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Family Support Worker (School Practitioner)
Location: Education Diversity, Blackpool
Hours: 35 hours per week, term time + 4 weeks
Salary: £24,271 - £27,020
Closing date: 28 October 2024
Interview dates: 30 October 2024
This is a permanent position.
Our mission at School-Home Support is simple. We get children and young people back in school ready to learn, whatever it takes. Is this a mission for you? Yes? Then read on.
We are looking for a Family Support Worker to join our team and to make a difference in children's lives every single day. As the Family Support Worker, you will work directly with families, in partnership with school staff to help improve attendance, punctuality and engagements in learning. You will also deliver a programme of casework to promote and improve educational outcomes for the children and their families we support.
You will have excellent relationship building and communications skills with a proven ability to communicate with a wide group of people. This is an exciting role and vital to our success in achieving our goals.
You’ll have previous experience of:
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providing expert pastoral support
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working and engaging with parents, carers or guardians, children or individuals through individual and/or group-based support
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working in an educational or outreach environment
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working effectively with social and emotional factors affecting a child’s capacity to learn
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working with families from diverse communities
Please see the job description and person specification attached to this advert.
To apply for the role please click apply and complete the application form by 28 October 2024.
We are committed to maximising staff wellbeing and creating an inclusive, safe environment where everyone feels comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work. To find out more about our current initiatives and offerings, please view our EDI & Wellbeing initiatives document which you can find attached to this advert.
As an employer we offer:
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Perkbox membership
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Employee assistance programme
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Life assurance
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Pension scheme
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
School-Home Support takes very seriously the duty of care to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and is committed to ensuring that our safeguarding practice reflects statutory responsibilities, government guidance and complies with best practice. Our safeguarding policy recognises that the welfare and interests of children are paramount in all circumstances. All roles within schools at SHS are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The Junction is an out of hours service, open 365 evenings a year, to support and assist individuals experiencing a mental health concern. The aim is to alleviate the need for people in the Swindon locality to access A&E acute mental health services and primary care GP services unnecessarily by managing the presenting symptoms/mental health crisis along with the triggers and context for that crisis.
As an Acute Mental Health Practitioner, you will be providing a preventative, person centred approach to people accessing the service who may be experiencing a mental health crisis.
The service is open from 4PM-11PM, 365 days a year so this position will include some weekends and bank holidays.
What You'll Do:
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Innovation and Empowerment: Channel your passion into providing evidence-based interventions, elevating the mental health and emotional well-being of the people we serve, while opening doors to life's possibilities.
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Effective Partnerships: Ensure effective and appropriate communication with all individuals, staff, community agencies and partner organisations.
Why Join Us:
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Impact Matters: Join a team where your work directly transforms lives and contributes to a healthier community.
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Personal Growth: We offer professional development opportunities that will enrich your career and help shape the future of mental health services in Swindon.
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Collaborative Culture: Work alongside like-minded individuals who share your passion for making a meaningful impact.
Together, we can build a brighter, healthier future for Swindon. Your leadership can make all the difference.
We provide advice and support to empower anyone in our local communities experiencing a mental health problem.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About Reall
Reall’s vision is housing markets that work for people, prosperity and planet. Reall is improving the lives of under-served households in African and Asian cities by building and increasing access to green resilient homes. We create the conditions for families to secure their own homes. Globally, there are 1.2 billion people without somewhere decent to call home. Working across our priority markets, including Kenya, Nigeria, India, Pakistan and beyond, Reall has a commercially and environmentally viable solution that drives macroeconomic development and catalyses pathways to net zero.
We have been pioneers and thought leaders in the global affordable housing space for more than 30 years and to date we have improved the lives of over three million people, created over 200,000 jobs, brought clean water to half a million people and delivered sustainable sanitation to over a million.
The Role
This role will lead on the production of monthly management accounts and other financial reports in relation to projects and programmes, assisting in the preparation of annual budgets as well as the maintenance and development of systems to deliver the most effective finance support to the organisation.
To be successful in this role, you will need:
- An ability to work in a complex finance role, with strong technical knowledge of statutory, management and financial accounting.
- Experience in providing variance analysis of actual spend against budget and forecast to assist with financial planning.
- Experience in month end processes, cash flow reconciliation, accruals and reconciliation of the purchase ledger
- Experience of working in foreign currencies.
- Excellent financial analysis skills & attention to detail.
- Ability to evaluate, analyse and improve financial systems and processes.
Why work at Reall?
With a modest UK-based team, Reall is an organisation driven by efficiency, with significant ambition and a track record of success.
Our internal operations are underpinned by a culture of psychological safety, promoting trust, curiosity, and confidence. This means that staff feel secure to speak their minds, tackle challenges creatively, and can never be described as risk averse.
A committed investor in its staff, Reall promotes an environment of conscious diversity in all its forms. You’ll be joining a high-performing, cohesive team with its sights firmly on global impact.
Reall is committed to equality and diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We positively encourage applications from those who are suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion, or belief, as Reall believes a diverse and inclusive workforce is vital for our organisation and will lead to greater results and enhance our way of working.
What We Offer
In return for your skills and experience, we offer:
- A competitive salary and total reward package
- 33 days' annual leave plus an additional day off on your birthday. Increasing by 1 day every year for every year of service
- A comprehensive benefits package including an enhanced Pension offering, including death in service coverage along with a generous Maternity and Shared Parental Leave provision
- Access to a Reward portal, which provides high street discounts and a cashback reward scheme in popular online and retail outlets.
- A dynamic and supportive work environment including on-site health and well-being support through access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential support to colleagues. Along with access to funded training and further career development.
- More details are available in job description and person specification, which are available by clicking through as you apply for this role.
Salary – £35,000 - £40,000 per annum dependent on experience
Working hours – Normal office hours are 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday. We are open to flexible working patterns subject to the objectives and outcomes of the role being met. We are currently working hybrid with blended office and homeworking with the ability to work up to three days from home most weeks.
The closing date for applications for is 3rd November 2024
Please note that you must have the right to live and work in the UK to be eligible to apply for this role.
If you would like further information please contact us through the recruitment portal with your questions or contact details and a member of our team will contact you.
About us
FSRH believes that access to quality sexual and reproductive healthcare is a fundamental right. This is why we are working together with our 14,000 members and partners to shape better sexual and reproductive health for all.
The Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH) is the leader in the field of sexual and reproductive healthcare, and we are the voice for healthcare professionals working at the frontline of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (SRH) in a range of settings in the community and primary care. Our members include SRH specialists, GPs, nurses, midwives and pharmacists.
Can you help us?
This role plays an integral part in helping produce and develop the outputs of the External Affairs team, while advising on FSRH strategic issues where appropriate. The activity of the role is focussed on the management of FSRH’s external-facing media and social media functions, whilst playing a key role in communicating FSRH’s advocacy ambitions. The role also works with other internal Departments to develop and execute internal and corporate communications.
This role will also benefit from working closely with a Senior Media Consultant who will help upskill the role during 2024/25, providing an excellent learning opportunity.
Are you an experienced media practitioner who is passionate about bringing healthcare rights to the fore of public opinion?
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual with an interest in healthcare policy and a passion for improving society. A background in PR, social and other media disciplines is highly desirable. Excellent writing skills are essential, as is a broad understanding of communications techniques to engage policy makers and the general public around the issues that clinicians and the public alike face.
How to apply
If you are interested in applying, please send your CV and a covering letter to the email address in the attached job description.
Deadline for applications is Monday 4th November 2024
Interviews are likely to take place w/c Mid November 2024.
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
We value diversity, promote equality and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.
NB: In order to fulfil this role you should be resident in the UK with a valid right to work; we are unable to sponsor people requiring a work visa.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Mission Administrator and Event Coordinator
Do you love organising events? Do you have the gift of administration? Would you like to join an international team that is making mission happen?
• Permanent, full-time 35 hours per week
• Based at CMS House, Oxford, with hybrid working available.
• Starting salary £26,495 with further salary advancement opportunity, with a generous pension contribution: up to 15 per cent employer contribution on annual salary.
We welcome applications from everyone. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from minority groups as they are currently underrepresented within our organisation at this level. All appointments are made on merit of skill, experience and potential as laid down in the job description and person specification.
Your role
We are looking for a proactive, dynamic person who can effectively support a talented, diverse, international team and support the Mission Director, and the rest of the team, in the implementation of CMS mission strategy.
The organisation you’ll be joining
Church Mission Society is comprised of people who are passionate about mission and fired up about helping people follow Jesus. For over 200 years CMS has been at the forefront of global mission, living out the gospel of Jesus, seeing lives changed and communities transformed. If you join CMS you will find an organisation that has been reinvigorated with a fresh vision to make disciples of Jesus among people at the edges, both in the UK and around the world.
What you’ll need to succeed
You will have further education qualifications in administration and office management and further education qualifications in event management or relevant experience in similar working environment.
It is also a requirement for this post holder to be a practising Christian committed to the aims and values of CMS.
Further details can be found in the job description and person specification available to download on the CMS website.
Our commitment to you
Our core values of being pioneering, relational, faithful and evangelistic are integral to everything we do, and we work hard to ensure that every member of staff is valued, supported and encouraged to continually learn and develop their skills.
Closing date
We must get your application by midnight on Sunday 6 October 2024.
Interviews are planned to be held on Wednesday 16 October 2024 at CMS House, Oxford
To apply
Please send your application form and CV by post to HR Team, Church Mission Society, Watlington Road, Oxford OX4 6BZ. CVs will only be considered when sent with a completed application form, which is available to download from our website.
Candidates for all UK roles must already be eligible to work in the UK, with a valid visa and work permit if required.
As a member of the Inter-agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, CMS has committed to systematically check with previous employers from the last five years for any ‘SEAH’ (Sexual Exploitation, Abuse or Harassment) issues relating to all potential new hires.
People at the edges are at the centre of God’s story. Join our global movement as we follow Jesus to the edges together.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Do have experience leading a team? Join our charity to help us work towards our mission and make a difference!
- Permanent full-time contract
- Average of 37.5 hours per week - Typically set hours each week, with some flexibility around school holidays. Weekly hours may fluctuate throughout the year according to business needs.
- Circa £28.858 per annum + excellent benefits – including life assurance and a health cash plan, see the full list below.
- Your new place of work is in a beautiful location, be surrounded by nature on your lunchbreak.
Love where you work!
Established in 1943, our network of Learning Locations provides day and residential outdoor education courses for all ages. We aim to create outstanding opportunities for everyone to learn about nature.
We value each of our team members and understand that every role is vital to deliver our mission, so, we provide great benefits* to reward and support you while you work with us.
What you’ll be doing
This role effectively manages sales and administration of group bookings for our day centres and projects.
You will lead and manage the administration and customer relations team to ensure excellent administration, sales, financial management and communication for both internal and external customers.
Providing a high level of customer service is vital to this position to help ensure that our customers are keen to return to our centres year on year. You will also be responsible for meeting various targets related to re-bookings and invoicing, so you’ll understand how to motivate your team to achieve desired results.
Attending staff meetings as well as Field Studies Council internal and external training will be required, sometimes this may involve travel to other learning locations with the occasional overnight stay.
Please refer to the vacancy pack on our website for further information on the full responsibilities of this position.
Where you’ll be based
Field Studies Council Epping Forest is situated in the heart of Epping Forest, an area of around 2,400 hectares of wood-pasture stretching from Manor Park in East London to just north of Epping in Essex. Two thirds of the Forest have been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and a Special Area of Conservation (SAC).
Our purpose built, fully accessible centre has six classrooms, and associated facilities, with direct access into our teaching sites which include woodland, grassland, heath, and river.
Who we’re looking for
You will have experience of working in a senior administrative role and will have successfully managed staff to achieve high results in the past. In addition, we need you to have:
- A great work ethic where aptitude and attitude are key
- A natural pride in the work you produce
- A flexible and adaptive approach able to perform using your own initiative both independently and as a team player
- A professional manner in all that you do
- An empathy with the aims and objectives of Field Studies Council
- A committed and proactive approach to personal development; motivated to learn new skills and overcome new challenges
Sound like the role for you? Come and be part of the team! We look forward to your application.
* Your benefits whilst working with us will include:
- Financial - We offer competitive salaries, sick pay, pension schemes, life assurance, 28 days annual holiday entitlement plus bank holidays and a further 2 extra loyalty days dependent on length of service.
- Health and Wellbeing - Eligible employees are automatically provided with a Health Cash Plan which you can use to help pay for routine health appointments as well as give you the ability to seek second opinions from top doctors! We also provide our team members with access to a 24hr Counselling Helpline Service.
- Discounts – When you join the team you are also enrolled into our reward programme which gives you discounts on your favourite brands and opportunities to earn cash back on everyday purchases!
- Additional benefits - We endeavour to offer flexible working options where roles permit and are committed to providing our employees with appropriate quality learning and development opportunities.
The closing date for receipt of your completed application is 11 October 2024
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we’re in receipt of sufficient applications. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.
Interviews are scheduled to take place at Field Studies Council Epping Forest in the week commencing 21 October 2024
Shortlisted applicants will be contacted by email.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Prospectus is delighted to be partnering with the Institute for Government for the recruitment of it’s HR Manager. The Institute for Government (IfG) is the UK’s leading independent think tank working to make government more effective. Through in-depth analysis, expert commentary and influential public events we explore how government works – and how it can work better.
As part of the IfG team, you would have the opportunity to make a real impact in the world of government and politics, working in a fun, stimulating and challenging environment at the heart of Westminster. A busy and often fast-paced environment, but wellbeing is very important at the IfG and a friendly, supportive workplace culture is fostered well.
The HR Manager role is a newly created position. We are searching for an experienced HR professional who is excited by the opportunity to make a role their own. EDI is vitally important to IfG, in their own environment, and to the work they embrace in the public realm. You will be managing recruitment and on boarding, as such, comfort in transactional recruitment is important, but crucially also understanding the data behind the work, and having an interest and strength in reporting this information will be highly valued. You will also be required to present HR related matters at board level.
This position is hybrid, working 3 days per week in the Westminster office, although for those who like to work full time in the office, this is also possible.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy, maternity. If you have any disability and require reasonable adjustments to any part of the process then please contact Catherine Bunting at Prospectus.
In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will arrange for a meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply with a cover letter. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.
Harris Hill has an exciting opening for a Senior Trust Fundraising Officer, for 10-11 months, covering maternity leave for an international animal welfare charity.
This role pays £34500pa prro rota, has a 34.5hour week, with 26 days annual leave, pro rota. It is also a hybrid role with 1 day per month in the London office.
In this role, you will work to maximise income generated from charitable trusts, foundations, multilateral and statutory sources, by producing compelling applications, proposals, mailings, in-depth research profiles and feedback reports, and by providing exemplary stewardship. This role will suit an outstanding team player, who can work collaboratively and autonomously.
Experience:
Experience of working in a fundraising role or equivalent, with a track record of developing and maintaining strong and effective relationships with donors, potential supporters and other stakeholders.
Experience of trust and/or statutory/multilateral fundraising and delivering income against targets.
Experience of understanding complex information and finances, and conveying it in concise and persuasive applications to trusts and statutory funders.
Experience of producing high-quality and compelling approaches, proposals, reports and presentations.
Experience of delivering income against targets.
Experience of prospect research techniques, and using research to suggest suitable projects/areas of interest/building a long term relationship.
Experience of working with databases, preferably Raiser’s Edge, understanding data selections and the nuance of data.
If you would like to hear more about this opportunity, please apply for further details.
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MLC Partners are seeking experienced Accounts Receivable Managers within the higher education sector, for a 6month fixed term contract - with the strong potential of going permanent. Reporting directing into the assistant Director of Finance, this role will be repsonsible for the Accounts Recievable function. Whilst having a strong focus on transactional processing, you'll also be repsonsible for driving continuous improvements to systems and processes.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage the credit control process and ensure all tuition and debts owed are managed.
- Ensuring the tuition fee transactions updates and monthly reconcilliation of key accounts are completed and financial controls and proceses are ahdered to.
- Stakeholder engagement with other university departments and external debt collection agencies.
- Hands on position, responsible for managing a junior AR officer.
Skills required:
- Previous experience of working and supervising in an Accounts Receivable function.
- Experience in a similar role/strong knowledge of tuition fees and debt recovery within the higher education sector.
- Ability to explain financial policies and procedures to non-finance colleagues.
- A knowledge of what 'good looks like', and an ability to enforce continuous improvements across the board.
- Hybrid working in Central London.
If you possess the above skillset and this role sounds desirable to you, please apply now as applicants are under constant review, and the job may be filled before this ad expires. For any additional questions, please reach out to Annabelle at MLC Partners.
Are you an experienced professional with a strong background in programme management and leadership, eager to oversee an ambitious initiative that assesses how aid organizations are meeting their commitments to people in crisis? Do you want to contribute to improving collective accountability in the humanitarian sector ? If so, we would love to hear from you.
- Time commitment: This is envisaged as a full-time role, 80% will be considered for the right candidate. The current funding for this post is for three years. It is anticipated this person would help raise additional funds for the continued development of this approach.
- Location: London preferred. Geneva could also be considered. Possibility for other locations if hosted by a CHS Alliance member. Location is determined by the candidates right to work in that country.
- Salary: Between 48685-55’640 GBP, adjusted for other locations
- Start Date: As soon as possible, no later than January 2025
Join the CHS Alliance as Programme Manager !!
This is a new role for the CHS Alliance which will oversee the delivery of an ambitious new approach to assess how aid organisations are meeting their commitments to people in crisis. The CHS LOCALED initiative is initially supported by USAID BHA with a three-year programme covering four countries. It compares community views of the aid response with how organisations assisting them are meeting their CHS Commitments, providing a comprehensive picture of aid effectiveness in specific humanitarian responses.
The Programme Manager – Collective accountability for affected people, is a senior role which will oversee a diverse and multifaceted programme. It will require strong coordination skills to liaise with many of the CHS Alliance members, partners and secretariat team functions. The role demands someone who thrives on overseeing competing demands, is an excellent, clear and diplomatic communicator, and sees the potential for innovation and adaption based on learning. This role will work collaboratively with the Senior Advisor for Policy & Outreach, who will provide technical and representational leadership for the programme
Passionate about nonprofit and humanitarian work? Here’s your chance to make an impact!
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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I’m partnering with an international animal charity, to find their new Digital Fundraising and Marketing Manager, where you will maximise income generation and support using digital channels, and provide an outstanding experience to supporters and potential supporters of the charity. In this remote based role (with ad-hoc travel to London), you will develop online campaigns and deliver digital projects.
The Digital Fundraising and Marketing Manager will work closely with a Digital Engagement Manager and Head of Marketing of Digital.
If you have the following experience, I’d love to hear from you;
- Developing, implementing and optimising multi-channel digital strategies the drive online visibility, using platforms such as web, email, organic social and paid media.
- Developing, implementing and optimising multi-channel digital campaigns to target audiences, enhancing brand awareness and driving new leads.
- Creating compelling digital content
- Implementing SEO strategies
- Managing web agencies
If you want to use your knowledge of successful strategies and approaches to using digital marketing to maximise income generation and donor stewardship, with a forward-thinking, growing organisation, I’d love to hear from you!
- Salary £40,000
- 26 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
- Flexible working styles
- Remote based with travel to London head office 1-2 times a month when required
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, please get in touch for more information today!
As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.
Young People Support Worker (Floating)
We have a new role available for a Young People Support Worker to join Depaul UK to ensure that every client leaves a Depaul service with the skills and resilience to be confident and self-determining in their lives.
Position: Young People Support Worker (Floating)
Location: Cheshire West and Chester
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full Time (37.5hrs) & Part-Time (18.75hrs) available
Salary: £24,136 Per Annum (FTE) plus pension and other benefits
Closing Date: Sunday 20th October 2024
About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to join Depaul UK to help us develop our Step Forward (Floating Support) services in Cheshire West and Chester.
The Step Forward (Floating Support) service provides tailored support to young people aged 15-19 with care experience, to prepare for and transition into independent living in their own tenancy. The worker will hold a caseload and will support young people in working towards their goals which will lead to further independence.
Support will take place in young people’s accommodation and out in the community. The post will involve working closely with the allocated social worker and the Leaving Care Team, as well as local organisations, statutory services, and support agencies, to achieve the best possible outcomes for the young people we support. This service will be based alongside our accommodation service which provides Semi-Independent Accommodation for 16 and 17 year old young people who are leaving care.
Key responsibilities include:
· To complete a full assessment of each young person’s strengths, needs and goals to develop a holistic and strengths-based support plan and tailored programme of support.
· Provide a programme of support with young people to cover accommodation needs,
· independent living skills, support with education, employment and learning and social and emotional issues.
· To support young people aged 15+ to prepare for independent living and develop necessary skills.
· To understand and support young people using a trauma-informed approach,
· awareness and understanding of adverse childhood approaches and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)
· Where young people have moved into accommodation the worker will provide support through a programme of regular visits. These may include support and advice or more structured life-skills training as required.
· Help young people to apply for benefits, complete relevant application forms, train to learn budgeting skills and managing money, including support to prioritise and pay bills and rent.
· Actively support young people to stay in or enter suitable education, employment and training.
· Support young people to access and liaise with health services, including mental health services, drug and alcohol support services and counselling referrals.
About You
You will need to have the following skills and experience:
· Able to work on own initiative but at same time able to exercise sound judgement in knowing when to consult with peers and clients to meet the service KPI’s
· A clear understanding and ability to implement risk management, information sharing and data security arrangements.
· Awareness of and commitment to equal opportunity and diversity practice.
· Ability to promote and implement diversity practices and policies and treat colleagues and clients fairly.
· Experience in helping Young People with setting up benefits, developing independent living skills and maintaining their accommodation
· Experience working with young people who may have complex needs such as mental health issues, drug and alcohol misuse, domestic abuse and offending behaviour.
In return for working here, you will receive:
· A comprehensive training package tailored to your needs and role
· Flexible working model for suitable roles
· 26 days annual leave rising to 30 after five years of service
· Family-friendly leave policies including - maternity, adoption and parental leave and Carers leave.
· Auto-enrolment to pension scheme employer from day 1 with employer contribution up to 7% and increasing with service
· Employee Assistance Programme and access to the app – 24/7 GP appointments, prescription service, health checks and nutrition advice.
· Discount vouchers including gym, retail, food & drink, travel, electricals and more.
· Cash benefit plan for you and your partner (living with you) and children under 18 including covering Dental, Optical, Hospital Stays, Scans and More
· Death in service (4x Base salary)
· Legal Advice line
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: Support Worker, Peer Support, Project Manager, Care Caseworker, Youth Project Coordinator, Youth Caseworker, Care Worker, Health Care Assistant, Support Worker, Nurses, Social Care Worker, Care Assistant, #INDNFP
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
We are seeking an individual with strong HR administration skills to join our team in the role of HR Executive and support our mission to end homelessness. We recognise that our people are integral to achieving this mission and wish to ensure that Social Bite is a challenging, supportive, rewarding and fun place for all our employees to work and develop in.
What you’ll be doing:
With a focus on HR, this will involve:
· Managing the employee life cycle, including recruitment, induction, performance, development and departures.
· Developing people systems, process and practices that support our culture and strategic objectives.
· Implementing and managing a new HR system incorporating all employee records, data and attendance management.
· Working closely with the Director of Finance & Risk and the Managing Director to develop and implement a People Strategy & Plan.
· Supporting people managers and providing guidance.
· Establishing reporting measures and identifying trends.
· Compliance with legislation and adherence to best practice.
Why join us?
· Impact: your work will empower people experiencing homelessness to transform their own lives through our key pillars of providing homes, jobs, food and support.
· Culture: you’ll be part of a supportive and dynamic team in an entrepreneurial organisation that values your unique take on how to achieve our goals.
· Growth: opportunities to work on exciting projects and learn, grow, and shine in a role that’s as rewarding as it is challenging.
· Perks: competitive salary, flexible working hours, and benefits including:
o 32 days paid annual leave
o Staff discount at Social Bite Coffee Shops
o Reward Hub (discounted gym, restaurants, shop partnerships)
o Enhanced sick pay
o Cycle to work scheme
o Employee Assistance Programme
o Reflective Practice
o Values Superstars rewards
Application process: please send a CV and cover message. Your cover message should give us a sense of who you and help us understand why you’re a good fit for this role. It could be a letter (up to 500 words), a video or voice note (up to four minutes), or something else. Ultimately it’s what you are comfortable with. Note – applications without a supporting message will not be considered.
Recruitment process:
We believe the right recruitment process is one that allows both of us to learn about the other, to ensure that we both make the right decision. The right candidate will fit well within Social Bite and understand and believe in our values and what we are trying to achieve.
There will be a two-stage process (with possibly an initial telephone/teams call) allowing you to meet with Peter Kerr, the Finance & Risk Director, along with colleagues.
As this role is one that replaces an existing, we are keen to recruit as soon as possible, so all applications will be considered as they are received and interviews scheduled on a rolling basis, therefore early applications for this role are encouraged.
Location: Homebased in the North West of England - Lancashire · Cumbria · Manchester
This is an excellent opportunity to join a small team of dedicated staff that provide a specialist service to service leavers and their families.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and passionate mentor coordinator to join our mentoring service, with the ability to manage and support SSAFA beneficiaries and volunteer mentors.
You will act as an operational point of contact for your area of responsibility, coordinating, managing and recording the work of all your volunteer mentors. You will conduct specialist needs assessments for potential beneficiaries, then monitor, support and review the mentoring relationships which will involve regular engagement with the volunteers. You will also be tasked with briefing, presenting, and coordinating the engagement of key stake holders in your area of responsibility.
This role is home based with extensive travel across the areas within the North West.
About the team
You will join a small, well-established and dedicated team who together cover the whole of the UK. With regular team meetings and a variety of communication mediums you will be given ongoing support, training and mentoring throughout. We are a remote team and well connected to all colleagues. This supports and drives our determination and success.
About you
We are looking for an exceptional candidate, who thrives on challenge. A determined, highly motivated individual who can build relationships and reputation, and communicate effectively across the region whilst working from home. To carry out this role successfully you will be able to work as part of a team, whilst being self-motivated to work independently. Ideally you will have experience of managing a large geographic area. Excellent communication and IT skills and a good understanding of MS Office 365 including databases are a must. Volunteer/ people management would be beneficial whilst a willingness to learn and a passion for making a difference is essential.
Knowledge of the Armed Forces and Ex-Forces community would be an advantage but is not essential.
About SSAFA
SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity is a trusted source of support for the Armed Forces community in their time of need. In 2023 our trained teams of volunteers and employees helped more than 53,000 people, including veterans, serving personnel (regulars and reserves) and their families.
SSAFA understands that behind every uniform is a person. And we are here for that person and their family, any time they need us and in any way they need us.
Diversity and Inclusion at SSAFA
SSAFA exists to support a diverse range of beneficiaries within the armed forces community, and we believe diversity within our teams is key to ensuring we can deliver our services effectively. We thrive on differences and believe it is critical to our success as a worldwide charity. SSAFA is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We therefore encourage applications from all genders, races, religions, ages and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with disabilities, and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our business.
SSAFA is committed to using the Disclosure & Barring Service to ensure we, as an employer, safeguard those we serve.
No agencies please. Any unsolicited submissions from agencies will be accepted as a direct application from the candidate and no fees will be payable.
Closing date: Midnight on 16 October 2024 SSAFA reserves the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Interviews: TBC
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Mind BLMK works across our communities to support positive mental health and wellbeing. Working closely with a range of partners, we offer a number of activities from our wellbeing centres and local venues to make a difference to the mental health and wellbeing of people in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes, and our aim is to make sure that no-one has to face a mental health problem alone.
Crisis Recovery Worker (Mental Health Liaison Team)
Post no: 613
Salary: £24,088 per annum (£11,881.24 actual)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 18.25 hours, 3 days worked flexibly across Monday – Sunday (4:00pm – 10:00pm)
Location: Milton Keynes
This role is an exciting opportunity to work alongside the Mental Health Liaison Team at Milton Keynes University Hospital to support individuals presenting on hospital wards with a mental health crisis and deliver one-to-one crisis focused support, whilst also supporting them to access the Crisis Café, other Mind BLMK services or other external services within their local community.
Working alongside the Mental Health Liaison Team at Milton Keynes University Hospital the Crisis Recovery Worker will support individuals presenting on hospital wards with a mental health crisis in the evenings/weekends and deliver one-to-one crisis focused support.
Service Delivery
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Effectively and thoroughly assess levels of risk for people accessing the service.
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Take a holistic approach based on the individuals needs and enable individuals to explore the situation affecting their mental health and wellbeing and support them to access the Crisis Café, other Mind BLMK services or other external services within their local community.
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Work with individuals to co-produce a safety plan to address their crisis, based on the persons situation, coping strategies and mechanisms in place.
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Work in an agile between other Mind BLMK services including Milton Keynes Crisis Café, Milton Keynes Young Person’s Sanctuary, 111 option mental health and cover where needed.
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Bring the expertise and value of voluntary sector to the statutory environment and work in a collaborative and blended way.
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Bring a pioneering spirit to the role and a willingness to work on a new, innovative project.Carry out health and safety responsibilities as directed by Managers in line with Mind BLMK’s H&S policies, procedures, and guidance (risk assessments, reviews, reporting, safeguarding, incidents/accidents, premises).
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Identify and build good working relationships with the CNWL, community groups, relevant services and activities for partnership work and signposting.
Entitlements/benefits:
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25 days (pro rata) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays (pro rata)
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Auto-enrolment NEST pension scheme (employer contributes 3%, employee contributes 5%)
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Optional Health Plan
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Discounts available through Blue Light Card & Tickets for Good
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In-house and external Learning and Development as appropriate for the role.
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Flexible Working On request (in line with Mind BLMK policy on Right to Request Flexible Working)
If you have a passion for working in mental health and possess the required skills, we would love to hear from you.
Closedown: 5pm on Wednesday 16th October 2024
Interview: TBC
Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert early if enough suitable applicants apply.
Start date: ASAP
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.
Mind BLMK has been committed to the Mindful Employer charter and the Disability Confident Employer Scheme since 2008.
Please note: Mind BLMK follows Safer Recruitment practices and we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. Therefore all our roles are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
No agencies please.