• Preparing and coaching Spear Foundation sessions and 1-1s, ensuring that young people are engaged, retained and work-ready by the end of this initial phase of the programme
• Building relationships with young people on the programme and managing culture, and attitudes in the training room
• Adapting the Spear coaching material according to the needs of the Trainees and managing behaviour effectively
• Handling safeguarding
• Taking a lead on rating the work readiness of the trainees and making sure data is inputted and used correctly on salesforce
• Tracking trainee progress on the dashboards
• Liaising with volunteers for key programme engagement events such as mock interviews and external panels. Leading on briefings and communications with these volunteers

Delivery of Spear Career [20%]

• Delivering weekly Spear Career sessions (including running workshops with past Trainees), maintaining records and reporting on statistics, and creatively developing ongoing relationships with Spear Trainees

Training the Graduate Coach [10%]

• Contributing towards the training and developing of the Graduate Coach by modelling excellent coaching and giving regular feedback

Trainee recruitment [10%]

• Developing relationships with Job Centres and local referral agencies to ensure that the maximum number of Spear Trainees are enrolled on each programme. This involves liaising with referral agencies, active face-to-face recruitment and monitoring recruitment statistics

Continuous professional development

• Continually engaging in professional development, including being part of Resurgo’s wider coaching programmes and possibly supporting on leading internal training such as Grad Coach Training

Active participation in and support for church team and mission

• As the Spear programme is run in partnership with a local church partner, you will establish a strong personal connection with the church to develop the engagement and backing of church members and help build a strong network of supporters for the Spear programme. As part of this you may be asked to speak at church/events and contribute to prayer meetings as per Resurgo’s Christian ethos and the mission of the church

This role will suit you if:

• You are an active Christian, passionate about your work being a lived expression of your faith
• You have a heart for young people and releasing their potential, no matter what challenging circumstances they are facing
• You have demonstrable experience as a coach, or a background in youth work or teaching, and are keen to develop these skills further.
• You are confident in giving feedback and having crucial conversations
• Able to lead others effectively
• You are great at building relationships, with solid communication skills
• You are steady under pressure, and able to juggle competing priorities
• You are looking for a varied, hands-on role, where you won't be tied to a desk
• Emotional resilience and good self-leadership in this area. You have a sense of humour and want to have fun at work
• Strong administrative skills, competent and accurate and efficient in typing and work methods

You’ll be employed by St Peter’s Church, who partner closely with Resurgo to deliver the Spear Programme in Bethnal Green

You can expect:

• A genuine commitment to upskilling you through impressive training opportunities:
  • Support and funding to complete your professional coaching accreditation
  • Progression opportunities through professional development 1-1s, and a dedicated Church Partnerships team
  • Equipping you to have autonomy in your role, through a culture of ‘high challenge, high support’
• A fun, supportive culture where you are encouraged to bring your authentic self to work
• A worshipping community, where you can pray and worship with your colleagues
• Summer and autumn staff conference days, plus a two-night Christmas retreat

A couple of things to note:

• This role requires occasional evening work, for our termly Spear Celebrations (where we celebrate our trainees as they complete the initial six weeks of the programme)
• In the event of a job offer, a DBS check will be requested

Resurgo is a charity with a mission to transform society, of which the Spear Programme is just one part. We use our expertise in coaching and impact management to equip other organisations to cultivate change. Find out more about our work here.

Forces Employment Charity is seeking a dedicated employment advisor to join us. As part of a national team, you will provide employment and training advice and guidance to a remote caseload of spouses and partners of still serving Armed Forces and ex-service personnel (Veterans) in the UK and overseas with personal development and/or until they are settled in sustainable careers.

The programme provides a combination of virtual and face-to-face coaching and mentoring, events, practical employment support, access to training, apprenticeships, and corporate mentoring to offer the best possible opportunities to upskill and gain fulfilling employment.

Reporting to the National Employment Projects Manager. This position is full-time, 35 hours per week with a salary of £29,000 per annum. This role is Home-based (with community outreach) in the Colchester region with community outreach throughout the region (Southeast, East of England, London).

The role involves regular travel across the operating region and working from home when not out in the community. The usual working hours are Monday through Friday, 9 am to 5 pm. However, there may be an occasional need to work outside core hours to meet the demands of the role.

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Principal Responsibilities:

· Make a positive impact by putting our clients at the heart of everything you do.

· Assess individual clients’ needs; identify any challenges and barriers.

· Build rapport, show empathy, motivate, and increase aspirations.

· Support clients to develop their CVs and prepare for the job application process and interviews, along with soft skills including basic digital upskilling if required.

· Networking and engagement: promote the benefits of FEC case worker support to spouses and partners (families) of Armed Forces and Ex-Service personnel, and stakeholders.

· Work with the EP Marcoms officer to promote FEC Spouses & Partners support to beneficiaries, charities and other organisations working with military spouses and partners.

· Work with EPMs and ERMs to support Employer Engagement to generate employment opportunities for military partners and spouses.

· Provide advice and guidance to spouses and partners of serving Armed Forces and Ex Forces personnel throughout the journey into employment or training following the FEC Case Management Guidance and Work Instructions.

PERSONAL SPECIFICATION

Essential Competencies:

· Reside in, or within easy commute of, Colchester

· Evidence of working in a customer facing environment and delivering excellent customer service.

· Strong collaborator and teammate.

· Able to demonstrate coaching/mentoring experience and influencing skills.

· A desire to achieve through self-motivation and initiative, with an ability to exercise judgement and discretion.

· Empathy with Armed Forces personnel and an understanding of the challenges faced by them and their families in finding appropriate and sustainable employment.

· Strong organisational and administrative skills and experience of using a CRM.

· Passionate about personal development and helping others achieve their goals.

· Aligned with and committed to our organisational values.

Desirable Competencies:

· Lived experience.

· An understanding of the employment and education market, including recruitment, welfare-to-work provision, work-based learning, and vocational training.

· NVQ L4 in Advice, Information and Guidance.

Security Clearance

Successful candidates will be the subject of an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (EDBS) check. The job offer will be subject to a successful DBS enhanced.​

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FEC is committed to attracting, recruiting, and retaining the most talented individuals, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion, belief, sex or sexual orientation. We strive to be a Team that reflects all the communities with which we engage around the world through diversity in the workplace and promoting an inclusive culture in which all team members are respected, empowered and valued.

We actively encourage people with personal experience of the criminal justice system or lived experience of the issues facing this client group to apply for this role.

​If you meet the criteria and are passionate about this role, we encourage you to apply. The closing date for the position is Midnight, 21 February 2025.

The first stage of online interviews will begin during the week commencing 24 February 2025, and the final face-to-face interviews will be conducted during the week commencing 3 March 2025 in London or Colchester area.

Join the KFC Youth Foundation as an Employability Programme Co-Ordinator and make a real difference in the lives of young people! Our mission is to empower young people in the UK to fulfil their potential by providing safe spaces, unlocking talent, building life skills, and offering mentoring to help them build a positive future.

As the key link between local youth organisations, KFC restaurants, and other work experience providers, you'll oversee our flagship employability programme, Hatch. This programme provides employability learning and paid work experience placements for young people aged 16-25 who are not in education, training, or employment, or are at risk of being so. You'll ensure a seamless and impactful experience for all, helping to build their confidence and skills to get their first job.

Apply now and be part of a team that's dedicated to empowering the next generation!

We are looking for someone who has or can create deep and trusted networks and who has the ability to excite and engage people to come together and share what they know.You will be someone who sees place-based change, working with local people and organisations as a key tool in managing complex adaptive change and who is excited to be part of defining and developing the practice.

You will be comfortable working with people from different sectors and in different roles including senior public sector or political leaders or community organisations and people with lived experience.

The role also involves leading on Place Matters’ Learning Hub, which aims to make high-quality learning about place-based change work available to all practitioners of this work in an engaging and open-sourced way. 

You will also be involved in our global learning network that brings together place-based practitioners from other countries to share learning and develop practice.

We have two unique, new opportunities to join our Diocesan staff team as we seek to live out our commitment to generous giving.  We are looking for people who

• Are excited by God’s love and generosity and interested in enabling our churches finances to grow sustainably and support our churches to fund new opportunities to transform lives and communities
• Share our commitment and are passionate about community, creating opportunities and resource.
  
   

We are seeking fundraising advisers who would enjoy working with our diverse churches and their volunteers in either

oIncome generation, through effective commercial, funding and giving practices

            Or

oCommunity fundraising to help build sustainable funding for missional and community parish projects across Southwark Diocese.

For further information about to explore these specific roles, please see the attached job descriptions, and follow the ‘apply’ link to find out more about these exciting opportunities and explore the details of each role.

Purpose of the Job 

Hammersmith and Fulham, Ealing and Hounslow Mind have developed and delivered music-based interventions for children and young people in a number of schools and community settings throughout our 3 boroughs.  Our music programme is designed to offer a different route into mental health support. We are looking to deliver and enhance this delivery and expand our music-based offer.

Job Summary

The role includes:

• Using your skills to develop music-based interventions for children and young people that improve their mental health
• Working with other practitioners to deliver ‘Mind on Music’ and other schools and community-based programmes that you may design whilst working at HFEH Mind
• Develop music-based sessions to deliver during school holidays (with colleagues)
• Create partnerships with local artists and industry professionals to provide exciting opportunities for young people.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver a high-quality music-based intervention to young people identified by schools signed up to the Mind on Music Programme
• Use trauma informed approaches (e.g., ARC, Tree of Life) to support children, young people and their parents and carers
• Deliver music-based interventions in community settings.
• Meet the KPIs and outcomes of our music-related funding
• Work with the Fundraising department to support ideas for new funding
• Develop the music-based provision offered by HFEH Mind
• Work alongside our young advisors to ensure new music-based ideas are co-produced.
• Understand and implement safeguarding procedures, and be familiar with safeguarding law, and how it applies to our work.

You will have/be:

• Musically talented and creative – ability to use a range of musical instruments and vocals to engage young people
• Experience of working with children and young people and an understanding of mental health
• A child-centred approach to work.
• A creative outlook on work, and ability to develop new ideas.
• Working knowledge of child and adult safeguarding.
• Organisational skills and excellent time management.
• Ability to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing, to a wide range of audiences.

Benefits of working with us

• Contributory Pension Scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays per year, increasing by 1 day per full year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days) [pro rata].
• Employee Rewards and Benefits Platform/Wellness Hub (Perkbox)
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Flexible working
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including free counselling sessions
• Paid time off for medical appointments
• Training and personal development opportunities
• Access to shared resources and training opportunities via Mind Federated Network

How to apply

Please provide your CV, and a cover letter demonstrating how you meet the requirements of the Person Specification (see JD attached) and why you want this role.

We are an equal opportunities employer; and are proud to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.

HFEH Mind are committed to creating and fostering a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children and adults at risk. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults.

Post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.