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Our adult adoption support service works primarily with adopted adults and birth families. Adopted adults can access their adoption records and birth families are supported at the time of losing children to adoption, helped to stay in touch through letterbox and provided with independent emotional support.

We are looking for a Social Worker, who has experience of working directly with those affected by adoption. You will have experience and knowledge of adoption law and practice and able to liaise with partner agencies to deliver the service in the North East of England.

You will be a dedicated and enthusiastic professional who is committed to improving the outcomes for adoptive and birth families, adopted adults and relatives. You will also have strong verbal and written communications skills and be able to deliver the service to a high standard.

What will we offer you?

We’ll offer you a generous pension scheme and leave entitlements, eye care vouchers, a cycle to work scheme and other great benefits. We are happy to talk flexible working. All roles in Family Action are open to a discussion about possible flexible working options, subject to business needs, and all new starters will have the right to make a flexible working request from day one of employment. We have an excellent wellbeing offer and we will invest in your professional development with on-going quality training and career development opportunities. You’ll join an established, supportive and high-performing service and have the opportunity to thrive in an innovative organisation that values your opinion, encourages learning and has the needs of children and families at its core.

We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect. If you share these values and behaviours and have the necessary skills then we look forward to hearing from you. 

To Apply:

· Complete: the Application Form 

· Closing Date : Monday 8th July 2024 at 9:00am

· To learn more about Family Action: Recruitment Pack

· To learn more about our terms & conditions: Summary Terms & Conditions of Employment

· To help us fulfil our commitment to diversity and promoting equal opportunities: complete our anonymous Equality & Diversity Monitoring Information survey

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:

We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process and you will be asked whether you require any adjustments if shortlisted for interview. We also make reasonable adjustments on the job, where required.

We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to us and we particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants and will reimburse your travel cost if you attend an in person interview.

* Ordinarily Family Action appoints new starters at the starting point of the salary scale (with subsequent annual pay progression), unless you have experience that would justify appointment further up the salary scale or there are any other exceptional reasons.

ID: 1235

Speak Out Facilitator

Location: Northamptonshire (travel across the area – home based for administration)  

Salary: £22,500 - £29,500 per year, pro-rata

Contract Type: Part Time – 15 hours per week

Position Type: Permanent

All applications by midnight on Monday 8 July; however, we reserve the right to close this vacancy before this date.

Are you keen to help shape the services that are important to people? 

Do you want to work with a leading advocacy charity organisation? 

Do you have strong communication skills? 

Then come and join us here at VoiceAbility in Northamptonshire as a Facilitator. We are seeking applicants who have transferable skills and a willingness to learn.

About us 

VoiceAbility is an independent charity and one of the UK’s largest providers of advocacy and involvement services. We deliver a wide range of service contracts funded by local authorities, health trusts and other voluntary and private sector organisations.

We’ve been supporting people to have their say in decisions about their health, care, and wellbeing for over 40 years. We make sure people are heard when it matters most.

About the role 

We have an exciting opportunity for a Speak Out Facilitator to join our team covering Northamptonshire. This is a permanent role, working part-time (15 hours per week) reporting directly to the Connections Team Leader. 

The role will require you to support our Quality Checkers who have lived experience of a learning disability.  You will help them to feed back to the Integrated Care Board on the quality of services for people with a learning disability. The Integrated Care Board is currently exploring how this can also include autistic people. You will need to travel across Northamptonshire to various homes and residential settings and be home based for administrative tasks.  Therefore, access to your own transportation and a suitable home internet connection are essential.  The post is a permanent contract with a starting salary between £22,500 - £29,500 per annum pro-rata. 

About you 

We’d like to hear from you if you: 

· Have experience in a role that requires outstanding communication skills to achieve excellent results – for example using different methods of communication to suit people with a learning disability.

· Are understanding of the various social, educational and emotional impacts facing people who have a lived experience of a learning disability (in a volunteering or employed role)

· Can prioritise and manage time effectively

· Can flexibly work within teams across the service, as and when required, to meet business needs

· Can travel between locations as required using either own or public transport

· Hold an Enhanced DBS with Child and Adults Barred lists or willing to obtain

How will you make a difference? 

You will work with the Connections Team Leader and people with lived experience to develop and deliver client focussed, innovative and high-quality projects/services to meet the needs of those with learning disabilities.

To support people with lived experience to lead and/or attend external and internal meetings, promote clear communication, ensuring the views others are captured, recorded and views put forward, resolve any differences and conflicts and identify campaigning issues.

Professional Development? 

You will have plenty of opportunities to enhance your professional abilities and you will make a real difference every day. 

Benefits:

 · 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays, pro-rata for part time colleagues

· 5% employer pension & 3% employee contribution

· Salary sacrifice pension scheme

· Separate Life Assurance Cover

· Staff discount scheme including retail discounts, entertainment, holidays etc

· Discounted Gym Membership; Employee Assistance programme

· Supportive working environment fostering a good work/life balance

· Support with continuous professional development

Equality and Diversity 

VoiceAbility believes in fostering an inclusive workplace which welcomes, values and celebrates the diversity of its staff and partners, treats all on a basis of equality and encourages all to meet their maximum potential.

VoiceAbility are a Disability Confident employer, any applicant that identifies themselves as having a disability and can demonstrate that they meet all the essential criteria for the role will be offered an interview. If you need to apply in a different way, please contact us.

How to apply 

Please see the link on our website 

Important Dates: 

Closing date for applications: by midnight on Monday 8 July, however VoiceAbility reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy before this date.

Interviews: 16-17 July. 

Don’t forget to read the person specification so you can tell us about yourself and how your skills, abilities and experiences match the criteria outlined in the person specification.

We look forward to hearing from you.

At Barnardo's, our purpose is to transform the lives of the UK's most vulnerable children and our vision is to realise Thomas Barnardo's dream of a world where no child is turned away from the help that they need.

Would you like to be involved in this unique opportunity to support Young People in the Achieving Change Together Plus Service, Barnardo's Cymru? 

Who are the Achieving Change Together Plus Service?

The Barnardos Achieving Change Together Plus Service will provide support for disabled young people (18-25) and their families, who live in Blaenau Gwent. This service will extend the support that is currently provided by the Achieving Change Together Service (0-18)

Service Aims

• Provide opportunities for young people to gain skills and confidence to lead happy and fulfilled lives.
• Provide opportunities for young people and families to engage in their local communities, building their resilience and reducing isolation.

• To work in partnership with other services and organisations to provide a holistic plan of support for the family.

• Facilitate group work to promote skills development, confidence and independence.
• To support and enable disabled young people and their families to access mainstream, specialist and community resources that meets their needs.
• To promote and increase inclusion and accessibility within communities.

What does the Job Role involve?

As a project worker (PW1), your duties will include:

• Utilising effective communication skills to engage young people and families to build collaborative relationships.

• Supporting young people and families to identify strengths and prioritise support needs.
• Planning, facilitating and evaluating groupwork programmes and one to one support.
• Maintaining accurate recordings.
• Celebrating achievements / successes.
• Establishing, developing and maintaining productive working relationships with colleagues and other agencies.

You will have: 

• Experience of working with young people and their families.

• Experience of undertaking assessments with young people and families to co-produce holistic support plans.
• Experience of planning, facilitating and evaluating group programmes.

• Knowledge and experience of safeguarding.
• Ability to prioritise, organise, self-motivate and work on own initiative.
• Experience of partnership working with a range of voluntary and statutory agencies.

Additional Information:

Please include as much relevant detail in your application to demonstrate how you fulfil the requirements of our job role, as outlined above and in the Job Description/Personal Specification.Experience can be from previous employment, education, training, volunteering etc. 

Need more information?

If you require any further information about this opportunity, please contact Joanne Harper (details can be found on our website)

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

Pay & Reward Framework

We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's values.  We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people. 

For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our People & Culture Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay. 

Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band – this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours.  More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application. 

Harris Hill is working with an arts based charity, who in turn are looking to recruit a freelance Fundraising Consultant for 6 months, 3 days per week on a remote basis.

Scope:
To grow the charity’s fundraising ambitions and meet annual and long-term fundraising targets
To make new connections, new alliances and spread the ambitions of the charity, in order to meet the annual fundraising targets which provide unrestricted funding for the core activities of the Foundation.

Duties:
Lead on the growing relationship portfolio of Funders and Benefactors
Act as the first point of contact for the organisations Funders and Benefactors
Contribute to efficiency and effectiveness of the charity Structure/Governance in line with Trustee Meetings.
Contribute to the annual planning and reporting process, providing regular updates of progress against objectives
Lead, attend and assist with events and meetings with support as appropriate
Act as an Ambassador for the organisation.
Help develop mid-long term Funding Strategy that provides economic sustainability for the Charity for the next 5 years
Build strong relationships with a portfolio of new prospects and pipelines.

This role will ideally have you invoice the client directly for your time, so possible OUTSIDE IR35 available.  Please talk to us if you would like to learn more about this opportunity. 

Data and Impact Officer (Part Time, 21 hours a week)

Are you passionate about using data to tell stories of hope and recovery and ensure the delivery of excellent mental health support? 

This new role will be central to the successful monitoring and evaluation of Restore’s recovery and coaching services, enabling us to strengthen our evidence based learning and performance. 

Every year, Restore works with over 500 people across Oxfordshire, supporting them on their mental health recovery journey including helping them plan for the future. 

We are committed to creating a supportive working environment where you can thrive and grow. We invest in learning and development opportunities to ensure you can provide the best possible support to our members (service users) through the provision of accurate and timely data, and continuously develop as a practitioner.

Purpose of the role

Effective data capture, monitoring and evaluation is essential to demonstrating Restore’s impact, and identifying areas for development and improvement. We’re looking for a passionate Data and Impact Officer who can work autonomously, supporting and strengthening our information management systems and processes for data quality.

Person Specification - Please click 'apply' to download the full job specification 

Essential - The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate that they meet the following criteria below.

Experience

• Excellent IT Skills, including MS suite, particularly Excel
• Previous experience working with databases and data inputting
• Knowledge of importing and exporting data
• A working understanding of GDPR
• Data visualisation, analysis and reporting, including presenting data in a variety of formats
• Excellent administrative skills, particularly in organisation, planning and prioritisation
• Ability to manage a diverse workload and multiple priorities
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Ability to work autonomously within a multidisciplinary team 
  
  Closing date: Sunday 21st July 2024 at midnight.
  Interviews will be held on Friday 26th July 2024. Please note this will be face to face.

This is a newly created role with the purpose of maintaining a culture of compliance across the charity whilst ensuring we adhere to all relevant regulations and laws.

Together with the Governance Manager, you will be the key point of contact for compliance, providing advice and support to the team and ensuring we have procedures and controls in place across all areas of the charity. This will include training to ensure the team is skilled and acting consistently, as well as identifying opportunities for improvement and implementing appropriate solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Promote a culture of compliance and be a point of contact for all compliance and data protection queries, providing accurate advice to ensure compliance with regulations.
• Develop and maintain robust procedures and structures that give the charity the ability to fulfil our regulatory requirements.
• Ensure the charity is aware of, and is reacting to, any fundraising, data protection and other compliance regulation changes, by understanding wider implications.
• Work to maintain a culture of compliance across the charity through the development of training and guidelines that are easy to understand and accessible.
• Conduct regular internal audits to ensure that compliance procedures and policy documents are followed and fit for purpose.
• Assess data risks and complete Data Protection Impact Assessments where needed.
• Assist the Governance Manager in producing ad hoc and annual compliance reports, as well as returns to the Charity Commission and Companies House, so that EHAAT meets their legal responsibilities.
• Update the charity’s data assets file.
• Review contracts and third-party agreements prior to signing to ensure they are in line with compliance regulations.
• Ensure adherence to Fundraising Regulator’s Code of Practice through the undertaking of fundraising  standards audits.
• Provide oversight for the timely management of leases and contracts.
• Ensure necessary insurances and contracts are in place to provide required suitable cover.
• EHAAT is a patient focused emergency medical charity. It is essential that all our staff are competent and confident in the delivery of CPR and use of an AED (defibrillator) in an emergency situation. For this reason, you will complete in house, CPR and AED awareness training annually.

Prospectus is proud to be partnering with the Paul Hamlyn Foundation (PHF), an independent grant-making foundation, that aims to maximise opportunities for individuals and communities to realise their potential and experience and enjoy a better quality of life. They are now currently looking for a Grants Assistant, to join their team on a FTC basis, for up to 6 months.

As a Grants Assistant, you will provide administrative support to the Individuals team including the Head of Programme and Grants Manager. You will also play a critical role in supporting the Ideas and Pioneers Fund which re-opens in July 2024. You will be involved in project management, developing and implementing systems and processes relating to the re-opening, ongoing management and development of the Fund. Further duties will include covering the whole cycle of grant-making from application to the digital archiving of files after a grant is finished, acting as the first point of contact for the fund including handling enquiries and updating the system. 

To be considered for this role you will have experience in grant-making, including knowledge of using Grantmaking management systems (they currently use Blackbaud). You will possess strong administrative and organisational skills, as well as the ability to analyse and synthesise complex information. Experience working with a range of stakeholders, working effectively and building relationships and partnerships is desirable.

Please note, this is a part- time role, 3 days per week, based in Kings Cross. The role is offered on a hybrid basis, with the option to work from home (days to be discussed with client, if successful). They are looking for candidates who are available to start late July.

Please apply with your CV only in the first instance (in Microsoft Word format). Cover letters are not required at this stage. We are reviewing CVs on an ongoing basis, so it is highly recommended to submit your application as soon as possible.  Following your application, you may be contacted by Prospectus for an informal discussion and may be asked to provide further information to assist with the recruitment process. 

As a specialist Recruitment Practice Prospectus is committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Prospectus invests in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you.

We are looking for a talented leader, with a background in campaign or fundraising appeal delivery, to project manage our large scale and ambitious fundraising appeal to help beat blood cancer. 

The Major Appeal Project Manager will be responsible for supporting the development of the appeal, working with colleagues across the organisation on all aspects of the planning and delivery, to ensure a strategic, joined up approach that is efficient and effective. You will play a key role in driving forward the collective momentum of the appeal.

Alongside a track record of successful campaign and/or appeal delivery, ideally in a fundraising setting, you’ll bring ambition, drive, and strong organisational skills to the role to help us be the generation to beat blood cancer. 

We offer a truly agile and flexible working environment alongside other excellent benefits including 5 wellbeing days a year. If you’re looking to work in a collaborative, supportive and ambitious fundraising team then we would love to hear from you.

We welcome applications for part time hours (minimum 28 hours), please state the hours you wish to work in your cover letter. 

About Us

Learning with Parents supports all families to have positive learning interactions together and leads the sector to learn what works in tackling inequality.

In partnership with 150 primary schools, we support families across the UK to enjoy learning together at home. Families are motivated to sustain and enjoy frequent and positive interactions together.

Our parental engagement journey with schools starts by focussing on reading. Our digital reading log is an inclusive way for schools and families to record reading, replacing physical reading records.

Our full Maths and English programme builds on the positive habits fostered by our reading log. It replaces traditional Maths and English homework with fun activities which have parent-child interaction at their heart. Through behavioural insight research, innovative technology and teacher training we ensure that as many families as possible are supported effectively. 

We are working to improve parental engagement across the sector, by producing evidence of parents’ impact and generating insights into how schools can best support them. Learnings are disseminated through the Parental Engagement Forum and amplified through the Fair Education Alliance.

About the Role

There are 1.4 million primary-aged children growing up in poverty in the UK, and we are currently only working with a fraction of them. We have grown rapidly over the last few years and are now looking to grow our Fundraising team to the next level.

The Fundraising and Communications Officer will work as part of the Fundraising team to deliver Learning with Parents’ fundraising strategy. Their primary focus will be strengthening our existing funding pipeline through prospects research and managing the donor database. They will also be responsible for drafting compelling applications and reports for new and existing donors. They will develop and adapt our fundraising resources and provide wider support to the team. 

The Fundraising and Communications Officer will also be responsible for managing Learning with Parents external communications, including creating and posting engaging blogs and social media posts, drafting the Annual Impact Report and managing the organisation’s brand guidelines.

Lastly, the Fundraising and Communications Officer will provide logistical support for the Parental Engagement Forum. 

Core Areas of Responsibility:

Fundraising support

• Research prospects who are a good fit for our work including corporate funders, trusts and foundations, High Net Worth Individuals and Sector Awards

• Working with our Fundraising Manager, build our funder pipeline in order to support accurate forecasting for the organisation

• Working with our Fundraising Manager, craft well-written project proposals and briefings to inspire and engage funders including corporate funders, individuals and Trusts and Foundations

• Cultivate and steward existing and new donors, helping to secure ongoing support and identify potential uplifts

• Build relationships across the Learning with Parents team to source and manage information about our work, keeping up to date with progress and impact

• Manage Learning with Parents’ reporting schedule, feeding into our draft reports as required 

• Draft and spend out engaging and impactful quarterly funder newsletters

• General support across different areas of fundraising, including but not limited to: working with the wider team to draft cases for support for new projects; keeping existing fundraising resources up to date and developing new ones as required; keeping our databases up to date; and supporting with event planning.

External communications

• Manage the charity’s social media accounts, working across the Learning with Parents teams to ensure regular and engaging content

• Make updates to the charity WordPress site 

• Write regular blogs on a range of topics connected to our work

• Format and publish the blogs on the WordPress site

• Manage our annual impact report including planning the content, coordinating with other members of the team and liaising with the graphic designer

• Manage brand guidelines, keeping them up to date with any changes to our sales & marketing strategy

• Ad hoc support creating sales & marketing materials. 

Coordinate the Parental Engagement Forum

• Send out meeting updates, reminders and follow ups

• Set up the quarterly meetings and assist the chair and speakers with logistics

• Support speakers with slide templates and any other information required

• Manage the participant list, adding and removing members as required and ensuring the links are shared at each meeting.

About you

This is an exciting opportunity to gain experience across fundraising, communications and project management at a fast-paced education-tech charity. A successful Fundraising and Communications Officer will be eager to work in a small team, enjoy creative writing, have a can-do attitude, and be keen to get stuck in to support the charity’s growth and impact. 

Our ideal candidate would also be able to provide examples of when they have used the following skills and experience: 

• Strong writing and editing skills and an ability to produce clear and compelling narrative from your research and understanding of an organisation 

• Good organisational skills and ability to prioritise effectively – you’ll be in a busy role, working on several projects

• Good attention to detail

• Excellent communication skills and an ability to work well as a team and with a range of different stakeholders – you’ll need to adapt to a range of audiences as engagement will be key to this role

• A desire to champion and uphold our organisation’s vision, mission and values.

Our ideal candidate might also be able to provide examples of when they have used  some of the following skills and experience, although these are not essential: 

• An understanding of education inequality in the UK

• Lived experience of some of the barriers that families from disadvantaged communities face in engaging with children’s learning 

• Experience with WordPress, Canva, and mainstream social media channels. 

Our Values 

Our Learning with Parents values are key to how we work and inform our strategy, programme, and how we collaborate.

Ambition

We strive do more for the families, schools and organisations we work with

Collaboration

We value the voices of others and achieve more by working together

Exploration

We are curious and seek evidence to inform our work

Innovation

We test, learn, adapt and embrace failure in our pursuit of progress

Integrity

We act responsibly and honestly, and default to transparency

Supportive environment

We work to create an environment which supports growth, belonging and wellbeing for everyone 

Benefits

We have a passionate team and supportive culture, which was recognised as we were named one of “The top 100 organisations to escape to in 2022” by Escape the City. In addition, we offer:

• Generous holiday allowance (36 days, including bank holidays and a Birthday day)

• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave policy

• Income protection in case of sickness

• Flexible working times

• Social events

• Environmental (Net Zero) Pension

• Cycle to work scheme

• Benefit Hub, including virtual GP and discount scheme 

To Apply 

Submit a CV and one-page Cover Letter outlining your interest and suitability for this role by the 28th July 2024. 

We would be grateful if you could also complete and submit our Equality and Diversity form. This helps us to monitor how we are doing against our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy and identify areas we need to improve. Submitting this form is voluntary and will not affect how your application is assessed.

Provisional dates for the first-round interviews will be online on Friday 2nd August. Second round interviews will be in person, at our Bristol offices the week commencing the 12th August.

We think it is important that our charity reflects the lived experience of our beneficiaries, and we want to be an organisation where employees and supporters from any background can thrive. We particularly welcome applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans including non-binary (LGBTQ+) candidates, and candidates from low-income families. These groups are currently underrepresented at Learning with Parents, and we are committed to increasing representation and diversity at the charity.

Due to the nature of our work with young people, on acceptance of offers all Learning with Parents employees are subject to a DBS check in accordance with Safeguarding Policies and offers will also be subject to reference checks. 

Wellbeing Deputy Manager: Safe Haven
Hours: 28 hours per week (Part-Time) 
Salary: £27,876 - £30,002 FTE (Salary dependent on skills, experience and knowledge) + unsocial allowance payment
Contract: Permanent
Base: Oxford & Banbury Hubs

Wellbeing Service

The Wellbeing Service encompasses a wide variety of services that provide support to those struggling with their mental wellbeing including: 

• Five Wellbeing Centres throughout the county 
• The Information Service, including the Oxfordshire Mind Guide publication, website and the Information Line 
• Physical Activity and Wellbeing 
• Benefits for Better Mental Health, a welfare benefits advice service 
• Oxford and Banbury Safe Havens 
• Embedded workers in Primary and Secondary Care in Oxfordshire & Berkshire 
• Services for Children and Young People 

Job purpose

The Safe Haven Deputy Manager’s role is to be part of the Safe Haven management team and jointly ensure effective delivery of high-quality service for adults experiencing mental health crisis in Oxfordshire. The postholder will be required to independently lead a safe and effective shift and offer crisis mental health support for people presenting in mental health crisis including assessing risks, facilitating re-focusing activities, and conducting one-to-one support sessions on the phone and face to face focusing on person-centred listening, grounding, safety planning and exploring coping strategies. The Deputy Manager will lead on shift handovers and provide support to staff on day-to-day activities as well as provide one-to-one supervision for their direct reports.

The team takes part in handovers, one to one supervision and complex case discussions to aid their ability to reflect, learn and support Safe Haven service users within the remit of the service. 

Requirements:

• Knowledge and understanding of mental health issues, mental health services and the needs of people living with mental health problems
• Knowledge of tools and approaches to mental health support and crisis support
• Knowledge of good practice in safeguarding children and adults
• Experience of leading or supervising others
• Experience of managing risk
• Experience of working in a demanding environment
• Experience of working as part of a team and communicating effectively
• Experience of working with individuals/groups, enabling them to identify their own goals to support personal wellbeing and recovery, and helping them to pursue these 
• Excellent listening and interpersonal skills
• Self-awareness and ability to reflect and learn from own experiences and those of others
• Effective organisational, planning, administrative and IT skills
• Demonstrating professional approach and boundaries in all situations

Closing date: 9am on Tuesday 9th July 2024
Shortlisting date: Monday 15th July 2024
Interview date: Wednesday 24th & Thursday 25th July 2024 
Interview location: Safe Haven, 4 Manzil Way, Oxford, OX4 1XE

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

Oxfordshire Mind is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.  We therefore require a Disclosure and Barring Service check, for all our roles. The level of which will vary depending on the nature of the role.

No agencies please.

We are looking for a highly capable Finance Officer to ensure the smooth running of the day-to-day transactional financial processes of the charity. In particular, a large part of the role will involve the monitoring of various income streams through the activity of the Fundraising team. The candidate will need to be methodical, highly organised with excellent attention to detail, showing initiative and self-motivation in carrying out routine tasks, often to deadlines.

As part of a small team, the post holder will be responsible for managing all supporter and donation information on the fundraising database, regularly importing payment data from a range of sources and leading the monthly reconciliation process. The post holder will also provide data selections and reports and any administrative fundraising tasks when required.

Progressive career development opportunities, 28 days holiday entitlement (pro rata), increasing to 31 based on length of service, time off in lieu for Bank Holidays worked, access to an ethical pension scheme, invitation to join the Employee Voice group, Wellbeing Wednesdays, central Digbeth location

We are recruiting a part-time Senior Employment and Social Security Policy Officer

(hybrid working - 21 hours, £37,616 pro rata)

Maternity Action is the UK’s maternity rights charity dedicated to promoting, protecting and
enhancing the rights of all pregnant women, new mothers and their families to employment,
social security and health care.
We are seeking an experienced policy professional to lead our employment and social
security policy work.

About us
We are a small charity that has grown over the past four years. We have a longstanding
commitment to working from home, and we offer our staff genuine flexibility. 23 of our 27
staff work part time, and staff are located across the UK.
We have an active programme of policy and campaigning to protect and strengthen the
rights of low-income pregnant women and new parents. Our in-house legal team delivers
advice and casework support to over 3,500 pregnant women and new parents across the UK
each year and our 50+ online information sheets are viewed over 1.3 million times.

About our policy and campaigning work
Maternity Action’s vision is a society which fully respects the rights of all pregnant women
and new parents to employment, social security and health care.
To achieve this vision, we undertake thoughtful research and policy analysis which is
grounded in the lived experiences of pregnant women and new parents, and which draws on
the expert knowledge of our legal team and evidence from our advice services. Our work
influences law and policy with the aim of reducing poverty, improving health and advancing
equality and human rights for all pregnant women and new parents.
We prioritise issues affecting low income and marginalised women and have an active
programme of research, policy and campaigning work on employment, social security and
healthcare.

Key areas of campaigning on employment rights include ending pregnancy and maternity
discrimination in the workplace and promoting a more equitable framework for maternity and
parental leave. Our work on the cost-of-living crisis is highlighting the underinvestment in
maternity pay and maternity benefits, the limited support available for migrant mothers and
calling for improved financial support. We have an on-going campaign and programme of
work around NHS charging for maternity care, which affects some of the most socially and economically vulnerable women in the UK.

Our policy and campaigns work has a strong focus on partnership working with voluntary
organisations, health professionals and unions to support women to exercise their rights. We
convene the Alliance for Maternity Rights and the Maternity Entitlement Group to promote collaborative campaigning on employment rights and on charging for NHS maternity care.
We work closely with a range of voluntary organisations in our policy and campaign work,
including smaller frontline organisations working with marginalised women.

About you
We are looking for an experienced Senior Employment and Social Security Policy Officer to
undertake policy analysis, campaigning and research on employment rights affecting
pregnant women and new parents, including maternity discrimination, precarious work,
health and safety, maternity and parental leave and flexible working.

You will be able to form relationships with Government, Trade Unions, business groups, Equality and Human Rights
Commission and voluntary sector organisations. Working with staff across the organisation
you will be able to communicate about employment policy effectively to a wide range of
audiences.

You will have an understanding of the social security system as it relates to pregnant women
and new parents, and an ability to analyse policy developments relating to the Department
for Work and Pensions.
We particularly welcome applications from Black and minority ethnic candidates and from
people with lived experience of pregnancy or parenting, low income or migration.

The role
This is a hybrid role to be delivered from home and our office in Finsbury Park, London.
Total hours to be worked each week is 21; other than Thursday, which is a core day, we are
flexible about start/finish times and days worked, within normal business hours. Hours can
be spread across three, four or five days. All staff are required to travel within the UK
occasionally.

Please send us a covering letter outlining how you meet the selection criteria and your CV.

Applications close 9am Monday 15 th July 2024. Virtual interviews will be held during the
week beginning 22 nd July.

Job Title: Advocate

Service: Coram Voice Manchester

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 21 hours per week

Salary: £13,104 - £13,380.60 per annum (£21,840 - £22,301 FTE)

Location: Home based with travel across Manchester.

About Coram:

Coram is committed to improving the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children and young people.

We support children and young people from birth to independence, creating a change that lasts a lifetime.

Coram is the UK’s oldest children’s charity founded by Thomas Coram in London helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, the Coram group helps more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year by providing access to the skills and opportunities they need to thrive.

About Coram Voice:

Coram Voice exists to enable and equip children and young people to hold the system to account, to challenge and support it to do its job properly and to uphold the rights of children and young people to actively participate in shaping their own lives.

Coram Voice strives for a society which recognises, and willingly accepts, its responsibilities to children and young people, where the inequalities and discrimination they currently face have been eradicated. Where those children and young people are fully engaged in all decisions that are made about their lives. Where the views, needs and feelings that they express are at the core of those decisions.

Coram Voice is a national independent children’s charity established in 1975 and has grown to become one of the leading organisations for children and young people in the UK.

Coram Voice is a leading children’s rights organisation. We champion the rights of children. We get young voices heard in decisions that matter to them and work to improve the lives of children in care, care leavers and others who depend upon the help of the state.

Our Advocacy services we provide advocacy direct to children and young people in care, in need, in custody and to care leavers and children and young people with mental health needs. Advocates around the country support children and young people to get their voice heard in decisions about their lives. This may be through the telephone helpline or through an advocate working directly with a child, for instance, to support them at a review meeting or to help them make a complaint about their care. Coram Voice provides visiting advocacy services to most of the secure units nationally, to Secure Training Centres, Juvenile Young Offender Institutions, psychiatric hospitals, residential special schools and children’s homes.

About the Role:

You will work directly with care experienced children and young people and those on Child Protection Plans providing them with advocacy support in the community and in a variety of settings.

You will empower and support them to ensure their voices are heard within decision–making processes that effect their lives.

You will be a capable ambassador for Coram Voice with the ability to engage effectively with professionals, carers, other stakeholders and most importantly children and young people.

If you have the necessary experience and skills and a commitment to promoting the rights of young people, we would like to hear from you. 

Returning your application:

• We cannot accept general CVs.
• When completing your application form, you need to address each point of the person specification and demonstrate how you meet it.
• Applications must be fully completed.
• If you are a current Coram Voice employee you may submit a supporting statement only addressing the person specification requirements for the post.

Closing date: Sunday 14th July 2024 at 23:59

Interview date: Monday 22nd July 2024 

General consideration for applications:

• DBS checks: all posts are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring check.
• Training: All successful candidates are required to complete our compulsory training programme which includes training in Advocacy (Being a Voice) Safeguarding and Diversity
• Conflict of interest: the independence of the service is important to Coram Voice. Prospective applicants need to raise any other potential conflicts of interest when initially contacting Coram Voice about this post.

Coram Voice is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applicants from Asian, African, Caribbean and other minority ethnic backgrounds to join our teams. Whilst we have a diverse team we recognise we are a predominantly white workforce and are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from diverse communities in order to improve the services to the children and families we help. We are committed to the safeguarding of children and will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Registered Charity No. 312278

We are looking for a training and development lead who will design and implement our training and conference programmes. You will work with legal and community organisations to understand their legal needs and tailor the training to give lawyers and advisers the tools they need to help their communities. You will develop resources and training that are practical, holistic and comprehensive and delivered through a range of online and in person methods. 

We already have established conferences and a training programme, working with partner organisations to deliver excellent resources but there is a need to develop this further. You will be supported in the role by the Events and Communications Coordinator.

You will be passionate and enthusiastic about access to justice with a training and development background. You will lead on the development of a new range of resources for the wider access to justice community with a focus on housing issues. You will also work closely with other staff to re-imagine and represent existing content in new ways. As LAG is at the heart of the social justice lawyering community, the successful candidate will work closely with our partner organisations.

Principal duties and responsibilities:

• Plan and manage a comprehensive training and conference programme.
• Identify and utilise the most appropriate platforms for delivery of different activity (e.g. in person, e-learning, webinar, podcasts) to make the most effective use of resources and meet customer need.
• · Work with subject matter experts, curating and creating content as needed.
• · Work with and develop relationships with lawyers and advice organisations and community groups to understand their learning needs.
• To develop digital content of the training materials, event video production, design brochures and training materials and keep these up to date and relevant.
• To be the first point of contact and provide first line support for all training and learning.
• Produce project progress reports and regularly review the project plan and budget..
• Support the administration and organisation of all learning and development programmes and events (virtual and in-person) and gather evidence and feedback to measure outcomes and impact of L&D activities.
• Arranging online and in person seminars, conferences, and training.
• Develop a marketing strategy for training and build a social media profile.
• Work with the LAG team to maintain a positive work environment and establish a culture of learning

This list is indicative only, not exhaustive. It is intended to reflect a range of duties the post-holder will be expected to perform but additional duties commensurate with the role may be required. The job description will be reviewed from time to time and may change in light of experience and changing circumstances, in consultation with the post holder.

Please see the attached job pack for full details and person specification.