Employer Supported Volunteering Manager Jobs in St Katharines Amp Wapping, Greater London

Battersea has been here for dogs and cats for over 160 years, and the need for our services, expertise and impact for animals has never been greater. We provide expert care to dogs and cats who need us by rescuing, rehabilitating and rehoming animals at our three centres across the Southeast by our c600 staff and 600 volunteers – we have cared for over 3 million vulnerable animals. We also share our knowledge and resources with animal rescue organisations around the world through our Academy and grant making Global Programmes, and campaign tirelessly to make things better for dogs and cats; sharing our expertise and educating the public and policymakers about responsible pet ownership. Our new organisational strategy means that we will help even more dogs and cats and their owners across the UK around the world.

This is a great opportunity to join us as our Head of Human Resources. This is a key role for us, working closely with the HR Director, Head of Learning & Organisational Development, Directors and senior colleagues across Battersea on the planning, implementation and embedding of Battersea’s People Strategy and providing strong and inspiring leadership to our HR team to ensure a proactive, values focused and valued HR function that is a key enabler of the strategic and operational priorities of Battersea. As an active and collaborative member of Battersea’s organisation-wide Senior Leadership Team you will provide expert insight, guidance and leadership on significant cross-organisational initiatives and you’ll be an active visible champion of D&I, engaging senior colleagues and staff at all levels to help us in our journey to become a truly diverse and inclusive organisation.

There has never been a better time to join us, helping us to achieve our ambitious new strategy to be here for every dog and cat.

Please note this is a full time post with 50% office presence as minimum.

What we can offer you:

In return for your commitment to our cause and to recognise the value of our employees, Battersea offers a range of benefits to support the wellbeing of our employees. These include:

- 28 days of annual leave (plus 8 days paid public holidays) per year
- Discounted gym memberships and cycle to work schemes
- Employee Assistance Programme and access to Wellbeing Resources.
- Generous pension contributions – up to 10% employer contribution
- Free healthcare cash plan, where you can claim for a range of treatment including dental, optical, physiotherapy, chiropody and acupuncture every year.
- Annual interest-free season ticket loans

We are also committed to providing learning and development to our employees. During your time with us, we provide support for your professional and career development, including access to digital and in-person training programmes, leadership and management training, mentoring and much more.

Our hybrid working model:

We operate a 50% onsite hybrid working model, with our office-based staff splitting their time between site based and home working. This enables our office-based staff to balance the benefits of home working with onsite collaboration and maintaining a connection to our cause.

Diversity and inclusion:

At Battersea, we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse workforce and inclusive culture in all aspects of our organisation. We aim to ensure that this pledge, reinforced by our values, is embedded in our day-to-day working practices and our work together.

By hearing from and valuing different experiences, perspectives, and contributions, we know we can provide the best expert care for every dog and cat who needs us. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly those from diverse ethnic communities and people with disabilities, who we know are currently underrepresented in our workforce.

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we will ask about any adjustments you may need at application and/or interview stage, and if you are offered a role with us, we’ll talk to you about any workplace adjustments you may need to help you perform at your best. 

More about us:

At Battersea, we aim to never turn away a dog or cat in need of help. We give each one lots of love, expert care and get to know their characters and quirks so we can find them a new home that’s just right for them. Join us and help us be here for every dog and cat, wherever they are, for as long as they need us.

Closing date: 8th July 2024

Interview date(s): w/c 15th July 2024 (1st round); w/c 22nd July 2024 (2nd round)

For full details, please download the recruitment pack.

To apply, please head on over to the Morgan Law website.

We're looking for two kind, compassionate and resilient Specialist Support Workers to join our Young People & Mental Health service in Ealing. No personal care or experience is required, just the right values.

£28,500.00 per annum, working 40 hours per week. Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.

Want to feel like you're making a difference? You'll feel at home here.

Specialist Support Workers within Look Ahead are required to have either an extra dimension of experience or a higher qualification level as determined relevant for the particular post. Specialist Support Workers provide information, social inclusion and vocational opportunities to support people to recover and stay well; exercise choice and control in their care and lives; and participate on an equal footing in the community. Support is also provided to develop a model of re-enablement towards self-advocacy, self-management and empowerment, incorporating the principles and practice of recovery, co-production and peer support.

Oaklands & St Kilda is a pair of 6 unit supported accommodation mental health rehab services working with young people between the ages of 18-25 who may have experienced a mental health related hospital admission to gain and develop skills for future independent living. The service will support individuals transitioning from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services to Adult services.

Consists of working 5 days a week across all days, 8 hours shifts starting at either 8am or 2pm.

This role requires a valid Right to Work for the UK as Look Ahead are not a sponsoring organisation.

What you'll do:

Building supportive, trusting relationships with customers and creating a positive atmosphere
Carrying out holistic assessments of new customers which incorporate relevant statutory referral information
Conducting regular key work sessions that are innovative and engaging in order to achieve Support Plan goals
Create support plans for providing appropriate services based on on-going assessment and reflecting the services and resources available to enable customer to progress in their recovery
Ensuring ongoing assessment and management of risks associated with customers within an attitude of 'positive risk taking
Provide support and access to relevant services to enable customers to continue their recovery and empower customers to self-manage their medication regimes through individual re-enablement programmes and informed decision making
Undertake support work in partnership with external stakeholders to compliment their interventions
Developing productive relationships with partner organisations to improve service outcomes
Demonstrate strong commitment to the functioning of the staff team and to support colleagues in providing a high level of service and safety to customers
Adhering to lone working protocols and maintaining high levels of awareness in relation to the health and safety of yourself and colleagues

For the full list please see our website

This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead

About you:

Plans and encourages involvement in local activities.
Approachable and open behaviour
Prefers working as part of a group or team
Is fundamentally calm and emotionally resilient in the face of challenging situations
Confident in the completion of regular paperwork and is well organised
Flexible
Open to feedback and self development
Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments
Confident in the use of IT systems such as SharePoint and Microsoft Office suite.
Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
Is essentially customer-focused
Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude
Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviours

What you'll bring:

Essential:

Up to NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent or experience supporting young people or people experiencing mental health challenges.
Specialist knowledge relevant to supporting young people with a Mental Health diagnosis.

Desirable:

Experience of working in a complex mental health environment
Demonstrable experience of trauma-informed practice

About us:

Look Ahead is a dynamic, leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. As an organisation we deliver over 110 services, providing support to around 7000 customers each year. We work across mental health, homelessness, young people and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.

Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.

If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.

Job Title: Global Press & PR Manager
Reporting to: Director of Marketing & Communications
Contract Type: Full time (37.5 Hours) Permanent
Principal Location: London (minimum 3 days a week in our London HQ)
Salary: £34,000-£42,000

Part 1: Role Purpose:

The Global Press & PR Manager will play a vital role in growing awareness and exposure of Street Child, working with journalists, editors and media houses to build a consistent and pro-active media presence. Street Child’s Global MMC team is fully integrated into the whole organisation and our primary aim is to raise awareness of Street Child and act as a force-multiplier for fundraising efforts.

The role will explore new media relationships and re-ignite existing contacts, turbo-charging the value press and media generates for Street Child.

This is a role for a high-class media professional with a passion for our mission, great energy, imaginations and fantastic relationship building skills. This role requires an individual who will be based in our London office for a minimum of three days a week.

Tasks include delivering media coverage across global outlets, supporting the delivery of media training and briefings and the management/development of Street Child’s podcast.

Part 2: Key Responsibilities:

Delivering global media coverage (80%):

• Develop and maintain close working relationships with journalists across a range of broadcast, print and digital media outlets, looking beyond mainstream media to deliver global reach.
• Writing and publishing compelling, engaging press releases
• Manage and deliver media coverage on key campaigns and initiatives
• Support on the delivery of media briefings, including for the CEO, where required
• Lead and deliver PR campaigns, including influencer activations and activity
• Support the planning and management of overseas and UK trips for the purpose of generating coverage and content, often with journalists or high-profile supporters
• Be available for out of hours media, this will see you handling media enquiries and proactively pushing out stories at the weekend and out of hours during the week- this is crucial to communicating our rapid responses in a timely manner.
• Podcast management and development (10%)
• Develop and implement Street Child’s podcast strategy, aligning it with the broader communications and fundraising goals.
• Plan, research, and produce engaging podcast episodes, ensuring high-quality content that highlights Street Child’s programmes, impact stories, and key messages. This includes scripting, interviewing, editing, and post-production.
• Identify, reach out to, and coordinate with potential guests, including Street Child staff, beneficiaries, industry experts, and celebrity supporters. Manage these relationships to ensure a diverse and compelling line-up of interviewees.
• Monitor and analyse podcast performance metrics, listener feedback, and industry trends. Use insights to continuously improve content quality, format, and reach, ensuring the podcast remains relevant and impactful.
• Work with the wider team to develop and execute marketing and promotional plans to grow the podcast’s audience.

Strategic support (10%):

• Working closely with key stakeholders from other departments within Street Child to provide PR support, as well as developing and executing creative ways to deliver Street Child’s objectives.
• Building high profile, positive awareness of Street Child and our mission across PR; this must help to educate the public and demonstrate the scale of our impact with key external stakeholders.
• Providing PR support to key moments throughout the year, such as our “Back to School” campaign in order to achieve mass audience engagement
• Support the Director of Marketing and Comms to protect Street Child’s reputation
• Working with our programme teams to deliver stories which communicate our impact and highlight our emergency work

Part 3: Person Specification

Attributes /Essential / Desirable

Experience and Knowledge:

• Experience working in a busy, high pressure Press Office, in-house or a Marketing/Press Relations agency.
• Experience in developing and executing PR strategies, across multiple media platforms and with a range of internal/external stakeholders
• Excellent personal contacts with journalists from a range of global publications and PR/Marketing professionals
• A strong portfolio of media coverage in a variety of outlets for a wide range of PR initiatives
• Ability to identify the media hook and shape the key media lines
• Strong and proven ability to successfully pitch stories to key external contacts and high-profile media professionals Understanding of, and interest in, the international development sector
• Interest in child education and/or international development
• Experience in developing podcasts, including editing

Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent spoken and written English skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Flexible attitude
• Exceptional organisation skills with an ability to juggle short-term, tight deadlines with longer term projects
• Excellent writing skills, including writing engaging press releases, features and comment pieces
• Commitment to international development and Street Child’s mission
• An energetic team player who can effectively collaborate with a can-do approach
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable across the wider fundraising team
• Excellent relationship building and influencing skills with a range of internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to interview

Other:

• Willing to travel within the UK and overseas to programme locations
• A commitment and alignment to the values and objectives that Street Child holds

About Street Child:

Street Child began working in Sierra Leone in 2008 with one project for 100 children. In just 15 years we have reached over 1,000,000 children across more than 20 countries. Powerful, imaginative, professional, and at times brave, communications and story-telling have been a key driver in our early development - and will be equally critical if we are to continue to grow our impact for children living in the world's toughest contexts.

Street Child’s commitment to Safeguarding:

Street Child is committed to the safeguarding and protection of the communities we serve, our partners, our volunteers, and our staff.

As part of this commitment to safeguarding, all offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate background checks. Street Child also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.

We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Bank Support Worker to join our Young People service in Hounslow. No personal care or experience is required, just the right values.

£13.15 per hour, Zero Hour Contract.

Want to feel like you're making a difference? You'll feel at home here.

Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren't token gestures - we've thought long and hard about how best to support our team. After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day.

Bank Support Workers have the ability to accept any shifts available on an ad-hoc basis across from all of Look Ahead's specialisms including Mental Health, Learning Disabilities, Homelessness and Young People. Bank Support Workers will provide support to customers to help them develop the life skills they require to meet the assessed needs of the customers of the service.

All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.

What you'll do:

- Working proactively with other members of the team to handle the service caseload and administrative responsibilities
- Building supportive, trusting relationships with customers
- Conducting key work sessions that are innovative and engaging in order to achieve Support Plan goals
- Ensuring ongoing assessment and management of risks associated with customers within an attitude of 'positive risk taking'
- Proactively manage risk and safety both in and outside of their physical living environment
- Support customers to undertake all domestic tasks wherever possible, including practical assistance where they have not yet developed the skills, to ensure customers enjoy a high quality of accommodation
- Undertake all administrative work and keep accurate and comprehensive tenant/customer records to professional standards
- Report any observations relating to customers welfare
- Develop and maintain links with all key agencies and service providers in the local area to provide a range of engagement opportunities for customers in the community
- Enable customers to make full use of community facilities by providing support as directed
- Carry out support duties to enable customers to integrate into the community including e.g. accompanying the customer to attend benefit agency appointments and meetings, go shopping, to enquire at colleges about possible courses, to visit various public amenities
- Empower customers to ensure they receive the service and benefits they are entitled to
- Engage in learning and development activity to increase knowledge and skills

This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead

About you:

- Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement
- Approachable and open behaviour
- Prefers working as part of a group or team
- Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
- Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
- Flexible
- Open to feedback and self development
- Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments
- Is confident with high levels of self-esteem
- Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
- Is essentially customer-focused
- Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude
- Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviours

About us:

Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 120 services, providing support to around 6000 customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness, young people and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.
We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values:
* We focus on Excellence and innovation.
* We are Caring and Compassionate.
* We are Inclusive and Trusted.
* We work in Partnership and are One-Team.
Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.

If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.

Please see our website for full job description.

About Us

Headway East London is a charity supporting people living with brain injury. Working across 13 London boroughs we offer specialist support and services for survivors and their families. We offer therapies, advocacy, family support and community support work alongside our day service: a community venue where people can make the most of their abilities and interests. We also promote awareness and understanding of brain injury by providing information to the public, and offering training to university students, professionals and businesses. Our vision is to build a community where people with brain injury are valued, respected and able to fulfil their potential.

About the Role

As HR Officer you will support the HR Manager in a busy HR function. You will play a vital part in ensuring a high-quality HR service and smooth running of the organisation, including overseeing the recruitment process and organising staff training. By focusing on the operational and administrative aspects of HR, you will help our creative, diverse community to thrive and to make a difference in the life of people living with brain injury.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

1.  Act as first point of contact on all HR queries from the staff team, pass on complex HR issues to the HR Manager and manage the HR and recruitment email inbox.
2. Work with the HR Manager to update or create HR policies and procedures following best practice and keeping up to date with current legislation. 
3. Oversee the end-to-end recruitment process, ensuring all elements are completed efficiently and effectively. Headway’s recruitment procedure includes: placing adverts, receiving applications, arranging interviews, taking up references, maintaining the diversity monitoring information, processing DBS, liaising with managers to organise inductions, and ensuring the smooth transition of new starters.
4. Laise with Line Managers to ensure smooth transitions for leavers, confirming last date, working out outstanding leave entitlement and arranging exit interviews.
5. Work with the HR Manager on employee relation issues including disciplinary, capability, grievances, and absence management.
6. Be responsible for the administration of Headway HRIS software  and collate HR reports from this as and when needed by the Senior Management Team and the Board of Trustees.
7. Work with the HR Manager to maintain and improve the staff training and development and ensure staff complete all mandatory and necessary trainings.
8. Maintain accurate HR records and information such as job descriptions, staff absences, changes to contracts, work patterns ensuring confidentiality and compliance with GDPR regulations.
9. In the absence of the HR Manager work with the Finance Team to provide up to date payroll information to our payroll provider.
10. Manage the administration of the pension, salary sacrifice, and staff benefit schemes.
11. In conjunction with the Volunteer Co-ordinator provide administrative support in the recruitment process for volunteers, including taking up references, processing DBS and issuing agreements.

Type of role:                                     Full time or 0.8

Reporting to: Head of Corporate Partnerships

Location:                                          London, Victoria or Manchester, Ancoats

Working Hours & Pattern:              32 or 40 hours per week. Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm (flexible)

Start date:                                         Late July or August 2024

Welcome to Ada!

We are the National College for Digital Skills, established in 2016 as the first new Further Education College in England since 1993. Our mission is to educate and empower the next generation of diverse digital talent, and our values of Rigour, Resilience, Creativity, Curiosity and Collaboration sit at the heart of what we do and how we go about our work. We seek to harness tech as a positive tool for social mobility and improve the gender and ethnic diversity of the tech workforce.

We are a small, specialist college with c.500 students and apprentices on roll at present but with plans now well underway to grow to 850+ learners by December 2025 across our two fantastic new city centre hub campuses in London (Pimlico) and Manchester (Ancoats).

We stand apart from other Colleges due to:

• The quality of teaching, learning and assessment of computer science and related subjects
• Our fantastic progression outcomes for our learners
• The breadth and depth of our industry partnerships
• Our focus on outreach and learner diversity, especially those from more disadvantaged backgrounds
• Our high support, high expectations culture for staff and learners

We received ‘Good’, with Outstanding features, in our first Ofsted inspection in October 2018 and again in March 2023.

Job Purpose

We are passionate about building an alumni community of our former students and apprentices to ensure that we can support them in progressing their careers while enabling them to engage with and learn from each other. 

The postholder will join Ada at an exciting time as we build and launch the alumni programme.  They will be able to shape and deliver events and activities such as engagement events, professional development opportunities, volunteering and mentoring/support.

The postholder will develop strong relationships to ensure we can maximise the impact of the alumni community to build on their Ada experience and education.  #AlwaysAda

To be successful in the role the post holder will:

• Have excellent organisation skills with the ability to structure processes and set up efficient systems to support Ada’s continued growth
• Be confidently computer literate with excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Have excellent relationship management skills with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels
• Have experience in events and communications
• Have experience and/ or drive to work with young people and have life affecting impact
• Be consistent and accurate and have a keen eye for detail
• Learn quickly, be adaptable, flexible and able to work in the ever-changing context of a growing organisation
• Be able to take the initiative and demonstrate a creative problem-solving approach
• Have well-developed interpersonal skills, working well independently and as part of a small team, and collaborating well with colleagues in person and remotely
• Have the ability and willingness to adapt to changing workloads and priorities with a team player attitude

Main Duties and Responsibilities

As our Alumni Relations Lead you will:

• Develop and maintain an ongoing dialogue with our alumni community through focus groups and research to reach a clear understanding of what they want and need from us, including the differences between Sixth Form and apprentice alumni.
• Undertake regular data collection cycles to track the current employment and needs of our current and future alumni. This will include but is not limited to using surveys  and research. Develop a systematic approach to holding data (including data protection) and CRM.
• Work with your manager to develop an ambitious approach to how we understand both the impact of our alumni in their roles and our continuing impact on their career.
• Deliver against programme KPIs and continuously drive improvement.
• Deliver and shape a programme of planned communications and marketing to the alumni community to drive engagement.
• Deliver and shape a programme of both in person and virtual events and activities to drive impact. These include but are not limited to:  providing specific services e.g. jobs board, career coaching, networking events.
• Maintain, manage and internally champion our alumni database, ensuring rigorous GDPR rules are adhered to.
• Recruit and support champions from within the alumni network to act as alumni ambassadors.
• Attend professional development activities either at Ada or elsewhere to improve and enhance your own practice, including attending meetings which take place outside of normal working hours.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential Qualifications

· Degree level qualification area or appropriate professional experience

Essential Experience

· Experienced at dealing with a range of people in an outward-facing role

· Delivery and management of external events and/ or volunteering projects

· Ability to think critically and analyse data and feedback to modify activity

· Experience of managing and collecting data sets

· Relationship building across a wide range of stakeholders

Desirable Experience

Project management including planning, executing and successfully delivering

· Knowledge of industry, ideally the tech sector, and ideas of how to work with people starting their careers in this area.

· Experience working in education and or alumni relations, membership organisation or charities

· Knowledge of digital events tools such as webinars and/ or online community platforms

· Budget management experience 

Personal Qualities, aptitudes and skills:

· Embodiment of Ada’s values: Curiosity, Creativity, Collaboration, Rigour and Resilience

· Excellent digital, organisational and time management skills

· Strong collaborative working skills

· Engaging communication and presentation skills

. Confident and self-motivated, with the ability to work unsupervised

. Versatile solution-orientated team player, with excellent people skills and a co-operative and flexible attitude.

. Enthusiastic, friendly, reliable and helpful, with the ability to build trust and productive relationships at all levels.

Other Requirements:

· Ability to represent Ada at external events when required. 

· Able to travel as necessary for the role

· A commitment to on-going professional and personal development

· A willingness to work flexibly and where necessary outside of normal working hours

· Suitable to work with young people and vulnerable adults in accordance with Government guidelines for safeguarding.

Variation to this Job Description

This is a description of the job as it is at present and is current at date of issue. The duties and responsibilities described above are not exhaustive and additional assignments, duties or responsibilities may be required of this position. The job description will be reviewed and updated as necessary to ensure that appropriate revisions are incorporated, and that it relates to the job to be performed.

Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. Any job offer will be conditional on various, appropriate, pre-employment checks including a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check and Barred List Check, having the legal right to work in the UK and having satisfactory overseas criminal records checks, if deemed necessary, and supportive references.

Equal opportunities

Ada. National College for Digital Skills recognises that equality of opportunity and the recognition and promotion of diversity are integral to its strengths. The following principles apply in respect of the College’s commitment to equality and diversity:

• To provide and promote equality of opportunity in all areas of its work and activity;
• To recognise and develop the diversity of skills and talent within its current and potential community;
• To ensure that all employees and prospective employees of the College are treated solely on the basis of their merits, abilities and potential without receiving any unjustified discrimination or unfavourable treatment on grounds such as age, disability, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender reassignment, trans status, socio-economic status or any other irrelevant distinction;
• To provide and promote a positive working, learning, and social environment which is free from prejudice, discrimination and any forms of harassment, bullying or victimisation;
• To promote good relations between individuals from different groups.

Applicants with disabilities

Ada. National College for Digital Skills is keen to increase the number of disabled people it employs. We therefore encourage applications from individuals with a disability who are able to carry out the duties of the post. If you have special needs in relation to your application please write to us. 

Remuneration and Benefits

Salary range £25, 500 - £32,000 depending on location and relevant experience

Hours: 9am-5pm

Holidays: 25 days per annum pro rata plus up to 5 efficiency days

DBS:   All employees undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

Pension: Workplace pension, employer contribution @ 10%

Sponsorship

We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role so can only accept applications from candidates who have the legal right to work and remain in the United Kingdom.

How to apply for the role

Please submit your CV and a supporting cover letter outlining your interest in the role and the relevant experience you have.

Closing date: 9am on 20 July 2024 however applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, as they are received, and we may decide to stop accepting applications before this date so early applications are recommended.

Start date:  July/August 2024

Thank you for your interest in the role and good luck with your application!

About Reprieve

Reprieve is a human rights NGO founded in 1999 which uses strategic interventions (using the law, policy work and public advocacy) to end the use of the death penalty globally, and to end extreme human rights abuses carried out in the name of “counterterrorism” or “national security”.

Reprieve works with the most disenfranchised people in society, as it is in their cases that human rights are most swiftly jettisoned and the rule of law is cast aside. We seek to promote and protect the rights of those facing the death penalty around the world, and those who are the victims of extreme human rights abuses carried out in the name of “counterterrorism” or “national security”, with a focus on arbitrary detention, torture, and extrajudicial executions.

The Interim Deputy Executive Director will join the brilliant senior leadership team at Reprieve to help build and lead the work of the organization.

About this role

The Interim Deputy Executive Director will join the brilliant senior leadership team at Reprieve to help build and lead the work of the organization, in particular working closely with one of our Joint Executive Directors while the other is on parental leave.

Reprieve is a human rights NGO founded in 1999 which uses strategic interventions (using the law, policy work and public advocacy) to end the use of the death penalty globally, and to end extreme human rights abuses carried out in the name of “counterterrorism” or “national security”.

The Interim Deputy Executive Director’s responsibilities will include managing senior staff at Reprieve, including the Directors of Casework, Advocacy and Policy, and working with the Joint Executive Director to oversee Reprieve’s Fundraising and Finances, its Governance and Board relationships, and its HR and Operations functions.

The ideal candidate will ideally have experience of leadership of a small to medium size human rights or similar charity, preferably with some international operations. They will have exceptionally strong management and people management skills, excellent judgment, proven ability to lead teams to achieve impact in their work, and an understanding of charity governance and finance issues.

Contract, location and salary

This is an interim, 12-month contract with the possibility of extension. This role is based in Reprieve’s London office. Reprieve operates a hybrid working model and we require staff to work 2 days per week from the London office and the rest of the week from home. 

The salary is £80,000 per annum plus up to 5% employee matched pension contribution. 

Full details and how to apply

Please see the JD and person specification for full details. Candidates should submit the application attached and on our website as a word document by 23:59 BST on 04 August, 2024.

A charity job 100% focused on helping people get what they need

This is a full-time role in a well-established charity that would really suit someone who wants to make a difference to disabled and elderly people.

Ruils is a user-led charity based in the Richmond and Wandsworth boroughs that supports disabled children and adults and the elderly to live independently, be part of their community and to live life to the full. We support disabled people to take control of their care and support, by helping them to employ their own Personal (care) Assistant (PA). A PA may help someone to get up in the morning, get ready for work or leisure activities and/or help around the house.

We are looking for an enthusiastic results driven person who is eager to learn and develop.

You will be someone who:

• Works in a person-centred way.
• Has great communication skills and really enjoys communicating with others.
• Has experience of understanding what is required and can think creatively to solve problems.
• Has some experience of equal opportunities and what that means to real people every day.
• Is numerate and computer literate and can use Word and Excel to a high standard.

What you are doing now:

• You might be working for or volunteering in a similar charity.
• You may be a graduate looking to get in to the charity sector.
• You may be working in social care for a Borough or district council.
• You might be working as a Link Worker but would like to be able to work with clients longer term.
• Or you may have the skills we need from some other combination of work and volunteering.

Main Duties include:

• Helping disabled and elderly people to live independently by employing a PA to support their needs.
• Helping clients to set up and manage their social care budget.
• Encouraging, supporting and advising clients with any issues that may arise when they have a PA.
• Facilitating the DP Peer Support Group to ensure clients feel supported.
• Developing links and professional relationships with Social Work teams.
• Working with agencies to set up support for clients who may not wish to employ a PA directly.
• Assisting in the development of training and other resources to support employers to manage their DP and PA relationships.

What we can offer you:

• A vibrant and interesting work environment – every day is different.
• An experienced and supportive leadership team.
• Training and development opportunities.
• Flexible working.
• Kind and caring colleagues who work as a team.
• A cycle to work scheme.
• A wellbeing programme including an employee assistance programme (EAP).

We welcome applicants from all walks of life, training and mentoring is provided.

We actively encourage applications from disabled people and people with long term health and mental health conditions.

We operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme in that we will guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post. Please state in a cover letter if you wish us to consider you for this guaranteed interview scheme.

Click the Apply button to apply in writing with a cover letter and stating your current salary to Viv Sage our HR Consultant at Better Talent.

This role will join TCV at an exciting time for our charity. You will be central to a small immediate Fundraising team and a wider income generation directorate. This is a great opportunity to work on the implementation of our income strategy that aims to grow our supporter base and engage existing audiences.

The role reports to the Head of Fundraising & Partnerships and your key focus will be to support the growth of fundraised income over the next 3 years. This will involve many things including the development of fundraising appeals, lead generation campaigns, in memory fundraisers, legacy, payroll giving and the creation of compelling stewardship journeys for a range of audiences.

We are seeking a self-motivated individual who is keen to make a difference. You will have a broad skill set and previous experience of working in a small Fundraising team. You will be as happy responding to donor enquiries and carrying out finance reconciliation as you will be developing creative approaches for a new Fundraising appeal. The role requires a candidate with excellent communication skills - both written and verbal, experience of working with Fundraising CRMs, good analytical and administrative skills, and experience of working on a range of fundraising campaigns.

To be considered for this role you should have:
- Experience of working on fundraising campaigns using varied channels, including - email, social, direct mail.
- Excellent data handling skills and be a confident user of CRM systems.
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal, and a good creative eye.
- Experience of working in a small but busy fundraising team

We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process, and you will be asked whether you require any during your application. If you would like to discuss your requirements further please contact the People Team. We also offer reasonable adjustments on the job.

 "Your support has been incredible. You are probably and will always be number one in the list of people who made a positive impact on his life" KEEN London parent. Our Service Coordinators change lives - could you?

KEEN London is a small but growing charity. Our vision is that every child has the chance to enjoy sports and leisure activities and none are left behind due to disability. Demand for our service is high: currently, over 100 families across London are members of the KEEN family and we provide over 4,000 hours of supported care every year to disabled children, who we call our ‘athletes’. As part of a small team, you have the chance to make a real difference in the lives of children with additional needs.

We're seeking an enthusiastic and proactive individual to join our team in the role of Brent Service Coordinator. This position plays a pivotal role in the development and delivery of our unique, beloved 1:1 sessions for children with additional needs. We're looking for someone who is not only self-motivated and highly organised but also possesses experience working with disabled children in various settings, including play, educational, or social care, with a specific focus on autism and learning disabilities. Your passion for providing top-quality activity and support services to our children and families is paramount.

Every week during term time, children aged 5-11 attend our 90-minute KEEN London sports and games sessions, where they receive personalised support from our dedicated team of volunteer coaches. Our Brent site is the newest addition to the KEEN London community and you'll play a crucial role in its continual development. We have just completed our two year pilot and are looking for a candidate to build on this foundation.  As the Brent Service Coordinator, you'll be solely responsible for the front line delivery of the Brent service: planning, safety, and creating a fun and inclusive environment for all. This will involve working closely with our athletes and their families, supervising our team of volunteer coaches and engaging with the local community.  Additionally, you'll oversee the organisation and execution of off-site trips and contribute to the organisation of our annual residential trip.

You'll be working closely with our Head of Operations and Fundraising Manager to capture our impact and promote our services effectively. It's essential that you embody KEEN London's values of inclusivity, compassion, commitment to high standards, trustworthiness, respectfulness, accountability, and above all, fun.

If you're an enthusiastic individual with a passion for promoting fun and active experiences for disabled children, we'd love to hear from you.

Role type: Permanent
Hours: Part-time, 21 hours, to include every Saturday (9:30 am - 14:30 pm) during school terms (and some outside term time).
Salary: £27,300 pa, pro rata’d (£16,380 for 21 hours)
Reports to: Head of Operations
Location: Office in  N4 Saturday venues in Wembley region, Hybrid working arrangements available 

Closing date: 5 July 2024

Responsibilities:

Delivery of core services

● Ensure the safe and effective running of weekend activity sessions in your area of London (every Saturday during term time)

● Ensure the safe and effective running of other services in development

● Plan, risk assess and deliver offsite trips

● Act as Child Protection Officer and First Aider for activities in your area

● Manage the session and lead volunteers in the delivery of a varied programme of activities

● Contribute to the development and delivery of new services

Service Delivery Admin

● Analyse attendance, service delivery and impact data

● Communicate with families about upcoming sessions and other information

● Update existing athlete profiles and create profiles for new athletes

● Proactively manage and prioritise the athlete waiting list

● Work to promote services in your local area

Volunteer Coordination

● Liaise with the Volunteer Manager regarding volunteer attendance

● Brief/debrief volunteers every session, including information on children, safeguarding and health & safety procedures

● Pair volunteers with athletes every week, matching volunteer experience with athletes' need

● Plan and deliver a high-quality activities programme for each weekend session

● Support Volunteer Manager to deliver volunteer training sessions on occasional weekday evenings

Required Experience and Skills

Essential Skills

● Experience working with disabled children specifically including autism and learning disabilities.

● Knowledge of safeguarding and child protection legislation

● Excellent time management skills

● Strong communication skills

● Ability to remain calm in a crisis and handle difficult situations

● Ability to work independently and as part of a team

● Ability to monitor and maintain safe working practices

● Data input and analysis

Desirable Skills

● Experience managing a team of volunteers

● Knowledge and experience in CRM systems

Benefits

Benefits

Company Pension

Employee Assistance Programme

22 days annual leave, in addition to bank holidays (pro rata)

Birthday Leave

Subsidised social events

Subsidised eye tests and glasses

Employee Loan Scheme

Disability Confident Employer

Season Ticket Loans

Closure of office between Christmas & New Year period (typically 3 days, not taken from annual leave

entitlement)

Flexible working options

Training and development to support your learning and growth

Free tea and coffee in the office!

How to Apply:  email your CV and supporting statement to us by midnight on 5th Juky 2024. If you're feeling creative, sending us a video as your supporting statement is more than welcome

Ambitious about Autism is looking for an experienced and qualified Financial Controller to join the team. Candidates who trained at a top 15 private accountancy firm or equivalent public body, with charity sector experience, are especially encouraged to apply.

 The Financial Controller at Ambitious about Autism (AaA) and Ambitious about Autism Schools Trust (AaAST) plays a crucial role in ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and completeness of the organisations' financial data. They are responsible for adhering to the Charities SORP and the Academies Financial Handbook for AaAST.

The primary responsibilities of the Financial Controller include:

• Financial Data Management: Ensuring that all financial data is accurately recorded, maintained, and reported in accordance with relevant accounting standards and guidelines.
• Compliance: Ensuring compliance with statutory and legal obligations related to financial matters. This includes managing tax affairs, including VAT, and ensuring timely and accurate payments.
• Control Environment: Establishing and maintaining a robust control environment to safeguard assets, prevent fraud, and ensure accurate financial reporting. This involves implementing internal controls, conducting regular audits, and addressing any control weaknesses or risks.
• External Scrutiny: Preparing financial reports and statements for external scrutiny, such as audits, regulatory inspections, or funder assessments. The Financial Controller ensures that all financial records and processes can withstand external scrutiny and meet the required standards.
• Finance System Development: Taking responsibility for the development and effective operation of the finance system, IRIS Financials. This includes optimising system functionality, ensuring data accuracy, providing user support and training, and exploring opportunities for process improvements and automation.
• Team management: lead the financial accounting team and ensuring an excellent service is delivered.

In summary, the Financial Controller at AaA and AaAST are responsible for maintaining the accuracy, integrity, and completeness of financial data, ensuring compliance with relevant accounting standards and legal obligations, managing tax affairs, and developing and operating an effective finance system.

In return, we offer great benefits including a generous holiday allowance and commitment to continued professional development (CPD), flexible, hybrid working and more!

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual who would like to work for a forward-thinking, open and honest organisation and make a real impact to the young people we work with. Please find our full recruitment pack on the link below.

If you have any questions about the role or would like to have a confidential chat, please contact James Axford, Recruitment Officer.

Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.

Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search maybe carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.

Talent is everywhere, opportunity is not. The Talent Foundry (TTF), a UK education charity, bridges this gap and improves social mobility for young people in underserved schools.

Educational inequalities are vast, and the widening disadvantage gap is diminishing social mobility progress. Working with partners, including Dell Technologies, KPMG, the NHS and Network Rail we deliver industry-focused, skills workshops to enhance opportunities for young people (aged 9-18+).

Each year we impact 60,000 young people thanks to industry partnerships and their volunteers’ engagement across lightbulb moments in schools, through to intensive connections with employers.

The Programme Coordinator role 

Due to the exciting expansion of our programmes we are seeking a new team member to support our next year of growth and delivery.

In this role you will provide crucial customer service and administration to support the delivery of our inspiring employability and skills-focused workshops in schools. 

What you will be doing

• Coordination of multiple projects and events
• Using systems and administrative processes to manage workshop delivery
• Engage with schools and volunteers
• Enhance our feedback and customer service to all our stakeholders

The skills and experience you will bring

• Managing multiple and often conflicting priorities 
• Use of IT, data and systems to operate efficient programmes
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Understanding the importance of deadlines and achieving targets
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Planning, coordination and organisation 
• Time management 
• Customer service delivery focussed with a desire to achieve targets and objectives
• Technology (inc. MS office, including excel and spreadsheets) and seeking ways to maximise IT in administration
• Problem-solving and using initiative

To read the full job information pack, either visit our website or download the attachment. Please read this before completing your application as it contains some helpful advice of what we are looking for. 

Job details

• £26,000 salary (pro-rata for part time)
• Full or part time opportunity (min 3 or 4 days a week)
• Hybrid working
• 28 days holiday + bank holidays
• Training budget

And if you join our team, you can expect to receive feedback like this from our former students: 

"I just wanted to say a big thank you for your help. Without networking with you I would not have been so prepared for it. If it wasn't for Powering Potential all those years ago I would not have developed into the person I am today. So for that, I thank you." 

Hybrid working

This is a hybrid role. You will be working from home and join Team Together Days in a co-working space in London 2-3 individual days each month. These days are considered commuting days. You do not need to live in London to apply for this role, but you will need to consider what you feel is a reasonable commuting distance for the team days in London.

Dear Candidate, 
Thank you for your interest in the solicitor role at the Black Equity Organisation. 
The role will be a stimulating and inspiring opportunity for an experienced equality and discrimination lawyer to work pro actively and strategically to use the law as a tool for change. 

BEO is a civil rights charity that was set up to challenge and dismantle systemic racism. We work with Black communities by using campaigning, policy and research in conjunction with the law to effect meaningful change. 
Legal services are central to BEO. We are therefore looking for someone of 4yrs PQE who has experience in social welfare, human rights, public and administration law and who seeks an opportunity to use those skills specifically in the area of challenging systemic racism. 

In the last year we have been developing our relationships with partner organisations, ranging from community groups, our stakeholder law firms, NGOs and law firms experienced in equality and discrimination law, to deliver legal services. The role holder will be required to build on and expand these relationships so that BEO can offer quality legal advice to Back communities in the nations and regions across the United Kingdom. 
We are building our internal legal team so that we can provide targeted legal support to Black communities. We are looking for someone to work with the Director of Legal Services and Policy to ensure that high quality legal advice, support and representation are the hallmark of BEO. 

Apart from delivering targeted legal advice and representation and identifying and running strategic litigation cases, the role holder will be required to think creatively to assist in fundraising and campaigning to develop a sustainable legal service. BEO does not have a Legal Aid Agency contract so self funds all legal work. BEO is a small team, so the role holder must have the skills and confidence to work on their own initiative as well as with members of other teams in BEO. 

About You-
We are looking for someone who is excited about being part of a team that will build a legal service and who can work with Black communities and be guided by them. 
You will also be able to demonstrate that you are aware that Black communities are not homogeneous and you will bring this understanding to the way that you approach your work and interact with clients, our partners and community organisations. 

Your qualities will include an understanding that intersectionality is relevant in all that we do at BEO and that your assessment of how we use the law will be seen through that lens. 

You will be someone who has lived experience of or insight and comprehension of the impact of racism on all aspects of the lives of members of Black communities. 

In return we offer flexible, hybrid working from day one, a 5% employer pension contribution, a generous leave, maternity and parental leave package together with a strong focus on wellbeing and the chance to be part of the task of dismantling structural racism

If this sounds like you, please do click apply!. 

There has never been a greater need for Independent Age’s work.  More than two million older people are in poverty, with millions more living with precarious finances. At Independent Age, we believe that no older person should face financial hardship. That’s why, by 2027, our goal is to have improved the lives of one million older people.  Our information and advice, grant-making, partnership activity, policy work, and campaigning increases the financial well-being of older people, enabling them to have greater choice and independence in wider areas of life. 

As Director of Policy and Influencing, you will be responsible for ensuring robust, evidence based policy positions and the development and delivery of campaigns(including media and public affairs) to drive positive change for older people in financial hardship. You will lead our engagement work to raise our profile, grow our influence and increase our impact.

Having operated at a senior level, ideally as part of a Senior Leadership Team, you will be an inspiring leader with a demonstrable passion for our cause.  With a proven track record of successfully leading policy and influencing work that has resulted in positive change to policy or legislation, ideally in relation to older people or tackling financial hardship, you will have an astute understanding of the political environment.

For full details on the role and requirements, please review the job description and person specification.  If your experience doesn’t align perfectly with all of the criteria in the person specification but you do meet most of them and are excited about the role, we encourage you to apply. 

This is a full-time role, 35 hours per week, which you can choose to work over five days or a 9 day fortnight. 

What it’s like to work at Independent Age:

We celebrate diversity at Independent Age and champion the differences that make each of us unique. We actively support and encourage people from a variety of backgrounds, experiences and skill sets to join us and help shape what we do. We aim to attract and retain a wide range of talent and create an environment where everyone can feel safe, protected, welcome and included.

We offer great benefits including 28 days annual leave plus public holidays, a generous pension scheme with life assurance, and fantastic learning and development opportunities. We also offer a number of enhanced leave provisions and benefits.

We know that a good work life balance helps us perform at our best and supports wellbeing. Flexible working hours and hybrid working is standard for all (those contracted to work in the office usually attend a minimum of  1 day per week). But if you need a different form of flexibility, we are always happy to talk flexible working. 

You can find out more about what it’s like to work at Independent Age on our jobs website.

Application Process:

To apply, please submit a CV and a Supporting Statement, detailing how your skills and experience meet the criteria within the Job Description and Person Specification, by visiting our jobs website (please do not hesitate to contact us if you have specific requirements and need support to apply in an alternative format).

To support our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion our hiring managers use anonymous shortlisting. Therefore, please do not include your name, photo, or information to indicate your gender or age in your CV and supporting statement. Please do not omit dates of employment. Please ensure the title of any uploads does not contain your name. 

Independent Age is committed to safeguarding and follows Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding those we work with. We therefore ask that you supply your full work history with explanations for any gaps in the application documents you submit and, if offered the post, we will require two employment references including your current or most recent employer. A Basic DBS Certificate will be required for this role.

Closing Date: Monday 8 July 2024

Interview Dates: Wednesday 17 July and Thursday 18 July 2024