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Have a passion for delivering training and events? Love supporting the development of your community?
Well, we've got a spot for you in our team at Community Southwark! Together, let's make a significant change and bring excitement, inclusivity, and solidarity to Southwark.
Community Southwark is umbrella organisation for charities and community groups in Southwark. Our vision is thriving communities with the power, resources, and partnerships to create a more equal Southwark.
We have 1,000 Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) members. We have over 60 years’ experience of offering free services and making connections, including:
· Advice and training (e.g. governance, funding, evaluation and impact)
· Networks to bring groups together and influence decision makers
· Tailored support for ethnic minority led groups
· Information sharing through our e-bulletins, social media, venues and funding databases
· Advertising, matching, and celebrating volunteers, including Healthwatch Ambassadors and corporate volunteers
We have strong and productive links with funders, Southwark Council, businesses, and the local NHS. We host Healthwatch and a network of Health Ambassadors. We work in partnership to support thriving neighbourhoods and community led solutions to the borough’s deep-rooted inequalities.
Our 2022-26 Strategy
· Enable a more impactful, collaborative, and sustainable Voluntary and Community Sector
· Support the creation of a more inclusive, diverse, and equal Southwark
· Increase the sector’s ability to influence change no matter the size or background of an organisation or individual
We welcome applications from all sectors and experience levels. We particularly encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) people and people from LGBTQ+ communities.
Job Description
Main Purpose
The VCS Support Officer role provides advice and support for voluntary and community organisations about organisational development. It equips organisations and individuals with the skills and knowledge to run effectively, legally, and sustainably – enabling them to create thriving communities and a more equal Southwark.
The role has a wide remit and is guided by the needs of Community Southwark members. The key objectives are:
· Providing support and advice
· Networks and events
· Learning and Development
· Information and Resources
· Safeguarding
Person Specification
Knowledge, Skills and Experience Needed
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Knowledge and experience of the Voluntary and Community Sector
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Understanding of good governance and organisational management, including working with trustees and voluntary management committee members
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Ability to facilitate workshops and focus groups as well as excellent presentation and communication skills both written and oral
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Good organisational and project management skills including financial planning, time management, project planning, monitoring and evaluation
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Ability to interpret research, legislation and policy and present it in an accessible way
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Knowledge of safeguarding issues and demonstrable ability of learning about them
Benefits:
· 30 days annual leave (exclusive of public/bank holidays) per annum; pro-rata for part-time employees.
· 2 Volunteering Days per annum (pro rata)
· £535 annual training allowance.
· Pension – Employer contribution: 5%
· Cycle to Work Scheme.
· Flexible working
· Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
· Employee Assistance Programme (24/7 confidential helpline for personal or professional concerns)
We are the umbrella body for the voluntary and community sector in Southwark.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Events Fundraiser
£30,195.77
Hybrid working
37.5 hour per week
About us:
At Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice, we care for children and young adults with life-limiting conditions. We support hundreds of families, both in our hospice and in family homes.
Our support services are wide ranging and bespoke to each family; including overnight care, music therapy, counselling, sibling support groups, home visits and much, much more.
It costs around £6.5m to keep our doors open for families across South Yorkshire and beyond. Statutory funding makes up 16% of this amount and the rest is raised through fundraising activity.
Our services include overnight stays and community breaks at home or in the hospice. We also support the whole family from diagnosis with our multi-disciplinary Family Support team who provide counselling, sibling support groups, music therapy and much more. Our care team supports these families in our modern, purpose-built building. All our rooms/bedrooms have a homely feel. We have a sensory room, spa pool, cinema room and six acres of gardens.
We support families from a large geographical area, including South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire, North Derbyshire and parts of North Lincolnshire. The hospice is easily accessible from Barnsley, Rotherham, Doncaster, Sheffield and North Notts. We have free secure on-site parking for families and staff to use.
The role:
We are seeking a motivated and results-driven individual to join our team as the Events Fundraiser teamed with a commercial sales focus. This role requires a unique blend of fundraising expertise and commercial acumen to drive our vision forward. To manage an engaging programme of supporter events at Bluebell Wood including budget forecasting and reconciliation.
To plan and run a strong and successful events programme to raise substantial income and awareness across the Bluebell Wood catchment area, attracting different sections of the community including family members and corporates.
To be the leader and person in charge at all Bluebell Wood fundraising events and activities including third party and mass participation events. Additionally, this role will focus on developing commercial sales strategies to generate revenue through partnerships, sponsorships, and product sales. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in both fundraising and sales, with a proven track record of achieving targets and building lasting relationships.
No day is ever the same but as one of our Fundraisers you can be certain that each day, you’ll be making a real difference to the lives of local families.
You will work amongst a fun and dynamic team, led by the Regional Fundraising Manager where laughter and collaborative working is always on the agenda! Our team of passionate fundraisers work across the communities we serve to generate funds to help children and families make memories they’ll always treasure. We are the only children’s hospice in South Yorkshire, and each and every penny our team raises helps us to put smiles on the faces of the families in our care. As well as touching our supporters’ hearts, our exciting, high-profile fundraising events make a real difference to families who too often have nowhere else to turn.
If you want to help change lives while having plenty of fun along the way, we’d love to hear from you.
The requirements:
We are seeking a motivated and results-driven individual to join our team as the Events Fundraiser teamed with a commercial sales focus. This dual role requires a unique blend of fundraising expertise and commercial acumen to drive our vision forward. To manage an engaging programme of supporter events at Bluebell Wood including budget forecasting and reconciliation.
To plan and run a strong and successful events programme to raise substantial income and awareness across the Bluebell Wood catchment area, attracting different sections of the community including family members and corporates.
To be the leader and person in charge at all Bluebell Wood fundraising events and activities including third party and mass participation events. Additionally, this role will focus on developing commercial sales strategies to generate revenue through partnerships, sponsorships, and product sales. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in both fundraising and sales, with a proven track record of achieving targets and building lasting relationships.
Why work for us? :
We value each and every person who works for us, and we promise to support you however we can from day one. Read on to find out about our fantastic staff benefits:
We offer flexible working to suit your lifestyle (we’re all human after all) including hybrid working as standard.
Great tech bundles, allowing you to work effectively and easily from home, the office, or out and about across the region.
And that’s not all! We also offer...
In return, we can offer you a fantastic working environment and the following benefits:
· 33 days’ annual leave with the option to buy and sell
· Sick pay
· Health Care Cash Back Scheme
· Free counselling sessions
· Enhanced maternity pay
· Enhanced paternity pay
· Enhanced parental bereavement leave
· Compassionate leave
· Salary sacrifice scheme
· Training & Development
· Investment in your wellbeing
· Volunteering & shadowing days
· Free parking on main site
· Free drinks and subsidised meals
· Time off in lieu
· Uniform
· Eligible for NHS Blue Light Card
· Eligible for The Company Shop
At Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice we value everyone who works with us, embrace individual differences and recognise that great things happen when we work together.
Closing date: 14th October
We’re here to help every family who needs us make the most amazing memories
Minds Up is a growing mental health and wellbeing training programme for young people, delivered in schools across five south east London boroughs by South East London (SEL) Mind. The programme aims to increase young people’s awareness of mental health, help them recognise the signs if they are experiencing poor mental health and help them take action to protect their own mental health and boost their wellbeing.
We are looking for an administrator to help support the effective operation of the Minds Up Service. The role holder will need first rate communication skills, with a genuine passion for supporting young people’s mental health. Applicants will be able to demonstrate skills in efficiently managing a central inbox and calendar, as well as experience as the first point of contact for public enquiries.
The administrator will require knowledge and experience of maintaining up-to-date, accurate records across multiple platforms, and supporting data and report compilation. An ability to work independently but collaboratively, to be proactive and show initiative is essential for this role.
This role is 15 hours per week, which will be worked over at least 3 days. The hybrid working arrangement would involve at least one day working in the office. The working pattern will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate.
Closing date: Thursday 10th October
Likely interview date: Wednesday 23rd October
We work to be there when it matters for people living with mental health problems and dementia in Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham, and Southwark
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Job Title: Accountant (Charity sector)
Location: UK, remote
Annual fees: £12,000
Hours: 1 day per week on average
Reports to: Chief Executive
About Us
The Brazzaville Foundation (“the Foundation”) is a civil society and non-profit organisation registered by the England and Wales Charity Commission (registration number 1160693). It promotes and supports African initiatives in the following areas:
- conflict prevention and resolution missions with concrete actions such as the Inter-Libyan Dialogue Dakar 1 and the African Mediation in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine;
- an environmental protection mission whose flagship actions include the assistance of the creation of the Blue Fund for the Congo Basin (signed in Oyo in 2016) and the support of “Elephant Protection Initiative” in favour of the fight against the ivory trade;
- a major multi-year, multi-disciplinary health initiative in the fight against fake and substandard medicines, which gave rise to the signing of the Lomé Initiative, a multi-country initiative aimed at combatting this scourge.
Role Overview
The accountant will play a critical role in maintaining the foundation’s financial health, ensuring compliance with charity law, and supporting its mission through effective financial management.
You will be responsible for bookkeeping, financial management, and providing insightful financial analysis to support decision-making by senior staff and trustees.
Key Responsibilities
1. Bookkeeping
- Perform regular bookkeeping tasks in a timely manner including:
- Accounting for purchase invoices coding to the correct activity and account code;
- Accounting for income receipts to the correct fund – restricted or unrestricted and account code
- Monthly payroll – and journal to correct activity and account code;
- Monthly pension submissions;
- Accounting for direct card payments;
- bank reconciliations – sterling, Euro and other currencies;
- accounting for accruals and prepayments on a monthly basis;
- regular review of accounting transactions to ensure all transactions tracked correctly;
- proper knowledge and application of fund accounting.
2. Statutory Accounts
- Preparation of Statutory accounts to comply with Charity and Company law
- Preparation of backing documentation for audit purposes;
- Co-ordination with auditors during audit process to ensure necessary adjustments posited correctly where appropriate.
3. Finance Management
- Implement and maintain financial controls to ensure efficiency, stability, and good governance, including record-keeping to provide a clear audit trail.
- Conduct detailed analysis of different charitable activities and funds, managing both restricted and unrestricted funds.
- Prepare monthly and quarterly management accounts in a timely manner, highlighting significant points and discussing them with senior staff and trustees.
- Monitor financial activity against specific projects and funding streams, providing regular updates and analysis.
- Conduct an annual review of internal controls to ensure compliance and identify areas for improvement.
Essential Requirements
- Proven experience as an accountant in the charity sector or a similar environment.
- Strong knowledge of charity law, including handling restricted and unrestricted funds.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail.
- Ability to communicate financial information clearly to non-financial stakeholders.
Desirable Skills
- Experience in preparing financial reports for senior management and trustees.
- Proficiency in Xero accounting software.
- Familiarity with the requirements of funders and the ability to monitor financial activity against specific funding streams.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team, managing multiple tasks with deadlines.
Working conditions
- Contract: Consultant contract with 3-month trial period.
- Remuneration: To be negotiated according to profile and experience.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This is a fantastic opportunity for a dedicated and passionate business development manager who is excited to support our purposeful movement that brings about a positive sustainable change in young people’s lives.
Business Development and Management
- Develop strands of commercial activity, including employer engagement and social value.
- Support application to and reporting on investment programs, funding, and grant-making for business development.
- Develop proposals and attend stakeholder meetings to negotiate business terms with new and existing clients.
- Assistance in organising and coordinating contracts, teams and services.
- Manage performance database and systems information to ensure operational efficiency
- Compile and prepare quarterly and performance reports
- Create and maintain progressive working relationships with key stakeholders.
- Research and analyse new initiatives to support growth.
- Attend meetings to drive organisational growth and visibility. Management and Governance
- Review potential structures to support dynamic work, such as social investment.
- Update policies and governance in line with organisational needs (when needed)
- Ensure effective use of project management tools, CRM systems, and other digital data system platforms to streamline operations and stakeholder communications.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking a self-motivated and proactive person with good organisational, presentation and interpersonal skills. S/he will support new and existing Refugee and Migrant Community Organisations (RMCOs) in Islington by providing high quality information and capacity building.
Our mission is to work with refugees and migrant community organisations (RMCOs) in Islington to ensure greater economic, social, political and educational participation in mainstream society. We promote dialogue, partnership working, advocacy and the provision of employment, self-employment, health, training advice and guidance. Our key values include equality and diversity, independence, listening and learning.
We aim to improve the quality of life and well-being of Islington refugees and migrants’ communities. We bring together local refugee and migrant community organisations to promote dialogue, strong voice, and partnership with service providers and statutory bodies in the borough of Islington.
The IRMF coordinates a pan-Islington network refugees and migrants’ organisations to develop capacity building support enable them serve their respective communities. The post holder should be an experienced and enthusiastic who will: -
· Deliver effective capacity building support to local RMCOs at all stages of development,
· Work in collaboration with second tier organisations to deliver organisational support to RMCOs including improving their governance and funding skills,
· Contribute to cross-organisation initiatives including bid/funding proposals, quality accreditations and projects
· Able to build and sustain positive relationships with key stakeholders with good understanding of governance and policy issues relating the third sector
· Take personal responsibility for contributing to high quality standards in customer relations, service delivery, project management and communications
· Comfortable networking and representing the organisation,
· Willingness to learn; work as part of a team and to help others
· A commitment to equal opportunities
Applicants should have experience of working in the voluntary sector – in particular with RMCOs in the UK. Before applying, please read job-description and person specification.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: Our offices at Wesley Memorial Hall in central Oxford, outreach locations and home
Hours: 21 hours per week (0.5676 FTE)
This role is designed to meet the debt advice needs of Oxford residents. The post holder will provide debt advice including benefit checks, ways to raise income and reduce overheads. Advice will be given by telephone/email, by appointment in person at our office, and to drop in clients at outreaches.
- A trainee position may be considered for the right candidate at a trainee salary level
- A fully remote position may be considered for a candidate with relevant experience.
Role purpose: to provide an effective and efficient debt advice service to local residents within the aims, policies and principles of the CA service.
Key responsibilities:
- Interview clients using sensitive listening and questioning skills in order to allow clients to explain their problem(s) and empower them to set their own priorities.
- Use the Citizens Advice Information System to find, interpret and communicate the relevant information.
- Research and explore options and implications so that clients can make informed decisions.
- Act for the client where necessary by negotiating, drafting or writing letters and telephoning.
- Liaise and negotiate with other statutory and voluntary organisations to progress the client’s case and ensure they receive all assistance available.
- Signpost and refer internally and externally as appropriate in order to link clients into additional relevant support .
- -Ensure that all work conforms to the office systems and procedures
- Maintain detailed case records for the purpose of continuity of casework, information retrieval, statistical monitoring and report preparation.
We're looking for:
- Experience of advice work in debt and benefits. Ideally also experience in a wider range of areas - for example, housing, employment, consumer and immigration.
- Ability to work sensitively with a diverse range of clients
- An understanding of the issues involved in interviewing clients, particularly those who may be experiencing stress and anxiety.
- An ordered approach to your work and an ability to follow set procedures concerning casework and file management etc
- Ability to use IT in the provision of advice and the preparation of reports and submissions.
- Good oral communication skills with particular emphasis on negotiation and representation skills on the telephone.
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing with particular emphasis on negotiation and representation skills and on preparing grant applications, reviews, reports and correspondence.
- Numeracy skills required to understand statistics and check calculations.
- Ability to monitor and maintain own work to comply with set standards
- An understanding of and commitment to the Aims and Principles of the Citizens Advice service including the services Equal Opportunities policies.
- Ability to work independently without close supervision, to prioritise own work, meet deadlines whilst contributing to the wider Citizens Advice team.
Why join us?
As a Debt Caseworker, your work will directly impact the lives of our clients, helping them navigate challenging situations and find the solutions they need. Benefits for working with us also include 28 days holiday per annum pro-rata, plus pro-rata bank holiday allowance, access to our Employee Assistance program, and a 5% employer pension contribution. You will get to work with our friendly and dynamic team, all committed to making a positive change in our community.
Apply now!
If you are dedicated to making a positive difference, we would love to hear from you. More details available on our website via the apply button
We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Support Worker to join our Antill Road Day Service in Tower Hamlets.
£27,352.00 per annum, working 40 hours per week. Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.
Want to feel like you're making a difference? You'll feel at home here.
Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren't token gestures - we've thought long and hard about how best to support our team. After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day.
Antill Road is a day service for adults and young people with a range of complex needs including severe learning and physical disabilities, complex healthcare and behavioural needs. In your role as a Support Worker at Antill Road, you will be required to support our customers to take part in a range of fulfilling and meaningful daytime activities both at Antill Road and in the community whilst ensuring that their health, wellbeing and educational needs are met. This will include providing physical, emotional and social care. They will work with customers to promote social inclusion and alongside other members of the team to promote independent living, encouraging customers to maximise their skills and choices.
This working pattern for this role is Monday - Friday, 9.00 - 17.00.
For a full job description, please visit our website jobs.lookahead.org.uk
All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.
What you'll do:
Supporting people with complex disabilities to take part in a range of learning, leisure, health and wellbeing-based activities during daytime hours, with some occasional flexibility required on an out of hours basis
Supporting customers to access leisure and learning-based opportunities both at Antill Road and in the community in line with their individualised activity plan
Supporting each customer in the delivery of their prescribed health, physio, nutritional and sensory routines with guidance from / in partnership with external healthcare professionals
Partnership working with a range of stakeholders including families, healthcare professionals, external personal assistants other support agencies to maximise outcomes for customers
Providing support around personal care and mobility as well as the moving and handling of customers with physical disabilities / wheelchair users
Maintenance of accurate and detailed paperwork for each customer's support file
Participation in support planning and risk management, as facilitated by the lead Support Worker.
Working innovatively and creatively in order to engage hard to reach, chaotic and complex customers.
Observing and monitoring the customer's behaviours, their duration, intensity, as well as factors that may alleviate or trigger the behaviour
Employing superb interpersonal and relationship skills to handle psychological and behavioural changes
Understanding and collaborating with the different support organisations accessible in the community
Presenting and giving feedback to other professionals in a formal setting
Participating in the design and review of behavioural intervention plans
Measuring goals and objectives of behaviour support plans to ensure they are being met
Communicating with families and care managers regarding customer's progress in the absence of management
Supporting customers' physical and mental health
This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead
What you'll bring:
NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent or experience in the social care/charity sector
Experience working with customers with Autism/Challenging behaviour/learning disabilities
Good IT skills
Training or experience with PBS Approach and Capable Environments framework
About us:
Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 120 services, providing support to around 6000 customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness, young people and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us. We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values: We focus on Excellence and innovation. We are Caring and Compassionate. We are Inclusive and Trusted. We work in Partnership and are One-Team.
Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role. We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date. We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.
Salary: £34,085 per annum (plus £5,023.71 London Weighting if applicable)
Location: Old Street, London or hybrid
Contract: Permanent
Hours 37.5 per week
Closing date: Tuesday 8th October at 11:30pm
Do you want to use your social media expertise to engage audiences across a range of social media channels? Are you passionate about delivering high quality content to tackle the housing emergency?
Then join Shelter as a Social Media Officer and help champion Shelter’s brand in the fight for home.
About the role
This is an amazing opportunity to share ownership of the content on all Shelter’s branded social media. Whether it’s providing social media planning, delivery or guidance, we’ll look to you to create eye-catching content that delivers Shelter’s message to a range of audiences.
Representing the team to project groups, you’ll advise on best practice, and gain insight through analytics to ensure that our content remains relevant, engaging, authentic and accessible.
Creative and responsive, we’ll rely on you to maintain Shelter’s social media presence with day-to-day and reactive content, as well as support the moderation of our social media community, and liaise with key internal and external stakeholders on the issues that matter.
About you
Confident managing social media channels, you can effectively engage with key audiences to maintain a user-centred presence and champion the brand.
You’re comfortable managing competing priorities and are proactive in your approach. An excellent communicator, you’re as comfortable communicating your findings to stakeholders as you are representing the Social Media Team across Shelter’s directorates.
Above all, you are passionate about using your creativity to bring an end to the housing crisis.
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension, and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.
Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support, and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.
To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.
About the team
The Social Media Team is part of the Comms and Content sub-directorate and works closely with numerous teams across Shelter to manage organic social media output across comms, fundraising, retail and services.
Using evidence-based data and audience insight to shape our message, we create engaging and authentic content to engage as wide an audience as possible in our fight for home.
About Shelter
A home is a fundamental human need. Yet millions of people across the country struggle daily with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change, with individuals, in communities, and across society, and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, motivated individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time.
At Shelter we are united by our purpose to defend the right to a safe home. Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. We believe that to win that fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement for change. In all our decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, fair, equitable and transparent.
We are committed to combatting racism both within and outside Shelter and welcome you on our journey to becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.
How to apply
Please click ‘Apply for Job’ below. You are required to submit a CV, and responses to points 1-4 of the ‘Person specification’ section of the job description of no more than 350 words each.
Please provide specific examples following the STAR format to ensure you demonstrate how you address the behaviours below throughout your responses:
- We prioritise diversity and have an inclusive and open mindset
Any applications submitted without a supporting statement will not be considered.
Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Who are we?
London Gypsies and Travellers (LGT) is an organisation which challenges social exclusion and discrimination, working for change in partnership with Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller people.
Our Bright Futures programme provides mentoring, employability, and wellbeing support for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller young people aged 15 – 25 years. We work directly with the young people through tailored mentoring and consistent support to build motivation, confidence, and resilience.
What are we looking for?
We are seeking Youth Mentors with a passion and willingness to empower young people to achieve their full potential.
As a Youth Mentor on our Bright Futures team, you will play a pivotal role in guiding and supporting young people through their personal and employment journeys. You will be a consistent positive presence in their lives, offering advice, encouragement, and a listening ear to enable young people to navigate challenges and transform their future.
Being a Bright Futures Youth Mentor involves:
· Building trust-based relationships with young mentees
· Providing 1:1 mentoring and support to our young mentees on navigating challenges and achieving aspirations
· Guiding young mentees in exploring their interests and accessing training and employment opportunities
· Monitoring, recording and reporting on mentee/s journey and progress
· Collaborating with the programme team for group workshops and community outreach
We are looking to expand our mentoring to GRT communities across London and are offering flexibility around weekly hours and a combination of onsite and offsite mentoring and outreach based on mentee and mentor availability and needs. Do apply and/orget in touch with us to discuss your availability and interest and finding a mutually suitable working arrangement.
What difference will a Bright Futures Youth Mentor make?
Young people from the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities often face significant barriers to education, employment, and social inclusion. Starting from a young age, many of them experience open discrimination and stereotyping leading to isolation from mainstream society, loss of opportunities in training and employment, and poorer mental and physical health outcomes among other things.
As a Youth Mentor, you can be the catalyst for change, opening doors to new possibilities and enabling a more inclusive and empowered future for these young people and their communities.
- Through your mentoring and support, you can facilitate:
- Individual Empowerment: Enabling young people to develop a self and purpose, overcome barriers, and realize their potential to engage with confidence in wider society
- Enhancing Employability: Equipping them with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to secure meaningful employment and a sense of purpose
- Promoting Wellbeing: Encouraging healthy lifestyle choices and emotional resilience
- Community Upliftment: Creating a ripple effect of positive change within the GRT community through the next generation
- Tackling Discrimination: Providing young people with the awareness, confidence and support to stand up to the constant and pervasive prejudice and bias present in their lives
Why become a Bright Futures Youth Mentor?
Along with the satisfaction of making a lasting difference in young people’s lives, our Youth Mentors also receive:
- Induction and training suited to the role of mentoring young Gypsy, Roma & Traveller people
- Regular meetings with, and support from, the mentoring programme team
- Opportunity to share experiences through interactions with other mentors and team, wider organisation, and community members
- Valuable experience in developing your support and mentoring skills with vulnerable young people
- Professional growth via outreach, training and development opportunities
- All reasonable expenses reimbursement (e.g. travel and refreshments during meetings)
Application
We are recruiting for Youth Mentors on a rolling basis to expand our capacity and meet growing need for mentors. Contact us to express an interest and/or for an informal no-obligation chat about the role.
We are keen to hear from people with different backgrounds and experiences, including the Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller (GRT) community, as long as you are open and committed to learning and working sensitively with marginalised young people.
We are interested in passionate and committed individuals, with good communication and interpersonal skills, the ability to dedicate a few hours a week to mentoring, and a willingness to make a difference in a young person's life.
If this is you, but you are unsure of what the role entails or if you fit, we encourage you to still apply, or contact us to find out more.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: Bromley by Bow Centre
Job Type: Full time, 35 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £32,000 per annum
Benefits: Generous leave allowance, Interest free loan (bike, season ticket or rent), Regular social activities, Matched Contribution Pension Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme and OH support, Sabbatical (after 7 years at the Centre)
Are you passionate about making a difference in the community?
We’re looking for a talented individual to join our Income Generation and Marketing team as our new Marketing and Communications Officer.
In this vital role, you’ll be responsible for communicating the impact of our work in addressing the social determinants of health and enabling our community to thrive. You will bring the stories of individuals in our community to life, making them accessible and engaging for everyone.
Key responsibilities will include:
• Creating compelling content for our website, social media platforms, and e-communications.
• Engaging a wide range of stakeholders to enhance the centre's profile across our marketing channels.
• Co-ordinating website development with a strong focus on clarity of messaging.
If you’re creative, driven, and passionate about telling stories that matter, we’d love to hear from you!
You may also have experience in the following: Communications Officer, Internal Communications, CRM, Marketing Assistant, Marketing Executive, Marketing Officer, Communications Executive, Communications Assistant, etc.
REF-216 999
Ref: WIP-241
Due to the nature of this role, we are looking for female applicants only. The Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1, Paragraph 1 applies to this post.
Are you a dynamic, compassionate, and target-driven individual with a proven record of working in a multiagency/disciplinary team and engaging positively with challenging people or other vulnerable groups? Looking for an exciting and highly rewarding new career opportunity?
If so, join St Giles Trust as our Women’s Early Intervention (CJS Project) Caseworker to provide a comprehensive and holistic assessment which links arrest to accessing community support, bringing Police custody and community together in collaboration to support and or divert women from further offending.
About St Giles Trust
An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes, and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions, and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others.
About this exciting opportunity
St Giles Trust have been funded by the Ministry of Justice’s Women’s Interventions Funding to deliver a gender specific service in Coventry for women who are on the periphery of the criminal justice system. Our service will use credible lived experience staff that will position themselves across multiple ‘reachable’ moments for example, working in police stations, courts, and probation to divert women into appropriate support, activities & interventions. We follow a Trauma-Informed responsive delivery model, supporting women who have highly complex & interlinked needs to reduce and desist from future potential offending. We are looking for experienced caseworker-facilitators who will be able to identify additional and specialist learning needs and identify barriers within our female client groups. The mentor facilitators should be able to address and support across the pathways listed below whilst delivering a Healthy Relationship programme within a group setting.
What we are looking for
• Understanding of the issues faced by females involved or at risk of becoming involved in the criminal justice system.
• A knowledge and understanding of providing support, advice and advocacy to vulnerable clients and the ability to communicate this knowledge in a variety of ways.
• We would particularly welcome applications from women with lived experience or experience of working in a Mental Health/Wellbeing Service/Role as well as those with experience and understanding of working with other supportive organisations (i.e. Finance, Benefit and Debt Service).
• Ability to assess clients’ needs and provide client-led support.
• Ability to calculate risk and implement safety procedures when engaging with vulnerable female clients in the community.
• Experience delivering group work.
• An awareness or understanding of the issues raised when working with women in police custody or a similar area.
• An awareness of options for support available for this client group in these areas:
Welfare and housing rights
Anti-social behaviour legislation
Health, including mental health
Domestic abuse and sexual violence
Risky Sexual behaviour
Substance misuse
As an organisation that works with children and adults at risk we are committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the safety of our clients and successful applicants will require an Enhanced Child and Adult with Child Barred DBS Check.
In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, clinical therapist sessions, life insurance (4 x annual salary), duvet days, season ticket loan, employee perks programme, eye care voucher and much more.
We are an equity and inclusion confident employer. We welcome all applications and we particularly encourage applications from people of the global majority (black, brown, multi- heritage) and those who identify as disabled, neuroexpansive, neurodiverse, with any protected characteristics and/or social barriers or challenges. We value the empowering and informative impact that all lived experiences and diversity of thought can offer the organisation.
St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.
To apply please request an application form from our HR Team, via the apply button, stating the job title and ref number.
Closing date: 6th of October 2024.
Interview Date: 23rd of October 2024.
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World Jewish Relief created the Specialist Training and Employment Programme (STEP) for refugees in 2016 and today we are the largest provider of specialist employment support to refugees in the UK.
STEP provides a bespoke employment programme that addresses the complex barriers that refugees face when preparing for, and ultimately finding work in the UK. We now have an exciting opportunity for Team Managers to join the STEP team, to oversee a team of 15 to 20 Remote Employment Advisors who provide employment support to refugee clients across the UK.
You will be responsible for:
- Providing effective leadership, guidance, and support to a team of Employment Advisors
- Monitoring and management of workflow for STEP Employment Advisors
- Provide ongoing coaching and mentoring to enhance the performance and professional growth of team members.
- Quality assurance of STEP programme delivery
- Management of the referral process for STEP participants
- Monitoring and Reporting (programme outcomes and budget)
About you
We are looking for candidates who have:
- Proven experience in a supervisory or team leadership role, preferably within a refugee support or employment-related context.
- Strong understanding of the refugee context in the UK and the challenges faced in accessing jobs, education, and training.
- Demonstrable ability to motivate, develop, and manage a team, promoting a positive and inclusive work environment.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with diverse individuals and stakeholders.
- Strong organisational and problem-solving skills, with the ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks effectively.
- Competency in speaking another language is desirable e.g. Amharic, Arabic, Dari/Pashto, Dinka Farsi, Kurdish, Ormo, Somali, Tigrinya, Turkish
Benefits
We offer a range of benefits including:
- 23 days holiday pro rata plus bank holidays and Jewish holidays.
- Pension scheme – we contribute 5% to the World Jewish Relief pension scheme.
- Life Insurance – up to 3 times salary to nominated beneficiaries.
- Health Cash Plan – cash back to cover the costs of dental treatment, optical care, specialist consultations and a range of complementary therapies.
- Enhanced maternity & paternity pay.
- Employee Assistance Programme – free, confidential advice or support with any personal or work. related concerns or free counselling if needed.
- Season ticket / travel to work loan.
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
- On Friday the office closes at 3pm.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
World Jewish Relief promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We invite and welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds. We encourage applications from candidates of different ethnicities, socio-economic backgrounds, race, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation and of faith or none that meet the criteria set out for this role. You don’t need to be Jewish to work for us, but you must share our desire to assist those who need help based on their vulnerability, not their identity, recognising the dignity and potential of all people.
To apply
Please upload your CV and a cover letter explaining how you meet the criteria in the person specification.
Interviews will be held on Tuesday 8th October
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Job title: Communications and Engagement Officer
Location: Birmingham, London or Greater Manchester
Salary: £26,000 – £31,000 (London), £23,500 - £29,000 (Manchester or Birmingham)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Overall purpose
This is a key role that will work closely with the Senior Communications Manager, Head of Public Engagement and Senior Digital Marketing Manager.
You will contribute to the implementation of our communications, engagement and fundraising strategies, ensuring that your work is anchored in our organisational and team strategic goals. You will also be closely involved in team planning, whether it’s inputting into our operational plan or sharing ideas for new campaigns.
There are opportunities to get hands-on developing and delivering communications and fundraising campaigns to educate and inspire individuals, businesses, and other audiences. The aim of these campaigns is to help remove barriers to employment for refugees and bring about systemic change via our partnerships. Please note, we do not currently run political campaigns.
You will be responsible for creating and delivering day-to-day communications across our owned channels (social media, email newsletters, and some website content). You will also help colleagues create content for earned and paid communications that they’re leading on (press and media, digital marketing, engagement with influencers)
A team player, you will build strong relationships across Breaking Barriers so that you can source and develop content that:
- increases our visibility and influence
- showcases our impact
- inspires members of the public to help refugees build new lives in the UK
- engages and stewards our key audiences, including corporate partners, employees who advocate for refugees, individual donors, volunteers, and people of a refugee background.
You will support the Senior Communications Manager to maintain our strong brand, ensuring that all our content complies with our brand guidelines and is of a high standard.
With a good eye for detail, you will play a key role in our data management, including overseeing data on the storytelling section of our CRM, monitoring communications enquiries, and setting up and running reports. You will become a Salesforce Superuser (full training and support will be provided for this).
It is an exciting time to join our team. Breaking Barriers is an innovative organisation, so you will need to be comfortable with change and building new knowledge. The Public Engagement team is fast-paced. We support each other, approach problems with a good sense of humour, and are willing to experiment and learn.
To view the full job description and person specification, as well as details on our accessible recruitment process, please view the attached recruitment pack.
Other considerations
- As part of our safeguarding commitment to our clients, we carry out preemployment checks to ensure that successful applicants are suitable to work with adults at risk. These include obtaining references and verifying a candidate’s identity and right to work in the UK.
- Some travel between our different areas of operation (including London, Birmingham and Manchester) will be required. Occasional evening or weekend work may be required. Time off in lieu would be provided in this case.
- We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief.
How to apply
If you are looking for a role where you can make a real difference, we want to hear from you. To apply, please submit a CV and statement (up to approximately 500 words/1 A4 page) outlining:
- Which location you are applying for
- Why you are interested in the role
- What skills you would bring to be successful in this role
- Any experience you would like to highlight
- Any reasonable adjustments you require for the interview process
- Disclosure of disabilities if you wish to do so (as a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role)
Please note that applications without a covering letter will not be considered.
Closing date for applications is 11:30pm on Thursday 24th October. Interviews will be held on a rolling basis so please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
We belong to the Experts by Experience Employment Initiative, which advocates and supports organisations to employ more people from a refugee background. With this in mind, we particularly welcome applicants with experience of seeking asylum and/or a refugee background.
If you are an expert by experience (a refugee or a migrant with direct, first-hand experience of issues and challenges of the UK asylum or immigration system), you can ask for an independent and confidential support for your job application from the Experts by Experience Employment Network. Please reach out to HR Manager Dani Meier for further details (we are unable to include email addresses in this advert, but you can find contact details on the final page of the attached recruitment pack).
Breaking Barriers exists so that every refugee can access meaningful employment and build a new life.
Wales (Newport, Cardiff, Wrexham)
Ref: FWW-241
Are you a proactive, flexible, and target-driven individual with a proven record of working with male adults in the criminal justice system whether in the community or in prisons? Do you have extensive recent experience of providing specialist money and/or Welfare benefit advice?
If so, St Giles Trust is looking for a collaborative Financial Wellbeing Coach to join our team, where you will be responsible for the delivery of Finance, Benefit and Debt services to referrals made by Wales Probation Service.
About St Giles Trust
An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes, and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions, and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others.
About this key role
As our Financial Wellbeing Coach, you will provide person-centred support to a caseload of service users who will either be serving community sentences or have been released from prison. This will involve undertaking assessment and action planning with individual service users and creating a safe and trusting environment, using trauma-informed practice to successfully facilitate a supportive and constructive relationship with service users.
We will also count on you to deliver a range of interventions to service users which contribute towards the achievement of prescribed outcomes, including group work sessions, and to work with service users flexibly, meeting and undertaking interventions in a range of locations across a wide geographical area. Developing and maintaining positive working relationships with external agencies and working towards contractual targets and outcomes within agreed timescales and in line with specified quality standards are also vital aspects of the role.
What we are looking for
• Experience of engaging successfully with challenging people, e.g., those with complex and multiple needs
• Proven record of working with partner agencies
• Evidence of training at specialist level in money and/or welfare benefits advice
• Higher level certificate in money and/or welfare benefit advice from accreditation
• The ability to assess clients’ needs and provide tailored, client-led support
• Able to work sensitively with clients applying trauma informed strategies
• Welsh Language and a full driver’s licence and access to a vehicle is desirable.
• Excellent interpersonal, relationship building and communication skills, both verbal and written
• Welsh speaker desirable
As an organisation that works with children and adults at risk we are committed to safeguarding, protecting, and promoting the safety of our clients. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants.
As the successful candidate will need to undertake security vetting, although we encourage people with lived experience to apply for our roles, ex-offenders as defined by the MOJ (‘Ex-offenders are defined as individuals whose community/suspended sentence order; license or post sentence supervision has been completed and there is no longer a right to recall’) may not pass security vetting.
In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, childcare vouchers, season ticket loan and much more.
Please note St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.
Closing date: 11pm, 12th October 2024.
Interview date: 25th October 2024.
A ydych chi'n unigolyn rhagweithiol, hyblyg sy'n cael ei yrru gan dargedau ac sydd â hanes profedig o weithio gydag oedolion gwrywaidd yn y system cyfiawnder troseddol boed yn y gymuned neu mewn carchardai? A oes gennych chi brofiad helaeth diweddar o ddarparu cyngor ariannol arbenigol a/neu ar fudd-daliadau lles?
Os felly, mae Ymddiriedolaeth St Giles yn chwilio am Hyfforddwr Lles Ariannol cydweithredol i ymuno â'n tîm, lle byddwch chi'n gyfrifol am ddarparu gwasanaethau Cyllid, Budd-daliadau a Dyledion i unigolion a atgyfeirir atom gan Wasanaeth Prawf Cymru.
Ynghylch Ymddiriedolaeth St Giles
Elusen uchelgeisiol, wedi’i hen sefydlu sy’n helpu pobl sy’n wynebu helbulon i ddod o hyd i swyddi, cartrefi a’r gefnogaeth gywir y mae ei hangen arnynt yw Ymddiriedolaeth St Giles. Yn ganolog i'n hethos mae ein cred bod pobl sydd â phrofiad uniongyrchol o oresgyn problemau fel cefndir troseddol, digartrefedd, dibyniaeth ar gyffuriau ac alcohol ac aelodaeth mewn gangiau, yn allweddol i newid cadarnhaol mewn eraill.
Ynghylch y rôl allweddol hon
Fel ein Hyfforddwr Lles Ariannol, byddwch yn darparu cymorth sy'n canolbwyntio ar yr unigolyn i lwyth achosion o ddefnyddwyr gwasanaeth a fydd naill ai'n treulio dedfrydau cymunedol neu wedi cael eu rhyddhau o'r carchar. Bydd hyn yn cynnwys cynnal gwaith asesu a chynllunio gweithredu gyda defnyddwyr gwasanaeth unigol a chreu amgylchedd diogel ac ymddiriedus, gan ddefnyddio arfer sy'n seiliedig ar drawma i hwyluso perthynas gefnogol ac adeiladol â defnyddwyr gwasanaeth yn llwyddiannus.
Byddwch hefyd yn darparu amrywiaeth o ymyriadau i ddefnyddwyr gwasanaeth er mwyn cyflawni canlyniadau rhagnodedig, gan gynnwys sesiynau gwaith grŵp, ac yn gweithio gyda defnyddwyr gwasanaeth yn hyblyg, gan ymgymryd ag ymyriadau mewn amrywiaeth o leoliadau ar draws ardal ddaearyddol eang. Mae datblygu a chynnal perthynas waith gadarnhaol gydag asiantaethau allanol a gweithio tuag at dargedau a chanlyniadau cytundebol o fewn amserlenni y cytunwyd arnynt ac yn unol â safonau ansawdd penodedig hefyd yn agweddau hanfodol ar y rôl.
Yr hyn yr ydym ni'n chwilio amdano
• Profiad o ymgysylltu'n llwyddiannus â phobl heriol, e.e. rhai ag anghenion cymhleth
a lluosog
• Hanes profedig o weithio gydag asiantaethau partner
• Tystiolaeth o hyfforddiant ar lefel arbenigol mewn cyngor ariannol a/neu budd-daliadau lles
• Tystysgrif lefel uwch mewn cyngor ariannol a/neu fudd-daliadau lles trwy achrediad
• Y gallu i asesu anghenion cleientiaid a darparu cymorth wedi'i deilwra a arweinir gan gleientiaid
• Y gallu i weithio mewn dull sensitif gyda chleientiaid sy'n defnyddio strategaethau sail-trawma
• Mae gwybodaeth o'r Gymraeg a thrwydded yrru lawn ynghŷd a mynediad at gerbyd yn ddymunol.
• Sgiliau rhyngbersonol, meithrin-perthynas a chyfathrebu rhagorol, ar lafar ac yn ysgrifenedig
• Siaradwr Cymraeg yn ddymunol
Fel sefydliad sy'n gweithio gyda phlant ac oedolion sydd mewn perygl, rydym wedi ymrwymo i ddiogelu, amddiffyn a hyrwyddo diogelwch ein cleientiaid. Mae angen gwiriad DBS manylach ar gyfer pob ymgeisydd llwyddiannus.
Bydd angen i'r ymgeisydd llwyddiannus ymgymryd â fetio diogelwch. Er ein bod yn annog pobl sydd â phrofiad personol i wneud cais am ein rolau, efallai na fydd cyn-droseddwyr fel y'u diffinnir gan y Weinyddiaeth Cyfiawnder ('Diffinnir cyn-droseddwyr fel unigolion y mae eu gorchymyn dedfryd gymunedol/ataliedig, goruchwyliaeth trwydded neu ôl-ddedfryd wedi'i chwblhau ac nid oes hawl bellach i alw'n ôl') yn pasio fetio diogelwch.
Yn gyfnewid am hyn, gallwch ddisgwyl cyflog cystadleuol, lwfans gwyliau hael, pensiwn staff, gweithio hyblyg, rhaglen fentora, gwasanaeth cynghori a chwnsela, talebau gofal plant, benthyciad tocyn tymor a llawer mwy.
Dyddiad cau: 11pm, 12 Hydref 2024.
Dyddiad cyfweld: 25 Hydref 2024.