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Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK) is the UK’s leading dementia research charity dedicated to diagnosis, prevention, treatment and cure. Backed by our passionate scientists and supporters, we’re challenging the way people think about dementia, bringing together the people and organisations who can speed up progress, and investing in research to strive for a cure.
The Senior Research Manager will work closely with the Head of Research Funding, leading a team focussed on research culture and engagement, as well as managing our scientific portfolio. This role is vital in advancing ARUK's research objectives and promoting engagement within with ARUK-funded research community. They will be working collaboratively with the Research Team and with other teams at Alzheimer’s Research UK, including the Events Team, Science Communications team and Philanthropy teams.
This role sits within the Research Funding team in the Research Directorate, an ambitious, supportive and friendly team that funds the best research to transform the lives of people affected by all forms of dementia. We’re looking for someone with strong research management experience, a good eye for detail and who is excited by the opportunities in the dementia research landscape
Main duties and responsibilities of the role:
Scientific programme management
· Build and maintain strong external relationships with a network of ARUK scientists, clinicians, and senior stakeholders across the UK.
· Monitor progress and outputs of ARUK funded projects, supporting our Science Communication team to share progress on our funded research
· Using knowledge of funded research, work with the Strategic Programmes team to help evaluate the impact of funding in addressing ARUK research priorities.
· Gain a thorough understanding of the dementia research landscape, working with the wider Research team to make recommendations to drive the development and delivery of ARUK’s research strategy
Research culture and Early Career Researcher strategy
· Design and lead a strategic programme aimed at fostering a positive research culture and supporting the development of Early Career Researchers (ECRs) within the dementia research field, including:
- Developing and implementing an ECR strategy that provides resources, mentorship, and growth opportunities for emerging researchers in dementia.
- Identifying and championing initiatives that support diversity, equity, and inclusivity within the research community.
- Establishing frameworks and activities that promote collaboration, transparency, and ethical research conduct across Alzheimer’s Research UK-funded projects.
Research community engagement
· Develop an approach to grow engagement with researchers and strengthen connections with the wider research community
· Support the Research Engagement Manager and wider teams to deliver activities within the strategy to promote awareness and collaboration, produce impactful resources, to drive impactful scientific progress.
· Lead the advancement of Alzheimer’s Research UK’s flagship research conference, ensuring the programme reflects the latest scientific advances and strategic priorities. and elevates Alzheimer’s Research UK’s visibility and influence in the dementia research field.
Management Responsibilities:
· Line management of a Research Officer and Research Manager, effectively delegating work to support delivery of their objectives
· Help to promote an inspiring team culture where personal development is prioritised
What we are looking for:
· Strong science background, educated to degree level in a relevant subject (preferably with a postgraduate qualification or equivalent work experience)
· Experience and/or in-depth knowledge of biomedical or life sciences research, preferably in a relevant or related area
· Proven ability of planning, managing and delivering projects; ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks, showing adaptability to meet challenging targets and deadlines.
· Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills, with experience of building and managing relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders, at all levels of seniority.
· Experience of developing and delivering strategies, ability to spot opportunities and translate these into operational plans, thinking beyond the immediate issue to look at broader topics or themes.
· A team player who can collaborate effectively with a range of stakeholders internally and externally to deliver
· Strong communication skills with the ability to convey complex information to diverse audiences
· Commitment to ARUK’s vision, mission and values
· Excellent eye for detail with a focus on continuous improvement
· Excellent time management skills and ability to prioritise competing demands
· Ability to work independently
· Willingness to travel, including occasional overnight travel
Additional Information:
Ways of working: As part of our Agile ways of working you will be required to work approximately 2 days a week from the office, which is subject to the requirements of the role and the business needs. Flexibility on where you work can be split between working from home and our office.
Roles that are classed as part of the Agile ways of working are not able to claim any costs for Mileage/Travel on Public Transport, Accommodation and/or Meals. This includes when attending the office for various meetings/events.
Our Office: Our office is at 3 Riverside, Granta Park, Great Abington, Cambridge, CB21 6AD.
Salary: Circa £53,000 per annum, plus benefits.
Please download the Vacancy Pack on our website for more information.
The closing date for applications is the 1st December 2024, with interviews likely to be held the 9th & 10th December 2024. Please indicate in your covering letter if you are unable to attend an interview on a certain date. We would encourage you to submit your application at the earliest opportunity, as on occasion we may have to bring forward the interview date and/or the closing date based on the needs of the business. Although a possibility, this will only happen in exceptional circumstances. Please indicate in your covering letter if you are unable to attend an interview on a certain date.
We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented. Any offer of employment is however subject to you having the right to work in the UK.
As part of our commitment to being an inclusive employer and ensuring fairness and consistency in our selection process, we will handle your CV and application with the utmost confidentiality. While we strive to anonymise your CV where possible, there are certain sections, such as the application question, that cannot be fully anonymised. We kindly ask that you remove any personal information, including your name, when answering the application question. The hiring panel will not have access to your personal details, such as your name and address, until you are invited for an interview. Should you require any adjustments at either the application or interview stage, please contact us via our website.
How to apply: Please create an online account using our Online Recruitment Platform which can be accessed through our Job Vacancies page. You will be able to attach your CV to your application and track the status of your application.
About Alzheimer’s Research UK:
Alzheimer's Research UK is the UK's leading dementia research charity. Our mission is to accelerate progress towards a cure. Today 1 in 2 people will be impacted by dementia, either through caring for a loved one, developing it themselves or tragically both. But there is hope.
There has never been a more important and exciting time in dementia research. With promising new drugs in clinical trials that slow the progression of the diseases that cause it, and revolutionary new ways to diagnose them on the horizon, we are now at a tipping point. Working with the smartest minds globally and across the UK, with industry and academia, Alzheimer’s Research UK is uniquely placed to invest in the very best research identifying barriers to a cure and knocking them down so that there are more and better treatments for everyone with dementia. For the first time in history, we can see a future where people with dementia can get a swift and accurate diagnosis, and effective treatments that could slow or even stop their disease. We stand for everyone affected by dementia. We stand for a cure.
In 2022, we were incredibly proud to be awarded a 3-star accreditation by Best Companies which recognises ‘World Class’ levels of workplace engagement and were also listed in the prestigious Best Companies lists:
• 48th in the 100 Best Large Companies to Work For in the UK.
• 19th in the 100 Best Companies to Work For in the East of England.
• 3rd in the 50 Best Companies to Work For in the Charity Sector.
In addition, we were also shortlisted for a special award recognising the work undertaken on reducing our environmental impact.
In 2021, we were awarded the HR Management award by The Charity Times for our Wellbeing initiatives throughout the pandemic.
In 2020, we demonstrated our commitment to changing the way we think and act about mental health in the workplace and signed the Time to Change Employer Pledge.
ARUK really does look after its people, where you will be able to add value and make a difference.
To view further details about working for us and the benefits we offer, please visit Alzheimer’s Research UK
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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!
Job Title: Training and Quality Manager
Ref: TQM434
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part Time, 30 hours a week (worked over 4 days)
Salary: £37,000 - £39,000 per annum. pro-rata
Location: Home based with travel to GenesisCare centres across England and the Penny Brohn UK National Centre in Bristol.
About Us
Penny Brohn UK is the cancer health and wellbeing charity. We help people feel better in mind, body and spirit by offering support through our team of cancer support experts (which includes doctors, nutritionists, counsellors and exercise therapists)
Penny Brohn UK helps people with cancer to feel more physically and emotionally able to manage the impacts of their diagnosis and treatment, be more in control of their choices and have the best quality of life possible. By making our services freely available, our aim is for all people with cancer to be able to access the high-quality support they need.
Penny Brohn UK have been working in partnership with GenesisCare UK, a private healthcare company, since 2013. We deliver an integrated cancer care approach which includes complementary treatment support and lifestyle advice for patients undergoing chemotherapy and radiotherapy at all of their 14 centres across the UK. For over 40 years, Penny Brohn UK has supported people with cancer to feel more physically and emotionally able to manage the impacts of their diagnosis and treatment, be more in control of their choices and have the best quality of life possible.
The role
We are excited to be recruiting a Training and Quality manager, and we are seeking to appoint an experienced individual who can assist in the training of staff and quality processes of a team embedded in 14 different GenesisCare cancer treatment centres.
The individual we are looking for will:
- Assist with the recruitment, induction, and management of new Wellbeing Consultants and therapists
- Manage, support and lead five established Wellbeing Consultants
- Lead Quality for the partnership between GenesisCare and Penny Brohn UK
- Deputise for Head of Services when necessary
In return for your hard work and dedication you will enjoy a wide variety of benefits including:
- 30 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata)
- Enhanced sick pay after six month’s service
- Auto enrolment into the Penny Brohn UK pension scheme
- Free Life Assurance
- Family friendly policies with enhanced maternity and paternity leave after one year of service
- Specsavers Corporate eyecare test
- Cycle to work scheme
Timetable for appointment
Closing date: 9.00am on Monday 2 December
Interview date(s):
1st Interview via Teams, Thursday 5 December
2nd Interview in person, Tuesday 10 December at the Penny Brohn UK National Centre, Pill, Bristol, BS20 0HH
Start date: ASAP, to be agreed upon appointment with successful candidate
Please note: The vacancy will remain open until a suitable candidate is found. To avoid disappointment, we suggest that applications are made as soon as possible.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
At Penny Brohn UK, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion throughout the organisation. We are proactively taking action to support EDI and Wellbeing to support our ethos of creating a diverse culture that is reflective of both our employees and the lived experience of all communities touched by cancer. We welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.
No agencies please.
About Us: The Woodland Trust is the UK's leading woodland conservation charity and is dedicated to creating a world where trees and woods thrive for both people and nature. Our mission involves engaging and inspiring individuals to contribute toward tackling the nature and climate crisis through the protection, restoration, and creation of essential woodland habitats.
The Role:
- As Infrastructure Architect you will be accountable for the specification, delivery, and assurance of all technology infrastructure, including data centre, network services, telephony, workstation management, servers, storage, and related software.
- This role is responsible for ensuring availability, integrity, and security of all IT infrastructure in collaboration with the Co Supply Partner, specifically their Solutions Architect.
- Working with colleagues across Digital Enablement, you will oversee the Co-Supply Partner's deployment of technology for various projects and any technological change impacting the infrastructure.
- You will be pivotal in shaping and delivering our technology infrastructure. This role is not just about managing systems; it's about leading a team to create robust, scalable, and secure solutions that support our organisation's evolving needs.
- A key focus will be to develop the team’s capabilities and ensure that infrastructure and security roles within the team are aligned with the need to support our ongoing transformation.
- This role includes a mix of working from home and at our main office in Grantham, Lincolnshire. Visits to Grantham would be required no more than once or twice a month on average, but may require out of hours project working.
The Candidate:
- We are looking for a visionary leader in technology infrastructure who thrives in complex, dynamic environments and has a passion for driving transformation.
- You will have a hands-on management approach to ensure solution scalability, reliability and efficiency.
- You’ll be an experienced technical team leader with sound negotiation and influencing skills effecting a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
- You will be an architect of complex projects and programmes, designed in an inclusive and participatory manner.
- You will have experience in the following - Microsoft 365, Azure, SQL, Citrix, DevOps, Email Authentication and AWS
- Experience of other Cloud-based solutions would also be beneficial and you will be a strong advocate for Cloud-based ways of working across the organisation.
Benefits & Wellbeing: Joining our team means you'll be a big part of tackling environmental and climate issues. We take good care of our staff, offering support and training opportunities. We also offer:
- Enhanced Employer Pension
- Life Assurance
- Flexible & Hybrid Working Options
- Generous Annual Leave
- Enhanced Parental Pay
- Employee Assistance Programme
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: The Woodland Trust embraces diversity and inclusion. We want our team to reflect the UK's diverse community. We support people from all backgrounds to apply, especially those who are under-represented.
Application Advice: Even if you don't meet every requirement of the role, we would encourage you to apply. Your enthusiasm for the environment and our core values—Grow Together, Explore, Focus and Make it Count—are what matter most. We also keep our candidates’ personal details hidden from the hiring managers, so they do not see your CV until shortlisting is completed. Make sure that your Personal Statement clearly shows your experience and passion for the role.
Apply Now: If you're ready to make a difference and grow with us, send in your application today. We might close the job opening early if we get a lot of applications, so it's a good idea to apply soon. We look forward to hearing from you and working together to make a positive impact on our planet.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Energy Neighbours Project Manager leads and manages the Energy Neighbours project, managing all staff and contracts that are part of this new project, starting in February 2025.
NOTE: We want to build good team relationships and connections with locla community organisations, so most of the work is expected to be in person. However, some home working is possible by arrangement.
Closing date Thur 12 Dec, 12 noon.
What we are looking for:
· An experienced, enthusiastic, manager of projects and partnerships
· Experience of collaboration, capacity-building and/or working co-productively
· Supports TSL Kirklees aims and values
· Strong IT, communication, relationships and organisational skills
· Able to take responsibility for all project finances and reporting
· Ability to lead and represent this innovative project
· Relevant degree level qualification or able to learn at this level
This role does not require expertise in climate change or energy technology. If you don’t quite have everything on the list, you can still apply. We will consider opportunities to help the right person to develop into the role.
The Energy Neighbours project
Third Sector Leaders Kirklees has received more than £900,000 from The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest community funder in the UK, to empower local people to take individual and collective climate action and reduce fuel poverty in their community.
The Energy Neighbours project has a clear community capacity-building approach, aiming to work inclusively with communities and community organisations, listening to local priorities, experimenting and learning together, being transparent and accountable and sharing decision-making.
The project will help more community buildings and homes to be more energy efficient, by providing expertise, training, volunteering and sharing learning. Energy Neighbours supports and funds organisation development, community activities, volunteering, community business and partnership development, helping communities have a stronger voice and more capacity to impact on their priorities and concerns.
The new Energy Neighbours team includes a Project Manager, Project Coordinator and an Information and Data Manager. These three posts support four Community Energy Development Workers who work with community organisations and residents in priority areas of Kirklees. The project partners include the Kirklees Climate Commission, local experts on energy and independent evaluation support.
TSL Kirklees
TSL Kirklees is a local charity, with members involved in hundreds of community organisations. TSL promotes other local community organisations, provides training, supports partnerships and helps people get involved in community activities by reducing barriers and providing support.
TSL Kirklees believes in the potential of our community organisations and non-profits to improve our society and community, and we're on a mission to harness their skills, talents, and innovative solutions. The Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise sector is evolving and we know that individuals and organisations are facing incredible pressures. We also know the solutions lie within our communities.
Are you ready to help shape the future of our vibrant communities? Join us on this exciting journey to empower communities and create thriving neighbourhoods.
The Energy Neighbours Project Manager will work closely with the CEO and all TSL employees to deliver TSL’s strategic goals.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
People Partner
Are you a dynamic and experienced HR Professional with a passion for driving positive change and fostering a culture of belonging and engagement? Do you excel at collaborating and influencing colleagues, providing coaching and guidance to deliver impactful solutions?
If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, we want to hear from you! Join us at Mencap as our People Partner and you will be the driving force behind our organisational transformation.
We have an exciting new opportunity for a People Partner to join our team on a full-time, permanent basis. We are flexible with regards to the location of this role, but you may need to travel to various locations across England, Wales, and Scotland as and when needed.
What you will be doing:
• Partner with respective Directorates and build strong, trusted relationships with managers to help improve people experience and to embed the Mencap culture
• Be the first point of contact in their Directorate for support, advice and challenge on people management, including Belonging, engagement and change
• Empower managers by signposting to relevant sources of information or teams
• Work with teams to understand any people management knowledge gaps and offer coaching and guidance as needed to deliver solutions and impact
• Advise and deliver People initiatives across the full range of the people experience, with support from the Strategic People Leads and other members of the People Leadership team. People initiatives will cover; organisational wide workforce planning (including volunteering), talent management, succession planning and the delivery of Belonging, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships across the People Directorate
• Be aligned with key people projects; rolling out activity in respective Directorates and providing feedback throughout development to ensure projects land with impact
• Use data and insight to drive improvements in people performance and experience
• Have an excellent understanding of people policy for colleagues and volunteers; applying this knowledge to advice
It is not essential to have previous experience within the Charity or Social Care sector. We are open to consider any background, but you must have experience of working in a People operational and/or advisory role. We will consider a broad range of People disciplines.
You must also have:
• Proven track record of building strong relationships and being successful in influencing stakeholders
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Strong organisational skills; with the ability to manage competing, and at times complex demands
• Data literate, with ability to interpret and share reports and KPIs
• Evidence of ensuring improving our people experience is at the heart of everything you do
If this position sounds like you, then please apply now!
*Please note* The application closing date for the role will be on Sunday 8th December. As we are recruiting to a number of vacancies, we will be holding interviews on MS TEAMS on 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 9th and 12th December, which means we will begin to invite candidates in before the closing date. Please do submit your application as and when you are ready. Second stage interviews will follow soon after and we would like to make offers prior to the Christmas break.
Benefits
In addition to knowing that your work positively impacts people's lives, you will receive fair pay and enjoy a comprehensive range of rewards and benefits as one of our employees. (T&Cs apply based on contract).
• Holiday Entitlement: 32 days of holiday (including bank holidays), increasing to 35 days with long service, plus the option to purchase up to 10 additional days through our Holiday Plus scheme.
• Sick Pay: Service-related sick pay available after completing a 6-month probation period.
• Pension Plan: Eligibility to join the Mencap Pension Plan, with Mencap matching contributions up to 5% on a salary sacrifice basis, providing National Insurance savings. If you don't join the Plan initially, you will be auto-enrolled after three months.
• Additional Benefits: Membership in the Mencap Pension Plan includes up to 3 times salary death in service life cover and Income Protection of 50% salary, activated after 26 weeks of long-term sickness.
• Loans: Access to loans for debt consolidation, bikes, computers, and phones after 6 months of service, as well as interest-free season ticket loans.
• Discounts and Cashback: Discounts and cashback ranging from 3% to 30% at high street shops, including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays, and more through Mencap Extras.
• Health Cash Plan: Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy, etc.
• Employee Assistance Program: Free access to a 24/7 employee assistance for advice and support.
• Recognition and Awards: Quarterly award scheme and recognition every 5 years through our You Rock program.
• Training and Development: Access to fantastic leadership training and further development opportunities.
About Mencap
At Mencap we work in partnership with people with a learning disability and their families to ensure that people with a learning disability get to live the life they want to.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and welcome applicants with disabilities to apply for all roles with us.
We are an equitable, diverse and inclusive organisation and we particularly welcome and encourage disabled applicants and those from the Black and Asian communities to apply for the role as they are under-represented within the workforce.
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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 a dynamic individual who can develop, lead and grow our volunteer strategy, community engagement and marketing activity in Surrey? Do you thrive on working with people, helping to empower them to use their skills and experiences to help others in the community? Can you make a difference at a local Surrey charity?
Sensory Services by Sight for Surrey has been established for over 100 years. We enable and empower people who are Deaf, hard of hearing, blind, partially sighted, and deafblind to overcome barriers to be as independent as possible and thrive in their communities. We are a countywide charity based in Fetcham, near Leatherhead.
We are seeking a hard-working, driven and flexible individual to develop, lead and grow our volunteer and community engagement team and lead and collaborate with our marketing and communication team to raise awareness and increase engagement to grow our vital work.
Main duties include:
¨ Be an effective manager, line managing our Volunteer, Community Outreach and Marketing and Communications teams.
¨ Working with various partner organisations, building relations while exploring possible funding/joint working/event opportunities, and supporting our Outreach Team to make sure they are best placed to have the biggest impact for the people we enable and empower.
¨ In collaboration with the Marketing and Communications team, oversee the production of high quality communications to raise awareness, increase engagement and grow support for our vital work.
¨ Organise and facilitate our Breaking Down Barriers Workshops three times a year.
¨ Lead on key projects around Communications, Volunteering and Engagement, including:
- Co-produce a strategic volunteering plan for the team aligned to our strategy
- Review and develop the charity policies for volunteering and ensure volunteers are up to date with our relevant policies, legislative requirements and our needs and requirements
- Co-produce a strategic communications plan for the team, aligned to our strategy
- Review all current communications and revise annual marketing plans to strengthen our presence in the community
¨ Working with colleagues in other teams and departments, develop a strategic Community Engagement plan aligned to our strategy
¨ Ability to work flexibly according to the business need which may include evening and weekends
Skills and Qualifications:
- Direct experience of line managing a team of staff
- Relevant experience in the management of a volunteering programme, or extensive experience of directly managing volunteers with the ability to step up into this role
- Knowledge and understanding of volunteering best practice, strategy and policy
- Demonstrable experience of community engagement and building relationships with partner organisations
- Planning and organisational skills, including ability to plan, prioritise and deliver a complex workload
- Strong presentation skills, sufficient to deliver engaging training to staff and volunteers
- Strong communication skills – verbal and written, and ability to relate well to people from all backgrounds
- Experience in MS Office and confident in using a database
- Understanding of data protection requirements and confidentiality
- Able to champion the role and contribution of volunteers
- Ability to engage and influence colleagues
Competencies Required:
1. Strategic and Operational Management
Understand the five year Strategic Plan and objectives and how it contributes to our mission. Think ahead and develop, lead and grow a busy programme of recruitment and encouragement of volunteers to meet the needs of the charity. Develop innovative approaches to recruitment and service delivery and make recommendations and suggestions to senior managers. Implement a communications plan to improve and increase our visibility and awareness.
2. Inspiration
Create new roles and tasks for volunteers working with colleagues across the charity. Increase the potential of the Outreach team as they build relationships across the county. Develop imaginative and effective ways to raise our profile and reach new audiences. Value and motivate volunteers to help them provide quality services and support for the charity.
3. Making Things Happen
Plan resources effectively and manage any crises effectively within laid down policies. Demonstrate a consultative and informed approach to problem solving, using patience and understanding. Liaise with charity colleagues and senior managers, and externally with other groups.
4. Record keeping
The people we support are often vulnerable so it is essential that all volunteers have an appropriate Disclosure and Barring clearance, and that our records of all other relevant paperwork such as driving licence details and insurance is kept up to date and properly recorded.
5. Managing Change
The post holder must be open to new ways of working, adapt well to change and be able to feed back the impact of changes to volunteers, their team and to senior managers.
6. Personal Impact
Make a positive impression on people as a consequence of your personal style, abilities and credibility. Act with integrity and strive to develop the competencies required to meet organisational objectives and to adapt to changing and sometimes uncertain needs and circumstances.
7. Focus on the people we support
Volunteer services are built around the needs of the people we support and the needs of the charity. The post holder must maintain good relations with people we support, seek their views on our services, and respond effectively to their comments to recommend improvements. Encourage volunteers to constantly reflect on service standards and how to deliver effectively. Ensure all marketing and communications reflects our charity and how we want to be positioned in the community.
8. Use of Information Technology
Must be familiar with MS Office programmes and other relevant IT and use it proactively and effectively to do the job.
Full time annual leave entitlement is 28 days per annum. Sensory Services by Sight for Surrey complies with auto enrolment, we match contributions up to 6%. using the Pensions Trust. We offer training opportunities suitable for each role. We pay for annual flu vaccinations and for an eye test every two years with a contribution towards work related glasses.
We are looking for an experienced and passionate Mental Health & Money Advice Team Leader to work as part of our Mental Health and Money Advice Team.
Imagine being part of an organisation whose common purpose is to help those who are severely impacted by mental illness. We believe that everyone should be treated with respect and dignity – and that’s why equity is one of our core values. We draw on the expertise, unique perspectives and lived experience of our people – regardless of who they are or their background – to help us become inclusive and anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider that reflect the diverse communities we support as a mental health charity.
The Mental Health and Money Advice Service is the first UK-wide service to address mental and financial health together. We aim to stop the spiral of debt and mental health issues by providing online information and advice and casework provided by telephone.
The service launched in November 2017, commissioned by Mental Health UK and delivered by Rethink Mental Illness in England, Adferiad Recovery in Wales, Change Mental Health in Scotland and Mindwise in Northern Ireland
How you will make a difference
Managing Mental Health and Money Advisers/ Team
I use my experience as a Manager/Team Leader to support and develop the team I manage. I work as part of a team including the Head of MHMA and the Service Manager, ensuring quality is paramount and supporting the team in doing so. I directly manage a team of advisers, undertaking monthly reviews, appraisals and dealing with annual leave and other matters. I cover some of the service managers duties during annual leave and other absence.
I will work with the following people and teams
- Quality Team
- Wider national programmes team
- MHMA teams in other nations
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Diversity is important to us and we appreciate difference through difference, inclusiveness and belonging. It gives us a deeper understanding of the world, our society and the diverse communities we’re working with. By including everyone, we are able to draw on the unique experiences and expertise of our people to help shape and enrich our workplace and improve our services. One way we are doing is through our valued staff networks which play a critical and highly valued role in keeping us focused on creating a diverse, inclusive and engaged employer. We recognise and support staff networks for our Black, Asian and minority ethnic and our LGBTQIA+ colleagues. We are also proud to have been awarded Disability Confident Employer status and are a signatory to the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter.
Becoming a truly anti-racist organisation
We have an ambition of become a truly anti-racist employer, campaigning organisation and service provider - and in our efforts to influence policy and wider societal factors impacting on mental health set out in our anti-racist statement . We have designed a multi-year anti-racist programme of work contained in our Race Equality Action Plan which demonstrate our intention to hold ourselves accountable and be judged on our progress on becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.
We therefore actively encourage and welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or questioning), Intersex and (asexual) (LGBTQIA+), people with a disability, and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location – Leatherhead
Part time 24 hrs per week
1 year fixed term Maternity cover
Are you passionate about creating a workplace where people thrive?
In this role, you’ll manage their People Service across the entire employee lifecycle—from recruitment to development, and performance management to wellbeing. Working closely with senior leadership, you'll drive their People strategy, that support their values of respect, empowerment, responsibility, and excellence. You'll also manage a talented People team, empowering them to provide outstanding support and guidance.
About the Role
As their People Manager, you’ll partner with managers and leaders to shape and deliver Business plans that align with their organisational goals. With a focus on improving their recruitment processes, you’ll manage key areas including recruitment and retention, employee relations, policy development, diversity and inclusion, performance management, and learning and development.
Every day brings new challenges and opportunities to make a difference. Whether you’re implementing new policies, developing and implementing tools or coaching and supporting managers, your work will be essential in creating a positive employee experience that supports their purpose.
This role is 24 hrs per week preferably worked across 4 days a week.
They\'d love to hear from you if you:
• Have experience in a similar HR management role, ideally CIPD Level 7 qualified or with equivalent experience.
• Are a collaborative team player who can inspire, influence, and engage others.
• Are organized, results-oriented, with ability to deliver under pressure, forward plan and effectively manage conflicting priorities.
• Have exceptional communication skills and the ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
• Possess strong IT skills, with proficiency in HR systems and Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams).
• Tick most of the boxes but not all? The best candidate rarely does. So, if you are excited by the role and can do most of what we are looking for, go ahead and apply; you could be exactly who we need.
Why work for them?
They believe in work life balance and offer flexibility to help you succeed. As part of their team, you’ll work with supportive colleagues in an organization that values your well-being, professional growth, and contributions.
Their benefits are great too:
• 28 days annual leave (pro rata) plus bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell up to five days.
• An additional 1 day pro rata per annum wellbeing day
• Defined contribution pension scheme.
• Access to discounts on everyday spends through our benefits platform.
• Life assurance cover, Cycle to Work Scheme, Staff loan, eyecare vouchers, and more.
About their organisation
They believe that everyone should be able to live independent and fulfilling lives. They provide housing and support for many socially excluded and vulnerable people across Surrey, in parts of Berkshire, West Sussex and the London Borough of Sutton.
They're a place where people make a difference to clients’ lives, feel valued and are supported. They have a strong sense of social responsibility and their values – respect, empowerment, responsibility and excellence – guide everything they do.
Diversity and Inclusion
They embrace diversity and are proud to be an inclusive employer. They welcome applicants from all backgrounds who share their values and are passionate about making a positive impact. If you need adjustments during the application process, just let them know.
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Barnardo's are recruiting several practitioners to be involved in the delivery of an innovative project to introduce a new parenting intervention to address youth violence into the UK.
We are looking for enthusiastic practitioners with experience of working with young people and their families preferably within the context of serious youth violence. They should be passionate about improving outcomes for young people who are at risk of serious youth violence, through positive support of their parents. Your focus will be on working in a team to deliver the GEN PMTO programme (following full training). It is essential the integrity of the programme material is maintained so it will be crucial to attend all training and to abide by the course material outlines. Gathering feedback, outcomes and impact will be a central part of the role as this information will be pivotal in determining the impact of the programme. We need a strong, cohesive team who are positive and open to trailing innovative ways of working with parents that will improve the outcomes for young people.
At Barnardo's we believe every child has the right to a fulfilling life, to realise their potential and to have a positive future. Working in partnerships, we focus on building stronger families and improving family bonds.
The post holders will deliver the programme to groups of parents in two identified boroughs in London to determine if the programme is effective in the UK.
Hours worked: the 37 hours a week will be worked flexibly across the week. The role may include some evening and weekend work.
Where is it based: This is a London based job and travel around London will be expected. There may be some home-based days for administration tasks. There are two boroughs identified for the project at this time.
Salary: The salary band will be £28,283, to £32,323 (dependent on experience)
Length of contract: We are recruiting the role as a fixed term contract until 25th November due to maternity cover. The project is expected to run from July 2023 to March 2026.
Interviews: We will be shortlisting and interviewing prior to the advert closing date and will close the advert once all the positions have been filled.
Opportunities this role offers:
- To be involved in the first trial of a highly successful project into UK
- To make a significant difference to the lives of children and young people by building strong bonds within families
- To have a challenging and rewarding job
- Intensive training of this successful project with the considerable learning and development this provides.
- A supportive working environment and management team
Requirements for this position are:
- A relevant professional qualification such as Social Work, Youth Work, Probation, Health, Education or degree level with relevant experience
- An enhanced DBS check is required for this role (payable by Barnardo's)
- The successful candidate will enjoy trialling new programmes and will be a proven solution based, positive leader.
- No prior knowledge of the programme is necessary as full training will be given which have to be attended.
- Travel across London to deliver sessions and to ensure good relationships with the team is essential alongside minimal home working for administrative tasks
Please see the attached person and profile specification for the essential criteria relating to this post and the additional information sheet for more specific details and qualification requirements.
When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.
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 should be in place by 1st April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a key pillar of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to grow and develop in their career at Barnardo's.
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.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Travalyst is a not-for-profit organisation working to identify – and help bring about – the systemic changes needed in order for sustainable travel to be taken out of the niche, and into the mainstream.
We believe tourism can, and must, play a key role in achieving a sustainable future for our world; so we’re convening the key players, and catalysing the necessary action, to change the impact of travel, for good. We are committed to being a driving force that redefines what it means to travel, helping everyone explore our world in a way that protects both people and places, and secures a positive future for destinations and local communities for generations to come.
We were founded in partnership with Booking, Expedia, Google, Skyscanner, Trip Group, Tripadvisor, and Visa. The Travalyst Coalition now includes eleven of the world’s leading companies and brands associated with travel working with us to make travel more sustainable.
Travalyst provides supportive, independent and neutral governance, empowering our Coalition of some of the biggest – and occasionally competing – travel companies and service providers to share data and accelerate change. The goal is to bring credible, consistent sustainability information to the mainstream, helping both travellers and travel companies make better, greener choices.
What does successful Donor Development look like at Travalyst?
Managing Travalyst’s corporate and individual donor base and driving revenue growth through targeted fundraising efforts.
What you’ll get to do:
This role combines soliciting new prospect donors, donor management, partnership development, and data-driven campaign execution. The ideal candidate will be skilled in relationship building, fundraising strategy, and donor engagement, with a demonstrable passion for Travalyst’s mission of promoting sustainable travel and tourism.
Donor Management (~40%)
- Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with a portfolio of individual donors, corporate and institutional foundations to secure philanthropic and private funding and advance Travalyst’s mission.
- Identify, solicit, and nurture new donor prospects, ensuring continuous growth of the donor base.
- Strategise with senior leadership to retain and upgrade current donors, including personalised engagement for high-value supporters.
- Support high-value donor and corporate partner meetings, preparing personalised correspondence, proposals and briefs.
Fundraising Strategy, Campaigns, and Event Management (~30%)
- Collaborate with the Partnerships and Development team to plan, execute, and manage proposal development and annual appeal processes for fundraising campaigns, including donor and partner events, direct mail, and corporate initiatives.
- Conduct prospect research for individual donors, foundations, and international government funding sources.
- Oversee the project management and execution of partnership and donor events, ensuring seamless planning, logistics coordination, and delivery to meet revenue and engagement goals.
- Track and report progress on fundraising campaigns and events, providing analysis on key performance indicators and revenue projections.
- Work with the communications team to create compelling materials for donor outreach, event promotion, presentations, and corporate engagement.
- Secure grant funding through research, proposal development, and managing the grant application process.
Donation Administration and CRM Management (~20%)
- Manage the CRM system, ensuring donor and partner data is accurate, up-to-date, and effectively utilised for engagement and reporting.
- Partner with the Operations team to ensure all donations, invoices and tracking is completed in a timely manner with follow up to donors as required.
- Oversee donor reporting, generating data insights and analytics to inform future strategies and donor retention efforts.
- Manage reconciliation processes and ensure development data and financial data are in alignment.
- Collaborate with the team on CRM system training and improvements and support data migration if necessary.
General Administration and Team Support (~10%)
- Provide administrative support to the Partnerships and Development team, including scheduling meetings, managing calendars, and preparing materials for donor presentations.
- Assist with special projects and additional fundraising and partnership tasks as needed.
How do we work?
We are bold and humble, showing a willingness to embrace challenges head-on. We try new things, take risks, make educated guesses and move quickly to deliver impact. We are rigorous yet adaptable in the face of evolving challenges and opportunities. Most of all, we work closely and collaboratively showing care for each other and the planet we share, so excellent communication and collaboration skills are a must. We all work remotely, so rely heavily on video calls and other technology. We strive for excellence, and pride ourselves by continuously learning every day.
What skills we’re looking for:
· Experience in fundraising, donor management, or business development, with proven success in partnership building and substantial (ideally 6-7 figure) revenue generation.
· Ideally, Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Nonprofit Management, Business Development, Marketing, or related field.
· Superior communication and writing skills, with the ability to edit text written by others and generate new text; experience in crafting compelling pitches and proposals.
· High proficiency in CRM systems (Salesforce) and data management (experience with donor databases preferred).
· Strong organisational skills with demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines and use project management software (Notion) to plan and track projects and work collaboratively across teams.
· Experience with grant management, writing and corporate engagement strategies.
· Experience with financial reporting and analysis in Excel/Google Suite.
· Strong understanding of sustainability issues, trends and the philanthropy sector, with a track record of aligning donor objectives with environmental and social responsibility.
· Experience working internationally and collaborating with people in diverse cultural and political contexts preferred.
· Ability to work independently and remotely in a dynamic and fast paced team environment.
· Strong alignment with Travalyst’s mission to promote sustainable travel and tourism.
· Ability to cultivate and maintain relationships with donors, corporate partners, and foundations, ensuring long-term engagement and revenue growth.
· Ability to develop and implement effective fundraising strategies that align with organisational goals.
· Exceptional written and verbal communication skills for crafting compelling proposals, presentations, and campaigns; and an ability to articulate Travalyst’s mission and impact in a way that inspires giving.
· Expertise in utilising CRM systems (Salesforce) to manage donor data, generate reports, and assess fundraising performance, deadlines and follow-ups.
· A commitment to delivering high-quality work while holding oneself accountable for achieving measurable results. Ability to set and meet high standards for performance, ensuring transparency and integrity in all fundraising activities.
· Understanding of financial principles related to fundraising, budgeting, and forecasting; and skilled in tracking fundraising metrics and using data to optimise strategies.
· Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment with changing priorities.
An ‘Open to All’ employer, we warmly welcome everybody to the team. People of colour, LGBTQIA+ people, neurodiverse people, individuals with impairments, and parents are encouraged to apply. We encourage you to notify our team of your pronouns at any stage of your application. We also welcome applications from people who come from communities that are directly affected by the impacts of travel and tourism. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process as required. Please add any adjustment requests to your application.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Today, 12 children and young people will be diagnosed with cancer. We’ll stop at nothing to make sure they get the right care and support at the right time.
- Salary: £41,170
- 35 hours per week (Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm)
- Permanent
- Home-based
- Closing date: Sunday 8 December, 11.59pm
- Interviews: Thursday 12 December, via Teams
Change lives in a life-changing career
When a child or young person is diagnosed with cancer, their whole world can feel like it’s falling apart. Independence is taken and confidence is stolen. Stability no longer exists. The future suddenly feels uncertain.
The impact of cancer on young lives is more than medical. That’s why we exist. Our specialist social workers help children and young people with cancer and their families navigate the emotional and practical impact of cancer. We remove barriers, solve problems and prioritise wellbeing. And we stop at nothing to make sure they get the right care and support at the right time.
We challenge the systems and policies that surround children and young people, we highlight gaps and campaign for change. Because we know what a better future could look like. And we know what we need to do to make that future a reality. We need to push harder, reach further and work smarter. And we need the right people on our team to help us get there. People like you.
About the role
We’re looking for an experienced social worker to join our Central Support & Social Care Team in the role of Senior Practitioner.
The Central Support & Social Care Team is a home-based team providing phone and digital support to children and young people with cancer across the UK. The team works alongside our social work teams in hospitals to deliver tailored support.
This role will manage the strand of the team's work that delivers support to those assessed to have lower-level needs. This is carried out through regular phone-based contact, and provision of an inbound service providing advice and support to young people with cancer, their families and those in their networks.
This is an exciting time to join the team as we look to grow and maximise the potential of volunteers within the team.
This role is subject to a criminal record check. In the event of a successful application an enhanced criminal record check will be completed. This role is also subject to a Social Worker Registration.
What will I be doing?
No two days are the same at Young Lives vs Cancer. So, summarising your ‘day to day’ isn’t easy.
The role involves:
- Practice management of our care navigators (unqualified workers) and volunteers who deliver services in line with the organisation's service specifications
- Responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the strand of our service for those assessed to have lower-level needs. This includes scheduling planned outbound calls ensuring they meet the contact needs and preferences of young people and families, and accepting new referrals from our social care teams across the UK
- Oversight of incoming enquiries, through webchat, phone and email
- Providing reflective practice and development opportunities to our care navigators
- Fostering and maintaining good working relationships with key stakeholders within the organisation, and professionals & medical staff across the UK
- Working with our volunteer lead to grow and maximise the potential of volunteers in the team
What do I need?
We would love to hear from you if you have:
- A recognised professional social work qualification
- A minimum 3 years experience of working with children and young people in a social work setting, including assessment and care planning
- Experience of managing safeguarding for children and vulnerable adults - legislation, procedures and best practice
- Experience of supervising staff, students or volunteers in a social care setting
- Ability to work virtually using video conferencing to build effective relationships with stakeholders
- Understanding of oppression and the barriers that marginalised people face, and strong commitment to deliver anti-oppressive practice
- The skills to champion the service and appropriately challenge yourself, teams and partner agencies where necessary.
Diverse perspectives and unique skillsets are at the heart of Young Lives vs Cancer. If you're passionate about making a positive impact and eager to learn, we encourage you to apply, even if you don't meet the criteria and person specification fully - those please note that a social work qualification is an essential requirement. Your potential is what matters most to us, and we’re committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive work environment to help you develop.
What will I gain?
For people to reach their full potential, they need the right environment. As a member of Team Young Lives, you’ll be made to feel supported, valued and appreciated. Here’s how we do it:
- Wellbeing days: four days a year to do what works for you – from catching up on training to going for a walk
- Generous annual leave allowance
- Great family/caring leave entitlements
- Enhanced pension
- Access to our employee savings scheme
Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging
At Young Lives vs Cancer, we recognise that opportunities for too many people remain a condition of their sex, ethnicity, class, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation – or a combination. This has never been acceptable to us as an organisation. We don’t just accept difference, we value it, celebrate it, nurture it and we thrive because of it.
We’re on a journey to be reflective of the diverse children, young people and families we support. We know we aren’t there yet, and we’re passionately committed to taking actions and making changes to be a truly diverse, inclusive and equitable organisation. This includes taking anti-oppressive action and removing barriers in our recruitment practices. We particularly welcome applications from members of minoritised communities. Our Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Belonging strategy will tell you more.
We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. CVs can be uploaded, but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to fully complete the work history sections of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly and objectively.
Accessibility
We’re committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and we’ll always aim to be as accommodating as possible.Please let us know in your application form of any adjustments or access requirements we could make to help you with the application process and interview.
Remote Working Role!
Job Title: Reporting & Management Accountant
18 month Contract
£42,000
Employees based in London will receive £3000 London Weighting Allowance in addition to the advertised salary package
Immediate Start
Not for Profit or Public Sector experience is highly advantageous and
Experience of working on reporting to government or institutional funders.
As Reporting & Management Accountant, you will provide strategic analysis to support and challenge our stakeholders in making the right decisions for our growing organisation. We are a critical friend to the organisation, ensuring that we are maximising the impact of our income and expenditure for our social mission. You'll understand and support the programmes we work with, adding value to decisions. The focus of this role will be budgeting, forecasting and management reporting as well as representing our team in organisation-wide projects and driving consistent improvement in processes.
* Responsible for funder financial reporting, particularly in relation to contracts with governmental bodies.
* Preparing the first draft of financial results for the management accounts for the Executive Committee and Trustees. Final management accounts will be drafted by the Finance Director, with commentary from the Business Partners.
* Supporting on creating financial models to support existing programmes and future business cases.
* Working with large sub-contract providers to ensure that they are adhering to the terms of their financial reporting.
You'll take ownership for:
* Preparing financial reports against each of our government contracts in line with the funder requirements.
* Building strong relationships with your stakeholders across the business, such that financial implications are factored into future decisions
* Liaising with teams across the organisation to ensure the data is complete and variances against budget contract performance can be explained.
* Working with the other finance business partners to understand changes in business operation that will inform income forecasts and cost reporting.
Closing Date 18th Nov.
The Energy Neighbours Project Coordinator enables all staff and organisations involved in the project to work together effectively. The Coordinator works with the Project Manager to develop effective, safe ways of working that make the best use of resources.
The Coordinator ensures the quality and effectiveness of record keeping, risk management and joined-up planning across the project. They help the team work together on planning work and preparations for forums, conferences and reporting. The Coordinator provides support to ensure that the project’s safeguarding, health & safety, finance and contracting arrangements are implemented across the team. They manage the office and equipment.
NOTE: We want to build good team relationships and connections with locla community organisations, so most of the work is expected to be in person. However, some home working is possible by arrangement.
The aim is that the project starts in February 2025.
Closing date Thur 12 Dec, 12 noon.
What we are looking for:
· A great organiser, skilled at helping a team to work together
· Able to devise and implement diary, office and record-keeping systems and processes
· Self-organised, systematic and able to prioritise
· Experience of good safeguarding & health & safety practice
· A good listener and communicator, able to build rapport and working relationships
· Strong IT skills and ability to use Microsoft 365 capabilities effectively
· Values community organisations, volunteers and partnerships
This role does not require expertise in climate change or energy technology. If you don’t quite have everything on the list, you can still apply. We will consider opportunities to help the right person to develop into the role.
Third Sector Leaders Kirklees has received more than £900,000 from The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest community funder in the UK, to empower local people to take individual and collective climate action and reduce fuel poverty in their community.
The Energy Neighbours project has a clear community capacity-building approach, aiming to work inclusively with communities and community organisations, listening to local priorities, experimenting and learning together, being transparent and accountable and sharing decision-making.
The project will help more community buildings and homes to be more energy efficient, by providing expertise, training, volunteering and sharing learning. Energy Neighbours supports and funds organisation development, community activities, volunteering, community business and partnership development, helping communities have a stronger voice and more capacity to impact on their priorities and concerns.
The new Energy Neighbours team includes a Project Manager, Project Coordinator and an Information and Data Manager. These three posts support four Community Energy Development Workers who work with community organisations and residents in priority areas of Kirklees. The project partners include the Kirklees Climate Commission, local experts on energy and independent evaluation support.
TSL Kirklees
TSL Kirklees is a local charity, with members involved in hundreds of community organisations. TSL promotes other local community organisations, provides training, supports partnerships and helps people get involved in community activities by reducing barriers and providing support.
TSL Kirklees believes in the potential of our community organisations and non-profits to improve our society and community, and we're on a mission to harness their skills, talents, and innovative solutions. The Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise sector is evolving and we know that individuals and organisations are facing incredible pressures. We also know the solutions lie within our communities.
Are you ready to help shape the future of our vibrant communities? Join us on this exciting journey to empower communities and create thriving neighbourhoods.
The Energy Neighbours Project Coordinator will work closely with adn report to the Energy Neighbours Project Manager.
About us
Founded in 1951, the Refugee Council exists to support people who come to the UK in need of safety and speak out for compassion, fairness and kindness. We achieve this by providing expert advice and casework, building the capacity of refugee community organisations, and working with allies across society to change government policy.
Our vision for refugees to be welcome to live safe and fulfilling lives contributing to the UK has never been more urgent and needed.
About the team
The Age Dispute work sits within the Youth Casework team, and we seek to deepen the impact by supporting more children and young people now dispersed across England and who are wrongly age assessed of assumed as over 18 by the Home Office and/or by the local authorities.
About the role
As an Age Disputes Casework Adviser, you will bring your expertise to provide specialist casework to challenge incorrect age assessments, use experience to deal and prioritise high risk cases, work with various stakeholders including legal representatives, statutory agencies, and collaborate with others in sector to develop, learn and share best practice resources in casework provision.
You will maintain an understanding of the changing practice in relation to age assessments in particular and the wider policy landscape, work with colleagues in the Youth Services and in consultation with the Youth Services Manager, liaise with other relevant Refugee Council teams, including advocacy, practice development, youth involvement, In-Form to use casework evidence to address inequities in policy and practice.
This role is fixed term until 31/03/2027.
Based within the Youth Services of the Refugee Council, the Age Disputes Casework Adviser will be responsible for:
- Working with children and young people to understand their experiences and needs.
- Working closely with other Age Disputes Casework Advisers and the Youth Services Manager to identify and review high risk and complex cases that need prioritising and create effective internal case triage and allocation systems.
- Liaising with a wide range of stakeholders to ensure that the needs of young people with disputed age are recognised and met.
- Identifying age assessment policy and practice issues impacting on the lives of separated children for possible action via strategic litigation with legal representatives and advocacy colleagues.
- Maintaining expert casework knowledge and understanding of the environment and barriers that separated children seeking asylum face in with regards to the assessment of their age, and issues related to access to high quality information, advice and legal representation on immigration, asylum and welfare, and always learning and sharing the knowledge with others.
Main duties and responsibilities
Working with young people
- Work in the best interests of all separated young people who are wrongly age assessed and referred unto our service.
- Manage a high volume of referrals from internal colleagues and professionals effectively, and work with Youth Services Manager to identify high risk cases, decide eligibility and priority criteria, and providing timely, helpful, and legally accurate responses at all times.
- Manage their own complex caseload, primarily age dispute related (appropriate assessments, litigation, and appeals) and support on a range of welfare matters including health, education, and community care issues.
For more information on the role and to apply, please visit our website via the apply button.
Closing date: 6 December 2024.
Ensuring that the Refugee Council is an inclusive and accessible place to work is important to us. We want to enable people from different backgrounds to apply and thrive with us. We believe our recruitment process enables that and are also happy to make adjustments on request.
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We’re an award-winning charity running local learning centres in the heart of the communities where the young people we support live. Our centres provide a high-impact education programme which includes practical learning support, pastoral care, and motivational and confidence-building activities for young people aged 7-18.
Our aim is to enable students from the least advantaged neighbourhoods to realise their ambitions and achieve their wonderful potential. As the UK’s leading university access organisation, our staff team is helping over 50,000 young people each year at its 44 learning centres and extension projects across England and Scotland, and we plan to scale-up our provision to 50 centres over the coming years.
We are looking for someone who will enjoy working each day with young people and who will thrive in a frontline, community-based, fast-paced and rewarding role. You will be taking up a fixed-term contract as an Education Worker at our centre in Liverpool.
Contract
Full-time, fixed-term until April 2025
Start date
As soon as possible, to be agreed directly with the successful candidate.
Working hours
Mon and Thurs: 09:30-18:00 Tues, Weds, Fri: 09:00-17:30 (Some out-of-hours work will be required from time to time - for example, early starts to deliver workshops in schools.)
Education Workers are based at one of our IntoUniversity learning centres and work directly with young people, schools and families on a daily basis. It is therefore not a hybrid role and is based full-time in our centres.
Salary
27,400
Location
IntoUniversity North Liverpool
The role requires intermittent travel in your region (usually within the day) this can involve journeys times of 1 hour+.
Occasional travel out of your local area e.g. to London is also required, this may include overnight stays.
Annual leave
Full-time staff entitlement, pro-rated for part-time staff: 33 days (inc bank & public holidays) + 3 closure days (two in December and one in July) + additional length of service entitlement (one day per year of service, up to 5 days)
Staff benefits
- Employer pension contributions of 6% (and up to 8% after two years)
- Year round ‘early finish’ Fridays at 4.30pm – Employee Assistance Programme including access to medical and legal support
- Life Assurance scheme with AIG including SmartHealth service with access to 24/7 online GP appointments
- Interest-free new starter loans of up to £1,000
- Cycle to Work Scheme and Travelcard Loan Scheme
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption pay and sick pay allowances
- Staff in FOCUS – rewards, competitions and prizes across the year
There is not a fixed deadline. Instead, we will be assessing applications on a rolling basis and will appoint when we have found the right candidate, so please submit your application as soon as possible.