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The Diocese of Guildford is committed to addressing the urgent challenge of climate change and environmental sustainability and meet the Church of England’s goal to become net zero carbon (NZC) by 2030.

As part of this we are seeking a passionate, dynamic and experienced individual to join our team as the Diocesan Net Zero Carbon Project & Engagement Lead.

You will be someone who is able to engage, motivate and work closely with diocesan staff, parish leaders and external partners to build strong relationships, foster a culture of sustainability, and develop a sense of momentum towards our aims of decarbonising our residential property portfolio and church buildings.

Key Responsibilities include:

· Influencing and supporting parishes to prepare and deliver their NZC action plans relating to their buildings.

· Support the Property Team to develop and implement a comprehensive NZC action plan for clergy housing.

· Developing relationships with technical specialists and potential funding agencies.

· Managing relationships and communications with a wide range of other stakeholders.

· Managing headline project data and tracking progress against the project delivery plan and providing regular, timely reports highlighting achievements and areas for improvement.

· Ensuring all relevant risks are identified and mitigation actions are in place.

Please refer to the attached Job Description for the full details of the responsibilities of the Project & Engagement Lead (Net Zero Carbon).

Qualifications, Experience and Skills include:

· Degree or equivalent (with a project management and/or a qualification relevant to NZC).

· Extensive experience of leading, co-ordinating and delivering complex projects.

· Experience of managing multiple stakeholder types in a complex programme context.

· Experience of delivering clear written communication across a range of formats.

· Up-to-date knowledge of environmental and climate change issues.

· Strong knowledge of project management techniques and processes, including governance, plan management, budget, risk, and issue management. ·

· Strong leadership and influencing skills, with the ability to bring order to complex situations and find innovative ways of solving or pre-empting problems.

Benefits of the role include: 

· Competitive salary within the Charity Sector 

· A 15% non-contributory pension/life assurance provision 

· 25 days annual leave per year, plus bank holidays 

· Employee assistance programme as part of our commitment to employee health and wellbeing.

· Learning and development opportunities 

· Flexible hybrid working

How to apply:

Interested candidates are invited to send a detailed covering letter, along with your CV, outlining how you meet the essential and desirable criteria in the person specification as detailed in the job description. Applications without a cover letter cannot be considered.

We will shortlist and interview on a rolling basis as applications are received and we reserve the right to close the vacancy early.

The Diocese of Guildford take our responsibility for the safeguarding of children and adults seriously. Our recruitment processes reflect this commitment.

The Diocese of Guildford encourages UK Minority Ethnic/Global Majority Heritage applicants for all roles to ensure that we reflect the racial diversity of the community we are part of.

Senior Campaigner

Job Description & Person Specification

 

Reports to: Director of Campaigns

Salary: £43,200 pro rata (£34,560 per annum for 4 days a week)

Contract: 4-5 days per week (30-37.5 hours), with flexibility over working hours (core hours 10.00-16.00).

Start date: As soon as possible.

Location: This role is based in London at our offices in Tottenham Hale, with possibility of hybrid working at home and in the office (minimum attendance in the office is 1 day per week on average.)

Duration: 12-month initial contract, with the possibility of extension subject to funding.

 

Anti-oppressive statement: Feedback is actively seeking to move through an anti-racist and anti-oppressive journey in every aspect of its work. We acknowledge that the environmental sector is less open to people from under-represented backgrounds, and we are strongly committed to identifying and correcting where we may be perpetuating patriarchal, white supremacist values and other forms of oppression in our organisational culture, partnerships, and community work. We especially want to hear from you if you feel that you have lived experience of power structures preventing you from accessing opportunities like this.

 

ABOUT US

Feedback is a UK- and Netherlands-based campaign group working for food that is good for people and planet. We want a world where:

• All people have secure access to delicious, culturally appropriate food that is nutritious and does not cause environmental harm

• Global supply chains, farming and fishing contribute to food sovereignty, good livelihoods, mitigate climate change and enable nature to thrive

• Communities have agency to create food economies that are inclusive, equitable, resilient and celebratory

To meet these objectives, we carry out the following activities:

• We delegitimize corporations

• We ideate and advocate for policy change and regulation

• We nurture community agency

• We widen our circle of allies

• We change culture and public discourse

ABOUT THE ROLE:

This is an exciting role for an experienced campaigner (5-7+ years) to lead the design, development and delivery of a new campaign exposing the food security, environmental, climate, health and human right abuses and global injustice issues linked to the production and use of synthetic fertilisers.

 

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Working closely with the Director of Campaigns, the Executive Director and other senior colleagues, lead the design and development of Feedback’s new campaign on industrial, fossil-fuel based agriculture reliant on synthetic fertilisers, formulating robust and striking policy positions and campaign asks that will result in socially equitable outcomes. During your first three months at Feedback you will:

a. Create an internal knowledge base on key aspects of fertiliser production and use based on a comprehensive review of the relevant technical and scientific literature;

b. Conduct supply chain mapping and scoping on corporate structures, ownership and market dynamics;

c. Build a network of allies supportive of our core objectives;

d. Build understanding of the interface between the livestock and fertiliser agendas.

2. Project manage implementation of Feedback’s fossil agriculture/ synthetic fertiliser campaign, which we currently plan to launch at COP29 in Azerbaijan;

3. Undertake research and analysis and produce high quality written campaign materials including reports, briefings, factsheets and open letters;

4. Produce written content for Feedback’s social media channels (e.g. blogs, posts);

5. Monitor key market and political/regulatory developments;

6. Build strategic relationships with journalists and represent Feedback in the media;

7. Engage at senior level with corporate executives and institutional representatives;

8. Represent Feedback at external meetings and conferences to engage and influence decision makers;

9. Participate in civil society coalitions and build a strong and effective network of like-minded organisations supportive of our work;

10.  Commission research and manage external contractors where required;

11.  Track and evaluate campaign impact;

12.  Manage campaign budget and provide updates on campaign highlights to donors as required.

 

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential requirements:

· Knowledge of global food systems and/or global energy systems issues and ability to quickly master a technical brief;

· Experience working on a global campaign;

· Experience working with the media;

· Excellent writing skills and confident public speaker; 

· Ability to work autonomously;

· Flexibility, an appetite for teamwork and a learning mindset;

· Ability to attend Feedback’s office in London with minimum attendance of 1 day per week on average, and to undertake occasional international travel.

· A commitment to the objectives and core values of Feedback - Collaboration, Celebration, Audacity, Solidarity, Impact.

· A commitment to Feedback’s vision of a food system that regenerates nature and sustain us all on a fair basis.

· A commitment to Feedback’s anti-oppression work.

 

HOW TO APPLY

Please apply via Charity Jobs with a CV and cover letter (no longer than 2 pages) explaining how you meet the person specification and why you would like to work at Feedback. Please view the full job description and person specification for more information.

Deadline to apply: 9am, Thursday 11th July 2024

Successful candidates for interview will be notified by Thursday 18th July 2024.

Interviews will be held on Monday 22nd July 2024 

Our client, a leading London university, is looking to appoint a temporary PhD Programme Manager to cover sick leave. This role holder will be responsible for the day to day operation and delivery of the PhD Programme.  The purpose of this role is to manage the student life cycle from admission to graduation, through student management and progress monitoring, pastoral care, and ensuring the quality of the student experience.

This post will start as soon as possible, and run for 3 months in the first instance. You will be required on site 3 days per week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday), and the remainder remote.

Key duties will include:

• Contributing to the development of operational plans for the delivery of the PhD Programme.
• Creating policy documents, course information and/or best practice guides, liaising across teams to gather data and ensuring that guidance and regulations are kept up-to-date and contribute to the delivery of high-quality learning interventions.
• Monitoring the completion of standard processes and activities to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Ensuring that students are Visa compliant

This post is looking to start as soon as possible, so you will need to be available immediately or at short notice in order to be considered.

If you are interested in finding out more information about this new opportunity, please register your interest below and submit your CV in Word format.
 
As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.

Employability Coach - Flintshire & Wrexham

Location: based in Wrexham and Flintshire
Salary: £24,033.40
Contract: Fixed term March 2027
Discipline: Care and Support
Expiry date: 31 Jul 2024 23:59

Hft are accepting applications for the role of Employability Coach as part of our Supported Employment provision in North Wales, to be based in Wrexham and Flintshire. We are looking for applicants for an exciting new Supported Employment/ Specialist Job Coaching Services to provide on the job employment support for individuals with learning disabilities. One full time role will be based across Wrexham and Flintshire working intensively with individuals to gain skills and experience to secure employment. As an Employability Coach at Hft you’ll be supporting adults with learning disabilities to live the best life possible, by supporting them to achieve goals and aspirations around paid employment. In this creative and rewarding role, you will enable people to develop and acquire relevant skills needed for the workplace, support them to gain work experience, with the ultimate goal of them progressing
into paid employment. You will provide innovative and high-quality support to each person you are working with. You will be helping to ensure that the people we support:

- Have the opportunity to develop relevant skills for employment
- Gain work experience in a large business
- Increase their independence
- Achieve their aspirations
- Are empowered to make decisions and choices around their future employment
- Are kept safe

About you

You will have a ‘Can Do’ attitude, be driven and enthusiastic about helping people with learning disabilities to meet their aspirations. You will have the ability to look for creative solutions to meet people's support needs in a way that respects their individuality. You will work be able to work well using your own initiative and in partnership with colleagues from partner organisations, and with Hft’s Work Options Manager.

As an Employability Coach, you will usually work Mon-Fri during office hours, however you will need to be open to flexible working which may involve some occasional evening and weekend work.

We offer

We offer a range of benefits and career development opportunities. We’ll give you a comprehensive induction, full training and support along the way. With Investors in People and Skills for Care accreditation we are committed to investing in our teams to ensure they have the specialist skills they need.

As a ‘Gold’ standard Investors in People accredited employer, we are committed to supporting colleague wellbeing as a priority. Within this, all Hft employees get access to the TELUS Health – the world’s biggest 24/7 colleague counselling and support service. It is completely free for all colleagues to use in complete confidence, whenever and however they want to access it

- 25 days annual leave (plus 8 days statutory Bank holidays) increasing to 24 days after 1 year's service.
- 20% bank holidays allowance with an increased rate of 50% for Christmas Day, Boxing day and New Years Day
- Apprenticeships - Earn whilst gaining a fully funded Level 2 Diploma in Health & Social Care with a Top 100 apprenticeship employer (ranked 11th in 2020)
- Access to award-winning training and development
- Annual staff award scheme
- A contributory pension scheme & life assurance
- Free DBS Check

If you would like further information, please contact Bryony Dolby or Julia Hawkins (see contact details above).

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE

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Hft's usual terms and conditions apply. Hft is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. As a Disability Confident Employer, Hft is helping to ensure that disabled people have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations that people without disabilities do. Successful applicants will need to undertake an enhanced disclosure check against the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Having a criminal record may not bar you from employment.

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Role: Project Manager

Offer type: This is a fixed term for 9 months

Salary: £34,000 - £42,000

Location: This is a remote role, based nationally

NCS Trust is an equal opportunities employer, embracing diversity and inclusion. At NCS we respect and value differences in people and all hires are made on merit.

We particularly welcome applications from people who are Black, Asian, or from an ethnically diverse background, or people with disabilities, as these groups are currently underrepresented particularly in our leadership.

We are committed to improving equality of opportunity in the workplace and are a signatory to the Race at Work Charter from Business in the Community, the Prince’s responsible business network; and the Disability Confident Committed employer scheme.

Role Purpose

The role holder will be part of the Operations & Transformation Directorate reporting to the Head of PMO / Change and Delivery Lead.

The incumbent will have a pivotal role in the management of change, implementation and continuous improvement projects, mostly in the digital and IDS sphere. The role holder will help to ensure the work is aligned with the strategic objectives of the organisation, promoting the team’s relevance and value. Working on a broad spectrum of digitally focussed projects, this role will partner with the senior management team and other internal stakeholders.

Key Activities

• Project Management of Mobilisation and Implementation projects covering systems, continuous improvement, and strategic projects
• Creating project plans & mapping dependencies from bottom-up in collaboration with key stakeholders
• Define and track project milestones and ensure dependencies are understood and accepted by the relevant owners
• Report on the status of projects and ensure the appropriate governance and compliance is applied
• Coordinate and facilitate the delivery of a complex range of initiatives and/or projects
• Act as Project Manager by planning, supporting, facilitating and monitoring progress of activities, ensuring that delivery is on track, as well as establishing mitigating activities where risks and issues may arise.
• Oversee a number of complex projects
• This role requires a proactive approach to relationship building - collaborating, negotiating and managing internal and external stakeholders, ensuring delivery is achieved by the most effective and efficient means.
• Ensuring the project stays on time and within budget to deliver outcomes and measure expectations
• Working with the Risk Manager on risk and issues management

Role Specific Skills

• Influencing – uses a repertoire of communication styles, sells ideas by constructing arguments, builds trust by demonstrating reliability and consistency
• Adaptability – supports others through change, is objective under pressure and eliminates barriers to success
• Leading Self and Others – supports team to achieve objectives, uses appropriate delegation, takes ownership of own development and makes development opportunities for others
• Solving Problems – identifies tools and techniques for problem solving, identifies opportunities for improvement and innovation, establishes long term goals for team,
• Delivering Results – demonstrates high standard of work, monitors work against a plan, takes personal responsibility for success of team tasks and projects
• Build strong productive relationships within the Trust, the Operations & Transformation team and with third parties in order to deliver effective solutions.
• Partner closely with teams across the organisation to understand the priorities and changing needs.
• Help ensure projects are adhering to PMO procedures and standards by understanding the PMO governance process.
• Support with PMO tools & templates to enable project managers to better deliver projects.

Measures of Success

• Project groups set up and functioning effectively
• Project governance in place with actions and decisions tracked and followed up regularly
• Projects delivered on time and in budget
• Positive feedback from business owners who have been supported with projects

Experience & Qualifications

Essential:

• Significant and demonstrable project management experience (3-5 years) in a multi-project environment, from inception to implementation and closure
• Extensive experience delivering complex projects with strategic change component
• Experience managing projects through multi-disciplinary teams
• Project/Programme qualification e.g. APM, PRINCE2, MSP; experience working with both Waterfall and Agile methodologies
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills (verbal, written and listening)
• Strong attention to detail
• Self-starter with the ability to work autonomously and proactively
• Resilient and able to handle ambiguity
• Personal, relatable character, able to build relationships with a diverse set of stakeholders
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and manage data and information with discretion

Desirable:

• Have had exposure with matrix working and strong capability as a business partner in relationship building with stakeholders
• Demonstrable experience dealing with Director-level stakeholders and challenge thinking where appropriate
• Government / public sector experience would be advantageous
• Knowledge of project management best practices, methodologies, and project governance principles
• Adaptability – accepts need for change, maintains a positive outlook and projects credibility
• Experience of using Google Sheets and Smartsheet to be able to create project plans

Our benefits include

• 28 days annual leave in addition to Bank Holiday entitlements.
• 5 Volunteer days
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity/New parental (Subject to 1 year of service) pay
• Life Assurance
• 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Program
• Access to a self-directed learning and development platform
• Access to a national discount platform, shared with one family member
• Discounted Eye Care
• Cycle to work scheme
• You can request flexible working after 26 weeks of employment
• Well being days

We welcome applications from candidates who do not have all of the criteria for the role. We believe in potential for growth and development at NCS.

Your personal data will always be treated in confidence, in line with current data protection regulations. Please see our Privacy Policy on our website for more information

Job Title: Essex Pedal Power Project Team Leader – Colchester

Salary: £29,808

Responsible to: Community Development Manager – Colchester

Location: Colchester

Hours of Work: 36 ½ hours per week. Flexible working will be required and for the right candidate.

Job sharing may be considered for the right candidate/s

Contract Fixed term until December 2025

About the Active Wellbeing Society

The Active Wellbeing Society (TAWS) is a community benefit society and cooperative working to develop healthy, happy communities living active and connected lives.

Our vision is for a society where people have the autonomy, capacity, resources and skills to become the architects of their own destiny; where our individual wellbeing is recognised as being bound up in our collective responsibility to and dependency on each other; and where all of us feel empowered as agents of social change to make a difference – whether at an individual level or more widely.

By working collaboratively with communities we aim to bring about sustainable change on an social, environmental and economic level; to do the social knitting required to create stronger and more resilient communities and to support communities to identify, mitigate and remove the barriers that prevent them from living active and connected lives.

Essex Pedal Power is an exciting programme led by Essex County Council and Active Essex to support more people to cycle by removing the barriers to participation. This post will support the delivery of the Local Delivery Pilot, based in Colchester. Essex Pedal Power allows eligible residents, including adults and children, to apply for a new FREE quality bicycle. The inclusive programme aims to make cycling accessible for everyone providing access to employment, training and educational opportunities or key local services. The project builds on the successful pilot already running in Jaywick and Clacton and is part of a wider roll out in Essex. It will distribute 725 bikes in Colchester throughout 2023-2025 and if successful, will be rolled out to further areas within Essex.

You may like to watch this introductory video which showcases the positive work of The Active Wellbeing Society: TAWS Launch October 2018 – YouTube

About the Role

Essex Pedal Power is a flagship programme led by Essex County Council and Active Essex to support more people in deprived areas to cycle by removing the main barriers to cycling. This post is part funded by the Sport England Local Delivery Pilot (LDP) for Essex. You will lead our Essex Pedal Power team in Colchester working collaboratively to maintain an overview of engagement and impact whilst seeking to maximise opportunities for partnership development. We are looking for an individual with experience of positively leading teams to deliver successful outcomes.

You will report directly to the Community Development Manager.

Main Duties

1.Manage the operational delivery and development of the Essex Pedal Power programme with a focus on collaborating with communities and partner organisations in the design and delivery to promote active citizenship and physical activity.

2.Monitor the budget to ensure outcomes are met.

3.Develop and maintain a strong delivery team made up of bike mechanic and project support staff, and a team of volunteers ensuring the team have access to development opportunities and support on a one to one and team basis. 

4.Devise, understand and use asset-based community development approaches to community development and work with your team/communities to understand priorities and co-design initiatives. Ensure that delivery mitigates or removes the barriers to participation.

5.To evaluate impact and outcomes of projects to provide organisational learning and feedback for funders and stakeholders.

6.Lead on the implementation of the delivery plan in collaboration with a wide range of partners, to arrange for logistics of bike allocations and storage.

7.Administer an admin system to manage participant applications, eligibility and queries of those in the community eligible to receive a free bike. 

8.Co-produce the project with the local communities and locally trusted organisations and ensure continuous engagement and communication to ensure that eligible citizens receive a good quality experience.

9.Work closely with Active Essex communications team to undertake effective communication with applicants, stakeholders, and partners. Ensure all communications and marketing aligns with the Essex Pedal Power branding guidelines. 

10.To support the development of informal and formal cycling groups and clubs. Organise ongoing events to bring the recipients of bikes together and build a community cycling culture and togetherness. 

11.Working closely and engage with; volunteers, citizens, partners and staff in joint design and collaborative planning. Ensure that the design and delivery of the project and future initiatives are in line with aspirations of the priority communities. Ensure all volunteers are safeguarded and supported through the use of the TAWS volunteer management system.

12.Co-ordinate frequent cycle training sessions and bike maintenance sessions for bike recipients.

13.Develop a pool of qualified freelance learn to ride instructors and Ride Leaders to deliver local training and led rides.

14.Using innovation to encourage the uptake and increase of cycling. Ensure that the outcomes of the project support collaborative outcomes with citizens and other partners. 

15.Play a key role in the monitoring and evaluation plan, through collecting, analysing and sharing data (quantitative and qualitative) working with the Active Essex Evaluation Researcher for Essex Pedal Power and with TAWS Data & Insight team.

16.Ensure that all health and safety requirements are understood by staff and complied with on a consistent basis; lead and maintain the development of a risk management culture within the team to ensure that innovation and delivery is balanced with citizen safety. 

17.Produce oral and written reports on engagement level, activity delivery and the development of new programmes / projects.

18.Support with recruitment of sessional staff, external instructors and volunteers to resource projects and to develop community capacity and sustainable outcomes.

19.Carry out all other duties as maybe reasonably assigned from time to time and with the level of this Job Description.

Knowledge, skills and experience

Experience of line-managing and developing teams to deliver against programme objectives and to achieve their full potential, preferably in the field of community development

2.Experience encouraging diverse communities to come together - building trust and participation. 

3.Previous community engagement and development experience

4.A genuine passion for the wellbeing of others and a drive to improve the lives of individuals and communities. 

5.Experience of working with a range of stakeholders with the ability to influence and persuade others.

6.Experience of working proactively, working on own initiative and as part of a team in a dynamic, fast paced and challenging environment.

7.Ability to prioritise work under pressure and adapt to new models of working.

8.Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively.

9.Ability to apply data and insight to community planning, delivery, and development.

10.Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage your time effectively.

11.Excellent written and verbal communication, and relationship management skills with a track record of establishing and developing strong partnerships with external organisations including statutory, charity and voluntary.

12.In depth local area knowledge and connections.

13.Competent IT skills (including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook).

14.Able to motivate and engage participants, partners and volunteers.

15.Excellent customer services skills.

16.Experience in events creation and coordination.

17.Excellent team working ability.

18.Experience in tracking spend to a budget.

Benefits

We offer our team members a comprehensive staff benefits package to include:

• Nest Pension – 8% employer contribution - 3% employee contribution.
• Health Cash Plan – giving you discounts on everyday healthcare such as dental, optical, physio, prescriptions & more.
• Employee Assistance Programme (counselling and DRs on call 24hrs a day)
• Death in Service – x4 your salary paid to beneficiary.
• Annual Leave – 25 days FTE (increasing to 29 days with service) plus 5 wellbeing days
• Flexible working
• Hybrid working options
• Fantastic volunteering opportunities within The Active Wellbeing Society every month

Application details

When submitting your application, please submit a Cover Letter and CV addressing the experience you have had relevant to the 'Main Duties' and the 'Knowledge & Skills' sections of the advert, but as a minimum please address how you meet the following criteria which will be weighted highly in the first sift of shortlisting:

1. Indepth area knowledge and connections
2. Excellent relationship and communication skills
3. Experience of Line Management and Budget Control
4. Experience of leading and developing a team
5. A passion and interest in cycling and understand the benefits that cycling/physical activity can bring (Desirable)

Due to the high numbers of applications we receive for our job vacancies, we may close application windows early, so we would encourage you to submit your application ASAP

We will provide all applicants with an outcome on your application, this will usually be within 1 week of the application window closing.

Successful applicants will be required to be DBS checked prior to starting.

Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we, in recruiting for our team we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring. The Active Wellbeing Society is committed to being an equal opportunity employer, we recruit based upon capability and all applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. At The Active Wellbeing Society, we are searching for people who share the passion for what we do with different backgrounds, perspectives and experiences, collectively making a difference.

If there is anything we can do to assist you in your application or preparations to be interviewed for one of our job vacancies, please let us know and we can ensure you have a positive and comfortable experience.

Thank you for your interest in working for The Active Wellbeing Society, we look forward to receiving your application.

Thanks to the support of the City Bridge Foundation we are seeking a passionate and experienced Community Growing Programme Lead with a track record of coordinating engaging, educational and accessible food growing and environmental workshops and learning opportunities for the local community.

This is a new, varied, and exciting role with the opportunity to maintain and develop a beautiful, versatile garden alongside a small and supportive team.

If you think this is the role for you please download our application pack and follow the instructions closely to apply. 

Benefits include Contributory pension, Group Life Insurance and Long Term Sickness Income Protection
Responsible to CEO

Main purposes of the job:
To plan, organise and facilitate volunteering sessions and community courses which may include weekend volunteering sessions, and corporate volunteer workdays.

To involve the diverse local community of Hackney and neighbouring boroughs in activities at St Mary’s Secret Garden with an emphasis on individuals and communities who may otherwise be excluded, particularly disabled and learning-disabled people, and people with mental ill health and long-term health conditions.

To use horticulture and other knowledge relating to growing and caring for plants, nature conservation, garden maintenance and landscaping to engage with people, encourage learning and promote health and wellbeing.

To promote the social, therapeutic and training aspects of horticulture to community groups, and individuals in the London Borough of Hackney and beyond.

To work flexibly and independently within our small team to support each other, to assist with the physical maintenance and general organisation of the St Mary’s Secret Garden ensuring that the garden is cared for, open and accessible to the wider local community.

To proactively develop SMSG as a resource for the local community, creating and facilitating new projects.

Training and Education Lead

We are looking for two Training and Education Leads to work for an exciting organisation, one permanent and one parental cover (6 months).

Position: Training and Education Lead (two positions)

Location: London/Hybrid

Salary: £30,000 - £31,500 per annum (pro-rated for parental cover)

Hours: Full-time

Contract: Permanent and 6 months parental cover

Benefits: Pension; up to 26 days holidays (plus an additional two days at Christmas for office closure); training and development opportunities; contribution to further studies and study leave allowance

We reserve the right to close the role early should a suitable candidate be found before this date. Applicants are required to submit a current CV and cover letter.

About the role:

We have two events-based roles to support our training and development courses. These courses are delivered either face-to-face or hybrid and are often delivered by a team of the organisation’s members. We use tools such as WebEx, MS Teams and Slido to support the delivery. There is an agreed schedule for the rest of 2024 for our public (open) training plus some bespoke, in-house training to be agreed upon with clients. There will also be additional in-house training to be secured for the remainder of 2024 and the first part of 2025.

The role holders will work within our professional development team, headed up by the director of professional development. They will report directly to the director and work alongside other team members to deliver an effective apprenticeship programme.

Our working pattern is hybrid, with attendance in the office expected for three days per week, including every Wednesday. You may also be expected to attend events across the UK and overseas.

Key responsibilities include:

• Support the course working parties including the production of agendas and minutes
• Create booking pages via iMIS and make them live when approved.
• Manage bookings and respond to queries.
• Prepare and distribute course information, delegate packs, learning materials and handbooks as required.
• Organise and attend volunteer Working Party meetings as required.
• Negotiate contracts, attend site visits where needed and finalise contracts.
• Liaise with suppliers, delegates and speakers to ensure all final details are communicated.
• Process bookings via iMIS, including sending booking confirmations.
• Respond to queries from delegates and potential delegates such as queries on their course or programme and progress.
• Ensure that accurate and complete records of attendance and progress are maintained.
• Ensure delegates' and speaker needs are met before and after the course.

About you:

To be successful in this role, you will need experience managing events (face-to-face and hybrid) including liaising with speakers and managing the technology. You will be able to work with colleagues to identify and contact potential speakers. You will also be able to manage the budget for the course delivery. To be successful at the organisation, you will need to be able to work in a small team, be flexible in accommodating changing priorities and thrive in an ever-changing environment.

You will also bring with you the following skills and experience:

• A qualification or experience in event and/or learning management
• Experience in managing the delivery of courses and training programmes including course agendas, delegate and speaker support and course administration
• Strong planning and prioritisation skills with the ability to multitask
• Excellent oral and written English
• Excellent Customer Service skills
• Excellent organisational and administrative skills including record-keeping and attention to detail
• Basic financial awareness and understanding for example working to a budget and controlling costs
• Suitability to work with apprentices and vulnerable people including acceptable DBS record
• General IT skills including MS Office (e.g. Word mail merges and Excel reporting). An aptitude for learning new software/portals and experience with customer databases such as iMIS, webinar and eLearning platforms will be an advantage

How to apply:

Applicants are invited to submit a cover letter explaining why this role is of interest and setting out details of your current/most recent position, including a brief description of your duties and responsibilities, start date, current salary and notice period. You should also send in a CV with details of your educational and professional qualifications and employment history, giving details of your responsibilities and the experience gained.

You must indicate in your cover letter how you adhere to the criteria set out in the specific duties and responsibilities of the post and competency specification, referring to evidence presented in the curriculum vitae.

About the organisation:

The employer is a not-for-profit association with stunning offices near Canary Wharf in London. With a strong membership in over 60 countries, drawn from the pharmaceutical industry, regulatory agencies, and support services, they support regulatory professionals to deliver better, safer healthcare for patients.  They offer an extensive range of regulatory affairs education and professional development, both for members and the wider regulatory community, in human medicines, vaccines, diagnostics, medical devices and veterinary sectors.

They are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their gender, race, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.

Other roles you may have experience in could include Events Management, Events Supervisor, Meeting and Events Manager, Education Lead, Training Lead, Education and Training Manager, Training and Education Manager, Resource and Evaluation Manager, Training Officer, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, Impact Manager, Monitoring and Evaluation Learning Specialist etc. #INDNFP

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

The Talent Set are delighted to be working with an excellent animal charity to find their Creative Services Lead. This role is a 12-month FTC.

The charity offers a flexible working environment, with options to work remotely or hybrid from either their London or Godmanchester office.

The creative services lead is an instrumental role in our Brand and Marketing team, working with colleagues across the organisation to deliver best in class, inclusive creative work, championing efficiency and collaboration. They will ensure the timely delivery of strategic brand and marketing projects, which will have the biggest impact in supporting the charity to achieve our vision of a world where all pets are well cared for in loving homes for life. They are responsible for reviewing briefs, scheduling and resourcing effectively, developing forecasting tools for allocating creative resource, and ensuring the correct technical skillset is assigned to each project.

Key Responsibilities:

· Ensure all stages of projects from conception to completion are managed and met according to the brief, budget, resource and deadline deliverables.

· Provide guidance to executive leadership team on the sequencing, alignment and governance of multiple organisational wide projects optimising budget, time and resources.

· Support teams to refine briefs as needed, review against the charities priorities and objectives.

· Work closely with creative and content, marketing, comms and digital teams to book the relevant resource (internal and external) and skillsets to deliver against each brief.

· Work with existing systems to log projects, project history, manage schedules and client expectations, including ensuring all work is approved by the brand and creative content manager.

· Monitor resource and projects across teams, conduct cost/benefit analysis and share regular reports with senior leaders on key team metrics with actionable recommendations for future projects.

· Make recommendations and implement changes to ways of working to improve efficiency and creative output.

· Work across multiple projects, ensuring all parties are informed of progress and challenges.

· Build relationships with stakeholders in order to understand their requirements and use this effectively to plan multiple work-streams and projects, balancing creative needs and Woodgreen’s objectives.

· Provide leadership to teams, sharing skills and expertise and identify and implement opportunities for upskilling.

· Manage spend across all external suppliers, ensuring cost efficiency and value for money, regularly reporting on budgets and forecasting.

· Manage the print production process, including writing print specs, sourcing competitive quotes, managing a roster of suppliers and keeping abreast of the latest print technologies.

Person Specification:

· Extensive proven experience of project and account management.

· Substantial experience of working in a team that works across multichannel projects varying in size and scale.

· Significant experience working in a creative or brand-based environment.

· Substantial experience of the creative process from start to finish.

· Substantial experience of managing external relationships specifically with agencies, freelancers and production companies.

· Advanced knowledge of all marketing channels, both on and offline.

· Ability to manage multiple project deliverables and competing priorities.

· Managing projects from exploring the full potential of each brief through the creative process to completion including post project evaluation.

· Communicate matters of logistics and scheduling to all stakeholders clearly, ensuring all areas of remit/responsibility are understood and agreed.

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.

Do you want to make a difference for families with disabled children in Wales?

Contact is the UK charity for families with disabled children. Charity number 284912 (England and Wales). We support families, bring families together and help families take action for others – whatever their child’s disability or medical condition. We firmly believe that with the right support, families with disabled children can overcome the challenges they face, take control of their futures, and focus on what matters: being together and growing together. 

We’ve got a fantastic opportunity for someone passionate about making a real difference to families caring for children with additional needs in Wales.

Your role

As our new parent adviser you’ll  join our wonderful team in Wales as part of our Building Resilience Project.

In this part time, home-based role, you’ll have the opportunity to support and mentor parent carers, helping them develop their skills, knowledge, and confidence to make decisions that are best for their families. You’ll also help create and deliver well-being workshops for parent carers to empower, inform, and reduce their stress and help increase their confidence so they are able to access the benefits they are entitled to.  And you’ll work in partnership with money advice organisations across Wales, to set up referrals for parent carers to make sure they get all the financial support they need.

What we’re looking for

• Experience of working with and supporting families who have disabled children in Wales.
• Ability to support and mentor parent carers to develop the skills, knowledge, and confidence to make decisions that are right for their families.
• Experience in creating, facilitating, and delivering workshops
• Good organisational and administrative skills
• Knowledge and experience of the issues and concerns that affect families who have disabled children e.g. leisure provision, education, respite care.
• Knowledge of issues relating to maximising income, accessing financial support, benefits, and other financial issues.
• Good communication, time management, and networking skills.

Interested in finding out more?

You can find out more details about the role in the job pack.

The role is home-based and can be done from anywhere in Wales, but we have a preference for candidates living in the following counties: Wrexham, Flintshire, Denbighshire, Conwy, Gwynedd, Powys, Newport, Monmouthshire, and Cardiff.

We welcome applications from parent carers who have lived experience of caring for a child with a disability or medical condition and wanting to take a step back into paid employment.

How to apply

Please return a completed application form along with an equal opportunities monitoring form (downloadable as part of the job pack) by the date stated below.

Important dates

Closing date: Sunday 7 July 2024 at 23:59
Interview date: Thursday 18 July 2024

Cynghorydd i Rieni, Cymru  

Contract: Contract tymor penodol – 22 Ebrill 2027

Oriau: 21 awr yr wythnos

Cyflog: £31,364 pro rata

Lleoliad: Gweithio o gartref, Cymru

Ydych chi eisiau gwneud gwahaniaeth i deuluoedd sydd â phlant anabl yng Nghymru?

Contact yw’r elusen yn y DU i deuluoedd sydd â phlant anabl. Rhif elusen 284912 (Cymru a Lloegr). Rydym yn cefnogi teuluoedd, yn dod â theuluoedd at ei gilydd ac yn helpu teuluoedd i weithredu dros eraill – beth bynnag fo anabledd neu gyflwr meddygol eu plentyn. O gael y cymorth iawn, credwn yn gryf y gall teuluoedd sydd â phlant anabl oresgyn yr heriau sy’n eu hwynebu, cymryd rheolaeth ar eu dyfodol a chanolbwyntio ar yr hyn sy’n bwysig, sef bod gyda’i gilydd a thyfu gyda’i gilydd.

Dyma gyfle gwych i rywun sydd yn frwdfrydig am wneud gwir wahaniaeth i deuluoedd sy’n gofalu am blant sydd ag anghenion ychwanegol yng Nghymru.

Eich rôl

Yn gynghorydd i rieni, byddwch chi’n ymuno â’n tîm gwych yng Nghymru, yn rhan o’n Prosiect Datblygu Gwytnwch.

Byddwch yn gweithio’n rhan amser ac o’ch cartref, i gefnogi a mentora rhieni sy’n ofalwyr, yn eu helpu i ddatblygu eu sgiliau, eu gwybodaeth a’u hyder i wneud penderfyniadau sydd orau i’w teuluoedd. Byddwch hefyd yn helpu creu a chyflwyno gweithdai lles i rieni sy’n ofalwyr er mwyn grymuso, rhoi gwybodaeth a lleihau straen a chodi’u hyder fel y gallant hawlio’r budd-daliadau y mae ganddynt yr hawl iddynt. Byddwch chi’n gweithio mewn partneriaeth gyda chyrff cyngor ariannol ar draws Cymru, i gyfeirio rhieni sy’n ofalwyr i sicrhau eu bod nhw’n cael y cymorth ariannol angenrheidiol.

Yr hyn yr ydym ni’n chwilio amdano

• Profiad o weithio gyda theuluoedd sydd â phlant anabl yng Nghymru, a’u cefnogi.
• Gallu cefnogi a mentora rhieni sy’n ofalwyr i ddatblygu’r sgiliau, yr wybodaeth a’r hyder i wneud penderfyniadau sy’n iawn i’w teuluoedd.
• Profiad o greu, hwyluso, a chynnal gweithdai
• Sgiliau trefnu a gweinyddol da
• Gwybodaeth a phrofiad o’r materion a’r pryderon sy’n effeithio ar deuluoedd sydd â phlant anabl e.e. darpariaeth hamdden, addysg a gofal seibiant.
• Gwybodaeth am faterion sy’n ymwneud â chynyddu incwm, hawlio cymorth ariannol, budd-daliadau, a materion ariannol eraill.
• Sgiliau cyfathrebu, rheoli amser a rhwydweithio da.

Eisiau gwybod mwy?

Cewch fwy o fanylion am y swydd yn y pecyn swydd.

Gellir gwneud y rôl hon o gartref o unrhyw le yng Nghymru, ond byddai’n well gennym ymgeiswyr sy’n byw yn y siroedd hyn: Wrecsam, Sir y Fflint, Sir Ddinbych, Conwy, Gwynedd, Powys, Casnewydd, Sir Fynwy a Chaerdydd.

Croesewir ceisiadau gan rieni sy’n ofalwyr sydd â phrofiad o ofalu am blentyn sydd ag anabledd neu gyflwr meddygol ac sydd eisiau camu’n ôl i gyflogaeth am dâl.

Sut i wneud cais

Cwblhewch ffurflen gais a ffurflen monitro cyfleoedd cyfartal (gellir lawrlwytho yn rhan o’r pecyn swydd) a’u hanfon erbyn y dyddiad a nodir isod.

Dyddiadau pwysig

Dyddiad cau: 07.07.2024 @ 23:59
Dyddiad cyfweld: 18.07.2024

We’re hiring!

Contact is the UK charity for families with disabled children. Charity number 284912 (England and Wales). We support families, bring families together and help families take action for others – whatever their child’s disability or medical condition. We firmly believe that with the right support, families with disabled children can overcome the challenges they face, take control of their futures and focus on what matters: being together and growing together. 

Thanks to funding from the National Lottery Community Fund, we’ve got a fantastic opportunity for someone passionate about working with us to make a real difference to families caring for children with additional needs in Wales.

Your role

In this part-time, home-based role, as our new information officer, you’ll be providing vital information and support to families with disabled children in Wales, helping them adapt and recover from the Cost-of-Living Crisis and Pandemic as part of our new Building Resilience Project, across different regions of Wales.

What we’re looking for

• Knowledge and experience in working with and supporting families with disabled children in Wales.
• Good knowledge and experience in information work – specific to Wales
• Experience researching information and collaborating on producing newsletters, e-bulletins, website pages, publications
• Excellent organisational and administrative skills, along with digital skills.
• Knowledge and experience of the issues and concerns that affect families who have disabled children e.g. leisure provision, education, and respite care.
• Ability to work effectively with others as part of a team

How to apply

Please return a completed application form along with an equal opportunities monitoring form (downloadable as part of the job pack) by the date stated below.

The role is home-based and can be done from anywhere in Wales, but we have a preference for candidates living in the following counties; Wrexham, Flintshire, Denbighshire, Conwy, Gwynedd, Powys, Newport, Monmouthshire, and Cardiff.

Important dates

Closing date:  Sunday 7 July 2024 at 23:59
Interview date: Tuesday 16 July 2024

Swyddog Gwybodaeth, Cymru

Cyflog: £31,364 pro rata

Oriau: 21 awr yr wythnos

Contract: Contract tymor penodol – 22 Ebrill 2027

Lleoliad: Gweithio o gartref, Cymru

Rydym yn recriwtio!

Contact yw’r elusen yn y DU i deuluoedd sydd â phlant anabl. Rhif elusen 284912 (Cymru a Lloegr). Rydym yn cefnogi teuluoedd, yn dod â theuluoedd at ei gilydd ac yn helpu teuluoedd i weithredu dros eraill – beth bynnag fo anabledd neu gyflwr meddygol eu plentyn. O gael y cymorth iawn, credwn yn gryf y gall teuluoedd sydd â phlant anabl oresgyn yr heriau sy’n eu hwynebu, cymryd rheolaeth ar eu dyfodol a chanolbwyntio ar yr hyn sy’n bwysig: bod gyda’i gilydd a thyfu gyda’i gilydd.

Gydag arian gan Gronfa Gymunedol y Loteri Genedlaethol, dyma gyfle gwych i rywun sydd yn frwdfrydig am weithio gyda ni i wneud gwir wahaniaeth i deuluoedd sy’n gofalu am blant sydd ag anghenion ychwanegol yng Nghymru.

Eich rôl chi

Byddwch chi, ein swyddog gwybodaeth newydd, yn gweithio’n rhan amser ac o’ch cartref i ddarparu gwybodaeth a chymorth hanfodol i deuluoedd sydd â phlant anabl yng Nghymru. Byddwch yn eu helpu i addasu a dod dros yr Argyfwng Costau Byw a’r Pandemig, yn rhan o’n Prosiect Datblygu Gwytnwch newydd, ar draws gwahanol ranbarthau yng Nghymru.

Yr hyn yr ydym ni’n chwilio amdano

• Gwybodaeth a phrofiad o weithio gyda theuluoedd sydd â phlant anabl yng Nghymru, a’u cefnogi.
• Gwybodaeth a phrofiad da o waith yn ymwneud â gwybodaeth – penodol i Gymru
• Profiad o ymchwilio i wybodaeth a chydweithio ar greu newyddlenni, e-fwletinau, tudalennau gwefan, cyhoeddiadau.
• Sgiliau trefnu a gweinyddol rhagorol, ynghyd â sgiliau digidol.
• Gwybodaeth a phrofiad o’r materion a’r pryderon sy’n effeithio ar deuluoedd sydd â phlant anabl e.e. darpariaeth hamdden, addysg a gofal seibiant.
• Gallu gweithio’n effeithiol gydag eraill yn rhan o dîm

Mwy o wybodaeth

Cewch fwy o wybodaeth am beth fydd y swydd hon yn ei olygu yn y pecyn swydd

Gellir gwneud y rôl hon o gartref o unrhyw le yng Nghymru, ond byddai’n well gennym ymgeiswyr sy’n byw yn y siroedd hyn: Wrecsam, Sir y Fflint, Sir Ddinbych, Conwy, Gwynedd, Powys, Casnewydd, Sir Fynwy a Chaerdydd.

Croesewir ceisiadau gan rieni sy’n ofalwyr sydd â phrofiad o ofalu am blentyn sydd ag anabledd neu gyflwr meddygol ac sydd eisiau camu’n ôl i gyflogaeth am dâl.

Sut i wneud cais

Cwblhewch ffurflen gais a ffurflen monitro cyfleoedd cyfartal (gellir lawrlwytho yn rhan o’r pecyn swydd) a’u hanfon erbyn y dyddiad a nodir isod.

Dyddiadau pwysig

Dyddiad cau: 07.07.2024 at 23:59
Dyddiad cyfweld: 16.07.2024

Senior Individual Giving Executive - 12 Month FTC

Do you want to join an ambitious team to raise vital committed funds for the families that come to Great Ormond Street Hospital? Are you passionate about exceptional supporter stewardship and maximising the impact of donor retention? Do you want to work for a high-profile and well-loved brand? Then this is a great opportunity to join a leading children’s charity, raising money to help seriously ill children across the UK and beyond.

We are looking for a talented Senior Individual Giving Executive (Retention) to join our Committed Giving Team for 12 Months on a fixed term contract. The role reports into the Senior Individual Manager (Retention) and is responsible for the developing integrated stewardship journeys across committed giving products.

This is a really exciting time for the team and the charity, and we are looking for someone with great ideas and initiative, who is keen to get stuck in to make real change.

The salary for this position is £34,821. 

About the Team

The Committed Giving Team is a high achieving team responsible for the acquisition and retention of regular donors. The team work across 3 key areas; Non-dialogue Acquisition, Direct Dialogue Acquisition (Face to Face channels), Stewardship,. The team work closely together with the shared aim of delivering exceptional supporter experience and raising the reliable income the hospital needs to help provide extraordinary care for seriously ill children and their families.

About You

You will be a creative, self-motivated, and organised project manager with experience of working within a diverse, target-driven team. With a keen eye for detail and able to manage multiple projects at once, you will have a direct marketing background, ideally within the charity sector.

The ideal candidate will also have:

• Highly organised and able to work autonomously with little supervision
• Experience of regular giving programmes (ideally both cash direct debit and weekly lottery products)
• Experience in writing campaign briefs (creative, data)
• An analytical and inquisitive mind, with a keen eye for detail
• Exceptional project management skills and excellent time management
• The ability to build and manage great relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• A passion for exceptional donor experience

How to apply   

Please click on the apply button in the top right-hand corner where you will be taken to a short application form to complete. 

Closing Date: 10th July 2024 

About the charity   

Every day brings new challenges at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). Every day, over 750 seriously ill children from across the UK arrive for life-changing treatments. Every day, young lives hang in the balance as patients, families and staff battle the most complex illnesses. And every day, the brightest minds come together to achieve pioneering medical breakthroughs that change the lives of thousands of children – and change the world. This extraordinary hospital has always depended on charitable support to give seriously ill children the best chance to fulfil their potential. Without donations, Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity can’t help fund ground-breaking research, advanced equipment, child and family support services, and the rebuilding and refurbishment of wards and medical facilities. Our staff help to raise these vital funds for the hospital. A better future for seriously ill children starts with you. 

Along with being awarded the ‘Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023’, we were delighted to be recently awarded the Charity Times Fundraising Team of the Year 2023.  

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion   

A more diverse workforce will enable us to deliver even more impact and we particularly encourage applications from communities which are under-represented in the charity. This includes people from ethnically diverse backgrounds, disabled people or those with long-term conditions, LGBTQ+ communities, and those from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds. Further information on our EDI strategy can be found on our website.

As a Level 2 Disability Confident Committed Employer we are more than happy to make reasonable adjustments wherever possible throughout the recruitment process. For more information on this please contact us.

Applications will be reviewed on an on-going basis and we reserve the right to close the role prior to the closing date, should a suitable applicant be found. Therefore, you are encouraged to apply right away, to avoid disappointment. 

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Support Coordinator

We’re looking for an innovative, passionate, and professional individual with excellent communication and organisational skills to join our Stroke Recovery Services based in the Dorset East area.

There will be opportunities to hot desk within Bournemouth and Christchurch, as well as Poole NHS sites. This is an exciting opportunity to work with stroke survivors and their families to provide Key Worker support following a stroke.

Position: S11166 Stroke Association Support Coordinator

Location: Home-based, Dorset East however, Frequent travel will be required as part of this role (May include team meetings or other work-related meetings)

Hours: Part-time, 28 hours per week (flexible working available)

Salary: Circa £21,391 per annum (FTE circa £26,700 per annum)

Contract: Our services are contracted, we currently have funding for this role until 30 June 2027.

Benefits: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (this will increase with service up to 30 days, full time equivalent) cashback and discount scheme, employee assistance programme, learning and development, pension scheme, Life Assurance, Eye Care vouchers, Long Service Award, Tax-free childcare, Health Cash Plan, Working Pattern Agreement, flexible working opportunities available.

Closing Date: 9 July 2024. We reserve the right to close these vacancies early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Interviews will be held via video conferencing. Please let us know if this will present any challenges when you email your application.

The Role

The service aims to identify and address the needs of stroke survivors and carers across the stroke pathway, by providing a range of innovative support solutions, supporting them to meet their desired outcomes.

The Stroke Association Support Coordinator will:

· Support new stroke survivors and their carers from hospital discharge into the community.

· Provide personalised information, advice and support.

· Support stroke survivors to make informed lifestyle changes which will help them to prevent further strokes.

· Work collaboratively with NHS colleagues and other areas of the community to make a difference in the lives of people affected by stroke.

About You

The post holder will have experience/background in:

· A caring profession ideally with experience of supporting people with disabilities.

· Setting up and running Communication Support groups.

This role requires extensive travel across a large geographical locality to visit people at home and in community settings. Candidates must be able to demonstrate how they can meet this requirement of the role.

To fulfil the role, you must be resident in the UK and have the right to work in the UK.

When you click to apply, you will be able to see the full responsibilities and person specification for further

information on the role.

Please submit your CV and supporting statement of no more than two pages, demonstrating how you meet the person specification and what you bring to the role in terms of your skills and experience.

About the Organisation

Stroke Association. Rebuilding lives after stroke.

When stroke strikes, part of your brain shuts down. And so does a part of you. That’s because a stroke happens in the brain, the control centre for who we are and what we can do. It happens every five minutes in the UK and changes lives instantly. Recovery is tough, but with the right specialist support and a ton of courage and determination, the brain can adapt.

We believe everyone deserves to live the best life they can after stroke. And it’s a team effort to get there.

We provide specialist support, fund critical research and campaign to make sure people affected by stroke get the very best care and support to rebuild their lives.

We’re working to improve the diversity of our team.  Because we know that individuality leads to a richer experience for our people and better support for those affected by stroke.

We strongly encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. And we’re particularly looking to increase the number of applications from those with lived experience of stroke and those from under-represented communities. 

Every five minutes, stroke destroys lives. Help us rebuild them and join our team.

In 2019, we developed a bold new corporate strategy so that we can rebuild more lives after stroke and make a bigger difference to people’s lives. To help us deliver our strategy and make a real difference, we are looking to recruit talented people to a number of new roles. If you would like to support stroke survivors to rebuild their lives, we want to hear from you!

You may also have experience in areas such as Care Coordinator, Stroke Support, Stroke, Care, Care Worker, Support Worker, Carer, Care Team Leader, Support Team Leader, Volunteering Manager, Volunteer Coordinator, Support Group, Support and Advice, Social Care, Carer Support, Support Service, Vulnerable Adult, Social Care and Support Officer, Rehabilitation Coordinator, Volunteering Manager, Care and Support Officer, Social Care Worker, Health, Health Care, Support Worker, Care Worker, Social Care Support Worker, Residential Support Worker, Relief Support Worker, Support Worker Disabilities, Day Centre Support Worker, Rehabilitation Support Worker, Night Support Worker, Stroke Support Worker, Disability, Disability Support, Stroke.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

We are looking for a confident communicator, who is happy working with groups of people, with a passion for making sure people have information they need to make informed decisions about their lives. The Navigator will work with people experiencing homelessness, homelessness services, and health services to create better access to health information and healthcare.

Job overview

Job Title: Health In-Reach Navigator 

Reporting to: Health Promotion Manager

Contract Length: Fully funded until the end of March 25 with a good chance of continuation funding.

Hours: Full Time 37.5 Hours per week (30 Hours a week is also an option) 

Leave: 28 Days per year + 8 days Bank Holidays

Salary: £ 30,000 Plus 5% pension 

Location:  The role will require onsite working in our Kennington office and in homelessness services across London. There will also be some opportunity for working from home. 

Candidates who meet the specification, with experience of social exclusion due to homelessness, imprisonment, migration or otherwise being part of a marginalised population, will be given priority access.  

Overview: 

Groundswell is recruiting a Health In-Reach Navigator to join our Health Promotion Team to arrange, develop and run Health Promotion In-Reach sessions in homelessness services across London. 

We know that if you are experiencing homelessness, you will be disproportionately affected by health inequalities and often lack access to suitable information and support that could help you independently manage your health and wellbeing. Our approach: 

• Everyone has a right to access healthcare including screening and preventative services. 

• Health and wellbeing look different for everyone. Health promotion should not alienate people by setting standards that are unattainable but should support them to look at what they can practically do to feel better right now. 

• Everyone’s ‘normal’ is different. Someone who is smoking crack or who is dependent on alcohol might have bodily functions that are different to what is ‘normal’ for the average person. People need to be aware of their own ‘normal’ so that they know when something is wrong. 

The Health In-Reach Navigator will be working with the teams in hostels and day centres, going to the places where people live or go to access vital services like food and showers. Ideally, they will have their own first-hand experience of using or working in services supporting people around homelessness, substance misuse, mental health, poverty, asylum and immigration, or the criminal justice system.

Our services are co-produced by people with first-hand experience of the issues we are trying to address.

The Navigator should be comfortable with continuously evolving and adapting the service, tailoring it to the specific needs of the people we work with, developing sessions informed by direct feedback and direction from people living in hostels and using homelessness Day Centres. 

Our Health Promotion Work 

The Health Promotion Team:

• Deliver group ‘in-reach’ sessions led by staff and volunteers with first-hand experience of homelessness, using health promotion resources to engage people with health issues and talk to them about options available.

• Support clinical services going into hostels and day centres to deliver preventative health measures such as screening and vaccinations. 

• Co-produce and support the development of accessible health promotion resources about health services and health issues with people who have experienced homelessness that inform, advise, and help people manage their health.

• Co-produce health and wellbeing resources for staff working within the homelessness sector, better equipping them to support the people who use their services and improve longer term health outcomes.

• Contribute to producing resources for staff working in healthcare, better equipping them to understand the challenges that people experiencing homelessness might face in accessing services.

We have a range of accessible, targeted materials around vaccination, screening and other health issues that can be used by our team and supported accommodation staff to support sessions. We are planning to develop more of these, particularly looking at screening and rights to access healthcare. 

By carrying out Health Promotion In-Reach in hostels and Day Centres we aim to: 

• Increase awareness of specific health issues, what services are available and the pathways for accessing them. 

• Encourage people to identify their own health priorities, and to address their health concerns, offering them the tools to tackle issues and access services.

• Support people in identifying shared interests in particular health issues and delivering in-reach sessions that demonstrably reflect those shared interests. 

• Reach more people to support with 1-1 appointments through our Homeless Health Peer Advocacy (HHPA) service. 

The group in-reach model enables people with similar experiences to come together and reflect on overcoming challenges. As a project based on Advocacy principals, we do not tell people what they should do; but encourage autonomy to make safe and realistic choices. We: 

• Meet with people to ask what their health priorities are and look at potential topics for upcoming sessions. These topics are then shared with the staff team from the hostel/day centre so they can feed in. 

• Draft an in-reach programme and plan dates, times, and promotion of sessions, involving staff teams at each site. 

• Organise and co-deliver 5-10 sessions on the priorities identified by people experiencing homelessness and the staff working with them 

• All sessions focus on residents’ voices being heard first, then Groundswell facilitated discussion supported and informed by Groundswell health promotion information and/or clinicians. 

The Health Promotion team also work with a range of external partners around screening and preventive care.

We work with partners to arrange health events at homelessness services; promoting the sessions by talking to residents prior to teams visiting and supporting on the day to maximise uptake.

About HHPA  

Our Health Promotion work sits alongside our Homeless Health Peer Advocacy (HHPA) Program. Groundswell created HHPA in Westminster in 2010, to support people experiencing homelessness to overcome multiple barriers preventing access to healthcare, initially through funding from the NHS Regional Innovation Fund. Since then, HHPA has since flourished into a multi award-winning service working across London.

Health creates a foundation to move out of homelessness. Groundswell’s person led health services enable people who are homeless to access the health care they need, so they are not disadvantaged by the health inequalities embedded in our systems. Our health work is  delivered by a team where most people have their own experience of homelessness,  shared experience builds up a level of trust when there can be mistrust of ‘professionals’, because of past trauma or negative experiences.

The service is delivered by volunteer Peer Advocates and staff Case Workers, who build trusting relationships with clients and support them to access, navigate and use healthcare services. They aim to increase people’s self-confidence and improve their ability to independently access the services they need, which can include everything from registering for a GP, dentistry treatment, mental health referrals, hospital appointments, and much more.

Groundswell is unique in bridging the divide between health and homelessness organisations. We work in partnership with numerous organisations across London to support the delivery of our peer advocacy service. 

Health In-reach Navigator Tasks 

The Health In-Reach Navigator will be a vital member of our team, working collaboratively with various partners and agencies to deliver In-Reach sessions and connect individuals experiencing homelessness with essential healthcare services. This position offers autonomy, flexibility, and the opportunity to make a meaningful difference to people’s lives.

Lead on planning and delivery of health promotion sessions working with key stakeholders to shape sessions: 

• Develop and maintain links with hostels, Day Centres, and health teams in the Boroughs where Groundswell works to identify suitable services for delivery of health promotion work. 

• Working with people using services, and staff working in services; identify health priorities and plan, design and deliver sessions that reflect those priorities, tailoring them to people’s needs. 

• Work with staff at services to ensure risk assessments are in place.

• Work with the Health Promotion Manager to create ways of getting feedback from participants to ensure the sessions are continuously being developed to meet people’s needs. 

Plan, promote and deliver one off health & well-being events with stakeholders: 

• Work with the Health Promotion Manage and key stakeholders to help plan health days at hostels and Day Centres. 

• Represent Groundswell at planning meetings for events for health events, working with partners to develop sessions, ensuring learning from past events is considered. 

• Support the organisation and delivery of health days working alongside clinical and homelessness partners. 

• Promote the health days to people using local services. 

Work with clinical teams offering preventative health care work in community settings across London: 

• Work with the Health Promotion Manager to ensure we are linked in with homeless health teams in the Boroughs where we work and are supporting their in-reach into hostels and Day Centres. 

• Develop and maintain relationships with a range of partner organisations including mainstream GP surgeries, hostels, and specialist homeless health services. 

• Work with homelessness services prior to visits from clinical teams to promote sessions and make sure people have the information they need to decide whether to take part, maximising take up on the day. 

• Work alongside Groundswell in-reach volunteers to support clinicians to engage with people during sessions at hostels and day centres. 

• Support clinicians in engaging with people experiencing homelessness. 

• Manage any referrals that need to be made to the HHPA team for one-to-one support to access external health services. 

Share learning internally and externally: 

• Provide feedback to Groundswell’s communications team on the health priorities raised by people experiencing homelessness so we can ensure we are developing relevant resources. 

• Contribute to co-production of health promotion resources feeding in the concerns and questions we are hearing from our health promotion work. 

• Support and contribute to the training of Groundswell volunteers and staff about In-Reach delivery.

• Work with the Volunteer Co-ordinator and Health Promotion Manager to support In-reach volunteers. 

• Attend conferences and learning events to learn and share learning. 

Develop, plan and contribute to ongoing quarterly monitoring, review, evaluation, and reporting of the health promotion work: 

• Work with the Health Promotion Manager to develop the project and plan future work. 

• Contribute to reports on In-Reach delivery for commissioners and other stakeholders externally. 

• Record and share feedback from people experiencing homelessness and partners 

General Duties: 

• Help to foster a co-operative and supportive team.   

• Represent Groundswell in an appropriate manner.   

• Participate in training as agreed and in regular supervision and appraisal with your Line Manager.   

• Promote equal opportunities in all areas of work.   

PERSON SPECIFICATION 

EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE  

Gained through employment, volunteering or lived experience  

1. Facilitating groups or running health promotion or training sessions. 
2. Working with people who might face barriers to accessing healthcare. 
3. Developing relationships with external organisations. 
4. Planning events or projects. 
5. Understanding of the barriers that certain groups face in accessing healthcare. 
6. First-hand experience of social exclusion due to homelessness, imprisonment, migration or otherwise being part of a marginalised population. 
7. Involvement in health promotion. 

SKILLS & ABILITIES  

Gained through employment, volunteering or lived experience  

1. Able communicate with variety of audiences, presenting information effectively in person, at meetings, and via phone and e-mail. 
2. Able to plan individual work using a solution orientated approach. 
3. Basic IT skills - able to use Word, e-mail and carry out basic internet searches.  
4. Able to take the initiative and being able to think on the feet. 

BEHAVIOURS   

Gained through employment, volunteering, or personal experience  

1. Understanding and support of Groundswell’s core beliefs.
2. Able to communicate naturally and empathetically, build rapport quickly and to earn respect and trust.
3. Ability to model the promotion of equality and inclusion. 

Support provided and reasons to join us.  

• Regular guidance, support and the opportunity to reflect on their work through regular catchups and supervisions with your Line Manager  

• Reflective practice with a trained therapist.  

• Access to training and development opportunities - this project is part funded by Westminster Public Health and through them there is the opportunity to take up a range of public health related training and qualifications. 

• Teamwork - regular opportunities to contribute to and learn from the wider Groundswell’s team.   

• Strategic input - opportunities to input into Groundswell’s strategic direction.  

• Feedback process - be able to input into working practices and know where to turn if any problems arise.  

• Cost of living pay increase - Groundswell believes that annual cost of living (COL) increases should be awarded if it is financially viable to do so. The Board will look at awarding a COL increase every year when they set the budget at the July board meeting and will approve this if it is financially viable.  

Application process

Application 

To make an application, please submit your CV along with a cover letter which explains: 

• how you meet each of the areas outlined in the person specification above and  

• why you are interested in doing this job.

The deadline is Monday 8th July, 5pm. Please submit your CV and Cover Letter 

Please note that we can’t consider applications that don’t have a cover letter. Your cover letter is important - we decide who to interview based on how people show us that they have the skills, knowledge and experience we have asked for in the person specification. Your cover letter needs to show how you meet each of the criteria listed in the person specification as fully as possible and why you would like to work for Groundswell.   

The following advice is designed to help you with your application:   

• Read the job description, person specification and general information on the organisation This information will help you gain an understanding of how Groundswell is organised, what the aims of the organisation are, and what the job entails.   

• Look carefully at the person specification The person specification states what essential skills, experience, knowledge and understanding we feel an applicant should have, as well as desirable areas that would assist you in carrying out your duties. A person having all these abilities and experience would be an ideal candidate. As none of us are perfect, please do not be put off from applying if you do not have all the desirable skills mentioned.   

• Look at your experience, including any experiences you have had outside of work, such as community/voluntary/leisure/political interests.   Also remember that your life experience is also valid. Do not undervalue yourself; if it is relevant information, include it in your application.   

• When you write a covering letter a good way to start is list all the essential criteria listed in the person specification and write a couple of sentences under each. This makes sure that you have addressed all the points.  

• Gear your application to the specific job using the person specification as a guide for the area to be covered. If you send only a CV, and do not directly address all the questions in your cover letter/personal statement, you will not be considered for shortlisting. Do not simply repeat your current duties. Pick out the skills, knowledge and experience required by the job and show that you have them.  

Interviews 

Candidates will be notified if they have been invited to interview by Friday 12th July at the latest. We are a small charity with limited resources and are unable to give feedback on unsuccessful applications before the interview stage. If you have not been notified by this date, then please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.  Interviews will then be held on week commencing Monday 15th July 2024. 

Pre-employment checks 

Two references will need to be taken up before a job offer can be made. Please include reference details in your application. One should be your current or most recent employer, and the other someone who has known you in a professional capacity for at least two years.  We will not contact any referees before the interview and only after you grant consent. 

Because of the nature of this role, we will have to carry out a DBS check on the successful candidate.  Having a conviction will not necessarily bar a candidate from employment; this will depend on the circumstances and background of the offence(s) in relation to the requirements of the job.    

Many thanks for taking the time to look into this role – it is an exciting opportunity, and we hope you will consider applying.