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As CTA's Business Development Manager, your role involves increasing the uptake of MiDAS training and growing CTA membership. To do this you will need to have/develop an in-depth knowledge of the sector, be able to conduct your own research, develop relationships with our key stakeholders, and track performance metrics.
Responsibilities
Promoting CTA services, increasing uptake, and retention.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with existing members, ensuring their satisfaction and engagement to retain our existing membership.
- Develop and foster relationships with local authorities, umbrella organisations, charities, voluntary organisations and other stakeholders across the UK to promote CTA membership offerings.
- This will include creating a promotional package for CTA membership to be delivered to organisations across the UK.
- Develop and implement a comprehensive marketing and outreach strategy to promote MiDAS training courses.
- You will do this by collaboratively working with MiDAS customers, training providers, local authorities, and community organisations to raise awareness of MiDAS and its benefits. This will include running workshops, webinars, and information sessions to educate potential clients on MiDAS standards and certification that encourage participation in MiDAS training.
- Build and maintain connections with commercial organisations affiliated with CTA, ensuring strong relationships, and the offers are relevant adding value to CTA membership.
- Identify and pursue new business opportunities, including creating focused campaigns to attract new members and boost membership sales. This will include collaborating with CTA’s Country Directors and Development Officers to share these campaigns and involve them in the process.
- Using available internal MiDAS sales and participation data, develop a thorough understanding of who purchases and uses the product and how this can be leveraged to increase participation in the training programme and drive its income.
- Responsible for contributing to the MiDAS / Training newsletter
- Make the best use of social media, including content creation, to promote CTA membership and training offering.
- Work with senior leadership group to develop our sales systems and processes.
- Provide excellent customer service to address inquiries, resolve issues, and encourage membership renewals.
Research, analysis and reporting
- Develop and implement strategies to identify trends within the Community Transport sector and beyond. In doing so you will identify potential new stakeholders, potential threats, opportunities and areas for growth.
- Monitor developments within the wider voluntary and transport sector and adjust strategies accordingly.
- Use these insights to regularly provide feedback to the leadership group and make recommendations for growth.
- Track and report on key performance indicators related to MiDAS training and CTA membership. Including providing regular updates to management on progress, challenges, and opportunities.
Person Specification
Essential
Experience & Qualifications
- Extensive experience in business development and/or sales roles, including the creation of metrics for setting targets and measuring success.
- Experience and understanding of the community & voluntary sector.
- Experience of building strong working relationships with colleagues, partners and external stakeholders at all levels (including senior leaders) to deliver results on behalf of an organisation.
- Experience leading and participating in collaborative endeavors with other organisations through partnerships and alliance building.
- A qualification or experience relevant to the role and evidence of continual professional development.
- Experienced in creating marketing packs, promotional material, and presenting that material in varying formats.
- Experience working at both regional and national level.
- Ability to harness opportunities and develop campaigns to promote and sell services.
Desirable:
- Experience working within a community transport, membership organisation, transport, or community and voluntary organisation; ideally in a business development/sales position.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills, with an emphasis on collaboration and working well in a team.
- Strong communication and negotiation skills, including confidence to speak and present to different audiences.
- Ability to collect and interpret data and use it to drive planning and delivery of strategy. Highly motivated to deliver success.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Willingness to challenge the status quo and received wisdom to find more effective ways of delivering outcomes.
- Strong IT and digital skills – including MS Office and digital communication tools.
- The ability to work on your own initiative and prioritize workload.
- Strong attention to detail.
Values & Attitude
Essential:
- A demonstrable commitment to our organisation’s values.
- Strong commitment to, and understanding of the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion.
Full job pack available on the Jobs section of the Community Transport Association UK website.
Your application should include the following two things:
- A personal statement that’s no longer than two sides of A4. Share your motivation for applying for the role and how you meet the essential requirements from the knowledge, skills and abilities section of the Person Specification. An up-to-date, detailed CV including all relevant employment history and key achievements in your most recent role(s).
- Please also ensure your CV has your email address, phone number including names and contact details of two people who can provide references, one of whom should be your most recent employer. We will only request references once we have chosen an applicant we wish to appoint. Also, ensure your CV does not contain personal data such as DOB, gender, nationality, etc.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
EDI Intern (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion)
Salary: £21,840 per annum
Location: Home-based (with travel to the Newark office and other Trusts as required)
Opportunity to work in the Newark office 3 days a week (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays)
Full Time: 35 hours per week
Fixed-term contract: 1 Year Internship
Closing date for applications: 31 July 2024
First Interview: 22 August 2024
Second Interview: 29 August 2024
About our client
Our client is a grassroots movement of people from a wide range of backgrounds and all walks of life, who believe that they need nature and nature needs them. They have more than 900,000 members, over 39,000 volunteers, 3,600 staff and 600 trustees. There are 46 individual Trusts, each of which is a place-based independent charity with its own legal identity, formed by groups of people getting together and working with others to make a positive difference to wildlife and communities, starting where they live, learn and work.
Our client are Wild About Inclusion! This means inspiring, facilitating, and engaging people from all backgrounds, cultures, identities and abilities, to change the natural world for the better. It means creating workspaces where difference is celebrated, everyone can be themselves and flourish, just like nature.
They are leading the way with EDI and published their first public Diversity Survey in January 2024. This report contains our demographic data for staff and trustees as well as 4 pay gap reports on gender, disability, ethnicity and sexual orientation. They also included the additional work they are doing to try and become a more diverse federation. Thery understand the need for inclusion in all aspects of their work and are working to see sustainable change and not tokenistic recruiting
They are proud of their diverse staff and work to support their growth and development. They have 6 staff networks open to all 47 Trusts. These are an amazing space where staff can express themselves, discuss any issues, topics, and hold awareness raising events as well as social events. their their networks cover LGBTQ+, mental health, disability, women, staff from minoritised ethnicities and young staff members.
Our client value passion, respect, trust, integrity, pragmatic activism and strength in diversity. Whilst they are passionate in promoting their aims they are not judgemental and are inclusive. They want their people to be as diverse as nature, so we particularly encourage applications from people who are underrepresented within our sector, which are currently those from minoritised ethnicities. They are committed to creating a movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities.
About You
Do you have a passion for equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI)? Do you want to be part of creating change in a major conservation charity by helping address the barriers many people within society can experience when trying to follow their passion for nature?
Our client have an opportunity to join and support the EDI team at a critical stage in The Trusts journey to becoming more inclusive. The Internship will provide the successful candidate with practical experience in a breadth of different aspects of EDI. Working at the heart of the leading network of environmental charities, this role supports individual Trusts, plus teams across Policy, Campaigning, Communities, Communications, Health, Education, and Human Resources.
This role provides a great opportunity to gain a wide-ranging knowledge of the different facets within conservation charities while making a positive difference in addressing barriers to nature.
No previous experience is necessary. However, they ask that you are passionate and eager to learn and support their work. A desire to take people on the EDI journey with a critical friend approach, rather than one that is combative or exclusive. You will have good administrative skills and excellent customer service. You will support the Strategic Lead for EDI and the EDI Trainer and Advisor in their work. This will range from data collection to opportunities to work on internal awareness raising campaigns and initiatives, as well as being part of developing toolkits and maintaining their EDI section of their intranet. In return they will offer you the opportunity to complete the CMI Level 4 qualification ‘Promoting Equality, Diversity and Inclusion’.
The Trusts value passion, respect, trust, integrity, pragmatic activism and strength in diversity. Whilst they are passionate in promoting their aims, they are not judgemental and are inclusive. They want their people to be as diverse as nature, so they particularly encourage applications from people who are underrepresented within their sector, including people from minority backgrounds and people with disabilities. They are committed to creating a movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities.
Our client take Safeguarding responsibilities extremely seriously. Please check their commitment statement to find out more.
As a Disability Confident employer, they are committed to offering an interview to anyone with a disability that meets all the essential criteria for the post. Please let them know if you require any adjustments to make their recruitment process more accessible.
Our client are committed to increasing diversity of their staff through its Levelling the field recruitment pledge and will offer an interview to any ethnic minority applicants that meets all the essential criteria for the post.
Head of Transformational Philanthropy
Location: University of Manchester, John Owens Building, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester - Hybrid working
Salary: £57,696 to £68,857 per annum
Contract: Permanent, Full Time
Are you a fundraiser looking for an exciting new challenge? Do you want to work on gifts at the seven, eight and nine-figure level?
We are looking for our new Head of Transformational Philanthropy to work with our highest level of donors to secure principal gifts in support of the University of Manchester’s key priorities. These are gifts that are transformational and enable us to tackle some of the world’s greatest challenges.
Great things happen at The University of Manchester because of the work we do. It could be finding a new treatment for cancer, discovering a new wonder material like Nobel Prize winning graphene, providing a prestigious scholarship to an exceptional student, or influencing government policies to help the world’s poorest people.
Right now is Manchester’s time to shine. This year marks our university’s 200th anniversary and we are celebrating two centuries of education and innovation with a year of events, activities and dynamic programming. We are also preparing to launch our first ever major fundraising and volunteering campaign.
Reporting to and working closely with the Deputy Director of Strategic Partnerships, you will be joining a highly motivated, collaborative, supportive and friendly team who every day help the University of Manchester have an even greater impact in the world.
This is an exciting opportunity for a major gifts fundraiser who wants to make their mark at a globally renowned institution. There is a fantastic pipeline of prospects, strong relationships, an inspiring senior leadership team and academics who are fully engaged it what we are doing here. If you are looking to take your next career step and the chance to work with some of the best in the business, this is that career-defining opportunity.
The University of Manchester is partnering with Erin Hall-Westfall and Joanna Logan of Constellate Global Talent on this search.
The closing date for this position is: midnight on Thursday 8th August 2024
Interested?
Please click the apply button to be taken to our website, here you can download the candidate pack and complete your application.
Contact details can also be found on this link if you wish to have a confidential discussion about the role prior to applying.
No agencies please.
Prospectus is delighted to be collaborating with a leading mid-sized charity in the UK to recruit for a new Head of Finance to join their team. The charity works across England, Wales and Northern Ireland and supports people through one of the most painful times in life, providing support and guidance. This is a permanent position, predominantly based remotely with occasional travel.
Working closely with the Director of Finance and Corporate Services, the role is responsible for managing the finance function and developing a culture of providing financial help and support across the charity. Responsibilities include day to day management of the finance function, overseeing and motivating a staff team of 5. You will prepare and develop management reporting, including monthly management accounts and restricted fund accounts, ensure monthly balance sheet reconciliations, prepare budgets, and manage the year end accounts and audit process including drafting charity SORP financial statements. Other responsibilities include developing strong business partnering with budget holders, developing a costing model to support funding applications, managing payroll and pensions, and ensuring VAT returns are prepared and submitted on time. You will also take the lead on process improvements, where appropriate to ensure efficient and effective running of the finance team and it’s support to the wider organisation.
The successful candidate will have significant experience of managing finance functions within the charity sector, with an excellent understanding of SORP and charity compliance. You will be either fully qualified or qualified by experience and will have demonstrable experience of managing and motivating finance teams effectively and be accomplished at building relationships, driving the team towards more effective business partnering with the wider organisation. You will demonstrate excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage clearly with both finance and non finance colleagues. You will be a hands on manager with experience of working both operationally and strategically.
To apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Following your application, you may be contacted by Prospectus for an informal discussion and may be asked to provide further information to assist with the recruitment process.
Due to the urgency of this vacancy Prospectus will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis therefore we encourage applicants to apply ASAP. Should we receive sufficient applications we reserve the right to close the vacancy early.
As a specialist Recruitment Practice Prospectus are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Prospectus invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.
Royal Voluntary Service has an opportunity available for a CORPORATE FUNDRAISERto join our team. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis, and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £28,501 per annum
About the CORPORATE FUNDRAISER role:
This is a remote role with occasional travel.
This role will provide both account management and new business support within the corporate partnerships function of the relationship fundraising team.
Reporting directly to the Head of Relationship Fundraising (which consists of corporate partnerships, community & events and philanthropy) the successful candidate will have responsibility for the account management of our small/medium corporate partnerships as well as supporting new business income for the team.
We have ambitious growth plans for corporate partnerships at Royal Voluntary Service and this role will provide crucial support to the team to help make this happen.
What you will be doing:
- Provide best in class account management to our current small/medium corporate partnerships.
- Play a key role in supporting the team to drive our new business pipeline – writing proposals, building relationships and inspiring corporates to support Royal Voluntary Service.
- Provide support to the Head of Relationship Fundraising and Corporate Partnerships Lead to manage and help secure high value partnerships.
- Lead on the use of Raisers Edge within Relationship Fundraising.
- Link with colleagues across fundraising and wider departments in order to provide the best possible support to our corporate partnerships.
- Assist in developing exciting new propositions for corporate funding.
Hours: 35 - Monday - Friday 9am-5pm
Benefits
- 26 days’ holiday (pro rata) plus paid statutory Bank Holidays (pro rata)
- Ten weeks’ company sick pay following successful completion of probation
- A great pension scheme
- 2 x Salary Death in Service Benefit, subject to qualification
- Enhanced Family Leave schemes
- An employee benefits package that gives access to an exclusive rewards website to get discounts and cashback online
- A 24-hour doctor line, financial support with dental/optical and other therapies
- A free and confidential employee assistance programme with up to six face-to-face sessions counselling included
- Extensive online and on the job training to ensure you will succeed in your role
- Opportunities to discuss flexible working
- Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
- The chance to make a positive, lasting impact that changes lives, communities and society
What you'll bring as our CORPORATE FUNDRAISER:
- Experience of account management or new business within the third or commercial sector.
- Success in developing and securing relationships to achieve results within a fundraising, sales or marketing environment.
- Ability to deliver results as set out in a team or departmental plan.
- Tenacious approach to research and prospecting.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with diverse internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
- Excellent written communication skills with strong attention to detail.
- Confidence in managing partner expectations and having difficult and sensitive conversations or negotiations where necessary, keeping the charity’s interests at heart.
Please refer to the role profile available to view on this vacancy for full details of this opportunity.
If you feel have the skills and experience to become our CORPORATE FUNDRAISER please click ‘apply’ today, we’d love to hear from you!
The closing date for this role is 20 August 2024. However, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.
At Royal Voluntary Service our goal is to welcome everyone and build inclusive and diverse teams. We celebrate difference and encourage everyone to join us and be themselves at work. To find out more about our commitment to EDI, visit our website.
Join Royal Voluntary Service and together we can change lives, change communities and change society.
A full time (35 hours a week) role although would consider 4 days. Flexible home working but must be able to travel to Birmingham and Bath for occassional meetings and occasional UK wide travel. Excellent benefits including 30 days annual leave, flexible working, wellbeing support and 8% contributory pension.
Purpose of the role
As a member of the Business Support Team, the post holder will work closely with our leads and their teams to understand and support organisational and programme requirements across our diverse and exciting areas of interest.
The post holder will work closely with others to plan, anticipate and deliver high-quality support across a range of NDTi projects and work areas. They will pro-actively contribute to organisational life and maintain NDTi’s reputation for excellence with our clients and stakeholder.
Key Activities
- Liaise and work with leads with confidence, replying to external and internal queries where possible and escalating others as needed. Keep in regular contract with team members ensuring that they, alongside external stakeholders, understand the support the post holder can provide.
- Gather the necessary information to complete key contractual paperwork throughout the project lifecycle, including contract set up and the prompt receipt and processing of client contracts. Work with the Finance Manager and relevant lead to ensure that invoicing schedules and billing particulars are up to date, that client specific activity reporting is completed accurately, and NDTi’s schedule for delivery is maintained.
- Maintain a schedule of project outputs and work to ensure reports, events and other deliverables are planned and delivered on time, liaising with colleagues across other work areas where needed.
- Plan, organise and effectively project manage regular events of both online and residential including at scale.
- Use existing and emerging technologies and established practices to set up and plan events, ensuring prompt co-ordination and confirmation of arrangements with venues, participants and presenters.
- Lead the process for delegate and stakeholder sign up, liaising with leads to ensure good representation and attendance levels are achieved. Work with the lead to ensure any specific requirements, for example, allocation of places and accessibility needs are managed and met.
- With the project coordinator, work to deliver the event on time and within budget. Keep leads updated, alerting them to potential overspend or other issues, such as take up/attendance levels that could impact the success of the event, as they arise.
- Actively update website and other source information about our team, our work, our events and our resources, ensuing they are up-to-date, and are in keeping with in house and project specific branding guidelines.
- Assist the Marketing and Communications Manager and wider team to connect with partners, stakeholders and groups with an interest in NDTi’s work via online platforms.
- Organise and lead on the booking process and internal organisation of CLS Network workshops and other Network-wide meetings.
- To manage all CLS invoicing ensuring data from contracts is transferred to an invoice and ensuring invoices are logged within the database.
- Collect data in relation to attendance across the CLS sites at Network wide events and workshops and provide regular reports to Network members and CLS team members as required.
- Attend large gatherings in person, lead the setting up and liaison with the venue and provide the welcome and any support to participants to ensure they get the most out of the experience.
Our values
Our values bind us together in the pursuit of change that leads to better lives. Our values are worn on our sleeves, fiercely held, and demonstrated through our behaviours and the way in which everyone at NDTi individually and collectively operate.
As Business Project Support Officer you will ensure that all activity is delivered in line with NDTi’s vision and purpose and that all actions reflect the values, spirit and intent of NDTi’s mission.
· We drive inclusion enabling voice and opportunity for equal lives
· We are reliable keeping our word and acting with integrity and authenticity
· We are open and honest about what needs to change and how
· We act with humanity in our work and relationships with the people we work with and for
· We are curious pioneers always looking to creatively learn and improve
· We create impact contributing towards better lives in our communities
Person specification
Please only apply if you can demonstrate you meet the essential criteria
- Minimum of 2 years’ office experience working in a similar, or higher level, administrative or business role (e)
- You will demonstrate, understand and apply our workplace values of driving inclusion, being reliable, open and honest, acting with humanity, and being curious These are embedded in all roles and applicants must evidence their attitudes/behaviors as part of the application process (e)
- You will challenge behaviours and attitude that serve against NDT’s values and inclusive culture (e)
- You may have personal experience of health or social services or being a family carer for someone with experience of using them (d)
- Intermediate to advanced knowledge of standard Microsoft Office applications particularly Excel (e)
- Confident with figures, calculations and able to interpret financial data from contracts and process invoices. (e)
- Commitment to embracing and learning new technologies that get the job done to a high standard and enhance internal and external communication (e)
- Ability to collate and analyse data and present information in accessible formats (e)
- Working knowledge of online platforms such as Office 365 (Teams, Forms, Planner) (e)
- Confidence in working with different creative software -preferably Canva (e)
- Experience of using websites, web site updating and social media in a business setting (e)
- Ability to communicate confidently with senior commissioners and customers including front facing at events. (e)
- Able to frequently work on your own (remotely) being self-motivated and self-sufficient, whilst knowing when to seek help and support (e)
- Takes responsibility for own learning - constantly broadening knowledge and developing new skills (e)
- Able to get things done in a practical, most efficient way - working to agreed timescales and budgets, following best practice (e)
- Commitment to excellent service – actively seeking ways to improve the customer experience (e)
A full role description can be found on NDTi web site.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Bookings Team Executive
Location: Cardiff, London, Edinburgh, Salford, Belfast
- home working/office based/hybrid working optional
Hours: Full Time – 5 days a week
Contract: Fixed Term until 29th November 2024
Salary: £25,000 plus benefits
About Into Film
Into Film is the UK’s leading charity for film in education and the community. We provide screen industry careers information and advice, support young filmmakers, and bring the power of moving image storytelling into classroom teaching. We also run the annual Into Film Festival which enables more than 400,000 pupils to visit the cinema for free, and the Into Film Awards - the UK’s leading showcase for young filmmaking talent. The core Into Film programme is free for UK state schools, colleges and other youth settings, thanks to support from the BFI, awarding National Lottery funding, and through other key funders including Cinema First and Northern Ireland Screen.
We work hard to live and breathe our values and strive to be an impactful, inclusive and inspirational organisation. We are fully committed to providing an inclusive, active listening culture that respects difference, in which staff are happy and proud to create a programme for the diverse society we work with.
Into Film operates a hybrid working policy with offices in London, Cardiff, Belfast, Edinburgh and Salford. We are open to flexible working and offer staff a health plan.
Role Summary
The main function of the bookings team is to provide high quality customer service for the Into Film Festival. Initially this will be receiving calls, processing bookings and liaising with educators on email and on the phone. There will then be a need to make outbound calls to drive bookings, speak to attending teachers and liaise with cinemas to ensure the festival runs smoothly. This is an exciting, front-line, varied role requiring high level communication skills and a solution-focused attitude. It is an opportunity to develop customer service and CRM/Salesforce skills and work for the world’s largest film festival for young people.
Main Responsibilities:
- To be the first point of contact for public festival enquiries; answering calls, processing bookings and problem-solving.
- Liaising with the festival team to ensure all enquiries and issues are resolved.
- Updating the daily incident log (via Excel) - this is used for tracking all enquiries/issues from cinemas.
- Liaising with exhibitors as and when required and as directed.
- General support in relation to all aspects concerning the festival.
General Responsibilities:
- Commitment to quality internally and in all dealings with the public, members, teachers, children and young people, partners, funders, supporters etc.
- Contribute to long term planning to ensure growth in line with demand and resources.
- Contribute to the regular monitoring and evaluation of the Into Film’s work.
- Commitment to equality of opportunity in line with Into Film’s Equal Opportunities Policy.
- Any other reasonable duties assigned by Into Film.
Person Specification:
Minimum Requirements:
- Experience of a customer service role.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to communicate ideas persuasively.
- Strong organisational capability.
- Used to working under pressure while handling a high volume of public enquiries.
Desirable:
- Experience of using Teams.
- Experience of using CRM.
- Experience of talking to teachers/schools.
- Understanding of the education sector.
- Familiarity with the Microsoft Office suite.
- A love and knowledge of film.
Closing: 9:00am, 29th July 2024
We are looking for a candidate to start on 27th August 2024.
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.
All employees regularly working with children and member data are required to undertake and maintain enhanced DBS clearance (and/or Access NI check or Disclosure Scotland check, depending on working location), acquired at Into Film’s expense; employment is dependent upon this.
No agencies please.
Residential Support Worker (19213)
Liverpool Transition, Preparation and Moving-On Service – Children's Residential Home
Barnardo's Transition, Preparation and Moving-On Service is looking for a residential worker for its 4 bed Children's home.
This is a service commissioned by Liverpool City Council to deliver Children's residential support in line with statutory requirements utilising therapeutic approaches. The service consists of one 4 bed Children's home.
The service aims to provide a nurturing environment within our high-quality home, which will meet the needs of children and young people who have experienced trauma, neglect, rejection, and whose basic needs have not been met.
The home offers our young people a safe space to enjoy themselves with activities such as karaoke, pamper, movie and games nights. Our young people are also encouraged to enjoy activities such as horse riding, going the cinema, indoor adventure parks, museums, theatre shows, youth clubs, fairs/theme parks i.e. Alton Towers, Blackpool and Southport.
We always ensure that our young people have the opportunity to enjoy at least one holiday/short break.
We support our young people to learn skills such as cooking meals and baking.
In line with Barnardo's EDI awareness and ethos, we take part in cultural theme nights once a month.
On top of that, Saturday is takeaway night, so you even get a night off from cooking!
As a Transition home, our role is to support the young people in our care to either return back to their own families, move onto foster care, or move into semi-independence. The support we provide is vital in supporting our young people in their next chapter. You would play a huge part in this exciting role in changing the lives of our young people.
The home provides a truly therapeutically focussed environment that can meet the needs of young people who require support to manage their behaviours safely, develop their resilience and prepare them for the demands of future life with their own families or in other settings.
As a Residential Worker you will support the young people on a rota basis, covering the following:
- 3 on 4 off pattern across the year, with rotas completed at least one month in advance.
- Sleep ins - approximately 2 per month with an additional payment of approximately £68/sleep,
- Waking nights (approximately 2 per month)
- Opportunities to complete additional hours at an enhanced rate of pay.
- Some weekend working, on a rota basis
- Some bank holiday working – enhanced rates of pay for bank holiday working.
Designated days off are given following sleep ins and waking nights to promote wellbeing and recovery.
Your role as a Residential Worker:
You will engage with and support young people in all aspects of their lives, attending to their practical, physical, and emotional needs, whilst safeguarding each young person at all times.
You will support the rest of the team around the young people, acting in the capacity of a corporate parent. You will support young people to enhance their social opportunities by accessing hobbies & activities in the home and in the community. This could include supporting young people to access meals out/cinema/theatre/activity clubs etc and engage with fun nights in e.g. Movie/pamper/ games nights etc.
If you have experience of supporting young people who have experienced trauma, are passionate about the children in your care and can show understanding, tenacity, consistency of care and the ability to engage with a wide range of young people – this may be the opportunity for you!
*For more specific role information please refer to the document below entitled “PW1 Additional Info”
What you'll get from us
In addition to the extensive organisational benefits identified below, you will receive:
- A full induction within our trauma informed charity,
- Ongoing comprehensive training package, including Therapeutic Crisis Intervention, to enable you to be equipped to fully support our young people.
- You will be part of a team supported by a Therapeutic Co-ordinator and will also receive reflective group/individual sessions with our consultant psychotherapist,
- Monthly practice focussed supervision,
- On successfully passing probation, enrolment on a fully funded residential Diploma
Location: Inscape | Salary: £39,327
EOTAS & Outreach SEN Grade 4 Teacher
EOTAS (Education Other Than At School) and ASC Teacher
To teach and work as part of outreach team and as part of main school teaching team
We know there is a growing need for Education Other Than at School packages (EOTAS) of support for children and young people with Autism who are not yet able to access education in a school environment. This role would be to support students with school-based anxiety who are not yet ready to access a school environment. The role would also entail working at Inscape House School as part of the main teaching team.
Inscape House School is a non-maintained ASC specialist day school for children and young people aged 5 to 19 years. It is part of the Together Trust, a charity that has been providing care, education and support in the Northwest of England since 1870. The post holder will be a member of Inscape House School on the Cheadle campus and part of the EOTAS Outreach Team.
Previous experience of working with students identified as autistic.
EOTAS Outreach Team and Inscape House School, Cheadle, Stockport
(This role would require the postholder to be a driver and have use of own vehicle with business insurance – mileage paid).
Hours - 37.5 hours per working week
Starting Salary Grade 4 role -£39,327.00 per year
Location - Inscape House School, Cheadle, Stockport SK8 1JE
Part time & flexible working can be offered for this role, this is NOT suitable for ECT.
This role requires an Enhanced, Child and Adult Workforce DBS check and will involve regulated activity.
The Together Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people we support and expects all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Safeguarding checks will be undertaken for the successful candidate in line with our safer recruitment policy, including an Enhanced DBS check (at no cost to yourself).
Do you want to make a real difference to the lives of young people? Are you passionate about equity, fairness, and everyone having the right to a happy, fulfilled life?
What can you bring to our classroom….?
You will need Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) with evidence of recent professional development. If you are qualified to teach secondary students, you should have a subject specialism.
Can you adapt the teaching of curricula to meet the varying learning needs of pupils with Autistic Spectrum Conditions and develop high expectations that inspire, motivate and challenge, both academically and socially?
Do you create a safe and stimulating learning environment for pupils, rooted in mutual respect considering pupils’ sensory needs? We are seeking someone who will demonstrate the values and behaviours that are consistent with a positive deposition and empathic understanding of the pupils’ needs, to develop their self-belief and confidence in their own abilities.
Are you able to promote outstanding progress and outcomes by pupils both academically and socially as well as work in a multi-disciplinary capacity with the school’s Therapy Team to ensure that good autism practice is embedded within lessons and progress towards EHCP outcomes are being met?
There is a requirement for occasional attendance at evening meetings, course attendance, and home visits outside normal school hours. Normal arrangements regarding school holidays apply.
Why work for us?
- 27 day holiday plus 8 days bank holidays rising to 30 days after 5 years, 33 days after 10 years
- Occupational sick pay and family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
- Reward and Discount platform offering discounts at high street shops, travel, insurances etc.
- Free on-site parking
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Eligibility to apply for Blue Light card.
- Proud to be a real living wage employer.
- Refer a friend scheme, be rewarded for recommending a friend to work with us
- Comprehensive training and development opportunities, including apprenticeship qualifications.
- Long service awards including cash gifts and extra holiday.
- Promotion of Wellbeing across the organisation including Mental Health First Aiders offering wellbeing support from trained colleague and free weekly yoga session in person or online
- Access to our Employee Assistance programme for you and adults at your home
Visit our website - Together Trust | to discover more about the Together Trust and the services we provide.
Look at our short video to hear from our colleagues and why they chose to work at Inscape House School https://youtu.be/HYwvUmJuJhY.
We have attached a full Job Description and Person Specification for this role.
To apply for this position, press the “apply” button below. We would love to hear from you!
The closing date for applications is 31st July 2024 at 10:00am.
We currently do not provide sponsorship, but we welcome applications from those who have the right to work in the UK.
We are a UK charity supporting children in care and people with disabilities, autism and complex needs in the North West.
Financial Reporting Accountant | £50,000 - £54,632 | Permanent | Fully Remote / Home Based
For the UK's largest not-for-profit social enterprise in the employment and social mobility sector, we are recruiting a Financial Reporting Accountant. This role will ensure all subsidiaries of the Group are following correct accounting standards and will lead on year-end accounting, Audit activity, external reporting and the preparation of consolidated accounts. There is also the opportunity to work on a VAT optimisation project for a new entity. This role will suit someone who is fully qualified, happy to work fully remotely, and with experience of financial reporting within multiple entities.
Main Duties:
- Prepare statutory year-end accounts across the Group companies
- Preparation of the Group consolidations
- Preparation and review of balance sheet reconciliations across the group companies
- Preparation of reporting and financial information for internal and external stakeholders
- Work with Auditors as and when required
- Support a new VAT project focused on VAT optimisation within a new entity
- Ensure all financial software systems have strong controls
- Drive continuous improvement in processes
- Ensure financial implications of all new policies are correctly interpreted and implemented
Person Specification:
- ACA or ACCA Qualified
- Substantial experience of preparing final accounts and consolidation for a group of entities
- Strong technical financial ability and experience of external financial reporting
- Ability to embrace change and drive continuous improvement
- Excellent Excel skills and ideally experience with Agresso Business World
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As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps, we can take to ensure that your recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.
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Supported Housing Coordinator
This is an exciting opportunity to join an amazing organisation to help set up and develop a new Supported Lodgings service.
Position: Supported Lodgings Coordinator
Location: Wigan
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time 37.5 hours
Salary: £27,136
Closing Date: Tuesday 6th August 2024
About the Role
The Supported Lodgings Co-ordinator role is a busy and varied one. You will be responsible for ensuring all young people referred to the service, are assessed, supported and placed effectively with their hosts. In addition, you will be responsible for overseeing the recruitment, training and management of hosts, as well as promoting the service to key stakeholders, and supporting young people directly.
Wigan Supported Lodgings service will work across the different neighborhoods in Wigan and you will be responsible for the effective delivery of it.
Your work will be underpinned by the organisations Endeavour model of assets based, psychologically informed delivery. The aim of which is to ensure that every young person leaves the service with the skills and resilience to be confident and self-determining in their lives.
Your work will also be underpinned by the organisations model of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy informed delivery, the aim of which is to support our clients to understand and act on their values, strengths, and long-term vision for their future.
Working under the direction, guidance and support of the Deputy Supported Lodgings Manager and the Greater Manchester Prevention Team you will be responsible for young people needing longer term placements, as well as sharing responsibility for the safety and wellbeing of all hosts and staff at the service.
Key responsibilities include:
• To be the first point of contact for young people and referral partners wanting to access the Supported Lodgings service.
• You will lead on the assessment of needs and risk, predominantly focused on suitable risk management plans for the safeguarding, matching and placement of young people in the homes of hosts
• Arrange all aspects of a young person’s stay with a host, ensuring they feel welcomed and supported, taking into account the support needs of individuals.
• You will have responsibility for ensuring the health and safety of the environment for young people and hosts through regular checks and reporting.
• To work with young people, hosts and other agencies, to prepare them for independent living and access longer term, appropriate accommodation using support plans.
• You will be part of a team responsible for a 24 hour on call service
• You will recruit, vet and train hosts both formally and informally ensuring that the host recruitment policies and procedures are implemented.
• You will be responsible for carrying out regular checks on host accommodation and assisting them to make necessary changes.
• You will proactively work in partnership with multiple agencies including statutory teams, to support the well being and ongoing housing needs of young people, working in accordance with safeguarding, data protection and information sharing protocols.
• You will lead on the active promotion and selling of the Supported Lodgings service to all potential hosts and referral partners, across the voluntary/statutory sectors and within the wider local community.
About You
You will need to have the following skills and experience:
• Experience and an understanding of working with people experiencing homelessness, or people in crisis
• Experience of supporting young people with their support needs, working closely with other key professionals.
• Experience of writing, implementing and evaluating risk assessments
• Experience of supervising or supporting hosts or staff
• An understanding and commitment to working in an assets based way
• Able to demonstrate clear understanding of safeguarding requirements and procedures and follow them through to conclusion
• High level understanding of professional boundaries and ability to maintain them
• Effective collaborative working with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to effectively reflect on own practices for ongoing learning and development
About the Organisation
The organisation delivers a wide range of support and housing services for young people and adults at risk of homelessness. We specialise in the provision of services that prevent homelessness, increase the resilience of those we work with and energise opportunities for employment, education, training and volunteering in the communities we work within. Our organisation reaches from Newcastle to London, Greater Manchester and Milton Keynes.
You may have experience in areas such as: Service Coordinator, Client Services Coordinator, Housing Services Coordinator, Services Coordinator, Residential Services Coordinator.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
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Deputy Service Manager
This is an exciting opportunity to join Depaul UK to help us to set up and develop our new Supported Lodgings service.
Position: Deputy Supported Lodgings Services Manager
Location: Wigan
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time 37.5 hours - Including participation in a rota of staff to provide on-call services per week.
Salary: £33,906
Closing Date: Tuesday 6th August 2024
About the Role
Working under the direction and support of a Regional Prevention Services Managers, the Deputy Service Manager will lead a team of client-facing workers to deliver effective and high-quality services that strive to prevent homelessness. You will be responsible for young people needing longer term placements, as well as sharing responsibility for the safety and wellbeing of all hosts and staff at the service.
The postholder will be accountable for the day-to-day aspects of service delivery in line with Depaul’s expectations and procedures. You will oversee all aspects of project delivery of our Supported Lodgings service, including the line management of client-facing workers, supporting the to deliver high-quality services.
Your work will be underpinned by the Depaul Endeavour model of assets based, psychologically informed delivery, the aim of which is to ensure that every client leaves a Depaul service with the skills and resilience to be confident and self determining in their lives.
Key responsibilities include:
• Ensure every client accessing Supported Lodgings service is welcomed, kept safe and has a suitable support plan for longer term accommodation and support
• You will lead on the assessment of needs and risk, predominantly focused on suitable risk management plans for engagement in Supported Lodgings Services
• Develop and deliver key partnerships with referral agencies and support related projects
• Work with the Regional Prevention Services Manager to continuously review and develop the services under your responsibility
• You will have responsibility for ensuring the health and safety of the environment for Supported Lodgings’ guests and volunteers through regular checks and reporting.
• Work with the Regional Prevention Services Manager to monitor project budgets and petty cash systems
• Participate in internal/external local and national meetings and supervision meetings as required, and attend training events, conferences and other functions as necessary
• Lead on the safeguarding of all clients accessing your services including clients who are not in receipt of support from other staff
About You
You will need to have the following skills and experience:
• Demonstrable experience of working to improve the lives of children, young people and families
• Understanding and knowledge of the challenges young people face who are at risk of homelessness
• Management and leadership experience
• Experience of working with and managing volunteers
• Experience of working with our client group
• Experience of effective internal stakeholder management
• Experience of developing productive relationships with partner organisations
• Knowledge of Safeguarding practice and the application to supporting vulnerable children, young people and adults
• Knowledge of Health and Safety and anti-discriminatory working practices, and the implications of both in the working environment
• An understanding of budget management and financial control
• Able to demonstrate clear understanding of safeguarding requirements and procedures
About the Organisation
Depaul UK delivers a wide range of support and housing services for young people and adults at risk of homelessness. We specialise in the provision of services that prevent homelessness, increase the resilience of those we work with and energise opportunities for employment, education, training and volunteering in the communities we work within. Our organisation reaches from Newcastle to London, Greater Manchester and Milton Keynes.
You may have experience in areas such as: Service Manager, Deputy Service Manager, Senior Service Manager, Services Manager, Deputy Services Manager, Programme Manager, Programmes Manager, Head of Service, Head of Services.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
Prospectus is excited to be partnering with Integrate Agency in the search for a Fundraising Community Manager to join their growing organisation.
The Integrate Agency CIC is a social enterprise that supports the community through world class training, advocacy and support services. They grow, strengthen and give voice to the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector. Regularly gaining recognition and awards for their incredible work, this is a unique opportunity to be part of this meaningful journey.
As the Fundraising Community Manager, you will be responsible for connecting and catalysing Lambeth’s VCE fundraising workforce to develop the fundraising leaders of the future. This role will work to engage this fundraising network and then train, inspire and develop these individuals into successful fundraisers. Particularly focusing on the art of grant application writing, this role will support and guide those who may have been thrust into fundraising for the first time.
To be successful as the Fundraising Community Manager, you will have proven experience in grant writing and wider fundraising, ideally with a good track record of securing funds from grant givers. This person will need to be aa strong networker and have good client relationship skills to build long lasting partnerships. They will also ideally have experience in training, mentoring, or teaching others to achieve fundraising success.
This role is a full-time permanent position that will have access to a London office, but location can be discussed. The salary for this role is £36,000 to £40,000.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply. If you have any disability and would like assistance with completing an application then please contact Firas El Dib at Prospectus.
If you are interested in applying to this Fundraising Community Manager position, please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You’ll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.
Prospectus is excited to be partnering with Integrate Agency in the search for a Fundraising Manager to join their growing organisation.
The Integrate Agency CIC is a social enterprise that supports the community through world class training, advocacy and support services. They grow, strengthen and give voice to the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector. Regularly gaining recognition and awards for their incredible work, this is a unique opportunity to be part of this meaningful journey.
As the Fundraising Manager, you will be responsible for developing and executing tailored fundraising strategies to secure grants and donations from trusts, foundations, and other philanthropic entities on behalf of Integrate Agency clients. This role will identify potential funding opportunities, cultivate and maintain relationships with grantors, prepare compelling grant applications, and ensure effective reporting and stewardship of funds. This is an opportunity to play a pivotal role in supporting the clients' missions and strategic goals by maximising revenue from institutional funders.
To be successful as the Fundraising Manager, you will have proven experience in grant writing and have a good track record of securing funds from trusts and foundations. This person will have strong research and writing skills, as well as good relationship building skills to build long lasting partnerships. They will need to work both in teams and autonomously.
This role is a full-time permanent position that will have access to a London office, but location can be discussed. The salary for this role is £36,000 to £40,000.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. Please let us know if we can help you with the application process in any way. We are more than happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply. If you have any disability and would like assistance with completing an application then please contact Firas El Dib at Prospectus.
If you are interested in applying to this Fundraising Manager position, please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You’ll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.
Are you a passionate and driven fundraiser looking for your next challenge? We are thrilled to be working with an amazing national children’s charity as they look for a fabulous Senior In Memory & Legacy Marketing Executive to join their team. This amazing charity’s purpose is to transform the lives of the UK's most vulnerable children.
As Senior In Memory & Legacy Marketing Executive, you will project manage a range of in-memory and legacy marketing campaigns via a range of channels including direct mail, telemarketing, digital media & events in order to acquire new supporters and nurture existing relationships with supporters. You will deliver excellent, sensitive supporter stewardship, from enquiry stage through to creating and implementing streamlined, sophisticated and meaningful supporter journeys
To be a successful Senior In Memory & Legacy Marketing executive, you will need:
- Experience in delivering direct marketing campaigns across a wide range of channels
- Experience or an understanding of in-memory fundraising and Legacy Marketing knowledge
- Experience in using data and insight to inform future plans
Deadline: 29th July 2024
Salary: £28,500 - £34,500
Working pattern: Permanent, Full-time
Location: Home-based
If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call Jake on 02030 062787 or email [email protected]
Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable roles. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically, supporting people to find their perfect role within the not-for-profit sector.
We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here. We proactively welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates.
If enough applications are received the charity reserve the right to end the application period sooner.