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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WORKER (ISLE OF SHEPPEY)
HOURS: 18 hours per week (0.45 FTE)
24 MONTH FIXED TERM CONTRACT
SALARY: £11,732 per annum pro-rata (£26,072 for 1FTE)
Oasis Charitable Trust is a multi-national charity supporting communities in 8 countries worldwide. Our vision is for building healthy communities: places where everyone is included, making a contribution and reaching their full potential.
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Community Development Worker to work as part of our Oasis Hub on the Isle of Sheppey, to engage and work with the community by helping them to access Hub activities, and the social supermarket project.
Key responsibilities will be:
- To deliver the Sheppey Support Bus project and ensure its day-to-day operational tasks are fulfilled.
- To liaise with our community partners including supermarkets, Fairshare etc to support and provide for Oasis activities, including the Sheppey Support Bus.
- To monitor and evaluate activities using monitoring tools available to the team.
- To develop other opportunities that will enhance our offer to the local community.
The successful post holder must have:
- A relevant professional qualification in Community Work or able to demonstrate qualification by experience.
- Successful experience of working with complex communities.
- The ability to deal with private information and sensitive issues with a calm and confident approach in difficult situations.
- Ability to function in diverse settings and with a wide range of professional agencies.
- Self-motivation, resilience, excellent organisational/administrative and inter-personal skills are essential for this role.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of something pioneering on the Isle of Sheppey and to help make a difference to communities on a local level, while individually improving the life chances of everyone. As part of the package, Oasis offers:
- A pension scheme, currently offering 7% employer contribution.
- A generous holiday allowance, starting at 25 days per year (plus 8 Bank Holidays).
If you are interested in this position, please email your most recent CV and covering letter. For further information please visit the Oasis Charity Jobs Website. In your covering letter, please answer the following questions:
- Expand on your CV to explain how your skills and experience meets the Job Description. Give specific examples.
- What personal attributes does a person need to do well as a Community Development Worker?
- How do you see the Oasis ethos and 9 Habits being displayed in this role?
There is no closing date as this is a rolling vacancy. Please submit completed applications as soon as possible.
Interviews will take place as and when suitable applications are received.
We actively encourage applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and minority and underrepresented groups. If you require any assistance to overcome potential barriers, please let us know.
Applicants must be able to prove their right to work in the UK. Oasis is committed to making a difference to the lives of the communities it works in, and as such you must show a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours which flow from the Oasis ethos. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks.
Oasis supports Equal Opportunities. Registered Charity No. 1163889
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Our current corporate partners and their employees are amazing and make an incredible difference to the work TCV can deliver across the UK. We are looking for someone special to help TCV develop and implement a new way of working with our corporate partners.
This is an exciting time to join TCV and the partnership team. We are looking for an enthusiastic, energetic, confident individual - someone who wants to make a difference and is always willing to go the extra mile.
Working with the Corporate Partnership Manager, you will focus on developing our high value corporate partnership investment and our corporate sponsorship program.
You will lead on developing and bringing to life this new approach for TCV in how we work together with our corporate partners - enabling us to connect even more people to green spaces.
Ideally you are already working or have worked in the charity sector and are able to demonstrate experience in managing and or developing corporate partnerships.
You should be confident in your ability to prospect new partnerships and, utilising your previous knowledge and experience, you will lead on identifying and creating a pipeline of corporate partners to contact, whose values and strategic objectives clearly align to TCV.
You will create and pitch compelling proposals and cases for support focused toward high value/multi-year (Corporate) funding support for TCV (£50,000 +).
As a key member of the corporate team, you must be confident in your ability to communicate our case for support, ensuring your proposals are compelling, well thought out and deliver value and impact for both our corporate partners and TCV.
If you're looking for your next exciting step in the charity sector and feel you have the experience and drive to deliver this role - get in touch.
You are going to be a big part of a small team with very big ambitions for 2024 and beyond!
The role will require some travel and overnight stays from time to time.
A full, clean or near clean UK driving licence is required for this post, which has been held for a minimum of one year.
Connecting people and green spaces to deliver lasting outcomes for both.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Want to kick-start your career in social media and campaigning at a leading LGBTQI+ asylum and immigration rights charity?
Rainbow Migration, the longest-running charity in Europe dedicated to supporting LGBTQI+ people through the asylum and immigration system, is recruiting a Communications and Campaigns Assistant who is keen to gain experience in digital communications, campaigning and supporting the involvement of people with lived experience in our work.
Rainbow Migration has been campaigning for the rights of LGBTQI+ people since 1993 and has stepped up this work since 2021. We now have an opportunity for a Communications and Campaigns Assistant to join us and provide vital support across our communications, campaigning and influencing work.
This would be an ideal position for a creative, digitally experienced individual with a passion for LGBTQI+ campaigning.
This role will receive full training and support to build your skills while making a real impact. Your responsibilities will include:
- Create and schedule eye-catching social media posts – with a focus on Instagram and Tik Tok
- Create graphic, audio and video content to showcase our services and campaigns
- Get hands-on with digital campaigns by helping to set-up, test and promote online campaign actions
- Support the planning and delivery of online and in-person events
- Interview service users and support them to turn their experiences into inspiring stories
- Support LGBTQI+ people who have sought asylum to be involved in our communications and campaigns
Rainbow Migration’s vision is that LGBTQI+ people can settle safely in the UK and lead fulfilling lives.
Our values are:
- Safety: We believe everyone should be safe from persecution and safe to be themselves. We strive to create a safe workplace culture, and we place importance on the wellbeing of everyone involved with Rainbow Migration.
- Integrity: We are thorough and honest in everything we do, and we take responsibility for our actions. We want to be accountable to our communities and those who support us.
- Belonging: We welcome and include all LGBTQI+ people, and we celebrate and value their range of experience in terms of gender, religion, race, age, disability status and class. We try to remove obstacles to participation, champion equality and promote a sense of family or home through our services.
- Respect: We believe that every person is equal and deserves the same level of courtesy, care, and attention. We respect the rights, wishes and feelings of our service users, and campaign for their rights to be respected as they go through the asylum and immigration system.
At Rainbow Migration, we don’t just accept difference – we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. We do not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, gender identity sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status. We consider all qualified applicants, consistent with any legal requirements.
We strive to build a team that reflects the diversity of the community we work in and welcome applications from candidates with lived experience of going through the UK asylum system or who have been subject to immigration control, and also people of colour who are currently underrepresented among our staff in relation to our service users. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for anyone considered as disabled under the Equality Act 2010 if they meet the essential criteria. If you wish to qualify under this scheme, please make this clear when applying.
Owing to the nature of the work, the successful applicant the successful applicant will be required at the point of conditional job offer to disclose all unspent criminal records and subsequently to undergo a basic DBS check. See our website for more information.
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full-time (35 hours per week). Working part-time (minimum 28 hours a week) will be considered. When applying, please state what hours you are looking to work. Occasional evening or weekend work is required, but with plenty of notice. Rainbow Migration encourages staff to maintain a good work life balance and has a TOIL system in place.
Salary: Starting at £23,928 with potential annual step increases up to £26,930 (pro rata if working part-time), plus statutory employer’s pension contribution. In addition to an annual step increase, the trustees consider giving a separate inflationary increase every April.
Location: Remote or from Rainbow Migration’s offices which are based in London between Vauxhall and the Oval. Hybrid working will also be considered. The successful candidate could work from anywhere in the UK but would be expected to occasionally travel to London and other parts of the country for meetings and events. At the time of posting this advert, none of our staff are going into the office every day. Please contact us if you have any questions.
Annual Leave: 25 days per year rising after 24 months by 1 day after each year of service to maximum of 28 days per year (pro rata if working part-time).
Benefits:
- Two days of wellbeing leave to be taken at short notice in each calendar year (pro rata for part-time staff)
- Enhanced parental leave and pay
- Full pay for jury service (up to four weeks), compassionate leave (up to two weeks) and dependants’ leave (up to four days, pro rata for part-time staff)
- Separate salary step and inflationary increases considered every year
- TOIL system
- Hybrid working policy, including possibility of working abroad for 10 working days (pro rata for part-time staff) each year
- Policy on staff loans or salary advances for difficult times
- Work laptop and mobile phone
- Training and learning opportunities
- Employee telephone counselling service
- Clinical supervision for staff delivering services
How to apply:
Closing date: 12pm 1 November 2024
Interview dates: Week commencing 11 November 2024
Please read the job description and person specification. If you have any questions about the role or would like to find out more before applying, then you can contact the line manager via the email address you will find in the job description or on our website.
Please send to the email address you will find in the job description or on our website
- Your CV
- A written statement (max 1,000 words). Instead of a written statement you may submit your statement by video or audio recording (max 8 minutes)
We’d also be grateful if you would complete an optional monitoring form - the link is available in the job description or on our website.
In your statement, please:
- Explain why you are interested in this role and give examples of how you meet the person specification. In addition to what is on your CV, we want to hear about any relevant skills and experience that demonstrate how you meet the necessary criteria for the role, and if you meet any of the advantageous criteria. Skills and experience could be from training, volunteering, interests or life experience
- Confirm if you wish to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme for anyone considered as disabled under the Equality Act 2010 (physical or mental impairment that has a ‘substantial’ and ‘long-term’ effect on your ability to do normal daily activities)
- Accept that, if successful, you will be required to disclose all unspent criminal records at the point of conditional job and subsequently to undergo a basic DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check
If you are an expert by experience (a refugee or a migrant with direct, first-hand experience of issues and challenges of the UK asylum or immigration system), you can ask for independent and confidential support for your job application from the Experts by Experience Employment Network. Please complete the form linked in the job description to request support and they will confirm if they can match you with a mentor to support your application.
By submitting an application, you:
- Confirm that you have the right to work in the UK and will produce the necessary documentation if you are offered this post.
- Declare that to the best of your knowledge and belief, the information provided with your application is true and correct and that you understand that any false information or statement given will justify your dismissal from Rainbow Migration if appointed.
Privacy notice
If you apply for this role, the information you provide will be processed according to Rainbow Migration's privacy policy (you will find the link on our website). Rainbow Migration will not share your information with any third parties unless part of the recruitment process or are legally required to do so. By applying, you are permitting Rainbow Migration to access and use the information for recruitment purposes. Information is kept for the minimum period necessary, which for CVs, covering statements and/or audio or video submissions for unsuccessful applicants is 12 months after the conclusion of the recruitment campaign. Monitoring information is kept separately and is pseudonymised to avoid identification of applicants. It is amalgamated for statistical purposes and the original data is then deleted after six months.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
We have been working with the local community, providing support to some of Surrey’s most vulnerable young people and their families for the past 3 years.Our vision is to develop happy, thriving and resilient young adults who can contribute positively to society.
We are looking for a Youth Work Coordinator and a supporting part time worker to deliver high-quality youth work at our youth centre
Job Title: Youth Work Coordinator
Hours: 37 hours a week to be worked flexibly, some evenings essential and some weekends.
Length of Contract: 2 years (longer if funding becomes available)
Location 130 Upper Hale Road, Farnham, Surrey GU9 0JH
Rate of pay: £24 to £28k per annum
Responsible to: Community & Youth Centre Manager
Main purpose of Job
Running sessions; building relationships; delivery of youth services. They will work closely with the other Youth Workers to ensure a great supportive programme and efficient use of all resources.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Planning and Development
• Plan, resource and deliver sessions to ensure continued support is given by HC&YC to young people; Putting young people first, ensuring we offer the right help at the right time
• Ensure that young people are involved in the planning, delivery and evaluation of youth work
Delivery
• Deliver high quality youth work
• Work within HC&YC equal opportunities, health & safety and safeguarding policies
• Identify emerging needs and plan services to meet those needs
Quality and standards
• Ensure evaluations and case notes are all up to date and completed on time
• Keep accurate records and provide data and information as required
Communications and relationships
• Develop and maintain relationships, particularly with existing and new delivery partners and commissioners
Person specification - Key skills
Experience
• Experience of delivering and leading high-quality youth work sessions is essential
• Experience of monitoring and evaluating youth work
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance in relation to working with young people
• Current child protection training or a willingness to work towards
• Experience of working with young people aged 11 to 18
• Ability to develop appropriate, supportive, positive relationships with young people
• Able to evidence a commitment to empowering young people
• Able to promote themselves and their work; being a positive role model within the community at all times, in line with the values of The Hale Community and Youth Centre
• Able to recognise current issues for young people and the barriers they may face that leave them vulnerable
• To be pro-active when participating in new projects
• Ability to deal professionally with the pressures young people and communities bring
• Willingness to adapt to the changing needs of the community and young people
• Have confidence to work with other agencies that support young people
• Committed to working to organisational Policies and Procedures in particular about the safeguarding of young people and working within our equality and diversity policy
• Able to attend meetings and training sessions when required
• Ability to use ICT, for record keeping and communication, within the team
Qualifications
• A degree in Youth Work or a Level 2 or 3 qualification in Youth Work
DBS - This post is subject to an enhanced disclosure.
Please apply as soon as possible with a full CV and a cover letter of no more than 2 pages evidencing your skills and abilities to undertake this role. Interviews will be held on Monday 21st of October.
In return, we offer the chance to join a dynamic organisation, with opportunities for personal and professional development. We also offer the following:
· 28 days annual leave per year, plus Bank Holidays
· Pension Scheme
· Excellent Training Opportunities
· Flexible Working Options Available
Full or Part Time:
Full Time and part time position available
There will be a probation period of a minimum of 6 months
Salary:
£24 to £28k p.a. (pro rata)
Contact Details:
If you are interested in finding out more please get in touch.
Please send a full CV and covering letter detailing your suitability for this role. Thank you.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
We’re seeking excellent teachers who want to enjoy a completely different way of working!
Our Outreach teachers support students who aren’t currently able to attend school, for example because of mental or physical health needs or challenges in previous schools.
This is a mobile role which requires flexibility; you and a Teaching Assistant will work from a designated space in the family home, or at a local library, and offer personalised education for each student. Our ideal candidate is inclusive and uses the child as the starting point to plan an engaging and suitable curriculum which helps each child to meet their EHCP outcomes and grow academically too.
We work hard to match the right student with the right teacher and Teaching Assistant; you may be an expert with students in a particular age group (our students range from 6 to 16), subject, or enjoy working with students who have particular needs such as SEMH, hearing impairments or Autism Spectrum Condition. Almost all of our students have EHCPs, though their needs are quite varied. Our students benefit from creative approaches to learning so you can have fun with how to you teach!
Because of their vulnerabilities and often disrupted learning experiences, our students need a caring approach and our work is underpinned by the principles of Attachment Theory. To flourish in this role you must care about children and believe that every child deserves the best opportunity to achieve their potential, whatever that looks like.
The ideal candidate will also be able to develop positive relationships with parents and carers. Experience working with students with SEND or in a Special School is advantageous but not essential.
We are happy to be flexible; you may want to work every day, or only a few hours per week!
We can offer you:
- Flexibility; you may want to work every day, or only a few hours per week!
- High levels of support and care from our school, which is rated Good
- The chance to work independently
- 1:1 teaching means your marking load is low
- No break duties!
- The chance to give children what they need, by helping them with their personal and academic development. We aim high for students, but aren’t just measuring our success in terms of exam results. We want our children to be happy, independent and capable.
- The chance to make a real tangible difference for some of the children who need it the most
Please note that we can only accept our standard application form and not CVs.
The Southover Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share the same commitment. The post is subject to an Enhanced Certificate of Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and a range of other recruitment checks. All adults employed by the school have a responsibility for data protection and have a duty to observe and follow the principles of the GDPR Regulations.
The Southover Partnership welcomes applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation. All applicants must be able to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK to be considered for this position.
PLEASE NOTE: We reserve the right depending on the number of applications received to shortlist and interview candidates prior to the closing date.
The Southover Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share the same commitment. The post is subject to an Enhanced Certificate of Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and a range of other recruitment checks.
PLEASE NOTE: We reserve the right depending on the number of applications received to shortlist and interview candidates prior to the closing date.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Citizens Advice Tandridge District have an exciting opportunity to join our small friendly advice team as an Advice Service Manager, working in our Caterham and Oxted offices.
The successful candidate will be responsible for and have:
· Great interpersonal skills and an advice background to manage our advice services.
· They will be responsible for the day to day delivery of our advertised advice services, including supporting training, overseeing and supervising the quality of advice given and managing performance of staff and volunteers.
· The ability to bring out the best in the team, as well as to ensure the highest quality of advice across our core service and varied projects.
· Be a trained Advice Session Supervisor/ or knowledgeable generalist adviser/caseworker and/or willing to complete the appropriate training.
· You will be part of the senior management team, inputting into the running of the office, developing relationships with relevant stakeholders and funders where appropriate and promoting our service.
· You will ensure new initiatives are implemented smoothly and that volunteers, staff and supervisors are appropriately supported and developed.
· The role includes providing cover for Advice Session Supervisors and filling short-term gaps in staffing as necessary.
· We will consider applicants who have experience of working in the advice sector and of managing volunteers
Joining Citizens Advice means becoming part of a team dedicated to making a real difference in people’s lives. You’ll have the opportunity to work alongside passionate professionals in a supportive environment that values integrity, support, inclusion and collaboration. If you’re ready to take on a pivotal role that impacts every people’s live and contributes to a greater cause, we’d love to hear from you.
The Citizens Advice service values diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people, as they are currently underrepresented in our workforce.
This is an exciting time to join TCV and our newly created TFL team. We are looking for an enthusiastic, energetic, confident individual - someone who wants to make a difference and is always willing to go the extra mile and leads by example.
Working directly with your team and the wider income generation team, you will be responsible for setting and implementing our strategic plan aligned to securing income through Trusts, Foundations and Lotteries - working with your team you will identify and develop funding proposals to those partners and stakeholders which sit outside our corporate partnership team.
With your team, you will look to develop innovative ideas and compelling proposals which enable TCV to connect even more people to the green spaces around them, across:
- Environment/nature
- Health and Wellbeing
- Learning and Skills
You will be responsible for developing and bringing to life this new approach for TCV - with an ambition to secure national and or multi-regional funding, enabling us to connect even more people to green spaces.
Ideally you will have already worked in the charity sector and are able to demonstrate experience in leading a team to secure an annual income in excess of £1m across various funding streams.
You should be confident in your ability to set ambitious goals and high standards - and be capable and experienced in leading and supporting a team to achieve both the goals and the standards. You will have ultimate responsibility for leading on both identifying and creating a pipeline of TFL funding streams to meet our annual income target.
As the lead for the TFL team, you must be confident in your ability to communicate our case for support to your team, and to both our internal and external stakeholders, ensuring our proposals are compelling, well thought out and deliver value and impact for both our funding partners and TCV.
We would expect you to be skilled and experienced in writing compelling funding applications and be able to critique and act as a sounding board for your teams own individual applications.
If you're looking for your next exciting senior role in the charity sector and feel you have the experience and drive to deliver this role - please get in touch.
You are going to lead a team with very big ambitions for 2024 and beyond!
The role will require some travel and overnight stays from time to time.
A full, clean or near clean UK driving licence is required for this post, which has been held for a minimum of one year.
Connecting people and green spaces to deliver lasting outcomes for both.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
If you have a talent for story telling, are looking for a role where your words can make a lasting impact and are passionate about giving vulnerable young people life changing opportunities, then this is the job for you. We’re seeking a talented individual who can tell our story and help secure vital funding from trusts and grant-makers.
The Role
Trusts and other grant-makers are an important source of funding for our charity and the relationships we have with new and existing funders are more important than ever. This is where you come in.
As our Trusts Fundraising Officer, you’ll be an inspiring storyteller whose enthusiasm for our work shines through in your writing. You’ll play a key role in researching new funders, crafting compelling funding applications, and ensuring we meet reporting requirements for existing supporters.
Your work will involve developing impactful case studies and gathering evidence to show the need for our services to help secure sustainable funding. You’ll be supported by our experienced Trusts Fundraising Manager to build lasting relationships with funders. Together, you’ll keep them engaged and informed about the positive impact they’re making on the young people we support.
What We’re Looking For:
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Outstanding communication skills – You can write clearly, persuasively and passionately. You’re confident speaking to others about the charity’s work.
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Writing experience – You have experience writing successful funding applications, proposals, or compelling articles, ideally but not necessarily with a fundraising focus
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Fundraising experience - You may not have written a grant application before but you should have some paid or voluntary experience in a fundraising capacity.
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Attention to detail – You take pride in your work, have a good eye for detail and a thorough approach.
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Self-motivation and organisation – You’re able to manage your own time and prioritise effectively.
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Passion for the outdoors and youth development – You understand the importance of giving vulnerable young people outdoor experiences and are willing to put on your waterproofs and join in on our activities and camps to witness first-hand the difference the Youth Adventure Trust makes.
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Willingness to learn - if you think you have what it takes but don’t have lots of experience as a Trusts Fundraiser, this role comes with plenty of scope to develop your writing skills and gain experience within a supportive team environment.
The Charity
At the Youth Adventure Trust, we use outdoor adventure and one-to-one support to empower vulnerable young people from Swindon, Wiltshire and Somerset to fulfil their potential and lead positive lives in the future. We work with them to build resilience, develop confidence and learn skills that will last a lifetime, helping them to face the challenges in their lives.
Dedicated support, guidance and mentoring from our staff and volunteers ensures young people receive the maximum benefit from our long term intervention. Our aim is to make a lasting improvement to the lives of vulnerable young people.
We’re proud to offer our programmes completely free of charge to participants, and with ambitious plans to help more young people, our fundraising efforts are more important than ever.
Why Join Us?
This is a unique opportunity to make a direct and lasting impact on young lives through the power of your words. You’ll be part of a small fundraising team with a big heart.
If this sounds like the perfect fit for you, please download the full Job Pack for more details, including the job description and person specification. All applicants must complete an application form and refer to the job description and person specification in their application.
The Youth Adventure Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all employees to share this commitment. The suitability of all prospective employees will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. Full details can be found in the Job Pack.
We use outdoor adventure and one-to-one support to empower young people to fulfil their potential and lead positive lives in the future.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Political Studies Association (PSA) exists to develop and promote the study and teaching of politics and related disciplines. Founded in 1950, we are the leading association in our field in the United Kingdom, with an international membership including academics in political science, theorists and practitioners, policymakers, researchers, and students in higher education as well as members from the school community.
Contract and Salary ; Permanent and Salary Band D (£45k FTE)
Hours: 0.6 or 0.8 FTE i.e. over 3 or 4 days each week
Reports to the PSA’s Chief Executive
Location: All roles are based at our offices in Camden London but the PSA staff work hybrid and supports its staff to work remotely. Post-holders will be required, however, to come into our offices regularly and The whole team is endeavouring to collaborate in our offices regularly, especially on Wednesdays each week.
Job purpose: The postholder will support our aim to be the leading advocate for and supporter of Political Studies in the UK. Working with the CEO, the rest of the PSA Team and trustees you will lead the association’s membership services, communications, outreach programmes, and events including:
· Teaching and Learning Network
· Postgraduate students and Early Career Network
· Schools & Student programmes
· Specialist Groups
· Recognising professional contributions including our prizes and awards
· Advocacy for Political Studies.
The PSA is the home of Political Studies and in doing so the PSA’s staff and trustees work to bring our community together and advocate its importance to achieve our mission. This role plays a vital role in achieving this.
You will build and sustain a team of motivated and skilled staff and contractors and support them to continuously develop, innovate and enjoy their work. You will reflect the values of sustainability, diversity, advocacy and excellence in everything that you and your team do.
The post-holder will also contribute to the association’s income and membership targets, work within assigned budgets and creatively with partners as well as monitoring and reporting performance to trustees.
Operational priorities in the first year in being in post will include:
· Embedding a new website and CRM
· Implementing a new PSA 2025+ Strategic Plan including reviews of our membership offer and specialist groups
· Delivering the association’s annual conference
· Recruiting new team members to successfully deliver this strategy.
Team Structure & Context: The post will line manage a team of membership, communications and events personnel including the services of several external expert suppliers. You will also, on occasion, deputise for the CEO. This role works closely with the Operations & Finance team on governance, budgeting, grants and awards, digital systems and delivery.
Interview: There will be a two-stage interview process, first stage interview with be on either 6th or 8th November via teams and second stage will be in person in Camden on 15th November.
Main responsibilities:
Governance, Strategy and Leadership:
- Work with the PSA’s trustees and PSA team to shape and deliver the PSA’s strategy and annual business plans and support our aim to be the leading advocate and scholarly community for Political Studies in the UK
- Ensure key performance indicators relating to your work area are monitored, reported and used to continuously improve our operations.
- Work with trustees and lead by example to embed the values of sustainability, diversity, advocacy and excellence throughout the organisation
- Lead, support, and motivate staff so they are engaged and committed to delivering the organisation’s culture, values and objectives while meeting their individual potential and enjoying their work
- You will be able to approve expenditure in accordance with the PSA’s Scheme of Delegation and finance policies and procedures
- On occasion, co-ordinate the PSA’s response to government and other consultations and represent the association while engaging stakeholders.
Membership Services and Communications:
Lead and support your Membership, Events, Communications & Programmes line-reports to develop and deliver the following:
- Devising the PSA’s membership, marketing and communications strategies with the wider PSA Team and trustees so that the association maintains and enhances its profile, size, and impact
- Manage team members and contractors to ensure the development and delivery of these strategies including the organisation’s membership services, codes of conduct, professional standards and package of member benefits
- Work with your team and trustees in shaping our membership offer which supports our members as they progress through their studies and careers. This includes the development and delivery of new membership categories including the PSA Fellowship
- Work with your team members to continuously improve the PSA’s member communications and content ensuring that all web and other digital and printed content and data is timely and good quality. You will ensure an ongoing programme of content and calls for action including promotion of Political Insight magazine and journals, the PSA Blog, e-newsletters, and social media as well as the efficient and effective deployment of the CRM so we can give our members, donors and stakeholders the best experience possible
- Work with your team to ensure the membership recruitment, renewal and services run smoothly and achieve the continued growth in the association and that expectations are met
- Run the annual academic prizes programme as a part of our PSA member benefits package and in partnership with others including the American Political Science Association and the Academy of Social Sciences
- Support the CEO and Head of Operations and Finance with implementing the PSA’s grant and other support programmes as part of our member benefits package
- Support the PSA’s Chair and CEO on wider engagement with the higher education and learned society sectors including supporting heads of department gatherings and communications.
Programme Management:
Deliver the PSA’s Schools programme:
- Support PSA trustees in creating a programme in line with the PSA’s strategy
- Lead team members, suppliers, and partners to deliver this programme to as wide a range of teachers and pupils as possible
- Promote the teaching and study of Politics particularly post-16 and at undergraduate level
- Develop and deliver an offering for teachers and students (particularly post-16 resources and events) involving input from academics in line with PSA Strategy
- Support the PSA’s trustees on engagement and advocacy concerning post-16 curriculum and assessment.
Supporting Students, early career academics and those focussed on higher education teaching and learning:
- Support your team members in managing member networks including the PSA’s Teaching and Learning Network (TLN) and Early Career Network (ECN), its volunteer convenors (committee members) and programme of communications, resources and events and imbed these as a clear part of our membership offering
- Support your team members in undertaking the election and training of incoming committee members and ensure the development of appropriate procedures and annual actions plans so that they adhere to the byelaws of the association and agreed budgets
- Support the PSA’s trustees with engagement and advocacy concerning Higher Education teaching and learning and the content of Politics courses
- Work with team members to organise and develop the annual PSA undergraduate Conference, and develop a wider programme of work with opportunities to undergraduate students to engage with the PSA
- With support from the team, ensure the effective operation of the PSA’s family of specialist groups in particular the management and growth of their own membership and communications as well as supporting their events and, in liaison with the Finance Manager, their own income and expenditure
- Work with team members, trustees and association members on the provision of developmental activities including mentoring and training programmes.
Delivering the PSA’s Annual Conference, annual lecture, and other events:
- Devise in consultation with colleagues and trustees, a conference and events strategy for the organisation aimed to bring our community together, further our strategy and maximise revenues. This should include events supporting all membership types, specialist groups and our networks.
- Manage the team responsible for delivery and ensure productive relationships between staff and suppliers as well as academic and commercial partners
- Develop and manage project budgets including the Annual Conference from inception to completion in consultation with team members and the Operations and Finance Team, reporting to the Chief Executive and Trustees.
- Oversee existing systems to monitor progress and expenditure through the regular scrutiny and review of budgets and project plans, from proposal though implementation and delivery
- Support team members in the delivery of PSA’s annual conference and the wider events programme, ensuring that all of these are of the highest quality and linked to the PSA’s wider strategic priorities ensuring all these events are risk-assessed, insured, delivered cost-effectively, on time and to a high professional standard
- Exploit opportunities to increase membership, profile, reach, and income including sponsorship and advertising as well as opportunities to increase inclusion through technology. This will include you and your team building relationships with potential sponsors, advertisers and exhibitors to maximise the opportunities available at PSA events and in our publications including selling sponsorship/stand/exhibition space to potential exhibitors/partners
- Conduct post-event evaluation to ensure continuous improvement and assess impact
- Ensure a pipeline of future annual conferences and other events through effective engagement with trustees and university Politics departments and other stakeholders.
Other duties and responsibilities:
The above role description is not exclusive or exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such duties as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post. All members of staff are required to be professional, co-operative, and flexible in line with the needs of the post and the organisation
- On occasion, this may entail supporting colleagues in work areas outside of this job description including deputising for the CEO
- These duties are subject to change from time to time as determined by business priorities and communicated by the CEO. As and when duties and responsibilities change the job description will be reviewed and amended in consultation with the post holder
- The post-holder is expected to provide general support in running the PSA offices and line-manage their team members to do likewise
- Compliance with PSA policy including absence, appraisal, health & safety as well as the GDPR.
How to apply: Please submit your application by 9am Monday 28th October sending a covering letter together with your CV
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
TCV are fortunate to work with a number of amazing corporate partners and their employees, helping to make an incredible difference to the work TCV can deliver across the UK. We are looking for someone special to lead our newly created strategic corporate partnership team, to help TCV develop and implement new ways of working with our network of corporate partners.
This is an exciting time to join TCV and lead the partnership team. We are looking for an enthusiastic, energetic, confident individual - someone who wants to make a difference and is always willing to go the extra mile and leads by example.
Working directly with your team and the wider income generation team, you will be responsible for setting and implementing our strategic plan aligned to corporate partnerships and income.
You will be responsible for developing and bringing to life this new approach for TCV in how we work together with our corporate partners - enabling us to connect even more people to green spaces.
Ideally you will have already worked in the charity sector and are able to demonstrate experience in managing and developing a corporate partnership team.
You will be able to demonstrate you have led a team to secure an annual income in excess of £1.5m.
You should be confident in your ability to set ambitious goals and high standards - and be capable and experienced in leading and supporting a team to achieve both the goals and the standards. You will have ultimate responsibility for leading on identifying and creating a pipeline of corporate partners to meet our annual income target.
As the lead for the corporate team, you must be confident in your ability to communicate our case for support to your team, and to both our internal and external stakeholders, ensuring our proposals are compelling, well thought out and deliver value and impact for both our corporate partners and TCV.
If you're looking for your next exciting senior role in the charity sector and feel you have the experience and drive to deliver this role - please get in touch.
You are going to lead a team with very big ambitions for 2024 and beyond!
The role will require some travel and overnight stays from time to time.
A full, clean or near clean UK driving licence is required for this post, which has been held for a minimum of one year.
Connecting people and green spaces to deliver lasting outcomes for both.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
In this role you will connect people, ideas and resources to empower the community of Roehampton to thrive. Every day will be a chance to listen, to understand and to make a difference where it matters most as Roehampton is a place where there is a great need to build the ability, knowledge and potential of our community. This work will aid people in the community to collaborate in tackling inequalities which are deep and entrenched. You will be a confident self-starter who is unafraid of taking the initiative but understands the importance of democratic processes, openness and accountability.
We are seeking an energetic, empathetic and resourceful community lead who has the skills, experience and tenacity to engage widely and support effectively. You will be our person on the ground - getting to know residents and organisations, making things happen, not just with the existing community groups and leaders in the Roehampton area, but also forging new connections with residents, activists and across the wider community and voluntary sector.
Your day-to-day work will be varied and we expect this to include tasks such as:
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supporting local community organisations on a one-to-one basis, as well as creating and delivering high quality resources and support for them
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delivering meaningful engagement with residents, empowering them to develop their own networks and co-design projects and programmes which support them effectively
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managing a local grants programme which pilots and develops effective responses to community needs
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co-producing and developing our Community Weeks programme as a platform for community support and engagement
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gathering feedback and carrying out evaluation of our projects and of those we fund.
Please send a CV and a cover letter of no more than two sides of A4, explaining why you want the job and how your experience relates to the person specification. We’ll use your cover letter to assess your application alongside your CV. Please ensure that your cover letter explains how you meet the essential criteria that are assessed at application stage i.e. criteria numbers 1-9 on the person specification.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Our Roehampton is committed to improving the social, economic, health and well-being outcomes of residents in Roehampton and the surrounding area.
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Are you an experienced Contact Centre Team Leader who can lead and inspire? Can you embody our values, ensuring our customers feel at the heart of everything we do?
If so, you could be the Contact Centre Team Leader we are looking for.
About the role
As our Contact Centre Team Leader, you will lead a team of dedicated advisors, delivering exceptional service across various contact channels. You’ll inspire and develop your team, equipping them to excel in both inbound and outbound calls as well as other customer service activities. Ensuring team has the right tools and training, you’ll enable the team to deliver crucial information, support and expressions of gratitude on a wide range of topics, including locating health information, inquiries about our retail network, fundraising, event stewardship, and more.
You’ll also be the go-to expert to help the team swiftly resolve problems and complaints, benefiting both customers and the organisation. Overseeing all customer interactions and activities, you’ll help the team enhance the customer experience, build strong relationships, and drive income growth.
You’ll support and guide your team by setting performance goals, providing constructive feedback, conducting evaluations, and ensure their wellbeing. You’ll also identify and implement process improvements to boost efficiency and elevate the customer experience.
Taking ownership of the team’s performance, you’ll ensure they consistently meet and exceed KPIs and SLAs, as well as customer expectations. You’ll drive improvement by turning insights into actionable strategies, while being responsible for the team maintaining high standards of data accuracy and quality. You will also assist the Customer Service Manager in managing the wider team’s performance to meet or exceed targets and SLAs, as well as continuously improving your own performance. Collaborating closely with the Customer Service Manager, you’ll foster a culture of quality, fun, and continuous improvement.
We are looking to start someone in this role as soon as possible.
About you
You have a proven track record in customer service leadership, ideally within a contact centre environment. You’re experienced at setting performance goals, offering constructive feedback, conducting evaluations, and ensuring your team’s wellbeing. Your experience includes handling both inbound and outbound calls, implementing and monitoring KPIs, and effectively managing complaints.
To excel in this role, you should have:
- Outstanding IT skills, especially Microsoft Office, and familiarity with CRM systems and customer service software. Experience using a Helpdesk ticketing systems would be highly advantageous.
- A strong understanding of contact centre best practices, tools, performance metrics, and KPIs.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including a great phone manner and strong presentation skills.
- Exceptional attention to detail, strong administrative and time management skills, and a proactive, solution-focused approach.
- Experience in conducting effective team meetings, delivering impactful updates, inspiring and motivating team members, and securing enthusiastic buy-in for changes and new initiatives.
Working arrangements
This is a 18 month fixed contract covering a secondment.
Working hours are between 09:00am – 07:00pm, subject to business needs. Normal working hours are 09:00am to 05:00pm - Monday to Friday with flexibility to work Saturdays and 11:00am - 07:00pm during peak event season.
At the BHF we believe in the power of being together, so our colleagues on blended contracts can expect to spend some time in their office, at least one day each week, on average. At the moment the team typically go in once a week on Wednesday. The use of our office spaces is driven in part by your role and the activities you need to do. This may vary from time to time, so you will need to work in a flexible way to unlock your best work for our cause.
Need more help balancing your work and home life? Talk to us about what flexibility is available at the application or interview stage
What We Offer:
When you join the BHF, you become part of our MyBHF Career Academy, where we'll help you grow, learn, and develop your career.
We offer our staff generous benefits, such as:
- 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Private medical insurance, dental health cover, and money towards gym membership.
- Pension scheme with employer contribution up to 10%.
- Full pay for 12 weeks for family leave including maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
- Life assurance.
- Extra paid leave of up to 10 days to support colleagues who may need more time off work to look after themselves or others close to them.
We care about the well-being of our employees through our Live Well. Work Well. Programme, which gives you activities, opportunities, and advice to help you live a healthy and happy life, both at home and at work. We embrace diversity and inclusion and encourage all our colleagues to be themselves.
Interview Process:
Our interview process involves two stages. The first stage will be a one way video interview. The second stage is planned to be in person interview which will take place through in person at our Birmingham Office (B37 7YE)
Our vision is a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases.
Operating at Deputy Management level, this job description reflects approximately 70% of your role and day to day task. You will be required to other tasks within the remit of your role.
Hourly Rate £14.75
+ £150 weekend on call retainer
Contracted Hours 28 – 37 hpw
Role operations split: 70 % direct hands-on Support 30% Hands off support
You First is a forward thinking, innovative and market leading Social Enterprise, formed as a Community Interest Company (CIC), that enables autistic people, people with learning disabilities and/or mental health illness to build and grow their lives in a way that is both meaningful and purposeful for them.
Responsibilities
As a Team Coordinator you will: 30% Hands Off (to include, but exclusive of)
- Deliver One-to-Ones for Support workers.
- Complete Return to Work interviews for Support Workers
- Chair some Micro-Team Meetings where required.
- Carry out observations of social care practice, including medication assessments.
- Take a lead role in Quality Assurance audits and other management reporting duties where required.
- Contribute to the writing on care plans, including assessment and risk management plans.
- Support On Call once a month by being available to cover last minute Support Worker absence for which you will be paid £150 retainer plus your hourly rate for any support delivered. (On call start at 5pm on a Fri to 9am the following Mon)
- Support roster writing and making amendments to roster where required.
- Work 70% of your time providing direct support with 30% being management duties.
- Be open to direction from your Locality Manager.
- Build and maintain professional working relationship with your teams and colleagues.
Essential requirements include:
- Hole a Full driving licence. Have access to a reliable car with business insurance.
- Have the ability/be willing to travel across Somerset and bordering counties.
- Hold at least two years’ experience of working with autistic people and people with a learning disability or complex needs.
- Hold a Level 3 in Health and Social Care or be committed to achieving this.
- Ability to deal with challenging situations in a calm and effective manner, managing risk.
- Creative and innovative approach to solution finding.
- The ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
- The ability to lone work, on own initiative without direct supervision.
- Always maintain a professional manner.
- Maintain confidentiality.
- Always be mindful of empowerment, enablement, dignity, and respect.
- The ability to keep calm in emergency situations.
- Flexible manner with a commitment to team work.
- Embrace’s diversity and shows commitment to equality of opportunity
- Prioritises health and wellbeing of the people we support
Duties Include:
- Deliver services based on the expressed wishes, cultural needs and support plans of those who use our services.
- Assist and encourage people to make choices and life decisions in line with the Mental capacity Act.
- Facilitate the accessing of local social and community facilities.
- Assist and encourage people to engage in everyday home, social, leisure and work activities based on their personal choices.
- Support people to manage their own homes, including supporting people to manage their own tenancies and providing safe support and guidance where necessary.
- Provide direct personal care and support in line with the individuals support plan which may include toileting and bathing if required.
- To work as a positive, constructive and enthusiastic team member.
- Support those who use our services to take prescribed medication as directed by appropriately qualified and trained health professionals
- Contribute toward the personal development of those who use our services through promoting, enabling and developing communication. Provide stimulation through the planning and delivery of programmed activities.
- Follow confidential processes for the appropriate collecting, handling and storage of information. Maintain any records pertaining to those who use our services. Effectively communicate information to those who have a need for such information. Contribute toward statistical returns and secure financial record keeping, including the personal finances of each person served.
- Contribute toward You First’s Life Design assessment process and the development of Person-Centred Support Plans in conjunction with team colleagues, the person we support, their family and other key professionals.
- Assist and advise those who use our services with basic personal finance management and local shopping activities as directed and when required.
- To support team colleagues and respond to the immediate health and well-being needs of those who use our services by ensuring timely support and professional assistance is obtained from team colleagues and others, when required.
- Day to day contact with a range of health and social care professionals and other agencies. To pass and receive information relating to those who use our services. To plan and contribute toward and attend meetings as a member of the care support team.
- To take responsibility and joint ownership for own personal and professional development. To access training as and when required and to contribute toward effective and innovative care.
- Act as a role model and mentor to new staff. Undertakes wake in nights and sleep-in as and when required under the direction of the management team.
You First offers:
- The opportunity to be part of a forward thinking, innovative and ground-breaking third sector organisation that is serious about people being supported to take full control of their lives
- An attractive salary of £14.75 per hour
- A generous annual leave package of 7 weeks per year, inclusive of bank holidays
- Employee self-management
- A supportive and inclusive working environment
- An Employee Assistance Programme
- A comprehensive and encompassing induction
- Regular one-to-ones with the Business Operations Manager
- An occupational pension
- A commitment to your personal and professional development including access to further training and qualifications
Senior Engineer.
(Midlands and East.)
£ 36,629 per annum (pro rata for part time hours) plus £3,993 pa (pro rata) Recruitment & Retention Allowance
(Ref: SUS 4241bs)
Full Time 37.5 hours per week – happy to talk flexible working
Base: Sustrans hubs in Nottingham, Peterborough, or Birmingham with the flexibility to work from home.
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to join Sustrans as part of the Design and Engineering team supporting our aims for Liveable Towns and Cities and Path for Everyone strategies.
As the Senior Engineer, you will use your technical expertise to lead on the production and technical review of project outputs, designing and delivering outstanding high-quality walking, wheeling and cycling infrastructures ensuring that we create happier, healthier places.
Contributing to the work of the Design and Engineering team you will support the Head of Design and Engineering in the day-to-day operation of the team to provide guidance, technical knowledge and line management to our junior Engineers, Urban Designers and Technicians.
You will lead and support the delivery of project proposals, identify new opportunities and represent the team at business case assessment meetings, as well as supporting the engagement of internal and external partners and regular authorities, providing technical authority and support.
This role will require travel and work at locations as necessary to undertake projects on behalf of Sustrans.
About you
You should have either a minimum degree or equivalent in a relevant field, (civil traffic, highways, structural engineering, or an alternative relevant and demonstratable specialism) plus four years' worth of experience or seven years' worth of experience in a relevant role/related field.
We also ask that you have high quality walking and cycling infrastructure design, health and safety management, including CDM and construction contract management.
We ask that you can build successful working relationships with ease across a wide range of people, along with the ability to work as part of the team and to manage and mentor junior colleagues.
Sustrans has a long-term commitment to being a charity for everyone - reducing inequality, valuing diversity, enabling inclusion and ensuring all people are treated with dignity and respect. We aim to be a truly inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, in particular from under-represented groups.
What we offer
In return we can offer true hybrid working to suit individual circumstances and a flexible, supportive and rewarding working environment.
Wellbeing
28 days’ leave per annum plus bank holidays for full-time working
Ability to buy an extra week of annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff)
Staff volunteer days
24/7 free, impartial and confidential support service
We are members of the Green Commute Initiative and Cycle Scheme who both offer cycle to work schemes
Financial
Group Personal Pension scheme with a 6% or 7% of basic salary contribution being matched by Sustrans
Bike, computer and season ticket loans
Discount benefits
London Weighting Allowance of £4,530 for all those living within a London Borough (32 local authority districts plus the City of London)
Death in Service benefit – 3 x annual Salary
Family Friendly
Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
Flexible Working practices (full time hours are 37.5 per week, Monday - Friday)
Additional information
Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 23:59, 20 October 2024.
Interviews will take place via MS Teams during the week commencing 04 November 2024.
About Sustrans
At Sustrans you'll be part of a movement to make it easier for people to walk and cycle.
We're all here to change things! You’ll be part of an incredible community of talented, passionate, creative, problem solvers all working together to change things for the better. We act locally and think big - we have a vision of a society where the way we travel creates healthier places and happier lives for everyone.
You'll be questioning the status quo and daring to imagine a different world. You'll work on exciting, impactful projects that will stretch and empower you and you'll be rewarded by seeing the difference you make to people, communities and the planet.
We believe including everyone is central to who we are and what we want to achieve, we welcome difference and pride ourselves on creating a culture where you can be yourself and where your wellness is supported.
You'll be guaranteed to make friends for life and work with a team that is incredibly flexible, supportive, ethical and fun.
- Lead, manage, and support a team to deliver outstanding services to vulnerable groups.
- Drive a positive and inclusive culture, fostering continuous professional development.
- Oversee service delivery, ensuring compliance with relevant policies and procedures.
- Monitor team performance, implementing strategies for improvement where needed.
- Develop strong relationships with external partners and stakeholders to enhance service provision.