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We are looking for an Immigration advisor to provide immigration assessments, advice, and casework to homeless people accessing St Mungo’s No Second Night Out St Mungo’s Assessment Hubs.
Praxis is a dynamic, award-winning human rights charity supporting migrants in crisis or at- risk, ensuring that their essential human needs are met and that they can overcome the barriers they face. We provide legal advice, housing projects and a range of welfare support including group work. We build community, challenge exclusion and discrimination, influence policy, improve services and inspire solidarity with migrants.
This project is delivered in partnership with St Mungo’s, one of the UKs leading homelessness charities. Supported by a project coordinator, you will be responsible for the provision of high-quality immigration assessments, advice and casework for people accessing St Mungo’s NSNO assessment hubs in London. The service is delivered through various channels, including face-to-face, telephone and digital appointments. There will be an expectation to spend some time in situ at the NSNO hubs and working from Praxis’ office in Bethnal Green.
The ideal candidate will have an in-depth knowledge of the issues faced by refugees, asylum seekers and migrants at risk (including EU migrants). The post holder will have a good understanding of the challenges faced by homeless migrants with NRPF. They will be able to demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a range of stakeholders.
At Praxis, we work to build community, challenge exclusion and discrimination, influence policy and improve services. We played a leading role in exposing the Windrush scandal and advocate and campaign for lasting changes to policy and practice to address the root causes of the issues faced by at-risk migrants.
Praxis is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages applications from those with lived experience of migration and from diverse applicants regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital/civil partnership status, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or pregnancy/maternity leave status.
Our Attractive Benefits Package Includes
· Opportunities for flexible working arrangements
· A hybrid work model
· 25 days annual leave per year
· You can buy up to 3 days annual leave each year
· A defined contribution pension scheme
· Our employee assistance programme offers counselling and support for you 24/7.
· A season ticket loan to help you spread the cost of your commute
If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Recruitment team who will contact you to discuss how we can help.
For further details, please contact Maria Iglesias.
Please see our website to find out more about our work.
To apply, send us your CV and cover letter demonstrating your capabilities in relation to each of the points of the job description marked ‘A’. Where relevant use your answers to illustrate how your competencies have helped you to achieve positive results. This will give you the best possible chance to be shortlisted. Applications will only be accepted with a cover letter.
To apply, send us your CV and cover letter demonstrating your capabilities in relation to each of the points of the job description marked ‘A’. Where relevant use your answers to illustrate how your competencies have helped you to achieve positive results. This will give you the best possible chance to be shortlisted. Applications will only be accepted with a cover letter.
When politicians treat migrants with cruelty, we refuse to accept it. We give legal support, demand change, and never give in. Join us.
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Job Title: Research Coordinator
Service: Coram Impact & Evaluation Team
Reporting to: Research Manager
Salary range: £28,000 - £30,000 (or pro rata)
Work pattern: Full time or 0.8 FTE (for flexible working, including term time working)
Location: Flexible, with an expectation of working at Coram’s campus in London on average at least twice a week and at home the rest of the time.
Contract type: Fixed Term until April 2026 with possibility of the role becoming permanent. Start date: As soon as possible.
About the role
We are looking for someone with project coordination experience to join our growing Impact and Evaluation team as a Research Coordinator to develop and enhance the support function of the research team so that our research can help improve support for vulnerable children and young people, and ultimately make a positive difference in their lives.
This is not a research role but one focused on coordination and administration and would suit someone who is highly organised with extensive project co-ordination and administrative experience, preferably in a research environment. The Research Coordinator will be embedded in diverse range of projects, with exposure to a wealth of methodologies and approaches in research.
The successful candidate will provide wrap around support to the team and our portfolio of research projects by helping to manage their administration, including capacity planning and project allocation as well as organising research processes such as interviews, liaison with funders etc. They will also support financial administration and when needed bid applications, contracting and research dissemination. In addition they will work with our Research Ethics Committee and supporting the team’s work on ensuring equity, diversity and inclusion is at the forefront of our work. They will need to be flexible, pro-active, well-organised and willing to learn.
Working at Coram
As a valued member of Coram you will be entitled to a wide range of employee benefits including but not limited to:
- 25 days annual leave plus additional paid leave between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay
- 35 hours per week with flexible working around the core hours 9.30am-4.30pm
- Staff are signed up to one of two pension schemes.
- Opportunity to join our various staff networks including our EDI forum.
Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career including five days of Continuous Professional Development per year with a dedicated budget for external training.
About the application process
Coram is an equal opportunities employer and we believe diversity is a strength. Our aim is to make sure that Coram truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. Therefore we are very committed to encouraging candidates from all sections of the community. This includes those from global majority groups, those that identify as LGBQT+, those with disabilities, and those with neuro-diversity. If applicants feel comfortable, we would encourage them to draw on lived experience in their personal statement as part of their application.
We will make any reasonable adjustments at the interview stage for applicants invited to interview to support them in the process.
Given Coram’s history with children’s social care, including adoption and fostering in England, we will provide a guaranteed interview for those that meet the essential criteria and tell us in their application that they are care experienced. Being care experienced means you will have spent time living with foster carers under local authority care, in residential care (e.g. a children’s home), looked after at home under a supervision order, or in kinship care with relatives or friends, either officially (e.g. a special guardianship order) or informally without local authority support.
We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
To apply for this role, please click on the 'apply now' button below to complete the application.
Closing date: Wednesday 22nd January 2025
We reserve the right to close this post if we receive a high quality number of candidates.
Interview date: Week commencing 3rd February 2025
Registered Charity No. 312278.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for a Youth Project Coordinator to develop, oversee and deliver a varied youth programme which empowers young people to feel connected to their community and live to their full potential. Our youth project has been established in the community since 2007, with summer provision, evening drop-ins, after school activities, mentoring and a youth leadership programme. Could you help us to grow and shape this project to support and empower more local young people?
We are commissioned by Newham Council to lead the Royal Docks Youth Zone, and you will be key to our delivery of the programme, working regularly with over 300 young people. Sessions will include skills-based workshops, afterschool activities, youth leadership opportunities, holiday programmes and our twice-weekly evening youth club with activities such as crafts, dance, DJing, games and skating.
West Silvertown Foundation has already established strong links with our local secondary school, Oasis Academy Silvertown. Staff from our youth team go into school daily, delivering mentoring and clubs. The successful applicant will be in school at least one day per week leading this work, and will look for ways to increase wrap around support for young people.
The successful applicant will enjoy working with young people from a range of backgrounds, with an array of needs and aspirations. We believe young people are the future leaders of our community, so coproduction with them will be an important part of this role. You will also connect young people and their families with other aspects of West Silvertown Foundation’s work, and with the wider community.
If you relish a challenge, are keen to make a positive difference to people’s lives and contribute at the heart of a diverse community in London’s Royal Docks then we would love to hear from you.
We want to hear from all interested candidates, and to be considered for the position you must submit a detailed covering letter along with your CV, outlining why you're right for the role.
Deadline: Wednesday 29th January
Shortlisted candidates will be contacted on Thursday 30th January
Shortlisted candidates will be invited for a visit to the youth project week beginning 3rd February
Interviews will take place 10th – 12th February
Submit a detailed covering letter along with your CV, outlining why you're right for the role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary: £31,824 per annum, with pay progression up to £36,435 per annum within two years employment dependant on performance, plus excellent benefits
Location: Central London with flexible working
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Contractual status: Permanent
Do you have advanced administrative and customer service skills? Are you keen to develop your ability to support projects and analyse reports? If so, our AI Coordinator role maybe the opportunity for you.
The RCR is looking for an experienced, resourceful and enthusiastic project coordinator to help us as we enter the new world of AI in radiology. You will be fascinated by the possibilities of AI and excited to join an early-stage dynamic team. With a background coordinating and taking on project work, together with demonstrating experience in carrying out advanced administrative tasks for the team, you’ll enjoy working proactively under your own steam but recognise when to consult with others.
If successful, you will take on allocated project work and accurately record and maintain team decisions, agreements, the status of existing team workstreams and communicate this effectively with colleagues. You will demonstrate precision with numerical and non-numerical data handling in context, build constructive relationships, find and collate information and create reports. In addition to this, you will demonstrate the ability to read, understand and summarise complicated materials.
To be successful, you will have experience in coordinating meetings, from Teams meetings to workshops and in person activities. Although not essential, experience in clinical services, technology applied to healthcare and associated terminology would be helpful. If you don’t have experience in this area, the capacity to rapidly absorb and understand new knowledge on complicated subjects will help you to excel in the role.
The successful candidate will be proactive and high performing, supporting the RCR’s evolving programme of work, doing their part to contribute to our meaningful mission of improving imaging and cancer care for all.
What you will do:
- Desk based research to support AI projects with the ability to gain an understanding of domain terminology in a fast-paced environment.
- Maintain records of key stakeholders and outside bodies for the College's AI work, ensuring that the team and relevant representatives of the College are able to build strong working relationships to help progress our work.
- Take on project work as allocated and take forward with flexibility agreed ideas, initiatives and processes.
- Prioritise competing demands to deliver on agreed workplans and achieve the organisation’s goals in a timely manner, whilst maintaining attention to detail.
- Apply advanced administrative and customer facing skills to support the AI team including arranging meetings, cultivating relationships with key stakeholders, maintaining team shared documentation and coordinating AI related stakeholder events.
What you will need:
- Highly experienced and advanced administrative, project and team supporting skills.
- Project coordinating/managing skills.
- Ability to quickly gain understanding of domain terminology in a fast-paced environment
- A demonstrable interest in AI or technology.
- Service focused with the ability to work collaboratively and build and sustain effective working relationships with a diverse range of colleagues, partners and stakeholders at all levels.
- Ability to take clear, concise and accurate meeting minutes on complex subjects.
Our ambition is to ensure that the RCR leads the AI work in our specialities and your skills and ability to keep up to date with and coordinate work in this interesting area could be what helps us achieve our goal. We have ambitious targets; do you have the ambition to help get us there? Please find out more about the role, the RCR and our goals and instructions on how to apply in the AI Coordinator candidate pack.
This vacancy closes Sunday 23:59 19 January 2025. Shortlist interviews will take place on 24 January 2025 and selection interviews are scheduled for 30 January 2025.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Team Leader to join our victim service team, working 37.5 hours per week on a hybrid basis'.
Do you want to make a difference every day? Do you want to lead and inspire a team to achieve their goals, continually learn, and adapt to provide the best service for victims of crime?
Do you have resilience & adaptability? Can you work effectively with a focus on customer service and care?
If yes, then we'd love to hear from you.
What we offer:
At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:
- Flexible working options including hybrid working
- 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 33 days plus Bank Holidays
- An extra day off for your birthday
- Pension with 5% employer contribution
- Enhanced sick pay allowances, maternity & paternity payments
- High Street, retail, holiday, entertainment & leisure discounts
- Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance
- Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
- Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression
About the role:
The role of the Team Leader is to:
Ensure the effective delivery of services to victims in accordance with the London Adult Service against contract specifications, operating procedures, confidentiality, information sharing and safeguarding policies.
Lead the caseworker team, ensuring victims receive timely, professional needs and risks assessment and referral to appropriate support, assuring the quality of service provision.
The role will work collaboratively with the Operations Manager/Management team, in order to achieve the implementation of business plan and the development of the service to maximise positive outcomes for clients.
The role will focus on performance management of their reports including auditing cases, allocation of cases and input into performance reporting.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
About Us:
Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.
Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.
Victim Support strives to represent the diverse communities we serve and are passionate about creating an environment where all staff and volunteers feel respected and heard. Being a diverse organisation with an inclusive culture is integral to us being able to meet our aim of ensuring that anyone who is a victim of crime gets the support they need.
As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we particularly welcome applicants from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. VS is also a Disability Confident Employer and we provide a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for candidates that are disabled and meet all essential criteria for a role.
If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.
How to apply:
To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.
We look forward to hearing from you.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date.
Senior Policy Advisor - Children in Care.
Salary:c£45,000 per annum.
Location: Remote with frequent travel to London.
Contract: 12 Months Fixed Term Contract covering Maternity Leave, 35 hours per week.
Benefits:
- 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave.
- Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities.
- Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages.
- Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover.
- Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailer's discounts.
Why Action for Children?
Action for Children protects and supports children, young people, and families. Our vision is that every child and young person has a safe and happy childhood, and the foundations they need to thrive.
In 2023/24 we helped 687,755 children, young people, and their families across the UK. We provide practical and emotional support through 426 services in local communities across the UK, in schools and online. This includes 68 children's centres and family hubs, 61 family support services, 14 homes for disabled children, 11 residential children's homes, 15 foster and adoption services, six services for young people at risk of criminal exploitation and one residential school. We are one of the largest voluntary sector providers of residential care in England and, outside local authorities, the biggest provider of disability services for children and young people.
We also campaign passionately and work closely with policy makers to make sure the voices of young people are heard, to influence policy decisions and bring lasting improvements to the lives of children and their families.
A bit about the role
Reporting to the Head of Policy and Research, you will design and deliver high quality research and policy outputs in support of Action for Children's work to influence and change UK Government policy around children in care and deliver lasting change in children's lives.
You'll work closely with our Influencing and Media teams and Services colleagues to ensure Action for Children is at the forefront of the policy debate and has maximum impact with key national and local stakeholders.
You'll develop and apply research and policy strategies that incorporate the views of children, parents, and our services staff to ensure that their voices are at the heart of Action of Children's policy and research. This is an exciting time to join Action for Children as it works to influence a range of policy agendas.
How you'll help to create brighter futures by
- Function as Action for Children's policy expert on Children in Care.
- Manage a diverse and challenging workload progressing policy and research projects from design to delivery, including commissioned work through external researchers, networks, and academic institutions.
- Undertake research activities using a range of approaches, including qualitative and quantitative methodologies.
- Provide expert advice on key policy priorities across Action for Children, ensuring that the Chief Executive and senior colleagues are informed and resourced with the relevant information.
- Establish collaborative working with colleagues to develop effective evidence gathering, research and policy activity that has the child at the centre.
- Cultivate and manage relationships with senior civil servants, politicians, academics, and opinion formers, working proactively.
- Collaborate proactively with colleagues in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland to share policy and research expertise.
Let's talk about you
- Experience in designing and delivering quantitative and qualitative research projects and/or developing policy recommendations.
- Excellent analytical skills to interpret complex information and data, including from Action for Children's Services.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills to work collaboratively within a team, across departments and with other organisations, and the ability to work with all kinds of people, including people affected by the issues we influence to change.
- Good organisation skills to respond quickly to the demands of the fast moving and complex policy and media agendas.
- Good influencing skills and the ability to identify and develop relationships with policy stakeholders who can drive change.
- Excellent research and intelligence gathering skills and ability to understand and apply information to specific audiences.
Please see the Job Description for the full list of accountabilities and requirements.
Good to know
Application Process
Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
There are five sections to complete: Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration.
Diversity, equality, and inclusion
At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace.
We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.
Want to know more about Action for Children?
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Closing Date: Tuesday 28th January 2025.
Interviews will be week commencing 3rd February 2025.
See below for further information about working with us:
Crisis is the national charity for people experiencing homelessness. In 2024 we embarked on our new 10-year strategy for ending homelessness. We know it is not inevitable. We know together we can end it.
It is an exciting and important time to be joining us at Crisis. We work with thousands of people across England, Scotland, and Wales so they can leave homelessness behind for good. We have recently adapted the way our services work to maximise our impact in ending homelessness.
Title: Senior Practitioner Psychologist (internally this role is known as Senior Skylight Psychologist)
Qualifications: You must be a Practitioner Psychologist qualified for at least 18 months and registered with the HCPC
Hours: Part-time and full-time opportunities available, Monday to Friday. We understand prospective candidates may want to take on this role alongside other commitments. Therefore, we are very open to considering a range of part-time working arrangements in line with Crisis’ Flexible Working Policy. Please let us know what working arrangements you are looking for when completing the application form.
Salary: Full-time salaries are as follows:
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18 months to 4 years qualified - £53,755 (Regional), £57,755 (London) per annum FTE.
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5 to 7 years qualified - £56,454 (Regional), £60,454 (London) per annum FTE.
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8+ years qualified - £60,504 (Regional), £64,504 (London) per annum FTE.
Please note if you are working part-time these salaries will be pro rata. Our salaries are fixed to counter inequity, and we do not negotiate at offer stage.
Location: Crisis Skylight Brent, 1-2 Bank Buildings, High St, London, NW10 4LT. This is a mainly onsite role, so you can meet face-to-face with our members and team, but some homeworking is an option in line with Crisis’ Hybrid Working Policy.
About the role
We are committed to ending the homelessness of more people using our direct services, including people with complex needs. To do this, we are seeking either full-time or part-time Practitioner Psychologists to join our fantastic team in locations around the UK.
In this role, you will be supporting our diverse operation in Brent that includes the Skylight Service, the commissioned Single Homeless Prevention Service and The Single Homeless Refugee Service. You will also get involved in our outward facing place-based work that aim to shape better system responses to homelessness, working with colleagues from the Local Authority and NHS and the local community and voluntary service.
You will form part of the local Leadership team, supporting the implementation of Psychologically Informed Environments (PIEs). You will support the delivery of our work to members by offering training and leading reflective practice for staff and providing direct services to members at times.
You will also be a part of a national psychology team made up of a Lead Clinical Psychologist, two Regional Lead Clinical Psychologists, and seven Practitioner Psychologists as well as one Assistant Psychologist and Trainee Clinical Psychologists on placements.
At Crisis, we understand more and more Practitioner Psychologists are taking on multiple part-time opportunities within the NHS, private practice and the third sector as this has been the case with our own team. Crisis and our members have benefited from employing people with a variety of different work experience and we are therefore open to considering a range of part-time working arrangements. This an opportunity for you to work within an agile and progressive charity where you can influence psychologically informed ways of working to end homelessness for good.
You will join an extraordinary team of frontline lead workers with a focus on people facing homelessness who have survived a range of difficult and traumatic experiences.
About you
We are looking for people who are community focused and driven by our shared values. This role brings a real opportunity to be creative and flexible in our approach to working psychologically with people who face multiple disadvantages, and to support the staff teams via training and reflective practice.
There are opportunities to provide direct support as well as working extensively with local teams and other parts of the organisation to influence policy and practice developments. We are looking for someone with post qualification experience of working within complex systems and you may have direct experience of working with people who experience homelessness.
You will be excited by the prospect of working innovatively to deliver services locally alongside the Skylight team, as well linking in closely with the wider Psychology team to develop the service. You will be committed towards social justice, and to being an advocate for those we work with and for breaking down the systemic barriers that exclude those who need most support.
We welcome informal conversations to learn more about the role with a member of our Practitioner Psychology Team, please email us and we will arrange a call. If you would like to visit the Skylight prior to applying that can also be arranged.
We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities, and backgrounds.
Working at Crisis
Our values, Bold, Impactful, Collaborative and Equitable, are at the heart of everything we do as we continue in our mission to end homelessness.
Our staff, members and volunteers are vital to getting the right government policies in place, providing breakthrough services, and building a supportive community. We’ll lead by example to nurture a positive and ambitious workplace guided by ending homelessness.
As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:
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Interest free loans for travel season ticket, cycle to work, and deposit to secure a tenancy.
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Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 8.5%
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28 days’ annual leave (pro rata) which increases with service to 31 days and the option to purchase up to 10 additional days leave.
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Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay.
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Flexible working around the core hours 10am-4pm
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Wellbeing Leave to be used flexibly.
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And more! (Full list of benefits available on website)
As a member of the Practitioner Psychology Team, you will have:
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Access to funds to support CPD as part of a wider commitment to ensure meeting HCPC standards.
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Reimbursement of costs to join a professional body (e.g., ACP/BPS)
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Bi-annual away day with the Team
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Access to high quality clinical and professional supervision
Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience, and career.
When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.
How do I apply?
Please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below. Our shortlisting process is anonymised as part of our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We do not ask for CVs, instead we ask you complete the work history section and answer the screening questions for us to be able to assess you fairly and objectively. When answering the screening questions please do be thorough, reflecting on your experience to date and using relevant examples. At least two members of staff score all applications.
Closing date: Sunday 19 January 2025 at 23:59
Interview date and location: Wednesday 12 February 2025 at Crisis Skylight Brent, 1-2 Bank Buildings, High St, London, NW10 4LT.
Can I use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology for my application?
We strongly discourage applicants from using AI technology at any stage of the recruitment process. This is so we can run a fair, transparent process which gives all applicants an equitable chance of success. We want to hear about your own experience and perspectives in your application and if shortlisted, during the interview too.
Accessibility
We want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Talent Acquisition team to discuss how we can help.
Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary: £30,220 per annum
Hours: 35 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Benefits:
- 27 days’ annual leave + statutory holidays + three closures days over the Christmas period.
- Flexible working for all staff including working from home/hybrid working, and flexitime/TOIL scheme.
- Attractive family friendly policies.
- Private healthcare cover.
- Season ticket loans.
- Employee awards, and training and development opportunities.
For more information about our benefits please visit our website.
Location: London
Please note, the successful candidate will be expected to carry out two days in-person working per week on average which will include attendance at the above office location.
Flexible working arrangements can be discussed and agreed with the line manager subject to role and business needs.
An exciting opportunity has arisen at the National Housing Federation (NHF) for a PR and Social Media Executive to join our team and work across the media landscape to help shape public understanding of housing and influence political decisions around how we solve the housing crisis.
The NHF is the voice of housing associations in England. We are the trade body to almost 600 housing associations, who have grown from philanthropic roots to provide 2.6 million homes to around six million people. You can find further information about the NHF on our website.
With 4.2 million people in need of social housing in England today, including nearly 160,000 homeless children, we share the government’s ambition to deliver the biggest boost to social housing in a generation.
However, the social housing sector needs support to rebuild its capacity, after decades of crippling cuts. As a new parliament begins, and with the first big Spending Review on the horizon, you will join the NHF’s PR and Social Media team as it leads a major campaign to make the case for a once-in-a-generation, long-term plan for housing that enables us to build the social homes our country desperately needs.
Please scroll down to the bottom of the page to download the full job profile and person specification for this role.
Key elements of the role:
- You will work closely with the Head of Media and PR Officers to manage our social media accounts on a day-to-day basis, using the channels to support our organisational priorities and amplify our public and political influencing work
- You will work with the public affairs team, project groups, members and external stakeholders to create inspiring and impactful content, and champion social media across the organisation
- You will support PR colleagues to deliver a first class press office function, including monitoring relevant press activity, managing the team’s activity trackers, rotas and subscriptions and helping respond to media requests and update media lines.
The successful candidate:
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:
- Experience of working across a variety of social media platforms and creating content for different audiences.
- Experience of developing creative digital content, working with case studies and using knowledge of the latest trends and developments.
- Knowledge of social media analytics and experience of using key tools to track and evaluate social media performance.
- The ability to collaborate with colleagues from across an organisation to develop messaging and create content.
- Experience of drafting copy aimed at a variety of audiences.
- Understanding of different media channels and the politics of various print and broadcast channels
- Organisational skills and ability to develop and manage processes to ensure efficient and effective team functions.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
The NHF has published its equality, diversity and inclusion strategy, which was co-created with staff. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and we value the contribution each individual makes to our work.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and are working to increase the diversity profile of our workforce. We are currently under-represented by ethnic minorities, people with a disability or disabilities and LGBTQ+, and would particularly welcome applications from people in these groups.
Disability confident employer
We are a disability confident employer and if you are a disabled person who demonstrates you meet the skills and experience we consider essential for the role, we will offer you an interview.
We are happy to consider reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process if you have a disability or have a condition that you feel may affect your performance during the recruitment process. Please email Stephanie Green, People Manager with your request or to arrange a time to discuss in more detail.
Our role profile and job advert can also be requested in large print or in accessible format via this email address.
Uploading your CV and cover letter
If you decide to apply for this role, when requested, please upload a version of your CV that does not include any personal details, such as name, gender, age etc. You should also ensure that you do not add your name at the end of the cover letter. This will help us to shortlist candidates for interview based solely on their knowledge, skills and experience.
Right to work in the UK/UK VISA sponsorship
You must have the right to work in the UK and it is important to note that the NHF does not sponsor individuals to work in the UK.
Closing date for applications: 27th January
Interview date: 5th and 6th February
We are the voice of England’s housing associations.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
SHiFT’s Director of Programmes & Policy strategically and operationally directs the implementation and delivery of SHiFT through our SHiFT Practices and realises opportunities for SHiFT’s work to influence policy and practice reform. This is an exciting opportunity for someone driven by SHiFT’s Mission to break the destructive cycle of crime for children and young people, with the tenacity and skill to deliver innovation and translate learning from it to stimulate systems change within complex, multi-agency operational environments that include Children’s Social Care and Youth Justice. The Director of Programmes & Policy role is a new role for SHiFT, which has emerged because of our growth and the need to increase SHiFT’s strategic and operational capabilities. By welcoming a new senior leader, we want to ensure that we have enough capacity and capability to consistently deliver excellence through our Practices and to realise opportunities for continued innovation, growth, and influencing consistent with our mission to shift systems.
SHiFT’s Director of Programmes & Policy will obsess about the ‘what’ of our practice, holding overall responsibility for stewarding a SHiFT Practice from inception to scoping, mobilisation and launch, and then into effective delivery of each 18-month Programme cycle as we ‘infiltrate’ Host Organisations with the aim of shifting systems. Working differently with children and young people caught up in, or at risk of, cycles of crime, and doing so from an ‘insider-outsider’ position (where all our Practice colleagues are employed by public services rather than directly by SHiFT), is complex work. You and your small team of Practice Development Leads, led by our Head of Practices, will need to carefully hold the tension between consistency and flexibility, getting and staying closely alongside organisations that host SHiFT Practices as ‘critical friends’ to ensure that the SHiFT Commitments are met as we grow, learn and innovate. You will need to be front footed and confident in using data to identify opportunities for improvement in implementation and design, sharing insights to inform the organisation’s strategic direction as part of SHiFT’s Senior Leadership Team and feeding them into relevant governance forums including SHiFT’s Practice Committee and Board of Trustees. You’ll be building on some good foundations for the programmatic aspect of your role, but we expect strengthening and embedding these foundations to be the focus of your work for the first year in post, above the policy focused aspects of this role.
To thrive in this Director of Programmes & Policy role you will be flexible, comfortable with ambiguity and iterative working, and have exceptional problem solving and relationship building skills. You’ll bring substantial experience of operational and strategic leadership in contexts relevant to SHiFT’s work and have a proven track record of developing services and ensuring they are delivered at pace, and to a consistently excellent standard. You’ll have credibility and confidence in working with stakeholders relevant to policy and practice reform, including civil servants and senior practice leaders, in systems relevant to SHiFT’s work (e.g. Youth Justice, Children’s Social Care, policing, and education). Colleagues would say that you’re a person who gets things done, loves data and learning, sweats the small stuff, and is great at bringing people with you.
Your principal responsibilities will be to:
● Ensure the consistent implementation and ongoing fidelity of SHiFT through our Practices, as is reflected in our Framework / the SHiFT Commitments and SHiFT Ways. This includes leading:
o the scoping, mobilisation, and launch of new Practices; and
o the clear, consistent, high-quality operation of 18-month SHiFT Programme cycles, underpinned by high support and high challenge partnerships with organisations that host SHiFT Practices (to date, all Local Authorities).
● Implement and (working closely with the Director of Practice & Learning) iterate SHiFT’s quality assurance and quality improvement processes to ensure:
o there is clear line of sight to the activities of our Practices and their impacts for children, young people and families, as well as on influencing systems change; and
o SHiFT has a clear evidenced understanding of what’s working well and why and where and how to learn and make improvement.
● Plan and coordinate local, regional, and national practice facing activities, including the delivery of SHiFT’s learning and development programme, and impactful opportunities for collaboration and learning across SHiFT Practices.
● Identify and realise opportunities for improvement in the operation of SHiFT Practices, reflecting learning as we grow in the development of our approach and processes to maximise SHiFT’s opportunities for reach and influence.
● Translate insight from SHiFT’s ideas in action to inform and influence wider policy and practice change in ways consistent with SHiFT’s approach and Mission.
● Identify and realise impactful opportunities for developing SHiFT’s activities and sharing our approach and evidence of impact to influence systems change.
● Contribute to whole organisation strategic development and operational effectiveness as a member of SHiFT’s Senior Leadership Team, reporting regularly into SHiFT’s Board of Trustees and Practice Committee.
Beliefs and alignment
- The belief that all people are capable of change and that a relationship with a skilled practitioner can be a powerful driver of this.
- The belief that young people who display behaviours linked to offending can be supported so that they cease offending and meaningfully contribute to society.
- An alignment to a culture of high trust and high expectation where there are fewer rules, high levels of accountability, and a need for excellent performance from the entire team.
- An alignment to SHiFT’s Values – ambition, courage, flexibility, and tenacity – which reflect the ‘Breaking Cycles’ ingredients (the foundations on which SHiFT is built).
- A preparedness to challenge the status quo and be positively disruptive in the pursuit of higher standards even when this is uncomfortable.
- Dynamism, tenacity, and determination – you are someone who does not give up until you succeed. You have a ‘can do’ attitude.
- Curiosity and a commitment to learning – comfortable in a fast-paced and aspirational ‘start-up’ context, and as part of a team that is committed to ongoing reflection, adaptation, and improvement.
Experience, knowledge, and skills
· Knowledge and experience of dynamic risk management is desirable.
· Experience developing and embedding audit and oversight processes is desirable.
· Experience of contract management is desirable.
· Experience leading geographically dispersed teams is desirable.
· Experience developing and selling policy change recommendations is desirable.
Crisis is the national charity for people experiencing homelessness. In 2024 we embarked on our new 10-year strategy for ending homelessness. We know it is not inevitable. We know together we can end it.
It is an exciting and important time to be joining us at Crisis. We work with thousands of people across England, Scotland, and Wales so they can leave homelessness behind for good. We have recently adapted the way our services work to maximise our impact in ending homelessness.
Title: Senior Practitioner Psychologist (Internally this role is known as Senior Skylight Psychologist)
Qualifications: You must be a Practitioner Psychologist qualified for at least 18 months and registered with the HCPC
Hours: Two days per week/ 14 hours per week 0.4FTE
Salary: Full-time salaries are as follows:
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18 months to 4 years qualified - £53,755 (Regional), £57,755 (London) per annum FTE.
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5 to 7 years qualified - £56,454 (Regional), £60,454 (London) per annum FTE.
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8+ years qualified - £60,504 (Regional), £64,504 (London) per annum FTE.
Please note as this role is part-time 0.4FTE therefore these salaries will be pro rata. Our salaries are fixed to counter inequity, and we do not negotiate at offer stage.
Location: Crisis Skylight London, 50 – 52 Commercial Street, E1 6LT. This is a mainly onsite role, so you can meet face-to-face with our members and team, but some homeworking is an option in line with Crisis’ Hybrid Working Policy.
About the role
We are committed to ending the homelessness of more people using our direct services, including people with complex needs. To do this, we are seeking either full-time or part-time Practitioner Psychologists to join our fantastic team in locations around the UK.
In this role, you will be supporting our diverse operation in the heart of London.
You will form part of the local Leadership team, supporting the implementation of Psychologically Informed Environments (PIEs). You will support the delivery of our work to members by offering training and leading reflective practice for staff and providing direct services to members at times.
You will also be a part of a national psychology team made up of a Lead Clinical Psychologist, two Regional Lead Clinical Psychologists, and seven Practitioner Psychologists as well as one Assistant Psychologist and Trainee Clinical Psychologists on placements.
At Crisis, we understand more and more Practitioner Psychologists are taking on multiple part-time opportunities within the NHS, private practice and the third sector as this has been the case with our own team. Crisis and our members have benefited from employing people with a variety of different work experience and we are therefore open to considering a range of part-time working arrangements. This an opportunity for you to work within an agile and progressive charity where you can influence psychologically informed ways of working to end homelessness for good.
You will join an extraordinary team of frontline lead workers with a focus on people facing homelessness who have survived a range of difficult and traumatic experiences.
About you
We are looking for people who are community focused and driven by our shared values. This role brings a real opportunity to be creative and flexible in our approach to working psychologically with people who face multiple disadvantages, and to support the staff teams via training and reflective practice.
There are opportunities to provide direct support as well as working extensively with local teams and other parts of the organisation to influence policy and practice developments. We are looking for someone with post qualification experience of working within complex systems and you may have direct experience of working with people who experience homelessness.
You will be excited by the prospect of working innovatively to deliver services locally alongside the Skylight team, as well linking in closely with the wider Psychology team to develop the service. You will be committed towards social justice, and to being an advocate for those we work with and for breaking down the systemic barriers that exclude those who need most support.
We welcome informal conversations to learn more about the role with a member of our Practitioner Psychology Team, please email us and we will arrange a call. If you would like to visit the Skylight prior to applying that can also be arranged.
We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities, and backgrounds.
Working at Crisis
Our values, Bold, Impactful, Collaborative and Equitable, are at the heart of everything we do as we continue in our mission to end homelessness.
Our staff, members and volunteers are vital to getting the right government policies in place, providing breakthrough services, and building a supportive community. We’ll lead by example to nurture a positive and ambitious workplace guided by ending homelessness.
As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:
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Interest free loans for travel season ticket, cycle to work, and deposit to secure a tenancy.
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Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 8.5%
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28 days’ annual leave (pro rata) which increases with service to 31 days and the option to purchase up to 10 additional days leave.
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Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay.
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Flexible working around the core hours 10am-4pm
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Wellbeing Leave to be used flexibly.
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And more! (Full list of benefits available on website)
As a member of the Practitioner Psychology Team, you will have:
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Access to funds to support CPD as part of a wider commitment to ensure meeting HCPC standards.
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Reimbursement of costs to join a professional body (e.g., ACP/BPS)
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Bi-annual away day with the Team
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Access to high quality clinical and professional supervision
Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience, and career.
When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.
How do I apply?
Please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below. Our shortlisting process is anonymised as part of our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We do not ask for CVs, instead we ask you complete the work history section and answer the screening questions for us to be able to assess you fairly and objectively. When answering the screening questions please do be thorough, reflecting on your experience to date and using relevant examples. At least two members of staff score all applications.
Closing date: Sunday 19 January 2025 at 23:59
Interview date and location: Wednesday 5 February 2025 at Crisis Skylight London, 50 – 52 Commercial Street, E1 6LT
Can I use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology for my application?
We strongly discourage applicants from using AI technology at any stage of the recruitment process. This is so we can run a fair, transparent process which gives all applicants an equitable chance of success. We want to hear about your own experience and perspectives in your application and if shortlisted, during the interview too.
Accessibility
We want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Talent Acquisition team to discuss how we can help.
Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The European Network on Statelessness (ENS) is seeking a Legal Officer (10-month fixed-term contract with potential for extension) to play a key role in enabling us to fulfil our mission to break the cycle of statelessness in Europe and realise everyone’s right to a nationality. There is a possibility of extension beyond the initial contract term, subject to funding availability.
ENS is a civil society alliance of over 180 members in 41 countries. We are dedicated to raising awareness about statelessness, supporting legal and policy development, and building civil society’s capacity to act. At the heart of our work lies the understanding that stateless people and their communities should be leaders of change.
This is a great opportunity to help us deliver our new Strategic Plan working at the forefront of one of the most pressing human rights issues. The successful candidate will support our law and policy development work and help galvanise change across the region to end statelessness in Europe.
We are looking for someone with a legal background and good understanding of statelessness and related human rights issues and standards. They will be able to demonstrate an aptitude to successfully perform the various facets of the role, including legal research and analysis, litigation, and legal advocacy. They will be highly articulate in English (other languages are an asset) with excellent attention to detail, and strong IT, organisational, and interpersonal skills. They will contribute positively to our dynamic organisational ethos, and demonstrate a flexible ‘can do’ approach, fitting well into a fast-moving and demanding environment with an international dimension.
The role represents an exciting opportunity for candidates with the requisite aptitude, flexibility, and ambition, as well as a strong commitment to working with diverse communities across Europe to address statelessness.
We provide a friendly and welcoming team environment. This includes flexible working arrangements and opportunities for learning and professional development.
We particularly welcome applications from stateless (or formerly stateless) individuals, and people from a migrant, refugee, or minority background. If you require support with your application, please get in touch to discuss this further with us.
ENS is committed to Safer Recruitment and all appointments are subject to satisfactory references and pre-employment checks as required in line with our Safeguarding Policy. ENS has a flexible working policy and is open to considering the role being undertaken on a part-time basis. Please specify your preferred work hours when applying. We will be happy to discuss flexible working options at the interview stage.
Please note that all applicants must have an existing right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are unable to sponsor visa applications for this post.
Employee benefits include:
- 25 days annual holiday (with an additional day for each completed year of service up to 5 days)
- 5% employer pension contribution
- enhanced family-friendly policies
- enhanced sick leave and sick pay
- an employee assistance programme
- ENS operates a hybrid working model with staff working partly from home and partly from the office. The postholder would usually be required to work in the office a minimum of one day per week during their probation period and a minimum number of days per month to be agreed with their Line Manager thereafter.
If you would like to discuss any aspects of the role, please contact ENS Head of Policy & Advocacy, Nina Murray - contact details in the role description document.
Our vision is for a Europe where everyone is able to realise their right to a nationality.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Airport Crisis Social Worker Location: Heathrow Airport, TW6 1BZ Salary: £34,000 pro rata per annum plus LGPS Pension Scheme Heathrow Travel Care has an exciting opportunity for a Social Worker to join their unique Social Work airport team at Heathrow Airport. You will join them on a permanent, part-time basis, working 2 weekdays per week, and in return, they are offering a salary of £34,000 per annum pro rata, plus LGPS Pension Scheme. Their new Social Worker willprovide an effective, responsive, and professional generic crisis Social Work service within the context of the aims and objectives of Heathrow Travel-Care and Social Work England’s Code of Practice. You will receive and respond appropriately to all referrals and requests made to Heathrow Travel-Care. These referrals will be working with vulnerable people including: those with Mental Health concerns, homelessness, deportees, repatriations, older people, victims of internet scams, returning distressed British National from abroad, destitute persons and more. Tasks and Responsibilities of their Social Worker include:
Their ideal Social Worker will be:
Hours: 2x weekdays a week – 8 hours a day. Very occasional out-of-hours work. Closing date: 9am Monday 27th Jan 2025 Interviews: Tuesday 4th February and Thursday 6th February 2025 in person at Heathrow To Apply If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Heathrow Travel Care, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application. They can only accept applications from qualified social workers registered with Social Work England |
Fundraising Lead
Job reference: REQ002405
Salary: £40,000 per annum (FTE, pro rata)
Contractual hours: 22.5
Basis: Part Time
Region: National
Job category/type: Support Staff
Closing date: 17 January 2025 at Midnight
Job description
Join United Communities: Supporting Schools to be Good Neighbours.
Are you passionate about making a difference in communities and adept at securing sustainable funding? United Communities is seeking a Fundraising Lead to play a vital role in driving our fundraising efforts and ensuring the sustainability of our community hubs and development initiatives.
About United Communities:
United Communities is an ambitious initiative developed by United Learning, a leading national group of local schools. Our mission is to support schools in becoming community anchor organisations— place-based hubs that bring people together and drive positive change on a neighbourhood level. Over the past three years, we’ve been developing and growing this impactful work, creating 26 community hubs that are already transforming neighbourhoods and building stronger connections between schools and their wider communities.
This is an exciting time for United Communities as we are about to establish a new charity to lead this work into the future. To help us achieve our vision of sustainability and growth, we are seeking a passionate and experienced Fundraising Lead to join our team.
As part of United Communities, you will play a key role in the development of our fundraising strategy and securing vital funding to expand our reach and maximise the incredible potential of our school-based community hubs. This is an opportunity to be at the heart of an innovative movement that is having a tangible impact on communities across the country.
If you are driven by purpose and eager to make a lasting difference, we’d love to hear from you.
If you don’t fully meet the criteria outlined in the job description for this role, but the opportunity excites you and you think you could bring a lot to the role, please do apply.
The Role:
As the Fundraising Lead, you will:
· Implement and develop our national fundraising strategy to support community hubs and broader organisational goals.
· Support local fundraising efforts by providing expert advice, developing pipelines, and aiding in bid writing.
· Prepare compelling funding proposals to secure grants and donations aligned with our mission and objectives.
· Build and manage donor relationships, ensuring excellent stewardship and impactful communication.
· Monitor and report on fundraising activities, aligning progress with financial goals.
· Stay informed on philanthropic trends and incorporate innovative approaches into our fundraising strategies.
About You:
We’re seeking a dynamic individual with:
· Proven experience in philanthropy and fundraising, particularly with trusts and foundations.
· Success in developing and implementing fundraising strategies, especially for core costs.
· Strong bid writing and proposal development skills.
· A strategic mindset with the ability to establish funding pipelines and partnerships.
· Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship management skills.
· Knowledge of the UK’s fundraising landscape and philanthropic trends.
· An entrepreneurial spirit, with innovative ideas to enhance our approach.
Rewards and Benefits:
· Competitive salary.
· Contributory pension scheme.
· 26 days holiday.
· Occupational sick pay, protecting you and your family.
· Competitive maternity, paternity, and adoption benefits.
· Group Life Insurance Scheme
· Extensive range of employee benefits through our partner Perkbox.
· Westfield Health cash plan for eligible staff
· Continuous Professional Development options that will be tailored to your needs.
· A supportive team across the country.
· We are open to requests for flexible or part-time working; we encourage open and regular conversations about work-life balance.
United Learning is a large, and growing, group of schools aiming to offer a life changing education to children and young people across England.
Central Office staff work closely with schools, offering a wealth of expertise to underpin schools' own knowledge. Our specialist departments, including HR, finance, technology, strategy and performance, estates, and marketing, work alongside dedicated school improvement teams. By joining us, you will provide ongoing support to schools, ultimately improving the outcomes of our pupils.
United Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All positions are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online check.
We always appoint on merit, and we are open to discussing flexible working options.
United Learning comprises: UCST (Registered in England No: 2780748. Charity No. 1016538) and ULT (Registered in England No. 4439859. An Exempt Charity). Companies limited by guarantee. VAT number 834 8515 12. Registered address: United Learning, Worldwide House, Thorpe Wood, Peterborough, PE3 6SB.
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About us
Established in December 2013, Betknowmore UK’s mission is to address gambling related harm in UK communities. We work tirelessly to raise awareness, deliver support services and, through education, create more understanding about gambling related harm. We are the leading provider of gambling support and training services.
Our vision
As a charity, our vision is that those harmed by gambling are empowered and able to live the lives they want to live.
Our mission
To support our vision, we support and provide information to those harmed by gambling, whilst raising awareness of gambling’s potential harms through education and training.
Our values
Everything we do as Betknowmore UK is guided by our desire:
- To empower individuals
- To recognise the effect the harm caused by gambling has on diverse & under-represented communities
- To provide hope through lived experience
- To treat those we support with honesty and compassion
About the role
We are seeking a candidate to develop this new role as Activities & Volunteer Coordinator, whose purpose is to set up new programmes of community work and volunteer placements. The postholder will work across Betknowmore UK charity services and with stakeholders across multiple sectors.
An aspect of the role will be to work closely with individuals presenting with lived experience of gambling harm issues and/or people affected by this issue. It is essential to understand gambling harm and dependency issues and be able to ensure safe working environments, taking a robust lead on safeguarding and harm minimisation procedures and policy.
Qualifications or Relevant Experience
·Two years minimum experience in similar role or lived experience of gambling related harm
·Experience of volunteer or employee programme management in voluntary sector
·Professional qualification in health, social care/community at level 3 or working in
·health/social care/addiction, or lived experience of gambling related harm
Essential Experience
·Experience of liaison with voluntary and statutory organisations
·Experience of engaging with people from a diverse range of backgrounds
·Experience in delivery of volunteer training
·Experience of setting up community activities
Essential Skills & Knowledge
·Ability to be an ambassador for peer support and mutual aid
Knowledge of gambling and related issues and understanding of recovery Knowledge of safeguarding children and adults
Knowledge and commitment to equal opportunities and anti-discrimination Ability to work responsively and flexibly in a range of settings
Ability to maintain clear and consistent boundaries
Ability to provide supervision to volunteers
Communicate clearly in writing, face to face, online and on the telephone Ability to work positively in a team
Ability to work independently, prioritise, plan and manage own workload Ability to utilise supervision constructively
IT literacy
To apply
Please submit your CV and a cover letter detailing your relevant experience.
Interviews scheduled on rolling basis via Zoom / Teams or in-person.
We support and provide information to those harmed by gambling, whilst raising awareness of gambling’s potential harms through education and training
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Policy and Research Officer
Would you like to work in a dynamic forward-looking organisation as the Policy and Research Officer, where you can help to advance, promote, and maintain high standards of practice of psychotherapy and psychotherapeutic counselling for the benefit of all?
Position: Policy and Research Officer
Location: Hybrid/London (in the office at least once per month on average)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full and part time hours considered
Salary: £33,824 per annum (FTE) (pro rata for part time hours)
Closing Date: Monday 20th January 2025
Please note we reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we encourage you to apply as early as possible.
About the Role
We are looking for a Policy and Research Officer who is passionate about mental health service provision in the UK, to join a vibrant and thriving team, working to build the psychotherapeutic evidence base in support of the public interest and the charitable objectives. This is a particularly exciting time to join as we have just launched our three-year strategy.
You will be pivotal in developing and implementing the research and policy strategy, including campaigning to national policymakers to drive positive change in the mental health arena. To help to support and promote the research work of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors.
Key responsibilities include:
• To assist the policy and research manager and wider campaigns team in their ongoing national policy and campaigning work, such as raising awareness of psychotherapy and improving access to psychotherapy.
• Supporting all aspects of policy, campaigning and public affairs work – including MP engagement, campaign design and administration.
• Leading on the devolved policy engagement work in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
• Building relationships with stakeholders within parliament, public bodies, higher education institutions and the wider mental health sector.
• Contribute to work to lobby Government, NHS England, local commissioners and other decision makers and stakeholders.
• Undertake desk-based research to support policy objectives, such as literature reviews and scoping research.
• To support appropriate research projects, including collecting and analysing survey data.
• Provide administrative support to the organisation’s research committees.
• To assist in the organisation’s advocacy work on behalf of members and services.
• Produce written briefings, publications and other materials that communicate complex messages clearly and effectively to different audiences.
• To provide policy and research input to support the delivery of the organisation’s strategy.
About You
This is a role for an individual who is open to new ideas, who is motivational and pragmatic. You will enjoy the opportunity to support an important cause where there is a growing demand in society for greater choices of high-quality mental health service provision. There’ll be scope for professional development as well as personal reward in working with autonomy in a small team and for an important charity. In short, it is an opportunity to make a real difference.
You will need to have the following skills and experience:
• A good working understanding of policymaking, public affairs and campaigning.
• An understanding of parliamentary procedures and how to influence the political and policy making process.
• Ability to understand and analyse information including research reports and legislation.
• Experience of conducting research in an academic context.
• Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to write for a range of non-academic and academic audiences.
• Ability to engage and build positive relationships, including with colleagues from other organisations across the sector, and with higher profile stakeholders such as MPs and policy makers.
• Excellent ability to plan and prioritise multiple projects to meet agreed deadlines and targets, and ability to respond to tight deadlines and changing circumstances.
About the Organisation
The employer is the leading professional body for psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Alongside professional support for members, they are the leading research, innovation, educational and regulatory body working to advance psychotherapies, and emotional and mental wellness for the benefit of all. They represent training organisations and over 8,000 individual therapists - working privately or in the NHS or voluntary sector - offering a wide variety of psychotherapeutic approaches or modalities.
You may have experience in areas such as: Policy Assistant, Research Assistant, Policy Officer, Research Officer, Policy Lead, Research Lead, Policy Analyst, Research Analyst, Public Affairs Officer, Public Affairs Lead, Communications Officer, Communications Lead, Communications Analyst, Engagement Officer, Engagement Lead.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.