Entry Level / Graduate Jobs

Would you like to make a difference to hen welfare and join the flock as our new Community Fundraiser? At the British Hen Welfare Trust, every week we save thousands of hens from slaughter across the UK. With our millionth hen due to be rehomed this summer there has never been a more exciting time to join this fast-growing and unique charity.

About The British Hen Welfare Trust

Founded nearly 20 years ago by Jane Howorth MBE, the British Hen Welfare Trust is a national hen welfare charity which rehomes over 60,000 hens a year around the UK. Based in mid Devon, and affectionately referred to as Hen Central, the charity works collaboratively with the industry, public, and many national stakeholders to improve hen welfare and raise awareness of hens around the globe. In addition to rehoming hens, our work extends further to education, mental wellbeing, nutritional campaigns, and global veterinary initiatives. We are a friendly and supportive team of 15 and offer a flexible approach to work, the majority of the team are home-based with the option to work in Hen Central also.

About the role

This is a very exciting time to join the team, with the imminent rehoming of the millionth hen and the national coverage this presents, you will have the opportunity to make this role your own. You will be an enthusiastic, organised team-player who shares a passion for hen welfare and will have demonstrable community fundraising experience working in the charity sector.

The full-time role of Community Fundraiser is a new position in a recently restructured Fundraising team, working with the Head of Fundraising, Individual Giving Manager and Corporate and Trust Fundraising Manager. This is a home-based role with regular travel to Hen Central for meetings, events and ad hoc tasks so it would be ideal for someone who is South West based. You will be responsible for developing relationships with existing and new community fundraisers on supporter-led activity and engaging them in our fun and exciting fundraising income streams such as Egg Club, Bake! for Hens' Sake! and Sponsor a Hen to meet objectives and income targets.

What we can offer:

• Hybrid role, (regular travel expected to Hen Central, at least twice a month)
• Salary of £23,000 - £25,000 per annum (depending on skills, experience and knowledge)
• Annual Leave: 29 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays and your birthday) rising to 34 days with length of service.
• Company pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Great, supportive culture with development opportunities

Reports to: Head of Fundraising

Working with: Internal teams; Fundraising, Communications, Volunteer Management, Marketing and Rehoming teams. External; hen rehomers, volunteers, fundraising supporters, community groups and committees, influencers.

Hours: 37.5 a week

Role type: Full-time permanent role, following 6 month probation period. Hybrid/South West based, (expected to travel to Hen Central, in Devon on average twice a month)

Main Purpose of Job:

The purpose of this exciting new role is to raise community fundraising income by building and developing relationships with key community fundraisers, community groups, fundraising volunteers, schools and community stakeholders. As the main lead in the charity for community fundraising, you will encourage, motivate and promote the work of our dedicated and loyal community fundraisers on their varied and wide-ranging fundraising endeavours to maximise income and support of the BHWT.

You will also take responsibility for our established community fundraising streams unique to the charity; Bake for Hens’ Sake!, Egg Club and Sponsor a Hen, ensuring we spread our message far and wide and recruit new supporters to help hens.

Main responsibilities:

1. To grow and develop community fundraising income working with key fundraisers and community groups in the BHWT audience.

2. To provide a high standard of donor care, ensuring all donors are thanked and acknowledged appropriately on time and communicated with regularly with care, thought and attention to detail.

3. To project manage and develop our key community fundraising income streams; Bake for Hens’ Sake!, Egg Club and Sponsor a Hen working closely with Marketing and Communications colleagues to actively promote and share stories to thank and encourage new supporters to sign up.

4. To act as the charity’s main lead for all Community Fundraising related activities and respond to and/or direct all incoming Fundraising enquiries where appropriate.

5. To work with the Head of Fundraising to develop a calendar of supporter-led running events in 2025 and beyond, ensuring places are promoted and that prospective runners are well supported and managed in order to reach individual targets.

6. To work proactively with Marketing and Communications colleagues and provide compelling and engaging content for use in communication channels including the BHWT’s supporter magazine and social media channels to encourage supporters to fundraise for hens and thank/acknowledge.

7. To manage and facilitate communications effectively across key community fundraising streams to aid retention and secure future support e.g. the quarterly newsletter to Egg Club and regular updates to the Sponsor a Hen audiences.

8. To provide monthly reports to the Head of Fundraising in all areas of Community Fundraising.

9. To administer the various elements of the fundraising streams e.g. sending out fundraising packs and thank you letters.

10. To ensure compliance with all relevant legislation including GDPR and data protection.

11. To maintain accurate records on SharePoint and Salesforce.

12. To provide support to other areas of fundraising where appropriate and undertake ad hoc tasks from time to time as required within the charity.

13. To attend events on behalf of the charity from time to time.

Key qualifications, skills and experience

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent qualification or experience
• Demonstrable experience fundraising for a national charity
• Proven experience in managing and developing relationships with community fundraisers to raise funds
• High level of project management experience including delivering projects on time and within budget
• Experience of working remotely/working independently

Desirable

• Event management
• Understanding of other fundraising streams e.g. corporate, digital fundraising

KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

Essential

• Excellent organisational skills.
• Collaborative team-player
• Ability to plan, balance and cope with competing priorities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• High standard of computer competency and literacy
• Experience of working with volunteers

Desirable

• Working knowledge of Salesforce
• Good knowledge of Gift Aid and Data Protection legislation

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

Essential

• Commitment to delivering a high quality service
• A proactive approach to all areas of work
• Strong team working orientation, with the ability and social skills to work collaboratively with staff at all levels.
• Flexible and adaptable approach to work demands across the whole organisation
• Able to maintain strong working relationships with key donors

OTHER

Essential

• Willing and able to work occasional evenings and weekends to support fundraising events
• Driving licence

This job description is not exhaustive. It merely acts as a guide and may be amended to meet the changing requirements of the charity at any time after discussion with the post holder.

**Note to Recruitment Agencies:** This position is not open to agency candidates. Please do not make contact with ourselves or forward any agency resumes. We will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Benefits:

• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: Hybrid remote in South Molton

Application deadline: 19/07/2024

Are you passionate about Jesus, church and helping others? Do you believe giving is part of Discipleship? Love chatting with people and enjoy ticking off a to do list?

• Permanent, part-time - 21 to 28 hours a week. Flexible hours welcome, may suit someone returning to work after a career break or who is currently studying.

• Hybrid working ~ 40-60% home working.

• Starting salary £18,192 (21 hours) to £24,256 (28 hours) pro-rata (£30,320 FTE rising to £34,070) depending on experience, with a generous pension contribution: up to 10 per cent employer contribution on annual salary.

• CMS offers 36 days of annual leave pro rata (including bank holidays) as well as  enhanced paid sickness, maternity, paternity and adoption leave.

• CMS supports the mental wellbeing of its employees and offers a generous rewards and wellbeing package, including:

access to 24/7 employee assistance programme with qualified counsellors

wellbeing coffee mornings

menopause support

up to three volunteer days a year

up to three family emergency leave days a year

retreats and resources for prayer life

We welcome applications from everyone. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from minority groups as they are currently underrepresented within our organisation at this level. All appointments are made on merit of skill, experience and potential as set out in the job description and person specification.

Talk to us first?

If you would welcome an informal discussion (between Monday-Friday) about the role, what hours you could do and when you might like to work before applying, please contact Melinda Staines, People and Culture Manager.

Your role

Church Mission Society is passionate about God’s mission and fired up to see more and more people become followers of Jesus. As one of two Church and Supporter Care Officers you’ll bring delight to our churches and donors by successfully dealing with their enquiries as their first port of call.

You will also proactively contact supporters and churches to encourage them to give and engage with CMS. Through this, your role will make a significant contribution to supporting for the work of Church Mission Society.

The organisation you’ll be joining

Church Mission Society is comprised of people who are passionate about mission and fired up about helping people follow Jesus. For over 200 years CMS has been at the forefront of global mission, living out the gospel of Jesus, seeing lives changed and communities transformed. If you join CMS you will find an organisation that has been reinvigorated with a fresh vision to make disciples of Jesus among people at the edges, both in the UK and around the world.

What you’ll need to succeed

The successful candidate will have proven experience working in a customer/supporter facing environment. Administrative skills are essential and experience in delivering results through telephoning in a customer care environment is highly desirable.

It is also a requirement for this post holder to be in sympathy of CMS’s values and aims.

Further details can be found in the job description and person specification available to download on the CMS website.

Our commitment to you

Our core values of being pioneering, relational, faithful and evangelistic are integral to everything we do, and we work hard to ensure that every member of staff is valued, supported and encouraged to continually learn and develop their skills.

We are committed to the safeguarding and protection of the people we serve, our partners, our volunteers, and our staff. We believe that every child or adult we come into contact with has the right to be protected from all forms of harm and abuse. Our recruitment and selection processes are in line with our Safeguarding Policy and the SCHR Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.

 Candidates for all UK roles must already be eligible to work in the UK, with a valid visa and work permit if required.

Are you ready to join our team?   As the Church Building Support Officer, you’ll play a vital role in this exciting new position that will provide a comprehensive support service to clergy, churchwardens and parish volunteers; offering advice and guidance on caring for church buildings, navigating faculty jurisdiction and signposting to relevant resources and further support.

There is also the option (subject to conditions) to undertake an Apprenticeship with Strode College to complete Historic Environment Advice Assistant (Higher Apprenticeship).

The role is funded by the Church of England’s Buildings for Mission fund on a two-year fixed-term basis.

At the Diocese of Winchester we have a legacy of grace that has cascaded down through the centuries, shaping our history and culture, and giving birth to countless stories of people and places deeply rooted in faith. It is a legacy of grace to be proud of, and on which our diocese now stands. 

Serving. Learning. Growing. Loving.  These are the four values at the heart of our mission to support the people, churches, schools and communities across the Diocese of Winchester.

Position: Church Building Support Officer

Responsible to: The DAC Secretary. The Diocesan Advisory Committee for the Care of Churches (DAC)

Location: Hybrid working is offered to all staff. We have an office in Old Alresford, SO24 with a requirement to come into the office for department team days, once a week.

The Diocese covers the areas from Bournemouth and Andover in the West, Southampton and Lyndhurst in the South, Alton and Odiham in the East and Basingstoke in the North.

Hours: 35 hours per week (full-time), core hours of 10am–4pm

Salary: £31,181 per annum

Annual leave and benefits:

• 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays)

• Employer contribution of 10% of basic annual salary into our pension scheme.

• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

How to apply: Click the Quick Apply button below. You’ll be redirected to our organisation website for full details on how to apply and answer a few short screening questions about your relevant skills and motivation.

Interviews are due to take place in the week commencing 15 July 2024.

Closing date: 05 July 2024.

Lead Music Therapist

Coram Parenting and Creative Therapy Service

Contract: Permanent, 28-35 hours days per week, 4-5 days per week

Location: Coram campus, London

Coram Parenting and Creative Therapy Service offers art, music and drama therapy, therapeutic parenting, clinical psychology and family therapy to children and families at our dedicated creative therapies centre and in schools.  We work primarily with adoptive and connected carer families, and children who have low level mental health difficulties.  We are a trauma-informed service and have specialist expertise in neuro-diversity and children with special education needs. The well-established team has a strong track record in therapeutic interventions, including music therapy, art therapy and narrative therapy based multi-family groups for younger children who are adopted or with a Special Guardianship Order.  We have a purpose built therapy building and have recently built a music studio for our adolescent work.  We work within very diverse communities and we consciously challenge ourselves and our practice, seeking at all times to be inclusive and anti-racist. We welcome applications from therapists who come from global majority communities.

About the role

We are seeking an experienced HCPC qualified Music Therapist to provide leadership, supervision and management of music therapists and other creative therapists in the service.  You will carry out therapeutic multi-disciplinary assessments and music therapy interventions with adopted and Special Guardianship Order families.  This work involves trauma informed approaches, family work and life story work.  The team is led by a Clinical Psychologist and provides creative, relational, and evidence based approaches, collaborating with wider networks and reaching schools and communities to inform child centred and trauma informed practice. The post holder will receive supervision by a highly qualified Music therapist, and be line managed by a Clinical Psychologist.   The post offers a unique opportunity to work alongside skilled creative and family therapists. We seek to empower children and families using strengths based narratives, as well as accepting vulnerability and seeking opportunity for connection, strengthening resilience and support. 

The successful candidate will be experienced at working with managing and supervising therapists, developmental trauma, and child and family work and operates with initiative and responsiveness in a dynamic professional environment.   A background in CAMHS and/or a social care services would be desirable, with a good understanding of safeguarding planning and managing highly emotive situations. Experience of running multi-family groups would be an advantage. This role requires a supportive professional, a team player, who enjoys working in a diverse, respectful and challenging team.

Closing date: 15th July  2024   23.59pm           Interviews:  Week Commencing 29th July 2024

We are recruiting for two Peer Support Leads: 

The Hepatitis C Trust has developed projects nationally whereby peers use their lived experience of injecting drug use and hepatitis C, to provide education and training to increase awareness of hepatitis C, reduce stigma, and promote access to testing and treatment for people living with hepatitis C. 

Do you have experience of working in drug services and with volunteers? Have you been affected by hepatitis C, or have you supported anyone who has hepatitis C? We are looking for a passionate and skilled peer lead who has excellent communication and organisational skills. We require a good standard of education and welcome creativity and innovation in all our work.  

Alongside a growing team, these posts will continue the development and delivery of the Hepatitis C peer project, recruiting and supporting volunteer peers across Bristol, and also Bath, Weston, and surrounding areas. Working in partnership with hepatitis C clinical teams, drug and alcohol services and homeless service providers, the post will coordinate delivery of educational workshops, hepatitis C testing in community settings, ensure that service users are referred and supported through hepatitis C treatment and care. 

These posts will require extensive travel across the region and it’s desirable the postholders have a clean driving licence and have their own vehicle for work related travel. 

If you would like to apply, please visit our website.

At Quo Vadis Trust, our mission is to empower our beneficiaries to reach their potential and live the best possible quality of life that they can. We provide supported housing to over 200 adults living with mental health needs, and we are also 'Great Place to Work' accredited. As Finance Manager at Quo Vadis Trust, you'll be at the heart of our strategic mission, supporting the organisation to deliver its financial targets. 

Annual leave and benefits:

• 24 days plus bank holidays and an extra day off for your birthday
• Life insurance
• Health care cash plan
• 24/7 employee assistance program
• Company pension with Nest
• A focus on L&D and real opportunities for career progression

Closing date: 5th July 2024, however we will be interviewing on a rolling basis and this vacancy may close sooner should a suitable candidate be found.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our flagship apprenticeship role at Magic Breakfast. The role will be part of a small, enthusiastic and happy team who will support the apprentice through their level 3 HR Apprencship and help them navigate the working world.

The successful candidates will be enthusiastic and energetic, bring integrity, be willing to commit time to the role, and be passionate about addressing hunger as a barrier to education. A clear alignment with Magic Breakfast's values and mission will be an important differentiator between applicants.

While Magic Breakfast welcomes applications from everyone, to better serve its communities it has identified that we would particularly benefit from: young people earlier in their careers, people who have lived experience of poverty, navigating socio-economic adversity or were eligible for free school meals, and people from a minority ethnic background.

Job Title: People and Culture Apprentice

Reporting to: Strategy Lead and EA to CEO

Location of work: Home based with the expectation to attend the office at least 2/3 days per week dependent on organisational activities, this expectation will be reviewed after the first quarter. Travel expenses will be paid. There may be other ad hoc additional days for team days and organisational away days.

As this is an apprentice role you will have a designated 1 day a week to undertake apprenticeship related activity or focused study, this will be agreed with your line manager and flexibility will be available for how this is managed.

Contract type: Apprentice - fixed term for duration of apprenticeship.

Contract Length: 24 months. There is potential for a permanent contract at the end of 24 months dependent on organisational growth, financial circumstances and business need. 

Salary: Starting Salary £20,400 (2024/2025) increasing to £22,950 (2025/2026) after the first year on successful progress in the apprenticeship and in meeting expectations in the role.

BACKGROUND

Magic Breakfast is a registered charity providing healthy breakfasts to children and young people in the UK who arrive at school too hungry to learn, and expert support to their schools. Over 200,000 children and young people are on roll at Primary, Secondary, ASL / Special Educational Needs Schools and Pupil Referral Units that the charity works with, in disadvantaged areas of Scotland and England. Providing breakfast ensures that children start their school day with the energy and nutrition they need to be able to make the most of their morning lessons. Magic Breakfast also undertakes research, and campaigns for long-term solutions to end hunger as a barrier to learning.

This is an exciting time to join Magic Breakfast if you wish to make a difference to the lives of children. We are expanding our team to meet the challenge of ending child morning hunger, both for now and for good.

JOB PURPOSE

The People and Culture Apprentice will have a varied, critical remit; supporting central administration and the executive office as well as the People and Culture team to deliver an outstanding day to day HR service. The role will support with all areas of the life cycle including, recruitment, induction, onboarding, and administrative support.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support with recruitment administration, including scheduling interviews and responding to candidate questions.

• Support People and culture to maintain accurate and efficient administrative systems ensuring it is compliant with data protection laws.

• Support People and Culture with internal communications

• Be the first point of contact for general queries via email or phone, delegating or managing responses as appropriate in a timely manner and providing excellent customer service to external and internal enquiries.

• Assist in preparation of reports and papers for relevant meetings.

• Attend meetings, publish agendas, take and distribute minutes and follow-up on actions where necessary.

• Work with Corporate Partnerships Team to manage the Fora and other corporate donor  relationships.

• Act as the point of contact for internal and external visitors when in the office.

• Order home working equipment for staff and manage equipment requests.

  Please read the full job description attached for more infromation

WHAT WE OFFER

At Magic Breakfast we value our employees and work hard to develop offer a supportive, respectful culture which enables everyone to bring their whole self to work.

• 25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays

• long service leave ( 1 additional day per year)

• end of year closure

• enhanced pension

• cash back health plan

Please see our job pack below for more informtion 

APPLICATION PROCESS

Should you wish to discuss the role before applying please email our People and Culture Team, hr @magicbreakfast. com

Shortlisting -8th, 9th and 10th July

First interview in person at our office -17th July

Second interview including work trial at our offices – 24th July

We are recruiting for a Eastern European IGVA to join our team in xxx (name of the Service); the scope on this job involves….

Job Title: Eastern European IGVA

Location: Barking & Dagenham and Redbridge
Salary: £28,104 per annum
Contract type: Fixed-term (until March 2025), Full-time

Hours: 37.5

We want kind and empathic people to work at Refuge, who believe in equality, diversity, and inclusion, are experts in their area of knowledge, want to make a positive difference and improve the lives of the women and children we support.

This is an opportunity to join Refuge as Eastern European Independent Domestic Violence Advocate to supporting women and children who are impacted by domestic violence. You will work closely with victims of domestic abuse from the point of crisis, to provide high quality independent advocacy and support to survivors of domestic abuse at the highest risk and their children.

This post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

Closing date: 9am on 20 July 2024

Interview dates: 13-16 August 2024

Benefits

Refuge offers a variety of exciting opportunities to learn, develop and grow in your career. We recognise the value everyone brings to the organisation to achieve our aims and are dedicated to developing and rewarding our staff. More details of our benefits can be found in Job Information Pack.

We are recruiting for a Deputy Service Manager to join our team in Hertfordshire; the scope on this job involves….

Job Title: Deputy Service Manager

Location: Hertfordshire
Salary: £24,481 per annum
Contract type: Permanent, Part-time

Hours: 22.5

We want kind and empathic people to work at Refuge, who believe in equality, diversity, and inclusion, are experts in their area of knowledge, want to make a positive difference and improve the lives of the women and children we support.

This is an opportunity to join Refuge as Deputy Service Manager to ensure the smooth running of a high-quality service to support survivors of gender-based violence, where there is a specific housing advocacy need. This will include managing a team of 3.5 Housing Advocates to ensure effective advocacy is provided to survivors and their children.

As part of this role, you will be required to participate in an out-of-hours on call rota.

This post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

Candidates must be able to drive and have access to a car during working hours.

Closing date: 9am on 15 July 2024

Interview date: 22 July 2024

Benefits

Refuge offers a variety of exciting opportunities to learn, develop and grow in your career. We recognise the value everyone brings to the organisation to achieve our aims and are dedicated to developing and rewarding our staff. More details of our benefits can be found in Job Information Pack.

We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Support Worker to join our Hounslow Young People Service Chiswick.

£22,120.00 per annum, working 32 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.

We are recruiting for Enhanced Support Workers to join our dynamic service and team. You will be able to be creatively engage young people in order to minimise risks and increase their independence. Partnership working is the heart of supporting our young people and Enhanced Support Workers are required to build and maintain those relationships to coordinator the young person's support.

This role requires working on a rota pattern encompassing mix of shifts between 07:15- 15:15 & 13:45 - 21:45, including weekends.

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.

FOR FULL JOB DESCRIPTION PLEASE SEE OUR WEBSITE

About you:

A passion to support young people to reach their potential, succeed and thrive independently given the right support with a 'can do' attitude

A strong customer focus and commitment to putting customers' interests and voices at the heart of all aspects of provision

A commitment to asset based approaches - considering what matters to individuals, not just what is the matter with customers

An outcomes focus and approach to working

Strong self-awareness and commitment to acting as a positive role model

A commitment to non-discriminatory practice and to promoting equality and diversity

A commitment to acting as a corporate parent in all aspects of practice where applicable

A commitment to effective joint working with partners to meet customers needs

A strong sense of personal accountability

The ability to critically reflect on practice to improve future approaches

Engage in learning and development activity to increase knowledge and skills

What you'll bring:

Essential:

Up to NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent or experience in the social care/charity sector

Ability to adapt to challenging environments

Excellent communication skills both verbal and written

Ability to plan, manage and evaluate outcome focused activities and support programmes

Interpersonal skills to build relationships with young people in 1:1 and group settings

Strong personal resilience and excellent teamwork skills

Desirable:

Understanding of the Service legal framework including the Children Act and Homelessness legislation and how to use it effectively

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.

We’re an award-winning charity running local learning centres in the heart of the communities where the young people we support live. Our centres provide a high impact education programme which include practical learning support, pastoral care, and motivational and confidence-building activities for young people aged 7-18. Our aim is to enable students from the least advantaged neighbourhoods to realise their ambitions and achieve their wonderful potential.

As the UK’s leading university access organisation, our staff team is helping 52,000 young people each year at its 41 learning centres and extension projects across England and Scotland, and we plan to scale-up our provision to 50 centres over the coming years.

We are looking someone who will thrive in a varied and innovative role as a Project Worker in the Adult and Family Learning team working across our centres in Govan and Maryhill (Glasgow) with frequent travel Craigmillar (Edinburgh). This is a new and exciting team at the charity, focusing on how we can offer additional impactful support in the local communities in which our Scotland centres are based. The Adult and Family Learning team will work in close collaboration with colleagues at the Universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow.

The pilot will focus on supporting the parents, carers and families of young people accessing the centres, with the potential for this to extend to wider adults in the community. As a Project Worker you will deliver the programme and support the Adult and Family Learning Manager to plan and develop activities tailored according to and with an understanding of the different communities in which it will be offered. Working with colleagues based at the three centres, you will provide a range of activities which will support parents and carers to support their children in their learning, develop their own skills and knowledge around employment and education, and provide a range of family learning activities to engage the whole family together.

As a charity with social mobility as its core objective, IntoUniversity is wholly committed to equality of opportunity. We work with families, children and young people from a diverse range of backgrounds, and we believe that our staff team should be similarly diverse and representative. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be, and we recognise that we have much more to do in this regard.

We are committed to building a culture where students, staff and volunteers are valued for the unique people they are. We therefore encourage applications from candidates from as wide a range as possible of ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds. In particular, we actively and warmly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, male candidates and candidates with a disability as they are currently under-represented within IntoUniversity.

Contract

Full-time, fixed term until 31 August 2025, with the potential for extension

Start date

As soon as possible, to be agreed with the candidate.

Working hours

Normal working hours: Mon and Thurs: 09:30-18:00 Tues, Weds, Fri: 09:00-17:30

Some out-of-hours work will be required from time to time. This is a new project and the team will be developing programmes for parents and carers, which may result, for example, in some workshops running during the evening for a set of period of time (with a later start on the day of the workshop).

Programme delivery staff are based at one of our IntoUniversity learning centres and work directly with young people and families on a regular basis. It is therefore not a hybrid role and is based full-time in our centres.

Salary

£27,400 per annum

Location

One of the IntoUniversity centres in Glasgow, with frequent travel between Glasgow and Edinburgh for this role.

Annual leave

36 days (33 days leave inc. bank & public holidays + 3 closure days, two in December and one in July) + up to 5 days additional length of service entitlement (one day per year of service, up to 5)

Staff benefits

• Employer pension contributions of 6% (and up to 8% after two years)
• Year round ‘early finish’ Fridays at 4.30pm
• Summer working hours (finish at 1pm on Fridays for six weeks in the summer)
• Employee Assistance Programme including access to medical and legal support
• Life Assurance scheme with AIG including SmartHealth service with access to 24/7 online GP appointments
• Interest-free new starter loans of up to £1,000
• Cycle to Work Scheme and Travelcard Loan Scheme
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption pay and sick pay allowances
• Staff in FOCUS – rewards, competitions and prizes across the year 

We're looking for a Housing & Income Officer to join our Landlord Services team based locally at our services in Bracknell, Windsor and Maidenhead.

£32,000.00 per annum, working 35 hours per week. Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.

Want to feel in control of your career? You'll feel at home here.

Look Ahead manages a number of young people services in Bracknell and the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead.

Look Ahead is looking for a highly motivated and committed Housing & Income Officer for an initial 6-month placement to work alongside our support workers and deliver a good quality intensive housing management service to our customers.

The successful applicant will be responsible for all aspects of housing management within the service. This will include rent arrears management, occupancy agreement management, ASB management, void management and some compliance and repair reporting responsibilities. This is not an exclusive list.

You will be based at our local offices in Bracknell, the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. You will have significant daily contact with our customers and staff.

This role is a Fixed Term Contract, lasting 6-9 months.

This role requires a valid Right to Work for the UK as Look Ahead are not a sponsoring organisation.

What you'll do:

* Sign up new customers to the appropriate occupancy agreement and ensure housing benefit claims submitted and maintained correctly.
* Be responsible for monitoring and updating all relevant information on Look Ahead`s housing management database including inputting all new customers and ending occupancy agreements in a timely way.
* Proactively monitor rent accounts and take timely and effective action to deal with increasing rent and service charge arrears.
* Ensure all customers are supported to have the most appropriate payment method (rent payment cards, direct debit etc.) for their individual circumstances to ensure easy payment of their rent and/or arrears.
* Lead on making back-dated claims for housing benefit and appealing over-payment deductions.
* Ensure that all customers are kept informed of their rent account status regularly and that action plans are agreed with customers to address any arrears or other rent related issues promptly.
* Issuing arrears warning letters, monitor payment agreements and escalate arrears enforcement action.

For the full list please see our website

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

About you:

* Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement.
* Approachable and open behaviour. Can work independently and as part of a team.
* Prefers working as part of a group or team.
* Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement.
* Exercises decisions and discretion in a non-judgmental manner.
* Is assertive and will challenge others.
* Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised.
* Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments.
* Demonstrates significant confidence and high levels of self-esteem.
* Is respectful, articulate, and sensitive in style of communication.
* Is passionate and enthusiastic about his/her career and job experiences.
* Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can-do attitude.
* Committed and passionate about improving the life chances of vulnerable customers.
* Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviour.

What you'll bring:

Essential:

- Experience of monitoring rent accounts and managing rent arrears
- Experience of using computerised rent systems to monitor arrears and record information.
- Ability to track and manage void properties and ASB cases.
- Knowledge of managing ASB and lettings and be able to explain good practice in this area.
- Extensive knowledge of welfare benefits, especially housing benefit.
- Experience of liaising with housing benefit departments, the DWP and other external agencies.
- Confidence in interpreting rent accounts and using IT packages to run and create reports, identify priorities, and update records.

Desirable:

- 1-2 years' experience in housing management.

About us:

Look Ahead is a dynamic, leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. As an organisation we deliver over 110 services, providing support to around 7000 customers each year. 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.

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.

ADVOCATE

Location: Dudley (travel across the area, home based for administration)

Salary: £22,500 - £29,500 per year, pro-rata. Potential to earn up to £29,500 pro-rata based on advocacy qualification held.

Contract Type: Permanent

Position Type: Full Time (35 hours per week) and Part Time available

All applications by midnight on Sunday 7 July 2024

Do you want to work with a leading advocacy charity organisation supporting those in need?  

Do you have experience of working or volunteering in welfare, support or health and social care and are looking for a new challenge? 

Are you keen to make a difference to people who want to be heard? 

Then come and join us here at VoiceAbility. 

We have an exciting opportunity for an Advocate to join our team covering Dudley borough.  Your role will require you to travel to locations such as hospitals and care homes across the area to meet with clients and professionals and be home based for administration; therefore, a suitable home internet connection is essential. 

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.  For more information on what Advocacy is and the services offered then please visit our website. 

About you

Desirably you will have some experience of working as an Advocate, providing welfare, supporting, or caring for Adults or young people who have support needs, ideally for those with a variety of communication needs, mental ill health, physical health issues, or barriers to accessing education and support.

You should have worked or volunteered in health, social care, welfare, support services, education or young person’s services, or advice and guidance.

How will you make a difference?

You will be responsible for ensuring the individual’s wishes, feelings, beliefs, needs, and values are met to create positive outcomes for the people you support.

You will support people to speak up for themselves and grow in confidence, equip them to understand and exercise their rights and options, and will assist them in the decision-making process relating to their care, treatment, and support.

You will work resourcefully and collaboratively with the individuals you support.  You’ll be creative in your approach to empower our clients by ensuring you meaningfully explain people’s options and rights to them.  You’ll support individuals to fully participate in decisions affecting them and will make sure they have their voices heard. 

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
• 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 us via our website.

How to apply

To apply for this role please sign up for a recruitment account by clicking the apply button on this page. Follow the instructions to create your account, upload your CV, and complete our short application form. 

Important Dates:

Closing date for applications: midnight on Sunday 7 July

Interviews via Teams: Thursday 11 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.

Want to know more about VoiceAbility and the role?

Please see our website.

We look forward to hearing from you.

NB: If you don't already hold the Independent Advocacy Practice qualification, and you are successful in your application, it is a requirement that you complete the core element within 12 months of commencing the training.  VoiceAbility will fund this training. 

We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Team Leader to join our Mental Health service in Newham.

£32,000.00 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.

The post holder will be fully involved in all aspects of the day to day management of their designated service, including line managing the relevant front line staff. You will lead and develop competence of direct reports as well as carry caseloads of customers requiring support. You will work closely with the contract manager to ensure that the service delivers on all targets, both financial and those around the quality of the service.

Monday to Friday, 09:00-17:00

Could include some evenings, weekends and bank holidays as required

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:

Lead and motivate your team to ensure the championing of and maintenance of a positive local culture within your service
Deliver effective supervision and team meetings with staff and ensure that information, reporting and communication
Responsible for the personal development of staff, identifying high performers and feeding into the organisations succession plans
Ensure that Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) required as part of the Contract are met and recorded correctly
Develop key business relationships with all appropriate relevant customers/external parties to ensure service delivery excellence and maximise new business opportunities in own patch
Participate in and monitor the initial and continuous assessment of needs and ensure that support planning is carried out in line with assessed needs of the customer
Carry out other administrative tasks as relevant to the service and directed by the Contract/Heads of Operations
Deliver an out of hours on-call service for region, where required
Ensure that all safeguarding cases are managed in line with safeguarding protocols and are reported to Contract Manager/Head of Operations, as appropriate
Ensure Look Ahead Health and Safety policies are adhered to at all times and to uphold all health and safety responsibilities within relevant policies and local protocols
Adhere to all the policies and procedures of Look Ahead Care, Support & Housing plus those specific to the project including any statutory requirements
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

About you:

Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, networks in local business community
Approachable and open behaviour
Prefers working as part of a group or team
Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments
Is confident with high levels of self-esteem
Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
Is passionate and enthusiastic about his/her career and job experiences
Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude
What you'll bring:

Essential:

Educated to degree level or equivalent
Desirable:

Other relevant professional memberships and/or specialist qualifications are desirable
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.