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Emmaus Oxford is in the process of setting up a digital learning centre to deliver accredited digital literacy qualifications to our companions [what we call those ex-homeless men and women that form our community]. People experiencing socio-economic exclusion are further marginalised if they lack basic digital skills. A lack of digital proficiency can prevent companions at Emmaus from successfully engaging in essential life tasks, such as applying for jobs and housing, completing online forms (e.g. universal credit forms), paying bills, managing bank accounts, as well as day-to-day activities like booking / attending remote GP appointments.
We are conducting a 20-week pilot to deliver the Essential Digital Skills (EDS) Level 1 Qualification. The qualification will be offered onsite in our learning hub. Your role, as digital coach, will be to deliver the course to companions in a manner that supports their individual learning and well-being needs. The role includes recording lessons learned and making recommendations on the roll-out of further digital skills qualifications and courses
The Digital Coach will be responsible to deliver the Essential Digital Skills (EDS) Level 1 Qualification Pilot Project. You will support companions to develop digital and life skills so that they realise their full potential to find employment and move on from Emmaus when they are ready.
So, if you have great communications skills, experience of digital training and supporting people with complex needs and a positive “can do” attitude we would love to hear from you. You will be joining a friendly and enthusiastic team who are passionate about what they do.
To apply please download an application form and send your completed application form, a supporting statement showing: ‘why you want the job’, ‘what you will bring to the team’ and ‘how you meet the person specification’ and the additional details form by 9:00am on 17th July 2024
Interviews will be held week commencing 22nd July 2024.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Service Manager
This is an exciting opportunity for a Service Manager to join Depaul UK, where you will play a vital role in supporting and empowering vulnerable young people aged 16-24 in our innovative Camden Kaleidoscope project.
Position: Service Manager
Location: Camden
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 per week
Salary: £37,880 per annum inclusive of Inner London Weighting plus pension and benefits
Closing Date: Sunday 14th July – we are doing interviews on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply at your earliest convenience.
Interview date: Wednesday 17th July
About the Role
Camden Kaleidoscope, located in London, is an innovative, specialist-supported accommodation service focusing on mental health and complex needs. As a Service Manager you will lead a dedicated team to provide trauma-informed mental health support to young people between ages 16-24, an understanding and/or experience of trauma-informed practice would be advantageous. In addition, you’ll manage and develop a dedicated staff team including mental health support workers, volunteers and students so previous experience in line management and working in Mental Health accommodation services (or equivalent) will be required.
Key responsibilities include:
- Lead the process of continuous improvement for the service following Depaul UK’s annual project review and year planning cycle.
- Collaborate with external agencies to ensure coordinated and client-centred service delivery.
- Manage financial, IT, and building resources effectively per Depaul UK’s policies.
About You
You will have experience in managing a service in a support setting with a focus on continuous improvement in working with young people with complex mental health needs.
You will need to have the following skills and experience:
· Experience and/or understanding of trauma-informed practice
· Experience in managing and working in Mental Health Accommodation Projects.
· Experience in managing partnerships with mental health and other professionals.
· Experience in managing budgets and expenditures.
In return for working here, you will receive:
· A comprehensive training package tailored to your needs and role
· Commitment to continued professional development with internal mentoring.
· Flexible working model for suitable roles.
· Supportive flexitime and toil arrangements.
· 26 days annual leave rising to 30 after five years’ service.
· Family friendly leave policies including - maternity, adoption and parental leave and Carers leave.
· Financial wellbeing offering interest free loans and advances
· Auto-enrolment to pension scheme employer from day 1 with employer contribution up to 7% and increasing with service
· Employee Assistance Programme and access to the app – 24/7 GP appointments, prescription service, health checks and nutrition advice.
· Cycle to Work scheme and interest-free season ticket loans.
· Discount vouchers including gym, retail, food & drink, travel, electricals and more.
· Cash benefit plan for you and your partner (living with you) and children under 18 including covering Dental, Optical, Hospital Stays, Scans and More
· International Accident Cover – accidental death, permanent disability
· Death in service (4x Base salary)
· Legal Advice line
About the Organisation
Depaul UK delivers a wide range of support and housing services for young people and adults at risk of homelessness. We specialise in the provision of services that prevent homelessness, increase the resilience of those we work with and energise opportunities for employment, education, training and volunteering in the communities we work within. Our organisation reaches from Newcastle to London, Greater Manchester and Milton Keynes.
You may have experience in areas such as such as: Service Manager, Case Worker, Specialist Service Manager, Project Leader, Service Leader. #INDNFP
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
Are you looking for a new opportunity for 2024?
Are you passionate about working with children and young people?
Are you enthusiastic about developing excellent and inclusive services with young people to enhance their, wellbeing, happiness and opportunities?
If so, we want you to join our team!
The Co-op Partnership is an innovative project where you will be working alongside young people and empowering them to continually develop their co-designed service, Magic Minds.
The service facilitates regular spaces and opportunities where young people can come together to:
- Learn to cook
- Play sports and games
- Try new outdoor activities
- Undertake digital creation activities
- Plan and prepare regular events and activities (such as silent discos on the beach, bbq's)
- Take part in confidence building activities
If you are:
- Confident and creative in engaging and working alongside young people aged between 10-25 years.
- Skilled in designing and delivering groupwork sessions for young people.
- Able to provide emotional and practical support to young people, in line with safeguarding policies and procedures.
- Able to work evenings and weekends to meet the needs of young people.
- Able to work in partnership with Co-op, Children's Services and the community, whilst keeping young people at the centre
Then please apply for the youth support worker role!
In return for your commitment, you will be supported with meaningful and supportive 1:1's, ongoing personal development and opportunities to make positive change in young people's lives.
Our Co-op partnership Youth Advisory Group have made this film to support in recruiting the right staff for our in Community services across the UK (link available on our website):
When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document.
Although this contract has a permanent status, please be aware that this post is subject to funding currently to 31 December 2025 and therefore should this funding not be extended further, you may be subject to a redundancy consultation or a TUPE arrangement. This contract is due to expire on 31 December 2025.
For more information on our exciting partnership with the Co-op, please see our additional information sheet via the link below.
For an informal chat about the role, please contact Jess Hanson – Cymru and South West Region Children's Service Manager (details can be found on our website via the link for this vacancy).
Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.
Pay & Reward Framework
We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values. We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.
For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay.
Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours. More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Membership Services Coordinator: Member Relations
Advancement
Full-time
Permanent
£29,399 per annum
Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on Monday 8 July 2024
About this role
The Membership Team at the British Museum is seeking a new Membership Services Coordinator: Member Relations, to deliver exceptional standards of customer care, ensure high levels of satisfaction across the Membership base, and take responsibility for critical processes in the Membership contact centre.
With over 70,000 Members of the Museum, this role underpins our efforts to offer a Membership experience of enduring value and ensure that Members' generous support is always reciprocated with a first-class service. The role is essential to the operational efficiency of a dynamic and fast paced team; maximising every opportunity to aid and enrich Members’ enjoyment of the Museum.
Key areas
- Take hands-on-responsibility for the smooth operation of the Friends inbox, telephone line, and processing of postal correspondence.
- Work effectively to streamline and accelerate the response to Members’ queries, while also providing support and assistance to other colleagues to prevent the accumulation of any delays or backlogs.
- Ensure complaints are responded to swiftly and resolved satisfactorily, under the guidance of the Membership Services Manager: Membership Relations.
- Take primary responsibility for voicemail replies, customer service reporting, online FAQs, the maintenance and generation of template responses, and other critical administration across the Membership Services team.
- Ensure accurate data regarding contact with Members is recorded on Raiser’s Edge (the Museum’s CRM system), and train new team members in the processes and systems related to customer care.
About you
To be successful in this role, you will have –
- Experience of and enjoy working with the public.
- A conscientious and proactive mindset, with a willingness to never let a problem go unresolved or an opportunity for incredible service unrealised.
- Excellent telephone manner and strong written correspondence skills.
- Experience of using CRM software.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Experience of responding to complaints and feedback.
- Proven organisational skills.
About the British Museum:
Founded in 1753, the British Museum’s remarkable collection spans over two million years of human history and culture. The Museum is one of the leading visitor attractions and its world-famous collection includes the Rosetta Stone, the Parthenon sculptures, Egyptian mummies, the Admonitions Scroll, and the Amaravati sculptures.
The Museum offers a competitive benefits package including:
- Generous annual leave allowance of 25 days (rising to 30 days after 10 years’ service) plus 2.5 privilege days and plus bank holidays
- Membership of the civil service defined benefit pension scheme (find out here what benefits a civil service pension provides).
- Free entry to a wide range of museums and exhibitions
- Participation in private and public Museum activities, including talks by leading curators from around the world and behind-the-scenes opportunities to learn how museums care for and manage their extraordinary collections
- Interest-free travel, bicycle and rental deposit loans
- Professional and personal development opportunities
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounts on food and gift shop purchases
Additional details:
For more information about this role, please see the job description.
If you have any additional needs that we should be aware of in order to support you with your application, please provide details.
The British Museum is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals can make best use of their skills, free from unlawful discrimination or harassment. We value the benefits that a diverse workforce brings to a Museum which represents world culture. The Museum is committed to ensuring that no job applicant suffers unlawful discrimination because of any protected characteristics. Our recruitment procedures aim to ensure that individuals are treated because of their relevant knowledge, skills and experience.
We offer a flexible way of working that allows our employees to work remotely in a way that suits them and the organisation. We welcome questions and conversations at interview stage about how flexible working could work for you. Typically however, we would expect the post holder to be on site 3-4 days per week.
The Museum adheres to the HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) for pre-employment screening of Civil Servants.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: Godalming HQ (flexible hybrid working)
Contract Type: Permanent/ Full time
Job Type: Permanent, full-time
Salary: £40,000 - £44,000 per annum (dependent on skills and experience)
Hours: 37
About us:
Compassion in World Farming International is a leading global farm animal welfare organisation campaigning to bring an end to factory farming and to implement the highest animal welfare standards in the UK, European Union and beyond. We are looking for an experienced campaigns manager to lead our UK public campaigns.
We lead a growing worldwide movement of people concerned about how industrial agriculture mistreats animals, wastes precious resources and utterly fails to meet the needs of the planet’s inhabitants. With headquarters in the UK and offices in Belgium, China, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain and the USA, we are an influential organisation whose supporters and partners throughout the world help us deliver on our initiatives. We campaign on a wide range of themes ranging from welfare issues for farmed animals to the wider environmental impact of the current food system.
Our recent campaigns include:
Delivered a ban on the live export of farm animals for fattening or slaughter from GB
Rallied over 1.4 million supporters for a European Citizens’ Initiative to end caged farming
Pressed the case for recognition of animal sentience in UK law.
About the role
As part of this exciting role, you will be responsible for successfully planning and delivering our UK campaigns. You’ll achieve this by leading a dedicated team to develop integrated strategies across multiple areas, managing campaign budgets and coordinating political and public engagement efforts. As part of this role you will help to foster partnerships with key stakeholders, align strategies with international counterparts and oversee digital campaigning.
Duties and responsibilities for this role include, but are not limited to:
• Take responsibility for the successful planning and delivery of our UK campaigns
• Lead the development of integrated campaign strategies with a core team of dedicated staff of media, policy, business engagement and fundraising colleagues
• Build new, high impact campaigns, identifying the campaign resource needs across policy, advocacy and communications teams
• Manage campaign budgets
• Accountable for the delivery of coordinated, complex political and public engagement strategies
• Identify and build trusting relationships with key delivery partners and external stakeholders
• Work closely with the Head of UK to align campaign strategies and coordinate internationally
• Supervise and support a Digital Campaigner to deliver impactful communications driving high engagement from our supporters and the public by gathering insights and continuous testing and revitalization of communications
• Use insights to ensure campaign tactics and messages are audience and insights led
• Act as media spokesperson for Compassion as required for campaign work
• Represent Compassion UK in internal and external campaign meetings
• Commission and manage external suppliers as needed
• Ensure key teams in Compassion are briefed on campaign activities and the latest developments
• Identify and fill gaps in internal resource to deliver campaigns and advocacy.
About you
We are seeking a passionate, experienced and creative Senior Campaign Manager to develop and lead campaigns, as well as delivering additional campaigning activities. You will be working in a team of highly motivated advocates and campaigners. You will be able to construct imaginative and effective campaigns, inspire colleagues and mobilise our broad range of supporters.
This role requires proven campaigning and project management as well as excellent writing skills. It offers an opportunity to be part of a dynamic campaigning organisation with an increasing impact in reducing animal suffering and working for a sustainable global future for farming. Please note that we have an anticipated start date for this role, as of 1st October 2024.
Applications:
Closing date: 12th July 2024
1st stage interviews: Monday 22nd July or Tuesday 23rd July
2nd stage interviews: Monday 29th July or Tuesday 30th July
Please note that we reserve the right to commence interviews on a rolling programme. To comply with legal requirements, as part of our selection procedure, we ask all potential employees to prove their eligibility to work in the UK. No agencies.
Benefits:
• Compassion in World Farming is located in bright, modern offices; just 2 minutes’ walk from Godalming mainline station (45 minutes from London Waterloo).
• Enjoy an enhanced annual leave of 25 days per year, along with bank holidays.
• Our comprehensive benefits package includes core offerings like Health Cash Back Plan
• MHFA support – 24/7 PG access and Employee Assistance Programme
• Free onsite parking at HQ
• Optional savings schemes like the Cycle Benefit Scheme.
• Embrace a fulfilling career that prioritises your well-being, while also enjoying Excellent Development opportunities
• Hybrid working model (dependant on role and location)
• A defined Contribution Pension Scheme
• Enhanced discretionary company sick pay
• Premium Subscription to Calm App
Compassion in World Farming is absolutely committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone regardless of their background. We value diversity and live experience and acknowledge the underrepresentation of people from certain backgrounds, both within our organisation and across the sector. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups, whether these be of ethnicity, gender, identity, religion, physical ability, sexual orientation or other.
You may also have experience in the following: Marketing Manager, Senior Campaigns Coordinator, UK Campaigns Director, Senior Marketing and Campaigns Manager, UK Senior Advocacy Campaigns Manager, Lead Campaigns Strategist, etc.
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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!
Animal Defenders International – what we do:
Animal Defenders International is a UK nonprofit, Animal Defenders International Foundation and the Lord Dowding Fund is a UK registered charity, with offices in Los Angeles, Bogota and the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary in South Africa, home to big cats rescued from circuses, zoos, pet trade. ADI works for laws to protect animals used in entertainment, food, wildlife trade, with investigations, prosecutions, scientific and economic research, promoting adoption of advanced scientific methods to replace use of animals in laboratories. When governments ban animal circuses, ADI helps officials to remove the animals from circuses and we relocate them to sanctuaries:
Job Title:Finance and Administration Manager, London
Organisation: Animal Defenders International, London
Location: London, Vauxhall SE11. Hybrid: 2 days remote, 3 days office
Terms: £38,000–£48,000 (commensurate with qualifications/experience)
Permanent, full time position.
Benefits: Annual leave 20 days/year, national holidays, 4 days office closure Christmas–New Year, stakeholder pension.
Reports to: Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director
Position Objective:
To maintain financial controls and records for ADI London office, recording income, donor records, expenditure, banking, reports. Ensures finance and administration systems provide good support for ADI fundraising, advocacy, rescues and campaigns activities. Contributes to management of accurate and reliable data using Sage 50c, Raiser’s Edge NXT, Engaging Networks, recording data, producing reports. Assists CFO with reconciliations, ledgers, quarterly and annual reports.
About You:
You are qualified AAT, or part qualified CA, ACCA or CIMA. Experienced in finance, bookkeeping, use of databases, general administration and importantly, you want to help a nonprofit to save animals. You have the skills and experience to help ADI grow. You want to contribute to good management of financial records and administration creating an administrative bedrock for effective work to save animals. Your lifestyle is aligned with ADI’s vision, mission and values.
About Us:
ADI is dedicated to ending the suffering of animals and works for their rights and legal protection. Animals used for entertainment, in laboratories, wildlife trade, farming, as well as protection of our shared environment and wildlife in their natural space. Research, education, investigations, legislation. Once governments pass animal protection laws, such as animal circuses, we assist with implementation of the new law and relocate survivors – bears, primates and others to rainforest sanctuaries in Latin America, lions/other African predators and Bengal tigers to the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary, South Africa. ADI is Great Nonprofits Top-rated; Charity Navigator 4-star.
About the Role:
Finance:
- Data entry on Sage 50c
- Recording of donations and other income
- Sales order/invoice processing
- Purchase ledger maintenance, reconciliations
- Maintaining stock records
- Assisting with production of budget performance reports.
Administration:
- IT/Network administration (working with service providers); data protection.
- Data entry on Raiser’s Edge NXT; audits, reports, oversight.
- Contributes to general office management.
Skills / Expertise required:
Essential:
- Minimum 2-3 years’ experience in similar role.
- AAT, or part qualified CA, ACCA or CIMA, and/or other relevant qualifications.
- You are self-motivated, able to work independently to meet deadlines.
- A flexible, positive approach, enjoy a demanding environment, supportive of others.
- Attention to detail and accuracy in numerical work.
- You can work with discretion, and handle sensitive data.
- Knowledge and experience in data entry, reporting generally.
- You are IT literate: knowledge of Microsoft Office, online applications such as online banking and (desirable) some tax and other financial services.
- You have excellent organisation, time-management and communication skills.
- Fluent in English
Desirable:
- Some knowledge of Sage 50c
- Some knowledge of CRM, e.g., Raisers’ Edge and Engaging Networks.
- Preparation of management accounts and budgeting, some knowledge.
- Experience with analysing financial data.
- Experience with the audit process.
- Knowledge of non-profit / charity accounting and reporting.
ADI is dedicated to ending the suffering of animals and works for their legal protection. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment, and a plant-based lifestyle is preferred. ADI is also committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all, regardless of background, age, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, physical ability or other.
HOW TO APPLY:
- Apply early – no closing date – we review applications as they arrive. Interviews commence on a rolling program.
- Send email detailing how you meet our criteria, together with your resume.
- Interviews will be online and in person.
- Formal application form will be sent if you have been selected for interview.
- Virtual interviews will be arranged once your application form has been reviewed.
- In-person interviews will be arranged following virtual interviews.
Send email/cover letter detailing how you meet our criteria, together with your resume.
Apply early – no closing date – we review applications as they arrive. Interviews commence on a rolling program.
Formal application form will be sent if you have been selected for interview.
Virtual interviews will be arranged once your application form has been reviewed.
In-person interviews will be arranged following virtual interviews.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
CRM Quality Assurance Specialist
Job reference: REQ000765
This is a Fixed Term Contract for 12 Months.
£36,486 pa
Woking GU21 4LL / Hybrid Working
This is a UK based contract and as such, you are required to have the Right to Work in the UK. Evidence of your Right to Work will be checked prior to interview.
Right now, the planet is under threat like never before. But there is hope. At WWF, the world's leading environmental charity, we are dedicated to reversing nature's decline. For over six decades, we've been at the forefront of protecting and restoring our natural world. Facing the urgent challenges of climate change, unsustainable food systems, and habitat loss, our mission is vital.
We're embarking on a transformative multi-year programme, with data and technology at its heart, to deepen our engagement with supporters and enhance our impact. To do this we are building a new CRM platform that can support a growing supporter base as well as enable them to enjoy more opportunities to be involved in what we do.
WWF-UK is seeking a dedicated and experienced CRM Quality Assurance Specialist to join our Supporter Income & Engagement Department.
About the Role
As a CRM Quality Assurance Specialist, you will play a critical role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our new customer relationship management (CRM) system and documentation during the Implementation and Business Change stages. You will work closely with the Business Analyst and CRM Business Change Manager, evaluating processes, creating documentation, helping to write test scripts, report and monitor bug fixes while supporting User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and helping to implement best practices to enhance the overall effectiveness of our CRM platform.
Key Responsibilities
· Aid in the creation of functional, technical or test documentation.
· Address user inquiries, troubleshoot issues during UAT, and offer solutions to enhance user proficiency.
· Create and execute test plans, test cases, and scripts to validate system behaviour.
· Collaborate with our delivery partner to address defects and ensure timely resolution.
· Create and maintain the accuracy of information on the CRM SharePoint hub.
· Aid the Business Change manager in documenting and measuring the benefits that are linked to each of the delivered requirements, collating measures and KPI results and documenting these to aid in communication of the benefits being realised.
· Aid the Business Change Manager by creating training materials.
About You
· You have proven experience in Quality assurance, testing, or business change.
· Familiarity with CRM platforms, especially Microsoft Dynamics, will be an advantage. You have excellent communication and collaboration abilities, and experience of working on a large-scale project with external suppliers.
· You have experience of using tools such as Azure DevOps or Jira to manage system requirements, testing or deployment
· You have an eye for detail and have experience in writing end-user documentation
Location & Flexibility
This role has a UK based contract and as such, you must have the right to live and work in the UK. You’ll be required to work at your contracted office which will be: The Living Planet Centre, Woking, Surrey, GU21 4LL and will need to be able to commute to this location. WWF-UK operates a hybrid working arrangement with a minimum of 20% of contracted hours collaborating in-person with colleagues each month, with the balance being worked from home.
How to Apply
If you are passionate about our planet and want to be a part of the solution, apply today!
Please click on the link and apply via our website by submitting a copy of your up-to-date CV and Supporting Statement to highlight what makes you a good fit for us.
WWF UK are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. As a Disability Confident Employer, we acknowledge that some candidates may require additional support to overcome barriers experienced during the application process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview, please reach out to the Talent Acquisition team via our website.
Our policies and benefits reflect the importance of people being able to have a good work-life balance and being able to bring their ‘full self’ to work.
WWF-UK believes anyone who is involved in our work or connected to it, especially children, should be safe from harm. Our first priority will always be to safeguard anyone at risk of harm or abuse. WWF-UK operates robust recruitment practices to ensure candidates for all roles are suitable. Our process includes values-based questions during interviews and annual performance reviews, reference checks that we verify orally, criminal records checks (at the appropriate level) and pre-employment declarations. We do not tolerate any form of abuse or exploitation and act robustly to any allegations or concerns.
Our world needs you like never before. We are the first generation to know we are destroying the world, and we could be the last that can do anything about it. We are looking for people who are passionate about making it politically, socially and economically unacceptable to destroy our planet’s natural resources. We need you to join us in the fight for our world.
Are you passionate about ending domestic abuse? Are you an ambitious self-starter with bags of ideas and the initiative to bring them to life? Do you believe in the power of media and storytelling to do good?
Then this could be the ideal role for you.
Surviving Economic Abuse is a small but mighty charity that is already making waves in dealing with one of society’s biggest issues: economic abuse, a devastating form of domestic abuse.
The charity is looking for a Media and Communications Manager (maternity cover) to help its work to stop economic abuse forever.
You would be joining the charity at an exciting time. In this role, you would lead on delivering the charity’s press office function and manage the charity’s annual Economic Abuse Awareness Day campaign.
As part of this role, you will also work closely with survivors to land high-profile media coverage to raise awareness about economic abuse and support our work influencing the new government. As well as line-manage the Communications Officer and oversee their work delivering the charity’s social media communications.
About you
- You will have excellent news sense and an understanding of social media, having worked in a busy press office or as a journalist.
- You will have a track record in creating and delivering impactful media stories while navigating competing priorities and deadlines with agility.
- You will have a compassionate approach to working with people with lived experience to empower them to safely tell their story in the media.
- You are an excellent communicator with a knack for storytelling, attention to detail, and ability to tailor your communications to different audiences.
- You will have exceptional organisational and interpersonal skills and be committed to working effectively as a team to get the best out of others.
- You will be skilled in brand and reputation management, for example, by embedding consistent brand messaging or identifying reputational risk.
About the role
- Deliver an efficient and effective press office, swiftly and professionally responding to media inquiries from journalists.
- Manage the planning, delivery, and oversee the team’s execution of major communications campaigns, such as Economic Abuse Awareness Day.
- Lead on creating and delivering media stories to support the charity’s aim to raise awareness of economic abuse and influence policy and legislative change.
- Work closely with the Survivor Engagement Specialist to identify and gather survivors’ stories and support them to safely tell their story in the media.
- Line-manage a Communications Officer and oversee their work delivering our social media communications, ensuring strategic, on brand and responsive to risks and opportunities.
- Deliver media training to charity spokespeople and provide both written and verbal briefings ahead of interviews to ensure message consistency.
- Feedback and sign-off on communication materials developed by others to ensure consistent messaging, in line with the charity’s brand guidelines.
- Protect and maintain the charity’s brand and reputation, identifying risks and working with team members to effectively respond.
About Surviving Economic Abuse
At Surviving Economic Abuse, we deal with one of society’s biggest issues. Last year, 5.5 million UK women reported that a current or former partner had controlled their economic resources – money and the things it can buy such as food, clothing, transportation, and housing.
Through economic control, abusers limit women’s freedom, they steal their futures, and, in far too many cases, they take their lives. Yet too few people are aware of economic abuse – even those who experience it.
We are the only UK charity dedicated to raising awareness of economic abuse and transforming responses to it. The speed and scale of our growth since 2017 are evidence of how much we are needed. We may be young, but we are already creating big waves.
What we offer you
We offer a range of benefits including:
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25 days annual leave (pro rata), plus 5 Wellbeing Days (pro rata) and Statutory Bank Holidays
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Flexible working
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Working from home
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3% Employer Pension Contribution
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Reflective practice and Employee Assistance Programme
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The chance to be part of our highly professional, supportive team
How to apply
If you are passionate about making a difference and think you have the right skills and enthusiasm for the job, please apply via our website.
The first stage interview will take place Friday 2nd August 2024 and the second stage interview will take place in the week commencing Monday 5th August 2024.
Surviving Economic Abuse (SEA) is committed to developing an inclusive team which reflects the diversity of the communities we support. Our culture celebrates diverse voices, and we particuarly encourage applications from black and minoritised applicants and disabled applicants who are under-represented at SEA.
This is a remarkable opportunity to work with an incredibly dedicated team at WWF Cymru, and use your experience in multi-channel communications and knowledge of Wales (with an interest in Pembrokeshire in particular) to help put nature at the top of the political and media agenda in Wales and secure better decisions for our environment.
WWF Cymru is currently pursuing a multi-year work programme to address the ‘Triple Challenge’ in Wales: how we tackle climate change, reverse the loss of nature, and transition to a sustainable food system. The years ahead are critical for engaging politics and the public in Wales on this triple challenge, and as Communications Manager you will focus on delivering project based national and local communications as part of a small team based in Cymru. You’ll play a key role in raising the profile of both the Regenerative Ocean Farming and Pembrokeshire Wholescapes programmes, locally and nationally.
As Communications Manager you will develop and deliver bilingual (Welsh/English) multi-channel communications plans. This will involve building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and collaborating with colleagues to plan, create and commission content and assets as well as preparing public narratives, press releases, media briefings, case studies and more. You will therefore be able to ensure data and information is presented in a public friendly and accessible way. You will develop relationships with key stakeholders and supporters in Wales and work to implement campaigns that will engage and inspire them to take action. You will also provide advice and guidance internally on the Welsh context, culture and language and in relation to your programmes.
For this high-profile role, you must have experience in multi-channel communications and sound knowledge of the media landscape in Wales. Importantly, you will have experience of working in a bilingual environment in Wales and be able to converse in the Welsh language.
Effective at developing and delivering on communications plans aimed at a variety of groups, you will be comfortable speaking to journalists and using digital and social media tools to engage, mobilise and influence key audiences. You will also have a track record of delivering projects or campaigns working with a wide variety of partners and stakeholders.
If you have the experience to raise the profile of our Regenerative Ocean Farming and Pembrokeshire Wholescapes programmes, locally and nationally, we would love to hear from you. Please click on the link and apply via our website by submitting a copy of your up-to-date CV and Supporting Statement to highlight what makes you a good fit for us.
WWF UK are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. As a Disability Confident Employer, we acknowledge that some candidates may require additional support to overcome barriers experienced during the application process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview, please reach out to the Talent Acquisition team via our website.
Every role at WWF is open to applications from all sections of society. We believe in the potential of everyone regardless of; sex, race, religion or belief, ethnic origin, different physical ability, family structure, socio-economics, age, nationality or citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other aspect that makes you, well you. Here at WWF, we are committed to conscious inclusion that helps cultivate an ethos of belonging, connection and shared purpose. We believe that the more diverse we are the better we become; this brings us together and empowers us to develop, engage and inspire; and critically to help build a future where people can live in harmony with nature.
Our policies and benefits reflect the importance of people being able to have a good work-life balance and being able to bring their ‘full self’ to work.
Our world needs you like never before. We are the first generation to know we are destroying the world and we could be the last that can do anything about it. We are looking for people who are passionate about making it politically, socially and economically unacceptable to destroy our planet’s natural resources. We need you to join us in the fight for our world.
Mae hwn yn gyfle arbennig i weithio gyda thîm hynod ymroddedig yn WWF Cymru, a defnyddio eich profiad ym maes cyfathrebu aml-sianel a’ch gwybodaeth o Gymru (gyda diddordeb arbennig yn Sir Benfro) er mwyn helpu i roi natur ar frig yr agenda gwleidyddol a chyfryngol yng Nghymru, a sicrhau penderfyniadau gwell dros ein hamgylchedd.
Ar hyn o bryd mae WWF Cymru yn dilyn rhaglen waith aml-flwyddyn i fynd i’r afael â’r ‘Her Driphlyg’ yng Nghymru: sut yr ydym yn mynd i’r afael â newid hinsawdd, gwrthdroi colli natur, a newid i system fwyd gynaliadwy. Mae’r blynyddoedd o’n blaenau yn allweddol er mwyn ymgysylltu â gwleidyddiaeth a’r cyhoedd yng Nghymru ar yr her driphlyg yma, ac fel Rheolwr Cyfathrebu byddwch yn canolbwyntio ar ddarparu cyfathrebu cenedlaethol a lleol ar gyfer prosiectau fel rhan o dîm bach yng Nghymru. Bydd gennych rôl allweddol wrth godi proffil rhaglenni Ffermio Morol Atgynhyrchiol a Cyflawnwedd Sir Benfro, yn lleol ac yn genedlaethol.
Fel Rheolwr Cyfathrebu byddwch yn datblygu a cyflawni cynlluniau cyfathrebu aml-sianel dwyieithog (Cymraeg/Saesneg). Bydd rhaid adeiladu perthnasau cryf â rhanddeilwyr mewnol ac allanol a chydweithio gyda cydweithwyr i gynllunio, creu a chomisiynu cynnwys ac asedau yn ogystal a pharatoi naratifau cyhoeddus, datganiadau i’r wasg, dogfennau briffio i’r cyfryngau, astudiaethau achos a mwy. Byddwch felly yn gallu sicrhau bod data a gwybodaeth yn cael ei gyflwyno mewn dull addas a hygyrch i’r cyhoedd. Byddwch yn datblygu perthnasau â rhanddeilwyr allweddol a chefnogwyr yng Nghymru ac yn gweithio er mwyn cynnal ymgyrchoedd fydd yn eu hysbrydoli i weithredu. Hefyd byddwch yn darparu cyngor ac arweiniad yn fewnol ar y cyswllt, diwylliant a’r iaith Gymraeg yn ogystal ag ar eich rhaglenni.
Er mwyn cyflawni’r ròl proffil uchel hwn, rhaid bod gennych brofiad mewn cyfathrebu aml-sianel a gwybodaeth dda o’r tirlun cyfryngol yng Nghymru. Yn bwysicach na dim, bydd gennych brofiad o weithio mewn amgylchedd dwyieithog yng Nghymru a’r gallu i gyfathrebu yn yr iaith Gymraeg.
Yn effeithiol wrth ddatblygu a gweithredu cynlluniau cyfathrebu wedi eu hanelu at ystod o grwpiau, byddwch yn hapus wrth siarad â newyddiadurwyr ac yn defnyddio ddefnyddio offer digidol a chymdeithasol i ymgysylltu ac ysgogi cynulleidfaoedd allweddol, ac i ddylanwadu arnynt. Bydd gennych hefyd record o gyflenwi prosiectau neu ymgyrchoedd gan gydweithio ag ystod eang o bartneriaid a rhanddeilwyr.
Os ydych chi’n meddu ar y profiad i godi proffil ein cynlluniau Ffermio Morol Atgynhyrchiol a Cyflawnwedd Sir Benfro, yn lleol ac yn genedlaethol, byddem wrth ein bodd i glywed gennych chi. Cliciwch ar y ddolen a gwneud cais trwy ein gwefan trwy gyflwyno copi o’ch CV cyfredol gyda’r Datganiad Ategol i nodi beth sy’n golygu y byddwch yn cyd-asio’n dda gyda ni.
Mae WWF UK wedi ymrwymo i gynnal proses recriwtio gynhwysol a hygyrch. Fel Cyflogwr Hyderus o ran Anabledd, rydym yn cydnabod efallai y bydd angen cymorth ychwanegol ar rai ymgeiswyr i oresgyn rhwystrau a brofwyd yn ystod y broses ymgeisio. Os oes arnoch angen unrhyw addasiadau rhesymol i gefnogi’ch cais neu gyfweliad, cysylltwch â’r tîm Caffael Talent drwy ein gwefan.
Mae pob rôl yn WWF yn agored i geisiadau gan bob rhan o’r gymdeithas. Credwn ym mhotensial pawb heb ystyried; hil, crefydd neu gred, tarddiad ethnig, gallu corfforol gwahanol, strwythur teuluol, ffactorau economaidd-gymdeithasol, oed, cenedligrwydd neu ddinasyddiaeth, partneriaeth briodasol, ddomestig neu sifil, cyfeiriadedd rhywiol, hunaniaeth o ran rhywedd, neu unrhyw agwedd arall sy’n golygu mai chi yw chi. Yma yn WWF, rydym wedi ymrwymo i gynhwysiant ymwybodol sy’n helpu i feithrin ethos o berthyn, cysylltiad a nod cyffredin. Yn ein barn ni, po fwyaf amrywiol ydym ni, gorau y byddwn ni; mae hyn yn ein dwyn ynghyd ac yn ein grymuso i ddatblygu, ymgysylltu ac ysbrydoli; ac yn hollbwysig, i helpu i greu dyfodol lle gall pobl fyw mewn cytgord â natur.
Mae ein polisïau a’n buddion yn adlewyrchu’r ffaith ei bod yn bwysig i bobl allu cael cydbwysedd da rhwng bywyd a gwaith a gallu dod â’u ‘hunan llawn’ i’r gwaith.
Mae ar ein byd eich angen chi mwy nag erioed o’r blaen. Ni yw’r genhedlaeth gyntaf sy’n gwybod ein bod ni’n dinistrio’r byd ac mae’n bosibl mai ni yw’r genhedlaeth olaf a all wneud unrhyw beth yn ei gylch. Rydyn ni’n chwilio am bobl sy’n teimlo’n angerddol ynghylch ei gwneud yn annerbyniol yn wleidyddol, yn gymdeithasol ac yn economaidd dinistrio adnoddau naturiol ein planed. Mae arnom angen ichi ymuno yn y frwydr dros ein byd.
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The Social Media Manager is an integral role within the Marketing team at CoppaFeel! and will play an essential part in supporting our 3-year organisational growth strategy. The Social Media Manager needs to be social obsessed with a keen eye for new and emerging trends that will ensure CoppaFeel!’s social channels organically reach our 18 - 24 year old target audience.
In this role you’ll work with our Senior Social Media Manager to execute and manage the delivery of our social media strategy. You will be responsible for our social media content creation, ensuring we stay on top of emerging trends and that our health messaging is delivered in an accurate way. You will work collaboratively with the wider Marketing, Fundraising, Operations and Education teams within the organisation.
This role is a hyrbid role, with an expectation to be in the office 2 days per week.
The right candidate will be proactive, creative and organised, as well as being fully immersed in youth culture and digital trends. Ultimately you will have a real desire to make a difference, ensuring that all breast cancers are diagnosed early.
About CoppaFeel!
CoppaFeel! is the UK’s only breast cancer charity awareness charity for young people. Our mission is to ensure all breast cancers are diagnosed early and accurately by educating young people on the signs and symptoms of breast cancer, encouraging them to check and empowering them to speak to their GP if they notice something unusual.
Key Responsibilities
- As the heartbeat of our social channels, you’ll ensure that we’re agile and reactive to emerging trends. You’ll be creating engaging content both in and out of the office, engaging with our target audience.
- Responsible for the scheduling and production of content across our social media channels.
- Create social media content that reflects CoppaFeel!’s brand guidelines and tone of voice.
- Ensure monthly analytics and reporting that can be used to inform the social strategy and make recommendations for optimising content by channel and audience.
- Deliver best in class community management, engaging with CoppaFeel!’s audience and encouraging interaction.
- Monitor, respond and report back on feedback, comments and queries in a timely manner.
- Build relationships with new and existing supporters, content creators and media contacts.
- Work alongside Education and Fundraising teams to promote awareness and fundraising activities with our online communities.
- Work with the Education team to mobilise UBT and CoppaChallenge participants across social channels to maximise peer-to-peer reach.
- Stay up to date with industry news, to enable us to be innovative and promote the growth of our channels.
- Work with young people to ensure that our social channels are the product of co-creation.
Skills, Knowledge, and Personal Attributes
- Social media obsessed, with finger on the pulse for all new and emerging trends.
- Evident understanding of 18 - 24 year old target audience.
- Evidence of inspiring creativity.
- High degree of professional and personal familiarity with Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube etc.
- Expert in creating native content in apps ahead or in line with trends.
- Strong copywriting skills.
- Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively.
- Experience with social media management software (i.e. Sprout Social).
- Photography skills and use of DSLR camera.
- Proficient in design software including Adobe Creative Suite and Canva with an aptitude for visual design.
CoppaFeel! welcomes applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities, and from men, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups within the charity. We promote equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace and make recruitment decisions by matching the charity's needs with the skills and experience of candidates, 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. We are keen to encourage a diverse range of perspectives, skills , experience and knowledge at the charity.
The closing date for this vacancy is the 15th July, however, we will be actively interviewing throughout so early application is advised. CoppaFeel! reserves the right to close this vacancy early if we receive high levels of applications for the role.
We are looking for a confident communicator, who is happy working with groups of people, with a passion for making sure people have information they need to make informed decisions about their lives. The Navigator will work with people experiencing homelessness, homelessness services, and health services to create better access to health information and healthcare.
Job overview
Job Title: Health In-Reach Navigator
Reporting to: Health Promotion Manager
Contract Length: Fully funded until the end of March 25 with a good chance of continuation funding.
Hours: Full Time 37.5 Hours per week (30 Hours a week is also an option)
Leave: 28 Days per year + 8 days Bank Holidays
Salary: £ 30,000 Plus 5% pension
Location: The role will require onsite working in our Kennington office and in homelessness services across London. There will also be some opportunity for working from home.
Candidates who meet the specification, with experience of social exclusion due to homelessness, imprisonment, migration or otherwise being part of a marginalised population, will be given priority access.
Overview:
Groundswell is recruiting a Health In-Reach Navigator to join our Health Promotion Team to arrange, develop and run Health Promotion In-Reach sessions in homelessness services across London.
We know that if you are experiencing homelessness, you will be disproportionately affected by health inequalities and often lack access to suitable information and support that could help you independently manage your health and wellbeing. Our approach:
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Everyone has a right to access healthcare including screening and preventative services.
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Health and wellbeing look different for everyone. Health promotion should not alienate people by setting standards that are unattainable but should support them to look at what they can practically do to feel better right now.
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Everyone’s ‘normal’ is different. Someone who is smoking crack or who is dependent on alcohol might have bodily functions that are different to what is ‘normal’ for the average person. People need to be aware of their own ‘normal’ so that they know when something is wrong.
The Health In-Reach Navigator will be working with the teams in hostels and day centres, going to the places where people live or go to access vital services like food and showers. Ideally, they will have their own first-hand experience of using or working in services supporting people around homelessness, substance misuse, mental health, poverty, asylum and immigration, or the criminal justice system.
Our services are co-produced by people with first-hand experience of the issues we are trying to address.
The Navigator should be comfortable with continuously evolving and adapting the service, tailoring it to the specific needs of the people we work with, developing sessions informed by direct feedback and direction from people living in hostels and using homelessness Day Centres.
Our Health Promotion Work
The Health Promotion Team:
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Deliver group ‘in-reach’ sessions led by staff and volunteers with first-hand experience of homelessness, using health promotion resources to engage people with health issues and talk to them about options available.
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Support clinical services going into hostels and day centres to deliver preventative health measures such as screening and vaccinations.
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Co-produce and support the development of accessible health promotion resources about health services and health issues with people who have experienced homelessness that inform, advise, and help people manage their health.
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Co-produce health and wellbeing resources for staff working within the homelessness sector, better equipping them to support the people who use their services and improve longer term health outcomes.
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Contribute to producing resources for staff working in healthcare, better equipping them to understand the challenges that people experiencing homelessness might face in accessing services.
We have a range of accessible, targeted materials around vaccination, screening and other health issues that can be used by our team and supported accommodation staff to support sessions. We are planning to develop more of these, particularly looking at screening and rights to access healthcare.
By carrying out Health Promotion In-Reach in hostels and Day Centres we aim to:
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Increase awareness of specific health issues, what services are available and the pathways for accessing them.
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Encourage people to identify their own health priorities, and to address their health concerns, offering them the tools to tackle issues and access services.
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Support people in identifying shared interests in particular health issues and delivering in-reach sessions that demonstrably reflect those shared interests.
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Reach more people to support with 1-1 appointments through our Homeless Health Peer Advocacy (HHPA) service.
The group in-reach model enables people with similar experiences to come together and reflect on overcoming challenges. As a project based on Advocacy principals, we do not tell people what they should do; but encourage autonomy to make safe and realistic choices. We:
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Meet with people to ask what their health priorities are and look at potential topics for upcoming sessions. These topics are then shared with the staff team from the hostel/day centre so they can feed in.
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Draft an in-reach programme and plan dates, times, and promotion of sessions, involving staff teams at each site.
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Organise and co-deliver 5-10 sessions on the priorities identified by people experiencing homelessness and the staff working with them
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All sessions focus on residents’ voices being heard first, then Groundswell facilitated discussion supported and informed by Groundswell health promotion information and/or clinicians.
The Health Promotion team also work with a range of external partners around screening and preventive care.
We work with partners to arrange health events at homelessness services; promoting the sessions by talking to residents prior to teams visiting and supporting on the day to maximise uptake.
About HHPA
Our Health Promotion work sits alongside our Homeless Health Peer Advocacy (HHPA) Program. Groundswell created HHPA in Westminster in 2010, to support people experiencing homelessness to overcome multiple barriers preventing access to healthcare, initially through funding from the NHS Regional Innovation Fund. Since then, HHPA has since flourished into a multi award-winning service working across London.
Health creates a foundation to move out of homelessness. Groundswell’s person led health services enable people who are homeless to access the health care they need, so they are not disadvantaged by the health inequalities embedded in our systems. Our health work is delivered by a team where most people have their own experience of homelessness, shared experience builds up a level of trust when there can be mistrust of ‘professionals’, because of past trauma or negative experiences.
The service is delivered by volunteer Peer Advocates and staff Case Workers, who build trusting relationships with clients and support them to access, navigate and use healthcare services. They aim to increase people’s self-confidence and improve their ability to independently access the services they need, which can include everything from registering for a GP, dentistry treatment, mental health referrals, hospital appointments, and much more.
Groundswell is unique in bridging the divide between health and homelessness organisations. We work in partnership with numerous organisations across London to support the delivery of our peer advocacy service.
Health In-reach Navigator Tasks
The Health In-Reach Navigator will be a vital member of our team, working collaboratively with various partners and agencies to deliver In-Reach sessions and connect individuals experiencing homelessness with essential healthcare services. This position offers autonomy, flexibility, and the opportunity to make a meaningful difference to people’s lives.
Lead on planning and delivery of health promotion sessions working with key stakeholders to shape sessions:
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Develop and maintain links with hostels, Day Centres, and health teams in the Boroughs where Groundswell works to identify suitable services for delivery of health promotion work.
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Working with people using services, and staff working in services; identify health priorities and plan, design and deliver sessions that reflect those priorities, tailoring them to people’s needs.
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Work with staff at services to ensure risk assessments are in place.
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Work with the Health Promotion Manager to create ways of getting feedback from participants to ensure the sessions are continuously being developed to meet people’s needs.
Plan, promote and deliver one off health & well-being events with stakeholders:
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Work with the Health Promotion Manage and key stakeholders to help plan health days at hostels and Day Centres.
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Represent Groundswell at planning meetings for events for health events, working with partners to develop sessions, ensuring learning from past events is considered.
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Support the organisation and delivery of health days working alongside clinical and homelessness partners.
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Promote the health days to people using local services.
Work with clinical teams offering preventative health care work in community settings across London:
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Work with the Health Promotion Manager to ensure we are linked in with homeless health teams in the Boroughs where we work and are supporting their in-reach into hostels and Day Centres.
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Develop and maintain relationships with a range of partner organisations including mainstream GP surgeries, hostels, and specialist homeless health services.
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Work with homelessness services prior to visits from clinical teams to promote sessions and make sure people have the information they need to decide whether to take part, maximising take up on the day.
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Work alongside Groundswell in-reach volunteers to support clinicians to engage with people during sessions at hostels and day centres.
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Support clinicians in engaging with people experiencing homelessness.
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Manage any referrals that need to be made to the HHPA team for one-to-one support to access external health services.
Share learning internally and externally:
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Provide feedback to Groundswell’s communications team on the health priorities raised by people experiencing homelessness so we can ensure we are developing relevant resources.
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Contribute to co-production of health promotion resources feeding in the concerns and questions we are hearing from our health promotion work.
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Support and contribute to the training of Groundswell volunteers and staff about In-Reach delivery.
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Work with the Volunteer Co-ordinator and Health Promotion Manager to support In-reach volunteers.
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Attend conferences and learning events to learn and share learning.
Develop, plan and contribute to ongoing quarterly monitoring, review, evaluation, and reporting of the health promotion work:
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Work with the Health Promotion Manager to develop the project and plan future work.
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Contribute to reports on In-Reach delivery for commissioners and other stakeholders externally.
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Record and share feedback from people experiencing homelessness and partners
General Duties:
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Help to foster a co-operative and supportive team.
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Represent Groundswell in an appropriate manner.
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Participate in training as agreed and in regular supervision and appraisal with your Line Manager.
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Promote equal opportunities in all areas of work.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE
Gained through employment, volunteering or lived experience
- Facilitating groups or running health promotion or training sessions.
- Working with people who might face barriers to accessing healthcare.
- Developing relationships with external organisations.
- Planning events or projects.
- Understanding of the barriers that certain groups face in accessing healthcare.
- First-hand experience of social exclusion due to homelessness, imprisonment, migration or otherwise being part of a marginalised population.
- Involvement in health promotion.
SKILLS & ABILITIES
Gained through employment, volunteering or lived experience
- Able communicate with variety of audiences, presenting information effectively in person, at meetings, and via phone and e-mail.
- Able to plan individual work using a solution orientated approach.
- Basic IT skills - able to use Word, e-mail and carry out basic internet searches.
- Able to take the initiative and being able to think on the feet.
BEHAVIOURS
Gained through employment, volunteering, or personal experience
- Understanding and support of Groundswell’s core beliefs.
- Able to communicate naturally and empathetically, build rapport quickly and to earn respect and trust.
- Ability to model the promotion of equality and inclusion.
Support provided and reasons to join us.
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Regular guidance, support and the opportunity to reflect on their work through regular catchups and supervisions with your Line Manager
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Reflective practice with a trained therapist.
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Access to training and development opportunities - this project is part funded by Westminster Public Health and through them there is the opportunity to take up a range of public health related training and qualifications.
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Teamwork - regular opportunities to contribute to and learn from the wider Groundswell’s team.
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Strategic input - opportunities to input into Groundswell’s strategic direction.
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Feedback process - be able to input into working practices and know where to turn if any problems arise.
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Cost of living pay increase - Groundswell believes that annual cost of living (COL) increases should be awarded if it is financially viable to do so. The Board will look at awarding a COL increase every year when they set the budget at the July board meeting and will approve this if it is financially viable.
Application process
Application
To make an application, please submit your CV along with a cover letter which explains:
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how you meet each of the areas outlined in the person specification above and
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why you are interested in doing this job.
The deadline is Monday 8th July, 5pm. Please submit your CV and Cover Letter
Please note that we can’t consider applications that don’t have a cover letter. Your cover letter is important - we decide who to interview based on how people show us that they have the skills, knowledge and experience we have asked for in the person specification. Your cover letter needs to show how you meet each of the criteria listed in the person specification as fully as possible and why you would like to work for Groundswell.
The following advice is designed to help you with your application:
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Read the job description, person specification and general information on the organisation This information will help you gain an understanding of how Groundswell is organised, what the aims of the organisation are, and what the job entails.
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Look carefully at the person specification The person specification states what essential skills, experience, knowledge and understanding we feel an applicant should have, as well as desirable areas that would assist you in carrying out your duties. A person having all these abilities and experience would be an ideal candidate. As none of us are perfect, please do not be put off from applying if you do not have all the desirable skills mentioned.
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Look at your experience, including any experiences you have had outside of work, such as community/voluntary/leisure/political interests. Also remember that your life experience is also valid. Do not undervalue yourself; if it is relevant information, include it in your application.
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When you write a covering letter a good way to start is list all the essential criteria listed in the person specification and write a couple of sentences under each. This makes sure that you have addressed all the points.
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Gear your application to the specific job using the person specification as a guide for the area to be covered. If you send only a CV, and do not directly address all the questions in your cover letter/personal statement, you will not be considered for shortlisting. Do not simply repeat your current duties. Pick out the skills, knowledge and experience required by the job and show that you have them.
Interviews
Candidates will be notified if they have been invited to interview by Friday 12th July at the latest. We are a small charity with limited resources and are unable to give feedback on unsuccessful applications before the interview stage. If you have not been notified by this date, then please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. Interviews will then be held on week commencing Monday 15th July 2024.
Pre-employment checks
Two references will need to be taken up before a job offer can be made. Please include reference details in your application. One should be your current or most recent employer, and the other someone who has known you in a professional capacity for at least two years. We will not contact any referees before the interview and only after you grant consent.
Because of the nature of this role, we will have to carry out a DBS check on the successful candidate. Having a conviction will not necessarily bar a candidate from employment; this will depend on the circumstances and background of the offence(s) in relation to the requirements of the job.
Many thanks for taking the time to look into this role – it is an exciting opportunity, and we hope you will consider applying.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About us
Room to Heal is an established therapeutic community in London. We support refugees and people seeking asylum, many of whom are torture survivors, through an integrated programme of therapeutic and casework assistance, in the context of a community of survivors. Our approach recognises the political context of our community members’ multiple and ongoing experiences of trauma and marginalisation including in their home country, on their journey to, and within, the UK. We offer long term and holistic support.
We are a small team of committed and hard working individuals who work collaboratively in a supportive and friendly environment.
We are looking for a Director (maternity cover) who:
- Understands the experiences of our members in order to sustain Room to Heal’s therapeutic community and ensure the safety and appropriateness of all of our services
- Has awareness and interest in psychotherapy and group work
- Makes strategic decisions that centre the experience of refugees and people seeking asylum alongside maintaining the sustainability of the organisation
- Has the drive, care and vision to create new opportunities to support refugees and people seeking asylum and to learn and share experiences through external networks and partnerships in the UK and internationally
- Is able to speak with authenticity and challenge injustices knowing directly what the impact is due to own lived experience
- Can lead by consensus and collaboration and has a strong belief in the therapeutic benefits of community.
Hours: 7.5 hours per day (typically 9.30am – 5.30 pm with a half hour for lunch) 5 days a week. We will also consider 4 days per week, salary pro-rata’d
Salary: £45,000 - 50,000 per annum (full time salary)
Start-date: Autumn 2024 with 8-10 weeks handover with the current Director
Pension and benefits: automatic enrolment pension scheme, 4% employer contributions and 4% employee contributions
Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays
We strongly encourage applications from those with some lived experience of the issues that our community members are experiencing.
Please apply for the role using the Charity Job portal. Your completed application should contain:
1. A current and detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV);
2. A statement of why you are interested in the role. Please write about the qualities detailed in the person specification (see below) and explain how your experience, abilities, skills and motivations will enable you to meet these requirements. It is important that you write about how you meet the ‘Essential’ criteria detailed in the first part of the person specification in your statement. Please limit the statement to 2 pages. We recognise there is a lot in the person specification. Please don’t be put off if you don’t meet all of the person specifications.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Job Summary
We expect this role to focus on developing and maintaining relationships with key funders, stakeholders, institutions and individuals. It will undertake work to secure funding, resources and partnerships for both Shared Assets and the wider land justice movement, and to raise the profile and reputation of Shared Assets.
The role will have responsibility for securing core funding for Shared Assets from trusts, foundations and high net worth individuals, and for supporting colleagues to secure grant and commercial funding for consultancy, research, movement building and communications projects. It will have responsibility for reporting on core grants and providing quality control for colleagues for their bids, tenders and funder reports. As part of this work the role will play a key part in providing intelligence and foresight to contribute to the organisation’s strategy and business planning.
Beyond securing consistent core funding for Shared Assets the role will also work with funders and others to secure longer term resourcing of the wider land movement in order to deliver our collective ambitions for a just and sustainable land system.
As part of a self managing organisation all team members are expected to contribute to the day to day management of the organisation through participation in management circles, team days and working groups.
Main Responsibilities
Fundraising and resourcing
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Develop and maintain relationships with funders to fund work that seeks to support common good land use and to create a more just and sustainable land system.
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Work with the team to ensure we maintain a healthy pipeline of bids and tenders in order to meet income generation targets across the organisation.
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Work with the wider land justice movement and funders to secure significant, consistent and long term resourcing for the wider land movement, working in ways that are open and transparent to, and inclusive of, the wider movement and which will help to deliver systemic change that meets our collective objectives for a more just and sustainable land system.
Stakeholder relationships
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Develop and maintain relationships with key partner organisations in order to build an understanding of the wider context and system in which we are working in order to inform our strategic development and to identify opportunities for future partnership working. To understand where Shared Assets is valued and effective, and where it may need to adapt and change.
General
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Participate in the Funding & Finance circle, participate in relevant work groups and liaise with other circles where appropriate.
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Contribute to communications and raise the profile of the organisation - in particular working closely with the Communications Coordinator on external messaging with respect to Shared Assets and the wider land movement.
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Provide reports and information for the board as required.
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Provide support to colleagues where needed, including in the running of events, training and other activities.
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Participate in and contribute to the development of Shared Assets as an organisation, including involvement in collective decision making, being accountable to policies, and helping improve those policies where relevant.
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Any other duties as may be required in a small organisation.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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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!
Are you passionate about building impactful relationships? Do you want to help shape a growing community of leaders focused on solving problems of poverty in the United Kingdom?
In the Community Manager role, you will focus on building offerings and opportunities that support our UK Fellows to accelerate and sustain their impact. Your day-to-day work will range from listening and talking with Fellows to delivery of events and initiatives. The role is full of autonomy and creativity, and we are looking for a self-starter who has experience building communities and delivering impactful communications.
You will report to the UK Programme Director and work closely with the UK Programme Manager and Acumen Academy's global community & marketing teams.
Your key responsibilities will be:
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Build & manage relationships with UK Fellows to understand their needs and inform our support strategy
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Design & deliver engagement and communications initiatives e.g. Fellows newsletters, regular and tailored touch-points
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Understand & facilitate value-add connections and opportunities e.g. connections to mentors, experts, funders
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Design & deliver community initiatives that extend connection, knowledge and skills e.g. running in-person events, online workshops
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Design & deliver engaging communication campaigns that amplify and elevate the impact of Fellows e.g. writing case studies, blog posts, social media, public newsletters
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Track & evaluate the engagement and effectiveness of support initiatives e.g. feedback loops, data collection, impact reporting
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Build & manage partnerships with external partners e.g. event partners, media outlets
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Work in partnership with Acumen Academy’s global community and marketing teams to extend global opportunities, share learning and create consistent messaging
Qualifications and skills:
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You have a strong track record of delivering community initiatives that engage and bring value to an audience e.g. in-person events, online workshops, mentorship programmes
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You are a strong written communicator who takes pride in creating content that tells an impactful story - and can point to a portfolio of newsletters, blog posts, and case studies
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You are always using data to learn and refine, and people often tell you that you have a strong eye for detail
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You are a highly organised self-starter who turns ideas into action with an ability to manage competing priorities across a range of different tasks
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You have a strong track record of building relationships with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders - such as charity and social enterprise CEOs, global colleagues, corporate partners
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You are committed to changing the way the UK tackles poverty, and aspire to live by our values: generosity & accountability, humility & audacity, listening & leadership, integrity & respect
Other nice to haves (not required):
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You have experience designing and executing public events online and in-person
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You are confident with Canva or using portions of the Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator)
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You are confident using online communication tools, such as Hubspot, to manage social media
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You are confident using digital tools to create surveys, conduct analysis & synthesise information
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You have an understanding of the UK social sector built from first-hand experience supporting social leaders
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You have a background working in a fast-paced environment with purpose-driven organisations
About UK Acumen Academy
UK Acumen Academy is a regional partner of Acumen Academy, the world's school for social change. At Acumen Academy, entrepreneurs learn the hard skills required to build scalable solutions to poverty and hone the harder skills of moral leadership to reimagine and build a better world. Acumen Academy has over 600,000 online course-takers and a global community of over 1,600 Fellows who are leading solutions that redefine the future of food, education, healthcare, workforce development, and more.
UK Acumen Academy exists to identify extraordinary leaders committed to solving problems of poverty in the United Kingdom, and equip them with the knowledge, skills, and community needed to deepen their impact. In 2020 we launched the UK Acumen Fellowship - a reflective, cohort based leadership programme. On completing the programme, Fellows join “The Foundry”, a diverse community working across sectors and geographies to build a world based on dignity. As part of their lifelong accompaniment, they gain access to capital, coaching, and on their journey to creating social change.
Today we have 65 UK Fellows, who are Founders, CEOs and senior leaders building innovative solutions that have impacted over 1.4 million lives. We are a small organisation with big ambitions to scale the impact of this remarkable community, offering the right candidate a great opportunity for personal and professional growth.
Employee Benefits at UK Acumen Academy
We care about our people and giving them the things they need to succeed, and we are passionate about UK Acumen Academy being a great place to work. Wherever possible we aim to give each person responsibility to choose when and where they work, and to find the right balance between team-based and home working. We have shared office space in Somerset House, and for those working at home we’ll provide you with a laptop and an allowance to get yourself set up. Our pro-rata benefits include:
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Flexible working
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33 fully flexible holiday days (including the 8 UK bank holidays)
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£600 annual budget for learning and development
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Access to all Acumen Academy’s online courses free of charge
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Monthly in-person team days
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Monthly working-from-home allowance
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Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
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3% employer pension contribution
How to apply
Please note we are only able to accept applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK.
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Stage 1: Submit your online application (tell us what you can do)
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Stage 2: Invited to a video interview with UK Programme Manager, with a a short case-study exercise to complete ahead of the interview (show us what you can do)
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Stage 3: Invited to an interview with the Acumen Academy team
We are committed to building a community that represents the remarkable diversity of the UK. We know that means we have to make an intentional effort to understand and accommodate people’s different needs. If you’ve read this far, and you like the sound of the job, but you would need adjustments to be made to support you to apply, interview or join the team – please get in touch with us.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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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!
Norton Housing and Support is a well-established Charity and social housing provider, offering high quality accommodation and support services to adults with support needs.
As part of an exciting programme of expansion, we are opening a new development in Blaby, Leicestershire comprising of 15, 1-bedroom flats, generous office / communal space and landscaped courtyard garden. The scheme will offer Housing Management Support to individuals who have mental health diagnosis
Based at the scheme 30 hours per week, the Housing Officer will play a key role from the outset, ensuring that the service offers a friendly and mutually supportive environment that successfully integrates within the wider community and gives resident the best possible opportunity to maintain their tenancy.
We offer:
- A full induction and ongoing training to help you develop your skills. Our current training programme includes trauma informed practice, motivational interviewing, and safeguarding.
- A small, friendly team. In our 2023 survey, 100% of staff agreed Norton was a good place to work. “I enjoy feeling like I make a difference to people’s lives…. It’s a great feeling knowing you have brightened up a person’s day”.
- Regular line management support and team engagement opportunities
- Generous annual leave allowance of 5 weeks per annum plus bank holidays (pro rata), with additional leave for long service
-A health plan, allowing you to claim back a wide range of everyday health expenses up to your annual limit, access to a 24-hour counselling service, tax and legal support, and shopping discounts
- Attractive pension scheme
- Mileage paid for car usage (where applicable)
- Sociable working patterns, with no weekend or bank holiday working
Norton Housing and Support is Investors in People Accredited.
More About the Role
As a Housing Officer, you will:
- Supervise and be responsible for the day-to-day management of the accommodation, ensuring a safe and secure environment.
- Provide housing related advice and an intensive housing management service to residents.
- Work with residents to manage their accommodation and tenancy.
- Complete all tasks and work as part of the team in accordance with NH&S organisational values:
- person centered
- empowerment
- respect
- inclusiveness
- integrity
- working in partnership
If you have previous experience of housing management, including health and safety, and of working with vulnerable groups, then this role could be perfect for you! We are looking for committed individuals who are driven by a desire to make real difference to the lives of adults living within our supported accommodation settings.
You will need:
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- The ability to earn and maintain the trust of residents, and staff from other organisations
- A warm, empathic and non judgemental approach
A qualification in housing would be advantageous, but full training will be given.
A full person specification and job description are available on our website.
Hours of work will be 30 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
We aim to develop a workforce that reflects the community we serve. To this end we actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups, including members of our black and minority ethnic communities.
Recruitment Process
Any offer of employment is subject to proof of right to work in the UK, two satisfactory references (one of whom should be your last or most recent employer, where applicable) and health screening questionnaire. Please note, we are currently unable to provide/transfer visa sponsorship to work in the UK.
The role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and an enhanced DBS (criminal record) check is required. More information about our approach to DBS checks and employment of ex-offenders can be found on our website.
To apply, please send your CV and ensuring that you complete the Supporting Statement by referring to the Job Description and Person Specification.
Applications without sufficient information, including an up to date CV / Supporting Statement will not be considered.
Unfortunately, we are unable to acknowledge all applications.
Interviews will be conducted in 2 stages
Please note, that we reserve the right to close applications early.
Norton Housing and Support are an equal opportunities employer, please make us aware should you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.