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Bid Support Manager

Location: This post is homebased with occasional travel to meetings at BookTrust locations in Leeds or London.  

Contract: Freelance/part-time/contract

Salary: Day rates between £150 and £200 per day dependent on skills and experience

BookTrust is the UK’s largest children’s reading charity. We know that children who read are happier, healthier, more empathetic, and more creative. They also do better at school.

Working with every local authority and across every region in the country, and supported by Arts Council funding, we reach over millions of families a year via partners in schools, children’s centres, health visitors and libraries. This incredible network helps us to get children reading across the country.

BookTrust are seeking an enthusiastic candidate with experience of working with public sector frameworks, bid support and coordination, bid writing and opportunity monitoring. This role is designed to support maintenance and development of our traded work with public sector organisations as well as supporting broader public sector income generation work to enhance and extend the work of our high value giving income generation team. The nature of this role means that it would suit someone who freelances or is happy to be called on for time focussed pieces of work on an ad-hoc basis.

To apply please send a copy of your CV to our website along with a covering letter showing how you meet the person specification and your motivations for applying for the role. Your covering letter should not be longer than two sides.

Closing date: 18th July 2024 at 4pm.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusivity

We aim to provide an inclusive recruitment process and actively welcome applications from diverse talent pools: minority ethnic candidates, candidates with disabilities and long-term conditions and candidates from underrepresented communities.

We are committed to equality of opportunity and want to ensure we have an accessible application process for all candidates. If you need any reasonable adjustments or would like us to do anything differently during the application process, please contact our HR team to discuss your requirements further.

BookTrust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The recruitment and selection process reflect our commitment to safeguarding therefore, the suitability of all prospective employees will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment, and pre-employment checks.

Stories are at the heart of everything we do at Age UK. Are you an excellent communicator with the skills to share the voices of older people, and bring our vital services to life? Age UK is recruiting for a Stories Manager to join our dynamic Brand and Content Team.

No one can describe the difference Age UK makes as well as the people whose lives we have touched, and in many cases changed forever. This is a fast-paced and varied role with no two days being the same. working across multiple channels and campaigns. The post holder may one day interview an older person to capture their story, the next be attending a film shoot, all whilst ensuring the storytellers welfare remains our highest priority.

If you're a born 'people person', love nothing more than a good chat, have an ear for a story and the creativity to bring it to life across multiple channels, then this could be the perfect role for you.

Please note: The successful post holder will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

This fantastic opportunity offers hybrid and flexible working between home and our London office near Tower Hill. Currently the team meet typically once a week in the London office.

Your travel costs to the London office are not covered. This role will also require regular travel around the country, to our Network Partners and Storytellers - travel costs to these locations will be covered by Age UK.

Age UK Internal Grade - 6L

Must haves:

* Experience of identifying, onboarding, and stewarding storyteller
* Experience conducting major interviews.
* Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
* Line management experience.
* Experience of working cross-team and cross-department, adapting to various working styles and adapting working style accordingly.
* Good organisational and planning skills, whether with overall projects or managing your own workload/that of the team in the face of competing requests.
* Experience using databases and maintaining accurate records of information.
* Experience inputting into, working with, and adhering to consent processes.

Great to haves:
* Training as a journalist would be helpful, not just to develop interesting stories, but to identify how these stories can be used to maximise their impact.
* Experience of working directly with vulnerable adults and of managing ethical protocols.
* Ability to understand and manage ethical issues sensitively and make appropriate judgements in the context of your work

What we offer in return

• Competitive salary, 26 days annual leave + bank holidays + annual leave purchase scheme
• Excellent pension scheme, life assurance, health cashback plan and EAP
• Car Benefit Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Season Ticket Loan
• Techscheme - buy any tech from Apple or Currys, up to £1000, and spread the cost over 12 months, interest free
• Blue Light Card Scheme
• You Did It Awards - recognition awards from £100-250.

Additional Information

Subject to enhanced an enhanced DBS clearance

All CVs will be anonymised by our recruitment system when you apply for a role at Age UK. Please note that our system is unable to anonymise cover letters, and we would therefore ask that to support the work we are doing on making our recruitment selection process fairer and more unbiased, that you remove any personal information from your cover letter/supporting statement, including your name before uploading this. All equalities monitoring information is also anonymised and not shared with the hiring panel. Your name and address will only be known to us once you are invited for an interview.

Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria under the Disability Confident Scheme. Please note that on occasion, due to high numbers of applications, Age UK reserves the right to limit the overall number of interviews offered, and therefore, it may not always be practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job.

Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.

Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

PURPOSE OF THIS ROLE

The role holder is responsible for providing a dedicated service to support a safe and timely hospital discharge with proactive solutions  

This is a responsive service requiring someone who is able to juggle multiple priorities and keep them moving to enable people to get people home. 

 The purpose of the post is to work proactively with clients primarily but not exclusively older people, in both hospital and community settings, to improve their ability to live as independently as possible, for as long as possible, in their homes. This will be achieved by working within the existing local processes and pathways for health and social care, thereby identifying older people in priority need and providing individual clients with a coherent person-centered approach in which their specific needs are seamlessly considered, recognised, and responded to. The principal focus of the service is to provide bespoke home improvements and adaptations that support independence, however there are further outcome requirements related to prudent healthcare, new technology and access to services. Key to the approach is identifying with Health & Social Care partners those in critical need; ensuring effective service access to beneficiaries and tailoring interventions to the specific need.

To ensure a seamless service for clients being discharged from hospital or prevention of admission to hospital.

Key accountabilities and responsibilities

· To be the face and direct contact of the Hospital to a Healthier Home Service. 

· To work when required within the local Hospitals.

· To work with the hospital teams, assisting with patients housing needs and solutions to meet those needs to enable

discharge by the planned discharge date.

· Provide a point of contact for responding to clients or professionals calling the office in relation to urgent hospital works.

· Visiting clients on the wards to ensure we provide advice and personalised support to the client to identify their needs and discuss personalised options to repair or adapt their home.

· Proactively identify older frail patients with age-related challenges, complex health issues and related sensory loss, dementia or post-stroke trauma, that threaten their independence at home.

· Promote, provide awareness and develop referral protocols for potential clients with NHS, Social Care and Third Sector teams and establish a good working relationship within the relevant local authority departments, health services, housing and voluntary groups who are in contact with the client group.

· Work with the assessment and discharge planning processes within local clinical settings to assist in identification in a structured way, embedding a housing-related community service in the patient pathway.

· Provide a Healthy home visit assessment that is person-centred and needs-led, identifying housing, environmental and personal risks to independent living that clients face including assessing the risk of falls, and any factors affecting the  safety, warmth and security of the property.

· Ensure that the client understands and is kept informed of all the procedures and practices involved with their particular circumstances.

· Deliver targeted information, signposting and support to those individuals identified with sensory loss, dementia and stroke (and their families and friends), to ensure they are aware of the services, information, advice and support available to them to enable them to live independently.

· Undertake brief interventions with people at high risk of losing their independence; this may include problem-solving with individual clients, supporting them to resolve issues relating to their sensory loss/dementia/stroke, living circumstance and independence, particularly at times of transition, such as hospital admission, diagnosis or discharge.

· Use Person-Centred approaches to plan, implement, monitor and review the support you provide. 

· Work in a fully integrated way with other members of the local health and social care teams, to ensure people receive a seamless high-quality support, in which their living circumstance are considered as an integral part of their packages of care and support.

· Liaise with practical services/adaptations team or contractors to undertake relevant repairs and adaptations.

· Refer to specialist support such as the Managing better Caseworker to demonstrate assistive equipment to people which would enable them to live more independently and provide information and support services for clients that want to access new technology to support independent living.

· Have a basic knowledge of complex health and cognitive disorders, e.g. dementia, how the home environment might be improved to maximise opportunities for wellbeing and independence and how sensory loss impacts on these conditions.

· Ensuring the service runs in line with contractual and service level agreements.

· Provide information to the Operations Manager and other bodies monitoring the projects performance.

· Keep up to date with developments in relevant fields of work and research.

· Ensure that good records are kept in all cases, updating computerized records as necessary and maintaining case notes and progress forms.

· Contribute to the development of good casework practice throughout the agency, ensuring all casework meets the standards required by us and is in line with the Advice Quality Standard and the agency business plan.

· Contribute to performance and monitoring reports to the standard and within  the timescales required by the agency manager.

· To develop a creative and collaborative relationship with the Technical and Adaptations team to ensure that we can deliver on our objective of always having clients at the heart of everything we do.

· You will be responsible for gathering and collating satisfaction surveys and providing management information on the levels of client satisfaction with the  service.

· Ensuring that a suite of comprehensive activity-based risk management plans are up to date, relevant and communicated to the team.

· Produce case studies which demonstrate the impact of our work.

· To foster an excellent relationship with clients, contractors, Health and Social  Services Partners and all staff and other agencies.

GENERAL DUTIES:

· Attend regular staff meetings and conferences.

· Undertake other reasonable duties, commensurate with this post, as may be required.

· To be aware of and committed to the promotion of the agency’s values, mission and diversity statements in both employment and service delivery.

· Provide information according to the Welsh language policy.

· Promote and maintain a customer focus.

· Contribute to the Agency overall strategic business plan.

· To work within the agency’s guidelines and procedures.

· Support the smooth running of the office.

· To adhere to Health and Safety legislation and the Agency policies and  procedures in relation to Health and Safety

IN THIS JOB YOU WILL NEED

· Understanding of hospital pressures and experience with working hospital with discharge teams.

· Experience of leading and promoting delivery of a project with the ability to be front facing within a hospital environment.

· Significant experience in casework, support work, community work or a related field

· The ability to combine your knowledge and expertise with a person-centred mindset.

· Assessment skills, perhaps gained from professional training or experience.

· Problem solving skills - having a flexible approach to finding solutions that  maximise independence and choice.

· You want to work in a value led organisation and recognise yourself in the agency’s core values.

· You have a ‘can do’ approach, remaining focused and calm under pressure. You   look for solutions which keep the processes moving because your priority is to ensure our clients receive a high-quality service.

· Excellent listening skills in order to be able to design solutions around peoples’ wishes.

· Skill in organizing resources and establishing priorities.

· Time and workload management skills – being able to plan ahead and manage multiple and competing priorities.

· Clerical, word processing, and office skills.

· Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of people in a diverse community.

· Work co-operatively and enable other members of the team to work to the best of their ability.

· Knowledge of the Welsh Government 6 goals to Urgent and Emergency Care 

· Knowledge of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 and The Well-being and Future Generations Act (Wales) 2015

DESIRABLE:

· Up to date knowledge of welfare benefits.

· An understanding of the needs of older people.

· An understanding of housing issues.

· Trusted Assessor status, or the willingness to achieve it.

· A qualification in energy awareness (e.g. City and Guilds level 3) or experience of domestic energy advice.

Referrals Lead 

Are you passionate about delivering excellent mental health support? 

We're looking for an outstanding Referrals Lead to be the first point of contact for prospective Restore members (service users) and health and social care professionals wishing to refer clients / patients into our services. Every year, Restore works with over 500 people across Oxfordshire, supporting them on their mental health recovery journey and helping them plan for the future. The Referrals Lead plays a critical role at Restore, ensuring a professional, empathetic and knowledgeable response to all enquiries, establishing positive working relationships with our service teams and external agencies. 

We are committed to creating a supportive working environment where you can thrive and grow. We invest in learning and development opportunities to ensure you can provide the best possible support to service users and continuously develop as a practitioner.

Person Specification - please download the full job spec

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including face to face and on the telephone

• Ability to listen, empathise and provide accurate information to people in distress

• Knowledge and understanding of mental health issues

• Ability to work effectively with other statutory and voluntary sector agencies and their employees

• Excellent IT Skills, including MS suite, particularly in the use of Excel and databases

• Excellent administrative skills, particularly in organisation, planning and prioritisation

• Experience of data inputting and the ability to keep up to date records

• Ability to manage a diverse workload and multiple priorities

• Ability to work autonomously within a multidisciplinary team

Education

• GCSE or equivalent in Maths and English 9 to 4 (A to C) or equivalent

• Awareness of GDPR

Desirable

• Experience of working in a mental health setting

• Ability to write reports based on analysis of data

Closing date will be on Sunday 7th July 2024 at midnight

Interviews will be held on Friday 12th July 2024 

Emmaus Oxford is looking for a Charity retail Deputy Store Manager to join our retail management team running our large charity superstore in Cowley Oxford. Emmaus provides housing support and meaning occupation in our social enterprise to up to 28 ex-homeless men and women [known in Emmaus as Companions].  As well as providing retail management the role also involves coaching and training companions and working closely with our team of Progression Workers and Learning & Development Manager. Emmaus collects donations of furniture and household goods from across Oxfordshire and these are sold in our superstore in Cowley and through our online sales business. Proceeds from sales make a major contribution towards our housing & support service. This is a part time role working 22.5 hrs. [3 days] a week and may involve some weekend working and key holding responsibility. It’s a great opportunity to join a growing charity, in a rewarding role, working directly with the charity’s beneficiaries. Your work will directly help ex-homeless men and women, local people on low incomes and help create a better environment through recycling and reuse. 

Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Then Advance Charity could be the career choice for you!

 

We are looking for a Core IDVA

 

Salary: £26,000 - £32,000 depending on experience. Salaries of £29,000 plus are reserved for  candidates with strong IDVA experience.

Location: Hammersmith with travel across targeted boroughs

Hours:   35 Hours per week

Contract: Fixed Term until 31 March 2025

 

This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.  

Please note: Any offer of employment will be made subject to references, confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check. This role is also subject to Police Vetting.

 

About us

Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending.  We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community. 

We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women’s centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.

Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability. 

About the role:

We work within a coordinated partnership response to violence against women and girls as part of the Angelou Partnership. Within the partnership ADVANCE provides independent domestic abuse advocacy and support for women, children and young people who have experienced domestic abuse.

 The IDVA will work within a dynamic, fast paced, crisis intervention, advocacy, and support service to ensure the voice of survivors informs every stage of the process specialising in working with clients at high risk. They will work within the team to make proactive contact and provide high quality advocacy and support based upon a client led needs and risk assessment to women from aged 13, focusing on working with those aged 18 and over who access the domestic abuse service. They will advise women on criminal justice and civil remedies and related matters, support women to attend court where necessary, and coordinate the provision of multi-agency support. Part of the role will to be to establish positive, proactive, and innovative working relationships with services providing services to clients and partner agencies within the Angelou Partnership. As a Core IDVA will work across the boroughs mentioned above, under the guidance of the team leaders and project manager.

To be successful as the Core IDVA you will need the below experience and skills:

To be successful as a Core IDVA, you’ll need to have an excellent understanding of domestic abuse and its effects on women and children and of best practice within the domestic abuse sector. As an experienced domestic abuse advocate who has worked with complex and multiple needs, you will be skilled in risk management and safety planning, remaining calm in a crisis and in handling sensitive information on a daily basis. Experience of direct work with female survivors of domestic abuse, of supporting women involved in mental health services, and of working within safeguarding procedures is essential for this post, as is the need to adopt and promote a strong partnership approach to service provision.

We recognise that women often only apply to roles if they meet 100% of the criteria. We encourage you to demonstrate how your skills and experience would make you an asset to the role, and if you don’t have the exact skills/experience, tell us in your cover letter how you think you might grow and develop in the role.

 

How to apply:

Please submit your up to date CV along with a covering letter to the Talent email address  - PLEASE WRITE THE JOB TITLE IN THE *SUBJECT* 

 · Closing Date for Applications: Sunday 14 July 2024 @ 23:59

· Interviews are taking place on a rolling basis

*Advance reserves the right to close the advert early, or on the appointment of a candidate.

 What we can offer you - Employee Benefits: 

•  A 35-hour working week
• An exceptional 30 days of paid holiday per year (pro rata for part time), PLUS public holidays on top (that's nearly 40 days paid holiday per year!) 
• Additional days off to celebrate International Women’s Day, and for religious observance and moving home
• Perkbox - an employee discount platform where you can receive free rewards as well as take advantage of savings on clothes, groceries, travel, leisure and more
• Pension scheme
• Enhanced maternity/adoption provision
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee eye-care scheme
• Clinical supervision for front line staff and first line management roles
• Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 for each referral who passes probation
• Organisation wide away days
• Thorough induction and training
• Career development pathways 

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Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have special needs, please email the Talent Acquisition Team via the Advance website and will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.

Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities

We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.

 

Safeguarding

Advance is committed to safeguarding and creating a culture of zero-tolerance of harm and expects all staff, including volunteers to share this commitment. We believe all individuals have the right to live their life free from violence and abuse and the right to feel and be safe.  We have a suite of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance, accessible to all staff, which promotes safeguarding and safer working practices across all our services and activities. When we recruit staff, we follow rigorous safer recruitment practices, this involves carrying out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and identity checks.  We ensure all staff undertake mandatory safeguarding training relevant to their role and responsibilities, to empower them to be competent and feel confident in recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding issues and promote wellbeing.

At Family Action we transform lives by providing practical, emotional and financial support to those who are experiencing poverty, disadvantage and social isolation. We have been building stronger families since 1869 and today we work with more than 60,000 families in over 150 community based services, as well as supporting thousands more through national programmes and grants.

Family Action are delighted to offer this opportunity within the Sheffield Neurodiverse Family Support Service (previously Sheffield ADHD Project).

This is an exciting time to join Family Action to help shape services via a newly created role. The post seeks to find innovative ways of supporting parents/carers and professionals faced with the day-to-day challenges of supporting children and young people with neurodiversity in Sheffield.

Your impact

This is an opportunity for the right person to make a real difference in the lives of children and young people and their families. The details of the role will be shaped by the post holder in collaboration with parents/carers and other stakeholders and will vary according to the needs of the local area.

Your responsibilities will include: 

• Working directly with parents/carers to help shape service- coproduction
• Leading on the recruitment and training of parent/carer volunteers
• Leading the organisation of drop-in sessions for early support
• Leading on marketing and communication through webpage development, marketing materials and social media, ensuring information is coproduced and meets the needs of families/professionals in Sheffield.

Your skills

You will hold a recognised professional qualification (degree or NVQ 4) in social work or social care, health or education. We are particularly interested to hear from applicants who have lived experience of SEND and/or experience of working with families with SEND in an educational environment, local authority, voluntary organisation.

An ability to work collaboratively with families in an inclusive way is essential to this post.

This is an opportunity for the right person to make a real difference by providing the families of Sheffield with advice, support and information to help them to achieve positive outcomes.

What will we offer you?

You will join a positive team passionate about delivering high quality innovative services

with a strong commitment to continuous learning and development. You will be supported to develop your knowledge and skills with the opportunity to thrive in an innovative organisation that values your opinion, encourages learning and has the needs of children and families at its core. You will be offered regular individual supervision and trauma informed group consultation together with your team. Family Action offers a generous pension scheme and leave entitlements.

We’ll offer you a generous pension scheme and leave entitlements, eye care vouchers, a cycle to work scheme and other great benefits. All roles in Family Action are open to a discussion about possible flexible working options, subject to business needs, and all new starters will have the right to make a flexible working request from day one of employment. We have an excellent wellbeing offer and we will invest in your professional development with on-going quality training and career development opportunities. You’ll join an established, supportive and high-performing service and have the opportunity to thrive in an innovative organisation that values your opinion, encourages learning and has the needs of children and families at its core.

We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect. If you share these values and behaviours and have the necessary skills, then we look forward to hearing from you. 

The College of Policing is exclusively partnering with Robertson Bell in our search for two Finance Business Partners to join our team on a permanent basis. The College of Policing is the professional body for the police service in England and Wales who work to share knowledge and good practice, set standards, and support professional development for police officers and staff.

Reporting into the Senior Finance Business Partner, these roles will provide professional finance business partnering support and advice to Cost Centre Managers, including preparing and evaluating accurate and timely annual and monthly budgets, forecasts and trend analysis, to enable effective and appropriate financial planning across the College.

The organisation

About 800 people work for the College of Policing across England and Wales. Although we're a small organisation, our work has a big reach. We are uniquely placed to work both with national policing organisations and local forces to support frontline officers, staff and volunteers in their day-to-day roles.  We offer a supportive and inclusive environment for people to thrive.

This post can be based remotely with very occasion travel to the headquarters in Ryton-on-Dunsmore (CV8 3EN) or regional offices including London. We offer an extensive flexible-working policy, employee wellbeing support, family friendly policies, employers’ network for equality and inclusion membership (ENEI silver award winners), and status as a disability confident leader means everyone can bring their whole self to work.

The key duties of these Finance Business Partners will be:

• Act as lead business contact for providing a professional finance business partnering service to designated Cost Centre Managers.
• Develop effective working relationships with stakeholders to improve their knowledge of financial management and forecasting, whilst providing appropriate robust challenge when required.
• Complete monthly management accounts, budgets and forecasts for your Cost Centres providing sufficient analysis and narrative to inform business and operational decisions.
• Analyse monthly performance to budget and KPIs, evaluating variance impact and identifying trends to support, challenge and provide options in the cost-efficient management of resources. 
• Reconcile budgets, accruals, prepayments and other financial records for year-end.
• Engage with Cost Centre Managers on organisational or business-related proposals, provide helpful and meaningful financial advice to support business case submissions.
• Drive effective strategic and operational decision making for budget managers.
• Support the design, development and continuous improvement of finance processes and quality and system improvement projects.

The successful candidate will have:

• Part-qualified with a CCAB qualification or evidence of equivalent experience in a similar role.
• Experience of working in a management accounting, finance business partnering or related financial role.
• Ideally experience working in the public sector, but this is by no means essential.
• Proven experience of working collaboratively, including working with internal and external people in positions of influence to develop and implement customer-focused business solutions.
• Ability to analyse, summarise and communicate financial data and information clearly and accurately to non-financial budget managers.
• Ability to provide constructive challenge to budget managers.

Please note that the salary on offer will be based on location as follows:

• National: £33,573 - £40,580,
• London: £38,611 - £45,618

The closing date for applications will be on Sunday 21st July, with first stage interviews due to take place the week commencing the 29th July. Please submit your CV to our exclusive search agent Robertson Bell ASAP to ensure you don’t miss out!

To lead the development of neighbourhood regeneration plans, strategies, and investment proposals to deliver social, economic and environmental improvements for the benefit of the local community. To support the growth aspirations of the organisation, to increase footfall and sustainability.

Job Purpose & Responsibilities:

To be responsible for the development of projects to deliver improved outcomes for local communities, including but not limited to, commercial space, community, health or leisure facilities, that respond to needs, assets and aspirations of the local neighbourhood in Maerdy and surrounding areas.

To effectively manage our commercial tenants in our buildings and their expectations, managing key issues and risks, effectively monitoring and reporting progress, creating and updating tenancy agreements and escalating issues where necessary.

To secure investment such as room rental income streams, to develop projects and programmes that meet the needs and aspirations of the community 

To foster positive relationships with local communities, involving residents and businesses in the development of proposals, utilising best practice co-design methods.   

The post holder will be responsible for establishing strong internal and external relationships and partnerships, taking a lead on liaison with external partner organisations to ensure successful collaboration.

To carry out consultation and mapping with the community in regards to regeneration needs, opportunities and issues in the Rhondda Fach area.

To act as the main point of contact for internal and external stakeholders for

delegated/assigned projects. To offer advice, assistance and support on all aspects of Arts Factory’s growth agenda.

To ensure the senior Management Team get the necessary advice, support and information to enable them to fulfil their roles as decision makers and/or community leaders, with regards to the design and delivery of the project/s. This will include the preparation of reports to management/Board of Directors/Funders.

To prepare and present advice, briefing information and reports, to appropriate individuals and bodies, and to external organisations and public meetings, as required.

The post holder should be prepared to work outside of normal hours, including attending evening meetings, and occasional weekend working.

Ability to see beyond labels and be able to communicate and work with people from all walks of life.

The  post holder will need to hold a full clean driving licence and have use of a vehicle.

A strong personal commitment to Arts Factory’s vision, mission and values.

A highly organised individual with the ability to prioritise effectively, manage a demanding workload and consistently meet deadlines.

A strong personable individual with the skills to manage and run a busy community centre and line manage staff and volunteers.

Undertaking any other duties that may be relevant to the post, or as directed by the Chief Executive Officer to support the overall direction of Arts Factory.

At Family Action we transform lives by providing practical, emotional and financial support to those who are experiencing poverty, disadvantage and social isolation. We have been building stronger families since 1869 and today we work with more than 60,000 families in over 150 community based services, as well as supporting thousands more through national programmes and grants.

The Norfolk and Waveney Autism /ADHD Support Service are delighted to be hiring a Family Support Worker to join our supportive and successful team.  Our service is commissioned by Norfolk and Waveney ICB to provide support and advice, resources and signposting to parents/carers of children or young people awaiting assessment for Autism or ADHD. 

We are dedicated, committed, compassionate and extremely proud of our achievements. We have already offered support to thousands of parent/carers with children / young people on the Neurodevelopmental Assessment Pathway.

Your impact – For families awaiting assessment for Autism / ADHD in the area, to offer individual or virtual (via zoom or teams) telephone support to include giving information, advice and guidance, signposting, referring to other agencies as appropriate, attending relevant family support meetings.  This may also include occasional home visits.

Facilitating support groups for families awaiting assessment for ASD/ADHD in the area. Co-production of parent-led groups and parent forums, co-facilitating courses for parents/carers such as the 3 week Plan Bee course.

Working with the co-ordinator to develop relationships with schools, pre-schools, children’s health services and children’s social services and, in particular, NCHC Neurodevelopmental Teams to provide co-ordinated support to families.

Your skills - To join us as Family Support Worker you will have experience of working or volunteering with families in the community.  A relevant qualification in child and family work is desirable.  You will have excellent verbal and written communication skills and experience in using IT to deliver support, record casework, write reports and input data.

You’ll be an effective communicator who excels at building trusting and empowering relationships with individuals. You will be compassionate and empathic, with a good understanding of child development and in particular of Autism and ADHD and the impact this can have on children and their families.  Experience of delivering evidence-based programmes for parents and/or of facilitating group work.  Committed and willing to promote inclusion and equality of opportunity for all.

We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community / particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants and will reimburse any reasonable travel costs associated with attending an interview. 

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, and highly professional individual who would like to be part of Bristol Dementia Wellbeing Service. 
 
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

About the role

Location: Based in Bristol with community and office working elements. 

This is an innovative service working in partnership with the NHS in Bristol where you can make a real difference to the lives of people affected by Dementia.

The Bristol Dementia Wellbeing Service provides responsive and individualised support to people with dementia and their carers within their community. Our dedicated team provide information, advice and signposting; face-to-face, telephone and online to support people to live well with dementia and prepare for the future.
 
You will be part of a highly motivated and supportive team, sharing responsibility of some admin tasks, including office based access point telephone cover as part of a rota. You will be able to build relationships with a range of local contacts, networking with health and care professionals and organisations who work in the field of Dementia so that you can advise and support people affected by dementia to access services, and gain information that will help them to live as well as possible within their community.

About you

- You will have an understanding of the needs of people with dementia and those who care for them and be able to demonstrate a person-centred approach.
- You will need a broad understanding of statutory and voluntary services, and how they can support people affected by Dementia, be comfortable connecting with others and talking to a wide range of other health care professionals and related statutory and voluntary organisations.
- You will have good communication and organisational skills, along with a sound knowledge of IT systems to record data, write support plans and communicate by email. 
- You will need the ability to travel independently around Bristol, be a team player, supporting colleagues across Bristol, and be able to ask for help yourself when needed.

Closing date: 8th July 2024
Interview date: 19th July 2024

About Alzheimer's Society

At Alzheimer's Society, we believe passionately that life doesn't end when dementia begins. We are here for anyone affected by dementia, and we do everything we can to keep people with dementia connected to their lives and the people who matter most.

Everything we do is shaped by people affected by dementia. Their knowledge and experience are critical to bringing about real-world solutions. From choosing the most promising research through to telling their stories to raise awareness; they are the heart of this organisation.

Our Values

We are Determined to make a difference when and where it matters most, by being passionate, focussed and making a lasting impact for people affected by dementia.
Every one of us is a Trusted expert, listening, learning and using evidence and experience. We are Better together by being open, combining our strengths, helping us to achieve more together. We are Compassionate, we are kind and honest, and we don’t shy away from challenges.

Through our values we will make the greatest difference for people affected by dementia.

Equal Opportunities

We’re a national charity providing dementia support to a community that’s ethnically diverse, but we don’t reflect this in our senior leadership. This needs to change.

We need to ensure the voices around our table better reflect and understand the community we exist to serve. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly those from ethnically diverse communities who are traditionally underrepresented in the charity sector leadership roles.

We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society.

We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do. During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and be at your best.

Engagement and Project Delivery Lead for leading Charityin North West London required.

We are small but growing organisation and looking for the right person to join our friendly and progressive Independant Chair led team. Please do take time and consideraton in applying for this role as we are looking for a candiate that fits the criteria and relevent exprience of the role.

Key Responsibilities: 

1. Stakeholder Management
2. Project Management
3. Communications
4. Representation

For full details please see the document attached.

Application forms can be downloaded from this page and sent to the email listed on the final page. All information must be completed for consideration to proceed to the next interview stage. Copy and paste CVs will not be accepted.

Interview dates will be Mid July.

Previous Applicants need not apply.

WHO WE ARE

We are a leading mental health charity on a mission to support Londoners with mental health challenges find and remain in good employment as part of their mental health recovery journey.  We have been changing lives for almost 30 years and we have just secured a large contract, submitted in partnership with Shaw Trust and Smart London, to provide Employment Advisors to support NHS Talking Therapy teams across West London.  This is therefore an incredibly exciting time to join a thriving organisation at the beginning of an innovative mental health support service.

THE OPPORTUNITY

We are now inviting suitable candidates to apply for the role of Employment Advisor.  We need to swiftly build a team of around 20, so there are multiple opportunities available to applicants.  This new team will be guided and supported by Senior Employment Advisors and a Service Lead, as well as Twining’s established and experienced Senior Leadership Team and Trustees.

THE OFFER

In return we offer a friendly and supportive working environment, flexible working, career development opportunities, a comprehensive training and induction programme, a generous holiday entitlement and competitive financial rewards.  We also practice what we preach in terms of creating a positive working environment to support our own employee’s wellbeing.

Working format – based at NHS Talking Therapy sites, as well as some possibility of working from home

THE ROLE – EMPLOYMENT ADVISORS

The new Employment Advisors (EAs) will work within the West London NHS Talking Therapies provision.  They will work one-to-one with a caseload of clients referred by NHS Talking Therapies therapists to find employment, remain in existing work if they are struggling, improve their working environment, return to work following sickness or positively leave or retire from work.

You will primarily fulfil these duties by providing information, as well as advice and guidance to clients who choose to receive employment support.  The work should empower clients to make better decisions about their working lives, as well as communicate better with colleagues and managers in existing roles.  You will also signpost clients to other relevant support agencies, as appropriate.

This role would suit someone with a background in employment support, psychology, counselling, human resources or recruitment.

EMPLOYMENT ADVISOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

1. Engage a mixed caseload of clients at any given time serving 100-125 per year, with common mental health problems, to establish trusting, collaborative relationships to support them to find new employment or support them in, or to leave, existing employment.  Support will be provided face-to-face in Talking Therapies settings, via secure online meeting platforms or over the telephone.

2. Along with their NHS clinician, assess clients’ support needs with a view to creating, implementing, and adjusting a personalised action plan to help improve clients’ mental health and achieve their stated employment goals.

3. Develop and deliver a range of practical services to support clients to find work, including career guidance, job searching skills, CV preparation, application form completion, interview skills, advice on local labour market opportunities and advice on education and training to further their career.

4. Provide guidance to support clients to stay in existing work, including advice on mental health disclosure, negotiating reasonable adjustments to existing workplaces, creating wellness action plans, and improving productivity, support to return to work after sickness absence or to leave an existing role with dignity, and signpost clients to organisations that can represent them (EAs should only look to represent clients in exceptional circumstances).

5. Facilitate access to other advice in areas such as financial benefits, debt management, food banks and community food outlets and social housing providers, as necessary.

6. Work directly with partners like Jobcentre Plus, other employment providers, employers, trade unions and employment agencies to support clients to stay in employment and secure employment opportunities.

7. Build a constant flow of referrals from the clinical team to ensure a dynamic and mixed caseload.

8. Meet referral and performance targets in line with the specific KPI / SLA requirements of the service.

9. Regularly attend team and other meetings as reasonably expected.

10. Maintain accurate and up to date records of activity and outcomes in line with service requirements, ensuring the IT database is up to date and paperwork compliant.

11. Update and maintain NHS database (IAPTUS).

12. Receive regular supervision and training to meet individual, team and organization’s needs.

13. Contribute to the development of a service that is locally responsive and supports minority/disadvantaged communities.

14. Comply with and actively promote all Twining policies and procedures including Equality and Diversity, safeguarding and data protection.

15. Perform other tasks as required by your manager.

The role holder must also:

1. Pass a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an Enhanced level.

2. Possess excellent IT skills, including familiarity with Microsoft Office software, as well as experience updating and maintaining databases.

3. Maintain accurate and up to date records of activity and outcomes in line with service performance requirements, ensuring the IT database is up to date and paperwork compliant.

4. Receive regular supervision and training to meet individual, team and organization’s needs.

5. Contribute to the development of a service that is locally responsive and supports minority/disadvantaged communities.

6. Comply with and actively promote all Twining policies and procedures including Equality and Diversity, Safeguarding, Data Protection and the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.

This job description is intended to provide a broad outline of the main duties and responsibilities only.  The post holder will need to be flexible in developing the role in conjunction with their line manager.

The role will receive comprehensive training at induction, and ongoing career development and support as part of a structured performance programme thereafter.

Missional Discipleship Enabler – Diocese of Durham

The Diocese of Durham is seeking a creative, proactive and relational team player with a passion for discipleship and prayer to take on a key new role in the Diocesan team.

As Missional Discipleship Enabler, you will be part of the Growing Churches Team and work collaboratively to implement the Missional Discipleship strategy, with a special focus on growing prayer and intercession throughout the Diocese.

The successful candidate will develop discipleship resources that support individuals to grow in their faith and equip leaders to become local enablers of discipleship, and also inspire, grow and connect networks of volunteer Discipleship champions and intercessors from across the Diocese. 

The successful candidate must:

Ø  Have a deep commitment to a personal Christian faith with a motivation to see that grow in others, and a prayerful and hopeful response to challenge.

Ø  Be an excellent organiser with great initiative.

Ø  Have strong interpersonal skills and the ability to nurture skills and gifts in others, and excellent creative and persuasive written and oral communication skills.

Ø  Be experienced in developing resources and managing projects.

Ø  Have good Biblical knowledge and a passion for discipleship and prayer.

Ø  Be able to travel widely throughout the Diocese of Durham.

Interested candidates are welcome to request an informal conversation with the Growing Churches Strategic Lead, Ali Bianchi.

Closing date for applications: 9am Thursday 4th July

Date for interviews: Friday 12th July