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Role: Digital Marketing Manager

Reporting to: Head of Marketing

Salary: Up to 35K + Working from home allowance

At Parentkind, we believe that the well-being of children is deeply intertwined with the active involvement and support of their parents. Our mission is to empower parents not only to be partners in their children's education but also to foster happy, healthy relationships that enable children to thrive in all aspects of their lives. As the leading voice for parents in the UK, Parentkind plays a crucial role in shaping educational policies and supporting families through comprehensive, impactful initiatives.

This is your chance to join our national charity while we are embarking on an exciting chapter, delivering new products and campaigns. As a result, we are looking for high-performing team players to join our fun and friendly marketing team.

As an advocate for parents, we are seeking an experienced Digital Marketing Manager that is motivated by community engagement and storytelling, to help us bring to life our brand, mission and impact.

You’ll be working across our audience spectrum including; our 12,500+ parent teacher association (PTA) membership base, those in a parenting role, and school leaders. You’ll work across a range of projects from building out our always on digital strategies, cross-channel community building and helping us reach for the stars on major campaigns and projects.

Main purpose and scope of role

To support and work in collaboration with the Head of Marketing to:

• Develop our digital marketing strategies and annual plans for all audiences across website, email and social
• Manage and develop our communities across email and social channels including content creation and community building/management
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to deliver engaging digital campaigns
• Manage and develop a Marketing & Communications Executive

Duties and key responsibilities

Strategy development and implementation:

• Develop and implement digital marketing strategies for website, email and social, that align with the charity’s goals
• Ensure effective online presence, drive website traffic, and grow our audience with PTA membership acquisition and email data
• Utilise a range of techniques including paid search, SEO, and PPC
• Conduct market research and analyse trends to identify new opportunities
• Set measurable goals that demonstrate improvement in marketing efforts

Social media management:

• Manage and develop our social communities including Facebook pages and groups, Instagram, X, LinkedIn and YouTube
• Launch and manage new channels, where relevant, such as TikTok, Threads etc. 
• Deliver an audience-led approach ensuring that community, connection and engagement is at the heart of our social activity
• Oversee the creation and distribution of relevant, original and high-quality content
• Conduct high-performing organic and paid for campaigns for both always-on and campaign activities
• Identify and manage appropriate content creators for key campaigns and activities

Email marketing:

• Create and manage email marketing campaigns, including newsletters, soluses, and transactional emails.
• Design and implement email marketing campaigns that are compelling and on-brand.
• Analyse email marketing metrics (open rates, click-through rates, conversions) and optimise campaigns based on performance
• Ensure email marketing strategies comply with current email marketing best practices and regulations

Collaboration: 

• Collaborate with our content marketing team to develop relevant, quality digital content across a range of formats for our audiences
• Work with our Content Marketing Manager to promote key content as well as helping to inform their cross-channel content strategy
• Support the PTA Membership team with suitable digital acquisition campaigns that will contribute to their new member acquisition goals
• Work with the wider Marketing and Fundraising teams to deliver fundraising campaigns with corporate partners
• Work with others across the organisation as well as independently to understand our key audiences so that the work delivered is audience-focussed

Analytics and reporting:

• Define key performance indicators (KPIs) for always on and campaign activities and monitor these regularly
• Compile monthly and specific campaign reports to showcase marketing performance
• Analyse reports and key metrics and optimise strategies and activities as needed 

Project management: 

• Lead on the delivery of digital campaigns
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritise effectively

 Continuous learning:

• Monitor effectiveness of our digital activity to ensure that we optimise our plans and activity in the future
• Stay informed of the latest trends, technologies and best practises so that Parentkind’s work is forward-thinking and impactful

General Responsibilities

• To ensure Data Protection procedures are followed at all times
• To keep abreast of relevant educational policy and legislation affecting our key audiences
• To be flexible within the remit of the post
• To undertake other duties as reasonably requested
• To be self-servicing
• To attend and participate in Parentkind’s performance, development and training programmes.
• To abide by organisational policies, codes of conduct and practices.
• To be responsible for the health, safety, welfare of self, other members of staff and visitors.

You’ll have

• 6+ years experience in digital marketing
• Demonstrable experience in planning, delivering, and optimising multi-channel organic and paid-for digital activity
• Social media management and community building experience
• Experience in leading digital campaigns 
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with diverse internal and external stakeholders at all levels
• Excellent written communication skills with strong attention to detail 

You’ll get

• To join a fast-moving charity with an exciting future
• Remote working full-time with a great online team culture
• 25 days holiday in addition to UK public holidays.
• Benefits such as 4 x Death in service, two years of 75% income protection for long term illness, free private online/telephone GP appointments

How to apply

A job description is attached to this listing.

To apply, please submit a CV and cover letter through CharityJob, outlining your motivations for applying for the role and how you meet the Person Specifications.

The deadline for receipt of applications is 9am on Tuesday 16th July.We are keen to not lose amazing candidates through a lengthy process and so will interview on an ongoing basis and may appoint before the deadline.  Please apply or indicate your interest as soon as practical.

More about Parentkind

Parentkind is the national voice of parents and the largest federated charity of its kind.  As a 68-year-old charity, we have helped parent groups raise billions in support of their children's schools.  Parentkind's membership of 13,000 parent teacher associations deliver tens of thousands of events and opportunities at around half of all primary schools and a quarter of secondary schools each year.  

Parentkind delivers the National Parent Survey, The National PTA Awards, The PTAextra termly magazine, 'Be School Ready' (a publication that reaches 1 in 6 families with children starting school each year), and more.  

The charity's impact is significant, and our work ensures that parent and carer voices are heard at a local, regional, and national level.

This job description may be amended from time to time and does not form part of the Employment contract.

Please note that this role will require you to have the legal right to work within the UK.

Prisoners Abroad is a unique UK-based human rights and welfare charity providing advice and support to people affected by overseas imprisonment. We help British people during their incarceration, when they return to the UK and need support to resettle and reintegrate, and we also support their family and friends throughout the trauma.

It doesn’t matter to us the reasons people find themselves in need of our support – and we never judge. Our range of support makes sure they survive, mentally and physically, so that they can face the future with hope.

This is an exciting time to join our friendly, caring prisoner and family team, who help people in prison overseas and their families throughout their time of imprisonment.

As a caseworker you will be the first point of contact for many people who want to use our services - some distressed because they’ve just found out their loved on is in prison, others wanting us to book a prison visit or those that want to talk about their situation.

You will provide practical information, advice and emotional support and liaise with British embassies and other authorities around the world to discuss cases and issues. 

You don’t need to have previous casework experience, but you must have a real empathy for our work, be an articulate, sensitive communicator, able to use your creative problem-solving skills, and be someone who will enjoy working in a small team to deliver and develop our services.

It is desirable if you can speak French to a standard that you are confident in making phone calls. A willingness to learn and work with initiative is essential, as is meticulous attention to detail.

This role is offered on a full-time, permanent basis. We offer 30 days’ annual leave a year in addition to bank holidays and a 6.5% employer contributory pension (minimum employee contribution of 1.5%) as well as a range of enhanced leave and as much tea and ground coffee as you can drink! We deliver our services from our purpose-built office that is located a 3-minute walk from Finsbury Park Station (zone 2) which is 10 minutes from Oxford Circus and serviced by the Thameslink, Victoria & Piccadilly lines.

For further details about Prisoners Abroad and this role, please read the job pack and if you would like to apply, please complete our online application form (link in the job pack).

Please note, due to the nature of the service, it is an occupational requirement that the post holder is female and the post is therefore exempt from the provisions of the Equality Act 2010 in terms of Schedule 9, Part 1, and Paragraph 1 of the Act.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are hiring a Recovery Worker to join our women's only refuge in Hove. The service supports 18 women with a trauma informed approach using a psychologically informed environment model to provide high quality, person centred support to all our residents. 

You will support with a range of frontline care and support activities within the service, in a varied role. You will work towards supporting residents/participants to achieve their desired goals/outcomes, and will ensure all residents/participants understand and have the right tools and resources for positive outcomes. You will also develop, participate in, and encourage residents/participants to participate in the running of activities, projects and events. There will be a focus on risk assessments and management, as well as housing and property management.

Shift Pattern: 37.5 hours per week on a rota. This may include shifts between Monday to Friday 10:00 - 18:00, 08:00 - 16:00 and 14:30 - 22:00. You will be based on site.

ABOUT YOU

We’re looking for someone with a genuine passion and felt purpose to help people, challenge stigma, and make a real difference to people’s lives!
We are looking for a team player, driven to provide high quality care and support to others, an effective communicator who is able to build rapport with others from various backgrounds. You will be compassionate, supportive, and empowering to others, whilst able to form effective, positive and motivational relationships.

What we are looking for:

• Please note, due to the nature of the service, it is an occupational requirement that the post holder is female and the post is therefore exempt from the provisions of the Equality Act 2010 in terms of Schedule 9, Part 1, and Paragraph 1 of the Act.
• IT Proficiency, ability to learn new software programs, basic Microsoft experience is required
• Experience of working with people of complex backgrounds
• Ability and willingness to show flexibility of working patterns, responding to the needs of the service and residents
• Understanding of the housing and social needs of people with multiple and complex needs
• Able to influence and negotiate positive outcomes with others

What we would like, but not essential:

• Appropriate qualification: NVQ/Diploma Level 2 in Health & Social Care/Community Justice, or professional equivalent
• Experience creating co-produced support plans and providing appropriate interventions for service user and liaising with other professionals
• Experience in providing housing support and practical assistance within a residential or outreach support role
• Previous experience in a similar organisation/industry/role

Further details of the responsibilities and key criteria can be found in the JDPS attached.

Benefits, including Non-Contractual Perks

• 25 days annual leave, increasing with the length of service
• Training and Development, including access to courses, upskilling, and progression plans
• Medicash includes discount gym memberships, routine optometry care, dental treatments, and physiotherapy treatments
• Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling
• Reflective Practice regular sessions with a therapist provided by an external provider to support Mental Health and Wellbeing.
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Annual Staff Awards

OVERVIEW OF RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Support residents to achieve their desired goals/outcomes in various ways for example: contribute and develop support plans, risk assessments, reviews, case meetings.
• Ensure service responsibilities and requirements are carried out effectively. For example welfare checks, risk assessments, support sessions, safeguarding checks, training and development.
• Develop, participate in, and encourage residents/participants to participate in the running and development of various projects and activities.
• Empower residents/participants to make decisions to take control over their lives, by creating an enabling environment.
• Complete safeguarding and other referrals when required.
• Support named residents/participants with various individual needs as required.
• Work flexibility in working patterns and duties, responding to the needs of the service, team, and residents/participants.
• Carry out strengths-based assessments of need and risk and deliver holistic support and risk management plans, enabling residents/participants to achieve their aspirations and keep themselves safe.
• Follow the relevant safeguarding, risk assessment and management procedures, record, and share any relevant information with partner agencies as appropriate.

Please refer to the JDPS attached for more information 

ABOUT US

Social Interest Group (SIG) believes good care and support improve lives. Our values of ambition, empowerment, transparency, and inclusivity drive everything we do. Our mission is to empower people who are marginalised by building powerful partnerships and creative solutions that bridge gaps in provision and aid recovery, reablement and resettlement.

SIG is a not-for-profit organisation providing thousands of people with good-quality support and care in residential, drop-in centres, community floating support settings (including people's own homes), probation settings, and hospitals awaiting discharge. We do so across London, Brighton, Bedfordshire, Luton, and Kent. We believe in the power of well-planned, well-managed services to make a difference. We work with high standards and external and internal regulatory frameworks.

Want to know how we work? Watch our short Theory of Change video to see how we support people towards a brighter future: Theory of Change

Further details can be found on our website here: Theory of Change - Social Interest Group - Social Interest Group. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Please note that this job advert may close early due to screening applications on an ongoing basis. We advise applying as soon as possible for your application to be taken into consideration at the early stages.

Additional information on our company policies including Gender Pay, Equality and Diversity, Company Benefits and our Candidate Privacy Policy can be found on our website.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a creative Assistant Shop Manager who is looking to make their mark in a high profile store in Otley. You will join us on a part time, permanent basis, working 14 hours per week on a rota basis (to include some weekends), and in return you will receive a salary of up to £8,400 per annum plus excellent benefits.

Since 1927, Cats Protection has helped thousands of cats each year, across the UK. As a community of volunteers, employees, supporters and partners, we’ve improved the lives of millions of cats and transformed the way millions of people see and care for cats.

Each of our shops has its own charm and personality due to our dedicated volunteers and colleagues. From vintage jewellery and jigsaws to harps and handbags, whether our customers are looking for that 'must have' item or simply a 'missing piece', our team of Assistant Shop Managers ensure customers are met with great customer service. We are helping the environment while improving the lives of cats, one t-shirt at a time.

Responsibilities of our Assistant Shop Manager:

As an Assistant Shop Manager you will assist with managing all shop activities and together with the wider management team, achieve set targets and maximise financial contribution to the charity. You will help with overseeing and managing all shop activities including recruiting, training and managing an effective team of volunteers; being responsible for the day to day running of the shop on days when the Shop Manager is not present, ensuring it meets agreed income and expenditure targets for Cats Protection and taking responsibility for the shop’s accounting procedures including cash reconciliation, daily banking and till procedures.

What we’re looking for in our Assistant Shop Manager:

• Previous retail experience
• A strong communicator with excellent organisational skills
• A highly self-motivated, positive and resilient individual
• The ability to build and maintain positive working relationships with a variety of people
• Confidence working well on own initiative
• Experience of working in retail management is highly desirable, as is experience working in the charity retail sector

What we can offer you:

• salary of up to £8,400 per annum
• generous annual leave entitlement
• contribution pension scheme
• life assurance scheme
• range of health benefits inlcuding private healthcare
• Employee Assistance Programme
• and more

Through our values and behaviours we help people see the world through cats’ eyes. Together we can make a difference.

Join us as our Assistant Shop Manager and know you are helping to make a real difference to cats and kittens across the UK!

Closing date: 21st July 2024

Virtual interview date: TBC

Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment. Please note, applications received after the closing date may not be responded to.

Please email if you require any adjustments to be made for you to complete your application or to participate in the recruitment journey.

Location: North
Salary: £116 per day
Hours: Various
Department: Prison delivery
Job Type: Part time
Contract Type: Bank

Do you want to join an organisation committed to addressing illiteracy amongst people in prison?

Shannon Trust are delighted to be working with His Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS) to provide peer-led literacy and numeracy programmes across a number of prisons. To ensure the continuation of our programmes during times of staff absence, we are now seeking to recruit a Prison Facilitator on a bank working basis to work across the North region. Working closely with prisons and their staff, people in prison, Shannon Trust volunteers and mentors, this post will support with the delivery and development of our literacy and numeracy programme in the North region, maximising opportunities for people in prison to learn to read.

Ideally you will have some experience of prison settings underpinned by the ability to build relationships quickly and personal qualities that include resilience, determination and a problem-solving approach. You will also have a willingness to travel, sometimes at short notice, to provide short or long term cover within the region including some overnight stays.

This role will be prison-based. This is a bank role and so the number of days to be worked will vary and are not guaranteed.

Employee benefits include paid expenses and travel, a company contribution to pension scheme of up to 5%, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, life insurance, discounts via Reward Gateway and an Employee Assistance Programme. The biggest benefit though is our culture – our people really want to work for the organisation.

We welcome job applications from people with lived experience of the criminal justice system and do not routinely ask for details of any criminal convictions. These roles do require prison security clearance, so we will need to ask for details of any relevant criminal convictions before an offer of employment is finalised.

Interviews are planned for 8 August 2024 (online).

Benefits: Standard Shannon Trust: Employee benefits include a company contribution to pension scheme of up to 5%, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, life insurance, paid volunteering days, discounts via Reward Gateway and an Employee Assistance Programme.

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The Talent Set are delighted to be working with Barnardo’s to find their Senior In Memory & Legacy Marketing Executive.

Barnardo’s offer a fully remote working environment, with occasional travel to their offices for meetings.

Reporting into the Legacy Marketing Manager, you will lead and manage the regular recruitment of in-memory supporters via a range of channels including direct mail, telemarketing, broadcast and digital media, events and other channels. You will be responsible for excellent supporter stewardship and developing the free wills programme.

Key Responsibilities:

· To lead on creating and implementing a new offline and online in[1]memory marketing and stewardship programme which will include: managing data selection briefs, creating creative briefs, developing content and artwork using internal or external resources and liaising with other teams as appropriate.

· Manage the administration of and reporting on the Free Will-writing schemes. Manage the promotion of the Free Will schemes in direct mail, telemarketing campaigns as well in digital channels.

· Manage Barnardo’s in-memory digital journeys, working with Barnardo’s Digital Fundraising team to manage website content, optimise website user experience and develop digital journeys.

· With the support of the Legacy Marketing Manager, develop and test a legacy events programme.

· Ensure accurate data input of supporter information on the supporter database, supporting the capture of response data into results spreadsheets, monitoring and circulating results. Responsible for collating monthly reports and other reports for the Team as appropriate.

· Manage fulfilment and thanking processes, ensuring that all donors are thanked with appropriate sensitivity using online and offline communication channels.

· To support the overall Legacies team promotion of the importance of gifts in Wills and in-memory giving to internal and external audiences.

Person Specification:

· Highly desirable to have in-memory experience and Legacy Marketing knowledge, ideally gained in a large organisation, and a strong understanding of Direct Marketing, with a track-record of success.

· Experience of managing direct marketing campaigns across a wide range of media, including managing creative production, writing data briefs, managing print production and monitoring results.

· Experience of using data and insight to inform future plans.

· Experience of influencing and negotiating with stakeholders that have differing priorities across departments in order to achieve common goals.

· Ability to accurately input data, maintain systems and report from team databases.

· Effective and sensitive relationship management of legacy and in-memory supporters.

To be considered for this position please apply with your CV as soon as possible, regrettably please note we may not be able to reply to each and every application.

We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practises that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.

Greenpeace are partnering exclusively with Robertson Bell in their search for a new Deputy Head of Finance to join their team on a permanent basis. Greenpeace is a movement of people who are passionate about defending the natural world from destruction. Our vision is a greener, healthier and more peaceful planet, one that can sustain life for generations to come. 

The Deputy Head of Finance will assist in the smooth running of the finance department and  provide accurate and timely financial management reporting, insight, analysis and business partnering to budget holders and other non-finance stakeholders. You will ensure completeness, integrity and value and will assist the Head of Finance with project work when required.

The organisation:

Greenpeace are independent. We don’t accept any funding from governments, corporations or political parties – our work is funded by ordinary people. That means we are free to confront governments and corporations responsible for the destruction of the natural world and push for real change. 

We do this by investigating, documenting and exposing the causes of environmental destruction. We work to bring about change by lobbying, consumer pressure and mobilising members of the general public. And we take peaceful direct action to protect our Earth and promote solutions for a green and peaceful future. 

The role:

• Assist the Head of Finance with the preparation of the Greenpeace Ltd monthly management accounts.
• Provide support and advice to budget holders to aid budgetary understanding and ownership.
• Proactively work to improve finance processes, including developing budget management processes.
• Assist the Head of Finance in the efficient and timely preparation of the Greenpeace Ltd annual accounts production and the conduct of the annual audit.
• Represent the team at a senior level including providing financial advice to the organisation.
• Share leadership responsibilities for the team with the Head of Finance. Provide expertise, insights, financial advice and problem solving as necessary.
• Assist the Head of Finance with improving VAT reporting, compliance, analysis and organisational understanding.
• Influence and manage the workload of the Finance team, including the delegation of work, weekly/monthly monitoring of workload and priorities against work plan/timetable, and resolution of any bottlenecks that occur.
• Lead and develop the Senior Finance officer who reports directly to you.

The successful candidate will:

• Be a qualified, or a finalist Accountant (ACCA/ACA/CIMA or other chartered accountancy qualification) or will be qualified by experience.
• Have substantial experience of management accounting, budgeting, forecasting and reporting.
• Be a self-starter, with the ability to work on own initiative
• Have proven experience of delivering a business partnering focussed service and providing in depth insight, analysis and guidance to budget-holders.
• Support and believe in the aims of Greenpeace.
• Have highly developed communication skills with credibility to operate outside the finance function up to senior management level.

The position will be based at Greenpeace’s head office a short walk away from Highbury and Islington station and requires two days attendance at the office. The closing date for applications is 4th August with interviews taking place the week commencing 12^th August.

Applications will be under constant review before the closing date, so please submit your application to our exclusive search agent, Robertson Bell. Apply now to be considered!

The Children and Young Person’s Worker will work within a multi-agency system to provide a trauma informed, proactive, person centered service for young people and their families who have experienced domestic abuse, empowering choice through informed decision making.

Our Education and Recovery Team brings together dynamic, passionate and committed individuals who share a common focus on delivering high quality, person-centered and trauma informed support to children and young people. The team have a responsibility to work with multi-agency partners, building awareness and understanding of domestic abuse.

Key elements of the role include:

• Providing practical and emotional support and outreach to children and young people.
• Risk assessing and helping to keep young people safe through safety planning.
• Ensuring the voice of children and young people informs every stage of our support provision.
• Delivering educational, time-bound, sessions.
• Enabling children and young people to access statutory and other services where appropriate.
• Engaging with and supporting the MARAC (Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference) and MASH (Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub) process, to ensure that the voice of victims is heard.
• Managing a caseload and working proactively to support children and young people and their families.
• Facilitating early intervention.
• Raising awareness of children and young people’s needs who have been impacted by domestic abuse.
• Working with multi-agency partners and the wider FearFree service provision.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide a high-quality, person centred, trauma informed service and empowerment to those who need it.
• Effectively manage a caseload of Children and Young People (CYP).
• Completing initial assessments of CYP’s needs.
• Collaboratively develop support plans with CYP to meet their needs.
• Assess and managing risks to services users, colleagues, and self.
• Work with multi-agency partners to meet service users’ needs.
• Have an understanding of multi-agency partners services.
• Work with schools and education establishments to ensure support offered is appropriate, planned and coordinated.
• Uphold, promote and work within safeguarding principles and practice.
• Support children and young people to develop an increased understanding of the impact of their experiences relating to domestic abuse.
• Respond to crises with a focus on children and young people’s wellbeing and safeguarding.
• Support the development of self-awareness, confidence and participation of children and young people.
• Support children and young people’s participation in the design, delivery, and evaluation of services.
• Ensure resources and services meet children and young people’s specific needs.
• Support the development of services and resources.
• To understand and work effectively within a multi-agency framework, consisting of the MARAC and local partnership responses to domestic abuse, in order to reduce the risk for service users and their families.
• Empower service users to make decisions about their life through advocacy and providing information.
• To recognise, respect and address the needs of service users who face barriers when seeking help to access the service, including those from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds, LGBT communities, disabled people, those with complex needs and other groups which services have found difficult to reach.
• Accompany service users, when needed, to other relevant agencies and support them in their interactions with these agencies.
• To work alongside colleagues to deliver a whole family approach, including colleagues in other teams and locations.
• Be proactive with your line manager to carry out periodic case reviews.
• Help maintain accurate and confidential case management records and contribute to monitoring information for the service.
• Attend children’s social care meetings as required, including Child Protection Conferences, Core Groups, Team Around the Family and Strategy Discussions.

General Responsibilties:

• Remain up to date and concordant with organisational procedures, policies and professional code of conduct, upholding standards of best practice.
• Attend and contribute to team meetings.
• Contribute to effective team working with a flexible and pro-active approach, including cover for other team members’ holidays and sickness where required.
• Undertake agreed training and keep updated on changes in legislation, policy, and best practice.
• To support additional duties at your team managers discretion.

For a full job description/person specification and to apply, please follow the link provided on this website. The closing date for this role is Friday, 19th July 2024, though FearFree reserves the righ to close this vacancy earlier if sufficient, suitable candidates apply.

FearFree is committed to encouraging equality and diversity in the workplace.  We strive to be a diverse and inclusive place to work where we can all be ourselves and individual differences are recognised and valued. 

Location: Suffolk
Salary: £27,584
Hours: Full time (35 hours per week)
Department: Prison delivery
Job Type: Full time
Contract Type: Permanent

Do you want to join an organisation committed to addressing illiteracy amongst people in prison?

Shannon Trust are delighted to be working with His Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS) to provide peer-led literacy and numeracy programmes across a number of prisons. We now have the opportunity to provide a service at HMP Highpoint. Working closely with the prison and their staff, people in prison, Shannon Trust volunteers and mentors, this post will lead the delivery and development of our literacy and numeracy programme at HMP Highpoint, maximising opportunities for people in prison to learn to read.

Ideally you will have some experience of prison settings underpinned by the ability to build relationships and personal qualities that include resilience, determination and a problem-solving approach.

This role will be prison-based. Employee benefits include a company contribution to pension scheme of up to 5%, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, life insurance, paid volunteering days, discounts via Reward Gateway and an Employee Assistance Programme. The biggest benefit though is our culture – our people really want to work for the organisation.

We welcome job applications from people with lived experience of the criminal justice system and do not routinely ask for details of any criminal convictions. These roles do require prison security clearance, so we will need to ask for details of any relevant criminal convictions before an offer of employment is finalised.

?Interviews are planned for the week commencing 12 August 2024.

Benefits: Standard Shannon Trust: Employee benefits include a company contribution to pension scheme of up to 5%, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, life insurance, paid volunteering days, discounts via Reward Gateway and an Employee Assistance Programme.

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Mentivity is seeking 2 Mentors to work with young people across a number of our programmes in London.

About Mentivity:

Founded in 2016 by Sayce Holmes-Lewis alongside Leon Wright and Tyson Holmes-Lewis, Mentivity is an award winning inspirational mentoring organisation and alternative educational provision that aims to provide aspirational support for young people, schools and parents through 1:1 mentoring and group conversation-based learning. Our sole quest is to offer our services to as many young people through our work. 

Main Responsibilties:​

Mentoring and pastoral care 

• Mentor and offer pastoral care to children and young people promoting personal development.

• Lead and deliver engaging and empowering sessions to develop a range of new skills, including leadership, communication, behavioural and organisation skills with children and young people.

Programmes 

• Create, facilitate and deliver curriculum sessions to young people in an engaging and inspiring way, tailoring them as necessary.

• Ensure all administrative tasks (including planning, registers, risk assessments, data collection and outcome monitoring) are completed promptly and accurately. 

Safeguarding

• Ensure all health and safety and safeguarding policies and procedures are adhered to at all times.

• Work collaboratively with schools and local authorities to effectively manage any challenging behaviour.

• Ensure Mentors are briefed on young participants' support needs and that reasonable adjustments are made to best support them.

Stakeholder Management

• Work with the team to promote participation especially by marginalised children and young people within schools.

• Work to actively promote Mentivity, our programmes, services and activities.

• Work closely with the Chief Impact and Operations Officer, Chief Community Officer and schools network to confirm delivery dates and venue logistics. 

• Work with the Programme Development Manager and Chief Impact and Operations Officer to ensure excellent qualitative data is collected to celebrate young participants achievements and promote our programmes/activities.

• Collaborate with external partners and freelancers to ensure our media and content projects are delivered to a high standard, meet briefs, and are innovative.

Recruitment Timetable:

Application deadline: Friday 19th July 2024

Interview dates: 29th July - 2nd August 2024

Interview location: In-person, 50 Westmoreland Road, London, SE17 2GA

Your new company
A large, London-based not-for-profit organisation.

Your new role
Reporting to the Senior Finance Business Partner, you will be responsible for the provision of useful and timely information to budget-holders and business partnering with them to aid decision-making. You will produce monthly management accounts and cost reports; lead on budgeting and forecasting and assist with ad hoc financial analysis and investment decisions. The anticipated duration is for 9 months+. Hybrid working: 2 days per week in the office.

What you'll need to succeed
You will be an experienced Management Accountant with strong Excel skills.

What you need to do now
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 The HR team is helping to steer the organisation through ongoing change and you will be joining an enthusiastic, ambitious, sociable, and professional team. 

At Simon Community NI our vision is of a society where everyone has a home.  Our clients are at the heart of what we do, and last year we supported over 600 people daily who were either homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Our staff are crucial to making this happen. 

This is a superb opportunity for someone with previous experience of providing HR support and advice to managers on all employment and HR related matters.  You will hold CIPD Associate Membership (or be actively working towards this), with at least 1 one year’s experience in handling HR policies, procedures and processes relating to employee relations, end-to-end recruitment, onboarding, grievance and disciplinary cases and absence management.
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To be successful in the role you will positively respond to change, be adaptable, work well within a team and know how to effectively resolve conflict.
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We are excited to recruit a Community Organiser for our Newport Parent Power project. This role offers a meaningful, paid professional development opportunity. The Brilliant Club will work in partnership with Jesus College, University of Oxford and King’s College London to engage with parents in Newport. The parental engagement model used will be based on the successful Parent Power South London and Oldham Parent Power projects. 

• Jesus College, University of Oxford is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. The college combines the highest standards of academic excellence in teaching and research with a vibrant, inclusive and supportive community. Our 650 undergraduate and graduate students come from a wide range of backgrounds, countries and cultures. We aim to attract the brightest minds, and are committed to raising aspiration and improving social mobility through a programme of bursaries and outreach. The College was founded in 1571 by Queen Elizabeth 1, at the request of a Welsh lawyer and clergyman called Hugh Price, and our beautiful Dining Hall, Chapel, and Principal’s Lodgings are still used for their original purposes today. The historic Fellows’ Library houses our collection of early printed books, and our stunning quadrangles provide an oasis of green; bustling with life in the summer months. We embrace all the wonderful Oxford traditions, and also celebrate many unique to Jesus College itself, such as our annual St David’s Day celebrations to mark our Welsh origins.
• King’s College London is an internationally renowned university delivering exceptional education and world-leading research. We are dedicated to driving positive and sustainable change in society and realising our vision of making the world a better place. Through our commitment to exceptional education, impactful research and genuine service to society, we are creating positive change in our communities, both in London and on the world stage. Our Vision 2029 looks forward to our 200th anniversary in 2029 and sets out our ambitious plans in five key areas: 

                   •    Educating the next generation of change-makers;

                   •    Challenging ideas and driving change through research;

                   •    Giving back to society through meaningful service;

                   •    Working with our local communities in London;

                   •     Fostering global citizens with an international perspective.

Parent Power supports parents and carers to develop skills in community organising and advice and guidance on accessing higher education, empowering them to make change to support their children’s future and ensure that they have a fair chance in education and their future careers.    

 Working with us, the Community Organiser will:  

•   Support local pupils from underrepresented backgrounds by empowering their parent/carers to become higher education experts  
•     Receive community organising training from Citizens UK and develop transferable skills  
•     Build campaigns to combat local educational barriers with parent/carer communities.
•     Join a nationwide community of community organisers making a significant impact on university access.

Person specification 

Time and Resource Management

•    Essential – Able to plan sessions in an organised and efficient manner and adhere to agreed deadlines.
•    Essential – Excellent timekeeper, ensuring prompt arrival to meetings and 1-1s; well organised within 1-1s and sessions.
•    Essential – Capable of adapting quickly to new systems/ processes.
•    Desirable – Confident in using digital systems for delivery of online sessions, consistent record-keeping and monitoring.
•    Desirable – Experience of creating resources.

External Stakeholder Knowledge and Management

•     Essential – Ability to work in a way that promotes the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.
•     Essential – Professional approach to problem solving with a range of stakeholders involved in the project.
•     Essential – Awareness of role as a visitor within a school and parent/carer community; understanding of the other commitments held by professionals within a school and by parent/carers.
•     Essential – Understanding of, and commitment to furthering, The Brilliant Club mission.
•     Desirable – Prior experience of community focused work.
•     Desirable – Ability to understand and relate to the barriers faced in the local community.
•     Desirable – Ability to understand the barriers young people face to university access and some of the ways these might be overcome.
•     Desirable – Ability to understand the current climate in the UK school system and some of the challenges young people and parent/carers might be facing.

Communication

•    Essential – Awareness of how to engage parents and adapt university style learning for a school setting.
•    Essential – Able to communicate in a timely and professional way with all project stakeholders.
•    Essential – Able to take a relational approach to communication with parent/carers, especially in 1-1s.
•     Desirable – Experience of group facilitation.

Developing Self and Others

•     Essential – Able to identify strengths and areas of development, open to feedback.

Role Specific Knowledge and Skills

•    Essential – adhere to information security policies included in the charity’s ISO 27001 manual and complete information security training

Role specific Experience and Qualifications

•    Desirable – Holds a qualification at Level 4 or above (as listed here) or has prior experience of community focused work.

Salary: Band 5 £31,025.34 - £39,765.48

Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 08:00 - 16:00

St Joseph’s Hospice in East London is one of the largest hospices in the UK. We provide compassionate, specialist palliative care to people in the diverse community of East London who are living with a life-limiting illness. We treat each person as unique, encouraging and enabling them to reach their full potential until the end of life.

Our Education Centre provides an excellent space for the education of our staff as well as a commercial for hire space raising £120k of unrestricted income for the Hospice. 

As Education Centre Coordinator, you will line manage the Education Centre Assistant and bank staff to provide the highest standard of customer care to internal and external customers as well as being methodical in your approach and dynamic in marketing the space. You will support the wider training education and development team in ensuring that our Hospice staff have the opportunity to learn, grow and maximise their potential.

To be successful you will have:

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent IT Skills with the proven ability to use a variety of IT Packages & databases
• Excellent organisation and time management skills
• A positive attitude and the ability to problem solve
• Commercial and entrepreneurial spirit

We offer:

• Continuation of NHS Pension Scheme is available
• 27 days holiday plus public holidays and excellent pension scheme
• We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age

Applicants are subject to standard DBS.

For further information and to apply, please visit our website via the Apply button.

Closing date: 28th July 2024

Interviews: 5th, 6th & 7th August 2024