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Reporting to: Mental Health Personal Independence Co-ordinator Manager
Responsible for: None
Hours: 36 hours a week, Weekend working will be necessary on an ‘as required’ basis
Location: 10 Altyre Road, Fairfield House, East Croydon CR0 5LA and other locations as required.
Purpose of the role:
We are looking for 2 Mental Health Personal Independence Co-ordinator’s to join our team.
The Mental Health Personal Independence Co-ordinator (MHPIC) will work as part of the MHPIC team and will work alongside clinical and social care professionals in local multi-disciplinary teams assigned to specific GP surgeries. Each MHPIC will be assigned to a specific locality located within the Integrated Care Network Plus health and social care systems in either North, Central or South Croydon. The multi-disciplinary team learning and development during the initial two-year test period will inform the development and growth of the MHPIC team to ensure that it can support community-based mental health and wellbeing across the whole population and in all 6 Integrated Care Network Plus localities.
MHPICs will provide initial contact and assessment conversations with clients using Open Dialogue tools and techniques to enable people to develop their own Personal Recovery Plans and supporting them directly over a period of time to find and access the support and services available to them in their local community.
Each MHPIC will be the direct named key worker for a set number of people who are referred to the service by healthcare professionals, including GPs, Mental Health Practitioners & Health Care Assistants, Social Prescribers and other voluntary or community sector organisations. They will provide one-to-one support in the achievement of an individual’s recovery goals, ensuring that support is person- centred; that needs and wishes are identified by people themselves; that they have a stronger voice in relation to issues that affect their lives; and that they are supported and empowered to improve and/or maintain their mental health and wellbeing and to live their best independent lives.
Support in the community includes home visits. The aim of home visits is to assess clients' strengths and needs and link these to agency and community resources, and to ensure that individual clients’ needs can be met within a risk-assessed policy approach.
Mind in Croydon is an equal opportunities employer. No job applicant or employee will be discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
We encourage applications from those with Lived Experience.
To apply please send your CV and a Covering Letter explaining:
- Why would you like to apply for this role?
- How your skills and experience relate to the competencies in the Person Specification of the job description?
- What value you can add to the service?
We will be interviewing as and when applications come in.
To apply please send your CV and a Covering Letter explaining:
• Why would you like to apply for this role?
• How your skills and experience relate to the competencies in the Person Specification of the job description?
• What value you can add to the service?
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Greenpeace is a movement of people who are passionate about defending the natural world from destruction. Their vision is a greener, healthier and more peaceful planet, one that can sustain life for generations to come.
QuarterFive are delighted to be partnering with Greenpeace UK in their search for a strategic leader to oversee its Key Relationships Team, actively engage with Greenpeace’s organisational leadership – contributing to key initiatives around inclusivity, anti-racism, and broader accountability – and lead the UK’s 2025 contribution to the global capital campaign. This role ofers the chance to make a significant impact by leading a high-performing team and playing a key role in Greenpeace’s overall leadership.
You will lead a talented Key Relationships Team of twelve, responsible for raising nearly £15.5 million annually from major donors, legacies, and mid-level giving. Your leadership will maintain the team’s strong performance while driving growth, including the UK’s contribution towards Greenpeace’s global capital campaign in 2025.
The capital campaign is a global effort to raise €100 million by 2028, funding the construction of a new ship and the environmental campaigns it will support. For 2025, the UK’s target is to secure £4 million, split equally between the ship’s construction and supporting key environmental campaigns.
As a strategic leader, you’ll work closely with senior stakeholders across Greenpeace UK and internationally, playing a key role in driving organisational fundraising performance, cultural initiatives, and Greenpeace’s overall strategic direction.
As Deputy Fundraising Director, Key Relationships, you will:
- Collaborate with senior leadership across Greenpeace UK and International to align on key strategies and deliver shared outcomes.
- Lead a high-performing team responsible for raising £15.5 million from major gifts, legacies, and mid-level giving.
- Guide the Key Relationship team’s UK contribution to Greenpeace’s €100 million global capital campaign, raising £4 million in 2025.
- Support the team in developing and managing current and prospective relationships with high-value donors.
Person specification:
ESSENTIAL:
- Extensive experience of establishing and sustaining relationships with senior-level external stakeholders and/or funders.
- Cross-organisational collaboration experience, with a proven ability to work effectively with senior internal stakeholders, driving collaboration and strategic alignment.
- A strategic leader with experience overseeing high-value income streams.
- Expertise in relationship fundraising in the charity/NFP sector and a proven track record of delivering six-figure income from high-value donors.
- Demonstrable experience of leading, managing, motivating, and inspiring high-performing teams, including managing managers.
- Strong budget management skills and experience delivering against financial targets.
- A commitment to diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism, with a willingness to continually learn and foster a positive and inclusive culture.
DESIRABLE:
- Capital campaign experience would be advantageous.
- Track record of securing seven-figure donations.
- Experience of overseeing legacy functions – public facing campaigns, prospecting, stewardship and administration.
- Ability and willingness to travel overseas for short periods, with occasional unsocial hours as required.
- Experience of overseeing a celebrity and key influencer function.
Diversity and Inclusion
Greenpeace UK recognise the value in having a diverse workforce, as well as the importance of creating equal opportunities for all. Applications are welcomed and encouraged from people of all backgrounds. Candidates will be selected based on how well they meet the criteria for the role and all applicants will be treated fairly throughout the recruitment process. To find out more, including the many ways that diversity and inclusion is encouraged and promoted at Greenpeace UK, please click here.
If you have any specific requirements which would enable you to participate in the recruitment process more fully, in particular if these relate to a disability or access issue, please contact Ed Cherry at QuarterFive as soon as possible. If you require the job pack in a different format, please get in touch and we will happily provide you with one.
Anti-racism commitments
We are committed to dismantling systemic racism, creating a community of allies and empowering people of colour. One of our Anti-Racism Plan objectives is to proactively achieve stronger representation of Black people and people of colour, particulary within leadership positions.
We have therefore committed to interviewing people from diverse ethnic communities who meet the essential criteria for this role.
If you are from a diverse ethnic community, you meet the essential criteria and you would like to be considered for the role, please contact Ed Cherry at QuarterFive.
Your guaranteed interview application will only be shared with the Greenpeace UK recruiting manager and HR team.
Employee benefits include:
- 25 days annual leave for full-time staff, with additional leave accrued according to length of service up to a maximum of 32 days
- Once a month, all Greenpeace staff take an organisational ‘breather’ day where the office closes with no expectations of output on these days
- Office closure normally occurs between Christmas and new year and staff are not required to use annual leave to cover this period
- Employer pension contribution of 8.5% of basic salary, provided employees contribute at least 3%
To apply:
Right to work - Candidates must have the right to work in the UK. Employment sponsorship will NOT be offered by Greenpeace UK for this role.
Applications are welcomed from all those who meet the essential criteria listed above. A detailed brief and support with application will be available to suitable applicants.
Closing date: Wednesday 6th November
Interviews: Thursday 21st November
Right to work - Candidates must have the right to work in the UK. Employment sponsorship will NOT be offered by Greenpeace UK for this role.
Applications are welcomed from all those who meet the essential criteria listed in the advert, which includes:
- Expertise in relationship fundraising in the charity/NFP sector and a proven track record of delivering six-figure income from high-value donors.
- Demonstrable experience of leading, managing, motivating, and inspiring high-performing teams, including managing managers.
- Extensive experience of establishing and sustaining relationships with senior-level external stakeholders and/or funders.
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About Animal Action Greece
Founded in 1959, we are Greece's oldest national animal welfare organisation. Our mission is to improve the lives of Greece's homeless and vulnerable animals. We care for street cats and dogs, provide vital veterinary, dental and farriery services to working and abandoned donkeys, horses and mules and rescue, treat and rehome animals affected by emergencies.
We provide financial and technical support to local animal welfare organisations, deliver our own programmes, undertake policy and advocacy work and seek to shape public opinion, attitudes and behavior.
This is a pivotal moment for a new CEO to make their mark, supporting the implementation of our new strategy and ensuring the effective implementation of new large-scale animal welfare programmes.
About the role
We are therefore looking for an ambitious and entrepreneurial Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to lead our growing charity.
The CEO is responsible for ensuring the organisation delivers its new strategy and annual operational plans and is responsible for the overall strategic direction and financial health of the organisation.
The CEO also takes the lead in representing the organisation to a range of external stakeholders, policy makers and influencers, including our valued supporters.
The CEO will be based in the UK but will provide leadership and support to individuals working remotely both in the UK and Greece, including by undertaking regular travel to Greece.
Main duties & responsibilities
1. Managing People
2. Programme design and implementation
3. Fundraising & Communications
4. Governance
5. Finance
6. Compliance
Selection Criteria
Essential
- Proven leadership in a senior management role, within the charitable sector.
- Experience of financial planning, budget management and financial reporting
- Proven track record of delivering projects within scope, time, budget and quality reporting against agreed KPIs and targets.
- Knowledge and understanding of charity fundraising, including experience with one or more of supporting or managing individual giving, proposal writing or legacy management.
- Understanding of charity regulations and compliance.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship building skills.
- Ability to lead teams and promote a positive, inclusive organisational culture.
- Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage risk and complexity.
- A demonstrated personal commitment to animal welfare.
Desirable
- Experience in the animal welfare sector
- Knowledge and understanding of community-based cat and/or dog population management
- Experience of policy, advocacy and influencing.
- Experience of working internationally, leading a geographically dispersed team
Why join us?
This is a unique opportunity to lead a well-respected charity at the forefront of animal welfare in Greece. As CEO, you will have the chance to drive real change, helping to shape a future where vulnerable animals have lives worth living. In return, we offer a supportive and passionate team, a flexible working environment and the opportunity to make a lasting impact.
How to apply
To apply, please submit your CV and a cover letter via ChairtyJob, detailing how your skills and experience meet the selection criteria. The closing date for applications is 17:00 London time on Monday 28 October 2024.
Improving the lives of Greece's homeless and vulnerable animals since 1959.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We're seeking a skilled and dedicated individual to join our team as a Young Person’s Worker. In this role, you will play a vital role in providing support to at-risk young people who are experiencing homelessness.
Your mission: to support and empower young people to develop the lifelong tools they need to lead fulfilling lives outside the confines of traditional services. You will carry a caseload of clients who you will formulate a comprehensive support and safety plan with, which forms part of the ongoing casework, promoting independence and preparing young people for moving into independent accommodation, and employment and education.
About the Role:
As the Young Person's Worker, you will be working within a strengths and recovery framework embedded within a trauma informed approach to ensure client needs and aspirations are at the centre of the support planning process. You will be the lead worker overseeing the support and development of the young person’s needs and aspirations. You will guide and signpost the young person to the relevant statutory and non statutory services and will be key in motivating and coaching the young person to develop independent living skills.
About you:
- You bring experience working with young people in the community and in accommodation services.
- Your toolkit includes practical skills in motivation and coaching young people
- Your approach is creative, analytical, trauma-informed and rooted in a strengths and recovery model.
- You can creatively inspire opportunities for our young people to thrive and to develop to their highest potential.
- A non-judgmental approach to working with complex needs young people and to promote a strengths-based approach and an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion.
- Strong team-working and interpersonal skills, maintaining a collaborative approach to supporting young people achieve the outcomes and goals we support them to set for themselves.
About us:
Single Homeless Project is a London-wide charity. Our vision is of a society where everyone has a place to call home and the chance to live a fulfilling life.
We help single Londoners by preventing homelessness, providing support and accommodation, promoting wellbeing, enhancing opportunity, and being a voice for change. From supporting people in crisis to helping people take the final steps towards independence and employment, we make a difference to 10,000 lives every year across all 32 boroughs.
We offer you more than a job; we offer you a chance to be part of a compassionate, driven team that's committed to making a real difference in people's lives. You'll have the opportunity to lead, co-create, and inspire change while enjoying a collaborative, growth-oriented environment.
Join us in creating a brighter, more hopeful future for individuals in need.
Important info:
Closing date: Sunday 3rd November at midnight
Interview date: Tuesday 19th November, Wednesday 20th November and Thursday 21st November in Kings Cross
This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed for the successful applicant.
Preventing homelessness, transforming lives.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Magistrates are the unsung heroes of the criminal justice system, and it's fair to say that justice would grind to a halt without them. We're the Magistrates' Association – the membership body for England and Wales's magistrates – and we’re here to give magistrates a voice and to support them to be the very best magistrates they can be. We work with members and collaborate with the judiciary and across the wider legal industry to develop policy and to advocate for change on behalf of our members.
Magistrate, our quarterly magazine, is our most popular member benefit. Over the past two years we have developed and refined it, and it is consistently rated very highly by members as a key source of advice, information and inspiration.
The role
We are looking for a new Editor and Content Manager to lead the production of the magazine, help specify and develop a new digital version to run alongside the printed magazine, and to support the wider communications team, especially with content creation and the website.
What you will be doing
You will work closely with members, staff and suppliers to commission, edit and polish articles for the magazine and ensure that every page is top-quality and that it goes out to members on time and on-budget. On any one day in this exciting and varied role, you could be interviewing members for stories and spotlights, writing engaging articles for the magazine or our website, creating new website pages or editing existing ones, or sourcing on-brand images and photos.
The print magazine is very popular, and we now want to develop a winning digital version alongside the printed version, so one of your responsibilities will be to work with colleagues to oversee its digitisation.
You will also be part of our small but dedicated communications team, which is responsible for delivering not only the magazine, but also the MA’s successful media relations, social media posts and engagement, and the majority of our website content.
It’s an exciting role and, because we have a small staff team, you’ll have ample opportunities to work with colleagues and develop your skills.
Role details
Position: Editor and Content Manager
Responsible to: Head of Marketing and Communications
Location: We’re currently working 100% remotely. We are looking for an office site in the south bank/ Vauxhall area of London, so ideally you would be able to work in that area at least one day per week.
Hours: 21 hours per week (part-time). You could work these hours in three full days or spread over four or five days.
Salary: £35,000 per year (pro-rata)
Annual leave: 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays) – again pro rata’d.
How to apply:
Click the Quick Apply button below. Please read the application pack for the role. You’ll be asked to answer a couple of questions, and submit your CV and a supporting statement.
Interviews will take place between Monday 28 October and Wednesday 6 November, although we may call early applicants for interview before these dates.
Closing date: noon on Monday 21 October 2024.
Please note: we are actively reviewing applications. This advert may close early if a successful candidate is found.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Science Policy Advisor
Position Objective:
To lead policy and research projects related to animal testing to support PETA’s advocacy for ending the use of animals in experiments
Term of Employment:
Full-time, temporary (maternity leave cover until December 2025)
Location:
Remote (UK)
Salary:
£34,000 – £47,000
Reports To:
Director, Science Department
Primary Responsibilities and Duties:
In consultation and verified compliance with the objectives, standards, and requirements of PETA, PETA France, PETA US, and PETA Science Consortium International e.V, the successful candidate will undertake the following:
- Independently research and interpret a variety of scientific, political, policy-driven, and other issues related to animal testing in order to further PETA’s goals
- Build networks and coordinate meetings with key policymakers and other stakeholders
- Write factsheets, white papers, reports, correspondence, and other literature
- Build relationships and maintain communication with key audiences, particularly decision-makers in the legislative and administrative arenas
- Lead meetings with parliamentarians, companies, and legislators and present at conferences
- Develop expertise in non-animal testing methods and draw upon the expertise of others
- Respond to correspondence regarding issues related to animal testing
- Conduct analyses of technical papers and legislation and translate scientific and legal terminology into lay terms for use in research projects
- Identify opportunities to provide public comments that promote non-animal testing approaches and lead the writing and presentation of these comments
- Represent PETA at public-speaking engagements, in debates, to the media, and to the general public
- Communicate PETA’s philosophy to the public
- Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor
Qualifications:
- Degree in a related field – a master’s and/or PhD is preferred
- Experience working at a relevant organisation or institute, such as an animal protection organisation, the civil service, a regulatory agency, or a biotechnology, chemical, pharmaceutical, or medical device company, is desirable
- Demonstrable experience of the functioning of Parliament
- Familiarity with the use of animals in laboratories, associated legislation, and alternatives to animal testing
- Proven ability to maintain awareness of relevant political, social, and economic developments
- Proven ability to brief colleagues and other relevant stakeholders
- Demonstrated ability to conduct in-depth research
- Proven excellent writing and research skills
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
- Proven attention to detail, exceptional organisational skills, and ability to work well under pressure and meet tight deadlines
- Proven ability to make sound, independent judgements
- Ability to interact effectively with diverse groups of scientists, parliamentarians, industry representatives, the public, and other stakeholders
- Exceptional public-speaking and networking skills
- Ability to maintain strict confidentiality at all times
- Willingness and ability to travel, as needed
- Professional appearance
- Support for PETA’s philosophy and the ability to advocate for PETA’s positions on issues in a professional manner
- Commitment to the objectives of the organisation
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The Education & Training Manager will be responsible for grant managing the day-to-day aspects of commissioned Education and Training programmes.
They will work with partner organisations to create tailored training plans, and commission education and training programmes to deliver those plans. They will monitor training program effectiveness, manage related funding budgets, and stay updated on relevant training trends.
They will support the Head of Education and Training with the ongoing development of GambleAware’s approach to education and training of professionals across the sector and in adjacent sectors. Assisting in the identifying and assessing relevant training needs of professionals working with people experiencing gambling harm.
Working across the organisation with colleagues to identify education and training needs arising from new research, new stakeholder groups, policy change, advancements in treatment or legislative changes, for example. Supporting matrix working both in their capacity of managing and supporting programmes of work.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Job title: Senior Data and Innovation Manager
Location: Hybrid work with 40% from Breaking Barriers’ offices in London, Manchester or Birmingham
Salary: £43,500-£47,500 (London) or £42,000-£45,500 (Manchester and Birmingham)
Hours: full-time (37.5 hours per week), part-time considered (minimum 30 hours per week)
Contract: Permanent
Overall purpose
Reporting to the Director of Finance and Operations initially, the role holder will have technical leadership and overall responsibility for managing the Data and Innovation team. This team helps Breaking Barriers maximise the value of its data, by conducting analysis and managing the CRM (Salesforce) and related software.
The team works across all areas of the organisation to improve processes, unlock efficiencies through automation and generate insights from data. They ensure that data is utilised to inform any innovations or refinements to our services.
The successful candidate will be an entrepreneurial manager with a high level of data literacy. We are looking for someone strategic, highly organised and a strong people and team manager. They will be confident at communicating data in a variety of ways to a large range of audiences, identifying key take-aways and the broader implications of the findings on our clients and programming. They will also be able to train others in key data analysis and communication skills.
Breaking Barriers is a fast-growing organisation, the ideal candidate will embrace the challenge of growing the team and Breaking Barriers’ data presence externally.
To view the full job description and person specification, as well as details on our accessible recruitment process, please view the attached recruitment pack.
Other considerations
- As part of our safeguarding commitment to our clients, we carry out preemployment checks to ensure that successful applicants are suitable to work with adults at risk. These include obtaining references and verifying a candidate’s identity and right to work in the UK.
- Some travel between our different areas of operation (including London, Birmingham and Manchester) will be required. Occasional evening or weekend work may be required. Time off in lieu would be provided in this case.
- We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief.
How to apply
If you are looking for a role where you can make a real difference, we want to hear from you. To apply, please submit a CV and statement (up to approximately 500 words/1 A4 page) outlining:
- Which location you are applying for
- Why you are interested in the role
- What skills you would bring to be successful in this role
- Any experience you would like to highlight
- Any reasonable adjustments you require for the interview process
- Disclosure of disabilities if you wish to do so (as a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role)
Please note that applications without a covering letter will not be considered.
Closing date for applications is 11:30pm on Thursday 24th October. Interviews will be held on a rolling basis so please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
We belong to the Experts by Experience Employment Initiative, which advocates and supports organisations to employ more people from a refugee background. With this in mind, we particularly welcome applicants with experience of seeking asylum and/or a refugee background.
If you are an expert by experience (a refugee or a migrant with direct, first-hand experience of issues and challenges of the UK asylum or immigration system), you can ask for an independent and confidential support for your job application from the Experts by Experience Employment Network. Please reach out to HR Manager Dani Meier for further details (we are unable to include email addresses in this advert, but you can find contact details on the final page of the attached recruitment pack).
Breaking Barriers exists so that every refugee can access meaningful employment and build a new life.
About the role:
Working within a passionate team providing an effective, high quality support service to address the presenting needs of clients with complex needs in relation to poly substance misuse, mental health, and a wide variety of associated issues (including: street activity, offending, physical health, background of complex trauma.)
The primary role of the project is to enable clients to understand their emotional and mental health needs and manage these effectively. Project workers will also support clients to develop their living skills, develop & manage relationships, build social networks and access education, training or employment, by completing comprehensive needs and risk assessments with clients and identifying short-term objectives.
Project workers will need to be resilient, innovative, flexible and creative. A commitment to working collaboratively and within a recovery framework. There will be an element of housing management work with the expectation that clients manage a successful tenancy before moving on to more independent housing.
The Project Worker role be required to work a rota inclusive of early, lates weekends, on average one weekend in four.
About you:
- Resilient, innovative, flexible and creative. A commitment to working collaboratively and within a recovery framework.
- Passionate about supporting clients to develop their living skills, develop & manage relationships, build social networks and access education, training or employment.
- Demonstrable experience of working with people experiencing mental health problems and other complex needs.
- A good understanding of safeguarding issues and the ability to undertake comprehensive risk assessments related to this.
- A proven ability to work in partnership with external stakeholders, particularly community mental health services and/or substance use services.
- A level of numeracy sufficient to carry out tasks such as budgeting with clients, calculating benefit entitlements and monitoring rent payments.
About us:
Single Homeless Project is a London-wide charity. Our vision is of a society where everyone has a place to call home and the chance to live a fulfilling life.
We help single Londoners by preventing homelessness, providing support and accommodation, promoting wellbeing, enhancing opportunity, and being a voice for change. From supporting people in crisis to helping people take the final steps towards independence and employment, we make a difference to 10,000 lives every year across all 32 boroughs.
We offer you more than a job; we offer you a chance to be part of a compassionate, driven team that's committed to making a real difference in people's lives. You'll have the opportunity to lead, co-create, and inspire change while enjoying a collaborative, growth-oriented environment.
Join us in creating a brighter, more hopeful future for individuals in need.
Important info:
Closing date: Sunday 3rd November at midnight
Interview date: Wednesday 13th November via Microsoft Teams
This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed for the successful applicant.
Preventing homelessness, transforming lives.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Do you have a demonstrable track record in complex case management and working as part of a multi-disciplinary team on cases involving Domestic Abuse? Do you have experience and knowledge of how working with perpetrators can create change and more protection for victims? Do you want to be involved in a ground-breaking, innovative pilot of new Domestic Abuse Orders?
If so, The Drive Partnership are recruiting DAPO Triage Workers for the DAPO Pilots in Manchester and London.
The Triage Worker sits within the Triage Team in the pilot area, working alongside the Triage IDVA. The Triage Worker will focus on all aspects of the case relating to the Perpetrator in cases where the perpetrator has been referred to the team for an assessment of suitability for a Positive Requirement during an application for a DAPO.
About Respect
Respect is a pioneering UK domestic abuse charity, leading the development of safe, effective work with perpetrators, with young people who are abusive and with male victims.
Respect supports frontline organisations across the UK, so that together we can end domestic abuse. Our work is wide ranging: we offer accreditation of specialist services; we provide training for individuals and organisations working in the sector; we work in partnership with others to innovate and develop practice; we provide two helplines to enable service users to get the help and advice they need; we lobby influencers to improve policy and practice; we support up-to-date research undertaken by specialists in the field; and we fundraise to ensure important work continues to happen.
Respect has seen rapid growth over the last few years, and we now have 30+ staff running a range of projects and core activities and have ambitious plans for further growth and influence.
This role is based within the Drive Partnership and will support Practice, Development and Learning in relation to one or more of our three strands of work the Drive High Harm High Risk intervention, Restart our early intervention pilot or one of the pilots emerging through our National Systems Change for example the DAPO Triage model.
We would particularly welcome applications from individuals from a wide range of backgrounds and across all protected characteristics1, particularly from people from the following under-represented groups:
- Black and minoritised people
- Disabled people
We always welcome and support applications from those who have personal experience of domestic abuse.
About The Drive Partnership
The Drive Partnership, formed by Respect, SafeLives and Social Finance, is working to transform the national response to perpetrators of domestic abuse. We work to end domestic abuse and protect victims by disrupting, challenging, and changing the behaviour of those who are causing harm. Together we have developed the Drive Project to address a gap in work with high-harm, high-risk perpetrators of domestic abuse. We also work to advocate for systems and policy change- to develop sustainable, national systems that respond more effectively to all perpetrators of domestic abuse.
How to apply
Please visit our website for further information and how to apply.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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North Paddington Foodbank (NPFB) is the UK’s first and only full cash-first foodbank, pioneering a transformative approach by providing customers with emergency cash grants alongside advice and support services. We’re looking for a dedicated and passionate Welfare Benefits Advisor to help deliver life-changing financial support to individuals in Westminster who may be missing out on benefits or are struggling with debt.
This is an exciting opportunity to work directly with those in need, offering tailored guidance on welfare benefits, income maximisation, and budgeting. You will have the chance to make a real impact on the lives of vulnerable people, ensuring they receive the financial assistance and advice they deserve.
Role Overview:
We are seeking a passionate and driven Welfare Benefits Advisor to join our team and make a significant impact on the lives of those in need. This position is vital in ensuring that underserved communities in Westminster access the financial support they deserve. The ideal candidate thrives in a dynamic environment and embodies a positive, solution-oriented mindset.
Key Responsibilities:
- Casework Support: Provide comprehensive casework support to NPFB service users, assisting with welfare benefit claims (PIP, ESA, Universal Credit) and addressing independent reviews.
- Debt Support: Offer basic debt advice, focusing on priority debts, applying for Local Housing Allowance, and facilitating referrals to specialists for complex cases.
- Financial Capability: Help clients create realistic budgets and develop essential financial skills to foster independence.
- Income Maximization: Deliver tailored advice to maximize household income through benefit checks, applications, and challenges to ensure clients receive their rightful support.
- Outreach Coordination: Manage outreach clinics and community events, collaborating with partners to enhance service delivery.
- Client Engagement: Provide advice across various settings, including the NPFB office, community outreach, and digital platforms.
- Record Keeping: Maintain accurate case records and ensure timely completion of funding reports and evaluations.
- Training: Stay updated on welfare legislation and provide training sessions for staff and volunteers on welfare rights issues.
Qualifications:
- Proven experience in delivering social welfare advice.
- Ability to empower clients facing welfare benefits and debt challenges through empathetic support.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to manage challenging situations effectively.
- Proficient in managing a caseload and meeting deadlines to ensure timely client support.
Personal Attributes:
- Commitment to quality, continuous improvement, and excellence in service delivery.
- Demonstrated leadership qualities and emotional intelligence.
- Passionate about equity, diversity, and inclusion, with a willingness to challenge discrimination.
Other Requirements:
- Willingness to travel across Westminster and work occasional weekends or evenings.
- Right to work in the UK and willingness to undergo an enhanced DBS check
If you thrive in fast-paced environments, are driven to create positive change, and want to work with an innovative team that believes in the power of cash-first interventions, we’d love to hear from you!
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Job Title: Partnerships Manager
Location: London, Manchester or Birmingham
Salary: £33,000 - £39,000 London or £31,000 - £37,000 Manchester and Birmingham
Terms: 5 days per week (37.5 hours), open to flexible working arrangements
Contract: Permanent
Purpose of the role:
The main purpose of the Partnerships Manager role is to lead on the delivery of first-class account management to a diverse portfolio of corporate partners, generating income to support Breaking Barriers’ work. Each partnership at Breaking Barriers is bespoke, comprising fundraising, skilled volunteering, awareness raising and, crucially, placement and job opportunities for our refugee clients.
Working closely with the wider Partnerships Management and Programmes teams, you will be responsible for launching new partnerships and retaining business by deepening relationships and identifying opportunities for growth.
The successful candidate will have experience managing corporate partner relationships, including making fundraising asks and managing external communication with donors and partners at all levels of seniority. You will deploy your influencing skills and ability to build profitable relationships to great effect as you take a leading role identifying and nurturing future strategic partnerships. An understanding of Corporate Social Responsibility would be advantageous.
To view the full job description and person specification, as well as details on our accessible recruitment process, please view the attached recruitment pack.
Other considerations:
- As part of our safeguarding commitment to our clients, we carry out preemployment checks to ensure that successful applicants are suitable to work with adults at risk. These include obtaining references and verifying a candidate’s identity and right to work in the UK.
- We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief.
How to apply:
If you are looking for a role where you can make a real difference, we want to hear from you. To apply, please submit a CV and statement (up to approximately 500 words/1 A4 page) outlining:
- Why you are interested in the role
- What skills you would bring to be successful in this role
- Any experience you would like to highlight
- Any reasonable adjustments you require for the interview process
- Disclosure of disabilities if you wish to do so (as a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role)
Please note that applications without a covering letter will not be considered.
Closing date for applications is 11:30pm on Wednesday 30th October. Interviews will be held on a rolling basis so please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
We belong to the Experts by Experience Employment Initiative, which advocates and supports organisations to employ more people from a refugee background. With this in mind, we particularly welcome applicants with experience of seeking asylum and/or a refugee background.
If you are an expert by experience (a refugee or a migrant with direct, first-hand experience of issues and challenges of the UK asylum or immigration system), you can ask for an independent and confidential support for your job application from the Experts by Experience Employment Network. Please reach out to HR Manager Dani Meier for further details (we are unable to include email addresses in this advert, but you can find contact details on the final page of the attached recruitment pack).
Breaking Barriers exists so that every refugee can access meaningful employment and build a new life.
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Welfare Benefits Advisor – Adults
Salary: £27k to £30k negotiable & dependent on experience
Training can be provided in key areas of the role for those with essential experience. (see person specification)
Hours: 37.5 hours a week
Place of work: Centre for Independent Living, Mo Mowlam House, Clem Atlee Court, SW6 7BF
Contract period: Permanent
Accountable to: Welfare Benefits Team Leader
The Organisation
Action on Disability (AoD), founded in 1979, is one of London’s leading Deaf and Disabled People’s Organisations. As we believe in the social model of disability, our values and principles embrace inclusive and accessible ways of working both internally and in all our activities, seek the participation and contribution of our members, and encourage and respect diversity.
The organisation is a medium sized charity with a Board of Trustees (at least 75% is disabled trustees), 25 staff and a strong ad hoc staff and volunteer base including many with direct experience of disability - all of whom are passionate about removing the barriers that disabled people face.
AoD provides five key services. These are: Youth, Employment, Welfare Benefits and Independent Living.
AoD’s Welfare Benefits Service
The Welfare Benefits Service provides free independent advice and assistance to all disabled residents and their carers who live and work in Hammersmith and Fulham borough. The service is for all ages, including parents and carers of disabled children.
We provide free advice and assistance, up to and including Tribunal level, on all Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) benefits, Tax Credits, and some local authority benefits.
Welfare Benefits Advisor will
- Provide high quality Welfare Benefits advice and casework and, as appropriate, representation at the 1st Tier Tribunals for disabled individuals of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.
- Write Mandatory Reconsideration requests and in a limited number of cases, write appeal submissions.
- Undertake direct welfare advice and casework.
- Maintain appropriate records of work undertaken using an appropriate electronic Welfare Benefits Recording and Information System via AoD’s Charity Log, and through the use of Excel
- Gather information to monitor and evaluate the service.
- Assist with funding applications / tender bids by providing basic factual information to Fund Raising Manager/CEO/Managers to enable them to apply for funding and also enable them to write funding/tender applications.
- Contribute to Welfare Benefits related publicity material, social media, reports for the Board of Trustees and other stakeholders and other documents as required.
- This post requires travel to different locations, e.g. for home visits.
For all work:
- Work in a person-centred way
- Produce agreed regular monitoring and progress reports
- Comply with AoD’s agreed policies and procedures.
- Participate in the wider development of the service and contribute to service improvement as required.
- Be computer literate and administratively self-supporting.
- Undertake any other reasonable duties as identified by the line manager.
Ongoing consideration of applications up to; 10am Wednesday 23rd October 2024
Interviews; on receipt of shortlisted applications and up to Thursday 31st Oct 2024
The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.
Please note we do not accept CVs and only review applications sent via email or post, not via social media.
Finally, Action on Disability positively welcomes applications from Disabled people.
Please identify any specific requirements you may have, or wish to bring, to ensure full access at your interview if you are shortlisted.
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.
Action on Disability prides itself on being an accessible and equal opportunity employer.
No agencies please.
Liberty is looking for a creative and strategic lawyer to join its legal team. Strategic litigation is core to Liberty’s work. Our lawyers work closely with the rest of the organisation using casework and legal advice to help Liberty reach its strategic goals. You will be responsible for running a small caseload of strategic litigation, conducting interventions and providing specialist human rights advice. A large part of the role is identifying and then scoping potential cases, working closely with other organisations to develop the litigation in a collaborative and creative way.
If you are interested in a job that involves innovative legal work in the NGO sector, we would like to hear from you. We have deliberately not included a requirement for a certain level of PQE in the selection criteria as we are keen to hear from candidates with pre-qualification experience, including experience outside the legal sector. We are also interested in more experienced applicants who may not see themselves as a human rights lawyer, but are interested in moving into this area.
Liberty fully embraces flexible working and is committed to employee development. We aim to encourage people from all backgrounds to work with us and are particularly interested in hearing from people from minority backgrounds and all socio-economic sections of society. Liberty supports hybrid working, with a minimum of two days per week in the Westminster office.
The deadline for applications is 12PM Friday 8 November 2024.
Applications received after this deadline will not be considered.
Please be aware that we do not accept CVs for this role. All applicants must complete the application form to apply.
First round interviews will be held on the week commencing 18 November 2024
Second round interview will be held on the week commencing 25 November 2024
Apply via the job board on our wesbite.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
New Horizon Youth Centre has been commissioned by the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) as part of an Alliance with Safer London, St Giles Trust and the Anna Freud Centre to deliver on their Children and Young People’s Violence and Exploitation and Reduction support service. The commission will run from June 2024 for three years. As part of this, an additional service will be set up within the NHYC Youth Justice team specifically to deliver on the Alliance contract. This will include a team of Housing Caseworkers who will carry out assessments and advocacy work with young people under 25 who are fleeing violence and exploitation, in order to move them on successfully into both emergency and long-term housing options. You should be passionate about working with this client group, able to manage a fast-moving caseload, and committed to working collaboratively with a team across multiple services.
*Please note, previous applicants for this role need not reapply.
- Full time, permanent role in the Youth Justice Team
- Salary £31,200-£34,736
- Deadline: 9am, Monday 21 October