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About Home-Start:
We are a community-based charity with 30 years’ experience of supporting local families with children under the age of 5. We offer our combination of home-visiting, counselling and group support to families across Watford, Three Rivers and Hertsmere districts. By offering parents the support and guidance they need when their children are young, we can prevent crisis and ensure children have the best possible start in life. We tailor support to the needs of each family, supporting them to identify and tackle their most pressing needs. Our practical support ensures children have a safer, more stable home environment; our ethos of building family resilience ensures parents are better equipped to cope with adverse circumstances; and our focus on promoting a more secure parent-child attachment ensures parents can identify the kind of support their children need to thrive.
Working closely with colleagues from across the organisation and our contacts within the community, the successful applicant will support the external communications of the charity, helping to extend the reach of the charity. Raising awareness, developing donor and supporter relationships, working with the Directors to identify and develop funding streams.
The role:
As a Community Engagement and Fundraising Officer, you will play a vital role in helping our charity manage and develop relationships with our donors, supporters and our existing key relationships, whilst identifying and creating new relationships in our local areas to garner support and promote our services.
- You will be responsible for delivering activity to maximise fundraising from our community, including schools, individuals, local businesses and community groups. You will proactively recruit, grow and nurture supporters, empowering them to manage their own fundraising activities.
- You will manage our annual challenge event programme from supporter engagement, assisting fundraisers journey and utilising tools to maximise supporter’s impact.
- Crucial to your role will be building strong and lasting relationships with supporters, colleagues and volunteers, positively engaging with members of the public and maximising all fundraising opportunities.
What you’ll do:Principle duties and responsibilities
- Take responsibility for the delivery of effective Community Engagement and Fundraising.
- Actively promote all aspects of Home-Start Watford, Three Rivers and Hertsmere to local businesses, schools, community organisations, volunteer groups, and individuals.
- Motivate and influence supporters to independently manage their own fundraising activities, with your support, being the main contact for supporters.
- Work closely the Business Support Officer to manage and create social media content to promote fundraising activities, relationships with supporters and the relationships you build in the community.
- Prepare and deliver individualised communications, presentations and assemblies for a diverse range of audiences.
- Attend and run activities at a variety of community events when required, to ensure a strong presence from Home-Start Watford, Three Rivers and Hertsmere in the communities where we support.
- Identify and implement new fundraising opportunities and initiatives.
- Work closely with the other Community engagement and fundraisers, building on local knowledge, sharing best practice and creating a peer circle of support, including peers from HSUK our parent company.
- Act as an advocate within the community. Uphold our values, and communicate with enthusiasm, credibility, conviction and knowledge.
- This role will require occasional weekend and evening working.
- Keep up to date with all fundraising legal implications.
- You will be responsible for creating our quarterly newsletter, working with the rest of the team, to engage with our supporters.
- Create Bi-monthly board reports on the growth of community engagement, communications and fundraising, which will go directly to the trustee board. Occasional attendance at board, building a relationship with a trustee identified to manage fundraising.
- Annually, you will lead on the creation of the annual report and social impact reporting working across the team.
- Creating strong relationships with local magazines and identifying and managing news tools to ensure that we are sharing our successes and informing our audiences of our services. Occasionally creating press releases for campaigns and building a network of people to help share our news as far and wide as possible.
- You will also be involved in the updating of our website, working with the Business Support Officer and volunteers to ensure our website remains the best tool to advertise what we do.
- Creating and nurturing a small group of fundraising support volunteers to help facilitate events and share our story in the community.
What you’ll bring:Experience
- Preferable, fundraising experience of 1 year, in a community engagement or fundraising role in the charity sector.
- Demonstrable experience in building relationships within the community and with fundraisers.
- Demonstrable experience in managing your own income budget and monitoring expenditure against agreed targets. Analysis of income data, identifying trends, evaluating activity and ROI, and ensuring key learnings and insight are fed into planning and budgeting of future activity as appropriate.
- Demonstrated success in coordinating events, campaigns and initiatives.
- Familiarity with donor databases, CRM systems, and fundraising software.
- Able to provide direction, energy and capability to lead fundraising volunteers at community events.
- Understanding of fundraising principles, best practices, and ethical standards.
- Knowledge of Community Engagement and different fundraising channels.
- Awareness of current trends and innovations in fundraising.
Skills
- A motivated, articulate and confident communicator.
- A passion for making a difference to families and young children.
- An ability to analyse data.
- Understanding of risk management.
- Experience of client relationship management databases.
- Understanding of content creation systems such as Mail Chimp and Canva.
- Strong organisational and administrative skills including excellent attention to detail and effective time management.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with a varied group of stakeholders.
Personal Attributes
- Passion for the vision of Home-Start Watford and Three Rivers and alignment with their values for supporting families.
- Proactive and self-motivated with a positive and can-do attitude.
- Creative approach to a limited marketing budget and working within a small team.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information with discretion.
- Willingness to work occasional evenings or weekends for events and campaigns.
- Ability to represent the organisation professionally and ethically.
- Strong client facing aptitude and communication skills both written and verbal.
- Calm and patient when dealing with a range of internal and external stakeholders at all levels
- Team Player: working collaboratively and flexibly to achieve outcomes and keen to add value to the organisation’s culture and ethos.
What you’ll get
- Working with a small, friendly, supportive team, who are supported by a proactive trustee board.
- Flexible working.
- Generous holiday allowance.
- Job satisfaction, changing families lives and enabling children to have the childhood they deserve.
- Working in the charity hub, based near Leavesden film studios, in a modern office space, sitting amongst other charities and the local CVS, W3RT, within a collaborative and supportive workspace.
- Café and dining facilities, including outside space.
- Free onsite parking.
Closing date is July 11th at 5pm 2024, interviews are likely to take place w.c. 22nd July, in person, at our offices in Leavesden, Watford, Hertfordshire.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Lead Music Therapist
Coram Parenting and Creative Therapy Service
Contract: Permanent, 28-35 hours days per week, 4-5 days per week
Location: Coram campus, London
Coram Parenting and Creative Therapy Service offers art, music and drama therapy, therapeutic parenting, clinical psychology and family therapy to children and families at our dedicated creative therapies centre and in schools. We work primarily with adoptive and connected carer families, and children who have low level mental health difficulties. We are a trauma-informed service and have specialist expertise in neuro-diversity and children with special education needs. The well-established team has a strong track record in therapeutic interventions, including music therapy, art therapy and narrative therapy based multi-family groups for younger children who are adopted or with a Special Guardianship Order. We have a purpose built therapy building and have recently built a music studio for our adolescent work. We work within very diverse communities and we consciously challenge ourselves and our practice, seeking at all times to be inclusive and anti-racist. We welcome applications from therapists who come from global majority communities.
About the role
We are seeking an experienced HCPC qualified Music Therapist to provide leadership, supervision and management of music therapists and other creative therapists in the service. You will carry out therapeutic multi-disciplinary assessments and music therapy interventions with adopted and Special Guardianship Order families. This work involves trauma informed approaches, family work and life story work. The team is led by a Clinical Psychologist and provides creative, relational, and evidence based approaches, collaborating with wider networks and reaching schools and communities to inform child centred and trauma informed practice. The post holder will receive supervision by a highly qualified Music therapist, and be line managed by a Clinical Psychologist. The post offers a unique opportunity to work alongside skilled creative and family therapists. We seek to empower children and families using strengths based narratives, as well as accepting vulnerability and seeking opportunity for connection, strengthening resilience and support.
The successful candidate will be experienced at working with managing and supervising therapists, developmental trauma, and child and family work and operates with initiative and responsiveness in a dynamic professional environment. A background in CAMHS and/or a social care services would be desirable, with a good understanding of safeguarding planning and managing highly emotive situations. Experience of running multi-family groups would be an advantage. This role requires a supportive professional, a team player, who enjoys working in a diverse, respectful and challenging team.
Closing date: 15th July 2024 23.59pm Interviews: Week Commencing 29th July 2024
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Reporting to: Finance Manager
Annual leave: 28 days (Plus public holidays)
Probation: 3 months
Purpose of the role: Assisting the Finance Manager in financial matters.
Principal accountabilities :
- Purchase Ledger – from receipt to payment, coding, posting on QuickBooks and gaining authorisation on invoices
- Process staff/volunteer expenses claims
- Supplier payment runs
- Communicate with suppliers, reconcile statements, and promptly resolve enquiries
- Maintaining and reconciling of the purchase ledger and assisting with sales ledger on QuickBooks
- Sales invoicing and cash allocations (non-rental)
- Posting of venue hire invoices/refunds re online transactions
- Issuing customer refunds
- Assisting with monthly control accounts reconciliation
- Banking cheques
- Managing company’s Petty Cash
- Keep precise financial records using QuickBooks, Excel, and other databases
- Carrying out weekly and monthly bank and PayPal reconciliations
- Monthly reconciliation of QuickBooks and SalesForce and timely close
- Working on ad-hoc projects
Skills and experience
ESSENTIAL:
- Excel (intermediate)
- Excellent working knowledge of QuickBooks software
- AAT qualified or qualified by experience
- Working towards AAT, CIMA, CIPFA, ACCA qualified or finalist. Support will be given towards professional studies and specific trainings
- Good analytical and reconciliation skills
- Exceptional accuracy and keen attention to detail
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to support a significant finance function
- Team player with excellent communication skills
- Ability to cope under pressure in a fast-paced environment, organised and able to use own initiative
- Minimum of 2 years' experience of working in an accounts department within a charity or small organisation
DESIRABLE:
- Intermediate accounting knowledge
- Intermediate reporting skills
- Knowledge of booking and operational systems such as Stripe/Just Park/Skedda Platforms
35 hours per week
£48,714.18 per annum (National) / £51,666.06 per annum (London)
Location - London with flexibility to work from home
The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way.
This role sits within our CEO domain and is part of the Finance team.
We are currently looking for an experienced financial accountant, who has a passion for young people and the organisations mission and values to join our dynamic, ambitious team.
Experience/Work-based knowledge• Led and manged finance teams including year end and month end processes, ideally in a non-profit organisation.• Line management experience that includes supporting and encouraging a high performance team. • Strong accounting and financial reporting knowledge.• Proven track record of leading and delivering finance operational improvements or process efficiencies • High Levels of credibility with experience of engaging and building relationships with key stakeholders.
Qualifications• Accounting professional qualification.
Skills• Exercises sound judgement and decision making based on logical thinking, best practice, organisational understanding and evidence;• Ability to work well under pressure • Ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels• Excellent planning and organisational skills• Sound people management and leadership skills, driving team performance and improving work processes• Fully competent in Excel, at intermediate to advance level
INFO ABOUT THE CHILDREN'S SOCIETY
The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.
Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.
The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.
Therefore, candidates applying for work in our Youth Impact Domain will be required to complete full employment history as part of the application process.
The closing date for applications is at midnight on Friday 19th July 2024. If, after 14 days, we have received enough applications we reserve the right to close the vacancy on Friday 5th July.
Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.
The Children's Society is currently undertaking a pay and grading review - this review is intended to improve our current approach, we are currently consulting with our recognised trade union and any changes are due to be implemented in May 2024.
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35 hours per week
£61,125.54 per annum (National) / £63,990.72 per annum (London)
Benefits - up to 8% pension contribution, generous holiday, flexible working and life assurance.
Location - Whitecross Studios, London with flexible working arrangements
The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way.
This role sits within our Enabling Resources domain.
In order to succeed in this role we are looking for someone who is a qualified accountant with strong financial analysis skills including advanced excel ability and good understanding of preparing I&E's, balance sheets, cashflow forecasting over multiple years.
Skills• Strong Finance Systems user and implementer (Essential)• Process mapping and improvement (Essential)• Intermediate to Advanced MS Excel (Essential)• Ability to prioritise work to tight deadlines (Essential)• Strong verbal, written and numerical communication skills (Essential)• Strong financial planning and business partnering skills especially with forecasting multiyear (Essential)• I&E's, Balance Sheet and Cashflow (Preferred)• Qualified Accountant (Preferred)
Experience• Experience of implementing new finance systems and finance transformations• Strong experience of working with finance systems, especially budgeting and forecasting tools • Strong understanding of budgeting and reforecasting• Able to quickly embed yourself within a new team, understanding processes and building relationships of trust.• A great communicator capable of engaging with finance and non-finance colleagues.• A finance professional who is detail-oriented, skilled at reviewing finance processes. • A team player who enjoys collaborating and troubleshooting with a positive and collaborative approach.• Experience within the Charity sector would be ideal but not essential.
[INFO ABOUT THE CHILDREN'S SOCIETY]
The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.
Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.
The closing date for applications is midnight on Friday 19th July. If, after 14 days, we have received enough applications we reserve the right to close the vacancy on Friday 5th July.
Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.
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We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Support Worker to join our Hounslow Young People Service Chiswick.
£22,120.00 per annum, working 32 hours per week. Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.
Want to feel like you're making a difference? You'll feel at home here.
Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren't token gestures - we've thought long and hard about how best to support our team. After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day.
We are recruiting for Enhanced Support Workers to join our dynamic service and team. You will be able to be creatively engage young people in order to minimise risks and increase their independence. Partnership working is the heart of supporting our young people and Enhanced Support Workers are required to build and maintain those relationships to coordinator the young person's support.
This role requires working on a rota pattern encompassing mix of shifts between 07:15- 15:15 & 13:45 - 21:45, including weekends.
All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.
FOR FULL JOB DESCRIPTION PLEASE SEE OUR WEBSITE
About you:
A passion to support young people to reach their potential, succeed and thrive independently given the right support with a 'can do' attitude
A strong customer focus and commitment to putting customers' interests and voices at the heart of all aspects of provision
A commitment to asset based approaches - considering what matters to individuals, not just what is the matter with customers
An outcomes focus and approach to working
Strong self-awareness and commitment to acting as a positive role model
A commitment to non-discriminatory practice and to promoting equality and diversity
A commitment to acting as a corporate parent in all aspects of practice where applicable
A commitment to effective joint working with partners to meet customers needs
A strong sense of personal accountability
The ability to critically reflect on practice to improve future approaches
Engage in learning and development activity to increase knowledge and skills
What you'll bring:
Essential:
Up to NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent or experience in the social care/charity sector
Ability to adapt to challenging environments
Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
Ability to plan, manage and evaluate outcome focused activities and support programmes
Interpersonal skills to build relationships with young people in 1:1 and group settings
Strong personal resilience and excellent teamwork skills
Desirable:
Understanding of the Service legal framework including the Children Act and Homelessness legislation and how to use it effectively
About us:
Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 120 services, providing support to around 6000 customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness, young people and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.
We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values:
We focus on Excellence and innovation.
We are Caring and Compassionate.
We are Inclusive and Trusted.
We work in Partnership and are One-Team.
Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role. We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date. We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.
Hours: Full time – 35 hours per week
Contract: Fixed term until 17.01.25
Benefits:
- 27 days annual leave + statutory holidays + 3 closures days over the Christmas period;
- Flexible working for all staff including working from home / hybrid working, and flexi-time/TOIL scheme;
- Attractive family friendly policies;
- Private healthcare cover;
- Season ticket loans;
- Employee awards, and training and development opportunities.
For more information about our benefits please visit our website.
Location: London/Bristol - flexible working arrangement can be agreed with the line manager.
An exciting opportunity has arisen at the National Housing Federation (NHF) for a Policy Officer, who will work to support our policy team to develop high quality, relevant, evidence-based policy. The NHF is the voice of housing associations in England. We are the trade body to almost 600 housing associations, who have grown from philanthropic roots to provide 2.6 million homes to around 6 million people. You can find further information about the NHF here: https://www.housing.org.uk/about-us/
Interested in providing support to a hard-working team and helping to develop policy positions that protect the interests of housing associations?
Please scroll down to the bottom of the page to download the full job profile and person specification for this role.
Key elements of the role:
- Providing support to the team in engaging with member housing associations to identify and respond to the key opportunities and challenges facing them now, and in the future.
- Undertaking evidence gathering and analysis to support policy development.
- Contributing to policy development, including by drafting text for briefings or consultation responses, and taking forward elements of policy projects with support from colleagues.
- Supporting the running of policy team meetings and events.
The successful candidate:
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:
- Experience of delivering excellent customer service and giving accurate advice/information in a timely manner.
- Knowledge of or interest in housing and social policy.
- Knowledge of or interest in the policy development process.
- Ability to communicate in writing and verbally to different audiences.
- Ability to bring together and summarise information from different sources.
- Excellent administrative skills with the ability to prioritise, multi task and meet deadlines.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
The NHF has published its equality, diversity and inclusion strategy, which was co-created with staff – https://www.housing.org.uk/about-us/transparency/who-we-are/. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and we value the contribution each individual makes to our work.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and are working to increase the diversity profile of our workforce. We are currently under-represented by ethnic minorities, people with a disability or disabilities and LGBT+, and would particularly welcome applications from people in these groups.
Disability confident committed employer
We are a disability confident committed employer and if you are a disabled person who demonstrates you meet the skills and experience we consider essential for the role, we will offer you an interview.
We are happy to consider reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process if you have a disability or have a condition that you feel may affect your performance during the recruitment process. Please email Stephanie Green, People Manager at [email protected] with your request or to arrange a time to discuss in more detail.
Our role profile and job advert can also be requested in large print or in accessible format via this email address.
Uploading your CV and cover letter
If you decide to apply for this role, when requested, please upload a version of your CV that does not include any personal details, such as name, gender, age etc. You should also ensure that you do not add your name at the end of the cover letter. This will help us to shortlist candidates for interview based solely on their knowledge, skills and experience.
Right to work in the UK / UK VISA Sponsorship
You must have the right to work in the UK and it is important to note that the NHF does not sponsor individuals to work in the UK.
Closing date for applications: 8th July 2024
Interview date: week commencing 22nd July 2024
Are you passionate about ensuring quality and inspiring educational resources and programmes are at the forefront of citizenship education in the UK?
Want to play a key role in shaping a new and exciting direction for our education offer and contribute to creating active citizens of the future?
Young Citizens is an education charity on a mission to empower young people to actively engage in society. For over three decades, we’ve been giving young people the tools to understand society’s institutions and tackle its biggest issues. We are a national charity that makes big impact with a small central team and networks of volunteers.
This is a new role that will be responsible for overseeing the quality, development and evaluation of the Young Citizens’ education offer for children and young people – with a specific focus on resources and training.
The Education and Impact Manager will project manage our work across subject areas (social, democratic and legal education) and across educational phases (mainly primary and secondary). In addition, this role will lead our evaluation processes so we can evidence the impact and outcomes of our work against our theory of change.
Role snapshot:
- Review and develop our educational resources and training offer
- Project manage the delivery of new and updated materials/training and liaise with our internal team as well as external partners in their effective delivery and dissemination
- Oversee their implementation in different settings, writing some personally and using freelance contributors and/or corporate volunteers
- Create and implement an impact measurement framework that feeds into our theory of change and that meets that reporting requirements of our funders and partners
- Develop consistent mechanisms to generate effective and resource-conscious evaluation and feedback to inform decision-making and development
- Manage the staff or freelance contributors responsible for developing our learning resources – ensuring that goals and targets are set in line with organisational plans
- Actively manage corporate partners to provide key updates around any contracted development
Who are we looking for?
We believe the ideal candidate is passionate about writing and developing quality and engaging educational resources for school aged children.
You will have up-to-date knowledge of the UK educational system and detailed knowledge of the PSHE and/or citizenship curriculums for schools.
You will have strong interpersonal skills and project management skills with demonstratable experience working collaboratively and proactively with key stakeholders to deliver high standards of work.
This is an exciting time for the Charity whilst we review and develop our resources and programmes, the ideal candidate will be keen to help shape the direction of our work whilst demonstrating resilience and the ability to handle ambiguity.
If you are enthusiastic about the opportunity to have a significant impact within an organisation focused on social good, we would love to hear from you!
To find out more about the full scope of this role, please see the recruitment pack.
Benefits of working at Young Citizens
In addition to joining a small friendly, dynamic and supportive staff team, Young Citizens offers:
- hybrid and flexible working options
- enhanced employer pension contribution
- 28 days annual leave plus eight Bank Holidays
- paid volunteering leave
- a day off for your birthday
- employee assistance programme
- enhanced sickness and maternity policies
- season ticket loan
- an opportunity to make a real difference to help children and young people benefit from quality, inspiring citizenship education!
This is a hybrid role with some days at our London office each week. Candidates should be based within a reasonable commute to London and have the existing right to work in the UK to meet the requirements of this role.
To apply, send us your CV and cover letter via Charity Jobs explaining your interest in the role and demonstrating your capabilities in relation to the person specification. This will give you the best possible chance to be shortlisted.
Please note:
• Applications submitted without a cover letter that addresses your interest and suitability in this specific job role with our charity will not be considered.
• Young Citizens is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young people that we work with and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
• Candidates must have the existing right to work in the UK.
The closing date for applications is 9am, Friday 19th July 2024.
Young Citizens is a citizenship education charity that informs, equips and inspires children and young people across the UK to be active citizens.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Part of the Fundraising and Communications Directorate, our newly created Campaigns & PR Manager will design, execute, and oversee campaigns and public relations initiatives that effectively raise awareness of MyBnk’s mission, programmes, and impact within our target audiences and broader community.
You will be an expert at leveraging various communication channels, to coordinate national and regional PR campaigns to engage stakeholders, build relationships, and drive support for the MyBnk’s mission.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Part of the Fundraising and Communications Directorate, this newly created Digital Communications Manager will develop and implement the Digital communications strategy aligned to the wider Fundraising & Communications strategy, determining the most effective digital channels and tactics for MyBnk and associated KPI’s.
You will manage engaging content for all MyBnk digital platforms including website, social media, email newsletters, blogs and digital campaigns: this will include writing, editing and curating content on a regular basis. You’ll also be responsible for overhauling, management and development of the MyBnk website and other digital platforms, using data and insight to develop and optimise digital activities and content to reach new audiences, maintain existing audiences and drive conversions.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We're looking for a Housing & Income Officer to join our Landlord Services team based locally at our services in Bracknell, Windsor and Maidenhead.
£32,000.00 per annum, working 35 hours per week. Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.
Want to feel in control of your career? You'll feel at home here.
Look Ahead manages a number of young people services in Bracknell and the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead.
Look Ahead is looking for a highly motivated and committed Housing & Income Officer for an initial 6-month placement to work alongside our support workers and deliver a good quality intensive housing management service to our customers.
The successful applicant will be responsible for all aspects of housing management within the service. This will include rent arrears management, occupancy agreement management, ASB management, void management and some compliance and repair reporting responsibilities. This is not an exclusive list.
You will be based at our local offices in Bracknell, the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. You will have significant daily contact with our customers and staff.
This role is a Fixed Term Contract, lasting 6-9 months.
This role requires a valid Right to Work for the UK as Look Ahead are not a sponsoring organisation.
What you'll do:
* Sign up new customers to the appropriate occupancy agreement and ensure housing benefit claims submitted and maintained correctly.
* Be responsible for monitoring and updating all relevant information on Look Ahead`s housing management database including inputting all new customers and ending occupancy agreements in a timely way.
* Proactively monitor rent accounts and take timely and effective action to deal with increasing rent and service charge arrears.
* Ensure all customers are supported to have the most appropriate payment method (rent payment cards, direct debit etc.) for their individual circumstances to ensure easy payment of their rent and/or arrears.
* Lead on making back-dated claims for housing benefit and appealing over-payment deductions.
* Ensure that all customers are kept informed of their rent account status regularly and that action plans are agreed with customers to address any arrears or other rent related issues promptly.
* Issuing arrears warning letters, monitor payment agreements and escalate arrears enforcement action.
For the full list please see our website
This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead
About you:
* Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement.
* Approachable and open behaviour. Can work independently and as part of a team.
* Prefers working as part of a group or team.
* Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement.
* Exercises decisions and discretion in a non-judgmental manner.
* Is assertive and will challenge others.
* Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised.
* Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments.
* Demonstrates significant confidence and high levels of self-esteem.
* Is respectful, articulate, and sensitive in style of communication.
* Is passionate and enthusiastic about his/her career and job experiences.
* Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can-do attitude.
* Committed and passionate about improving the life chances of vulnerable customers.
* Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviour.
What you'll bring:
Essential:
- Experience of monitoring rent accounts and managing rent arrears
- Experience of using computerised rent systems to monitor arrears and record information.
- Ability to track and manage void properties and ASB cases.
- Knowledge of managing ASB and lettings and be able to explain good practice in this area.
- Extensive knowledge of welfare benefits, especially housing benefit.
- Experience of liaising with housing benefit departments, the DWP and other external agencies.
- Confidence in interpreting rent accounts and using IT packages to run and create reports, identify priorities, and update records.
Desirable:
- 1-2 years' experience in housing management.
About us:
Look Ahead is a dynamic, leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. As an organisation we deliver over 110 services, providing support to around 7000 customers each year. We work across mental health, homelessness, young people and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.
Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.
If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.
Management Accountant
Grade 7, £52,671.45 pro-rata per annum including London weighting of £5,944.80 pro-rata per annum
London / Hybrid
Temporary – 9 Months Fixed Term Contract
Full Time - 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday. We can consider requests for part-time hours.
London / Hybrid. The TUC has a flexible working policy with most staff expected to work from the office (Congress House, London WC1B 3LS) for a minimum of 50% of working hours. Staff may be required to work additional time in the office according to work demands. We can consider requests to accommodate different working patterns if you have exceptional reasons not to be able to comply with this.
The TUC is looking for a Management Accountant to support the management accounts team in financial planning and analysis and business partnering while we move to a new finance system.
What qualifications, experience, skills, and knowledge do you need?
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Professional accounting qualification, or part-qualified with significant relevant experience, skills, and knowledge.
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Experience working in the management accounting team of a not-for-profit organisation.
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High level of IT literacy, especially the ability to use different accounting packages and Microsoft Excel.
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Ability to communicate in a timely and effective manner with the finance team, non-finance staff, suppliers, and auditors.
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Self-motivated and able to work independently and manage workload effectively.
If this is you, then we’d like to hear from you. Take a look at our job description and person specification for more information.
We welcome applications from any candidate but are particularly keen to receive applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, who are underrepresented at this grade in the TUC. If this is you and you’re interested in the post, we invite you to join an online lunchtime briefing at 1.00pm on Monday, 1 July 2024 to hear about the post and ask questions of the recruiting manager. If you’d like to attend the briefing, please click apply for further details. You don’t need to attend the briefing session to apply for this job.
This is a temporary (9 month), full time vacancy
The closing date for completed applications for this post is Monday 8 July. A timed written test will take place over MS Teams on Monday 15 July and Tuesday 16 July. Interviews will then be held over MS Teams from Monday 22 July and Tuesday 23 July.
Our preference is for the successful candidate to start on or after Monday 9 September.
Please note - this post will be subject to employment screening including a DBS check.
The organisation
The TUC exists to make the working world a better place for everyone. We bring together the 5.5 million working people who make up our 48 member unions.
We support trade unions to grow and thrive, and we stand up for everyone who works for a living. Every day, we campaign for more and better jobs, and a more equal, more prosperous country.
We're looking for 2 kind, compassionate and resilient IDVAs to join our IDVA Service in Kent.
£29,290.00 per annum, working 40 hours per week. Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.
Want to feel like you're making a difference? You'll feel at home here.
Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren't token gestures - we've thought long and hard about how best to support our team. After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day.
The role of an IDVA is to address the safety of victims and survivors at high risk of harm. IDVAs work with their customers from the point of crisis by safety planning and risk assessing using the DASH to ascertain the level of risk to the victim. They will also raise awareness of male domestic abuse with partners and within the community.
This is a 12 month fixed term contract.
All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.
What you'll do:
Look Ahead IDVAs have the personal qualities required to manage customer expectations alongside the responsibilities of their role. Day to day IDVA activities include:
Manage client referrals, completing Dash Risk Assessments and obtaining and maintaining all relevant paperwork
Building supportive, trusting relationships with clients and creating a positive atmosphere
Knowledge of the criminal justice system. Understanding of Marac protocols
Regular attendance at Marac and completion of all Marac referrals
Support Customers to obtain Non Molestation Orders where needed and any other civil remedies available to them
Working proactively with other members of the team to handle the service caseload and administrative responsibilities
Attending all court and Case Management hearings with or as a representative for clients.
Supporting clients to set personalised goals in the form of a Safety and Support Plan.
Assisting in the recording and reporting of customer incidents
Creating a safety plan with clients
Developing productive relationships with partner organisations to improve service outcomes
Adhering to lone working protocols and maintaining high levels of awareness in relation to the health and safety of yourself and colleagues
Encouraging customers to attend relevant programmes when appropriate i.e Own My Life
Ensuring Look Ahead Health and Safety policies and local protocols are adhered to at all times e.g. fire risk assessments, fire alarm checks etc
Adhering to all other Look Ahead's policies and procedures
Engaging in learning and development activity to increase knowledge and skills
Undertaking any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as assigned by the Service Team Leader
This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead
About you:
Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement
Exudes a warm friendly presence and open behaviour
Prefers working as part of a group or team
Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organized
Able to apply the right balance of care and support dependant on the needs of the customer
Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments
Is confident with high levels of self-esteem
Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
What you'll bring:
Essential:
IDVA qualification
Previous experience managing a caseload
Desirable:
Previous work with male victims of domestic abuse
About us:
Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 120 services, providing support to around 6000 customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness, young people and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.
We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values:
We focus on Excellence and innovation.
We are Caring and Compassionate.
We are Inclusive and Trusted.
We work in Partnership and are One-Team.
Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.
If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.
About you
Do you want to use your skills to make a real difference to the myeloma community?
We’re looking for a talented and knowledgeable Senior Research Grants Project Officer to join our Research Team. You’ll have experience working in research/grant funding and management, and project management in a health research environment. You’ll require excellent communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships with stakeholders at all levels. You’ll be a problem solver with the ability to convey complex technical information to a non-specialist audience. You’ll also need strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise and manage your workload to meet strict deadlines.
About the role
This is an exciting time to join Myeloma UK as we launch our new five year strategy.
Our portfolio of grant funded research programmes and projects play an important role in achieving our strategic objectives. These programmes aim to discover and share new knowledge, support the development of clinical trials and answer questions of unmet need in myeloma.
The postholder will ensure the development and effective management of the grants portfolio in line with Myeloma UK procedures, ensuring compliance with AMRC guidelines and charity finance requirements. You’ll ensure grant holders deliver on contractual milestones, manage high level relationships with Principal Investigators and will work closely with the Research Advisory Group and any other specialist groups as required.
You will also work with other teams across Myeloma UK to help inform and update our supporter audience on the funded research programme and other research issues.
About us
Myeloma UK is the only UK charity focused on myeloma and its related conditions. We provide support and influence access to treatments, while researching a cure. Thanks to life-extending treatments and support, today many people affected by myeloma are able to live longer and to live well. Together, we support, so no one faces myeloma alone.
We are committed to bringing together the best and brightest people to help us ensure that every patient has an empowered present and a hopeful future.
Our ultimate goal is to find a cure and make myeloma history. Until then, our mission is to help every patient live well with myeloma for as long as possible. We are committed to diagnosing myeloma earlier, discovering and sharing knowledge, transforming the patient experience and influencing positive change in care.
Our culture
Wellbeing and staff engagement are at the heart of our culture.
We offer a range of staff benefits, including flexible working and flexitime to allow you to find the right working pattern for you. We have an employee assistance programme and our Wellbeing Leads and resources are there to support our staff. We are committed to providing learning and development opportunities for all our employees.
How to apply
If you think you would be a great fit for this role, get in touch and tell us more about yourself by sending us the following:
1. A cover letter telling us more about you and what you think makes you a good fit for this role
2. A CV that sets out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements
Applications close on 11 July 2024 and interviews will be held on 25 and 26 July 2024. You may be asked to do a task prior to your interview.
Myeloma UK is an equal opportunities employer and always welcomes applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of:
· sex,
· race,
· disability,
· age,
· sexual orientation,
· gender reassignment,
· religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
Please note, you will be asked to provide evidence of your eligibility to work in the UK prior to interview selection.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Job title: Governance and Planning Manager
Reports to: CEO
Hours of work: Part time or Full time
Location of work: London WC1N 2BF - RSTMH is planning to trial home working for 1 day a week
Salary: £36,000 - £40,000 per annum
Job type: Permanent
Job summary
RSTMH is a global society of over 2,000 members and Fellows based in more than 100 countries, run by a small and efficient team based in London. This is a permanent role which could be part-time (at least 3 days per week) or full-time and will help improve efficiencies and planning across the society.
In this new role you would have oversight of the charity governance administration and help develop and deliver planning systems to increase efficiencies across all activities.This role would also provide administrative and project-based support to the CEO and Senior Manager and support the day-to-day effectiveness of the operations of the society.
The role is wide ranging and is an opportunity for someone to shape the society’s processes and systems to improve efficiencies. The key skills needed for the role include excellent time management, communication, and the ability to influence others. You will be able to take on board and understand large amounts of information, and translate this into effective systems. You will have experience of developing evidence-based systems and processes and
This role will report to the CEO and is full time and office based, with a current trial for Mondays working at home.
Key responsibilities
- Oversee the governance administration of the society including for the Board, Committees and strategy meetings and communications
- Develop and deliver effective planning systems for the society across all activities
- Develop and deliver systems to improve efficiencies in managing relations with the society’s networks of volunteers and other stakeholder groups
- Support the CEO and Senior Manager, Team and Operations to develop and deliver processes to improve the operations of the society
- Develop a good understanding of the society’s use of Civi CRM and other platforms to help develop processes and systems to improve integrations and efficiencies
- Provide training to members of the RSTMH team on new systems and processes
- Support the CEO and Senior Manager, Team and Operations, on administrative and project-based tasks
- Other support for the office, team and CEO as required
Job specification
Essential
- Commitment to RSTMH and passion for our work
- Excellent time management skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to inspire others
- Meticulous attention to detail
- A self-starter, excited to try new things
- The ability to take in large amounts of data
- Accurate minute taking
- Well-presented and articulate
- Sound relationship builder
- Literate in IT systems and relational databases
Desirable
- Experience of administering governance activities
- Experience of working in global health
- Experience of delivering events
- Experience of managing a network of members
- Understanding of scientific publishing
- Experience of civi CRM
Closing date: 20th July 2024
We encourage you to apply as early as possible as we will be reviewing and interviewing candidates as they submit, and so may close recruitment before the deadline.
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.
No agencies please.