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We are looking for an enthusiastic Learning and Development Coordinator, to support the coordination and management of volunteer training and youth projects, and to ensure our programmes are fit for the future.

We are an award-winning national charity which trains over 13,500 young people affected by street violence each year in emergency first-aid through a team of 300 healthcare volunteers and youth workers. We empower young people with the skills to become part of the solution to violence by developing the skills and confidence to save lives and increasing their understanding of the medical and psychological consequences of violence.

As the coordinator, you will manage relationships, support volunteer training and the implementation of youth programmes. 

The key areas of focus include:

• To create, develop and maintain partnerships with a range of organisations including, funders, commissioners, community organisations, criminal justice organisations, education providers, accrediting bodies and youth organisations.
• To develop and coordinate volunteer training and ensure their expectations are aligned to the organisation's objectives and provide the best volunteering experience possible
• To ensure StreetDoctors programmes are designed, implemented and achieve the required quality standards.

At StreetDoctors we believe diversity supports innovation and creativity. We are committed to equality of opportunity, being inclusive, and being representative of the people we are here to support. We would therefore encourage applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds.

The Bristol North West Foodbank has a dedicated team of staff and volunteers who work in close partnership with local churches, schools, businesses and individuals to support those facing times of hardship.  The Social Justice Hub in Avonmouth is our main base of operations.  The Space4Makers workshop is part of our work which aims to help reduce social isolation and develop skills for life and work.

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, positive, approachable person, who has integrity and is honest and reliable.  The role requires someone who is sympathetic to the Christian ethos of the charity and has compassion and empathy for the people the Foodbank serves, as well as having a good understanding of the work of Foodbanks across the UK.

Your role would include: supporting the workshop tutors and volunteers in running informal community workshop sessions; supporting the formal training being offered in the workshop; and working with children in our afterschool and holiday clubs.  You will need experience in using machine tools; proven woodworking skills; workshop maintenance; excellent IT skills and a willingness to learn.  A key part of your role will be running our laser cutting and engraving system and helping to train others to use our CAD/CAM system.

Join our friendly Wales team as our Office Manager and Executive Assistant. This is a vital role for our team, helping is to make a real difference in Wales. We’re looking for someone who can support our busy team, able to undertake key administrative tasks for the team and office. You’ll be confident in managing an office space, offering support with diaries and meeting minutes, and in assisting in budget planning and reviewing management accounts. You will also be a first-line response to people reaching out to the organisation for support and will work closely with the Director for Wales to keep the team ticking.

The role will oversee office operations and administration for the Wales office and give executive support to the National Director. This will include organising meetings, events, coordinating diaries and engaging with people with diabetes, and being a first point of contact for the team. The role will oversee office supplies and ensure effective processes for health and safety and governance.

You will be highly organised and able to plan and coordinate meetings and diaries and give administrative support to the Wales team. You will be experienced and confident in supporting budget preparation and financial processes and will be able to be a friendly and informative first point of contact for supporters or customers.

Our Young People and Families Hub (YP&F) delivers a wide range of integrated support services that are designed to help resolve complex difficulties experienced by young people and their families/carers. Our Hub works with those in trouble, providing early intervention to those who are in crisis, leaving care, missing from home, or with substance misuse or mental health problems - services support people no matter what their situation, and have demonstrated a high success rate.

Our Merton Risk and Resilience Service is an integrated service, focused on mitigating risk, and promoting resilience, in children and young people (C&YP). Our service aims to reduce the harm to children and young people (aged 18 and under), within the Child Exploitation (CE) and Missing service area, and C&YP (aged 24 and under), within the substance misuse service area.

Job Description

Merton Risk and Resilience is an integrated service that focuses on mitigating risks and promoting resilience in children and young people (CYP), who are going missing from home, experiencing child exploitation (CE), or using substances.

You will be joining a supportive and dedicated team, who are driven to build and develop the self-esteem, confidence, and resilience of young people – reducing the potential harm, and enabling young people to lead healthy, happy, and productive lives.  

The overall aim of the Smoke Free Generation role is to design and deliver a ‘smoke free generation’ prevention, cessation and education, service for CYP to reduce the smoking prevalence for young people aged 11-24 in Merton and to stop and reduce the rate that young people take up smoking and vaping.

The service will consist of three components of service delivery:

• Component A - Smoking and Vaping Prevention Service
• Component B - Stop Smoking Service
• Component C - Education and Delivery Service

The service model, is based on a tiered framework:

1. A specialist stop smoking service.
2. Brief advice / intervention
3. Self-help and signposting

You will work alongside the Risk and Resilience practitioners, who will also have undertaken the National Centre for Smoking Cessation and Training (NCSCT), and can support you in delivering interventions to CYP.

Main Duties & Accountabilities

• Lead on Smoking and Vaping Prevention Service - based on ‘Stopping the Start  across all ages covered by the core service, ages 11- 24.
• Provided evidence-based approach, to stop smoking services for children and young people aged 11-24 using nice guidelines.
• Provide education and delivery service to support CYP who may be considering, vaping, or smoking, which includes creating a network of Smoke Free Generation Ambassadors who can signpost and support young people to the appropriate information and services.
• Establish effective pathways and referral routes to support CYP requiring additional support e.g., school nursing team, educators, Smoke Free Generation Ambassadors, parents and carers, health visiting, general practice, youth providers and mental health.
• Design and deliver a range of prevention, cessation and education

This post will involve travel across the borough, and occasional evening and weekend working.

Our Young People and Families Hub (YP&F) delivers a wide range of integrated support services that are designed to help resolve complex difficulties experienced by young people and their families/carers. Our Hub works with those in trouble, providing early intervention to those who are in crisis, leaving care, missing from home, or with substance misuse or mental health problems - services support people no matter what their situation, and have demonstrated a high success rate.

Our Merton Risk and Resilience Service is an integrated service, focused on mitigating risk, and promoting resilience, in children and young people (C&YP). Our service aims to reduce the harm to children and young people (aged 18 and under), within the Child Exploitation (CE) and Missing service area, and C&YP (aged 24 and under), within the substance misuse service area.

Job Description

Main Duties & Accountabilities:

In partnership with Merton Schools, the Senior Substance Misuse School Link Practitioner will:

• Develop training for education staff, and where required develop and deliver workshops to parents and carers to provide basic drug, alcohol and wellbeing awareness. The post holder will also offer 1 to 1 targeted support for parents/carers for young people who have an identified substance misuse concern.
• Provide family interventions and support to parents/carers of service users accessing  Catch22 substance misuse service; you will hold a pre-defined case load of parent/carers, who are referred, by means of effective assessment, care planning and risk management.
• Work collaboratively with local schools and other relevant agencies to deliver a holistic package of care; this may include attending multi agency meetings.  Ensure effective referrals, care and risk management, as well as ease of transition and referral for young people. This practice will aid inclusive practices and support the young person’s attendance at school, or other appropriate educational establishment.
• Responding to referrals and undertaking needs assessment to inform delivery of 1:1 intervention with parents/carers.  Offering appropriate harm reduction; information and support.

• Deliver wellbeing and substance misuse education workshops to parents/carers of service users/ students.
   
• Where safeguarding concerns are identified, responding appropriately by supporting the family and the young person, referring, and sharing information with Merton Children’s Services, in accordance with the requirements of the schools’ safeguarding policy and Catch22’s safeguarding policy and guidance.
   
• Offer an initial triage/assessment for students (aged up to 18) where concerns/incidents relating to substance misuse have been identified and onward referral of CYP into treatment as appropriate.
• Ensuring records of involvement with young people/adults and families are appropriately completed in accordance with GDPR and Catch22’s monitoring and recording standards and requirements.
   
• Adhere to partnership working protocols with other agencies and promote effective dialogue, referral and care pathways between agencies, families, and schools.
   
• Be a proactive member of the service and team, attending meetings and training events as required.
   
• Ensure that the service promotes and reflects equality of opportunity and diversity at all levels.
   
• Maintain and update professional knowledge and competencies ensuring that you are up-to date on all relevant Catch22 policies and procedures, and are working in line with local and governmental frameworks such as Public Health England, Safeguarding etc.
   
• Carry out other relevant duties, as required.
   
• Provide consultancy and guidance on substance misuse issues to colleagues.
   
• To have use of a vehicle, with up-to-date licence, MOT and Business Insurance,
   
• To be able to work flexibly including some weekend and regular evening work one/two days a week, to meet the needs of the client group.

Want to play your part in transforming society?

You’re in the right place.

The Spear Assistant Coach will work as part of the River Church staff team, alongside the Centre Manager to deliver the Spear Programme, equipping and empowering 16-24 year olds to overcome barriers to employment and turn their lives around by moving into sustainable work or further education.

The important stuff 

Salary: £24,375 pro-rata

Hours: 9.30am – 5.30pm, Tuesday – Friday, (Occasional evening working required (for events such as termly Spear Celebration evenings)

Location: River Church Ipswich – we are an office-based organisation

Closing date: We are interviewing on a rolling basis and might close the application early if we find the right candidate

Application pack: Download our application pack for more information

Key Responsibilities 

Spear Programme

• Lead group sessions of up to 10 young people, using coaching skills to transform their mindsets, and to maximise their potential in stepping into the world of work.
• Prepare and deliver coaching sessions on a weekly basis and find creative ways of developing ongoing relationships with Spear trainees. This includes running application workshops with past trainees as well as maintaining records and reporting on statistics. 

Relationship Management

• Build and manage relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including referrers, local businesses, and other organisations.
• You will support with job fairs, mock interview days and welcoming external visitors to the centre.

Church Community

• The Assistant Coach is directly employed by River Church, meaning you are part of a vibrant church staff team and submerged in an exciting faith community.
• Help to raise the profile of the Spear programme within River Church and build a network of supporters and volunteers from the congregation.

This role will suit you if you are:

• An active Christian, able to personally represent the values and beliefs of Resurgo and River Church, Ipswich.
• Passion for social justice and for working as part of the church to transform communities, especially supporting young people in employment or education.
• Confident communication and interpersonal skills, both over telephone and face to face; particularly a confidence in group facilitation.
• A commitment to grow and learn as a Christian leader, and a desire to learn and understand coaching techniques.
• An ambitious and self-motivated individual with the ability to prioritise workload, exercise initiative and work well under pressure.
• High emotional intelligence, a sense of humour and fun!

A couple of things to note:

• This role requires occasional evening work, for our termly Spear Celebrations (where we celebrate our trainees as they complete the initial six weeks of the programme).
• In the event of a job offer, a DBS check will be requested.

In this exciting newly created role, you will take the lead in growing and sustaining our fundraising income. Your responsibilities will span the fundraising process from identifying funding opportunities and potential grant-makers, designing and developing compelling funding proposals and promoting these opportunities, through to managing relationships with donors.

Ideal candidates will have energy, motivation, and the experience to be able to make an instant impact on the organisation; they will understand the wider charity context, have good attention for detail and can make things happen. 

Candidates are expected to be fundraisers with at least three years of experience and have a track record of success in securing funds.  

Crucially, we want to recruit an individual who is as committed to Lloyd Park Children’s Charity's vision, and will work with us to make a huge difference to local marginalised and vulnerable children and families.

​​We operate a standard 6 month probation for all of our roles. 

For this role success will be contingent on increasing the number of funding applications submitted and demonstrable positive fundraising outcomes.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore subject to an enhanced DBS certificate; this is a requirement of the DBS code of practice.

ORCA believe that everyone who cares about whales and dolphins can play an active role in safeguarding their future, and we are looking for an Individual Giving Manager to develop an individual giving focussed strategy that can help secure our conservation work for the future.

We are looking for a fundraiser with experience across a range of digital giving channels and has a keen understanding of different donor journeys and is able to create high quality, targeted communications aimed at a broad range of stakeholders.

The ability to manage digital channels such as social media, web content and CRM-led communications is essential, particularly for memberships/regular giving and donor recruitment and retention.

ORCA have set ambitious but achievable growth targets over the next three years of:

• 2026: £35,000 increase in individual giving income vs 2024

• 2027: £65,000 increase in individual giving income vs 2024

• 2028: £120,000 increase in individual giving income vs 2024

This is an opportunity to build on existing individual giving income streams and catapult ORCA into the next phase of it’s growth by providing a solid financial foundation for the future of our conservation work.

This role would particularly suit someone who is looking to take their first step into a senior fundraising management role within the conservation sector

You’ll be at home recruiting and interviewing new volunteers, pulling teams together, planning and strategising.  You've great people skills and a talent for bringing out the best in people, spotting their strengths, building up their confidence.  You’ll be supported by our Salesforce Manager and Content & Communications Lead and will work alongside colleagues heading up our services.  

We’re at the start of a new 5-year journey to create space for people who stammer – so we’re building our team.  This is a new role at STAMMA, so there is space to shape, create and shape volunteering at the start of our new strategy.  Now couldn’t be a better time to join.

We're embarking on a new strategy, fuelled by the National Lottery, which includes significantly expanding our volunteer operations which will be headed up with this new post.  We've already a team of over 30 brilliant volunteers.  Our services are central to what we do - so you'll be at the very heart of it all. Recruiting and supporting volunteers across the helpline, training and advocacy services, including supporting our amazing group leaders around the country. 

Essential Skills & Experience

-At least 3 years’ experience of volunteer management

-Understanding of the laws and regulations around volunteering.

-Experience of recruitment, managing volunteering shifts, supervision and monitoring.

-Thorough understanding of safeguarding practices and issues.

-Experience of presenting to groups of people and facilitating discussion and initiatives and coaching individuals.

-Strong writing and presentation skills.

-Experience of working within voluntary sector.

Desirable

-Experience of organising volunteer events.

-Experience of working with local volunteer groups or networks.

-Experience of using a CRM or volunteering management system.

-It would be great if you stammer, but not essential.

Soft Skills

-Leadership

-Empathetic

-Able to manage and prioritise a varied workload within deadline.

RESPONSIBILITIES

- Recruit and induct new volunteers to support our services, working with the Services Director and the Training & Outreach Lead.  Work with the service managers to review training and update training modules.

-Ensure there is appropriate training, support, supervision and acknowledgement for all volunteers and ensure recruitment and processes comply with the charity’s values & EDI requirements

-Research and write volunteer policies and procedures, including risk assessments.

-Support and recruit volunteer community leaders; work with them to aim for consistent quality across the groups experience and develop an online training programme for leaders, and longer term, put a funding case together to support a training weekend for community leaders.

-Keep records on which community groups are active and identify areas of need and feedback mechanisms.

-Work with Content & Communications Lead to produce regular mailings for volunteers and recruitment drives and promote volunteering through recruitment and publicity strategies and campaigns.

-Keep up to date with legislation and policy related to volunteering and make any necessary modifications to accommodate changes.

-Maintain the database of volunteers + ensure all volunteers are registered members.

-Manage budgets and resources, including the reimbursement of volunteer expenses.

If you think you fit the bill and can tick most of the boxes needed under the Job Spec, then do apply.  Please send Jacqueline Fitzsimmons:

1. A CV.

2. A cover letter of no more than 2 pages to explain why you want this job and how you fit the Job Spec, with particular attention to skills and experience. 

If you want to chat through the post first, email Jane Powell

One to one Zoom interviews will be held in the first instance with the CEO. Candidates will then be shortlisted for a panel interview via Zoom. 

1st panel interview Online, 18th March

2nd panel interview London, in person, 24th March

We are looking to recruit an energetic, proactive and relentlessly organised person to coordinate, manage and deliver the Sickle Cell Family Retreat. This is an educational and exciting holistic experience for around 30 families who have at least one child aged between 6 and 15 years old who lives with sickle cell disorder.

The 2025 Family retreat will take place from Friday 29th August to Sunday 31st August 2025 at Whitemoor Lakes near Lichfield. The post holder must be available on these dates and be willing to stay overnight.

The retreat takes around 200 hours to plan (including post-retreat wrap up and evaluation). Delivery, which is in addition to these hours, happens over three days.

This role involves overseeing and coordinating all aspects of the Family Retreat, from planning and logistics to on-the-ground management and post-event reporting. Responsibilities include managing the applications process to ensure a broad spread of  families are able to attend, retreat promotion and preparation, budgeting, coordinating volunteers, on-site management during the retreat, and evaluation and reporting.

The role centres on delivering a well-organised, safe, and impactful retreat experience for families, handling everything from planning to event weekend leadership and follow-up.  Full details are in the Job description and person specification

This is mainly a home based role, with occasional meetings in the London office (NW10), and a stay during the event on site at Whitemoor Lakes.

To Apply :

Complete an Application Form  and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form on our website. by Friday 28th February at 6pm

Interviews will take place on 17th March 2025 by Microsoft Teams.

About Tender

Tender is an arts charity working with children and young people to prevent domestic abuse and sexual violence through creative projects. Our programmes are safe, enjoyable, age-appropriate spaces where young people can engage with sensitive topics and “rehearse” for real-life scenarios. Participants are encouraged to be both consumers and producers of learning through script-work, role-play and creative media such as films and art. Throughout, we enable young people to explore their choices, rights and expectations in relationships and to recognise the early warning signs of abuse. 

Role Purpose

The main purposes of the Projects Coordinator role are to:

• Coordinate the delivery of Tender’s educational programmes to and for children and young people in schools and youth settings in East England (with an initial focus on Norfolk)
• Establish and maintain relationships with Tender’s internal and external stakeholders, including colleagues, workshop leaders, teachers/carers, delivery partners and other service professionals
• Monitor and evaluate the impact of Tender’s projects

Main responsibilities

Project delivery

• Coordinating the delivery of arts-based educational projects in and to schools and youth settings, including digital projects, to educate children and young people about healthy relationships
• Monitoring the progress of projects and working with the Programme Manager (East) to ensure projects are delivered to plan and on time
• Managing the distribution of relevant and appropriate materials and resources to project settings, workshop leaders and other partners involved in project delivery in the region to ensure high-quality project delivery
• Coordinating the evaluation of projects delivered in youth settings to ensure learnings from projects are assessed and shared
• Working with the Tender team to ensure effective and efficient use of time and resource during delivery

Relationships

• Supporting the Programme Manager (East) to establish and maintain relationships with youth settings to facilitate the delivery and success of educational projects
• Supporting the Programme Manager (East) to manage relationships with other stakeholders involved in the delivery of projects, including workshop leaders, youth leaders, partner organisations, and professional specialists, to ensure stakeholders remain engaged in and committed to the projects’ success
• Working with the Programme Manager (East) in managing communications for Tender’s projects, including building new relationships with youth settings
• Working with colleagues to manage information flows and communication to ensure knowledge of and learnings from projects are known and understood across Tender

Administration

• Logging, tracking and updating project management documentation (including project booking, securing contracts, carrying out risk assessments) to facilitate transparency of decision-making and accuracy of reporting
• Following monitoring and evaluation procedures to ensure the results of projects are recorded accurately and in a timely manner using specified systems, including Salesforce and SharePoint
• Participating in training and other learning activities to develop relevant professional skills and knowledge
• Undertaking any other reasonable duties commensurate with the grade and competencies required of the post requested by the line management

• Financial Controller
• £65,000
• Hybrid/London 2 days per week

Financial Controller required for a well known fundraising, research and lobbying charity in central London. Reporting to the Director of Finance, the Financial Controller will lead the financial accounting activities for the organisation.

This will include; supporting the financial strategy for the charity, leading the team through year end, including preparation of the financial statements, audit process, liaison with the auditors, manage cashflow, oversee the financial operations (including AP/AR, general ledger and billing), develop systems and processes (SUN) as well as ensuring robust internal controls/risk management strategy.

In order to be successful in the role, we are looking for a formally qualified accountant with the relevant technical experience of charity accounting principles who can prepare timely and accurate charity accounts inline with SORP. You will be confident working in a complex organisation who has a variety of income streams, and enjoy a comprehensive leadership role.

Excellent benefits include 30 days holiday, EAP, life insurance, and flexible/hybrid working arrangements. 2 days a week will be required in their central London office.

The Destitution Project (DP) is a dynamic and well-respected charity at the forefront of refugee and asylum seeker support in Bolton, Greater Manchester.  Proud recipient of the 2020 Queen's Award for Voluntary Service!  As DP’s Operations and Development Manager, you will provide overall leadership and management for the drop in and casework operations, staff and volunteers. This will include attending and being responsible for oversight at the Wednesday Drop-in and liaising with service providers and partner organisations.

Our Wednesday Drop-in offers a safe, welcoming space for people to meet and mix.  We provide a hot meal; food parcels for asylum seekers; clothing and household goods and much more.  Our Casework Service provides information and support face to face at the Drop-in and remotely through the week to first time applicants; refugees newly granted Leave to Remain and refused asylum seekers.

Our service is delivered by a passionately committed team of three staff members (part-time) and a volunteer core of thirty including 6 trustees. A few of the Team have been with the Project since its foundation as an independent charity in 2015; others have joined along the way, some having initially come to DP as service users themselves.  People with lived experience are central to everything we do, not just as service users, but as staff, volunteers and trustees.

You will work closely with DP’s Trustees and the DP Coordinating Committee to ensure smooth service delivery; develop and implement DP’s long-term strategic plans and, via consultation and feedback, build resilient services and activities that meet service users’ needs and help enhance the local community.  This will include building relationships in the community and representing DP at events and via external networks.

You will have experience of:

• Managing and supervising the work of teams and individuals.

• Decision-making in a wide range of situations including where risk management and safeguarding are considerations.

• Managing competing interests within the workplace.

• Understanding the circumstances and needs of refugees, asylum-seekers and vulnerable migrants.

The skills and attributes you will bring to DP:

• A creative, flexible, problem-solving approach

• Good communication (with a sense of humour)

• Able to reflect and learn from experience,

• Respectful of staff and volunteer knowledge and experience

• Commitment to working in a manner, which promotes diversity and equity ensuring that everyone is treated with respect and dignity.

About Us

Stonebridge City Farm is much more than just an inner-city farm. While we are indeed a beloved destination for local families—offering an array of animals, gardens, a vibrant play area, cozy café and a unique shop—we pride ourselves on being a vital community hub, free from the burden of an entrance fee. 

About You

As our ideal candidate you’ll bring a wealth of strategic and organisational leadership experience, having worked closely with boards, a variety of stakeholder groups, and people from diverse backgrounds and circumstances. Your strong communication skills and passionate advocacy for the charity’s mission will be key to our continued success. Equally important are your business acumen, financial awareness, and creativity in identifying new opportunities for collaborative working and funding partnerships.

The Role

The Chief Executive Officer is responsible for the leadership of Stonebridge City Farm in pursuit of its charitable and financial objectives, ensuring that strategic and operational plans are developed and implemeted.

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