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We are seeking a Mission Enabler, Regional Mission to work in partnership with key staff across the Movement. They will provide direction and energy to Scripture Union’s Regional Ministry with a focus on establishing and sustaining ministry opportunities. This will require the person to recruit, motivate, train, equip and support a large number of volunteers/Faith Guides, with whom they work in partnership as well as leading by example, through the modelling of excellent mission delivery to children and young people consistent with Scripture Union’s mission. This role will the cover Hampshire, Surrey and Sussex areas.
The successful candidate will:
· Identify, recruit and support Faith Guides, volunteers and Local Mission Partners (LMPs) through a range of methods, including electronic, phone and face to face.
· Provide relevant coaching and/or mentoring, equipping and resourcing for Faith Guides, volunteers and LMPs.
· Lead local mission activity within Scripture Union’s mission framework, establishing a clear hand-over process and timetable to local church partners.
· Pioneer new approaches/ideas in line with SU’s strategy that have the potential to be replicated elsewhere and lead to a greater scale and depth of mission activity.
· Support, by promotion or direct involvement, SU’s wider programme of holidays and missions across England and Wales and, if appropriate, internationally.
· Undertake specific fundraising activities and approaches in line with SU’s fundraising approach.
If this describes you, and you are in agreement with the aims and beliefs of Scripture Union, then we would like to hear from you. To apply for this role, in the first instance please send your CV and a covering letter (by email) to our HR Officer, We will contact shortlisted candidates to ask them to complete an application form ahead of interview.
For more details, please download the job profile below.
We provide a range of benefits to reward our employees which includes: 23 days annual leave plus bank holidays plus an additional 5 days to volunteer on a Scripture Union event. Group pension scheme, with up to 12% employer contribution. Life insurance (death in service), permanent health insurance (PHI) and free Bible reading notes.
* This role is based in the following locations Greater London or Hampshire, Surrey & West Sussex. This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working in line with our policy. If you have any questions about this role, please contact , HR Officer by e-mail and they will call you back.
Closing date: Midday on 16th July 2024
Interview date: 22nd July 2024
Interview location: London (Location TBC)
The Movement takes Safeguarding seriously. This role will require an Disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service and have an occupational requirement to be filled by a committed Christian, active in church life. Equality Act 2010, Part 1, Schedule 9 applies.
We are committed to building a culturally diverse workforce. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from people, regardless of their background.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Greater Manchester Youth Federation (“GMYF”) is looking for 5 Part Time Youth Workers who will work with young people at their Partington Youth and Community Centre and Charlestown Youth Centre in Manchester.
About GMYF
GMYF is a long-established charity that works with young people across Greater Manchester, to support their aspirations and create opportunities. Our mission is to deliver a year-round programme of recreational and educational opportunities to young people, volunteers and leaders within our stand-alone centres and to provide support to affiliated clubs.
GMYF opened our first Youth Centre in Partington in September 2022 and are in the process of opening a new Youth Centre in Charlestown. These Centres provide support for young people with a wide range of activities and make a real difference to the lives of many young people. We also have various current/former playing field sites in the Greater Manchester area and jointly own an Outward Activities Centre in Cumbria – Ormside Mill. We have 27 affiliated clubs who undertake a variety of different activities for young people. GMYF has great ambition to continue to do more for young people, with its own assets and various potential funding opportunities.
Now is a fantastic time to get involved with us and support our work!
To find out more about us, please visit Greater Manchester Youth Federation website.
The Roles
The role of the Youth Worker is to be young person centred and to provide a nurturing, safe and supporting environment for the young people, building and maintaining positive relationships with them. You will be based at either Charlestown or Partington Youth and Community Centre working with 9-16 year olds. You will support the Youth Activities Lead in planning and delivering a full programme of activities including Centre-based activities and outdoor trips, as well as supporting our outdoor adventure team with outdoor activities and residentials.
Key areas of focus for the Youth Worker will be:
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Support the young people: always take a young person-centred approach to all activities. Maintain the ethos of the organisation by providing a nurturing, safe and supporting environment. Build and maintain positive relationships with the young people, recognising their different needs and starting points. Have strong commitment to the values of acceptance and respect within youth and community work. Be a positive role model for the young people. Encourage the young people to take an active role in social action projects youth voice and young leader activities.
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Assist the Youth Activities Lead: work together with the team in planning and delivery of full programme of activities, including evening youth club sessions. Assist in the development and introduction of additional activities eg twilight sessions, drop ins, youth voice, targeted group work, mentoring. Identify the formal and informal educational, social, cultural and recreational needs of the young people and plan a programme of positive interventions and innovations which enhances the knowledge, awareness and personal development of the young people. Articulate and record young people’s progression in sessional and project recording documentation and provide information for management and funding reporting. ·
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Residentials: Attend weekend residentials and events at the GMYF’s outdoor pursuits centre and encourage the young people to get involved. Support and assist with the planning and delivery of off-site trips/activities and residentials at various locations.
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Safeguarding: comply with all policies and procedures, with reference to safeguarding, codes of conduct, health and safety, and equality and diversity. Be alert to issues of safeguarding and child protection, ensuring the welfare and safety of youth club members is promoted and safeguarded. Report any child protection concerns to the Designated Safeguarding Lead. Participate in Safeguarding training.
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Represent Greater Manchester Youth Federation: Ensure conduct is professional and represents Greater Manchester Youth Federation in a positive manner both to internal and external visitors, working with a wide range of both local partners and community organisations.
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Continued Personal Development: Commit to your own training and development, accessing available training including youth work specific courses e.g. National Youth Agency courses. Funding and support is available from GMYF to assist your continued development.
About You
We are looking for candidates who believe in GMYF’s mission and are experienced in working with young people. You should be able to build positive relationships with young people, always taking a young person centred approach. You will have some experience planning and delivering activities, and bring creative and innovative ideas about activities you could run for the young people. You should have strong teamwork and organisational skills, understanding of safeguarding, and willingness to undertake further training.
Salary & Benefits
£22,369-27,852 FTE depending on experience. NJC Grade 4-5
Hours: Part-time roles 17.5 hours per week – needs to be flexible, includes evenings and occasional residentials. Flexible working hours will be considered depending on successful candidates.
Location: Partington Youth and Community Centre, Moss Lane, Partington, Manchester M31 4FA or Charlestown Youth and Community Centre, Southdown Crescent, Charlestown, M9 7DQ
Other Requirements
The post is subject to a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check.
Equality and diversity matter to us. If you think you would be suitable for the role, we would love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality.
To Apply
For more information on these roles and if you are interested in applying for the role, please click on the link below. This will take you to our external HR Consultant, Ashfield HR vacancy page where you can apply with one document comprising your cover letter and CV.
The closing date for applications is 12noon, Monday 15th July 24
The Miscarriage Association is a national charity dedicated to providing support and information to anyone affected by the loss of a baby in pregnancy. We also raise awareness of the impact of loss, advocate for those affected and challenge the taboos that can make miscarriage a lonely as well as distressing experience.
We do this by offering staffed support services (telephone helpline, live chat, email and DM), a network of peer support groups, a comprehensive website and a range of highly regarded patient leaflets. We also provide training and resources for health professionals and employers, contribute to research and ensure the patient voice is heard by policy and decision-makers.
We are about to begin a new chapter in our 40-year history, with ambitious plans to ensure our trusted services and support reaches even more people affected by this often-heartbreaking experience.
We are now looking for a Head of Operations and Service Delivery to help us develop and deliver our core support, information and training services in line with our new three-year strategy. Working alongside the CEO, you will contribute to the charity’s strategic vision and plans and help to translate these into operational activity and KPIs.
Managing a staff team of four, you will be responsible for ensuring the expansion and smooth running of our helpline, live chat and other direct contact services, putting in place effective systems to measure the quality and impact of these.
You’ll oversee the volunteers’ strategy and programme and manage and develop our training offer for health professionals and employers, working with the staff team and freelance support to deliver these.
Working alongside the support and communications team, you will also oversee the production and distribution of our highly regarded patient information leaflets, ensuring they are regularly reviewed and updated.
You will also support the CEO in day-to-day operations of the charity: liaising with our IT, telecoms and other suppliers; reviewing and updating, where necessary, HR policies and procedures; looking after day-to-day financial processes; and general risk management.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Do you have a desire to end loneliness and improve the wellbeing of older people? Are you familiar with the Greenwich borough and the struggles of its older residents?
We have an opportunity to work on a new project as our Befriending Development Coordinator.
You will work closely with Greenwich residents aged 50 years + and other relevant stakeholders to enable a programme of services, events and activities which seek to improve their health and wellbeing. It will target those who are lonely, isolated, and living in disadvantaged parts of the borough.
This post is based in our offices at Sherard Road in Eltham but will involve work across the borough of Greenwich so the ability to travel easily is important.
If you possess these skills and want to be part of a rewarding project we would love to hear from you. Further information about the post and application forms can be found on our website.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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As a Recovery service facilitator, you’ll be a key point of contact within the Recovery service.
Your responsibilities will focus around designing, delivering, evaluating, reporting and the continuous development of structured learning programmes for people with mental ill health. You will help shape the ongoing vision and goals of the Recovery College to ensure that future development of the service meets the needs of the people it supports. You will also participate in external forums, workshops and events to promote the work and ethos of Mind in Bexley.
Key Responsibilities
1. Make a positive contribution to the delivery of a thriving, innovative and effective Recovery College.
2. As part of the Recovery College team, deliver both face to face and online courses, workshops and groups according to curriculum requirements.
3. As required, design, deliver and evaluate courses, workshops and groups ensuring co-production at each stage.
4. Ensure effective learning takes place by using evidence based interventions, appropriate teaching methods and learning processes.
5. Demonstrate effectiveness by achieving high levels of student retention, measuring impact, increased involvement of participants and positive individual progress.
6. Contribute to the development of best practice within the service.
7. Undertake student assessments and regularly review individual progress.
8. Support individual students in setting learning goals and participating in workshops, courses and groups to ensure positive learning outcomes.
9. Keep accurate and up to date records of students including attendance, assessments, progress and impact measures.
10. Signpost and refer students to internal and external services when appropriate.
11. Ensure individual inclusion, accessibility and other needs are met.
12. Provide students with information and advice on further learning and progression opportunities including volunteering and support into employment
13. Participate in external forums, workshops, meetings and events to promote the work of the Recovery College and Mind in Bexley.
14. Keep up to date on local resources, facilities, training and recovery services.
15. Work effectively with peer facilitators and volunteers.
16. Work in partnership with team members, colleagues, professionals and other services.
17. Participate in induction, training, supervision and continual professional development.
18. See advice and support from line manager when needed.
19. Pay regard to materials and equipment.
20. Identify, report and monitor any safeguarding concerns or risk in accordance with the latest local procedures.
21. Keep informed of relevant legislation and guidance.
22. Adhere to Mind in Bexley and East Kent policies and procedures including (but not limited to) Equality and Diversity, Health and Safety, Confidentiality, Lone Working and Safeguarding.
23. Undertake any other duties and tasks which may be reasonably required, as discussed with line manager.
Email CV and Supporting statement
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About the role
30 hours per week over 4 or 5 days.
As our Corporate and Community Partnerships Lead, within our Marketing and Communications team, you will be responsible for building and maintaining partnerships that increase income and diversify funding with local community organisations, businesses and other bodies.
This new position requires a dynamic self-starter with excellent communication and networking skills, capable of developing relationships that will support Action for Carers deliver services and support for unpaid carers. Engaging with a wide range of stakeholders you will drive fundraising efforts, community engagement, gifts in-kind, volunteer engagement and awareness raising.
Key responsibilities
Full duties are included in the job outline, key responsibilities include:
- Develop a partnership engagement strategy that raises the profile of Action for Carers.
- Identify, cultivate, and maintain relationships with community and corporate partners that support fundraising, gifts-in-kind and volunteer engagement.
- Act as the primary point of contact for community and corporate partners.
- Explore and promote opportunities for sponsorship, donations and corporate giving.
- Support fundraising events and activities undertaken by community and corporate partners, groups and individuals.
- Support the finance manager to develop and write bids and grant applications for projects.
- Organise community outreach events, workshops, and information sessions to build relationships and encourage support.
- Represent the charity at networking events, conferences, and community forums to develop partnerships and promote Action for Carers.
About you
You must have:
- Experience working in community engagement, business development, or similar role.
- Experience in identifying, supporting and growing relationships with corporate partners and/or community groups
- Experience organising events and engagement activities.
- Knowledge of developing stakeholder engagement plans / strategies (preferably in the not-for-profit or charitable sectors).
- A confident in delivering engaging presentations and activities to diverse groups of stakeholders.
- An innovative approach to engaging partners and stakeholders with willingness to try new initiatives.
- An ability to work independently and manage own time, priorities and workload.
You will be able to base yourself at our offices in Burpham, Guildford with the option of being home based for 1-2 days a week dependent on work pattern.
About us
Action for Carers Surrey has a vision ‘that every unpaid carer in Surrey is heard, valued and supported.’ We are a committed, local charity determined to make a difference to young and adult carers across Surrey.
Our values are Focus, Inclusion, Respect and Excellence. By keeping to our values, we are able to provide an innovative, high quality and compassionate service to carers in every community in Surrey, making a real difference to their wellbeing.
We offer our staff a friendly, supportive, flexible workplace and are committed to welcoming applicants from a wide range of backgrounds as well as supporting staff who have their own caring responsibilities. To this end, we offer staff a weeks paid carers leave. We also provide a generous holiday entitlement, starting at 28 days plus bank holidays, an employee assistance programme, pension and opportunities for development and training.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Harris Hill are delighted to be working with a fantastic charity to recruit for a Community and Corporate Fundraising Officer in order to develop lasting and purposeful relationships with the charity’s community and corporate organisations that delivers and exceeds income targets in line with agreed business development plans.
As a Community and Corporate Fundraising Officer you will:
- Develop relationships with potential prospects for corporate donations, sponsorship opportunities, payroll giving, volunteering, and staff involvement via event participation.
- build a pipeline of corporate business supporters in Surrey
- Engage with local businesses and organisations to actively develop supporters to donate income, pro bono and gifts in kind to the charity.
- Prepare and present high-quality new business proposals, pitches, and presentations to win new business as well as respond to incoming proposals from potential supporters.
- To recruit participants for our range of events
- To actively organise and execute pre-existing or new events for the charity
In order to be successful, you must have experienced :
- Experience in fundraising with a successful track-record of raising funds and/or a background of account management or business development.
- Proficiency in MS office suite.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including face to face, on the telephone and in writing.
- To be highly organised and an ability to prioritise a busy workload
- Lives in or close to Surrey
- Full UK driver’s licence with unrestricted use of a car is essential for travel in and around Surrey.
Salary: £30,000 per annum
Contract type: Permanent
Location: Leatherhead with flexible home-based working
Deadline: on rolling basis
Interview: ASAP
Recruitment process: Cv to
If this sounds like you, then please do get in touch ASAP!
As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.
Location: Nottingham
Contract Type: Permanent/ Full time
Salary: £55,000 to £65,000
Hours: 40
YMCA Robin Hood Group are recruiting a Psychologist to join our not-for-profit children’s trauma-informed, therapeutic residential care service with homes across Nottinghamshire and East Riding.
If you are looking for a new challenge where you can make a demonstrable difference to children within our homes and form part of a brand new, in-house clinical team, this could be the next step in your career. Whether your experience sits within the NHS or private sector, we are looking for you to bring your clinical excellence to our transformative organisation.
Our suite of children and young people’s residential services provides trauma-informed care to looked after children with complex trauma presentations, mental health difficulties and/or risk behaviours. As a key part of our team, you will work directly with the children and young people to complete psychological assessments and trauma informed interventions.
You will provide support for recovery through the Ashurst Mastery Model which promotes assets, reduces barriers, prevents and mitigates the impact of trauma and prevents harm and/or re-traumatisation. You will also work with the Home staff teams and facilitate psychologically informed consultations, reflective practice sessions and a skills based intensive training programme with ongoing learner guidance.
Working predominately within our Nottingham homes, you will work Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week, generally 9am - 5.30pm but with a degree of flexibility to support the needs of the children. You will also join the on-call rota and provide cover for crisis calls.
In order to be considered for this position, you must hold:
• Doctorate or Stage 2 qualification in Clinical/ Forensic/ Counselling Psychology;
• HCPC Registration as a Clinical/ Forensic/ Counselling Psychologist;
• Membership with the BPS; and
• Post qualification experience in a setting relevant to the post.
• It would be highly desirable if you have undertaken training in risk psychological/risk assessments and inventories including, amongst others:
• Becks Youth Inventories BYI-II
• Structured Assessment of Violent Risk in Youths (SAVRY)
• Millon personality assessments (M-PACI and MACI)
• Weschler Intelligence Scale for Children Version 5
• Conners – 4
• Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule.
It would also be desirable if you have undertaken training in modes and models of intervention such as:
• Level 1 and Level 2 Training in Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Accredited
• Dialectical Behavioural Therapy Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Mentalization-Based Treatment
• Supervision
You must hold a driving license to enable working across our entire geographical areas as we also have residential care homes in Newark, Goole and Selby, where you may also work with the children in those homes.
This is a tremendous opportunity to be part of a team making a real difference to the lives of children; as a not-for-profit operator, we put the needs of the children ahead of profits and your work will directly impact the children in our care.
We have an organisational culture based on learning and development and we would be happy to continue to support and further your continual, professional development.
This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check paid for by YMCA) and registration with the DBS Update Service. We reserve the right to withdraw this role before the closing date should we be able to appoint to the role.
Benefits:
We offer the following benefits from day 1 of your employment with us: Equivalent of 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) increasing 1 day each year for your first 5 years! Workplace pension with Royal London (3% employer contribution, 5% employee contribution) 4 x Life Insurance/Death in Service whilst in the pension scheme Reduced school holiday childcare places at YMCA Camp Williams Nottingham & Newark 10% off in our hospitality venues including the Malt Cross and the Café at our Activity Village in Newark. Pastoral support Cycle to Work Scheme Excellent opportunities for development and progression Support for further study up to post-graduate level 7 courses to support your development £500 refer a friend scheme applicable across the Group Regular ongoing inhouse training Eligible to join the Blue Light Discount scheme Staff events and annual celebrations On passing your
probation, you can select from one of the following additional benefits: Private medical and dental cashback scheme with Westfield Health and access to Westfield Rewards for high street discounts £120 cash annual contribution towards either: Travel costs or; Childcare costs or; Private gym membership.
You may have experience in the following: Behavioral Health Specialist, Mental Health Consultant, Therapeutic Services Coordinator, Wellness Counselor, Psychosocial Support Advisor, Emotional Health Advisor, Counseling Services Manager, Psychological Services Coordinator, Therapy Program Director, Mental Wellness Facilitator, Trauma Support Specialist, Counseling Program Officer, Mental Health Program Manager, and Therapeutic Services Director.
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Reporting To: Kitchen Manager/Head of Production
Location: Poplar Felix's Kitchen and Offsite Work
About The Felix Project
The Felix Project is London's biggest food redistribution charity and the largest end-to-end food redistribution charity in Europe.
The Felix Project is a dynamic, ambitious charity working to make London a city where no one goes hungry and good food is never wasted.
We rescue surplus food from businesses, supermarkets, restaurants and farms. This food is nutritious, in-date, and safe and includes a high proportion of fresh vegetables, fruit, meat and fish. If we did not rescue this food, it would be at risk of going to waste. Instead, we deliver it free of charge to over one thousand charities across London. Here at Felix’s kitchen we turn some of that surplus food into Felix Meals, ready to eat meals which go out to people all across London. Are mantra for these meals is, nutritious & delicious food which not only feeds but hopefully brings a smile to the face of our consumers. .
We were founded in 2016 in memory of Felix Byam Shaw, by his father, entrepreneur Justin Byam Shaw.
Purpose of the Job
To support in both the design & creation and the day to day running & implementation of Felix's Kitchen new employability programme and then be the key driving force behind delivering these programmes.
You will be leading a team of chef apprentices, providing them with hands on skills training created by yourself alongside the accredited course, supporting them with functional skills training, being their day-to-day line manager and supporting other employability programmes within the Felix Project in particular Felix’s Kitchen other programmes.
You will work alongside the wider Felix Kitchen team and support your programme to integrate into the main production kitchen. You will take a leading role in supporting Felix’s Kitchen at events and engagement opportunities, supporting the apprentices being a huge part of these events, both on and off site. The training kitchen will be your base and you will be responsible for the safe and effective running of this part of the kitchen, maximising its impact on the programmes as well as exploring other opportunities for its use, hosting visitors and charity partners. You will be a key part of all reporting and evaluations of our employability programmes.
Please review our job portal for further details on the role, including job description.
Our benefits
- 25 days annual leave per annum (+ bank holidays) plus up to 5 days additional leave for length of service.
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave.
- Birthday day off.
- Access to benefit platform for a wide range of discounts on everyday spends plus gym discounts.
- Training and development opportunities.
- Employee assistance programme including 24 Hour GP helpline.
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Opportunity for free meals whilst working at our Depots.
Application procedure
Please apply via this recruitment portal.
Please upload your CV and a covering letter outlining your suitability for the role (and make sure that they’re both uploaded before submitting your application).
After you have submitted your application, you have 24 hours in which you can access you application and make edits. We suggest that you complete one last proof-read after submission and double check that your CV etc. uploaded correctly.
The Felix Project can only employ applicants who currently have the right to work in the UK.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are currently recruiting for a Fundraising Officer whose principle role will be to develop, support and champion Individual, Corporate and Community Fundraising activity.
The main purpose of this role is to collaborate with the Fundraising Manager in order to drive all fundraising activity in support of the Charity.
The secondary purpose of the role is to plan, manage and execute a programme of fundraising initiatives across the area to encourage corporates and community to help generate income through well considered, thoughtfully planned and effectively delivered programmes of fundraising activities.
The incumbent will have direct ownership of specific areas to allow for independence and the ability to grow skills. Experience in Legacy/will-writing campaigns or programmes would be an advantage.
Relationships:
The post holder is expected to foster excellent working relationships with potential, existing and lapsed corporate partners, external partners, community groups and individual supporters, and the wider Fundraising team.
Main Responsibilities:
• Identify prospective new corporate partners in specific sectors through research, networking, and an understanding of the marketplace with the goal of maximising sustainable opportunities for income generation to agreed budgets.
• Develop and nurture portfolio of corporate accounts, liaising with directors, CSR managers and executives to cultivate effective and sustainable partnerships with companies that are truly committed to helping Hounds for Heroes achieve its aims.
• Actively track in-year and long-term income potential, highlighting income at risk or lost, and develop plans to minimise the impact
• Act as a brand ambassador for the Charity establishing multi-level relationships which educate and inform key contacts and Charity ambassadors and encourage the growth of a dedicated supporter base.
• Maintain thorough records and plans in support of all activities
• Maintain a thorough and up-to-date understanding of Hounds For Heroes’ operational priorities, articulating our vision and creating winning cases for support
• Promote networking events in order to raise the profile of the Charity and its activities nationally but with a particular focus in southern England
• Bring fresh ideas into the future growth and work of Hounds for Heroes whilst actively contributing to a culture of innovation, resourcefulness and best practice
• Develop, implement and run a will writing/legacy campaign on behalf of the Charity, liaising with stakeholders, partners etc.
• Attend events where Charity presence is required – both in and outside of office hours.
Key Behaviours: E = Essential D = Desirable
• Self-driven, results-oriented with a positive outlook and a clear focus on supporters with the ability to influence both internal and external audiences. (E)
• Evidence of working in Corporate and Community Fundraising with a proven track record of over achievement with at least 2 years' experience. (E)
• Evidence of working to, monitoring and achievement of income targets. (E)
• Evidence of identifying and delivering new opportunities to maximise value. (E)
• Evidence of creative business development - Across multiple sites. (D)
• Evidence in the development of bespoke stewardship plans. (E)
Key Skills and Abilities:
• Confident communicator an ability to prepare and deliver compelling presentations to
positively engage and influence a wide range of audiences. (E)
• Self-motivated and solution focused with excellent interpersonal skills including
exemplary telephone and face to face manner. (E)
• Resourceful and collaborative able to work independently and as part of team. (E)
• Good written skills with the ability to communicate with a variety of audiences. (E)
• Strong administrative skills and competent use of Microsoft office applications. (E)
• Excellent time and resource management skills. (E)
• A connection to the armed forces. (D)
• Able to demonstrate a whole-hearted commitment to the vision and values of Hounds for Heroes. (E)
Other qualities:
• A full UK driving license and access to a car. (E)
• Flexibility outside of working hours and a willingness to travel and work evenings and weekends as required. (E)
• Knowledge and experience in the effective use of a supporter CRM database. (D)
This job description is not exhaustive and will be reviewed in consultation with the post holder from time to time and amended in the light of the changing needs of the Charity. Hounds for Heroes operates a system of regular performance reviews, which includes an Annual Appraisal where the job description, progress against objectives and overall performance in post are discussed.
Provides benefit through specially trained assistance dogs to those serving or served in HM Armed Forces and the Emergency Services.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Full time, permanent appointment
Based in Milton Keynes with hybrid working arrangements. The role provides service delivery with regular travel across Milton Keynes and surrounding areas, and occasionally North London.
Salary range for Social Worker: £32,743 to £40,019 per annum. Salary range for Senior Social Worker: £37,780 to £46,175 per annum
Are you a skilled and dedicated social worker eager to apply your expertise and experience to a new role? Could you become a vital part of the supportive and collaborative team at one of the UK’s most successful adoption charities, rated outstanding by Ofsted since 2014?
At Parents And Children Together (PACT) we are genuinely passionate about helping families thrive. We believe that every child deserves a loving and supportive home and we are committed to providing the highest quality services to help make that a reality.
We have been at the forefront of adoption services for more than 60 years, working with local authorities across the country. We offer a flexible and innovative work environment, and we are proud of our three successive outstanding ratings with Ofsted.
We support children and families from diverse backgrounds. With access to our specialist therapeutic support services, we are proud to provide excellent lifetime support for our families’ adoption journeys.
Our adoption teams focus on assessing prospective adopters who can consider early permanence and/or adopting a wide range of children of all ages, sibling groups of two or more children, children from diverse ethnicities and children who may have physical or learning disabilities.
With your social work experience with children and families, you will manage all aspects of work with our valued applicants from the early stages of recruitment, information sharing meetings, assessment, preparation and training, through to successful placement and post placement support up to the making of the adoption order.
Ideally, you will have previous experience of completing Prospective Adopter’s Reports, or similar reports such as Form Fs, and/or experience in family finding activity for children requiring permanence.
For further information and details on how to apply, please visit our website, also for contact details for an informal conversation about the role or to arrange to meet a member of the management team informally at our Milton Keynes office.
Closing date: Monday, 8th July 2024 at 10am
Interviews will take place at our Head Office in Reading on Wednesday 17th July 2024
We look forward to hearing from you!
PACT is a supportive and respectful place where people are passionate about making a positive difference to the lives of women, children and families from many different backgrounds. We continuously look to progress the ways in which we create families and bring people together and encourage applications from people across all communities. We are committed to ensuring that our people and our services reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and applications from people from under-represented groups are particularly welcomed.
PACT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Anyone joining our team is subject to PACT’s Safer Recruitment pre-appointment enquiries. These include the provision of documentation of the right to work in the UK, Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check, overseas police check where applicable and references covering a minimum 5 year period. All opportunities are based in the UK.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Senior Quality Assurance Officer
Location: Remote (UK based) with travel required
Salary: £34,200 (Grade 4) per year (plus Inner London Weighting of £3,483.94, if eligible)
Length of contract: Fixed Term Contract 12 months
Hours per week: 37 hours per week – some flexibility required around the standard working pattern due to site visits etc.
Please note that applications will be reviewed, and interviews arranged, on a rolling basis, so for the best chance of success, please apply ASAP.
Who are Women’s Aid?
Women’s Aid is the national charity working to end domestic abuse against women and children. We are a federation of over 170 organisations which provide just under 300 local lifesaving services to women and children across England. For almost 50 years we have campaigned on behalf of our members and survivors to shape policy and practice, and to raise awareness of domestic abuse.
Purpose of the Senior Quality Assurance Officer role:
As Senior Quality Assurance Officer, the successful candidate will play a pivotal role in conducting and innovating Women’s Aid’s National Quality Standards (NQS) offer for member services. Sitting within Women’s Aid’s busy Membership Team, the postholder will successfully lead in supporting member services to continually improve and evidence good quality specialist responses to survivors’ needs in local service provision and will support the internal team alongside external consultant assessors to deliver a strong quality framework that reflects the diversity, and complex work of our members. A key time for Women’s Aid to connect our policy work, our membership and our strategic campaigning work around the standards that fully represents the unique value of the membership body.
Key duties and responsibilities of the Senior Quality Assurance Officer:
- To be responsible for the coordination of delivery of Women’s Aid National Quality Standards assessments including ensuring assessment processes are completed in a timely manner.
- Scheduling Quality Assessment Panels including recruitment of panelists. This will include responsibility for ensuring terms of reference are fulfilled and ensuring potential conflicts of interest are identified and addressed.
- Presenting assessments to the Quality Assessment Panel in the unavoidable absence of the assessor and notetaking including recording outcomes, actions and decisions where required.
- To support the Chair of the Quality Assessment Panel in conducting panel meetings and highlight areas of risk or conflict to the Chair in advance of meetings.
- Be first point of contact for dealing with appeals and complaints, managing low to middle-risk complaints and escalating to the Membership Resolution Manager as required for high risk complaints.
- Responsibility for allocation of assessments to internal and consultant assessors ensuring target dates are met and operational considerations, such as location and conflict of interests, are considered.
- To conduct quality standards assessments of domestic abuse services, including reviewing evidence, making site visits, writing assessment reports and presenting cases to the Quality Assessment Panel.
- Review of assessment reports for quality, adherence to standards and consistency prior to presentation at Quality Assessment Panel, including giving feedback to the assessor and ensuring this is actioned.
- Develop a clear strategy and delivery plans to support the sustainability and growth of the Women’s Aid National Quality standards including supporting increase of income-generation activities.
- Line management of Quality Assurance Officer including day-to-day support, supervision and appraisal activities.
- To work across WAFE to promote the Women’s Aid National Quality Standards to commissioners and government as the ‘gold standard’ quality framework for services working with women and child survivors of domestic violence.
What we are looking for in our Senior Quality Assurance Officer:
- Knowledge of quality frameworks appropriate to domestic violence services.
- Knowledge and proven experience of the principles of quality assurance and good practice in delivering accreditation processes.
- A very good understanding of the experiences and needs of women and children affected by domestic and sexual violence and violence against women and girls and the intersectionality that impacts this
- Thorough understanding of the role of specialist services supporting women and children at risk of violence against women and girls
- Experience of writing and producing briefings and reports
- Experience of planning, delivering and managing projects within a set timeframe and with clear outputs.
- Experience of providing and/or managing direct services to survivors of violence against women and girls.
- Excellent verbal, written and computer literacy skills.
- Ability to analyse complex information and identify the implications for women and children affected by domestic violence and the services supporting them.
Benefits of joining us as our Senior Quality Assurance Officer include:
- Generous Annual Leave: 25 days + 2 Company Holidays + 8 UK Bank Holidays, with an extra 1 day per year after 1 year of service, up to a maximum of 5 additional days.
- Valuable Pension Benefits: a generous 7% employer contribution.
- Flexible Working: remote working, a generous TOIL scheme, and family-friendly policies
- Wellness and Support: including a cycle to work scheme, free optician check-ups, annual flu vaccines, access to a 24-hour employee assistance counselling helpline, a ‘Headspace’ app for mindfulness, and ‘Reflective Practice’ sessions.
- Making a Genuine Difference: in a rewarding role where your work will directly result in helping Women’s Aid to be able to provide lifesaving services for women and children across England
How to apply?
- Please submit your CV and a Cover Letter. Your Cover Letter should be no more than 2 pages long and should include a summary of your reasons for applying for the position. You should also include details of how your skills, behaviours and experience meet those necessary for the role, as listed in the Job Description and Person Specification.
- Please ensure that you also complete the EDI form and send all completed paperwork to the recruitment email address. (Please clearly mark your name and the role title in the subject line of your email).
NB:
- Women only need apply under schedule 9 (Part 1) of the Equality Act 2010
- If you have been shortlisted for interview, you will be informed by email. Regrettably, we are normally unable to acknowledge unsuccessful applicants.
- All posts, including remote posts, must be based in the UK.
- Women’s Aid is committed to quality, equality, and valuing diversity. Applications are particularly welcome from Black and minoritised women.
- Please read our Single Sex Statement on our website
- Please note that applications will be reviewed, and interviews arranged, on a rolling basis, so for the best chance of success, please apply ASAP.
About the role
Smart Works is looking to appoint a Head of London Service Delivery for 12 months, to start in September 2024. This is a maternity cover role for an established leadership role within the Smart Works staff team.
The Head of London Service Delivery is responsible for leading the delivery of the Smart Works service across London. Last year the Smart Works centres in London supported over 3500 unemployed women from across London, and the demand for our service is expected to rise significantly in the coming months.
By effectively leading and managing a team of nine, the Head of London Service Delivery will ensure Smart Works is well positioned to meet the growing demand for our services and maintain quality as the charity grows. They will ensure that every client who visits Smart Works leaves their appointment feeling confident and with the best possible chance of job success.
They will monitor performance against KPIs and will work with their team to ensure there is a steady flow of referrals, the volunteer community is engaged and supported and client feedback is consistently positive.
More broadly, the Head of London Service Delivery plays an important role in creating a welcoming environment and a supportive team culture in all three London centres. The successful applicants will need to build strong working relationships across the staff and volunteer teams, as well as with external partners and other senior staff working across the 11 centres across the UK.
If you’re experienced in programme delivery and passionate about supporting women, then this is an ideal opportunity for you.
Duties and responsibilities
Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the successful candidate will lead a range of activities including:
- Being responsible for delivering a quality, consistent service across all three London centres; this includes the delivery of virtual appointments
- Leading and developing the Service Delivery team working in London, ensuring strong performance against targets and KPIs and creating a supportive team culture
- Representing London in group forums, sharing learnings and best practice with other Smart Works centres
- Acting as a key public brand ambassador for Smart Works Charity in London, especially within the referral partner community
- Day-to-day management of the client CRM system in London, ensuring complete and timely data capture
- Accountability for the management, retention, development and growth of London volunteer community
- Safeguarding Officer for London and the Smart Works Group
Person specification
Essential Criteria
- Excellent interpersonal skills with an adaptable style to suit different people and situations
- Experience managing a team
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, client-focused environment
- Proven record delivering results against ambitious targets and KPIs
- Strong experience leading change and delivering innovative solutions to complex problems
- An understanding of safeguarding requirements for a charity like Smart Works
- Confident public speaker, with experience of representing an organisation to external stakeholders
Desirable Criteria
- Experience working with and managing a community of volunteers
- Experience managing data collection and producing reports for senior staff and trustees
- Experience as a Safeguarding lead or Officer
- Understanding of the UK employability sector
General duties of a Smart Works staff member
- Work collaboratively and cooperatively with all team members and take an active part in staff meetings and discussions
- Adhere to our policies and procedures and be an ambassador for our charity
- Play your part in ensuring that each woman who comes through our door is treated with respect and empathy
Benefits, terms, and conditions
- Full-time role
- Salary of £38,000 - £40,000 depending on experience
- Monday-Friday with typical working hours 9 am -5 pm in line with centre opening Hours. Whilst occasional work from home days can be accommodated, due to the nature of the role, it cannot bedone remotely. We are happy to discuss flexible working
- The role will be based across all three Smart Works centres in London, with the successful applicant being required to regularly spend time in all three centres. The centres are located in Islington, Ladbroke Grove and Croydon
- There may be occasional evening and weekend work as the successful candidate will be part of the wider centre team, supporting with networking and key events support
- 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and additional discretionary leave between Christmas and New Year
- Positive working environment with investment in training and progression
- VIP access at Smart Works sales, events and pop-up shops
- All successful applicants must provide references and complete a satisfactory Basic DBS check
How to apply
Please submit a CV and answer the following questions by 5pm on Thursday 11th July 2024.
- Why do you want to work for Smart Works? (Max 350 words)
- What relevant experience do you have for the role? This may include experience delivering charitable programmes, working with volunteers, delivering against targets or lived experience of the services offered at Smart Works. (Max 300 words)
- How would you create a collaborative and supportive culture across the London Service Delivery team? Please be mindful the team works across three different sites in London (Max 350 words)
- Is there anything else you would like to share? (Max 250 words)
Closing date for applications 5pm Thursday 11th July.
First round interviews will be held virtually on Tuesday 23rd July, via Microsoft Teams.
Second Round interviews will be Monday 29th July, in person at our London Office.
Role to start in September 2024.
Smart Works is committed to best practice employment practices, including reducing the burden for those seeking work. Smart Works will therefore reimburse reasonable costs of travel to interviews if required.
We do not use AI in any part of our recruitment process. Your application will be carefully considered by the People Team.
If you require any reasonable adjustments or alterations for the application and recruitment processes, please contact us about submitting a manual application.
Smart Works is committed to best practice employment practices, including reducing the burden for those seeking work. Smart Works will therefore reimburse reasonable costs of travel to interviews if required.
At Smart Works we will apply suitable measures to keep your information secure in accordance with our Privacy Policy (a current version of which is available on our website) We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, disabled candidates, and candidates with lived experience of female unemployment as we would like to increase the representation of these groups at Smart Works.
Smart Works promotes equity, diversity, and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching the Charity's needs with the skills and experience of candidates. These decisions are made irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Charity:
Fresh Futures is a regional charity working with vulnerable and disadvantaged children, young people and their families, within Kirklees and surrounding areas. Our vision is that all young people have opportunities for a better life, now and in the future. We are thoughts leaders and together with partners, we deliver outcomes through four interwoven strands of activity - providing education services and facilities, building healthy relationships, promoting health and wellbeing and improving employability skills
Job Overview:
We are seeking an enthusiastic Income and Engagement Officer to join our team. The successful candidate will play a vital role through income generation activities and engaging with stakeholders to support our charity's mission
Purpose of the job:
- Supervise income generation through a diverse range of sources including, but not limited to, corporate and community fundraising and grants and trust applications
- Delivery of marketing and communications across the charity
- Internal and external event delivery
- Project delivery of discrete projects and fundraising campaigns
- Involvement in volunteering activities
Knowledge, training and experience:
Essential
- Knowledge and experience of Microsoft Packages
- Ability to work to given deadlines and prioritise workload
- Knowledge of a range of fundraising approaches and marketing techniques
- Ability to engage and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Desirable
- Experience of working within a fundraising team, generating income and assisting with fundraising events
- Experience of working within a fundraising team, generating income and assisting with fundraising events
- Experience of working within the voluntary sector
- Experience of Canva, CRM systems, Google Analytics and social media scheduling platforms
- Knowledge of Kirklees and surrounding areas
Key personal characteristics
- Team player
- Flexible and reliable
- Ability to work in a busy and fast paced environment independently
- Willing to work out of hours on occasion if required
How to apply
CVs are not accepted as part of the application process. Please ensure you fully complete the application form. If you have a disability that prevents you from completing the application form, please contact us to discuss.
Use the job description and person specification as your guide and give specific examples, where possible, to demonstrate how you match the requirements for this post.
Please sign the declaration on the final page of the application form. If you are submitting your application electronically, you will be required to sign this page if invited for interview.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you experienced in providing high-level support at the Executive level? Do you consider yourself highly dynamic and an extension of the person you support? Have you ever supported a Fundraising Director before? Are you a diary management guru?
We are collaborating with a world-leading organisation dedicated to children's welfare to recruit an experienced Executive Assistant. In this role, you will proactively, effectively, and efficiently manage support services for members of the Executive Team.
The Contract:
- Salary: £38,000 per annum
- Duration: Permanent
- Work Pattern: Working from home and 1 day in office
- Hours: 35 hours per week. Alternative flexible arrangements will be considered.
- Location: London E20
Benefits:
- Annual Leave and Bank Holidays: Full-time employees get 25 days of leave, increasing to 30 with service. You can have the flexibility to use four Bank Holidays to suit their needs.
- Pension: Eligible employees join the scheme after three months.
- Work Agility & Flexible Working: Employees choose how and where they work daily and can request flexible arrangements.
- Wellbeing and Personal Support: Benefits include cashback on healthcare, a confidential helpline, counselling, and other wellbeing services.
- Plus, More Benefits Available.
About the role
As the Executive Assistant, your main focus will be supporting the Director of Fundraising with diary management, prioritisation and email inbox management.
Responsibilities include:
- Diary & Travel Management: Maintain schedule and arrange travel.
- Communication & Document Preparation: Manage correspondence and prepare documents.
- Meeting & Event Coordination: Organise meetings, events, and cross-organisational activities.
- Finance & Records: Monitor budgets and maintain records.
- Executive Team Support: Assist other EAs, manage schedules, and handle internal communications.
About you
- Experienced in providing high-level support at the Executive level, ensuring efficient and timely delivery across a range of responsibilities.
- Organised and successful in efficiently managing complex diaries.
- Skilled in planning and coordinating major meetings and events.
- Effective in supporting, driving, and monitoring complex workloads
- Experience working in a similar charity setting
- A dynamic and highly personable individual
If this sounds like the role for you, then we would love to hear back. We are reviewing CVs as and when we are receiving them so, if you are keen to apply, then please do so today!
TPP are always keen to speak with candidates looking to work in the sector so if this role isn't quite right for you, please do check out our website and pop your CV over to us!
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.